I am finally free from exams, but both my laptop and phone are in need of repairs. But i have left you all hanging for so long, that i couldn't possibly not update. Also i saw a bit of season 3 and I will have to say i am satisfied and I can't wait for Arcadia trilogy to continue with # below. If anything i might consider mixing elements from season 3 and possibly 3 below into this story but only time will tell.
Also a special shout out to those who have reviewed: Wyldclaw, Brightscales214, Guest andmultyfangirl20. Thanks for reviewing and without further ado enjoy chapter 4.
It was around five when Aliyah and Eli arrived at the storm drain. The sun had yet to set but the sky was already gaining the orange glow of a sunset. Eli and Aliyah were very cautious upon entering the drain. As they arrived at the bottom they found the stony remains of the troll still there. The two of them walked up closer to the broken stone.
"Is this it?" Aliyah asked.
"Yes. This is the dead body of one of those monsters." Eli explained in usual high pitched voice. "This guy was fighting under monster, right under there." Eli explained pointing underneath the bridge. Aliyah's gaze followed where pointed before she went eyed. While the bridge had appeared to be normal when they walking on the road, looking at it from in the storm drain told a different story. Several beams had been bent into unnatural ways, with having a large narrow whole as if someone had drilled straight through it. Aliyah learnt enough in her life to know metal beams can only bend like that, if something big and heavy struck them, and hammer in the world was big enough to make those kinds of dents.
Aliyah walked under the bridge with Eli following in tow; the two teens trying to get a better idea as to what must have taken place. While Aliyah's focus was on the damage to the bridge, Eli was busy looking all over the floor for something. The young teen recalled how during the fight, before the monster was killed, he did something to the other. A strike across the face and he saw a glowing orange object fall to the ground before fading. He wasn't sure what that object was, but he hoped that it was still here. He looked and looked but there were still no sign of the mysterious object.
"Maybe I was just seeing things." Eli thought to himself.
He was briefly pulled out his thoughts by Aliyah, who despite having only one good arm, could still pull Eli like a paper weight. Eli looked at the girl quizzically and was about to say something, when she promptly shushed him. The one armed girl, hastily pulled Eli up to an area right under the bridge that was closer to the road to conceal themselves. As the two waited patiently, they saw several small shadows moving to sides of the bridge.
What they saw next surprised them. Several small green human-like creatures crawled underneath the bridge and began to inspect the rubble. Eli was so conflicted, on one hand he wanted to scream for joy, that he was right about there being Creepers in Acadia and finally having someone there to witness it to assure that he was not crazy, while on the other hand he was terrified because those things didn't look the least bit friendly and his only friend was here with a broken arm.
Little did poor Eli know those Creepers were actually Goblins, and Goblins could literally smell fear. One of the Goblins took noticed to Eli's fear and began looking around for the source of the scent. Eli and Aliyah tried to make themselves look as small as possible but all their efforts were for naught as the Goblin spotted them. Said Goblin then whistled to all of his friends, who immediately turned heads and looked at the duo, with sadistic smirks plastered across their faces.
"Hello." Aliyah responded in calm polite manner much to the exact opposite of what Eli was expecting. He was half expecting her to scream first, but was thankful she didn't. The Goblins seem to stare at them observing them, more specifically Aliyah. Eli placed himself between Aliyah and Goblins, it was his idea to come here and Aliyah had agreed, so it was only fair that he should try and protect his friend from his mistake right?
While Eli was making himself a shield, Aliyah managed to take out her phone to try and call for help. Her eyes widened when she saw the time that was shown by the phone. The potion's effects were scheduled to wear off in the next minute or so and she doubted she would get another dose during these circumstances. She looked back to Eli and Goblins, who were now slowly crawling towards them. If she let the potion's effects fade then she could probably fight of these monsters, but Eli would see her and no doubt he would have questions, theories and maybe fears of her, but could she really be so selfish. Would she really just let somebody wasted themselves for her?
"It would be fine." A sinister, distorted version of her voice whispered in the back of her mine. "He was dead weight anyway."
"You'd be a monster if you did." Another voice chimed.
"A monster, yes, but a SAFE monster."
Aliyah looked around one last time, trying to make up her mind, when she found option three. She saw a clear spot for them to run but not without the risk of the goblins attacking them. Looking back at her phone she realised she had less than minute before the alarm went off.
"I'll take option three." Aliyah told herself, and the voices. She tossed the phone towards the Goblin furthest from the clear point. The creature much to Aliyah and Eli's surprise actually caught the device. Without wasting another moment she grabbed Eli with her good arm and bolted for the opening. The Goblins had attempted to follow when the phone suddenly began to ring, distracting them long enough for Aliyah and Eli to escape. As the two made their way out of the storm drain, they began running though some of the woods.
While they were running, the world slowly started to move around Aliyah as a familiar burning sensation formed in her throat. This time she didn't even need to look in the mirror as she already felt her eyes change, and her fangs regrow. Aliyah didn't turn back to face Eli knowing that she may not be able to hide the changes from him. As the exited the forest she looked around the part of town they were approaching and noticed an alley in the side. She dragged Eli into the alley to hide from the Goblins, and pushed him in front of her. Eli was about to turn around and question her when she struck him behind his head. The young nerd looked up at Aliyah noticing his world growing darker. The last thing he saw was Aliyah's eyes having a sorrowful look and glowing…..before it all went to black.
Aliyah watched as Eli's body went limp and fell to the floor. It may not have been the nicest thing to do, but she was running out of options that had room for nice. She pulled Eli's phone from his pocket and quickly sent a text message to someone. Aliyah then dragged her friend behind one of the dumpsters and covered him with some card board to hide him. She looked around for anything that could have been used as weapon when her eyes fell on a trash can. Taking the lid from it, the girl then ran back into the forest. Moments a later, a car pulled up. The driver of said car was an elderly woman in a nurse uniform, Ms. Ramsey. Ramsey walked over to where the unconscious Eli was laying and pulled the cardboard off of him. She took a smelling salt and held it up to his face. The boy regained consciousness but was still disoriented in some way. Ramsey did her best to lead him to her car before buckling up and driving him home.
Aliyah was running back to the storm drain with the lid in hand. "Of all the days to face monsters, it's the day my arm is cracked." Aliyah thought as she removed the sling and straightened her arm, trying not to wince at the excruciating pain. If she couldn't bear it now with just moving it, then she was really hoping those things would kill her as quickly as possible.
Draal knew he wasn't supposed to be top side. He knew Vendel would through a fit if found out and that Blinky would give him another lecture. The blue troll also knew that his father had passed away. He couldn't explain it but he felt it in his core, his father was dead, which also means that there trollhunter was dead. Draal knew that he couldn't fight Bular for long if he met him, but he also knew that if he let the Gumm-Gumm get away with the Amulet of Daylight then not only will he not be able to take up his father's responsibility but Gunmar will be free and both trollkind and mankind will be in trouble.
"Don't worry father. I will avenge you and that's a promise." Draal said to himself as entered the surface world. The blue troll then proceeded to curl into a ball and roll through the drain till he reached the place that had his father's remains. What he saw when he reached there enraged him more than he ever thought possible. There were countless Goblins scrambling all over the area where his father's remains were. Draal had always held so much respect and esteem for his father that see these vermin made him forget all worries about Bular. Draal rolled towards the Goblins with determination to make them pay for tarnishing his father's name. Draal roared a battle cry as he rolled through the Goblins, leaving a trail of slime from all the Goblins he squished. The troll's surprise attack did not go unnoticed however as all the Goblins had turned their attention from whatever it was they were focusing on to the one who squished there brothers.
Aliyah jumped when she heard a loud roar and was slightly worried when she saw the Goblins all turn tail and run to the source. She didn't know if it was because she was stupid or if it was the lack of potion impairing her judgement, but regardless, she followed the Goblins. Much to her surprise was the sight of a giant blue monster, one which clearly resembled the ones from all of Eli's stories. Aliyah had had her suspicion of there being monsters in Arcadia, but she was hoping it was something like the Wendigo or Skin walker, but this fitted need the definition. When she realized that this monster was actually being attacked by the Goblins she knew she needed to help, because for as strong as it looked, the Goblins were far strong in numbers.
Draal slapped Goblins left, right and centre. He was starting to wonder if this was such a good idea. A Goblin had jumped on his head and had begun to pull his horns and claw at his heads. Draal struggled to get it off while fighting against the others, when a trash can lid flew over and knocked the Goblin off. Draal turned to see what looked like a flesh bag running towards the Goblins like a complete fool. What had gotten him even more was that said Flesh bag also had glowing yellow eyes. Only one thought occupied the son of Kanjigar's mind, "Not other Changeling."