"What have you done now Blinkous?" The old troll Vendel tried to grab onto the gem chandelier in order to stop his sudden ascent into the roof of the cave. He looked over at Blinky with suspicion in his grayish eyes. That troll was always causing trouble in some form or another, especially since the new Trollhunter came around. Everyone around the room was trying to hold onto something in to make sure they didn't hit the roof.
It had been a tough day for the two new additions to the Trollhunters team. Of course it was mostly Toby's fault for opening the box when they were specifically told not to, but it was also an experience that let Claire and Toby get to know each other better, and get some stray feelings of being left out sorted as well.
Blinky shook his head rapidly. "Don't look down at me. It's Tobias who is cursed." Why did he always get blamed for things? True, he had, accidentally mind you, caused an issue here and there, and he hasn't lived down the whole Unkar the Unfortunate yet, but still.
Toby was panicking with his eyes closed. "I will apologize a million times later, but can you stop this?" He dared to open his eyes to look at Vendel, hoping for some sign of confirmation. He had just had a very physically and emotionally exhausting day and he would apologize as many times as he needed to in order to stop this madness.
"Of course, but I need a vessel to trap the curse." He responded quickly, looking around his office for things that could be used.
"Quick! Get something! Anything!" Claire chimed in, equally as panicked as everyone else. She so did not like this feeling. She would much rather have her feet on the ground.
It had been like a light bulb going off in his head, or a flash of thunder. "Wait, not anything! I know just the thing." This was his chance, the chance to get exactly what he needed to feel like part of the team, and if he was right this would turn out to be awesome sauce!
The look on his face made everyone else hesitant but they followed along with what the boy wanted. After all, they just needed to seal it, it didn't really matter what they sealed it in.
"Awesome sauce!" He knew it! He knew this would come out perfectly! Now he had an awesome Warhammer, with a capital 'W' of course.
Toby and Claire sparred with each other as everyone idly chatted about the new weapon. It had been a stroke of imagination to put the curse into a weapon and they had to give Toby some credit for the thought.
"They look pretty good." The group of trolls off to the side briefly looked at their Trollhunter before turning back to the spar. "Any problems mailing the package?" He asked with a smile on his face. It was good to see those two getting along now instead of wanting to bite each others head off.
Blinky was about to inform Jim about all the mistakes that occurred throughout the day but Vendel interrupted instead. "Your team did an excellent job." He looked over to the two currently still sparring with a rare smile. "Your allies are getting stronger." Vendel then turned back to the Trollhunter with his smile still intact. "In time, a lot of time, they may actually be... useful." Sometime probably far into the future, he was sure. Still, it was good to know they weren't going to be completely useless, or even worse, anchors that kept the Trollhunter back.
"But enough about that." The smile from Vendels face disappeared. "You two, enough sparring." He waited long enough for them to stop, both of them curious as to the why he would do that. With a sigh, Vendel continued to speak. "You and your group, Trollhunter, have been approved to meet with The Old One."
Calmly Vendel noticed Jims hand go to his face while his two friends, along with Blinkous, Aaarrrgghh, and Draal, cheered for it. He couldn't help but warn them however. "But remember, The Old One may be powerful and intelligent, but they are not omniscient. The sigil might not be able to be removed by them. If they cannot find the answer then do not despair Trollhunter, that doesn't mean it's impossible."
"But we must try. 'Fortune favors the bold' as they say." Blinky had a smile on his human face. He was looking forward to meeting The Old One, who had rejected his meetings for so long. Of course he did not forget about Jim's issue, and that would be top priority, but that didn't mean they couldn't ask about other things after the main topic was finished. Perhaps he will finally be able to ask about the books.
"Come with me then." Vendel led the group out of the Heroes Forge and into his office. "There are very few ways to reach The Old One's Castle." He leaned his staff up against his stone table as he spoke. "The fewer the better. What we'll be using, however, is a way granted to me by The Old One. After this, unless they give permission you are not allowed to speak of this method, nor are you to attempt to take this path alone." He pulled out a very small Sapphire, about the size of a baby's palm. "Gather round, and hang on to me tightly."
They all did so without hesitation, then with a tight pull from their stomachs, a heart lurching movement, and wind so strong they couldn't open their eyes they appeared in what looked like a well built castle.
"Vendel!" A powerful, and decidedly male, voice echoed throughout the room they were standing in. "You dare to bring humans here?!" Suddenly pressure unlike anything forced everyone down onto their knees, incapable of movement.
If you're wondering why I skipped most of the "Airheads" episode and all of "The Shattered King" episode is because both should remain the same. Both episodes had character development that was necessary to both the show and my story.