Credit goes to FusionBlueCore, JT, and Newgame LD for the parts of the original story being used here.
Everyone arrived back at the apartment. The power was off, so Hilda had to use a flashlight. But then something blocks off the blue light coming from whatever was up there. It was a shock when she noticed was at the window.
"Aah!" The girl screamed. It was apparently a lost Woff that got tossed around by the progressively worsening winds, and it was flying headlong towards the window. She opened it up, hoping it would go right in instead of crashing through it and making a mess.
As soon as it flew in, she caught it to make sure it didn't hit a wall and make a mess of the room. She slid back quite a way toward the back wall until the Woff finally lost its momentum. She then ran to the window to close it.
"Are you okay, big guy?" Hilbert asked. The Woff was shivering.
"Don't worry, buddy. I have something that should help." Hilda continued before grabbing a nearby blanket.
Placing it onto the Woff, and giving it a pat, it let out a purr of comfort.
"Just try to relax, okay? I'll be back as soon as I can." Hilda instructed as she grabbed the flashlight and went to leave the room. But Johanna came in noticing the Woff.
"Eek! There's a Woff in the house!" Johanna cried.
"Mum! Don't scare it." Hilda replied. "It's really bad out there so it can't leave now."
Johanna sighed. "That's fine. It can stay here."
Hilda came outside her bedroom with the flashlight while being followed by Hilbert. David, Frida, and their doubles were on the couch.
"Alright. We have a situation here." Hilda informed everyone. "There has to be something done for our problem regarding the runestone."
"Where should we go?" Dana asked.
"How about the library?" David asked.
"That can be our chance," Frida agreed. "Let's just hope Kaisa won't freak out when she sees the six of us."
"Kevin would react the same way," Freddie murmured. "He would have slammed us with his sledgehammer!"
"We got no time to waste," Johanna ushered everyone out when the weather calmed down. "You have to swap the runestone before it's too late!"
Once everyone arrived to their destination, Hilbert pushed open the bookcase, but fumes blasted out of the room. Airborne dust emitted from the runestone filled the room. Everyone coughed for a moment. "Everyone, watch your step." Hilda instructed. Everyone got down the steps carefully. Hilda turned to her right to notice that the Runestone was already glowing red. Alfur and Alice popped out of Hilbert's hair.
"But that's not possible! It's red already?!" Alfur cried.
"Wait... I think I get it. When there's multiple people from the wrong dimension, the runestones must work extra hard. That way, they use more power. Ergo, they'll wear out faster." Alice explained her new theory.
"At this rate, we'll never be able transfer the runestones before the next lapse..." Hilbert groaned.
The ground started to rumble again. Hilda had to evacuate the gang to check what was going on. It was just as bad as they imagined it. The sky was purple, lighting was frequent, and casualties were everywhere. The group gazed upon the upside-down Trolberg that was slowly descending from the sky.
"Wait a minute. Isn't that OUR Trolberg?" Hilbert asked his friends.
"Looks like it." Freddie answered.
"Watch out! It's gonna crash!" Dana cried. "AAHHH!"
"We need Raven to get up there. But there's no telling if he's doing well..." Hilda suggested.
"Tilda!" A voice called out.
"Ugh... it's.. Do'h! Forget it!" Alfur was annoyed.
"Raven?"
The bird landed on the ground. "I saw what was happening out the window. It's only a matter of time before that upside down Trolberg crashes into us."
"You sure you are fine enough to fly us?" Hilbert asked.
"Look, we're in a time crunch, so hop on." Raven changed to his great form. But he zapped a little bit. Hilda gave her beret to Johanna and followed Hilbert on climbing onto Raven's back and took off.
As they launched into the sky, Raven noticed some strange apparitions appearing. He did his best to avoid them. But this didn't last long, as Raven's flight suddenly began getting weird. "Whoa! What the hell?" He wondered.
"What's going on?" Hilda asked.
"This is the WEIRDEST turbulence I've ever gone through! Hang on tight!" Raven explained. Suddenly, Hilda and Hilbert were suddenly pulled upward. "Whoa! Gravity is going all over the place!"
Raven was steering around wildly, narrowly avoiding dangerous apparitions and lightning bolts.
"Aah! It feels like we're upside down!" Hilda screamed.
"Pull up!" Hilbert shouted.
Raven continued flying upwards, but now it seemed like he was flying downward. They saw the city streets careening towards them. Hilda and Hilbert shut their eyes while Raven tried catching air in his wings to stop himself. In no time at all, they all crash landed outside the library.
Hilda leaped off Raven to check his condition. "It's no use! He can't do this on his own!"
"Will the Woff help?" David suggested.
"Unlikely," Frida sighed. "None of them can fly high as the Raven."
"I think I have an idea, but I have to get my runestone first," Hilbert explained. "Freddie, Dana, help the Raven recover. "David, Frida, come with me!"
"Good luck with the bird, Hilda!" Frida called out as she and David followed the boy.
Before Hilda did anything else, she felt something burning. She turned around to see that her hair was caught on fire. "AAAAHHHH!"
"Hilda!" Dana and Freddie cried.
The girl looked around for a huge source of water to deal with her situation. She was lucky enough that a fountain was nearby. Just then, some laughter was heard. Hilda rose out of the fountain with a glare. "WHAT'S SO FUNNY?!"
"Don't look at me, I didn't laugh," Freddie raised his arms in defense.
"I wouldn't find this funny," Dana felt the same way.
The kids turned to the source of the laughter, which turned out to be Trevor. The boy was chewing on rock candy. "Can't believe you fell for it again!"
After cleaning herself, Hilda was pissed. "Have you no shame?! YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME!"
"That's the idea, brat!"
Hilda has had it at this point. "That's it! You messed with me too many times! Prepare for a smackdown!"
Soon, the girl charged at her target. It wasn't before she tripped and landed on a trash can. She tried to get up, but a gardening tool hit her on the head.
"HAW-HAW! Hilda's a dirty hoe!" Trevor slapped his knee while laughing. However, his laughing was cut short as Hilda got up.
"What the hell…"
"This brat's going to have a flying lesson!" a voice boomed.
Everyone looked up to see that the voice came from Raven—or at least another Raven. Hilbert, David, and Frida were on her as well.
"Whoa," Dana felt her jaw drop. "That's gotta be another serving of fried chicken!"
"What was that, punk?!" The Everse Raven demanded.
"Nothing…" the girl hid behind Frida's male counterpart.
"Are you the Raven?" Hilda couldn't believe her eyes.
"Well, yeah. Hilbert's anyway. What made you ask, genius?" The Everse Raven rolled her eyes.
"Whoa!" Raven exclaimed. "Pluck my life. Time to flock some feathers!"
The Everse Raven rolled her eyes as Hilbert jumped off from her head. "Alright, we got both of our birds. We need to make sure this is a foolproof plan."
The citizens were confused about seeing two Ravens next to each other. It was a matter of time before people from both universes of Trolberg met up together. Even Hilbert's father showed up.
"Hilbert!" Jon cried. "What are you doing, son?!"
"I'm trying to solve this whole crisis, Dad!" the boy struggled to stay on The Everse Raven. "Just don't worry, I handled dangerous stuff like this before!"
"Hilda!" Johanna exclaimed. "Watch out!"
Hilda ending up dodging a flaming bottle. "Damn, not another one!"
"Is everyone ready to save Trolberg from destruction?" Hilbert asked while he carried his runestone.
"Almost," Raven started to speak with his counterpart. "We need to carry each of our blue haired brats while they switch each other's runestones."
"Hey!" Hilda and Hilbert were offended.
"Also, it would be best if we bring the brat's friends as well so they can get back to their dimension,"
"Agreed," Everse Raven complied before she told everyone to bid their farewells.
Soon, it was time. Hilbert got off his Raven to say goodbye to the gang. "Well, it's been fun hanging out with you guys. But I got to head back home and stop the destruction. I look forward to seeing you guys again once this whole mess is straightened out."
"I agree!" Alfur popped out of Hilda's hair. "Don't think of this as sayonara, think of it as seeing you later!"
"Yeah, that's a relief!" Alice shook Alfur's hand to wish him goodbye. "Hope you make your move with Adeline. You and her should kiss."
Alfur blushes. "My word! We haven't even made that kind of progress yet!"
"Eh, you're gonna, anyway. I already did with my boyfriend."
This made the elf felt his jaw drop. "Ok, now I'm jealous!"
Twig nuzzled with his counterpart. I'm gonna miss you a lot, Leaf. I wish we had more time to go on adventures with our friends, but this has to be done. I hope we can see each other again. But be a good girl to your owner.
Leaf nodded, understanding what was said to her. Hopefully, that can be a chance. But we have to save our home. And even if we won't see each other much again, I will always remember you. Take good care of Hilda.
Frida managed to bid farewell to Freddie. "You know, this adventure was fun. It felt like old times when we met Hilda for the first time. I really enjoyed the thrill of it."
Freddie chuckled. "You're telling me. Between you and me, I enjoyed the time we tried to hide the troll rock from the school. It felt like a stealth mission. And the other time riding the woffs, I never felt so alive!"
"Yeah… Not to mention that it was cool to see David being less afraid since he was a kid."
"You're telling me," Freddie had to agree. "Along with Dana, they have evolved like we are. Can't wait to see what's in store for us when we become adults."
"Keep on practicing your magic, Freddie. I know you will become the best warlock you can be. Your parents are proud to raise one."
Freddie smiled. "You'll be the best witch in Trolberg. I can count on that."
David ruffled Dana's hair. "You know, you pretty much remind me of my younger days. Back then, fear kept taking over."
Dana shuddered when she recalled the memories of their past adventures. "Yeah. The vitra, the ghosts, the nightmare spirits, trolls, you get it,"
"And to be honest with you, Dana, my big fear now is what is in store for us in the future. I'm not really eager to get older at this rate. We might even get into more conflict than ever."
"Yup. But as we grew up, while it is important to have it, we must stop being afraid of everything. If we don't stand up to our problems, nothing will." Dana smiled.
David nodded as he looked toward the blue-haired children. "And we know who to thank."
Hilda grabbed Twig as Hilbert did with Leaf. "So, it's been fun. I really enjoyed exploring your Trolberg."
"I can say the same for your Trolberg. Who knew it would be an adventure worth telling for others?"
"I can be sure of it," Hilda nodded. "You know what they say; such is the life of an adventurer."
"This will be an unforgettable one for us."
Hilda started to giggle. "You know, it was pretty stupid when you threw those berries at that troll."
Hilbert stifled his laughter. "Not as stupid as you time traveling with a magazine avoiding a worm of death,"
"Don't get cocky, you did it too."
"I'm gonna dedicate myself to forgetting it for as long as I live," Hilbert muttered.
"I heard that!"
"Anyway, looks like we have a home to save. Let's climb on our Ravens." Hilbert proceeded to hold Leaf as he made his way to the big bird. The boy waved to everyone. "Goodbye, Trolberg. See you soon!"
"Wish me luck, Mum!" The girl climbed on her Raven with her deerfox.
"Be careful, everyone!" Johanna called as she witnessed Trolberg about to collide with the other Trolberg. "And please hurry!"
"Hilda! It's now or never!" Raven called out.
"Got it. Let's go save Trolberg!"
And with that, everyone took off.
To be concluded…