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Book 2, Chp 2: Rescue Jim

3rd POV

Its been a couple days since the they found a way to save Jim which is Aarg who is the key to save him. However, to do that, they must find a cure to reverse the creeper sun poison and there was only one organization who knows its cure, changelings who are loyal to Gunmar. Outside of troll business, the humans been doing their best to cover Jim, but Steve have been bothering "Jim" so much that they had to settle it but "Jim" managed.

Back in troll business, the humans had to sneak in the changeling organization to seek the cure but were caught by them. However, the changeling made a bargain with the humans. One that is very risky even for the trolls to make, retrieving Vendels staff in exchange of the cure. They could've make a fake one with YNs earthbending, but they can tell the differences. So they had no choice but to steal and make the trade. One can hope it was worth it to save not just Aarg, but to save Jim from the darkland. We now see everyone is working on the cure in the forge with Aarg statue as Toby is holding a sliming larvae.

Toby: Ugh, slimy. Slimy, gross.

Toby tosses it in a cauldron as everyone else got the ingredients and toss it in as well. 

Toby: I think that's almost all of it.

YN: Just one more thing left.

Toby: Oh come on.

YN: We did rock paper scissors it Tobes.

Toby: Fine.

Toby tries to hurt himself until Blinky stomp his feet. Causing Toby to shed a tear before he picks it and toss it in.

Blinky: And lastly, a fragment of Heartstone.

YN: Let's hope it'll be worth it.

Blinky: Have faith, master YN.

Blinky holds out the fragment and tosses it in before it caused a cloud of smoke and it fly towards Aarg.

Claire: It's working!

Soon the cloud of smoke disappeared and nothing happened to Aarg.

Toby: I don't get it. What happened?

Claire: Nothing. It... It didn't work.

Blinky: I... I thought for certain-

Toby: No! No, come on, we did everything right! Come on, after all that we did, it has to work.

Claire: Unless....The list was bogus! How could we have been so stupid?

YN: I knew it! Never trust the changelings!

Toby: (Sniff.) The amulet told us we could bring him back. He has to come back. (Sniff.) I even did the tear thing.

YN: Wait, look!

They all see Aarg hand is turning back to normal as it spreads through his body and Toby became happy to see his best troll friend is back.

Claire: Aarg!

Blinky: Deya's grace be upon us.

Suddenly, Aarg begins to screams and went crazy before Draal steps up to stop him.

Draal: You are making too much-

Aarg then throws the cauldron at Draal.

Blinky: Aarg, calm yourself! 

YN: Aarg, Stop! Its us!

Blinky: He's disoriented! Quiet him before he alerts all of Trollmarket!

YN uses his chains to hold him but Aarg overpowers him and he swings YN towards Draal before he charges at Toby.

Toby: Whoa, Aarg! Easy, easy! It's me, your wingman!

Aarg roars until he slam his fists against the wall before catching his breath.

Aarg: Wingman?

Toby: (Smiles.) He's back! Oh, I knew he'd be back!

This made everyone happy and they hug Aarg.

Claire: We missed you, you big brute!

Blinky: I had all but assumed I would never see you again, old friend.

Aarg: How did I? Where's Jim?

YN: He went to the Darklands. So that no one else would get hurt.

Aarg: Must get Jim!

Blinky: Oh, yes, so you do know how to save him. The amulet proclaimed that you are the key to the hunter. So, tell us, what must we do?

Aarg: Um

Just then the Soothscryer appear and they hear Kanjigar voice calling Aarg.

Aarg: What is?

Blinky: The amulet and the Fates that guide it have called to you. To what purpose, only you can discover, my dear old friend.

Aarg was hesitant at first as he approaches towards the Soothscryer until he placed his hand in as it took him into the void.

Aarg: Uh? Hello?

Just then, kanjigar appear in front of him.

Kanjigar: You are the first outsider since time began to see our sacred realm. Welcome, Aarghaumont, to the void between worlds.

Aarg: Kanjigar, why?

Kanjigar: I know you have many questions. There is a reason you were chosen. There is a reason we need you.

Back in reality, everyone's waiting until Aarg returns from the void.

Claire: Aarg, what did you see?

Toby: Did you meet the spooky troll ghosts?

YN: Did they say anything?

Aarg open his eyes, only to be glowing as he speaks with Kanjigar's voice.

Kanjigar: He did convene with us. But I am not Aarghaumont.

Blinky: Kanjigar the Courageous.

Toby: Wait! What?

Kanjigar: At ease, Blinkous. Yes, it is I.

Draal: It is you Father.

Kanjigar: Well met. My son.

They both hug together for father and son reunion.

Draal: But how? What has happened to Aarg?

Kanjigar: Your friend is here with me. Aarg walked the line between life and death, so he alone could become a vessel for me to aid you.

Toby: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey there, troll-tergeist! Give me my wingman back!

Kanjigar: At ease, Tobias Domzalski. I will only stay until my work is done.

Claire: But excuse me, Lord Sir Kanjig-Aarg. What exactly are you here to do?

YN: Isn't obvious? Only a Trollhunter can open the bridge.

Kanjigar: That is correct, earthbender.

Just then, the trolls enter the forge and saw them.

Troll: There they are!

Vendel: I knew it! Detain them! Find the staff!

YN created a stone wall to block the trolls.

Kanjigar: For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command!

Kanjigar summons his sword which surprise the trolls.

Vendel: Aarg? What dark powers have you meddled with?

Before the trolls could climb over the wall, YN uses lava bending on the walls to keep them from climbing over.

Kanjigar: We have little time. This will take us to Bone's Alley.

Draal: But, Father-

Kanjigar: Follow me, son. We are together at last.

They escape the forge and kanjigar starts to gather the things that required as Claire's created a portal to Killahead Bridge. They toss the supplies first, only to have the portal closed and they had no choice but to take the gyre.

Blinky: Kanjigar, why don't you simply talk with Vendel and the Tribunal? Surely, one of Trollmarket's greatest champions could persuade

Kanjigar: Talking requires time, Blinkous, something we do not have.

YN: And I for one want to start breaking rules if it means to help Jim fast. Punch it!

Kanjigar nods and activates the gyre before driving off.

Blinky: Uh But Killahead's in the woods. There's no gyre station there.

Kanjigar: We don't need one.

Kanjigar drives above and crashes until the reached to the surface and landed right by the killahead bridge.

YN: Okay, we are not doing that again.

Blinky: Oh, dear. We are officially fugitives from Trollmarket.

Kanjigar: Forget what they think. We must concentrate on what we do. We have all that we need.

Claire: And then some.

Toby: Okay, how does this crazy crime spree help us save Jimbo, exactly?

Kanjigar: Friends, I have seen the impossible. A vision of you saving James Lake, Jr. But, to do so, you must follow the path I lay before you.

Claire: We've done the impossible before. We can handle it.

Toby: I have my war hammer! It's hungry to smash.

Kanjigar: No, no weapons. In my plan, you will need nothing else but the knowledge and tools I will give you.

Toby: Aw, man!

The humans hand their weapons to Kanjigar before Blinky speak.

Blinky: What possible chance do we stand if we are unarmed?

YN: Strength won't be enough, we'll need knowledge against the gumm-gumms.

Kanjigar: Indeed. Each of you will be charged with a task. You must follow them to the letter if there is any hope of survival. Claire Nuñez, take this.

Kanjigar hands her a strange object.

Kanjigar: In the Darklands, it will aid you in a key moment.

Claire: Um, thank you?

Kanjigar: Blinkous, take this flare crystal. Its blinding light will save your life.

Blinky: My life? Could I get some specificity on that statement?

Kanjigar: Tobias Domzalski.

Toby: (Excited.) Ooh, ooh, me, me, me! What do I get? What do I get?

Kanjigar: You must ensure that your team only brings back James Lake, Jr. No one else.

Toby: Okay, got it. Just Jim. Guess I got good advice.

Kanjigar: YN LN.

YN: I have what I need.

Kanjigar: And trust your senses in the confusing moment.

Draal: Father, what is my task?

Kanjigar: I know you wish to go into battle, but I need you here.

Draal: I can help.

Kanjigar: And you shall. Of all of you, your responsibility is greatest. You keep watch so that Gunmar does not escape. If your friends do not come back, you must make a choice.

Draal: To destroy the bridge?

Kanjigar: If you must.

Draal: I understand.

Kanjigar: Now, then, you all have your orders!

Claire: Wait! This is all happening so fast. We don't even know our way around the Darklands.

Kanjigar: But your gnome, who survived it, does. He will be a guide and more along with the help of the earthbender. Jim's time is short. I sense Gunmar readying to destroy him.

YN: Then let's make sure it won't come to that.

Kanjigar nods while Chomsky refuses to go back to the darkland until Toby convinces him.

Toby: Chompsky, I promise, if you find Jim, I'll buy you the Sally-Go-Back moon base. So, everybody pitch in. Those things are pricey.

Kanjigar uses the amulet to build the bridge

Blinky: What is the plan, Kanjigar? I have naught but a flare and more questions than answers.

Kanjigar: I cannot reveal more, for to know your future is to risk dooming it. Trust in yourselves and me, and all will be clear soon enough.

Blinky: Um-

Toby: Don't worry! With super Trollhunter Kanjig-Aarg by our side, two for one, boom! We can't lose!

Kanjigar: I'm afraid I will not be joining you into the Darklands. After I open the bridge, I must use the last of my power here to keep it open.

Claire: Wait, you're leaving?

Kanjigar: You will need Aarg, not I. He will make his own way.

Blinky: Oh, dear. Is that another one of your riddles?

YN: Hope not.

Kanjigar: One revolution of the amulet's arm is all the time I can grant you before the bridge closes!

Kanjigar pulls out the amulet from his chest and place it on the bridge as it opens.

YN: Don't worry guys. We'll manage.

Kanjigar: Best of luck, Trollhunters!

Kanjigar leaves and Aarg is back as he sees Kanjigar ghost nods.

Aarg: Save Jim.

Kanjigar: Remember what you must do, my son!

With that, Kanjigar uses all of his power to keep the bridge open.

Claire: This whole thing is nuts. Are we really doing this?

Toby: Uh, I think we are, but I was half-listening, he was talking really fast.
I don't know what we're supposed to be doing!

YN: Get in, save Jim, and get out.

Toby: How are you so calm!?

YN: we've been through worst. What's another awaiting?

Blinky: Worry not! We'll get through this as we always do, together.

Claire: Draal, we'll be back soon.
Keep the door open, will ya?

Toby: For Jim!

Everyone: For Jim!

Everyone charges to the portal as Draal stayed behind.

Draal: Bring back our Trollhunter, my friends.

The team now arrive to the darkland.

Blinky: Oh, dear. Such is the stuff of nightmares.

Toby: (Nervous.) Uh, let's not stay one minute longer than we need to, huh? Chompsky, do you know where they're keeping Jim?

The gnome nods and they follow him.

Blinky: Perhaps I'm meant to use the flare.

Claire: Kanjigar said you use it to save your life. I don't think that's right now.

Toby: Why do the Darklands have to be so dark, man? I can't see a thing.

YN: Tobes, stay close. You could-

Toby then fell but Aarg caught him on time.

Blinky: How am I to discern when my life depends on it? Such infernal instructions. They're both cryptic and oblique. What if my indecisiveness is cause for our undoing?

Just then, Blinky trips and his equipment fell down to the abyss.

Blinky: Oh, ahh! Cragglesnacks!

Aarg: Really?

Blinky: I know. You would think four hands would be more helpful. Oh, but alas, my accursed butter digits!

Toby: Blinky, you needed that! You're going to die without it!

Blinky: I'm aware of that! Okay, no one panic. Don't panic. Everyone, stop panicking!

Blinky takes a moment to catch his breath until he notice Aarg has a rope.

Blinky: Your rope! Yes, we can retrieve it. Kanjigar thought of everything.

Claire: But Jim is running out of time.

Blinky: Yes, you four go ahead. Aarg will help me retrieve the flare. We'll be right behind.

YN: He's right, every second count.

Everyone nods and follow Chomsky.

Claire: Hang on, Jim. We're coming for you.

Toby: I'm so afraid!

Claire:  Don't worry, Tobes. You have a girl and a rock kid to protect you.

YN: The sooner we find Jim, the better.

Claire: Ugh, it's like an Escher painting threw up in here.

YN: Give me a sec, I'll see if I can map this place.

YN removed his shoes and stomp his feet to the ground.

Using his seismic senses to map the place until he detected something close.

YN: (Gasp.) Quick, hide!

They hide by the cave before they see gumm-gumm trolls are walking by.

Toby: Are those Gumm-Gumms? And goblins?

Toby whimpers until YN stops him.

YN: Toby, we have to stay quiet so that they won't notice us.

Claire: Got it, full stealth mode.

YN nods and they kept following the gnome.

Time skip

We now see Jim throwing rocks inside the cage out of boredom until the gnome came by and offers another rock to Jim.

Jim: Oh, thank you... Chompsky!? How? How did you get here? How did you find me?

Jim then hears Toby, Claire, and YN speaking indistinctly.

Jim: Toby? Claire? YN? Up here! I'm up in here!

Toby: Jimbo? (Smiles.) Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh, Jimbo! You're not dead! You're not dead!

Jim: It's you! It's you, Tobes! It's really you!

Toby: Jimbo, I'm so glad you're okay! You are okay, right? Are you? Are you okay? - You okay?

Jim: Tobes, I'm I'm fine. I've been better, yeah, but I'm keeping it crispy! I got your message!

Toby: Keep it crispy! (Chuckles.) I told you he'd get it, Claire.

Jim: Claire...

Jim: Hey you.

Jim: Hey... I-I can't believe you guys made it.

Claire: (Chuckles.) Wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Jim: How did you?

YN: Oh, it's a long story. Believe it or not.

Jim: YN, its good to see you- ow!

YN punches Jim by the shoulder.

YN: Don't ever do that again Jim, and you owe us big time! But I'm glad you're OK. You have no idea what we had to do to bring Aarg back.

Jim: Wait, what? Aarg's alive?

Claire: Probably should catch you up later. We gotta get you outta here.

Jim: Okay, Tobes, hurry up and use your war hammer to bust me outta here.

Toby: But, um But we don't have our weapons.

YN: Stand back, I got this.

Claire: Wait a minute. Kanjigar said I needed this thing for a key moment.

Claire: This is a key!

Claire and Toby tried to use they key to free Jim but it was stuck until YN detected footsteps coming close.

YN: The Gumm-Gumms are coming!

Toby: Hurry, hurry, hurry! They're coming for him, guys!

Jim: Gotta get outta here!

Claire: I'm not leaving you!

YN: There's not time!

Toby: Come on, we gotta hide!

The three hide in another cage before the gumm-gumms arrive with one who has similar appearance of Blinky. Younger brother of Blinky, Dictatious Galadrigal.

Dictatious: Your time has come at last, fleshbag.

Jim: Uh, guys, I don't know. My stomach is feeling kinda off. You think maybe you could come back and-

One of them punches Jim to the stomach.

Dictatious: How does your stomach feel now?

Jim: No! Let go of me! Wait! Stop!

The trolls take him away as the trio are stuck in the cage.

Claire: Are you kidding me? We're locked in? We're the rescue party!

Toby: Wha? Those instructions were pretty vague!

YN: Enough! This argument isn't gonna get us anywhere. We have to focus on helping Jim.

Toby: Okay, smart rock, where do you think they're taking Jim?

YN: Definitely nothing about food.

He uses crystal bending to break the cages. Before they could run off, YN stops them.

YN: Wait, we can't just go and run until they catch us. We need to know this place.

YN stomps his feet once again and his eyes widen.

YN: Oh no....

Claire: What is it? Where's Jim?

YN: You're not gonna like it... Wait, there's someone else...

Toby: Who?

YN: I think its...Nomura!?

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