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Chp 11: Young Atlas

Ever since Jim got his last birthday present, it made happy that he gets to have a scooter. Despite that its just spare parts, it can be build, with Blinky's help after the training of course. Speaking of training, Jim and YN seem to improve their skills from their own training separately where we see Jim is training with Draal in his backyard until Jim fell on his butt.

Jim: I think I just broke my butt.

Draal: Were this an actual battle, Trollhunter, you would have just been deprived of your right leg.

Draal tap Jim's leg of where his actual wounds would be if it the fight was ever real.

Draal: Three fingers....and your gronk-nuks.

Jim: Sorry, I guess I'm just a little distracted tonight.

Jim yelps as Draal continue to swing his staff at him.

Draal: Bular will use your distraction as an opportunity to cleave your head from your shoulders.

Jim: Oh.

Draal: (Curious.) What has you distracted this night?

Draal offers Jim a hand before Jim explain about his distraction.

Jim: You wouldn't understand.

Draal roars as he flips Jim.

Draal: I am a son of the former Trollhunter, Trollhunter.

Jim: I'm a little preoccupied about kissing Claire.

Draal: (Blank.) I don't understand.

Jim explain about his school play, Romeo and Juliet. Where they'll rehears the kissing scene. Unfortunately, Jim also had to explain what is kissing to Draal which made him disgusted for some reason.

Draal: Disgusting. Killing sounds easier.

Jim: Draal, I really like her. If I blow our first kiss, I might not get a second, or a third.

Draal: You're afraid.

Jim: I know, I know. The first rule, "Always be afraid. " But that's with Trolls, not girls. Girls are, like, the opposite of Trolls.

Draal: Hmm I once had similar stirrings for an Impure. I know of something that may help. If these "girls" require you not to be afraid then you need a Grit-Shaka.

Jim: (Confused.) Is that a protein shake?

Draal: A Grit-Shaka is a totem used by the Gumm-Gumms. If you wear it, it banishes all cowardice makes you fierce and ready for battle.

Jim: Hmm You wouldn't happen to have one of these, would you?

Draal just grins which Jim may know the answer.

Time skip

We now see the trio are in class with Mr Lawrence since Mr Strickler is absent today.

Lawrence: Mr. Strickler's out today, so I'm subbing. He asked me to fill in to teach you some history. So without further ado, I present Gun Robot 3!

Lawrence pulls down the blank curtain and starts a show as the class cheers. While they were watching Gun Robot 3, Jim was still nervous while looking at Claire until Toby and YN comfort him but whispered in the class. 

Toby: So, today's the big day. El smoocho, doth yonder. Got any breath mints?

Jim: I got sweaty palms. What if I do it weird? What if I can't breathe?

YN: You'll do fine.

Jim: Oh yeah? Look at her. Look at her! How can she be so calm?

YN: Something tells me that witch is definitely planning on something.

Meanwhile Claire and Mary also having a small talk.

Mary: Don't act coy, C-Bomb. I know it's all you're thinking about.

Claire: It's just acting, Mary. Nothing more.

Mary: Nothing more than a little of this.

Mary blow kisses and giggles. Making Claire blush.

Claire: Mary.

Mary: What you two need is a little chemistry lesson.

Claire: Chemistry? Wait, Mary, don't!

Mary ignores her friend as she walks away and gets the coach attention.

Mary: Coach Lawrence? Jim took my seat.

Lawrence: Lake, give her back her seat.

Just as Mary planned, she got Jim sitting next to Claire and its been awkwardly silent between those two.

Jim looks back to his friends for any advice before they both whispered.

Toby & YN: Talk to her!

Jim tries to start a small talk but was hesitant until he notice the totem that Draal gave him which he grabs it from his bag.

It appears to be a necklace with a glowing green crystal attached to it. The moment he put it on, he completely changed into a different person who talks to Claire without any nervousness.

Jim: So this is awkward, right? Stage kiss.

Claire: (Nervous chuckle.) And they say comedy is hard.

Jim: I know, right?

Claire: Can you believe it? It's like the whole school is suddenly interested in our play.

Jim: Full disclosure, Toby even gave me breath mints!

This made Claire giggling while YN and Toby watch it in surprise look.

YN: Did that just happened?

Toby tried to have a small talk with Mary who's sitting next to him.

Toby: Hey, Mary! You got a date for the play? You do now.

Mary: I'm in the play, you dork. Don't gross me out.

Toby: Noted.

YN: Ouch, well that was an embarrassment.

Toby: Like you can do better.

YN: When the time comes, Tobes. When the time comes.

Toby: Doubt it.

YN: Patience as a wolf, Tobes. That is a secret.

Time skip

After the class, Toby went to get his stuff from his locker but it seems to be stuck for him.

Toby: These things are like bear traps.

YN: You sure you got the code correct, Tobes?

Toby: Of course I did. Its just stuck.

Jim however, just bang on his locker and it easily opened.

Toby: Whoa, you opened your locker on the first try!

YN: What are you, metal bender?

Jim: No, guys. It's the Grit-Shaka.

Jim shows them the totem.

Toby: That thing has a name?

Jim: It's like a courage totem.

YN: Looks like a troll design. Where'd you get it?

Jim: Draal gave it to me for the kissing scene today and, oh, man, guys! You should've heard me with her in class! I was killing it!

Toby: Wait, wait, wait. I'm sorry. Time out, time out. Draal, our Draal, is helping you with chicks?

YN: And how's is that supposed to help you?

Jim: It's supposed to make you brave, but, man, I am feeling really good! It makes me feel like I can do anything.

Toby: Wow. It made you cool.
Huh.

Jim: I'm not just cool, Tobes. I'm crispy.

Jim offers a high five to a random girl but she just scoffs and walk away.

Jim: High-five!

Girl: (Scoff.) Whatever.

Toby: Crispy?

YN: Something tells me that thing is working too well. Too much if I gotta say.

Toby: Weird right?

Just as YN said, Jim begins to act too courageous like when the trio are in a lunch and Jim without hesitation, took one of the worst school lunch and ate it and yet he still act fine even though he had to go to the bathroom. After that, it keeps getting weirder with Jim acting too reckless without aware of the consequences. Now we see YN and Toby looking for Jim but couldn't find her until Toby decided to ask Claire about Jim.

Toby: Hey, Claire, have you seen Jim? I kinda lost track of him.

Claire: Yeah, what's going on? Everyone's talking about him. He's been all over school making a spectacle of himself.

YN: He's probably trying to get a center of attention. But at least it can't get worst.

Suddenly they loud speaker blaring before hearing Jim's voice.

Jim: [Hey, everybody, Jimmy Lake here.
Just a quick reminder for everybody to keep it crispy. Also, I taught myself bass guitar in the band room. This one goes out to my Juliet.]

Jim starts playing music through the speakers until the teacher stops him from continuing speaking to the speaker while YN heavily sigh.

Toby: This is bad.

YN: Worse, this is embarrassing. Ok that's it, we gotta do something.

Claire: Is there anything I can help?

Toby: Uh, no. Nothing to worry about, I'm sure the rehearsal will be fine with Jim.

YN: Speaking of which, shouldn't you be in the rehearsal?

Claire: (Sigh.) Yeah, you're right. I better get going, see ya.

As soon as Claire left, Toby and YN discuss the situation.

Toby: Trollmarket?

YN: Blinky and Aarg, right now.

Time skip

Down at the heroes forge, we see Blinky and fixing the traps with the help of Aarg.

Blinky: Higher. Just a little higher.

Aarg: Arms hurt.

Blinky: Focus on how much Master Jim's arms will hurt should this training equipment malfunction.

Toby: Blinky! Blinky! Wingman!

The trolls see their human friends who just arrive.

YN: We've got a problem, it's Jim.

Toby: But it's Draal's fault.

Blinky: Did Draal kill him? Never should have consented to Draal supplementing Master Jim's training.

YN: No. He didn't kill him. He gave him some kind of a totem that's making him crazy.

Aarg: Crazy?

Toby: Yeah! It's like he's drunk or something. He's completely without fear or impulse control. And he's totally "crispy."

Blinky: Tobias, master YN, this totem, was it a Grit-Shaka?

Toby: Yes! That's it!

Aarg: No fear.

Blinky: That's how it works on Troll physiology. But how will it act on a human?

YN: No worst than making himself embarrassed. We've seen the results so far.

Toby: And I for one don't want to see him in the play like this.

Blinky: Then we must find Jim, where is he?

YN: He should be done with the rehearsal by now. He could be on his way down here for training.

Aarg: Find Jim.

Blinky: Agree Aarg, before he gets hurt.

They leave the heroes forge and look for jim until they spotted him where trolls get tattoos by carving their stone skin. Unfortunately, despite Jim's flesh skin, he still does it.

Jim: Give me a tattoo of a broken heart.
With a crack in the middle. And make it weep.

YN: Jim, what are you doing?

Blinky: Cease this madness!

Jim: Hey! Perfect timing, buds! Let's all get tats! (Laughs.) Fellowship! High-five?

Blinky: (To troll.) If you would give us a moment.

The troll nods and left for them to speak.

Blinky: Great Gronka Morka, it's even worse than you said.

Blinky: Master Jim, the Grit-Shaka.

Jim: Ha, ha! Cool, right? I mean, crispy.

Blinky: I was thinking more along the lines of "unholy" and "disturbing."

YN: More like a curse.

Aarg: And dangerous!

Blinky: Those, too. Master Jim, that is a Gumm-Gumm totem, reason enough to be wary of it. But the fact that you are a human makes its effects unpredictable!

Toby: And that necklace is not a good look for you.

YN: Who cares about the look!? That thing is bad news for a shortcut and shortcuts always comes with a price.

Jim: Whoa, whoa, whoa! What is this? An intervention?

Blinky: If need be.

Jim: Well, need not be! I'm fine. I am better than fine. And if you want the Grit-Shaka, you're gonna have to take it from me.

Toby: (Sighing.) Come on, Jimbo. We don't have to go there.

Jim pulls out his amulet.

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

Jim summons his armor.

Toby: Or maybe we do.

Jim: That's right! Uh-huh! I just went there!

YN: Alright. (Cracks his knuckles.) We're doing this.

Aarg: Ok.

Toby: Be gentle with him.

They both try to catch Jim but he moves swiftly with an incredible speed and escapes.

Blinky: Grit-Shaka has changed him, indeed. Master Jim was never this nimble.

Toby glares at Blinky.

Blinky: I mean, this is terrible!

Toby: Jim!

YN: After him!

They chase after Jim across the market.

Blinky: Master Jim, I beg you, do not lose yourself!

Jim: Lose? I found myself! And I wasn't even looking for me.

Blinky: The Grit-Shaka's effect on you is false, which makes it dangerous.
You should always be afraid! If Bular attacked you in this state, you would not be able to defend yourself.

Jim: Oh, yeah? I'll show you.

Before Jim could run off, YN created walls surrounding Jim.

YN: Last chance, Jim. Don't make me do this, because you're gonna regret it.

Jim: (Grin.) I'm not afraid of you!

Jim manage to jump out of the trap and runs off again.

Jim: Not afraid Bular! I'm not afraid of anything!

Jim sees the gnomes on the tarp and gets an idea. Pulling the tarp and uses it like a catapult where the gnomes flew right towards Blinkys face.

Blinky: Scum of the Earth!

Jim: I'll show you! I'm not afraid of anything! I... I... I will fight Bular. I will end him today!

Jim runs off.

Toby: Jim!

Blinky: That went poorly. Fortunately, Jim has no means by which he can locate Bular.

Toby: That's not exactly true.

YN: We gotta get him before we lose him!

They run straight to the surface where the sky is cloudy but they lost Jim.

Toby: We lost him!?

Aarg: Could be anywhere.

Blinky: This'll take too long if master Jim keeps moving around.

YN: Wait, I'll find him.

Toby: How?

YN didn't answer as he quickly takes off his shoes and socks before stomping his feet. Feeling every vibration in his seismic senses until he spotted Jim's footsteps.

YN: Sewers! He's at the sewers! We'll find him there.

Toby: Then lets go!

YN: No, stay up in the surface in case we need an exit above. 

Toby: Good idea.

YN: Lets go!

Once they enter the sewers, they look for Jim but with YN seismic senses, they'll find him fast while they hear Jim echoing.

Jim: Hey, Bular! Yo, Bular! Oh, yeah.
Yeah, you better scurry. Bular!

Jim, in the sewers, seeking Bular to fight as he walks through the sewers.

Jim: Bular!

Blinky, Aarg, and YN hears Jim echoing through the sewers.

Blinky: Master Jim. Master Jim! Master Jim! Where are you?

Jim: Bular! It is I, the Trollhunter! Your nemesis challenges you!

YN: Jim! Stop what you're doing!

It was too late as Jim found Bular who revealed himself.

Jim: There you are, you ugly Troll! Let's see how tough you are without cars to throw at people, shall we? I saw the Bridge. I know what you and your pals are up to. But it ends tonight, baby!

Bular then notice the necklace Jim is wearing.

Bular: A Grit-Shaka! (Chuckles.) Now I understand why you are so quick to race to your death.

Jim: Excuse you! I'm not racing anywhere. And the only "death" tonight is gonna be your pride!

The human and the troll charge and fight each other. Jim surprisingly has the upper hand thanks to his swiftness as he leave a scar on Bular left bottom eye which enraged the troll as he growls.

Jim: I bet that hurt-

Suddenly, Bular knocks the human back with one powerful punch. Causing his totem to lose and fall off. When Jim woke up, he was back to normal as he hears Toby's voice before realizing he lost his totem.

Jim: No, no, no.

Bular: Lose something, Trollhunter?

Jim saw Bular crush the totem with his foot and now he became frightened. He tries to summon his sword but fails as he crawls backwards in fear while Bular walk towards him.

Bular: Good. The fear will tenderize your flesh. You'll taste Mmm.

Jim continued to crawl backwards until he heard someone shouting.

???: Get away from him!

Bular look back and saw a staff thrown at him until he catches it.

Bular: (Chuckles.) Is that the best you can do-

However, it turns out to be a distraction as YN took this opportunity to punch the troll right to his face with one powerful punch.

Bular crashes against the wall and retaliate before he notice the staff YN retrieved but mostly the gloves he's wearing.

Bular: The Stoneforge gloves! (Chuckles.) Now I see

Jim: YN? Where am I? What's going on?

YN: Toby, whatever you're doing, do it fast.

Toby: I can't get it open!

Bular roars and charge at the duos until Toby who's at the surface, successfully open the top where the sunlight hits the duo to protect them from the troll as he roars again.

Causing Blinky and Aarg attention where they see their human friends are in trouble.

Blinkly: Master Jim! Master YN!

The trolls were about to help them until the goblin open the top for the sunlight to block them while Bular circle around the humans while toby tries to help.

Toby: Grab my hand, guys! Come on! You can do it!

Jim: Its too high for us! The armor! It's too heavy, Tobes! Pathetic that you two meet your end in a sewer.

YN: Not on my watch!

YN charges at Bular who swung down his sword towards YN before he quickly dodge it to the left and uses his staff support him like a pole jumping snd goes for the punch. But Bular predicted it as he dodge it and punch YN against the wall.

Jim: YN!

Bular: No one left to save you now, young Atlas.

Jim eyes widen the moment he heard that name, there was only one man who calls him young atlas. But now he realize someone else is working with Bular. Meanwhile the goblin went to check on YN who's down until he grabs the goblin by the throat. He tries to open his eyes, but it was covered in dust due to after hitting against the wall. However, he can still see through seismic senses and enough to see that Jim is trying to evade Bulars attack. Bular continues to swing his sword at jim until they hear YN voice.

YN: Bular!

Bular swing his sword back before he was blinded by goblins goo. This was YN doing when he threw the goblin at Bular, believing that the goblins will go after the troll but the outcome became better as its goo blinded Bular as he feels Bular swing and hitting the ground or the walls. Toby notice and uses this opportunity.

Toby: Guys, grab my hand! Now!

YN run towards Jim and raise the stone before Bular wipe off the goo on his face and realize the humans are getting away. Bular climbs up until YN crushes it after the got out of the sewer and Jim quickly shut it close.

Leaving Bular roar by anger while the humans catch their breath until Jim speaks.

Jim: Strickler's a Changeling.

YN: I knew it! He's behind the organization this whole time!

Jim: Wait, you knew!?

YN: Dude, I tried to tell you remember before and after we tried to find a changeling. Remember?

Toby: I never trusted him. Also, you've been a real turd today.

Jim: And I smell like one, too. Thanks for saving my neck, guys. I owe you one.

YN: You owe me more than that.

Toby: Just don't ever say "crispy" again.

Jim: Deal.

Jim offers them a high-five and they happily accepted it until they hear a car honking at them.

Woman: Hey! Move it!

YN: Oh shut it, karen!

Jim: We should definitely get out of here.

The humans left the street and head back home to plan their next move. But little did they know, Bular was planning this way before he called Jim young atlas.

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