The Becoming: Part two

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Jim ran through the dentist office searching for Toby's room, at last he found the number.
"Hey, don't go in there. She's with a patient." Said another dentist, Jim ignored her. He ran in and shouted.
"TOBES!"
"Hey Jim." He Said, his mouth wide open.
"TOBES! TOBES! TOBES! TOBES! TOBES! I have got to talk to you right now." Jim Yelled.
"Can't you tell me later, I'm kinda busy right now." Toby Replied, the dentist drilled into the left molar. "Oh my gosh, that hurts." He mumbled.
"Okay, remember that thing we found the other day? In the canal?" Jim Asked.
"The thing with the gem and stuff?" Toby Asked.
"It works, it works like crazy!" Jim Yelled.
"I think this can wait man." Toby Said, mouthing.
"WHAT!" Jim Yelled.
"He said 'I think this can wait man.'" Said the dentist.
"I already waited all morning! And who goes to the dentist two days in a row anyway?"
"I want to get my braces off before I'm thirty." Toby Replied.
"WHAT?!" Jim Yelled.
"I WANT TO GET MY BRACES OFF BEFORE I'M THIRTY!" Toby shouted. "Ugh, it's like my mouth is a city engineering project."
"How much longer is this going to take?" Jim Asked.
"Eight hours!" Toby replied, Jim exhaled angrily.
"Your teeth cannot possibly be that bad." Jim Replied, He then sat on a bench outside the room for eight hours when Toby walked out the door. "I can't believe it actually took eight hours to work on your teeth, Now let's get out of here." They then hopped on their bikes and rode to Jim's house, they walked in the kitchen when Jim Said.
"Okay Tobes, you're never gonna believe this." Jim Replied.
"My mouth still feels sore." Toby mumbled, playing with his gums.
"Check this out." Jim Grinned holding out the Amulet.
"Do you have any aspirin?" He Asked, searching the cupboards.
"Tobes. pay attention!" He raised up the Amulet and said. "For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command." Jim Said, expecting to see what he saw last night. But nothing happened.
"Are you messing with me right now?" Toby Said.
"It worked last night, I swear." He then raised it up in an angle and sighed calmly. "For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command!" The armor sprouted throughout his body, he swung his sword with new ability and put it back in its sheaf.
"Holy champignon! Oh-ho-ho-ho! How cool is that?" Toby Said.
"What?" Jim Asked.
"Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! So cool, so cool, so cool! Dude, you know what this means, right? You have a sacred responsibility here." Toby Said energetically.
"That's what they said too!" Jim Smiled, Toby became even more energetic.
"Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! You have to use these new powers for the benefit of all mankind. You have to use this to kick Steve's ass." He smirked.
"Really? I show you a glowing sword and a suit of armor that can only be magic and that's how you respond?" Jim rolled his eyes.
"Seriously! It's ass-kicking time." Toby Said pumped.
"These pants are elastic." Jim Replied.
"Wait. Also, who's "they"?" Toby Asked, Jim's face fell.
"Well, that's the part that I've been freaking out over!" Jim Replied, there was then a loud crash in the basement.
"What the hell is that?" Toby Asked, Blinky and AAaarghhh walked up the stairs.
"Master Jim!" Blinky Replied.
"I'm calling 911. No, Animal Control. Oh, god. Oh, god. Oh, god. They talk." Toby Said all at once.
"I knew it was but a matter of time before the amulet called to us." Blinky Replied, as usual with authority.
""Called" to you?" Toby shrieked.
"Actually, no. We've been spying on you." Blinky Smiled.
"Spy on you." AAaarghhh repeated.
"Well, keeping a close watch." Blinky Replied.
"Monsters, at my best friend's house! I need you to send a squad!" Toby Yelled, the rest went quiet. Listening to what he was saying,
"Is this a joke, kid?" Said The lady on the other end.
"Make that the National Guard! Animal Control hung up on me."
"You told your stout little friend about us?" Blinky Replied, angrily.
"Um, is that a problem?" Jim Asked.
"Master Jim, we trolls have gone to great lengths to keep our existence secret from your kind, lest there be panic."
"Oh, my god. Oh, my god." Toby continued.
"Like that." Blinky pointed at Toby.
"It's all right, Tobes." Jim Replied,
"He's like nine feet tall." Toby panted.
"This is my best friend, Toby D." Jim Smiled.
"And he has like 800 eyes." Toby continued to pant. "We're going to die."
"Hardly, Your friend is the Trollhunter. His noble obligation is to protect." Blinky Replied.
"Like "protecting"? You mean like a superhero? Oh, can I be his sidekick? With a cool superhero name like Deathblade or Snipersnake?" Toby became excited.
"Who would I be protecting?" Jim Asked.
"Us. And mankind. From bad trolls. As well as goblins, gruesomes, and the occasional rogue gnome." Toby scratched Blinky's head. "Do you mind?" He moved his hand out of the way. "The mantle of Trollhunter is a sacred responsibility, one which has never been passed to a human before. This is a momentous occasion."
"Oh, it's my mother! Upstairs, quick!" They ran up the stairs, the dust on the floorboards fell as they walked up.
"Jim? It's me." She called.
"She's not supposed to be home until midnight." Jim whispered, he ran to his bathroom and locked the door.
"Mmm You smell like cat." AAaarghhh Said to Toby.
"My nana has a Siamese." Toby Replied, trying to make conversation.
"Tasty." AAaarghhh purred.
"Damn it, I forgot my phone." Jim growled.
"Are you okay in there?" His mother put her ear to the door to listen,
"Um, fine. I mean, my stomach's a little, uh Uh, you know, I might have a food poisoning situation." Jim lied.
"Honey, I'll get you some medicine, okay?" She then left his room and went downstairs.
"Okay, what the hell is going on here?" Jim Said, looking at the Amulet which was spinning out of control.
"The amulet reacts to your emotional state, You appear to be in some distress." Blinky Replied.
"You think?" Jim laughed.
"I have another question." Toby raised his hand as if he were in class.
"Speak, Theodore."
"It's Toby, actually. Or Tobias. So, If Jim's the first human Trollhunter, like you said, then who or what was the Trollhunter before him?" Toby Asked.
"The glorious mantle has been passed from troll to troll for hundreds of years." Blinky Said.
"So, the previous Trollhunter, what, retired?" Toby Asked.
"Was felled." AAaarghhh Said, lowering his head in sadness.
"Felled?" Toby and Jim Asked.
"Means killed." AAaarghhh answered.
"Turned to stone and smashed, Kanjigar the Courageous was his name. Brutally slain by a ruthless troll named Bular."
Blinky Said, mournfully.
"Don't worry, dude, This Bular guy probably just got lucky." Toby Smiled.
"The evidence does not suggest that, Bular is a formidable opponent." Blinky Replied.
"Then the other guy, he was just off his game or something, right? Doubtful." Toby bit his lip in fear.
"Kanjigar was perhaps the most alert and able of all the Trollhunters." Blinky Said proudly.
"But not the best, I'm betting." Toby chuckled.
"Oh, the very best, Many songs and sagas have been written about him." Jim was sweating in fear.
"Uh, I think what my friend here is a little worried about is, if this Bular could defeat Kanjigar Smash to pieces, Then what's going to happen to Jim?" Toby Asked, worried.
"A most appropriate, if troubling, query, Tom." Blinky Replied.
"Tobias." Toby corrected.
"Of course, we would never expect Master Jim to engage in battle without the proper training." Blinky Smiled.
"See? Nothing to worry about." Toby Grinned.
"How long does the training normally take?" Jim Asked.
"Oh Decades." Blinky Replied.
"And how long do I have?" Jim Asked.
"A day or two." Blinky answered, Jim and Toby looked at each other in panic.
"Jim, I have medicine." Said his mother."Come on out."
"I'm fine, Really." Jim Chuckled.
"I'm a doctor, I'm going to treat my own son." She Said.
"I just need a little privacy." Jim continued to chuckle.
"You're worrying me." She sighed. "I'm coming in." She turned the knob and everyone hid.
"Ooh! See? All good." Jim Grinned, She looked around but saw nothing.
"Okay but if you feel groggy again I'll let you stay home tomorrow." She then shut the door, Jim gave a sigh of relief.
"Stop sniffing me, giant troll dude." Toby Said.
"Smell like cat." AAaarghhh grinned.
"So, Master Jim, are you ready? We should begin your training immediately." Blinky bowed.
"Uh, it's a school night." Jim Replied.
"I assure you, the relevance escapes me." He Said.
"I'm 15. I have to stay home and, uh, homework and stuff." Jim sighed.
"Do homework?" Blinky Asked.
"I can't be out, you know, trollhunting. Because? Well, the whole "getting killed by a vicious troll named Bular" might be a dealbreaker. Besides, I don't want to die." Jim Said worried.
"Dude! He eats VHS's!?" Toby Yelled, But no one listened.
"Goodness gracious! Who does?" Blinky Smiled.
"Maybe you should take this back." Jim handed him the Amulet.
"The amulet called to you, Master Jim. It chose you. It is your-." Blinky Replied.
"Please, don't say "destiny."" Jim grumbled.
"sacred obligation." Blinky Asked.
"Or that." Jim grumbled even longer.
"You cannot refuse it, You cannot give it back. It is yours until you die." Blinky Said in his usual authority voice.
"I would like to get a little further past puberty before that happens." Jim Replied.
"Master Jim, you are now responsible for the protection of two worlds, human and troll alike. If you do not keep the balance, evil trolls like Bular will come into yours and wreak havoc." Blinky Spoke.
"You're saying this Bular could hurt people?" Toby Asked, teeth chattering.
"With the amulet now in your possession, Bular will seek you out, and you will face him, one way or another." Blinky Said urgently.
"Maybe what Jim needs is a little time to process all of this. You know, you laid a lot of heavy stuff on him tonight." Toby suggested.
"Fine, fine." Blinky sighed. "We shall return tomorrow then, to begin your training."
"Awesome sauce." Toby Replied. "For the road, big guy. VHS. Moral Weapons Five and Six." AAaarghhh bit his fingernail. "Ow!"
"If I may, Master Jim. Destiny is a gift. Some go their entire lives living existences of quiet desperation, never learning the truth that what feels as though a burden pushing down upon our shoulders is actually a sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights. Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor, that to strive to the end and triumph in the very face of fear is what it truly means to be a hero. Do not think, Become." Blinky Said. "Would you at least consider it?" Jim thought about it, later they rode on their bicycles to school again.
"Whoa! They're pretty stealthy. They bought you a night." Toby laughed.
"A night?" Jim Asked.
"Dude you're the one who's always talking about wanting adventure and something more. Well, wish granted." Toby Smiled, Jim sighed.
"Hmm." Jim sighed.
"So, trolls are a thing." Toby laughed. "Who knew? So, what did you decide?"
"That if anyone finds out what happened in my kitchen last night, we'll both be committed." Jim Yelled angrily.
"I meant about kicking Steve's ass." Toby sighed.
"Give up the dream, Tobes." Jim growled. "It's not gonna happen." The Amulet suddenly stopped glowing. "Does this thing run on batteries?"
"What's it doing?" Toby Asked.
"How should I know? It didn't come with a manual." Jim scolded.
"Does it feel like you're going to, you know, change into a suit of armor again?" Toby Asked, the Amulet glowed again in his pocket. "Oh, no! We've got to get you someplace that's not out here!!" Toby and Jim ran into a dressing room and locked the door.
"Why did it do that?" Jim Asked.
"Jim? Jim, are you in here?" Mr. Strickler banged on the door.
"Keep him out of here." Jim Yelled.
"How?" Toby shrieked.
"Just go!" Jim whispered angrily, Toby rolled his eyes.
"Fine!" He Said, he opened the door.
"Oh! Hey, Mr. Strickler!" He Grinned.
"Ah, Toby. Have you seen Jim? I believe he came in here."
"Yeah, he, um he's having some issues, you know? Taco Tuesday. Vicious. I think he could probably use some time alone." Toby Replied, But Mr. Strickler walked in.
"Jim, I don't believe that's appropriate school attire." He said looking at his armor.
"Oh, yeah. This. Huh. Funny story about this. It's, uh for Romeo and Juliet." Jim lied, chuckling awkwardly.
"Yeah! It's for the tryouts." Toby chimed in.
"Yes! The tryouts for Romeo and Juliet." Jim continued to lie.
"Jim's going to totally smoke those auditions. I mean, look at his costume. It's so realistic." Toby punched the armor, Jim seethed in pain. But there was no dent in the armor.
"What happened to the chess club?" Mr. Strickler Asked suspiciously.
"Oh, uh I'm doing that, too, apparently." Jim Chuckled.
"Hmm, well, you'd better hurry, then." Mr. Strickler grinned, they both looked up at him in shock.
"What?" Jim Asked.
"I believe auditions end in five minutes." He then walked off, Claire walked on to the stage and heard her from afar.
"Give me my Romeo. And when he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all of the world will be in love with night." She then bowed, Jim and Toby walked over behind the curtain.
"Wow. It would have been easier to tell them that I'm a Trollhunter." Jim sighed. "I don't even know this play."
"Thank you, Ms. Nunez." the crowd clapped as she left the stage.
"John?" Claire Asked, walking over to them.
"Um, Jim." Jim Replied, in panic.
"I thought you didn't like Shakespeare." Claire Smiled.
"Oh, no, he's my favorite. I totally love him." He grinned, Toby rolled his eyes.
"That costume is incredible, Did you make it?" Claire Asked, touching the metal of the armor.
"No, He found a magical amulet that makes it." Toby Replied.
"You're funny." Claire giggled, Jim gave him the death glare.
"Yeah, you're a real comedian, aren't you?" He shouted, Claire was alarmed a bit.
"Next!" Said The lady.
"I think that's your cue, Break a leg." She winked and walked off.
"I'd prefer that." Jim groaned, he then walked onto the stage.
"Who are you?" Asked the lady.
"James Lake Junior." Jim Replied.
"And what are you trying out for?" Said the teacher.
"Uh, Romeo." Jim mumbled over the microphone.
"Well, we are all ears." She Smiled.
"What's he wearing?" Said someone in the audience.
"Uh, Destiny, Destiny is a gift. Some go their entire lives living an existence of quiet desperation, never learning the truth that what feels as though a burden pushing down upon our shoulders, is actually the sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights. Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor." Jim raised up his sword.
"He's good." Said another.
"That to strive and triumph in the face of fear is what it means to be a hero, Don't think. Become." He Said the last part very firmly.
"Oh, my...Wow." Said The teacher, extatically.
"Um, thank you." Jim bowed and left the stage.
"Jim, that was remarkable." Claire beamed.
"Really? I didn't even think. I just sort of said it." Jim Replied.
"That's acting!" Claire came close to hugging him but thought better of it and patted him on the back and left.
"Dude! That was amazing! You were amazing! I'm amazed at how amazing you were! I can't believe that that just happened." Toby said excitedly. "And did you see how the chiquita was looking at you? Your armor totally did you a favor!" He Said while they were riding on their bikes back home.
"I'm still getting the hang of it." Jim Chuckled.
"The multi-eye guy said it reacts to your emotional state. The armor turns on when you're in distress."
"But I wasn't in distress back at school." Toby Grinned, they heard stomping of feet. Jim turned around and saw a large troll. "But I am now!" Jim Said, he grabbed the Amulet out of his pocket.
"Trollhunter, Merlin's Creation Gunmar's Bane." Said the troll.
"I think he's talking to you." Toby Replied, the troll hid behind a bridge. "Look! He's afraid of the sun."
"Not for long! The amulet! Surrender it and I will give you a speedy death." Shouted the troll in a gruff voice.
"This guy doesn't know how to negotiate." Toby Replied, the troll picked up someone's car and threw it at them.
"Go, go, go! Armor up, armor up, armor up! Please, now! Faster! Okay." TobyReplied.
"For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command." Jim Yelled, he groaned. "It's not working! "For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command. Seriously! Come on! Work!" He bounced the Amulet trying to get it to glow again. "I'm commanding here!" Jim shouted.
"Centuries of Trollhunters, and I will have killed two in almost as many days." Shouted the troll.
"He's good at math!" He then picked up a truck, they rode on their bikes away from it. "Go, go, go! Flying truck! Incoming!" The truck narrowly missed them as it crashed onto the ground.
"I'll flay the flesh from your bones!" He shouted.
"I like my bones the way they are.Thanks!" Toby Replied.
"Head down!" Shouted Jim. "Run, Behind Stuart Electronics!"
"You know I can't fit there!" Toby Replied, hopping off his bike.
"You can fit!" Jim shouted, running to the door.
"I can't!" Toby Yelled.
"You've been on a diet, remember?" Jim rolled his eyes.
"I can't fit." Toby Replied.
"Just get in there!" Jim Said, pushing him through the door.
"I can fit. I can fit! I can fit! I'm fitting! Yay, diet! Catch my breath. Look at me, look at me." Toby Said as he slid through the door, Jim rolled his eyes. "We're not dead, right?"
"Master Jim!" Smiled Blinky.
"Bular's trying to kill us! He chased us all over town!" Jim Said, brushing off the dust covering his white sports jacket.
"And you're still alive. I knew you had potential, Master Jim." Blinky Said, praising him.
"You have a sweet voice, but you bring death with you!" Toby growled.
"You guys can fight him too, right?" Jim Asked.
"I could not hope to possess the skill to defeat Bular." Blinky Said.
"What about him? He's big." Toby Asked.
"He's a Pacifist." Blinky Replied.
"Seriously? Man, such a waste of a hulking brute." Toby folded his arms angrily.
"Thank you much." AAaarghhh Said angrily.
"This is why there is a Trollhunter, Master Jim." Blinky Said." Aaarrrgghh renounced the violent path ages ago. Follow me! We'll be safe in Heartstone Trollmarket! Oh, and! Master Jim! Do use your armor!"
"I've been trying! The amulet won't listen to me!"
"Did you speak the incantation?"
"I've been incanting the crap out of it, and it's not working!"
"Just focus and incant, dude!"
"Uh, "For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command." "For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command." "For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command." Uh nope."
"I'll drink your blood out of a goblet made of your skull!" Shouted Bular.
"Cut him like a meatloaf, Jim! We must work quickly. Master Jim! Master Jim, come on!" Blinky shouted, grabbing his arm.
"I'm a little busy here." Jim Said, trying to figure out how to make his sword reappear.
"You are not fit to wield the amulet. I'll tear the armor off you! Along with your skin!" Shouted Bular from behind the building, Bular broke into the building smashing it into pieces. they crawled down the hole quickly.
"Come on, come on! Let's go, Jim! Oh, no! Oh, no!" Blinky Replied, Bular punched the hole with his fist but it was too small for him.
"Whoa!" Toby Grinned, looking at the view.
"He nearly We nearly You almost-." Jim stammered, jumping out of the hole.
"Almost what? Speak, Master Jim." Blinky Asked.
"You almost killed us!" He said frantically.
""Almost"! A very important word. A life of "almost" is a life of never." Blinky Smiled, both Toby and Jim gawked at him. The Amulet shut off again.
"Why'd the armor suddenly shut off?" Jim Asked.
"Master Jim, you are the first human to possess an amulet crafted for trolls. It's to be expected its behavior will be unexpected. This way, Masters.This way." Blinky Replied, waving his hands to them to follow him.
"Whoa!" Toby Said again.
"Are you sure we're safe in here?" Jim Asked.
"Indeed. The incantation forbids entry to Heartstone Trollmarket by GummGumms such as Bular, for they are the most fearsome of trolls." Blinky Replied.
""GummGumms"?" AAaarghhh Grinned. "Scary ones."
"Okay, wait, wait. So, Bular can't get in here, right?" Jim Asked again.
"Into Heartstone Trollmarket? No, Master Jim." Blinky Smiled.
"Whoa, Wow." Two Dragons flew from afar, the city was decorated in all colors of crystals. Blinky raised his hands up high.
"This is the world you are bound to protect, This is Heartstone Trollmarket!"

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