Miraculous Hunters Rewritten: Book 1

Chapter 35: Gnome Your Enemy, Waka Chaka Part 3

Seeing that they were all safe inside Toby's house, the group took the opportunity to catch their breath. That is until a human voice called out from beyond the kitchen they were in, startling them.

"Toby-pie! Is that you?" Toby's Nana echoed through the house, leading the group to halt their previous action.

"Don't mind us, Nana. We'll just be in my room." Toby yelled to his nana as he waves his friends to the stairs, with Jim leading the way to the boy's room. "Binge-watch another show and keep the cats inside." the rounded boy advised while he pulled out some food, probably leftovers, from the fridge.

Soon enough, the group was in Toby's room, while he sat on his bed and stared at nothing as his hands fed his mouth quickly. Following his example, Aaarrrgghh!!! found a pile of VHS tapes and happily popped one into his mouth.

"An-- Anyone else want a snack? I find stress eating calms me down." Toby mentioned as he held Jim's phone, a slightly pale Mairnette still on the screen, while Jim and Blinky passed the floor in front of them. Thankfully, the 6-eyed troll and Trollhunter stopped pacing, but didn't stop their worrying.

"I'm sorry to say, Master Jim, but your town is infested with goblins!" Blinky exclaimed as he turned to face Jim, and shook his Trollhunter by the shoulders.

"Okay, trolls I can deal with, because at least trolls stay underground." Jim admitted as Blinky stopped shaking him, allowing him to pull away. "But goblins? I don't even have the bandwidth to-" the Trollhunter continued.

"Jim, we gotta get my Chubby Tracker back. As long as they've got it, they're just gonna get stronger and faster." Toby interrupted with panic before Aaarrrgghh steals the bowl of food from Toby.

"Tobes, I know losing your tracker was not cool, but that's not the main concern right now! If Arcadia is infested with goblins, then you guys need to find the source." Marinette piped up from the phone, feeling slightly frustrated in not being able to help her brother.

"Tiny girl is right. Must find den." Aaarrrgghh!!! agreed before he popped the bowl into his mouth and chewed it and its contents in one bite.

"By the way sis, you... weren't in a public place during the whole... goblin chase scene, were you?" Jim asked, hoping that Marinette had the foresight to keep the whole chase under wraps.

"Obviously! As soon as I saw the lights going out, I moved to the boiler room to avoid anyone overhearing." Marinette assured, before moving her phone around to show where she was at the moment. "But back to the matter at hand, Aaarrrgghh!!! has a good point." the designer continued, bringing the conversation back to the more pressing matter at hand.

"Yes, and we must eradicate them at once before they seek their revenge!" Blinky said with a glint of seriousness running across his features.

"Revenge?" the three humans repeated in confusion.

"On you and Toby. I would count Lady Marinette, but... she's not even in Arcadia." Blinky pointed out before gesturing to Jim's phone.

'Lucky.' Jim thought to himself before Blinky's words fully sunk in.

"And they now know where Tobias lives." Blinky continued as Jim headed to Toby's bedside, and dropped down on the mattress.

"So, we find their den. You must have some idea, right?" Marinette asked, hoping to at least find some way to help her brothers.

"Haven't the foggiest. It could be anywhere." Blinky admitted before he heard a familiar sound that caught his full attention. After hearing the small chatter from the dollhouse, Blinky bent and looked into the window to find the gnome having a candlelit dinner with the and girl doll. "I see that your little gnome friend has settled into his new home. I must say, I certainly had my doubts that you could keep him contained." the six-eyed troll observed a little too loudly.