It was hard to watch, but they needed to wait until the fight was over; it would be easier to smuggle Blinky out of the stronghold from the cells than from the arena. Orellia was a formidable fighter, and if she wasn't trying to kill Jim's mentor, he would have admired her skill. She landed many blows, but none of them seemed to get a reaction; Blinky was moving with a level of energy that Jim had never seen in the bookish troll before.
Aargh looked confused, and he said to his friends, "Shouldn't be like that. Blinky's fighting strange." Claire watched the fight for a few moments with narrowed eyes, just in time to see Blinky thrown into a wall. She cringed, saying, "I think you're right Aargh. With that fall just now, he should have taken longer to get up. I mean, he shouldn't be doing this well. It's great that he is, but doesn't he have a broken arm? It's not like he's been getting five star treatment here."
Jim shook his head, equally as confused as his friends. "Well he could be in shock or something. Adrenaline can do a lot too. They probably drugged him, some of the prisoners said that they had been given stimulants before fights sometimes." Suddenly, Toby pointed frantically towards the fight. "Look, look! I think he's won!"
A sea of thumbs was rising around the disguised trollhunting team, carrying life or death in whichever majority prevailed. Blinky stood above his fallen opponent, expression unreadable underneath a metal combat helmet.
*Blinky pov*
Blinky stared down at Orellia, the moment he dreaded coming far too soon. The buzzing in his limbs was fading, leaving him feeling tired and strange. He looked up at the stands slowly, seeing the general already standing. The figure stood for a moment, drawing out suspense, before delivering his decision- death.
Blinky advanced toward his defeated opponent, who was now kneeling. She looked at him, a terrified plea for mercy in her eyes. Blinky stopped just in front of her, where she could see his face through the gaps of the helmet. With one fluid movement, Blinky brought up his sword and tossed it as far away from himself as he could.
The audience gasped in shock, and boos started when Blinky extended a hand to help Orellia to her feet. They stood together, unsure what to do with the furious audience; Blinky found himself fearing Dictatious's reaction. Even so, he couldn't take back his actions. Time to face the consequences, and hope he made it through in one piece.
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Can't Live Without You
FanficBlinky has settled into his role as the trolls' new leader, and has the trolls hiding in caves within the park where the bridge was rebuilt. It isn't great, but they're surviving. Suddenly, Blink is kidnapped by the gum-gums. Essentially, the trolls...
