Trollhunters: Never Alone

Discovery

A/N: This is another filler chapter between episodes. This chapter and the Battle of the Two Bridges will be taking place in one day.

       The next day, I woke up to see that I had fallen asleep on Jim's bedside. He was still out cold. I heard the door open and Mom came into the room. She pulled up a chair and sat next to me.

        "He woke up earlier this morning. I was going to wake you, but Jim insisted that you rest. He said that you and Claire had a rough night. Something about coyotes, but I looked at the scratch marks and they weren't from coyotes. Please, Monica. Tell me what really happened." Mom begged. I thought for a moment about what I should say to her. I knew I couldn't tell her the whole truth, but I could tell her partially what happened.

        "Jim and Claire were rehearsing some scenes for the Romeo and Juliet play tonight. They asked me to come along for some last minute tips. Toby would've come too, but he had something planned, but he was going to meet up with us later. While we were rehearsing outside, we heard some rustling in the bushes. We looked to see what was in the bushes, then something or several things popped out. We were chased into the woods. I couldn't quite make out what the animals were. It could've been coyotes, but it was too dark out to tell. Jim told us to run back to the house while he held them off. Claire and I ran as fast as we could to her house and grabbed Mr. Nunez. When we got back, the creatures were gone and Jim was seriously hurt. We called an ambulance and now here we are. I should've stayed and protected Jim, Mom. Maybe if I had, then Jim wouldn't be in a hospital bed." I cried.

        "Honey, it's not your fault. If you had stayed, you probably would've been seriously injured as well. If you had gotten hurt, you and I both know that he would blame himself for not protecting you and I know that must be what you're feeling right now. You both love each other so much that you would risk anything for each other. You have that sibling bond that is unbreakable." Mom explained. She wiped away my tears and gave me a smile.

        "Why don't you go home and rest? You still have to finish writing out your lessons for school. Jim will be alright. I will call you when he wakes up." Mom suggested. I looked over at Jim. I didn't want to leave him.

        "Monica, as your mother and your doctor, I implore you to go home and rest. You, Jim, and Claire had a rough night. Go home, sweetie." Mom told me. I stood up and left the hospital to go home.

        While walking home, I noticed out of the corner of my that someone was following me. It was a woman with black hair and green eyes. She wore a purple dress and I also noticed that she was whistling. Whistling! I didn't want her to realize that I knew who she was, so I went through alley way hoping to lose her. When I exited them, I noticed that she was still following me. Looking around, I noticed that there was nobody in sight. I looked down at my wrist and touched the tattoo. Immediately, the Thriskule appeared in my hands and the woman transformed into the changeling I saw last night.

        "Who are you? What do you want with my brother?" I demanded. The changeling chuckled and replied,

        "My name is Nomura. We need your brother to open the bridge. I would've gotten him last night, but you and your friends intervened. So, I have to improvise. We already have Blinky, but to make sure that he definitely comes, we need you. You're his beloved sister, after all." She chuckled then pulled out her curved swords and charged.

        I pulled out an arrow and fired at the changeling. She was going to pay for what she did to Jim. Nomura dodged the arrow and attempted slice me, but I quickly got out of the way.

        "This is for Jim!" I shouted and I actually managed to land a strike. Suddenly, my bow transformed into twin daggers. I did it. I unlocked the bows powers. I glared at Nomura and threw one of the daggers at her. She side-stepped out of the way. Then, she kicked me in the stomach which caused me to collide with wall.

        Before I could recover, Nomura quickly ran over to me and knocked me out.