His mind felt... fuzzy. His head pounded, and his vision was blurred, but he felt alright overall. The bandages said otherwise; they wound around his chest and both left arms, as well as his head. "Ugghh..."
Aargh was at his side in an instant, humming and nuzzling and gently licking his face. "Blinky awake! Finally! Missed you..." Blinky smiled, eyes closed as he leaned against Aargh's chest.
The blue troll suddenly froze. "The children! Where are they? They were just outside-
He was breathing hard, and Aargh quickly tried to calm him down with reassuring licks. "Whelps are fine. They were not hurt. Jim and Claire and Toby are with them." Blinky breathed a sigh of relief and sagged, wounds suddenly aching as his adrenaline faded.
"Thank goodness. And Master Jim wasn't injured?"
"Only a few scrapes." Blinky turned to see Jim, Claire, and Toby walking in, leading Polonius and Deia by their tiny hands. "Daddy!"
Blinky opened his arms and the babies ran to him with grins on their tiny faces. "You took a super long nap!" Blinky laughed and hugged them close, cringing slightly when it put pressure on his injuries.
"What happened? Was it caused by the human surface drilling?" Jim nodded, eyes narrowing in anger. "They purposefully drilled along a fault line. I'm going to find out exactly who did this, and why."
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A Promising Start
FanfictionThis is where Blinky and Dictatious are teenagers, growing up with only each other for support- until Aargh defects from Gunmar's army and stumbles into Blinky's life. This explores how the two young trolls navigate their growing bond and how Dictat...
