Trollhunters: Never Alone

Grand Theft Otto Part I

        Blinky was using the binoculars and keeping an eye on the lamppost. So far, he hadn't shown up and the others were getting impatient. Soon enough, Claire said, "We've been on this stake out forever. Do we even know who we're looking for?"

        "We don't know what he looks like, but we agreed to meet him here." I explained.

        "It appears Strickler corresponded with a German named Otto Scarbaach." Blinky added.

        "That's his name? Might as well call him, Mr. Evil Man!" Not Enrique exclaimed. I laughed along with Blinky and Not Enrique. Not Enrique continued, "How do you know he's even gonna be here?"

        "I interneted him." Blinky began and Not Enrique chuckled, "Interneted..." Then, Blinky proclaimed, "Silence, you impudent runt! Monica contacted Strickler to get one of his contacts and his email account. Strickler gave this info, but on the promise that we wouldn't look at anyone else who communicated with him and that we wouldn't go through any of his emails. So, I interneted him as Strickler asking him to meet. But, when he discovers he's been stood up, he'll lead us back to the Janus Order."

        "If anyone's hungry, I got peanut brittle, popcorn, marshmallow goop, and 16 flavors of bubble gum!" Toby declared.

        "Oh right! You got your braces off! Congratulations." I said.

        "Thank you, Mo. I'm so glad you guys noticed!" Toby exclaimed.

        Claire scoffed at Toby, then said, "I think I see, Mr. Evil Man!" Blinky and I looked and observed the man in a long coat and hat stepping into the lamppost's light. Then, Not Enrique added, "That's gotta be him."

        I shushed them and Blinky told them, "Slip out quietly. One false move and we might spook him."

        "Right, follow him back to the Janus Order. Piece of cake. Let's go!" Toby exclaimed. He started getting out of the car, but he tripped and fell, which caused all of his gumballs to spill out, which caused a bunch of noise, which caused Mr. Evil Man to be suspicious. We shushed Toby and he apologized, then he tripped again. Great. If he didn't hear us last time, he definitely did now because he was starting to walk away.

        "We can't lose him. Monica, Blink, decide which one of you drives. Toby and I'll follow him on foot." Claire said.

        Blinky gave me another look and I groaned, "Fine. You can drive."

        Then, Blinky drove off and yelled, "Driving! What a pleasure!"

        "Like I told you beforehand, do not damage my car!" I demanded. As Blinky, Not Enrique, and I drove around the block at a terrifying speed, we spotted Mr. Evil Man and he ran off. I noticed out of the rear view window that Claire and Toby were after him. Not long after, Claire said through the radio, "New plan. Capture him and we'll make him talk." As we continued driving looking for Mr. Evil Man, we heard another message from Claire announcing, "T.P's down, guys. But, I've got Otto heading into the alley between Meadowlark and Main."

        "Left, Blinky! Left!" I directed. Blinky turned left and Not Enrique stuck his head out of the window as if he were a dog. Blinky told Claire, "We're on Main! Heading into the alley. Let's box him in." We blocked the exit of the alley and saw Claire run up to a guy that was definitely not Otto. Great. He got away. Blinky got out of the car and Claire asked, "Where'd he go? We had him."

        "This was our one shot." I said.

        Toby came along not long after and panted, "I think I broke my jaw. Did we lose him? He's gone?"

        "And I fear, so have our chances of finding the Janus Order, and with them, the antidote for Aaarrrgghh." Blinky said.

        We all went home after that and as I reached the door of my home, I barely had my hand on the door handle when I suddenly kicked the door in rage and fell to my knees sobbing. We failed. I failed my brother again. I'm so sorry, Jim. I felt at such a loss, then I heard a voice ask, "Monica?" I turned around to see Draal. He must've come out from the back door. He looked at me with concern in his eyes and I asked harshly, "What do you want?" I was still mad and confused about the way he had been acting on our date earlier.

        He looked at me and I could tell that my tone of voice had hurt him. I sat down with my back against the door and said, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that so harshly. I just had a rough night."

        "What happened tonight?" Draal questioned sitting next to me.

        "We had a lead on an the antidote for Aaarrrgghh. The cure lies within the Janus Order. A secret society of changlings. Blinky and I contacted one of their members as Strickler to meet us tonight. Our plan was to have him either lead us into the Janus Order or capture him, but both failed. Now, we can't save Aaarrrgghh or Jim." I explained.

        "I was trying to act brave." Draal suddenly said going completely off topic.

        "What?" I asked.

        "I was trying to act brave. I remember Jim quite a few months ago saying that human girls were the opposite of trolls and they required their significant other to be brave. So, I was trying to impress you and show you that I wasn't afraid of anything on our date." Draal explained.

        "You do realize that that whole event ended horribly for Jim when he used that Grit-Shaka to act fearless, right?" I questioned. Draal looked down rather embarrassed. I smiled and put his arm around me and snuggled against him taking in his warmth. I could tell that he was a bit shocked by my action. Then, I said looking into Draal's eyes, "Girls don't always want a guy who's fearless all the time."

        "Then, what do girls want? Why do you have feelings for me?" Draal questioned.

        "Every girl has different tastes in what they want for their significant other. The reason why I have feelings for you is because, yes, you are brave, but you are also caring, passionate, and you want to protect the people you hold dear. These are just a few of the many things that I love about you, Draal." I explained.

        "Really?" Draal questioned.

        "Really." I answered.

        We sat their with our arms around each other looking at the stars well into the night.