#trollhunters prequel

[rebelorder-official]

Ehy guys I just dropped the first chapter on AO3 (below is the link, but if you want you can also read it here on Tumblr)

Hope you guys enjoy it!

Prologue

Lullaby

In the beginning, there were trolls, magical beings born from the hearts of special stones and become alive by forces unknown to us, and humans, devoid of any kind of magic.

In time, these supernatural forces that we think of as magical, crept into the hearts of humans and thus wizards were born... But wizards were not well liked by either humans or trolls and only a few of them were accepted in King Arthur's court, two of whom were Merlin and Morgana.

Merlin was very powerful and worked for King Arthur following his every order, but Morgana... No, she was a real rebel. She found trolls to be wonderful creatures, unlike her king, and believed that they had just as much right to live on earth as human beings. Perhaps that is why she sided with Gunmar, a powerful troll born from the heart of a rotten Heartstone from within, certainly not the kindest of trolls or the most tolerant of the sorceress's human nature, which he by habit calls "fleshbag," but still smart enough to recognize great potential in her.

The two had a plan: to create eternal night, so that trolls, vulnerable to sunlight, could live on the surface without fear of being brushed by the sun's rays, but to do this, Morgana needed to create spies who would bring information to both her and Gunmar and who could mix among humans without being conspicuous. And that is what happened: Gunmar ordered the Gumm-Gumms to raid every troll village, capturing the cubs and killing those who opposed his rule. Many baby trolls were captured during those bloody slaughters and many more died as a result of that unrelenting violence. The baby trolls were thrown into cages and kept segregated in the deepest darkness of the caves, away from the light and their families.

The cage cave was large, very large, and cold. The humidity could freeze the stone skin of the little prisoners and scratch their wills better than whatever torture their torturers had in servitude for them. Not seeing the starry sky, being far from their families, and the knowledge that they would never again be able to taste the flavor of freedom often made them beg to be killed there and then, so as not to further prolong the torture that, without the sensor of passing days, seemed endless.

The Gumm-Gumm often enjoyed torturing, beating and abusing them, but no hero in shining armor would come to their rescue....

The "loveless," as they were called by their tormentors, would all die of starvation, hunger and fear after endless and unspeakable tortures, and only death, their friend and salvation, would come to grant them sweet eternal rest.

This went on for years. Every now and then a cub would be taken out of its cage never to return, and it only withered those little hearts that had now lost all hope as far as an escape or a possible return to their villages was concerned.

That was the case for everyone, including the Izit cub, a race of trolls accustomed to living in the thickest forests under the starry sky. A tenacious specie, but too weak to be able to escape the clutches of Gunmar and his army.

The little guy had lost so much weight that his arms were as thin as bone, and the bright spots on his skin that once characterized his coat had faded over time, blending with the dark blue that covered most of his body. His horns, still just small stone lumps on his head, trembled from the frost along with his tusks on that dark, cold night.

He was hungry, but there was no food for him. There was hardly any.

Looking around he could make out fellow prisoners in the cages hanging from the ceiling and those on the ground like his own. All were huddled together, some asleep, some crying, and still others seemed not even to be breathing, perhaps dead for days.

One of the few moments of respite for the Loveless.

The Izit cub tried to warm his paws by blowing warm air on them, but his breath was reduced to a gasp. So, trembling, he clutched his knees to his chest and hid his face against the cold stone skin.

He remained like this for a long time, until a song rang through the air.

The notes were sweet, the voice singing to her melodious.

Little Izit strained his long ears and listened intently; it was not the first time he had heard that voice, yet, each time it caused him a strange sense of curiosity and surprise.

With the witch's song also came light. A faint light of course, but still a light.

Many trolls raised their heads in search of that spark in the dark, others fled into the darkness, aware of what was about to happen: there was only one reason why the light chose to come and visit the captives, and it was nothing good.

Only one among the hundred or so awake cubs remained still: the Izit.

The woman, continuing to chant, moved forward looking ahead. She did not seem particularly interested in the contents of the cages or in assessing how Gunmar's prisoners were doing, rather she seemed serene. She kept murmuring the notes of a song in a language the little trolls had a hard time chewing: human.

The witch advanced until she passed the cage of little Izit, who meanwhile dared not look up or move even a muscle. He would have liked to see the light, but to what end? It would only remind him how much he missed the freedom and the starry sky that he had so loved to look at when things were not yet so hopeless.

The footsteps suddenly ceased and with them the divine singing.

There was a clang of metal and the cage door opened.

Not even at that moment did little Izit look up. It was only when a hand was extended toward him and the smell of living flesh permeated his nostrils that he let his four bright eyes wander until they met Morgana's green ones.

She was beautiful. The red hair, the thin lips, the gentle smile... she was so bright.

"Hey little one..." She whispered, cautiously. She tried to caress his face, but Izit's pet retracted his head slightly, startled by Jade's hand.

"I will not hurt you..." The woman continued in a melodious voice.

How could a voice sound so sweet?

"How long have you been here?"

The puppy did not answer, but his eyes spoke for him: He did not remember; he had forgotten what it was like to be brought to that place and thrown into a cage, he had forgotten what his name was and what his parents looked like.

His mind was a blank slate, perfect for what the witch was looking for.

Morgana's gaze softened incredibly, giving way on her face to an even warmer smile.

"Come here..."

The woman's arms picked up the troll's slender little body and lifted him effortlessly. He offered no resistance; after all, if his fate was really to disappear as the other "Loveless" before him had done, he might as well go along with it. Even if he had wanted to, he would not have had the strength to fight anyway.

As the witch stepped away from the cages, walking between two massive trolls with a creepy iron mask on their faces, she stroked Izit's head, running a hand through the blue hair and feeling the still-developing horns.

"Now that you have me, you will no longer be alone." She whispered into his animalistic ears. The troll cub snuggled up to her and let her song lull him as his eyelids grew heavier. Although he was afraid, Morgana's presence helped calm him and for a moment he wondered if indeed that witch would be able to make him feel loved again.

And so it was: Morgana gave that puppy all the love that only a mother can give.

She fed him, gave him a name, a warm bed, educated and trained him...

And then... She slaughtered him.

She broke his bones, changed his nature and made him unrecognizable in the eyes of the other Izit.

She transformed him into something that nature would never have combined: an impure troll, capable of walking among men in the sunlight.

She transformed him.

She turned him into a changeling.

[cherrybombfangirlwrites]

my writeblr (re)introduction

Hi, I'm Anna. I've been on the writeblr side of tumblr since June last year, and I figured- new year, about time for a new intro. I'll be doing new WIP and character intros as well very soon.

About the Author

20-something years old / She/Her / Aroace

A burntout gifted kid, (sorta late diagnosed) Autisic and ADHDer

my sideblog for nerdy and fangirly stuff (mainly about my ocs and fanfics about them) is @cherrybombfangirl that i'm currently trying to revive

Favorite Movies: Captain America: The Winter Soldier /// Wonder Woman (2017) /// Wonder Woman 1984 /// Lilo and Stitch /// The Amazing Spiderman 1 & 2 /// Black Widow /// Ghostbusters (the entire franchise, all of it) /// LEGO Batman /// Megamind /// Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy (what other two movies?) /// How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy /// The Nightmare Before Christmas /// Coraline /// Boxtrolls /// Enchanted /// The Little Mermaid /// Maleficent /// Princess Bride /// The Great Mouse Detective /// Anastasia /// Ocean's 8 /// Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2 /// Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves /// Dead Poet's Society /// Puss in Boots: The Last Wish /// Rogue One: A Star Wars Story /// Nimona ///

Favorite Books: Trollhunters /// Land of Stories /// Micheal Vey /// Percy Jackson series /// How to Train Your Dragon series /// Peter and the Starcatchers /// Cry of the Icemark /// Reflection by Elizabeth Lim /// The Unwanteds /// Alex and the Ironic Gentleman /// The Hunger Games Trilogy /// Mysterious Benedict Society /// Dealing with Dragons Series /// Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill /// Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Xhao ///

Favorite TV Shows: Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters /// Tales of Arcadia: Wizards /// How to Train Your Dragon: Race to the Edge /// Supergirl /// Ninjago /// The Mandalorian /// Kenobi /// Lockwood and Co. /// A Series of Unfortunate Events /// The Dragon Prince /// She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (ND Stevenson’s Reboot) ///

I like to write big casts, with lots of diversity

My characters tend to be very aro/ace coded and adhd/autism coded because I like to project onto my characters a little bit too much

been dreaming up little worlds with little characters in my head since i was little, started writing fanfic at 12, and finally started to draft out my ideas last year

I love love love fantasy and sci-fi, especially the more high stuff, but i like low/urban fantasy and sci-fi. more realistic fiction isn't really my cup of tea, if there's no fantasy or sci-fi elements it doesn't do it for me

My WIPs

Fractured Stars Falling

Intro /// Playlist My dark fantasy, 9 book series of very queer retellings. Including people of color, mentally and physically disabled, and many flavors of queer representation. Themes include trauma and how we deal with it, and tropes include magic that can kill you, chaotic found family, and 'i would kill for you' romances. And it's possibly going to have a prequel series about my thousand year old wizard who is an AuDHDer and a burntout gifted kid and how she got to where she is in the series. Tags: #wip: fractured stars falling

The City is Ours

Intro /// Playlist My low fantasy, 5 book series about a bunch of chaotic teenage superheroes. More people of color, physically and mentally disabled, Jewish and Muslim, and lots of different queer representaion . Themes include forgiveness, are you the hero of the villain, and tropes include domesticity between the action, teenagers being teenagers, and the checkov's civilian. Tags: #wip: the city is ours

Galaxy Destroyer

Intro /// Playlist Previously known as Before the Stars Burn Out, this is my high sci-fi book series about a bunch of morally gray criminals and the "i tried to kill you" to found family pipeline. Like my other wips, lots of representation, including people of color, disabilites of both the physical and mental, and different kinds of queer representation. Themes include what really defines good vs bad, what to do when the system is broken and the two solutions you are presented with suck, and tropes include space criminals accidentally adopting a baby, humans being space orcs, and cool laser gun battles in space. Not sure if it's going to be a trilogy or duology yet. Tags: #wip: galaxy destroyer, wip: before the stars burn out (for older stuff)

unnamed witchy wip

Intro (coming soon) /// playlist (coming soon) a one-eyed (and it's actually disabling) aroace witch. her two familiars, a white cat and blue crow. on the run from a cult of witch hunters that are taking control of the realm by storm. she befriends an undercover witch hunter, no knowing his identity. the witch hunter has an arc with their faith crisis and getting a redemption arc where they end up saving their new friend the witch. Themes include the abuse of religion and finding friendship (but on a very personal level), and tropes include snarky familiars, very personal stakes for the characters, and platonic soulmates. Probably going to be a standalone. Tags: #unnamed witchy wip

unnamed historical fantasy vestal virgin wip

Intro (coming soon) /// playlist (coming soon) it's a baby wip that I don't much on yet. All I know is that it's going to be about one of the vestal virgins in Ancient Rome actually making contact with Vesta (the roman version of Hestia), they become besties and end up protecting each other both from the human and mythological. Also I'm going to get dragons in there somehow. much platonic soulmates <3. Probably going to be a standalone as well. Tags: #unnamed vestal virgin wip

edit: i removed taglists from this post because there is a tag limit, i have them saved somewhere else tho!

[lexel05]

Ehy community of Trollhunters! I have news for you and also a question. I've been writing a fanfiction set in Tales of Arcadia for a while now, sort of a prequel to the events of Trollhunters, and I think I'll be posting the first chapter soon, so check it out if you want! ;D I would love to<3

But that's not what I wanted to communicate, I wanted to ask if you think it would be appropriate to publish it on AO3, since yes it's a fanfiction but it features mostly original characters of my own imagination. Sorry but I'm inexperienced with these things, do you say it would be ok or not? Canonical characters are also present, as well as the entire universe that I tried to reproduce fairly faithfully, but I don't know....

Thanks to anyone who will answer me!💛

Oh and also I was thinking that someday I might also publish it in print (probably with self publishing), maybe with some of my illustrations and corrected to the best of my ability, but that will only be seen in the future. Do you think if I give credits to the original creators of Trollhunters and specify that this is a fanfiction it might be okay?

Thanks again to anyone who responds!

[lloyd283]

36 fanfic locations:

The visitor is known and aligned. (???)

Claire nunez is known and aligned. (Trollhunters corrupted timeline, The demon headmaster, ???,???,???)

Zoe lee is known. Not yet aligned. (Miraculous fan season)

Marcella Diaz is known. Not yet aligned. (Legend quest S3, The demon headmaster)

Norma khan is known and aligned. Dead end paranormal park fanfic, The demon headmaster) (???,???,???)

Zoey okuru is known and aligned. (Lego dreamzzz fan season, the demon headmaster)

Brooklynn is known. Not yet aligned. (The theory of madness, TDH12)

Jinx? (TDH13, ???, ???)

Jessa? (Fractured Future)

Mischa? (Fractured Future)

Ryan butcher? (The Warning, fanmade boys season)

Sashi kobayashi? (PZPTH prequel and sequel fanfics, Call the shots)

Penn zero? (PZPTH sequel, Call the shots)

[taags-old-account]

HEHEHEHE AU IDEA

As the title says above: I have an idea for an AU. None of us have really created any recently (for the fact that it's October and everybody is writing but me). So I thought I would slide over some content for an AU idea that is another bout of pure self indulgence!:

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TOA/STAR WARS CROSSOVER AU

Ok, I don't know if this has been mentioned before, if it has then whatever. I have ideas and I want to share 'em.

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Why it would actually be pretty interesting/cool:

Akaridion-5's relationship with the rest of the galaxy

We know almost nothing about the planet except that it creates and sends out blanks to the galaxy and has really great tech otherwise we know nothing. This would be a cool opportunity to add lore and headcanons.

I headcanon for this AU is that Akaridion-5's shields were so strong that the Star Destroyers couldn't breakthrough. So when the first Death Star was created the Empire planned to destroy the rebels then move on to Akaridion-5 (gonna shorten it down to A-5). If they couldn't take A-5 then they'll destroy it. But said Death Star was destroyed and the Star Wars plot flows smoothly. Though that is just my idea.

Either way: I think it would be interesting for more lore about space and its concepts to come through.

The TOA crew could legitimately make any part of Star Wars 10x better

They would. They could and would totally make better. The original trilogy, Prequel, and Sequel, and side series (me totally not thinking of the Mandalorian because I want Din to adopt them- NOOOOO)

But it would totally turn into a crossover fix-it fic. And depending on which part the larger or smaller the fixing may get.

Battle scenes probably wouldn't be so high stakes because there's a wee wittle moppet over there named Douxie and he-could-kill-you-with-no-hesitation dON'T ANGER HIM

The Gun Robot has to show up for at least one fight.

... LIGHTSABERS

TOA space-styled weapons and armor go brrrr.

I WANT THEM TO HAVE SPACE SWORDS OKAY

The characters actually meeting each other would be cool

I didn't really think much into this *COUGH* MANDO ADOPTING THEM *COUGH* but it would be cool.

There is such a wide range of personalities from both universes so it's hard to pick and choose who would get along and who wouldn't.

But correct me if I'm wrong but Krel would totally want to fix all these beat-up ships *ANOTHER COUGH* The Falcon and The Razors Crest *ANOTHER COUGH*. Han and Mando both adamantly refuse. Krel still manages to sneak some VERY HELPFUL tech in.

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EITHER WAY-

I HAVE IDEAS ON THIS

[peachcitt]

girl help im watching clone wars and i can’t stop thinking of anakin as a poor little meow meow

[junipers-ghost]

Ok but one thing I really want from trollhunters (and I know we’re not going to get):

-More backstory/any information at all about toby’s parents

I was never a huge fan of the character Toby (please don’t hurt me) but over time he definitely grew on me and I think his story is more interesting than people give it credit for. Personally, I’m in the group of people who think it would be cool if his parents were secretly trollhunters or aliens or something. But even if they didn’t have any role to play in the magic parts of the story, I still would like to have gotten more info about them in the show, if only to develop Toby’s character more

I know that it was never a huge part of the story, but I still think it would have been interesting to see him talk more about his parents in the series. I’m pretty sure it’s only brought up twice and never for very long.

Idk maybe I just want my children to suffer lol

[nastyboker]

Is it me or the new Dragons series are going to be a prequel to the Trollhunters?

[rule-number-3]

1. if you could hit any character without repercussions, who would it be?

Arthur. He looks like the kind of guy who has never once feared being punched in the face real hard and it shows. I don't even think anyone would stop me. Gunmar, too. Same reason.

9. do you like prequels?

I do. Especially when a series has a lot of old/older characters with their own histories and backstories. At least, when they actually answer questions instead of contradicting everything and making more.

12. if you could change one ending to a book/show/game/etc, what would you change about it?

Of the three main ToA series, I'd say 3Below. To me, at least, it really drops the ball toward the end, so I think it'd benefit the most from an ending rewrite. More focuses needed on the parents and the fact that they constantly screwed people over. Maybe address the whole 'Sketor and Gaylon came from Earth' subplot that doesn't pay off anywhere else except Krel saying "earth magic and akiridion tech are so similar it's weird right?" like twice in RoTT.

And, before anyone asks; Trollhunters had issues with the ending, too, but was at least its own thing with a mostly completed story. And Both RoTT and Wizards need a lot more than just a change to the ending to work.

[thekingofthenameless]

Daylight’s Redemption Masterlist!

(This’ll be edited as time goes on, like most masterlists are.)

Journey by Daylight is a prequel to Emerald Embers, and details Merlin’s backstory right up to Chapter One of Emerald Embers.

Things That Apply to Both Fics:

DR!Merlin:

His rp blog @merlin-caledonensis-ambrosius

His characterization

His backstory

His sister

His trauma and how it affects him

His [redacted] #1

His [redacted] #2

How he feels about his body

What calms him down

How vigilant he is

Character bingo

Some random things about him

Ten headcanons

More headcanons

Emerald Embers:

Fic summary:

I’m so funny

Fic link:

A look into how it’s developed!

Help

Random Things:

My first comment!

A compliment from a friend

Compliments that I hoard like a dragon

Favorite scene(s)

Spelling problems

A poll about what redesign I should commission next

Worldbuilding:

1

2

Timeline

Claire and school

Dragons!!!!

Major Storyline Changes Across Canon:

Trollhunters:

Jim’s helmet

The trolls aren’t racist towards the changelings

Morgana’s death

3Below:

Wizards:

If I rewrite R*TT

Character Designs:

Jim

Toby

Barbara

Mama and Papa Casperan

Arthur and Gwen

Darci

Mary

Steve

Zadra

Eli

Krel

Fialkov

Coranda

Ganieda

Strickler

Nomura

Character Redesigns:

Aja

Zoe

The entire Nuñez family

Compilation of everyone

The Titans

Morgana, Barbara, and Ophelia’s body types

Morgana’s redesign

Character Expansion/Development /Revamps:

Galahad

Barbara

Douxie

Ophelia and Javier

Original Characters:

Hildred Cooke

Egbert Kendrick

Rachel Rogers

Lord Asheworthe

Mantis the dragon

Troll adoptables

Troll adoptables #2

Dragon adoptable

Several more adoptables

My first oc

Location Designs/Redesigns:

Writing blurbs!

🌹 wip ask game: two different scenes

Wip tag game #1

🌹 wip ask game: Blinky and Dictatious

Wip tag game #2

Wip word ask game: Candles (Merlin and young!Douxie)

🌹 wip ask game: three different scenes

🌹 wip ask game: Merlin starting to have a breakdown

wip:

Random snippet: Merlin reflecting on mortal humans’ fear of magic

Send me a sentence and I’ll write the next five ask game: Jimmy Jam angst

Send me a sentence and I’ll write the next five ask game: Jim and the clones

🌹 wip ask game: Merlin and Archie

Fanfiction work in progress guessing game: treason

Fanfic work in progress guessing game: book

Random snippet: Barbara observing Merlin

🌹 wip ask game: Merlin is ✨stressed out✨

🌹 wip ask game: Merlin with a sad, scared child.

🌹 wip ask game: Merlin is ✨stressed out✨ (Again.)

Chapter introduction!!!

Tag game: Merlin’s C-PTSD

Memes!

EE summary: meme edition

Figuring out Merlin’s backstory

Fanart!!!

✨Gorgeous Merlin sketches✨ by @rule-number-3

Merlin pondering™️ by @rule-number-3

Merlin’s character sheets by @undeadchestnut!

Journey by Daylight:

Old Ideas for Both:

DR!Merlin’s redesign

Last sentence of your wip in the tags

In the tags

Claire’s redesign

Morgana’s redesign

Charlie’s redesign

[chinesegal]

I think it would be really interesting to see a prequel to the trollhunters book about what happened after Jack Sturges kidnapping and his battle against Gunmar.

[rebelorder-official]

(not me trying to make a trailer about fanfiction lmao)

[eurazba]

WIP Folder

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? DnD campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!!

Tagged by: @thosetrollkids and @autumnalfallingleaves (thank you I love talking about the million things I’m working on :3)

Now, I’m only gonna share stuff that I’ve worked on/touched in the last yearish (like 10ish months), because that’s about my mental timeline for what I consider a “current” or “active” WIP and this list would be unbearable otherwise.

Writing

-KIR Ch6

-Chapter 4 Arrival of a Shadow

-Josh’s Moving Lodge Ch 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8 (4 docs)

-Josh’s Moving Lodge Prequel

-Motherfuckin’ Assassin

-We Are Beings Ch 1, 2, & 3 (3 docs)

-Grandpa Douxie Au

-Time Lopop Ch 1

-Lyrics Lost in Translator

-Hammerhack Body intros

-The Santa Clause (but better)

-Stuck in Arcadia

-Over the Wall Au

-Sleeping Together Climbing Chrash

-Trobbit Au

-Jim the Unkillable

-Trollhunters Reboot

-Miraculous Ladybug Au the one with Jim & Strickler

-Binan Au

- Advisor Eret/Beefcake Astrid Au

-Good Place Au

Art

-Aloece and Aieoh

-bee girl

-Big Hot Demon Lady

-goopy

-la llrona

-LET ME FEED YOU ASSHOLE

-Lunar Chronicals wing au

-mmmmHOPT

-New Magical girl concept dark

-oh little torch shine redesign

-orig expressions

-salacious sarvik

-starin’ Sarvik

-Sunbutt corruption

-Sweetheart

-The high Wizards

-Thief and princess horse

-Tim you know damn well I’m not talking about the smoothie

-twirl

-yeehaw

-a family of furries

-angle dviel wofe

-anime peryton

-banama bread

-beeb

-books upon books

-Bronie Bee the HUmmingbird fox

-catch your lover

-i will protect you little warrior

-little hummingbird warrior

-tiiger

-trusona vs bronie bee

-unreadable

-Arcane Order redesigns/big focking bellroc

-catboy toby

-claire school picture

-dj kleb is in the house

-Lazy Lovers morning

-Paloma Pierce

-Sally Go-Chat

-Shakesperian Quotations

-toa ps5 animatic

-chawmp

-jml sketches

-poetic cinema

-the witch hannah

-until dawn kids renfest

-whatcha readin’

As you can see... I cannot tag as many people as I have WIPs... so I will tag a few people, who (as far as I’m aware) haven’t been tagged for this game already

I tag: @somethingscarlet13, @rockymaidenvixen, @love-fireflysong, @fiorephenomenon, @appendingfic, @babblish, & @elizabethemerald

[bandgeek4life8]

Guardians - chapter two the lost city of atlantis

Chapter 1

WC: 3, 453

Season 1, Episode 2: The Lost City of Atlantis

Previously on Guardian in Jim's POV "The Nightmares have emerged once more." Pabbie told everyone.

"GREAT GRONKA MORKA!!" Blinky exclaimed.

"And they attend to assimilate an army. They already have the witch Gothel, the bogeyman Pitch Black, the dragon tamer Drago Bludvist with his mother of dragons Red Death, the prince Hans of Southern Isles and Duke of Weselton, the cursed bear Mor'du, the Pirate "Captain Hook" Killian James, and the Boggan Mandrake. And I have a list of who they want. From my visions. But only two people I wish to say it to: Vendel and... James Lake Jr. Because she wishes it."

"Who wishes for me to know?" I asked him.

"Starling."

Some people are chosen for this life and have no choice but to accept its transgressions. Others spend their life completely in the dark about this life we lead. Some, like me, choose to live this life. It is a lot of work for anybody. Not just anybody can get into this life and survive its trials and tribulations. But we were born for this. To become guardians. But I'm not a guardian yet. I'm just an apprentice.

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"Welcome to the first meeting of the Druidia Order." I announced.

"Did you have to name us after a planet in your favorite Star Wars movie?" asked the raven-haired time-traveller Wilbur Robinson.

"Spaceballs is not a Star Wars movie, Wilbur." Currently undercover spy, Walter Beckett told him.

Wilbur rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

"Did your dad teach you anything about Star Wars?" asked blonde enpath/ hockey-player from Wisconsin, Riley Anderson.

"Only that he hated the sequels, he loves the originals, and respects what the prequels tried to do." Wilbur said.

"Can we please get to the topic at hand please?" I asked everyone.

Everyone in the room grumbled out a yes and we continued with the precedings. Wow. That sounds way too formal for me.

"Well what can we do? We already made allies with the Arendelle trolls via Elsa and Anna. We had Grand Pabbie alert the Trollhunter of the Nightmares." said Ted Wiggins.

"Which means a group of you have to go find the essence stones." Megamind appeared with a plate of, "who wants cookies?"

"Are you growing soft on us, Meg?" Megamind basically growled at Wilbur for the nickname he used.

"I am trying to babysit Gru's oldest daughter and her friends." Megamind told him looking the kid dead in the eye.

"What do you know of the essence stones?" I asked him, ignoring the intense staredown happening between the two makes.

Megamind turned his attention away from Wilbur only for the time-traveller to blow a raspberry at him and Megamind to turn back and glare at him I rolled my eyes. The same old stupid antics. "I know where you can find the essence stone of the ocean."

"If you tell me we have to befriend Poseidon or-."

"It's in Atlantis." Megamind said.

"Or that." I facepalmed. "And how would you know that?"

"Because I have an evil underwater lair in the city of Atlantis." Cue another facepalm from me.

"And why...? You know what? I don't want to know. So how are we getting there?" I asked.

"It's not a matter of how we, but rather how who is getting there." Megamind said.

"That makes no sense whatsoever, dude." Hiro said as he walked into the room followed by Lucy Tuchi.

"Some of us will go on the mission while the rest research the rest of the essence stones." Megamind suggested.

"You know... your ideas are normally terrible. But this one is actually a good idea." Wilbur told him.

The alien growled. "Easy now, Megamind. When we heading out? And who is coming along for the ride?"

"You, Rayla, Ezran, Callum, Sisu, Hiccup, Jack, Light Furry, Walter, and Toothless." Megamind told us. "And you will leave tomorrow. After school."

"Alright. Before we do anymore planning, I need pizza." I walked over to where Hiro plopped the pizza on.

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I cannot believe he has the audacity for this! He knows we're not on the best of terms, and yet he does this." I sighed.

"I'm sure he has a reason." said Hiro.

"It's Megamind. It's a stupid-ass reason." I told him.

Hiro sighed. "But you miss hanging out with Toby and Jim. And you-."

"Don't even finish that sentence. I know what you were going to say." Hiro gapped at me. "I know what you were going to say. Only three people know it. And one betrayed me."

My phone vibrated in my hoodie's pocket and I opened it up to see a text from my grandmother, Margaret. "Is that Marge? What she said?"

"She's wondering about the you-know-what with the you-know-who." I told him. She wants to know about James Lake Jr being the Trollhunter. Grandpa would not be pleased with this anyway. But he's dead. And he doesn't matter.

"You have gym next block right?" I groaned. Of course I forgot. And why of all days did we have to do the Pacer test today!

"And we're doing the pacer test today too!" I would have banged my head on a locker if we weren't coming from History. "Kill me now! Woe is me!"

"Stop being overdramatic. And I'm off my way to Robotics." Hiro said once we got to the hall where we would part ways.

"Don't take over the world of robotics without your team first." I called out to gim.

"Yeah, yeah. Just focus on making chemistry after gym, but preferably during." the smart-ass called back.

I'm gonna kill him one of these days. Just you wait, Hiro Hamada. I grumbled and continued on my way to the ends of the earth. Also known as gym. Because I lack the athletic ability of a worm. My arms are basically noodles before submerged in H20. I got dressed in my PE clothes and walked outside to the bleachers where I plopped myself down on. Gym. The one class I don't have my safety net to catch me. The one block where I feel alone. Completely and helplessly alone.

"Hey, [Y/N]. Mind if we sit here?" asked Toby.

It was just him and Jim. What on Earth are they up to? I scooted some ways away from my spot and patted the spot beside me. Jim took the spot beside me while Toby took the bench in front of us.

"We haven't hung out just the three of us in awhile, huh?" Toby remarked.

"You both seem busy since the semester started. I can't blame you for that one."  I told them. The pair shrugged at me, but it was a lying shrug. I would know. I do the same ones. "Anyway, what are we doing for our History Project, Jamie?" I looked over at him.

"I don't know. Wanna brainstorm some ideas after school?" Jim asked me.

"Can't. I have a family thing." Lying to them has gotten harder since I found out. Hopefully they don't catch. But they're idiots. They won't catch on... I hope. "I can come over tomorrow after school if you want."

"That... Th-th-th-that'll be gr-gr-gr-great." What's with the stammer? It's weird. "Oh, don't forget about Pig Zombies on Saturday."

"Don't worry. I have it all set in my calendar. So, what time is the movie?" I asked them.

Toby and Jim shared a look. Oh that is never good. "We don't actually know."

"Then, what are we going to do about Saturday?" I asked them.

"We're more of idea men." Like they're any close to being men. "Creating a plan is someone else's problem." Of course.

"You two haven't changed at all, have you? I'll get to work on that sometime this evening. You guys still have email, righr?" I asked them.

"Who still uses e-mail anymore?" Toby inquired.

"Good point. I'll just have Lucy drive us to the theater anyway." I replied. "So, how are you and Claire going, Jamie?"

"O-o-o-oh, m-m-me and Claire?" stammered Jim. That's strange.

"Yes, you and Claire. You two are dating, aren't you?" I asked him.

"Oh, y-y-yeah. We're g-g-g-good." Hmm. Peculiar. But Jim's always been like this when pertaining to Claire. Nothing suspicious about that.

I hope.

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Jim

"So, you have a study date with [Y/N] tomorrow huh?" Claire teased me while we walked to Blinky's library.

"What-. Wait! You told her!" I exclaimed to Toby who was on my left side.

"Of course, I did. Dude, you've been hopelessly obliviously in love with this girl since she stole your first kiss on the monkey bars when we were nine. And she-."

"She clearly has feelings for you, but she's not gonna act upon them since you know we're fake dating and all that jazz." Claire said.

I sighed. "You're the smart one. Couldn't you have come up with something... um... better?"

"What? Because a wuss like you was going to ask her out if I didn't say we were dating?" Claire asked him, raising an eyebrow at her friend.

I sighed once more. She clearly had a point. And Tobes seemed to catch it too. "He tried to ask her if she wanted to go see Pig Zombie 6 for her sixteenth birthday, but dragged me along with them because he wussed out of calling it a date."

Claire tapped her chin in thought. I do not understand girls. Then, she did the thing where you smack your fist against your hand in an aha! idea moment. Which is what transpired next. "I have a perfect idea for your movie date on Saturday."

"Am I going to regret this?" I asked her.

"I hope not. I'm helping you whether you want me to or not." Yea me! Internal frown.

We made it Blinky's library in which the four arm troll was talking animatedly to Vendell. About Essence Stones? What the fuzz buckets are those?

"Um, what are the Essence Stones?" I piped up.

"The Essence Stones are the only thing that can combat the Oncoming Storm." Vendel explained.

"Which is why we should be looking for them! We already know where one is! The Sea Stone!" Blinky told him.

"I already told you the Starling has this under control. This is her fight. Not ours. We shouldn't-."

"But then why have Pabbie tell us about the resurgence anyways?!" Blinky cut him off. I don't think Blinky has ever interrupted Vendel before. This is a first.

"Because to warn us of an even greater danger, Blinkous!! One that we have to face on our own! As Trolls!" the elder roared.

I never saw a look of fear as intense as the look that crossed Blinky's face when Vendel told him that. A greater danger? Even Aaarrrggghh! and Draal had the same look as Blinky. What did it all mean? Vendel left the library.

"I don't care what the goat says. We're getting the Sea Stone." Blinky told us.

"And how do we acquire it?" asked Claire.

"Hate Gyre." Aaarrrgghh! cried. Oh.

"And where would we find the Sea Stone?" Toby asked. "It's underwater right? And we can't breathe in water? So is it in an aquarium? Washed up on a beach?"

"I'll tell you where when we get to the Gyre." Claire, Toby, and I shared a look before shrugging our shoulders and following Blinky to the Gyre.

When we got there, we reached the Gyre and hopped in. "So, where are we going?"

"Under the sea. In an underwater palace where there is no water inside located in what you humans refer to as The Bermuda Triangle. Get ready for Atlantis." And before the three of us could protest, Blinky put in the coordinates and we zipped off towards... did he really say Atlantis? And the Bermuda Triangle?

But I didn't have time to question it as we arrived in a palace? And our clothes were soaking wet. But we never submerged in water? You know what? I shouldn't question it. Me and my friends huddled for warmth. It'll be awhile before we're dry. But why isn't- you know what? Never mind. I don't care.

"Okay, so where do we go first?" asked Toby.

"We head for the treasure room. The Jewel of Atlantis is the Sea Stone." Blinky told us.

"Why are we wet, but you aren't?" asked Claire.

"No clue." Blinky shrugged his shoulders.

The three of us grumbled but followed after Blinky with Aaarrrgghh! and Draal taking the rear. This is going to be a long evening. Our little group trudged, our squeaky footprints giving our location to anyone who would be here. And I think someone was here. Because a familiar ball of silver and blue was charging at us. Not us. Me. Followed by a march larger greenish-blue dragon.

"Hi, Azymondias." I said to the baby dragon when he jumped into my arms.

"I see you humans have already met the Prince. Starling's Zym seems to like you Mr Lake." the green-ish blue dragon said. Um... do dragons normally...

"YOU TALK?!?!" Thanks for that, Tobes.

"Of course, I do. I'm Sisu. Starling sent me after Little Azymondias to make sure he stayed out of trouble." Why aren't Blinky, Aarrrgghh!, and Draal freaking out about there being another dragon? And the elf being here?

"You six, now-seven, looking for the Treasure Room?" asked Sisu.

I shivered as a breeze went by. Why was there a breeze? We're in a dry castle underwater! This is just too weird.

"We were headed that way right now!" Blinky told the dragon.

Azymondias coughed. Or sneezed? I don't know. But he zapped me and I yelped and I'm... dry? Well alot dryer than before. Uh, thank you. Living dryer thay could kill me at any given moment. But you're still cute. So you're forgiven if you do.

"Well I wouldn't go that way! That's where Meg put his evil lair at." Sisu told us.

"Lair?" "Meg?"

"Meg is what the time-traveler calls Megamind. And he placed a lair here when he was going through his 'evil' phase." I did not know Dragons did air quotes.

"Time Traveler? Like the Doctor? Or Loki?" askes Toby.

"Looks like a mix of Matt Smith and Loki as a tween with too much hair gel. Alright, kids follow me." Sisu told us.

Zym appeared on my shoulder, wrapping his small body around on my shoulder and we followed the hopping dragon towards the treasure room. We had reached the treasure room, avoiding all the traps (that was on the ceiling for some strange reason). We arrived there. And Sisu peered inside before letting us enter. Strange.

But I couldn't help peering over Sisu's sboulder "Are you really angry that the Trollhunter keeps unknowingly stealing your pet?" That sounded like... no it can't be.

"Azymondias is not my pet. My pet sounds like I chose to take care of him. The bundle of zappy madness chose me to take care of him. So if anything, I'm his pet." Please tell me that's not who I think it is. But the-I'm guessing- Startouch Elf looks nothing like her. Not one bit. Well maybe except for the nose. And the eyes.

"You make absolutely no sense. And yet you love him anyway." the other voice said. A male with slick-back hair. This must be the time-traveler Wow. Sisu was spot on.

"Kids, easy now. We wouldn't want this to get into the wrong hands. Not this close to the Cotillion." A brunette male that appeared to be the oldest of the group. Why does he look so familiar to me?

"I have a question for you, pig snout. Meg said you wouldn't be here. Why the hell are you here? And why are you even here?" the elf asked.

"I stowed away because none of you are smart." the time-traveller said.

"Says the royal dumbass." the female elf sighed. "I'm so young and yet I feel so old." she emphasized. I was half expecting her to do a dramatic fall like they always seem to do in soap operas notthatIwatchsoapoperasinthefirstplacethat'sabsurd.

"I already knew that, dumbass." time-traveler said.

"Go on, Trollhunter." Sisu used her tail to push me toward the elf's group to retrieve the essence stone. "Introduce yourself."

And suddenly I stumbled upon the room making the group's attention turn to me. "Um...hi." Cue the awkward wave. "I'm... James Lake Jr? I'm the... Trollhunter." I held out the Amulet of Merlin. I could practically sense Toby and Claire facepalming at this.

"Starling, I think this one is for you to handle." I now noticed the brunette boy that stood beside the other elf. Is that... Callum Schlott?? Um... I hope if that is him, he doesn't tell [Y/N] about this.

"I am the one they refer to as Starling as you must know. And we don't need you here. To help us." The girl's hand were running up and down a strand of her waist length periwinkle hair. [Y/N] did the same thing when she had long hair. Not the time Jim.

"I think we do. Because the Seastone is missing if you've forgotten." the other elf said. She sounds like Rayla. And sort of looks like her too.

"THE SEASTONE IS GONE!?!?!?" Blinky exclaimed.

"Unfortunately so. Now, one advantage turns out to be a setback." I didn't notice the other brunette who had a black dragon that was acting like a cat by his feet.

"Do you have any leads?" asked Claire as she stepped forward.

"Just a Roman Penny. No clue from where though." Starling told us. "Now, I think it's time you kids return to California. Don'tyouthink."

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"So Atlantis was a flopp?" I had already told Draal about the whole atlantis situation.

Luckily mom had another night shift at the hospital, so Draal could walk around freely while I made dinner for myself. Elbow Pasta and Meat Sauce it appears to be.

"Yes, it was, Draal." I turned the TV on and started flipping through the channels to find the one I wanted. "At least, I met Starling. She was not what I was expecting."

"Most elves aren't. You humans expect them to be small and cute because of the Claus, but they aren't." Draal told me.

"Actually, I think," I found what I was looking for. The French food competition show the World's Greatest Chef Competiton. "she was the exact opposite of what all of you were saying. Sure she was a tad harsh to us, but I think she didn't want to involve us in the Essence Stones. Like she didn't want anymore added help. I don't know." A knock sounded on the door.

"Were you expecting anyone?" asked Draal.

"Not that I know. Toby and Claire wouldn't knock. They'll just barge on in." I told him.

And before I got to the door, the door opened to reveal a boy with white hair, incredibly pale skin wearing a blue sweatshirt and brown trousers. "Don't be such a pussy, Hiccup." That was Sisu.

"Yeah, we're only here since Zym wants the trollhunter to be his dragon rider and to train him how to combat magic." white hair said.

"Um... what are you doing at my house?" I asked them as I held my wooden spoon in my hand, ready to strike them if necessary.

"You and Punzie would be great friends, squirt." The platinum blonde ruffled my brown hair to make it messy. My hair now looks like the dragon boy's hair.

"We're here to train you. I'm Hiccup. And this is Jack. Jack Frost." Wait. What? I'm lost. "I live over in Berk Manor. And you have wandered in a den where you cannot get out of." the brunnette introduced.

"Which is why Starling didn't want you to get involved. By trying to help us with the Seastone, you and your friends have put a target on your back. Starling didn't want that. But now we have to help you. To train you. Hiccup here is a Dragon Rider. And even though Azymondias isn't big enough to be ridden. He will be. I suspect sooner than you think, so he's going to train you to ride him. And I and many others are going come here to help you train against magic. Since the people who will come after you to kill you will have magic." Jack Frost told me. Now I'm really lost.

"So let's begin."

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Movies

The Lord of the Rings - yes all three, extended editions only

The Hobbit

Pretty much every Star Wars movie, especially Rogue One

Megamind

How to Train Your Dragon

Kung Fu Panda (1, and 2)

Rise of the Guardians

Wish Dragon

Frozen

The Fall

A few of the MCU movies, including The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Black Widow

Series

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: Rebels

Supernatural

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Lucifer

Doctor Who

Tales of Arcadia (particularly Trollhunters)

Artists

Ruelle

Fleurie

Tommee Profitt

Halsey

Billie Eilish

Sam Tinnesz

Zayde Wølf

Songs

All of Halsey's album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power

Holy Water by Zayde Wølf

Give Us a Little Love by Fallulah

Can't Pretend by Tom Odell

Control by Halsey

Way Down We Go by KALEO

Ready Set Let's Go by Sam Tinnesz

Horns by Bryce Fox

Dead of Night by Ruelle

Play with Fire (feat. Yacht Money) by Sam Tinnesz

Novocaine by The Unlikely Candidates

DARKSIDE by Neoni

Madness by Zayde Wølf

Books

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Wheel of Time (yes, all 14, and the prequel) by Robert Jordan and finished by Brandon Sanderson

Throne of Glass (especially in love with Kingdom of Ash) by Sarah J. Maas

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (not a huge fan of the third book in the trilogy, but I like the two other duologies a lot)

A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller

The Revenge of the Sith novelization by Matthew Stover

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Gone by Michael Grant

Hunger by Michael Grant

Lies by Michael Grant

Plague by Michael Grant

Fear by Michael Grant

Light by Michael Grant

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (the whole series, and the prequel series and the standalone short story novel)

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[fantasyforbeginners]

works i’m most familiar with / will likely draw comparisons from, or ones i think may be useful to discussions. fantasy is bolded, personal faves are italicized. i lean towards hopepunk > grimdark as a personal preference

tv shows:

avatar: the last airbender | the dragon prince | steven universe | the good place | tangled the series (*) | crazy ex girlfriend | the legend of korra | gravity falls | the owl house | julie and the phantoms | phineas and ferb | over the garden wall | she-ra and the princesses of power (*) | voltron: legendary defender (*) | game of thrones | trollhunters | tales of arcadia |

books:

lord of the rings | percy jackson and the olympians | the hunger games | six of crows duology | beowulf | frankenstein (1818) | rebecca | the lunar chronicles | the book thief | the song of achilles | circe | things fall apart | 

movies:

how to train your dragon franchise | inception | the secret of nimh | the prince of egypt | general disney renaissance | pixar | titanic | star wars og and prequel trilogy | star wars sequel trilogy (*) | interstellar | anastasia | frozen (*) | over the moon | wish dragon | studio ghibli | spirited away | rise of the guardians | dreamworks | the half of it 

musicals:

wicked | hamilton | heathers | hadestown | the mad ones | frozen: the musical | anastasia | six | waitress 

mythology

greek | roman | arthurian | nordic | egyptian | celtic (the fae, faeries)

(*) 

means that while i think a work is useful in terms of discussing how to build a story, it’s usually in using the work at hand to explain how that work went wrong, and isn’t particularly positive. take that as you will.

youtube channels

overly sarcastic productions | hello future me | schrafillas productions | breadsword | critical hit | bagels after midnight | weight of cinema | wordswithdragons

questions about rep i can personally answer: 

queer | ace | aromantic spectrum | trans / nonbinary (agender) | panromantic

bonus: 

university background in intersectional feminism, queer theory, and critical race theory