Trollhunters Aftermath

Jim's POV:
(Written by @Kodbro)

Why did my dad want me to give him the amulet? I already told him I couldn't take it off. And most importantly, why now? Just after I had defeated Gunmar.

Gunmar... I suddenly thought. Could it have something to do with bringing him back? But that's impossible. I smashed him.

Oh, if only Claire were here.

Jim... a voice suddenly said to me from out of nowhere. Since I was the only one locked up in what I soon came to learn as the Freezeover. Lake...

The voice resumed. I will be lying if I said I wasn't a tiny bit creeped out. I know keep it crispy was my motto. But I was finding it a bit difficult to do exactly that right now.

I was fidgeting. And I had been handcuffed against a table. My blue eyes were darting around everywhere until the same voice said for a third time, Do it. Give him the amulet.

"But I don't know how," I moaned. It was then that I realised that the voice was in my head. What was happening to me?

What had James done? For some reason, I felt out of control. Like something else was controlling my mind. Because while one part of me refused to find a way to give him the amulet, the other part of me did.

It's not the eclipse amulet he wants, my subconscious said.

"Who are you?" I asked.

I am you, the voice said. At least, a part of you.

"Hunter Jim?" I asked, confused.

Nope. Someone better, the voice smirked.

And just like that, everything clicked together. The Deep. My fight down there with my biggest fear. But why now...? So many questions were swarming through my head which made Dark Jim laugh.

While, that's what I had decided to call him now that I knew what exactly was going on.

"You," I said.

Well, that took you longer than I expected. You may not know where it is, Jim. But you know who does...

My eyes grew wide. "Daylight," I said.

Dark Jim laughed. Bingo. I will talk to you soon, Hunter.

"Wait!" I said. "Don't go. I still have so many questions. Where are my friends? Where is Blinky...?" But the voice had already gone.

Then suddenly I heard a click and the door to the Freezeover opened a smidge. Which I was thankful for because it was freezing in here. That just left me with one question. How was I meant to get out of here if I was still handcuffed.

Then a stranger thing happened and my handcuffs popped open by themselves. As if they were on an automatic switch.

So not wanting to be in this room any longer than I had to, I got up from the table and started for the door. What I saw on the other side was no surprise. "D-dad?" I asked.

"I was never your dad," James said. "Look what you did to yourself. You're a troll. You're one of them. How could I still call you my son after what you have become?"

Even if I hated the guy, his words still hit me hard. "Like you said," I said. "You know why I chose this life. And if I can't get out of here myself, my friends will find me. They found me in the Darklands, they can do it again-"

"No need," James said. Now I was startled.

My face showed it. "I don't understand."

"I mean if anything, you're actually free to go."

"You're- you're letting me go?" I asked. Something was up. "Just like that?"

"Just like that," he said.

I may not trust him, but if anything there was something that I needed to do first. "Where is Blinky?" I asked, sounding more confident this time than before.

But no matter what I did, it seemed like James would always have the upper hand in our discussions. On second thoughts, could you even call this a discussion?

"Blinky is fine," James said. "It's yourself who you should be more worried about. I'm letting you go freely here. I'm giving you a choice."

"To go and bring you back the amulet," I finished.

"Or fail and suffer Blinky's loss. I know that one way or another though, you will give it to me."

"And what makes you think that?" I asked. My glare hardening.

"You will see," was all he said. And right then, those were the only words that I could get out of him. What was most important, was letting my friends know that I was okay. Then we could make a plan to rescue Blinky.

Together.