Okay, there's going to be a Blake x Mery moment ( I haven't came up with the ship name yet ). I hope you like the chapter.

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( At Troll market )

The fox-kitten was sitting beside Mery, who had a tired expression. Blinky was standing beside something that was covered by a blanket.

Blinky: Remember when I told you all Trollhunters must start small?

Blinky pulled the blanket off, revealing a gold machine, ancient carvings designed the metal as the light caught the golden Furgolator, making it look better appealing to the eye.

Jim: Full disclosure, I'm a little worried how I let you talk me into this.

The fox-kitten whines in response with a sad expression.

Jim: Oh, right. That's how. Also, what's a squeaky fish?

Mery: It's a stuffed fish that squeaks. It serves as a comfort toy for kits, kinda like human kits and stuffed bear or rabbits.

Blinky smiled and pushed a button, gears turning as smoke was pushed through the tubes. The pipes whistling as the doors opened, more smoke fogging the room.

Aaarrrgghh: Still bad idea.

Jim was suddenly found inside the machine, looking around the lit machine.

Jim: Wait a minute. So, how does me going into this thing help me get a gnome out of a hole?

The door slowly closed, trapping Jim inside the machine.

Blinky: If a gnome won't come out, the Trollhunter must go in.

Jim: Wait, what?

Blinky: ( chuckles ) Don't worry. We often use the Furgolator to compress minerals. And, now, for the anthracite, Mery!

Mery calmly took the rock from Toby's hands with a blank expression.

Toby: Hey!

Mery: ( to Toby, calmly: ) Lidia con eso, idiota.

Mery puts the rock in the little hole in the machine that was meant for it.

Jim: But you've done this a few times on flesh and bone, right? Right?

Mery: Not exactly...-

Blinky: But I'm not concerned.

As Blinky said he wasn't concerned, smoke started to fill the inside, no one could no longer see Jim through the window of the machine.

Mery: ( to Blinky: ) That's because you are not the one trapped in that thing!

Jim: I agree with Mery!

Blinky: ( whispers to Mery: ) You're not helping. ( To Jim: ) Nothing to worry about, Master Jim. We work best under pressure.

Mery became worried as the Trollhunter let out raspy coughs as the machine started to shake and creaked.

Jim: I can't see anything! ( Coughs ) Why is there so much smoke?

The machine let out farting noises, and shook more rapidly, frightening Toby and Mery to jump to the machine and try to pry the doors open with nothing but their fingers.

Toby: Come on,-

Mery: ( sternly: ) Get over here and help us get Jim out! Now!

Blinky ran to help Toby and Mery, now panicked.

Blinky: Don't just stand there, Aaarrrgghh! ( Looks at the fox-kitten ) You stay there, young one.

With the help of Aaarrrgghh, he pulled the doors apart, letting the smoke out as Jim coughed while he stepped out, he was now tiny.

Jim: Looks like it didn't work. Hope you have a plan B.

Jim yelped and jumped back. The fox-kitten giggle as she looked at Jim.

Blinky: On the contrary.

Toby: ( gasps ) He's like an action figure.

Everyone crowded around Jim as Blinky reached down, the fox-kitten's eyes then turned into slits, and Mery picked her up before she could open her mouth to try to eat Jim by instinct.

Mery: And, I'm gonna hold this little ball of fluff until you turn back to normal, Jim.

Fox-kitten: Mew.

Blinky: The Furgolator functioned perfectly! ( Laughs )

Blinky lifted his hand to reveal a tiny Jim sitting in his palm. He chuckled as Jim looked himself over with wide eyes.

Cut at Bagduella's shop. Now by the hole that the gnome has taken refuge in, Jim was being carried by Blinky as a pin was used as a shield. Jim sighed and turned to face them after he was put down.

Jim: ( sighs ) Real subtle. We've got to start small. Deal with the little problem. This is a huge! I can't be shrunk! I have exams to take! I have sinks to reach!

Blinky: You have a gnome to catch. Now, onward, Master Jim, and fetch your destiny!

Mery: And the kid's toy. Unless you want to see a kit cry.

The fox-kitten made a sad " mew " at the two trolls and humans while in Mery's arms. Mery then picked up a pencil from a trap that had been set up and held it out to Jim.

Mery: ( playfully, to Jim: ) Your sword, my liege.

With a frown, Jim poked Mery with the pencil, which caused her to cast an illusion of a tiny Mery in front of him and smacked him on the back of his head, before the illusion disappeared.

Jim: Ow!

Mery: Never poke a lady, Jim Lake. Now, get in that gnome hole, get your amulet and this kit's squeaky fish. Now.

Jim: Yes, ma'am.

Jim turned and stepped up but fell backwards with a groan. He stood up one more time and started to walk deep in the hole.

Blinky: ( yells out to Jim: ) Oh, one last thing to know when dealing with a gnome, Master Jim, and this is of dire importance: Do not touch its hat.

Jim: ( yells back: ) Of course. It's right there in A Brief Recapitulation.

Blinky: You remember!

Jim: Of course not! Nothing in this world makes sense!

After a few minutes, they hear a yelp and growls. Though they couldn't see what was happening, they were listening closely with Bagduella, glass shattered as a groan from Jim also blended with the noise.

Blinky: That doesn't sound favorable.

Mery: You think? Ugh, that's it. Mery's going to do something crazy. ( Hands the Fox-kitten to Toby ) Hold her.

Toby: Oh, okay. Wait, wait, Mery what are you doing?

( Meanwhile at Jim and the gnome's fight )

Jim slowly crawled to the amulet and reached out his hand, but the gnome quickly fell, holding out his elbow to take out his opponent, but a small blur of red. Mery, in her Fox-cat form, tackled the gnome to the ground away from Jim.

Mery: ( hissed at the gnome ) Don't you even think about it!

Mery then jumped off of the gnome to Jim, who was looking at her in shock.

Mery: Not. A. Word.

The gnome tried to attack them, but they rolled from the attack and Jim took a hold of him. However, the gnome slipped through his arms, the hat sliding off and into Jim's hands

Mery: ( gasps ) Oh, we are so dead.

Jim: ( gasps ) Oh, my god. I touched his hat.

The gnome gasps and shouts. The gnome felt the horn above his head and growled at Jim before scraping his foot against the ground like a bull. Mery tuned everything out as she noticed the small stuffed toy fish in the corner of the room, she quickly went towards it as Jim was using the gnome's hat and held it out like a bullfighter. The gnome ran at the hat, but Jim quickly moved, causing the gnome to run into a pile of rubbish. Jim quickly ran to his amulet as Mery picked up the stuffed toy fish. The gnome crawled up Jim's body, his teeth moving rapidly. Jim's hands wrapped onto the rock as he strained to reach the amulet while Mery leapt to the gnome to attack him as her claws retract out as she was planning on scratching the gnome to make it back down.

Jim: ( straining: ) For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command!

The amulet shrunk to Jim's size and connecting to his body as Mery scratched the gnome's cheek, knocking him back away from Jim, who smiled excitedly. The armor appeared over Jim's clothes, the gnome backs up with a whimper.

Toby and the rest waited impatiently as the noise had stopped. Mery and Jim heard Toby's voice as they were walking towards the exit of the hole.

Toby: Why hadn't they come out?

The defeated gnome walked out of the hole, Jim was behind him with the sword pointed and the hat on his head while Mery had the squeaky fish toy with a proud smile and a few bruises on her hands.

Mery then went to the fox-kitten and gave the squeaky fish toy back to her.

Fox-kitten: ( happily, hugs the stuffed fish causing it to squeak ) Squeaky fish!

Blinky: Expedient and good-humored!

Bagduella: Oh, my hero!

Jim threw the gnome's hat to the ground, the gnome jumped for it, but was caught in a bag by Toby.

Jim: And what about this shrinking stuff? When does it wear off?

Blinky: Don't worry, Mery has been shrunken before. Sleep it off. By morning, you and Mery will be as good as new. And how you have earned it! Jim the gnome slayer.

Toby: ( to Mery: ) You've been shrunken down before?

Mery: Yeah... That's a long story, that I ain't going to tell ya. Now, Mery is going home to sleep this off.

Jim: Hey, Mery.

Mery: ( looks at Jim ) Yeah?

Jim: Thanks for helping me back there.

Mery: No, problem.

( Slight time skip, at the Frágil's home )

Mery walked inside her room with a tired expression and climbed into her bed. She laid down and pulled a corner of her blanket over her before she went to sleep.

( The next day, at school )

Mery was now back to her normal size and was standing on the roof of the school, out of sight, with bags under her eyes, as she was a bit weak from not having breakfast and not have had eaten any berries or fruits in general in awhile, so she decided to call in sick to avoid from being seen in her weak state in school. Mery then flinched as Blake pop out of nowhere into her sight of view.

Blake: Hey, I was wondering where you were, Ice-flame.

Mery: ( groans, annoyed: ) Let me guess, you're going to rat me out?

Blake: Nope. ( Hands Mery a box of blueberries ) Here, I have a feeling you get easily annoyed when you're hungry.

Mery: ( blushes slightly ) Uh, T-Thanks.

Mery placed the box down beside her, Blake could easily tell something was bothering her.

Blake: Alright, what's eating ya, Ice-flame?

Mery: I just... I kinda had a fight with one of my brothers, and it was... really tense. I just...

Blake: You feel bad about it?

Mery: Kinda. He was being a jerk and I just... Ugh!

Blake: ( chuckles slightly ) Well, I'm sure he knows that you're right if he was being a jerk.

Mery: Yeah... Or he's avoiding me because I... scratched him... in the face...

Blake: Oh... ( Tries to comfort Mery: ) I'm sure you didn't mean to hurt him, and I'm sure he knows that.

Mery: Yeah.. I still feel bad about it.. He just never listens.

Blake: ( chuckles ) I understand, I sorta have a family member that rarely listens too. ( Half jokingly: ) He has a really bad temper, like a mad bull.

Mery chuckled.

Blake: By the way, I saw what you did for Mary yesterday. That was cool of you to cheer her up like that.

Mery: ( sighs ) ( nervously: ) Yeah, believe it or not, I never actually got much of the chance to socialize with others my age before...

Blake: Home schooled?

Mery: Um... Sorta. I'm kinda self taught.

An idea then popped into Blake's head, as Mery ate a few blueberries, causing the bags under her eyes to disappear slightly.

Blake: Hey, you want to do something fun?

Mery: ( raises her brow ) What kind of fun?

Blake: ( half lies, smoothly: ) Well, I heard from my uncle that because of Jim's lateness to the play's rehearsals, Steve will be Jim's understudy...

Mery: Aw, seriously? The mouse brain?

Blake: Yeah, and from the obvious signs of Jim having feelings for the girl playing Juliet... ( Mischievously smirks ) Ya wanna mess with Steve?

Mery: ( grins ) What do you have in mind?

Blake: You'll see, mi rosa. First, finish eating the blueberries before anything. Can't have ya passing out on me. ( Chuckles )

Mery: Ha ha. Very funny, Blaze.

( After school )

Blake was calmly leaning against a tree as Mery was hiding behind the tree, the bags under her eyes were now completely gone. Blake then count down to three with his fingers, and when he closed his fist, a huge poof of pink glitter appeared where Steve's locker was. Blake and Mery silently laughed as they heard Steve's scream. They two quickly left the school before anyone noticed that they were laughing and expected them.

Blake: ( to Mery: ) Feelin' better now, Ice-flame?

Mery: ( laughs ) Yeah. ( Looks at Blake with a raised brow ) Aren't you worried about your uncle or your parents finding out?

Blake: Nah. My uncle is pretty chill about my mischief. Heck, I didn't picture a pretty thing like yourself to know how to make a glitter bomb.

Mery: Woah there, hombre encantador. Save the charm for when we get to know each other more.

Blake: ( with a charming smile: ) Well, maybe, we could see each outside of school so we can get to know each other more.

Mery: ( acting casual: ) Maybe.. Maybe not... We'll just have to see.

Mery then walked off with a calm smile and slight blush on her face. Blake chuckles as he watched her leave.

Blake: ( to self: ) Looks like my Ice-flame is trying to play hard to get. Makes things more fun, but I should probably not speak if we ever see each other on the battlefield, so she doesn't know that I'm her enemy.

Blake then gets a call from Strickler.

Blake: ( picks up his phone ) Hey, Strickler, what's up?

Strickler: Any progress on earning the Trollhunter's trust.

Blake: Sorta, I'm working out a plan here, but I'm sure it'll work out as all as nothing.. unexpected happens.

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That's it for this episode, I hope you like it.

What did you think about Mery and Blake's moment?

Till next time my agents of mischief 😜