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Jim thought it was a great idea to sneak out to his secret job at Starbucks a hour, before he had to be in Trollmarket. Well guess what Jimbo, it wasn’t a great idea.
It was a Friday night. Jim decided that it was a great idea to sneak out from his bedroom at 9 fricking pm to his secret job at Starbucks. But little did Jim know was that something was going to happen tonight. Something he wouldn’t forget for a while. As Jim was about to leave the neighborhood and cycle all the way to Starbucks, he first put on his helmet, and then he hopped on his bicycle. As he hopped on his bicycle, he decided to see if nobody was watching or following him. Luckily nobody was following and watching him at the moment, so Jim decided it was the right time to cycle all the way to Starbucks.
A few minutes later, Jim had arrived to Starbucks. He parked his bike right next to the other bicycles, and then he took off his wig, which hid his secret wolfcut, that was now revealed for the world to see. He then placed his wig and helmet inside his bag with the amulet, and went inside Starbucks. But as he went inside, suddenly his manager had called him.
-Jamie!-the manager called Jim
-Coming Mr. Jones!-Jim said
When Jim went inside the break room in Starbucks, he saw his manager, Mr. Jones all drunk, drinking another bottle of alcohol, but also wearing an t-shirt that said "Life is brutal". But what he didn’t know was that Mr. Jones was going to do something unexpected to him.
-Jamie, you're going to stay a few extra hours today-Mr Jones said
-I thought we agreed that I'd come for a hour, and then I'd go home-Jim said, with a concerned face
-We did, but I have to go home today and since your co-workers don't wanna come, and you were the one who came, I thought you'd like to be in charge of this place for a few hours. Would you like this, Jamie?-Mr. Jones asked Jim
-Mr. Jones, I haven't finished my training yet-Jim exclaimed
-Don't worry Jamie, just do what I told you. Do some coffees, and the clients will be satisfied. Anyways, I have to go. I believe I have better things to do than manage this place right now-Mr. Jones said, as he put on his coat and left this place
-Alright, Mr Jones. I'll manage Starbucks for the night-Jim said
-Great! Now do what I told you!-he said, as he had left the break room.
After Mr. Jones left the break room, Jim immediately regretted his decision on going to Starbucks a hour before training. But he knew that he needed the extra money for his mom, to save up for his vespa, and for some cool outfits, so he wouldn't have to wear the same jacket for days. Then he decided to call Blinky and tell him he'll be late for Trollhunting.
But as Jim was about to call Blinky, suddenly his phone said this.
"I'm sorry, the number you're trying to reach is unavailable right now"
Jim sighed and he then called Toby. But Toby didn't answer. Jim knew he was probably playing Gun Robot 2 with AAARRRGGHH. Jim already knew he was not only going to be late, but he was also going to be doomed not by his Spanish teacher, Señor Uhl, but rather by a pissed Blinky. Why?
Because Blinky was pretty serious about being late, and Jim knew not to be late. But today, Jim knew he wasn't going to be in Trollmarket on time. Then Jim realised that he had to forget about being in Trollmarket on time, and he had to take care of his coffee-addicted clients.
He turned down the sound on his phone(like me fr, cause I do it at school, but the difference is I turned off the phone, while Jim doesn't and he just charges it). Then Jim decided to charge his phone and to leave it there in the break room, while he was serving coffee to his clients. After Jim left the phone in the Starbucks break room, Jim took a deep breath and then he went to the counter, where he saw his first client of the day. It was nobody other than his classmate, Mary Wang.
When Jim saw her, he could only hope, that she wouldn't recognize him and that she also won't tell her friends about his alter ego, Jamie the barista. Especially to Claire, or even Toby. Jim knew Arcadia was a small town, where rumors spread pretty fast, despite the rumors being either true or false. No in between. Then Mary said this.
-Hey Jamie. I'd like to order a caramel macchiato with extra whipped cream, please, and make it quick. I've got a date with Tight Jeans Hank, and I can't be late for that-Mary said
-Of course, Mary. One caramel macchiato with extra whipped cream coming up! Also that'll be $4,99-Jim said
-Here's $5-Mary said, as she handed the $5 to Jim
-Thanks Mary-Jim said, as he placed the $5 into the cash register, and then started to make the caramel macchiato with extra whipped cream.
After Jim finished making the caramel macchiato, trying to make it great, despite not having enough knowledge, since he was still on training, but now he was the manager for the night, he gave the caramel macchiato with extra whipped cream to Mary.
-Thanks Jamie! See you next time-Mary said, as she grabbed the caramel macchiato with extra whipped cream from Jim's gloved hand and left Starbucks.
-Bye Mary!-Jim said, as he stood by the counter, waiting for his next client.
After a few minutes of waiting, his next clients came. It was a bunch of middle schoolers, who thought they were "sigmas" but they weren't.
-Hey emo kid. We'd like to have free drinks-one of the middle schoolers said
-I'm sorry, I don't give drinks for free-Jim said
-Fine. Guys, we're going to the restroom. Also Jamie, you're never going to be sigma-the middle schooler said
And the four middle schoolers went to the bathroom. But little did Jim know was that the middle schoolers were up to no good in the bathroom. Then Jim waited for his next client, and to his misfortune it had to be an "mean" Karen.
-Excuse me! I'd like to speak to the manager. This place stinks as hell-Karen said
-I'm the manager for the night-Jim said
-Great! Could you please tell me where does this smell come from?! It smells in here-Karen complained
Jim breathed the air, and then breathed it out. The air had made him not only disgusted, but also curious on where was it coming from.
-I think the smell's coming from the restroom? Why would it come from the restroom-Jim said
-I don't know, but it smells like smoke in here-Karen said
Jim got out from behind the counter and he went to the restroom, where he caught the same middle schoolers, who wanted free drinks for him, smoking e-pens.
-What the hell?! This isn't a place to smoke!-Jim said
-Who asked?-Jeremy, who was one of the middle schooler asked Jim, as he smoked the e-pen
-Yeah, Jamie. Who asked for your opinion, if you're not a sigma. We only listen to sigmas, and the only sigma in here is my best friend Lars-Michael, who was the second middle schoolers said, as he pointed out to his best friend Lars, who had a buzzcut
-Sigmas? Oh my fucking god, I thought everyone left the "sigma" phase in the 2020s. But still, you're banned from ever entering Starbucks, ever-Jim said
Then Jim threw the four middle schoolers, who thought were "sigmas" for making fun of others, but also smoking weed in the restroom, out of Starbucks and banned them. A few minutes later, someone came up to him. It was Darci Scott, aka. his best friend's crush, Detective Scott's daughter, Claire and Mary's bff, and lastly his classmate.
-Excuse me, have we met before? It's just you remind me of someone-Darci admitted
-Who do you remind me of?-Jim asked Darci
-I know it may sound dumb, but you remind me of Jim? Toby's best friend, and Mrs. Lake's son-Darci replied
-What made you think that?-Jim asked nervously
-Oh you know... The face expressions I guess-Darci admitted
-Is this all?-Jim asked
-Pretty much. Anyways, I'd like to order an chai latte with almond milk, please-Darci said
-Of course, Darci. One chai latte with almond milk coming up! Also that'll be $4,70-Jim said
-Here's $4,70-Darci said, as she gave Jim the $4,70
-Thanks Darci-Jim said, as he placed the $4,70 into the cash register. Then he started making the chai latte with almond milk.
After Jim finished making the chai latte with almond milk, trying to make it perfect, despite not having enough knowledge, since he was still on training, but now he was the manager for the night, he gave the finished chai latte with almond milk to Darci.
-Thanks Jamie! See you next time-Darci said, as she grabbed the chai latte with almond milk from Jim's gloved hand and left Starbucks.
-See you next time Darci-Jim said, as he stood by the counter, waiting for his next client.
But as he waited for the next client, he realized something was off with the smell inside Starbucks. First Jim checked the bathroom, thinking it was the same middle schoolers, who he had banned, but to his suprise nobody was smoking in the bathroom. Then he checked outside, but it still wasn't the reason why it smelled so much inside. And lastly, Jim decided to check the storage.
But what Jim found in that storage may or may not have traumatized him.
When he opened the door to the storage, what, or who did he find there had both disgusted and terrified Jim. Inside the storage, Jim found a decomposing corpse, laying on the cold and unforgiving floor. He had expected to find a bunch of goblins, since he was the trollhunter, but that wasn't what Jim had expected to find.
Jim had expected to find a bunch of goblins, maybe some moldy ingredients, since he was at Starbucks at the moment. But a decomposing, dead corpse of a missing teenage girl named Tammy Smith. Jim had remembered the day, that she went missing. He was about to cycle home from school on his own, listening to a random song on his phone, when suddenly the song turned of and it started playing to a news livestream, where Mrs. Tanner confirmed that Tammy Smith went missing last night in Arcadia.
He remembered that a few months, after Tammy Smith went missing, Jim decided it was a great idea to get a job at Starbucks. At the same Starbucks, where Tammy Smith had went missing and presumably died, considering the fact, that he found her decomposing corpse. Then Jim decided to leave the storage room, back to the breakroom, where his phone was charging.
After Jim left the storage room to the break room, he quickly pulled out the charger from his phone. Then he dialed 911 and decided to call them.
-911, what's your emergency?-the operator asked
-I found a dead body at the storage room-Jim said
-I'm so sorry to hear that. Could you please provide me your location and address?-the operator asked
-I'm at the only Starbucks in Arcadia. It's at Tolton Road 69 in Arcadia Oaks-Jim said
-Thank you. Could you please describe the situation? Is there anyone else around?-the operator said
-I'm alone at Starbucks right now, since my boss thought it was a great idea to make a worker under training in Starbucks the manager for a night. And I think I found Tammy Smith-Jim said
-I'm sending help your way. Please stay on the line-the operator said
-Alright, I'll wait for help-Jim said
But as Jim was on the line, waiting for help, the phone call ended.
-What the... Oh you have got to be kidding me-Jim sighed
A few minutes later after the phone call ended, the door to Starbucks swung open, revealing Detective Scott with the rest of the police.
-Are you alright, Jamie? We received a call about an emergency in here-Detective Scott asked Jim
-I found a decomposing body in the storage. And I think that this may or may not be the missing girl-Jim admitted
-Missing girl? Which missing girl are you talking about? You talking about Rachel Amber? Anastasia Rodriguez? Or someone else?-the policeman asked Jim
-I was talking about Tammy Smith. The girl who went missing at Starbucks a few months ago, the night before I got a job in the same exact Starbucks she went missing in. Why do you ask?-Jim asked
-Could you show us, where did you find the body?-Detective Scott asked Jim
-Sure, just follow the way-Jim said, as he showed them the way to the storage room at Starbucks.
After Jim showed then the way to the storage room, he then opened the door to the storage room, where he had found the missing girl.
As Detective Scott and the police entered the storage room, they were terrified by the sight of an dead body. It was indeed Tammy Smith, the girl who went a few months ago.
-We need to secure the area, gather evidence and notify her family. Jamie, you did the right thing by calling 911. Now I'm going to need your statement, and you should stay here until we finish our investigation-Detective Scott said
As the police worked in the storage room, Jim could only hope that his friends wouldn't find out he was going to work at the same place, where Tammy Smith had went missing and presumably died a few months ago, behind their backs. He also hoped that he wouldn't be in trouble with Blinky, but that seemed pretty impossible for him, considering the fact that he was late for trollhunting right now.
...
A few minutes later, the police took Tammy's dead body, and the evidence from the storage room and they had left Starbucks. After they left Starbucks, Jim decided to continue his shift, as if nothing had happened. But little did Jim know was that he was in huge trouble right now.
As Jim was working his shift at Starbucks, he was serving coffee, tea, along with some food for his clients. Everything was pretty normal, considering the fact that Jim found a dead body at Starbucks a hour or two hours ago, when suddenly an unexpected guest came to Starbucks. It was Draal, the previous Trollhunter's son, and the troll who was living in Jim's basement.
-Jim?! What the fuck are you doing at Starbucks? Also what's up with your hair?-Draal exclaimed
-Hey Draal, what's up-Jim said nervously
-What in the Gunmar's name are you doing in Starbucks?! I thought you went trollhunting-Draal exclaimed
-Long story short. I was supposed to work my shift at Starbucks for an hour, when suddenly my irresponsible boss decided to make me manager for the night, despite the fact that I was still in training. And then he left this place all drunk-Jim sighed
-Still telling Blinky-Draal said, as he was about to message Blinky
-Don't message him!-Jim said
-Why shouldn't I? Is it because you don't want anyone to find out about your secret late night job at Starbucks or your secret appearance. Or is it both?-Draal asked Jim
-I'll make you a coffee without milk or tea for free, if you won't message Blinky!-Jim yelled
-Seems convincing. I'd like to order a green tea for free, just like you promised. And it better be good or I'll expose your true secrets to Blinky and the rest-Draal said
-Alright, alright! One green tea coming up!-Jim said, as he started making the venti green tea.
After Jim finished making the green tea for Draal, trying to make it perfect, despite not having enough knowledge, since he was still on training, but now he was the manager for the night, he gave the green tea to Draal.
-Here's the green tea you asked for-Jim said, as he gave Draal the green tea.
-Thanks, fleshbag. But I think we should get going-Draal said
-Why's that?-Jim asked curiously
-Blinky's going to start looking for you. And as much as I think you're annoying, I don't want you to be in trouble with Blinky-Draal said
-Makes sense. Give me a minute and I'll be ready-Jim said, as he cleaned some stuff and later closed Starbucks for the night.
After a few minutes, Jim had already cleaned some stuff, and later he closed Starbucks. Then Jim locked the door, and after he had locked the door, he followed Draal outside. Jim knew he was late for Trollhunting, but on the other hand he didn't want to be scolded by Blinky. Jim wouldn't admit it to anyone, but he already knew that he'd rather be scolded by Señor Uhl than by Blinky.
-Where would you like to go right now, fleshbag?-Draal asked
-Anywhere but the canals. I don't want to be caught by Blinky and then scolded by him-Jim said
-Let's go for a walk then-Draal said
-Alright dude, whatever you say-Jim said, as he grabbed his bike.
...
Meanwhile in Trollmarket, Blinky was going through a crisis, while Aaarrrgghh and Toby were "manifesting" in the other room, so Jim would at least be alright. But to their unluck, Blinky walked in on them.
-What in the Gunmar's name do you think you're doing?! Where's Master Jim?!-Blinky exclaimed
-We're manifesting-Aaarrrgghh said
-Also we don't even know where's Jim-Toby said
-What do you mean you don't know where's Jim? Tobias, you're his best friend for Gunmar's sake!-Blinky sighed
-Also when did you last saw Jim?-Blinky asked
-The last time I saw Jim was when we were going back home from school today. Why do you ask?-Toby asked
-Something isn't right. Jim should have been here a few hours ago. We can't have Master Jim missing, while there was supposed to be training today-Blinky exclaimed
Then Toby and AAARRRGGHH exchanged both worried and concerned glances, as they realised how serious was the situation right now. They had to find Jim and make sure he was at least alright.
-Blinky, we'll look for Jim. Toby and I will search the neighborhood and see if we can find any traces of him-Aaarrrgghh suggested
-Good idea. I'll stay here and see if he contacts us or comes back-Blinky said
After Toby and Aaarrrgghh left Trollmarket, they decided to go to Jim's house in hopes of finding Jim. But as they were about to walk past the crossroad at 3 fricking am, they saw Jim hanging out with Draal. They both stopped, completely taken aback by Jim's unexpected outfit and his unexpected wolfcut, when they all thought Jim didn't have a wolfcut.
-Is that... Is that Jim?!-Toby exclaimed, unable to believe his eyes
-That's Jim-Aaarrrgghh said
They decided to approach Jim cautiously, wondering what the fuck had led them to this situation. They couldn't imagine why was Jim out and about when he was supposed to be at Trollmarket for training. When they came up to Jim, Draal decided to leave Jim with them, because Draal was too busy being a ✨material gworl✨/j.(it's an inside joke)
-Hey Jimbo. What the hell happened?! We've been looking for you everywhere! Also what's up with your hair? And your outfit?-Toby asked
-Hey Tobes, you won't believe what happened-Jim said, as he sipped the iced latte he made for himself a minute, before he closed Starbucks for the night.
-Jimbo, what the fuck happened to you? You look like you've been through hell-Toby said
-Guys, don't get mad. But I have a job at Starbucks that I managed to hide for a few months-Jim confessed
-Explains the uniform, but is this the truth?-Toby asked curiously
-Basically I thought going to Starbucks a hour before Trollhunting for my shift was a great idea, because I thought it was a great idea. But no, my irresponsible boss left me in charge of Starbucks for the night, despite knowing the fact, that I was still in training. Also I found a dead body in the storage room. I called 911 and then the police started investigating, but after a few minutes they left. The murderer is still on the run, but I'm sure he'll be found sooner or later. And the first thing I thought I was going to find in the storage room was goblins. But it wasn't the goblins causing the smell. It was a corpse, causing all that smell at Starbucks-Jim sighed
-Damn, that got dark quick. What about the new hairstyle? How long were you hiding this?-Toby asked
-I was hiding this with a wig for 3 years... Apparently I didn't want anyone to get rid of my wolfcut, since I loved it, so I decided to buy a convincing wig and I wore the wig ever since-Jim admitted
-Guys, I think we should go back to Trollmarket or Blinky's going to kill us-Toby said
-You're right, Tobes. Although I know I'm going to be in huge trouble for being late for Trollhunting with Blinky. Just because I thought going to work a hour before Trollhunting was a great idea, which wasn't...-Jim said
-Who said it was?-Toby asked
Meanwhile in Trollmarket, Blinky was waiting for Toby and Aaarrrgghh to come back with Jim. Or at least with the clues, that Jim had left. As Blinky was waiting for them to come back with Jim, his worry for Jim continued to grow with each passing moment.
Just as Blinky was about to search for them, all by himself, Toby and Aaarrrgghh had finally came with an tired Jim. Blinky was both relieved and a bit frustrated, when he saw the change in Jim's appearance.
-Master Jim?! Where have you been?! We've been worried sick about you! Also what in the name of Gunmar has happened to your hair?-Blinky exclaimed
-It's a long story, Blinky. But basically I've been working in secret at Starbucks for a few weeks now, and today, my irresponsible boss left me in charge, despite knowing that I was still in training. And there's more, but I'm most likely going to tell this tomorrow, because I need to be in the right state of mind, when I tell you this. Also I'll need to rest, before I tell you everything-Jim said, feeling exhausted
-That's understandable. We'll discuss this tommorow. For now, get some sleep for once. We'll talk more tommorow-Blinky said, as he was a bit concerned about Jim
-Night, guys-Jim said, as he left Trollmarket
And then Jim went back home, where he fell asleep on the couch and he never woke up/j
the end💀
but is it the truly the end?