1. Help! Somebody stop this thing!Copy !req
2. We're coming for you!Copy !req
3. Sorry!Copy !req
4. Oh, no! Where'd he go, boy?Copy !req
5. Wait.Copy !req
6. Trolls?Copy !req
7. This doesn't make any sense.Copy !req
8. I'll take that!Copy !req
9. Heh. Good job, boy!Copy !req
10. Let's go.Copy !req
11. Oh, you're not a troll.Copy !req
12. I'm not. But even if I was,
wouldn't I be a rock right now?Copy !req
13. It's daytime after all.Copy !req
14. Sorry for being jumpy.Copy !req
15. Some trolls cleared my field last night
and took my goat.Copy !req
16. But how are there trolls
inside of the wall?Copy !req
17. Which side of the wall
do you think you're on, kid?Copy !req
18. Ah. We must have followed
the train tracks throughCopy !req
19. when we were chasing that thing.Copy !req
20. Mom would kill me if she knew.Copy !req
21. Do they normally come this close
to the wall?Copy !req
22. No, but they're everywhere lately.Copy !req
23. As if the vittra tunnels
weren't bad enough.Copy !req
24. Hm.Copy !req
25. Well, I'm going in to eat my dinner now.Copy !req
26. Pardon me.Copy !req
27. I also have a dinner engagement.Copy !req
28. I would appreciate a prompt return
to my neighborhood.Copy !req
29. Of course.Copy !req
30. Bye!Copy !req
31. Hey! This isn't where I live!Copy !req
32. Hey, sorry I'm late!Copy !req
33. Mm-hm.Copy !req
34. Ooh.Copy !req
35. Your mom and the elf said
we had to wait for you.Copy !req
36. It is standard protocol.Copy !req
37. Now we can pass the pie.Copy !req
38. - How's David?
- Huh?Copy !req
39. You went to David's house.
That's where you came from, right?Copy !req
40. Oh, yeah, yeah.Copy !req
41. David's fine. We just watched a video.Copy !req
42. The pie, please.Copy !req
43. Must have been an exciting video.Copy !req
44. Why is there dirt on your sweater?Copy !req
45. Yeah, we played in the garden
afterward so, you know.Copy !req
46. Uh, could you continue this discussion
after you pass the pie?Copy !req
47. Yes, of course.Copy !req
48. Bon appétit, everyone.Copy !req
49. Ah, finally.Copy !req
50. Ah. Who's that?Copy !req
51. That's it, I'm taking this to-go.Copy !req
52. Hello?Copy !req
53. - Sorry to interrupt dinner.
- Oh, um, come on in.Copy !req
54. This is important.Copy !req
55. I'm Erik Ahlberg, new Head Officer
of Trolberg Safety Patrol.Copy !req
56. This is Gerda Gustav, my associate.Copy !req
57. Associate Deputy Officer.Copy !req
58. You can call me Deputy for short, though.Copy !req
59. We're here regarding Hilda.Copy !req
60. As in me?Copy !req
61. Has she done something?Copy !req
62. She has.Copy !req
63. Something quite serious.Copy !req
64. She's won our first annual
Safety Patrol Student Essay Contest.Copy !req
65. This is not a drill, ma'am.
She is the official winner.Copy !req
66. That's wonderful!Copy !req
67. Hilda, you didn't tell me
you'd entered an essay contest.Copy !req
68. It was just a school thing.Copy !req
69. We all had to write essays
on the same topic.Copy !req
70. "Perils and Preparedness."Copy !req
71. Hilda wrote a vivid description
of her own encounter with a troll.Copy !req
72. She was nearly eaten alive,
but before her final escape,Copy !req
73. she managed to pluck her sketchbook
from his gaping maw!Copy !req
74. Thrilling stuff.Copy !req
75. Particularly the illustrations.Copy !req
76. You never told me about that.Copy !req
77. Of course, she didn't.
Why cause you unnecessary distress?Copy !req
78. It all turned out in the end.Copy !req
79. Such is the life of an adventurer.
Eh, Hilda?Copy !req
80. Exactly!Copy !req
81. We could all learn
a thing or two from her.Copy !req
82. Hm.Copy !req
83. Hilda, as the winner of our contest,
you have been selected to participateCopy !req
84. in a ride-along
with the Safety Patrol tomorrow.Copy !req
85. We're conducting a thorough inspection
of the city's troll defenses.Copy !req
86. But tomorrow's a school day.Copy !req
87. Principal Magnussen feels
that this experience providesCopy !req
88. educational benefits
that justify a day outside the classroom.Copy !req
89. Yes!Copy !req
90. Subject to your approval, of course.Copy !req
91. Mom?Copy !req
92. Oh. All right, then.Copy !req
93. Excellent!Copy !req
94. Until tomorrow, Hilda.Copy !req
95. Until tomorrow.Copy !req
96. Congratulations!Copy !req
97. You could have said something
about that essay though.Copy !req
98. Never mind the troll.Copy !req
99. It wasn't really a big thing.Copy !req
100. I mean, I don't tell you
every little thing that happens to me.Copy !req
101. Hm. Apparently, you don't.Copy !req
102. So, my essay offered a broad historical
perspective on troll safety.Copy !req
103. - Heavily footnoted, I presume?
- Absolutely.Copy !req
104. Oh, sounds delightful!Copy !req
105. To be fair, Hilda's piece is more
of a compelling read.Copy !req
106. Congratulations on your win.Copy !req
107. Thanks.Copy !req
108. I think this is the first
time I've ever won anything.Copy !req
109. So what's the big prize?Copy !req
110. I get to go with Safety Patrol
to look at the troll defenses.Copy !req
111. Mm. I wouldn't miss school for that.Copy !req
112. I take it back.Copy !req
113. You're riding in that thing?Copy !req
114. I hope so!Copy !req
115. Well, I'm glad I never turned in my essay.Copy !req
116. The thought of going up in one of those
makes me queasy.Copy !req
117. Oh, please. Dirigibles are perfectly safe.Copy !req
118. Looks more reliable than a woff.Copy !req
119. - But less cozy.
- Hmm.Copy !req
120. Hilda!Copy !req
121. There she is.Copy !req
122. Looking forward to seeing the city
from the air?Copy !req
123. I think so!Copy !req
124. Erik Ahlberg, welcome
to Edmund Ahlberg Elementary School.Copy !req
125. We're so honored to have a descendant
of our famous namesakeCopy !req
126. deliver an address to our students.Copy !req
127. The honor is all mine.Copy !req
128. I bear a striking resemblance,
wouldn't you say?Copy !req
129. Ooh!Copy !req
130. - Eh.
And Hilda!Copy !req
131. I hope you'll be
on your best behavior today.Copy !req
132. Bit of a wildcard, this one. Huh?Copy !req
133. I'm sure we'll get along famously.Copy !req
134. I'm a bit of a wildcard myself.Copy !req
135. Let's get on with the speech, shall we?Copy !req
136. And so, children of Trolberg,Copy !req
137. the next time you awaken from a nightmareCopy !req
138. in which a troll rips you from your bed,Copy !req
139. rest assured that your nightmare
shall never become a reality on my watch.Copy !req
140. Here I stand with one
of your fellow students by my side,Copy !req
141. a girl who has felt troll breath
on her cheek.Copy !req
142. - Whoo!Copy !req
143. Together, we shall ring in
a new era of security.Copy !req
144. It begins with the sound of a single bell.Copy !req
145. But my bell shall be followed
by another, and another.Copy !req
146. Um, Mr. Ahlberg?Copy !req
147. I'm not sure all this bell talk
is such a good idea.Copy !req
148. Come! The skies await us.Copy !req
149. Whoa!Copy !req
150. Take us up, Deputy Gerda!Copy !req
151. Ah, what a thrilling send-off!Copy !req
152. A little loud, but thrilling, nonetheless.Copy !req
153. Wow, you can really see how far
the city stretches from up here!Copy !req
154. As I think, even old Edmund
the Trollslayer would be surprisedCopy !req
155. at how much Trolberg has grown.Copy !req
156. Why did they build a city
in the middle of troll country anyway?Copy !req
157. Why not?Copy !req
158. The trolls weren't doing anything special
with the land.Copy !req
159. Coming up on a bell tower
at two o'clock, sir.Copy !req
160. Will you look at that?Copy !req
161. There's no bell in there at all!Copy !req
162. That's a violation
of the Bell Tower Act of 1892Copy !req
163. which clearly states that all bell towers
must be equipped with working bells.Copy !req
164. And we're going to make sure
that they are.Copy !req
165. Bring us around.Copy !req
166. We must check all the others at once!Copy !req
167. Some kind of localized weather system.Copy !req
168. Oh, no.Copy !req
169. Uh, maybe we should go around it?Copy !req
170. Nonsense. Safety waits for no one.Copy !req
171. Engines on full!Copy !req
172. Steady ahead.Copy !req
173. That's the last time
I let you take the scenic route.Copy !req
174. Oh, right. You didn't seem to mind
when you were—Copy !req
175. Well, excuse me.Copy !req
176. Ooh!Copy !req
177. What was that?Copy !req
178. The nerve of some people.Copy !req
179. - Get control, Deputy!Copy !req
180. It is not responding!Copy !req
181. That's not good.Copy !req
182. Oh!Copy !req
183. Oh, come on!Copy !req
184. Oh.Copy !req
185. Well, I think that concludes
the airborne inspection for today.Copy !req
186. And maybe we leave this out of the report.Copy !req
187. Well, I won't be leaving it
out of my report!Copy !req
188. Our newly designed Safety Patrol car,
fully loaded with anti-troll devices.Copy !req
189. This baby has an automated bell,Copy !req
190. inflatable shields, and 25 canisters
of grade A troll repellent.Copy !req
191. I thought that stuff didn't really work?Copy !req
192. Oh, it works all right.Copy !req
193. Safety Patrol is on a roll!Copy !req
194. If you ask me, the biggest threat
to public safety around hereCopy !req
195. is the cod sandwich at the Salty Maiden.Copy !req
196. Nobody knows for certain what's in it.Copy !req
197. But it's not cod.Copy !req
198. "Investigate cod sandwich."Copy !req
199. Yes, but what about trolls?Copy !req
200. They say a troll can walk
along the ocean floorCopy !req
201. and march up onshore,
pretty as you please.Copy !req
202. And what defense does the harbor have
against such a thing?Copy !req
203. Why don't you just stick a bell down there
to be sure?Copy !req
204. Oh, there's an old bell
down there, all right.Copy !req
205. But it hasn't been rung in, oh, three,
four hundred years, give or take.Copy !req
206. Fascinating.Copy !req
207. Mm.Copy !req
208. As a Sparrow Scout leader,Copy !req
209. I trust you're up to date
on the Trolls Safety Protocols manual.Copy !req
210. Of course. I know it by heart.Copy !req
211. It's been the same for years.Copy !req
212. - Ooh!
Not anymore!Copy !req
213. The old one was rather thin
by my standards.Copy !req
214. I'm sure you'll memorize the new one
in no time.Copy !req
215. - Hup, hup, Hilda!Copy !req
216. Hello!Copy !req
217. Hmm.Copy !req
218. Who's supposed to be manning
this station, Deputy?Copy !req
219. That'll be me.Copy !req
220. You are the keeper of the bell here,
along the wall?Copy !req
221. For quite some years now.Copy !req
222. What is the current threat
level assessment?Copy !req
223. Between climbing where they shouldn't
and carving things into the rocks,Copy !req
224. I'd say kids do more damage to the wall
than trolls.Copy !req
225. Hm.Copy !req
226. But I'll admit that I've seen more trolls
than usual around hereCopy !req
227. in the past couple of weeks.Copy !req
228. And do they come close?Copy !req
229. Funny you should ask.Copy !req
230. Last night, I made myself a sandwich.Copy !req
231. What kind of sandwich?Copy !req
232. Good question.Copy !req
233. Cucumber, I think.Copy !req
234. That's my favorite.Copy !req
235. You're not sure?Copy !req
236. Hmm. It could have been watercress.Copy !req
237. Oh, who cares!Copy !req
238. Please, go on.Copy !req
239. I like to set up on the wall
and enjoy a midnight snack.Copy !req
240. But this time, I got up there
and dropped my sandwich.Copy !req
241. Sandwich yet to be identified.Copy !req
242. And I'll be a son of woff,Copy !req
243. if there wasn't a troll but a meter away
who swooped in and took it.Copy !req
244. But you didn't ring the bell?Copy !req
245. Why would he? The troll got
what he came for and left.Copy !req
246. Hilda, please. This is official
Safety Patrol business.Copy !req
247. Now, the bell.Copy !req
248. Yep, no need to make a fuss.Copy !req
249. I had no idea
that trolls even liked sandwiches.Copy !req
250. Yes, but what kind?Copy !req
251. There's so much we don't know.Copy !req
252. And next time, ring the bell.Copy !req
253. Hmm.Copy !req
254. This section of the wall seems to be
in need of some upkeep.Copy !req
255. I will schedule a maintenance team
first thing in the morning.Copy !req
256. What's wrong?Copy !req
257. I don't know.Copy !req
258. It's just, today isn't what I hoped
it would be.Copy !req
259. I don't think I've learned anything
about trolls or safety.Copy !req
260. You have a point.Copy !req
261. A surprising amount
of sandwich-based information though.Copy !req
262. Wait, I know this place.Copy !req
263. These tracks run through the wall.Copy !req
264. Definitely a security weak point.Copy !req
265. I ran through here yesterday, actually.Copy !req
266. Right into a circle of trolls.Copy !req
267. And I thought, that's weird.
What are they doing inside the wall?Copy !req
268. But of course, they weren't inside,
I was outside.Copy !req
269. You found a circle of trolls near here?Copy !req
270. Um, yes?Copy !req
271. Show me.Copy !req
272. They looked a lot calmer yesterday.Copy !req
273. Troll meetings can be short on decorum.Copy !req
274. Deputy Gerda,
I think some photos are in order.Copy !req
275. - Get your camera.
- On it, sir!Copy !req
276. This will look great on the front page
of the newspaper.Copy !req
277. - Heroic enough?
Very nice!Copy !req
278. - Yes!
- Wonderful!Copy !req
279. Oh, yeah, majestic!Copy !req
280. Yeah. Just one more!Copy !req
281. No, make it two!Copy !req
282. Okay, this is ridiculous.Copy !req
283. A little more to the right,
that's a good one, sir!Copy !req
284. Work it. Mm, this will look great.Copy !req
285. Let's get one more.Copy !req
286. Come here, Hilda.Copy !req
287. I really think we should—Copy !req
288. Get behind me, like so.Copy !req
289. Now, look frightened.Copy !req
290. Yes! That's very good.Copy !req
291. - Look out!Copy !req
292. - Oh, dear!Copy !req
293. How glorious!Copy !req
294. Come on, let's go!Copy !req
295. Not without the camera!Copy !req
296. Are you kidding me?Copy !req
297. We have to get out of here!Copy !req
298. I second the motion. Retreat!Copy !req
299. Come on!Copy !req
300. Wait! No!Copy !req
301. Stop it!Copy !req
302. Oh!Copy !req
303. Oh, no!Copy !req
304. Go! I am okay.Copy !req
305. Any idea where we're going?Copy !req
306. There's a farmhouse nearby. Come on!Copy !req
307. They're following us!Copy !req
308. We're almost there!Copy !req
309. Help! Trolls! Let us in!Copy !req
310. Open up, citizen!Copy !req
311. This is not a request!
- Oh!Copy !req
312. You are in direct violation of several
Trolberg City safety regulations!Copy !req
313. - Oh, no.Copy !req
314. What's all this racket?Copy !req
315. Oh. Night.Copy !req
316. - Exhilarating.Copy !req
317. Now what do we do?Copy !req
318. There's nowhere to go!Copy !req
319. The vittra tunnel.
- Oh!Copy !req
320. If we're careful, I think we can make it.Copy !req
321. We've just got to wait for our moment.Copy !req
322. They already took my goat.
What more do they want from me?Copy !req
323. Oh, no, you don't!Copy !req
324. Now!Copy !req
325. Run!Copy !req
326. Never forget.Copy !req
327. I am Erik Ahlberg,Copy !req
328. defender of Trolberg
and enemy of trollkind!Copy !req
329. You and your stupid bells!Copy !req
330. Did you even read my essay?Copy !req
331. The bell just made the troll upset!Copy !req
332. Exactly.Copy !req
333. What?Copy !req
334. Trolls might not be afraid of bells
but they are deeply annoyed by them.Copy !req
335. It's a surefire way to rile them up.Copy !req
336. Why would you want to do that?Copy !req
337. In the old days, all old Edmund
had to do was wander into troll country,Copy !req
338. and boom, he's famous!Copy !req
339. Nowadays, it's not so easy.Copy !req
340. It's one thing to take a stand.Copy !req
341. But if you want to make history,
then you have to make it happen.Copy !req
342. And that's what I intend to do.Copy !req
343. Did you hear that?Copy !req
344. They've found us.Copy !req
345. Phew! You two okay?Copy !req
346. We're fine.Copy !req
347. I'm going home now.Copy !req
348. These tunnels go right under the wall
into Trolberg?Copy !req
349. Now that's a major security breach.Copy !req
350. Your inspection
of the city's defensesCopy !req
351. revealed quite a few weaknesses, you say?Copy !req
352. Indeed, it did.Copy !req
353. Including a hidden network of tunnels
under the wall.Copy !req
354. But the Safety Patrol shall fill in
each and every one in the coming weeks.Copy !req
355. No trolls will be tunneling into our city
on my watch!Copy !req
356. The truth is that today, on his watch,Copy !req
357. Ahlberg almost got himself eaten
by a troll.Copy !req
358. We elves pride ourselves
on the accuracy of our historical records.Copy !req
359. So you can rest assure that my report
will give a true accountingCopy !req
360. of today's events,Copy !req
361. which shall be widely read among elfkind.Copy !req
362. Well, at least a bunch of tiny,
invisible people will know the truth.Copy !req