A Troll in Norilsk

**A Troll in Norilsk** is A Troll in Central Park rewritten.

Stonley is the only son of the feared monarch of trolls, Ganorga, but his unusual appearance is a sign of disappointment to come for the ancient queen. When she finds out about his secret garden of flowers, she transports him to a foreign environment that stifles his unusual powers and threatens his safety -hoping the punishment will force him to embrace the ruthlessness she knows to be hidden inside of him.

The remake was conceived on April 12, 2023, but has not had an official release.

## The world explained

The land of trolls, "Grottahule", is a seemingly neverending environment made of damp, cold stone, in which many troll kingdoms reside. There's no visible sky or plantlife, and their world is assumed to be one large cave, though this is something the trolls themselves have never explored.

Despite the living conditions, Grottahule is the home to many small-sized predator animals, which function as the trolls' primary food source, though cannibalism is also an accepted alternative and a troll's stomach is strong enough to digest any random object.

Trolls have greyish, hard skin, covered with warts, fangs, and black eyewhite. They're easily angered and have a cynical attitude, which are traits they ironically love. Strong, aggressive, bitter trolls are seen as desirable.

They prefer hard surfaces and spaces devoid of colour, though it seems like the things that define a troll don't come naturally; and trolls are born with slightly more colour in their skin, a soft body, perfect eyesight, and the need for proper comfort.

Ganorga is one of the many queens residing in Grottahule, and special in the sense she has lived for thousands of years. Members of the royal family will always develop a magic ability related to stone as they grow up, which is cast using their fingers, each one black. Regular trolls possess no magic and are notably smaller in size.

Though trolls may live long, it isn't normal for them to live more than a thousand years. Queens will when they've not secured their bloodline by producing a suitable heir. Even so, their bodies go through extreme pain the longer they exceed their age and their minds may break till the point of self-sabotage.

They'll go through multiple kings until a child is born and ready to take her place. Having that said, her husband will immediately be dethroned when the child is old enough, no matter if he's a new/young king.

It's possible for a "royal troll" to be born in a regular family if the mother or the father shares a distant blood relationship with an actual monarch. These children are the result of an unfaithful king; since royal trolls have the inherent need to be the dominant one in any and all relationships, which a king never is in his own marriage. Because females have the most power, males are often left feeling unsatisfied by their comparative lack of authority, though the unpleasant temperament of their spouse is adored and motivates many to stay faithful.

When a commoner's child proves their heritage by growing in size and developing powers, their parents are obligated to give them up to their respective king and queen. The chance is small that they'll be granted the throne, though, and it's more likely they'll get married off to another kingdom for peace-keeping purposes.

## Story

> Queen Ganorga can't conceive an heir because of her ability -or curse- of turning others into stone that causes every one of her offspring to die before being born. After thousands of years, she finally bears a son strong enough to resist it, but she and the other trolls aren't celebrating. Stonley looks oddly friendly for a troll and is short for royalty.
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> Though he tries to fit in on his mother's demand, when he discovers to have a power unlike hers, he becomes enthralled by its effects and concludes the lifestyle of a troll isn't for him. His single green thumb has the power to spawn plantlife, an ability considered useless in his stone environment and unwanted by his kind.
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> Knowing it to be unwise to show off fingers of any colour besides black, he starts wearing gloves, but his sudden decision to do so doesn't evade Queen Ganorga. She keeps a close eye on him, and eventually, is lead to a secret room filled with flowers. Despite never having seen anything like it, the sight and smell are instinctively repulsive to her and she's infuriated to find them in her kingdom.
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> Stonley, despite being the prince and a mere child, is given little leniency at his sentencing. His father convinces Ganorga to spare him from the death penality, since there's no guarantee they'll ever produce another child again. Ganorga eventually agrees, and thinks the real troll inside of Stonley could be awakened by banishing him to a foreign, hostile world that does not acknowledge magic -rendering him unable to use his powers for protection or mental comfort.
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> The nearest location that matches her criteria is Earth, with Russia's cold city of Norilsk grabbing her attention.
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> Stonley still has love in his heart for his mother and the thought of leaving the only community he's ever known is frightening, but his concerns are not cared about and he's banished to fend for himself.
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> His surroundings become blurry as his body is shot out of the courtroom and lands in the snow, with tall box-like constructions now surrounding him. Stonley doesn't know where to go and stands around for a bit, until a pedestrian's dog takes notice and chases him through the streets. He's forced to break open and hide inside the damaged wall of a building, and with his thumb unable to spawn him a warm patch of grass, has to get through the night with only his will to live.
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> As the sun comes up, Stonley wakes up with surprise and awe for the large ball of light, yet can't feel joyous over it. He feels sick after enduring the cold and air polluted with chemicals his lungs are not accustomed to. Since he struggles to get up, he decides not to, and instead silently watches the city come to life from his cramped hiding space. Strange creatures exit the buildings and even stranger metal boxes push themselves through the streets. Hearing their voices and seeing them move about isn't helping him discern if they're friendly, and any approaching feet startle him.
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> Eventually, he sees two smaller specimen walk past him. He concludes they're children, like him, and their carefree attitude amongst the more serious, destination-driven giants is somewhat comforting.
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> Gleb is pulling his little sister along on a sled towards what would normally be water, after refusing to believe his parents on that it's frozen and he can't play with his new and underused speed boat toy. The children are fairly underdressed, making it look like they snuck out of the home in somewhat of a hurry, though Raisa doesn't look bothered by the cold and is audibly enjoying herself. She keeps getting off to check out what she thinks is a butterfly, greatly testing her brother's patience. Stonley, on the other hand, is mesmerized by the inoffensiveness of the girl, though the boy too looks far removed from the monstrous trolls he's used to.
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> He knows it's unwise to make assumptions based on looks and stays put, but the tiny blonde explorer is getting closer and nearly spots him. He pushes himself deeper inside, but there's not much room to do so. Raisa spots the hole and walks over to spelunk, despite Gleb's impatient shouting. Not wanting to lose track of her, he runs over to pull her away, causing her to drop her stuffed troll toy. Knowing he'll be spotted if either one picks it up, Stonley tries kicking it away while Gleb's lecturing Raisa, but it ironically leads to her seeing his foot.
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> She wrestles herself loose with an excited shriek, believing there's a little man living inside the wall. Gleb is naturally skeptical and says it has to have been an animal, not interested in wasting any more time. He forces her onto the sled and they move on.
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> At their destination, Gleb pointlessly tries to poke a hole in the river and even attempts to use his speed boat on the snow itself, giving Raisa the opportunity to walk off. The people she meets along the way are curious and ask the toddler where her parents are, but she doesn't understand the question and merely points into the direction she saw the hole. With people always walking where she's pointing at, those worried about her believe her parents are just a few steps in front of her, and Raisa isn't stopped.
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> She retraces the hole and throws down her toy in front of it. After a few seconds, a little foot is seen kicking it away. Raisa is ecstatic and hurries over to do it again. Stonley realises his hideout has been compromised, but doesn't know what else to do except continue to play this odd game. Every time the toy is thrown at the hole's entrance, he kicks it back, somehow pleasing the strange creature.
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> Eventually, it is not enough for Raisa and she bends over to see what's hidden inside. Stonley is petrified upon locking eyes with her, the light blue colour of her irises being unlike what he's ever seen before. The little words she utters are unrecognizable, and he reluctantly speaks back to her, but she too doesn't understand. She then rather carelessly grabs him by the tail to pull him out. Stonley becomes nervous and tries to get away, but is weak and no match for the excited 2-year-old.
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> Raisa, despite her clumsiness, looks enamoured with him and quickly changes her approach by holding him like a child. Stonley is stuffed inside her coat, and she walks off with him back to her house.
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> Gleb also returns home in a panic after unsuccessfully having found his missing sister. He is scolded by the waiting babysitter, whereafter he visits Raisa in her room to blame her for it. He spots a little humanoid pig lying in her bed, getting "nursed" by her. He loses his mind and runs out to tell the babysitter, who insists it's just another troll doll. Gleb receives another scolding for making a ruckus.
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> He isn't buying it, though, and grabs a bat from his room, but Raisa isn't happy to see him show up with the item, and Stonley even less so. He asks not to be clubbed and insists to be friendly, and hearing him speak freaks Gleb out even more. He runs out screeching, earning him a third scolding.
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> Raisa lovingly pets her patient on the head and continues to feed him plastic fruit, which he gladly accepts. With silence having returned for the time being, he thanks her for her care and apologizes for thinking she was going to eat him. Of course, his language is not understood, yet Stonley likes to believe her smile is her response and starts to feel a bit safer.
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> Though Gleb is standing behind the door with a powerful stare, Raisa is his proof that the pink creatures are very much capable of kindness, and Norilsk might not be as dangerous as his mother made it sound to be.
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> Days pass, and his dynamic with the two children hasn't changed. Raisa continues to play with him, while Gleb watches their every move. Because Stonley can't understand anyone, he convinced himself that humans in general remain docile if he moves as little as possible, which, in combination with the sturdy feel of his body, makes Raisa's own parents believe he indeed is a toy she's found. Gleb often snarls at the little troll; warnings he can't begin to decipher, as this is all the boy knows he can do with no one believing him.
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> But one night, Stonley is heard sobbing in bed, exhausted from feeling like a prisoner -confused, lonely, and homesick- regardless of the difficult childhood he suffered back home. Raisa wakes up and offers him her pacifier, but he doesn't know what she's trying to do and gets up instead. He mutters to know she's a kind creature with good intentions, but this not to be the life he wants.
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> Suddenly, the voice of Gleb is heard coming from the room's entrance. Stonley sees him standing and deduces from his pointing gestures he wants him out, but with still no idea what this world is about, Stonley is scared and tries to convey to need help. After some more pointless back and forth, Stonley reminds himself of his playtimes with Raisa and attempts to convey his wants using her toys.
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> Gleb joins in to ask him who he even is, leading to Stonley acting out his origin and upbringing the best he's able to.
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> The miserable story is not taken seriously by Raisa, who instead starts playing along as if it were a normal day, until aborted by her older brother. Gleb growls to her it's not the time for that, then looks at Stonley. He says not to know why he's here, but got that he's been exiled by his kind and wishes to leave Earth, whereafter he takes a piece of paper and some crayon to draw a simple picture of him and Raisa sending him off in a space ship. Stonley doesn't know what he's looking at, because it's really not drawn that well, but it manages to lift his spirits. From his response, Gleb thinks to be on the right track and assures him Russians are excellent space ship crafters. Of course, Stonley doesn't know what is being said, but smiles anyway, thinking to have finally earned the boy's trust.
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> In the following year, Gleb -and arguably Raisa- try to build a homemade rocket for Stonley to travel back home with. Though they're all laughable attempts of a child and they don't even know where the world of trolls is, the three derive some pleasure out of their tinkering and become good friends in the meantime.
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> Raisa, now 3 years old, is better capable of speech and has picked up Stonley's language. She fulfills the much needed role of translator for Gleb, though he and Stonley have broadened their vocabulary as well. Old clothes of Raisa's are hidden away from their parents for Stonley to wear, who is now better able to disguise himself and join them outside. With his otherworldly skin having adapted to the low temperatures, and the city even showing some green during certain months, Stonley has a more positive view of his prison, but knows he can't make it his home.
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> Back in Grottahule, Ganorga wishes to see her son's progress and enters a large room made of crystal. After a short chant and uttering her desire, the crystals reflect the image of Stonley's current location, giving the illusion she's standing in Norilsk herself.
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## Characters

### Stonley

Stonley is the redesigned Stanley. He is a troll prince and around 12 years old.

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### Ganorga

Ganorga is the redesigned Gnorga. She is a troll queen and thousands of years old.

### Raisa

Raisa is the Russian Rosie. She looks identical to the original character.

### Gleb

Gleb is the Russian Gus. He looks identical to the original character.

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## Trivia

* "Grottahule" is a combination of "grotta" and "hule", the word for "cave" in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian, respectively.