Poppy's POV:

I woke up on a gray floor, it was so dim and so depressing. I stared at it for a while, not even noticing the bars keeping me from escaping around me. I finally looked up to find myself in a cage and Creek standing right beside me, guarding me from escaping, I guess.

"Rise and shine, princess. How was your beauty rest?" He taunted, spinning the key around in his hand.

"I'm not a princess. I'm a Queen!" I corrected giving him a big huff and angry eyes.

Creek rolled his eyes.
"Some Queen you are. Letting yourself being captured by a Bergen. No Troll in this place can save you." Creek said, staring into my strawberry pink eyes.

"You're wrong, Creek! I know they'll come for me. You're just a back-stabbing jerk! You sold us out! You sold me out! I cared about you, Creek." I said, his eyes starting to turn from sour into sweet. "I had pictures of everyone. You were at the top. I'd kiss you goodnight every night before I went to bed. Because I thought you were better than this, Creek. I really did!"

"Yeah, whatever. You're just trying to make me feel sorry for you so I can set you free. Not going to happen, Poppy. So keep dreaming." He said plainly, and I could tell he didn't mean the awful words that piled out of his sour mouth.

Branch! Where was he?

"Am I the only one you took?" I asked him. "You didn't take....."

"Branch, you're sweet heart lovey dovey?" He asked me tauntingly and gave me a smirk. "Let's just say, we didn't leave without him."

"He's here?" I asked, solemnly and cried out, "Branch! Branch, where are you? Branch, it's me, Pop.." Creek yelled at me to shut up and said;

"He's here, I just don't know where. Ms.Bergen should be coming in any minute to check on you. You better not let that color fade. She threatened to..."

"Threatened to what?" I screamed angrily, almost instantly he shook his head and said;

"N... Nothing. Never mind." Was all he had the chance to say before Ms.Bergen came in with a keen smile and evil eyes.

She came in and looked me up and down carefully. She reached out to touch me but I flew to the back of the cage shaking. Where is Branch? Why hasn't he escaped yet?

"Don't jump from me, Queen Poppy of the Trolls," she demanded. Then my color started to fade from my feet, and she noticed right away. "No, no, no, Poppy. No color fading is allowed. You don't want to know what I'll do to your precious Branch if you fade." She said precisely with an evil smile.

"Branch!?!" I cried. "Where is he? Show me now, beast! I beg of you, please!"

"Fine. I'll go get the darn Troll. But you can't speak a word to him. Or I'll eat him right now!" She growled.

I agreed with a nod and she went to get him. Creek stayed by my side.

"You know, you're a traitor yourself." He told me. "You said you loved me."

"Yeah, well that's before I figured out your a heart braking traitor! I loved you, I trusted you. All you care about is yourself, Creek. And I can't love someone like that," I said. "Especially not if they can't help their Queen escape."

"Not yet, Poppy," he whispered. "Not yet."

Ms.Bergen entered the room with Branch. Holy cheese and butterflies........ What have they done to him!?!