Holiday Gift Swap

Final chapter! And I finally thought of what Willow's gift should be.

In what seemed like no time at all, the night of the Gift Swap arrived. With their gifts, all Trolls across the Troll Kingdom arrived in Pop Village where Poppy and Branch stood on a stage.

“Hello, everyone!" Poppy greeted. “Who's ready for the Holiday Gift Swap?!"

After Mr. Dinkles set off a firework, all the Trolls ran around to find their secret person.

“Come on, Dad! Let's go!" Barb said, running off. Unfortunately, Thrash accidentally pulled the wrapping paper off a unicorn and it trotted off.

Prince D's gift for Fuzzbert was a string of lights to wrap around his bright green hair, which actually covered his entire body.

“Ooh, it's lit!" Prince D said. Fuzzbert gave him a thumbs up.

Val gave Holly a cactus that resembled the rock hand symbol. “Woo-hoo! I love it!" she exclaimed as Val opened her gift, which was a guitar.

“Aw, cool!" Val shouted, smashing the guitar. In a flash of lightning, it regenerated! “A never-break guitar? I've always wanted one of these!"

“I know," Holly sighed. The two of them shared a hug, but the cactus was in between them so they ended up screaming in pain.

Willow opened her gift from Ash to find a design-your-own-snow-globe kit.

“Ash! How did you know I love snow globes?" Willow wondered.

“I've been to your house," Ash answered, giving her a kiss.

“I love you," Willow said softly.

“I love you."

“Here you go, little dude," Barb said to Mr. Dinkles as she put his new hat on his tiny head.

“Merci."

“I was twying to makes a chocowate bubble machine," Flower explained to Manta Rave, “but I thinks I should wearn how to wead and do math before I pursue science. Until den, I gots you dis."

Manta ripped into her present and found... “Chocolate syrup! Thank you, Flower!"

Poppy and Branch watched everyone else give each other their gifts before turning to each other.

“Who did you get?" they asked each other simultaneously. The rest of the Trolls stared at them.

“I'll tell you if you tell me?" Branch suggested.

“Uh, both of us at the same time?" Poppy replied.

“One, two, three... You!"

The young couple laughed at each other nervously. Flower got up the stage to get a better look.

“Okay, um... Do you wanna go first?" Poppy asked. Branch nodded, thinking he might as well get over with it.

“Well, I made you this really, really cool thing," he began.

“I'm sure it's great!" Poppy said excitedly.

“But it exploded and blew me into a tree," he admitted.

“Oh, that's not so great."

“Yeah, I may have overdone it a bit."

“A bit?! Ha!" Willow laughed. Everyone glared at her. “What?"

“Just ignore her," Branch said quietly. “Anyway, this is all I could scrape together. Here."

Poppy's eyes widened as Branch handed her a poorly made scrapbook titled “Branch and Poppy's Great Adventure."

“I know it's kinda lame."

As Poppy opened the book, Flower climbed up onto her shoulders to see it. The first page showed the time Poppy played her ukulele while she and Branch were on their mission to Bergen Town. Then, there was a picture of them singing the pop mashup in Lonesome Flats. There was the time he saved her from getting eaten by spiders and when they helped Bridget on her first date with Gristle. The final two pages featured a family photo with their newborn baby girl, a scrapbook of them riding Sheila B, another photo of just Poppy and Branch, and the words “You make me happy" covered in glitter.

“Branch... you scrapbooked? For me?"

“Yeah," he said, “and I think I permanently glued two of my fingers together doing it."

Poppy giggled. “I love it. It's a gift only you could give me."

Branch looked over at Willow and she gave him a thumbs up.

“Okay, um... Now, it's my turn," Poppy said nervously. Everyone else looked on eagerly as she pulled a rope, opening up her giant present to reveal... absolutely nothing.

“Wha?" Flower mumbled.

“Well, that sucks," Cooper blurted out.

Unsure how to react, Branch pretended to be happy and said, “Hey, cool! An invisible mountain bike?!"

“No way! I got the same thing!" Legsly cheered as she rode hers.

“I... I didn't get you anything," Poppy confessed. Because, when I tried to think about what to get the coolest Troll in the whole world, I totally drew a blank! I mean, what do you even get someone who is so sweet and so funny and kind and cute and, like, weirdly over prepared for everything? He already gave me the greatest gift ever."

“That's me!" Flower reminded him. Branch smiled at his daughter before looking back up at Poppy.

“You know," he said, taking her hands, “the thing I like most about the holidays is just... being together with you."

Everyone was in awe as Poppy pulled Branch in for a hug. In this perfect moment, Poppy began to feel a song in her heart.

“Somebody uke me!" she said. Once someone tossed her a ukulele, she pulled out of the hug and began singing.

You always wanted to be hidin'

Like no one wants you around

Hold your head a little higher

It's pretty simple

I'm in luck, I'm in luck, I'm in luck

'Cause we're together now

Never stop looking up if it's love

Don't even mess around

Together now

Feeling the love, the rest of the Trolls sang along with them.

Branch: I said I didn't wanna light up

Willow, Cooper, Prince D, and Legsly: Light up!

Branch: So, turn the radio down

Maybe I was in denial

Willow: Oh-woah-oh-ohh

Branch: But I've changed a little

Poppy and Branch: I'm in luck, I'm in luck, I'm in luck

'Cause we're together now

Ash and Val: Together now

Poppy and Branch: Lookin' up, lookin' up, lookin' up

Don't need to look around

'Cause I know

I'm in luck, I'm in luck, I'm in luck

'Cause we're together now

Willow: Together now

Poppy and Branch: I'm in luck, I'm in luck, I'm in luck

'Cause we're together now

King Trollex: Ooh, 'cause we're together now

'Cause we're together now

Then, Tiny Diamond floated down from the sky and finally rapped his holiday rhyme.

Go together better

Than the snowflake on this sweater

Or a Tiny Diamond verse

On my daddy's favorite record

Now, my journey's finally over (Wow!)

I just wanna say (Bla-dow!)

Through rain and stormy weather

How we'll always be together now!

“I love you, Daddy!" he said, jumping into Guy Diamond's arms.

“I love you too, son," Guy replied, hugging him.

“It feels so good to see you again, you know," Prince D said to Cooper.

“Yeah!" Cooper agreed.

“Ah! Come here!" Prince D exclaimed, wrapping an arm around his twin brother.

Poppy: Together now

The bad days are over

'Cause we come together

Poppy and Branch: The bad days are over

'Cause we don't stop

Lookin' up, lookin' up, lookin' up

Don't need to look around

'Cause I know

I'm in luck, I'm in luck, I'm in luck

'Cause we're together now

Together now

Everyone: Now, now

Together now

Now, now

Together now

Branch: I'm in luck, I'm in luck, I'm in luck

Poppy: The bad days are over

Branch: I'm in luck, I'm in luck, I'm in luck

Poppy: 'Cause we come together

Both: The bad days are over

'Cause we come together now

“Wow, Poppy," Branch said as everyone cheered. “Maybe next year, we exchange songs instead of gifts."

“I love that idea," Poppy admitted. Suddenly, it started to snow!

“I hope you guys don't mind!" someone shouted. “I brought a few of my buddies!"

The Trolls looked up to see Cloud Guy and the cloud monks snowing up above them.

“Hey!" Penelopuff greeted.

“Everyone, everyone, keep your mouths closed!" Branch tried to warn them. “We don't know where that's coming from!"

“Wait, what?" Riff asked with a mouthful of snow.

“Hey, Branch?" Poppy interrupted. “How about another balloon ride over Troll Kingdom?"

“No multitasking?"

“Nope, just you and me," she assured him with a kiss on the cheek. Branch placed a hand where she kissed him and giggled like a little girl.

“Oh, yeah!" Shelia shouted, scooping them both up and floating into the night sky. “Team Broppy all the way!"

Just to be clear, she did actually say that.

Goodnight and happy holidays. ⛄

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