Giving the Trolls a little adventure that doesn't have to do with Pow and Callisto. Enjoy!

"Everyone, settle down," Lily Stardust said to all the diverse Trolls in her café, serving them sweet treats and drinks. "I'm sure there's an explanation about what's been going on in the Troll World."

"They better!" Prince D exclaimed. "We're having an R&B celebration in Vibe City this weekend, we can't let... whatever this is ruin it."

"I'm looking forward to it!" Cooper said. "A girl I like is gonna be singing!"

"Lily, can you believe this?!" said her husband, Archer Pastry. "We haven't had this many people here since..."

"Never," she finished in a flat tone. "We've had this many people here never."

"Sorry we're late!" Poppy shouted, heading in with Branch, Barb, King Trollex, Ash, King Peppy and Trollzart. "Some of Pop Village was wrecked early this morning, but whatever caused it is gone now."

"We think it's some sort of ground creature," Ash added. "So I doubt Vibe City is in any real danger."

"It's probably gonna come back to Pop Village tonight," Branch informed everyone. "We could prepare for this mystery creature, but no one's seen it, so we don't even know what it is."

"It can't be a Sugar Sloth, they can't dig," Peppy explained. "And it wasn't a Moderation Mole, because they don't leave trails of slime."

"It likes the cold," Trollzart pointed out.

"And it can swim," King Trollex added.

"Hmm... a nocturnal, slimy creature that swims, digs, and likes cold weather," Barb said to herself. "Ash, ever heard of a creature like that?"

Ash just shook her head.

"I saw it!" Willow shouted as she headed inside. "It was big! It was all wiggly! And it ate everything!"

"That's terrible!" Clampers exclaimed, munching on a dozen cream horns.

"Will, you're not saying..." Poppy said nervously.

Willow nodded. "It was an..."

The other Trolls began to feel anxious.

"He ate my wheelbarrow!" Rufus shouted angrily.

"He ate my children's homework!" a Techno mom cried out. Her two kids just winked at each other.

"Do I need to say it?" Brawl whined, looking at his bitten rear. For once, the butt-kicker got his butt kicked.

"How can we protect ourselves?!" DJ Suki exclaimed.

"Branch, can Mr. Dinkles hide in your bunker?!" Biggie begged. "I can't risk anything happening to him!"

"Biggie, worms live in the dirt," Branch pointed out. "He's just gonna come anyway."

Mr. Dinkles smiled at the thought of it.

"We should lock our doors!" Legsly suggested.

"We should call my nephew," an old lady said.

"We should dig a moat!" said a knight in shining armor.

"We should take Pop Village, and push it somewhere else!" Cooper shouted. Everyone quieted down for a moment.

"You know," said Smidge, "that idea may just be crazy enough... TO GET US ALL KILLED!"

Everyone began arguing again.

"Daddy, I'm scared," Flower muttered nervously, hiding in her dad's hair.

"It's gonna be okay, sprout," Branch tried to reassure her, but even he was having his doubts.

"Let's get someone to go after it!" King Trollex suggested.

"No one's crazy enough to take on an Alaskan bull worm!" Creek argued. Suddenly, they all heard a terrible screeching sound. A mysterious figure was stroking one of the café's glass tables with a metal hook attached to where his hand should be. He held the hook up and glared at the crowd.

"You got a bathroom in this place?" he asked the owners.

"In the back," Archer replied.

"Thanks," the Troll said, and went to the restroom.

"I'll catch your worm for ya," said Delta Dawn, sitting with her front legs crossed on top of a table. "That is, if'n you're willin' to pay."

"Noooooo!" Guy Diamond screamed. "You'll never get my glitter! Nevee-eeeee-eeeeer! I'd rather that worm come in here right now and eat you all aliiiii-iiiiiiii-iiiiiiiiiiive!"

"Daddy, you're embarrassing me," Tiny Diamond groaned as everyone stared at him in confusion.

"Sorry, son," Guy Diamond apologized, blushing.

Delta Dawn laughed. "Darlin', I don't want your glitter. I just said that to build up some drama."

"Right, I knew that," he lied, laughing nervously.

"Nope, I'm gonna take that spineless slug down for nothing 'cause this is personal," she added, turning around. "Look! My tail's gone!"

Everyone gasped at the sight of Delta's green, beautiful tail bitten off!

"Varmit must've got it while I had my back turned, the coward!"

"Wouldn't your tail just grow back eventually?" Branch asked.

"Patience ain't a virtue for me, hun!" she protested. "I am gonna get back what's mine!"

While the rest of the Trolls cheered, Willow gaped in horror.

"What?!" she exclaimed. "But Delta, you don't know what you're up against! We're talking about an..."

"Well, I don't know squat about Alaska, but lookie here!" Delta Dawn said, showing the Pop Troll some photos. "When I was just a filly, I wrangled bulls and I wrangled worms. Far as I'm concerned, doing them together just saves rope. Now, I'm gonna kick me some worm tail!"

"But Delta, you don't know!" Willow argued, but she didn't listen, she just went off to pursue the worm.

"Don't worry, y'all, I won't be long!" she shouted as Willow ran after her.

"Go get em, Aunt Delta!" Clampers cheered as everyone applauded.

"We have the utmost confidence in you!" Creek added, and turned to Cooper. "Now, what was that idea of yours?"

"Push!" Cooper shouted.

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"Delta! Delta, wait!" Willow shouted, flying down to the Country Troll.

"Hey, Willow!" Delta Dawn said happily. "Comin' to watch?"

"Delta, don't go!" Willow begged on her knees.

Delta Dawn raised an eyebrow. "Why not?"

"Delta, I saw it! It's..."

"So is Queen Poppy's ponytail, but I ain't afraid of that neither," she insisted.

"You'll get massacred!" Willow protested, "stabbing" herself with a joke knife.

"Willow, I'm from Lonesome Flats," Delta Dawn pointed out. "What you think is big, and what I think is big are two totally different bigs. Besides, he's got my tail. I can't take that sitting down."

"Okay, but... what if the worm didn't take your tail?"

Delta Dawn was confused. "If that worm ain't got my tail, who does?"

"Um... I do?" Willow lied.

"You do? Where?"

"Uh, in my... pocket."

"Well, why didn't you say so?" Delta giggled. "Give it here! Come on..."

Nervously, Willow reached into her back pocket and pulled out whatever she found inside.

"Willow, that's a paper clip and a piece of string," the Country Troll pointed out.

"No, it's not," Willow insisted. "This is your tail."

"Willow!"

"How would you know?! It's always behind you!" Willow cried out, hugging her four-legged friend. "Please, don't go! Don't go, don't go..."

Delta Dawn wasn't buying any of this. "Willow, what is the matter with ya?! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go give legless cretin a piece of my mind. And there ain't nothing you can say to stop me."

"Oh, yeah?!" Willow called out as she trotted on. "Well, what if I said... 'Dealdgo, misjealo, blooga?'"

Delta halted for a second. "Well, I gotta admit, that did slow me down. But I'm still goin' for him!"

"You know, tails are so overrated," Willow said, attempting to stop her. "Let's just forget about it and go home. I got donuts! With sprinkles..."

Willow decided to try a different approach. She grabbed a wooden push cart, taped some leaves to the end of it, and held it to her back with a blanket wrapped around it and herself.

"Delta Dawn, this your pappy speakin'!" she said with a phony accent. "I forbid you to go after this worm! Y'all come back here, young lady!"

"You ain't my pa!" Delta Dawn shouted. "How dumb do you think I am?"

Willow flew and landed right in front of the mayor. "Delta, if you wanna get to that worm, you'll have to go through me!"

Delta Dawn simply picked up Willow by the shoulders, put her down aside, and continued on her way.

"Delta, no, I can't let you!" Willow begged, holding onto Delta Dawn's hooves as she froze them to the ground. "I'm not gonna let you get killed! If you find him, you'll get eaten for sure!"

"Ain't no way some dumb, ol' earthworm is gonna make a meal of me!" she argued, breaking free from the ice. "I'm too Country tough!"

"No... Not tough enough! Not tough enough!" Willow sobbed, continuing to hold on.

"Willow, I appreciate your concern, but I can take care of myself," Delta Dawn insisted. "'Cause I'm the best there is! There ain't nothin' too big or too ornery for me to catch! Now, repeat what I just said."

Willow nodded. "There isn't anything..."

"Ain't nothin'!" Delta Dawn corrected.

"... ain't nothin' too big or too ornery for you to catch," Willow finished. "But-"

"Nope!"

"I-"

"Uh-uh!"

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No matter what Willow said, Delta Dawn wouldn't listen to her. Eventually, the Pop and Country Trolls found themselves on the southern borders of Volcano Rock City.

"Hmm... Worm sign," Delta Dawn said, holding up a tiny sign labeled "Worm." "He's in that cave."

Willow didn't like the look of things. "Delta, are you sure you..."

"For crying out loud, Willow, of course, I am!" Delta Dawn replied, having her fill of this. "I'm going in, and I ain't coming out till I got me a big, heaping plate of worm stew!"

Willow could only hide behind a rock and watch as Delta Dawn marched into the cave.

"Aha!" she shouted. "There you are, you tail-napping varmint! Hyah!"

Willow peeked inside the cave and watched as Delta Dawn bucked and kicked at the worm.

"I'm winning, Willow!" she said triumphantly.

"Delta, that's not-" Willow tried to explain, but she continued crushing blows.

"This shouldn't take long!"

"But Delta-"

At this point, Delta Dawn had her arms wrapped around the worm's neck, good and tight.

"Almost done!"

"Delta!"

Now, she was riding it like a bull and had it crawl halfway out of the cave. But she didn't stop there.

"Whoo! I got 'im, Willow!" she said, continuing to wrestle with the worm.

"Delta?" Willow whimpered, watching as Delta Dawn gave the final blows and tied the worm up like a ribbon.

"Well, dangity doodly!" she exclaimed, wiping the sweat off her forehead. "This critter really put up a fight. But I'm from Lonesome Flats, and as you can see, no worm is a match for me. I even found my tail!"

Delta Dawn turned around to show the ripped-off hair tied to what was left of her tail. Fortunately, it was bound to grow back eventually.

"That's not the worm," Willow blurted out.

"Pardon?"

"That's not the worm," she repeated. "That's his tongue."

Confused, Delta Dawn looked up to find the stalactites and stalagmites were actually sharp teeth and noticed two black eyes above the "cave's" mouth. It all made sense all of a sudden.

"Oh... Th-This is the tongue, and the c-c-cave is the... w-worm," she stuttered. At that moment, she knew what had to be done. "RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!"

The worm tried to swallow the two Trolls whole, but they ran off just as he slammed his mouth shut. Angry about being tongue-tied, and hungry for Troll flesh, he slithered after them.

"What's the plan, Delta?!" Willow shouted.

"Run faster!" she yelled.

"I could've thought of that," Willow said to herself. "Hey, wait a minute! I was right, wasn't I?!"

"Later!"

But Willow refused to let it go. "He is too big for you, isn't he?!"

"Not now, Willow!" Delta Dawn begged.

"I wanna hear you say it."

"Can we talk about this some time?!" Delta asked.

"Say it..."

"Willow!"

"Say it, or I'll freeze you!" Willow threatened.

"No! Get away!"

"Say it..."

"Not now!"

"Say it!"

"Okay!" Delta Dawn surrendered. "You were right, and I was wrong! I was wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong! Are you happy now?!"

Willow smirked. "I knew it," she said. Suddenly, they noticed the worm gaining on them! The two Trolls screamed at the top of their lungs and kept running as the worm ate everything in it's path.

Brawl was fixing up his motorbug and noticed Willow and Delta Dawn running past him. The worm followed, and bit him the butt once more!

"Not again..." he whimpered.

"What do we do now?!" Willow shouted. Delta Dawn looked around for any sign of hope. All she could find were a bunch of dead trees.

"I got it!" she said optimistically. "Willow, you still got that paper clip and piece of string?"

"I'm way ahead of you, Delta!" Willow answered, pulling them out of her pocket and tying the string to the paper clip. "Look, it's a necklace! 'D' for 'Duckweed' or 'D' for 'Dawn!' That way, they can identify our bodies."

"No, you silly billy!" said Delta Dawn, pulling the necklace off Willow's neck. "How about 'D' for 'Don't Fie?!'"

Using the string as a lasso, Delta Dawn caught a tree branch which the paper clip grabbed onto, grabbed Willow by the waist, and they swung up and landed on the worm's back.

"Yee-haw, now this is a rodeo!" Delta Dawn cheered. "We're safe now!"

But suddenly, the worm dove into a canyon and began falling. Willow and Delta Dawn knew they had to get off. They ran up until they reached the worm's tail, Willow opened up her wings, used her magic to catch Delta Dawn, gently placed her down, and landed right next to her.

"We did it!" Delta Dawn cheered. "He'll never get out of there! We saved Pop Village!"

"Whoo-hoo!" Willow shouted, pumping her fist in the air. "Let's go tell everyone!"

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"Push!" Cooper shouted as everyone kept pushing Pop Village through a canyon. "Push!"

"Yeah! Whoo-hoo! Yes!" everyone cheered... only for the worm to land right on top of them!

"OUCH."