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Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young !

The music played at full volume in PopPalace, everyone was having fun, their pink eyes sparkling under the crazy lights of the party. Next to the queen, almost drunk dead, Branch laughed and played with her hair filled with stains of colors and glitters. What could be better than a good party to relax when a certain fruitcake was on the run? Poppy thought that celebrating and not thinking about her problems was the best solution in her current situation.

- I love you my baby cho chie boooo.... Branch laughed, hugging her as if she had become a teddy bear, he had just had at least three drinks.

Feeling the king give her so much affection had almost made her forget her problems; as much the escape of this little troll or this wound on her torso that Branch was covering with awkward kisses... she remembered the day when the blue troll - formerly gray - had saved her from this bergen... that traumatic day was rather turn on the day of their first meet, and she would never forget it.

- I love you too, Branchie Bear, she murmured happily, kissing his lips,

But just as everything seemed perfect, the door opened, and the pop zombies entered the party room. They advanced between the guests, tracing a path to the Queen and her husband who continued to laugh stupidly at her side. Once she noticing them, Poppy frowned, anger had returned;

- Where is he ?? She shouted at Tressy and Wani-Pop, rising from her throne to shake them awake, WHERE IS HE ??

- I'm HeRe! Branch laughed behind her, unknown of her anger.

- Queen Poppy... Mariam began

- ... They are unconscious, the fruitcake made them rush into a big rock... Tammy explained

- Hic ! AND I wILL RUsH MY- Hic !- INTO POPPY !! Branch suddendly screamed out, hugging the angry queen by behind, almost falling off the throne.

But even her beloved king could no longer calm her, she screamed out;

- THE PARTY IS OVER!! It's time for action... she whispered, frowning while Branch kissed her -cute- angry face, I will not let this kid take our throne bae !

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The sun was still shining as the small group of Trolls advanced into the desert.

Dashy just didn't have the strength to run and carry them anymore at the moment. The sun's burning rays seemed more and more powerful, making them incredibly hot. Determined not to give up, Mixy was in front of the troop, panting and exhausted;

- You're sure we will be there soon, Tiny? The remix troll asked the hip-hop troll who was walking behind him.

The only answer he had was a laugh mixing with craziness and fatigue; Tiny was practically dragging himself into the sparkly sand, it looked like he was back in his pop-jazz hallucination;

- Are we there soon ? He repeated, laughing, sweat flowed on his forehead, perhaps ! Maybe we are close but we are far-near too ! You Barb, are you close ? He added.

The rock troll was moving painfully, leaning on the mandible of their baby caterdash friend. She was visibly less feeling hot than them, cause she was standing in Dashy's shade;

- You have completely lost your mind, she replied, giving a piercing look at him with a slight fear... then she turned to the young troll for who she had much more hope; Mixy, do you think we're going to get to this village before the n-night?

He honestly had no idea... There was only sand on the horizon! Sand, and a cactus, and sand ! and... and this road ! And then sand !

...

Wait.

- .... A ROAD !! Mixy exclaimed
cheerfully, suddenly regaining his energy.

- A road ?? His two friends repeated, their energy had also returned to them.

There was a road ahead of them ! Relieve, Mixy rushed towards it, his hooves hit the hot stones at full speed while, in a scream of joy, he finally saw it;

- We're there !! Mixy jumped on the spot, performing some dance moves, Come on guys !! He urged Barb and Tiny to join him.

Soon, the little troll entered the village followed by his companions. TrollrabianVillage was built around an oasis with blue water filled with life; the stains of paintings and glitter had surprisingly left this place apart; Mixy had never been happier to see a place that didn't look like a rainbow.

The palm trees stood around them, houses of the refugees were built with everything they had found around the oasis; you could see some trolls walking in the streets; rock, classical, funk, country ... no techno troll, nor pop in sight.

In the center of the square was the water; a large expanse that seemed to be a gold mine in this lost corner of the world. Seeing the clear precious liquid, the three trolls let out a cry of victory;

- WATER WOOOO!! They screamed as they throwed themselves into the water.

In a loud splashing noise, the troop was in the water, laughing out their joy. They had not noticed the village that began to come around the oasis in silence...

- WOOOHOO!! Tiny was swimming around, sending water in all directions, making Mixy and Barb laugh.

The water was fresh and quickly relieved their thirst... but it was after a few seconds that the young troll noticed that something was wrong...

- Why are they looking at us like that ? Barb asked, trembling, having also noticed the problem.

Indeed, the trolls around them looked at them in silence, having stopped their previous occupation to observe them, as if they were waiting to see what would happen next. They looked thirsty too, so Mixy called them to come and join them;

- What are you waiting for ? Come in !! He pointed the water that they also needed at them.

But no one moved a single centimeter, still waiting... confused, Mixy turned his gaze to Barb to ask her a question... but he uttered a cry of terror when he saw the thing that was standing behind him;

Its skin had lost all fluorescent lights, its back arched, its ribs exposed... Its eyes were empty, crossing with light as if an aquatic ghost had just emerged from the depths. Mixy had recognized the silhouette of a techno troll... but this techno troll there looked like a horrible monster from a child's nightmare.

- AAH! Mixy screamed, backing up, but running into another techno troll behind him, AAAH!!

There were hundreds of them, all having broken hearts on their chest... the three trolls were surrounded by what appeared to be some kind of mutant techno trolls !! Even Dashy who was leaning to drink backed away, frightened by one of the fishes monsters trolls who had just jumped in his face.

- Maybe they not meaning?... Tiny tried be positive.

But the troll in front of Mixy suddenly showed its empty mouth, in a big smile that clearly said that it had no intention of hugs.

- AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! The group screamed in fear as they swam at full speed out of the water.

They somehow managed to escape unharmed. The monsters trolls growl at them one last time and then disappeared into the oasis.

- I can't believe it! There's necto trolls in this water ! Barb said, still shaking in fear as the trolls around them were going back at their occupation.

- Necto Trolls ? Mixy asked, what's that ?

Necto trolls were a kind of disease techno trolls get... When their heart doesn't beat the good beat for too long, mixed with a need of joy and party unsatisfied, the fish trolls were turning into monsters of themselves... Mixy, shocked by this new information, looked at the oasis with a desolate expression;

- Again something that is my fault... He murmured as Barb went to get Dashy.

Tiny had noticed that the young troll sadness... In an attempt to reassure him, he approached his friend;

- Don't worry... I'm sure not ALL techno trolls had take this form...

Mixy felt bad, awful... And he suddenly had the need to tell someone the truth, to say that it was he who had destroyed his world... But even before a single word was spoken, a midnight blue hand grabbed Tiny and fled away with him into the alleys of TrollrabianVillage.

- TINY?! Mixy exclaimed, seeing his friend be carried away, WHY ARE YOU BEING KIDNAP AGAIN ?

- WHAT THE- I DON'T KNOW !! MIXY, HELP ME DUDE !! Tiny screamed in fear as he was carried away by the moving shadow, traped in a bag.