The gaze of Branch and Poppy was on the young Mixy... Unfortunately for them;

- Heeeeyyy !! Trollex's voice suddenly cut them into their duel of holding gaze.

The couple turned their attention to the necto troll who was now walking to them, open arms like he had never been the thief he was. A big smile on his scary face, he got in front of his group, talking to the leaders of Pop like they were his best friends;

- Come on friends, there is no need to fight ! What about the song we just performed, heh?...

By saying this, he again pointed to the troll remix behind him. Mixy hardly swallowed the ball caused by nervousness in his throat, and on his trembling paws... Everyone was mad at them, it was useless.

- Pft! What ever that song was, he's still coming with us! You all are! Poppy mocked, crossing her arms over her once hurt chest.

Branch remained silent, contenting himself with watching what was happening in front of him... Poppy approched the one she had take care of like her own son, without knowing so;

- You gently gonna get in that cage over here and there's not gonna be fight, alright ?

But he was not going to move, unable to utter a single word while the look of the pink troll was diving into his own... Something was wrong, something that told him it was not the right time to act yet.

How to bring back harmony if no one trusted him anyway ? He could not change her mind if no one was by his side.

- Don't worry, I w-will save you from my m-mistake... He promised to her, making her frown in confusion.

- What do you... She started.

- I know you won't listen to me even if I try... But I will come back to save you soon ! DASHY !! He then called.

In a loud noise, the baby caterdash suddenly appeared, knocking Poppy over in his path and sending her flying directly into a freshly picked fruit tank.

-... Woah, Tiny whispered just before Barb grabbed him to force him go on Dashy with the rest of the squad.

- I PROMISE ! Mixy said to her before get on their stoled caterdash.

- You okay ?! Branch helped the queen get up, panicked as he was searching any kind of wound on her body.

- Y-Yeah, come on, go get him !! She pushed him away, as she tried get up by herself, if someone can catch a baby caterdash, it's you ! You were the best caterdash trainer before we met, go on !!

- B-But... Branch tried speak again, refusing to go away, Uhm...

- DASHY RUN ! Barb screamed at the purple creature, who immediately obeyed and made his path through the city.

- WAIT !! Where's Trollex ?? Mixy asked, looking around for their friend.

- THERE! Tiny pointed out.

There, jumping from roof to roof, a bag on the shoulder and pursued by the guards once again, the king of techno trolls laughed out loud. Without any effort, he performed a perfect backflip and landed on running away Dashy's fur, making a final hand wave to his old enemy;

- BYE TROLLZAAARTTT !!! Trollex screamed at the guard as they passed by him.

- TROLLEX ! Did you stole something again ?? Mixy grounded him as he helped him get on safely.

- What ? No I didn't ! There's just that random dude that gave me this letter before I could get on Dashy...

The necto troll took the letter out of his bag, clean, well written but anonymous... What did that mean ?

- What does it says ? Tiny asked, jumping on Trollex's shoulder.

- We will read it once we get in a safe place... Barb said, looking at TrollrabianVillage getting smaller behind them.

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As he moved away, Branch still hadn't launched an attack, much more concerned by his queen. Her fall had caused her a minor injury to her leg, and the king refused to let her walk by her own.

- Got ya, Branch said as he carried the queen in his strong arms on their caterdash.

- Thanks... She murmured, she seemed lost in her thoughts, a paper she was currently reading in her hands.

He helped her sit on the creature's back; it wasn't Dasher, and was much slower than their royal caterdash... But it had helped them get after Mixy. It could do the job.

But now... The situation was changing.

A strange troll she didn't saw had give a letter to Branch he had bring to her; that message was anonymous, and was saying to them they should get to PopPalace before a future attack.

She wasn't stupid, she knew what was going on; this little weirdo had in plan to attack PopPalace and get the strings! Was Harmony a kind of music all this time? NO WAY ! Pop for the win ! Even if that letter was anonymous, she could guess it was from them !

- We going home... Poppy decided, looking at Branch, We will double the defenses and make sure that this fruitcake does not come to get the strings !

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Dashy had quickly reached the forest, having taken a known shortcut from Trollex. Now that they were in a safe place, they could rest a little.

The night sky was back... Mixy looked nervously at the gray spreading over his horse body; they had not much time left to act.

- So... Are we gonna read it ? The queen of rock asked, her eyes illuminated by the light of fire.

- No, Mixy answered.

This answer surprised them all; why this acting? The poor troll was lost; what to do now? He had promised Poppy to save her, and he didn't have any plan!!

Tiny approached his friend, worried:

- Hey, you okay dude ?

- We are not reading it... It's probably a trap from the pop trolls anyways, Mixy murmured, he hadn't eat anything. 

- What if it was someone who can help us ? Barb proposed.

- I doubt it, Mixy answered, our song basically send everyone to mom and d... I mean Poppy and Branch.

- Mixy, can I ask you a question ? Tiny suddendly cut him.

It was strange... Tiny seemed to have figured out something that others hadn't yet get. Mixy looked at him nervously, and it was just a serious look frightened him:

- Uhm... Y-Yeah ?

Tiny climbed on a mushroom, and then started explain, almost yelling what was bothering him;

- We've been with you till the start of this trip... And now that someone send us a letter that could possibilitly help us, you decide don't even TRY to trust them ? Why ?

It was silent, only the firewood cracking could be heard.

Why ? Why he wasn't giving them a chance, whoever they were ? He had give a chance to Barb, Tiny and Trollex... why not one more ? He could have gave them a chance and read this letter...

... But what if it was just one more troll to let down cause of his mistakes ?

- You probably know who it is, right ? Tiny continued, you strangely know everything about everyone here... Don't deny you called Barb and Trollex your aunt and uncle, and those two crazy pop leaders mom and dad ! ... Tell me, how exactly did you found yourself in this world without harmony ? How did you knew I wasn't a pop troll, in fact a hip hop troll ?

This time, Mixy was trapped... Barb answered for him.

- He told me about this giant golden flower...

- Golden flower ? Trollex exclaimed, you mean a Giant Wish Flower ? Laguna and I thought those were legends...

All the pieces of the puzzle had taken place... His three friends looked at him, not believing what it meant;

- You wished harmony to dissapear ?? They screamed in a same voice.

- It was an accident! Mixy immediatly defended himself, I shouldn't have wished that...

- No, really?! Tiny screamed, now mad.

- You turned me into a monster !! Trollex roared out, shaking, a tear running down his cheek, you turned all the techno trolls into monsters !!

- Because of you, my own people rejected me when I tried stop BrOpPy stupid world tour !! Barb accused, getting back her energy he knew she was capable of, if you hadn't wished that, TrollsKingdom wouldn't be in destruction !!

- You... What ? The remix troll gasped, not believing it.

The rock troll sighed, and finally explained why she looked like a beated creature ;

- When pop started stealing the strings... I also, like you are doing right now, try to force the trolls to team up, but it didn't work, they call me crazy, it's said it would never work... I was captured and locked in this dongeon for months of pain.

After a silence she added;

- ... If our life was so perfect, then why do you throw it away like a stupid TRASH ??

- ... BECAUSE I WAS COMPLETLY SELFISH WHEN I SHOULD HAVE REALIZE THE CHANCE I HAD !! HAPPY NOW ?? Mixy finally blurted out.

His heart beating sadly, Mixy walked away from the fire, wanting some alone time.