~Upstairs~

After Rage Quitting From Being A Drummer, Due To His Older Brother's Horrible Decision Making, Spruce Marched Upstairs And Into The Bedroom, As John Dory Followed Behind.

John Dory Closed The Door As He Entered The Bedroom.
"Spruce! You Can't Just Quit Drumming!"

Spruce Turned To His Brother.
"Oh I Can! And I Will! And I Just Did! Did You Not Hear Me Last Chapter?! All You Hear Is Your OBNOXIOUS Deep Eric Andre Voice For A 14 Year Old!"

"......I Have A Beautiful Voice 😌"
John Dory Smirked As He Straightened His Suit.

"DAAAAH!"
Spruce Groaned Frustratingly As He Snatched Off His Bandana.

"After All I Gave Into This Drumming Career For You, You're Just Gonna Quit And Give Up???"
John Dory Crossed His Arms.

"GIVE UP?!??! Oh No No No No There Jello Cube Head- I DIDN'T ASK FOR YOU TO BOOK ME GIGS IN 10 DIFFERENT CITIES THIS WEEK! All I Wanted Was To Perform With The Soul Bros AND YOUUUUU Have Taken It Too Far My Friend!"
Spruce Pointed At John Dory's Chest.

"BUT I'M YOUR BRO-MANAGER! That's What Managers Do! They Set You Up For Gigs! Trust Me Spruce, You'll Be A Better Drummer Than...Than...THE TROLL VERSION OF PHIL COLLINS!"
John Dory Said.

"Phil Collins? Didn't He Do The Music For Tarzan?"
Spruce Raised His Eyebrow.

John Dory Shrugged.
"Eh, I Don't Know. Fawn Made Me Watch Tarzan A Few Days Ago And Keeps Yelling Out The Tarzan Yell For Some Reason- BUT POINT IS! I'M GONNA HELP YOU GET TO DRUMMER STARDOM! MY BUSINESS DEPENDS ON IT!"

"And THEREEEEEE Lies The Problem John! All You Care About Is Your Shitty bRo mAnAgEr Ego Of A Business That NO ONE CARES ABOUT!"
Spruce Said.

John Dory Gasped, Offended By That.
"😱 ⁉️⁉️ After All I Gave Into This Business, You Dare CALL IT SHITTY?!?!"

"YES! YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT MY DRUMMING INTEREST! YOU JUST WANTED TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR YOUR BRO-MANAGER TITLE!"
Spruce Said.

"SPRUCE, RELAX! This Is Allllll Just Pressure My Man! We'll Work On That! You Can Handle The Pressure Of 10 Gigs! JUST LIKE HOW I HANDLE PRESSURE! 😁"
John Dory Smiled Wide.

"YOU DON'T GET IT DO YOU??? I'M SCARED JOHN! I DON'T WANNA BE A PROFESSIONAL DRUMMER! I JUST WANTED TO LEARN IT AND HANG WITH THE SOUL BROS!"
Spruce Said.

"Forget About Being Scared! This Will Be WORLDWIIIIIIDEEEE Drumming For You! Like I Said, You Can Handle The Pressure!"
John Dory Put His Hand On Spruce's Shoulder.

Spruce Pushed Off His Brother's Hand And Sighed.
"No John....I Can't Just Handle That Amount Of Pressure Like That...I'm Not You.."

Hearing Those Words From His Brother, John Dory Quickly Realized To Himself That Maybe He Was Coming On Too Strong To Help His Brother, And That Spruce Couldn't Handle Pressure Like He Does.

"OOF-"
Spruce Accidentally Bumped Into The Door, Not Grabbing The Doorknob.

"Yeah You Gotta Um, Turn The Doorknob-"
John Dory Said.

"I Know -.-"
Spruce Glared Back At His Brother.

"Just Uh, Turn The Knob And Pull It Open"
John Dory Said.

"I Think I Got This -.-"
Spruce Said As He Grabbed The Doorknob.

"Then You Just Uh, Pull It Towards You And It Opens The-"
John Dory Pointed As He Spoke.

"T H A N K
Y O U
J O H N A T H A N
L E S L I E
D O R I A N! -.- I Think I Know How To Operate My Own Room Door"
Spruce Said As He Fully Opened The Door And Walked Out.

Seeing His Brother Walk Out Of The Door Upsetly, John Dory Only Felt Like A Fool For How He Treated His Brother With His Bro-Manager Business, Until Rhonda Snickered At The Mention Of John Dory's Middle Name.

~~~

~~~

~Dramatic Musical Sequence~

In A Dramatically Looking Setting Around The Pod, There Was A Slow Sad Guitar Medley Being Played As Claire Came Into The Spotlight To Lead Off This Sentimental Song Sequence.

Claire Started Off The Song As She Moved Around As If She Was In A Broadway Production, As The Attention Stealer She Acted As.

🎵 When a dream...
fades away.. 🎵

🎵 You don't know what role
you're s'posed to play.. 🎵

Dora, With A Spotlight On Her, Joined The Song In The Hallway Of The Pod.
🎵 I'm not her,
I'm not smart.. 🎵

🎵 All I know is how
to dress the part.. 🎵
Dora Twirled In Her Fashionable Outfit She Wears Everyday.

Clay, In The Bathroom, Dramatically Sung As He Stood On The Toilet Cover.
🎵 I just can't do my bit,
That would've wowed
the crowd.. 🎵

Spruce, In The Closet, Sadly Twirled His Drumsticks As He Sung Along.
🎵 I can't play the hit,
That would've made
you proud.. 🎵

Claire Took Back The Spotlight And Shined Out Her Vocals.
🎵 When we try and try
for soooooooo long! 🎵

🎵 Aim so high
for soooooo long! 🎵

Grandma Rosiepuff Randomly Came Into The Song For Some Reason.
🎵 Then your dream is done,
That your Grandson's,
will never let you smother them anymooooooooooreeeee! 🎵

John Dory Stood Beside His Grandmother And Glared At Her.
"The Song's Not About You Grandma -.-"

"Oh Right- My Bad 🚶‍♀️"
Grandma Rosiepuff Casually Walked Away Out From The Dramatic Musical Sequence.

Claire Continued On With The Song As She Slowly Swayed Herself.
🎵 Dreams endure
for sooooooooo long! 🎵

🎵 But when they're
sure to gooooooo wrong! 🎵

🎵 Then they've got to go.. 🎵

🎵 And so.. 🎵

🎵 SO LONG! 🎵
Dora, Spruce, And Clay Sang Together In Harmony As They Were Singing In Different Places Around The House.

🎵 SO LONG! 🎵

🎵 SO LONG! 🎵

🎵 SO LONG! 🎵

"SAXOPHONEEEEEEE! 🗣🔥‼️"
Grandma Rosiepuff Shouted Out Loud To Cue For The Saxophone Solo.

As A Spotlight Shined On Her, Rhonda Had On Her Cool Shades And Held Up A Saxophone As She Did Her Solo On The Stairs Of The House, Ever So Beautifully And Dramatically. 🎷

🎷 🎶 🎷 🎶 🎷

🎵 I'm not you.. 🎵
Dora And Clay Sang Together As They Looked Into Different Mirrors.

🎵 I'm not me.. 🎵
Spruce Sung To Himself, Alone In The Closet.

🎵 I'm not sure who
I'm supposed to beeeee~ 🎵
Dora, Clay, Spruce, And Claire Finished Off Their Sad Song As The Spotlight Faded To Black.

~~~

~~~

~At TrollTree High~

The Following Day At School, Inside The Reading Class Of Ms. Bloom, It Was Time To Present The Oral Reports Of The Students As Mostly Everyone Was Prepared.

Up In Front Of The Class, Floyd Was Finishing Up His Presentation Happily And Looked Like His Oral Report Was Aimed For An A Grade.

"And So That Is What Makes Me, Me! I'm Sensitive, Prideful, And Meaningful, And That Will Impact The World Greatly, As Well As My Family! 📃"
Floyd Finished Reading And Presenting His Oral Report To The Class.

"👏👏👏👏👏"
The Students In The Class Clapped For Floyd's Very Well Done Oral Report.

"Well Done Floyd! Very Meaningful Indeed!"
Ms. Bloom Said From Her Desk.

"Thanks Ms. Bloom! I Was Gonna Go Over The Rails And Write 2000 Words But My Brother Clay Said I'd Look Like A Smart Ass Bafoon ☹️ SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO CURSE! 🫢"
Floyd Covered His Mouth.

"Thanks Quite Alright Floyd, But You Get An A+!"
Ms. Bloom Told Floyd.

"YAAAAAY! THANK YOUUUUU! And Remember, NO MORE SAYING CUSS WORDS GUYS! IT'S INAPPROPRIATE AND VIOLENT! 😊"
Floyd Smiled Happily As He Went Back To His Seat.

"He's So Fucking Right"
A Trolling In The Class Said.

"We Need To Stop Fucking Saying Shitty Cuss Words"
Another Trolling Added On.

"Alright! We Almost Finished All The Presentations! Except For Dora"
Ms. Bloom Told The Class.

As Every Glanced Over At The Empty Desk, Turns Out Dora Wasn't In Her Seat Or In The Class, Seemingly Thinking She Didn't Finish Her Assignment.

"Oh- It Appears Dora Still Isn't Here"
Ms. Bloom Said.

"Don't Worry Ms. Bloom! Dora Will Be Here! I Promise You! Her Report Is Really Good!"
Floyd Ensured His Teacher.

"Well If She Isn't Here To Present, That Unfortunately May Result In An Automatic F"
Ms. Bloom Replied, Going Back To Her Desk.

Floyd Tried To Think Of Something To Stall For Time.
"WAIT! YOU CAN'T YET!"

"Why Not?"
Ms. Bloom Said As She Opened Up Her Grade Book.

"CAUSE...UM...I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY PERSONAL HYGIENE!"
Floyd Randomly Blurted Out.

"•___________•"
Ms. Bloom's Eyes Widen At That And Hoping She Wouldn't Have To Have This Conversation With Floyd.

Meanwhile, Outside Of The Classroom Door, Dora Kept Peeking Through The Window Of The Door As She Was Nervous And Hesitant To Go In To Present Her Oral Report.

"Okay Okay Okay Dora Relaxxxx...It's Just Talking In Front Of My Fellow Peers! Noooo Biggie! No Biggie At All...Breatheee...Breatheeee"
Dora Tried Inhaling And Exhaling To Calm Herself Down.

".....UNLESS THE KIDS IN THERE ALL LAUGH AT ME! AND THEN I GET MADE FUN OF FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER! OR GET PUT IN THE YEARBOOK AS A LOSER GAL!! THEN IT MAKES TNN NEWS AND EVERYONE WILL CANCEL ME IN 2 DECADES FOR BEING THE ONE KID WHO COULDN'T PRESENT HER ORAL REPORT!!!!! 😟"
Dora Grabbed Her Hair In Panic As She Was Stressing With Her Anxiety.

Coming Out Of The Classroom From Across The Hallway, Sidney Came To Head To The Water Fountain For A Sip Of Water, Until She Noticed Her Sister Not In Her Class.

"Dora?"
Sidney Said As She Moved Away From The Water Fountain.

Dora Turned Around And Spotted Her Sister In The Hallway.
"OH SID! HEYYYY! SUPPPP GIRLFRANNNN! WHAT'S UPPITY UP SISTAAAAAAA!"

"Uh Huh 🤨, Why Aren't You In Class? It Started An Hour Ago"
Sidney Put Her Hand On Her Hip.

Dora Bursted Out Into A Laugh.
"PFFFFFFF- WHY AREN'T I IN CLASS! HA! 🤣 OH YOU ARE A RIOT SID! Ohhhh Man That Was A Good One Ha Haaaa....WHY AREN'T I IN CLASS?!? 😳"

"So...You Gonna Tell Me Why Or?"
Sidney Raised Her Eyebrow.

"WELL UM- YOU SEE- FUNNY STORY- There's A Kid In This Class Who Has Bad Foot Odor Snd Pretty Sure Sells Binkies...He's A Real Menace...Like Daffy Duck! 😁 Or Is It Donald Duck? 🤔 I Always Get Them Mixed Up Sometimes"
Dora Tapped Her Chin.

"Are You Stalling Again? But This Time It's Stalling To Present Your Oral Report To Your Class?"
Sidney Questioned Her Sister.

Dora Began To Panic Talk Again.
"MEEEE?? STALLINGGG? AGAINNNNN??? Pfft! Sis C'monnnn It's Me Dora We're Talking About! The Gal Who Caressss....CARES IF THE SCHOOL WILL MAKE FUN OF ME IF I MESS UP! WHAT IF I STUDDER MY WORDS?!?!? WHAT IF I PISS ON MYSELF LIKE FLOYD DID! OR WORSE! POOP OUT THE SHAPE OF OF A SMURFS HAT! OR OR OR OR-"

Suddenly And Unexpectedly, To Calm Her Sister Down From Her Panic Anxiety Attack, Sidney Launched Herself At Dora For A Warmly And Comfortingly Sister Hug. 💜

Dora Didn't Know How To React, As She Was Taken Aback By Her Sister's Hug, But Still Very Much Appreciated What Sidney Did To Calm Her.

"Sid? W-What's This For?"
Dora Studdered A Little Bit.

Sidney Parted From The Hug.
"Sis, I'm Sorry.....For Everything"

"Everything?"
Dora Raised Her Eyebrow.

"My Whole Not-Caring Lesson Thing. You Were Right, You're Not Me And You Being You Is Your Best You"
Sidney Placed Her Hand On Dora's Heart.

"That's Alot Of You's But AWWWW"
Dora Said In Awe, Putting Her Hand On Sidney's Hand.

"And I'm Sorry I Tried To Put So Sidney-ness Onto You. Us And Our Sisters Are All Different And I Shouldn't Have Tried To Make You Into Another Me. You Caring Alot Is The Best Thing A Sister Can Be"
Sidney Smiled At Her Sister.

"And You Being Opinionated, Judgy, And Not-Caring Is The Best You That YOU Can Be Sis! It's Your Trademark!"
Dora Replied.

"Literally"
Sidney Said With A Little Sass.

"But I Love And Appreciate You Trying To Help Me. That Shows All The Sister Love We Build"
Dora Grinned At Sidney.

"Cause We're Like The Best Sisters"
Sidney Snickered As She Sassed Again.

"LITERALLY!"
Dora And Sidney Said Together And Shared A Laugh.

"But All I Ask Is....Never Be Like Spruce, Whatsoever 😊"
Sidney Suggested.

"Done, Deal"
Dora Replied With A Giggle.

"Now You've Written Your Report And It's Time For You To Present"
Sidney Said.

"I Know But....I Just Get SO Nervous! I'm Worried What People Will Say If I Mess Up...I Know I'm The Caring One So I Care What People Say...I Wish There Was More Of Me In The Class Who Would Understand.."
Dora Rubbed Her Arm, Looking Down.

Sidney Got An Idea From That And Turned To Her Sister.
"Dora....THAT'S IT! That's How You Can Get Over Your Fear Of Presenting!"

"BY CLONING MYSELF INTO DOZENS OF ME AND START A REVOLUTION OF DORA'S!? 😄"
Dora Blurted Out.

"UH....Not Exactly And Lord Let's Never Let That Happen- BUT I MEAN IF YOU PRETEND THE KIDS IN THE CLASS ARE OTHER YOU'S, YOU'LL GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION!"
Sidney Explained To Her Sister.

"You Mean Like- Envision That Everyone In The Class Is Me And Act Like I'm Speaking Directly To Me??"
Dora Said.

"EXACTLY! You Can Do That Can't You?"
Sidney Nudged Her Sister.

Dora Snickered With A Smirk.
"Ha! Can I Do That? Did Someone Order A Yappiccino? 😏"

~~~

Back In The Classroom, After Taking Her Sister's Advice, Dora Was Already Up In Front Of The Class Presenting Her Oral Report As She Got Through It Was No Fear.

"So In Conclusion, What Makes Me, Me Is How Much I Care For Those Around Me And How I Can Reflect On Why That Makes Me Who I Am...Dora Jelly 📃"
Dora Smiled As She Finished Reading Her Oral Report To The Class.

"👏👏👏👏👏"
The Class Clapped And Cheered For Dora's Outstanding Oral Report.

"YAAAAY! GO DORA! WOOHOOO!"
Floyd Cheered For His Friend From His Desk.

"THANK YOU! THANK ALL OF YOU DORA'S! I LOVE YOU MULTIPLE DORA'S! MWAH! MWAH!"
Dora Bowed As She Thanked The Class, Even If She Kept Envisioning There Being Dozens Of Dora's In The Classroom.

"Well Written Report Dora! That's An A+!"
Ms. Bloom Told Dora.

"YESSSSS!"
Dora Cheered To Herself As She Danced In Victory To Her Seat.

"And Floyd, I'm Gonna Have To Call Your Grandmother About Your Personal Hygiene Questions 🤨"
Ms. Bloom Said Towards Floyd.

Floyd Frowned At His Desk.
"Ah, Poo.. 🙁"

~~~

~At The TrollTree Theater~

Towards The Evening, As Trolls Gathered At The TrollTree Theater For The Comedy Club, Where Giggle McCain Would Do His Stand Up Comedy Show, As Well As The Debut Of Clay Doing The Opening Act.

"GIGGLE! GIGGLE! GIGGLE! GIGGLE! GIGGLE! GIGGLE! GIGGLE!"
The Trolls In The Audience Chanted Out For Their Favorite Comedian.

Meanwhile, In Backstage, Clay Was Sitting On A Stool In Front Of A Mirror, Where He Was Prepping Himself To Go Out On Stage.

Clay Did Some Vocal Warm Ups Before He Would Go On Stage.
"LA LA LA LA LAAAAA~ SQUIRRELLY SQUIRRELY SQUIRRELLY SQUIRRELLLLLL! MEE-MAW MEE-MAW MEE-MAW FLAMABOOEY!"

Giggle McCain Came Over To Clay By His Chair.
"Hey Kid!"

"AH! Oh Um- Hey Mr. McCain!"
Clay Quickly Straightened Himself.

"Please, Call Me Giggle"
Giggle McCain Chuckled.

"Oh! Right! Um, Sorry Giggle...Sir. I Was Just Doing Some Warm-Ups Before My Debut! Sorry If They Sounded Weird"
Clay Nervously Said, As He Rubbed His Neck.

"No No That's Alright Kid! Those Sounds Are What Our Next Generation Of Kids Brain Cells Will Sound Like! Maybe In the 2020's"
Giggle McCain Shrugged.

"You're So Wise And Real 😦"
Clay Went Into Starstruck.

"And YOU Will Be Really Hilarious Once The Crowd Hears Your Material! And I'll Be So Proud From The Potential I See In You Blossom Out!"
Giggle McCain Ensured Clay.

"YOU REALLY THINK SO?!??!"
Clay Said With Anxious Energy.

Giggle McCain Nodded As He Patted Clay's Head.
"I Know So......Champ"

Clay's Jaw Dropped As He Was Called Champ By His Idol Again.
"He Did It Again 😦.....And Touched My Head 🥹"

"Knock 'em Dead Kid!"
Giggle McCain Said As He Exited Backstage.

"I'M GONNA BRING THE HOUSE DOWN FOR YOU SIR! HA HA HAAAA....I Hope 😓"
Clay Said As He Began To Get More Nervous About Perfoming Comedy In Front Of A Live Audience.

Suddenly, Coming In Backstage, Claire Had Shown Up For Clay And To See Him Perform His Comedy Bit, Not Wanting To Miss It.

"👋 Hey Clay.."
Claire Waved Her Hands Softly.

Clay Saw Claire And Rolled His Eyes, Getting Up From His Seat.
"Ugh, What Are You Doing Here -.-"

"Why Wouldn't I? I Came To See You Perform You....You Umm...Nutball? 😁"
Claire Tried To Lighten Up Clay's Mood With A Somewhat Insult.

Clay Snickered Sarcastically.
"Awww That's So Sweet, She Came To Me Perform 😊- AFTER SHE HELPED ME IN THE LEAST INSPIRING WAY POSSIBLE!"

Claire Sighed, Knowing She Deserved That.
"Okay, You're Mad At Me.."

"You're Darn Right I Am! Who Agrees To Help Someone With Something They Have Desire For Then Just Straights Up Tells Them What Would Claire Do? I'm Not Exactly A Gal With Magnificent Hair Like You Who Likes Attention And Just Catch It Instantly!"
Clay Crossed His Arms.

"Well I- Wait, You Think My Hair Is Magnificent? Awww Thank You So Much Clay 🫶"
Claire Said As She Loved The Attention.

"SEE! SEE! YOU'RE CRAZY WOMAN-"
Clay Said.

"Clay Look! I'm Sorry! I Didn't Mean To Take That Approach When Helping You! That Wasn't The Main Reason Why I Agreed To Help You!"
Claire Said.

"THEN WHY WOULD YOU??? YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME!"
Clay Replied.

"EXACTLY!!!"
Claire Yelled And Blurted Out.

"Wait What?"
Clay Raised His Eyebrow.

Claire Sighed Into Her Hand.
"Listen...I Agreed To Help You To Get To Know You Better Clay! So Then I Could Help You With Your Comedy Thing...I Really Wanted You To Do Well! Truly!"

Clay's Ears Drooped Down.
"....You Did?"

"Of Course! But....That's One Of My Flaws I Just....Always Make It About Me At The End...Cause Deep Down I Can Be Insecure Of What People Think Of Me, So I Just Do As Much As I Can To Stand Out For Attention Before They Think Wrong Of Me....I'm Sorry I Applied That To You"
Claire Rubbed Her Arm, Looking Away.

Clay Heard Claire Out And Started To Feel Bad For Her, As He Understood.
"I Can Understand That"

"You Can?"
Claire Tilted Her Head.

Clay Nodded At Claire.
"Believe It Or Not Yeah! As The Fun One, I Can Tend To Make The Spotlight About Me At Certain Points, I Mean Look At My Hoodie I Wear, It's Got A C On It! I Wanna Stand Out!"

Claire Snickered A Little.
"No Kidding"

"But, I Realized That Me And My Brothers, As The Rockstars We Are, Have To Share The Stardom Attention Cause...We Are Family. What Fun Is It To Take Away ALLL The Spotlight If You Can't Share It With Those Who Make You Feel Like A Star"
Clay Explained To Claire As He Smiled A Little.

As Claire Heard Clay's Surprisingly Wise Words, She Began To Feel And Take That Into Heart, Knowing She Can Apply That To Her And Her Sisters.

"Wow, That Was The One Wise Thing You Said To Me Since We Met Clay...And I Admire That. Thank You"
Claire Shared Her Smile Back At Clay.

"You're Welcome, I Can Be Real When It Matters.....But Don't Get Used To It Shortcake -.-"
Clay Said.

"Of Course-"
Claire Rolled Her Eyes Playfully.

Clay Turned Around To The Curtain And Peeked Out To See The Audience.
"Well....I Just Hope I Can Grab This Audiences Attention"

"I Know You Will Comic Book Boy"
Claire Ensured Clay.

"Oh Yeah? How Can You Be So Sure? All I Am Is A Fun Boy Of A Boyband In A Sad Book Club As Fanboys Over James Frond"
Clay Shrugged.

"And That's Perfect Cause It's You!"
Claire Replied.

"Huh?"
Clay Raised His Eyebrow, Confused.

"All Those Things Make Your Best You! So While Your On Stage, Just Ask Yourself....What Would Clay Do?"
Claire Winked At Clay For Encouragement As She Told Him.

As Clay Took In Those Words From Claire, He Began To Smirk With An Idea Of What To Do For His Comedy Routine On Stage For The Audience.

~~~

📣 AND NOW, PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE, MAKING HIS FIRST COMEDIC DEBUT, YOU KNOW HIM FROM THE BOYBAND BROZONE, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FORRRR...
COMEDIAN CLAY CUDI! 📣

"👏👏👏👏👏👏"
The Audience Of Trolls In The Theater Clapped And Awaited For Clay To Come Out On Stage.

Suddenly, A Cardboard Box Slid Out On Stage Randomly As That Was All To Be Seen On Stage, Leaving The Audience Confused. 📦

"👁👄👁"
The Audience Of Trolls Blinked And Blankly Stared At The Box.

Clay Jumped Out Of The Box With Confetti And Had Fake Buck-Teeth.
"HOWDYYYYY YA'LLLLLL!! 🤠 🎉"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
The Audience Laughed At Clay's Entrance, Already Enjoying The Energy.

Clay Spit Out The Fake Buck-Teeth And Starter His Routine.
"What's Up TrollTree! Ya Know, Before I Came On Stage, I Was Approached By A Gal Who Means Well, But She Looked Familiar And It Reminded Me Hey....I FORGOT TO RECORD MY SHOW ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS WITH THE CHIPETTES AT HOME BEFORE I CAME HERE!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!"
The Audience Laughed At Clay's First Joke, Like Idiots.

Claire Peeked Through The Curtain As She Playfully Rolled His Eyes.
"What A Goob"

Clay Kept On Telling Jokes.
"Speaking Of Home, I Live With 5 Other People! And Lemme Tell You It's No Task I Mean, The Sensitive One? Pffft, Since He Was Born It Taught Another Meaning For Being Sensitive....IT MEANS YOU HAVE PRIDE AND CAN BE FRUITY!"

"BAHAHAHAAHAHHA!"
The Audience Of Trolls Laughed Again At Clay's Comedy.

Clay Chuckled To Himself.
"Not Even That, But Apparently Heartthrobs Love Salad! I Mean Who Are They Trying To Impress? Their Lovers Or A GARDEN?!?!?"

"BABAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!"
The Audience Laughed Yet Again At Clay's Jokes.

Clay Continued On.
"My Grandmother Is As Sweet As Can Be! Love Her To Death, And Loves To Give Us Old People Candy! What Is Old People Candy You Ask? Well My Grandmother Unwraps The Candy And Sucks On Them Then Puts It In Her Pocket! Then Later On She Asks Us....yOu kIds wAnT sOmE cAndY? And I'm Like Those Candies Looked Already Sucked Upon! And She Goes....yeAh, iTs SUCK N SAVE CANDY!"

"EWWWW HAHAHAHA-"
The Audience Were Grossed Out But Still Laughed.

"And My Baby Brother- OOOEWWEE! His Diaper Is Stinky When We Change Him! It's So Bad We Had To Teach Him The Fish Way Of Learning About Soap So That He Can Wash His Butt! 🐟 SOAP SOAP WHAT IS SOAP 🐠 "
Clay Made His Face Look Like A Fish.

"BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!! 🤣 CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! CLAY!"
The Audience Bursted Into Laughter As They Chanted For Clay.

"I Know! AREN'T I HILARIOUSLY FANFICTION-LY STUPID?! WA-BLAM! 🥧"
Clay Slammed Pie In His Face As He Made A Silly Pose For The Crowd.

Giggle McCain Laughed On The Sideline As He Winked At Clay.
"Not Bad Champ"

Still Peeking Behind The Curtain, Claire Couldn't Be More Proud Of Clay Embracing And Being Himself On Stage, Seeing Herself Admire That The Most About Him And Feeling More Closer To Him Than She Had Hoped.

"CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! CLAY! 🎉"
The Audience Of Trolls Continued Chanting As Confetti And Sparkles Were Thrown In The Air.

Clay Resumed Telling His Jokes.
"And Don't Even Get Me Started On Square Heads! 😏"

~~~

~At Rosiepuff's Pod~

The Next Day, In The Brothers Bedroom, Spruce Was Depressingly Banging His Drumsticks On The Wall As If He Had No More Desire Or Motivation To Keep Practicing Drumming Anymore.

Knocking On The Door, John Dory Came In, But Without A Professional Suit Anymore As He Came To Apologize To His Brother.

Seeing His Brother Again, Spruce Didn't Have Anything To Say And Just Listened To See What John Dory Would Say To Him.

"Look Man, I'm Sorry About Everything That's Happened With Your Drumming And Taking My Whole Bro-Manager Thing Too Far...Which Is Why....I'm Firing Myself As Your Bro-Manager"
John Dory Told His Brother.

"🤨"
Spruce Raised His Eyebrow At John Dory, Not Knowing If He Was Serious Or Not.

John Dory Sighed And Rubbed His Neck.
"Listen Bro, All I Really Wanted Was To Help You And Your Interest In Becoming A Drummer. I Always Wanted To See My Younger Brothers Explore Their Hobbies And Interest So When You Did....I Wanted To Do Everything I Could To Help. But Went Too Overboard And Put Too Much Pressure On You.."

As Spruce Heard His Brother Out, He Nodded At Some Of The Things John Dory Said, Knowing It Was True And John Dory Being An Idiot For Trying To Be A Manager.

"What I Should've Been From The Start Was Your Supportive Brother...Not Your Manager...Who Did Very Much Have A Catchy Jingle, Let's Be Honest"
John Dory Winked At Spruce.

"😒"
Spruce Rolled His Eyes At That, But Gave A Little Chuckle.

"So I Wanna Fill In For A New Job Application For You...And I Hope You Hire Me...Even Might've Made This For It 😅"
John Dory Slowly Held Out A Fan-Made Business Card.

"Here's My Card"
John Dory Handed Spruce The Fan-Made Card And Walked Out Of The Bedroom.

Spruce Raised His Eyebrow Confused At The Fan-Made Card, But Read It As The Card Said: "Available For Hire As Your Brother ♡ "

Now Seeing That His Older Brother Actually Wanted To Fully Support His Drumming Passion Then Just Be His Manager, Spruce Gained A Smile As He Got A Spark Of Motivation.

~~~

~At The TrollTree Market~

Later On In The Day, As It Was The Weekend, The Brothers And The Sisters, Except Spruce, Were All Gathered Together To Hang Out As They Drank Trolli-Slush's.

"Well! I Did It Guys! I Overcame My Fear Of Speaking In Front Of Others! With An A+ To Spare 👀"
Dora Bounced Her Eyebrows At The Group Happy As Can Be.

"WOOOOOO! 🍻🥤"
The Brothers And The Sisters All Clanked Their Trolli-Slush's Together In Victory.

"That's My Sister! She Got Those Slaying Genes From Me"
Sidney Said As She Sipped Her Drink.

"And She Got Those FEARLESS GENES FROM ME! MEHEHEHEHEHE! Oo, Worm! Adds Nutrition To The Slush!"
Fawn Picked Up A Worm And Put It In Her Trolli-Slush Cup.

"Eeeugh.."
The Brothers And The Sisters Gagged And Looked Away In Disgust.

"Here For You Too Boo! You Could Use The Wormy Nutrition"
Fawn Picked Up A Worm And Dropped It In Boo's Trolli-Slush Cup.

"🖕"
Boo Flipped Off Her Sister For Putting A Dirty Worm In Her Trolli-Slush, Wanting To Possibly Shoot Fawn For Messing With Her Drink.

"On The Less Gross Note, I GOT TO PERFORM AND OPEN FOR THE COMEDY CLUB FOR GIGGLE MCCAIN! AND I IMPRESSED HIM!"
Clay Told The Group Excitedly.

"WOOOOOOOOOO! 🍻🥤"
The Brothers And The Sisters Clanked Their Trolli-Slush's Together In Victory Again.

"Clay Actually Did So Good! He Has Potential To Be The Next Eddie Murphy"
Claire Shrugged To Herself.

"Ahaha....I Think I'm A Little Better Than Eddie Murphy 😁"
Clay Grinned Wide.

"I'm Just Saying Positively You Could Be Like Him Soon 😁"
Claire Grinned Wide Also.

"Calm Down That Overly Positively Before You Give Us All Diabetes Claire 😁"
Clay Kept Grinning.

"Fight Me Clay 😁"
Claire Kept Grinning.

"Well I'm Proud Of Everyones Accomplishments And Story Arcs! Although, John? How Did Becoming Spruce's Bro-Manager Go For Drumming?"
Floyd Asked His Older Brother.

John Dory Tapped His Cup With His Fingers, Feeling Guilty.
"Yeah Um...About That...See, I Don't Think Spruce Is Ever Gonna Drum Again.."

"Think Again!"
Spruce Suddenly Popped Up To The Group, In His Drummer Outfit Again With Drumsticks.

John Dory Flinched At His Brother.
"AH! Spruce??? You're In Your Drummer Clothes Again!"

"Errmmmm...That Bandana Isn't It Spruce Honey"
Sidney Sassed And Judged Spruce's Outfit.

"This Ain't Ninja Turtles"
Claire Snickered Along With Sidney.

"Yeah Well I'm Not Trying To Be Something Else, I'm Being Me. A Good Brother Told Me That And That's What I'm Gonna Do To Explore My Drummer Interest"
Spruce Gestured At John Dory.

Hearing That From His Younger Brother, John Dory Couldn't Be More Proud Of His Brother And Glad He's Keeping His Interest In Drumming.

"YO SPRUCE! YOU READY?"
Blues, From The Soul Bro's Yelled Out From Afar.

"BE RIGHT THERE! Now If You Excuse Me, I Have To Go Follow My Dream And Ascend To The Music Gods! Here's My Card~"
Spruce Handed John Dory A Fan-Made Business Card And Walked Off To The Soul Bro's.

Taking The Fan-Made Business Card From Spruce, John Dory Read The Card And Smiled Big As It Said: "Forever Hired As My Brother ♡ "

All The Trolls, Including The Brothers And The Sisters, Gathered Around The TrollTree Market, As The Soul Bro's, Blues, Doo, And Wop, Along With Spruce Joining Them, Performed For Everyone's Entertainment.

"1! 2! A 1! 2! 3! 4!"
Spruce Shouted Out As He Hit His Drumsticks Together, Beginning To Play On His Frum Drum Set, Along With The Soul Bro's. 🥁

🎵 IIIIII,
DESERVE TO BEEEE! 🎵

🎵 WITH SOMEBODY
AS FLY AS- 🎵

✨️ ME! ✨️

🎵 SOMEBODY THIS- 🎵

✨️ FLY! ✨️

🎵 AND YOUUUU,
DESERVE TO BE SEEEEEN! 🎵

🎵 WITH SOMEBODY
AS FLY AS- 🎵

✨️ ME! ✨️

🎵 SOMEBODY THIS- 🎵

✨️ FLY! ✨️

"👏 🙌 👏 🙌 👏 🙌 👏"
The Trolls As Well As The Brothers And The Sisters Clapped And Cheered On Spruce & The Soul Bro's.

"SQUARE SOLOOOO!"
Spruce Shouted As He Pointed At John Dory To Join In.

"HOLY CUBE-DUMPLES! THIS IS MY MOMENT.."
John Dory Took Out A Square-Sized Musical Triangle Instrument And Happily Joined The Soul Bro's With Spruce.

Baby Branch Turned To The Wattpad Readers And Spoke To Them.
"Well! Alls Well And Ends Well For This Story! Everyones Found Their Inner Self Is Their Best Self! Although I Wonder....If John Dory Made All Those Gigs In Different Cities...Who'd He Get To Replace Spruce To Perform?"

~~~

~In Bikini Bottom~

📣 PLEASE WELCOME,
ALL THE WAY FROM THE TROLLS UNIVERSE, IT'SSSSS... 📣

⭐️ THE DANCING RHONDA! ⭐️

One Of The Fishes In The Crowd Yelled Out At The Random Armadillo.
".............WHAT THE?!?!?!?!??!"

~The End~