~The Next Day~

Down In The Bunker, Branch Was Looking Through His Survelince Bincolurs, Spying On Barb In Rock Hallow, After Being Sent Home From Work Yesterday.

"Look At Her Gary....Look At That Punk Rocker Who Thinks She Can Just Win Anything She Wants Just Cause She's A Fan Favorite Troll"
Branch Said, As He Looked Through His Bincolurs.

Gary Didn't Respond To Anything.
"👁👄👁"

"She Has No Idea I'm Watching Her, Waiting For Her Every Slick Move After That Gift Basket.."
Branch Took A Sip Of Some Cappuccino.☕️

~~~

~Over At Rock Hallow~

Barb Was Doing The Same Thing, With Spying On Branch From Her Binoculars, Watching His Every Move.

Barb Shook Her Head.
"Tsk Tsk Tsk Tsk, Look At That Blue Gray Snake...Thinking Just Cause He's A So-Called Heartthrob, That He Can Snatch That Gift Basket Without Working Hard For It, Right Carol?"

Carol Was Sleeping And Snoring With A Half Of Cup Of A Cheese Smoothie In Her Hand.

Barb Took The Cup And Sipped Some As She Watched Branch.
"Mmmm...Disgustingggg"

~~~

Branch Glanced Harder In His Bincolurs.

"She's A Clever One Gary...I Want You To Keep A Close Eye On qUEeN bArB, She Will Manipulate You And Trick You Off Guard With Anything! Especially For That Gift Basket!"

Gary Still Didn't Respond.
"👁👄👁"

"I Know What You're Thinking Son, wHat's sO sPeCiAl aBoUt a giFt bAskEt dUr dUrrrRrr, Well Son, Trolls Are Always Automatically Lured Into Getting Gifts. Hence, A Gift Basket Full Of All It's Treats And Goodies And...Rainbow Cake 🤤...Makes Me Feel Tingly In Certain Areas! Ooo!"
Branch Shivered With A Grin.

Gary Didn't Care And Just Wanted To Be Smashed In Both Ways.
"👁👄👁"

"Even If I'm Not Working At The Hotel As Of Right Now....That Gift Basket Will Be Mine...All Mine ☺️..
Branch Sighed Dreamily, Starting To Daydream.

💭 💭 💭

In A Daydream, Branch Appeared In A Blank Empty Setting, With Nothing Around Him.

Until, Branch Turned Around And Saw The Gift Basket, Displayed On A Stand And Looking As Enourmous As Ever.

Gift Basket: 🎁 "Braaannccchh...I'm Yourssssss..." 🎁

Branch's Eyes Sparkled So Bright As He Gazed At The Gift Basket, And Walked Slowly Up To It, Feeling Very Starstruck.

As Branch Went Up To The Gift Basket, Pop Rock Music Began To Play In The Background As Branch Was Just About To Sing To The Gift Basket.

Until, Barb Suddenly Appeared Out Of Nowhere And Started Singing To The Gift Basket.

🎸 So one, two, three
Take my hand and come with me! 🎸

🎸 Because you look so fine
That I really wanna
make you mine! 🎸
Barb Booped The Gift Basket.

Branch Flinched At Barb's Appearance.
"Hey! This Is My Daydrea-"

🎸 I said, you look so fine
That I really wanna make you miiinnneee~ 🎸
Barb Twirled The Streamers On The Gift Basket.

Branch Got Annoyed And Moved Barb Aside To Sing.
🎵 Four, five, six
Come on and get your kicks!🎵

🎵 Now you don't need that money
When you look like that,
do ya, honey?🎵
Branch Winked At The Gift Basket.

🎵 Soft plasticccc~🎵
Branch Felt The Gift Basket's Packaging.

🎸 Confetti smooooth~ 🎸
Barb Rubbed Her Face Against The Confetti Decorations.

🎵 🎸 It's so sweet with its.....RAINBOW CAAAAKE! 🎸 🎵
Both Sung Together.

Barb Skipped Around The Gift Basket In A Circle.
🎸 Well, I could see
you home with me! 🎸

🎸 But you were with
another troolllll, ohhhh! 🎸
Barb Pointed At Branch.

Branch Smooth Walked Up To The Gift Basket.
🎵 I know we ain't got
much to saaaay!🎵

🎵 Before I let you get awaaaaaay, yeeeeeaaaaaaah! 🎵
Branch Hit A High Note.

Branch And Barb Both Leaned On The Gift Basket.
"...I Said Are You Gonna Be My Gift?"

🎵 🎸 Well so,
one, two, three! 🎸 🎵

🎵 🎸 Takе my hand
and come with me! 🎸 🎵

🎵 🎸 Becausе you look
so fine- 🎸 🎵

🎵 🎸 That I really wanna
make you mine! 🎸 🎵

💭 💭 💭

Branch Shook His Head, Snapping Out Of His Daydream.
"I CAN'T EVEN GET THE GIFT BASKET IN MY OWN DAYDREAM?!?! UGGHHH!"

Branch Marched Back n Forth Around His Bunker.
"IT'S NOT EVEN MU FAULTTTT! I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE THE BEST BELLHOP TO EARN WHAT I DESERVE! EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH! BUT NOOOO, BARB HAD TO GET IN THE WAY AND MAKE THINGS A LIVING- hell-o what's this?"

Branch Noticed A Mysterious Note Was Just Slipped Under The Bunker For Him.

Branch Picked Up The Note And Read The Front.
"To Branch? Huh...Been A While Since I Gotten Suspicious Notes"

Branch Opened Up The Note Slowly And Read It To Himself.

✉️ Hello Branch,
Do You Feel Getting Fired From Your Bellhop Job Was Unfair And Not Your Fault?
Don't Worry, I Believe You.
And I Have Some Information You'd Wanna Hear About It. Only If You Meet At This Secret Location.
See You There ✉️

Branch Raised His Eyebrow.

"Hm, Oddly Intriguing...But That Can't Think I'm Pathetic Enough To Show Up To A Secret Location From Some Stranger Just To Get A Gift Basket! They Must Think I'm The Dumbest Troll On Earth! 😁"

~~~

~In A Secret Location~

Branch Was Seated At A Table In A Dark Room, With Only One Working Lamp On The Table.

Branch Began To Sweat Nervously, Tapping His Fingers On The Table Anxiously As The Clock On The Wall Tick & Tocked.

Suddenly, The Door Opened And Closed With A Troll In A Dark Jacket, Hiding Their Face, Walking In.

"Greetings Branch"
The Mysterious Troll Greeted.

"Uhhh Hi?"
Branch Greeted Back Confused.

"How's Life Treating You?"
Mysterious Troll Asked.

"Eh, Can't Complain, Other Than Losing My Streak To My Speedo Exercise Routine- Wait, I'm Sorry. Who Are You?"
Branch Questioned.

"That Information Is Classified As Of Now"
Mysterious Troll Replied.

~~~

In A Different Time, Barb Was Also Being Sat In The Secret Location With The Mysterious Troll.

"Uh Why Am I Here? I Almost Have Other Better Things To Do Like Be Lazy And Not Come Here"
Barb Crossed Her Arms.

"This For An Important Cause Queen Barb"
Mysterious Troll Sat Down.

"Pfft- That's What Donald Trump Always Said. And Does Anyone Care About What He Has To Say? No! Besides, Who Ever Are You?"
Barb Questioned.

"Don't Worry About That Right Now, Just Worry About The Info I Have For You....Cupcake Ala-Explode? 🧁"
Mysterious Troll Slid A Cupcake On The Table For Barb.

"Like I'd Take Anything From A Total Stranger....Gimme"
Barb Snatched The Cupcake And Ofc Ate It.

Mysterious Troll Then Started To Speak About The Information They Had And Explain.

Here's The Deal

I Know You Wanna Come Back To The Hotel For The Gift Basket

And I Can Help You Do It

~~~

As You May Already Know, Poppy Is Throwing A Anniversary Party There For The Funk King & Queen

"Uh Huhhh.."
Branch Said, As He Was Eating A Brownie The Mysterious Troll Gavr Him.

And It's A Pretty Tough Job For Her Alone..

That's Why She Sent Me Here Secretly To Bring You Back...So You Can Help, Then Of Course Earn Your Gift Basket

Branch's Ears Perked Up.
"Really?"

But There's A Catch

~~~

I Can Only Take One Of You

"Well The Obviously Choice Is To Choose Me!"
Barb Gestured To Herself.

Wait,
There's Something You Should Know First

~~~

You Know What Barb Said?

That It's Your Fault

"MINE?!"
Branch Pointed At Himself.

Yeahhh...But Maybe I Shouldn't Say This Ya Know..

But She Said You Smell Like

Molding Chocolate With A Hint Of Springtime Sweat

Branch Gasped And Smelled Under His Arms.
"That's The Worse Kind Of Sweat.."

~~~

He Also Said

Most Of The Time, If Not All The Time

You're Emotionally Unavailable

Barb Squeezed Her Juice Box. 🧃
"He What-"

~~~

She Also Wants You To Suffer In Your Pathetic Bunker And Rot

"PATHETIC BUNKER?!? OH NO SHE DIDN'T! IT'S A COMFORT BUNKER TOO.."
Branch Pouted.

~~~

And He Mentioned How Miley Cyrus Has Better High Note Key's Than You

Barb Immediately Got Offended

"NOW HE'S CROSSED THE LINE! MILEY WISHES SHE HAD MY NOTES!"

~~~

This Puts Me In Such A Tough Position

As You Know I Can Only Take One Of You Back To The Hotel

Will It Be Branch?

"Ugh"
Branch Rolled His Eyes, Crossing Her Arms.

~~~

Or Barb?

"Mmm -.-"
Barb Started Getting Furious.

~~~

Okay, I've Made My Decision..

~~~

~At The Trollstopia Suite Resort~

At The Anniversary Party, The Hotel Was All Decorated To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of King Quincy & Queen Essence. 🎊

Inside The Big Party Room, The Hotel Guests And Trollstopians Were At The Anniversary Party Dancing And Having A Good Time With Everything Arranged For The Event.

Poppy Was Putting The Final Touch On The Huge Anniversary Cake. 🎂
"Annnnnd....FADAAAA!"

Everyone Clapped For How Gorgeous The Cake Looked.
"👏👏👏👏"

"Thank You! Thank You!"
Poppy Bowed And Came Down The Ladder.

Queen Essence Looked Up At The Cake.
"Wow Poppy! That Is One Massive Cake!"

"Yeahhh, Some Might Say Over Extraordinary! You Didn't Have To Go All Out For Us"
King Quincy Said.

Poppy Scoffs.
"Pffft- Whaaaat? Of Course I Did! You Two's Love Is Soooo Worth It! Plus 50 Years?! That Is Worth The Massive Celebration! If Only Nick Canon Kept A Relationship That Long....BUT YEAH!"

"Well We Humbly Appreciate It And For You Throwing It At The Hotel"
Queen Essence Smiled.

"Trust Me, The Hotel's Got It ALLLL Covered! Like The Trolladelic Band Playing For The Entertainment With All Of Your Favorite Songs!"
Poppy Gestured.

The Trolladelic Funk Band Was Up On Stage, Playing And Singing King Quincy & Queen Essence's Favorite Songs.

"Home Favorite Funk Foods And Drinks!"
Poppy Gestured At The Food Table.

"Decorative Products With Your Faces On Them!"
Poppy Gestured At All The Decorations With The King & Queen's Faces On Them.

"An Ice Staue Of You! There Always Has To Be A Statue"
Poppy Winked, Gesturing To The Ice Statue.

"AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF! I GOT A FRICKIN BUBBLE MACHINE TO SHOOT OUT WHEN WE ALL BOOGIE FOR A WHOLE BUBBLE DANCE PARTY FIASCOOOO! Cause Like, What's Funk Trolls Without Some Bubbles Right?"
Poppy Snickers.

King Quincy Chuckles.
"You Sure Got This Down Huh"

Rachel Interrupted.
"UMMMM I'm Sorry, But Aunt Poppy You Forgot One Thing-"

Poppy Checked Her Clipboard.
"Really? Huh, I Wasn't Gonna Include The Giraffe Strip Dancers So Doesn't Count"

"What? No! Although You Should Reconsider That. I'm Talking About ME!"
Rachel Gestures To Herself.

"You?"
Poppy Raised Her Eyebrow.

"YESSS! Mom, Dad, I Planned A Very Special Song For You Guys And I Wanna Perform It! It's Really Heartwarming And R&B, My Profession"
Rachel Told Them.

"Awe Honey That's So Sweet"
Queen Essence Said.

"We're Looking Forward To It!"
King Quincy Said.

"I Can Ever Give You A Sneak Preview, Ahem.."
Rachel Cleared Her Throat.

Rachel Started To Sing A Note, Loudly.
"YOU AND I WILL ALWAYS BE TI-"

Prince D Quickly Covered His Sister's Mouth.
"HEH HEH HEH, Let's Not Spoil It For The Show Eh Sis?"

"Mmmm -.-"
Rachel Glared At Her Brother.

Tiny Hopped On Rachel's Neck.
"I'll Listen To It Bae~"

"6 Feet-"
Rachel Pushed Tiny Off.

"Well Okay Then, Noted! And Don't Worry About A Thing, This Party Is Going So Smoothly! If You Need Anything Just Call Me Or The Bellhops!"
Poppy Told Them.

"Thanks Queen Poppy"
King Quincy And Queen Essence Thanked Gratefully.

"I Can't Imagine...Anything! That Can Possibly Mess This Up 😁"
Poppy Insured To Herself.

~~~

Over By The Entrance Of The Party, The Doors Opened Up By The Mysterious Troll Peeking Inside.

"Welcome Back"
Mysterious Troll Stepped Aside.

Branch Slowly Walked Inside The Door And Into The Party Room, Looking Around At Everything.

"Wow"
Branch Said To Himself.

"I Know This Is A Anniversary Party, But Consider This Like A...Welcoming Back Party! Just For You!"
Mysterious Troll Nudged Branch.

Across The Party Room, Barb Was Insight Sneakily Taking Food From The Snack Table And Stuffing Her Face.

Mysterious Troll Saw Barb And Fake Gasped.
"Oh No! Nooooo...What's Barb Doing Here?"

"Barb?!"
Branch Spotted Barb As Well.

"That's Gotta Be Awkward Huh? After All The Stuff She Said About You Not Be Fitting To Work At The Hotel"
Mysterious Troll Said.

"I Know But...Maybe She Didn't Mean It? I Mean...We Were Both Frustrated At The Same Time.."
Branch Shrugged.

Mysterious Troll Whispered Into Branch's Ear.
"Springtime Sweatttt~"

Branch Immediately Formed Fists And Smoke Puffed Out His Ears, Cracking His Knuckles.

"Have Fun~"
Mysterious Troll Told Branch.

Branch Started To March Over Across Towards Barb's Direction, As Mysterious Troll Smirked Under Their Hoodie Shadow.

Poppy, Next To Smidge, Drank Some Punch In Her Lil Cup, Smiling At How Great Everything Was Going.

"Ahhh~"
Poppy Sighed Happily.

Poppy Then Spotted Branch In The Crowd, Looking Angry And Stomping Across The Room.

"Uh...What's Branch Doing Here?"
Poppy Wondered.

"No Idea"
Smidge Shrugged.

"He's Supposed To Be Put On Leave, Not Here! Why Is He Here?!"
Poppy Said.

"Maternity Leave?"
Smidge Suggested.

Branch, Looking Angry As Ever, Made His Way Towards Barb, Who Was Minding Her Business And Licking Her Fingers.

Barb Stopped For A Second, Noticing Branch Across From Her, And Started Getting Upset Instantly.

"Ugghhh -.-"
Branch Growled At Barb.

"Ugggghhhh -.-"
Barb Growled Back At Branch.

"Barb -.-"
Branch Slowly Reached In His Vest Pocket.

Barb Did A Karate Motion And Got Into A Kung Fu Stance.
"Bring It -.-"

Out Of His Vest, Branch Whipped Out A Normal Looking Sledgehammer, Until He Pressed A Button On The Handle, Making It Grow 5 Times Its Size With Spikes.

"O____O You Brought It....AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!"
Barb Quickly Sprinted Away.

Branch Chased Right After Barb With A Crazy Maniac Expression On His Face, Slamming The Sledgehammer, Trying To Aim & Hit Barb.

Barb Ran And Ran, Until She Climbed Up On The Cart With The Huge Funk Cake On It.

Branch Stopped In Front Of The Cake, Getting His Sledgehammer In Proper Aim To Whack Barb.

Barb Smirked At Branch And Scooped A Piece Of Frosting Off The Cake, And Ate It.

Poppy Moved Through The Crowd Then Saw What Branch Was About To Do.
"No No Branch Don't Do It"

"Do It Branch....DO IT 🤡"
Mysterious Troll Said Anxiously.

As Branch Glared Straight At Barb, He Rethought All Of The Things Barb Said About Him From Mysterious Troll.

Branch Started To Smash Around The Cake, Trying To Hit Barb Out Of Rage.
"RAAAAH! YAH! YAH! YAH!"

"NO!"
Poppy Shouted Out.

"😱😱😱"
Everyone At The Anniversary Party Gasped At What Was Going On.

"RAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! HA!"
Branch Got A Good Aim Of Barb And Finally Whacked Her.

Barb Got Whacked Off Of The Cake, And Flung Across The Party In The Air, In Slo Mo.

Poppy, Branch, The Funk Family, And Everyone Else Watched Barb Get Flung To Where She Would Land.

Barb Slammed Right Into The Funk Bubble Machine That Was Set Up For The Dance Floor, And Flopped On The Ground.

Suddenly, From Barb's Impact, The Bubble Machine Started To Glitch And Shake With Vibration.

"Ohhh Boy.."
Branch Dropped His Sledgehammer.

"That Can't Be Good.."
Barb Slowly Stood Up.

Everyone Murmured Out And Backed Up From The Machine, Nervous Of What Would Happen.

"UH UH, IT'S OKAY, STAY CALM EVERYONE!"
Poppy Shouted Out.

The Bubble Machine Then Exploded Full Of Out Of Control Bubble Flying Everywhere And Shooting All Over The Party.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"
All The Trolls Screamed And Ran Around Like Maniacs.

"IT'S OKAY EVERYBODY! IT'S JUST BUBBLES, RIGHT?!"
Poppy Said.

"NAH POPS, IT'S FUNK TROLL BUBBLES! THEY'RE STRONG AND CAN GET WAY OUT OF HAND FAST!"
Prince D Told Poppy.

The Bubbles Shot Everywhere, Knocking Over Decorations And Damaging The Festivities.

Poppy Gulped.
"OKAY NOTED.."

Barb Turned Around At Branch Across The Room, And Got Angry Again And Was Ready To Attack Him.

Branch Watched Around At All The Bubbles Flying Everywhere, Until One Of The Bubbles Knocked Into Him, Pushing Him Away.

Branch Flung Back And Bumped Into Someone Behind Him, Then Turned Around.

Barb Death Stared Into Branch's Face.
"You -.-"

"Is It Too Late For Sorry? 😳"
Branch Asked.

"GRAAAAHHH!!!"
Barb Immediately Tackled Branch And Wrestled Around With Him.

"GET OFF ME-"
Branch Wrestled Back.

"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT ME!"
Barb Punched Branch In The Eye.

"OW! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT ME!"
Branch Bit Barb's Hip With Her Shirt.

"HEY! THIS SHIRT IS DRY CLEAN ONLY!"
Barb Yelled.

The More Both Fought And Wrestled Around In A Circle, Their Formed Fight Cloud Got Mixed In With The Bubbles.

Thus, Creating A Chaotic And Bubbly Fight Cloud, Spinning Everywhere, Destroying Everything At The Anniversary Party.

All The Trolls At The Anniversary Party Ran Away As Poppy Directed Them Out, Trying To Get Them Out Before They All Got Hurt.

Mysterious Troll Watched All The Chaos And Grinned To Themselves.
"HehehehahaHAHAHAHA! YES! YESSSSSS!!!!"

Suddenly, With The Force Of Wind In The Fight Bubble Cloud, It Rolled Out Of The Anniversary Party Room And Right Into The Lobby, Destroying The Inside Of The Hotel As Well.

The Hotel Guests And Fuzzling Bellhops All Ran Out Before They Got Tangled Up In The Mess.

Two Fuzzling Bellhops Quickly Opened The Front Doors So That The Fight Cloud Rolls Outside And Away From The Hotel.

The Fight Bubble Cloud Rolled Throughout Trollstopia, And Soon Went Off A Cliff And Crashed Down Below.

~~~

~Later On~

After All The Chaos, The Trolls All Came Back Into The Hotel To See All The Damage To The Building And The Anniversary Party.

Poppy Was The One Most Hurt Off All, Seeing Her New Hotel Was Half Destroyed To Pieces.

Poppy Picked Up A Piece Of Wall.
"My Hotel.."

"My Hotel.."
Poppy Picked Up A Complimentary Towel.

"My Hotellll 🥺"
Poppy Hugged Her Favorite Broken Desk Bell. 🛎

Poppy Went Over To The Anniversary Party Room, Which Was All Damaged And Ruin From The Bubbles.

The Funk Family Was There, Seeing All The Wrecked And Destroyed Decorations.

"Glad It Wasn't Me This Time"
Cooper Blurted.

Poppy Ran To Them.
"Guys I'm So Sooo Sorry About All Of This! I Had No Idea Branch Or Barb Would-"

Queeen Essence Interrupted.
"No Poppy, It's Alright"

"It Is?"
Poppy Raised Her Eyebrow.

"We Were Just Talking And We Think It Might Be Best To Have The Anniversary Party In The Vibe City Ship"
King Quincy Told Poppy.

"W-What...B-B-B-But I Promise You! If We Just-"
Poppy Said.

"No Auntie! You Blew It! Now I'll Never Get To Do My Song In A Massive Environment...Only In A Home Environment! Low Standards"
Rachel Whipped Her Hair.

Poppy's Ears Went Down
"But I-"

"We Appreciate All You Done...But Maybe It Just Wasn't Meant To Be At The Hotel Pops"
Prince D Shrugged.

Poppy Began To Frown As The Funk Family Walked Away, Feeling Her Hotel Had Failed Towards The Trolls.

Smidge Walked In The Party Room, Dragging Branch And Barb In By Their Ears.

"OW OW OW EARS EARS EARS!"
Branch And Barb Yelped.

"Here, I Found Them"
Smidge Dropped Them Both On The Ground.

Both Fell On The Floor And Slowly Got Up, Looking At Poppy Turned Away From Them.

"Popcorn?"
Barb Said.

Branch Was About To Go To Her.
"Are You Oka-"

"A Hotel...Heh...That's All I Wanted For Everyone. A Hotel. But I Couldn't Get That Could I? No! All I Got Was Two Trolls That Couldn't Work Out Their Sibling-Like Rivarly For Some Stupid Gift Basket!"
Poppy Yelled At Them.

"BUT HE/SHE-"
Both Pointed At Each Other.

"I DON'T CARE-.......Hhhh...
Poppy Caught Herself Before She Screamed.

Poppy Sighed Deeply.
"All I Wanted Was A Hotel For All Trolls To Stay And Relive Themselves Together In Harmony. A New Place That Can Bring Trolls To Meet New Other Trolls. A Place To Have Events For All The Tribes! But I Guess That's Too Much The Ask From You Two.."

Poppy Walked Up To Branch And Barb.
"I Love You Two With All My Heart...You Know I Do...But This Time, You Really Let Me Down. I Expected Better From Two Trolls Who I See As Inspirational And Motivational No Matter What Comes Between Them"

Branch And Barb Looked At Each Other, Not Realizing Poppy Seen Them That Way.

Branch Rubbed His Hands Together.
"Maybe Um...We Can Create A New Party?"

"Yeah, With Any Help We Can"
Barb Added.

"Won't Matter, The Funk Trolls Are Having The Anniversary In Vibe City So Don't Bother.."
Poppy Walked In Between Them, Upsetly.

Poppy Stopped And Turned To Them.
"Enjoy The Gift Basket"

Branch And Barb Turned Around To See The Gift Basket Was There For Them To Take.

"Hope It Was Worth It.."
Poppy Exited The Party Room As Well As The Hotel.

Branch And Barb's Ears Went Down, Feeling Like Complete Idiots That They Would Stoop This Low, Messing Everything Up For Everyone, Just For A Silly Gift Basket.

Through A Window, The Mysterious Troll Grinned Mischievously Through Their Hoodie Shadow At What They Caused, And Vanished.