Poppy's POV

"Okay, we're here! These are the Shadowed Mountains, right?" I said after reaching the base of the mountains.

"Yep! It really looks shadowy!" GD answered.

"They're so many of them..." Satin said while taking a look on every mountain.

"Which one has the Magical Poppies?" Chenille asked me.

"Well, I'm not really sure... These mountains are so high that I couldn't even see the toppest part." I answered.

"What now?" DJ Suki said.

"Maybe the least scariest mountain has the flowers?" Biggie suggested.

"Or maybe the spookiest..." Cooper added.

"Well, there's one way to find out. We need to try to climb every mountain just to know which one has the flowers."

The Snack Pack widened their eyes and began to look exhausted after what I've said. Well, except for Creek.

"C'mon guys, be positive!" Creek said.

"Creek's right. We need to do this for everyone." I added. Everyone nodded.

"Okay. Let's do this." Chenille said.

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Former King Peppy's POV

What is happening to my people? Everyday, more Trolls are getting weaker. And that makes me more worried about them.

"King Peppy... My daughter is getting weak now. What shall we do?" One Troll asked me, showing her daughter getting weak and having no energy.

"D...don't worry. Soon, my daughter will go back to give you the cure." I said anxiously.

What happened to my daughter? Is she okay? Did they already got a Magical Poppy?

I was looking for the weak Trolls when I began to feel sick and feeble.

"King Peppy, what's wrong?" A Troll asked me.

"Oh um...nothing. I'm okay." I began to cough.

"Are you really okay, King Peppy?" He asked again and he began to assist me.

"I'm okay." I answered again.

I wish my daughter and her friends will go back quickly and safe.

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Branch's POV

"Phew... I'm so tired! This mountain was too steep." Biggie said and was exhausted. "Take a look at Mr. Dinkles! He was so tired already." He added.

"Mew." Mr. Dinkles said.

"We can't rest here. Look at the surroundings! Everything really looks creepy." Poppy said.

"Poppy's right. We need to find a safe place to rest for a bit." I added.

"Good Branch! Now you have a little positivity." Creek teased me and smirked. Ugh. I just hate him.

Then I answered him, "Ugh will you just shut your mouth?!"

Creek laughed at me.

"Ugh!!" I groaned.

"Shhh! Can you please just stop fighting?!" Poppy said. She looks more irritated to me than Creek. Ugh. I'm not even the one who started it!

While we're walking, Creek just fell and he said there was someone who tripped him that's why he fell. Psshh... I think he's just inventing or something.

"Someone tripped me!" Creek said when he looked suspicious at me.

"Hey! Why are you looking at me?" I asked.

"Because you're the only one who can trip me!" Creek answered.

"Branch..." Great. Now Poppy believes what Creek is saying.

"It's not even me!" I said.

Poppy just looked at me angrily.

"AHHHH!!!!!" Guy Diamond shouted that made us look. We just saw the trees surrounding the mountains move and trapped GD!

"I told you it's not me!" I shouted.

"Help me!!!" Guy Diamond shouted.

"AAHHHH!" Creek then was also trapped by the trees.

"Oh no! What are we gonna do?" Poppy was very worried.

"Poppy, watch out!!" I shouted and quickly pulled Poppy from the tree beside her.

"Thanks." Poppy said.

"We better get out now!" Biggie shouted.

"But what about GD and Creek?" Poppy said.

"AHHHH!!!" Oh no. Now the twins are trapped.

"We better save them!" Poppy said and began to come near them.

I began to think of a plan.

"AAHHHH!" Biggie was then trapped.

"Oh no. AAHH!!" And Smidge was caught too...

Everyone was trying to get out of the traps, but the trees were strong enough.

"AHHHH!!!!" Cooper and Fuzzbert was caught now too!

"Oh no!!" Poppy looked very worried and disconcerted.

"Poppy! Watch out!" I shouted and was just gonna get her, but I was too late. She was also caught by the trees and was trapped.

What am I gonna do?

The trees' branches can't get me. Good thing, I'm a survivalist. I'm an expert on these situations.

I quickly hide under a bush and opened my bag. I immediately took my bolo knife and went out of the bush.

"YAAAAA!!!!" I shouted. I began to run to the thick old branches and slashed them.

One by one, I slashed every branch that traps my friends.

"Quickly! Hide in the bushes!" I ordered. Everyone hid under the bushes. But someone's missing... Wait, Poppy's missing!

"Hey! Where's Poppy?" I asked GD while still cutting the branches that tries to trap me.

"She's at the top!" GD answered, while pointing at the top.

I quickly went up the tree using my hair and slashed the branches that were trapping Poppy.

"Branch..." Poppy said.

"Don't worry. I'm here now." I said to her while cutting the branches.

After cutting the last branch, Poppy fell!

"AAHHH!!!"

I immediately removed my hair from the top part of the tree and catched her. Then I quickly swinged into the other part of the tree using my hair.

"Are you okay?" I asked her. Wait. I am carrying Poppy right now. And right now, we are staring at each other's eyes.. Okay, I'm kinda nervous and I look very red.

Poppy's POV

Is this happening? The whole catching thing and Branch carrying me right now? Okay. I'm so nervous. Wait, don't be nervous, Poppy.

"Are you okay?" Branch asked while still carrying me.

"I uh...I'm okay." I blushed and smiled.

"Um, ehem. You can put Poppy down now." Great. Now Creek just disturbed our moment. I mean, nevermind.

"Oh... Sorry." Branch puts me down and we smiled at each other.

"Look out!!!" Satin shouted and we quickly ran out of that place. More branches are trying to get us all.

"Let's get out of here!" Branch shouted while he was cutting the branches that tries to get us.