Creek smirked with evil delight as the watch splashed down into the water below, and then slowly turned back to Branch who was laying on the ground in so much pain, he could barely even open his eyes...
"Now that you're dealt with..." Creek chuckled, slowly beginning to walk away. "I'm off to find Poppy..."
"D... on't... hur... hur... hurt her..." Branch struggled to say through the pain, his teeth chattering and body shaking as he held his eyes shut tight, clutching his chest to try and relieve the constantly tightening squeezing of his heart...
With an evil smirk, Creek turned back to him enjoying his struggle to stay alive...
"Don't worry, mate," Creek said, slowly walking back over to him with a sinister grin. "I'll make it quick and painless on her..."
Again, Branch tried to stand... to stop Creek... to protect Poppy... but the pain in his chest was just too much to handle...
"Ahh!" he screamed out as he fell right back down to the ground, something clutching at his heart and squeezing it tight as tears began to form in his closed eyes, slowly sliding down his graying cheeks...
"You know what..." Creek said with a short laugh as he smugly crossed his arms. "This is actually quite fun to watch. Maybe I'll just stay here a while longer... make sure you actually die this time..."
Branch's body slowly began to relax as the world around him faded to black, the cold icy hand of death beginning to yank the helpless troll away...
"Goodbye, Branch..." Creek chuckled, seeing the now completely grey troll slipping away, his breathing so slow it was barely even noticeable... "And once you're gone... then I can finally kill Poppy..."
'Then I can finally kill Poppy... kill Poppy... kill Poppy... kill Poppy...'
Those words echoed in Branch's head over and over as the world around him seemed to fade away, his mind completely clouded by the pain coursing through his body...
Creek was going to hurt Poppy... the troll he cared about more than anything else in the world... he just couldn't let that happen... he couldn't...
"No!" Branch suddenly yelled out in pure rage, forcing the pain away as he jumped quickly up to his feet, fighting with Creek once again as the need to protect the love of his life overpowered the agonizing grip yanking him into death... "You... will not... hurt her!"
Panting heavily, his mind and vision clouded by the pain shooting through him, Branch forced Creek over to the edge of the cliff, keeping his grip on the purple nuisance despite the overwhelming feeling clutching at his heart...
Creek looked down at the water far below them, suddenly scared for his life, knowing what was about to happen...
"If I'm going down..." Branch struggled to say, forcing his eyes open to glare angrily at the jerk troll he had in his grasp. "You're coming down with me..."
The pain finally taking over, Branch's legs gave out, sending him falling off the ledge, pulling Creek right along with him...
"AHHHHH!" Creek screamed out in terror, falling down towards his death, Branch falling right down after him, his eyes shut and body limp...
But as Branch fell... something suddenly wrapped tightly around his leg, holding him up as Creek splashed down into the rocky water below...
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Feeling that he had now stopped falling, Branch looked up weakly to see what had grabbed him, panting heavily as the pain shooting through him got worse and worse by the second...
"Po... Poppy..." he muttered weakly, seeing the pink troll he loved so much leaning over the ledge, clinging tightly onto his leg with her hair, a look of pure terror plastered on her face as she held herself up on a large branch sticking out of the cliff.
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"I've got you, Branch!" she yelled down to him, making sure to not let go.
"Poppy..." Branch muttered again, allowing his eyes to fall back shut, the overwhelming pain taking over his body as he dangled loosely from her hair...
"Just hang in there, Branch!" the young queen cried out desperately. "I'm gonna get you back up here! You'll be ok! You're going to be ok!"
A loud snap, caused the grey troll's ear to twitch slightly, as he forced his eyes open once more, looking weakly back up at Poppy...
The branch she was laying on was beginning to crack, the thin piece of wood unable to hold up both troll's weight...
"Pop... Poppy..." he muttered, wincing in pain as his eyes fell shut once again.
She was going to fall... she had to get out of there! Even if it meant... leaving him behind... letting him die...
"Let g... go..." he begged, Poppy gasping at his struggled words.
"No, Branch! No!" she cried out, shaking her head as she kept her grip on the troll she loved more than life itself... "I won't let go! I'll never let you go!"
"P... please..." he mumbled softly, so softly that Poppy could barely hear him. "Let... go..."
But still... Poppy didn't listen, continuing to try and pull Branch back up to safety...
The branch cracked yet again, suddenly snapping out from underneath her, the young queen's eyes widening in horror as she and Branch both began tumbling down towards the water below...
