True Colours

Chapter 4 - Party Foul

That night, the party went off into full swing. The whole village was there, dancing wildly to the strong beats that DJ was blasting. Glitter Trolls used their hair to swing down from the trees, coming together to form living disco balls.

And Popper's friends were having the most fun out of any Troll. Cooper was dancing harder than anyone else while Biggie happily crowd surfed with Mr Dinkles held in his hands.

DJ opened her mouth to yell out over the crowd when a small, glowing insect flew inside of it. She was still for a moment before opening her eyes, allowing an array of colours to flash out, before continuing to dance - now accompanied by some rave lighting.

Meanwhile, on top of an enormous caterpillar, Creek was shooting out balls of glitter over the cheering crowd, using Satin and Chenille's conjoined hair as a slingshot. The glitter burst in the air and rained over the crowd as they danced. He released another glitter ball but accidently hit Smidge in the process. The tiny Troll shot across the dance floor before landing on the ground with a loud, and extremely harsh-sounding, thud. Every Troll around her grew quiet, staring down at the mini-Troll with worry.

But, almost immediately, she jumped up and yelled, "YOLO!"

And, just like that, everyone cheered at the exclamation and the party went back into full swing.

...

Meanwhile, a little way off and above all the Trolls, Branch and (Y/N) looked out over the party, with Branch's face dripping with disgust. The party was loud and bright lights were all over the place. Definitely not an ideal place for a cautious guy like him. So, he merely huffed at the sight and turned to head back to the bunker.

But his sister remained for a moment, gazing almost longingly over at Popper, who was laughing and dancing with all his being. She was amazed by how happy one Troll could really be. And...he made the party almost seem fun. She was tempted to go down there, rationalising that one dance with the charming pink Troll couldn't hurt.

But just as she thought she had built up the courage to go up to him, another glitter ball exploded with a loud bang and the crowd grew louder as a result.

It all became too much for her, too overwhelming. It was a harsh reminder that she didn't belong down there, especially not with Popper. And, with a sigh, she turned and quickly followed after her brother.

...

It was probably for the best, as the party only got wilder. People were going crazy, jumping all over and Popper practically fed off all their crazed energy.

"More glitter!" He announced.

And his wishes were fulfilled. Ropes were pulled and giant flowers were opened, releasing blinding beams of different coloured lights that illuminated the sky, along with millions of glitter particles.

"Turn it up!"

The glitter blasted out in an enormous wave, sending it up towards the sky before exploding in all sorts of shapes and colours. It sprayed glitter everywhere and even produced shock waves as result.

...

This glitter spread with ease as the waves swept it over the whole forest. It went far, far away from Troll Village, and even farther to a small camp. There, the old head chef resided. She was covered in dirt, a repulsive odour radiated from her, and she was surrounded by maps and papers, scribbled with large red X's, showing that her attempts to find the Trolls had been nothing but fruitless.

Until now...

A small cloud of glitter wafted around her, while a soft explosive sound could be heard in the distance, making her turn around with terrifying speed. She instantly got out her telescope, pointing it out over the forest and waited for some kind of sign.