A King in the Past

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Queen Poppy heard it Barb’s Rock Trolls singing all the way from Vacay Island and that only means one thing World Tour

“Bruce I'm sorry, but I have to go now” Queen Poppy said even with her leg injured as Brandy and Bruce quickly went concerned for her “Wait why?” Bruce stopped his future sister-in-law “That music that just passed that's Hard Rock Trolls if they're near that means my Branch is near and your Branch needs help” Bruce went quite as Brandy looked at her husband “Sweetie you've always been asking questions about your future brother, but now I think it's time you rekindle your relationship with your brother” Brandy said.

Bruce looked at her, “But the kids and the-” “It's fine under other circumstances I would mind a bit, but this is your family problem, besides , didn't you cry when you thought your brother was gone?” Oh, Bruce. did he return to the tree giving news that he was getting married and hopefully mend the family again.

Only for him to see a gray pod and several kids toys he knew who left and who stayed, and he cried for the baby of the family his future sister-in-law gave him that hope again “Okay I owe you big time Brandy” Bruce said as he gave her a kiss

“Let's go”

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“Poppy, even after my future self told us you still want to head out there?” Branch asked “Branch, you and your future self may be okay with this, but I'm not especially knowing what happened what we Pop Trolls did” Poppy said as she started to leave on the hot air balloon while Branch was impatient and swung unto the balloon and followed her “Guess I'm going with you” Poppy sighed “Oh, thank hair I really didn't want to go alone”.

Little did they know a four legged troll watched them and also took a journey of his own one to find trolls like him the King of the Future was watching everything as he noticed his older brother follow that balloon he smiled as he went to Viva “They left” Viva was still getting used to being outside with no danger, but there was “Okay what now?” King Branch looked serious, “Prepare for danger”.

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Okay, so Bruce had never been on the road this long when he was younger and still exercised he did, but he settled down, had a family, and we'll be happy, so keeping up with the future Queen was hard, especially since they had to make a temporary stop at a place called Lonesome Flats

“Okay so Bruce just a FYI these people hate Pop Music well not hate but just can't really handle it well so don't sing humming is fine we just gotta talk to… oh no” The Lonesome Flats was destroyed while Bruce just gasped “Oh Hair” She never saw the damage Barb did outside Simpsonville but Hair she needs to help now

“Okay we have to keep going” Poppy said, “Keep going? Look at this, what can we do to stop this?” Queen Poppy looked at Bruce “Oh nothing completely nothing” she will be honest. “But remember I'm from the future. I know what's going to happen” Queen Poppy reassured Bruce as they kept walking near the river. After what felt like 80 minutes they saw the Funk Ship getting attacked and two bubbles one they saw Hickory and Clay? And Branch and her past self it's not her Branch but still “Bruce” she pointed at them “My Brothers”.

They bath ran and saw Clay and Hickory, “Clay!” Bruce ran and gave him a hug, “Spruce!” They both hugged each other they never left in bad blood “It's Bruce now” Bruce corrected “Ah Bruce someone got fancy” Clay's eyes went to Queen Poppy “So this must be King Branch's Poppy” Clay said as Poppy gasped “He's here where is he?” Queen Poppy asked.

Clay shook his head “He's back in Pop Village” Hickory left the two while this was happening “He's with Viva” Queen Poppy smiled “He's got you two that's good I probably would do the same”

They all paused when they heard leaves rumbling only to see normal Poppy come out as she saw everyone, “Clay? Who are… they?” Poppy saw the other version of her “Hey there Me” Queen Poppy said “Poppy where Branch” Bruce asked “And who are you?” “Clay and Branch big brother” Bruce said Poppy smiled “Oh hi he's… not here. he left” Clay's face dropped while Bruce was about to yell at her Queen Poppy stopped him by making her sit down

“What happened?” Queen Poppy asked sitting next to her “We got into a fight and…” “He told you he cared about you, didn't he?” Poppy was silent, “He and I are entirely different” Queen Poppy said “Then how are you two-?” Queen Poppy cut her off “It's because where different is why I love him” Queen Poppy said she feels Branch's brothers looking at them “But-” “Listen, differences matter and I learned that from the Funk King and Queen when I shouldn't have too”.

Poppy looked at her “Queens listen, and we take that into consideration.” Poppy was looking at Branch’s brothers who also listened to her wisdom. “Nothing perfect. you make your own perfect, which is why Branch is perfect.” Perfect is a word Branch's family hates but when Queen Poppy says it, it makes it feels right

Perfect such a simple word that holds so much hate for them when used in a different meaning they like it “Look at Clay and Bruce in their band days sure they were liked but not loved to their oldest brother that was perfect but seeing them now at their happiest that's Perfect because Perfect isn't being something you aren't it's being happy with who you are” Clay and Bruce smiled

“You two should find Branch” Bruce and Clay looked at each other “Let's go I just started back to his brother, and you have 20 years to catch up to me Bruce” Clay said as Bruce laughed “Yeah gotta beat the favorite brother to be one” Clay look nonchalantly “Floyd isn't here yet so we have a chance” Bruce and Clay ran and saw Branch near a lake “Branch!” Clay yelled out, Branch looked at his brother and saw Bruce “Spruce?” He called out, Bruce gave him the biggest hug he can ever give to his baby brother as Branch just yelled at him to put him down.

Bruce put him down, “How are you here Spruce?” Branch asked “Actually Branch it's Bruce changed my name to put the whole boy band thing behind me” Bruce even did some simple poses as he said that, but he kneeled to Branch.

“Your future wife was with me” Bruce teased a bit as Branch blushed, “Let me guess he choked?” Clay nodded “B let me tell you some things I'm married” Bruce started as Branch looked at him “And every day I wanted to see you because you're my baby brother but when I came back to the tree it was dead and gray” Bruce offered a hug, but Branch didn't take it he and Clay were still trying to mend, so Bruce shouldn't have thought he would immediately get hug access.

“I want to be a family I really do, but I'm still mad at all of you” Branch said “B me to the day I walked off I won't regret because Fun Boy Clay died I got to be myself at the cost of you being by yourself and what Queen Poppy said is right our family is far from perfect, but it's because of that, we are” Clay said as he held Branch arm as Bruce placed his hand on Branch’s shoulder “And that makes us perfect flaws an-” Branch shut them both down with the biggest hug he can muster

The brothers stayed like this for a long time until Branch got dragged away from them as Clay and Bruce followed their they saw the K-Pop gang “On Fuck” Branch said