𝓢𝓾𝓷𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓜𝓲𝓭𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 ~ 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓱 𝔁 𝓯𝓮𝓶 𝓣𝓻𝓸𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻 / 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 1

12. 𝓘 𝓬𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓹 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰

Back at BergenTown every Bergen we're still waiting for their delicious meal, which has to be a Troll.
"All right, everybody." The Chef spoke up. "Who's ready to eat Trolls?" She shouted, Bergens screamed out loud clapping and slamming the tables like wild animals.
The King sighed out in disbelief, as Lady Glittersparkles hasn't showed up. "King Gristle. There is only one thing that will ever make you happy." The Chef spoke. "And I, the only Bergen who can provide it!" She mentioned to herself, as she opened up the pot.
"Bon appetite!" She held the top of the pot in one hand, as she opened her arms out to both sides. There was something wrong when there was silence from the pot. She looked down into the pot, finding it empty. She gasped out in panic. "They're gone..." Disbelief written in her expression.
"GONE!" all of BergenTown yelled out, history repeats itself. "They're gone?" The King spoke, this day couldn't get any worse for him.
The Chef's glance quickly changed on to Bridget. "Idget! What did you do!" Her steps approaching the scared little kitchen girl. "You ate them. You greedy, greedy pig!" The Chef spoke through gritted teeth, threatening Bridget, and saying her name wrong. "No! I-" she stuttered but no one let her talk, all of BergenTown stood up from their seats, dropping their silverware and hammering their fists in the air. Their disappointment and anger filled the room. "Guards! Lock her up!" The Chef didn't hesitate, shouting at her guards, as she cornered poor Bridget. All the guards quickly gathered around Bridget, pointing their sharp weapons pointed in her direction. She held her hand up over her eyes, but before they could harm her. Someone came to her rescue.
The sound of shattering glass was heard, and from the shattered window, came a roller skate flying through the air.
It was us of course, the Trolls! Juniper, Poppy, Branch, Biggie, Satin, Chenille, Cooper, Guy Diamond, Smidge and Mr. Dinkles, who's not a Troll, but a worm.
We rolled along with the floor, as we hit it, we then changed the skate's direction, towards the King's pet crocodile, who laid sleeping on the floor. We used Barnabus as a ramp and went flying up in the air, our direction heading directly towards Bridget.
Everyone's eyes were on the roller skate, as it flew through the air, but the roller skate didn't reach long enough. As we jumped off of it, everyone's gaze following our every movement. We landed on Bridget's head as the roller skate rolled right back to its owner. It landed perfectly on Bridget's foot as it spun her around. We released our hair into the beautiful rainbow hair of Lady Glittersparkles. The wig landed flat on her head, the end of it resting just under her shoulders, but the hair was placed a bit too much to the left.
The King didn't even blink, as he finally realised, she has been in front of him this whole time.
He snuck under the table and out in front of Bridget. "Lady Glittersparkles?" He asked in disbelief, Bridget rolling on her one rollerskate, closer to him.
"What?" The Chef, taken aback, couldn't put a finger on her before, well, before now. As we gathered our hair together again, Bridget carefully put her hands up to us, so she could set us down at the table beside. "But how? Why.. Why did you do this?" the King asked.
"Because she didn't think you would want someone like her." Poppy spoke up, looking up at the king who looked back down at her, then back to Bridget.
"I mean, Hello? Is it me you're looking for? I don't think so..." Bridget sadly spoke, tilting her head down.
The Chef saw her opportunity, she wouldn't spend another minute watching. "Guards! Finish her!" She commanded, sending them at Bridget.
"No!" The King protested, stepping in front of her.
"Wait!" I shouted, everyone looking back down at me. "King Gristle, when you were with Bridget you were feeling something, weren't you?"
"Yeah I was. I just thought it was too much pizza.." Gristle shrugged, looking Bridget in the eyes. "Me too!" She agreed, placing a hand over her stomach. "That was love." Branch spoke up, stepping up beside me, taking my hand in his.
"Awh, are you two a thing now!" Bridget whispered, a bit inappropriate for the situation, but she couldn't contain herself. We both nodded, smiling at her, then each other, getting lost in each other and completely forgetting the situation.
"That feeling you're having is love, love is also happiness!" Poppy interrupted for the other Bergens to understand.
"But you have to eat a Troll to be happy!" One of the Bergens, around the tables spoke. "Everyone knows that!"
"But King Gristle's never eaten a Troll in his life, right?" I asked the King. "No, I haven't. Yet here I am." He said getting down on one knee, holding the other skate up, he has kept. "My belly empty, and my heart full." He finished placing the skate on Bridget free foot. He stood back, taking both her hands in his. The Bergens couldn't help but to aww at the situation, most of them did.
"Don't listen to her!" Chef interrupted yet again. "There's only one way to be happy! My way!" She yelled out, pushing herself between Gristle and Bridget, pulling them apart. "With me in charge!" She pushed them out of her way, banging her fist down into a loose plank in the table, making Branch fly right up into the air, as he was the unlucky one, who stood on it. Our hands parting in the process.
"I'll serve you Troll every day of the year!" She caught Branch in the air and sat him down on the table, Branch still stuck his her tight fist. She placed King Gristle, right in front of him, bowing his head down to rest on the edge of the wooden table. Banging her spoon on his head, making his mouth open and tongue sticking out. "With me as Queen. All of life will be a never-ending feast of happiness!" As Branch got released, he took his first opportunity he got and tried to escape, running In the other direction, Chef placed a knife in front of him, the blade harshly slamming through the table, probably leaving a mark. The sudden shock, made him fall backwards into the King's tongue. "Come on eat! Eat!" She scolded the King himself! What a nerve to have.
He slowly pulled his tongue in, out of pressure from the Chef, ready to swallow Branch whole! I couldn't just stand back to see him eating the Troll I love. I ran past Poppy, bumping into her shoulder and jumped to his rescue! Branch backed up, savouring himself time.
"No!" I jumped, pushing Branch off the King's tongue, the jump made Branch fall, stomach first, landed on the table, me on top of him.
"Happiness isn't something you put inside!" I explained, trying to stand back up, making Branch groan as I placed my hand in the wrong place. "It's already there. Sometimes you just need someone to help you find it! A clever Troll once told me." I spoke up, as I was back on my feet, helping Branch get up on his feet again right after. I brushed his vest off, him smiling down at me.
"Can I really be happy?" A Bergen asked.
"Oh I want to be happy!" Another one said, standing up from her seat.
"And me!" Another one spoke up, standing up beside the other.
"And what about me?" One of the guards even asked. The Chef looked around at every Bergen speaking up, realising this wasn't the way she would become Queen.
"Do you really think I can be happy?" The Bergen asked, which was clear Trolls was the only way.
"Of course! It's inside you, it's inside of all of us!" Poppy said before I could. "And we don't think it, we feel it!"
🎵I got this feelin', inside my bones, It goes electric wavy when I turn it on🎵 She sang, swaying her hips.
🎵And if you want it, Inside your soul!🎵 Branch sang with Poppy, making a funny face at me, making me giggle along. 🎵Just open up your heart let music take control.🎵He sang on, with his beautiful angel-voice. He approached me, bumping his hip into mine, referring for me to sing along with him.
🎵I got that, sunshine in my pocket, Got that good soul in my feet, I feel that hot blood in my body when it drops!🎵 I joined Branch, as we sang together.
🎵I can't take my eyes up off it, movin' so phenomenally.🎵 Poppy ran up on the other side of me, step by step, same moves as we made 🎵Room on lock, the way we rock it, so don't stop!🎵
🎵And under the lights when everything goes, Nowhere to hide when I'm gettin' you close🎵 Biggie sang as all the others gathered around on a table in front of the Bergens. "Don't stop, won't stop!" Cooper added.
🎵When we move, well, you already know, So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine🎵 They all sang as they made beautiful figures out of their hair, standing in a Bergen's palm.
🎵Nothin' I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance. Feel a good, good creepin' up on you, So just dance, dance, dance, come on!🎵 we kept singing on, as Branch twirled me around, my eyes spinning around in my scalp, my hands held my head. Trolls were jumping out of the lamps. As two glitter Trolls were forming a Disco ball in the ceiling.
The Bergens were starting to feel our song, as they danced with us, bopping their heads and moving their arms to the rhythm.
🎵All those things I shouldn't do when you dance, dance, dance, And ain't nobody leavin' soon, so keep dancin'!🎵
🎵I can't stop the feelin'🎵 Branch sang loud and clear, as Poppy grabbed on to one of the Bergens fingers, twirling him around, making him dance to the beat. They all gathered, dancing around.
"Come on!" Branch yelled out at the end of a wave that was made, as they threw him up in the air.
🎵So just dance, dance, dance, So keep dancing!🎵 He sang on as he landed down beside me and Poppy once again, all of us stepping to the beat of the song. All the Bergens cheered as they threw their bibs up in the air.
Chef was having enough with us, she pulled out two knives from her pants, holding them up in front of the three of us. As we saw her shadow, we turned our heads, and jumped, gasping out of shock.
Bridget noticed her move and threw a spoon, she had at hand, at her head. The wooden spoon hitting her head with a thud, her attention was on Bridget, which gave Satin and Chenille the chance, to squint a lemon in her eyes, as revenge for earlier.
"Ow! My eyes!" She cried out, rubbing her sore eyes, she took steps backwards, loosing balance. Satin and Chenille then ran behind her heels, using their hair as a line to trip over, which was just what the Chef did. She landed straight in the Troll pot, which stood in the middle of the room, making it roll backwards by the pressure.
Cooper lightened up a match, setting fire to the pot with Chef inside. She rolled out the doors, the doors slamming open, and down the stairs of the castle, fire roaming from the bottom of the pot.
The three of us went out to watch what was gonna happen to her. In the distance, we saw Creek peeking out the belt bag of hers, he deserved whatever was coming for him.
Poppy turned back around, all Trolls and Bergens has gathered outside as well, she stepped in place, bringing the music back.
🎵I can't stop the feelin' - Nothin' I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance🎵 We kept on singing, dancing our way down the streets of BergenTown.
Poppy was dancing in front, with me and Branch following behind. As we approached our beloved tree, our positivity hit the tree, it became green with leaves on it, just like the old times. We all looked at it in awe of all those colours, as the younger Trolls, like us, couldn't remember the time we grew up in the Troll Tree. We finally got the home, which was ours to claim back, after 20 years.
All of the Trolls gathered around their tree, even them who didn't join us in the castle, came out of the tunnels to celebrate this amazing day.
King Peppy and Poppy has crawled up on a big mushroom, right under the tree.
King Peppy approached Poppy, placing the crown on top of her head. He took her hand in his, holding it up in the air. "Our new Queen!" He yelled out, which made every Troll, every Bergen cheer. I jumped up in excitement for Poppy, before embracing Branch in my arms, who stood beside me.
"Go Queen Poppy!" Bridget yelled out, a small Troll in hand.
"That's my friend! I know her!" Biggie yelled out, squeezing Mr. Dinkles tighter, if possible.
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Poppy mentioned for me and Branch to jump up on the mushroom, with her.
As we got up, everyone on it jumped down, both me and Branch looking around at their actions, confused.
"Poppy, what's going on?" I asked through my smile.
"Ohh, nothing." She smirked devilishly, laying extra weight on her word. "I demand as Queen for you two to have some alone time!" She raised a pointer finger mid air, straightening her back as she demanded. It was hard taking her seriously, as her crown was falling.
"Smidge now!" She then yelled. Smidge lifted up the mushroom from underneath, sending me and Branch high up into the air. We reached out for each other, holding our hands tightly together, holding us steady, not to fall off.
We got through the branches and leaves, on our way up, stooping just above the crown of the tree. I gazed around, feeling Branch's hand loosen in mine, as he turned to me. "Princess, I know it's not officially hug-time yet, but." He spoke, releasing his grip on my hand, I turned fully around to face him. He held out his arms, for a hug.
"We can't break the rules Branch." I answered plainly, not a sign of a smile, trying to hold my mask. His eyes gazed disappointed into mine. "But, the rules didn't say anything about this." I then finished, his arms lowering from the invitations hug, waiting to see what I meant.
I grabbed him by his vest, pulling him in for a kiss, on the lips this time. He was surprised at first. I placed my hands on his shoulders, I could feel his shoulders tensing, but he leaned into the kiss afterwards.
It was like time was slowed down, in that moment our lips were connected, and my movements froze as I felt him kiss me back. He held my waist, tightening his grip as we enjoyed our moment. My grip on his shoulders tightened as I leaned more into him.
Yup, I definitely did not have a fever, unless it was love-fever, that one I have.
It felt like time was going back into normal pace as we suddenly felt two hands wrap around each of us, we pulled away as we saw it was none of us. It was Cloud Guy, who has suddenly appeared beside us. "Up high!" He pulled his hands back, holding them up for us to slap.
Branch and I let go of each other, exchanging looks, we both reached out, smacking each hand, pushing him over the edge of the mushroom. He didn't look angry, he looked pretty satisfied by it, as he laughed all the way down. He's a cloud, he couldn't get hurt.
Branch and I looked at each other, as we started laughing, I bended over as I did. He held a hand out for me to take. I placed mine in his, and he then spun me around as we began dancing to the music.
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Smidge sat the Mushroom down after a while, when the party beyond has slowed down, everyone settling down in their home.
Just when we got our feet back to the ground again, Poppy approached us. "Sooooo, what happened?" She spoke exited, our dad approaching us as well. "Let them be Poppy." Dad calmed, using his walking stick to approach me.
"Juniper, can I have a word?" I nodded, letting go of Branch's hand I was holding, taking my dad's instead and walked with him. Poppy then quickly grabbed Branch's arm, dragging him along, attacking him with questions about me and him.

"What's up dad?" I asked once we were further away, we stopped by a set of two rocks, as he has sat down on one of them.
"June, there's something I haven't told you, which I should have told you a long time ago" he started.
"It's not an excuse for favouring Poppy over you, but she is my real daughter after all."
"W-what are you talking about?" I stuttered, now getting nervous by his word choice.
"Sunshine, I love you more than anything, of course you're my daughter, you will always be, but you're not my daughter, by blood. I got you when you and Poppy weren't older than two. A Troll approached me on a night like this, the night of 'the great Bergen Attack', she had you in hand. She claimed to have found you, in this very tree." He mentioned to the Troll Tree above us. "I couldn't stand how beautiful you were, and couldn't let you be alone without someone to raise you as their own."
I was shocked by this new information, there has been a lot going on these days. I couldn't take anymore.
But I am glad he told me.
"Dad, thanks for telling me, this won't change anything. You are and always will be my father." I smiled, showing my front teeth as I did, my dad's eyes twinkled with love, leaning in to give me a hug.

"Branch! What happened up there! I saw Cloud guy fall!" I heard Poppy whine in the distance, the voice getting clearer as she approached.
"Poppy, stop bothering me- wait, you know Cloud Guy?" Branch scolded, but wondered, as it was me and him who met him on our trip.
"Come on! Everyone knows Cloud Guy! He's a legend!" Even though Poppy is now Queen, she will always be annoying Poppy.
I kissed my dad on his cheek and ran up to them. "Alright, alright Poppy, stop bothering my boyfriend-" I stepped between them.
"I knew it!" She jumped up, interrupting me. "You probably kissed up there." She teasingly said, placing her hands on each hip, I just shrugged her off.

"What did you and dad talk about?" Poppy changed subject, calming down. "That's a story dad will tell you on his own one day." I answered, smiling at my sister.
"But Instead of talking about me, how about we talk about you? We both knew you had a crush on Creek, but what now? Having an eye for someone else? Maybe our future king?" I teased back, crossing my arms over my chest.
"You know what, I can do this by myself! We don't need a King, I will do a too great of a job myself!" Poppy confidently said walking off, popping her chest out, as she confidently walked off, greeting everyone in a Queen-way.
I just shook my head at her, turning to my boyfriend! It's so exiting to think!
He smiled his sweet smile at me, as our eyes met, I could drown in those blue orbs. He pulled me closer by my waist, my hands landing on his chest in the process.
"I've been waiting for this moment" he spoke.
"Let's make it happen then, again." I giggled closing the gap between us.
I've found my midnight.

THE END OF SUNSHINE AND MIDNIGHT BOOK I
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Thanks for reading! I hope you've liked my little story about Branch from Trolls.
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