𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓲𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 | 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓱 𝔁 𝓯𝓮𝓶 𝓣𝓻𝓸𝓵𝓵 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻

~ Let's blow some minds! ~

After landing in BergenTown, Poppy and Juniper continued on their quest, for their BFF, Bridget. They wanted nothing but the best.

We stepped out the Caterpillar bus, the Caterpillar running off, with Cloud Guy inside.
Step by step, we approached the big wooden doors of the castle, the very huge castle, Poppy walking in front.
"Guy Diamond, you're on glitter!" She turned around, going through the plan by directing.
"Glitter at the ready!"
"Cooper, Pyrotechnics!" She pointed at Cooper.
"Fire!" He gasped, standing beside the fireworks, an igniter and a fireproof mask he brought.
"Satin, Chenille, Juniper, brought the festive Outfits?"
"Sure did!" Both Satin and Chenille spoke, turning their heads in my direction. But my attention lingered on the tall castle in front of us, never noticed how big it was, and how much my neck hurt, just by looking up at it.
I noticed their silence, looking back down, and nodding, snapping out of my trance. "They're ready" I spoke, Branch stepping out from behind me, using him as my model. He was wearing a sun costume, but only the bottom of it.
"Uh, Poppy, about these costumes..." he spoke, looking unsure down at himself, I could see he didn't like it.
"Branch, Juniper have been over this with you. It's not a holiday without costumes!" She spoke, both hands resting on her hips. "So put on your big-boy pants and let's go in there!" Branch looked down at himself, and then looked up at Poppy again, considering bailing on the plan.
My gaze wondering up and down his frame, looking at the half of the costume I've made. Just the sight of him made me giggle, which caught his attention, and now he looked like he considered leaving me.
Poppy walked up to the door, quietly counting down. "In three, two, one!" She pushed the doors open. "STOP EVERYTHING!"
Gristle looked up from his keyboard in his lap, with a confused expression. Bridget sprung up from her seat, throwing her magazine away, running to Poppy.
"Poppy!"
"Bridget!"
She bowed down picking up Poppy. Her gaze noticed me. "Juniper! You're here too!" She spoke, letting her hands rest on the floor, waiting for me. I ran to her, and then she lifted both me and Poppy off the ground.
"Pop stars!" She spoke, standing back on her feet, looking down at us.
"B-bop!" Poppy answered.
"Lolly Pop!"
"Roller girl!" I answered this time, spinning around.
"Glitter bombs!"
"Morning jogger!" Poppy said.
"Helicopter!" Bridget said twirling around with her ponytails.
"Prim and-" I started looking down at my nails.
"Proper.." we all said at the same time, bowing for each other.
Branch and Gristle on the other hand, looked at us like we were speaking different languages. Then they looked at each other with the same expression.
"Sup?" Gristle asked Branch, as he answered back. "Sup."
After us girls have greeted each other, we needed to catch up a bit.
"Your hair looks amazing!" Poppy complimented as Bridget leaned closer to us. "It's a weave" she whispered. "We won't say a word." I said as Bridget sat us back down carefully.
"It's so good to see you guys! What are you doing here?" She finally asked, looking around at all of us, noticing how many we actually were.
"Funny you should ask!" Poppy presented nudging me. "HIT IT SMIDGE!" I shouted, making Smidge turn off the lights in the room, making the room go dark. The ceiling light, was lightening up the room. Lightening it up enough for the Bergens to see.
Cooper and Biggie both pulled on two ropes, making the box we have brought with us open up, and it made a small stage with glow sticks and a big sign, which said 'Holiday'.
It was our little setup, Poppy and I has been working on all night.
Bridget sat clapping her hands, Gristle not catching on as she looked at him, but she turned back to us, still clapping her hands. At least she was feeling it.
"Lady and Gentleman, we are here to solve your problems!" Poppy stepped out on the scene, and started the show.
While she was distracting the Bergens, me and Branch prepared some awesome costumes I have been working on, and one for Poppy as well.
"We have problems?" Bridget asked, but didn't get an answer as Poppy continued. "But don't you worry. We have the solution! You guys need a new Holiday!"
"Why do we need a Holiday?" Bridget asked again, confused, as her Prince Charming beside her pulled out a piece of pizza, he was sitting on.
"How else are you gonna get presents and wear awesome costumes? And play 'how many marshmallows can you fit in your mouth'!" Poppy said pointing over at Cooper. "One hundred and seventy-two! Beat that!" He mumbled with his mouth full of marshmallows, one got squeezed out from his nostril, so minus one.
"My goodness, excuse me, have you not been getting our cards back?" King Gristle spoke up, as Branch and I has approached Poppy on the stage.
"Uh, yeah. I especially love the Wednesday one." Branch nervously said, giving a nervous smile as well. "You know it really made me and Juniper appreciate the middle of the week!" He wrapped his arm around me.
"Middle of the week, told ya babe!" Gristle pumped his fist, looking at Bridget beside him.
"Look, we care about you guys, and we want to make sure you have something to celebrate. You know, after 'Trollstice' got cancelled.." I spoke up.
"And here's the great news!" Poppy added. "The Trolls have like, a Kajillion Holidays, so you can have one of ours!"
"That's cool! I guess?" Bridget spoke, but still doubting our plan, but was exited to see where we were going with this.
"Yeah it is!" Poppy said turning off the lights again, making the stage light up, with sparklers. Me, Poppy and Branch has left the stage, taking our prepared costumes on. Poppy has sat a line on the back of her Rainbow costume, so she were hanging down from the stage.
🎵You're looking for a Holiday, and there's million things to celebrate! Your life is bland right now, but that's okay! Prepare your minds to get blown away!🎵 Poppy sang. As she reached the stage floor. Branch and I standing backstage with his Sun costume and my star costume.
🎵Holla!🎵 Poppy shouted! With her rainbow costume, which said "Holla"
🎵Day!🎵 Branch answered sliding out on the smooth floor, beside Poppy. With his Sun costume, which said "Day"
🎵Holla!🎵
🎵Day!🎵 I then answered sliding out on her other side. With my Star costume, saying "Holladay"
🎵Holla-day!🎵 We all sang at the same time as the other two pointed at my costume.
"Poppy, break it down!" Branch said.
🎵The first Holiday we're presenting to ya, sparkly shiny day called "Glitterpalooza!"🎵 She rapped as she threw glitter out to both sides. 🎵Homie Guy Diamond, take the mic. And give the Bergens something they're gonna like!🎵
🎵When you wake up in the morning! Whether it's sunny or whether it's stormy, Open the door for a big surprise! A blast of glitter shoots in your eyessss!🎵 He finished, the holiday said itself. A blast of glitter shot out from the stage, right into Gristle's eyes. He quickly reached his hands to his eyes, flinching in pain, rubbing his eyes with his fists. "Oh yeah. That got in there-" he groaned. "Oh, it's in my eye.." His eyes were red and puffy already, I am regretting it was my idea.
"Maybe that holiday is not really cool for us.." Bridget spoke, shrugging her shoulders and rubbing her boyfriend's back. But Poppy wasn't listening. "That's okay we got tons of holidays! Biggie tell them about tickle day!" She went on, pointing at Biggie. Me and Branch looked both confused and worried at each other.
🎵We celebrate with giggles!🎵 Biggie sang, tickling Mr. Dinkles with a feather, making him mew. 🎵Get tickled, get tickled, get tickled by SPIDERS!🎵 At the last sentence, a canon of spiders got blasted on to poor Gristle again. He screamed out in fear, watching all the small spiders crawling up his body.
🎵Clearly not your idea of fun!🎵 Branch sang, trying to save the situation.
🎵Yo, Satin Chenille, show another one!🎵 I sang, interrupting Branch, mentioning to the twins.
🎵Everyone will scream "Hooray" in the electric foam parade! We got lasers that sparkle and glow! So everyone enjoys the show!🎵 They both sang amazingly. Maybe this one was working out. 🎵And there will be flowers shooting bubbles in the air🎵 Satin sang.
🎵You'll be blinded by the lights, but you just won't care!🎵 Chenille sang.
What?
🎵Flip a little switch, get a bubble bomb-bomb! Because a party ain't a party without lasers and foam!🎵 They finished as another blast, now of foam, shot out, landing on Gristle. He didn't seem to mind, until the laser came along, shooting him right in his right eye. Which could blind him! "Ah! It stings!" He groaned out. "These don't seem like Bergen Things!" Bridget sang with us, the nervousness dripping from her voice, Gristle couldn't see out of his eye, as he felt on Bridget's face where she was.
🎵Okay, not a Holiday for you?🎵 I sang, holding both arms out to the side. 🎵It's all good, we're only half way through!🎵 Poppy interrupted me this time. Branch looked at the both of us his eyes widened.
"You gotta be kidding me..." Gristle groaned out, still rubbing his left eye from glitter and holding his right, throbbing eye.
🎵All your family and friends will gather around, to enjoy the majestic sounds🎵 Cooper started singing, coming up from underneath the floor. 🎵A chorus you'll hear from miles away, for 24 hours, it's Balloon Squeal Day!🎵 He finished as we all grabbed a balloon and let all the air out of them, making this squeaky noice. Branch, who didn't hold a balloon himself, started to get nervous for their reactions, as they both flinched by the squeaky sound, their ears shaking.
"Hey everybody, why don't we just take a cool five?" Branch spoke, making everyone close their balloons. He finished up, holding both hand up, and flashed his attempt on a smile.
I looked at him, my eyes widening, and I let go of my balloon, making it fly around the room.
He noticed my gaze on him. "Not working?" He asked between Gritted teeth. "Nope, still super weird, Love.." I whispered back to him, as he relaxed his cheeks again.
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"These Troll Holidays all suck!" King Gristle said to his girlfriend, while the Trolls weren't listening. The guards has shown up, vacuuming the foam, glitter, balloons, and whatever else the Trolls has thrown around the room.
"I'm trying to stop Poppy, but she and Juniper just won't listen." Bridget whispered back, as she her gaze wondered over at Juniper and Poppy, who made thumbs up at her.
"You have to do something-" Gristle whispered back but got interrupted by Chad vacuuming his face, making the King squeal in pain. The poor man has been through enough.
Branch turned to Poppy and I. "Girls, this whole thing has been great!" He started.
"Thank you!" Poppy took the compliment, swaying from side to side.
"And you're great for doing it!" He continued.
"Thank you again!" I then thanked.
"But- it's a disaster." He finished, Poppy was about to take the compliment until she understood what he said. "Thank you- wait what?"
"Do you two know that wise old saying, 'Go big or go home!' Maybe we should go-" He whispered the last part, but got interrupted by Poppy.
"Bigger!" She squealed in happiness. "I don't think that's what he meant Poppy..." I tried protesting, but she wasn't listening yet again, she mentioned for Fuzzbert to turn on the music again, the beat quickening. The lights were flickering, and a loud horn was buzzing.
🎵It's time to double-down, in the speed round. Got a Holiday you're gonna like, better stick around!🎵 Poppy rapped mentioning to Guy.
🎵Well, my favourite is 'Epic Hug Ball Day!'🎵 He sang. "That's a big ball of hugs!" We all sang.
🎵Or 'shock a Friend Day', rub your feet on the rug, and touch everyone
you love!🎵 I sang rubbing my feet on a rug, and giving an electric shock to Satin, and the shock going through Chenille.
Fuzzbert has rubbed his small feet on the rug, which he gave the electric shock to poor Gristle.
🎵Well there's a very special day, we call it 'Equinox!' It's a great opportunity to celebrate Socks!🎵 Branch sang and has taken on a pair of socks. I thought he hated those.
🎵'Tear-away Pants Day', feel the breeze of your hips!🎵 Poppy sang mentioning to Biggie.
🎵Hear the sound of Velcro going rip, rip, rip!🎵 Biggie sang ripping of his pants, now standing naked.
Branch quickly stepped in front of me, so I didn't look under his hips, Gristle has thought the same as he covered Bridget's and his own eyes.
🎵'Good luck Troll Day', put a gem on your stomach. Then you spread a little charm, let a friend belly rub it!🎵 I sang as I walked forward with closed eyes, Trying not to look at Biggie. I have placed a gem in Satin and Chenille's hair, making the gem fly right on to Gristle's stomach. Some of the others walked up and rubbed Gristles gem.
🎵Everyone will be so jelly when they see you on the telly, with a shiny pink jewel sticking right out your belly.🎵 Branch rapped so fast I couldn't keep up. 🎵On 'express yourself day' give your opinion a shout! 'Keep it to yourself day', where you shut your mouth!🎵 Poppy rapped not letting Bridget talk, Smidge placed a piece of tape over Gristles mouth, shutting him up as well.
🎵There's a rockin' holiday filled up with lots of drama. Get you jumpin' all around and we call it 'Mosh-sha-sha-na'🎵
🎵Shoot a flare in the air, like you just won't care!🎵 Cooper inputted.
🎵'Cause it's 'fireworks day' in the Village square!🎵 Poppy sang.
🎵There's a 'bleepy sound day' where you only speak in bleeps! You can say anything like-🎵 I rapped with them as Smidge, Poppy and Guy Diamond tried saying a bad word, which bleeped out.
🎵If you want a tattoo, but you're having doubts- There's a 'Random Tattoo day' which is not thought out!🎵 Branch rapped as Satin and Chenille made a tattoo on Gristle's..... butt.
🎵'Smacksgiving' Day is a day we embrace, especially when someone gets slapped in the face!🎵 Poppy rapped as she got slapped across the face! That made me step back flinching.
🎵A big holiday, that's a bundle of fun, is 'Fuzzy onesie Day' so go put one on!🎵 Poppy rapped giving Gristle a tight sweater on, so he had a hard time to breathe. 🎵It's a onesie, and it's fuzzy and it's cute and ugly-fugly! And we know you're gonna love it when you're feeling super snuggly-🎵 Poppy, Just, Continued... I was getting a bit of a migraine by now. I could see it on Bridget, she was getting enough as well. She suddenly shouted "STOP!" really loud and long, making her voice echo through the room.
Everyone froze in their spots, stopping everything they were doing.
~~~
The whole room was filled with confetti, foam, glitter, more glitter, even more glitter... I could go on.
Branch got stuck on a rope, now dangling from the stage. I stood beside him on the mountain, we both looked shocked up at Bridget. Just like everyone else. Biggie still with no pants, and Cooper blowing out the fire on one of the fireworks.
"I used my outside voice..." Bridget realised, holding both her hands over her mouth, muzzling her voice. Gristle in the background pulling at the tight sweater, for air.
"You don't like any of our holidays?" Poppy asked sadly. Everyone read the room, they all disappeared behind the scenery's. Branch and I staying hidden, me behind the mountain, and he still couldn't move, but stayed silent.
"Poppy, all this glitter and foam... and pyrotechnics-" Bridget started. "Don't forget the fuzzy sweaters!" Poppy added.
"How could we?" Gristle answered, his voice raspy from the lack of air.
"I guess what I'm saying is..." Bridget inhaled a deep breath. "Maybe it's best if you um, go and stand somewhere like, where we're not..."
"Oh! Uhm, you mean like, back here?" Poppy asked taking a step backwards. While Bridget shook her head no.
"How about here?- you mean like over here?- here?" Poppy kept asking taking more steps backwards.
"Maybe.. further-" Bridget, swayed her hands.
"Wait- are you mad a me?"
"No! I'm not mad- I'm just feeling a feeling that's the opposite of happy..." Bridget continued.
"What is happening?" I whispered to Branch, I've never witnessed something just like this.
" I don't know.. it's like the nicest fight ever.." Branch answered me. I guess Bridget wasn't after me because I didn't go as far as Poppy.
"Bridget, I think I know what you're trying to say."
"Okay, good, 'cause I really didn't want to have to say it!" Bridget sounded relieved, letting out another breath she could feel was threatening.
"You want us-" Poppy started pointing up at me. "Mh-hmm"
"To step back-"
"Uh huh"
"So we have room-"
"Yes!"
"To show you more holidays!"
"What? No!" Bridget stammered nervously, trying to stop her. I almost face palmed at that response from Poppy. Now she is doing it again, she don't listen!
"Like 'Fuzzy leg warmer Day' or 'Chug a jug of milk Day'-" Poppy continued ranting.
"Poppy, Enough! You're not listening to me..."
"What do you want me to do?"
"I think... you should... leave." Bridget finally got it out, tightening her fists. But it didn't feel good at all, for Bridget or me. To see Poppy's glimpse in her eyes faint.
"Oh... okay." Poppy sadly said, turning around. She walked to the tree in the middle, trying to walk through the cardboard door, but got stopped by her costume. She lifted it up a bit getting through, closing the door after her.
On the backside she wiped a tear, which turned into more tears, following down her now Rosy cheeks. She jump down from the stage and ran off into the distance out the BergenCastle doors, crying heavily.
Both me and Branch followed Poppy's frame running out the door, our gazes full with regret.
I was about to run after her, but before my feet even could move very far, Branch quickly reached out, grabbing into the collar of my costume, stopping me.
"Give her some space.." I turned around facing him, which was still hanging from that rope. I noticed the others also looking worried after her.
I turned to Bridget, looking at her with my glassy eyes. I saw the hurt in her eyes too. I didn't blame her for what she said to Poppy,
Poppy needed to know the line.