In The Wild

Chapter Fifteen: Divulgence

" So what are we going to do about the pop queen?" Val asked.

" Like I said, I'm going to talk to her and stop this whole thing," Barb said." Queen Viva is clearly insane."

" Queen Viva?"

" Yeah, that's her name." Barb explained." I can't believe we're fighting someone with such a cute name."

" What?"

Barb and Val walked towards a room that revealed a cast of bounty hunter trolls. There were the K-pop trolls, the reggaeton trolls, the yodeler trolls, and Chaz the smooth jazz troll, but strangely, Chaz wasn't there.

" Where's Chaz?" Barb asked.

" Couldn't find him." Riff said.

" Well, that's fine." Barb stated." He's kinda creepy anyways."

" Ok, everyone!" Barb shouted." I need you to find Queen Viva of the pop trolls. She's somewhere  away from Lonesome Flats, and if you find her, your music will be saved. You can live freely here."

She circled a little island with a red marker.

" Uh, that's kinda small." A reggaeton troll remarked.

" Actually, that's pretty fair, all things considered." Val said.

" Exactly." Barb agreed." Now go!"

The bounty hunters left in a hurry, and one of the K-pop trolls asked about parking.

" Hey, Queen Barb?" Holly asked." Are you sure these guys are going to do something about the pop trolls?"

" Of course." Barb said." I just need to talk to their queen and figure something out."

" ....Alright." Holly muttered.

" If 'ya say so."

. . . .

The pop trolls were taking a break from being in the air. While the other trolls were celebrating their first victory. Viva spent the night looking over the map. For reason Poppy and Branch weren't allowed to go to the party, which seemed weird to Poppy, She'd been to other parties before.

What was the difference?

" Okay, we just have to cross this chasm, and we'll find the funk trolls."

" Uh Viva?" Poppy asked." Are you alright?"

" What? Yeah, I'm fine." Viva said." Why would you ask that?"

" Well," Poppy mumbled. " it's just since we didn't find the techno trolls . You've been a bit...."

" Yes?"

" A bit.... frustrated." Poppy whispered.

" Well, that's because I am." Viva explained." But being a queen means you get frustrated a lot. You'll understand that soon enough."

" What does that mean?" Poppy queried.

" C'mon Poppy," Viva asserted." It's clear that I am not going to have children or get married any time soon, so I'm thinking that sometime in the future, you can be queen. You don't have a problem with that, do you?"

" I-um no." Poppy stuttered.

Then, the royal sisters heard a crash.

They rushed outside and saw Branch fighting what looked like a pair of trolls.

" Tell us where Queen Viva is!" They shouted.

" No!" Branch shouted back.

" Hey!" Viva yelled.