If I wasn't a celebrity...A Broppy fan fiction

The Tonight Show with Jimmy Trollan

(This chapter was written by Kate!)

Cloud Dude had kept his eyes on a clipboard for the next hour, not muttering a word. Branch was a little intimidated, because he still had some socially awkward tendencies along with anxiety, so he wasn't sure how to introduce himself. The weird part was that Cloud Dude hadn't greeted anyone, not even his own cousin, Cloud Guy, who unlike him, had been talking up a storm.

"So I was just walking on the path that day, minding my business, chillaxing, then all of the sudden..."

"Cloud Guy! Do you have to tell this story every single time?" Branch interrupted angrily.

"Yes, actually."

Branch face-palmed.

"And all of the sudden, I saw this guy," he expressed, smacking a hand down on Branch's shoulder, "and he was swimming in the lake WITHOUT pants!!"

Branch let out a mortified muffle into his hand. He glanced over at Cloud Dude, who was finally somewhat engaging in the conversation, grinning to himself like a school bully. All of his brothers laughed except Floyd, who only smiled awkwardly because he felt sympathy for his younger brother.

"I was living without pants! It was normal for me!" he exclaimed.

"I'm just surprised you weren't fined for indecent exposure!" Bruce chortled.

"Okay! I'm done! I'm leaving!" Branch declared, but John Dory yanked his arm and made him sit back down in his chair.

"No! The interview is in thirty minutes! Then you can be as mad as you want... you pantsless freak," John laughed.

Branch rolled his eyes and began excluding himself from the chat, thinking about Poppy for a moment to distract him, then he felt intense eyes on him, the judgemental kind. When he looked at Cloud Dude, he hadn't looked at him, but he knew it was his eyes that were stalking him. Branch made himself get up and go over to greet him. He pulled a chair next to him.

"Hey." he awkwardly greeted.

Cloud Dude side-eyed Branch for a long moment.

"What do you want?"

"Nothing. I'm just getting properly introduced to you. After all, you are our new manager."

"It's not that serious."

"Well, to John Dory, it probably is. He wants the best of the best."

"Respectfully, I don't care about you or your brothers. I'm just here for the benefits."

Branch scoffed. "Really? I never would have guessed."

"Listen, Brant, just stay out of my way and I won't kick you out of the band."
The brothers continued to chat, completely oblivious of the heated conversation between Branch and Cloud Dude.

"My name is Branch. And you can't kick me out of my own band. I'm one of the brothers!"

"Try me. My father is Cloud Man, who discovered Trolls II Men, Backstreet Trolls, Avril Trolligne, Christina Trollguilera, & Slim Trolly, or Trollinem. Don't mess with me, amateur. I can make or break you. This isn't some fun hobby. This is the music business and I won't tolerate foolishness. Now get out of my sight."

Branch balled up his fists a little, and his cheeks flushed red from the anger inside him, but ultimately, he told himself that if he started beef with Cloud Dude, nothing good would come out of it, so he picked himself up and walked back to where his brothers were.

When it was time to go, the five brothers, including the two clouds, made their way to a big entertainment building that had a big sign hanging off the wall: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Trollan.