Chapter 11: Lonesome Flats

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In no time, Poppy, Jamie, Branch, Biggie, and Mr. Dinkles made it to Lonesome Flats.

"This must be where the Country music trolls live," Poppy said.

"Well, it looks like nobody's here. We're too late. Time to go home. Come on guys. Let's go," Branch said quickly, trying to turn back to the balloon.

"There is no 'I quit' in 'team'," Poppy called.

Jamie giggled and said, taking his hand, "She got you there, Branchie."

"Oh hush," Branch smiled with an eye roll.

She smiled and kissed his cheek before looking around the place.

"Cockle-Doodle-," the rooster started then added, "Oh. Never mind."

That's when the leader of the Country music trolls, Delta, came out with her banjo and played it then sang.

[Delta:]
"We don't hope for makin' things better
All we want is to keep it together
Every day is a rainy day, no changin' the weather"

Meanwhile, Jamie and Branch noticed a family of three become a family of four, making them smile.

"Happy birthday, honey. Time to get to work," the pa said, handing him a bucket.

"Okay, Daddy," the little troll, who was just born, said and started milking.

As she sang, the group of four saw how sad the Country music trolls' lives seemed to be.

[Delta:]
"This kind of life has made our hearts as hard as leather

And all these tears are from the dust in our eyes
And all these years just keep on passin' us by
We all know that we're just born to die
That's the way it goes when you're just born to die"

"This song is so sad," Poppy said.

"Yeah. It is sad, but life is sad sometimes, so I kinda like it," Branch told her.

"Yeah. Me too," Jamie agreed.

"You both do? Hmm. But it's so different," Poppy replied then said, "Oh. They must not know that music's supposed to make you happy. That's awful."

"Poppy, I don't think that's the case," Jamie pointed out.

"Well, it should be the case," Poppy remarked.

[Delta:]
"And all these tears are from the dust in our eyes
And all this misery makes it hard to deny
That's the way it goes when you're just born to die"

When it was done, Poppy decided to take matters in her own hands.

"Okay guys. Guys, huddle up," Poppy said.

"Well, this oughta be interesting," Jamie commented.

One of the Country music trolls then said, "Growly growl" a couple of times to Delta.

"Now take it easy, Growly Pete. I feel bad for them. It looks they got beat up by a rainbow," Delta told him.

Once they huddled up, Poppy told them her plan.

"First things first, these trolls need some serious cheering up and we're gonna have to go top shelf," Poppy said.

"Ooh," Biggie replied.

"Like I said," Jamie shrugged.

"Now when you say 'top shelf', you don't mean-"Branch started.

"That's right. We need to sing them the most important songs in the history of music," Poppy declared.

"Yes, but which ones?" Biggie wondered.

"All of them," Poppy answered.

"And by all of them, you mean?" Branch asked.

"It's exactly what you think, Branch," Jamie told him.

They were then in colorful costumes and sang portions of different pop songs.

[Poppy:]
"Yo, we'll tell you what we want, what we really, really want"
[Biggie:]
"So tell me what you want, what you really, really want"
[Jamie:]
"I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want"
[Branch:]
"So tell me what you want, what you really, really want"
[Girl trolls (Boy trolls):]
"We wanna, (ha) we wanna, (ha) we wanna, (ha) we wanna, (ha)
[All:]
We wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah"

[Biggie w/ Mr. Dinkles barking:]
"Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof
Who let the dogs out
Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof
Who let the dogs out
Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof"

[Poppy:]
It's such a good vibration
[Branch:]
"Come on!"
[Jamie:]
"It's such a sweet sensation"

[Branch, Jamie, and Poppy:]
"Oppa Gangnam style,
Gangnam style
Opp, Opp, Opp, Opp
Oppa Gangnam style"
[Biggie:]
"Hey pretty girl, whatcha doing tonight?"
[Branch, Jamie, and Poppy:]
"Gangnam style"
[Biggie:]
"I wanna see what you got in store"
[Branch, Jamie, and Poppy:]
"Gangnam style"

[All (Poppy):]
"Party rock is in the house tonight"
(Come on!)
"Everybody just have a good time"
("Come on, party on!")
"Party rock is in the house tonight"
"We just wanna see you"

[Branch:]
"Go on, Poppy!"
[Poppy:]
"Shake that!"

They posed but were greeted by silence except for a tumbleweed going by.

"You suck," a Country music troll finally spoke up.

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A/N Original artists for those songs:
• Wanna Be by Spice Girls
• Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men
• Sweet Sensation by Flo Rida
• Gangnam Style by PSY
• Hey Baby by Pitbull (feat. T-Pain)
• Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO

That went well. Back to it now.

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