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A New Age

A party is held in the club, Techno Reef as a merman was playing in a clamshell DJ booth. Many merpeople are swimming and diving around in the water.

One more time
One more time
One more time

"What's up, my fellow merfolk?!" The DJ cried, making everybody scream in delight.

One more time
One more time, we're gonna celebrate
Oh yeah, alright, don't stop the dancin'

"Tonight is about family, love, and music!" He yelled. "Come on! Let me see you jump! One, two, three, four!"

All the mermaids and mermen are dancing and partying in the pool.

Ooh
Here we go
One more time
One more time, we're gonna celebrate
Oh yeah, alright, don't stop the dancin'
One more time, we're gonna celebrate
Oh yeah, alright
One more time

I'm just feelin'
Celebration tonight
Celebrate
Don't wait too late
Mm, mm
'Cause we don't stop
You can't stop
We're gonna celebrate, oh yeah
One more time, come on

The DJ started to announce to all the merfolk that they'll get ready for the drop.

"And get ready for the drop!" He announced. "Are you ready, little buddy?

"Let's do this, Trollex!" A water pixie with green hair and yellow eyes cried to the merman DJ.

"Wait for it!" Trollex, the merman DJ warned.

"Come on." The pixie cried.

"Wait for it."

"Yes."

"Wait for it. - Wait for it! Wait for it."

"Come on, man!"

"Just goddamn do it already!" A purple-haired Afrolatina mermaid cried among the crowd.

When the pixie pushed the button, the party continued.

One more time
Music's got me feelin' so free
Uh, celebrate and dance so free
We're gonna celebrate
'Cause music's got me feelin' so free
Just celebrate and dance so free
Oh, music's got me feelin' so free...

Suddenly, the skies started to blow strong winds. The merfolk started to quiver in fear as Trollex got from his DJ booth and notices the skies start to rain. Trollex and the water pixie are able to let the other merfolk take shelter in the club to wait for the storm to pass for the night. On the same night, Rose was sleeping soundly in her flat and dreamt something. In her dreams, she saw a tribe of mermaids in a celebration, and then, a group of orcs interrupted their celebration. The leading orc in her dream, the orc queen attacked the merpeople to get something from them. She dreamt of a scepter with a ruby atop of it, which the orc queen placed the sapphire with it, forming a bigger shard. Rose woke up from her dream and went back to sleep.

The next day, Poppy is getting ready in her room because there are gonna be a lot of customers to serve in her cafe. She used her magic to fix her hair and get dressed.

Woke up in the morning light
Today is the day that I do everything right
Now that I'm grown, I've got a business to run
'Cause fairies, they wanna have fun
Yeah, fairies just wanna have fun

They just wanna, they just wanna
They just wanna (hey)
Fairies just wanna have fun

Branch was also getting ready for his job as assistant manager in his flat in the basement. He was seen tying his long hair into a bun while looking at a photograph of him and Poppy with a smile.

Lived all alone to get away from the world
'Til I had my life changed by a beautiful girl
Just need the guts to tell her that she's the one
But you know, fairies, they wanna have fun
Oh, fairies just wanna have (hey)

He and Poppy started flying out of the apartment altogether with their friends, Satin and Chenille, Biggie with his pet Pomeranian, Mr. Dinkles, Fuzzbert, DJ Suki, Smidge, a new member, who is a moth winged, plump, African-American sprite, and Rose, while Cooper rode with Violet on a broomstick.

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh, Fairies, they wanna have fun
Oh, Fairies just wanna have

They flew into Sweet Pop as they started working while Satin and Chenille, Rose, and Biggie are usual regulars, doing work in separate places. Poppy, Branch, Violet, Cooper, Fuzzbert, Smidge, and the new sprite work in the cafe as they bake and cook for the customers. When lunch came, only Rose came to Sweet Pop for a lunch rush. Rose is now wearing a pink, fitting top with a matching letterman jacket, denim shorts, and boots. Violet, on the other hand, wore a long-sleeved blue shirt, a red belt, blue pants, and black loafers.

(Hey)
Good times
These are the good times (we have a good time, yeah)
Leave your cares behind
These are the good times (havin' the best time, oh yeah)
Leave your cares behind
(Hey)

"Hey, Rose, excited for the Twelve Heroes' Day festival?" Poppy asked her.

"Yeah, it's my first time to attend this event." She squealed. "What does the festival have?"

"It's like a Renaissance fair, only, we get to dress in outfits from the age of yore, there are lots of activities, performances, booths that sell souvenirs, and the best of all, food." Poppy replied.

"Great, I can't wait to bring my boyfriend there." Rose sighed.

"Isn't he the fucking elf you met at the hair ball?" Branch asked her too.

"Yeah, I only know him by his email address, SmoothChaz439 and I wanna ask him if he could be my date for the goddamn dance." Rose giggled.

"Ooooo, Rosie's got a boyfriend, Rosie's got a boyfriend!" The others teased her.

"Awww, cmon guys, Rose needs time to think about it." Branch shushed them.

"Yeah, I hope he makes my day very special for me." Rose sighed. "It's so fucking shit that we live in a generation where men need a reason to buy their girls flowers, I bet he'll be no different from all men, he's such a charmer and he would send me roses everyday for no apparent reason via mail."

"Does he send you roses everyday?" Violet asked her.

"He makes me feel loved everyday, to let me know how much he appreciates me, he's always on my mind, and he makes me feel special through his poems, his roses, and all the sweet text messages I got. All I know is that he's such a cute guy but I couldn't describe what he looks like" Rose sighed. "I wish you'd meet him in person."

"Great, she's fallen in love." Branch rolled his eyes.

Rose starts singing while looking and her cellphone with anticipation, out of lovesick.

Rose:
The chills that you spill up my back
Keep me filled with satisfaction
When we're done, satisfaction is what to come
I couldn't ask for another
No, I couldn't ask for another

Your groove, I do deeply dig
No walls, only the bridge
My supper dish, my succotash wish
I couldn't ask for another
No, I couldn't ask for another

Poppy:
Groove is in the heart
Groove is in the heart

Suddenly, the phone rang and Poppy picked it up.

"Hello?" She picked up.

"Poppy, come quick! It's a goddamn emergency!" Guy Diamond cried on the phone.

"Guy Diamond, what's wrong?" Poppy asked.

"I'm having a baby!" He cried.

This gasped the Snack Pack as they flew back to the apartment, where Guy is giving birth, with the other members already present in his flat. Guy is lying on his bed with only a blanket covering him.

"Wait, did he just had a goddamn one-night stand with the last bitch he dated?" Rose asked.

"He did, and for the rest of the year, his belly started growing and growing, and growing." Poppy said.

"I don't get it, why would he fucking have this?" Rose was confused when he showed them a pair of blood-soaked underwear.

"Well, the truth is, Guy is a transgender man." Poppy told her.

"Okay, so how did he have transition?" She asked her.

"He had top surgery and drank a potion that permanently changed his appearance but he keeps his original parts." Branch added.

"I don't understand why he go the fuck through this?" Rose was confused.

"We don't want him to marry early so we let him go with the transition." A woman's voice answered. It was Mr. and Mrs. Maheswaran, Guy's parents. They arrived with a midwife to help him give birth.

"I know you did your best to keep him from the life you never want him to have." Rose sympathized. "I didn't know about it until now."

"It's alright." Mr. Maheswaran added. "You all have been friends with him, and you treated him as an equal."

"We're on jumpsuit duty." Satin and Chenille announced as they knitted so many baby footies with their wands.

"I get to be a goddamn role model." Cooper was excited.

"I don't want to be a fucking big sister." Smidge cried.

The birth was so complicated. It took about 6 hours of waiting until finally, a baby sprite was finally born as a loud cry was heard in the flat. The midwife helped the baby stimulate, cleaned it, cut the umbilical cord, carefully swaddled, and gave it to Guy Diamond. It's a baby boy, with the same hair color as Guy, but in curls, has a glittery patch on his back, and his skin is dark, with light soles and palms.

"Awww, he's so cute!" Guy Diamond cooed as he held the baby in his arms.

"But be careful around him, baby fairies may have no wings yet but they have strange magic surges that come and go." Rose warned.

"What shall I name him?" Guy asked, before thinking of a real name for him. "He'll be called Tenzin."

"Oh, what about Tiny Diamond for a nickname." Poppy suggested.

In a sudden, Tiny's magic surges activated and his voice changed while using his magic to levitate.

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Tiny Diamond is my name (Diamond)
Come straight from my Daddy's mane (mane)
My whole body's made of glitter (glitter)
And I'll throw it in your face (face)
I love when I make music
And the groove is in my bones (my bones)
Just like my aunt Queen Poppy
Someday, I'll sit on the throne (King Tiny)

The other members of the Snack Pack started celebrating outside the apartments as all the other sprites and pixies started flying with them. Cooper put on his jetpack and flew to join with the others.

Groove is in the heart, yeah
Groove is in the heart, yeah
Yeah

They just wanna, they just wanna (these are the good times)
They just wanna, they just wanna (these are the good times)
They just wanna, they just wanna (these are the good times)
They just wanna, they just wanna
Fairies just wanna have fun

The others went back to work, with those who have different jobs, fly back to their workplaces while the rest return to the cafe.

"Hey! That was some fancy footwork, Cooper." Poppy complimented.

"Some people just got it." Cooper bragged. "I can't wait to start my new job as a photographer in Vibe City Fashions."

"Biggie, Mr. Dinkles, you two were on fire!" She commented at the two.

"Yeah, sorry about that, Poppy." Biggie apologized as he took Mr. Dinkles out for his walk.

"I'm digging that new anklet, Legsly." She called to the new sprite.

"Thanks, Poppy." Legsly thanked her before she went back to serve the customers. "Kisses and donuts and sprinkles!"

"Ah, what a sprite." Poppy sighed before looking at Guy Diamond, who is carrying his new baby while on a flower shaped wheelchair, which Mrs. Maheswaran is helping her son pushing it. "Tiny Diamond, welcome to the family, little buddy."

The baby cooed at her, as Guy held him in his arms. In a minute, a magic surge happened and his voice changed again.

"Thanks, Aunt Poppy." Tiny replied. "And thanks to this silver-haired daddy of mine for bringing me into this world."

"Oh." Poppy answered.

"I never knew my heart could be so full." Guy Diamond cooed.

"Peace and love.. Bless up." Tiny shouted before his surge ended. "Tiny and Daddy out."

"Oh. Okay, bye." Poppy bade farewell as Guy and Tiny were wheeled out by Mrs. Maheswaran to the hospital.

Then, they got back to work in the kitchen, cooking and baking for the customers. Branch was thinking about something in his mind, that he tries to talk to her.

"Hey, uh, Poppy, there's something. I was hoping to ask you." Branch stammered.

"I-I mean, I guess it's something." Poppy answered.

"I want to tell you, more so."

"Uh-huh, but listen, you could feel free to respond to it, uh, with an answer, i-if you wanted."

"Sure. What's up?"

"Uh, what's up is I, uh, I-I-I-I-I-I..I wanted to tell you that......You're crushing it at this boss thing."

"Aw, Branch, thank you."

"Being a good boss is the most important thing in the world to me, other than being your friend."

"Uh, five it up?"

"Huh. That could've been better.. Let's try that again."

"O-Okay, one more."

They tried to make a hi-five but it didn't seem to have a good connection.

"Huh. For some reason, we can't seem to make a good connection." She sighed. "Oh, yes, Fuzzbert!"

The two hi-five and it has a good connection.

"Now, that's a good connection." She smiled as Fuzzbert went back to work.

Suddenly, a cat's yelp was heard. There, they saw Mr. Dinkles was barking at the maine coon cat, growling and hissing at the dog, lashing it's claws. Biggie has been trying to stop Mr. Dinkles from barking while a female orc yelled at them. She is tanned, hairy, and muscular, has red hair, styled in a mohawk, with red eyes and pink sclera, black makeup, and wearing punk rock fashion, composed of a white singlet over a muddy red tube top, leather bottoms, studded bracelets, earrings, and fishnets. Biggie and the others could see the fangs on her upper and lower canines.

"Keep your goddamn dog away from Debbie, you bitch!" She yelled.

"Mr. Dinkles, we're not supposed to cause a fucking trouble at the cat!" Biggie cried. "Sorry about him."

"Okay, what is happening?" Rose asked as she flew out of the cafe, but she immediately recognized the orc. "Are you, Dragorc127?"

"Elfchick1997?" she gasped.

The girls tooled at each other with curiosity when they heard each other call each other names. The two were confused at first, trying to remember something until they realized who they really are, despite their e-mail addresses.

"Oh my golly! It's you!" Rose cried.

"I can't believe it is fucking you!" The orc screamed in delight as the two finally meet face to face.

Violet and the others were so alarmed by the screams that they went out to see what is going on until they saw what is happening outside.

"Omg, you look fucking different from what I imagined, you're so goddamn short and blonde." The orc, named Barb said.

"I already know that you're an orc but I would never expect you to be goddamn taller." Rose added. "Wanna have lunch in the cafe?"

The two laughed with each other, as they had lunch together in the cafe.

"Can you believe that we would see each other after many years?" Rose laughed while eating her pasta.

"Yeah, and I heard that you went to live in Pop Village Apartments." Barb said.

"I do, and I remember the cop told me when I arrived in Castle City, "Good luck with those loud and obvious sprites living there." Rose narrated. "But when I get to know them later on, they're not so bad after all, only they have to lower down their noise when I work."

"You sure know how to handle those goddamn sprites but they might annoy you to the point of insanity." Barb added. "Good thing you're the only fairy I like, aside from Cherri Bomb, she's a smokinbitch '."

"Whoa, I can't wait to see her." Rose said.

"You will, in a concert for the grand reopening of my club, Volcano Rock City." She shouted. "And you're invited, sister."

"Really?" The elf asked her.

"Yeah!" She said. "Friendship takes time and years of mutual care and respect, you just don't become best friends, and it went well with you, Rosie."

Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane
Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane

My body is burning, it starts to shout
Desire is coming, it breaks out loud
Lust is in cages 'til storm breaks loose
Just have to make it with someone I choose
The night is calling, I have to go
The wolf is hungry, he runs the show
He's licking his lips, he's ready to win
On the hunt tonight for love at first sting

Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane (are you ready, baby?)
Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane (come on, come on, come on, come on, come on)

It's early morning, the sun comes out
Last night was shaking and pretty loud
My cat is purring, it scratches my skin
So what is wrong with another sin?
The night is calling, I have to go
The wolf is hungry, he runs the show
He's licking his lips, he's ready to win
On the hunt tonight for love at first sting

Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane
Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane
Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane
Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane

"I can't wait to be there in your concert." Rose smiled.

"I bet you will, so, I'll see ya tomorrow." She said as they said farewell to each other. "Let's hang out some time."

"Sure, I'll see ya if you have the time." The elf bade farewell.

That night, Rose got her invitation but she's not the only one who was invited. The Snack Pack were also invited to the club reopening. Poppy checked the mail after she and her friends cleaned up, prepped the pastries to be baked tomorrow, and closed the cafe for the night. The Snack Pack went to Poppy's penthouse, checking out the invitations they got. Rose was humming a song when she came to the place.

"Hey Rose, that tune is lovely, where the fuck did you learn that?" DJ Suki asked her.

"It just came to me when I was working." Rose answered.

"Can you write a lyrics for it?" She asked her. "I'll use it for a video I'm making."

"Sure." The elf nodded.

When Poppy checked the mailbox, they were shocked to see what she got.

"Oh, don't worry, everyone, It looks like it's just an invitation." Poppy said.

"I got the same invitation too." Violet added.

"Barb, the Queen of Rock, announces the grand reopening of Volcano Rock City, the hottest punk rock club. Bring your buddies to the biggest party the world has ever seen." Poppy read before wondering. "Queen of Rock?"

Rose remembered Barb until Peppy flew in.

"It's nothing! It means nothing at all, it's just goddamn junk mail." He panicked. "You don't need to worry about it, I mean, quit looking at it, everyone, forget what the fuck you saw!"

He started panicking until Branch calmed him down and lead him to the armchair.

"Dad, what the fuck is going on?" Poppy asked him.

"Well, I have long feared this day would come." Peppy gasped. "I was hoping to protect you from this, Poppy."

"Protect me? I'm not a goddamn caterpillar anymore, Dad, I'm a full-grown sprite now." Poppy said.

"You're right, the truth is that our kind used to be isolated from one to another." Peppy answered. "That era wasn't like this today."

"Dad, that's great." Poppy squealed. "The more races, the merrier."

"You don't understand, every race aren't like us." He said. "They're different."

"Different how? Different like Rose? Or Fuzzbert? Or Smidge? Or Skyscraper, the triplet sprites?" She asked him.

"No, it's not that, they're different in ways you can't even imagine." Peppy said. "You see, we love beauty, we appreciate nature, use magic as a part of our lifestyle, and we are very good looking, that makes us, the sprites. But these other races, their lifestyle is different, their culture is different, their beauty standards are different, why, some of them can't even begin to grasp the concept of Hammer Time."

They all gasped upon hearing it, until Peppy used his cane to cast magic and summoned a book toward them.

"It's a story as old as time." Peppy narrated as he opened the book and told the story to everyone, in the form of a fantasy setting in an old video. "In the beginning, there was a group of beings who came to Westerna before it was formed. One day, they are affected by the magic it has and the beings start to mutate into humanoid beings. They took different features as they mutate, from wings, horns, hooves, tails, and fur, until they become the seven main races known in Lemuria, the merfolk, the fauns, the cupids, the centaurs, the orcs, the sprites, the elves, and every kind of species in between. There was something for everyone, it was one big party. But little by little, the races became intolerant of each other's lifestyle. They fought over land and they start stealing food from each other. The elders realized there was but one solution. Each of them take their own kind and go their separate ways. The seven tribes lived in isolation for years until the twelve heroes arrive and reunite them, founding the oldtown district, which used to be called newtown, and then, more districts were founded after the heroes, forming Castle City today. We live in the artist's district, built to honor one of the twelve heroes, Polleanor the protector."

"I know her, she's the most powerful fairy." DJ Suki shouted. "She made the minor spells and the major spells that all fairies, wizards and witches learn in kindergarten, and high school."

"I didn't learn any of it until I came to Japan." Rose said.

"Now Barb's announcement makes sense, she wants to unite all of us in her new club so the city can be one big party again, just like the one that happened during the era of the twelve heroes." Poppy concluded.

"Wait, that's all you heard? One big party?" Branch said sarcastically.

"Yeah!" Poppy nodded. "It's when all the races lived in harmony, and what's more important than living in harmony?"

"Well, I heard fighting, the fucking races together leads to goddamn fighting." Branch warned her.

"Exactly, Branch." Peppy agreed. "Up to now, there's still a bit of racism between other species."

Poppy looked at the book, depicting the seven tribes, and thought of something. She remembered what her mother, Dahlia did when she was alive. She would use her delicious baked goods and food to make everyone who is fighting in peace, but she is also precautious because she learns about allergies and other things that other people don't like.

On the next day, as the sun rose in the city, everything went well for some of the civilians until a voice was heard.

All aboard, Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

The people ran out of the way as a black car drove into the streets. It is driven by Barb herself, who is driving recklessly. Three orcs can be seen riding with her. The orc beside Barb is a male, with long, messy black hair, wearing a beanie that covers his eyes, a singlet with a black undershirt, black ripped pants, matching fingerless gloves, a red handkerchief with skull prints, and violet-grey sneakers. At the backseat sitting, are a pair of orcs, a male and a female. The male orc has dark tanned skin, red eyes, messy, curly hair with a zebra print headband, a grey-purple tank top, a vest, denim shorts, and black boots while the female orc is fair-skinned with violet eyes, three earrings in each ear, with two of them being distant on the left. She is wearing a leopard-printed leotard, fishnet stockings, fingerless gloves, a leather vest, a muddy-blue belt, and knee-high boots. She can be seen with a cellphone, texting with a lazy expression can be seen on her face. Several orcs can be seen riding motorcycles as they surround Barb's car from the distance. Barb started singing as she drove her car along the way.

Crazy, but that's how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate

No spats, no tiffs, no fighting
Life's a bitter shame

I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I've listened to preachers
I've listened to fools
I've watched all the dropouts
Who make their own rules
One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it, and you live the role

Mental wounds still screaming
Driving me insane

I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I know that things are going wrong for me
You gotta listen to my words, yeah

I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

The car drove all the way to the club, which is almost finished from reconstruction. Barb and the orcs went up to the penthouse, where she lives.

"Fuck yeah! It's almost finished!" She announced. "Who knew owning the goddamn club could be so much fun?"

"Yeah!" The other orcs cried.

"All right, Barb!" They cheered. "All right!"

"Only two more fucking days to go until the day comes." She smirked. "Dad? Where the fuck is Dad?"

The flushing of a toilet was heard and the door to the bathroom opened as Barb's father, Thrash came out on his wheelchair. He is an elderly orc with tanned skin, black hair with grey streaks, red eyes, wearing knitted fingerless gloves, a leather vest, strapped pants, and boots.

"There you are, Dad." Barb sighed. "Your club will finally be mine and....."

"What's a club ag-again?" He mumbled. "What? Uh..."

"Damn, don't you remember my inheritance?" She asked him.

"Plan? I don't remember..." He said softly.

"Oh." Barb quipped. "Guys, remember that I'll be inheriting dad's club tomorrow"

"Nice, the club will be fixed in no time." The male orc said.

"And the best part is, I finally met Rose, a.k.a elfchick1997!" Barb squealed.

"Rose, isn't she that elf bitch from Japan?" He asked her.

"Yup, just can't wait for all of you to meet her in the concert!" She smirked before turning to the fair-skinned orc who is texting nearby while spraying spray cheese into her mouth. "Hey Carol, how many people are confirmed to the invite."

"A lot." Carol answered bluntly.

"Our concert will celebrate the goddamn grand reopening of the club," she said. "And there will be rock music again!"

"Rock!" The other orcs screamed.

Her father raised his hand, ready to do the rock hand gesture but it's slow, due to his arthritis.

"Oh, here it comes." She gasped.

"Uh, just a goddamn little bit more." She said, still waiting for him to do the rock hand sign until she couldn't wait any longer. "Riff, just fucking help him, man."

"Yes, Your Rockness." He responded.

He helped him raise his pointed finger and his pinky up, which made everybody cheer. Meanwhile, in Sweet Pop, life went on for Poppy and her employees. It's the first time that Cooper wasn't present at work and Poppy is happy for him. This made Violet wonder where he is.

"Poppy, I'm so sad that Cooper isn't living in the apartments with us." Violet sighed. "I bet he's having fun in his new home and his new job."

"Awww c'mon Violet, he is still our friend, fancy living or not." She comforted her.

"Yeah, and the best thing is that we are going to enter the video contest for the Twelve Heroes' Day celebration." Rose said as she entered the cafe, still humming the same tune. She is wearing an off-shoulder crop top with straps, denim shorts, and brown boots.

"Morning, guys!" Rose yawned.

"How was your sleep?" Poppy asked her.

"I had a hard time, having those weird dreams since last, last night." She said.

"Okay, what happened in your dream?" Branch asked.

"My dream started with a mermaid celebration and a group of orcs attacked them. The orc queen said to the merman king that she's gonna take their gemstone but little did she know, a ship arrived in the land, carrying twelve friends, lead by some leader named Leonidas." Rose narrated. "Last night, I dreamt that the heroes came to the ruins of Symphonia, the kingdom of the cupids before it was rebuilt to what it looks like now and learned what happened from a cupid who escaped the raid. She said that the orc queen took their gemstone and fused it with a larger shard that create a bigger shard."

"Wow, that's a complicated dream." Branch said.

"Yeah, and I'm also prepared." Rose announced as she took out a video camera from her bag.

"You're going to enter the Twelve Heroes Day video contest?" Poppy asked her.

"DJ Suki is entering and I'm just helping her." Rose told them. "I'm just taking videos for her."

"We can be in your videos." Poppy suggested. "You could video us while we do five deliveries."

"That's a great idea!" Rose agreed.

"Yeah, we have two deliveries to do today, and it's gonna be a long, busy day." Poppy said with a smile.

"I'll go with you." Branch volunteered.

They started packing the orders and went to the truck but when they opened the truck, they saw Biggie and Mr. Dinkles inside it.

"Biggie?" Poppy gasped.

"Oh, hello." Biggie greeted. "Sorry, it's my day-off."

"That's alright, we are just getting ready for our deliveries so we could let you join us, we need help with the deliveries." Poppy offered.

"Thanks guys." He sighed.

They started driving around Castle City as Rose took videos of them but she still hums the same tune over and over. They drove right up to the residential district, which is presented by a statue of a cupid with a lute. They drove up to a gated community, where they stopped before a giant gate with the inscription on the arc: Symphonyville. A cupid in a security uniform noticed Poppy, Rose, Violet, an unwilling Branch, and Biggie with Mr. Dinkles, who tagged along with them.

"Hello sir, were here to deliver from Sweet Pop to Miguel Velazquez." Poppy said as she read the list of orders. "He said that he orders a croquembouche."

"Mr. Trollzart? He lives in the immensely huge mansion above the hill." The guard said. "I'll let him know."

The security guard opened the gate and the delivery truck entered Symphonyville, admiring the grandeur of the gated community for the rich people. When they finally arrived in front of the mansion, Poppy gave the box, containing the croquembouche inside to a group of cupid servants, who thanked them and gave their payment. After the truck left, the servants brought the croquembouche to the room, where a male cupid with tanned skin, whitish blonde hair, and wearing a tuxedo. He is listening to a little cupid with golden blonde hair, wearing a yellow dress and flats can be seen, playing a woodwind with him. When she finished playing, the older cupid was pleased with her performance but they noticed the servants, carrying the box of croquembouche, lead by the butler.

"Mr. Velasquez, your order is here." A servant announced.

"The croquembouche? Thank you, William for bringing it here." Trollzart thanked him.

"Uncle, can I have one?" The little cupid asked him.

"Not yet, my Pennywhistle." He responded. "This is for your aunt's wedding tomorrow, we'll eat it at the reception."

"Um, uncle Trollzart, can we visit the cafe if we have time? I heard that their atmosphere is kid-friendly." Pennywhistle, the little cupid asked him again.

"Yes, my dear." He answered. "I was chosen to be the organizer of the festival itself and we'll go there someday when we oversee it."

Meanwhile, Barb was looking at her cellphone while making likes on all of Rose's posts.

"Can't wait for all of us to meet ya, elf chick." She smirked. "Ooh, lets see what I got from you, bitch."

When she looked at the comments, she noticed the comment replied to her but it wasn't Rose, it was Poppy's instead.

"Dear Barb, can't wait to meet you. I have tons of great party ideas." She said. "Ooh, I like that. "Maybe you and I can even be best friends."

"What the FUCK!?" She screamed.

She searched Poppy's username and saw photos of her with the Snack Pack and Rose. She also noticed Poppy's old photograph with DJ Suki, which has a caption that said that they're dating. Sid Fret walked right up to Barb, wanting to know what is going on.

"Still making likes on the elf bitch?" Sid Fret asked her.

"She's not my fucking crush, just a friend." Barb nodded before going back to the comment and reread it. That final phrase got on her nerves. "Best friends? Is she making fun of me? No one says that. Friendship takes time and years of mutual care and respect, you don't just become best friends. Plus, everyone knows I already have a ton of friends, like Rose and Carol, Right, Carol?

Carol replied with a rock sign while drinking a can of beer.

"Okay, you're busy.. That's fine." Barb said. "Love you, Carol, and I need to get down."

"With who? The elf girl?" Carol asked lazily while drinking a bottle of beer.

"No, that sprite bitch who gave me that goddamn comment." She snickered.

"You mean Penelope Monteiro?" Riff asked. "She's running the best cafe in the city."

"Yeah, I got a fucking payback for her for her shitty comment and for stealing Rose from me." She gritted her sharp teeth in anger. "Shit, I have to wait for the right moment."

With Poppy, she, Violet, Rose, Branch, and Biggie left Symphonyville after delivering the croquembouche to Trollzart. Violet looked at the list of deliveries and put a check mark on the square next to Trollzart's name.

"Ok, our next delivery is a cherry pie for Delilah Dawn Hudson." Poppy said.

"Delilah Dawn? Heard that name before back in the airport." Rose added.

"You know her?" Branch asked her.

"Yeah, I met her when I arrived here from Tokyo." She said.

While they're driving by, Rose was humming the same tune as she sat by the window but her song was heard by someone else. Three elves with colorful dreadlocks and dragonfly wings heard it with their sharp hearing while five sprites with chrome, color-change wings that resemble fox tails, heard her hum the tune as their truck passed by. The two groups bumped to each other when the truck vanished into the horizon.

"Hey! Watch it!" The leading sprite with blue hair yelped.

"Sorry I didn't see you, I was following where that tune came from, it sounds so familiar." The male elf with blonde hair murmured.

"You heard that tune? Me too." The sprite added. "I dunno where it comes from."

"I remember a truck from the cafe, Sweet Pop was passing by today and the tune was coming from it." He said.

"Sweet Pop, I go there to buy their dumplings for lunch." She said.

"But that tune is familiar." He added.

"If you wanna know who is making it, you can't just wait, do something about it." The blue haired sprite rolled her eyes.

"That's it, if I want to know where the song is coming from, I'll place an order from Sweet Pop and find it." He snickered.

"Well see about that, I'll place an order too and catch whoever is making that tune." She grinned. "First one to get the one who makes that tune will get an ice cream sandwich."

"Oh, okay." He said. "Sounds like a pretty good deal."

"Do you validate parking?" The sprite asked when she came up to the cute sprite police officer to flirt with him, which made the male elf and his two companions raise their brows.

The truck drove to the park district, which is represented by a statue of a female human with a shepherd's staff. They try to look for the next location but Rose noticed a familiar centaur in a uniform. She was looking around in the streets, singing a sad song as the civilians pass by.

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
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
And all this misery makes it hard to deny
We all know that we're just born to die
That's the way it goes when you're just born to die

I hear the voice of a whip-poor-will singin'
She don't know all the comfort she's bringin'
We all know the sound of when the truth is ringin'
Yeah, it hurts your soul just like a bumble bee stingin'

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

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

Rose realized that the centaur in a police uniform is the one she met in the airport. She tried to say hello but she didn't notice the delivery truck. They stopped by to the Fairy Tree to stretch their legs.

"So, you wanna try doing a music video with the camera?" Poppy asked Rose.

"Sure, let's do this in the Fairy Tree." Rose agreed. "But I'll use my cellphone instead, I can't wait to post this online.

"That's a great idea!" Violet added. "But we don't have the proper outfit to wear.

With a flick of a wand, Poppy transformed all the fallen flower petals into recolored pop themed outfits for her, Branch, Violet, Biggie, and Mr. Dinkles. They put on the new outfits in their truck, got out, and start singing and performing a medley of pop music in the fairy tree. This caught the attention of the park-goers, who are entertained by their performance. Rose filmed them in different angles with her cellphone.

Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
(So tell me what you want, what you really, really want)
I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
(So tell me what you want, what you really, really want)
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zig-a-zig ah

Who, who, who, who
Who let the dogs out?
Who, who, who, who
Who let the dogs out?
Who, who, who, who

It's such a good vibration (yeah come on, come on, come on)
It's such a sweet sensation (oppa gangnam style)

Yeah, yeah
Gangnam style
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oppa gangnam style

Hey, pretty girl, whatcha doin' tonight (gangnam style)
I wanna see what you've got in store (oppa gangnam style)

Party rock is in the house tonight (come on!)
Everybody just have a good time (where you at, partiers?)
Party rock is in the house tonight
We just wanna see ya
(Tell 'em, Poppy) shake that

After filming them, Rose posted her new video in social media. They changed back to their uniforms and casual wear. Rose looked at her list and was shocked that there is a high number of likes and a fair number of dislikes on her video.

"Wow, there's already a number of views." She said.

"Yeah, the people liked our performance." Poppy said.

"Guys, we have a delivery to make." Branch said sarcastically as they packed their new outfits in Rose's backpack.

"We lost Delta Dawn but we don't know where she is." Biggie added. "She's always on patrol all over the district itself."

"I could help ya find the chief." A voice boomed. The five looked around, only to see a muscular satyr right in front of them. He is tan skinned with green eyes, orange hair, and wears a police uniform.

"Wait, Delta Dawn is the police chief!? I didn't know she's a chief." Rose gasped.

"Well, she's my boss and my brother's boss too." He said. "Let's fucking skedaddle."

"Yes! Delivery back on!" She cried but she noticed Branch trying to beep the horn at him. "Branch! Branch! You can stop beeping the horn."

"Poppy, you don't even know who the fuck this is." He sneered.

"I'm Poppy.. What's your name?" She asked him.

"Name's Hickory, officer Hickory." The satyr answered.

"Branch, this is Hickory.. Hickory, this is Branch." Poppy introduced the two.

"Enough with the formalities.. Let's go!" Branch huffed.

"Uh, this is Mr. Dinkles, by the way." Biggie added.

"I said let's fucking skedaddle! Hyah!" Hickory said as he got in the truck, took the wheel and drive it.

Suddenly, they heard a police whistle. Three orcs in punk fashion are seen stealing jewelry from a store nearby. The owner cried for help that the police, which is composed of Delta Dawn, an Afro-Latino centaur with green hair, another male centaur with dull green hair, a female centaur with mint-green hair and another female centaur with forest green hair arrived. Realizing that someone stole jewelry from the store, the centaurs realize who is stealing goods. They traced the trail until they saw three female orcs with the loot.

"Get them!" She yelled at the thieves.

The centaur police started chasing the thieves while the gang let Hickory ride with them in the truck to find Delta Dawn.

"Damn, don't let them get away!" She yelled.

I feel it comin' like a highball train
Barin' down on the end of the line
I see the black clouds followin' me
Like they're tied to the hands of time

I'm feelin' meaner than an old bobcat
I got the hammer down and won't look back
My mind is headed down a one-way track
I'm leavin' Lonesome Flats
I'm leavin' Lonesome Flats

"Come on, Growly Pete!" Delta ordered. "Do your thing!"

"No one can escape my energy binds." The centaur, named Growley Pete yelled as he pushed up his sleeve, revealing a bracer.

"Is that an energy bracer 2020?" Rose asked.

"Yeah, but how the fuck did you know?" Hickory asked the elf.

"Read a lot of goddamn magazines in Sweet Pop!" She answered.

The chase continued, as the centaurs chase the thieves while the truck smoothly drove in their trail. They almost got lost but Hickory used shortcuts to catch up with them.

I wish I had another day or two
But I don't have time to kill
You'll probably never see my face again
Once I make it across the hill (yeah)

I'm feelin' meaner than an old bobcat
I got the hammer down and won't look back
My mind is headed down a one-way track
I'm leavin' Lonesome Flats
I'm leavin' Lonesome Flats

Ooh yeah
I got to get away, get away, oh
I got to get away, get away, yeah
I got to get away, get away, yeah

Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo-hoo, hoo!

I'm gonna have to burn the whole place down
If they try to throw the brick at me
I'm gonna run from the things I've done
'Cause I'm guilty in the first degree, yeah

I'm feelin' meaner than an old bobcat
I got the hammer down and won't look back
My mind is headed down a one-way track
I'm leavin' Lonesome Flats
I'm leavin' Lonesome Flats, yeah

I'm feelin' meaner than an old bobcat
I got the hammer down and won't look back
My mind is headed down a one-way track
I'm leavin' Lonesome Flats
I'm leavin' Lonesome Flats, woo-hoo

It ended up right to the police station, where the truck finally arrived. The thieves try to evade the police but the truck opened, slamming them to the ground. Delta and the police were able to arrest the thieves, and at the same time, Rose came out with the box, containing a cherry pie.

"Did someone order the cherry pie?" Rose asked.

Yeah, I ordered it from Sweet Pop and.....I know you, you're the elf from the airport." Delta said, recognizing her.

"That was me, Rosetta Thornluck." Rose answered. "You must be Chief Delta Dawn, Officer Hickory helped us find you so that we can bring the delivery to you on time."

"Thanks Rose." She thanked her.

"You're welcome, ma'am." Rose said.

"Oh, and your new video is too loud and obnoxious, you need some new material, like that tune you're humming today and your friends look like they've been beaten by a fucking rainbow." She added while going back to the police station with the pie while Growley Pete and the three centaurs dragged the thieves into the station to be incarcerated.

"Thanks for reminding me." Rose thanked her before going back to the truck. Rose remembered the video she posted and looked at it again on her cellphone.

"Well, I knew it, "Who Let the Dogs Out." the fuck too far." Branch added when he took over the driving.

"Okay, Branch." Poppy sighed. "You can say "I fucking told you so" if you want to."

"Say, that tune sounds so familiar, Rose." Biggie said. "Have you heard it somewhere?"

"The tune, oh, I just made it up." She said. "I'm making lyrics for it, it's not yet finished. "

Poppy turned to officer Hickory and thanked him. "Officer Hickory, thanks for helping us find her."

"No problem, I'll always be there to help." Hickory responded. "Wanna hang out in Narwhal Trance Lounge tonight?"

"That's where I'll have my date tonight." Rose said. "My new boyfriend is gonna meet me there, he owns the place."

"You have a boyfriend?" He asked her.

"Yeah, she has." She said as they drove back to the cafe while Hickory went back to the police station.

That night, they came to a building with a narwhal sign on the door. Rose looks elegant in a dress with a red rose, pearl necklace, a handbag, red lipstick, and high heels. Poppy, Violet, Branch, and Biggie are dressed for the hangout too. Hickory greeted them when he arrived on time. He's wearing a lime green dress shirt, jeans, and a belt.

"You look pretty for your date night." Hickory complimented Rose.

"Thanks, and you look sharp." Rose added.

"So, who is this guy you're dating?" Poppy asked her.

"You'll see him when he comes." She giggled.

They entered the jazz lounge and took a seat while Rose found hers to have red roses in a vase.

"How did you know this place?" Poppy asked Hickory.

"I used to date the goddamn owner of this place, he had a lot of flings and had an on-off relationship with me." He said.

When the stage opened, a dark-skinned elf with long, red hair, extended by a sideburn mustache, and red eyes appeared with his saxophone. He is wearing a black shirt that exposes his heart-shaped patch of chest hair, with black pants and leather shoes. His dragonfly wings opened, revealing to be bright blue with bluish-purple lines, purple and magenta arrow-like markings on the tips and the eyespots are dark blue and rose. Rose's face went goofy out of seeing him that Poppy and the others notice her reaction. Hickory has a shady look in his eyes when he saw the elf.

"You know that elf?" Violet asked him.

"Yeah, that's Chaz." He sighed. "He's my ex."

He started playing saxophone solos onstage that it felt so calming and mesmerizing to the audience. Rose felt her heartbeat so loud that she blushed at the sight of him as he played. When he finished, everybody applauded and walked right up to Rose.

"Hi, sweet cheeks." He crooned.

"Honeydukes." She replied.

"I don't care much for fucking smooth jazz." Hickory spat.

"You look like you're not happy with the scene you are looking at." Violet said.

"I am contented with what I see." He sighed. "He's so happy with your friend, his new girlfriend."

"But why aren't you so happy to see him?" Poppy asked him.

"He broke my goddamn heart seven times." Hickory said. "As a matter of fact, he broke a lot of........"

"Hey, bitchy cowboy pants." Chaz called out to the satyr.

"Oh, it's you, cunt." He said.

"I heard you're a fucking police officer now." The elf snickered.

"How's the goddamn apartment you're owning?" Hickory asked bluntly.

"Had a fair number of fucking tenants, I also got a new girlfriend." Chaz replied.

"Yeah, I could see her, asshole." He taunted.

"Guys, this is my new boyfriend....." Rose introduced him.

"Chaz, I know him." Hickory rolled his eyes.

"You two know each other?" She asked him.

"Yeah, we used to fucking date each other." He said.

"So, how was your brother, Dickory?" Chaz asked him. "Still angry with me, motherfucker?"

"Yeah, he is." He answered snarkily. "How are your mermaid and genie siblings?"

"Jax is managing the desk well while Snazz is busy working as a model in Vibe City Designs." The elf quipped.

"Hey, isn't that the place where Cooper got his new job?" Rose asked.

"Whoa, lacewings!" Poppy cried. "I wonder if he got that job?"

"He said that he saw Cooper passing by when he got in the building of Vibe City Designs and he never saw him again." He said.

"Oh!!!" Poppy gasped

The next day, Rose continued her work but for free time, she would take videos. She couldn't get the tune from her head and would write a made up lyrics for it in her cellphone. In a matter of time, she bumped to Branch, Violet, and Poppy during their delivery.

"Heya Rose, still humming that tune?" Poppy called out.

"Yeah, and I can't resist it." Rose said. "And my dream continued with the twelve trying to warn the centaurs but they got chased out and ended up riding a raft in the river until they came to Sideria, the kingdom of the fauns, where they discover the reason the tribes are isolated while looking at an amethyst."

"Say, you wanna take videos of us again?" Poppy asked her.

"Yeah." Rose agreed.

"I can't believe this but we got a list of deliveries for today before we go to that club party." Branch said.

"Okay, how many deliveries we got?" Violet asked.

"We got four deliveries for today but our first delivery for today is gonna be in Vibe City Fashions." Branch sighed. "We got an order of bagel sandwiches for Quincy Jackson, three salad sandwiches for Rafael Balvin, a box of doughnuts for Hickory, and a box of dumplings for Wendy Dong Young Jun."

"Balvin, I kinda remember that surname." Rose sighed.

"What are we waiting for? Let's get in the truck!" Poppy squealed with delight as they took the orders for another round of deliveries.

They drove the truck to the Tech District, which is represented with a statue of an elf with a bow and arrows. Rose noticed that the statue has the same face and the same hairstyle as she has, except with the braids looping around her ears.

"Huh? I didn't know elves have braids like that before." Rose said.

"We don't know about the braids either." Poppy said. "But the you can ask the other elves, they know about it."

"I dunno any other elves, besides Mr. Elfmore." Rose said.

As they drove through the district, they heard a sad singing. They followed the tune until they found Hickory singing while patrolling the district on his own.

Ooh
I fall to pieces (pieces)
Each time I see you again (each time I see you again)
I fall to pieces (pieces)
How can I be just your friend? (Just your friend)

You want me to act like we've never kissed
You want me to forget, pretend we've never met (like we've never met)
And I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet (boo-hoo-hoo-hoo)
You walk by and I fall to pieces

And I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet (boo-hoo-hoo-hoo)
You walk by and I fall, fall to pieces
I'm just your friend

Hickory saw the truck beside him but this time, he was so happy to see them.

"Poppy, there you are." Hickory panted when he saw the truck.

"Hickory! Oh, it's so good to see you." Poppy said. "You ordered the doughnuts, didn't you?"

"Yeah, I was so hungry and my brother is still using the police car for patrol." He said. "I was supposed to be waiting for him but I caught up with you instead."

"We are on our way to Vibe City Fashions and we don't know where it is." She told him.

"I can help ya with that." He said as they let him in the truck.

While driving around the city, Hickory noticed Branch looking at the window with a sad look on his face. The satyr knew what is going on because of the expression.

"Something tells me your heart ain't in this mission, Branch." He said.

"What do you mean?" Branch asked "I'm here, aren't I?"

"Yeah, you're on a mission, all right but your heart is with Miss Poppy." Hickory said honestly.

The teal-winged sprite groaned in frustration.

"Hey, hold your horses, I'm sorry, is that offensive?" Hickory calmed him down. "I can't see what's right in front of my eyes, did you tell her yet?"

"I tried, but..." Branch stammered before remembering something.

"Well, if you did tell her, who knows if she'd even hear you?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well, let's just say only one of you is doing the listening in this relationship, and it's not her, it's you."

"Yeah, I got that, thanks."

In a minute, they arrived right in front of a building. It's tall with windows looked like overlapping sequins and surreal, science fiction-esque designs with bright neon signs. They enter the building with the bagel sandwiches, where they could see fauns coming in and out of the building. Some are talking in their phones and others are entering with takeout coffee cups. A pink haired faun was managing the table and the two sprites with a human, an elf and a satyr came up to her.

"Hello, we are here to deliver these to Quincy Jackson." Poppy said.

"Quincy Jackson, the CEO of this place?" The faun asked. "I'll see if he'll respond."

She picked up the phone and talked to it. After a minute or two, she answered to them.

"Mr. Jackson will be available to meet you all but his sons will be here to lead you five to him." She answered. "Please enter the elevator and you'll be lead to the twelfth floor."

They enter the elevator with some of the employees and waited for it to stop on the twelfth floor. When they arrived, a male faun greeted them.

"Welcome to Vibe City Fashions Incorporated." A voice called out to them. "You are cordial guests of Cooper."

"Cooper?!" Poppy cried when she saw the faun. "What are you doing here?!"

"Actually, I'm over here." Cooper cried out.

"What?" She was shocked to see two fauns who have the same colors and the same facial features. Cooper has a wide eyed, goofy expression on his face but the faun beside him has a more chilled, laid-expression. The other faun has shorter, thicker dreadlocks than Cooper with golden rings, necklaces, and bracelets. He is wearing a purple tank top with an off-shoulder top with long sleeves, and blue baggy pants, but he shares the striped red and pink suspenders that Cooper wears.

"Bacon-wrapped hot dogs!" Hickory gasped.

"Okay, this is weird." Branch scoffed.

"It turns out, I'm not an orphan, I'm actually from a wealthy family, just like my twin brother." Cooper said.

"I'm Darnell, D for short.. What's poppin'?" The faun added.

"I got a twin brother." He squealed as he hugged his brother.

"How is this possible?" Poppy asked.

"Well, it's a very complicated story." A voice boomed. They turned to see a muscular faun with brown skin, colorful hair with the right side of his hair in pink and blue dreads, and a messy style on the left. He has a blue beard, wears a gold blazer with a white shirt and a golden tie, purple pants, and a lot of rings on his fingers. Beside him is a female faun with blue dreadlocked hair, styled back behind her head with golden bands. She is wearing a blue, collared shirt with high waisted, wide legged pants and silver jewelry.

"Cooper got lost in the mall as a toddler and we tried to find him but he was found by the social services and was placed in a foster family, who raise him lovingly." The older male faun narrated. "But when he arrived here for his first day as an employee, we immediately recognized him and welcomed him home."

"I guess it wasn't too complicated." Cooper said before moving to the older fauns. "Poppy, I would like you to meet the CEO of Vibe City Fashions."

"Quincy Jackson and Esmeralda Jackson." D added.

"Oh please, just call me Essence." The older female faun said.

"My mom and dad." Cooper squealed as his mom gave him butterfly kisses on the cheek.

"Wow, Cooper.. You look just like your dad." Poppy complimented him.

"Yeah, that must be why he's so good-looking." Quincy said as he and D did a hi-five.

"Was that a dad joke? It was lame!" Cooper laughed.

"We're here to deliver your bagels and our friend, Rose here was so curious about the dreams she had." Poppy said.

"Okay, what does it look like?" Quincy asked.

Rose used a memory spell to a glass of water and she showed the pattern of the dream she had.

"Oh, ok." Quincy said. "What you're dreaming is not the future, it's the past."

"The past?" The others gasped.

"I had been singing that tune for so many times after I had them and I dunno what it is." Rose said.

"We could give you five a tour in our art room." Quincy said as they all took the elevator to the seventh floor. While waiting for it to stop into the seventh floor, Rose hummed the same tune over and over, which Quincy noticed it. Upon arriving in the seventh floor, which is an art gallery, they stopped to look at a painting of the seven main tribes. Rose was familiarized about it because of the dreams she had.

"Is that the painting of the main seven tribes before Westerna became one nation?" Rose asked.

"Yes, their kingdoms still exist while ours was formed by the twelve heroes when the orc queen tried to enforce all species under their superiority, where everybody will be treated as equals, rather than lesser but she failed to see that forcing people to be the same is not equality, but rather assimilation." Quincy said. "That song you're humming was only familiar to your kind but it was Breanagh's favorite song."

"Breanagh? Who is she?" She asked. "What does the song and the history have to do with the twelve heroes?"

"Let's tell 'em how it was, Prince D." Quincy said.

"Long ago, a group of beings arrive to this country. Because of mutation, the beings become us, and life was one big party." D narrated.

"Oh, yeah.. I-I've heard this story before." Poppy nodded.

"That is, until the sprites try to enforce their superiority over everybody else." D ended.

"How?" Rose asked.

"Their past leader, King Clover tried to use the eternal diamond to subjugate everybody under his rule." D narrated.

"Subjugate everybody? That-That's not what it said in our scrapbooks." Poppy said in disbelief.

"Scrapbooks? Those are cut out, glued and glittered by the winners." He said. "Let me tell you how it really went down."

As they looked at the painting. Flashbacks of the past show before them.

Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh oh, oh-oh-oh oh (hey, yeah)
Oh-oh-oh oh, oh-oh-oh oh (yes Lord)
Yeah, uh

We started off a team
Party 'til we fall asleep
Even on the street, when we disagreed
We did it on beat (did it on beat)
Respect the unique (right), anything less if it's was weak
The magic of this world made life complete (facts)
'Til that one day that changed everything
The sprites started snatchin' up the diamond (oh no)
Put the rules on top of poppy lil' beats
They cut us out of the scene
And then forgot what it really means (not even publish us)

Shoulda seen between all of the scheming
It seems like the life they stole from were meaningless
Walkin' around like they were the geniuses
But it's only samples, autotune and remixes (no, Lord)
I'm a vegan, I don't have no beef with them (no, Lord)
Gotta protect my kingdom
But the dream is to sing again (yes, yes)
Being friends, seamless blend
Harmony ain't hard when the keys within you win

First, it was all love (at first, it was all love)
Hands up, superstar love (stars up)
That you can have it, you can have it all, love (and you can get it how you want)
But then you took it, took it all, love, all, love (they took it all)
Turn it up louder (turn the music up louder)
Sing along, get the crowd up (get the crowd up, come on)
But then you took it all, love (took it all, love)
Then forgot all about us (oh), but it's all love

I feel you
Sounds good in my ear when I hear it like that
I feel you
I say I look good to the mirror and it says it right back
I feel you
A little love wouldn't kill you
You really did me wrong, it was real cruel (it was real cruel)
Had a lot of love and I still do, 'cause I feel you

Next morning, the elders were on me (man)
They saw the warning signs, couldn't ignore it (look)
Had to figure out how to save the way of life they had made
So they made a play
The sprites were comin' for it all
All for one and one for all
So the only way we saw, how we saw it
It was one thing left to be done (what?)
Each leader grabbed a single gem and said, "Run!"

"And the other species never lived in harmony again until the heroes came." Quincy ended the story.

"So, the species used to live in isolation because of what King Clover did?" Poppy asked.

"The sprites try to destroy our way of life." Essence said.

"Just like what the orc queen tried to do when the heroes arrived." Branch sighed.

While they talked, Rose stared at the portrait of an elf, whose face, skin and eyes resembled Rose herself, only she has the same blonde hair as herself, only with braids adorning her ears, earrings, a tiara, and armor over her dress. She has a quiver of bow and arrows.

"Who is that?" She asked.

"That's Breanagh, the queen of the elves of that era and one of the twelve heroes." Essence answered.

As Rose stared at the picture, she realized that the dreams she dreamt every night has a pattern: her dreams showed her the events of the era of the twelve heroes: the beginning of the orc queen's conquest, the arrival of the twelve heroes, the two quests and the gemstones. All of her past dreams were flashed before her eyes, putting the young elf into a trance. She snapped out of her trance when Poppy woke her up.

"Oh, sorry." Rose said. "Thanks for telling us the history but we have a lot of deliveries to make."

"Okay, we'll see you in the festival." Quincy said.

"Yeah, we will." Poppy bade goodbye as they got their payment, left the building and went back to the truck. They drove around the place but the truck broke down by a riverside.

"I think we blew our gasket." Branch huffed.

"I'm so in trouble with my brother." Hickory added.

Suddenly, a police car arrived and a short, red haired, satyr was driving it. He doesn't look like Hickory, due to his blue eyes and fair skin but he is wearing a police uniform.

"Hickory, vere have you been?" He yelled.

"What's going on?" Poppy asked.

"Sorry Dickory, I got lost until these sprites found me." Hickory sighed.

"Oh, and here's your doughnuts." Rose said as she brought out the box, containing the order Hickory had. In a flash, Dickory snatched the box of doughnuts from her without saying thank you.

"Sorry about him, he's impatient when it comes to time management but here's your pay." Hickory apologized before paying Rose and getting into the police car.

Dickory drove away, leaving the four in the dust.

"Oh great, the truck broke down and we can't continue the deliveries!" Branch groaned.

"We have to get back up again.. There's still hope." Poppy tried to talk to him. "We can still fix this."

"Poppy, enough." Branch yelled. "I've listened to your bullshit and I've done it your way, and now it's your turn to listen. It's time to call the tow truck and get back home."

"I'm not like you.. I can't just fucking give up." She argued.

"Give up? I want to protect our friends and family." He argued back.

"I can't go home until I've fucking proven myself as a good boss. Why are you so upset?"

"Because your dad was right, Quincy was right, and Essence was right, and I've been backing you up even when you goddamn ignore them."

"But you never listen to me."

"Branch, what are you talking about?"

"You want to be a good boss? A good boss actually listen."

"You know what I heard back there? Differences do matter."

"Like-like you and me, we're too different to get along."

"We're too different to get along, just like all the other races."

Rose and Violet were shocked when the two argued but nobody is more affected than Rose. She secretly took the deliveries and flew off.

"We are really different."

"So different."

"Completely out of harmony."

"Completely."

"I don't even know why we're friends."

"Neither do I.

"So....why do I care about you more than anybody else in the world?"

"Weird, right?"

Poppy was left alone with Violet as Branch flew away. As he flew high in the setting skies like an eagle, he starts to think about Poppy with a heartbreak.

Mm
Mm, mm

I know your favorite song
I hear it everyday
Whoever made your smile
Made it to get in my way
And every time you laugh
You make that little sound
It's just the hardest thing
To love you but not know how

So I spend all my nights in the dark and afraid
'Cause I've tried to forget you but these things just don't go away

I hate that you're perfect, perfect for me
If I didn't know better, then I would believe
We were made for each other, but I'd know the truth
You're no good for me, I'm no good for you
And I hate that you're perfect
You're perfect for me
I hate that you're perfect
You're perfect for me

What good are words when they always just get in our way
And it hurts the most just to know that you don't feel the same, the same
So sometimes I get down on my knees and I pray things will change
But life is what happens when things they don't work out our way, our way
So I spend all my nights in the dark and afraid, mm
'Cause I've tried to forget you but these things just don't go away, away

I hate that you're perfect, perfect for me
If I didn't know better, then I would believe
We were made for each other, but I'd know the truth
You're no good for me, I'm no good for you
And I hate that you're perfect
You're perfect for me (yeah, yeah, hey)
I hate that you're perfect
You're perfect for me

Meanwhile, Rose was doing the deliveries on her own that she didn't notice someone was stalking from the shadows.

"I see you, Rosie." A singsong voice whispered.

"Hello?" Rose asked.

"Over here." Another voice answered.

"There she is." The third voice added.

"Can you see me?" The fourth voice asked.

"Huh? Hello!? I know you're not a fucking ghost." Rose gasped.

"I can see you!" The first voice whispered.

"Let's get her." The first voice said. "One, two, three!"

A group of shadowy figures attacked Rose, which made her scream the loudest. It was echoing through the nearby alleyways that Branch heard the cry. He followed to where the scream is. Rose was suddenly surrounded by the same, five sprites who heard her humming. They have the same bangs and the same four pairs of fox tail-like wings but they have different hairstyles and outfits. The blue-haired sprite wears her hair in a long braid, the yellow haired sprite has hers in odango buns, the green haired sprite wears her hair in a high ponytail, the pink-haired one has her hair loose, and the purple sprite has twin ponytails.

"Hello, elfie." The blue-haired sprite, named Wani grinned. "Thanks for the order."

"W...Who the fuck are you?" Rose gasped.

"Were the K-Pop Gang and we finally got you, song hummer." She grinned as the five sprites made a pose in front of the shocked elf.

"What?" The elf added.

Three elves flew right in front of the five sprites. Rose recognized the male elf leading them but she was confused.

"Not so fast, Tracy." Wani spat. "We're taking the elf girl, bitch."

"It's pronounced "Tresillo." The elf protested. "If you want Rosetta...you're going to have to flance for her."

Rose was shocked that the male elf, named Tresillo knew her name already. The two teams started dancing with a mix of flying. Rose was dragged along with each team, with the K-Pop quintuplets first. Rose was able to catch up with them properly until they landed on the ground. Rose felt dizzy after the flance-off.

"Respect!" Wani and the pink-haired sprite, named Baby Bun said.

"Why don't we split her?" Tresillo asked.

"Huh? Good idea." Wani agreed.

"Yeah." He agreed.

"I....I remember now." Rose gasped when she got back up on her feet.

Branch flew as fast as he can and he caught up to the place where the scream came from, only to see Rose chatting with the K-Pop quintuplets and the Reggaeton Trio.

"What!? I didn't know you already know me, even though you haven't met me in person." Rose said.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, what the fuck is going on?" Branch was confused.

"Branch, I could explain." Rose said.

"All right, okay.. I'm listening, sprite." Tresillo agreed.

"I was screaming because I was taken by surprise by Wendy, Seulgi, Joy, Irene, and Yeri Dong Young Jun." Rose confessed.

"We know about her from a harpy flight attendant who told us about her when we return here from Seoul." Wani said.

"She told us about Rose." The green-haired sprite, named Ari added.

"And Rafael, his sister, Eva Balvin and their cousin, Carmen Lopez here told me about what those braids I saw on Breanagh's hair is." Rose said. "It's a traditional Elven hairstyle and Eva suggested that I should wear it too but the tune itself, it was the heavenly melody of the elves. He is helping me write the perfect lyrics for it and it's finally complete."

"Okay, but how did you all know her?" Branch was confused.

"She's my pen pal from Japan." Tresillo answered.

"Yeah, we already know each other from our letters." Rose squealed. "Speaking of letters, we could go to the club party together, dang it!"

That afternoon, Poppy and Violet came back to the apartments when they found the Snack Pack getting ready for the party. Poppy went to her flat to get ready while Violet came up to hers, where the Snack Pack are.

"How's the deliveries?" Guy Diamond asked her.

"It was finished, as Rose said but she's coming there." Violet said. "We better hurry or we'll miss the party."

"I'll go with you if Poppy is going there alone." Biggie agreed

We're coming with you, Violet." Guy Diamond said.

"We got to go and meet up with our best friend." Biggie said as he took a deep breath and they start dressing up.

All three groups started preparing themselves for the party. The Snack Pack dressed themselves in rock and roll fashion after Violet cleaned herself and wore a Bobby Soxer look.

In Rose's flat, Rose finished bathing and she came out, wearing a black tank top with off-shoulder fishnet sleeves, spiked bracelets, fingerless gloves, a studded belt with a skull buckle, a matching miniskirt, fishnet stockings, and boots. After putting her makeup on, she gave Branch a rock makeover, strapping spiked bracelets on his wrists, letting him wear black, leather pants with military boots, a tank top with a winged skull print and she styled his hair with pins and hairspray and placed a spiked rose flower crown to finish the look.

Poppy went up to her room, where she took a bath and get dressed. After bathing, spraying temporary dye on her hair to add black streaks like Rose possesses, and putting on her makeup, she started putting on underwear first, then she wore a leather vest, which she zipped up, thigh-high fishnet stockings, denim skirt, a belt with a skull buckle, studded strapped high heels, and a headband with spikes. After getting ready, Poppy took out a packet of pills in her dresser and drank two of them. They separately came to the reopening party of Volcano Rock City. It was the right moment for the grand reopening.

"I hope Violet isn't late." Poppy sighed.

The crowd was waiting with anticipation as the opening ceremony commenced. Barb ended the ceremony with her cutting the ribbon and finally, everybody entered the club with excitement. Tresillo wished Rose and Branch good luck as they enter.

"Aren't you coming?" She asked him.

"No, Rosetta, well just wait for ya." He said.

Inside the club, Branch split up with Rose so that he could look for Poppy. The first band was performing as the crowd started screaming and cheering. The elf somehow looked around with curiousity, only to bump to Violet.

"Rose, you're here!" Violet said.

"You too and you're wearing 1950s outfit." Rose gasped.

"We thought this is rock fashion." Satin said. "Chenille came up with it."

"We did." Chenille corrected her.

"Oh, I get it." Rose said, scratching the back of her neck. "I'll teach you all about rock when we get back to the apartment after the party is over."

But with the growing crowd, Violet and Rose got separated. As soon as Rose was pushed to the other side of the club, Barb scared her silly.

"Hey Rosethorn, I knew you'd come." Barb said.

"Yeah, good timing, isn't it." Rose said with a shy tone.

"Hey Carol, guys, I want you all to meet Rose, this bitch is the one I met in the cafe." The orc shouted as she dragged the elf around to meet her inner circle.

During the concert, she introduced Rose to Carol, Sid Fret, Riff, and all the other orcs. All the orcs were so thrilled to see her, including Thrash, who is impressed with the elf's sweet personality.

"Great, those goddamn barbarians are stealing Rose from us." Guy scoffed.

"I dunno but Barb kinda knows her." Biggie said.

"How?" Satin asked.

"I checked her Facebook page and Barb's one of the listed friends." Legsly sighed.

"Oh, they've been friends before?" Violet asked.

"Online, yeah." She answered.

Poppy just explored the whole place when she entered the club. She went up to the bar and had a few drinks until she had to fly to the restrooms, which Barb noticed her going there. While there, she did her business and flew out to wash her hands. Barb crept behind her took her by surprise, pinning her to the wall.

"So, Popcorn, is being my fucking best friend everything you could have ever dreamed of?" Barb said sneakily as her left-hand pinned Poppy's wing to the restroom wall. Barb lowered the zipper down, as her G-Cup boobs popped out, which caused Poppy to yelp.

"I am not your goddamn best friend." Poppy cried, trying to break free but her wing is stuck. She snuck her finger under her skirt and pushed her panties aside. It found its way into her pussy and pinched her clit.

"You don't have to be embarrassed, I get it." Barb smirked as she lifted Poppy's leg up to her shoulder. "Being a boss can be kind of lonely, there's all this pressure to be a great boss Popsqueak, and instead of real friends, you're just surrounded by bitches who just tell you what you want to goddamn hear. You know, other than your goddamn terrible taste in music and clothing and general lifestyle, you and me are the same, Poptits."

After releasing her, Barb reapplied her lipstick, washed her hands, and left the place. Poppy got back up on her feet, fixed herself and her vest, and went back to the dance floor.

In a minute, Branch saw Poppy among the crowd but he didn't have the courage to do it so he went up to the bar and asked for a drink. Rose caught him in a second.

"Why would you drink on this day?" Rose asked him with caution.

"I need something to give me the guts to go to Poppy, dumbass." Branch said as he took a glass of absinthe and drank it.

"You don't wanna know what would happen if a sprite gets fucking drunk." The bartender warned her. She is a brown skinned sprite with black and pink wings, wearing rock gyaru fashion.

"What would happen?" Rose asked.

The bartender whispered her something before going back to mixing drinks. Rose cringed at the sight of it and flew off, leaving Branch to get drunk but a rocker dragged Rose away. Poppy, who just came out of the restroom, just caught up with Violet.

"Poppy, you're here." Violet gasped.

"Yeah, you too." She added.

"So, what happened back in the restroom?" The human girl asked her.

Before they could speak, the highlight concert started as Barb came up onstage in a white jumpsuit with a red bat-like, jagged cape sewn on the sleeves. All the concert-goers yelled and screamed in delight. Branch, after having a lot of alcoholic drinks, fell into his first blackout, which caught Sid Fret's attention.

"Carol, take a fucking video of me, hehehehe." She snickered as he took out a sharpie marker from his pockets.

As Carol took a video of him with her cellphone, Sid started drawing tattoos on a fainted Branch, starting on his chest to his arms. Barb and her band are ready to perform as Poppy noticed Rose was pushed onstage to join her.

So this ain't the end, I saw you again, today
I had to turn my heart away
Smile like the sun, kisses for everyone
And tales, it never fails

You're lying so low in the weeds
I bet you're gonna ambush me
You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees
Now won't ya? Barracuda

Poppy tried to get through the crowd to get to Rose but she was shocked when Branch showed up intoxicated in front of her. He has tattoos drawn on him with a marker, which looks realistic.

"Rock on!" He yelled in a drunken state. "Who's ready to get rippin tattoos all over our bodies except our faces incase we still need goddamn office jobs?!"

Branch fainted at the end, on Poppy's breasts, causing grossed reactions from the concert-goers, and was laughed at by the other orcs but he tries hard to control himself while drunk. He buried his face on her cleavage while squeezing her ass as he had this lustful desire to have sex with her, acting like a whore towards her.

"Boytoy gets face-down on Poptits." Barb snickered.

Rose was shocked upon seeing the scene in front of her, but she started singing as the concert continued.

Back over time we were all tryin' for free
You met the porpoise and me
No right, no wrong, you're sellin' a song, a name
Whisper game

And if the real thing don't do the trick
You better make up something quick
You're gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick
Ooh, barracuda
Oh yeah

"Sell me, sell you" the porpoise said
Dive down deep to save my head
You, I think you got the blues too
All that night and all the next
Swam without looking back
Made for the western pools
Silly, silly fools

Then, Poppy, with a plan to get out of the crowd, pretended to be drunk and used her magic to get away from an intoxicated Branch and appear onstage.

"Who wants to fucking party?! Without smiling." She said while faking her drunken state. She grabbed the guitar and played a guitar solo, unaware of a loose screw on the large overhead lighting rig.

If the real thing don't do the trick
You better make up something quick
You're gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick
Oh, barra, barra, barra, barracuda

Oh yeah
Oh yeah

Suddenly, the screw was pelted off, causing the rig to bend until it is about to fall. Everybody screamed at the sight of it while the other band members ran offstage as the rig is falling straight, aiming at both Poppy and Barb but Rose pushed them out of the way and took the hit instead.

"Rose!" All her friends cried.

The concert ended abruptly because of this misfortune and the Reggaeton Trio rushed to the club to clear the stage and get Rose out. Poppy and Barb were shaken over their friend's near death experience but Violet called 911 in the middle of a panicked crowd. The ambulance arrived and the paramedics rushed to tend to the wounded. There are no casualties, only the band members had a few cuts and bruises and the Reggaeton trio have a few cuts on their arms while Rose was seriously injured so she was placed inside the ambulance and was taken to the hospital. Violet and Poppy, with the help of the Snack Pack, dragged Branch back to the apartments with a sigh.

As soon as they came to the apartment, Violet and the others went back to their apartments while Poppy carried Branch to his flat. She laid Branch on his bed and panted.

"Glad that was over." Poppy sighed.

She sat beside him and started massaging his shoulders. Branch woke up to the warm feeling on his shoulders and looked lustfully towards Poppy. He could smell her scent, even after being intoxicated. The ethanol had taken its toll on him.

"Hello, princess." He said as he used his powers to make the vines pull Poppy to him. They plopped her on the bed beside Branch. "I'm so curious how you fucking taste and I can finally find out for myself."

"Branch, just fucking lie down." She said, struggling from his grasp.

"Bitch, I know how much I love ya...." He sighed but still drunk.

"I dunno what the fuck you're talking about." She was confused over what he's saying.

"Poppy, I...I love you." He answered as he started kissing and licking her neck. He already took off his tank top, revealing the tattoo that Sid Fret drew on him.

Poppy blushed a bit, thinking it looked hot on him as he revealed his dominant side to her, moving from her neck to her lips. He was fucking covered in sweat and he kept on breathing heavily as they kissed. His left hand took off her high heels and placed her legs onto the bed.

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this fucking moment." He sighed as his fingers tapped on the zipper.

He continued making out with Poppy as he unzipped her leather vest off, revealing her tits. After removing the material off her, Poppy felt the air blowing against her exposed skin as his hands unbuckled her belt, stripped-down her skirt, and threw it on the floor with her vest. She is only wearing silk panties and thigh-high fishnet stockings. They broke away and Branch started licking and sucking her plump nipples.

The sensation is causing Poppy to breathe loud as she feels her breasts being stimulated. The sensation that he is doing to her felt euphoric as he sucked her left breast and used his fingers to massage the other breast. He later left a trail of kisses on her stomach until he reached her crotch. Using his teeth, he removed her panties, revealing her burning ready pussy in front of him. It was a bit concealed in a bush, full of fucking pink pubes but he could totally see her clit poking in front of him.

"Damn, you're so fucking delicious." He mumbled.

He pulled her close to him and started licking the nub of her clit but Poppy bit her lip to control herself from making noise. She clumsily bucked her hips wildly to his touch. Branch reached up to her face and kissed her.

"There's no need to hide your enjoyment, bitch." He said with a flirty tone.

Poppy moaned louder as she felt herself closer to her release. Branch continued to lick her, with additional fingers slipped inside her. This continued for another four seconds before she released into his fingers. He licked them with an additional moan.

"It's my turn now." Poppy said cunningly as she got up and grabbed Branch by his wrist. She flipped Branch into the bed with a capoeira move and took over him, revealing herself to be the dominant one. Branch blushed madly at the sight of Poppy dominating him but he is still fucking drunk. When he is finally pinned on the bed, she kisses him tenderly as she removes his leather pants and underwear, revealing his large dick. With Branch stripped naked, Poppy took his hard member in her hands. It twitches when she touches it, causing Branch to let out a moan.

"You're so fucking big." She said, grabbing his hard dick, stimulating it with her fingers.

Branch suddenly remembered something. He struggled to reach the sidetable drawer, grabbed a small packet from it, and placed it on his cock.

"You know, I'm on the pill." Poppy said with a flirty tone.

Branch giggled, still under the influence of alcohol but he struggled to control himself. He thrusts into her as Poppy slips down, riding on him. She can feel the pain that comes with it as tears fell from her eyes.

"It hurts...." she whimpered.

Branch just grabs her watermelon boobs and starts massaging them again. "You'll get fucking used to it, bitch." He said.

After a couple of minutes, he starts thrusting into her faster, albeit clumsily. They moaned each other's names as Branch thrusts faster every second as she rode him. It continued on for minutes until Branch could feel the sensation coming up in him.

"Ah....a....Poppy, I-I think I'm gonna....." But before Branch could finish, they both screamed and moaned in pleasure as they both orgasmed with their wings flared and filled her insides with his cum. Poppy felt a warm feeling inside her. They panted in exhaustion as Poppy flopped onto his chest.

"That was fucking amazing, Branch." She gasped as she went off the bed to go to the bathroom. She grabbed a washcloth and ran it under warm water. Poppy returned to Branch, cleaned herself and Branch with the cloth, and tossed it into the laundry. She crawled into the bed and cuddled up to him. Branch put his right arm above her head and the left hand touched her fat ass. Before they knew it, they both fell asleep in each other's arms with their wings covering each other like a blanket.

As morning came, Branch woke up with a fucking bad headache but Poppy was nowhere to be seen. The tattoos are smeared on his chest and his arms. He tried to get up but he is too sore to do so. Poppy came in a second with a glass of water and antacid. She covered herself in his dressing robe, exposing her cleavage. She struggled to walk from the pain between her legs.

"Are you okay?" She asked him. "You got a fucking hangover from yesterday."

Branch took the antacid and swallowed. He drank the glass of water, making him relieved.

"What did fucking we do last night?" He asked her.

"You got drunk from the club." Poppy said. "And we had the best sex ever."

"You're good at being dominant." He gasped, still remembering the events that happened to him.

"Really?" She asked him.

Branch nodded in agreement. Meanwhile, Rose woke up in her the hospital room with bandages on her wings, and on the parts of her body that were hit. She noticed a pile of roses and get-well cards from her friends and loved ones.

"Rose, you're awake!" Violet cried as she ran up to her.

"That rig took a hit on me." Rose said groggily.

"You nearly died from the accident." She told her. "But you're able to save both Poppy and Barb from the falling rig."

"I have to, they're both my friends and I care for them." Rose confessed.

This shocked Barb, who is peeping from the door. All this time, she thought that Poppy was trying to steal Rose from her but it was revealed that Rose never play favorites at all, she loves all her friends equally, no matter what race they are. Then. Chaz entered Rose's hospital room to check on her. Barb peeped again, to see Chaz and Rose looking so crazy when they looked at each other's eyes.

"I didn't know I missed a lot when Rose arrived in Castle City." Barb sobbed.

"It's alright, Barbara, you could hang out with her and her friends in the festival." Her father comforted her.

"The festival, I forgot about it." She said, panicking.

"Actually, you could help Rose around in the party as she goes around the festival, she couldn't fly for five days until her wings are completely healed." Biggie suggested as he and the Snack Pack arrived in the hospital.

"Hey, where's Popsqueak and her little boyfriend?" Barb asked him.

"Branch got hangover from last night and Poppy's taking care of him." He said.

"I'll talk to Rose about everything." She sighed as she entered the hospital room. The Snack Pack looked in the door window and watched Barb make up for her mistake to Rose by confessing to her. The two friends hugged together, with Violet pulled into the group hug.

"We came as soon as we heard." A voice called in. Biggie turned around to see Quincy, Essence, D, Cooper, Delta Dawn, Hickory, Dickory, the Reggaeton Trio, and the K-Pop quintuplets. They also came to see Rose but Trollzart and Trollex came along.

"Wait, what are these two doing here?" Guy asked as he carried Tiny on a baby carrier.

"They want to help too so we carpooled them in." Hickory said.

As they enter the hospital room together, they noticed that Rose was crying.

"Rose, are you okay?." Legsly wondered.

"What's wrong?" Guy asked.

"I can't take videos for DJ because I can't fly for five days." She cried. Chaz cuddled her to comfort her.

"Rock me daddy!" Tiny said while under a magic surge, which Guy obeyed.

"And the other bad news is that there would be no food for the festival." Trollzart sighed. "The chef got injured and had no time to do the cooking."

This shocked everybody but Biggie thought of something to help both Rose and the festival itself.

"Wait, we could still save the video and the festival." Biggie said. "We could do something for her."

"Oh, you have a plan?" The cupid asked them.

Biggie whispered something to Trollzart, who agreed with the plan. Then, Legsly. texted a message to Poppy and sent it to her. Branch noticed that Poppy has a text message and gave the cellphone to her.

"Poppy, its from Legsly." He said groggily.

"Oh, ok." Poppy said as she got the phone and read the text message.

"What did she say?" Branch asked.

"We've got a plan to save DJ's video and the feast." She smirked.

For the rest of the day, the Snack Pack, lead by Biggie, bought some food from the grocery store and they let Cloud Guy tag along by driving the caterbus instead of the truck, which is still under repairs until they store all the ingredients in the freezer pantry of the cafe. Then, they sent a digital invitation to Cooper and his family, Trollzart, Trollex, Delta Dawn, and all of their new friends. It instructed them to come to the cafe in the morning before the festival starts while Rose continued to recover in the hospital. She would join virtually in band practice via video chat and play her new guitar to follow the beat. It continued for five days until she could finally fly. Finally, as Rose was finally allowed to come home while carrying all her flowers, cards and gifts, she was surprised by Barb, who is waiting for her outside with her car.

"Wow, you're here to fetch me to home?" Rose asked.

"Nah, I just wanna drive with you to the cafe." Barb responded. "If you want to?"

"Wooohoooo!!!!" The elf cried as she got into the car and start putting on a seatbelt. "So, why are we going to the cafe?"

"You'll see." She smirked as she started her car's engine and drove off from the hospital to the city. Even without flying, Rose could feel the wind in her hair as Barb drove the car fast but not too fast since she already got in trouble for driving her car past the speed limit. Gristle and Bridget arrived in the cafe earlier than them.

"Grissy, I guess we are too early to see Rose again." Bridget sighed.

"Oh balls!" Gristle sighed.

"Grissy." She looked at her boyfriend.

"But who's gonna eat my cheese balls, babe?" He asked her.

"Guys, you're just in time, Rose will be here any minute." Poppy said as she let the two join in.

When they got to the cafe, Rose and Barb walked in together, only to be greeted by everybody inside.

"Surprise!!!!!" They all shouted.

"Wow, this is for me!?" She cried.

"Yeah, i know you feel bad about the video." Gristle said.

"But if DJ Suki wants you to make videos for her, you might miss being there so we thought of making the video with you altogether." Poppy said. "It was Biggie's idea."

"We can make the video together by filming us cooking." Legsly said.

"And we just found out something about you." Darnell said. "We compared pictures of you and Queen Breanagh."

He showed them the DNA test, revealing a revelation that Rose didn't know about.

"So this means, I'm Breanagh's distant niece." Rose gasped.

"Wow, what a coincidence!" Poppy gasped.

"Aside from the looks and the hairstyle, we contacted your parents and through them, we discovered that your family has her signature blonde genes passed down through your father." Quincy said.

"Wow, I didn't know I am distantly related to a queen." Rose gasped.

"She had the same personality as you, like how you saved both me and Poppy from the falling rig." Barb confessed. "I got jealous of Popsqueak because you spend much time with them than me."

Rose thought for a while but in a minute, she cracked up a smile.

"What are we waiting for, lets get cooking!" Rose shouted as she grabbed an apron and joined in.

In a flash, Rose joined in the kitchen with the Snack Pack. Essence noticed them preparing the ingredients and the others watched but they also shared new recipes with them or handing some fruits or vegetables that can be used for the new dishes. She, Quincy, D, Cooper, Trollex, Delta Dawn, Barb, and her inner circle, along with Chaz, Hickory, Dickory, the Reggaeton Trio, and the K-Pop quintuplets would join in and taught them new recipes while helping them with the cooking as Trollzart checked on the list in his cellphone. At the same time, the video was captured by a camera that Poppy made it float using magic to capture every angle of them.

You think you've gotta hide it
Don't keep it on the shelf
Let your waist start moving
Watch the way I do it, do it
See me do it like nobody else

If we sing it all together (if we sing it all as one)
It's louder than yourself (all together, everyone)
Everybody's lookin' (see you lookin' now)
Watch the way we do it, do it (hold up, watchin' how I do it)
'Cause we do it like nobody else

Let me hear you sing, don't you stop it, don't you fight it
Let me hear you sing, if you got it, can't deny it
Let me hear you, it's waiting for you
Already, you know that you do it like nobody else

Just sing, sing it together
Louder than ever, ever, forget everything
Just sing like it's what we've been missin
And they're gonna listen, listen, forget everything (let me hear you)

Hey, I've been right here where you standin' (I've been standin' on the ground)
And the walls are cavin' in (all the walls are fallin')
But my lips start movin' with the soul I put into it
And you never heard it done like this

Let me hear you sing,

리듬 타봐 멈추지마 노래불러줘
Si lo tienes, no lo niegues
Te quiero oír cantar
It's waiting for you
Already, you know that you do it like nobody else

Just sing, sing it together
Louder than ever, ever, forget everything
Just sing like it's what we've been missing
And they're gonna listen, listen, forget everything
Let me hear you sing

I said a one, two, three, and four
Let's go everybody get on the floor
Let me hear you
Uh, let me hear you sing it
Let me hear you sing
I want you to sing from your soul
I want you to reach with your elbow
Let me hear you
We can't hear you, way in the back (alright, alright, alright)

Let me hear you sing
It's waiting for you
Already, you know that you do it like nobody else

Just sing, sing it together
Louder than ever, ever, forget everything
Just sing like it's what we've been missing
And they're gonna listen, listen, forget everything
Just sing, sing it together
Louder than ever, ever, forget everything
Just sing like it's what we've been missing
And they're gonna listen, listen, forget everything
Just sing

Finally, the video was finished and there is enough food for the festival but something bothered Satin and Chenille. The festival is about to start but they're not yet ready.

"Wow, we had a lot of food prepared for the festival but we have nothing to wear." Rose sighed.

"I got an idea." Poppy said as she took out her wand. "Remember when I made outfits out of the fallen petals?"

"Yeah, but I bet these could help you with it." Rose took out the rose petals she collected when it fell off the flowers.

"That's great." Poppy squealed as she cast a spell on the petals. The petals transform into outfits and accessories that fit the days of yore. They look exactly as the ones seen in the paintings but they are rainbow colored with pastels. Immediately, everybody get dressed in the cafe and joined the festivities. Poppy and Barb, with DJ Suki, Smidge, Legsly, and Rose, have their hair fixed with rainbow highlights.

"Wow, you look fancy." They all said to each other, laughing.

They brought out the food, which is served to the entire city. As the Snack Pack and their new friends enjoy the festivities, they participated in activities, partake in games, and watch street performances while DJ Suki compiled all the videos in the cafe and added a song to be submitted for the video contest. Then, Poppy realized something while Rose could see Violet with her adoptive sisters performing. Violetta is singing onstage while Annasophia is playing the guitar, Denise is plucking the strings of her bass, Jade on the drums, and Violet on the keyboard.

"Oh no, the battle of the bands, we've been practicing the tune itself that I forgot to add the lyrics!" Poppy gasped.

"Okay, what does the tune sound like?" Satin asked.

Poppy hummed the tune that Rose joined in, singing the lyrics she and Tresillo wrote.

"Hey, those lyrics, they're perfect." Poppy complimented.

"Really?" Rose asked.

"Yeah, they're so meaningful and at the same time, good." She said. "You could sing that song for the battle of the bands, what do you say? Wanna sing with me as our lead singer?"

"Yeah, I will." Rose said, tearfully before she wiped her eyes.

When their turn came, Rose joined the Snack Pack onstage. Barb handed an electric guitar, shaped like a pair of scissors to Poppy before the others joined in and pick their instruments. Smidge sat behind a drumset, DJ Suki set up her DJ booth, Branch picked up a bass guitar, Guy Diamond took a double-necked guitar, Biggie positioned himself behind the keyboard, Satin was handed a keytar, and Chenille took a tambourine. Rose could see Tiny Diamond in his grandparents' arms, Cooper and his family, and everybody watching her as she was given a microphone. The music started and the young elf waited until she got the signal to start singing.

What am I to be?
What is my calling?
I gave up giving up
I'm ready to go
The future's left unseen
It all depends on me
Putting on the line
To follow my dreams, yeah

Tried all my life
I tried to find
Something that makes me hold on and never let go

Ooooh!

Hero too
I am a hero too
My heart is set
And I won't back down
Hero too
Strength doesn't make a hero
True heroes
Stand up for what they believe
So wait and see
So wait and see

What do they think of me?
What do they think I'll be?
I could not care less
I don't want to know
Am I doing right?
Am I satisfied?
I want to live my life
Like it's meant to be, yeah

Tried all my life
I tried to find
Something that makes me hold on and never let go

Oooooh!

Hero too
I am a hero too
My heart is set
And I won't back down
Hero too
Strength doesn't make a hero
True heroes
Stand up for what they believe
So wait and see

People will judge for no reason at all
Yeah they might try
To say your dream's dumb
Don't listen

They may look down on me
And count me out
I'm going my own way
They may look down on me
And count me out
I'm a hero
I've got music

Hero too
I am a hero too
My heart is set
And I won't back down
Hero too
Strength doesn't make a hero
True heroes
Stand up for what they believe

Yeah I'll be!

Hero too
I am a hero too
My heart is set
And I won't back down

Hero too
Strength doesn't make a hero
True heroes
Stand up for what they believe
So wait and see

I have met so many heroes in my life
Give me strength and courage to survive

Gave me the power to smile every day
Now it's my turn
To be the one
To make you smile

After their performance, the judges gave them high scores as they left the stage. The host came up, ready to announce the winner.

"Okay, we are ready to announce this year's winner of the Twelve Heroes Day Battle of the Bands." The host said.

Everybody was anticipated to see who wins, Barb felt anxious, feeling like she might lose. The host opened the envelope and read the name of the winner.

"And the winner is.......The Snack Pack!" The host shouted.

Barb screamed with joy that she and her new band finally won but she is also proud of having Rose as a friend.

"Wow, you've got mad skills." Barb complimented the elf until Poppy flew close to her.

"Now that you're not angry with me for thinking that I stole Rose from you, I hope we could be friends." Poppy added.

"Yes!" Barb agreed. "You hear that Carol? We're a girl group now!"

"A girl group? Nice!" Carol shouted as she threw the can of spray cheese away to the recycling bin.

"Yeah, Carol!" Barb smirked. "She's psyched!"

They rushed to the stage to receive their prize and took pictures with it. After going off the stage, Poppy ran up to Branch.

"Branch, I love that we're different?" Poppy said.

"And I love you, Poppy." Branch replied.

"I love you too, Branch." She giggled.

"Shall we?" Branch asked, as they try for a hi-five.

The two flew up into the air and did a hi-five but this time, it worked.

"Now that's a good connection." Poppy said as she and Branch kissed while flying.

That night, they started dancing and partying while the music is played by a resident DJ. They all had a good time.

Mmm (Uh, ooh)

Not anyone can move you this way (no way)
Finally got you loose from the cage (okay)
I ain't tryna schmooze you with flowers, baby (don't play no games)
I'd rather make a power play (I don't play no games)

Ooh, imagine all the lives that we can change (woo)
You don't even know the power you got in them legs (woo)
Pick up your face and be proud for once (proud for once)
Take off your cool, but keep stylin' on 'em (keep stylin' on em)

Okay, now, don't slack (don't slack)
I need all my racks (all my racks)
No, we don't hold back (don't hold back)
Act like you know that (act like you know that)
Go tell your old man (act like you know that)
Go get your whole fam (act like you know that)
I'm fly like the ghost man (act like you know that)
Taking all I can

I just came to feel all that is made for me
I was made to be the change we really, really need

I'm up before the rooster, you dig? (ooh, you dig?)
I had to jump the moon to get big (ooh, to get big)
How many stone grooves will it take (okay)
For you to skip on my funk lake? (oh-oh, okay)

Ooh, imagine all the lives that we can save (woo)
You don't even know the power you got in them legs (woo)
Pick up your face and be proud for once (proud for once)
Go quit your gig and get down with us (keep stylin' on em)

Okay, now, don't slack (don't slack)
I need all my racks (all my racks)
No, we don't hold back (don't hold back)
Act like you know that (act like you know that)
Go tell your old man (act like you know that)
Go get your whole fam (act like you know that)
I'm fly like the ghost man (act like you know that)
Taking all I can

I just came to feel all that is made for me
I was made to be the change we really, really need
Yeah, now I fill up the whole tank (whole tank, ayy)
And I drive in the cold rain (cold rain, ayy)
And I run like a nosebleed (nosebleed, ayy), uh
And can't nobody hold me, hold me, hold me
Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

Okay, now, don't slack (don't slack)
I need all my racks (all my racks)
No, we don't hold back (don't hold back)
Act like you know that (act like you know that)
Go tell your old man (act like you know that)
Go get your whole fam (act like you know that)
I'm fly like the ghost man (act like you know that)
Taking all I can

I feel different now, you know (c'mon)
I was made to love (I was made to love, say)
I just came to get to the love that was made for me
(I just came to get to the love that was made for me)
I was made to be the change that we really need
(Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, say it)

I just came to feel all that is made for me
I was made to be the change we really
Really need (I was made to be changed, yeah)
I just came to feel all that is made for
Me (I was made to be changed, yeah, c'mon)
I was made to be the change we really, really need

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