" Caroline! I beg you! LISTEN! On that fateful day- AHHH!" 

Caroline's Beetlebike rushed directly to Sugar Plum's location on purposely knocking her down. The beetle watched with no sympathy whatsoever as the winged woman fell to ground getting even more entangled in his owner's hair. Said hair cushioned the trapped escaped prisoner's landing. Sugar didn't feel thing besides the princess's powerful hair tighten it's hold without causing any injury or breathing issues. She opened her eyes confused and shocked slowly looking up at the beetle who stared down with no guilt or remorse over it's actions.

" That was mean,Axel. Do it again when I whistled. " Caroline called out impressed.

Rowan's critterbike raced a lap around Sugar and his sister before he parked right next to Caroline. In his hand was the staff with Sugar's unique and tiny prison cell still attached. The other Rock trolls ran onto scene trying to catch up with their king. Some panted out of breath falling on their knees or leaning against the nearest person or the fallen dead tree. Roxy dragged Vang not letting collasp until they finally made it to the rest of the group. The second Roxy let go of his hand Vang dropped like a rag doll. The King of Rock glared at Sugar Plum's direction steadily getting off his critterbike. Sugar's eyes widen when she saw her familar magical trap for a cell and desperately struggled to wiggle her way out of Caroline's hair.

" Not Bad. " Rowan smirked then turned his head to Caroline. " You look like crap."

"I love you too..." Caroline rolled her eyes.

Before Sugar could even speak,the magical ball of thread touched her head sucking her like a vacuum inside. Her body shrunk to be even tinier than a glowbug. She could no longer be measured in inches. The Trairy spun around dizzily until she stablized herself. Her eyes narrowed mid crossing her arms. Her back turned to face the Royals.

"This will never happen again..." Rowan declared glaring at the returned convict.

" Killjoy... You all ruined my night out. " Sugar pouted.

Princess Caroline tended to her dark locks as they returned back to it's natural state. Roxy pulled Vang back on his feet while a handful of Rockers walked back to their beetles. The primcess's beetle landed next to his owner putting her in the middle between two critters. Most of the loyal to King rockers assumed that the worst was over hoping to go back to their daily lives. Having two hunt downs was thrilling,panic fuel and adrenaline rushed but, after failing to do the first of a trespasser then having to deal with thier angry King and an escaped convict that almost turned their city into a Valentine's Day movie they wanted to rest. That was enough drama for the eventful day. Nothing could top what has already happened or at least that's what they thought. 

" I'm going home... Don't bother me. " Caroline climbed onto Axel.

Rowan was too focused on glaring at his current favourite person to hate turning more deadly and angry. Axel walked away from everyone and took off seconds before her brother's rage returned. The King roared shaking the staff.  The imprisoned woman was tossed around unable to regain any balance due to the intense shaking. Everyroom around the furious troll,except for his critter,stepped back to avoid getting involved.

" HOW?! WHERE IS THAT POP TROLL THAT HELPED YOU ESCAPE? WHAT DID YOU DO? " Rowan paused no longer shaking poor Sugar. " What is that?"

She poorly hid the bottle behind her back. " What is what?"

" Did you make another damn potion?! " He growled 

Rowan reached in through the yarn threads with force roughly grabbing the bottle to Sugar's dismay. She latched on and pulled as hard as she possibly could but, her efforts were fruitless. Rowan played dirty by harshly shaking again shortly and pulled out the bottle of flames. The nearest Rocker was handed the staff. The heat and flaming power inside the glass changed colours unstable and rapid once more.

" What is this even-" Rowan opened it. "SHIT!!!"

The bottle turned into a flamethrower which the unsuspecting leader threw into the air. Flailing  his arms Rowan's body lost to gravity going downward and backwards. His hands frantically patted down his black hair attempting to extinguish his flaming tips. 

Most of the surrounding Rockers stumbled and shoved each other escaping the heated magic,except for Vang and Roxy. Roxy dived to ground catching the glass cork like lid while Vang brainlessly backed up with his hands in the air. The flames calmed down back into it's contaminant soaring down through the air.

" I Got It,Boss! I  Got It! I Got -" 

The finish and the neck of the holder dove straight into his mouth. Freezing in place Vang's eyes eyes widen with an strange burning sensation touched his tongue. A single petal went down closer to his throat. Roxy snatched the bottle yanking it out from Vang's lips. Then Vang swallowed.

" Ew..." Roxy commented wiping her spit covered fingers against Vang's clothing.

Sugar Plum nervously giggled sweating. "Oh Glittercakes..."

Rowan got back up with smoke scented hair. "What the hell was that-" 

A single burp from Vang unleashed a classic fire breathing trick but, this was different. It was uncontrollable, magical so no harm was done to the poor soul's inner body system and the fire breather was not trained for any fire work. Mighty flames erupted  from between his lips somehow missing the trees but, not the thorned bushes. Sprinting for river Vang frailed his arms with his scream of terror being as clear as the night sky. 

Splash! That was all everyone heard before they could even register the fact the fire breather jumped barely a second ago. Everyone,except for Rowan and Roxy, looked out at the direction river. Until Vang climbed up the minor hill muddy and soaking wet grinning,like he had just arrived from a killer Rock concert. Both hands gloved hands turned into thumbs up.

" I'm okay!" He said earning a glance from his King and his work friend.

The bewilderment spoke loudly through the dead silence. Vang looked behind him finding nothing there then turned back to his colleagues. Roxy secured the bottle's lid gaze still locked on her friend. Rowan turned his head towards the trapped escaped prisoner. Sugar kept scanning the cell she was very familar with as if it was somehow changed avoiding any form of eye contact. 

" What?" Vang uttered puzzled as if what had just happened didn't happen.

Taking both the staff and bottle back Rowan kept shifting his gaze from said items for a solid minute. The calmness and lack of emotions displayed on the King bothered the Trairy for the first time ever. She prefered having him yell at her or be annoyed than his silence. 

" That's why we do not shake those - " Sugar warned in sing song manner.

" Actually this is killer. Score! It's mine now! " Rowan interrupted impressed. " Now where were we?"

" Shaking me around,yelling and demanding I tell you how I escaped from my perspective." Pum crossed her arms.

Rowan tossed the bottle back to Vang.  He caught it but, in the proccess said troll lost balance rolling the hill back into the river. Poor guy couldn't catch a break from his bad luck but, at least now the mud and dirt washed off. When he craweld out his knees and feet still got muddy as expected. The other Rockers moved their attention to their ruler with a daring few approaching closer.

Shaking the staff again Rowan's calmer rage returned and stopped. " What. Did. You. Do?"

" A Pop troll came to me to make her the love potion." Sugar shapeshifted into Rosie and began mincing how she walked with a sweet smiled.

" But, she didn't have a primrose petal or a rose petal on our cameras." 

Sugar illustrated both petals skipping carefreely mid air. "She brought me a Primrose and a Rose petals."

Rowan's eyes widen with worry. A rare expression for him to show. "You made the Love potion?"

The magical being shifted back into her true form placing both hands on her hips. She raised her right hand pointing at the troll with his face up close to to threads holding her in. The male troll's brown eyes became distant as if he was recalling something. Rather unwanted memories. It wasn't until Sugar opened her mouth did he snap out of it.

" Just like I did for you and your sister on that fateful day you never ever let me talk about. " Sugar sassed sweetly.

" Where is she?" Rowan grunted frustrated.

" Probably back in Pop Village getting ready for the Hearts Festival by now. " Sugar chimed amused.

Another feeling companied the worry within the Royal's gateway to his soul,his eyes. Several mattter of fact. Raising anger but, not rage. Panic but, he was calm enough to not lash out or be any form of violent. His attenpts of preventions didn't work. This couldn't happen again. An repeat of two years ago. Not on his watch. The building anger climbed up and out from Rowan as a more quiet roar of dismay and frustration.

" Take her back to her prison. Now!" Rowan ordered giving Sugar to Roxy.

Then he turned to face the rest of the Rockers with pure determination and dead serious. He scanned every single one around him hands becoming fists. In the corner of his eye the King watched Roxy and Vang run away disappearing from view. The remaining flames on the thorned bush died leaving burnt black leaves. King Rowan grabbed one and crushed it into ash killing out the final spark of that fire. After dusting off the ash from his hands he pulled his sick guitar from his back to his front.

" Now who wants to go to a party? Who's ready to Rock?"

"Yeah!!!" Everyone cheered proudly.

Half of them instantly whipped out their guitars from their hair or backs. All their previous discomfort or wants to return back to the daily gone in a blink of a eye. Crazed smiles spread throughout the large group. Some even held out their guitar pics high like they were tokens of honor. These Rockers' unquestionable loyalty shined through their eyes. No fear was present. Just growing pumped up adrenaline to rock. 

King Rowan climbed onto his beetle then looked at his people one time smirking. He turned his head to the direction of the border the Rock lands and the Pop lands his eyes darken evilly. The high in the night sky moon highlighted the quickest path to their flowered barriers within the distance. The magical roses refusing to die filled the gap Rosie snuck in through. A pop troll messed with the order the young King of Rock put in place but, that will never happen again.

" Rockers,let's roll..." He ordered calmly like a whisper.

The beetle belonging to Rowan riffed it's wings sounding like a motorcycle engine. Hyped enthusiasm and urge to cause destruction in the name of leader intensified their crazed expressions matching Rowan's darkness. One single rock troll whistled alerting and waking the other beetles who riffed their wings becoming the official soundtrack of their invasion. Without a second to waste, they all hopped on their critters taking flight following their King who was leading sworm. Evil henchmen like laughter added to their soundtrack.

Little did they all know this action would reopen a different relationship than planned with Pop trolls lost many years ago with roles reversed. An adventure King Rowan would have to suck up in misery that would threaten to break him. He just didn't know it yet.