Warning: ⚠️Violence and fighting. You know... Self- defense in general.⚠️

One by one the lights turned back on while the rides were still standing completely still. King Branch and Queen Poppy rushed to the generator room to see that most of the power chords were still pulled out. The troll who was incharge of the generator was duck taped to their chair with their screaming muffled by the tape over their mouth. The terror within their green eyes begged for help. Nobody else was in the room.

" Oh My Cupcakes! " Poppy exclaimed.

Both leaders dashed inside to the poor taped up troll who kept trying to talk to them despite their speech being muffled. Branch pulled out his pocket knife with the knife part flipping out on it's own. Poppy apologized for what she was about to then rippped off the tape. It left behind a pinkish colour around the generator assistant's mouth and painful stink like the Queen had just pulled off a wax strip. The worker panted catching their breath while Branch cut them loose from the chair by slicing the tape from the back of the chair.

" What happened?" Poppy asked concerned.

"Who did this?" Branch added seriously.

" I don't know but, there were too many of them. I didn't even know they were here when I came in for my shift! I swear I don't know!" 

"Them? They?" Branch repeated.

" How many?" Poppy  question.

" Four! I tried to stop them but, they-" The troll breathed heavily. " They overpowered me. They were ruthless, your Grace!"

Then a massive guitar riff louder than Pop Village's loudest,biggiest and craziest parties and louder than thunder storms echoed from the sky above the festival dance. More guitar music joined following the lead of the first but, carried a heavier and harder sound. The banging of drums overlayed the backup guitard intensifying the music. It was unrecognizable to all of Pop trolls. It wasn't Pop music that was sure. All except for Branch, Floyd,John Dory, Harmony,Pip Melody and Aiden. Even Poppy recongized some of it to certain degree but, not as much as her husband. The music was oddly familiar.

Branch ran out the generator mushroom building catching sight of intimidating beetles, whom carrying trolls he could barely see, circling above the dance. Poppy followed after him hoping to find similar answers. Some of the tresspassing and invading trolls flew down with great flare to the beat their drummer was providers while others,mainly guitarists, jumped off their beetles like they had nothing to lose. Panic,gasps and screams of Pop trolls still at the dance traveled towards their King and Queen growing faint by the second.

" What's going on?" Poppy exclaimed worried just reaching Branch.

" Rock trolls..." Branch whispered.

Back at the dance, Princess Pip was trapped in a sack before she could even open her eyes. Pop Trolls scattered away from the stage but, there were Rock trolls amd their beetles blocking their main exits. The Rock music got louder as King Rowan jumped off his intimidating critter welding his powerful electric guitar like a staff. He growled locking eyes with the terrified crowd of mostly common Pop trolls. Unarmed off duty soldiers stood in front of the the civilians doing their best to protect them by acting as troll shields. Rosie looked up from where she was laying on the grass. Her eyes widen watching Pip getting picked up by none other than th Rock King's beetle lifted up high near the tree tops.

" Melody..." Rosie gasped scared.

"PIPPY!!!" Harmony and Aiden exclaimed even louder worried.

Harmony jumped onto the stage while everyone else ran seeking protection from the soliders but,with a snap of King Rowan's fingers four Rockers grabbed her pulling her back. The King of Rock smirked watching the woman fail to fight them all off at once forced down onto her knees. Aiden ripped out a large stick from low hanging tree branch using his hair then silently dashed towards the stages. His hands tighten their grip on the broken limb. Rowan was too busy enjoying watching Harmony fail that he didn't bother to pay attention to what was occurring behind him.

" Harmony! " Jinx,Minnie and Jackson called out getting dragged by the panicked mob.

A back up guitarist caught sight of Aiden approaching the stage ready to attack with clear intent of causing damage. The Rocker instantly retooned his guitar causing the black strings to glow turning red. Harmony struggled to pull her arms free but, when she opened her eyes they widen. Yhere was Aiden swinging himself by hid bright pink hair onto the stage with a furious flame feuled glare directed at the leader of the invading trolls. Her ears perked in panicked manner as a guitar solo riff suddenly rose. Harmony whipped her head heart pounding like a drum to see a invader firing a red lighting bolt  from his guitar.

" AIDEN! WATCH OUT!" Harmony warned.

But, it was too late. Just as Aiden raised the long and thick stick about to strike for Rowan, the bolt struck him first right into his abdomen! Launched off stage the Prince's body crashed into a tree his back taking most of the impact. He beared his teeth grinding them as his eyes shot closed cringing at the agonizing pain but, refused to make a sound or cry. He wasn't going to give the troll who striked him that extra sense of victory. Bystanders screamed and gasped as their Prince fell to the ground clutching his stomach.

" Aiden!" Harmony cried.

Jinx and Jackson dodged passed the Rockers busy rounding up as many Pop trolls as they could to keep them from running. Jinx clusmily slid across the grass but, whipped his hair out extending it to the a mushroom near Aiden. Within seconds he pulled himself to the younger troll's side. Jackson more simply dashed over to Aiden getting down on his knees checking if hid friend's brother was okay. The red hair belonging to Jinx relased his hold on the mushroom allowing Jinx to get down his knees as well. He rolled the struck down troll onto his back deeply concerned. 

" Aiden! Aiden! Wake up!" Jinx shook him.

Jackson checked Aiden's pulse. " Stay with us,Dude! Your gonna be okay. " 

Aiden lazily opened his eyes grunting still clutching his tummy.  His open black dress shirt had lost a got buttons and was partly torn surrounding the area he was struck in. However he luckily had no open wounds or blood running out and down his body staining both his skin and shirt but, dark blue and purplish bruising formed on his abdomen. The more Aiden's hands and arms gaurded them the more they ached. Simply breathing turned into an diffcult to bear activity.

King Rowan turned around to see what was all of the commotion about. Crossing his arms he glanced down at the large and long stick laying before his feet then at the Rocker who protected him. The backup guitarist fist pumped the air cheering himself on as his mini celebration for his current victory but, stiffen stepping back into formation when he noticed his King watching him. King Rowan shifted his sights onto his down attacker in the distance then back at the one who saved him rewarding him with nothing a stone faced nod and brief thumbs up of approval.

" Now fetch. " King Rowan ordered pointing a finger gun at Aiden and shot an imaginary bullet.

" No! Please! Leave him alone. " Harmony begged desperately.

The Rock King rolled his eyes dismissing her pleas but, saw an opportunity to taunt a little just for his amusement or rather to prove that he was evil as he claimed. Mostly for himself rather than everyone else around them. They were already scared, including his own followers. The younger male troll cold bloodedly narrowed his eyes glancing to the side towards the terrified and worried sick female troll. Bringing the tip of his finger gun to his lips he blew it out then pretended to reload smirking. 

Harmony didn't understand what that was suppose to mean but, her gut tightened encouraging her to get freed faster and sooner. She stumped on a random Rocker's foot causing him to howl while thrashing her body elbowing another making that Rocker hiss revelaing her pierced tongue. Rowan bent down picking up the stick Aiden orginally used as a weapon. He stared at it unimpressed by the choice but, not surprised. Rowan rather it be a stick than glitter based weapon but, a stick? Really? What's next? A mushrom?

Six guitarists swung their musical weaponry over their shoulder leaving them to hang on their backs or at their sides. Most of them smirked rushing off stage to fetch the desired target. Jinx and Jackson quickly stood up shielding and standing between their friend through familiarity in a way and the trolls coming for him. Jinx balled up his fists while he began to sweat and his heart pounded slowly. Jackson took off his for show only gaming headphones throwing it at one of the Rock trolls. He missed and it smashed like a fragile plastic toy...

" Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! What do we do?" Jackson panicked.

Jinx didn't even think or take the time to answer. He stormed towards the guitarists like a bull seeing red swinging the first punch. He let out a mighty war cry as his fist made contact with a not specfic troll. This was why Harmony called him a soldier despite lacking military training,service and title. Not having any better ideas Jackson followed Jinx's lead tackling two Rockers. Minnie jumped out of nowhere onto one of the Rockers' back wrapping her long hair their eyes then pulled them backwards towards to the ground. 

" Stay Away From Him!"

 One of Aiden's friends yelled throwing a whole blueberry that was as big as their heads at the remaining Rocker. The berry broke open making direct contact with it's target's eyes. They screamed falling down onto their knees desperately removing the blueberry from their face. Their eyes stung closing shut from juice of the berry. 

King Rowan blinked maintaiming a dead expression but, on the inside was confused to why so many insisted on protecting this one troll. What was so special about him? For all he cared the grounded troll was just some random guy who tried to hit with a plain,boring stick taller than both of them. And since when did Pop trolls actually have this much fight in them? Rock History painted a picture of weak, technologically backwards,cheesy musicial, simple, native and glitter and cute obssessed villagers who would be the first to crash and burn in war without bringing up a fight. When did they become fighters to this extent? Rowan had been in and seen worser drunk bar fights than this but, yet Pop trolls having this kind of fire in them still complexed him.

Harmony smiled still struggling to fight her way out of her pinned position. Normally she would be against violence but, this was also another one of her exceptions to her peaceful lifestyle way of thinking. Her friends and Aiden's friend were protecting Aiden. Her brother. Now if only she could get herself free,save Pip and get everyone out of here maybe everyone could make it out of this situation. Then suddenly Harmony remembered an important detail. Her father's emergency plans and technique plays.

" CLOUD CHASER!" Harmony yelled out a code phrase hopeful causing the King of Rock to turn around arching his pierced eyebrow.