Poppy's friends heard her cry and hurried to her pod. They saw her curled up on her the floor hugging her knees against her chest.

Viva: Hermanita, ¿Qué ha pasado? What happened?!

Poppy: I...I...I...

Branch: You...you...you what? Had another nightmare about missing party decorations?

Poppy: ...I think my mirror's broken.

Viva glanced into Poppy's mirror, but saw nothing other than her reflection.

Viva: Poppy, there's no cracks on your mirror.

Poppy: No...it's...

Poppy suddenly screamed covering her face. Her husband and sister couldn't fathom what was making her so freaked out. Branch sat next to her rubbing her back.

Branch: Poppy, if this is about earlier, we already talked about it, no one got hurt, we're fine.

Poppy: No...I saw someone...in my mirror.

Viva looked at Poppy's mirror again, just her reflection.

Viv: You mean your reflection?

Poppy: No...she came to life and knocked me to the floor...and then she turned gray and black...

That didn't sound believable, was she just having vivid nightmares? Was she still upset about the stage incident? Branch knelt down and picked her up, cradling her in his arms like a small child and gently rubbing her back.

Branch: Poppy, I think you're just stressed.

Poppy: I'm not...well, I am, but I swear I saw her, she was laughing, and not in a good way, honest.

Viva was getting worried, that didn't sound like her little sister, it sounded like she was losing it.

Viva: Poppy, I think you should get some sleep, you don't sound like yourself.

Poppy: But...but...

Branch gently laid Poppy back in her bed and tucked her in lovingly.

Branch: Go back to sleep, we'll talk more in the morning.

Poppy sighed hugging herself.

Poppy: If you're sure...

Branch smiled and kisses her nose, Viva ruffled her hair and adjusted her blankets before the two went back to bed. But Poppy couldn't shake off that mysterious encounter she had earlier. Could they be right? Was she just not getting enough sleep? She got out of bed a few moments later and glanced at her mirror, her reflection, phew!

Poppy: Maybe I am losing it...

But just as she was about to head back to bed, she saw her reflection morphing again from the corner of her eye. She froze right where she was standing, her eyes wide.

?: Surprised, Queen Poppy?

That was another shocker, her reflection was...talking? She slowly turned around and was left in absolute disbelief.

Poppy: You...you...

?: I know, shocker, isn't it?

Poppy: Who...are you...?

?: You can call me Ivy.

Poppy: Okay...Ivy...wait, why are you in my mirror?!

Ivy: Because, Poppy, I'm you!

That left Poppy confused and horrified.

Poppy: You're me?! But I'm me! I'm right here! How can I be in two places?

Ivy: Because I'm you, but better, the real you!

Poppy: The...what?

Ivy: You're upset about ruining BroZone's kickoff, aren't you?

Poppy: H-How did you know about that?!

Ivy: I saw everything, I'm you after all, and you were with your hubby in the forest.

Poppy's heart sank when she heard that.

Ivy: Tell me, can you fix a fire with a hug? Can you save a marriage with a song? Can you apologize with a dance?!

Poppy; W-What?

Ivy: Do you really think that the band is going to forgive you that easily?!

Poppy: Of...course.

Ivy: Well, they won't! You ruined their big day, Poppy! That's not something you can forgive and forget!

Poppy: Y-Yes it is, they can always rebuild it, and no one was hurt.

Ivy: They're not happy about it, happiness is nothing but an illusion! Nothing in this world can be solved with singing, dancing, or hugging!

Poppy gasped and took a few steps back.

Poppy: N-No, you're wrong!

Ivy: Am I? Or are you just denying the truth?

Poppy faced the opposite direction and covered her ears.

Poppy: You're lying! You're trying to mess with me! This isn't real...this isn't real!

Ivy: Keep telling yourself that, but you'll realize the truth soon enough! Time for you to start living in the real world, Poppy! Happiness doesn't exist, it's only an illusion!

With that, Ivy vanished and Poppy's reflection reappeared in her mirror. She glanced at her mirror putting a hand over her chest. What just happened? And what was she talking about? It was all in her head...right?