~In Austin, TX~

As The Night Sky Came Around, The Pickup Truck Drove For A Few Hours, Entering The State Of Texas In The City Of Austin.

Still Without Knowing, The Redneck Driver Drove With Silas & The Trolls In The Back Of The Pickup Truck, Trying To Sleep.

The Redneck Spoke On The Phone With His Mother.
"Yes Ma, Calm Down! I'm Coming In Austin Right Now, The Drive Wasn't That Bad....And No, I'm Not Gonna Drop You In A Texas Desert"

The Gang Slept Peacefully In The Back Of The Pickup Truck, With Silas Laying On His Back, Trollex Cuddling His Flipper, The Funk Twins Leaning Their Heads On Each Other, Guin Comforting Ham Underneath His Arm, Hopper Snuggling His Canadian Helmet, And Queen Lavender Rubbing Poppy's Head Softly.

Branch Twist And Turn In His Sleep.
"💤💤💤....Mmm...Poppyyyy.."

Barb Snored And Turned In Her Sleep.
"Jaden...Abs..Eilish.."

Branch Grabbed Barb's Arm.
"Popppyyyyy...Don't Leaveeeee...I Need Youuu.."

Barb Wrapped Her Arms Around Branch's Waist.
"Jadeeennn...Closerrr...But Not Too Harddd..."

The Pickup Truck Hit A Slight Bump In The Road, Making The Car Jump A Lil, Shifting Branch And Barb Closer To Make Their Noses Touch.

"Mmm Poppyyy.."
Branch Wiggled His Nose On Barb's With A Smile.

"Warm Large Nostril.."
Barb Wiggled Her Nose On Branch's With A Smile.

Both Slowly Opened Their Eyes And Saw Each Other Close To One Another.

Branch And Barb's Eyes Widen And Screamed In Horror.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Everyone Else Woke Up, Jump Scared And Screaming Also.

"WHAT IN THE SAM HELL-"
The Redneck Driver Immediately Pressed The Brake To Make The Truck Stop.

Branch & Barb Moved Away From Each Other And Spoke Simultaneously.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!? NOOO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?! NOT ME! YOU! STOP THAT! IDIOT! RAAAAAH!!!"

Silas Rose His Head.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO???"

"WHAT WERE YOU DOING DUDE???!!?!?"
Barb Questioned.

"I WAS DREAMING ABOUT POPPY! WHAT WERE YOU DOING???!?!"
Branch Questioned Back.

"I WAS....NONE OF YOUR CONCERN!!!"
Barb Replied.

Poppy Got In Between Them.
"YOU BOTH ARE DISGUSTINGGGG! But Imma Need To Hear That Dream Later Branch"

"Ugh 🤦‍♂️"
Silas Facepalmed.

The Redneck Driver Came Around To The Back Of The Truck And Saw Silas.
"THE HECK IS GOIN' ON BACK HERE?!?!"

Silas Immediately Sat Up.
"OH OH I UH-"

"AND WHO ARE YOU KID??!?!?!"
The Redneck Driver Questioned.

"UHHHHHH....Luca? 😁"
Silas Grinned Nervously.

"HAVE YOU BEEN BACK HERE THIS WHOLE TIME?!?! ALL THESE HOURS??!?!"
The Redneck Driver Said.

"WELL I-I-I-I UH-"
Silas Studders.

"GET OUTTA HERE!"
The Redneck Driver Grabbed Silas's Arm And Carried Him Out The Truck.

"OW OW OW OKAY EASY EASY!"
Silas Snatched His Arm From The Redneck Driver.

"AND TAKE YOUR ZOO ANIMALS WITH YOU!"
The Redneck Driver Threw Out The Trolls, Ham & Guin, And Hopper.

"OOF-"
Everyone Yelped, Hitting The Ground.

"Is There No More Respect For CANADIAN AMPHIBIANS??!"
Hopper Yelled Out.

"OR TOY STORY 4 RIP OFFS???"
Ham Yelled Also.

"Of Course There Wouldn't -.-"
Trollex Glared At Ham.

The Redneck Driver Went Back In His Truck And Began To Drive Off.

"WAIT WAIT NO NO! PLEASE! NO! COME BACKKKK!"
Silas Attempted To Yell And Chase After The Truck, But Was Too Late.

"Well There's That"
Prince D Helped Cooper Up.

"WE'RE ALL DOOOMMEDDDD!!!...FOR THE 256TH TIME!"
Cooper Said.

"At Least We're All Safe"
Queen Lavender Said.

"Yeah! And I'm Sure Another Silver Lining Will Spark With Another Way Of Transportation!"
Poppy Insured.

"Every Time You Say That, We Get Bad Luck Keeping That Transportation -.-"
Branch Crossed His Arms.

Poppy Patted Branch's Head.
"Don't Be Such A Negative Nancy Branch! We're All Gonna Get Through This! Right Silas? 😁"

Silas Sighed Deeply And Looked Down.
"Hhhhh...What's The Point.."

"Wait Huh?"
Poppy Raised Her Eyebrow.

Silas Turned Around To Them.
"Guys, We're Officially Out Of Options Of Getting To California. The DreamWorks Campaign Is In 2 Days And We're Far In Texas With No Way Of Getting There"

"B-But Maybe We Can Improvise! We Can Hair Glide And Carry You Silas, Ham And Guin And Hopper! HUHH? WHO'S WITH ME?! 🙋‍♂️"
Poppy Raised Her Hand.

"Like Imma Give Out My Back Carrying A Freckled Kid With High Global Warming In His Pants When He Sees Southern Girls-"
Barb Said.

"Silas?"
Poppy Said With Hope.

"Not This Time Poppy.."
Silas Replied.

Poppy Sighed.
"Hhh..You're Right...We're Done For.."

"We Can Walk Down There To That Plaza With Hopefully A Payphone, And I'll Call My Dad To Pick Us Up Soon"
Silas Suggested.

Branch Nodded.
"I Think That's Best"

Silas Started To Walk Off Down The Road, Towards A Plaza Up Ahead In Austin City, With The Trolls Following.

"I'm Still Heavily Confused On This Mission But Eh"
Hopper Followed Also.

Queen Lavender Stopped And Looked Back At Poppy, Staying Behind For A Second, Rubbing Her Arm, Feeling Low Of Hope.

Queen Lavender Walked Back To Her Daughter, Patting Her Shoulder Comfortingly.

Poppy Looked Up At Her Mother, With A Lil Smile, And Started To Follow The Others With Her Mother.

~~~

~In A Plaza~

Silas & Everyone Else Walked Down To A Gas Station In The Plaza, Nearby A Payphone Stand.

Silas Kneeled Down To The Trolls.
"Okay, I'll Be Back, Imma Try To Contact My Dad On That Phone. Hopefully He's Still Up At This Time Of Night"

"You're Gonna Call Your Dad On That Glass Box Thing With A Phone In It? Looks Like Something You Try To Sell Something That Makes You High"
Barb Said.

"You Mean Drug Dealing?"
Silas Raised His Eyebrow.

"Like I Know What That Is-"
Barb Rolled Her Eyes.

"Anyways, Please Please Please PLEASE, For The Love Of Everything, Don't Move From This Spot For Nothing Unless It's A Dyer Emergency"
Silas Told Them.

Poppy Nodded.
"Okay! BUT WHAT IF WE-"

Queen Lavender Covered Her Daughter's Mouth.
"We Will NOT Move, Don't Worry"

"Good, Wish Me Luck"
Silas Stood Up And Went To Walk Over To The Payphone Stand.

"Gee, We've Almost Failed Adventures Before, But Never Gave Up On Them"
Cooper Said.

"I Know! Maybe It's A Troll Think Ya Know, Like Harvesting Nuts. Some Nuts Will Always Store In Time For Winter And One Time The Nuts Won't! Like Scrat!"
Poppy Said.

"Yeah, That's The Comparison I'd Make To This Wholeeeee Thing"
Branch Said With Sarcasm.

"I'm Sure Ham & Guin Can Relate"
Poppy Gestures.

"Excuse Me Lil Pink Mama, But I'm A Hamster"
Ham Said.

"And I'm A Guinea Pig. We Don't Store Nuts Or The Other Kind, Which We Don't Have At All"
Guin Said.

"What You Think We Are? High Pitched Chipmunks?"
Ham Said.

"Well That Makes Sense"
Poppy Shrugged.

"Well, It's Been A Honor Serving You All On The 6hrs I Knew You...But This Is Where We Give Up...NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UPPPP, NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWNNNN!"
Hopper Sung Himself.

Poppy Interrupted.
"No! I Still Think Deep Down We Shouldn't, Regardless Of No Solutions We Have"

"Poppy, What Else Is There To Do? We're Stranded In The Middle Of Nowhere"
Queen Lavender Said.

"Yeah! For The First Time, Lav And Me Have No Back Up Plan. Usually Our Plans Go Smoothly But With You Guys....You're All A Bunch Of Daffy Ducks-"
Squeakles Said.

"I RESENT THAT 🙋‍♂️"
Cooper Raised His Hand.

"Yeah, No You Don't-"
Prince D Put His Brother's Hand Down.

"Well We'll Find A Solution! Like My Motto Is, Poppy Doesn't Give Up, Poppy Finds A Way!"
Poppy Posed Like Batman.

"....Did You Just Make That Up Right Now?"
Branch Questioned.

"Yes I Did, And I'm Sticking With It 😁"
Poppy Grinned Proudly.

"Horrifying-"
Barb Said.

Poppy Paced Back n Forth, Tapping Her Chin.
"Now There Has To Be Something Here To Help Us, Even The Littlest Of Thing! A OBJECT! A SIGN! OR-"

Poppy Raised Her Head Up, And Noticed Down The Plaza, Was A Open Late Night Saloon Bar Called: "Dante's Saloon".

Poppy Gasped With A Squeal.
"😱, EEE! I Knew There Was Something!"

"Oh Boy, What'd You Find?"
Branch Said Using Air-Quotes.

Poppy Grabbed Branch's Head And Turned It Forward.
"LOOK AT THE NAME OF THAT PLACE!"

Branch Read The Saloon's Name.
"Dante's...Saloon?"

"YES!"
Poppy Let Go Of Branch's Face.

"OOP-"
Branch Flopped To The Ground.

"THAT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE, I'M GONNA GO INVESTIGATE AND FIND A SOLUTION! WHOOP WHOOP!!!"
Poppy Cheered And Ran Towards The Saloon Barb.

"BUT POPPYYYY, SILAS SAID TO STAY PUT IN THIS SPOT!"
Trollex Yelled.

"POPPY DOESN'T GIVE UP, POPPY FINDS A WAAAAAY!"
Poppy Shouted Back.

"Does She Alwaaays Disobey And Not Listen Like This??"
Queen Lavender Said At Branch.

Branch Stood Up, Dusting Himself Off.
"Unfortunately, But It's Part Of Her Character Arc. You'll Get Used To It"

~~~

Meanwhile, Silas Was Inside The Payphone Stand Box, And Stared At The Phone Hanging Up On The Wall.

Silas Was Nervous To Try To Call His Dad For Help, Scared Of His Reaction To The Situation.

Silas Inhaled And Exhaled Deeply.
"....Here We Go.."

Silas Reached In His Pocket, And Digged Out The Last Few Coins He Had In His Pocket, And Put It Through The Slot.

Silas Slowly Dialed His Dad's Phone Number, And Hesitated For A Second To Press The Call Button...But Then Pressed It.

~~~

~In Los Angeles, California~

At A Hotel In LA, Justin & Jessica Timberlake Were Fast Asleep In Their Bed Together.

Until Suddenly, Justin's Phone Rang Next To Him On The Counter By The Bed.

Justin Rose His Head In A Flinch, And Heard His Phone Lighting Up And Ringing.

Justin Tiredly Reached To Grab His Phone And Look At The Screen Saying: "Unknown Number".

Justin Pressed Accept And Spoke On The Phone.
"Hello..?"

~~~

Silas Stroked Back His Hair, Nervously, Speaking Into The Pay Phone.

"Heh Heh, Heeeeey Dad"
Silas Greeted.

~~~

Justin Immediately Sat Up In His Bed.
"Silas??? Silas, Is That You??"

~~~

"Surprise?"
Silas Said.

Justin Over The Phone: "You Bet It's A Surprise, You Okay??"

"Welllll....Mostly-"
Silas Replied.

~~~

"Are You Sure?? What Are You Doing Up At 12:15 In The Morning?"
Justin Said Looking At The Alarm Clock.

~~~

"Well I Uh...Something Sorta...Happened.."
Silas Said.

Justin Over The Phone: "Really?? Well What Happened??"

"NOTHING SEVERE HEH, It's Just Um...Uh.."
Silas Gulped.

Justin Over The Phone: "Silas? You Okay?"

As Silas Heard His Father's Concerned Voice, He Got More Nervous And Worrisome About What His Reaction Would Be To The Situation, And Couldn't Tell Him.

Justin Over The Phone: "You Can Tell Me Anything Son. Silas?"

Silas Sighed.
"Just Uh...I'm At Alex's House For A Summer Party, But The Ambulance Came For His Dog Who Had A Stroke?"

Justin Over The Phone: "Oh? Well, I'm Sorry To Hear That But You Shouldn't Be Out This Late At Night"

"I Know....I Know..."
Silas Looked Down A Lil.

~~~

"Call Ms. Weinstein To Pick You Up Right Away Alright?"
Justin Instructed.

Silas Over The Phone: "Okay Dad"

"And Also Why Are You Calling Me Through This Number And Not Your Phone?"
Justin Questioned.

~~~

Silas Remembered His Dead Phone

"OH UHHH...MY PHONE DIED...AND...I'M USING ALEX'S...YEAH"

Justin Over The Phone: "I Guess That Makes Sense, Alright. Get Some Rest At Home"

"Alright"
Silas Nodded.

~~~

"I Love You Son. And I Miss You"
Justin Told Silas.

~~~

Silas Got Touched On The Heart From That, Knowing How Much He Missed His Dad And Held Back Some Tears From Coming Down.

"Love You...And...Miss You Too Dad"
Silas Tried To Say Without Being Emotionally.

Justin Over The Phone: "Alright, Goodnight"

Silas Heard The Last Words His Father Said, And Hung Up The Phone, Putting It Back On The Hanger.

~~~

Justin Hung Up The Phone Over On His End, And Layed Back Down In Bed.

Before Justin Put His Phone Away, He Looked At His Call Logs, And Saw The Recent Call He Was On, Their Caller ID Is From "Austin, Texas".

Justin Rasied His Eyebrow At That, And Started To Get Heavily Confused On Why The Number His Son Called From, Was From Texas.

~~~

Silas Walked Out Of The Payphone Booth, Back To The Curb Where The Trolls Were Sitting.

Silas Sighed.
"Okay Guys, Bad News, Turns Out I Just...Couldn't Tell Him The Truth. It Would Destroy Him Knowing I Was-"

Silas Looked Up At The Curb, To See The Trolls Weren't There Anymore.

"What The-"
Silas Said.

Silas Looked Around For Them In The Area.
"Ughh, One Job, I TELL THEM ONE JOB! STAY PUT AND NOT-"

Silas Glanced Down At The Ground, Where Tiny Footsteps Were On The Dirt.

Silas Looked Up Following Where The Footsteps Led, And Saw The Saloon Bar Up Ahead.

Silas Shook His Head.
"No....No No No No No No No No No No NO!"

~~~

~At The Saloon Bar~

Inside The Bar, The People There Were Full Of Hillbillies, Country Rednecks, And Biker Gangs Hanging Out With Drinks.

Until Suddenly, The Doors Bursted Open Somehow With The Trolls Opening It With A Powerful Kick.

Everyone Stopped What They Were Doing And Looked Down At The Trolls At The Door.

The Trolls, Ham & Guin, & Hopper All Had Country Western Cowboy Hats On Was They Walked In.

"HOWDY! 🤠"
Poppy Greeted, As She Held Her Dress, Walking As If She Had A Belt Buckle.

"NEIGHHHHHHH! 🐴"
Cooper Made A Horse Sound, As Barb Was On His Back, Pretending Like She's Riding Him.

"...."
Everyone In The Bar Had Confused Looks At The Unnatural Things On The Floor.

"Uhm, Act Tough And Beardy Guys"
Poppy Whispered.

"That's Not In Your Category -.-"
Branch Glared.

"Be Yee-Haw!"
Poppy Pushed Branch's Hat Down More.

"Ughhhh"
Branch Groaned, Lifting His Hat.

Poppy Used Her Western Accent.
"ELLO THERE VARMINTS! THIS LIL OL' VILLAGE GIRL BOUT' TO YEE-HAW THIS JOINT, AND PUT ALL YOU RUGGED HAIRY MAGGOTS TO SPARKLY DIRTTTTT! WOOHOOO!"

As The Gang Walked Through The Bar, Everyone Just Kept Staring At Them, Very Confused.

"Warm Crowd-"
Branch Whispered.

"Never Thought I'd See So Many Hillbilly Jack Blacks In One Place-"
Hopper Said.

"We'll Be Lucky If They Don't Neuter Us"
Guin Said.

"NO!"
Trollex Gripped Onto His Flipper.

"Honey, Do You Know What You're Doing?"
Queen Lavender Whispered.

"Trust Me Mom, This Is What Heroes Do! They Look Even Through The Alcoholic Smelly Places!"
Poppy Whispered Back.

"WE'RE HERE TO LOOK FOR GOOD OL' SOLUTIONS TO HELP US GET TO CALIFORNIA, SO ANY SUPPORT WILL BE MUCH THANKED FOR"
Poppy Said.

No One Replied, As One Person Coughed Awkwardly.

"I Think We Out Stayed Our Welcome Here, So Let's Move Before They Start The Illegal Moves"
Barb Said.

"Relaxxxx Guysss, No Trouble Here! I Promise"
Poppy Promised.

A Muscley Hillbilly Kneeled Down To Poppy.
"HEY, We Don't Like Your Kind Around Here"

"Oh Yeah? And What Kind Is That?"
Poppy Put Her Hands On Her Hips With Sass.

".........Hipsters"
The Hillbilly Told Poppy.

Poppy Gasped With Her Hand On Her Heart, Offended.
"GASP! How Dare You -.-"

"THAAAT'S OKAY! We Were Just Leaving Anyways!"
Queen Lavender Said.

"Yup! Plenty Of Other Bars To Invade, Let's Go!"
Branch Pulled Poppy's Arm.

Poppy Pulled Her Arm Back.
"No No No, We Came Here For Solutions And That's Exactly What We're Gonna Do!"

"Dangit-"
Branch Said.

"I'll Be Her Funeral Manager 🙋‍♀️"
Barb Raised Her Hand.

"Jokes On You Hotshot, Cause We're Not Just Hipsters....WE'RE MUSICAL HAIRED HIPSTERS!"
Poppy Shouted.

"Annnd Here We Go .___."
Branch's Ears Went Down.

"Prove It -.-"
The Hillbilly Said Down At Poppy's Face.

Poppy Went Up In The Hillbilly's Face.
"Hand Me...A Mic -.-"

~~~

Soon, Silas Entered Inside The Bar In Hope To Find The Trolls Somewhere In There.

"C'mon C'mon C'monnn! Where Are They?!"
Silas Looked Around The Bar.

Silas Scratched His Head.
"They Can't Just Disappear! They're Too Colorful To Spot Out In Plain-"

Suddenly, A Guitar Riff Began To Play Up On Stage With The Band Playing For The Bar.

Silas Slowly Turned Around.
"O_______O Sight.."

Up On Stage, On A Stool, Poppy, Branch & Barb Were About To Perform A Song For The Bar.

"WOOOO!! IT'S TIME TO LIGHT UP YOUR WORLD FREAKSSS! WITH TROLL POSITIVITYYYY! YEAH YUHHHH!!!!"
Poppy Screamed Into The Microphone.

"-.-"
Everyone In The Bar Had On Mean And Unimpressed Looks.

"•_______•"
Branch & Barb Gulped Nervously At The Pissed Off People.

"Pleaseee Let This End Welllll"
Silas Hoped To Himself.

Poppy Began To Sing Into The Mic.
🎵 Hey-hey-hey you!
And me!
Keep on dancin' in the dark!🎵

🎵 It's been tearin' me apart,
never knowin' what we are!🎵

"Ahem!"
Poppy Nudged Branch To Sing Along.

Branch Cleared His Throat Nervously And Sang Along.
🎵 H-H-Hey-hey-hey you!
And me!
Keep on tryin' to play it cool-🎵

🎵 Now it's time to make a move,
and that's what I'm gonna do!👍🎵
Branch Gave A Thumbs Up To Someone In The Crowd.

"RRRRR -.-"
A Lady Growled Towards Branch.

"AH!"
Branch Flinched And Hid Behind Poppy For A Second.

Barb Joined In, Also Nervous On The Inside.
🎸  Lay it all doooown,
Got somethin' to say- 🎸

🎸  Lay it all doooown,
Throw your doubt away- 🎸

🎸  Do or die noooow,
What a bad choice of words! 😳 🎸

Poppy Joined Back In.
🎵  Blow the door wide open like
up, up and away- LET'S! 🎵

🌈 LIGHT UP THE WORLD
TONI-I-GHT!🌈

🌈 You gotta give up the bark
and bi-i-ite!🌈

🌈 I know that we got the love alri-i-ight!🌈

🌈 Come on and
li-li-light it up!🌈

🌈 LIGHT IT UP
TONIGHT!🌈

As The Trolls Sang Around The Bar, Trollex, Cooper, And Prince D Were Decorating A Serious Mean Looking Biker Gang Member With Ribbons, Stickers, Shades, And A Bow On His Beard. 🎀

Trollex Sang In The Man's Face.
🎧 Hey-hey-hey you!
Hey-hey-hey you
Hey-hey-hey you
Hey-hey-hey you, you, you....🎧

The Man Death Glared At Trollex.
"👺"

Silas Covered His Face In Embarrassment.
"Ugggghhhh..."

~~~

Meanwhile Outside The Bar Saloon, 3 FBI Agent Vans Pulled Up In The Drive Way Of The Plaza.

One Of The Agents Stepped Out The Car And Looked Up At The Saloon.
"....This Is The Place"

~~~

Back Inside, The Trolls Were Still Singing Their Hearts Out At All The Mean Bar People.

🌈 LET'S LIGHT UP THE WORLD
TONI-I-IGHT!🌈

🌈 You gotta give up the bark
and bi-i-ite!🌈

🌈 I know that we got the love, alrigh-igh-ight!🌈

🌈 Come on and
ligh-ligh-light it up-🌈

🌈 LIGHT IT UP
TONIGHT!🌈

The Trolls Finished Their Song Shooting Out Party Poppers Full Of Confetti. 🎉

"._______."
The People Had Blank Faces, With Confetti On Them.

Poppy Cheered Into The Mic.
"WOOOO!!! THANK YOU DANTE'S SALOON! SPONSORED BY DANTE CRESCENDO'S CHEZ DANTE RESTAURANT~"

"👏....👏....👏..."
The Audience Slowly Clapped Awkwardly.

Silas Quickly Ran On Stage To Snatch The Trolls In His Arms.
"YES YES REFERENCE HAHAHA, C'MERE"

"HEY!"
Poppy Shouted.

Silas Ran Over To The Bar Counter And Put Down Poppy, Branch And Barb.

Poppy Dusted Off Herself.
"Western Poppy Deserves More Respect To Her South Side Area"

"Hahaha Yes Yes South Side Righttt...WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL!??!?!"
Silas Yelled At Them.

"No One's Clear On That"
Branch Shook His Head.

"YOU GUYS HAD ONE JOB....
O N E
J O B
STAY BY THE CURB AND WAIT, BUT NOPE, YOU GUYS ALWAYS NEED A MUSICAL OUTBURST DON'T YA?! HMMM?!?! HMMM?!?!?"
Silas's Eye Twitched.

Trollex, Prince D, Cooper, And Queen Lavender Swung By To The Bar Counter.

"We Tried To Warn You. We're A Little Animated 👌"
Trollex Made A Tiny Size With His Fingers.

"And We Needed To Find A Solution!"
Poppy Said.

Silas Groaned In His Hands.
"Ughhhh...Guys! I Told You There Is No-"

"Excuse Me Young Man"
A Sudden Voice From Behind Said.

Silas Turned Around To See 5 FBI Agents Surrounding Him At The Bar Counter.

"U-U-Uhhh.."
Silas Backed Up a Bit.

Branch And Queen Lavender Immediately Got Cautious And Stood In Front Of The Trolls.

"Helloooo...Sirs? H-How Can I Help You?"
Silas Asked Awkwardly.

"We're With The FBI Agency, With Our Headquarters Down In Los Angeles"
The Leader Agent Showed His Badge.

"Okay?"
Silas Raised His Eyebrow.

"I Wonder If His Badge Is Laminated :D"
Cooper Wondered.

"SHHHH!"
The Trolls Shushed Him.

"Is There A Problem?"
Silas Asked.

"Well We Certainly Hope This Won't Cause A Problem. But We've Been Contacted By Investor Sergei Down At DreamWorks Animation Campus. He's Called In A Report That He Might've Found The Stealers Who Have Stole His Golden Scrapbook With All His Troll Related Ideas In It From The Franchise"
The Leader Agent Explained.

"Ohhhhh, Well Those Darn Robbers Are Sure In For A Big Surprise When You Track Them Down! By The Way, How Does This Relate To Me?"
Silas Questioned.

"Mr. Sergei Gave Us A Piece Of DNA To Track Down The Stealers With This Piece Of Pink Hair"
The Leader Agent Took Out The Piece Of Hair Fluff From Poppy's Hair That Was In The Legendary Scrapbook.

Poppy Let Out A Soft Gasp.
"Oh No.."

Silas's Eyes Widen.
"O_____O....Ummm.."

"Which I'm Pretty Sure The One Where This Hair Belongs To Is The One You Took From That Stage And Is Behind You Right Now"
The Leader Agent Gestures.

Silas Turned Around And The Trolls Were In Sight Of The FBI Agents.

"Heh Heh....Haiii 😁👋"
Poppy Waved Innocently.

"Stop Making Contact"
Branch Covered Poppy's Eyes.

"Sorry Sirs! But I Mean No Disrespect, But You Can't Believe That Sergei Guy! He Has This Story Twisted! He Stole From The Trolls! It Was Their Scrapbook"
Silas Told The FBI Agents.

"Listen Son, According To Sergei, These Things Stole It From Him And Tried To Steal His Ideas From The Franchise And Change Them. Which Identifies As Copyright Infringement And Is Strictly Illegal"
The Leader Agent Replied.

Silas Gulped.
"I-I-Illegal..?"

"I'm Sorry But, We're Going To Have To Bring You And Your...Troll Things Into Custody For Questioning"
The Leader Agent Told Them.

Poppy Stepped Up.
"WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA...WHOA! I'm Sorry, But I'm A Queen. And You Can't Take Me In Under My Authority"

The Leader Agent Looked Down At Poppy.
"Well Here's The Thing, In This Country, You're Under Our Authority...Not Troll Land"

"Okay Well, Since We're In YOUR Country, Let Me Show Our Troll Land Gratitude To Other Authorities!"
Poppy Reached Behind Her Back.

"Pardon?"
The Leader Agent Raised His Eyebrow.

"WITH A POPPER FROM POPPY! 🎉"
Poppy Popped 3 Poppers At Once At The 5 Agents With Confetti.

"ARGH!"
The 5 Agents Yelped In Annoyance.

"GUYS GO! OUTSIDE! I'LL STALL THEM!"
Poppy Instructed.

"WAIT WHAT?!?"
Branch Got Concerned.

"POPPY, THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE LEAVING YOU"
Queen Lavender Said.

"JUST GO! I'LL DISTRACT THEM, MAKE A RUN FOR IT!"
Poppy Said.

"POPPY-"
Branch Didn't Wanna Leave Her.

"JUST GOOO!"
Poppy Pushed Branch Off The Counter.

"YOOOOOOOI-"
Branch Yelped All The Way Down.

"C'MON GUYS!"
Silas Grabbed His Backpack And Ran Towards The Exit.

"GOTCHA DUDE!"
Barb Grabbed Branch's Arm And Brought Him On Prince D To Ride With Cooper.

The Trolls All, Except Poppy, Ran Out Towards The Exit Door From The FBI Agents.

Branch Looked Back At Poppy As He Was Brought Away From Her And To The Exit, Worried For Her.

The 5 FBI Agents Dusted Off The Confetti And Turned To Poppy With Annoyed Looks.

Poppy Got Into A Hairjitzu Position, Moving Her Hands Mystically And Moving Her Legs Into Right Stance.

Poppy Gained A Serious Expression, Ready For Attack.
"All...In Good Time.."

"GET IT!"
The Leader Agent Ordered.

As The Other 4 Agents Went For Her, Poppy Did The Harvest The Mushroom Move On 2 Of The Agents, Using A Powerful Kick To Back Them Away.

"AH-"
The 2 Agents Yelped In Pain, Holding The Side Of Their Faces.

Poppy Leaped Up And Used The Brush The Hair Move On One Of The Agents, Punching Him Rapidly In The Face.

"YAH YAH YAH YAH YAH! 👊👊👊 👊"
Poppy Grunted As She Punched.

Poppy Bounced Off That Agent's Face Into Aiming At The Other Agent's Stomach For The DJ The Party Move.

"OI OI OI GAHOI-"
The Agent Held His Stomach, Feeling It Aching.

"HA!"
Poppy Landed Back On The Bar Counter.

"Ughhhhh -.-"
The Leader Agent Got Frustrated At Poppy.

Poppy Lifted Her Hand And Motioned Him To Come At Her.
"....Come On~"

"C'MEREEEEE!!!"
The Leader Agent Charged Towards Poppy.

Poppy Inhaled And Exhaled, And Leaped Up In The Air, Extending Her Hair At The Leader Agent To Unleash Her Move.

" S T A M P
T H E
B O W 🎀 💥 "
Poppy Used Her Stamp The Bow Move On The Leader Agent.

From The Powerful Force Of Poppy's Hair, The Leader Agent Flung Back And Hit A Biker Member.

The Biker Member Turned To A Redneck.
"HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE THROWING PEOPLE!"

"WATCH THAT MOUTH!"
The Redneck Threw A Punch At The Biker Member.

A Hillbilly Went To The Redneck And Tried To Throw A Punch But Missed And Hit Another Biker Member.

Suddenly, A Huge Bar Fight Began To Happen Between Everyone In The Saloon, Causing A Whole Scene.

"Wuh Oh! GOTTA BLAAAASSSTTT!"
Poppy Jumped Down From The Counter.

~~~

~Outside~

Ham & Guin Were Playing Go-Fish With Hopper Outside The Saloon.

Hopper Looked At His Cards.
"Hmmm...GO FISH!"

"AY NO FAIR! YOU BE CHEATIN!"
Guin Yelled.

"Awww Don't Hate Just Cause I'm Canadian, I'm Better 😁"
Hopper Grinned.

"Pfft"
Guin Scoffed.

"Hey...How Come We Not Playing This With The Floating Fish?"
Ham Questioned.

Suddenly, Silas And The Trolls Barged Out Of The Saloon Doors.

"GUYS GET UP WE GOTTA LEAVE!"
Silas Said At Ham, Guin And Hopper.

"FINALLY!"
Ham & Guin Said.

"What Happened In There??"
Hopper Asked.

"Bars, Strong Bearded Men, Authority Agents To Arrest Us....Basically My Future"
Barb Shrugged.

Silas Spotted A Austin Taxi Cab Out Front The Saloon, Waiting To Pick Someone Up.

"GUYS GUYS! IN THERE!"
Silas Pointed And Ran To The Taxi.

"WHAT???"
The Trolls Say And Followed Silas.

Silas Opened The Door And Got Inside.
"CMON CMON GUYS IN IN IN"

Everyone Quickly Got Inside The Taxi Cab And Silas Shut The Door Immediately.

"WAIT WAIT, POPPY'S NOT BACK YET"
Branch Said.

"DOESN'T MATTER, FORGET ABOUT HER LETS GO!"
Silas Said.

"BUT POPPY-"
Trollex Said.

"WE GOTTA GO!"
Silas Said.

"Hold It Hold It Here, I Wasn't Here To Pick Up No Kid!"
The Taxi Driver Said.

"B-BUT UHHH, WE REALLY NEED A RIDE! HOW MUCH WAS THE PASSENGER PAYING YOU?"
Silas Asked.

"20 Bucks"
The Taxi Driver Said.

"I'LL DOUBLE IT!"
Silas Replied.

"Really? Alright!"
The Taxi Driver Started The Car Up And Began To Drive.

Poppy Finally Came Out Of The Saloon Doors And After The Taxi.
"WAIT! WAITTT! I'M HERE!"

"POPPY!"
The Trolls Say Relieved.

The 5 FBI Agents Came Out Of The Saloon Doors As Well, Looking For Where Poppy Went.

"THERE!"
One Of The Agents Points Ahead.

"YOU CAN'T RUN! WE'LL TRACK YOU DOWN!"
The Leader Agent Shouted.

"SLOW DOWNNNN!!"
Poppy Kept Trying To Keep Up.

"MOVE YOUR PINKIE PIE FEET!"
Silas Shouted.

"HURRY POPPY!"
Queen Lavender And Barb Said.

"HHH..HHH...I CAN'T..."
Poppy Was Running Out Of Breath.

"POPPY.....I'M WEARING KITTY SANDALSSSS!!!!"
Branch Screamed Out.

"😱😱😱, REALLY?!?! EEEE! COMIN' IN!"
Poppy Squealed And Used Her Hair To Bounce Her Into The Taxi Window.

"YAAAAYY!!!"
Everyone Cheered For Poppy.

"Thank Goodness!"
Branch Hugged Poppy Close.

"But What About Suit Dudes???"
Trollex Pointed At The FBI Agents.

"WE'LL FIND YOU!!"
The Leader Agent Yelled.

"Not If I Can Help It!"
Poppy Motioned Her Hands On Her Hair, With Electric Sparks To Form A Hairball.

Branch Gasped As A Fanboy.
"It's Backkk 😦"

"HAIRBALL-DUKENNNN!!!⚡"
Poppy Blasted Out A Mega Powerful Hairball From Her Hair.

The Hairball Aimed Right At The FBI Agents Vans, And All Of Their Vans Blew Up In A Michael Bay Electric Explosion. 💥⚡💥⚡

The Leader Agent Couldn't Believe The Destruction To Their Vans.
"O-O-Our..."

One Of The Agents Shook Their Heads.
"Tsk Tsk Tsk...Well...Those Goes Our Mileage On Those"

~~~

~Out In The Road~

The Taxi Cab Drove Out Through The Nightly Road, With Silas & All The Trolls Aboard.

"Sooo...Exactly How Much Is This Gonna Cost?"
Silas Questioned.

"Well To The Nearest Bus Station, About $40"
The Taxi Driver Replied.

"I'm A Littleeee Shortttt.."
Silas Said.

"How Short?"
The Taxi Driver Questioned.

"About $40...?"
Silas Said Nervously.

The Taxi Driver Immediately Hit The Brakes And Stopped The Car.

The Taxi Driver Turned Around To Silas.
"....Have A Nice Night 😃"

~~~

Silas & The Trolls Got Dropped Off On The Side Of The Road In The Middle Of No Where By The Taxi Driver As He Drove Off.

"EASY FOR YOU TO SAY! YOU'RE NOT THE ONE WHO HAS TO SLEEP OUTSIDEEE!!!"
Branch Yelled Out.

"68 YR OLD VIRGIN!!!!"
Barb Yelled Out Also.

"THANKS FOR NOTHING!!! DRIVE SAFELY!!! 👋"
Poppy Waved Innocently.

"._________."
Branch And Barb Glanced At Her.

Poppy Blinked Awkwardly.
"What? I-I Hope He Gets Home Safe...👉👈"

~~~

~Throughout The Night~

Next To A Big Tree, Silas & The Gang Stayed The Night Cuddled Up Against The Tree To Sleep.

Ham & Guin Snored Next To Each Other Like A Bunch Of Bears On A Tree Branch.

Hopper Kissed His Very Canadian Helmet To Sleep As He Rocked It.

Trollex Tried To Get Comfortable On A Scratchy Tree Branch.
"Ugh! I Can't Sleep Without My Pillow ☹"

"This World Could Use A Bit More Felt In Their Trees"
Prince D Said.

Cooper Tried Tasting The Tree Bark.
"BLEUGH! And Better Night Snacks!"

Queen Lavender Patted Barb & Squeakles To Sleep, As Both Slept On Their Dead Phone.

Queen Lavender Then Looked Down At The Tree Branch Where Poppy & Branch Were Sitting.

"So Glad You're Alright. Who Knows What Those Guys Were Gonna Do To You!"
Branch Said.

"Poppy Didn't Give Up, Poppy Found A Way Out Of It"
Poppy Booped Branch's Nose.

"Well, Branchhhh, Is Grateful"
Branch Kissed Poppy's Forehead.

Poppy Blushed, Wiggling His Legs Together Happily, Then Looked Down At Silas Laying At The Bottom Of The Tree.

Silas Layed Against The Tree, Thinking All That's Happened Today And What His Dad Would Think.

Poppy Frowned A Lil, Feeling Bad For All The Things Being Thrown At Silas Right Now, As He Is Afterall Just A Teen.

"Whew! What A Day! Locked In A Cage, Pet Stores, Tortured By A French Girl, Farms, Boats, Building Jumps, And Now Hairjitzu At Biker Bars! Hehehe"
Branch Chuckled.

"Psst"
Poppy Nudged Branch.

"Huh?"
Branch Looked At Her.

Poppy Gestured Down At Silas Down Below, As Branch Saw Silas As Well.

"Oh Ho Ho Nooo Way!"
Branch Shook His Head.

"C'mon, A Lot Is On His Plate Right Now Dealing With Us"
Poppy Said.

"That Doesn't Give No Exception For Him Trying To Abandon You At That Saloon! Hmph!"
Branch Crossed His Arms, Turning Away.

"He Could Really Use A Heart To Heart Chat"
Poppy Suggested.

"Hmph"
Branch Pouted, Refusuing.

"Pleaseeee~"
Poppy Crawled Her Fingers Along Branch's Arm.

Branch Blushed, Sighing, Turning To Her.
"You Knowww What That Does To Me"

Poppy Smiled At Him, And Held His Hand For Both Of Them To Crawl Down The Tree To Silas.

"Heyyy Silas, How Ya Doinnn...Buddd? 👉👉"
Branch Did Finger Guns.

"You Okay?"
Poppy Asked.

"Define Okay......As In Lost In The Middle Of The Country With Cartoon Characters. Yeah, Totallyyyy Okay"
Silas Said.

"He Gets That Sarcasm From Me"
Branch Nudged Poppy With A Wink.

"Sh!"
Poppy Elbowed Branch.

"Heyyy Don't Let Us Put Gum In Your Hair, Look On The Bright Side! By Tomorrow, Your Dad Will Have Picked Us Up And We'll Be Safe!"
Poppy Said.

"Exactly!"
Branch Nodded.

"Right Um...About That.."
Silas Didn't Wanna Say It.

"What...?"
Poppy Tilted Her Head.

"I Didn't Tell Him.."
Silas Replied.

"What? Why Not?"
Branch Questioned.

Silas Turned To Them.
"Don't You See How Hard It Is?? Imagine Your Own Son Telling You That He's Lost Somewhere In The World Without Supervision, Just To Help Characters From A Movie Get To Another Place! Don't You Get How Wrong That'll Be??? ALL I WANTED WAS A NORMAL SUMMER WITHOUT ME FINALLY GETTING IN TROUBLE FROM MY DAD. JUST ONCE TO DO SOMETHING GOOD! SOMETHING WHERE HE DOESN'T YELL AT ME! SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME PART OF HIS LIFE!"

Branch And Poppy Got Shocked By Silas's Outburst And Looked At Each Other.

Queen Lavender Listened In Also, Thinking How That Can Relate To Wanting To Be Apart Of Poppy's Life.

Branch Was About To Go Up To Silas, Then Looked Back At Poppy, As Poppy Gestured Him To Go Up To Silas.

Branch Walked Up Silas On The Side Of The Tree By His Hand.
"I Think There's Something Deeper Than This, Care To Tell Me?"

Silas Squinted His Eyes And Let It Out.
"....You Know How...All The Time...It's The Dad's That Want To Be A Part Of Their Son's Life.."

Branch Listened More Into Silas's Vent Towards Him.

"...Maybe....I Just Want To Be More A Part Of His"
Silas Finished.

Branch Started To Frown Along With Poppy, Of Finally Understanding What Bothers Silas.

"You Know...Soon I'll Be Grown Up And To College...With My Own Life...And...I Don't Want Him To Leave Me For Good Once That Happens.."
Silas Explained.

Branch's Ears Went Down, Remembering How He Felt If Poppy Left Him To Stay In The Real World.

"Well, If He Really Loves You, No Matter If Your Both Two Lives Have Different Paths, That Love Will Stay...No Matter How Far Apart"
Branch Told Silas.

As Poppy Heard Those Words, It Touched Her Heart, As Well As Queen Lavender Who Was Smiling From Up Top.

Silas Turned To Branch, And Gained A Little Smile At Him As Branch Returned The Smile.

"Okay..?"
Branch Put His Little Hand On Silas's Big Hand With A Caring Grin.

Silas Gave A Lil Soft Nod, As He Looked Back Up At The Night Sky, With The Thought Of Branch's Words.

Branch Glanced Back At Poppy, Who Admired His Words Also, That Poppy Climbed Next To Branch & Silas To Lay Down.

As The Night Went On, The Group Settled Down To Fall Asleep To Hope Things Will Only Get Better With A Better Day Tomorrow.