If you haven't read my Broppy One Shots, this takes place after "I'll Always Protect You"

Viva: POPPY!!!!!

Viva heard about the incident that her sister endured a few weeks ago and searched the village for her, but when she checked her pod, she wasn't there.

Branch: Viva, what's wrong?

Viva: Branch, have you seen Poppy?

Branch: Not since yesterday...she said she needed to be alone. Last I checked, she was in the forest.

Viva: Okay, thanks, I'll go look there.

That's exactly what Viva did, she checked the outskirts for her little sister and later came across a familiar setting, a breathtaking scenery with a beautiful waterfall. Viva immediately recognized this location...this was where Poppy would go if she wanted to be alone.

Viva: Poppy...?

Shortly after, Viva located Poppy sitting near the river, her salty tears falling into the tranquil waters. What had happened? She knew that something happened in the forest...she could tell by the brace on Poppy's ankle...but she didn't get all the details. She sat next to her and put her arm around her.

Poppy: V-Viva...?

Viva: Yeah, Poppy, it's me. ¿Qué te pasa, hermanita? What happened back there?

Poppy: I...I don't wanna talk about it. It's too scary...

Viva hated to see her sister like this, she was sobbing more than she was talking. She thought for a moment before taking something out of her hair. It was a handmade teddy bear her mother had made for her when she was born.

Viva: ...Here, Poppy, hold this.

Poppy looked up and saw the bear Viva was holding, she hesitantly took it and held it for a few minutes. Surprisingly, it helped her relax a little bit, she hugged it tightly, her tears subsiding for a little while.

Poppy: It has Mom's scent...

Viva: Yeah...she made this for me when I was born. Thought it would make you feel a little better.

Poppy: It does, Vivi...

Viva: C'mere.

Poppy looked up at Viva and she scooched a little closer to her. Viva wrapped her arms around her little sister and gently rubbed her back.

Viva: Feeling better? Think you can tell me what happened now?

Poppy: I...I don't know.

Viva: Hey...I'm your big sister, you can tell me anything that's bothering you, I won't judge.

Poppy: Are you sure...?

Viva: Absolutely...just get it off your chest.

Viva hugged Poppy tightly and buried her face in her sister's shoulder.

Poppy: I...I almost got attacked.

Viva: What do you mean?

Poppy: Viva...before we became friends with the Bergens...and before I started dating Branch, there was this Troll, Creek.

Viva: What about him?

Poppy: I had a tiny crush on him...and he was very charming and sweet...but when I got captured, I heard that the Bergens located him and I was willing to do everything to find him...but things went horribly wrong.

Viva: How so?

Poppy: ...He betrayed us to save his own skin. He was almost eaten and he was willing to give up our location just so he could live.

Viva: What?! When did this happen?!

Poppy: A year ago...I hadn't seen him since then, but I ran into him a few weeks ago when I went to find flowers to arrange by bouquet...and he looked terrible...he was alone for so long that he went insane.

Viva couldn't believe what she was hearing, but she continued to hear Poppy out.

Poppy: He wouldn't leave me alone...he kept saying all these crazy things and that we had a lifetime of happiness. But he was so scary, Vivi...so scary.

It was clear that Poppy was re-traumatizing herself just thinking about her ordeal. She started crying softly and buried her face in Viva's chest. Viva couldn't even imagine what her sister had gone through, it sounded terrible. She gently caressed her back softly singing, hoping to bring her sweet little sister some comfort.

🎶Now that you're with me, I can finally see
Colors that were up in my mind, mm-mm
Now that I'm with you, sparks are flyin' loose
Fireworks go off in my brain 🎶

Viva hugged Poppy even tighter, her big sister instincts telling her not to leave her alone. A couple minutes had passed, and Viva began to hear soft snoring nearby.

Viva: Poppy...?

She looked down at her sister and, to her surprise, she was sound asleep, wrapped in the cozy embrace of her big sister and on the road to a swift recovery.