Poppy Kicked Down Her Door.
"GUYS! DON'T MURDER EACH OTHER! IT WAS A BAD IDEAAAAAAAAAAA......huh-"

Branch And Barb Were Actually Getting Along Good, As They Were Playing Their Guitars Together.

Poppy Just Stood There.
"But....But...."

Smidge Ran In.
"DID THEY KILL EACH OTHER?! ARE THEIR GUTS SCATTERED EVERYWH-.....oh my gah-"

Barb Slid Across The Floor.
"WHOOO!!! 🤘 Branch Ma Dude, That Was Sickkkkkkk!!!"

"IT WAS OVER THE TOP AWESOME!!!"
Branch Jumped.

"WAIT WAIT WAIT HOLD IT!"
Poppy Shouted.

Both Turn To Her.

"Hey Pinkie-"
Barb Said.

"What's Up?"
Branch Said.

"But But But- WHY ARE YOU TWO NOT DEAD?!??"
Poppy Asked.

"Cause....We're Not Zombies?"
Barb Raised Her Eyebrow.

Branch Felt His Heart.
"Yeah My Heart Is Functioning Well"

"Hm- Odd..."
Smidge Stroked Her Chin.

"I Thought You Two Were Gonna Not Get Along And Kill Each Other!"
Poppy Said.

"Hmmm, Do You Wanna Kill Me?"
Barb Asked.

"Nahhh, Do You Wanna Kill Me?"
Branch Asked.

Barb Thought.
"Hmmm....No Not Really"

Poppy Was Suprised.
"Wow, Guess I Was Wrong. You Two Can Get Along!"

"Yep, And We Both Realized How Much We Have In Common"
Barb Said.

"Like How We Have A Passion For Guitar Playing!"
Branch Stroked His Guitar.

"Oh Yeahhhh, Your Guitar From Our Trolla-Palooza Tour.....What Ever Happend To That?"
Poppy Asked Smidge.

Smidge Shrugs.
"It Was Too Short-"

"Well We Gotta Go"
Barb Said.

"We're Going To Go Critterboarding On Bird Cliff-"
Branch Said.

"Wait But Branch, You're Terrified Of Birds"
Poppy Said.

Branch Nods.
"Exactly- Which Is Why Barb Taught Me A New Way To Not Be"

"Like Sooo"
Barb Went To Demonstrate.

A Hawk Came Their Direction.

And Barb Whacked The Hawk With Her Guitar Out Into The Distance.

"HA!"
Barb Said.

"BOO-YAH! See How Easier That Was!?"
Branch Said.

Poppy Blinks.
"I ONLY LEFT YOU TWO IN THE POD FOR 45 SECONDS!"

"Time Means Learning In The Littlest Time Possible"
Barb Said.

"Whoa- Put That On A Shirt 😔✊"
Branch Wiped His Tear.

"Dang- That's Deep. Like Biggie's Anal"
Smidge Said.

"BYEEEEE!"
Both Walked Away.

"ROCK BUDS! 🤜🤛"
Both Fist Bump.

Poppy Scratched Her Head.
"Well That Went Well In Ways I I Won't Understand"

Smidge Got Suspicious.
"Hmmm...I Don't Like This. I Mean I Don't Understand It But The Stuff I Am Understanding Seems Genuinely Bad To Me"

Poppy Scoffs.
"Pfff- Don't Be Ridiculous Smidge. This Will Be Great For Them! I Love Seeing New Friendships Form!!!"

Smidge Shrugs.
"Alright-"

"Trust Me- There's No Way This Can End Up Badly 😁"
Poppy Insured.

~~~

At Bird Cliff, Branch And Barb Went Down The Cliff Critterboading.

"AWE YEAH! 🤘 HERE COMES THE KA-BLOOM-SHROOM!"
Barb Points.

"READY!"
Branch Had On A Skull Helmet.

Both Slid Onto A Ka-Bloom-Shroom And Launched In The Air.

"HERE COME THE BIRDS!"
Barb Gestures.

Branch Raised His Guitar.
"LET'S WHACK EM!"

Barb Got Out Her Guitar Also.

Both Started Whacking The Birds That Came Their Way.

"YEAH!!!! ROCK BUDS! 🤜🤛"
Both Fist Bump.

Poppy, Smidge, Legsly And Biggie Watched The Birds Flop On The Ground.

Biggie Felt Bad.
"Those Poor Birds...."

"They're In A Better Place Now 😔"
Legsly Said.

"Yeah............AT LEAST WE HAVE DINNER TONIGHT :D 🍴"
Smidge Took Out A Fork And Knife.

"SMIDGE! -.-"
Poppy Glared.

~~~

At The Ice Cream Palor, Branch And Barb Had A Extreme Ice Cream Battle.

Barb Put Hot Sauce On Both Of Their Ice Cream Cones.

"Alright So, The Objective Is To Not Go Unconscious!"
Barb Said.

Branch Gulps.
"I-I-I Got It"

"Okay! Now Ready..."
Barb Said.

"Set..."
Branch Said.

Poppy And Smidge Watched.

"Oh My Gah..."
Smidge Said.

Poppy Covers Her Eyes.
"I Can't Watch This"

".....GO!"
Both Shouted.

Both Ate Their Ice Cream Topped With Hot Sauce In One Bite.

Both Quickly Swallowed.

They Started Turning Red With Smoke Coming Out Their Ears.

"Y-Y-YOU GOOD B-BRO?..."
Barb Asked.

Branch Slowly Nods With His Cheeks Puffing.

Both Then Passed Out.

"Ha, Weak-"
Hickory Said As He Ate A Hot Pepper.

~~~

Down In The Bunker, Branch And Barb Were Getting Ready To Rehearse.

"Are The Speakers Connected?"
Barb Asked.

"YUP! ALL GOOD 👍"
Branch Gave A Thumbs Up.

"Drums All Set Brahs!"
Riff Said.

"Good! LETS ROCK IT! 🤘"
Barb Shouted.

Poppy And Smidge Came Down The Elevator.

"Heyyy Branch! We Need- Oh..."
Poppy Saw Him With Barb Again.

"Yooo Pinkie!"
Barb Greeted.

"Hey Poppy, Need Something?"
Branch Asked.

"Uhhh What's Going On Here? With All The Speakers And Drums And Everything-"
Poppy Gestures.

"We're About To Rehearse! Duh"
Branch Said.

"For???"
Poppy Questioned.

"Branch Is Joining Me For My Make-Up Concert Tomorrow Night!"
Barb Said.

"It's Gonna Be ROCKIN!"
Branch Said.

"Joining??? As In....Helping You In Rock Music????"
Poppy Said.

Barb Nods.
"Yeah Basically I Guess-"

"Maybe I Was Born To Be A Rockstar 🤩"
Branch's Eyes Sparkled.

Poppy's Eyes Widen.
"Ohhhh HAHAHA YEAHHHH HAHAAAA SUREEEE YEAH ROCKSTAR.....HEH....TOTALLY..."

"Now Um, Could We Get Some Privacy To Rehearse. We Really Gotta Nail This"
Branch Said.

"YEAHHHH SUREEE OF COURSE! LETS GO SMIDGEEEEEE"
Poppy Gave Smidge 'The Look'.

"Oh Boy-"
Smidge Felt What Was Coming.

"Riff! Start Us Off"
Barb Said.

"YOU GOT IT BARBIE!"
Riff Started Playing His Drums. 🥁

Barb Played Her Guitar.
🎸 Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me 🎸

🎸 I ain't the sharpest tool in the shedddd 🎸

🎸 He was looking kind of dumb with his finger and his thumb
In the shape of an "L" on his forehead....🎸

Branch Joined In With His Guitar.
🎵 Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming🎵

🎵 Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running🎵

🎵 Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb🎵

🎸 So much to do, so much to see 🎸
Barb Sang.

🎵 So what's wrong with taking the backstreets?🎵
Branch Sung.

🎸 You'll never know if you don't go 🎸
Barb Sang.

🎵 You'll never shine if you don't glow!YEAH!🎵
Branch Sung.

Both Sang Together Back To Back.

🎸🎵  Hey now! We're the all stars🎵 🎸

🎸🎵 Get your game on, go plaaay🎵 🎸

🎸🎵 Hey now! we're the rock stars🎵 🎸

🎸🎵 Get the show on, get rockinnnn!🎵 🎸

🎸🎵 And all that glitters is goooold🎵 🎸

🎸🎵 Only shooting stars break the molddddd...YEAH!🎵 🎸

Poppy And Smidge Go Up The Elevator To The Surface.

"Okay I See Your Look, What's The Problem-"
Smidge Said.

Poppy Thought.
"My Suspicions Are Getting Higher. Branch Being All Rockstar Now And Hanging With Barb And Playing Guitars.......You Know What That Means?"

Smidge Was Scratching Her Butt.
"..................Huh?"

"._____________________."
Poppy Did The Face.

Smidge Stops.
"Oh Um, Proceed"

"Branch Will Get Influenced By Rock! Then He Won't Wanna Be A Pop Troll Like He Is! HE'LL WANT TO BE ALL EDGY AND PUNK"
Poppy Said.

"Oof, Yeah That Sounds Not Right. But What Do We Do?"
Smidge Asked.

Poppy Had A Plan.
"Smidge, We Have To Stop That Concert"