Disclaimer- I don't own Trolls or Trollstopia in any way, size, or form. Melody Song, Mal Shredder, Stereo, Twilight Tidepool, McJagger, Buckaroo, and now finally, Sid Scales are my O.C.s and belong to me. Aggie and her family members on her mother's side, her father's side, her parents, cousins, siblings, and all other MMTs belong to I.M. Rally. I also do not own the songs or the lyrics selected that I use for this chapter today. Now, let's get to it!

Poppy and Branch: You can do it solo!

Aggie and Trollex: But then you'd be all by yourself.

Stereo and Synth: (Synth: Yo!) So, it'd be more fun to share this one with someone else! (Tiny Diamond: Hit it, daddy!)

Rhythm, Blues, Quincy, Essence: Together, we will soar across the sky and beyond! (Prince D: To the great beyond!)

Holly Darling, Buckaroo, Delta Dawn: So, tune-up your voice!

Val Thundershock, Barb, and Melody Song: Stand up and sing along!

All: All different voices (Tiny Diamond: Everybody now!), our melodies ringing. We're living in harmony! Yeah, we're living in harmony! Our song is much stronger will every troll singing. We're living in harmony!

Starting On a Heated Slate

Two days have passed since the job hunt, and so far, there has been one memorable day after another. Aggie got to visit her parents and her older half-siblings and, after realizing they forgot about Bernadette's 60th birthday, quickly tried to come up with a last-minute party to celebrate and show Bernadette how much they appreciate her, while also getting in some training for her wind magic as well. And the next day after that, Uncle Santiago hilariously dressed up like a girl so he could be able to compete with Aggie as her partner in the Girlhood Social.

Currently, it was morning, and the Normal Trolls were getting up and preparing for the day ahead of them.

Poppy, Branch, Essence, Quincy, and Delta were in the kitchen, currently cooking everyone breakfast.

Everyone else was hanging out by the dining room table, either currently sitting at the table or just arriving at the table after coming downstairs from the elevator.

Synth, who was sitting next to Stereo, was still feeling a bit tired and was currently laying his head on the table near a cup of orange juice, asleep, lightly snoring.

Stereo, seeing Synth look so adorable asleep like this, chuckled and petted Synth's head.

Clampers was chewing on what looked like a red rubber chewing ring, which made Tiny Diamond, who was sitting on the table right in front of his father, ask her, "Hey, Clampers. Why are you chewing on that ring"?

Clampers took the ring out and explained, "It's ayy chewin' ring. Sometaames, if ay feel laake my jaw's gonna go flyin', aw if ay'm hungry ayn' feel laake munchin' on somethin' befawe food is served, ay just bite on this here ring ayn' it cools the bitin' jittuurrs. Plus, it helps me loosen up my baby teeth so they ken start fallin' out soon."

McJagger was pouring some creamer into his cup of coffee and stirred it in while listening to Cooper, who was telling him and Prince D a hilarious story.

Sid was tapping his fork on a glass of water with a bored expression on his face.

Trollex soon came out of the elevator, wearing a light green robe, his optic fiber-like hair currently frizzy, and he looked a bit sleepy.

Aggie flew over and greeted her boyfriend with a sweet, "Good morning," and kissed him on the lips.

Trollex giggled, melting into the kiss, saying after they separated a bit, "And a sweet good morning to you as well," and caressed Aggie's cheek, making the MMT blush.

Sid, watching this, rolled his eyes and quietly gagged, saying, "It's too early for this much sappy romance to be going on."

"Hey, Trollex," Quincy commented while peeking his head out of the kitchen, asking, "Can you do me a favor and take the trash out for us"?

"Sure thing, Quincy," Trollex replied, saying to Aggie, "I will be right back," and kissed her on the cheek before he left, grabbing the garbage bag from the trash can before leaving the condo.

Back at the table, Riff noticed that Barb wasn't at the table yet, making him ask Demo, "Hey, dude, have you seen Barb"?

"Not since yesterday," Demo answered back with an unsure shrug.

Outside, Trollex was bringing the trash bag outside where, near the corner of the parking lot, there were two green trash bins side by side, with one of the bins overflowing with so much garbage, that Trollex didn't see the second trash bin at first. When he saw how much garbage was in the trash can, he groaned tiredly, knowing he was gonna have to try and stuff it inside.

He first opened the lid of the overflowing bin and placed the trash bag he had on top before trying to push it down with a stick. However, it didn't work, and the pressure actually made the stick go into Trollex's mouth, where he ended up tasting it, much to his chagrin, and gagged because it tasted so gross.

Set to try a new idea, he took the belt off his robe and tied it around his forehead, before readying his fist, aiming just where to punch the bag so it'd go in. Then, he slammed his fist down, but instead of pushing the bag in, it just made a cloud of stink, which he smelled, and reeled back in disgust because it smelled awful.

Not willing to give up, Trollex then decided to try a new strategy: kick-stuffing it. He got into position, leaped up, and tried to kick the trash bag into the trash bin, but not only did that not work either, but it hurt really bad. Reeling in pain, Trollex commented while falling back, "Ow, ow, ow, ah," before falling backwards, laying on the ground.

With a now even crazier idea in mind, Trollex climbed up a nearby lamppost and made sure where he was was angled just right so he would be able to leap and land right on top of the trash bag pile inside the bin. When he felt read, Trollex smiled, shouting, "SUPER SLAM FLYING ATTACK," and jumped, slamming right into the trash. However, instead of getting stuffed in successfully, it reinflated the bags and made him fall over, landing face-first on the ground this time, while the bin fell over and spilled some of the garbage bags inside.

Trollex sighed in frustration and got up, retying his robe belt, picking up the fallen bags, and placing them back into the garbage bin, before he picked up the garbage bag he was carrying earlier.

Then, he looked over and saw the second trash bin that looked empty. He looked around to see if anyone was using it, before he walked over to it and opening the lid so he could put the trash bag inside.

However, before he could, out of the blue, Barb popped out of the empty trash bin, startling Trollex, shouting, "This is a general environment violation"!

"For what," Trollex asked, annoyed.

"For littering," Barb answered while hopping out of the garbage bin and closing the lid.

Trollex reopened it while explaining in frustration, "It's not littering if I'm putting trash in a can"!

"It is if it's my trash can," Barb retorted while slamming the lid shut.

"Since when is it "your" trash can? It doesn't belong to you," Trollex asked while opening it again, glaring at the Rock queen.

"So? I claimed it to use for my own stuff during our stay here, so it's technically "my" trash can," Barb retorted while slamming it shut again, adding, "I knew you'd been stuffing your trash in here. It took me two days, but I caught you red-handed."

Trollex then took a moment to ask out of slight confusion, raising his unibrow inquisitively, "Wait, you've been hiding there for two days"?

"What I do with my free time is my own business, fish boy," Barb answered before saying, "Now leave this trash can alone; I own it while we are here."

"But it's empty. You don't own the air inside it," Trollex retorted, glaring at Barb again while opening the trash can lid.

"Yes I do," Barb exclaimed while glaring back at Trollex.

"You can't own nothing," Trollex retorted while opening the trash bin lid again.

"But I own the lid to nothing, and it stays shut," Barb clapped back while slamming the lid close one last time before puffing her chest out intimidatingly, saying, "Hmph"!

Trollex wasn't the least bit amused or intimidated, replying with, "Oh, you think puffing out your chest is going to intimidate me," and took a deep breath in before he puffed his own chest out to look intimidating...until his heart started to glow and beat rapidly, displaying deep under, Trollex was incredibly nervous.

Barb, seeing this, broke into laughter, while Trollex gritted his teeth, growling under his breath, and commenting while poking Barb in the stomach, "Don't laugh"!

"Don't poke me," Barb shouted while poking Trollex's stomach in retaliation.

"I will poke you whenever I like," Trollex retorted as he and Barb then locked fists, trying to poke at one another, struggling to overpower one another's arm.

Then, Trollex's hand slipped and resulted in him, in under a second, making a fist, and punching Barb in the nose by accident.

Barb was startled that the Techno king had the nerve to punch her, and, out of frustration and anger, screamed and lunged at Trollex, the two engaging in a brawl.

The sounds of their fight caught the attention of the Normal Trolls, with Dante asking, "What's that ruckus"?

"Sounds laake ayy wrestlin' match, y'all," Holly replied, also hearing the sound.

Essence went to look out the window and noticed Barb and Trollex's brawl outside, making her gasp and declare in worry, "Oh no"!

"What's going on," Poppy asked as she and the other leaders currently in the kitchen looked out the window to see.

When they saw what was going on, they all immediately ran out of the kitchen and went outside, with the rest of the gang following curiously.

Outside, they all saw Trollex and Barb fighting each other.

"Oh my guh," Smidge shouted in shock.

"Bro! What are you doing," Synth shouted in worry for his brother.

"Barb, what the heck," Val declared in disbelief.

"Fight! Fight! Fight," Sid chanted excitedly while watching the two leaders fight.

Aggie, in concern, quickly flew to the two leaders, using her telekinesis levitation magic to pull the two brawling leaders apart and keep them separated, while Gust and Riff held back Barb while Smidge and Demo held back Trollex, shouting, "Guys! Cut it out"!

Trollex and Barb, despite being restrained, still kept trying to reach out to one another, wanting to continue to fight.

"Guys, stop," Branch exclaimed, adding, "What is going on here"?!

Trollex and Barb both started to shout at the same time, making it hard to completely understand what they were talking about.

Finally, having enough, Poppy, who was usually cheery and happy, suddenly exclaimed, out of frustration, "ENOUGH"!

Her loud exclaim was enough to make everyone stunned as they turned their heads and look at the frowning Pop queen, which was a surprising sight no one thought they'd see, especially Branch, who was shocked to see Poppy look so...mad.

"Dang, y'all; this is the first taame ay've evuurr seen Poppy this here upset," Holly whispered to the Snack Pack.

"Yeah, she's never like this," DJ Suki replied.

"She's more upset than the time Sid and Aggie were fighting in the Mondejar house," Minuet commented quietly to the others.

"Inside! Now," Poppy said while pointing to the condo door.

"But Poppy/Popsqueak! She/He-," Trollex and Barb started to say in unison, set to blame one another for what had just gone down.

"I said now," Poppy retorted, crossing her arms, and showing she was serious.

Trollex and Barb were both understandingly surprised, as they were upset, as they both sent each other cold glares before they solemnly walked inside the condo, with Poppy and the other leaders, including Aggie, following them inside.

"Y'all wait raheet out here faw ayy moment whaale we have ayy lil' talk with 'em," Delta advised the others as she was the last of the leaders to enter the condo.

With everyone else waiting outside, Tiny Diamond spoke up, saying, "Ok, truth time. Aunt Poppy is scary when she's serious."

"I didn't even know she could be so...stern," Dante added, still in shock.

"It's not her fault," Satin added, with Chenille mentioning, "Watching Trollex and Barb fighting like savages was pretty upsetting to watch."

"But why's she takin' it so seriously," Buckaroo inquired.

Laguna was writing something in her notepad, commenting, "I theorize that perhaps seeing our king and the Rock queen fighting made Poppy feel worried about the tribes splitting up again, and out of this concern, she wanted to try and settle things by addressing them in a stern manner."

"But now here's the elephant in the room: why were they fighting in the first place," Demo asked.

"This isn't the first time we've seen Trollex and Barb at one another's throats," Rhythm commented.

"Yeah. I remember when Trollex and Barb were arguing during our necklace heist," Blues pointed out.

"And remember how he seemed so tense and agitated on the Angler Bus when we were coming here," Stereo added on.

"And don't forget: after he chucked me into the water, he did the same thing to Barb, but with more anger than he did with me," Sid commented.

"Plus, he was arguin' with Barb in the meetin' room back in Trollstopia when Aggie first discovered huurr magic," Holly pointed out.

"It's like he hates her," Cooper replied.

"But my bro doesn't hate anyone. He usually doesn't get angry at any Troll, and if he is angry at someone, it's only for a short time before he forgives them. He never holds any grudges," Synth mentioned, worried about his brother.

"But he seems to hate Barb. I mean, why else would he be acting this "tense around her," Val replied.

"Maybe it's not that he hates her, but that he's mad with her. Laguna, didn't you bring up before that ever since the World Tour, Trollex doesn't seem to have forgiven Barb for what she did," Guy Diamond asked the antrollpologist.

"Yes, that is something I have pointed out," Laguna replied.

"That must be why he always acts so upset around her," Smidge commented.

"The way Trollex gets so riled up with Barb is similar to how Aggie gets so riled up with Sid," Melody pointed out.

"Hey, since when am I being brought into this," Sid asked, placing his hands on his hips.

"Well, ever since we got here, you and Aggie have also been arguing, fighting, and you've both been at each other's throats as well, despite it seeming like you both were becoming friends at first," Low-Note Jones answered.

"Hey, it's not my fault that girl's got issues," Sid retorted back.

"Or maybe you're the one with the issues," Riff replied, earning a glare from Sid, making the Rock Troll shrink back and add, "Or something"?

Legsley then chimed in, saying, "Look, the main focus here is that it looks like Trollex is having difficulty with forgiving Barb for what she did during the World Tour."

"But we all forgave her for what happened," Biggie added.

"True, but a traumatic experience can provide different perspectives for different Trolls. Some Trolls might not take it as personally, others do," Prince D commented.

"And plus, trauma is something that doesn't go away in a matter of days. Sometimes, it can weeks, months, or even years to get over," McJagger pointed out.

"So, what do we do then? Let 'em continue this here feud 'til they get it out ov their systems," Clampers asked.

"Knowing them, and with the current circumstances of this issue, that can take a long time," Dante pointed out.

"Maybe faw now, some ov us should go in' ayn' check on them. See if there's anythin' we ken do ta make it less tense," Gust suggested.

"I'll go to check on my bro," Synth volunteered.

"I'll go with you, Synth. I want to check on my buddy too," Beat commented while floating over into Synth's arms.

"I'll come too to see how Barb's holding up," Val said, volunteering as she walked and stood beside Synth.

With that, the two Trolls, and the amoeba button, both walked up to the condo doors, where they saw Aggie fly out to greet them, saying, "Hey, you two. you and the others can come back in now. Trollex and Barb are right now up in their rooms for the time being."

"Thanks, future sis-in-law," Synth replied to Aggie as he and Val walked in first, before everyone else came up to the doors and started to walk back inside.

However, Aggie noticed that sid was the only Troll who was lagging behind, as he seemed to be...sneaking away and was walking over to the parking lot. She quickly flew over and stopped right in front of him, saying, "Hold it! And where do you think you're going"?

"Uh, on a walk? I can't just walk down the street," Sid retorted with an inquisitive eyebrow raised.

"Uh, no, because I don't trust you being by yourself around my homeland, especially because I know who you are while everyone else doesn't yet. So, unless you want things to get ugly, again, turn around and go back inside, and we won't have any problems," Aggie answered back, pointing to the door while ordering Sid.

Sid scoffed, saying, "Fine, fine," before pointing behind Aggie, saying while pretending to look surprised, "Hey, look! Your parents are here"!

"Huh," Aggie commented while looking behind her before she realized she just fell for the oldest trick in the book, especially when she saw a sunflower in place of where Sid was standing, with Sid already running down the block, a good 3ft distance away from the baffled MMT.

"Oh, Troll! I just got sunflowered," Aggie exclaimed angrily while stomping her hoof, as she used her telekinesis to move the sunflower away before she shouted, "Get back here, you sneak," while she chased after Sid.

Back inside the condo, Synth and Beat were in Trollex and Aggie's room, talking to Trollex, who was telling Synth and Beat about the conversation that Poppy and the other leaders had with him and Barb.

"And the leaders said that I have to stay here in my room for..." Trollex explained.

"The whole day," Barb added, explaining the same thing to Val at the same time in her room, mentioning, "And I can't leave my room until I.."

"Have thought about what I did and..," Trollex added to Synth and Beat in his room.

"Apologize to Trollex for it. And it was all...," Barb added to Val in her room.

"HIS/HER FAULT," both Trolls in their respective rooms shouted in unison while crossing their arms angrily, frowning.

Synth and Beat were visibly confused about the conversation, with Beat asking, "Um, buddy, could you explain that again, this time using full sentences"?

"I'd love to, but I'm too busy...," Trollex started to reply angrily before the trio heard Barb's voice exclaim, from the floor above them, "Plotting my revenge"!

After the "talk," Synth, Beat, and Val met up in the hallway, by the elevator, and told one another how the conversation went.

"Hmmmmm, I see what's happening here, yo," Synth replied to Val.

"Yeah, mega feud big time. We need to put a stop to it, but how," Val asked.

Beat then spoke up, saying, "Well, before we came here, Trollex asked us to pull this prank on Barb that he used to do to some of the Techno Trolls for fun in college."

"College," Val inquired, raising a curious eyebrow.

"Ok, high school, technically. But it's really funny. Maybe if we do it, it might help even things up between them," Synth answered.

"Well...ok, if it'll help stop this, I suppose trying it out wouldn't hurt," Val answered before asking, "So, how does this prank work"?

Later, Barb snuck out of her room to grab a box full of snacks so she could at least eat something while she was in her room. She brought the box inside and placed it on the tabletop next to the easy chair in her room before she left. Up on the wall where the chair and table were against, there was a large old-time painting of an old city that was in black and white.

After Barb was gone, Beat whispered, the sound making it sound like it was coming from the box, "It's quiet in the room now."

"Dude, is she gone," Val whispered in response.

"Yeah, I think it's safe now, yo," Synth whispered back.

Then, the three peeked their heads out, revealing they were actually hiding in the painting, also in black and white, making sure the coast was clear.

With the room empty, Val then said, "Ok, let's do this," as they all leaped out of the painting, one by one, and landed on the floor.

Safely on the ground, Val commented, "Right; now, we just need to find the oil," while beginning to fish through the box.

Beat was helping her out, as he mentioned, "Wow, I didn't know Barb liked canned food so much."

"Yeah, I mean look at this," Val commented while holding up a can labeled "Canned Pizza", saying, "Canned Pizza"?

"Canned Yogurt," Beat mentioned while lifting up a can labeled "Canned Yogurt."

"Canned Water," Val added while holding a can labeled "Canned Water."

"What's wrong with bottled water? Or drinking water from the sink," Beat asked.

Synth, worried that Barb was gonna hear them, shushed them both while whispering, "Just find the canned oil, yo, and get going with it."

"Here it is," Beat whispered while lifting up the can labeled "Canned Olive Oil" and gave it to Val, who opened it.

But when she did, she started to have second thoughts about going through with this prank, commenting, "You know what? Now that we're here, I don't think we're doing the right thing."

"But we can't disobey my brother. He told me and Beat to put oil on everything in the room," Synth replied in worry.

Val gave it some thought before adding, "Yeah, and we don't want him to get any more upset than he already is. Hmmm... look, let's compromise. We'll just pick one thing, and we'll put oil on that."

"But what though is the question now," Beat pointed out.

Synth then got an idea, saying, "Ooh! I got the perfect place," and whispered it to Beat and Val, who both seemed to agree to the idea, smiling and nodding in unison.

A few minutes later, Barb was entering the living room, carrying a bowl of popcorn, saying, "Well, if I'm gonna be stuck here, I might as well kick back and watch a mov-AAH," before she slipped on the floor, dropping her popcorn, and slid around the floor, lying while groaning in pain. Her fallen body first slid into the tabletop, making the vase that was next to the box of food fall and shatter on the floor, then she hit the coat rack and made it fall down, then she hit the couch before bumping into the bookcase near the TV and making a book fall onto the floor, while she still slid around helplessly.

Outside the room, Val, Synth, and Beat were watching through the door, which they had cracked open, and saw what had happened, with Beat saying, "Uh, I think we might have taken it a bit too far."

"Yeah, on second thought, maybe we shouldn't have chosen the floor," Val replied in concern.

"I feel so guilty, yo. We've reduced an energetic, fun-loving Troll to a greased-up, slidy sausage," Synth commented sadly, covering his face in worry.

"Yeah, I can't believe I'd even do this to my own queen," Val added, feeling guilty as well, before mentioning, "We have to make up for this. Let's tell Barb we'll help her settle the feud with Trollex."

And not five minutes later, Val, Beat, and Synth were in Barb's room again, facing the Rock queen, down on their knees (or floating in Beat's case, crying in fear/concern, while Barb was watching them with an inquisitive look.

Val was sobbing out of concern for the Rock queen being very upset with her, while Synth tied to explain everything to Barb, saying in a teary-eyed voice, "And we only did it because we thought if things were even between you and my brother, you both wouldn't be fighting each other any more"!

"Please don't be mad, Queen Barb," Beat added tearfully.

Barb gave it some thought, saying, "Under ordinary circumstances, I'd be so furious with you, my head would erupt like a volcano. But I think I'll forgive you."

Val, Synth, and Beat looked very relieved, with Val saying, "Oh, thank you, your Rockness. Thank-,"

"Hold up, I hadn't finished. I'll forgive you if you do something for me first," Barb replied.

"Sure, sure thing, yo. As long as it ain't dangerous, we'll do it," Synth answered.

"What do you have in mind," Beat asked.

"Get back here"!

Sid didn't seem to be listening to Aggie's shouts at all, as he kept laughing while running down the sidewalk. He noticed a skateboard and grinned, hopping onto it and rolling along the sidewalk, cheering while he did so. He weaved his way around the fellow MMTs that were on the sidewalk.

"Now this! This is what I've been missing," Sid commented while feeling the rush of the breeze he felt while riding the skateboard.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Why Should I Worry by Billy Joel~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sid passed by a pair of Magic Reggaeton Trolls, who were playing maracas and bongos.

Aggie kept trying to run after Sid and flew up, flying above the people, before she landed in front of Sid, glaring him down while her hands were on her hips.

Sid stopped the skateboard when he saw Aggie in front of him, but not once was he scared, as he said in a cocky manner, "Well, ya want to catch me? Come and get me"!

He let out a cheer before he jumped up from the skateboard and ended up riding the top of a car that was driving down the street, leaving Aggie agasp, before the MMT glared and flew after Sid, who shouted, "But, I'm warning ya"!

Sid then, while on top of the car, started to sing.

Sid: One minute, I'm in Charmaasin!

When he thought he had gotten far enough, he leaped off the car, looked back with a smirk, and ran off.

Sid: Then, I'm down by Magikina City!

Aggie was flying above the cars, trying to chase after Sid, when she accidentally flew into the back seat of a Magic Funk Troll's convertible, making the driver inside say, in surprise, "What the"?!

"Sorry," Aggie replied while flying back up and continuing her pursuit.

Sid, meanwhile, noticed some Magic Rock Troll construction workers pouring some cement out into an empty slab on the sidewalk and leaped up onto the cement truck's drum, side dancing on it.

Sid: Said, from Cabatwand to Trollnila! There's a syncopated beat! Right!

Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Aggie soon caught up to the disguised Flexi-Troll and tried to land on the drum to lunge at Sid, but she slipped and lost her footing, falling into the wet cement, while Sid watched, amused by Aggie's misfortune.

Sid: I'm street-wise! I can improvise!

He then kicked the drum's tunnel chute down so he could slide down on his feet and land upright, only walking across the cement and leaving a trail while he did, while Aggie saw the cement on her dress and gagged, not liking how bad it stuck.

Sid: Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Sid was soon walking on the sidewalk again, while Aggie gritted her teeth in anger and got up quickly so she could see where the disguised Flexi Troll was going.

Sid: I'm street smart! I got music in my heart!

Sid then saw a firefighter opening a fire hydrant and slid over to it, using the rushing water to clean the cement off both of his feet.

Sid: Why should I worry? Why should I ca-a-a-are?

Aggie soon got out of the cement and started to chase after Sid.

Sid: I may not have a dime!

But the disguised Flexi Troll grinned mischievously and pushed his foot back on the water before lifting it up, so a huge gush of water came towards the MMT, dousing her while also pushing her away.

Sid: But I got street savoire faire!

Sid then walked across a sidewalk vent that was expelling air, which gave him a bit of a blow dry.

Sid: Why should I worry? Why should I ca-a-a-are?

Aggie tried to fly after Sid again, dripping wet, but the air from the vent kept pushing Aggie upwards, making the MMt struggle to keep her footing and stay near where the ground was.

Sid: It's just be-bopulation! But I got street savoire faire! Mmmm-hmmm!

When Sid was soon back on the sidewalk, he saw that he was all dry, and then turned his head, and noticed Aggie with her hair a complete poofy mess (due the vent air's humidity), and she looked ready to kill him.

He ran a good distance down the street and took cover behind a table that was selling sunglasses. But he did leave a small clue to give Aggie a sense of where he was hiding: leaving his foot sticking out from under the table covers.

Sid: The rhythm of the city! For once you get it down!

Aggie, seeing that she now had him right where she wanted, flew really fast with a determined look, set to catch the mischievous disguised Flexi Troll and drag him back to the condo with her bare hands.

But Sid was cunning and pulled his foot away and stepped to the side, leaving Aggie to crash headfirst into the table.

Sid: Said, then, you can own this town!

Aggie's crash caused all the sunglasses that were being sold on the table to fly up into the air.

Sid: You can wear the cro-o-own!

One pair of sunglasses dropped over Sid's eyes as he casually dance walked away, catching the attention of two female Magic Jazz Trolls who, while they thought Sid was weird (since they thought he was one of the Normal Trolls), he did look sort of fancy, in a way.

Sid: Why should I worry? Tell me! Why should I ca-a-a-are?

Say, I may not have a dime, oh! But I got street savoire faire!

Leaping from the tops of cars, he soon ended up laying on top of a piano that was being lifted up to the high stories of a building, and despite not knowing how to play the piano, pressed some random keys on it.

Sid: Why should I worry? Why should I ca-a-a-are?

It's just doo-wopulation! But I got street savoire faire!

The two Magic Jazz Trolls watching Sid heard him singing and added a jazzy verse to his "tune."

Magic Jazz Trolls: Ev'rything goes, ev'rything fits!

Sid: I kick it at the Chelsea, and I dig it in the Ritz!

Why should I worry?

Aggie, after recovering from her crash, flew up and cornered Sid on top of the piano. Sid, seeing that the Master of all Music was still on his tail, placed his foot back and made the piano tip, causing Aggie to slide off of it and land on a food stand that covered her in tomatoes.

Sid: Why should I ca-a-a-are? 'Cause, even when I cross that line!

Sid then slid down a drain pipe and hopped back on top of the roof of another passing car.

Sid: I got street savoire faire!

Aggie was not gonna let Sid get away that easily, and quickly flew up onto the roof of the next car that was behind the one he was on and stood on it, pursuing him.

Sid: Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Sid saw that his car was approaching a traffic light the turned yellow and smiled in luck that the car he was on made it before it turned red and let the next wave of cars at the other intersection go by, covering where he was disappearing to, leaving Aggie behind, as the MMT shouted in frustration and stomped her hoof, "Oh, Troll"!

Sid kept riding on the roof of the car he was on, relaxing and enjoying the view.

Sid: Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

He then got a mischievous idea and took his sunglasses off and bent his head down, so he was looking at the driver's window, making a silly face that scared the driver, causing her to scream in fright and stop the car.

Sid: Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Sid leaped off the car and strolled down the sidewalks, walking away like nothing had even happened.

Sid: Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Sid let out a cheer as he stretched his legs and continued his now supervision-free walk around the city.

Sid: Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Said, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Back at the condo, Trollex decided that to pass the time and to de-stress himself from everything that's happened to him earlier, he was gonna soak in the tub and let the water slowly wash away his aches and stress.

He took the robe he had off and stepped into the tub, laying back while sighing in contentment, set to relax in what he thought was water inside the tub.

However, inside the tub wasn't water at all: it was red gelatin!

Trollex, upon contact with the gelatin, realized he wasn't in the water, saying, "Hey, this isn't water"!

He tasted the gelatin before exclaiming in surprise/confusion, "I'm in a bath of red gelatin"!

Then, he looked up at the ceiling and whispered to himself in awe, "I've been wishing this for 15 years"!

He secretly looked around to make sure no one was around before he pulled out a spoon and started to scoop some of the gelatin, eating it, and licking his lips, loving the taste.

Outside, Synth, Beat, and Val were sitting on the couch inside, feeling nervous about what they just did, especially Synth. He just pulled a prank on his own twin brother, the king of Techno Trolls!

"I feel so guilty, yo! We betrayed my brother! He's gonna kill me if he ever finds out we did this," Synth commented worryingly.

"Yeah, why did we agree to do this? My buddy's probably in there, feeling so mad," Beat added in concern, whimpering.

Then, the trio heard the door creak open and saw Trollex walk out of the bathroom, humming a happy tune to himself as he entered the kitchen.

Val, Synth, and Beat were confused but relieved to see that Trollex didn't seem upset, with Val, saying, "Uh, I don't know, man. He still looks pretty happy to me."

Suddenly, the relieved feeling was short-lived when they heard Trollex's voice shout, "What?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO"!

"Ah! There it is," Beat commented while floating into Synth's hair to hide.

"Ah! We're so dead, yo," Synth added while nervously quivering.

Val and Synth turned their heads and saw Trollex peek his head out and tell them, "Barb stole all my gelatin"!

"She must've done it while I was in that magic bath. But how did she sneak in here from her room below here," Trollex asked himself?

"Uh, m-maybe this isn't anything worth freaking out over, man," Val said, trying to make the situation less bad.

"Oh no! It's one thing to falsely claim you own something that you obviously don't, but when you steal my gelatin," Trollex commented, adding to himself bitterly, "Just like when she stole my tribe's string and completely wrecked our reef," before saying out loud, "That's crossing some lines, man"!

A little while later, Trollex was standing by the window, which was open, as he told Synth and Val, "Ok, you two. Here's the plan. Hold me by my fins."

"What? Why," Val asked.

"Just trust me on this," Trollex replied.

Synth and Val both held the ends of Trollex's fins while Trollex started to climb out the window, trying to make his way over to the window where Barb's condo room was, saying with each grunt of frustration and anger as he climbed up, "You put your crusty hands on my gelatin! You get my slippery fingers on your guitar"!

However, Trollex was a lot heavier than both Trolls anticipated, and it didn't help that they were struggling to have a firm grip on his tail fins.

"Ughhh...I'm losing my grip," Val shouted.

"His fins are too slippery for my hands, yo," Synth added, the pair still struggling while Trollex started to use his hair to try and pull himself forward.

"I wish I can help, but I don't have any hands," Beat commented sadly while watching Trollex in concern, hoping he won't get hurt.

"Grab his waist," Synth suggested, as he and Val tried to reach forward to grab Trollex's waist, but instead, they end up letting him go by accident, causing Trollex to fall and land face first on top of the Angler Bus in the parking lot, causing a dent, and making the Angler Bus shake in discomfort.

Back inside a few minutes later, Delta, who had seen Trollex fall out from the window, helped the king inside and had him sit on the couch, questioning, while Synth, Beat, and Val watched as they stood beside Delta, "What part ov "stay in your condo room" do y'all nawht understand"?

"Well, I guess the words "In your condo room", because technically, we're in the lobby right now."

"Have y'all at least thought about earliuurr ayn' are ready ta go apologaaze ta Barb," Delta asked.

"No way! Barb should be the one apologizing to me! She's done nothing but cause me pain, grief, sadness, anger, and above all else, so much more! She started this whole mess to begin with," Trollex exclaimed before muttering to himself, "Especially since her attack during the World Tour."

Delta sighed, saying, "This is gonna take longuurr than we thought," before she faced the trio beside her, saying, "Y'all three, keep ayy close eye on Trollex here."

"Don't worry, Delta. The whole thing was just a silly feud...we hope," Val commented hesitantly.

"Now things should be even, so there's no reason Barb would seek revenge," Synth added hesitantly.

"Yeah, and things should all calm down in a matter of minutes," Beat added, trying to sound optimistic.

However, in Barb's room, she was by her window when she saw her Angler Bus, and took notice of the Trollex-shaped dent on top, shouting frantically, "My buuuuuuuusssssssss"!

She gritted her teeth, saying in agitation, "This...means...war"!

"Well, I'm just lucky we got this settled, yo. If this feud kept up any longer, it was gonna get out of hand," Synth commented as he and Val were heading up the elevator.

"Say, Synth, just asking, why does your brother have beef with my queen anyway," Val asked curiously.

Synth bit his bottom lip, asking, "You really want to know, Val"?

Val nodded as Synth took a deep breath, letting Beat talk first, the amoeba button saying, "Ok. Well, remember when we mentioned earlier outside that Trollex hasn't been able to forgive Barb for the World tour incident"?

"Yeah, I remember. But you guys forgave the Rock Trolls and my queen, even you, your wife, Laguna, and the other Techno Trolls. So, why is it he's having trouble forgiving her like you guys have"?

Synth explained, "See, yo, when he attacked our reef, it was a lot more than just an ambush, it really shook my bro because...he's always had this fear that he wouldn't be able to protect our people and our home."

"Why does that make him scared," Val asked, feeling now more confused but still curious.

"Because he's wanted to be a good leader, just like our parents were...before they died," Synth added, looking down sadly while he did.

Val gasped in shock, her eyes widened in surprise, as Beat then took the next explanation, saying, "Ever since Trollex and Synth were guppies, Trollex was chosen to become the next king of Techno Reef, and our dad would always tell him that when the time came, he would be an amazing king, and continue to pass on our family legacy of family, love, and music, and keep the passion of Techno Music thriving for many years to come."

"And that's something my bro's kept as his own personal philso-fishy as he continued to learn how to be a ruler," Synth commented.

"Um, I think you mean philosophy," Val corrected Synth's grammar error.

Synth didn't seem to care about the mistake, as he added, "Anyway, then, one day, when Trollex and I were 15, our reef was invaded by predators who attacked us, trying to hurt the Techno Trolls. Our parents led the charge...and sacrificed their lives to save the kingdom. After they died, since Trollex was already chosen to be the next king, he was immediately crowned the title and all the unfinished duties and jobs that came with it as the new king. That gave my bro a lot of pressure and anxiety, but the biggest outcome of it was that he was worried he wouldn't be a good king to our people. He was worried he'd never get to rule up to the legacy our parents left with us."

"But, he remembered a piece of advice their father always told trollex: that he didn't have to be like any other ruler, that as a king, he could rule the people his own way. The way that best fits him," Beat added.

"And it was thanks to that advice that motivated my bro to continue living out our parents' legacy and be the best king he could. Holding a lot of raves, igniting the spirit of Techo music, partying all day and night, letting everyone around the reef have fun. Seeing everyone enjoying themselves and the smiles they had for the amazing things he did as a king, it made Trollex feel so proud. And it made him feel like our parents watching over us was proud of him too. I know I'm always proud of my brother, and seeing him be a stellar king and having fun doing it makes me so happy. He never failed at any royal duty or kingly job at all, of course...that was...till the day Barb showed up to our reef," Synth commented.

Val was definitely stunned to hear this, and part of her felt a sense of guilt for having to have supported Barb's World tour idea in the first place. Deep in her heart, during the incident itself, she knew that there was something that felt off about it, but her love for rock music just seemed to overshadow any doubts she had, and it never made her think twice.

"So...how does Barb's attack on the reef...relate to him not forgiving Barb," Val asked.

Before Synth or Beat could answer, they were passing by the door of Barb's room and overheard some loud shouts, including one that said, "Perfect"!

"Huh," the trio said in unison.

"What's going on inside," Beat asked.

Val saw that the door was unlocked, so it was easy to go inside, where they saw that Barb was trying to lift a heavy bucket that was full of something inside, saying, "Ehh.. almost."

Worried this was going to be something that was an act of retribution, Val spoke up, commenting, "Your Rockness, we need you to stop this feud or you and Trollex are gonna end up in an eternal war with one another."

Barb didn't seem to be listening, as she kept trying to carry the bucket to the window, saying as she only made it halfway across the floor, "Darn it"!

"Yo, what are you even doing anyway," Synth asked curiously.

"Trying to get back at fish boy, but this is too heavy," Barb answered while showing the trio a bucket that was full of water, and inside were like 6 piranhas, making the trio shout in shock, while one piranha jumped up and snapped at Beat, who hid in Synth's hair.

"What the fish," Synth shouted in fright.

"Barb! This argument has spiraled into madness! It has to stop," Val exclaimed.

"Yeah! you both are gonna hurt yourselves if you keep this up," Beat added, peeking out when it felt safe to show up.

"Not until Trollex pays for what he did to my bus," Barb retorted, struggling to lift the bucket again.

Val, Synth, and Barb knew that they were gonna have to do something to get this to stop. So, Beat commented, "Barb, either put the piranha bucket away, or we will have to resort to something bad."

"Pfft. What's the worse you guys can do," Barb asked, not even nervous about what the trio could do.

"Then you leave us no choice, Barb. Synth," Val said, looking at Synth, who nodded.

Synth reached over to the nearby alarm clock and picked it up, saying, "Stop the feud, or I reset your alarm clock."

Barb, hearing this, dropped the bucket and exclaimed in a panic, "No! I won't know how to reprogram it"!

"Then end it," Beat replied.

Barb crossed her arms and held her head high, retorting, "Never"!

Synth had a mischievous grin, saying while pressing the time button on the alarm clock to change the time, "How would you like to wake up at six? Seven? Eight? Or nine a.m."?

Seeing her alarm set to now 9 am, Barb was now panicking, saying, "Nine a.m.?! I'll lose half the day"!

"You know, this can end anytime you like," Beat said with a sly smile.

Not wanting to admit defeat, Barb turned around, facing away from the others, saying, "Humph. Do your worst. My bladder will wake me up at five anyway."

Val then dealt the finishing blow, smirking while saying, "Well then, how would you like your radio tuned to Pop music"?!

On cue, Synth pressed another button on the alarm clock that changed the music setting, playing a Pop tune.

https://youtu.be/b1dFSWLJ9wY

5SOS Background music: Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? I don't wanna know, oh! But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change! And you know that you're always gonna stay the same!

Barb couldn't take it, covering her ears while shouting, "Ah, this tune is just so catchy, it's getting stuck in my head"!

5SOS Background music: Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? I don't wanna know, oh! But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change! And you know you don't want it any other wa-a-a-a-ay-

"Turn it off," Barb exclaimed, with Synth pressing the button to turn off the radio.

Barb breathed fast, saying, "Ok, ok, I give up! I'll end the feud. But, please, can you just do one thing for me in return"?

"Depends. What do you have in mind," Val asked.

Barb pulled out a letter, saying, "I can't leave my room to mail this letter. Can you please do it for me"?

Synth and Val looked at one another, nodding in agreement, as Val picked up the letter, with Beat saying, "Sure thing, Barb."

Back out on the street, Sid was rolling down the sidewalk on another skateboard that he snatched from a skateboard shop, overhearing a bit of music playing and bopping his head to the beat, still wearing his sunglasses from earlier.

Sid: Hooked on hip-hop phonics!

Yeah, it works for me! So jump aboard, yeah, this train is free!

The conductor, let me toot my whistle! The instructor of the funky uncle fizzle!

While he kept rolling and chilling with the song continuing in the background, what he didn't know was that behind him Aggie, who was able to catch up to him after about 10 minutes of getting lost in traffic, was coming up right behind him, shouting, "You are in so much trouble the minute I get my hands on you"!

Aggie weaved her way around the cars before she ended up flying right alongside Sid, using her fauna magic to create some vines to try and catch the wheels of Sid's skateboard.

Sid stumbled a bit and gasped in shock when he saw Aggie had caught up to him and was glaring him down.

He saw that they were about to approach a bakery and used his hair to pick up a cake, saying, "Aggie, you want some cake? You seem a little hangry," and cackled at the funny pun he made.

Aggie wasn't amused one bit, shouting, "Get that thing out of my face before I-,"

Sid then saw something that made him smirk, saying, "Uh, excuse me, MMT."

"What," Aggie shouted angrily at Sid.

Sid smirked and pointed in the direction they were going, making Aggie turn her head and see she was about to fly into a telephone pole. Aggie screamed in fright and flew over to the side to avoid hitting the pole, but while doing that, Sid pushed off and rode the skateboard faster, causing Aggie to grit her teeth and chase after Sid in frustration, "You're not getting away with this"!

"Sorry, can't hear you because I'm too far away," Sid teased, cackling a bit.

Suddenly, he heard a loud HONK and saw that he was about to crash into a truck that had stopped at a traffic light on the curb he was approaching, making Sid gasp and say in fright, "Oh, mother tru-," before he wound up colliding into the truck and rolled into an alleyway, and then, his world became black.

Back at the condo, Val dropped off the letter in the mailbox for Barb, as she, Synth, and Beat thought that the feud was now finally over.

However, later on, when they went to go check up on Trollex, they were sitting on the couch while watching Trollex read a letter he got, reading, "Stick your head out of the window for a special surprise."

The note itself sounded odd to the trio, as trollex thought about it, saying, "Hmm, all evidence points to this letter being a trap, but what if it's a nice surprise, like a cake or a kiss from my beloved Aggie"?

Trollex walked over to his window and stuck his head out, looking to see where the surprise was gonna come from.

However, he was greeted not with cake nor a kiss from his girlfriend, but a huge splash of water, and two piranhas that bit him, one on his right gill ear, and the other on the top of his loose knot, making Trollex shout in pain, exclaiming, "AAH! It was a trap"!

Val and Synth both facepalmed, stunned/frustrated that Trollex just got pranked harshly, and they already knew by the piranhas who it was, with Beat saying, "Oh, man. I knew we should have checked the address."

Trollex growled in anger and looked up where he saw Barb holding the bucket, the Rock queen laughing while saying, "Feeling hydrated, fish boy"?

Trollex pulled the piranhas off of him and threw them aside, saying angrily, "Haha, very funny! A low class prank from a low class Troll"!

"What'd you say about me," Barb retorted angrily, hearing what Trollex had called her.

"You know what I said, you reckless knuckle-Troll," Trollex shouted back.

"Do not make me come down there and smash your skull with my guitar," Barb shouted back in anger, holding up her guitar.

"Oh yeah, I'm so scared," Trollex shouted back rhetorically.

"Do not make me do it, man," Barb shouted back.

"Why don't you come down here and make me make you do it, tough Troll," Trollex shouted back at Barb.

"Why don't you come up here, and make me come down there, tough Troll," Barb shouted back at Trollex.

"I am gonna come up there! And I'll kick your butt and deal you the same pain you dealt to my tribe and me," Trollex angrily shouted back.

"Oh yeah, why don't you try it, fish boy?! Get your butt up here and kick my butt, neon nerd," Barb angrily shouted back.

Val, Synth, and Beat tiredly watched the shouting match go back and forth, with Synth saying, "Ok, truth time, yo: this ain't gonna ever stop, is it"?

"Nope," Val and Beat said tiredly in unison.

The argument still continued, with Barb saying, "I'm gonna throw my guitar at your face"!

"Oh, we throwing stuff now? Perfect! Then, I'll throw stuff at you too," Trollex angrily replied.

"Throw what? your glowsticks," Barb retorted back.

"Nope! My voice," Trollex shouted back before he let out a very, very, very loud shout that was in autone, exclaiming, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"!

The sound of Trollex's angered shout was strong enough to shatter the glass on all of the windows of the condo and make all the pieces fall off, raining glass outside.

The force of the shout also made Barb, inside her room, wobble, and fall backwards. Trollex, seeing this, laughed before the now windowless window pane fell on his head and knocked him out.

All of the Normal Trolls inside the condo witness what had happened and were shocked to their very core.

"What," Branch exclaimed in disbelief.

"The," Gust added in shock.

"Troll," Riff mentioned worryingly.

"Just," Dante exclaimed in surprise.

"Happened," Stereo added, shouting in disbelief.

Val, Beat, and Synth were also shocked to have witnessed this, with Val saying, "I think we need to do something drastic."

"What could be more drastic than that," Beat asked.

"Whatever it is, as long as it can help put an end to this once and for all, I'm in," Synth replied.

A while later, Trollex and Barb both seemed to be passed out while sitting in something together. When they woke, the first thing they saw was that they were right next to each other, causing the two Trolls to scream in fear.

"What are you doing here?! What am I doing here?! Did you have something to do with this," both Trolls frustratedly asked one another?

"Where are we," Trollex asked while looking around.

A familiar stench caught Barb's nose as she sniffed it, commenting, "Smells like a dumpster."

Trollex tried to open the lid and saw that the lid was locked, making him say, "It's locked."

Suddenly, both Trolls saw that below their feet was a small ube cake, big enough to be eaten in one bite, with a note on it.

Barb picked up the note and read it, saying, "Look at your phones."

On cue, both their phones began to vibrate as the pair reached over and saw they both got text messages that had a video link, and they all came from the same contact: Val.

"What's that blue highlighted thing Val sent? A meme," Barb asked in confusion.

"It's a video link, obviously," Trollex replied, annoyed, as he pressed the link to play the video.

The video played, showing Val, Synth, and Beat together on the couch in the lobby, with Val saying, "Good evening, fellow leaders. This feud started with a trash can, and that's where it's going to end."

"In front of you is a cake," Beat then mentioned.

Barb saw the cake below them and picked it up, eating it in one bite.

But then, the video continued, with Beat adding, "Inside the cake is a key."

"By sharing the cake, you'll find the key. And learn that sharing is the key... to getting out of there," Synth then stated, and on cue, when Trollex and Barb realized that there was a key hidden in the cake, Barb swallowed and nervously smiled at Trollex, who looked furious with Barb.

Trollex was livid because Barb had not only selfishly eaten the cake alone, but that cake had their one-way ticket out, and now, they were trapped inside the dumpster!

"You have until 8pm tonight to find your way out," Val added.

"I'm pretty sure it'll take us longer than that before we see that key again," Barb nervously commented.

Trollex shouted in anger, "YOU STUPID, IDIOTIC TROLL! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! IF YOU'D HAVE SHARED THAT CAKE, WE'D BEEN OUT OF HERE BY NOW"!

"If you'd have stayed away from my trash can, we wouldn't have been here in the first place," Barb shouted back.

"If you had never done that stupid World Tour in the first place, we wouldn't be having this problem to begin with," Trollex retorted.

"What is it with you and mention that?! I've already told you guys I'm sorry for that, and you guys have forgiven me for it! But ever since that, you still act like you have a problem with me! Like what gives?! What is your problem," Barb shouted back.

"Oh, Ms. "I Love Destruction" wants to know what my problem is?! My problem is you! Because I will never forgive you for what you've done," Trollex declared.

"The rest of the Techno Trolls forgave me, but why not you," Barb asked, while still upset, now surprised to hear that Trollex hasn't forgiven her.

Trollex then angrily replied, "Oh, you want the truth?! Here's why: because when you attacked the techno Trolls during your World Tour, you didn't just ambush us; you destroyed everything I've been working for since I become king! My home, destroyed by your music! My DJ booth broke by your music! My own people, captured by your own Rock Trolls! I had to watch my own brother get trapped in a cage you had for all of us! Everything I had in the kingdom, everything made and built to help protect us from harm's way, so we could lie happily and be able to express our music freely. You destroyed everything I had worked to build for years up in only a matter of minutes! You hurt us! You hurt the only family I have left! You hurt my friends that I cherish! And you especially hurt me!

Barb, soaking all of this in, tried to say something, but Trollex interrupted her, shouting angrily, "I'm not done yet! We never even wanted to fight in the first place! But you didn't even give us a choice! And even after I chose to surrender my string so you wouldn't hurt my people or me any longer, you didn't even care and just chose to continue your destructive mayhem, and you captures us, destined to turn us all into Rock zombies! I may have been under the Rock influence when you struck me with the ultimate power chord, but I didn't like it one bit! I hated it! And I hated you! You scarred almost everyone in my tribe for life, and that's something I can't even bring myself to forgive you for! You crossed so many lines, and for that, i will never forgive you for it"!

"B-But, Trollex, dude, I-I'm-," Barb tried to say.

Trollex interrupted her again, saying, "Oh, now you want to apologize?! Well, too bad, because you've already been too late for it! The chance of forgiveness was thrown out the window when you came to attack us that day! And out of all the Troll Tribes, why us first?! WHY?! Because we're "Weak" and "defenseless"? Because we can't fight back? Well, guess what?! We aren't the weak Trolls you think we are! You've hurt us so badly, and you've hurt me the worst! I had to break something so special to me to protect my people, but that wasn't even enough to fend you off"!

"W-What did you break," Barb nervously asked.

Trollex's anger was soon becoming replaced by overwhelming sadness, as Trollex replied with tears forming around his eyes, "My promise to my parents. I promised them I would never surrender the Techno string, but when you were attacking us...I had no choice. I had to do it...so no one else would have to suffer from the pain and torment you were putting us through in your attack. We never like to fight, the only time I remember we fought was when predators came to our reef...and my parents died trying to protect us."

Barb was now feeling a huge wave of guilt wash over her, her chest heavy with sorrow, and she felt really, really bad for all the mistakes she had made.

Trollex continued with, "That day, I still remember fresh in my mind...just like I remember your attack on my home. Your ambush tore away at everything I was working so hard on. You made me feel like I failed as a king, like I failed to protect Techno Reef, failed to protect my people. You made me feel so guilty for the thing I wish I could've done to be a better protector...and I still feel that guilt now, thanks to you," adding that last part bitterly.

Barb had absolutely no words as she saw Trollex look away sadly, trying to rid his eyes of the tears he had, while she felt tears of her own forming. It was already bad enough when Trollex admitted he never forgave her, but to hear him lash out all those frustrations and anger he had pent up, based on everything she had done, just made her realize that her mistake lay deeper than she thought. All the Rock queen could do at the moment was sit and think back on the errors of her ways...and deal with the now overwhelming guilt she had.

Back inside the condo, Val, Synth, and Beat were sitting on the couch, waiting for Trollex and Barb to re-enter the condo, with Beat asking in confusion when he saw they weren't inside yet, "Don't you think they should've figured it out by now"?

"just give it a minute, yo. I'm sure they're about to climb out as we speak," Synth replied.

"I'll go and check," Val said as she went to the doors and looked to see if Trollex and Barb were nearby. But then, she saw what she thought was the trash can both Trollex and Barb were locked in roll away, making her sigh in frustration, saying while Synth and Beat peeked their heads out to see what happened, "Aw man."

Sid soon started to come back into it, opening his eyes.

"Wh-Wha? What happened," Sid asked himself while struggling to see clearly, his vision a bit blurry before it became clear.

The first sight he was greeted by was an angry Aggie, who glared at Sid while her arms were crossed, saying sarcastically, "Well, look who's finally awake."

Sid groaned when he saw Aggie, saying while sitting up, "Seriously, are you always around? You're like the glitter on my arms, well, my usual arms, and not these Pop arms I'm disguised in," while waving his Pop arms.

"Well, isn't that convenient," Aggie sarcastically replied while rolling her eyes in annoyance before she stated, "Anyways, now, you got nowhere to run, trouble maker."

"Why do you always assume I'm gonna cause trouble everywhere I go? Geesh, you are so paranoid," Sid retorted.

"Oh, I'm paranoid? Well, excuse me, but I'm not the one who's a monster under Pop Trolls' clothing," Aggie retorted back.

Sid gasped, feeling offended, as he shouted, "How dare you, MMT! If you had any idea of the things I've had to go through my entire life, you'd understand why I act the way I do"!

Aggie shouted back, "Oh please! I may not know a lot about Flexi Trolls, but judging by how have been acting since you first got here, I can pretty much guess how they act."

Sid was very lucky that they were deep within the alleyway, and no one was around to hear their conversation.

"You know nothing about my kind, and you know nothing about me! Then again, of course, you wouldn't because you're too busy being "Little Miss Perfect" around everyone you know and love," Sid retorted back.

"You think I'm perfect," Aggie shouted back, now feeling offended by what Sid had called her.

"Yes! You have all the True Colors, and all the magic abilities of the Magic Musical Trolls, and you can play any genre of music without having to worry about losing your colors or magic! Everyone around you back in the Troll Kingdom, in your little Trollstopia, and even here in your homeland loves you, especially your royalty Techno boyfriend Trollex! You're basically an icon to all the other MMTs around here, and everyone treats you with so much kindness and respect, it's sickening," Sid replied back, crossing his arms and huffing in anger.

Aggie then placed her hands on her hips, saying, "You think that's how life is for me?! You know nothing about me! Not everyone here in Harmonious Land loves me for who I am! I still get teases and comments about looking weird or strange because of my True colors and magic abilities! Even before I got my True Colors, I was constantly ridiculed and teased for being different than the other MMTS! I was dumped twice by my ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend because they didn't love me for who I was! And the only friends I have here in my homeland, aside from the Normal Trolls, are my own family members and cousins, but other than that, I have no friends here! I'm practically a walking outcast"!

Sid growled under his breath, retorting, "Oh, you think you know what it's like being an outcast in your own community?! I'm practically seen as walking garbage by the other Flexi-Trolls! They mock me, bully me, scold me for the things I do wrong in their eyes, and for the things I don't do! Any time I try to do something to impress them, it's not enough because it's not according to how the Flexi-Trolls want it to be like! I've been dragged into fights, brawls, and every injury I've ever gotten from them hurts me mentally more than it does physically! I was cheated on by my own ex-girlfriend before she dumped me because she called me useless! I don't like to fight like they do, I don't like to kill, I don't even like to hunt! I've had to live on bugs my entire life! Bugs! At least the food you eat here has flavor and taste; have you ever eaten a grub? Because they're bland and slimy, just like the other Flexi-Trolls call me! Even my own king has no faith in me and considers me a worthless weak nymph because I'm different from everyone else! I've never been accepted in my own tribe just because I was born differently than the rest of them, and even still, I've never been seen as one of them"!

"Well, the feeling's mutual there because I feel like I'll always be seen as the oddball in my homeland," Aggie shouted at Sid.

"Same here," Sid shouted back at Aggie.

"Looks like we've finally agreed on something for once," Aggie shouted angrily back.

"I guess we have," Sid shout angrily back at the MMT.

Suddenly, both Trolls looked at one another in surprise, with Sid asking, "Hold up. Did we...really agree on something"?

Aggie thought about it, saying, "I...think we did."

Sid, trying to get over the shock, commented while turning his head away, "W-Well, I don't see why the other MMTs should be teasing you about being different. Doesn't Poppy always say that differences is what makes us all unique? And didn't that Quincy guy added that denying our differences is denying the truth of who we are"?

"Yeah, but it's not the same here. Here in Harmonious Land, we all embrace our differences in the different genres of music, different personalities, and different lifestyles we have, but we're all the same kind of Troll: Magic Musical Trolls. And here, a lot of them have different opinions about things that seem odd or strange to the usual ways of things around our community. So, if something seems very new and very different to them than what is considered to normal, then they're gonna have a lot of different opinions about it, and not always good ones," Aggie replied back.

Sid gave it some thought, saying, "Well...gee, I...never thought about it that way. I always thought that every Troll sees you as an amazing icon who's super talented and super fun to hang with. I never thought anyone would ever, you know, have something bad about you to say. And seeing how some of the MMTs we've interacted with, outside your family, have reacted around you and the others, well...I guess not everyone has a nice thing to say."

"Yeah, and even now, it still does hurt. But, I've learned to just accept it and move past their opinions, because what they say doesn't matter to me; I have true friends who care about me and love me for who I am," Aggie replied back.

Sid then walked over to the dead-end wall at the end of the alleyway, placing his hand on it while saying, "You know, you are lucky. You have all these amazing Normal Troll friends who care about you and a warm and loving family who love you with all their hearts. You even have a special Troll in your life who cares about you deeply. And...you know, that day when Trollex went to go break you out of prison after your driving lesson...I...may have suggested that idea to him."

"Wait...you told him to break me out," Aggie asked, confused.

"Yeah, I did. 'Cause, I'm gonna sound so sappy saying this, but..I support your relationship with Trollex. You both really love each other, and I may not be psychic like you are, but I know you and Trollex are gonna have a happy life together forever. You both deserve one another," Sid replied, looking slightly at Aggie while most of his face was still turned away toward the wall.

Aggie was definitely surprised to hear this, as she said, "Well...thank you. I...appreciate that you support my relationship with Trollex."

Sid didn't say anything but gave a small nod, adding while facing the wall again, "Anyway, you have all these amazing people with you...while I have no one. I've been all alone back home, and even now, I can't help but feel so alone. I have no friends, I don't have a family, and I don't even have it in me to fall in love again after my ex cheated on me and dumped me like garbage. So...what does that make me? More of an outcast than I already am"?

"I'm sure you must have one friend, Sid. Haven't you been bonding with Buckaroo lately," Aggie asked?

"Yeah, but the point I'm making is...ok, look, I'm not good with this "touchy feelings emotional talking" thing, but...I guess...what I'm trying to say is...I'm sorry...for everything. And...if you still want to continue hating me, or being suspicious of me because of my Troll species, then be my guest. 'Cause...I deserve all the hate," Sid sadly replied.

Aggie raised an inquisitive eyebrow, admitting, "I don't hate you, Sid."

Sid was surprised to hear this, saying while turning around, "You...don't? But I've been acting like a jerk to you ever since you confronted me. We've argued, fought, and after all that, how can you not hate me for it"?

Aggie shrugged and said, "I guess...'cause under all that jerk-like behaviour, your blunt honesty, your sarcastic sayings, your very stubborn attitude-,"

"Not helping," Sid commented while giving Aggie an annoyed, deadpanned look.

Aggie realized she was going off-track, saying, "Sorry. Under all that, deep, deep, deep, I see a side of you that...actually shows the potential of a good friend. You're definitely honest, or as honest as you seem to be, and while it doesn't seem as visible, through some of your words and actions, you...can be pretty nice to my friends. And, while I know, you'll deny this, you...do give pretty good advice when any of us need help, although you should try to be a lot less blunt about it. Plus, you said you didn't want to kill me when I first found out who you were, and you've stuck by your word with that, so...you have some traits of being trustworthy. So, you have some traits that are likeable; I just don't like how you can be rude with my friends, or act so intolerable, or be stubborn, mean, mischievous, and tease sometimes, or get physical with my friends, and you know the rest."

Sid commented, "Yeah, I know what you mean. And...you are...definitely tolerable yourself."

"I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or an offense, but that's been the least offensive thing you've called me so far, so...thank you," Aggie replied.

Sid answered back, "Eh, you're welcome. And...I don't hate you, either. I still don't like you, yet, but...Poppy was right: I guess once I actually lowered my guard and...took the chance to really have a chat with you, Aggie...you're kind of...not annoying to hang with."

"Well, I still dislike you too, but you're...sort of tolerable to be around yourself," Aggie replied.

"You know, in a way, we're like Trollex and Barb. We both have drama, anger, and beef with one another, you more specifically with me, like Trollex has heated beef with Barb, but...maybe like them...it's time we put our differences aside too," Sid commented.

"Well, if you promise to stop acting like a jerk most of the time, then...I'll start to trust you more," Aggie replied.

"Ok. And if you agree to let me have a little space where I can try to intermingle with other Trolls by myself, then...I'll try to watch what I say more often," Sid answered back.

"Deal," Aggie replied, adding, "And...maybe someday, we'll be able to become friends."

"Yeah...I guess so," Sid replied back, saying, "Now, I'm ready to head back to the condo. Although, you might want to look behind you."

"What? Why," replied Aggie as she looked behind her, but didn't see anything at first.

But when she looked back, she saw another sunflower in her place and heard Sid shout as he ran behind her out of the alleyway, "See ya at the condo, ya slow sucker"!

"That little sneak sunflowered me again," Aggie replied in frustration, before she grinned, saying, "But he's not gonna beat the Master of all Music back to the condo," and took to the air, flying up high.

Meanwhile, Synth and Val were running after the runaway trash can, with Beat in Synth's arms while they ran, while Beat shouted, "That was the worst idea you've ever had"!

"Oh, come on, it was pretty good. The mysterious riddle, the positive message, the fact they got to eat a cake," Val argued back.

"She's right about that, yo. Cake is always-," Synth started to say.

"Not the time! We have to catch that dumpster," Beat declared.

However, despite running as fast as they could, the dumpster was still rolling faster and had a good lead ahead of them. While running, they soon passed the skateboard shop, where there was a booth out that sold rollerskates.

The dumpster rolled by it, with Synth and Val stopped in front of the shop, with Val saying while breathing fast, "We'll never gonna catch them"!

Synth saw the rollerskates in the booth and got an idea, saying, "I've got an idea. But it's really uncool."

"How," Val asked curiously.

That question got answered when Val was seen rolling on the rollerskates while Synth rode on top of her.

Synth was slapping Val's arm while saying, "Come on! Faster! Faster! Faster! Faster"!

Val soon got tired of Synth's slapping and commented, "Uh, excuse me, but can I ask why are you trying to motivate me with cruelty, when you know I respond better to emotional rewards"?!

"Wait, you respond better to emotional rewards," Beat asked in confusion.

"Long story, will tell later," Val replied to the amoeba button.

"Sorry, Val," Synth replied as he and Val got high-fived, making Val smile and say, "That's better."

She then seemed to smile, her eyes glistened widely in awe, and she was enveloped in a pink energy with images of cute things like bunnies and stars and rainbows expelling out at the end of her pink trail, and Val seemed to move a lot faster, now close to catching up with the dumpster.

When they were close enough, Synth placed Beat in Val's arms, saying, "Beat, stay with Val, ok"?

"Got it, man," the amoeba button answered.

"Val, don't move! I'm gonna try to jump," Synth told the Rock ambassador as he stood up on Val's shoulders, balancing himself, trying to aim his jump.

However, once he took the leap of faith, he jumped too far and landed on the sidewalk, got rolled over by the trash can and Val, and was sent back. Luckily, he caught up to Val, gave her another high-five, and Val was enveloped in the adorable pink energy again.

This time, she rolled a lot closer to the dumpster, making it easier for Synth to jump and stand on top of it. He smiled, saying, "Yeah, I did it," before he realized...he didn't know what to do next.

"Ahhhh! What do we do now," Synth asked in a panic.

"I don't know! Jam the wheel or something," Beat frantically suggested.

"Here, Synth! Use my guitar," Val said while giving Synth her guitar.

Synth started to bash the guitar on the dumpster wheel while saying, "Don't worry, bro! barb! I'm gonna get you guys out of here"!

He tried a couple of times, before he soon got the wheel to come off, making everyone cheer, before they saw the dumpster was still moving downhill, making them all scream in a panic.

"Now what," Beat asked in concern.

"It's no use! They're gonna have to jump out," Val suggested.

"Jump, you two! Val, catch me," Synth shouted as he leaped towards Val, colliding with her and Beat, while the dumpster rolled downhill, crashed into a car, and flipped up into the air before landing in the middle of the road.

Val, Synth, and Beat rolled downwards too and saw the dumpster in the middle of the road.

Worried that Trollex and Barb were hurt inside, Synth commented nervously, "Uhh, I'm sure they're still okay."

Then, to their horror, they watched a bunch of cars drive down the road and crash into the bin, then, a giant Earth structure grew from underneath it, causing the bin to flip up, where in the air, it was struck by lightning, and just as it landed on the ground, a TV dish satellite fell from the roof of a house fell onto it, crushing it.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO," all three of them said in shock, crying while on their knees, or floating in Beat's case.

"My best buddy's gone," Beat sniffled sadly.

"I can't believe the queen of Rock is dead," Val cried out while sobbing.

"My bro! my twin bro from the same mo-mo! Why my brother?! Take me instead," Synth commented while crying before he realized something, pointing out, "Wait a minute! If my bro's dead, then that means I'm gonna be king! I ain't ready for that, yo," before resuming his sobs.

Then, while he was crying, Beat noticed that there wasn't any blood leaking from the dumpster, but instead, there were many empty gelatin containers that leaked out.

Beat floated over and saw the containers, saying, "Oh wait, these are all of Trollex's gelatin containers; this is the trash can that was full"!

"That means we've been chasing the wrong one! Which means the one we locked Trollex and Barb in is still back at the condo," Val pointed out while getting up and picking up one of the gelatin containers and dropping it by the others.

"Which means we still have enough time to get them back in the condo before the others see that they've been missing," Synth commented.

"Then, what are we waiting for, guys? Let's go," Beat said gleefully.

Synth hugged Beat while he hopped onto Val's shoulders, gave Val a high-five, and Val was once again in the cheerful energy and turbo boost skated all the way back to the condo.

Back at the condo, in the real trash can that Trollex and Barb were locked in, both leaders were still very silent, not saying a single word.

Barb looked at Trollex with a guilty look in her eyes, while Trollex didn't seem to be paying attention as he was looking down at his fins.

The Rock queen took a deep breath in and out before saying, "Look, Trollex, I...am really, really, really sorry...about everything. The World Tour, our little feud earlier, and everything in between."

Trollex didn't seem to be paying attention to Barb's apology, but the Rock Queen continued, saying, "You know, I have noticed that ever since the World Tour, you've been acting so...angry with me and upset, and it wasn't until today that I've really grasped on how serious the mistakes I've made really affected you. Especially with the World Tour. When I came up with the idea at the time, all I wanted to do was unite all the Trolls under one music so we could all be the same, but, I didn't realize that the way I had planned to do it would've affected your duties as king. I was so blinded by my mission I failed to see what I was doing was hurting others. All you were doing was trying to protect your home and the people you care for, and especially protecting your string, and...I ended up hurting a lot of innocent Trolls, especially your tribe, and I'm really sorry for that, especially making you feel like you failed at your duties as a king. I understand why you don't want to forgive me, and...if you still don't want to forgive me, that's fine. But, all I just want to say is...I'm real sorry, man."

Barb hung her head low with a sad sigh, the silence of the dumpster not doing any good for her guilt.

Then, the silence was broken when Trollex lifted his head up and looked at Barb, saying, "Barb...look, I-I get what you were trying to do, but in the way, you were doing it...just...it still stings. You know, I always do everything I can to try and be this great king, just like my father was, and...I guess when you and the Rock tribe came and attacked us, and you captured our string and locked us up, I...worried that my parents, watching from above, would be so disappointed in me for letting this happen and...I fear they might not see me as a good king like I'm supposed to because I failed."

"But dude, you are an epic king; you didn't fail at all. I mean, you were brave enough to be the one Troll who stood up to me, who wanted to make sure his tribe was safe, to make sure that no one and nothing got hurt, and make sure that your string was safe. You were doing everything right, just like how your parents would've probably responded if they ever faced me the same way you did. And...I will admit that I did choose to attack your tribe first because I thought you Techno Trolls were weak, but that was definitely proven wrong. You guys are tough, inside and out. That deserves a lot of mad respect, as do your ruling abilities. Your parents would be really proud of you, man, for everything you've done. Our tribes joining together, helping with Trollstopia, meeting Aggie, and starting to date her, they would be so proud of you right now, and I can tell they are. Because even in a dumpster, they're looking down on you and smiling in pride," Barb replied.

"You...really think so," Trollex asked curiously.

"I know so. I mean, I would feel exactly the same way if something like this had happened to me; I'd be so upset to see my home destroyed, the people I am looking for captured, and I'd be furious to see anyone trying to hurt my family. If any Troll ever harmed my dad, I'd be so furious. So...I know how you feel, man; this is all my fault, so you never should think that this is your burden to carr, because it was all my fault it happened, so I have to be the one to carry the guilt, even if it comes with Trolls who hate me, like you, and that's totally ok if you never want to talk to me again, or still want to hate me for the end of time," Barb answered, looking down sadly.

Trollex then said, "Barb, I'm sorry."

"No, dude, you don't need to apologize-," Barb started to say.

"No...this time, I do," Trollex interrupted, adding, "I'm sorry I was so mad with you for all this time. I was just reeling from everything that happened when you attacked my tribe during the World Tour, and even though it still gets me mad sometimes...I don't want it to have me hating someone forever cause...I don't like that. What's the point in harvesting hate for all your life for a mistake someone made? Plus, a lot of my people has made friends with the other Rock Trolls, despite everything that happened, and...if I'm the only one still hating, then...it'd feel so lonely. I don't want to continue hating you anymore; it's not like me, and I don't like it."

"I know how you feel, and I don't want to continue having any of these silly anger-fueled feuds with you because of what happened. That wouldn't be cool of us," Barb mentioned.

Barb then asked, "So...if you want...maybe we can...wipe the slate clean and...start over as friends," and offered a handshake.

Trollex looked at Barb's hand and shook it, saying, "Yeah, let's start over."

"And I promise I'll do whatever I need to help make things right between us so we no longer hate each other," Barb promised.

Trollex chuckled, saying, "Just do your best, and we'll call it even for now."

He then added, "You know, Barb, maybe you and I aren't so different after all."

"And all it took was our chosen ambassadors and a beat fish locking us in a dumpster to realize it. We should've just done this in the first place," Barb commented.

Suddenly, both Trolls saw the lid of the dumpster shake and open, revealing the fresh air, as Trollex exclaimed, "Ahh, guys, finally"!

It turned out the one who opened the dumpster...was Aggie, who asked in confusion, "Trollex? Barb? What are you two doing ina dumpster"?

Trollex and Barb both climbed out of the dumpster, with Barb replying, "It's a really, really long story."

"Does it also involve why the glass windows of the condo are shattered," Aggie asked while pointing to the shattered windows?

Trollex blushed sheepishly, answering, "Oh, uh, that might've been...my fault."

"That was you," Aggie asked, surprised, as she giggled, saying, "Ok, now, I have to know the story"!

"You guys go one ahead; I'm gonna stay out here for a bit," Barb commented.

"Sure thing, Barb," Trollex replied as he and Aggie walked towards the condo, with Trollex asking Aggie, "And where have you been? It was really quiet today without you around at the condo."

"I was just settling some differences with someone," Aggie replied, asking, "And speaking of that, did you and Barb apologize to each other"?

"Yeah, we did. Took a while, but we soon reached a mutual apologize for agreement. Though, after everything that happened today, all I want to do is sit and rest," Trollex commented, sighing in exhaustion.

"Maybe I can re-energize you," Aggie stated, sharing a romantic kiss with Trollex, the pair locking lips and hugging one another while they entered the elevator.

Barb was standing beside the dumpster she and Trollex climbed out of, happy that Trollex was able to forgive her, and she was ready to do everything she could to help make things right so she and Trollex could start a better friendship.

She then saw Sid walk towards her, with Sid asking, "Barb? What are you doing out here? Did you and the Techno king finally stop fighting with one another"?

"Yeah, and we both settled our differences so we can start over as friends. Where were you," Barb questioned the disguised Flexi Troll.

Sid answered, "Well, you weren't the only Troll today who got to settle some differences."

Then, they saw an exhausted Val, Synth, and Beat belly crawl to the dumpsters, with Val saying in exhaustion, "Barb! You're safe"!

"I saw Trollex from a distance, so you both are luckily alright," Beat tiredly commented.

"My bro's ok! Long live the Techno king," Synth commented wearily.

Soon, both Trolls, and the amoeba button, fell over, fainting in exhaustion, while Barb looked at them in confusion, with Sid asking while looking at the fourth wall, "Did I miss something"?