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 music 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!

The Necklace Heist

It was the Normal Trolls' first morning here in Harmonious Land after yesterday's closing, which now has trapped them here in Harmonious Land for an entire month. but the Normal Trolls couldn't be happier because they were gonna spend the month having so much fun with Aggie in her homeland.

At the moment, everyone was preparing to have breakfast while in the kitchen, Delta, Quincy, Essence, and Branch were doing the cooking.

Delta was grilling bacon and sausages.

Essence was whipping up a large batch of scrambled eggs.

Quincy was chopping up peppers and onions to mix in ith the scrambled eggs, for flavors.

Branch was cooking a classic Troll favorite: Pancake Cakes, fluffy pancakes with frosting on top. At the moment, he was making the pancakes while Trollex was helping him out by mixing the bowl with frosting in it.

In the dining room, some of the Normal Trolls were helping to set the table.

Dante and Trollzart were placing the plates at each spot with a chair.

Melody was juggling the forks and spoons, placing one of each on each plate, while Val added, beside each plate, a knife to cut their food, and an extra fork, just in case.

Holly, Smidge, and Low-Note Jones were doing something fun: napkin origami, and made fun shapes with the napkins to put by each plate, including a swan, a flower, a guitar, and a smiley face.

Stereo was putting a cup by each plate so the Trolls could have something to drink from.

Also in the kitchen, a few others were busy prepping some of the minor breakfast necessities.

Buckaroo and Synth were squeezing oranges to fill a pitcher with orange juice, while Clampers poured some milk into another pitcher.

Poppy was making a pot of coffee, in case some of the Trolls wanted coffee.

McJagger was mixing blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and flavor berries into a bowl to make a berry fruit salad bowl.

Biggie was making toast, putting some wheat bread into a toaster, and letting it cook before it popped out onto a plate, with some pieces of toast already made before he prepped another one.

Legsley was getting butter, jam, peanut butter, chocolate spread, and grape spread out from the fridge and bringing it over to the table.

Soon, once the table was set, and all the food was prepped and brought to the table, Aggie pulled out a triangle and played it loudly, signaling the other Normal Trolls who were chilling in the lobby, "Come and get it"!

Everyone soon took their seats in the dining room and began to enjoy their breakfast. While they ate together, Poppy declared, "This is gonna be so much fun"!

"Yeah, this month here is gonna be a blast," Val added excitedly before she chowed down on her bacon.

Aggie poured out some orange juice for herself before she said, "Well, you guys are definitely gonna love it here during your stay! I'll make sure to write up a perfect plan for everything we can do while you're all here for the month! Thee's plenty to do and see here in Harmonious Land"!

"Plenty of perfect chances to do a lot of research on the Magic Musical Trolls," Laguna mentioned as she sipped on a cup of coffee.

"Plenty of cool new Trolls to meet and make friends with," DJ Suki added.

"Plnty of brand new things to try out and learn about," Minuet commented.

"And so much more, guys! And the best part? We'll be doing it all together," Aggie decreed, making everyone cheer.

Sid bit into his toast, giving a nod in agreement while showing what looked like a semi-smile as if he was ok with at least trying it out.

A while later, after breakfast, Trollex decided to go for a walk to get some fresh air, and rode a critter bus to arrive in Smile-o Smile-o City. He inhaled the air through his nose and exhaled through his mouth happily, saying, "Wow, nothing like underground air to get your morning right,"

He was strolling through the streets when he passed a jewelry shop that had some jewelry on display. However, there was one that caught his attention, making the Techno king stop to look at it.

The piece was a necklace with a beautiful gold chain that had a red heart-shaped clip that held it together, and would secure it around the neck of the wearer, a beautiful seashell-shaped charm with a diamond-encrusted frame, and a sparkly light blue sapphire center, with small tints of white diamonds to make it shimmer like glitter.

Trollex was so amazed, saying, "Wow, that's so beautiful! That's got to be the prettiest necklace I've ever seen"!

When Trollex saw that necklace, he then thought of something, saying, "Man, Aggie would love to wear something like this. And she'd look so pretty with it too."

However, the sound of someone cackling behind him made the Techno king snap out of it, especially when the voice said, "Oh please, she wouldn't look good in any jewelry because nothing goes good with her weird colors"!

Trollex gritted his teeth, instantly recognizing that voice, and turned around, seeing Scarlet standing behind him, as he crossed his arms and stated angrily, "What are you doing here, Scarlet"?

Scarlet answered, "Just gazing at this shop. You know, they're holding a jewelry auction tonight at the palace in Trollnila, and they're selling the jewelry on display here, including that necklace you have your dumb eyes on."

"They are," Trollex asked in surprise, looking back at the necklace, thinking maybe he could attend it and buy that necklace at the auction.

Scarlet then added maliciously, "Of course, that necklace is pretty expensive, about at least $750, for a possible starting bid."

Hearing that price, Trollex turned his head and gasped in shock, saying, "$750 for a simple necklace"?!

Scarlet cackled, saying, "Not just any ordinary one: a special, rare, very valuable, hand-made one. And I doubt you pathetic Normal Trolls would have any money on you to spend to buy it, huh"?

Trollex growled angrily, balling up his fist. But as much as he wanted to punch Scarlet, she raised one strong point: he couldn't afford this necklace, he didn't have any money. He couldn't afford what he couldn't buy without having any way to pay for it.

Seeing that she got the poor Techno riled up, she grinned and said, "Didn't think so," and walked away, cackling again, leaving the Techno king to look forlornly at the window again before he walked away.

Back in the condo, later on, Trollex was thinking back about that really pretty necklace he saw at the jewelry shop. It was so beautiful, and he wished he could be able to afford to buy it so he could give it to Aggie. He pictured how Aggie would react so happily if she saw him giving her the necklace, seeing Aggie blush when he offers to put it on, the two sharing a romantic kiss together while she wears the necklace, just the daydream alone made Trollex smile and look out the window with a dreamy look in his eyes, and a happy smile with his mouth open in awe.

Barb was trying to turn her new guitar strings when she noticed the Techno king looking out the lobby window in his dazed dream-like expression, making the Rock Queen smirk as she got up and approached him, saying, "Hey, Trollex, you good, man"?

Trollex didn't seem to respond as he was still in his dream-like daydream state.

"Hello? Fish boy? Anyone in there," Barb commented as she waved her hand in front of Trollex's face.

"Hey! Hey, you," she added while clapping her hands by the side of his head to try and snap him back into it, but even that didn't work. So, Barb decided it was time for Plan R...Plan Rock!

She picked up her guitar, readied her fancy guitar pick, and played a loud Rock chord right into Trollex's ear, the impact of the music making Trollex scream and fall off the seat by the window he was sitting on, and crash on the floor.

On the floor, Trollex was dizzy, his eyes spinning round and round, while twelve dozen imaginary Aggies flew around his head, making him dizzily say, "So many beloved Aggies...I wanna kiss 'em all."

Barb chuckled in response and placed her guitar in her hair while she commented, "Welcome back, fish boy."

Trollex groaned frustratedly and got up, saying to Barb with disdain, "Barb, what the heck was that for?! You could've traumatized me again with that stupid antic"!

Barb shrugged and answered, "Hey, it wasn't my fault; I was trying to get your attention, and you weren't listening to me, so, i just had to do what I do best. and hey, it worked; you weren't off looking into Dopey Dreamland again, or whatever you were thinking of."

Trollex crossed his arms and said in a huff, "What I'm thinking of is none of your business. And why do you care anyway"?

"Because whatever you were thinking of, you seemed really happy about it, and I'm curious to know," Barb answered back before she asked, "So...what were you daydreaming about anyway? Your wedding with Aggie"?

Trollex's cheeks grew pink as he gritted his teeth angrily before he answered, "Actually...I was thinking of something...different. See, earlier today, when I went to go get some fresh air, I passed this jewelry shop where they had on a comfy purple pillow this really beautiful necklace called the Sapphire Seashell. It had a diamond-encrusted frame, and a sparkly light blue sapphire center, with small tints of white diamonds to make it shimmer like glitter."

Trollex was smiling as he added on, thinking about the necklace again, "All on a lovely gold chain that shined like the sun, and had a red heart-shaped clip that could hold it together if a Troll wore it. It was so beautiful, that when I saw it...I imagined myself giving that necklace to Aggie."

Barb smiled, saying, "Ok, that doesn't sound too sappy. So...where is it now"?

Trollex sighed sadly, saying, "That's the thing: I couldn't afford to buy the necklace, it's too expensive. Not only that, but it was off-limits because it's being auctioned off today at a Jewelry Auction Expo at the Magicañang Palace tonight in Trollnila. So, I couldn't get it, and even if I was allowed to attend that auction, I could never win that necklace; it's worth a lot of money."

He looked down sadly, saying, "Guess I can always find another way to make my Aggie smile. I can put on quite the romantic show for her. Still...picturing how happy she would look if I did give it to her, seeing that cute smile, and looking so...touched by the romantic gesture...I just wish...there was a way I could get it. But, alas...it's just out of my reach."

Seeing the Techno king look sad, the normally tough and resilient Barb...felt bad for him. She knew that Aggie meant so much to Trollex and that as her boyfriend, Trollex would do anything to please Aggie and get to make her smile and blush and enjoy his company with her. If that necklace really meant so much to him, maybe...she could help him get it.

Barb spoke up, saying while she rubbed the back of her neck, "Ok, look, dude. If this really means a lot to you, maybe...I can help you find a way to get that necklace"?

Trollex was a bit surprised to hear Barb volunteer her assistance, as he asked, "Why do you want to help me"?

Barb answered, "Because, I can tell you really want to give that necklace to Aggie, man. And we've all seen how much you love her so, even through the sappy stuff, and if this is something you really want to do, then...I suppose I could try to help anyway I can. Plus, I don't really got much to do today anyway, so, I'm down for anything."

Trollex was hesitant about letting Barb help, especially since he still had a major grudge/hate against the Rock queen for what happened during the world tour. But...he did have to admit: Barb was definitely a Troll of determination and spirit, and despite her loud, obnoxious, reckless behavior, she was smart...in her own way. And it's not like he can just refuse, because not only would that seem rude, in case anyone else was watching or overhearing him, but he knew Barb would get riled up if he refused her help, and would just keep nagging him until he said yes.

So, with a heavy sigh, he answered, "Ok, fine. as much as I really am hesitant to say this, but...if you really think you can help...I'll...take any ideas you have."

Barb chuckled, saying, "Really? You'll let me help you"?

Trollex huffed in annoyance, adding, "Not like I got much of a choice. Just don't make me regret my decision," before muttering under his breath quietly, "More than I am already."

He pulled out the pamphlet the jewelry shop owner gave him earlier, saying, "Here's a pamphlet showing all the jewelry that's gonna be sold at the auction tonight. The necklace is on the last page."

Barb flipped through the pamphlet and saw the picture of the necklace, as she then said, "Ok. so, you want to get it, but we don't have enough money to buy it, or use it to get it at that auction event. We just need to think."

Trollex then retorted, "Well, it's not like we can just go in there and take it. If only there was way we could gather enough money to win the necklace at that auction."

Suddenly, Barb had a great idea, as she faced the Techno king, saying, "Or maybe...what if we can get that necklace...without having to gather any money at all"?

Trollex was confused, raising part of his unibrow while he asked, "What do you mean, Barb"?

Barb answered him, saying, "Well, what if we can go to that auction, and get that necklace...without having to pay for it with any money at all"?

Trollex was feeling more confused, saying, "I-I don't get..Barb, what are you getting at"?

Barb facepalmed in frustration, saying, "Read between the lines, fish boy! I'm saying, we walk into that Expo, and then we walk out...with the necklace...without anyone noticing it's gone."

Suddenly, a thought entered the Techno King's mind as he gasped, saying in disbelief, "Barb, you're not suggesting we steal it, are you?! That's crazy! That's not only stupid, but completely reckless, and illegal"!

Barb quickly answered, "What, no! Trollex, I'm not saying we steal it! I may be crazy, but I'm not dumb. Can you just listen to me"?

Trollex gritted his teeth and held in the urge to smack Barb upside the head, as Barb explained, "What I meant is, that we make a fake coppy of the necklace that they're selling, then sneak into the expo, and then swap the real necklace with the fake one. Then, we sneak out, and while they sell the fake necklace, we walk out with the real one, and you can give it to Aggie."

Trollex rolled his eyes and answered sarcastically, "Oh yeah, that's so much better than stealing it. Now, we're doing fraud along with it. Why not throw in larceny and arson while we're at it"?

Barb groaned and said, "Look, you want that necklace, right? This is the best way to do it. We'll be in and out without any trouble."

Trollex then retorted back, "Trouble's gonna be what WE'RE in if we do this! If the MMTs catch us doing this, they'll hate us for life and never trust us again! We could get arrested and thrown into prison! Our titles as leaders could be threatened by this"!

Barb then answered back, "Come on, fish boy. Stop worrying about the bad side of it, and look at how great it can actually work out. You'd get the necklace out of this."

"Of what cost? Our integrity?! Our honesty?! Our freedom," Trollex shouted back.

Trollex took a minute to calm down, saying, "Look, Barb, I get that you want to help, and I "appreciate" the idea, but we can't do this! We can' steal; we'd be setting a bad example for Trolls of all kind! Plus, it's just a necklace; there'll always be others. And anyways, I can always do other things to show my love for Aggie. I can take her out on dates, play a song, or have a picnic with her. I don't have to just give her this necklace to show her how much I love her, since we already know that we both love each other so much. I can always do something else."

Barb seemed to get what Trollex was saying as she replied, "Alright, fine, fine. You made your point; forget it. The idea's off the table."

Trollex replied back, "Good. At least you got some common sense back," before he angrily mumbled under his breath again, "Or any at all."

Barb then said while smirking, "I guess Scarlet's gonna be walking away with that necklace after all."

Trollex was proceeding to walk up to the elevator, saying, "Yeah, I guess she i-," before he stopped, realizing what Barb had just said, making him turn his head and ask, "What do you mean, "Scarlet"?

Barb acted like she had forgotten to mention it, saying while approaching Trollex, "Oh, yes, did I not mention that? That's weird. I thought I mentioned that it was, uh...," before showing him a Loveagram post on Aggie's phone, which she had picked up on the table.

The post showed a picture of the jewelry shop, with the necklace on its pillow in the same spot in the display window, and Scarlet outside, grinning happily while holding what looked like a wad of cash.

Trollex took the phone from Barb and looked at the post, reading in shock, "Excited to be winning my new necklace tonight?! Gonna add it to my jewelry collection?! #FabulousAndYou'reNot"?!

He immediately gritted his teeth, growling in anger, and bawling his free hand into a tight fist, saying, "That snobby, overconfident, dumb jerk"! Trollex knew that from his earlier interaction with Scarlet, she knew how much he wanted that necklace and was now rubbing it in his face that he wasn't gonna be getting it at all!

Barb saw how angered Trollex looked, and she could tell Trollex was ready to do ANYTHING to prevent Scarlet from getting her Magic Rock hands on it, even if meant doing something crazy.

With that, she grinned, saying, "What do you say, dude? Want to beat her at her own game"?

Trollex knew that Barb had cornered him into just where she knew he would: going through with the swap heist so he could get the necklace before Scarlet could. He facepalmed in frustration before he answered back at Barb, saying, "Okay, fine! I'm in, but you better know what you're doing, Barb."

With that, the Queen of Rock and the King of Techno shook hands, cementing that the plan was gonna be put into action.

Trollex then asked, "So, how are we gonna pull this off"?

Barb answered, "Well, fish boy, our answer to that is right here," before she pulled up a FunTube video on Aggie's phone of a movie called the Bad Guys, where there were 6 animal criminals: a wolf, a shark, a snake, a piranha, a tarantula, and a hornet, that were putting together a plan for a heist to steal a valuable trophy called the Golden Dolphin.

While they watched the video, Barb explained, "Based on this movie, for a heist like this to be pulled off, we are gonna need to have ourselves a fake copy of that necklace to do the swap with the real one. So, Step 1: make a fake necklace, and I know just who to ask to help with that."

Later on, in Poppy and Branch's condo room, Barb knocked on the door and awaited for Poppy to answer.

Poppy happily answered the door, saying, "Hey, guys! What's up"?

Barb gave Poppy the pamphlet, saying, "Popsqueak, think you can use your scrapbooking skills to make a little scrapbook version of this," while pointing to the picture of the Sapphire Seashell necklace.

Poppy quickly squealed in glee and slammed the door shut in front of them, working on it right away. Trollex and Barb could hear Poppy cutting, gluing, and crafting away like a maniac. 30 seconds later, Poppy opened the door again, saying while presenting the fake necklace, "Tada"!

The fake copy looked almost like the real one, except the gold chain was actually made up of yellow, hard, long macaroni pieces, the diamonds were replaced with small pieces of circular glass, and the shimmering center was a mix of light blue and white glitter.

Poppy gave it to Barb, who smiled while saying, "Perfect. Thanks, Popsqueak."

As Poppy smiled in gratitude before she closed the door, Barb then explained as she and Trollex walked down the hallway, "Up next, we have Step 2: with the fake copy of the necklace in hand now, we then recruit some of our friends to help us with our mission! Every heist crew needs 6 important members: one, the leader, which is me."

Barb- The Crafty Leader

"Hold up, why are you the leader of this thing," Trollex asked while crossing his arms.

Barb groaned while answering as she placed her hands on her hips, "Who made up the plan? I did, so, therefore, I'm the leader. Got a problem with that, man"?

Trollex grumbled under his breath, saying quietly to himself, "I got many problems with you, Barb," before he asked, "And what does that make me? The team's "Bait"?

Barb answered, "Actually, no. You're the team's muscle. You kick butt and act all crazy and wild to help take out guards."

Trollex- The Muscle/Crazy Troll

Trollex retorted back, "I'm not crazy"!

"Uh, Trollex, we've all seen you get crazy when you are mad, so yeah, need I say more," Barb replied back, smirking again.

Trollex rolled his eyes, asking, "Whatever, so, who's next"?

Barb replied, "Next, we need to find someone to be our master of disguise/distraction. Someone to blend in with the crowd with brilliant acting and entrourage, and be able to divert them away from what's happening so we can work easily and without anyone catching us. And I think I know just which of Popsqueak's friends who can help us with that."

Barb and Trollex rode the elevator to the floor where Guy Diamond's room was.

Upon entering his room, Barb and Trollex walked in on the sight of seeing Guy Diamond organizing some of the pictures he brought with him. In each picture, Guy Diamond was wearing an extravagant outfit that matched his flashy personality.

Guy Diamond was adjusting one photo when he saw the two rulers inside and greeted them, saying, "Hey, you two. What brings you here? Anything Tiny and I can help you with"?

Trollex replied, "Actually, there's something we could use your expertise in. How are you when it comes to disguises"?

Guy Diamond gasped happily, saying, "Ooh! We having a fashion show? Oe perhaps doing some fabulous hide and seek? Anything to get me in a fancy outfit, I am in."

Barb answered, "Good, because that skill of yours...is exactly what we need."

Guy Diamond: The Master of Disguise

"Up next, we're gonna need someone to be our eye in the sky. the Troll to keep track of everything around us, and to alert us if anything changes or something comes up while we're in action," Barb told Trollex, with Guy Diamond listening while standing behind them as they rode the elevator to their next stop.

She continued, saying, "Now, our best bet is to ask a Classical Troll, since they can fly, but I can't ask Trollzart because ol' grandpa's gonna do some tattle-telling if he finds out about what we're doing, and Dante's too much of a neat freak/detail-obsessive Troll to risk something like this. Which is why I'm betting my money on one last Classical Troll who might be willing to do this."

They soon made it to the floor where Minuet's room was on, as Barb knocked on the door.

Minuet, who was in the middle of practicing her violin and cello, heard the knocking and answered the door and halted her practice to go answer it. She flew to the door and opened it, saying, "Oh, greetings. What may I help you with? Though, it might have to wait because I'm in the middle of my concerto practice."

Barb replied while looking down at her nails, "Oh, don't worry; this is just gonna take a few minutes of your time. Uh...," before she looked up at Minuet and asked, "Are you a master of sharp eyesight and stealth by chance"?

Minuet, confused by the reason behind the question, but finding a highlight of some of her many mastered skills, commented, "Well, I did win "Best Spotter" in Symphonyville, and as regards to stealth, I've been told that my wing flutters and flying movements are so quiet, you could hear clouds floating in the sky. Why, by chance, are you asking this"?

Barb looked at Trollex, who rolled his eyes at the Rock queen before he told Minuet, "We need your help, and with those skills, it could be really essential."

Minuet - The Lookout

In the elevator again a few minutes later, now with Minuet in their tow, Barb stated, "Next up, we need someone who is an expert in technology who can hack into technological systems, disarm security systems, and do all that fancy schmancy computer stuff. And lucky for us, we don't have just one tech expert, but two, since they come in a pair."

They arrived on the floor where R&B's room was, and upon reaching the door, they didn't even need to knock on it because it was already open.

Inside, Rhythm and Blues were both hard at work, doing what they did best: tinkering and inventing, working on some smaller gadgets while reviewing some of the notes they've collected on the Magic Musical Trolls.

Entering their room, Trollex commented, "Hey, R, hey B. What'cha both working on"?

Blues lifted her welding helmet up, answering, "Just analyzing the hydropro reactor of this bubble ray and comparing it to the standard electrical engine of a simple transmitter tower hee in Harmonious Land."

Rhythm lifted up her goggles, saying, "We've been doing a little studying and want to see if it may be possible for us to replicate some of the technology some of the Magic Musical Trolls have here using some of our own Funk tech."

Barb commented in confusion, "Sounds...cool? I think."

Trolex then spoke up, asking, "A-anyways, we wanted to ask you two: since you both seem to be experts in technology, think you can, oh I don't know, hack into it"?

"Hack," asked Rhythm.

"As in, being able to gain control of another area of technology using our own coding," Blues added on to the question.

"Precisely," replied Barb.

RB looked at one another before both Funk Trolls grinned, saying in unison, "You know it, baby"!

Blues suddenly raised an eyebrow, asking, "Hold up, why are you guys curious about hacking"?

"And how come you wanted to know if we could do it," added Rhythm.

Trollex answered, "We'll explain everything, but let's just say, we need your technological expertise for this, especially in relation to hacking."

"So, can you help us or what," asked Barb.

RB felt a little bit unsure, but if they needed their help, then, whatever the issue was, they were more than happy to lend a helping paw. With that, they both answered in unison, "Does this answer your question"?

On cue, they both pulled out their remotes and pressed a button on them, making colorful smoke float up to the ceiling of the room, spelling out "Yes."

Barb was a bit surprised, asking, "Uh, wouldn't it have been easier to say "Yes"?

"Where's the fun in that," Blues asked happily.

RB - The Tech Wizards.

Back in the elevator, now with Rhythm and Blues as part of their posse, they rode it back to Poppy and Branch's room while Barb instructed, "And now, the last person we need is our safe crack expert. Someone who knows the way in and out of traps, and can be able to halt traps, stop them, or be able to weave their way around it. And I already know who perfectly fits that category, but he's gonna be hard to convince without him getting suspicious. So, follow my lead, got it"?

Everyone nodded in agreement before they saw the elevator stop on an extra floor before they could make it to their stop. When the elevator doors opened, to their surprise, they saw Branch, who came in, saying, "Hey, guys. I was just helping Smidge with getting her bow unstuck from her suitcase. Where you guys heading"?

Barb smirked at her friends before saying, acting like she was really interested, "Hey, Branch, our main man! So, Popsqueak has told me that you happen to be quite the master of um..traps."

Branch was a bit taken aback in surprise, saying, "Oh, uh, y-yeah. I do kind of know my way about setting them up the right way to set them off, how to organize the perfect trap scenario."

Barb then elbowed Trollex in the ribs to get him to talk next, as the Techno king grumbled under his breath before he pulled out a smile and said, "Wow, really? That's so interesting! You know, could you by chance tell us about say, how to disarm a laser trap? We all really want to know about it. Right, guys"?

Guy Diamond, Minuet, and RB all nodded in agreement, chiming in their agreements, as Branch smiled, saying, "Well, it just takes some careful analysis, depending on how the lasers are placed, their angle, if it's high or low, how many, and even how strong. You'd need to have a sturdy reflective surface that can reflect the lasers away just right without damaging other properties around them, or accidentally setting off any other traps."

Barb replied back, emphasizing on her response so it sounded like what he said seemed really interesting, "Wow, that's some good traps 101 knowledge there! Say, uh, dude, we're uh, doing something later, and we could really use your trap-expertise in it. Think you can provide that awesome knowledge-filled brain for us"?

Branch, while part of him was curious about what they were doing, he seemed too excited about getting to share more of his trap knowledge to really think it through, as he said, "Ok, sure. I'm in."

Branch - The Trap Expert

Barb chuckled, as she declared while putting her arm forward, "Are we all in this together"?

On cue, Branch, Rhythm, Blues, Minuet, Guy Diamond, and Trollex, all placed their hands in a team circle together, set to put their plan into action

Later on, in the lobby, after going over what they were doing with Branch, Barb began to explain the plan, saying, "So, here's the plan."

While explaining the plan, the scene showed the front of the Magicañang Palace, which was largely decorated, for tonight's auction, then the inside of the Magicañang Palace ballroom, where guests of all kinds were busy intermingling with one another, waiting for the ceremony to start, while a large stage was being set up to display some of the jewelry that was gonna be auctioned off. It then showed the backstage areas of the ballroom, where the more valuable jewelry, including the Sapphire Seashell necklace, was held, with each piece of jewelry protected by a large laser system.

"Like every year, the Jewelry Auction Expo will be held at the Magicañang Palace, in the ball room, where the Sapphire Seashell necklace will be positioned just beyond the backstage curtain."

While Barb's squad was sitting on the couch, listening to the plan, Minuet chuckled, saying, "Sounds easy."

Barb replied, "Sounds easy, hermana, but to get there, we'll need to bypass three levels of security. So, step one: We'll need to blend in. And luckily, I "borrowed" these costumes from Satin and Chenille earlier," before pulling out a box with a bunch of outfits inside for the crew to wear.

Later on, at nightfall, Barb, Trollex, Guy Diamond, RB, Branch, and Minuet were walking to the entrance of where the expo was, greeting them while they walked down the red carpet, wearing their disguises.

Barb was wearing a black long sleeve shirt, white gloves on her hands, a dark blue fancy vest, a red bow tie, and black boots on her feet. On her head was a matching black fedora with a red stripe that covered her hair, and she was wearing some round, gray mouse ears, that were all grey, so she could hide her pointed ears and look like a regular MMT, and especially hide her chipped ear, which would be a major giveaway if anyone saw.

Trollex had on the shirt he wore yesterday during his little performance, but had it closed this time to hide his heart, a green tuxedo jacket, red tie, black pants, and a black top hat to hide his hair.

Minuet was wearing a light purple frilly dress with long white gloves, and a dark purple sunhat with a sunflower on it, while on her face, she had on a special lens that could help her be able to keep a close eye on things, courtesy of R&B.

R&B were both wearing twin red long sleeve dresses, plenty of jewelry on their wrists and necks, and, they were also wearing big, floppy, white sun hats with blue ribbons on them.

Branch had on the outfit he wore during the welcome program the other day, but now also had a monocle over his left eye, and had his hair slicked back.

Guy Diamond went in the opposite direction and chose to dress like a girl, and he was wearing a light blue sleeveless dress, long white gloves, like Minuet, glass high heels on his feet, and black sunglasses over his eyes. He also had on red lipstick and was even wearing a blonde wig styled in a fancy French braid.

As they approached their destination, they saw Scarlet and her bandmates talking to each other.

Barb quickly mentioned, "Scarlet, our main enemy to this plan, aka the heartless wicked witch of an ex-girlfriend, and the most prima donna MMT we've met so far."

With Scarlet and her friends, Nadine commented, "Wow, this is so exciting! I know you'll easily win anything you make your bid on, Scarlet"!

"Yeah, y'all. Though, why do y'all want that Sapphire Seashell necklace so bad? It ain't that impressive," Dusty mentioned, not really a big fan of jewelry.

Scarlet replied, "Dusty, it's not about how much it's worth, though it is very valuable, it's about the feeling of getting to flaunt it in front of that pathetic Normal Troll's face that I am able to own it and he isn't."

Inside the palace, a police officer was walking up to an armored door by the set-up backstage area and pulled out a key card, using it to unlock the door. Then, he and Governor Rodrigo walked into the hallway.

Barb's voiceover instructed, "Once inside, there are two armored doors. The first can only be opened by a special key card carried by any of the fellow police officers in attendance of the auction, on their patrol rounds."

In the hallway, there was another door, that was being guarded by two male Magic Rock Trolls, with a retinal scanner on the side. Governor Rodrigo leaned his head forward, and it scanned his left eye before the police officer and Rodrigo entered the backstage area, where all the valuable jewelry was being kept. When the door closed behind them, the Magic rock guards kept their positions and stood watch, making sure absolutely no one else got in unless they had permission or special access to from the Governor, any of the leaders, or police officers.

Barb's voiceover instructed, "The second is outfitted with a retinal scanner and guarded by an elite special ops unit trained to strike first and ask questions later."

As they made it to the little gathering area where people were hanging out before they went into the palace for the auction, Barb saw Governor Rodrigo greeting some of the guests, and smiled, set to put the next phase of their heist plan into action.

Barb's voiceover instructed, "Governor Rodrigo is the only one who has clearance to open the second door. So, Step two: Using that tablet R&B gave me earlier before we entered, he and I will need to be up close together if I want to get a good photo of his eye."

The rest of the Normal Trolls with her waited by a table while Barb went to go talk with the governor.

Governor Rodrigo was standing by a tall statue made up of metal scraps, hand-crafted for tonight's ceremony, and was shaking hands with someone as they thanked him before they left.

Then, he heard a deep male voice comment, "Interesting piece. Trashy, pointless, and pretentious."

He turned around and saw the disguised Barb, but he didn't recognize her as Barb, thanks to the special fake ears she wore, which helped make him think "he" was a simple grey MMT who hadn't picked his colors yet.

He walked up beside the mysterious "Troll" and replied, "Hmm. They say that art reveals more about the viewer than the artist."

Rodrigo then said, "Nice to meet you, Mr..."

"Electro, Oliver Electro," Barb replied, using her fake voice while shaking hands with the governor.

Barb then said, using her disguise voice, "You know, I, for once, am very excited that the Normal Trolls are staying with us for the month. I mean, this gives us the perfect opportunity to be able to rebuild those friendship ties with them."

Rodrigo replied, "I know, right? Trust me, this is a huge moment for everyone...well, mostly everyone, since some of the MMTs are still on the edge with accepting the Normal Trolls yet."

Barb grinned, saying, in her disguise voice, "Well, I have a feeling that they'll come around in no time. I'd say that I'd give them...eh, about a week's time, and boom! It'll be like the past never happened."

Rodrigo couldn't help but snicker, which, seeing this, also made Barb snicker, as Rodrigo gently punched Barb in the shoulder, saying, "Mr. Electro, you're-you're funny."

"I am," asked Barb.

Rodrigo answered, "Yeah, because as much as I want all the Magic Musical Trolls to happily accept you, changes don't come that fast. What the Normal Trolls' ancestors did was really impacting, not only on them, but our tribe too. And some MMTs can't get over that kind of activity that fast. As they say: it's best not to rush things, especially with friendships, because if you try, it's just gonna make things more stressful on them."

Despite trying to keep her calm composure, Barb felt that piece of advice hit hard. She knew that this wasn't gonna be easy, but she was more than willing to put in all the time and effort she could to try and present herself in the way that the Magic Musical Trolls could see her, and the other leaders and Normal Trolls, as who they are now.

With that, Barb replied, "That's a pretty good opinion you got there, Governor."

Rodrigo nodded and replied, "It is, and I'm the governor, so it's kind of official; ah, I'm just joking, but I am honest about this: I know that those Normal Trolls may feel like not everyone wants to accept them yet, but deep down, those hesitant MMTs do want to. They just have to be able to take time to let go of the past history and focus their view now on who the Normal Trolls are, as Trolls, rather than who their ancestors were, and the thing they did."

Rodrigo then added, "Think of it like...this sculpture for example, because it's about perspective. Sure, it might look unappealing, and some might not like it, but if you look closely enough, even trash can display itself as something beautiful."

When Governor Rodrigo turned Barb around, Barb saw that the statue's shadow displayed that the pieces together made the shadow of a beautiful swan.

Barb, impressed, said, "How about that? I guess some things aren't always as they appear."

"Exactly, and yeah, it might take those who were hesitant more time than others, but in the end, their view can change, just like your view on this statue," Rodrigo replied.

Using her fake deep voice, Barb said while pulling out the tablet to take the picture, "Oh yeah, that reminds me. May I take a photo with you? I can't miss a photo op with the governor and a pile of garbage."

Governor Rodrigo was happy for a photo up, saying as he did the Rock hand gesture, "Oh, Mr. Electro, you're too hard on yourself."

Barb realized what the governor had said, but she snapped the picture before she could even protest.

Back at the table, Barb's friends waited patiently before they saw the Rock queen approach them.

Barb chuckled, holding the tablet with the photo saved inside, as she told her team, "Okay, Trolls. It's showtime."

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With that, it was time to make their move, as they made their way to the entrance of the palace, while Barb's voice-over added, "Once we're in, it's on to step three: We split up and we take our positions."

Inside, there were police officers patrolling the place, ensuring that nothing fishy went on or anything bad could crash the event.

Inside the ballroom, Barb and her team had started to split to take their positions. Luckily, all the MMTs around them were too excited about the auction, they didn't even notice the Normal Trolls around them, making their job a lot easier.

Rhythm and Blues started to walk around, heading towards where the security room might be.

Trollex stayed behind, leaning up against the fountain, before he made sure no one was looking as he dove in, diving underwater, and bringing his top hat with him. He swam through the pipe system so he could arrive to his location unnoticed.

Minuet hovered in the air, unseen by anyone, so she could keep an eye on things.

On the ground, Barb was heading towards the upstairs venue to keep an eye on things, while looking to find where a spare door key could be while keeping the fake necklace safe in her pocket.

Branch was walking towards where a nearby vent could be.

Guy Diamond was heading into the reception area, where the guests were.

Everyone was heading into their spots to put their plan into action.

Checking to make sure their comms, which everyone secretly wore to stay in touch, were working, Rhythm spoke in her mic, saying, "Mic's on, Trolls."

Bles then added, "Everyone on comms, do you copy"?

"Copy," replied Barb.

"Copy," replied Branch.

"Copy," replied Trollex.

"Copy," replied Minuet

"Copy," replied Guy Diamond in a whispered high pitched, auto-tuned voice.

Branch saw a nearby vent big enough for him to fit through and first made sure no one was looking. With the view all clear, and the give-go perfect for him to sneak into the vent secretly, he used his hair to scale the wall by where the vent was and snuck into the vent, closing it quietly behind him, while he shimmied his way through.

Meanwhile, R&B saw the door where the security room was, and inconspicuously, without any of the guests spotting them, made their way inside.

At the reception area near the stage, Guy Diamond took his position, sitting at a table, while a male Magic Pop Troll offered him a champagne glass full of punch, saying, "A drink for the pretty lady"?

Guy Diamond, using his auto-tune voice to speak like a female, said in his disguised female voice, "No, thank you. My life is too complicated right now," while accepting the champagne glass, much to the Magic Pop's confusion, but who didn't seem to mind.

Minuet hovered quietly from place to place, hiding behind the podiums and even the chandelier, saying into her comm quietly, "The view up here is all clear. Everything seems to be running smoothly."

In the vents, Branch saw some air vents that had sharp, rigged fans blowing, set to tear anything and anyone that got caught in them. So, he used his trap expertise and pulled out some small pebbles, dropping it in the center of each fan, which made the fans' blades stop spinning. Then, he quickly covered himself, using his hair, and rolled past them before the fan blades started to spin again. On the other side, as Branch uncovered himself, and made his hair return back to normal, he was seen now wearing a black bodysuit, pulling on the hood to hide the back of his head before he continued his way down the vent.

A caterer was whistling a tune as he made his way into the restroom, going into one of the stalls to use the toilet. But what the caterer didn't see was that as he entered and was closing the door behind him, Trollex had popped his head out of the toilet and leaped up, standing on the top of the stall, and waiting for the perfect moment. Locked in with the caterer, Trollex then fished through his hair and pulled out a metal frying pan that he brought with him from the condo, and without being seen, whacked the MMT upside the head, knocking him out cold.

Back in the security room, Rhythm was plugging in a hard drive into a little Funk dashboard she and Blues had brought with them. The twins both typed away on their Funk dashboard, making a bunch of screens show up on it, so they could keep an eye on everything.

Blues was typing in a bit of code before she said, "R, let's do it to it"!

"You got it, dear sister," Rhythm replied back, also typing in some code.

"Ba-dam," they both said while pressing a red button together, allowing their screens to have access to all the security cameras in the palace, including the ballroom, and especially the backstage area, where the necklace was.

"Trolls," Rhythm stated into her comm.

"It's necklace season," added Blues.

Back in the bathroom, Trollex had ditched his disguise top and top hat, and was now wearing the catering top outfit the MMT caterer, who was still knocked out while laying over the toilet, wore, which consisted of a white long sleeve shirt, a yellow vest with black buttons, and a black bowtie. He ditched his topknot, had his optic fiber-like hair slicked back, and was wearing a fake black mustache. He still kept his original disguise pants on, since that compliemnted the outfit. And finally, rating on his face was a set of small yellow glasses with dark yellow tinted lens.

Trollex adjusted his bowtie while saying quietly, "Copy that. I'm on the move," and made his way to the next spot as part of the plan.

Back in the upper area, Barb saw a nearby police officer and casually walked by him, pretending to bump into the office, as she said in a low voice while tipping her hat so the officer couldn't see her face, "Oh, pardon me. Terribly sorry."

The officer, luckily, didn't recognize her, as he said, "Not a problem, sir. Enjoy your evening," before he continued his rounds. But he didn't see that when he bumped into Barb, he had dropped his door key, and Barb...seeing it on the floor, picked it up, and had it secured.

She casually held onto it secretly, chuckling while looking up at the look-out: Minuet, to let the Classical Troll know that she had gotten it, before she slipped it into her sleeve to keep it hidden nice and safe.

Minuet had seen what happened and reported into her comm, "Barb's gotten a key card, and no one seems to be suspecting a thing."

Rhythm and Blues got the notification, with Blues saying, "Barb is in position."

By the kitchen, loads of MMT caterers were rolling out dishes of food to serve the guests while they waited for the auction to begin. Among them was Trollex, who was pushing a cart to make it look like he was a caterer, as he heard Rhythm ask him through his comm, "Trollex, you all penguin-suited and booted"?

Trollex replied quietly so no one could hear him, except R&B on the comm, "Affirmative. I'm a clean, mean, necklace-switching machine," before he casually greeted some of the caterers, who luckily didn't notice him or pay attention to him when he said, "What's going on, guys"?

While the caterers went to the left to bring the food to the guests, Trollex went to the right and pushed his cart over to a nearby janitor's closet.

Minuet saw this and reported to Barb through the comm, "Trollex's at the janitor's closet, Barb. Just say the word for when we condone onto step 4."

Barb replied back, "Copy that," and watched Trollex secretly open the door and sneak into the closet without anyone seeing.

As she cruised down the stairs, she slid down the banister and made her way onto the floor, where Barb walked over to the closet and slipped in inconspicuously.

Back at the condo, Aggie noticed that a bunch of her friends seemed to be missing, especially Trollex, and something in her made her feel worried. She looked around, asking Poppy, "Hey, Poppy. Have you seen Trollex"?

Poppy replied, "Not since earlier today. He and Barb came by earlier and asked me to make a scrapbook copy of this necklace that was being sold at this jewelry auction tonight, but other than that, I haven't seen them."

Aggie was very confused, asking, "Why would they ask you to do that"?

Poppy shrugged and answered, "Beats me. Maybe they're starting a macaroni necklace collection? I'm sure they'll be back soon."

Aggie then added, "It's not just Trollex and Barb's who's missing, but RB, Guy Diamond, Branch, and even Minuet too. I wonder if they're doing ok, wherever they are. What if they're in danger? Or worse"?!

Poppy reassured Aggie by saying, "Don't worry; they're probably just exploring and got a little lost. They'll find their way back home with ease. It's not like they got roped into doing some big group action thing, right"?

Back at the Magicañang Palace, the heist was still on, as Barb and Trollex got the little table Trollex wheeled in ready, while Barb spoke into the comm, saying, "R, B, what do you say about moving on to step four"?

Rhythm replied, "Copy that, Barb," while Blues communicated with Guy Diamond, saying, "Guy, you're up! Do your thing, man"!

Guy Diamond was excited to get to play his part, as he responded secretly into his comm, "Is it ok if I improvise on my act"?

Barb replied while she hid inside the table, under the tablecloth, while Trollex was placing a plate on top, "Yes, fine, you can improvise, but please be subtle. We don't need to cause a big scene."

Guy Diamond nodded in response as he prepared for his act. But, if there was one thing Guy Diamond was not, it's subtle. He spilled his punch, which was clear, so it looked like water, used his hair to secretly flip the table he was sitting at, and then sat in his chair to make it look like the spill was from him, flailed his legs, and shouted in his best female voice, "I'M HAVING A BABY"!

That got all the guests to look up at the disguised Pop Troll in concern, as Guy, using his disguised female voice, added, "Is there a doctor?! Or perhaps several officers?! That could leave their post and help me"?!

Minuet facepalmed, whispering into her comm, "That is not what subtle is"!

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However, his act worked because it got the officers to leave their post at the armored backstage door to help the poor "lady" in distress. On cue, this gave Trollex and Barb the perfect chance to sneak up to the door. Trollex pushed the table and Barb secretly reached her arm out to use the key card to unlock the door, and give them access to go inside secretly, closing the door behind them.

Trollex moved the table down the hallway and saw the two Magic Rock guards blocking the door. Barb peeked her head out to see, as they both looked at one another and nodded, set to do the next step.

The two guards then saw what looked like a lone table rolling up to them. The one on the left saw a little paper tag that describe the dish, saying, "Fish Surprise"?

When the other guard lifted up the lid to see what the dish was, he saw a simple grilled salmon on a leaf-based platter with veggies and shrimp surrounding it.

But what the guards didn't see was that above them, Trollex was standing by the ceiling, holing his frying pan again. He shouted, "Surrpise," and bashed both the guards on the head, knocking them out before they could even see who shouted.

With the guards taken out, Barb used her foot to ceremoniously push the cart away, as she commented, "Woah, dude! I didn't know you could hit like that"!

Trollex spun the frying pan in his hand, saying, "Well, it helps I imagine bashing you on the head with this, so I have "motivation" to do it right."

Barb smiled, saying, "Ok, that's-," before she realized what Trollex said, shouting, "Hey"!

Trollex groaned, saying, "Let's just get through this door, ok? I want to be over with this heist as soon as possible."

Barb answered back, "Fine, fine," and took out the tablet, sending the picture she took to Rhythm and Blues, asking R&B on the comm, "Hey, R, B, can you enhance this-,"

Not ten seconds later, she got a new photo sent, with the picture of Governor Rodrigo's eye perfectly enhanced, while Blues answered back through the comms, "Done"!

"Five steps ahead of you, Barb," Rhythm added.

With the enhanced image, Barb prompted it up against the scanner, which accepted the eye scan and opened the door, allowing Barb and Trollex to enter the backstage area, where all the rare and very valuable jewelry was held, including the Sapphire Seashell necklace.

Back in the ballroom, an announcer spoke, saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, your emcee for the Jewelry Auction Expo...Governor Rodrigo Durante."

While Rodrigo was walking up onto the stage, Guy Diamond was pretending to breathe heavily, as if he really was pregnant again, until he heard Barb say into the comm, "Ok, Guy Diamond, you can cut it out. We made it in."

The made Guy Diamond get up and say to the people that were helping him earlier, "Oops, I forgot, I'm not pregnant," and went to take his seat. While the MMTs who were helping him earlier were confused, they didn't mind, since the "woman" seemed ok, and that's what was most important.

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Governor Rodrigo walked up to his podium, saying, "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Alright, are you all ready? We have a fine collection of jewelry to select from, and many for you all to eagerly purchase today if you choose to do so. They were hand-crafted and personally made by the jewelry shop owner, who's dedicated his life to making Magic Musical Trolls happy with his beautiful creations. Because he feels that gems and rubies should reflect not on value, but on the value of the thought that goes into each craft."

All of the people in the audience were touched by this, including Guy Diamond, who wiped a stray tear away.

Governor Rodrigo continued, saying, "Sadly, that same generous, caring man is no longer with us, but he all can remember him dearly by this message: love is like a gem: treat it the wrong way, and it can shatter horribly. but if you treat it right, you cam make it glisten as bright as your heart."

Backstage, Barb and Trollex tore off their disguises, revealing that they had on black bodysuits underneath, as Barb cheered, "Woo," before she pulled out the fake necklace, saying, "Let's do this"!

Trollex took a deep breath in and out, saying, "Ok, let's do it."

They both proceeded to run from both sides of the room, dodging each laser near them, before they climbed up and jumped up high.

Branch, on cue, opened the vent and used his hair to grab Trollex and Barb, saying, "Ok, let's make this quick. Trollex, you're up."

Trollex scrambled up into the vent and held Branch by his waist with his hair, keeping a firm grip on the Pop King. Slowly, he lowered Barb and Branch towards the real Sapphire Seashell necklace, with Barb pulling out the fake one, set to do the swap.

As they got closer, Barb commented, "This is going surprisingly smooth."

However, before they could make it, the fake necklace Poppy made started to slip from her grip.

Barb panicked and flailed to grab it as it touched the real necklace, signaling a set of machine rays to come up and be set to fire.

Barb and Branch panicked before Barb was able to successfully catch the fake necklace with her feet, and pulled it up before a ray fired off a beam of light magic that fried a poster into nothing, making it crumble into ashes.

Branch, shocked, commented, "What the Troll is that"?!

Barb looked over at a symbol one of the rays had and gasped, saying, "The Fire Earth Wind Water Light Fauna Protection System"!

"The F.E.W.W.L.F," RB commented on the comm in shock and in unison.

"Oh my Troll, this was not supposed to happen," Barb commented in fear.

"I told you this was a bad idea, Barb! Why did I let myself follow this stupid idea," Trollex shouted back at her in the vent.

"Hey, it was going well, how was any of us gonna predict this would happen," Barb retorted.

"I saw this going poorly a mile away, and I don't even need to have psychic visions to know that, especially when it involves you, Barb," Trollex shouted back angrily at her.

"Barb, Trollex, easy! Arguing isn't gonna help us," Branch declared.

"Yeah, Trolls, calm down. Not to worry, B and I are on it," Rhythm answered through her comm.

Blues pulled out a rainbow hard drive with a fireball on it and plugged it into the dashboard, saying, "Time to institute our backup FEWWLF override protocol"!

"How on earth do you guys even have that on you when we didn't even know they had a trap system like this," Branch asked over the comm.

"We're always 6 steps ahead when it comes to being technologically prepared for anything. Plus, we just made it after doing a little research about it, just in case," Rhythm answered.

Rhythm and Blues quickly got to typing to try and hack into the trap, saying together, "Get it, queen"!

However, they were denied access to stop it, much to their shock, as they gave deadpanned glares at the computer.

Bab, concerned, asked over the comm, "Did it work"?

Blues replied, "Not yet! Just give R and I 5 minutes"!

On the stage, the auction was getting underway, as the jewelry that was on stage was being sold first, with Rodrigo declaring, "And sold! The diamond-encrusted pen charm bracelet sold to the male Magic Funk Troll for $500"!

Barb and Branch panicked, with Branch saying, "We don't have 5 minutes"!

Out in the audience, Minuet reported through the comm, "Barb, Trollex, they're starting the auction! They're already halfway done with the stuff on stage"!

Guy Diamond saw Scarlet and her bandmates moving to an empty table in the front, as he whispered, in his normal voice, into his comm, "The Rock Witch is on the move! I repeat, the Rock Witch is on the move"!

Barb quickly tapped into her comm, with Barb flailing while Branch tried to keep his grip on the Rock Queen, while she shouted, "R! B! The curtain's gonna go up any minute"!

Rhythm and Blues were struggling to hack into the FEWWLF system, with Rhythm saying, "It's not letting us in"!

"This is terri-ba-bad," Blues added in panic.

"Check your system preferences," suggested Branch.

"You probably need to download a driver," commented Barb.

"Reboot your systems if you have to," shouted Trollex.

Then, Blues replied happily, "Oh my god, you fixed it guys."

"Really," the three Trolls backstage asked over their comms.

"NOOOOOOO," R&B shouted in frustration.

"Sorry for us losing our cool, but it's a lot harder than we'd thought it was gonna be," Rhythm mentioned frantically.

Minuet was keeping watch when she saw an officer heading towards the security room, and reported into her comm, "R! B! We've got trouble coming up towards your door"!

Rhythm and Blues gasped in shock, saying in unison, "No to the no, to the no, to the no, to the no"!

Rhythm then answered, "Guy Diamond, we've got a situation there"!

Guy Diamond reported back, "Copy that, I'm on my way."

Trollex was struggling to hold up Branch and Barb as best he can, as he commented stressfully, "Hurry up, guys," while he suddenly felt his stomach gurgle eerily. Maybe he shouldn't have eaten that five-bean burrito for breakfast.

Rhythm and Blues both cracked their knuckles, while Rhythm declared, "Let's turn this baby on beast mode, dear sister"!

Blues replied, "You got it, dear sister"!

They both pressed a blue button on their dashboard that extended it and added more keys and buttons for them to press rapidly, as together, they shouted, "Eat it, FEWWLF"!

They started to quickly type as fast as lightning, going as fast as they could to hack through the FEWWLF security system before either their friends got hurt, or caught, or worse!

Back in the vents, while Trollex was struggling to keep his grip, his stomach just fell ready to blow, as he whimpered and stated, "Please, not now." however, he just could not hold it in any longer, no matter how hard he tried.

Barb and Branch looked up and saw what the Techno king was about to do, and became nervous, with Branch shouted, "Wait, wait, wait," while Barb added, "No, no, Trollex"!

Back in the auction, another piece was just about to be sold, with Governor Rodrigo saying, "Going once, twice-,"

Suddenly, all the MMTs heard the sound of what sound like someone had just passed gas very loudly, but they couldn't see where it was or who had done it. so, with that, they paid no attention to it and continued on with the auction.

In the vents, Trollex watched helplessly as the now murky green gas cloud was helplessly being transferred through the vents thanks to the fans, while Trollex panicked, saying, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no"! He knew that if the wrong Troll smelled that, they were gonna get so caught!

Back in the security room, Rhythm and Blues were continuing trying to hack into the FEWWLF when Rhythm smelled something...off in the room.

It turned out that Trollex's gas cloud had transferred through the vents and now was leaking into the security room.

Blue seemed to smell it too, as both girls turned their heads and saw the gas leaking in through the vents, saying in unison, "Oh to the no"!

Blues commented on the coom, "Any Troll knows what happened that involves some bad gas"?!

Trollex's voice was heard through the vents as he answered loudly, "Sorry," to the Funk twins.

Rhythm and Blues, now feeling more panicked, as they rushed to finish quickly.

Back out at the auction, Rodrigo declared, "And sold! To the lovely Magic Techno lady in the front row"!

As the buyer picked up a box with a golden necklace with a dolphin chain and pearl center, Rodrigo said, "One more item, and then we move on to our Clasic Jewlery section, and boy, we have a wide range to choose from this year"!

Scarlet was smirking, eagerly awaiting to buy the Sapphire Seashell necklace so she could flaunt it in front of the Techno king and tease him for not being able to afford it.

Over at the security room, as the officer was getting closer to the door, inside, the room was getting filled with the gas cloud, as blues quickly told Rhythm, "R, hold your breath"!

"You too, B," replied Rhythm, as both funk Trolls took a deep breath in and held it while they continued to work as fast as possible.

However, not only was the gas cloud so thick and made it hard to see, the stink was so bad, it made their eyes watery and hard to see, and it didn't help that they could only hold their breath in for so long before they had to take an exhale and a new fresh, deep breath in. But how could anyone do that if the room was surrounded by stink?

Out by the reception area, Rodrigo announced, "Who's ready to see the collection," as the little backstage curtain area that protected the valuable collection started to rise.

Barb and Branch saw it coming and panicked, trying to coil their bodies up so they couldn't be seen, but the machine made it hard since it followed their every moves.

"Tell Poppy how much I love her if we die today," Branch told the Rock queen.

"Tell my Rock Trolls to keep on rocking if we die today," Barb replied back to the Pop king.

In the security room, R&B were so close to finishing, and they just had two little white bars left to override before finally...the stink overcame them, and they were unable to hold their breath any longer, both Funk Troll twins got dizzy and fell onto the floor, passing out.

All 6 Normal Trolls braced themselves, as everything seemed like it was about to end, and they were about to get caught for their little heist.

The police officer approaching the security door made it and was about to open the door, only slightly cracking it open, when he heard a high pitched female voice ask, "Excuse me. Is this the ladies' room"?

The officer noticed a "Female" standing in front of him, which was actually the disguised Guy Diamond, who nervously smiled, hoping he could distract the officer long enough to help his friends out, while Minuet nervously watched, hoping it worked.

Luckily, it did, as the officer happily answered, "Oh, uh, y-you need to take a right at the end of the hall, ma'am."

And more good news came out of that: the door left cracked open allowed the gas cloud to dissipate from the room, so Rhythm and Blues could recover, each taking a deep breath of fresh air in, before they finally got through the last two white bars, successfully overriding the FEWWLF system.

"Yes to the yes! Ba-dow," both of them said in unison before they did their signature sister handshake together.

Suddenly, on their screen, showed an icon that asked, "I'm not a hacker," much to their chagrin, as both Funk Trolls groaned in frustration.

"Are you kidding me," Blues exclaimed.

"I get why they're asking this, but come on," Rhythm added.

Rhythm quickly tapped the icon to make it go away, which shut off the system just in time.

Backstage, the FEWWLF system shut down and the rays went away, much to Barb and Branch's shock, as Barb quickly made the swap at lightning speed, replacing the real necklace with the fake one, and hiding the real necklace in her pocket, before Trollex pulled them back up and they hid in the vents.

Outside by the reception area, Rodrigo announced, "And now it is my honor to show you all our special Classic Collection"!

The backstage curtain rose up completely to show off all the jewelry, including the fake Sapphire Seashell necklace, but no one saw that it was fake because the sight of the jewelry was so beautiful, that they didn't notice smaller details.

Safe in the vents, Barb reported on her comms, "We did it, guys! Meet up at the reception area"!

"Yes," R&B whispered back before they snuck out of the vents before the officer in front of them could see them.

"Yes," Minuet whispered back before she stealthily flew off.

Guy Diamond pretended to follow the officer's directions, saying in his disguise voice, "Thank you, officer," and walked away, waiting to be just out of the officer's view, before he whispered into his comm, "Yes," and went to join the others.

The officer then seemed to forget something, saying, "Oops! Forogt my coffee," and went to get his coffee.

At the reception area, the auction was in full swing, as the fake Sapphire Seashell necklace was being sold first, and Scarlet currently had the highest bid with $1,000. No one else seemed to outdo the bid, as Rodrigo announced, "Going once, twice, and sold! To Ms. Scarlet"!

Scarlet's bandmates cheered as Scarlet approached the stage, made her payment, and accepted her new "Valuable" necklace, putting it on right away, and not even bothering to take a closer look at it.

Meanwhile, Barb, Trollex, Branch, R&B, Minuet, and Guy Diamond (who was still in his original disguise), were back in their original disguises and weaved their way past the crowd without anyone seeing them at all.

Barb replied as they all slyly made their way to the exit of the expo, "Nice work, everybody. Now, let's make like a drum solo and beat it."

Trollex, hearing the pun, despite his grudge with Barb, did find it funny, as he said, "Ah, wordplay," before he raised his unibrow in confusion, saying, "I don't get it."

Later on, the team made it back to the condo, out of their disguises, and entered through the door.

It was dark in the lobby when they entered, as GMinuet commented, "It's odd that it's dark in here. You think everyone's asleep"?

"Maybe. but let's just get inside before we wake someone up accidentally," Branch answered.

Suddenly, the lights switched on, much to their surprise, but what really got them to scream in fright was when they saw Aggie by the light switch.

"Troll Louise! Girl, you almost gave us a heart attack," Blues shouted in shock.

"What are you doing here, Aggie," Rhythm asked curiously/trying to recover from being scared.

"I kept waiting to see if you guys were gonna be coming back because you were gone for a while and I was worried. where did you guys go," Aggie replied.

All 6 Normal Trolls looked at one another nervously, as none of them had established an alibi for where they were.

Trollex, the only Troll with enough confidence to even say something, nervously answered, "We...uh...got lost? W-We're were walking down the street, exploring a bit, a-and got a little lost," before sheepishly smiling, hoping his alibi was bought.

Aggie seemed to have bought his alibi, saying while she hugged Trollex, "I'm just grateful that you all came back safe and sound," and kissed Trollex on the cheek multiple times, making the Techno king smile happily while blushing.

Everyone else sighed a breath of relief, grateful that Aggie wasn't suspicious of what they RALLY did while they were gone.

Aggie then separated from Trollex and gave the 6 maps of Harmonious Land, saying, "Here, you guys can use these for now, until you know your way around Harmonious Land so you don't wind up lost again."

"Thanks, Aggie," R&B replied.

"We definitely will put them to good use," Barb added on.

Aggie then formed what looked like a glare, as she frowned, crossed her arms, and said, "Ok, truth time: I know you all are lying. So, what did you guys really do"?

That made the 6 nervous again, as Guy Diamond hesitantly answered, "W-What? W-We weren't lying when we said we got lost."

On cue, he let out a nervous glitter toot, making the 5 Normal Trolls look at him, as Branch whispered to him, "Guy, cut the glitter! You know you fart when you lie"!

Guy Diamond whispered back, "No, I fart when I'm nervous"!

Barb whispered back, "Yeah, nervous about lying"!

Aggie then placed her hands on her hips, saying, "Ok, if you guys aren't gonna tell me, I'll tell you. I had a vision earlier after my chat with Poppy that you guys were doing some crazy heist where you distracted a police officer," while pointing at Guy Diamond, who froze in nervousness.

"You both passed out from some green gas," while pointing at R&B, who looked at one another hesitantly.

"You severed some vent fan traps," while pointing at Branch, who looked down shyly.

"You swapped a valuable necklace with a fake one, which I'm gonna easily guess is the fake one you had Poppy made earlier," while pointing at Barb, who looked away in nervousness.

"You were keeping watch," while pointing at Minuet, who had her hands behind her back and shyly looked down.

"And YOU knocked out some security guards with a frying pan," while pointing at Trollex, who looked down sadly, shuffling his fins.

"Now, please tell me I was wrong about my vision! Please tell me you guys didn't do what I thought I saw you guys did in my vision," Aggie pleaded, hoping that her friends didn't actually do what she saw they did in her vision.

All 6 Normal Trolls looked at one another, with Trollex saying, "Barb, show her."

Barb pulled the real Sapphire Seashell necklace out of her pocket, showing it to Aggie, while saying, "We...did."

Aggie gasped and shouted, "Oh, my Troll! I can't believe you guys actually did it! Why did you guys even do this"?!

Before any of the Normal Trolls could answer, Barb spoke up, saying, "No, guys. Let me tell her."

Barb faced Aggie, saying, "It...was my idea. Your boyfriend told me about how he saw the necklace and wanted to get it for you, but it was too expensive, and I wanted to help him, so...I suggested that we switch the real one with a fake copy. And dragged Trollex, Guy, Branch, R&B, and Minuet to help me do it so he could be able to give the necklace to you. Don't blame them, and especially don't blame your boyfriend, because this was all my own planning, so if you want to be mad at someone, be mad at me, Aggie! I deserve it! I'm sorry," and hung her head low.

She waited for Aggie to shout at her, or have some sort of response, but the response she did get wasn't from Aggie: it was from Trollex, who stood beside the Rock queen while saying, "Barb shouldn't get all the blame for this, Aggie; I deserve it too."

Barb was surprised, saying, "Fish boy? Why-,"

Trollex answered, "You wouldn't have done this if I hadn't told you about the necklace, or my situation. And even so, I shouldn't have gone along with your plan in the first place when I knew that we weren't doing the right thing. I knew it was wrong, but I ignored my better judgment and went along with it. So, as much as you want to blame yourself solely for all this, I deserve partial blame too for having to have gone along with it."

"Don't blame just yourselves," Branch commented, while Guy Diamond added, "We all deserve the blame for this. We too knew it was wrong, but against our better jhudgment, our desire to help you guys overcame our conscious in knowing what we did was wrong."

"Yeah, and we almost got into so much trouble while we were doing it," Rhythm said.

"If we had gotten caught, it could've had devastating consequences on not just us, but our entire tribes in general," Blues added.

"I guess what we're all trying to say is.." Minuet mentioned.

"We're sorry," all 6 Trolls said in unison.

Aggie sighed and said with a smile, "Well, what matters most is that you all are ok. I was really worried you know? I was scared you guys were gonna get in so much trouble, and risk hurting your reputations."

"Yeah, it definitely was really harrowing," Branch added.

"I thought the World Tour was scary enough, but going through what we did today, it made me even more scared that I've ever been," Trollex replied.

"I, for one, certainly never want to do something like that again," Minuet stated.

"So...you're not mad at us," Barb asked, still worried if Aggie was gonna be mad at them.

Aggie answered, "Well, I'm disappointed you guys did this, but I'm not mad. Though now, what are we gonna do about the real necklace? We can't keep it; and it's gonna be a matter of time before the MMTs see that the fake one you switched it with is, well, fake."

They all thought for a minute before Trollex said, "I think I have an idea."

Back at the Jewelry Auction expo, Scarlet was sitting on a bench, prepared to take a selfie with her new necklace when she realized, "Oops! Better check my makeup first! Loveagram's about to get a dose of glamour from moi."

She took her necklace off and pulled out a hand mirror to check her reflection.

While she was distracted, a blue hand with rainbow-colored armbands reached over from behind a bush and grabbed the fake necklace, switching it with the real one.

Behind the bush, Trollex now held the fake necklace, saying, "Got it," and met up with the rest of his friends by the entrance to the expo, without anyone seeing him.

"Wow, I'm really surprised no one saw that it wasn't real right away," Guy Diamond commented, looking at the fake necklace.

"I'm just relieved we got it back in time," Blues stated.

Aggie took a look at it, saying, "And I will give kudos to Poppy for her crafts work; she really knows how to scrapbook. It's really pretty."

Trollex was surprised to hear this, smiling while he asked, "You...like it"?

Aggie nodded, saying, "Yeah I do; it's homemade, down to Earth, made straight from the heart, and it's super sweet."

Trollex then got an idea, smiling while saying, "You know...it may not be like the real necklace I wanted to give you, but I think..this is more perfect...for you, my sweet, Aggie." He then placed the necklace on Aggie, who smiled while blushing, saying, "Awwww, thank you, Trollex."

Aggie gave Trollex a hug, making the Techno king blush and giggle in response.

"Awwww," Branch, Guy Diamond, Minuet, Rhythm, and Blues said in awe of seeing a sweet romantic Aggex moment together.

"Now, come on, guys. Let's head back; after today, I just want to sleep till noon tomorrow," Barb commented.

"Just make sure you don't get lost now, you hear," Aggie replied jokingly, making the & Trolls laugh as they walked back to the condo.