The Leaders, Branch And Z Were Playing I Spy On Their Way To The Beach.

"I Spy, With My Little Eye, Something That Is Green, Purple, Shiny And Prickly." Z Said As She Formed A Little Circle With Her Toes And Looked At Branch And Quincy.

"I Don't Know. That Branch?" Branch Guessed.

"Let Me Guess, That Rock?" Quincy Also Guessed.

"Even Pricklier And Shinier. But It Does Takes A Long Time Grow And It Does Take A Long Time To Learn To Let Things Go." Z Hinted.

Barb Gasped, "That Branch!"

Trollex Eyes Lite Up, "I Know. Purple And Shiny. That's Quincy!"

Z Said, "Yes! You Got It, Barb, Trollex! Yeah!"

"Yay! Break It Down, Prince D." Trollzart Said.

Prince D Spin On Head And Striked A Pose.

"Oh!" Everyone Said.

"Mind Blown!" Trollex Shouted.

"Okay, Game Over. We Walk The Rest Of The Way To The Beach In Silence. And I Am Not Prickly." Branch Said.

"And I Let Somethings Go." Quincy Protested.

Prince D And Z Scoffed, "Yeah, Right."

Branch And Quincy Bumped Into A Rock And Saw Three Bird Eggs.

The Boys Screamed, Ran Behind The Group And Branch Hissed At The Eggs.

"Branch, Quincy, It's Just Bird Eggs." Delta Said.

"Yes. And Do You Know What Comes Out Of Bird Eggs?" Branch Asked.

"Um... Birds?" Poppy Guessed.

"No." Quincy Said.

"Pure Evil And Kidnappers." Branch Whispered In Poppy's Ear.

"Oh, For The Love Of All That's Trolly!" Poppy Exagrated.

"Branch, Q, Not This Again." Essence Said.

"Sorry, Girls. Birds Cannot Be Trusted." Branch Said.

"And Nothing Will Convince Us Otherwise." Quincy Stated.

"Okay, Guys, Easy. Branch, Dad, Those Eggs Doesn't Look Like They're Close To Hatching. So, You're Fine." Z Assured.

"Thank You, Z." Poppy Said.

"And You Two. Dad And Branch Are Just Not A Fan Of Birds. I've Accepted It. Prince D Have Accepted It. It's Time You Two Expected It Too." Z Stated.

"All Right, We've Always Wanted To Know." Trollzart Said.

"And, We're Sorry, Now We Have To Ask." Barb Added.

"What Is The Deal With You And Birds, Branch?" Prince D Asked.

"Yeah, We Already Know The Reason Why Quincy Hates Birds Because A Bird Snatched Cooper And Z Out Of The Nest." Trollex Stated.

"No, Guys! Don't Get Him Started!" Poppy Pleaded.

"I Don't Want To Talk About." Branch Said.

Poppy Sighed In Relief.

"Wait For It." Z Said.

Branch Started To Tell The Story, "I Was Ten Years Old And Z Was Six Years Old..."

"Oh, Here We Go." Poppy Said.

***

Ten Year Old Branch Six Year Old And Z Was Flying Their Kites.

"...And There Was Nothing We Loved More Than Flying Our Kites. It Was A Majestic Day... When, Out Of Nowhere... He Came.

"Huh?" Branch And Z Asked.

The Bird Swooped In At Them.

Branch And Z Tried To Reel In Their, But The Bird Toured Up Branch's Kite. While, Z Managed To Get Her Kite Back.

***

Trollzart Gasped, "It Broke Your Kite?"

"Oh. Well I Guess We Can See How That Might Make You A Bit Cross With Birds." Delta Said.

"Wait. There's More." Branch Said While Poppy And Z Facepalmed.

***

Ten Year Old Branch Tried To Get His Kite Back.

"When He Attacked My Kite, I Tried To Resist Him, But He Was So Strong."

The Bird Flew Away With His Kite And Branch Along With It.

"Branch!" Six Year Old Z Yelled.

The Bird Made Branch Fly Threw Two Trees And His Pants Got Caught In One Of The Branches, Showing His Underwear.

"I Flew Around Like That For 20 Minutes."

***

"Oh, That's Awful! I Can Certainly See Why You Think Birds Are--" Essence Was Interupted.

"Wait. There's More." Branch Said.

"No." Prince D And Trollex Said.

"Yep." Poppy And Z Said.

***

"After He Decided He'd Toyed With Me Long Enough, He Let Go."

The Bird Let Of The Kite, Causing Branch To Fall.

"It's The Moment You've Been Waiting For, Trolls! Let The Festival Of Spotlights Offically Begin." King Peppy Announced As Spotlights Shined On Him.

Branch Was Tied On A Rope And He Stopped Right In Front Of Peppy.

"Hi, Everyone." Branch As He Showed His Underwear In Front Of Everyone.

The Crowd Gasped.

"You Go, Boy!" Guy Diamond Said, Auto-Tuned.

Everyone In The Audience And King Peppy Laughed At Him.

Branch Laughed Sheepishly And Then Cried.

The Black Bird Cackled At Branch.

King Peppy Face Turned Into The Black Bird.

***

"Branch, That's Not How It Happened." Poppy Said.

"He Was Embarrassed And Humiliated, Poppy. You Would've Done Same Thing If It Happened To You." Z Said.

"Well, That's What It Felt Like!" Branch Said.

"And Quincy, I Get That A Bird Took Z And Cooper Away From Us And It Broke Our Hearts, But You Gotta Let That Go." Essence Said.

"You Know, I Can't. Birds Are Bad, Girls. Bad To The Core." Quincy Said As Branch Grabbed A Brown Bag From His Hair And Started To The Eggs In The Sack.

"And We Will Not Allow These Pests To Stay In Our Village For Another..." Branch Said But Stopped Cause Egg Started To Hatch.

The Eggs In The Bag Also Started To Hatch.

The Boys Started To Backaway From The Eggs.

Then, Three Little Yellow Birds Hatch From The Eggs.

Branch And Quincy Fell Back And Stared At Them.

The Yellow Opened Eyes And Saw Quincy And Branch, They Ran Up And Snuggled Against Them.

Everyone Went, "Aww!"

"There So Cute." Trollzart Said.

"Get Away, Vermin." Branch Said.

"W-What Is Happening?" Quincy Asked.

"Ooh! I've Heard Of This. I Think They're Imprinting, Branch, Dad." Prince D Stated.

"Hey, Yeah, They've Bonded With You Two." Trollex Said.

Z And Essence Chuckled, "They Think You Two Are Their Mommys."

"What? No Way! There's No Bond Here!" Branch Said.

"We Will Not Allow It!" Quincy Said.

The Baby Birds Chirped And Gave Them The Puppy Dog Eyes.

"Get Away!" The Boys Yelled Said As They Ran Away From Birds And The Birds Followed Them.

They Run Into Branch's Bunker With The Three Baby Birds Behind And Jumps In The Shaft. Branch Tried To Get The Door To Close But It Was Slow. At The Last Moment One Of The Baby Birds Grabs The Door With Its Foot And The Three Babies Climb Inside.

***

In Poppy's Pod, Poppy Was Doing Some Queen Duties And Z And Essence Was Reading A Fashion Magazine, Until They Heard Chirping.

"Huh?" The Three Trolls Turned Around To See Branch And Quincy With The Baby Birds.

"Okay, They Bonded." Quincy Admitted As Branch Fell On The Floor.

"Now, How Do We Make Stop?" Branch Asked.

***

Poppy, Essence And Z Put Down Three Plates Of Worms.

"What Is This?" Branch Asked.

"Bird Food." Poppy Answered.

"You Two Need To Teach Your Babies How To Eat." Z Said While Laughing.

Branch And Quincy Groaned.

"Go Ahead And...[Groans] All You Want, Guys, But It's All Right Here." Poppy Said As Essence Pulled Out A Nature Book.

""Baby Birds And Their Mothers Form An Unbreakable Bond. Until The Mother Has Taught The Offspring All The Needed To Survive, They Will Never Her Side."" Essence Stated.

"Hold On. Let Me See That." Quincy Said As He Looked At The Book.

"The Sooner You Two Get To Raising These Cuties, The Sooner They're Out Of Your Hair." Z Said.

"Bon Appetit!" The Girls Said Then Smack Their Lips.

"We Are Not Eating Worms." Quincy And Branch Said.

"Relax. They're Candy Worms." Poppy Lied.

"Oh." The Boys Said.

They Each Ate A Worm And Spit The Worm.

"What Flavor Was That?" Branch And Quincy Asked.

"Worm Flavored! Got To Keep It Real, Boys." Essence Answered.

"What? Gir-" Branch Said, But Got Interupted.

"Branch, Shh. Shh. Look." Poppy Said As She Pointed To The Baby Birds.

The Baby Birds Got The Message And Starts Eating The Worms.

"Hm." Branch Said.

"What Else Does It Say To Do?" Quincy Asked.

***

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Branch And Quincy Are Teaching The Birds Various Skills, Such As Digging For Worms, Bathing, Pecking At Trees And Flying, As Well As Making Sure They Have Exercise.

***

The Birds Were Finally Old Enough To Leave.

"Can't Believe This Is Goodbye. But We've Taught Everything We Can Teach You Now." Branch Said.

The Birds Chirped In Response.

"And No Matter How Far You Roam, We'll Always Have You With Us." Quincy Said.

The Birds Hugged Them And Broke The Hug.

"Now, Go." Branch And Quincy Said As Their Voices Breaks A Little.

The Birds Flew Alway.

"You Two Okay?" Z Asked.

"We're Just..." Branch Said.

"Incredible! Wahoo-Hoo-Hoo! Yeah!" The Boys Cheered.

"Thank Goodness That's Over, Right?" Quincy Asked.

"We Couldn't Stand One More Second With Those Filthy Beasts." Branch Added.

"Wahoo!" Branch And Quincy Cheered As Poppy, Essence And Z Raised Their Eyebrows While Smirking.

The Boys Saw The Look On Their Faces And Asked, "What?"

Z Walked To Them And Hugged Them, "You Two Are Trying Really Hard To Look Like You Two Don't Care. But Deep Down, We Know You Two Bonded With Them."

"Are You Girls Crazy? Having Those Pests Leave Is The Best Thing That's Ever Happened To Us." Branch Said.

"Then Why Are You Two Holding Onto Those Feathers?" Essence Asked.

They Opened Their Hands And Saw Three Yellow Feathers.

"Huh? [Gasps] Where Did Those Come From?" Quincy Said.

"I Mean...[Scoffs] Whatever. Those Don't Mean Anything To Us." Quincy Said As He Threw The Feathers Away.

"See?" They Asked.

"And The Other Hand And Foot?" Poppy Asked.

The Boys Opened Their Hand And Foot, Saw The Feathers, Screamed And Throw Them Away.

"Look, There's No More Feathers. Now, Let's Hit The Beach!" Quincy Said.

"Wahoo! Freedom!" Branch Shouted As He And Quincy Ran Off.

"They Miss The Birds, Don't They?" Z Asked.

"Yep." Poppy Answered.

"Well, You What They Say, "Denial Is The Clincher."" Essence Added.

***

At The Beach, Poppy, Prince D, Essence And Z Watched Branch And Quincy, Worriedly.

They Walked Up To Them.

"Branch, Q, We're Getting A Little Worried." Essence Said.

"Come On, Just Admit That You Guys Miss Your Birds." Poppy Said.

Quincy Scoffed, "No Way! We Haven't Given One Thought Since They Left."

"Then What Would You Two Call That?" Z Asked.

Z Pointed To Their Sandcastle Has Turned Into Three Bird Figures.

They Gasped.

"We... We... We Call It None Of Your Business!" Branch Shouted.

Branch And Quincy Tried To Get Rid Of The Sand Birds, But Keeps Making Reminders Of Them.

"Branch, Dad, It's Okay To Miss Them." Prince D Said.

Z Added, "Yeah. Cooper And I Have Brotherly And Sisterly Bond So Strong That We Can Sense How We're Feeling And What We're Doing Even When We're Apart. Like, Right Now, He's Feeling..."

Cooper Was Doing Some Crazy Stunts.

"Like The Goofball He Is Today." Z Finished.

"We Promise You, We're Fine!" Quincy Said, Annoyed.

"Now, If You'll Excuse Me, I'm Going Back To My Bunker To Take A Nap." Branch Said.

"And I'm Going To Find A Tree, So I Can Take A Nap." Quincy Added.

"Good Day!" Branch And Quincy Said As They Walked Away While Destroying The Sandcastle.

***

In Branch's Bunker, Branch Was Muttering In His Sleep.

"No! Behind! No! Fly Away! Fly Away! No!  No!"

***

In Forest, Quincy Was The Same Dream.

"Behind! No! Fly Away! Fly Away! No!" He Said In His Sleep.

***

Branch And Quincy Woke Up From Their Dream.

"My Babies Are In Trouble! Mama's Coming!"

They Ran Off To Save The Birds.

***

Z, Essence, Branch, Quincy And Poppy Took Three Flyer Critters And Begin To Scan The Sky Looking For The Three Birds.

"So, Let Us Get This Straight. You Two Think They're In Danger Because Of A Dream?" Z Asked, Confused.

"Yes! We Know They Need Us. We Can Feel It." Branch Answered.

"Found Them, Girls! There!" Quincy Said.

As The Dream Predicted, The Trio Are Being Harassed By The Same Bird From Branch's And Z's Childhood.

"Branch, Is That The Same Bird From When We Were Kids?" Z Asked.

"Yep!" Branch Answered.

"We're Coming, Boys!" 

Branch And Quincy Glides After The Malicious Bird.

"Remember Me?" Branch Asked.

 The Bird, Quincy And Branch Fight, With The Bird Sending Them Crashing Into The Ground. The Bond The Other Birds Have With Branch And Quincy Makes Them Save Them From Death. While, The Black Bird Landed In The River.

Branch And Quincy Laughed, "Nice Catch."

***

Quincy And Branch Wanted To Say A Proper, But Mostly Tearful Goodbye.

"Now, Remember, Always Stick Together." Quincy Said.

The Birds Chirped In Response.

"And Don't Fly When It's Too Windy." Branch Added.

"And... And... And... And..." Branch And Quincy Said But Couldn't Cause They Were Crying.

Poppy And Z Put Their Hands On Branch's Shoulder While Essence Put Her Hand Shoulder, Causing The Boys To Look At Them. They Nodded, Telling Them It's Okay. They Smiled.

"And If A Strange Bird Offers You A Worm,..." Quincy Said.

"... Just Say No." Branch Finished.

The Boys Gave Them One Last Hug, The Birds Broke The Hug And Flew Away.

"You Think They're Going To Be Okay?" Branch Asked.

"I Do." Poppy Answered.

"You Two Did Do A Good Job Raising Them, I'll Give Ya'll That." Essence Said.

"Come On, Guys. Let's Head Home. In Moments Like These, Nothing Cheers Me Up More Than Some Ice Cream." Z Said.

Z, Essence, Branch, Quincy And Poppy Went To Pop Village.

"This Is Exciting, You Two." Essence Said.

"Yeah, Imagine How Much More Fun Your Life Will Be Now That You Two Love Birds." Poppy Added.

Z Scoffed, "Nice Try, Mom And Poppy. But Something Tells That They Will Only Like Three Birds."

"It's True, I Do." Quincy Replied.

"Z, Do Ever Get Tired Of Being Right?" Branch Asked With A Smirk On His Face.

"No, Because Someone Has To Be The Mature One Around Here." Z Answered.

Essence Put Her Hands On HerMeart A Said, "You Are Your Mother's Daughter."