Poppy's POV:
I try to wriggle out of the ropes he's tied me in, but my efforts are useless.

"Don't waste all your energy on trying to escape. You'll need it later."

I look at him, my face in disgust.

"Why are you doing this!?"

"Oh, Poppy. Sweet, naive Poppy. I'm doing this because I want revenge."

"Revenge on what?"

"You, of course."

"Why me?"

"It's simple, really. I thought we were going to be together forever, that is, until chef took me. Once I finally managed to convince her not to let king Gristle eat me, I sold you all out, and that's when I realized, I had some competition. I saw the way Branch looked at you, and I realized he liked you too. Then when you all pushed us down that hill and lit us on fire, I thought it was the end, but thankfully, I got away. And now, I'm getting revenge on all of you, and I-"

He suddenly stops talking when he sees my engagement ring.

"Hold on, don't tell me you're engaged to Branch."

"I am, actually. And I can't wait to marry him."

"How could you ever be with someone like him? He's gray and depressing, not to mention annoying."

The second he says that, I snap.

"Don't you EVER say those things about Branch! He's not gray anymore, and he was never depressing, just heartbroken about what happened in his childhood! And he's never been annoying! You're the one who's annoying! I know he's going to make an amazing king, and an even better husband, more than you ever would!"

"Well, doesn't look like Branch is here, and you're running out of time. Tick tock."

Creek walks away, leaving me alone.

"Oh Branch, please come for me."

No one's POV:
Branch leads all of the siblings into his bunker before grabbing the scrapbook Poppy kept in there.

"So, what exactly happened?" Floyd asks.

"Ok, so about 2 years ago, Poppy was still a princess and I was still gray. I hated being around her, but at the same time, I felt safe around her. So she threw a party to celebrate 20 years since peppy got everyone away from the Bergens, and of course I was the only rational one who thought that the Bergens would find us, but Poppy didn't listen. That night, a Bergen found troll village and took a bunch of Poppy's friends, including the one guy I hate the most, Creek. Poppy set off to rescue all of them, and reluctantly, I follow her, knowing she couldn't make it to Bergen town by herself. We make it to Bergen town, and I think they've already been eaten, but Poppy thinks they're still alive. We find them, and that's when Poppy met her friend Bridget. We got Bridget a date with the king in exchange for her helping us figure out where Creek was, because Poppy wanted him back. The two of them went on a date, and Gristle showed Bridget that Creek was in the gem on his cape. After the date, we tried telling Bridget that she didn't need us to help her be with the king, because they could make each other happy. She got sad, we left to go find Creek, we got the gem, but he wasn't in there, and chef captured all of us. Then she revealed that Creek was helping her find the rest of the trolls so the Bergens could eat them, since they thought that was the only way they could be happy. Then everyone else turned gray like me, because they had lost hope. Seeing Poppy like that, all gray and sad, made me want to sing again, so I did. She got her colors back, and she helped me get mine back, and that's when I realized that I was in love with her. Bridget let us go, because Poppy helped her experience true happiness. Poppy realizes that all of the Bergens deserve to be happy like us, so we went back for her. We all helped the king realize that true happiness comes from the heart, and sometimes you just need someone to help you find it. Then we pushed chef and Creek down a huge flight of stairs, and we lit them on fire. Poppy became queen, and she and I became best friends."

Everyone just sits there in silence for a moment, fully processing everything they just heard.

"So what exactly happened to Poppy?" Viva asks.

"Creek obviously didn't die, and he wants revenge on us for trying to get rid of him, and he's using Poppy as bait."

"Ah. So, what are we going to do?" John Dory asks.

"We're going to the troll tree and getting Poppy back."

Branch suddenly puts his hand in.

"Everyone in?"

Floyd puts his hand in first.

"Of course I am."

Spruce puts his hand in next.

"I am."

Clay puts his hand in after that.

"Heck yeah."

John Dory puts his hand in next.

"I'm in."

Viva puts her hand in last.

"You better bet I am."

Clay suddenly speaks up.

"Actually Viv, I'm not sure you should be coming in your case." Clay gestures to her stomach.

"Uh, we'll give you guys a minute." Branch says before they all walk out, leaving only Clay and Viva.

"Clay, why don't you think I can come?"

"Well, I mean, maybe the fact that you could have the baby any day now?"

"Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I'm any less helpful."

"I know that, but I would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to you or the baby, so it might just be better if you stay here."

"It's not better! Poppy is my baby sister, and I just got her back, and I'm not going to lose her again!"

A few tears start forming in Viva's eyes, and she turns around and starts singing.

💛 "Here I go again
I'm imagining a world outside, unlike the one I'm in
Daydreaming again of when I'll get a chance
There's a world that understands
But you don't hear the whispers in the room you're walking in
Daydreaming again, all I need is a chance
When I feel my fears staring at me
I tell it just wait and see
I know who I'm gonna be
I know who I'm gonna be
The world's half-asleep
It's gonna wake up and see
If it's a million to one
I'm gonna be that one and
If it's a shot in the dark
I'm gonna be the sun
And I just can't afford to be wrong
Even when I'm afraid
You're gonna know my name
Yeah, you're gonna know my name
I can barely sleep
'Cause my heart is always racing, chasing, pacing 'round the room
Living carefully is something I don't wanna do
When I feel my fears staring at me
I tell it just wait and see
I know who I'm gonna be
I know who I'm gonna be
The world's half-asleep
It's gonna wake up and see
If it's a million to one
I'm gonna be that one and
If it's a shot in the dark
I'm gonna be the sun
And I just can't afford to be wrong
Even when I'm afraid
You're gonna know my name
Yeah, you're gonna know my name" 💛

Viva shows Clay a fantasy she has, where Poppy and her are smiling and laughing with her baby.

💛 "I can see her now and then
The one I know that I could be
Yeah
I see her laughing
'Cause she knew all along in her head
So when the light is hard to see
She's telling me"💛

Clay suddenly joins in, making Viva smile.

💛💚 "If it's a million to one
I'm gonna be that one and
If it's a shot in the dark
I'm gonna be the sun and I
I just can't afford to be wrong (na, na, na, na, na)
Even when I'm afraid
You're gonna know my name
You're gonna know my name (oh)
You're gonna know my name
You're gonna know my name, yeah
You're gonna know my name
You're gonna know my name" 💛💚

Clay stares at Viva, his green eyes meeting her magenta ones.

"I'm sorry, Viv. I shouldn't be doubting you, I'm just protective of you and the baby, but I never meant for it to seem like I was trying to stop you from helping us."

"It's okay, Clay-Clay, I forgive you. But if you ever doubt me again, you'll have to wear a wig, understand?"

Clay quickly nods his head.

"Good, now let's go save Poppy!"

They both run off, confident they'd get Poppy back.