They all ran outside, rain pouring down onto them, as Branch led the way to his bunker, dragging Poppy behind him.

     The ground quaked, rapidly, making it hard for them to keep their balance.

     Wind blew fiercely, trying to knock then over, but they kept running.

     Finally, Branch spotted the bunker, picking up the pace a bit.

     "Hurry! Everyone in the bunker!" he yelled, but as they got closer, the earth shot up in front of them, blocking their path.

     "AHHH!" they all screamed, stopping dead in their tracks.

     Branch looked around, frantically, as fire began to surround them.

     "What do we do!?" Guy yelled.
"We're all done for!" Tiny screamed, both him, and his father falling to the ground, kicking and screaming, as they cried like babies.

     Branch continued looking around, suddenly hearing something.

     "Aaaaaaaaaaaa!"

     He turned towards the noise, seeing a small path through the fire.

     "This way!" he shouted, leading the way.

     Everyone followed, as he led them through the gap in the flames, the fire quickly moving to follow them, chasing them through the woods.

     "Run! Don't stop!" Branch yelled back to everyone, the fire right at their heels.

     "Aaaaaaaaaa!"

     He turned towards the sound, quickly making a sharp left to head in the direction it had come from.

     Quickly, everyone followed, stopping when they were cut off by a tall, rock wall.

     "Branch! What now!?" Poppy asked, worried, seeing that they where trapped.

     "Umm... uh..." Branch said, looking around, trying to think, as the flames came closer and closer.

     "Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

     He looked up towards the noise, getting an idea.

     "Everyone! Climb the cliff!" he yelled, pointing up to the ledge on top of the rock wall. "Go! Hurry!"

     Quickly, everyone started climbing 🧗‍♂️ up the cliff, Branch and Poppy staying behind to make sure everyone got up safely.

     "Go, Poppy!" Branch yelled, once everyone was on the ledge.

     He gave Poppy a boost, helping her start climbing, and then began to climb up after her.

     The fire reached the wall, quickly climbing up after the two trolls.

     Branch looked down, his eyes widening, as he noticed it.

     "Oh frosting..." he said, softly, then he turned back to Poppy.

     "Climb faster!" he yelled. "Don't look down!"

     Of course, after hearing Branch say 'don't look down', she immediately looked down.

     "Sugar!" she shouted, her eyes widening, as she saw the flames still coming after them.

     They both continued to climb, Poppy finally reaching the top.

     She pulled herself onto the ledge, helping pull Branch up afterwards.

     There was nowhere left to go. There was another rock wall blocking them, this one too steep, and smooth to climb.

     Everyone looked down at the fire, as it crept over the edge.

     "AHHH!" everyone screamed, backing up as far as they could go.

     The fire crawled closer and closer, as Poppy and Branch held hands, hugging each other in fear.

     Suddenly, the fire stopped moving, slowly beginning to retreat back down the cliff.

     Everyone stood still, as they panted heavily, watching the flames, until they where completely out of sight.

     "What the heck..." Poppy said, breathing heavily. "Was that?"