Branch woke up to the sound of.....the "Boogie Wonderland" song by Earth, Wind & Fire. What the what? Yes. He couldn't detect the sound of the beeping alarm bug.

https://youtu.be/EXanXGVWjJ0

Branch opened his eyes, sat up and groaned as he forced himself awake. He looked around for where the music was coming from, but it was nowhere to be found. The alarm was gone too. The song continued to play as Spruce and  Floyd groaned. JD kept on snoring away. Clay had his back turned, lying down while there was a big lump inside Poppy's sleeping bag. 

Branch: Poppy must be still asleep. (Claps hands) Time to get up, guys...

JD: Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...... 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴

Floyd: It's morning already? 😖😖😖😖

Spruce: Mmmmmmm....what is up with the song playing in the background? 😴😴

Clay: ......

The song continued to play as Floyd and Spruce slowly got up while JD kept snoring. Spruce got up, took off the eye mask, moved his shoulders and started to sing.

Spruce: 💜 The mirror stares you in the face (grabs his mirror) and says "Baby, uh, uh— 💜 (Screams) WHO DID THIS TO MY BEAUTIFUL FACE!?!

Spruce faced Branch. A black marking that was drawn into a mustache was on his face. 

Branch: (Snickers) 🤭🤭🤭🤭

Floyd: (Giggles) Oh my....it wasn't us. We just woke up.

Spruce: Well, then, who did—wait a minute....

Clay moved a bit, but quickly stopped. Spruce faced him and used his pillow to hit him.

Spruce: YOU BROCCOLI HEAD!!! I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ASLEEP!!! 😤😤😤😤

Clay: 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 HEY, WHO ARE YOU CALLING BROCCOLI HEAD!?! AND YES, I ADMIT IT...I DID IT. And don't worry, it's washable.  Actually I PRANK YOU TOO BRANCH!!! I replaced that annoying alarm with this song, which I borrowed your Mp3 player, Floyd. (Gives it back to Floyd)

Floyd: Heeey.......you didn't ask. Oh, no it's 48%. Thanks, Clay. 😒

Branch: Okay, where's the alarm bug?

Clay: In my backpack. 😅

Clay opened his backpack as a mild beeping noise came from inside of it. When he pulled it out, the alarm bug beeped so loudly that Spruce, Branch, and Floyd covered their ears. Poppy was still in her sleeping bag and JD kept snoring. Branch shook his head to himself as Clay gave him the alarm bug back and he turned it off. Why did he believe him that he would wake up from that alarm? 

Branch crawled over to Poppy's sleeping bag while Spruce wiped his face off with a baby wipe, Floyd clenched his stomach, slowly getting out of his sleeping bag, wrapping it while Clay kept laughing.

Branch: Rise and shine, Sleeping beau— (pulls blanket)

Poppy was gone. Only two pillows were inside her sleeping bag.

Clay: HA! GOTCHA AGAIN!!! THE OLD PILLOW TRICK ALWAYS WORKS!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Branch: THAT'S NOT FUNNY, CLAY!!! WHERE'S POPPY!?! 😤

Clay: Calm down, Mr. Overprotective. She went berry-picking, which we decided to do this prank on you, so she approved it.

JD: 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴

Floyd: Now how are we supposed to wake him up? The alarm clock obviously didn't work.

Clay: Let's shake him awake.

Clay shook him from a slow pace to a fast one to the point where he shook him like crazy. JD's hair fuzzed a bit, he moaned and kept snoring.

Spruce: Hmmm....anyone got an airhorn?

Clay grabbed one from his backpack and blasted the airhorn at JD. At first, it looked like it was working as JD opened one eye, but then closed it. After ten minutes of blowing from one to four airhorns, JD still wouldn't wake up.

Floyd: Tickle him? (Tickles JD) Tickle, tickle tickle.... 

JD giggled and made a noise of laughter with his eyes still close. Floyd tickled him faster. When Branch thought he would wake up, JD punched Floyd in the stomach and he stopped laughing, snoring.

Floyd: Ooh! 😖😖😖😖😖

Spruce, Clay, & Branch: 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

Floyd stayed in the position of lying down, moaned, and he looked as if he might cry. Branch leaned closer. A few tears came down from Floyd's cheek. Spruce and Branch comforted Floyd, although he told them that he was fine.

Clay: Oh, is that a way to treat our brother? You want to go that far, JD? (Cracks Knuckles) I'm going to punch you so hard that you'll eventually wake up in pain, and will still feel that pain for a whole dang week! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

Floyd: D-D-Don't....d-d-do it....C-C-Clay....

Branch, Spruce, and Floyd faced Clay who kept throwing fists in the air. Was he actually going to punch JD in his sleep? Branch cringed and tried to reason him, but Clay didn't listen to him. Clay put his right fist in the air.....Spruce and Floyd closed their eyes....Branch did too....

Poppy: WHO WANTS PANCAKES??? 😁😧

Branch opened his eyes and turned around, along with Spruce, Floyd, and Clay. Her smile turned into a frown as she blinked at them. She held out a plate of pancakes.

Clay: Pancakes? (Puts fist down and smiles)

The strong aroma of pancakes filled in the tent. The four boys sniffed the air and huge smiles appeared on their faces.

JD: (Sniffs and immediately wakes up) Mmmmmmmm....is that pancakes I smell? Because they smell delicious!

Everyone: 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

JD: What? Did I sleep through the alarm bug?

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Once Branch and his brothers got themselves together, they joined Poppy outside to get served blueberry pancakes for breakfast, though Branch had a few questions about them.

Branch: How did you make them?

Poppy: So skeptical, are you, Branchie? Well, it was easy to make. All I needed was flour, water, and sugar, which I brought with me. Also, I've brought the pan and got some oil in a bottle. It took me an hour and a half to make them all!! Oh, here's the syrup.

JD: (Immediately starts eating and talks with mouth) Mmh! This is so good.

Spruce: (Clears throat and shakes head) Oh, where are your manners, JD?

JD: (Swallows) Sorry. 

Floyd: (Takes a small bite) Mmh...pretty good.

Branch: Mmmm....you make great pancakes as always, Popifur! Made from love. (Kisses her on the cheek)

Poppy: (Giggles) Aww, thank you, Branchifur. Now that I've got your syrup kiss, here's mine. (Kisses him on the cheek)

Branch: (Giggles) Thanks.

Clay: Oh, thank you, Poppy! I was beginning to worry that we would have to eat bark for breakfast. 

Spruce: (Takes a bite of his pancake) Oooohhhh....and this is why I love yoooouuuuuu......

Everyone: 😲😲😲🤨🤨🤨

Branch:🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

Spruce: (Speaks quickly) Your cooking!! Yeah. That's what I meant to say. (Takes another bite) Mmmmmmmh!

Floyd & JD: Mhm...

Clay: Oh sure....

Poppy: Why, thank you, Spruce!

Branch ignored what Spruce said, having his mind focused on something else. He wanted to question her about the blueberries, although he knew that she was good at knowing what berries to pick from since she tended to do this whenever she needed them for pies or cakes. So, he didn't question her.

Branch's older brothers and Poppy munched onto their pancakes. Floyd took his time on his pancakes, eating one pancake bit by bit. Branch understood why he was doing this, which became the topic conversation of the morning. He listened to them, eating quietly.

JD: I DID WHAT? Oh, I'm so sorry, little bro. Are you okay? (Hugs him)

Floyd: (Nods) It still kind of hurts, but I'm okay. 😣😣😣 But one thing I'm glad is that you are okay too.

JD: Why? (Takes another bite of his pancake)

Branch: Clay over here was going to punch you in the stomach. 😏

JD: HE WAS GOING TO DO WHAT!?! 😲🤨 

JD gave Clay a glare. Clay cheesed at him, laughing awkwardly.

Clay: Oh, I was soooooo close to punching you too. YOU BETTER BE GLAD THAT THE PANCAKE ANGELS WERE ABLE TO SAVE YOU!!!

Spruce: 💜 Pancake angel, please come to me! 💜

Branch: We've got a long walk to go through, so can't we finish up? It's 9:09 am.

JD: You're right. We made a deal, guys. Let's not waste time talking. We can talk while we are walking. Floyd, you need to eat a bit faster. Spruce, that's too much syrup you are pouring. Clay, slow down a bit.

Floyd: Mh? (Chews a bit faster) 😐😐😐

Spruce: BUT, IT'S SO GOOD!!!! 😋😋😋

Clay: *sarcastically* Yes, Dad... 🙄🙄🙄