Branch raced with his brothers and his girlfriend through Troll Forest till they came towards an opening to where...BANG....the lake was right in front of them. Its dark blue water glimmered and shined near the sun. More trees surrounded around the lake. The light blue sky above them reflected with the water.

He opened his backpack, pulling out the map. On the map, it shown two lakes. Huh? He stopped and analyzed the map. He found the landmark of the cliff, and then the lake. His mind clicked for quite a moment. The lake they were supposed to go to was further behind them. This lake they were at was a sign....they were getting close to getting to Bubbly Falls. In other words....

Branch: We are further ahead than I expected. We might....no, I believe that we will make it to Bubbly Falls by tonight

Clay: WHOO-HOO!!! 😁

Poppy: I KNEW THAT WE WILL MAKE A LOT SOONER!!! 😄

JD: THAT'S AWESOME!!! 😁

Spruce: Yes!!! 😄

Floyd: That's great news to hear. 😊

Clay: So, what are we waiting for? Let's continue to keep walking guys.

They all walked ahead of Branch who just stood there for a bit. He faced the map and back at the lake. He took a deep breath, telling the others to stop.

Branch: Guys....since we are ahead of ourselves...maybe we should....should....take a break.

Everyone: WHAT!?!

JD: But didn't you want us to keep walking?

Branch: True, but let's take a swim break. Let's go have some fun.

Poppy: Are you okay, Branchie? (Feels his forehead)

Branch: I'm fine. I just want us to have fun, and we definitely need to get clean.

Spruce: You don't have to tell me twice. 😆

JD, Floyd, Clay, and Poppy faced each other and agreed.

Clay: Well, then, let's go swimming!!

JD: Yes! I've been waiting for this moment to swim.

JD put down his backpack, opened it, and pulled out five matching blue to yellow speedos. He gave them each to his brothers, including Branch who kept looking at them.

Clay: Yooo, this is going to look great on us.

Spruce: Ooo, my question is if I'm going to fit these.

JD: Come on, let's change into them.

Poppy: I'll change into my bathing suit.

Branch and his brothers went one way while Poppy went in a different direction to change into their swimwear.

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Once Branch changed into the speedo, he looked at himself from his speedo and back to his feet. When he walked back to the lake, he faced Clay who faced him and smiled, wearing his speedo. Floyd walked towards them and JD came from behind him who wore still wore his usual skiing goggles.

Floyd: It fits me, and what a great idea to match us.

JD: You all look great. You too, Branch.

Branch: Oh.....thanks. 😅

Clay: Wow, this looks nice on me.

JD: I'm glad that you like them—Spruce, come on, we're ready!

Finally, Spruce came towards them with his speedo on, which surprisingly fit him nicely.

Spruce: It's a bit tight. I hadn't worn a speedo in a long time, so I'll probably get used to it. 😅

Poppy: Oh my gosh!! YOU GUYS LOOK SOOO AMAZING!!! (Squeals) I NEED TO GET YOUR PICTURE!!

Spruce had already struck a pose, looking ready to get his picture taken. Clay reminded him that she didn't get the camera out yet, but he insisted to always be ready for the camera, no matter what. Once Poppy got the camera out, they all did a pose as Poppy snapped multiple pictures of them in different poses. The last picture made her squeal.

Poppy: This looks amazing!

JD: Time to go swimming!

Everyone: YEAH!!!

Branch, along with everyone else all went into the cool lake. Well, except for Spruce who had dipped one foot into the water, saying that the lake's a bit too cold for him to jump in. Before long, Clay shoved him into the cool lake.

Spruce: AAAAHHHH!! (Shivers) I-I-It's c-c-c-cold!! 🥶🥶🥶

Clay: You'll get used to it. (Jumps in)

Spruce: AH, NO! MY HAIR!!! 😫

JD: Oh, my gosh, is this is what your hair looks like when you we it?

Clay: Looks like Rapunzel's hair to me. Or to say Rapunz-Troll! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Spruce: (Rolls eyes) 🙄 Hey, at least it looks nice.

Spruce swam towards Clay, splashing water on him. Clay laughed and they kept splashing water towards each other. JD joined in, along with Poppy. Floyd and Branch faced each other.

Branch: Do you know what I'm think what I'm thinking about?

Floyd: (Nods) Let's have some fun. 😏

They swam towards the others and splashed water all around.

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It didn't take them long till the water warmed up a bit the more Branch stayed in the water. They all took the time to enjoy themselves. JD came up from the water with his goggles on. He smiled, showing his bright teeth at them.

JD: It's amazing underwater. Come check it out. (Holds breath and goes underwater)

One by one, everyone held their breath and went underwater, including Branch. It was amazing underwater. Tons of little fish, lots of colorful rocks, and most of all, there were bunch of water plants. They took the time to swim underwater until they came back up for oxygen.

Five minutes later, they all took turns to jump off a huge boulder and into the water. JD immediately stood back and ran as fast as he could till he got to the edge of the boulder, jumping off it.

JD: CANNONBALL!!!!

He fell into the water, came back up, and smiled. Poppy was next as she grabbed a huge tree branch using her hair, swung on it, and let go of it, holding onto her knees.

Poppy: WHEE!!!

It didn't take long for Clay and Spruce to jump off the edge of the boulder and shout in excitement as they splashed into the water. They laughed and swam for a bit. Poppy waved at Branch and Floyd.

Poppy: Come on, guys!

Spruce: The water's warm and that was fun!

JD: Come on, little bros.

Branch looked down at the edge and gulped. He tried to jump off of the boulder, but just couldn't somehow.

Branch: Wow....it's really high up from here.

Floyd: Mhm. It sure is.

Clay: Yeah, don't be party pooper.

Floyd: Ignore him, Bitty B. You don't need to do this if you're uncomfortable.

Branch: I want to do it. But can I? Branch, it does look a bit high from here.

Floyd: Want to jump together?

Floyd held out his hand towards Branch. He looked at his hand. His fourth oldest brother smiled at him. Was he willing to let him do this? Branch didn't want to be seen as a baby. He know that he could do this, while at the same time, he felt like if he helped Floyd, then why not let Floyd help him?

Branch: Sure.

Floyd and Branch walked further away from the boulder, faced each other, held hands, and sprinted. When they got to the edge, they jumped.

Branch & Floyd: CANNONBALL!!! WHOO!!!

They got into the water. Branch came up from the water all wet and his hair was down. He laughed and smiled.

Branch: We did it, Floyd........Floyd?

He looked around. No sign of Floyd.

Spruce: Floyd? FLOYD!?!

Everyone got into a panic mode until Floyd came up from the water. They all sighed in relief. JD hugged his brother.

JD: DON'T DO THAT, BRO!! WE THOUGHT YOU WERE DROWNING!! 😨

Floyd: Sorry. I was just grabbing this from the water.

He pulled out a speedo that was blue with yellow lines on it. Poppy swam in one position with her eyes' widened. Looking confused, Branch felt his waist. He was still wearing his speedo, sighing in relief. Branch checked out on each of his brothers. Clay blushed and smiled in an awkward way.

Clay: 😳 (Quickly grabs his speedo from Floyd)

Branch, JD, Floyd, and Spruce snickered as they watched Clay swim towards a nearby huge rock. Poppy, on the other hand, turned away. Branch swam towards her as she didn't say a word, but was giggling a bit.