John Dory: Hey Clay, what do you call someone who just got dumped?

Clay: Keep poking the bear, John...keep poking the bear.

John Dory: YOU!!!!

Clay suddenly got really angry and punched John Dory right in the face.

John Dory: Hey!!! It was a joke!

Clay: Take that back, Boxhead!

John Dory: Maybe I don't want to!

Clay: TAKE IT BACK!!!!!

Both Clay and John Dory got into a scuffle wrestling each other on the floor.

Poppy: OKAY ENOUGH!!!!!!

Poppy suddenly got in between them holding them back from each other.

Clay: TAKE IT BACK!!!! TAKE IT BACK!!!!!

Poppy: Both of you!!! Fighting's not gonna make it go away! Clay, quit yelling at John and calling him names!

Clay: Hey!

John Dory: Hmm. 😏

Poppy: John, quit teasing Clay about Viva!

John Dory: Hey!

Poppy sat on the floor and put her hands on her forehead.

Barb: Way to go, Popsqueak, you ruined such an intense moment, and it was getting good!

Poppy: Barb, there are other things I need to worry about...that's my sister in there. She doesn't even realize what she's going through...or who she's dealing with.

Branch: Poppy...are you sure they're even a threat?

Poppy: Well...no, but I could tell they were trouble...they must've manipulated my sister into joining them.

Destiny: Hey...Poppy?

Poppy: What?

Destiny: I know DJ Slick better than he thinks, and I know that manipulation's not his thing.

Poppy: It's not?

Destiny: No, before we ran into you, I was telling Flo that he can be pretty tricky.

Floyd began to blush and tugged his bangs.

Destiny: My guess is that your sister consciously chose to stay here...sometimes what he does is he uses someone's desires against them. Is there anything that she really wanted that he could've used against her?

Poppy thought for a moment, but there was nothing on the top of her head. As far as she knew, Viva never really mentioned anything to her...but earlier, she recalled Viva reminding her of what she said when they were invited to join BroZone. She didn't think Viva was actually serious, she thought that she was just in the zone or something.

Clay: Hey, Poppy? There's something I need to tell you.

Poppy: Yeah...?

Clay: You remember how back home, Viva was zoning out a lot?

Poppy: Yeah, I remember...I don't think she heard the whole story about Barb's world tour.

Barb: I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WOULD NEVER BRING THAT UP AGAIN!!!!!!

Poppy: BE QUIET, I'M HAVING A MOMENT!!!!!!!

Poppy turned her attention back to Clay.

Clay: ...Are you done?

Poppy: Yeah, yeah, what were you saying?

Clay: Well...lately, Viva's been daydreaming a lot...about being a pop star one day.

Poppy immediately stood up when she heard that.

Poppy: WHAT?!?!?! HOW COULD SHE NOT TELL ME?!?!?! DOES SHE REALLY WANNA TAKE THAT RISK?!?!

Branch: But Poppy, you said you would support your sister in what she wanted.

Poppy: I know what I said, Branch! But she didn't say a word to me! I'm her sister for crying out loud, I should've been the first one to hear her crazy idea!!!!

Clay: Actually, Bitty B has a po-

Poppy: Don't lecture me, Clayton!!! I just got my sister back, and I don't want her running off chasing a fantasy!!!

Clay: Poppy, maybe she wa-

Poppy: What, Clay, WHAT?!?! Maybe she wants to run away from all of this!!! She has everything she could ever want!

Branch: Poppy, right now, you sound kinda selfish.

Poppy: I'm not selfish, I just don't my sister to be disappointed!

Branch: Or maybe you just don't want her to be happy!

Clay: Branch is right, Poppy! If you love your sister, you should let her follow her dream! If she's happy here, then just be happy for her!

Poppy: What would you know about Viva's happiness?!

Clay: Poppy!!! Like it or not, I've known Viva a lot longer than you have! And sure, sometimes she's afraid of change, but she's also not afraid to take chances!

Poppy: So?! This is fantasy she's chasing, she's gonna wake up and realize it was hopeless!

Floyd: Are...we still talking abo-

Poppy: STAY OUT OF THIS!!!!

Everyone started taking steps back, the atmosphere between Poppy and her sister's boyfriend was getting icy.

Clay: You sound like you're afraid of making a difference when you've done that dozens of times!

Poppy: What would you know about making a difference, Clay?! You spent 20 years in one space and didn't even know that your brother grew up and met someone!

Clay: MAYBE I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE MYSELF!!!!!

Everyone went completely silent as soon as Clay said that. He sighed and covered his face with his hands.

Poppy: Can't believe you're taking her side...

Clay: ...Then I guess I won't be needing this.

Clay took something out of his hair and tossed it to the side before running off in a random direction.

Branch: Clay, wait!

Poppy crossed her arms closing her eyes, a tear escaped from one of her eyes and trickled down her cheek.

Branch: Poppy...that's uncalled for coming from you. You and me...we're together because...because you weren't afraid of change. We're friends with the Bergens because you saw good in them, we're one big Troll Kingdom because you wanted to make peace with the other tribes...and my brothers are with me today because you said I needed to reconcile with them. Why all of a sudden are you afraid of change with Viva?

Poppy: She hasn't accomplished as much as I have...she never even left Putt Putt Village until she found me again.

Branch put his hand on his wife's shoulder trying to get through to her.

Branch: Look...if Viva didn't tell you anything, then she probably had a reason. She was probably planning on telling you, but...the way you were behaving...and how you reacted to it just now...I can see why she was hesitant.

Poppy: I just...don't want her to throw everything away.

Branch: Hey...you found your path, Poppy...and made a difference in the Troll Kingdom. Maybe Viva's trying to find her own path.

Poppy sighed and sat back down covering her face. Branch looked at the strange object that Clay dropped earlier and walked over to it. When he got a good look at it, he gasped softly realizing what it was.

Branch: Poppy, c'mere.

Poppy looked up to where Branch was and walked over. She looked over his shoulder and saw what he was holding. She gasped softly when she got a good look, it was a small, black box. She slowly opened it and her eyes widened when her suspicions were confirmed, a ring.

Poppy: No...

The light green ring resembled a hug time bracelet and had a daisy jewel on top of it, Viva's favorite flower. Poppy couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Branch: Clay really does want to make a difference...