~The Next Day~

In The Beautiful Breezy Autumn Morning, The Trolls From All Over The Kingdom Were Gathered In Pop Village.

Everyone Was All Cheery And Bright, As Usual, But They Were All Doing Their Part To Get And Create Decorations For The Big Hairloween Bash That Would Take Place In The Bergen Town Castle Hairloween Night.

Caterbuses And Glowbugs Carried Trolls To And From Bergen Town As They Delivered The Festivities And Decorations For The Party.

Going Around Doing Her Queenly Check-In, Poppy Went Around Making Sure Everything Was In Order For The Party And That Everyone Was Satisfied.

Nearby, Riff Was Deciding Between Two Different Costumes He Would Wear For Hairloween.

Poppy Came From Behind Riff's Shoulders And Helped Him.
"Definitely Go For That One!"

"Ohhhh! Duhhh! You're Right! Poppy, You Are A Saint!"
Riff Grinned Happily, As He Chose The Madonna Costume.

Hickory Was Struggling To Carve A Pumpkin By Himself.
"UGH! UGGGH! ARGH DARN HECK! I Can't Carve It!"

In A Pink Blur, Poppy Dashed To Carve The Pumpkin Into A Scary Face That Looked Like Creek.

"Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs- I LOVE IT! And Yet Hate It"
Hickory Patted The Pumpkin.

Poppy Slid By Some Trolls Carrying Heavy Bowls Of Candy.
"Pumpkin Spice Hair-latte?"

"You Just Read Our Minds!"
The Two Trolls Grabbed The Drinks And Slurped Them Up Immediately.

Poppy Went Over To The Baking Table, Where She Was Decorating Hairloween Themed Cookies With Delicious Frosting.

"There We Gooooo!"
Poppy Said Proudly, Wiping Her Head.

Soon, Satin & Chenille, Along With Prince D And Cooper, Came Over To See What Poppy Was Up To.

"Wow Poppy! Those Cookies Smell So Good!"
Satin Said.

Chenille Sniffed The Air.
"I'm Getting A Hint Of Carmel And...Oo! Fudgenuts!"

"You Are Correct! The More The Fudge, The More Nuts!"
Poppy Winked.

"And I'll Be The First To Taste Test Those Nuts!"
Cooper Leaned His Mouth Over To Eat A Cookie.

Poppy Jumped In Front Of Cooper To Prevent Him From Eating.
"NO COOPER! It's For The Party Tomorrow Night! There Has To Be Enough For Everyone"

"But Poppy...I Can't Resist The Fudge! Or The Nuts! ☹️"
Cooper Frowned.

"I'm Pretty Sure You Can Coop. But Everything Looks Sick Pops!"
Prince D Complimented.

"Thanks Guys! I'm Totally Not Going On All Out Cause BroZone Is Gonna Be Joining Us For Hairloween For The First Time Cause That Would Be Obsessive! BAHAHAHAHA! Amirite?"
Poppy Laughed To Herself.

"Heyyy, Aren't These BroZone Faces On These Cookies?"
Cooper Gestured.

Poppy Grabbed Coopers Face Away.
"ANYWAAAAYS, I Thought You Guys Were Helping Biggie Picking Out His Costume. Did He Choose One?"

"He Did, But It Was So Weird We Just Couldn't Help Him Anymore"
Prince D Replied.

Poppy Got Intrigued.
"Ooo Really!? What'd He Pick???"

Satin Reached In Her Pocket And Held Up A Picture Of What Costume Biggie Was In.

Poppy Saw The Picture And Screamed In Horror.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

"I Know Right? We Screamed The Same Way"
Satin Said.

"So Disturbing.."
Chenille Added.

"And Poor Mr. Dinkles Fitting In That....Spot"
Poppy Almost Gagged.

"....ehHhHhHH..."
The 5 Friend Shivered In Disturbance.

"Well It Can't Be Any Terrifying Than What Happened To Branch Last Night! HA! Poor Dude"
Cooper Chuckled.

"Speaking Of Which, How Is B?"
Prince D Asked.

"Pfff, Branch? What Do You Meannn, He's Fineee...Heh.."
Poppy Grinned Nervously.

"Mmm I Don't Know Poppy, Regardless Of How Funny That Prank Was, He Seemed Pretty Traumatized"
Chenille Shrugged.

Poppy Rolled Her Eyes Playfully.
"Cmon Guys! This Is Branch We're Talking About! Ya Know? Guy Who Survived In A Bunker For 20 Yearssss, Fought Of Bergenssss, Zapped By A Magical Guitar! He's Fineee, It Was Just A Harmless Prank. It Couldn't Be That Traumatizing..."

"🤨🤨🤨🤨"
The 4 Friends Raised Their Eyebrows At Poppy Doubtfully.

Poppy Blinked Awkwardly.
"......Could It?"

~~~

~Meanwhile, In The Bunker~

Long Story Short To Poppy's Question, Yes It Could Have Traumatized Branch Very Badly And It Did.

In Fact, The Prank Gave Branch Such A Bad Scare Last Night, That He Was Up All Night Terrified In His Own Bunker, Being Alert Of Any More Spooky Things Can Happen While He Was Alone.

Branch Tip Toed Around His Bunker On The Defense, While Holding A Frying Pan, As He Also Sung To Himself Being Scared.

🎵 I'm just an average troll,
with an weird life..🎵

🎵 I sing from day to dawn,
but yet I pay the price! 🎵

🎵 All I want is to be left alone
in my survival home! 🎵

🎵 But why do I always feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone, and- 🎵

Branch Imagined The Bird Costume From Last Night Appearing In Front Of Him Again, With A Haunting Grin.

Branch Flinched And Ran Down The Hallway Of His Bunker, Singing His Terrified Heart Out.

🎵 I always feel like
somebody's watching meeee! 🎵

🎵 And I have no privacy! 🎵
Branch Had Imaginations Of His 4 Brothers Jump Scaring Him From Every Corner He Ran Through.

🎵 I always feel like
somebody's watching meeee! 🎵

Branch Reached A Dead End Corner And Sat There, Holding His Knees As He Invisioned His Old Scary Bergen Wall Drawings Closing In On Him.

🎵 Please tell me
this is just a dream..😣 🎵
Branch Sang As He Whispered To Himself, Putting His Head In His Knees With Tears Falling.

Suddenly, The Sound Of Hard Knocking Was Heard From Outside The Bunker With Slight Yelling.

"AAAAH!!"
Branch Jumped And Flinched At The Knocking, And Went To See Who It Was.

~~~

~Outside~

On The Doormat, Poppy Was Rapidly Knocking On The Bunker, Worried If Branch Was Okay In There.

"Branch! Branch! Branch! BRANCH ARE YOU IN THERE?!?!"
Poppy Shouted As She Knocked.

Branch Opened The Little Slide Window With His Eyes Looking Up.
"Poppy?"

"BRANCH! Thank Goshie-ness You're Alright!"
Poppy Grinned Relived.

"WAIT! Don't Step Any Closer"
Branch Warned.

"Huh?"
Poppy Froze, Confused.

"How Do I Know You're The Real Poppy?"
Branch Questioned.

"Um, Branch It's Really Me"
Poppy Replied.

"Oh Really? For All I Know You Could Be CLAY IN A POPPY COSTUME TRYING TO JUMP SCARE ME!!!!"
Branch Yelled At Her.

"BRANCH! IT'S REALLY ME! IT'S POPIFER!"
Poppy Said.

"PROVE IT!"
Branch Demanded.

Poppy Sighed And Knew What To Do.
".....This is my big boy dance-"

"OKAY! OKAY! IT'S YOU! I BELIEVE YOU!"
Branch Immediately Came Up On The Doormat.

"Branch, Are You Alright?"
Poppy Asked, Putting Her Hand On His Shoulder.

"PFFF! OF COURSE I'M ALRIGHT! LOOK AT ME!! 😁😓😁"
Branch Grinned Wide, As He Sweated Nervously.

"You're Grinning And Sweating At The Same Time, It Looks Like It's Making Your Face Uncomfortable"
Poppy Gestured.

"....It Is Uncomfortable 🥺"
Branch Wiped His Sweat, With Puppy Eyes.

"What's The Matter? Talk To Me"
Poppy Said.

"What Is There To Talk About Poppy?! You Know What Happened Last Night! You Were There!"
Branch Stepped Away A Little, Crossing His Arms.

"Oh The Prank Huh? Still Frightened?"
Poppy Asked.

"OF COURSE I AMMMM! That Was A Very Scary Bird And It Triggered My Bird Phobia! All Cause Of My Stupid Brothers Just HAAAAD To Scare Up A Hairloween Joke In Front Of The Whole Kingdom!"
Branch Formed Fists.

"Yeahhh It Was Pretty Douchey"
Poppy Rubbed Her Arms Nervously.

"But Just How Did They Even Know About My Fear Of Birds In The First Place? I Only Told-"
Branch Froze For A Second.

"WELL YOU SEEM TO BE HANDLING IT WELL, I SHOULD BE UH...SKIDADDLING 🏃‍♀️"
Poppy Was About To Run Off.

"WAIT A MINUTE-"
Branch Turned Around To Poppy.

"😅😬"
Poppy Started To Nervously Grin And Sweat Too.

"You Told Them Didn't You?!"
Branch Pointed At Her.

Poppy Couldn't Hold It In Anymore.
"MMMMM- OKAY YES I DID! BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THE PRANK WOULD BE THAT BAD! I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LITTLE CUTE PARROT OR SOMETHING.."

"THEY GOT MY GIRLFRIEND TO PRANK ME NOW?! UGGGGHHHH!!!!"
Branch Groaned Frustratingly.

"Branch I'm Really Sorry! I Promise No More Scary Surprises!"
Poppy Insured.

Branch Started Walking Away.
"Yeah Well You Won't Have To Worry About That, I'm Quite On The Defense For Hairloween Scares Now As You Can See. Nothing Can Scare Me Anymo-"

"BOO!"
Viva, Poppy's Long Lost Sister, Came Up As Surprise In Her Hair Golf Ball Form.

"AAH!"
Branch Jumped And Fell Backwards In Terror.

"Great Timing Sis"
Poppy Said To Her Sister.

"Ooh! Sorry Branch!"
Viva Apologized Quickly And Helped Him Up.

Branch Dusted Himself Off.
"Ugh, I Still Don't Withdrawn My Statement -.-"

"What's Got Him In A Bunch?"
Viva Questioned.

"Oh He's Just Being Typical Grumpy Pants, Boys Ya Know?"
Poppy Whispered.

"Ahhh"
Viva Nodded Her Head.

"No! It Is Not My Typical Grumpy Pants Behavior! My Idiotic Older Brothers Pranked My Last Night In The Most Horrifying Way Possible!"
Branch Told Viva.

"They Did? Sheesh, Sounds Pretty Bad Doesn't It And Douchey"
Viva Replied.

"THAT'S WHAT I SAID!"
Poppy Added.

Both Gasped And Held Each Other's Hands In A Squeal.
"TWINSIESSSS!"

"Mhm, It's Crazy You Say That Viva Cause Totally Not Like You're WEARING A T-SHIRT OF ME SCREAMIMG FROM THE BIRD LAST NIGHT!!!"
Branch Gestured.

Viva Gulped As She Was Literally Wearing A T-Shirt From The Bird Prank On Branch From The Concert Last Night.

"...Guilty As Charged...? 😁"
Viva Grinned Very Guilty.

"UGGGGGH!"
Branch Groaned Loudly.

"I'M SORRY! IT WAS JUST SO FUNNY TO SEE AND THEY HAD ONE IN MY SIZE AND IT LOOKED SUPER CUTE ON ME! I-I JUST COULDN'T RESIST!"
Viva Said, Starting To Feel Bad.

"Ooo, It Does Look Cute On You!"
Poppy Complimented.

"Awww Thanks Sis, I Got You One Too!"
Viva Held Up An Extra Shirt.

"YAAAAY!"
Poppy Grabbed It And Squealed As She Jumped Up And Down.

"SERIOUSLY?! Where'd You Even Get That?!"
Branch Questioned.

"No One 🤐"
Viva Kept Quiet.

"-.-"
Branch Glared Intensely At Viva.

"😶......John Dory Is Giving Them Out"
Viva Casually Blurted.

"UGGGGRAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!"
Branch Snatched The Shirt From Poppy And Stomped On It In The Dirt.

"Whoa Branch Chill! This Whole Prank Thing Is Gonna Wear Off Eventually!"
Poppy Said.

"NO IT WON'T! IT'S JUST A REPEAT OF..."
Branch Quickly Paused, Catching Himself.

"Repeat Of What Branch..?"
Poppy Leaned Over His Shoulder.

Branch Sighed Deeply.
"Hhhhh.....The Night Of 87"

Poppy And Viva Gasped At The Same Time.
"😱😱"

"Yep..."
Branch Started To Frown.

"You....WERE BORN IN 1987????"
Poppy Said Shocked.

"YOU'RE ALMOST 40 YEARS OLD?!?!"
Viva Said Also Shocked.

"What- NO! That's Not It Means!"
Branch Told The Two Sisters.

"Phew.."
The Sisters Sighed In Relief.

"Thank Godness"
Poppy Wiped Her Head.

"I Thought That Would Explain Those Wrinkles Around Your Eyes"
Viva Pointed Out.

"And Your 42 Year Old Voice"
Poppy Added.

"JUST LISTEN!"
Branch Shouted.

Poppy And Viva Immediately Shut Up And Sat Down Criss-Cross Applesauce, With Cookies And Juice Boxes In Their Hands As They Listened. 🍪🧃

Branch Rolled His Eyes And Began To Tell The Story.
"Now I Don't Remember Everything, But What I Do Remember Is The Time...And The Scare"

~Flashback~

Over 20 Years Ago, Newborn Baby Branch Was Sleeping In His Crib On Hairloween Night, All Peacefully And Cutely.

Until, Some Footsteps Could Be Heard Coming Around The Room And Slight Whispering Was Lingering Softly.

Baby Branch Yawned Softly For A Second, Rubbing His Eyes And Stretching, Slowly Opening His Eyes And Seeing The Time On The Clock Was 8:07 P.M.

Suddenly, His Older BroZone Brothers, John Dory, Spruce, Clay, And Floyd All Rose Up Above His Crib And Scared Him With Some Horrifying Masks.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!"
The Brothers All Roared Creepily And Hauntingly At Baby Branch With Their Terrifying Hairloween Masks.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!! 😭😖😭😖😭😖😭😖😭😖😭😖😭😖😭😖"
Baby Branch Let Out The Loudest Cry Ever To Come Out Of A Frightened Baby.

Seeing Baby Branch's Tears And Hearing His Scream Of Terror, Floyd Was The Only Brother To Not Chip In With This So-Called Hairloween "Prank".

Clay Slapped Back On Floyd's Mask, Forcing Him To Join In With The Scare, But Floyd Looked Ever So Pity And Frowny Faced At This Whole Prank Idea.

The Brothers Stopped Roaring At Baby Branch, To Take Off Their Masks And Laugh Hardly At What They Had Just Done To Their Newborn Sibling.

Baby Branch Looked Around At His Older Brother Laughing At Him, While Not Comprehending Fully, Still Felt The Feeling Of Fear And Fright With Tears And Hyperventilating Coming From His Little Face.

~End Of Flashback~

Branch Continued To Finish His Story.
"Ever Since Then, My Brothers Would Prank Me On Every Hairloween"

"Whoaaa.."
Poppy Said As She Listened.

"Brutal.."
Viva Said, Chomping On Her Cookie Dramatically.

"Darn Right Brutal! And Now They're Bringing Back Those Hurtful Pranks As Adults! WHICH IS GONNA BE TEN TIMES WORSE! And I Don't Think I Can Handle That.."
Branch Started To Frown With His Ears Drooping Down.

"Awww"
Poppy And Viva Awed In Sync.

"Pffft, I Wouldn't Expect You Two To Understand. Poppy, You Love Hairloween, It's One Of Your Favorite Holidays. And Viva, You Lived In A Horror Mini Golf Course Your Whole Life!"
Branch Told Them.

"True, But We Still Do Care About You Branch! You're Going Through Something Very Hurtful Right Now"
Viva Rubbed Branch's Shoulder.

"And Nothing Makes Any Hurting Troll Feel Better Than The Affectionate Pop Sistersss!"
Poppy Smiled Wide.

The Pop Sisters Tried Moving Branch's Mouth Around To Smile As They Spoke To Himself At Once.
"Smile Branch! C'monnn Smile! Where's That Big Smileee! Awww Wubbly Bubby Cheeks! Smile For Us! There You Gooo! Awwww!!"

"Okay Okay Okay That's Enough- STOP IT!"
Branch Moved The Sisters Away From Him.

The Pop Sisters Refused And Immediately Hugged Him Close With Big Smiles On Their Faces.

Branch Sighed And Groaned.
"How'd I End Up With Two Poppys.."

Viva Gently Patted Both Of Branch's Cheeks.
"C'monnn Branchhh! Don't Think Of Me As Another Poppy! Think Of Me As I Think Of You! MY BROTHER IN LAW! In Which For You, YOUR SISTER IN LAW!"

"Brother In Law?"
Branch Raised His Eyebrows.

Viva Nodded Rapidly, Wrapping Her Arm Around His Neck Tightly.
"Yeah! Ya Know How You And Poppy Are Togetherrrr, Soon To Be Marriedddd! Brother And Sister In Laws! Wait- I Got A Better One! WE'RE BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO SHARE THE SAME SISTER IN WHICH MY BROTHER WILL MARRY MY SISTER!...Wait That's Worse-"

Branch Stepped From Viva's Grip.
"Look I Appreciate You Two For The Comfort But Unfortunately None Of This Is Going To Help My Hairloween PTSD"

"Not Unless You Can Somehow Prank Your Brothers Back As Worse As They Did To You"
Poppy Mentioned, Finishing Her Juice Box.

"Yeahhhh I Guess Not......Wait....Actually....That Gives Me An Idea 😏"
Branch Started Smirking Evily.

~~~

~Over In The Village~

In The Golfing Field, Clay Was Finishing Up Calculating His Score Against Dickory In Their Golfing Match.

"HA! I'M ABOUT TO OWN YOU OOMPA LOOMPA BEARDO!"
Clay Yelled At Dickory.

"Ay! I Never Be Oompa-ing and Loompa-ing! I Be Doing The Crotching And The Thrusting My Lampost!"
Dickory Crossed His Arms.

"Real"
Clay Nodded, As He Tallied The Score.

By The Bushes, Branch, Poppy, And Viva Rose Up As They Watched Clay From Afar.

"You Guys Ready For This?! YOU READY?!?! OOOH HO HOOO This Is Gonna Be So Good!"
Branch Rubbed His Hands Mischievously.

"Branch, You Can't Prank Clay. He's The Literal Prankster Of BroZone. There's No Way You'll Get Him"
Poppy Explained.

"Poppy, Poppy, Poppy, You May Know BroZone, But I Know My Brothers. And This Prank Is For Sure To Get Clay!"
Branch Insured.

"I'm Actually Hyped! Poppy Mentioned You Being The Prank Master. I'm Ready! BRING IT ONN!!!"
Viva Yelled Out, As Her Mouth Was Full Of Banana.

"Thanks Viva 😌, And Ooo Can I Have Some Banana?"
Branch Reached For Viva's Banana.

" H I S S S S A A A A . . . 👹🍌"
Viva Weirdly Hissed At Branch, Gripping Her Banana.

"....Anyways. OOH! OOH! HERE IT COMES!"
Branch Anticipated His Prank.

Clay Finished Up Tallying The Score, And Reached In His Golf Bag, And Slowly Took Out A Fish. 🐟

"PFFFFFFFFT! HAHAHAAAAAA....LOOK AT HIS FACE! LOOK AT HIS FACE! 🤣"
Branch Died Of Laughter, Wheezing To Himself.

"......"
Poppy And Viva Just Stood There, Not Laughing.

Clay Just Stood There As Well, Confused, Until He Took Out His Snailphone And Dialed A Number.

Clay Spoke On The Phone.
"Hey Spruce....FIRE UP THE GRILL! I'M BRINGING HOME A BIG ONE!"

Branch Slowly Stopped Laughing, Realizing His Prank Didn't Go As Planned.

"A Fish?"
Dickory Pointed At Clay's Fish.

"MY FISH! MY FISH!!!!! 😤 🐟"
Clay Screamed Proudly, Running Away With His Newfound Fish.

Branch Blinked Awkwardly And Walkes Out The Bush.
"....I Kinda Got Him?"

"You Got Him Dinner"
Viva Sassed, Walking Away Disappointedly.

"Good..........Try?"
Poppy Went Up To Branch.

Branch Sighed.
"Hhhhh...No It Wasn't. Poppy, What Am I Going To Do? Hairloween Is Tomorrow Night And My Brothers Are Gonna Give Me The Scare Of A Lifetime If I Don't Figure Out A Prank To Show Them Who's Boss!"

"Well If You Wanna Prank Like Your Brothers, You're Gonna Have To Go Big. And I Mean Bigger Than Dead Fishes"
Poppy Replied.

Branch Thought Of Something And Got An Idea.
"You're Right Popifer. If I'm Gonna Prank The Hell-o Kitty Outta My Brothers, I'm Gonna Have To Prank Big! And I Know Just The Troll To Help With That.."