~The Next Day~

Branch, Barb, And Riff Waited At The Lagoon For Poppy.

Branch Taps His Foot.
"Ugh, She Plans A Beach Then Doesn't Show Up"

Barb Rolls Her Eyes.
"Brags About Me Being Late, Pfff. LOOK AT HER NOW!"

"What Time Even Is It Now?"
Branch Asked.

Riff Looked At His Non-Existent Watch.
"Uhhhh........Uhhh..........Uh.....4:38?"

Barb Looks At Riff's Wrist.
"Dude! You Don't Even Have A Watch"

Riff Pouts.
"And You Don't Have A Vagi-"

"I'M HERE! I'M HERE! SORRY!"
Poppy Finally Arrived.

"FINALLY!"
Branch Said.

"Where Have You Been Girl?!"
Barb Questions.

Poppy's Face Looked Tired.
"I-I Was Rushing.....Heh..."

"Yeah No Kidding"
Barb Crossed Her Arms.

Branch Looked Closely At Poppy's Face.

"YEAH YEAH TOTALLY WHY I WAS LATE!.....NOTHING ELSE.....ANYWAYS LETS HIT THAT BEACH!"
Poppy Walked Off.

Branch Grabbed Her Arm.
"Wait Wait Wait-"

Poppy Stopped.
"Yes Branch...?"

Branch Examined Her Face.

Poppy Tried Looking Away.

Branch Kept Her Face Still.
"It Looks Like....."

He Noticed Tired Eye Bags On Under Her Eyes.

"......Eye Bags"
Branch Said.

Poppy Scoffs.
"PFFFF- WHAAAAT? HA! OF COURSE NOTTTTTT! W-W-WHY EVER THINK THATTT HEH"

"Poppppyyy, Did You Get Any Sleep Last Night???"
Branch Asked.

Poppy Laughs.
"HAHAHAHAHA, OF COURSE I DID! DUHHHH PFFF-"

"Uh, Not She Hasn't. Cause She's Been Having Bad Dreams For The Past Week Keeping Her Up"
Barb Said.

Branch Gasps.
"YOU'VE BEEN HAVING BAD DREAMS?!?!?!"

"Well I Uh..."
Poppy Rubbed Her Hands.

"AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME?!?!?"
Branch Said.

"I Um....Meant To?"
Poppy Said.

"WHYYYYY?!?!?!?!?"
Branch Shook Her Shoulders.

"I Don't Know Okay! They.....Just Happen"
Poppy Said.

"Wh- NO BAD DREAMS HAPPEN THIS OFTEN! FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT!"
Branch Said.

"Didn't You Try The Milk Idea Trollzart Gave?"
Barb Asked.

"I Did! But.....Didn't Work..."
Poppy Frowned.

"YOU GOTTA TELL ME THIS STUFF POPPY! YOU KNOW HOW I GET ABOUT SAFETY! ESPECIALLY YOURS!"
Branch Told Her.

"But I Wasn't In Danger..."
Poppy Said.

"IN YOUR DREAMS YOU WERE!"
Branch Said.

"Look Guys, This Is Probably Just A Phaseeeee. I'm Sure It'll Pass"
Poppy Insured.

Branch Raised His Eyebrow.
"WH- WHA- PHASE?!?!?!?!??!"

"I Don't Know About That Brah. Like Brah, One Time I Had A Phase Of Keep Eating Shower Curtains And Brah......That Wasn't A Phase.....My Poop Felt Like Cloth 😦"
Riff Said.

"Wait- So You Felt Your Own Poop?"
Barb Said.

Riff Nods.
"Yup, And Brah, It's Not So Bad. Kinda Smooth"

The 3 Shiver In Disgust.

"So Um, Beach Day? 😁"
Poppy Gestures.

Branch Shook His Head.
"Nope, Nah Uh. We're Gonna Resolve This Whole Bad Dreams Situation Of Yours"

"But How Branch? We Don't Even Know What's The Cause Of It"
Poppy Said.

Branch's Ears Perked Up With A Idea.
"Or Do We 😏....."

~~~

~Later That Night~

Poppy Got Into Her Bed.
"So I'm Confused, What's The Plan?"

"Me, Barb, And Riff Are Going To Sleepover And Watch You Sleep All Night And Figure Out The Cause Of Your Bad Dreams"
Branch Explained.

Barb Nods.
"Yup, And When We See You In Your Sleep Getting Scared, We'll Wake Ya Up"

Poppy Shrugs.
"I Guess That's A Solid Plan"

Riff Was Digging In Poppy's Gummy Bear Basket.

"Riff- Are You Eating All My Gummy Bears??? -.-"
Poppy Glared.

Riff Turned To Her.
"N-No...."

A Gummy Bear Poked Out His Nose.

"Ugh.."
Poppy And Branch Looked Away.

Barb Took The Gummy Bears From Him.
"Seriously Bro?! You Took Some And Weren't Even Gonna SHARE?!??!"

Riff Swallowed The Gummy Bears.
"Yes....?"

Barb Rolled Up Her Sleeve.
"BOY I OUTTA-"

"Barb! Settle!"
Poppy Yelled.

Barb Stopped And Walked Away.
"Hmph-"

Riff Stuck His Tounge At Her.
"😝"

"You Guys Sure This Will Work?"
Poppy Asked Worried.

Branch Held Her Hand.
"Positive"

Poppy Smiled At Him.

"And You Guys WILL Stay Up And Watch Me? Right?"
Poppy Asked.

Barb Nods.
"Yep, Don't Worry Girl. We'll Be A Watchful Eye On You ALLLLL Night"

~13 Minutes Later~

Branch, Barb, And Riff Fell Asleep In Their Sleeping Bags.

While Poppy Was Laying In Her Bed.

As She Sleeps, She Twists And Turns And Whimpers As She Dreams.

💭 💭 💭

Poppy Was Lost In The Middle Of The Forest.

Poppy Looked Around.
"Uh....Hello?"

"Poppy! Poppy, Is That You?"
King Peppy Said From Afar.

Poppy Turned Around.
"Dad?"

Peppy's Shadow Was Ahead.
"Oh Poppy! I'm Over Here Honey!"

"Dad?.....DAD!"
Poppy Smiled Wide.

Poppy Ran Towards Her Dad's Shadow.

"DAD! I'm Coming!"
Poppy Said As She Runs.

"YAY! And When You Get Here, We Can Have Waffles!"
Peppy Said.

Poppy Stopped Running.

"Wait- Waffles?"
Poppy Scratched Her Head.

Peppy Walked Towards Poppy, But He Had Donkey's Face.

"AHHH!"
Poppy Screamed.

"Oh Yes Waffles! Nice And Crispyyy"
Peppy Said.

Poppy Backed Up.
"Oh My Troll- Dad Your Face Is Um...A Jack-....I Don't Wanna Say The Word But You Get The Idea"

Suddenly, Syrup Was Poured All Over Poppy.

"Huh? Syrup?"
Poppy Said.

Branch And Barb Poured It On Her.

"Branch?! Barb?!?"
Poppy Said.

Branch And Barb Also Had On Donkey Faces.

"Waffflesssss...."
Both Say.

The 3 Began To Crowd Her.

"Wait Wait! Guys! I'm Not A Waffle!"
Poppy Said.

"Wafflesss...Wafflesss..."
The 3 Say.

Riff Rose Up With A Shrek Face.

"GAHHH! RIFF!"
Poppy Yelled.

"WAFFLES IN MY TUMMY TUMMY HEH HEH HEH🍴"
Riff Had Forks And Knives.

The 4 Got Closer To Her, Looking Hungry.
"Waffles.....Waffles....Wafflesss.."

"NO! NO! NOOOOO!"
Poppy Screamed.

💭 💭 💭

Poppy Woke Up Screaming.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Branch Barb And Riff Woke Up Too.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!"

"Wha- Wha- What Happened?!"
Branch Rubbed His Eyes.

Poppy Held Her Pillow.
"A-A-Another Bad Dream...."

"Another One?!"
Barb Said.

"Yes! AND I THOUGHT YOU THREE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING ME ALL NIGHT! -.-"
Poppy Glares.

Barb Scoffs.
"Pfff, Relax Girl It's Still-"

The Sun Shined On Them.

"Oh.....Morning-"
Barb Felt Stupid.

Branch Went To Poppy Worried.
"You Okay??"

Poppy Nods.
"Y-Yeah..."

"Like, What Happened In Your Dream Brah?"
Riff Asked.

"Well, It Started Out Nice. I Found My Dad In The Woods......But Then....Ended In Horror!"
Poppy Told Them.

"Horror?! How???"
Branch Asked.

"You Guys And My Dad Had Weird Faces! And Then Riff Had The Ugliest Face I Ever Seen!!!!"
Poppy Said.

Barb Snickers.
"Sure That Part Was Just A Dream?"

Riff Shoved Barb.
"-.-"

"It's Like, These Dreams Always Start Out Good.....But End Up In Disaster"
Poppy Said.

Branch Processes Everything Together.
"Oh....I Think I See What's Going On"

"WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?"
Poppy Shook His Shoulders.

Branch Explains.
"I Think Since Everyday You're So Happy And Bright, Your Conscious Mind Reverses That In Your Dreams. Making Your Dreams Start Out Great But End In Tragic And Dark Things"

Poppy Gasps Softly.
"My Optimism Is The Cause Of All This......"

"Oof, I Just Knew That Much Happiness Would Hit Back At Ya One Day"
Barb Said.

"Gee Thanks Barb -.-"
Poppy Glared.

Riff Scratches His Head.
"So What Do We Do About This?"

Branch Sighs.
"I Don't Know But-"

"IT'S TIME FOR THE BINGO TOURNAMENT! BINGO STARTING IN 5!"
Biggie Annonced From Outside.

"Ooooh Bingo! Finally!"
Barb Ran Outside.

"I SHALL WIN THIS TIME BRAHSS!"
Riff Jumped Out The Window.

"Bingo! We'll Figure This Out Later Poppy Okay?"
Branch Said.

"Wait! But I-"
Poppy Said.

"WHOO! BINGOOO!"
Branch Jumped Out The Window.

"AHHHHHH- OOF! I'm Okay..."
Branch Slammed Onto The Ground.

Poppy Sighed And Got Out Of Bed.

Poppy Looked Into Her Mirror.
"My.......Optimism Is The Problem....?"

Poppy's Ears Droop Down Feeling Horrible About Her Optimistic Self.

Poppy Then Noticed A Black Spray Paint Can Barb Left Behind.

She Picked It Up And Looked At It.

Poppy Looked Back At Herself In The Mirror.

💡 Ding!💡

Poppy Smirks, Getting A Wicked Idea.

~~~

~At Bingo~

The Trolls Play Along To Biggie's Bingo Game.

"Okay! Everyone Know The Rules Right?"
Biggie Said.

Everyone Nods.

"Yeah Yeah We Know, CAN WE STARRRRRT? I Wanna Win!"
Barb Slammed Her Fist.

"Wait Wait! I Think We Should Wait For Poppy"
Branch Said.

Barb Groans.
"Then She Needs To Hurry Before-"

Suddenly, A Foot Stomped Onto The Table.

Everyone Looked Up To See Who It Was.

It Was Poppy.

But She Looked Way Different.

Her Hair Was Black n Pink, She Had A Nose Ring, She Was Wearing Dark Eyeliner, She Wore Bad Girls's Clothes And Had A Tattoo On Her Arm That Says 'Bad To The Glitter ☠'.

Poppy Turned Into A Full On Bad Girl.

Poppy Had A Evil Frown On Her Face.
"........You're All My Maggots Now"

Tiny Blinks.
".......................................................Okay-"