~The Next Day~

Poppy, Branch And Barb Meet On Top Of The Caterbus.

"Okay Guys, Whatcha Got?"
Poppy Asked.

"Well, I Found Some Footprints By Misty Meadows And Some Unusual Sightings Of Dog Drool"
Branch Said.

Poppy Wrote That Down.
"Interesting, And Barb?"

"I Found This By The Lagoon"
Barb Held Up Baby Wipes.

Poppy Blinks And Wrote That Down.
".......Alrightttt..."

"So What Does That Sum Up To??"
Branch Asked.

Poppy Looked Over The Notes.
"Okay So The Leader Is A Dog That Drools Too Much And Uses Baby Wipes To Clean The Drool"

"Yeahhhh I'm Having The Benefit Of The Doubt That A Dog Wouldn't Be The Leader"
Barb Said.

Poppy Shrugs.
"Eh, I Don't Know. I Heard In Zootopia Anyone Can Be Anything"

"But This Is Trollstopia-"
Branch Said.

"I KNOW RIGHT?! MIND BLOWWWNN!!!! So Much Similarities!"
Poppy Said.

Branch Raised His Eyebrow.

"This Is Leading Nowhere! We Need More Evidence To Find This Troll Leader"
Barb Said.

"But How?! We Have No One That Could Know Anything About A 7th Tribe!"
Poppy Said.

Branch Thought.
"Well......Both Of Your Dads Are Old Enough To Know Anything"

"Ahhh True"
Poppy Said.

"So Which One Of Our Dads Is The Oldest....?"
Barb Said.

The 3 Knew.
"...........................King Thrash-"

~~~

At Barb's Rock Home...

Barb, Poppy And Branch Walk Up To The Rock House Throne.

Barb Opens The Door.
"Hey Daaaaaad"

It Was Quiet Inside.

"Hm, Daaaaaaad! You Home?"
Barb Walked Around.

Branch Stepped Around The Mess.
"Bleh, Why Is It So Trashy In Here?"

"Oh, Sorry About The Mess. But You Dudes Know How Much I'm A Slacker"
Barb Said.

"Heh, Noooo Kidding"
Poppy Said

"There He Is"
Barb Gestures.

Thrash Was Sleeping On His Chair, As Usual.

"Of Course He's Sleeping-"
Branch Said.

"Aye Dad!"
Barb Shouts.

Thrash Snores.

"Dad-"
Barb Said.

Thrash Snored More.

"Daaaaad!"
Barb Yelled.

Thrash Kept Snoring.

"Ugh-"
Barb Rolled Her Eyes.

Barb Jumped On Her Father's Chair.
"DAD!"

Thrash Immediately Woke Up.
"ROCK N ROLLLLLL!!!!!! 🤘"

Barb Laughs.
"HA! Works Everytime"

"W-W-What Happened?! Did I Miss My Ointment Rubbing?"
Thrash Scratched His Head.

"Daaaaaad!"
Barb Grinned.

"Barbaraaaaaa"
Thrash Slowly Smiled.

Branch Snickers.
"Barbara, Pfff 😂"

Barb Glared And Formed A Fist At Branch.
"Laugh And I'll Show You Just What Barbara Can Do -.- 👊"

Branch's Eyes Widen And Backed Up.
"O___O"

Poppy Walked Up To Thrash.
"Sorry To Bother Your Daily Nap King Thrash But We Need Your Help"

"Oh Okay Sure..........WHERE'S MA PRUNESSSS?"
Thrash Shouted.

Barb Sighed.
"I'll Get Them"

"Make It Two Bowls Of Mashed Prunes!"
Branch Said.

Poppy And Barb Blinked At Branch.

"What? I Didn't Have Any Breakfast..."
Branch Pouted.

"Anywayssssss, King Thrash-"
Poppy Sat Down.

"Yes Phoebe?"
Thrash Said.

"It's Poppy"
Poppy Corrected.

"Ohhhhh.....Sorry Patricia"
Thrash Said.

".________.
King Thrash! Listen. You've Been Around For A Long Time Right?"
Poppy Asked.

"Ah Yes, Since Michael Jackson Made Music"
Thrash Said.

"Riiiiight......So In Your Times In The Past. Have You Ever Once Been Mentioned About A 7th String? Gold Specifically?"
Poppy Questions.

Thrash Thinks.
"As A Matter Of Fact. Yes I Have. GASP! I REMEMBER NOW! I DO"

"REALLY REALLY?! PLEASE TELL ME THE MUSIC GENRE!"
Poppy Said.

"IT WAS COUNTRY!!!!!!! 😃"
Thrash Said.

Poppy Faceplams.
"🤦‍♀️........That's The Orange String.
I'm Talking About GOLD!"

"Ohhhhh, Now I Remember!"
Thrash Said.

"TELL ME!"
Poppy Said.

"IT WAS FLYING TROLLS WITH DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS LEAD BY A TROLL WITH THE NAME THAT RHYMES WITH MOZART!"
Thrash Said.

Poppy Groans.
"Ughhhhh.....THAT'S CLASSICAL!"

"Ohhhhhhh............💤💤💤"
Thrash Fell Back Asleep.

Poppy Pulls Her Hair.
"GAHHHHHH!!!"

Barb Came Back.
"Sorry About Him-"

Barb Tapped Thrash's Neck.

Thrash Woke Up.
"BARRACUDAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

"Here Dad"
Barb Gave The Bowl Of Prunes.

Thrash Quickly Started Smacking On The Mushed Prunes.

"He Doesn't Focus Much When He Doesn't Eat"
Barb Said.

Branch Ate His Bowl Too.
"Mmmmmm.....Mushyyyyyyy Proteinnnnnn 🤤..."

Thrash Finishes.
"Okay, I'm Ready For These Random Questions From Penelope"

".___________________.
What Do You Know About This-"
Poppy Held Up The Gold String.

The Trolls With The Hoodie Watched Them With The Gold String From The Window.

Thrash's Eyes Widen.
"That.....OH I KNOW WHERE THAT STRING BELONGS TOO!"

Poppy Gasps.
"TELL ME! SPIT IT OUT!"

"IT'S FROM THE TRIBE OF- 💤💤💤"
Thrash Fell Back Asleep.

Poppy Got Triggered.
"UGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

Barb Stroked Her Father's Head.
"Poor Father- Tired As Garfield"

"Cmon Guys, We Need To Get More Information"
Poppy Said.

Branch Frowns With Prunes On His Cheek.
"Awww, But I Didnt Finish My Prunesssss"

The 3 Left The Home.

The Hooded Troll Vanished From The Window.

~~~

Poppy, Branch And Barb Walked Around Trollstopia.

"So Now What Do We Do?"
Barb Asked.

"We Gotta Ask Other Older Leaders About This String. We Need As Much Info As Possible! Even If It's The Littlest"
Poppy Said.

"Then Who?"
Branch Asked.

"Branch, You Go Over To King Quincy And Queen Essence For Questioning. While Me And Barb Head Over To Trollzart. Got That?"
Poppy Instructed.

"Got It!"
Both Reply.

"Meet Us Back At My Pod Branch"
Poppy Said.

Branch Nods.
"Got It. Good Luck"

"You Too"
Poppy Nodded With A Smile.

Poppy And Barb Walked In A Direction.

Branch Went The Other Way.

Branch Combed His Hair.
"Gee, This Is Not How I Wanted To Spend My Weekend. Looking For A Lost Tribe. Pff- Give Me A Break"

Branch's Comb Accidentally Flung Out His Hand By A Bush.

"Dangit"
Branch Said.

Branch Went And Picked It Up.

"Great- Now I Gotta Clean It"
Branch Sighed.

"Hey You"
A Voice Said.

Branch's Ears Twitched.
"Huh?"

"Over Here"
The Voice Said.

Branch Looked Around.

"Turn Around"
The Voice Said.

Branch Turned Around To The Bush.

The Voice Came From The Bush.

"Yes?"
Branch Said.

"I Hear You're Looking For A Lost Tribe"
The Voice Said.

"Yeahhh....Pretty Wacky. It's A Tribe Of A Gold String."
Branch Said.

"Come Over Here And I'll Give You More Info About It"
The Voice Said.

Branch Was Skeptical.
"No Way, My Parents Taught Me To Never Talk To Strange Bushes"

"But I'm A Helpful Bush"
The Voice Said.

Branch Shrugged.
"True. Okay"

Branch Went Behind The Bush.

Nothing Was There.

Branch Blinked.
"Hello?"

Suddenly, The Hooded Troll Tackled Branch From Behind.

"What The- HEY!
MMMMMM! MMM!"
Branch Tried To Shout.

The Hooded Troll Taped His Mouth Shut And Started Tieing Branch Up.