~The Next Day~

Branch Slowly Opens His Eyes And Wakes Up.

"Ughh..."
Branch Rubbed His Eyes.

Branch Then Realized He Was Moving.

Branch Raises His Eyebrow.
"Huh?"

A Bunch Of Beetles Were Carrying Him, Thinking He Was Dead.

Branch Quickly Stood Up.
"WHOA! NO! NOT DEAD! NOT DEAD! GET OUTTA HERE!"

The Beetles Scattered Away.

Branch Dusted Himself Off.
"Jeez-"

Branch's Ear Twitches As He Heard A Sound.

"Wha-"
Branch Looked Around.

It Was From Behind A Tree.

Branch Peeked Behind The Tree And Couldn't Believe His Eyes.

It Was Snoring, Coming From Poppy And Chaz, As They Took A Nap Together.

"OH MY BAKING SODA!!!! UGHHHH!!!! SERIOUSLY?!??!!? GRRRRR!!!"
Branch Pulls His Hair.

Poppy Slept On Chaz's Chest Peacefully.

Branch Shook His Head.
"No NO! MY EYES MUST BE GOING WEARY! T-THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING TO ME!"

Both Chaz And Poppy Smile Through Their Nap.

Branch's Ears Droop.
"I-I-It Just Can't....."

Branch Squints His Eyes And Look Down, As If He Was About To Start Tearing Up.

Until, Some Slight Jazz Music Can Be Heard.

Branch Rose His Head, Hearing The Sound.

Branch Looked Around The Area.
"Where Is That....Coming From...."

Branch Looked Back At Chaz And Poppy.

And Saw Chaz's Hair Bouncing A Bit, Like It Was Bouncing To The Jazz Sound.

Branch Got Suspicious.
"Hmmm..."

Branch Slowly And Quietly, Tip Toed Over To Chaz And Poppy.

Branch Reaches In Chaz's Hair Carefully And Took Out Chaz's Saxophone.

The Music Came From The Saxophone.

Branch Tip Toed Back Behind The Bush And Examined The Instrument.

Branch Scratched His Head.
"It's Playing On It's Own? Why Would It....."

Branch Started To Think.
"Wait Wait.......He's Had This In His Hair The Whole Time, And Has Been Around Everyone, While The Jazz Music Played In His Hair...."

Branch Stroked His Chin.
"Hmmm.......Hey Wattpad Boy, Rewind Trolls World Tour! Quick!"

🎞 🎞 🎞

In Reality, Branch Was Tapping Poppy's Tongue With A Stick.

"pOppY~......hOw'D yA liKe thE suShi~"
Branch Asked High.

🎞 🎞 🎞

Branch Gasps, Figuring It Out.
"😱.....He's Been Making Everyone Hallucinate Into Seeing That He's The Real Branch Through Smooth Jazz!"

"HA HA! I KNEW THEY COULDN'T BLIND OUT THE REAL BRANCH!"
Branch Said.

Branch Looked Back At The Instrument And Looked Back At Chaz And Poppy.

Branch Thought.
"Hmmm.....I Wonderrr..."

Branch Used His Knee To Snap The Instrument In Half, Breaking It And Cutting Off The Jazz Music.

When It Broke, Poppy Opened Her Eyes.

Poppy Rubbed Her Head.
"Oh Man....What Happend....?"

Poppy Looked Up At Chaz.
"Huh? Bra- AH!"

Branch Quickly Tackled Poppy Away.

Chaz Woke Up And Noticed Poppy Was Gone.

Chaz Blinks.
"Poppy?"

~~~

Branch And Poppy Rolled Behind A Rose Bush.

Branch Covered Poppy's Mouth.
"Shhhh- Shhhhh"

"MMMMM! MMMMM!"
Poppy Tried Shouting.

"Shhh! Now Hold On- I'm Gonna Let Go......And You Will Not Scream....Okay?"
Branch Told Her.

Poppy Slowly Nods.

"Okaaay....I'm Letting Gooo..."
Branch Slowly Took His Hand From Her Mouth.

Poppy Sat Up Quietly.

".....................OH MY GAWD! BRANCH!!?!?! BUT YOU WERE JUST BY THE TREEE!!!!"
Poppy Screamed.

Branch Covered Her Mouth Again.
"What Did I JUST Say?! -.-"

Barb Came By, Rubbing Her Head.
"Hey Dudesss.....Anyone Else's Head Feel Wonky?"

Poppy Ran To Barb.
"BARB! THERE'S TWO BRANCH'S!"

"WHAT?!?!?"
Barb Said.

"YEAH!"
Poppy Nods.

"OH MAN, WE'RE IN THE SAME DREAAAAMMM!"
Barb Said.

"YEAH YUHHH!"
Poppy Said.

"UP TOP!"
Barb Raised Her Hand.

Branch Got In Between Them.
"Hold On! This Is NO Dream. And There Is NO Two Branch's"

"You Sure About That? Causeeee The Wizard Of OZ Was A Dream....And Seemed Realistic"
Barb Shrugged.

"But Branch, I Just Saw A Branch With A Mustache Just Like Chaz's"
Poppy Gestures.

Branch Glared At Her.
"-.-"

Realization Kicks Into Poppy.
"HOLY MOTHER OF GRAVY! WAS THAT CHAZ?!?!?"

Branch Nods.
"Mhm"

"AND I WAS NAPPING WITH HIM?!?!"
Poppy Said.

Branch Nods Again.
"Mhm"

"Yeahhh, Don't Hug Me For Two Weeks Popcorn"
Barb Backed Up.

"B-B-BUT, I DON'T REMEMBER. H-HOW DID"
Poppy Studders.

"You Were All Under His Hallucination"
Branch Told Them.

"What?!?!?!?"
Both Say.

Branch Sighs.
"Allow Me To Explain-"

~~~

~~~

"And That's Why There Are Two Branch's"
Branch Finished.

"So He Did This All For Attention?"
Poppy Said.

"Yup"
Branch Shrugged.

Barb Formed A Fist.
"WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THAT DRUNK MAKING MUSICIAN IMMA-"

Poppy Stopped Her.
"Barb! Settle"

Barb Turned To Poppy.
"SETTLE??! Pinkie, He Set Us And Everyone Under A Trance Into Thinking He's The Real Survivalist Nerd With A Big Nose And Wrinkles Under His Eyes!"

Branch Crossed His Arms.
"Um, Standing Right Here-"

"Yeah I Know"
Barb Replied.

"Not Everything Has To Be Solved With Your Fists Of Furry From Kung Fu Panda"
Poppy Said.

"I'm Not Saying I WILL Use Them, I'm Just Saying.....It's Better To Be READY When I DO Use Them"
Barb Said.

Branch Got A Idea.
"I Would Side With Barb On This One, But-"

"But?"
Poppy Said.

"I Have A Better Ideaaaa 😏"
Branch Smirked.

Poppy And Barb Just Stood There.

Branch Kept Smirking.

".....Are You Gonna Say Your Idea?"
Barb Said.

"Yeah, I Just Wanna Last My Smirk For A While So That Some Wattpad Reader Fangirls Can Squeal Over It Especially One Named San"
Branch Smirked Some More.

Poppy And Barb Facepalm.
"🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️"

~~~

~Back At The Tree~

Chaz Sat Up, Wondering Where Poppy Went.

Poppy Came Back.
"Oh Hey There Branchie!"

"There You Are My Dear Poppy, I Got Worried"
Chaz Said.

"Awww You Didddd?"
Poppy Stroked His Hair.

"Hehehe, Always Do~"
Chaz Winked.

Poppy Giggles And Fiddles With His Mustache.

Behind A Tree, Was Barb And Branch Watching.

"I Really Have To Do This? -.-"
Barb Said Holding A Paper.

"Uh Yeah, Just Remember Your Lines And Sing The Song I Wrote For You And Poppy"
Branch Instructed.

Barb Smashed The Paper In Branch Face.
"You Owe Me, Big Time"

Branch Took The Paper Off And Glared At Her.

Poppy And Chaz Giggled Together.

Barb Inhales And Stepped Up.
"AYE! AYE AYE!"

Poppy And Chaz Turn Around.

"Barb? What Are You Doing Here?"
Poppy Said.

"I'm Here To Win Over The Troll That I Love!"
Barb Said.

Poppy Raises Her Eyebrow.

"Branch!"
Barb Pointed.

Chaz's Eyes Widen.
"Me?"

"YES! You're Too Much Of A Hunk, And Must Be Mine Forever!"
Barb Held Chaz's Arm.

Chaz Chuckles.
"Heh, Welllll 😏"

Poppy Pushed Barb Away Slightly.
"Sorry Girlfriend, But He's Already Hanging With The Queen Of Pop"

"Well Maybe I Should POP The Queen Of Pops Heart When I Steal MY Branch"
Barb Sassed.

Poppy Fake Gasps.
"Oh No You Didn't!

"Oh Ho, Yes I Did"
Barb Got Up In Poppy's Face.

Chaz Blinked In Between Them.
"Um Ladies..."

"We Both Know Where This Leads -.-"
Poppy Said.

Barb Nods.
"Yep -.-"

🎤 S I N G O F F ! 🎤

Poppy And Barb Took Out Their Mics.

"Maybe This Isn't A Good Idea Girls?"
Chaz Said.

Both Girls Didn't Listen, As They Were About To Battle.

Music Began To Play With Spotlights Shining On Both Girls.

🎵 You need to give it up 🎸

🎵 Had about enough! 🎸

🎵 It's not hard to see-🎸

🎵 The
Boy
Is
Mine 🎸

Poppy Sung Around Barb With Sass.

🎵 Think its time
we got this straight-🎵

🎵 Sit and talk face to face-🎵

🎵 There is no way you
could mistake🎵

🎵 Him for your man, 
are you insane?🎵

Barb Scoffs.

🎸 But see I know that
you may be-🎸

🎸 Just a bit jealous of me!🎸

🎸 But you're blind
if you can't see-🎸

🎸 That his love is all in me~🎸
Barb Twirls Chaz's Mustache.

"I Um..."
Chaz Said.

🎵 You can say what
you wanna say-🎵

🎵 What we have you can't take!🎵

🎵 From the truth
you can't escapeee🎵

🎵 I can tell the real from
the fake!🎵
Poppy Shoved Barb.

Barb Shoved Poppy Back.
🎸 When will you get the picture?🎸

🎸 You're the past,
I'm the future!🎸

Poppy Rolls Her Eyes.
🎵 Get away,
it's my time to shine🎵

🎵 If you didn't know
the boy is mine!🎵

"Girls Please!"
Chaz Said.

Poppy And Barb Circle Around Each Other, Looking One Another In The Eye.

🎵 You need to give it up!🎸

🎵 Had about enough!🎸

🎵 It's not hard to see-🎸

🎵 The
Boy
Is
Mine!🎸

🎵 Is mine!🎸

"Please Just Wait A Moment!"
Chaz Said.

Poppy And Barb Push Chaz Out The Way.

🎵 You need to give it up!🎸

🎵 Had about enough!🎸

🎵 It's not hard to see-🎸

🎵 The
Boy
Is
Mine!🎸

🎵 I'm sorry that youuu 🎸

🎵 Seem to be confused-🎸

🎵 He belongs to me!🎸

🎵 The
Boy
Is
MINE!🎸

Poppy Held Up A Sword And Barb Held Up A Chainsaw.

Chaz Gave Up.
"NO NO! PLEASE DON'T KILL EACH OTHER! I'M SORRY!"

Chaz Ripped Off His Disguise And Sobs.
"I'M NOT THE REAL BRANCH! I ADMIT IT! JUST PLEASE, NO KILLING EACH OTHER OR I WOULD BE A EYED WITNESS ON JUDGE JUDYYY 😭"

Branch Came From Behind The Tree.
"HA! You Big Phoney!"

Poppy And Barb Laugh.

"Finally Coming Clean Eh?"
Branch Crossed His Arms At Chaz.

"I-I'M SORRY FOR HALLUCINATING YOU ALL! I-I-I JUST WANTED SOME ATTENTION FROM EVERYONE 😖"
Chaz Held His Knees And Rocked Back And Forth.

"We're Sorry For That And Not Giving You Enough Attention, But You Didn't Have To Go Out Of Line Like That And Stealing Branch's Identity"
Poppy Told Him.

Barb Nods.
"Yeah Dude, Or This Would Just End Up Like That Episode Of Gumball"

"Not To Mention, THROWING A PARTY IN MY BUNKER AND STEALING GARY AND CHANGING THE PASS CODE!"
Branch Yelled.

Chaz Begged On His Knees.
"PLEASE, OH PLEASE GIVE ME A SECOND CHANCE! I PROMISE I'LL USE MY SMOOTH JAZZ FOR COMEDIC MOMENTS ONLY!"

"Hmmmm..."
Poppy Thought.

The 3 Turn Around And Huddle Up To Discuss.

"Well?"
Poppy Said.

"I Say We Shave All His Hair Off"
Barb Said.

"What?!"
Poppy Said.

Branch Agreed.
"Yeah, And That Chest Hair"

"Guyssss -.-"
Poppy Glared.

Branch And Barb Sigh.
"Fine..."

The 3 Turn Around Back To Chaz.

Poppy Inhales.
"Okay Chaz, We Decided To Forgive You And Have A Another Chance"

Chaz Didn't Move.

Poppy Blinks.
"Chaz?"

Chaz Still Didn't Move.

Branch Raises His Eyebrow.

Barb Clapped Her Hands In His Face.
"AYE! Dude! She's Talking To You"

Chaz Stayed Still.

Poppy Poked Him.
"Is He Having A Stroke"

Barb Shrugs.
"No Idea, But It's Freaking Me Out"

Branch Turned His Head To The Village And His Eyes Widen.

"Uh....Guys..."
Branch Tapped Poppy.

Poppy And Barb Looked Up.

All The Trolls In Trollstopia Were Not Moving, And Frozen In Place.

The 3 Walk Towards Everyone.

"Uhhh..."
Barb Said.

Poppy Started Laughing.
"😂😂😂, Oh I Get Itttt. Nice One Guys, Another Round Of Freeze Tag! ALRIGHT! WHO'S IT??!"

Branch Saw Smidge Frozen In The Air.

Branch Knocked On Her.
"Uh, I Don't Think This Is Freeze Tag..."

Poppy Felt Smidges Heart, And It Wasn't Beating.

Barb Was Shooketh.
"Whoaaa..."

Poppy Couldn't Believe It.
"W-What's Going On?! If It's Not Freeze Tag, Then That Means Everyone Is Really......Frozen Soild"

Poppy, Branch, And Barb Sighted Around Them At All The Frozen Soild Trolls In Trollstopia.

To Be Continued...

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