Poppy And Z Were In Poppy's Pod, Trying To See Who Can Scrapbook Better While Wearing Blindfolds.

A Few Seconds Later, Poppy Finished First.

"Ta Da!" Poppy Exclaimed.

When She Removed The Blindhold, It Looked Terrible.

"Huh. Guess I Can't Do That." Poppy Said.

"I'm Done." Z Stated.

When Poppy Looked At It, She Was Amazed And Awestrucked On How It Looked.

(I Know It's A Photo, But It's The Best I Got.)

"Well, It's Not My Best, But It'll Do." Z Said.

"Are You Kidding Me?! It's-" Poppy Started But Was Interrupted.

"Poppy! Z!" A Voice Said.

They Turned To See Branch Covered In Glitter.

"Branch?" Poppy Asked.

"Why Are You Covered In Glitter?" Z Asked.

"Things Have Gotten Way Out Of Hand, Girls. We Need To Talk Right Now." Branch Said.

"Of Course, Branch. You Can Always Talk To Me. But, You Are Covered Head To Toe In Glitter. So, First..." Poppy Grabbed A Camera Out Of Her Hair And Took A Picture.

Poppy And Z Stifle Their Laughter While Branch Growled At Them.

"Okay. We're Listening." Poppy Said.

"Well, For Starters, Z, There's Someone Who Wants To See You." Branch Stated.

"Who?" Z Asked.

"Hey, Z Girl." A Sparkly Silver Techno Troll Greeted.

"Oh, Stereo!" Z Exclaimed As She Run Towards Stereo.

Z And Stereo Hugged Each Other For A Second.

"I Thought You Weren't Ready To Come To TrollsTopia?" Z Stated.

"Well, I Thought About What You Said. And I Thought Seeing This Place Will Help Me." Stereo Said.

"Uh... Z, Who's This?" Poppy Asked.

"Oh. Poppy, This Is Stereo. One Of My Best Friends From Techno Reef. Stereo, This Is Queen Poppy." Z Introduced.

"Nice To Meet To You, Stereo. How Come I Didn't Hear About Your Visit?" Poppy Asked.

"Well, The thing Is That After Barb's Whole World Tour, Stereo Was A Bit Tramuatized Because Of It. So, I Recommended If She Could To TrollsTopia For The Day To See What It's Like." Z Explained.

"Awe, That's A Great Idea. And I Hope You Have A Great Time In Trollstopia, Stereo." Poppy Said.

"Thanks, Queen Poppy." Stereo Said.

"But, Seriously, Branch, Mind Telling Us Why You're Covered In Glitter?" Z Asked.

"It All Started 4 Days Ago." Branch Said.

***

Branch Was On His Way To The Secret Hot Springs With A Towel.

"I Was Goind For My Daily 4 AM Swim At Hiding Place Hot Springs."

Then, He Opened The Secret Door Only To See That The Techno Trolls Were Dancing.

"But, When I Got There I Found The Techno Trolls Having A Rave."

Seeing That Made Branch Gasp.

"At 4 In The Morning?" Z Asked.

"Why?" Poppy Followed Up.

"It's The Most Refreshing Hour Of The Day, Girls!" Flashback Branch Yelled.

***

"It's True. Techno Trolls Loves To Have Morning Raves At 4 AM. Plus, Doing A Rave At 4 AM Just Makes It Even More Refreshing By The Second." Stereo Explained.

"Stereo And Flashback Branch Is Right. It's The Most Reffreshing Hour Of The Day, Girls! And Without My Morning Swim, My Entire Day Gets Thrown Of In A Million Horrifying Ways." Branch Stated.

***

"I Get Tired."

Branch Pours Coffee But Missed His Mug Which Caused The Coffee To Hit His Feet.

"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow." Branch Said In A Monotone Voice.

***

"I Put On Missed Matched Socks."

Branch Was Wearing A Pink Sock And A Light Blue Sock.

"I Don't Even Wear Socks!" Branch Yelled.

***

"And I Was So Out Of It At The Flavorberry Patch That I Wandered Straight Into A Pit Of Quick Glitter!"

Branch Was Picking Flavorberries Until He Noticed That He Was Standing Into A Pit Of Quick Glitter.

"You Don't Even Eat Flavorberries." Z Stated.

"I Know!" Branch Exclaimed.

Then, Branch Sinked Into The Quick Glitter.

***

"I Almost Drowned. In Glitter!" Branch Exclaimed.

"Oh, That's Why I Found You Covered In Glitter." Stereo Said.

"I Feel As Though I Must Ask. Did Try Talking To The Techno Trolls About It?" Poppy Asked.

Branch Sighed And Stated, "You Two Know I'm Not Much Of A Talker. I'm More Of A Lock Myself In An Underground Fortress And Groaner. Except For When Z Comes To Visit For Coffee Or Tea... Or Just Hang It. You Know, As Brother And Sister."

"That Is True. Or When You Need Help With Your Chores." Z Stated.

"But, How Are The Other Techno Trolls Fix The Problem?"  Stereo Asked.

"Stereo's Right, Branch." Z Agreed.

"Well, I Think You Should Build A Friendship With The Techno Trolls. Maybe As Friends Could Figure This Out?" Poppy Suggested.

Then, Poppy Started A Long Uh Session With Branch, Who Was Getting A Little Uncomfortable About The Situation.

Z And Stereo Watched This Going On While Silently Snickering.

"I Can Do This All Day." Poppy Said Between Breaths.

Then, Branch Sighed, "Okay. We'll Try Your Thing." Before Falling From Exhaustion.

"Oh, Come On, Branch. It'll Be Fun. It Might Help Me Decide Whether To Stay Or Not." Stereo Said.

"Wait Until You See Techno Lagoon. It's Like Techno Reef. Home Away From Home." Z Said.

***

Poppy, Branch, Z And Stereo Are At The Entrance To Techno Lagoon.

"Bottom Floor, Techno Lagoon." Poppy Said As She Z, And Branch Put On Their Helmets.

"So, How Is This Supposed To-" Branch Started To Say Before The Flower Closed And Went Underwater.

"Wow. That's So *Imitates Air Horns*" Stereo Said.

"She Reminds Me Of Synth." Poppy Whispered To Z.

"Right?" Z Asked.

As They Got Closer, They Started To Hear Techno Music. The Flower Opened And They Saw The Techno Trolls Having A Great Time.

"This Place Is Really *Imitates Air Horns*" Stereo Said.

"Hey, Why Don't Introduce You To Some Of My Friends?" Z Asked.

"Okay." Stereo Said.

"There, That's Synth. Makes Friends With Him And I'm Sure He'llHelp You With The Hot Springs." Poppy Said While Motioning Towards Synth.

Branch Takes A Deep Breath And Said, "Okay."

"Come On, Stereo. I'll Introduce You To Synth." Z Said.

She Took Stereo's Hand And They Followed Branch To Synth, But He Was Too Distracted To Notice Them.

"Hi." Branch Waved Awkwardly, "Synth?"

"Hold On." Z Told Him, "I Got This." She Then Shouted, "Now This Is What I Call A Rave! Woohoo!"

"Woohoo!" The Techno Trolls Repeated.

Synth Turned Around And Saw Z, Branch, And Stereo.

"Hey, Remix!" Synth Greeted.

"Oh. I Want To Introduce You To One Of My Friends In Techno Reef. Stereo, Come Over Here." Z Said As Motioned Her Hand.

Stereo Swam To Z's Side.

"Synth, Meet Stereo. Stereo, Meet Synth, The Ambassador Of The Techno Trolls." Z Introduced.

"Hi, Nice To Meet You, Prince Synth." Stereo Bowed While Blushing A Little.

"Prince?!" Z And Branch Exclaimed.

"You're A Prince?!" Branch Asked, Shocked.

"You're King Trollex's Brother?!" Z Asked, Surprised.

"I Thought You Two Knew. And Z, I Thought You Already Knew Considering The Fact You Hang Out With Trollex." Synth Pointed Out.

"Yeah. But, He Never Said Anything About You Being His Brother." Z Stated.

"Well, That Hurt." Synth Said, Offended.

"Can We Talk For A Second?" Branch Asked.

"Can't Do It, Bro!" Synth Shrugged, "The Music's Calling The Shots. And The Music Says: We Rave! Woohoo!"

"Woohoo!" The Techno Trolls Repeated.

"We Can See That." Z Giggled.

"Can The Music Make An Acception, Or?" Branch Asked.

"I Like You!" Synth Laughed "What's Your Rave Name?"

"I'm Sorry, My What?" Branch Asked.

"Your Rave Name. Mine's Remix. Courtesy Of King Trollex And Synth." Z Said.

"Oh, What About Dubstep?" Synth Suggested.

"Absolutely Not." Branch Said Through His Teeth.

"His Name Is Dubstep!" Z Announced, Teasingly.

"Dubstep!" The Techno Trolls Cheered.

"Yeah." Synth Exclaimed.

"Did You Really Have To Do That?" Branch Whispered To Z With A Glare.

"Yes. Yes, I Did." Z Said With A Smirk On Her Face.

"Note: Branch Appears To Resent Our Festivities. Fascinating!" Laguna Stated.

"Laguna, Nice To See You're Doing Well." Stereo Said.

"Stereo. It's So Good To See You Again." Laguna Said.

"You Too." Stereo Agreed.

"You Two Know Each Other?" Branch Asked.

"We Went To High School Together." Stereo Answered.

"It's True. I'd Tell You More But I'm Afraid The Beat Just Hooked Me And It Refuses To Let Go! Hey!" Laguna Exclaimed.

"Hey!" The Techno Trolls Shouted.

"Okay, Let's Cut To The Chase. I'd Really Like It If I Could Have The Hiding Place Hot Springs Back For My 4 AM Morning Swim. Agreed?" Branch Asked.

Synth Exlained, "Oof, Sorry, Bro. That Spot Is Perfect For Our Wake Up Rave. It Makes Everyday So-"

"*Imitates Air Horn Noises*"

Synth And Stereo Realized That They Said In Unision With The Same Amount Energy, That Made Blush Hardly And Turned Away From Each Other.

"I Smell Romance." Z Said To Herself.

"Yes! I Know! Without It My Life Is A Disaster!" Branch Yelled.

"Branch, Remember What We Talked About. Be Their Friend." Z Reminded.

"Tell You What, Synth. We Can Discuss This Later. For Now, Why Don't I Spend The Day Here, Doing You All Like To Do? You Know, Become Friends." Branch Suggested.

"Stereo And I Could Tag Along To, If That's Okay." Z Added.

"But, What About Your Peacekeeper Duties?" Branch Asked.

"I'm Not Needed Until This Evening. So I'm Pretty Much Free." Z Stated.

"Well, Dubstep, Techno Rave, Stereo, I Know We're The Tech-No Trolls, But To That We Say..."

"Tech-Yes!" Synth And The Other Techno Trolls Exclaimed.

***

Synth Was Using His Fin To Surf While Z, Branch And Stereo Watched.

"One Thing We Techno Troll Love To Do While Making New Friends Is Whirlpool Surfing!" Synth Exclaimed Before Doing Some Tricks And Landing On The Shore Next Stereo.

"That Was *ImitatesAir Horns Noises*" Stereo Said.

"Oh! Uh... Thank You." Synth Said While Blushing.

"Let Me Try." Z Said As She Jumped Into The Water, Uses Her Fins As A Surfboard And Did A Few Tricks In The Whirlpool Then Landed Next To Branch.

"That Was Some Awesome Surfing!" Z Exclaimed.

"'Surfing?' That's A Killer Water Vortex!" Branch Shouted.

"I Know, Totally Killer!" Synth Exclaimed Before Pushing Branch In.

Branch Then Got Sucked Onto The Whirlpool.

***

"Yo, In Treditation, You Can Only Float When You Down The Volume On The World And Turn Up The Volume Of You. Can You Hear You, Dubstep?"

Then, Synth Noticed That Stereo And Z Wasn't Treditating.

"Hey, Stereo, Z, Wanna Join Us?" Synth Asked.

"I Would, But I Can't. It'll Be Kinda Hard To Do It When You're Born For Four Legs." Z Stated.

"I'll Join You Guys Later. Promise." Stereo Said.

"Oh... Okay." Synth Said, A Little Disappionted.

However, Branch Was Having Trouble And Got Sucked Into A Whirlpool Again.

***

Branch, Z, Stereo And Synth Were Laying Down On Tables While Synth Got Urchin Needles Put On Him.

"Guys, I Swear, Nothing Gets Your Head Right Like Sea Urchin Acupuncture. Just Lean Into It." Synth Said.

"This Actually Feels Nice. And This Is Coming From Someone Who Can't Stand Needles." Z Said While A Techno Troll Put Urchin Needles Her Face.

It Was Branch's Turn, But, He Got Scared And Ran Off Leaving Synth, Stereo And Z Confused.

But, When He Ran, He Didn't Know That He Ran Towards The Whirlpool And He Fell Into The Whirlpool Again.

***

Poppy Was Sitting On A Rock, Playing With The Water.

Then, She Saw Branch Got Washed Up Onto Shore.

Branch Gasped For Air.

"Branch? Are You Okay?" Poppy Asked.

"I'm Done, Poppy." Branch Coughed Up A Techno Fish, "We'll Never Resolve The Hot Springs Issue Because The Techno Trolls And I Will Never Be Friends! Ugh!" Branch Stated As He Walked Away.

"Okay, Then I Guess You'll Just Have To Go On Having The Rest Of Your Life Thrown Off In A Million Horrifying Ways." Poppy Taunted.

Branch Stopped Walking And Gave In.

"Fine. I'll Go Back And Try Harder. But I'm Gonna Groan About It!" Branch Said.

Branch Put On His Waterproof Helmet And Walked Back To Techno Lagoon.

***

Z, Synth And Stereo Went Back To Techno Lagoon To Continue Raving.

"Sorry, That Branch Acted Like That. He's Not Really Good At Making Friends. It Takes A While." Z Apologised.

"It's Cool." Synth Said.

"And I'm Sorry For Wasting Your Time, Guys." Stereo Apologised.

"Don't Apologize, Stereo. It's Fine." Z Said.

"It's Cool. At Least I Got To Spend The Day With You." Synth Told Stereo With A Rend Tint On His Face.

Stereo Blushed Like Crazy.

Z Silently Snickered.

"Synth? Stereo? Z?" A Voice Asked.

They Turned Around To See Branch.

"Hey, Branch." Z Said, Casually.

"Look, We Got Off To A Rough Start, But I Wanna Work Through It, What Do Ya Say?" He Asked Them.

Then, He Pulled Out Two Glowsticks.

That Made Synth And Stereo Gasp In Excitement.

"Let's Get This Friendship Started!" Branch Shouted.

The Techno Trolls Started To Cheer.

***

Then, Synth, Stereo, Branch And Z Went To Do The Three Main Activities: Whirlpool Surfing, Treditating, And Sea Urchin Acupuncture.

https://youtu.be/Svb_vsLUa9U

Synth: Came To Win

Win A New Friend

And I'm All In

Branch: And I'm Not Leaving

Till It Happens

And We're Friends

Z And Stereo: Until The End

So Let's Get This

Party Going

Branch Tried To Do Whirlpool Surfing, But Lost His Balance And Fell In The Water.

Branch Then Got Washed Up Onto Shore.

Synth Got Branch Back On His Feet And Tried To Do Treditation.

Synth, Branch, Stereo And Z: I Try And I Try

And I'm Not Giving Up

And I Do It For You My Friend

Branch Tried To Treditate, But Synth Grabbed His Saying That To Calm Down And Take A Deep Breath.

Branch Took A Deep Breath And Sank Into The Water.

Stereo Tried To Get A Sea Urchin Acupuncture, But She Got Nervous.

Then, Synth Holds Her Hand, Assuring Her That He's Here.

Branch Used A Piece Of Wood To Work On His Balance.

Branch And Z Ran Towards The Water Did Some Whirlpool And Then And Synth Finished It With Some Treditation.

Synth, Branch, Stereo And Z: It Don't Matter Where We Go

Or What You And I Don't Know

'Cause When All This Comes To An End

Yes, It's Gonna Be Me And You

Everything We Have Been Through

And We'll Have Become Best Of Friends

Yes, We'll Have Become Best Friends

***

Z, Branch, Stereo And Synth Were On The Shoreline.

"Wow! This Has Been Great, Guys. I Feel Like We've All Made A Genuine Connection." Branch Stated.

"Yeah, I've Had This Much Fun In Ages." Z Commented.

"Today Was So *Imitates Air Horn Noises*" Stereo Said.

"Yeah, Dubstep, Techno Rave, Stereo, We All Make A Good Mash Up." Synth Agreed, "In Fact, We've Been Thinking, We're Gonna Give Those Hot Springs."

Hearing That Made Branch Smile.

***

At 4 AM, Branch Went To Hiding Place Hot Springs.

When The Door Opened, He Made A Huge Splash.

***

The Next Morning, Branch Wasn't Tired.

He Walked Through The Village, Bumped An Apple, Turned It Into Slices, And Landed On A Plate. 

"Well, Someone's In A Good Mood." Poppy Said As She Grabs A Slice And Ate It.

"Yeah. I Don't I've Ever Seen You This Happy In Years." Z Stated As She Grabs A Slice And Eats It.

"You Were Right, Poppy. Z And I Became Synth's And Stereo's Friend, Got My Morning Swim Back, And Everything's Coming Up Branch." Branch Said.

"Hey, Have Any Of You Guys Noticed That Synth Has Been Giving Stereo The Go-Go Eyes?" Poppy Asked.

"Oh, I've Noticed, Alright. It's Obivious That Synth Likes Her. But, I Also Feel Bad For Him." Z Said.

"Really? How Come?" Branch Asked, Confused.

"Today's The Day She Heads Back To Techno Reef. The Plan Was To Come Here For A Day And Head Back Home To Think About It Some More, Since She's Seen TrollsTopia." Z Explained.

"Now, I Feel Bad." Branch Said.

"Me Too. I Wish There Was Something We Can Do." Poppy Said.

"That's Not Up To Us, Poppy. It's Up To Stereo To Make That Decision." Z Stated.

"I Know." Poppy Resonded.

Just Then, Branch, Poppy And Z Looked In The Distance And See Three Techno Trolls Looking Really Tired While Pooring Coffee Into Their Cup. But The Coffee Was Actually Pouring Onto The Floor.

"Ow. Ow. Ow." The Three Techno Trolls Said, Monotone.

"Oh! I See What's Going On. They Missed Their Morning Rave And Now Their Day Is Thrown Off." Poppy Said.

"This Is Just Sad, Sad Stuff." Realizing What She Said, Z Eyes Widened, "Oh My Gush, I'm Turning Into Lownote."

"No, You're Wrong! They Can't All Be Like This!" Branch Protested.

"I Hope Not All Of Them." Z Said.

Z And Branch Saw Laguna And Stereo.

"Laguna! Stereo!" Branch Exclaimed.

Branch And The Girls Ran Towards Laguna.

"Oh, Thank Goodness. You Two Seem Okay." Branch Said In Relief.

"Of Course We're Okay." Laguna Said.

"Guys, I Need To Ask Ya'll Something." Stereo Stated.

"Huh. Stereo, Laguna, Why Are You Two Wearing Mismatched Socks?" Z Asked. 

The Two Techno Trolls Looked Down To See That They Were Mismatched Socks.

Laguna Was Wearing A Green Sock With Ducks And A Blue Sock With Dolphins.

Stereo Was Wearing A Purple Sock With Stars And A Indigo Sock With Hearts.

"We Don't Even Wear Socks. This Is Devastating." Laguna Said.

"Tell Me About It." Stereo Took Off The Mismatched Socks And Asked, "Has Any Of You Guys Seen Synth? We Can't Find Him Anywhere."

"No, We Haven't, But We'll Help You Guys Find Him. Laguna, Try To Look For Him At The Shorelines, Poppy, Ask Everyone In The Village If They've Seen Him. Stereo, Branch, You Guys And I Will Try To Find Him In The Forest." Z Commanded.

Laguna Ran To The Shorelines And Poppy Ran Back Into The Village.

Stereo And Branch Were About To Run Into The Forest, But Z Stopped Them.

"Guys, Wait. I Might Have An Idea Where Synth Might Be. Branch, What Was Last Thing You Did When Your Day Was Thrown Off Yesterday?" Z Asked.

"I Was Picking Berries At The... Flavorberry Patch!" Branch Shouted.

"That's Where The Quick Glitter Is! We Gotta Help Him!" Stereo Said.

***

Z, Branch And Stereo Ran Into The Forest.

"Synth!" Z Yelled.

"Synth!" Branch Shouted.

Then, They Heard A Scream.

The ScreamCame From Synth, Who Was Slowly Sinking In The Quick Glitter.

"Oh, No. Synth!" Stereo Cried.

Branch And Z Strecthed Their Hair Out To Synth,But Synth Couldn't Reach.

"We Can't Reach!" Z Called Out.

"This Is It For Me, Dubstep, Techno Rave, Stereo. The Final Beat Drop! But If I'm Going Out, Going Out Raving!" Synth Exclaimed.

An Idea Popped Into Stereo's Head.

"Branch, Z, Stretch Your Hair Like You Two Did Earlier." Stereo Said.

Z And Branch Stretched Their Hair Like A Platform. Stereo Walked On Their Hair Over To The Edge And Try To Reach Out For Synth. But, She Could Barely Reach Him, So She Leaned Forward A Little More, But That Caused Stereo To Fall Into The Quick Glitter.

"Stereo!" Z And Branch Shouted.

"Stereo, Are You Okay?" Synth Asked.

"Yeah, I'm Fine. But Now We're Both Gonna Sink." Stereo Said, Nervously.

"Stereo, We Can Both Get Out Of This If We Treditate." Synth Stated.

"What?! We Can't Do That!" Stereo Said.

"Yes, We Can. We Both Know How!" Synth Said.

"No! You Know How To Treditate. But, I Can't. I Never Learned How." Stereo Confessed.

"Why Didn't You Say Something?" Synth Asked.

"I Didn't Want You To Think I'm Stupid." Stereo Said.

"I Don't Think You're Stupid. I Can Help You." Synth Said.

"Well, Even If You Can Help, We Won't Make It Out Of Here!" Stereo Said In Fear.

"Look At Me!" Synth Said While Grabbing Stereo's Face, "Turn Down The Volume On The World And Turn Up The Volume On You. Turn Up The Volume On You."

They Fully Sink Into The Quick Glitter, And Then, Stereo And Synth Were Treditating On The Quick Glitter.

***

Z And Branch Helped Synth And Stereo Wipe Off The Glitter Off Of Them.

"Synth, You Saved Me." Stereo Said, Gratefully.

"Yeah, Well, You're My Friend. It's The Least I Can Do." Synth Said, Blushing.

"You Know What, Synth? I Want The Techno Trolls To Have The Hot Springs. You Guys Need More Than I Do." Branch Stated.

"Dubstep, This Is So Sick Of You? Would You Three Join Us For Our Morning Rave?" Synth Asked.

"I'm In." Stereo Said.

"But, Stereo, Aren't You Going Back To Techno Reef Today?" Branch Asked Confused.

"You're Going Back Home?" Synth Asked, A Little Disappointed.

"Well, I Thought About It. And I've Made My Decision." Stereo Stated.

"Well, What's Your Decision?" Z Asked.

"I've Decided That I'm Gonna Stay Here In TrollsTopia." Stereo Answered.

"Really? You Are?" Synth Asked.

"Yeah. I Wanna Know And Hear All Kinds Of Music. And I Can't Do That When I'm Techno Reef." Stereo Explained.

"That's Awesome!" Z And Branch Exclaimed.

Synth Picked Up Stereo And Spinned Her Around.

"This Is Awesome. You're Gonna Love It Here." Synth Said.

Synth Realized What He Did And Puts Her Down.

"Sorry. I Didn't Mean..." Synth Apologized.

"No. It's Fine." Stereo Said.

"What About You, Branch? You Up For A Morning Rave?" Z Asked.

"A Rave? At 4 AM?" Branch Asked.

Branch Started A Long Uh Session With Synth.

***

The Next Night At 4 AM, The Techno Trolls Were Having Their Morning Rave.

Branch Was Having The Best Time.

Branch Said, "This Is 10 Times As Refreshing As My Morning Swim! The Water, The Beat, It's..."

"*Imitates Air Horn Noises*" They Exclaimed.

The Techno Trolls Repeated The Sound.

"You Know, Stereo, I'm Glad You Decided To Stay." Synth Said.

"I'm Glad I Decided To Stay, Too." Stereo Said.

Then, Stereo Kissed Synth On The Cheek And He Blushed Really Hard.

"You Know, Branch, I Ship Those Two." Z Stated.

"You And Me Both, Z. You And Me Both." Branch Said.