The Troll who pretended to be Cybil was revealed to be Ripple. He looked at the three Trolls with a malicious smile. He cleared his throat
"Well hello you three love birds. Hope you all have time to see our new exhibit, a life of an unwanted relationship." Ripple spoke
The three stopped hugging and looked at Ripple
"Ripple?!!" They asked
"I KNEW IT!!" Barb shouted
"Oh no you didn't." Trollex said
"What I meant- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT!!" Barb shouted
"I knew Cybil was acting strange!! WHERE IS HE?!!" Branch asked
"Oh he's somewhere. Let's just say he had an accident." Ripple said
Branch thought back to when Poppy fell out with Debbie. He remembered that Cybil threw Ripple out, but if Ripple was here... then that would mean Cybil was thrown out instead
"You threw him out." Branch said
"Wow! Points go to the Safety Nerd for pointing out the obvious!!" Ripple said
The Trolls glared at him
"Oh! Wait, wait, wait!! I totally forgot you got a guest!" Ripple said
Ripple went to the closet and opened it. Creek came out of the closet surprising all three of them
"Creek?" Branch asked
"Hey Branch!" Creek waved
"What are you doing here?" Trollex asked
"You didn't think I'd miss out on all the fun, did you?" Creek asked
"You really think it's going to be that easy to get rid of us?" Barb asked
"Of course not, because Poppy isn't here. Normally I'd kill you all right now, but I have something far more-"
Trollex slapped Creek with his fin. Creek fell into Ripple. Branch opened the back door and looked at Trollex and Barb
"Come on!!" Branch said
Trollex grabbed Barb with his fin and they jumped out. Branch was about to till he was suddenly grabbed from behind
"You're not going anywhere mate." Creek said
"That's what you-"
Branch was suddenly shot in the chest. Ripple was on the floor holding a revolver
"WE SAID WE WERE- oh well. It's nice to get it done sooner." Creek said
"One down, three to go." Ripple smiled
Creek smiled and let go of Branch
Trollex and Barb saw Branch falling. They saw blood coming out of his chest as he fell
"BRANCH!!" They called worried
Trollex and Barb went over to Branch as they fell. They fell in a lake
Trollex pulled Branch onto land. The two of them were on their knees beside Branch
"Branch! Come on man wake up!" Trollex said
"OH JUST PERFECT!!! First Poppy and Debbie, now Branch?! W-who's next?!" Barb asked
Trollex heard her voice crack. He looked at Barb and saw her crying
"Barb? Are you ok?" Trollex asked
"NO I'M NOT OK!! Branch just got shot!! HE WAS THE ONE HOLDING US TOGETHER WHILE THIS CRAP WAS HAPPENING!!! NOW HE'S GONE!! WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?!!" Barb asked
Trollex felt himself crying as he looked at Barb.
"Look, we can't get mad about this. We have to avenge him. Please... let's just-"
"IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME!!" Barb shouted as tears fell from her eyes
Trollex looked at her in shock. He caressed her cheek gently for her to look at him
"Hey... don't say that. It's not you're fault... we can't change what happened. We have to stay strong. We'll stop them, ok Barb? Let's get to Pop Village. I'm sure Poppy's there.." Trollex said
Barb looked at him and gave Trollex a hug
"Yeah..let's go. We'll beat those jerks.. Branch won't die in vain.." Barb said
Trollex smiled. He dried Barbs tears and his own. They got up and looked at Branch one final time and walked into the woods
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They walked for what felt like hours. There was someone watching them. Trollex and Barb felt eyes on them. It made them both anxious
Someone came out of a tree
"AHHHHHH!!" Trollex screamed
"ATTACK!!" Barb shouted
"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAI-"
Barb hit the Troll with her guitar. They saw a mask fall in front of them. Barb opened her eye and saw Cybil
"Cybil?" Trollex asked
"Guys!" Cybil smiled
Cybil went to go hug them, but they both backed away. Barb got ready to hit him again
"What's wrong?" Cybil asked
"Are you really Cybil?" Trollex asked
"Of course I am! Who else would I be? Come on. Guys! It's me!" Cybil said
Barb and Trollex looked at each other unsure. They looked at Cybil very closely. Once they realized it was him. They gave him a hug
"What happened?" Cybil asked
"Well Branch got shot. He didn't make it.." Trollex said
Cybil felt his heart skip a beat when Trollex told him
"That's awful. Look, I was heading back to Pop Village. Let's go. I should tell everyone you're ok. We have this tree stump that we hide in. Let's go." Cybil said
Cybil walked off with blueberries. He turned around and didn't see them follow him
"Guys? Come on. It'll be ok. I'm Cybil. The real one." Cybil said
"Tell us something only you'd know then." Barb said
"Well the other day before you got with my sister, Trollex, and Branch. I saw you with a picture of Carol and you-"
"OK!! OK YOU'RE CYBIL!! Let's just hurry and go." Barb said
Barb walked ahead of them. Cybil smiled and followed her with Trollex
"What did she do?" Trollex asked
"I promised her that I wouldn't say anything." Cybil said
They caught up to Barb and went to the tree stump that the others were in
YOU ARE READING
The Love Of Four
RomanceBranch and Poppy have been together for almost a year. They both loved Barb and Trollex dearly, but they were also together. Poppy thought it would be a good idea for all four of them to be together. But what would the Trolls say? Finding out that t...
