Trolls Band Together (OC Insert)

Chapter 12

Branch, Clay:

Now, now that, now that we got it all together

Now we're together, we got it all.

Branch, Clay, John Dory, Bruce:

Now, now that, now that we got it all together

Now we're together, we got it all.

Viva, Poppy:

You got me feelin' right, feelin' right

Feelin' like good vibes are at my door

Every day, every night, ooh-ooh

I didn't know until I found you

Havin' the time of our lives, it takes two

It takes me and you.

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Viva takes Poppy to her house so they can bond and catch up on everything. I stay with the others outside.

And despite Poppy reuniting with her sister, I am still confused about what happened and why they weren't together for so many years. So I walk over to Clay to ask him about it. "Hey, Clay. If you don't mind me asking, what happened to Viva, and why didn't Poppy know about her?"

Clay is silent for a few seconds as Branch, John Dory, and Bruce gather around curiously. "All right, I'll tell you. Viva doesn't like to talk about it, though. It's too painful for her. But she's been here ever since the night of the great Bergen attack."

"Wait, you mean when the trolls escaped Bergen Town those many years ago?" I ask.

Clay nods. "Not everyone made it out of that tree. Some of them got trapped by Bergens. They were this close to getting eaten until Viva and some of the other trolls fought them off. But by then, the tunnels had collapsed, and they were cut off from the rest."

This is starting to make more sense now.

"Viva found this old, abandoned Bergen golf course and transformed it into this troll utopia," Clay continues. "We formed this little sanctuary of survivors. I added fire exits. She added her heart and soul."

"Whoa," I mutter to myself.

"I know this is something important for Poppy right now, but shouldn't we also be worrying about Floyd?" Branch steps in.

"I'll be right back," Clay says before walking away. A few minutes later, he returns with a bag of supplies. He motions for us to follow him, and we do so.

We now stand by the exit of the golf course.

"Okay, guys, if we're gonna save Floyd, we need to get going," Clay says as he looks through his bag.

I nod before leaving for the exit. "I'll go get Rhonda."

"And I'll go get Poppy," Branch says.

"No, no, no, wait, hold on. There's no way Viva's gonna let her go," I hear Clay say to Branch.

As they discuss amongst themselves, I approach Rhonda, who lies on the ground with her eyes closed.

I pet her gently on her face to get her to wake up. "Rhonda, it's time to go," I say softly.

Rhonda slowly opens her eyes and roars when she sees me.

As I turn to look at the others, my eyes widen when I see the front door slam shut before they can make it out.

"Guys!" I shout as I run over to the metal door. Rhonda does the same and starts scratching at it with her two front paws.

It's obvious that the door won't open, and we are running out of time to rescue Floyd. "I'll meet up with you guys at Mount Rageous!" I shout, hoping they can hear me.

I turn back to Rhonda for help. "Rhonda, is there another way for me to travel to Mount Rageous alone? Without the others?"

Rhonda roars excitedly before spitting out a... motorbike?

"Wait, John Dory has a motorbike?" I ask in surprise. I approach the motorbike and get on it. "This shouldn't be too difficult."

Rhonda nods and jumps up and down a couple of times. She then spits out a grappling hook, which I assume also belongs to John Dory.

I catch the grappling hook and put it in my jacket pocket. "Thanks, Rhonda. I'll see you later," I say before starting the engine of the motorbike. Not even wasting another second, I drive the bike at full speed toward Mount Rageous.