Blood or Bonds?

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“If I die everything I own will go to Branch” Hype said “Wait do I get anything?” Ablaze said “Dumbass we will both be dead” Hype said with serious look in his face “I know Branch will save us” Cooper said as the four Kismet members looked at Cooper with a smile “Yeah he will” Hype said trying to make sure he keeps the optimism.

They know Branch trauma, they rather he doesn't save them

“Okay guys just breath coooomb” Creek said as he even took out a comb and brushed his hair while Trickee looked at his hair “Yeah I can't do that I have my hair tied up” Boom was just there with Poppy friends trying to calm everyone down with Creek

“Guys if this is the end I'm glad I'm here with you three” Ablaze said Boom, Hype and Trickee “Yeah I'm glad I'm here with the people I call my brothers” Hype said “I'm simply glad Branch isn't here” Boom said

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“Bergen Town” Poppy said “We're here, and we have to hurry to the castle” Branch said as Poppy and Branch left the tree to the castle somehow not getting discovered

As they used their hair to disguise themselves as a flame as they both looked around Branch and Poppy Hug Time bracelet dinged “Branch” Poppy whispered shouted as Branch looked at her with a what the hell look “Hug Time seri-” “Not that look” Bright lights were on the corner “Bingo” Branch said while Poppy looked at him

“Sorry too much Rummy” Branch said as they both ran to the lights and took place to the ceiling lights seeing Branch and Poppy friends there in a cage while Branch was thinking of a plan Creek was grabbed and Poppy yelled which made Branch pull him and Poppy down hiding in the chandelier

They stood silent, listening to the Chef as the King left with a whole party after eating Creek

“Idget take the trolls to your room and guard them with your life” Chef said as Bridget took them to her room, Branch and Poppy both got onto the sash of her dress

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Branch and Poppy got off Bridget and hid in her room while she sang it was sad not something they were used to “She in love with the king” Poppy said as a matter of fact “Wow and here I thought they couldn't feel guess I was wrong come on let's save our friends”

Branch and Poppy got on the table and “Branch?” Kismet members questions why he's here “What you guys think I wouldn't rescue my br- best friends” Boom knew what he was about to say but choose to keep it back it seemed the rest of the Kismet members knew as well.

“Poppy, do you have scissors?” “Oh yeah here” Poppy grabbed some scissors from her hair as Branch used them to pick the lock, “How do you know how to do that?” Poppy said “With these guys as friends trust me it's essential” Branch gave Poppy the broken scissors “Sorry I'll get you a new one when-” “When we save Creek after” Poppy said as everyone looked at her “Poppy, Creek is gone we all saw it” Poppy wasn't moving “We didn't see him chew we didn't see him swallow”.

Everyone was telling Poppy to realize everything while Branch was with his friends “Branch you shouldn't have come” Hype Ablaze said like he's an older brother “He's right Branch we all know how you are with Bergen's why?” Trickee said he was a goofball, why did he choose now to be serious.

“You guys are my best friends. If it were me, I know you would all save me” Branch said as Boom gave Branch a hug “Branch you're like a little brother to us even if your heart can replace them” Hype, Trickee and Ablaze also hugged Branch until they all saw Bridget staring at them “Scatter!” Cooper yelled.

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Branch was silent at everything, look things happen so fast

Poppy managed to convince Bridget not to put them in a cage, and she gets a date with King Gristle

And now they are giving her a makeover

“The fuck is happening” Branch said as everyone sang “Wait, why isn't this one singing?” Bridget asked “Sorry everything is happening too fast I just need a moment” “You don't think this will work do you?” Bridget said now going into sobs, “Look Poppy this is a good idea, but maybe we're rushing things?” Hype said “What? Boom she can help us save Creek” Hype knew the Princess had good intentions but seriously.

“Poppy, I know you want to save everyone but-” “Guys, I'm fine” Branch said, rubbing a tear out “Besides, the past is the past. she isn't the one who did it” Poppy was confused “Come what better way for someone to get ready for a date then Kismet themselves”

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“Your eyes!” Branch whispered yelled “They’re like two pools so deep. I fear that if I dive in” Branch looked at Poppy as she looked at him “I might never come up for air” He turned away “And your smile” he can feel his fri- brothers watching him “the sun itself turns jealous and refuses to come out from behind the clouds” He wrote this for Poppy to hide his feelings “knowing it cannot shine as bright”.

He was looking away from everyone, ignoring the teasing looks his brothers have him, ignoring Poppy ignoring Cooper asking him how he knows how to talk like that

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Every left Bridget and Branch did feel bad she was a Bergen and a kind one at that, but they after what they saw they needed to save Creek after everything happened

They all managed to get the pendant from Gristle when he was on a treadmill and escaped the crocodile only for them to get captured and betrayed by Creek

And all of the village was thrown into a pot. “I failed” Poppy said “Poppy, are you okay?” King Peppy asked “Yeah I got everyone thrown into a pot. Dad just peachy” “Poppy are you being sarcastic?” Smidge asked “Yes!” Poppy shouted after everyone gasped.

“I thought I can be like you Dad” Poppy said until she turned around and sat down as she curled into a ball “I let everyone down” Her colors faded just like Branch did when he was younger. Branch saw every troll's colors fade, even his brother's colors faded

“Guys…” Branch tried to snap them out of it, but they all looked away “You with the sad eyes” Branch paused as everyone looked at him “Don't be discouraged” Branch breathed in “Oh I realize It's hard to take courage, In a world full of people, You can lose sight of it all, The darkness inside you, Can make you feel so small” Poppy hug time bracelet went off and Branch opened his arms she ignored him then everyone hug time bracelet went off and everyone started to cover them except Branch whose blue flower glowed proudly.

“Show me a smile then” Branch nudged Poppy to get her attention, but she moved away “Don't be unhappy, Can't remember when, I last saw you laughing, This world makes you crazy, And you've taken all you can bear, Just call me up” Branch smiled as Poppy finally started smile

“'Cause I will always be there, And I see your true colors, Shining through, I see your true colors” Her colors returned as it was beautiful “And that's why I love you” Branch started to blush as everyone looked at him, he didn't mean to say that out loud, but he held his hand out

Poppy grabbed his hand as they both swayed to the song he sanged

“So don't be afraid to let them show, Your true colors, True colors are beautiful, I see your true colors, Shining through (true colors), I see your true colors, And that's why I love you” Poppy joined him as he even changed his voice for her as their voices harmonize

“So don't be afraid to let them show, Your true colors, True colors are beautiful (they're beautiful)” Every troll was regaining their colors maybe because of their princess or might be because both Branch and Poppy moved them to have hope

“Like a rainbow, Oh oh oh oh oh like a rainbow” Branch gave Poppy a hug as he every other Troll hugged the nearest troll near them