Trolls: Poppy's Party
It started off like any other day for the small town of the Trolls (I'm sorry I'm not creative with names). Where the Mayor, King Peppy (yes that is his real name) was about to approach his beautiful joyful daughter currently dancing out in their backyard Garden.
"Good morning Poppy," Peppy said. "How's my happy girl."
"Great! I'm about to finish my scrapbook, and about to walk into town handing out the rest of my invitations," she said jumping up.
"Alright then, be good sweetie," he kissed the top of her head. "And be careful."
"Oh Daddy there's nothing to be worried about," she picked up her invitations. "Besides I'll be with my friends. Ok."
He sighed, "Alright then."
"Thank you Daddy!" She said leaving her house. Poppy smiled as she exited her home feeling so pumped she started her song.
"Everybody, move your hair and feel united, ohh
Everybody, shake your hair and feel united, ohh!"
She met up with her friends; DJ Suki, Smidge, Chenille, Stalin, Creek, Biggie, and Cooper all while singing and dancing.
"Everybody's comin' to the celebration
Imma hook you up with the invitation
Let your hair swing and party with me
No bad vibes, just love you'll see
Do the D.A.N.C.E
1,2,3,4 fight
Stick to the B.E.A.T
Get ready to ignite.
You are such a P.Y.T., catching all the lights
Just as easy as ABC, that's how you make it right
Ah, It ain't hard out here, when you're doing it right
Put a smile on blast, that's the troll life
And I'm here to help you through it."
As she sang, Biggie and Guy Dimond-another friend- came out as well.
"Come on Smidge I know you can do it!" Biggie encouraged his little yellow friend about to do a dance move.
"Your confidence gives me strength!-" Smidge shouted as Dimond guy helped him out by blasting glitter out of his butt(an amazing talent really). When he landed it everyone in the town cheered.
Poppy continued singing, "Everybody, shake your hair and feel united, ohh
Sunshine day
Everybody's laughing
Sunshine day
Everybody's singing!"
Everyone began to pitch in, "Don't stop, don't stop the beat
I can't stop, i can't stop the beat
I won't stop, won't stop the beat
Go!"
"Everybody, shake your hair and feel united, oh woah
Sunshine day
Everybody's laughing
Sunshine day
Everybody's singing
Sunshine day
Everybody, move your hair and feel united, oh woah
Oh yeah! oh!"
Then Poppy managed to pass out all the invitations as she did a final dance move where she was on top of a friend pyramid.
"Yeah!" she shouted. That's when she spotted him there, in the park that she knew too well, and shouted, "Branch!"
She jumped off to meet the teen with his sticks. "Oh, it's you," he said with a non enthusiastic face.
"Branch! I've looking everywhere for you, here," she handed him an envelope. He glanced over it, "I thought I told you to stop inviting me to your parties?"
"It's an invitation to the biggest party of the year," she quickly took his invitation and opened it up. It spewd out glitter shouting, "You're invited to my party!"
"No thanks," he said taking back the invitation, "While you guys have fun, I'll be the smart one that says I told you so, to your dead bodies," then he dropped the invite to the floor.
"Oh Branch, there's nothing to worry about," Poppy said with a smile. " The world is full of nothing but happiness, you've just got to find it."
"Funny," he said sarcastically. "I used to think like that too," his dark eyes bore into hers. "Used to."
"Come now Branch," Creek stepped in. "Surely you can come. It'd bring a smile to all our faces."
"No," he said. "But have fun at your party," then the droopy teen walked away. Poppy watched him go with sad eyes.
"It's okay, Poppy," Creek's voice soothed over. "Just leave him be. If he doesn't want to come then you cant force him."
"It's just..." Her eyes cast downward, "Everyone deserves to be happy."
"Well not everyone is meant to be happy. Oh, come on now," he bopped her nose, and she gave him a small smile. "There's the Poppy I know. Let's go!"
As they left, none noticed the teen that had return to pick up the invitation. Glancing around he stuffed it in his shirt and began his way back to his bunker.
Later that day the girls met up at Poppy's house to get ready for the party.
"Um I hope you're not going in that," Satin pointed at her conjoined sister, Chenille.
"Why not?" Chenille replied.
"Because I'm like wearing the same thing!"
"Whoa, sisters cool it," DJ Suki said getting in between them. "What's so wrong with wearing the same thing? You're sisters."
They both gave Suki a serious look.
"You're too chill to understand," Chenille said.
"Yeah," Satin intervened, "Hey, Poppy! Who should wear the dress?"
However there was no response from the preppy girl as she laid on her bed. Staring at the ceiling as if in a trance.
Everybody deserves to be happy, the pinkette thought about her other failed attempt to bring Branch to her party. Even people like Branch, she inwardly groaned. Why is he so stubborn? Why is it so hard to get it through to him? He cant still be holding that grudge against me, can he? I remember when he used to be... happy.
Flashback
Poppy had been 7 years old. Outside at a nearby park after her father told her she could no longer dance. So of course she was out there, in the open dancing like nobody was watching, practicing her moves.
"Whoa!" Poppy stopped and stared at the boy who'd appeared out of nowhere, "You're good."
"Thanks," she smiled brightly at the stranger. "Now watch this!"
She jumped up, spinning, landing perfectly on top of one of a nearby table.
"Thank was awesome!" The boy's smile gave her a funny feeling, however being young she didn't think anything of it. "You should be a dancer."
"You think?" Her cheeks tinted as she hopped off the table. She sat on the wet grass. "I-I don't know... I mean I don't think my Dad wants me too."
"Why not?" The boy said sitting next to her.
"He said, 'I have higher hopes for you. You must be a good role model by presenting yourself in an appropriate manner!' Blah, blah," she sighed deeply, holding her knees up. "I just wish he'd let me do something that makes me..."
"Happy," the boy gave her a sad smile. Poppy looked at him.
"Yeah," she said releasing her hold on her legs. "I mean... doesn't he want me to be happy? Gah!" She yelled out in frustration. "Why can't he just be happy with me trying to find my own happiness? Is that too much to ask for? Huh!" Her face had leaned toward the boy who stared at her wide eyed.
"Sorry, I'm not sure," he said a bit frighten at the girl's outburst. "But maybe you should ask him."
"Huh," she said scooting away. "Never thought about that..."
"Well," he said getting up offering a helping hand, "It's never too late to try."
Beaming she jumped up and gave him a hug. "Thank you," she whispered, slowly pulling away.
"No problem," he said with sincerity. For some reason, Poppy didn't want to leave him. Her new friend with no name.
"Oh, what's your name?"
"Wow, we've known each other how long? About twenty minutes and you haven't bother to ask my name," he playfully pouted.
"Oh stop it," she laughed, then crossed her arms, "Just tell me already."
"It's Branch," he said. "And don't you forget to invite me to those wild parties of yours."
"Sure I'll-wait how'd you know about my parties?" She asked suddenly suspicious.
"Who doesn't know about your parties. There all over the papers," Branch stated nonchalant.
"So you already knew who I was," Poppy said hanging her head with a twinge of disappointment, Maybe he just wanted an invitation.
"Actually, knew your name, but I didn't know who you were," he tilted her face, his blue eyes met her pink; giving her a reassuring smile, "You're the girl I just wanted to know more about."
Her face went shades of pink, "What do you mean, Branch?"
"I mean, I just want to be your friend."
Her face beamed so much it reminded Branch of the sun, "Of course I'll invite you!" She grabbed his hands, giving them a squeeze. "We'll be the bestest of friends! We'll be besties for life!"
DING! DONG!
The town clock went off. "It's already noon?" Poppy said sadly.
"Oh! I've got to go! I have to help my Grandma with the laundry," the boy started to take off the other way.
"Oh! Branch wait!" He stopped as she ran up to him slipping him a white envelope, "Here! Okay. Bye then." She quickly took off sprinting the other way shouting over her shoulder, "Don't be late!"
He opened it and smiled as glitter sprayed him, shouting, "You're invited!"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world," he shouted back smiling.
~Party Time~
As the party started in the town square, Poppy had spoken to her father. Both now in a healthier relationship. She was so excited and couldn't wait to tell Branch. But as she greeted all the guest she'd yet to see him.
"Poppy, what's the matter?" Creek, a friend of Poppy's asked in concern as the pinkette sat on a table, sadly awaiting her new friends arrival.
"Well, I was waiting for someone," she said looking at the direction of the entrance. "But I guess they're not coming."
"Come on, Poppy let's go have some fun!" he said bopping her nose, causing her to smile. "There's that happy girl!"
"Okay," she said getting up to go entertain her guests. "Let's go have some fun!"
However her words went unnoticed. For they were full of false happiness.
~A week later~
Poppy waited everyday by the park to confront Branch. A week went by, until one day he finally arrived.
"Branch!" Poppy shouted angrily. He seemed to be ignoring her, "Branch! Branch!" she kept waving him down, but he seemed to be preoccupied with looking for sticks. She finally let out a loud and frustrating, "Branch!"
The boy looked up, confused as he saw a furious looking Poppy marching towards him, "Poppy?"
"You'd better have a good reason for missing out on my party!"
"Wh-"
"What kind of person doesn't come to a party!"
"Well I-"
"You nothing!" Poppy didn't want to hear his excuses, "I needed you there, but you didn't come. Do you know how sad that made me? Didn't you want me to be happy?"
"Poppy, I need to tell-"
"No! I don't want to hear it!" She covered her ears.
"Poppy," Branch touched her shoulder.
"No! You're not my friend!" Not only did that shock Branch but surprised Poppy herself.
"You know what," Branch shot back angrily. "You're right. I don't care about your happiness. In fact," he took out her invitation and pushed it towards her, "Here. Don't ever invite me to your parties ever again."
He took off.
Poppy stood there, with tears in her eyes, at the friend she just lost.
~Years go by~
Now every year, Poppy sends Branch an invitation in hopes to get her friend back. However this time when he doesn't show, or rejects her offers she ignores it. Because she wanted to be happy. Being happy is what she wanted to feel like, even if it involved ignoring the not so happy things in her life.
Flashback ends
"Poppy!" The pinkette looked up at Suki, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah!" Poppy bounced up from her bed, "Never better!"
"Really, because you looked out of it," Stalin said concerned.
"Yeah," Chenille chimed in, "You were out of it."
"I'm fine you guys," Poppy said about to exit her room, "Come on. Let's go throw the biggest party this town has ever seen!"
Thank you so much, I do intend to continue this story, and since it's Thanksgiving Break I'm going to try to make another and catch up with my other stories! Please leave reviews and feedback, good or bad! It helps!