Here's chapter 2! I know this is a small chapter, but the next one, I promise, will be longer.

I don't own Ratatouille or Trolls.

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Trollatouille

Chapter 2: First Cooking Lesson

A few days later, Poppy and Branch were out of their home, looking for something they may consider be edible. Ever since watching Gristle's cooking on TV, Poppy had a knack for cooking and Branch was her partner, thanks to his senses. Branch's sense of smell helped him determine which ingredient is best with which.

However, they could only do this in secret. If King Peppy found out, who knows what he'll do? Banishment, exile, outcast? Well, that would be in Branch's case, but Poppy, probably be beyond grounded all her life.

"Found anything, Branch?" Poppy asked.

"Hold on," Branch said as he sniffed around. It wasn't long when he came across a yummy mushroom. "Oh, ha-ha! Yeah. Poppy, look!"

"A mushroom? Couldn't find at least a berry?" Poppy asked doubtfully.

"Poppy, with your cooking abilities you could turn this appetizer into a main course! Plus, there's more to food than just berries and nuts. Unless you're being...picky?" Branch said.

"Give me that!" Poppy grabbed the mushroom, not liking to be reminded of her father's words to her. "I'm not picky! I just like berries more."

"Yep. Picky." He smirked, earning a punch from Poppy and both laughed.

A bit later, the two trolls carried the mushroom as they heading to the garbage can where Branch's older brother Biggie was busy rummaging inside, searching for any leftovers. With him, were Poppy's friends: DJ Suki, Smidge, Satin, Chenille, Guy Diamond, and Cooper, the llama troll.

"The only ones who knew about our secret were DJ Suki, Smidge, Guy Diamond, the twins, Cooper, and my brother, Biggie."

"Psst! Hey, guys!" Branch whispered as he spoke. Their friends noticed him and Poppy. "Guys! We found a mushroom!" He then showed it to the group. "C'mon. You're all good at hiding food. Help me find a good place to put this."

With that, the Snack Pack, Poppy and Branch headed off. Biggie and Cooper were trying to carry the bag they found in the garbage while the others, besides the twins, walked along in all fours. They noticed Branch and Poppy walking upright.

"Biggie doesn't understand me, but Poppy and I can be ourselves around him and our friends. Though he dislikes being secretive, he would be willing to keep our secret a secret from King Peppy for our sake"

Biggie then wondered. "Why are you two walking like that?"

"Why are you guys walking on all fours?" Branch responded back.

"I'm a llama troll! I can't help it!" Cooper talked back.

"Not you, Cooper. Yours is natural. I meant the others," Branch motioned to their friends.

"Because it's easier to carry stuff, it's faster, and, I don't know, it's a guy thing?" Biggie answered, though he didn't actually knew the answer.

"Well, I don't want to constantly have to wash my hands," Branch pointed out. "Do you ever think about how we walk on the same hands you handle food with?"

"You guys ever think about what we put into our mouths?" Poppy asked.

"All the time," Biggie replied.

"But, now that I think about it...I do now." DJ Suki said, standing up immediately and wiped her hands on her pants.

"Well, I think it's cool. Feels like I'm one with nature," Guy Diamond said.

"Unless you want to see beyond that!" Satin shuddered as she and her sister avoided looking at his bare behind.

"I'm blind!" Chenille covered her eyes.

"Just don't look directly into it," her sister advised her.

"Sheesh! I get it!" Guy sighed as he got up as well, hoping to stop their complaining.

Poppy groaned. "When I eat, I don't want to taste everywhere my hands have been."

"Well, you two go ahead. But if your dad sees you walking like that, he's not gonna like it," Biggie warned them.

Just then, Branch sniffed something coming from inside the bag Biggie and Cooper were carrying. "Say, what have you got there?" He then sniffed in the bag as the others were becoming concerned. "Eh, oh. Ha-ha!" He then dug into the bag and then took out some cheese. "You found cheese? And not just any cheese..." he sniffed it a little and exclaimed excitingly, "Tom de chepra de paine!"

Poppy then jumped around with excitement. "That would go beautifully with your mushroom!"

"Not only that. And," Branch sniffed around. "And-and-" He then picked up a herb which he recognized to be edible. "This rosemary! This rosemary with uh...maybe-maybe..."

Poppy thought immediately and took the mushroom from Branch. She then took another piece of grass. "A few drops from this sweet grass!" She said as she added the drops on the mushroom.

Biggie looked on, scratching his foot. "Well, throw it on the pile, I guess and then, we'll...you know."

"What?!" Poppy yelled at his face in shock. "No-no-no. We don't wanna throw this in with the garbage! This is special. How can you even think of contaminating this pure, edible goodness?"

"Have you met my brother?" Branch sarcastically said. "Honestly, he'll just eat anything no matter where it's been."

"You know me so well, Branch," Biggie said blushing.

"Of course I do. How many times have I saved you from being poisoned? How many dangers you put me through because of your appetite?" Branch rolled his eyes and sighed.

"But, Poppy, we're suppose to return to the clan before sundown," Cooper reminded her.

"Yeah, or you know, your dad's gonna be-" DJ Suki tried to explain only to be interrupted by Poppy.

"Guys! There are possibilities unexplored here. We gotta cook this! Now, how exactly we cook this is the question..." Poppy wondered.

Branch glanced around until he spotted smoke from the cabin's chimney. "How about that?"

Poppy looked at the top of the chimney and grinned. "Ooh. Ha-ha! Yeah!"

"You mean way up there?" Guy Diamond said nervously.

"That's right. Don't tell me you're afraid of heights," Branch said.

"No! I'm just a little uncomfortable of thinking of falling to my death from a very high place!" Guy Diamond whimpered.

A bit later, Branch was turning the mixed ingredients as Poppy watched him. Biggie looked at the storm clouds coming in. Thunder clapped and lightning flashed, making the other trolls nervous. Up on the roof near the antenna is the last place anyone should go during a thunderstorm.

"Wow, Branch. I've never knew that you could roast food like this," Poppy said.

"If I'm gonna be your partner in this, which I am, I should learn the basics. Now, the key is to keep turning it to get that smokey flavor nice and even," Branch said, sniffing the toasty goodness.

"Please, tell me you're almost done, guys," Cooper said, looking around nervously. "If the king finds out, he's gonna bury us alive!"

Biggie gulped as he looked at the storm. "The storm's getting closer. Hey, Branch? Guys? You think that maybe we shouldn't be so-"

ZAP!

Just then, thunder struck. "AAAHHHH!" Lightning hit the group as they all fell to the ground and then landed on some soft grass.

The group groaned as they recovered from the static. Their hairs are all either frizzy, electrifying, tingly, and puffed out. "Is everyone alright?" DJ Suki called out, her hair smelled of smoke from the zap.

"AAHH! OUR HAIRS! OUR FACES!" Satin yelled in horror as she looked at herself from a small puddle besides her.

"Don't look at us!" Chenille ordered as she shielded her face from the others. The next thing you know, they took out their brushes and make-up and attempted to fix themselves.

"Well, they're fine," DJ Suki said sarcastically.

"WOW! WHOO! That was shocking!" Cooper said. He then touch Guy Diamond who got shocked from Cooper's static shock.

"Ow! That hurts!" Guy Diamond said, rubbing his arm.

Poppy groaned and saw Branch moaning with his hand on the mushroom. She tasted the cooked mushroom mix and grinned happily. "Wow!" She jumped up, with some of her hair spiked up. "You all have to taste this!"

Branch, his hair all spiked as Poppy's, tasted the mushroom mix as well and smiled. "This is so good! Oh, it's got this kinda this burning, melting, it's not really a smoky taste. And you can...it's like a certain...it's kinda like a..."

Poppy made a lightning noise while Biggie and the others looked blackened and tried fixing their messed up hairs as they got up. "It's kinda like this fwoosh, kaboom, and zap kinda taste, don't you think? What would you guys call it?"

"Lightningy?" Biggie answered confusingly.

"Yeah, Lightningy...it's lightningy!" Poppy jumped up and down. "Oh, we gotta do that again!" She then looked at the group.

"What?! And look ourselves like the bride of Frankentroll? No way!" Satin argued.

"We did not sign up for constant bad hair days and faces!" Chenille added.

"Okay, look, when the next storm comes, we'll go up on the roof, but this time, we'll be super careful," Branch assured them.

"Wait, Branch!" Poppy realized something. "Oh, I know what this needs: saffron! A little saffron would make this!"

Biggie frowned at their idea. "Saffron? Why do I get the feeling that..." Branch and Poppy nodded as they then looked at the window as the three of them spoke together. "It's in the kitchen?/!"

The other trolls gasped. "Oh no."

"Oh, yes," Poppy grinned.

"Uh-uh! There's no way that I'm getting electrocuted and going inside a Bergen's kitchen with a Bergen in it on the same day!" Suki said while crossing her arms.

Little does she know that that's exactly what Poppy is thinking of doing.

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