Dr. Plum then lead me to a purple, pink, and blue pod. Aw crap, if these 'Satin and Chenille' people, or should I say, 'trolls' had such girly colors like these, I was definitely not looking forward to having an outfit designed by them. But then, I guess I would have to deal with it. My outfit probably is really ugly in a world where girls wore dresses all the time. Dr. Plum then entered the pod. Inside looked like a shop. It had fashionable clothes hung up everywhere, including some shelves with fabric and supplies on them. I had to admit, I kinda like some of these outfits. Satin and Chenille must have a good sense of style.
"Satin, Chenille!" Dr. Plum called, two trolls then revealed themselves from behind a few clothes on a hanger. As they walked over, I realized that their hair was connected like the two trolls in Poppy's picture. One was pink, and one was blue, their hairs seeming to combine colors where they connected.
"Dr. Plum!" The pink one said
"What can we do for you!" The blue one finished for her companion, whom I was assuming was her sister.
"I brought someone for you to design some clothes for!" Dr. Plum said
Satin and Chenille both gasped in excitement as they rushed over to see me.
"What's your name darling!" The pink twin asked me, examining me as if already planning my outfit.
"Hannah?" I answered nervously as the blue one lifted my arm up.
"Oh what a beautiful name!" The blue twin said
"You can leave this doll here with us Plum, and we'll get started!" The other dismissed Dr. Plum
"Well, alright then! See ya girls! Hope you have fun!" Dr. Plum said as she walked out the door… right before popping her head in again, "Oh, and she is new to the troll tree, so she'll need somewhere to stay." Then she left
"Hmmm… A new troll you say? We've never really had a visitor before in the Troll Tree…" The pink twin said
"You'll have to tell us about yourself after we get you all stylish!" The blue twin said
"I have a question first," I said "which one of you is Chenille, and which one of you is Satin?"
"Oh! Well I'm Chenille," the blue one said,
"And I'm Satin!" the pink one finished for her twin, "And this outfit does not suit you."
Wait, what? So I just met these two, and their are already insulting my choice of clothing?!
"No offense." Chenille said
Well, I guess these guys are the experts "None taken." I answered.
"AHA!" Satin exclaimed suddenly, making me jump, "I got the perfect outfit for you! OHHH you'll love it!"
Satin grabbed me by the arm, dragging me along with her to some clothes. She rummaged through them, until she pulled out something. I barely got to see what it was when she started dragging me along with her again to some dressing rooms. She then handed me the piece of clothing, which I realized was a dress, of course.
"Go try it on!" She said excitedly, shooing me away into one of the dressing rooms.
"Ok…" I said, as I went into the dressing room, and closed the door.
I took a look at the dress. It was teal with dark blue swirls close to the rim of the dress. It had straps on the shoulders that had light blue buttons on each end of the straps, unlike Poppy's dress who had two straps, and they connected together. I put it on with some hesitation. I wanted to see how ridiculous I looked, since I was a human I usually didn't look very good in dresses, but there were no mirrors in the dressing room.
"You ready dear!" One of the twins called, "We're really excited to see you!"
"Uh, yeah…" I said nervously
"Well then, come on! Show us your beautiful self!"
I almost scoffed at that, but I did as they said, and slowly opened the door. I heard gasps, and I looked up to Satin and Chenille, worried that they were disgusted of my appearance, to see that they're faces were full of amazement and awe. Wait, did they actually like the appearance of me in a dress?
"Satin, as fashionably skilled as always!" Chenille complimented her sister.
"Oh just wait, you get to pick her accessories." Satin replied
"Uhh… accessories?" I barely able to finish saying as Chenille started dragging me over to some earrings and bracelets.
The two then picked earrings for me after I figured out that my ears strangely stayed pierced when I turned into a troll, and picking out a 'hug time bracelet' for who knows why. Right after that I jumped in surprise as I heard a ding from the bracelet they gave me.
"Hug Time!" Satin and Chenille said at the same time before tackling me into a hug.
So that's what the bracelet was for…
Soon the twins then let me go, "Um excuse me, but," I started, "can I look in a mirror?"
I wasn't to sure of my appearance. Satin and Chenille might of liked how I look, but I know for a fact that my human self was a little too much on the chubby side to wear cute stuff like this. What if it is the same way here?
"Nope!" Chenille said
"We gotta get you to Maddy's first, she's a hairstylist!" Satin told me
"We like giving our customers a surprise!" Chenille finished
"Oh boy…" I said quietly as I was dragged along, Satin grabbing one arm, Chenille grabbing the other.
It wasn't long before we got to Maddy's pod and had my hair done. Maddy is really quick at what she does. But finally, I got what I had been waiting for. Satin, Chenille, and Maddy led me to a tall mirror with some cloth draping over it. Satin and Chenille each grabbed a corner of the cloth, and with loud swoosh, it was taken off of the mirror to reveal…
Wow…
Dang, if I look this good as a troll, then I actually kinda want to stay a troll.
"How do you like you outfit!" Chenille asked me
I was memorized. Which was weird, because I was being memorized by myself.
"I-I love it you guys!" I exclaimed
"That's a job well done." I barely heard Satin whisper to Maddy and Chenille, and they both nodded, smiling.
In front of me, in the mirror, stood a beautiful troll with her pale blue hair tied up into a side ponytail, and a dress that fit her perfectly with the swirls and colors. Chenille had picked out some earrings that hung down about an inch with a small flower made out of diamantes at each end of them, and a purple hug time bracelet.
"Now, we need to get you a pod to stay in for…" Satin started
"How long are you staying?" Chenille asked
"I-I don't know…" I murmured, "I'm kinda trapped here."
"Wait…"
"What?" The twins said one after another.
"I'll explain later." I said
"Well, ok…"
After that, Satin and Chenille led me to some pods. They told me to choose one, and so I scanned over the grove of pods.
And then, one particular pod caught my eye. It had swirly designs all over it like the ocean, and was colored in dark blues, aqua, and light blue. And to think about it, it actually had the same colors as me! I felt drawn to it somehow, and the twins noticed.
"Do you like that one over there hon?" Chenille asked
"uh… yeah… I really do…" I murmered, why did I feel drawn to the pod?
"Oh goody! We suspected that that pod would be the pod you'd be connected to." Satin said
"Connected?" I asked, finally taking my eyes of the pod
"Yes connected!" Chenille replied
"You see, when time come that a troll needs to pick a pod, they need to connect to one." Satin said
"When a troll sets eyes on a pod that suits to them based on their true colors,"
"That pod senses that similarity between the troll and itself,"
"And the two kinda… connect." Chenille finished
"Why?" I inquired
"The truth is…"
"Nobody truly knows."
"Well, there have been many theories,"
"like that it is a way that a pod can start fitting to the owner's needs and wants,"
"but then it could be something even more." The twins answered one after another.
"Huh, cool" I commented simply
The twins then led me to the pod. I opened the door, and had a look inside.
It was pretty empty, but that was obviously gonna change. I was a person that liked decorating. There was a stairway leading to the top floor, and I was already planning where everything was going to go. Maybe a bookshelf there… Wait a minute… did trolls even have books?
"So, now that you've got a pod," Chenille started
"Can you tell us what you mean when you say you're 'stuck here'?" Satin finished
"Well," I started.
I then explained all that had happened. How I was in a school library before getting sucked into a strange light. About the little boy who I first saw. And about meeting Dr. Plum and Queen Poppy, and going to Cybil's place to see how to get me home. They were all amazed from what I had told them, and they had plenty of questions, of which I answered. I told them about cars, and electricity, and about so many things that humans had.
"Wow,"
"That's incredible!" The twins said after I had finished talking.
"Yeah, I guess it is cool…" Then I had a thought.
What if I would never be able to get home? By now, people would've have known I was missing. What if… right now… my mom was crying? What if my whole family was in mourn? What if they just gave up looking? What if I never got to see my family again? Before I knew it, tears were budding my eyes, and soon those buds became waterfalls as I fell to my knees and cried.
"Whoa, are you ok doll?" Satin asked, getting down on the knees with her twin sister to comfort me.
"It's alright, we're here." Chenille said soothingly, hugging me, along with her sister
My sniffs and sobs slowly subsided as I leaned into their hugs. I liked hugs, and these trolls were good at giving them.
"You guys give good hugs." I whispered
"We're glad you like them." Chenille said
"Well I think I know what would cheer you!" Satin said
"A tour!" They both said simultaneously
"A tour? But surely you guys need to go back to your shop…" I said unsurely
"Then we can ask someone else to do it!" Chenille said simply.
"There is so much to see!" Satin exclaimed
Then, they both dragged me outside. They then started looking around, and then they literally picked the first person they saw.
"Hey Summer! Al!" They called to two trolls walking on another branch ahead of them, making their heads snap around.
"Oh hey Satin and Chenille! How ya doin!" One of them replied who had yellow skin and orange hair that was down in piggy tails.
"Oh we're doing good,"
"We wanted to see if you can give this doll here a tour of the troll tree!"
"She's new to it!"
"A visitor! Oh cool! We'd be glad to give her a tour! Right Al, oh buddy, oh pal?" The troll on the branch said happily, who I now assumed was Summer. She nudged the tall troll beside her, who had a book in hand. He was a dark blue with teal hair and round glasses that sat on top of his round, teal nose.
"Uh eh, yeah sure!" The tall guy said nervously, looking up from his book.
All the sudden, Summer, followed by Al, extended their hair and swung over on a branch, causing my jaw to fall open.
"I DIDN'T KNOW TROLLS CAN DO THAT!" I exclaime
"Uhhh, You didn't know?" Summer asked
"Oh, uhh, I'm not really a troll." I explained. They both stared at me in confusion, "Well I am a troll now, but I wasn't one before. I kinda, uh, y'know, transformed into a troll?"
"Hmmm, according to my studies, that should be impossible, are you sure you are all right?" Al asked
"I really don't know…" I answered unsure, making an unsure face appear on Al's face.
"Ok…" Summer said, "Well anywhoooo, let's get started with that tour!" Summer said optimistically, "So what's your name?"
"Hannah"
"Well alrighty Hannah! There are SOOO many things to show you!" Summer exclaimed
She then grabbed my arm and dragged me along with her.
"Well, see ya Satin and Chenille." Al said before he followed us.
