The Girl and the Trolls: Adventures of Marcy, Branch, Poppy, and the rest of the Trolls and Bergens
Summary: Just a few days before Branch and Poppy are to married a strange new being literally comes crashing into their lives, a human girl named Marcy. Vowing to help her get home the Trolls and Bergens allow her to stay, but can she even get home, or will she even want to leave?
SPH: Hey guys! So, I think I'm having the most fun with this story, and I'm glad so many people like it! I'm really excited for this chapter, and well, every chapter! I'm hoping to make it one hundred chapters exactly, but I might make it less or more depending on how much I can get done. Also! Once this is done I'm doing a filler series that explains everything going on between the end of this story and the sequel. It's going to be called The Girl and the Trolls: The Video Diaries and I'm not going to give spoilers about it so you'll all just have to wait and see what it's about and what happens! As it's been before, italics are Marcy singing. Anyway, I do not own any characters from Trolls, they belong to DreamWorks, I only own Marcy and all other OC's. On with the story!
Marcy stared at the fox in front of her.
"Who are you!?" she asked.
"Fox, the cunning trickster." The fox's voice echoed in her mind. The fox never opened its mouth, but Marcy could still hear what it said, though it sounded like a distant echo.
"I know that," Marcy said annoyed, "Katie said you're my spirit guide, my guardian. Why are you here? What do you want?"
Suddenly she was back in the clearing. She blinked and looked around. Beautiful flowers bloomed, and flowering vines hung from trees, a stream ran nearby, a small waterfall in it. It was big enough to fit all the guests for the wedding. A willow tree was at the far end, while a coil of flowered vines was at the base. Poppies and roses made up the majority of the flowers.
"Where… are we?" Marcy asked.
She turned and saw the fox move twords a path. It motioned its head around the clearing, at various objects before trotting down the path.
"Hey! Wait!" Marcy cried, "Tell me where I am right now!"
The fox turned and glared at her as it growled. Marcy took a step back and the clearing began to crumble and tear itself apart similar to the Destiny Islands in Kingdom Hearts.
"Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Marcy cried as everything vanished and she found herself being trapped in the dark.
Marcy bolted upright gasping for air as she woke up, her hair an even bigger mess than usual. She groaned and placed a hand on her head.
"Uhg…" she groaned.
'I have got to stop demanding that fox to tell me stuff,' she thought, 'maybe for once I'll actually wake without feeling like I had a terrifying nightmare.'
She sighed and swung her legs off the bed and walked over to her closet. She looked at her clothes before deciding on a lilac silk top, black legging, tan hiking shorts, and her boots. She fixed her hair into a braid before eating breakfast, then going out to gather sticks to make the arch.
"Morning Branch, morning Poppy," She said as she passed them in town.
"Morning Marcy!" Poppy cried making Marcy cover her ears.
"Are you always this loud?" Marcy asked stopping.
"Trust me, this is mild." Branch said.
"Where are you two off to?" Marcy asked deciding to see if they needed any help.
"Well, I'm making sure everything's perfect for tomorrow!" Poppy said.
"And you Branch?" Marcy asked.
Branch just shrugged. Marcy raised an eyebrow and when Poppy wasn't looking Branch mouthed he was going to make sure there wasn't something wrong with his throat, earning an understanding look and nod from the human girl.
"Alright, well I'll see you then." Marcy said waving before heading off to work on the arch.
Marcy sighed and hummed while working on the half built arch while sitting under the Troll Tree. She glanced up and rubbed her eyes when she saw a fox.
"What the!?" she gasped.
The fox looked at her before heading off. Marcy stood up and chased after it as it zigged and zagged through the roads and alleys. At one point she almost skidded into the wall of a back alley chasing it.
She continued to chase the fox which apparently only she could see if the odd looks from the Trolls and Bergens were anything to go by until it exited the gates and into the forest.
'The forest,' she thought, 'I-I hardly know anything about it!' She glanced back at the town. '…maybe I should get Branch, but… what if he thinks I'm crazy!?' She looked out at the forest again and huffed. 'But this might be my only chance to find out what this means, I'm just gonna have to trust that nothing's gonna happen to me.'
She took a deep breath and rushed after the fox. Whatever the fox dodged, or avoided she did the same, slipping and skidding every now and then.
"Where are you taking me!?" Marcy cried rushing around a tree.
She skidded to a stop when she almost fell into the stream before turning and running after the fox.
"Get! Back… here!" she cried panting as the fox rounded another curve.
She nearly fell over and she once again skidded to a stop.
"Whoa…" she breathed looking at the beautiful clearing she was now in.
The clearing had beautiful flowers blooming around the edges, poppies, roses, forget-me-nots, petunias, to name a few. The trees all had ivy, or flowering vines growing, or hanging from them, mushrooms made mini balconies, or stages, and at the head was a willow tree where the fox was resting, two flowering vines in a rope-like coil next to it.
"What is this place?" Marcy asked slowly spinning around to take everything in. It was clearly big enough for all the Trolls and Bergens.
"Oh, isn't this amazing?" she sang, "This isn't like anything I've seen before! How in a world so different can there be a place like it's from my home? From all I've seen, all I've learned there's never been somewhere this great before, still I feel I'm lost, what is this place and what am I here for?"
'Hm, great acoustics.' She thought.
Looking around she noticed it was the clearing from her vision.
"I still don't understand!" Marcy cried turning around, "Why am I here?"
The fox merely looked at the vines next to it.
"Oh, perfect, you still have nothing to say." Marcy said groaning.
She sighed and started dancing.
"A paper crown and a heart made of glass," she sang, "a tattered gown and a kingdom of ash! She walks alone, she can never look back! The story of a queen whose castle has fallen to the sea. She'll make it out, but she's never the same. She's looking down, at the scars that remain. But you hold your ground, though your kingdom's in flames, 'cause it's the story of a queen whose castle has fallen to the sea, knowing no one will be a king who will come and save his queen! When all she needs, when all she wants, when all she finds! When all she is and ever was is compromised! 'Cause there's no one to love you! When you build your walls too high. And there's no one to love you! When you build your walls too high. She's looking out, from the war that's inside. You're screaming out 'cause no one survived! But when you're all alone, you wait and you hide! 'Cause it's the story of a queen, whose castle has fallen to the sea, knowing there's no one who will be a king that will come and save his queen! When all she needs, when all she wants, when all she finds! When all she is, and ever was is compromised! 'Cause there's no one to love you! When you build your walls too high, and there's no one to love you! When you build your walls too high. There's no one who is strong enough, to save your love! There's no fairy tale, there's no fairy tale. When all she needs, when all she wants, when all she finds! When all she is and ever was is compromised! 'Cause there's no one to love you! When you build your walls too high. And there's no one to love you! When you trap yourself, inside…"
She blinked back a few tears as she felt a weight being lifted from her heart. She really needed to get how she felt about her situation, the feeling of never getting home off her chest. Looking around she realized this was the perfect place to hold the Reception; she just needed to show Poppy and Branch!
"This is why I'm here," she said in awe as she picked up one of the vines and tying back a section of the willow, "to show them the place meant to hold the reception!"
The fox made a move similar to a nod as she tied back the other side creating a parted veil out of the leaves.
"But… I don't remember the way back, much less how to bring them here." Marcy said sighing.
The fox pawed at the spot she'd tied the vines to, implying she should tie something to mark a path.
Marcy glanced at her shirt before pulling off a piece and tying it to a tree near the start of the path. Satin and Chenille would have a fit for her ruining the silk shirt, but it was the only thing she could easily tear apart that wouldn't blend in with the forest.
"Think you can show me the way?" she asked looking at the fox.
The fox stood up and started trotting down the path, every now and then pawing a certain spot which Marcy tied a piece of her shirt to. The fox ran ahead and turned a corner, prompting Marcy to run after it. When she rounded it herself the fox was nowhere in sight, but she was at the gate to Bergen Town. Grinning she ran in and headed to the Troll Tree where she spotted Branch and Poppy.
"Branch, Poppy!" she cried, "There's something amazing I have to show you, and no, it's not the arch."
When her friends turned and saw her she saw they had relieved looks on their faces.
"You're okay!" Poppy cried.
"Were, you looking for me?" Marcy asked slowly.
"Yes!" Branch cried, "We went to see how the arch was coming but we couldn't find you anywhere!"
"Where were you anyway?" Poppy asked.
"That's what I have to show you! Come on!" Marcy cried turning around.
Branch and Poppy both locked their hair around her arms, only to get pulled and crash into them as Marcy ran.
"Where are you taking us?" Poppy asked.
"Yeah, wait… why are we heading into the forest!?" Branch asked knowing that Marcy knew next to nothing about the dangers that he hadn't taught her about.
"Relax, I marked a path, I know where I'm going." Marcy said rushing out the gates.
She skidded a bit as she rounded the curve but kept steady following the silk ties and keeping in the center of the 'trail' as much as she could. She skidded to a stop when she reached the clearing, unfortunately she fell doing so. Branch and Poppy barely managed to jump to avoid getting crushed.
"Whoa…" they both said looking up.
"Ow…" Marcy groaned at the same time pushing herself up.
"How'd you know about this place?" Poppy asked.
"Even I didn't know this was here." Branch said shocked that even with all his exploring he'd never found this amazing place.
"I, uh, I got frustrated with the arch and took a walk and I ended up here!" Marcy said a little too quickly, "Yeah! That's exactly what happened!"
She had a huge nervous smile on her face as she thought back to the fox and prayed Poppy and Branch didn't notice. She didn't want to share her vision, not yet anyway.
"Oh, did you finish the arch?" Poppy asked.
"No, not yet." Marcy said, "I'll have it done soon though!" she glanced at Branch who seemed to not be buying her excuse. "So, uhm, I was thinking when I found this place that since it's amazing and large enough for everyone, and has great acoustics, maybe we could have the reception here?" She said hesitantly.
"It is perfect…" Branch muttered feeling a tiny bit of spite towards Marcy for finding the clearing before him. "Well, let's run it by the others first." He said pushing the feeling aside, "Maybe take a vote after showing them?"
Marcy nodded, then glanced down at her shirt.
"Yeah, I can already tell I'm gonna be in trouble with Satin and Chenille." She said, "I think it's worth it though."
"What happened to your shirt!?" Satin and Chenille cried in horror when they saw the ripped up shirt.
"It's kinda a long story." Marcy said rubbing the back of her neck. She straightened up. "Okay, so we actually have something we need to show you."
Branch and Poppy both nodded.
"Follow us." Branch said as Marcy turned and headed off.
The others followed them out of town and down Marcy's path. Every time they came upon a piece of her shirt Satin and Chenille would start having a fit to the point everyone yelled at them to shut up. Both sisters were shocked, but grudgingly did so.
"So, uhm, how much further exactly?" King Gristle asked.
"Not much," Marcy said, "and we're here."
She darted into the clearing and spun around as everyone came into it.
"Whoa…" everyone breathed.
"Yup!" Marcy cried, "I found this place and realized it' perfect for the reception, but Branch and Poppy wanted to take a vote on if we should have it here."
"So, this place is big enough for everyone, it's beautiful, and has sweet acoustics!" Poppy cried, "Now, all for having the reception here…"
Everyone's hands went up before she finished her sentence.
"Great!" Poppy cried excited.
"Just no more ruining clothes to mark the trail and let us fix your shirt." Chenille said.
"Why'd you rip it apart in the first place?" Satin asked.
"It was the only thing I could easily tear apart to mark the trail that wouldn't blend in that way I could lead you all here." Marcy admitted. She quickly looked at everyone. "Alright, so, who's up for setting up the reception!? Cuz we seriously need to because the Wedding's tomorrow."
Her reply was an excited cheer. Grinning she helped set everything up. DJ would be DJing while other Trolls used drums, or even temporarily took over, a buffet would be at one side of the clearing with both Troll sized and Bergen sized foods, multicolored lights had been set up, they'd gotten a glitterized disco ball, but also invited glitter trolls to be them as well, fireflies would be released the moment it got dark for a cool nighttime effect, and the path had been clearly marked and maps that would be handed out as the guest walked into the castle for the Wedding ceremony.
Marcy panted as she sat against the willow. She was exhausted, but she still had to finish the arch. Sighing she got back to work making the heart shape before gathering poppies to decorate it.
"Hey, Poppy, did you get those roses?" she asked spotting her friend in town.
"Yup! They should be in your room!" Poppy cried excitedly.
"Okay, thanks!" Marcy cried racing to her room.
When she reached it she saw the roses in a pile on the vanity and her outfits for tomorrow on her bed. She smiled and was glad the Fashion Twins had accepted her request for making her reception outfit in the same style as their white one, but with a magenta top and a green skirt. She also spotted her shoes in the closest and the anklet on her vanity as well. Smiling she sat down and finished the arch before bringing it down to the practice ceremony.
"Arch's done!" she cried as she entered the dining room.
"Great!" Poppy cried, "Now we're all set!"
Marcy laughed and sat down as the practice ceremony started. She smiled as she watched her friends rehearse everything, glad they were with who they were meant to be, even if she'd only known them for a few days and hardly knew anything about them. She sighed as she thought about her boyfriend back home. How was he holding up? Was he searching for her? Would they ever be together again? Would she ever have the chance to be proposed to from him? Could they ever reach what Poppy and Branch reached? Was he even still alive?
She shook her head and thought about her family. They were probably searching for her, and worried. Heck! They probably had the S.W.A.T. team looking for her! She hoped Herry knew where she was and what was going on, so far she hadn't seen what was happening with him and was starting to get worried. She pushed the thought away and turned her attention back to the ceremony.
Marcy headed out into town to explore. King Gristle had given her money in case she wanted to buy something. She hummed and all but skipped as she wondered about; getting odd looks which she figured probably came from being a human. Ignoring them continued on, but stopped when she spotted a candy shop. She looked in the display window and gawked at everything inside. She blushed slightly when her stomach growled. She backed up and headed into the shop.
"Uh, hi." She said to the Bergen inside.
"You're that girl helping plan the royal wedding, right?" The Bergen asked.
Marcy nodded and mentally sighed with relief that it knew who she was. Looking at the Bergen she noticed he was the one who'd been helping with the desserts for the wedding. She hadn't had much contact with him, but from what she had gathered he was a very nice Bergen.
"Yeah, that's me, so uhm, I was wondering what all candies you sell here, if you don't mind telling me." She said slightly embarrassed.
"Well, basically any kind of candy you can think of," the Bergen running the store said, "licorice, jellybeans, gummy bears, chocolate, bubble gum…"
"Did you just say chocolate and bubble gum!?" Marcy asked.
The Bergen nodded.
"Those are my favorite candies ever!" Marcy cried. She took a deep breath and calmed down, "So, uhm, how much do they cost?"
"I'll give you a bag of each and let you go free for the day, but after the wedding, anytime you get candies from here you'll have to pay for them." The Bergen said with a stern look on his face.
"Deal." Marcy said nodding.
The Bergen handed her a bag of each candy and she smiled as she excited the shop. She walked around the rest of the town before deciding to visit the Troll Tree and check up on Branch.
"Huh," she muttered spotting a fox in the street.
'But, I found where I was supposed to go, why is it here now?' she wondered.
The fox turned to face her.
"Beware, the wedding is in danger…" the foxes voice echoed inside her head like it always did before a gust of wind blew the fox away like it was a pile of sand.
'Danger, what danger?' Marcy wondered.
She sighed and brushed it off before continuing to the Troll Tree. To her surprise and relief Branch was the only one there.
"Hey Branch!" she said smiling.
Branch looked up and waved.
"So, where's everyone else?" she asked slightly nervous.
"Oh, Poppy's running everyone through where their seats will be." Branch said.
"Why aren't you with them?" Marcy asked.
"Because I just needed to get away from all the wedding stuff for a bit." Branch replied shrugging.
"Nervous?" Marcy asked.
Branch sighed and nodded.
"Well, it's normal, I mean, it is both a huge commitment and step." Marcy said.
"It's more than just that," Branch said.
Marcy cocked her head in confusion.
"Poppy's Queen of the Trolls, once I'm married to her I'll be King!" Branch said, "I'm not sure I can handle that."
"Branch, you know more about surviving than the other Trolls, are more serious, more strategic, more level headed, and probably the only one who wouldn't run and scream if faced with a real danger, if anything you're more qualified than anyone else!" Marcy said, "And besides, you'll have Poppy there with you, and your friends! I know none of them will let you be a failure, they'll all be there to help you every step of the way! And until I get home so will I!"
Branch smiled as he looked at her.
"Thanks, I needed that pep talk." He said.
"I'm just glad you didn't need a slap across the face like May… did…" Marcy trailed off. She shook her head and turned to Branch. "So, what'd you find out about your voice?"
"I should be okay to sing tomorrow, I just need to be careful for a week or two." Branch said.
"Did you tell Poppy?" Marcy asked.
"Yep, and she was furious that I didn't tell her earlier." Branch said sighing.
"Yikes, how bad did she react?" Marcy asked.
"Well, she yelled at me for a while, but she seems to have gotten over it, she just told me to let her know next time." Branch said, "Oh, and to tell you thanks for recommending to see Dr. Plum incase I saw you before she did."
"Did she really say that, or were you just trying to say thank you for her?" Marcy asked.
"Say thank you for who?" Poppy asked walking over.
"You." Both Branch and Marcy said at the same time.
"Oh, you mean about telling Branch he should see Dr. Plum about his throat?" Poppy asked.
"Yep." Marcy said, "I wasn't sure if mentioned me, or not, so I asked if you'd really told him to thank me if he saw me before you did."
"Yeah, I told him to." Poppy said, "I'm glad you told him too, he could have lost his voice if he didn't."
Marcy grinned.
"Hey, I've done the same thing, but never for twenty-one years, so I didn't want him to make the same mistake I've done on multiple accounts, or for him to lose it completely." She said, "For someone to go that long without singing and then suddenly do it almost nonstop, well, it could have been permanent."
"Well, I'm glad you told him to get help." Poppy said.
"Oh, could you ask Satin and Chenille to make a matching handbag for my outfits for tomorrow?" Marcy asked remembering her candy, "I just want to have one, if it's okay with them."
She had the feeling they'd say no if they knew about her candy, so she decided it was best to leave the real reason out.
"Sure!" Poppy cried, "I'll make sure it'll be in your room tomorrow morning!"
"Thanks," Marcy said. She looked over at the castle, "Well, I'm gonna head back, it looks like it'll be at least sunset by the time I get there." She looked at her friends. "I'll see you tomorrow at your wedding!"
She smiled and waved before heading off. She sighed once she was in her room and quickly set out her outfits so she could change the moment she woke up. She frowned when she spotted a note on her bed. She opened it to find Poppy's handwriting saying that she'd perform her dance before the reception so she could perform it on the stage inside the castle since there wouldn't be much privacy in the clearing for her to change. She smiled and gave a relieved sigh.
She gently stroked her purple dress and her toe shoes. It felt like it had been forever since she'd danced a solo with actual toe shoes; it'd been so long since she'd even had a lead role when it came to ballet. She'd spent about a half hour breaking her toe shoes in before she'd gone into town so she knew they were ready to dance in. Still, she was worried, after all, the fox had said the wedding was in danger, and while she could fight in high heels, she couldn't fight in toes shoes, so if whatever will happen happened during her performance, she was screwed, she already knew Satin and Chenille forbid her from having her boots until the day after the wedding, and untying toes shoes in a hurry usually only got them more tangled when she did it, so she wouldn't be able to get them off fast enough to help fight!
She sighed. This was ridiculous, the fox said the wedding not her dance. She laughed and flopped back on her bed before falling asleep.
Marcy blinked and looked around. She was once again surrounded by nothing but pure blackness.
'What the?' she thought.
Suddenly the fox showed up again.
"Beware, the wedding's in danger…" it warned again before vanishing and leaving Marcy staring at a small creek, completely confused.
SPH: Whew! Done! I have got to say, this took a lot longer than I planned. As for what Marcy sings when she first finds the clearing in real life I just made that up after coming up with zero ideas for any song I could use and neomoon585, I know I said I'd ask you for help, but I wanted to get this up as soon as possible so I just made something up because I seriously want to get to the reception in chapter 8 as fast as I can, so I will ask next time, since the next chapter doesn't include any songs, nor does six, but seven and eight do, although, warning, five, six, and seven are really short so they'll be up fast, or should be assuming life doesn't turn crazy on me again. Anyway, when I heard the song paper crowns, the second song Marcy singing in the clearing, at first I started thinking about another fanfiction, though it's actually a sequel to one I haven't posted, but then I was listening to it while typing this up and I realized that it would be perfect for Marcy to sing when alone because she did build up walls her whole life to keep people out and only a select few could 'tear them down' and when she's here, she's the only one from her home that 'survived' ending up in the Trolls world where she's 'all alone', and her boyfriend Blake won't give up looking for her until either he finds her or dies and since no one can get to the Trolls world he won't be a 'King that will come and save his Queen' and since she's the only human there and since probably no one will believe her brother if he knows where she is there's no one on either side who is 'strong enough to save her love' and she's still building up her walls even if it's not very clear, but notice how she's only opening up to Branch? It's because she can relate to him the most, they've had similar experiences so she feels more comfortable with him. Also, the reason I describe Marcy's vision tearing itself apart like when Destiny Islands is destroyed in Kingdom Hearts is because it's one of my favorite videogames and is also one of Marcy's, plus that's literally what it looks like. I'm serious, go on YouTube and look up Kingdom Hearts the Destiny Islands are destroyed, or something like that, or even watch a walkthrough if you haven't already played, or watched one so you'll have an idea of what it looks like before Marcy wakes up. Anyway, how will the wedding go? Who or what is the danger the fox was warning Marcy about? Will she need to fight? Will Marcy need her frying pan? Why was she staring at a creek in her vision? Will she eat her candy? Will she have a matching bag to keep it in? Will she get to do her dance without anything happening during it? How will everything turn out for The Snack Pack, Trolls, and Bergens? Well, this is Samantha Peace HeartStar signing off for now! Peace out and keep spreading the KH, HTTYD, Disney, Miraculous Ladybug, The Croods, and Trolls love! See ya!