HELLO!!! I'M BACK! So, just a heads up, this is the chapter where it explain the reproduction of sorceror trolls. It is not awkward at all, but if you just don't want to have a thing to do with it, that's ok. It might be imprortant that you read this info though. Something may happen in the future that you may not have a clue what it is if you don't. I understand if you want to skip over that part of the chapter. It is honestly not awkward and weird and most of all innappropriate. It is as awkward as Forest trolls (Branch and Poppy for example) reproducing by pods. It's not awkward at all! Oh, and also, mlpfanceline1 I have your picture ready, but I am having trouble sending it to you. Could you maybe comment to me a way for me to reach you and get you your pic plz? I really want you to see what you requested! So with that said, let's get on with the chapter!
DISCLAIMER:
I DID NOT COME UP WITH THE IDEA TROLLS NOR DO I OWN IT (just to make that clear)
River, Branch, and Poppy were taken by the servent to an apartment a little ways away from the mansion. The apartment had two rooms, a kitchen, and a living room with a couch and a closet. Branch and Poppy we're surprised that they were offered an whole apartment. River saw that and explained that Sorceror Trolls may treat trespassers brutally, but they treat their visitors almost like royalty.
"I'll sleep on the couch since there are only two rooms." Branch offered as he placed his backpack on the counter of the kitchen and opened it.
"You sure? It doesn't seem fair for you to sleep on a couch and us to sleep on beds." Poppy worried
"Poppy, I'll be ok. This is no where as worse as sleeping in a bunker all alone. I'm used to this type of stuff." Branch reassured
"Well, okay then." Poppy mumbled, putting her stuff next to Branch's.
"Hey, River?" Branch said, sitting down on the couch
"Yeah?" River replied
"I was just thinking about your memory, and I was wondering, was that why you were singing that song?" Branch asked
"Yeah, I don't even know how many times I sang that song in my life. Every time I remembered that event, that song comes to my head. and I can't get it out unless I sing it." River explained
Branch nodded in understanding. All the sudden, he remembered the amulet he had found when they had split up to find clues of sorceror trolls. Branch started to become curious about what it was for.
"River, I found this amulet while we were looking for clues about surviving sorceror trolls." He began, "It had some really strange markings on it, and I was wondering if you'd know what it was for."
"What did it look like?" River asked him
"On the front, it had designs of a tree and a rock, and on the back were some symbols and markings that I couldn't read." Branch described
"Hmm, I think I might know what it is. Do you really want to know, though?" River said
"Yeah, I'm pretty curious, why do you ask?" Branch inquired
"Well," River started to look embarrassed, "the purpose of the amulet you described is kinda weird."
Poppy, who had heard the conversation, walked over and sat on the couch beside Branch, now even more curious of the amulet's purpose, "Well go on, tell us! It can't be that weird!"
"Well, ok," River started, "So you know the tree and the rock you saw on the front?"
"Yes," Branch confirmed
"They both represent two trolls. The tree and the rock represent their names. The symbols on the back tell of the bond those two trolls have towards each other." River explained, "You see, the amulet you found was probably a mating amulet."
Poppy and Branch became even more interested at that.
"Every year, during the mating season, males would dance for their girlfriends. If the female accepts the male, she would dance with him. Once the dance ends, the male places an amulet around her neck. The amulet magically forms the designs and shows other males that that female is taken. The amulet isn't just any amulet though. Inside the amulet is magic from the male. Once the amulet is placed around the female's neck, the magic fuses with the female's and she becomes pregnant. And that's the purpose of the amulet." River finshed, "Weird, am I right?"
"I'll never think of amulet's the same way again." Poppy breathed
"Oh sweet cupcakes, it was so weird to tell you guys that!" River fretted
"No no! It wasn't weird at all!" Poppy said reassuringly, "It's our reproduction that is weird!"
"Uhhh, and how does that happen?"
"Well, we reproduce by pods that grow on the tree we live in." Branch told her
"That's not weird at all! It alot less complicated than sorcerer troll reproduction, I tell you that." River assured them
All of the sudden, Flame, the guard who had found River and Poppy, came bursting into the apartment.
"I am sorry for the intrusion, but I have some terrible news." Flame panted
"What is it?" River asked
"General Mint has been injured badly and is at the medical center. He kept on saying he wanted you." Flame informed them
River gasped at this. Without a second thought, she shoved Flame out of the way and ran outside.
"What was that all about?" Flame grumbled, looking to Branch and Poppy
"If you had a childhood friend that you loved and cared about, but haven't seen then in years because of a tragedy, wouldn't you go run to them when they are in trouble?" Poppy reasoned with him
"Uh, yeah, I guess so?" Flame said, trying to get perspective.
River suddenly came running back in with in with a confused/embarrassed look on her face.
"Uhhh, where exactly is the medical center?" River asked
Flame sigh as he walked out the door, motioning for River to follow,
"Come on, we can't keep General Mint waiting. He is in pain for goodness sake!"
With the urgency clear in his face, River nodded and followed Mint. Branch and Poppy stayed behind though, understanding that Mint only wanted to see River.
Flame led River to an white birch tree with a sign at entrance saying "Medical Center"
Once they walked inside They walked up to a desk with a female troll standing behind it. The troll was wearing a white dress with a small, swirly blue symbol that seemed to form a bird, representing the medic, sewn into it on the pocket of the dress, where pencils and a notepad were.
"Hello, what may I do for you today Mr.Flame?" The lady said
"We need to see General Mint, please." Flame replied
"Oh yes, he is in room 26. Shall I take you there?" She offered
"No thank you, we can find our way. Thank you Clover." Flame refused, thanking Clover for the offer
The two hurried down the hall until they stopped at a door with a small sign saying 26 on the top of it. Flame knocked, and a few moments later a female troll wearing the same outfit as Clover opened the door.
"Oh, you must be River, right?" The nurse asked, looking to River
River nodded
"Well then, come right in."
She opened the door all the way and River walked in to see Mint unconscious on a white bed, a heart monitor beside the bed, beeping to the rythm of his heart.
"You said that Mint told you that he wanted to see me right?" River asked Flame, not taking her eyes off of Mint while she walked to his bed.
"Well, sort of." Flame responded
"You see, General Mint was brought here unconscious. We finished treating him when he started calling your name. We thought he had woken up, but then we saw that he was still unconscious." The nurse said, "We waited to see if it would stop, but he kept calling your name. And so, we decided to come and get you, to see if he'd stop."
"River..." Mint mumbled suddenly
"I'm here Mint, I'm here." River tried soothing him, placing a hand on his large one.
Mint's started to seem to calm when she touched his hand. That didn't make sense though. He was unconscious. How could he be calling her name? And why hers? It all just didn't make sense.
"It worked! He's stopped calling your name!" The nurse exclaimed, "But how?"
"I-I don't know." River mumbled, not taking her eyes off of Mint.
All of the sudden, Mint's eyes started to flutter open. Everybody in the room gasped when they saw Mint open his eyes as if he had only been sleeping"How is this even possible!?!" Flame said a little too loudly
"Hey, keep it down will ya?" Mint muttered, trying to sit up
The nurse stopped him right away though.
"Oh no General Mint, you were hurt pretty badly. We can't have you ripping you wound open again." She warned him
"I feel fine though!" He complained, continuing to sit.
The nurse looked at Mint's back, making sure the wound didn't open. She gasped at the sight. The wound was almost completely gone!
"What's wrong?" River ask worriedly
"His wounds have almost completely healed!" The nurse gasped, "This all doesn't make sense!"
"Unless..." Flame began
"Unless what?" River asked
"Nah, that can't be possible, it hasn't happened in around a hundred years." Flame muttered, talking to himself
"What is it Flame!" River snapped, annoyed
Flame's head shot up from thought, realizing he had drifted off.
"Well, I think I know what is happening, but I don't know if I'm correct." Flame told them
"Just say it!" River growled
"Okay okay! There is a slight chance you two are soulmates." Flame informed them, and everyone gasped.
Well there you have it! Chapter 6!!! AAAAAAAHHHH I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT RIVER AND MINT!!!!! IDK why, but I am OBSESSED with these two. I keep on drawing pics about the hugging scene, and of this one. AAAAHHHH I'M JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS FANFIC!!! I HAVE SO MUCH PLANNED!!! Mlpfanceline1, just a reminder, please comment a way for me to get to you. I am really excited to get you your picture!!! Well, see ya guys later!!!! Remember to review, and maybe even another request!!!
