Chef and the wagons neared Trollgenlot.
"Wagons approaching!" A guard called out.
"Not a word." Chef said to Lady Lilac under his breath, having hidden herself in a cloak. "And let's all keep our heads, shall we?"
Lady Lilac looked into the wagon where the multiple blade goon was holding onto Poppy and gasped, knowing what Chef really meant.
"It's Lady Lilac, lower the bridge at once!" Another guard ordered.
The bridge lowered and the wagons were allowed inside. A knight went into the royal bedchambers.
"Pardon me your highnesses, Lady Lilac has paid us a surprise visit." He said.
"Oh good, tell her we'll receiver her at the Round Table." King Gristle Jr said, looking forward to a nice chat after all that had happened in the last two days.
He and Queen Bridget headed for the Round Table.
The wagons continued into Trollgenlot, Chef waiting for the right moment to strike. Fortunately the lead wagon hit a bump, allowing Poppy to knock the multiple blade goon off his feet and through the floor of the wagon. He held on to the wagon's underside and tried to stab Poppy using his blades, but she was able to dodge them. Also fortunately, Bladebeak had enough and decided to go back to serving his real mistresses.
"Bladebeak at your service." Bladebeak said before cutting the rope around Poppy's wrists.
Now freed, Poppy removed her gag and left the wagon.
"Hey it's a trap!" She called out.
Her cover blown, Chef charged towards the castle and the goons burst out of the wagons. All the peasants made a run for it as the knights and guards started to fight. Two of the goons followed to block the entrance, preventing the knights and guards from going after Chef.
Knowing that someone had to go in to save King Gristle Jr and Queen Bridget, Poppy looked around and saw a bridge in the air into the castle.
"Mom, I must help the king and queen!" She said before rushing towards the bridge.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine." Bladebeak replied even though Poppy was already out of earshot.
Poppy was able to go onto the bridge without most of the goons noticing her, but not without Griffin noticing her. Poppy jumped for the stone wall as Griffin crashed into it, and backed away with fright as the two goons who had noticed her charged towards her! Poppy then lost her balance and fell...only to be helped back onto the wall thanks to a staff. Branch's staff!
"Branch, you came back!" She cried happily.
"Heads up!" Branch warned as he, riding Creek and Guy Diamond, prepared to fight the two goons.
Creek and Guy Diamond used their tail to knock the two goons into the moat.
"Sorry I'm late, I hate flying coach." Branch joked.
Poppy hugged him and he returned the hug, and then Poppy noticed Creek and Guy Diamond.
"You're flying!" She said happily.
"Yes, we're frequent fliers now." Creek smiled.
Meanwhile, King Gristle Jr and Queen Bridget entered the Round Table room.
"Lilac?" King Gristle Jr called.
"Tah-dah." Chef grinned.
"Chef." King Gristle Jr glared; Queen Bridget glared at Chef too.
"Pleased to see me?" Chef smirked.
King Gristle Jr and Queen Bridget grabbed a couple nearby spears.
"A spear?" Chef mocked. "How Stone Age. A ruler would hold a more noble weapon. A ruler would hold Peacekeeper!" Chef revealed that she had Peacekeeper.
"Where's Chef?" Branch then noticed that Chef wasn't in the battlefield.
"He has the king and queen trapped inside." Poppy explained. "There's no way in!"
Branch thought for a moment.
"Wait, I know a way!" He remembered. "Through the...stables..." He then winced.
Griffin appeared again! But before he could really attack, Barnabas dove at him and struck him in the head. Fed up, Griffin chased Barnabas who led him away from Poppy and Branch. More goons then showed up, so Branch and Poppy were forced to jump off the wall and into a hay wagon. Branch rode it to the stables and stopped. But when he hopped out, he froze.
Poppy jumped out of the hay wagon too, and understood why Branch stopped.
"Branch, listen to me." She said gently. "I know that you're still hurting from your grandmother's death, but do you know what her sacrifice tells me?"
"What?" Branch sighed, tearing up a little.
"That the ability to become a knight runs in your family." Poppy smiled.
Branch stared at her for a moment, then slightly smiled.
"Besides, when it came to actually fighting I was a lousy knight." Poppy admitted. "If I never met you then I would never have stood a chance of becoming one. But now, thanks to what you taught me, I think I stand a good chance of becoming a knight. Not as good a chance as you though."
Branch's smile became bigger.
"You know what, you're right. I mean about my chance of becoming a knight." He said. "I shouldn't lose hope just because I lost my grandma and colors. And I shouldn't have assumed that you would look down on me for being gray like the other Trolls and Bergens here, I'm sorry."
"That's why you refused to come with me to Trollgenlot? Branch you fool, I would never look down on someone I love." Poppy put a hand to her heart. "And I love you with all my heart."
Branch really smiled now, his eyes shining with love and joy.
"Branch...your colors..." Poppy gaped.
Confused, Branch held a hand in front of his face and gaped as well. His colors were back! He grinned at Poppy, overjoyed and overwhelmed with love. He instantly hugged and kissed her.
"Thank you Poppy, you restored my true self." He said.
"Well, your true colors at least." Poppy chuckled. "But just for the record: you're the most handsome Troll I ever met no matter what color you are."
"And you're the most beautiful Troll I ever met, and you'll always be beautiful even if you turn gray. I never want you to though."
"Me either, I don't want to turn into a grouch like you were." Poppy smirked.
"Hey." Branch chuckled, playfully punching her in the arm.
Poppy playfully punched him back, and they headed into the castle through the stables' entrance.
Meanwhile, King Gristle Jr and Queen Bridget were fighting Chef. Spears of course were no match for a sword, but despite that at least Queen Bridget was putting up a decent fight. Well, a decent defense anyway. King Gristle Jr on the other hand was having a tougher time due to his dominant arm still being wounded.
"So many memories in this room." Chef said. "Makes me wanna puke! You said everyone at this table was equal. Well, I have something sweeter: revenge!"
Above Trollgenlot, another battle also seemed to have the enemy as the victor. That's right, Griffin had managed to catch Barnabas!
"Finally, flying lizard you're mine!" Griffin declared.
He then felt a tug on his tail.
"Excuse me." Creek said.
"Pick on somebody your own size." Guy Diamond glared. "Let's barbecue this bully."
"I couldn't agree more." Creek replied.
They roasted Griffin, causing him to screech with pain and drop Barnabas. Creek and Guy Diamond flew down and caught Barnabas.
"Hang on little dragon." Guy Diamond smiled.
He and Creek then continued roasting Griffin until Griffin finally had enough and flew away for good.
Down below, Lady Lilac was tending to a wounded knight when the mace goon neared for an attack.
"You've got to ask yourself: do I feel clucky?" Bladebeak glared. "Well, do ya punk?"
Bladebeak attacked the mace goon, and his wife looked at Lady Lilac and pointed to herself as if to proudly say "That's my man!".
Branch and Poppy made it into the Round Table room, and fortunately Chef was so into the battle that she didn't notice Poppy and Branch. Poppy took advantage of that to climb up to a higher level of the room.
"You may kill us, but you'll never destroy the ideals of Trollgenlot!" King Gristle Jr declared, even though he was too weak to get up.
Queen Bridget place herself between King Gristle Jr and Chef, ready to die defending her husband.
"Well, I've got to start somewhere." Chef shrugged. "Say hello, to your new queen!"
"You're no queen!" Queen Bridget glared.
"You're right, perhaps I'm more of a goddess!"
"Hey Chef!" Poppy called down.
"You!" Chef glared.
Queen Bridget took advantage of that to move King Gristle Jr and herself out of the way.
"I will not serve a false ruler!" Poppy angrily declared.
Chef's eye twitched as she involuntarily remembered Sir Peppy saying the same thing to her a decade ago.
Poppy then swung down on a beam attached to the ceiling through a rope. She was able to knock Chef down and through the window behind the Round Table, but unfortunately lost her grip and fell to the ground as well. She got up first, and as she saw Chef slowly getting up she looked for an escape. Then she saw a unique-looking stone, and instantly got an idea...
"You... You're in the way, just like your father!" Chef said angrily. "Since you're dying to be like him, let's see if I can't help you out!"
Poppy pretended to cower with fear, actually planning on tricking Chef into stabbing the fabled stone, but unfortunately Branch didn't know of her plan and attempted to strike Chef with his staff...only for Chef to slice his staff in half.
"Well well, if it isn't the gray warrior. Not gray anymore I see, but no matter." Chef glared. "Because either way, you're going to be red!"
Branch hesitated for a moment, and then with a determined look ducked out of the way and to Poppy's side before Chef could slice him next. Seeing the stone, Branch now caught on to Poppy's plan and gave her a knowing smile. Poppy nodded back, and they hugged pretending that they were spending their last moments together. It worked, Chef was fooled.
"Two, for the price of one." She grinned. "This must be my lucky day!"
She dove in for the final blow, but Branch and Poppy dove out of the way making her stab the stone instead.
"Oh no...the stone!" Chef now realized what the stone was, and desperately tried to pull Peacekeeper out of it.
She screamed with pain as the magic of the stone exploded through the kingdom, restoring the mooks and Bladebeak into their real forms. The magic even separated Creek and Guy Diamond into their own bodies, but they decided that they were better off together and reunited themselves.
As for Chef? Well, to make sure that she would never threaten Trollgenlot again the stone used its magic to disintegrate her.
With it all over, Poppy and Branch ran into each other's arms. Barnabas, Creek, and Guy Diamond joined them too. King Gristle Jr, now healed thanks to the magic, then came out to pull Peacekeeper out of the stone. Queen Bridget joined him to gratefully smile at their saviors, and Barnabas flew to her shoulder.
"Well done Barnabas." She smiled, petting him.
The next day, Poppy entered the Round Table room wearing her new dress and a crown of flowers. Branch was already there, not having needed as much time to get ready. Creek and Guy Diamond shed tears of pride as they watched Poppy.
"Poppy." Lady Lilac said before handing her Sir Peppy's shield. "You forgot this. Take it, it's yours."
Poppy smiled gratefully, and joined Branch in front of King Gristle Jr.
"I dub thee, Sir Branch. I dub thee, Lady Poppy." He knighted them. "Thank you for saving Trollgenlot. You have reminded us that a kingdom's strength is not based on the strength of the king, but the strength of the people. From this day forward, you will both sit as Knights of the Round Table!"
Everyone applauded and cheered before dancing to a band that had just begun playing. Lady Poppy and Sir Branch started dancing too, and even Blad- uh, Mr. Dinkles and his wife danced. At least until Biggie approached them.
"I'm so glad you're back to your old self Mr. Dinkles." Biggie smiled. "In fact, I talked to Lady Lilac last night and I was wondering...would you like to be my pet? Your wife can live with us too of course."
Mr. Dinkles smiled and fluttered into Biggie's arms, having always really liked the Troll. His wife smiled as well, proving that she'd be happy to live with Biggie too.
"Isn't this everything you ever wanted?" Lady Poppy smiled.
"Mm, not quite everything." Sir Branch grinned back.
Lady Poppy grinned back as well, and they kissed.
Creek and Guy Diamond shed tears of joy, and Creek was so moved that he nearly kissed Guy Diamond again. Fortunately, this time Guy Diamond caught on in time.
"Hey, don't even think about it." Guy Diamond glared.
Creek sheepishly backed off.
A knight then showed up, and gave Sir Branch a new staff. This time, a gold-tipped metal staff.
A few months later, Sir Branch and Lady Poppy were married.