"Wow, we're sounding awesome, right?" Barb heard Poppy ask.
"Yeah we are, especially ad Halloween is coming up." Barb replied, lookimg concerned, as she saw her guitar adchanged from having it's normal strimgs, to the six strings of musical harmony.
"What's going on here, I thought we didn't need them anymore!" she said.
"Play, you know you want to, your highness." Carol told her.
Barb then saw a blast of power shoot out from the guitar, swirling around Poppy, turning her back into a rock-zombie which Barb was surprised by, wondering what was going on.
"Snap out of it, you're my friend, remember?" she said as Poppy bowed before her.
"You can have friends, when you take over." she said smirking, which Barb made Barb a bit freaked out.
"I thought we were friends, we started this band together, alomg with Carol!" she said, clutching the handle o her guitar tight, her hands quivering a little.
"Youcan have all the friends you want, by turning everybody back into rock-zombies, you know?" Poppy replied.
Barb then remembered how they'd broken the spell before, smashing the guitar into pieces, relieving her, realising she was alone, no friends except Debbie, just like growing up..ll
Barb woke up, with a jolt as Debbie flew in through the window of her room, remembering she'd fallen asleep or had zoned out after a long band practice with Carol and Poppy, which was why she'd been dreaming about that breathing deeply makijg her pet worry for her, askimg her what was wromg because her light-green skinned face looked pale, like she'd seen a ghost seeing her sit onthe bed.
"I had areally bad dream, which involved band practice, then the strings on my guitar turned into the six strings of musical harmony, alomg with Poppy turning back into a rock-zombie, and acting not her normal self, it was scary." she told her making Debbie nuzzle her
"Ohhhhh, that does sound scary, Barbara, but we and the others don't need the strings anymore, plus Poppy will always be your friend, you know?" Debbie assured her.
"Yeah, you're right, but it was scary, let's not tell dad." Barb replied.
They were unaware that Thrash had been listening, as he'd been guessing that his little girl had been having trouble sleeping, relieved that Barb had told Debbie, just like when she had been little, when she found it hard to make friends, before Poppy came along leaving her be, going back to his room, hopimg she would be alright.
"I'm okay now, go be with your friends, it's still dark out." Barb told Debbie feelimg her nuzzle her nose, before flying off into the night, hoping that Barb would get some sleep, since she had band practice later, makijg Barb yawn, cuddlimg Ozzy, her stuffed bat lying down
She'd also came up with an awesome Halloween costume, which Debbie had inspired, which she had no told Poppy or the others, because they were goijg to celebrate Halloween, along with trick-or treating, since Branch told her, that Poppy also came up with an intresting costume making Barb curious, as they were excited.
At band practice later, Carol and Poppy noticed that the Queen of Rock was off, wondering if something was wrong, while taking a break making Barb sigh, tellimg her, makimg her surprised, hopimg her Halloween costume would not freak her out.
"That could never happen, we're BFFL, you know?" Poppy assured her.
"I know, but that bad dream freaked me out." Barb replied
She felt the pink-haired queen of Pop trolls hug her, which felt good, like the first one that Poppy gave her, after everybody had been turned back to normal, including her dad and Debbie makimg Poppy uderstand what the bad dream might mean, and why it made Barb so scared.
"You're afraid that you'll go back to that, wanting to use the power of the six strings, to make us beyour friends, by turning us, or more likely me back into a rock-zombie, that will never happen, I know this." she assured her.
Tears stung Barb's eyes, as she was shaky, which Poppy could feel, seeing Debbie fly out of Barb's colourful mohawk, nuzzling her.
"We should get her dad, he might know how to help, like my dad when I have a bad dream, and to me, she had a terrible one." Poppy said seeing Debbie fly off, seeing her return with Thrash, hearing Poppy explain, scooping Barb up onto his lap, listening to her describe the nightmare, makijg him understand, realising why the volcano was also off, because Barb was off.
"I get it sweetie, but you've changed, we've changed since then for the better, plus you have to scare the fear away, just like the Queen of Rock and Queen of Bats I know you are." he said makijg a small smile cross her light-green skinned face.
"What did your dad mean, by calling you the Queen of Bats?" Poppy askedconfused.
"Oh, that's for Halloween, I know how to do it." she replied.
"You mean scare the fear away?" Carol asked smirking.
"Hm-MM, you know it!" Barb replied.
She was tuning up her guitar, that looked like the one she'd put the six strings into, makimg her heart pound with anticipation and anxiety, but she wanted to sleep along with playing rock music, so she had to play, knowing it would be pretty loud, giving Poppy gumdrop ear-plugs, to protect her ears.
She as then playing pretty loud, despite the fear tellimg her to stop, but she was ignoring it, since her subjects were gathering, enjoying the unexpected concert, that their queen was giving, plus it might break the sound barrier, hoping the other tribes would be alright, seeing Barb feelimg much better afterwards, relieving Poppy.
"That was awesome, I just hope the other tribes are alright." she said.
"I can explain to them, you know?" Barb said smilimg which relieved Thrash, as after Barb had been having bad dreams, he'd been worried for his little girl relieved Poppy had helped her feel better, seeing a hot-air balloon with Branch in it who had been concerned, as Poppy had went to Volanic-Rock City without telling him, makimg Barb understand.
"It's my fault, she was helping me with something, she's all yours now, plus if any of your tribe started getting sore ears, that was my fault too." Barb told him, makimg him curious seeing Poppy get in after hugging the queen of rock, along with Barb watching them fly off.
"Let's just take a break, alright?" she said to Debbie.