Let the Good Times Troll
It was a bright, sunny day in the kingdom of Enchancia.
As a carriage went rolling up to the gate, the two sets of royal twins were flying their kites in an open field.
"Sofia, Madeline, watch this kite trick! It's a loop-de-loop. Over, down, and up!" James exclaimed as he showed the girls the kite trick that executed perfectly.
"Watch this." Madeline said as she and Sofia were about to do some rock tricks.
She and Sofia were just about to do their tricks when they tripped up on some rocks.
Their kites went flying down to the beach.
"They're heading towards the water!" James exclaimed as the kites were heading towards the water but changed direction.
"Our kites!" Sofia and Madeline yelled, as the kites drifted towards a nearby cave.
"Oh no!" Sofia yelled, seeing the kites drifting towards the cave.
"At least they're not in the water." James said optimistically.
Sofia and Madeline walked down the stairs towards the cave.
"Wait! Where do you think you're going?" Amber, their sister yelled after them.
"To get our kites." Sofia answered.
"I wouldn't go down there. That's where the castle trolls live." Amber said, in concern and warning.
"There are trolls in the castle?" Madeline asked, confused.
"Under the castle. They live in a cave by the water and they're green and creepy. Or so I've been told." Amber corrected her.
"It's okay, girls. The trolls never come out during the day. I'll go get your kites." James said, reassuring them.
"That's alright. We'll go." Sofia responded.
They began to walk towards their kites that was next to the caves and spotted them in front of it.
"There they are" Madeline said, pointing them out.
They walked over to them to find them torn at the frame.
"Oh no. They're torn." Madeline said, disappointed.
Then they heard some sort of rumbling inside the caves.
"Huh. What's that sound?" Sofia asked Madeline.
"I don't know, sis." Madeline replied, looking at her worried.
Then they saw a troll in front of the crack between the rocks.
"Aah! A troll!" The twins said together and ran off, leaving their kites behind.
"Hey wait, you forgot your kites!" The troll yelled after them.
He then pulled the kites into the cave.
…
Later, at dinner, the family were about to start dessert.
"Okay, who's ready for some jiggly-wiggly pudding?" Miranda asked.
"I am!" James cheered.
"Me too!" Roland said childishly at first but then, cleared his throat.
"I mean, me too." He added.
"Dad, what do you about the castle trolls?" Sofia asked.
"Why… Why do you ask, Sofia?" Roland inquired.
"Well, me and Madeline saw one today, and-" Sofia declared.
"You saw a troll?" Roland said scandalously.
"The castle has trolls?" Miranda asked.
"You don't know about the trolls? Surely you've heard about King Gideon and the castle trolls?" Roland asked back.
"No." Miranda answered.
"No." Sofia followed.
"No." Madeline added.
"Can I tell it, Dad?" James asked.
"Sure, go right ahead, James." Roland nodded, with a smile.
James cleared his throat.
"One night, long ago, when our great-grandpa Gideon was King..." He started, in a story narrating voice.
~ Flashback ~
"He heard a loud thumping outside the castle. So he went out to see what it was. And right there in the courtyard, he saw a bunch of green, bug-eyed trolls banging their clubs." James voice narrated, as king Gideon stepped outside.
"Trolls! Clubs! Guards! Come Quick! We must protect the castle!" Gideon gasped, alerting the guards of what was going on.
"The guards bravely charged the trolls all the way back to their cave." James narrated, as the guards were now charging towards the trolls and now, the trolls were chased off.
End flashback ~
"And no-one's seen a troll outside the cave ever since." James finished.
"Whoa." Sofia and Madeline said together, at the same time.
"That night, King Gideon proclaimed that the trolls stay down in their cave, and we stay up here. That's the castle rule. It's safer that way, for everyone." Roland declared.
….
The next morning, as Clover was sleeping by Madeline in her bed, Sofia, sleeping in the window seat, was awoken by the noise of the lost kites tapping against the window.
"Madeline, wake up. Our kites are back." Sofia called as she was yawning and getting up.
She now looked back over at the window.
"Sofia, what are you talking about?" Madeline yawned as she get out of bed and over to the window.
"Look, our kites are flying." Sofia pointed.
"Our kites?" Madeline asked, excited but confused.
"Yeah, those are kites. You seem surprised to see them." Clover noted.
"We are." Sofia nodded, as Mia and Robin flew in.
"How did they get back up here?" Robin asked.
"Beats me. We left them by the troll cave yesterday." Madeline shrugged.
"That troll we saw yesterday must have brought it back." Sofia realized.
"You saw a troll?" Robin gasped.
"And he fixed them too. Maybe the trolls aren't so bad after all." Madeline pointed out as they pulled them in.
"We should thank him." Sofia declared.
"Yeah, well, that is the polite thing to do. Wait, wait?!" What, You're gonna do what?!" Clover said lazily but then shocked.
Sofia and Madeline walked into their closet and quickly changed.
"Well, we're off to the cave." Madeline announced.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Robin asked.
"Clover's right. It is the polite thing to do." Sofia said, with a smile.
"See you soon!" Madeline waved as the sisters left their bedroom.
…
Sofia and Madeline walked down to the cave and went inside.
They found a lot of beautiful gems on the walls.
"Hello! Mr. Troll!" Sofia shouted, her voice echoing off the cave's walls.
"Anyone?! Hello?!" Madeline shouted, doing the same thing that her sister Sofia was doing.
"Come out, come out, where ever you are! Is anyone in here?" Sofia called, her voice still echoing.
The twins came across a wooden bridge.
As they stepped on it, the planks started to creak from the pressure.
"Mr. Troll? Anyone?" Madeline called out again, hoping if something or someone was there.
Suddenly, a green arm pulled them off the bridge.
"Careful Princesses. Some of those planks can be really loose." The troll said, with caution as Sofia and Madeline were about to cross the bridge.
The twins gasped in realization as they began to come closer to the troll.
"You're the troll we saw yesterday… Hi, I'm Madeline." Madeline said, in realization as she was introducing herself to the troll.
"And I'm her twin sister, Sofia." Sofia said, also introducing herself.
"Gnarlie. Pleased to meet you, girls. Did you get your kites?" The troll said, shaking their hands way after they crossed the bridge.
"So, it was you. We knew it." Madeline said, with a smile on her face.
"I felt bad about scaring you yesterday." Gnarlie declared, moving on his knuckles like a gorilla.
"It's alright. Thanks for fixing our kites." Sofia said, in gratitude with a smile.
"So, is this were the castle trolls live?" Madeline asked, astonished but yet curious to know.
"Right through here. Come on, I'll show you." Gnarlie said as he now began to lead them down a stone staircase.
…
As Sofia and Madeline followed, they saw a waterfall to the side.
"Wow, it's beautiful." Madeline said, with a sigh.
"These stairs are a little steep. Watch your step." Gnarlie warned them.
"Whoa." Sofia gasped, feasting her eyes on the trolls' settlement.
"This is our grotto." Gnarlie announced.
"These crystals look just like stars." Madeline noted as she gazed at the ceiling.
"That's why we put them there." Gnarlie smiled.
A little troll peeked around Sofia's dress.
"They remind us of the stars." She mumbled.
"Well, hello there. What's your name?" Sofia said, with a chuckle as she looked down at the little troll.
"Teeny." The little troll replied.
"Nice to meet you, Teeny." Sofia tousled Teeny's hair.
"Ditto." Madeline added.
"The sun is too bright for our eyes. But starlight is just right. We love watching them twinkle and sparkle." Gnarlie revealed to the two princesses.
"Us, too. But why look at pretend stars, when you can go outside and see the real ones?" Sofia asked, with a smile.
"We aren't allowed?" Teeny said and sighed a sad sigh.
"Not allowed? Why not?" Madeline asked, intrigued.
Gnarlie sighed.
"One night, long ago-" He started.
~ Flashback ~
"Our great Grand-Trolls went up to look at the stars. It was such a beautiful sight, all those twinkling lights shining up in the night sky. The trolls were so happy. But then old King Gideon came up out of the castle. He got very angry."Gnarlie said, still narrating.
"Guards! After them!" Gideon roared.
"The guards chased the trolls all the way back to the cave, for no reason at all."Gnarlie continued.
~ End flashback~
"And ever since, we're not allowed to leave the cave. Not even to see the stars." Gnarlie finished.
"I've never seen real stars. Only these." Teeny said and sighed.
"We've heard this story. King Gideon thought the trolls were attacking the castle." Sofia told them.
"Attacking the castle?! We were just looking at the stars!" Gnarlie said, outraged but began to calm down.
"But you were banging your clubs." Madeline pointed.
"We bang our clubs when we're happy." Gnarlie revealed.
"It's our music." Teeny gurgled.
"Your music?" Sofia and Madeline said together.
"Let's show them." Gnarlie said and looked at the group of trolls and smiled.
He began to whistle and numerous trolls came out of their homes and cave nooks.
They started rythmically banging their clubs on the ground.
"Sometimes I'm feeling happy And there's lots I'd like to say
Start to speak, knees grow weak
Cause the words get in the way.
Life's full of happy moments, Like being here with you
So ask us how we're feeling now
And this is what we'd do.
When you can't find the words for your joy
Make some noise
Make some noise
That beat that you repeat is your voice
Make some noise
Make some noise
Feeling crazy
What do you do
Make some noise
Make some noise
Almost seems too good to be true
Make some noise
Make some noise
Make some noise
Make some noise
We're noisy when we're happy
And even when we're sad
Because we found that all that sound
Makes things not so bad
So if we start to worry
If something make us frown
We start a groove
Make a move
And turn that frown around…" Gnarlie sang as other trolls joined in.
The trolls handed the twins two clubs as Gnarlie scatted.
"Make some noise!" The trolls sang.
"Make some noise!" Sofia and Madeline sang, together.
"Make some noise!" The trolls sang.
"Make some noise!" Sofia and Madeline sang, together.
"Feeling crazy, what do you do?
Make some noise
Make some noise…" The trolls continued to sing.
"Almost feels too good to be true…" Sofia and Madeline sang together.
"Make some noise!" The Trolls sang.
"Make some noise!" Sofia and Madeline sang together.
"Make some noise
Make some noise
Yeah, make some noise
Some noise
Noise
Noise!" All the trolls plus Madeline and Sofia sang together, ending the song.
As Gnarlie scatted again, the trolls and the twins made a pyramid, which collapsed.
They all laughed, uproariously.
….
As the girls got back to the castle, they saw James mock-fighting a statue with his wooden sword.
"Take that! And that! And that!" James said as he was pretend swords fighting.
"James, we need your help." Sofia said, immediately.
"With what?" James asked, with an eyebrow raised in suspicion.
"We met the trolls, and they're really nice." Madeline announced.
"You went down to their cave? And they didn't bonk you with their clubs?" James said, shocked and surprised.
"No but, they gave us a pair." Sofia said, smiling.
"But, but what about King Gideon's story?" James asked, with worry.
"It was all a big misunderstanding. The trolls never attacked the castle." Madeline told him.
"They just wanted to see the stars. And they were only banging they clubs to make music. Like this." Sofia said as she and Madeline were beginning to pick up their clubs.
The girls started banging their clubs on the ground.
"See? It's music." Madeline said as she and Sofia were showing James how to make music with the clubs that the trolls had given them.
"I want one." James said, astounded.
"You can have mine. But first, you have to help us show everyone that they don't need to be afraid of the trolls." Sofia said as she was about to offer her club to James.
Just then, a group of acrobats walked by.
"Hey Baileywick, what's with all the acrobats?" James asked, seeing the magic sorcerer.
"They're performing for you and the royal family after dinner tonight." Baileywick declared.
"That's it!" Sofia smiled.
"What's it?" James asked.
"We'll have the trolls play their music for mom and dad tonight." Sofia declared.
"Then everyone will see how much fun they are!" Madeline added, catching on.
"Great idea!" James nodded.
"Let's go tell the trolls." Sofia suggested.
…
"Wait, we're going to their cave? Now?" James asked, timidly as he was walking with Madeline and Sofia.
"We have to. It's almost dinner time." Madeline said as she was now giggling.
"Brilliant!" James smiled, following his sisters.
A short while later, at the cave, Sofia and Madeline had just finished telling Gnarlie and Teeny their plan.
"We're not supposed to be anywhere near the castle." Gnarlie said, looking at them.
"How are we going to get inside without anyone seeing us?" Teeny asked, concerned.
"Uhh, we'll sneak you in?" James suggested.
"How?" Gnarlie asked, with intrigue and wonder.
"Good question." James said as he sighed.
"I know! We'll come get you while everyone is eating dessert." Sofia declared.
"We have to miss dessert? Ugh!" James said, frustrated and mad that he was going to be missing his favorite time of dinner.
"Then, we'll sneak you into the back, and hide you until it's time to perform." Madeline continued.
"And you think playing our songs will make them like us?" Teeny asked, looking at the three humans.
"We do, Teeny. We really do." Sofia said, with a reassuring smile.
Gnarlie thought for a moment.
"Okay, we'll do it." He agreed, as Teeny cheered.
"Great." Madeline smiled.
"Can I have my club now?" James asked.
"Here. But you still have to help us." Sofia said, relenting as she was about to give the boy her club.
"You got it!" James nodded, accepting her club.
"After tonight, we'll all be friends. I promise." Madeline declared.
…..
That night, it was also time for dessert.
"Ah, jiggly-wiggly pudding! Great!" Rolland declared as he gave Madeline and Sofia a thumbs up.
"Mmm, dinner was de-licious! But I'm stuffed." Sofia said as she felt that her belly was full.
"Me too." Madeline added.
"And me. Can I be excused?" James said, agreeing with Madeline and Sofia.
"You don't want dessert?" Miranda asked.
"Yeah, but..." James began to mumble.
"But we're full. Can Madeline and I go too?" Sofia said, while elbowing their brother.
"Alright." Miranda declared.
The three siblings rushed out of the room.
Amber looked after them with suspicion, but lost her focus when a goblet of jiggly-wiggly pudding was placed before her.
…..
Sofia, Madeline and James quietly let in Gnarlie, Teeny, and other trolls.
As they moved through the castle, they heard people talking.
"Someone's coming!" Madeline whispered.
"Quick, hide!" James yelped.
As they hid behind a tapestry, Baileywick and the acrobats walked by.
"I'm sure you'll find the king and queen to be a most agreeable audience. And the chidren are-" Baileywick told the acrobats.
"Shh!" Sofia hushed the trolls.
"Hmm. Delightful." Baileywick said, looking around before turning back to the acrobats.
Shortly after, the trolls were led to the throne room.
"The coast is clear." Madeline told them.
"Come on, come on. Where should they hide?" James said, cajoling before looking back at Sofia and Madeline.
"There." Sofia pointed to a large curtain in the back.
They all ran behind the curtain.
"This is perfect! You guys wait back here. After the acrobats are finished performing, we'll tell everyone that there's one more surprise. Then, you start playing your music. Are you ready?" Madeline whispered.
"We're ready." Gnarlie smiled, as the trolls cheered and raised their clubs.
James peeked through the curtain.
"They're coming." He hissed.
Sofia, Madeline and James rushed to their thrones, sitting down just as the rest of their family arrived.
"Oh, hi! You three must really want to see those acrobats, huh?" Roland said, surprised.
"We, uh... can't wait!" Sofia smiled cheerily.
…
As the rest of the royal family took their seats, Amber glared at Sofia and Madeline, before approaching James.
"You three are up to something, and I want to know what it is." She whispered.
"It's nothing." James said nervously.
"Uh-huh." Amber sniffed, opening her fan and taking her seat.
"Your majesties… May I present tonight's entertainment." Baileywick declared.
The acrobats lept in from behind the thrones and started performing.
"Whoa! That's amazing!" James said, shocked and amazed.
The acrobats performed all kinds of tricks.
"Marvelous!" Roland smiled.
"Brilliant!" James cheered.
The acrobats ended with a marvelous tower formation.
"Magnificent! Bravo!" Roland cheered.
"James." Sofia said as James whistled.
" James, open the curtain!" Madeline hissed.
"Oh, right." James said, flipping down the staircase.
"Go!" Sofia told him.
Amber gave Sofia and Madeline a quizzical look.
They shrugged in response.
"That concludes this evening's entertainment. For your majesties' pleasure, refreshments will be served on the terrace." Baileywick declared, as the acrobats took a bow.
"But there is one more surprise for everyone, tonight." Madeline declared, walking down the steps.
"There is? Not on my schedule." Baileywick asked, looking at the schedule that he wrote himself.
"Some very special musicians, who are also our closest neighbours." Sofia announced, joining Madeline.
"Hmm, I wonder who that could be?" Roland declared.
"Drum roll, please." Sofia requested.
The trolls starting banging their clubs.
"Sounds... lively." Roland admitted.
At Sofia's signal, James opened the curtain, revealing the trolls.
"Trolls? In the castle?" Rolland said, a little bit mad and surprised both at the same time.
"Hey, these trolls are kind of fun." Amber smiled.
"Guards, guards! Seize those trolls!" Rolland said, the guards running over at his request.
"No, wait! Don't seize them! They're just making music!" Madeline said, looking at Rolland.
The guards charged in.
"Spread out!" Gnarlie yelled, as the trolls scattered.
"Please listen… Leave them alone. They're our friends." Sofia begged, hoping that their father would show sympathy towards them.
The trolls all managed to escape.
As Gnarlie and Teeny prepared to jump out the window, they looked back at Sofia and Madeline.
"Gnarlie..." Madeline said, with a sigh.
They didn't want the trolls to leave.
Gnarlie leapt out of the widow, carrying Teeny.
"How did trolls get into the castle?" Rolland asked.
"We brought them in." Madeline admitted.
"We'll talk about this later, girls. Miranda could you take the children to thein rooms until we make sure the castle is safe?" Roland said, sternly.
"Of course. Come along, kids." Miranda said as they began to follow her, except for Sofia and Madeline.
Sofia and Madeline were still looking at their dad who looked angry.
"Sofia, Madeline." Miranda called.
The twins glumly followed.
"Even if the girls did let them in, the trolls broke the rules. They stay below, and we stay on top." Roland told Baileywick.
"Yes, your majesty. Tomorrow, I'll place a guard outside the cave so this never happens again." Baileywick nodded.
"Good idea, Baileywick." Roland nodded.
Sofia and Madeline briefly looked back, then kept going.
…
A short time later, they were in bed, Miranda at their side.
"We were only trying to help everyone get along." Sofia sighed.
"The trolls aren't like everyone thinks." Madeline insisted.
"That's one of the things I love about you, girls. You always want to see the good in everyone. We can talk more about this in the morning, but for now, you need to get some sleep. I love you girls, good night." She said as she kissed them both on the forehead.
As Miranda left the room, Clover and the other animals arrived.
"So, how'd it go?" Clover asked, tentatively.
"It was awful! We tried to make things better, and we only made them worse!" Sofia said, with her face buried in her hands.
"I'm sorry." Robin said.
Sofia and Madeline got out of bed, and donned their dressing gowns.
"What are you doing?" Clover asked, with worry and suspicion.
"Tomorrow, they're putting guards outside the trolls' cave. This may be our last chance to Gnarlie." Madeline said, revealing what Rolland had promised to do.
"We have to tell him we're sorry and goodbye…" Sofia added.
Sofia and Madeline headed for the door.
"Yo. Hold up, princesses. We're goin' with you." Clover said, calling out to them.
"We're what?" Mia yelped.
"Mia..." Robin said gently.
"But it's too dark to go out there, Robin!" Mia trembled.
"Well, we'll just have to bring a night light. Hey, Flicks!" Clover said, with a smile as he was hopping over to the window.
A firefly hovered over to Clover.
"I need a favor, buddy." Clover grinned.
…
Moments later, the group left the castle, Sofia carrying a lantern with Flix inside.
"A firefly lantern. Great idea, Clover!" Sofia said, with a smile.
Unbeknownst to them, Roland was wacthing them from the balcony.
Where are they going? He pondered and then, he realized something.
That they were going to the cave.
"No!" Rolland screamed.
….
The group entered the cave.
"Gnarlie?" Madeline called.
"Gnarlie!" Sofia joined in.
"Welp, looks like they're not home. Let's come back later." Robin said, breezily.
"Yeah, I'm with you. It is spooky in here." Clover said as he shivered.
"Where are you, Gnarlie?" Madeline called.
"It's us, Sofia and Madeline! We need to talk to you!" Sofia yelled.
"Gnarlie! Gnarlie?" Madeline shouted.
"Oh, where is he?" Sofia sighed.
Just as Sofia and Madeline were looking for Gnarlie and the other trolls they began to hear footsteps behind them.
"Sofia! Madeline!" Rolland said, seeing the two girls.
"Dad?" Sofia and Madeline said together.
"What are you doing? You shouldn't be down here. We must go back at once. It's not safe." Rolland asked.
Just as Sofia and Madeline were about to speak, there was a loud creaking and the bridge they were standing on collapsed, sending the three of them down a hole.
"We need to get help!" Robin said, immediately.
…
At the bottom of the hole, Roland struggled to his feet.
"Are you alright, girls?" He asked.
"I think so." Sofia said, groaning as Madeline was helping her onto her feet.
"Girls, you knew about the rule. Why would you bring trolls into the castle?" Roland asked, with a sigh.
"Because everyone's wrong about them. They're not mean!" Madeline declared.
"Then why were they banging their clubs?" Roland asked.
"Because that's how they make music. That's what they were doing the night King Gideon saw them… Making. Music." Sofia announced as they were walking.
"If he'd listened to them, he would have heard. But he didn't, and neither did you tonight." Madeline stated.
"And now they'll never see the stars." Sofia finished.
"The stars?" Roland asked.
"They love to look at the stars, Dad. If only you had listened." Madeline revealed.
The cave started rumbling.
"We have to find a way out." Roland declared.
"Quick! Grab my hand, your majesty!" Gnarlie said as he popped through the hole, startling Roland.
"Gnarlie!" Sofia and Madeline said together.
"You know this troll?" Roland asked.
"Yeah." Sofia smiled.
"We're friends." Madeline grinned.
Taking both girls in one and arm, Roland offered the other to Gnarlie.
A group of trolls pulled on the rope tied around Gnarlie's waist, lifting them up.
"Hold tight, your majesty. Pull, pull!" Gnarlie said, groaning.
The trolls finally lifted them out, and took them to their settlement to celebrate.
"Thank you." Sofia told Gnarlie.
"You're safe." Robin said in relief.
"You had me worried, kid." Clover admitted.
"We're okay now, Clover." Madeline smiled as Gnarlie placed his hand on both girls' shoulders.
"All these years, we thought the worst of the trolls. Yet tonight, you risked your lives to safe ours. You show as much courage as my bravest knights. I humbly thank you, and I am truly sorry for how you have been treated. But I want to make it up to you as best as I can, starting tonight. Please, come back up to the castle." Roland said, in reflection and recollection of the bad misunderstanding memories from a long time ago.
"Us?" Gnarlie asked.
"Yes, all of you. It's about time we changed some rules around here. I'm going to make a royal proclamation." Roland said, smiling.
"A what?" Teeny piped up.
"Well, well! And who do we have here?" Roland said, cheerfully as he picked up the tiny troll.
"I'm Teeny." Teeny said as she smiled at him.
"You sure are. Well, Teeny, a proclamation is a big announcement that only kings are allowed to make." Roland said, with a chuckle.
"And I know just where you can make it, dad." Sofia added.
Sofia whispered into Roland's ear.
"Ah, yes. That's perfect." Roland said, smiling.
"Woo-hoo!" Teeny cheered.
…..
Roland had the trolls transported through the streets by carriage, a royal fanfare alerting the people to follow. A short time later, the royals, the trolls, and several others were gathered at the observatory.
"It is time to correct a great misunderstanding. The trolls are, and always have been, our friends. From this day forward, they shall be treated as such." Roland announced, smiling at the trolls and Sofia and Madeline.
The crowd applauded.
"Yeah, great!" Gnarlie celebrated with Sofia and Madeline.
"Brilliant!" James chuckled, shaking one troll's hand, and another's foot.
A number of trolls were examining Amber.
One plucked off her tiara, putting on himself.
"Um... pleased to meet you." Amber said, nervously.
"And our new friends are welcome to come above and look at the stars whenever they like. Or they could come here." Roland said, in continuation to what he previously said before.
"What does the king mean? Why would we come here to look at stars?" Gnarlie asked, confused.
"Look up." Madeline pointed.
The roof of the observatory opened, revealing the star-studded sky that was very beautiful and intriguing.
"Stars!" Gnarlie gasped, excited to see them the first time in forever.
"This is the observatory. It's where we come to study the stars." Madeline explained.
The trolls looked up in awe.
Teeny tilted her back so much, she fell backwards.
Roland caught her, and lifted her onto his shoulders.
"May I?" He asked, nobly.
"Mm-hmm." Teeny nodded.
"Oh, I'm so glad it worked out well. But promise me you'll never go into a dark cave alone ever again." Miranda said as she looked at Sofia and Madeline.
"Okay, Mom." Sofia smiled, as she and Madeline hugged her.
"Thank you for helping us see the stars again. They're beautiful." Gnarlie said, looking at the twins.
Gnarlie hugged them both.
"Yes, they are." Madeline agreed, gazing upwards.
"Now, let's make some noise!" James declared, holding up his club.
Cheering loudly, the trolls started banging their clubs on the ground, treating the crowd to their music.