Disclaimer- I don't own Trolls or Trollstopia in any way, size, or form. Melody Song, Mal Shredder, Stereo, Twilight Tidepool, McJagger, Buckaroo, and now finally, Sid Scales are my O.C.s and belong to me. Aggie and her family members on her mother's side, her father's side, her parents, cousins, siblings, and all other MMTs belong to I.M. Rally. I also do not own the song or the lyrics selected that I use for this chapter today. Now, let's get to it!
Poppy and Branch: You can do it solo!
Aggie and Trollex: But then you'd be all by yourself.
Stereo and Synth: (Synth: Yo!) So, it'd be more fun to share this one with someone else! (Tiny Diamond: Hit it, daddy!)
Rhythm, Blues, Quincy, Essence: Together, we will soar across the sky and beyond! (Prince D: To the great beyond!)
Holly Darling, Buckaroo, Delta Dawn: So, tune-up your voice!
Val Thundershock, Barb, and Melody Song: Stand up and sing along!
All: All different voices (Tiny Diamond: Everybody now!), our melodies ringing. We're living in harmony! Yeah, we're living in harmony! Our song is much stronger will every troll singing. We're living in harmony!
Raised on the Radio
A while after the drones had dropped off everyone back at the condo, and Aggie's parents said their goodbyes and left to go back home, Aggie and her friends decided to take things easy the rest of the day.
The next day, in the morning, some of the Trolls were currently trying to catch up on the missed sleep that they didn't get due to the long trip to OreGong and were currently sleeping in.
Branch, McJagger, Laguna, Essence, Smidge, Riff, Delta, Holly, Gust, Buckaroo, and Melody had already gotten their things and had left for work, as they had picked up a few extra shifts to try and earn some extra money. Why?
The answer could be found here in Aggie and Trollex's room, where Trollex was sitting in an easy chair and reading a book, with Beat sitting on top of Trollex's head, when Trollex felt the room feel a bit chilly, and shivered, saying to Aggie, who was sitting on the couch near his chair, "Hey, Aggie. Can we close the window"?
"Sure, Trollex," Aggie replied happily before asking in confusion, "But how can we when the window's kind of...well...wide-open"?
Trollex turned his head and saw that the windows were still open, very wide open, with shattered glass. He blushed, looking down in embarrassment, saying, "Oh yeah...that."
The windows were still broken due to Trollex's "Autone Venting" the other day during his big scuffle with Barb.
Aggie flew over to her boyfriend, patting him on the back with her Rock hand and giving him a kiss on the cheek while saying, "Hey, it's ok, Trollex. You were just angry at the time and reacted without thinking."
"But that doesn't excuse my scream causing this to happen. My emotions shouldn't have driven me to shout like that, despite how upset I was," Trollex commented sadly.
"Hey, don't worry, body. I'm sure we'll soon be able to scrape enough money so we can get the windows fixed," Beat commented reassuringly.
"Yeah, everyone who's working has been taking extra shifts to help earn extra money," Aggie added.
Trollex smiled a bit, saying, "Yeah, but..I feel like I should also be helping too. I caused this accident, and I want to help fix it."
"Well, if you want to be able to earn some money, maybe you should try looking for a job again," Aggie suggested.
"But where, though? Didn't you and Synth get fired at the gummy fruit factory," Beat asked.
"Yeah, that's true, but I'm sure I can find another job somewhere," Trollex answered, adding, "Maybe something with music-"
Aggie suddenly got a great idea and commented while snapping her fingers, "Wait, I got it! I know the perfect place for you to work at, Trollex."
"You do? Where? And which job," Trollex asked his girlfriend curiously.
Up in Cooper and Prince D's room, there was a tent pitched, and behind the tent was a large dark blue blanket with some stick-on glowing stars on it to make it look like the night sky.
Inside the tent, two Trolls were nestled in sleeping bags, one was pink, and the other one was purple, sleeping peacefully together.
The figure in the purple sleeping bag rose as it was revealed to be Prince D, who let out a happy yawn, saying, "Now that was the perfect sleepover! Right, Cooper"?
Cooper sat up, his entire body still nestled in the pink sleeping bag, as he said, "Oh heck yeah! And I slept like a Funk Troll who's egg went missing and was found by his parents during a scary world tour that almost destroyed all music"!
"Well that's an oddly specific metaphor, bro, considering that's exactly what you are," Prince D pointed out with a chuckle.
"Yeah," Cooper said while standing up on his hind legs while in his sleeping bag, stretching out his two front legs, which broke through the sleeping bag. He then proceeded to tear off the entire sleeping bag, ripping it, and started to dance in place happily, scatting a tune.
"And...you're ripping my stuff," Prince D commented in confusion before he smiled, saying, "But I'm thrilled with our perfect sleepover to care"!
"Yeah, especially since we got to do it together, brother," Cooper cheered while both twin brothers laughed and playfully bumped each other.
Cooper and Prince D then proceeded to walk out of the tent, as Prince D stated while Cooper folded up the tent, rolled it into a bunched-up ball, and carried it over to the wide open window, "Our game time was perfect, the snacks were perfect, and Mrs. Doubt-Troll was the perfect movie rental! I mean what a twist"!
"I know," Cooper replied happily while trying to push the balled-up tent out the window, adding, "And his dad was a dog the whole time"!
Then, Cooper used his head to give it one last push before the balled-up tent fell out of the condo and into the dumpster below, saying, "Hey, I threw it out the window"!
Prince D and Cooper then exited their condo room and walked into the elevator, while Prince D stated, "And now to complete our perfect sleepover..." as the elevator door closed and took both boys downstairs to the lobby.
Once they were down there, the elevator doors opened, showing both Cooper and Prince D wearing fun cooking smocks while entering the kitchen, saying in unison, "With perfect breakfast"!
Prince D cracked two eggs onto a pan and was frying them, saying, "We got fried eggs.."
"Hash browns..," Cooper added while using another pan to cook two hash browns.
After both the eggs and hash browns were down cooking, Prince D was seen grabbing something in the fridge, saying, "And to finish it off, what no breakfast can be complete without..." before pulling out a loaf of bread in a plastic bag labeled "FunDer Bread", adding, "Perfect toast"!
He picked out a slice of bread and tossed it to Cooper, who caught it with his mouth and placed it into the top of the toaster, giving a thumbs up to his brother while saying, "Yeah"!
Prince D then started to sing a funny little ditty, swaying while singing, "What's full of wheat germ and loaded with yeast"?
"FunDer Bread, for Trolls and for beasts," Cooper sang in reply, seeing Prince D walk up and join him by the toaster.
"Makes a good sandwich, but is better as toast," Prince D sang while he and Cooper did a small pattycake high five.
"Toasting makes a bread tastier than most," Cooper sang back as he and Prince D both pulled down on both sides of the toaster together, putting the slice of bread inside the toaster as it turned on and started to cook the bread.
Cooper and Prince D stood side by side and danced while keeping an eye on the slice of bread being toasted inside, singing, "So toast it! Toast it! Put that slice in the slot"! Toast it! Toast it! Ooh, watch your fingers; it's hot"!
"Toast it," Cooper said while tossing his hat up and catching it.
"Toast it," Prince D sang while his front right leg wiggled like a wave.
Both twin brothers sang in unison while watching the top of the toaster again, singing, "To have yourself a treat! Because toasting old-time FunDer Bread makes it edible and sweet"!
On cue, at the end of the song, the toaster DINGED and popped out the slice of bread, but instead of it being perfectly toasted...it was burnt black, much to Cooper and Prince D's surprise/disappointment.
Then, the burnt piece of toast caught fire a bit, making Cooper scream and fall back, shouting as he rolled back and forth in a panic and flapped his front ankles rapidly, "Our perfect sleepover is ruined"!
Prince D seemed a bit ticked off, commenting in frustration while picking up the burnt piece of toast once the fire had faded, "All I wanted was for us to have the perfect sleepover," and broke it in half before pointing to the toaster, saying to the toaster, as if he was blaming it for the cause of the trouble, "And you ruined perfect breakfast"!
Out of frustration, he slammed his front paw on top of the toaster, as if to turn it off...before realizing the top of it was still hot, and it made his paw turn red from the heat, almost burning it. Prince D immediately reeled his paw back and shook it in pain, saying, "Oh, ow, ow"!
Cooper helped his brother over to the sink, where he turned on the faucet and let Prince D run his paw under cold water to cool it off.
Once his paw felt better, Prince D sighed in content/relief before he frowned, stating, "I'm sorry, but why do we have to put up with toasters? Even though they have seven different heat levels, they'll still ignore all of them and burn the bread anyway."
"Yeah, what's up, toasters," Cooper commented in reply, wanting to know what was the deal with the toaster anyway.
Prince D then commented, "Trolls haven't changed the toaster in a hundred years. Not even the Magic Musical Trolls, and they have possibly more advanced technology here than us Funk Trolls do back home in Vibe City or Vibe Town. How is it that here in Harmonious Land, we have every smart appliance from phones to drones, but no one's created a smart toaster"?
"Why has no one created a smart toaster," Cooper asked curiously.
Prince D suddenly got a great idea, saying in determination, "Because it's our destiny"!
"Ooh! It is," Cooper asked, feeling inspired as he listened to his brother's speech.
Prince D looked up at the wide-opened window in the kitchen, addressing, "I may not know exactly how these simple toasters down here work, but I know that with the kind of tech the Magic Musical Trolls have, combined with the knowledge of our own Funk Technology, we must have the technology to allow the toaster to sense when the bread is at its perfect toast level."
"Like artificial intelligence," cooper asked excitedly.
"Yes, like artificial intelligence," Prince D replied happily, declaring, "Together, we'll create a new revolutionary toaster"!
"Yes," Cooper cheered happily.
"One that can know exactly when the toast is done! Together, we'll change the world," Prince D exclaimed in determination.
Cooper was running back and forth, applauding his brother and cheering, before saying as he wiped a stray happy tear from his eye, "Tell him like you tell them"!
Prince D then walked up to Cooper, saying, "Now all we need is an AI chip that can make this toaster as smart as...well...as smart as any technology that uses artificial intelligence."
Cooper gave it some thought before saying, "Ooh, I know! Maybe R&B can help us make an AI chip"!
"Good idea, Cooper," Prince D commented happily.
"Did someone say, "AI chip," a voice stated, making both boys look up and see R&B standing in front of the kitchen entrance?
"Not to worry, you two. We already have one made just for situations like this," Rhythm declared before pulling out a small, square-shaped, green square with blue spiky ridges and yellow wiring on the front and back.
"Ooh," both Cooper and Prince D said in unison as Rhythm tossed them the AI chip, which Prince D caught.
"Good luck on making that toaster sentient," Blues commented as she and Rhythm then walked away.
Cooper went and grabbed the toaster from the counter, as Prince D said, "Good job, Cooper. Now, to change the world," before placing the AI chip in one of the toaster slots and pulling down the handles, putting it inside.
At first, it didn't seem like anything would happen, but electric sparks were seen shooting out of the top of the toaster, making both Funk princes scream and panic, unsure of what to do.
Cooper just ran in place while holding the sparking toaster while Prince D screamed, trying to look around frantically for anything that could help them.
Suddenly, the toaster seemed to emit smoke, covering the whole room in a thick smoke cloud.
Soon, it disappeared as Cooper and Prince D were seen huddled in a ball, hugging one another in worry an explosion would occur. When it seemed safe to open their eyes, they looked around and found the toaster lying on the floor.
Then, to their surprise, the toaster...shook.
They got up and walked over to it, looking at the toaster in curiosity, wondering if it worked.
To their happy surprise, it did, as the toaster now had a little face on it, and was giggling cutely, like a baby.
"So, that's how babies are made," Cooper commented in disbelief.
The toaster looked up at both boys and giggled, lifting its handle "arms" up, showing it wanted to be held.
Prince D smiled and picked up the toaster, saying, "Awwww. He's...so beautiful! He's got your eyes, Cooper."
Cooper looked at the toaster and grinned, saying, "Awwww, he does! And he's got my laugh," before doing his signature laugh again.
"I'm gonna call you...Toasty," Prince D said to the toaster softly.
"He looks like a Toasty," Cooper commented in reply.
"And you're gonna make the best toast the world has ever seen," Prince D happily told the toaster.
The toaster seemed to giggle and did a cute raspberry before Prince D placed it on the counter again and placed a slice of bread into one of its slots. Cooper pressed down on its handles, much to the toaster's confusion, and the toasting process began.
Cooper and Prince D watched the toaster in anticipation, chanting in unison to help motivate it, "Toasty! Toasty! Toasty"!
But, when Toasty was done toasting the bread, it popped out...and was burnt again, much to both boys' dismay.
"Oh, goodbye perfect breakfast," Cooper exclaimed in frustration while he fell to the floor.
Prince D picked up Toasty, quickly telling Cooper in an attempt to calm his brother down, "Woah, woah, man, chill! He's just a baby. Could you make perfect toast when you were a baby"?
Cooper thought back to his childhood before answering, "Nope, because I had no fatherly role model to follow to learn how."
"Exactly, man. Not to worry; if we raise Toasty right, I'm sure he'll grow up to be the perfect little smart toaster," Prince D commented reassuringly before saying to the cradled toaster in his legs, "Isn't that right"?
Cooper smiled, saying, "Ok," before he ran off to grab something, coming back wearing a light blue shirt (for Normal Funk Trolls), a black leather jacket, matching black leather pants, and his hat was gone, showing that he had teased his hair into some sort of fancy mullet, saying, "Ready when you are, man"!
"Uh, Cooper, what are you doing," Prince D asked in confusion.
"Being a dad! I figured I could be like the awesome father figure/cool uncle! Maybe I should get a fancy cool uncle name, like Uncle Jesse, and have the toaster be my little munchkin," Cooper replied, laughing again.
Prince D couldn't help but smile and laugh too, saying, "Well, if it floats your boat, and helps Toasty learn to toast right, then I'll roll with it. Now come on, Papa Two, it's time for Toasty's first lesson."
"Since when did we sign him up for tap class," Cooper asked, causing both Funk Trolls to break into laughter together.
Outside, Aggie was leading the way, explaining, "They're always looking for fellow DJs to help play music when we rave over at Techno Water Amusement Park. All you got to do is just show them what you got and you'll easily get hired"!
Trollex smiled, replying with, "Thanks so much for this suggestion, Aggie. I can't wait to start playing music and getting everyone up, up, up, and dancing again."
Beat, who was in Trollex's arms while he walked, added, "Yeah, no one gets a party started like you, bud"!
"Haha! you'll be stellar at it, bro! You're a natural as a DJ," Synth, who had joined Aggie and Trollex to accompany his bro, commented.
Suddenly, the trio noticed a female Magic Funk Troll looking around nervously, calling out, "Sandra? Sandra"!
Aggie approached the female Magic Funk Troll, asking, "Excuse me, ma'am, are you ok"?
The Magic Funk Troll turned around and replied, "Oh, it's horrible! I lost my daughter, and I can't find her! Have you seen her? Her name's Sandra Ochiaperridi, and she's a small Magic Rock Troll."
"Don't worry, ma'am, we'll help you find your daughter," Trollex replied, adding, "I'm sure she's not too far."
Synth then seemed to notice something while pointing, "Hey, what's that over there, yo"?
Aggie and Trollex turned their heads and saw that there was a building nearby, with two male Magic Pop Trolls sitting at a table on a small stage with speakers set up and microphones on the tables right by them, and there was even a small crowd gathered in front to watch. Seeing this, Aggie answered, "Oh, that's the radio station. Sometimes, they do little outside on-the-air sessions as a small show for the fellow MMTs to watch."
Trollex suddenly got a great idea, saying, "I'll be right back," and gave Beat to Synth before he ran up to the radio station.
Back at the small table, one of the male Magic Pop Trolls spoke into the microphone, saying, "Hey, everybody, it's Remy and the Comet! I'm Remy"!
"And I'm Carl, aka, the Comet," the other male Magic Pop Troll added.
"And we are here live in the beautiful homeland of Harmonious Land. We're all ready for the Comet sound-alike contest," Remy announced.
"I don't know, Remy, I don't think they can say my catchphrase because... "They no funny," Comet commented in reply into the other mic.
Comet then pressed a button on the little dashboard on the table by their mics that played an air horn sound, making Remy laugh and say into his mic, "Oh, there it is! And if you think you can say that just like Comet here, you could win $500 dollars for the cool weekend ahead."
He then pressed another button that started to play someone saying, "We have a Comet! We-We have a Comet"!
The jingle then played, singing, "Cool weekends in the morning, 100.3 FM! Cool weekends in the morning with Remy and the Comet. HLHG 100.3! One hundred point three! One hundred point three! We-we have a Comet! In the morning, cool weekends! FM. Remy, Remy, Remy! And the Comet."
"And welcome back," Remy announced once the jingle ended.
Trollex came up to them on the table, saying, "Uh, excuse I-I got to find a lost kid. Can I use your mic"?
"That's what she said," Remy said jokingly.
"Whoa, you got Remy-slammed," Comet replied before Remy pressed a button that played some silly sound effects, causing both boys to laugh.
"Listen, I could really use a hand here," Trollex stated to them, trying to reason with the two Magic Pop Trolls.
"That's what he said," remy stated again.
"Remy slam," Comet exclaimed before pressing a button that played Monkey Critter noises, while Remy declared, "That's Manic Monkey on 100.3."
Comet then pressed another button to play another jingle, the music saying, "Manic Monkey, 100.3! Cool weekends in the morning! All weekend long. Remy and the Comet! In the morning. In the morning. On the r-r-radio. FM"!
Finally, having about enough, Trollex grabbed one of the microphones while saying, "Gimme that," before announcing into it, "Sandra Ochiaperridi, will you please report to the radio booth? Sandra Ochiaperridi."
And luckily, the announcement worked because he soon saw a little girl, who was a Magic Rock Troll, run up to the female Magic Funk Troll, saying, "Mommy"!
While mother and daughter hugged one another in reunion, Aggie and Synth both approached Trollex, with Syth giving Beat back to Trollex, the beat fish floating up into Trollex's hair, while Aggie commented, "Wow, that was awesome, Trollex"!
"Yeah, bro! you sounded like a radio announcer when you spoke into the mic," Synth added happily.
Then, the trio heard someone comment, "Hey, that's quite a voice you've got there."
It came from Captain Raven, who asked, "You ever think about doing radio"?
Despite still having some resentment towards the Harmonious Land leader after the night that Aggie got an accidental butt-dial from her and hearing what Captain Raven said about his girlfriend, he did put some of it aside to answer the question, saying, "Well, uh, I listen to a lot of radio. As a DJ, I'm always playing music on my DJ set, so it's similar to listening to music on the radio."
"Well, the radio station's actually looking to hire someone as a radio DJ. Just like Remy and the Comet over there, you'd get to host your own radio shows, make special announcements, and play a lot of good music. Plus, since you're a Normal Techno Troll, you can be able to play any genre of music on the radio safely. If you're interested, why not give it a try"?
Trollex gave it some thought while Beat replied, "Try it out, Trollex. After all, working at a radio station can't be too different from playing your DJ mixer, so you'll fit in perfectly."
While deciding to try it, Trollex gave a shrug and said while smiling, "Well, sure, why not? I'll give it a shot, at least."
"That's the spirit, bro," Synth said happily while patting Trollex on the back.
"You'll be great, Trollex," Aggie added.
"Great! Follow me; I'll show you where you'd be working," Raven commented while leading the trio inside the radio station. She led them into a large studio that had a lot of different speakers set to help play the different music and jingles, a long counter with a hanging microphone where he could announce the news, a long dashboard with buttons, switches, and flicks so he can change the settings to produce the best sounds when needed, a telephone to pick up, answer, or make calls while on the air, DVD players to play the different songs, and a laptop and pair of radio headphones so he can listen to what's on and hear the sounds/music clearly.
"Ooh," the trio said in awe.
"It's so *imitates airhorn noises* in here, yo," Synth exclaimed.
"Oh golly, it's fantastic," Aggie added.
"Wow! so, this is where Trolls work to air their shows on the radio," Trollex asked.
"Yep. Here is' where all the music magic takes place," Raven joked, laughing a bit, before adding, "Oh, and you're gonna need an assistant to help you run things here. Normally, we have about 5-6 MMTs working as assistants, but one should be best for you, and see if you can get a Normal Troll to help since it'll make it easier to play any kind of music."
Trollex smiled and started to think, saying, "An assistant, huh? Hmmmm, who should I get as my assistant"?
Synth suddenly realized that maybe he could be his brother's assistant, eagerly raising his hand up.
"Someone who is just as passionate about DJing as I am..." Trollex said while pacing, pretending not to look at Synth with a sly smile while Synth was eagerly pointing at himself, giggling in anticipation.
"Someone who I can count on to have my back and help me out in any given case..," Trollex added while pacing the other way, pretending not to look at Synth again, while Synth had pulled out a giant green arrow-shaped glowstick and pointed it at himself again, saying, "Over here, bro! Over here, bro"!
"Someone who knows how to play great music and can make this job a lot more fun..." Trollex said while pacing back again, pretending not to look at Synth again, while Synth jumped up and down, saying, "Here! Here"!
Trollex then grinned and turned around, facing his twin brother, saying, "Synth, why don't you be my assistant"?
Synth felt excited/touched at the same time, shouting, "You bet, bro! I'll happily help you out"!
Both Techno Trolls high five each other and did raving motions, saying in unison, "Yea-eah"!
Once Trollex and Synth were all settled in at the radio station, it was time to air Trollex's first radio show. Aggie and Beat were sitting on a small couch that was in the room and watching Trollex do his stuff.
Trollex had on his headphones and was ready to dish out some sick tunes and make his first day soar. Synth gave him the silent countdown before he spoke into the microphone, saying, "What's up, Harmonious Land? I'm DJ King Trollex, and no, this is no prank, it's real because you're listening to 100.3 FM! I'm your new Radio DJ, here to set the mood right by making it fun for you, your friends, and most importantly: your ears! You want music? You got music! Today, we're gonna be diving into the topic of favorite hits! We got so much talent from so many music stars that if I had a Trollar for every musician I listed, I'd be on a shiny yacht right now! If you want to talk about a musician you like, feel free to chime in and "sing" like a bird"!
Trollex saw that he had his first caller, saying, "Ok, we have a caller from Magikina City," and pressed the button so the caller would be on speaker, saying, "Caller, you're on the air, care to serenade your favorite musician to us"?
However, the caller ended up being someone he didn't expect: Poppy, who declared, "Hi, Trollex! Great job on finding a job that suits you"!
Trollex, on the one hand, was happy to see, or in this case, hear one of the other leaders about his new job on the radio. But, on the other hand, this kind of call was one he worried wasn't gonna fit the mood of the radio show. So, in a panic, he quickly hung up the phone, saying, "Whoa, sometimes the, uh, crazy ones get through."
He then saw that he was getting another call and smiled, saying, "Okay, we have a new caller from...down the block, actually. Welcome, caller, perhaps you'd like to serenade your favorite musician to us"?
To his surprise/slight annoyance, it turned out to be Poppy again, who said on the phone, "Well, how can I choose? There are so many different kinds of music I can't just pick one favorite! There's Pop, like my tribe, there's Rock, Country, Techno Funk, Classical, oh, I just can't decide on one"!
Trollex then hung Poppy up again, saying into the microphone, "And we're out of time. But do not fret, for like Trollinator in Trollinator 5, I'll be back! And remember: real harmony is not one sole voice alone, it's lots of different voices working together in harmony. I'm going to throw you now to Remy and the Comet in the afternoon."
While the two Magic Pop Trolls started up their radio show, Trollex saw the owner of the radio station, who was a female Magic Techno Troll with green hair up in a bun, red eyes, and wore a purple vest, black pants, and brown high heels, enter the room. Worried he was gonna be fired, he took off his headphones and said, "Ma'am, I'm very sorry. That-that was this Troll I know; she very energetic."
"Yes, Ms. uh..." Synth comments.
"Ms. Coral, and relax, I'm not here to fire you. In fact, I'm here to say that your first show was a huge hit," the female Magic Techno Troll replied.
"It was," Trollex commented in shock/surprise.
"Yes! Every MMT who heard your show loved it," Ms. Coral replied.
"See, Trollex? I told you you'd be great! Awesome job," Aggie complimented her boyfriend.
"Great job, buddy," Beat praised Trollex, snuggling under Trollex's chin.
Trollex hugged the little beat button, saying, "Thanks! I'm just happy the other Magic Musical Trolls like the show. It feels really good that all my hard work is paying off."
"Oh, you bet they do! They especially loved that little banter with the Pop queen who called in," Ms. Coral pointed out.
Trollex was very surprised, asking, "They...did"?
Ms. Coral nodded, saying, "Yes, she is hilarious! And as we say in the radio business, "If you put that on the radio, people will listen to it!"
She then suggested, "Make her part of the show."
Trollex was surprised by this, asking, "Wait, wait, wait; you want me and Poppy to team up"?
"Definitely. With your professional skills as a DJ, and her bubbly energy, I'm certain that you both can make this show exceed," Ms. Coral pointed out.
While he was happy that the little banter from earlier made the other MMTs like the show, he, deep down, didn't want to have Poppy do it with him. He felt like he had finally found a job that he could do that best suits him and him alone, and he wanted to continue to do something he loved by himself. Trying to talk Ms. Coral out of the idea, he said, "Oh, you-you don't want her. She's not really a professional like me."
Ms. Coral, however, didn't seem to listen, as she commented, "Listen, you get that Normal Pop Troll in here, understand? We need more laughs on the show, because music and laughter always gets folks excited," before she turned around and left the room.
As Ms. Coral left, Trollex felt a little bit upset that now, he had to do the show with Poppy.
Aggie saw how sad Trollex looked and flew over to him, saying, "Trollex, are you ok"?
He sighed, saying, "It's not fair. I was really excited to get to do this show by myself, and now, I'm stuck doing it with Poppy, and it's not that I have anything against her, but this job means a lot to me. It's like my baby."
Aggie caressed Trollex's cheek, saying, "Hey, it's ok. I'm sure you'll find a way to still have the show go just like how you want it. Just lay out some ground rules with her; she may be your radio partner, but you're still running it, so, let her know that the show's gotta go exactly how you want it."
Trollex blushed a bit while smiling, kissing Aggie on the lips while saying, "How have you gotten so smart"?
Aggie blushed while giggling before Trollex said, "And thank you for the advice, Aggie. I'll do it. I'll lay out all the ground rules with Poppy; it shouldn't be too hard, right? She seems...well-mannered enough to follow instructions...I hope," while Trollex did feel a bit nervous about this. All he could hope for was that Poppy didn't do anything to mess up his show.
Back at the condo, Cooper and Prince D were both giving Toasty its first lesson in making the perfect toast.
They had a chalkboard set up with "Goal" written in chalk, along with some drawings of toast to help encourage the smart toaster to make the perfect toast.
Cooper was standing on the left side of the chalkboard while Prince D was sitting on a stool, strumming a small toy ukulele, singing, "Our Toasty! Toast it! To make yourself a treat! Because toasting old-time FunDer Bread makes it edible and sweet"!
Toasty, who was wearing a small rainbow-colored hat with a tiny propeller on top, giggled after hearing the Funk prince singing.
Cooper was also laughing, saying, "Hey, he's like your singing, brother"!
"and he also likes your cooking, Cooper," Prince D added happily.
Cooper smiled, adding, "Yeah! No one can resist the sweet taste of my cupcakes," before popping out a cupcake from his butt and bringing it over to Toasty.
He took out a tiny spoon, scooped some of the cupcake into it, and said, "Here comes the airplane," and made the spoon zoom around before bringing it to Toasty, who ate it, and laughed cutely.
Cooper then took the cupcake off the table while Prince D approached the toaster, saying, "Okay, Toasty, let's try it again."
He took the hat off the toaster, placed it on the desk it was sitting at and placed another slice of bread into one of the toasting slots.
Toasty made the bread go inside and focused really hard on trying to toast the bread just right while Cooper and Prince D watched in anticipation.
When the toast was all done, and it popped out...it was burnt again, but this time, not as bad as it was before. While it was still very dark, it was also a little lighter, meaning Toasty had improved.
"Great job, Toasty," Prince d said while praising the smart toaster.
Cooper was stunned to see what had happened and turned round, walked towards the chalkboard, slammed his chin on the chalkboard, and screamed in frustration before falling to the floor like a possum while flailing his legs. Once he appeared to calm down, he stood back up, saying, "That is yet another bad toasting failure."
Prince D seemed to gasp when he heard Cooper's statement, saying while covering the sides of the toaster's "head" per see, "Careful, Cooper, he'll hear you."
"so," Cooper asked in confusion.
"So, hearing he failed can emotionally ruin him, and will never get great toast," Prince D explained.
"But why would you try and make better toast if you're already telling him he's doing the perfect toasty making," Cooper asked curiously.
Prince D answered, "Well, I've seen this happen sometimes with other parents in the neighborhood, but from what I've seen and heard, before a child can succeed, you need to make them believe they can," while giving the smart toaster a small golden trophy.
Cooper seemed to understand, saying, "Oh, I get it! Positive encouragement set in the tone to help the child gain self-confidence and feel like they can be able to persevere and improve their own cognitive and physical capability. Genius! but..not exactly helping our situation here."
"Well, if you have any ideas, Cooper, feel free to try them out "Cool uncle"," Prince D said while ushering him to "bond" with the little toaster.
"Sure," Cooper said, before he approached the toaster and intensely stared at it, saying ina deep voice, "First, you stare at them when they're asleep. And awake. You just always stare at them."
He then placed an electronic helmet on top of the toaster, saying in his normal voice, "Then, you put them through rigorous and often painful tests. And most importantly, you only call them by their experiment number to prevent any emotional attachment."
Cooper then pulled out a remote with a red button on it, saying to the toaster in his deep voice again, "Okay test subject 00001, let's try that again."
But before he could press the button, Prince D tossed the helmet off of Toasty and picked up the toaster, asking, "Woah, woah, experimenting? Cooper, have you been watching too many sci-fi movies"?
Cooper smiled, saying, "Nope! I just inhaled a lot of smoke from when Toasty was brought to life earlier, and I might be on some smoke-related high," before laughing, adding in a carefree manner, "I might need a doctor."
Prince D chuckled a bit, saying, "Just drink some water, man, and you'll be fine," before adding, "But either way, Toasty isn't some experiment that accidentally became sentient. What this is a living breathing toaster that we just so happened to give life to, and we're gonna make sure his life is a happy and healthy one."
"Got it, brother," before he picked up the toaster, saying, "So, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go give Toasty his bath," and left to head over to the kitchen sink.
However, Prince D was worried, saying, "Uh, Cooper, I don't think-,"
But before he could finish, electric sparks were seen going all around the condo. Then, he saw Cooper coming back, all burnt and covered in soot, holding the still-alive toaster in his front legs while Cooper addressed seriously, "Toasty hated his bath."
At the radio station, one phone call was all it took for Poppy to hop onto a bus and ride it all the way to the radio station.
Inside, while Synth was aligning the Cds for the next show, Trollex was giving the Pop queen a run down on how he wanted the show to go.
"All right, look, let's get one thing straight, Poppy. The only reason you're here is that my boss ordered me to bring you on. All right, this is my show, and it's a serious, musical hour of songs and discussions, and I want to keep it that way. I know you like to make it fun, but I just want the show to go as smoothly as possible. So, try to keep your "Poppy" vibes to a minimum, ok"?
"Hey, no problem, Trollex. It's your show, and I'll do everything you want me to do," Poppy replied.
Trollex let out a sigh of relief, saying, "Thank you so much-,"
Then, Poppy interrupted him by commenting, "Although, I can't help but feel so nervous. What if I don't know what to say"?
Trollex tried to calm Poppy down by saying, "look, all you need to do is-,"
But she interrupted him again by adding, "Also, do you think I should've dressed up for this? I knew I should've worn one of my fancy dresses."
Trollex pinched his eyes before saying, "You don't need to dress up; you're on radio, so Trolls are gonna hear you, not see you."
That seemed to calm the Pop queen down enough, much to Trollex's relief, as he saw Aggie sitting by the couch and giving him a thumbs up, with Beat offering a reassuring grin to his buddy and Aggie blowing him a kiss for good luck, making Trollex blush and smile as he caught the kiss and placed it right on his heart.
Suddenly, his little "moment" with Aggie got interrupted when he heard poppy making some strange mouth noises and shouting while mimicking air punches, "Pop, pop, pop, pop"!
"Poppy, what in the name of Techno are you doing," Trollex asked in confusion.
Poppy turned around and answered while placing on her headphones, "I'm doing vocal exercises. You have to warm up your vocal cords like a muscle."
"Really, yo? I usually just let my vocal cords hang out and eat potato chips," Synth commented happily, making Trollex facepalm and mouth quietly to his brother, "Not helping."
Synth got the message and did a final check on the speakers, saying, "Okay, we're almost ready. Can you guys test your mics?
"Sure thing, Synth," trollex replied and did a test message, saying, "Yo, what is up? One, two, three, check it, check it out"!
Poppy was singing into her microphone, saying, "Mi mi mi mi mi mi," but because she was so close to the microphone, it caused feedback, making Aggie, Synth, and Trollex cover their ears in reply.
Poppy saw what happened and chuckled sheepishly, saying, "Sorry," before sitting down in her seat.
Trollex inhaled in and out, saying to himself, "Let's just get through this show as best we can," before he took his seat.
Synth then said, "All right, yo, we're on air in three, two...," before pointing at Trollex.
Trollex pressed the "on the air" button and said into the mic, "Hey, yo, and welcome back to the radio, everyone! I'm-,"
But then, he, once more, got interrupted when Poppy started to blow a little music on a small red kazoo, making everyone in the studio surprised. Meanwhile, the MMts who were listening to the radio heard this, and strangely enough, they actually found the little tune...entertaining!
Trollex, however, was more annoyed and confused, as he was impressed, as he asked quietly, "Poppy, what are you doing"?
"Playing our theme song, duh," Poppy answered before she blew one last note and added, "The floor is yours."
Trollex, as much as he wanted to question the Pop queen's choice of "theme tunage" now was not the time to ask. So he regained his composure and spoke into the mic, saying, "Anyway, I'm your radio DJ, DJ King Trollex"!
"And I'm Queen Poppy of the Pop Trolls, fellow fan of music," Poppy said into the mic next.
Trollex didn't think too much into Poppy's introduction, as he said, "Boy, have we got some sick beats to lay to you this hour! We got a lineup of songs that'll blow your minds, and, if we're lucky, the roof off this place, including a special song track by none other than Troll Harmony. Plus, you'll be in for a treat when we deal out a special surprise later on in the show."
"Free hugs at the front door," Poppy declared into the mic.
Trollex was not amused, as he clarified, "No, not free hugs, but we will get to have a special interview with Shawn MendTroll, who will be telling us about his newest hit single "Top of the World"!
"But if any of you are interested in free hugs, we'll happily provide you some down at the radio station," Poppy commented.
Trollex facepalmed and covered the microphone, saying to Poppy, "How can we give free hugs when we're in the middle of a radio show"?
Poppy realized Trollex made a good point, and it seemed like she was finally getting it...until she announced in the mic, "This just in! air hugs are the newest hugs across the mediaverse"!
Trollex groaned in annoyance while all the MMTs that were listening to the radio laughed, finding this show quite funny.
Trollex looked ready to scream, but he saw Aggie gesture for him to try and roll with the punches and spin it back towards his favor, making the Techno king smile and mouth a "thank you" to Aggie before he said into the microphone, "And later, we're gonna be hosting an on-the-air survey to determine the top 5 artists of this century! But first, let's kick things off with a song from Carrie UnderTroll's newest album: Diamonds and Rhinestones"!
Synth was about to pop the CD into the CD player before Poppy raised her hand up, stopping the Techno ambassador and saying into the microphone, "But even more first than that, I'm gonna attempt to break the world record for the biggest gum bubble ever blown."
"Psst, it's radio, they can't see you," Aggie whispered to Poppy.
Poppy seemed to see the error in her idea, replying with, "Oh, right," before suggesting, "Maybe everyone could listen to me try to blow the biggest gum bubble ever blown."
Trollex shook his head tiredly, suggesting, "Let's take a quick break and get some music started up here."
"Cool, I'll play us out," Poppy declared as she blew the same "theme song" into the kazoo again, much to Trollex's chagrin, as the MMTs listening to the radio smiled and laughed, enjoying the show.
Synth was seen dancing to the tune, making Trollex gasp and shout, "Synth"!
"Sorry, yo, it's catchy," Synth apologized while continuing to dance.
Aggie couldn't help but feel worried about Trollex as she saw how frustrated the Techno king was becoming.
About an hour later, it was lunchtime, and the group decided to go their separate ways to get something to eat before returning back to the radio station.
Poppy was eating a burrito she bought from a nearby food stand when she suddenly felt something strange happening, and stared off blankly while seeing something playing in her mind.
In her head, she saw what looked like Trollex happily playing the same tune she was playing earlier on the kazoo.
When it ended, Poppy stumbled back a bit and was shocked by what she had seen. She just saw...the future, just like Aggie! She had a psychic vision! She didn't know how it happened, nor had any idea hat caused it, but one thing mattered to her: if Trollex was seen playing that tune, he must have liked it.
With that in mind, she said, "Wow, that must mean this show is becoming a lot more successful than anticipated"!
Suddenly, she saw a group of MMTs approach the Pop queen, with one of them, a female Magic Classical Troll, saying, "Poppy? We heard you on the radio, you and DJ King Trollex were so hilarious"!
"Yeah! You made that radio show more interesting to listen to than my favorite horror story podcast," a male Magic Funk Troll commented.
"Ken we get ayy tour ov where y'all make the radio show happen," a male Magic Country Troll asked.
Poppy smiled, seeing that there were already fans for the show, and was more than happy to give them a tour of the studio.
Back at the studio later, Synth was helping Poppy give the tour when Trollex, Beat, and Aggie walked into the studio and saw what was happening, with Trollex asking, "Ooh, what's going on here"?
"Are these MMTs lost," Beat asked curiously.
"Or are they some radio interns," Aggie asked in confusion?
Synth answered, "Yo, these MMTs wanted a tour of the studio because they love our show"!
Trollex couldn't help but smile, saying, "Wow, really? Even with what happened earlier"?
"Especially that, yo! They're huge fans," Synth commented in reply.
While patting her boyfriend on the back, Aggie smiled and said, "Guess it's working out for you after all! I told you you could make it work"!
"Way to go, Trollex," Beat praised from inside Trollex's hair.
Trollex couldn't help but feel very proud, saying, "Wow! Which part of the first show was their favorite? The music we played? Or that fun survey we did about the top 5 music artists? Having Anthony Trollmos as number 1 was quite a surprise."
Poppy stepped forward from the group of MMt fans, answering, "Better than that: they want me to teach them about how to play different genres of music on the kazoo. So during our afternoon show, I'll be doing a segment called Poppy's Tune-orials. Get it"?
The MMt fans laughed from the funny joke, while Poppy chuckled, saying, "They sure do."
Trollex's jaw dropped in shock; the MMts liked all the crazy nonsense Poppy did during the show rather than most of the stuff he did! It felt like a blow to the head because he was doing the radio DJ job, putting in all his time and effort to doing his best performance, and the fans seemed to like it when Poppy said something completely random or off-topic rather than the subjects he was addressing. Confused, as he was surprised, he asked, "But what about all the music I played on the radio"?
Poppy answered, "Oh, they loved the music too, but were curious to know about the story behind the original holder of the first gum bubble blower."
While Poppy attended back to the fans, the stunned/upset Techno king couldn't help but hold in a muffled shout in frustration, one that Aggie, Synth, and Beat noticed, as Aggie asked, "you feeling ok, Trollex"?
"I just don't get it," Trollex told them angrily, adding "I'm the one who's doing all the real Djing and hosting, and they're all listening to the Troll who wants to have an on-the-air dance party"!.
"Ah, is someone saying smart stuff, but someone else's getting all the attention? I have no idea what that feels like," Synth commented absentmindedly with a chuckle.
Trollex couldn't help but groan in frustration, covering his face while doing so, as with the fans, Poppy told the MMTs in the room, "Hey, if anyone wants a shout-out on the air, just tell me who's named to say with determination like in the action movies"!
All the MMTs instantly raised their hands, with Poppy saying, "Perfect! I'll make a list"!
Out on the town, Cooper and Prince D were taking Toasty to some fun places in hopes of helping the toaster get to learn how to make the perfect toast.
Their first stop was a movie theater, where they all were watching a scary movie.
Toasty saw a monster appear on the screen and was so scared it made a piece of toast pop out from one of its slots.
Cooper used a set of tweezers to pick it up and inspected it, seeing how badly burnt it was. Disapproved, he threw it away and did a finger wag disapproving gesture to Toasty.
Prince D quickly picked up Toasty and held it close, silently reprimanding cooper for scolding it so negatively before reassuring it with a hug.
Outside at the condo parking lot, the next test they did was playing "catch" with Toasty, but instead of a ball, they used a slice of bread.
Prince D tossed it to Toasty, who caught it and quickly toasted it before shooting it back toward the Funk prince. When he caught it, he saw that the bread was burnt...again, but he gave a sheepish grin and a meek thumbs up as praise to Toasty, letting him know that they were getting there.
Cooper then took his turn at throwing a piece of bread, first turning his hat around, so he wore it backward before tossing the slice like a fastball way up to the top of the ceiling. It was way too high and way too fast for Toasty to catch up to, as the little toaster fell backward and the toast landed on top of him. When it saw both brothers started to argue with one another about who was doing it wrong, the toaster...suddenly got red in the face with frustration, and its slots seemed heated.
The next spot they took Toasty to was Techno Water amusement Park, over to the largest pool. They rode a giant floatie over to the middle of the pool.
Being surrounded by all that water made Toasty feel skeptical. Then again, when you're a sentient electric appliance surrounded by water, you wouldn't exactly take to it so well.
Toasty felt Cooper picked him up gently, and at first, thought Cooper was gonna show it some love and compassion...until Cooper placed a slice of bread into its slot and pushed the handles down before laying back. When Cooper did that, it made the floatie wobble, causing Toasty to struggle to keep its balance and stay upright.
Prince D saw Toasty was about to fall nd quickly reached over to pick it up, shaking his head disapprovingly at Cooper.
Cooper was not happy and tried to take the toaster, the two princes got stuck in a tug-of-war match with the toaster. Both boys didn't even see how distressed Toasty looked until their grip slipped, and toasty was accidentally tossed into the air and fell into the water, sending electric shockwaves around the entire pool. While no one was electrocuted or killed, all the MMTs in the water got painful zaps as a result.
Cooper quickly fished Toasty out of the water with a fishing pole. Toasty had to witness the two brothers fighting again. The argument only seemed to increase Toasty's resentment and anger and was strangely...making it develop a thirst for trouble.
Deciding it had enough, it extended its plug-in cord into the water, sending an electric shock to Cooper and Prince d, who both got stunned, and were surprised to see the almost evil like look toasty had towards them.
Back at the condo, Toasty was wrecking the place: jumping up and down, knocking things over, and screaming illegible nonsense at the top of its lungs.
Cooper and Prince D watched this go on in shock, while Cooper commented, "Man, that montage really messed up our kid."
"What are you talking about," Prince D asked his brother while trying to remain optimistic, "He's just playing."
"Either that or toasty starting to be negatively affected by our disagreements," Cooper pointed out, showing a before/after drawing he made on a clipboard, adding, "See? Science doesn't lie, except for the moon landing."
"Well it's your fault we've been arguing," Prince D pointed out, blaming Cooper for this.
Cooper was taken aback, as he retorted, "According to my calculations, it's your fault," before showing a new drawing of Prince D with some negative argument charts surrounding him, adding, "See? Look, it's in my calculations."
"What? I'm the positive parent, trying to install some good vibes for our kid here. All you do is putting him in positions to fail," Prince D argued back.
Cooper then placed his front paws on his hips and argued, "Well, maybe he's failing because he takes after you"!
Now, Prince D was the one taken aback, commenting, "How dare you, man! I've never failed at anything in my life, other than choosing you as a friend"1
Cooper felt hurt as he commented, "You didn't choose me; I'm your brother, i as born alongside you"!
"Not true since your egg disappeared before I even hatched," Prince D retorted.
That was the straw that broke the camel's back, as Cooper, feeling angry, and hurt, shouted, "Well, maybe we shouldn't be friends! Or family"!
"Well, maybe we shouldn't," Prince D shouted back, the two brothers glaring eye to eye.
But, because they were distracted by their argument, both boys didn't see Toasty pick up a loaf of bread and leave, but what did cause them to turn their heads and look was the sound of an explosion outside. That was followed by the sound of someone screaming before another explosion took place.
Prince d tried to make the situation not seem as bad, saying, "Relax, Toasty's just expressing himself."
Another explosion followed, where an MMT shouted, "My car," while a slug van was seen flipped before it crashed.
"He's just..living his truth," Prince D stated with a now hesitant smile.
Another explosion followed, where a house was seen flipped, with a Magic Country Troll shouting, "My house"!
"It's ok, Toasty! you be you," Prince D commented, his smile now more of a concerned frown.
Another explosion occurred, with a male Magic Pop Troll shouting, "My legs! that toaster took my legs"!
All positive phrases were out the window, as Prince d admitted, "I'm a lot of platitudes."
Finally, Cooper shouted in fear, "Toasty, stop," and ran out of the condo.
Prince d ran after cooper, shouting, "Cooper, wait, you'll stifle this creativity! What if destroying things could be the key to perfect toast"?
That last question was unheard as both boys pursued the runaway toaster.
Back at the radio station, Trollex was coming out of the restroom and saw what looked like Captain Raven nearby. He walked up to her, saying, "There you are, Captain Raven. I need to talk to you."
But when she turned around to face the Techno king, he was surprised to see her all bruised up, covered in scuff marks, making him ask, "Whoa, what happened here'?
"Funny you should ask," Raven started to say, trying to dust the soot off her hat, continuing with, "I was with the other leaders going over some papers when this little toaster came from out of nowhere and started shooting burnt bread slices at us and the buildings around us. We had to run for it. Then, as I was running, I tripped on a tree root and fell face-first into a pile of ashes a Magic Rock Troll was sweeping up from the road. But please, what are your problems"?
Trollex, confused but putting it aside to address the issue he had, he answered, "It's Poppy; she's being completely unprofessional and ruining the show! She isn't been committed to talking about anything music-related"!
"Uh-oh. How do all the MMTs listening to your show feel about it," Raven asked in concern?
"They love it," Trollex exclaimed in frustration.
Raven suddenly found herself chuckling, saying, "Are you serious? That's great! And since it was my idea, they must love me too by extension. You know, this is really going to help both our tribes be able to forge a closer connection with one another."
Trollex groaned before saying angrily, "Raven, come on! You have to kick her off the broadcast"!
Raven sighed, saying, "Look, your majesty, if she's not doing anything wrong on the program, and other MMTs like what she's doing, there's no reason to kick her off. Plus, I am covered in fiery ashes that itch like crazy, and there's a rabid, evil toaster out there wrecking our homeland. I... Need a win."
She then added, to try and sound reassuring, "Sorry you're having a tough time, but you're a king. Plus, not just a king but a DJ, an artist, and a performer. If anybody can find their way back into the spotlight, it's you. Now, I would love to continue this conversation, but, um, I have to go scrub the ashes out of my ears with my nubbins," before taking her leave, leaving Trollex to come up with an idea all by himself.
Outside, Toasty was running rapid all over the place, shooting fiery burnt toast pieces at anything and anyone it saw.
It waddled around, looking to fire off more burnt bread, when it turned around and saw Cooper standing behind it, holding a dog-catching tool, while shouting, "No more playing, Toasty"!
He tried to lower the tool to catch the toaster, but Toasty ran for it as fast as it could.
Cooper still kept pursuit of it, saying, "Time to come home-,"
Suddenly, he heard something that made him stop and turn around, asking in wonder, "Ice cream man"?
What it was actually was Prince D playing an ice cream truck jingle on Cooper's phone and tossing it into a nearby Magic Pop Troll's pocket before hiding.
The Magic Pop Troll, who was a post-delivery man, saw the phone in his pocket playing the music, saying, "A new phone? Thank you so much, you kind si-,"
But the moment was short-lived when Cooper was running up to the Magic Pop Troll crazily, saying, "Ice cream man"!
The Magic Pop Troll ran for his life, trying to outrun Cooper, while Prince d smiled, shouting, "Run, Toasty"!
Prince D chased after Toasty, who continued to run, and launched more burnt toast, causing an explosion and flipping cars. But, Prince D was in for a surprise when he saw Cooper pass him, all while Cooper had ice cream in his paws and was eating it.
Both Funk Trolls wound up corning Toasty in an alleyway with nowhere left to go.
Toasty turned around and saw that he was trapped, with no way out.
Cooper was starting to scold Toasty, saying, "Toasty, this behavior is completely unacceptable! Come with me, and we'll do more tests on you"!
Toasty was not having it, as it was ready to fire a piece of toast on the mark.
Prince D quickly fired back, saying, "Don't listen to him, Toasty! You just need to channel your energy. Come with me, and you'll grow to make perfect toast."
The advice didn't seem to make it feel any better, as it only got more heated, ready to shoot when ready.
Feeling threatened, Toasty launched a piece of toast at Cooper and Prince D, with Cooper having to duck to avoid getting hit while the toast hit a building behind them.
Seeing that he didn't get shot at, Prince d thought Toasty chose it, making him say, "Yes, you chose me"!
That answer got him a barrage of burnt toast pieces that almost hit him, making both Prince D and Cooper quickly dodge.
While dodging, Prince D tripped and fell, and saw Toasty shoot a piece of bread of him, and thought that he was not gonna be able to dodge it.
But then, in the last second, Cooper jumped right in front of his brother, shouting, "No"! He wound up taking the hit for Prince D, saving him from burnt toast injuries.
Prince D was shocked to see Cooper's brave deed to save him, as he quickly dragged Cooper alongside him, taking refuge behind a dumpster and holding his brother's unconscious body close. He was worried Cooper was...dead, and shook him, saying, "Oh no, oh no, no, no, no, no! Are you hurt, Cooper"?
Cooper, luckily, woke up and replied, "Oh, possibly internally."
Prince d saw that the burnt piece of toast ended up in Cooper's right hip, and he was bleeding a bit. Seeing his brother in this hurt state, Prince D felt guilty about the things he said, and worried for his brother, he gave Cooper a big hug.
Cooper was stunned by this, asking, "Ah! What, what is this? What is this"?
"Something I should've given you more of: a hug," Prince D answered.
Cooper couldn't help but smile and hug Prince D back, before saying in concern, "I'm..so..cold."
"Cooper, you can't be cold, you got the warmest heart I've ever known, brother," Prince D replied, holding his brother close to him.
Cooper sniffled before saying, "I'm so sorry, Prince D. This is all my fault."
Prince d placed a hand on Cooper's shoulder, saying, "No, it's our fault. We let our parenting get in the way of what's really important: the perfect breakfast."
"And us," Cooper replied happily, "It's not perfect breakfast without each other."
The two brothers happily reconciled before Prince D pulled out his phone and dialed 2-4-0, saying, "Hey, I need an ambulance here. My brother got hurt in a toast crossfire, and he's been shot."
After calling for help, both brothers felt the vibration of another explosion, making Prince D ask, "How many slices do you think he has left"?
Cooper thought about it before answering, "Hmm, three but two of those end pieces, and everyone knows those aren't good."
"you think you can stand up," Prince d asked, wanting to help Cooper up.
"I don't know, but i can try," Cooper replied as he shakily got to his feet, and the Funk princes went to corner Toasty, who tossed away the end pieces and had only one good slice left.
Staring him down and coming out of hiding, Prince D declared, "Give it up, Toasty; we have you outnumbered"!
Toasty realized it was outnumbered before looking up and seeing a nearby fire escape ladder. Grinning evilly, it charged at both boys and swung its cord up, grappling it to the ladder, and swinging itself over them, before running off.
Prince D and Cooper jogged out of the alley to see where Toasty was going, with Prince D asking, "Where is he going"?
Cooper saw that the road Toasty was following led to a nearby bread factory, commenting, "The FunDer Bread Factory! Oh man, he's gonna love it there; all the bread he could possibly want"!
Prince D gasped in horror, saying, "With that much ammo, he could burn this whole city to the ground, Cooper"!
Prince D started to run towards the factory but saw Cooper hobbling and holding his bleeding side, making him turn around and ask, "Cooper, are you gonna be ok"
Cooper looked up at his twin brother and smiled, placing a paw on is shoulder, saying, "Go get our boy."
Prince D smiled and nodded in determination before running off after Toasty, leaving Cooper alone as he felt his stomach rumble, making him comment, "Oh man, I'm so hungry."
Later on, during the set up for the afternoon show, Trollex was going through the lineup before saying, "Okay, let's start the show."
Synth noticed that Poppy wasn't in the room with then, asking curiously, "Aren't we going to wait for Poppy"?
"Yeah, Poppy didn't show up yet," Aggie pointed out.
"Think she's still in the bathroom," Beat asked while in Aggie's arms.
Trollex realized Synth and Aggie didn't know what he did. so, he quickly made up an excuse, saying, "She...said start without her. She's...scrapbooking our show in her...memory scrapbook."
Beat and Aggie didn't seem to believe Trollex's statement, but Synth did, as he commented, "That tracks," before silently mouthing, "Two, one"!
Trollex pressed the one-the-air button and announced, "Wha-wha-what is happening, Harmonious Land? I'm Radio DJ King Trollex, and welcome to our afternoon segment! We're kicking things off with a sizzling hot track that's sweeping the nation"!
Suddenly, they heard someone banging on the door rapidly, trying to get in, but it was locked. Poppy's voice was heard on the other side, shouting, "Hey, why is this door locked?! Let me in"!
Synth was about to go open the door, but Trollex stopped him by covering his mic and telling his brother. "Sit down! I know where your favorite glowstick lives."
"Yes, sir," Synth nervously replied while remaining in his position.
Poppy banged on the window, looking through it, shouting, "Open up! Our fans need me"!
Trollex tried to ignore the frantic Pop queen, saying into the mic, "And later, we have our special interview with Shawn MendTroll! Who's excited to learn more about his newest hit"?
Poppy then shouted through the window, "That's it; if you won't open the door, I'm busting it down," and went to try and bust the door down.
Aggie finally had enough, saying, "Trollex, this isn't right. I'm going to let her in before he does something ridiculous," and went to go open the door.
However, Poppy entered the room via a failed hair catapult jump when she opened the door and landed face-first on the floor.
"Too late," Beat commented while cringing.
Poppy got up from the floor and faced the group, looking very visibly upset, shouting, "How dare you?! I can't believe you guys are doing this show without me"!
Trollex stepped forward, crossing his arms while saying, "Synth, Beat, and Aggie had nothing to do with it, Poppy; I locked you out because you're being too fun"1
Don't try to make things less tense with nice comments," Poppy retorted while crossing her arms.
"It's my show now, just like it was supposed to be, glitter queen," Trollex retorted back.
"Uh, maybe we should settle with the insults," Beat spoke up, trying to make things better.
"Quit distracting me with compliments, despite them feeling offensive," Poppy shouted back.
Trollex finally had enough and grabbed the microphone from its stand up above his head,d saying, "I'm gonna take the mic"!
"No, you're not," Poppy shouted while trying to grab it from Trollex, who held it far away from her, shouting, "Oh, I just did"!
No one knew that the fight was being broadcasted live, and all the MMTs were, on confusion, listening to it, especially Captain Raven, when she heard Poppy's voice shout through the radio speakers, "I've spent all day coming up with funny jokes"!
"And I spent all day getting the musics organized like a serious DJ and radio host! Not some goofball scrapbookeeper," Trollex's voice retorted through the speakers.
"May I tell people to start calling me that? I actually like that name," Poppy's voice shouted back on the speakers.
Raven decided to go see what was going on, and walked in on the fight going on, seeing Trollex shout while keeping the microphone away, "You're ruining my show"!
"It's our show," Poppy shouted back, reaching for the mic.
While both leaders fought back and forth for control of the microphone, Raven finally exclaimed to get their attention, "What the heck is going on in here"?!
"Compelling radio, that's what, yo," Synth replied with a smile.
"Care to continue this conversation off air," Raven asked the two leaders.
That was when Trollex and Poppy saw that they were live the entire time the argument was going on, making Trollex turn aroundnan frantically ask Synth, "Synth, you were broadcasting our fight"?!
"Uh..." Synth started to say, before he grabbed the mic and said into it, "We'll be right back after a short break," before placing the microphone back and pressing the on-the-air button to turn it off and get them off air.
Once that was done, Raven then addressed, "You two better explain yourselves"!
"I was just following your advice," Trollex admitted, saying, "You said to find a way to get back into the spotlight."
"Yeah, but not by pushing Poppy out of it; that's not the way to show friendship with one another. I thought this job would be something fun that you could do, your majesty, especially when I heard Carol suggest having Poppy partner with you for it, but clearly, I was wrong."
Trollex sighed in frustration before explaining, "Look, I had to lock her out. I was so excited to do this job and get to be a radio DJ because I knew this was a job that suited me best and me alone, and she kept stealing focus, and it made me upset because it felt like she was trumping me over in the one job I do best."
Hearing this, Poppy was surprised, saying, "Wait...you...felt upset"?
"Yes, I did," Trollex told Poppy, "I didn't want to say anything because you were having fun, but...I felt really jealous when I saw how everyone was loving the stuff you did on the show...and didn't even give any attention to the stuff I was doing. It made me feel like...I was no proper DJ."
Now, Poppy was the one that felt bad, as she said, "Gosh, Trollex, I..I'm so sorry. I didn't know you felt that way. If anything...the only reason why i was acting all extra Poppy-like and making things extravagant on your show was...because I was afraid.
"Afraid? Of what," Trollex asked curiously.
"Afraid of looking so stupid next to you on your radio show. I'm not a DJ; I can't play music like you do, and I don't know much about doing the whole "radio host" gig like you do. That's why I wanted to be funny; because I knew being funny would help me feel more comfortable with helping you host the show without looking like such a dumb-dumb."
Trollex was surprised to hear this, saying, "But, Poppy, you're not dumb at all. sure, you might know how to DJ, but you're great at a lot of other things, things i can't even do. I know you were only trying to help, and i shouldn't have acted liek a jerk and push you out because of it. I'm sorry."
"No, I'm sorry. Trollex. If anything, I should've declined from wanting to be part of the radio; it's not my thing, it's yours, and you do it better than anyone we know," Poppy commented, adding, "And with that...I am resigning from the show. It wasn't even supposed to be something for me to do in the first place; it's Trollex's show, and he's the one who is running it."
"Are you sure, Poppy," Trollex asked?
"Yes, I am. But if you do need a radio guest or a friend, I'm available," Poppy replied.
"Thanks, Poppy," Trollex replied before everyone saw Poppy exit the studio room.
Outside, on the street, Toasty was approaching the bread factory, grinning evilly from all the supply of bread it was going to have. As it marched its way to the factory, there was one obstacle left in its way: Prince d, who blocked the door to the factory, telling Toasty, "Toasty, please, it's our fault you're this way. But you don't have to be."
Toasty didn't seem to listen or care as it loaded the last slice of bread it had, and was set to fire if necessary.
Prince D felt some sad tears build up as he started to sing tearfully while walking up to Toasty, "What's for the weak germ and loaded with yeast? FunDer Bread's for trolls and for beasts. Makes a good sandwich but is better as toast."
He tearfully placed his paw on top of the hot part of its head,d feeling his paw get burned, but he toughed it out and tearfully added, "Because Toasty makes our bread tastier than most."
The song, and kind act, seemed to work, as Toasty seemed to return to normal and was looking up at Prince D, giggling cutely and waddling into his front legs.
Prince D held Toasty close, singing. "So Toasty, my Toasty, put that slice in the slot. Toasty, my Toasty..."
Prince D didn't see that while in his arms, Toasty grinned evilly and wrapped his cord around the Funk Troll's left front leg, set to electrocute him...or so it thought.
It gasped when he saw Prince D tearfully pulling out the AI chip, and the last words it heard was a teary-eyed, "You're the best toaster we've got."
He let out a slow exhale when he saw that Toasty...was no more and the regular toaster was again in place. The last bit of life that was in it drained...in a single piece of toast that was shot out...and it wasn't burnt.
Rain fell over Prince D as he held the now ordinary toaster and picked up the piece of bread, biting into it, before he gasped, saying, "It's...perfect," before screaming tearfully, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"!
Back at the radio station, Trollex was, at the moment, doing his show, saying while Synth helped him in the back, "And we are back and better than ever! So, I have learned a powerful lesson today: sometimes, showbiz, whether on stage or on the radio, is no easy task, but the best kind of action you could ever portray is the act of friendship because if you have good friends, they'll do anything to help you succeed, no matter how hard the task may be. Plus, they'll always be there to support you in everything you do, especially...the tasks you succeed at the most."
Aggie and Beat were both silently mouthing cheers for Trollex, who blushed, appreciating the gesture from his girlfriend and Beat
Poppy was watching from outside the studio, through the window.
Trollex then said, "And now, to conclude the last show for today, here's a little tune you all might recognize very well," before he pulled out a small green kazoo and proceeded to happily play the show's theme song on it, while Synth, Aggie, and Beat danced to the tune, as well as Poppy, who smiled when she saw that her vision had come true.
Back at the condo, Prince D and Cooper, who had his hips bandaged, were sitting at the dining room table, each with a plate of burnt toast.
"Well, Cooper, guess we finally learned why no Troll's created a smart toaster yet," Prince D told Cooper.
"Yeah, because then, it becomes angry and susceptible to emotions and becomes evil," Cooper replied with a laugh.
Prince D picked up his piece of burnt toast, saying, "Shall we dine"?
"Like kings, brother," cooper said happily while also picking up his piece of burnt toast, with both Funk Trolls struggling to bite into their burnt pieces. It may not be entirely edible, but at least they still got to finally have their imperfect perfect breakfast together as a family.