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!
Don't Psychic Out, Trollex!
Later on, after Aggie and her friends had returned back to the condo, they were busy resting in their rooms from the long day they had.
In Aggie and Trollex's room, Trollex was currently sitting on the couch, his injured fin resting on a pillow with an ice pack over it, and Aggie was sitting next to him, cuddling next to Trollex. She was laying her head against his shoulder while Trollex was using the gentle arm he had wrapped around Aggie to stroke her hair.
Suddenly, Aggie felt her phone vibrating and picked it up, seeing that she got a notification on Loeagram, and clicked open the app to read it. When she saw what the notification was about, she smiled and copied the link before texting it to everyone, saying "Check this out, you guys! If any of you are interested tomorrow, try this out"!
She sent the message, and not 5 seconds later, Trollex looked at his phone, saw that he got Aggie's text, and grinned, asking while hugging Aggie close to him, "So, what's this link you sent us about"?
Aggie explained, "Tomorrow's Picture Day at Cabatwand. They host picture day events like this every now and then, where you go and you get your picture taken, and you get to hang it on a photo wall for everyone to see."
"That sounds like fun. Maybe I'll go there tomorrow with Synth, and we can both get our pictures taken tomorrow. I'll even bring you back a copy of my photo," Trollex replied while smiling.
Aggie giggled while saying, "Why a copy when I have the real deal right here beside him, looking just as handsome and adorable"?
Trollex blushed as he and Aggie shared a kiss together before he said, "And you're just as beautiful as any photo of you in the world."
Aggie blushed and replied, "Trollex, you little charmer"!
"Hey, I just speak the truth, and the truth is already right here beside me, looking so pretty," Trollex answered back, making the happy couple blush together while laughing.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Trolls have also gotten the text Aggie sent and saw the link.
"Pictuurr Day? Whel, hot dang! That sounds laake fun," Holly happily commented before she started to freak out, saying, "Ah! Ay gotta do my hair faw tomorrow," and immediately galloped into her bedroom.
"Picture Day, huh? Time to bust out my fancy hat," Cooper said before taking his hat off and pulling another one out that looked just like his original hat, and placing it on, tossing the old hat aside, chuckling while saying, "So stylish"!
"Picture Day! That sounds so," Synth said while he and Stereo were looking at their phones before they both started to mimic airhorn noises.
"They do Picture Day here? Rocking," Val declared happily while Melody cheered, saying, "We gonna glam up"!
All of the other Normal Trolls were excited about Picture Day...except for one of them, who looked absolutely shocked to find out that tomorrow was Picture Day.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO," Minuet exclaimed, while in her condo room, in shock/frustration when she got the text message, utterly terrified for tomorrow to come.
The next day, in the morning, everyone was in their condo rooms, getting set for Picture Day.
Demo was steam ironing his tie in his room.
Gust was using a special metal polish to make his sheriff badge extra shiny.
Biggie was choosing between two small hats to place onto Mr. Dinkles's head, the worm only saying "Mew" in reply to choosing which hat it wanted.
Dante was using a special sticky roller to clean off any stray hair strands or dust that could be on his jacket.
Low-Note Jones was practicing his smile, winking at his reflection in the bathroom mirror while saying, "Hey there," repeatedly for practice.
Stereo was brushing her teeth, currently spitting out the toothpaste into the bathroom sink, and seeing her teeth glisten in the mirror like the glitter on her skin.
Smidge was adjusting the ribbon in her hair, trying to tie it up in a perfect bow.
Prince D was checking to see if his bling and gold tassels were in place.
Riff was placing his hat on his head before looking down to see her forgot a belt for his pants, and ran into his bedroom to grab one.
Synth was trying on his fancy bowtie and grinned happily, looking in the mirror, and made a gun-click sound while pointing at himself in the mirror.
Trollzart was choosing which black jacket he wished to wear for the day while Beat, who hovered beside Trollex, was trying on his tiny top hat from prom.
Clampers was trying to press the snaps on right on her overalls, before Delta, who currently had her auburn hair up in many curlers, gave her niece a hand.
Guy Diamond and Tiny Diamond were currently trying on tuxedos, before they looked at one another, and smiled, tearing their suits off, feeling much more comfortable in their natural birthday suits.
McJagger was adjusting the bangles on his ankles.
Val was placing on her fingerless gloves and her spiky bracelets.
Buckaroo was ironing her vest.
Trollex was adjusting his slipknot scrunchy in the mirror.
Sid was...napping in his room, as he felt like he didn't need to prepare for "Picture Day" and was fine the way he was.
DJ Suki was placing her headphones on, making sure they fit.
Barb was cutting a small hole on one of her new fishnets because her old ones got too worn out to wear, as she placed them on.
Branch was debating on whether to wear his king'd crown or not while Poppy was putting on her signature headband and spritzing on some light bubblegum scented perfume.
Laguna was placing on her pink topaz jewelry.
Melody was adjusting her scrunchy so her ponytail would stay upright.
Aggie was currently running a brush through her hair, which was currently frizzy from last night's sleep.
Legsley was placing her special anklet on and practicing some stretchy poses in the mirror.
Quincy was ironing his king's cape while Essence was applying a bit of glitter makeup around her eyes.
Holly currently had curlers in her hair and was sitting under a hot dryer, reading a magazine while she waited.
Everyone was busy getting ready to look photo perfect...except for Minuet, who was taking out her Picture Day frustrations by practicing her violin...very hard.
This was noticed, or rather heard, by Poppy, who was passing by minuet's condo room and overhear the thunderous violin playing. This made the Pop queen curious as she knew minuet's violin playing, and she could tell that based on how loud it was, Minuet waseither practicing really hard and was in the middle of an intense solo, or something was wrong.
She wasn't the only one to hear this as Holly, who still had the curlers in her hair, came trotting up to Poppy, saying, "Poppy, do y'all happen ta be hearin' that violin music too"?
"Yeah," Poppy replied, explaining, "It's pretty loud. You think something's up with Minuet"?
"Ay could hear it all the way up from my room, so, ay'm pretty sure somethin' must be up," Holly answered.
Poppy pushed the door open gently, and both girls were greeted to the sight of Minuet practicing her violin very intensely. She even had a firm determined facial expression while she played.
Poppy was the first to approach her, asking, "Uh, Minuet? Are you ok"?
"Y'all seem ta be goin' pretty hard on that their violin," Holly added hesitantly.
Minuet heard the girls' comments and turned her head, replying, at first, with a nervous smile, "What? I have no idea what you mean," and chuckled hesitantly afterward.
But then, the laughter started to sound more forced and gritty as frustration rose inside of Minuet, and the more frustrated she got, the harder she took it out on the violin, playing it faster and faster, making the pitch higher and higher.
Suddenly, she played it so fast that the bow was heated up to a high temperature and became hot enough to slice right through the violin completely, cutting it in half, and wrecking the poor string instrument.
Finally, Minuet couldn't hold it in any longer, as she admitted, "Oh, who am I kidding?! It's this infernal Picture Day! Guh"!
Her response confused Poppy and Holly, with Holly asking, "Wait? Pictuurr Day's what's gotcha all worked up? But why"?
"Yeah, Picture Day is a lot of fun," Poppy added, mentioning, "you get to dress up nice, pose, show the world your best smile. What's not to like about it"?
Minuet started to say, "It's because, for my entire life...," before she quickly flew to her condo door and looked outside for a minute, looking down the halls to make sure no one was there before she closed the door, and flew back to Poppy and Holly, whispering to them, "I have never been able to take a good picture...ever"!
Poppy and Holly were a little surprised at first, with Holly saying, "Oh, come on, that ken't be true."
"Yeah, Minuet, you're adorable! There's no way anyone with as much grace and Classical cuteness as you have can ever take a bad photo," Poppy added.
"I wish to agree with you, Queen Poppy, but the proof is in the pudding, or in this case, this photo scrapbook," Minuet commented while pulling out a small scrapbook and opening it, showing a page to Holly and Poppy.
The photo both girls saw made them cringe and shout a bit in shock from how...unexpectedly unflattering Minuet looked.
"And that isn't even the worse one," Minuet added as she started to flip the pages, showing both girls more of her awkward photos.
The more photos they saw, the more Poppy and Holly cringed back and shouted in shock/fright, as while they felt bad for their friend, at the same time, they had to be honest: the photos were absolutely bad.
Finally, after showing them enough pictures, Minuet placed the scrapbook away, saying, "You see what I mean?! I don't understand why, but it just happens, and it's completely unfair!
I'm a first-chair violinist! I speak 17 languages! At age two, I could already do this," before she performed a really cool finger trick that impressed Poppy and Holly before Minuet sadly added, "I have mastered every skill I've put my mind to, but when it comes to posing for a picture, I am helpless," before flying to the floor, landing softly on her knees, while looking down sadly.
Poppy and Holly approached the sad Classical Troll, with Poppy saying, "Aww, Minuet. Listen, who's to say whether a photo is good or bad? But you are awesome either way, so who cares, right"?
"Yeah, sugar. aftuurr all, ayy lil' ol photo doesn't show off who y'all are, y'all already do that by the amazin' things y'all ken do. The things we see ya do ever'day that plum down impresses us. so, even if ayy photo ov ya looks bad, it ken't evuurr take away the stellar Troll we know," Holly added.
Minuet gave their advice some thought before saying, "Yeah, you both are right, Poppy and Holly. Who cares if I can't do this one thing"?
But, the more she contemplated on the one thing she couldn't matter, the more it, deep down, stressed her out, while she said with a forced smile, trying to play out that she was ok, "This one simple thing, so simple, in fact, that young children can do it, but I can't! That's fine with me"!
Feeling stressed again, she pulled out a new violin and started to stress-play again, using her hair to stress-play an additional violin, a cello, and even a pair of loud cymbals, while letting out small shouts of frustration.
While poppy and Holly were watching this, Holly commented, "Poppy, ay think we're gonna need some help on this from ayy expert."
Poppy then had a huge grin as she snapped her fingers, saying, "Luckily, I know just the Troll who can help us."
She whispered the name into Holly's ear, making Holly grin and say, "Woohoo! That Troll's perfect"!
Poppy then signaled Minuet to stop while saying, "Hey, Minuet! Timeout for a minute, please"?
As the Classical Troll paused her music-playing, she heard Poppy comment, "We can tell this means a lot to you, so, if you want, why don't we go see someone who can help you take a good photo"?
"Oh," Minuet asked curiously while putting her instruments away, asking, "Who did you have in mind"?
"Follow us, sugar, ayn' y'all will see," Holly said as she was about to walk to the door.
However, Poppy quickly stopped her while saying, "Uh, Holly...," before pointing to the top of her head.
Holly looked up and remembered she still had her curlers on, making the Country ambassador chuckle sheepishly while saying, "Oh, raheet, forgot about 'em. Uh, give me ayy sec," and ran out of the room, quickly using the time to take out the curlers, before re-entering the room, her hair styled like usual, before saying, "Now, we're ready to go."
Poppy and Minuet couldn't;t help but giggle in reply as they joined holly outside the condo room and went to see who Poppy had in mind to help Minuet with her photo-posing skills.
Meanwhile, Trollex and Synth, who soon felt like they were ready for Picture Day, had decided to eat out for breakfast together. They went to Cabatwand and ate at a nearby diner before they decided to walk around for a bit to stretch their fins and get some exercise. At the moment, they were currently walking through the streets of Cabatwand and saw some MMTs setting up a large photo booth in the center of the town.
"Yo, check it! That must be where they're doing the Picture Day," Synth commented.
"I guess so," Trollex replied, but at the same time, Trollex was sounding...off. During breakfast, he noticed that he's been having a very weird feeling, but he couldn't put his finger on what the feeling was.
Synth noticed his brother in thought and asked, "Hey, bro? You...a'ight"?
Trollex looked up at Synth and answered him, "Hey, Synth? I feel weird today."
"I feel weird every day, yo; you get used to it," Synth replied with a chuckle.
"No, not that kind of weird. I've been feeling kind of off, but I don't know why," Trollex explained.
Synth listened carefully while asking, "Are you feeling sick? Did you eat enough at breakfast"?
Trollex shook his head, saying, "I'm not sick, at least I don't think so, and you saw me eating. I ate the $2 Trollar special, remember"?
"Oh yeah," Synth replied, smiling while saying, "Then, I'm sure you'll be just fine"!
Then, to the boys' dismay, they saw Scarlet approaching them, with her bandmates behind her, while she said, "Hello, Techno-Dorks."
Synth frowned at the name Scarlet called them while Trollex gritted his teeth, asking while crossing his arms, "What do you want, Scarlet"?
"Today's Picture Day, you might want to change," Scarlet answered mockingly.
"Ha! Jokes on you, Scarlet, we don't even wear clothes," Trollex commented back, thinking he had the upper hand.
"Yeah! I mean, my bro has his dope cape and sick crown, but other than that, we never have to worry about wearing the same thing twice," Synth added.
"I was talking about your faces, weirdos," Scarlet retorted back, laughing with her bandmates.
Trollex groaned angrily before telling Synth, extra loud on purpose so Scarlet could hear him, "Scarlet's the worst; I can't stand her"!
"Uh, hello? I can hear you," Scarlet argued back, feeling offended.
"Uh, hello? That's why I said it," Trollex answered back with a smug look when he saw his response made Scarlet roll her eyes angrily in response.
Scarlet then focused her attention on Synth and told him, pretending to act nice, "Hey, Synth, a bunch of us cool Trolls are gonna paint ourselves black with green polka dots for Picture Day. You're cool. You should do it too."
Synth was very surprised to hear this, asking, "Meh? Really"?
"Of course," Scarlet replied before adding mockingly, "Don't tell your brother."
"Uh, hello? I can hear you," Trollex replied, facing Scarlet with an annoyed look.
"Uh, hello? That's why I said it," Scarlet answered back with the same smug look Trollex shot at her earlier, making Trollex groan and turn away from her, feeling annoyed, while Scarlet and her bandmates soon walked away.
Suddenly, Trollex felt his eyes widen, and he became dazed, feeling something play in his mind.
In his head, he saw what looked like Synth, who was painted black with green polka dots, and Scarlet and her bandmates, and some background MMTs laughing at Synth, who seemed to be getting humiliated for looking like this.
Once the mysterious clip ended, Trollex stumbled back, saying in shock when he realized what had happened, "Oh, seaweed! What was that"?
"Oh, seaweed." I like that, bro! That's *imitates airhorn noises*! Bro, That should be your thing," Synth told Trollex, thinking what his brother had said was really cool.
But Trollex wasn't listening, he was still so in shock by what he had just seen! It looked like...he just saw the future! He must've had a vision! But how? And why? And most importantly, did what he see was real?
When Synth and Trollex returned to the condo, later on, Trollex had a lot on his mind, saying to himself, "I need to talk to someone about what happened."
At first, he wanted to tell the leaders, but then, he knew that they didn't have visions (unaware that the leaders, except for Branch, had already had their eyes), so they probably wouldn't understand. Then, he snapped his fingers, saying, "Aggie's my only solution to finding some answers about this."
He went up to his and Aggie's room and found Aggie, fixing her dress, saying, "Aggie"!
Aggie turned around and faced Trollex, greeting him with, "Hey, Trollex, how was your walk with Synth"?
Trollex admitted as he walked over to the easy chair and took a seat, "It was kind of weird."
"Weird? Why," Aggie asked curiously while flying up to him.
Trollex didn't know how to word it exactly, and deep down, he felt a bit nervous to tell his girlfriend about what he saw, quickly letting out, "It's kind of embarrassing."
Aggie caressed her boyfriend's cheek, saying, "You know you can talk to me about anything, right? You're always there for me when I'm feeling alone and need to talk to someone about how I'm feeling."
Trollex looked up at Aggie and smiled before he took a deep breath in and out and told her, "Well, we were on our walk, and we ran into Scarlet, who was a nuisance as always, but then...something strange happened."
"What happened," Aggie asked.
Trollex explained while using his hands to gesture the motions behind it, "Well, my stomach felt queasy, I got light-headed, and then it happened."
"It," Aggie asked while raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"Yeah, it. As in...I saw something," Trollex replied.
Aggie suddenly realized what Trollex seemed to be talking about, as she gasped and slowly inquired, "Trollex, did you...have a vision"?
Trollex answered while shrugging unsurely, "I...might've. I saw this odd video play in my head. It was Synth, he was covered in paint, and a lot of MMTs was laughing at him, he looked completely humiliated, and then, it ended just like that."
Aggie covered her mouth in surprise, flying up, saying, "Trollex, I think you just saw the future! You must've had a psychic vision"!
Trollex was now the one gasping, saying, "I did?! Oh my Troll"!
"I know! How is this even possible," Aggie asked curiously.
"I don't know that, and I'm still questioning if this is like total legit," Trollex answered back.
"Legit? Trollex, what you saw is something that's gonna happen in the future! And with Synth! You've got to warn him, especially if what you saw is gonna lead to him getting humiliated," Aggie told Trollex.
Trollex then said, "Wait a second, Aggie. I do want to warn him, but...maybe this vision isn't something to worry about."
"Huh," Aggie was surprised, asking, "Trollex, what do you mean"?
"I mean, yeah, Synth might not be the brightest Techno, but I doubt he would actually paint himself black with green polka dots just because Scarlet says so. Plus, after all the stuff she's put us through, I doubt Synth would even believe a thing she says," Trollex explained.
"Plus, what's not to say that what I saw would even happen? Or if it even was a real vision? I probably just had something bad at the diner and the indigestion's just messing with my mind," Trollex added.
"Trollex, I know it might not seem that way, but whether it is real or not, you just saw the future, and that's something you need to consider. You can't ignore what the future holds," Aggie told Trollex.
"But what if I do, and the "vision" doesn't end up being what I thought it was," Trollex asked, saying, "Maybe it'll be best if I just ignore it."
Aggie was very surprised to hear this, declaring, "Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah! Woah! Trollex, you can't just ignore a vision"!
"How come, Aggie? For all I know, my vision just might lead me into some spiral and wind up being something that wasn't even supposed to be," Trollex replied, still feeling doubtful about his first vision.
Aggie tried to reassure him, saying, "Trollex, listen. I know sometimes the idea of having visions can feel like a curse, but they are a gift. It's something I've learned after finding out about how I inherited my psychic visions, and that's something you need to embrace, whether it's permanent or not or if it's real or not. Do you remember when I first got my psychic visions"?
"Yeah, I remember that day. You saw Trollzart getting stuck in a tuba, and it happened," Trollex answered.
"Exactly, and yes, I will share partial blame for causing Papa Trollzart to get stuck in that tuba, but the point is, it happened either way and time and time again, we've seen that even when I try to stop a vision from happening, it still happens. But you want to know why we get to watch it happen? Because I don't ignore what I see," Aggie explained.
She then added, "It can be scary, yes, and a lot of the times, I even find myself doubting if what my visions show me is true or not, but it's always important to not ignore them because you never know what might happen. One way or another, it always come true."
Trollex then got up, saying, "That may be, but still, I highly doubt Synth is gonna cover himself in paint just because someone says it's "cool." I know my brother, he's better than that."
"This coming from the same guy who got his hand stuck in a jar of peanut butter five days ago because he was trying to get the spoon he lost," Aggie asked curiously.
Trollex and Aggie couldn't help but laugh a bit before Trollex said, "But still, for now, I don't think this "Vision" is anything to worry about. I'm just gonna forget about it, and head out for the Picture Day event," and got up from the easy chair, heading to the door, leaving Aggie to watch her boyfriend in concern.
Meanwhile, Poppy, Holly, and Minuet were currently talking to Guy Diamond in his condo room, telling him about the predicament.
"So, Minuet," Guy Diamond commented, adding on "Poppy's told me you've never taken a good picture? Well, I've never taken a bad one, and with my help, we will get you psoing for photos, and having them come out just as brilliantly as any model."
"You really think so," Minuet asked, adding, "At this rate, I'll take any advice you can offer."
"But, of course. after all, not every Troll is perfectly photogenetic, but with the right tips, you can make your picture stand out," Guy Diamond commented before adding, "If we were back home, I'd show you what I mean with a visit to my gallery. Or, as I like to call it, my Guy-llery."
Poppy, Holly, and Minuet couldn't;t help but snicker from the joke before Guy Diamond added, "But, luckily for you, I have some photos of what the Guy-llery looks like if you wish to see them. Tiny, if you please"?
Tiny Diamond peeked out from his father's hair, saying, "Sure thing, daddy! One photo collage coming right up," before going back inside and pushing out a small scrapbook that Guy caught and opened, showing the photos inside to the girls.
Poppy, Holly, and Minuet were impressed by the photos of the Guy-llery photos, commenting, "Ooh," in unison/awe! Each photo showed off Guy Diamond in a different way, but they all were so...beautiful! Glamorous! Dare they say...spectacular!
"How do you do it, Guy? Where did you acquire such talent," Minuet asked while looking at one of the photos in amazement.
Guy Diamond smiled in pride, explaining, "Well, while it is true, I am very talented..." before dramatically pausing for a short while.
The while felt like a long time, as Poppy quickly interrupted with, "Uh...Guy"?
Luckily, it snapped him back into it, the glitter Troll explaining, "Sorry, where was I? Oh, right. As I was saying, I never take a picture without a little help."
"Help? As in you have someone helping you," Minuet asked curiously.
"Depends, but what I am actually referring to is not some"one", but rather, some"thing." I use certain tools or preparation tips that I follow to help get the best image for the image to shine as bright as i do the minute it's taken and comes out of the camera," Guy Diamond explained.
He then turned the page and pointed to one photo in the book where he was lying down, with his hair looking like it was blowing in the wind, explaining, "See this one? In this one, a large fan gave my hair a windblown look."
"Ooh," all 3 girls said in unison/awe.
Guy diamond then pointed to the photo on the next page, which was of him doing a cute pose while his glitter glistened, saying, "And in this photo, to get the shine I had there, I had my glitter waxed for 3 days."
"Aah," Poppy, Holly, and Minuet said in amazement.
"3 days? Ain't that ayy bit painful," Holly asked curiously.
"Believe it or not, it was excruciatingly painful, but sometimes, great things require certain sacrifices," Guy Diamond answered with a shy shrug.
He then flipped a few pages while saying, "But out of all the pictures in my Guy-llery, this one is my most favorite of all ," before pointing to a picture of him posing while smiling directly at the camera, his hair pushed back a bit, behind a golden background.
"O-M-B Flat Minor! That photo is gorgeous! What was the helping tip that let you get that gem of a picture," Minuet commented in awe, admiring how absolutely perfect it looked.
Guy Diamond answered, "Ah, yes. Actually, this one got the most help of all. It was taken during a very special time where the light is absolutely ideal."
"Golden hour," Holly asked.
"No, no," Guy Diamond replied, answering with, "Golden second."
The girls were shocked to hear this.
"What's golden second," Minuet asked, wanting to hear more about it.
Guy Diamond explained, "Yes, goldens second. A rare and fleeting moment where the cosmos align, wraps you in its unknowable wonders, and whispers, "Say cheese."
Minuet was on the edge of her invisible air seat, if she had one, as she tried to grasp in the majesty of the info, while Guy Diamond added, "Of course, no one can predict when a golden second will happen, so when it does occur, it's truly a sight to behold."
Minuet couldn't believe what she was hearing; there were just about so many ways to help improve the quality of one's picture! And if these tips helped Guy Diamond, they must certainly be able to help her too!
Minuet then flew up to Guy Diamond, telling him,"Even so, i had no idea there were so many ways to improve the quality of a photograph. Guy, will you help me with today's Picture Day"?
Guy Diamond nodded, saying, "I will be honored to be your guide. Or as i like to call it, your Guy-de," as Minuet and the girls snickered from the funny joke again.
"Well, in that case, let's head on over to Cabatwand and get our pictures taken," Poppy declared as the group all cheered while heading out to Picture Day.
At the center of Cabatwand, MMTs were all lined up and waiting to get their photos taken, and within that line, so were the Normal Trolls as well.
Trollex was currently getting his photo taken as he smiled and saw the camera flash before he walked off to the side. He noticed that Synth wasn't within the line yet, and had guessed he must be somewhere near the back, waiting his turn. So far, there didn't seem to be any sign to worry about his vision coming true, so he kept the thought about it in his mind and continued to ignore it.
Aggie was next and had her photo taken before she flew over to her boyfriend while the photographer hung up her picture and Trollex's picture together.
Aggie asked Trollex, "Hey, have you seen Synth? I didn't see him with you or with the others."
"He's probably in the back of the line; I'm sure he will be here soon," Trollex answered.
Aggie then said quietly to him so no one else could hear her,e except Trollex, "Trollex, I still don't think you should ignore this vision. What you saw is most likely gonna come true one way or another, so you should take it seriously, or at least give Synth a heads up about being a little more careful since it involves him."
"Yeah, but so far, nothing bad seems to be happening, so, there's nothing to worry about," Trollex replied, adding, "Plus, let's not worry about any visions causing trouble. After all, how can i worry when I have an angel beside me here keeping me calm"?
Aggie blushed, saying, "Trollex, you paint a picture with your charming words," before she mentioned, a bit more serious, "But still, I don't think ignoring it would help prevent it from happening. It might only just influence what you saw to happen."
While Aggie and Trollex were discussing, quietly, about his first vision, Minuet was called up next to have her picture taken as she flew over to a stool that was set behind a green screen and got ready.
The photographer, who was a male Magic Pop Troll, stated while looking into the camera, "Ready, and..."
Then, Minuet interrupted with, "Wait! Hold, please. My crew needs time to make some adjustments."
The photographer, confused, asked, "Your...crew"?
On cue, Holly, Poppy, Guy Diamond, and Tiny Diamond appeared beside her by the stool, posing, ready to help Minuet be camera ready.
Feeling confident, Minuet declared, "Alright, team! Let's work it"!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Find My Pose~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Poppy: Pose on fire, fire! Looking fine, work! Confidence on lock! Don't stop now! Go on, shine!
Poppy, Holly, and Guy Diamond were flashing some lights onto Minuet to make her shine bright while she sat on the stool, practicing different poses.
In one moment, Guy and his son Tiny thought the lighting wasn't perfect and got the idea to use one of the little light beams that shined through one of the tiny holes in the ceiling, as tiny reflected it on a mirror, and onto Guy's butt, sending the light beam to Minuet, which reflected off the gem on her belly, and made her glisten.
Poppy and Holly: We light it up! We set the flash to strobe! And then I let it go!
Holly was turning a crank that made a blue background with white cloud designs on it move, making it resemble the sky, while Poppy fanned Minuet with a leaf to make a gentle breeze. But, it didn't feel like enough, as she then pulled out a giant fan and turned it on, giving Minuet an adorable windblown look.
Guy Diamond: Go! To the left! To the right! Now, pose! Shine! Like a star! You know you are!
Minuet kept trying a myriad of different poses with different backgrounds and in different costumes while the photographer snapped each picture.
Poppy and Holly: I'm gonna find my pose!
Guy Diamond: Work that camera! so much glamour! Go! to the left! To the right! Now, pose!
Poppy and Holly: I'm gonna find my pose!
This kept going on for a little while, and the more they tried, the more photos ended up on the ground. Out of all of them, Minuet was hoping, as the photo shoot progressed, one of them would be the perfect one she's dying to get.
Holly: Work that glimmer, glimmer! Show it off, work! The light makes you shimmer! Keep it up, now! Show them that you're tough!
Poppy and Holly: We glam it up! Make your pretty like a rose! And then I let it go!
Guy Diamond: Go! To the left! To the right! Now, pose! Shine! Like a star! You know you are!
Poppy and Holly: I'm gonna find my pose!
Guy Diamond: Work that camera! So much glamour! Go! to the left! To the right! Now, pose!
Poppy and Holly: I'm gonna find my pose!
After a bit of time, there were so many photos on the ground.
Minuet picked one of them up, hoping that it turned out well. But to her shock, none of the photos ended up being good, they all looked so terrible!
"Ahhh! Not one good picture," Minuet exclaimed in disbelief, sighing sadly, before saying, "It's useless! no matter how much we add, I'll never be able to take a decent photo! Ugh"!
Guy Diamond, Holly, and Poppy couldn't help but feel bad for Minuet; they were trying so hard to help Minuet get a perfect photo. there had to be some way to help her.
Suddenly, there was a shift in wind, the breeze seemed to pick up.
This made the group curious, as Poppy asked, "Wha-What's happening"?
Up on the surface, the sky changed from blue to golden as the sun began to shine bright, the golden lights peering down into the holes on the ceiling.
Guy Diamond seemed to sense what was going to happen, gasping before he declared, "Minuet, take your position! golden second is upon us"!
Minuet got into her seat and waited for the lighting to get just right.
Up in space, the cosmos all seemed to line up perfectly with the sun and helped it to produce a strong beam of gold light that peered through one of the holes in the ceiling, lowering its way to Minuet slowly.
The photographer waited for the right moment to take the picture, while Guy Diamond told him to "Hold...Hold..."
While the light that was emitted was hot enough to burn the green screen behind her, once it landed on the jewel on Minuet's headband, it made her glisten beautifully!
At just the right moment, Guy Diamond whispered to her, "Say cheese," while the photographer took the picture at that exact moment.
Soon, the golden second was done, and the sky returned back to normal, as did the lighting in Harmonious Land.
Guy Diamond saw the picture come out and waited for it to reveal whether it was good or bad.
Poppy and Holly were anxiously awaiting the results, while Minuet secretly wished that it worked.
When the photo was set, it showed that Minuet...looked extraordinarily beautiful! It worked! she had finally gotten a perfect picture!
Proud, Guy Diamond held it high, saying, "We got it"!
Minuet couldn't believe it; she felt so relieved, happy, and most importantly, she felt...accomplished!
Feeling tears of pride well up, she smiled, saying, "At last, I've conquered the one skill I could never master. I must take a closer look," and got up from her seat to go take a better look of the perfect photo.
Suddenly, when Minuet got up to look at the picture, her sudden departure from her seat made the stool shake and fall backward, knocking down the already torn-down green screen.
This caused a chain reaction as the rest of the different backdrops, lights, and boxes of costumes and props to fall over.
Minuet watched this going on, worried that something bad was going to happen.
And boy, it did, because it then triggered Mr. Dinkles, who was resting on top of a fan, to fall over and accidentally press the on button of the fan, activating it, and making not only the photo in Minuet's hands blow away, but it also got the photos that were on the ground mixed up with it.
Minuet gasped in horror, shouting, "Somebody grab that picture"!
All her friends started running around, chasing after the pictures that blew in the wind.
Tiny used his hair to grab a picture, saying, "Never fear, winged Troll lady! Tiny Diamond's got that good photo"!
But when Tiny Diamond took a closer look and saw he actually grabbed one of the bad photos, he cringed, saying, "Oh, wow! Nope, Tiny Diamond did not."
Demo was chasing a photo that flew in the air, shouting, "I got it! I got it"!
"Ay got it! Ay got it," Gust declared while he was also chasing the same picture but in a different direction.
Both boys were so into trying to catch the picture they didn't see they were about to run into each other and collided hard into the ground.
Gust got back to his feet, saw the picture still in the air, and ran back and forth, shouting, "Still got it! Still got it," while trying to catch it, inexplicably running over Demo while doing so.
Minuet was flying around, watching her friends sort through all the pictures, but it didn't seem like the perfect picture was anywhere...until she saw the picture on the ground, right by the Golden Express train station.
"There," Minuet exclaimed as she flew towards it.
But, while she was doing that, a set of golden train tracks appeared, and the photo was caught in between the train tracks.
Minuet struggled to pull the picture out, tugging as hard as she could, but it wouldn't budge no matter what.
Suddenly, there was a loud train whistle blaring, making Aggie gasp, saying, "The Golden Train is coming"!
While Minuet was still trying to pull the photo free, she didn't see, or hear, that the Golden Express was coming right down the tracks very fast, heading to the station, and she was right in the way!
"Minuet doesn't see the train comin'," Holly exclaimed, while the rest of the Normal Trolls, and the MMTs watching this unfold, gasped in horror.
"Some Troll get her off the tracks before she gets hit," McJagger shouted.
Guy Diamond, Poppy, Holly, and Aggie quickly ran towards the train tracks, with Poppy exclaiming, "Minuet"!
"Back away," Guy Diamond added.
"Get off the tracks," Holly shouted.
"Quick, before the train hits you," Aggie shouted.
Minuet didn't hear her friends, as she was too worried about trying to free her photo from the train tracks, shouting, "It's...stuck"!
Aggie then shouted, "Minuet, it's not worth it! You've gotta get out of the way of the train"!
Finally, Minuet seemed to hear Aggie; shout, asking, "Train"?
That was when she heard the train whistle and saw the Golden Train coming right towards her, and she saw it coming really fast.
She barely leaped out of the way, just in the nick of time...before the Golden Train came barreling in, and while going down the tracks, it completely tore up the photo into tons of tiny shreds.
Minuet watched in shock as she saw the photo get torn, and the tiny pieces of it floated over to her feet.
"Minuet," Poppy exclaimed as she, Holly, Aggie, and Guy Diamond arrived before the other Normal Trolls followed them.
"Are you ok," Branch asked.
"That was just scary," Stereo commented.
"What were you thinking doing that," Dante asked, concerned for his friend.
"We're glad you're ok," Trollex commented.
"You were almost a Classical pancake," Val mentioned.
While everyone gathered around her in concern, Minuet looked down at the photo pieces before suddenly, the reality seemed to hit her in the face, as she commented, "What? What am I doing"?
Poppy came up to her, asking, "Minuet, are you ok"?
Minuet looked up at the Pop queen and answered, "Am I ok? Am I ok? Poppy, I nearly let myself be steamrolled by a magic locomotive, all for a 4X3 glossy of me! Does that behavior sound ok to you?! To any of you"?!
All of the Normal Trolls looked at one another before Aggie answered, "Well, based on what we just saw, I guess...not"?
Minuet then stated, "Well, I certainly hope you all "Guess not"! This madness needs to stop right now"!
She saw a photo that was lying on the ground by her feet and picked it up, flying over to the photo board where all the other pictures were hung up, and posted it there, saying, "Here, this picture right here, will be my photo for the wall. Let's be done with it."
"Minuet, are you sure," Riff asked curiously.
"You seemed so excited to have that perfect picture, and that one you just hung up isn't "perfect" as you want it to be," Smidge added while pointing to the picture.
Minuet replied, "Well, I am 100% certain of it because, you know what? Even if that picture of me isn't perfect, I'm still great at many other things! I am a first-chair violinist, I speak 17 languages, and I can do this," before performing the finger trick again, impressing her friends, before she added, "So, as my fellow friends have said earlier, good photo or bad, I am awesome either way."
"Awwww," all the Normal Trolls said in awe.
"That's splendid to hear, Minuet," Trollzart replied, praising Minuet.
Minuet beamed happily before she then said with a small frown, "That being said, it won't be easy being the only Troll with a bad photo up there."
"Aw, don't let that bring you down, Minuet," Melody said, advising, "Don't think of it as a bad photo. Think of it as a..unique one."
Suddenly, Branch saw something that surprised him as he gasped and commented while pointing, "It seems like maybe you won't be the only Troll with a unique photo, Minuet."
That made her, Aggie, Trollex, and the other Normal Trolls turn their heads and see Synth walking up towards them, and he looked completely covered in black paint with green polka dots.
Everyone was surprised, but no one was more surprised than Trollex, whose eyes widened in shock, and his jaw dropped. He quickly ran up to his brother, saying, "Synth, what did you do"?!
Synth saw Trollex and smiled, saying, "Bro, you gotta be more specific. I did a lot of things today. I got up, had breakfast, brushed my teeth...," before he began to doubt himself for some reason, asking himself, "Wait. Did I brush my teeth"?
He quickly exhaled into his hand and quickly sniffed the air before smiling in contentment, saying, "Yep, I did"!
"No, Synth," Trollex replied, "You're covered in black paint with green polka dots"!
Synth realized what his brother was referring to, saying, "Oh! Right."
He then placed his hand on Trollex's shoulder, saying in a reassuring manner, "Don't worry, bro. Just because I'm cool now doesn't mean we can't be brothers."
"We are brothers," Trollex clarified.
"Yeah, but now, I'm a cool one," Synth replied, not even curious about what was going to happen because he was covered in black paint and green polka dots.
And unfortunately, he was about to get his answer very bluntly, as Scarlet and her bandmates, who were currently waiting in line, saw Synth, and were surprised he ACTUALLY went through with it.
Scarlet held in the urge to laugh right away as she exclaimed, "No way! He did it; he actually did it"!
That made some of the other MMTs turn around and see Synth in the state he was in, and they, including Scarlet and her bandmates, started to laugh, thinking Synth looked so funny and ridiculous like this.
Trollex watched this happen and covered his mouth in shock, realizing that the vision he had earlier was true; it was a genuine vision of the future. And worst of all, he did absolutely nothing to stop it from happening. And now, his brother was paying the price for him not stepping in to protect his brother from his vision from coming true.
Seeing Synth look shocked that the MMTs were laughing at him for how he looked, Trollex looked around for something that he could do to make this right. He noticed by the green screen that there was an open can of paint, and it was black paint with green polka dots.
With a plan in mind, he ran over to the paint can and picked it up before exclaiming, "Hey! Over here"!
That made the MMTs, Scarlet and her bandmates, Aggie and the Normal Trolls, turn their heads to see what Trollex was going to say or do.
"What is he doin'," Holly whisper-asked Aggie in confusion.
Aggie smiled, saying, "Something crazy to protect his brother," while she watched, knowing Trollex was risking humiliation, but making the right choice for helping Synth like this.
Trollex then said while beaming in confidence, "My brother, Synth, looks so cool, I want to be painted black with green polka dots just like him"!
And honoring his statement, Trollex lifted the paint can over his head and ceremoniously dumped the paint on top of him, covering himself in the paint.
The MMTs that were laughing at Synth earlier now turned their attention to laughing at Trollex, while Scarlet exclaimed as she laughed, "The Normal Techno King's lost it"!
Trollex didn't even care that he was being laughed at; seeing Synth smile in appreciation for standing up for him the way that he did was more than enough for Trollex to be proud that he did what he did to help.
He walked over to Synth, and both paint-covered brothers hugged while Synth said in gratitude for Trollex's brave stunt, "Thanks, bro."
Trollex smiled, saying, "You're my brother, Synth. I'll always be there for you."
The two Normal Techno Trolls did their signature handshake before pumping their arms up in raving motions and saying in unison, "Woohoo"!
Trollex then whispered just quietly enough so no one else could hear, but Synth could, "Also, I think I'm psychic."
Synth, to his surprise, didn't seem to react as big as he thought Synth would react, as the Techno prince/ambassador smiled happily, saying, "Cool! I think I'm a vegetarian. Guess we're both having big days"!
Trollex couldn't help but chuckle while shaking his head, but he was happy Synth seemed to take the news of him having visions well. And on the plus side, Synth wasn't getting laughed at any more, so that was another big plus. He and Synth hugged one another again, not minding that the paint they were covered in was getting smudged.
Aggie, Minuet, Holly, Poppy, and Guy Diamond, with Tiny Diamond peeking out of his father's hair, approached both Techno brothers, with Guy Diamond saying, "Wow, I want to know what got you both inspired to be canvases for Picture Day."
Trollex and Synth both shrugged while grinning as Trollex answered, "Well, let's just say we...wanted a more abstract photo."
"Yeah, yo! Abstract with fun colors," Synth added with a chuckle.
Minuet couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "Well, it does bring a comforting feeling to see that we will get to have some unique photos to hang up on the wall."
Suddenly, Guy Diamond got a great idea, saying, "Well, Minuet, perhaps having your photo on that wall won't be as hard as you think."
"Huh," Minuet asked, curious to know what Guy Diamond was up to.
Once the pictures started to resume, the photographer was currently guiding a Troll who was sitting on the stoop, saying, "A bit more...a bit more...there"?
Guy Diamond, and Minuet, who were standing on both sides of the camera with the photographer, nodded in agreement.
"Looks good to me. Minuet," Guy Diamond said.
Minuet giggled a bit, commenting, "It's perfect"!
As it turned out, smidge was currently getting set for her photo, but compared to how she had herself presented before, her hair was a wild mess, and she had brownie crumbs stuck in her teeth while she smiled for the camera.
Val went next, as she did a scary/silly rocker's face for her photo.
Branch pulled his hair down sideways and did a fish lips face.
Guy Diamond even did a photo where he had a finger stuck up his nose in a hilarious fashion.
All of the Normal Trolls who got their picture taken one by one did funny, silly, and hilarious poses, appearances, and facial expressions so they would get to have a "Bad" photo alongside Minuet.
Trollex even retook his picture in his newly painted appearance alongside Synth, and Aggie also retook her picture, sticking her tongue out cutely while winking at the camera.
After all the pictures were taken and hung up on the photo wall, it looked like a beautiful photo masterpiece. Sure, the Normal Trolls stuck out among the photos, but who cares? They all appeared to have fun doing these fun poses while making minuet feel like she doesn't need to worry about being the only Troll with an imperfect photo.
Feeling grateful, Minuet gathered by her friends, saying, "Thank you, friends."
"Awww, no problem, Minuet. After all, what are friends for," Guy Diamond replied.
Aggie then got a great idea, saying, "you know what this calls for"?
She pulled out her phone, saying, "Group selfie"!
"Brilliant idea, Master Aggie," Minuet replied, before declaring, "Say cheese"!
All the Normal Trolls bunched up together with Aggie and Minuet, and pulled out their silliest faces, before saying in unison, "Cheese"!
Aggie took the picture, and it looked very hilarious! It wasn't perfect at all, and they wouldn't want it any other way.