Once Upon a Time, there was an era where centaurs roam the plains, satyrs and fauns dance in the forests, flying beings rule the skies, the merfolk dominate the waters and life was exciting, adventurous, whimsical and most of all, there was magic. One of these beings who use this mystical art are the sprites. They love to sing, dance and hug all the time. Life goes on until a type of ogre, the Bergens arrive in their territory. They wanted magic for themselves so they force them to use their magic to serve them. Owning a sprite served as a status symbol but they had enough of this mistreatment. Some of the sprites who escaped into the sewers of the bergens' city plotted a plan to escape and this will cause an all-out war between them. The sprites freed their captive comrades with their elemental magic, one of the hardest forms of magic and fought against the Bergens. A group of strong and powerful sprites fought them while the rest escaped into the mountains.
"Go! Go!" A male sprite yelled as they go through the tunnels in the mountains, carrying their wingless young and their lanterns.
"We got her!" Some of the sprite cried as they passed a wingless baby sprite to the male sprite who is leading them through the tunnels.
"Ah! There's my princess." He smiled as he held a baby in his arms.
"My king, some of the others can't keep up!" One of the male sprites told them.
"No sprite left behind!" The sprite king yelled as he carried his infant daughter in a backpack and started helping the other sprites escape. He used his elemental magic, which is earth to lift up boulders and other debris to help his fellow fairies escape. The sprites who fought the Bergens manage to lose their enemies in a cave-in and were unable to fly from exhaustion. The sprite king carries them all with his magic and flew right outside the exit, just in time. The sprites cheered with happiness as they are finally free from the bergens' slavery. They escaped to the woods, where they decide to live in peace and harmony.
As the years went by, their lives changed when the twelve heroes arrived in their land and helped them and the other species build a new home called Newtown, with the heroes' leader becoming the ruling king of all. He and his bloodline ruled with love, kindness, fairness, justice, harmony and equality. Many kinds of races from sprites, elves, pixies, humans and genies to merfolk, harpies, centaurs, statues, fauns and manticores ended up living in Newtown as it expanded. Magic is taught in every corner of the world and those who were born to use it were selected to learn it. It Is easy to look at but, hard to master. And so the world found a simpler way to get by.
"I call it, the lightbulb." A dwarf inventor said as she pulled a lever and a lightbulb lights up.
"It's so easy." A genie said as he tried it for himself.
As the years went by, as the world becomes modernic and Newtown became the capital city, known as Castle City, magic is rare to practice and only a few interested in it learn magic from schools via special classes but they're mostly practiced by sprites, elves, pixies and other races that were born with magic powers to use for their everyday lives. Not everybody had moved on as many of the sprites and the Bergens would avoid each other when they meet because of what happened to them in the past. Nobody knows that there is still a bit of magic inside all of them.
"We are free to make our choices, fly in the sky and reach our dreams like you all did in your studies." An older pixie in the graduating toga and cap spoke to the graduates. "Remember, you are all going out into the world as individuals. I now present this year's Oak University's graduating class."
All the graduates, full of different races threw their graduation caps in the air as they cheered together. A group of sprites is screaming the loudest. They are lead by a pink-haired sprite with tanned skin, pink swallowtail butterfly wings, and a buxom figure at the front. She flew up to an older male sprite with tanned skin and possibly brown eyes. He has orange and yellow swallowtail butterfly wings, pink hair, eyebrows, and a mustache with grey streaks on them. He wears a white shirt, a green and blue waistcoat, jacket, and green pants with brown leather shoes.
"Thank you, daddy!" The sprite cried to him. "You never gave up on me."
"Poppy, I'm so glad you finished your studies and as a gift, I'd like you to open it." He said as he gave her a package.
"Guys, I got a package." She cried.
"Poppy, what's inside? Open it." One of the sprites cheered.
The pink-haired sprite, named Poppy opened the package and inside, is a scrapbook, full of recipes, a wand, and a letter.
"Awww, it's from mom and she's giving me her wand too." She sobbed.
"She would want to give the book to you when you graduate but she died when you were a baby." Her father, named Peppy told her.
"Awwww, I wish she is here." Poppy sighed.
"She is." He said after kissing her. "And I have another surprise for you."
"Dad, is it a cafe?" She asked him.
"Yes!" He told her.
"I always want a cafe, just like mom wished to have." She squealed in excitement.
"You'll see it tomorrow." He said as he calmed her down. "But right now, we'll celebrate your graduation."
The day after graduation, they drove into a manor-like building, which is renovated with flower-shaped roofings and a terrace. Poppy is seen wearing a blue, teal, and green colored gyaru dress, a green headband with blue flowers, and light pink high heeled shoes. Following her were a group of sprites, composed of a pair of twin sprites with blue and pink swallowtail wings, pastel colored hair in sided half ponytails, pink, purple and yellow outfits, silver and beaded accessories and high heeled footwear, a muscular female pixie with yellow and pink wings, a pink tank top with a light blue oval print on the chest area, yellow leggings, rubber shoes and a long braided aqua colored hair, a male sprite with silver hair, a beauty mark under his left eye, a gyaruo outfit with glitter, and a pair of glittery glasswing butterfly wings, a brown skinned female sprite with dreadlocked orange hair, a yellow, white, purple and blue stripey b-gal ensemble, rubber shoes, yellow, white and pink bangles, hot pink fingerless gloves, white, blue and pink headphones and hot pink luna moth wings, a plump male sprite with blue and purple atlas moth wings, icy pastel blue hair, blue sneakers, a white shirt with a purple waistcoat and pants, carrying a yellow Pomeranian in his backpack, a male faun with blue hair, a green hat, a pink striped hoodie, and cyan pants, a Caucasian male sprite with purple butterfly wings, blue, teal and green long, wavy hair, bluish purple eyes, purple buttoned collared shirt, yellow yoga pants, and brown shoes, and a male sprite with green Polyphemus moth wings, green hair with bangs covering his eyes, orange jumpsuit with a plain red turtleneck and long sleeves underneath and matching rubber shoes. They are all identified by their numerous accessories that they're wearing.
"Daddy, you bought this building for me?! I love it!" She squealed.
"Yes, Poppy." He said. "I had some of the parts renovate it for you to start your new business."
"Awww, dad." She sighed. "I can't wait to start cooking here, Mom would be so proud of me."
"Yes, she is." The purple winged male sprite with the goatee smiled.
They entered the building and Poppy started planning the sections, from the cold storage, the counter, the soda bar, the ice cream case, the case for the pastries, the kitchen, the manager's office, and the employee's lounge, to the restrooms, the tables, and chairs arrangements. She also planned the terraces and the second floor to have chairs and tables too.
"You're gonna make this place into a cafe?" Smidge, the moth sprite with a teal braid asked her.
"Yup, that's what mom always wanted." Poppy replied. "I don't know much about her except that she is a good cook and baker, she had the same body shape as I have, she is a kind and radiant sprite, she planned to own a cafe and she is giving to all the creatures in the city but she died when I was a baby."
"Wow, so you're gonna use her old scrapbook of recipes to open a cafe?" A wingless sprite child accompanying her asked.
"Yeah, and that's why we're celebrating with the biggest party ever." She cheered. "To celebrate my ownership of this place, everybody's gonna be there."
"Everybody?" A blue-haired wingless male sprite child asked from behind her wings.
"Everybody." Poppy replied.
Within a moment, Poppy went out of the building and started flying around the city like a hummingbird with all the invitations that she made during her last days of college years. She used her magic through a pink wand to distribute the invitations to all the humans and mythical beings around the city.
Everybody, move your wing and feel united
Ohh!
Everybody, shake your wing and feel united
Ohh!
Yeah
Everybody's coming to the celebration
I'ma hook you up with the invitation
Let your hair swing and party with me
No bad vibes
Just love, you'll see
Do the D-A-N-C-E
One-two-three-four fight
Stick to the B-E-A-T
Get ready to Ignite
You are such a P-Y-T
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A-B-C
That's how you make it right
It ain't hard out here When you're doing it right
Put a smile on blast That's the Fae life
And I'm here to help you through it
Come on, Smidge, I know you can do it
Your confidence gives me strength.
Within a minute, the sprites used their magic to make the invitations fly like butterflies all over the city. Many of the civilians outside were cheering and screaming with excitement as they are finally invited to the party. Later, they drove around in a car as they distribute the posters and invitations many magical creatures.
Don't stop, don't stop
Don't stop the beat
I can't stop, can't stop
Can't stop the beat
I won't stop, won't stop
Won't stop the beat
Go!
Everybody, shake your wing and feel united
Ohh!
Sunshine day, everybody's singing
Sunshine day
Everybody, move your wing and feel united
Ohh! Yeah, ohh!
Yeah!
After singing, they noticed a slow clapping. It belonged to a blue-haired male sprite with dark skin, a green sleeveless hoodie, brown and green baggy pants with a camo pattern, grayish-blue tank top, and gray sneakers.. His wings are based on a monarch butterfly but it is blue and teal in color. He had a frown on his face and his hair is tied in a man bun with a curl of hair hanging on the center of his forehead.
"Unbelievable, guys, really, really great, good job." He sneered, "I could hear you from a mile away!"
"Good, I was worried we weren't projecting enough." Poppy smiled at him.
"Poppy, your party on Saturday is the same day a summer storm is coming!" The monarch winged male sprite said.
"Here we go again." The glasswing butterfly sprite named Guy Diamond nodded.
"Oh, Branch..." The blue moth winged male sprite, Biggie groaned.
"You always ruin everything." The pink winged sprite twin, Satin said.
"Warning us about the storm." The blue-winged sprite twin, Chenille added.
"Come on! We haven't seen a storm for months, it's summer." Poppy smiled.
"No, they're not going to find me, because I'll be in my apartment for the whole week." The blue-haired male sprite, named Branch smirked.
"You mean the basement." The blue-haired faun, named Cooper added.
"You mean you're not coming to the party tonight?" Poppy asked
"But it's going to be the biggest..." Satin and Chenille started.
"The loudest..." The sprite with luna moth wings, DJ Suki added as she soared in the sky.
"The craziest party ever!" Cooper ended.
They all cheered with excitement but Branch is more annoyed than ever.
"Big? Loud? Crazy?" Branch scoffed. "Your party will be devastated by the upcoming summer storm."
"Are you sure you wanna invite this party pooper to poop on your party?" Cooper asked him.
"Yes. I think everyone deserves to be happy." Poppy said.
"I don't do happy." Branch turned his wings at them.
"Branch, I know you have happiness inside you, you just need our help to find it." Poppy said. "What do you say, Branch?"
"No." He ignored them.
"Whoa, whoa." Creek said as he flew between them gracefully like a swan. "Easy, Branch, Easy. Okay, first of all, mate, thanks for sharing your unique perspective in things, again. But, just for now, why don't you try on some positivity, eh? A little positivity might go with that vest."
"Okay, fine." Branch growled. "I'm positive you all are going to get swept away by the storm."
Still, the other sprites ignored him so he then turned his wings away from them, grumbling.
"Someday, when the storm comes this Saturday and the survival of every creature is in your hands." He huffed. "I sure hope the answer is singing, dancing, and hugging because that's all you know how to do."
"That is not true! Poppy can also scrapbook and plan her cafe." Biggie added.
"Yeah, I had the plans for my cafe." Poppy said.
"I can't believe you're gonna own a cafe one day." Branch sneered as he flew away. "You need a good manager to help ya fix everything around the place."
"Tune out his negative vibrations, Poppy, they're toxic." Creek advised her. "Some folks just don't want to be happy."
"I guess." Poppy said.
"You guessed right." He said endearingly before booking her on the nose. "Boop."
As life went on, Poppy and her friends, DJ Suki, Smidge, Biggie, with his pet Pomeranian, Mr. Dinkles, Guy Diamond, Fuzzbert, Creek, Satin, Chenille, and Cooper start the preparations. Branch would avoid them at all costs by flying past them while he prepares for the upcoming storm. The preparations had a little ups and downs along the way as they try to get things right for the upcoming party.
I really hope I can do it
Cause they're all depending on me
I know that I must leave the life I've ever known
And brave this ups and downs
Preparing before this big day
I mean, how hard can that be?
Looking up at a sunny sky
So shiny and blue and there's a butterfly
Well, isn't that a super fantastic sign?
It's gonna be a fantastic day
Such marvelousness it's gonna bring
Got a pocket full of songs that I'm gonna sing
And I'm ready to take on anything
Hooray!
Some super fun surprise around each corner
Just riding on a rainbow
I'm gonna be okay
Hey! I'm not giving up today
There's nothing getting in my way
And if you knock, knock me over
I will get back up again
Oh! If something goes a little wrong
Well you can go ahead and bring it on
'Cause if you knock, knock me over
I will get back up again
Whoa, oh, oh, oh
Oh, get back up again
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ahh!
I'm marching along I've got confidence
I'm cooler than a pack of peppermints
And I haven't been this excited
Since I can't remember when
I'm off on this remarkable adventure
Just riding on a rainbow
But what if it's all a big mistake?
What if it's more than I can take?
No, I can't think that way
'Cause I know that I'm really, really, really gonna be okay
Hey! I'm not giving up today
There's nothing getting in my way
And if you knock, knock me over
I will get back up again
Oh, if something goes a little wrong
Well you can go ahead and bring it on
'Cause if you knock, knock me over
I will get back up again
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, get back up again
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh
I'm okay!
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh
And if you knock, knock me over
You knock, knock me over
I will get back up again
In one day, Branch was gathering his emergency kits when he saw Poppy listing down the jobs needed to do for renovating her new cafe. She kept herself busy by singing and he flew over to her as he decided to accompany her to keep her safe.
"Do you have to sing?" Branch asked her.
"I always sing when I'm in a good mood." Poppy smiled.
"Do you have to be in a good mood?" He asked her again sarcastically.
"Why wouldn't I be?" She answered again with optimism. "By this time tomorrow, I'll be with all my friends! Oh, I wonder what they're doing right now."
"Probably about to be swept away by the storm." He huffed.
"They're alright, Branch. I know it!" She tried to reason.
"You don't know anything, Poppy, and I can't wait to see the look on your face when you realize the world isn't all magic and rainbows." He cried. "'Cause it isn't. Bad things happen...and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Hey, I know it's not all magic and rainbows." Poppy protested. "But I'd rather go through life thinking that it mostly is...instead of being like you. You don't sing, you don't dance, so grey all the time! What happened to you?"
Then, they pass by a van nearby. The van honked behind them and Branch felt irritated by the noise.
"Who is making that honking noise!?" He yelled. "Who said that?"
"It was...me." A brown skinned man piped up. He has white curly hair styled in an Afro and wearing a blue tank top with a rainbow graphic, khaki pants and black vans shoes with white and red striped socks. "Hey, guys, how's it going? Need any handy help around?"
"Yeah, we would need your help for the setup at the new cafe I got from my dad. We need help with the electricity, the water and all the other essential things for it. Do you think you can help us?"
"You bet!" The human man agreed.
"Great!" Poppy squealed.
"No, that's okay." Branch added. "We're fine, thanks!"
"Branch." She reasoned with him. "He's trying to help us."
"I don't like the looks of him, I mean, who wears socks with those shoes?" He hissed.
"He seems to know what he's talking about." She assured him.
"Okay, fine." Branch agreed reluctantly before approaching him. "Can you help us with the cafe?"
"First, you have to give me a high five." The human, named Cloud Guy smirked. "Then I'll tell you."
Branch refused but with multiple pleadings, he gave in but Cloud Guy started to tease him. It was funny but Branch isn't buying it. The white-haired human continued annoying Branch that sparks of blue light appear on his hands.
"Okay, okay, okay. Now I'm thinking we hug." He asked.
Before Branch could attack him, Poppy is able to stop him from using his magic by restraining him with telekinesis. Cloud Guy and Poppy waved to each other as he hopped into the van and drive off. They continue flying through the streets as they pass by other beings and mythical creatures going about their lives.
"Why did you let him work with the renovation." Branch growled. "Why not Mandy Sparkledust?"
"Mandy is just busy with the other inventions she makes." Poppy replied. "Why are you so like an ogre all the time, the joke he did is fun."
Suddenly a noise interrupted them. They paused before the front door of a fancy restaurant with a sign called FOODSTICE. Suddenly, a female Bergen was kicked out of the back door.
"Scullery maid!" A voice boomed. "You're fired!"
"Wait, isn't that, Bridget?" Poppy was shocked to see a Bergen being kicked out.
"A Bergen who lived in flat 03?" Branch asked her.
"Yeah, I seldom noticed her when she goes to and from work." She answered. "I can't believe she works in Foodstice."
The Bergen cried over the loss of her job and walked through the streets with sadness.
I've been alone with you inside my mind
And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips
A thousand times
I sometimes see you pass outside my door
Hello
Is it me you're looking for?
I can see it in your eyes
I can see it in your smile
You're all I ever wanted
And my arms are open wide
'Cause I know just what to say
And you know just what to do
And I want to tell you so much
I love you
As she was walking to her place in despair, Poppy texted her friends from her cellphone and in a minute, her friends arrived on time. They try to go near the Bergen, named Bridget and talk to her but thinking she is attacked by sprites, she tried to fight back. Her cellphone fell on the street and Poppy picked it up, thus stopping the fight.
"Bridget, stop!" Poppy cried. "You're in love with Gristle."
"Um, I don't know what you're talking about." Bridget denied it.
But Poppy showed her the cellphone's wallpaper has the picture of a green-skinned male Bergen in a suit.
"Uh, excuse me! That's not mine." Bridget denied it again but she finally admits it and cried. "What does it matter? It's not like he even knows I'm alive."
"Bridget, I can help you! What if there was a way we could both get what we want?" Poppy told her.
"You love Gristle, too? You'd better back off, girlfriend!" She growled at her.
"No. Bridget, no." Poppy calmed her down. "The only problem is...we can't get anywhere near him without him noticing us but you can. You can walk right up to him and tell him how you feel."
"I just can't walk right up to that moneymaking guy like him." Bridget nodded in disappointment. "He would never talk to a jobless Bergen like me."
"What if he didn't know you were the jobless Bergen from Foodstice?" Poppy advised her. "What if he thought you were his total babe?"
"What kind of total babe would be dressed in a dirty uniform? I smell like gravy." She nodded again.
"What if we made you a new outfit?" Satin said.
"I'm thinking..." Chenille added.
"Jumpsuit!" The two ended in unison.
"What's the point of a jumping suit if I still have this hair?" Bridget looked at herself on the puddle.
"Oh, we can fix that in my apartment." Poppy said as she and her friends along with Branch flew with her to the apartment owned by her father.
"What's the point of a new outfit and new hair...if I don't even know what a total babe would ever say?" She doubted herself.
"We can help with that too!" Poppy said until they finally came to the penthouse above the apartment.
"Really?" She asked her.
"What do you say, Bridget?" She offered her a handshake after they arrived in the penthouse. "We'll get you a date with the CEO of Bergen Corp and you'll finally get a new job."
They attempt to start the makeover in Poppy's room but Branch isn't having with all the singing. He just kept his mouth shut like his butterfly wings closed like a cloak of shimmering blue and teal.
"Wait! Why isn't this one singing?" Bridget asked them as she pointed out to Branch, who was just mooching around in the corner.
"Come on, Branch, sing with us!" Cooper pleaded.
"Yeah, Branch, sing with us!" They all joined in the pleading.
"Oh, no. That's okay." Branch nodded in refusal.
"You don't think this will work?" Bridget asked him.
"Oh, no, no. It's not that. I just don't sing." Branch refused,
"Branch!" Poppy shouted.
"No, he's right, this idea is stupid." Bridget cried. "Gristle will never love me."
As the other sprites comforted Bridget, Poppy tries to convince Branch to sing with them.
"Branch, what are you doing?" She asked him. "You have to sing!"
"I told you, I don't sing." He refused all over again.
"Well, you have to!"
"I'm sorry. I can't."
"No, you can. You just won't.
"Fine. I just won't."
"You have to!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Why not? Why won't you sing?" Poppy asked again but this time, she shouts at him.
"Because I lost my grandma, okay?" Branch confessed angrily. "Now, leave me alone."
This alarmed everybody in Poppy's room. Now Branch's reason why he doesn't sing was finally out.
"My uncle broke his neck tap dancing once." Cooper told them.
"How did you lose your grandma?" Poppy asked him. "What happened to her?"
"She was killed in an accident." Branch told them.
He narrated how his grandmother looked after him when he was a wingless six years old after he was given to her by his older cousins. As he was singing near the crossroad, a car, full of criminals was recklessly driving nearby and his grandmother, an older sprite with mint green hair, dark skin, and purple and mint green monarch butterfly wings, wearing a pale yellow dress, a red knit cardigan, and purple shoes cried as she flew to the crossroad to save him. As he was about to be run over, his grandma saved him by using her magic to push him out of the way but she was run over instead, killing her. The police arrived to arrest the criminals that killed Branch's grandmother and they took Branch with him. During the funeral, Branch was approached by the rest of the family, notably his aunt, who comforted him while he cried in grief. Up to this day, he grew up cold and grumpy but he loves his aunt and his grandpa, who raised him after his grandmother's death.
"I haven't sung a note since." Branch said.
"I'm so sorry, Branch. I had no idea." Poppy apologized. "I remember that funeral where the entire Rivera family grieved over her death. I just assumed you had a terrible voice."
"No, no, it was like an angel's." He said. "At least, that's what my abuela, abuelo, my tiyo Felipe, tiyo Mario, tiyo Miguel, tiyo Carlito, tiya Carlotta, and tiya Victoria used to say."
All of a sudden, Poppy hugs Branch from behind his cloaked wings.
"Whoa, whoa." He panted. "What are you doing? It's not hug time."
"I just thought you could use one." Poppy said as she hugs Branch.
Then, everybody joined the group hug to comfort Branch from his grief. After that, Branch agrees to help so they set up a laptop, a camera, and some earphones. Poppy handed one for each of the friends, including Branch and Bridget, who later showed up in her newly designed jumpsuit, polished nails, platform shoes, a handbag, her hair is hidden in a stylish, rainbow-colored, fan fringe wig and makeup, all were given to her by Poppy, who used her new wand to give her a magical makeover.
You
You gotta let it show
I'm comin'
I'm comin'
All right
Out
I'm comin'
Out
I'm comin'
Yo! I'm coming out like the sun after rain
Ready to shine
No time to be playin' Feelin' good
Gonna get get what I, what I want
Gonna show every-everybody How I, how I flaunt
Look at me now, my confidence is soaring
Dudes be impressed with the points I'm scoring like
That ain't boring
And I just don't quit
Watch the king drop his jaw
When I'm shaking my hips I'm saying
She's coming out
She's comin'
It's time to take a stand
And show the world that I'm coming out
She's comin' out
They came just in time at a haberdashery in Mall Palace, where Bridget saw Gristle trying out suits. Branch was familiarized by the sight of the green Bergen that the Snack Pack noticed him staring at Gristle with curiosity.
"Gristle, isn't that guy the kid you tutored once?" Biggie asked Branch.
"Yeah, I remember him." Branch replied sarcastically. "His dad asked me to tutor him in his subjects back in high school because he needed help with his studies."
Confidently, Bridget enters the shop and compliments Gristle from behind but the words are quite disturbing.
"I think you look fat." Bridget said when she approached him.
"What?" Gristle was confused.
"P-H, phat. Then strike that pose." Poppy said through the earpiece.
"P-h, Phat!" Bridget repeated and did a sexy pose. This caught the eyes of Gristle.
"Hot lunch! Total honesty from a total babe." Gristle grinned. "And who might you be?"
"My name is Bridget, by the way." She introduced herself.
"Well, Miss Bridget." He smiled at her. "Would you care to join me for an evening...at Captain Starfunkle's Roller Rink and Arcade?"
During the date, Poppy, the Snack Pack, and Branch tried to advise Bridget via their earpieces. As they watch the two date, Bridget told him how she was fired from her last job and in shock, they saw Gristle offering her a job as a secretary, which she accepted. The date continued after the two eat pizza and they went roller skating. After that, he took her home to Pop Village Apartments, where Poppy and her friends are now waiting.
"Thanks for taking me home." Bridget thanked him.
"You live here?" Gristle asked her. "I had a friend who lives here."
"Me too, well we just met." She replied. "Are you going to the party?"
"No, I had a critic appointment in Foodstice." He responded. "But I'll call you."
The two exchanged cellphone numbers and went on their separate ways. Bridget went inside the apartment where the Snack Pack and Branch are waiting in the lobby.
"I think the king really likes us." Biggie giggled.
"I know, right?" Poppy cheered.
"That was the greatest day of my life." Bridget smiled. "Thanks, Poppy, thanks to all of you! Even you, I guess, I just never thought something like that could happen to me. And it just did! I'm so excited I could just scream."
"Oh, I could scream too! The party is gonna be tomorrow!" Poppy screamed.
All the sprites and one faun screamed in excitement as they are excited for the party while Branch had an expression of fear. The next day is the day of the party, taking place in Castle Park. Gristle is prepping up to go to Foodstice for a critic appointment while Bridget is getting ready for Poppy's party. On the day of the party, everybody came all prepped up in neon and glittery outfits. Many types of beings are seen in the scene, from sprites, pixies, elves, dwarves, gnomes, and humans to centaurs, satyrs, harpies, manticores, merfolk, and many more. Bridget was near the food table, looking for Gristle near the pizzas. Glitter showers and explosions are seen all over the place as everybody is partying. The music later stopped when Poppy appeared before all of them.
"Okay, everyone. I just want to take a moment...and get a little real." She announced.
"Poppy! She's my friend! I know her!" Biggie cried.
I'd like to take a second to celebrate my ownership of a building that my mother always wanted." Poppy said.
"Ms. Dahlia." A pixie sighed at the mention of Poppy's mother because she is well-liked by the whole community.
"You know her?" A centaur beside Bridget asked.
"She always bakes and cooks that she would share them with everybody." She replied.
"I remember when a friend is sick, Dahlia would make food for them." A satyress said.
"Yeah, we all know Dahlia, she is a marvelous cook and baker." A human whispered.
"My mother had finally passed down the recipes to me when I finally graduated." Poppy continued. "And it was her dream that we might one day open a shop together and share our passion with the world, not just Castle City. We wish she could be here but that's okay, she'll be in our hearts when..."
Suddenly, the sky turns very windy, lightning appeared in the clouds and raindrops plopped all over them. Everybody was alarmed by the changing weather surrounding their environment. Branch was watching from the lobby when he saw the storm coming. He took out his cellphone and texted Gristle that Poppy and her friends are in danger. He later flies outside as the rain starts to pour, trying to fly through the storm to save everybody. When he reached the park, he saw everybody trying to flee for safety. He noticed Creek trying to fly to save himself that Branch used his elemental magic to entangle him with vines. Poppy rushed to the scene as Branch growled at him to stop the fight.
"He's selling us out!" Branch shouted.
"Branch, wait!" Poppy cried out. "I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation. At least give him a chance."
"Thank you, Poppy. I'm selling you out." Creek smirked.
Poppy pinned him down with her magic but he managed to free himself.
"You'd better explain yourself, Creek!" She growled.
"As I was about to accept my fate...I had, what I can only describe as...a spiritual awakening." He said.
I don't wanna die! Don't leave me in the storm." She pleaded.
"But there isn't." Creek refused. "And now I have to live with this for the rest of my life. At least you get to die with a clear conscience. So, in a way...you could say...I'm doing this for you. Boop!"
In a minute, Creek flew away, leaving everybody to die in the storm. Branch, having no other choice used a powerful spell. By reciting an incantation in Spanish, he casts a powerful shield spell to protect everybody around him. A blue energy shield, filled with vines was cast over them as glowing blue markings in a form of vines with leaves appear on Branch's arms. Suddenly, Gristle, wearing a raincoat and hat appeared on a helicopter with Chad and Todd, his butlers. Then, vans appear to evacuate everybody to safety.
"Bernardo, thanks for helping me get out of Foodstice." Gristle thanked him. "That place is too much for my taste."
"No problem but I hate to tell you, Bridget is in danger." Branch told him.
Bridget tried to hold on as the strong winds almost swept her away. Poppy and her friends flew and saved her from flying away but they were all are caught up by the tumbling winds. Branch used his elemental magic again to summon vines from the ground and save them. After saving Poppy and her friends from the howling winds, everybody, including the partygoers were rescued and evacuated to Pop Village Apartments. They sit out the rain in the lobby while wrapped in blankets, sipping hot chocolate, even Chad and Todd are sitting with a female centaur. The elves, sprites, and pixies are all cloaked up with their soaked wings for warmth. Poppy felt hopeless, now that her party was ruined. Branch notices her while wringing the water off his long curly hair.
"Poppy? Poppy! Oh, thank goodness you're all right." Peppy said.
"I'm doing great, I got everybody I love thrown in the storm." Poppy said sarcastically. "Thanks for asking."
"Poppy? Are you being...sarcastic?" Biggie asked.
"Yes!" She shouted.
"Oh, my God!" Smidge gasped.
"I'm sorry, I don't know why I thought I could save you." She complained. "All I wanted to do was to make everybody happy as mom did, Dad but I couldn't."
"Poppy." Peppy sighed.
"I let her down, I let everyone down." She sobbed.
"Your mom did great things for all of us but the party isn't the thing you could do for her." An elf piped up. "But it isn't too late to start over."
"But, Poppy..." Branch gaped.
"You were right, Branch." She cried. "The world isn't all magic and rainbows."
Poppy glanced at the window to sit out the rain alone but Branch later started singing as his elemental markings appear on his arm.
You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh, I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
The darkness inside you Can make you feel so small
This caught the other species' attention as the flowers on the vase bloomed unexpectedly. They also notice the markings on Branch's arms glowing like neon lights. Poppy noticed the markings and wondered how he is capable of using elemental magic. The flowers in the other vases started blooming around them.
Show me a smile then
Don't be unhappy, can't remember when
I last saw you laughing
This world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
Just call me up
Cause I will always be there
One of the flowers made the letter that came with her new scrapbook fell on the floor and she picked it up. Upon reading it, she realized that her mother is already proud of her for becoming the sprite that she is.
And I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid
To let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
I see your true colors
Shining through (true colors)
I see your true colors
That's why I love you
So don't be afraid
To let them show
Your true colors
True colors
Are beautiful Like a rainbow
Oh, oh, oh... Like a rainbow
In a moment, the storm dissipated and everybody was relieved that the skies became clear. Branch looked up at Poppy and hugged her.
"Thank you!" She whispered.
"No, thank you." Branch replied.
"For what?" She got confused.
"For showing me how to be happy." He smiled.
"Really? You're finally happy? Now?" She asked him.
"I think so." He quipped. "Happiness is inside of all of us, right? Sometimes, you just need someone to help you find it."
"What's gonna happen now, Poppy?" Another elf asked her.
"I don't know but I know we're not giving up." She answered.
"Well, there is a lot of mess around in Castle Park." Gristle informed them.
"But it will take a lot of hours to clean up the place." A cyclops complained.
"We can do that." A human with a wand replied. "With magic."
"Magic? I thought it's hard for species like you?" Satin blurted out.
"We see how Branch could use elemental magic, we can do that too." Poppy said as she took out her wand. "We could relearn magic altogether."
In an instant, everybody streamed out of the apartments and started cleaning up the whole place. The sprites, pixies, elves, and some of the races use their magic to clear out the place while the rest work together to clean the streets, Castle Park, and the entire city. The others rush out of their homes and help them clear the city. Many races gifted with magic started to learn elemental magic that they continue to master till they get used to using the hardest form of magic. In the process, the sprites and the bergens become friends, thus ending their long-time feud.
I got this feeling inside my bones
It goes electric wavy when I turn it on
And if you want it inside your soul
Just open up your heart, let music take control
I got that sunshine in my pocket
Got that good soul in my feet
I feel that hot blood in my body when it drops
I can't take my eyes up off it
Moving so phenomenally
Room on lock the way we rock it
So don't stop
And under the lights when everything goes
Nowhere to hide when I'm getting you close
When we move, well, you already know
So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine
Nothing I can see but you
When you dance, dance, dance
Feeling good, good, creeping up on you
So just dance, dance, dance
Come on
All those things I shouldn't do
But you dance, dance, dance
And ain't nobody leaving soon
So keep dancing
I can't stop the feeling!
I can't stop the feeling!
So just dance, dance, dance
Come on
Ooh, it's something magical
It's in the air, it's in my blood, it's rushing on
Don't need no reason, don't need control
I fly so high, no ceiling, when I'm in my zone
'Cause I got that sunshine in my pocket
Got that good soul in my feet
I feel that hot blood in my body when it drops
I can't take my eyes up off it
Moving so phenomenally
Room on lock the way we rock it
So don't stop
Under the lights when everything goes
Nowhere to hide when I'm getting you close
When we move, well, you already know
So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine
Nothing I can see but you
When you dance, dance, dance
Feeling good, good, creeping up on you
So just dance, dance, dance
Come on
All those things I shouldn't do
But you dance, dance, dance
And ain't nobody leaving soon
So keep dancing
(I can't stop the feeling!)
So just dance, dance, dance
(I can't stop the feeling!)
So just dance, dance, dance
(I can't stop the feeling!)
So just dance, dance, dance
(I can't stop the feeling!)
So keep dancing, come on
After cleaning the city, Branch, Poppy, and the Snack Pack, now stronger with elemental magic, rushed to the abandoned three-story building and started renovating the place. Cloud Guy also joined in the renovation to help out with the electricity, the water, building the glass roofs for the tables and chairs outside the building, and setting up the counters. After the electricity, the counters, the stoves, and the restrooms were all set, the flooring and the walls need to be fixed. Using their enhanced magic, the sprites helped each other in making the surroundings based on a forest with faux leaves, tree-like details, and pod-like lights. They painted the cafe with bright colors and added some forest touches.
"What do you think of the combination?" Branch asked them.
"That's fairy perfect." Poppy complimented.
"Now that looks like a branch." Biggie added.
"Hahaha, I think it is." He laughed.
In the process, Branch and Poppy learned to cooperate and work together as they fixed and painted the exterior of the building, resulting in a colorful visage. They also set up the light-up sign that Poppy designed and made with Cloud Guy. The flooring is also applied at the same time. The next day, they decorated walls and the building's surroundings with plants, they arranged the kitchen with the utensils, the stoves, ovens, microwaves, the tables, a rack for the pots and pans, and essential tools needed for baking and cooking, arranged the menu and the prices, stocked the freezer and the cold storage with ingredients and they arranged the chairs and tables.
In Satin and Chenille's flat, the twins, with Bridget's help, sewed the uniforms for the cafe. Poppy tried out her uniform, which is composed of a white collared shirt with puff sleeves, a teal vest with pink buttons, and a blue full skirt. Smidge tried hers on but she chose a short-sleeved collared shirt, and a pair of blue Capri pants for her uniform.
"Wow, your design for the uniform looks so great with my cafe guys." Poppy squealed as she looked at the mirror, admiring her new cafe uniform.
"Aww, thanks, we remember going to maid cafes with our parents back in Kyoto when we were little sprites so we use that experience as an inspiration." Satin said.
"We kinda agree or disagree with the color dyes but when we try to mix and match them, we kinda remember you and Branch altogether." Chenille added.
"If any of your female employees don't want to wear full skirts, they can choose a variety of skirts or pants if they want." Bridget suggested.
"Sure, that would make the cafe more fun." Poppy agreed.
"I dunno if this uniform fits me or any of the guys who want to work in the cafe." Branch said as he came out, wearing a male version of the uniform, composed of a collared shirt with short sleeves, a vest with blue buttons, and blue pants.
"That's okay, Branch." Poppy smiled. "It's perfect."
"And we made a stack of aprons for your cafe." Satin said as she handed Poppy a stack of folded light blue aprons. They came in different sizes from short or moderate to long.
"And the best part is that you and your employees can customize your uniforms." Chenille added.
"Awww, this is so cool!" Poppy squealed. "I can't wait for the opening!"
"Yeah, me too." Branch sighed with a smile.
Finally, the grand opening is happening that day and everybody is invited. As a highlight, Branch, and Poppy, now wearing their customized uniforms, cut the ribbon together, indicating that the new cafe, Sweet Pop is finally open. DJ Suki started playing her turntables and mix her playlist to start the celebration while Guy Diamond used his magic to make a glitter explosion. Bridget and Gristle, who are now an item, entered while holding hands together but all of a sudden, a lot of mythical beings swarm into the cafe to try out the recipes and the culinary creations that Poppy's late mother passed down to her. Everybody marveled at the sight of the forest-themed interior design, the hybrid soda bar/bakery/ice cream shop setting, and the warm, welcoming, and very bright environment. An audience of all ages, from children and teenagers to adults and families loved the place itself and Poppy and Branch, alongside Cooper, Smidge, Fuzzbert, and their new employees started baking, cooking, and serving a lot of customers aching to try the menu. Branch and Poppy looked at each other with smiles, now that their relationship has started and they got a lot of customers to serve. Poppy had finally fulfilled her late mother's dream to open a shop and share her passion with everybody.
(I can't stop the feeling!)
Nothing I can see but you
When you dance, dance, dance
(I can't stop the feeling!)
Feeling good, good, creeping up on you
So just dance, dance, dance
Come on
(I can't stop the feeling!)
All those things I shouldn't do
But you dance, dance, dance
(I can't stop the feeling!)
And ain't nobody leaving soon
So keep dancing
Everybody sing
(I can't stop the feeling!)
Got this feeling in my body
(I can't stop the feeling!)
Got this feeling in my body
(I can't stop the feeling!)
Wanna see you move your body
(I can't stop the feeling!)
Got this feeling in my body
Break it down
Got this feeling in my body
Can't stop the feeling
Got this feeling in my body
Come on