At the Bergen Penthouse, Poppy was busy listing down the decorations needed in Captain Starfunkle's Arcade and Roller Rink for Bridget's birthday party while Violet is counting all the decorations. Rose is at work but she did agree to come to the party.
"So, have you set up the pizza streamers for her birthday?" Gristle asked her.
"Yup." Poppy responded.
"How about the food?" Chad asked.
"The ingredients are here for catering." Violet answered. "Bridget's pizza party is gonna be one of the best parties Poppy ever threw for her friends."
"You do this for your friends?" Gristle asked her.
"I do big b-day bashes for all my friends, it's the one day of the year I can make it entirely about them." Poppy replied with a smile. "I once did an animal bash at the Castle City zoo for Biggie, Smidge's birthday is sports-themed, I even did a slumber party for DJ Suki, Satin and Chenille's birthday is cosplay themed, I did a glitter party for Guy Diamond and a dance party for Cooper and Fuzzbert each. The ones I haven't done for is Branch, Rose, and Violet."
"Wow!" Gristle was surprised.
Suddenly, the telephone rang. Gristle picked it up and answered it.
"Hello?" He answered. "What is it?"
It was the owner of the arcade and roller rink. He told Gristle the bad news and he responded with a kind yes.
"What happened?" Poppy asked him.
"The pizzeria had run out of anchovies." Gristle answered.
"What're the anchovies for?" Violet asked him.
"The anchovies and mayonnaise pizza are the favorites of my other friends." He replied.
"Oh my!" The human girl was shocked.
"Don't worry, we'll get the anchovies tomorrow." Poppy assured him. "Were just gonna buy at the Pixie Marketplace."
The next day, Poppy with her friends came to Pixie Marketplace and tried looking for anchovies but they couldn't find one.
"This sucks." Branch said. "All the anchovies have gone."
"Who could have done this?" Rose asked.
"Actually, there are many orders of all the anchovies all over Castle City." The satyr vendor said.
"What?! All the anchovies are out of order?" Biggie panicked.
"Oh my Guh!" Smidge was shocked.
"Who could buy all the anchovies in one day?" Branch asked him.
"A lot of people want to buy anchovies." The vendor said.
"Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." Rose said.
When they came out of the Pixie Marketplace and return to the cafe, Rose is working with her laptop on the soda bar table while Violet is trying to order anchovies online and working at the same time with Smidge, Cooper, Fuzzbert and Branch. The others went to their jobs already.
"Hey, how come your cafe caters to all ages?" Rose asked Poppy.
"If I want to make everybody happy, I have to make my establishment appropriate for all ages." She answered. "I like serving not only teenagers and adults, I want to include families and children too."
"So that's your motivation to own a cafe." The elf said with wonder. "To make people happy."
"My late mother's wishes are to have this cafe so that I would share her recipes to everybody." She added. "I never know her because she died when I was a baby."
"So sad." Violet commented.
"It's alright, but all I know about her from dad is that she is kind and radiant, a good cook and baker, she had the same body shape as I have and when anyone is sick, she would bring food to help them recover." Poppy smiled. "But not everybody has the same motivation as I do."
"Really?" Rose asked.
"There was that bawdy restaurant in Oldtown District." One of the elf waitresses said as she passed by.
"Huh?" Rose was confused.
"Yeah, Brandy, the owner of the Red Tavern." A pixie waitress minding the ice cream case added.
"I heard about the restaurant from my co-worker, Bloom but never saw that." She nodded.
"Well, The Red Tavern is less of a school hangout and more of a pub." Violet told her. "They serve hearty foods and spirituous drinks."
"But the worst of all are those tacky uniforms the girls wear." A sprite waiter said.
"I mean, corsets with mini shorts, ewww!" A human waitress whispered.
"They prefer working men as customers." Poppy ended the conversation.
"Brandy is a very greedy siren and she meddles at the businesses of many restaurant owners, even Poppy's." Branch added.
Suddenly, Violet came out with the package in her arms.
"Guys, we got anchovies for Bridget's party!" She cried.
"Woohoo!" They all cheered.
"Now we can deliver it to Bridget's party at Captain Starfunkle's arcade and roller rink!" Poppy announced.
As they celebrate, someone with binoculars is watching from the other side of the street.
"I'll get those anchovies for you, Brandy as I have bought it from all of the shops, hehehehe." She snickered.
Right after work, they went back to the apartment, packed the anchovies they could find in their fridges inside the cooler, DJ Suki's equipment, and change into their proper party wear. They boarded their minibus, named the Caterbus and drove through town smoothly with Cloud Guy on the wheel but it didn't take very long when he saw someone is following them, they are going faster.
"Kapit na Kapit!" Rose cried.
"Great, I bet Brandy meddled with our business again!" Branch groaned.
"Yeah, she always shoos me out of her way when I drive by." Could Guy complain.
"Sus Marihosep, why are you all angry at Brandy?" Rose asked him.
"Well for some reason, they bully, hurt, or tease the heck out of us." Biggie cried.
"Brandy and her posse are jealous of Poppy because she's prettier than them." Branch answered.
"I beat them in the jungle boogie fall formal queen of the jungle contest." DJ Suki frowned.
"They got jealous of me and Chenille when we won a fashion designing contest." Satin narrated.
"I beat them in sports." Smidge smirked.
"I beat them in the modeling job." Guy Diamond grinned.
"And they fat-shamed me, from middle school up to now!" Branch ended.
In a flashback, a middle school-aged but overweight Branch was standing by the pool, wearing his tank top and swim trunks, then, five young sirens with colored hair and streaks, different nationalities and skin colors wearing stylish swimsuits.
"Hey, check out the whale!" The red-haired siren laughed.
Branch ran out of the pool crying at hearing those words. The girls were confused.
"No, not that whale, that whale!" She said, pointing out the pilot whale swimming in a tank.
The flashback ended with Branch feeling traumatized by the bullying he experienced. The chase continued as they try to lose their pursuers. In every twists and turn, they try to lose them but they kept on following them. This got Rose and her friends an idea. Cooper is holding tight to the cooler of anchovies as Violet took out a wand and so did Poppy, Satin, and Chenille while Rose, Branch, Guy Diamond, Biggie, who is still holding Mr. Dinkles, DJ Suki, Smidge, and Fuzzbert opened their palms and colored aura appear on their hands. As they emit magic from their hands, glowing markings appear on their arms, ranging from vines with flowers or leaves, flames, water ripples, and spirals to swirls. In a minute, a package similar to the one that the anchovies are packed inside shot out of the van and threw their pursuer off their track. The Snack Pack cheered as they finally arrived in Captain Starfunkle's Arcade and Roller Rink, where Bridget's party is held. They came to the place, which is finally decorated but the party hasn't started yet. The owner was relieved when the anchovies are finally delivered to them.
"Thanks for the anchovies." He cried.
"No problem, sir." Poppy responded. "We always do it for a friend."
Poppy gave the anchovies to the cooks in the kitchen and thanks to the Snack Pack, the party was saved. Everybody was having a great time as the guests go skating in the roller ink, eat the anchovies and mayonnaise pizza, dance, and have fun while DJ Suki is playing sick beats in her turntables. Rose had finally get the chance to meet Gristle and Bridget.
"So, you're from the Philippines, miss Rose." Gristle said.
"Yeah, that explains my height." Rose smiled sheepishly.
"I heard from my new coworkers that Filipinos are very sunny in personality, just like DJ." Bridget added.
"It is true, Bridget." Violet answered.
"I really want to see the beaches there." Gristle said with excitement.
As the two chatted with the two, Poppy and Branch beamed with happiness at the two.
"Whew, Bridget's birthday is saved." Branch said. "But do we have extra food in our apartments?"
"Why?" Poppy asked.
"Well, my birthday is tomorrow." He answered.
"That's alright, we can take care of it altogether." She smiled.
The day after the party came Branch's birthday but his is a pool party. Everybody came in their swimwear, even his relatives arrived to celebrate with him. In the midst of the party, Cooper remembered something and went close to Poppy to ask her.
"Uhhhh, Poppy." He stammered.
"Yes, Cooper?" Poppy asked.
"While we were being chased by that pursuer, what did you guys throw at em?" He asked her.
"Just a valuable lesson that gives a message for Brandy to never to meddle with other people's business again." She smirked.
At an alley, the centaur police grabbed the pursuers and placed them in the police car, leaving the empty package that is revealed to be full of magical explosions. All's well that ends well for the Snack Pack.