Two Brothers
Barb eventually made her way back to Rockin' Records where the group was lounging as she called out for Eddy, he closed the minifridge walking to the redhead, asking how her lunch was. Barb was quick to tell them how she was Taken to Rock Castle and talked with Greatmane.
"Did he hurt you?" Eddy asked, concerned noticing the bump on her head as she rubbed it, there were also cuff marks on her wrist. Barb dismissed it drawing attention to Eddy. Barb told him what she was told by Greatmane.
"Is it true that you are the rightful King?" Barb demanded as Eddy took a deep breath, reminding her that Greatmane was King regardless, and even if Eddy claimed the throne the people would accept it.
"Tell me the truth, we deserve to know, I need to know" Barb replied as Eddy looked at her, agreeing to tell them everything. He first asked Barb to say what Greatmane has told him so they could separate fact from fiction but she was not budging on Eddy explaining himself first.
"Okay, I'll start from the beginning, I'm sorry if I repeat anything but the others haven't heard. It started with a city called Trollstopia which was this experiment supported by you all.
"What kind of a name is Trollstopia?" Branch asked, commenting on its childishness as Eddy looked at him, saying that Poppy was the one who came up with the name as Branch nodded, saying that made sense.
"Skip to the part about you and Greatmane" Barb ordered as Eddy told her this was important. He continued to tell them that later Pop King Basil was killed by Deyo and Trollstopia disbanded. The Pop Trolls sought refuge in Volcano Rock and Our Father, Rock King Axel, fell in love with one of the Pop Trolls, long story short they had us as our tribes merged, me and my brother Alex or Greatmane as he calls himself are Hybrids or Pop-Rock Trolls, part Rock Troll, part Pop Troll. Things were looking up for or tribe and that was when Deyo Came back.
10 years earlier
It was a typical day at Volcano Rock as a younger Eddy was hanging out at one of the local places with his brother Alex who were in their younger years, Alex's attire still more glamorous than Eddy's but not painful to the eyes, dipping his nacho into the paper tray filled with cheese.
"Do you really have to wear that?" Eddy asked, snacking on his chip, commenting on Alex's shirt, a pastel blue with his glitter headband, which Eddy felt somewhat offensive to the Rock style.
"Don't be a hater Eddy, This was Mom's headband, and it was a birthday present" Alex stated as Eddy sighed in defeat not understanding why Alex was so into Pop Culture.
"You see back then I was young and was never one to acknowledge the Pop Side of my heritage, what Alex making scrapbooks I was drawing skulls with swords through them"
"Dude, sometimes I just can't" Eddy muttered as Alex took a sip of his drink telling Eddy that he was the prince of Pop-Rock and should act like it as Eddy groaned at this concept.
"How, just because Dad got under the sheets with a refugee, how does that make the prince of Pop-Rock, it's not even like Mom was a member of Pop Royalty, Basil had no kids and the Pop Lineage is dead" Eddy explained as Alex wiped his mouth.
"Which is why you need to show them you can be their leader, when Mom, married Dad most of the Pop Trolls considered them to be their leaders.
"Eventually Alex and I returned home to Rock Castle and that was where Mom and dad were talking with Deyo"
"You have some gull coming in here," The mother, Queen Venus said to the black creature wearing a cape, holding his trident, she had lime skin with blue hair and wore a floral-themed dress, Venus had no connections to Pop Nobility but they considered her their new queen, being friends with Basil.
Axel sitting on a throne made of guitars, bound by leather belts and metal buckles, his skin red like Eddy's with wild black hair and a huge beard, Tribal tattoos coating his arms, he had a muscular frame.
"First you Kill Queen Poppy, then you come back to Trollstopia later and kill Basil, I think you've hurt my wife enough, tell me why I should not kill you here and now," Axel said getting off his throne, holding the Axe of Rock, the instrument which traded hands to all the previous Rock leaders.
"Well, you could try but I'm not here for bloodshed, The Classical and Funk tribes have already sworn loyalty to me. But with the Country and Techno Trolls thinking about refusing me, I think they need to see that most of you are willing to serve" Deyo said, rubbing his finger along the wall, Axel walked up to Deyo.
"I would die before serving a murder like you, this is a free land and the Trolls here have been hurt by you enough," Axel said Swinging his guitar at Deyo's head as the creature caught it, understanding that Axel chose to fight. picking up the Rock King with one hand and throwing him as he flew back, managing to land on his feet.
Axel gathered his bearings as Deyo smiled, slamming his trident down into the ground stretching as he Charged at Axel, fist out, Axel strummed a chord off his guitar, blowing Deyo back, hitting the wall, Axel ran to him, racking the guitar over Deyo's heads. the sound was enough to get the attention of Eddy and Alex watching the fight between their father, it seemed like it was a balanced fight but in reality, Deyo was holding back to not destroy his host body, letting Axel hit him, the body of the guitar striking Deyo as he spat out a black fluid.
"Nice family you got," the black creature said, glancing at the two boys and the Queen as Axel made the mistake of taking his attention off Deyo, turning to his family. ordering Venus to leave the castle with the kids. Deyo used this opportunity to strike, one twist was all it took to send the King's head spinning as his neck broke, blood falling from his mouth to the ground as Deyo picked up Axel's Axe of Rock, snapping it in two.
"Another leader who will be attending the Great Afterparty," Deyo said, pulling his trident from the ground and reaching for Axel's head, picking up his crown, black leather with metal studs and crushing it, the family was too distraught as Deyo left, chuckling.
"So Yeah, Deyo killed our parents and The Rock Kingdom had a choice to make, with Axel dead who would lead"
It was a few weeks since Axel's murder as he was buried with all the Rock Leaders like Elvis, Mercury, Thrash, Barb, and More.
"It was my own Dad's funeral, and I didn't attend, I was busy, a few days prior I left Volcano Rock, to train, building up the skills to fight Deyo and avenge my father, I traveled the globe and met others who shared that goal"
Eddy Found Twiggy and the remains of Pop Village/ Trollstopia, the few Pop Trolls who stayed behind adapted a more survivalist nature, following a series of books written by Branch who was buried beside Poppy, despite not being officially royalty they were inseparable, even after death.
At Lonesome Flats he met the Whitehat Twins, Jamie and Jessie who led the Country Trolls and Deyo seemed to leave alone for now, and lastly was Robecca, a scientist turned cyborg after a fool-hearted attempt to fight Deyo's forces, she made her base in the ruins of Techno Reef, being below the abandoned Trollstopia know would find her unless they knew where she was. In time the 5 of them formed the resistance.
The Present
"So long story short I ran away from Home to form a group to go after Deyo, Alex became king in my absence and after years of practice and small battles we got big heads and charged his cathedral... you know the rest, flung to the past meet you, got posses and flung you to the future" Eddy concluded his story.
"Wow, That is so selfish of you, abandoning your people and leaving them to that neon-colored pretty-boy," Barb said her arms crossed as Eddy pouted.
"I Don't expect you to understand, but my father was killed, I had to try to avenge him, and I wasn't gonna do that sitting on a damn throne, and I did not know Alex would turn out that way, when I came back he had a new look a new name and was working for Deyo.
A/N and there is what happened to the Previous Rock leader and why Alex/Greatmane is King as opposed to Eddy
