Volcano Rock City
Eddy and Barb were looking at each other, surprisingly Eddy and his Backhog were unscratched while the Anglerbus was leaning in a ditch, both saying it was the other's fault. Eddy looked at Barb, saying she ran into him as she walked up to him.
"You were the one in the middle of the road" Barb defended as the two kept arguing at each other until they were both out of breath.
Eddy simply ran his hand through his hair and wiped his forehead, Looking at Barb and suggesting that this verbal assault wasn't going anywhere and was willing to settle for an apology as she smiled.
"Very well, apologize for crashing my bus" Barb replied as Eddy explained that he meant she apologize for hitting him as the argument caught back up as Eddy stopped, saying that if Barb apologized for hitting him, he would apologize for causing her to crash. Barb did not like the idea of apologizing but arguing was going nowhere.
"Fine, I'm sorry I hit you" Barb apologized in a half-hearted tone as Eddy nodded, apologizing for her spinning out another one of the Rock Trolls poked his head out.
"Everything all good" Riff asked as Barb nodded telling Eddy to get her bus out of the ditch as he groaned, agreeing to do it for a place to stay and some food. Eddy climbed back on his Backhog, crawling behind the bus and pushing. Barb's Anglerbus moved forward, all the way to Volcano Rock City. The ride was long and quiet, as the Rock Trolls were in the Caterbus, which wouldn't start and Eddy was behind them, using his beast to push.
Eventually, they stopped in the town square where the Anglerbus opened her zippered mouth and Barb walked out with two Rock Trolls, who acted as her circle. The first was Riff, who was slightly older than the Queen. In addition to helping out Barb, he also helped in taking care of her father, the Former Rock King, Thrash. the other was a girl named Carol, she did not speak much but Barb liked having her around to talk to.
"Okay, you're back in your city, so if you could just give me some food, even some nuts, and berries, I'll be on my way" Eddy explained as the Trolls looked at him, leaning against the side of a building, resting as they looked at each other.
"Nuts and Berries, is this guy high?" Barb asked Riff who was brushing the hair from his eyes as he looked back at his queen, explaining that after him pushing their bus all the way back to Volcano Rock City, he was giving the dude a whole pizza and a six-pack at least.
"I Could do Pizza" Carol admitted as Barb was open to the idea of them getting Pizza. The four of them walked into the City's Pizza Joint, sitting down as Eddy looked at them, asking what Pizza was, saying it sounded like Pita as the three jumped back in shock.
"Whoa Dude, You've never had Pizza. have you been out of the city your whole life, that's just sad" Riff replied as Eddy said he rarely stayed in one place, admitting technically this was the first time he spent in Volcano Rock City. Barb was actually starting to feel bad for the guy. Volcano Rock city was, in her mind, the best place in the world, and for a Rock Troll to not even know what Pizza was, shook her to her core.
"By Degree, I propose we throw a party tonight of Epic proportions, I want Fog Machines, A Big-ass Bonfire, Endless Kegs and Amps turned all the way to 11," Barb said, jumping on the Pizzaria Table putting her horns up as all the Rock Trolls in the Pizzaria did the same. Eddy looked at them.
He recognized the horns as a symbol of revolution but this Troll was using them to hype her party that she was planning to throw for a guy she just met. The Truth was Rock Trolls, just like all Trolls loved to Party and would find any excuse to stuff themselves in Junk food, Beer, and blow out their eardrums until they black out.
Eddy just sighed, he had never actually been to a party before and These Trolls were set on making his first one memorable as Riff smirked, Telling Eddy that he should watch Carol do the Keg Stand, telling him that she can empty a whole keg by herself as Eddy looked at Carol who did not even respond, sipping her cup of soda and letting out a loud belch.
Eventually, the Pizza Came as Barb said it was on her Since she was a part of the Royal family she could get them to waive the fee as Eddy looked at the circular dish, seeing the Trolls each grab a slice and chomp down as he followed suit, his teeth penetrating the cheese and sauce as he swallowed the first bite.
The group continued eating the pizza and washing it down with a drink as Barb finally called attention to the weird sheathed guitar neck beside Eddy, asking what kind of weird axe that was as he just looked at her.
"Axe, this is a Sword" Eddy explained, pulling the neck from the sheath. it was heavily damaged missing the tuning pegs and broken at the 12th fret leading to a sharp blade as the trio looked at the sword before he resheathed it putting it away as the Trolls finished their Pizza.
Barb said they would head to her place to get ready for the party, telling All the Trolls in the restaurant to spread the word, There was gonna be an awesome party in the City Center as they finished their meals and dashed off. Eddy was curious as to why Barb pulled this 180 on him. when they met a few hours ago they were at each other's throats.
Now it's like she was trying to be friendly to him. Eddy was wondering what caused this, was it because he never had Pizza before or been to a party, because he could just barely be considered a Rock Troll to her. Eddy decided that it really had nothing to do with him and more so on Barb just wanting to throw a party, Eddy just being the reason to do so.
"Trust Me, We Rock Trolls throw the Biggest, Loudest, Craziest Parties you will ever see" Barb Fist pounded as Eddy decided to go along with it. He had dreamt about meeting the Rock Trolls from the Past, back when the Music was still 'Real' but now... he Didn't know what to feel, one thing was certain Queen Barb couldn't be worse than King Greatmane.
"Dad, I'm Home" Barb called out opening the door to Rock Castle, her family home, everything was made of Black leather, Denim, Stone and Steel, skulls and chains were a predominant theme as a much older troll, rolling in on his wheelchair traveled down the hall, using his hand to control the knob on his chair.
"Oh Sweetie, It's good to see you" the old troll muttered in his old feeble tone as Eddy looked at Barb and to her father as she looked at him.
"Oh Dad, this is, what is your name anyway?" Barb asked, realizing she never got Eddy's Name as he introduced himself, saying he traveled the Road.
"This is my Dad, The great King Thrash, One of the greatest Rock Trolls to ever live," Barb said, having a high opinion of her father as the elder Troll smiled, seeming to have mellowed in his old age. Barb explained that when she became 21 her dad handed the crown down to her, but before then he ruled as Leader of the Rock Trolls, and all of them still had great respect for the wheelchair-bound King Thrash. He was the only one whose word they respected more than Barb's and some of the older Trolls say the king was well deserving of his title.
"Well anyway Dad, we're throwing a party tonight at the City square, you're welcome to come along. I'm gonna go practice" Barb said inviting Eddy to watch her play Guitar, she liked having people watch her play because her skills were amazing and she loved showing them off. Eddy looked at the opportunity, never turning down the chance to hear more of the beautiful music he heard from the bus.
"Oh, Barbra" King Thrash called from his chair, Riff approached the king, offering to turn him facing the two as the Queen stopped, whenever her Dad used her full name it meant he was serious, despite how many times she asked him to call her Barb he still called her Barbra as she turned.
"Yes Dad," Barbra said, being patient as Riff moved Thrash's chair up the room to the bottom of the stairs as he looked at her, the once-powerful King looked at her.
"I Want you to go Fuckin' Crazy out there, you here me" King Thrash yelled out as he raised his hand up extending his pointer and pinky as he held up the horns as Barb put her horns up sticking her tongue out.
"That's my girl, have fun" Thrash mumbled, Riff moving him away from the stairs as the two ran up the staircase. It seemed Eddy was Wrong about King Thrash mellowing with age.
A/N and with that Barb shows Eddy around Volcano Rock City, considering most of the time Barb was on the road leading her World Tour he rarely saw the Rock Troll's home. I also wanted to show a part of her personality that wasn't villain material, like her social circle and her relationship with her father. I also want to flesh out Riff and Carol.
