Disclaimer- I do own Trolls to Trollstopia in any way or form. Melody Song, Mal Shredder, Stereo, Twilight Tidepool, McJagger, Buckaroo, Ballad Bill, Corey Thundershock, Evie, Sophie Soprano, and Sid Scales are my O.C.s and belong to me. Aggie and Mojo Mohawk belong to I.M. Rally, and Finn "Electro Ray" Tidepool (has an Australian accent and is voiced by Ed Sheeran) belongs to my good friend TU4QU0I53T4AN6L3. I also do not own the song and the lyrics that I use today either! Now, let's get to it!
Inside, the school was amazing, as there were pearl white hallways with a rainbow-patterned textiles floor that the students walked on. There were six giant staircases: two from both sides of the entrances, two from both sides of the middle, and another two on both sides near the exit. Both sides of the hallway walls were lined with rows of teal green metal lockers that a lot of the students were getting to look at, and classrooms, which more students were peeking through the door window to look at the inside.
Melody was exploring the hallway, looking at the metal lockers while she said, "Wow! This is...incredible! Look at these lockers; they're so sturdy"!
Then, Melody looked up and saw a classroom door, peeking through the window to see what it looked like. The room was painted peach and inside, the room had multiple long, blue tables, where multiple students could sit at a time. There was a green blackboard in the front of the classroom, with chalk sitting on its rest, as in front of the chalkboard was a large purple teacher's desk, currently empty, with a blue swivel chair behind it.
Melody was in awe as she continued to look around, unaware that behind her, a nervous Holly Darling was also walking through the halls, getting used to her new surroundings. While everything was so new to her, Holly began to feel a sense of familiarity when she saw some Country Trolls intermingling with the other new students.
However, as Holly kept watching, she wasn't looking where she was going and bumped into Principal Branch, making him fall and drop his clipboard. Holly gasped and quickly helped him up, handing him his clipboard while exclaiming, "Ay'm so sorry, Branch sugar! A-Ay wasn't lookin' at where ay was a-goin' ayn' ay-," before Branch reassured her by saying, "Hey, it's ok. I kind of expected that to happen, it's one of those "first-day" quirks that commonly occurs."
Holly fiddled with her hands nervously as she stated, "Sorry, ay'm ayy lil' nervous. Ay've nevuurr been ta college befawe ayn' a-seein' all these new faces ayn' a-bein' in this here buildin', it's got my nerves done all actin' up somethin' fierce."
Branch commented, "Hey, we all feel a little nervous on the first day, but don't worry once you start your classes, you'll be feeling fine in no time." Holly then saw a door in between two sets of lockers, asking, "What's this"?
Branch looked at the door and replied, "Oh, that's just the janitor's closet; you can look inside if you want."
Holly opened inside and saw the janitor's closet's interior, and was in awe to see how organized everything was: the cleaning supplies were all neatly organized on shelves, the carts were all arranged in rows, and there was even a little closet for the janitor's uniform to be hung there.
In excitement, she immediately shouted, "Woohoo," and gave Principal Branch a tight hug, which startled the Pop Troll, who gasped, "Wow...you got...quite a grip...Ms. Darling."
Holly saw what she was doing and placed him down while apologizing, looking down while saying, "Ay'm sorry; that ain't gonna get me in any trouble, is it"?
Principal Branch offered a warm smile while saying, "no, it won't, but maybe just try to loosen the grip a little bit, ok"?
Holly nodded and said, "Promise, sir," as she watched the principal leave to check on some of the other students while she continued to explore.
Meanwhile, going up one of the staircases in the purple tubes that led to the front building on the right, Laguna was climbing up to see one of the branched-out buildings of the school. She walked down the hallway before she saw a set of doors with a sign above them labeled "Trollstopia Tech Library", which piqued at her interest, making her say, "Ooh, this looks intriguing."
She entered the library and was in awe of the marvelous sight around her. There were two floors: the first floor, which she was currently on, and then a stairway that led to the second floor, and on both floors were rows and rows and rows of bookcases stocked full of so many books that looked ripe and ready to be picked up and read. There was also a specially designated area on the right side of the first floor, where there were three rows with two tables in each row, where students could sit to read the books they picked out and sit down to do their work. On the left side, in front of one of the bookcases was a large wooden desk with a potted plant on its table, and an elderly female Pop Troll with light blue skin, white curly hair, and red glasses over her purple eyes sitting there, watching some of the other students that were currently looking around the library and seeing some of the books that were available to borrow.
Laguna approached a bookcase on the right side of the first floor, near where the tables were, and picked up a red book titled "101 Facts about the History of Muic, and the Reasoning Behind Each." It definitely seemed to grab her interest as she opened the book and looked inside it, grasping excitedly at each fact, commenting, "Fascinating! I'll definitely be spending a lot of time in here for my studies"!
Then, she heard a new voice comment, "A fan of history too"?
Laguna turned around and saw a red quadruped Funk Troll (McJagger), standing behind her, while carrying a few books under his left front arm, while he said, "Sorry if I startled you. I saw these books and I just wanted to grab them and see if I could borrow them. I love studying history; it's one of my favorite subjects! well, other than studying the cultures of other tribes, of course."
Laguna was amazed to hear this, gasping in shock before saying with a smile, "That's my favorite subject too! I..actually want to study to become an antrollpologist so I can learn about the cultures of our other tribes and study them and their customs."
McJagger seemed impressed, saying, "Wow, that's so amazing! Maybe you and I might share a class together, and cross your fingers it's history, lol. I'm McJagger, nice to meet you."
McJagger and Laguna both shook hands while the purple Techno replied, "I'm Laguna Tidepool, a pleasure to make your acquaintance."
McJagger complimented, "Laguna, what a pretty name. Perfectly suits a pretty Techno such as yourself."
Laguna couldn't help but blush from hearing the compliment and giggle in reply, suddenly finding herself unable to form any sentences to respond.
McJagger then said, "Well, I'm gonna go check these books out. Maybe I'll see you around in the hallways, Laguna. I'd love to talk with you more," before he soon took his leave.
As Laguna watched McJagger leave, she couldn't shake the blush she had, as she muttered under her breath in awe, "Oh my..," and sighed dreamily, watching the Funk Troll walk away.
Speaking of Funk Trolls, Rhythm and Blues were currently walking down a different hallway in the other building on the left, taking in some of the classrooms they were passing by.
Blues commented, "Wow to the wow, sweet sister supreme! Isn't this place everything we've ever dreamed of"?
Rhythm answered, "Everything and a whole lot more! I can't wait to be learning in this amaza-bo-bonkers place"!
Then, Rhythm saw something that made her gasp and say, "Oh my Funk! B, look over there"!
Blues turned her head and saw what her sister was looking at: a large science classroom/laboratory.
Rhythm and Blues immediately went inside to explore the lab. Inside the room, the laboratory/classroom was white, and in the back, there were two rows with 4 long, curved desks that reached the proximity of the room each, with black tabletops that had 3 sinks each, brown metallic table structures holding them, and by each sink, there were a pair of safety goggles, a lab coat, gloves, and some science equipment such as a bunsen burner, a beaker, some tubes, and a first aid kit, so students could be prepared. There was a large teacher's desk, in a similar concept of the student desks, in the front of the classroom was a whiteboard on the wall behind it, with erasable markers on its title shelf, and a storage closet where all of the science equipment, small and big, was stored safely in it, and another special closet where all of the chemicals were stored safely in their significant, special containers. Finally, behind the student desks, there was a giant closet that had clipboards, notebooks, clipboards, and extra science equipment.
R and B squealed excitedly, like little kids when they see a new toy, and started to examine everything in the lab.
Blues was checking out the chemical storage closet, while Rhythm was checking out some of the science equipment the room already had ready.
In awe, both Funk Trolls commented in unison, "Funkastic"!
Blues commented, "We're gonna do so many great experiments in here! You think if we get to have class in here, our teacher would let us"?
Rhythm answered, "I'm sure they would! We'll get to expand our knowledge and practice as fellow researchers! Imagine all the knowledge we're gonna get to be learning here"!
Blues replied happily, "Enough to make the coolest and grooviest advances in science of all time, baby"!
R and B did their signature sister handshake together, excited about being in the lab together.
Back in the main building, Aggie was flying down the hallway when she saw a classroom that caught her attention: a large music room.
Inside the music room, the floors were shiny, due to the colorful rainbow polka-dotted patterned tiles. There was a beautiful crystal chandelier, donated by Trollzart, hanging from the dome-shaped ceiling above, There was a little stage on the left side of the room with a cello, a tuba, a bass, and a trumpet either laying on/against a chair that was behind/next to each instrument. On the right, there were about 3 dozen chairs set for the students to sit in, and behind the chairs was a large table/cabinet where there were all kinds of instruments from all different genres of music, set for the students to try out.
Aggie felt her eyes sparkle in awe, and she let out a squeak in excitement, saying, "It's everything I've ever dreamed of"!
She walked inside, exploring the room a bit and taking notice of the different instruments in the room. The first instrument she went up to was the cello on the stage, which she knew very well. She held it up and plucked on the strings gently, playing a low beat, but one that sounded really jazzy.
Aggie giggled, saying, "Sweet"!
Then, she heard someone ask, "Ooh, are you by chance a fan of the cello as well"?
Aggie turned around and saw a female Classical Troll hovering behind her. The Classical Troll had the signature gold glittered skin that all Classical Trolls had, light green hair that was tied at the top with a hairband that has a feather decoration, and her wings were completely golden with a more solid coloration than other Classical Trolls, and she also had a blue choker with a light blue heart on it, red lipstick, and a beauty spot. She was carrying a small purple handbag with her, as well as a piece of paper in her hand while looking at Aggie.
The Classical Troll seemed to recognize Aggie, saying, "Say, you're the Master of All Music! Ms. Aggie, if I am correct, right"?
Aggie nodded, saying, "Yeah, you'e correct! And aren't you Minuet Sonata? I remember seeing you when I came to teach the Classical Trolls about playing Country music. You were the only Classical Troll who mastered every instrument I brought in under 5 minutes."
The now identified Classical Troll nodded as she and Aggie shook hands while saying, "Yes. I love to master any new skill I wish to learn; it's my eagerness of that that motivated me to apply for this school and attend it. Though I'm curious to ask what may be your reason, Aggie. Yoiu already possess a vast knowledge of music."
Aggie answered, "Yeah, but I want to expand on that knowledge and be able to take the things I learn here and be able to apply it to my teachings. That way, I can help other Trolls learn and understand about the other genres of music on a deeper and more fin level. Plus, I've heard so much about this school and figured this would be a great chance to attend."
Minuet definitely seemed impressed, as she replied, "Wow, what a marvelous explanation, Aggie! I bet it's gonna be a real treat of you and i share the same class together. Can we compare schedules"?
Aggie raised an eyebrow in confusion, asking, "Schedules"?
Minuet answered, "Yeah; the guidance counselor is handing out students their schedules. I can show you where it is so you can receive your schedule if you'd like."
Aggie smiled and replied, "Sure, thanks, Minuet"!
With that, Aggie flew behind Minuet as they made their way to the guidance counselor's office.
In the building with the purple tube behind the main building, Melody had gone there to see what classes or rooms were in that building, and it was there that she saw that it was one large room, but one that was every Troll's dream: a giant auditorium, with a huge stage. There were red curtains tied with gold curtain strings, spotlights shining right above them, illuminating the stage, and rows and rows and rows of chairs for possibly every Troll who comes into the room to sit in.
But what marveled Melody the most was the large auditorium stage that was presented in front of her. She walked up to the stage, using the stairs on the side, and got a feel of standing on the stage, hearing the CLICK CLACK of the soles of her shoes against the wood of the stage floor.
Melody placed her backpack by the side of the curtain and walked onto the middle of the stage, looking out at the vast sea of seats, as if there was an audience sitting there, watching her right now.
The Pop/Rock Troll was amazed, as she suddenly felt her left foot tapping a slow beat, a beat that echoed throughout the room, and could be heard by everyone if there more people in the auditorium currently.
Feeling that beat flowing through her, Melody couldn't help but look around to see if anyone was watching before she let her feet take over and started to dance, spinning and leaping around with grace and with ease.
However, when she was doing a side step, she tripped and fell backward, landing on her back. It didn't deter her though, because Melody smiled and let out a heartfelt giggle, commenting, "That was fun"!
Suddenly, she heard a voice ask her, "Hey, you good"?
That made the Pop/Rock Troll's eyes look up and notice a Troll looking at her. The new Troll was a Techno Troll with orange skin, pink hair with a purple stripe in it (in the common Troll hairstyle that sticks up), reddish-pink eyes, mouth, and heart, and she also had hot pink and light pink stripes on her arms, and light blue and teal pixels on her tail fins. She appeared to be wearing a black leather vest that was zipped all the way to the top that had some stickers on it, ranging from emo to comic-like, and a pink scarf wrapped around her neck.
Melody smiled and nodded, jumping back onto her feet, much to the new Troll's surprise, as Melody replied, "Yeah, I'm good. Takes more than a fall to hurt me. Nice to meet you; I'm Melody," and offered a handshake to the Techno.
The new Techno Troll looked at Melody's hand curiously before shaking hands with her and stating, "Itzy. Itzy Spider."
Melody smiled, saying, "Wow, cool name! A pleasure to meet you, Itzy"!
Itzy simply gave a nod in reply while saying, "Little tip: you need better coordination with your dancing so you don't trip and fall like that."
Melody chuckled while blushing in embarrassment, saying, "I'll make a note of it, thanks. You a dancer too"?
Itzy shrugged while making a "more or less" hand gesture, which Melody understood, replying, "Got it. Well, I better head out; my next stop is the guidance counselor's office to pick up my schedule. See you 'round, Itzy," and grabbed her backpack before walking down the steps and heading out of the auditorium.
Itzy watched the Pop/Rock Troll leaving, raising an eyebrow in curiosity.
At the guidance counselor's office in the main building, Holly was waiting patiently to get her schedule, as she approached the desk, saying, "Um...h-hello, ma'am."
The Troll working at the counselor's desk was a light purple Pop Troll with blue hair that stuck up, light blue eyes, with white freckles on her cheeks, that wore a simple pink dress with a yellow flower on it. She looked up at Holly, saying, "Hi there, welcome! I'm Polly Parsnips, the guidance counselor! How may I help you today? You here to get your schedule"?
Holly nodded, saying while fidgeting with her fingers nervously, "Yeah. Is it available at the moment? Pardon my nerves, ay'm still feelin' ayy bit ov those first day jittuurrs."
Polly replied, "No worries, Holly. A lot of students are nervous on the first day, but you'll be just fine, and I'm here if there's anything you need help with. For now, just make the most of every moment you experience around you. And here you go, so you're set for your first day of classes tomorrow," while handing Holly a piece of paper.
Holly thanked the guidance counselor before she started to walk out of the office and down the hallway while looking at her schedule. She took notice of her classes, mentioning, "Ooh! General Music 101! That sure sounds as fun as wrasslin' ayy Puffalo in puddin"!
A little while later, by the time the sun was starting to set and the first-day orientation was over, all of the students were heading out of the school and towards the luggage drop-off area to pick up their stuff and head to their dorm buildings as the next part of their day 1 orientation.
Aggie had her backpack on and was set to fly home when she felt someone playfully covering her eyes, asking, "Guess who"!
Aggie giggled and answered, "Well, if I had to guess, with that cute giggle of his, that would be...Biggie"?
The Troll behind Aggie frowned slightly, letting out a confused/sad, "Huh," thinking that Aggie didn't guess right.
Aggie, however, was smirking, as she said, "Just kidding! I know it's you, Trollex," and pushed off the hands covering her eyes and pulled the now revealed Techno king close to her, the two locked in an embrace and kissing each other on the lips.
Trollex and Aggie were blushing during the kiss, as Trollex then replied once they separated, "You had me there for a second; I thought you genuinely didn't know it was really me."
Aggie giggled and answered while holding her boyfriend's hand, "Of course I knew it was you, Trollex; how could I ever not know the love of my life? Plus, seeing the color of your hands before you covered my eyes kind of gave it away before you even pulled that joke on me."
Trollex couldn't help but snicker in response before he cutely pouted, saying, "I thought it'd be funny."
Aggie caressed Trollex's cheek, saying, "It was...but it was much more romantic than it was funny," and gave him a peck on the cheek, making the Techno king blush tickled pink from head to fins.
Once he recovered from blushing, he asked, "so, where you heading now? To the dorm buildings"?
Aggie answered, "Well, my pod is actually pretty close to the school, so, I'll be flying over to school every day. but, I am gonna head home and drop off my backpack before heading to the dorm buildings to meet some of the other students before heading back to turn in for the night"
Trollex then commented, "Cool! Can I walk home with you"?
Aggie blushed while asking, "Well, sure, but you're not busy with the other leaders"?
Trollex answered, "Nah, so far, we've just been watching to see how everyone's adjusted to the school, and so far, everyone seems to be really happy, so, I'm not really busy. I got a lot of free time before I have to head back to the reef. So, shall we," and extended his hand out to Aggie.
Aggie nodded as the pair walked hand in hand back to Aggie's pod.
Over at the luggage drop-off area, R&B were gathering their boxes and loading them onto a special cart when Blues noticed one of the boxes moving slightly. It startled her a bit, making her ask, "Uh, R, we didn't pack anything alive, did we"?
Rhythm answered while putting a box on a cart, "Not that I know of, B. Why"?
Blues answered, "I could've sworn I saw this box jiggle and wiggle around," while pointing to the box that appeared to be moving.
Rhythm turned her head and saw the box moving, causing her to gasp and say, "Oh, sweet funk! It is moving! And grooving! What did we pack in there"?!
Blues replied while nervously backing away, "I don't know, and I'm sure if I want to know! What if it's something terri-ba-bad"?!
Rhythm reassured her sister, saying, "Don't worry, B. I'm sure it's not dangerous. But, to be safe, let's go take a look ourselves."
R&B walked up to the box and both placed their hands on the lid and slowly began to open it, peeking their heads in to see what was inside.
What they didn't expect to see was a blue Snug-a-lug rolling around, nestling itself in between some of the science equipment that was packed inside.
Rhythm, seeing this, commented, "A Snug-a-lug! That's what was moving and grooving inside our box," while Blues asked, "How did a snug-a-lug get in our luggage in the first place"?
Suddenly, Blues felt her remote vibrate and pulled it out, pressing the button to answer the vibration call.
A holographic video of Low-Note Jones played in front of both girls, with Low-Note saying in the video, "Hey there, R&B. Low-Note Jones here, Just sending this funky video to you to let you know that it appears my pet has disappeared, and after some careful analysis, Low-Note Jones has found out through the security footage that it may be hiding in your luggage. It appeared to have snuck inside while we were helping you and McJagger load the ship before leaving to Trollstopia Tech. Until I'm able to head on over to pick it up, would you be so kind as to help take care of it? Just make sure it doesn't get out, and that no Troll hugs it, or else we know what'll happen if it does. Stay funky, and good luck at your new school. Low-Note Jones out."
Once the video ended, Rhythm replied, "Well, B, looks like we got ourselves a little house guest. You still got-,"
On cue, Blues pulled out a little terrarium, saying, "The emergency pet Snug-a-lug terrarium? You bet, dear sister"!
Rhythm picked up the Snug-a-lug and placed it inside the terrarium, with Blues closing the lid while saying, "Now, we just got to take care of it for the next few days until Low-Note Jones comes to pick it up. Shouldn't be too hard."
Rhythm replied, "True that. Now, let's get our luggage and head over to the dorm buildings! I wonder which one we'll be in"!
Blues added while helping Rhythm push their cart of luggage, "I'm more excited to find out about what room we're gonna be in"!
Besides the school, near where the large outdoor gymnasium field, were 6 tall mushroom-shaped buildings, each with brown stem supports, but their roofs were each a different color, and were named based on the places in Trollstopia.
The first one was named Rock Hollow Hall, the sign in gold letters just above the door, and it had a red roof with fire-themed patterns on it, a large grey statue figure of a Rock hand gesture on top, and a black rock ax guitar symbol sign.
The second one was called Country Corral Hall, the sign in gold letters just above the door, and it had an orange roof with golden horseshoe patterns on it, a large white cowboy hat with a brown stripe statue figure on top, and a tan acoustic guitar symbol sign.
The third one was called Classical Crest Hall, the sign in gold letters just above the door, and it had a yellow roof with black musical note patterns on it, a large golden harp statue figure on top, and a brown violin symbol sign.
The fourth one was called Vibe Town Hall, the sign in gold letters just above the door, and it had a purple roof with rainbow tie-dye patterns on it, a bright yellow Funk star statue figure on top, and a silver bass guitar symbol sign.
The fifth one was called Techno Lagoon Hall, the sign in gold letters just above the door, and it had a blue roof with light blue bubble patterns on it, a green glowing glowsticks statue figure on top, and a colorful DJ mixer symbol sign.
The sixth and last one was called Pop Forest Hall, the sign in gold letters just above the door, and it had a pink roof with colorful flower patterns on it, a bright yellow smiling face emoji-con statue figure on top, and a golden ukelele symbol sign.
In front of all of these buildings was a large booth where Trolls were waiting to get their room keys and to see not only what buildings they were gonna be in, but also if they were gonna have a roommate or not.
Holly was currently receiving her key, with the light blue male Pop Troll that was running the booth saying as he handed her the key, saying, "Darlin', Country Corral Hall, room 313."
Her key was a simple silver key with a rainbow musical note keychain on it, and another keychain with her room number on it.
After Holly had received her key, the male Pop Troll then said, "You know, your roommate is in General Music 101 too"!
Holly suddenly felt ecstatic, thinking that she was gonna make her first friend at the school with a brand new roommate.
Her ecstatic energy seemed to pass on because she then heard someone chuckle, saying, "Feelin' excaated there, Holly"?
Holly turned her head and saw Delta, who was helping her bring her luggage to the dorm buildings, smiling at her, as she replied, "Yeah! Ay'm gonna meet my first new friend! Come on"!
Holly galloped over to her big sister and helped Delta push the cart over to the Country Corral Hall building.
Inside, Holly was weaving her way around the sea of students that were heading into their new rooms with their luggage, saying to herself, "Hello, ay'm your roommate. Naw, don't say that, Holly; don't make it sound forced out. Let it come out naturally."
When Holly arrived to the closed door of room 313, she said to herself while holding her luggage cart close, "Your brand new friend is just behaand this here door."
She felt Delta reassure her, saying, "Y'all got this, Holly. Ay'm raheet here if ya need me."
Holly smiled and took a deep breath in and out as she grabbed the doorknob and turned it, opening the door.
In the room, it looked ordinary, with a large wooden desk, a shiny rainbow tiled floor, tan walls, a large closet for clothing, another door that led into the bathroom, and two beds, set to be made, on opposite sides of the room. The bed on the left was near the desk, and the bed on the right was along the wall, near the door. There was also a silhouette of a Troll inside, whom Holly was surprised, unsure of who it was, making her gasp in shock. There even appeared to be a large teal-blue Wooferbug that was sitting by the foot of the bed on the left, who had also looked up at Holly, smiling.
Then, the silhouette came up to Holly, standing outside the doorway, revealing to be a hot pink-skinned Pop Troll with a bright blue nose and light pink eyes. Her hair was a shade of orange and seemed to be quite thick and frizzy-lookin, tied up with a light purple bobble, and she also had some sparkles on her cheeks. The Pop Troll wore a yellow, white, purple, and blue striped tank top with matching pants, a set of white, blue and pink headphones and yellow, white and pink bracelets on both arms, and she even had a pink gem on her belly button.
She smiled, saying, "Hey there! I'm your roomie! Name's DJ Suki; Gen Music 101," while shaking hands with Holly.
Holly, a bit taken aback at first, relaxed during the handshake and smiled, saying, "Oh, uh, Holly Darlin'; Gen Music 101"!
DJ Suki smiled in response, saying, "I can tell we're gonna be great friends, Holly! Take whichever bed you want! I wanted you to have first dibs"!
Holly noticed DJ's headphones, saying, "Wow, I love your headphones"!
DJ Suki chuckled, saying, "Thanks! I wear 'em all the time when I DJ with my good ol' Wooferbug," while pointing to the Wooferbug inside the room, which raised its leg and waved at Holly.
Holly giggled in response before saying, "Wow, so that's what a Wooferbug looks like"!
DJ answered, "Yep! She holds the turntables that helps get my beats flowing"!
Then, DJ pretended to be spinning turntables while saying, "Wiki-wiki-what"?!
Holly, amazed, said, "Wow, that sounded unique"!
DJ scratched the back of her head sheepishly while saying, "Sorry. If I do that in class, I'll be a joke."
Holly quickly protested, saying, "No, no, that's great! You've got to use it"!
DJ Suki, surprised, asked, "Really"?
Holly answered, "Yeah, but do it on your Wooferbug, it'll make the DJ vibe extra cool"!
DJ chuckled in response, saying, "You got it! Come on in, and I'll help you unpack"!
Delta added, "Y'all go ahead, Holly. Ay'll be in there in a second."
Holly smiled and pushed her luggage cart inside with DJ Suki following her inside the room.
Over by Pop Forest Hall, Laguna had settled into her room; room 145, and was unpacking her things. Her room was the same as Suki and Holly's room, except instead of dual beds, the room had a bunk bed, with a top, and bottom bunk. And there was a bookshelf in the room as well, already filled with many of the books Laguna had brought of her, but still enough room in case she wanted to get more.
She kept her pens and clipboards in a special box so she wouldn't have to take them out and fill up any space in the room, and placed a glowing triangular-shaped, purple coral lamp on the side of the desk, so there'd be a light source.
So far, the only thing Laguna hadn't found a place for was the DJ mixer her mom had given her before she left. At the moment, Laguna was toying with it in awe, checking out some of its features.
She gently placed her hand on one of the turntables, giving one of the records a gentle scratch. The sound made her giggle a bit in response, before she looked around, getting an idea.
She fished through her hair and pulled out a black record, saying, "Couldn't hurt to just give it a little test run, to see how it works with playing music."
Then, a thought came into her mind as she turned her head and looked at the open door, saying, "I should close the door, in case anyone overhears in the hallway."
Laguna quickly stood up and went to close the door, pushing it closed, before heading back to the DJ mixer. But, what she didn't know was that she didn't close the door all the way, so when she left, the door slowly opened up behind her again, but Laguna didn't seem to notice. She was too preoccupied with placing the new record on and starting to play the music on it, like a real DJ does.
With the song she chose playing, Laguna couldn't help but smile and felt the urge to sing while she toyed with the DJ mixer, working it like a rave DJ.
Gonna Shine by Ashley Tisdale
Laguna: There's a moment when you realize that something's changed! All the bits and pieces start to fit (So fab!)!
When nothing that you know will ever be the same! Ring a bell, that's my queue, gotta try something new!
In her mind, Laguna imagined that she was on a large stage, with fellow Trolls of different genres of music dancing behind her, dancing and singing in front of a large crowd, while wearing a silver, glittery dress with pink hearts at the bottom of the dress, and a golden headband on her head with a light blue feather on it.
Laguna: Gonna shine! And make the moment mine! Now my time has arrived!
Gonna shine so bright! The sun will run and hide! And I'll be the only star that lights the sky!
I'm gonna shine!
Outside in the hallway, Melody was pushing her luggage cart while looking for her room, saying to herself as she glanced at her room key, "Ok, so room 145. I wonder who my roommate is. The Troll at the booth says that she and I are gonna be good friends, and-,"
Suddenly, she heard something peculiar and stopped, trying to take a closer listen to what she was hearing. It sounded like...music? And a faint voice...singing?
?: Now there's nothing in this universe to hold me back (Not me!)!
Curious, Melody asked, "Is someone...playing music," and pushed her luggage cart over to where she was hearing the music and singing.
?: The endless night can't keep me in the dark!
The closer she got, the louder the music was, and the singing, as the Pop/Rock Troll noticed that whoever was doing that had a really great voice.
?: And I just might give my dear old mom a heart attack!
Melody soon arrived at the open door of room 145, the room where she'd be forming, and where the music/singing was coming from. She peeked her head inside and gasped in awe when she saw who she guessed was her new roommate (Laguna) playing music on the DJ mixer and scratching the turntables, which she was excited about with getting to meet someone new, but was more impressed on the Techno's amazing singing.
Laguna: But she'll live (She'll live!)! And she'll see (She'll see!) what her girl's meant to be!
Gonna shine! And leave the past behind! Gonna try to fly so high!
Gonna climb! And make the prize all mine! And I'll write my name in letters across the sky!
I'm gonna shine!
Melody kept watching quietly, but with a huge smile, as she swayed her hips and bopped her head to the beat of the song. All while Laguna had no idea someone was watching her performing.
Laguna: And if my present luminescent state is second rate, I'll turn it up a notch past nine and watch the world go blind!
Once Laguna had started to rap the next verse Melody was straight up dancing in place, swaying her arms and tapping her feet to the catchy beat of the song.
Laguna: Got a diva dazzle that you just can't touch!
Like an angel in Trollmani, I'm too fabulous!
They'll be lining up for blocks once I bop to the top!
With a clipboard on my dashboard, I just can't be stopped!
Laguna was really enjoying herself with her little singing moment, having a lot of fun expressing her voice, and playing with her mom's DJ mixer.
Laguna: I'm gonna shine! And make the moment mine! Now my time has arrived!
Gonna shine so bright! The sun will run and hide! And I'll be the only star that lights the sky-!
Melody was so busy dancing in place, she didn't see where she placed her foot and accidentally/gently bumped into her luggage cart, which tapped the wall, but the sound was enough to make Laguna stop singing and turn her head, noticing the new Troll standing by the doorway. Frantically growing nervous, she quickly switched the song off while saying, "Oh my! I-I'm so sorry; I-I had no idea anyone was listening! How long were you standing there"?
Melody chuckled and replied while crossing her arms, "Long enough for me to get musically acquainted with my new roommate. Hi, I'm Melody Song, pleased to meet you"!
Laguna smiled and shook hands with Melody, saying, "Hello there. I'm Laguna Tidepool, pleased to make your acquaintance."
Melody then commented, "That's a sick beat you got there, and you have an amazing voice to match it"!
Laguna blushed in embarrassment, still feeling flustered that someone heard her singing, as she replied while fiddling with her glasses, "Oh, thank you. I-I don't usually sing out in the open like that."
Melody added, "You should definitely do it more often, I loved your singing! And I'm sure others would too"!
Laguna shuffled her fins while saying, "Well, maybe later. For now, why don't I help you get settled in? Are you ok with taking top bunk? I kind of claimed the bottom one when I first came here."
Melody smiled excitedly, saying, "Top bunk?! Heck yes I'm ok with it! I've always wanted to sleep on the top bunk of a bunk bed! Every time I crash at my cousin's place, she always sleeps at the top bunk, no matter how many times I ask her to let me have a chance at it."
Laguna, curious, asked, "You have a cousin"?
Melody answered while picking up one of the boxes from her cart, "Yep, and let me tell you, she can be crazy, but I love her. Val's my go-to, wild and wacky motivational support animal. Hey, while I unpack, is it ok if I ask if you could continue singing that awesome song you were singing earlier"?
Laguna fiddled with her glasses, saying, "Um, I'm unsure. I'm a little nervous someone might hear us again. Nothing against it, of course, it's just...I'm shy when it comes to singing in front of other people."
Melody understood what Laguna meant, saying in response, "Oh, I get it. I feel you, Laguna; i know what it's like to be shy, but no worries. You don't have to sing in front of others if you don't feel comfortable yet. Take your time, you'll ease into it. Though I will say that I am right that you do have exceptional talent; you could go far and wide with that voice."
Laguna felt touched by her new roommate's comment, saying, "Thanks, Melody."
By the Classical Crest dorm building, R&B had already found their room and were finishing up unpacking their things. Blues had placed the Snug-a-lug terrarium, with the resting Snug-a-lug inside all curled up and napping peacefully, before saying, "Ok, that's everything. We're all set and settled in"!
Rhythm was placing their books in the bookcase, saying, "Yep! We're officially moved into our new room! And it looks even more funktastic than it could ever be"!
Blues sat on her bed (the one on the left side of the room) while saying, "This is all so surreal, sister supreme! Tomorrow's our first day of classes! Did you see your schedule yet with the classes we're gonna have together"?
Rhythm replied, "Not yet, actually. I wanted to help you get our room set before we looked at our schedules so we could see them together."
On cue, R&B both pulled out their pieces of paper together, with Blues saying, "Ok. On the count of three, flip your schedule over, and we'll look at them."
Rhythm slowly started to count, saying, "1...2...2 1/2..."
Then, in unison, both Funk Trolls declared, "Three," and flipped their papers over, looking at their own schedules, and then each other's, but what they saw made them gasp in shock.
They both had the same lunch time together, and the same science class together, and the same creative music class together, and even the same General Music 101 (General Music 101 was a Gen Ed requirement for all new students), but other than that, they had different classes! Blues's schedule also had History of Music, Techno Tech Teachings, and Classical Opera Study, while Rhythm's schedule had Rock Readings, Country Calligraphy, and Pop Presentations.
Blues and rhythm both recovered from their shock, with Rhythm saying, "What is happening? Do we...have different classes"?
Blues answered, "It appears we do, but, that's impossible! We do almost everything together! If we're not together, how are we gonna make it through the school year?! Through these classes"?!
Rhythm reassured her, saying, "Hey, it'll be ok, B. It's a bit of an adjustment, but I'm sure we'll do just fine in these classes. At least we share some of the same classes together, and we even are gonna get to have lunch together too, so that's a good thing as well."
Blues then stated sadly, "Yeah, but...it's gonna be so lonely without you there by my side, sister supreme."
Rhythm walked up to Blues and patted her on the back, saying, "I know how you feel, sis. It'll feel lonely in some ofmy classes without you there by my side too, but we aren't alone. We'll get to make some new friends in our classes, and no matter what, we'll always still stick together. As friends, and as sisters, for life."
Together, both Funk Trolls did one of their signature handshakes together before they placed their schedules together on the desk.
Suddenly, from outside the window of all 6 dorm buildings, someone shouted at the top of their lungs, "First day dorm party"!
On cue, the screen split into 4 sections, showing Aggie's face inside her bedroom at her pod, placing her backpack on her bed, Holly's face while she was placing a box on her bed in the dorm room she was sharing with DJ Suki, Laguna and Melody's faces as they were hanging up some of Melody's clothes in the closet, and R&B's faces as they were putting some science equipment on their desk, as all six girls asked in excitement/confusion in unison, "Dorm party"?!
