Chapter 13
(When poppy and Branch pulled away, branch smiled while poppy blushed deeply)
Berry: you two are a cute couple (smiles)
Poppy: thank you...
Berry: how'd you do it Branch? You got the queen after all
Branch: by the power of song
Berry: I just...I'm still not convinced of the whole Bergen friend thing...
Branch: we can take you to meet a couple of the bergens we've bonded with
Berry: no no I'm not quite ready...one thing at a time...I just found my son im still processing that your alive...I'll tell you something though...I'm sure you remember I never sang but after I lost you..I sang every night hoping you'd come back..
Branch: you really did that?
Berry: of course branch...so why are you two on this adventure?
Poppy: oh I'm trying to find my mom
Berry: you mean...Queen Polly?
Poppy: exactly! Do you know where she is? My dad said they got separated in the troll tunnels back at the big Bergen escape
Berry: no I don't know where she is...I don't remember specifically the whole escape...but I remember her..sweet troll..but can I ask why you're searching for her?
Poppy: I just know she's alive
Berry: but what if you don't find her
Branch: mom!
Berry: what? I'm just saying? I don't want her to be disappointed
Poppy: I won't be disappointed because I know she's alive!
Berry: ok but I'm just-
Poppy: I know I just met you and all but Branch can tell you when I know something I don't just wonder if I can do something...I just do it..I'm prepared if I don't find her but I want to give it all and try..if I didn't find her then...I can at least know she's not alive...
Berry: I'm sorry poppy...how's your dad?
Poppy: he's good...(starts feeling guilty)
Branch: what's wrong poppy?
Poppy: I don't know what to do...I was hoping to find something in the tunnel which was turned out to be nothing...I left everyone to find someone I'm not sure is alive...and..I feel guilty..am I really so naive?
Branch: poppy...
Berry: this is my fault..I'll just go back to the tree...and wait for your adventure to be over
Branch: mom...
Berry: no trust me Branch maybe it's better off right now..(she leaves them but hides behind a tree to see what they'll do)
Branch: poppy...don't feel guilty..you'll find your mom...you'll get the answer you always hoped for
Poppy: (doesn't answer)
Branch: (in his head he didn't know what to do, he knew this was gonna be a hard thing to find but he didn't want poppy to lose his confidence...what was that song she was singing when she went to Bergen town by herself? Think Branch think! Trying to remember some of the world he started to sing) "I really hope you can do it, you were depending on you, you knew that you had to leave the only home you ever knew, and brave the dangers of the forest, to find your answer, I mean how hard could that be? You looked around at a sunny sky so shiny and blue and wasn't it a fantastic sign it would be a fantastic day? You had a pocket full of songs to sing and you were ready to take on anything...some super fun surprise around each corner just riding on a rainbow but you knew you were gonna be ok" (stops singing)
Poppy: (looks at him while he was singing and smiles and laughs) you stole my song
Branch: did I now? Then why don't you finish it? (Smiles)
Poppy: (sings) "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! Because of you knock knock me over I will get back up again! (Stops)
Branch: why'd you stop?
Poppy: because I want you to sing it with me
Branch: oh poppy I don't really know the words...
Poppy: come on branch just sing with me!
Branch: alright alright
(Both poppy and Branch start to sing)
Poppy: (sings) im marching along I got confidence
Branch: (sings) um...I'm cooler than a pack of peppermints and I haven't been this excited since who knows when?
Poppy: (sings) we're off on this remarkable adventure just riding on a rainbow and yes I said it might be a mistake will it be more than I can take?
Branch: (sings) no! You can't think that way because I know you're really really gonna be ok!
Both: (sings) were not giving up today there's nothing getting in our way and if you knock knock us over I will get back up oh if something goes a little wrong well you can go ahead and bring it on because if you knock knock us over we will get back up again! (They stop)
(Poppy hugs branch)
Poppy: thank you branch...I don't know how you do it but you always restore my confidence
Branch: I don't know how you can make up a song like that I hardly knew the words you were singing
Poppy: but you-
Branch: I knew the beginning part because I heard you sing the day when you tried to go to Bergen town on your own
Poppy: you heard me?
Branch: sure did...and your singing still amazed me then
Berry: (comes out of the tree) and so did yours...Branch I had no idea you could sing like that...