Sacrifices

Chapter 2: Saving

Ok I know I left you guys for like 4 months hanging waiting for a new chapter. I was working on finishing my other stories so I could focus on one at a time. I just finished my HTTYD one I was working on and now I'm going to focus on this one and make it extra good for you all ok? I'm rrrrreeeeeaaaaaalllllyyyyy sorry. Will making this story good make it up to you? I'll cry myself to sleep if you don't forgive me. Anyways enjoy the Chapter!

Poppy darted behind a torch to devise her plan. She had to distract the guards, get Branch out and get him home safely. Not too hard right? She looked around to see how many guards there were.

"One, two, three, four" She counted as she saw a fifth force something into Branch's mouth. Branch gagged then swallowed hesitantly. Branch still had colour which was surprising to Poppy. She had a horrible feeling that he would lose his colour if she waited any longer.

So she acted.

She snuck to the floor and hid behind a table leg. She watched Branch struggle only to be met with an electrical shock whenever he attempted to move. She first had to get rid of the guards. She found a flight of stairs nearby and an Idea popped in her head.

She ran out into the open "Hey Bergen!" A guard looked her way and started to draw his royal spear and chased after her. Poppy turned a corner and hopped down the first step and hid just out of view. The Bergan followed and started to go down the stairs. Poppy used her hair to latch onto the Bergen's foot to trip him up. He started to tumble down the stairs.

"One down!" She whispered proudly to herself. She got back up above everyone and stood now on a chandalier overlooking two Bergens. Another genious idea sparked in her brain.

Her hair dangled down, made a finger and poked one of the Bergens. "What do you want?" The Bergen asked looking at the other.

"What are you talking about?" The other asked

"You just poked me"

"No I didn't. You're going crazy."

The two Bergens stopped talking and resumed staring at nothing while standing still. Poppy poked the Bergen again.

"Ok now I KNOW you poked me" The Bergen complained again.

"You've lost it. Why on Earth would I ever poke you?"

The two resumed again. Again, Poppy poked the Bergen.

"I swear if you poke me one more time you'll get it" The Bergen threatened.

"Well don't worry because I haven't poked you yet and I won't anyways" The other huffed.

Poppy brought her hair down again. Made the hair-finger twirl in circles above the Bergens shoulder and-

*Poke*

The Bergen instantly turned around and tackled the other and the brawl began. The two were knocking over chairs, tools and other furniture. They started making their way out the door as another guard started to follow.

"Hey break it up!" He commanded. They didn't listen and all three were now. Gone.

"Great, now there's only one more to go" Poppy whispered to no one.

She made her way over to a torch and picked up a tiny stick that she could carry (More of a splinter to a Bergen) and lit in on fire and laid the little shard of wood at the final Bergen's feet. After a minute the Bergen started talking.

"What's that burning? It smells like overcooked meat gone bad." The Bergen looked down to see his pants of both feet on fire and started to scream bolting out the door at a record speed. Poppy did it. She could finally save Branch!

She ran up to the cage and opened the door. The cage surprisingly had no lock on it. She saw Branch and shouted in joy.

"Branch!"

Branch looked up to see the pink troll who he confessed to not long ago.

"Poppy?"

"I'm here to save you! I got rid of 5 guards!" Poppy boasted

"Wow. I'm impressed." Branch smiled

"Well I only did what you would've done" Poppy blushed.

"So... can I get out of this now?" Branch asked with a pained smile grinding his teeth together.

"Oh right! Sorry!" Poppy apologized and got Branch out his his restrictions but when she did Branch suddenly fell weak and collapsed. "Branch? Why aren't you moving?"

"I- can't" Branch winced.

"Come on we have to get you out of here!" Poppy insisted and started to carry Branch.

"Poppy, if Bergens show up, you leave me and run ok?" Branch informed. "I'm not letting them catch you because I'm slowing you down."

"Branch, I'm not leaving you. You're going to be ok" Poppy said subbornly optimistic.

"Oh on the contrary." A voice spoke form behind them. It belonged to the Chef. The two spun around to face the evil cook. "You see, I've given Branch a special herb that if he doesn't eat one within a day, he dies. I only know where they are and I doubt you'd find one in time. If we can't have happiness, no one can!"

To be Continued

I'm really evil. I feel like trash that I left you all for 4 months only to leave you with a cliff hanger. I'll upload SUPER soon so you guys can read. (Like my Alliteration in that sentence?) I have a whole story line ready for this one so now instead of trying to think of a plot in each chapter I can now focus how good I can try and make them! Again. Sorry for the long delay. luv u all tho