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Branch opened the door to see the green-haired doctor.

"Hello, Dr. Plum. Thanks for coming," he said as he beckoned her inside.

"No trouble at all. I suppose I should examine the queen first, since, from what I could discern from our conversation, her condition is more severe."

The teal troll nodded in confirmation.

"She's over here," said Branch, leading Plum to the air mattress.

The purple troll gasped when she saw Poppy.

"Oh dear..."

The resident doctor quickly put down her bag, opened it, and started the examination.

Branch paced worriedly for at least ten minutes, while the Snack Pack looked at the unresponsive Poppy anxiously.

At last, Plum looked up with a serious and despondent look on her face.

"Everyone?"

The Snack Pack rushed to the purple troll's side at lightning speed!

While Suki was unable to get up due to her weakness, she still listened, concerned for her best friend.

Plum sighed.

"I hate to be the one to tell you this, but...it's pneumonia."

The Pack gasped.

Branch froze, his eyes widening.

No.

NO.

"But...how?" he choked out.

Plum looked over to Poppy.

"It's her immune system."

"Huh?"

"To put it simply, the queen hasn't built up enough protection against diseases. She always was a healthy troll, but that has its consequences. Even a simple illness like the flu can prove to be her undoing. I'm sorry..."

She put a comforting hand on Branch's arm.

He looked up to her.

"...What can you do to help her?"

The purple troll looked pensive for a moment.

"I can give her an intravenous fever reducer...but I don't know how her body will react to it."

"I don't care, just do it!"

Plum pulled out a syringe, a tourniquet and the fever reducer from her bag.

"You may need to comfort the queen, since she's never liked shots," she explained.

The teal troll readily agreed, and Plum tightened the tourniquet around the queens arm.

She then felt around for a suitable vein.

After she found one, Plum put the right amount of the fever reducer into the syringe, cleaned the area with an antibacterial wipe, looked to Branch for confirmation, and at his consent, stuck the needle into Poppy's arm.

Poppy's reaction was instantaneous, with her moaning and tossing her head around.

"Shhhhhh, shhhhh...it's okay, Poppy..." soothed Branch.

Soon enough, the procedure was done.

The needle was taken out, and a colorful band-aid was placed on the queen's arm.

Plum stood.

"I'm going to check on Suki now, so let me know if anything changes," she instructed.

Branch nodded, his eyes focused on his beloved.

The Snack Pack, having backed away when Plum pulled out the syringe, was with their hot pink friend.

When the resident doctor approached, they went to their designated spots that Branch had given them earlier.

After a quick examination, Plum reached her verdict.

"You're lucky you didn't end up like the queen over there," she said, putting her things back in her bag.

"From what I see, all your flu symptoms came back, just a little worse than normal. Luckily, if you just stay in that chair, keep warm, and don't due anything strenuous that could raise your heart rate, there's a 95% chance you'll recover with no problems."

"Thank you, doctor...achoo!" sneezed Suki.

She shivered, and Satin and Chenille were quick to provide her with another blanket and a tissue.

Plum chuckled.

"No problem."

After a quick check on Branch, (no changes yet) the purple troll took her leave, leaving Branch to look at Poppy sympathetically.