Meanwhile, a large group of Party Crashers, Chanty Trolls, and Siren Trolls spotted a large country house far from the castle. Suspicious of it being a secret hideout used by the heroes, the group strayed from the battle and made their way up the hills, wielding their weapons and wearing smug smirks. Approaching the mansion, a pair of Chanty Trolls placed a pair of explosive charges on the double doors to blow them off their hinges.
However, what they failed to notice was the abnormal amount of large ice surrounding the house. In a winter setting.
As such, Poppy's group dropped their disguises and opened fire on the villains, even managing to hit the charges on the doors.
BOOM!
The doors were indeed blown off their hinges, but they also crushed the poor unfortunate souls who were closest to the blast. Ignoring their incapacitated allies, a pair of Party Crashers scrambled over the doors and searched for their prey. With their dark and unfamiliar environment, however, the predators quickly found themselves to be the prey, not helped by their rash decision-making. Spotting a perceived victim from afar, the pair charged forward and leapt up...crashing into a large mirror instead. Confusion and horror were the last emotions either of them felt as they turned around and were met with a face full of shotgun slugs from Mirabel Madrigal's Mossberg 500 Persuader.
Spotting the gunfight occurring outside, Mirabel leapt up from her hiding spot and slung her Mossberg over her shoulders before drawing her SIG-Sauer P226R and opening fire to draw a majority of her opponents' attention and lead them inside. As a decent-sized group did just that, they spotted Lady Bone Demon and opened fire on her, only for the former villainess to teleport closer to them as she generated blue crystals and threw them at her enemies. Miles slid onto the scene and webbed them up as Ruby-1 shot them down with her laser vision.
In another section of the house, Ruby-2 watched from upstairs as more and more enemies stormed their castle and activated a series of rigged crossbows, which swiftly cut them down before they ran empty and forced her elsewhere. Peering from their hiding spot, Luke and Gemini watched a group of armored Chanty Trolls breached the dining hall. When they got close enough to the chandelier, they activated the nail and glass bombs hanging from them, incapacitating the group long enough for Annie and Amber to ambush them with their Mossberg 500 Persuader shotguns.
Hiding in the attic, Amy set off a series of charges surrounding one half of the room, blowing off the torsos of invading Party Crashers. Kate fired her Remington 870 at the remnants as they scrambled back downstairs. That same group were met by Daisy, Curtis, and Leah, who opened fire with their guns. Daisy then tossed a fast-approaching Ruby her Remington 870 MCS Masterkey as she slid down the stairwell rail and opened fire on another group before turning around and shooting a lone Party Crasher who was planning to ambush the trio, causing him to fall down and break his neck.
Elsa conjured a circle of icicles and sent them flying into the Party Crashers surrounding her allies. From afar, Mirabel tossed her SIG-Sauer P226R to Bruno, who opened fire on a group of Chanty Trolls who were sneaking up on Sofia and Esteban. Mirabel then drew her machete and sliced through a section of Siren Trolls before hurling it into the head of another who was doing battle with Princess Peach, who wrestled her Remington 870 away from her opponent before kicking him into the air before shooting him twice.
Marinette used her yo-yo to tie up her opponents and swing them around while firing her SIG-Sauer P229R as approaching enemies. She then swung them away into another pile of opponents who were torched alive by Sunset and Nimona, who had transformed into a fire-breathing dragon. A nearby Camilo was envious of her shapeshifting abilities as he fired his P229R and provided cover for Shang and Xia...not that they needed it, anyway.
Twilight joined Lady Bone Demon and teleported with her as they took out a group of Siren Trolls, the former creating a force-field around them before the latter assimilated their powers and drained the remaining life out of them. Flash covered them with his Daniel Defense M4A1 carbine before it was knocked out of his hands by an opponent, whom he killed with his Glock 21 after switching to it. Mr. Wolf threw him back his rifle before drawing his P226R and firing it at a group of Party Crashers who had Mirabel surrounded.
Poppy sliced through her opponents with the Sword of Protection, which she subsequently used to (unintentionally) transform the falling snow into icicles that knocked them back.
"Huh," Poppy remarked, "That's new."
Turning to find Raya dueling with a machete-wielding Party Crasher, Poppy rushed forward when she saw another rushing toward her with a knife. Jumping in-between her and the Party Crasher, the Sword transformed into a shield that blocked the stab.
"Oh! Cool!"
Poppy transformed the Sword back into its normal form and stabbed the Party Crasher before kicking her away.
"Whoa! How did you do that?" Raya asked before being interrupted by a Chanty Troll rushing them before he was interrupted by Sofia and Esteban, who shoved him away as they teleported towards them.
"The Sword of Protection is capable of many powers and abilities," Esteban explained, "such as hydrokinesis, shapeshifting, healing, and energy blasts."
"Oh, why didn't you say so?" Poppy perked up as she aimed the sword at a small group of opponents who charged at them.
"For a very good reason..." Esteban gulped as he shielded Sofia and Raya slowly backed away, wondering what would happen next.
Taking a deep breath, Poppy's eyes glowed gold as the Sword glowed gold. In a split second, the sword indeed fired an energy blast at the group...but it also split into a series of small energy blasts that struck the enemies who were battling Poppy's group. A moment later, the villains violently exploded into gold dust and sent the heroes flying backward by the blast.
For a moment, the battle paused for many opponents.
Branch, Chenille, Prince D and the rest of the Snack Pack wielded their weapons in caution.
The Tribe Leaders and their Ambassadors exchanged looks with each other.
Even Serina and Kiri glanced around in confusion at the unexpected sound of an explosion far louder than they anticipated.
"What the hell was that?"
"What the hell was that?" Ruby and her group headed outside after hearing an explosion far louder than they anticipated.
When the dust cleared, Poppy's group pulled themselves up to their feet and looked on in shock and awe at their leader. She now donned a white-and-gold jumpsuit, waist skirt, back armor, shoulder armor, hand guards, a drape-like gown, and a small gold metallic headdress. She wielded the Sword of Protection in hand as her gold eyes reverted back to yellow.
"Whoa," Mirabel examined her friend from head to toe, "Now that's new."
After a brief period of silence, Poppy blinked, "I think we should go back inside the house."
"Yeah..." Twilight absentmindedly nodded in agreement just as an inhuman screech echoed in the air. That got the group moving forward quickly, with Poppy in the back ushering them onward.
"Aunt DJ...!"
. . .
"CJ...!"
. . .
"Chenille..."
Poppy slowed down to a stop and shook her head, the voices echoing all over. Noticing this, Satin rushed over to tend to her friend.
"Poppy? Poppy, what's wrong?"
"CJ and Chenille..." Poppy breathed out, "They're in trouble."
Satin's eyes widened in fear for her sister before glancing back at the house.
"What about the others?"
Poppy rubbed her chin before racing back inside with Satin in tow.
"Mirabel! Come over here!"
The Latin Troll in question rushed to her with her shotgun, "What's up, Popsqueak?"
"You and Raya are leading the group here," Poppy explained, "Try to draw the attention of the Party Crashers, the Chanty Trolls, and the Siren Trolls here. When you get most of them here, trap them inside and blow this house up."
"Anything to give our allies an advantage?" Sunset darted her eyes between Poppy and Mirabel.
"Everything," Poppy stuck out a hand for Mirabel to take. When she took it, she began glowing blue and pink before she transformed into her powered form. Her brown eyes now glowed gold, her black hair was now white with a pink streak, and she now wore a slightly blue-tinted gakuran jacket, a white belt, baggy chocho zubon pants that extend into tabi socks, a pair of zōri with red straps, and bands of white cloth wrapped tightly around her calves resembling kyahan. A Nichirin sword forged from Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Ore was now in its sheath hanging from her waistband.
Poppy then took Satin's hand as she glowed blue, purple, and pink. Transforming into her powered form, her vivid sky blue eyes now glowed sapphire blue, her hair color flowed from dark pink to lilac purple to arctic blue, and her pastel pink skin darkened to magenta. She wore her silver long-sleeved dress with purple cuffs and leggings in addition to gold armor.
"Whoa..." Mirabel gushed over the transformation sequence.
"Whoa indeed," Satin concurred.
"Now that's new," Poppy smiled with a nod.
After leading a few group of Party Crashers to the castle, Chenille continued to fire her M4A1 Carbine at them before they eventually overwhelmed her. Tackling her to the ground, the Party Crashers began beating her down and also tore her clothes off, exposing her nipples and lower area as the penis of yet another muscular Party Crasher dangled in front of her eyes, which began welling up with tears of fear. Shaking her head, she snarled and screamed in defiance as they cackled in her face.
Suddenly, the area around them glowed blue, purple, and pink as the Party Crashers stopped dead in their tracks and turned around. Little did they know, they were going to be dead in a moment.
WHOOSH!
The Party Crashers screeched in horror as they were sliced down and blown up by an unknown force, even having their heads cut off and their intestines spilled out. Realizing the severity of their situation, the remnants stopped trying to fight back and proceeded to run away before Chenille managed to retrieve her rifle, reload, and open fire on them. When the muscular Party Crasher confronted her, he suddenly lurched over in agonized pain before eliciting an inhuman scream and exploding all over the place, leaving behind only his torso.
Lowering her arms, Chenille took a good look at her savior and gasped in shock.
"S-Satin...?"
While they managed to score a number of successful kills, the Tribe Leaders were no closer to victory against the combined forces of the Party Crashers, the Chanty Trolls, and the Siren Trolls. It became clear to them that their enemies were tiring them out before going in for the kill, and they needed a new strategy (or, better yet, a miracle) right now. They met with the Ambassadors and King Eric in the conference room as they singled out any and all battle tactics.
"The element of surprise worked the first time," Barb suggested as she reloaded her Remington 870.
"And who's to say it will work again?" Trollzart rubbed his chin.
"It's better than nothing at all," King Quincy stabbed an inflitrating Party Crasher.
"We need something and fast," King Peppy knocked away a Chanty Troll with his walking stick, "We may not last any further."
"How about a bigger fish to summon?"
The Tribe Leaders, the Tribe Ambassadors, and King Eric turned to find the source of the voice. Standing before them were a Pop Troll and a Funk Troll.
The Funk Troll had black eyes with small eyebrows, brown hair tied into a single puff, and blue-and-yellow-striped fur. Resting atop her hair and in front of her eyes were a pair of cyan blue glasses with hot-pink lenses and a pair of periwinkle-blue framed glasses. Her main outfit was a white lab coat above a short-sleeved black T-shirt with red and light pink accents and a long-sleeved greyish-white shirt. and a purplish-gray belt with a circular-shaped, light pink buckle, which holds her simple pink mini skirt. Under her skirt, she wore baggy blue jeans with a circular-shaped cyan patch sewn on the right knee, and she completes her look with a pair of large black tennis shoes with red, pink, and grayish-white accents.
The Pop Troll...was the spitting image of Queen Poppy, a fact that nobody but King Peppy noticed with a shocked gasp. She had a light pink complexion with rosy cheeks and a darker pair of eyes, but whereas the Pop Queen had a darker shade of pink hair, this Troll had blond curly hair and matching makeup. Her black leather dress was rather...racy, compared to the many females of the Troll Tribes. For one, it exposed her midriff (and very nearly exposed her nipples and lower area) and came with fishnet stockings.
"Who are you?" Aidan and Alani asked, "How did you two get inside the castle?"
"I'm Lunella," The Funk Troll introduced herself as she gestured to the Pop Troll, "and this is my partner Viva. And we're the people who just might save your asses from extinction!"
. . .
THUMP!
. . .
THUMP!
. . .
THUMP!
. . .
Suddenly, the door opened before a large grey-purple creature with pink cheeks and short light purple hair styled in pigtails with rainbow weave. She also had pinkish-red eyes (an unique color among the Bergens) with yellow sclera and a small light green nose, a grey unibrow, and crooked teeth that stick out of her mouth. She wore a pink cape with a jewel of the same color and a small golden crown.
"Umm..." The Bergen nervously fiddled with her fingers, "Is this the right place, Vivi?"
"Most definitely, Lady Glittersparkles!" Viva flashed her a thumbs up.
"Why is everything so tiny?" A voice echoed throughout the halls.
"Hold on, Grissy!" The Bergen called out for her partner, "Just confirming that this is the right place?"
"Okay, who is this now?" Barb raised an eyebrow at her before crossing her arms in confusion, "And how did they get inside?"