(Rock Trolls are seen traveling back to Volcano Rock City, Poppy being carried as prisoner in one of the back cages)
Thrash: "Rock and roll!"
(Inside the Volcano is a large stadium where all the Trolls in Troll Kingdom are. Rock Trolls are cheering and celebrating while the five other Troll tribes are watching on in fear)
"Oh, this is bad…" Viva quietly said.
"It looks like every troll in Troll Kingdom is there," John gasped.
"That's because every troll is there," Bruce said.
"Not Branch," Clay reminded his brothers, glad that was the case.
"Not yet anyway. He's probably going to try and save Poppy," Floyd added, worried for Branch and hoping he would remain safe.
(Behind the stage Rock Trolls are setting up for Barb's performance and world domination. Biggie, Smidge, Guy Diamond, Legsly, Satin and Chenille are seen sneaking around trying to rescue Poppy)
Rock Troll: "All right, where do we put these things?"
Rock Troll: "I need a circuit hookup."
Biggie: (Whispers) "Okay, come on. Let's go, let's go, let's go."
(The small group of Pop Trolls hides in the shadows as they pass some Rock Trolls, but Legsly gives them away by wearing her anklet which has bells)
"Why is she wearing that?! She's going to get them caught!" Clay exclaimed, referring to Legsly's anklet.
Rock Troll: "Hey. Stop right there."
(Pop Trolls halt, only their outlines visible to the Rock Trolls from the shadows)
"And there is it," Clay muttered in annoyance, as they were now caught.
Biggie: (Whispers) "Legsly, I told you not to wear your anklet!"
Rock Troll: "Only Rock Trolls are allowed back here."
Biggie: "Well, it's funny you should mention that, because we are genuine Hard Rockers."
(Pop Trolls jump out from the shadows and make a poor impersonation of being Rock Trolls, causing the Rock Trolls to just stare at them)
"Uh…" Bruce said in confusion.
"Those are cute outfits though," Viva pointed out, complementing Satin and Chenille's work.
"Yeah, but they don't look like Rock trolls," Clay said, worried that they (Biggie and his friends) would get caught.
Mr. Dinkles: (In a deep voice) "One, two, three, four!"
(The small group of Pop Trolls begin rocking out as heavy metal music plays in the background)
Mr. Dinkles: (In a deep voice) "Rainbows, unicorns, everything nice, yeah. Sugarplums, fairy dust, everything nice, yeah. Brush your teeth!"
As the Pop trolls' short performance ended, the brothers and Viva burst out laughing.
"Okay, that was too good," John chuckled.
"And it seems like they know how to act," Bruce said, amused and impressed by their performance.
Rock Troll: "Cool." (Fooled by their performance, the Rock Trolls believe them to be fellow Rock Trolls, so they hand them guitars and drums and send them onstage) "Hurry up. The show's about to start, man. Queen Barb's about to go onstage."
Smidge: "We're screwed."
"Dang, can't believe they weren't caught," Floyd said, impressed.
"Yeah, but now they're supposed to be on stage, meaning they can't rescue Poppy," Viva said, upset that their plan got interrupted.
(Above the stage is a small room where two Rock Trolls lead Poppy into with Barb following behind)
Barb: "So, Popcorn, is being my best friend everything you could have ever dreamed of?"
(The two Rock Trolls holding Poppy throw her into a cage, which Barb locks, laughing. The two Rock Trolls leave to get Barb's guitar, so only Barb and Poppy are in the room)
"No! Poppy!" Viva gasped, hating to see her sister behind bars and in danger.
Poppy: "I am not your best friend."
Barb: "You don't have to be embarrassed. I get it. Being queen can be kind of lonely." (Looks out at the crowd where all the Rock Trolls stand and chant her name, a sad and lonely expression appearing on her face)
Crowd: "Barb! Barb! Barb! Barb! Barb!"
Barb: (Sadly) "There's all this pressure to be a great queen. And instead of real friends, you're just surrounded by people who just tell you what you want to hear."
At her words Viva and the brothers exchanged surprised looks.
"What was that about?" John questioned, confused to see Barb being…sensitive?
Barb: (Turns away from the crowd and looks at Poppy) "You know, other than your terrible taste in music and clothing and general lifestyle, you and me are the same, Popsqueak."
"What, no you're not!" Viva said, not liking Poppy being compared to Barb.
Poppy: "Uh…" (Scoffs) "No, we're not."
Barb: "We're both queens who just want to unite the world."
At this the brothers scoffed, not understanding how she could view her actions as 'uniting the world.'
Poppy: "You don't want to unite the world. You want to destroy it!"
Barb: "Nuh-uh. No way. No. I don't know who told you that." (Two Rock Trolls open Barb's guitar case, revealing her guitar which holds all the Troll music strings except for Pop's) "Music has done nothing but divide us. Now that I have the final string, I can make us all one nation of Trolls under rock." (Takes out the Pop Troll music string and attaches it to the guitar, turning it into a Rock Troll music string and making the guitar complete and ready to play. Barb then picks up the guitar and runs her hand over the strings, causing it to glow red which makes Barb laugh)
"Oh no…" the trolls gasped, looking at the guitar fearfully.
"She's won…" Viva quietly said.
"No she hasn't. Not yet," Clay said in response to Viva.
Poppy: "What are you gonna do?"
Barb: "Play the ultimate power chord, and then…" (Chuckles) "You'll see!"
(The floor Barb is standing on lowers onto the stage and the song 'Barracuda' begins to play as the Rock Trolls cheer and grunt in unison to the rhythm of the song. One Rock Troll is seen jumping into the pool of lava)
Barb: "So this ain't the end, I saw you again today, I had to turn my heart away." (Thrash shoots columns of lava out of the ground by pressing buttons on his chair; Riff plays the drums; and Biggie, Guy Diamond, Tiny Diamond, Legsly, Satin, Chenille, and Simidge stand on stage and pretend to play the instruments they were given by the Rock Trolls) "Smile like the sun, kisses for everyone! And tales, it never fails. You're lyin' so low in the weeds. I bet you gonna ambush me…You'd have me down, down, down, down down on my knees. Now, won't ya?" (Looks over expectedly at the small group of Pop Trolls onstage, believing them to be her encore. When they don't sing, she narrows her eyes at them suspiciously)
"Oh crap…" John said, not wanting to see Biggie or his friends caught.
Biggie: (Yells) "Barracuda!" (Smashes his guitar to the ground, causing Barb to laugh and the Rock Trolls to cheer)
"Dang, good thinking Biggie," Bruce said, glad he was able to fool Barb.
Barb: "Bam!" (Cooper, Prince D, and King Peppy are seen being led toward the front of the stage by two Rock trolls)
"Dad!" Viva shouted, worried for her father.
"What're they doing?" Clay asked, wondering why the Rock trolls were leading those three trolls out.
"Because they're all part of the royal family of their tribe," Floyd gasped in realization. "Barb must be starting with the leaders before moving on to everyone else."
At Floyd's words the brothers and Viva looked at each other fearfully. That meant Poppy would be one of the first trolls affected by the ultimate power cord…
Tiny Diamond: (Plays the tiny keyboard he was given) "Hey! Look, Daddy! I'm a rockstar!"
Rock Troll in Lava: "Uh, this is a little hot."
(Rock Trolls scream and cheer as Barb holds the guitar containing the former music strings of the other tribes of Trolls)
Barb: "Give it up for your former leaders." (Spotlight falls on each of the leaders of the troll tribes as their type of music is called by Barb) "Funk, Country, Techno, Classical...and worst of all, Pop." (At the mention of the leaders, the Rock Trolls boo and as Pop is called, Poppy's cage turns around to face the crowd. At the sight of Poppy, King Peppy gasps and looks up toward his daughter in fear) "Who wants to see what the ultimate power chord can do?" (Rock Trolls cheer as Barb aims the guitar at Poppy)
"NO!" Viva shouted.
Poppy: "No. No!"
(Barb plays a few notes on the guitar but before she can play the ultimate power chord a book gets thrown at her face)
"Wait, isn't that…" Floyd said, recognizing the book.
(Throwing the book down in anger, Barb looks around for who threw it and sees Sheila B flying over the Volcano with Branch, the K-Pop Gang, and the Reggaeton Trolls inside)
Branch: "Ha! I guess a giant comprehensive manual does come in handy."
"It's Branch!" Bruce exclaimed.
"YES! Go Branch!" John Dory shouted in joy.
"I knew he'd turn up!" Clay said, proud of his brother.
"What an entrance too," Floyd said, loving his brother.
"It's good to see that the Reggaeton Trolls and K-Pop gang joined him too," Viva said, thankful that Branch turned up to save her sister.
Tiny Diamond: "Bla-dow! Just in time!"
Poppy: "Branch!"
"Notice how everyone immediately gained hope when Branch arrived," Floyd pointed out, smiling widely at Branch.
"Well, he has proven himself time and time again," Bruce said, proud of his youngest brother.
Barb: "Well, isn't that puke. Poppy's little boyfriend came to crash the concert. Too late, Branch." (Aims the guitar at Poppy again)
"Oh no…" Viva gasped.
Branch: "Wait!" (Barb plays the ultimate power chord, but before it hits Poppy, Branch jumps in front of the blast and takes the full blow, protecting Poppy)
"NO!" the brothers yelled, standing up in shock.
"Not Branch, please…Oh no, no no," Bruce said, falling to his knees, devastated, as he began to silently cry.
"No…" Clay said, staring at Branch with wide eyes as he got hit with the ultimate power cord.
John and Floyd didn't even know what to say. John staggered backward and fell back into his seat in shock, his eyes becoming unfocused as he tried to process what just happened, while Floyd felt himself sink to the ground as he too began to cry.
Poppy: "Branch!"
(When the chord ends Branch gets encased in a large black rock which falls heavily on the stage. Cooper, Prince D, King Peppy, and Poppy stare in horror at where the rock fell)
"What'd she do to him…" Floyd whispered through his tears, not really wanting to know.
Poppy: "No."
(All the trolls watch in silence to see what happens. As the rock begins to crack open, Barb cautiously approaches it with a smile on her face. When the rock splits in two, Branch is seen to have transformed into a Rock Zombie)
"He's a Rock Zombie…She turned him into a Rock Zombie!" Clay yelled, a surge of hate toward Barb coursing through him.
John, Bruce and Floyd didn't know what to say at first; they could only stare horrified at their baby brother, who was now unrecognizable to them.
"No…that didn't happen," John finally said, his voice cracking as he said it, trying to convince himself even though he knew it had already happened.
Poppy: "Branch…"
Branch: "Rock on!"
(Rock Trolls cheer to see the guitar works)
Barb: "Oh, sick! It totally works!"
Branch: "Who's ready to get rippin' tattoos everywhere but our faces in case we still need office jobs? Rah!"
At Branch's words the brothers stared at him in shock and horror.
"Is Branch…still like this? Is that why we're here?! To see that Branch, our baby brother, is going to be a Rock Zombie for the rest of his life!" Clay shouted, still feeling hate and anger toward Barb.
"No, no. There's no way our Branch is stuck like this…" John said, not convincing himself, while Bruce and Floyd could only stare at the screen in horror through their tears, still kneeling on the floor.
Poppy: "You're turning everyone into rock zombies?!"
Barb: "Yep. I can't wait to party with you, Poppy!"
(Rock Troll attaches Barb to some wire that's connected to a vessel, which carries her over the audience as she plays the guitar. She strikes the ultimate power chord again, this time aiming at the Queen and King of Funk. Cooper and Prince D gasp as their parents are turned into rock zombies. One by one, Barb turns the rest of the leaders into rock zombies until only Poppy is left)
Clampers: "Rock and roll!"
"Oh no!" Viva gasped, covering her mouth with her hands in horror.
Riff: "Dude…"
(Poppy picks the lock open to her cage and opens the door, which squeaks and alerts Barb of her escape)
Barb: "Not so fast, Popsqueak." (Turns to Branch) "Hey, boy toy, it's mullet time."
(Branch faces Poppy and growls then uses his hair to hold Poppy in place for Barb, who plays the ultimate power chord which hits Poppy, causing her and her cage to fall onto the stage as a dust cloud conceals them)
"No!" Viva yelled as she watched Poppy get hit.
"How dare she use Branch like that!" Clay shouted in rage, clenching his fists in anger.
Poppy: (As the dust settles Poppy is seen dressed as a rock troll. Biggie, Cooper, Prince D, and King Peppy all gasp in shock and horror) "Who wants to party?! Without smiling."
"No no no…" Viva said, not believing this had happened to Poppy.
Watching Poppy turn into a Rock Zombie the brothers all looked at each other in shock, sadness, and defeat. With Branch and all the leaders turned into Rock Zombies, there was no one to stop Barb now…
(Rock Trolls cheer)
Barb: (Nods toward Cooper, Prince D, and King Peppy) "Finish them off." (Throws the guitar to Poppy, who catches it)
"What! That's sick! She's having her turn her family and friends into Rock Zombies!" John gasped, horrified at Barb for ordering Poppy to do such a thing.
(Poppy approaches Cooper, Prince D, and King Peppy while playing the guitar. As she's in front of them and points the end of the guitar at them, she winks then turns the guitar on Barb, who backs up in confusion at seeing Poppy's eyes and noticing they're not red as they should be, but their normal color/appearance)
"Wait, what?!" Viva gasped, her and the brothers widening their eyes in surprise.
"But, she got hit…we saw it…" Floyd said, confused as to how Poppy wasn't a Rock Zombie.
"She was faking it," Clay said in realization. "Poppy wasn't encased in a rock when she got hit, remember. The leaders and…and Branch…they were encased in a rock before turning into Rock Zombies. Poppy wasn't though," he explained, his voice cracking in regret as he mentioned his brother.
"Maybe they have a chance after all," John said, hope slowly returning.
Barb: "What are you doing? You're supposed to be a rock zombie!"
Poppy: (Pops two gumdrops out of her ears) "Gumdrops. Soundproof and delicious." (Pops them in her mouth)
"Wow, good thinking Poppy," Viva said, laughing in relief.
Hickory: (Out in the audience by the Country Trolls) "She learned that from watching me."
Barb: "Give me that!" (Points to the guitar)
Poppy: "I'm not gonna let you do this to anyone else! A world where everyone looks the same and sounds the same? That's not harmony."
Riff: "Hey, Barb? Hi. Maybe Queen Poppy has a point. If we all look the same, act the same, dress the same, how will anyone know we're cool or somethin'?"
"Woah, I didn't know a fellow Rock troll would stand up against Barb," Viva said, surprised.
Rock Troll: (Out in the audience) "Yeah. He's got a point."
Poppy: "A good queen listens." (Looks over at Biggie who smiles at her) "Real harmony takes lots of voices." (Barb tries to grab the guitar from Poppy) "Different voices!" (Smashes the guitar to the ground, breaking the strings which causes all the trolls to lose their color as their music gets sucked out of them)
Seeing all the trolls lose their color, Viva and the brothers gasped in shock.
"What just happened?" John asked, quietly.
"The strings are broken…they lost their music," Clay whispered, staring at the screen with wide eyes.
(The leaders are back to normal and Branch stands up behind Poppy, grunting as the rest of the zombie affects leave him. Looking down, he looks at his arms and realizes he's turned gray once again)
"Branch!" the brothers shouted in joy, smiling as they realized he was no longer a Rock Zombie.
"Oh thank goodness, oh gosh…" Bruce said, he and Clay laughing in relief.
"He's okay!" Floyd exclaimed, smiling at John.
"But…he's lost his color again," Viva pointed out sadly, regretting to interrupt the brothers' celebration. At her words the smiles on the brothers slowly faded as they realized she was right. They didn't want Branch to be gray again, not after he had finally regained his colors after twenty years…
Poppy: "Branch!" (Drops the broken guitar and runs over to Branch, supporting some of his weight)
Barb: "No." (Kneels beside the guitar and gently picks the strings up in her hands and watches as they disappear) "My strings…" (Breathing heavily, she faces Poppy) "What have you done? You've destroyed music!" (Turns to the crowd) "Give it up, everybody. Thanks to the Queen of Pop, we've all lost our music. History repeats itself. Pop has ruined everything."
"What! It's Barb's fault they're all even in this mess to begin with!" Viva shouted, mad at Barb for placing all the blame on Poppy.
"But music doesn't come from the strings. It comes from within," Floyd said, looking knowingly at his brothers as they all smiled at one another. They knew Branch and the other trolls would be okay, they didn't have to rely on the strings to make music. Music came from their lives, experiences, cultures, and those they loved; a lesson the brothers have learned through their time together and apart.
(All the trolls look down in sadness and defeat, silence settling all over the once lively City)