(Screen shows Branch down in his bunker, alone, and is seen to be listening to the invitation Poppy had made him that day)

Invitation: 'Celebrate freedom from the Bergens. Celebrate freedom from the Bergens.'

"Wait, he fixed it?" Bruce asked, confused by his brother's changing behavior.

"Where's he living?" John Dory asked, noticing the dirt walls, roots, and rocks that seemed to make up Branch's home.

"And where's Grandma?" Clay asked.

As Clay mentioned Grandma, Bruce's head shot up. "You don't think she's…"

"I guess we'll find out," Floyd said, not wanting his brother to finish his sentence, worried that his unspoken thought might very well be the case.

(Sadly, Branch glances toward a shelf in his wall that is filled with all the past invitations Poppy has made for him and invited him to attend, and all of which he has rejected going to)

"Woah, look how many parties he's been invited to…" John Dory gasped, looking at Branch's stash of invitations.

"All of which he turned down and didn't attend," Floyd sadly added to John's words.

"Maybe he does care, he just doesn't want to show that side of him," Clay said, trying to figure his brother out.

"Why wouldn't he want to show that he cared though?" Viva asked, perplexed at the idea that any troll wouldn't want to show their good and happy side.

"Does he think it'd make him feel weak and vulnerable?" Bruce guessed.

"I think he's afraid to open up and get close to anyone," Floyd reasoned.

"Why?" John Dory asked.

"Because he doesn't trust anyone anymore and doesn't believe that they would stay. As long as he's alone, he doesn't have to worry about anyone leaving him again," Floyd regretfully explained.

At his words, all the brothers flinched as if they'd been physically struck as they were once again reminded of their past actions and how greatly their one decision had forever impacted their baby brother.

(A loud knocking on his door startles Branch, as he never gets any company. In his haste to hide the invitation that he repaired, he accidentally knocks half of the invitations out of the shelf and onto the floor, where they open up and began repeating their messages)

Invitations: 'Branch, you're invited!'

Branch: "No! No! No!" (Quickly scooping them all up, he shoved them back inside the shelf, closing the curtains over them)

"Those invitations are a lot like yours, you know," Clay told Viva, who smiled at finding another similarity between her and her sister.

Poppy: (Continues to pound repeatedly on the rock door outside) "Branch! Branch! Branch! Branch! Branch! Branch, are you in there?"

"Hold up, that's where he lives?!" John Dory exclaimed.

Branch: (Opens up a slot on his 'GO AWAY' sign) "I'm not going to your party."

"He seems welcoming…" Viva said, noticing his 'GO AWAY' sign.

Poppy: "The party's over. We just got attacked by a Bergen."

Branch: "I knew it." (Opening up the trap door that was hidden underneath his 'GO AWAY' sign, he pulled Poppy inside and immediately began setting up the traps he had prepared, including various types of locks, small bear traps, and hundreds of mouse traps. When finished, he and Poppy were safely surrounded)

"What the…" Bruce and Floyd simultaneously said, eyes widening at their brother's defense system.

"He really takes this whole 'Bergen business' thing seriously," John Dory said.

"As he should! And I'm glad he brought Poppy down there so she's safe too," Viva said, grateful for Branch protecting her sister.

"At least he's prepared. He really knows his stuff and how to survive, that's for sure. I mean, he's living underground!" Clay added.

Poppy: "Branch!"

Branch: "Shh."

Poppy: "I have to tell you something."

Branch: "Shh."

Poppy: "I was just gonna…"

Branch: (Upset) "Shh! Shh!"

"Why isn't he letting her talk," Viva grumbled, annoyed once again at Branch's behavior.

(Annoyed, Poppy raises her hand)

Branch: "What? What could be so important that it's worth leading the Bergen right to us?"

Poppy: "The Bergen's gone!"

Branch: "You don't know that. It could still be out there. Watching. Waiting. Listening."

"Okay, I'm really starting to think Branch encountered a Bergen at some point," John Dory said, scared at the thought of his baby brother encountering a Bergen.

Poppy: "No. It left! It took Cooper, and Smidge, and Fuzzbert, and Satin, and Chenille, and Biggie, and Guy Diamond, and Creek!"

Branch: (Rolls his eyes at the mention of Creek) "Mmm."

"He doesn't even care?!" Viva shouted.

"I'm sure he does-" Clay began before being interrupted by Viva.

"Did you see his eye roll?! A troll who cared would not have responded in that way!"

"I think that eye roll was just meant for Creek," Floyd said.

"Still!" Viva exclaimed, folding her arms.

Poppy: "Which is why I have to ask you. Will you go to Bergen Town with me and save everyone?"

"WHAT!" the brothers shouted in surprise.

"No, why isn't she listening to dad!" Viva groaned, putting her face in her hands.

"She kinda did listen though. I mean, your dad did tell her not to go alone," Floyd told Viva.

"I can't believe she went to Branch for help though!" Clay said.

"What do you mean? If I was in that situation, I'd probably go to Branch too. Not just cause he's my brother but because he knows the most about Bergens," John Dory said, causing all his younger brothers to glare at him. "What?"

"We don't want Branch going to Bergen Town, John! He could get eaten!" Clay snapped at his older brother.

Branch: "What? No."

Poppy: "Branch, you can't say no. They're your friends."

Branch: "Uh-uh-uh. They're your friends. I'm staying right here in my bunker where it's safe."

"Please do Branch," Floyd said, not wanting his brother to go on a dangerous mission.

"And please keep Poppy there where it's safe," Viva said, adding her concerns for her younger sibling along with Floyd's concern for his younger brother.

"Does he have any friends?" Bruce questioned aloud.

Poppy: "Oh, that's great. You're the one guy who knows more about Bergens than anyone but when we finally need you, you just want to hide here forever?"

Branch: "Forever? Pfft. No." (Pulls down on a lever which brings the platform he and Poppy were standing on down a tunnel he made and reveals the Bunker he had built, as well as all the provisions he's been storing for years)

Poppy: "Oh!"

Branch: "Yeah, I really only have enough supplies down here to last me 10 years, 11 if I'm willing to store and drink my own sweat. Which I am. You all said I was crazy, huh? Well, who's crazy now?" (They reach the bottom of the bunker, revealing a map behind him with various markings) "Me. Crazy prepared." (Walks off)

For a moment the room was silent as the brothers and Viva stared in Branch's bunker in shock.

"That's his bunker!" John Dory shouted.

"He built that…" Bruce said, amazed.

"Did he say he could survive down there for 10 years!" Clay exclaimed.

"How long has he been working on that?" Floyd wondered aloud.

Poppy: "I'm sorry. I should have listened to you. You told me not to throw the party, and I threw it anyway. And it's my fault they were taken. And now I don't know what to do."

Branch: (Puts some sticks away on a shelf) "Why don't you try scrapbooking them to freedom?"

"Oh dang, that was a solid burn Branch," John Dory said, trying to stifle his laughter as Viva glared at him.

"Oh, so that's what the sticks were for," Clay said, remembering Branch collecting sticks in earlier scenes.

Poppy: "Solid burn, Branch. Well, thanks anyway." (Turns around and heads toward the platform to bring her back up again)

Branch: "Hey, anytime, Poppy. See you in 10 years."

"Hold up, he's actually planning on not leaving for the next 10 years!" Bruce said, not liking the idea of his brother being more alone than he already was.

(Poppy steps onto the platform, stares at him, and pulls on the lever. As she is rising, Branch watches her as sorrow and loneliness slowly overcomes him)

Seeing their youngest brother looking so unhappy and alone hurt the brothers in a way no words can describe. And what made it worse is that they knew they were part of the reason, if not the whole reason, as to why Branch is the way he is now. No longer is he the energetic, loving, happy troll they basically raised who would always sing his heart out. Now, he was scarcely a shell of the boy they once knew and loved, and it hurt them to see him like this.

(Branch begins to head further into his bunker before he stops as he hears the platform lowering and turns to see that Poppy returned)

Poppy: "Oh, hey, Branch? Just wondering if I could borrow something."

Branch: "What?"

Poppy: "Your bunker."

Branch: "What?!"

Poppy: "Okay, everybody. Come on in!"

(The platform lowers the rest of the way as all the Pop Trolls come barreling in and begin making themselves at home)

Troll: "Hi, Branch!"

"Oh man…he's really really not going to like that…" John Dory said.

"What'd she do that for!?" Clay said, slightly annoyed. Despite the fact that he hated the idea of his brother living alone, he also thought it was inconsiderate of Poppy to bring the whole troll village there without permission.

"Probably to protect the other trolls…" Viva suggested, rolling her eyes at Clay.

Branch: "No! No! No! Whoa, wait! Poppy, what are you doing?"

Poppy: "You said you have enough provisions to last 10 years, right?"

Branch: "Yes, to last me 10 years. Me! It'll last them two weeks!"

Poppy: "Then I guess I better hurry." (Turns to leave)

Branch: "Wait, wait, wait!" (Grabs Poppy's arm to stop her from leaving) You won't last a day out there."

Poppy: "And you won't last a day in here."

"Ohh, that's what she's doing!" Floyd said, realizing Poppy's unspoken idea.

"What, invading our brother's privacy and basically allowing the trolls to move in without any permission from the troll who spent years building it and storing provisions to last him a century?" Clay mumbled, folding his arms.

"Well…anyway, she's doing this so she can convince Branch to go with her," Floyd reasoned.

"No! She can't still be thinking of going," Viva said, exasperated.

"At this point, I think you should just accept the fact that Poppy's going to go," Clay gently told Viva, trying to help her accept her sister's decision.

"I don't want Branch to go though!" Bruce said, worried for his brother.

"Bruce, from what we've seen, I think Branch can handle himself. Besides, Poppy's going to go anyway. It might be best for Branch to go so she has some protection," Floyd said, causing Viva to smile at him in gratitude while his older brothers exchanged worried looks nonetheless.

(Branch looks to his right and sees a troll chugging his water supply, the trolls around him cheering him on and chanting "Chug, chug, chug!" He then looks to his left and sees young trolls laughing and jumping in his bear traps, setting them off and jumping out of the way in time to prevent themselves getting hurt)

"No consideration," Clay mumbled again.

Poppy: "Solid burn, returned." (Poppy then turns away and walks off)

"Oh dang," John Dory said, once again trying to stifle his laughter as it was his brothers glaring at him this time.

(Glass shatters in the background)

Troll: "Sorry, Branch!"

King Peppy: "Uh, Poppy, wait. Please be careful."

Poppy: "Don't worry, Dad. I can do this." (Embraces her father in a hug)

King Peppy: "I love you, Poppy."

Poppy: "I love you too, Dad."

"Aww," Viva sighed, happy to see her father and sister so close. She was also glad to know that her father would at least be safe when Poppy left.

(As Poppy walks away, a young troll pokes their head out of King Peppy's hair)

Young Troll: "They grow up so fast."

Poppy: (Gets on the platform) "Bye, everybody! See you soon!"

All Trolls (Except for Branch): "Good luck, Princess Poppy!"

(Branch appears and stares at Poppy, not believing what was happening)

"Poor Branch" Floyd said, sympathizing with his brother.

Poppy: (Softly) "And three, two, one." (Hug time bracelets go off and Poppy presses the lever, causing the platform to rise)

King Peppy: "Hug time!"

Branch: "No."

(The trolls close in around Branch, ready to embrace him)

"Oh, Poppy plays dirty! Now Branch for sure will go after her and join in the rescue mission," Bruce said, hating the idea of his brother going on a journey, even if it was the right thing to do.

All Trolls (Except for Branch): "Hug time! Hug time! Hug time!"

Branch: "No! No!"

(Poppy goes out of sight, leaving Branch trapped with all the trolls)