(Scene changes to play a 'Bop On Top' episode)
TV Host: "Today on a very special episode of The Bop on Top, we're talking about overnight superstars, Velvet and Veneer!"
At the mention of the twin siblings, the brothers and Viva glared at them hatefully.
"More like overnight frauds and thieves!" John growled, clenching his fists in anger.
Velvet: "Never gets old no matter how much I'm told I'm amazing!"
Veneer: "You're amazing!"
Velvet & Veneer: "You gotta work hard, to make it look easy! You gotta live fast, to keep making that money! If you want to be as famous as me, you gotta work, gotta work, gotta work! Watch me work!" (Velvet & Veneer sit down for an interview with the TV Host)
Velvet: "So, what do you wanna know? I'm an open book."
"I want to know why you have my brother!" Bruce spat, his glare never leaving the twins' faces.
Veneer: "Wideopen! We're gaping novels!"
TV Host: "Okay, well, who are some of your biggest influences?"
Veneer: "Honestly, Vel's always been my inspiration."
Velvet: "My biggest inspiration? Mmm, I'd have to go with also me!"
"What a narcissist!" Clay shouted, referring to Velvet and hating the siblings on screen.
TV Host: "Well, one thing's for sure, after two months on the scene, the superstar duo will receive the prestigious Lifer Award! That's celebrating a lifetime of achievements."
"Two months!" John, Bruce and Clay yelled in anger while Floyd paled at the thought.
"You've been captive by them for TWO MONTHS!" John shouted in rage while Bruce and Clay fumed in their seats.
TV Host: "Be sure to catch their performance this weekend at the Rage Dome! Last question. How do you guys stay the biggest superstars Mount Rageous has ever known? What's your secret?"
"More like the biggest phonies, frauds, and thieves Mount Rageous has ever known," Bruce growled.
Veneer: (Panics) "Secret? We don't have a secret. [breathes rapidly] Who said we have a secret?"
At Veneer's behavior to this question the brothers narrowed their eyes even more at the siblings. It was clear they knew what they were doing was wrong, well at least Veneer did, and they only hoped they could get their brother out of there soon.
Velvet: "What my calm, casual sounding brother means is it's simple, really. It just takes lots of hard work and loads of natural talent!"
"Yeah right," Clay snorted in mock amusement.
(Bop On Top episode ends and Velvet and Veneer are seen alone trying to sing naturally in front of a microphone, but they are both very offkey and can't even hit a good note)
As the twins attempted to sing naturally, Viva and the brother's eyes widened in shock.
"They don't have any natural talent!" Clay spat in anger.
"And that's why they have Floyd. To help them become famous," John Dory growled in rage, glaring at the twins hatefully.
Velvet: (Groans in frustration) "If we're gonna make it through the Rage Dome show, we're gonna need more troll!"
"Don't you touch him!" Bruce yelled in anger and fear.
Velvet: (Her and Veneer both enter their room, Velvet kicking aside a chair in her way and walking over to their assistant) "Crimp, what are you doing? Why are you always hovering?"
Crimp: "Uh, I'm standing." (Floyd is seen next to Crimp in his diamond prison)
Seeing Floyd in his diamond prison caused fear and worry to course through the three oldest brothers, while Floyd tried to remain calm in an effort to comfort his brothers that he was alright.
Veneer: "Well, be a good, little assistant and go stand in the corner!"
"They're so mean…" Viva whispered, disgusted by their behavior and how they treated others.
Crimp: "Oh, yes." (Jumps down and goes to find a corner to stand in) "Um, oh, dear. I think this is kind of a c-corner."
Velvet: "Okay, I cannot with her!"
Veneer: "It's really too much."
Velvet: "Whoo." (Turns to Floyd) "Well, time for a spritz!"
"No!" John, Bruce, and Clay yelled, not wanting Floyd to get hurt.
Floyd: "No, please! I barely have any talent left to give. I mean, maybe like a desperate Christmas album or a one off national anthem performance, but that is it!" (Turns his back to the siblings and crosses his arms)
Hearing Floyd's pleas for them to stop caused the brothers heart rates to quicken even more. What exactly were they doing to Floyd?
Velvet: "Oh, really? You don't wanna? Okay, that's fine. We'll just kiss our careers goodbye and focus our efforts on charity!"
Veneer: (Chuckles) "Good one."
Velvet: (Picks up Floyd's diamond prison, which turns out to be a perfume bottle, and sprays some of his talent on her neck, causing Floyd to groan in pain as his essence and musical ability got sucked/drained out of him, making him momentarily levitate right off the bottom of the floor of his prison. As his talent settled on Velvet's throat, her eyes glimmered and with musical energy radiating around her, she sang out a beautiful riff that sounded angelic and melodic as amazing as any professional singer would sound. She then sighs, satisfied) "That's more like it!"
As the brothers watched what Velvet was doing to Floyd, John, Bruce, and Clay all stood up in rage and fear while Floyd leaned back in his chair and paled in fright.
"Stop it!" Bruce pleaded, tears forming in his eyes. It hurt him to watch Floyd getting…tortured like that!
"They're torturing you…they're torturing you! And all for their own stupid wants…" John shouted, kicking his chair in anger while his heart pounded in his chest in fear.
Looking over at Floyd, Clay saw how frightened he seemed and sat down next to him, pulling him into a hug.
"We won't let this happen Floyd," Clay told his younger brother, trying to be strong for him even though he (Clay) was panicking on the inside.
Velvet: "We're so close to having everything we always knew we believed we deserved to have!"
Seeing how Velvet didn't care that she was hurting Floyd and in fact seemed happy with what she was doing caused the three oldest brothers to feel a hate for her stronger than anything they had felt before.
Velvet: (Holds Floyd out to Veneer who's looking at the troll concerned) "Veneer, what's with your vibe and your face? Why do you have a resting moody vibe face?"
Veneer: "No, I know we've deserve to be famous just 'cause we want to. But honestly, that dude looks rough." (Floyd is seen kneeling down weekly on his diamond prison's floor)
"Floyd…" Bruce gasped in shock as he saw how weak his brother looked, tears falling down his face in fear and despair.
"Bruce, I'm fine," Floyd gently told Bruce, even though he too was frightened at what was happening to him on-screen.
Looking away from the screen to look at Floyd sitting next to him, Bruce pulled Floyd in a hug and buried his head in his brother's shoulder as he cried, not even trying to hide how scared and worried he was, while Floyd hugged Bruce back as he rested his head on Bruce's shoulder.
Velvet: "He's fine."
Veneer: "And he's getting pale. And not in like a stunning, Victorian way."
Floyd: (Stands up and yelps as his legs go transparent) "Don't you see what you're doing? You're literally sucking the life out of me!"
"They're killing you…" John whispered fearfully, his heart pounding in his chest as he tried to process everything that was happening.
As Bruce continued to cry into Floyd's shoulder as they continued embracing each other, Clay looked up at the screen and narrowed his eyes at Velvet, and if looks could kill, Velvet would be dead a hundred times over.
Velvet: (Groans) "That's what I tell Crimp every day." (Throws a look over at Crimp who sobs)
Veneer: (Panics) "What are we gonna do? We obviously can't rely on this troll to get us through this dress rehearsal. Let alone the Rage Dome show!"
Velvet: "It's all going to change as soon as we have BroZone." (Tosses the diamond perfume bottle in the air and catches it, causing Floyd to hit against the sides of his prison)
"How dare she toss you around like that!" Clay shouted, hating Velvet for treating Floyd like an object.
Floyd: "BroZone?"
Velvet: "Yep! I forged a letter begging for them to come and save you. [sighs] I love me."
"It is a trap," Viva said in worry, even though the trolls already knew this. Hearing it confirmed however just made it so much worse.
"Doesn't matter. We're still going to come and save you," John said, refusing to leave his brother there.
Floyd: (Bangs his fist against his wall) "No! You leave my brothers alone!"
At Floyd's obvious worry for his brothers on-screen, John, Bruce and Clay all smiled sadly, Bruce finally pulling away from the hug with his face still wet from his tears.
"Floyd, we're not going to leave you there," Clay assured, determined to free him.
"I know. I just don't want you guys going through that too," Floyd quietly said.
"Floyd, if I could I would take your place without hesitation. As the oldest it's my responsibility to protect you guys," John Dory said, looking sadly at Floyd who was touched by his words. "Besides, I should have been the one they got, not you. I deserve it anyway."
"Don't say that John. They shouldn't have done this to anyone! So don't you go blaming yourself, because this isn't your fault," Bruce told John, looking at his oldest brother sternly while trying to wipe his face dry.
Velvet: "Ugh. I'm exhausted by this drama." (Sets Floyd down) "Hey, do you wanna go buy a yacht?"
Veneer: "Oh, good idea! Let's buy matching yachts!"
(The two siblings leave the room)
"WHAT! She just sucked some of my brother's life away to sing, and they're not even going out to sing! IS THIS JUST A GAME TO HER?! THAT'S MY BROTHER AND SHE'S KILLING HIM!" John Dory yelled, shaking in rage and not caring that he was raising his voice.
Floyd: (Looks down at his fading legs and sighs sadly) "This is for all the lonely people." (Ukulele plays in the background and Floyd imagines himself in a blank room, all alone, free from the bottle, where he floats around watching the old posters that advertised BroZone, with pictures of his brothers) "Thinking that life has passed us by." (Longingly reaches for one poster that had a photo highlighting Baby Branch) "We won't give up until we, drink from the silver cup, and ride that highway in the sky."
"Oh Floyd," Clay sadly said, hating to see how lonely and sad his brother was on-screen.
"If we never left this wouldn't be happening. So much of what we've seen during these movies could have been prevented if we'd just stayed together and quit arguing. Grandma would still be alive, Branch wouldn't have lost his colors from depression and grown up completely alone, Branch wouldn't have been turned into a Rock Zombie, Floyd would never have been captured," Bruce listed with regret, hating himself for leaving and knowing that he was the reason they all left in the first place, as he was the first to quit.
At Bruce's words, John, Clay and Floyd all looked at one another sadly, not knowing what to say as they knew what Bruce said was right.
Floyd: (As the song ends, Crimp is seen to be the one playing the ukulele) "Your ukulele skills are improving."
Crimp: "Thank you."
(Scene changes back to John Dory, Branch and Poppy riding in Rhonda who's running along a road)
At the scene change the brothers all sighed in relief. They didn't know how much more they could take of watching Floyd being trapped and tortured.
Branch: "Operation Family Harmony is on and popping! What?" (Sees Poppy leaning over his shoulder)
Poppy: "What? Oh, nothing! I just, well if I didn't know any better, I'd-I'd almost say you were excited."
Branch: "Uh, it has nothing to do with my brothers."
Seeing that Branch was in fact excited to see his brothers finally brought a happy smile to the trolls. Even though Branch was trying to hide this excitement, it was still good to know that Branch did still care about them and love them.
Tiny Diamond: (Talks through an intercom while driving Rhonda) "All right all right!"
"Is that Tiny! Yes, I get to meet him!" John Dory said in excitement, glad to see that he would in fact get to meet Tiny in the future.
"Yes, but this is kind-of a dangerous mission. Should a baby really be joining you guys?" Bruce asked, feeling slightly concerned for Tiny's safety.
"Also, did he sneak aboard? I mean, I doubt his father let him go," Clay added.
Tiny Diamond: "Tiny, Branch, Poppy, this random dude…"
"What?" John asked, offended, while Bruce, Clay and Floyd snorted in amusement.
John Dory: (Offended) "What?"
Tiny Diamond: "…on another musical adventure filled with heart, hilarity and happiness!" (Puts the intercom microphone away)
Poppy: (Approaches the steering wheel to see Tiny driving) "Tiny! What are you doing here?"
"That's what I want to know," Bruce said, not liking the fact that he had joined them on this dangerous mission. "Also, should he really be driving that thing?"
Tiny Diamond: "Well, Aunt Poppy, for your information, I am no longer a baby. I am a big boy now! And I'm on a man sized rite of passage to learn lessons of life, courage and maybe love." (Branch and John Dory join Poppy and Tiny)
"Aw," Viva said, finding Tiny adorable.
Poppy: "Aw."
John Dory: "Should we be letting a baby drive?"
"Thank you John!" Bruce said, glad he and his brother were on the same page.
Tiny Diamond: "Not to worry, fellow grownup. I have procured my learner's permit!" (Pulls out his learner's permit, which has a false picture and name of him, and shows Poppy and Branch)
"Seriously," Bruce said, he and his brothers chuckling in amusement.
Poppy: (Reads the name on Tiny's permit) "Who is Adulty McManface?"
Tiny Diamond: (Puts the permit away) "The better question is, are you a narc?" (Looks accusingly at Poppy)
"What's a narc?" Clay asked the others, confused, to which they all shrugged in response.
Poppy: "What? No. No. Why? Are you?"
John Dory: "Enough chit chat, Adulty McManface. Step on it!"
"And he's letting him drive anyway," Bruce said, taking back what he said about him and John being on the same page.
"He seems to be driving fine. Besides, Rhonda can basically steer herself anyway," John said, enjoying the scene with Tiny.
(Rhonda takes off faster)
Branch: "Okay, guys, where was I? We gotta find our brothers and fast. But don't worry. Old Branch's got it handled. All we have to do is follow the clues." (Runs back to the clue board he put together which he shows to Poppy and John. The clue board consists of a map and various BroZone posters and pictures)
"Wow, impressive," Clay said, proud of his brother.
"Glad to see he's taking this seriously," Bruce added, equally impressed and proud of Branch.
Poppy: "Wow. Check out your old outfits! Puffy jackets. Puka shell necklaces! Denim tuxedos?!"
As Poppy pointed to all their past BroZone outfits and styles, the brothers smiled in remembrance.
"Ah, those were the good old days," John Dory said, smiling at their BroZone pictures and posters.
Poppy: "Branch, did you have frosted tips?" (Picture is seen of baby Branch with frosted tips with Spruce and Clay pointing excitedly at Branch)
"Oh that was a good time," Bruce said, chuckling at the memory.
"Remember his perm?" Clay added, laughing in remembrance.
Branch: "Yeah. It was an era." (Looks happily at the picture Poppy was mentioning)
John Dory: "Don't forget his perm."
Poppy: "No way! Pictures or it didn't happen!" (John Dory shows Poppy a picture of Baby Branch with a perm and she screams, taking the picture from him) "Look at you! You were so cute. I love it." (Begins to 'sob' and shakes Branch's shoulder)
"Aw, he's adorable!" Viva squealed, the brothers smiling and chuckling at the picture.
"Wow, his colors were super vibrant back then," Floyd pointed out, comparing the picture of baby Branch to Branch on-screen and sadly realizing just how much his color has faded over the years.
John Dory: "But we had to pull the plug when he tried to frost his perm." (John Dory makes a face, Poppy laughs, and Branch gets mad/defensive)
"Oh yeah!" Clay said, he, his brothers, and Viva laughing in amusement.
"Tragic," John commented, smiling.
Branch: (Frustrated) "It was an era!"
"He doesn't seem to be enjoying this conversation," Bruce noticed.
"Well can you blame him? I mean, he's spent the last twenty years trying to block us out of his life, and then all of a sudden he gets pulled into this rescue mission which includes reuniting with everyone. He's just…going through a lot of emotions right now, " Floyd said, looking sadly at his brothers.
John Dory: "Tragic."
Branch: "While you two are strolling down memory lane, I'll work on finding Spruce." (Turns angrily to his clue board)
"Oh, I guess I'm next!" Bruce said in excitement, while also nervous to see his reunion with Branch, and even John Dory for that matter.
Poppy: (To John Dory) "I'm gonna need copies of that pic. [whispers] Wallet size."
John Dory: "Listen, baby brother, we don't need your little board to find Spruce…" (Tries to put his hand on Branch's shoulder but Branch pulls away from him)
"John, I don't think calling him 'baby brother' was the best thing to do," Floyd said, noticing how Branch was upset and that he pulled away from John at his contact.
Nodding in agreement, John sighed and continued to watch the scene sadly, upset at himself for treating Branch like this and wishing that Branch wouldn't push him away.
Branch: (Offended and defensive) "It's not little."
John Dory: "…because I got this! Ha! Booyah!" (Takes a postcard out of his jacket and shows Branch, who takes it)
"You actually got that postcard?" Bruce asked John, looking at him surprised while John nodded. "But, if you knew where I was, how come you never came to visit?"
At Bruce's words John looked down in shame. "I-I didn't know if you wanted me back in your life, and I guess I was too ashamed and embarrassed to face you again. Besides, you didn't even sign the postcard. Even though I knew it was from you, you not signing it made me think that you didn't want me to know it was from you," John replied, not meeting eye contact with Bruce.
"John, I sent that to you because I missed you and wanted to see you again. That's also why the postcard says 'Wish You Were Here.' But, I guess you're right about why I didn't sign it or anything. While I did miss you, I wasn't sure myself if I was ready to have you back in my life. But now, I'd be more than happy and willing to let you back in," Bruce said, smiling at John as they finally made eye contact.
Branch: "A postcard that says, 'Wish you were here'? That's it? It's not even signed!"
John Dory: "It's definitely Spruce. I mean, he's the only one I know who talks that way."
"What'd you mean I talk that way? What way?" Bruce asked his brothers, who were all chuckling in amusement as they agreed with John.
Branch: (Exasperated) "There's no return address! It's blank! This could be from anywhere! We can't find Spruce with this!" (Turns back to his clue board and Poppy takes the postcard from him)
Poppy: "Yeah, we can! All we have to do is find this sunset!"
"Yeah, that's pretty much all you need to do to find the place," Bruce said.
John Dory: "Liking that optimism, Poppy seed."
"Oh hey! It's my nickname for Poppy!" John said, as he had called her that earlier in one of the previous movies. He was also glad to see that he would get along well with Poppy in the future. She seemed like such an awesome troll to be friends with!
John Dory: (Branch takes the postcard back from Poppy and marches angrily to stand next to Tiny at the steering wheel) "Branch, one word. Keeper!"
(Branch groans at his brothers teasing words and puts the postcard in his pocket)
"Really John!" Floyd asked his older brother, him, Bruce and Clay giving John an annoyed look.
"What?" John Dory asked in confusion.
"You're teasing Branch and still treating him like a baby, which is only going to make him push you away more," Floyd explained, John's face falling as he realized his younger brother was right.
Tiny Diamond: "Hey, man. I know about being treated like a baby. But while it's just the two of us, you want some of this?" (Offers a ring-pop to Branch)
Branch: "Nah. Thanks, man. I-I can't get back on that train."
Tiny Diamond: "Suit yourself." (Pops the ring-pop in his mouth and begins sucking on it)
Branch: (Takes the postcard out again and looks at it) "I mean, hey, look at this! We're never gonna find Spruce with this. I bet this sunset doesn't even exist!" (As soon as he says those words, Rhonda turns a corner and the exact same sunset on the postcard is in front of them, along with the same island and words in the sky saying 'Wish You Were Here')
At this the brother's chuckled in amusement.
Tiny Diamond: "Oh, hot dog!"
Branch: "Oh, man. Of course." (Holds the postcard up, annoyed, to the window to confirm it's the same thing)
"It looks like a nice island," Floyd said, as Bruce smiled when he saw his home on-screen.
"Oh it's the best! I can't wait for you guys to meet everyone!" Bruce said, excited that he would finally appear on-screen.
Branch: "Hey, guys, you're gonna want to see this…"
Poppy: (Her and John Dory join Branch and Tiny at the window) "I knew we'd find it!" (John Dory laughs and high fives Poppy)
"It looks like you become close friends with Poppy, John," Clay commented, noticing their fast formed friendship on-screen.
Poppy: "Spruce must be on that island!" (Branch tosses the postcard away)
Tiny Diamond: (John Dory spins the driver's seat, causing Tiny to fly out, who Branch catches, and allowing John to take the wheel) "Whoa, easy there, goggles!"
John Dory: "All right, y'all. Let's mobilize!" (Puts his goggles over his eyes)
Poppy: "Yeah, pedal to the metal, JD!"
(John Dory steers Rhonda toward a cliff)
"Uh, John. Why are you steering them toward a cliff?" Clay asked in confusion.
"To get to Spruce, sorry Bruce, of course. Don't worry though, Rhonda is completely waterproof," John said, his brothers giving each other unconvinced looks.
Branch: "What are you doing?"
John Dory: "Worry not, friends. Rhonda here's completely waterproof." (Rhonda jumps off the cliff, causing Branch to scream, then dives in the water)
"I love Branch," Bruce said, laughing at Branch's scream as they jumped from the cliff.
(Scene changes to show Bridget driving a motorcycle, Gristle behind her)
Bridget: "Oh, Grissy, this is the most romantic honeymoon I've ever been on. Ever."
Gristle: "Whoo! It is a night of surprises!" (Bridget revs the engine, propelling them forward) "To the water park! Woo-hoo!"
"Oh, what a fun honeymoon!" Viva said, happy for the newly-weds.