Poppy and Smidge were accompaning Holly through Country Corral.

"Thank y'all fer comin' help with dah dust bunnies" Holly said. "We been so much busy with all dah Rodeo Jubilee Extravaganza that we been quite... neglectful ov our chores at dah corral. An' dah fact Ah just us'd such a fancy word tah describe it is proof of that."

"No problem, Holly" Poppy said. "I do have experience when dealing with dust bunnies. I did help Branch with his."

"You mean when you tried to help Branch with his chores when you thought he was the one to give you a frowny face on your first royal review?" Smidge asked.

"Yeah, Smidge, I meant that..." Poppy said, with a little bit of embarrassment. "But it still counts."

And they then noticed how much excited the Country Trolls were, while gathering at the place where the rodeo was happening.

"Wow, look at that!" Poppy exclaimed. "I almost forgot how this time of the year is loved by the Country Trolls."

"Just one thing..." Smidge said, turning to Holly. "I thought you already had a Rodeo Jubilee Extravaganza."

"We did... but with all dah time loop thingy... well, we get tah experience it once again" Holly replied. "Just that deserves a... Woo-Hoo!"

Noticing how the excitement had increased at the rodeo, Poppy got curious:

"Looks like something amazing is happening over there..."

"Hoowee!" Holly exclaimed. "It looks like dah tag team rodeo is fixin' to start! It's when two trolls try tah do dah three rodeo events at dah same time! An' Ah reckon one of the best tag team is 'bout tah do it."

"Oh, I really need to see this!" Poppy exclaimed.

And the trio went to the rodeo and Poppy and Smidge got surprised to see who was the duo in question, with the latter even saying Oh my Guh. It was Branch and John Dory, both wearing cowboy hats and bandana.

"Branch and John Dory?!" Poppy asked, surprised, before making a neutral face. "Somehow, this doesn't surprise me."

"I thought that Branch was terrible at rodeos" Smidge commented.

"By himself... maybe he still needs some hard trainin'" Holly replied. "But with someone like John Dory helpin' him... Hoowee, he does it like a Pig Critter wallowin' on dah mud."

"Are you ready for this, little bro?" John Dory asked to Branch.

"You can bet your hat I am" he replied.

"On your marks!" Gust said, as he rose his arm. "Get set! And... go!"

As soon he brought his arm down, Branch and John Dory went down towards the piñata tree, as the greese balloon was released. It was then that John Dory took out two lassos that he swung, using one to get a piñata and the other to get Branch's legs, before swirling on his place. This caused the piñata he caught to be pulled towards them, breaking apart, while starting to swirl Branch and then cast him towards the greese balloon.

Branch was able to get the balloon and bring it down, tying up its "legs", and then he greased his hat with the grease on the balloon, throwing it at some distance. Moments later, John Dory came around, running fast, and then used Branch's hat to slide towards the adorabull and then jumped onto his back. As soon that happened, the adorabull started moving to try to toss John Dory out of its back, but the latter was quick to give him a strong hug that calmed it down... in this way clearing their tasks.

After that, the two approached each other and fist bumped, while saying:

"Booyah!"

The way they did it impressed every Troll there, especially Poppy and Smidge.

"Oh my Gah!" Smidge exclaimed. "Did you see that?"

"I saw it... and I can't believe it!" Poppy exclaimed.

"Ah know, right?!" Holly exclaimed, while sighing in an admiring way. "Ah already finded Branch cute, but now... Hoowee! He is even cuter than... I can't even make a comparison. An' John... Oh my... Ah guess Ah know where Branch gets dah cuteness from."

She then noticed Poppy and Smidge looking at her and Holly asked, confused:

"What? It is true... Nothin' like a good rodeo tah bring up dah beauty ov a Troll."

The two brothers approached the trio and Poppy immediately said to Branch and John:

"Guys, that was... amazing! I mean... wow! Branch, even you managed to actually do a great job!"

"Wow, Poppy, thanks for that..." Branch replied, sarcastically.

"No, I mean it" Poppy said, with a tender smile. "You used to be bad at this. But now... I can't even describe it."

"It was thanks to John..." Branch said. "He was the one to come up with all that."

"Well... I do have experience in team coordination" John Dory replied, as Branch (without anyone noticing) saw his hug-time bracelet light up and cover it quickly. "And my time in isolation allowed me to develop a big number of skills that are actually fitting in this kind of events."

"Ah'll say..." Holly said, with admiration. "Ah really never seen a work of lassoin' like that..."

"Thanks..." John Dory told, as Branch discretely sneaked away. "I must be really good, if an amazing Country Troll like yourself is saying it, Holly."

That response only caused Holly to slightly blush and reply:

"Oh, jeez..."

"But I have to say... the way you calmed down that adorabull was amazing" Smidge told.

"When you have an armadillo bus as a pet/companion, it's easy to understand creatures like those" John Dory replied.

"I bet you're glad that you finally managed to do a rodeo, hein, Branch" Poppy commented, turning to where her boyfriend was, noticing then his absence. "But... where's Branch?"

The other Trolls also seemed confused by Branch's sudden disappearance. But before they could dwell too much on that, Smidge asked:

"Wait... shouldn't we be doing something?"

It was then that they were a commotion, along with some screams and a voice saying:

"What an adorable mayhem!"

"Right... the dust bunnies..." Smidge said.

At Classical Crest, Viva was drinking a tea at the company of Minuette, while they were playing bingo. Dante was the caller, turning the ball cage and picking the ball that would come out, reading the number at loud:

"Seventeen... One... Seven..."

"Oh, I have it..." Minuette said, as she marked the number on her bingo card.

"I have to say I feel touched you invited me for tea and some bingo, Minuette" Viva said.

"Well, it's only obvious I do so" she replied. "I am a good friend of Poppy's. So of course I would need to know her sister better. So, tell me... how was like living at a mini-golf course?"

"I guess... like any Troll would imagine" Viva replied a little nervously. "Living inside, afraid to go outside, while using positive thinking and laughing to forget about the sadness, fear and trauma we all sustained for being separated from our entire tribe..."

Suddenly, she returned to her cheerful self, while saying:

"But that's all behind me."

"Sure..." Minuette replied, a little uneasy, but letting that go. "Oh, I am so close to make a bingo... All I need is one more number!"

"Twenty-nine!" Dante declared. "Two... nine..."

"Oh... that was a close one!" Minuette said, disappointed.

"Maybe you'll get lucky on the next one..." Viva told. "I mean, what are the chances of anyone get a bingo..."

"Bingo!" someone shouted. "I have a bingo!"

They turned and got surprised when they saw that voice was Branch's. He was with Floyd at a table and holding a bingo card with a line done.

"Wow... I didn't notice Branch and Floyd were there" Viva commented.

Dante went to the table where Branch and Floyd were to verify the former's card. After that, Dante declared:

"And we have a winner!"

And the other trolls cheered for Branch, including Floyd, with him receiving the price: a pair of their best eighth-note biscuits, a variation that the Classical Trolls baked for very special occasions. Branch and Floyd took one each and then touched them before eating them.

"You know... just seeing that made me glad that I didn't win" Minuette told. "What a great display of brotherhood."

"Me too..." Viva agreed.

She then noticed Branch's hug-time bracelet lighting up, something that was strange, because no other bracelet lighted up.

"Strange..." Viva said, turning to Minuette. "Minuette, you don't know if it's hug-time, do you?"

"Well, I don't do hug-time" Minuette said. "Only bow-time. But... no, it's not time for it."

"Then why did Branch's..." Viva started, turning to Branch, but then not seeing him. "But where is he?"

Later on, Viva went to meet her sister at the marketplace, finding her sitting at a table and looking a little scruffy.

"What happened to you?" Viva asked, a little amused.

"Dust bunnies" Poppy replied,. "Smidge and I have been helping Holly with them. So... how was bingo with Minuette?"

"It was good" Viva replied. "Minuette almost won."

"Oh... that's too bad" Poppy said, before picking on her recorder. "Note to self: make Minuette a good-luck-next-time gift basket."

"But... do you know who won?" Viva asked. "It was Branch."

"Branch?" Poppy asked, a little confused.

"Yeah, I also got surprised to see him there."

"But... Branch couldn't be playing bingo..."

"Well, it was definitely him" Viva said. "He was with Floyd. They even shared one of those special biscuits the Classical Trolls do."

"No, Viva... you don't understand" Poppy said. "Branch was just at Country Corral participating on their special rodeo with John Dory."

"You mean the one that was happening almost at the same time as the bingo?" Viva asked. "Uh... that is puzzling. And you know what is stranger? His hug-time bracelet lighted up... without being hug time."

"What?!" Poppy exclaimed, a little outraged. "He changed the time of his hug-time bracelet?! Now, we really need to talk to him!"

It was then they noticed Branch walking around nearby. He was holding a piece of paper, while muttering to himself:

"Okay, if I move that here... and this there... maybe I can get a little bit of extra time to..."

"Branch!" Poppy shouted, as she appeared right in front of him (with Viva not far behind), causing her boyfriend to startle. "We need to talk."

"If it is about you popping out of nowhere without warning... yeah, we need to talk... but later" he replied, as he tried to move away.

"Branch... Viva told me you altered your hug-time bracelet" Poppy said. "Why did you do that? Now, you won't know when it's hug time."

"Poppy, it takes at least two Trolls to make a hug... and everyone else has a hug-time bracelet" Branch replied. "I'll get a hug at hug-time no matter what."

As if proving his point, both Poppy and Viva's respective bracelets lighted up and the two exclaimed:

"Hug time!"

And they hugged, including Branch on the it, with him showing an unamused look. After that, Poppy replied:

"Okay... I'll give you that. But it doesn't explain why you were almost at two places at the same time. You were at Country Corral with John, but then..."

"You were at Classical Crest playing bingo with Floyd" Viva continued.

"I just so happened to have plans with both my brothers that were at a close time from each other" Branch replied. "So what?"

Poppy and Viva traded a not convinced look and then the former said, pointing:

"Wait, is that a bird?"

"Where?!" Branch reacted, already putting himself in a fighting position. "I'll give that feathered beast a lesson and..."

But before he could say anything else, Poppy used her hair to take the piece of paper Branch was holding.

"Hey!"

Poppy observed it and saw it was... a schedule?

"Branch... you are making a schedule for spending time with JD and Floyd?"

"Uh, yeah... how else do you think I can spend time with them without favoring one or the other?" Branch asked, taking the schedule back. "Whenever I try to spend time with one, I end up missing something with the other. Not to mention... if I don't spend enough time with Floyd... he ends up spending it with Creek. However... John Dory and I just started to get along and... I don't want to spoil it."

Poppy and Viva shared a worried look and then the former said:

"Branch... sweetie... I understand you don't want to lose the bond you have with your brothers. But... I don't think that jumping off between them is the answer. What about... time for yourself... or your time for me..."

"Poppy... this is just temporary" Branch replied. "It's just until I have secured my relationship with JD and Floyd. Sure... most likely I will have to do the same with Bruce and Clay... I guess I can use the rehearsals to plan that... Nevertheless, I do have time for myself... See...?"

He went to show his schedule, while saying:

"I'm actually on my me time... ten whole minutes... which I am spending with you, so that's a bonus. Oh, I know! If I reduce my lunch time and extend my bedtime..."

"Okay, I'll hold you right there!" Poppy exclaimed. "I don't think your brothers would appreciate that you start to short the time you have for your basic needs. Look, Branch, maybe there's a better way to solve this... issue you are having."

"Yeah... Like... why don't you arrange something for you and your brothers to do together?" Viva asked. "That would be nice..."

But Branch just snorted and said:

"Sure... Have you met my brothers? They couldn't be any different. John Dory likes excitement and activities that allow him to feel a rush of adrenaline. But Floyd likes more cultural and calmer activities... like poetry, bingo and..." Branch made an annoyed look "...yoga. The only moment we get to be all together is during dinner when JD makes one of his surprisingly delicious meals."

At that moment, Branch's hug-time bracelet lighted up and he said:

"Sorry, got to go! I told JD I would help him clean Rhonda. I know it may look like an easy task... but it's not. And after that, I will join Floyd on another... unfortunate yoga session. Okay, bye!"

And with that he moved away.

"So... should we do anything?" Viva asked.

"At this point, I think he can only learn it the hard way" Poppy replied.

Just like he had said, Branch used his schedule to spend time with John Dory and Floyd in an equal amount of time. However, to keep up with the schedule was actually very difficult for Branch to manage after sometime. Not just that, but his worry in keeping up with him actually started to, ironically, prevent him from enjoying his time with brothers. Even John Dory and Floyd started to get worried, even if they haven't realized what Branch was doing.

After arriving to his bunker during the break he had on his schedule, Branch was very tired.

"Okay... I just need... a few minutes... to rest... and then, I'll..."

And so he just lied on the floor and fell asleep.

"Branch...? Branch...?" a voice called.

Branch started to wake up and then saw John Dory and Floyd standing before him.

"John...? Floyd...?" he asked, as he sit up. "What are you doing here?"

His brothers shared a look and JD said, in a teasing way:

"Well... we kind of live here too, remember?"

"And... you were late, so we came to see if everything was alright" Floyd added. "So... is everything alright?"

Hearing that, Branch started to get an anxious reaction.

"What?! But... How could this be... I... I thought that..."

"Whoa... slow down, buddy" John Dory said, as he put his hands on Branch's shoulders to put him still. "You seem a little nervous. Tell you what, once you get there, why don't you relax a little before we start?"

"Start?" Branch asked, confused. "Start what?"

"The rehearsal..." Floyd replied. "You do know that we have a rehearsal at Bruce's with him and Clay, right?"

"Oh... right..." Branch said, now remembering that in fact the rehearsal was part of his schedule. "The rehearsal... at Vacay Island... Sure... I can't wait for it."

"Great!" John Dory exclaimed. "So, let's get going. Rhonda is quite impatient to finally stretch her legs."

Having said that, he went to the elevator. Before following him, Floyd asked Branch, worried:

"Branch... are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am..." Branch replied. "Why do you ask?"

"Well... You are a nervous wreck, right now" Floyd noticed.

"What?!" Branch asked, nervously. "That is nothing. That is basically me on a regular basis. You can ask Poppy, she will tell you just that."

There was a pause that left Branch uncomfortable, as he could notice that Floyd was trying to understand why his little brother was acting like that. To dodge that, Branch said:

"We better go! We don't want to leave John Dory waiting, right? You know how he gets grumpy when we leave him waiting."

Having said that, he moved away, with Floyd following with a look, before walking behind him with a sigh.