"Thanks for coming, guys," Branch grinned, walking with the other leaders to the bunker. "Willow's going to be thrilled to see you."

Delta Dawn smiled and put a comforting hand on Branch's shoulder. "Of course," she said. "We're just glad she's home again."

"How's she feeling?" Queen Essence asked, concerned. "She looked pretty rough when you all were in Vibe City."

"She's going a little stir-crazy," Branch admitted sheepishly, scratching his head. "I think we'll have to have a day outside soon. She could probably use the fresh air."

"We could have a picnic," Trollex suggested. He felt guilty about keeping his girlfriend cooped up in her home. "I can't believe we hadn't taken her out of the bunker the entire time she's been home. No wonder she was so frustrated about not going to this meeting."

"She also takes her job seriously," Barb raised an eyebrow. "I'm sure that had something to do with her frustrations too."

"Right," Trollex chuckled sheepishly, his mind racing with worry. "We did stop her from doing her job, didn't we?" He groaned, head in hand. "She's going to be so mad, isn't she?"

"We'll take care of that later," Branch said, opening the bunker door. "Having the leaders here is bound to help cheer her up." He let everyone onto the bunker elevator before pulling the lever and bringing the leaders into his bunker.

"Willow is going to be so excited to see you guys," Poppy's voice was filled with anticipation as the elevator made its way to the bunker's living area. Her smile froze at the frantic searching. "What's happening?" she whispered to Branch, who shrugged in confusion at his brothers.

"When did she get the chance to leave her room? We've been here all day," Bruce demanded, looking around the living room.

Floyd relaxed on the couch and smiled when he spotted his little brother and the royals. "Hey, Branch, Barb, Trollex. How was the meeting?"

"It was good," Trollex narrowed his eyes at the frantic searching around him. "What's going on with your brothers?"

Clay looked outside the kitchen, having heard the Techno King. "Hey, guys," he chuckled sheepishly before leaving the kitchen. "So, don't freak out."

"Why would we freak out?" Barb raised an eyebrow before nodding at Riff. "'Sup man?"

"Well, you see-"

"Well, she's not in any of the rooms," John said, interrupting Clay as he walked into the room. "I have no idea where Willow ran off to."

"You lost Willow?!" Branch glared at his older brothers. "How did you manage to do that? We were only gone a few hours."

"I'm not sure," Clay muttered. "We were hanging out in the living room, and the only reason we were distracted was..." He turned to Floyd. "When Floyd was introducing us to his boyfriend." He narrowed his eyes. "Why did you introduce us to Riff after lunch, little bro?"

Floyd smiled at his immediate older brother. "What do you mean? I just wanted to introduce you to someone who might be around a lot more."

"You helped her get outside, didn't you?" Barb raised an amused eyebrow at the pink-haired brother. Floyd merely grinned in response.

"She's outside!?" Branch panicked. "She's not supposed to be outside. Why would you let her go outside?"

"Branch, honey," Delta looked at the panicked Troll. "You were just talking about getting her outside for a picnic."

"Yeah, with us!" Branch gestured to him and his brothers. "She can't be out there by herself. What if she falls? Or passes out? She's still not strong enough to go far alone."

Floyd rolled his eyes. "Would you relax? She's not out there by herself. We got some of her friends to be there with her. I'm sure she's fine." Branch groaned and sat on the couch, face in his hands.

"Why would you even sneak her out of here?" Bruce raised his eyebrow, curious. "You know she hasn't recovered from what happened to you guys."

"Because she was miserable in here," Floyd furrowed his brow. "You've all seen her the past week. So she wanted to go outside. And she hasn't been out since she's been home. Even I've been outside."

"She was miserable?" Branch looked up, face distraught. "How could I not notice?"

"In your defense, you've been more focused on getting her healthy," Clay sat by his younger brother. "It's not your fault you didn't notice."

"The important thing right now is that Willow's missing," John Dory said, crossing his arms. "Now that we know she's outside, we can go out there and try to find her. Friends or not, she can't have gotten very far."

"You're right," Branch nodded. He looked at Clay. "You said Floyd distracted you guys after lunch. When was lunch for you guys?"

Clay grimaced. "About three hours ago."

Branch groaned. "She could be anywhere."

"Then we better get looking," Poppy grabbed her boyfriend's arm with a grin.

Willow stretched out on the sand and grinned. "I needed this," she said, soaking in the sun. The rest of the Snack Pack had joined them on their way to the river.

"I can't believe you were trapped in a diamond prison for two months," Demo said, looking at the Pop ambassador. "How are you feeling?"

"Now that I'm in the sun? I'm feeling so much better," Willow opened her eyes and looked at her friends. "Thanks for helping me get out of the bunker. I don't think Branch was ever going to let me out of there."

"I'm sure that's not true," Biggie smiled, his glow-worm on his shoulder. "Branch probably just wants to ensure your health before you leave the bunker."

"I know," Willow rolled her eyes before sitting up. "And that's why I went with it for the last few days. But I was going crazy in there." She pulled her knees to her chest. "And then I couldn't go to the monthly tribal meeting today, and I don't know, I just needed out."

"Yeah," Smidge nodded. "I can see that being a little much." The group sat in silence for a moment before she brightened. "Hey, wanna go swimming?"

"Do I ever?!" Willow grinned and stood up. "Let's go."

"I thought we were going directly to the bunker," Boom commented as he and his friends walked towards the river.

"That was before I heard Willow's laugh come from this direction," Ablaze grinned. "Since we're supposed to be here for Willow, I thought we'd better go to where Willow is."

"I can't wait to see our baby sister again," Trickee grinned. "It's been way too long."

"I know," Hype nodded. He frowned, concerned. "Branch didn't give much detail about what happened these past two months with Willow, did he?"

Ablaze shook his head. "No, all it said was he needed our help with her." He gestured to the river. "Hopefully, we'll find out what happened when we find her."

The four Trolls made their way to the river. The closer they got, the louder Willow's laughter seemed to get. They watched as Willow played in the water when they entered the clearing. Right away, they could tell something was wrong. Though laughing and having fun with her friends, she was duller in color. Her arms and legs were significantly paler than the rest of her body, and her hair was almost pure white. When they looked closer, they could tell she was shaking. Whether this was from the cold or overexertion, they were unsure.

Ablaze looked concerned at his bandmates. There was a story, and they were anxious to know what it was. He stepped forward and spoke up so Willow could hear him. "Well, this looks like a party. Can we join?"

Willow looked up from where her friend, Demo, splashed her. She grinned widely at the group of Trolls in the sand. "Guys!" She slowly pushed her way out of the water. Hype ran over and picked her up, swinging her around. She laughed. "I missed you guys." Her brows furrowed in concern. "I thought you were on tour, though."

"We only had two shows left," Boom shrugged as Hype set Willow back on the sand. "And Branch said they got you back home, so naturally, we decided to come home." He pulled a blanket out of his hair. "You look terrible, by the way." He wrapped the blanket around her shivering form.

Willow huffed and pulled the blanket tighter around her. "Thanks, guys. Feeling the love."

"I'm serious," Boom insisted, crossing his arms, concerned. "And you look exhausted. Maybe you should take a break."

Willow nodded, suddenly feeling tired. Her legs were starting to give out. "Yeah, a break is good."

"Let's get back to the bunker," Ablaze suggested. "Some hot cocoa might do you some good, Sprout."

And a change of clothes," Hype added. Willow nodded and leaned against the group. Hype chuckled and picked up the tired Troll. "Come on, my little flower. Let's go home."

Smidge watched the interaction, confused. "What just happened?" She looked at the group as the four Trolls carried Willow away.

Biggie shrugged. "She looked like she knew them at least, so I don't think she was being kidnapped."

"And was it just me, or did they look a lot like Kismet?" Satin added, sitting by her twin.

"Don't be ridiculous," Chenille dismissed the suggestion with a wave. "It's crazy enough to think she and Branch are related to BroZone. They can't possibly know two popular boybands."

Satin shrugged. "I guess you're right. But who were they then? I haven't seen them around the village." The group of friends shrugged.

"Willow went willingly with them," Smidge said, looking at her friends. "So they can't be too bad."

"We should probably give these to Branch next time we see him," Biggie said, looking at Willow's crutches in the sand. "So who's gonna tell Branch and her other brothers we lost Willow?" The group looked at each other and shrugged. They would deal with that when the time came.

"You're too stressed," Floyd said, looking at his little brother as their group walked through TrollsTopia. "I told you, Willow's spending time with some of her friends. She's fine."

"Floyd, I love you, but I think you forgot what a Pop Troll considers 'taking it easy,'" Branch looked at his immediate older brother, annoyed. "They're probably dragging her off to go bungee jumping or something."

"Oh, come on, Branch," Poppy laughed, wrapping her arms around her boyfriend. "My friends aren't that irresponsible." She chuckled at the deadpan look on his face. "Alright, so they're not the most responsible group. But they're her friends. They'll take care of her."

"What are the odds they lost her?" Barb nudged Trollex, amused. She had followed the rest of the leaders in the back of the group as they looked for their girlfriend.

Trollex snorted and crossed his arms. "They definitely lost her."

"You know, you're not helping," Bruce looked at the two royals, annoyed. "Willow's still hurt, and we have no idea where she is."

"I'm telling you guys, Willow is fine," Floy insisted. They walked up to the river, where they could hear Trolls playing and laughing. "I'm sure we'll find her in no time." He looked at the group in front of him and frowned. They were the Trolls he had brought into the lair to sneak his little sister away. "Or she's lost, and we'll never find her." He walked over to the Snack Pack, ignoring the panicked noises coming from his brothers. "Guys! Where's Willow?" Branch and the rest of the brothers followed quickly behind.

"Oh, hey, Floyd!" Guy Diamond grinned. "You guys just missed her. Some friends of hers carried her off." He gestured to the crutches left on the beach. "They left her crutches behind, though."

"Friends of hers?" John Dory raised a concerned eyebrow. "Did you know these friends? How are you so sure they're her friends?"

"We don't know all her friends," Satin scoffed. She took a drink of her smoothie.

"And besides, she looked like she knew them," Chenille added, looking at the group before her. "They were hugging her and picking her up."

"They even had nicknames for her," Biggie smiled. "It was kind of adorable."

"What did they look like?" Branch asked, curious. He had a feeling he knew who had Willow, but he needed to make sure. "And what nicknames did they give you?"

"The red-haired one called her Sprout, if that helps," Guy Diamond said helpfully. "And the Munsell glitter troll called her his little flower."

Branch breathed a sigh of relief. Willow was safe, at least. "And you said they carried her away?" At their nod, Branch smiled. "Okay, thanks guys." He grabbed the crutches from the sand and looked at his brothers and the other leaders. "We can go back to the bunker now. They should be home."

"I hope so," Val crossed her arms, annoyed. "I'm getting tired of looking."

"Yeah," Delta Dawn admitted, a sheepish look on her face. "As much as I want to see Willow safe and sound, this run-around is getting a little tiring." They had been searching for more than a few hours and were getting tired.

"Trust me," Branch's grin widened. "I know exactly who grabbed Willow, and if they thought they needed to carry her, they'd take her to the bunker."

"As long as you're sure," Queen Essence said. She looked at the rest of the leaders. "Let's go back to the bunker."

Branch watched the group of leaders and his brothers as the elevator reached the living area. He was nervous. He was sure his bandmates would return Willow to the bunker, but he couldn't guarantee it. What if they took her somewhere else? Where would they even take her? He didn't have to worry about it too much since he could hear them singing the closer they got to the living room.

(Kismet)

You're never not on my mind, oh my, oh my

I'm never not by your side, your side, your side

I'm never gon' let you cry, oh, cry, don't cry

I'll never not be your ride or die, alright

Branch smiled when they reached the living area and stepped off the elevator. His bandmates stood around the couch, singing to a resting Willow, an empty coffee mug on the table. "You have no idea how happy I am to see you guys," Branch said, walking over to his friends. He glared lightly at his little sister. "We've been looking everywhere for you."

"Hey, Branch," Willow grinned up at her brother. "Look at who's back. Isn't it great?" She looked behind Branch, and her eyes brightened. "Mama Delta! Aunt E and Uncle Q! Papa Wolfgang! It's so good to see you!" She pulled herself away from the couch and ran to Delta Dawn, who pulled her into a hug. "What are you all doing here?"

Delta Dawn laughed and hugged the smaller Pop Troll. "It's good to see you too, Sugarcube."

"We came to ensure you were doing alright," Trollzart smiled at Willow. He fluttered closer as Delta put her down.

"And we wanted to tell you some good news," King Quincy smiled. "I think you're going to like it."

Boom grinned at Branch as he wrapped an arm around the grumbling Troll. "Good to see you, B." He pulled the youngest man away from the others. "You wanna tell us what happened with Willow?" He asked, his voice hushed. "She mentioned some of it, but I don't think she told us everything."

"Yeah," Hype nodded, joining his fellow glitter Troll. "And what she did say was a little concerning."

Branch grimaced. "Yeah, I can tell you. But not here. Willow's been getting uncomfortable from everyone talking about her." He looked at Willow, who was happily talking to the royals in the bunker. "This is the happiest she's been since we've been home. I am in no hurry to bring her mood down." The rest of their bandmates nodded in understanding as they watched the youngest. "So where do you wanna go, B?"

"I'm going to make some dinner," Bruce offered, looking at his brothers and Branch's friends. "Why don't you guys give our sister some time with her friends?"

John Dory nodded and looked at Willow. "After you get done talking to your friends, we are going to have a serious discussion about sneaking out."

Willow clenched her teeth and looked at her oldest brother. "Sounds good. Please leave before you embarrass me in front of the leaders and ambassadors."

Branch smiled and grabbed Clay and John Dory. "Don't worry, Willow. We'll be back in a couple of hours."

Floyd nodded and placed a hand on Willow's shoulder. "See you in a bit, sis."

Willow's smile softened. "Thanks," she waved as her brothers left the room, Boom rustling her hair as they followed. She turned to the leaders when the brothers left the bunker. "So, what did you want to talk about?"

Thanks to her capture and the damage Barb and Trollex caused, the Mount Rageouns paid more attention to Trolls. Their mayor had issued a formal apology for the damage caused by the two pop stars with a promise they were getting punished for not only faking their talent but for the stealing of Troll essence and the almost murder of a Troll.

"So everything is going to be alright?" Willow asked, leaning against her partners. "We won't have to worry about Mount Rageous anymore?"

"It's going to be better," Barb grinned, kissing her girlfriend on the forehead. "They're working on rules and regulations for the safety of all Troll kind. And they will make the place more accessible for all Trolls."

"The leaders are going to work with us to make sure everything is up to par," King Quincy smiled.

"You will not be helping with this," Delta Dawn gave Willow a stern glare. "We'll be handling Mount Rageous. No arguing about it."

"No problem," Willow nodded. "If I never have to see Mount Rageous again, I'll be a happy Troll."

"Well, don't you worry," Queen Essence smiled. "You'll never have to deal with Mount Rageous or its citizens ever again."

"So these are the brothers that ditched you guys?" Ablaze looked at his friend's older brothers unimpressed. The rest of Kismet stood behind Branch, equally unimpressed with the brothers.

John Dory furrowed his brows in confusion at the accusatory looks on the band. "What did we do?"

"Yep," Branch crossed his arms, annoyed. "They got together to help save Floyd and Willow." He gestured to Floyd. "Floyd's doing better now, but as you could probably tell, Willow's not doing as good."

Trickee nodded. "So what happened? Willow said something about her life force being taken by teenagers?"

Branch's two groups of brothers walked through TrollsTopia while Branch told Kismet everything that happened and Floyd told the rest of BroZone about Kismet and their relationship with the two youngest siblings. "So it's because of those two teenagers Willow's struggling like she is." Hype nodded. "I guess that explains some things. That doesn't explain why Bruce is here, though."

At the brother's confused looks, Boom elaborated: "You know, the purple-haired dude in the kitchen? He runs a diner on Vacay Island, and Willow's fond of him, but doesn't he have a family he should be with?"

John Dory shared a look with his brothers. "Didn't Willow tell you? Bruce is our brother."

"Ah," Ablaze grimaced. "Willow's not going to like that." He looked at the brothers. "You guys mentioned Willow's been having trouble with her memory, right?"

"Yeah," Clay crossed his arms. "She's been getting me and John Dory mixed up all week."

"What does that have to do with Bruce?" Floyd furrowed his brows, concerned. "She hasn't forgotten him at all."

"She hasn't forgotten his name," Hype corrected. "But she doesn't know why he's here."

"As far as she's concerned, he's just a good friend away from his restaurant and family to help her," Boom shrugged. "She hasn't bothered asking because she's too embarrassed."

"Especially since you all seem to know him," Ablaze added. "But she has no idea he's her brother."

Branch looked at his brothers concerned before shaking his head. "There's no point in telling her now. We may have to remind her multiple times with her memory still acting up."

"And the more we have to remind her, the more painful it will be for everyone involved," Floyd nodded.

"So what are we going to do?" Clay asked, crossing his arms. "It's not like we can just let her call us anything. When her memory improves, she won't remember who is who."

"For now, we just be patient," John Dory sighed. "There's nothing we can do about it right now." His face brightened. "What if Clay and I wear nametags? Then at least Willow won't get us confused."

Branch nodded at the suggestion before looking at Kismet. "I know you guys just left the rest of your tour, so you're probably tired, but do you think you'd be willing to stick around a while? It would be nice to have some faces around that Willow recognizes."

Ablaze smiled. "No problem, B. It'll give us time to get to know Willow's partners." He playfully nudged the darker Troll. "And you can tell us more about how you finally got together with Poppy."

Branch rolled his eyes, a smile forming despite his stress. "You guys aren't going to leave me alone about that, are you?"

"With how long it took you to admit you loved her?" Boom laughed and wrapped an arm around his friend. "You are never living this down, my friend."

John Dory, Clay, and Floyd couldn't help but watch as the youngest brother lightened up while joking around with his friends. "You know," Floyd started, a fond look on his face. "If we stuck around, he'd probably be this close with us too."

Clay nodded, arms crossed. "What can we do, though? It's not like we can turn back time and make it to where we never left."

"We own it," John Dory sighed, feeling exhausted. He snorted at the incredulous looks on his brother's face. "I know that sounds crazy coming from me, but I'm serious."

"It's not something we're used to hearing from you, Johnny," Floyd admitted with a smile.

"Yeah," Clay agreed, a smirk forming. "You've never admitted you were wrong before. What changed?"

"I was alone for most of twenty-six years," John Dory raised an eyebrow. "That gave me a lot of time to think about everything." He gave a soft smile. "The boyfriend helped. Made me go to therapy and work through some of my issues." He shook his head. "That doesn't matter. What matters is getting to know our siblings now that they're grown." He sighed. "I know I've apologized before, and I don't think it'll ever be enough, but I'm sorry for the damage I caused. None of this would have happened if I had just left my perfectionist issues out of the band."

Clay sighed and put a hand on his older brother's shoulder. "As much as I would love to blame you, it's not just your fault. We could see how stressed you were, and instead of making you talk about it, we kept piling it on."

"We're going to do better now, though, right?" Floyd asked, an expectant look on his face. "No more hiding problems from each other?"

"Right," John agreed, a smile forming. He chuckled. "Pretty sure we're going to have enough trouble getting Willow to listen and heal like she needs to."

Clay rolled his eyes and snorted. "Tell me about it." He raised an eyebrow at Floyd. "I still can't believe you snuck her out."

John laughed as Floyd rolled his eyes. "I can believe it. I don't know if you remember, but Floyd always got into trouble when we were kids. He just had to give those big cuddlepup eyes, and Grandma never believed us when we told her it was him."

Branch looked up from his friends and smiled to see his older brothers laughing at each other and joking around. "Hey, B," Branch looked up at Trickee. "You good man?"

Branch smiled and looked back to his big brothers. "Yeah. Just happy to see my brothers finally getting along."

Two hours later, Willow was surrounded by her brothers. "So let me get this straight," Ablaze crossed his arms. "You talked Floyd into helping you sneak out of the bunker so you could play in the river with your friends. And the rest of your brothers were freaking out while Branch was in a meeting with the rest of the leaders." He laughed at the nod Willow gave him. "That's hilarious."

"You wouldn't think it was so funny if you were the ones spending hours looking for her," John Dory snarked, rolling his eyes.

"We wouldn't have had to spend hours looking for her," Boom snarked back.

Trollex rolled his eyes at the upcoming argument. "And that's our cue to leave." Barb snorted as they stood up. "We're taking Willow to bed. We'll talk more when she's asleep."

Willow nodded as the two pulled her to her feet. She had had a long day and was too tired to argue with her partners. Trollex picked her up, and she waved to her brothers. "See you in the morning, guys." She glared at Kismet. "Don't scare them away."

Trickee chuckled and ruffled her hair as the trio made it past them. "No promises, Kiddo. See you in the morning." Willow rolled her eyes and rested her head against Trollex.

Willow laid down beside Barb and Trollex after they got her ready for bed. "You doing okay, Popstar?" She asked, an arm around her shoulders. "You've had a pretty long day."

Willow nodded and burrowed herself into the cuddle pile her partners made. "I'm alright." She smiled. "It's good to see Kismet around. I've missed them."

"It looks like they missed you too," Trollex smiled and rested his chin on Willow's head. "I'm sorry we've been making you stay in the bunker. You've just been so sick and hurt lately. But we'll do what we can to make sure you're not stuck in here anymore."

"You're forgiven," Willow smiled as she pulled Trollex's hand close and kissed it. "Can we go outside more?"

"Of course, Sweet Beat," Trollex smiled. "We'll go on a picnic tomorrow. How's that sound?"

"Sounds good," Willow yawned before looking at her partners. "Did we ever find out why Bruce is here?" She frowned at the look her partners shared. "It's not that I'm unhappy he's here, but he should be with his family, not helping my brothers."

"Don't worry about it, babe," Barb muttered, her hand in her girlfriend's hair. "Just get some sleep, alright?"

Willow's frown deepened, but she nodded. "Alright." She relaxed into their hold and closed her eyes. "Love you guys."

"We love you too," Trollex kissed Willow's forehead as she drifted to sleep. He sighed and looked at Barb. "Her memory's not getting better. We've told her who Bruce is to her three times this past week."

"And she still can't tell John Dory and Clay apart," Barb agreed. "You think we can write things down for her so she doesn't have to work as hard to remember? It might be a little easier for her."

Trollex grinned as the two royals climbed out of bed. "That could work." He pulled the Rock Queen into a hug. "You are a genius, you know that?" He looked at their sleeping girlfriend before they moved out of the room. "Let's go talk to the brothers. I'm sure they have some ideas."

"And Kismet seems very interested in talking to us," Barb grinned.

"Then we better go meet them," Trollex's grin widened. "Gotta make a good impression. They are some of Willow's brothers."

So Willow doesn't know why Bruce is there. And Kismet is here! Isn't that great? I have an idea for the next chapter I hope you guys are going to enjoy. Thanks for reading everybody. I love writing this story and I'm so glad you've been enjoying it. See you next time!