Since Trolls World Tour came out today, I decided to do a little songfic in honor of this occasion. This takes place a little while after the movie, when all the Trolls are united. Everything is now sunshine and rainbows right? Nope! Everyone's getting along except for two leaders: Queen Barb of the hard rock trolls and Queen Delta of the country trolls. How Poppy and Branch get them to get along? We will see. Disclaimer- I do not own Trolls, nor the song and lyrics that I use today.

Things have quieted down since Poppy was able to unite all the trolls in peace and harmony. Anyways, a lot occurred during that time, including Poppy becoming protector of the six united tribes, Cooper finding his family, Guy Diamond giving birth to Tiny Diamond, and Poppy and Branch now are a budding, young couple. You could say that things have gotten peaceful around here. Nice, quiet, and..." Yes way"!!! "Heck nah"!!... and I spoke too soon. Forgot to mention that even though everyone has become friends, some of them are still struggling to "read between the lines." As so, allow me to show you what I mean as we go down to the village and find Barb and Delta almost at each others throats once again.

Barb was shouting,"But the banjo's like a guitar without metal or anything cool on it. If you really want to strum your heart out," before showing her guitar to Delta, saying,"Now this is a real guitar. Sleek, aerodynamic and perfect for pulling off loud killer chords," before doing a long chord in front of Delta on purpose to make a statement. As the rock and roll queen wore a victorious smirk, Delta huffed and said,"That there may be the case in your kingdom, but at Lonesome Plains, the banjo is as classy as y'all little "guitar"." She began to strum it softly as she says,"Now this here is strumming. Gentle on the strings while a-providing ayy soft, catchy melody." Barb groaned while saying,"Who wants to hear something gentle when you can rock out and thrash like crazy," before pulling off another crazy chord thrash. Delta glared at Barb, saying,"Because unlike some trolls, we wan-ta keep things intact ayn' not go on ayy destructive rampage"! Both females glared at each other, ready to turn this into a cat fight when Poppy caught sight of this and came running in, saying,"Woah woah woah!! What's going on here"?! Both rulers looked at Poppy before pointing at each other, saying,"She started it!! / She done started it"!! Poppy crossed her arms, saying,"Why are you guys fighting? You're supposed to be bonding with each other as friends. All the other leaders have done so. Trollzart and Trollex have gained a close bond, King Quincy, Queen Essence and I have connected, even my dad and King Thrash have bonded. So why is it that you two can't put your differences aside and bond as well"?

Barb faced Poppy and says,"Here's the thing Popsqueak. We can't see eye to eye is the problem. We have nothing in common, different tastes on everything, and we both can't agree on anything, except the fact that we're both way too different." Delta faced Poppy as well, saying,"She's right...faw once. Ay know that as leaders, we should be united as friends, but how can ya be friends with someone whom ya can't see eye ta eye with"? Poppy sighed before saying,"I know that we've all had our differences and that sometimes, we can't seem to allow ourselves to open up to new ideas or things that are out of our comfort zones. I've been there and I can easily say Branch has been there too. However, if you really want to connect, you have to be able to, how we say, see things in each other's shoes...or feet in our case. That being said, I have an idea that might help you two be able to really befriend one another and become close." Barb face palmed before saying,"You're not going to use that befriending bow trick on us are you," as Delta asked,"What the heck's ayy befriending bow," with Barb glaring at her, saying,"You don't want to know." Poppy smiled, saying,"No, not this time. I have a different idea for you two. Tonight, there's going to be a party and since DJ Suki is sick and in bed, some of the trolls have volunteered to sing to keep everyone entertained. As the grand finale, you two are going to be performing a song together"!! Delta gasped in shock as Barb broke into laughter, saying,"Y-Youre joking with me right Popsqueak? Right"? When she saw the serious look that Poppy had, she gasped in shock as well, with Delta saying,"Now, y'all realize. Where was ya two minutes ago"?

With that, both troll leaders were brought to Poppy's pod and to remain there till tonight. To them, this was more agonizing than believing than when everyone that their music was gone for good. To make sure that they didn't escape, Poppy put Smidge and Biggie in charge of guarding the pod. Inside, Barb and Delta made sure that they sat far away from each other, not in the mood to be in each other's presence. Neither one of them spoke to each other for half an hour before the silence was too much to bear. Barb groaned, saying,"This is the craziest idea Poppy has come up with yet and that's saying something." Delta, not a fan of the complaining, says,"Well, like it aw not, we're stuck here till tonight. So, put on y'all thinkin' helmet ayn' start coming up with the perfect country song to perform at the party." Barb looked at Delta with frustration, saying,"Excuse me, but we were not put together so we could turn tonight into a hoedown! We need rock songs to really turn the party up"!! Now, Delta became frustrated as she glared at the rock queen, saying,"Ayn' turn it into ayy fiery pit of destruction?! Not on your y'all's life, or anyone else's life who y'all put at risk if we do rock songs at that there party"!!! Both females were ready to really tear each other apart when something caught their eye. In the corner of the room was a radio just sitting there. This made Delta curious as she picked it up, saying,"What is this here thing"? Barb responded sarcastically with,"My lunch. It's a radio! What did you think it was?! Haven't you ever seen one before"?

Delta glared at Barb, saying,"For y'all's information, we don't have radios back at Lonesome Plains. What does it do anyways"? The rock queen got up from her seat, grabbed the radio, put in on the floor, and said,"Here, let me show you. When you press it on, there are radio stations that play music that you listen to. There are many stations you can choose from if you turn this dial depending on what you want to hear," before turning it on as the radio was on a pop music station. Barb turned the dial, puttin it at a rock music station and smiled, saying,"That's how it's done cowgirl. Boom." Delta was both impressed at such a marvelous piece of technology and frustrated with Barb,"Leave it to y'all to take something like that and use it towards ya own pleasure." She then gave it a try, changing the station to a country music station. That made Delta smile, saying,"I'm taking a-likin' to this new doohickey." Barb just glared at her before changing the station back to rock, leaving Delta to change it back to country. They both started to argue before Delta kicked the radio to the side a bit, while doing so, changing it to a different station. Both ladies circled each other, not lifting their glares up one bit as Delta says,"This music cooperation thing ain't gonna work 'less you step away from that there radio, and we won't have any problems." Barb fired back,"At least we agree on one thing: we disagree on everything. Another thing we can agree is that if you don't step down, I'll rock your cowgirl face off"! Delta smirked, saying,"Bring it hothead! It'll be like a Sunday rodeo."

They were ready to turn this into a fight when the radio stopped playing music for a moment, saying,"Hey hey. You're listening to Troll 98 FM on our magical Mix-Up Monday, where we mix up all genres for your listening pleasure! Up next, we have a classic hit playing called Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts." As the song started to play, the music got both of their attention because...believe it or not, this was their favorite song. Barb broke the silence, saying,"Yeah!! Finally, something good is playing"!! As she turned up the volume, Delta was speechless from hearing what Barb said. A rock troll...liking country music. She recovered from the initial shock and asked,"Wait a ding doing minute. You like this song"? Barb looked up at her, saying,"Heck yeah I do! It has wicked guitar chords and thrashes! I learned most of my guitar skills from listening to this bad boy of a song." Delta, for the first time since their starting argument, genuinely smiled as she then asked,"Really? Even though it's a..country song"? Barb nodded while doing air guitar solos, saying,"Yeah! As long as it has killer chords like that, I'm game." Delta was surprised as she says,"Personally, I like this beautiful piece because of the message it states since it's something I could relate to." Barb looked at her confusingly, saying,"What message? To never forget your cowboy hat when you go outside"? Delta smirked, saying,"Y'all sarcasm aside, it talks about the ups and downs that we face throughout our lives, whether good or bad. It goes in depth about the hardships we overcome to arrive to where we stand now." Barb was surprised, considering she could relate to the message as well. Between losing her mother at a young age, to King Thrash's accident that caused him to be paralyzed in the chair as he got older, she's faced a lot of adversity to make a name, for her and her family. In fact, some of those problems were why she wanted to unite everyone under rock, so she'd have a whole family again.

Seeing the dazed expression Barb had, Delta asked,"Ya doing ok sugar"? Barb snapped out of it, saying,"I'm fine...just...really letting it sink in. I never thought of it like that. It's nice that way actually." Delta smiles, offering a hand out as she says,"Guess we do have something in common after all...partner," as Barb accepted it, saying,"Indeed we do...partner." Both leaders then spent the next couple of hours sharing stories with one another about their past and some of the hardships they've faced growing up. Through it all, it brought the two closer, bonding over a shared past. Suddenly, Barb caught notice that the sun was going down as she panicked, saying,"Oh man! It's almost nighttime and we still don't have a song to sing tonight"! Delta got up and said,"Easy sugar. We'll figure something out. We just need a song that we are both comfortable doing together." Barb suggested,"Something that has the epicness of rock while pertaining to your country style." They thought and thought before an idea came to them as they said in unison,"That's it," leaving them both stunned and laughing about it at the same time. Soon, night fell and every troll was having a blast at the party. Poppy really outdid herself planning this. Cooper and his family did Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson, Trollzart and his orchestra performed a wondrous musical symphony piece, and even Trollex did his signature One More Time remix, making everyone dance and jump along. Pretty soon, it was time for the grand finale as Poppy hoped that Delta and Barb put their differences aside to be able to perform together.

As both performers walked onto the stage, every troll could feel the tension in the air between the two. Both leaders looked and smirked at each other before gearing up with their instruments. Riff volunteered to drum for this number as Trollex manned the other minor details. Delta tapped her foot to give the four count as Barb began to strum her guitar to the beat of the song.

~~~~~~~~~~~~Life Is A Highway by Rascal Flatts~~~~~~~~~~~

[ guitar introduction ] ( Barb: Whoo! ) ( Delta: Mmmmm..yeah )

Delta: Life's like a road that you travel on. When there's one day here and the next day gone. Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand, sometimes you turn your back to the wind.

Barb: There's a world outside every darkened door. Where the blues won't haunt you anymore. Where the brave are free and lovers soar. Come ride with me to the distant shore.

Both: We won't hesitate to break down the Garden Gate. There's not much time left today...yeah.

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long. If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long.

Barb: Through all these cities and all these towns, it's in my blood and it's all around. I love you now like I loved you then. This is the road and these are the hands.

Delta: From Mozambique to those ( Barb: Memphis nights ) Memphis nights. The Khyber Pass to ( Barb: Vancouver's lights ) Vancouver's lights. Knock me down, get back up again. You're in my blood, I ain't a lonely man.

Both: There's no load I can't hold. A road so tough, this I know. I'll be there when the light comes in. Just tell 'em we're survivors!

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long. ( Barb: Whoo!! ) If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long. ( Delta: All night long. ) ( Barb: Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah! ) Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long. ( Both: Whoo mmm yeah! ) If you're going my way ( Delta: you're going my way! ), I wanna drive it all night long. ( Both: All night long. )

Delta: There was a distance between you and I. ( Barb: Between you and I )

Both: A misunderstanding once

Barb: But now, we look it in the eye. Oooooooh...yeah!!!

[ guitar solo ] ( Both: mmmmm...yeah!! )

As the guitar solo in mid song started, all the trolls were dancing along and having a really fun time. Poppy couldn't believe that her plan actually worked. Delta and Barb were acting like true friends should be. And on top of it all, not only was Barb singing a country song with Delta, but Delta was the one who was currently doing the guitar solo while Barb copied with an air guitar solo herself on the banjo. Soon, they both swapped instruments back and started to sing again.

Barb: There ain't no load that I can't hold.

Delta: A road so rough, this I know.

Both: I'll be there when the light comes in. Just tell 'em we're survivors!!!

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long. ( Delta: All night long yeah! ) If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long. ( Barb: Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah! ) Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long. ( Both: Ooooooooooh!!! ) If you're going my way ( Delta: you're going my way! ), I wanna drive it all night long. (Barb: Come on. Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah! )Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long. ( Barb: Yeah, gonna drive it all night long baby! ) If you're going my way ( Delta: you're going my way! ), I wanna drive it all night long. ( Both: All night long!!! )

Once they finished, everyone in the audience was up on their feet, fins, etc and cheering really loudly for the excellent performance. Both leaders bowed at the audience before looking at each other, smiling, and hugging one another. Once the show concluded, Poppy went up to the two while saying,"Delta!! Barb!! You were both just incredible up there!! The friendship chemistry on that stage was beautiful"!! They both smiled as Barb says,"For a crazy idea such as locking us in your pod till tonight while we came up with a song just right for both of us to sing just so we could bond and become friends, it sure did work Poppy." Delta added,"We have you to thank Poppy for helping us see past our differences and notice that we really did have a lot in common after all." Poppy smiled, saying,"I knew that music was the best way for you both to really connect. That's why I didn't use the befriending bow since I knew that this was something the power of music could resolve." Both Delta and Barb looked at each other and smirked before Barb said,"Look Popsqueak! A shooting star right there"! When Poppy turned to look, Delta turned and gave Poppy a kick that sent her flying over the stage and the audience before splashing into the pond that was in the village. Everyone saw as they rushed over while Poppy swam back to the surface and got back up on dry land, soaking wet. She saw Barb and Delta giving cunning "payback" smirks as the country leader says,"Next time you lock us up while we're in a heated argument, I reckon my kick may send you even farther," with Barb adding,"And I may ask Debbie to sneak into your pod at night and nest in your pop rainbow locks." Poppy looked at the two for a minute before saying,"Ok, I guess I deserved that. But at least it worked anyways, you two now being friends and all." As Poppy took off her coat to squeeze the water out of it, everyone shared a heartfelt laugh as Barb and Delta friendship hugged each other again. All in all, Branch watched with a dazed expression and a small blush on his cheeks. When Smidge asked him,"What's the matter? Did you get wet when Poppy splashed into the pond"? All he could courageously say was,"You could say it like that."

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I'm dead. That ending got me beat!! Till we read again, stay at home, stay safe, and stay healthy fellow readers.