AN: Hey everyone, so this is gonna be the final chapter, and it takes place 5 days before the beginning of the movie. Also there have been some inconsistencies pointed out to me I'd like to address, number 1 I said something about Branch's birthday and then did nothing about it. So I totally blanked on that one, and I'm sorry I'll write a separate one shot of that because it honestly had important stuff. Number 2 someone asked why DJ hasn't done any matchmaking, well that's because this is Poppy's Mission. The sequel to this fic will be called DJ's Mission, where it's her point of view from the movie. So you guys will get plenty of Suki trying to set stuff up, so there you go. I always like to thank people when they tell me about things I missed, I appreciate constructive criticism. Although I'd like to request that we refrain from using language in the reviews, this story is rated k+ which means there might be some younger audience here. Just try to be respectful. Alright I've been keeping you guys too long, on with the story! I don't own Trolls or any of its characters.

Chp10 Best worst day

Poppy yawned as she awoke, sitting up and stretching. She hopped out of bed and went to her bathroom, washing her face and hair. She then grabbed her comb and ran it through her pink locks, satisfied with the look. She then put on a new dress the twins had made for her, it was blue with a frosted fade at the bottom. And with that she was out the door, in her hand was a basket of invitations.

Poppy loved handing out her invites, there was a certain amount of satisfaction she got from doing it herself. All the smiling faces she got to see, all the positive feelings. "Poppy!" Poppy turned around to see Suki running up, she pulled a special invite out of her hair and handed it to her. "Good morning Suki!" Suki put the invite in her hair, and hugged that pink princess.

"Good morning and happy birthday! The big 21! How does it feel to officially be a grown woman?" Poppy put a hand to her chin, humming aloud to make it look like she was thinking. "It feels like I want to... PARTY!" the girls high fived, and started walking around the village. As they were giving out invitations, Poppy asked. "So you're doing the music for the party right?" DJ scoffed at the implication that she wouldn't.

"Of course! Who else could make the bodies shake like I do?" Poppy laughed at her best friend, she was such a goof sometimes. Then Poppy remembered, and asked. "What about the anniversary party next week?" DJ nodded, putting an arm around her shoulder. "Oh don't you worry, I'm going to make it the loudest and craziest party you've ever seen!"

"Hello ladies!" They were both greeted by Biggie, Poppy reached into her hair and pulled out a special invite for him. "Hope to see you at the party tonight Biggie!" Biggie held up his pet worm, and smiled. "With so many photo-ops waiting to happen, you couldn't keep me away! Oh and Happy birthday Poppy!" Suki pulled out her own invite, admiring the craftsmanship. "So is there a special card for all of your friends?" Poppy smiled with pride, nodding her head. "You bet!" DJ got a spy smirk on her face, nudging the pink princess's arm.

"Even one for Branch." DJ asked, Poppy blushed a bit at her friend's comment. As the years went by, Poppy had come to accept that Branch couldn't feel the same way she did. But she still loved him, which was confusing to her. She loved Creek, and she knew that. But she to this day still had a small ache in her heart for Branch, which made it harder for her when he said something mean.

Yes over the years it seemed like Branch just got more bitter and distant, caring less about what people thought about him. And becoming more course with his insults, his sarcasm more personal and painful. But Poppy pulled out his card, turning it over in her hands.

Suki and Poppy handed out the rest of the cards, until there was only one left. As they approached the bunker, Poppy felt a twist in her stomach that she always felt before giving him a card. It was the dread of being rejected, and she knew that there was a 99.9 percent chance of that happening. She was about to knock when she saw something tapped to the boulder, it was a note with very neat cursive handwriting. It read

(Poppy, on the off chance that you come to try and invite me to one of your ridiculous parties just know that I am out gathering food. I won't be back until sunset and I don't want you waiting by my bunker, it's dangerous. If you going to leave the card, and I know you're going to leave it just drop it in the mail tubes in your dad's office. It might rain today, and I'd rather not clean up paper mush off my lawn. Makes my bunker easier to find, throw this note away after you find it. Branch)

Poppy sighed and started trudging back to the village with the crumpled note in her hand, Suki walked up next to her. "Hey, At least he's concerned about your safety." Poppy smiled softly, Branch could be sweet when he wanted to. She had seen it, and she perked up a bit. "Yeah, and I've got a party to get ready for!" And she and Suki raced off to the royal pod, to prepare for the party.

Hours later Branch came home, only to find the note on the entrance gone. Just as he thought, Poppy had come by to drop off an invitation. Hopefully she had followed his instructions, and the card would be in his mailbox right now. This way he didn't have to make a show of ruining the card, and fix it up later. But he would have to admire it later, he had food to put away and a perimeter check to do before bed.

He went inside to his storage room, putting everything away in alphabetical order. Then he entered a tree root that had been carved out, leading to a small lift in the trunk of the tree. He went up the lift till it reached the top, and went out onto a thick branch where a telescope was mounted. He looked through the spyglass, swiveling it around to survey the surrounding area. Then he saw something that made his blood chill, a shadow figure and the glowing yellow eyes of a Bergan in the distance. He was about to retreat into his bunker, but froze when he heard music.

He looked in the direction of the village, seriously? They were having a party now? He was about to just hide and let whatever was to be happen, but he felt a tug on his heart. He couldn't just leave them to be discovered, even if his last few attempts to warn everyone were false alarms. But he cared about Poppy, he didn't want her to die. "Ugh! I can't believe I'm doing this!" He said, and ran to the lift.

Poppy looked around at the party, everyone showed up. Well… almost everyone. But Poppy wasn't going to let that get her down, she started dancing while Suki played some fresh beats. Then a spotlight shone on her, she started singing.

DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.

JUST MOVE YOUR BODY.

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC.

SING, OH, EY, OH.

JUST MOVE THOSE LEFT FEET.

GO AHEAD, GET CRAZY.

ANYONE CAN DO IT.

SING OH, EY, OH.

SHOW THE WORLD YOU'VE GOT THAT FIRE.

FEEL THE RHYTHM GETTING LOUDER.

SHOW THE ROOM WHAT YOU CAN DO.

PROVE TO THEM YOU GOT THE MOVES.

Poppy pulled out her cow bell, and started to ring it loudly.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I FEEL BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING, YEAH , YEAH.

BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING, YEAH , YEAH.

AND WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.

I BET YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU'RE DANCING, YEAH , YEAH.

WHEN YOU FINALLY LET GO
AND SLAY THAT SOLO
'CAUSE YOU LISTEN TO THE MUSIC.

SING OH, EY, OH.

'CAUSE YOU'RE CONFIDENT BABE.

AND YOU MAKE YOUR HIPS SWAY.

WE KNEW THAT YOU COULD DO IT.

SING OH, EY, OH.
SHOW THE WORLD YOU'VE GOT THAT FIRE.

FEEL THE RHYTHM GETTING LOUDER.

SHOW THE ROOM WHAT YOU CAN DO.

PROVE TO THEM YOU GOT THE MOVES.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I FEEL BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING, YEAH , YEAH.

BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING, YEAH , YEAH.

AND WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.

I BET YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU'RE DANCING, YEAH , YEAH.

I FEEL BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING.

I'M BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING, AYE, OH, EY, OH.

FEEL BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING, YEAH , YEAH.

BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING, YEAH , YEAH, DON'T YOU KNOW.
WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.

I BET YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU'RE DANCING, YEAH , YEAH.

I FEEL BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING.

I'M BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING, HEY.

FEEL BETTER WHEN I'M, YEAH , YEAH.

Poppy struck a pose ending the song, the crowd cheered and showered her with love. She felt that spark inside of her growing, parties always seemed to lift her spirits when she was feeling down. She noticed Creek dancing not to far away with the rest of her friends, he saw her looking at him and smiled at her. This sent warm butterflies throughout her insides, and she said to herself quietly. "At least I can always count on you Creek, you're such a good friend."

"Alright everyone, settle down! I have an announcement to make!" King Peppy called out, quieting down the crowd. "Twenty One years ago I was blessed with the most wonderful daughter, and she is a perfect example of what a troll should be! Kind, positive, and is always willing to help others!" Poppy smiled at her father's kind words, then gasped in surprise when Biggie wheeled out a large cake. "Happy birthday sweetie, now blow out the candles and make a wish."

Poppy thought for a second, what should she wish for? Then she thought about Branch, she wished more than anything he was at her party. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Bergan!" Branch screamed running into the middle of the group, but he tripped over another Troll's foot. He began stumbling forward, slamming into the table and knocking the cake on top of Poppy. Poppy stood frozen covered in cake from head to toe, while Branch rubbed the sore spot on his forehead.

"Ow! Ung, king Peppy. King Peppy! Where's king Peppy?" Peppy was helping get the cake off of Poppy, he knew it was an accident but he was still a bit peeved. "Branch! What is the meaning of this intrusion?" Branch stood up, pointing into the forest. "I saw a Bergan in the woods, it's really close to our location!" A couple of the younger trolls gasped, but some of the older Trolls just shook their heads disapprovingly.

"Sure, Just like the last twelve times! Right Branch?" Aspen called out in an annoyed tone, than some other trolls joined in. "Yeah, it's getting old Branch!" Said one. "Couldn't you just let Poppy enjoy her birthday in peace?" Said another. Branch raised his eyebrow confused, it wasn't Poppy's birthday!? " It's not her birth… day…" Poppy just stared at the grey troll with sadness in her eyes, it felt like she was digging into his soul. "You… forgot my birthday?" She asked in a whisper, tears threatening to spill from her eyes.

Branch broke the eye contact, because it made him feel awful and there was a much more pressing matter. "That's not important right now, everyone needs to hide. There's a Began! I saw it, I swear!" King Peppy sighed, he knew that Branch was excitable but he also didn't want to neglect danger. He had to protect his people, and his daughter. "Poppy, you should go get cleaned up. I'm sorry about this, but on the off chance Branch is right we could be in terrible danger. Everyone go into your homes and don't come out till I say, I'll investigate this Bergan sighting."

The citizens all looked sceptical, but they followed Peppy's command. "Thank you king Peppy, this way!" Branch ran off to his bunker, with Peppy following behind trying to keep up. "Okay, I spotted it just west of here." He said, leading Peppy up to the telescope. "Quickly, take a look!" Peppy looked through the spyglass, not seeing anything. It was pretty dark, and his eyes weren't what they used to be.

Suddenly he saw a large body like silhouette, this sent fear through him. But upon closer inspection, he saw it was just a large gnarled tree stump. Peppy sighed, turning to Branch. "Branch, it that what you saw?" Branch's expression scrunched up, he looked into the spyglass. Seeing the stump caused him to look at the king, somewhat hurt.

"...no! No I saw a Bergan! I swear to you, I saw its glowing yellow eyes!" Peppy put a sympathetic hand on his shoulder, leading him back to the lift. "Branch I know you're trying to protect the village, but you can't run around screaming Bergan every time a twig snaps. And there are plenty of creatures with glowing eyes, it's a big forest!"

Branch stopped walking, looking down at the ground. "I don't believe it… the one person who I thought believed in me, thinks I'm crazy just like the rest of the trolls do!" Peppy was about to say something, but Branch cut him off. "Save it! All due respect, I think it's best if we don't talk anymore!" Peppy put his foot down, standing as tall as he could to the younger troll.

"Stop that, you can't push me away like you do with Poppy! I know you still have feelings for her, if you'd only let her help you… give her a chance!" Branch scoffed at that, putting his hands on his hips. "Face it Peppy! Your daughter doesn't feel the same way, you know it! I know it! So why try when you know nothing is ever going to happen!?"

Peppy's face softened , he wanted desperately to help Branch. "Even if it Poppy spent a hundred years with me, how could she ever look at THIS!" He shouted, Gesturing to all of him. "And love me for who I am!?" Peppy stared wide eyed at Branch, remaining silent. Branch decided to make it clear this wasn't a rhetorical question, he asked. "How?" Peppy gave no answer, so Branch repeated himself. "How?" Peppy still said nothing, so Branch shouted. "HOW!?" Sounding like a mixture of anger and desperation, as if he was hoping for a legitimate answer.

"I DON'T KNOW!" Peppy shouted back, getting quieter as he kept saying. "I don't… know." Branch huffed, crossing his arms. "That's what I thought. You and Poppy keep saying that my Happiness is your responsibility, well I'm 25 years old! I officially give you permission to stop feeling obligated to care!"

Peppy hung his head sadly, but as Branch walked to the elevator he said. "I'm sorry… I can never replace them…" Branch froze, he knew exactly who Peppy was talking about. "I couldn't replace Rosiepuff, or Birch and Willow. I'm sorry I couldn't be the family you deserved, the family I couldn't save…" Branch never blamed him, losing people was part of life. But Peppy felt responsible, and it weighed on his soul.

"I'll try not to bug you again …" Branch said, walking towards the trunk. But then he stopped, and said quietly over his shoulder. "Tell your daughter she doesn't have to feel sorry for me anymore." and with that Branch retreated back into his bunker, accepting that loneliness and fear were the only emotions he truly understood.

Peppy walked down a vine, heading back to his home. When he entered the royal pod, he had tears running down his face. He had promised his friends that he would watch over branch, how sad they would be if they saw how he had failed. Who their son had become, how lonely he was.

Peppy sat down in his chair, and put his head in his hands. He sat there for a while before he felt a hand on his cheek, he looked up to find Poppy. She was in fresh clothes and free of cake, wearing a sad but caring smile. No words were spoken, she just hugged him and he hugged her back. After her hug she led him to his bedroom, where he laid down. He was very tired, and Poppy turned off the light and quietly closed the door.

Poppy walked back to her room, but saw that the candles in her father's office were still lit. She went in to put them out, but stopped when she saw a letter in her father's mail tube. She wouldn't have touched it, if it didn't say 'for Poppy' on the front. She picked up the letter and blew out the candles, running to her room.

She sat on her bed, looking at the letter. It had neat cursive handwriting, letting her know it was from Branch. Cautiously she opened it, and smiled when she read the short sentence. (It was not my intention to ruin your birthday, or throw cake on you. Branch) she placed the letter on her nightstand and smiled, settling into bed and saying. "I know."

The next morning Poppy stepped out into the village, a big bright smile on her face. The sun was shining, and she had a song in her heart.

GOOD MORNING BIRDS, GOOD MORNING TREES!

OH WHAT A LOVELY DAY!

THE SUN'S SO BIG, IT HURTS MY EYES!

BUT REALLY THAT'S OKAY!

A BRAND NEW DAY, WITH THINGS TO DO!

SO MANY PLANS TO MAKE!

I'VE HAD SIX CUPS OF COFFEE, SO I'M REALLY WIDE AWAKE!

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A MORNING PERSON, A MORNING GIRL!

HURRAY!

As she walked through the village she would wave to the Trolls who passed , then she got to the school where she greeted the younger Trolls.

GOOD MORNING KIDS, SAY DID YOU KNOW?

NEXT WEEK'S ANNIVERSARY DAY!

I DIDN'T GET, TIME TO PLAN IT YET!

BUT I'M PUMPED UP ANYWAY!

I'LL WEAR A GOWN, WE'LL HAVE A BALL!

AND DANCE FOREVER MORE!

I'LL CUT A RUG, AND BUST A MOVE!

AND SPIN AROUND THE FLOOR!

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A MORNING PERSON, A MORNING GIRL!

HURRAY!

Princess Poppy gathered all the kids and lead them outside, pulling all the trolls into a giant dance. As the tapped their feet, and shook their bodies the music only got louder and louder. Soon they all got into a pyramid, lifting Poppy to the top.

A BRAND NEW START, A PALATE CLEANSE!

AS FRESH AS LIME SORBET!

LAST NIGHT WAS A DISASTER, BUT THIS MORNING!

THIS MORNING!

THIS MORNING, I'M OKAAAAAY!

THIS MORNING, I'M OKAY!

Everyone began to disperse, and Poppy looked around at her friends. Biggie, Fuzzbert, DJ, Cooper, Guy Diamond, Smidge, Creek, Satin and Chenille. She gathered them all up into a huddle, super excited about the party next weekend. "Alright guys, we've got six days till anniversary day. I need you guy's help making this the biggest, loudest, craziest party ever!"

Everyone cheered, and high-fived running off to go plan the party. Poppy and Suki lagged behind a bit, and Suki cleared her throat and asked. "So are you upset about last night?" Poppy just smiled and shook her head. "No, it was an accident." DJ was relieved, she had a plan and it required Poppy not being furious with Branch. "Ok, now don't freak out when I say this!"

Poppy nodded, and Suki continued. "I might have an idea, to get Branch to come to the party." Poppy gasped, and Suki shushed her. "Hang on! There's rules, okay?" Poppy nodded, listening intently. "Number one, you're not allowed to tell Branch about the anniversary party." Poppy nodded, and waited for her to continue. "Number two, you have to trust me even if what I ask you is a bit… uncomfortable." Poppy was a little boggled by that remark, but decided she trusted Suki.

"Okay." Suki smiled and shook Poppy's hand, putting her arm around her shoulder. "Don't worry Poppy, with in the week you and Branch will be best friends." She said, and Poppy nodded running off to catch up with her other friends. Suki put her hands on her hips, and smirked saying to herself. "Or maybe even more than that."

AN: And with that, Poppy's story concludes and DJ Suki's begins. I'd like to thank all the fans who stuck with me in this clunky story, And I hope you guy's will check out my other trolls stories coming soon! And like I said I'll post a one-shot of Branch's Birthday, soon!

Song Credits.

I'm so Excited-Pointer Sisters

Three little birds-Bob Marley

Travel song-Shrek the musical

Cups-Anna Kendrick

She's in love-The little Mermaid the musical JR

I'm a Believer-The Monkees/Smash Mouth

All of me-John Legend

Titanium-David Guetta/Anna Kendrick

The sound of Music-The sound of Music

Everything has changed-Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran

Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen

Happiness-You're a good man Charlie Brown

I feel better when I'm dancing-Meghan Trainor

Morning person-Shrek the musical