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You and your dad were heading to Trollstopia, your uncle was going to babysit you for a few hours.

Once you both got there, you and your dad looked around for the Prince of techno/techno ambassador.

"Huh, I wonder where he is?" Trollex muttered to himself as he looked around some more.

Suddenly a familiar techno troll jumped out of the lake, surprising you and your dad.

"Yoooo hey big bro! Hey Glow stick! What up!?" He asked, his voice full of excitement and a bright happy smile was on his face, hugging both you and your dad tightly.

Trollex chuckled and hugged back "good to see you again little bro"

You giggled and snuggled up to him, wrapping your arms around his neck "hi uncle Synthy"

Just then, Branch came out of the water wearing giant leaves on his feat, you then realised that they had been doing whirlpool surfing, something that you had been meaning to sneak out and do sometime....

"Hey there king Trollex, what brings you to Trollstopia?" Branch asked, taking the leaves off of his feat.

Trollex smiled "hey Branch, I'm just giving Y/n to Synth for a few hours, I've got quite a lot of work to do back at home"

Branch nodded in understanding.

"Yeah! So that means my little glow stick gets to stay and have some fu fu fu fu fuuuuuun!" Synth cheered, pulling out two green glow sticks, he smiled down at you and handed one to you, it was your favourite color.

"Yay!" You cheered cutely, looking down at the f/c glow stick with a smile.

Trollex smiled and kissed you on the forehead "I'll be back to pick you up soon ok angel fish, have a good time"

"I will, bye daddy" you said, he smiled and left.

You smiled at Branch "hi uncle Branch" you greeted.

He smiled and gently ruffled your hair "hey Y/n, good to see you again"

Just then a familiar queen of pop came running up to the three of you "hey guys!" She said with her usual cheerful smile.

Her eyes then landed on you and they lit up with joy "hey little cupcake!" Poppy cooed happily, picking you up and giving you a warm hug.

You giggled and hugged back "hi aunt Poppy."

"Hey Poppy" Branch said walking over and kissing her on the cheek.

"Yo Poppaaay! What brings you here?" Your uncle asked with his usual cheerful smile.

"Alright so, I just got an invitation from Bridget and Gristle, they invited us over to their castle"

She then pulled out a letter from her hair.

Then she looked at you and your uncle and an idea came to her "hey, Y/n, Synth, you two should come with us! It would be nice for Y/n to learn more about the Bergens and get familiar with them, but if your not comfortable with the idea that's completely fine" she said with a kind smile.

Synth thought for a minute before a smile grew on his face "yeah sure, I don't see why not, how do you feel about it glow stick?" He asked, looking down at you.

You looked up at him and smiled "sure, let's go!" But then you paused and frowned as a thought came to you "Uhh...will daddy be happy about this?" You asked, whenever the bergans had been brought up in the past, you noticed that your father seemed (understandably) uncomfortable at the very mention of them, he was no doubt still unsettled by what the Bergens used to do, and knowing how overprotective he was, he probably would not be happy about this at all...

The two pop trolls and techno troll frowned at your question.

Poppy hummed "Hmm, your right little cupcake, maybe we should do it another time and ask your dad then"

Synth then zoomed over to Poppy and put his arm around her, a sly grin was on his face "Nah you don't have to worry about that!"

Poppy and Branch looked at Synth confused "but Synth, if Trollex finds out that Y/n went to Bergan town without his permission, he'll be mad and you'll get in trouble" Poppy said

Synth chuckled and removed his arm from her, crossing his arms as a smug smile appeared on his face "im his brother, I don't have to tell him anything, so therefore he won't find out about this"

Poppy and Branch looked down in thought before smiling.

"Ok, let's go!" Poppy cheered, leading the way as you all followed.

The ride to Bergen town was a pleasant one.

You and the others had nice conversations as the drive went on, once you had arrived, you stepped out and looked at your surroundings.

You had to admit, the town itself looked quite creepy, the giant brown and grey buildings creeped you out a little and not to mention you were still a little scared of the Bergens, you instinctively hid behind your uncle and clutched his arm, fearfully looking around.

Synth noticed and picked you up, kissing you on the forehead.

"Don't worry glow stick, you'll be ok, they won't hurt you" he said softly

Poppy smiled and nodded "yeah, they promised not to" she then ran towards the gate "come on guys let's go!"

Branch and Synth followed, you however still stayed snuggled in your uncle's arms, you were still unsure....

As you all walked through the town, a few Bergens were out running errands or working, but they paid no mind to you guys.

It was kinda overwhelming looking at the very tall Bergens, well they were probably taller because of how small you were.

You finally reached the castle it's self, there, Bridget and Gristle were already waiting for you guys.

You felt more intimidated up close, you had never been around anyone so big before...but the thought that they wouldn't eat you was comforting at least.

"Ah Poppy Branch, it's great to see you guys again!" Bridget said with a warm smile on her face, Gristle nodded "yeah, it's been a while"

Then their eyes landed on you and your uncle.

"Oh hi there Prince Synth!" Bridget said bowing politely.

Synth laughed "haha! Why thank you, but there is no for bowing, and you can just call me Synth"

She nodded and then noticed you, her eyes lit up with joy "hi there Princess Y/n! You look more adorable than ever!" She cooed, moving her hand closer.

Unfortunately, this frightened you, causing you to Yelp and bury your face in your uncle's chest for comfort, shivering a little.

Bridget immediately pulled her hand back and looked worried "oh, I'm so sorry Synth"

Synth rubbed your back gently to comfort you "Nah it's alright, she's just a little overwhelmed, that's all, she just needs time to get used to everything"

Bridget and Gristle nodded in understanding.

"We get it, it must be pretty scary being so small and being surrounded by large people" Gristle said.

Bridget smiled "why don't you guys come on in"

Everyone nodded and entered the the large castle.

You peeked out from your uncle's chest to look around out of curiosity.

The walls were grey and made out of stone, it was the complete opposite to your home, there were no bright LED lights or any others colors, it looked kind of dull in your opinion, you wouldn't say this out loud of course.

You buried your face back in his chest fully, letting the soft green glow of his heart comfort you.

You noticed you all stopped in what looked to be the Throne room, it was still dull looking, the only color being the red carpet and some cards from Poppy, but that was mainly it.

"Alright, so Poppy, how have you been lately? And how is Trollstopia coming along?" Bridget asked with a smile as she sat down on her throne.

"Oh I've been good, and everything has been great! Trollstopia is just getting more and more successful every week! Things just could not have gone better!" Poppy said in her usual cheerful tone.

Branch nodded "yeah, I have to admit I wasn't expecting things to go so good this early, but it turns out everyone is thriving"

Synth nodded "yeeeaaaaaah it has been awesome! The progress is mind blowing!"

They continued to catch up and talk about the progress, as for you, you were beginning to feel a little less scared of the Bergens, not enough to leave your uncle's arms but enough to look around the place.

You then looked out of the window and saw a large tree in the centre of the town, this confused you, as the Bergens didn't seem like the gardening type, plus you didn't see a single healthy plant anywhere in the town itself.

Was it the troll tree Branch had told you about?

"Why is there a giant tree out there?" You asked, pointing to sais tree.

Everyone looked out of the window and back at you, Bridget and Gristle looked nervous.

"Oh....that, well....you see, it's Uhh..." Gristle stammered, struggling to answer, he wasn't sure if you should know this...

Poppy was a little hesitant to say, she didn't want to end up scaring you more, not when you were beginning to calm down either.

Synth on the other hand was just very confused, he had no idea why everyone was so nervous.

"We'll tell you when your older sweetie, hey do you want me to give you a tour of the castle? if that's ok with your uncle of course" Bridget asked, looking at Synth.

Synth smiled and nodded "I'm good with it, what about you glow stick?" He asked, looking down at you.

"Sure" You said as he let go of you, allowing you to fly towards Bridget.

Bridget smiled and gently picked you up, you sat down in her warm hand, feeling a little frightened about being up so high, but you began calming down a little and got comfy in her palm.

Bridget squealed at your cuteness, her eyes sparkling as she looked at your small form in her hand.

She then turned to the others "we won't be long" she said and the others nodded in response.

She then left the room and the tour began.

She showed you rooms like the bedroom, the kitchen, and many guest rooms as well as a large dining room, most of it was the same grey and brown colors as the rest of the rooms in the castle.

"So little Y/n, what's it like being princess of the techno trolls?" Bridget asked softly, giving you a friendly smile as she made her way down the grey halls.

You thought for a minute before answering "it's so much fun, and the raves are fun too, I love watching all of the pretty techno trolls dance to the music"

She smiled "that sounds so cool! I'll visit you sometime and see one of the raves"

You smiled at her "that would be awesome!" You cheered, looking even more adorable.

Bridget chuckled, she wanted to let you but you were so tiny and she didn't want to end up hurting you. Who knows what king Trollex would do....

You noticed a few guards that were way taller then Bridget pass by, it was actually quite fascinating "You guys are the biggest creatures I've ever seen, you could have easily beaten Barb and Freddy"

Bridget looked down at you with a confused smile "who's Freddy?" She asked.

You then realised what you had just said, your eyes grew wide with panic and fear at the memory of that monster.

You shivered a little, you didn't want to go into full detail about him, you didn't want to remember the incident all over again.

Argh why did you say that!?

You sighed shakily, having to force the words out of your mouth "Freddy was a very very evil techno troll that tried to hurt me and my daddy, but he's gone now"

Bridget looked at you with a deep sympathetic and concerned expression "oh no, I'm so sorry, I hope everything is ok now" she said in a soft tone.

You nodded, your eyes full of worry "everything is fine now"

Bridget have you a sad look, although she was curious about the full story she could sense that you didn't want to talk about it, so she decided to change the subject. She'd ask Poppy about it later.

"So do you have any other favourite music genres other than techno?" She asked

You felt a wave of relief wash over you, thank troll heaven.

You nodded with a smile "yeah, I like them all, they are all so good to listen to! "So far, the only two main ones that I'm familiar with is my tribe's music and the classical tribe's music, I spent one week there in one of my best friend's home. I really like both music and I also found out a lot about the classical tribe's culture as well. Currently, I am learning to play the harp but I am also practicing the DJ booth with my dad. I can do it only when he is around though."

She smiled "that is wonderful, I would love to see you play it sometime"

You smiled and nodded.

You you continued to talk and told her how talented each leader was.

The two of you continued to talk until

Bridget began making in her way back to the throne room where the others were.

Once you were back in, your uncle and Poppy were sitting in Gristle's hands while Branch was sitting on the arm of the throne.

Poppy had a shocked and sad look on her face while your uncle had a sympathetic expression, looking at Poppy sadly, Branch also matched his expression.

You grew confused and concerned at this. Was everything ok?

"Hey guys! We're back!" Bridget called, getting everyone's attention.

You smiled and flew towards your uncle, giving him a hug, he smiled and instantly returned the hug.

"Yo glow stick! How was the tour?" He asked, breaking the hug gently and holding you close to him, a slightly strained smile was on his face, like he was forcing it...

"It was good, I told Bridget about how I went to Symphonyvill, and how I learned to play the harp and about the other leaders!" You said excitedly, smiling up at him.

Synth chuckled softly and kissed you in the forehead "that's great glow stick" he said, sounding a little down.

You frowned at this, you studied his expression and saw that he looked a little sad, you then turned your attention to the pop troll couple behind your uncle, Branch was looking at Poppy sadly and rubbing her back, while Poppy herself was looking at the ground sadly.

"Is everything ok?" You asked, feeling worried. "Did something happen? You guys seem sad..."

The second those words left your mouth, Synth and Poppy seemed to looked worried for a second before they immediately smiled brightly at you, Poppy came jogging over and stroked your left fin ear gently "awww don't worry little cupcake! We are all perfectly fine!" She swims in her usual upbeat tone.

Synth quickly nodded, the bright happy smile still on his face "yep! Everything is just meh meh meh meh meeeeh! Great!"

Branch still looked a little sad, but he was giving you a small smile, probably trying to reassure you or something.

You looked at them in worry, you weren't entirely convinced, but, your uncle and Poppy didn't want to worry you and well....

You sighed, deciding to drop it.

"well.....ok, if you guys say so" you said, mentally cringing at how hesitant you sounded.

Synth gave you a quick kiss on the cheek "yeah don't you worry my sweet little glow stick, we're all good! Now what next?" He asked the others, wanting to change the subject.

"Well we can give Y/n a tour of the kingdom?" Bridget suggested.

Synth instantly agreed "yeah! Let's do that!"

And so for the next hour you got a tour of the kingdom, everything looked dull but you didn't say that of course.

After the tour, it was time to go.

"Thanks so much for inviting us Bridget and Gristle!" Poppy said, smiling up at her friends.

"Your welcome Poppy, you guys are welcome here anytime!" Bridget smiled.

And with that you all made your way to the caterbus stop and got on the cater bus, riding home.

Once you all arrived back in Trollstopia, you had already fallen asleep, having grown tired after today's events.

Synth turned to his pop troll friends with a smile "thanks for inviting us Poppy! That was great!"

Poppy giggled "your welcome you two, I'm glad you enjoyed it!"

He waved goodbye to the pop troll couple.

But suddenly he a familiar techno king flying up to him.

Synth felt his heart clench with fear, his older brother did not look happy at all.

He stopped in front of him and folded his arms, looking furious.

"Synth, I've been looking for you for hours! Where did you go!? You knew that I would be coming back for Y/n in an hour!" He quickly but gently grabbed your sleeping form and held you protectively against his chest, before glaring at his younger brother and continuing "and you disappear with my daughter for hours!? I asked trolls and they said they hadn't seen you or Y/n anywhere! I was so worried that you had both been hurt or worse!"

Synth froze with fear, if he told the truth and confessed where he had really gone, then it's likely Trollex would loose his mind. Even more so since it was done without his consent.

His subconsciousness began yelling at him in panic "ahhh! Bro we are dead! We've gotta come up with a good lie! like now bro now!"

He gulped, sweating nervously and taking a deep breath. He had no choice, he would have to try and lie.

"Uhh....well you see big bro, me and Glow stick went out for....uhhh....ice cream! Yeah! It was in country Corral, but the line was super, SUPER long so it took hours....so uh, yeah...heh"

He then heard his subconsciousness yell in panic "Ahhhh! Synth what was that!? That was a horrible lie!!"

Trollex narrowed his eyes, not looking convinced in the slightest.

Synth shrank down nervously, now trembling slightly, it did not help that his older brother was taller then most techno trolls, so unfortunately for the techno ambassador, his brother towered over him making him more nervous.

Trollex growled slightly, feeling his right fin ear twitch, looking more angry "Do you really think I'm that stupid? I know your lying to me Synth, the truth. Now."

Synth began stammering in a desperate attempt to save himself "Well....I Uhh....it's...W-we just...Uhh"

"Yes?" Trollex pressured, raising his eyebrow and tapping his left fin on the ground impatiently.

Synth felt the pressure and fear building, he didn't see any way out of it, he was backed in a corner and he had no choice but to tell the truth, he took a deep breath, praying that this would not end horribly.

"Poppy came and invited us to Bergen town and I couldn't say no so I went there but nothing bad happened I swear!!" Synth confessed, panting slightly after having said that so quickly, he fixed his eyes on the green grass bellow him, not daring to look up at his brothers livid expression.

The silence was unbearable.

A minute went by

Then two.

After four minutes, his eyes flickered up to his older brother, his fits were clenched and he looked absolutely enraged.

Trollex himself was trying his best not to yell, because yelling would have woken you up and you no doubt would have been frightened.

Instead, he gave his little brother a look that was so fierce it would have sent chills down even the most toughest trolls spines.

"Synth! What on earth were you thinking!?" He scolded, raising his voice a little.

Synth looked down at the ground again, a sorry expression was on his face.

"I'm sorry...." he murmured

"You both could have been eaten!! You not only put your own life in danger but you put Y/n's life in danger!" Trollex ranted, hugging you closer.

Synth's fin ears lowered and he avoided his brothers angry stare, looking down at his hands sadly.

He didn't know what to say