Bye Bye Bunker/Transcript

The following is a transcript for the episode "Bye Bye Bunker".
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(Poppy is scrapbooking in her pod.)
Poppy: Scrapbook, scrapbook. (She hums a tune.)
Biggie and Smidge: Poppy!
Poppy: Huh? (Biggie and Smidge come in her pod panting. They are holding invitations.)
Smidge: Did you see the new invitation?! Big party tonight! (She faints on the floor.)
Poppy: Uh… that’s great, but there’s a party every night in Troll Village.
Biggie: No, Poppy. Not like this. It’s being hosted… by Branch. (His voice echoes in Poppy’s head.)
Poppy: Branch? (She takes Biggie’s invitation and opens it.)
Pop-Up Branch: You’re invited… inside my bunker… against my better judgement! Yay!
Poppy: It finally happened! (sniffs) Branch is throwing a party. (At Branch’s bunker, many Trolls are having fun at his party. They are having drinks and dancing. Branch watches a purple male Troll dancing with a flower vase on his head.)
Branch: Careful. (chuckles) Fun, but uh, that’s not a toy. (He goes over to a red male Troll drinking.) Ooh. Use a coaster. (He places a coaster for the red male Troll’s drink.) Coaster. (He places a coaster for a red female Glitter Troll eating cereal.) Coaster. (He places a coaster for a purple female Troll. He comes a across a baby Troll. He then checks her diaper and groans.) Definitely a coaster. (He puts the baby on a coaster.)
Poppy: Got to say, Branch has come a long way.
Guy Diamond: Indeed. He was such a paranoid hermit, but now he’s blossomed… into a neurotic stickler.
All: Yeah.
Branch: (On the table) Excuse me. Excuse me, everyone. I have an announcement.
Poppy: Huh? 
Guy Diamond: Huh?
Branch: Now, as you know, I’ve made a lot of changes lately, with a goal to stop being the village grump and become a full-fledged Troll. You know, a Troll who sees things optimistically, who sings for no reason at all, who knows the right moment to shout, “Let’s get this party started!” (The Trolls do not react.)
Cooper: That was the wrong moment, dude!
Branch: Ooh. Anyway, after a lot of Troll-searching, I’ve realized there’s one thing keeping me from reaching that goal. And that’s why I invited you all here to tell you I’m moving out of my bunker to live above ground… permanently. (The Trolls start cheering.)
All: Whaaaaaat?!  (Poppy runs over to Branch.)
Poppy: Branch! O-M-hugs! This is amazing! I am so proud of you! I-I could just… (She yells with joy and blows airhorns.) Why are you not excited?!
Branch: Because I know how hard this is gonna be. Leaving the bunker goes against years of isolationist instincts, Poppy. And you know my paranoia dies hard.
Poppy: Well, you have infinity percent of my support. How can I help?
Branch: Actually, I could use a hand hunting for a new place to live. If I don’t find somewhere perfect, I know I’ll lose my resolve and wind up right back here. You think you could help?
Poppy: (scoffs) Branch, there’s only one thing I have to say to that. Let’s get this party started! (The other Trolls start cheering.)
Cooper: Now that’s how it’s done!
Branch: Really?! (Later, he is blindfolded and Poppy is taking him somewhere.)
Poppy: You’re going to love the pod I found for your new home! Step. Now, step. Step again. One more and… Great! Now another step- (Branch removes his blindfold.)
Branch: (groans) Enough! Just let me look at- (He gasps and sees a beautiful yellow pod with decks on both sides.) Whoa!
Poppy: Come on, I’ll show you. (She drags Branch along.)
Branch: Whoa! (Poppy is now in a business outfit.)
Voice: Real Estate Agent Poppy! (Poppy shows Branch the inside of the pod.)
Poppy: This is the most sought-after pod in the village. Original hair flooring. (A yellow male Troll pops up.)
Troll #1: It sure is! (He goes back under the floor.)
Poppy: This pod is so quiet, you can hear a hair drop. (She pulls on a piece of her hair and it falls slowly and quietly.) Well, that’s gonna take forever, but you get the idea. (She and Branch walk to a window covered with curtains.) And I’m told it has an insane view of the local rainbow.
Branch: Ooh! I like rainbows. (He opens the curtains and a rainbow light sends him flying to the wall.) TOO MUCH RAINBOW! (He and Poppy go to Harper’s pod.) 
Poppy: OK, new approach. Branch, you’re gonna work with Harper to sketch your ideal living space, and then we’ll have it built.
Branch: That’s a great idea! For starters, floor plans. (Harper starts drawing.) What I see is a broad space, plenty of space to just move around. I really want to make sure that’s spacious. I need lots of tables. I need storage, booby traps. I need storage for my jars. I need a lot of rations. I need a lot of dirt. You can make all the rations… And Gary needs his nice little bed. A nice shrine to Gary in order to make him feel like a real man. (Finally, Harper finishes drawing his pod.)
Harper: Finished! 
Poppy and Branch: Yes! (Harper faints and reveals a picture of Branch’s bunker.)
Poppy: The Fear Bunker?!
Branch: No! All along, I was describing… my bunker?!
Poppy: Oh, Branch, don’t give up. We can still find you a great place.
Branch: But don’t you see, Poppy? No matter how great a place is, deep down, I’m always gonna choose my… (gasps) The solution, it’s so obvious. (He takes out Gary.) I have to destroy the bunker. (He runs off.)
Poppy: Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa! (She removes her business outfit.) Branch, let’s not be so drastic. We can just lock up the bunker and I’ll guard the key.
Branch: That wouldn’t work because if I looked sad enough over a long enough period of time, you would cave.
Poppy: No, I wouldn’t. (Branch becomes sad.)
Branch: Please, Poppy… I just want to go home.
Poppy: (whimpers) OK, we’ll destroy the bunker.
Branch: Good. Now, look, this is gonna be really hard for me. So no matter what I say or do, you have to make me go through with it.
Poppy: I don’t know, Branch.
Branch: Please. Poppy, it’s the only way I’ll ever change into a full-fledged Troll. Promise me.
Poppy: (sighs) Cross my hair, hope to never hug again. But I better get some help. (That night, she and the Snack Pack cheer for Branch.)
All: Go, Branch! Go, Branch! Go, Branch! Go… Branch! (They cheer and Branch presses a button on Gary.)
Branch’s Voice: Remote detonation engaged. (Branch shows sad eyes and blows a kiss to his bunker.)
Branch: W-what am I doing? I can’t go through with this. Can I?
Poppy: Uh-oh. Poppy: We’re losing him, guys. We got to pull out all the stops. And a one, and a two. (Pop music starts playing and she starts singing Shine Like Gold.)
(Poppy)
I know you’re in a bit
Of a tough spot right now
(All)
Tough!
(Poppy)
But I believe in you
And I know you can work it all out
(All)
Yeah!
(Poppy, Satin, and Chenille)
So, believe in yourself now
Show us how incredibly far you’ve become
Yeah, just go on
And take a leap of faith
Because your future’s
Gonna shine like gold
(Poppy)
Yeah, you’re brilliant, beautiful
And bold
And you got a special place to go
(All)
And we all gonna watch you glow
So, ready or not
Show me what you got to show
Let your future shine like gold
Shining, shining, bright
(Poppy)
Like the stars in the sky
Burning bright in the darkest night
Shining, shining bright
You got everything that you need
Right there inside
Yeah, you’re brilliant, beautiful
And bold
(All)
And your future’s 
Gonna shine like gold (Fireworks explode in the sky.)
Poppy: (whispers) Do it!
Branch: Wow!
Poppy: So, what do you say, Branch? Ready to blow up the bunker? (Branch takes out Gary and gets ready to press the button. Then he stops.)
Branch: Yeah, I’m not destroying my bunker. (Poppy and her friends scream in shock. Branch then runs away.)
Poppy: Branch, come back! (She runs after Branch.) You made me promise! Give me the remote, Branch! (She tries and fails to grab Gary with her hair.)
Branch: Whoa! No! (He screams as he and Poppy run toward a yoga class hosted by Creek. He and Poppy jump across the Trolls’ bodies.)
Poppy: Namaste. Namaste. (She and Branch run past Sky and realize they are not moving further.)
Sky: Uh… You’re on a conveyor belt. (The camera reveals that Poppy and Branch are on a conveyor belt.)
Poppy and Branch: Hm? (Branch stops and bumps into Poppy.) Whoa! (They start swinging on tree branches.)
Poppy: Branch, stop! (Branch’s hair grabs onto another branch and it breaks. He falls down screaming. Luckily, Cloud Guy catches him.) 
Branch: Huh? Cloud Guy? You’re helping me?!
Cloud Guy: What can I say, Branch? I’m an agent of chaos.
Branch: Wow. That’s so nice. (Cloud Guy drops him.) CLOUD GUUUUUUUUUY!!! (He lands on a spider web and Poppy grabs him with her hair. He then gets up and grabs Gary.)
Poppy: Oh, no! He’s headed back to the bunker! (She and Branch run back to his bunker.) Stop him! He’s gonna lock himself inside!
Smidge: Branch, no! Stop!
Satin and Chenille: Branch, no, no, no! (Branch jumps over the Snack Pack.)
The Snack Pack: Branch, no! (Branch lands by his door. Just before he opens it, Poppy grabs him with her hair.)
Branch: Huh? (He struggles to free himself.) Let me go!
Poppy: No, Branch! You made me promise to make you do it!
Branch: I won’t destroy the bunker!
Poppy: Just try!
Branch: No!
Poppy: Please!
Branch: No!
Poppy: You can do it!
Branch: No, I can’t! I-I can’t be what you all want me to be! (He and Poppy let go of each other. He hits his bunker while Poppy lands near her friends.)
Poppy: You can’t be what… we want you to be?
Branch: (sighs) Don’t get me wrong, becoming a Troll again has made me happier than I ever thought I could be. But I don’t want to change everything about myself. I like myself. (Poppy looks at her friends.)
Poppy: Branch, I’m gonna say something to you right now. And I’m gonna say it in a way that I hope will get through to you. It’s gonna be kind of theatrical and probably too earnest. But hey, I’m a Troll, so here goes. Guys? (Her friends start vocalizing.) Branch… (She helps Branch up.) On the day you back back into our lives, you changed everything. Your passion, your intensity, your loyalty… and all those grumbles under your breath, they turned us upside down. Because of you, we feel safer, we value honesty even when the truth is hard, and we realize that just because something isn’t bright or cute, that doesn’t mean it isn’t beautiful. Because we love you exactly the way you are.
Branch: Guys… I don’t know what to say. I… (He chuckles and the Trolls’ Hug Watches chime.) Hug time. (All the Snack Pack join in with a group hug. A beep is then heard.)
Branch’s Voice: Bunker will self-destruct in 10 seconds. (The Snack Pack sees Cloud Guy.)
Cloud Guy: See? Agent of chaos.
The Snack Pack: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (They run to stop Cloud Guy and the episode, as well as the entire series ends.)
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