Freeze Tag (Part 2)

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They went to the Black Rock.

Barb asked, "What is this place?"

Poppy said, "An underground Troll club. I've got a hunch our anonymous It might hang out here."

Prince D asked, "Wait, there's a club here?"

Poppy said, "It's not your type of club."

She then knocked on the door.

"What's the password?"

Poppy asked, "May we please come in?"

"That's it. Welcome."

Delta then said, "Poppy, that's not a password. That's asking for permission."

Poppy said, "That's just how we do things in Pop Village."

They then entered the club.

Trollex asked, "So, what kind of club is this?"

Poppy said, "The Game Changer's Club. It's for Trolls who find traditional game structures too mild. Down here, they play by their own rules. You ever have a staring contest? These guys flipped the script. A reverse staring contest."

***

Two Trolls had their eyes closed until one opened an eye and then the other.

"You looked first! I win!"

***

"And over there, Surrealist Guess and Draw."

***

Harper painted a red dot.

Mags Gumdrop tried to guess it, "It's uh...transcendence? Um...Timelessness! Uh...Ambiguity!"

"Yes!"

***

"And, of course, Tic-Tac-Total Nonsense."

***

King Peppy played that game and connected random objects.

"Three O's, five ducks, eight pork chops, and a snorkel. I win!"

Poppy shouted, "Dad!"

"Poppy!"

They ran towards each other.

Then, they both stopped, "Wait!"

Peppy asked, "How do I know you're not It?"

Poppy suggested they hug at the same time.

Once they did that, Poppy explained they needed to figure out who It is and asked if It might be a member of the club.

He told them, "There is one group."

He showed a scrapbook picture of Guy Diamond, Ripley Wisp, Cooper, and Meadow Spriggs.

"The Tag Team. If any Troll had the imagination to start a game like this, I can promise you, it's one of them."

Trollex asked, "Any idea where they might be?"

Peppy explained they ran out of the club before the group showed up and were headed to Meadow's pod for an emergency meeting.

They decided to check it out.

***

Outside of Meadow's pod, the group was hiding in the bushes.

Prince D said, "So, one of the Trolls in there is It."

Barb said, "So, what do we do?"

Poppy said, "Easy. We just need to catch them off guard and surprise them."

She then gestured them to move in closer to the entrance.

Poppy then counted down with her fingers.

On one, she shouted, "Go! Go! Go!"

However, once they were inside, Trollex said, "Uh...I don't think It's in here."

The Tag Team was frozen solid.

***

Back outside, Barb said, "This makes no sense. The entire team can't be frozen."

Poppy said, "Agreed. It has to be one of the four Trolls in this picture."

However, Delta noticed something, "Wait. What's that?"

Something was poking out from behind a tree in the picture.

Poppy said, "I...I can't make it out."

Branch said, "Enhance."

Poppy used her scrapbook skills to 'enhance' the picture.

Eventually, they could see it.

It was...DJ Suki!

Branch said, "DJ Suki..."

Poppy finished, "...is the fifth member of the Tag Team!"

Trollex then gasped, "Of course! When we came to Pop Village this morning, she said she had some business to attend to! I haven't seen her since then!"

Prince D said, "It has to be her! We've got to tell everyone!"

Poppy stopped him, "Wait! There might be a better move here. Tell everyone who's still unfrozen to meet in the Fun Dungeon."

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