Angel's Eyes
Author: Doom Master 1990
Co-Author: retroboss8653
Chapter 1: The inner Depths
The day was calm in Townsville. A soft breeze made its way past the trees in the park. There were no villains threatening the city. However, even though it was peaceful, all was not well, for one of the city's protectors had fallen ill. Bubbles was stricken with the flu, and her sisters and the professor were caring for her while she recovered.
"Do you want some soup, sweetie," the professor asked.
Bubbles coughed, and then nodded.
"Okay. I'll be right back."
Bubbles' sisters kept watch over her while the professor made her food. Blossom felt uneasy for a reason she could not explain, but Buttercup didn't appear too concerned.
"You okay Bubbles," Blossom asked.
"Yeah," Bubbles responded weakly, "Thanks Blossom."
"No problem. We're your sisters. We're here to look out for you."
"You'll be up and kicking monster tail again before you know it," Buttercup said.
Bubbles smiled at this. When she and Buttercup weren't fighting, they could be just as close as Blossom and Bubbles were to each other.
"Here you go Bubbles. Try to eat as much as you can," the professor told her.
Bubbles nodded once more and began to eat.
"Bubbles, after you finish eating, you should get some rest," Blossom said.
"Okay Blossom."
It took a little over twenty minutes for Bubbles to finish her meal. Blossom took her bowl to the sink while Bubbles drifted off to sleep. Blossom came back into the room shortly after.
"Buttercup, you can drop the act. I know you're sad."
With Bubbles asleep, nothing was restraining her from cracking.
"I always pick on her, ya' know? I just want to toughen her up."
"The world needs people like Bubbles. She's kept our spirits up when we were in dire straits."
"For a while, I didn't think she did anything useful, but I know I was wrong now."
"Just let her know you'll always be there for her. That's the important thing."
"I will."
Several days passed, but Bubbles' condition did not show any signs of improvement. While she was still sleeping, the hotline rang.
"What is it mayor," Blossom asked, ready to handle the situation.
"Oh girls, it's terrible, Mojo Jojo is destroying every building in sight using a giant robot! Please do something!"
"We're on it mayor!"
Blossom hung up the phone.
"Let me guess," Buttercup said, "more monkey business?"
"Yep."
"Alright. Let's get this over with."
"…Wait…," they heard a voice behind them call.
"Bubbles," Blossom said in an inquisitive tone.
"Please don't hurt him…"
"What do you mean," Blossom asked, confused.
"Don't kill him…"
Blossom and Buttercup just stared at Bubbles, mouths agape. They were horrified by the notion they would, or even could, do such a thing.
"Bubbles, are you alright," Blossom asked after the shock wore off.
"I'm fine…Just…Please don't kill him."
Buttercup and Blossom stared at each other with sad expressions. They wanted to ask why she would say that, but they had a job to do right now.
"Get some more rest, okay Bubbles? We'll be back soon," Blossom told her.
Bubbles did as she was told. Her sisters flew slowly outside the house.
"What…What do you think she meant," Buttercup asked.
"I don't know Buttercup, but I think we should keep the violence to a minimum. We just want him defenseless enough so that we can toss him in jail."
Buttercup agreed. She was shaken with terror by Bubbles' words. She liked fighting, but taking a life was a boundary she would never dare cross. They arrived at the location where Mojo was causing mayhem.
"Mojo, stop right there," Blossom demanded.
"Mwahaha! That is hilarious! You think you can boss me around? Bahahahaha!"
Mojo's fit of laughter was beginning to annoy Buttercup. She burst through the robot he was controlling and caused it to fall over.
"Would you knock it off already? Your babbling is so boring," Buttercup told Mojo.
Mojo got out of the robot with a giant laser blaster. He tried to zap Buttercup, but she dodged before the beam could reach her. He failed to notice Blossom as she flew behind him. She knocked him out with a single punch.
"He's okay, right," Blossom asked Buttercup.
"Yeah. Let's hurry and throw him in the slammer. I don't want to be out here anymore."
Blossom agreed, and they flew him to the local jail.
"I guess it's time to go home," Blossom told Buttercup.
The sisters flew off, leaving the primate to his temporary fate in the cell. While they flew, they had one more short conversation.
"Buttercup, something doesn't feel right."
"What do you mean," the green puff asked.
"Bubbles has only been sick for a few days, but we don't know why or how, and even though it's only been a few days, she's been sick for too long. The chemical X in our bodies would've healed her by now. Something's wrong."
A concerned "Hm…" was all that could escape Buttercup's lips. Blossom was right. They needed to know what was going on.