Hey, everybody! This here story is intended to hold you over while I'm busy writing The Call For Order, or Destruction. Please know that this isn't a one-shot that I'm writing, but a mini-series. However, if it's successful enough, I'll turn it into a full fledged series. Please enjoy!
Disclaimers note: this story is set 9 years after the events of The Powerpuff Girls Rule!
The city of Townsville! A community where people flock to in order to begin new lives. People from all over the world come to live here, but none so legendary as the tale of the hero we're about to tell right now...
A car and moving van pull up to a house in the Townsville suburbs. From the car, an older woman, wearing a blue blouse and red shoes, gets out of the passenger seat and walks up to the new house. She smiles as she looks up at her new home. Then, an older man, wearing a vest-like jacket and baige cargo pants, climbs out of the drivers seat and approaches his wife. He, too, smiles.
"Isn't it grand, Ben? We'll be living in a community far away from that nasty New York. And a community with super heroes in it." says the old woman excitedly.
"Yes, May, it'll be grand." says the old man.
However, Ben then looks all around him in confusion.
"Where's Peter?" asks Ben.
"Oh, he's in the backseat." says May.
"C'mon, Pete! We're here!" says Ben.
Then, from the car, a teenage boy wearing glasses, a red T-shirt, and blue shorts climbs out of the backseat, with a wave of glum on his face. His reddish-brown hair glows in the sunlight and his eyes trickle with sadness.
"What's wrong, Pete?" asks Ben as the boy approaches him.
"I... I just wanna go back to Forest Hills." says Peter, discouraged and on the verge of tears.
"Now, Peter, I know you miss your old life back in Forest Hills, but there's a reason we moved to Townsville." says Ben.
Unbeknownst to his nephew, Ben Parker, a 60 year old electrical engineer, had just gotten a promotion after over 30 years of working with the New York Electrical Services. However, in order to accept that promotion, he had to move to Townsville. He and his wife were very enthusiastic about it, but their young nephew Peter Parker... was not. Leaving New York meant leaving the house he had grown up in, his school, and his friends Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn. Peter hadn't lived an easy life. His parents died when he was very young, and he was frequently bullied at school due to his college level intelligence and scrawny figure. The bullying was the only thing that he would've wanted to get away from, but it was a huge price to pay in regards to the things he loved in New York.
"Peter, I know you miss Mary Jane and Harry, but look on the bright side, you'll make new friends in Townsville, and we can always go back to New York for visits." says Ben, trying to comfort his saddened nephew.
But Peter doesn't just want to visit New York. He wants to live in New York. After Peter's parents died, he cherished everything he had, but now he feels like everything he had ever loved was ripped away from him. He doesn't want to make new friends, he wants to be with the friends he had already made. However, all of these thoughts are soon wiped away when 3 streaks of pink, blue, and green light where whizzing down the sidewalk, along with a man in a white lab coat with silver streaks in his hair.
"Hello! You must be the new neighbors!" says the man in the coat.
"Why, yes we are! You must be the famous Professor Utonium!" says Ben, introducing his family to the Utoniums.
Then, the three streaks land on the ground, revealing three teenage girls. One had auburn red hair and a relatively large bow in it as well. She was also wearing a pink dress with a black stripe across the lower part of it. She had white stockings with black Mary Janes. She also had large, pink eyes, no nose, and no fingers or toes. The other two were the same, except one had a green dress and eyes and the other had blue. The green one had curved black hair, and the other had bright blonde hair with two pigtails on the sides.
"Hello! My name is Blossom! You must be the new neighbors." says the pink one, identifying herself as Blossom Utonium.
"I'm Bubbles! Nice to meet you!" says the blue one, identifying herself as Bubbles Utonium.
"Buttercup. Howya doin'?" says the green one, identifying herself as Buttercup Utonium.
These three are the Powerpuff Girls, Townsville's protectors.
"Oh, how nice it is to meet you!" says May excitedly.
Peter just looks at the ground, depressed.
"Oh, Professor, this is our nephew, Peter." says Ben, introducing their new neighbors to his nephew.
"Hmm. Coming to visit?" asks Professor Utonium.
"Live. His parents died in a plane crash when he was very young." explains Ben.
"Oh. I... I'm so sorry." says Professor Utonium. "Oh, Ben. Why did you have to bring up that awful story?" asks May, slightly disgusted.
"What? He asked if Peter was coming to visit, and I gave him the truth." says Ben, trying to defend himself.
While the couple argue, Peter is busy looking at the city in the distance. Townsville reminds him of New York. Its tall buildings, many bright windows, and honking sounds are all very reminiscent of his home city. Tears begin to form in the 15- year old's eyes. He thinks about Mary Jane. He hadn't even had the chance to say goodbye to her, the moved so fast. That thought makes Peter's throat feel sore.
"Hey, are you alright?" asks a soft voice from behind.
Peter turns around only to see Blossom's pink eyes. Her auburn hair reminds Peter so much of Mary Jane.
"I... I'm fine." says Peter, breaking the pause.
"I'm-" starts Blossom.
"I know who you are. I've read in the papers." says Peter.
"I... I didn't realize." says Blossom, sounding somewhat sad.
"No... I'm sorry. I'm just... depressed. I had to leave all my friends behind in New York in order to come here. I won't deny that Townsville must be great, but I don't think you understand what it feels like to move away from home." says Peter, explaining his situation.
"I understand." says Blossom in a soft voice.
Just then, however, the two hear snickering and look up to see Buttercup and Bubbles giggling at them.
"Ohhh! Someone's got a boyfriend!" teases Buttercup.
"Shut up!" says Blossom, annoyed.
"Blossom and Peter, sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes mommy with a baby carriage!" teases Bubbles, with Buttercup joining in halfway through.
"Stop it!" says Blossom in a high tone. Buttercup and Bubbles continued giggling, until the Professor told them to knock it off.
The girls leave a little while later, although the Professor did invite the Parker family over for dinner tomorrow. As Peter lays down in his only semi-unpacked house, he begins thinking about what had happened earlier with Blossom. She had made him feel so warm. So weak. Peter's mind then flashes back to Harry and Mary Jane. Tears begin to well up in his eyes and he starts to sob. Eventually, he sobs himself off to sleep, and nightmares begin to take hold of his mind. Tomorrow would have to bring something better... right?
Interesting start, eh? Anyways, let me know what you think of this little story in the reviews!