Chapter One
Scary NightsThe story starts with Bubbles in her bedroom. She and her sisters are now 16, have two new sisters named Bunny and Bell and they each have a different room. They each wear their own clothes, but they kept their uniforms in case of trouble in their town. Blossom wore a pink argyle sweater with a pink plaid skirt and a pair of knee-high socks and loafers. She still kept her hair in a ribbon and barrette. Buttercup wore a white t-shirt with a green tank top over it, a pair of green, ankle-length pants with white socks and a pair of green sneakers. She also wore a baseball hat. Bubbles wore a light blue, lace-top, a light blue, pleated skirt, a pair of white, knee-high socks, a pair of black high-heeled shoes and she had ribbons in her pigtails. Bunny wore a purple shirt with a light-purple butterfly on it, a tan skirt, white tights and a pair of black Mary Jane shoes. She wore her hair in a ponytail. Bell was wearing a white sweater vest with a white flower on the pocket, a pair of white and gray hip-hop pants, white socks and a pair of gray sneakers. She wore a type of beret. They just got back from their vacation and the five are glad to be back in Townsville again. Just after Bubbles gets into her room, she starts unpacking her bags. Just when she was doing so, a voice came from behind her.
"Welcome back," said a teenage, female voice. Bubbles turned around only to see a girl standing in the doorway. She had short brown hair with blonde streaks in it, and stood at 5 feet 3 inches tall, towering over Bubbles' 5 feet. She had brown eyes, looked to be one year older than Bubbles and she wore a purple-stripped shirt with a hood, a pair of blue jeans, and a pair of sneakers with green lines on them. She walked up to her with innocence and encouragement. Bubbles stood back in fear, thinking she's the enemy.
"Don't be scared," said the girl. "I'm not gonna hurt you."
"Who are you?" asked Bubbles.
"My name's Crystal," said the girl, with a curtsy, as if she was wearing a skirt. "While you were gone, my friends and I were keepin' the city safe."
"You don't look to be a hero," said Bubbles.
"Maybe not," said Crystal. "But you'll see what I can do." She winks. Then Blossom and Buttercup come to Bubbles' room to help her unpack. When they hear her and Crystal talking on the other side, they stand outside, looking through the keyhole.
"Who is that girl?" said Blossom with curiosity.
"I don't know," said Buttercup. "But she could be trouble."
"Probably," said Blossom. "But we're not sure yet."
"Who cares, she's not allowed here!" exclaimed Buttercup. She bursts through the door and attacks Crystal. She senses this and blocks the attack with a shield. Bubbles' eyes grew wide with amazement as she sees her new friend has powers like she does. Crystal immediately gets into battle position and creates a ball of energy in her hand, ready to strike.
"Girl, you picked the wrong day to pick a fight with me," she said with confidence in her voice. She immediately floats off the ground as if she's a witch. She throws the energy orb at Buttercup and it lifts her off the ground and against the wall. Just when Blossom was about to attack her, Bubbles gets in the way to stop her.
"Blossom, don't!" she said in alarm. This gets Blossom's attention immediately.
"Please, Blossom. She's not evil, she's an ally and she was only trying to be friends with me," said Bubbles, with sadness. She had tears rolling down her cheek as she spoke. When Blossom hears this, she realized that it was the wrong way to greet a guest. She cancels her attack and Crystal floats back down to the ground. Buttercup gets back up, while rubbing her head.
"I'm sorry," said Blossom. "It was wrong of me and Buttercup to misjudge you."
"Yeah, sorry 'bout that," said Buttercup, still rubbing her head.
"It's okay," said Crystal.
"By the way," said Blossom. "Who are you?"
"Name's Crystal," said Crystal, as she extended a hand.
"Nice to meet you," said Blossom, politely. She shook hands with her. The two decide to call this battle an accident. Then Buttercup realized that she wasn't such a bad person at all. She was a being of immense power and abilities. Bunny and Bell came rushing into Bubbles' room.
"What's with all the commotion?" asked Bunny.
"Yes," said Bell. "What was going on?"
"We had a bit of a fight," said Buttercup. "There was this girl in Bubbles' room and we thought she was the enemy, so…"
"So we attacked her," Blossom finished her sister's sentence. "We then found out that she's not the real enemy. She's actually an ally who wants to help us."
"Well that makes perfect sense," said Bunny.
"If she isn't the enemy, then we have nothing to worry about," said Bell, with promise and agreement. The four puffs then depart from Bubbles' room and Crystal helps Bubbles unpack everything. Evening came and Bubbles was just about to get ready for bed. All of a sudden, a dark figure was just outside her window. When Bubbles caught sight of the shadow, it was gone. She then dismissed it for a hallucination. She gets some pajamas and heads towards the bathroom next door to her room. Their house had three bathrooms so they wouldn't fight over the same one. Bubbles got in the shower, just after taking her clothes off and turned on the water. She got out, just after she was finished and then took the towel that was on her pajamas to dry off. She then got dressed and went to her bedroom to set her alarm clock. Just when she did so and got into her bed however, there was a slight nervousness in her eyes. She felt like she was being watched. Suddenly, her closet began to glow a bright red. Bubbles got upright on her bed to see what was going on. Then the closet door began to open, much to her surprise. It opened slowly until the same dark figure appeared in the closet. Bubbles' eyes grew wide with fear.
"Who's there?" she asked, nervously.
"I believe, it's me," said the dark figure, with a feminine tone. His voice echoed as he spoke. It drew closer to Bubbles and to her fear she knew who it was as soon as it was out of the shadows. She put the covers over her face and said in fear, "Him."
"I'm surprised you remember me, dear," said Him. He drew closer to her and placed his claw on her shoulder.
"Now, you will belong to me," he said, with a freaky, demonic voice. Just when he was about to strike with his free claw, Bubbles let out a scream. This is heard throughout the house, and her four sisters came barging into her room. The Professor came in too to check up on his daughter. Then the Grim Reaper (From Billy and Mandy) came in with a poof of smoke and aimed his scythe at Him.
"What you come 'round here for, man?" he said. "What you botherin' the girl for?"
Him turned his head towards the crew. He seemed a bit angry, but his voice was foreboding.
"You sillies, I've merely come for her. By the time she dies, she'll be mine!" he said, with a chuckle.
"Keep your claws off of her!" exclaimed Blossom.
"What has she ever done to you?" asked Bunny, with anger in her voice.
"Oh it's not what she's done to me," said Him, "but what she's going to do to you!" He grabs Bubbles by the neck, choking her in the process. He raises his free claw and was about to strike until Crystal teleports her way into Bubbles' room and raises her gun at him.
"Him!" she said. He turned his head towards her, growling and his eyes glowing a bright green with anger.
"Drop the claws and step away from the girl!" demanded Crystal. He let go of Bubbles' neck and teleported by Crystal's side.
"If you ever do that again, I swear to god, I will knock you into next week," she threatened, lowering her gun.
"Tsk tsk tsk," said Him. "You silly girl. I've never repeated any events, but I assure you, I'll be back." He disappeared into thin air with a dark chuckle. The Professor rushed over to Bubbles and wrapped his arms around her to calm her down.
"All right Bubbles, calm down," he said, reassuringly.
"I don't get it," said Buttercup in confusion. "How come he's after Bubbles in the first place?"
"I think I know," said Bell, thinking. "He must have sensed her fear and is trying to kill her because of this."
"And that might've been exactly what happened," said Crystal. She walked up to the others and spoke.
"He can sense negative emotions even though the victim is hidin' them," she said. "Bubbles fears Him the most and that's why he was after her." She then walks over to Bubbles and places her hand on her shoulder to clam her down.
"Don't worry kiddo," she said, with encouragement. Bubbles looked up with her eyes filled with tears.
"As if today, I'll be your bodyguard alongside Buttercup," said Crystal. The others agreed and Bubbles smiled with hope in her heart and her eyes filled with tears of joy. She hugged her as a way of saying thank you.
"Well, I can see you're in good hands," said the Professor. "Guess we'll have to go to bed. You get some sleep kiddo."
"Yes, Professor," said Bubbles. The Grim Reaper walked over to the two.
"Just be sure not to let that devil get to her," he said.
"I'll keep that in mind," said Crystal.
The reaper disappears and the others all go to their bedrooms, knowing that it was time to go to bed. Crystal reaches into her pocket and pulls out a cross necklace with a gem on it.
"The next time he appears before you, use this to ward him off," she instructed. Bubbles took the cross from her, put it around her neck and said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome, kiddo," said Crystal. She hugs her good night and disappears. Bubbles, who was happy with her gift, puts it around her neck and drifts off to sleep with hope in her heart, and faith in her soul.
To be continued…