Chapter Zero: Kori
*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEE *. The boy turns off the alarm and gets up. He puts on his black pants along with his black shoes and his black shirt that has white sleeves (the shirt that looks like there are two) and a dark blue outline of a heart as the design. He went down stairs into his new living room in which he had just moved into that still had boxes that were unpacked. He went through the living room to the kitchen/dining room to meet his brother whom the boy lives with.
"Good morning, little one," the brother said with a smile. He was wearing a white lab coat with a black suit under it that had silver stripes running down the suit. He wore black framed, square glasses and had black hair. He put a plate of egg whites and turkey bacon in front of the boy, who had a faint smile on his face. "Hungry?"
"Yes," the boy said politely. "Thank you." the boy ate his food and put some ear buds in as he walked over to his new school.
"Have a good day," said the brother. If I get off of work early I'll come pick you up."
"Okay. See you later." The boy turned on his iPod and started to listen to "True Light" by White Night, a Japanese band. As he walked to school his head down something whizzed past him really fast; three somethings to be exact. He looked up and saw nothing except the school he was supposed to go to: Pokey Oaks Middle.
"Now class," said the teacher, Miss Kean, "we have a new student. Come and introduce yourself." The boy walked in and stood in front of the class.
"Hello. My name is Kori," he said softly but loud enough for people to hear him. "I look forward to working with all of you."
"That was very nice Kori," said Miss Kean. "You may sit where ever you like." He looked around for an empty seat. There was a girl with orange hair in two poufs on either side of her hair beaconing him to sit with her. Kori ignored her. There was another girl with big blue eyes asking him to sit with her and two other girls that looked like her. He shook his head. He found an empty table near some boys that was at a good enough distance where he could hear the teacher. He sat there so he wouldn't disturb anyone if something happened in the near future. He sat down and one of the boys near him was launching wasps at him. Kori didn't pay attention to him.
Recess came. While all the other kids were playing on the slide and swing set, Kori sat under a tree and listened to music. As he was listening a girl came over in front of him. It was the girl with the blue eyes. He took out one of his ear buds to greet her.
"Hello," he said lightly.
"Hi," the girl said cheerfully. "My name is Bubbles. I know what it's like being new and not having friends so if you don't mind I would like to be your friend."
"That's fine. But shouldn't I be the one asking to be your friend. You're the one who has been here longer than I have so you're my 'sempai' so to say."
"You're what?"
"It's a Japanese formality referring to an upperclassman."
"You're Japanese?" Kori nodded. "Can I let you meet my sisters?" He nodded again. The blond-haired girl grabbed his arm and pulled him over to meet a red-haired girl with red eyes and a black-haired girl with green eyes. All three of the girls wore clothe that were similar to the color as their eyes. "Kori, I'd like you to meet my sisters." The red-haired girl came to greet him first.
"Hello," she said. "My name is Blossom. I'm the smartest of the three." The green one came up next.
"I'm Buttercup; I'm the strongest."
"And I'm Bubbles, the nicest," she said reintroducing herself.
"And we're…" they said in unison "THE POWERPUFF GIRLS!"
"Is that a club or something?" they looked at him confused.
"You don't know who we are?" asked Blossom.
"No. Am I obligated to?"
"I guess not," replied Blossom. "You see, we're super heroes. We fight crime and save the world."
"Like Goku and Ichigo Kurosaki?"
"You mean from Dragon Ball Z and Bleach?" asked Buttercup.
"Yeah."
"Buttercup?" said Blossom and Bubbles in unison.
"What? I like anime." Just then a loud beeping came from in the class room. Blossom ran over to see what the problem was. She picked up a red phone and started speaking. She came back and told the girls they had to leave.
"Trouble girls. It's Mojo Jojo."
"Sorry, Kori," said Bubbles. "We'll try to finish up quick so we can show you around." With that the three girls flew of with streams of red, blue, and green behind them.
"I wouldn't count on that." Behind Kori stood the girl with the orange hair in poufs. "They think they're sooo great with their super powers and kindness."
"I think they are pretty nice." He replied. "They don't seem to irritate me."
"Well you should hang out with me. I'm rich. My name is Princess. I'll be your new best friend. Huh." She looked up and saw Kori climbing over the fence around the playground. "HEY! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!"
"I wanna see what the Powerpuff Girls do and who they fight."
"Don't walk away from me! It doesn't matter if you go; you're only going to watch them die. This time they're done for." Kori ignored her.
"MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! FINALLY! I HAVE FINALLY CAPTURED THE POWERPUFF GIRLS! NOW NO ONE CAN STOP ME!" raved a bipedal green monkey with a purple and white dome on his head. He was standing on top of the mayors building (which looks like the congress building). Ahead of him was an army of robot monkeys and gorillas laying siege to the city of Townsville. The girls were tied up and couldn't do anything.
"Grrrr. What is this stuff?" Blossom said as she and Buttercup struggled to break free.
"I feel so guilty that I can't keep my promise to Kori," said Bubbles with tears in her eyes.
"Don't be so sad Bubbles," said Buttercup trying to comfort her. "We'll find a way out and then we'll beat that fat-headed monkey's face in!" Mojo Jojo went up to the girls to taunt them.
"Ooo, I'm so scared." Mojo said sarcastically. "But I am not because you are tied up therefore I am the victor because you are unable to fight leaving me the ability to do what I wish for I am victorious making me the winner!"
"All you're doing is saying the same thing over and over again. Why?" Mojo turned around and saw a boy with black hair and eyes and dressed in all black with the exception of his sleeves. Kori was standing at the edge of where the robot army had spread its chaos. The army looked at him and he looked back. "Bubbles I thought I would see your powers. I mean that sincerely; I was hoping to see who you girls really were. Do you need help?"
"Get away from here!" screamed Blossom "It's too dangerous!"
"Run you idiot!" screamed Buttercup.
"Kori, NO!" cried Bubbles.
"Hmph, what a nuisance," said Mojo. "Kill him." With that a giant gorilla went and towered over Kori. It extended its arm and was ready to crush him. "KILL HIM!" Mojo screamed with a smile. The giant hand came down and destroyed everything in its path.
"KORI!" cried the girls.
"Cut it out." The girls and Mojo looked at the area where Kori was supposed to be and there he was standing on top of the hand of the giant gorilla. "Brother and I just moved here, I don't want to move because of a fight."
"What?" said Mojo. "What had just happened? Kill him WAIT! Capture him. He looks familiar." As the gorilla brought up the hand that Kori was standing on it got disconnected from its arm. The gorilla looked at its empty arm and then at Kori.
"You made me. Now I have to fight and win." Kori took a step and jumped up in front of the gorillas face. He brought his right arm across to the left side of his body and flashed forward behind the gorilla, severing its head from its body. Kori dropped to the ground landing on his feet. The gorilla's body and head fell to the ground. There were scorch marks left where the head was severed.
"What just happened?!" screamed Mojo.
"He took down your mega monkey, you mega dork," said Buttercup sticking her tongue out at him.
"QUIET, YOU INSOLENT " He looked at the girls, and then at Kori, and back and forth and back and forth. He turned to his robot army. "Capture the boy! You caught three of them. One will not be a problem!" The robot army turned to Kori and marched forward.
"That's not fair," said Kori under his breath. His right hand turned red. He swung his arm and a wave of fire took out a good chunk of the army. "You really asked for it." he held out his arm. "I summon the blade of fire: Flame Guard!" A blade made entirely of fire flowed into his hand. He charged at Mojo Jojo taking out the army as he went along. The girls stared in awe. Mojo looked for a way to repel Kori he finally found a sonic wave blaster. It launches a shock wave and paralyzes its enemy. Kori finally got up to the mayors building. He jumped to the top of the roof but still in mid-flight was caught by Mojo's blaster.
"YES!" But as Mojo turned around he saw Kori cutting the ropes. "WHAT?!" Mojo ran over to him and was hit with a spinning kick by Kori. The dome on his head broke, reveling his brain. He fell to the ground unconscious.
"Kori," said Blossom. "That was amazing."
"That was totally awesome!" exclaimed Buttercup. "How did you do that?"
"Wow," was the only thing Bubbles could say.
"Are you a super hero too?" asked Blossom.
"No, I guess not," said Kori. "I've never been called a hero before. But whenever I get in a fight we have to move."
"WHAT!" exclaimed the girls.
"That's how it's been for the longest. I'm sorry girls."
"Well," said Blossom, "first we have to send this one to jail, then we'll go talk to your folks."
"I appreciate that, but that probably won't do anything."
"Well we have to try," said Bubbles. "If we don't try we'll never know. And you just started to make friends. You can't lose them now."
"And with that power I want the chance to fight you," said Buttercup. "And you saved us. We have to repay you somehow." Kori looked at the three girls.
"Thank you," he said silently.
*DING DONG*. The girls rang the doorbell to Kori's home. The door opened and Kori's brother was there. "Kori!" said his brother. "I thought I said I would pick you up from school?"
"You did," said Kori. "But "
"Mister Kori's brother " said Bubbles.
"Please," he interrupted "call me Ryu."
"Mister Ryu," Bubbles continued, "We are her to "
"Ask me to keep Kori here?" he finished with a smile still on his face.
"Y-yes," said Blossom. "How did you know?" Ryu turned on the TV to show the news.
"We are here to report another defeat of Mojo Jojo. But it wasn't by the Powerpuff Girls. It was done by a mysterious boy dressed in black. He was able to take out Mojo's entire army with some sort of fire technique. We don't know who he is but he saved the Powerpuff Girls and for that we owe him our thanks." With that Ryu turned off the TV.
"Is that it?" he asked.
"Yes," said Bubbles, "but he saved our lives and the city. You have to let him stay."
"Okay." They looked at Ryu with disbelief.
"But, brother," Kori started, "why now do you let me stay here?"
"Because of these three girls." Kori looked at the girls who were just as surprised. "You see, I remember reading an article about three super powered girls living in a city called Townsville. I remembered a man in the city named Professor Utonium."
"That's our dad," said Bubbles.
"I thought as much. The idea came to me: If we moved here Kori would be able to use his powers freely and we won't have to move. So as long as you use your powers within specific circumstances we can stay here in Townsville." Kori's face lit up with joy.
"Thank you, brother!" Kori said hugging him. When Kori let go of his brother he was hugged by the girls who were just as happy he was staying.
"Now," said Ryu, "you all still have school tomorrow. You should go home and get some sleep. You'll get to see each other tomorrow. Oh, and girls. Tell your father I would like to meet him this weekend. I'll bring Kori over." he gave the girls a slip of paper. "Give him my number."
"See you tomorrow, girls," said Kori.
"See you tomorrow, Kori," said Blossom.
"This weekend, I wanna see what you got," said Buttercup
"I'm glad you got to stay here, Kori," said Bubbles. "We'll see you tomorrow."
"Yeah," said Kori. "See you tomorrow." The girls left and Kori went back inside with his brother.