Title: Hidden in the Shadows

Pairing: PPGxRRB

Summary: After a year of Townsville being crime free, the puffs and ruffs finally create a truce. But just when they think there would be no more trouble, they are targets for assassination. These mysterious people have the skills along with knowledge to kill a super being, but the question is why do they want the six dead? And who are they? Read more as this life-threatening story makes sparks fly between the two trios during a fight for their lives.


Dedicated to: Tori the Unforgettable Tiger


Chapter One: Truce


~Blossom's P.O.V

"We want a truce. No more fighting, just talking to each other like regular people."

I stared at him with a questioning look from across the diner's booth. I was slightly surprised that he, Brick Jojo, would recommend it. I directed my gaze towards my sisters. Buttercup didn't really seem to care about it, it's not like she and Butch fight that much anymore, but Bubbles looked happy, of course she would be. She is the one that invited us here with Boomer for a meal after school.

We were against it at first, but after being forced to talk to each other for awhile, we kind of got along.

I leaned back into the leather diner seat thinking. Guess a truce would be nice. It would be great to talk to the three since they are like us in many ways. Plus the useless and pathetic fights would stop which will give me peace. I gave a brief smile and held my hand out. "Deal."

His ruby red eyes widened in shock that I would agree so easily, but shook my hand nonetheless.

"This is great!" Bubbles squealed as a blue streak followed her when she left to hug Boomer. They were friends already it was just that only Buttercup and I had a difficult time seeing that we could talk to someone knowing that they weren't friends with us because of abilities and such. Hey I only acted rude to them, I wasn't a 'bitch' or snobby as some would say when it came to getting along with them.

"It would be nice to get along with someone that is just like me, Brick." I said grabbing my backpack. "BC and BB," They turned their attention automatically towards me, "Have fun." I left the small diner and began walking home. It was quite silent outside. The only sounds that could be heard was the chirping of the birds and the buzzing of the bees. The sun was already setting.

I suppose I could fly home, but it was calming to walk around the city that I once protected, forgetting the fact that I had a power restricting bracelet on me. It had been awhile, a year or so, since a major crime involving monsters or freakishly powerful villains had happened. All of a sudden my ears picked up on something. Someone was following me from a distance.

Turning around my unusual pink eyes began calculating for anyone near me. Next thing I knew was that a bullet was heading my way. I barely dodged that very bullet. "What the heck?" I muttered. Looking at the concrete wall it shot at, there was a black liquid oozing out of there. I heard the click of a gun, which meant they were out of bullets and needed to reload. Using that to my advantage I got the key out of my pocket and unlocked the bracelet granting me access to use my powers.

Two hundred meters away I noticed the hand with the silver weapon in hand and I used my laser vision to zap them. The person hissed dropping the gun.

"Blossy!" I snapped my head towards the muscular voice. Brick. He was waving his hand with a grin on his face while catching up to me on my way home.

"What?" Wait. Shoot! I turned to where the person was and zoomed off. No. No. No. They got away. They even had time to take the weapon with them! How? That was too fast for an average person!

"Blossom!" Brick shouted. I bluntly ignored him and tried searching for clues. After a few quick moments trying to search for evidence I gave up. The teenager clad in red and black zoomed to where I was as a red streak followed.

"Yeah Brick?" He gave me a questioning look, probably trying to figure out what had me anxious, "On my travel home it seems some madman was trying to cock a pesky bullet in my head. I was able to zap their hand, but when I went to talk to you they used that chance to run and disappeared. It was like they were air!" I exclaimed while fixing my auburn-colored hair back into a neat ponytail.

"Well I guess that person couldn't see that you were a puff. Plus a bullet would've bounced off of ya." He merely stated.

"No, they definitely knew I was a puff." I muttered. That black liquid. It was a chemical that I know all too well from my past. Antidote X. "Brick that liquid oozing out of the wall on the other side over there is known as Antidote X." I went back over there, unzipping my backpack, and brought out a cotton swab along with a small plastic bag. I would need a sample and try observing this in the lab when the professor goes off to his science convention later on.

"What the hell does that mean?" He asked. Oh yeah he doesn't know what antidote X is. I had forgotten about that. The expression on my face turned from one of worry to one that showed I was serious.

"Well Brick, it means someone is trying to kill me."