This is a collab that Monstarzgirl and I worked on a little while ago(She and I each took turns writing parts of the story) which is a continuation of her own Powerpuff Girls series starring her OC, Rebecca Utonium, the professor's niece. The storyline is a nod to the Three Stooges episode, "Spook Louder." Please enjoy!(BTW Monstarzgirl, thank you very much for working on this story with me. I've always loved your stories and had a lot of fun writing this story with you; I look forward to us writing more in the future.) :)
Narrator: "The City of Townsville! And it's a beautiful day! Perfect for a picnic at the beach, a trip to the park, or maybe even...building a mystery!"
In the front yard of the Utonium Chateau, Fifi, the neighbor's small white dog, is busily digging a large hole by the fence. As she drops a small doggie biscuit into the hole, she suddenly hears her owners whistle and call, "Fifi! Here, sweetie!" upon which she scampers back home with a happy yip.
Meanwhile, inside the house, Rebecca Utonium, the professor's niece, is in the kitchen, busily punching teddy bear-shaped cookies out of a large piece of dough with a cookie cutter. Just then, her three little cousins the Powerpuff Girls fly down the stairs to met her. "Hi, Becca." Blossom cheerfully greets her.
"What'cha makin'?" a curious Buttercup inquires.
"Chocolate chip teddy bear cookies to go with breakfast." Rebecca replies.
Bubbles merrily licks her lips. "Yum, those are my favorite!"
"I made a big batch because they're Uncle John's favorite, too." Rebecca notes as she carefully places the cookies on a sheet.
Meanwhile, Rebecca's boyfriend Mojo Jojo is making his way up the sidewalk toward the house. "I simply must tell Rebecca about this news I've been told, which is to say that I must inform her of this most important matter, which is to say that I must give her this most valuable information." Unfortunately, Mojo hadn't been looking where he was going and ends up tripping and falling into the large hole by the fence before he reaches the door. "HEE-EEE-EEE-EELP!" he wails.
As she's putting the cookies in the oven, Rebecca hears his cry. "Oh no, Mojo's in trouble!" She quickly slams the oven door shut and rushes outside, upon which finding a slightly worse-for-wear Mojo looking out of the hole, with a biscuit in his mouth. Rebecca helps Mojo out of the hole and gently dusts him off. "Ughh, what happened?" the monkey groans as he removes the biscuit from his mouth and drops it back in the hole.
"Are you okay, Mojo Sweetie?" inquires a concerned Rebecca.
"Just fine, Rebecca Dear, Please don't worry."
Rebecca said, "Uh, I made some cookies this morning. Would you like to come in and have one?"
Mojo smiles, "Oh, yes. I don't mind. You always bake the best desserts. That is to say you make the best foods for desserts, which fall under the lines of cookies, cupcakes, pies, cakes, and brownies. What kind of cookies did you make now?" Rebecca leads Mojo inside the house saying, "Chocolate chip cookies. They're even shaped as teddy bears."
As the two headed inside, Mojo is tackled to the ground by Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. The Girls hugged him and said, "Hi, Mojo!" Bubbles asked, "Are you okay?" Buttercup adds, "Yeah, you're a mess."
Mojo said, "I fell into a hole when I was on my way over here. I guess one of the neighbors had their dog loose and is making holes on the lawn." Rebecca gets herself a cookie and hands one to Mojo, "Here you go." Mojo takes a bite into the cookie and sighs in content, "Mmmm... Ohh, this is so good." In an instant, Mojo's eyes turned into chocolate chip cookies and he says in a trance, "Becca's cookies..."
Blossom said, "So, Mojo, what brings you here? Mojo? Mojo!"
Mojo snaps out of his trance and says, "Sorry, Blossom. What was your question?"
"Uhm, what brings you here, Mojo?" Blossom reiterates.
"Oh, right!" Mojo takes a small piece of paper out of the pocket of his cloak and begins to read. "I've received a message from a millionaire by the name of I. Canniford Much, saying that he needs someone to keep an eye on his mansion while he's away on a business trip; he says that Rebecca, the Gang Green and I would be perfect for the job."
"Not Much Manor!" the Powerpuffs gasp in horror.
A puzzled Rebecca inquires, "What's the matter, girls?"
"Much Manor's said to be haunted." Buttercup replies. "Yeah," Bubbles adds. "People who have passed by Much Manor on the street have claimed to hear spooky creaks, groans, and wails coming from the house at night."
"Not to mention this loud, freaky laugh that sends chills down people's spines." Blossom adds.
"Don't worry, girls," Rebecca says consolingly. "There's often nothing to rumors like these."
"Much Manor is a bit old," Mojo elaborates. "Perhaps the sounds the passersby have been hearing are just the house settling."
"Mmn," an unsure Bubbles muses. "I certainly hope so."
"Please be careful over there, guys." a concerned Blossom says.
"Don't let any monsters get'cha." adds an equally concerned Buttercup.
"Don't worry, little ones," Rebecca says confidently. "We've always got each others' backs."
"We won't let anything happen" Mojo adds.
