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The City of Townsville...

"...has been saved once again, thanks to us!" Blossom beamed. Although it was quite late, the girls were bursting with energy. They had once again defeated the ingenious criminal mastermind Mojo Jojo from yet another robot attack. Their room was dark when they flew in. Bubbles quickly turned on the lights, and the girls prepared for bed. Buttercup was frantically searching for her misplaced nightgown while Bubbles gathered her many stuffed animals together. Blossom sat at her vanity and began to brush her hair with the beautiful pink brush she had gotten for her birthday. She hummed and softly brushed each strand of her bright orange hair. SHe looked up into the mirror smiling, but gasped and dropped her brush when she looked at the reflection.

"Uh...gu...girls..." she stuttered. Buttercup stopped her search and Bubbles froze in midstep with dozens of stuffed animals in her slender arms, a few fell out of her grasp. Blossom covered her mouth with one hand and pointed to the calendar with the other. Buttercup and Bubbles gasped as well.

"Ohmigosh!" Bubbles cried, "we forgot the professor's birthday!"

"No, Bubbles," Buttercup started, "today's the day we-" She never finished her sentence. Her words were in her throat, chocking her. She began to tear up. Blossom immediately ran to her side. Buttercup whispered, "-it was all my fault." Bubbles began to understand what was happening. She began to cry as well.

"NO!" She screamed, "It was all my fault. If I hadn't have taken you seriously and maybe I could have helped you that day and I just wanted to-" she was cut off by Blossom.

"There was nothing you could have done. In fact, I believe that that experience has strenghened us. I remember it clearly, even though it happened almost a year ago."

Bubbles sobbed, trying to stop her tears from falling. "You know, I don't know what really happened to you during that battle with Mojo Jojo." She looked at Buttercup, "could you please explain it to me."

This time, it was Buttercup's turn to speak. "Bubbles, I'll tell you what happened. It all started like this..."