Authors Note: I'm stuck on the ending of a very long story I've been working on for a while. I have no idea what the hell I'm going to do with it. So I've decided to get back on track and get my creative juices flowing with this new story. I will eventually finish the other one…..eventually.

The essence of Evil

Summary: The tale of Pandora's Box, it's just a story right? Or is it real, The Rowdyruffs and the Powerpuffs will soon find out and a little girl will hold the answers.

Chapter 1

1000 Years ago in Rome

"Beautiful night" said a woman wearing a traditional wedding tunic and standing at the entrance of a Roman Villa, the entire place is luxuriously decorated in gold and white, symbolizing the rich decadent life of the man she is now married to. Powerful winds flow past the white pillars holding the structure together. When she looked up at the sky it made her heart sing with joy "blood red, my favorite color". In the horizon, an entire Roman village was ablaze, fire, destruction and death filled the air with its stench. She breaths it in and shivers with utmost pleasure and contentment, she did it; she found the one to share her life with. Evil shall rein supreme; all will kneel before the new King and Queen of darkness. She turns around and walks toward the dining hall where her husband sat. The man looks depressed and horrified beyond belief, this was really supposed to be his honeymoon, but the minute she kissed him everything went to hell. His whole body tenses up as his "beloved wife" makes her way to stand at his side. She smiles and kneels down beside him "Octavius my love, there is still much to do, we must….." She stops when her husband suddenly gets up from the chair creating some distance between them.

"I…I can't" Octavius said shivering like a scared rabbit.

The woman stands up and attempts to console him by reaching out her hand to touch his arm "darling, the world is ours from now on, we must take it before…."

Octavius violently pulls his arm away from her and grabs her roughly, he pushes her onto the table and holds her there "DON'T TOUCH ME, YOU MONSTER".

"S….STOP" the woman shouts out in shock from the sudden move and struggles against him "what are you doing?"

"EVERYONE IS DEAD" Octavius said glaring at her with blood red eyes, proof of the essence she forced in him through a kiss "YOU KILLED ALL OF THEM, THEY'RE ALL GONE BECAUSE OF YOU". He pushes her off the table and onto the floor, she looks up at him in shock from where she layed as he paces the floor "you're…you're…..a vile creature from the depths of Tardis".

"PLEASE" The woman starts to cry, sorrow and disappointment welled up inside of her "please don't reject me, my love, my heart…..".

"YOU DON'T HAVE A HEART" Octvius grabs a sharp dagger from the table and kneels down quickly in front of her. He grabs her neck with one hand and holds her down on the floor " I can't do this….I can't allow you to exist in this world, you tricked me, you lied to me and now…..now YOU MUST DIE". He brings the dagger down aiming for her heart when suddenly he stops. The blade had already touched the skin drawing blood when he stopped. The couple look wide eyed at one another for a while, nothing passed between them. The Octavius looks down at his chest and realizes the source of his extreme sudden bursts of pain, his wife's hand was inside of his chest.

Tears streamed down the woman's face, a look of extreme misery was all her husband could focus on "why Octavius? Why couldn't you have just accepted me for who I am? Why did you have to turn against me? You could have been my king, I WAS TO BE YOUR QUEEN. The world would have succumbed to our evil rule".

Octavius coughs up blood, splattering it all over her wedding dress, he then gently smiles down at her. The look in his eyes as they return to their natural blue color was that of sheer pity, sorrow and slight regret "I'm not evil…..I…..shall have…..no…part of it. I…can never…be your….king". With that he breathes his last breath and dies on top of her.

The woman screams out in agony and sorrow and rips her hand from out of his chest, she allows him to fall completely on top of her and wraps her arms around him sobbing. As she cried the sky outside the villa cleared up from blood red and light blue. The sun shines over the now burnt wasteland chasing away the darkness. However all of this is ignored as the woman sobs uncontrollably on the floor with her dead husband "Octavius no…..why….don't leave me….I'm sorry….OCTAVIUS".

Present day- Pokey Oaks elementary school

Pokey Oaks elementary school was buzzing with excitement as kids from all over flock to Ms Kean's classroom. It was career day and every child there was excited to hear their parents and other adults talk about their careers. The adults stood behind the children at the back of the class as Ms Kean takes roll call "Good Morning".

"Good Morning Ms Kean" everyone there said in unison.

Ms Kean smiles at everyone there with the same smile she displayed everyday for the past 12 years. The middle aged woman speaks to everyone in her usual soft pleasant voice "alright everyone when I call your name raise your hand and say here. Johnny….Johnny B Good".

"HERE" said an 8 year old boy sitting in front of her.

"Ella….Ella phant?"

The chunky 9 year old in the back of the room raises her hand "HERE".

"Charlie….Charlie hoarse?"

The funny looking 7 year old with the abnormally large overbite raises his hand "HERE".

"Ah, very good" Ms Kean flips the page in her attendance book and continues "Penny? Penny Loafers?"

The agitated girl sitting to the left of her raises her hand "My last name is pronounced Lofuers. It's French".

"Of course" Ms Kean said being polite "I'm sorry penny; I just can't seem to get your last name right". She smiles apologetically before continuing to call out more names in the classroom. She finally comes upon another name and sighs "she's late again".

Suddenly the door bursts open and an African American 9 year old girl rushes in. She wore a yellow sweater with dirty blue jeans; it was obvious that she had been in the dirt doing her favorite activity, gardening. She rushes over to her desk and sits down, smiling innocently at her teacher. Her green eyes connect with Ms Keans dark brown ones as she tries to remedy the situation "sorry I'm late".

"Silva Nova" Ms Kean said frowning at her "that's the 3rd time this week".

"Sorry, Sorry, Sorry" Silva says combing her fingers nervously through her long black hair which flowed down her back "I…uh….woke up late".

"Young lady" Ms Kean says angrily "I can tolerate the lateness, but lying to me is just plain unnecessary. Sister Nancy will be hearing from me later regarding your behavior".

Silva shrinks guiltily in her chair "y..yes ma'am", "that's going to be a pain to deal with later" she thinks to herself while the class moves on uninterrupted. It literally was going to be a pain, the nun's at the orphanage she resided in were not the kind to spare the rod. Her hands were already hurting just thinking about the punishment to come, lying was a sin after all. She sighs and rests her head on her hand trying not to fall asleep while a butcher talks endlessly about the variety of meats he sells in his store. For what seemed like hours the day went on, each adult more boring then the next, she had to admit though. This was the first time she had ever seen someone so excited over sitting in a small cubicle typing their life away, or someone waiting on tables at the local diner, or even worst making pencil erasers on an assembly line. She was young but at times felt like an adult in a kid's body, she knew that whatever she wanted to do, she certainly did not want to do it in a boring city like Townsville. Finally the very last person came up to the front of the class; he was a police officer from the Townsville Police department.

Ms Kean smiles and introduces him "ok class to wrap up career day we have a very special guest with us today who has decided to bring us a little surprise. Go ahead officer".

The middle aged heavy set cop with gray hair and matching mustache grins at the kids there "Good Morning kids, the names Officer Josh O'Leary from the Townsville PD. I spend my average day keeping this city safe from unsavory criminals, gangsters and lowlifes. You'd think that everyday would be filled with action, danger, car chases just like you see on T.V, but that ain't always the case. Yeah we get a lot of action sometimes but most of the time it's been fairly quiet. And that is because of the help of these three". He walks over to the door and opens it "come on in ladies".

Every kid there suddenly gasps as three 17 year old girls float into their classroom. The super powered females stand in front of the class and the students there go crazy with excitement. The first teenaged girl steps forward in a professional manner, her long red hair flowing behind her brushing against her jeans clad apple bottom. The slim figured woman stands proudly in front of them in her signature pink colored shirt with matching overcoat "Good morning everyone, I'm Blossom, it's a pleasure to finally meet you".

The second girl had short black hair, green tank top which shown through a black leather jacket and matching pants. The green eyed woman was more athletically toned then her sisters; always believing that a strong woman should at least look the part "sup guys, the names Buttercup, how's it hanging?"

The last but certainly not least was a blond teenager whose hair was pulled back into a ponytail. Her bangs curled in the front with two curled strands on either side of her face reminiscent of the pigtails she used to wear as a kid. Today was a very happy day for her, so her clothing matched her mood; she had on a yellow tank top with a white jacket over it, and matching white jeans which fit appropriately onto her slim figure. She was very excited to be here in her old stomping grounds but kept herself from bouncing out of fear that her overly developed breasts might turn this innocent introduction into a partial peep show "Hi, Hi, Hi, I'm Bubbles and I'm really glad to be here and finally meet all of you". She looks at the table in the center of the class and beams "especially you".

Silva stares back at her wide eyed and blushes as everyone else there also looks back at her "m…me?"

"Yep" Bubbles says "we use to sit at that very same desk you're sitting in right now".

Ms Keans eyes light up a bit in joy "oh yes, how could I have forgotten? We use to put you girls to sit at that table so that everyone in class would be able to sit next to you. Why as a matter of fact, that is exactly why Silva sits there. Everyone here absolutely adores her". Everyone in class chuckles a bit and Silva wishes she could shrink to the size of an ant and run away. She wasn't the type to crave attention, so when she got too much of it, it was just plain embarrassing. Ms Kean chuckles a bit seeing her students discomfort and moves on "now does anyone have any questions for Townsvilles Heros?" Every kid there gets out of their seats and rushes over to the three powerpuffs simultaneously asking multiple questions. Silva smiles excitedly and also rushes over, the fact that she was noticed by Bubble made her want to just simply get closer to the blond, perhaps ask some questions of her own. She joins the crowd of children hoping to connect with her heroes.

2 Hours Later

Silva was on cloud nine, the powerpuffs were outside in the play ground bonding with the kids. Buttercup played kick ball with the boys and Blossom sits on the grass reading a story to a couple of other girls and boys willing to listen. Bubbles was playing double dutch with Silva and her friends, the blond zips up her jacket to cover herself, then excitedly jumped in as two other girls turn the ropes which loop and swing above and below her. Silva seizes the opportunity and jumps in with her, the two bounce around one another and grab each others hands. After a few cute little tricks and stunts they both collapse on the grass in a fit of laughter and joy not really caring about messing up the flow of their game. Silva smiles from ear to ear sitting next to Bubbles as her other friends gather around them on the grass "that was cool".

Bubbles grins at her "you're pretty cool too; I've played double dutch before but not like that". Silva was about to respond to her when she notices a huge and pink heart shaped symbol in the sky. Bubbles follows her gaze and frowns "uh oh, symbol in the sky", She stands up noticing her other sisters getting ready to fly off as well. "Time to go save the world again" Bubbles said cheerfully "bye girls", she suddenly feels someone wrap their arms around her waist and looks down. Noticing it was Silva, she smiles and hugs her back "bye Silva, it was a lot of fun hanging out with you and your friends".

Silva blushes "I had fun too, good luck out there", she lets go allowing the blonde to float upward.

"Thanks" Bubbles then zooms off with her sisters in tow.

Meanwhile in another dimension

"OH ENOUGH WITH THE SAPPY DISPLAYS OF KINDNESS, I'M GOING TO THROW UP"

HIM flings his remote at the television set in disgust at the syrupy sweetness of Silva and Bubbles moment. He was watching them through his T.V, initially it was to watch out for any weaknesses or loopholes that might give him the advantage the next time they face off. Yet all he got were moments that would even make a Care Bear barf. He had been watching them for a while now ever since his last defeat at their hands, he grew tired of losing to them. He struggled to think of thee perfect plan to not only be rid of them but to also plunge this world into darkness where only he can truly rule. He plops down on the couch and continues to look at the screen miserably. His attention focused on Silva, it wasn't the fact that she was black, there are lots of black people in Townsville. No, it was her so called history, the way she suddenly turns up out of nowhere to join Ms Kean's classroom just one year ago. No parents, found by nuns wandering in the outskirts of town naked and shivering. No one came to look for her, no one has reached out claiming to be her parents, it was like God simply planted her there not really caring where she would end up. HIM smiles at that thought "no, God does everything for a reason, everyone in this world is destined to do something, but she has no real purpose here". Or does she, "if God didn't put you here and Lucifer didn't put you here, then who did ? My child, hmmmmmmm?" His mind momentarily switches back to the formation of a plan against the girls; he began to wonder about using the boys again to help him. He came upon something that seemed like silly speculation, so he knew he was going to need help convincing the boys to take it seriously "time to pay a visit to my favorite maniacal monkey".

Later that day

"Zoom, hey look at me, I'm Blossom" Ella Phant runs ahead of the group of friends with her. They were the usual gang of girls that always hung together, Ella was the smart one, Maria the gossip, Vanessa the brave leader, Janet the future goth and Silva who seemed to be the glue that kept them together.

Silva jumps forward happily and joins Ella "and I'm bubbles".

"Yeah no kidding" Janet said clutch her homemade Buttercup doll "you practically married the woman".

Silva turns back to her smirking "oh yeah right, like you wouldn't freak out if Buttercup paid special attention to you".

Janet blushed and clutches the doll closer to her chest "well yeah duh, Buttercup is the definition of hardcore, she is thee single coolest chick on the planet".

Vanessa chuckles from behind Janet "looks like Silva's not the only one who wants to marry a Powerpuff".

"Only if my wedding dress was black" Janet jokes around, causing everyone else there to laugh.

Vanessa then takes the doll from Janet and stands in front of the group "is it just me or does Buttercup seem a bit manly to you".

"Just what you implying?" Janet said

Maria wraps an arm around her and smirks "she's implying that Buttercup is really Butch Jojo in drag".

Janet punches her arms "shut up", she then goes over to Vanessa and snatches her doll back "gimme that".

Vanessa laughs and backs up towards an abandoned building but noticing her friends stopping short "what?" She turns around and her own eyes widen for they had stumbled upon forbidden territory, The Rowdyruff Boys hideout. She turns back to them and shrugs "so, what's the big deal?"

Ella frowns at her "WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? Are you demented? They're dangerous, homicidal maniacs".

Maria nods "even the police at my dad's precinct are afraid of them. There's a case file the size of 4 phone books combined on each of them. Boomers the pedophile, Butch is the Jack the ripper of the 21st century and Brick is the…well lets just say he could possibly be the antichrist, nobody ever knows he's coming until its too late".

Silva quirks an eyebrow at her " where do you get your info from Maria?"

"I have my sources" Maria said.

"In other words" Vanessa says rolling her eyes "you snuck into yet another one of your dad's case meetings".

Janet frowns at Maria "is Boomer really a pedophile?"

"yep, but the worst kind of all" Maria said hauntingly "he literally has the mind set of a very twisted 10 year old, he's not even perverted, he just sees girls like us as dolls or pets".

Janet shrinks away a little behind Silva "seriously?"

"Yeah" Maria says, the other girls with the exception of Vanessa who stares at the building inch closer to her "Butch is the savage, he likes women who walk the streets at night and kills them just for the heck of it. Brick is the worst though, he'll trick you, and make you feel like he's your friend then when you least expect it BAM". Everyone jumps as she yells out scaring them "I heard he went out with this girl from his school and promised her that he would cook for her. When she arrived at this very building he cooked her the best meal she ever had".

Ella tilts her head "that doesn't sound so bad".

Maria grins wickedly "the very next day she realized her parents were missing. Distraught and saddened she runs back to cry in his arms, to cheer her up he baked her a pie".

Janet frowns "ok you're making him sound a lot like the best boyfriend in the universe".

"That's right" Maria says "he wants you to think that he's kind, sincere, charismatic and handsome. He was everything and more to her until the day she took her first bite of his special homemade cherry pie and bit into a bone". The girls there dawned matching wide eyed stares, Maria nods "that's right; he fed her own parents to her and serve her baby brother for desert. I hear she went crazy and commited suicide right in front of him and he video taped it. He has a way of bringing you to the very edge of insanity, but he never kills you, EVERRRRRRRRR". The girls around her shivered and shrank away in fear.

"Th…that's horrible" Silva says looking finally in the direction of the building "Vanessa? Girls, did anyone see Vanessa?"

They all looked horrified at the building realizing where she went. Janet blinks at the entrance of the building "ooooooh, she's going to die today, isn't she?"

"Not if I can help it" Silva rushes in through the door and the girls freak out yelling after her.

"DON'T BE A HERO SILVA" Maria shouts at the doorway.

"I'll be back with her" Silva shouts back "if anything happens leave without us, we'll be ok". The girls stare fearfully after her but remain there to wait for their return.

Authors end note: I hope you all like this story so far, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW. Oh did I mention that I absolutely love reviews, especially on the very first chapter, it lets me know whether to keep going or not. So let me know what you think, and to those who have been waiting for the last and final chapter of my other story, I promise that I will finish it. Writing this has kind of helped me get in the mood to finish the other one.