A/N

After finishing up my other story, "He loves me, He loves me not," I couldn't resist writing another Powerpuff Girls story! This is mainly focused on Bubbles and Ace/the Gangreen Gang. She can't quite understand the meaning or reasoning behind a villain and is determined to find out. I hope you enjoy!

I do NOT own the Powerpuff Girls!

"…and into the magical vase they hopped, barely escaping the monster. The evil lair crumbled to the ground, the group barely escaping.

"Nothing can defeat us so long as there is love!" the magical fairy proclaimed. The end!

Ah, bedtime stories. Surely to be sugar-coated with innocence and drops of heroism, it was guaranteed to peak the imagination and wandering thoughts of little children alike. Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup smiled as they listened to the Professor finish up the story. As he slid the book shut, Bubbles smiled. "And they all lived happily ever after?"

The Professor laughed and nodded. "Yes, Bubbles they all lived happily ever after."

She squealed and clapped her hands.

"Thanks for the story, Professor," Blossom said, yawning.

"Yeah," Buttercup agreed. "The hero was all bam! POW! Right in the kisser!" She punched at the air, reenacting the final battle.

He laughed. "Yes, it was pretty cool. Now you girls get some sleep so you can be the heroes of your story."

They nodded. A kiss goodnight, a switch of the ole' night light, and their restful night was off. Bubbles closed her eyes and with a smile, envisioned the heroism and bravery of the heroes from the story. Each thought skipping through her mind brought forth a different emotion: the idea of the hero created a beaming smile, the death of the main character's mother caused her to cry, and the cackling of the evil villain frightened her. But one thought stuck out. And it brought about confusion; total, complete confusion. Why did the villain become a bad guy in the first place? He had had a life given to him and yet, he squandered it on crimes and causing the misery of others. She couldn't understand, no, she couldn't comprehend the thought of being bad. And so she went to bed with that thought.

Why were villains bad?

At Pokey Oaks, Blossom was flipping through the pages of an atlas, Buttercup was building a skyscraper out of blocks, and Bubbles was busy scrawling across a paper with crayons. The nasally beep and flash of the hotline called the Powerpuff Girls to duty.

"Yes, Mayor?" Blossom answered. "The mini-mart? We're on our way!"

They blasted through the roof, Miss Keen and the children cheering them on.

"So who are we dealing with this time?" Buttercup asked. "Whoever it is, I'm ready for!"

"It's the Gangreen Gang," Blossom said. "They're robbing the mini-mart on the corner of Maple and Broad Street. We'd better hurry. You girls ready?"

"Oh, I am ready, baby! Bring it on!" Buttercup whooped.

But Bubbles remained silent. Blossom and Buttercup hardly noticed as they crashed through the ceiling and landed behind the Gang.

"Not so fast, Gangreen Gang!" Buttercup and Blossom hollered.

"Well, well, welley, well," Ace chuckled, turning to face them, "if it isn't the Powerpuke Girls!"

"Give it up, Ace!" Buttercup spat.

"Yeah," Blossom stepped forward. "You know how this ends: with you and your gang behind bars!"

"I think I'll take my chances," Ace glowered.

Bubbles watched as the Gang raced towards the Girls and immediately, the fists flew; Ace punched Buttercup, Blossom tackled Snake, Buttercup bit Big Billy, Lil Arturo used Grubber as a bat to whack Blossom.

She stared, blinking. Why are people bad? she wondered. Why can't we all just get along?

"There," Blossom panted and stepped back, admiring their work, "I think that looks pretty good. What do you think?" The Gang was hogtied to one another. They growled, hating the fact that they had been beaten.

"Hmm…something's missing," Buttercup said. She snatched some bandanas off of a nearby rack and stuffed them into their mouths. "That's more like it," she said, dusting her hands off. The two laughed and stepped outside, waiting for the police to show up. Bubbles remained, blinking as she stared curiously at the Gang. Ace muffled something, yet she could not understand him. She stepped forward timidly and, hesitantly, removed the cloth from his mouth. He spat and sneered up at her.

"What are you still doing here?" he snapped. "You've won. It'n that enough? You've got to rub it in too?"

She shook her head sadly.

"Then beat it, shrimp!"

She stepped back, but her wide eyes remained glued on them.

"Beat it, Bubbles!" he demanded.

She gasped and backed out of the door.

"What wasss that all about, bossss?" Snake hissed.

"I don't know," Ace said. "She's probably just messin' with our heads."

"Yeah, Bubbles," Buttercup said, overhearing the Gang's conversation. "What was all that about?"

"I'm sorry," Bubbles mumbled. "I was just thinking." When they asked about what, she shrugged. "I guess I don't understand how people can be bad."

Blossom placed a hand on her shoulder. "Listen Bubbles, there's hot and there's cold, there's tall and there's short, and just like that, there is good but there is also evil. It's up to us to keep things safe around Townsville. Instead of questioning something you can never understand, try thinking of ways to better improve the city," she suggested.

Bubbles nodded meekly. The police arrived so they were free to return to their school. But as the Gangreen Gang was being loaded into the patrol car, Bubbles frowned and whispered, "I don't understand…"

A/N

It was short, but I think that they were in-character.

Hmm…I wonder who the main villain of this story should be. I know, a little early to wonder, but I have used Him, Mojo, and Princess for the past few stories and I don't want to bore anyone with the same villains. Let me know who you guys want. Can't beat the readers opinion ;D

I hope you liked it! Chapter 2 shall be up soon!