Names:

Barbara= Blossom

Alice= Bubbles

Karen=Buttercup

"All of them! It's all of them! Every strong enemy we have faced before save for those stupid copycat boys are attacking the city! How we are supposed to win this?" Buttercup asked. While she was usually the more violent and battle ready of the three, even she knew they were facing impossible odds.

"We aren't. That's the idea; they are the bad guys, and they don't play fair." Blossom said then saw Bubbles crying

"Why? Why are they doing this? It's one thing if they hate us or they want to take over the city but... the city will be completely destroyed, even if we win!" Bubbles tried her best to be brave and hold her tears, but this... this was worse than even that time when Him, Mojo, Fuzzy and Princess teamed up and formed the Beat-Alls, because at least back then the city wasn't gonna end.

"It's because they want to see us fall, but we have one thing they don't." Blossom said confidently, not because she had confidence, but because she had to appear brave for the sake of her sisters.

"What? Doll like bodies? Big heads, freaky bug eyes?" Buttercup didn't want to sound rude, at least not this time, but it was her automatic response when she was scared, and she was really scared. Not for her, but for her sisters, not that she would ever admit it unless they forced her to, of course. She had a reputation to maintain.

"We are a team. We are sisters. We have a bond stronger than anything they can throw at us. Okay, here is the plan..." Blossom got her two sisters close and started to whisper them the plan.

Barbara woke up, and then looked at the clock. It was three A.M. Why? Why she had been dreaming about that again? It had been five years; the others seemed to be doing okay. Why couldn't she get over it?

Barbara walked to the bathroom and looked at the reflection in the mirror. She still had long red hair with a triangular part and bangs. But that was the only thing familiar with who she used to be. Her eyes were green and she had normal hands with five fingers. Time had passed, and instead of being a five year old girl in kindergarten, now she was a ten year old in the last year of elementary school. Most of all, the thing that had got about a year to get used to; it was how... normal she looked. Sure is not like she was ugly, but... she missed her old life, she missed it a lot. What she didn't miss, the doll like body or the huge head. It was nice to be seen as a human being instead of some kind of freak.

Still... considering the alternative... it was a good thing the Pro- dad had did what he did. And it wasn't that bad, without those... distractions, her grades where the best in school. Alice had never liked to fight anyway, and now she didn't have a reason to. She was dedicated to her art and studding Japanese. Karen was the leader of the karate club and the captain of the female basketball team. Then why... why she had been felling this way? The dreams had gotten worse in the last few months, before she only got one once in a while, now it was every day.

Maybe she should talk about it with her sisters, or were those words she said five years ago a lie? When she was the leader, she had felt it was her responsibility to take care of everything, but that was the past. They were no longer a team, but they were still sisters.

The redhead washed her face and hand. Then she washed her teeth as she usually did every time she woke up and went back to her room, trying to get back to sleep.

A blond girl with shoulder length hair and blue eyes was drawing a sketch of the forest. It was a beautiful day. She watched the cute squirrels and smiled. Alice may no longer be able to talk to them, but animals were still friendly with her. Then she noticed the strong wind and the dark clouds floating in the sky, and she was having such a nice dream! It wasn't fair!

The clouds covered the sky and the storm raged. Raindrops and thunder fell. Then there it was, a roaring pink monster, "GET OUT OF MY PROPIETY!"

"This isn't your propriety; this is the forest." Alice said calmly. Then the pink monster roared louder and he got bigger and red. Then Alice got scared, screamed and started to run away while the monster chased her.

Alice opened her eyes. Those dreams where getting annoying. Sure she knew they were just dreams, but why she was having them? It was always the same; she was usually sketching something in her drawing book and then one of those rude... people interrupted her and ruined her day. Was there some hidden meaning to them, some secret? Was her subconscious mind trying to tell her something? Of all of them, she was the one that didn't miss having powers at all. Okay that was a lie. She missed being able to talk to animals and knowing many languages. But the fights, the violence, seeing her sisters and friends getting hurt… that she didn't miss at all.

Then there was a soft whisper at her closed door. "Alice... are you ok?"

Had she screamed for real? She didn't want to worry dad or her sisters, but if she pretended everything was okay then her sister was just gonna worry a lot more.

"Yes, but you can come in if you want to talk."

The door opened, and a ten year old with short black hair in a boyish cut entered. She had dark brown eyes and was wearing a green nightgown. The girl then sat to the side of Alice bed. "Uh... I was just... worried. That's all."

"Karen, you had those nightmares again?" Alice asked her sister. She recognized the look in her eyes

"Yes, but when I heard you screaming, that's what really scared me. Are you sure you are alright?" Alice held Karen hand. It helped. It made her sister realize it was real, that her sister was still there. "We should tell Barbara. What if she is having nightmares to, what if..." Alice hugged her

"I know you worry for us, but they are just nightmares. They don't mean anything. We left that life behind, remember? What was it this time?" Alice asked, her voice sounded calm as if she had done this before.

"The Rowdyruff Boys where mocking how weak I am. They were destroying everything and..."

"You took a sample of Chemical X, but instead of getting your powers back, you turned into a monster?" Alice guessed

"How did you know?" Karen asked. She already knew, but it was part of their routine.

"It's that or becoming evil. Your nightmares are quite predictable." Alice wished there was another way to cheer up her impulsive sister, but this was the easiest way.

"Are you calling me dumb?" Karen said, pretending to be offended.

"Well it's a dumb fear, isn't it?"

"Yes, you are right... Why should I fear those stupid boys? I mean they haven't show up since the Justice Friends kicked them to kingdom come, and that was four years ago. And before that Monkey totally trashed them." After saying that Karen looked depressed since the girls had never able to defeat the boys without using cheap tricks.

"Well, do you feel better now? Or you want a safety blanket?" Alice hated herself for saying that.

"Of course I feel better!" Karen said and stood up. Then headed to the door, but before exiting the room, she looked to her sister and said, "Thanks."

AN: Thanks to death mega sega for beta reading this story