It was a gorgeous Saturday morning in Townsville. The sun was still rising when the town's protectors, the powerpuff girls, woke up. They were well-rested and ready to take on the day. However, they noticed something odd. There was a long row of cars outside. The girls levitated near the window while trying to figure out what was going on.

"Is it a monster attack," Buttercup asked.

"I don't think so. The mayor would've called us by now," Blossom responded.

"Should we ask the professor," Bubbles questioned her sisters.

"Good idea," Blossom acknowledged.

"Hey professor, is something going on in town today," the redheaded leader asked.

"Apparently there's some kind of festival going on."

"A festival?"

"That's what it says in the paper."

"Can we go?"

"Well, I'm going to be busy in the lab today, but I don't see why you shouldn't be able to go. The admission fee is five dollars. I'll get the money. Be home no later than 6:30."

"Okay. Thanks, professor."

When the girls arrived at the festival entrance, a young man greeted them.

"Hey, you guys are the legendary powerpuffs, ain't ya'!?"

"I don't know about legendary," Blossom responded, "but that's us."

"Yo, you guys can go in! The mayor put in a good word for ya'!"

"Really?"

"Oh yeah. He spoke real highly of ya'."

"Thanks, mister."

"No problem."

The girls headed to the stage area.

"He was really nice," Bubbles said.

"Guess he knows we kick butt," Buttercup followed up.

After seeing the instruments on the stage, the girls realized it was a music festival. After about 15 minutes, the first band came on. The vocalist began talking to the audience.

"We don't really have much to say, so we're just gonna' play for you guys. We are Reaching Forward. Let's make some noise!"

In a flurry of fast, metallic guitars and aggressive drums, the band began playing. The punk screams came in shortly after. The crowd began to go wild.

"What the heck," Blossom yelled out to her sisters, "This is nuts!"

Buttercup didn't hear her sisters surprise. She was joining in on the excitement. Bubbles was trying to avoid the crowd so they didn't slam into her.

"Wait a second," the redhead thought, "I have an idea."

Blossom quickly grabbed her sisters' hands and they rose into the air.

"Come on girls! Let's rock!"

She began thrashing her body around with the music. After staring for a moment, Buttercup and Bubbles joined in. The new use of their muscles was exhilarating.

After about an hour, the first band wrapped up their set.

"Alright guys, we've played our part! Let's give a warm welcome to our metallic brothers from here in the states, 7 angels 7 plagues!"

The crowd cheered as they left the stage. The second band came on in their place.

"Hey guys! It's an honor to play here for the first time! You're an amazing crowd! I want to see some energy for this next one!"

This band had even heavier guitars and almost demon-like vocals. The drums were extremely progressive.

7 angels 7 plagues finished their set after about forty minutes

"Alright guys, we're gonna take a ten minute break. There's a special guest appearance coming up when you get back, so grab some concessions and be ready to give them everything you've got on the next set!"

"Who do you think it's gonna' be," Buttercup asked.

"I have no idea," Blossom replied honestly.

"I like this music. I was kind of scared, but I'm not really now," Bubbles mentioned.

"Me too," Blossom concurred.

"Me three," Buttercup agreed.

"Anyway," Blossom spoke up, "I'm kind of hungry. We skipped breakfast. Let's go get something from the house real quick."

Her sisters nodded and they quickly flew off.

"Hi girls! Is the festival over already?"

"No. Everyone's just taking a quick break."

"Oh. So how's the festival going, then?"

Blossom thought about a description for a second.

"It's very thought provoking and beautiful."

"Really? That's good. What kind of festival is it?"

"A music festival."

"Neat. Well, you girls have fun. I need to get back to work."

"Okay, professor."

The professor left, and the girls got some snacks.

"I hope the next band sounds like reaching forward," Buttercup thought out loud.

"I hope it sounds pretty like 7 angels 7 plagues," Bubbles replied.

"Maybe it'll be something new," Blossom wondered.

When the girls returned to the festival, everyone was heading back inside.

"Let's go," Blossom urged her sisters on.

They got inside to see a taller, more muscular man with a tattoo on his torso and left arm standing in front of the microphone. behind him were four other men on the instruments. They began playing a soft, yet distorted tune.

"Good evening, friends. We are Integrity."

The drums kicked in and the tune got harder. The girls were immediately filled with a sense of power. Their adrenaline began to kick in again. The tune finally hit full force, and the heavy yet somewhat clear screams started. When they did, the girls began to fly around the air at max speed, creating several columns of light. The light excited the crowd, and they began to mosh.

After two hours of flying around to the music, the girls were exhausted.

"This feels so good," Blossom said.

"I know, right," Buttercup agreed, "Even Bubbles is keeping up!"

"Hey!"

"Don't fight you two. We're here to have fun."

Buttercup and Bubbles stopped bickering. Blossom was right. This new experience was invigorating, and they were going to enjoy it to the fullest. The next band would forever cement their love of Hardcore Punk and Metal.