The Puffinator
By Dooly
A small warning: this story is a lot darker than my first one. It's more violent, and at least one of the major characters is going to die. I'm guessing that the correct rating is PG13, but if anyone feels it should be moved up to an R, let me know.
Chapter 1
"Yes Mayor? Mojo-Jojo is destroying Townsville? We'll be right there! Buttercup, Bubbles, let's go!!"
It had been a typical day for the Powerpuff girls: studying the alphabet at Pokey Oaks kindergarten, playing with their classmates, watching Puppet Pals on TV- and now, it looked like they would have their typical fight with their arch-enemy, the super-intelligent green-skinned chimpanzee, Mojo-Jojo.
Bubbles sighed as she zoomed through the sky to Central Townsville. "Couldn't he have waited until "Ponypuff Parade" was over? I'm missing the best part!"
"Who cares about that dumb ol' baby show! - Now I'll have a chance to try out that new tae-kwon-do move I've been practicing! On someone other than you, that is, Bubbles..", Buttercup swung her fist in the air above Bubbles' head.
Bubbles eyes started to tear up, and her mouth started to wobble.
Buttercup sighed in disgust "Ugh, Bubbles, I was just-"
Bubbles began wailing, and zoomed ahead "Blossom, Buttercup tried to hit me, and she called me a baby!"
"I did not!" Buttercup folded her arms and glowered at her sisters. "Why am I always getting blamed for stuff I don't even do?"
"Girls, knock it off, we have serious business to attend to!" Blossom continued to focus her supersonic hearing on the cries of distress she heard ahead of her.
"Serious business? Hah! When's the last time Mojo came up with anything we couldn't handle? He's probably just got some stupid ray gun or giant robot like he always does".
Outside of Townsville Central Market, Mojo was once again raising havoc in the city. He did indeed have a laser cannon, and was firing randomly into a crowd of people. Panicked citizens ran screaming in terror, trampling over the wounded and dying in their attempt to escape the lethal beams.
"Muahahahahaha! Run citizens of Townsville, run away back to your homes and cower in fear from my wrath! Call for your saviours, the PowerPuff Girls! Know that when I am finished today, there will be no more PowerPuff Girls! Then, you will call in vain! There will be nowhere to run, nowhere to hide! I, Mojo Jojo, will rule this city uncontested by anyone!"
Mojo aimed his cannon at a passing delivery van - the resulting explosion sent out a huge ball of fire. Several citizens were caught in the blast and ran screaming, covered in flames.
Suddenly, a chill wind blew past the burning pedestrians, and they were covered in a layer of ice which effectively doused the fire.
"Thanks, Blossom", one man managed to get out from his blistered and frozen mouth.
"No problem, good people", Blossom answered, slightly out of breath from the use of her power. "And remember to stop, drop and roll if you ever find yourself on fire again!"
"Wheeee!" Bubbles slid on the ice that had formed on the pavement between the frozen victims.
"Bubbles, lets go! We have work to do"
"Don't worry, Blossom - Buttercup's got it under control, see?"
Buttercup was diving down at Mojo from above, dodging laser shots as she went. "Alright, Mojerk, you've had your fun for today! Now, its time to pay the price!"
Mojo fired his cannon at her, missing yet again. "Curses! If she would just hold still, I would be able to destroy her with my new super-enhanced megatronic laser, version 2.3, but she - Aaaaahhhh!"
Buttercup went into a spinning kick directed at Mojo's face. He threw himself to the ground just before she made contact, then rolled quickly to face her and fired off another shot.
Buttercup had already swung around and was aiming a kick as the beam shot towards her. She dodged it, but not quite fast enough - the green ray made contact with her right leg.
She fell to the ground and writhed in agony "Ow!, my leg, my leg!!"
Mojo and the two other puffs gaped at Buttercup: her entire leg below the knee had disintegrated, and blood was gushing out onto the pavement under her.
Blossom's face quickly turned from one of astonishment to one of rage. "Mojooo!!!!"
Mojo recovered from his shock at his success, and swung around to face Blossom. It was too late. Blossom kicked his weapon from his hand, and proceeded to cover him in a rain of punches and kicks which quickly rendered him unconscious. She continued to pound on his limp body "No one hurts my sisters, you stupid dumbheaded jerk,!" she screamed.
"Blossom, stop!" Bubbles shrill voice cut into her mind, clearing away some of her blind anger.
"Huh?"
"Blossom, look at Buttercup!" The green puff now lay quietly on the sidewalk, her face a pale white.
"Oh my gosh, Buttercup!" She noticed several squad cars pulling up to the scene. "The police will take care of Mojo, let's get her home!"
Blossom tore off a piece of her dress to bind up Buttercup's stump - the cloth turned red almost immediately, but the flow of blood slowed down considerably.
The two girls carefully lifted their sister and flew back towards home.
The Professor was in his top-secret laboratory, revising his formula to turn apples into oranges, when the girls burst through the basement door.
"Professor, Buttercup's hurt, bad!" Blossom and Bubbles chimed.
"My little girl!" The professor ran to get his emergency medical kit, and in no time had Buttercup's leg cleaned and bandaged properly. Once the immediate danger was over, he collapsed, weak from relief. "I think she'll be ok. She's lost a lot of blood, though. I'll need one of you girls to give her some of yours - I'd give her mine, but unfortunately, I'm pretty sure it's not compatible."
"She can have some of mine, Professor", said Bubbles, hesitantly. "If I hadn't been playing around, we might have stopped Mojo before this happened."
"Now, Bubbles, don't go blaming yourself for what happened. I know you would do anything in your power to help out your sister. It's very brave of you to volunteer."
Buttercup's eye's fluttered open. "Wha..whaat happened?" Memory quickly returned to her. "That jerk Mojo blew my foot off - when I get my hands on him - uhh," she hovered in the air for a moment, then sank back onto the table.
"Take it easy, sweetie, you're going to be pretty weak for a while yet. You need your rest." The Professor laid his hand on Buttercup's shoulder. "For the moment we should all just be thankful that you made it through"
"But Professor, what about my leg? Am I gonna need a fake one like Joey has in class?"
"Actually, Buttercup, this accident gives me a chance to put a hypothesis of mine to the test. Judging from the way in which you girls developed new cells when you've been hurt before, I think there's a good chance your tissues will completely regenerate, given enough time"
"Huh? Is that a good thing?" Buttercup stared blankly at the Professor.
"He means he thinks your leg will grow back," said Blossom smugly.
"Really? Cool, just like a lobster!" Buttercup examined her bandaged stump with interest.
"Is that true?" asked Bubbles doubtfully, looking towards the Professor for confirmation.
"Sure it is." retorted Buttercup. " I saw it on 'Gross and Icky Science' last week."
"The process may take some time, however," interrupted the Professor. "I can try to fashion an artificial limb for you in the meantime if you'd like."
"Sure, Professor, I can think of a few things I might need it for - like kicking Mojo's butt!"
Bubbles smiled. "I don't think you'll have to worry about it, Buttercup. Blossom did a pretty good job of that!"
Buttercup and Bubbles broke into giggles, but Blossom just flushed, remembering how much danger she had put Buttercup in by her loss of control.
The Professor quickly prepared Buttercup and Bubbles for the transfer of blood.
"Will it hurt, Professor?" asked Bubbles, looking with interest at the duranium tipped needle.
"Well, you'll probably feel a little pinch. But I'm sure its nothing a couple of big girls like you can't handle. Isn't that right, Buttercup?"
"Huh?" Buttercup had been intently studying a picture of an internal combustion engine on the wall. "Oh, yeah, no problem- he, he"
A sly smile appeared on Bubbles face. "What's the matter, Buttercup? Not afraid of a little old needle, are yah?"
"Me? No way! I ain't scared of nothin!"
"It's alright Buttercup, just watch how easy it is with Bubbles!" said the Professor, as he inserted the needle into the blonde puff's arm.
"I said, I'm not afraid!" Buttercup restated, but beads of sweat formed on her forehead, and she flinched as the Professor repeated the process on her own arm. "See, no problem!" she said when he was finished, relief filling her voice.
"Sure, Buttercup!" Bubbles smiled at her sister, happy that she was alive and unwilling to tease her any further about her phobia.
After the blood transfer had been completed, the Professor carried Buttercup up to the girls' bedroom and tucked her into bed.
"Professor, if I have to stay in bed, can I at least watch TV?" asked Buttercup.
"Maybe later, I think for now you'd better just-" the professor broke off as he noticed that Buttercup had already fallen asleep. After rechecking her pulse, he kissed her on the forehead, then left her to some much need recuperation time.
********
Another person who felt the need for some recovery was Mojo Jojo. He awoke several hours after the battle to find himself lying on the floor of his usual prison cell with his wounds crudely bandaged. With a groan, he hauled himself to his feet using the prison bars, and began banging on them with his fist. "Hey! I wish to speak to a person of authority at this institution regarding my condition, as I have received multiple injuries to my person for which have only received minimal attention from the medical staff, and I require more of their administrations in order to -"
A passing prison guard broke into his monologue "Can it, Mojo. You know if you didn't try escaping from the hospital ward within half an hour of being there they might let you stay there longer. Now shut your trap or it's solitary for a week."
Mojo glared at the guard but managed to keep quiet until he had turned the corner, when he resumed talking under his breath. "Curse those Powerpuff Girls; once again they have been victorious whereas I have failed. My plans have not been success - hey wait a minute! I was not completely unproductive in my most recent attack! My megatronic laser cannon was successful at hurting that atrocious green Powerpuff girl. That is to say, she no longer has one of the lower extremities on her body which was the cause of a great deal of discomfort to myself in previous combat situations! My newest weapon has the capability to actually destroy their cellular structures!"
Excited by this realization, Mojo began to pace back and forth in his cell. "I must devise a plan that utilises my newest discovery to its maximum potential. I must find a way to not only remove one limb from one girl, but to remove all three girls entirely from existence. I must-" Mojo groaned as his frantic gesturing reminded him of his recently acquired injuries "I must recuperate for a while before I begin planning my plan". He managed to stumble over to his bunk before falling back into unconsciousness.
By Dooly
A small warning: this story is a lot darker than my first one. It's more violent, and at least one of the major characters is going to die. I'm guessing that the correct rating is PG13, but if anyone feels it should be moved up to an R, let me know.
Chapter 1
"Yes Mayor? Mojo-Jojo is destroying Townsville? We'll be right there! Buttercup, Bubbles, let's go!!"
It had been a typical day for the Powerpuff girls: studying the alphabet at Pokey Oaks kindergarten, playing with their classmates, watching Puppet Pals on TV- and now, it looked like they would have their typical fight with their arch-enemy, the super-intelligent green-skinned chimpanzee, Mojo-Jojo.
Bubbles sighed as she zoomed through the sky to Central Townsville. "Couldn't he have waited until "Ponypuff Parade" was over? I'm missing the best part!"
"Who cares about that dumb ol' baby show! - Now I'll have a chance to try out that new tae-kwon-do move I've been practicing! On someone other than you, that is, Bubbles..", Buttercup swung her fist in the air above Bubbles' head.
Bubbles eyes started to tear up, and her mouth started to wobble.
Buttercup sighed in disgust "Ugh, Bubbles, I was just-"
Bubbles began wailing, and zoomed ahead "Blossom, Buttercup tried to hit me, and she called me a baby!"
"I did not!" Buttercup folded her arms and glowered at her sisters. "Why am I always getting blamed for stuff I don't even do?"
"Girls, knock it off, we have serious business to attend to!" Blossom continued to focus her supersonic hearing on the cries of distress she heard ahead of her.
"Serious business? Hah! When's the last time Mojo came up with anything we couldn't handle? He's probably just got some stupid ray gun or giant robot like he always does".
Outside of Townsville Central Market, Mojo was once again raising havoc in the city. He did indeed have a laser cannon, and was firing randomly into a crowd of people. Panicked citizens ran screaming in terror, trampling over the wounded and dying in their attempt to escape the lethal beams.
"Muahahahahaha! Run citizens of Townsville, run away back to your homes and cower in fear from my wrath! Call for your saviours, the PowerPuff Girls! Know that when I am finished today, there will be no more PowerPuff Girls! Then, you will call in vain! There will be nowhere to run, nowhere to hide! I, Mojo Jojo, will rule this city uncontested by anyone!"
Mojo aimed his cannon at a passing delivery van - the resulting explosion sent out a huge ball of fire. Several citizens were caught in the blast and ran screaming, covered in flames.
Suddenly, a chill wind blew past the burning pedestrians, and they were covered in a layer of ice which effectively doused the fire.
"Thanks, Blossom", one man managed to get out from his blistered and frozen mouth.
"No problem, good people", Blossom answered, slightly out of breath from the use of her power. "And remember to stop, drop and roll if you ever find yourself on fire again!"
"Wheeee!" Bubbles slid on the ice that had formed on the pavement between the frozen victims.
"Bubbles, lets go! We have work to do"
"Don't worry, Blossom - Buttercup's got it under control, see?"
Buttercup was diving down at Mojo from above, dodging laser shots as she went. "Alright, Mojerk, you've had your fun for today! Now, its time to pay the price!"
Mojo fired his cannon at her, missing yet again. "Curses! If she would just hold still, I would be able to destroy her with my new super-enhanced megatronic laser, version 2.3, but she - Aaaaahhhh!"
Buttercup went into a spinning kick directed at Mojo's face. He threw himself to the ground just before she made contact, then rolled quickly to face her and fired off another shot.
Buttercup had already swung around and was aiming a kick as the beam shot towards her. She dodged it, but not quite fast enough - the green ray made contact with her right leg.
She fell to the ground and writhed in agony "Ow!, my leg, my leg!!"
Mojo and the two other puffs gaped at Buttercup: her entire leg below the knee had disintegrated, and blood was gushing out onto the pavement under her.
Blossom's face quickly turned from one of astonishment to one of rage. "Mojooo!!!!"
Mojo recovered from his shock at his success, and swung around to face Blossom. It was too late. Blossom kicked his weapon from his hand, and proceeded to cover him in a rain of punches and kicks which quickly rendered him unconscious. She continued to pound on his limp body "No one hurts my sisters, you stupid dumbheaded jerk,!" she screamed.
"Blossom, stop!" Bubbles shrill voice cut into her mind, clearing away some of her blind anger.
"Huh?"
"Blossom, look at Buttercup!" The green puff now lay quietly on the sidewalk, her face a pale white.
"Oh my gosh, Buttercup!" She noticed several squad cars pulling up to the scene. "The police will take care of Mojo, let's get her home!"
Blossom tore off a piece of her dress to bind up Buttercup's stump - the cloth turned red almost immediately, but the flow of blood slowed down considerably.
The two girls carefully lifted their sister and flew back towards home.
The Professor was in his top-secret laboratory, revising his formula to turn apples into oranges, when the girls burst through the basement door.
"Professor, Buttercup's hurt, bad!" Blossom and Bubbles chimed.
"My little girl!" The professor ran to get his emergency medical kit, and in no time had Buttercup's leg cleaned and bandaged properly. Once the immediate danger was over, he collapsed, weak from relief. "I think she'll be ok. She's lost a lot of blood, though. I'll need one of you girls to give her some of yours - I'd give her mine, but unfortunately, I'm pretty sure it's not compatible."
"She can have some of mine, Professor", said Bubbles, hesitantly. "If I hadn't been playing around, we might have stopped Mojo before this happened."
"Now, Bubbles, don't go blaming yourself for what happened. I know you would do anything in your power to help out your sister. It's very brave of you to volunteer."
Buttercup's eye's fluttered open. "Wha..whaat happened?" Memory quickly returned to her. "That jerk Mojo blew my foot off - when I get my hands on him - uhh," she hovered in the air for a moment, then sank back onto the table.
"Take it easy, sweetie, you're going to be pretty weak for a while yet. You need your rest." The Professor laid his hand on Buttercup's shoulder. "For the moment we should all just be thankful that you made it through"
"But Professor, what about my leg? Am I gonna need a fake one like Joey has in class?"
"Actually, Buttercup, this accident gives me a chance to put a hypothesis of mine to the test. Judging from the way in which you girls developed new cells when you've been hurt before, I think there's a good chance your tissues will completely regenerate, given enough time"
"Huh? Is that a good thing?" Buttercup stared blankly at the Professor.
"He means he thinks your leg will grow back," said Blossom smugly.
"Really? Cool, just like a lobster!" Buttercup examined her bandaged stump with interest.
"Is that true?" asked Bubbles doubtfully, looking towards the Professor for confirmation.
"Sure it is." retorted Buttercup. " I saw it on 'Gross and Icky Science' last week."
"The process may take some time, however," interrupted the Professor. "I can try to fashion an artificial limb for you in the meantime if you'd like."
"Sure, Professor, I can think of a few things I might need it for - like kicking Mojo's butt!"
Bubbles smiled. "I don't think you'll have to worry about it, Buttercup. Blossom did a pretty good job of that!"
Buttercup and Bubbles broke into giggles, but Blossom just flushed, remembering how much danger she had put Buttercup in by her loss of control.
The Professor quickly prepared Buttercup and Bubbles for the transfer of blood.
"Will it hurt, Professor?" asked Bubbles, looking with interest at the duranium tipped needle.
"Well, you'll probably feel a little pinch. But I'm sure its nothing a couple of big girls like you can't handle. Isn't that right, Buttercup?"
"Huh?" Buttercup had been intently studying a picture of an internal combustion engine on the wall. "Oh, yeah, no problem- he, he"
A sly smile appeared on Bubbles face. "What's the matter, Buttercup? Not afraid of a little old needle, are yah?"
"Me? No way! I ain't scared of nothin!"
"It's alright Buttercup, just watch how easy it is with Bubbles!" said the Professor, as he inserted the needle into the blonde puff's arm.
"I said, I'm not afraid!" Buttercup restated, but beads of sweat formed on her forehead, and she flinched as the Professor repeated the process on her own arm. "See, no problem!" she said when he was finished, relief filling her voice.
"Sure, Buttercup!" Bubbles smiled at her sister, happy that she was alive and unwilling to tease her any further about her phobia.
After the blood transfer had been completed, the Professor carried Buttercup up to the girls' bedroom and tucked her into bed.
"Professor, if I have to stay in bed, can I at least watch TV?" asked Buttercup.
"Maybe later, I think for now you'd better just-" the professor broke off as he noticed that Buttercup had already fallen asleep. After rechecking her pulse, he kissed her on the forehead, then left her to some much need recuperation time.
********
Another person who felt the need for some recovery was Mojo Jojo. He awoke several hours after the battle to find himself lying on the floor of his usual prison cell with his wounds crudely bandaged. With a groan, he hauled himself to his feet using the prison bars, and began banging on them with his fist. "Hey! I wish to speak to a person of authority at this institution regarding my condition, as I have received multiple injuries to my person for which have only received minimal attention from the medical staff, and I require more of their administrations in order to -"
A passing prison guard broke into his monologue "Can it, Mojo. You know if you didn't try escaping from the hospital ward within half an hour of being there they might let you stay there longer. Now shut your trap or it's solitary for a week."
Mojo glared at the guard but managed to keep quiet until he had turned the corner, when he resumed talking under his breath. "Curse those Powerpuff Girls; once again they have been victorious whereas I have failed. My plans have not been success - hey wait a minute! I was not completely unproductive in my most recent attack! My megatronic laser cannon was successful at hurting that atrocious green Powerpuff girl. That is to say, she no longer has one of the lower extremities on her body which was the cause of a great deal of discomfort to myself in previous combat situations! My newest weapon has the capability to actually destroy their cellular structures!"
Excited by this realization, Mojo began to pace back and forth in his cell. "I must devise a plan that utilises my newest discovery to its maximum potential. I must find a way to not only remove one limb from one girl, but to remove all three girls entirely from existence. I must-" Mojo groaned as his frantic gesturing reminded him of his recently acquired injuries "I must recuperate for a while before I begin planning my plan". He managed to stumble over to his bunk before falling back into unconsciousness.