Prologue

Darkness surrounds me, my whole being was swept away in the madness that was my abusive life. I felt something burning around my waist, but I couldn't be bothered to move my legs- moreover, it seemed as if I lacked the ability to even move at all-

The Young boy set his foggy gaze to his side, a faint green blob scurried up to him in the pouring rain kneeling over and pleading in an unfamiliar language. It was then accompanied by a similar blob with a darker shade to it.

-It hurts, my legs hurt- he coughed and gagged out the blood that built up in the pit of his stomach, so much so that it pooled over the sides of his mouth nearly suffocating him.

-How did it end up like this? Why can't I seem to remember what happened-? His head spun around desperately trying to make sense of his situation as his body felt increasingly frazzled. -Maybe, if I just take a quick nap- everything might-become-clearer... A loud ringing sound slowly over took him as his vision faded deeper into obscurity leaving only a fragment of a memory of a lone figure floating above him brandishing a menacing dark green saber.

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PPG Bleached: Fade to Black

Chapter I

A Handy Miscalculation


The City of Townsville at night.

The citizens were all sleeping soundly in their cozy beds; the only sounds that echoed across this peaceful town were that of the owls intermittently hooting away and a calm nightly breeze blowing in the distance. Even the villains needed some sleep; Mojo was sleeping in his bed sucking his thumb still gripping a ray gun and dreaming of world domination. Fuzzy was swinging on his rocking chair still holding his shotgun and mumbling to himself about his propor-tay. All was peaceful throughout this little metropolis, but somewhere in a distorted world an evil demon plotted, the evil demon known as Lord HIM.

He was busy contemplating the very nature of the Powerpuff Girls, slowly feeding them subliminal messages throughout their various dreams and gauging their reactions. He whispered a sweet lullaby to these super powered children, hoping to cause a personality shift, or rather to measure the extent of their own personal morality.

"My sweet little Buttercup- how ruthless you are, you defeated that monster quite easily! One might say that you're the strongest fighter in the world!" Buttercup smirked while stomping on her prey, she felt unstoppable and extremely prideful as she finished off the monster that threatened her destroyed city. "Your sisters showed mercy- allowing the monsters to escape and plot their revenge. They only wanted to stop the monsters from causing any more destruction but you- you destroyed your own city just to make a statement! You truly are the champion!" HIM appeared before Buttercup as an official referee, counting down from ten as Buttercup held down her foe in her prideful ring. "I am the Champion!" She boasted while holding her Belt high above her head.

"Yes- you are!" HIM said while rubbing his claw on her cheek. "Only a champion such as yourself deserves to become all powerful, a champion such as yourself deserves the world-" HIM slithered across the ring warping the area around them and transforming it into a mysterious cave. "Follow me-child, I'll show you a future where you alone rule as the ultimate guiding light- a champion of justice." Buttercup, completely star struck by the idea of a super self blindly followed the mysterious wizard who guided her down the winding path into her inner world. The enchanter chuckled in a devious manner as Buttercup's shadow extended outward behind her until it broke free and slithered its way to the old man becoming one with his own. "What's going on? I feel so- tired all of a-." She said just before passing out due to an unknown Miasma that filled the cave of origin.

"Yes Buttercup, you definitely are the one-!" The wizard chuckled while holding a vial filled with a dark substance. "-I will unleash that pride of yours, you will become the champion of the world!" He said in a deep pitched voice while warping back to his original form. The world around them shattered and returned to darkness as Buttercup frightfully woke up from her unnerving nightmare. "Buttercup- pipe down will ya? We're trying to sleep!" Blossom angrily mumbled while turning the other way. "Huh- oh sorry." She said while checking the time. "0436- I still have a couple more hours left. She thought to herself while getting comfortable and slowly drifting back to sleep. "I'm- the Champion?"

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Early the next day.

HIM was deep inside the confides of one of his distortions waiting very impatiently for his three wonderful children.

"Boys- get in here! I am not going to repeat myself again!"

All three Ruffs stepped in with half closed eyes still feeling a bit drowsy. "What's with all the noise? We're trying to sleep." The ruff leader said with a tired expression on his face.

"Could you do an evil task for me? I've created a very special Virus that will bring out Buttercups evil potential, fusing her with its wicked power and transform her into a demonic creature!"

"Wait what?! You want us to make her stronger? What the hell? You're supposed to make us stronger!" Brick yelled while stomping his foot on the ground. "Yeah Pops! Did you get a screw knocked loose the last time those losers beat you up?" The green-eyed ruff added.

"No you little brats- I haven't lost my mind yet! I simply want to influence her-" "Implying that you'll lose your mind later on huh? I guess we need to put you in a nursing home before you start wearing diapers too!" Brick interrupted with a smug expression on his face.

As the boys laughed at HIM's expense the light in the room shifted and the temperature rapidly increased. "Hey, is it getting hot in here or is it just me?" Boomer asked while wiping the sweat from his soaked face. All three boys gasped in fright as Lord HIM's body radiated with his Demonic power. "Boys- it's not nice to make fun of your Father like that, I might have another slip and accidentally reduce you back to your original ingredients-again... Do you remember how much fun we had playing that game last time? Hmm?"

"Yes- yes we do- Lord HIM!" Brick stuttered. "We're sorry!" Butch cried out. "Please don't do that again!" Boomer pleaded while all three boys knelled in submission.

"Good Boys." HIM said with a big foreboding smile. "Now- I want you three to go down to Townsville, cause some chaos and lure out their righteous heroes The Powerpuff Girls. Remember that little something I told you about a month ago? It's almost time to start phase two of the games!"

"Ugh, sure- I remember..." Brick said while scratching his head. "Of course we do..." the blue one Mumbled.

"You idiots forgot didn't you..." HIM said with an irritated expression. "Nonetheless, I want you three to subdue the girls and fire this potion at Buttercup, It's very important that you hit her with it!" HIM said while holding up the vial of demonic energy and handing it over to Brick. The boy's eyes went wide. "Wow- I can feel the evil energy coming off of it!" Butch exclaimed.

"One more thing I forgot to Mention-" HIM pointed his claw towards the boys and fired a beam of dark energy straight into their core.

Brick was stunned with an overwhelming feeling of malice. "What did you-?" "Hey Brick look I'm glowing!" Boomer exclaimed as he felt all powerful. "Yeah me too!" Butch added.

"-Today's also the day you finally defeat the Powerpuff Girls once and for all! This power I gave you is only temporary- however, I can make this a permanent feeling later on if you'd like-." HIM glared at his creations, they were busy goofing around and hitting each others upper arms.

HIM slightly more annoyed screeched in his deep demonic voice. "Now! Go jack up some townspeople and lure them out, do this for me and the world is ours!"

"Wait- why should we?" Brick questioned as he punched Butch in the arm. "Yeah, what's in it for us if we turn Buttercup into that demonic whats it?" Boomer added. "You three-!" HIM's veins started to pulsate. "DO AS YOU'RE TOLD OR I WILL TURN YOU INTO LITERAL INSECTS!" HIM screamed as his entire body combusted in flames and he pointed his claw at the boys. "OK you win!" The boys cried as they hastily flew to Townsville to initiate HIM's plan.

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Later that day.

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The Powerpuff Girls were busy studying in the 2nd grade eagerly waiting for the bell to ring for lunch; Buttercup was struggling to stay awake while Bubbles was trying to figure out multiplacations when the hotline rang. Blossom quickly answered the phone.

"Yes mayor, what's the trouble?"

"Blossom! Get to Townsville fast! The Rowdyruff boys are destroying everything and jacking up the townspeople!"

"You call that a taco!" Brick yelled in the background as he smacked someone across the head.

"Alright mayor, we're on our way! Girls, the Boys are causing trouble again, let's go!" Blossom commanded just as Buttercup's head slammed onto the desk and she snapped out of her daydream. "Huh, what? A fight? Alright let's go!"

The girls quickly flew downtown where they found the Rowdyruff Boys destroying the 99 cent store and raiding the snack stand. "Alright boys put the clerk, the Cheetos, and the Funyuns down!" Blossom commanded. "Well, well, looks like we finally lured you three clowns out of hiding; now it's time to FIGHT!" Brick yelled as the ruffs took the initiative and rapidly dashed towards the girls; they gave them all a swift super kick to the face sending the girls flying high in the sky from the attack. The boys quickly rushed behind them and super punched them smack into the street.

"Owwwyyyyy that really hurt" Bubbles cried as she rubbed her bottom. "What's up with these guys? Why are they glowing like that?" Blossom questioned while rubbing her head.

Before anyone could reply the boys rushed up to them again. "Take this!" Brick yelled as the girls were painfully beaten into the ground with a flurry of super punches to the face. The girls lay beaten in the crater, the boys picked each girl up by the shirt and super punched them again and again in the gut. Buttercup leg started twitching after the onslaught.

"Uh, I think I killed her." Butch said with a grin.

"You idiot we need her alive!" Brick yelled while smacking Butch across the head.

"Sorry- I guess I don't know my own strength since we got this power up." Butch shrugged.

"Well toss her aside, you can keep beating Blossom- I'm going to infect her with the virus!" Brick said while dropping Blossom back into the crater and pulling out the vial of Demonic energy.

"I think he said all I need to do is open it and point it at her- right?" Brick mumbled as he pulled the top off of the vial releasing its foreboding energy and causing the air to feel incredibly thick with malice.

"It's time." HIM said as he watched on the big screen from is domain.

"Woah- this thing feels wickedly evil! "Brick said as Butch got Buttercup in position away from her sisters just as she was waking up. "Well Buttercup- its been nice knowing ya, but it's time for you to say good night sucker!" The red Ruff proclaimed as he fired the demonic energy at his target; It launched out towards her in a spiral fashion piercing her flesh and infusing deep within her soul.

"Buttercup!" Her sisters both cried out as they frantically tried pushing the boys off of them only to get knocked out by another super punch to the face. Brick yelled as he moved his arm across his face to block the purple flashing light emitting from his victim.

Buttercup screamed in agony at the top of her lungs; Her entire body was surrounded by dark red ribbons of demonic energy that orbited around her in a sphere, she was glowing with a dark purple aura and her entire body was pulsating with unrest.

Lord HIM's eyes were glued to the monitor as something unexpected was transpiring. "What's going on?! Why isn't it transforming her?! She should be warping into a damn Demon by now!" HIM smashed his claw into the arm rest of his seat. "Wait- it's fusing with her soul right?" He quickly analyzed her energy output from his monitor. "Hmm- Maybe." He then materialized his log book and rapidly flipped through the pages frantically searching for something. "Could it be?" His eyes grew wide with ecstatic excitement. "Yes- This is quite the unexpected surprise!" He chuckled in a devious manner. "Demonic Fusion."

Buttercup's body was then surrounded by a black swirling vortex of evil energy that condensed deep inside her soul- completely vanishing without a trace while leaving only a shell of what she once was. She stood motionless with wide blackened eyes and pale white skin. Her body twitched violently as she screamed at the top of her lungs; she then levitated as her skin tore apart and exploded with twisted power. Her sisters and the boys got hit by the massive shock wave and were tossed back like leaves in the wind. Buttercup stood in the middle of the cracked road, her clothes, eyes and energy where all glowing dark purple.

"Wha-what happened?" Buttercup mumbled to herself as she looked down at her dark colored clothes. "Yeah what happened? I thought when I used that vial it would transform you into a demon! Well no matter, your sisters are beaten and you're all alone so we'll just finish you right now!" Brick yelled as him and his brothers glowing aura faded away.

The boys dashed towards her and tried to kick her into the street again but they missed. Buttercup appeared behind them and swung her leg smacking Boomer in the face, she then dashed up and super punched Brick in the gut and shot Butch with her evil dark purple laser eyes.

"What's going on? I feel so much stronger and faster than before!" Buttercup started glowing with dark energy as she dashed towards the boys.

She super punched Brick in the gut as hard as she could and followed up with a super kick to his face sending him into a nearby tower destroying it on impact. She then swiftly flew over to Butch's side and with an evil grin pointed her hand at his face; Butch froze up as Buttercup fired a dark purple ball of demonic energy at point blank range. Butch was sent flying into a building causing it to collapse on top of him which knocked him out of the fight.

Boomer dashed behind Buttercup and quickly tried grabbing her but she swiftly avoided it and kneed him in the gut; Boomer flew high and Buttercup quickly chased after him. She swung her leg around and super kicked him back down towards the battered street creating a small crater as he impacted. Brick was alone, wounded but still willing to fight. " tahh-is that all you got?" Brick Mustered up his strength. "I'm not done with you… not by a long shot." He said confidently.

But before Brick could counterattack; Lord HIM arrived on the battlefield and grabbed his arm. "Not yet, you will have your chance soon." Him said as he and the Boys vanished in a dark red mist.

"What was that about? Well, I guess I better go see how Blossom and Bubbles are doing." Buttercup said as she flew down to check on her sisters condition. Suddenly she felt a painful shock all throughout her body and she started feeling increasingly weaker; her dark purple eyes and clothes started to fade away and turn green again. "Feel-so-tired, but I… need to help… my sisters." And with those words Buttercup collapsed on the battered street, exhausted and seemingly back to normal.

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The next day Buttercup awoke in her bed, confused and weary from the day before.

"Wha- where? I'm-home?" She said while scanning her surroundings. Just then the Professor walked in and saw her up. "Ah glad to see you're feeling better, you had such a hard fight."

"Professor what happened to me?" Buttercup asked in a concerned tone. "Well, I don't know. When you feel a little better can you see me in my lab, I would like to talk to you about something and find out what it was that caused you to turn purple like that." The Professor said while placing a cold glass of water on the dresser.

"You saw it?"

"No your sisters told me about it. That reminds me, breakfast is ready so go eat up and just relax for a while O.K.?"

"O.K. Professor."

To Be Continued