Hey guys, here's chapter 2 with Butch and Buttercup.
Friday, November 6, 3:30 pm
Buttercup headed off toward the large pond in the center of Townsville Park to just lay down and soak up a little sun, while Blossom went to get a bite to eat and Bubbles went off to talk to the squirrels.
"Pffffftttttt, always talking to the animals, eh Bubbles?" She said to herself.
Buttercup obviously loved her sister unconditionally but sometimes she did think she needed to be a bit tougher. Even after that time she pretended to be Boomer for a day, although she did become more assertive and convicted, those moments where still too few and far between and she still had these emotional outbursts that resulted in her breaking down and crying over something simple. Having said that however, Buttercup did understand that Bubbles is her own person and that if she did change her personality permanently in anyway, things wouldn't be the same between them, and there are times when it is nice to have a very sweet and caring sister like Bubbles around when you've had a bad day and needed a shoulder to cry on or someone to just listen to you.
Buttercup put that thought out of her head for now since she just wanted to relax and there are few better ways of doing that then laying out in the sun on a nice day. As she was approaching the pond however, she noticed that someone was skipping stones and the stones were going all the way across to the other side and even skipping on land for a few yards.
Whoa, somebody has a good throwing arm to be doing that. She thought.
When she walked around a couple of large boulders to see who it was however, she saw that Butch was the one skipping the stones.
Butch!? What the heck is he doing here?
Buttercup was about to walk away when she realized that, for once, Butch seemed to have a thoughtful look on his face and even what appeared to be a flicker of fear or something that was a bit haunting in his eye as well. So, Buttercup decided to swallow her pride and go over to see how Butch was doing.
Once she got close enough however, she did decide to crack a small joke at his expense.
"Are you just skipping the stones until you can think of something destructive to do Butch?"
Butch flinched and spun around to see Buttercup leaning against a nearby boulder with a cocky grin on her face.
Buttercup fully expected Butch to make a jeering remark or to just threaten her in some regard but instead, he just quickly glanced around to see if anybody was nearby watching them before he calmed down and said, "No, I'm thinking about what happened on Halloween and this is actually something that helps me think."
Buttercup blinked in surprise, Butch was being uncharacteristically calm and level headed and it threw her off balance. She's so used to him being the hyper-active, eager-to-fight, lunatic, that it took almost every ounce of self control not to have her jaw drop in shock.
After she convinced herself that Butch was actually being serious, Buttercup walked a bit closer and sat down on a small rock at the edge of the pond just a few feet from him.
It was quiet for a few moments before Buttercup finally said, "Yeah, my sisters and I have been thinking about what happened too." Buttercup then chuckles and continues on by saying, "In fact, we've been thinking about it so much that it's one of the few things we've been thinking about at all recently."
Butch raises an eyebrow and asks, "What're one of the other things you guys have been thinking about?"
Buttercup gets a cheeky grin and says, "Well, one of the other things we've been thinking about is the fact that you and your brothers have actually kept your word of not causing any trouble so far."
Butch blinks in surprise before scoffing and saying, "Funny, very funny." Although he is actually smiling a little as he says this.
They descend into a somewhat awkward silence while not looking at each other before Buttercup decides to let Butch know something that she felt like she didn't convey well enough on Halloween.
"Butch, I really am grateful for what you did for me that night. Pulling me down to the ground and all when the cannon went off."
Butch snapped his attention to Buttercup after she said that. Granted she did thank him for it at the time but she said it in a tough tone of voice when she did. This time however, she really was thanking him from the bottom of her heart and she truly meant it.
After he thought about it for a moment, he decided to do the same.
"Your Welcome." Now Buttercup snaps her attention to Butch as he goes on. "Also, I should thank you again for saving me from drowning in the lake after the boat crashed." Butch shivered and Buttercup noticed that haunted look in his eye from earlier came back. "And as much as I hate to admit this, that was the most scared I have ever been in my life and I was just having trouble breathing without getting any water in my mouth. I can't imagine how scary it was for Bubbles since she almost did, uh...well, you know."
Buttercup shivered at the memory of that glazed look in Bubbles' eyes as she was slipping away. If Boomer hadn't saved her, albeit in a somewhat unconventional way, punching her in the stomach, then she probably wouldn't be here today.
Buttercup smiled. "Yeah. Let Boomer know that we're all grateful for that, even if the way he did it was unconventional."
Butch chuckled at that. "Yeah, no problem. I didn't even know you could save someone from drowning like that."
Buttercup chuckled, then decided it was time to change things up.
"Ok, enough of the serious stuff. Let's lighten the mood shall we?"
Butch blinked in surprise while turning toward her saying, "Huh?"
Buttercup smirked, "You and I are obviously strong enough to skip the stones all the way across the pond, heck we're probably strong enough to skip them across the Atlantic Ocean, so let's see who's more accurate instead." Buttercup then points across the pond at a flat stone sticking out just above the water's surface on the opposite shoreline. "First person to land 10 stones on that rock wins."
Butch looks at the stone, then back at Buttercup, then back at the stone. Grinning, he looks back at Buttercup and says, "Oh, you are on."
Buttercup nods and grins back.
15 minutes later, Butch actually beats Buttercup but only just since they both had nine and it just happened to be Butch's turn.
"Yeah! Boo-yaw!" Butch brags.
Buttercup meanwhile growls a little and says under her breath, "Beginners luck." But overall, she's not too sore about losing since she did say she wanted to lighten the mood.
With a sigh, Buttercup turned to Butch, held out her hand and said, "Good game. I hate losing mind you but still, good game." Buttercup was expecting Butch to really rub it in but he surprised her yet again.
Butch looked at Buttercup's hand, shrugged his shoulders, and shook it saying, "Yeah, I guess it was. Thanks."
Buttercup looked at Butch in shock. He was behaving so out of character that it actually bugged her a bit, but Butch brought back a small sense of normalcy with his next statement.
"Granted, I'm not too surprised that I won." He said while grinning.
Buttercup blinked before saying, "...and there's a little bit of the lunatic I'm used to dealing with." Although she didn't mean it in a nasty way.
Butch just chuckles.
Buttercup hears the Townsville Clock tower chime 4 o'clock and realizes that she needs to head home.
"Alright Butch, I need to head home now."
Butch nods in understanding saying, "Yeah, my brothers and I are going to take off pretty soon too."
Buttercup's eyes widen a bit and she asks, "Wait, Brick and Boomer are out here somewhere too?"
Butch nods. "Yeah, it just turns out we each wanted to do something different."
Buttercup raises an eyebrow and asks, "Really? Alright, where's Boomer?"
"He said something about hanging out in the trees."
"...and where's Brick?"
"I think he got something to eat."
Buttercup's eyes widened. "Ok, this is a little creepy; Bubbles wanted to go talk to some squirrels that live in the trees and Blossom went to get something to eat as well. I'll bet you Bubbles and Blossom bumped into Boomer and Brick."
Butch scoffs and says, "With the way our luck pans out sometimes, I wouldn't be surprised."
"Yeah, I know what you mean." After a brief pause, Buttercup says, "Well, see you later Butch."
Butch nods. "Yeah, later."
And with that, Buttercup headed home.
Alright, chapter 2.
All that's left now is Brick and Blossom's chapter and that one will be a bit longer since the two intellectuals of the two groups are going to have a lot more to talk about than the others. It also means it might take me longer to write so please be patient with me.
Also, a lot of people have been asking for a continuation on Powerpuff Halloween but that story is finished. I am technically continuing it by writing this one and the sequel Friends and Heroes, but Powerpuff Halloween itself is done.
See you guys later.