Hello everyone! Thanks for going this far in. I hope you like it. I own nothing. Except Kori and Ryu. And the story line. And my violin and ocarina.

Chapter One: Team

*DING* Professor Utonium went over to answer the door. Standing outside was Ryu and his younger brother Kori. He opened the door and invited them in. At the same time the girls came down to greet them.

"Ah," said the Professor, "you must be Dr. Kiyomizu, correct? And this is your little brother?"

"You are correct," Ryu replied. "It is a pleasure to finally meet you."

"It's nice to meet you, Professor Utonium," said Kori, with one ear bud in. "Hey, girls."

"Hey, Kori," said the girls in unison.

"So," started the Professor, "how are your parents?" Ryu just smiled.

"Kori." He looked at his older brother. "Why don't you and the girls go and play? I would like to talk to the Professor alone. I have much I want to talk to him about."

"Okay, brother."

"C'mon," said Buttercup. I wanna show you the Danger Room." The girls led him to the basement while the Professor and Ryu stayed in the living room.

"This is the Danger Room," said Blossom. "It's a holographic projection room that puts you in real life situations. The damage you take while in the room feels real and varies depending on the level you set it on."

"What's the highest?" asks Kori.

"Me and Blossom are at level 20," said Buttercup. "Bubbles only got to level 13."

"Buttercup," cried Bubbles.

"Well it's true," she said.

"Can I try?" The girls looked at Kori.

"Sure," said Buttercup without hesitation. "Let's see what you can do."

"Cool," he said. "Oh, is it possible to plug up my iPod into the controls?"

"Yeah," replied Blossom.

"Then can you plug mine up and play this song? I wanna see what it's like to fight with background music."

"Okay," she replied. Kori walked into the room and as he did Blossom plugged his iPod in.

"Turn it up to level 25, please."

"Are you sure, Kori," asked Bubbles.

"I think so," said Blossom. Bubbles looked at her, confused. "He seems really capable. I think he can hold his own. Ok we'll do it. Buttercup, level 25."

"K." She turned the danger level to 25 and pressed play on his song.

In the background of the burning city played "Cause Disarray" By Galneryus. Monsters of all sizes came out from in, around, and on top of the buildings. They charged and so did he. He didn't display his fire powers this time. All he did was use his super speed. He took a shard of glass from a broken window, thin enough to wrap his hands around, and started slashing at the monster's legs. As they fell he delivered a finishing blow to their heads.

"Turn it up to level 40." Buttercup turned it up without thinking.

"Buttercup!" the girls screamed at her.

"What," she asked. They continued to watch.

Back inside the room, Kori stood there waiting for the next danger. He looked down and saw his shadow starts to move. It jumps from body and stands upright. The shadow assumes his form and an outline of his shard of glass. The two charge at each other, clashing swords (-ish). They exchanged blows, their attacks were equal. They stopped attacking; Kori realized it was futile to use the same moves. Kori took the glass and shattered it further than it already was. He made the pieces levitate and launch at the shadow. The shadow was pierced with devastating force; enough to make a hole in a tank 6 inches in diameter. The shadow fell, defeated, and conformed to him. The simulation was ended and he walked out of the room; the girls rushed over to congratulate him.

"That was amazing," said Blossom.

"Yeah," said Buttercup. "You were all like 'WHAM' and 'POW'! And the way you cut those monsters, with glass!"

"Since when have you had telekinesis?" asked Blossom.

"I didn't until now."

"What?"

"I just wanted to try something out."

"But…" she started, "shouldn't the shadow have all of your moves?"

"It probably did. But when it was created it was created with my base moves, the moves I had known about previously. If you're up against an opponent who has all the same moves as you then your best bet is to create something that is unique to you; or at least something to catch your opponent off guard."

"Aw yeah!" shouted Buttercup. "That's what I'm talking about! It's because you're so awesome."

"Although," they all turned to face Bubbles, "where did you get your powers from, Kori?" the girls turned to look at Kori. He shrugged his shoulders and unplugged his iPod.

"What do you mean?" asked Blossom.

"I've had them for as long as I can remember," Kori replied. "My brother doesn't have them so it was probably my parents experimenting on me while I was a fetus."

"Eww," said Bubbles.

"Sorry," he said. "I can't censor reality."

"I just have to get over it," she said.

"But," started Blossom, "if you don't mind me asking, what did happen to your parents? What were they like?"

"'They're selfish people who didn't deserve to live. They are a curse to life and if they're dead then they're a curse to the afterlife.'" The girls look at him, shocked. "That's what brother always says. I've never met them and can't say anything about them. I'm not even sure if they gave me these powers." The girls looked at him.

"We're sorry, Kori," said Bubbles. "We had no idea."

"You see," he continued, "the thing about not knowing them is that I don't miss them. You don't have to feel sad, girls. I'm fine. Let's forget about this conversation, okay?" The girls nodded their heads and smiled again.

"Kori," shouted Ryu from upstairs. "We're leaving now. Tell the girls goodbye. You'll see them again tomorrow."

"Well," started Kori, "I'll see you girls later."

"Bye, Kori," the girls said in unison. He went upstairs and left.

That night at the girl's house, Bubbles is brushing Blossoms hair while Buttercup listens to music with one ear bud in. Bubbles breaks the silence.

"Do you think Kori really means what he said about not missing his parents?" The girls look at her. "Sorry. That's the only thing that's been on my mind for a little while."

"No, it's fine," replies Blossom. "I was thinking about that, too. It just doesn't seem normal."

"Of course it's normal," said Buttercup. "Some people just feel the way they do. He's probably tougher than nails."

"Yeah," said Bubbles putting a smile back on. "You're probably right."

"There's a first," said Blossom sarcastically.

"Aw, shut up!" screamed Buttercup throwing a pillow at her. Now Buttercup became serious. "He could also be trying to hide his true feelings from us." Bubbles' smile went away and they sat in silence. Bubbles' smiled again.

"Hey, if he is upset then maybe we can cheer him up. I think I might know how." The girls looked at her confused.

The next day, Kori met the girls at school. He had bags under his eyes.

"Kori," said Bubbles. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," he replied. "I just didn't get enough sleep, that's all. I'll sleep in class and have my brother explain anything I don't understand."

"Why would you sleep in class," started Blossom. "There's a test today."

"Even better. I'll finish the test and then sleep. Simple."

"Good morning students," said a teacher. "Sorry I wasn't here, I had a stomach virus."

"Who is this?" Kori asked Blossom.

"She is our regular teacher," she replied. "Ms. Murdock. Ms. Keane usually subs. when she is out." Kori was introduced to the teacher and then the test began. Shortly before the test was over the red and white phone rang.

"C'mon, girls," said Buttercup. "The Mayor needs us. You can come to this time, Kori." Ms. Murdock let them leave. The girls flew away while Kori ran at top speed.

They reached the area in time to find the city in shambles.

"Who did this?" asked Kori.

"Well," started Blossom. I'm not seeing any giant monsters, so it's Princess, the Roudyruff Boys, or Fuzzy Lumpkins."

"I don't know any of those people."

"Actually," said a female voice, "the culprit is me." They all turned to, who they thought was, Princess. They were wrong. They were faced with a girl, about the same age as them, with purple clothes and eyes and brown hair in a ponytail. She had the same build as the girls. The girls had a look of horror on their faces. "Did you miss me? Of course you didn't."

"B-Bunny…?" said Bubbles.

"Who," asked Kori.

"She's our other sister," said Buttercup. "She died the same day she was created. She died trying to protect us."

"Take those looks off of your faces," Bunny said. "I know it's just a farce."

"Wh-what are you talking about?" asked Bubbles. "What do you-" Within an instant Bunny was in front of Bubbles. Her shin up to Bubbles temple.

"Oh shut it you overly-sensitive crybaby." She kicked Bubbles clear through 5 buildings, making each hole bigger than the last.

"Bubbles," the last three shouted in unison. Bubbles was still conscious. Bunny grabbed Blossom's and Buttercup's heads and knocked them together. They fell to the ground, conscious but paralyzed. She went up to Kori faster than he could react. She gently placed her hand on his cheek.

"You're cute. So much different from what I was when I first came into this world." She brought her face closer to his. "I wonder why the girls would take on another super-powered being." Her lips inched closer and closer to his. Before they kissed a sword of fire almost pierced Bunny's head. "Cute and deadly." Her gentle touch quickly turned into a forceful grip. She picked him up and dropped him on the ground with force enough to shatter metal. "That wasn't very fun at all. I was hoping to be able to humiliate the girls a little more." Bunny started to walk over to Blossom and Buttercup.

"Is that all you got?" She turned around and saw Kori standing up as if he weren't hit.

"Ooh," she exclaimed. "Resilient, too." She charged at him and pierced him in the chest with her hand.

"That was an after image," Kori said from behind her. As he said that the Kori in front of her disappeared. When it fully went away he kicked her in the spine with enough force to kill a normal person. She was sent flying in the air. Kori caught up with her and the two exchanged blows. None of their attacks hit each other. Kori landed on a building and Bunny flew in front of him.

"Humph," she pouted "you can't even fly. Pathetic. They let you be part of the family but not me. This is disgusting." She charged at him again. Before she could get to him Kori got to her and kicked her far away.

She landed at the girl's house in their room. She was lying on the floor. Kori stood in front, looking down on her.

"They did love you." She looked at him, wide-eyed. She sat up. "Don't think the girls hated you."

"You ignorant… they did hate me! That's why they sent me away without remorse! You weren't there! You don't know!"

"But I heard you went back and saved them."

"And I was a fool! I'm not so naïve anymore." Kori looked down on the floor and saw a piece of purple cloth. He picked it up and showed it to her.

"Is this yours?" She gasped. "They kept it. You saw the look on their faces earlier. They were happy to see you."

"That didn't look happy to me."

"It's because they know death is absolute. It's a surprise to see someone brought back from the dead. How are you supposed to react when someone you loved comes back? They kept it because it was the last thing they had that belonged to someone they loved?"

"Are you kidding?! They probably kept it because they wanted to laugh at someone who failed to become a Powerpuff Girl!"

"Now you're just being stupid." She looked at him. "Or, you're trying to find a reason to justify your hate and the things you've done." Tears started to crawl down her face. She dropped her head and started to cry. "You knew they never hated you, didn't you? Then why did you attack?" She stopped her sobbing. Tears still rolling down her face she looked up at him.

"I don't know." Kori went up to her and kneeled down.

"The dead should stay dead," he told her. She just smiled. She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him.

"Please take care of the girls." There was a slight pause, a silent agreement, and then Kori stabbed her through the stomach with his Flame Guard. She kissed him on the cheek. "Now I see what the girls see in you. He removed the blade from her. Her body was then engulfed in a green fire, not Kori's. Her remains disappeared with the fire.

Kori made his way back to the girls. He brought them all close together.

"Accelerate." He had his hands hover over the girl's heads. A blue light fell from his hands and onto the girls. They woke up.

"Wh-where's Bunny?" asked Blossom. Kori didn't answer. His silence said everything.

"Let her rest in peace," said Buttercup. "The dead should stay dead."

"You've been full of logical statements lately, Buttercup," said Blossom.

"I said shut up!" Bubbles laughed at the bickering. Then she remembered something.

"Kori," she said. He turned to look at her. "How would you like to be a Powerpuff Girl?" There was a silence. Kori finally replied.

"You feel upset that I don't have parents, correct?" They all looked shocked. "You feel bad so you want me to join your family, in a sense."

"Y-yeah," admitted Bubbles. He brought the three girls in and hugged them.

"Sure," he replied. "But I won't be a Powerpuff Girl. I'll just be 'Kori'. Is that okay?" The girls hugged him back to reply 'yes'.

THANK YOU FOR READING! I get so excited writing this story. This is what should have been said in the first chapter. So please review, i want to hear others imputs. Feel free to be as blunt about it as you want. Flames are not prohibited, but have a valid reason as to why you do not like something i did. Continue living your life as long as it doesn't hinder anothers!