Momoko's New Personality
Disclaimer: Powerpuff Girls Z is not owned by me.
Starting here, OOC Momoko will be in this story.
Chapter 2: To Begin
Chapter Start
(Tokyo, May 24, 2035, Thursday)
Miyako isn't having the best of days. Just last night and this morning, she had to beat up a bunch of monsters before school with Buttercup. The result of this is going to school way too tired for her own good. It doesn't help that just yesterday, Momoko apparently suddenly got amnesia. Both Miyako and Kaoru are hoping to talk to her.
"Good Morning, Miyako..." Kaoru said, swaying a bit as she walked to where Miyako is.
"Good Morning, Kaoru..." Miyako replied, yawning.
"Do you think Momoko will be at school?" Kaoru asked, concerned for their self-proclaimed leader.
"I don't know. Maybe. I mean, I doubt the parents of Momoko will bother with transferring schools for amnesia." Miyako shrugged.
"I don't mean that..." Kaoru sweat- dropped. "I mean, will her mom allow her to go to school at all today?"
"Why do we feel like she won't even remember us...?" Miyako sighed.
"That's what amnesia does you know." Kaoru once again sweat- dropped.
"But I think we were lucky yesterday." Miyako said. "We were able to escape class without a mundane problem."
"I thought you were gonna say that Keane-sensei didn't figure out that we weren't in the infirmary at all." Kaoru sighed.
"That too. My head was too tired to remember I have to say something out of the ordinary sicknesses." Miyako grinned. Kaoru sighed. They have barely noticed that they already were at school.
"You're just making me laugh, aren't you?" Kaoru said accusingly. "To forget what happened to Momoko. Well too bad for you. I wasn't fooled."
"Making Kaoru laugh? It's easier to get her in a skirt." smirked Himeko from behind the two.
"What was that supposed to mean!" Kaoru almost yelled but she kept her voice in check.
"Well I guess it is an exaggeration." Himeko smirked, happy that she got the attention of the two, marched off.
"It's actually quite true the first time." Miyako grinned. "I mean you may even be in a skirt today."
"Oh, very funny." Kaoru glared at the blonde girl. They soon arrived at their homeroom. Keane-sensei should be arriving any minute by the time they were seated. The class was talking about some sort of gossip but everything stopped when they heard a voice from the door.
"Sorry Ms. Keane, but I'm afraid I simply don't know what to do with her. She refuses to stay at home, at the hospital, at the cafe, not even the sweets store, so I HAD to take her to school!" said the voice. The whole class knew immediately what happened and started a new talk. This time, about Momoko, much to Kaoru's grief. She really doesn't like talks about Momoko's amnesia.
"Well, I would take her in the class, but I may have to treat her like a transfer..." They heard Keane-sensei reply. It would seem that they are gonna have to let someone they already know by heart as a Hero Maniac introduce herself to the whole group. Himeko decided to try and show her off by telling Momoko about herself instead.
"This won't end well..." Sighed Kaoru, and decided to just look out the window and ignore the girl who just entered the room. However, she can't resist taking a quick peek at the hyper girl. Although... She is anything but hyper or something related to those lines. The Momoko she was right now staring at was observing the room with a quick eye and familiarizing herself with the faces of the class.
"Ok... Momoko, please introduce yourself to the class." Ms. Keane said, not used to what to do about a student that had amnesia.
"Oh, no need, Ma'am." Himeko said, raising her arm. "I bet I can tell her about herself more than she could." Ms. Keane was beside herself. She knew that doing so is rude to someone. But Momoko cut off what Ms. Keane was about to say.
"Very well." Momoko spoke with a very formal tone. "You may begin the introduction, Ms..."
"Himeko. Shirogane Himeko" Himeko frowned. The voice was too formal. It almost felt as though Momoko was really fooling around with them. Much of the class was quite beside themselves.
"... Shirogane." Momoko nodded.
"Ok, you are Akatsutsumi Momoko." Himeko started; suddenly unnerved by the cool reaction Momoko was giving her. "You are a Hero Maniac, who loves sweets and is a bit boy-crazy."
"Are those details from my previous persona, Ms. Shirogane?" Momoko raised an eyebrow.
"... Yes." Himeko said, lost for words. Right now, an amnesiac girl is right now disregarding her past life as tough it was some sort of unnecessary detail. Most people will think that she would be curious.
"Very well, Ms. Shirogane." Momoko cleared her throat. "While those details may accurately describe me in my former life, they may or may not describe me now."
"What do you mean?" Himeko looked at the red-bowed girl.
"First question, what is a Hero Maniac?" asked Momoko.
"Someone who likes acting around as though she is some hero of the world." Someone piped up from the back.
"I see..." Momoko said. "Sensei, can we please carry on with our class? It is high time we start the lesson, which from the hastily written notes of my former self is about this, right?" Momoko started discussing with the teacher.
"... Someone with amnesia remembers the stories of the teacher..." sweat dropped a student. Miyako looked at the new Momoko a bit oddly. Kaoru was beside herself with shock. And luck just decided to send their way another monster.
"Keane-sensei! My back thinks it's my front now!" Miyako said, pretending that her body is twisting violently. Apparently, her front does not think so and returns her body back.
"My hand thinks it's my feet now!" Kaoru said, doing a handstand to emphasize the point.
"That's odd... Go to the infirmary." Ms. Keane said. The two ran out, still doing the same actions. She turned to Momoko to see her smashing her fist on her belt "buckle." These three are lucky apparently. They had belts that resemble those of the PPGZ and they are quite rare apparently. So far, the only people Keane have seen with those belts are those three themselves.
"And those two had to get an odd disease when I restocked my remedies." Keane sighed. However, she was still glad that Momoko is still left behind. "Now everyone... Let's continue our topic." By lunchtime, the two had yet to return. Momoko decided to categorize the class into trustworthy and people who she will have to cold shoulder, and people she would have to ignore. Unfortunately, Many people made it to the ignore stage, including Gotokuji Miyako and Matsubara Kaoru, reasons for having an unknown sickness, which may be potentially dangerous. Among the cold-shoulder category, Shirogane made it to top 1, reason for being obviously a spoiled bratty shorty who resorts with money for almost everything. No one made it to trustworthy. Momoko decided that she will be anti-social to the class for a while. The school was dismissed without the two, Miyako and Kaoru, ever returning.
"Now that was a rewarding day." Momoko said. She had only a hint of a smile playing on her lips."
"You are Akatsutsumi Momoko, am I correct?" A total stranger talked to Momoko. A small lab-coated child stood next to the stranger. There is also a mechanical dog.
"Hai, I'm assuming I knew you in my previous persona?" Momoko glared at the lab-coated guy.
"That would be correct. I'm Professor Utonium. This is my son, Kitazawa Ken, and our digital dog, Peach."
"Right..." Momoko stood warily. "So, what do you want?"
"We would like you to join us. We will talk about it at the lab."
"Oh, no way. I'm going straight home and do my homework." Momoko marched off. Ken was dumbfounded.
"Well isn't that just great... It's like telling us that the Powerpuff Girls Z doesn't promote homework." Ken said.
"We still need her though... Bubbles and Buttercup were caught by Mojo, and I'm not sure how we're going to get them back." Professor Utonium sighed.
(Akatsutsumi's Home)
"NEE-SAN!" Kuriko shook her older sibling from her concentration and pointed at the television. "The Powerpuff Z LOST!"
"Everyone is entitled to lose once in a while." Momoko shook away the girl.
"But nee-san! Bubbles and Buttercup were captured by Mojo! And right now, he's wreaking havoc across the city! Where is BLOSSOM?"
"How am I supposed to know?" Momoko once again shrugged her off.
"But nee-san!" Kuriko once again tried to get Momoko's attention when a knock on the door was heard. Momoko sighed and opened the door.
"Who is it?" Momoko questioned the man who has suddenly arrived.
"Looks like what Professor Utonium said is true. You did lose your memory." The man sighed. "What do you think we should do, Miss Bellum?"
"Why don't we take her to the lab?" The lady behind the man said.
"Very well. Will you please join us?" The man said.
"I have a test tomorrow and homework to finish. Plus, I don't even know you." Momoko said, closing the door." 'More strangers.' Momoko thought silently. 'I'm not even sure if they DO know me, or just using my amnesia to do something horrible.' Then she thought. 'Is amnesia really the term for my problem?'
"Please listen to us." Called the man behind the door.
"Open the door for the Mayor of Tokyo." The girl named Miss Bellum called as well.
'Mayor?' Momoko clambered away from the door and called for her mom.
"Mom! Some man calling himself Mayor wants to talk to me!"
"I'll talk to him." Ms. Akatsutsumi sighed. Even she won't be sure unless she sees him for her own eyes. Why would the mayor visit an amnesiac child, anyway? She arrived at the door to see Momoko standing away from the door. Kakiko Akatsutsumi sighed and opened the door to see the Mayor talking to his assistant.
"Oh, Mayor." Kakiko bowed a bit as a greeting. "What would you need for my eldest daughter?"
"I need to take her to the lab. We may be able to jog her memory a bit." Mayor said to the mother.
"Very well. I would like to join you." Kakiko said.
"Oh, no need, Mrs. Akatsutsumi. We'll gladly take her with us. You need to stay here and take care of your youngest daughter, right?"
"Are you sure?" Kakiko said worriedly.
"Do not worry. Professor Utonium is an honorable man." Miss Bellum said. "And I will be here to make sure nothing bad will happen to the child."
"Thank you for your concern, but I would wish to be with my child." Kakiko said firmly.
"Please, Akatsutsumi-san. Momoko-chan will be quite alright with us, right, Momoko?"
"Yes ma'am. Okaa-san you don't need to worry much about my well-being. But even if it's the mayor I'll be sure to smash him if he does something bad." With that threat, she went into the car."
"Well, isn't that just nice." sulked the mayor climbed into the car quickly.
"It's quite apt for a child." Ms. Bellum said, climbing into the driver's seat.
"I'll be going with you!" Mrs. Akatsutsumi said firmly, running out of the door. But Ms. Bellum decided it's best to run now and leave Kakiko behind.
"Well isn't that just nice. I definitely won't be voting for him next election, if he still runs." sulked Kakiko Akatsutsumi.
(Mayor's Car)
"Well isn't that just nice." Momoko glared accusingly.
"We don't want the secret of the Powerpuffs becoming exposed you know." Mayor said to the girl. This caught Momoko's attention.
"What do you mean by that?" Momoko raised her eyebrow at this statement.
"Ah, now you're interested. Well, all in due time. We'll shortly be arriving at Professor Utonium's lab."
(National Research and Science Lab)
"So you're telling me that I'm 'Blossom' of the Powerpuff Girls Z?" Momoko raised her eyebrow at the details being fed to her.
"Look at this picture." Ken showed her a picture of Blossom. "You both look the same."
"I don't see the point." Momoko said.
"Oh COME ON! Bubbles and Buttercup are soon gonna be sent flying into outer space by Mojo and you don't even care."
"Let's say I do know what you are talking about, but why am I supposed to care?"
"They are your, as you call it, previous persona's best friends! Therefore, you have an obligation to them!"
"... Fine. But how am I supposed to do that?" Momoko said wearily.
"Peach." Professor Utonium called to the Robot dog.
"Powerpuff Z Transform, da wan!" Peach called out.
"Hyper Blossom!" Momoko yelled unconsciously. She transformed almost immediately.
"Ok..." Blossom sweat- dropped at the pink yo-yo in her hand.
"Now, Blossom, SAVE YOUR OTHER TWO FRIENDS!" Professor Utonium ordered Blossom.
"Fine." Blossom strolled out the door walking.
"Umm... I estimate we have only 5 minutes. You must remove them from that rocket! I suggest you FLY!" Ken shouted at her.
"Hooray. An eight year old is telling me what to do. This is one time only, okay, brat? Next time, I'll send you to orbit." Blossom glared at Ken. Blossom then flew away from the scene.
'This is worse than Buttercup..." Ken sweat dropped. Then he got an idea regarding Buttercup. "Peach, can you do that again?"
"Oh, no way. Let Blossom do the saving. I'm not telling Buttercup that again." Peach huffed.
"Well that's a bit reasonable." Professor Utonium said.
(Mojo's Rocket Launcher)
"Finally gathered enough fuel, mojo." grinned Mojo.
"You won't get away with this!" Buttercup yelled at Mojo.
"Get real, Buttercup." smirked Mojo. "I have your hammer. And that glass is unbreakable without it."
"Curse you..." Buttercup glared.
"Mojo..." Bubbles sighed. "Let us go!"
"You won't be seeing the sunrise here once I'm through with you." Mojo said.
"You have five choices, monkey." A voice shot out of the blue.
"Who called me a monkey?" Mojo looked around to see that the weapons of the two Powerpuffs he caught disappeared.
"Where are they?"
"One, release the girls and run away. Doesn't mean I won't chase you."
"Two, give up. It's for your own good."
"Three, ride that rocket of yours and make haste to outer space."
"Four, I'll bounce you around with this yo-yo."
"Yo-yo? BLOSSOM!" Buttercup yelled to the voice.
"Five: I'll send you into orbit." Blossom finished her taunt.
"I choose, SIX. I catch you and send YOU to outer space with your little friends, mojo." Mojo sneered.
"30 times in orbit, I see." Blossom said jumping down to reveal her holding Bubble's Bubble Wand Staff in her hand and Buttercup's Daruma Otoshi Hammer on her yo-yo. Mojo saw the two weapons and retaliated immediately.
"Give those back!"
"No way." Blossom told the monkey. Mojo felt a bit unnerved on Blossom's cool outlook on the situation as though she was mocking him.
"FACE ME SERIOUSLY!" Mojo yelled. But Blossom threw her yo-yo in the direction of Buttercup's Super glass cage, which caused the Hammer to fly in that direction and smash the glass.
"WHAT!"
"Thank you, Blossom." Buttercup thumbs upped Blossom, but received no reaction. Then they heard a countdown.
"Rocket will launch in T-minus 10...9 ...8 ...7 …."
"OH ,shoot!" Buttercup ran to Blossom's glass cage.
"3...2...1... Launch." The rocket launched into the air as Buttercup looked up helplessly.
"BUBBLES!" Buttercup flew after the rocket.
"Don't yell too much." yelled someone behind her, obviously Blossom. She turned around to yell at the 'leader' to see her hanging onto dear life to the rocket's tail. The string had reached its limit and stopped the rocket.
"A little help would be appreciated. This is harder than it looks. Hurry before that flame eats the string." Blossom shouted at Buttercup. "Use a ranged attack."
"Right. SWING SONIC!" Buttercup pushed her strength to the limit. It broke the glass enough to let Bubbles out.
"Finally." Blossom willed her Yo-yo to uncoil, letting the rocket fly away.
"Now back to Mojo." Blossom jumped up and looked at the monster. "I believe we had 30 orbits to issue to you.
"Mojo!" Mojo tried to run but Buttercup kept the monster from running, with a grin on her face, spelling catastrophe to Mojo. Mojo looked at the end of the hammer to see a bubble on the end. It is also once again tied to Blossom's yo-yo. Blossom suddenly spun the hammer around like a flail.
"MOJO!" But before Mojo could escape, Blossom smashed the bubble end onto Mojo. This bubble is designed by Bubbles to maximize the orbits.
"Mojo let us go hungry there. And I missed a sale in the mall." Bubbles had said.
"Hey, no one's complaining about your marvelous Super Bubble Boing." Buttercup grinned. Blossom looked at the two. They are obviously friends.
"I need to go home soon." Blossom elevated into the air.
"We still need to talk." Bubbles stopped Blossom in mid-air.
"About what?" Blossom asked.
"Let's talk back at the lab." Buttercup said. "You have made quite a lot of haters for appearing late."
"One is my own sister." Blossom shrugged. "But I don't care. Better late than never, most people said. Now you will have to excuse me."
"Let's go back to the lab." Buttercup stopped her this time. Then she held the girl's arm with Bubbles's on the other one and sped away. A flying Mojo shot by them as they passed, marking the start of the second orbit.
(National Research and Science Lab)
"Well we're here..." Bubbles and Buttercup flew into the lab.
"Good job everyone." Ken smiled.
"Oy, pipsqueak, I need to go home." Blossom told the boy immediately.
"Pipsqueak?" Ken got angry. "It's obvious I'd be small. I'm eight-years old."
"A pipsqueak is a pipsqueak. Now I want to go home and finish my homework and study for the test tomorrow." Blossom told him.
"Why don't you just release the power?" Miyako smiled at her.
"Or did you forget that too?" Kaoru sweat- dropped.
"In fact, I did." Blossom glared at Kaoru and reverted to her normal clothes.
"We still need to talk though." Miyako sighed. "Do you really have no clue who we are?"
"All I know, you made stupid reasons just to get out of class and save the world." Momoko glared.
"Can't help that! Ms. Keane is prepared for almost everything we can throw against her!" Kaoru sighed.
"We're your friends, you know?" Miyako smiled.
"Hooray." Momoko said to them with barely any enthusiasm. "I'm friends with two people who lie to teachers and CUT class to save the world. Hardly a good model to students. And the only ones who are learned enough here are ALSO promoting this. And the little kid here is like screaming to me that studying is for geniuses!" The whole group is lost for words. They never really looked into the topic that far. With that, Momoko marched out of the door and went home. On the way, she caught a red clothed and capped kid.
"Keep your finger out of your nose, you idiot. It's not cool at all!" Momoko shouted to the boy. The boy instantly removed the finger from his nose. The boy watched Momoko walk away.
"Stupid hag..." The boy said and ran back to a boy in blue and a boy in green.
"What do girls know about 'cool'?" mumbled the boy.
"Nothing, of course, Brick." grinned the blue-wearing kid who has his finger in his nose.
"Yup. Boomer's right." grinned another boy wearing green who also had his finger in his nose.
"Yup, Butch." shrugged Brick, but kept his finger away from his nose. Something told him that he should follow what the girl just said, like how a boy would listen to his mother. Brick shuddered. The only mother he knew of was Mojo. He simply refuses to believe that he has Blossom's DNA even though he uses her straw as a weapon. Wait a minute... Straw? An... Indirect kiss with Blossom? YUCK!
"I don't want to use this straw again...," mumbled Brick, looking at the straw. But he kept the straw in his pocket. He didn't know why he did. He just did.
"This day just keeps getting stranger..." Brick sighed.
That night, Miyako and Kaoru stared out of their windows and sighed. They didn't make a good impression with their friend. All was not well that night for most people. Miyako saw a shooting star and wished upon it.
"Shooting Star... I wish that I, Kaoru and Momoko would become good friends again." Miyako wished. Unknown to Miyako, the star that passed by marked the start of the twenty-eighth orbit.
Chapter End
I finished yet another chapter... And it's quite long I must say. It has already been suggested by the title that Momoko will definitely be OOC here. This has been quite long a chapter, I must say. I'll need to start working on my other story though. I already hit the halfway marker of that story.