I have rewritten this chapter, entirely. The previous chapter has been corrected of grammatical, and punctuation errors. The story line has not changed, but some characters have been tweaked just a little to be more "in" character.
Thank-you for your patience for this story's update, I will be finishing this story by today.
Arms
Alterations to ages made to make more sense.
Demashita world.
Karou carried Miyako in her arms as she flew back to the laboratory. She was careful not to fly too fast but fast enough to arrive before Miyako fell into a sleep. Whoever that evil kid was, he really packed a punch and abused Miyako horribly. The bruises were visibly a dark purple and Karou did not want Miyako to see herself in the mirror anytime soon. Karou saw the familiar building in front of her, landing safely on the grass in front of it. She ran with Miyako into the building quickly.
"Karou nice—is that Miyako? What happened?" The Professor rushed beside Karou as she laid Miyako on the sofa.
"We ran into trouble by the middle school. I don't know who the guy was, but he beat Miyako up pretty badly." Karou wiped off some sweat from her forehead.
"He beat Miyako up very bad. She's in a horrible state." The Professor tore his view from Miyako onto Karou. He walked over to his medicine cabinet, grabbing some alcoholic cleansing wipes. Ripping open two of the pouches and wiping off dirt from Miyako's face. The color of her bruises told him that she might have internal bleeding. "You need to fly Miyako to a hospital. I can't do anything to benefit her, here."
"Professor, she's already here! You could at least care for her until I find and defeat this guy!" Karou shouted, objecting to his order.
"She's falling asleep fast, and I don't know much about neuron system. I am only a scientist who deals with chemicals, not human bodies." He placed his arms underneath Miyako, lifting her up in his arms. He turned to Karou, giving Miyako a sympathetic look.
Karou sighed softly, placing her arms in the same style as the Professor. He carried Miyako to Karou's arms, and watched as she flew out the door. He went straight to his computer room and begun to search of any criminal activity in Townsville.
Karou gazed to Miyako ever two seconds, worried that she may be slipping from her arms. She had never seen Miyako this calm before. She had always been calm, but this calm worried her; it even scared her. The Professor was ultimately right; Miyako could not stay in the laboratory, or else her condition could worsen without proper care. Townsville Hospital was not far away, but she had no idea how the public would react to seeing a Powerpuff Girl in such a condition. They would react in a panic. They would most likely jump to conclusions about a far too powerful, evil force that was in Townsville. Karou closed her eyes, thinking about what could happen once Miyako woke up. She had no idea if she was in a sleeping state, or if she was in a coma. If she were in a coma, whoever that kid was, would definitely have the upper hand against Momoko and her.
Momoko looked up to the skies, wondering where her friends were. With a sigh, she looked in front of her and continued walking. She concluded that may have had to stay for Karou's soccer practice, and Miyako was too nice to go on without her. Then again, Karou said nothing about soccer practice. She had promised Momoko she would be there to watch her eat like a "pig." Momoko giggled at the memory. Her new friend helped her with getting her sweet bread, but his presence was too serious for Momoko. He walked coolly with his hands inside his pockets and his head held high. He had too much confidence for Momoko's taste.
"You seem like you don't apologize much." She commented.
"I never apologize." He spoke without looking at her.
"And that's why you need my help?"
"And that's why you need my help."
She walked a little faster to catch beside him. He looked a bit to his side to face her, shaking his head as he returned to looking ahead of him. She carried a smile that sickened him. During this walk, he had been planning on how to get rid of her after she was through teaching him about apologizing. He thought about carrying her to the highest point in the sky, and watching as he dropped her to the ground below. He even thought about taking her to Mojo's hide out and leaving her there to for his annoying brothers to torture. Any evil plan sounded good enough to him; he just needed to find his motivation.
She looked to him, "Apologizing is one of the most affectionate actions someone can do," a couple, a few feet away, embraced each other warmly, "They probably just had a small argument, and realized that it was wrong. One of them apologized, and now, they love each other again."
Brick stared at the couple. He observed them for that moment. Momoko took a seat upon the grass, continuing to elaborate.
"If no one ever apologized, then no one would know what a true feeling would mean." She leaned herself toward Brick, "All you have to do is realize you made a mistake."
"It's probably that easy for you." Brick carried on with looking at the couple, who now held hands. He did not pay attention to Momoko's close presence.
"It's easy for you, too; you just make it seem hard."
He turned to look at her, "And it's hard because I've never..." He paused, putting his head down to think. He wanted to say that he had never done anything wrong, but that was a lie. Brick was the male figure of evil. Everything he did was a mistake; he never wanted to apologize for it.
Momoko softened her pondering expression into a smile. She viewed the couple as they walked out of the small park. "One of my friends was supposed to meet me at the bakery."
Brick leaned back on his elbows, as they slid down the grass once he lay on his back.
Momoko continued, "She ended up being late, and I got impatient. The sweet bread smelled so... sweet. I just forgot that she also promised to pay it for me, but my impulses wanted the sweet bread, and I walked in and grabbed what I liked. It was not until I counted my money that I realized I was short. I took bite of each of the bread in my bag, so I could not give it back to the baker." She turned herself around, lying upon her stomach on the grass with her arms crossed beneath her head, "I'm sure my friend was sorry for not showing up, and I'm also sorry for stealing that poor man's bread!"
The two laughed softly at the memory. Momoko laid her head to the side, facing Brick. He looked up at the sky, still reflecting about his evil doings to Townsville and its folk. The first victims to pop into his head were his two brothers. They wanted nothing but his recognition, and he always pushed them too hard. He was also their only bully. He sighed from that feeling of guilty, again.
"Apologizing really makes people feel better..." Her red hair fell strand by strand behind her ear. She remembered about the feelings she felt when she first met her savior. The memory made her notice she had not known what his name was. "Hey, you never told me your name."
He directed his sight to her, with his head slightly to the side, apologizing for the first time, "I'm sorry about that." Momoko beamed at him. He revealed his name, "My name is Brick."
The name acutely entered Momoko's mind and memory. From instant security and protection, she uncrossed her arms. She supported her upper body with them as she flipped herself around upon her bottom. Her knees bent to her chest, ready to push herself away from him if he got up. Her face displayed a look of horror toward the boy in front of her. She did not stay any longer to stare at him; she got up on her feet, running far away from him. Brick flew himself up on his feet. He did not shout after the girl, nor chased after her. He could not think of a reason that would make her extremely tense enough to run away. The realization hit him—finally—she had recognized his name and face. Her alarmed actions made him refer to the young middle school girl from earlier. The corner of his lips freely fell downward. This girl's reaction to him somehow did not give him any of the satisfying effects, as it should have.
Her figure soon faded from his sight, and he fell to his knees. She was the worst teacher he could have ever come across. She was wrong about everything. Apologizing did not make him feel better. His ears picked up the sound of a rocket, and he knew exactly who was coming from behind him.
"Brick, we've been looking for you all day!" His young, blonde-haired brother landed to his side. He gripped the back of his shirt and picked him up with his strength. He let him go once he stood on his feet, "You have got to hear this."
The Professor researched the news reports from ever Townsville news station, coming across no recent criminal activity. He led his mouse to the exit button, but before he could press it, one of the news reports came on his television with breaking news. He stood up from his chair and speeded to the television set. The camera was facing the Townsville Hospital, and a reporter looked uncomfortable standing in front of the hospital as people fled from within it.
"We have a got a panic attack sweeping through Townsville," She spoke into the microphone, "Two Powerpuff Girls arrived to the hospital just this afternoon; one of which was brutally beaten by an evil force said to still be in the Townsville area. The Powerpuff Girl in the hospital is currently in a coma."
The Professor looked away from his television, not being able to hold back his tears. Miyako's news devastated him, and he had no idea if Karou was still in the hospital. He brought himself to look back to the news reporter.
"The Townsville Mayor has ordered everyone to stay within their homes while forces search Townsville for this strong enemy. The Powerpuff Girls who brought the beaten Powerpuff to this hospital has reportedly fled the hospital the moment the other was taken in." The Professor gasped, "As for the other Powerpuff Girl... We do not know where she is."
The door to the laboratory swung open. The Professor alerted his vision to the doorway, setting site on his young son who ran to the laboratory.
He shouted with uneven breath, "I saw Momoko with the enemy!"
Meanwhile, Karou flew high up in the skies, searching beneath for any signs of a red headed girl or boy. She needed to find Momoko, to warn her about the enemy. She searched the bakery, only to find that the Baker had closed down his shop. She also recollected her promise about buying Momoko sweet bread after school. She then flew up to the skies, worried about Townsville, and Momoko's location. She had no idea if Momoko went to the laboratory after witnessing Townsville going into a pandemic. She also tried to get the thought that she may have already ran into the enemy out of her mind. Momoko would not have thought twice to fight the enemy and protect Townsville, and neither would Karou, but they could not do it alone. The enemy was powerful enough to take on her and Karou. She hoped he had a weakness.
Momoko ran behind a tree, hiding herself from Brick's view. She panted from the sudden escape, and felt the need to eat more sweet bread to quench her laziness. She mentally slapped herself back to reality, pushing the button upon her belt to transform into Hyper Blossom. Her surroundings flooded with pink hearts, as she changed her clothes for her Powerpuff Girl uniform. After her transformation, Momoko peeked from behind the tree to look back at Brick. The blonde-haired boy from the group lifted him up, speaking to him. He may not have had much to say, and carried him by his shirt and flew to the skies. Momoko remained behind the tree until they both were out of sight.
She knew she could not face them alone; they were too annoying and dirty. The last time she faced them, Brick had irrespectively lifted up her cute pink skirt. Out of embarrassment, her cheeks flushed from the memory.
"Momoko, where have you been?" Karou landed in front of her, yelling with a pointed finger.
Momoko instantly defended herself, "Where have I been? Where have you been?"
"I'm sorry about the bakery‒" Momoko calmed down from the sound of the words, "‒Miyako and I got into a really bad fight with one of the boys from the Rowdyruff group. He beat up Miyako pretty badly, enough to‒"
Momoko interrupted with a murmur, "I'm sure he's sorry about that..."
"‒What did you say? You think he's 'sorry'!" Karou pushed Momoko lightly, but hard enough for her to shut her eyes, "He put Miyako in a coma! You think he's sorry for that?"
"I'm sure he is!" Momoko took a step forward.
Karou mimicked her actions, "Then you might as well fight on his side! Even Miyako would have had the sense to know that it was on purpose if it happened to you!"
"But Miyako does not know him like I do!"
Karou breathed in, sharply. She could no longer bring herself to look at Momoko. She always thought of Momoko as caring, but she never thought she would be this caring. She believed, in actuality, that the enemy was apologetic to all the abuse he did to Miyako. Then she claimed that she knew him. Karou moved her head from side to side, disappointed in Momoko.
"You are Hyper Blossom; you are supposed to care for the safety of others," Karou lifted herself off the ground a few feet, "Not for the safety of the enemy."
Momoko reached out for her, but was too far to catch her. She watched as Karou flew away from her, leaving her green streak behind her. She had not told Karou about what had happened earlier, or about the direction, the two brothers flew in. Karou disciplined her and flew without giving her a chance to explain. Momoko wiped away a tear, angrily. If Karou did not believe her that Brick was apologetic for his actions, then she would make her believe. She truly cared for Miyako as he sister and best friend, but she also cared for Brick.
