Here's chapter 3! ^_^ This one will have another character death, but I don't know if this one is a major or minor character. I would say he's a minor. Who, you ask? Just read to find out!
Oh, and by the way, this chapter will reveal how Shakti is feeling about her need to kill. ^^






(Scene changes to Utonium Household.)

Professor: Hmmmm..... (He is reading the newspaper. The headline reads 'Mysterious Monster
Attacks!'. He is more that surprised when 3 Powerpuff Girls rush through the door, one of them
clinically injured.)

Blossom and Buttercup: PROFESSOR!!

(The Professor sees Blossom and Buttercup panting frantically, holding up a bleeding Bubbles. The
wound hasn't gotten any better, and judging from the flew flies around it, it was becoming infected. The
Professor's usually calm gaze changes to a look of horror. Jumping up, he gestures for the 2 uninjured
girls to let go, and he holds Bubbles, asking what happened.)



Professor: What happened?!



(The 2 girls begin to tell the Professor just what happened.)

(scene shifts to the alley where Shakti was knocked out)

Shakti: (snarling) So...they really think they can outsmart me, eh? We'll see about that!



(Shakti is just walking. She doesn't seem to be in a hunger mood. She is still thinking about the battle she
recently had with Buttercup. She was still confused at why she was knocked out. She shook her head
slightly, and looked ahead. Talking Dog seemed to be wondering the streets again. He had heard the
news of the monsterous killer, so his ears were perked up. Shakti however glared at him, her eyes
glowing. She never really knew why she had these crazy cravings to kill. They just overtook her, turning
her wild.)



Shakti: Preyyyy........foooood.......grrrrrrrraaaaarrrrr........ (She begins to stalk towards Talking Dog.
The animal's ears pick up a faint sound of a growl coming from behind him. Fur raised up in shock, he
turns around to be face with face with the 4 1/2 ft tall monster. He instantly jerks up to reality.)

Talking Dog: Yahhh! Someone, help me! (Shakti snarls at this, and lunges towards the animal.
However, a large wooden bat swung on her side knocks her off balance, and she crashes into the
building, but leaves no mark. She shakes her head, snarling, and turns to see the one who swung at her.
To her surprise, a group of angry humans had appeared. There was only 5 though. All male. They
seemed to be protecting Talking Dog, who had mysteriously disappeared upon their arrival.)

Man #1: Hey, why don't you pick on someone your own size?!

Shakti: Like...you?

(Obviously angry from the assault, Shakti leaps towards the man, knocking him down. The other men
that were with him grap a hold of Shakti, hitting her or trying to pry her off of the first man. But she just
stared at them through her cold blue eyes, and then......)



Shakti: Noble.......Blast!

(Fire begins to ignite in her throat. As she breathes out, a fireball the size of 5 footballs is blasted out,
and it strikes all 5 of the men she encountered. There is a quick 3 second flash of power before
everything settles down. All that is left of the protestors were scorched up corpses. Flies were already
eating away the dead skin. Most of the organs were visible, burned pitch-black. Smirking, Shakti
moved in and decided to devour the over-cooked meat.)

Shakti: Guess I shouldn't waste this flesh.

(She briefly remembers her creator, Mojo Jojo. She scoffed to herself, disgusted to know that a being
as weak as him would possibly think that he could control her.)

Shakti: He, that Mojo, was no better than any of these guys. Feh....and he actually thought he was my
master....sure he gave me life....but I am in control now! (She laughs.)



(scene changes to black)

(scene changes back to the inside of the Utonium's living room)

Professor: That's what happened? (He is bandaging up Bubbles's wound. She had been in minor surgery
in his lab to seal the large gaping hole. The two other Powerpuffs finished telling the story. The Professor
had a glint of hatred in his eyes. Not towards the girls, but towards Shakti.)

Blossom: Yes, that's what happened.

Buttercup: Grrr.....I can't believe she would do something like that!

Blossom: You do know that she had killed others...so why are you surprised about this? (Buttercup only
responds in an angered grunt.)



(Professor Utonium sets Bubbles down on the couch.)



Professor: Does it hurt?

Bubbles: A little.... (She rubs the infected area, and winces a little from pain.)

Professor: Don't worry...you'll be better soon. (He gives her a reassuring hug.)

Bubbles: Thank you.

(scene changes to the Townsville Park)

(Shakti is seen dragging the corpse of another dead victim of hers towards the thickest part of the trees. She doesn't want to be spotted again. The Powerpuff Girls did have X-Ray and Super-Vision, but she doubted they would see her from this part of the park.)

Your mind won't let you say that you want me
Your mind won't ever, never let you say what you want
You howl and wail like a banshee
Still your mind won't ever let you say
My little tired devutee
Your mind won't even let you feel


Shakti: I still can't help but wonder why I must eat so much.....I haven't felt a single growl from my stomach going away or fading....what's wrong with me? (She shakes her head.) I must remain alert. I must not worry about my habit now. (Her stomach growls, and she gingerly places a paw on her stomach, wincing, but not from pain.) Oh...! I've already had many whole body humans to eat....why must I have more?

Quivering now, shivering now, withering
Your mind won't let you say that you're
Wondering now, pondering now, hungering
Won't let you say that you're
Questioning, wavering, weakening


(She turns her attention to the corpse in front of her. It was Talking Dog. She had tracked him down, and killed him with a single lightning fast strike of the claws. Her swipe had literally tore out his throat. She grimaced slightly at this scene.)

Shakti: What's wrong with me?! It's like my mind is split into 2 segments....they are against eachother. (She sighs, and lifts up the body that was once Talking Dog.) Yet another innocent victim who falls prey to my uncontrollable appetite.

Your mind won't let you say that you're
Hearkening, listening, heeding me now
Won't let you say that you want


(She widens her jaws as wide as they could go, and tosses the dog into her mouth. She then uses her mouth and tongue to push the mangled body into her throat. Shakti didn't want anyone to notice that anyone was killed there. As she finishes swallowing Talking Dog's body, she licks her claws. But she instantly notices the trail of blood she left behind. For the first time, Shakti realizes just how easily the girls had tracked her. Shaking visibly from fear of being discovered, she looks at her reflection in the lake.)

Shakti: Blood....it's all over me.....so this is how those girls could find me. (She chuckles nervously.) I was stupid enough not to notice this! Oh, well, it's too late to cover up the bloody trail, so I'll just have a little bath to slow down any further detection.

Your mind won't let you say that you want me
Your mind won't ever, ever let you have what you want
I feel your hunger to taste me
Still your mind won't ever let you say


(The dino-monster dives into the lake. A cloud of red beings to form as the creature washes off the blood that had stained her claws, body, and teeth. Her eyes flash blue and red slightly as she sees all the blood around her. She then jumped out after hearing some people coming close to where she was. Panicking, she dove into the deep water.)

Your kind is just the type that should use me
But your mind won't seem to let you have
The opportunity to abuse me
Your mind won't even let you feel


Shakti: (muffled) Good thing I don't need another breath of air for another 11 minutes!

(She stares up at what's going on. Even in the murkiest of water, her eyes could still see perfectly well on what's going on the surface. She sees two women, both seemed to be reporters. But one of them looked familiar. It was Miss Bellum.)

Savor the addiction, savor the affliction
Savor me


Woman: This is the sight that was spotted by one of our airborne crew men. They claimed to be too high up to see anyone move, but all of a sudden, the lake began to show signs of reddening. (In front of her is a cameraman, shooting the thing live.)

Miss Bellum: I'm certain that this reddening of the lake has a logical explaination.

Woman: Like what?

Miss Bellum: (sighing) Like blood!

Woman: Now be serious....oh wait.....there seems to be bubbling in the water!

(Now Shakti was nervious. They seem to know of her existance. Well, not really. They don't know it was her...yet. She looked at herself. She knew she couldn't kill again, otherwise she would be spotted. So instead she would just run off into the distance, not knowing whether or not she'll be spotted anyway.)

Woman: Something's in that water!

Miss Bellum: Let me take a look. (She walks over to the edge of the pool, and kneels down. As she stares closely at it, the bubbling increases. Alarmed, Miss Bellum backs up.) What the?!

(The cameraman rushes over to the sight. He points his camera towards the scene, but a huge splash knocks the camera out of his hand, and messes up the system, which means that the camera won't work now. The splash isn't very big, but it's enough to knock the other woman and Miss Bellum down.)

Woman: What the he....?! (The waters subside, revealing the figure standing in front of them. They instantly recoil in fear.)

Miss Bellum: It's..the monster!

(Shakti opens up her mouth as to speak, but shuts it instead, and then makes a dash for it out of the park and towards the end of Townsville. Miss Bellum and the other woman look at eachother with shocked looks.)

Miss Bellum: She just....

Woman: .....took off.....

(scene changes to Utoniums' house)

(Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup had scene the bubbling in the water on TV, but were disappointed when the camera was 'destroyed'.)

Bubbles: Aww...man! I wanted to see what was going on!

Buttercup: (growl) I'm sure it was Shakti.

Blossom: Even if it was, Buttercup, why would she be hiding like that? Doesn't seem like her style.

(Buttercup turns to her with a half glare.)

Buttercup: How would you know, Red? You've only encountered her twice.

(Blossom folds her arms. The Professor hears someone knocking on the door, and goes to answer it.)

Blossom: It just seems that her method is attacking anyone from any angle, not hide in some murky water.

Bubbles: (waving her hands) The water wasn't murky! It was bloody!

Professor: Oh hi, Miss Bellum!

(The Powerpuff Girls hear wind of this, and dart over to the door to greet Miss Bellum. She seemed to be in a state of mild shock.)

Girls: Miss Bellum?

Professor: What's wrong?

Buttercup: Hey, weren't you on TV?

Miss Bellum: (nodding) Yes, girls, I was.

Bubbles: Well? Why do you look shooken up?

Miss Bellum: Girls, that blood in the water seems to be the blood of the victims that were killed ever since 'she' arrived! (The girls' gave a gasp.)

Bubbles: (squeaking) You mean that their bodies are buried there?

Buttercup: No...!

Blossom: Bubbles, that means that....wait a minute....you mean Shakti was there?

(Miss Bellum sits down on the couch, and looks at Blossom with a confused look.)

Miss Bellum: Shakti? (raises a hand) Is that her name? (The girls nod.) Well, yes. All the blood that she was stained with during those killings washed off in the water. But...

Professor: Oh my! Did she attack you? (He raises his hands in panic. Miss Bellum shakes her head.)

Miss Bellum: No...in fact she...just ran off.



(fade to black)







The song "Want" is sung by "Disturbed".