AN: Nothing really to say this time around, standard Warnings, and I do not own any of the characters. Please enjoy and review! Finally I would like to give a big thank you to Demon Lord of Blood for being the first to review, so thank you!

The sirens were still blaring all around the city as damage control tried to remove the physical evidence of their fight. Mandy straightened her clothes and released her hair from its tie. Somehow the simple action caused her to look much older than she really was. Her amusement was firmly hidden when she looked over at her 'best friend' and she made sure her tone was in check before speaking.

"I believe you have some work to do, don't you Grim?" the skeleton gaped at her for a moment longer before nodding grudgingly and raising his scythe.

"You just love ta make my life and job more difficult." There was a slight pause and the mortal made no move to deny the statement. "I'll be back in one hour ta pick you up and go home, got dat missy?" if she was insulted she didn't say so, and simply made her way towards the stairs as he stepped through the portal to ferry away the two waiting souls. Though, there mine as well be three…and he had little doubt that before she was done, there would be.

She approached the mayor and fell instep alongside him, and he greeted her joyously. He had no idea what was going on, he was a useless, idiotic, incapable politic, and she planned to use him and use him until her goals were met and the city was crumbling around her, begging for a new leader who could take a firm hand in this. That was how she would gain the upper hand. That was a future that could be secured in three simple moves.

Butch was mad, agitated, denying what had happened. Realization to him came in short slow bits. Smelling the blood, seeing the blood splattered on all three of the girls clothes as they held their shaking and sobbing sister….the form of his youngest (who gives a rats ass if they were all basically triplets, as far as he was concerned Boomer was the youngest mentally) sibling. Brick watched his brother tensely, slightly guarding the Powepuffs, waiting for him to snap. He did soon, but instead of attacking the unstable girl he dashed off, taking to the sky as a rage filled scream ripped past his lips, both at the loss of his brother, and at not having enough will to stay and witness what was to come.

Brick was the most alert of the remaining four, and was the first to notice the small shuffling steps of the mayor, and of a woman's heals… ones that sounded all too familiar. His red eyes locked on the two approaching figures and he felt his own fury ripping through his veins. If it wasn't for her….. if it wasn't for her what? She wasn't the reason that the tanker had exploded. She wasn't the reason that his brother was dead. The blonde girl with the cold eyes was just tied to this through coincidence.

The girl barked out orders to have the body covered and moved to the ambulance, in order to keep it out of sight as the reporters gathered slowly. Firemen were hard at work, but all of the sounds seemed muted, muffled in the survivor's ears. The mayor was apologizing, begging the girls and Brick for forgiveness, none of this would have happened if they had been aware that it was supposed to be for training. Mandy stayed silent. Buttercup was in a rage and screaming at them, but she ignored her, her eyes locked on Brick. He looked at anywhere but her, and was standing very close to Blossom, she saw as he gently fingered a strand of her long hair discreetly. Her eyes missed nothing though.

"In light of what has happened," Brick tensed when she spoke. Here it was what he was waiting for, they were going to be blamed for everything, they would be thrown in jail, they would lose everything. "it is in our best interest to contact a professional on this subject." She pulled out a laptop, and opened it, a voice that was slightly static-y filled the air.

"Yes? How can I help you?"

"Hello Professor. Test subject PPB has killed someone during one of the tests."

"Oh dear! What happened?"

"An explosion caused one of our interns to die, the test subject had a strong connection with this one, attacked Fighter RRB. PPR and PPG and RRG and RRR sustained injury. RRB is dead at PPB's hands. What do you suggest based on the data that I have just streamed you?" Mandy gave a small mental smile as the four other teenagers listened with batted breath. There was a small sad sigh on the other end of the screen.

"the experiment had become to dangerous. It will be shut down immediately, and test subject PPR and PPG should be integrated back into society after they undergo several tests to make sure that they are not a threat to themselves or anyone else. Fighters RRR and RRG also should be released from any responsibility being that they were under contract and technically stopped fighting when told."

"And what of test subject PPB?"

"Although I do not approve, action must be taken, and subject PPB should be terminated." The teens in question gasped.

"Are you quiet sure? The test subject was under extreme emotional pressure?" She had to say this, if she jumped on the idea it would be too suspicious.

"Yes, even so, the test subject could become a walking time bomb. You said that they are all codependent, if this is true and one of the other test subjects die, the entire city could pay for it dearly."

"Very well. The order will be seen through."

"JUST WAIT A SECOND!" Buttercup shouted, guarding her sisters. "What gives him the right to say that? What make him an 'expert' on us? We're not just a fucking science experiment!" Mandy cocked her head to the side lightly, and opened the video feed.

"He is the expert, because he created you three. Isn't that right Professor Utonium?"

"GIRLS!" The Professor cried in horror as he saw them. "Girls I had no idea!" Mandy solemnly ordered the men to take Bubbles away. "NO! No!" he said through the screen.

"My apologies Professor, but the has been given, and you yourself have said that this would be for the best. I will do my best to make it so that you all will have time to say your final goodbyes before the orders are carried out." She shut the computer then looked at her watch, her hour was nearly up. She turned to the Mayor and Miss Bellum. "I seem to find myself out of time for the day, I must catch my flight back home. I will send you the report once it has been written and the formal termination papers for your signature within the next few days. Also the Powerpuff Girls will have to wear the neutralization equipment that we have prepared until this has blown over in order to keep them all relatively docile." She said and the secretary wrote this down on her clip board. She received a nod of affirmative before she gave the teens a sorrowful look, that had not once ounce of sincerity, though they didn't notice before walking away.

Bubbles finally looked up as she left even as movement started all around her and her sisters and Brick were being dragged away as they tried to defend her. She gave a small whimper when she saw the blonde hair girl be joined by a walking skeleton with a scythe in one hand as the other rested on her waist as they stepped through a swirling portal. And she could have sworn that the girl turned to her and smirked, while the skeleton smiled, and mouth the words, 'I'll see you soon'. She screamed.

An: Hope you enjoyed, until next time!