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Chapter 8: Home Sweet Home
Professor Utonium's Laboratory
The sound of painful groans could heard. Inside, an injured Professor Utonium could be seen sitting on a chair half-naked. His son, Ken was gently wrapping his wounded head with a bandage. Peach could be seen sitting on the desk nearby, watching the two people. After Ken finished, he took the remain of the bandage inside the medical kit.
"So dad-I mean Professor." He still calls his father Professor. "Can you tell me what happen to you? Your head was hit pretty hard!" Ken asked with concern in his tone. At the same time, Peach jumped off the desk and went near the Professor.
A moment of pause before the Professor responded. "It has something to do with the girls." He simply said. This caused ken to raised an eyebrow.
"What is it?" Ken asked.
"They....They've changed." Utonium said with a serious tone.
"Umm....They are growing girls dad-I mean professor." Ken replied, stating the obvious.
"That's not what I mean." He said. The professor than stood up and walked towards the desk with a microscope situated on it. "Come here. I have something to show you."
Following his orders, Ken slowly make his way towards his father, with Peach following behind him.
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Abebah's house
Brick started to regain his conciusness though was still not fully awake. However, he could still feel his surroundings; he could feel he was lying down....on something soft? Not to mention that there was something soft on his forehead. It was wet. A soft groan escaped from his mouth as he slowly opened his eyes. When his vision became clear, he found himself staring at a white ceiling. He then slowly lifted his body up. A wet mini towel fell from his forehead to his lap. He slightly turned his head to each side and found his brothers were lying in beds similar to his. Just like him, their foreheads were covered with wet towels.
"Boomer? Butch?" He said with a soft tone. His call received a respond. A soft could be heard from Butch's bed as he wakes up with Boomer being next.
"Where...Are we?" Butch asked as he lift his body, covering his yawning mouth.
"What's going on....?" Boomer said sleepily, rubbing his eyes as he got up from the bed.
Brick blinked a few times before turning his head to look around his surroundings. "It looks like...We're in a room." He said. It was beautiful room at that, though not luxurious. The walls were light green in color, to point of almost becoming white. A large green curtain with yellowish flower patterns could be seen covering the windows in front of the boys, perfectly match with the color of the walls, making the room an eye softner.
Unnoticed by them, someone entered the room.
"Good morning!" Abebah greeted cheerfully. She was carrying a tray of food and medicine, which she put at the nearby table.
"Morning..." The boys said lazily in unison, unrealised whom they were talking to, until....
"Eh!?" The ruffs turned to face the person. "What are you doing here?!" Boomer said.
The woman sweat dropped when she heard that and replied, "This is my house."
The boys looked at each other before Butch spoke up. "But what are we doing here?"
Abebah just smiled and responded, "I'll explain later." She turned around and walked towards the door but soon stop. She turned again, facing the boys and said, "Right now, eat up!" She waved her hand towards the tray of food. The boys blinked before looking at the tray she mentioned. Seeing the delightful sight of food caused their eyes to widened: they never seen food this delicious offered to them. Forgetting their fever, the boys rushed and started to devour the food like a pack of wolves.
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Later...
Within a few minutes, the food had been completely consumed, save for small crumbs that littered on the tray. On the floor, the boys were laying down comfortably. They were satisfied with the meal; evident from the looks on their faces.
"Wah! I never had breakfast this good!" Boomer said happily, patting his stomach.
"Yeah!" Brick simply said, smirking as he put his hand behind his back.
Butch just gave a smirk at the comments. From his pocket, he took a toothpick to clean his teeth.
Soon after, the boys got up from the floor decided to thank the person that offered them the delicious meal whilst returning the empty tray. However, as soon they stepped out of the room, they could only stand in awe. The house, is huge! It was a mansion. Not only the place was big but it was clean too. Too clean. Even the floor gave a shiny glitter at its surface.
"Wow..." Brick said in awe. The tray fell to the floor as the red ruff lost his grip.
"Cool!" Boomer said. His voice echoed throughout the hall.
"Nice." Butch complimented, looking around.
As Brick picked the tray up, Boomer spoke. "How are we gonna find the kitchen now?"
"Come on! How hard could it be?" Brick said with his typical smug.
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A minute passed. The boys came across a wooden door with a little square of a window on it, though there was no doorknob. "This must be it." Brick said as he slowly pushed the door, allowing him and his brothers to enter. His instincts was right.
"Wow!" Boomer said with excitement.
Unknowingly, someone was in the room. It was Abebah whom were surprised to see the group.
"Boys? What are you doing here?" She asked and went to the closet to put away a plastic box. A plastic box full of various kinds of medicine. Some of them have been put on a tray with three glasses of water.
"Oh, we just want to return this." Brick said as he moved closer to her with the dirty tray he was holding.
She giggled as she took the tray, and said, "Thank you."
Boomer just gave a chessy smile while putting his hands behind his head.
Butch on the other hand, was observing the kitchen, looking around, astounded by the many kinds of kitchen utensils. Seeing an oven nearby, he went closer to check. "Wow..." He rubbed the over a few times.
"Butch? What are you doing?" Brick said, raising an eyebrow.
Blinking for a moment, Butch responded "Huh? Oh, just checking" and turned to face the group, arms crossed.
Abebah saw that and smiled with amusement.
"Well, we better get going." Brick said.
She blinked for a moment and said, "Going? What do you mean?"
Brick turned his head to look at her and replied, "Going back to the streets. We can't stay here you know!". A smile appeared on his face.
"And why not?" She asked, crossing her arms, raising and eyebrow.
"Well...." He rubbed his head and gave a full reply. "We don't want to bother you." That was the first time anyone heard kind words coming out of him, let alone from a rowdyruff boy. Soon, he walks out with his brothers following slowly behind him.
Abebah slowly walked out of the room as well as she leads them to the front door. Even though she was smiling presently, she was actually sad. After years of missing of her long lost children, this is how close she can be with them. "If only they know..." She thought to herself. As she was about to reach the door knob, she heard a sound coming from the living room. A voice to be exact.
"W-What is that?" Butch asked, stood in awe
"Don't know but it sounds....Soothing." Brick replied. He has the same expression as Butch.
"Cool let's check it out!" Boomer said with his usual hyperactiveness.
Following the voice, the boys easily found their way to the living room. When they arrived, they saw a man, sitting on the table reading a book of sort.
"What is he reading there, Abebah?" Brick said, still awe like his brothers.
She smiled and said, "That is the Quran."
The Quran, believe by the Muslims as the book of divine guidance and as the final revelation of God.
The boys took a seat on the floor as they continue to listen. Their presence however was still unnoticed as Zaid continues to concentrate on his reading. Just like the boys said, his voice was soothing.
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Meanwhile...
"Darn brats! How dare they do this to me!" A voice shouted angrily. The sound of a cracking wall could be heard, resulted of being punched. He clenches his fist in anger. Even though his wounds have healed, he was still angry of being defeated by three young teenagers; it was a humiliation for him. He then turned around, looking at his minions.
"I want you girls find those boys at once!" He ordered in a shouting manner. "And once you do.....Dispose them." He added with an evil grin.
Momoko smirked and said, "Considered it done." With that, she and her teammates transformed into Powerpuff Girls Z and soon flew away.
Wow! Took me long enough to post this. Sorry everyone, I've been busy with assignments..... Oh yeah, this chapter is actually a filler, though it will become a major part in the story later. Also, I explain something related to my religion in here, so any haters who read this fic, your comment will not be entertain.
PS: About Butch....I gave him some personality. The other two ruffs will have soon.
I'll write soon Inshallah! Nya~ ^^
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