A/N
Okay, so this isn't the last chapter. But the next one will be XD! Enjoy! Plenty of drama and heartfelt moments in this one ;D!
"Time for Plan B!"
Buttercup glared at Blossom as she kicked the gun out of Mojo's hand and knocked him to the ground. "And what exactly is Plan B?"
"Kick Mojo's butt!"
"Huh?" Mojo squeaked.
"I like that plan," Buttercup and Butch grinned.
"No, please," Mojo begged. "Have mercy!"
Each one took a turn at hammering away. Blossom punched. Brick tackled. Bubbles kicked. Boomer hit. Butch bit. Buttercup chased. He was thrown against the wall in a shattered heap. He leaned back in exhaustion and brought his hand to his head, refusing to accept defeat. "I don't understand. How can this be? How could the mighty Mojo have been defeated?"
"Because you're a bad guy," Buttercup scowled.
"And bad guys always lose," Butch smirked.
"Alright," he sighed worthlessly as he placed his wrists in the air. "I give up. I surrender. Bring me to jail and celebrate your justice. I failed."
Blossom glanced suspiciously at Mojo as Boomer walked over to gather the madman (A/N: err…mad-monkey…). She gasped. "Wait! Look ou—"
"Ha ha!" Mojo screamed, backhanding Boomer and sending him hurdling backwards. Before the others could get him, he reached a paw up and smashed a button in. The lair grew dim, save for the white beam of light diving up into the sky. It sped faster and faster until it pierced the sun itself. A blinding light dissolved into the atmosphere and covered the shadowy night sky. The moon disappeared.
"Mojo, what have you done?" Blossom shrieked as he cackled madly.
"I have assured my victory…" he growled.
"No," Buttercup hissed. "You've just ensured our doom!"
"Huh?"
"Don't you get it? You sucked the energy and heat out of the sun and now it's headed our way! We're doomed!"
"Oh, yeah. I didn't think of that…"
"You filthy animal," Brick spat. He pounced atop of Mojo, grabbed him by the scruff, and whirled him into the wall. He fell lifelessly to the ground, his cape covering his face.
All gasped and turned to the machine as a siren pierced the air and a red light flashed. Prying the machine apart, Buttercup growled as she found it to not be working. "We need to shut this thing off!"
The sky grew crimson; a blanket of heat smothered the city. With sweat dripping, Blossom scanned through the machine's hard drive. "I don't think there is a way to turn it off!"
"There's no way I'm dying now!" Buttercup gathered the team together and began giving orders. "Blossom, Brick, you're the brains here. You two work together to find a way to shut it off. Boomer, Bubbles, go out and bring the citizens to safety. Butch and I will search this stupid place for anything helpful. Take these walkie talkies so that we can communicate. Now go!" Six strips of colors each separated to their destinations. Blossom and Brick taped away at the keyboard, Boomer and Bubbles led each civilian to the underground subway tunnels, and Buttercup and Butch flipped through folders upon folders of data and plans.
"I think I've found something," Brick said. Blossom peered over his shoulder and scanned the information. "According to this, we need to enter a password to get passed the firewall and deactivate this machine. But to find the password, either Mojo will have to tell us or we have to manually break through the wall and steal the password."
"How long will that take?"
He squinted and frowned, shaking his head. "Eleven minutes…"
"But we only have eight minutes until the vast amount of heat from the sun completely melts the Earth!"
He rested against the chair, his arms dangling."Then, this is it…"
"No…No!" She flew over to Mojo and gripped him by the shirt, shaking him violently. "Wake up! You need to tell us the password! Come on, Mojo!"
"Blossom!" Brick lowered her hands and sighed. "There's no way he'll wake up in time. It's over."
"B-But," her lip trembled. Brick loosely grasped the walkie talkie and handed it her way. Was she really to deliver the news to her sisters? She shivered quietly before taking it. She slowly brought it to her dry lips and peered at the ground. "I-I don't know if you can hear me, but there's something you need to know." She looked at Brick, her eyebrows falling in grief. "It's over. We've lost…"
Boomer placed cars over the stairways leading down to the subway to protect the people and landed beside Bubbles who smiled until she heard the message. She grasped the walkie talkie and listened closely while Boomer peered curiously over her shoulder.
"There is a way to deactivate the machine but in order to do so, you need a password. It will take eleven minutes to break through the firewall to get the password, but only eight minutes for the heat of the sun to reach us and destroy our planet."
Butch and Buttercup ceased what they were doing as they listened to the morbid speech. The tone scraping through the speakers told them one thing and one thing only: they were not getting out of this alive.
"And since we can't get the password from Mojo…" her voice cracked and broke off.
"But Blossom," Bubbles called through, "if we can't get the password then how will we save Earth? How will we survive?"
Blossom swallowed hard and with a faint whisper, she cried, "We won't. We aren't going to make it through this one."
A fierce wind grew in the air and whipped around her, causing her blonde hair to thrash around and hide her fear-consumed, wide eyes. Bubbles nearly dropped the walkie talkie as she faced Boomer.
"I just wanted to let you guys know that it was an honor working with you and protecting Townsville together," her lip trembled and she felt the tears brimming her eyes. "I know we had our arguments, but everyone does. You are my sisters and the Professor gave us one heck of a life together. I wouldn't have had it any other way. And Buttercup?"
Buttercup grasped the walkie talkie and grimaced. "I'm here, sis."
"I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have lectured you so much. You know what you need the most and I should have never interfered with that."
Buttercup squinted her eyes harshly and pushed away the tears.
"Bubbles?" her voice was growing frantic as the wave of heat deepened and drew closer.
"Yes, Blossom?"
She wiped the sweat dripping from her brow and closed her eyes as they stung madly. "You were the happiness of not only this city but of our entire team. You always knew how to put a smile on my face and I will never forget that." She wept silently and tried to shake away the pain. "I love you guys!"
"We love you too," Bubbles and Buttercup whispered.
Blossom dropped the walkie talkie and flattened her hands against the floor as she shook with fear, tears dripping. Brick placed his hands around her waist and pulled her onto his lap. A lone tear dripped from his eye and landed on her bow. She sniffled, looking up at him and he smiled sadly. A gentle kiss was placed on her lips and they wrapped their quivering arms around each other.
Bubbles panicked and stared at the sky, watching as the orb of light approached. She snatched the walkie talkie and breathed heavy. "Blossom! There has to be a way! You've gotta make Mojo wake up. Please!" The button in which she needed to push in order to communicate was ignored; she knew the message was hopeless and that there was no need to even speak it, but she was so afraid. Boomer pulled the device away and hugged her tightly.
"I'm afraid," she whimpered.
"I'm here," he whispered and kissed her.
Buttercup threw files behind her back and clawed at the folders until they were shredded. "There has to be another way," she growled. "There's always another way."
Butch wrapped his arms around her from behind. She stopped and peered up at him. He stroked her face lightly. "It's okay to be afraid, you know."
She scowled as tears formed in her eyes. "I'm not afraid," she lied.
He tilted his head, knowing better. She looked away, "I'm terrified."
He brought her to the ground and cradled her lightly, barely missing when she mumbled, "Are you scared?"
He guided her face towards his and whispered, "Not as long as I have you." In reality, he was scared out of his mind. But seeing her, alone and frightened, he could not bring himself to scare her even more. Instead, he held her tightly and kissed her lightly.
Boomer held Bubbles' hand as she glanced up at the sky and groaned, "But I don't want to die."
Blossom sniffled and held Brick tightly. He stroked her hair lightly but perked up when he heard a beeping from behind. He stared at the screen as he read it closely.
"Will you shut that stupid machine up?" Blossom asked lowly.
"Wait. Wait!" Brick stumbled across and typed swiftly. She sat up and watched him work. "Blossom!" he gasped. "I got it! We've got it! We've got the password!"
She wiped away the tears and stepped up behind him. "But how? It said eleven minutes?"
"I don't know," he admitted. "It must have somehow loaded quicker. How much time do we have?"
She glanced at her watch and gasped. "One minute!"
He entered the password, his fingers dancing across the keys. The machine rumbled lowly before launching a black ray into space. All six ducked as a massive explosion covered the sky. Time froze.
Dust choked the air. Buildings lay in ruin. All was silent. Blossom stirred, her eyelids fluttering open. Coughing away the smoke, she peered at her surroundings. They had done it. They had stopped the machine.
They had saved the world.
"Brick!" she shook him awake. "Wake up!"
He groaned and lazily swiped at her hand. "Err… I told you, no relish just mayonnaise and onions…"
"WAKE UP!"
He screamed and lurched forward, grabbing his hat protectively. "Who? Wha—What happened?" He covered his eyes and whined, "Oh no. Are we dead?"
"No, we're not dead. You did it!" she laughed and jumped into his arms. She kissed him and he laughed foolishly, spinning in a lovesick frenzy. She grabbed the walkie talkie. "Did you guys hear that? We did it! We're going to be okay!"
Bubbles giggled and tackled Boomer to the ground, snuggling him closely. Buttercup punched Butch and smirked. "See? You were afraid for nothing!"
Blossom and Brick laughed, holding onto each other until Brick glared at Mojo and frowned. "What do you reckon we should do with him?"
"I know exactly where to put him," she smiled mischievously.
A/N
The next chapter will be the epilogue and you will get to see how they deal with Mojo XD. Also, a lot of people do not want me to end this story so I have a proposition for you. Would you like a sequel to this? One where everyone is already in love with each other and it takes place directly where this story will leave off? The sequel will be based around Buttercup and Butch only this time, there's going to be a problem. Ace returns and Butch gets jealous. The others will be involved too and there will be romantic scenes between the other two pairs, but it will mainly be focused on Butch and Buttercup. If you like this idea, let me know and I will write it as a sequel. If not, then the next chapter will be the conclusion for this story. But come on, let's admit it: who doesn't like to see a little jealousy and watch the guy fight for the girl ;)
The decision is up to you guys! Just let me know in PM's or reviews.