-Ace-

I tried to get some sleep, but knowing that Buttercup was sitting in a jail cell made it all but impossible.

'What can we do to get her out? We can't just let her stay in there, police here are devious. They'd probably bring up some fake ass evidence just to get her convicted. If only we could break her out.'

I thought with a sigh as I stared up at the ceiling.

"That's it!"

I yelled as I sat up, suddenly realizing that we could break her out.

"Guys!"

I yelled as I ran into the main room of the hideout. The boys were all still up, they couldn't sleep either. They all looked up at me as I came into the room.

"What is it boss?"

Billy asked and I stopped and leaned on the back of the chair.

"We can break her out."

I said and they all looked at me confused before they slowly understood what I meant.

"But what if we get caught?"

Snake said and I rolled my eyes at him.

"Really Snake? We've been stealing to get by our entire lives and been caught occasionally, but haven't we always managed to get each other out?"

I asked and he nodded.

"Exactly. We each have skills we can use to our advantage. Billy's got the power, Arturo, you've got the lock picking skills. Snake, you've got stealth, Grubber, you've got distractions and I've got the strategy. Come on guys, we can't just let Buttercup sit there."

I said and they all smiled at me as they got to their feet.

"So what's the plan boss?"

Arturo asked and I smiled.

"This is what we do."

I said motioning them closer.

-Buttercup-

I sighed for about the sixth time as I looked through the bars of my cell. I can't believe this, I killed him to get justice for my father since humans wouldn't and now I'm being charged for murder. Great, just great.

"Hey! Don't I get my one phone call!"

I called out, but didn't get an answer.

"Hey! Answer me!"

I yelled and something was thrown against the bars of my cell and I was suddenly covered in scolding hot coffee.

"Ah!"

I screamed as the drink hit my arms and stomach.

"Shutup!"

I heard one of the policemen say and I glared at him through the bars of my cell.

"You wait until I get out of here."

I said through clenched teeth. That shit hurt.

"Hahaha, you ain't ever getting out of here unless it's in a body bag."

He said and I glared at him as I sank down against the wall.

"Here."

I heard Roy whisper and turned my head to see him holding out a cup of water.

"What are you…?"

I asked confused as I took the cup.

"Cold water's good for burns. It looks like that hurt."

He said and I smiled at him before sitting the cup down between my legs and using my hands to drip it over my burned skin.

"Thanks."

I said and he smiled at me.

"No problem."

He said as I used the last of the water on my skin. It did help, even if only a little bit.

"Are they always so mean?"

I asked after a while.

"Yeah, but they seem to be worse when they're talking to you."

He said and I couldn't help but smirk.

'Great, they've got it in for me.'

I thought with a sigh.

"We should get some rest."

Roy said and I didn't say anything. I leaned my head back against the stone wall of my cell and closed my eyes.

'Looks like I'm gonna be stuck here after all.'

I thought as I sighed again. I needed to stop doing that, it was starting to get on my nerves and I was the one doing it.

I hadn't even had my eyes closed for all that long before I heard a commotion towards the door. I opened my eyes to try and see what was going on, but I couldn't see anything.

"Roy, can you see what's going on?"

I asked, but the soft sound of snoring reached my ears and I groaned.

"What are you doing here? Get out!"

I heard the voice of what sounded like Jenkins before I heard a grunt and something that sounded like someone falling to the floor.

"Where is she?"

A voice asked and I tried to figure out who it was, but I couldn't really tell.

"She's here!"

Another voice said and I looked up to see Grubber standing infront of my cell.

"Good job. Arturo, get her out of there."

Ace said as he came into view. I jumped to my feet and flew to my cell as Snake and the rest of the boys came into view.

"Ace, guys. What are you doing here?"

I asked as Arturo started working on the lock.

"We came to get you out."

Ace said and I smiled at him and the boys. Blossom wouldn't approve, but then again she wouldn't approve of a lot of things I've done lately. I heard the distinctive click of the lock on my cell opening before Ace pulled open the door. I ran through the threshold and wrapped my arms around his neck. He stumbled a bit, but managed to catch me and steady himself.

"Haha, come on. Let's get out of here."

He said as he set me on my feet. He grabbed my hand as the boys ran out of the room and started to pull me after him. I stopped when we started to pass Roy's cell. The boy was still asleep.

'I can't leave him, he's just a kid.'

I thought before pulling on Ace's hand to stop him. He turned around to look at me confused.

"Buttercup, what are you doing?"

He asked and I sighed.

"I can't leave the kid."

I said as I walked over to Roy's cell.

"What?"

Ace asked, but I ignored him and used my heat vision to melt the hinges on his cell door before throwing it to the floor. The clatter it made woke Roy up.

"What's going on? Nix?"

Roy asked as he sat up.

"Never mind that, come on!"

I said as I walked inside, grabbed his arm and pulled him out of his cell.

"Now why couldn't you have just done that to your own cell?"

Ace asked as we reached him and I shrugged.

"Hadn't crossed my mind."

I said and he just shook his head at me as we headed for the exit. I saw the guard, Rain, knocked out on the floor and stopped to kick him one good time in the ribs.

"That's for throwing coffee at me you asshole."

I said even though he couldn't hear me before running after Ace, Roy, and the boys. I saw they'd knocked out the entire police station.

"You guys did all this for me?"

I asked and Ace just flashed me a fanged smile as we ran out into the streets. We reached the back alleyway and I saw the rest of the gang waiting for us.

"Who's the kid?"

Snake asked when he saw Roy.

"Doesn't matter."

Ace said and they all nodded.

"Buttercup, you should probably go on ahead so you don't get caught again."

Ace said turning to me as we ran down the street back to the dump. I saw Roy looking at me weird when Ace said my real name.

"What about you guys?"

I asked worriedly.

"Come on B, you think this is the first time we've run from the law?"

He asked with a smirk and I blushed as I realized he was right.

"Alright, but you guys better be careful."

I said as I moved over towards Roy. He was about nine and he was surprisingly light when I picked him up and kicked off from the ground.

"Woah! What's going on!"

He yelled and started to struggle in my grip.

"Calm down kid, or I'm gonna drop you."

I said and he stopped squirming instantly.

"Who are you?"

He asked and I sighed.

"How long you been living in this town Roy?"

I asked and he glared up at me, but answered.

"For about five years."

He said and I nodded.

"Every heard of the Power puff Girls?"

I asked.

"Heard of them? Of course I have! Everyone knows them. There's Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup! Blossom's the fearless leader, Bubbles is a joy and a laughter, and Buttercup is the toughest fighter."

He said and I couldn't help but laugh at him. He sounded like he was reciting lyrics from some stupid theme song.

"They're not little girls anymore, they've changed quite a bit."

I said and he fell silent.

"I know that."

He said and I was quiet as I waited for him to say something else.

"Blossom is still a strong leader, but she's lost most of her 'I-know-everything' attitude. Bubbles isn't a cry baby, she's grown up, but she does occasionally revert to her old self. And Buttercup, well no one really knows what happened to her. There are rumors saying she got involved with the Gang Green Gang but no one's really sure."

He said and I smiled.

"You sure know a lot about them."

I said and he fell silent and I looked down at him to see a blush covering his cheeks.

"Of course I do, I'm in love with one of them."

He said and I nearly dropped him.

"Which one?"

I asked, really hoping it wasn't me.

"B-Buttercup."

He said and I did drop him.

"Ah!"

He screamed and I snapped out of my daze to see he was falling towards the ground.

"Shit."

I cursed before diving down and catching him.

"Sorry 'bout that."

I said before flying towards the dump. I set him down on his feet and backed away from him without making it too obvious.

"Why the hell did you drop me? I could have died!"

He yelled at me and I rubbed the back of my head uncomfortably.

"Sorry, you just caught me by surprise is all."

I said and he looked at me confused.

"What do you mean?"

He asked and I sighed again.

"You wanted to know who I was right?"

I asked and he nodded.

"Well, I'm the third sister."

I said and he looked at me confused. I groaned before kicking off from the ground and flying through the air, doing a few loops before flying back down next to him. I leaned against the wall of the hideout while he looked up at the sky. He turned to me with wide eyes.

"Y-You're Buttercup!"

He asked in disbelief and I nodded as I looked up at the sky to see the green streaks of light slowly fading.

"The one and only."

I said and he suddenly tackled me to the ground.

"What the hell!"

I asked as I looked up at him.

"I never thought I'd actually meet the girl of my dreams! Please be my girlfriend!"

He shouted and I blushed, unsure of how exactly to respond to that. He was ten years my junior and I was in love with Ace, but I couldn't get the words past my lips. Thankfully, I didn't have to.

"Sorry kid, she's already spoken for."

Ace said as he grabbed my arm and pulled me out from under Roy and to my feet. To add emphasis to what he said he wrapped his arms around my waist. I noticed Roy's face fell and he looked down at his feet.

"Why'd you bring the kid Buttercup?"

Snake asked as he and the boys caught up to us. I saw Ace looking at me curiously as well.

"I couldn't just leave him. He's just a kid, he didn't belong in that jail."

I said and they all shook their heads at me.

"Sometimes you've got too big of a heart Buttercup."

Billy said and I smiled at him.

"So what do we do with him now?"

Arturo asked and I froze. Ace noticed and looked at me before looking over at Roy.

"I suppose, if he behaves, he can join the gang."

He said and I looked up at him in shock.

"Really?"

I asked and he turned and smiled at me.

"Yeah. You seem to like him, so why not?"

He said and I blushed as I realized how close he was to me.

"Okay! Let's go inside Roy. No need to poison your innocent little mind."

I heard Grubber say as he and the others ushered Roy inside the hideout and shut the door after them.

"Finally alone."

Ace said huskily and I blushed as I looked up at him. His shades were in the way of his eyes and I growled lightly before reaching up and taking them off so I could look into his eyes.

"Much better."

I said with a smile before Ace leaned down and pressed his lips to mine.

"I couldn't agree more."

He said and I blushed as he kissed me again.