Good morning my faithful readers! I'm back! So you can put down your pitchforks. I know it's been such a long time, but between summer school and everything going on right now, I haven't really been in the right head space to write. But I'm back, because I need something positive, and nothing makes me happier than writing. I'm sure we've all seen the protests and the injustice all over twitter and facebook, so I won't get into it here. But I will say to my black readers - taking a break to center yourself and deal with all the emotions coming at you right now isn't wrong. Don't let anyone tell you differently either. It's okay if you want to come here for a small distraction, it doesn't make you any less aware of what's going on. But it's not healthy to be constantly shown the injustices happening and only focus on that. Change isn't won in a day after all.

To all my readers - thank you for still sticking with my story. I know it's been a really long time like I said, but I finally have a direction I want to go in from here. Hopefully I meet your expectations, but if not...welp lol. Please keep reading anyway lol. Alright, that's the end of my author's note. On with the story! Also, I may have gotten confused in some of the previous chapters. But it should be: Raiden and Boomer want Bubbles, Riley and Butch want Buttercup, and Reed and Brick want Blossom. I'll go back and look at the previous chapters to make sure I didn't mix anything up there too. Just wanted to clarify in case some people were confused lol.


Riley couldn't contain his glee as the two remaining brothers released their last horrifying screams. Boomer, not surprisingly, finished before Butch. His cobalt blue eyes glowed with hidden power as they slowly opened. His muscles twitched as he sat up, eyes locking with Reed's across the room. Riley felt a pang of disappointment that Reed would be the one in charge of all three, since he was the one who actually performed the rituals. Still, it was enough to know the annoyance had been taken care of. Now all they had to do was rewrite the girls' memories, and they would finally have everything that was meant for them.

"Riley, go check on Blossom. She should've woken back up by now." Riley grumbled but did as he was told, venturing deeper into the basement. Raiden lead Bubbles over to Buttercup, who was slowly regaining consciousness. Bubbles, still overwhelmed, clutched her head as a massive headache assaulted her senses. The boys' screams had been jarring, tearing at her soul. They also seemed to spark memories long buried. She clutched her head harder as images began flashing before her eyes.

Bubbles stood helplessly chained to the walls of the ancient building, screaming at the young man in the center. Boomer lay strapped to a stone slab, struggling against his bindings. At his head, Raiden stood chanting, a glowing blue orb pulsing in his palms. Bubbles's screams were drowned out by Boomer's as the possession ritual began. She would never forget how he writhed in pain, or how sinister Raiden's smirk looked. It looked nothing like the young boy she'd met in her childhood.

"Stop, PLEASE! Boomer! BOOMER!"

Bubbles stood, her eyes glowing in righteous fury. She stood in front of her blearily blinking sister, her teeth and fist clenching.

"What have you done?!" Raiden stopped in his tracks, while Reed glanced over at them. Bubbles reached behind her, searching blindly for Buttercup's arm. When she grasped it, she yanked her sister up, forcing her backwards up the stairs. Raiden held his hands up placatingly, while Reed chanted a few words under his breath. Bubbles's attention was solely on Raiden, the biggest immediate threat, so she didn't notice what his brother was doing.

"Now Bubbly...let's all calm down. You're just confused-"

"Confused?! What have you done to us?! These memories...have we reincarnated?!" Buttercup was jerked away from her as her hesitance persisted. Bubbles whirled around, reaching for her. But it was too late. Boomer, now imbued with the strength of the Gods, locked her arms behind her. Butch had Buttercup in a more sensual grasp, one arm wrapped her waist while the other wrapped delicately around her chin.

"What...? Butch let me go! What the hell is going on?!" Buttercup began struggling as she fully awakened, slowly taking in the scene around her. Brick still stood beside Reed, who looked much too pleased with himself. Raiden was moving toward Bubbles, grinning like a cat who ate the canary. Bubbles was struggling in Boomer's arms, who had that same measured look in his eyes like she'd seen in Brick. And Blossom was nowhere to be found.

Raiden laid his hands on either side of Bubbles's face. He began chanting under his breath while his hands glowed. Bubbles struggled harder, and Buttercup responded in kind. But Butch tightened his grip, and leveled his lips with her ear.

"It's no use Buttercup. The sooner you accept your powerlessness in this situation, the quicker this will be over." Buttercup stopped struggling, but her eyes still blazed with anger.

"What is he doing to her?"

"Most likely sealing her powers and rewriting her memories. And while I would love for you to escape such a fate, Reed is our master now. There's nothing I can do."

"Hmph. Where's Blossom?"

"She's-" An explosion cut him off, and drew everyone's attention to the doorway that led further into the basement. Blossom emerged amid a sea of fire. She tossed Riley's prone body at their feet, her hair flying in the pressured winds around her. Brick moved in front of Reed, and Butch and Boomer released the girls to face her. Blossom glanced around the room in enough time to spot her sisters, and begin making a path to them. She raised her hands, forgoing chanting as her fury fueled her flames. Brick grunted as flaming walls slammed into him. Butch moved to shake the earth, but Blossom intercepted him by rapidly heating the air around them. Both Butch and Boomer grasped at their throats as they struggled to breathe. Raiden had erected a barrier around himself and Bubbles, still focused on reshaping her memories and sealing her powers. Blossom reached for Buttercup, bursting through the wards at the top of the stairs to break free. Buttercup pulled against her sister, turning back to reach for Bubbles.

"Wait! Bubbles! We have to go back for Bubbles!"

"We can't! We have to leave now!"

"Blossom no!" Blossom ignored her friend's cries, even as her heart clenched. Her own memories had been freshly reawakened. The conditions she'd set to keep them safe no longer applied. It was only a matter of time before he appeared as well. They had to get out of there. Bubbles would understand. I can't save them both, not right now... She continued dragging Buttercup away, jetting into the sky once they reached the front door. Buttercup, the only one left still ignorant of what was truly going on, screamed in her ear until her voice was hoarse. Blossom's tears faded into the night as they headed home.

"I'm sorry Bubs. I'm so, so sorry."


"What are we going to do now? The girls got away! And even worse, Blossom got her powers back before we tampered with her memories! She's gonna ruin everything again!"

"Calm down Riley. Blossom won't do anything. Not while we still have Bubbles." Raiden sighed, releasing Bubbles. Her eyes were an electric blue, and dark blue tattoos snaked down her arms in wave like patterns. Raiden stood, offering her a hand with a satisfied smile.

"How do you feel babe?" Bubbles smiled, affection swimming in her eyes.

"Better than ever."