Later that afternoon, the boys and girls of Pokey Oaks got out their blankets and lay down for their naps. Just as the class settled down, Rhoda raised her hand. "Miss Keane?" she asked, "Where's Bumblebee?"
Miss Keane picked up a matchbox and said, "She's right here on my desk!" The children looked up to see the tiny girl in a makeshift bed, really just some cotton Miss Keane has packed into the little box. The Kindergartners giggled as their teacher replaced the box on her desk.
Bumblebee thought that a rest would do her some good; even with Powerpuff abilities, an afternoon with a class of excited five-year-olds could be pretty tiring! She'd seesawed with Julie and Emily, got pushed on a swing by Eboni, went down the slide a dozen times each on Cassie's and Bonnie's laps, and played long-distance catch with about a dozen girls... and they had been throwing HER! Then when the class came in from recess, the boys all complained that since she'd played with the girls, she should have her snack with the boys. Miss Keane had set her on a plate with a cookie and a thimble full of chocolate milk... and Bumblebee discovered how dreamy a cookie looks when you're two inches tall! Finally, almost every girl in the class had asked if she could hold Bumblebee during the afternoon nap, so Miss Keane had announced that she would keep "Bubbles' new toy" during nap time.
Being the plaything of a class of Kindergartners was not quite what Bumblebee would have picked for a wish, but it wasn't too bad as long as she was a Powerpuff -- or even a Micropuff -- Girl.
Bumblebee thought about her home life as Miss Keane got up to pick up the trash from lunch. Part of her hoped she'd keep her super powers for a little while after the visit to Townsville was over. She could really put Derek Stiles in his place if she had Powerpuff strength! But she sure didn't want to go back to Glenwood only two inches tall. Explaining everything to her parents, her teachers, even her friends, would be such a hassle. And she'd never hear the end of "Andrea Ant" if she was still this size.
"Well, well!" she heard Miss Keane say, "I see Bumblebee ate some of her cookie and drank all of her milk!" She smiled as she realized that Miss Keane had seen the half-eaten cookie and had figured one of the boys had taken a bite of it.
The Micropuff Girl shifted in her "bed" just before Miss Keane returned to the desk. Bumblebee hoped that nap time wouldn't be too long: lying totally motionless wasn't as easy as it sounded!
Bumblebee's wish was granted a few minutes later when the Hot Line rang. She heard Blossom answer it, "Powerpuff Girls! What? A giant monster in downtown Townsville?" ("What a big surprise!" Bumblebee thought.) "We'll get on it right away!"
As Blossom asked for permission to leave, Bumblebee felt her bed rock from side to side. She looked up and saw Mike Believe smiling down at her. "Bubbles!" Mike shouted at the Girls. As they turned to him, he held out the tiny bed. "Don't forget to take Bumblebee with you!" he exclaimed.
Miss Keane laughed as Bubbles picked up their miniature comrade from the box. "That's right, Girls!" she added, "I'm sure Bumblebee wants to join you on your adventure!"
Miss Keane picked up a matchbox and said, "She's right here on my desk!" The children looked up to see the tiny girl in a makeshift bed, really just some cotton Miss Keane has packed into the little box. The Kindergartners giggled as their teacher replaced the box on her desk.
Bumblebee thought that a rest would do her some good; even with Powerpuff abilities, an afternoon with a class of excited five-year-olds could be pretty tiring! She'd seesawed with Julie and Emily, got pushed on a swing by Eboni, went down the slide a dozen times each on Cassie's and Bonnie's laps, and played long-distance catch with about a dozen girls... and they had been throwing HER! Then when the class came in from recess, the boys all complained that since she'd played with the girls, she should have her snack with the boys. Miss Keane had set her on a plate with a cookie and a thimble full of chocolate milk... and Bumblebee discovered how dreamy a cookie looks when you're two inches tall! Finally, almost every girl in the class had asked if she could hold Bumblebee during the afternoon nap, so Miss Keane had announced that she would keep "Bubbles' new toy" during nap time.
Being the plaything of a class of Kindergartners was not quite what Bumblebee would have picked for a wish, but it wasn't too bad as long as she was a Powerpuff -- or even a Micropuff -- Girl.
Bumblebee thought about her home life as Miss Keane got up to pick up the trash from lunch. Part of her hoped she'd keep her super powers for a little while after the visit to Townsville was over. She could really put Derek Stiles in his place if she had Powerpuff strength! But she sure didn't want to go back to Glenwood only two inches tall. Explaining everything to her parents, her teachers, even her friends, would be such a hassle. And she'd never hear the end of "Andrea Ant" if she was still this size.
"Well, well!" she heard Miss Keane say, "I see Bumblebee ate some of her cookie and drank all of her milk!" She smiled as she realized that Miss Keane had seen the half-eaten cookie and had figured one of the boys had taken a bite of it.
The Micropuff Girl shifted in her "bed" just before Miss Keane returned to the desk. Bumblebee hoped that nap time wouldn't be too long: lying totally motionless wasn't as easy as it sounded!
Bumblebee's wish was granted a few minutes later when the Hot Line rang. She heard Blossom answer it, "Powerpuff Girls! What? A giant monster in downtown Townsville?" ("What a big surprise!" Bumblebee thought.) "We'll get on it right away!"
As Blossom asked for permission to leave, Bumblebee felt her bed rock from side to side. She looked up and saw Mike Believe smiling down at her. "Bubbles!" Mike shouted at the Girls. As they turned to him, he held out the tiny bed. "Don't forget to take Bumblebee with you!" he exclaimed.
Miss Keane laughed as Bubbles picked up their miniature comrade from the box. "That's right, Girls!" she added, "I'm sure Bumblebee wants to join you on your adventure!"