The sisters flew through the roof. (Bumblebee could hear Miss Keane blurt out, "Just don't--!" a moment before they crashed through.) As they flew to downtown Townsville, Bubbles released Bumblebee so she could fly on her own.
"Hey, Bubbles!" Bumblebee called out. "Where did you get that name, 'Micropuff Girl'?"
"Oh, I dunno," she replied. "I just thought it sounded nice."
Buttercup flew to Bumblebee's side. "Bumblebee," she asked, "are you sure you want to go with us on this one? Some of those monsters are dangerous!"
"I didn't come here to chicken out when the going gets rough!" replied Bumblebee. "I don't care how big the goon is, I'll take it on myself if I have to!"
"All right!" yelled Buttercup.
The quartet could see the monster now; it was a 100-foot tall orange tyrannosaurus-like creature with silver spikes on its arms and legs. The creature was stomping through downtown, breathing fire and knocking down buildings.
"Buttercup! Bumblebee!" shouted Blossom. "You take the frontal assault! Bubbles, take the right side!" The Girls assumed their positions and began their attack.
Taking Buttercup's lead, Bumblebee pummeled the creature with a barrage of punches. She noticed that the other two Girls were attacking the monster at its sides with their laser vision. The giant roared with pain as the heroines continued their attack.
Bumblebee winced as a blow from the creature's massive arm knocked Buttercup to the ground. She resisted the temptation to fly down and help her. Buttercup could take care of herself, and right now the job at hand was stopping the monster. The Micropuff Girl heard another "thud"; she looked up and saw that Bubbles had been knocked away as well. Bumblebee redoubled her attack, pummeling the creature repeatedly with her hardest punches.
Suddenly, the creature's roaring stopped. Bumblebee looked up to see that Blossom was gone. She stopped her punching and flew up to the monster's eye level.
Bumblebee gasped. The behemoth had plucked Blossom out of the air and was trying to crush her in its massive paw. The Powerpuff leader was holding back the creature's deadly grip, but she was straining and looked as if she wouldn't last much longer.
Bumblebee flew at top speed into the creature's face, and delivered a punch to its jaw with all of her strength. But the creature's thick hide could take the blow, and Bumblebee recoiled from the force of her own punch. As she righted herself, she saw that the monster was looking around curiously, as if it was thinking, "What was that?" Bumblebee realized that she was too small to fight the creature by strength alone.
The newest Powerpuff Girl saw that her punch had bought Blossom a few seconds, but the monster was fixing its attention back on the red-haired Powerpuff. Bumblebee couldn't see Buttercup or Bubbles, so she knew she'd have to act now to save her comrade. The yellow-clad Girl fired a shot of laser energy to the side of the beast's face. The creature roared once again, and lifted its free paw to knock away its enemy. It stopped with a confused look when it realized it couldn't see the source of the laser blast.
That was the inspiration Bumblebee needed! She darted several yards to the right and fired another shot at the monster. As the creature roared, she zoomed back to the left and fired again. The monster flailed its free arm, swinging at empty space and punching positions where Bumblebee had been earlier.
The monster screamed as Blossom flew up and punched the fiend in the jaw. Bumblebee felt relieved as she realized that her distraction had allowed her fellow Powerpuff to break free. As the Micropuff Girl continued the laser bursts, Buttercup and Bubbles resumed the assault. The creature, battered and confounded, lasted only a few more seconds before collapsing.
The three veteran Powerpuffs flew over to Bumblebee. Bubbles put her hands around the minuscule girl and hugged her to her cheek. "Way to go, Bumblebee!" the blue-clad Powerpuff exclaimed.
"Now THAT took courage!" Buttercup chimed in.
"Courage and teamwork, too!" added Blossom. "Bumblebee, you have got the heart of a Powerpuff Girl!"
"Thanks," said Bumblebee. The diminutive girl flew away; her fellow Powerpuffs watched as she dropped out of sight among the buildings of Townsville.
Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup looked at each other. They knew something was wrong.
"Hey, Bubbles!" Bumblebee called out. "Where did you get that name, 'Micropuff Girl'?"
"Oh, I dunno," she replied. "I just thought it sounded nice."
Buttercup flew to Bumblebee's side. "Bumblebee," she asked, "are you sure you want to go with us on this one? Some of those monsters are dangerous!"
"I didn't come here to chicken out when the going gets rough!" replied Bumblebee. "I don't care how big the goon is, I'll take it on myself if I have to!"
"All right!" yelled Buttercup.
The quartet could see the monster now; it was a 100-foot tall orange tyrannosaurus-like creature with silver spikes on its arms and legs. The creature was stomping through downtown, breathing fire and knocking down buildings.
"Buttercup! Bumblebee!" shouted Blossom. "You take the frontal assault! Bubbles, take the right side!" The Girls assumed their positions and began their attack.
Taking Buttercup's lead, Bumblebee pummeled the creature with a barrage of punches. She noticed that the other two Girls were attacking the monster at its sides with their laser vision. The giant roared with pain as the heroines continued their attack.
Bumblebee winced as a blow from the creature's massive arm knocked Buttercup to the ground. She resisted the temptation to fly down and help her. Buttercup could take care of herself, and right now the job at hand was stopping the monster. The Micropuff Girl heard another "thud"; she looked up and saw that Bubbles had been knocked away as well. Bumblebee redoubled her attack, pummeling the creature repeatedly with her hardest punches.
Suddenly, the creature's roaring stopped. Bumblebee looked up to see that Blossom was gone. She stopped her punching and flew up to the monster's eye level.
Bumblebee gasped. The behemoth had plucked Blossom out of the air and was trying to crush her in its massive paw. The Powerpuff leader was holding back the creature's deadly grip, but she was straining and looked as if she wouldn't last much longer.
Bumblebee flew at top speed into the creature's face, and delivered a punch to its jaw with all of her strength. But the creature's thick hide could take the blow, and Bumblebee recoiled from the force of her own punch. As she righted herself, she saw that the monster was looking around curiously, as if it was thinking, "What was that?" Bumblebee realized that she was too small to fight the creature by strength alone.
The newest Powerpuff Girl saw that her punch had bought Blossom a few seconds, but the monster was fixing its attention back on the red-haired Powerpuff. Bumblebee couldn't see Buttercup or Bubbles, so she knew she'd have to act now to save her comrade. The yellow-clad Girl fired a shot of laser energy to the side of the beast's face. The creature roared once again, and lifted its free paw to knock away its enemy. It stopped with a confused look when it realized it couldn't see the source of the laser blast.
That was the inspiration Bumblebee needed! She darted several yards to the right and fired another shot at the monster. As the creature roared, she zoomed back to the left and fired again. The monster flailed its free arm, swinging at empty space and punching positions where Bumblebee had been earlier.
The monster screamed as Blossom flew up and punched the fiend in the jaw. Bumblebee felt relieved as she realized that her distraction had allowed her fellow Powerpuff to break free. As the Micropuff Girl continued the laser bursts, Buttercup and Bubbles resumed the assault. The creature, battered and confounded, lasted only a few more seconds before collapsing.
The three veteran Powerpuffs flew over to Bumblebee. Bubbles put her hands around the minuscule girl and hugged her to her cheek. "Way to go, Bumblebee!" the blue-clad Powerpuff exclaimed.
"Now THAT took courage!" Buttercup chimed in.
"Courage and teamwork, too!" added Blossom. "Bumblebee, you have got the heart of a Powerpuff Girl!"
"Thanks," said Bumblebee. The diminutive girl flew away; her fellow Powerpuffs watched as she dropped out of sight among the buildings of Townsville.
Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup looked at each other. They knew something was wrong.