"This is so neat!" Bumblebee thought as she flew with Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup. Without thinking about it, she started singing: "Signal in the sky-o, / That's when you know that you have to fly-o. / Signal in the sky, Oh-oh-oh-oh... / Let's go!"
Bumblebee looked around. The other three Powerpuff Girls had moved closer to her and were watching her with grins on their faces. "Uhh, sorry," she said. "I'll be quiet."
"Bumblebee?" Buttercup asked, "Is that a song about us?"
"Well, yeah," the Micropuff Girl replied. "I got that CD for Christmas last year. That song had a cool video that went along with it--"
Bubbles squealed, "We've got TV shows and comic books and CD's and videos in your world! What's next, a movie?"
The smallest Powerpuff grinned and said, "It was in the theaters last summer."
By now even Blossom was laughing. "Hey, Bumblebee! You think Florina could cast a spell to send us to your world? I have a hunch we'd like it there!"
The yellow-clad Girl replied, "I think she could, but you might be two inches tall when you got there!"
"That's not so bad," Buttercup said. "You're two inches tall and you're all right!"
"So, Bumblebee," Blossom cut in, "do you know all the words to that song?"
"Okay!" Bumblebee replied, "I'm not the best singer but here's how it goes: 'Would you like to play a game of hide and seek now?...'"
"Power super / Super power / Power super / Super power." The four Powerpuff Girls landed at City Hall, singing the song Bumblebee had taught them. They entered through the front door, trying to hold back their chuckles. Bumblebee lit on the Mayor's desktop as the other three landed in front of the desk.
"What's up, Mr. Mayor?" Bubbles asked.
"Powerpuff Girls!" the Mayor cried. "Thank goodness you're here! Townsville is in terrible danger!! We need your help! Umm, err... we need you NOW!!!"
"What's the danger?" Blossom asked. "Where are we needed?"
"Where?" the Mayor repeated. He thought a moment, and then stammered, "Well, umm... Maybe it was downtown... Or maybe it was Townsville Park! No, wait, wait... Ohhh, I forgot!"
"What Mr. Mayor is trying to remember is that Mojo Jojo is using one of his devices to attack the Townsville National Bank in West Townsville." Bumblebee looked up to see Ms. Sara Bellum standing next to her. After a moment, the tall woman rested her hand, palm up, on the desk and said, "Let me see you, dear." The Micropuff Girl floated onto Ms. Bellum's hand, and the Mayor's assistant lifted her to eye level. "Goodness, Girls," Ms. Bellum said, "it seems you have a new member today!"
"That's right!" Bubbles replied as the veteran Powerpuffs floated to the woman's side. "Ms. Bellum, this is Bumblebee, and she's helping us today!"
"Well, very nice to meet you, Bumblebee!" Ms. Bellum greeted the new Powerpuff. Bumblebee was staring wide-eyed at Ms. Bellum's face. The other three Girls looked at each other. "Bumblebee?" the adult woman asked, "Are you all right?"
The petite girl suddenly came to. "Oh, uh, very nice to meet you, too, Ms. Bellum!" Bumblebee replied. "Sorry, I didn't mean to stare like that. It's just that your face is very pretty!"
"Why, thank you, dear!" Sara Bellum replied. The Micropuff Girl joined her comrades as Ms. Bellum turned to them and said, "Well, Girls, you don't want to delay. West Townsville is waiting on you!"
As the Girls darted away, Bumblebee heard the Mayor ask, "Say, Miss Bellum, that new girl in the yellow dress... Was she a bit short for her age?" She then heard the assistant reply, "Perhaps just a little, sir," in her usual cool manner.
"Bumblebee!" Buttercup called out. "Why did you just stare at Ms. Bellum's face like that? You acted like you've never seen it before!"
"But I never have!" the new girl replied. "No one in my world has ever seen Sara Bellum's face!"
"What?!" Bubbles exclaimed. "I thought you knew everything about us! You mean they never show Ms. Bellum on TV?"
"Oh, no, they show Ms. Bellum lots of times," Bumblebee replied. "They just never show her face. Sometimes it's hidden by all her hair. But usually it's just out of the top of the TV picture."
"Well, that makes sense," Blossom commented. "Ms. Bellum really is tall!"
"Yeah," Buttercup added, "for a moment I thought you were spooked by her! To you, Ms. Bellum must have looked as big as a mountain!"
"Oh, that wasn't a problem," Bumblebee replied. "When you're my size, everybody looks like a giant! You get used to it after awhile!"
The four heroines were in West Townsville now. They rounded the twenty-story Lacy's department store and saw Mojo Jojo in his newest Mojobot. Bubbles gasped at the sight.
"What in the world?" exclaimed Blossom.
"Will you look at that!" added Buttercup.
Bumblebee hung her head. "Oh, no," she sighed, not even trying to conceal her disappointment.
Bumblebee looked around. The other three Powerpuff Girls had moved closer to her and were watching her with grins on their faces. "Uhh, sorry," she said. "I'll be quiet."
"Bumblebee?" Buttercup asked, "Is that a song about us?"
"Well, yeah," the Micropuff Girl replied. "I got that CD for Christmas last year. That song had a cool video that went along with it--"
Bubbles squealed, "We've got TV shows and comic books and CD's and videos in your world! What's next, a movie?"
The smallest Powerpuff grinned and said, "It was in the theaters last summer."
By now even Blossom was laughing. "Hey, Bumblebee! You think Florina could cast a spell to send us to your world? I have a hunch we'd like it there!"
The yellow-clad Girl replied, "I think she could, but you might be two inches tall when you got there!"
"That's not so bad," Buttercup said. "You're two inches tall and you're all right!"
"So, Bumblebee," Blossom cut in, "do you know all the words to that song?"
"Okay!" Bumblebee replied, "I'm not the best singer but here's how it goes: 'Would you like to play a game of hide and seek now?...'"
"Power super / Super power / Power super / Super power." The four Powerpuff Girls landed at City Hall, singing the song Bumblebee had taught them. They entered through the front door, trying to hold back their chuckles. Bumblebee lit on the Mayor's desktop as the other three landed in front of the desk.
"What's up, Mr. Mayor?" Bubbles asked.
"Powerpuff Girls!" the Mayor cried. "Thank goodness you're here! Townsville is in terrible danger!! We need your help! Umm, err... we need you NOW!!!"
"What's the danger?" Blossom asked. "Where are we needed?"
"Where?" the Mayor repeated. He thought a moment, and then stammered, "Well, umm... Maybe it was downtown... Or maybe it was Townsville Park! No, wait, wait... Ohhh, I forgot!"
"What Mr. Mayor is trying to remember is that Mojo Jojo is using one of his devices to attack the Townsville National Bank in West Townsville." Bumblebee looked up to see Ms. Sara Bellum standing next to her. After a moment, the tall woman rested her hand, palm up, on the desk and said, "Let me see you, dear." The Micropuff Girl floated onto Ms. Bellum's hand, and the Mayor's assistant lifted her to eye level. "Goodness, Girls," Ms. Bellum said, "it seems you have a new member today!"
"That's right!" Bubbles replied as the veteran Powerpuffs floated to the woman's side. "Ms. Bellum, this is Bumblebee, and she's helping us today!"
"Well, very nice to meet you, Bumblebee!" Ms. Bellum greeted the new Powerpuff. Bumblebee was staring wide-eyed at Ms. Bellum's face. The other three Girls looked at each other. "Bumblebee?" the adult woman asked, "Are you all right?"
The petite girl suddenly came to. "Oh, uh, very nice to meet you, too, Ms. Bellum!" Bumblebee replied. "Sorry, I didn't mean to stare like that. It's just that your face is very pretty!"
"Why, thank you, dear!" Sara Bellum replied. The Micropuff Girl joined her comrades as Ms. Bellum turned to them and said, "Well, Girls, you don't want to delay. West Townsville is waiting on you!"
As the Girls darted away, Bumblebee heard the Mayor ask, "Say, Miss Bellum, that new girl in the yellow dress... Was she a bit short for her age?" She then heard the assistant reply, "Perhaps just a little, sir," in her usual cool manner.
"Bumblebee!" Buttercup called out. "Why did you just stare at Ms. Bellum's face like that? You acted like you've never seen it before!"
"But I never have!" the new girl replied. "No one in my world has ever seen Sara Bellum's face!"
"What?!" Bubbles exclaimed. "I thought you knew everything about us! You mean they never show Ms. Bellum on TV?"
"Oh, no, they show Ms. Bellum lots of times," Bumblebee replied. "They just never show her face. Sometimes it's hidden by all her hair. But usually it's just out of the top of the TV picture."
"Well, that makes sense," Blossom commented. "Ms. Bellum really is tall!"
"Yeah," Buttercup added, "for a moment I thought you were spooked by her! To you, Ms. Bellum must have looked as big as a mountain!"
"Oh, that wasn't a problem," Bumblebee replied. "When you're my size, everybody looks like a giant! You get used to it after awhile!"
The four heroines were in West Townsville now. They rounded the twenty-story Lacy's department store and saw Mojo Jojo in his newest Mojobot. Bubbles gasped at the sight.
"What in the world?" exclaimed Blossom.
"Will you look at that!" added Buttercup.
Bumblebee hung her head. "Oh, no," she sighed, not even trying to conceal her disappointment.