The Powerpuff League
created by CrystalFenix
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Last time on the Powerpuff League, we saw that the Powerpuff Girls, Rowdyruff Boys, and the rest of our heroes venture towards the Trepidation Tower. Bane decides to play a little game with them. He forces a group of heroes to go into a separate tower that stems into the Trepidation Tower. As each of the heroes enter, they face stone-made golems produced by Bane. These golems are controlled from a distance as Bane plays on his chess board. Bane captures Mojo single handedly. Next, he captures Blossom and Brick through a bit of cheating. Next, he obtains Bubbles and Boomer. Then, he procures Buttercup and Butch. Finally, he snatches Mike and Princess but without draining them of their energies like he had with the others. Bane failed to drain their lifeforce due to the fact that Death's protective orbs are still in effect. However, Bane decides to rid himself of the heroes some other way. He opens up the VOID. But before he could throw anybody in, Mojo disables the psychic locks Bane has placed upon our heroes preventing them to move earlier. Professor Utonium's soul is also freed. However, that isn't good enough news. The Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys are depleted of their energies and couldn't very well fight. Only Mike and Princess have enough energy to hold up the battle until the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys regain their powers. Will Mike and Princess be able to hold up enough time and allow Bane to be defeated once and for all? Find out and read on ahead...
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Episode Fourteen: Final Hours of Hope
Mike and Princess stare at Bane as the black space of the VOID floats in a circular rotating behind Bane. Bane has his sword in his right hand pointing the ground. He looks overly confident that he'll be able to win. His judgement isn't too bad either. He knew darn well that Mike and Princess wouldn't be able to handle him. Mojo stayed behind Mike and Princess in a distance since his energy was drained and his stamina was definitely low. The Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys were kneeling on the ground. They were out of breath and energy just like Mojo.
"Well? What are you two brats capable of doing?" Bane taunts.
Mike and Princess look at Bane nervously. Bane walks up a few steps. "Well, I'll let you sacrifice yourselves first," Bane says raising his sword. Mike and Princess walk back a few steps. "Well, should I do it or will you offer yourselves?" Bane stops walking forward and laughs.
"Man, if only Tiger was here," Mike mutters. "But he's not! What can I do?"
"Bane, if I had my missiles, your poo-poo head will be toast right now!" Princess yells.
"You still think you can beat me after witnessing my awesome powers?" Bane says holding out his hands. There was a silence in the room but that was soon broken by Bane's laughter. He brushes the hair covering part of his eyes (like Trunks does in DBZ). Bane looks back at Princess who is fiercely tense. He then looks over at Mike who is cowering backwards a bit. "Well? When do you want to give up your lives? You only have so little time..." Bane says adding in more pressure.
Suddenly, a laser shoots past Bane's head and flies into the VOID. Bane turns around. He sees the laser travel through the infinite depth of the VOID. Bane turns around and looks to the direction which the laser came from. It was Mojo Jojo. Mojo has his laser gun pointed up at Bane. Bane simply laughs. "Your little gizmos can't harm me and you should know that," Bane says. The laser that is traveling through the VOID is fading away and disappears completely from sight. Bane turns around and looks at the VOID. "That laser that just traveled through will be consumed by the darkness of the void. Even things without matter will be consumed by the eternal darkness of the VOID!!!" Bane yells.
Mojo stands up slowly. "And how long will it take for that thing which you call the VOID to consume what I've fired at you which is a laser in attempt to destroy you?" Mojo asks.
Bane turns around and holds his chin. "For all the time it can take," Bane says. "But for your pathetic laser, I'd say around ten seconds..."
"And what will happen to the laser after the ten seconds which you have estimated for the VOID to consume?" Mojo asks.
"Just like you said, the VOID will comsume it. The laser will simply disappear into nowhere. The VOID will simply make your massless laser disintegrate," Bane explains. He points his sword at Mojo. "But ENOUGH TALK!!! TIME TO DIE!!!" Bane yells. Suddenly, a hand slips up behind Bane's neck and holds on firmly. Bane turns his head to see the Professor's soul holding on tight. "What?" Bane says confused. "Let go!"
Bane grab's the Professor's hand and tosses his soul at Mojo. Mojo is knocked backwards with the Professor rolling over to the Powerpuff Girls.
"Professor!" the Powerpuff Girls yell. They use the best of their energy and try to help up the Professor's soul.
"It's... it's okay, girls," the Professor said with his head down. "Just get Bane when you are strong enough!"
Suddenly, the Powerpuff Girls hear a scream. It was a feminine scream of pain. They look up to see Princess being stabbed by Bane. "Well, since you can't die from me killing you, I guess the best thing I can do is make you suffer!" Bane says. "And once I've decided you suffered enough, I'll let you out of your misery by sending you into the VOID!!!" Mike runs up behind Bane's back and tries to pull him off. Bane lets go of the sword which is still inside of Princess' stomach. Bane produces another sword and stabs Mike. "I guess YOU WANT TO SUFFER, TOO!!!" Bane yells. Mike doesn't let go of holding Bane as the sword enters through his stomach. He's clinging onto Bane by the neck. Bane, although not hurt, is seriously annoyed by this. "Stupid mortal!" Bane yells. He teleports behind Princess but Mike also teleports with him clinged on. "Let go!" Bane yells.
"N-n-no!!!" Mike weakly screams. He continues to hold onto Bane's neck. He then attempts to punch Bane a bit, but Bane grabs his fist and tosses Mike into the VOID.
"NNNOOOOOOOO!!!" the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys yell. "MMMIIIIIIKKKEEE!!!"
Mike is sent flying out of sight in the VOID due to Bane's tremendous strength being used when throwing him. "That will teach you to mess with me!" Bane says readjusting his bandana.
Princess pulls out the sword stuck in her stomach. She turns and holds it like she's ready to fight. Princess is breathing heavily and seriously weakened. "Y-y-you poo-poo head!" Princess yells. She runs and swings the sword at Bane. Bane ducks without effort. Bane teleports off above the VOID portal.
"Amazing, you still have so much fight in you after you've been stabbed," Bane says. "Your courage reminds me of... ME!!!" Bane laughs evilly. As he laughs, he holds out his hands and a dark energy ball appears swirling about. He stops laughing and shoots the energy ball down at Princess. Princess is no doubt hit but she holds her ground.
"Arrrggghhh..." Princess says as she grits her teeth while the darkness swarms around her. The protective orb which Death gave her earlier is preventing her soul from leaving her body. Princess looks up and up at Bane. "This... THIS IS FOR MIKE!!!" Princess leaps into the air and swings the sword at Bane. Bane flies over the sword and grabs it with his feet. Princess is dangling off at the bottom of the sword. "You jerk!" Princess yells.
The Rowdyruff Boys watch Princess continue to fight even though she has no potential. "Whoa, she's got lots of fire," Brick says.
"She ain't giving up for sure!" Butch says.
"I hope..." Boomer says.
"But look, she isn't worried a bit! Look at us!" Brick points at himself. "We're worried as a bunch of sick dogs about having our butts kicked! That Princess is continuing to fight even though her butt was already kicked!"
"You've got a point there, bro," Butch says. "You're saying that she has more guts than any of us Rowdyruff Boys now." Butch looks down for a moment but looks back up. "That's IT! I'M GONNA KICK SOME BUTT WHETHER I CAN DO IT OR NOT!!!" Butch flies up with all the energy he can force out of himself. Brick follows after.
"This better be worth it!" Boomer yells. He charges up his energy and too flies upward.
The Powerpuff Girls heard everything the Rowdyruff Boys said. "I think they're right," Blossom says. "Princess is giving it all she's got while we sit here hoping that we get our powers back so we won't be beaten..."
"Yeah? Who says we're beaten? I'm in!" Buttercup yells.
"Yeah! Me, too! I WANNA KICK THAT DOO-DOO BRAIN'S BUTT FOR MIKE!!!" Bubbles yells. The Powerpuff Girls charge up and fly up to Bane with the best of their energy.
The Professor looks up at the Powerpuff Girls trying to fight. They are flying up to Bane who is high up with Princess at his feet dangling and trying to kick Bane somehow. Suddenly, the Rowdyruff Boys fly up to Bane and punch Bane in the face. Their efforts only send Bane back a few inches. However, he does let loose the grip on Princess, and Princess falls to the ground near the portal of the VOID. The sword goes flying into the VOID and immediately disappears. Princess looks into the VOID and she can see an orange light in a distance...
Suddenly, the Powerpuff Girls team up with the Rowdyruff Boys and punch Bane from all sides. They give it their best to defeat him. Bane, however, becomes annoyed of being "pushed" around and teleports off near Mojo. He picks up Mojo by the back. "Huh?" was Mojo's reply. Bane tosses Mojo into the VOID like he had with Mike. Mojo is sent flying through the infinite darkness. Princess ducks her head as Mojo zings by. However, the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys only gasp. "MMOOOOOJJJJOOOOOO!!!" the Powerpuff Girls yell. "PPPPOOOOOPPPPPPSSSS!!!" the Rowdyruff Boys scream. Princess, who was ducking, doesn't see Bane walk up behind her. He kicks her into the VOID and she goes screaming. The Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys all yell at the same time, "PPPPPPPPRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNCCCCCEEEEESSSSSS!!!"
Bane turns and faces the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys. "So when do you six want to go?" Bane asks with a bit of an evil tone.
The Powerpuff Girls suddenly receive flashbacks. They remember Mike and the time he first entered Pokey Oaks. He was shy as ever. Mike walked passed their table and sat off in the back. During recess, he just sat alone in the sandbox sadly. Then, Mike was remembered being sent to the corner. The Powerpuff Girls then switch flashbacks. They remember the time when princess asked them to allow her to be a Powerpuff Girl. They then remember the birthday part and Princess' "Happy Birthday" message before she assaulted them. The Powerpuff Girls began to remember their friends.
The Rowdyruff Boys also received flashbacks. They remember when they were created by Mojo. Mojo instructs them to destroy the Powerpuff Girls. They then remember that after a minor victory, buritos were dumped onto Mojo as they all laughed including Mojo, their "Pops." The Rowdyruff Boys suddenly grew an angry face as well as the Powerpuff Girls. The two groups of kids look down at Bane who is still smiling evilly at them. The aura around the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys suddenly grow larger and thicken. The orbs around the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys blend in with the thickened auras making the actual view pretty unclear.
"Yyyyyyoooooouuuuu..." Blossom says angrily in a deep voice.
"Wwwwwwiiiiiiiiilllllllllll..." Bubbles continues.
"Ppppppaaaaaayyyyy..." Buttercup adds.
"FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!!" the Rowdyruff Boys yell. The Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys dart at Bane and severely knock him across the tower's floor. Blossom stops charging at Bane to inhale a deep breath and spit out a large beam of fire. Bane is struck and is sent flying up into the air. Brick suddenly reappears in front of Bane charging up a large lightning energy ball. As soon as Bane reaches Brick, Brick unleashes his energies and shocks Bane in mid air. Butch is seen from behind with a barrage of boulders ready to be tossed at Bane. Butch points his finger at Bane and the rocks quickly crumple around Bane's body sealing him in a large stone. Boomer lets go his whirling water blades and slices the stone up into several pieces reveal a really cut up transparent Bane. Bubbles inhales a deep breath and fires out an ice beam which stops Bane right in his place. Buttercup spins into her tornado sending whirlwinds crashing through the skies and carrying Bane's frozen body up into the air. The block of ice lands hard onto the tower floor as it comes crashing down. The ice breaks and Bane is seen with a furious look upon his face. "How dare you!" Bane yells.
Bane produces a sword and swings it at the group of heroes. Dark beams come crashing out of the sky. They hit the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys head on but the kids were too angered to let the beams knock them around. Bane simply looks with disgust. He begins to charge up the dark energy ball in front of his sword like he did for Blossom earlier. "This time, I'm not so sure that Death's protection will hold!" Bane says. "I'm gonna gather all the darkness in the world to unleash it upon you all!" Clouds of darkness begin sprouting out from the grounds. The clouds of darkness even came from the oceans. What's more surprising is that the clouds of darkness came from within the portal of the VOID. The VOID supplied the dark energy ball an infinite amount of darkness. "Hahahaha! With this much darkness, this ENTIRE WORLD WILL BE DESTROYED AND ONLY I CAN LIVE!!!" Bane yells with a crazy look upon his face.
Suddenly, orange, yellow, and white orbs fly out of the sky and knock Bane down to the ground. Bane loses his concentration and the darkness is dispersed. Bane looks up to see Mike, Princess, and Mojo standing above him. "What?" Bane says as his eyes widen.
"Apparently, Death's protective barrier is protecting us from being harmed by the VOID!" Mike yells holding his fists up.
"Yeah! And that means we aren't harmed by your attempt to rid us by using the VOID!" Princess yells.
Mojo simply raises his fists ready to fight. He knew that if he spoke, everybody would be kept up all night long.
"Am I seeing what I think I am?" Boomer said rubbing his eyes.
"Yeah, dude, I think it is!" Brick says.
"Alright! Pops is back!" Butch cheers.
"Nice! Mike and Princess are back!" Blossom cheers.
"They didn't die!" Bubbles says punching the air.
"That's awesome!" Buttercup cheers.
Bane simply looks at the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys regaining their confidence. "It isn't over yet!" Bane yells. "I'm still here!" Bane produces a sword and slashes Mike, Princess, and Mojo.
"Don't you understand?" Princess says mimicking Bane.
"We can't be destroyed..." Mike says also mimicking Bane.
"Because of Death's Barrier which protects us from having our souls taken away," Mojo says breaking away the sarcasm.
"That's right, and if we can't be destroyed..." Blossom says.
"Then you will be destroyed!" Bubbles and Buttercup say in unison.
Bane looks around him. He is surrounded by the Powerpuff Girls, Rowdyruff Boys, Mike, Princess, and Mojo. Bane quickly turns around to close the portal of the VOID but Mike and Princess use their hands and quickly pull it back open.
"Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Brick, Boomer, Butch! Quick!" Mike and Princess yell.
"Nnnooooo!!! It's not fair!!!" Bane yells as he desperately tries to close the VOID. He turns around and holds up his sword. "No matter, I'll simply annihilate the barriers around you!"
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Will Mike and Princess be able to hold up the VOID until Bane is defeated? Will Bane destroy the barriers which Death had given them, or will he fail? What will happen to the world afterwards? What will happen to Death's barrier? Find out... next time... on the Powerpuff League!
TO BE CONTINUED...
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