Chapter 9- Buttercup...Ends?



Disclaimer: I don't own the Powerpuff Girls or the Rowdyruff Boys or anything in the animated series: The Powerpuff Girls. I also don't own P.O.D. or the song "Boom".

Note: Okay, don't forget the Powerpuff Girls are still four and the Rowdyruff Boys are still five...Even though all are five, I still want those ages. Sorry!

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"The first thing we need to do is get our homework done and search for clues." Blossom stated. "Let's go, Bubbles, Buttercup."

"You guys go ahead." Buttercup muttered. "I'll catch up later."

Blossom gave her a searching look...Then, retreated and agreed, flying out the door, followed by Bubbles. Buttercup walked over to Brick, Boomer, and Butch.

"Do you think they'll find out anytime soon?" Boomer asked.

"Not right-now-soon..." Butch replied.

"Yeah. Not that quick." Brick agreed.

"In the mean time..." Buttercup murmured. Suddenly, she grabbed Brick's red hat and flew through the roof. "Catch me if ya can!"

"Hey!" Brick yelled. "That's mine! Come on guys! Let's outnumber her!"

Butch floated up.

"Sorry." Butch muttered, smirking. "I'll be on her team."

With that, he flew off.

"Rrr..." Brick growled. "Come on, Boomer! Let's get them!"

Brick flew through the roof, followed by Boomer.



Buttercup looked back to se if they were following her. She spotted Butch. He caught up, flying next to her.

"My side?" she asked.

"Yeah." Butch replied. "Goal?"

"We gotta keep this hat and get to the abandoned house before 'em!"

"Okay!"

"Hey!" Boomer's voice yelled.

"Give me back my hat!" Brick yelled.

Buttercup turned and stopped, making the three boys stop. She raised an eyebrow. Having this much power was very satisfying...With a frown on her face, but mischief in her eyes, Buttercup placed the hat on her head, lowering the flap so it covered shadowed one of her eyes.

"Hey! No one wears that, but the leader!" Brick yelled. "And that's me!"

"Well, whoever wears the hat turns into the leader, leaving the rest as followers...Now, let's play a game." Buttercup said, lowering her voice and making it sound mysterious, tensing up all the boys and sending chills run up and down their spines. She slowly turned the hat backwards on her head. Her lip curled slightly as an evil smirk appeared on her face. "Well? Follow the leader."

With that, Buttercup suddenly flew off in a flash of pale green light.

"Let's go, Boomer!" Brick instructed.

Amused by the game, Butch, covered Buttercup's back, making sure the hat stayed on Buttercup's head.

"Boomer, Ballistic Barrage!" Brick called.

"Right!" Boomer replied.

"Buttercup, down!" Butch yelled.

He flew over to her, grabbed her by the waist, pulling her down with him into the trees, dodging the attack. Just before they hit the ground, Butch let go of Buttercup, allowing them to keep balance and dodge trees, branches, and animals with ease. Buttercup blinked as the abandoned house came into view.

'They're catching up!" Butch warned.

He stayed right in back of Buttercup to block attacks. Brick searched his mind for ideas. The he remembered it.

"Boomer! You and me fill in attack Blossom and Bubbles used to save the hamster in that episode Princess first showed up!" Brick instructed.

Boomer nodded and curled into a ball. Brick threw him as hard as he could. Butch looked behind to see what they were doing. His eyes widened just before Boomer came crashing into him...Buttercup looked behind her. Her eyes widened just before Boomer and Butch came crashing into her. Brick kept flying. He wanted his hat back. Then, he spotted something. Boomer, Butch, and Buttercup flying/tumbling through the air with no control. He tried to stop, but couldn't...His eyes widened just before he crashed into Boomer, Butch, and Buttercup. The four sailed through the air and miraculously through the opened window. They laughed as they hit the ground and started to roll like a snowball. Their sphere was no longer when they rolled into the opposing wall, still laughing. The red hat lay on the floor.

"I believe this is mine." Brick stated, standing up and walking towards it.

"Never!" Buttercup's voice yelled as she rolled, grabbed the hat, and jumped out of the window.

"I'll get her!" Boomer announced. *P.O.D.'s song "Boom" plays*.

He jumped out the window also and floated into the air.

"They don't call me Boomer for nothing!" Boomer yelled.

Buttercup got into fighting stance.

"BBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Boomer yelled at the top of his lungs.

As he said that, white rings appeared, shooting towards the ground. Buttercup's eyes widened as several explosions occurred. That attack was a lot like Bubble's Sonic Scream, except the white rings traveled faster and exploded. The smoke cleared...Buttercup stood up slowly, her back against a tree. The red hat was about twenty yards away from her. She dove for it, but ended up rolling in the dirt as Brick picked it up. He placed it on his head.

"My good old Sonic Boom." Boomer bragged, landed.

Buttercup huffed, starting to get up, but soon after stumbling. She got up again, this time successful. She crossed her arms. Knowing his brother, Brick walked over to Butch's counterpart.

"I lost..." Buttercup growled.

"Yeah...But you were good." Brick replied.

"Really?"

"Yeah! I could hardly keep up!"

"Damn, right." Buttercup smirked.



Buttercup clutched her stomach as she laughed at Butch's joke. It was then she noticed how close she had come with these three boys...In days...It wasn't usual for her to just get along with enemies. She caught her breath, preparing for the next joke. They had become closer than anyone she had ever actually gotten close to...Even closer than her sisters and the professor. Buttercup calmed herself down and looked at them...Her grin suddenly turned into a frown. What if her sisters found a way to destroy them without kissing them? They had almost defeated Butch with nail-polish. She lowered her head in sad thought.

*anything can happen to these guys...* Buttercup thought, *and it's cuz o' me...i'm the traitor. i'm with the enemy of both sides. and now...who's the bad-guy this time? agh! buttercup! get that stupid, sissy-ass voice outta this good, insensitive head o' yours! all ya did was make new friends! that's natural!...but, it's unnatural fer me ta make friends with the enemy...and who said we were even friends?*

"Buttercup?" Butch's voice flowed through her head.

Buttercup snapped to her senses and saw three pairs of eyes study her with...worry?

"Yeah?" Buttercup replied.

Silence.

"Nothing." Butch said.

More silence. Buttercup crossed her arms.

"I...need ta go home." she muttered. "Catch ya'll later."

Three very unenthusiastic "See ya"s replied. Apparently, no one wanted anyone to go home just yet.

Buttercup gave one last wave just before she flew out the window, leaving the three boys in silence.



Buttercup flew from the abandoned house...from the welcoming warmth...from the woods...from the shield from the outer-world...to Townsville. Buttercup flew towards her home, the welcoming feeling still inside her, but no more around her. She noted how easily her smiles always turn into frowns and how fast her mood switches. She stopped and looked up when a roar echoed through Townsville. Destroying the city, was a monster. It was long with scales and spikes on it's back...It's hands were also completely covered with razor-sharp spikes. Sure enough, two flashes of light, one baby blue, one light pink, was left as a trail. Buttercup watched as her sisters used the new tornado- like attack, but they were easily wacked to the side and knocked out by the monster.

"Looks like they can't survive 'thout their toughest fighter!" Buttercup stated triumphantly, hands on her hips.

She flew over as the monster started to set some buildings on fire.

"Time ta show it a real Green Twister!" Buttercup growled. "Meet the real McCoy!"

She dodged a spike-covered swing and flew in circles, gaining speed each time. Soon, a green tornado formed. The monster swung its tail at it, but Buttercup was fast enough to grab it and throw it. She was unlucky to be grazed by a random, flying, spike-covered fist. Blood flowed. Buttercup held in a yell.

*just a scratch...it's fine.* Buttercup thought.

But were scratches suppose to bleed this much? Or hurt this much? Or numb your left arm a little? Buttercup felt blood automatically burst from her mouth as the tail whipped up and connected with her stomach. She felt the street give in beneath her as she went through it, into the deeper ground. The monster roared in triumph. Buttercup flew back up, landed next to the hole she had made. She gritted her teeth as she slowly wiped a left drip of blood from the corner of their mouth. She spread her legs.

"You're askin' fer it, buddy!" she yelled.

She shot towards the monster. Suddenly, it's spike-covered hand appeared. Buttercup's eyes widened just before her body felt as though a million knives had just been plunged into it. She felt her arm scraped raw as she skid into the cement. She could've sworn her vision almost went blank.

"Buttercup!" Butch's voice yelled.

The next thing Buttercup knew was that Boomer, Brick, and Butch beside her.

"Are you okay?" Boomer asked.

"Does it look like it?!" Buttercup snapped, not accepting the fact the monster was beating her.

"Stay down." Brick instructed.

Buttercup pushed him away.

"No way!" she replied. "I ain't lettin' no sissy-ass monster beat me!"

She shot into action once more, raising her fist. She dove as a spike- covered fist came her way. She went back up soon after. She swiveled to the right as the other one came for her. Boomer, Brick, and Butch tied to catch up, but were stuck dodging and defending themselves against the tail and fists. Buttercup shot towards its eye. She was about twenty feet away when the monster opened its mouth and swallowed her whole.

"Buttercup!" Boomer, Butch, and Brick yelled.

Their eyes narrowed. They attacked the monster with all they had...but it wasn't enough. The monster knocked them away with it's tail, unfazed. It roared again, chasing after them. To the boys' surprise, the monster was large, but it was quite fast. Its hands were completely covered with razor- sharp spikes so they had no choice but to dodge. Suddenly, it's tail flapped up. They tried to dodge, but were too slow. The tail had hit them pretty hard, but they managed to still catch it and hold it. The monster swung it's tail one more, knocking them to the ground. It raised it's spike-covered hand to finish off the job and released a punch. The boy's shut their eyes, awaiting the pain... But it didn't come. They opened their eyes. The monster's fist was right in front of them...It then shot up and slapped the monster itself! The boys got up and watched in confusion as the monster started to beat it self up and sometimes, just stand there and roar in pain.

"It's Buttercup!" Butch yelled.

The other two looked at him.

"She's attacking it from the inside!" Butch explained.

The monster fell hard on its back...It stood up again and fell hard on its stomach.

"Go, Buttercup!" Boomer cheered.

"Come on!" Brick instructed. "Let's get that crazy girl out of there before she suffocates in there!"

They flew up into the sky.

"Ballistic Barrage!" Brick called out.

They charged, punching the monster like there was no tomorrow. They finished off the attack with a kick just before they were whacked away by the tail. They stopped themselves before they got too far away from it. They charged once more.

"Do the Afterburner!" Brick commanded.

Their speed greatly increased as their bottom-halves disappeared in their color fire as if they were rockets. Just before they hit the monster, they shot up into the air, leaving the monster to choke in the smoke they left. At first, the monster just stood there, weakly, but then it flopped onto its stomach, defeated. Butch suspected that action was caused by Buttercup. The boys then took in deep breaths and blew away the smoke. They landed on the monster's back. Buttercup burst from the monster's back, covered in not only her blood, but monster-blood as well. She herself like a dog before going into a sitting position. Butch, Boomer, and Brick rushed over to her side.

"Ugh...It was getting hard ta breath it there." she muttered.

The boys exhaled.

"I need ta go find mah sisters." Buttercup stated. "Hopefully no buildings fell on 'em...Even though it deserves 'em."

"Me and Boomer will." Brick stated. "Butch, stay here with Buttercup." he ignored the glare received from Buttercup.

"I don't need a babysitter." she growled.

"Think of it more as a..." Boomer searched his thoughts for a good word. "Person to complain to."

"Thanks a lot." Butch growled.

"Look, we won't take long." Brick assured. "We'll be back."

Butch and Buttercup glared as Boomer and Brick went off in separate directions.

'This sucks." Buttercup growled, getting up and stumbling. "I'm goin' too."

"No." Butch disagreed. "If you leave here, I'll have to yell and go after you and we'll run into some trouble and the guys will come back and try to look for us, but we'll already be in the clutches of evil and then you'll be almost kill and so will I and my brothers will find us and yell and me and we all end up in a happy ending with a least one person dying. that's always what happens in stories and movies."

Buttercup blinked.

"Right..." she murmured.

Butch stumbled.

"You okay?" Buttercup asked, walking over to him.

Butch collapsed, falling on Buttercup, who also fell because of the sudden action. She felt something wet and sticky and thick coming from his pocket. She looked at her right hand. It stung her fingers a little, her being a tomboy and all.

"Pink nail-polish..." Buttercup whispered.

Her eyes narrowed.

"Damn it!" she cursed. "You better not just die, damn you!

She floated into the air, picking Butch up by wrapping her arms around his ribs carefully. She then flew to the beach.

*my sisters probably stuck this in his pocket...* Buttercup realized, *and it must've come loose during the battle...ugh...is it just me or does everything feel heavy now?*

Buttercup floated over the beach, the tide luckily high. Buttercup tried to fight it, but it took over her. She felt her eyes roll to the back of her head as her eyes closed and her grip on Butch loosened. The two fell into the murky seawater...

Five seconds passed...

Butch burst from the water, sputtering and coughing out water, Buttercup's arm round his shoulders, Buttercup was also coughing. He crawled to the shore, dragging Buttercup with him. A wave pushed them both onto high lands. Butch felt his pocket. He took out a now-empty nail-polish container and the cap. He threw it into the ocean, still panting for breath. He looked over at Buttercup. His eyes widened.

"BBUUUUUUUTTERRRCCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPP!!!!!!!!!"

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Me: Okay, it doesn't seem that retarded if you would just remember Buttercup's four and Butch is five in this story. Keep that in mind! Sorry 'bout the drama. I hate drama, but my best bud said EVERY story had to have some retarded drama in it.