Author's Note: This is a prequel to "Flightless." It would probably be best to read "Flightless" before reading this story... It might still make sense to read this, but it gives away several major plot twists to "Flightless."

I do not own the characters or places of the Powerpuff Girls. Cartoon Network and Craig McCracken are lucky enough to do that! I just own the idea of this story... I do not mean to infringe any copyright laws in the making of this fanfic.

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"You're always such a baby! Fine! I'll go get your stupid Octi." I hear the shouts from downstairs and sigh in disbelief. My sisters are so immature. I pause, and look up from my mathematics workbook. Ms. Keane, my kindergarten teacher, gave me a special, more difficult one than the other kids. She always gives me special homework assignments.

I listen and find that my sisters have calmed down, and started playing some silly video game. I look back down to my workbook and think about the next problem. I quickly scribble down a twelve. I finish the last two problems that I'm working on, and then I slowly stand up from my desk chair. I walk into the adjoining bathroom, and smile at myself in the mirror.

I share my room with my two sisters, so it's very hard to hide my diary. I walk back into the bedroom, and out into the hallway. There's a plant in the hallway, resting on a little table. One day, a few months ago, I found out that the table has a drawer in it, that locks. No one knows that little secret. I walk over to the desk, and pull my necklace out of my dress. It has the key to the drawer on it.

I take my diary out of the drawer and walk back to my bedroom. I sit at the desk, and pick out a sparkly, pink pen.

September 30, 2002

Dear Diary,

Today at school, we learned about the fire department. A fireman came to our school, and told us about fire safety. He said that it is really hot at this time of year, and to be careful of fires. Bubbles thought he was cute, I just thought he was smart, and Buttercup thought he was cool. Tomorrow we're going to learn about police officers. I already know all about the justice system though, because I'm a superhero. Maybe Ms. Keane will call on me tomorrow to answer a question. It was really hot outside today. Professor said that tomorrow would be hotter. Bubbles and Buttercup were fighting today. I don't know what happened, but I think Buttercup took Octi and hid him somewhere. I don't like it when they fight, they should be more mature, like me. I am going to work on some crime fighting strategies. As the leader, I have to be prepared for anything. I have to go take care of my sisters right now, and make sure they are being friendly. Thank you for listening.

Blossom

"Blossom! Please come downstairs." The Professor is calling me from downstairs. I rush into the hallway, and replace my diary in it's secret place, and then I fly down into my kitchen.

"Yes, Professor? Is it dinnertime? Is there anything I can do to help?" I ask him as I begin to set the table.

"Well, yes, it is dinnertime, and thank you for setting the table. When you're done setting the table, will you bring your sisters in? I called them once already, but they're playing that game again." The Professor sighs as he speaks. It sounds like he had a long day in the lab.

I finish setting the table, and walk into our living room, and tell Bubbles and Buttercup that it's dinnertime. They ignore me. I walk over and stand in front of the TV. They lean to the left so they can see around me. Finally, I lean over and turn off the game system.

"Hey! Whadja do that for?" Buttercup yells at me.

"I said it was dinnertime. How can we be strong superheroes, if we're grounded? It sounds like Professor has had a hard day, so let's try to be decent to each other for a few hours, alright girls?" I always have to take care of my sisters.

"Alright." Bubbles and Buttercup both say, pouting. We all fly into the dining room and take our seats. We each have our individual color place settings. I have pink plates, bowls, and glasses. Bubbles has light blue, and Buttercup has light green.

After Professor sits next to Bubbles, he says, "Girls, I have something very important to tell you about."