Chapter 4
Mojo leaned over a large cauldron, carefully adding a tablespoon of yellow power to the contents within. He glanced up from his work as Blossom flew in through an open window. "What took you so long this time?" He asked suspiciously.
"Sorry, Mojo. I had to save the day from a giant monster. Anyway, I got what you asked for," Blossom produced the vials she had found at the Professor's after she had finished the fight downtown.
Mojo grinned broadly. "Excellent work, Blossom! We have nearly all the ingredients necessary to complete my newest project!"
"The nutritional additive, right?"
"Yes, that is correct. Thanks to my creation, fourteen orphans rather than ten will be able to be fed with the same amount of gruel!"
Blossom looked at Mojo quizzically. "Mojo Jojo, can I ask you a question?"
"Of course, Blossom. Are you interested in learning about some of the brilliant scientific discoveries I have discovered in my brief yet productive career as a mad genius?"
"Umm, maybe later. Actually, I wanted to ask you why you're making something so helpful for people. I mean, don't you usually create things to help you destroy the world?"
"Rule, not destroy. For if I destroyed the world, there would be no one left for me to rule, and furthermore, nowhere for me to live, as the world includes the place where I take up residence. And for the answer to your previous inquiry, as you grow older, you will see that people are more complex than you imagine as a young girl. You see, although I wish to have total control over mankind and subjugate all who live in this town, I also feel sympathy towards those who are lacking basic needs of life, including food, shelter, and the love of loving parents. Furthermore, the government gives out grants for stuff like this. Since you Powerpuffs prevent me from succeeding in my non-law abiding activity, I need to make a living somehow. Do you understand what I am saying, Blossom?"
"I guess that makes sense." Said Blossom, looking thoughtful.
Now read me the next line on the formula."
"3 milligrams of hydranium chlorate." I can get that! Blossom flew off to get the chemical.
Mojo rubbed his hands together. Ha!, my plan is coming together perfectly! Little does Blossom know that it is not a nutritive supplement that we are making, but a compound that induces feelings of adoration and respect in all that look at the chosen recipient of the formula, and that in this case the recipient shall be none other than me, Mojo Jojo! After I complete this concoction, I will infiltrate Townsville's water purification plant and pour it into the town's water supply, where all will drink it and fall under my spell. It is the perfect irony that the town's saviour will have a hand in destroying its citizens free will, and their consequent oppression the greatest villain who ever created an evil plot, me!" Mojo indulged himself in an evil laugh.
Blossom returned with the necessary ingredient. "I've got it Mojo. Did you say something to me?"
"Yes, Blossom, I was just thanking you for being so helpful in helping me in this project that I am working on!"
Blossom beamed. "No problem, Mojo, you can count on me!"
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That evening, Buttercup sat on a tree branch outside of the Utonium residence, munching contentedly on some cookies she had found in the kitchen cupboard. She was dressed in black "Ninja gear" that she had received as a present on the girls' last birthday. She waited, and watched the house. After about half an hour, she noticed a pink streak moving across the sky towards the building. "Ah hah, I thought so!" she said quietly. She waited until Blossom had entered the house, then sneaked in after her.
She followed Blossom down to the basement. The pink PowerPuff girl proceeded to open the Professor's dangerous chemical cabinet, and rummage around in it. She came out with a couple of vials of powder, and was just about to depart from the lab, when Buttercup stepped out of the shadows.
"Hah, Gotcha!" Buttercup said triumphantly. "I knew you were up to something down here last night!"
Blossom almost dropped the vials she was holding in surprise. "Buttercup! What are you doing here?"
"I decided to find out what you were really down in the lab for," said Buttercup. "Now come on, tell me what you need those chemicals for."
Blossom sighed and looked tired. "I'm helping Mojo with some of his experiments, ok?"
"No, it's not ok!" Buttercup yelled in Blossoms' face, causing her ribbon to bend back with the force of it. "Mojo's our worst enemy, and you're helping him with something that could hurt us, or all of Townsville! What's the matter with you?"
"Buttercup, not everything Mojo creates is for evil. I know him better than you, now that I've lived with him for a while. He has lots of experiments going on, and some of them could actually help society."
"Oh yeah, and you believe him when he tells you that?"
Blossom looked wounded. "Buttercup, I'm learning a lot of stuff. Mojo's letting me help a lot more than the Professor ever does. I really want to be a scientist one day, and I have to start somewhere."
Buttercup stared in amazement at her sister. "Blossom, Mojo must be putting stuff in your breakfast cereal, cause I never thought I'd hear you talk like this! Maybe he's the guy I should be talking to," Buttercup pounded her fist into the wall.
"Buttercup, no!" Blossom looked alarmed. "Just promise me you won't tell anyone, ok?", Blossom looked hopefully at her sister. "It would hurt my reputation as a superhero if word got out that I was helping Mojo"
"Gee, really? I wonder why?" Buttercup looked in disgust at her sister. "Ok, if your education is more important than your integrity, you go ahead. But don't think I won't stand in your way if I have to."
Blossom's face turned red. "I knew you wouldn't understand, Buttercup. Just trust me on this one, ok? I know what I'm doing." Then she picked up the vials she had been carrying, and flew off into the night.
Buttercup sighed. "Just trust me," she said, as she mimicked Blossom's voice as best she could. "Blossom may think she can handle this on her own, but I know her. She's letting her curiosity get the better of her. I'm gonna be on Mojo's trail like uh.. like stink on a monkey!"
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Bubbles lay on her back in the pile of straw she shared with Ferdinand. She had had a busy day repairing Fuzzy's car, and was covered with grease and oil as a result. "Uh, can't sleep... gotta save the animals. think Bubbles." her eyelids felt as heavy as if someone had tied weights onto the bottom of each one. "Maybe I'll just rest them for a minute," she thought tiredly. As soon as her eyes were closed, Bubbles fell into a deep sleep. Several hours later, she sat bolt upright, a smile on her face. "Aha! I've got it!" She quietly levitated out of the house through the chimney and flew off into the forest.
To be continued..
Mojo leaned over a large cauldron, carefully adding a tablespoon of yellow power to the contents within. He glanced up from his work as Blossom flew in through an open window. "What took you so long this time?" He asked suspiciously.
"Sorry, Mojo. I had to save the day from a giant monster. Anyway, I got what you asked for," Blossom produced the vials she had found at the Professor's after she had finished the fight downtown.
Mojo grinned broadly. "Excellent work, Blossom! We have nearly all the ingredients necessary to complete my newest project!"
"The nutritional additive, right?"
"Yes, that is correct. Thanks to my creation, fourteen orphans rather than ten will be able to be fed with the same amount of gruel!"
Blossom looked at Mojo quizzically. "Mojo Jojo, can I ask you a question?"
"Of course, Blossom. Are you interested in learning about some of the brilliant scientific discoveries I have discovered in my brief yet productive career as a mad genius?"
"Umm, maybe later. Actually, I wanted to ask you why you're making something so helpful for people. I mean, don't you usually create things to help you destroy the world?"
"Rule, not destroy. For if I destroyed the world, there would be no one left for me to rule, and furthermore, nowhere for me to live, as the world includes the place where I take up residence. And for the answer to your previous inquiry, as you grow older, you will see that people are more complex than you imagine as a young girl. You see, although I wish to have total control over mankind and subjugate all who live in this town, I also feel sympathy towards those who are lacking basic needs of life, including food, shelter, and the love of loving parents. Furthermore, the government gives out grants for stuff like this. Since you Powerpuffs prevent me from succeeding in my non-law abiding activity, I need to make a living somehow. Do you understand what I am saying, Blossom?"
"I guess that makes sense." Said Blossom, looking thoughtful.
Now read me the next line on the formula."
"3 milligrams of hydranium chlorate." I can get that! Blossom flew off to get the chemical.
Mojo rubbed his hands together. Ha!, my plan is coming together perfectly! Little does Blossom know that it is not a nutritive supplement that we are making, but a compound that induces feelings of adoration and respect in all that look at the chosen recipient of the formula, and that in this case the recipient shall be none other than me, Mojo Jojo! After I complete this concoction, I will infiltrate Townsville's water purification plant and pour it into the town's water supply, where all will drink it and fall under my spell. It is the perfect irony that the town's saviour will have a hand in destroying its citizens free will, and their consequent oppression the greatest villain who ever created an evil plot, me!" Mojo indulged himself in an evil laugh.
Blossom returned with the necessary ingredient. "I've got it Mojo. Did you say something to me?"
"Yes, Blossom, I was just thanking you for being so helpful in helping me in this project that I am working on!"
Blossom beamed. "No problem, Mojo, you can count on me!"
*********
That evening, Buttercup sat on a tree branch outside of the Utonium residence, munching contentedly on some cookies she had found in the kitchen cupboard. She was dressed in black "Ninja gear" that she had received as a present on the girls' last birthday. She waited, and watched the house. After about half an hour, she noticed a pink streak moving across the sky towards the building. "Ah hah, I thought so!" she said quietly. She waited until Blossom had entered the house, then sneaked in after her.
She followed Blossom down to the basement. The pink PowerPuff girl proceeded to open the Professor's dangerous chemical cabinet, and rummage around in it. She came out with a couple of vials of powder, and was just about to depart from the lab, when Buttercup stepped out of the shadows.
"Hah, Gotcha!" Buttercup said triumphantly. "I knew you were up to something down here last night!"
Blossom almost dropped the vials she was holding in surprise. "Buttercup! What are you doing here?"
"I decided to find out what you were really down in the lab for," said Buttercup. "Now come on, tell me what you need those chemicals for."
Blossom sighed and looked tired. "I'm helping Mojo with some of his experiments, ok?"
"No, it's not ok!" Buttercup yelled in Blossoms' face, causing her ribbon to bend back with the force of it. "Mojo's our worst enemy, and you're helping him with something that could hurt us, or all of Townsville! What's the matter with you?"
"Buttercup, not everything Mojo creates is for evil. I know him better than you, now that I've lived with him for a while. He has lots of experiments going on, and some of them could actually help society."
"Oh yeah, and you believe him when he tells you that?"
Blossom looked wounded. "Buttercup, I'm learning a lot of stuff. Mojo's letting me help a lot more than the Professor ever does. I really want to be a scientist one day, and I have to start somewhere."
Buttercup stared in amazement at her sister. "Blossom, Mojo must be putting stuff in your breakfast cereal, cause I never thought I'd hear you talk like this! Maybe he's the guy I should be talking to," Buttercup pounded her fist into the wall.
"Buttercup, no!" Blossom looked alarmed. "Just promise me you won't tell anyone, ok?", Blossom looked hopefully at her sister. "It would hurt my reputation as a superhero if word got out that I was helping Mojo"
"Gee, really? I wonder why?" Buttercup looked in disgust at her sister. "Ok, if your education is more important than your integrity, you go ahead. But don't think I won't stand in your way if I have to."
Blossom's face turned red. "I knew you wouldn't understand, Buttercup. Just trust me on this one, ok? I know what I'm doing." Then she picked up the vials she had been carrying, and flew off into the night.
Buttercup sighed. "Just trust me," she said, as she mimicked Blossom's voice as best she could. "Blossom may think she can handle this on her own, but I know her. She's letting her curiosity get the better of her. I'm gonna be on Mojo's trail like uh.. like stink on a monkey!"
**************
Bubbles lay on her back in the pile of straw she shared with Ferdinand. She had had a busy day repairing Fuzzy's car, and was covered with grease and oil as a result. "Uh, can't sleep... gotta save the animals. think Bubbles." her eyelids felt as heavy as if someone had tied weights onto the bottom of each one. "Maybe I'll just rest them for a minute," she thought tiredly. As soon as her eyes were closed, Bubbles fell into a deep sleep. Several hours later, she sat bolt upright, a smile on her face. "Aha! I've got it!" She quietly levitated out of the house through the chimney and flew off into the forest.
To be continued..