Papa Jojo

by: Aloe Vera

***********

Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles passed the school day like any other; playing, learning, helping
others around the classroom, and enjoying colouring and free time. The day ended eventually and
the Professor came to pick them up. He had a thoughtful but upset look on his face when they
got inside the car.

"What's wrong, Professor?" Bubbles asked, being so curious and all.

"Hm? Oh, nothing at all Bubbles, I just want to have a talk with you three before you do
anything." The Professor replied.

The car parked in the garage and all three Powerpuff Girls raced from it to go about their
usual business in the home. Professor Utonium entered through the garage side door and walked
up to them. Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup all stared at the thing in his hands. At first
Bubbles thought it was a new toy, but when it squealed and giggled, she knew that wasn't so. He
stared at the girls with a slight glimmer of anger in his eyes, "Which one of you kidnapped
this poor baby?" They were taken aback so suddenly that Bubbles clamped two hands over her
mouth in surprise. Blossom's face was that of shocked confusion. But Buttercup's was one to be
envied. Her eyes were wide and she nearly screamed, racing off to their room.

"I guess that question has been answered." The Professor said sadly.

"But, why would she do such a thing, Professor? I mean, she knows better than to kidnap
someone." Blossom tried to argue over what she already knew.

"Yes, I know she does. But, I believe she had a legitimate reason to, at least, to her it was."
He sighed as he looked at the remaining two girls. "Come on, let's go talk to her." Bubbles and
Blossom nodded and followed him upstairs.

"Buttercup?" Professor Utonium spoke quietly as he opened the door a crack.

"Go away!" came Buttercup's muffled reply. She lay on the bed, her back to the door, with her
face in the pillows. She didn't know why she was so angry at the Professor, she just knew that
she was and that she didn't want to talk to him right now.

"Buttercup, I'm not happy about this, but, what you did was wrong. Even with the best of
intentions, it was still wrong." He tried to explain as he sat on the edge of the bed. He
placed a hand on her shoulder, but she shrugged it away angrily and a hurt look crossed the
Professor's face. "What were you going to do with her now that she was here?" he asked, the
hurt look still present. Buttercup's angry expression softened as she thought this over. What
was she going to do? She hadn't thought that far ahead. "I--I don't know.." she replied in a
soft voice, no longer muffled by the pillows.

Blossom and Bubbles lingered outside the room, watching through the half-open door. Bubbles
held little Moko in her arms as she watched the scene with mild concern. "Why did she--?"
"I don't know, Bubbles." Blossom replied quickly, cutting her sister off. "The Professor says
she had a good reason, but, I still can't believe it. She knows better, so why did she do it?"
she asked softly and turned around. "Come on, we should let the Professor talk to her alone."
Bubbles nodded and whispered softly to Blossom, "I hope he goes easy on her. She's really sad
about it." Blossom nodded in agreement as they floated downstairs.

--------------------

Mojo Jojo finished working on his newest Robo Jojo; A more updated model that was no longer
equipped with weapons of destruction, but rather, less-lethal gadgets to aid in his daughter's
rescue. He glanced over the robot carefully, concluding that it could get the job done. After
making sure everything was in working order, he climbed into the control seat and closed the
glass dome around him. He pressed several buttons and flicked switches on the control panel,
bringing his Robo Jojo 'to life', so to speak, and set off for Pokey Oaks suburbs.

--------------------

"What?! No way! I won't do it, and you can't make me." Buttercup huffed. She now sat up on the
bed with her arms crossed defiantly across her chest, glaring at the Professor. "I can and I
will, Buttercup." the Professor replied sternly. "I am NOT gonna apologize to that--that....
JERK!" Buttercup shouted and glared at the opposite wall, refusing to look at the Professor
now. Professor Utonium sighed and spoke softly to Buttercup, "It's the right thing to do,
honey. I'm sure he's worried sick about her." Buttercup scoffed at this, but said nothing more.
"It's only right to return her and apologize for taking her in the first place, Buttercup."

Buttercup glanced at the Professor and sighed heavily. "Fine.." she grumbled and the Professor
smiled. "Good, now let's go downstairs, okay?" he said "Okay.." Buttercup replied glumly.

Blossom looked up from her book, 'War and Peace', as Buttercup and the Professor descended the
stairs. Professor Utonium headed into the kitchen as Buttercup sat down on the couch across
from Blossom. "How did it go?" she asked. "I hafta apologize to Mojerk and give the baby back
to 'im." Buttercup grumbled. "Give her back?" Bubbles asked from the floor, where she sat
playing patty-cake with Moko. Buttercup nodded, her arms crossed under her chin. "Aww, but
she's so cute. I wish we could keep her." she said. "Mojo must miss her, so we should give her
back." Buttercup 'hmphed' and muttered softly. "Not likely. Probably glad she's gone."

--------------------

Mojo Jojo arrived at the Utonium residence in his Robo Jojo and rang the doorbell, while, at
that same moment, halfway across the city, Professor Utonium and the girls were doing the exact
same thing. They both waited, unaware that the other was somewhere else doing the same thing.