The Girls Awaken

Darkness. Darkness has only one shade, and that's the inky black that it is. But suddenly, the shades of grey started to swirl before Blossom's shut eyes, and the greys turned to whites, and then a slit of light formed and grew wider as she opened her eyes. She was in a basement of some kind. Boxes upon boxes were stacked everywhere, and old bibles and religious material were strewn on shelves. Then she became aware of herself. She was chained to a wall by her arms and legs. Looking to her side, she saw her sisters restrained in a similar fashion.

"Wake up, guys!" she whispered. "Bubbles! Buttercup!"

"Uhhh… my head…" Buttercup groaned as she opened her own eyes. As soon as she saw her state, she screamed. "Where are we???!!!"

"You are in the St. Eva church." answered a steely voice.

Blossom gasped as a door opened in the ceiling and a figure climbed down the ladder. "Mr. Hulk!"

"Yes, that's right." Said Hulk, now speaking with an arrogance he never possessed before. He approached them slowly. "You are being imprisoned here because I need you."

"For what?" Buttercup spat.

"Oh, you wish to know? I shall tell you. First, you should know that you have more importance to the St. Eva church than you can possibly imagine. You are the keys to the gate!"

Bubbles' lower lip was shaking. "What do you mean?"

"It means, fair child, that you three are going to open the door that will allow Father Evans into the world."

"How are we going to do that?" Blossom asked.

Hulk spoke very softly. "By dying."

"Nooooo!" Bubbles screamed. "Let us go!!!!"

"I'm afraid I can't do that," Hulk said with a sneer. "If we set you free, you'd become a danger to our cause."

Suddenly, a thought hit Blossom in the face. "Ray will never let you get away with this! He will stop you!"

Hulk chuckled. "Ray, too, has been taken care of."

Buttercup raised her voice. "You took me before God, and I know that He would never allow you to get away with this treachery!"

Hulk shook his head and sighed. "My poor, poor girl… you know very little about St. Eva, I'm afraid." And he left them.

Bubbles burst out crying. "Waaaah! We're gonna die!"

"Don't cry, Bubbles," said Blossom, trying to sound confident though her voice quavered. "We'll find a way out of this." However, after several moments of silence, all three found themselves in tears.

(A/N: If you're ready for lots of drama, turn to the next chappie.)