Supergeek: Curses, I forgot that Buttercup could play the bass guitar!
(tries to think of explanation) Oh well, errm, in my story she can't.
Here's chapter 2.
Characters copyright Cartoon Network
Chapter 2
"Well, here goes nothin!" Buttercup flew up to face the large, minotaur- like monster and raised the flute to her lips.
"Fweee"-whaam!
The monster's fur-covered fist made contact with her body, smashing her into a nearby building.
"Uuuhh-,"
"Try again, Buttercup!" urged Blossom. "You didn't even have time to play a proper tune. Try playing next to his ear!"
"Fine, I'll try again, if it'll get you off my case!" Buttercup flew around behind the monster, so it wouldn't notice her approaching, and hovered beside its ear. She began playing a slow, lilting lullaby. The giant bovine face cocked to one side, as if intent on the music. The monster slowly turned its head so that its brown eyes could see the source of the sounds.
Chomp!
"Oooh, it ate her!" Bubbles put her hands to her mouth in alarm. "It liked her music too much!"
Blossom decided now wasn't the time to delve into the mystery that was Bubbles' mind. "Let's go save her!"
Before they could move, however, the monster bellowed in pain, and Buttercup flew out from its maw, flute in hand.
"What happened?" asked Blossom.
"I found a better use for this stupid thing!" Buttercup answered, dripping with saliva and half digested vegetable matter. "He didn't like it so much when I jammed it into his tonsils!" Bubbles wrinkled her nose in disgust at Buttercup's approach. "Ewww, you're all smelly and gunky, Buttercup! Get away from me!"
An evil grin appeared on Buttercup's face. "What, don't you want a hug from your dear sister, who just narrowly escaped from a gruesome death?" She flung out her arms and flew towards her sister.
"Eeeeeh!" Bubbles flew backwards in alarm.
Suddenly, a large ball of green matter smacked into the blonde-haired girl, driving her back several feet in the air and covering her with slime.
"Woahh, cud-ball!" exclaimed Buttercup.
"Gross-gross-gross-gross-" coated in green goo, Bubbles floated to the ground in a state of shock.
Blossom flew up to face the creature. "C'mon Buttercup, let's tenderize this beef!"
"About time!" Blossom and Buttercup made short work of the cow-beast, then returned to aid their shell-shocked sister, lifting her in the air and heading towards home.
"Gross-gross-gross-gross-"
"Well, so much for my music casting any 'spell' on monsters," commented Buttercup.
"Hey, maybe it didn't like Brahms, maybe you should have played Country and Western."
"Well, as far as I'm concerned, the best way to beat monsters is still the good old-fashioned way; by beating them!"
"I don't know, Buttercup, I think you should give it a couple of more tries - it can't hurt us to have a few extra tricks up our sleeves for future battles!"
"That's true," Buttercup looked slyly at her sister. "After all, we can't rely on your ice breath, can we? I don't think I could count how many times that hasn't worked. I'll try, though- let's see, there were the chalk monsters, the super powered Gangreen Gang, the diamond thieves in the car-"
"Ok, ok, I get the picture," Blossom said, perturbed. "Now let's get Bubbles home and into the bath before I lose my lunch!"
"The cat monster- the monobot-,"
"I said I get it!"
"Gross-gross-gross-,"
The two girls flew off, carrying their incapacitated sister towards Pokey Oaks suburb.
**********
"Yes, Mayor? We're on it!" Blossom jammed the hotline's receiver back in the cradle. "Girls, move out! Mojo Jojo's destroying Townsville! Buttercup, bring your flute!"
Buttercup groaned. "Again? It hasn't worked on the last three monsters. Why would it work on Mojo?"
"Maybe you're not concentrating enough. Just give it one more try, then I'll give it up as a bad idea, alright?"
"Ok, but only one more time, sister, then this flute gets hung up for good!"
"Mwa hahahahahah!" Mojo Jojo rolled down the street in a humongous tank, blasting buildings using the main laser gun jutting out from the turret. A particularly large explosion caused by ruptured gas lines set him off in yet another outburst of mirth. "Wuahahaha!"
"Fwee, fowweee!"
As Mojo paused from his insane laughter to take a breath, a jaunty flute tune floated through the air. Looking in the direction of the music, he was astonished to see Buttercup floating beside the vehicle, playing the aforementioned instrument.
He looked mildly insulted. "What, do you expect me to start dancing around with a tin cup?"
Buttercup gave up the attempt. "No, I expect you to get your monkey butt kicked by me!" She threw her flute aside and headed directly towards the villain.
"That's what you think, Powerpuff Girl!"
A laser beam shot out from one of the secondary guns, blasting the green Powerpuff girl back into a brick wall.
From her vantage point on a nearby cloud, Blossom gave a signal to Bubbles, and they both converged on Mojo's war machine. The villain, who had been concentrating on Buttercup, didn't notice them approaching.
Blossom blew out a blast of ice breath, covering the control panel of the tank and rendering it useless. Bubbles flew down and pulled the main gun off of the tank, wrapping it around the frozen monkey to incapacitate him.
Buttercup pried herself out from the concavity that had been created when she hit the building. "Oooh, playing the flute involves too much getting smashed into walls."
Looking up, she saw that her sisters had already taken care of Mojo. "And, I'm missing all the fun." She kicked the flute in disgust and floated away, arms folded.
Noticing this display, Blossom followed after her. "Don't be so down, Buttercup, at least the disaster to the city was averted, thanks to my quick thinking, and the use of ice breath," she said, a little smugly.
"Yeah, well, your ice breath is way better than my stupid power," Buttercup flew down to pick up the silver instrument, and began to slowly head for home.
Blossom's smile faded. "Hey Buttercup, I didn't mean it like that. I'm sure your power will come in handy lots of times. Like, uh, like at the school concert!"
"Oh, no! I'm not playing that thing at the concert! Ms. Keane gave me sandpaper blocks, so I'm playing sandpaper blocks!"
********
The next day at Pokey Oaks, Ms. Keane approached Buttercup excitedly as she entered the classroom.
"Oh Buttercup, your father was on the phone to me last night, and he told me all about your great skill as a flautist!"
"Oh, that's only when I eat too many bean burritos," Buttercup said modestly.
"No, Buttercup, a flautist is someone who plays the flute. It's going to be wonderful to have such a skilled musician play at our concert! You can be the star of the show! And look, I've got the cutest little outfit for you to wear!" Mrs. Keane held out a frilly green dress with puffed sleeves and a matching hair bow and shoes.
"Nooo!" Buttercup sank to her knees in despair.
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Characters copyright Cartoon Network
Chapter 2
"Well, here goes nothin!" Buttercup flew up to face the large, minotaur- like monster and raised the flute to her lips.
"Fweee"-whaam!
The monster's fur-covered fist made contact with her body, smashing her into a nearby building.
"Uuuhh-,"
"Try again, Buttercup!" urged Blossom. "You didn't even have time to play a proper tune. Try playing next to his ear!"
"Fine, I'll try again, if it'll get you off my case!" Buttercup flew around behind the monster, so it wouldn't notice her approaching, and hovered beside its ear. She began playing a slow, lilting lullaby. The giant bovine face cocked to one side, as if intent on the music. The monster slowly turned its head so that its brown eyes could see the source of the sounds.
Chomp!
"Oooh, it ate her!" Bubbles put her hands to her mouth in alarm. "It liked her music too much!"
Blossom decided now wasn't the time to delve into the mystery that was Bubbles' mind. "Let's go save her!"
Before they could move, however, the monster bellowed in pain, and Buttercup flew out from its maw, flute in hand.
"What happened?" asked Blossom.
"I found a better use for this stupid thing!" Buttercup answered, dripping with saliva and half digested vegetable matter. "He didn't like it so much when I jammed it into his tonsils!" Bubbles wrinkled her nose in disgust at Buttercup's approach. "Ewww, you're all smelly and gunky, Buttercup! Get away from me!"
An evil grin appeared on Buttercup's face. "What, don't you want a hug from your dear sister, who just narrowly escaped from a gruesome death?" She flung out her arms and flew towards her sister.
"Eeeeeh!" Bubbles flew backwards in alarm.
Suddenly, a large ball of green matter smacked into the blonde-haired girl, driving her back several feet in the air and covering her with slime.
"Woahh, cud-ball!" exclaimed Buttercup.
"Gross-gross-gross-gross-" coated in green goo, Bubbles floated to the ground in a state of shock.
Blossom flew up to face the creature. "C'mon Buttercup, let's tenderize this beef!"
"About time!" Blossom and Buttercup made short work of the cow-beast, then returned to aid their shell-shocked sister, lifting her in the air and heading towards home.
"Gross-gross-gross-gross-"
"Well, so much for my music casting any 'spell' on monsters," commented Buttercup.
"Hey, maybe it didn't like Brahms, maybe you should have played Country and Western."
"Well, as far as I'm concerned, the best way to beat monsters is still the good old-fashioned way; by beating them!"
"I don't know, Buttercup, I think you should give it a couple of more tries - it can't hurt us to have a few extra tricks up our sleeves for future battles!"
"That's true," Buttercup looked slyly at her sister. "After all, we can't rely on your ice breath, can we? I don't think I could count how many times that hasn't worked. I'll try, though- let's see, there were the chalk monsters, the super powered Gangreen Gang, the diamond thieves in the car-"
"Ok, ok, I get the picture," Blossom said, perturbed. "Now let's get Bubbles home and into the bath before I lose my lunch!"
"The cat monster- the monobot-,"
"I said I get it!"
"Gross-gross-gross-,"
The two girls flew off, carrying their incapacitated sister towards Pokey Oaks suburb.
**********
"Yes, Mayor? We're on it!" Blossom jammed the hotline's receiver back in the cradle. "Girls, move out! Mojo Jojo's destroying Townsville! Buttercup, bring your flute!"
Buttercup groaned. "Again? It hasn't worked on the last three monsters. Why would it work on Mojo?"
"Maybe you're not concentrating enough. Just give it one more try, then I'll give it up as a bad idea, alright?"
"Ok, but only one more time, sister, then this flute gets hung up for good!"
"Mwa hahahahahah!" Mojo Jojo rolled down the street in a humongous tank, blasting buildings using the main laser gun jutting out from the turret. A particularly large explosion caused by ruptured gas lines set him off in yet another outburst of mirth. "Wuahahaha!"
"Fwee, fowweee!"
As Mojo paused from his insane laughter to take a breath, a jaunty flute tune floated through the air. Looking in the direction of the music, he was astonished to see Buttercup floating beside the vehicle, playing the aforementioned instrument.
He looked mildly insulted. "What, do you expect me to start dancing around with a tin cup?"
Buttercup gave up the attempt. "No, I expect you to get your monkey butt kicked by me!" She threw her flute aside and headed directly towards the villain.
"That's what you think, Powerpuff Girl!"
A laser beam shot out from one of the secondary guns, blasting the green Powerpuff girl back into a brick wall.
From her vantage point on a nearby cloud, Blossom gave a signal to Bubbles, and they both converged on Mojo's war machine. The villain, who had been concentrating on Buttercup, didn't notice them approaching.
Blossom blew out a blast of ice breath, covering the control panel of the tank and rendering it useless. Bubbles flew down and pulled the main gun off of the tank, wrapping it around the frozen monkey to incapacitate him.
Buttercup pried herself out from the concavity that had been created when she hit the building. "Oooh, playing the flute involves too much getting smashed into walls."
Looking up, she saw that her sisters had already taken care of Mojo. "And, I'm missing all the fun." She kicked the flute in disgust and floated away, arms folded.
Noticing this display, Blossom followed after her. "Don't be so down, Buttercup, at least the disaster to the city was averted, thanks to my quick thinking, and the use of ice breath," she said, a little smugly.
"Yeah, well, your ice breath is way better than my stupid power," Buttercup flew down to pick up the silver instrument, and began to slowly head for home.
Blossom's smile faded. "Hey Buttercup, I didn't mean it like that. I'm sure your power will come in handy lots of times. Like, uh, like at the school concert!"
"Oh, no! I'm not playing that thing at the concert! Ms. Keane gave me sandpaper blocks, so I'm playing sandpaper blocks!"
********
The next day at Pokey Oaks, Ms. Keane approached Buttercup excitedly as she entered the classroom.
"Oh Buttercup, your father was on the phone to me last night, and he told me all about your great skill as a flautist!"
"Oh, that's only when I eat too many bean burritos," Buttercup said modestly.
"No, Buttercup, a flautist is someone who plays the flute. It's going to be wonderful to have such a skilled musician play at our concert! You can be the star of the show! And look, I've got the cutest little outfit for you to wear!" Mrs. Keane held out a frilly green dress with puffed sleeves and a matching hair bow and shoes.
"Nooo!" Buttercup sank to her knees in despair.
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