Mojo's Lair, March 31st, 1:01

( We are still in Mojo's Lab, but judging by the noise of the traffic, at least a half hour has passed since the Powerpuffs have made their improptu offer. Mojo is talking to them about the arrangements for the experiment. As he talks to them, just out of our earshot, we see the expressions of each girl; Bubbles bites her nails; Buttercup stares scornfully at her archenemy; and Blossom rubs her chin, absorbing each bit of information)

Blossom: -And so if you will be restrained like us,( nodding toward the others) how will you operate the machine?

Mojo: I am surprised at you, Blossom. You would have guessed that under my feet that there is a vast system of circuits, patched to every section of my fortress.

Blossom:( snide.) Some fortress.

Mojo: I will simply step on a foot panel over there. It is a easy process to a genius like myself.( he points to the far right side of the machine. Bubbles, meanwhile, has floated away from them, trying to decipher the word NDR on its control panel. There are the usual two buttons: REMOVE POWERS and COPY POWERS, which are very visible. When she tries using her x-ray vision, Bubbles meets with somewhat less success than before.)

Bubbles: What does this button do?( Mojo turns at her voice, enraged, and runs toward her.

Mojo: Get away from that! It is neccesary that you get away from that right now! Shall we proceed?( Mojo walks over to his restraints and gets into them, but not before stepping on the hidden footpanel; As he activates it, we see a timer on the main panel which reads :30 sec Somewhat reluctantly, the girls slowly float toward the machine as the timer approaches zero seconds.) Hurry up! You are wasting needless time, and it is time you do not need to waste while the fate of Pokey Oaks hangs in the grasp!

All three Girls: We're coming, Mojo Jojo.( The girls reach their restraints, which open at their approach; once they are in each section in the usual way, they close automatically.)

Mojo: Goood!( As the timer reads :00 sec, we see a third button light up, activating a laser which passes over the Girls and Mojo. When it is completed, we see Mojo's body glow with power as he breaks his restraints with ease. However, instead of the puffy-eyed PPG look, Mojo's face has the look of a fearsome demon, with devilish sneer and red eyes). HAAAA! HAAAA!

Blossom: Wha-?

Mojo: Yes, you cringe in fear of the new Mojo Jojo!

Buttercup: Oh please,. How lame can he get?

Mojo: Lame? You silly girls. You may have spared your little friends and your sweet teacher, but you said nothing ….about the entire world!( He flies toward the ceiling, gloating in glee.)

Blossom: You tricked us! Come on, girls, we've got to stop him!( But, as they try to break free, the girls discover a slight problem.)

Bubbles: I can't move a inch!

Buttercup: Are these things stronger than before?

Blossom: I don't think so-Unless?( She looks at Mojo fearfully; he returns her glance with a indifferent smirk and uses his newly acquired x-ray vision to read the button that Bubbles couldn't read. Since it is stronger than hers, he is able to read it, grinning with delight.)

Mojo: Unless I added a extra button meant to " COPY AND REMOVE POWERS. " HAAA! Poor Powerpuff Girls, I really pity you.( Using his heat-vision, he destroys their restraints, releasing them.) Now you are free, free to walk away in fear as the world falls to the power of Super Mojo Jojo!

Utonium Household, 2:30 p.m., March 31st.

( Professor Utonium looks out the window, and then at his watch. He then goes to the sofa, picks up a magazine, idly flickering through it; we see its name on a page corner: The Happy Homemaker.)

Utonium: Could it work? Miss Keane is very nice, but( cringing) she has a cat! Why can't Love be more like a simple lab experiment? Oh, I wonder if that's them.( He goes to the door and opens it. The girls stand there, glum as ever.) What's wrong, Girls!

Blossom: Is the news on yet?

Professor: ( getting the remote control.) I'll see! Why, it is( As a reporter with large glasses prepares his story, we can see Mojo Jojo on the blue screen behind him.)

Reporter: This is Christopher Diaz for KPUF News And as of 12:30 today, there have been no further sightings of the world famous Powerpuff Girls. However, just after our station break, we received word that the notorious Mojo Jojo was seen flying over Townville.( We see Mojo Jojo zapping the pavement with Blossom's lighting attack, making multiple potholes clogging traffic.) You may believe what you like, but the day we see a superpowered villain and don't see the Powerpuff Girls will be a very bad day indeed. Now on-( Buttercup goes up to the TV set, and turns it off.)

Buttercup: Yeah, that's it. That reporter doesn't know it, but that was a superpowered Mojo Jojo!

Professor: What? You gave him your powers?

Bubbles: We had to, Professor. He was going to turn our classmates into chimps.

Blossom: It was a unexcepted move, but it worked.

Buttercup: A little too well! It turned out that that shifty monkey had modified that machine you made with him with a third button which-

Professor: Which enabled him to remove your powers as well as copy them? That's why you were so late today….

Blossom: Professor! We need your help!

Buttercup: Mojo Jojo is attacking the city as we speak! Do you have something up your sleeve, Dad? ( As the girls talk, Professor Utonium sits, rubbing his chin.

Bubbles: We can't do it alone!

Professor: Wait, I've got it!(The professor rises to his feet and runs to his lab, shutting the door. While the girls sit in the living room, we can hear the sound of breaking beakers and the hiss of spilt chemicals. Footsteps are heard coming up from the lab; and as the Girls turn, the Professor reenters with some blueprints in his left hand; on them, we can see three illustrations of the Powerpuff Girls, even though their clothes look slighly metallic..) Monkey see, Monkey do!( Blossom walks over to him, understandingly confused.)

Blossom: What's this?

Professor: Exactly what you need…

To be continued in Chapter 4: Townsville Tussle.