Author's note: I'm really, really, really sorry that it took me this long to publish the third chapter... I just humbly hope that you'll still like it!
3. City of Townsville, quiet and peaceful…
She has got everything that money can buy. And it's not because her Daddy seems to be made of money - though he really does. The true reason is that Princess Morebucks WANTS to possess everything. Her powerful instincts can turn this cute little girl into a screaming monster, and once you hear her battle cry - "DADDYDADDYDADDYIWANTITIWANTITIWANTIT!!!" - it will be quite a while before you can forget it. That is, if you are lucky enough to forget it at all.
***
"Strange place", Salamander muttered.
"You can say that again", Jubilee agreed. "Like, nothing personal, but giggling amoebas this big make me nervous. Ugh… they look a bit like Mojo* the Megawhiner".
"Hi!"
A little girl with blonde pigtails appeared next to the X-Men, her enormous blue eyes full of joy and curiosity.
"Hi, I'm Bubbles! Are you new in Townsville? Do you like baby whales? We're here to meet Professor Xavier's students, that's you, right?"
Jubilee looked at Iver. The fireproof mutant just sighed. "Children and monkeys", he whispered.
"Er… hi Bubbles", Jubes answered. "I'm Jubilee, new in town, and yes, we ARE Xavier's students. Oh, and baby whales are way rad!" - she smiled.
Two more girls approached as Jubilee was saying that, a cute brunette and a redhead with hair as gorgeous as Jean Grey's.
"The grim one is Dani…"
"Yeah, pleased to meetcha".
"I was right, girls!" Bubbles said proudly. "It's Jubilee, I like her. And these are my sisters, Blossom and Buttercup. Our dad told us to meet you".
"We are Professor Utonium's daughters", Blossom added. "Welcome to Townsville!"
"Thank you", Jubilee said. "Um… Bubbles? Why are you, ya know, floating?"
"Am I?" Bubbles looked at her hovering self, than at her sisters, and alighted to the ground slowly. "Oops. Sorry".
"It's okay", the young X-Man smiled. "Some of my best friends use to fly, too. Are you mutant?"
"Not really".
"You see", Blossom explained, "we're the Powerpuff Girls, local superheroes. We were born with superpowers, so we use them to protect the citizens of Townsville against criminals, and accidents, and villains, sort of thing".
"Superheroes?" Salamander repeated. "Oh, really?"
"Is that wrong with you, bid dude?" Buttercup asked aggressively, flying up so that she was level with Iver's face. "Do you think that if you are a superhero you must be a man with big muscles and really short on brain, and girls should stay home learning to be mummies?!"
"Sheesh, calm down, Supergirl", Salamander smiled. The black-haired puff reminded him suddenly of Wolverine. Then again, Buttercup was the first one to call him "big dude" - Iver was the third member of "Shorties Superteam" after Wolverine and Jubilee. "It's just that most superheroes I have seen preferred to wear masks, unlike you".
"We tried it once, too!"
"Yes, but results were unexpectedly, um…"
"Pathetic", Buttercup finished. "We're not criminals to hide our faces. Just imagine it, 'And once again the day is saved thanks to three still unidentified flying girl-shaped objects'!"
"That would be unforgettable!", Jubilee laughed.
***
And now let's follow the evil Mojo Jojo, who's now proceeding with his evil plans…
… jumping before a big sparkling cube and singing "I got Him right where I want Him"?! Has he finally gone nuts?
"Now Townsville shall see who's truly the most horrible, most evil and most dangerous of them all!" Mojo exclaimed.
The red figure inside the cube didn't answer. Static field couldn't destroy Him, but it could hold him inactive for a really long time - much to Mojo's joy.
Scarlet Slayers had just activated the second field in order to make sure that nothing happens to the sign standing near the cube.
"Property of Mojo Jojo
I, Mojo Jojo, possess this static field and everything within, which includes a mix of atmospheric gases, microorganisms of several types, and the criminal formerly known as Him, who is now my property. I have caught him and placed him inside this static field, so that I, Mojo Jojo, the greatest criminal mastermind to have ever existed, could take over this planet!
Signed -
Mojo Jojo
P. S. And the Powerpuff Girls will be able to do nothing to stop me, because they are next!"
***
"Do you still hate children?" Jubilee asked with a smile. Salamander just growled.
"I couldn't quite hear you-u!"
"Okay, okay, SOME of them are not so bad," the X-Man muttered. "Or it only seems so. Did your new little friends tell you anything useful?"
"Nothing special. There are the citizens of Townsville, Powerpuff Girls that protect them, and a bunch of supervillains that are, like, supervillaining around until the Girls fly in and save the day".
"So the quest continues", Salamander muttered.
He tried to seem disappointed, which wasn't true. The inn was really comfortable, and Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup were eager to help them.
And he liked Jubilee. In fact, he would try to get closer to her a long time ago, if only he could answer the question of "How could I flirt with this girl without being gutted by her friend Wolvie". It wasn't like Logan wanted to keep the girl to himself - he just didn't trust Salamander. The fact that Logan trusted almost no one wasn't really comforting.
And for a man whom Wolverine didn't trust it was pure suicide to flirt with his young partner the Jubester. But there had to be a way - and Iver believed that he could find it.
He wouldn't be so optimistic if he could see the future - for Salamander's future was a world of hurt, and it was coming from the big gun in little girl's hands.
* There's a character called Mojo in the Marvel Universe, and Jubilee caused him really lots of trouble. Though Marvel's Mojo is richer, Mojo Jojo is really much more cuuuuuuute. :)
3. City of Townsville, quiet and peaceful…
She has got everything that money can buy. And it's not because her Daddy seems to be made of money - though he really does. The true reason is that Princess Morebucks WANTS to possess everything. Her powerful instincts can turn this cute little girl into a screaming monster, and once you hear her battle cry - "DADDYDADDYDADDYIWANTITIWANTITIWANTIT!!!" - it will be quite a while before you can forget it. That is, if you are lucky enough to forget it at all.
***
"Strange place", Salamander muttered.
"You can say that again", Jubilee agreed. "Like, nothing personal, but giggling amoebas this big make me nervous. Ugh… they look a bit like Mojo* the Megawhiner".
"Hi!"
A little girl with blonde pigtails appeared next to the X-Men, her enormous blue eyes full of joy and curiosity.
"Hi, I'm Bubbles! Are you new in Townsville? Do you like baby whales? We're here to meet Professor Xavier's students, that's you, right?"
Jubilee looked at Iver. The fireproof mutant just sighed. "Children and monkeys", he whispered.
"Er… hi Bubbles", Jubes answered. "I'm Jubilee, new in town, and yes, we ARE Xavier's students. Oh, and baby whales are way rad!" - she smiled.
Two more girls approached as Jubilee was saying that, a cute brunette and a redhead with hair as gorgeous as Jean Grey's.
"The grim one is Dani…"
"Yeah, pleased to meetcha".
"I was right, girls!" Bubbles said proudly. "It's Jubilee, I like her. And these are my sisters, Blossom and Buttercup. Our dad told us to meet you".
"We are Professor Utonium's daughters", Blossom added. "Welcome to Townsville!"
"Thank you", Jubilee said. "Um… Bubbles? Why are you, ya know, floating?"
"Am I?" Bubbles looked at her hovering self, than at her sisters, and alighted to the ground slowly. "Oops. Sorry".
"It's okay", the young X-Man smiled. "Some of my best friends use to fly, too. Are you mutant?"
"Not really".
"You see", Blossom explained, "we're the Powerpuff Girls, local superheroes. We were born with superpowers, so we use them to protect the citizens of Townsville against criminals, and accidents, and villains, sort of thing".
"Superheroes?" Salamander repeated. "Oh, really?"
"Is that wrong with you, bid dude?" Buttercup asked aggressively, flying up so that she was level with Iver's face. "Do you think that if you are a superhero you must be a man with big muscles and really short on brain, and girls should stay home learning to be mummies?!"
"Sheesh, calm down, Supergirl", Salamander smiled. The black-haired puff reminded him suddenly of Wolverine. Then again, Buttercup was the first one to call him "big dude" - Iver was the third member of "Shorties Superteam" after Wolverine and Jubilee. "It's just that most superheroes I have seen preferred to wear masks, unlike you".
"We tried it once, too!"
"Yes, but results were unexpectedly, um…"
"Pathetic", Buttercup finished. "We're not criminals to hide our faces. Just imagine it, 'And once again the day is saved thanks to three still unidentified flying girl-shaped objects'!"
"That would be unforgettable!", Jubilee laughed.
***
And now let's follow the evil Mojo Jojo, who's now proceeding with his evil plans…
… jumping before a big sparkling cube and singing "I got Him right where I want Him"?! Has he finally gone nuts?
"Now Townsville shall see who's truly the most horrible, most evil and most dangerous of them all!" Mojo exclaimed.
The red figure inside the cube didn't answer. Static field couldn't destroy Him, but it could hold him inactive for a really long time - much to Mojo's joy.
Scarlet Slayers had just activated the second field in order to make sure that nothing happens to the sign standing near the cube.
"Property of Mojo Jojo
I, Mojo Jojo, possess this static field and everything within, which includes a mix of atmospheric gases, microorganisms of several types, and the criminal formerly known as Him, who is now my property. I have caught him and placed him inside this static field, so that I, Mojo Jojo, the greatest criminal mastermind to have ever existed, could take over this planet!
Signed -
Mojo Jojo
P. S. And the Powerpuff Girls will be able to do nothing to stop me, because they are next!"
***
"Do you still hate children?" Jubilee asked with a smile. Salamander just growled.
"I couldn't quite hear you-u!"
"Okay, okay, SOME of them are not so bad," the X-Man muttered. "Or it only seems so. Did your new little friends tell you anything useful?"
"Nothing special. There are the citizens of Townsville, Powerpuff Girls that protect them, and a bunch of supervillains that are, like, supervillaining around until the Girls fly in and save the day".
"So the quest continues", Salamander muttered.
He tried to seem disappointed, which wasn't true. The inn was really comfortable, and Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup were eager to help them.
And he liked Jubilee. In fact, he would try to get closer to her a long time ago, if only he could answer the question of "How could I flirt with this girl without being gutted by her friend Wolvie". It wasn't like Logan wanted to keep the girl to himself - he just didn't trust Salamander. The fact that Logan trusted almost no one wasn't really comforting.
And for a man whom Wolverine didn't trust it was pure suicide to flirt with his young partner the Jubester. But there had to be a way - and Iver believed that he could find it.
He wouldn't be so optimistic if he could see the future - for Salamander's future was a world of hurt, and it was coming from the big gun in little girl's hands.
* There's a character called Mojo in the Marvel Universe, and Jubilee caused him really lots of trouble. Though Marvel's Mojo is richer, Mojo Jojo is really much more cuuuuuuute. :)