Chapter 5: Inner Turmoil
Bubbles moved like lightning, her mind bent on catching up with the strange force that kept calling to her. "That stupid Blossom," she thought to herself, "acting like she gives a damn. She doesn't care about me. She never cared about me. She wants to destroy me, just like the rest of them. I wont let her. I wont let her steal my innocence."
You know you aren't innocent, a voice chimed in Bubbles' head. You are full of hate and anger. Your thoughts are polluted with visions of destruction and mayhem.
"No, it's their fault. It's all their fault. They drive me to do it. I am pure. I am innocent."
Tell me, would an innocent child find joy in seeing her family lying dead before her.
"No, I felt sorrow, genuine sorrow. I even cried for them."
False tears. Tears you shed every time you needed to cover up the true feelings inside. It is so easy to feign sorrow when tears are streaming down your face. You know the truth. Don't deny it.
"I've tried to so hard all my life. I just couldn't keep it up anymore. They all expected me to be an angel, to be innocent and pure forever, but I… I just couldn't do it. There was just so much anger inside, so much hatred that I could never express. I couldn't hold it inside anymore. I… I didn't want… to kill her."
Bubbles stopped abruptly, the emotions stirred from her internal battle overwhelming her. "Everything I am is a lie. I'm not innocent. I'm not pure. I'm a monster. I can't even stand to live anymore. I don't deserve to live."
Bubbles felt the pulling again and she looked into the direction of force that continued to call to her. "I can still do one good deed before I go. I will stop whoever is responsible for all of this destruction."
Blossom saw Bubbles stop suddenly. She halted and dove into the cover of the trees below watching silence as Bubbles just hovered there talking to herself. She tuned in with her supersonic hearing.
"Everything I am is a lie. I'm not innocent. I'm not pure. I'm a monster. I can't even stand to live anymore. I don't deserve to live."
Blossom was shocked when she heard Bubbles say this. What was happening to her? Why was she acting this way? She just couldn't understand why all this was happening, but she couldn't let Bubbles go without a fight. Bubbles moved again and rose from the tree and followed in pursuit.
"I'm going to save you Bubbles. I don't know how, but I am going to save you."
This was by far the largest city the two dark children had encountered. It was packed to the brim with people, a perfect place to unleash their latest wave of destruction.
"Now you will see what real havoc is my dear sister," said the elder sister. She raised her hands to the sky and closed her eyes. For a long while nothing happened, but soon enough there could be seen a bright fireball descending from the sky. It was a giant meteor, and it was heading straight for the city.
Bubbles could see the giant fireball heading towards the earth. Her superhero instincts cut in and at once she kicked into overdrive and sped towards the flying rock.
A giant shadow was cast over the city and people watched as their imminent doom came plummeting down upon them. The meteor drew closer and closer. All the people simultaneously closed their eyes and waited for impact, but it never came. A few brave people opened their eye, then a few more. Soon everyone was looking up to see that the meteor was being held up as if by magic.
"Look, are those two little girls?" cried one citizen.
Indeed the meteor was being held up by two little girls, one a blond girl wearing a blue dress, and the other a redhead wearing pink. The people cheered as the meteor slowly began to rise, and the shadow was lifted as the giant rock was hurled back into space.
Bubbles looked at Blossom, and Blossom back at Bubbles. For a moment they just hovered there, staring at each other.
"Blossom… I…," Bubbles trailed off. She turned away from Blossom, struggling in her mind for something to express what she was feeling inside.
"You don't have to say anything," Blossom said in a reassuring tone. She moved towards Bubbles and reached out a hand towards her.
"No, you don't understand," Bubbles said, jerking back from Blossom's hand. "Just… just stay away from me." She flew away from Blossom, turning her attention to the two strange children who she knew had caused the giant meteor to fall.
Blossom's heart sank as she watched Bubbles leave. She wondered if she would ever be able to save her sister.