Bubbles Transformed

A thick swirling vortex of white energy lit up the forests lining the outskirts of the city of Townsville with an eerie glow. At its center hovered the now supercharged Boomer, his body glowing with his newly unleashed power. He loomed over Bubbles with death spelt in his eyes and a wicked grin on his face. Bubbles returned his gaze with an undaunted expression, her face devoid of the slightest bit of concern.

"When this is all over there will be nothing left of you," Boomer growled. "I will tear your body to shreds and burn your remains to ashes."

Bubbles remained silent, staring at Boomer with uncaring eyes.

Boomer gave a satisfied smile. "Run out of cheap threats? It's about time you realized you were out of your league. Now I'm going to finish this once and for all." He lunged at Bubbles, his body a mere flicker of light as he soared towards his target with incredible speed. The force of their collision left an ear shattering crack that shook the forest for miles. Bubbles' body tossed about like a rag doll as it soared countless miles into the air. Boomer suddenly appeared behind her and buried a fist deep into her side, halting her momentum altogether. He seized Bubbles by the neck and proceeded to beat on her with both his free arm and his legs, each blow echoing like a sonic boom. Finally pitched her with relentless force towards the earth. The explosion from her body colliding with the ground was like that of an atom bomb, throwing up tons of dirt and debris. Boomer quickly followed up by charging a ball of black energy into his palms. The dark orb grew larger and larger until it was larger than Boomer himself. With a fierce warrior's cry he fired a deadly black beam down towards the earth. It split through the air, roaring like a mighty beast ready to swallow its prey. The beam dove into the earth like a drill, driving deeper and deeper into the earth's crust, obliterating all matter in its path. The wave of destruction spread for miles, completely wiping the forest clean off the map. The blackness soaked up the surrounding light like a black hole and for a small moment all was pitch black.

Boomer finally relaxed and let the beam slowly dissipate from existence. Light returned to the scene once again, but all that was once there was now gone. The forest had been obliterated, in its wake a crater so deep that the bottom was obscured by shadows. Boomer descended towards the giant crater, drawing in a deep breath as a the satisfaction of victory overtook him. "That was too easy. With Bubbles' power I may even be stronger than Amducious." he thought to himself.

Suddenly he felt an energy from deep inside the heart of the crater. "No, it can't be. It just can't." The energy became stronger and Boomer could see a white light glowing from inside the crater. It continued to intensify until the entire crater was lit up from the inside. "How… how can this be? It's just not possible."

"You just don't understand, do you?" Boomer heard a voice say inside his head. "You had lost this fight before it even began,"

Suddenly the energy turned pure black and spouted upwards like a fountain. Bubbles emerged from the crater, surrounded by a black glow. Her eyes now glowed with the dark energy that poured out form her and her hair and clothing billowed about as if gravity had lost all control over her. She ascended towards the now quivering Boomer. He backed away from the approaching Bubbles, unable to do anything but stutter stupidly as fear overtook him. "B-B-But how?" he stammered, his eyes wide with terror.

"Your power is my power. Sound familiar?" Bubbles said in an icy tone.

"Y-You can't be serious. How could you possibly possess the powers of a demon? It's just… impossible. Impossible."

"Is it? When you yourself fed the very essence of your power into my veins. You thought it would kill me. In all respects it should have. The demon seether is toxic to all who are not trained to receive it." Bubbles noticed Boomer's eyes widen and smile. "Yes, I know all about the seether and a whole lot more. All the knowledge is locked away in the demon blood. It is a unique way to bestow demon knowledge and abilities into a mortal; the easiest way to transform one into a demon."

"But you haven't undergone the subsequent rituals. You haven't had the training and you are not fully transformed. You can't possibly be stronger than I am." A smile suddenly crossed Boomer's face, and his body relaxed. "No, you may possess demon powers, but I am still stronger than you and I am going to prove it by killing you."

Boomer lunged at Bubbles with restored confidence, but that didn't last long. Bubbles seized his oncoming punch just as effortlessly as when he made his first attack. "No!" He threw a knee at Bubbles' gut, but she lifted her own and blocked the strike. He then swung his other arm at her head, but she raised her free arm and blocked that as well. In the end Boomer was left wide open for attack. Bubbles took this opportunity to hit him full force in the chest. Ribs cracked as Boomer was sent hurtling backwards. In a streak of black, Bubbles followed. She ripped a deep gash through his body, nearly severing him in half.

Boomer stared in shock at the large missing portion of flesh. Instinctively he summoned his regenerative powers and repaired the wound until there was no sign of it left. The whole ordeal had only taken seconds, but it was enough time for Bubbles to double back and drive her fist into his back , sending him on a painful trip across the barren landscape.

It was all happening so fast. A cloud of confusion consumed Boomer and for a moment he lost all control over his thoughts. Suddenly he remembered his training. He could not let fear of failure cloud his judgment in battle. He righted himself and halted his flight. As he expected, Bubbles was right on his tail, a mere black streak moving so fast that even his trained eyes could barely capture it. Instantly he split into many strings of black fluid moving in every direction at once, leaving Bubbles to pass through thin air. He then reassembled himself and threw out one arm in pursuit. The black mass enveloped Bubbles, and with all his strength, Boomer pulled her to stop and reversed her momentum so that she was coming back towards him. In one fluid motion he flung her over his head and down towards the earth. Still keeping her within his hold, he drilled her into the ground, pushing deeper and deeper, making sure Bubbles' body was lodged securely into the ground. He finally recoiled. "It was time to finish this. His first beam may have not been strong enough, but he could summon a second one that would surely send Bubbles into oblivion.

In a practiced movement Boomer brought his hands together and at once began to pour black energy into a ball. He kept his eyes locked onto the hole in the ground as he fed more and more energy into his attack. It had just about reached the size of his first blast, when suddenly he could see the ground trembling. "No, not yet," he pleaded. The ball was now larger than before, but it still wasn't strong enough. The ground quaked more violently. Finally the earth exploded upwards as a streak of black tore up from the grounf. "No! Too soon," Boomer thought as he watched the black bolt fly in his direction. He released the blast downwards, praying that it was enough to stop the girl. The beam soared towards its target, hitting it dead on, but to Boomer's horror, instead of continuing its way towards the ground, it was returning back in his direction.

"SHIT!" Boomer cried as the beam slammed into his body. There was a massive explosion and Boomer felt himself being ripped apart from the inside out. Bubbles, who had been directly behind the beam had torn straight through his body. The combined force of Bubbles and the dark energy had literally torn him to ribbons. His pieces fell to the ground, making sick splattering noises as they hit the hard earth below. There was a long moment of quiet. The air had calmed and all was still. The pieces of Boomer lay motionless on the ground. Suddenly they started to writhe and vibrate. They turned to a black liquid and began to move towards each other, coalescing and reforming as a whole. After many moments Boomer reemerged. He knelt down on one knee, gasping for breath as he tried to steady himself from his ordeal. He stood up slowly tilting his head in minute increments towards the sky, afraid of what he might see. What he saw was a black streak heading towards him, only an instant before he found himself slammed hard into the ground, followed by a searing pain in his chest.

Bubbles knelt over Boomer's body, her right hand buried deep in his chest, pinning him to the ground. Her eyes were ablaze with rage and hatred. She stared down at Boomer as if he were a some sort of pathetic animal worthy only of being slaughtered. Then she quickly calmed down. The dark glow in her eyes subsided entirely, revealing once again the light blue irises. The anger in her expression faded and her face became like stone.

Boomer looked up in utter terror at Bubbles, his body quivering with fear. "I g-give up. Just d-don't kill me."

"Where is my father," Bubble said in a dangerous tone.

"H-He's hidden deep inside the tower. I can take you to him."

Bubbles removed her fist from Boomer's chest and he promptly regenerated.

"One false move and I'll tear you apart in such a way that it won't come back. Trust me."

Boomer shuddered as he flew off in the direction of the demon tower with Bubbles close behind him. "Damn it. What have I gotten myself into. I should have killed her when I had the chance. If my brothers find out they'll… wait, that's it. My brothers. I may not be able to beat her, but they can. I only need to make her think I'm taking her to her father, and then I'll lead her straight into one of my brother. Yes, that's perfect." Boomer did his best to conceal his excitement, knowing that Bubbles had keen senses. He glanced back at the pursuing Powerpuff. "You may have won the battle Bubbles, but you most certainly haven't won the war."