"That's all I can tell you." Rik said.

"And what do you plan to do now?" The Professor asked. For the first time Rik looked really unsettled.

"I.. don' t really know."

"Well why don't you stay here with us? At least for tonight." The Professor asked. Rik looked at the ground.

"Why?" he asked quietly.

"Because I couldn't let you just sleep on the streets."

"I don't understand. You'd let a stranger just waltz into your home and stay? What about the girls? What about you?"

"Well the girls can take care of themselves and you seem nice enough." The Professor said with a kind smile.

"Well... that's very kind. I'll stay for tonight at least I don't know past then."

"That's fine. Look," The Professor said. "I'll make a bed for you here on this couch. Just come when your ready."

"Thank... you...." He said slowly.

The Professor and the girls went to a closet and pulled out a few sheets and a pillow.

"Are you sure that was wise Professor? I mean after all he told us..." Blossom whispered as she pulled a spare.

"I've already stated my opinion on the matter." The Professor said and that was the end of that.

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"Did you hear that?" Butch said. The Three Rowdyruff sat outside a window listening through the wall.

"Yeah. He's staying here." Boomer said

"We'll have to get inside somehow if we want to get those girls." Brick muttered to himself.

"Yeah nobody kills us and gets away with it." Butch said with an evil grin.

"But what if someone kills us and we don't come back?" Boomer asked.

"Well.. I dunno..." Butch thought about it for a moment. Boomer just snickered. Butch shrugged and smacked Boomer in the back of the head. Boomer glared and was about to say something when Brick spoke.

"Both of you shut your faces. I think we should wait until after they all go to bed and then we can attack them by surprise. We'll slip in though the chimney." Butch and Boomer nodded absently and glared at each other. (Ah Brotherly love)

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The boys slipped into the chimney and lowered themselves by levitating down. The floated through the house until they found the stairs. Slowly they went up and looked in room by room until they found the girls rooms. Brick nodded and all three doors creaked slowly open.

Butch floated in and saw the bed where Buttercup was sleeping. Butch watched her for a moment. She punched a enemy and muttered about stupid monkeys. Butch floated slowly closer until he was barely an inch from her. He raised his hand behind him ready to smash her face.

For a few moments he stay there perfectly still. Then he lowered his hand and moved to the door, muttering that it was unsportsmanlike.

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Boomer likewise stood at the side of Bubbles bed. He stood there motionless and silent watching her delicate chest rise and fall with her breath. Boomer reached down and pushed a strand of her hair out of her face. He sighed and left the room as silently as he came.

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Brick stood beside the bed. He raised his hand and swallowed.

"I wouldn't if I were you." Came a whispered voice from the entrance of the room. Brick turned and saw Rik standing in the doorway.

"You have two choices. One you can come downstairs with me or I can yell and wake all three girls. I don't care which."

Brick thought about it. He might still be able to get a tactical advantage if he left peacefully. Brick held his hands and walked with Rik downstairs. Butch and Boomer were already down there.

"Alright. Who are you and what do you want with those girls?" Rik said as he leaned against a wall.

"They killed us. We just want revenge." Brick answered leaning against the opposite wall.

"They killed you? What for?"

"Well... we kinda beat the hell out of them first but..." Butch muttered.

"Why don't you just get over it? I mean your alive now. Why don't you just start over? You kill them or even hurt them for that matter, and this whole town is gonna be seriously pissed at you."

"Well what else could we do?"

"I don't know stay here, find a place to live, and I don't know help out with all the dumb ass monsters that come here to get the hell beat out of them. Now I'd like to get a little sleep tonight so why don't you guys go think it over and let me..." He yawned deeply.

"You get the idea." He said as he turned and laid down on the couch. He sat up for a second.

"Here. Take this." He said. He reached into a pocket and pulled out a card. He threw it to Boomer who caught it and looked at it

"It's a credit card. It has unlimited cash and is completely untraceable. Do what you want." He laid back down.

Boomer pocketed the card and the boys flew quietly out the chimney. They flew over the suburbs Townsville.

"Why do you think he did that Brick?" Butch asked.

"I don't know but I don't have a problem with it."

Boomer wasn't listening. He was to busy memorizing the way back.