Heroes From Above: The Birth of An Epic Saga
Disclaimer: I do not own the Powerpuff Girls. They are the Property of Cartoon Network and Craig McCracken. However I do own the ideas for this story.
A/N: Hello everybody, how are you doing today? I hoped you enjoyed the previous chapters. Well, here is the much-anticipated Chapter 11. This will be a sad end. But then the already completed sequel, "Heroes from Above" will fix things instantly. The attack commands that Brick yelled are actually military phonetic alphabet words I learned from my MCJROTC program. You can decipher them by spelling out the word using the first letter of each of the words. Such as "Hotel-Oscar-Whiskey" is "HOW." R.E.A.R. (Read, Enjoy, And Review).
Chapter 11: Final SacrificeIt was midday, when an angelic guard spotted the attacking horde. As though they were on cue, the angelic guard rang an alarm and several areas around the perimeter of the fortress were lit with a blinding light from the sky. Seconds later, a contraption appeared in its place. It appeared to be like a high tech machine, but by its looks, it was extremely ancient and looks like it had heavenly influence. The machines activated once the demons and griffins got in range and each one of them opened up and brandished giant turrets powered by a mystical red stone. The stones glowed as the turrets swiveled to lock on a target. When they fired, a bright red ray shot out from them and enveloped the targets in bright red lights. They disintegrated a second later, leaving absolutely no remains, not even some charred ashes.
The demonic forces fired their dark magical weaponry again and again, but to no avail as the fireballs and beams were absorbed by some kind of holy barrier. However, it seems that the barrier is gradually weakening. Inside the fortress, the angelic guards posted dummy models of themselves guarding certain points. Then they ran to the rear of the facility and stood together. "The first step of the plan is complete, the enemy is lured into our trap. Now its up to the chosen ones." The lead angel spoke. The next instant, all of the warriors disappeared into the sky, yet their escape was unknown to the attacking forces.
Brick and his companions were close to the fortress. Brick checked again on his belt to make sure the 10th seal was well hidden and kept safe until needed. Blossom and her sisters had already regained their strength and powers are flying at top speed next to the boys, brandishing their bows. Butch caught eye of Leonia riding on an undead griffin and assaulting the fortress from the southwestern corner. He watched keenly as the beam cannons blasted down each griffin that was accompanying Leonia. Just before a beam hit Leonia's Griffin, He jumped off to the ground and used his staff. The barrier gave way, as his dark magic was unleashed at that location. Seconds later, two cannons guarding that flank went off in a loud explosion. Leonia and his forces on the ground swarmed into the fortress grounds.
Bubbles saw the events happen and panicked, "They're breaking in! We'll fail!" Boomer just calmed her down and spoke, "We already expected that…it was a trap…God's power is not that easily taken down… Leonia is running straight into our trap." Bubbles then saw what he meant. As soon as Leonia walked up to the main gate of the fortress, he was held back by another barrier. This time, Leonia looked like he was getting exhausted by each minute. "As long as we engage Leonia within that zone, his strength and energies will still be halved, even if he finds all the seals we hidden, except this one." Brick spoke as he pointed to the 10th seal on his belt. The kids flew even closer. "Hmmm, their attackers are weak around there…the single barrier breach Leonia did still only lets one enemy in at a time…But they are mostly out of the range of those cannons. But wait…yes, of course!" Brick thought of a strategy. He commanded his companions to follow him.
The children flew right over the attacking hordes over the northern front. They were too busy trying to break the barrier down to notice the heroes flying overhead. The kids passed through the barrier harmlessly and put Brick's plan into action. The boys and the girls split of with their own individual counterparts into 3 pairs and headed for a cannon that was only placed to strategically defend areas of less threat. With their counterpart's help, Butch, Boomer, and Brick were able to lift the cannons off their deployment areas and move them towards the breached spot in the south. The heroes dropped the cannons, with the turrets facing to the breached area. "There! That should keep the demons out long enough for us to engage Leonia before its too late!" Blossom yelled with satisfaction.
The dark balrog and Kradisgh were hard at work to crush and destroy the final barrier keeping them out of the fortress. Leonia used some more strength and broke the barrier. He was about to step through when he stopped for a breath. "This heavenly site is draining me of my strength…we have to hurry and retrieve my seals!" Kradisgh gave a nod. Just then, an eye beam hit Leonia as a warning shot. Leonia looked up at the heroes with disbelief. "How in the dark realm is that possible? You couldn't have survived!" Leonia took a deep breath, told Kradisgh to hold them off, and rushed into the fortress, bracing against the heavenly powers trying to sap his strength.
Kradisgh was indeed a very powerful demon. He stood on the steps leading into the sanctum of the fortress, unsheathing his dark blade. It gleamed in the sunlight as he raised it. As the heroes saw this, the blade itself suddenly caused a large wave of dark energy to be released around Kradisgh. Brick raised his halberd to block the damage, but he still got knocked back along with the rest of the kids. The girls were lucky to be standing behind the boys, as without the armors the boys were wearing, they would certainly have taking serious injury from the blast. The boys got back up after taking the brunt of the attack. They dusted themselves off for a moment and smiled at each other. " Let's give this idiot a taste of our power!" And all together, the 3 boys rushed at Kradisgh at super speed. The girls took this as their chance and ducked behind a large rock obstruction and took crack shots at Kradisgh from behind cover.
Kradisgh got into a defensive stance as he prepared for a possible frontal assault from the boys. He was suddenly surprised when Brick yelled, "Sierra-India-Delta-Echo-Sierra-attack!" The boys instantly split off into 3 locations. Brick instantly took off into the sky as Butch and Boomer took to the left and right sides. Kradisgh tried to side step to avoid Butch when Brick slammed into him like a bomb from the sky. Kradisgh did not have time to react when Butch and Boomer slammed into his sides at the same time. Kradisgh collapsed forward and struggled to get up. The boys gave each other a brief high-five and prepared to continue the fight. Kradisgh suddenly took the chance and rolled to the side, avoiding the boys' impending attack. He jumped back out and prepared to do a roundhouse swing with his sword at Brick. His concentration was distracted when he took an energy beam from Blossom's bow. "Don't mess with my boyfriend, ya freak!" She yelled as she and her sisters gave another volley at him.
As Kradisgh raised his heavily armored armband to shield against the energy beams, Brick and his brothers prepared for another attack. "Ready your fire gems now boys." Brick muttered to his brothers. "Cuz, we're going do…the Uniform-Sierra-Mike-Charlie-attack!" With that, the boys launched into the sky and suddenly dove to attack Kradisgh from above. Brick and his brothers concentrated a wave of fire at the tips of their halberds. From the sky, the wave took form until it looked like some kind of emblem. The emblem was divided into 3 parts, and each had one of the boy's respective colors. The red flames took the form of an eagle, with its beak pointed down at the target. The blue flames formed a globe shape pressed against the eagle, to complement its attack power. The green flames formed a huge anchor, with its tip facing Kradisgh as it too was pressed against the Globe and Eagle. The emblem of flames suddenly focused into a point and hit Kradisgh square on the head. A bright flash was unleashed as the impact shook the earth. Leonia was inside and was distracted from rummaging the chests and storage compartments. "What was that?" He then shrugged as he realized he had to hurry.
The girls stood out from their hiding spots, their jaws dropping to the floor. They have never seen the boys done that before. Brick hovered to the ground and looked at the crater their attack had left. Below was the mangled body of Kradisgh. The corpse momentarily began to disintegrate, leaving only the hilt of Kradisgh dark sword. "Wow, it actually worked out well." Brick said as his brothers began doing a brief victory dance. "Now, let's get to Leonia before he gets away!" Brick shouted to his brothers and waved at the girls to come. The 6 of them jumped to flight and rushed into the fortress.
Inside the fortress, Leonia had broken into the central chamber. As he ran into the chamber, he dropped to his knees and wheezed. He breathed fitfully as he stood up again. "This place is really starting to annoy me!" His face suddenly changed to a grin when he realized that his remaining seals were sitting on pedestals before him. But he didn't notice that the 10th seal was not among the others. He ran up to each on and broke each seal, drawing in the power within. As the fortress shook, as the powers were unleashed, Brick muttered, "He took the bait, not long now." As the kids flew closer to the central chamber, Leonia could feel some of his strength return. He then looked around and realized that the 10th seal was not there. "Curses! Where is it!" He growled. "If it wasn't for the heavenly auras here, I would be able to detect it!" Brick spoke up, "Looking for this?" as Brick held out the 10th seal in his hand
Leonia turned around to face the children and growled in anger. "What have you done! My seal…what have you done to it!" Brick stepped forward with his brothers, but seeing Blossom and her sisters follow, he turned to face her and spoke, "No…it is me and my brothers' destinies…I can't let you 3 get hurt in the final battle…stay back…trust me…" Blossom just held her sisters back as they watched their lovers with concern. "Be careful…" The girls said in unison. The boys then faced Leonia again. "This time, it won't matter what we did to your last seal…you won't be around to use it!" With that, Brick held out the seal with his right arm at arm's length. In a second, his brothers each grabbed hold of one side of the Seal.
Leonia just watched in anxiety as the boys suddenly reached for a scabbard tucked inside their armors. They withdrew what seemed to be bladeless daggers. "What are you going to do? There are no blades on your daggers!" He yelled at them, as he got more and more aggressive. The boys just ignored him as they waited. Suddenly the runes on the seal began glowing as bright light came from the hilts of the daggers. A flash was unleashed and when it faded, 3 blades appeared on the daggers, matching the respective color of its wielder. The boys then jammed the blades into the seal, splitting the seal into 3 parts. The seal's power was unleashed. Instead of a dark force, it was a light aura enveloping the original dark energies within. As Leonia watched with anger at what they had done, the boys each took the seal from the blades and crumbled them in their gauntlets. Suddenly a bigger, brighter flash enveloped the boys.
Blossom covered her eyes as she looked at Brick. When the flash fades, she saw that his armor was slightly darker than usual. Brick himself also looked slightly sinister and dark. Blossom was about to let out a scream of terror at what the boys had done, until she noticed that Brick opened his eyes. It was still the bright red eyes of the good within. "A minor side effect, but efficient…enough to destroy you!" Brick yelled as he roared a battle cry not heard before. His brothers did the same, and their appearance had a darker aura, however they still have their good mind intact. The boys put their now glowing daggers into their scabbards and raised their halberds. Brick then gave a shout and the boys charged towards Leonia.
The balrog stood his ground as he shot out a black wave from his staff. As if they knew what he was going to do, they dodged harmlessly away from what looks like impossible to dodge, even for a puff or ruff. Brick then smiled with the sinister look on his face and plunged his Halberd into Leonia's gut. The balrog stumbled back a bit from the impact, gripping his slightly bleeding gut. It was only a decent gash, but still not serious enough to cripple the dark lord. Leonia suddenly struck out with his scimitar, striking Boomer in the face and sent him flying back towards the girls. He slammed into the wall above their heads and fell near them. Bubbles went to his side and tried to help him up. He looked like he was going to do something unpleasant, but his eyes told the right story. "Bubbles…I'm ok, please…stay away from me…I'm struggling bad as it is trying to keep the dark energies at bay. I don't know how long I can hold it back to use it to my advantage. Please…stay away and let me return to the battle…I want you to be safe."
As Boomer picked up his Halberd from the floor and rushed back to help his brothers, Leonia had already struck with the blunt end of his staff on Butch and sent him reeling towards the far side of the chamber. Buttercup let out a cry and cringed when she saw her lover hit the wall. He dusted himself off and rushed back into the battle. Just then, Brick yelled out a command, and all three boys went into their familiar assault pattern. It was the ballistic barrage and it was very effective. The boys charged and slashed and cut their way into Leonia. The dark lord collapsed on his back as he struggled to get back up.
As Leonia tried to use the staff as a cane to get up, Brick spoke up, "now it's the time to defeat you, once and for all!" With that, the boys took out their daggers, which suddenly morphed 3 slots into its hilts. They removed their gems from the halberds and inserted them into the daggers. The daggers then glowed even brighter as the boys raised them overhead. "The end is now Leonia! Face your judgment!" Brick yelled as he and his brothers dived at Leonia, plunging their glowing daggers into his chest. The daggers suddenly unleashed bright flashes upon impact. As Leonia flailed around in pain, the chamber was filled with bolts of lighting, gusts of wind, torrents of rain and fire. The girls covered themselves behind a statue as the area became dangerous for the moment. As the lights dimmed a bit, they could see that the boys were hovering in the air. Occasionally a bolt of lighting will strike Leonia or the area around them. The boys then looked towards the girls. "Quickly! All 3 of you! Charge up your bows and finish him off!"
Blossom complied without delay and raised her bow at Leonia. Buttercup and Bubbles did the same and took careful aim. "This is it, girls…" Blossom spoke as she pulled back the bowstring. "Time to die, filthy beast!" Buttercup shouted, as she and her sisters let the bolt of energy fly towards their target, hitting Leonia right on the chest. He roared with a final roar of pain as he suddenly was enveloped in a blinding light. Moments later, only the hilts of the daggers and his scorched skull remained. The boys were also back in their original forms, but they were weak. Brick wheezed and cough and called out to Blossom weakly, "Girl…where are you? Bloss…Cough…I've haven't got time…"
The girls flew to the boys' sides, with tears coming out of their eyes. The girls each cradled their counterparts in their laps as they tried their best to comfort them. "Brick, you did it! You guys actually did it!" Blossom stammered as she tried to fight back the tears of joy. "Yes…we did it, but we couldn't have done it without you. Or else…Cough…our death would have been in vain." The other boys nodded in the girls' laps. Buttercup argued in denial, with tears streaming from her eyes, "What are you talking about! You guys will live…don't treat yourselves like that! Please!" "Buttercup, It's too late…I…I mean we, have spent our excess energy to keep the dark energies at bay as well as using the rest in weakening Leonia for the final blow." Butch replied weakly. Brick then looked up into Blossom's teary eyes. "Do…not be sad…I will always be with you…no matter what happens…I will always watch over you." Blossom just forced a smile but she still couldn't fight back the tears. Bubbles was just speechless as she held her Boomie in her arms and cradled him up to her chest. She had her eyes closed and was streaming tears as Boomer whispered final words of care into her ears. Brick finally growled in pain for a brief moment and said, "Its time…please, Blossom…all I ask as a final request…is a kiss…" Blossom wasted no time at all to kiss him and she could feel as they kissed, his lips stopped moving. Brick had then breathed his last breath of air and he lay lifeless in Blossom's lap.
Moments later, Butch died and Buttercup screamed in denial and despair as she kept shaking his body. "Don't go! Don't go! Don't go!" She stammered as she clutched him close to her. She just kissed his lifeless cheek as she held him gently. "Please don't go…" She whispered with despair. Boomer just held Bubbles' hand as he let out his last breath. Before he died, he said, "I love you always…I will always watch over you…" With that he lay limp in Bubbles' arms. The girls just sat there on their knees and sobbed for some time. They knew that it had to be done…but it hurt so bad. Seconds later, the boys were reduced to their original components, snips, snails and puppy dog tails. However, their clothes remained intact. The components suddenly became ashes as it broke down beyond restoration. The girls each took up the boys clothes as a keepsake and walked out of the chamber and out onto the courtyard.
Outside the fortress, all was peaceful. There wasn't a demon on the ground or a griffin in the sky. They all just perished like that when their master was slain. The girls just thought, "They sacrificed their lives to save us and all of mankind…I will always remember their deeds. Rest in peace, Rowdyruff boys." The girls grabbed tightly to the clothes and flew for home.
Back at Townsville, the professor had built a cabinet to store the keepsakes of the Rowdyruff boys. Some kind of make shift shrine for the girls. The cabinet had pictures of the girls and the boys playing together at the mall before the quest. And below those pictures were their clothes, folded neatly and arranged in their formation, Blue on the left, Red in the center, and green on the right. The professor had also relayed all the boys' deeds to city hall and the Mayor erected a statue of the boys to honor their noble deed in saving mankind.
One night, Blossom was dreaming up something pleasant. She was walking in a spring meadow and smelling the flowers. She suddenly saw a figure walk towards her… She smiled with joy as she noticed who he is. They embraced and the figure said, "I'll always be with you…"Back in the bedroom, a smile could be seen appearing on Blossom's face.
This had been a James Tseng production. Powerpuff girls and all things related belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network. Directed by: James Tseng. Produced by: James Tseng. Written by James Tseng. Ideas submitted by loyal reviewers, one in particular example, Hairy Gregory. Thank you all for making this story good!
A/N: So sad…But not to worry. They'll be back…uh huh…they'll be back! Why? Because I have already wrote the story of their return before this story. For those of you who haven't read that adventure, I suggest you go read the sequel to this story, "Heroes From Above." Thank you all for reading this magnificent story. I hope to see you again sometime to continue the saga of Heroes from Above…as for now…I'll be returning to work on "To boldly go where no puff has gone before".