The Date
By Tonifranz
Summary: Bubbles wants to go to the amusement park, but her sisters are too "busy" to go. To help Bubbles, Blossom made a deal with Brick. But the boys have something up their sleeve.
Long Summary:Brick and Blossom arranged for Bubbles and Boomer to go on an amusement park one day. Buttercup was annoyed by the two leaders' arrogant attitude and tried, with Butch, to teach the redheads a lesson, but it slipped away. Will Boomer enjoy his date? Will Brick and Blossom get what they want out of the deal? Will Buttercup succeed in teaching the two readheads a lesson? And what is Mitch Mitchelson doing here?
Disclaimer: I don't own the Powerpuff Girls or their characters. The Powerpuff Girls are owned by Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network. I only own my own characters, the most prominent of which is Dr Edwards.
Chapter 1
The Deal
The City of Townsville, and it was October 24.
The six-year-old Bubbles Utonium was very excited. She rushed and went to the Professor. "Professor, could you take me to the amusement park, pretty please with sugar lumps on it this weekend?"
"Oh sure—wait a minute, did you say this weekend?" asked the Professor.
"Yup! Now could you? Could you? Could you?" asked Bubbles eagerly.
"Well, I could, but I can't," the Professor explained. "I have a meeting with some members of the faculty, and I can't cancel the appointment. I'm very sorry, Bubbles."
Bubbles bowed her head in disappointment. She was looking forward to going to the park with the professor.
"Maybe you can ask your sisters? I'm sure they could accompany you to the park," suggested the Professor.
Bubbles, who was about to break into tears, suddenly brightened up at the idea. "Oh thank you, Professor!"
She then went to rush to their room where Blossom was reading one of her books.
"Hiya Blossom," greeted Bubbles.
"What is it, Bubbles?" asked the red-haired leader without glancing from the book she was reading.
"Can you go with me to the amusement park this weekend? You see the Professor said he was busy so he can't and I don't want to go all by myself and he said, why not ask you and Buttercup?"
Blossom looked at Bubbles and began to think. "Sorry, I'll be busy this weekend. How about asking Buttercup?"
Bubbles was again disappointed. "Oh well. I hope Buttercup has the time."
"She's outside I think," said Blossom.
"Wish me luck!" said Bubbles as she went looking for her sister.
Blossom then pressed her communicator watch. It was made and given to them by the Professor's childhood friend for free to supplement the incompetent Mayor and the hotline as a device of informing them of crime and monster assaults. The Professor's friend, Dr. William Edwards, arranged to call them whenever there was crime, along with his adopted sons, the Rowdyruff Boys. It quickly made the superheroes more efficient, as they were able to bypass the incompetent police and mayor.
"Buttercup?" Blossom's voice sounded in the raven haired puff's watch before Bubbles appeared.
"Yeah Red?" replied Buttercup in her watch. "Make it quick! I've got things to do, you know!"
"Bubbles is gonna ask you to go with her in the amusement park this weekend. Say you're busy or make any excuse! Just don't go with her this weekend!" Blossom asked.
"Why not?" Buttercup asked with curiosity.
"Just trust me. It's for the good of the team," replied Blossom.
Buttercup swore she could hear the wheels turn in Blossom's mind. And also see the light bulb suddenly appear at her sister's head. "You sure about that? You're asking me to fib, Blossom," replied Buttercup with concern.
"No, I'm not. You'll be busy doing what I've planned this weekend, so you won't be fibbing," Blossom insisted.
"Okay, you're the boss, Bloss," Buttercup replied. "I think I hear her coming."
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Bubbles entered the basement where she saw Buttercup practicing with her punching bag.
"Hi Buttercup," greeted Bubbles.
"Hi Bubbles. What's up?" replied Buttercup without looking at her sister.
"Well, you see, Ineedsomeonetogowithmetothea musementparkandtheprofessora ndBlossomwouldnotcomesoiwasw ondering, would you want to go?" said Bubbles as fast as a machine gun.
"Whoa! Slow done, Bubbles. I can't understand you," said a confused Buttercup. She stopped what she was doing and faced her blond sister.
"Oh. I said, I need someone to go with me to the amusement park. The Professor and Blossom couldn't, so I was wondering, can you go with me?" asked Bubbles.
"Sorry, Bubbles. I'll be busy that day," said Buttercup.
Bubbles face and expression went from hopeful and happy to disappointed and sad.
"I understand. I guess I'll go alone," said Bubbles with head slouched as she sadly floated out of the basement.
'Blossom better know what she's doing. Poor Bubbles really got hurt,' Buttercup thought as she made another punch.
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Later that day…
"So Blossom, what's that brilliant plan of yours," sneered Buttercup sarcastically. "And it better be good since Bubbles was very disappointed."
"Simple. We'll set her up for a date with one of the Boys," smugly replied Blossom.
"The Boys? You mean the Rowdyruff Boys?" the green puff incredulously said, then collapsed in laughter. "Ha, ha. That's a good one! Those boys doesn't like us, so why would they take Bubbles on a date? That is the silliest and the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! It would snow in hell before that ever happens." She continued laughing until she saw the look on Blossom's face. "Geez, you're serious, aren't you, Red?"
"As serious as I have ever been on my entire life," the pink puff replied.
"But why?" asked a curious Buttercup.
"Well, it's good that we were allies, but we're not getting anywhere further than that. They don't think of us as enemies, but they don't consider us as friends either," the powerpuff leader answered. "Setting up a date between Boomer and Bubbles is one good way to be friendlier with them. And with the six of us in friendlier terms would make it easier for me to command Boomer or Butch without going through Brick. Besides, Bubbles likes Boomer, so I think she'll enjoy it."
"Yeah, Bubbles pretty much likes everybody except villains, so there's no surprise there," Buttercup replied as a matter-of-factly. "The question is, does Boomer like Bubbles well enough to agree?"
"I think so," Blossom confidently replied. "We'll see. After all, Boomer is the friendliest of them, and he and Brick is more respectful to her than they are to both of us. We'll see."
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Later that afternoon…
Brick was in the living room, reading some of his books, when the phone rang. He was so caught up in his reading that he was startled by the ring of the phone. 'I should've hung up the phone when I started reading. Whoever called will get a piece of my mind!'
"Hello!" said an annoyed Brick in the phone.
"Hi Brick. This is Blossom. Well, I'd like to ask you to tell Boomer that he has to take Bubbles to the amusement park," requested Blossom, although it sounded more like an order.
"Why should I?" asked Brick. "This has nothing to do with saving this stupid good-for-nothing town so me and my brothers have nothing to do with it! So why don't you ask Boomer instead?"
"You know Boomer won't listen to anything I say unless you second it, and we all know your brothers will jump out the window if you told them to," replied Blossom.
"Tough luck then. Sorry to burst your bubble, but playing matchmaker isn't my idea of fun!" Brick replied, dismissing Blossom's requests. "Next time you call, better have something useful, like discussing battle strategies, tactics and the like."
"Wait, Brick! I'm not finished," Blossom hastily added before Brick could hang-up the phone. "I have a proposition for you. What do you think?"
"Go on. I'm listening," replied the leader of the Rowdyruff Boys. "But it better be good!"
"Well, in exchange for getting Boomer to a date with Bubbles, I'll lend you for one month three of my history books, a video of us training and practicing our battle strategies and a complete set of Major Glory's comics last year for only fifteen dollars," offered Blossom.
Brick thought for a while. He then decided to squeeze every advantage he could get from this. "Well, lend me for two months ten of your books in history, geography and politics, your training videos, and I'll take the Major Glory comics for ten dollars. Take it or leave it."
"Okay, I'll take it," Blossom said. "You can have it, just set Boomer up."
"Well, then it's decided. Boomer and Bubbles will go on a date on the amusement park this Saturday. They will go dutch, and Bubbles would call Boomer tomorrow to ask him if he wanted to go. They'll go wherever Boomer wants to and Bubbles has no say in it," Brick stated.
"No way! Boomer has to treat Bubbles with his own money, and Boomer has to ask Bubbles instead of the other way around. And Bubbles should also decide where they should go! It's the way dates are!" Blossom protested.
"Well, I might consider it, if you would give something back in return," said Brick.
"Let's hear it," said Blossom.
"Well, for starters, you should always consult me when making a decision affecting the group," Brick started. "Just because you're our leader doesn't mean you can make it without telling us first."
"Okay," Blossom conceded. "That seems fair enough."
"Then you should make me second in command. Yeah, I know, I'm de facto second in command, but let's make it de jure, or make it official. Plus, I demand that I be given authority over your sisters when you're not present. In return, Boomer will treat Bubbles with his money, he would be the one to ask her to the date, and both will have an equal say in where they want to go."
Blossom balked at Brick's demand that he be given authority over Bubbles and Buttercup. "Don't push your luck, Brick. Okay, I can live with the second-in-command thing, but not your other demand that you get to give orders to Bubbles and Buttercup if I'm away. How about this, you'll drop that demand, while I'll agree that Bubbles would be the one to ask Boomer to accompany her to the amusement park."
Brick decided to quit while he's ahead. "Agreed. Well, make sure she calls tomorrow, not today. I'll still have to convince Boomer of it."
"Well, good luck. And keep your end of the bargain," Blossom reminded the red headed ruff.
"And keep yours," Brick replied before hanging up.
'Ha, Boomer will kill me! And Butch will be mad. But we all have to make sacrifices for the good of the leader,' Brick thought. 'Ha, I couldn't wait to see Boomer's face when I tell him he'll be busy this Saturday! He'll probably panic. I'm so evil!'
And so Blossom and Brick arranged a date between Bubbles and Boomer without even informing either of them of it, or even asking them if they want to.
Author Notes
This is a spin-off from my fic, Allies and Rivals and its sequel. As readers of that fic might note, they would find details in this fic that I mentioned in my other fic, as well as the characterizations.
This story happens between Chapter 21 (The Triumph of the Ruff Puff Alliance), and Chapter 22 (Brick's Challenge) of the story, Allies and Rivals II: Commander and the Leader. The kids already had rescued Prof Utonium and Dr Edwards from Ckracknow's first island. Ckracknow himself escaped, got some financing from Mr Morebucks, and unknown to the kids, was creating the five clones that will attack Citiesville. Blossom's still the undisputed leader of the Ruff Puff Alliance, but Brick was plotting to grab it from the pink puff leader.
