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 3
Getting Ready
The city of Townsville…
"See, that wasn't so hard, now was it?" observed Brick after Boomer hang-up the phone.
"Easy for you to say," Boomer replied. "You're not the one who will have to spend a couple of hours alone with a girl!"
"But you have spent time with Bubbles alone before, right?" replied Brick.
"Yeah, but that was in the line of duty, and she never makes me uncomfortable when we were fighting," Boomer explained. "But you know how girls get around boys, and the Powerpuff Girls, especially Bubbles, when they're not fighting, are no exceptions! Bubbles drives me nuts when we're alone!"
Brick seemed surprised by what Boomer said. "Really. Come on, you're my brother, you're Boomer, how can anybody but an Edwards drive you nuts? Come on, you're pulling my leg!"
"I'm serious! Don't you see? I can't just insult her or tell her off, like you and Butch can do with Blossom and Buttercup. I mean, she's just too damn nice, and even if I insult her, she just brushes it off, and I can't do anything about it! And she acts funny and makes me totally nervous! She's torture, I'm telling you, setting me up for a date is the worst thing that can happen to a boy my age! Don't get me wrong, I like her as a friend, but I don't want to be alone with her! Go with us, or at least Butch, or even Buttercup, or Blossom, just don't leave us alone! For some reason, I'm totally comfortable if there is somebody else with us!" Bloomer again pleaded.
Brick looked at his brother, then collapsed laughing, clutching his stomach. "You're so funny Boomer, you're a riot! Who would have thought that you're such a wuss? Ha, ha, that is the funniest thing I've ever heard, threatening you by kissing you!"
"That's not funny!" fumed Boomer.
"Yes it is, yes it is! Oh Boomer, that girl has wrapped you around her finger! Who would have thought that a Rowdyruff could be in such a state? No, you two will go alone, it wouldn't be a date if there's a chaperon, now would it?"
"But—"
"Oh you'll be fine! Just treat her to lunch, invite her to the arcade for video games, or even spar, or play some pranks, like we usually do. Don't worry, it would be just like us guys going to the amusement park, only you'd be only two and she's a girl. But other than that, I think all you have to do is treat her like she's a boy, and you'll do fine! In fact, she'll even appreciate it that you treated her just like one of the boys!"
"You sure that's going to work?"
"Of course! I am the leader after all!" Brick asserted.
"Well, I've never been to a date before, are you sure about that?"
"I'm sure as hell," Brick replied. But in truth, he's just as ignorant of dating as his brother was.
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Meanwhile…
"So what do you plan to do on your date with Boomer?" asked Blossom.
"Huh? It's not a date," Bubbles denied. "He's just going to accompany me to the park, nothing more."
"But you see, it is a date!" Buttercup said.
""Yeah Bubbles. If you're going with a boy you like who's not your brother—alone, it's always a date," Blossom corrected.
"It is? But I didn't ask for a date?" Bubbles said. "And a boy always asks the girl for a date, not the other way around."
"But you see, it is a date! No matter who asks, it's always a date! And you are going on one!" Buttercup teased. "Bubbles and Boomer, sitting on a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!"
"Yeah, I never knew Boomer was your boyfriend," teased Blossom.
"He is not! You know that I just asked him to accompany me because the others are all busy!" Bubbles defended.
"True, but you do like him?" Buttercup asked.
"Well, yeah, but we're friends!" Bubbles defended.
"But you still are going on a date with Boomer!" Blossom said.
"Well, I guess you're right," Bubbles admitted. "Oh well, I guess I'll have fun going to the park. But I think I should go and find something special to wear. After all, it is my first date!"
Bubbles grew more self-conscious after her sisters explained that she was going to a date with Boomer. Before, she was just carefree about it. She was dragged by her sisters to their room where they tried out different dresses.
Finally, they settled on the party dress that Bubbles and the girls wore at the time when the Professor accidentally destroyed Octi.
"Um, what do you do in a date?" asked Bubbles after they tried out all the dresses.
"Well, um, I don't know," Buttercup said. "Do you know, Red?"
"Well, I think that Boomer should treat you like a Princess, and make you feel that you're the only girl in the world!" Blossom dreamily said. "And you should also make him like your sisters, especially me!"
"Huh? What d'ya mean?" asked Bubbles.
"Well, you are close to Boomer, right? So it's only proper that he shouldn't dislike us too, right? So you should enjoy it all and convince him to be nicer to us while you're at it, okay?" Blossom asked.
"Are you sure this is all part of a date?" asked a naïve Bubbles.
"Sure I'm sure! I'm not the leader for nothing, you know," boasted Blossom.
"Well, if you say so. So Boomer will try to make my time as wonderful as can be while I try to convince Boomer to be nicer to you Blossom?"
"Pretty much," Blossom said.
"Well, okay then," said Bubbles. "But I still don't get what all this has got to do with the amusement park," she said as she left to draw, scratching her head.
"And after this, I won't have to ask Brick every time I needed to order Boomer around," Blossom said to no one in particular after Bubbles was out of earshot.
"I don't know about that sis, are you sure it's going to work?" Buttercup asked sceptically.
"Well, of course. I am the leader of this alliance, and I need direct command over all its members, not like now when I have to go through Brick if I wanted Boomer or Butch to do something," Blossom explained.
"Well, I think you've got no hope in making Boomer or Butch respect you more, but I hope I'm wrong."
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Friday night…
Dr. Edwards and his sons had just finished eating dinner. He and Boomer were washing the dishes, while Brick and Butch were watching the TV, when the phone rang.
"I'll get it!" Brick said as he raced to pick up the phone. "Hello!"
"Hi Brick, it's Blossom!"
"What do you want now, Blossom?"
"Well, I want Boomer to wear something formal tomorrow, like a tie and coat, you know, the one that you wore during the awards ceremony," Blossom explained. "You see, Bubbles is wearing a party dress so I think he should wear something appropriate."
"Look, Boomer will wear whatever he wants to in that date!"
"Wait! I'll lend you some of my documentaries on Caesar, Bismarck and Napoleon Bonaparte for three months, plus a list of all our strategies," Blossom offered. "All you have to do is make sure Boomer wears something formal in that date."
"Well, if you do that plus a book about the Second World War, plus a biography about U.S. Presidents, I'll agree," Brick said.
"Okay then," Blossom agreed. "And Bubbles will call on your house tomorrow at nine, so prepare your brother."
"Okay then. And remember the rest of our deal. At nine fifteen in the morning, go here and bring the history books, the training videos, the documentaries, the book about World War II, the Major Glory comics. And after the date, you will announce that I am the second in command, and you and I will sign a document affirming such. Also, we will sign documents that will say that you will promise to consult me for every vital decision that you make, okay?"
"Okay!" Blossom agreed. "Just prepare Boomer tomorrow. Remember, Boomer has to be nice to Bubbles."
"Don't worry! He'll treat Bubbles just likes she was another of his brothers!" Brick said.
"Well, see 'ya tomorrow then," Blossom said before hanging up.
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The next day…
"Well, how do I look?" asked Bubbles. "Do I look pretty?"
"Wow, Boomer will definitely stare wide-eyed at you," Blossom said. She had just dressed up with the help of her sisters. She was wearing the same wide dress at the party, complete with the ribbon on her hair.
It was 8:45 a.m. Boomer was already dressed. He was wearing a blue coat and pants, with a white shirt and red tie. Brick wanted him to wear a hat but Boomer turned it down.
They heard the doorbell ring. "Wow, she's early!" Brick exclaimed. He then dragged a nervous Boomer to the door.
"Well, open it," advised Brick. Brick then went back to the room.
"Hi Bubbles!" he said in a very friendly tone, though he was very nervous and he was sweating. 'What will I do? What did Brick say? Oh yes, just act like she was just another boy. Brick say that she'll like it if I treat her as if she was just one of us.'
"Hi Bubbles," Boomer said, slapping her in the back. "You want to go to the park?"
"Well, of course," Bubbles said, rubbing the back.
"Great! I know an arcade in the park, where we can play counterstrike!"
"Counterstrike?"
"You know, where we get to play terrorist and counter-terrorist and we get to blow each other in the computer? Well, I'll race you on foot and the one who's last is a rotten egg!"
Boomer was about to race when he felt her hand clutch his shoulder. He shuddered at her touch.
"No, I think we should just walk slowly. I might rip this dress if we run," Bubbles said. "And besides, that game is too violent. I think we might go to ride in the electric pony, and we could go in the love tunnel, or in the go play house in the giant playhouse in the middle of the park. And you shouldn't slap me in the back again, 'cause I'm a girl, and girls don't' like being slapped in the back by a boy."
She then took his hand and they began to slowly walk. 'I hope none of the guys see me! I'll never hear the end of it! My life is over! This is going to be hell!' Boomer thought, as he turned as red as blood and he began to sweat profusely and he became nervous. 'Gee, Brick's advice that I treat her like a boy sure backfired! And now I'm back to square one.'
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.
