Here's the next chapter everyone! I hope you like it, cuz now the fic really starts to pick up (IMO).

Enjoy!

Chapter 7: Lunatic Eclipse

Blossom and Bubbles sat on the floor of their bedroom, watching their new pet with enthused interest as it hopped slowly around the room, wiggling its nose and twitching its ears as usual. Buttercup was playing video games on the other side of the room, a look of hypnotized contentment on her face. Bubbles giggled and hopped lazily after it, "chasing" it all around the room until she finally scooped it up into a big hug.

"What a good little bunny rabbit..." She said as she stroked its fur. She took a look at the bandage that the Professor had made for its leg. Sensing her sister's worry, Blossom tried to cheer Bubbles up.

"Don't worry Bubbles, it'll get better soon."

"I hope so... but when he gets better, he'll have to go away..."

"Yeah... but that's what's best for it Bubbles... remember what the Professor said? This animal belongs in the wild, and that's where he's happy."

Bubbles smiled a little and nodded at Blossom. She picked up the bunny and put it in its own little bed that the Professor had made for him.

"But I'm going to miss him when he's gone."

"Me too Bubbles."

"If only we .."

Before Bubbles could finish her sentence, she was cut off by the sound of the Professor's jolly voice as he burst into their bedroom.

"It's time for bed, girls!" Professor Utonium announced.

"Okay Professor!" The girls said in unison.

"Nighty night little bunny rabbit! Sleep tight!" Bubbles said to the rabbit. She giggled some more as she hopped into bed like a bunny, which made Buttercup groan and Blossom laugh.

"Goodnight girls, sweet dreams!" Professor Utonium said as he gave each girl a goodnight kiss and left the room.

Soon enough, the girls were fast asleep with smiles of contentment on their faces, save for Blossom, whose face twisted into a look of anguish and torment.

Her dreams were not at all sweet.

Blossom opened her eyes and found herself to be standing inside First National Bank, clutching the hand of a tall, light-haired woman and grasping a tiny doll. She looked around curiously, wondering what was going on.

The sound of shattering glass made her scream, and she turned around to find an enormous shadow-like monster standing in the doorway, silhouetted by the blinding rays of the sun. It lumbered into the room, the sheer force of its huge body making the floor tiles break on impact. It stood up straight, reared back its ugly head and opened its monstrous jaws, revealing razor-sharp teeth amidst its unintelligible jet black body.

It seemed to radiate an undescribable evil energy, and Blossom barely had time to think before it let out a primal roar and sent out a powerful blast in all directions.

Blossom eyes opened wide and she opened her mouth to scream, but was surprised when it felt like all of the air was being sucked out from her body. Her lungs began to ache, and she tried to scream again, but nothing would come out. It was as though her very soul was being sucked from her body. Her vision began to blur as the blinding light increased, and the last thing she saw was the tall woman collapsing nearby.

And then it all went black.

Blossom awoke with a jolt. Another nightmare. She'd been having nightmares every night since the first Quasi crime. She slowly sat up shaking and covered in a cold sweat. She gasped for air hastily as she slowly got out of bed, her heart still pounding rapidly in her chest.

She hovered downstairs to get a drink of water, and hopefully to calm her nerves.

Blossom hovered drowsily into the kitchen, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes as she prepared a glass of cool water. She sat down at the kitchen table, slowly sipping her ice cold water, and thinking to herself about her strange nightmares.

I wish I knew what all of these dreams meant. Quasi hasn't appeared in weeks. Why am I still so worried about this? If he was going to strike again, he would've already done so... right?

Blossom yawned as she drank more of her water, and then rested her head on her hands, thinking hard.

I guess we'll never figure out just what happened those weeks ago. All of it just doesn't make sense. If only we could've had more witnesses... or survivors.

Blossom sighed as she hopped out of her chair and walked towards the living room.

Suddenly, she froze in mid step.

The silence was deafening as Blossom's heart began to beat faster and her breathing quickened. Something was very, very wrong. She tensed up her muscles and looked around slowly from side to side. There wasanother presence in the room. She could feel it.

She could hear her heartbeat pounding in her head, and she began to breathe in short frantic gasps. She took a step towards the stairs even though they seemed to be swallowed up by the darkness.

After a few moments she began to calm herself, and the strange presence had disappeared. Her heart had returned to its normal pace, and she slowly advanced closer to the stairs. She chuckled at her foolishness.

What was I thinking? Getting so worked up over nothing. She thought to herself with a smile.

Her eyes went wide as she suddenly felt a cold hand close around her mouth. Her screams were muffled as she squirmed under the mysterious trespasser's strong grip. Another arm wrapped tightly around her stomach, making her gasp frantically for air.

She shuddered as she felt the intruder's heavy breathing on the back of her neck, and coughed as its powerful arm squeezed ever tighter around her waist.

And then it all went black.

The silence of the dark room was broken by the sudden shattering of the glass as it fell from her limp hands.

Blossom shrieked as she jumped up in bed, panting and gasping for air. She looked around quickly to find that she was once again in her bedroom, lying in bed alongside her sisters. She took a deep breath as she slowly came back to reality, the horrors of the dream slowly fading away. She looked around the room which was illuminated by the silver moonlight.

The little rabbit who was sitting innocently in its cage caught Blossom's eye. It was staring at her curiously, twitching its nose and blinking its beady red eyes. Blossom smiled at it and giggled softly at its cuteness. She yawned as she curled back into bed, and slowly she fell into a dreamless sleep.

Blossom awoke early the next morning, just as the golden rays of the dawning sun began to pour through her bedroom windows. She slowly got out of bed, and walked out into the quiet hallway. As she made her way downstairs, she looked around and saw that the house was still asleep, savoring these silent moments before it would surely be full of life and excitement very soon.

She yawned and stretched as she walked sluggishly into the kitchen to make herself a bowl of cereal. Suddenly she felt a tearing pain in her foot that she couldn't help but scream from. Her right leg gave way beneath her, and she fell to the floor, grasping her bleeding foot and crying. Nearby she noticed the glimmer of a large piece of shattered glass, which was now covered in blood.

Her eyes opened wide and she let out a scream as she realized the horrible truth.

What happened last night wasn't a nightmare at all... but.. real...

Dun Dun Duuunnnnn! Yay!

I know everybody pretty much knows what's going on by now... but don't get too confident! Things are not always what they seem.. Mwahahahahaha!..

Okay not really.. but anyways.. Thanks for reading!