Here's the next chap guys! Sorry I know its short, but I just had to create a cliffhanger, Mwahaha!
Chapter 13: Genesis
Professor Utonium leapt backwards out of his chair, away from the pure chemical X as though it was nitroglycerin bound to explode any second. He stared in disbelief at the once lost chemical before him, the embodiment of all his hard work and genius, as a mixture of joy, excitement and fear churned in his stomach.
Perhaps.. This is what we need. This is our last hope.. He thought to himself as he began to let himself relax and feel a wave of relief flow over him.
He stood there, pondering countless ideas he had in the depths of his mind, each one more impossible sounding than the last. This was the only glimmer of hope they had, but what on earth could they do with it?
Perhaps the girls could drink it.. their powers would increase exponentially! His mind was racing as he gleefully thought of all the possibilities, until he suddenly brought his head down, dismayed.
But.. It could surely destroy their bodies.. and I can't risk that. I haven't tested it much yet.. and I don't have time to experiment on it any longer. But from what I can tell, this chemical is too reactive and too dangerous .. no telling what effects it could have when ingested.
After a few more moments of silence, Professor Utonium gasped and looked up again, wide-eyed. In the next instant, he was already turned around, heading up the stairs towards the girls room.
Professor Utonium was surprised to find his bandaged and bruised girls sitting at the round pink table in the middle of their room, conversing quietly amongst themselves, no doubt trying to make a plan.
"Girls? What're you up to?" He walked up to them curiously, and they each looked up at him with serious eyes.
"Well, we're mapping out various battle plans and techniques.. we're hoping to catch Quasi off guard, since the element of surprise has seemed effective before." Blossom said seriously, but also with a hint of a smirk.
Professor Utonium smiled. His girls had the most determination he had ever seen. Even Bubbles was pumped for a rematch, no matter how hopeless the battle seemed. Each girl exchanged confident glances, before Blossom spoke yet again.
"Professor, I have a theory about Quasi.. let me see what you think."
"Okay, sure." Professor Utonium said as he sat in one of the little chairs.
"Well, according to my theory, because Quasi's chemical composition is only chemical X, he would be very unstable, right?"
"Yes, he would.. that's right." Professor Utonium said thoughtfully.
"Well, as a result, Quasi would be constantly running out of power. He would need a recharge periodically, so that's why he came to absorb the chemical X from you, because he ran out of the leftover chemical X back in Hardly's factory."
"That makes sense." The Professor said.
"He always needs chemical X, but he's already absorbed almost all of it. So according to my theory, he should eventually become powerless.. "
Professor Utonium thought for a moment, and then smiled sadly at Blossom.
"Yes, that's true. Quasi's power would eventually fade.. IF he had only been made of the chemical X we know of."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I've done some studies on that mystery chemical I found in Hardly's lab."
"What did you find out?"
"Come down to the lab and let me show you, I think I may have a plan." He said as he led the girls down the stairs through the living room, still badly damaged as a reminder of the fight with Quasi, and to the lab.
"I've also been thinking about different theories I have about what could defeat Quasi," Professor Utonium explained once inside the X Lab. "And I've discovered that his chemical composition is just what I've suspected."
"What is it Professor?" Blossom asked eagerly.
"He's made of two chemicals," he said. "The first chemical is chemical X like you girls had thought," He casually pointed to a large flask of black chemical X on the table, the only one left.
"What else is he made of Professor..?" Bubbles asked in wonder.
"The second chemical is some of this..." He walked over to the table and took out the tiny test tube filled with a strange, white, almost glowing chemical.
"What is it Professor?" Buttercup asked, fascinated by the glow of the chemical.
"This is also chemical X." He explained.
"What? But it doesn't look like chemical X Professor!" Bubbles protested.
"Exactly. This is the true form of chemical X. Completely refined of all impurities."
"...Impurities?" Blossom asked.
"Yes, the version of chemical X that you girls are created with has many impurities," He explained. "It was thought impossible to even find a sample of pure chemical X again."
"Wow.." All the girls stared in wonder at the glowing chemical.
After a few minutes Professor Utonium walked over to a big black pot on the table and opened the tube of the refined chemical X. He turned and smiled nervously at the girls as he explained what he was about to do.
"The only way to defeat Quasi, is with another puff who is also pure. As you know, you girls are made up of impure chemical X, and this new puff will be made of pure chemical X. When you team up, you'll surely have a fighting chance against Quasi. Fight fire with fire, they always say."
"Hey... yeah! That's right!"Blossom said after thinking for a moment. "But wait Professor... if Quasi was made with pure X, and he's evil... won't this new Puff be evil too?"
Professor Utonium smiled knowingly. "I'm glad you asked that Blossom, because I have yet another theory on this subject myself."
"Oh?" Blossom inquired.
"Yes. My theory is that a puff will take on the personality of its creator. The Rowdyruff boys were evil because Mojo created them. You girls are good because I created you. Unfortunately, the theory does have a fault."
"How so?" Blossom asked, fascinated with the concept.
"Well, when Professor Hardly created his artificial puffs, they had good hearts... but their creator was evil...and so the theory in that case was proven false. We can only hope that by creating this new puff, my theory will be true, and it will not be evil like Quasi."
The girls nodded their heads in reluctant understanding of the apparent risks involved. Should the new puff be evil, it would be inconceivably powerful because of the refined chemical X and surely impossible for the girls to defeat.
"My studies on refined chemical X are still very young, but I've concluded that the only way for me to stimulate life in pure X is by fire. As far as I can tell, that's the only thing that could've brought Quasi to life back in Hardly's factory."
Professor Utonium carefully poured all of the contents of the little test tube in the empty black pot. He then turned to the girls with serious eyes.
"I only wanted to do this as a last resort... and it seems we have no choice girls. Cross your fingers."
He then lit a match and dropped it into the pot. He hurried to the other side of the room, closely followed by his girls.
The enormous explosion that sounded shook the very foundation of the lab, if not the whole neighborhood. Professor Utonium instinctively grabbed his girls tightly, shielding them from the blast with his own body.
When Professor Utonium came to, he found his vision to be blurry and his mind clouded. He quickly shook the dizzy feelings away as he and his girls slowly climbed to their feet.
An eerie smoke poured all over the laboratory, and the Professor's unknown creation slowly came into view.
All three girls and the Professor gasped simultaneously when they realized what they were seeing.
I'll just take forever to write the next part now, HAHA (j/k) :P