By Kevin Larry Ivy
I don't own the Powerpuff girls or any related characters. I do own Leviathan and the six dark puffs.
Bomb is lying on the floor in her room, playing with some plushies and some action figures. Her room is like her sisters', a bed in one corner, a computer, a bookshelf, nightstand, and a TV. Bomb's room; however, reflects her tastes quite visibly. The bookshelf doesn't have any books on it at all. Instead it has tons of action figures and plushies arranged in various scenes on it. Her nightstand has a picture of Battle and herself on it. More action figures cover her dresser and more plushies cover her computer desk. Taking a closer look, one can see that the plushies and action figures all have one thing in common. They are either from Trigun – tons of Vash, Knives, Wolfwood, and Legato action figures and plushies make up a good half of her collection – or they are from Megaman; mostly Zero, Bass, and Protoman. At the moment she is playing with a Sigma action figure, a Zero action figure, and an Iris action figure.
At that moment Battle runs into her room and sits down beside her, bouncing with excitement. Bomb looks up at her and giggles at her sister's excitement. Battle giggles along with her, then immediately goes back to her excited bouncing.
"Bomby, Bomby, Bomby! The Game Go in Townsville finally got the game I've been waiting forever for, you've got to come with me so I can go buy it!" Bomb continues playing, but is paying perfect attention to her sister.
"Isn't that what you said when they got in The Legend of Delta: The Dreamcaster?" Battle sweatdrops and nods.
"Well…yeah…but I mean it this time! It's supposed to be the best game of the year I have to get it! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease go with me to Townsville," Bomb continues playing and thinks it over.
"Well what game is it?" she asks.
"It's the last game in the Legend of Destiny series, Chaos Unleashed," Bomb sits up and puts up her toys. She then sits on the edge of her bed and pretends to think about it; she intended to take Battle to get her game the second Battle had asked her.
"Hmm…well maybe…I dunno," Battle puts her head on Bomb's lap and looks up at her with puppy dog eyes.
"Please Bomby? Pleeeease? I'll be your best friend!" Bomb can't help but start giggling at Battle's begging.
"You're already my best friend Battly…oh fine I'll go with you, but we have to ask Daddy first," Battle squeals with joy and hugs Bomb tightly around her waist from her current position. Bomb giggles again and hugs her back. Battle jumps up and walks to Bomb's closet, taking out a pair of her sandals. Bomb walks up behind her and tickles her, making Battle squeal and giggle. Bomb always found her giggles so cute, she loved hearing Battle giggle and loved being the one who makes her giggle even more. "What are you doing Battle? Get your own shoes!" Battle giggles, both from the tickling and Bomb's tone.
"I'm just hehehehehe borrowing thehehehese," Bomb stops tickling her and giggles, pulling a pair of her sneakers out of the closet.
"Okey dokey, why didn't you just say so?" Battle grins and swats her on the arm, making Bomb grin back at her. They put their shoes on and rush off the edge of Bomb's room to find Him.
On Another Rock in the VoidThey appear on another rock, a little larger than their rooms are. This one is obviously a kitchen. They both sniff the air and immediately rush over to the oven and look in at the cookies baking.
"Now girls, get back away from there. They'll be done in just a few more moments," says Him from the kitchen table. The two run over to him and hug him. Him lifts them onto his lap and looks back and forth at them. "Alright, what is it you want?" They both grin at him.
"Well, there's this game that just arrived at the Game Go in Townsville and I've been waiting for it forever and we were wondering if you could give us some money and let us go to Townsville so we could get it?" Bomb hugs him around the neck and looks up at him with puppy dog eyes.
"Yeah, can we go to Townsville Daddy? Pleeeeease?" Battle hugs him as well and Him begins feeling his defenses crumbling. He gathers his remaining forces and prepares to launch a last ditch assault.
"Have you both cleaned your rooms?" Battle and Bomb nod and smile at him proudly. Him tries to find someway to win this little battle (no pun intended). "Did you get your baths?"
"Yeah! We took one together last night Daddy," Him sighs, realizing he can't think of anything else. He waves his claw and his wallet appears in his hand.
"How much do you need," he asks in an exasperated tone. Battle squeals and hugs him.
"Maybe um…sixty dollars?" Him's left eye twitches, but this is the first time they've asked him for something in a long time. He sighs and hands Battle his wallet, not feeling patient enough to count out the money.
"There, but only buy that one game, got it? I want you to bring back the rest," Battle takes it from him and kisses him on the cheek.
"Thank you Daddy!" Him sets them on the ground and goes over to the oven, just as the timer goes off. He turns off the timer and takes the cookies out of the oven, setting them on a sheet of wax paper on the counter. Battle and Bomb fly over to them, quickly taking one each and enjoying the chocolately chewy goodness.
"Now girls, save some for your sister…speaking of Belial she isn't up yet. I need to go check on her," Battle and Bomb look at each other confused. Sure they didn't like Belial, but she was still their sister. And no matter how late she stayed up, Belial was always up at the exact same time everyday: 9:43 in the morning. And it was now 10:02 and she still wasn't up. Something must be seriously wrong with her. Him shuts off the oven and walks off the edge of the rock to go check on Belial. Battle and Bomb each take another cookie before teleporting to Townsville.
Belial's RoomBelial moans, her blankets piled on top of her. Him walks into the room and sees her. He sits down on the edge of the bed and pulls the covers back off her head. Belial jumps and looks up at him, relaxing when she realizes it's just him. Him brushes her damp hair off her face and puts the back of his claw on her forehead. Belial shivers under the cool feeling of his claw. Him winces, feeling how hot Belial is.
"Why didn't you come tell me you're sick Belial?" Belial shrugs and sighs painfully, trying to keep her moans of pain to a minimum while Him is in the room. Him pulls her into his arms and hugs her tightly. Belial snuggles into his arms, loving the feeling. It's not one she experiences often. Him strokes her damp hair. "You're definitely taking the day off Belial," he kisses her on the forehead and lays her back down in bed, pulling the blankets up to her chin. "Stay in bed and let me handle taking care of you for the day," Belial considers arguing, but a sharp pain shoots through her aching body making her reconsider.
"Okay Daddy…" Him leaves to get a wet rag and a few other things. Belial moans in pain again and curls up. "I can't believe I actually got sick, I've never been sick before…this sucks,"
Townsville
Battle and Bomb walk hand in hand down the sidewalk towards the Townsville Game Go. Well…Battle drags Bomb down the sidewalk. They stop in front of the store and go in, Battle's eyes becoming big blue hearts behind her glasses. Bomb looks at her and giggles, tugging on her hand.
"We're just here for that one game Battly," Battle snaps out of her dreamy state.
"I know, but I love this place. There are so many cool video games here!" She wanders around in a happy daze, still holding Bomb's hand and taking her along. Bomb giggles and tugs her hand again.
"Come on, let's get that game so we can go home and play it," That snaps her out of her daze. Battle and Bomb wander around, looking for the game. Battle squeals and runs over to a display case, dragging Bomb with her. Battle stares at the game with blue hearts in her eyes, which Bomb notices are specifically focused on one of the female characters on the front of the box. She already knows that Battle is staring at Saria; she's been Battle's favorite video game character since the first Legend of Destiny game. Bomb rolls her eyes. "I'll go get someone to open the case," Battle nods and continues staring at the game.
Bomb comes back a few minutes later with an employee and sweatdrops seeing Battle still in the same position she'd been in before. Bomb taps her on the shoulder, making her jump and blush. Bomb grabs her hand and pulls her back, letting the employee get the game out. They follow him to the counter, where Battle pays for the game and takes the little bag with the game in it. They leave, Bomb having to drag Battle out. They walk down the street, still hand in hand. Battle blushes a bit and grins at Bomb.
"Thanks for coming with me Bomby," Bomb smiles at her and kisses her on the cheek.
"You're welcome Battly, I know how you don't like going to earth by yourself and how you don't like talking to strangers," Battle smiles and the two continue walking, deciding somewhere along the line to take their time and walk around for a bit before going home. They walk past the bank, and suddenly a black ball of energy flies past them and blasts the bank, destroying it instantly. They look up in time to see a figure wearing a jester mask. Both of them tremble in fear, completely creeped out by the mask. The figure fires several more black energy blasts at them, destroying more of the street. The figure then laughs and vanishes. The two gape at the building, and suddenly hear a whooshing sound.
"Alright you two what do you think you're doing?" Asks someone behind them. They turn around and see Blossom and Buttercup standing behind them. Battle pushes her glasses back up, and tightens her hold on Bomb's hand.
"W-We didn't do anything, there was this guy with a clown mask! He did this!" she says to them. Bomb nods, also tightening her hold on Battle's hand. Buttercup snorts and moves into a fighting stance.
"Yeah right! You two are the only one's here who could have done this! And what's with the bag?" Battle puts the sack with her game in it behind her back, her eyes now watering from the false accusation.
"It's a game I bought," she says in a soft voice.
"Yeah we only came to earth to buy Battle her game. We didn't come here to cause any trouble!" Blossom also moves into a fighting stance. Bomb growls under her breath and Battle takes off her glasses and wipes her eyes. She sets her game down on a bench nearby and floats back to Bomb's side. Bomb looks at Battle, adjusts her glasses so they're straight, and then moves into a fighting stance. Battle follows suit, not at all liking the idea of being accused of something they didn't do. A gentle breeze blows through the area. Buttercup grows tired of waiting and charges at them, throwing a punch at Battle. Battle flips to the side and rolls over Bomb's back. She fires a beam of forest green energy at Buttercup who slams into the pile of rubble. Battle lands on Bomb's other side, and Bomb stands up straight. Buttercup stands up, not harmed but very pissed off. Bomb grins mischievously at her and glances at Battle.
"The usual plan?" Battle grins, her grin just as mischievous as Bomb's, and nods. Buttercup fires her eyebeams at them, and Blossom uses this time to launch her own attack. She flies at them, aiming for Battle. Bomb leans back and puts her hands up. Battle jumps and lands on her hands, before Bomb propels her into the air. Buttercup's eyebeams whiz over Bomb's head and hit Blossom. Battle twists around in mid air, her arms crossed over her chest, and thrusts her hands out sending a burst of wind at Blossom, driving her into the ground. Battle lands, and flies at Bomb, who is dodging a flurry of punches from Buttercup. Bomb falls back into a crab walking position, making Buttercup fly over her in time to be rammed by Battle. Buttercup tumbles sideways and stands up, regrouping with Blossom. The two Darkpuffs stand back up, still grinning at the two Powerpuffs.
"Good grief Blossom, how're they doing this? I know for a fact we couldn't do that," says Buttercup.
"They work perfectly together. They know exactly how the other is going to react and move accordingly." Blossom says, half awed and half frustrated. Buttercup growls under her breath.
"Well fine! You take the nerd with the glasses and I'll handle the other one." Normally Blossom would scold Buttercup for calling Battle a nerd, but while they're fighting against two equal, if not stronger, opponents she decides against it. Blossom and Buttercup fly at their target. Blossom punches at Battle, who jumps and catches a blast fired by Bomb and throws it back at Blossom. Blossom rolls out of the way, her eyes widened by that particular maneuver. Battle fires powerful blades of wind at Bomb, who grabs Buttercup's fist and pulls her forward, using her as a human shield. Bomb kicks Buttercup into the air and fires her eyebeams at Blossom. Buttercup stops herself in midair and is drilled by a tornado fired by Battle. Blossom jumps away from the eyebeams and collides with Buttercup. The two land in a heap on the ground. They quickly detangle themselves and stand up. Battle lands next to Bomb again, taking her hand the second she lands.
"We have to separate them, together they're way too powerful," says Blossom. Buttercup nods and waits for Blossom to finish. She realizes that Blossom IS finished and gulps. They'd fought teams before, like the Gang Green Gang, the Beat-Alls, and the Rowdyruff Boys, but they'd never fought a team like Battle and Bomb before. The two play off of each other's actions and reactions perfectly. Blossom motions at Buttercup, and together the fly at the two again, this time Blossom does have something in mind. Blossom flies at Bomb, and the second Bomb jumps to avoid her, Blossom drops to her knees and sweeps Battle's legs out from under her. Buttercup punches Battle in the gut, knees her in the back, and kicks her across the face, sending her flying away from Bomb and Blossom. Buttercup turns and fires her eyebeams at Bomb, who had been preparing to attack Blossom. Bomb is hit and flies into the rubble of the bank. Blossom flies after Battle, while Buttercup goes after Bomb.
Blossom and Battle
Battle sits up and looks around, the world a mess of blurs. She begins freaking out, and then realizes her glasses have just been knocked down on her face. She puts them back on, a little crooked, and sighs with relief when she realizes she can see. Blossom lands in front of her, making Battle jump to her feet and quickly look around for Bomb. She realizes she's going to have to fight Blossom on her own, which doesn't scare her.
Battle lunges at Blossom and throws fast punches at her. Blossom dodges and blocks, sweating when she realizes that while the two specialize at fighting as a team they are still Very formidable on their own. Blossom blocks Battle's attack and begins one of her own. Battle crosses her arms over her chest, making a wall of wind kick up around her, driving Blossom back. Blossom catches her balance, just in time to see Battle throwing a kick at her. She grabs Battle's ankle and holds it as tightly as she can. Battle struggles to pull her leg away, beginning to get more and more nervous the longer Blossom keeps a hold on her leg. Her foot jerks around and tosses her sandal off, which catches Blossom's attention. Battle begins struggling harder, desperately trying to pry her leg from Blossom's grip before Blossom decides to take advantage of the situation.
Blossom stares at Battle's soft, creamy white wiggling foot. Then like a light bulb turning on in Blossom's mind, she grins when she realizes why Battle is struggling to get away. Blossom raises her other hand, keeping her fingers inches away from the sole of Battle's foot. Battle instantly beings squealing and giggling. She tugs harder and bounces on her other foot trying to jerk free. Blossom smirks at her and wiggles her fingers, which are still about an inch from Battle's foot. Battle screams and begins jerking around and bouncing more. Her face turns pink and her eyes water, even though Blossom hasn't even started tickling her. Finally deciding she's been cruel enough, Blossom begins tickling Battle's foot. She scribbles swiftly and nimbly up and down Battle's sole and between her toes. Battle loses her footing and falls, laughing hysterically. Her face is now bright red, and tears are streaming down her face. Her glasses are sitting on the edge of her nose and threatening to fall off. Blossom smirks and sits down, keeping up her tickling assault on Battle's poor foot. Battle thrashes and bucks on the ground, only weakly tugging against Blossom's grip now. Blossom grins and continues tickling Battle's foot, enjoying not being on the receiving end for once.
Buttercup Vs Bomb
Buttercup throws a punch at Bomb, expecting her to be unable to fight as well without Battle around. Bomb slaps Buttercup's fist aside and punches her in the face, knocking her back. The two quickly rise and go into defensive stances. Bomb grins and lunges at Buttercup, throwing a furious assault at her. Buttercup dodges and blocks, fighting on basically the same level as Bomb. Buttercup grabs her arms and tosses them away. She begins her own assault, which Bomb quickly begins dodging and blocking. Buttercup nails her in the face, and quickly follows by punching her in the stomach, the chest, the face against and finishing with a roundhouse kick. Bomb flies to the side, flipping in midair and snatching a small rock off the ground before landing gracefully. She tosses the rock up and catches it, grinning despite the blood trickling down her lip.
"What are you smilin' about? I'm the one who's winning!" says Buttercup. Bomb chuckles and tosses the rock up high. She catches it again and squeezes it, navy energy lightly glowing around her hand. She then chucks the rock, which has a faint navy glow now, at Buttercup. Buttercup slaps it away and it instantly explodes. Buttercup grabs her hand and screams in pain, as blood trickles down her hand. She looks up at Bomb, who is still grinning. Buttercup rubs her hand and growls.
"Why do you think they call me Bomb? I've got an explosive personality," She holds out her hands and the air around them begins glowing navy. Two balls of navy energy appear in her hands, which she hurls at Buttercup. Buttercup doesn't make the same mistake again and dodges them. She flies at Bomb, dodging more energy bombs. She nails her in the face, knocking her backward. She begins another deadly assault, hitting Bomb harder and faster than before. She uppercuts her into the air and blasts her away with her eyebeams. Bomb lands and stands up, blood trickling down her head, one of her eyes black and swollen, and more scrapes on her cheeks. She spits out some blood and grins again. They both hear Battle scream and begin laughing. Bomb looks in the direction and sees Blossom sitting on the ground tickling Battle's foot. Bomb growls and flies at them, but Buttercup blocks her path. Bomb puts her hand near Buttercup's stomach and charges it with explosive energy. The explosion sends Buttercup flying away, leaving Bomb free to deal with Blossom. She flies at her and kicks her in the side of the head, sending her spiraling away. Battle continues giggling and crying. When she finally gets control, she pushes her glasses back up on her nose and just continues crying. Bomb hugs her and kisses her on the cheek. Battle kisses her back and hugs her. Bomb lays her down so she can catch her breath and rises. She glares at Blossom, gnashing her teeth and clenching her fists. Blossom stands up and moves into a defensive position.
Bomb flies at Blossom and begins throwing an absolutely enraged assault at her. Blossom dodges and blocks, but has a hard enough time just doing that and is unable to mount any offensive. Bomb charges the air around her hands and slams a bomb into Blossom's shoulder. Blossom screams and holds her now bleeding appendage. Bomb slams the other bomb into Blossom's side. She goes flying and lies on the ground bleeding and writhing in pain. Bomb grabs Blossom's throat and turns her to face her, her eyes now burning with anger.
"No one…makes…Battle…cry!" She begins charging Blossom with her explosive energy. Blossom can feel her entire body begin to fill with the numbing, tingling sensation. She gathers all of her remaining strength and fires a pink beam at Bomb, sending her spiraling into the air. Blossom climbs to her feet, relieved to feel the tingling sensation of Bomb's energy fading away. Bomb climbs weakly to her feet and prepares to power up another attack. Battle, holding her sack and wearing her other shoe now, grabs her shoulder making her jump. She whispers something to Bomb, who nods and calms down severely. She adjusts Battle's glasses so they're straight, and then the two teleport back home. Buttercup flies up to Blossom and looks her over.
"They were kinda tough weren't they?" Blossom nods and winces in pain.
"Yeah…but at least we know we can fight on their level…and we know that we can use their own weapon against them," she grins despite the pain. Buttercup smirks and puts her arm around Blossom.
"Come on, let's get home and see if Bubs is awake yet. That Glyja dude is waiting for us too ya know,"
"Yeah, Yeah, let's go," They fly off at a sedate pace. Despite their physical wounds they are happy with the outcome of the fight. It proved that they can fight against the Darkpuffs, and it proved that they have a way to beat them. As they fly away, Beelzebub walks from the shadows, the eyeholes of his mask burning dark blue.
"That's right girls, go learn the truth! I'll be waiting for you when you get out! You'll all succumb to my power! HAHAHAHAHA!" He fades away into the darkness, the blue glow of his eyes remaining a little longer before fading.