Author's Notes: Okay, I lied when I said it would be time before I update again…I thought it would be though. sighs Anyway, here's the beginning of a sad…er…time? Beginning? Well, it's something sad for the girls anyhow.

Dedicated to: Hairy Gregory and Angel-Bratt44…Thanks for all those lovely reviews!

Chapter 9: Mind Games

Somewei

Ivy motioned for Princess to release Bubbles from her chains and the evil female villain listened to her leader automatically and unlocked the chains from Bubbles' wrists and ankles. Princess pushed Bubbles toward Ivy and the blonde was pale in the face, afraid of what Ivy was going to do to her. Blossom furrowed her eyebrows as she concentrated on Ivy's face, trying to read what she was thinking. Buttercup balled her hands into fists and growled angrily at their enemy.

"Boomer!" boomed Ivy's voice. "Awaken!"

Boomer's eyes shot open at the sound of the female villain's voice. He stood up carefully and looked at Bubbles with an evil smirk. Bubbles noticed that his eyes were different. His caring, gentle look was completely replaced with malice and evil, and this made Bubbles nervous. What had Ivy done to Boomer? Why was he acting strange? It seemed like Ivy was reading the blonde's mind.

"My dear Bubbles, do you remember when Boomer first met you? How he was evil?" Ivy paused and searched Bubbles face for any sign of emotion, but the blue puff seemed to be doing a good job remaining emotionless. "Imagine him ten times stronger and ten time more wicked."

Bubbles couldn't possibly imagine Boomer that way, but she wasn't about to admit it. She honestly didn't want to see Boomer evil.

"Boomer, why don't you show your lovely counterpart here what you can do," Ivy continued as she talked sweetly to the "new" male villain. Bubbles gasped as she stepped back, well aware of what Boomer could do. As Boomer advanced toward her, Bubbles took a step back. Blossom and Buttercup watched in horror as Boomer flew straight toward their sister with a quick movement that they couldn't follow. The blond ruff's fist connected with Bubbles' stomach and knocked her back.

Bubbles flew back into the machines and computers and collapsed to floor. Boomer flew toward Bubbles and picked her up by her shirt and threw her toward the window. Buttercup and Blossom closed their eyes as their sister crashed through the window. As Bubbles hung onto the edge of the windowsill, Boomer grabbed her and punched her in the face. Bubbles was tossed around like a rag doll.

"Ivy, call off Boomer!" Blossom demanded angrily as she glared at the evil woman. "Leave Bubbles alone. In reality, she never did anything to you."

Ivy turned her attention to Blossom and raised an eyebrow as she said, "Yes, she did. She called me old, she called me a witch, she's related to you and Buttercup and she merely exists as a heroine. Anyone who defies me shall suffer. Plain and simple, Blossom."

"Shut the hell up!" Buttercup sneered. "Leave her alone before I…"

"Before you what? You very well know that you can't break those chains, so you can't do anything to me," Ivy laughed. Buttercup growled.

"Coward," the green puff spat. Ivy glared at Buttercup's remark.

"How am I a coward?" She questioned abruptly.

"Letting the Rowdyruff do your dirty work, that's how," shouted Buttercup as she watched her sister getting punched and kicked by Boomer. Blossom's fists tightened with every yell Bubbles let out until Blossom's knuckles with white.

"What did you do to them?" Blossom questioned fiercely. Ivy smiled proudly as she walked up to Brick and Butch and looked down at them.

"I extracted the everything nice from them so that way the evil that they once contained would be released and the Rowdyruff Boys would come back the way Mojo originally created them. I used a simple shot needle, but modified it so that way instead of collecting blood and their original ingredients, it would gather the Everything Nice that was flowing through their blood stream," Ivy explained as she held up the vile that contained the pink ingredient. She put it into a case to keep it safe from the Powerpuffs.

All we need it to get that back into the boys, but it's going to be heavily guarded, and not to mention that we can't exactly barge in with our condition. Bubbles can't even stand up! Blossom analyzed as she glanced at her blonde sister, who, at the moment, was struggling to stand up.

Boomer picked up Bubbles again by the shirt and smirked at his counterpart. Bubbles stared at Boomer in pain as she waited for his incoming blow.

"Boomer, listen to me," Bubbles pleaded. "This is not who you are. Do you remember anything from before?"

"Yeah, I do," Boomer sneered. "And I hated it. Thanks to Ivy's help, I'm free again. Thanks for nothing, Bubbles."

"Boomer, please try to control yourself! Are you even listening to what you're saying!" Bubbles exclaimed. Boomer pretended to think briefly and then looked at Bubbles.

"Sure I know what I'm saying, and I'm saying to shut the hell up and leave me alone," Boomer said as he punched Bubbles in the stomach and tossed her toward the wall. Bubbles crashed into the wall and fell to the floor. The blonde cried as she struggled to stand up.

"Boomer, please come back. I want my Boomie back. I want my friend back," Bubbles cried silently to herself as she toppled back down to the floor. She couldn't take the pain anymore - physically and emotionally. Her body ached all over and the Boomer she knew had vanished.

"IVY! LEAVE HER ALONE!" Buttercup yelled furiously as she tried to break free from her binds, but both Ivy and Boomer ignored Buttercup's order. Bubbles sat up on her knees and stared straight into Boomer's eyes as he advanced toward her.

Boomer…I know you can hear me. Please…stop…Bubbles begged through her mind. Boomer stopped walking suddenly as he stared into Bubbles' eyes. It was at that moment, the blue puff knew that her counterpart heard her.

"What are you doing? Finish her!" Ivy screamed. Boomer broke his trance and turned around. He glanced at Ivy with his evil eyes.

"I think she's had enough," Boomer said. The Doom Girls, Ivy, Blossom and Buttercup looked at Boomer shocked. Had they heard right? Was Boomer defying Ivy's orders? Ivy snapped back into reality and growled at Boomer.

"Why you insolent little…" She began, but was cut off by Daisy.

"Ivy, the boy's having no more fun with her. Let him be, and the let his brothers have some fun with the other two puffs," Daisy said as motioned toward Blossom and Buttercup. Ivy examined Daisy's face and then smiled.

"I agree," Ivy replied. "Princess, released Blossom. She's defying me and needs an attitude adjustment."

Princess gave a twisted smile as she released Blossom from her thick, heavy binds. The brunette pushed the redheaded leader forward and stepped back into place with HIM and Sedusa. Ivy glimpsed toward Brick.

"Awaken, Brick," Ivy commanded in a soft, sinister voice. Brick slowly opened his eyes and a smiled crept onto his handsome face. He stood up and looked at Blossom. His cold, fierce red eyes stared straight into Blossom's frightened pink eyes. "Brick, dear, why don't you go run along and play with Blossom."

"My pleasure," Brick accepted. Blossom was frozen in fear. She knew that if Boomer could easily toss Bubbles around like she was nothing, then Blossom didn't want to know what Brick could do to her. Her breathing quickened in panic as Brick proceeded toward his counterpart. In the blink of an eye, Brick was standing in front of her with his left hand on her neck.

"Time to play," He whispered in her ear. With a quick movement, Brick threw Blossom to the wall on the side of them. Blossom screamed as she crashed into the wall and fell to the ground. The redhead stood up and without even seeing anything, Brick punched her in the stomach. Blossom toppled back and slide across the floor, banging against the stone wall.

"Brick, what are you doing, you idiot?" Blossom muttered to herself angrily. "Why are you letting yourself being controlled by someone? I thought you were better than that. I guess not. Pathetic."

Brick apparently heard what Blossom said because he flew at her quickly and pinned her to the wall. He glared at Blossom with his fierce red eyes. "Don't you dare call me pathetic."

"Or what? You can do so much to me, but it won't change a thing," Blossom growled. Brick tightened his pin on Blossom and made her go deeper into the wall. The wall cracked as she went deeper into the wall. Blossom gritted her teeth as she tried to bare the pain.

"You know, too bad you're not a villain. We would've made a great couple," Brick said as he chuckled evilly.

"Tsk," Blossom snorted. "One, not possible and two in your dreams, and not even then."

Brick sighed as he looked at his female counterpart. He shook his head and kneed Blossom in the stomach. Blossom's eyes widened in pain as she was thrown across the room. Blossom smashed into the huge computer and rolled onto the ground. As Brick smiled with pride about his work, he felt a tap on the shoulder. The ruff turned around and before he could even react, someone punched him in the face.

"What the hell!" He yelled.

"How did she get out!" Ivy yelled. Brick looked up and noticed Buttercup glaring at him. Brick tore his glance from Buttercup and scowled at Ivy.

"How the hell should I know?" He yelled back. Ivy glanced to where Buttercup was and saw that she wasn't standing there anymore, but picking Blossom up.

"Get here! Butch wake up and get those two!" Ivy shouted as she glanced at the red and green ruff. Butch's eyes shot open and jumped to his feet. Brick glanced back at his brother and smirked. Butch calmly walked up his brother cracking his knuckles. Buttercup glanced over her shoulder and noticed that Butch was up and ready to fight.

"Bubbles, get up, now! We need to get out of here!" Buttercup ordered hastily. Bubbles looked up from the ground, nodded, and jumped to her feet. Ivy clenched her teeth and glared at Boomer.

"Prove yourself to me and go after Miss Pigtails with your brothers," Ivy shouted. Boomer smirked, happy to get another chance to fight. Bubbles and Buttercup's eyes widened as they watched the Rowdyruff Boys get ready to fight the remaining conscious puffs.

"C'mon Leader Girl get up. We need one of those brainy plans right now," Buttercup muttered as she looked at her unconscious redheaded sister. Bubbles bit her bottom lip and glanced at Buttercup. The raven-haired puff turned to her blond sister and handed Blossom to her, "Take Blossom and go! I'll handle the boys."

"You're crazy! If Blossom and I can't stand up to Boomer and Brick ourselves what makes you think that you'll survive all three?" Bubbles shrieked as she wrapped Blossom's arm around her neck. Buttercup sighed heavily and stared at the incoming ruffs.

"You'll just have to have faith in me," Buttercup sighed exasperated. Bubbles nodded as she floated slightly off the ground.

"Come back to us BC," Bubbles whispered.

"Just get BL out of here, BB," Buttercup ordered firmly, eyes never leaving the boys. Bubbles gave Buttercup a small wave and took off into the sky.

"Blossom is stable, but it's funny how she's more injured than you were," John said as he checked her pulse. Sandy finished wrapping Blossom's arm in bandages and sighed heavily. She glanced at her daughter and smiled wearily.

"How did you girls get hurt?" Sandy asked. Bubbles sighed and put the gaze down as she looked straight into the eyes of her mother. She hesitated to tell her parents the truth of the Rowdyruffs in fear of her father of getting enraged. Sandy, on the other hand, was eager to find out where Buttercup was and who harmed her daughters. Bubbles knew that she couldn't keep the secret and decided it was best that she told.

"The boys got us. Ivy took something out of them and it made them go back to the way they were when we first met," Bubbles stuttered as tears came to her eyes. Sandy put her hand to her mouth and gasped. Both adults were puzzled with why the boys would suddenly turn bad.

"The substance that Ivy pulled out of the boys, what was it?" John asked curiously. Bubbles shrugged not knowing what Ivy pulled out of the boys.

"It was 'Everything Nice,'" came the weak voice of Blossom. Everyone turned to Blossom, shocked

"'Everything Nice?'" stumbled John, dumbfounded. Blossom sat up on the bed she was in and looked around the room.

"Where's Buttercup?" Blossom asked. John and Sandy looked toward Bubbles with a questioning look and Bubbles looked down toward the ground.

"BC was holding the boys off to let me and you escape," Bubbles stated quietly. Blossom slowly shook her head and her breathing quickened.

"You left her there?" Blossom said. She could feel her throat going dry as tears welled up in her pink eyes. "How could you leave her there?"

"She wanted it," Bubbles argued.

"But…" Blossom cried. The girls sat in an awkward silence. Blossom looked back at Bubbles and then looked back down onto the floor. She was shocked that they left their sister with the enemy. The redheaded leader felt helpless.

All of my years of trying to be a good leader and sister, and it all falls apart now, Blossom thought helplessly. Why now? I'm useless. I've become so bad that I let my sister leave my other sister with the enemy.

"Hey, what's with the silence?" asked a voice at the door. Everyone turned toward the door and smiled with pleasure. Buttercup was leaning against the doorframe, supporting herself with a weak smile spread across her face. Tears flowed freely down Blossom's and Bubbles' faces as they jumped from where they were sitting and ran to their sister.

"Buttercup!" They cried happily. Buttercup tried to smile wider, but as soon as her sisters reached her, she fainted. Blossom gasped as she caught her sister.

"Here, give her to me," said Bubbles and Sandy at the same time. Blossom handed Buttercup to her sister and mother, and watched as Bubbles and Sandy set Buttercup down on a bed. Blossom bit her bottom lip and kept wondering why the boys wouldn't hurt the girls so much to the brink of death and why 'everything nice' was in them in the first place. Blossom stood up and began to walk out of the room when her father stopped her.

"Where are you going?" He asked her. Blossom looked back at John with a serious face. Silently, she turned her gaze toward Bubbles and Sandy, who were helping Buttercup, and sighed heavily.

"I need to find out a way to help the boys," said Blossom bluntly. She turned back to her father and spoke softly. "I'm going to go see Vanessa. Maybe she could help us because she raised them."

John nodded solemnly and motioned for his redheaded daughter to leave the building quietly. Blossom nodded and slipped out of the room unnoticed by her sister and mother. As she shot of into the sky, Blossom kept wondering how she was going to slip by Ivy's palace without being spotted. If she got passed there then she could head toward the harbor. Ever since Townsville became 'The Dead Zone,' the coast was constantly watched.

Before Ivy attacked, Vanessa signed up to study Marine Biology and left the boys in Ms. Bellum's care. The mayor's secretary eventually adopted them with permission from their guardian, Vanessa, and the boys became the Bellums. Meanwhile, Vanessa continued her research with water animals and further studies about the RRB. Blossom had heard that Vanessa went to an underwater laboratory just a couple hours before Ivy unleashed her deadly attacks. Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup were relieved to find out she was alive and well.

Blossom breathed heavier as she approached Ivy's palace quickly. The hot-tempered leader slowed her flying down, knowing that either the Rowdyruffs or the Doom Girls would be on watch and if they saw any streak of pink, they'd know she was there. Quietly, Blossom landed on the ground and began to sink in and out of the rubble around the palace walls.

Blossom eyed the huge damaged windows and doors to see if she could spot any of her enemies. With her keen eyes, Blossom was able to spot Boomer on the east wing with Dandy, Butch on the west wing with Dawn and Brick in the middle with Daisy. The pink puff knew she could slip passed Boomer and Butch with no problem at all, but she knew that getting past her counterpart and clone would cause as an obstacle.

Blossom held her breath as she prowled around the building. She heard footsteps and quickly stopped walking, and altogether moving. She shakily looked up and saw Butch and Dawn moving around looking for the puffs. Blossom noticed that Dawn was hanging onto Butch and she got a sickening feeling that Buttercup would be angry if she saw that scene although her raven-haired sister showed no attraction toward her counterpart at all.

Blossom shrugged as she continued to move around the building soundlessly. She made sure that her breathing wasn't loud and that her steps were light. She quietly came around the building, making sure she was more careful because she was now passing Brick and Daisy.

"You were so good," Daisy cooed over Brick. Brick smiled at Daisy and winked at her. Blossom raised an eyebrow and kept wondering why Daisy would change opinions about Brick so suddenly.

"Thanks Daze, but you know, Blossom was never a real challenge to me. I mean, she's not you, and you have everything," Brick flirted. Blossom gritted her teeth and balled her hands into fists.

Sure, I'm not her…she's me! Not a real challenge? Brick Bellum Rodriguez, I'll give you a real challenge that you won't forget. Blossom thought bitterly as she continued to listen to her clone and counterpart's conversation.

me! Blossom thought bitterly as she continued to listen to her clone and counterpart's conversation.

"You know, Brick, you're real cute. Too bad Blossom was too stupid not to see it," Daisy continued on. Blossom's face began to turn pink in anger.

"Yeah, but now that I think about it, you're way better looking than her," Brick chuckled. Blossom was now madder at Daisy than she was at Brick for some unknown reason why.

Ugh, what a jerk Brick is! Wait, why am I acting this way? 'Kay, Blossom, breathe. Take deep breathes and try not to go up there and strangle Daisy. I mean it's only Brick, Blossom thought as she took slow, deep breathes and walked further down the building.

Blossom got passed Boomer and Dandy with ease and quickly hurried toward the Townsville Harbor. The redhead quickly jumped into the water (making sure she didn't splash), and began to swim further into the deep water. Blossom squinted as she looked through the dark water and spotted a huge dome-like building. Blossom swam up to the building and knocked on the door three times. The electronic door slid open and the pink puff was quickly sucked into the chamber.

The water was drained from the chamber and Blossom was able to breathe again. The next two electronic doors opened up and when Blossom looked ahead, she saw the exact person she was looking for - Vanessa.

"So you mean to tell me that the dose of 'everything nice' I put into the boys was drained out of them by Ivy?" Vanessa questioned shocked. Blossom nodded as she kept her pink eyes on the woman in front of her. Vanessa was sitting down on her computer desk chair and was running her hand through her hair, trying to think of what to say next.

"Doctor, is there any way we could get the boys back to the way they were?" Blossom asked curiously, as she thought of numerous of plans at once. Vanessa sighed heavily and shook her head.

"No, putting another dose into the boys would make them unstable. The chemical that made them…well…"ruff" has already taken over their blood stream. If they were to have another dose of 'everything nice' then it would not only disturb their blood flow, but it could possibly destroy them," Vanessa explained. Blossom rubbed her temples and sat down on a chair directly in front of the scientist. "My hypothesis is that only you and your sisters could change them back."

"How?" Blossom questioned.

"I really don't know how you could do it, but it seems to me that maybe, just maybe, you remind them of who they were before they were brought back to the previous Rowdyruff Boys, then there is a 50/50 chance that they could change back." Vanessa said as she calculated the possibilities in her head.

"Vanessa, would taking out the 'everything nice' increase their strength?" Blossom asked.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I also mixed the ingredient with both Chemical X and Antidote X so that if they get the urge to face you girls, they would be on the same level as you," the scientist stated. The older woman turned to the teenager. "What color was the substance?"

"Pink."

"It should've been blue."

"Pardon me?"

"Ivy only took out the Antidote X and 'everything nice.' That means that the extra Chemical X is still flowing through them which makes them 20 times stronger than in their original state," Vanessa sighed. "God, no. If Ivy continues to use the boys then the whole world is doom unless you girls face them."

"We tried, but the beat us badly," Blossom uttered. "There is no way that my sisters and I could stand up to the boys. Not to mention the Doom Girls that Mojo and Ivy created. Do you think it's possible my sisters and I could get stronger like the boys with more Chemical X?"

"No. I put it into the boys as I recreated them. When they were reborn, they were used to it whereas you girls grew up with a certain amount of Chemical X. Putting more into your cardiovascular system is deadly. I suggest you girls start training yourselves like you did when you were little," Vanessa suggested. Blossom agreed with Vanessa and kindly said good-bye.

Vanessa watched as Blossom got back into the entrance chamber and took of back into the deep depths of the coast.

Vanessa sighed heavily as she watched the Powerpuff leader go out of sight.

"Good luck girls," she whispered.

Author's Notes:

The End. No, just kidding. Actually it's the end of the chapter! . Told ya that I would get chapter 9 up this month. Anywho, I want to thank you for waiting oh so patiently. Blaze, Blast what time is it?

Blast: How the hell should I know?

Blaze: -mutters- Baka

Blast: Don't you dare call me names in Japanese, stupid.

Blaze: Whatever. Anyway, it's Review Reply TimeThat's right!

Review Replies:

Bubblecup33: There's chapter 9 for ya! I hope you enjoyed it and adios mi amigo! Psst, thanks for the review.

Angel-Bratt44: Yes, poor RRB. They're now evil little guys…er…big guys '( cries for them and huggles Brick hard for turning evil Why? Wait…I'm writing this story…I should know why. U.U I'm stupid. Thank ya for the review!

Hairy Gregory: Heya HG! You smart little person, you. Do read my mind because you're too good. Nah, everyone knew that they would turn evil…but still…you figured out Bubbles' and Blossom's powers very well .. Anyway, you fill in what I'm gonna…you know…the whole 'thank you' thing. Lol. Yah. Buh-bye

Lisa: I don't honestly know when you clicked to see chapter 8, but when you looked, it could possibly be because Chapter 8 wasn't uploaded onto the site yet or it could be that was messing up again. sighs The Internet now a days…what has the world come to? Anyway, thank you for the review.

WHOOOOO! Yeah, just three more reviews till I get 30 reviews! I'm soooo happy! Anyway, as I go party and try to do my math homework and figure out what to be at my friend's Halloween party on the 30th, Blaze and Blast will finish up for me. runs out of studio

Blaze: Silent Enemy is brought to you by….ME! Don't ask why I said that.

is brought to you by….ME! Don't ask why I said that.

Blast: You're stupid.Blaze: I know you are, but what am I?

Blast: Shuddap. Anyway, please read and review Somewei's story, and she'll be a very happy camper and that means we get to appear in her third PPG fanfiction.

Blaze: If she does it .Blast: -rolls eyes- whatever

Keep a sharp eye out for chapter 10: One Hope

Somewei