Hey all, sorry about the wait, I've been extra busy with school, had a bit of writer's block and fankly, lack of motivation. I'll continue with this so long as I know people out there want me to, thats all. :P I'm not one of those authors who'll say "I need 8 more reviews or I won't post another chapter!" All I ask is for a bit of feedback as to how I can make it better if it's lacking in some way.

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Chapter 3: Synergy

Brio grinned and stretched as he lay on the roof of a tall building. He gazed up at the stars in reflection and sighed happily.

He loved the beauty and majesty of the wide open nighttime sky, but he couldn't sit still for long to really enjoy it. He could already feel himself itching for more action, the silver shine of the moon and stars seemingly fueling his energy. He jumped up and began flying around yet again, enjoying the cool summer air as it caressed his face and whipped around his longish hair.

Mojo Jojo clasped his hands together impatiently, waiting to regain Quasi's attention so he could explain what he had planned further.

"Come.. I have some things to show you.." Mojo asked the obviously distracted Quasi.

Quasi was broken out of his trance enough to begin following Mojo, his mind obviously still processing his renewed strength. Mojo led him towards his workroom filled with hundreds of unfinished gadgets and creations, each one obviously completely original and unheard of.

"Behold.." Mojo said, while pointing at the wide array of unique items.

Quasi yawned and rolled his eyes while Mojo growled in annoyance.

"Well?" Mojo demanded, "What do you think?"

"Heh.." Quasi chuckled, putting his hands on his hips and surveying the objects all around him, "Who needs all this trash? I'm already powerful enough to kill the Powerpuff girls on my own."

Mojo snorted and extended his arms to represent the enormous amount of work before them.

"You will not bow to our works?" Mojo protested, slowly becoming angry, "Our genius? Our scientific accomplishments have never been so great, and only with us can you act out your revenge on the Powerpuff Girls."

Quasi spat, "I'll die before I bow to you."

Suddenly Quasi fell to his knees in pain again, his screeching and screaming loud enough to wake the dead. Mojo walked towards him and finally released the button causing Quasi to stop screaming and lie there shaking and shivering in shock.

Mojo grinned an evil grin, and in a deep, sinister, cold voice he said: "You are quite strong Quasi, but you still have failed. The Powerpuffs defeated you, nearly killed you, and you failed. To be assured of their immediate defeat you will need all the help you can get from us, especially with that new ruff on their team."

"Us?" Quasi asked skeptically, "Who are you talking about? Why do you keep saying 'us?'"

"You really think these ingenious creations came out of nowhere? I needed help to build all these things, help from those who would respect me."

Quasi just stared at Mojo like he was crazy.

"Here," Mojo said as he pointed towards four shadowy figures working silently across the room, so silently that Quasi had failed to notice them, and jumped slightly when he noticed their presence.

"I have sought them out from the farthest regions of the earth where they fled to live years ago... And now they have teamed up with me yet again, to aid us in our plan."

"Step forward, my brothers," he smirked at Quasi, "and meet our new partner."

Quasi blinked and gasped, as the ..creatures stepped forward into the light. Mojo chuckled and grinned at Quasi's disbelieving expression.

The beings in front of them were not mad, but ape. Four monkeys each with exposed brains protruding from their heads.

In front was a tiny monkey, about the size of a small dog, with white fur and little black beady eyes. He looked at Quasi and his eyes grew wide as he nervously knelt before his new ally.

"Koko Kongo.. At your service" He said in a high-pitched voice and saluted.

Quasi then looked to the next monkey who actually wasn't a monkey at all, but a baboon. He was much taller and bigger, with grey fur and an evil grin revealing his sharp teeth.

"Baboon Kaboom!" He exclaimed enthusiastically while thrusting his hand towards Quasi in order to shake it. Quasi recoiled shook the baboon's hand absent-mindedly, still staring off into space in disbelief.

Behind Baboon Kaboom was a slightly taller orangutan. He was a larger monkey, with orange fur and long lanky arms. His face was that of emotionless indifference, and he merely snorted at Quasi's presence.

"Ojo T-Tango." He said in a stuttering, raspy voice.

And finally behind the first three, and standing at nearly seven feet tall was a enormous gorilla, his muscular body covered in thick black fur and an angry glare on his face.

"Rocko Socko!" He announced in a powerful voice that shook the very building.

Quasi merely stared in surprise at Mojo's small alliance of monkeys. They each wore outfits identical to Mojo's, and stood at attention until Mojo signaled for them to relax.

After a minute or two of staring, Quasi began laughing uncontrollably, quite amused by the thought of an evil monkey empire.

Rocko Socko growled in a deep burly voice as he clenched both gigantic fists and gritted his sharp teeth, causing Quasi to instantly stop laughing and stare in surprise.

Quasi blinked, and then slowly opened his mouth in shock, screaming silent screams. His body was trembling slightly from the obvious electric antidote X volts running through his limbs, only this time the pain was too great even for him to scream.

He fell to the ground weakly, his glittery red eyes frozen wide open, his body paralyzed in painful agony.

"I think now you will think twice before disrespecting any of us," Mojo explained with a smirk, "Each of us has a control to your antidote X machinery like mine."

The other four monkeys then pulled out a small control, their fingers dangerously close to the button.

"Should we decide to press them all at once, the pain would be unimaginable."

Quasi's mouth was still hanging open as he took in what he was hearing. He simply lay there weakly and pathetically, waiting for some explanation to hit him.

At that Mojo grinned and pulled out his own little remote control, causing Quasi to flinch.

He pressed a different button, however, causing Quasi to sigh in relief. On the opposite side of the room an automatic steel door began to open slowly.

Quasi stared in stunned silence as a tall, black, metal robot lurched its way out of the chamber, its red eyes gleaming. It was mostly humanoid, but with unnaturally long arms that nearly touched the ground and sharp, knife-like fingers. It walked towards the group and stood up straight, revealing itself to be over ten feet tall, and let out a mighty mechanical roar.

What the heck is that? Quasi thought to himself, but was too weak to ask.

"This, is the QuasiMojo0001," Mojo said with an evil grin, delighted in Quasi's silent respect and awe.

"It is designed with my new chemical X enhanced formula. As I have explained before, I have created a whole new arsenal of antidote X enhanced weaponry, not to mention this new type of robot, specially designed to fight with artificial chemical X-based strength, but also to deflect a Puff's attack with antidote X properties."

He grinned sinisterly, "This should very easily put the girls out of commission and bring Townsville to their knees much better than you ever could dream of."

Quasi's face was twisted in a mixture of fury and pain as he weakly stood up again, still stubborn to accept his place beneath Mojo and his new allies. Quasi's shoulders shook, he beared his teeth, huffing and puffing in rage towards Mojo.

He suddenly brought back his arm to strike Mojo, but stopped immediately as he noticed the other monkeys preparing to push the buttons. Quasi trembled as he lowered his arm and his gaze down to the grinning supervillian, who hadn't even flinched.

Mojo turned his head and noticed a nearby newspaper that he had saved from weeks ago. He picked it up and shoved it in front of Quasi's face, hopefully in a last attempt to rid Quasi of his boldly disobedient tendencies.

He pointed to the front page picture that was captured just after the battle had ended of the Buttercup and Bubbles as they carried the injured Blossom and Brio home, and the headline read "Quasi Defeated: New Ruff Brio Helps Take Down the Menace" in large bold letters.

"Are you going to let these little runts defeat you again? You need our help. Only as a team can we finally end their pathetic heroics."

Quasi's face soon softened from the fear and pain, forming itself into a ferocious glare, his red eyes gleaming and his teeth showing.

"It is crucial that we complete a strategic plan before our ideas can be put into action. Only then can we truly control the world."

"I'll get them.." Quasi said in a soft, low growl, seemingly ignoring Mojo, "I'm going to kill them all."

Mojo grinned and put the paper down.

"Just think of it. The world in our grasp, under our control."

Quasi stood up straight slowly, glaring, still lost in thought. He clasped his fists in front of him, looking down at them with pure revenge in his eyes.

"I don't care about controlling the world. Just let me kill them." Quasi said, staring intently at the paper.

Mojo looked surprised for a moment but then grinned.

"But of course, ..partner. Kill them in any way you like." Mojo smirked, "These devices created by us are only here to help you kill them even more painfully."

A pause.

Quasi just stood there in silence, but the tension in the room grew exponentially by the second. The others just stood and watched, until finally Mojo turned to his allies and spoke quickly.

"I need you to help me build a few hundred more of these robots ...only then can our plan finally get underway," he said.

Mojo spoke to them as if they were robotic; emotionless, heartless.. and yet they saluted him and hurried about the lab, now busily working without a single moment of hesitation.

Mojo then looked to Quasi, "And you, I need you to capture the Powerpuffs and the Professor."

Quasi snapped out of his trance as his eyes lit up and he grinned in vengeance. But as if he read Quasi's thoughts, Mojo looked to him with a firm glare.

"But DON'T kill them yet.. There is a time and place for that.." He could tell Quasi was visibly disappointed, but still he continued, "Bring them here, where they will be held prisoner until it is time to destroy them," Mojo said.

Quasi nodded solemnly and cracked his knuckles, that sadistic grin spreading on his face again.

"Here," Mojo said as he handed Quasi a large, black and red laser gun, "This is an antidote X laser cannon, and when set on low it can temporarily knock the girls out, long enough for you to capture them and bring them here."

Surprisingly, Quasi made no protest, but instead he took the weapon and looked it over, the idea of stopping the girls so easily finally growing on him.

Quasi walked over to the door to the observatory and slowly opened it, letting the beams of silver moonlight color the obscure room.

In a flash, he was gone.

Thanks for reading!