Alister: Noooooooo, Buttercup don't do it.

Rosemar: Yes, surrender to the Darkness.

Alister: Why did you write that chapter?

Rosemar: Give your heart to Darkness.

Alister: I own Black Heart, Super-Puff, Dimension X, Various Minions, Mecha Mojo Jojo, De-Vel, and Ress. Nothing else do I own.

Rosemar: Embrace the power of Darkness.

Alister: Please read and review.

The Power Puff Girls X

Part 1: Super-Puff

Chapter 4: The Darkness

Blossom awoke to the sound of the hot line ringing. It was early in the morning, too early in fact; the sun wasn't even out yet.

"Oh!" Groaned Blossom "That stupid phone, it's to early for trouble, I doubt the villains are even awake yet." As Blossom reached for the phone she causally glanced out the window, suddenly her eyes snapped open and she was wide awake. The entire sky was gone, replaced by swirling black void, "Whoa! I'm willing to bet money that whatever the Mayor wants has something to do with that."

The void was black and swirling but none could mistake it for the sky. It was starless and was blacker then darkness itself. What was worse was that the tops of buildings seamed to disappear into this void. Blossom's eyes took all of this in, and surprisingly, she was unafraid. Such is the power of fire.

She quickly raced to the closet to change clothes, shouting "Bubbles! Buttercup! Wake up." Seconds later Bubbles exclaimed

"Blossom! Buttercup is missing."

"No time" yelled Blossom as she blasted out the window "something big is happening in Townsville, and I've got a bad feeling about it."

Moments later, at the center of Townsville, directly beneath the center of the swirling void, a lone figure stood in the street. She wore all black clothing; a simple dress complete with a cape. But her eyes were different; a dark-green color, they held more anger and hatred then ever imagined possible. Those eyes, placed below a patch of smooth black hair, told a story of fury and anguish. All this was seen by Blossom and Bubbles who had flown in just seconds earlier.

"So you have arrived." Said the black-clad girl. Blossom stared at her inquisitively but it was Bubbles who found the answer.

"Buttercup is that you?"

"Humph" She replied "Buttercup is long gone, I am Ress."

"Ress?" inquired Blossom "So if you're not Buttercup then where is she?"

"She is I, I am She" Ress answered coldly "Buttercup gave herself to darkness and from that union I was born. I am all of the evil that lingered in her heart. Now I control her and it will always be as such."

"Not if we beat you." challenged Blossom. To that Ress threw her head back and laughed and said:

"I would like to see you try." With that the three assumed battle positions. Blossom raised her fiery aura but Ress was faster, she tackled Bubbles at full speed, so fast she looked like a flash of black light. Bubbles was sent reeling through the air until she came to a stop when she collided with a building. She fell to the ground unconscious, the force of the attack just enough to bring the young warrior to her knees.

"One down" said Ress coldly as she turned to face Blossom "and one to go."

"Shut up and fight!" said Blossom angrily

"My pleasure" answered the villain. The launched themselves at one another. Punches and kicks being thrown and dodged at lightning speed as the two slowly climbed upwards though the air. Each of them looked desperately for an opening, for at this level of power a single punch could end the fight.

"You fight well" Ress said, still fighting

"Not so bad yourself" Blossom replied, breathing heavily.

"But you're getting tired." Ress said, panting.

"So are you" Blossom retorted.

"I can out last you. You can match me blow for blow thanks to that fire aura, but it must be a horrific drain on your power." Said Ress, with several dozen punches and kicks thrown during the speech.

"Maybe so." Replied Blossom "Then I'll just have to take it up a notch." She flexed the muscles in her arms and the two fighters were enveloped in flame. Blossom was immune to the inferno but Ress was not. She fell and hit the ground hard. "Giving up all ready!" Blossom said mockingly.

"Ha, as if" Ress said as she sprang from the ground "Time for round two." She spread her arms wide and her whole body began to glow with a dark light. She smiled evilly and brought her hands together quickly, shouting: "DARK LASER FIRE!" At once a huge beam of black light shot from her hands toward Blossom. She quickly evaded the attack but it was very difficult because the beam was moving at the speed of light. The beam struck a nearby building and in a flash of black light the building was incinerated, leaving nothing behind but black ash.

"Oh my God!" said a stunned Blossom.

"And here's another one" said Ress, chuckling. She spread her arm again and glowed black briefly before bringing her hands smashing together and shouting: "DARK LASER FIRE!" But this time Blossom was ready. She dodged the resulting beam and darted in a pink streak behind Ress' back and clobbered her with a right hook before the villain could react. Ress skidded across the pavement for twenty feet before regaining control. At once she launched herself at Blossom and hit the Power Puff hard in the midsection with a head but. Blossom clutched at her chest in pain and fell to the ground.

"Ha, ha, ha." Ress laughed "That'll teach you who you're dealing with. I am Ress! The Power Puff of darkness. And now to finish this once and for all." She spread her arms wide but no glow appeared. "Damn it" she muttered to herself dropping her arms "I used too much power in that last attack." She turned to Blossom "Mark my words Blossom, I will be back, and you won't live through our next battle."

"Not if I can help it" said an enraged Bubbles "That was a cheap shot Ress." With that she catapulted herself towards Ress and the two began fighting at lightning speed. The two were evenly matched but Bubbles had the advantage, Ress was worn out from the fight with Blossom and her strength was ebbing. Finally Bubbles found an opening and with all her strength she kicked Ress high into the air. In a flash Bubbles was above Ress and struck her with a right arm chop. She plummeted to the ground, bounced two feet back into the air, and came to a rest in a small crater. Bubbles floated over to where Blossom lay and said: "Blossom are you all right?"

"Ow! My ribs." She answered, to this Bubbles smiled happily. Nearby Ress lay on the ground laughing to herself as black smoke began to lift away from her. "What is so funny Ress? We beat you." Blossom asked rather annoyed that a defeated villain was laughing.

"It would seem that my time in the world is coming to an end." Ress slowly answered "My body is returning to darkness."

"But what about Buttercup?" inquired a worried Bubbles.

"She will return to you soon" replied the villain. To this Blossom and Bubbles rejoiced. "But it doesn't matter Black Heart has already taken something else you hold dear."

"Who's Black Heart, and what did he take?" questioned Blossom

"Black Heart is my master. The guardian and the embodiment of darkness. As for what he took, well, that would be your precious Professor."

"What!" shouted Blossom as she rushed to Ress and grabbed her by the neck. "Where is he? Where did he take him?" Seeing her anger Ress pointed at the void in the sky and replied:

"To the darkness" satisfied Blossom dropped her. She fell to the ground and her cloths were once again Buttercups' and as her eyes began to lose their darkness, she closed them for the last time. Ress was no more.

Alister: Ress is fallen.

Rosemar: So it must be.

Alister: Yay!

Rosemar: Humph!

Alister: Read, Review and I'll see you soon.

Rosemar: To The Darkness!