A Few minutes earlier
Ding dong
The door went off as Brick entered into the store. He felt something, it was small...but something warm. His eyes darted from side to side but it didn't seem like there was no one in sight.
He was in front of the cashier who suddenly seemed very enthusiastic about her job all of a sudden.
"Welcome to Chang's, how may I help you?" She fluttered her eyelashes and leaned on countertop.
"Black and mild and two of the reds." He said when he something caught his sight, one of those side large mirrors.
"Old school." He scoffed again, but then something caught his eye, "A Pink Bow."
As he walked down the aisle, this sickening warmth again.
He got the cashier's number and something dash right out of the door.
A Belt
He smiled, "A Bow and a white belt, found you."
Brick was standing right in front of her a toothy grin spread across his face, revealing his sharp canine teeth, his face was eclipsed in shadow and his eyes glowing that murderous red.
Blossom was taken back. His aura was starting to wrap around her. She suddenly felt hot, her ski felt like it was being roasted alive. Her ice cream was starting to melt from this.
"Play cool, play cool." Blossom said to herself.
"Ah excuse me...this is very uncom-" She tried to move to the side but his arm just shot out and blocked his way, "Please sir, I really should be going...b-b-before my ice cream melts."
"I know it's you Cherry." Brick inhale his cigarette and exhaled the smoke out of his nose, "Your light gave you away. This might not have been possible if you took that stupid bow off and that belt."
"Really Sir? This b-belt is fake, I'm a hue fan of the Powerpuff Girls, that's all."
"This stupid game is pissing me off." He glared at her.
"I thought you have me confused with some-Hey!"
Brick already losing his patience snapped her phone out of her hand.
"Well then let's see if I'm mistaken huh? Like hell I am!"
Blossom gasped, "No give it back!" She screamed and was trying to reach her phone as he blcoked her with his back, "HASN'T ANYONE TOLD YOU IT'S NOT POLITE TO LOOK THROUGH SOMEONE'S PHONE!" She struggled hard, her friends' pictures were on there and their phone numbers.
"Well well well." Brick grabbed her hand suddenly, "What do we have here?"
She paused, a cold chill went down her spine as he smiled at her, showing a group selfie of her and the others.
"They're fans too!" She lied
"That spiky hair, pigtails with that stupid smile, the Mad hatter and the punisher-"
"Ow!" She cried out as he was holding her hand too tightly and he was practically burning her skin. He threw her down.
"I wonder if my brothers and Blitz would be interested in this."
She gasped, "No...stop..I'm telling ya...Just...Just give me back my phone."
Brick was ignoring her, scrolling down her contacts, "Why look at that...even the same names."
She stood back up trying to grab her phone again but he held it just out of reach and grabbed her arm again.
"And here I thought you left the city, you don't know how happy that makes me..."His eyes widened like some sort of crazed look with that twisted smile again, "You...owe me a scream." He whispered to her, his eyes glowing red.
She pushed him away., "They...they're just my friends. W-W-We're just fans." She was at a lost for words. Her bag fell on the ground.
Brick sighed, frustrated with this, "Well then...let's see if your friends can say the same thing when the others get a hold of them." He turned around and was about to walk away with her phone.
"No...stop...wait...stop..."
"Make me." He smirked his teeth at her but continued to walk away.
"No..."She pulled out her compact, she couldn't fight him...he's too strong..but her friends...her friends...
Her ring materialize, swiping it across the compact and placed it back into her belt, with that...she transformed.
"All I have to do is grab my phone...and flew away, he can't fly...he can't get me if I fly away."She strategized inside her head.
"Give it back!" She cried it out, she flew at him. Before he could even react, she grabbed him in a bear hug and threw him further back into the alley.
"I can't let the citizens see me...I can't let them see me flying away. I just need to get my phone back."
Hewas threw into a wall, seemingly knocked out. She flew towards him, seeing her phone in his hand still. She was
"All I have to do..is-"
He suddenly opened his eyes, playing possum. He grabbed her by the side of her face and some of her hair. He slowly stood up, still heading her by her head.
"Finally, we're getting somewhere." He suddenly threw her down onto the ground, her head slammed against the ground as well. She struggled to stay conscious and she got up.
"Give it back." She repeated.
Brick just popped his knuckles. Blossom gave a half hearted punch, which he just side stepped to, she back kicked him in the back of his knee with all her might, making him stumbled forward. He kept his balance by pushing against the wall. She was in front of him trying to grab the phone but he grabbed her hand. His eyes were glowing red as he was about to shot his laser eyes.
She elbowed him in the nose with her free hand and back handed him in the face to stop the laser eyes. He spat some blood out of his mouth.
"It's been a while since I actually had a decent fight." He smiled as he walked up to her, she grabbed a trash can and threw it right at him. He caught it, it started to melt in his hands and he threw it to the side. He kicked another trash can into the air, she ducked but she was suddenly pulled by her hair and pinned against the wall. One arm was pulled back and one of his arms pressed against her back.
Her eyes flashed pink and an energy beam shot out of her hands and slammed him into a wall. She was baffled that she could do that. She tried to move but she was suddenly grabbed around her waist in a tight squeeze.
She headbutted him right in the face, but he didn't let her go. She started to kick and scratch his arms.
"No screaming yet." He said as he tightened his hold even further.
I wouldn't give you the satisfaction." She sneered at him, struggling more than ever as it felt like he was crushing her. Her head leaned back on his shoulder as she was struggling to breathe, hitting his fingers and even trying to get her phone out of his hand. Suddenly, his grip lessened and...
Blossom felt something strange...something very warm on her neck, even his grip was different...his face was resting on her neck.
"What are you doing!?" Blossom snapped, her face turned into a bright cherry red. Her eyes glowed pink and she suddenly able to pry his his arms right off with ease that he even surprised him. Her eyes stopped glowing and her body crumpled to the ground, she was so tired and sweating. Her tranformation ended and she was back into her regular clothes.
"Same thing happened like before." Brick was in front of her, "Interesting." He grabbed her by the shirt and pulled her to his face.
She struggled to get up but even her arms felt like jelly, all she could do was push his hands away.
"Please...please spare my friends."
He scoffed, "So annoying...you're annoying. Here I am...you're weak...you're tired...and all you care about is your friends, why not beg for your life, huh? What's to keep me from torturing you and turning your friends over. I just might do that-"
"NO!" She swallowed hard, "I'll do whatever you want...just leave them alone...please."
"Whatever huh?" He tilted his head, he grabbed her by the hair and pulled it towards his face. He was inches from her face, she gulped as she saw those deadly blood red eyes, he was so full of rage that she could taste it, "Like you're in position to bargin. What's keeping me from snatching you up right now and giving Boomer your phone."
All the wounds from their battle was healing up.
"Because...I didn't come alone."Blossom gave him a confident smile as if right on cue...
"Cousin Blossy!" Belle screamed as she seem close by. Brick's eyes looked upwards, that scream sounded pretty close.
"I know you could beat me...but can you seriously beat Belle...on your own." She continued, "Beast could barely hold her back last time...if I just yell, she'll come running and you'll have to face her, all on your own."
Brick glared at her, he did give her a smirk though, "And how do you know I can't hold her back?"
"Well why don't I scream and we can see." Blossom opened her mouth as if she was ready to yell but Brick grabbed her by the face, squeezing it tightly.
He didn't say anything, he just dialed a number on her phone, she heard something vibrated.
He lowered himself down to her all the way down to her ear, his eyes glowed, "I'm only letting you go because I saw what you did. I wouldn't mind having another fight with you when you're at your full potential but until that day arrives, you're mine. Do you hear me, you're my toy to do as I please, understand?"
She swallowed hard.
"Understand? If you disobey me...well...your friend Butterup, is next. Butch has been dying to get his hands on her...dying too."
She gulped and nodded.
"Good, pet...this could be so much fun...I'll get a scream out of you yet." Brick walked away, grabbing his bag of snacks. He didn't say another word, he just disappeared into the shadows. She was left shivering, she just couldn't believe what she had gotten into.
"I made a deal with the devil." She said to herself, covering her mouth, tears rolling down her cheek.
"There you are, Cousin Blossy." Belle appeared, she kneeled down next to her, "What's wrong cousin Blossy?"
"Oh...Oh...*sniff* I..I..just tripped and dropped the ice cream." She lied.
"Oh no!" Belle cried out with her, "Crying to mourn the ice cream is aways right. Poor Cousin Blossy. Peace and crackers, I can buy us some this time. I bribed Uncle for a raise."
"Bribed him?" Blossom wiped some of her tears, "Dad was out here?"
"How's your Ankle?" Belle suddenly changed the subject, "I can use my portals."
"Oh no no...we don't want to end up in the neighbors' bathroom again, "Blossom had to practically use her all will power just to stand up, her legs were so wobbly though, Let's get some ice cream." Blossom struggled to walk and had to lean on Belle a little, grabbing her bag.
Brick made it back.
Beast was crying in defeat, but he perked up at the thought of food.
"Eldest brother, you are back."Beast clapped in joy as Brick gave him his three bags of caramel corn puffs, " I am glad, you took so long that I got a rematch but Cousin wiped the floor with me yet again."
"Yeah yeah yeah, that's fine." Brick seemed uninterested as he was on his phone.
"C'mon Brick, let's see if you can beat me." Blitz popped his fingers.
"I might get lucky. I already got some kind of victory today."
