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"Deadline"
Chapter 3:
The Rowdyruff Boys arrived at Pokey Oaks and hovered above the Utonium household. Brick motioned to his brothers to huddle. The boys began whispering to each other.
"What is it, Brick?" Butch asked. "Do you have a plan?"
"Yeah, and if we do it, then we've got a much better chance of winning."
"Well then, what is it?" said Boomer.
"If we attack when the girls are ready for us, then they'd fight better. So the plan is, we'll surprise them with a sudden ambush. Then when they're still off guard, we'll finish them as quickly as possible."
Boomer and Butch nodded once. "Okay."
The boys parted. Very quietly, they landed on the roof. They waited at the edge above the three round windows that connected to the Powerpuff girls' bedroom. From inside the house, they could hear the girls chit-chatting.
"Well, Buttercup, it looks like you're starting to like taking baths!" Bubbles chirped.
"I am not!" Buttercup protested. "I still think it's just a waste of time!"
"Oh, really? Then just who was the last one of us out of the tub tonight?" Blossom argued, an amused look on her face.
"Just admit it," said Bubbles. "You love to soak in the water and look at your hands and feet when they're all wrinkled like pru-- Oh, hi boys!"
THUD! THUD! THUD!
The girls went over to their windows, opened them and looked down at the boys who had just fallen flat on their faces outside.
"What are you doing here?" Bubbles.
Buttercup smirked. "Let me guess. You want a rematch?"
"How did you know we were here?" Butch called.
"We could see Brick's hair hanging in front of the window," Blossom answered.
Boomer and Butch glared at Brick, who slapped his forehead in frustration. Brick shook his head and then pointed his fist at the girls.
"Enough about that. Girls, prepare to die!"
The girls leaped out of their windows, ready to fight. The boys shot up in a charge!
Boomer landed an uppercut to Blossom's chin, sending her somersaulting into the air. He followed after her, about to attack again. But just in time, Blossom got over the shock and ducked Boomer's high kick. She fired a punch at Boomer's head, just barely missing him.
Butch grabbed Bubbles' leg and threw her down to the ground hard. Bubbles opened her eyes just in time to see Butch zoom down and give an elbow jab in her stomach. Then he was sitting on her chest, giving a series of rapid one-two punches to her face.
Brick and Buttercup charged at each other, but at the last second, Brick flipped backward, kicking Buttercup in the back of the head, knocking her a few feet forward. Brick turned around and was about to punch Buttercup. But she caught his fist and pulled him into a sleeper hold.
Buttercup noticed Butch, who was beating Bubbles up on the ground, so she flung Brick down at him.
WHAM!
Butch was knocked off of Bubbles and skidded across the yard with Brick. Bubbles immediately stood back up and noticed Blossom having a bit of a struggle with the elusive Boomer.
"I'll go help Blossom!" Bubbles called.
"Okay!" Buttercup replied.
Bubbles flew over to Blossom and Boomer, leaving Buttercup to deal with Brick and Butch all by herself. Boomer was avoiding lasers being shot by Blossom, frustrating her even more and more. Suddenly Bubbles popped out of nowhere in front of Boomer.
"BOO!"
"WHA--!"
Blossom took the opportunity to give Boomer a flying kick to the back. Then Bubbles joined in beating Boomer. Blossom looked down and saw Buttercup fighting both Brick and Butch. Buttercup was so busy blocking blows, she didn't have a chance to attack. Occasionally a punch or kick got through. Blossom knew she was getting tired and couldn't hold out much longer. Finally she shouted up to her sisters.
"I could use a hand here!"
"Bubbles, you take care of Boomer. I'll help Buttercup."
Blossom flew down and laser-eyed Brick on the back of his head. Brick turned and zipped up to take Blossom on. The fight went from two sets of 2-against-1 to three pairs fighting one-on-one.
After several minutes of fighting, the girls were starting to get a bit tired, giving the boys the upper hand. Brick knocked Blossom down to the ground and shot a laser. Blossom rolled out of the way by a hair, almost literally.
'Is it me, or is Brick fighting better than usual?' Blossom thought.
In the meantime, Bubbles was zooming around the neighborhood with Boomer on her tail. She zipped this way and that, dodging the lasers being fired at her. One laser hit a fire hydrant, causing it to spray water at Bubbles, forcing her back. Boomer caught up to her easily and began pummeling her.
'How did he get this good?'
Meanwhile, Buttercup gave a roundhouse kick, but Butch ducked. He grabbed her other foot and started to swing her around in circles. He let go, sending her flying toward the wall, then zoomed after. Buttercup somersaulted once and bounced off the wall with her feet, shooting back toward Butch. But he was ready for that and slammed her across the collarbone with his arm. Buttercup fell to the ground.
Buttercup gritted her teeth. 'Man, this bites!'
The Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys gathered in their groups. The girls shot up into the sky and put their hands together.
"Starburst formation!" Blossom exclaimed.
The girls fired laser beams from their hands that merged into a broad ray at the boys. The boys charged straight into the beam with Butch between Brick and Boomer. Just before it was about to hit them, Butch put up his shield in the shape of an oval, thus protecting his brothers as they plowed right through the blast!
Behind the shield, Brick and Boomer charged up energy in their fists in their respective colors. When the boys were right in front of the girls, Butch let down his shield and Boomer and Brick fired a mighty blast of energy.
KA-BOOM!
There was an explosion and the girls plunged like falling stars. Barely conscious, Blossom lay on the ground and turned to face her sisters, who were also hurt.
"Girls…I'm afraid to say this, but…we'll have to retreat."
The Rowdyruff Boys floated down menacingly with a glare.
"Don't bother trying to get away, 'cause you won't," growled Brick.
To be continued
A/N: I've started college already, so I won't be working on my fanfiction for quite a while. I know, just tweaking an already-written story shouldn't take long at all, but I have to devote my time to studying now. Waah!