As many of you have figured out by now, this story isn't entirely canon. I would call it...slight AU hehe.

After a minute or so of confusion, Blossom found herself on autopilot:

'He's going to Townsville, we have to follow him.' Blossom hastily told Brick as she got out of the tub and threw some clothes on herself.'

'Wait, why are you so sure he's going to Townsville?' Brick narrowed his eyes as he followed her movement.

'I told you he's been weird about Buttercup! Blossom yelled at him, exasperated. 'And you've seen how strange he's been acting tonight.'

'How do I know you're not just trying to drag me back to Townsville and ambush Boomer and me?''I think that the conclusion that he's going to Townsville came way too conveniently for you.' Brick got out of the tub and hoovered above the water.

Blossom flew over to face him, snapping back:

'You're very dense if you don't see this as a real possibility.'

'I just don't see it as the ONLY possibility. It is however, the possibility that puts me and my brother in danger of being captured.'

'Why do you even care about being captured, eh?' Butch could always just do another trade, it's not like it's above you people.' Blossom spat out, aggressively gesticulating in an attempt to make her point go across.

'' 'You people'!? I thought you were one of us now, at least in theory.' Brick approached her menacingly.

'You can't possibly expect me to stand back while your psychopathic brother is after my little sister, what would you do if you were in my shoes, eh? If one of them was in danger? What did you do with HIM?!?'

'I said: don't.bring.that.up.'. Brick hissed through gritted teeth as he grabbed her by the shoulders.

'I've got no idea what you've done that's so terrible even to mention...' she whispered as she gazed back into his rage filled eyes. 'But I know you did it for them, because I would have done the same.' she added as his eyes started to soften. 'I'd go through hell to protect Buttercup.'

'Look, you and Boomer don't have to come, but I need to help my sister. I'll go alone, but I promise I'm coming back after I make sure Buttercup is safe.' Blossom pleaded. 'Let me go.'

Brick gave her a searching look, and ultimately nodded in agreement:

'You won't go alone, we're coming.' he paused, motioning towards Boomer who still hadn't snapped out of his drunken confusion. 'If you're right, maybe your sisters capture Butch, and I'll have nothing of that. We're leaving in the morning.'

'No...what? We have to go now, what if he gets her untill the morning?? You have to at least let me call and warn her.'

''Call her?' I'm not letting you call her from this island under any circumstance. I'm not giving them the opportunity to track us. If you insist on it, we can fly somewhere else and give her a ring from a burner phone.'

'Fine, let's do that.' Blossom reluctantly agreed.

'Boomer, stay here. Give us a ring in case Butch returns.'

The blonde merely drunkenly nodded in agreement, not making any attempt to leave the jacuzzi.

Brick went inside the house and soon returned with a small, old fashioned phone. He motioned with his head at Blossom, and soon they were both midair, Brick guiding her among the clouds.

'Is this far enough for you, now?' Blossom yelled so her counterpart could hear her.

'Not yet. I'm not taking any chances.'

They finally stopped and Brick reluctantly passed her the phone, Blossom hurriedly picking her up. She managed to remember Buttercup's number, and promptly dialed it. The phone rang once, two, three times. With each unanswered ring a new wave of panic overwhelmed her. She ultimately gave up and typed in Bubbles' number instead.

'...yes...? Who ...is..?' a high-pitched voice answered on the other side of the line, Blossom barely distinguishing her younger sister's voice. She seemed far away, as if her voice attempted to pierce through a wall of static.

'Bubbles, it's me, Blossom. Listen, is Buttercup with you?'

'...Blossom??'

'Yes, is Buttercup there?'

'Blo...om?' Butte..er...ends...'

'Hello, Bubbles??ANSWER ME, DAMNIT! Is Buttercup with you?'

'I can't hear ... Yo... b...aki... up.' static started breaking in on the phonecall. 'What..'' did...' the static overwhelmed the call at that point.' ...ttercup' .

'I said, 'Where's Buttercup?'. Can you hear me now??' Blossom yelled in the phone, moving around with it, trying to get better signal, but failing miserably at it.

'Stop it, you're wasting time.' Brick grabbed the phone from her hand.. Let's go, we'll call her again when we reach a better area.'

'No, give it back, she could hear me. ' Blossom reached for the phone, losing her temper.

'Fine, have it.' he sighed, passing her back the phone. We should be close to a coast here.' He pointed out towards a shore into the far distance.

'We're bound to have signal there.' she heard Brick shouting at her loud enough for him to hear her over the constant wooshing of the wind around their heads.

He was right. As soon as they reached the sunny shore, the phone picked a signal again, this time Blossom clearly hearing her blonde sister's crystalline voice.

'Blossom, is that you?'

'Yes. Where's Buttercup, Bubbles??'

' I think she's at home, she wasn't feeling that great this morning. Why? Did something happen?'

'Are you sure? Where are you??'

'I'm still at the shelter.'

'Can you go home and check up on her?'

'Yes. What happened, Blossom? Wait a minute, the professor is on the other line.

For a moment the call was paused and Blossom felt panic swell up in her chest. Brick studied her intently, but she refused to stare back at him. What followed were the five longest minutes of her life, she knew it in her gut that something was deeply wrong. Ultimately, Bubbles resumed the call, her voice clearly distraught:

'Someone just took her, Blossom! It was so fast, the feds didn't even see his face! He just...left with her!! How can that even happen?? It's Buttercup! What happened,Blossom?! TELL ME, WHAT HAPPENED??'

Blossom felt the blood freeze in her veins hearing her sister's high pitched scream.

'It's Butch, the green rowdyruff.' she found herself replying, still in shock.

'Butch?!?'

'Yes. Go home, see if you can find any clues. I'll be there soon.'

'Where is he taking her??'

'I don't know, Bubbles. I'll be there soon, ok??'

'Her tracker and phone are in her room, they don't even know where to look. Blossom, please, where is he taking her??'

'Wait for me, I'm coming.' she closed the phone.

'It's my fault.'

Blossom's hands started to shake as she buried her face into them. She spent a way seconds in the darkness behind her palms, as she pulled them down, Blossom answered the questioning look in her counterpart's eyes:

'We're too late. He's already got her.' Blossom blankly answered.

'Just like that..That fast? I thought your sister was...more resilient ? ' Brick promptly replied. 'Butch didn't even have his phone with him, how could he possibly contact her so fast?'

'He went to our home directly and found her there.

'Ah, yes. I see. ' he slowly replied, an uncomfortable silence falling between them.

'...And overpowered her so fast? Maybe I overestimated your sister.'

'It's what Bubbles told me, ok? I don't know.' Blossom shrieked at him in annoyance.

'It's all my fault. It's all my fault. itsallmyfault. ITSALLMYFAULT.'

'Butch, you idiot..' Brick mumbled under his breath.

He started flying in circles, his brow furrowed in concentration, then he suddenly stopped as he turned towards Blossom.

'We're going back to the island.' he calmly stated, turning his back to the coast.

'Wait, why?? Maybe they're still in Townsville.'

'I don't think so. Knowing Butch, he'd want to rub it in my face as soon as possible, even if he gets his ass kicked for it. I'll give him the beating of a lifetime. Your sister is going to be fine.' he replied, an annoyed look in his eyes.

'How can you say that?? Maybe we can still catch up on them!'

'If I trusted you in the first place, maybe we could have prevented this. I was wrong not to. Now I ask you to trust me. I know my brother well. Can you?' he replied, giving her a knowing smile.

Blossom took a long breath, the cold breeze quickly filling up her lungs. She couldn't possibly refuse him, could she?

'Ok. I trust you.' as the words escaped her mouth, she felt some of the weight of responsibility pass onto his shoulders.

'Let's go back. I'll take care of it.' Brick said, grabbing the burner phone out of her hands and throwing it in the water below.

'If anything happens to her, I swear to God I'll...'

'I'll beat him to a pulp myself, before you even get a chance to touch him, don't worry.' he interrupted her.

Blossom hated how comforting Brick's hand felt on hers as they flew back together.

'This would have never happened if you hadn't joined them. It's all because of you, you stupid bitch.'

Blossom barely registered the moment when they reached their haven, almost tripping on the rocks that outlined the shore.

Everything was unnaturally silent, Brick looked around as if he expected Butch to spring out of nothingness any moment now.

However, they could only find a Boomer who had peacefully fallen asleep in the jacuzzi.

'Boomer. Wake up!' Brick commanded as he dragged his brother out of the jacuzzi.

'Put your clothes on. We're on the look-out.'

'...are you guys back home already? Where's Butch? Weren't you going after him? ' Boomer asked, still confused.

'Change of plans. We're waiting for him. And making sure he doesn't do anything stupid once he gets here.' Brick replied while keeping an eye on the surroundings.

'Oh...not again.' Boomer replied, complying to his brother's order.

'Let's go inside. We can wait for him there.' Brick suggested, giving his intoxicated brother a helping hand.

'Are you that sure he's coming back here?...' Blossom dared to ask.

'Yes, I guarantee it.'

The atmosphere was tense as they waited in silence, the only sound breaking it being the occasion flickering light of the living room's lightbulb.

Soon, they heard a loud thump outside. They all hurried towards the doorway, but before they knew it they were greeted by a very bloody Butch entangled in a thick chain with a smaller body that struggled to free itself from his grasp. The chain seemed ancient, had strange markings all over its black links, and it twisted tightly around the two figures.

The smaller body was likewise bloodied and broken, and it attempted to disentangle itself from the embrace in what had essentially become a macabre, jittery dance.

'LET ME GO, YOU PIECE OF SHIT. GET YOUR SLIMY HANDS OFF ME.'

Multiple thuds followed as Butch toppled over from the blows he was receiving from the smaller Powerpuff. He grinned as fresh blood cascaded out of his mouth.

'C'mon, feisty, give it a rest. Just lemme touch your tits already.'

'Butch.'

A steely voice pierced the air, sending chills down Blossom's back. She had never, ever heard Brick sound like that.

'Are those...?' he continued, staring the two greens up and down.

'Our old chains? Yes, of course they are. Finally putting them to good use, aren't we, Butterfly?' he mockingly replied, showing Brick his cuffed wrist and ankle that mirrored Buttercup's.