Soon, Steven and the Powerpuff Girls were all in their separate positions. Steven was at the Park Avenue Tower, Blossom was near the Cathedral, Bubbles was at the Lakeview Apartment Towers, and Buttercup was at the Cedar Square Condos.
"We're in position, Steven," Blossom said through a walkie-talkie. "Where are the Gems?"
Steven didn't answer for a minute.
"...Steven?" Blossom asked.
"Um..." Steven paused before he slapped his forehead. "C'mon, Steven, think! Think!" he then sighed to himself. "Mom, I could use some help now."
"Steven...?" Blossom asked as it was quiet which concerned her.
"I was so close... And yet, I'm so far..." Steven sighed to himself before his eyes widened and turned a bright pink color. He soon saw rose-colored vision which led him somewhere which seemed to be a sign from above. "Wow... I didn't know I could do that!" he then smiled to himself before he knew what he had to do now. "The roof... Thanks, Mom!"
Suddenly, Steven took off to the building and rushed up the steps and made it to the door to the roof and opened it up. When he got there, he found a familiar blue gem and decided to get it with a bubble right away.
"I finally found you, Sapphire!" Steven smiled as he picked up the missing gemstone. "The vision..." he said before he took out his walkie-talkie. "Girls, find the tallest point next to you. The gems are hidden up there."
Blossom nodded before she turned her head as she heard a very loud tolling sound. She then saw that it was the clock tower right behind her. "Probably a good place to start." she concluded to herself.
Bubbles soon looked up in concern of the building beside her. "That's tall..." she said to herself.
Buttercup looked up to her building and groaned slightly. "I bet the elevator is out of order too."
In the meantime, the disguised Hex was soon getting himself ready for what he had to do. "Magicae Inventa!" he then proclaimed. "Show me who was here!"
A green magical blast came out with the realistic Powerpuff Girls.
"Hmm... Who are you?" Hex asked as he didn't recognize them before he did something else to make the image more clear. "Revelatio!"
Suddenly, the girls were shown in their "Toon forms".
"Crap! You can't be here!" Hex growled once he saw who was in this realm with him. "Stop them, my servants! Protect the Gems!" he then called out as he tossed out a few spheres to summon his minions.
Meanwhile at the Cathedral...
Blossom soon finally made it to the top and panted a bit once she came to a stop since she couldn't fly. "Huh... I should really do more cardio!" she said with an exhausted pant before she looked around. "Now, if I were a Gem, where would I be?" she then asked herself. "Gotcha!" she smirked once she found a red gemstone.
Meanwhile, on another roof, a rock hand seemed to be coming out as Bubbles simply walked up the steps without seeing the hand. "Hey... Hi, Blossom!" The blonde girl waved at the Cathedral from where she stood, even if her sister wouldn't see or hear her.
The rock hands continued to come out around her legs.
"The Gem!" Bubbles gasped once she saw a white gemstone and soon ran over to get it, only to trip and fall from the rock hands.
Meanwhile, Buttercup was on her own and she then found the purple gemstone very easily. "Piece of cake." she then smirked as she picked up the missing gemstone.
"Before you take it," A familiar, evil voice said which made Buttercup turn around to see who it was. "Let me tell you something."
"Hex, I presume?" Buttercup greeted.
Meanwhile...
"Everything is going so smoothly," Steven smiled to himself before he looked curious. "...Which kinda makes me suspicious."
As he said that though, there was a rock monster right behind him.
Blossom smiled as she held the red gemstone in her hands before something was coming right behind her, though she felt unfazed. "I see you..." she told the monster before she soon punched at it, but she winced with how bold and strong it was and she was weak in this realm.
The rock monster soon still kept going after Blossom as she had the Ruby. Blossom then took that time to run away as she had no other option. Soon though, the rock monster grabbed her, much to her dismay. Then she had an idea against this monster menace. Her feet soon touched the pillars of the wall and she flung herself free before she lunged out freely and grabbed the Ruby before the monster could get it. She then shoved the rock monster against the wall before she ran off with the Ruby again.
Meanwhile, Bubbles was in the middle of the floor on the roof as her rock monster still came after her. She then flipped herself around and kicked the monster in the face. The monster was still on the attack though as it wanted the Pearl.
"If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you've got." Bubbles narrowed her eyes as she stood up on her feet and got ready to fight back.
The rock monster roared at her and the two began to fight each other for Pearl. Eventually, Bubbles gained some strength for herself as she began to punch and kick against the rock monster which seemed to be able to shatter it. I guess you could say that Bubbles was hardcore now. The rock monster soon fell in the middle of the floor in sudden defeat, and from the joy and laughter of the Powerpuff Girls no less.
"Not so tough now." Bubbles smirked before she smiled as she took the Pearl in victory.
In the meantime, Steven did whatever he could to face his rock monster, but it didn't seem to be as easy as it was for Blossom and Bubbles. The rock monster seemed to be better than the human hybrid though as he was soon knocked on the ground mercilessly.
"Look! A distraction!" Steven soon called out and pointed.
The rock monster looked over, falling for the diversion right then. Steven then took that time to run off before the rock monster looked right back. Steven ran through the door of the 10th floor and shut it, but the rock monster kept coming after him.
Steven then slammed the door shut once he saw the rock monster and looked nervous as it was still right behind him. "I wasn't expecting that!" he said before he ran down the stairs with the gemstone he had found of Sapphire.
At the Cathedral Square, Blossom was still running as the rock monster continued to chase her. The leader Powerpuff Girl looked all around before she saw an unoccupied car and ran toward it, sliding on the hood of the car with Ruby in tow and came into the car in the driver's seat. She then started it and began to drive before crashing and hitting the rock monster that jumped out right in front of her.
In the meanwhile, Bubbles walked off happily as she carried Pearl, but soon yelped as the headless rock monster came back for her. She then went running, but she threw out Pearl to save the Gem as she was suddenly sacrificed with the rock monster behind her and grabbing her. Bubbles yelped as she was whisked off the ground, but she soon grabbed the rock monster and began to fling him right off of her to shatter it some more to make it leave her and Pearl alone.
Bubbles was suddenly right behind the rock monster before it slashed at her leg, making her yelp out of pain. The rock monster then grabbed her by her throat and lifted her up in the air before suddenly... Its arm was cut right off, which made it then scream. Bubbles fell to the ground with the severed arm before Blossom came to the rescue with a kendo stick as she had cut off the monster's arm to save her endangered sister. Blossom then used one last shot at the rock monster which seemed to make it disappear in thin-air with the power of self-defense and sisterhood. Blossom then held out her hand to help Bubbles up off of the ground.
"How did you get here?" Bubbles smiled once she saw Blossom.
"I thought you might need a hand," Blossom smiled back. "Come on! Get in the car."
"I have so many questions now," Bubbles replied. "Where did you get a car? And since when can you drive?"
"Get in if you don't want to walk." Blossom said as she went to the driver's seat of the car.
While that was going on, Steven was walking off with Sapphire before he yelled out and suddenly fell in the middle of the ground. He then looked behind him to see the cause of that as he normally wasn't so clumsy. A rock monster was soon right behind him and tried to attack him, but luckily Steven had his shield and used it to protect himself as it sliced off the rock monster's arms and it began to crumble and turn to dust.
"Yeah! You better crumble!" Steven called out.
In the meantime, Buttercup glared as she still had something to take care of other than retrieving Amethyst. "I may not have my powers, but I know Martial Arts." she then threatened as she got into a fighting stance.
"I don't want to fight; I don't have my powers either," Hex defended as he held up his hands. "I just want to talk."
"Yeah?" Buttercup asked. "What about?"
"Why do you want to perish this world?" Hex replied. "You're here for, like, half a day and already decided that this place was bad, but why? Just because you were told that way? Because they already told you that I was a villain?" he then started to ask her. "Well, in my point-of-view, you are the villain. I gave up my powers for this land to be created, take a look!" he then told her as they looked out from the rooftop. "Who can't give up their powers? Who's trying to bring back the old world? I admit, this world is different, but is that a bad thing? In this world, there are no such thing as superpowers, thus means, no need for superheroes or villains."
Buttercup merely listened in silence as she had a lot to think about right now.
"I'm not saying this place is a utopia, but much better than it used to be," Hex continued. "Of course, bad things happen and there is injustice, but in a scale that we're used to. Here, you don't have to make impossible choices. You can live your own life," he then said as he and Buttercup shared a look. "There is no destiny here. You can be free."
"And what about my friends and family?" Buttercup asked from that as they shared eye contact.
"They are here too," Hex clarified. "They just don't remember the bad things. I have liberated them from the bad memories they had," he then added as Buttercup bowed her head from the tempting offer. "I can do the same to you if you want."
Buttercup just kept silent.
"I know how you feel now," Hex said to her. "Who to trust? Is this worth it? I say it is. People don't always know what's best for them. Look at them," he then gestured to the innocent citizens down below. "They are happy. Do you want to take that from them? Why not join them? You deserve that too. This is a brave new world! Take a moment to think about who's the bad guy here."
Buttercup looked over as Hex soon walked away while she stopped to think. "You're not stopping me?" she then asked him.
"Why would I?" Hex replied as he walked off. "I let you choose."
Buttercup was still silent and thoughtful. She had to admit he had good points and she did feel this way before. What was she to do though? Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted as her phone went off. "Hello?"
"Buttercup, this is Bubbles!" The voice on the other line cried out. "Monsters are attacking us!"
"Yeah... I've beaten it already..." Buttercup replied softly as she glanced over at Amethyst's gemstone. "I'll be at the park in 10 minutes..." she said before hanging up as she tried to contemplate. 'Well, Buttercup, what are you gonna do?' she then thought to herself.