Brick

An enormous machine was seen in the distance. It had claws and tentacles that were dismantling the power plant. It seemed that Mojo was gathering parts for something. Of course the girls were first to the scene, ready for battle. Buttercup went for her famous move and tried to flip the machine, but Mojo was quick. A tentacle grabbed buttercup and squeezed her. The other two went to aid the green puff, but that gave Mojo an opportunity to hit them into buildings.

"Sons, why are you here helping these insufferable vermin!? I thought I raised you better than this!" Oh he did now? Last time Brick checked, he had gone missing for months. And even before that, the Weasel was the one who took them in when that damn ape abandoned them.

"Shut up you damn monkey! Don't act all fatherly like now!" Butch yelled out while trying to help his counterpart.

"I AM AN APE YOU INSIGNIFICANT-" Mojo cleared his throat and calmed down, "I-I mean, magnificent creation."

That bullshit of an act was irritating to watch. He knew what their father was up to. "Brick, son, out of the three I expected you to be the smart one. Come now, let us be together once again!"

Oh he was smart alright, he had a trick of his own. If the ape was that gullible right now..

"Pops is right you two, the disrespect you have given him is unacceptable. He did raise us."

It seemed Mojo took that in and crossed his arms in triumph. Brick had to ignore the death glare he was getting from the green puff though.

"Big bro you can't be serious!?-" Shut up porcupine! Just go with it.

"Why would we work with the Puffs? They were foolish enough to trust us. Imagine what we could do with our father back!?"

Just get closer to the machine. The other two puffs sat up from the building they smashed. "Now WE are their weakness! All we had to do was gain their trust. They are soft!"

Oh no..ignore her face. This was hurting her, but please trust him. Trust him…Just this once…

"MWAHAHA! You puny little girls are no match for Mojo Jojo and the RowdyRuff Boys! You simple minded freaks will suffer!"

Just a little closer.."y-ya! Remember last time!? We almost defeated them! We aren't simple minded kindergartners anymore who get intimidated over insults!"

Finally! At least Electro was catching the hint! Even though his younger brother was dying inside from that insult.

Unfortunately the other idiot was still not catching on. "Are you two insane!? Little bro, you of all people! What about Twirls!? She must be heartbroken, look at her!"

The Blue Puff was trying to hold back tears, but her hiccups could be heard. Especially to their super sensitive ears. Boomer kept his emotions at bay as he puffed his chest out. "It was..nothing but a stupid crush anyway. It was never meant to be, dad is here now! He is all we need! Not some..stupid girls'..love."

Good job Thing Two..He would for sure make it up to him later. Butch flinched and grit his teeth in anger as he turned to his counterpart. Buttercup gave Brick a judgmental look.

He for sure..had to make it up to her..Or he would be dead as he stood.

"And what about you Big Bro!? What about Red!? You two just started getting along!" This darn Porcupine was pushing it!

The Ruff Leader leaned against the apes' machine. Now all he had to do was sell this but..To do that he had to look at..

Blossom's stare was glued to his face, the commander was most dominant. But..there was another expression as well. Pain. He dared look her in the eyes, which were currently searching through his very soul. Questioning his very being, his existence. Probably hoping that this whole "betrayal" was an act.

But he could not show weakness and give it away, even SHE had to believe it. "It was just borrowed time..It was just so you two would get off my back! She is nothing more than a counterpart! A copy..An enemy..An obstacle.."

Brick quickly turned away to shield himself from seeing the Pink Puff in disbelief. Butch flinched again and kicked a car in anger. Mojo laughed evilly, "Yes! With us four against you three, we will be unstoppable! You three really thought these boys cared about you?! How foolish! They don't give a-"

Aaaaand close enough! He quickly pounded the machine down and continued to massacre it to the ground. This action seemed to catch EVERYONE off guard.

The Red Ruff then grabbed the octopus by its tentacles. Bow gave him a very confused look. "Bow, I know I said those awful things just now. But know that I didn't mean it! You can hate me later, but for right now, just freeze this bitch."

A small hesitation was seen in her eyes, which absolutely killed him inside. He was definitely in the doghouse now. But she eventually complied with his command.

Brick raised the octopus up using the tentacles, and tried to dodge the ice breath. She was definitely ticked off. Call him a wizard, but he was damn sure she was aiming for him. Most of the body and tentacles were frozen in place now.

Whelp, time to get this thing away from him. Before all of the Puff sisters used him as a target.

He wasn't one for sushi but this will do. "Buttercup! I need a tornado!"

That command seemed to confuse her as she seeked validation from her leader. Blossom was quick to agree. Buttercup wasted no time in getting to work. "Baby Blue! I could use your speed!" Electro nodded and quickly aided her.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TRAITOR!?" Mojo tried to move but his frozen machine wasn't letting him move an inch.

"I am just preparing the sushi for delivery." The two leaders made eye contact as the tornado was being created. The Ruff Leader gave her a sorry look, which in return, he received a hand on her hip.

"W-wait! Can't we talk about this like normal people?" The ape tried to reason with us but it was too late. I wonder what a monkey/octopus popsicle tastes like. Ew..

Butch huffed and leaned over to Bubbles, "Does he realize that NONE of us are normal?" The Blue Puff giggled at his remark.

Buttercup and Boomer then released one hell of a tornado towards Mojo. "Bubbles, control the tornado with your sonic scream!" The Puff Leader was unleashed. The Pink puff pointed to her ears and Brick didn't understand until the loud ass scream was heard. Ow! His poor sensitive ears! He quickly covered them. This pain was definitely well deserved.

The sonic scream made the octopus shake to a stop. All the dismembered machine parts fell onto the rough soil. Of course the Puff Leader was first to the scene. She took out the ape, who was clearly seeing stars right now, out of his broken toy.

"For disappearing for months, this is a very cliche way to return Mojo." Bow held up Mojo by the collar of his cape. The only words that came out, if you would even call them words, were "curses..again..with you wretched-" The brainiac then fainted from possibly dizziness and the blows to his head.

All grew silent until the green puff landed in front of him angrily. "Alright you damn mutt, you better start explaining before I turn you into dog shit."

Brick tried to hold his ground, "look..I know my tactic wasn't the coolest way of doing it. But I had to say those awful things to gain Mojo's trust. I had to get close enough to his machine."

Buttercup grabbed his collar, "you made my sister cry!" She pointed to Bubbles who tried to hide behind Bow.

Boomer walked up to the angry green puff, "Buttercup wait! He's telling the truth! And although our method wasn't the best, we definitely did not mean those things!" Buttercup's grip on him softened as she let go, her expression relaxed. Seems even the green puff was a softy for his baby brother.

A quick baby blue beam of light tackled his little brother to the ground. "Oh! I knew it couldn't be true! Although it did hurt, you owe me big time mister!" Electro was being smothered in kisses. Poor kid wasn't able to speak, and possibly breathe.

The green porcupine elbowed Buttercup reassuringly and she returned the gesture. The red ruff relaxed, but just for a second.

Bow's gaze caught his eye as she walked up to him. Punch him, send him flying to space. Send him to Antarctica after you freeze him. Brick didn't care, he deserved it. Just don't look at him with that face that makes him crumble.

But to his surprise, that expression didn't show nor did she send him to another continent. A warm embrace was what he felt. Would he call it warm? Or was he warm? Either way! It felt..nice..

"Thank you for not..actually betraying us." That laugh sounded sad in a way. The Ruff Leader looked down at her hidden face in his hoodie. "Bow..I know it took a lot to trust me on this, but we are going to work together now. Remember, co leaders?" He tried his best to reassure her. A smile came out of hiding as she looked up at him, "that's right Ruff. It was just a sigh of relief that our..Partnership? friendship? Wasn't for nothing."

That nickname of hers was a ressurence for him. "It wasn't for nothing, believe me. I actually really enjoy your company." The two shared smiles before Buttercup's phone rang.

"Hello? Uhuh, alright Professor. They probably lost it in battle, they are both fine." The other two puffs flinched and searched for something, but clearly didn't find it. "Yes, alright. We will see you then."

Bubbles sweat dropped, "The professor?" The green puff nodded in agreement. "He was just worried about us and also, letting us know that he would be late in picking us up. Since we can't go home alone, that kinda rule thing. He said to wait for him at the boys house."

A dark blue flash of light was seen searching around the battle scene. "I found them!" He brought back two dusty phones. The pink and blue puffs smiled happily and took their phones back. "Thank you Boomer." Bow dusted off her phone and looked back to Brick. "Alright, you heard the Professor. Let's all head to the boys house. On the way there, we can drop off Mojo."

Everyone nodded in agreement as Butch grabbed the ape and carried him. Let's just say the drop off wasn't the nicest either. The green porcupine basically threw Mojo in the cell on the way home. Serves the ape right.

The Weasel had ordered them all some pizza and wings. The greens were ecstatic about the food. During their mini dinner, the greens fought over food, the blues were acting all cute shit, and of course the leaders were the only sane ones. But Bow's mind was somewhere else, which he noticed right away. Brick softly bonked her on the head with the top of his cap. That method always seemed to work in bringing the Puff Leader back to reality. She blinked awake and looked up at him in question.

"You alright there Bow? Is it past your bedtime?" Brick joked as he took a bite out of his pizza. The pink puff smiled, "no I'm quite alright Ruff, just thinking about Mojo is all. Quite peculiar for him to return at the same time HIM starts to wreak havoc."

That was a very valid point in this situation. Why now did Mojo show up? Perhaps it's connected?

"You have a good point there, Bow, but for now, I'm restricting you from being the Commander and Leader for the rest of the night."

That smirk of his caught her attention as she gave him one back. "Oh really? What are you, my guard dog?"

Why that little!- She is getting very confident in her dog teasing. He'd be lying if he said he despised it though.

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Blossom

After all of them were finished eating dinner. Everyone fanned out and did their own thing, which was mostly sleeping. She admitted that the fight took a lot out of them all. It was also the first time working with the boys, which also perhaps drained them emotionally as well. That darn Ruff owed her one after that act.

The blues were already asleep in each other's arms on the couch. It was an adorable display. While the other two were falling asleep playing video games. Blossom would be lying if she said she wasn't a little tired. If not, exhausted.

Ruff walked up to her, "perhaps we should rest for a bit also." She shook her head and looked at her sisters. "Bow..I can see clear as day that you are tired. At least until the professor arrives? I bet he's on his way right now."

The red ruff was very persistent alright. Although.."alright Ruff you win, I'll go take a quick nap. Or at least try to."

That smug look on his face made her regret her decision already. The two of them headed to Ruff's room quietly. "Alright Bow, you are sleeping on the bed. I don't want to hear your complaints either."

His bed? But that's his bed! Where was he going to sleep on the floor? That statement seemed correct as he put a pillow on the floor. Blossom gave him a look, "Awe come on, don't look at me like that. Besides, I might not sleep yet. I might just think about my life choices and wallow in pity on the cold floor."

That cheeky snicker made her puff her cheeks out while crossing her arms. Although, his laugh made her chest flutter. "I'm just messing with you Bow, I'll be fine."

The Ruff laid down and waited for her to lay down on the bed. Hesitatingly, she complied with his request.

Blossom covered herself in a bundle because she was cold. Was his bed so warm because he was..naturally a heater? "Listen, I know I'm naturally cold. But, is it just me or is it cold in here?"

A small chuckle was heard from the floor, "I admit, it is cold in here. But you see, I have no problem with that. I can make a mini campfire under my bed if you want. I could use my old drawings as firewood."

The pink puff rolled her eyes playfully as she leaned over the corner of the bed. Brick looked up at her and raised an eyebrow.

"Ruff? What..are we exactly?" His face seemed to freeze in place. Oh how could she blame him! What kind of question was that!?

"W-what I mean! Is that..well..For example, the blues are dating and the greens are well..Complicated. They are rivals but also friends in a way." She probably sounded like a complete imbecile! Stumbling her words and all! Oh, how she wanted to hide her face under the covers! The zero response he was giving her wasn't helping either!

What was he reaching under his bed for? A small crinkle of paper was heard as the red ruff looked at it. It was dim in his room, but the flush across his cheeks could be seen nonetheless. Ruff took a breath in before slowly handing her the paper. Blossom gave him a confused look before taking it. Soon enough, the same flush grew on her whole face.

This art, these poses, the detail, this was all her. When?! How?! Well she was not cold anymore, that's for sure. Hiding in the blankets was the only option.

"I know it's embarrassing but..I suppose I couldn't help but draw you. You seemed so..free. Not a care in the world. I wanted to capture that face, and that expression because..Perhaps, I could feel that way too..free..Maybe even alive. I wanted to relish that moment of bliss, and that memory of relief. The very moment that I realized that I..needed you in my life."

The pink puff peaked over the bed again to look down at him. He looked sincere. "Ruff.." No words came out. What could she say? Say something! Surely something to reassure him! Anything!

Unfortunately, silence was all that stood in the room. No words were said as she climbed out of the bed and onto the floor next to him. The two looked at each other as their faces went crimson again. Brick reached over and pulled the blanket off the bed to cover them. And for the first time in Blossom's life, she actually felt..warm..

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Sorry for the long wait! Life has been crazy! But here is the new chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed it! I have a chart for nicknames that each of the ruffs and puffs call each other. If you guys want I can put it at the end of next chapter!

Until next time! Bye!!