A/N: I've been gone for a while but at least I updated right? I apologized for not keeping my promise about updating cause of school works and stuffs. My teachers are giving us loads of works and it's killing me! Anyway, on with the chappie.
I DO NOT OWN THE POWERPUFF GIRLS
"Chapter 3 - Its Midnight"
It's been three days since Blossom's disappearance and it's affecting her sisters in a negative way especially Bubbles. The once bubbly, cheerful girl lost her sparkle, her tantalizing sky blue eyes no longer shine like the way that they used to and her silky beautiful blonde hair is now dull and unwashed. Professor Utonium hated seeing his daughters in that state and it only adds up to the stress he has to finish the said necklaces. The necklace, it is also one of his problem, he's been working days and nights to finish it and the lack of sleep is starting to cause him more trouble.
The two sisters are currently sitting on the sofa in their living room while watching some boring news channel. Neither one of them speaks a word, not wanting to break the silence as their eyes focuses on the blabbering of the news reporter. Suddenly, a series of sobs break the heavy atmosphere and Buttercup can't help it but look at her younger sister. Her eyes soften at the sight of Bubbles, who shook uncontrollably while trying to ease down her sobs.
"Blossom" Bubbles managed to choke out some words in between her sobs as Buttercup pulled her into a tight embrace.
"Don't worry Bubs, we're going to rescue her no matter what"
Both girls fell asleep on the couch with tear stained cheeks and unknown to them that a pair of worried eyes is watching them both. "Don't worry girls, I'm almost done"
It's been three days since Blossom was captured and thrown into the dungeons. She hasn't eaten anything since then besides water. All she can do is wished to be rescue by her sisters and until then, she will continue to hope for them.
"Please don't do anything rash"
Suddenly, two palace guards approached her told her that she's going to meet the royalties. They dragged her until they were able to reach their destination, a large circular structure with high walls and no roof. When they entered, she was forced to sit on the chair at the middle and there in front of her are the three princes and princess of the kingdom. They all have a different expression, Bunny with a worried and pained expression, the blue eyed prince mirrored somewhat pity, the green eyed one with a scowl on his face and lastly the ruby eyed one with a stoic expression.
The green eyed one stood up and looked at her with pure hatred and disgust. "I presume you are now ready to tell us everything if you still value your life. I'm going to ask you only one question, who are you?"
Blossom smiled and looked directly to his green eyes. "Isn't it that the gentleman is to introduce himself first?"
"Fine then, I am Zarren Drystan Montgomery, the middle child of the Montgomery couple and a proud prince of the Southern Kingdom" He arrogantly introduced himself with an annoyed look plastered on his face. The said prince looked at his younger brother as if sending him a message through telepathy.
"My turn I guess, I am William Reed Montgomery, youngest prince of the Southern Kingdom." The blue eyed prince introduced himself with a smile.
"Christopher Emmet Montgomery, eldest prince of the Southern Kingdom" The ruby one looked directly at Blossom's eyes and she can't help but feel uncomfortable under his gaze.
"Anastasia Harriet Montgomery" Bunny said in a low almost whispered voice.
"Well, your name?" The green one or Prince Zarren asked impatiently while tapping his foot on the ground.
"Ooops, my mind seems to have changed. Now I don't wanna introduce myself" Blossom grinned at them as if her life doesn't depend on this. If they're stubborn, so does her.
"Tsk, you're wasting our time. Guards," He called at the place guard as they marched towards them. "Just kill her. She's useless" Bunny's eyes widened, her mouth open while looking at her brother with teary eyes. William and Christopher looked at their brother asking if he's serious or not.
"No! I will not let you guys do this" The three princes watched as their younger sister ran towards the redhead and continued towards the gate while running with her.
"Bunny!"
"Princess Anastasia!"
"Anastasia!"
"Mi Lady!"
People were shouting at them but nonetheless they continued to run. After running straight through a forest, they finally reached a hidden door on the wall of a cliff. They both entered the room as they pant and sat down the fluffy carpet.
"Thank you, you're Highness" Blossom said between her pants as she wiped a sweat on her forehead.
"No need for that. I just don't want you to get killed" Bunny looked away while trying to hide her blush from embarrassment. "Anyway you should take bath, there's a spare clothes on the bathroom, you could use that"
Blossom slowly walked towards the bathroom only to be amazed with the size of it. She admired how beautiful it was decorated with a theme of under-the-water. She stripped off her clothes and stepped into the tub. She looked at her left and noticed different kinds of soap fragrance such as apple, lemon, strawberry, raspberry, watermelon, cherry, lavender, cherry blossom, jasmine and rose. She decided to use the combination of watermelon and cherry blossom giving off a sweet aroma. After about some time, she finally put on the clothes available, a while long sleeves dress that reached just below her knees and pair of white shoes.
Both of them ate the soup Bunny prepared for the two of them, never making an eye contact between one another. Blossom decided to break the silence but Bunny beat her to that by speaking first.
"Blossom, you know that you're not safe here in my kingdom. Even I cannot protect you from others especially if they're my brothers. I thought of something and came up with a plan. Tonight, at exactly 22:00 (10:00), we'll sneak out of the palace, I'll help you escape and when we reach the town, we'll take a carriage to one of my rest house in the southern part of the kingdom, near the sea. There, we'll thought of something for you so that you'll be able to get back to wherever you came from." Bunny held her hand tightly before letting go and stood up. "You should rest for now; I'll wake you up when it's time"
Soon enough, Blossom was enveloped by a deep, dreamless sleep.
Bubbles was woken up by a soft tap on her shoulder. She looked up and she met her sister's piercing green eyes. Her sister put her finger towards her lips, saying that they should be quite. Buttercup gently dragged Bubbles towards their father's lab and there they saw the sleeping figure of their father. Bubbles' eyes widens when she realized what Buttercup's been planning. She abruptly stopped causing her sister to look at her.
"We shouldn't do this. Father would be worried if we leave" Bubbles said in a whispered voice while looking at the two pieces of jewelry on the table.
"It's alright Bubbles. I prepared a letter for father just in case he wakes up while we're not home yet." Buttercup gently took the necklace then replaced it with the white envelope on her hands.
"I don't know Buttercup. I'm scared" The two of them walked back upstairs, to their respective room but not before Buttercup gave the necklace to her sister.
"Listen, we only have about less than half an hour, change your clothes and pack thing you'll need. I'll pack some food and water."
Bubbles was torn between the guilt of leaving their father and the joy on knowing they'll see their sister again. She shakily changed her clothes into a pair of white pants, blue loose shirt and running shoes then rummaged her closet for something that will cover her. Finally, she came across with an old looking piece of clothing that would resemble a cloak. She hurriedly placed some things on her backpack before going out of her room.
Both of them entered the attic with their belongings. They put on their cloaks at the same time, their necklaces. They felt again the familiar feeling of the necklace but this time, it is colder than usual. They stood side by side holding each other's hand while other hand is on the necklace. They grasped in tightly, as if holding for their dear life while thinking of their older sister, the need to be with her, the empty feeling without her. Suddenly they were enveloped by a blinding light of blue and green, slowly closing their eyes not letting go of each other's hands, the unfamiliar feeling of being weightless, like a feather on a windy day. Moments later, they felt the impact of landing. They slowly opened their eyes and saw the most beautiful thing in the world, or not.
Running, that's the situation of Bunny and Blossom. As soon as they left their hiding place, the guards spotted them because of their carelessness. Now they zoomed pass the guards and run as fast as they could.
"Your Highness, I think we should stop this." Bunny looked at her in disbelief but Blossom continued to speak. "I cannot put you in anymore danger. I'll continue running into somewhere. Maybe I could fix my necklace and –"
"No!"
"But-"
"I cannot let you do this alone. I will make sure that you go home safely."
The rest of the journey was silent; nobody dared to open their mouth while running and soon enough, they reached their destination – The Town of Three.
Three handsome princes were sitting on their throne room and were still awake even though it's already pass midnight. They received a report from the head of the palace guards that the prisoner together with the princess escaped the place were heading down town.
"What are we going to do now?" Zarren looked at his older brother and can't help it but frown. "What's wrong with you? You've been silent for the whole time and you're the one who's supposed to be in charge of this."
Ruby eyes clashed with emerald ones.
"I've been thinking about something that's bothering me." The older one said calmly as he stood up and started to walk towards his room.
"And what could be more important that this-"
"The letter" The three of them stopped walking as Christopher turned to look straight to his brothers' eyes. "You knew about the letter from the Northern Kingdom. You know what they want and three days ago, I received another letter, it is about to start." Silence enveloped the three of them, tension started to build up and neither one moved.
"What do we do then? Bunny and the other girl are still out there. We can't leave our sister when it's really dangerous. We also have to prepare the soldiers and lead the people to safety." William decided to ease the tension with his question.
"As I had said a while ago, I've been thinking of a plan since then. Follow me to my room. Sometimes, the walls have ears too." He said muttering the last statement.
They were in the middle of nowhere.
That's the first thing than came to the two sisters' minds when they arrived the past. Trees surrounded them in every direction and there's no sign of any living thing. Suddenly, a rustle could be heard in the trees and moments later, something zoomed past them.
It's an arrow!
"Run" It took seconds before they could process what's happening and they knew that they are not safe in the forest.
Dozens of arrows came raining down them, barely missing them as they run towards some random direction.
"Faster Bubbles, faster!"
"I'm trying!" Bubbles tripped on her own foot and tried to stood up but to no avail.
"Go on without me. Find Blossom and go home"
"No! I'll. . . . I'll stay her with you"
They waited but instead of their doom, they came face to face with what they were looking for, or more importantly, who.
"BLOSSOM!"
Blossom and Bunny rested for a while in the town before continuing their adventure towards their destination but not before stopping for some shopping. They first entered the food store to buy a few bread and water for supplies and some herbs and medicine in case of emergencies. After that, they changed into the clothes that they bought in a commoner's shop to blend in with the people. The dresses were exactly alike except for the color, dull red for Blossom and brown for Bunny.
They say on the fountain on the center of the town while eating some bread.
"So, where is the carriage?"
"It's here"
A medium sized carriage pulled by four horses stopped in front of them. The one driving it helped them get into the carriage before taking off towards the forest.
The travel went smoothly but suddenly, two girls were spotted, one blond and one black haired. Blossom knew those two, they were her sisters. She doesn't know if she will be happy or angry because of how dangerous the act they've done.
"BLOSSOM!"
"BUBBLES! BUTTERCUP!"
"Please stop the carriage" Blossom pleaded but the driver didn't let her until Bunny told him that there's no harm in stopping.
The sisters hugged each other but not before Blossom notice their situation.
"Bubbles what happened?" Blossom looked worriedly at her sister as Bunny deicide to join them.
"Someone attacked us! By the way, who's that?" Bubbles pointed at Bunny with a confused look on her face.
"She's Princess Anastasia Harriet Montgomery, the princess of this kingdom." Blossom introduced the girls to each other. "Your Highness, my sisters, Bubbles and Buttercup Utonium"
"Pleasure to meet you"
"The pleasure is all mine"
"Wait, I don't mean to be rude but you said that someone attacked you two." Bubbles and Buttercup nodded at Bunny's answer. Bunny's face suddenly turned to horror and yelled quickly.
"Hurry, we must leave this place. It is not safe here!" But it was already too late when they saw the driver scram away leaving the four girls in the middle of the forest and there not that far is a group of people armed with weapons. The quickly run towards the carriage but it was lit on fire by the enemy's arrows. Bunny quickly released the horses end rose one.
"You know how to ride a horse right?" The three of us nodded. When we were little, we used to ride it every time since we still lived in the country side and Bubbles was better than us when it comes to this.
"Well then hurry up and let's go!" We quickly rode the horse and it started galloping away. Bunny led the way out of the forest but we have a hard time trying to escape from them because of their arrows.
Suddenly, the firing stopped and they looked back to know why but instead found dozens and dozens of fire lit arrows pointed at them. The archers released the bow and it came towards them like rain but they managed to survive even though that caused them to have a few cuts and scratches. The willed the horse to go faster and minutes later, the enemies were nowhere in sight. They decided to rest beside the lake and treat their wounds after the long journey. They were about to sit down when dozens and dozens of warriors surrounded them. They were trapped and unless some miracle happens, they're doomed.
"We have to fight" Bunny stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the worlds.
"Are you crazy? We don't have any weapon and there are more than a hundred of them while there are only four of us." Bunny glared at Buttercup.
"And you have any better ideas? Here" Bunny tossed each of them a silver sword to fight with.
"Well, it isn't the Southern kingdom princess. What are you doing her milady? The forest is such a dangerous place for you to be. Why don't you join us for some fun?" An ugly looking man said while looking at Bunny.
"Yeah right as if I want to breathe the same air as you" Bunny countered back which made them even angrier.
"Too bad, such a waste to have your pretty faces covered in blood. The four of you would make great wife" He grinned like a maniac with a malicious gleam in the eyes.
"Ewww, no way" Blubbles said in disgust while acting that she wanted to vomit.
"Tsk, you can have them. They're not worthy" The ugly man turned around and started to leave while the others started to walked towards them while smiling like an idiot. The girls tried their best to hold out their swords for fighting but it was useless when they suddenly grabbed them. They struggle out of the men's grasp as they tried to scream but their mouths were all covered. Suddenly, the men stopped holding them and when they looked to see what's happening, both Blossom and Bunny froze when they saw three familiar figures, the three princes of the kingdom rescued them.
A/N: There finished! Thank you for reading my fic and also don't forget to review. I'll try my best to update and also I want to thank those who reviewed my story, thanks again guys.
~Crystamond~
