Blossom had been through a lot of crazy things in her young life. As did her sister's. But as she stood in the Mayor's office, listening to what was happening around the world at this very moment, her insides crumbled. She couldn't do this. They couldn't do this.
She decided to voice her thoughts. "Mayor, Miss Bellum." She spoke loudly, interrupting the old man's speech. They all turned to her, including the Professor, who stood stock still in the corner. She waited until the room fell silent, then cleared her throat.
"I really appreciate you having so much faith in us to think that we could do this. But there is only three of us, and you planned for us to go separately to these countries. Correct?" Miss Bellum nodded.
"Yes Blossom. But you see-" She was interrupted by the pink-eyed heroine.
"Well, I don't see how that could work. There are 6 dictators rising in 6 different countries. There's only 3 of us. Even with our powers, that would take a very long time." She said, her eyebrows scrunched together in thought.
Miss Bellum rose to her feet. "Girls...you wouldn't be doing this alone." She spoke calmly. Blossom rose a perfectly plucked eyebrow, Bubbles let out a squeak of confusion, and Buttercup crossed her arms in suspicion.
Miss Bellum continued. "Girls, I want you to really think about how serious this is. Millions of lives our on the line." She put her hands on the mayors desk, making her look very intimidating. The girls shrunk in their seats.
"Now, you girls are heroines. You realize that sometimes, you have to make sacrifices for the greater good, no?" Bubbles and Buttercup nodded. Blossom rose to her feet, her arms crossed across her chest.
"Miss Bellum, what are you getting at?" Blossom asked, her voice just as intimidating. The girls copied their sister's actions, and stood. Miss Bellum simply nodded to a man at the door.
"Bring them in." The man nodded, and opened the door.
There, in the doorway, stood the Rowdyruff Boys.
Well, Blossom was right about one thing; they had definitely changed.
Brick stood in front, arms crossed, a smirk planted on his handsome face. His red eyes scanned the room before landing on Blossom, and staying there. Boomer and Butch glared at their counterparts, and all was silent in the room.
Brick finally pulled away from Blossom's gaze to smile sweetly at Miss Bellum.
"Nice to see you again, Sara." Miss Bellum nodded.
"Brick." She greeted professionally.
Blossom finally snapped out of it. "Miss Bellum, What are they doing here?" She growled. Miss Bellum sighed.
"Girls, sit down." The girls sat back in their chairs, reluctantly. The boys stood behind the girls chairs; Brick behind Blossom, Boomer behind Bubbles, and Butch behind Buttercup. Miss Bellum nudged a now sleeping Mayor, and he snorted himself awake. "Huh, where?" Miss Bellum gestured to the six super powered teenagers in his office. His eyes widened.
"Oh!" He said, and arranged some papers back into place on his desk. He folded his hands onto his desk and smiled at the teens.
"Hello, Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys! How are you?" He asked enthusiastically. Butch scoffed.
"Could be better." Buttercup mumbled, and averted her eyes to the floor.
"Oh, that's too bad." The mayor sympathized. Then, He just sat there, staring at the wall across from the boys and girls. They waited expectantly. Miss Bellum cleared her throat.
"Girls, the boys would be accompanying you on this mission, due to their powers, and connections." The girls stood up.
"WHAT?" They screamed in unison. The boys simply rolled their eyes. "Miss Bellum, it's them." Blossom gestured to Brick, who glared at her.
"It's not like were so pleased to be doing this either, pinky." He growled. Blossom growled back and soon they were nose to nose.
"What do you really want, Brick? Because i know that if all the villains of the world are trying to take over, you would be right behind them, doing your part." Blossom spat viciously, her pink eyes glowing. Brick scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Your forgetting one thing, toots; We live in this world too. I know what will happen if they take over, and i really don't feel like living in a world filled with f*cking monkeys." He spat back, getting even closer to her, their faces centimeters apart. His bright red eyes glared into her light pink ones. She glared back.
Miss Bellum stood between them. "Blossom, Brick, please be mature. You are the leaders; set an example." She sounded disappointed, and Blossom flinched at her tone. She sat back down, deciding to ignore Brick.
"Please continue, Miss Bellum." She spoke maturely. Miss Bellum smiled appreciatively.
"Thank you, Blossom." Blossom responded with a sweet smile.
"Now. The boys have already agreed to do this mission. We already went through the plan with them, and they fully understand." Bubbles eyebrows furrowed.
"Why did you tell them before us?" She asked, a hint of betrayal evident in her voice. Boomer snickered. Miss Bellum smiled at Bubbles reassuringly.
"Well, you girls go to school. The boys do not. We didn't want to disturb your education, and were also thinking of your safety." Miss Bellum explained. Buttercup rose an eyebrow.
"Our safety?" She asked.
"She was afraid of how we would react." Brick offered. Miss Bellum smiled.
"Yes. Thank you, Brick. So once they agreed, we called you down here to go over the whole mission." The girls nodded.
"Okay. I don't agree with your choices, and i don't trust them, i doubt i ever will. But, I'll do this for the safety of the citizens." Blossom said, and her sisters nodded in agreement. Miss Bellum smiled widely.
"Alright. Let's begin, shall we?"
The six teens sat in a dark room around a table full of papers and a map of six countries. Miss Bellum stood at the end of the table.
"Okay, There are six villains hidden in each of these countries." Miss Bellum spread out six maps.
"Paris, New York, London, India, Tokyo, and Rome." The teens nodded their heads in understanding. Miss Bellum continued.
"Now, each of you will be paired with your counterparts..." Miss Bellum paused, expecting the girls to go off. Instead she was met with 3 confused faces. Blossom was the first to speak.
"Why our counterparts?" She glanced at Brick, who stared at the maps professionally. Miss Bellum took a sigh of relief.
"Because, they are your counterparts. We would have teamed you up with your siblings, but you have to be teamed up in twos to get this done before its too late. And you will work best with the person that thinks the same as you, correct?" Miss Bellum reasoned.
Buttercup scoffed. "I do not think the same as this spiky haired a**hole!" She gestured to Butch, who responded with a low growl.
"Buttercup, please trust us on this." Miss Bellum pleaded. Buttercup crossed her arms and mumbled a 'whatever'.
Miss Bellum turned her attention to the two leaders.
"Blossom? Brick? What do you think of this?" Brick looked up from the papers, and adjusted his cap. "Well, It won't be pretty...but, i agree. It'll be slightly easier working with Red over here then her sisters." Brick gestured to Blossom, who looked deep in thought.
"Well...it'll be a stretch, But I'm willing to make sacrifices. Even if I don't trust him." She added the last part, glaring at Brick meaningfully. Brick rolled his eyes, and blew a piece of his bright orange hair out of his eyes. Miss Bellum seemed pleased with their answers.
"Okay! Now, since there will be three groups, and six countries, you each will be going to two different countries together. Brick and Blossom will go to Paris, then the Taj Mahal in India." The red heads nodded obediently as Miss Bellum handed them two red folders.
"Boomer, Bubbles? You'll be going to London first, then Rome. Okay?" The blondes nodded weakly and took the blue folders.
"And lastly, Butch and Buttercup will be going to New York, then Tokyo, Japan." She handed them two green folders. The six skimmed the folders.
"Those folders give you all the information you need. Once your shipped to your assigned countries, the boys will find their connections, and the folders will tell you what your supposed to do from there, and who you'll be dealing with."
Blossom's gaze once again shifted to Brick. His read eyes scanned the 'India' folder, before finding Blossom's eyes once again. They screamed danger, and Blossom reminded herself to not trust him one bit on the mission. She remembered what she promised herself earlier that day.
She would keep that promise.
"Also," Miss Bellum continued, her voice turning low, and deadly serious. They all turned their attention back to her.
"This will take a long time; almost a year. You will be spending that time with your counterpart. They will be the only one you will trust. You protect them, they protect you. I expect you to be civil about this. I'm not asking you to be best friends, just remember that your on the same side. You can go back to hating each other's guts after this is over with, whatever. Just remember; this isn't about you. It's about the world." She said.
Blossom frowned. How were they so sure they were on the same side? Blossom wouldn't trust him. She would make sure that her sisters didn't either.
It was strictly business. Something interrupted her thoughts. Or, someone.
Blossom looked up to find Brick's hand in front of her face. She looked up at him, and he smirked.
"Come on, Blossy. Truce? just for now, of coarse." He added at the end, a chuckle escaping his lips. Blossom stared at his hand for a long moment, then looked to her sisters and Miss Bellum. They all stared expectantly. She looked back to Brick, who rose an eyebrow, his hand still outstretched.
Blossom sighed, and grabbed his hand. "Truce. For now." Brick's smirk widened. "Of course."
The girls sat at home with the Professor, discussing tomorrows outcome. They were to be shipped off to different countries with their counterparts, then would find a place to stay for a couple months. The boys would know what to do from there. Blossom hated the fact that Brick would be giving the orders, but, it was a sacrifice for the greater good.
Hours later, when it was far past the girl's bed time, when everything was packed,and the Professor was passed out, Bubbles burst into tears. Blossom and Buttercup sat on the edge of her bed, and hugged her. The three super heroines said nothing as they hugged each other, and when blossom felt Buttercup shake from her silent tears, Blossom let her own fall.
It was only after she felt her sisters go limp in her arms that she let go. She stood up from Bubble's bed, and grabbed a blanket off the floor. Buttercup was sprawled out on the bed, with Bubbles lying on the bottom half, clutching Buttercup's leg. Both of their faces were tear stained. Blossom rubbed at her own still wet cheeks, and laid the blanket gently over her sisters.
She kissed their foreheads and left the room, suppressing a cry.
I hoped you liked this! Im dying to write more, so i doubt you'll have to wait long for the next chapter ^_^
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