The group got back in their regular clothes, then make their way through the woods and into town. As they pass by some bushes by the side of the road, Buttercup hears a rustling sound and hovers over to investigate, promptly coming face to face with a small green baby dragon. "Wow, a cool dragon!" she exclaims happily. The dragon gives a small, gentle rumble and begins licking the green Powerpuff's face, causing her to laugh.
Hearing the laughter, Rebecca glances over her shoulder. "Is everything okay, Butter-Oh!" She's pleasantly surprised to see the little dragon. "Hey, sweet! A dragon!" Ace notes as he traipses up to the little reptile and gently rubs its back. "How ya doin' there, li'l guy?" The dragon smiles and begins to gently nuzzle him. Buttercup takes out the packet of Swedish Fish candy and gives the dragon two pieces, which he happily eats.
At this moment, the group notices a look of concern crossing the dragon's face. "What's wrong, li'l guy?" inquires a concerned Buttercup. "I'll find out!" Bubbles notes as she hovers up to the little reptile and begins conversing with him. "His name is Shen. He got separated from his mommy and daddy while traveling through the forest."
Mojo said, "Poor thing. We might be able to find his parents. Fa-Ying, how far is the Dragon Empress's palace?" Fa-Ying said, "It's pretty far, but I think we might be able to make it before sunset."
Spotting a series of large carts out of the corner of her eye, Rebecca is quickly struck with an idea. "Say, perhaps we could use these to get to our destination faster." Mojo smiles, "Brilliant idea, my sweet." Upon this, the group quickly hurry over and each hop into a cart. Mojo, Rebecca, Fa-Ying and the puppies take one, Deanna, Ace, and Shen take another, April, Snake, and Mei another, Arturo, Billy, and Grubber another, and the professor and the Powerpuffs take the final one. The group shift their vehicles into gear and begin motoring down the street.
As they careen quickly down the road, the group suddenly hear the sound of wheels from behind them, upon which they whip around and gasp in shock to see a cart being driven by a tall figure with dark eyes and well-groomed black hair motoring up behind them. Sitting on either side of him are two large men, one burly, the other more slight, and two large fierce Rottweilers, one with a blue collar, one with a pink one.
"It's Lagos!" Rebecca exclaims. "I should have known that he was behind this!"
"You won't get away from us, fools," Lagos threatens. "I will have the Dragon Amulet!"
"Not if we can help it!" Rebecca calls in return as the group pick up speed.
The friends steer their vehicles around a corner, down an alleyway, and into a small neighborhood, but Lagos and his crew quickly catch up to them. "Gee," a worried Buttercup notes. "They're really persistent."
"If only there were some way to dissuade them." Blossom muses.
At this moment, the group suddenly become aware of a pungent odor emanating from around them. "Ughh," Ace cringes, pinching his nose. "What's dat gnarly smell?"
"Don't look at me when ya say dat," Billy replies indignantly. "I already took my bath dis month." Rebecca shot a glare at Mojo, who looked at her and said, "Don't look at me like that! I didn't break wind, flatulate, or even fart!" Mojo sniffed and said, "Hmm, seems to be coming from...under our seats." He reaches down and pulls a round prickly brown fruit out of a bag beneath his chair.
"Why, those are durians," Fa-Ying notes. "Despite their somewhat unpleasant odor, they're quite good for the skin."
"Hmm," an interested Mojo muses. "I wonder what they could do for fur..."
As she slowly tosses one of the fruits to herself, Buttercup is suddenly hit with an idea. She quickly motions over her shoulder toward the rapidly approaching scoundrels. "Ten points to whoever can hit the phony butler!" she says half-jokingly. Exchanging knowing looks, the group each grab the fruit and begin tossing them at Lagos and his crew, hitting them in the faces and sending their cart careening off balance. SPLATT! Foxy and Roxi grab two durians in their front paws and toss them at the two Rottweilers as well.
Lagos lies in a heap on the ground, shaking his fist. "This isn't over yet, fools! That amulet WILL be mine, and I WILL make you pay!"
"This stinks...literally..." the two lackeys, covered in splattered fruit, groan woefully. The two dogs give doleful whimpers.
Rebecca laughed, "We got them down! We should get there faster without them following us."
Fa-Ying said, "No problem!" Everyone sped out of the city and headed towards an area with a large wall, along with large oak doors covered in vines. "Ah, here we are." Fa-Ying notes.