Cast the Darkest Shadow
Deus Ex Procella
The early morning air grew deathly still, and the temperature surrounding the heavily guarded mansion of the Shirogane family felt as though it had plummeted in an instant. The shadow descended upon the building, a wicked glint in her pink eyes. Blight showed little tact or subtlety and promptly smashed in the wall, allowing her entry into the bedroom of the youngest daughter of the Shirogane's. Himeko Shirogane started and sat up, staring in horror at the dark form approaching her.
"W-What the? Who are you? How did you get," Himeko was cut off when Blight grabbed her throat painfully and lifted her from the ground. Sapphire, sprung awake by the commotion hissed at the newcomer, who only grinned and lifted her up by her tail. Blight snickered and her mask pulled away allowing Himeko to see her face.
"B…Blossom? Why are…what are you doing!?" Blight sneered and the dark lights within Himeko and Sapphire flared to life. Blight forcefully slammed Himeko up against her bedroom wall and her own black aura began to glow bright.
"Blossom isn't home right now, I'm here to take her messages," Himeko wanted to voice her confusion, but this incentive was promptly cut off by a scream erupting from deep in her stomach. Sapphire too began screeching and thrashing around. A black object appeared and the lights from Himeko and Sapphire began to flow into it, until with a fierce tug they ripped free from their bodies. Blight dropped the now unconscious duo and pulled the black object from the ground. Instantly a flood of power overwhelmed her and her dark light grew darker still.
"That's all of the original black lights…now I only have to get those little boys! Then I'll be unstoppable!" Blight swung the object, which was easily twice her size, causing it to dematerialize and return to whatever hammer space it had been stored within previous. Without concern for remaining unseen, Blight took off into the air and blasted from the roof of the mansion. Her first mission was complete, now she only had to destroy Powerpuff Girls Z!
Ken Kitazawa approached the main doorway of the Tokyo City Research Facility. Needless to say he was a little concerned listening to the vigorous pounding at the door. Nervously watching the door slide open, he looked up to see a very irate mother staring back at him, righteous fury blazing in her orange eyes. Ken laughed nervously and swallowed the lump in his throat.
"Hello Mrs. Ak…Bloss…Kuriko!?" Ken noticed Mrs. Akatsutsumi's companion, who was clearly his one-time classmate Kuriko wearing a perfect, smaller replica of Hyper Blossom's outfit. Blossom laughed and stared back at Ken, scratching her head nervously.
"Where is your father?! Take me to him right this minute!" Ken glanced at Blossom, who only looked back at him hopefully. Nodding sheepishly, Ken stiffly led the two into the lab. He looked at Blossom and couldn't help staring, trying to understand how Kuriko could have obtained a uniform like Blossom's. Feeling Mrs. Akatsutsumi's glare on his back, Ken faced forward blushing furiously and opened the door to the main lab, where Professor Utonium had just finished getting ready for the day's work.
"Oh Ken you're back just in…Hello Mrs. Ak," Professor Utonium froze in place, a wave of fear paralyzing him when Kakiko angrily marched up to him and glared at him with an unbridled fury that only a mother could have.
"Who do you think you are?! How dare you not tell me that Momoko was Hyper Blossom?" Professor Utonium's face fell further, but his fear was replaced by curiosity when he saw Momoko's younger sister wearing Momoko's Hyper Blossom uniform.
"Mrs. Akatsutsumi, why is your other daughter," He leapt and raised his hands defensively when Kakiko jabbed him in the chest with her pointer finger and cut him off.
"Don't change the subject! How could you do something like this? Do you know how bad I feel now? My daughter has been risking her life day in and day out and I didn't know!" Professor Utonium backed away nervously, completely wilted under Kakiko's glare. Blossom ran to her mother's side and grabbed Kakiko's hand before she could pursue the terrified scientist. Kakiko responded instinctively and tightly held Blossom's hand, looking down at her daughter.
"Mommy, maybe you should give Ken and Professor Utonium a chance to explain everything?" Kakiko nodded and turned to Professor Utonium. He looked at Blossom gratefully and prepared to explain when things only complicated further by the door opening and Kaoru and Miyako walking in.
"Professor! Did you see the news? Someone attacked the Shirogane place!" Kaoru ran up to Professor Utonium, completely unaware of Kakiko and Blossom's shocked expressions. Miyako ran up next to her, a very worried look etched across her face.
"Himeko Shirogane was attacked…when the police asked who did it she said the person looked like Blossom," Professor Utonium was shocked, but once again his response was cut short.
"What?! My big sister would never do something like that!" Kaoru and Miyako turned and finally noticed Mrs. Akatsutsumi and…a younger Hyper Blossom?
"What in…what's going on?" Kaoru stuttered out, finding her voice after a period of silence. Kakiko turned to glare at Professor Utonium once more.
"That's just what Professor Utonium was about to explain!" The weary Kitazawa sighed and scratched his head, looking to Ken for some reassurance. Needless to say the little boy was just as horrified by this turn of events as he was. Professor Utonium crossed his arms and turned away, walking across the lab floor in deep contemplation.
"Perhaps…everyone should find a seat. I have a feeling this is going to take a while…"
Butch watched Ms. Momoko from the distance, like he always did. He had watched her lose her white light, he'd watched her become the monster she was now, and he had watched her attack that big fancy mansion. Ms. Momoko had become a horrible nightmare, she'd made him nervous the previous day but now she had him terrified. He was completely frightened of Ms. Momoko now…no not of Ms. Momoko.
Ms. Momoko was a wonderful person; she was an amazing person. Of course the black light had been warping her mind. The black light had poisoned her and turned her into a puppet for its own sadistic use. That light was ruining her, it was turning her into something she wasn't! He couldn't stand it; he couldn't stand seeing her so twisted and warped…he wanted to meet the real Ms. Momoko. The Ms. Momoko who wasn't some monster's plaything.
Butch continued to sneak behind Blight, following her even in broad daylight. For all he knew, she wasn't aware of his presence in the least, but he had his suspicions that she was onto him. After all even when he didn't want Ms. Momoko to notice his presence, she always somehow found out that he was tailing her. That and she had only forbidden him from following her to the party. He had never agreed to stop following her all together. His fears were confirmed when Blight suddenly touched down atop a clock tower and turned around, looking at him directly
"Okay runt, come on out and let's play," Butch gulped down the fear in his throat and came out of hiding, landing a few feet away from Blight who had her arms crossed and was smirking at him arrogantly. She shook her head and sighed, her black aura erupting around her. Butch, defensively, radiated his aura. Blight sneered.
"Don't make me laugh, runt. I'm not afraid of you or your wimpy little aura." Butch flinched back and raised his hands cringing in fear. Blight shook her head arrogantly and began walking towards the very nervous little boy. Blight grinned and continued to approach him. "That's right, just try to fight back. I'll finally give you that ass whooping I've been promising since we met!" Blight charged at Butch, who yelped and jumped back. Blight dodged a punch he reflexively threw at her and grabbed his wrist. In an astounding show of strength, she lifted him easily off the ground and slammed him against the clock tower, smashing a hole in the ceiling. With another throw Butch was flung bodily into the air.
Butch regained his balance and spun around, catching a flying uppercut from Blight. The dark puff grinned and jerked her fist out of his grip, throwing a furious barrage of punches at his face. Butch dodged them, sweating upon realizing that Blight was much faster than Ms. Blossom had been. Ms. Blossom had learned quickly how to fight, and she'd gotten quite good. Blight; however, fought clearly with the style he'd taught Ms. Momoko, but with such a ferocity and speed that it seemed demonic in nature. She fought like some kind of hellish soldier, bent on tearing him limb from limb.
"C'mon Butchie! Fight back you little bastard! Show me how tough you really are!" Blight brought her fists up above her and brought them down at Butch's head. He caught them, struggling with both hands to hold back Blight's attack. Unfortunately he didn't notice until too late when he knee came up and rammed into his gut. Butch doubled over, holding his stomach. Blight only grinned and shook her head as she promptly repeated the previous attack and sent Butch crashing down into the clock tower. Blight spun around and blasted off after him, her black jets leaving behind a trail that greatly resembled a scar in the sky.
"Oof! Oh God…that really hurt…" Butch pushed himself to his knees, having crashed into a gear larger than he was. He rose to his feet and looked around dizzily, trying to find some sign of Blight. That sign came and nearly made him wet himself in fear. Blight stood back-to-back with Butch, her arms crossed and a goblin grin pasted on her lips.
"Hey not bad, runt. You recovered pretty fast." Blight snickered and Butch nervously choked down a fearful lump. His hands shook terribly and sheen of sweat streaked his face. Blight grinned and glanced back at Butch, her eyes narrowing. "Are you ready for round two?" Butch leapt into the air, dodging a spinning trip Blight aimed at him. Blight came up with another uppercut, but Butch caught it and finally managed to come off the defensive, throwing a kick at Blight's head. Blight was pleasantly surprised to see Butch returning fire. She leapt back, landing on a second large gear completely indifferent to it moving beneath her.
"About time punk! I thought you were never going to fight back!" Butch's black aura shone brightly, and his fear replaced itself with rage. He charged Blight and threw a rapid-fire barrage of punches at her face. Blight dodged the punches and countered with a rapid blast of kicks, which Butch blocked and parried quite professionally. The two walked back and forth, moving like an expertly choreographed dance across the moving gears of the giant clock. Blight threw a fast punch at Butch, who dodged and leapt back, stumbling when his feet hit something unmoving. Looking down he saw that he had stepped onto a catwalk high above the floor below. He screamed when a fist whizzed by his head and nearly took him out. Butch responded by summoning his boomerang, slicing it across Blight's stomach.
"Oooh you're getting serious now, huh? That's right! Bring it runt! I want all of it!" Butch growled and his boomerang began to glow bright green, growing until it had grown to be almost the same size as Blight herself. Blight's grin never faltered even under these circumstances; however, if anything it only became more predatory. Butch growled and drew his arm back fiercely.
"Let go of Ms. Momoko, you bitch! Hypersonic Shockrang!" The boomerang ripped through the catwalk as Butch threw it at Blight. Her eyes narrowed when she found just how fast the boomerang was moving. A sonic boom rocked the tower as the boomerang warped into a stream of pure energy. Blight raised her hands and caught the edges of the rang, being driven back relentlessly against the unbelievable force of the attack. Butch watched nervously, praying that his strongest attack would have some effect on the monster. Blight crashed through the guarding rail at the edge of the catwalk, but her toes stopped at the very end, the jets beneath her feet activating and pushing back. Blight grinned and Butch watched in horror as the dark puff pulled the boomerang back and threw it forward, slamming into Butch and sending him flying over the edge of the catwalk.
"Here I come! I'm gonna end you sucker!" Blight shot through the air as the catwalk collapsed beneath her. She met Butch in midair and began to unleash a demonic assault on his entire body, which Butch was helpless to defend himself against.
Blossom lay against her mother's side, the two sitting on the couch and listening to the end of Professor Utonium's explanation. They both now knew that Miyako and Kaoru were Rolling Bubbles and Powered Buttercup respectively. Both were also incredibly worried, seeing that Momoko had lost her powers, which now resided in Kuriko.
"You mean…you've been fighting a creature who is for all extensive purposes the devil?" Kakiko asked, a dangerous edge to her voice. Professor Utonium nodded, and turned to them with his gaze focused on Kuriko.
"I don't understand though…how did Momoko lose her powers? Somehow the white light left her body and entered the closest thing it could find to Momoko, which at the time happened to be you Kuriko," He put his hand to his chin and sighed. "Had you entered first, Mrs. Akatsutsumi, it is arguable that you would have become Hyper Blossom," Kakiko nodded and tightened her embrace on Blossom, who reacted appreciatively.
"Momoko was attacked by something…" Blossom began, catching everyone's attention, "I went into her room because I heard her screaming and some fighting. Then I saw her room was a wreck and she had lost her belt. Then this white thing jumped out of nowhere and hit me and when I could see again I knew Momoko was Blossom…" Kaoru crossed her arms and looked away ashamedly. Miyako put a hand on Kaoru's shoulder, but flinched back when Kaoru reacted so coldly.
"Momoko was attacked…dammit! We shouldn't have been fighting! But she's been such a…such a bitch!" Every eye fell on Kaoru, hearing her outburst. Blossom looked down, feeling the same heavy feeling in her chest that had been present ever since Momoko had begun acting weird.
"Momoko has been acting strangely…yesterday I had grounded her but," Kakiko began but didn't finish seeing Blossom's state. She sighed and hugged Blossom tightly, the little girl's eyes watering thinking about what might have happened to her older sister. Miyako looked at the two empathetically, sighing sorrowfully and trying to think of some kind of explanation for Momoko's disappearance. An image from the previous night flashed in her mind, her hand instinctively coming up to her swollen black eye.
"Last night at the party…" Miyako whispered. Kaoru looked up, raising an eyebrow.
"What about the party? You think someone from the party kidnapped Momoko?" Miyako shook her head and walked over, kneeling down in front of Blossom. The little girl looked up nervously, flinching at the sight of the older girl's injured eye. Miyako's eyes widened when she saw the white aura become visible around Blossom.
"The light…I know I saw it last night…" Miyako whispered, watching as Blossom's aura disappeared once more. Blossom and Kakiko both looked hopefully at Miyako, while Professor Utonium, Ken, and Kaoru neared the other three in interest.
"What about a light, Miyako?" Ken asked, staring at Blossom but not seeing the light Miyako had mentioned. Miyako continued to kneel down at Blossom's eye level as everything fell into place, and a horrible revelation fell over her.
"Oh my God…Momoko is in more trouble than we thought." Every eye widened, "Last night, when she punched me, I could see," Miyako didn't finish when Peach suddenly ran into the room, panting and barking wildly.
"Wan! Wan! A monster is in the city! Wan! Powerpuff Girls Z need to transform now, the monster is really powerful!" Miyako stood up, her eyes trembling.
"Where is it Peach? Where is the monster!?" The tone of Miyako's voice was so uncharacteristic, so unnatural that Peach was frozen for a few moments. Clearing his computerized head he barked in response.
"I don't know but it's in the city wan! You have to hurry wan!" Miyako nodded and her eyes still wide, she stumbled back and grabbed her compact.
"Kaoru transform…" she whispered. Kaoru nodded and pulled out her compact, calling on her power ring.
"Rolling Bubbles!"
"Powered Buttercup!" There were twin flashes of light and in an instant; Miyako and Kaoru were replaced by Bubbles and Buttercup. Bubbles reached out to Blossom, who looked up in confusion.
"Kuriko, we need your help. We need you to be our Blossom," Kakiko tightened her hold on Blossom's shoulders and shook her head.
"Kuriko is too young for that kind of danger!" Bubbles looked at Kakiko with a desperate expression, kneeling down and grabbing Mrs. Akatsutsumi's hands.
"Please! Mrs. Akatsutsumi, we need Blossom to save Momoko!" Kakiko's mouth fell open. She looked at Blossom who, though appeared terrified, quickly rose upon hearing mention of her big sister.
"I'll do it! I'll do anything to help find Momoko!" Kakiko's face softened.
"Kuriko…it's too dangerous," Blossom shook her head and gave her mother a kiss on the cheek while taking up her yo-yo and backing away.
"I have to Mommy! If I can help Momoko I have to go with Bubbles and Buttercup!" Kakiko nodded, realizing the hopelessness of the situation, particularly enhanced by Bubbles' desperate disposition.
"Be careful please…I can't lose you too Kuriko…" Blossom nodded and she and Buttercup turned to Bubbles. Bubbles gave Mrs. Akatsutsumi a reassuring glance, holding her hands tightly.
"Don't worry Mrs. Akatsutsumi, we'll bring Momoko and Kuriko home safely," Kakiko nodded and watched helplessly as the three girls ran off to face God only knows what. Professor Utonium gave her a comforting look.
"Don't worry ma'am…they're the best at what they do," He silently cringed and looked at the monitor now showing the three flying into the city, 'Even if what they do isn't very safe,' he thought wistfully.
Powerpuff Girls Z landed in front of the clock tower, where the sight of a massive black light had drawn them. Kare seemed the only logical explanation for such a powerful black light. Buttercups walked forward, taking the lead and glancing back at her teammates nervously.
"This looks like it's going to get messy…definitely not a good place for Kuriko to start playing hero." Blossom glared at Buttercup who smiled apologetically and led them into the building. The place seemed quiet, far too quiet for comfort. There were a few scuffs here and there, along with what appeared to be the remains of a catwalk. Something had gone down, but it didn't seem to have taken a huge toll on the facility.
"Strange…I can't feel anything here," Bubbles whispered, holding her wand tightly. Blossom nodded and looked up, slowly degenerating into a terror stricken whimper. Buttercup looked at Blossom worriedly then followed her gaze. Buttercup's eyes widened and her mouth fell open. Bubbles joined them in staring in shock at the figure standing on the lowest catwalk above them.
"Why hello there Bubbles! Buttercup! So glad to see you cared enough to find me!" Blight swung over the railing and landed in front of the two, walking into the light and retracting the ninja-mask from her face.
"Oh my God…Momoko," Buttercup and Blossom stared disbelievingly at the figure approaching them. Bubbles was right, it really was Momoko but now she'd changed far more drastically than before.
"Momoko? Sis! What happened to you?!" Blight froze in her tracks and stared at Blossom. The look on her face was at first surprise, but then it slowly fell into unbridled fury.
"Kuriko…you've already replaced me! You already found a new Blossom? You already replaced me?! You think you can do your job without me?!" Blight began to snarl and her black aura radiated wildly around her, kicking up dust from the floor and releasing a fierce wind that forced the heroines to brace themselves against its force.
"Momoko! We haven't replaced you! Somehow you forced the white light out of your body and it went to Kuriko thinking she was you!" Bubbles pleaded with the monster, trying to snap her out of her jealous fury. Blight sneered and shook her head, laughing bitterly.
"I don't doubt it! But to think you'd bring her along! She has a hard enough time sleeping in her own bed! You think she can beat me?!" Buttercup growled and clenched her fists.
"Don't do this Momoko, we don't want to hurt you," Blight looked up at Buttercup with a venomous glare. Slowly a grin spread over her lips.
"Don't want to hurt me? Didn't you say if you saw me transform again you'd beat me down?" Blight spread her arms and grinned beckoning Buttercup to attack. "Well c'mon Butterbitch, I'm waiting for my beating," Buttercup's fists clenched, and her eyes narrowed.
"Don't make me do this Momoko," Blight grinned brightly and brought her fists up in a mocking fashion.
"Oh goody! So I'll go first!" Buttercup began to bring her fists up then stopped and gasped. Blossom and Bubbles watched in horror as Buttercup fell to the ground and curled up tightly, holding her stomach and rolling around in pain. Blight pulled her fist back and blew on it, sneering at Buttercup. "Oops, too fast? Come on Wonder Girl! Show me those muscles!" Buttercup stumbled to her feet, snarling at Blight.
"Okay I lied, I really wanted to do this!" Buttercup swung at Blight, who moved her head and easily avoided the sloppy attack. The following attack was far more professional, nearly taking Blight's head off. Blight stood up straight and brushed her shoulders off, snorting at Buttercup's attempts to take her out.
"You're swinging way too hard, you're gonna wear yourself out Butterbitch. Didn't you ever see Rocky III?" Buttercup snarled and charged Blight, who jumped back and began to dance easily with Buttercup. She dodged and ducked, parried and blocked, managing to avoid every attack Buttercup threw her way. Blight grabbed Buttercup's fist, the blue-haired girl's eyes narrowing dangerously. Her arm began to tremble, but Blight's remained steady as she held off the strike.
"I'm going to make sure you don't get up this time!" Buttercup swung her other fist. Blight ducked the attack and jumped back, then leapt up to the catwalk, beckoning Buttercup to follow. Running on adrenaline and rage, Buttercup flew up to Blight and the two began their deadly waltz yet again. Blight knocked away Buttercup's relentless attacks with the same arrogant smirk plastered on her lips. Buttercup jumped just slightly, bringing her fists up and bringing them down at Blight's head. Blight took this opportunity and ducked just enough to avoid the swing, then threw a powerful punch at Buttercup's midsection, knocking her to the other side of the tower, where she landed painfully on the catwalk.
"Oooh, super powerful Buttercup can't even beat wimpy little Momoko! Oh wait! I'm not Momoko!" Blight tensed up and her dark aura erupted, making the entire tower begin to shake, "I'm the dark side of Momoko! I'm your worst nightmare! I'm the Darkest Blight!" Blight dodged Buttercup's charge back into the fray and jumped up to the next catwalk. When Buttercup followed she grabbed her by the shoulders and rammed her head against the guardrail. Buttercup recovered and leapt onto the catwalk, throwing a flurry of punches at Blight, who leapt away and stuck her tongue out. Buttercup snarled and dove at Blight with a jump kick. This only succeeded in allowing Blight to step to the side and knock her to the ground with an overhead smash.
Blight leapt up another story and wagged a finger at Buttercup, who was red with rage. She mindlessly followed Blight, who leapt up another story further infuriating Buttercup.
"Hey Butterball, you wanna know what I've always wanted to do?" Blight held her hands out causing black and green light to begin gathering in her palms. She pulled them back to her side, holding the ball of light which began shining brightly. Blossom promptly recognized the tactic and took off to catch Buttercup to keep her from charging Blight again.
"Wait! Don't Buttercup!" Bubbles reached out to stop Blossom, but missed and was forced to chase after her.
"Blossom wait! It's dangerous!" Bubbles and Blossom flew at Buttercup who leapt into the air and drew her fist back to punch Blight. The dark puff grinned wickedly at the delicious situation.
"This is so cliché but I have to do it!" Buttercup's eyes widened when she saw the energy gathered in Blight's hands, "Kamehameha!" Blight thrust her hands out, heels of her hands together and her palms wildly opened. At that moment Bubbles and Blossom caught up to Buttercup and tried to pull her away. All three froze seeing that massive beam of green and black light erupt from Blight's hands and slam into them, shooting them through the wall and leaving behind a massive hole. Anyone who had been in the street screamed and scattered as the three heroines crashed into the pavement. A crowd began to form around the fallen team, most of them screaming when the dark puff landed and began to walk through the gap that formed in the crowd.
"I told you! You little bitches can't even touch me! You can't replace me with that little runt either! I'm the real Blossom! I'm the best Blossom! And now, I'm even better than I was as Blossom!" Buttercup was the first to her feet, despite having taken the most damage. She pulled Bubbles and Blossom up and glared at Blight. The crowd scattered when the dark puff beckoned Buttercup to continue their fight. Buttercup charged, summoning her hammer and preparing to hopefully finish the fight before it became too out of hand.
"So predictable," Blight held a hand up as Buttercup got near. Time bent and slowed for the green puff, who stared at a ball of green and black light shining brightly right in her face. There was a brilliant flash and Buttercup was thrown bodily through the air, crashing into the rundown shack where Mojo had once made his residence. It promptly collapsed, assuredly sealing the green puff within. Bubbles stared in horror, turning to Blight with a pleading stare.
"Please, Blight stop this! We'll get Professor Utonium to turn you back to normal!" Blight shook her head as she approached the two remaining puffs, grinning wickedly.
"Now it's me and you Bubbles. I'm gonna ruin that pretty face so good no one will ever say it's prettier than mine!" Bubbles took a step back, holding her wand up nervously. Blossom, both in fear and in an effort to help her sister, pulled her yo-yo back and tried to figure out how her powers worked.
"Super Light Shoot!" Blossom flung the pink glowing yo-yo at Blight, who without looking up raised her arm and stopped walking, letting the yo-yo wrap around her forearm. She grabbed the string and jerked it, tugging Blossom screaming off her feet. She then swung her arm and threw Blossom into a parked car, knocking her to the ground writhing in pain.
"Stay out of this you pathetic little runt! This doesn't concern you!" Blight turned back to Bubbles grinning, "Where were we Gorgeous? Oh right! I was about to change that!" Bubbles dodged Blight's initial charge and swung her wand.
"Bubble Champagne II!" The magical bubbles flew at Blight who swung one arm around, poking every bubble that came her way, popping each and every one without a hint of effort etched on her face. Bubbles screamed and dodged a swing at her head, then rolled out of the way when Blight threw a kick upward. Blight spun around and flung a ball of green-black energy at Bubbles, who again rolled out of the way and swung her wand at her.
"Bubble Popper!" Blight's jets activated and her entire body flashed. Bubbles screamed and lost her breath when Blight appeared right in front of her and punched her in the gut. Bubbles stumbled backward, a drip of spittle leaking down her lips. Blight grinned and grabbed her wand, trying to wrench it from Bubbles' hands.
"Let GO!" Blight kicked Bubbles in the chest, freeing the wand from her grasp and knocking her to the pavement, "You think that shiner I gave you is humiliating, wait until I completely tear your face apart!" Bubbles jumped to her feet, her head snapping to the side. Blight slammed the end of the bubble wand into her chin yet again, jerking her head to the other side. She then rammed it into her gut and made Bubbles double over out of breath. Blight kicked Bubbles in the chin and then slammed the wand down on her face, knocking her onto the ground.
"Yeah! I like this! C'mon Bubbles! Fight me! Fight back!" Bubbles held her bleeding nose, and tried to climb to her feet. Blight kicked her in the side and knocked her back on the ground. Blight grabbed Bubbles' hair and jerked her to her feet. Bubbles had tears streaming down her face and a small fountain of blood streaming from her nose. She cried out helplessly when Blight smashed the wand into her mouth and knocked her back. Before Bubbles fell, Blight grabbed her wrist and jerked her up. As Bubbles was rising she head-butted her ruthlessly, further injuring her already broken nose. Bubbles collapsed on the ground, blood coating her once pretty face. Blight through the wand away and held up a hand that began to burn with bright green-black light.
"Oh don't worry…I'll cauterize those face cuts for you!" Bubbles gasped in pain and crawled away as quickly as her weakened body could. Blight only grinned wickedly, completely ignorant to the sound of an explosion nearby.
"Swing Sonic II!" Blight froze and looked up in shock. The blast of sonic energy rammed into her and sent her flying across the street. Spinning wildly through the air, her side hit a fire hydrant and ripped it from the ground. She hit the pavement and held her side painfully. Blight climbed to her feet, wincing from a sharp pain in her side, and saw Buttercup standing across from her. The green puff was badly injured, covering in cuts and bruises, but still held up her giant hammer defiantly. Blight looked at the hammer then began to laugh crazily.
"Butterbitch and her big ass weapon. Are you compensating for something? You know like a gross lack of any attractive qualities?" Buttercup glared back and brought her hammer up to strike again. Blight held her left hand out to the side, causing a surge of an unbelievable amount of black light to begin gathering into her open palm. She clenched her fist shut and the black light exploded, creating a weapon that made Buttercup's hammer to droop and her mouth to fall open fearfully. The weapon was a sword, a massive mountain of a sword that was twice the size of Blight herself. She held onto its black hilt, which had a long curved edge that led into the massive black blade that would dwarf the largest buster sword. Blight swung the sword and set it on her shoulders easily, grinning at the very, very nervous looking Buttercup.
"You wanna play this game, bitch?" Buttercup gulped and yelped when Blight charged her, bringing the sword up and swinging it with incredible strength. Buttercup blocked the swing with her hammer and groaned in pain as her aching muscles and joints struggled to resist giving into the weight and pressure of the blade. Blight grinned and gestured toward her grip on the sword. Buttercup audibly gasped seeing that all of that pressure was coming from just one hand. Blight was only wielding the sword with one hand!
"M-Mega…Megaton Dunk!" Buttercup rolled away from the slash and swung at Blight. She was amazed to see that she hit the dark puff in the side, knocking her painfully through the air. Blight crashed and growled as she rose.
"Devil Sift!" Blight swung the sword and sent a crescent blade of black energy slicing through the air at Buttercup. The heroine slid under the attack, the shockwave of which cut into Buttercup's badly bruised skin. Buttercup rose and swung her hammer downward.
"Graviton Drive!" The shockwave rammed into Blight's upraised sword. Blight held it off and swung her sword, slicing through it and sending another blade of energy at Buttercup, who dove out of the way and charged at Blight, swing it again.
"Megaton Dunk!" The hit smashed into Blights forehead and knocked her to the ground. Blight growled and threw her hands up. A giant ball of energy gathered in her hands and angrily she began to pump her arms like pistons, sending countless blasts of energy at Buttercup.
"Oh shit Smash Block!" Buttercup swung her hammer and created an invisible shield of energy that held off the continuous stream of blasts. Slowly it began to wear on her, tearing into her muscles and using up the last of her adrenaline. Buttercup screamed and her hammer was flung from her hands. The blasts rammed Buttercup relentlessly, until she dropped and lay unconscious on the ground. Blight snarled and began to laugh wildly. Admittedly, Buttercup's attacks had done quite a number on her. Powerful as she was, she was overexerting herself and using up her energy much faster than she would have if she had just used enough power to beat the heroines. But she didn't want to just beat them she wanted to humiliate them! She wanted to ruin them beyond repair! Now no one would ever say Buttercup was tougher! No one would ever say Bubbles was prettier! Blight was the most powerful! She was the best! Blight laughed and dismissed her sword. A mistake as she looked up hearing a very young voice cry out.
"Bright Shining Spin!" Blight screamed when the yo-yo slammed into her stomach. The energy coursing through this weapon hurt like nothing Buttercup had thrown at her. This burned! It burned like the light of Heaven itself! She was flung through the air, crashing into a building behind her painfully. Snarling Blight rose and saw Blossom staring back with false courage, the fear in her eyes clear as the sun beginning it's trek toward the western horizon.
"Little sister…you just made the biggest mistake of your life!" Blossom screamed when Blight cleared the distance between them, punching her in the face and sending her crashing into a fitness center. "I'm going to end this! Once and for all, there will be no Blossoms other than ME!"
Blossom crashed into the indoor pool of the fitness center, sputtering and gasping for air. She quickly climbed out and laid on the ground moaning in pain and holding her cheek. Her sister's punch had hurt…physically it had been the worst thing Blossom had ever felt in her life. Emotionally…it felt even worse. She was fighting her sister…her sister wanted to kill her! Momoko really wanted to kill her!
"It's not Momoko…it's not my big sister…" She heard a laugh and looked up fearfully, seeing Blight approaching and charging burning green-black energy in her hands.
"You're right, I'm not your big sister. I'm her better half, I'm her stronger half!" Blight kicked Blossom in the chin and sent her skipping across the water to the other side of the pool. Blight walked to the edge and grinned, preparing to charge across to kill Blossom. Something caught her eye and she looked down. Her black aura erupted when Blight saw her reflection staring back at her from the water. At first her expression was one of pure wickedness and hatred…then it blurred and became one of absolute horror and sorrow.
"Oh my God…oh my God…oh my God!!! What am I?!?! Oh my God! Kuriko! Oh God!" Blight began to scream, tears streaming down her cheeks as she clutched her hair and stared at her reflection. She dropped to her knees screaming and shaking her head, staring at the monster staring back at her from the water's depths. Blossom pushed up and stared across the room where Blight was clearly having a mental breakdown.
"Oh my God! Kuriko! Save me! Oh God don't let me be like this Kuriko! Someone save me! Help me! Don't let me do this anymore!" Blight continued screaming and crying, and in response her suit began to writhe in annoyance. The mask appeared on her face, silencing Blight's screams. She began to tear at the mask, trying to rip it off but she lost control of her arms, her hands going to her throat and squeezing tightly. Blight continued to scream into the mask, and then tumbled over and fell into the water. Blossom watched the water uneasily, seeing her sister thrashing beneath it. Seeing her reflection…it had woken Momoko up, she could finally see the monster she'd become. But the monster wasn't ready to let go.
"M-Momoko?" Blossom crawled to the edge of the now still water, praying for her sister's safety. Ripples began to appear in the surface of the water. The water began bubbling and a pillar of black and green light erupted from the center. Blossom fell onto her butt watching in horror and staring at the dark figure rising from the water. Blight's mask was now on permanently. It had fused with her face and was opened, revealing rows of long, demonically pointed teeth.
"Momoko is gone," The voice was horrible to listen to. It was Momoko's voice, completely dominated by a second high pitch alien sounding voice. Blossom rose and stared in horror as Blight, with her full demonic influence in control, grinned and prepared to charge at Blossom.
"Hypersonic Shockrang!" Blight looked over and screeched demonically when a giant blast of energy slammed into her and threw her into the opposite wall. Blossom looked up in shock and saw Butch stumble in, catching his giant boomerang and glaring at Blight angrily.
"You're Ms. Momoko's sister…" Blossom nodded, staring at the slightly older boy in wonder. He nodded and growled, "Let's save her! C'mon Little Blossom! Cyclone Clash!" The boomerang flew again, but this time Blight caught it and threw it back at him. Butch dodged the attack and charged at Blight, meeting her in midair over the pool. Blossom stared in wonder, seeing the feet and fists flying between the two. There was no way she could do that! She'd only gotten lucky when she hit Blight before; she had no hope of winning in hand-to-hand combat. Momoko was bigger, stronger, faster, and had actually learned how to fight! She looked down at her yo-yo and tried to figure out how she could possibly help that boy stop the monster so they could save Momoko. She clenched her grip on the yo-yo and began focusing all of her power into it, trying to will every ounce of energy she had in it. Blight had reacted when she managed to hit her; something about the yo-yo had hurt her worse than Buttercup's attacks. She had to hit her with one shot and make it count! That was their only hope! God she felt like Goku holding the spirit bomb and staring down Majin Buu!
"What are you doing?! Help me!" Butch yelled, getting hit in the stomach and losing his breath. He was thrown down into the pool while Blight laughed wickedly. She heard a whining sound and noticed a brilliant white light coming from her side and looked up. She gasped and froze seeing all of Blossom's white light radiating wildly around her. The pink light in the yo-yo erupted and with a steely glare Blossom looked up at Blight.
"This is for Momoko! Shining Spirit Bomb Shoot!" Blossom threw the yo-yo with all of her might; the shining sphere traveling at Blight whose mouth fell open in fear. She fired back a giant blast of energy, but when the yo-yo met its mark and hit her forehead she screamed hysterically. There was an explosion of pink light and when it cleared, Blight hung limply above the water. Her eyes closed and she fell out of the air, splashing in the water with a resounding crash.
Blossom fell to her knees, taking her compact out and opening it with a shaky hand. Her vision was going blurry and her arm that had been hit by the energy blast was hanging uselessly at her side.
"Someone help…Professor Ken…please help me, Mommy please I did it, please someone help me!" Blossom's vision swam and a soft thump echoed throughout the room as she collapsed. Everything grew deathly silent, and soon only the squeal of sirens overcame the emptiness.