Blissful Returns

I don't own PPGZ

To Kill the Dark

(Himeko's Mansion)

"... Bani… It was you all along?" Momoko gasped. Bani faced her with an expression filled with sadness.

"… Lunar Bliss." Bani simply said as she swiped her ring through her compact., transforming into her second self. She pulled out her ribbon whip as she fiercely glared at the darkness.

"What's going on Bliss?" Jesse questioned.

"… This darkness, he revived me." Bliss simply said. "He wanted to use me to destroy the Powerpuff Girls Z."

"What!" Kaoru said, shocked. Then she glared at the darkness

"We meet again, Powerpuff Girls Z." The Darkness grinned.

"Powerpuff Girls Z?" Himeko asked. "Those three aren't here, right?"

"Come on guys, it's about time they knew." Momoko nodded to her two companions.

Hyper Blossom!

Rolling Bubbles!

Powered Buttercup!

The three's voices rang out as they transformed into their respective Powerpuff Girl identities.

"… You three…" Sakamoto gasped.

"Let's do this, team." Blossom nodded. "Who are you, and what do you want!"

"I want your deaths." The darkness simply said. "I feel so hurt that you don't remember me, though you sent my dark strength into space."

"What… you mean… YOU!" Blossom gasped. Then the three glared. "KARE!"

"Ooh, you figured it out!" Kare grinned, forming a silhouette of his old form. "I'm so sorry that I can't come in person, but you know that I can't summon myself from space and inhabit a body. So I think I'll use your little frie… WHERE'D SHE GO!" Kare's yell rang out as Bliss escaped from the mansion, not willing to stick around for that guy to inhabit her stolen body. She felt a sudden weakening as she fell in the streets. She used the last of her strength to move to the sidewalk.

"It's…" The crowd gasped. "It's the new Powerpuff…" A guy stood out for the Bliss.

"Hey… aren't you the critic from last June?" Bliss grinned weakly.

"… How…" The critic gasped. A camera group is in the scene and was sending the scoop live.

"What's your name?" Bliss asked.

"…Migachi Koutaro…" The guy answered. "Why are you asking me that?"

"Migachi eh… You in some way related to Migachi Ramira?" Bliss asked."

"… She's… my missing daughter! Why do you know her? Have you seen her?" Koutaro asked frantically.

"What a truly small world… Hate me, Koutaro… This body I use… it's hers." Bliss answered. The crowd gasped.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?" The crowd yelled. Koutaro walked up to the girl and shook her.

"Wah… What do you mean by that?" Koutarou repeated.

"I'm so sorry… It's that fiend… He… forced me into your daughter's body." Bliss cried.

"What… Who's he?" Koutaro frantically asked. He didn't seem angry. He was worried.

"So you run, eh, Bliss?" Bliss spun around to see the floating darkness.

"Kare." Bliss simply said. Then an idea formed in her head. "Koutaro. That darkness. With him. I'll kill the Powerpuff Z." The crowd was outraged.

"YOU!" "Kill?" "TRAITOR!" Those were the words used by the crowd as Bliss smiled.

"Bliss!" Three voices called, charging into the scene.

"Ah… my would-be victims." Bliss chuckled sadistically.

"What… Bliss, what on earth are you saying?" Blossom asked. Kare looked amused at the events.

"So, Kare, what are you waiting for? Why don't you just take my body already?" Bliss said impatiently.

"I don't know what you are trying to do, but you're seriously not telling me that you'll let me take your body." Kare said baffled. "Oh well, I'll do it!" Bliss let Kare be absorbed into her body. The colors on her clothing became a shade darker. As also… ominous lines crept through her face.

"Bliss… I don't understand…" Blossom said.

"I am no longer Bliss." The voice of Kare and Bliss melded. "I am Blight. And I shall kill you all!" Her moon ribbon slashed at Bubbles.

"Smash Block!" Buttercup roared. Buttercup used her hammer to block the whip. Then Buttercup turned at the people below her. "Well? Are you gonna wait to be killed? RUN!"

"They can't run, girl." Blight yelled.

"Electro Bubbles!" Bubbles sent electrically charged bubbles towards Blight. "Why can't they run?"

"Simple. The revelations given by their "newest" hero was too shocking. I can kill them and they still won't run." Blight grinned and as though to prove it went to slash at the Koutaro. But Blossom intervened immediately.

"Bliss. Please, listen to us! Fight it!"

"It's no use, girl. She had accepted Kare's essence whole-heartedly and therefore can't escape." Blight simply said.

"That can't be…" Bubbles gasped.

"Oh but it is." Blight grinned but a sudden blast of a multicolored laser caused her smile to turn into a frown. "You're really not that good at aiming Chemical Z, aren't you, professor?" Prof. Utonium glared.

"GIVE LUNAR BLISS BACK!" Prof. Utonium yelled. "Bliss… is our friend. She'll never plot to kill Blossom!"

"But hadn't you heard it, with your own ears? She said it loud and clear." Blight said amused.

"You may have forced her to say that!" Ken yelled.

"Entirely impossible." Blight answered. "But you just shut up!" Blight's ribbon cracked as it hit the laser, utterly destroying it. Prof. Utonium flinched at the explosion.

"So what dark deeds can I do with this body?" Blight grinned. "Why don't I tell you a story?"

"There was once a girl named Bani. She was floating in non-existence. So I decided to try and help her." Blight grinned. "She accepted at the price of your lives."

"Liar." Blossom said.

"Oh? And what proof do you have?" Blight taunted.

"… I just know it, Kare, you are a liar." Blossom affirmed, without explaining it.

"The name's Blight now. Dark Blight." Blight answered. Then she snapped her ribbons and attacked the Powerpuffs.

"Darkest Knot!" Blight yelled as she attacked the Powerpuffs. The three dodged it. However the girl proved to be fast.

"Don't underestimate me!" Blight roared as she smacked Buttercup away.

"No one here is underestimating you." Buttercup muttered.

"We need to beat her, and save Bliss." Buttercup said. "Combos let's go!"

"Electro Bubbles!" Bubbles summoned the multitude of electrically charged bubbles. Buttercup immediately smashed the bubbles to absorb their strength. She then aimed to bash Blight, but Blight appeared right in front of the powerhouse. Blight immediately punched the girl and sent her flying, catching the hammer in the process.

"Bubble Flail!" Bubbles and Blossom nodded to each other and Bubbles covered the yo-yo with Bubble Boing. The enemy, however, was not even there when Blossom swung the flail. Instead, she was right behind Blossom and another punch at her back sent her flying. Blight, however, was not finished and wrapped Blossom with her ribbon. She then proceeded to use the unfortunate girl to smack into Bubbles and finally send Blossom into the recovering Buttercup.

"Curses." Buttercup coughed. "This is f***ing annoying."

"Shut up." Blossom mumbled.

"This is crazy..." Bubbles mumbled. Suddenly, three figures ran into the scene. The Seirei family panted as they saw their latest addition in darkness.

"… Ramira…" Seishou said. "… Why?"

"Listen to us, Ramira!" Seimei called. The girl looked at the three in annoyance.

"Ah, look who's here? My puppet's family. The ones who helped me bring my little bunny to the Powerpuffs." Blight grinned.

"Puppet?" Kokoro scoffed. "Bani is no puppet of yours! She's my sister! Leave her alone!" Blossom looked at the group.

"She's our daughter!" Seishou yelled. "You have no right to do whatever you want with her!"

"Even if she is adopted." Seimei finished.

"Shut your mouths. You do not know what is going on more than anyone else here." Blight said, bored. She then wrapped her ribbon into the Powerpuffs.

"So, townspeople. Do you wish to see the TRUE faces of your little heroes?" Blight yelled. She then sent a shockwave through the ribbon.

"Uwah!" The three screamed.

"Here are your heroes in the worst moments of their lives!" Blight laughed. The town looked at Blight with hate. Until the three heroes reverted into their normal human states. "And here's your humans real selves! Three kids!" Blight threw the girls into the waiting hands of the crowd.

"… They really are human…"

"… I feel so stupid…"

"They've been fighting for us and we treated them like robots…"

"Stop this Ramira!" Seimei pleaded. "Why did you say you were gonna kill them? Did you not protect them earlier this week? It doesn't make any sense!"

"It doesn't have to, foolish human." Blight said. "I have no time to explain it to you anyway! You'll all be dead eventually!"

"Mom, Dad… This is definitely not Bani!" Kokoro said bitterly. "The Bani I know will never forsake her friends! Even when I just met her, she protected me!" Momoko finally remembered. The child was the one during the incident at Christmas Eve. Ramira… it WAS the same Ramira.

"And the Ramira we met aimed to help the Powerpuff Girls!" Seimei yelled. This caught the attention of the whole area. "Was it not Bliss who rushed home, dropped the groceries and returned to fight a boy in a cursed cowboy hat?"

"Bliss, I know you're there!" Seishou yelled. "Fight! Please!"

"… She let me in whole-heartedly!" Blight yelled. "She WANTED to be possessed!"

"She couldn't have!" Kaoru stood up. "It's simply not possible!"

"But she did!" Blight answered. "and living proof is me, controlling her to every whim I want!"

"Well, you leave her body right now then!" A voice yelled. Miyako was surprised when she saw her classmates, glaring angrily at Blight. Sakamoto is in front, angry.

"Sakamoto…" Momoko gasped. Sakamoto winked.

"Now I know why she hates me that much." Sakamoto chuckled.

"Well, well, well, looks like the gang's all here!" Blight grinned. "Now which group should I kill first, my little Bunny? Classmates, Powerpuffs, or Family?" Blight questioned herself and then laughed maniacally. "Oh, that's right, you don't have a choice! Why don't I go first with Family!" Blight attacked the Seireis.

"Hyper Blossom!" Momoko yelled, transforming into her superhero form and grabbing the three out of danger. Blossom glared at Blight.

"… Why… I called you a liar, Kare? Because I heard EVERYTHING the other night!" Blossom glared. "Do you remember a time when Bliss flew above the clouds just to yell at you? I happened to be there!"

"Well, so what?" Blight asked. "Which part of my story contradicted that?"

"Because she said these words: I never wanted to be revived." Blossom repeated calmly. She then raised her yo-yo. "She would have preferred to stay in non-existence, rather than let you use her to kill us."

"And yet she said she will, just now." Blight replied.

"… I don't know why." Blossom sighed. "But I'll get the information out of you! WEDDING CAKE FINISH!"

"Hah, a finisher? You didn't even charge up any strength into that yo-yo! You think you can defeat me with such a low level shot! I can dodge you know!" Blight said. Blight stiffened. She seemed to not be able to move.

"You're not moving, Kare." Another voice said. "End it, Blossom, send it at me!"

"Bliss…" Blossom nodded. "Ok, here goes nothing!" Blossom threw the attack, the yo-yo immediately split in half and shocked the girl.

"NO!" Blight yelled, returning into the normally purple Bliss. Blossom charged and caught the girl. Blossom then laid her on the street.

"Bliss. Wake up…" Blossom shook her body. Blossom felt her strength give way as she reverted into her original human self.

"Bani?" Kokoro also came forward. The girl remained silent.

"Bliss… please talk…" Momoko said again.

"… It's over…" Bliss laughed bitterly. "Finally, it's over…"

"Bliss, what do you mean?"

"The Dark Essence Kare is gone." Bliss answered.

"Bliss… why did you accept Kare whole-heartedly?" Kaoru asked. The camera crew had finally adjusted to their position.

"… The answer's quite simple to be honest." Bliss admitted. "… I wanted you to kill me with him…"

"WHAT!" Miyako gasped.

"And it worked." Bliss simply said.

"But… Why?" Momoko asked.

"… That guy, misses his daughter." Bliss referred to Kotarou. "If I didn't tie my soul to Kare, I would remain here, while he goes searching for his daughter."

"But… you're still here!" Blossom said, astonished.

"… There's a delay." Bliss replied.

"Why did you say that you wanted to kill us?" Miyako said. "Why did you need to do that?"

".. It was a great plan at the time." Bliss admitted. "… I… wanted them to hate me. I wanted them to want me dead. I wanted them… to not mourn for me when I go through with the plan… But... It sort of backfired…"

"How?" Peach asked.

"… You were there robot dog?" Bliss asked. Peach pouted.

"… How eh… I didn't count on the fact that… you will still trust… and believe in me…" Bliss chuckled. "Dad, Mom, Kokoro, you three, Professor Utonium, Ken, and our classmates… Even Peach… I never imagined you would trust me even when I said those words. You refused to believe my words…"

"That picture… Momoko… you guys treat it like a National Treasure." Bliss continued. "I should've guessed that much… Now… I didn't want this many people around me as I die…" Bliss chuckled as she saw everyone around her.

"You underestimate us… Bliss." Momoko said. "Our city… is truly… grateful for you…"

"Even though I only fought once." Bliss said, amused. Then she called the man behind the group. "Hey Cri- Kotarou."

"Yes?" Kotarou asked.

"… Take care of her… Migachi Ramira… She's... the reason… I didn't commit suicide the moment I was revived. I want her to stay alive." Bliss said. "Can you do that?"

"… Ok…" Kotarou nodded. "Honestly… I never expected that you would care that much for me. Especially since Last June… oh yeah, you weren't around then…"

"… hm? Remember the Blossom during June?" Bliss asked. "That was me, you know." Kotarou gagged.

"Yep… That was definitely her." Momoko simply said.

"… Hey… Momoko… don't lose this again." Bliss pulled at her ribbon and passed it to the girl.

"… Ok…" Momoko nodded.

"My second life… now… I can blissfully return to non-existence… I'll pray for you as always, Momoko… Thank you… for believing in me." Bliss smiled, her body starting to fade. Momoko's tears started to flow… and amazingly… everyone else's too…

"Bliss…" Momoko turned away.

"Ramira!" Seimei cried.

"… Bani." Kokoro hugged her sister. Even the reporter had to shed a few tears as she disappeared once more, leaving only, once more, her purple ribbon. But this time… She also left Migachi Ramira for Kotarou.

"… Thank you… Lunar Bliss…"

Story End

Momoko: Sniff… Did you have to kill her?

Lunar: I regret doing it as well you know.

Miyako: Bani…

Kaoru:… Tears… this is… definitely… not normal…

Lunar: If there would be a next chapter, it'll be an epilogue. This branch of the story is not gonna grow any further. Blissful Memories will still go on, but it doesn't matter what people think is canon within my universe.