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Ch. 10
Butch's p.o.v.
Many emotions had coursed through me: anger, shock, confusion, hurt. But most of all, I felt betrayed. How stupid was I for not noticing the similarities between her and Buttercup? How did I not know that they were both the same person? How dumb was I for telling her about Arcane and how we were the rulers of this city!?
Her appearance was still the same when we first met back when we were 13. Her black hair was still spunky and short, her skin was a nice tan from probably doing a lot of sports outside, her lime green eyes still has a spark in them, her outfit is still the same, and she still looks pretty when she blushes or gets angry.
I felt my fists clutching in anger and I had to take long and deep breaths to control myself so I wouldn't make a scene. After all, we're in a church and I don't want to get scolded by the priests and nuns who work here. I also don't want the Lord to be angry with me as well.
I turned my head to my red eyed brother and gave him a venomous glare. "Brick, how long did you had a hunch that these girls were our enemies?"
"It was just this morning, Butch," he answered while still looking at the girls, but mostly at Blossom.
"Explain right now!" I hissed at him.
"When she and I fell asleep, I felt a weird aura coming from her whenever I touch her. I thought it was nothing but this one was different. It felt like I knew her from somewhere and my own hunch was right. Her aura resembles to be a white aura and it reminded me of 3 people who I knew of who had these white auras. It was our own counterparts, the PPGZ. I had to make sure my theory was correct so I brought them here to the church since this place can show who the person really is," Brick explained.
"All this time, our own counterparts are actually normal girls and not superheroes at all?" Boomer asked in shock. "This can't be real!"
"This is reality, Boomer. We all have to face it," I nearly growled.
"Girls! Run!"
Suddenly, they quickly flew out of the church and I growled to see that it was Misora who yelled at them to run. Subaru, you were supposed to keep her mouth shut! You mustn't remove your hand from her mouth at all unless its okay with us!
"Boys! After them!" I heard Brick yell.
We quickly pressed our compacts and transformed into our new transformation outfits and flew out of the church to go after them. We can't lose sight of them. If we do, they'll find a way out of here and we cannot let them do that! Outsiders are not allowed to leave this place if they stumble upon it! They can never be trusted with secrets at all!
We flew up above the building where the angel statue is and looked around to see where they flew off to. We spotted some faint signature colors from ahead and quickly flew over there to follow them. I gained up some speed along with my brothers and we arrived at our destination but they were nowhere to be seen or found.
"Scour the city, boys! Look through every inch and don't stop until they're found!" Brick commanded us.
"Right!" Boomer and I yelled.
We split up and flew through every path of the city to see where they went. I took the west side and flew around to see if I could spot Buttercup or any of her friends. I know that they won't be in public or with a crowd of people so I have a pretty good guess that they're hiding somewhere whether its an abandoned building or a dark alleyway.
There's no way they would ask someone for help because I'm sure they'll figure out something's amiss and would contact us to let us know what the problem was. If I were the girls, I would hide somewhere deep within the shadows where no one would see us or somewhere where I'd never thought to look. We don't have an underground sewer so thats out of the question.
"You girls think you're so smart," I chuckled in a dark tone. "Trying to hide from us won't work. You can run but you cannot hide. We won't let you win the cat and mouse game at all. After all, you 3 are the mice while the boys and I are the cats. We won't stop until we get what we desire."
"Butch! Do you see them!?" I heard Boomer yell at me.
"Not yet! What about you two!?" I called out to them.
"Nothing! I can't find Bubbles or her friends anywhere!" he yelled out in frustration.
"Me neither. They're definitely hiding somewhere since they're not within the crowd," Brick frowned.
"Then lets go through every area where they could possibly hide!" I exclaimed.
"Butch, we can't! People would get suspicious and we don't want them to think that something bad has happened!"
"So we should just give up and let the girls escape from here?! We can't let anyone know about this place!"
"I know and thats why I have a better solution on finding the girls!"
"What solution!? What are we gonna do!?"
"Its simple, Butch," he evilly grinned at me. "We're not allowed to find them up in the sky but the underground below the city can help us."
Kaoru's p.o.v.
I covered my nose so the stench wouldn't get to me and saw Momoko took a small peek from the small ray of light poking through the lid as her eyes scanned the area. We hid inside the dumpster in an abandoned alleyway where its really dark out in the area and stayed in here for quite a while. I don't know how long but I hope its not forever. I don't think I can take more of this stench.
"Is it safe to come out now?" I heard Miyako whisper to Momoko.
"I think so. I don't see them at all," Momoko whispered back.
"Then lets get out right now. I really can't take any more of this stench," I whispered to them.
She nodded to us and carefully opened the lid, but not too hard since that'll make a noise and quietly hopped out of the dumpster and held the lid up so we would get out. Miyako went out next and I got out last. After that, she carefully closed the lid in which it did not make a sound at all.
"Okay, why can't we transform back into our uniforms again?" I asked her.
"If we remained in our transformation outfits, the boys would detect us and we also can't let anyone know about us at all. We need to stay in our normal forms and stay hidden where no one would be suspicious of us at all," she explained.
"B-But in an alleyway?" Miyako gulped.
"Its the only way to stay hidden from them," Momoko sighed.
"This sucks!" I kicked a pebble from the ground. "I can't believe our identities were exposed because of that giant cross that can detect who that person really is!"
"But how is it possible for it to do that?" Miyako asked in confusion.
"I don't know but we got to remember to avoid that place," Momoko answered.
"We need to find a way to get out of this city," I said.
"Where should we start?" Miyako asked.
"For now, we gotta see if there's any area where its possible to find an exit," Momoko replied.
I looked around and noticed that the buildings were kinda the same like the other parts of the buildings that we've seen before. However, this place looked a bit dull and there weren't any people around at all. It looks like we're the only ones here.
"This place looks like its been abandoned," Miyako said.
"Maybe but we don't know that for sure," Momoko said.
"I guess we should start walking since we can't transformed," I groaned.
We started walking around the dull area of the city and all we see are buildings and lamp posts but no living being in sight. We couldn't contact the Professor through our compacts since there are no signals and we can't find Misora and the others due to the MRBZ being with them all the time. If they managed to find us, they'll let the boys know about our whereabouts and we'll be dead.
Soon, it was slowly beginning to get dark and we still couldn't find our way out of here. Luckily, we spotted an abandoned store with a window that looked like its been smashed and quickly went in there for some shelter. There's no way that I'm sleeping outside. I don't want to be mistaken as a homeless person at all!
"I wonder how long this place has been empty?" Miyako asked.
"Who knows? But for now, we'll hide out here and continue our search in the morning," Momoko answered.
"I'm taking the recliner over there!" I plopped down on a recliner where my legs are hanging where I can see my feet. That feels so much better.
"Miyako and I will take the couch," she replied and sat down at the end of the couch.
"I found some blankets we could use," Miyako gave one to each of us and sat down at the other end of the couch. "Hopefully, they'll keep us warm."
"I just hope that our stomachs would stop growling," I replied and patted my empty stomach.
"Lets see if we can find some food tomorrow. For now, lets just get some sleep," Momoko said.
We all got comfy on our own beds and closed our eyes to let sleep take over us. I really hope we can actually get out of here. I miss my family, my mom's home cooked meals, and the city. I even miss the Professor, Ken, and Peach. I miss playing soccer at the park. I sure hope they're not worrying too much about us.
At midnight
I felt someone stroking my hair. I thought that it might've been dust so I scratched my hair and went back to sleep. However, the feeling of my hair being touched came back so I patted it to see if it was the dust again. My fingers touched something warm and solid that felt like a hand and I shot my eyes open to see who it was.
"Looks like we finally found you," he smirked at me.
"Bu-" he covered my mouth before I could utter his name out and wagged his finger at me.
"Don't make a noise at all. Your friends are sleeping."
I turned my head and gasped to see Brick and Boomer towering over them. The girls were still asleep so they have no clue at all that the boys are here and found us. I reached down for my belt but I felt nothing around my waist.
"Looking for this?" I heard him whisper as he held my belt on his hands. "I removed it while you were sleeping. My brothers also have your friends' belts so they can't transform at all."
Oh man, this isn't good at all! Without them, its impossible to beat the boys especially since they're in their transformation outfits. But if they're in their normal forms, I could probably beat them since I'm the strongest but Momoko and Miyako can't. They only know the basics of self defense so it'll be impossible for them to defeat the boys!
"While your friends are sleeping, you and I are gonna have a long talk," he whispered in my ear. "If you don't want your friends to get hurt, then follow my rules."
I shook my fists in anger but slowly nodded. I couldn't let them lay a finger on the girls. They're like sisters to me and if anything bad happens to them, I would never forgive myself. Its my job to keep them safe no matter what.
I felt him grab my upper arm and lifted me off the recliner. He pinned my wrists behind my back with one hand and covered my mouth with the other hand. He then made me walk over to a room where there was a door near the corner and opened it that showed some stairs that lead to the basement. We then walked all the way down the stairs after he closed the door behind us and turned on the lights that showed what the basement looked like.
There was a fireplace in the corner that looked like its been used before and some stuff that looked old and covered with dust and cobwebs. An old mattress was on the ground with a torn blanket and pillow resting in the middle. It smelled of sweat and coffee so I have no idea whether the person drank coffee or spilled some on it.
I felt my grip being loosened and his hand removing from my mouth. I then saw him take out from a bag he had what looked to be a giant blanket and placed it over the mattress where it nearly covers it. He then placed the bag on the ground near the mattress and pressed the compact on his belt that de-transformed him.
"Sit down on the mattress, Kaoru," I heard him say.
I obeyed him and slowly went over to the mattress and sat down on it. I then felt him sit down right next to me but I kept my head down so I wouldn't look at him. I don't know what he's planning but I hope it isn't bad. I have to pretend that he's not near me at all so he won't see my fear.
I almost flinched when he started touching my hair. "Kaoru, you have such pretty hair."
"T-Thanks," I nearly mumbled.
"You should let your hair down if you grew it out. You'll be very pretty with short or long hair."
"I'm fine with short."
"As you like."
His hand changed course from my hair to my cheek. He caressed my face and his thumb traced my lips. He then tilted my chin up so he could have a better look of me and moved his hand down to my shoulder. He moved his hand towards my other shoulder and his arm was now around me and pulled me closer to him.
"I can't believe I didn't notice the similarities at all," I heard him say. "If I had listened to my gut or remembered my past more, I could've figured it out real soon."
I didn't say anything as he continued to ramble on. "It was so obvious. The signature color, the hair style, the lime green eyes, the skin color. But most of all, it was your appearance. I should've remembered it more often."
As he continued to ramble on, his grip on me tightened. It wasn't a very tight grip that could hurt me. It was only a tight enough grip that would prevent me from moving or escaping from him. It looks like he's mad and I can tell since it looked like he isn't letting go of me at all.
"After finding out your identity, I was really mad and I wanted to yell at you but I couldn't since we were at the church," I heard him say. "Now that my bros and I had found you and the girls, I can finally get my revenge on you for lying to me."
"Do whatever you want with me but don't hurt my friends!" I blurted out without thinking. Seriously, am I trying to get myself killed or something!?
"You'll do anything to keep them safe?" I heard him smirk.
"You heard me," I replied.
"Then you have to obey me and do whatever I tell you to do and if you follow them, no harm will come to them."
"Its a deal."
"Good. Lets begin right now."
Misora's p.o.v.
"Let us out right now!" I banged on the door.
"Its no use, Misora. They won't let us out of here," I heard Meiru sigh.
"And if we try to escape from here, our punishment is gonna be severe," Airisu replied.
"But what about the girls!? Now that the RRBZ know their identities, they're gonna be in danger! We have to find a way out of here and save them!"
"We don't even know where they flew off to! They could be anywhere!" Meiru exclaimed.
"We can't contact them through our compacts because signals can't be reached in the underground," Airisu said.
"There has to be a way! We made a pact to help them escape so they won't suffer like we did!" I yelled.
"Its impossible to escape this room. There are no air vents and they have the key to the door! Plus, the door isn't made of wood so we can't kick it down," Meiru said.
"We can't transform since they have our belts and digging our way through won't work as well," Airisu sighed.
"I guess the only thing we could do is pray," I punched the door with my fist and went back to the bed and sat down on it. Oh heavenly father, please keep the girls safe. Don't let the RRBZ hurt them or we'll never forgive ourselves. We beg of you lord, protect them.