Hello wonderful people! I just wanted to thank all you great readers for reading my story! I'm so happy with how this is going and it's all thanks to you guys!
As you can tell, I did not get my computer taken... even though I completely failed my Geometry test... so updates with be frequently on Fridays!
Butch: yeah yeah, just get on with the story!
Me: Sometimes having your favorite Ruff help out with the intros isn't a good idea!
Butch: Too late now. Now come on! lets get this chapter over with!
"Bubbles! The Gangreen Gang is causing trouble at the park, let's go" Blossom flew out the bedroom window with Bubbles right behind her. As the Townsville Park came into view, Blossom quickly took in the scene. Brick and Boomer were fighting against members of the gang, with little success on their part. Buttercup and Butch were lying on the grass near each other as if nothing was going on. Blossom bolted to her sister's side and kneeled over her.
"What are you two doing?!" she barked. Buttercup and Butch only glanced up at her, making her even more annoyed.
"Oh hey Leader Girl. Well see, when we got here, Ace threw some random gadget at Butters and I, it electrocuted us and now we're temporarily paralyzed. Um, I think Mitch ran off like a scared little bitch, and Brick and Boomer are-"
"She gets it Twitch!" Buttercup snapped before Butch could finish.
"I don't even do that anymore!" he argued. Blossom rolled her eyes and rushed to help Brick and Boomer.
Brick had never broken so much as a sweat when fighting the Gangreen Gang, but today, they seemed somehow better and stronger. He threw punch after punch, kick after kick, but Ace and his gang dodged every blow. Brick was getting frustrated, he picked up Butch by his collar.
"Sorry bro" he said, Butch cried out protests but was ignored, and Brick tossed Butch into Snake and Grubber. Butch lay in an awkward position on the grass a few yards from where he previously was.
"Hey! I don't appreciate you using me as a weapon!" Butch complained. Once again Brick ignored his brother and continued to fight. Using Butch did little damage to the two gang members, as they got to their feet. He took glances at his surroundings when he had the chance for anything that could be of use to him. He needed a plan, and fast.
Butch watched the fight from the corner of his eye, feeling useless. A small shadow suddenly blocked the setting sun light that once covered his face.
"Hey guys! Did anyone know that Arturo's comb is also a pocket knife?!" he called.
"No, how would you know that?" Boomer questioned, dodging a punch from Big Billy. He caught sight of Lil' Arturo standing over Butch with a pocket knife at hand. Boomer left his battle with Big Billy and rushed to punch Arturo away. Boomer stood proudly until Lil' Arturo reappeared, grabbing Boomer's pant leg and swinging him around like a rag-doll. Boomer cried out as his face hit the ground multiple times until he was unconscious.
"Boomer!" Butch and Buttercup shouted. Blossom turned to see Butch, still helplessly on the grass, and Lil' Arturo luckily not moving to attack him. As far as Blossom was concerned, Butch was only lucky that Arturo completely forgot about him, and it was possible that Buttercup wouldn't get so lucky if a gang member decided to attack her. She spotted Bubbles checking Boomer's pulse with a smile, clearly he was okay.
"Bubbles! Get them somewhere safe until they can fight again" Blossom commanded. Bubbles nodded and took Boomer in her arms, flying up to the nearest roof.
"Hey, I'm getting feeling in my arms and upper body!" Buttercup said. Butch tried to move his own arms, but was disappointed to find they were motionless. He mindlessly kicked his legs up in frustration.
"Stupid arms! Oh hey, I can feel my legs!" he exclaimed happily.
Brick stood in the field, raking his brain for an idea, a plan to end the fight. He glanced up at Mojo's lab and a sudden idea hit him. He needed a partner though. He saw Blossom had her hands full with Ace and Big Billy, Butch and Buttercup were still useless, and he had no clue where Boomer was. He spotted Bubbles nearing Butch and called her.
"Bubbles! I need your help, come with me quick!" he called. Bubbles looked back at Butch and then to Buttercup. Blossom gave her orders to get them somewhere safe, and she was the leader. But Brick was a leader too, and Butch seemed able to fend for himself with his movable legs. Buttercup had already begun using her arms to pull herself out of the situation. With another call from Brick, Bubbles followed him up to Mojo's lair.
Blossom was getting worn out from the fight. She'd never gone so long in a battle with the Gangreen Gang, and they seemed so powerful and well trained. She floated a few feet above the ground, glaring at Ace and Big Billy, who looked as if they could fight for hours. Ace pulled out a throwing star and launched it at Blossom. She jumped out of the way, the star barely missing her and attaching to a billboard, and Big Billy grabbed her by the hair and threw her to the ground. He placed his shoe on her back in order to keep her down. Blossom struggled under Billy's foot, to no avail.
Atop a roof nearby, Boomer sat up rubbing his head in pain. He stood up slowly, in hopes of not getting a dizzy feeling, and held on to the edge of the roof for support. He slowly lifted himself off the concrete, but stopped when a sense of dizziness took over. The sound of metal invaded Boomer's ears, and he looked around for the source. A billboard was losing balance, or at least Boomer thought it was. It could have been his eyes playing tricks, but Boomer focused on the structure with his enhanced eye sight. Near the base of the billboard, a throwing star was emitting electricity throughout the metal. The already weak steel was no match for the sudden shock, and began to topple over.
"BUTTERCUP!" Butch and Blossom screamed at the top of their lungs. Boomer's eyes darted to the grass, where Buttercup frantically tugged at chunks of grass to get away. She was too slow to make it in time. Brick and Bubbles were nowhere to be seen, and Blossom and Butch were in no position to rescue Buttercup. A sudden wave of confidence struck Boomer and he stood straight. This was his moment. This would be the moment when he could literally sweep Buttercup off her feet. Boomer shook off the slight dizziness and was in the air in an instant.
Buttercup noticed a large shadow form, and looked up to see a colorful billboard ready to crush her. She gasped, her eyes wide, and her breath quickened as Buttercup clawed her hands into the dirt in a desperate attempt to save herself. Buttercup had never felt so helpless and vulnerable. She was close to screaming in terror when strong arms wrapped around her waist. Buttercup's rescuer ran with her tightly in their grasp, and jumped out of the way as the billboard hit the ground, landing just inches out of the way.
Dust and dirt fogged the area. It was hard to see much of what happened. Blossom held her breath until she saw black hair safely out of the way of the fallen billboard. The weight on her back lessened, and Blossom was quick to take advantage of it and throw Big Billy off. A single punch in the jaw sent Billy yards away and unconscious. Blossom repeated the simple attack with the rest of the gang, defeating them within thirty seconds.
Boomer hovered in the air, wide-eyed and heart pounding faster than ever before. His blood boiled with anger and frustration as he watched Buttercup's lips spread into a smile. Her emerald eyes glistened as they looked into the dark brown, almost black, eyes of Mitch Michelson. Buttercup lay on the grass, one of Mitch's arms wrapped around her, and Mitch on his knees next to her with a charming smile. Buttercup's cheeks colored deeply as she refused to break eye contact with Mitch.
"I could have gotten away..." Buttercup mumbled, trying to hide the redness of her face. Mitch chuckled, rolling his eyes at her need to be the strongest.
Boomer closed his eyes, hoping to open them to his bedroom, realizing it was all a dream. He opened them to the same scene he desperately wished was all his imagination. He closed his eyes again, tighter this time, but opened them to be disappointed once again. Boomer's fists shook with fury and intense jealousy. He felt guilty for even thinking of hurting his friend. Mitch may have just ruined his chances with the girl of his dreams, but Boomer couldn't beat the daylights out of him for it. He sighed and took off home before his fury got the best of him.
Butch watched his little brother fly away. He'd have to talk to him later. Butch glanced at Mitch, who took Buttercup in his arms bridal style. Butch took notice of how Buttercup didn't wrap her arms around Mitch's neck; rather she crossed her arms in front of her. Did it mean anything?
Red and light blue stripes bolted out of Mojo's lair door and in front of Blossom.
"Okay, let's end this figh- hey what happened?" Brick seemed ready to take down some villains until he noticed the pile of green-skinned gangsters being shoved into a police car. In Brick and Bubbles' hands were long chains. Blossom glared at the both of them.
"Bubbles, I thought I told you to get Boomer, Butch, and Buttercup somewhere safe!" Blossom barked. Bubbles shrank, she hated when Blossom yelled, especially at her. She expected Buttercup to yell, because she's Buttercup, but Blossom was usually calm and Bubbles hated seeing this side of her.
"…Well Brick wanted me to help him with something, and Butterc-" Blossom covered Bubbles' mouth gently with her hand. Bubbles remained silent, knowing Blossom's anger was no longer towards her.
Blossom glared harshly at only Brick. He darted his eyes around, not noticing the fuming girl in front of him. When he did look at Blossom, Brick seemed taken aback.
"What?" he asked, innocence written all over his face.
"Do you ever think before you act?" Blossom questioned. She didn't even wait for a response. "My sister could have died if Mitch hadn't been here! You didn't even bother to wonder if Bubbles was already busy!" Bubbles backed away from the two red heads and sat down next to Butch, bracing herself for the upcoming argument. Butch cursed in his head, Bubbles seemed so troubled, and he couldn't move his arms to comfort her!
"Chill out Blossom! She never said anything, so assumed she was free! And Buttercup's fine isn't she?!" Brick raised his voice as he spoke.
"That's not the point Brick. The point is that you interrupted an order I gave for… where did you even go?" Brick held up the chain with an annoyed attitude.
"That's another thing! You went into Mojo's lab?! You could have started another fight, as if the Gangreen Gang wasn't hard enough already! You don't think these things through!" Brick returned Blossom's glare, but his was much more intimidating.
"Well I didn't see you coming up with any bright ideas!" he snapped.
"You call that a bright idea? I-"
"STOP IT!" Bubbles suddenly cried out. Brick and Blossom looked at Bubbles, who crossed her arms with a pout. Blossom knew that look. It was the same look she always gave her and Buttercup whenever they fought. Blossom sighed, "I'm done arguing with you Brick, but I think we should lead our own groups separately from now on. You don't order my girls, and I won't order your boys." Blossom turned to fly home calmly.
"You might as well toss our friendship in this little break-up too" Blossom stopped dead in her tracks and turned to face him again, speechless. She blinked in confusion at Brick.
"I'm sick of you always acting like you're the only leader in this group…"
"But I-"
"No Blossom, you thought you could scold me? Argue with me, try and boss me around, and get away with it? It doesn't work like that Blossom. I'm your counterpart, I'm just like you. I'm just as stubborn and I can start unfair arguments too! The difference is I'm not as bossy. I don't have to have everything go my way, and I'm not a spoiled bitch, who thinks everyone should do what I say!" Blossom took every word Brick said like bullets, shooting through her heart like she was being massacred.
"Fine… I don't want to be friends with a rude, enormous-tempered, outdated baseball cap wearing Rowdyruff, who was made out of a puppy's tail!" Blossom immediately flew off into the mostly-dark sky before Brick could say anything more.
"COME ON BUBBLES!" Blossom shouted over her shoulder. Bubbles flinched. She looked at Brick, who stared intensely at the grass as if he wanted to burn it all, and then to Butch, who gave her a reassuring smile. She returned it with a small forced smile. She began to follow her sister until Buttercup cleared her throat. Bubbles turned and remembered she still couldn't move.
"Blossom, what about Buttercup?" Bubbles called. Blossom reappeared and gripped Mitch's collar, more aggressively than she intended, and pulled him into the sky with Buttercup still in his arms. Buttercup panicked for a moment, afraid of falling out of Mitch's arms from Blossom's violent pull, and wrapped her arms tightly around Mitch's neck. Bubbles followed closely behind, taking one last look at her two former teammates.
Butch looked at his seemingly calm brother. "Uh- Brick, are you okay?" he asked, very concerned.
"I'm fine why do you ask?" Brick growled between clenched teeth. Butch widened his eyes as he noticed Brick's eyes seemed a brighter (and scarier) shade of red.
"Well, uh- you kind of just…b-broke the chain." Brick looked down the chain that was in his tight fists, half of it in each fist. He grunted as he threw the broken chain to the ground and blasted into the night sky, leaving a small crater in the ground.
"No, it's okay, I'll just… hang here until I can feel my upper body" Butch said aloud. Suddenly a rabbit bounced cheerfully next to Butch's face.
"Oh hey little fella. Great, now I have company!" Butch said to no one in particular. The small rabbit wiggled its little nose and opened its mouth.
"Oh fuck! RABBITS HAVE REALLY BIG TEETH!"
Butch:... whoa, tension!
Me: yep. anyway thanks for reading, you guys keep me writing. just knowing some people like it makes me smile! :)
I know some people... have been really wanting Butchubbles, and I SWEAR there will be more in the next chapter. but to (hopefully) calm you down a bit, I tossed in a little. Sorry, but next chapter is the start of Butch's determination to go out with Bubbles!
Butch: I still can't believe you paired me with the blond!
Me: that's it! I'm done with you Butch, next time it's Butters and I! okay, review if you can, I love to see what my readers think. and come back Friday!
XOXO