A/N: I don't own the Powerpuff Girls. Oh, and I do like carnies. Just a heads up. :P
Bri's P.O.V.
Utonium was having trouble turning Killer back into a boa constrictor. He said he needed some ingredients. So, I volunteered to go and get them.
As I was getting the wild Maine flower that only grew in New York, something struck me in the back of my head, making me fall to the ground. I fell down to the ground, feeling the cold ground under me as I started to black out.
The last thing I heard was an evil laugh.
Bobbie's P.O.V.
"Professor!" I exclaimed.
"Yes Bobbie?" Professor Utonium asked.
"Where's Bri? I haven't seen her in a week!" I exclaimed.
"I sent her out to get a flower in New York. She should have been back a few hours after she left. She never came back with the flower," Professor Utonium told me.
"I'll get you the flower in New York," I said.
"No, no. It's okay. Blossom got it for me," Professor Utonium told me, holding up the plant.
"Okay," I said.
Zee's P.O.V.
A month and a half. A month and a half since Bri went missing. Eric, Bobbie, Killer, and I were nervous wrecks. Xara and Julia started to worry about her a few days ago because they both know the longest Bri's ever been away from home is five days. Blake, on the other hand, was mopey, and his father called and said he wouldn't come out of his room. Eric and I had put out a missing person's report, and the reward was half a million dollars.
"Eric," Bobbie said, walking into the house after she got out of school, "There's a carnival coming to town. Can we go?"
She had a little smile on her face, the first one in two weeks. I looked at Eric and he nodded. "Sure Bobbie," I said, turning back to her, "When is it?"
"Today! One day only!" Bobbie told me.
"Oh. Well, okay!" I exclaimed, "Killer! Want to come to a carnival?"
"Anything to get my mind off Bri," Killer sighed, getting off the couch.
"Anyone else?" I asked to Eric and the Gangreen Gang, who were sitting at the table playing cards.
Grubber blew a few raspberries, and the others groaned. "Grubber winsss," Snake said angrily, "I'll go."
"We'll stay," Eric said, "Three out of five Grubber."
Grubber blew a few more raspberries and the rest of the Gangreen Gang nodded. Since Killer was technically eighteen and had a driver's license (my idea), we borrowed Eric's car to get to the carnival.
After about two hours of walking around, playing games, riding rides, and eating cotton candy and other unhealthy foods, Bobbie said, "Ooo! A freak show! Can we go? Huh? Can we Zee?"
"Eh, it could be fun," I said. I paid for admission with money I 'borrowed' from Bri's piggy bank.
Killer, Snake, Bobbie, and I entered the large tent. The place was pretty much full. I saw that people had brought rotten tomatoes and other rotten fruits and vegetables. "And now! Ladies and gentleman! The people from down east! The people who need to be buried underground! The people who need to live in a cave, the freaks!" The ringleader said.
The freaks weren't really freaks at all. Except for the last one. "Now! the biggest freak of all! The chick with the snow hair! The girl with the molten lava eyes! Albina!" The ringleader exclaimed.
A spotlight turned on and shinned in the middle of the tent. A girl with bruises, cuts, white hair, white skin, and black clothes was in the middle of the light. She had a collar around her neck, and chains on her ankles. "Brianna?" Bobbie asked, "Zee, is that-?"
"Yeah," I said.
"And she's a great singer too! Albina! Show then what you got!" The ringleader said.
She didn't sing. She didn't look up. She just said, "No."
"What?" The ringleader said, "What did you say to me?"
"I said no. I'm not singing," Brianna said.
"I own you!" The ringleader said. He took out a piece of paper and said, "You're mine! Your stupid boyfriend lost you in a game of cards!"
"Blake always was a bad card player," Bri said, chuckling.
"You stupid piece of crud! I OWN YOU! DO AS I SAY, OR ELSE FREAK!" The ringleader said.
"Or else what?" Bri asked, "Taser me or whip me?"
He got out a taser, and turned it on. He made the cold metal touch Bri, the taser electrocuted her, and she let out an ear-piercing scream. She fell over, clutching her knees to her chest. She was crying. "BOO!" Most people in the crowd shouted. They threw the rotten food at Bri and chanted, "Sing! Sing! Sing!"
I saw the steam come out of Killer and Bobbie's ears. They were furious.
After they took away Bri and Snake, Killer, Bobbie, and I left the tent, I said, "I'm getting Bri out of there. She is NOT a freak!"
"Yeah," Killer said.
"Agreed!" Bobbie exclaimed.
Snake nodded, looking down. "Bobbie," I said, "You come with me." Bobbie nodded. "Snake and Killer, you guys are the distraction," I said.
"Right! Come on Snake," Killer said, grabbing Snake's arm and pulling him into the tent.
"Hey! You two get back here with those!" The ringleader exclaimed running out of the tent, chasing Killer and Snake out of the tent in only his underwear. Bobbie and I giggled.
I grabbed Bobbie's hand and said, "Come on! We have to find Bri while we have the time!"
After about five minutes of looking for Bri, we found her in a locked cage with that collar around her neck. "Bri!" I exclaimed.
She looked up. "Help me!" She exclaimed.
"Bobbie," I said.
Bobbie used her telekinesis on the lock and then opened the door to the cage. "I can't get up," Bri said, "And then they twisted my ankle so I couldn't walk. And this collar makes me loose my powers."
"Fine," I said, "Bobbie, grab an arm." Bobbie and I each grabbed one of Bri's arms and got her to her feet. She raised her right leg in the air; the one I suspected the carnies twisted.
"Hop for your life!" I exclaimed.
Bri nodded and Bobbie and I helped Bri back to the car. "Startthecarstartthecarstartthecar!" Killer exclaimed all at once as he and Snake ran towards the car.
"GET BACK HERE YOU ROTTEN KIDS!" The ringleader shouted. Killer and Snake threw the pants and shirt behind them and jumped into the convertible. Killer started the car and slammed down on the petal.
The car started, and Killer . That's when the ringmaster saw Bri. "Hey! Albina! Get back here! I own you!" He shouted, taking out a piece of paper. It flew out of his hands and into Snake's. His eyes widened.
"Not anymore!" Bri shouted, smiling. The ringleader stopped running and kept staring as the car sped away.
Bri's P.O.V.
I smiled. My friends had finally found me!
I growled slightly. The pain in my ankle was excruciating! "What'sss wrong?" Snake asked.
"They twisted my ankle. It really hurts," I said.
Killer hissed and said to himself, "Idiots."
"We'll get you fixed up in a jiffy," Zee told me, "But, now you have to worry about Snake owning you." She shuttered.
I giggled and turned to Snake, who was sitting to my right. "May I have the paper please?" I asked. Snake looked down at the page and handed it to me. "Thanks," I said to him.
"Read us what it says," Bobbie said.
"And who sold you! I'll eat 'em!" Killer exclaimed.
"You're human at the moment, and that would be considered murder and cannibalism," Zee said, inching away from Killer slightly.
Bobbie, who was on my left, said, "Just read the part where it says who sold you!"
I unfolded the paper and read aloud, "This paper is legally binding. Brianna Madison can NOT be sold back to," I gasped, "Ashley Quarterly!?"
"Ooo! That girl is SO toast!" Zee exclaimed.
"Floor it to her house!" Bobbie exclaimed.
"No! First we get Bri to a hospital, and then we can kill Ashley!" Killer exclaimed.
"No killing Ashley! I'll take care of her," I said, smiling wickedly.
Zee, Bobbie, and Killer nodded. "Agreed," The three said in unison.
We got to the hospital, and when they (the nurses and doctors) told me to take my jacket off, they saw the marks and cuts and bruised left on my arms by the whip, taser, and baseball bat.
Bobbie looked at me and covered her eyes. Zee looked away. Killer looked sick. I couldn't read Snake's expression. "Just wait until you see my back," I said.
The doctor and nurses gasped. "Kidding! Kidding," I said.
The doctor said, "We can't get the collar off you, but we can put your foot back into place."
"Okay," I said.
"Do you need a hand?" Killer asked.
"If you do it wrong, you could break her ankle, foot, and part of her leg," The doctor said.
"I'll take that as a no then," Killer said.
"Do you want me to hold your hand?" Zee asked, "Since you're weaker now, you won't crush my hand."
"Okay," I muttered. Zee grabbed one of my hands. The doctor grabbed my foot and started twisting it back into place. I screamed in pain and squeezed Zee's hand.
"Hold onsss!" Snake exclaimed.
The doctor stopped twisting my foot and said, "What is it?"
"Er," Snake said, "Just..."
He walked over to me and took off my belt. He folded it over twice and said, "Thisss might help. Opensss your mouth."
I nodded and opened my mouth wide. He placed the belt between my teeth and said, "If it hurtsss, jussst bitesss down. Okaysss?"
I closed my mouth around the belt and nodded. The doctor grabbed my foot again and started to twist my foot back into place, again. I closed my eyes, bit down on the belt as hard as I could, and I squeezed Zee's hand as tight as I could. My other hand was gripping the table I was sitting on.
I felt someone release my hand from the table and hold my hand. I opened one on my eyes and saw Snake. There was a loud SNAP and I screamed in pain. Once I let out all my screams, Bobbie rubbed my back. "It's okay," She told me. I let go of Snake and Zee's hands, and took my belt out of my mouth. I saw I made deep bit marks.
"Now," The doctor told me, "Stay off that foot for a week or so, and no crime fighting for two weeks."
"WHAT?!" Bobbie and I exclaimed.
I stood up. I raised my left leg in the air and put all my weight on my right leg. "I need to help save the city! Do you know what'll happen if I don't!?"
"The other Powerpuff girls will?" The doctor asked, raising an eyebrow.
My eye twitched. Before I could tackle the doctor, Zee did it for me. She started to punch and slap the doctor. I think she knocked one of his teeth out. "She needs to help them you moron! She needs to help fight the monsters!"
"Zee, get off the doctor!" I exclaimed, "You could get sued, and you totally don't have the money to get a good lawyer!"
Zee growled and got off the doctor. He got to his feet and said, "I know that. How about when you feel no pain in your foot when you walk, you can fight again?"
I smiled and said, "Deal. Uh, can I go home?"
"You may. Just stay off that foot," The doctor told me.
"Fine," I said, rolling my eyes.
The doctor turned around and I stuck out my tongue at him and pulled it back in. A nurse came in with crutches and said, "Use these to walk around."
The doctor walked out of the room and the nurse said, "To walk around until you get that collar off your neck."
"Thanks," I smiled.
"Goodbye Brianna," The nurse said, "Hope you don't get injured anytime soon."
"Thanks again, and I hope so too," I said.
When we got home, Zee, Bobbie, Killer, and Snake went through the door first. "How was the trip?" I heard Eric say.
"It was eventful," Zee said, smiling.
"Bring me anythings?" Ace asked.
"No, but we brought Eric something," Killer said, "Come in!"
I hopped in the house and turned to Eric, who was playing cards with Big Billy, Lil' Arturo, Grubber, and Ace. "Hey," I said, smiling.
Eric looked up and his eyes widened. "Bri?" He asked.
I rolled my eyes and said, "No, Shirley Temple."
Zee chuckled and Eric said, "Ha, ha. Very funny. Now come here and give me a hug."
He put his cards down (Though I saw Ace peak at Eric's cards) and hugged me. He let go of me and said, "So where were you little sister?"
"A carnival. Ashley kidnapped me, and sold me to carnies as a freak," I said, rolling my eyes, "No big."
Eric's left eye twitched. He exclaimed, "Sold you to carnies?!"
"Yeah," Zee said, "She got sold to carnies."
"Be right back," Eric said. He went upstairs, and I heard a loud crash. Eric marched downstairs and I saw he had one of his metal baseball bats. "SOLD YOU TO CARNIES?!" Eric shouted, "I'm going to KILL that girl!"
"Wait...Isn't that the bat I got you for your birthday?" I asked, looking at the bat.
"Uh, maybe," Eric said. I had missed his birthday, as I was in the carnival.
"Eric! You went through my room again!" I exclaimed, furious.
"No! No! I didn't! It was-," He didn't have time to finish. I punched him clean across the face. "Stay out of my room you maggot!" I exclaimed.
I hopped out of the room and up the stairs. I went to my room and looked under the bed (where Eric and Bobbie's birthday presents were hidden) and saw Eric's was gone. Bobbie's was still there. I got it out and hopped out of my room. I hopped down the stairs to see Xara and Julia. "Sup?" I asked.
They looked up, ran over to me, and they both grabbed me into a hug when I was at the bottom of the stairs. "Hey Bobbie," I said, calling her name.
"Yeah?" Bobbie asked.
"Here," I said, "Your B-day present."
"Oh wow! Thanks!" Bobbie exclaimed happily.
She opened the dark orange wrapping paper and frowned. "Aw, clothes?" She asked.
"Open the box," I said, smiling.
She did so, and smiled. "Rosie! I've been looking for her!" Bobbie exclaimed happily.
"Well, no," I said, "Rosie, um, died."
"What?! How?!" Bobbie asked.
"You know how she kept getting stitched up because of Princess Morbucks?" I asked.
"Yeah," Bobbie said.
"Well, I had to finally put her down," I said, "But, she's still alive. Just stitched up everywhere. This is Rosie Junior."
"Did you make it?" Bobbie asked.
"Yup. I did my best to get the stitching just right. That rose on her belly took for-ev-er," I said, pronouncing every syllable of forever for effect.
"Thank you!" She exclaimed, hugging me.
"No problem," I said, "Now, can you get this collar off of me? I feel like a puppy."
"Sure," Bobbie said. She grabbed two ends of the collar and ripped in two. I floated above her, the crutches on the ground.
"Thanks," I said, "Now I'm much more mobile."
"You're welcome," Bobbie said, "Anyway, did you find your special power yet?"
"Hmm, not yet," I said.
Bobbie threw a raspberry. "I want to see what it is! Ooo! Maybe you're going to get teleportation!"
"I hope I don't get that!" I exclaimed, "That's always been such a strange power."
"Oh," She muttered.
A/N: Nicky: Anyone want a virtual hug? *Extends Arms*
Bobbie: Review!