Me: Okay, so I'm back and ready to get you on the next chapter, but I'm warning you. This may be short. I just got through writing another chapter to 'Deader Than Ever' and my fingers are a little tired. Plus, my brain just doesn't want to work much. Oh, and I'd also like to thank everyone for the reviews. One review compared to 6 (I think) is much better. I really hope it will stay like this. Oh, and sorry but I'm not going to let the others talk because they're in a bad mood today. Don't want to get up ending hurt you know. So going back to my three R's: Read, REVIEW, and Rock On!

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Kaoru/Buttercup POV

Oh. My. Gosh. That was Katsu. Katsu is Buck or Butch or whatever. But that's him. Katsu!

I was pretty sure I was going to faint right then and there, seeing all three of them, standing in the Professor's living room from just transforming back from their Rowdyruff Boys Z forms.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have something on my face?" Mokoto asks. He starts rubbing away on his face.

"No, it's just that I know you. Look." Miyako answers pressing the button on her belt. Miyako! Bubbles! What the heck is wrong with you?

"Miyako?" Mokoto asks, bringing down her hand. "Your Bubbles?"

I send Miyako a death glare and she tries her best to avoid my gaze.

"Which means Blossom would be Momoko and Buttercup Kaoru." Mamoru concludes.

"Miyako, I am going to kill you!" I scream at her. She starts running but I tackle her. I take my swings at her and she manages to dodge under my body, but that doesn't mean I stop trying.

"Hey! Cut it out!" Blossom yells pulling me off of her. Miyako gets up quickly and hurriedly hides behind the Professor.

I growl at her but stomp back to my previous spot.

"So…" Katsu sighs, "A Powerpuff Girl, huh?"

"At least my individual name doesn't involve replacing the U with an I and spelling out what you really are." I snap.

"I wouldn't be saying that BUTTercup." he snaps back.

I gasp and take a leap at him but Blossom pulls be back.

"Let me go!" I scream at her, trying to get out of her strong grip.

"Violence is not the answer." Blossom says, trying to calm me down. But of course, that doesn't work.

"Babe, if she wants to beat up Katsu then let her." Mamoru says trying to reason.

"I won't, thank you very much." Momoko replies sharply.

"And why not?" Mamoru answers back, looking a little irritated.

"You dare talk back to your girlfriend!" Momoko says releasing me.

"My girlfriend's Momoko! Not Blossom!" Brick shouts. Katsu and I gasp.

"Oh no you don't." I start. "You shouldn't have gone and insulted Blossom. Blossom! Sic him!"

Blossom charges and I sit down with a bowl of popcorn as I watch the worst, but funniest, duel I have ever seen.

"You fight like a girl!" Mamoru screams swinging and making a hit on the gut.

"I am a girl!" Blossom yells landing a kick on his back.

"Well I'm a boy!" A hit on the face.

"I don't care!" Another kick where the sun don't shine.

As I watched them fight Katsu came to sit next to me.

"Look," he starts, "I really hope you're not mad at me. I would have told you but I owe the loyalty to my brothers just a bit more. And plus, it's not like you haven't been keeping a secret yourself. You should know by now that I always find out. You can't keep a thing from me. I'm a tough guy. I keep to myself but can drill you for answers when ever I want. Well not really whenever I want but I ca-"

I slap him. "Shut up. You talk too much."

He shuts his mouth but opens it again and lets out a small grunt.

"Are you okay?" I ask.

He doesn't answer. He remains motionless looking forward, his eyes blank, almost lifeless.

"Hello?" I shake his shoulder, trying to wake him up. "Butch!" He stirs.

"What? Oh! Sorry." he replies going back to his usual form. "Daydream, that's all."

"You sure."

"Positive. You know me." he answers.

I decided just to leave him be and figure out what's going on another time, because I knew he wasn't telling the truth. Did it have anything to do with Carl Skafish… or was it something more?

Me: Alright. This is where I end Chapter 17 and tell you guys to REVIEW. Again, I'm sorry it was so short. I kind of want to stretch it out a bit more since the story is most likely to end soon. And I'm sooooooo tired. I got to rest sometime. The chapter I did on 'Deader Than Ever' was quite long and I did a lot of tiring things today. So while I rest you better be REVIEWING. And lets hope that the rest of them aren't mad at me for locking them in a closet. So bye and, again, REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW… REVIEW!

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