Chapter Seven: Dirty little secrets
When the girls reached the house, they all went into their bedroom to talk about much more than what had just happened. The Mayor eating until he shit himself and getting into ridiculous shenanigans was an everyday thing, not to mention it gave the girls a good laugh, so that wasn't the issue at hand. But the fact that Buttercup had nearly assisted in a robbery, though The GangGreen Gang would have surely been caught, wasn't something that could be ignored. Not to mention the super villain of all super villains was slumbering in their covers (in the form of Octie; Him wasn't that stupid to get himself caught unless Bubbles was in a dire situation and he needed to be with her. Even then he was usually stealthy about it). "Buttercup," Blossom began, "Why do you continue to waste your time on the GangGreen Gang? Is it because you have a thing with Ace? When will you learn he's never going to change?" Buttercup scowled and said, "You're just pissed off because you're a nerd and you never have time for boyfriends, or even girlfriends...I don't even know if you have a sexual orientation because all you do is bury your nose in books!" "This isn't about me, Buttercup," Blossom began, "And if you must know, I'm straight, but boys are such a waste of time that I don't spend any time going out looking for one like you do. We have duties as Townsville's superheroes, and by fooling around with Ace, you're putting all of us in jeopardy! You nearly assisted in a crime. Do you seriously not care?" "I wasn't going to help them do it, Blossom" Buttercup spat, "What you SHOULD be worried about is Miss maybe-has-a-baby in her womb here," pointing at Bubbles. "What did I do?!" Bubbles shouted, "Yeah, I may have lost my virginity to Him, but I helped you guys out tonight. I wasn't going to ditch crime fighting for bad guys like YOU did tonight." "Oh you say that now," Buttercup began, "But just you watch. Your boyfriend's going to get you involved in one of his big schemes, and before you know it, you're going to create a huge, chaotic war and put all the citizens in danger. I may not be perfect, Bubbles, but you could possibly be carrying the seed of the Devil. If anyone doesn't care here, it's YOU!" Bubbles stomped her foot down, "I care PLENTY! I'm the most compassionate one out of all of us, I'M the one who makes sure ALL the people AND animals of Townsville are safe after every battle, I'M the one who cleans up when YOU leave dishes of spaghetti in our room, and I'M the one who never says anything to YOU about fucking Ace Copular, head of the Gangreen Gang!"
Buttercup scoffed and plopped down onto the bed, accidentally sitting on "Octie", "You know, if it wasn't for the fact that Ace was being an asshole tonight, I wouldn't even be staying here right now." "Just shut up and go to bed." Blossom grumbled, and the girls tucked in." "Can I have Octie..." Bubbles said, and Buttercup whipped him at her face. "Ow..." Him whimpered softly, and looked sadly up at Bubbles. "I'm going to sleep on the couch tonight." She said, taking her pillow and comforter downstairs. When she got to the couch, she made sure the Professor was asleep before telling Him he could change back to his normal form. He did just that, and looked pained. "Buttercup really did a number on me back there...she squished my legs." "I'm sorry honey." Bubbles said, and pulled him into a big hug and kissed him on the cheek. "You know that Buttecup gets like that...always has." "Yeah and she fucking hates me..." Him said, "She doesn't understand the purposes behind my crimes." Bubbles wasn't sure either, entirely. "Why...what were the purpose in all of them? Even getting into me and my sisters' dreams...?" "Negative energy keeps me strong, my dear," Him began, wrapping his arm tight around the sweet blonde, "But it was all, every bit of it, to get closer to you. You're the one part of me that hasn't gone bad yet. You're the bit of light in my dark. You're the one thing that keeps me from being pure evil. The truth is, I'm not Townsville's greatest villain. I'm a mess. Ever since I laid eyes on you, Bubbles, when you were a precious little girl, I've been slowly growing emotions inside me that I can't control...my negativity is slowly fading...and I'm afraid if I turn totally "good," I'll lose my immortality. But it's all for you, my sweet angel." Bubbles felt her eyes tearing up, and hugged Him tighter than ever, clutching onto him as she buried her face into his shoulder. "I don't want you to die, my love..." she said as she began to cry. "Please don't cry, Bubbles." Him said, kissing her forehead sweetly, "I promise I'll never leave you. I'll find a way to stay with you always. I thought I would forever want to cause destruction and fuck with people's minds, but that all changed when I looked into your eyes." Bubbles held him tight and began to sob. "Shhh, darling. You'll wake up the Professor." He whispered into your ear, "And he'll never approve of us." "I know baby," she said, "I just want to stay here with you, good or evil. I just want all of you." And she kissed his lips softly before laying down on the couch after her long night of crime fighting, pulling Him down with her. He spooned her, wrapping his arm around her waist, his chin resting on her shoulder as she curled up and closed her eyes. He kissed her cheek and whispered, "I love you so much." before falling asleep with his Powerpuff.
Fast forward about 2 weeks from the night of the incident, Bubbles was beginning to feel strange. Something about her was just physically "off", as if things were happening the way they shouldn't be. Her face, hips, and arms were becoming slightly fuller, her breasts were more sensitive than usual, and she was even more emotional at random times, if that was even possible. And now she had the sudden urge to fly over to the Mayor's house to go steal his pickle jar. She didn't want to tell her sisters, but she knew she had to. She went over to see Blossom reading a book and tapped her on the shoulder. "Blossom," she said in a nervous tone, "I have the urge to do something bad..." "Please don't tell me you're going to drink again." Blossom said, "You know what that led to last time, or rather, who it led to." "No, not like that..." Bubbles stuttered, "I'm hungry...and I want pickles..." "Pickles?" Blossom questioned, suddenly putting her book down, "But you hate those. You said they make your mouth feel weird." "I know...but I want them...REALLLY REALLY REALLLLLLY BAD. So...will you go with me to see if the Mayor will let us have any? I don't think there are any here..." "Fine," Blossom said, "But this is weird, Bubbles. You haven't been acting like yourself lately and I'm beginning to think you're sick. If I go with you to get the pickles, I'm taking you to the doctor right after." "No!" Bubbles shouted. Even at 18, she was still a big baby when it came to going to the doctors. "What if they have to give me a shot?" "Then grab onto my hand and think about something else. Now let's go get your stupid pickles and don't you dare tell Buttercup or she's going to think you're pregnant." Just the thought of that terrified Bubbles, but she wanted her pickles and she wanted them now.
As they arrived at the Mayor's house, they headed straight for the office, making a beeline for his desk. "Hi girls," the Mayor said, munching on a pickle at that very moment, "What can I do for you?" "Gimme!" Bubbles shouted, reaching for the pickle jar. "Bubbles, don't be rude." Blossom said, putting an arm in front of her sister. "Sorry Mayor," she said as the elderly man looked confused, "Bubbles, for some reason, really wants pickles. And she was wondering if she could borrow some." The Mayor hesitated for a second. He really liked his pickles. "I suppose so." he said, and pulled a spare jar of the sweet pickles out from underneath his desk and handed them to Bubbles. "Here, now run along. I've got to keep training for the pie eating contest." "O...k..." Blossom said as her and Bubbles made their way to fly back home.
Bubbles began munching the pickles immediately as her and Blossom were flying back home, crunching with delight. "Yummy!" she shouted with delight, even drinking the pickle juice. "Ugh." Blossom said, making a face, "There's something definitely wrong with you." Before trying to whisk Bubbles off to the doctor, she figured she would use her x-ray vision out of curiosity to see if there was even the slightest possibility that Buttercup could be right. As Bubbles flew through the air, Blossom aimed her eyes right at her abdomen with her x-rays, and her stomach dropped at what she saw...there was the tiniest hint of an embryo growing in her womb. Buttercup was right. Bubbles was pregnant. As Bubbles happily crunched on the last pickle in the jar, she noticed her ginger-haired sister was slowing down. "Blossom...what's going on back there?" she said as she munched. "Um...nothing!" she said to try and figure out an excuse, "I thought I saw MoJo JoJo doing something down below but it turns out it was just a normal gorilla." "Oh...ok..." Bubbles said as she continued to fly home.