Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z:
Suteki da ne?
Tokyo City hadn't known real fear, or wanton destruction, in over a year, since Powerpuff Girls Z's final battle with Kare. As the unknown monster rampaged through the city streets, devouring everything in its path, the once happy city quickly learned to fear once more. People ran screaming, tearing away from the beast's path.
"Someone help!" a young woman screamed, tripping in her panic. She screamed again, turning to watch as the gelatinous beast loomed closer, opening wide its maw. Its beady little eyes lit up, seeing fleshy prey cowering before it. The creature gurgled, a sick, choking laugh, and suddenly lunged at her, dragging its jaw along the ground. The young woman screamed again, throwing her arms up in defense. The beast gurgled again, but it's mirth was quickly cut short by a pink yo-yo crashing into the side of its face. The monster yelped and flew to the side, smashing into the pavement.
"Oh..oh God, it's..." she gasped. The monster slid to its feet like a mountain of jelly, gurgling and looking around for its attacker. The pink-clad heroine landed nearby, striking a defiant pose.
"Not so fast, monster! You think you can run through town, eating everything in your path? That's not right, and it's rude! I won't allow this!" Blossom took a deep breath and narrowed her eyes, "I know it's been a long time, but Powerpuff Girls Z is still here! Hyper Blossom is still here! And I will stop you!"
"Hyper Blossom!"
"She's come back!"
"Wait where are the others?" A crowd was starting to form along the street. Blossom cringed, hearing other voices chime in, asking about Bubbles and Buttercup. She took a deep breath and stood up straight, thrusting a finger at the monster.
"Bubbles and Buttercup couldn't be here today! But, I know I'm more than a match for the likes of you!" she bluffed. Honestly, though she'd kept up with practicing her powers—and had even taken more advanced fighting lessons with Professor Utonium—she wasn't sure she could stop this monster alone. She'd never...had to fight something like this by herself before.
The monster gurgled, it was laughing. The monster was laughing at her! Blossom narrowed her eyes and sized the creature up. She'd never seen a monster this...hideous before. There was no way this thing was made from a person, or anything she'd ever seen. It was only four feet tall, made of some kind of pink jelly-like material. The monster was fat, and only growing bigger as it ate more and more with its gaping mouth. Its mouth, lined with massive teeth, was the size of its entire body. In fact, looking closer, Blossom realized that the entire front of the monster's body was its mouth! It had pudgy little arms and legs like tree trunks. Atop its head, just over its mouth, were two beady black eyes, both focused in on her.
"Dou...Dou...Hara!" It roared in a thick, syrupy voice. It sounded like it was always just on the verge of throwing up, she realized. Blossom took an involuntary step back, hand flying to cover her mouth. This creature was...everything about it just exhumed evil. It couldn't be...there was no way...
But, even as she tried to convince herself otherwise, Blossom saw the black aura appear around the monster. It was one of Kare's creations, there was no denying it.
"Kare...how did you even return?" she muttered. She pumped her fist, a triumphant smirk on her face, "I was right then! Of course, it all makes sense! You managed to get out of our trap and come back for your revenge! Well, even if Miyako-chan and Kaoru-chan won't help me, I won't let you win!" Doudouhara suddenly roared and charged at her. Blossom gasped—it moved faster than she had anticipated! In seconds, it closed in on her, mouth gaping. She shot out of the way, just in time, and pulled her arm back. Her strength flushed through her, like it was the easiest thing in the world to find! Blossom grinned.
"Chocolate Cream Pie Spin!" She lashed out with her yo-yo, striking the monster in the back with three successive blows. It groaned, chomping through and eating a bite out of the concrete as it stood up.
"Hurt...bad...Doudouhara eat you!" it roared. Blossom grimaced and shot out of the way, barely avoiding its next charge. This time, Doudouhara lurched around and opened its mouth wide, vomiting a stream of steaming sludge at her.
"OH GROSS!" Blossom screamed, just barely dodging the attack. The ground where it hit melted almost instantly, creating a long trench in the street. "W-Woah...he means business! This...is awesome!" Blossom dodged his next charge and slammed her knee into the tiny space between his eyes. Doudouhara moaned and stumbled backward. Blossom whipped around and launched her yo-yo at him again.
"Lemon Lollipop Shot!" she cried. The yo-yo smashed into his side, knocking him off his feet. She then whipped around and brought it crashing down on his head, driving him into the pavement. Blossom landed, to the cheering of the people around her.
"Great job!"
"That was awesome!"
"Amazing!"
Blossom giggled and waved, her chest swelling with pride. She took a deep breath and sighed. Suddenly, the excitement vanished. An earthshaking roar rose up behind her. Doudouhara climbed to his feet, his black eyes now blood red. With a wicked snarl, he charged, smashing into Blossom and sending her crashing into a nearby car. She gasped, the air forced out of her lungs.
"Oh no!" she thought, struggling to roll to dodge the next strike. His acid vomit tore through the car. Blossom managed to avoid the bulk of the stream, but a drop managed to hit her leg. She fell to the ground, screaming and nursing her limb, now inflamed with pain.
"Th-that burns...it burns...oh no...it burns..." she muttered, struggling to climb to her feet. The monster was on her in seconds, mouth wide and drooling. She screamed and shot to the side, crashing into the ground but avoiding the monster's mouth. He devoured the car she'd crashed into, growing larger as he did so. He snatched a parking meter and ate that too, growing bigger still. Blossom noticed, with a nervous gulp, that his black aura was growing thicker, stronger.
"This...is bad..." she muttered.
XxXxX
At Eldoon's Ramen Shop, a popular new restaurant at the Tokyo City Strip Mall, the high school boxing team were enjoying themselves with loud laughter and boisterous bragging, planning their take down of the Osaka Bandits in the next month's match. Among the rambunctious youths, a typically loud young lady was keeping quiet, staring at the television in the corner of the shop. She frowned, seeing that it was playing a re-run of some sitcom.
"We interrupt this broadcast to bring you an important announcement. Tokyo City is currently under attack from a creature of unknown origin," the newscaster began. Kaoru gasped and jumped to her feet.
"Hey! Ojiisan! Turn that up!" she called, trading glares with the owner, Eldoon. He sighed and obliged, turning up the television. Thanks to Kaoru's call, now everyone was paying attention to the news report.
"The battle started well, but the monster quickly became enraged by Hyper Blossom's repeated attacks. Now, things are not looking well for the lone heroine. This newscaster would wonder, where are her partners?" the newscaster screamed, running for cover as the fight came a bit too closer for comfort. Kaoru frowned, falling back in her seat and slurping down her noodles.
"Woah, that pink puff ball is really messing her up, huh?" one of her teammates, Akihiko, commented. Kaoru sighed and looked back up, watching Blossom dodge another vomit attack, only to get slammed by the monster. She pushed her ramen away, losing her appetite.
"Yeah...but, she can beat it. I know she can, right?" she whispered to herself. A few of her teammates looked at her, then returned to watching the broadcast.
XxXxX
"Ah! Careful, Miyako-chan!" Miyako's friend, Ayane, chastised. Miyako blushed and smiled sheepishly. The student council had gone to their president, Mitsuru's, house following the school day, to continue planning and gossiping. Miyako...had found it very difficult to pay attention.
"I'm so very sorry...um...my mind seems to be somewhere else, Ayane-san. Um, could we turn on the television?" she asked, gesturing toward the unused TV in the corner. The others traded a glance.
"Is there something you want to see?" Mitsuru asked. Miyako sighed, wringing her hands beneath the table. She bit her lip and stared at the dark screen.
"I...wanted to see the news, Senpai," Miyako explained. Mitsuru crossed her arms, watching Miyako's growing impatience. With a shrug, she turned the television on. They didn't even need to change the channel to see the broadcast of the fight.
"AH!" Miyako screamed, jumping to her feet, nearly knocking her tea from the table. Her friends all jumped, staring at her in shock. Miyako blushed, but stayed on her feet, hands brought to her mouth.
"Wow, I didn't know Hyper Blossom came back," Mitsuru commented.
Ayane nodded, "It's so weird! Where are Rolling Bubbles and Powered Buttercup?"
Miyako frowned and swallowed the guilty lump in her throat. She wrung her hands, slowly sitting back down. Blossom wasn't losing, per say, but she wasn't gaining any ground against the monster. Miyako closed her eyes and bowed her head.
"I know you can win, Momoko-san...I just know it!" she prayed.
XxXxX
Blossom smashed against the ground, scraping her elbows again. Despite Kaoru and Miyako's prayers, victory was looking further and further away. Whatever damage she managed to return at Doudouhara, the monster would just turn and eat things around it until it was back to full strength. Blossom moaned. She hadn't eaten lunch today. Despite its disgusting demeanor, watching the monster constantly eat was making her hungry.
"Mou...this seems hopeless!" she muttered, trying to stay light on her feet to dodge another charge. Thankfully, the monster wasn't bright and appeared to only have three abilities. Charging, vomiting, and eating. The problem was, if it ever got to use the last one, she was finished.
"Sugar Snap Spinning Shot!" Blossom called, twirling her yo-yo and swinging it like a flail, smashing Doudouhara away from her. She twirled her yo-yo around a few more times, performing a few minor tricks, and then jumped into the air, "Peanut M&M Barrage!" her arm flew like a piston, launching her yo-yo out again and again. Each blow hit lightning fast, splattering the jelly monster against the ground relentlessly.
Blossom's assault wore down as exhaustion overtook her. She dropped to the ground, panting. She stalked around the monster's quivering form. It couldn't be over, not this easy. With a roar, the monster slid to its feet like a pile of goo. It snarled at her, snapping its mouth wildly. The monster dove at her suddenly, like a rocket. Blossom screamed and launched herself backward, outpacing the monster's hungry jaws. It chomped down on the ground and started growing, glowing darker.
"He just won't give up, but nothing hurts him! It just bounces...off?" Blossom watching Doudouhara roar and eat a nearby bike, growing large again. She could try to pound him into the ground, but that clearly wasn't working. What if...Blossom's stomach growled.
"That's it...that's it!" It was a long shot, and if it didn't work, she was done for. Blossom took several deep breaths and bounced in place, limbering up. She needed to be ready when he charged. She needed..."Oh no!"
Doudouhara fired a stream of vomit at her. Blossom dodged to the side, catching a trail of the stuff on her arm. She hissed, tears rushing to her eyes. Still, she stood her ground, whipping her arm back. As expected, the monster came charging at her.
"Eat this ugly! Miracle Sundae Shake Surprise!" Blossom hurled her yo-yo, now glowing pink, directly into the monster's mouth. Doudouhara stumbled and came to a stop, gagging and coughing. A great light started to build up inside him. He gasped and stared blankly at the sky. Suddenly a white light erupted from inside him, tearing him apart from the inside out. The monstrous innards gone, the jelly streamed to the ground, lifeless at last.
"I did it...I did it!" Blossom cried, thrusting her arm into the air. She hissed and checked her injured limb. The monster's vomit had burnt a long trail along her upper arm. It hurt horribly, but it couldn't stop her from smiling. She'd managed to beat a monster by herself!
"She did it! Hyper Blossom defeated the monster!" the newscaster screamed, joining the crowd rushing the scene.
XxXxX
Kaoru smirked, using her hat to hide her expression from her cheering teammates. She grinned and shook her head, "I knew you had it in you, Hero Maniac..." she whispered. Still, she noticed the way Blossom grabbed her arm and couldn't help grimacing along with her. When Akihiko threw his arm around her shoulders, Kaoru forced a grin and laughed, cheering and joining them in celebrating with another round of sodas.
XxXxX
Miyako sighed, smiling while the rest of the student council suddenly burst into wild and excited chatting. Her smile wavered slightly, watching Blossom wince in pain and hold her injured arm. Miyako shook her head and her smile brightened again, "No, I knew you could do it, Momoko-san! See? Even...without us..." she sighed once more, forcing a smile and turning to answer Mitsuru's question.
XxXxX
The newscaster fought her way through the crowd, practically throwing a mic in Blossom's face.
"Blossom! That fight was incredible! Does this mean Powerpuff Girls Z is back to stay?"
Blossom glanced through the crowd, watching the jelly melt into black seeds that disappeared into the wind. She smirked and nodded, pumping her fist.
"Powerpuff Girls Z never left. We've always been here, and now that evil has returned to Tokyo City, we will step forward again to strike down the darkness!" she cried, thrusting her finger at the camera, "Just you wait and see!"