Four days had passed since Buttercup had last seen Brick. She was sitting in class, wondering to herself if she would really do what she had said last time where she claimed to be willing to assist in taking care of animals with Brick. She pondered if she had done that just out of a remorseful feeling or not. She had been sitting through most of the school day just fine, until suddenly she felt someone grab her shoulder, snapping her out of her thought trance. "Huh? Oh, hey Bubbles," Buttercup greeted, seeing her blonde haired sister who was wearing a blue dress that had black circles on random parts of it. Blossom was right nearby. "Are you okay? You haven't answered any of Miss Keane's questions…" she questioned if she was alright. "And you stayed inside during recess," Blossom added while writing in a notebook.
"I'm fine. Just thinking about something. I have plans with mitch after school, by the way," Buttercup answered, not wanting to worry them. Bubbles just giggled. "Did it finally happen?" she asked. "Did what finally happen?" the girl in green glared. "Everyone thinks you and Mitch are together," Blossom explained, the fact that their sibling had been spacing out so much the near week. She let out a very frustrated groan, just trying not to let it get under her skin, while knowing she had been hanging out with him a lot, including how they left school together to see the weird cage match. They then heard the last bell ring. "I'm not with Mitch. He's a great friend, sure…" she reiterated her thoughts while getting up. "I'll be home later," she sighed, walking away. The other two just presumed she was going to meet up with Mitch like she had just lied to them about, although not knowing it even was a lie.
Brick was sitting around the empty hangout. No one was there at the moment aside from him and at least two other men who were either cleaning fake blood off the cage match floor so they could get ready for the next match, since usually the place got active, and pretty gruesome, at random times of the day. He heard the door open, and he saw Buttercup enter. He was a bit surprised to see her come back. "Hey, BC. What are you doing back here?" Brick requested to know, while Buttercup approached him. He remembered last time where she said her will to make this place her new hangout. "I told you, I'm here to help with the dogs," she reminded him. He still was surprised, thinking she had only said those things last time just to make him feel better.
"Really? Wow… I appreciate it. Hey, come on. I got something to show you," Brick smiled. It was an odd feeling. She had to just see him acting even remotely nice around her, but she suspected the recent events with his father had badly injured his ego. He didn't seem as arrogant or cocky as before, but she presumed that would return with time. She followed him down to the area where the dogs were kept.
Buttercup followed him to one of the small kennel cages. He turned on the light and motioned her over. "She had the puppies three days ago," Brick said. Looking inside, she saw the familiar Rottweiler that was just resting idly with three tiny black furred puppies around it, all of which had black fur and orange muzzles. "…aww…" Buttercup could only stare, seeing the cute animals, thinking her sisters would love to see them, mentally wishing she could show them, but she knew that if they heard Brick and his brothers were in town, there would be trouble.
"This is the first thing I need help with," Brick said, confusing her she watched him open it up and reach inside, picking up one of the puppies gently. "What do you mean?" Buttercup hesitantly asked, watching him as he brushed the pup's head, hearing it whine slightly. "Well, they sure shouldn't be growing up in this tiny place, so I arranged to take all of them to a farm just outside of Townsville," Brick explained while putting the tiny dog back. The mother Rottweiler seemed content with the two. "You've really gotten soft since I last saw you," the raven haired Powerpuff laughed while he picked up the small cage the four dogs were in, rolling his eyes. "Heh. You should see Boomer, then. I'll show you once we finish this," Brick responded while beginning to leave with her.
When Brick and Buttercup exited the club into the alley, they saw her familiar friend. "BC?" Mitch spoke. He was standing there, seeming surprised to see the two. He was pretending in actuality that he had been coming here every day since the last time they came, mainly out of his jealous suspicion he had between the two. The red ruff, still carrying the dog cage, raised an eyebrow, not knowing who the similar aged boy was. "Hey, Mitch," Buttercup greeted her friend happily. "You two going somewhere?" Mitch questioned while seeing them bypass him. "Yeah. I'm going to help him out. See ya later," she gave a wave. Brick recognized the hatred in her fellow classmate's eyes. The two just flew off, leaving behind a dark red and light green streak of light.
While the two flew across Townsville, Brick made sure to keep the dog cage safe so it wouldn't fall out of his grip. "So what were you saying about Boomer?" Buttercup requested to know what he meant by Boomer becoming softer than his practical leader. "He got a job too. He has to wear a disguise, but he isn't half bad at it for what he does," Brick explained. "I'll take you there once we finish this. Thanks again for helping me with this, Buttercup. Honestly, I don't like doing this kind of stuff alone. Flying gets boring when the only thing to hit are birds," he expressed his full gratefulness. Buttercup, not sure how to respond, just tried to enjoy the long flight, having never considered how things would be if she was alone like he was lately by how he described it. The Rowdyruff Boys almost sounded like they were broken up at least in the criminal division.