In the beach, Far from Townsville. Everyone having a relaxing time, playing in the water, and catch up to some activities...except for Bix, who is looking at the sea with a shaky demeanor. He slowly dips his foot stub onto the water then recoils in fear. He backed away from the pool until he couldn't. He look up to see Buttercup with hands on her hips.
"Scared of a little water?" Buttercup teased
"no..." He said with fear on his voice
"Pffft, yeah right" she said with sarcasm
She then pick ups Bix while he squirms in on her arms.
"Hey, calm down. I'm not gonna dunk you on the water" she assured which calms him down
Suddenly she has a devious smile on her face and sprint towards the water and Bix screams.
When she reached the edge of the shoreline she jumped high until she reach the deep blue of the sea and shouted "Cannon ball!" And a big splash that made everyone in the beach got cover in water. She surface with a smile on her face but Bix is not in her arm
"Whoo hoo, that was awesome right little bro?" She looks at Bix and realize his missing "oh on" then dives back in
Under the water, Bix is struggling to swim up to the surface. No matter how much he swims up, he gets deeper into the water until his vision goes dark.
For what felt like a few moments, he heard distorted voices from afar which caused him open his eyes to darkness. He looks around in a panic as the voices becomes more distorted to overwhelming volume of voices which caused him to plug his ear hole and crying loudly then the voices stops and in it's place, a singular voice quickly calls out for help then disappears just as fast.
He tries to respond while nothing comes out, he still tries to respond. He change it up and yelled for help but nothing still comes out, he kept on yelling and yelling until he got tired and gave up. The heavy weight of dread pressures him to thinking his no longer in the realm of the living. Tears starts flowing on his eyes and gets into a fetal position.
As he was crying, the black void start slowly changing into the opposite color and it starts consuming him slowly.
His eyes starts opening up to a white light and heard some muffled voices.
As his vision and hearing starts get clearer, an image multiple people crowds his vision paired with the voices.
"I thought...he...handle it" muffled a voice said
"I...get it... remember..." Another muffled voice said
His vision starts clearing up and the figures around him get much more noticeable until he could fully see that everyone of his family is looking down onto him with a worried expression.
"Honey, are you alright?" Asked Ms Bellum. "Can you hear me?"
Bix suddenly starts tearing up and hugs her tightly. Ms Bellum comforts him by rubbing his back and whispering comforting words.
"Buttercup that was totally reckless" Blossom scolded to which Buttercup rolled her eyes
"How long we've been together exactly? And you still don't understand me" she talked back
"I thought that your sensei calmed you down"
"He did but that doesn't mean I completely changed" Buttercup replied
While the two continued bickering, Ms Bellum managed to calm Bix down and kissed him on the forehead. She motioned Bubbles to get some tissue and complied and quickly gave her a tissue
"Are you feeling better" she asked while rubbing his nose
"Yeah, mama" he replied in cheery tone "I'm all better"
She tickles him causing him to giggle and then turn around and call out to Buttercup to which caused her to freeze up
"Buttercup, mind explaining why?" She asked sternly
"W-well I just wanted to have some fun with my lil bro" she sheepishly said "a-and I thought...well"
"See to it that it won't happened again. I know patience isn't that much of your strong suit but just wait until his ready" she lecture in a stern tone
"Y-yes ma'am " she answered with nervousness
"Good, now let's get some refreshments" she said to everyone with her normal tone "oh and Buttercup"
"Yeah?"
"Call me mom" she said as she leaves to get some refreshments.
Everyone except Buttercup followed as Buttercup crossed her arms
'Few days with the professor and she already claimed the title of mom. Still very weird' She thought to herself 'i really need to go back with master, look like I'm lacking on my training'
She finish thinking and joins them for some drinks.
--
After that little incident, Bix is in his "parents" looking at his hand stump thinking about the small gem that he got when fought Mojo and HIM. He couldn't shake the feeling that of power and the gem power. He then thought about the near death experience and shivered to remember that. as he was reminiscing, a voice calls out to him.
"Help..." he mumbled
"The problem is who needs help..."
He look at his hand as he took a deep breath and closes his eyes for bit then he felt something on his hand and opens eyes to the shock of a small blue gem on his hand.
"So, you're the one gives me an extra boost huh?" He said "I thought rocks don't glow.."
The gem then sinking right back to Bix's hand which caused him to be startled for a bit.
Suddenly a bunch of voices came back and Bix looks around and yelled back at the voices
"Hey! Can you hear me!" He yelled but the Voices didn't stop
He kept continuing to yell until the voices all the sudden stops and he stop by proxy.
Everything went silent. He looked around him and when he looked up to see a small blue light falling down.
He held out to the light to catch it. The light slowly falls on his hand and it explodes on his hand then his surroundings changed into a alien planet with inhabitants of all matter of shapes and sizes.
"Huh?" He awed
He looks around the planet and taking in the sights until it transitions to a mechanical metropolis with a red sky.
He was taken a back of the transition and adapted a worried look. He then reached out to feel the nearest beam but before he could get a feel, the beam disappears into smoke.
He looks at his hand then turns around to see a figure in-cased in some sort of crystal. He cautiously approached the crystal and he reaches out to it.
Upon touching the crystal, he suddenly was back at his room touching a poster about space.
'so, I have to got to space to help you?' he thought 'but, I'll leave them if I...'
He felt conflicted at the predicament. He pace around the room, thinking on how he would approach the situation that he on the crystal.
He sighs in defeat of his situation. He sat on his toy chair and look at the ground, bummed out on what to do.
He then heard a knock on his door which he hop off his seat and opens the door revealing Bliss marrying a cheery look.
"Oh hey baby brother" she said with smile "I was just about ask for lun-"
Before she could finish with her words, Bix just hugs her leg then felt something wet on her leg.
"Bix? What's wrong?" She said worryingly "did Buttercup hurt something bad?"
"No" he muffled then he looked up with a teary forced smile "i-i'm just happy"
Bliss isn't convinced and made her more worried at Bix. She picks him up and hugs him tightly.
"Please tell me" she said
Bix didn't respond at first. His head is spinning on how he would tell her but for him one thing is clear. He moves his head then hovers it over her ear and started whispering.
Bliss listen intently to his whispering and more he whispered, the more Bliss got more worried until her eyes suddenly widen and started to tear up a bit and hugs him like her life depended on it
"no..." She mumbled "you can't..."
"I know" he added "but what can I do?"
"Nothing" she said sternly "you'll do no such thing"
"Bu-"
"No buts mister. Now let's forget this ever happened" she demanded then leaves him
Bix looks down to think of a way to save the creature in the crystal without them noticing but his unsure if his ready for space.
He sighs and heads down stairs for lunch. It was a normal lunch for everyone but awkward for Bix and Bliss. Bliss was Blissfully ignorant on what just happened previously while Bix was confused on why she's not mad or even decided to feed him after what happened.
"Here come the plane" she said in a sweet tone.
Bix opens his mouth as the guided spoon went in smoothly and he ate the food on the spoon. Bix chewed his food slowly in confusion.
"So professor, what's next on our agenda" Blossom said
"Well, I spotted a cliff on the other side of the resort that has a clear scene of the night sky" The Professor suggested
This caused Bix ear to perk up while Bliss nervously stares at the professor of the idea which he noticed.
"Is something the matter Bliss? Do you suggest on doing something else?
"Wha-oh n-nothing, i thought we would just stay in our room and just rest" Bliss nervously said
"Really? Staying inside?" Buttercup deadpanned which earned a glare from Bliss
"I'm down for some outdoors" Bunny commented
"Yeah! Let's go outside and see some cute animals" Bubbles added
"Though catching up to some read while the cold winds out definitely is a benefit" Blossom agreed
Bliss sighs in defeat of the majority to which a single tear rolls down her cheek but she quickly removes it.
"Alright, it's settled then. By night time, we'll go to the cliff. Sara ready some jackets for please"
"I'm on it, dear" she said "but let's finish our dinner first"
They nodded ex for Bliss who was just feeding Bix all of her food and Bix is struggling to keep up.
--
It is now night time and family is walking up the forest leading to the cliff. Bix is starting to fall asleep, having being playing with his sisters particular with Bunny and Bubbles.
Bliss is eager that Bix would fully fall asleep in her arms
He struggles to keep himself up and it's not helping by Bliss rocking him.
"We're almost there" said The Professor "I heard from the brochure that it has a clear view of the skies at night"
"Also this time of year where all the stars are visible" Blossom added
The Professor nodded in agreement which earn her a headpat causing her to giggle.
"Really stars? What boring way to spend the night" Buttercup complainted
"You know we have little kid on our family right?" Bunny reminded
"I would leave him out" Buttercup "maybe"
Bubbles gave a really look to Buttercup which she didn't even noticed.
Bliss is starting to worry a bit as Bix seems to be still awake no matter how much she rocks him.
"Here it is" The Professor said while looking at the sky
The younger members of the family is in awe and wonder of the sky filled with stars of all different brightness and sizes, they even saw a shooting star came by.
While others are soaking in the scenery, Bliss look down at Bix and her eyes widen to him being wide awake and eyes sparkle, mouth wide open, and goosebumps. Bliss sighs in understanding and she moves him behind her head. He didn't seem to mind on the count of him being too engrossed at the sky.
She smiles then looks up at the sky, unsure what to feel but hopeful that Bix would think about his predicament much more deeper.
--
it's morning and Bix is looking at the sky in deep thought.
"What am I going to do? If I suddenly leave, they'll hurt but if I don't...arghh" he ruffled his hair then threw his hat on the ground.
"Why is this so hard!"
"Because you're not ready" a voice behind him said
He looks behind to see Bliss with a sad smile on his face.
"Give it a bit of time. You don't need rush this. This a very big decision and I don't want you regret, so I'll propose a pact" she said as she walks towards him and on to his side by the end
"Pact? What does that mean?" He asked
"It's a formal agreement but thinking of it is Pinky swear" she explains
"But I don't have one"
"Well more on the gesture of it, here" she kneels down to his level and holds out her hand
He places his on to her's and she said
"Swear to me that you stay for at least until you are ready to fight on your own but if can't you need let go of this issue forever, okay?" She proposes
Bix is hesitant of what she proposes and he doubt that he would be on the same level as his sister.
"I don't know...for me to fight on my own is kinda out of the question"
"Hey don't be hard on yourself, your the one who save us from Mojo and HIM"
"But that's one incident and a gem helped then"
She shakes her head is disbelief of what she was hearing at Bix, she put her hand on is head and pats it
"Gem or not, you still did with your own power. You could've choose to not use it and we've been fine but you took the initiative to save us and save the day. Like a PowerPuff"
"Really?" He asked
"Really" she said with heart warming smile
Bix smiles and hugs her tightly. Bliss chortled then wraps her arms around Bix.
"I'll take that as a yes" she said
They hugged for a good bit and broke it off. She picks up his hat and places on his head.
"Now, let head to them and don't worry I'll help you along the way" she said as she was getting up
She holds out her hand and Bix stares at it bit then hold on to It with a smile on his face
"Thank you...sis"