Author Notes: If anyone has any suggestions or tips on who I missed out for the credits, let me know. Cheers! :)
Also, the final chapter, Chapter 168: A Certain Future, has been renamed Epilogue: A Certain Future, and I've added more to the last scene of the chapter which describes Elodie Morbucks.
Credit Roll: Media Package 19041989
The following is a collection of publicly available information related to the incidents perpetrated by B-47, B-48, and B-49. Used in combination with agency data, the Powerpuff Girls' effectiveness can be evaluated.
The Powerpuff Girls is inspired by…
(Previous List)
The Powerpuff Girls Original Series by(&) Craig McKraken (Source, Canon, Motivation & Main Inspiration)
Stephen King (Horror Elements, Writing Style)
H.P. Lovecraft (Cosmic Horror Elements, Writing Style)
SCP Foundation (In-Universe Documents Writing Style, World-Building)
The Powerpuff Girls: Reimagined by(&) Rossowinch (Inspiration & Influence)
Immortality Syndrome by(&) Parsec (Inspiration)
The Powerpuff Boy by(&) Tortured Artist (Inspiration)
(New additions to the list)
Resident Evil Game Series (Overall tone for biological horror, remakes are inspirations for reimagining)
Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy (Another good example of how reimaginings can aspire to be)
Kick-Ass Series (Both comics and movies. Superhero realism is a theme shared by this fanfic)
Townsville Tribune Extract 03 APR 1989
THIS CONFIRMED: TOWNSVILLE'S RENAISSANCE
25 March, near midnight. It was a day to be remembered. In fact, most citizens, when polled, remember exactly what they were doing on that day and time. History was made in that exact moment when the trinity of dons ruling over the Lombardi Crime Family and the entire criminal network of Townsville were reportedly killed. Along with them, hundreds of gang members belonging to the many criminal entities plaguing Townsville were either killed or arrested in a USDO-led raid on the Lombardi crime family's headquarters. Simultaneously, the USDO led raids on dozens of locations throughout Townsville to capitalize on the moment when the criminal underground was stunned by such an unprecedented development.
But the greatest effect of 25 March could only be felt in the days that followed. On 26 March, Sunday, the police made the news by logging 90% fewer criminal reports. While cynics believe this to be an extreme case of the weekends, optimists popping out of the woodwork claimed otherwise. In hindsight, it was clear who was right. On the following Monday, 27 March, the number of new criminal cases remained low at a whopping 93%, calculated from the pre-25 March average.
The effects of 25 March would be felt in spheres outside of law enforcement. The stock market reportedly went on a massive bull run, with Townsville's publicly-traded companies surging upwards above all others. Townsville Electrics, known to be a boring infrastructural company, doubled in stock prices in a single day along with several other companies bearing Townsville's name. The Townsville Internetworking Group LLC, which is involved in a project about the 'internet', had tripled in worth overnight.
The 25th of March has had such a profound impact on Townsville that no citizen was left untouched, and everyone from the poorest tramp on the streets to the man in the tallest ivory tower had felt it. Mayor Wilford, in an equally historic press conference today, announced two new holidays, to be celebrated in the City of Townsville and Pokey Oaks County. There are even rumors that these two new holidays will be celebrated at the state level as the mayor is scheduled for a meeting with Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt.
The two new holidays are Powerpuff Day and Crimefree Day. While Crimefree Day has been announced to be held on 25 March, the day that is to be Powerpuff Day has not yet been announced. In Mayor Wilford's press conference today, the reason was stated to be that it was meant to celebrate the Powerpuff Girls' birthday. However, there is a delay in implementing the holiday because information related to the Angels of Justice are not forthcoming.
'We are still in the process of declassifying information related to the Powerpuff Girls. It will take time for us to decide if any piece of information could be strategically compromising or insignificant, even if it is something as small as a seemingly insignificant date,' USDO Spokesperson Nathan Cawthorne commented when the USDO was approached on this issue.
The Powerpuff Girls: Declassified Staff
Writer/Editor: xbriannova/Brian J. W. Lee & Grammarly (AI Editor)
Artist: Rossowinch
Minor Editing: Tziput13 (of AO3)
Townsville Tribune Extract 03 APR 1989
SURVIVOR OF POLICE ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING PREVENTS MORE DEATHS
The 25th of March was just another day in Townsville, though a day in a city like Townsville was more action-packed than any regular sane person would have liked. The staff of Sonny Champions Photo Studios was reminded of that the hard way when terrorists affiliated with a Confederate Foundation cell attacked. The photographers' crime? According to police spokesperson Nicole Bennings, the terrorists wanted to limit the effectiveness of overreaching USDO propaganda. Apparently, it is wrong according to these terrorists to portray the Powerpuff Girls as who they are: Angels of Justice fighting on the side of law and order.
Caught in the crossfire were the models for the Powerpuff Girls: Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup - Aislinn Callaghan, Ester Olofsson, and Kimiko Scarlett respectively. They were famous for their strong resemblance to Townsville's very own kindergartner superheroes, and on that faithful day, they were punished by psychopaths just because of their appearances.
'They killed our friends first,' Aislinn, 5, said when interviewed. By friends, she was referring to USDO guards assigned to them - the government agency, it seems, knew that they would be mistaken for the Powerpuff Girls.
'We had to hide after that, and it was scary!' Ester, the other 'Powerpuff Girl', recounted her terrible story.
'But they were onto us,' Kimiko added during the interview. The three of them were together in a reunion set up by the newspaper.
'And that's when I thought: I've been acting as Blossom, so why not be Blossom?' Aislinn explained what happened next in this riveting tale. The terrorists had cornered them, and so the brave girl gave them exactly what they wanted. And it worked! She was able to scare the terrorists and escape, though not unscathed. Kimiko was injured during the attack.
What the Girls did not know and found out during this interview is that their antics did more than save their own beautiful hides. In doing this, they had detained the terrorists, wasting their time and shifting their focus onto themselves as they were chased throughout the studio. Studio staff who were left behind, including an old janitor and a few office workers hiding in the building were able to take advantage of this distraction and escape.
It seems that in modeling as Townsville's saviors, Aislinn, Ester, and Kimiko had even gained some of their bravery. For the full interview, watch TNN tomorrow during the evening news!
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Townsville Tribune Extract 05 APR 1989
RUMBLES AFTER THE STORM: CRIME NEVER SLEEPS
Just days into Townsville's honeymoon with peace and safety, signs that it will not last begin to appear. The police have been monitoring crime levels closely ever since the city's criminal network has been largely dismantled. For the past two days, crime has been inching up once again by several points from the lowest level. While the police believe that this is no cause for concern, it is understandable that job unions, economists, and many citizen groups are expressing their anxiety, shell-shocked, to put it lightly, as everyone is from decades of rampant criminal activity.
'We will continue to monitor criminal activities closely, and operate as we once did when crime was rife,' Police Chief Davies said in a televised speech on TNN. 'We will fight with teeth and claws so things will never go back to how they were - and they never will, not when we have friends in the USDO, FBI, and CIA, not when the Powerpuff Girls are painting tri-colored rainbows in the sky.'
Strong words from a strong man who had been fighting the good fight for the past two decades, but police watchdogs have certain concerns after hearing from whistleblowers that the sharp drop in crime had inspired laxity in police efforts. Sources claim that Mayor Wilford and the police chief have been planning to cut down on police funding.
Whether it will happen or not, however, is still up in the air. Panic, however, is not up there with this question, as the Powerpuff Girls are. Without seemingly breaking a stride, Townsville's Angels of Justice are back to patrolling the skies after only mere days of rest. Considering that they are young children at the tender age of 4 or 5, it is awe-inspiring, an example to us all that the police and mayor should follow.
On the evening of the previous day, the Powerpuff Girls were seen escorting a massive fleet of buses transporting convicts from Townsville's courthouse to the Townsville prison. This fleet of buses was joined by smaller groups from precincts all over Townsville. The justice system has been working overtime, it seems, to process these gang members, and the Powerpuff Girls are still working to ensure Townsville's safety. Anxiety aside, this is a good sign of things to come - and all before bedtime, too!
The Daily Scoop Extract 15 APR 1989 (Note: tabloid)
YETI SIGHTINGS IN POKEY OAKS WOODLANDS
With spring in full bloom and summer on the way, campers are beginning to return to the woodlands reserves in the county of Pokey Oaks. With great news coming from nearby Townsville that crime has dipped to a new, historical low, more merrymakers are eager to celebrate with a little bit of nature on their side.
One such family, a really ambitious one, had driven their family saloon as deep as possible into the Pokey Oaks Woodlands Reserve and trekked hours into it. What happened next was unexpected and bordered on the supernatural.
'We went really deep into it and set up camp by a river,' the father of the family, Joseph North, said in our exclusive interview. 'That was when we heard it.'
They heard a loud roar coming from deep within the woods.
'It was really, really loud, but it came from miles away,' Joseph went on. An experienced woodsman, he knew what a roar sounded like, and could tell the distance reliably. 'It didn't sound like any animal I've ever heard of. Maybe something in between a human and… I don't know what.'
But that wasn't all. The family heard gunshots after that.
'That was the last straw - we had both our kids with us,' the mother, Merryl North, still shaken to this day, related. 'We packed everything up in a hurry and ran off.'
The gunshots were described as rapid, like from a machinegun, but there were other kinds, one-off, loud, and 'unnatural', according to Joseph, who hunts as well.
Our sources claim that the USDO operates in the area. When approached, the USDO did not comment on the issue, and simply warns that everyone in the area should not venture too deep into the reserve, and remain vigilant as crime has not been fully eliminated from the areas surrounding Townsville, or even the city itself.
The family had approached the local county sheriff with their report, only to be told that it was probably drug addicts or vagrants hiding from the city of Townsville. The family, however, is not convinced.
'That roar did not come from an addict or a vagrant,' the father said. 'Something weird is going on in the woods.'
Pilgrim's Paper Extract 18 APR 1989 (local paper from the town of Pilgrim's Fall)
CRYPTIC CRYPTID SEASON
Pokey Oaks, Townsville, and the many towns in the county, including our own, have their fair share of supernatural sightings and yes, cryptids. Most could easily be explained away by common sense or science, and like ghosts, they stayed only as spook stories or the domain of conspiracy theories. The Boneman of the Yard, for example, had been a conspiracy to devalue property, while the Sky Screecher was just an eccentric hang glider going on jaunts at night.
There were, of course, unexplainable incidents. The Smile-Killer, for one, had been killing since the 20s and had killed as recently as last year. The Walking Statues, several tonnes each, had been traveling on their own, stumping experts. While the former had been theorized by the county sheriff (who the Smile-Killer had been able to evade) to be a killer and a series of copycats, the latter had been dismissed as the work of bored pranksters of means.
Supernatural or not, at least these cases had theories threatening to dispel the myth surrounding them. In due time, they will be revealed as nothing more than the mundane.
Recently, however, there had been new sightings and phenomenons that took the myths of the region up to a whole new level, and as it just so happens, they had begun popping up when the City of Townsville began reporting of girls who could fly in the sky, people with four arms and rampant cult activities. Coincidence or connection? Only time will tell.
Equally mind-boggling is how these new sightings were reported one after another within a short time span. In the fields of Pokey Oaks county, scorpion-like animals the size of trucks were sighted. In the sewers of Pilgrim's Fall, our very own town, there were allegedly boat-sized tentacled creatures eating dogs and cows with their strings-filled mouth. In the Pokey Oaks Woodland Reserve, there is apparently a Yeti or a Yeti-like cryptid. These were just some of many other reports, though the reports stopped as soon as they started.
If our previous luck holds, perhaps that is proof that many of these reports are hoaxes. If anything, vehicle-sized scorpions, squids, and Yetis do sound like tall stories, after all.