Age of Aku
By: RisingGear
(Akutropolis - 13 years ago)
At The top of a skyscraper, three young girls watch the City below. The glowing of their eyes is visible in the pitch-black of the night sky. The redhead with the red eyes observed a holographic GPS, waiting for something.
"I'm bored!" The blue-eyed blond complained as she rested her head on a nearby Gargoyle. "We finally get to leave the lab only to hunt down a watch?"
"The Professor ordered us to retrieve a piece of Galvan technology called the Omnitrix. It reportedly crash-landed on Earth and was Collected by Anti-Aku Terrorists. It is believed to be the most powerful weapon in the known Universe." The Redhead looks the Blond right in the eyes with a cold expression. "It is not just some watch Unit Three."
"We all gave ourselves names, Blossom." The Green-eyed one with Dark hair chimed in aggressively, cutting in between her Sisters. "She's Bubbles, not Unit 3!"
The girls hear the tracking device go off. Whatever they are tracking has revealed itself. "Finally, I hope this Omni-thingy doesn't disappoint."
They take flight with a trail of Red, blue, and green lights following behind. They spot a flash of red light in the Slums.
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In the Slums of the city, a young boy with bright green eyes dusts his white shirt off after seemingly leaving several thugs beaten. "And don't come back!"
The three girls with a loud boom behind the boy. They immediately see the Omnitrix on his wrist and approach him. "This is the Anti-Aku Terrorists, Blossom? He's barely older than we are?" The one called Bubbles comments with confusion.
"It doesn't matter how old he is, our orders still stand." Blossom coldly tells Bubbles with indifference in her eyes. "We are only authorized to offer you leniency once! Surrender the Omnitrix and we will let you live." Her handheld device scans the boy, bringing up data on the boy. "Besides he's already on Aku's hit list.
Bubbles is visibly horrified at the idea of killing a fellow kid. "Please just Surrender!"
"Personally, I hope you don't!" The dark haired one with Green eyes replies with a sinister grin.
Ben defiantly stared down the girls with his hand on the Omnitrix's dial. "Who are three anyway and why do you want this watch?"
"What we want is irrelevant. We were made to serve Aku!" Blossom coldly explained her hand extended to receive the Omnitrix.
Ben slowly moves his hand toward the Omnitrix dial. Bubbles can hear his heartbeat, she knows that this kid is terrified and backed into a corner. "Have you ever thought that you don't have to do what Aku says?"
"We don't?" Bubbles asked, confused yet enticed by the idea.
"There is always time to be a hero!" Then Ben slams his hand down on the Omnitrix, transforming into a giant red alien with four arms. "Still working on my Superhero catchphrase." Ben now says in his now deeper voice. "I call this alien Fourarms.
"No, please! We don't want to hurt you!" Bubbles warns him upset at the idea of hurting him. Only to get a punch in the gut by the Green-eyed Sister, dropping her to her knees."Buttercup!?"
"Speak for yourself, Bubs." Buttercup turns to face Ben with a sinister smile, her eyes radiating a vibrant green energy. "I've been wanting to kill someone all day!" She fires green lasers out of her eyes. Fourarms dodges the blast by jumping high into the air. Using the momentum to slam his fists hard. Buttercup blocks the impact with her hands. "You just made yourself a bigger target!"
Blossom ripped a stop sign out of the ground. She proceeded to strangle Fourarms. Till he ripped her off his back and slammed her into Buttercup. He throws a punch only for Buttercup to tackle him through a nearby construction site. He managed to stop her by slamming his hands into her back, knocking her to the ground. "This all you got?"
Ben Followed up by slamming a steel I-beam onto Buttercup's face. *Bang!* "They're gonna call you Butterface when I'm done with you!" After spitting out a tooth and some Blood, Buttercup snarls. "Cute, but I'm getting back at ya for that!"
Fourarms winds up for another hit, the I-Beam is instantly melted by Blossom joining in. "Are you done playing Buttercup?"
The Omnitrix Symbol on Fourarm's shoulder Starts flashing red. "Oh Well, this was Fun But I'm afraid I have to go. Later!" Fourarms clapps all four hands together, creating a loud massive shockwave. As Blossom and Buttercup are rendered Temporarily deaf Fourarms uses this moment to get as far away as he can before turning back into Ben.
After turning back into Ben he hides in an abandoned car. He waits for the Omnitrix to charge back up. Then Bubbles climbs into the car with him. Before he could try running away she gently grabs ahold of him, covering his mouth before he can scream. "Please don't run, I only want to talk." She uses her X-ray vision to scan for her Sisters, not seeing them she relaxes. "We have to talk quietly."
Ben crossed his arms trying to keep a barrier. "What are you three anyway?"
"Our father says we are the Perfect living Weapons for Lord Aku." She shows him the Serial number Tattooed on the back of her Neck. "This is our first mission. Our first time we are allowed outside the lab."
Ben starts to feel less threatened by her. He remembers this one tried to reason with him, not wanting a fight at all. "That doesn't sound like a good way to live. You aren't a weapon You're a girl." He bluntly said it as a fact. Bubbles is stunned at what he just said. It's as if nobody has ever treated her as a person before."If your dad says you are then you might be on the wrong side."
"Then why are you fighting?" Bubbles innocently asks, her bright blue eyes looking right into his emerald green. She can see and Feel the anger behind those eyes.
"My name is Ben Tennyson, grandson of Max Tennyson." He tells her his name with the expectation that she knows it. But is surprised when her expression doesn't change. "He founded Ronin with a talking Chimpanzee? As soon as this stupid watch found itself on my wrist he…"
Then Bubbles can hear her Sisters talking with her Super Hearing, They are nearby. She covers his mouth and quietly whispers into his ear. "We have to move! My Sisters are coming."
"Correction, we are already here!" Blossom's voice says as she breaks the windshield. Lifting Ben out before throwing him into an alleyway. "We will be telling the professor about this, Unit Three!" Blossom coldly tells Bubbles, intentionally misnaming her.
Ben tries using the Omnitrix to defend himself. Buttercup grabs his arm before he can. "Oh Snap!" She snapped Ben's arm like a twig with a sickening crunch. *CRUNCH!* Ben screams out in pain as Buttercup laughed. Bubbles is frozen in fear as her Sisters start killing Ben.
Buttercup pounds Ben into a wall, punching him in the face hard enough to make a tooth fly out of his mouth. "So how do we take the Omni-whatever off him? I vote for ripping his arm off."
"Let's not risk damaging the Omnitrix, we're taking him to the Professor." Blossom orders before looking down at a crying Bubbles with disgust. "Get up Mission accomplished!"
Buttercup holds up a beaten and bloody Ben by the hair. "Okay, but first I'm taking my Souvenir." Buttercup digs her fingers into his right eye socket.
As Ben screams in agony, Bubbles can only watch in horror. Instead of continuing to cry, Bubbles floats behind Blossom. "Did the Professor tell us to do this!?" Bubbles coldly asked her sister, her eyes radiating a bright blue glow in fury. "Did he order us to torture a child no older then us!?"
Before Blossom could dismiss Bubbles, is blindsided by Bubbles knocking her out in a single punch. Her Sisters didn't expect her to turn on them.
Bubbles sees Ben's severed eye in Buttercup's hand. Too fast to respond, Bubbles grabs Buttercup by the face, knocking her through the wall behind them. Buttercup can't even register that her own sister is attacking her. Bubbles has already begun pounding Buttercup's face with Fists blaring fists at high-speed. The ground beneath them rumbled with every hit. Bubbles's knuckles afterwards are dripping with Buttercup's blood.
Both of her sisters dealt with Bubbles gently carrying Ben away, looking for help. Then a black Hovercraft landed in front of her. An old man in white combat armor points a rifle at Bubbles. "HANDS OFF MY GRANDSON AKU SCUM!"
Bubbles drops to her knees bursting into tears with a bloody and unconscious Ben in her arms. "I'm sorry! Please save him!"
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The city of Akutropolis is the biggest cesspool of scum and Villainy on the planet. The sky is perpetually red with huge black skyscrapers extending past the clouds. A dark green Hover Car with white racing stripes races through traffic. The young blond woman in the passenger seat is touching up her dark blue lipstick. "So do you remember what we are supposed to do, Ben?" She asks the one-eyed man driving the car.
"Do you ever pay attention to the mission briefing Bubbles? We are picking up a package from the Eds." Ben replies to his partner, rolling his eyes at her airheaded tendencies and smiling. He loved working with her. "This is the fourth time this week I've picked it up. It's likely just some Science shit for Mojo, Dex or whatever. Knowing the Eds things will go sideways fast."
"Aw, and I thought this would be a date?" She slyly replies, causing both of them to laugh at the idea.
"Hahaha! Yeah, keep dreaming BB!" Ben remarks before the car becomes awkwardly silent. Their mutual laughter quickly turns into a nervous chuckle. "I know this isn't my fight but... if you're worried about any trouble from ..." Bubbles replied with her hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry babe," Ben says softly, turning towards her. "We'll be fine. The Eds are also on Aku's hit list. Thanks to Big Eddy's greed he rarely pays tribute to Aku."
"After what Aku did to Peach Creek, who can blame him." An Uncharacteristically stoic Bubbles replies. They park in an alleyway, and a clocking device makes Ben's car invisible as the two walk the rest of the way. They stop in front of a building called Pop's Diner. As they enter a tall blonde muscular man in black leather is leaving. "Hay Johnny, good to see you." Bubbles greeted him with a cheerful smile.
Johnny flexes to show off his muscles to Bubbles in an attempt at flirting. "Hello pretty momma, it's always good to see me too." He flexes his bicep again before leaving the Diner, clearly ignoring Ben. Ben and Bubbles roll their eyes and take seats at the counter.
"I can never make heads or tails of that guy," Ben complains as he politely nods to the owner, a man known simply as Pops. "Sup Pops, are we on time for Poker night?" Ben asks with a knowing smirk, to Pops who smirks right back.
"Yes sir, you and your lady friend are right on time. Head on back and have fun." Pops opens the door to a storage room in the back. Inside are two of the Eds, Big Eddy is there waiting for them on top of a large box. Contrary to his nickname he stands at four feet nine inches, Dressed in an expensive tailored suit.
"Right on time for once, I'm impressed, Benny." Big Eddy arrogantly grins as he taps on the box his butt is planted on. Both Ben and Bubbles are reflected in his Aviator sunglasses. "Tell your Grandpa I enjoy doing business with you Ronin types."
Ben and Bubbles exchange glances. "Ben, I got the box. " Bubbles asks while handing the man a thick black bag.
"Sure thing BB," he replies, as Bubbles lifts the box effortlessly with one hand. Ben then pulls an envelope out from his jacket. He hands it to Big Eddy who notices Aku's seal on it. "Grampa Max thought you might want a look at that."
Before Big Eddy could open it, a tall muscular man wearing a striped wife beater and Black sunglasses enters behind Ben and Bubbles. "You're late Ed!"
"Sorry, I'm late Eddy, Sarah wanted to go shopping." The Muscular man replied as Ben suddenly had a cold sweat over this Sarah Character being mentioned.
"Did she come with you?" Ben nervously asks before a short redhead half the size of Ed pushes him aside. She has a curvy figure and dresses in a pink top and tight blue skinny jeans. "That Answers that question."
"Hey Sarah, love the new outfit, Pink looks great on you," Ben says, slightly panicked about this lady.
"Don't play stupid with me Ben, You're cute but you aren't that cute." Sarah smirks, clearly enjoying the situation. She kisses Ben affectionately on the cheek before punching him in the face. "That's for not returning my calls."
Ben rubs his sore jaw, gesturing at an angry-looking Bubbles to stay back. He sees Sarah's hair has a shimmering glow at the tips, like a lit stick of Dynamite. A glimmer of light builds behind her sunglasses. Everyone in the room knows exactly what's about to happen, She's enraged. Wraps his arm around Sarah to comfort her."Sorry, FireCracker I have not been good to you. I try too hard to ensure you won't get in trouble for being associated with me."
Right, then Ben notices her 7-foot muscle-bound brother Ed is threateningly looming over him with a disturbing smile. Ben's terrified face is reflected right back at him in Ed's sunglasses "But I'll be free tonight after I report back to Max and Mojo."
Sarah grabs Ben by his jacket's collar. "I'll hold you to that, but I guess this will have to do for now.." She pulls Ben into a kiss, shooting daggers at Bubbles as she does so. "Keep fighting the good fight, Romeo." She leaves with a wink and blows a kiss at Ben, hips swaying as she leaves the room.
Everyone takes a deep breath when she leaves the room, except for Bubbles, fuming with rage. "¡Odio a ese vagabundo vulgar!" She hisses with her eyes radiating bright blue energy.
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A mysterious duo is watching Pops Diner and the surrounding block from atop a nearby building. While Shrouded In Darkness as silhouettes Their glowing pink and green eyes can still be seen. "It would be so much easier to find these guys if all these old buildings didn't have lead-lined roofs." The Green-eyed specter asked with an amused tone. "So far our X-ray vision is only good for giving people cancer. Are there any plans to Track'em, Blossom?"
The red-eyed Figure steps out of the shadows. Revealing a Redheaded woman with a Black and red Uniform. A large red bow proudly adorns her head. "Stop trying to give people cancer and watch the Diner!" Blossom coldly exclaims with an icy stare.
"We could just walk in and wreck the place," Buttercup replies while aggressively slamming her fists together.
"We could if we weren't ordered to keep property damage to a minimum. Besides Buttercup, Our objective is strictly to watch."
Buttercup steps into the light revealing her to be the taller, more Muscular of the two. With short black hair and bright emerald green eyes. Still trying to use her X-Ray Vision to give people Cancer. "Why are they wasting our time with this Bullshit? They could have just sent a drone and Saved us from boredom."
Unknown to both of them was a hidden surveillance device recording them.
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Back inside Pop's Diner one of Big Eddy's men receives a message from a wristband device. "One of my hidden surveillance cameras has spotted the other two Powerpuff Girls." After a brief pause, he displays the live footage of Blossom and Buttercup as a holographic display.
Ben is visibly panicking at the sight of Buttercup in the hologram. He touches the eyepatch over his left eye. His hands are trembling before Bubbles comforts him by holding his hand. "Why haven't they attacked yet?
"If my sisters were ordered to attack this place they would have done so already. Blossom was always most serious about following orders from The Professor." Bubbles comments with a smug grin. "She always was a daddy's girl."
Ben is seconds away from using his Omnitrix in a panic. Ed stopped him by lifting Ben up by the arm. "If you go out there right now, you give The Powerpuff Bitches a reason to raid the place." Big Eddy aggressively comments while popping a jawbreaker into his mouth. "Sorry kid but you're going to have to sneak out." With a snap of Big Eddy's finger, Ed cracks his knuckles before lifting a massive box revealing a secret tunnel.
His unhinged grin grew wider as Ed Sinisterly chuckled, tugging at Ben's shoulder. "Remember you still owe my baby Sister a date, Ben! Sarah isn't the only X-mutant you don't want to piss off."
"I know, I'll be over to see her later tonight." Both Ben and Bubbles make it back to their car with Bubbles Sister none the wiser.
As they drive away, Bubbles can see Ben's hands are still trembling.
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On the Ronin hidden underground Headquarters, A grizzled old warrior watches the screens when his black-haired assistant approaches him. "The other two Powerpuff Girls are watching Pop's Diner."
Then a Mutant Chimpanzee with a domed brain Case slams his fist on the Table—an enraged Snarl across Simeon's face.
"So Maxwell, are you going to let your grandson get in harm's way yet again!" The Apeman rudely comments, Looking Maxwell in the Eye.
"Ben isn't a child anymore Mojo, he can look after himself," Max replies with cold indifference. Then a woman in a yellow sweater flips him off.
"That's some bullshit! If you aren't going to do anything then I fucking will." A ginger woman with dark red Afro Pigtails stands up and flips Maxwell off. Her heterochromatic eyes glare defiantly at him.
"Sit down Morbucks!" Max angrily commands his younger disrespectful peer. Instead, she walks off with her middle finger raised. "Where do you think you're going? I didn't order you to leave."
"You can't make me do shit!" Morbucks presses a hidden button on her Gold-plated Smartwatch. With every step more pieces of power armor assemble themselves on her body. Her clothes were disintegrated and replaced with a skin-tight bodysuit as the armor covered her. "I got your back Ben." Her helmet's faceplate covers her face just before she flies off with her Power armor's flight system.
While flying out of the base Ben's car almost hit her. "Ben you asshole! You made me worried sick!"
"Hey Princess, What are you doing here? Gramps is going to be pissed if you're seen leaving Ronin HQ. The Powerpuff Girls have their eyes on Pop's Diner." Ben tries his best to reason with her, not wanting her to get hurt.
"You Dumbass I was going to save your sorry ass!" Then Mojo Jojo appears behind her in his Hoverpod.
"Morbucks! Get your Ass back here before you ruin my plan!"