Chapter Twenty-Five: The Heroes And Villains Call It A Night
Night had fallen in the City of Townsville. Despite the looming threat of a worldwide catastrophe, many of the children were indoors getting themselves ready for the next day while a few adults were either coming home from a long day at work or getting ready to go to work in the graveyard shifts. It was getting close to 10:00 PM. The Powerpuff Girls and Underdog could be seen flying around the near-empty streets of Townsville, still on the hunt for the jewelry thieves.
"Damnit, still no fucking sign of the crooks!" Bubbles said in frustration.
"Girls, Underdog, I think it's time to call it a night, don'tcha think?" Blossom suggested, getting in a long stretch and a long yawn.
"Yeah, you fucking bet." Buttercup agreed. "Even though all the fun shit happens at night, we gotta hit the hay and catch those crooks in the morning."
"A good night's sleep will do us well. Just point me to the nearest hotel." Underdog also agreed.
"No hotel needed, Underdog." Blossom countered to Underdog. "We have a guest room at our home, all yours, free of charge."
"Yeah, our dad loves guests. No need to worry." Buttercup added.
"Nuestra casa es tu casa!" Bubbles further added. "Translation – our home is your home!"
"Thank you for inviting me into your home. I am grateful for the hospitality you have shown." Underdog said with a big smile.
"It's no problem, Underdog! Let's get some sleep and resume matters in the morning. This way!" Blossom said.
The girls, with Underdog trailing close behind, made the short flight to the girls' suburban home. They landed right at their front door, opening it right up, the four heroes walking right inside. Underdog looked around at the girls' humble abode, nodding in approval at the very sleek and modern look, a typical way that a Townsville home would look compared to the old style he was used to in Capitol City.
"Girls, your home is very pretty. A lot flashier than mine in Capitol City." Underdog said, in awe of the look that the girls' home had.
"Oh, it's nuthin' special, Underdog. Like the fact that I can roll my fucking tongue and no one else in Townsville can." Buttercup said with a small laugh.
Underdog could only let out a small laugh as well, showing the girls, though mainly Buttercup, that he could roll his tongue as well, Blossom and Bubbles giggling at Underdog's showing.
"Well, Buttercup, you officially have company." Bubbles said as Buttercup simply scoffed at that.
"You'll have to teach us one day, Underdog. That is Buttercup's unique little "power"." Blossom added.
"You can actually do it with ease. Follow my instructions and it's a breeze." Underdog said.
Underdog demonstrated to both Blossom and Bubbles an easier way to do the tongue roll with both of the girls able to get it down pat only after a few tries. Buttercup looked at Underdog, Blossom, and Bubbles and just did the "get out of here" double hand signal, Blossom and Bubbles both hugging Underdog as they too could now roll their tongues.
"Awesome! Thank you so much, Underdog, you are awesome!" Bubbles said excitedly.
"I second that notion!" Blossom added also excitedly.
"Well, Buttercup, you're not the only one. Blossom and Bubbles have joined the tongue rolling fun." Underdog said.
"You know I'm gonna get you for this, Underdog." Buttercup said passively angrily but almost playfully, also hugging Underdog. "But still, you are indeed fucking awesome."
"But Underdog, you should see our enemy turned frenemy Princess Morbucks's house." Blossom mentioned as she let out another yawn. "She's one of those rich bitches, she and her dad."
"Speaking of dads." Bubbles said as she pointed towards the stairs.
Professor Utonium could be seen walking down the stairs in his night clothing, just very simple head-to-toe pajamas, a smile on his face as he saw his three creations and their heroic canine teammate.
"Hi, Professor!" The girls greeted.
"Hi, girls!" Professor Utonium greeted. "I see you have brought along a guest tonight. What is your name, kind sir?"
"Underdog." Underdog introduced.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Underdog. I'm Professor Utonium, but everyone in Townsville simply calls me The Professor." Professor Utonium introduced as he and Underdog shook hands.
"It is very nice to meet you as well, Professor. I shall cherish our meeting forever." Underdog added.
"Professor, we told Underdog that we would let him sleep in our guest room. Can he?" Blossom asked.
"Yes, of course, by all means!" Professor Utonium confirmed. "Any visitor that you girls vouch for is more than welcome here. I'll walk him to the guest room. You girls get ready for bed now."
"Yes, Professor!" The girls said as they flew up to their room.
The girls simply changed into their night clothing and did their usual nightly routine before climbing on their three-way separated bed, tucking themselves in under their respective colored sections of the mattress, Blossom in pink, Bubbles in blue, and Buttercup in green. The girls closed their eyes and held hands, saying a simple prayer. They then uttered a well-known prayer.
"Now I lay me down to sleep." Blossom said.
"I pray the Lord my soul to keep." Bubbles said.
"If I should die before I wake." Buttercup said.
"I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen." All three girls said in unison as they then drifted off to sleep.
In the meantime, Professor Utonium led Underdog down to the basement and into the guest room, complete with a ceiling night light and a very comfortable bed to sleep on.
"Here you are, Underdog. Make yourself at home." Professor Utonium said.
"Thank you, Professor." Underdog simply said.
The Capitol City hero changed into the night clothing that he brought along with him, also doing his usual nightly routine, able to get all of it completed because of the amenities available to him. Underdog went under the covers, also saying a simple prayer before the same well-known prayer.
"Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake. I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen." Underdog said as he then drifted off to sleep.
Professor Utonium simply shut off all of the lights to the home and locked all the doors. Then he went to his room to go to sleep as well, the five occupants of the Powerpuff household all off to bed for the night.
Meanwhile, in another area of Townsville, the disguised Simon Bar Sinister and Cad Lackey could be seen walking around the near empty night streets of Townsville. They walked through a few dangerous parts of town, seeing a few drug addicts on the street injecting heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine into their veins and even witnessing a huge drug deal of various drugs. But the villains of course kept their mouths shut, acting like they saw nothing. Further along their walk, they saw a few scantily clad women at intersections all looking to join men in their cars, very clear acts of prostitution being seen.
"Hey, you handsome hunks, you lookin' for a good fucking time?" One African-American female prostitute asked Simon and Cad. "Two for the price of one special tonight. $25 to touch, $100 for a blow, $500 for you both to tag team bang me."
"Na. Thanks but no thanks." Cad declined.
"Your fucking loss, hunks." The female said.
Simon and Cad kept walking around, both villains letting out long yawns and stretches.
"Fuck, boss, we've gotta find a good spot to sleep for the night." Cad said.
"Yeah, I know that, Cad." Simon said.
"I'll sleep on a fucking park bench at this point. I can barely keep my fucking eyes open." Cad mentioned.
"Hell no, Cad. We can't take any fucking chances. We need somewhere private." Simon countered. "Hotels obviously are a no go. We'd be Grade A fucked for sure."
"Think we can make it back to the boat?" Cad asked.
Simon plugged in their current location in Townsville into his GPS and the location of the Townsville docks. He switched it to walking mode, and the GPS gave him an estimated time of a two-hour walk.
"Nothing doing, Cad. It's a long ass walk." Simon finally replied. "We've gotta find something nearby, somewhere nice and discreet."
"Hey boss, how about that up there?" Cad suggested.
Cad pointed up at the observatory of none other than Mojo Jojo. Simon grabbed his binoculars and took a look at it, keenly scoping it out and seeing an opening where the door was, seeing it still down due to The Powerpuff Girls and Underdog busting through it earlier in the day.
"Hey, that could be it, Cad! Let's go!" Simon said as he and Cad made the pretty lengthy walk over to Mojo's observatory.
On the way, they witnessed another drug deal or two and even saw a prostitute get into a car with a man. There was even a small party on one street, women twerking and doing a few other lewd acts with men making it rain cash. But Simon and Cad pressed on, having to walk up the very lengthy staircase to get to the opening. Simon and Cad both peeked inside the observatory and saw all kinds of robots and gadgets that Simon could see himself using, both villains nodding and smiling.
"Anybody home?!" Cad shouted out, but of course there was no response.
"This is fucking it, Cad! Let's make ourselves at home!" Simon said.
Cad walked right in, but Simon picked up the broken door and took a few minutes to do a very quick repair job. He picked up the door and put on some mechanism to get the door to open and close properly. He also added a very old school door hook lock as opposed to a doorknob lock, which would take a bit of extra time to repair, something Simon didn't really have seeing as how sleepy he was.
"Yeah, that'll do." Simon said.
"Hey boss, come check this shit out!" Cad shouted out to Simon, who walked over to where Cad was standing. "That monkeyspank that we fought in the temple, it looks like this is his house!" Cad then said as he pointed at several photos of Mojo in various situations in Townsville.
"Hmmm, looks like it is, Cad. Or more appropriately, was. He won't be needing it anytime soon, because it is ours now!" Simon said.
"And look at this, boss! A computer that we can use!" Cad mentioned, pointing at the very large computer that Mojo used to get the info for the Temple of Reckoning.
"Fuck. Yes!" Simon said as he rubbed his palms. "Perfect! First thing in the morning, we'll make use of it. But now let's…." Simon then said as he stretched and yawned. "….find the fucking bed in this place and go to sleep." Simon finished.
After walking around the observatory a bit, they eventually found Mojo's bedroom. Despite Mojo living alone, he had a neatly made bunk bed in his room along with his own king sized bed. Simon and Cad both walked over to the bunk bed with Simon making the climb to the top bunk while Cad moved to the bottom. Both villains took off their backpacks and simply kicked off their socks and sneakers, opting to sleep in the clothes that they disguised themselves with.
"Good night, boss." Cad said to Simon.
"Good night, Cad." Simon replied back to Cad.
"ONE DAY!" Both villains shouted out in unison before they too drifted off to sleep, the two occupants in Mojo Jojo's observatory shutting it down for the night.
END OF CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Music Credits
Song Artist/Source: Phil Collins
Song Title/Source: One More Night (Instrumental)
Year Song Released: 1985
When Played: During the entire time when the scene is on The Powerpuff Girls and Underdog.
Song Artist/Source: Three 6 Mafia
Song Title/Source: Late Nite Tip (Instrumental)
Year Song Released: 1997
When Played: During the entire time when the scene is on Simon Bar Sinister and Cad Lackey.
Song Artist/Source: Wax-A-Million
Song Title/Source: Ain't Got No Panties On
Year Song Released: 2001
When Played: During the small party on the street as Simon Bar Sinister and Cad Lackey are walking to Mojo Jojo's observatory.