Three Ways to Cope: Part One
by Martial Arts Master
The Powerpuff Girls and all related characters are copyrighted by Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network. Although I don't normally like doing alternate universe fanfics, this idea simply would not go away. Plus, I have some spare time on my hands. Anyway, those who didn't see the Powerpuff Girls movie should probably think about not reading this, or it won't make sense. For those who did see the movie, I'd like you all to answer one question: What if, during the moment where Mojo Jojo grips the Professor, the Powerpuff Girls didn't overhear this, and therefore didn't go rushing back to Earth from the asteroid to save the day? This fanfic shows what might have happened if that had been so. By the way, I realize my earlier Powerpuff Girls fanfics were sub-par. That was only because, let me assure you, that they were written back during the days when I didn't double-space anything except my homework. Unfortunately, I wrote 60 or so fics like that before I finally wised up. Well, this will be double-spaced, so those who read my earlier Powerpuff Girls fanfics, rejoice. Now, on with the story!
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After Mojo Jojo and his monkeys launched their attack on Townsville, nothing was ever the same again.
They had devastated the town, and of course, thanks to that (expletive deleted) Mojo Jojo's speech about how the Powerpuff Girls had helped him, everyone thought it was the Powerpuff Girls' fault.
This went through Professor Utonium's mind as he sat in his confinement cell. He blamed himself for the Powerpuff Girls not coming to his rescue.
After all, when the Powerpuff Girls were bearing the brunt of Townsville's anger, what did he say to them? Did he try to tell them that they needed to use their powers to save Townsville? Did he try to tell them that the noblest thing one can do is to help those who hate one?
No, he did not. Instead he said something like, "I don't know who to believe. I thought you girls were good..."
The Professor mentally kicked himself repeatedly once Mojo Jojo had completed his takeover of Townsville.
Why? Why, for the love of humanity, had he chosen to make his "daughters" think he, too, hated them? Could he really have been so foolish as not to realize that the same girls who had been elated at all the simple joys of life on the first day he had made them must have been tricked?
Well, perhaps it wasn't foolishness, the Professor reflected.
He didn't find out the girls had not actually meant to harm Townsville until, after Mojo Jojo had secured his place as ruler of Townsville, had confided in him that he had in fact tricked the girls into helping him build his machine, lying to them to get them to do it.
That was the moment the Professor realized the unspeakable error he had committed in doubting his daughters.
Oh, he knew that anyone in his place would have made the same mistake...but that did not absolve him of blame, just as the fact that the girls were tricked did not absolve them of blame.
After Mojo Jojo and his monkeys had overrun Townsville, they had proceeded to overrun the world.
The Association of World Super Men (Author's Note: See the "Members Only" episode for details on them) had tried to stop them. Mojo Jojo and his monkeys, however, were quick to overpower them.
They were now lying dead somewhere, without even any gravestones to mark their memory.
Now Mojo Jojo was ruler of the earth, with monkeys for subjects. Mojo Jojo was quick to come up with a plan of action for dealing with the humans, now that the Powerpuff Girls were off somewhere lurking in space.
Mojo Jojo, with his superior intellect combined with the raw manpower...or rather, monkey-power...of his subjects, built the largest rocketship ever built, and placed all of humanity, divided into groups, into containment cells on the ships.
Mojo Jojo then sent the ship into space, heading for a planet called Worgoria. Mojo Jojo expected the humans to thank him, for he had selected a planet many, many times larger than earth, so that even though the planet was already populated by humans who had coincidentally experienced the same evolutionary path through time that humans did, there was room for Earth's humanity.
For Earth was no longer a human planet. Not anymore...it now belonged to Mojo Jojo and his monkeys.
That thought hurt Professor Utonium deeply. Townsville was no picnic...littered with crime...but it had been home. And now he was being forced to live on a strange planet.
All because he had made an insensitive remark to his "daughters", causing them to shoot off into space to sulk somewhere.
Professor Utonium briefly experienced anger at his girls, but that quickly passed. He could not blame their reaction. They were only five, after all.
He ate some of the dry food Mojo Jojo had provided for the voyage.
Oh, how he hated Mojo Jojo. And how he hated himself.
As the months passed, Professor Utonium gradually passed the time by teaching his knowledge of science to the other members of the group in the cell.
He played games...but he was always reminded of what a happy life his girls had missed out on, because of not only their "strange" looks but Mojo Jojo's evil trickery.
His girls shouldn't be off in space, Professor Utonium thought. They should be playing tag...though preferably not through the whole city as they had once done and made a mess. They should be going to school...eating cookies and milk for dessert...happily playing with the Professor...
That thought made Professor Utonium burst into tears. He had only known the Powerpuff Girls for a few days since having created them, thanks to the whole mess with Mojo Jojo, but he had loved them as if they were his own, which technically they were, since he created them.
He could still remember buying gifts for them, and how Bubbles had kissed his cheek after telling him that Octi, the stuffed octopus doll, was the best gift ever.
Mercifully, Mojo Jojo's food and drink lasted throughout the voyage, which lasted for years. After having passed all that time by teaching science, with eager students (school was entertainment compared to a boring alternative of just sitting around in the cell), the ship arrived on the planet Worgoria.
After having made an excellent landing, the ship powered down, having only been stored with enough power for a one-way trip. Mojo Jojo had wanted to make sure humanity could not return to Earth and spoil his supremacy.
Worgoria, thankfully, was a planet plentiful with resources.
On one section of the immensely large planet, Earth's humanity staked out a claim for itself.
Gradually, it built colonies, and began a new life.
But many humans still missed planet Earth, including Professor Utonium.
One day, Professor Utonium decided to go exploring the planet. Mojo Jojo had told him that other sections of humanity existed, having evolved coincidentally exactly alike and having coincidentally the same languages (Author's Note: Sound farfetched? Well, listen to the alien's [Kang or Kodos, I forget which one] remark about actually speaking Rigellian, which coincidentally sounds exactly like English, and you won't think this is farfetched) and Professor Utonium wanted to meet them.
He promised himself that he wouldn't go very far, so he wouldn't get lost on such a huge planet.
After an hour of exploring, he finally came across a lone hermit.
"Excuse me, stranger, but do you know where I can find civilization?" Professor Utonium asked the hermit politely.
"Well, nearest as I can figure," the hermit answered, "there are about three cities southwest of here. Their names are Hower, Mesuvius, and Vepiquack. The queer part is that, some years back, the cities elected rulers for themselves...and the rulers were five-year-old girls."
Professor Utonium gasped in shock. He quickly told himself he was jumping to conclusions. Maybe they weren't his daughters. After all, who knew what secrets this planet could hold?
But the hermit next added, "Hower elected some girl named Buttercup as ruler, Mesuvius elected some girl named Blossom as ruler, and Vepiquack elected some girl named Bubbles as ruler."
Now Professor Utonium was so shocked that he did the only thing he could think of.
He fainted...
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To be continued...
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You all are probably wondering, "why are the Powerpuff Girls on this planet instead of on the asteroid, even if years have passed?" Well, that will be explained in the next chapter. Now let me explain something: the next few chapters are going to deal with Professor Utonium's reunion with his girls and how each girl reacts to seeing him again and how they've coped with the memories they must have of how Townsville treated them, how the Professor loved them, and how the Professor finally made that insensitive comment. And I promise you, each girl's reaction will be extremely different. So, now you see how changing one moment in a movie can change everything? E-mail all questions and comments to [email protected]
by Martial Arts Master
The Powerpuff Girls and all related characters are copyrighted by Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network. Although I don't normally like doing alternate universe fanfics, this idea simply would not go away. Plus, I have some spare time on my hands. Anyway, those who didn't see the Powerpuff Girls movie should probably think about not reading this, or it won't make sense. For those who did see the movie, I'd like you all to answer one question: What if, during the moment where Mojo Jojo grips the Professor, the Powerpuff Girls didn't overhear this, and therefore didn't go rushing back to Earth from the asteroid to save the day? This fanfic shows what might have happened if that had been so. By the way, I realize my earlier Powerpuff Girls fanfics were sub-par. That was only because, let me assure you, that they were written back during the days when I didn't double-space anything except my homework. Unfortunately, I wrote 60 or so fics like that before I finally wised up. Well, this will be double-spaced, so those who read my earlier Powerpuff Girls fanfics, rejoice. Now, on with the story!
***
After Mojo Jojo and his monkeys launched their attack on Townsville, nothing was ever the same again.
They had devastated the town, and of course, thanks to that (expletive deleted) Mojo Jojo's speech about how the Powerpuff Girls had helped him, everyone thought it was the Powerpuff Girls' fault.
This went through Professor Utonium's mind as he sat in his confinement cell. He blamed himself for the Powerpuff Girls not coming to his rescue.
After all, when the Powerpuff Girls were bearing the brunt of Townsville's anger, what did he say to them? Did he try to tell them that they needed to use their powers to save Townsville? Did he try to tell them that the noblest thing one can do is to help those who hate one?
No, he did not. Instead he said something like, "I don't know who to believe. I thought you girls were good..."
The Professor mentally kicked himself repeatedly once Mojo Jojo had completed his takeover of Townsville.
Why? Why, for the love of humanity, had he chosen to make his "daughters" think he, too, hated them? Could he really have been so foolish as not to realize that the same girls who had been elated at all the simple joys of life on the first day he had made them must have been tricked?
Well, perhaps it wasn't foolishness, the Professor reflected.
He didn't find out the girls had not actually meant to harm Townsville until, after Mojo Jojo had secured his place as ruler of Townsville, had confided in him that he had in fact tricked the girls into helping him build his machine, lying to them to get them to do it.
That was the moment the Professor realized the unspeakable error he had committed in doubting his daughters.
Oh, he knew that anyone in his place would have made the same mistake...but that did not absolve him of blame, just as the fact that the girls were tricked did not absolve them of blame.
After Mojo Jojo and his monkeys had overrun Townsville, they had proceeded to overrun the world.
The Association of World Super Men (Author's Note: See the "Members Only" episode for details on them) had tried to stop them. Mojo Jojo and his monkeys, however, were quick to overpower them.
They were now lying dead somewhere, without even any gravestones to mark their memory.
Now Mojo Jojo was ruler of the earth, with monkeys for subjects. Mojo Jojo was quick to come up with a plan of action for dealing with the humans, now that the Powerpuff Girls were off somewhere lurking in space.
Mojo Jojo, with his superior intellect combined with the raw manpower...or rather, monkey-power...of his subjects, built the largest rocketship ever built, and placed all of humanity, divided into groups, into containment cells on the ships.
Mojo Jojo then sent the ship into space, heading for a planet called Worgoria. Mojo Jojo expected the humans to thank him, for he had selected a planet many, many times larger than earth, so that even though the planet was already populated by humans who had coincidentally experienced the same evolutionary path through time that humans did, there was room for Earth's humanity.
For Earth was no longer a human planet. Not anymore...it now belonged to Mojo Jojo and his monkeys.
That thought hurt Professor Utonium deeply. Townsville was no picnic...littered with crime...but it had been home. And now he was being forced to live on a strange planet.
All because he had made an insensitive remark to his "daughters", causing them to shoot off into space to sulk somewhere.
Professor Utonium briefly experienced anger at his girls, but that quickly passed. He could not blame their reaction. They were only five, after all.
He ate some of the dry food Mojo Jojo had provided for the voyage.
Oh, how he hated Mojo Jojo. And how he hated himself.
As the months passed, Professor Utonium gradually passed the time by teaching his knowledge of science to the other members of the group in the cell.
He played games...but he was always reminded of what a happy life his girls had missed out on, because of not only their "strange" looks but Mojo Jojo's evil trickery.
His girls shouldn't be off in space, Professor Utonium thought. They should be playing tag...though preferably not through the whole city as they had once done and made a mess. They should be going to school...eating cookies and milk for dessert...happily playing with the Professor...
That thought made Professor Utonium burst into tears. He had only known the Powerpuff Girls for a few days since having created them, thanks to the whole mess with Mojo Jojo, but he had loved them as if they were his own, which technically they were, since he created them.
He could still remember buying gifts for them, and how Bubbles had kissed his cheek after telling him that Octi, the stuffed octopus doll, was the best gift ever.
Mercifully, Mojo Jojo's food and drink lasted throughout the voyage, which lasted for years. After having passed all that time by teaching science, with eager students (school was entertainment compared to a boring alternative of just sitting around in the cell), the ship arrived on the planet Worgoria.
After having made an excellent landing, the ship powered down, having only been stored with enough power for a one-way trip. Mojo Jojo had wanted to make sure humanity could not return to Earth and spoil his supremacy.
Worgoria, thankfully, was a planet plentiful with resources.
On one section of the immensely large planet, Earth's humanity staked out a claim for itself.
Gradually, it built colonies, and began a new life.
But many humans still missed planet Earth, including Professor Utonium.
One day, Professor Utonium decided to go exploring the planet. Mojo Jojo had told him that other sections of humanity existed, having evolved coincidentally exactly alike and having coincidentally the same languages (Author's Note: Sound farfetched? Well, listen to the alien's [Kang or Kodos, I forget which one] remark about actually speaking Rigellian, which coincidentally sounds exactly like English, and you won't think this is farfetched) and Professor Utonium wanted to meet them.
He promised himself that he wouldn't go very far, so he wouldn't get lost on such a huge planet.
After an hour of exploring, he finally came across a lone hermit.
"Excuse me, stranger, but do you know where I can find civilization?" Professor Utonium asked the hermit politely.
"Well, nearest as I can figure," the hermit answered, "there are about three cities southwest of here. Their names are Hower, Mesuvius, and Vepiquack. The queer part is that, some years back, the cities elected rulers for themselves...and the rulers were five-year-old girls."
Professor Utonium gasped in shock. He quickly told himself he was jumping to conclusions. Maybe they weren't his daughters. After all, who knew what secrets this planet could hold?
But the hermit next added, "Hower elected some girl named Buttercup as ruler, Mesuvius elected some girl named Blossom as ruler, and Vepiquack elected some girl named Bubbles as ruler."
Now Professor Utonium was so shocked that he did the only thing he could think of.
He fainted...
***
To be continued...
***
You all are probably wondering, "why are the Powerpuff Girls on this planet instead of on the asteroid, even if years have passed?" Well, that will be explained in the next chapter. Now let me explain something: the next few chapters are going to deal with Professor Utonium's reunion with his girls and how each girl reacts to seeing him again and how they've coped with the memories they must have of how Townsville treated them, how the Professor loved them, and how the Professor finally made that insensitive comment. And I promise you, each girl's reaction will be extremely different. So, now you see how changing one moment in a movie can change everything? E-mail all questions and comments to [email protected]