Mojo, Boomer, and Butch enter the lair and Butch immediately flew to his room to nurse his wounded ego, Mojo laughed lightly at the display before turning to Boomer, "I am going to go prepare lunch, would you kindly go upstairs and tell Brick and Bubbles that it will be ready shortly?" he requested

"No problem pops, but what about Butch?"

Mojo chuckled, "I will bring him up a plate, but right now I believe he would prefer some time alone, don't you think?"

Boomer laughed "Yeah, good point", he flew upstairs before flying back almost a minute later, "Hey dad? You might wanna come see this"

Boomer led Mojo up to Brick's room where they saw him clutching tightly to Bubbles with a mortified expression on his face, Mojo approached his son "Brick?", the boy stayed silent but the terror in his eyes told Mojo everything, "What happened to him?"

"He got a visit from someone today" Bubbles answered

"Who?" Mojo asked

Bubbles shook her head "I don't wanna say, he starts freaking out every time I mention him"

"AHH, WHERE?! OH GOD, GET HIM AWAY!" Brick panicked

Bubbles facepalmed at her mistake "Goddammit" she held Brick a little closer as she tried to comfort him "It's okay Brick, I'm here, you don't have to worry about you-know-who"

As Mojo watched the scene he couldn't help but feel angry over the state his boy was in as well as guilty that he wasn't there to keep it from happening, however he was also relieved that Bubbles was there to help his son through this, "Boomer, come with me" he said as he left the room with clenched fists and gritted teeth

"You okay dad?" Boomer asked, noticing his father's composure

"No." the chimp answered

"Look, I'm sure Brick will be fine soon, especially with Bubbles around"

"That is not the point! That insignificant whelp came into MY HOME, he did whatever horrible thing he did to MY SON, and anyone who dares even THINK of doing such a thing is to be punished in the most severe manner imaginable!" Mojo explained

"So what are you gonna do?"

"Is it not obvious? I will kill him, boil him in a very large pot, and prepare him like a lobster for my own personal consumption"

"Okay first off, gross" Boomer said, shaking his head in disgust "Secondly, you can't fight Him on your own, he's too powerful! Hell, even the girls have never actually beaten him" Boomer tried to reason

"WELL THEN WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?!" Mojo shouted, growing more impatient by the second

"I suggest you take a step back, breathe, and try to think logically. You've never come up with a good plan out of anger before"

Mojo screeched like a chimp as he punched a wall, he then took a few deep breaths to calm down, "As much as I'd hate to admit it, you are absolutely right, as intelligent as I may be I will only act impulsively and make foolish decisions in my current state. For instance, the wall I just punched was made out of extremely thick metal and now my hand IS IN VERY INTENSE PAIN!" he shouted as he clutched his hand

Boomer shook his head "Come on dad, let's go see if you broke it". They made their way down to Mojo's lab where Boomer inspected his hand and found a slight fracture "Alright, it's not too bad but I will need to put a brace on it to keep it from getting worse" he explained, getting good use out of the fact that being home-schooled by Mojo Jojo made him and his brothers more qualified to practice medicine than most actual doctors.

"Curses" Mojo growled, he knew he would heal quickly because of the Chemical X in his body, but he was still irritated with himself for doing such a stupid thing in the first place, he sighed at his own foolishness but tried to formulate a plan anyway, "He is up to something, I am sure of it"

"I mean, wasn't he always up to something?" Boomer said as he treated Mojo's wound

Mojo shook his head "Not like this. Let us consider the facts, his last appearance was at the girls' seventh birthday, which will be exactly seven years ago next month. He has been planning something, waiting for the right time to strike, and it would seem that he has chosen now"

Boomer finished tending to Mojo's hand "What do you think he's up to?"

"I am not sure" Mojo said while looking proudly at his son's work "However, I am forced to fear the worst"

"Have you thought of anything yet?" Boomer asked

"I have been thinking and, as much as it pains me to admit it, I may require some assistance" he answered, almost looking disgusted at what he was about to say next, "I need the Powerpuff Girls"

"Woah, seriously?"

"Yes Boomer, seriously. I need you to go to their home and inform them that I request their presence"

Boomer saluted "On it" he then flew off toward the girls' house, thinking about what he was gonna say when he got there. When he arrived at his destination, he approached the door and gave it a few knocks

"Just a minute, I'm coming!" the door opened after a moment to reveal the Professor who gave a look of confusion to his guest, "Boomer? What are you doing here?" his eyes went wide as he thought of a possibility "You're not here to ask Buttercup on a date, are you?"

Boomer shook his head "No, I'm not really interested in any of the girls.", he smiled dreamily "My heart belongs to the Mayor's assistant"

The Professor nodded in understanding, "Sorry, Blossom told me about Bubbles and Brick, and after Butch's outburst today I just assumed…" he shook his head, realizing they were getting off track "What are you here for anyway?"

Boomer rubbed his arm nervously as he thought of how he was going to say this "Mojo sent me… he uh, he needs the girls' help. It's kind of an emergency"

"I see, well Blossom's out on patrol right now and Buttercup is at a friends house" he explained, "You're more than welcome to come inside to wait for them if you'd like"

The Ruff was surprised by the offer "Uh, sure I guess"

Boomer floated inside and the Professor closed the door behind him, "I was just about to put some tea on, would you like some?" he asked, trying to be a good host

"Yeah, tea sounds good", they sat at the kitchen table in silence as they waited for the water to boil, when it was done the Professor prepared it just as he always had and set the two cups on the table, Boomer's eyes widened when he took his first sip "Holy shit, this is amazing!"

The scientist chuckled at the boy's reaction, "Language Boomer, but thank you, it's an old family recipe dating back to ancient Japan, it was perfected by an ancestor of mine, a famous samurai known as Jack" he explained

"Jack? Isn't that kind of a weird name for an ancient samurai?" Boomer asked

"Well yes, and there's a very interesting story behind that, would you like to hear it?" Boomer nodded, the Professor then told him the legend of Samurai Jack and his lifelong quest to destroy the evil being known as Aku. Boomer listened intently to the story, hanging on to every word. The Professor was interrupted when he heard something upstairs, "Sounds like the girls are home, you should go talk to them"

Boomer however, wasn't quite satisfied yet "But what happened next? Did Jack beat Aku? Did he ever get back to the past? What happened to his sword?!"

The Professor laughed lightly, "Don't worry Boomer, I'll tell you the rest some time, but right now you have a job to do. Remember, Mojo's counting on you"

Boomer sighed "Okay, but I'm gonna hold you to that", he then floated upstairs to relay his message from Mojo

He knocked on the girls' door, fully expecting to get beat up as soon as they saw him, he heard Buttercup from the other side "Come in"

He opened the door to see her sprawled out on her bed staring at the ceiling, "Uh, Buttercup?"

She turned her head to glance at him "Oh hey Boomer, what's up?", that was definitely not the greeting he had expected, especially not from the toughest fighter

"Hey…" he said awkwardly "Um, aren't you gonna like, beat me up or yell at me or something?"

"Nah" she answered simply, "Why? Did you want me to?"

He just looked at her curiously "Are you feeling alright?"

She smiled wide "Yeah, I feel good, I feel real good. Kinda like I'm floating"

"Ya kinda are"

She looked down to discover that she'd floated about half a foot off the bed, "Oh" she said before she dropped back down, she moved over and patted the bed "Come lay with me"

Boomer stood there with a confused look on his face 'Alright, not exactly how I expected this encounter to go… like, at all' the boy shrugged "Alright, sure, why not" he floated over and gently landed next to her, joining her in staring at the ceiling, "I like the stickers you've got up there" he said

Buttercup smiled "Bubbles made most of them when we were younger" she pointed up to one shaped like a unicorn "That one's her old imaginary friend, Donny. She made up this whole dumbass story about him being a horse that wanted to be a unicorn, but then it turned out he already was, or something like that, I don't remember"

Boomer chuckled "That sounds really stupid"

"It was, but give her a break, she was six"

"What about that one?" Boomer asked pointing at one shaped like a strangely designed girl

Buttercup started laughing "Oh god, that was her other character Bliss, the fourth Powerpuff Girl, that had to be the worst story she ever wrote"

Boomer examined the drawing "Why are her legs twice the size of her body?"

The Puff shrugged "I don't know, I think because she wanted to make her look older, but it just came out looking ridiculous"

"Purple, teal, and brown do not mix well, do they" he pointed out

Buttercup laughed "That's Bubbles for ya, she puts a lot of heart into everything she does but not a whole lot of thought", she sighed "How's she doing anyway? Is Brick treating her right?"

"She's good" he answered, "And I honestly don't think I've ever seen Brick treat anyone with as much respect and decency in his life as he has for your sister over the past few days"

She smiled "Good, as much as I love beating the crap out of you guys I'd hate to have to kill him", her smile dropped as she realized something "Wait, what the hell are you doing in my room? On my bed nonetheless?" she asked with as much anger as she could muster, which wasn't a lot for once

"You invited me" he answered plainly

She looked at him with confusion "When?"

"A few minutes ago"

"Why would I do that?"

"I sincerely have no idea whatsoever, you wanna tell me why you're acting so weird?" he asked

She contemplated what to say, deciding she had nothing to lose she chose to tell the truth, "Can you keep a secret?"

"No problem"

She sighed deeply "I'm on drugs"

"What? No way"

"Yep, Ace gave them to me at the carnival"

"You and Ace went to the carnival together?"

Buttercup mentally slapped herself "Shit, I wasn't supposed to say that. Can you keep two secrets?"

He laughed "Sure thing"

"Thanks Boomer, you're a good friend" she said, she thought for a moment before adding "Make that three, don't tell anyone I called you my friend"

He rolled his eyes "As you wish Princess Buttercup"

"Thank you but if you ever call me princess again I'll knock your teeth out"

"I can't for the life of me remember why I willingly came over here to talk to you"

Buttercup shrugged, "It's a mystery, now get out"

Oh wowee, a scene transition

Blossom was patrolling the city for crime when she heard a cry for help "Help, somebody save me!"

The Puff quickly flew down to the alley that the scream was coming from where she saw an old lady with her back turned to her, "What the problem ma'am" the woman said nothing, "Ma'am?" still nothing, Blossom floated over to the woman and put her hand on her shoulder "Is everything alright miss?"

"Oh Blossom, everything's just PEACHY!" the old woman turned around to reveal that she wasn't an old woman at all, at least not to my knowledge, but was in fact Him in disguise.

Blossom gasped "Him?! What are you doing back?! And why are you dressed as an old lady?"

"You don't like it? I was going for a new look, but I see where your coming from" he was engulfed by a whirlwind of flame that changed him back into his regular outfit "It lacked my usual flair, don't you think?" he shot her a chilling grin but she refused to back down

"What are you up to? We haven't seen you since-"

"Since your seventh birthday when I turned you girls against one another?" Him finished and chuckled creepily "Yes, I remember it well, one of my greatest games yet, too bad that lousy brat put an end to it before you could DESTROY EACH OTHER", he sighed "Oh well, that was then, but look at you girls now, you've come such a long way, now you're turning on each other all by yourselves, I'm so proud"

"Hey, we didn't turn on each other!" she exclaimed confidently, "We're just… working through some stuff right now"

Him smirked at her, "I see, so you're not worried about the possibility that it won't all work out?" Blossom shook her head causing Him to chuckle darkly "Well, YOU SHOULD BE"

"Yeah well, what do you know?!" she challenged

"Hmm, that's a very good question, what do I know?" he rubbed his chin in thought, "Blossom, how old do you think I am? Keep in mind, I look very good for my age" Blossom didn't answer, not knowing exactly what to make of the question, "The answer is somewhere in the thousands, I don't remember the exact number, you lose count after a while" he explained, surprising the young girl, "And that's just my current form, overall I've been around almost as long as the universe itself, I've seen more than any mortal could ever dream of seeing, I've battled gods and monsters, I've watched civilizations rise and fall, and through it all there was only one mortal man who dared to challenge me, one foolish warrior who actually believed he could destroy me. But you can't destroy evil, not for long anyway. So Blossom, to answer your question I'd say I know a great deal, which is why you should trust me when I tell you to be worried"

"Alright, fine, what do I have to be worried about?" she asked

Him laughed jovially "Oh I'm not going to tell you, THERE'D BE NO FUN IN THAT. No, I'm going to show you"

Before Blossom could react, he laid his claw on her head and implanted a horrible vision in her mind. Visions of death, destruction, a world in ruin, she couldn't bear the sight of it, "No, NO, MAKE IT STOP, MAKE IT STOP!"

Her reaction put an evil smile on Him's face, "Don't worry child, that's only one of many possibilities for the future... Of course, it's also the most likely to come true"

"How do I stop it? HOW?!" she asked in a panicked tone

"Well that's why I came to talk to you, you see, you don't need to stop it"

"What are you talking about?!"

"Blossom, I am a very powerful being, and I'm more than capable of preventing what you just saw. But as we all know, EVERYTHING HAS ITS PRICE"

Blossom swallowed hard, "Name it, whatever you want me to do, I'll do it"

The demon smiled in victory "An excellent choice my dear" he held out his claw and she took it in a handshake, his very touch burned her skin forcing her to suppress a scream, Blossom grasped her hand in pain as soon as he let go "Well ta ta for now, I simply must be going, I have a few more appointments to make and I'd hate to keep them waiting"

"WAIT! You never told me my end of the deal" she pointed out

"Oh don't worry child, YOU'VE ALREADY PAID YOUR DEBT" he was once again engulfed in a whirlwind of flames as he disappeared

Blossom knew she'd just made some kind of horrible mistake, but she had to, it was for the greater good, right? "I'll worry later, right now I just wanna go home and rest" she started to fly toward home but fell right back down to the ground "What?", she tried again to the same results, "Why can't I fl-" she came to a shocking realization, this is what he meant, the price she had to pay, she had just willingly given up her powers to the evilest being in the world, "Uh oh"

Oh wowee, a scene transition

Brick laid on his bed with his girlfriend on his chest, he'd calmed down a lot more, all thanks to Bubbles, "You feeling better?" she asked

"Yeah, thanks for that"

She giggled "Of course, I'll always be there for my boyfriend, especially now that I know how much you love me"

He thought back to earlier when he thought he'd lost her forever, he was so relieved to see she was okay it was the first thing he could think to say, "Huh, I did say that, didn't I"

"Did you mean it?" she asked

He nodded "Yeah, I guess I have for a while now"

Bubbles looked up at him and smiled "How long exactly?"

He thought back "Oh god, I remember the exact day. Remember that time you guys captured Boomer, you dressed up like him and hung around with me and Butch, and we kept coming up with different ways to make you break character?"

"Wait, you knew it was me?!"

"Bubbles, I know my own brother, and I know you're not him, even with that amazing impression you did of him, which was just a slightly lower version of your own voice" Brick explained, "I also know that Boomer's too much of a pussy to do half the shit we got you to do"

"Are you saying that me eating a bug was enough to make you fall in love with me?"

"No, but you did show me that you're tougher than you let on, and I thought that was pretty cool, and as we got older and started hanging out a little I started to notice that you were also smokin' hot"

Bubbles blushed at the compliment but got distracted when she started doing some math, "Wait, that was years ago, weren't we like five? You've had a crush on me for nine years?! Why the heck didn't you tell me?!"

Brick shrugged "I don't know, half the time we spent together we were kicking each other's asses, it's not really the best time to ask someone out"

"What about all those times we hung out as friends, you could have told me then" she pointed out, "God, all that time I spent waiting for you to man up and make a move, I can't believe this!"

"Wait, what?"

"I've liked you since I was seven, you stupid dummy! Ever since you helped save us from Him!" Brick flinched at the mention of his name "Sorry"

"Don't worry about it. But I don't even get why you're complaining, we're together now, so what's the difference?" he asked

"The difference is I spent all that time not being able to do this!" she pulled herself up so they were face to face and planted her lips on his with a deep kiss

Brick wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in as close as possible, deepening the kiss even more, Brick's eyes widened in surprise when he felt Bubbles' tongue enter his mouth, after he stopped responding out of shock the girl pulled back, "H-holy fucking shit" was all Brick could bring himself to say

Bubbles smirked at the boy, "By any chance, it this thing poking me in the ass your phone or are you just excited?"

Brick pulled the blue cell phone out of his pocket and handed it to her "Actually, it's your phone" he said

She took it from his hand and threw it to the side, "Good thing that wasn't what was poking me" she said with a grin as she went back in for another make-out session.

Oh wowee, a scene transition

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU FORGOT?!" Mojo shouted at Boomer, "I gave you one simple assignment, ONE! Tell the girls I require their assistance, HOW ON EARTH COULD YOU FORGET SUCH A THING?!"

"Alright, I get why you're mad, I screwed up and I'm sorry, but Blossom wasn't even there and Buttercup… wouldn't talk to me" Boomer explained

Mojo took a few deep breaths to contain his rage, "Alright, I suppose I shall have to take care of this myself" he said through gritted teeth, the doorbell suddenly rings and Mojo goes to answer it "Now who in the world could this possibly be?!" he said in frustration

Mojo opens the door to reveal none other than Professor Utonium, "Hello Mojo, Boomer came by earlier saying you had some sort of emergency you needed my girls for?"

"Yes, that is correct, have you brought them with you?" Mojo asked hopefully

"No, Blossom's still out on patrol and Buttercup said she's not feeling well" he answered, "But I figured I'd come over and see if there was anything I could do to help"

Mojo thought about it momentarily, the Professor is a rather smart man after all, the chimp sighed in frustration "Fine, I suppose you are better than nothing" he pulled the Professor inside and slammed the door shut

Mojo pulled the scientist into the living room and sat him down on the couch next to a confused Boomer, "Professor Utonium? What are you doing here?" the boy asked

"Silence!" Mojo commanded and turned his attention back to the Professor "Professor, I assume you know a thing or two about the many villains who regularly terrorize the city?"

"Oh yes, I have extensive files on all of Townsville's regular villains including you and your boys, all except for Fuzzy Lumpkins" the Professor shuddered "That's one subject I'd prefer not to learn more about"

"Understandable" Mojo nodded, "But what information do you have on the villain known as Him?"

The Professor thought about it "Well let's see, Him is an unpredictable being with a very powerful set of abilities, most of which can't even be explained through traditional science, he strikes almost randomly seemingly for no other reason than self-amusement, and nobody's seen him in years"

"FALSE!" Mojo exclaimed, "I would recommend updating your file Professor, for it would seem that Him has returned, which is to say that he has no longer been absent for years but is indeed present as of today, for you see my son Brick had a horrible encounter with the being earlier today and-"

"Dad, remember that talk we had about getting to the point?" Boomer asked

"Boomer, go to your room!"

"I can't, Butch is still up there crying" Boomer pointed out

Mojo groaned "Then pick another room, AND GO TO IT!"

Boomer shrugged "Whatever", he then floated toward the stairs

The Professor chuckled at the altercation "Kids huh?"

"Tell me about it" Mojo said as he rubbed his temples "Those three are going to be the death of me I just know it"

"Speaking of kids…"

"You would like to see Bubbles" Mojo finished

The Professor nodded "Very much so, yes"

"She is currently upstairs with Brick, follow me" the chimp led the scientist upstairs to Brick's room, he opened the door and they both looked on in shock at what they saw

On the floor were two pairs of black jeans, a light blue dress, and a red sweatshirt. But nobody's attention was turned to the pile of clothes on the floor, they were more concerned with the two naked teenagers in the bed trying to cover as much of themselves as possible with a blanket. Bubbles laughed nervously "Hi Professor… we can totally explain this"

The Professor inhaled deeply, "Alright, explain"

"Uhh..." She went through every excuse she could think of, looking for some magical answer that could get them out of this situation, unfortunately for them, that answer didn't really exist

Brick ended up being the first to speak, "We were… not having sex"

Bubbles turned to her boyfriend with an annoyed look "Really? That's what you came up with?" she smacked him on the back of the head

"OW! Hey, I didn't see you coming up with anything!" he pointed out

"Ahem", the two turned their attention back to their respective fathers, "Bubbles, Mojo and I are going to give you two some privacy to get dressed, when you're ready I'd like to speak with you alone" the Professor explained, Bubbles silently nodded

"The same goes for you Brick, meet me downstairs in the kitchen" Mojo said and closed the door to leave the two alone

"Hm, not quite how I imagined my first time ending" Bubbles said

Brick shrugged "Honestly, that's pretty much how I always pictured it. I'm just glad he didn't notice the hole" he pointed to the ceiling where his superpowered adolescent seed essentially shot through like a bullet and left a smoldering opening.

After getting dressed and kissing his girlfriend, Brick left the room, avoiding eye contact with the Professor as they passed by each other, the Professor hesitantly entered the room and saw his now fully clothed daughter sitting on the bed, he cleared his throat as he tried to think of something to say "I had a slideshow prepared for when we inevitably had this talk, but I don't have my computer with me right now so…" he sighed and awkwardly rubbed his neck, "Did you at least use protection?"

Bubbles looked up at the hole in the ceiling, "I uh, I don't think it would've helped much" she said

The scientist looked up at the ceiling as well, "I see" he sighed "We'll worry about that later"

"Professor, I can explain"

"No need, I completely understand"

"You do?"

"Yes, you're a young woman living with her boyfriend, it was only natural that this would happen" he explained, "You did want this to happen, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean this… encounter, was it consensual?" he specified

"I mean, he didn't say no"

The Professor's eyes widened in surprise "You mean you were the one who-" he shook his head "never mind, the less I know the better"

"So you're not mad?" Bubbles asked, as innocent as ever

The Professor shook his head again "No, I'm not mad, I wish I didn't have to find out about it like this, but I'm not mad"

Bubbles smiled and floated over to hug her father "Thanks dad, I love you"

"I love you too sweetie"

Meanwhile downstairs, a similar conversation was taking place between Mojo and Brick. Mojo paced the floor while Brick sat coolly at the table, "So… am I grounded or something?"

"No" Mojo answered simply for once and continued to pace the floor

"Okay, then what are we-"

The chimp raised his hand to silence the boy, "I suggest you savor this moment, as I do not believe either of us will be looking forward to the conversation we are about to partake in"

"Conversation? What the hell are you talk-" Brick's eyes widened in realization, "Oh shit"

"Indeed" Mojo said in agreement

"Come on dad, do we really need to do this?" the Ruff pleaded

"I am afraid so", Mojo sat down at the table across from his son and prepared for the talk, "You see Brick, when a male and a female have the desire to reproduce, the male shakes a tree branch to show that he is interested, the female then grooms her mate in an act commonly known as foreplay. After this, the act itself lasts only a few seconds, any longer and you run the risk of the alpha-male finding out, which will lead to him brutalizing you in a display of dominance" Mojo explained

Brick looked at the chimp with a blank expression, "I uh, I'll keep that in mind dad, thanks"

Mojo nodded, "I am glad we had this talk"

Oh wowee, a scene transition

Buttercup was still laying on her bed staring at the ceiling in silence, "Doesn't that get dull after a while" she heard a voice say, snapping her right to attention

"You?! What the hell are you doing here?!" she questioned the demon standing at the foot of her bed

Him grinned widely at her, "What, can't I come to visit my three favorite girls?" he asked, he looked around the room "Although, I can't help but notice that there's only one of you here right now" he sat down on the bed and elegantly crossed his legs "Now, why is that?"

"That's none of your business!" she answered, "Now go crawl back to whatever shit-hole you've been hiding in"

"Well, I never" he scoffed, "And to think I came all this way to offer my services to you"

Buttercup crossed her arms and glared at the demon, "Whatever service you're selling, I ain't buying"

"Well at least hear my pitch, I worked very hard on it" he said, "Unless, you don't want your family back together"

She shook her head as she continued to glare, "You're not gonna lure me into some stupid deal, no matter what you say. Now piss off, ya creep"

"Fine, I can tell when I'm not wanted" he stood up and turned away, "Maybe I'll go see Ace" the demon smirked, "I'm sure he's just DYING to see me" he laughed maniacally as he was engulfed in flames

Buttercup's eyes widened in fear as she shot out the window and flew as fast as she could to the dump, when she got to the shack she kicked the door right off its hinges and looked around for her friend, she was mortified to see his lifeless corpse lying on the floor, "NO!" she rushed to his side and checked for a pulse that wasn't there, "No no no no no, this can't be happening, ACE!"

"Poor thing" she heard from behind her "It seems he was a bit too excited to see me, dropped right to the ground and had a heart attack" he shook his head "Such a shame"

Buttercup charged the evil being and began brutally punching him as hard as she could, "YOU BASTARD! YOU EVIL FUCKING BASTARD! I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU!" she screamed at the top of her lungs

Him was seemingly unaffected by the assault, just standing there looking bored as she beat him, "Now child, why would you want to do a thing like that? After all, I am the only one who can bring him back"

She slowed the assault and glared at him "WHY?!"

He laughed "Why does anyone help anyone? Because we both have something that the other wants"

She continued to glare "What do you want?"

He chuckled evilly, "Does it really matter? It's not like you have any room to bargain. Take the deal or lose the boy forever, IT'S YOUR CHOICE"

She looked over at her friend's corpse once more and held back her anger as she spoke "Fine, I'll take your stupid deal"

"Good!" Him smirked as he held out his claw "Now let's shake on it", she took the demon's claw and held back a scream as it burned her, but still she stood tall and looked the devil right in the eye through the whole ordeal, he let go of her hand "There, that wasn't so hard now, was it?"

"BRING. HIM. BACK. NOW!" she growled

"But of course, I am nothing if not a man of my word" with a wave of his claw he engulfed Ace in a cloud of magic smoke and disappeared in his usual hellish way

The cloud of smoke poured into Ace's mouth, reviving him and sending him into a coughing fit, "Ah shit, what the hell just happened?!"

Buttercup rushed to his side and embraced him in a hug, "Oh god, Ace I'm so sorry, it was Him, he killed you to get to me and, and, and-"

"Woah, slow down, I was dead?" Buttercup nodded, "Jesus, that's some pretty heavy shit to wake up to" he fished a cigarette out of his pocket and started searching his vest for a lighter

Seeing his predicament, Buttercup decided to help him out, "Here, I've got it" she focused her laser vision on the tip of the cigarette only for nothing to happen, "What the…" she tried once again to the same result

"You alright?" Ace asked

She shook her head, "My laser vision's not working" she got up and tried to float to no avail "I can't fly either, it's like my powers were sucked right out of me"

"Hey Bell, you said I was dead, right?" Ace questioned

She nodded "Yeah, it was horrible"

"So uh, how come I'm not dead now?" he asked

"Well, I made a deal with Him to bring you back to life in exchange for something… he… wanted… oh shit"

Oh wowee, a scene transition

Bubbles, Brick, and the Professor all sat on Mojo's couch, while Mojo stood at the front of the room to address their current predicament, "Alright, has everyone completed their respective awkward reconciliations of today's event that shall not be named?" he asked, everyone else nodded in confirmation "Good. Now, back to the matter at hand. Before we begin, one of us will need to summon the girls"

"I'm on it" the Professor said, pulling out his phone "Let's see, text messages… ah, here we are." he selected Blossom's name and spoke as he began typing " spac space T O"

"Ugh, just give it to me" Brick said grabbing the phone from his hands "Hey pinkie, get your ass down to Mojo's place pronto, it's an emergency" he said as he typed

"BRICK!" Bubbles took the phone from her boyfriend's hand and added to the message "Please, and tell Buttercup to come too if it's not too much trouble"

Suddenly, Boomer came in out of nowhere and took the phone from her to add on his own message, "And pick up some burgers on the way, we're all starving" he pressed send and tossed the phone back to the Professor

"Alright, everybody keep your hands off my phone!" the Professor exclaimed

"You'll thank me later when we're all chowing down on some tasty burgers" Boomer said with a grin

The Professor's phone buzzed with a reply, "I'll try to hurry but it may take a while, I'll explain when I get there" he read off

Mojo groaned in frustration "We do not have time for this, we do not know when or how Him will strike, it could be next month, it could be right now, so we must prepare quickly for time is of the essence!" he explained, "So, what information do we have on our enemy?"

"He's extremely powerful" the Professor said

"He's really scary" Bubbles added

"He dresses like a woman" Brick pointed out

"He never remembers our birthday" Boomer concluded

Mojo rubbed his temples in frustration, "Allow me to rephrase my question, what USEFUL information do we have?" the room stayed quiet, "Perfect, just perfect", he focused his attention on the girl in blue "Bubbles, you have faced Him on many occasions, have you learned nothing that we could possibly use against him?"

She shook her head "We never actually beat him, we just kind of play his games and try to prevent as much damage as we can, I don't think he even can be defeated"

Mojo sighed "Alright, then that is what we shall do, if it is a game he desires then it is a game we shall play, and with six super-powered children as opposed to the usual three, perhaps the odds will be in our favor"

Oh wowee, a scene transition

Buttercup rode shotgun in Ace's beat up old Buick on their way to Mojo's lair after Buttercup received a text from Blossom to meet her there, "Thanks again for the ride" she said

Ace shrugged "Don't mention it, it's the least I can do"

Buttercup noticed someone on the side of the road, someone very familiar "Is that Blossom?"

Ace looked at the figure on the side of the road "It's gotta be, I can't think of anyone else who wears a giant red bow in her hair"

"Something's up, pull over" she requested

"You sure? She might ask why you're ridin' with me" Ace pointed out

Buttercup rolled her eyes "Like I even care anymore, just pull over"

The gang leader shrugged "You're the boss"

Ace pulled over and Buttercup hopped out of the car, "Blossom!" she shouted, gaining the redhead's attention

"Buttercup? What are you doing here?" she asked

"Me? Why are you walking on the side of the road?" she retorted

The leader rubbed her arm in embarrassment "I kind of… lost my powers"

Buttercup's eyes widened "Him?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?" she asked with a curious look

"I'm kind of in the same boat" the two girls facepalmed, "Come on, let's get to Mojo's" Buttercup said as she pulled her sister toward the Buick and opened the door, "We've got another passenger"

"Yeah, well you're gonna have to cram her up front with you, that back seat's like ninety percent rust"

Blossom looked at her sister in confusion "You got a ride from Ace"

She smirked, "Why wouldn't I get a ride from my boyfriend?"

Ace flinched "Don't call me that, just get in and let's go!"

The girls did as they were told and Ace sped off, Blossom decided that this was the perfect time to get some answers "So let me get this straight, all this time your mysterious friend has been Ace?"

"Yep" she answered

"But you said you were over him, and that he made you sick!" the redhead pointed out

Buttercup shrugged "I lied"

Blossom crossed her arms "Any more lies I should know about?"

Buttercup started laughing "Oh hell yeah, tons of em"

Suddenly from behind them came the distinct sound of a police siren, Ace smacked the dashboard in frustration "GODDAMMIT!"

"Why are we getting pulled over?" Blossom asked

"Who the hell knows, I don't got any taillights, my seatbelt's just a piece of rope that ain't hooked on to nothin', the needle broke off the speedometer so I don't know how fast I'm goin', take your pick"

Buttercup groaned in frustration "Ugh, we don't have time for this, don't these pigs know that Hell's freezing over?!"

"Buttercup! Don't call the police pigs!" Blossom scolded, "Where the heck did you even learn that term?"

Meanwhile, Ace was leaning out the window screaming "DON'T YOU STUPID PIGS GOT ANYTHING BETTER TO DO?! AND YOU IDIOTS WONDER WHY ALL YOUR WORK GETS OUTSOURCED TO THREE LITTLE GIRLS!"

Blossom rubbed her eyes in frustration, "Is it too much to ask for just one of my sisters to make some respectable friends?"

"Respectable people are borin'" Ace said as he made a sharp turn into the park, "And I guarantee ya wouldn't be gettin' to Mojo's on time if somebody respectable was drivin'", they were fast approaching said lair as Ace hit the brakes to slow down, luckily they slowed down the vehicle just enough to not do any real damage as the car hit a tree

The three of them staggered out in a daze, "Ace, your car's a piece of shit" Buttercup said as she tried to gain her footing

"Hey, that car's a classic!" he shouted as the vehicle fell apart, "Was a classic" he corrected

Buttercup rolled her eyes "Well at least you lost the cops, let's go" they all made their way up to the evil chimp's lair and knocked on the door

Almost immediately, the door opened to reveal Boomer with an excited look on his face, a look that fell soon after, "Where are the burgers?" he asked in a forlorn tone

"Shut up" Buttercup said "Where's the Professor"

"They're all in the living room, come on" Boomer said as he led the group inside to the living room where everyone was discussing plans and strategies

Mojo noticed the three new guests and greeted them irritably "What took you two so long, and why have you brought this delinquent with you?"

Blossom was the one to answer "Well, you see… Ace is here because we needed a ride, and we needed a ride because, we kinda… lost our powers"

The room was silent for a minute or two that felt like an eternity, it was finally broken by the sound of Brick's voice "Well, we're fucked"

A/N: Here's a fun piece of trivia, Ace's car is actually based on my first car and I was not exaggerating much with the description I gave, it had shoddy brakes, and was almost completely rusted out, had I kept it any longer than I did it probably would've killed me, kinda puts that scene in a more horrific light, doesn't it?

Also, is my writing getting worse or am I just now noticing that I stink?

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