"Wow…" A tall man said.
"Look at them go…" The lady next to him said.
"I've never seen them fight like that."
"I know…"
"Do you think they'll ever stop?"
"I don't know…" The woman said. Then resumed watching the battle going on in front of her, along with the man. But they weren't the only two. Everyone in the area had come and formed a large circle, to see what was going on. Nobody was surprised with what they saw. Bubbles Utonium was fighting with her counterpart, Boomer Jojo. The fight had started about ten minutes ago, and had been going through an unchanging pattern. First, Bubbles would send a few quick punches, which he either blocked or dodged. Then he retaliated with a few punches of his own. Blossom and Buttercup weren't there to help their sister this time, and neither were Boomer's siblings. Boomer gained the upper hand when he grabbed Bubbles by her pigtails and forced her to the ground.
"Take that, you sissy!" Boomer began to laugh loudly, as Bubbles struggled to get her hair free. Before she could, Boomer lifted her into the air, and threw several punches into her stomach. Once he was finished, he dropped her on the ground and she clutched herself in pain.
When Bubbles finally recovered, she looked up and saw that Boomer had picked up a car and was floating over to her with it. Quickly, she dashed upward into the sky, leaving behind a trail of blue. Boomer tried to look up at her, but the sun wouldn't allow him to get a good look. Then, before he even knew it, Bubbles came down at a great speed and slammed her fist into his face. Boomer was sent backwards, and into a conveniently located bank. He was covered in coins and paper money.
Bubbles cautiously approached the wrecked building, in search of her enemy. There was no sign of him. She stepped onto the wreckage and carefully scanned what was left. There was no movement, or sound. Not even the sound of him breathing. "Oh no… Could he be…?" Bubbles didn't dare to say the last word. It was one of the words she hated. She never wanted anybody to die, even if they were her enemy. When she became a super hero, she vowed to protect Townsville, and even the world from threats. But she never thought she would ever have to kill someone.
Bubbles quickly fell to her knees and began to search through the pile of money and debris. She couldn't find anything, not even any blood. Then it occurred to her that if he really had been killed, there would have been lots of blood. It would have been disgusting and horrifying, but it would have proven his death was real.
"Looking for me?"
Bubbles turned around, and only saw Boomer for a brief second. Then she felt his fist collide with her right cheek. The force of the punch caused her to fall hard on her back. "B-Boomer?" She said, slowly, as she looked up at him.
"Yeah, that's right. I'm not dead, but you will be." Without wasting any time, Boomer ran at his counterpart before she could even get up. He saw a bit of fear in her eyes, before she closed them and prepared for what ever attack she would be struck with. Then, suddenly, they were hit with something could and wet. "Huh???" Boomer stopped running and looked down at himself. He was now soaking wet, with some kind of strange liquid. He then realized that Bubbles was hit with it too. Then something unexpected happened. Boomer started to feel all of his strength fade away. "What's going on?!"
"I don't know." Boomer turned to look at Bubbles. He hadn't expected her to answer his question. Before he could say another word, he felt himself get lifted about a foot up, along with Bubbles. It didn't take them very long to figure out that they were being carried by a big, muscular man. "Who are you?! Where are you taking us?!" Bubbles demanded, trying to shake off the fear building up inside of her. It was then that Boomer realized Bubbles said "Us" Rather then "Me", but he didn't have time to think about it. He had to get away from whoever this guy was.
Boomer pulled his fist back, and gave the man a hard punch in the chest. He didn't even seem to notice. "What!? He should be knocked out by now!" Boomer examined his own hand, oblivious to why his punch hadn't worked.
"The liquid he dumped on us! It must have been some kind of antidote x!" Bubbles said, remembering her father telling them about it a long time ago.
"So we don't have our powers anymore?!" Boomer begun to panic. "What are we gonna do now?! Since our powers are gone, there's no way we can escape! What do we do?!What do we do?!?!" He was waving his arms around and kicking his feet. It looked like he was having some kind of temper tantrum.
"I-I don't know!" Bubbles turned her attention back to the man. "Sir, what are you going to do with us? Where are you gonna take us?" Tears could be seen welling up in her eyes. The man didn't respond to her questions. He just kept looking forward. "Please, I…" Bubbles then saw where the man was taking them. It was a black car, which appeared to be covered in armor. It looked like a tank couldn't destroy it. The tears in her eyes finally started to slide down her cheeks and fall onto the street below them.
"Let us go!!" Boomer yelled, as he punched and kicked the man with all of his strength. None of his attacks were working. When they reached the car, he opened the door to the back seat and threw Bubbles into it, along with Boomer. "I said-" Before Boomer could finish, he saw something that horrified him. A gun pointed straight at his head. He slowly backed up until he was against the other door.
"Listen…" The man begun. "If either of you make a sound while we're driving, I'll kill you. That stuff I dumped on you was Antidote X, and the amount I put on you will keep your powers away for about five hours. We should arrive at our destination in half that time, so I'll have all the time I need to restrain you. And ask for you." He pointed the gun at Bubbles, almost making her scream. "Don't get any ideas, because I know your friend won't."
Boomer looked slightly confused at the man. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Silence!!" He shouted, and then he pistol whipped Boomer so hard that blood was dripping from the side of his head. He heard bubbles gasp; as he held his head and let his own tears fall from his eyes. Then he heard the door close, and knew that the man was getting in the front seat.
"Are you ok?" Bubbles asked. Her face had a fearful, worried expression. Boomer took a while to respond. He didn't know why she even cared whether he was ok or not. He finally decided that all she cared about was getting out of there alive, and to do that she may need some help.
"Y-yes…" Boomer said, but he actually didn't think he was ok. Not because of his wound, but because he was so scared that he was surprised that he hadn't wet his pants.
"Let me see it," Bubbles said, moving her head closer so she could get a better look. Boomer hesitated, before slowly moving his hand away from his head. "Boomer, that looks so painful!"
"It's n-not…" Boomer wiped his tears away, but they just kept coming. And the pain was almost unbearable. He would have done anything at the time to get rid of it.
"Here," Bubbles said, as she grabbed the edge of her skirt. She still had just enough strength to rip a long piece of it off, revealing a good portion of her upper legs. Boomer blushed at that sight, and he prayed that Bubbles hadn't seen him. Luckily, she didn't. She began to wrap the fabric around his head, and then tied it. "Is that any better?"
He didn't answer right away; he was too bewildered by the fact that she was doing all that just for him, her enemy. After he remembered that she was waiting for an answer, he spoke. "Yes… T-thank you." His words were uncertain.
Now it was Bubbles' turn to be surprised. That was the first time he had ever thanked her for anything. It was strange, but it made her happy despite the situation they were in. Bubbles then remembered that they were still in the car. She turned her head and looked out the window. They were moving. "Where do you think he's taking us?" Bubbles whispered.
"I don't know…" Boomer moved next to Bubbles, so he could look out the window too. They recognized the place they were in. They had a fight somewhere near by. Then Bubbles eyes widened.
"Boomer you don't think he's…"
"No, he couldn't." They looked at each other for a brief second, then back at the window.
"Boomer, I think he is." Boomer could hear the fear in Bubbles' voice.
"No, there's no way he could be taking us there." Boomer and Bubbles watched as they passed building, and a bunch of other things. Then, they saw the thing that confirmed their fears. A sign that said:
"You are now leaving the City of Townsville. Thank you for your visit, and we hope to see you again soon."
"He is…" They both said at the same time, as they passed the sign. It had the Mayor's signature and everything.
"He's taking us out of Townsville…" Bubbles said silently. "What if we never come back? What if we never see our siblings again?" More tears were starting to form in her eyes.
"Don't worry, we will see them again," Boomer tried to reassure her. "If he was gonna kill us, he just would have done it instead of kidnapping us." That statement just made Bubbles even more scared, and she looked like she was gonna cry. "Oh no, Bubbles don't cry! You heard him, if you scream he'll kill you!" Bubbles tried to resist the urge to let all of her emotions out, but it was too hard. She was gonna scream… "Bubbles, please. We both have so much to live for. What about your family? If you died they wouldn't know what to do."
Bubbles thought about her sisters, and the Professor. They loved her with all of their hearts. What would they do without her? There would be nothing they could do, but continue life without her, which doesn't seem possible. She was finally able to prevent herself from screaming, but she couldn't stop all of the tears that were falling from her eyes.
"It's ok Bubbles, everything's gonna be ok," Boomer tried to calm her down a bit. Then Bubbles held up her arms to request a hug. "Um… well… alright." Boomer held up his arms and let Bubbles push herself into them. He held her in his arms and leaned his head against hers. Boomer could feel her tears falling onto his chest. It made him want to cry too.
"Everything's gonna be ok, Bubbles…"
To be continued…
What will happen next? Where will this mad man take them? Will Bubbles be ok? What about their families? Find out in the next chapter! And don't forget to review. :b