pokeplayer984
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Chapter 16
Okay, first off, I'm terribly sorry this took so long to finish. I had sadly gone on a hiatus with this story. I mainly did it to work on my other stories I am currently doing. I'm sure you understand.
Plus, since the start of 2007, I have gained quite a number of responsibilities on the net. I really hope you forgive me. ^_^
Now, with that said, here's the next chapter.
WARNING: Contains minor, but graphic violent scenes that dare to threaten the rating of PG.
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Archfiend stood there, eyeing her prey. The brown haired boy in front of her had no idea of the danger he was currently in. He was just walking to some unknown place at the moment. Archfiend could have picked any of the other friends the Powerpuff Girls had. Maybe she decided to pick the first friend she found and it was unfortunately this brown haired boy, or maybe it had something to do with Buttercup having a crush on this boy. Maybe it was some other unknown reason. Either way it hardly mattered. This boy was the unfortunate choice that would be used as bait to lead the Powerpuff Girls to her.
In a flash, she was immediately disguised as her counterpart. She now looked like Buttercup down to the very last detail. She then jumped at her prey and tackled the boy. This caused the two to roll over one another. The end result was having Archfiend on top of Mitch who was looking right up at who had tackled him.
“Buttercup?” Mitch asked in surprise.
“No! I’m your worst nightmare!” Archfiend said before she punched the boy hard enough to knock him out.
Meanwhile, Blossom was resting in the bed that had been provided to her. Yet, she wasn’t asleep. So much was on her mind. The near loss of the Professor, her own current condition, Mojo, the Shadow Puff Girls… the list went on. However, the one that seemed to be on her mind the most was Apollyon. For some odd reason Blossom couldn’t get her mind off of her evil counterpart. She seemed to be different from the other Shadow Puff Girls. For some reason, she was revealing secrets about them. This creature for some strange reason seemed to interest Blossom. She just couldn’t figure out the reason why that was.
Then as if on cue, there was a tapping sound at the window. She floated over to the window and found that her counterpart was waving to her on the other side. In anger, Blossom opened the window and so that she could speak to her.
“What do you want?” She demanded in anger.
“Not much really. Just want you to know that Archfiend is holding a friend of yours hostage at the old abandoned warehouse. I think it would be in your best interest to save young Mitch, wouldn’t it?” Apollyon asked.
“For your information, Mitch isn’t our friend. He’s just a bully!”
“Really? Then I wonder why Buttercup has such an interest in him.”
“What are you talking about?”
Apparently, Apollyon was shocked, even though her facial expression wasn’t showing it. “What? I thought you were the smart one. I guess since you don’t know the truth, it’s no wonder that we could only find out such information out of Buttercup herself.”
Blossom then grabbed Apollyon by the collar, but the latter didn’t feel the least bit threatened by her movement. “Spill it! What do you know?” Neither was she by Blossom’s threat.
“Does the word ‘crush’ mean anything to you?” Apollyon questioned.
Blossom was so shocked when she heard it that she let go of her counterpart, but then just as quickly put on an angry face. “You’re lying, right?”
“Now why would I come all this way just to lie to you?”
“To get me alone and so that you can kill me the way you want.”
“Oh! Killing that way is no fun at all! No, I’d rather kill you when all your strength is back. It’s so much more satisfying that way.”
“Though you’re not lying about holding Mitch hostage, right?”
“It’s complete truth, Blossom. So if I were you, I’d get Bubbles and Buttercup over there. She plans to destroy his heart. Not the way I’d want to kill my victims, but it will do.” Apollyon immediately left after saying that.
Blossom wasted little time after Apollyon left. “Bubbles, Buttercup! We have an emergency!” She yelled at the top of her lungs.
Bubbles and Buttercup immediately rushed into the room. “What is it, red?” Buttercup asked.
“I just received a personal message from Apollyon. Archfiend is holding Mitch hostage. As superheroes, it is our duty to save him.” Blossom informed them.
“Well, where is she holding him hostage?” Buttercup asked.
“At the old abandoned warehouse. Be careful! It could be a trap!” Blossom warned them.
“Got it, red! Let’s go, Bubbles!”
“Hold on!” Mojo shouted as he suddenly came through the door, which made the duo stop. “Before you go, the Professor informed me to give you these.” He showed them what looked like three wristwatches.
“Watches?” Blossom asked.
“Not any ordinary watches. They are video link communicators, or your VLC. With these, you can keep in touch with one another. To contact one another, you just simply push the button for the color you each correspond with. Red for Blossom, blue for Bubbles and green for Buttercup. If at any time you need to contact the Professor, there is a white button for his VLC.”
“Alright! This is cool!” Buttercup shouted excitedly.
“Wait. Why don’t we test them to make sure they work?” Bubbles questioned. Bubbles then pushed the white button and in nearly a second, Professor John Utonium appeared on her mini screen. “Professor?”
“Oh, hi Bubbles! I can see that my new video link communicators are working.” The Professor said.
The screen on John’s VLC then showed Bubbles on the left and Blossom on the right between a single line. “Where are you, Professor?” Blossom asked.
“I’m not going to tell you, because according to Mojo, the Shadow Puff Girls can read your minds. So if I tell you, they’ll know easily. All I can tell you is that I’m hiding Ms. Keane. I can’t risk letting them find her with all of the evidence she holds to free my little girls.”
Blossom sighed in defeat. “We understand, Professor.”
“Is there another reason for this call?”
It was Buttercup’s turn to talk, and the Professor could now see all three of his girls on his VLC. “Archfiend has kidnapped Mitch and is holding him hostage. We’re going to go and save him.” She notified him.
“Be careful! We still don’t know what they’re completely capable of. Blossom, you stay behind. You’re too injured to fight. You’d be killed easily if you tried to take her on.”
Blossom sighed in defeat. “Alright, Professor! I’ll stay.”
“Good! Bubbles, Buttercup, good luck!” He then disconnected the communication between them.
“Get going! If you need the help at any time, contact me and I’ll see what I can come up with.”
“You got it, red! Let’s go, Bubbles!” Buttercup said as she took off.
“Right behind you!” Bubbles said as she followed her black haired sister.
“Good luck, my sisters.” She whispered in silent prayer.
Outside the house, Apollyon listened to the whole conversation. “So… the Professor is hiding Ms. Keane. Which means, I find Professor Utonium, I find Ms. Keane.” She figured. She then held up the picture that was given to her by her master and saw the face of Ms. Keane. “Once I take care of the one who can clear them, my master’s plan will come to fruition.” She then took off to continue her search for Ms. Keane.
Bubbles and Buttercup were headed out to the old abandoned warehouse as fast as they could. They knew that time was precious, for every second wasted could mean the difference between life and death for the victim in a hostage situation. However, they knew little of the trap that was set for them.
They soon arrived at their destination. The warehouse was very filthy with many broken windows. It was due to be destroyed soon to make way for a new building. They immediately rushed inside and found the Buttercup look alike waiting for them. Somehow, Archfiend knew they were there even though she wasn’t looking in their direction.
“I’m glad you two showed up. I was getting a little bored with the ‘fun’ I was having.” Archfiend said.
“Where’s Mitch?” Buttercup demanded.
At this point, Archfiend turned around and showed the duo that she was now disguised as Buttercup. This was the first time that Buttercup and Bubbles saw one of them disguised like them up close. They were very shocked by how well detailed the disguise was. It was no wonder the residents of Townsville thought the Powerpuff Girls killed the Mayor yesterday.
“He’s fine for now. However, I’d be more worried about myself if I were you.” She said.
“And why is that?” Buttercup questioned.
Without another word Archfiend attacked Bubbles. She punched the blue puff in the face and sent her flying. Her flight was stopped by a wall, which started cracking upon impact. Buttercup quickly reacted and kicked Archfiend in the face. The only reason the attack worked was because the attack hit only a split second after Archfiend did hers on Bubbles. The resulting kick sent Archfiend into a wall that was perpendicular to the one Bubbles hit, which also started cracking upon impact.
Archfiend quickly recovered and attacked Buttercup with lasers from her eyes. Buttercup put her hands in front of her to block the attack, which worked but left her hands slightly charred. Archfiend took this chance she had and charged towards Buttercup. The very second that Buttercup recovered, Archfiend gave her an uppercut and sent her skyrocketing literally through the roof. Archfiend followed her target.
At this point Bubbles had recovered and was about to go and help her sister when her sonic hearing picked up a rather faint sound coming from another room in the warehouse. She took off towards the sound. She soon arrived in another room and found the source. There in the distance, struggling to get out, was the one they were sent to save. Mitch was tied up tightly in a chair with his mouth covered with duct tape. She flew up to him and ripped off the duct tape. Mitch tried to scream from the pain, but the sock wad that was in his mouth muffled the full sound out. Bubbles pulled the sock wad out of his mouth. Once it was out, Mitch took in a deep breath of fresh air through his mouth.
“Thanks, but you should be worried about your sister, she’s gone nuts! Though I can’t say the same for you and your other sister with killing the Mayor and all.” He said.
Bubbles went behind him and started untying his wrists. “The girl that kidnapped you isn’t my sister! And neither are the ones that killed the Mayor! The real ones behind this are just some monsters in a disguise, one of which Buttercup is currently fighting!” She said.
Finally untied, Mitch got off the chair and faced Bubbles. “Wait, are you telling me that some monsters framed you?” He asked.
“Uh-huh!” Bubbles confirmed.
“Well that sure explains everything! You know, I had a feeling that you girls didn’t betray us. Even though I may not like you girls all that much, I know you well enough for you to never become evil.”
Bubbles just smiled at him, knowing they at least had someone on their side.
“Anyways, I’d better get going. Besides, you need to help your sister, right?” Mitch asked.
“Oh, right! See ya, Mitch!” Bubbles said. She then blasted through the roof to go and help Buttercup against Archfiend.
Once Bubbles was out of earshot, Mitch whispered to himself. “Good luck.”
Meanwhile, Buttercup was having a hard time just defending herself against Archfiend. Angst was a pushover compared to her. Archfiend was attacking Buttercup with lightning fast punches. Buttercup had no time to dodge the attack. The only thing she could do was defend until Archfiend got worn out, which seemed like it would take quite a while for it to happen. Even with the crossed arms position she was in, she was still getting an extreme amount of pain in the chest. Buttercup felt that if she wasn’t defending herself, Archfiend could break through her chest cavity and destroy her heart in a single punch. The only explanation as to why the attacks were so strong on her must’ve been the events beforehand still having an effect on her. She was simply too weak to handle Archfiend alone.
‘How is she so strong? Doesn’t matter! I need help right now!’ Buttercup thought to herself.
Then as if her prayers were answered, a streak of light blue hit Archfiend and knocked her away. It turned out that it was Bubbles that had saved Buttercup.
“You okay, Buttercup?” Bubbles asked in concern.
“Yeah, I’m fine! Now let’s take care of this witch!” Buttercup said.
Archfiend arrived back at them at this moment. What Buttercup and Bubbles saw had shocked them a bit. Bubbles had hit the chest of their enemy so hard, that they could see her beating heart. However, it was no ordinary heart. It seemed to be made of wood. Suddenly, they saw vines grow around the heart and close up the opening, thus healing the wound. The Powerpuff duo couldn’t figure out what was going on.
Archfiend smiled at their shocked looks. “It is the power of my monster form that you just witnessed. As part plant, I can control nature itself and use it to heal me. And it was the sun that helped me heal.” She said.
‘Ah, man! Give me a break here! She’s tough enough without those healing powers! If this was a made-up story of some kind, I’d kick the author’s butt for putting us through all this!’ Buttercup thought bitterly to herself.
Before they could flinch, Archfiend went at Bubbles for some payback. With one hard kick, she knocked Bubbles down to the ground, forming a small crater in the road and knocking her unconscious.
Buttercup was shocked beyond belief. She could hardly believe that her sister was knocked out in just one hit.
Archfiend faced her. “It looks like your sister has yet to recover from the battle against Angst she had yesterday. I just don’t get where all that extra energy came from. I guess her fatigue finally sunk in. Now for me to take care of a little nuisance.”
Only one thought came to Buttercup. ‘How am I going to beat this one? Angst was tough enough! With me alone on this one, it’ll take a miracle.’
---End Chapter 16---
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Hope you liked this one! ^_^
Next Chapter Summary: With Bubbles now down for the count, Buttercup has to face her toughest opponent yet... alone. Don't miss the 2 part battle that could decide the fate of not only Buttercup, but the world.
Now, please review.
I'll see ya later. ^_^
Okay, first off, I'm terribly sorry this took so long to finish. I had sadly gone on a hiatus with this story. I mainly did it to work on my other stories I am currently doing. I'm sure you understand.
Plus, since the start of 2007, I have gained quite a number of responsibilities on the net. I really hope you forgive me. ^_^
Now, with that said, here's the next chapter.
WARNING: Contains minor, but graphic violent scenes that dare to threaten the rating of PG.
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Chapter 16
Archfiend stood there, eyeing her prey. The brown haired boy in front of her had no idea of the danger he was currently in. He was just walking to some unknown place at the moment. Archfiend could have picked any of the other friends the Powerpuff Girls had. Maybe she decided to pick the first friend she found and it was unfortunately this brown haired boy, or maybe it had something to do with Buttercup having a crush on this boy. Maybe it was some other unknown reason. Either way it hardly mattered. This boy was the unfortunate choice that would be used as bait to lead the Powerpuff Girls to her.
In a flash, she was immediately disguised as her counterpart. She now looked like Buttercup down to the very last detail. She then jumped at her prey and tackled the boy. This caused the two to roll over one another. The end result was having Archfiend on top of Mitch who was looking right up at who had tackled him.
“Buttercup?” Mitch asked in surprise.
“No! I’m your worst nightmare!” Archfiend said before she punched the boy hard enough to knock him out.
Meanwhile, Blossom was resting in the bed that had been provided to her. Yet, she wasn’t asleep. So much was on her mind. The near loss of the Professor, her own current condition, Mojo, the Shadow Puff Girls… the list went on. However, the one that seemed to be on her mind the most was Apollyon. For some odd reason Blossom couldn’t get her mind off of her evil counterpart. She seemed to be different from the other Shadow Puff Girls. For some reason, she was revealing secrets about them. This creature for some strange reason seemed to interest Blossom. She just couldn’t figure out the reason why that was.
Then as if on cue, there was a tapping sound at the window. She floated over to the window and found that her counterpart was waving to her on the other side. In anger, Blossom opened the window and so that she could speak to her.
“What do you want?” She demanded in anger.
“Not much really. Just want you to know that Archfiend is holding a friend of yours hostage at the old abandoned warehouse. I think it would be in your best interest to save young Mitch, wouldn’t it?” Apollyon asked.
“For your information, Mitch isn’t our friend. He’s just a bully!”
“Really? Then I wonder why Buttercup has such an interest in him.”
“What are you talking about?”
Apparently, Apollyon was shocked, even though her facial expression wasn’t showing it. “What? I thought you were the smart one. I guess since you don’t know the truth, it’s no wonder that we could only find out such information out of Buttercup herself.”
Blossom then grabbed Apollyon by the collar, but the latter didn’t feel the least bit threatened by her movement. “Spill it! What do you know?” Neither was she by Blossom’s threat.
“Does the word ‘crush’ mean anything to you?” Apollyon questioned.
Blossom was so shocked when she heard it that she let go of her counterpart, but then just as quickly put on an angry face. “You’re lying, right?”
“Now why would I come all this way just to lie to you?”
“To get me alone and so that you can kill me the way you want.”
“Oh! Killing that way is no fun at all! No, I’d rather kill you when all your strength is back. It’s so much more satisfying that way.”
“Though you’re not lying about holding Mitch hostage, right?”
“It’s complete truth, Blossom. So if I were you, I’d get Bubbles and Buttercup over there. She plans to destroy his heart. Not the way I’d want to kill my victims, but it will do.” Apollyon immediately left after saying that.
Blossom wasted little time after Apollyon left. “Bubbles, Buttercup! We have an emergency!” She yelled at the top of her lungs.
Bubbles and Buttercup immediately rushed into the room. “What is it, red?” Buttercup asked.
“I just received a personal message from Apollyon. Archfiend is holding Mitch hostage. As superheroes, it is our duty to save him.” Blossom informed them.
“Well, where is she holding him hostage?” Buttercup asked.
“At the old abandoned warehouse. Be careful! It could be a trap!” Blossom warned them.
“Got it, red! Let’s go, Bubbles!”
“Hold on!” Mojo shouted as he suddenly came through the door, which made the duo stop. “Before you go, the Professor informed me to give you these.” He showed them what looked like three wristwatches.
“Watches?” Blossom asked.
“Not any ordinary watches. They are video link communicators, or your VLC. With these, you can keep in touch with one another. To contact one another, you just simply push the button for the color you each correspond with. Red for Blossom, blue for Bubbles and green for Buttercup. If at any time you need to contact the Professor, there is a white button for his VLC.”
“Alright! This is cool!” Buttercup shouted excitedly.
“Wait. Why don’t we test them to make sure they work?” Bubbles questioned. Bubbles then pushed the white button and in nearly a second, Professor John Utonium appeared on her mini screen. “Professor?”
“Oh, hi Bubbles! I can see that my new video link communicators are working.” The Professor said.
The screen on John’s VLC then showed Bubbles on the left and Blossom on the right between a single line. “Where are you, Professor?” Blossom asked.
“I’m not going to tell you, because according to Mojo, the Shadow Puff Girls can read your minds. So if I tell you, they’ll know easily. All I can tell you is that I’m hiding Ms. Keane. I can’t risk letting them find her with all of the evidence she holds to free my little girls.”
Blossom sighed in defeat. “We understand, Professor.”
“Is there another reason for this call?”
It was Buttercup’s turn to talk, and the Professor could now see all three of his girls on his VLC. “Archfiend has kidnapped Mitch and is holding him hostage. We’re going to go and save him.” She notified him.
“Be careful! We still don’t know what they’re completely capable of. Blossom, you stay behind. You’re too injured to fight. You’d be killed easily if you tried to take her on.”
Blossom sighed in defeat. “Alright, Professor! I’ll stay.”
“Good! Bubbles, Buttercup, good luck!” He then disconnected the communication between them.
“Get going! If you need the help at any time, contact me and I’ll see what I can come up with.”
“You got it, red! Let’s go, Bubbles!” Buttercup said as she took off.
“Right behind you!” Bubbles said as she followed her black haired sister.
“Good luck, my sisters.” She whispered in silent prayer.
Outside the house, Apollyon listened to the whole conversation. “So… the Professor is hiding Ms. Keane. Which means, I find Professor Utonium, I find Ms. Keane.” She figured. She then held up the picture that was given to her by her master and saw the face of Ms. Keane. “Once I take care of the one who can clear them, my master’s plan will come to fruition.” She then took off to continue her search for Ms. Keane.
Bubbles and Buttercup were headed out to the old abandoned warehouse as fast as they could. They knew that time was precious, for every second wasted could mean the difference between life and death for the victim in a hostage situation. However, they knew little of the trap that was set for them.
They soon arrived at their destination. The warehouse was very filthy with many broken windows. It was due to be destroyed soon to make way for a new building. They immediately rushed inside and found the Buttercup look alike waiting for them. Somehow, Archfiend knew they were there even though she wasn’t looking in their direction.
“I’m glad you two showed up. I was getting a little bored with the ‘fun’ I was having.” Archfiend said.
“Where’s Mitch?” Buttercup demanded.
At this point, Archfiend turned around and showed the duo that she was now disguised as Buttercup. This was the first time that Buttercup and Bubbles saw one of them disguised like them up close. They were very shocked by how well detailed the disguise was. It was no wonder the residents of Townsville thought the Powerpuff Girls killed the Mayor yesterday.
“He’s fine for now. However, I’d be more worried about myself if I were you.” She said.
“And why is that?” Buttercup questioned.
Without another word Archfiend attacked Bubbles. She punched the blue puff in the face and sent her flying. Her flight was stopped by a wall, which started cracking upon impact. Buttercup quickly reacted and kicked Archfiend in the face. The only reason the attack worked was because the attack hit only a split second after Archfiend did hers on Bubbles. The resulting kick sent Archfiend into a wall that was perpendicular to the one Bubbles hit, which also started cracking upon impact.
Archfiend quickly recovered and attacked Buttercup with lasers from her eyes. Buttercup put her hands in front of her to block the attack, which worked but left her hands slightly charred. Archfiend took this chance she had and charged towards Buttercup. The very second that Buttercup recovered, Archfiend gave her an uppercut and sent her skyrocketing literally through the roof. Archfiend followed her target.
At this point Bubbles had recovered and was about to go and help her sister when her sonic hearing picked up a rather faint sound coming from another room in the warehouse. She took off towards the sound. She soon arrived in another room and found the source. There in the distance, struggling to get out, was the one they were sent to save. Mitch was tied up tightly in a chair with his mouth covered with duct tape. She flew up to him and ripped off the duct tape. Mitch tried to scream from the pain, but the sock wad that was in his mouth muffled the full sound out. Bubbles pulled the sock wad out of his mouth. Once it was out, Mitch took in a deep breath of fresh air through his mouth.
“Thanks, but you should be worried about your sister, she’s gone nuts! Though I can’t say the same for you and your other sister with killing the Mayor and all.” He said.
Bubbles went behind him and started untying his wrists. “The girl that kidnapped you isn’t my sister! And neither are the ones that killed the Mayor! The real ones behind this are just some monsters in a disguise, one of which Buttercup is currently fighting!” She said.
Finally untied, Mitch got off the chair and faced Bubbles. “Wait, are you telling me that some monsters framed you?” He asked.
“Uh-huh!” Bubbles confirmed.
“Well that sure explains everything! You know, I had a feeling that you girls didn’t betray us. Even though I may not like you girls all that much, I know you well enough for you to never become evil.”
Bubbles just smiled at him, knowing they at least had someone on their side.
“Anyways, I’d better get going. Besides, you need to help your sister, right?” Mitch asked.
“Oh, right! See ya, Mitch!” Bubbles said. She then blasted through the roof to go and help Buttercup against Archfiend.
Once Bubbles was out of earshot, Mitch whispered to himself. “Good luck.”
Meanwhile, Buttercup was having a hard time just defending herself against Archfiend. Angst was a pushover compared to her. Archfiend was attacking Buttercup with lightning fast punches. Buttercup had no time to dodge the attack. The only thing she could do was defend until Archfiend got worn out, which seemed like it would take quite a while for it to happen. Even with the crossed arms position she was in, she was still getting an extreme amount of pain in the chest. Buttercup felt that if she wasn’t defending herself, Archfiend could break through her chest cavity and destroy her heart in a single punch. The only explanation as to why the attacks were so strong on her must’ve been the events beforehand still having an effect on her. She was simply too weak to handle Archfiend alone.
‘How is she so strong? Doesn’t matter! I need help right now!’ Buttercup thought to herself.
Then as if her prayers were answered, a streak of light blue hit Archfiend and knocked her away. It turned out that it was Bubbles that had saved Buttercup.
“You okay, Buttercup?” Bubbles asked in concern.
“Yeah, I’m fine! Now let’s take care of this witch!” Buttercup said.
Archfiend arrived back at them at this moment. What Buttercup and Bubbles saw had shocked them a bit. Bubbles had hit the chest of their enemy so hard, that they could see her beating heart. However, it was no ordinary heart. It seemed to be made of wood. Suddenly, they saw vines grow around the heart and close up the opening, thus healing the wound. The Powerpuff duo couldn’t figure out what was going on.
Archfiend smiled at their shocked looks. “It is the power of my monster form that you just witnessed. As part plant, I can control nature itself and use it to heal me. And it was the sun that helped me heal.” She said.
‘Ah, man! Give me a break here! She’s tough enough without those healing powers! If this was a made-up story of some kind, I’d kick the author’s butt for putting us through all this!’ Buttercup thought bitterly to herself.
Before they could flinch, Archfiend went at Bubbles for some payback. With one hard kick, she knocked Bubbles down to the ground, forming a small crater in the road and knocking her unconscious.
Buttercup was shocked beyond belief. She could hardly believe that her sister was knocked out in just one hit.
Archfiend faced her. “It looks like your sister has yet to recover from the battle against Angst she had yesterday. I just don’t get where all that extra energy came from. I guess her fatigue finally sunk in. Now for me to take care of a little nuisance.”
Only one thought came to Buttercup. ‘How am I going to beat this one? Angst was tough enough! With me alone on this one, it’ll take a miracle.’
---End Chapter 16---
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Hope you liked this one! ^_^
Next Chapter Summary: With Bubbles now down for the count, Buttercup has to face her toughest opponent yet... alone. Don't miss the 2 part battle that could decide the fate of not only Buttercup, but the world.
Now, please review.
I'll see ya later. ^_^