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Dreams of an Absolution	By : DeusExProcella Category: +M through R > PowerPuff Girls Views: 9670 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"I won't crawl on my knees for you

I won't believe the lies that hide the truth

I won't sweat one more drop for you

Cause we are the rust upon your gears

We are the insects in your ears

We crawl...we crawl...we crawl...

All over you,"

Re-Education Through Labor (Rise Against "Appeal to Reason")

Dreams of an Absolution

Chapter 43

"People of Townsville...thank you for your undivided attention."

At a quarter past four that day, a mysterious broadcast hijacked every television and radio signal in the city, replacing them with static, broken only by a chilling, deep mechanical voice.

"I have been watching. I have seen how you suffer. I've seen how you torture yourselves. And I have come to save you from that which lies ahead. I am your salvation, Townsville,"

Two trains nearly collided, their schedules mixed up by a glitch in the system. A plane preparing to leave the city never made it off the ground. Traffic lights changed at random and rolling blackouts tumbled through the city. The broadcast, however, remained mysteriously unaffected, even in blacked out regions of town.

"The world has become a dangerous place. You've turned on yourselves; you've turned against yourselves. The cause is simple...the source of your strife has been staring you in the eye all along, but you refuse to see it. I will be your eyes. I will be your hands. Through me, we will make a new future for Townsville. A new future for the world,"

People gathered in the streets, watching the broadcast through store windows. Listening to it over radios sitting on front porches. In the sleepy suburb of Pokey Oaks, the city's defenders sat in silence, holding their breaths.

"Judgment Day has come at last. At nineteen hundred hours, the false goddesses you've pledged your souls to will fall at last. Where will you be when the sun rises on the dawn of a new world, Townsville? Remember August,"

And just like that, the power across Townsville went out.

XxXxX

In the girls' living room, illuminated by the warm glow of candle light, the Powerpuff Girls and Rowdyruff Boys sat in silence, staring at the now lifeless television in the corner. Dexter and Agent Honeydew were nowhere to be found. They had been called away by Honeydew's commander; the military was preparing something, anything to protect Townsville from whatever the mysterious terrorist had planned.

"Bunny will be waiting for us," Blossom pointed out. Brick looked up, starting to speak. The moment he laid eyes on Bubbles, though, he fell silent and simply nodded.

"He's not going to call her away this time, is he?" Bubbles asked, her voice low and toneless. They were the first words she'd spoken since her outburst only a few hours ago.

"No, he won't," Blossom replied softly. She sat in the recliner, her injured leg propped up on the ottoman. Boomer sat on the floor next to her. He tried to hide it, but everyone could see the way he kept looking back at Blossom, then down to her leg. Every time, he bit back a shameful sigh and lowered his eyes. Buttercup was laying at the other side of the couch, across from Bubbles, her knees pulled up to her chest.

"What are we going to do?" she asked no one in particular. Butch looked at Bubbles, then over at Brick. He frowned, sensing what it was his brother wanted to say. Butch took a deep breath and, after a small spasm, climbed to his feet.

"We're gonna fight her! I know she's strong, but there's six of us! If you three actually threw a punch we could beat her!" he shouted. Buttercup and Bubbles bristled, starting to rise from the couch, each shouting their own version of "No!" Blossom sighed and shook her head.

"We can't just beat her up, Butch," she tried explaining. Brick found his courage again, and jumped up.

"Why not?! We could totally take her if you girls would just fight!" He swallowed nervously when Bubbles shifted on the couch. Her skin was glowing, her eyes were shining like night lights.

"Because what will that do!?" Blossom argued, climbing to her feet. She winced, nearly toppling when she put too much weight on her leg. Thankfully, Boomer rose with her and helped her keep her balance, "We can fight her, sure. We can beat her, maybe. But what will that even do!? This whole mess is our fault! We hurt her! We upset her! She's doing this because she doesn't trust us! Because we..." Blossom bit her lip and sighed, "We let her die," she muttered.

"There's no way you goody-goody prissy puffs killed anyone!" Brick shot back, throwing his hands in the air, "You couldn't even kill us and you hated us!"

Butch nodded, "Yeah! We just beat her up until she stops fighting, then you can talk to her or whatever stupid plan you have and she'll stop,"

"Butch, that's enough," Bubbles warned, a spark cracking in the air near her. Butch blushed and nodded, sitting down once more.

"It's true though," he insisted, "You're good at talking, and you almost got through to her,"

Bubbles' lips quivered. The power she'd built up fizzled and she covered her face with her hands, trembling. Buttercup slid across the couch and pulled her into a hug. Blossom started for the stairs, grunting and limping. After a few steps, she hovered into the air and simply stared up the hallway.

There was a black cat with flaming eyes laying at the top of the stairs, watching her.

"I need to rest before this happens. If my leg doesn't get better, I'm going to be a liability in the fight ahead," she pointed out.

"But what are we going to do?" Boomer asked.

"...I don't know," Blossom retreated up the stairs, stopping to pick up the kitty and carry him into her room.

XxXxX

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't know..."

"You won't fight her?"

"I couldn't do that to her...she's my baby. Maybe I deserve this, we deserve this,"

"Do you truly feel that way? You've held the city on its knees, threatened the planet itself with utter annihilation. But...this is the line you draw? This mistake of your past determines that you deserve death?"

"You couldn't understand,"

"Perhaps not...but, you must understand that you are my world, my life. I cannot sit idly by while you suffer. Your pain is mine,"

"I don't want you to touch her. I don't want you to do anything to interfere,"

"Blossom..."

"Promise me, Aku. No matter what happens, you'll stay out of the fight. I promise I won't die, even if I deserve to. I'll think of something...anything to save her. She deserves a second chance,"

"...Good luck, my Blossom,"

XxXxX

She appeared like a meteor, careening out of the sky and crashing into Townsville. The explosion hit the moment the clock struck seven. When the team arrived on the scene, they found Bunny floating above a crater in the ground, pulsating with power; her eyes were lit up like suns.

"Powerpuff Girls," she muttered, looking passed the boys to glare at her sisters.

"Bunny, we..." Blossom sucked in a quick gasp of air. Instinctively, the world around her slowed down to a crawl and her power rose. Bunny was only inches from her by the time she could react. Gritting her teeth, Blossom turned, dodging the initial attack. Bunny slid to a halt, the force from the punch cleaving a crack in the ground.

"That's enough, Bunny. Let's go home," Buttercup spoke firmly. She reached out, touching Bunny's shoulder. The purple puff's eyes widened, unfocused, then narrowed. With a snarl, she lashed out, her punch just missing Buttercup's face. Bubbles caught her from behind, pulling Bunny into a tight hug and burying her face in her hair. Bunny froze, staring with wide eyes at the other Powerpuff girls.

"Shh...it's going to be okay," Bubbles whispered. Blossom and Buttercup relaxed, smiling and nodding. Bunny stared at them, trembling. Slowly she nodded, swallowing a lump in her throat.

"Bunny...be okay?" she asked, cocking her head.

Blossom nodded, "Yeah, let's go home," she beamed, nodding when Bunny nodded. The Rowdyruff Boys stared incredulously. Was it really over that easily? Something wasn't right, it couldn't possibly be over this easily.

"She was just trying to kill them a few hours ago," Brick muttered. Butch and Boomer nodded.

"Yeah...this is wrong," Boomer whispered. Still, Blossom and her sisters seemed happy with the result. If it really was over, this was a good thing right? And as powerful as Bunny was, having the fourth Powerpuff girl along with them would certainly be a benefit. She could even help them save the day! Boomer smiled, and took a step forward. He froze, staring at Bunny's eyes. Her lazy eye came into focus and the serene almost-smile on her face vanished.

Bunny screamed, suddenly fighting against Bubbles' gentle hold. She managed to throw her away with a few swings and her hands flew to her head instantly. Blossom rushed to her, grabbing her by her shoulders.

"Bunny, fight it! Whatever it is they're doing to you. This isn't right. I know we hurt you, but we don't have to fight!" she insisted.

Buttercup nodded, "Yeah, we'll work this out, okay? Let's just go home..." she trailed off. Bunny jerked away from Blossom and dropped to her knees, cutting her scream off. She slowly rose to her feet, breathing heavily. Bunny turned and took a step back, staring wide-eyed at her sisters. Then, she threw her head back and screamed. Purple light rushed up around her and began to drive the others back. Even pushing herself to the point of glowing, Buttercup was quickly blow back by Bunny's strength. Her scream tapered off. But her power continued blazing.

Bunny lowered her head and glared at them. Her lips pulled back and she began to growl.

"Bunny...will...do...good..." she spoke, spitting each word like poison. She screwed her eyes shut and screamed, the explosive shout colliding with Butch, who threw himself in front of it with a quick energy shield. It shattered, but he managed to stop the brunt of the attack.

"Bunny kill Powerpuff Girls! Bunny DO GOOD!" She roared! Bunny vanished. Blossom tried to power up, but when Bunny's fist hit her stomach, her vision went blurry and she lost control of her powers. She crumpled to her knees, holding her stomach. Bunny brought her foot up, ready to finish her off. Boomer tackled her, driving her to the ground. Bunny screamed, but Boomer screamed back, the two shouts canceling in an ear-splitting explosion.

Boomer drove Bunny further into the ground, then threw a punch, smashing her head into the concrete. Behind him, he heard Blossom scream, telling him to stop. But, he knew he couldn't. They couldn't see the truth, they couldn't face what was right in front of them. Their sister wanted to kill them, and they couldn't just talk her out of it! Boomer threw another punch, his power rising even further.

"GET OFF!" Bunny screamed, throwing him into the air. She flew out of the ground and met him in the sky; Boomer recovered just in time to block the first attack. Their fists collided, shocking the city with tiny shockwaves, each stronger than the last. Boomer pulled back for a punch, then ducked. Bunny swung forward, hitting a heat ray blast from Brick face first. While she fell, Butch caught her and gave her a mighty throw, sending her crashing into a parked bus.

Bubbles grabbed him, stopping him from pursuing her, "Stop it! You're going to hurt her!"

"She's going to kill you!" Butch shouted, shoving Bubbles away and charging at Bunny. He gasped; she was already back, and inches from him. Bunny slammed her knee into his face and then threw a roundhouse kick, knocking him across the street. Boomer came down at her with his energy bat glowing. Bunny screamed, knocking him out of the air, then turned to face Brick. He prepared to fire his heat rays at her, but Buttercup tackled him, shooting them carelessly into the air.

"Get off! If you won't fight her, we will! She's going to kill you!" Brick argued, shoving Buttercup away and firing his heat rays. Bunny took them head on, skidding backward until she came to an abrupt halt. With a growl, she started to barrel through the blast. Brick swallowed and grit his teeth, pouring on his power. Bunny slowed momentarily, but then shot forward, tearing through the blast entirely.

"OH SH-" Brick started to scream, cut off by a fierce punch the knocked him into the pavement. Bunny wasted no time and spun on Buttercup, ramming her with her shoulder and sending her into the air. Bounding through the sky, Bunny grabbed Buttercup and slammed her against the ground with enough force to shake the entire block.

"DIE!" she screamed, throwing a wicked punch downward. Boomer shot through the sky and slammed Bunny with his bat, knocking her away from Buttercup.

"St-stop hitting her!" Buttercup groaned, trying to pick herself up. Boomer stared at her incredulously, spinning around and throwing his arms out.

"She. Wants. To. Kill. You!" he yelled. Buttercup started to respond, but all that came out was a weak moan. Boomer spun around; Bunny's fist hit his face, and this time she held on, slamming him into Buttercup once, twice, and then a third time. Over and over she slammed him into the ground, and into her sister. Snarling and panting, Bunny threw Boomer's limp body into the ground and grabbed Buttercup by her neck, pulling her out of the pavement. Buttercup was only just hanging on to consciousness.

"Buttercup! Bunny no!" Bubbles screamed, rushing toward them. Bunny slammed her head against Buttercup's, then dropped her and leaped at Bubbles, slamming her knee into the blonde puff's chest. Bubbles squealed, all the air forced from her lungs. Bunny slammed her into the ground, and, after only a moment's hesitation, held her down and threw punch after brutal punch at her face.

"Bubbles...Bubbles, no, stop it! GET OFF HER YOU! YOU...AGH!" Butch screamed, tearing two handfuls of hair from his head. His power skyrocketed and he tackled her away from Bubbles, unleashing his own Ballistic Barrage on the youngest Powerpuff girl. With each punch, he screamed, louder and harsher. Bunny finally managed to catch herself and rose up like lightning, grabbing his wrists. Frothing with rage, twitching uncontrollably, Butch continued to struggle, throwing kicks and swinging his head at her. Bunny met him headbutt for headbutt, their heads colliding until blood streamed down their foreheads.

"Bunny..." Blossom whispered, finally stumbling to her feet. It hadn't even been five minutes. Hearing Blossom's voice, something in Bunny snapped. She screamed and smashed her head against Butch's face, knocking him off his feet entirely, unconscious before he landed. Bunny shook her head and stumbled in Blossom's direction, moving in an awkward, jagged line.

"Bunny kill Blossom, kill the Powerpuff Girls," she stuttered, pausing and holding her head. Blossom held her breath. Was she going to cry? The last two fights, just before winning Bunny lost control and got called back. Blossom blinked and rubbed her eyes, looking passed Bunny. There was a black cat at the other side of the street, watching her with flaming eyes.

"Aku...no..." she shook her head, keeping eye contact with the cat. The cat frowned and mewed, thankfully not drawing attention to itself. Blossom closed her eyes and shook her head. The cat bowed his head and clenched his eyes shut. Blossom started to smile, but she then noticed someone standing over her. She looked up, just in time for Bunny's fist to hit the side of her head.

Blossom hit the ground, out cold. Bunny's eyes unfocused and she started reaching for her head. Her eyes focused again and she lowered her hands. Taking a small breath, she reached down and grabbed Blossom by her dress, lifting her onto her shoulder. She rounded up Bubbles, and then Buttercup afterward. Floating into the air, Bunny looked back at Townsville one last time. A few stray tears rolled down her cheeks.

Sniffling, she shot into the sky and away from Townsville.
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