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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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"Go on alone, 'cause I won't follow

This isn't giving up; no, this is letting go

Out with the old dreams I've borrowed

The path I carve from here on out will be my own

The path will be my own,"

This is Letting Go (Rise Against "Endgame")

Dreams of an Absolution

Chapter 44

Blossom's eyes creaked open. She quickly clenched them shut and grabbed her head, groaning as a sharp pain shot through her. While she waited for it to pass, she tried to take in her surroundings without her eyes. Everything around her was deathly silent, even the air seemed unmoving. She took a deep breath; the air smelled—and tasted—stale and metallic. She was in a building, that much she was certain. At last, she opened her eyes and sat up.

She was in a dark room, a perfect square of duranium. There seemed to be no way in or out of the room. Even straining her eyes, she couldn't find a speck of light. To her surprise, her night vision didn't come at once. She glanced down at her left wrist—it felt heavier than usual. There was a metal band attached to her arm, significantly larger and heavier than her bracelet.

"A stronger restriction cuff?" she mused, turning her arm over and staring at it. A sharp snap shot through the heavy air and a loud smash rang out; the cuff smashed against the ground, cleaved in two. Blossom swung her arm a few times, welcoming the rush of energy as the cap on her power, meager as it was, vanished entirely. She stood up and put her hands on her hips, her eyes lighting up bright pink.

Now could could properly take in the room. To her disappointment, there was nothing to see. From wall to wall, the room was empty, and perfectly smooth. Clearing her throat—she only just realized how dry it was—she wandered the perimeter of the room, running her hand along the wall. She came to a sudden stop and turned to look at the wall. She frowned. She couldn't see through duranium, even with her power uncapped. Still, something behind this wall seemed strange. Something about the room itself felt strange, but there wasn't time to think it over.

"Bunny," she croaked, clearing her throat again. Her sisters needed her. If Bubbles and Buttercup were in a similar position, they were likely helpless, trapped under the weight of the restriction cuffs. She resumed her trek around the room, though it was the very next wall where she stopped once more. Blossom smirked and tapped her mitt against the wall.

"Hollow, probably the door then," she reasoned. She reared back, preparing to swing. She managed to catch herself, just as her fist was about to collide with the metal, "No, no, that's a bad idea. Much too noisy," she explained, nodding at her own reasoning. Blossom knelt down and transformed her hand into a small blade. With a grunt, she shoved it through the center of the wall and tore upward, slicing a hole just large enough for her to climb through.

"Much better!" she beamed. She sighed and glanced around. An empty hallway, just as dark as the room she'd escaped from. Just where were they? And how did anyone get enough duranium to build a place this size?

'No time to wonder about that,' She thought, hurrying off down the hallway, keeping her eyes peeled for trouble, 'I need to find Bubbles and Buttercup, then we can find Bunny and get her out of this place,' Blossom nodded, slowing when she noticed another fork. Just as she was about to reach the end of the hall, she heard something around the corner. Thinking quickly, she shapeshifted into a mouse and hugged the wall, creeping around the corner. A robot marched passed her, one of the sleek, humanoid robots from earlier...whenever it was.

She zoned out, her head hurting once more. Just how long had they been out? Had she been out? Blossom shook her little mouse head and squeaked encouragement to herself. The robot turned, staring at her. Trying to stay in character, Blossom peeked up at the robot, then quickly ran away. She heard it moving behind her and prayed she hadn't given herself away. When it hurried passed her and down another corner, she sighed in relief and returned to her human form.

"Robots everywhere...memory foggy and confusing...completely disoriented by the lack of light and landmarks. Someone is trying to get in my head," she muttered, tapping her hand softly along the wall as she took another turn. It felt like one of Mojo's plans, she thought. No, it was elaborate in all the wrong ways to be one of his schemes. And besides...she narrowed her eyes and clenched her fist. Mojo was on her side, he wouldn't dare betray her like this.

That said...something about this felt oddly familiar. Blossom slid to a halt and grabbed her head. She remembered being somewhere dark, but wet. Naked? Likely...but how and where? A flash of Aku crossed her mind, but that wasn't it. She'd gone to him willingly. She opened her eyes and gasped. She could swear she saw a pair of pink eyes glaring back at her.

Blossom rubbed her eyes and blinked. They were gone, "Ugh...keep it together, Leader Girl," she chastised, "You have to stay strong, focused, and sane if you're going to pull this off," she shook her head. Honestly, if she wasn't so worried about her sisters, it would be easy enough to transform and tear the entire place apart, secrets be deviled.

"Who's there?" Blossom came to a halt and turned, tapping on the wall again. She heard someone tap against it and the voice call again, "Are you there?"

"Bubbles?" Blossom whispered, leaning closer to the wall, pressing her ear against it. On the other side, she heard her sister gasp, then a muffled sound. She must have been mirroring Blossom's pose.

"Blossom! Thank goodness...I was getting worried," she sighed.

Blossom nodded, "So was I, are you hurt? Tell me what you can,"

"I can't see anything, and none of my powers are working. I can't even feel a door here. Are you trapped too?" she asked, after thinking for a moment. Blossom closed her eyes and tried weighing her options. On one hand, she could get Bubbles free, but it would likely compromise her true form.

"No, I managed to escape," Blossom replied after a few minutes of silence. She pulled her hand back and shifted it into a blade, "Stand back, I'll get you out,"

"Don't!" Bubbles hissed. Blossom gasped and shapeshifted into a mouse again, peeking around. She returned to her human form, a bit frustrated.

"Why? What is it?" she asked. She must have sounded agitated, Bubbles seemed apologetic.

"I just...I have a thing on my arm, I think it's keeping me from using my powers," she started, trailing off. Blossom bit her lip and slid away from the wall, staring at it. Was she...implying that, "Blossom, it doesn't work on you anymore, does it?" Bubbles finally asked, confirming Blossom's fears. Blossom took a quick breath and looked around nervously. She must have been taking too long, Bubbles spoke up again, "Blossom, it's okay. I won't tell anyone,"

"...No, no it doesn't work on me anymore. I...can't even feel it when I'm wearing my bracelet. I've been pretending since I came home..." she confessed. She could almost hear Bubbles nodding.

"That's what I thought...Octi said you discovered something terrible, that must have been it," she replied sheepishly. Blossom frowned. So Octi knew...of course he did, "It never really worked that well on you, huh?" Bubbles giggled, "You're amazing, Blossom. I can't even see in the dark because of this thing on my arm and you're out there, trying to save us,"

"Bubbles..." Blossom whispered, blushing. She swallowed when she heard Bubbles giggle.

"It's no wonder...nevermind, I'm sorry. Blossom, you can't let me out, I'll just get in your way," Blossom opened her mouth to protest, but the sound of metallic footsteps cut her off. She quickly transformed and pressed herself tight against the wall. Bubbles was still speaking on the other side.

"Just find Bunny and make sure she's safe, okay? Once you and Bunny are safe, you can come back and get me and Buttercup and then we'll all leave," she explained. Blossom transformed back and swallowed, rubbing her throat. A sharp pain shot through her head—she was floating in the tube again, pain wracking her body. Blossom slid to the ground, holding her head.

"Ugh..." she heard Bubbles hit the ground on the other side of the wall. Blossom cracked her eyes open and stared at the hidden door. Bubbles was hurting too? "I keep having these horrible headaches and tummy aches...I don't think I'll be able to help, okay? So...it's up to you to save Bunny,"

Blossom took a deep breath, the pain subsided. "Bubbles...about the bracelet. I just-"

"Blossom, stop. We both know why you can do it," Blossom's blood ran cold and her heart skipped a beat, "Buttercup knows too,"

"What?! How?!" Blossom hissed, pressing her face up against the wall.

"When you were gone...she couldn't sleep at all. She woke up in the middle of the night, crying. She'd eventually get out of bed, once she thought I was asleep, and go to your room. She...found your doll," Blossom's eyes widened.

"She...you..."

"I'm the only person she told about her, your Devil Blossom doll," Bubbles explained, "I think...I already knew. I knew that you were different, that you...had changed after what happened, back in August," Blossom held her head and screwed her eyes shut. The pain in her head was becoming unbearable. She felt sick, "But, it's okay. That's who you are, and I still love you. And I know Buttercup still loves you...she loves you so much, Blossom. She just wants you to be happy, and I think it's taken her a really long time to accept that you're different now,"

"I'm still...I still...Bubbles, it's not like that," Blossom couldn't help herself. As she tried to defend her identity, she felt her eyes heating up. She could feel her horns pressing against her hair; she felt her tentacles writhing beneath her dress. She sighed and lowered her head. The pain subsided again.

"You're still Blossom, and we both love you. You're different...you're special," she could hear the smile in Bubbles' voice, and the tears welling up in her eyes, "That's why I know you can do this. You have to save Bunny because she's special too. We can't let her down again,"

Blossom nodded, "I will, don't worry. I promise I won't mess this up," she started to climb to her feet. She froze when she heard Bubbles' voice.

"You never messed up anything, Blossom,"

Bubbles went silent. Blossom stood in silence, rubbing her eyes and fighting to keep her disguise in place. When the robot came around the corner again, it suddenly split down the middle and collapsed to the ground, torn to pieces. Blossom's arm returned to normal, the tip of her blade become her mitt just as she vanished down another hall.

XxXxX

Blossom nearly screamed, quickly covering her eyes and toning down her super vision when she stepped through a door into a fully lit room. Blinking, she glanced around. To her right, at the far end of the rather large chamber, was a door, sealed shut. There was a crosswalk above it, linking too rooms together. It was an odd set up, but the room above probably belonged to whomever was in charge. They could stand on the crosswalk and address the room below.

The room itself was mostly barren, save for two other doors. One was straight across from her, another at the left side. Blossom decided to try the room across from her. For better or worse, she found exactly what she came for.

The new room was dark, lit only by light illuminating a tube in the center, filled with orange liquid. Blossom shuddered, her knees getting weak seeing the tube. As she approached it, she felt more distant, faded memories flooding to the surface of her mind. The moment her mitt touched the glass, a sharp pain shot through her. Blossom screamed and sank to the ground. She held her head until the pain passed, but, as she was standing up, she noticed three other tubes around the room. Two were empty, but the third...

"Bunny!" Blossom gasped, rushing over to her baby sister. The purple Powerpuff girl was fast asleep, hooked up to a breathing apparatus. The controls on the machine seemed to be monitoring her vitals, but a closer look revealed they were monitoring her energy output. Bunny was still giving off an incredible amount of power, despite being fully submerged in Antidote-X.

"You're unbelievable, Sis," Blossom muttered, fiddling with the controls, trying to find a release, "Let's get you out of there, then we can talk this over and finally put all this fighting to rest," Blossom beamed, finding a button that triggered something in the tube. The Antidote-X began to drain and air rushed into the opening tube. Bunny slid to the ground, disconnecting from the breathing apparatus, and began to stir.

"There you are!" Blossom chirped, rushing to her side and helping her sit up. Bunny blinked and looked around in confusion.

"Bunny wet," she said, blushing. Blossom noticed that her lazy eye was acting normal. Whatever was driving Bunny to attack them before seemed to be dormant, for now.

"You are! Come on, let's get you dried off before you get sick," Bunny blinked, taking a moment to process, then nodded, gingerly climbing to her feet and following Blossom out of the room. Blossom looked around the wide open chamber from before. There had to be somewhere she could find a change of clothes...

"Blossom?" Bunny asked, tightening her hold on the pink Powerpuff girl's hand. Blossom turned to face her, giving her hand a squeeze.

"What's wrong, Honey?" she asked, brushing Bunny's bangs out of her face.

"Bunny don't know..." she confessed. A look of pain shot across Bunny's face and her hands flew to her head. She screamed and fell to her knees. She was crying when she opened her eyes, "Bunny...hurt...sisters? Bunny...hurt...so much hurt..."

Blossom rushed to her side, giving her a tight hug, "Shh...it's okay, Bunny. That's all over now. We're going to make everything better, okay? Everything is going to be alright," Bunny looked up at Blossom. She gave her little sister the brightest smile. Slowly, a smile spread across Bunny's face.

"Okay," she beamed. Blossom helped her to her feet and started back toward the first door. Maybe if she just got Bubbles and Buttercup...

"Huh?" Blossom slowly turned around. Bunny had drifted behind her. Now they were standing at opposite sides of the room. Bunny's lips were pulled back in a snarl, her eyes were focused and furious.

"Powerpuff Girls..." Bunny growled.

"Bunny, stop it," Blossom narrowed her eyes. Her skin began to glow and her eyes lit up. Bunny blinked, taking a step back. A grimace of pain shot across her face; she quickly resumed her snarling glare.

"Bunny kill Blossom," she cried.

"No, you won't. We're not going to fight," Blossom replied. Again, the authority in her voice caught Bunny off guard. Some kind of understanding crossed her eyes, but it vanished with another pained shock.

"No! We fight! Bunny kill!"

"We're not fighting, and you won't kill me," Blossom marched over to Bunny. When the little girl threw a punch, Blossom caught it and forced it down. Bunny pulled her hand away and took a step back.

"Huh?" Her eyes drifted, "Blossom? What happen?"

"I don't know...but you can fight it. Just stay with me, we'll get through this, we'll get Bubbles and Buttercup, and then we'll be a family again, okay?" Blossom assured her. Bunny swallowed nervously and looked around. She screamed and collapsed to her knees, holding her head, "Bunny!" Blossom started toward her, then collapsed, joining her in screaming, holding her own head. Memories flashed through her mind. Loneliness, pain, bitterness, anger, hatred. Hatred. Hatred. Blossom opened her eyes and snarled, forcing herself to her feet and looking up at the crosswalk. Someone was watching them.

"You're fighting it," he mused, stroking his chin. Blossom recognized the voice, but, from where? The man chuckled, "How cute,"

"Who are you!?" Blossom barked, two tentacles tearing from her dress. She growled and her eyes began to light up. Before she could take a step toward the stranger, Bunny was on her feet. She caught Blossom by her shoulder and sent her stumbling backward. The two sister growled, glaring at each other. Blossom gasped and grabbed her head. Her eye flames went out and her tentacles retracted. What was she doing!? She couldn't fight her!

"Bunny...stop...it's okay..." she insisted, struggling to see through the glassy haze covering her vision. Bunny blinked and moaned. The purple light around her fizzled out. The two sisters turned, hearing someone clapping. The stranger smirked, his sharp, fang like teeth nearly gleaming in the bright room.

"Impressive! I can see I may have underestimated you!" The stranger stalked to the edge of the crosswalk and, with inhuman grace, leaped down. He slithered more than walked toward them. Now Blossom could get a good look at him. His skin was green and reptilian, not unlike Sedusa's. His eyes were bright red, hidden behind a pair of dark shades. His hands were claws, and a large, powerful tail slid along behind him, occasionally striking the ground with enough force to dent the duranium. His greasy blond hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail.

"You..." Blossom gasped. She finally recognized him! "You're...but, you died, didn't you? I thought the other Powerpuff girls killed you!" She shouted, thrusting her mitt accusingly at him. The stranger, none other than the Professor's ex-best friend, Dick Hardley, chuckled and clapped again.

"What a memory! I'd expect nothing less from smart, little Blossom! I assure you, I'm very real. In fact, more real than I've ever been," he chuckled. He held his hands out and began to glow.

"Chemical X..." Blossom whispered.

"Right you are, Blossom! Not that shitty synthetic you conned me with. No, this is the real deal, and its all thanks to you," Dick laughed, clenching his fists, "Your precious little attempt at world conquest made this all possible. Of course, I need to thank Bubbles...after all, it was the blood, her blood, that you spilled to make this all possible,"

"Bubbles?" Blossom shivered, of course. She'd beaten Bubbles within an inch of her life in that fight. It wasn't...impossible that someone could have collected a sample of her blood. Her fear and shock quickly turned to anger. Blossom snarled and threw herself at him. Her blade arm stopped inches from Dick's face. She shuddered, struggling against some invisible hand holding her back. She slowly floated to the ground, then to her knees. Blossom's arm shifted back to normal and she fell forward, struggling to stay up.

"Having a hard time moving, hm? Don't worry, I'm sure Bunny can tell you all about that," He laughed and paced around them, pausing to give Bunny's shoulder a squeeze. The little puff shuddered, but, though she was clearing afraid, she couldn't pull away.

"Don't touch her!" Blossom spat, her eyes catching on fire, "What are you doing to her? To me!?" she snarled, nearly falling on her face when an earth-shattering pain shot through her head. Her vision unfocused and she fought the urge to throw up.

Dick knelt down in front of her, pulling her up by her hair and smirked, "You know, after you left me for dead, I was sure my life was over," he sighed and pushed his glasses back up, "It was days before I woke up, even longer before I could walk again. My body was tearing itself apart, but my mind...my mind was expanding in ways I never imagined,"

'Just like Mojo...' Blossom thought. She tried to power up her heat rays, but instead her head screamed at her and she could feel her own eyes burning. Her scream caught in her throat, refusing to escape. Dick grinned, dropping her back to the ground.

"Utonium was always the genius...but that changed, thanks to you. I wanted revenge, I wanted to see you suffer, I wanted him to suffer. To lose everything just like I did," Dick sighed and held his hands out, gesturing to the room around them. "I designed and built this facility with my own two hands! And here, I created the greatest invention mankind will ever know...my nanobots,"

"Nanobots?" Blossom hissed. Her eyes slowly widened. The nanobots that tried to devour Townsville?

"I never imagined you'd be able to destroy something you couldn't see, let alone truly fight...I was wrong. But, then...when I was about to lose hope, you showed me something," Dick appeared in front of Blossom suddenly, caressing her cheeks. She snarled, but again her fist stopped itself inches from his face, "The true power of Chemical X..." he hissed in her ear.

"My facility wasn't good enough to recreate it on its own. I needed...help. But, now, I had a plan. I hired an old friend of James...Abigail. She was eager enough for work, and worked wonderfully as my first test subject,"

"You...you gave Sedusa her Chemical X...turned her into a monster," Blossom realized. Dick nodded, grinning from ear to ear. His grin seemed much too big for his face.

"That's right! After a few adjustments...I began to alter myself. As you can see," he held out his arms, "It worked beautifully. Abigail served her purpose...I got the tools I needed; I got the security code to your home. She took care of the police, leaving Townsville in a panic. She even made a little...delivery for me. Everything was set, just waiting for you to trigger it, Blossom. It's unfortunate she died in that explosion...I could have used her. Oh well, I guess the power went to her head?"

Blossom groaned and grabbed her head. A sudden pain appeared behind her eyes, trying to force them out of her skull, "The riots...you did it..." Blossom gasped. Suddenly it all made sense. How so many people could, in unison, start panicking at once. Why it spread so quickly; why people overreacted.

Why she could barely move right now.

"Nanobots...you used nanobots to control enough people to start a panic. To make everyone else feel unsafe and terrified..." Dick laughed, appearing in front of her once again. He flicked her chin with his tail.

"Bingo...take Townsville out from the ground up. Cleanse this entire miserable planet in fire. But I knew I couldn't do it alone...I needed something to give me a certain leverage over you little brats," Dick slid over to Bunny, grabbing her by her head and bringing his face dangerously close to hers, "What better than the little sister you killed? Brought back from the dead for revenge?"

"Stop...stop!" Bunny managed to moan. She tried to pull away, but Dick held on tighter, snickering. Blossom forced herself to her feet, growling. One arm transformed into a whip; the other became her sword.

"Get your hands off her!" She spat. Dick stood up straight and gestured toward Blossom. Bunny shot forward, slamming her fist into her sister's stomach, dropping her back to her knees.

"You don't understand yet, do you? Bunny is completely under my control! I altered the nanobots to work on humans; I wanted to see if they worked on Powerpuff girls. I saved myself the hassle of making one myself. And I have to admit, starting with one who's brain was already busted certainly made it easier,"

"Don't you dare talk about her that way! There's nothing wrong with her! You're the one who's messed up!" Blossom growled.

Dick smirked, "Oh there was a lot wrong with her. But I fixed the parts that mattered. Now she's normal. Now she's better. I'd wager that now, Bunny is the strongest Powerpuff girl on the planet," Blossom snarled and rose to her feet. Bunny punched her across the face, forcing her to the ground once more. The pink puff looked up, seeing the look of horror on Bunny's face. She was still fighting it.

"Bunny don't listen to him...you were perfect before,"

"You were a failed experiment. I made you successful!" Dick insisted, "But, soon none of that will matter. Those dark powers of yours may have helped you escape, but your sisters aren't so lucky. And, it seems like they can't protect that big, powerful brain of yours," Dick laughed wildly, sauntering toward the far wall. He shot through the air, landing on the crosswalk.

"Soon, I'll control all four of the Powerpuff Girls,"

"What do you want from us!?" Blossom shouted, slowly climbing to her hands and knees.

"Revenge isn't enough, eh?" Dick smirked, "No, and I agree. No, you four are merely the harbingers of the end times. With your power, I will burn this world to the ground. And then...I'll show you and everyone else what Chemical X really is. I've already improved the formula, made it even stronger than when it made you," Blossom's mouth fell open, her eyes widened. Dick grinned, "Once you four destroy the world, I'll create my own Powerpuff Girls to stop you, to save the world. Then...with the power of Chemical X, and you miserable brats out of the way, I will become the God over a new world,"

"I won't let you! We won't let you get away with this!" Blossom rose to her feet, crackling with power. The pain in her head was blinding; her heart was pounding like a hammer in her chest. It was getting hard to breath.

"Don't you remember, Blossom? This was all thanks to you," Dick grinned, and lowered his shades, staring at her with his blood red eyes, "Together, you and I are going to forge a new world. Remember August," Dick threw his head back, laughing. In that instant, Blossom shot off the ground, colliding with him like a bullet to the chest. He gasped, staring down at her arm, buried in his stomach. She snarled and pulled her other hand back, gathering a colossal amount of energy in her mitt. Dick glared, thrusting his hand out, shooting Blossom away from him. She hit the ground and screamed, her body suddenly locking up.

"You...you really are a monster, aren't you? Fine...I don't need all of you. Kill her, Bunny," Dick shouted, leaning against the railing and holding the bloody gap in his stomach. Bunny took a step toward Blossom, staring at her with wide eyes. Blossom screamed, fighting as her limbs pulled back, as if trying to pull her own body apart. Bunny clenched her eyes shut and grabbed her head.

"What are you waiting for? Kill her!" Dick called.

"NO!" Bunny shouted, the scream exploding from her lips and throwing Dick against the wall. He groaned and climbed to his feet, leering at her.

"Fine, then die with her. Kill them both..." he muttered, "You will serve me as your new God, or you will die and I'll build a throne from your corpses," with that, Dick exited through one of the doorways on the crosswalk. The other doors suddenly opened and robots began flooding into the room.

"No...I can't..." Blossom fought against the nanobots controlling her, but the best she could do was sit up. She couldn't even shapeshift. Bunny growled, pulling her hands away from her head. The robots began to advance on them.

"Bunny do good...Bunny do good..." she muttered, opening her eyes. Her eyes were glowing like purple suns, her skin was lit up bright. The first robot readied a laser, but before it could go off, Bunny smashed it in half with a single punch, one that sent it crashing into the wall. The entire facility shook. Bunny slowly pulled her fist back, growling and struggling against the nanobots in her head.

As if a switch was flipped, the robots lunged at them, some firing lasers, others attacking with duranium blades and powerful piston punches. The first one to throw a punch had its arm smashed by Bunny's. In fact, the punch hit so hard the entire robot was torn apart from the sheer force. Bunny threw herself over Blossom, shielding her from a spray of laser fire.

"Bunny don't, you're going to-" Blossom choked out. Bunny shook her head, rising and taking a deep breath. She screamed, blasting away the robots nearest to them.

"Bunny save Blossom. Bunny do good," She cried, like a mantra. Bunny was like a hurricane, tearing through the robots like they were made of cardboard. Despite their capacity to heal, her punches hit with so much force, parts of them were vaporized on contact. She snatched one, using it like a bat to crush more as they piled into the ground. Bunny threw the battered bot aside and screamed, blowing away the robots swarming Blossom.

The facility was trembling, every blow was rocking the foundation. After another explosive shout, Blossom heard something snap deeper in the facility. She closed her eyes and focused against the strain of the nanobots in her head. Blossom moaned.

"W-Water?" she was sure that was what she heard. Somewhere, water was rushing into the facility, "Oh no, no..." Blossom forced herself to her hands and knees, "We're underwater...this place is underwater!" She hissed. Somehow, she managed to lift her head, to survey the chaos. The room was littered with hundreds, maybe thousands of robotic bodies. And the whole time, a purple fireball was zipping around the room, smashing them apart like toys.

"Bunny...you're incredible," Blossom whispered, clenching her eyes shut. The pain in her head had grown to the point she couldn't see straight anymore. She could hear voices whispering in her ears. She could feel fingers slipping around her mind. Her body was going numb. She was losing control, "The nanobots...Bunny destroy the nanobots...Bunny..." Blossom gasped. Dick mentioned the nanobots had been made here. If that was the case, something had to be controlling them. Something had to be...

"Bunny!" Blossom choked out, just above a whisper. Somehow, her sister heard her and landed beside her. It was like they hadn't even touched her, Blossom noticed. Even her dress was in pristine condition. Dick's claim that Bunny was the most powerful in the world...may have been right after all. While Blossom hesitated, lost in thought, Bunny winced and held her head. She could still feel the fingers, hear the voices.

"Blossom?" she called. Blossom blinked, wresting control of her mind back. She took several deep breaths, fighting to make her mouth work.

"Bunny scream," Blossom managed to get out, "Scream until they stop," Blossom went limp, her hands slowly sliding away from her head. The voices were screaming, the fingers were grasping down on her. Bunny blinked, then nodded, narrowing her eyes. She took a deep breath, ignoring the robots around her, and let loose her most powerful explosive shout yet. Even after the initial explosion, she continued screaming, releasing another shockwave.

Wave after wave of explosive power erupted from the little Powerpuff girl, crushing and smashing the remaining robots. The facility shook, another explosion hit and more water began to rush inside. Another explosion. The ceiling began to creak and groan. It couldn't, it wouldn't last much longer. Finally, a massive tremor hit the entire base, knocking Bunny off balance, silencing her scream. The robots that had somehow survived, went limp and fell to the ground.

Blossom slowly sat up. The voices were gone, the fingers had let go. She shivered, moving her arms freely, touching her face. She looked up, seeing Bunny, exhausted, but smiling. Blossom stumbled to her feet and pulled her little sister into a tight hug, spinning her around.

"You did it! Bunny you did it!" she screamed. Bunny bit her lip and nodded, burying herself in Blossom's warm embrace.

"Bunny do good?" she asked breathlessly. Blossom nodded, kissing her head.

"Yes, Bunny did very good. I'm so proud of you..." Blossom went silent, and her mouth fell open. She dropped to her knees, guiding Bunny as she went limp. Another explosion rocked the facility; in the distance she could hear water rushing.

"Bunny?" Blossom asked, oblivious to the world around her. Bunny's skin was still glowing, but she was shaking, "No...no, Bunny, no! Not...you can't...no, please, oh please, not again, please?" Blossom sobbed, tears spilling down her cheeks. She pulled her baby sister closer and hugged her with all her might, trying her best to settle what she knew was coming. Bunny couldn't stop shaking, her power couldn't stop rising.

"Blossom no cry," Bunny stammered, now crying as well. Blossom shook her head and held her closer. The two heard a scream and a rush of wind, followed by another. Though it hurt, Blossom looked up into Bubbles' eyes, into Buttercup's, and shook her head.

"I can't...she...Bunny saved me...and now...now she's..." she bit her lip and lowered her eyes.

"No, Bunny...no, this isn't fair! No!" Buttercup screamed, grabbing Bunny's hand and holding it tight. She could feel it though, the power trembling below the surface. Power that, now, she couldn't control anymore. Bubbles didn't say anything, she threw herself at Bunny, hugging her as tight as she could.

"We're so sorry, we never wanted you to get hurt. Oh God, we were so awful to you, I'm so sorry, we're so sorry," Buttercup whispered between strangled sobs.

"No...Bunny sorry...Bunny so mad, but it...Bunny not mad anymore...Bunny forgive sisters. Bunny love sisters. So happy to see again," she giggled, somehow smiling as her power rose to a dangerous level. She was shining.

"We can make it better...the Professor, he can..." Blossom shook her head, "He can do something...we can do something..."

"No," Bunny said simply. Her sisters stared at her, eyes wide, "Bunny so tired...done hurting...hurt so much. Bunny love sisters, but, Bunny want...to sleep," she confessed. Bubbles wailed, burying her face in Bunny's dress. Buttercup struggled to speak, in the end biting her fist and lowering her head. Only Blossom managed to say anything, even if it hurt.

"Is that...really what you want?" she asked.

"Uh huh..." she replied, staring up at the ceiling. Her voice was distant.

Blossom lowered her head and closed her eyes, "We'll stay with you,"

"Bunny stay with you too,"

Water began to rush into the chamber, the ceiling was starting to collapse. A beam fell from overhead, splashing the four little girls, drenching them. The facility shook, another explosion going off somewhere deep inside. A warning siren was blaring, instructing them that they needed to evacuate for the surface immediately.

The first beam of white hot light shot from Bunny's arm.

Her sisters only held her closer.
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