Powerpuff Girls V.2 IC thread.

[charli]

"Honestly, not much other than they seem to be the PowerPuff's evil twins." Max shook his head then narrowed his eyes at Blossom. "What did you mean Brat acted more like Bubbles than Bubbles did?"

Blossom couldn't speak past the lump in her throat. Instead, she simply looked to the destruction.

[Iris]

"Why?" The memory began, "No reason actually, just thought it would be dramatic. Since this is no more than a simple set of possibilities there's no reason for me to be so gloomy."
Slowly the world around the two became brighter and brighter, "It does appear we will need to move for a moment. This world has a habit of altering itself for no seemly understandable purpose. Care to look up?"

Above them the image of tFAb stood in the strange darkness they left, looking down at them. When tFAb looked back towards the voice he found he was now in his image's place.
((Soz magic, only way to do this without too much confusion and hassle))
"Much better don't you think?" The man laughed, "Now I know you've many questions and I've the time to answer all of them. So fire away my friend but be aware the longer you are here, the longer you'll delay the next clues."

[Nekoman]

"Bubbles has become a total bitch. Like I told Jules over there, I think Him may have gotten to her, corrupted her. She also seems to be much more powerful than she used to be." Brick swore mentally. He had hoped that Max knew where the other girls had come from, so they'd hae a chance of sending them home.

[charli]

"Wait, wouldn't Brat know where they came from?" Blossom thought aloud, ignoring the fact that the wording of the question sounded completely retarded. "If she is bent on being a hero, then maybe she can put her sister back. As for Bubbles... If HIM is involved, then we need to confront HIM. Confronting Bubbles wouldn't do any good."

[Nekoman]

"Well, then we have to find her.. but Bubbles is probably protecting her.. so to negate any offense, let's go to Him first.. MAx, do you know how we get to Him, I haven't seen him since.. uh.. a few years ago.." Brick shrugged, a nervous smile spreading over his face.

[TheTimeSweeper]

-tFabikcalcer-

tFab scoffed at the voice’s response.

“Heh, I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised… And I would gladly look up if it didn’t feel like my eyeballs were going to melt in their sockets. Can’t you do anything about the brightness?”

When tFab didn’t get a response, he cautiously opened his eyes; first one, then the other, and looked up. He was astonished to see himself looking back down at him surrounded by complete darkness and then suddenly tFab was looking back at the source of the voice in his image’s place.

“Wha…? But how…? Wait, nevermind…I should be used to these weird occurrences by now. So, more questions, huh? How about telling me what the hell that shadow creature was that I faced? Was I really looking into my own memories…and my fears? And where do I need to go to find the next clue? I don’t recall hearing any hints to its whereabouts when you read it.”

tFab figured that was all he really needed to know right now. Just as the voice had said, he didn’t want to spend any more time in this building than was necessary. Aside from the encounter with the shadow dog and his current situation, he found the place rather boring.

“Oh, and can you direct me to the nearest fast food chain?” he said with a grin. “The mouse that I ate a while ago wasn’t all that filling.”

[charli]

Blossom winced, Max scowled, and Jules sighed, massaging his temples, as they recalled the incident. "HIM's the lord of all thing's evil," Blossom said. "HE doesn't even live in this dimension. We can't go to him. We'd have to draw him out somehow.

[Nekoman]

"And how the heck are we supposed to do that!?" Brick owed his anger to the reaction Max had given him. "I'm all for any ideas the FBI has here.."

[charli]

"HIM usually comes out to gloat," Blossom said. "HE might show up if I completely break down, sob over Bubbles."

[Nekoman]

Brick nervously looked from her, to Max, to Jules. "I don't know.. it could work.. "

[Iris]

"That creature is tied by emotions, it feeds until it is satisfied and then carries on with its purpose... whatever it may be." The memory began, "Before you ask, no we do not know why it feeds and why it makes people face their fears. Perhaps that is its purpose; to test those it meets and then deem it worthy or not."

The memory took shape, taking the form of a man in his early 30s with white hair and blue eyes. "As for those clues, all you have to do is find them, once you are close enough for it to... how do I put it... scan your soul? Then it will allow you to see the message. That simple really... oh and then there's the test but I'm sure you can handle it."

"As for it's location, I'm gonna be giving it to you when you ask the right question. The hint being why." The man laughed and as he did his whole face reflected its happiness, "Once we've finished this little game, I'll drop you off at a dinner near to the next clue, that way we won't have to deal with eternity.... if you know what I mean"

[TheTimeSweeper]

-tFabikcalcer-

tFab mulled over the voice’s response for a moment.

“Sooo, I guess I was worthy enough if we are meeting right now. Well, I sure did face my fears… Seeing my sister so upset and unhappy like that is one of my biggest fears.”

The voice then formed itself into that of a man that tFab didn’t recognize, but who looked familiar all the same. His response to tFab’s question about the clues caught the cat demon slightly off guard.

“Scan my soul…? What, is it checking to see that I am the one truly seeking it? And there’s going to be a test too? This just keeps getting better and better…” tFab rubbed his forehead with a paw. Things just didn’t want to be easy for him. “Wait, what do you mean ‘why’? Why do I want to know where the next clue will be or why you’re gonna tell me when I ask the right question?”

tFab let out a sigh. He really hoped that this would not turn into a game of 20 Questions and he was starting to get tired of this guy’s riddles even though they probably came standard with every memory he would come across.

“And thanks for the food offer; a diner would be great. Maybe I can get myself a fish sandwich and a side of mouse heads…uh, I mean fries. Stupid cat form… And yeah, I think I do know what you mean. You and your damn riddles…”

[charli]

"We don't have anything to lose," Jules said, hope rising in his voice.

"Except my dignity," Blossom muttered. She stood for a long moment, staring at the ground. And then the tears started. Silently at first. When Blossom spoke, her voice hitched. "I-I don't understand... H-how could she...? She's my sister.... We're sisters!" She fell to her knees heavily, sobbing now. Blossom had only meant to act, but now. Now all of her emotions had been let loose, and they would not stop flowing.

"And it's my fault isn't it?" Blossom cried. "It's all my fault. I wasn't there when she needed me, and now... Now! But I still can't believe it! I can't believe Bubbles... That she could..." Blossom tried to form words, but they eluded her. And so she simply cried.

[Iris]

"If we didn't speak in riddles and questions, then everyone would know of what you'd be doing... and wouldn't that just mean that every one of your enemies and our own would try to stop you..." The memory flickered, changing into a deadly serious face.

"Should I simply tell what to do next you would simply do it without learning what is needed to complete this 'quest'. And what then may I ask would happen?"

[TheTimeSweeper]

-tFabikcalcer-

tFab put up his paws in defense before changing back to his human form.

“Alright, alright. I’m…sorry. If it is truly necessary to speak in riddles and questions, then by all means do so. I actually like figuring out riddles, just not all the time. And I’m not even sure I want to ask what would happen if I didn’t learn all of this information first. Those images of destruction that I saw is not something that I want to see some to fruition. Okay…so I have to ask the right question which would lead you to tell me where the next clue is located. So, is it why do I want to know where the next clue will be or why you’re gonna tell me when I ask the right question? Or am I missing the point entirely?”

[Alu]

~*Hims Lair*~
"Ahhhhh...." Said that oh so familiar voice. Reverberating off the endless space of chaos surrounding a simple couch and coffee table.

"I feeeeeeel like a million diamonds..." The feminine voice continued in a slightly lustful way.

Slowly rising up from the red leather of the couch rose the slim and femenine figure of Townsvilles greatest villain, the one and only HIM. Master of the mind and all thing perverse. Hanging his torso off one of the arms of the couch, he ran a claw up one of his thin red arms reveling in the feel of his skin.

"MMmm....hooooome....hehehe...." He said, his laughter seeming to rise in pitch as it echoed around him. He smirked and sat up straight, crossing one knee high booted leg over the other before resting his claws on the higher knee.

"Ohhh Miniooooons...." He said in a sing songy voice, the words echoing out to the minds of any and all who served him. "Why don't you come visit me, I do so long to see you..." He purred softly his eyes starting to glow that oh so familiar green....



((Yo dudes, I am hereby taking over as HIM. If anyone has any objections with my post please let me know and if any of you wish to discuss or tell me any details you feel i should know please message me on Aim. My Screen name is memberofhellsing))


(Yo, I didn't change anything, I only added spaces because it was TL;DR)

[Alu]

Apr 18, 2009 23:04:57 GMT -5 @charli said:

"We don't have anything to lose," Jules said, hope rising in his voice.

"Except my dignity," Blossom muttered. She stood for a long moment, staring at the ground. And then the tears started. Silently at first. When Blossom spoke, her voice hitched. "I-I don't understand... H-how could she...? She's my sister.... We're sisters!" She fell to her knees heavily, sobbing now. Blossom had only meant to act, but now. Now all of her emotions had been let loose, and they would not stop flowing.

"And it's my fault isn't it?" Blossom cried. "It's all my fault. I wasn't there when she needed me, and now... Now! But I still can't believe it! I can't believe Bubbles... That she could..." Blossom tried to form words, but they eluded her. And so she simply cried.

"Blossom blossom blossom..." Said a soft and empathetic voice rising from the ground. If she looked carefully she could see the dirt taking on the oh so familiar face of him. "Why so sad dear blossom?" He asked in an almost mocking manner.

[charli]

"HIM," Blossom sniffled, narrowing her eyes into a glare. "I knew you'd have your claws in this. What did you do to my sisters." Her composure cracked a bit. "What the hell did you do to Bubbles?!"

[ChairmanMao]

Samurai Jack

Jack was sitting at his desk while gazing out the window at the children at recess. He reminisced about his former students. Courage was sleeping at Jack's feet, mumbling about something involving dragons... or men.... or dragon men...

Jack decided to call up one of his favorite pupils, whom he usually saw as he tutored the high school students in Linear Algebra.

As he dialed the number, he wondered why she didn't show at school as she usually did on Thursdays.
The phone rings on the other side...

to be continued...

[Kat]

Buttercup

Buttercup jolted awake as she heard the sound of her phone ringing.

What the...?

She scrambled quietly off Arken's lap, smiling softly and kissing his sleeping forehead before snatching the phone up off the reciever.

"What?!" she glared at the phone as she ran a hand through her hair, waiting for an answer.

[Iris]

"Perhaps, but I can understand your frustration to our little game. And no, you do not HAVE to ask the right question but think about it; would you blindly follow orders?" The memory replied carefully, "Now, for the clue you are after. There are many types of demons in this world and some can be found everywhere, through dimensional barriers and through time. They cannot be seen by the ignoreant or the uncaring. There are two people in this world specifically you must aid, for they've been overcome by these demons, 'save' them if you will."

The world began to change one final time, it was beginning to return to normal meaning that tFab's time here was almost up, "Find their out identities by looking for the cause, search through their past and learn. To do this the next clue will be discovered at the park of Megaville, that simple."

"But one problem. To discover this clue you must answer this, One who is lost in a sorrow that is detatched and avoident. Family and friend you've met and yet never truly her. Once you answer the question the clue will reveal itself... as for the deed that was commited that night."

[Alu]

~*HIM in front of Blossom*~
"My sweetest dearest blossom." He said softly, the face in the dirt frowning as it spoke. "I didn't do a thing to your sister. Anything that's happened to her is of her own doing my dear." The face said it's words echoing softly in Blossoms head.

[TheTimeSweeper]

-tFabikcalcer-

tFab raised an eyebrow in surprise.

“Would I blindly follow orders? Well, no…I’d have to know what I would be getting myself into first.”

The man then started to explain the next clue and tFab listened with rapt attention. He discovered that he needed to locate two people in this world and help them with their demons. Inner demons? Outer demons? He didn’t know yet.

“I sure hope that your context of ‘this world’ means the City of Megaville. Unless I’m supposed to search the actual world for these two individuals…?”

tFab then brightened when the man revealed the location of the next clue. Megaville Park. As he made a mental note to head over there once he got something to eat, he realized that the clue that he would be searching for could be anything or even anyone.

“So, the next clue could either be a person or not. Heh, I guess I’ll just have to figure that out on my own.”

The riddle caught him a little off guard, but he was intrigued by it nonetheless.

“I’ve met this person’s family and friend, but I never truly met her? Who could she be? Well, I can think about that as I eat something. Which reminds me…” tFab snapped out of his musings to address the man. “Are you still gonna drop me off at that diner? If you do, can you at least let me grab the suitcase that I brought here with me?”

[Nekoman]

"Don't try deception, Him." Brick said, stepping next to Blossom and into Him's field of vision, "If Bubbles did this of her own accord, you know what happened to her." He crouched so he could look the dirt pile in the face.

"Needless to say, you're fairly esperienced at planting seeds of evil in those you find useful."

[charli]

Blossom shook her head, her ponytail - matted with blood and dirt - swaying back and forth. "I won't believe that she's doing this on her own. I can't... Every other time she's acted like this, it's because you messed with her head, HIM."

[Yetisarge]

"Hmm." Zim said as they got home and he pulled out his cell which he had put on silence and had totally forgotten all about.

"Missed call from Blossom, what the devil does she want? Well granted I did sort of disappear when the fighting broke out.. probably not a great idea but hey I was pretty much unarmed not much I could have done." He said as he hit the redial button in hopes of reaching her.

[ChairmanMao]

Samurai Jack

Jack paused. He had never needed to call a student before, but this one's absense worried him. He knew she was on the other end of the line, waiting impatiently for his response. He scrambled for words, something kind yet striking, to let her know he was disappointed at her absence from school.

"Buttercup?" he finally asks, "Is that you?"

[charli]

Blossom's phone buzzed, but she almost didn't check it. She was half-afraid that if she looked away from HIM, he would vanish. But she had to look at it to silence it. It was Zim. The hell...? Oh, yeah. Jules had called him while Blossom was still kind of out of it.

Dismissing the thoughts, she turned her attention back to HIM.

[Yetisarge]

"Of course she is busy with something. Of course she will probably call me back later, however.." Zim said as he pulled up his laptop and begin to track the GPS signal of Blossom's cell phone.

[Alu]

~*HIM's image in front of blossom*~
"I'm very sorry blossom but I do not have anything to do with what is going on with Bubbles. She may have joined my side but I haven't done anything to change her since then. I have summoned her to our realm though, so you musn't worry too much." He said the dirt raising up a few rather shiny rocks to make a toothy smile.