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Post by rulerofice on Jun 13, 2011 9:37:00 GMT -5
"This is our chance, guys!" Timo said. "Move it!"
Timo began to fly through Townsville's streets as fast as he could, remembering the way to the Powerpuff Girls' house.
"I have to admit, she's got guts." Timo said, referring to Angel.
On the way, he once looked behind at Theo. "Even from this far, Theo looks like a darn Godzilla." He was able to separate a light blue light zipping around Theo. "Bubbles..."
Timo created an ice staff while continuing towards the PPG house.
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Post by blossomgb on Jun 13, 2011 14:13:50 GMT -5
With her evil eye blocked by an invisible Angel, Evil Blackheart began to scream loudly and thrash about blindly as though she couldn't see. Steve noticed this and while the others ran for it, he waited for Angel. She was pulling Evil Blackheart's hair down over the evil eye.
Suddenly there was a puff of black smoke and she was gone.
'Drat. I wanted that-', Angel began as she reappeared. Despite the fight, she knew not to swear in front of her parents.
'We'll talk later', Steve told her as they flew at great speed to catch the others up. 'I hope your mum knows what she's doing.'
They reached Timo and Hack...
Cheers,
Blossomgb
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Post by Puff Hunter on Jun 13, 2011 15:58:37 GMT -5
"I told you already," Hack says, "I'm not gonna be a part of this." He throws down his weapon and looks up at the sky. "If this is all her dream, I guess she can hear me from anywhere. BLACKHEART! Knock off the demo derby and get out here. We need to talk." He glares at Steve and Angel. "And you people stay away from her."
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Post by rcblazer on Jun 13, 2011 21:40:50 GMT -5
Hearing Hack calling out, Blackheart appears before him, her hair still blocking her entire face. "You wish to speak to me, do you? Interesting. Very well."
Blackheart casts Dreams into Nightmares
To Steve, Angel, and Timo, both Blackheart and Hack have vanished in a cloud of black smoke! To Hack, the scene of Theodore destroying Townsville as a massive unstoppable demon vanishes, leaving him standing alone with Blackheart in a dimly lit empty hallway that stretches off seemingly forever in both directions.
"No one will interrupt us here." Blackheart says in her evil voice, a wide grin forming on the only part of her face not currently concealed by black hair. "I have felt the darkness in your soul since you arrived here, in my nightmare. You aren't like the others. I must be honest with you; I am very interested to hear what it is you have to say to me."
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Post by rulerofice on Jun 13, 2011 23:08:47 GMT -5
Timo stops on his tracks as he looks behind him, now with great worry, having heard what Hack had just said.
"What is he doing??" Timo wondered. "He'll be killed... or worse, turned against us."
He then looked at Theo, who was getting more and more furious by every second. "Darn it! We don't have time!"
He continued flying along with Steve and Angel. They were all able to see the PPG house, the only building that seemed to be fine.
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Post by Puff Hunter on Jun 13, 2011 23:08:51 GMT -5
"All right, listen," Hack says. "I'm a simple man. I don't really care about the politics of the Black Void or any of the other countless worlds out there. I have a hard enough time keeping my own little corner of reality from falling apart. On the other hand, I'll do whatever it takes to keep that corner safe, even if it's absolutely impossible. Heck, I was part of the team that took out the last Voidbringer, all because he thought it would be a good idea to consume my home with darkness."
"Since then," he continues, "I've spent every waking moment preparing for you to show yourself, so I could finally find out if I'd need to repeat that stunt. And so far,... I'm not feeling it. I mean, the other guys, they're gonna oppose you no matter what. They're good guys; that's how they roll. But personally, as long as you're not stepping on my stubby toes, I couldn't care less how much suffering you rain on the innocent. The only thing that's worrying me right now is this feud between you and your other half. As powerful as the two of you are, being at each other's throats could cause a lot of collateral damage, and last I checked, I'm part of the collateral. So I'm in a position where I need to shut it down ASAP. Now I'm hoping I can make that happen without having to kill either of you, since it sounds like it'll be a real pain to get the rest of those Shadow Soul thingies, but that'll take some serious concessions from both sides. You'll need to forgive her and her little friend for the whole, y'know, 'trying to kill you' thing, and she'll need to look the other way when you do... whatever it is you do. It's a long shot, obviously, but with zero risk and a non-zero chance of success, I figure it's worth it. So what do you say? Would you be up to having a sit-down with your alter-ego?"
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Post by blossomgb on Jun 14, 2011 9:08:16 GMT -5
When Hack said leave her to Steve and Angel, they didn't respond. Steve just thought 'With pleasure'. Angel's face was unreadable when Blackheart and Hack vanished.
'The girls are fighting the biggest monster ever in some dream and he says that', Steve commented. Timo looked at him as he continued. 'We're going to a dreamed of version of our house that still looks OK among this mess, it's as if it's waiting for us, like bait in a trap set for us. We don't know what we'll come across so tread very carefully. Last time Hack made a deal with our enemies all hell broke loose if you remember. Including a trip to the land of the dead. I trust you, I trust the girls, of course I trust Angel. But I don't trust Hack or either version of Blackheart. I think Violet is OK.'
Timo nodded as they approached the Powerpuff house. They didn't go straight in, but looked round first and through the windows.
Meanwhile, behind them, the Powerpuff Girls were still fighting a monster the size of Godzilla. Steve looked at Angel. Then with the house looking OK, they all went in. Steve turned the light on his stick on as the power seemed to be out...
They looked round...
Cheers,
Blossomgb
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Post by rcblazer on Jun 14, 2011 12:41:35 GMT -5
Blackheart grins, having listened to Hack's proposal. "I am impressed. The thought of coming to some kind of an agreement with the other side of myself has crossed my mind before, but alas she will not listen to me. None of them will! Here in this dream world is currently where I am most powerful." Blackheart then rubs her chin, thinking of something. " Perhaps we can come to an agreement. You're likely the only one who would even consider coming to terms with me!
You said if I get control, you would be fine with me causing all the suffering and chaos I please, so long as it doesn't affect you. I had planned on spreading the darkness to all reality, but if you are sincere with your offer, I would be more than willing to spare your small little corner of the universe. Once I have gained full, or at the very least equal control of my body, I go. You'll never see or hear from me ever again. To your world, nothing will happen! This I promise."
Suddenly, the hallway begins to get very bright. Outside of the alternate nightmare, Steve, Angel, and Timo have found the good Blackheart, sleeping on the couch in the living room of the dream version of the Powerpuff Girls' house! A few shakes and her eyes have started to slowly open.
"No! Curse them all!" Evil Blackheart roars in a rage as the dream starts to disappear. "My good side needs the Shadow Souls to be rid of me! You must stop her before-!"
Hack and the others all wake up back inside the Powerpuff Girls' living room. Violet is there as well hugging Blackheart, who has also awakened. "Oh dear, I'm so terribly sorry everyone!" Blackheart says in her good voice. "I had thought once I had purified a few Shadow Souls, the nightmares would become less of an issue, but it seems my evil self is lashing out even harder now."
"Violet, are you all right?" Blossom asks, seeing the girl they saw get obliterated by evil Blackheart.
She nods with a smile. "I'm fine. This wouldn't be the first time Blackheart has 'killed' me in one of her nightmares. Luckily I just wake up safe and sound, like any other bad dream."
"As powerful as she is in the dream world, it is still just a dream, so no one was ever in any real danger." Blackheart explains. "I will sleep sounder when I am finally rid of her for good though. Once I have the purified Shadow Souls, and fashion them into the Black Heart, I can finally deal with grandfather and cure myself completely of my evil self."
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Post by rulerofice on Jun 14, 2011 15:19:20 GMT -5
Timo tried to get a grip of himself. He had seen nightmares, most of them vivid even, but never had he experienced a nightmare on this scale.
"Well, as long as no one truly gets hurt, it's fine." Timo said. "Thanks to that nightmare, though, we now know that what you've told us is the truth. The Shadow Souls you're purifying is truly messing up your evil side's mind. She's actually quite desperate.
However..." Timo continued. "... what we currently know can't be the whole truth. There are still unanswered questions."
"I don't know what else we could tell you." Violet said.
"Don't worry, you've at least told us most of the details." Timo said. "Of that, I'm pretty sure and I'm satisfied with that. Even if you haven't, you'll tell us in time."
Timo then glared at Hack for a moment then turned to see Blossom.
"So... how was it to fight against ' the strongest monster ever'?" Timo asked, referring to Theo who was lying on the floor beneath Blackheart.
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Post by blossomgb on Jun 14, 2011 16:35:56 GMT -5
Steve was settling Angel down, as this was her first 'nightmare' and it was a bad one. She was OK during it, but suddenly coming out of it had shaken her somewhat. Blossom noticed this.
'I'll tell you in a minute', she said to Timo. 'What's up Angel?'
'I've had the worst dream ever. I thought it was real, Mummy', she stammered.
'It partly was, but a dream is not real', Blossom told her.
'Really', Steve muttered.
'You made a fair go of upsetting Evil Blackheart', she told Angel. 'We were all impressed weren't we'.
The others nodded. Angel was happier now.
'So it can't hurt me then?'. Angel said.
'No honey', Buttercup added.
'But how did we all get into it', she asked.
'There are two Blackhearts. A good one'. Blossom nodded to Blackheart, 'and an Evil Blackheart which lives in Blackheart's dream world.' Blossom and Steve both knew that they couldn't hoodwink Angel. 'That's the one we want to control somehow. Whenever Good Blackheart goes to sleep, the Evil one can take over and we all get drawn into her dreams.'
Angel wondered for a moment about this, and from the relative safety of her parents, turned to Good Blackheart, who had been listening to this.
'Are you aware of these dreams?', she asked. 'That must be scary.'
Cheers,
Blossomgb
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Post by Puff Hunter on Jun 14, 2011 18:31:40 GMT -5
"Unlikely," Hack says. "If she's not awake in the dream, she can't be aware of the dream. Or so I assume." He picks up the ion cannon; wherever he'd dropped it in the dream, it was simply on the floor in reality. "So where are these other Shadow Souls?" he asks Blackheart. "The sooner we take out your dark side, the sooner both of us can sleep soundly."
Timo raises an eyebrow at him. "Don't look so shocked," Hack says. "I had my talk with her. That's all I wanted. Turns out she's every bit as out-of-control as the previous Voidbringer, which means she needs to meet the same fate. She said she'd leave this world alone if I left her alone, but I have no way of holding her to that promise. Remember when that little gnome screwed me over? I was right there with you guys, making sure he couldn't collect on my end of the bargain. If she screws me over, I won't have that same luxury. So you can count me in on this one." Hack strokes his chin for a moment. "That reminds me: I still need to kill that gnome. Maybe when this is all over, I can go back to the magic world and round up some wizards with grudges."
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