Here's a REWRITE! Sorry about not updating in over a year or two. I guess I got busy with other stories, and grew bored with this one. And this story was due for a rewrite anyway.

We start our story two years after the defeat of HIM and we get an update on how the girls are doing. But a monkey wrench is thrown into the peace when a new girl shows up and saves their skins! Who IS this girl?! And if that wasn't strange enough, a new girl comes to school, and it's clear that she's the girls' savior – if her belt isn't any indication!

Who's The New Girl?

The scene came to a large city from a viewpoint of someone on a skyscraper and looking at the city from that angle.

"New Townsville, a town known for its food, its entertainment, and most of all…"

Three light streaks came around. One streak in red, one in blue, and one in green, were flying across the sky.

It turned out the lights were three girls, in their mid-teens, were flying across the sky. Their clothes consisted of a leotard in their respective colors with white belts that had rainbow buttons and colored compacts in the center, with a large "P" on them, and white shoes were in their colors with white soles, each with matching gems in the middle of the soles, also in their respective colors. They had vests in lighter shades of their color, albeit the girl that was wearing green had hers in yellow. They also wore miniskirts with black marks on the edges, and they were each wearing a different color. They also had fingerless gloves on, and at least one hair accessory. They were also all wearing "pearl" earrings of sorts, and black chokers with yellow "P"s on them.

"The Powerpuff Girls Z! The official protectors of New Townsville, dedicated to keeping the peace, stopping rampant monsters, and most of all… Looking adorable as they do!"

The girl in red was a redhead with a large ponytail tied with a red ribbon, and her eyes were rose-colored, something of a cross between red and pink, but leaned more to red.

"Blossom, the red-headed Leader!"

The girl in blue was a blue-eyed, curly-pigtailed blond. Her eyes were a regular shade of blue and she had a blue barrette in her hair.

"Bubbles, the beautiful blue-eyed blond with a compassionate side towards some monsters!"

And finally, the girl in green had smoke-blue hair that was a little unkempt, but it made her look good. Her eyes were green as well, and she had green gemstones in her hair.

"And Buttercup, the team tomboy with a hatred for skirts and a lot of muscle power!"

However, Blossom's compact, in red, started blinking and beeping, and then she picked it up, before asking, "Professor, what's up?"

"It looks like we've got Mojo Jojo problems again," The Professor said; he was an older man with black hair and silver-blue eyes, with a little boy with a strong resemblance to him standing next to him, with a robot dog in the little boy's arms. "He's attacking the city… Yet again."

"That idiotic monkey doesn't know when to quit, does he?" Buttercup complained, crossing her arms.

"Not knowing when to quit isn't necessarily a bad thing," Bubbles said. "He's just determined to achieve his goal."

"And it doesn't bother you that Mojo's goal is world domination?!" Blossom shouted, annoyed with Bubbles.

"I guess you're right." Bubbles said, giggling.

"Honestly…" Buttercup said.

"Let's just do it!" Blossom said, as she then changed direction of her flight and then she and her friends flew off in the direction of the mayhem that was being caused on the other side of town.

However, a shadow from below was seen, but then it retreated from whence it came. Whoever or whatever it was, that was unknown, but it was soon to return, that was for sure.

Blossom and her friends made it to the scene of the discord and saw a large monkey in a purple cloak or sorts with a large, white and purple-striped helmet. He was inside the cockpit of a robot that was in his likeness.

Blossom and the trio landed on a nearby roof and then Blossom said, "This is just too typical for Mojo."

"He never learns his lesson, does he?" Buttercup complained.

"We need to teach him some manners!" Bubbles said, a pouty look on her face.

"Let's do it!" Blossom said, as she and the girls flew at Mojo to attack.

"Stop it, you pea-brained primate!" Buttercup shouted.

"The PowerPuff Girls!" Mojo shouted, as he turned his robot's attention towards the girls.

"You're starting to beat a dead monkey with these attempts to take over the world! You're not going to get anywhere, so just give it up!" Blossom said, as she took out her yo-yo.

"No! I will not give up!" Mojo shouted, as he activated his mechanical arm to hit Blossom.

It stopped in front of Blossom, and the girls sighed in relief, thinking the robot malfunctioned, but then it suddenly moved sharply and threw Blossom to the pavement.

"Blossom!" Buttercup shouted.

"No!" Bubbles shouted.

"Now for you two!" Mojo shouted, as he used the same thing to hurt the girls and knock them down like flies.

"Ow…" Blossom said, as she rose out of the pavement crater she unintentionally made.

"No kidding around…" Buttercup said. "It's only been two years since we've started this whole "Powerpuff Girl" thing, but now the monsters seem to be getting more and more powerful."

"I guess it's because that we've been doing the same old thing for so long that they've started to adapt." Bubbles said.

"Then we need to pull the plug! Let's go!" Blossom said, as she and the girls flew out of the crater they made and flew at Mojo once more.

Unfortunately, Mojo had yet another trick up his sleeve; he had installed a large constrictor net in his machine and he fired it at the girls.

"What is this?!" Bubbles shouted.

The net started contracting, causing the girls to start losing air; they were beginning to suffocate and soon, the girls were starting to lose the color in their face from healthy peach/pale with blush to red from lack of oxygen.

"NO!" The Professor shouted.

However, the robot dog's nose twitched for a second and then it spoke up, saying, "Ken! Professor! I'm picking up more Z Ray activity!"

"What was that, Poochi?! The girls are in a big enough pinch as it is," Ken said. "Not another monster."

"That's the strange part: I'm picking up White Z Rays this time!" Poochi said.

"White ones?" The Professor inquired, surprised.

"I can't breathe…" Blossom said.

"Then don't talk!" Buttercup said, as she was trying to hold some air.

"Once the three of you are out of the picture, the world will be mine!" Mojo said, laughing.

"Girls… In case we don't make it… I want to make sure you know how happy I was to be super heroines with the two of you these past few years!" Blossom said.

"Same goes for me… Blossom!" Bubbles said, trying to hold her breath.

"I triple that…" Buttercup said. "Even though you two were really girly for my taste!"

"Is this it for them?!" Ken asked, in a panic. "What will we tell their families?!"

However, in the midst of the confusion, a pale pink streak of light came on the scene. It slashed across the net, setting the girls free. They rose back up into the sky while taking in some much-needed air, and then the trio looked around to get a glimpse of who or what had saved them.

Ken, the Professor, and Poochi were in awe of what they were seeing and then all of a sudden, the same pink streak started crossing the robot, and then when it was done, it seemed the robot was unscathed. But then it fell to pieces; literally.

"What was that?" Blossom asked.

"Whatever or whoever it was, Mojo was certainly taken care of," Buttercup said, as she pointed to the sky. "Look."

Mojo was flying off into the sky and he was going very fast, shouting, "I'll get your new friend for this, you smelly human girls!"

"New friend?" The trio said, together.

Blossom then noticed something; she pointed to the left, and shouted, "Look! Over there; who is that?"

They noticed that flying in mid-air was the silhouette a girl around their age, and judging by the shadow, it could safely be assumed she was wearing the same uniform as they were.

"Thank you for helping!" Bubbles said, as she tried to approach their savior.

However, the girl said nothing, turned her back on the trio, and flew off, without even giving them a second glance, and leaving a pale pink streak of light behind her. Once she was gone, the girls were left very confused.

"What was that about?" Buttercup said.

"That was so rude…" Bubbles said.

"There's something weird about her." Blossom said.

"Either way, she's gone now; I hope we can see her again and give her a proper 'thank-you' for her help." Bubbles said, with a smile.

"Let's just get back to the lab." Buttercup said.

Later at the lab, the girls were relaxing, doing their favorite pastimes: Buttercup was lifting weights while watching a soccer game; Blossom was munching on her favorite candies and pastries while reading a comic book; Bubbles was looking at fashion magazines, and looking at some new styles to try.

"Girls, we have something to talk about." The professor said, as he, Ken, and Poochi came inside the lab.

"What's the matter, Professor?" Buttercup asked.

"It's the weirdest thing," Ken said. "Poochi was detecting White Z Rays while you were fighting Mojo."

"White Z Rays?" Bubbles asked.

"That would explain the new girl who saved us." Blossom said.

"You're right girls, that does make perfect sense." Ken said.

"Girls, I want you to keep a look out for a girl with a belt identical to yours; we'll then know who our new friend is." The Professor said.

"You got it!" The girls said, happily.

The next day at school, things were going on normally; the trio was in the classroom, mingling with each other, and discussing their normal Powerpuff Girls Z issues, but the main topic they were on was the mysterious girl who saved them the day before.

"I don't get why she would just save us and leave like that." Blossom said.

"Maybe she's a coward; too scared to face us for fear of us chewing her out." Buttercup suggested, a little arrogantly.

"I actually think she's shy." Bubbles suggested.

Soon, the classroom door opened, and then the girls' teacher, Miss Keane, came inside and then she went to her desk, before calling out, "Alright, class, settle down! Everyone, please go your seats."

The girls then went back to their assigned seats to listen to what Miss Keane had to say.

"Alright, class. I have some news to share with you," Miss Keane said. "We have a new student joining our class today."

Everyone then started murmuring in anticipation and excitement. Blossom whispered to Bubbles, who sat beside her, "Does that seem too much of a coincidence to you or what?"

"I'm not sure, Blossom," Bubbles said. "But at least we can make a new friend."

Blossom's head fell forward, as Blossom's meaning seemed to go over Bubbles' head.

"Come in." Miss Keane said.

A girl came in, and she was very fashionable at a first glance. She was a brunette that had her hair go down to her shoulders, worn down. She had pale pink eyes, and her face looked a little cynical, as she had a mild scowl on her face as well as her eyes looking a little bored, too.

She was carrying her school bag in her right hand and it was draped over her right shoulder, which had something of a rebellious look to it. Her outfit consisted of blue denim skinny jeans that had a bedazzled katana on the front of the calf area. The bottoms were fringed with pink beads, and her shoes were pale pink wedge sandals. Her shirt was a pink blouse with puffed sleeves, a cupcake on the front, and she was wearing pink diamond earrings. However, what stood out to the girls was that her belt was identical to theirs; only her compact was pale pink with a large, magenta "P" on it.

"Definitely not a coincidence." Blossom whispered to Bubbles.

"Her belt is identical to ours!" Bubbles whispered back.

"I noticed that, too." Buttercup said, quietly.

"Everyone, please, meet Bridgette Hamilton, who moved here with her father, Melvin Hamilton, from New Citiesville." Miss Keane said.

"Wow. New Citiesville, huh?" "That's a new one." "Isn't that place a bit of a sketchy city?" "Hey, don't judge her because of that! That's mean!" "But she is kind of cute."

Bridgette released an aggravated groan and muttered, "Typical…"

"What was that?" Miss Keane asked.

"I didn't say a thing," Bridgette said, with a shrug. "Now, where should I be sitting?"

"Oh, yes, your seat assignment… There's an empty seat in the back corner over there… Assuming you're fine with that." Miss Keane said, looking at the seating chart.

"If it's the only one available, I'll take it." Bridgette said, as she walked towards the back of the classroom and sat down. She then propped her face up on her hand and she looked up to Miss Keane, ready to get started.

"Alright, class. Picking up from where we left off last time, we were on our Russian Revolution unit, specifically, Joseph Stalin." Miss Keane said, as she turned to the blackboard and began writing.

"Joseph who?" Buttercup inquired to Bubbles and Blossom.

"He was the unlikely successor to the Russian Communist government after Karl Marx died, and chased Vladmir Lenin out of Russia during the World War II era." Bridgette answered, rather dryly.

"Very good, Bridgette!" Miss Keane said. "You really know your stuff."

"Thanks," Bridgette said, with a shrug. "But let's just get back to work, shall we?"

"Yes, let's." Miss Keane said, as she turned back to the board and went back to teaching.

A few minutes more into class, and Bridgette had already proven herself to be excellent in Humanities classes, as she answered more than half of what Miss Keane had asked.

"Now, the reason for Stalin constantly slaughtering people left and right, was…" Miss Keane said, asking the question.

"I'll take this one," Bridgette said, standing up. "Stalin was, for lack of better words, paranoid. He was always thinking that someone was out to get him, no matter what. He didn't trust anyone, not even his family or friends. It also created a cult of personality. The public saw him as a God with a human heart, but in reality, he's higher up on the pedestal of evil when compared to the Nazi Germany dictator of the same time period, Adolf Hitler, who was responsible for breaking the Treaty of Versailles, as well as the Holocaust during his reign in World War II. Like Hitler, Stalin was responsible for the unreasonable and unfair genocide of many Jews as well as other random people he suspected within Russia during the time period."

"Bridgette, that was excellent! You may have gotten off-topic and rambled a bit, but that was absolutely excellent work!" Miss Keane praised.

Everyone started murmuring and talking about Bridgette's intelligence and brains, while Bridgette sat down and just sighed sadly.

"That's amazing…" Blossom said.

However, the girls' belts started beeping again.

"Miss Keane!" Bubbles, Buttercup, and Blossom said, standing up.

Bridgette tuned out as the girls gave out their flimsy excuses to get out of class so as to go get rid of any trouble they had to deal with. Bridgette's belt was beeping, too, but she just tuned out as she listened to the lecture Miss Keane was giving.

The girls, meanwhile, were on the roof, and were ready to transform and get ready to go.

"Hyper Blossom!"

Blossom then put her compact back into her belt and then it started releasing red energy hearts. She was then in a red leotard, and used her hands to form the flaps of her vest. She then opened up her arms and the vest appeared. She then put her hands under her belt and the skirt formed. Her feet were then put together to form the shoes, she spun around twice to form the earrings and choker and then she posed by putting one arm up, the other one down, and then flexing her legs.

"Rolling Bubbles!"

Bubbles put her bent arms over her head, where her ring formed. She put one finger on her cheek while opening up her compact. She put the compact back into the belt and then it started showering her with blue bubbles. When she got into her blue leotard, she snapped her fingers to form the vest. Once it materialized, she danced a little bit before forming her skirt underneath. She then made peace signs with her fingers to form the gloves, the earrings and choker formed, and then she got on her knees with her arms in the air.

"Powered Buttercup!"

Buttercup put her fists in the air and then opened the compact. She then put it back into her belt and green stars then swirled around her. When she got into her leotard, she swiped her hands under her arms and formed the vest. She then punched the air and did a few arm poses before forming the skirt. She then kicked her feet into the air to form her shoes and then she punched the air to form her pose after her choker and earrings formed.

The three girls then made their group pose.

"PowerPuff Girls Z!"

"Let's see who it is this time," Blossom said, opening up her compact to see which villain it was that time around. "Oh, great. Not Fuzzy Lumpkins!"

"Him again?" Buttercup complained.

"Let's go!" Bubbles said, before the girls then flew off to stop Fuzzy Lumpkins from terrorizing the city.

They made it to the scene of the chaos and saw that Fuzzy was, as usual, rampaging and putting his handprints on places that he deemed his territory.

"This isn't right! Fuzzy, you're just doing property damage!" Blossom shouted.

"What the-?!" Fuzzy said, as he turned around and saw the girls.

"You forgot about us: The PowerPuff Girls Z!" Blossom, and her pals said, as they confronted Fuzzy.

"Not you!" Fuzzy complained, as he then threw a punch at the girls, and hit Blossom in the face, knocking her down.

"Ack! Blossom, are you okay?" Bubbles asked, as she got down and helped Blossom up.

"I'm fine," Blossom said. "Let's just stop Fuzzy!"

The girls then got up and decided to help Blossom, and then they tried every move they had, including their combination attacks.

Buttercup tried hitting Fuzzy with her hammer, only to be thrown into the tree; Bubbles tried using her wand to cause some damage to Fuzzy, but her bubbles were merely popped and then she was thrown into the same tree, landing on Buttercup.

"Ouch!" Buttercup shouted.

"Sorry, Buttercup." Bubbles said, a little timidly.

"Not your fault; Blossom, are you okay over there?" Buttercup shouted.

"I'd be better if I were more able to keep Fuzzy from moving! Rode-yo-yo!" Blossom shouted, as she started using the string of her yo-yo like a lasso that a cowgirl or cowboy would use.

Blossom tried using her yo-yo string to tie Fuzzy up, but this backfired as she ended up tied up, and then after a few minutes, so were Bubbles and Buttercup. To say they were in a pinch was an understatement.

Meanwhile, Bridgette seemed to sense something was off, and then she raised her hand.

"Oh, Bridgette, is something the matter?" Miss Keane asked.

"May I use the bathroom, please?" Bridgette asked.

"Yes, you may." Miss Keane said, as Bridgette then up and left the classroom.

Bridgette soon found the girls' bathroom and then went inside, before shutting the door.

Back with the girls, they were tied to a tree, exhausted, and unable to break free while Fuzzy was putting his handprint on everything.

"How did we get into this mess?" Buttercup asked, blue lines going down the side of her face.

"By getting cocky," Blossom said. "After such a long time of fighting these bad guys, we thought we've seen it all, but then they start turning the tables."

"What tables?" Bubbles asked.

Blossom and Buttercup merely groaned and let some air loose.

"Dang it! Where's a mysterious savior when you need her?!" Buttercup complained, steam puffs popping from her head.

However, they got their wish, as soon, the same pale pink streak from the day before came down and it slashed the string of the bindings. The girls were then set free, and they stood up, stretching their legs.

"What do you know? I may have spoken too soon." Buttercup said.

Soon, the silhouette of the same girl from the day before confronted Fuzzy.

"Who might y'all be?" Fuzzy asked.

The girl remained silent, but just took out a long, thin item, and then took something off it, before pointing the item at Fuzzy. Getting a better look, the girls noticed the item's luster.

"That girl's got a sword! Two of them!" Blossom said.

The girl put her sword back in its sheath before using the pommel of the weapon to punch Fuzzy in the stomach, knocking him back, and knocking him out.

She then twirled her sword over her head before putting it back, and then she started to fly away.

"Hey, wait! Don't leave!" Blossom said.

The girl hesitated and looked back at them in mid-air, remaining silent.

"We just want to say thank you for helping us both yesterday and again today." Bubbles said.

"Yeah," Buttercup said. "You totally rock with those swords."

The girl did not say a thing, but just flew off, like the day before.

"Once again, helpful, but rude." Blossom said, crossing her arms.

"Let's just get back to school before Miss Keane suspects anything." Buttercup said, before flying off.

Bridgette came back to the classroom and sat back down in her desk, just as Miss Keane was getting into her lecture on Stalin's reaction to the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki and Hirsoshima.

"Whose idea was it to build an atom bomb, anyway?" Princess Morbucks said, as she crossed her arms.

"Look up the Manhattan project, and you'll find out." Bridgette coldly said.

Everyone just sweat dropped, and then, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup came back inside the classroom and sat back down.

Everything went off without a hitch for the rest of the day, and Bridgette just went home once school let out. She sighed outwardly, before saying out loud, "It's okay, Bridgette. You can do this… Just… Don't let them in… Don't let them see… Be the shut-in you always have to be."

She sang the last lines, quoting Disney's "Frozen", and then she felt a little bit better.

Back at the lab, the girls were once again discussing their mysterious savior.

"I swear, that girl doesn't know how rude she's being." Bubbles said.

"Rude or not, she's helped us twice. We need to track her down." Blossom stated.

"We can already confront Bridgette on the issue; she's got the belt, after all. And if that sword design on her jeans isn't any other indication, then I KNOW she's the one helping us out." Buttercup said.

"Then why isn't she just telling us?" Bubbles said. "It's not like she doesn't recognize our belts, either."

"The one thing that has me confused is how she could have gotten the powers in the first place; didn't we use all the White Z Rays to seal Him away?" Blossom inquired.

"Maybe there were White Z Rays that escaped Poochi's radar?" Ken suggested.

"That seems like a legitimate hypothesis." The Professor said.

"But still, Bridgette seems a little cold and such," Bubbles said. "How are we going to ask her about it if we just get the cold shoulder?"

"We'll get it out of her, don't worry!" Buttercup said.

The next day at school, Bridgette was at her locker, when someone tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around and then saw Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup together, smiling at her.

Bridgette cocked an eyebrow as she asked, "Is there something I can do for you?"

"Can you come to the Lab after school today? We want to get further acquainted with you." Blossom asked.

"Excuse me? If you want to get to know me, why not do it here?" Bridgette asked, leaning against her locker, turning on her cynical side.

"Because, we know your secret!" The trio said, together.

"What secret?" Bridgette said with a scoff.

"Recognize these?" Bubbles asked, smiling, while showing Bridgette her belt.

Bridgette's eyes widened, and then she swallowed a lump in her throat.

"See you at the lab!" Buttercup said, as she and her two friends then left the scene.

Bridgette merely watched them walk away and then she once again sang, "Don't let them in… Don't let them see… Be the shut-in you always have to be."

Bridgette then took a deep breath before walking away for the class period.

"Alright, class, I want you to get your "Animal Farm" books from the library before leaving for home today." Miss Keane said, as their English class let out for the day.

Bridgette was packing her book bag, but she snuck a glance at Blossom and company before turning away, before thinking, 'Come on, Bridgette, you can do better than this!'

Blossom then approached and said, "We'll see you at the lab in a little while, Bridgette! And bring your belt, too!"

"What makes you so sure I trust you?" Bridgette said.

This seemed to go over Blossom's head; she merely smiled at Bridgette and then walked away.

Bridgette groaned as she soon went to the school library to pick up her copy of "Animal Farm" and then she put it in her book bag.

Walking out of the school, Bridgette merely looked at her belt, and thought, 'How sure of their abilities are those three? Their demeanors scream 'carefree' to me.'

Bridgette's aura was radiating white, only to for it to be detected by Poochi.

"A new friend, you guys! A pink one!" Poochi said.

"Are you sure the one who's been saving you is the new girl in your class?" Ken asked, after seeing Poochi's behavior.

"The girl's got a belt identical to ours and her aura is white! What more proof do you need?!" Buttercup shouted, waving her arms, her hands balled into fists, and a vein popping in her head.

"I guess that can work for me…" Ken said, sweat dropping.

"Are you sure about this?" Bubbles asked Blossom.

"I know she seems a little rude and cold, but I'm sure there's a reason for it," Blossom said. "She wouldn't be so evasive if she wasn't."

"She's close, you guys! The new girl is close!" Poochi said, getting excited.

"Bridgette's almost here!" Bubbles said, her eyes turning into stars.

"I can't wait!" Blossom said, also excited.

However, outside the door, Bridgette was listening to them, and then she sighed, before saying, "Okay, Bridgette, just remember… Don't let them in. Don't let them see… Be the shut-in you always have to be."

Bridgette knocked on the door, before opening it up and then walking inside before Poochi, who then sniffed her aura, suddenly jumped into her arms.

"This is the girl! She's the one emitting the White Z Rays!" Poochi said, as he wagged his tail.

"Ack! Talking dog! Talking robot dog!" Bridgette said, as she stepped back a bit.

"Don't worry," Ken said, as he picked up Poochi. "Poochi is perfectly tame. He won't hurt you."

"Um… Okay." Bridgette said, albeit her facial expression said otherwise.

"Welcome to Utonium Labs, Bridgette," Blossom said. "This is where Bubbles, Buttercup and I hang out during our off-time. It's sort of the Powerpuff Girls Z headquarters for us."

"And why are you telling all of this information to a complete stranger?" Bridgette said, crossing her arms.

"Because you're the one who's been saving us from monsters, aren't you?" Bubbles inquired.

"What makes you so sure it's me?" Bridgette inquired, trying to play dumb.

"Don't play dumb, Bridgette," Buttercup said, almost angry. "We know it's you! The fact that Poochi smelled White Z Rays on you, coupled with the fact that you have an identical belt is automatic proof!"

"And another thing," Blossom said. "The girl who saved us uses swords. You have a bedazzled sword design on your jeans."

Bridgette then sweat dropped and looked at her jeans, and Blossom was right on the money about it.

"Don't hide it, Bridgette!" Ken said, with a smile.

"We know it's you!" Poochi said.

"Please, just tell us the truth," Bubbles said. "It will make you – as well as the rest of us – feel a whole lot better."

Bridgette's eyebrow twitched and then she sighed, very aggravated, letting a puff of air from her mouth.

"Okay, fine, you got me!" Bridgette said. "I've been the one playing "heroine" and helping you three in a pinch!"

"We knew it!" The girls said together, jumping for joy.

"This is great!" Blossom said. "We have a new friend!"

"I know! A new friend to help us fight monsters! They have been getting a lot more powerful lately." Bubbles said.

"We've had too many close calls. Now that we have Bridgette on the team, we can totally turn the tide!" Buttercup shouted, a fist pumped into the air.

"What tide? We're not at the beach." Bubbles said.

The girls merely fell over, anime style, and Bubbles' denseness, and then Bridgette started groaning.

"Either way, Bridgette, let's hope you can get along with the girls." The Professor said, as he held out his hand to shake hands with Bridgette.

Bridgette reached out to take the Professor's hand, hesitated… And then slapped the professor's hand away.

Everyone in the room gasped.

"What makes you think I want to join you girls?" Bridgette said.

"But you saved us!" Bubbles said, about to cry.

"If I didn't, who would? Just because I've saved your skins a few times doesn't make me your friend, nor does it make me a teammate." Bridgette said, crossing her arms.

"What are you talking about?! We need you here!" Buttercup shouted, a vein throbbing, and an angry look on her face.

"You haven't needed backup from another PowerPuff Girl before." Bridgette said.

The girls sweat dropped; Bubbles and Blossom giggled sheepishly while Buttercup looked bemused and had an irritated look on her face.

"Bridgette, please, be reasonable; you can't walk out on the girls!" The Professor said.

"I'm being reasonable by saying 'no'!" Bridgette said, as she shifted her stance a little bit; it made her look sassier. "I don't know where you got the idea of making me a member of the team, but let it sink in that it won't happen!"

"But why not? You're a girl with superpowers just like us," Blossom said. "And you have such amazing abilities! We'd love to have you on our team!"

"I couldn't care less about what you want," Bridgette said. "What I want is some peace! These powers I got are nothing more than a curse! You may like them, but I just don't want them!"

Bridgette took off her belt and put it on the desk before saying, "You three are too carefree for your own good; look what it's gotten yourselves into! I don't need this."

Bridgette was about to leave the lab when the Professor shouted, "Catch!"

Bridgette turned around and then the Professor tossed Bridgette her belt. Bridgette caught it, and gave the professor a cynical look.

She pointed to Blossom and said, "You! You're the comic book girl of the class, right?"

"Yes." Blossom said.

"Are you familiar with the trope "Broken Bird"?" Bridgette inquired.

"Blossom, what's a "Broken Bird"?" Buttercup asked, as she was just as confused as Bubbles, Ken, Poochi, and the Professor were.

"The trope "Broken Bird" is basically the term used for a heroine that is coping with a traumatic event or something in their past that causes them to undergo a personality change that makes them seem cynical or even rude." Blossom explained.

"You're right," Bridgette said. "I don't fall under the trope "Broken Bird" for nothing."

Bridgette then turned her back and shut the door as she left the lab, and then the girls were left stunned by Bridgette's behavior.

"She isn't going to join the team?!" The trio shouted, in shock.

Outside the lab, Bridgette looked back before saying, "Who are they kidding? I don't need them; I won't join them. EVER."

Bridgette then walked home, feeling relieved to get it off her chest.

Well, what did you think of how I rewrote it? Just let me know. I hope you liked it! Sorry I took so long with it.

Next time…

Bridgette: Now that I've gotten that off of my chest, it's time to Let It Go!

Blossom: Why won't you join us, Bridgette?!

Bridgette: What do YOU THREE know? At least you're lives are still in one piece.

Buttercup: What does she mean by THAT?

?: Maybe I can help.