Video Diary

Focus Lost
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Bubbles leaned over to her sister and whispered quietly as six sets of eyes blinked.
"She talks funny." She confided in Blossom.
"It's a lisp, just ignore it."

Mrs aid sat in the chair and twirled her hair around a finger as she looked at the boys and girls. Brite stared at the woman openly - plainly suprised by the stern face when surrounded by so many brightly coloured clothes. The boys figited in the silence.
"Wells!" She declared suddenly, "It must say this is an honor meeting the infimous Rowdyruff children and their friends the Powder puff girls!"
Buttercup growled at the terms but didn't speek, Blossom waving at her to be silent. It had been years since anybody in their town had made the old mistake with their names.
"I has been sent," She continued, "On behalf of the government to deliver you boys and you," She nodded to Brite, "a promising message. You are to move to a new home this week!"

Blossom blinked and looked at the woman, seeing her smile and her bright clothes and looking at her dad and his blank apologetic expression.
"WHAT?" Blossom's voice shook the house - the volume unnaturally loud even though her voice had come accross with the intoning of a whisper. The crockery in the kitchen rattled for a little while after she spoke as though echoing the anger in her voice.
"Blossom, dont."
"But Brite?" Brite pushed the red head back into the chair and stood up.
"But Brite, your our family!" Bubbles enforced, "They cant take you away can they?"

"I'm afraid they can girls."
Brite nodded and everybody looked from the professor to the woman in the easy.
"And what about Boomy?" Brick shook his head. "There aint no way we're gonna play nice and live with some nerd face you picked out!" He shook his head and the boys echoed him with an arrogant "Yeah!" and "No way."
Butch crossed his arms.
"Sides," Boomer continued, "We only just finished cleaning and fixing up the flat. It's no fair us doing all that work and not getting to invite people over!"
Butch chuckled and Brick slapped the blond accross the back of the head.

"I'm afraid it is not your decision." All eyes turned back to Mrs Aid. "The Council of Community Services has decided that you boys and the girl Brite need to have positive influences. Both of you were raised by villains and for a time operated as villains and while the government is pleased with the work you have done under the girls guidence we fell that you need significant training and a positive environment."

"Training?" It was Brite's turn to step forward. "What's that supposed to mean. Your not going to sell us out or something?"
"Calm down toots. I know what she's talkin about."
"But Brick, we know nothing about these people?"
Boomer laughed, "She means school, right!"

"That is right!" Mrs Aid interrupted, "All four of you will be required to attend school, and will also recieve special classes. The boys while not as experienced asthe girls have sufficient knowledge of the world to work and live alongside normal children but Brite will be required to take special classes to help her fit in better."
Brite rolled her eyes.

"We'll still be able to hang out with them and fight crime and stuff with them?" Butch grinned at Buttercup as she spoke.
"You wont get to spend as much time but yes."
"Then I have no complaints."
"Me neither!" Butch grinned.
"I'm gonna miss you Boomie!" Brick Humphed to himself silently and simply sat in the air with his legs crossed.
"I dont like it." He said out loud, "I'm not an idiot, I dont see why I have to do this school thing!"

"All children have to attend school and it is a healthy and safe environment where you will learn a great many different subject." The professor admonished, then went silent as three pairs of eyes stared at him.
"Nerd." Buttercup jided with a grin.

"A-hem.. Yes, Well." He finished, rubbing under his nose and coughing.
"In the mean time Mrs Aid I assume you dont plan on taking them just yet!" He helped the woman out of her chair and much to her disgust down the hall, "So I thank you for your visit and we look forward to never seeing you again!"
"Wait?" She objected, to find herself roughly shoved out the door.
"Dont you want to know who they'll be with or anything?"
"We can sort that out later. Thankyou for coming, bye!"

The slam was heard by the camera in the sitting room as clear as if it had been the gates of hell slamming shut. Professor Utonium turned around with a sigh to face a group of extremely angy faces. He withered, "Now girls!" he bagan,
"How could you let them do this?"
"Well it's not as though I -"
"Taking Brite away just after she found a stable home?" Blossom interrupted,
"Well technically -"
"And what about the boys!" Butch asked. Everybody looked at him.
"No seriously, we have put a lot of effort into making a name and a home for ourselves for you lot and your just going to fob us off?"
"Yeah!" Buttercup rallied, "Me and Robyn have spent ages trying to train these boys!"
Fortunately she remained mum on what the training had been in regards to.
"How far will this go? If they take them then will we be next!"

"Now see here!"
Everybody went silent at the Professors angry response.
"Girls..." He hesitated, "Everybody. It's not like I didn't have some fore-warning of what was happening. None of you will be moving far away, in fact the boys will still be in town and I'm sure Brite will be able to visit."
The professor looked at Brite with sorrow in his eyes. "I know you were getting used to sharing Blossom's room but you didn't even know how to work the toaster until a week ago. You have to admit that you have a lot more learning to do than the others."
Brite nodded grudgingly and Blossom blushed, examining the floor.
"I know the six of you have grown close in past months but this seperation is necessary. And in due time you'll all be together again, just you wait and see. Now shoo."

Bubbles fetched her Octi doll from the hall table as the girls were gently driven up the stairs.
"It's getting close to bedtime and all of you need to start getting ready."
"Professor, we're 14 years old!" Blossom interrupted.
"Yes, and it's after 9 o'clock. Nearly ten. And you have that test to set tomorrow and Buttercup has the swimming classes she needs to teach so all of you should get ready."
He turns to the boys, "And as for you. You know full well if I dont hear from your teachers tomorrow that you at least turned up that you'll be banned from this house!"

"Yeah Yeah!" Brick replied, flying out through an upstairs window.
Butch reapeared at the stairs carrying the camera, "We get it gramps dont worry!" he muttered, earning a frown from the professor. Boomer just waggled his fingers at Bubbles before he left which earned an even deeper frown and the girls retreeted to their rooms.

Later that night, Buttercup reached her mind out to Robyn and the two of them entered each others dreams for the first time.
Bubbles, laying in her bed, had a nightmare and went to Blossom's bedroom where she climbed in with the other girls, sandwidging Blossom between themselves. As yet Brite hadn't learned how to enter dreams and it was beginning to look like she couldn't so Blossom kept Bubbles company until Buttercup joined them.

In the Ruff apartment the boys didn't sleep. They stayed up half the night trying to decide whether it was worth the effort running from "The woman in the orange Jumper."
Brick recommended kidnapping her and Boomer suggested just not turning up but it was Butch who came up with the suggestion they could all agree on.
"Why dont we just try this for a while, and if we dont like it we scram and come back here. It's not like they know where we live?"

The professor stayed up late. Mostly he worried about the girls and their new found friends, but in between he chose to watch anime and eat doritos.
And some time later Butch pushed himself out of his bed with a half remembered thought.

And the camera turned off.