This is my first Brickubbles month submission as spearheaded by my dearest friend and fellow DeviantArtist, BrickercupMasterX3.
The basic story behind this picture goes like this.
Brick, Butch, Boomer, Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles have decided to call it a night after ridding Townsville of a giant monster ravaging the city. Bubbles decided that she wants to do some final scouting of the city to which her teammates consented, as she is old enough to take care of herself even though she is the youngest teammate.
As she was scouting, she spotted some thugs making advances on a battered ten-year-old girl. The sight of this cruelty was enough to let Bubbles unleash her hardcore side, as she beat the thugs up. The ten-year-old girl introduced herself as Jessica King and she said she wanted to go back to her parents but she ended up getting lost. Bubbles offered to call Jessica's parents on her Team Xtreme cellphone to which she did. After finishing her call, Jessica alerted Bubbles that one of the thugs was right behind her. It was too late, as the thug whacked Bubbles on her head with a club. Jessica was frozen with fear, but Bubbles' last words before she was dragged off was, "Call Brick." Without hesitation, Jessica did just that, as she searched through the contacts. In the nick of time, Mr. and Mrs. King arrived to pick up their daughter. In a state of panic, Jessica called Brick on the Team Xtreme cellphone. Brick received the news and a flash of anger was brewing in his eyes. As the eldest of Team Xtreme, he commanded Butch, Boomer, Blossom, and Buttercup to head back to Team Xtreme headquarters and assured them that he will be back at 10 PM.
Bubbles woke up to the sound of malicious laughing, as the thugs were about to violate her. Battered, Bubbles was about to go to her hardcore phase until Brick came along. He fought with all of his strength receiving lacerations from the thugs' knives and a few beatings. Bubbles joined him in beating up the thugs until her body gave way and fainted. Brick handed the thugs over to the police and carried Bubbles home via a piggy-back ride on him. What follows is the aftermath of what happened that night.
Bubbles (waking up on Brick's back): Where am I? Brick?
Brick: Bubs! Thank God you're awake!
Bubbles: What happened? Where's Jessica?
Brick: Well, apparently, you used up a lot of your energy when you went hardcore to beat up those bastards. You don't need to worry about Jessica. She's safe with her parents and she's so thankful to have someone brave like you save her. If that didn't happen, she would've been a goner for sure.
Bubbles: Did she really mean it?
Brick: Yeah, she even gave me this.
(Brick gives Bubbles her Team Xtreme cellphone.)
Bubbles: My cellphone. Thanks, Brick.
Brick: Don't thank me. Thank Jessica for keeping it in mint condition. You were actually wise to tell her to call me when you were in danger. I know I'm supposed to be angry at you for going off on your own like that, but I am actually proud of you for saving that girl's life. You really are something, Bubbles.
Bubbles: And in return, you rescued me. Sometimes, I still can't believe you went from being the jerky kid who used to be mean to me and my sisters to an awesome person who knows how to take charge. I guess it's no wonder why BC is so happy to have you as her husband. You're always there for us. Plus, you and Blossom are great as our team leaders. So, I just wanna say, thank you so much, Brick, for all the times you saved not only me but also the people who were in danger.
Brick: You're welcome, Bubs. I've always been saving you because it was not only the right thing to do, but you are like the little sister I never had. I've only been growing up with my bros before we got adopted by our mom and dad. I just wanna leave Mojo and Him in the past. That's where they should stay and they don't deserve to be in neither my nor your life.
Bubbles: Brick, you've learned from the past. And look at you. You're a wonderful guy and I am so happy you're in my life. Not only as my big brother-in-law but also a great leader for Team Xtreme.
Brick: Gee, thanks, Bubs. You know what? I really like how forgiving and compassionate you are. You really know how to give people a second chance in life and you always fight for what's right. At times, I wish I could be like you.
Bubbles: Really?
Brick: Yeah. Anyways, it's getting late. Let's get you home before Boomer starts to have another panic attack of losing you, Butterbabe starts beating my ass for it, Bloss starts scolding me why I didn't get you home on time, and Butch starts not speaking to me for not rescuing you. You need rest, Bubs.
Bubbles: I'll do just that, Brick.
(Bubbles closes her eyes, as Brick flies gently back to Team Xtreme headquarters where Butch and Blossom were sleeping side by side in their queen-size bed, Buttercup was sleep-punching in her's and Brick's king-size bed, and Boomer is sleeping still in his and Bubbles' queen-size bed. Brick lays her down beside Boomer and gives Bubs a goodnight kiss.)
Brick: Goodnight, little sis-in-law. I'll see you in the morning.
(Brick heads back to his and Buttercup's room where he scooches over to her side and stops her sleep punching. Buttercup's mouth contorts to a smile and Brick dozes off.)
There you have it, folks, my first Brickercup month submission for this year. As you can tell in this picture, Brick is 26 years old and Bubbles is 24 years old.
I definitely find Brickubbles to be a very cute pairing but because I am a huge Brickercup and Boomubbles shipper, I view this as the responsible big brother with the jovial yet slightly edgy younger sister dynamic. I don't plan on making them romantically involved in other fan art pieces. However, I do intend to release a series of fanart-style one-shots featuring how Brick's platonic relationship with Bubbles grew from Kindergarten to Grade School to Middle School to High School to College to their ventures as Team Xtreme. Something tells me that the duration of this month is going to be filled with creatively plausible ideas for these two.
Well, that's all for now. I hope you all enjoy this post and this piece of fanart. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an opera to go to tonight and that is Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, which I will gladly make a vlog-style review about. Have a great summer everybody.
Brick and Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
