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*Our story begins on a beautiful night in Townsville, the stars are twinkling, and the full moon is shining bright, we then hear a voice narrating*
Narrator: The city of Townsville! Around this time of night, you can hear dogs partaking in the twilight bark.
*Various dogs are seen barking in a neighborhood, including Talking Dog*
Talking Dog: What? I may be able to talk, but I can bark too.
*He then howls, but then a much deeper howl is heard and a shadow looms over him, he goes silent and slowly turns around, there is a werewolf in a jersey behind him, drooling heavily and panting, Talking Dog smiles nervously*
Talking Dog: Uh…have a good evening!
*He then zips off*
Narrator: Good gracious! It’s Snarls Barkley, the former basketball player!
*Snarls looks up at him and growls, he flexes his claws*
Snarls: Whatchu lookin’ at, punk?!
Narrator: Nothing, nothing at all!
Snarls: Yeah, that’s what I thought!
*He takes off and runs towards the supermarket, he jumps through a window, smashing the glass in the process, several shoppers in the checkout line see him and scream in terror before scattering*
Cashier: No, no, no, wait! Ugh, there goes the money I was supposed to get for this week!
*Snarls then grabs a slab of beef from the meat aisle with his mouth and starts eating it voraciously*
Cashier: Uh-uh-uh, you need to pay for that, sir!
*Snarls turns back to him and roars right in his face, the cashier's face goes pale and his eyes widen in horror*
Cashier: U-Uh.. On second thought, you can have it, just don't hurt me!
*He then dashes off as fast as he can, Snarls smirks to himself*
Snarls: Being a big ol’ beast like this sure has its perks. Nobody’s gonna stand in my way now.
*His expression hardens*
Snarls: They’ll rue the night they turned me away. I’ll show ‘em what I’ve got and more.
Narrator: Uh, let’s check in on the Powerpuff Girls, shall we?
*Meanwhile in the Utonium household, we see the girls sneaking into the Professor’s lab*
Blossom: This is a terrible idea, you know the Professor hates when we’re down here without permission.
Buttercup: I know, but I gotta get my RC car back. We’ll be so stealthy he’ll never know we’re here.
*She puts a stubby hand to her lips and makes a shushing sound, Bubbles nods and then she sees the toy car lying by a desk*
Bubbles: There it is!!
Blossom and Buttercup: Shhhh!!!
*Bubbles zips over to the car, audibly zooming as she does so, and picks it up*
Bubbles: I got it!
*Blossom and Buttercup shake their heads rapidly at her, Buttercup holds up her stubby hands to do the “stop” gesture, Bubbles then gets distracted by a trophy on a shelf*
Bubbles: Ooh! What’s that?!
*She loudly zooms towards it, much to her sisters’ dismay, they fly after her*
Blossom: Bubbles, wait!
*Bubbles picks up the trophy and notices that something’s written on it, she reads it out loud*
Bubbles: You da man, Professor. Signed…Snarls Barkley?
Blossom: Look, we’ve got to get out of here before the Professor gets back!
*They hear someone’s throat clearing from right behind them, they turn around and find Professor Utonium with his arms crossed*
Professor Utonium: Girls?
*All three of them smile nervously, Bubbles even lets out a nervous giggle*
Bubbles: Uh…hi, Professor.
Professor Utonium: What did I say about coming in here without asking? You know you could break something.
*Blossom looks down at the floor*
Blossom: We're so sorry, Professor, we were just trying to get Buttercup’s RC car back.
Professor Utonium: Well, just ask before you come in next time.
Bubbles: Don’t worry, we will.
*Buttercup gives Bubbles an annoyed look*
Buttercup: Thanks for giving us away, Bubs.
*Bubbles clears her throat and tries to change the subject*
Bubbles: So, uh, who’s this Snarls Barkley guy on this trophy?
*Professor Utonium’s expression softens*
Professor Utonium: Marley “Snarls” Barkley…
Bubbles: Is he some scientist friend of yours?
Professor Utonium: Oh, no, he was one of the most famous basketball players in Townsville. He was a skilled athlete and a great guy. He even signed my science fair trophy long ago.
Buttercup: Dang! You met an athlete?! That’s awesome!
*Professor Utonium looks quite wistful*
Professor Utonium: He was so promising.
*Blossom cocks a brow in intrigue*
Blossom: What do you mean, was?
*Professor Utonium takes a deep breath and sighs as he looks down at the floor*
Professor Utonium: He had his fall from grace one fateful night.
*We are then treated to a flashback, we see a large basketball stadium filled with people, men, women, and children, Professor Utonium as a younger adult is seen in the stands*
Professor Utonium: I was attending his last game before the big championship match. It was going perfectly. Snarls was practically wiping the floor with the opposing team.
*We see Snarls as a human, he’s a dark-skinned man with a blue jersey, he’s dribbling the ball past several players, they try to take the ball from him, but he’s too fast for them and he jumps at the hoop, he manages to get the basketball through it, the crowd goes wild*
Young Professor: Yes!!
*He pumps his fist in triumph, we hear Professor Utonium narrating again*
Professor Utonium: He was so close to making it to the championships. However, this one lasted much longer than normal, and then the sunset finally came.
*Snarls is dribbling the ball and running past the opposing team members as they chase him, he’s running towards the net, the crowd is cheering him on*
Man: You’ve got this!!
Young Professor: Just one more and you win!
*Snarls smirks, only to suddenly stop when he realizes that the sun has gone down*
Snarls: Oh…man…
*The audience looks confused*
Little Girl: Why’d he stop?
*Snarls’s eyes widen and twitch, he then falls to his knees and groans, the audience looks concerned and the other players stop what they’re doing to turn to him, he looks at his hand and sees that it’s growing brown fur and claws*
Snarls: No!! Not now!! Not-
*He cuts himself off with a scream, revealing that his teeth are becoming sharper, his muscle mass is beginning to increase and brown fur is growing all over his body, the audience gasps in horror*
Woman: What’s happening?!
Young Professor: Could it be…?
*The audience and other players watch in shock as Snarls’s clawed feet burst from his shoes and a tail pops out of his shorts, his muscle mass increases and his jersey and pants become torn, his nose turns into a black snout, he groans and winces as his ears turn pointy, his sclerae then turns yellow, he is now a werewolf and he howls to the moon in the sky, we hear Professor Utonium’s narration*
Professor Utonium: Finally, his secret was out.
*Snarls turns back to the audience and smiles nervously*
Snarls: Uh, sports fans? It’s not as bad as it s-
*A woman then screams in panic, the rest of the spectators except for the younger Professor Utonium begin to freak out, the players then shout in fear and run away from Snarls*
Snarls: Wait! Don’t go!
*The crowd members also run for their lives, except for Professor Utonium, who just looks at Snarls in worry*
Younger Professor Utonium: Snarls…
*Snarls’s ears droop and he whines sadly, he then runs away*
Younger Professor Utonium: Wait! Come back!
*He watches him leave with a saddened look on his face, we hear him narrate again*
Professor Utonium: He became an outcast. Nobody ever wanted to play with him again. They were too afraid.
*We see Snarls in his human form, he’s strolling through Townsville while wearing a coat, he sees some of his fans by a bus stop*
Snarls: Uh, hey, fellas.
*They see him and run away fearfully, he hangs his head in shame*
Professor Utonium: One day, he left Townsville, and he never returned.
*In the present day, Professor Utonium has a somber look on his face, Blossom and Bubbles look distraught, while Buttercup is frustrated*
Bubbles: That poor guy.
*Her pigtails droop*
Buttercup: Dang it! He came so close! Why couldn’t they just accept him the way he was?!
Professor Utonium: Not everyone will see someone for who they are. They may just see them for what they are and nothing else.
Blossom: Oh, believe me, do we know.
Professor Utonium: I still wonder how he’s doing today. I still wish him well.
Buttercup: It's not fair! He had a really good future, and he lost everything just like that!
Professor Utonium: I actually created a serum that would cure him from his nightly transformations, in case he ever came home.
Bubbles: Aww…that’s so sweet of you.
*Suddenly, the hotline phone starts buzzing, Blossom goes to answer it*
Blossom: Hello?
*The Mayor is on the other end*
The Mayor: Blossom! Thank goodness you picked up! It's terrible! It's horrible! It's- It's- a doggone mess!
Blossom: Mayor! Mayor! Calm down and explain the situation!
The Mayor: It’s Snarls Barkley! He’s back!
Blossom: Wait, what?
The Mayor: He’s rampaging through Townsville! You gotta do something or all our shoes will be chewed up!
Blossom: I think that’s the least of your worries, but we’ll be right there.
*She hangs up*
Blossom: Speak of the devil…or the werewolf, rather.
*Professor Utonium looks surprised, as do the other two*
Professor Utonium: You don’t mean…?
Blossom: That’s right.. It's Snarls Barkley... He’s out for blood.
*Professor Untonium looks horrified by this, Bubbles looks concerned, and Buttercup looks angered by this*
Buttercup: Great! After I just defended him, he goes and does something like this!
*Professor Utonium sinks into a chair*
Professor Utonium: I can’t believe it. He just…threw it all away.
*Bubbles puts a stubby hand on his shoulder*
Bubbles: Sorry we gotta do this, Professor.
*He sighs*
Professor Utonium: …It’s fine. Just do what you must.
Blossom: We’ll bring him back here and give him the serum.
Buttercup: I’m gonna show him what happens when you break my dad’s trust like this!
*She then flies out of the lab*
Blossom: Hold on!
*Blossom and Bubbles follow her, we then cut back to Townsville, where Snarls has cornered a woman in an alley, she holds her baby and trembles in fear, the baby, on the other hand, is oddly calm*
Snarls: Gimme your kid, missy!
Woman: You can’t take her! I love her so much!
Snarls: Now!
Woman: No! Please!!
*Snarls hears a voice behind him*
Buttercup: Not so fast, Snarls Barkley!
*Snarls turns around and sees Buttercup with her arms crossed*
Snarls: Oh, look, a little kid! You think you’re any match against a wolfman like me?!
Buttercup: Try me!
*She shoots lasers from her eyes at him, he’s covered in ashes from it and his jersey is singed, he gasps in offense*
Snarls: My…my jersey!
*He growls and unsheathes his claws*
Snarls: That does it!!
*He lunges at her, but she flies out of the way and ends up a safe distance away from him in the sky, he then starts to climb up a nearby tree, the woman with the baby takes advantage of this distraction to run away*
Buttercup: Ha! If you think you’re gonna catch up to me, then you’re barkin’ up the wrong-
*He then leaps out of the tree right at her, only for her to grab him by the wrist, he lets out a yelp*
Buttercup: Not this time, hairball!
*She throws him into the pavement, he groans upon impact, she then flies down to him and pins him down*
Buttercup: Got anything to say for yourself?!
*He then he claws her in the face, she yells in pain and grabs her cheek, he then kicks her away, knocking her into a nearby building, she groans dizzily and he runs to her on all fours*
Buttercup: Bulldogs… *She mutters in a dazed tone*
*Before she can even react, Snarls bites her on the arm, she screams in agony, at this point, Bubbles and Blossom arrive on the scene*
Blossom: Buttercup! You shouldn’t just rush into-
Buttercup: OW!!
*That’s when they see Snarls sinking his teeth into their sister, Blossom’s eyes widen in horror when she realizes what will happen*
Blossom: Oh, no! This means-
Bubbles: Get your teeth out of my sister's arm!
*She inhales deeply and lets out her trademark super scream, which blows Snarls off of Buttercup and into a pile of rubble*
Snarls: So that’s how you’re gonna play it, huh?!
*He inhales deeply and unleashes a powerful howl at them, Bubbles and Blossom cover their ears and wince before they’re blown away by the sound*
Buttercup: Guys!!
*They end up crashing into a parking lot by a basketball court, Blossom collides into a truck and Bubbles crashes into a car, they both end up totaling them upon impact*
*A man and a woman approach their now-destroyed vehicles*
Man: Dagnabbit, I just had this washed!
Woman: Washed, nothing! I just bought this truck!
Snarls: You’ve got bigger things to worry about, don’tcha know!
*He then starts to run towards them on all fours, Buttercup gets up and rubs her sore arm*
Buttercup: Hold on, guys! I’m coming- ooohhh…
*She begins to feel incredibly dizzy and hot, she falls to her knees, we briefly see from her point of view and everything’s starting to spin*
Buttercup: What’s…going…on…?
*Bubbles sees Buttercup’s condition and becomes concerned*
Bubbles: What’s wrong with Buttercup?!
*Blossom and Bubbles see Snarls sprinting towards them,the man and the woman scream and run away*
Blossom: No time to explain! Don’t let him bite you!
*The two of them fly upwards, Blossom inhales deeply and releases her ice breath on the pavement, which Snarls slides on, but he just uses this to skate and speed up in their direction, he then lunges at them with outstretched claws and scratches them hard enough to knock them into the asphalt, he then lands beside them and starts to crush them into the shapes of basketballs before he starts to dribble them, they yelp and groan as this happens*
Snarls: It’s been so long since I did this!
*Buttercup tries to get up, but her head hurts too much for her to move, she clutches her head and pants heavily*
Buttercup: No, stop! Leave them alone!
*He dribbles them across the lot and tosses them into a lake, Buttercup watches helplessly as sweat pools from her forehead*
Buttercup: NO!!
*The water is motionless, Snarls cackles and dives into it, he finds Blossom starting to carry an unconscious Bubbles to the surface, he swims over to her and grabs her by the hair, Blossom lets out a muffled yelp as he drags her to the surface, Buttercup stares at the water, panting heavily and fearing the worst*
*Snarls leaps out of the water, dragging Blossom and Bubbles behind him, he pins Blossom down with his clawed hand on her neck, she gasps for air and is unable to release her ice breath*
Buttercup: Please…no… *She whispers weakly*
*Blossom finally passes out from the lack of oxygen, while Bubbles is still knocked out from before, Snarls sneers and lets go of the former*
Snarls: Looks like these two are outta my way.
*Buttercup’s pupils shrink in horror and she begins to breathe heavily, her expression of fear becomes one of unadulterated fury*
Buttercup: …YOU!!
*She’s about to attack Snarls, but then a horrible cramp starts to circulate through her body and she lets out a cry of pain, Snarls just gives her a smug look*
Snarls: What’s the matter? Are ya scared?
*Buttercup looks at her hand and sees that black fur is growing all over it, she gasps, which gives way to another scream as claws begin to sprout from it, the fur begins to spread across her body until it covers her face*
*Finally, Bubbles regains her consciousness, only for her eyes to widen in shock upon seeing what’s happening to her sister, she nudges Blossom awake*
Bubbles: Blossom…look!
*Blossom groans and opens her eyes slowly, only to cover her mouth with both hands in astonishment*
Blossom: It’s happening!
Bubbles: What's happening?!
*Buttercup clutches her sore head and squeezes her eyes shut, pointy ears form at the top of her head, she then clutches her face and shrieks, revealing that her teeth are getting sharper, a green snout forms in the middle of her face, claws burst from her feet and tear out of her shoes, a black tail then pops out of the back of her dress, and she opens her eyes, revealing that her sclerae has turned yellow, she turns to the sky and howls*
*She catches her breath, Bubbles’s mouth hangs open, Blossom continues to stare with her hands over her mouth, and Snarls just rolls his eyes*
Bubbles: Buttercup…?
Snarls: You’re just a pup! You’ve got nothin’ on me, pipsqueak!
*Buttercup turns to him and growls*
Buttercup: Think again, schmuck! You’re going down!!
*She runs on all fours towards Snarls with her super speed, he runs from her with his own enhanced speed, but she catches up to him in no time flat, much to his surprise*
Snarls: What the-?!
*She then lets out a great howl, the force of the sound blows him away and knocks him into a pole, she then pounces on him, digging her claws into his hide*
*He howls in pain and attempts to claw her, but she grabs his wrist and forces him to scratch himself in the face*
Buttercup: Stop clawing yourself! Stop clawing yourself! *She says each time she makes him claw himself*
Bubbles: Let me in on this too!
*She shoots lasers from her eyes at him, causing him to once again become singed*
Blossom: And one more for good measure!
*She takes a deep breath and releases her ice breath, he ends up being frozen in a block of ice, Blossom puts her hands on her hips*
Blossom: That takes care of him.
*Buttercup then approaches them, whining softly in concern*
Buttercup: Hey, are you guys okay?
*A huge grin then comes to Bubbles’s face and she squeals*
Bubbles: Oh, we’re more than okay!
*She starts petting Buttercup on the head, ruffling her fur*
Bubbles: You’re so adorable!! You’re like a puppy!!
*Buttercup huffs in exasperation*
Buttercup: I’m not a puppy! What even am I?
Blossom: You might want to take a look for yourself.
*She gestures towards a puddle from a storm drain, Buttercup looks into it and goes silent*
Blossom: Don’t worry, Buttercup, it’s not that bad.
*Buttercup’s tail starts wagging in excitement*
Buttercup: Not that bad? It’s awesome! These claws give me another layer of defense!
*Blossom looks surprised by this*
Blossom: Wow, I didn't think you'd be okay with this.
Buttercup: Why wouldn't I be?! Now I can fight even better than ever!
Bubbles: Yeah, Blossom, you acted like this would be a bad thing, but she’s the cutest thing ever!
*Buttercup grumbles*
Buttercup: Don’t call me cute.
*Just then, the ice block begins to crack and shake, Snarls’s clawed fist breaks free and then the ice shatters, bits of it go flying everywhere*
Blossom: He broke free!
Bubbles: Huh, guess that's one way to break the ice.
*Buttercup gives her a deadpan stare*
Buttercup: Really Bubbles..?
*Bubbles giggles and shrugs, Snarls is now standing before them, shivering from the cold*
Snarls: You think you can put me down that easily?! Nobody’s gonna keep me from teachin’ this garbage dump of a place not to judge me, not even you bug-eyed freaks!
Buttercup: You take that back!
*She shakes her fist, only for Blossom to take her hand, she turns to Snarls*
Blossom: Mr. Barkley, please, think about what you're doing. We actually know exactly how it feels to be judged for what we are.
*Snarls cocks a brow*
Snarls: Oh, really?
Bubbles: Yeah, people used to look down on us for being different too. For our looks, our powers…
Blossom: But we turned the other cheek. We decided to be the bigger people by helping them out when they needed it most. You don’t have to stoop to the level of the ones who wronged you in the past. Perhaps they’ll come to accept you one day, if you change your ways.
*Buttercup sighs*
Buttercup: Yeah, they’ve got a point. Things can go back to the way they used to be, but you’re the only one who can make that happen.
*Snarls looks conflicted by this for a second, but his expression hardens*
Snarls: I don’t need anyone! They hurt me before, what'll stop them from doing it again?! Besides, nobody wants to shoot baskets with a werewolf! They think I’ve got an unfair advantage or something!
*This gives Blossom an idea*
Blossom: Speaking of which, why don’t you have a little session with us? We’re just as mighty as you.
*Bubbles looks at her in confusion, while Buttercup rubs her paws in excitement and her tail wags*
Bubbles: What’s that gonna do? *She whispers to her*
*Blossom whispers her idea inaudibly to her sisters, Bubbles nods and Buttercup is even more eager*
Buttercup: Now you’re speaking my language!
*Snarls is tempted, but then he scowls again*
Snarls: No fair, man, it’s three against one! Fighting is one thing, my biggest passion is another!
Buttercup: Then I’ll duke it out with you, one on one!
Snarls: You’re on! But no superpowers, just your strength!
Buttercup: Fine! I’ve got enough of that on my own!
Blossom: Are you sure you can do this by yourself?
Buttercup: I’m as serious as a pack attack, Bloss!
*Blossom then notices that a basketball court is right by them*
Blossom: How convenient.
Bubbles: Yay!
*With that, they all make their way to the court, Blossom and Bubbles watch from the stands as Snarls gets a basketball first*
Bubbles: You’ve got this, Buttercup!
*Snarls starts to dribble it, Buttercup then runs on all fours around him, causing him to trip over her and he loses his grip of the ball, she takes it from him and does a big jump, she tosses it into the basket, Blossom and Bubbles start cheering*
Buttercup: Yes!
Snarls: Oh, no, you don’t!
*He knocks Buttercup down into the blacktop with a slap of his tail, she groans upon impact and her sisters wince, he takes the ball next and throws it into the net*
Snarls: Ha! Eat your heart out!
*Buttercup gets up and growls, she tries to take the ball back from him, but he just holds her out at an arm’s length and yawns*
Snarls: Pathetic.
*Buttercup then bites him on the hand, he yips in pain and loses his grip on the ball, she takes advantage of this to take it from him and toss it into the net*
Blossom: Go, Buttercup, go!
*Snarls is getting frustrated that he’s being beaten by a child*
Snarls: Why, you!
*He tries to get the ball back, but Buttercup runs away from him while holding it in her mouth, and she manages to toss it into the net again*
Buttercup: There!
*Snarls growls at her*
Snarls: That’s it!! Snarls Barkley is not gonna lose to a little girl!
*He charges at her and attempts to claw her, but she jumps out of the way, letting him bump his head on a pole, Blossom and Buttercup continue to cheer Buttercup on*
Blossom: Get him, Buttercup!
*Buttercup picks up the ball and throws it at him, it hits him right in the backside, causing him to howl in pain*
Snarls: You little b-!
*Blossom covers Bubbles’s ears*
Blossom: Not in front of Bubbles!
*Snarls grabs the ball with his teeth and makes a beeline for the net, Buttercup chases after him and bites into the ball as well, they start pulling it back and forth in a tug of war, Bubbles and Blossom are at the edge of their seats as the watch*
*Buttercup manages to yank it out of his grip, causing her to fall on her back, Snarls looms over her threateningly*
Snarls: No! This is not happening! I’m never going down!
Buttercup: Oh, yeah?!
*She throws the basketball right in his face, knocking him to the ground, he lies there dizzily and moans, Buttercup approaches him, he glares at her defiantly*
Buttercup: And if you ever mess with my sisters again, you’ll get an even bigger taste of this!
*She claws him in the face, knocking him out at last, she catches her breath and her sisters fly over to her*
Blossom: You did it!
*Bubbles hugs her*
Bubbles: You were great out there!
*Buttercup chuckles*
Buttercup: Oh, it was nothin’.
*Her smile fades and she looks at Snarls, whining quietly as her ears droop*
Buttercup: It’s a shame he wouldn’t listen to reason, especially after all that he went through.
*Blossom and Bubbles also have looks of pity on their faces*
Blossom: Some people are just too far gone for that. It's sad, but there's nothing we can do about it.
Bubbles: I can’t help seeing us in him, but he’s gonna have to get what he deserves.
Blossom: Why don’t we take him back to the Professor?
Buttercup: Good call.
*Buttercup picks up the unconscious werewolf and they all start to make their way back home, Buttercup realizes something*
Buttercup: How’s Professor gonna react when he sees me like this?
Blossom: I’m sure he’ll understand, once we explain ourselves to him.
Buttercup: Yeah, I hope so.
Bubbles: Besides, who doesn’t like puppies?
Buttercup: Thanks, but I’m not a puppy, I’m a werewolf.
*Blossom opens the door and they all get inside, they approach the Professor’s lab, Buttercup takes a deep breath and clears her throat*
Buttercup: Professor? You there?
*Professor Utonium comes to the door*
Professor Utonium: Girls! You’re back ho-
*He sees Buttercup’s new form and drops the beaker he’s holding to the floor in shock*
Professor Utonium: Buttercup…what happened to you?
Buttercup: Uh…It's a long story, but here’s the short version, Snarls turned me into this.
*Professor Utonium’s expression hardens, he’s clearly disappointed*
Professor Utonium: Blossom, Buttercup, carry him inside. He’s going to get the serum right away so that he’ll never hurt anybody else again. Bubbles, you call the police.
Bubbles: Got it. I don’t wanna see him get a shot, anyway, I’m scared of needles.
Buttercup: But you’re not even getting the shot.
Bubbles: Needles are still scarier than any old monster.
*She zooms off, Buttercup hauls Snarls into the lab, Blossom holds him down in case he wakes up, and Professor Utonium approaches him with a syringe full of green liquid*
Professor Utonium: This’ll all be over in three…two…one…
*He injects it into Snarls’s arm, he then bursts awake, howling in pain*
Snarls: Ow!! What the heck?!
*He then recognizes Professor Utonium*
Snarls: W-Wait…Utonium?! Is that you?!
*Professor Utonium crosses his arms*
Professor Utonium: Who else would it be, Marley?
*Snarls sees Buttercup and Blossom and clenches his fist*
Snarls: You again?! I’m gonna teach you to make a fool outta me!
*He raises his fist and is about to punch Buttercup, only to realize that his paw is turning into a human hand and his fur is disappearing, he stops and looks at his arm in surprise*
Snarls: What the-?
*His muscle mass is diminishing and his tail disappears into his body, his claws disappear and his yellow sclerae becomes white, his snout turns into a regular nose, and now, he’s a human again, he looks at himself in a mirror and is stunned*
Snarls: I’m…normal again?
Professor Utonium: On the outside, yes. On the inside, you’re still a monster.
*Snarls’s eyes narrow*
Snarls: How?! I’m human again, just like everyone wanted!
Professor Utonium: Now, you see, Marley, that right there is the problem. You were so caught up in what everyone else thought of you, that you ended up proving their point by becoming the monster that they saw you as. You may have been hurt by them, but you hurt them right back, and it was far beyond anything they ever did to you. I was the only one who wasn’t afraid of you, but you repaid me by cursing my own daughter. Ultimately, I’d say your reputation is beyond saving after all that you’ve done.
Buttercup: Yeah, you tell him, Professor!
*Snarls is stunned silent, at this point, police sirens are heard from outside, the cops then come into the lab with Bubbles by their side*
Bubbles: There he is!
Policeman: We have you surrounded! Put your hands in the air!
*Snarls does nothing, he just stands there, staring off into space, and the police cuff him and haul him away*
Blossom: You have quite the way with words.
*Professor Utonium sighs and shakes his head*
Professor Utonium: That’s the end of that. To think he used to be an idol of mine. What a joke.
*He then kneels down to Buttercup’s level*
Professor Utonium: I’m so sorry this happened to you. I can give you the serum too and you’ll be cured.
Buttercup: Are you kidding? I wanna keep this!
*Professor Utonium is surprised*
Professor Utonium: You do?
Buttercup: Totally! Not to mention, it’s my own special power! I didn’t even have one of my own unless you count the tongue-curling thing, but this is just a bonus!
Blossom: Yeah, she really gave it to him straight back there.
Bubbles: That’s right! Not to mention, I just wanna keep petting that soft, fuzzy fur!
Professor Utonium: Alright, but just be warned, you’ll be in great pain each time you transform when the sun goes down.
Buttercup: I can handle it, I’ve been through worse. Hope you don’t mind my choice, though.
Professor Utonium: Whatever you feel is best for you, I can respect that. To be honest, werewolf or not, you’re still my daughter.
*Buttercup wags her tail*
Buttercup: Aw, thanks, Dad.
*Bubbles then starts to scratch Buttercup behind the ears, the latter’s eyes widen in surprise and she starts to thump her foot*
Buttercup: What’re you d- hey, that actually doesn’t feel half bad.
Bubbles: Who’s a good girl? Who’s a good big sister? You are!
*Professor Utonium and Blossom laugh as Bubbles continues to give Buttercup scritches*
Narrator: Talk about a change in the status quo, huh? Sorry I didn’t say much, I was too wrapped up in the story.
*He clears his throat, we see Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup in their usual poses and background with the pulsating hearts, only now, Buttercup is in her werewolf form*
Narrator: And so, once again, the day, or the night in this case, is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls! Talk about a pawsitive outcome!
(The end)