Artistic Sadness

This is the 21st episode of Powerpuff Girls: We got the Power

## Summery

When Art feels like he's not much of a hero, Bubbles, and Jaden might be able to cheer him up.

## Plot

The episode starts off with the heroes fighting off a giant rainbow trout like monster, as it roared, trying to swat them down with its fin like hands, as they dodged its blows, "This is just crazy!" said Buttercup, as she fired her laser eyes at the monster, as Snowball flew straight at the monster, "We could really use Art's help right about now!" said Blossom, as Snowball stopped in midair, realizing something, "Yeah, where is Art anyway?" asked Snowball, with a bit of annoyance, as the monster swatted the Powerpuff away, as the others noticed that the bespectacled boy was no where to be found, as Percy used his power to freeze time around them and bind the monster in chains forged from the ground, as the trout monster thrashed and tried to escape, as he launched the monster straight back to Monster Island, as the gang went back home to look for Art.

With the monster back on its island, the gang flew home, as they searched around the house, looking for the boy, as they checked the living room, the kitchen, the bathroom, their bedrooms, till they came to Art's room, as they flew into the room, as they saw Art laying on his bed, looking sad and depressed, laying on his back, staring up at the ceiling, with his brothers and the girls wondering what was going on, as they floated over to him, "What's wrong with Arty?" said Buttercup, as Blossom and Percy went over to him, to see what was going on, as Bubbles looked over to her sister, as she growled in rage and grabbed her sister by her shirt, "No one calls my man 'Arty' but me!" she said, to which Buttercup smirked, knowing that would get some kind of reaction out of Art, but noticed that nothing happened, "Umm, Bubs..." said Buttercup, as Bubbles growled in her rage like state, "HE'S MY MAN!!!!!!!!!" she screamed at her sister, as Buttercup formed an energy hand in front her her, as she put it over her sister's mouth, "Bubbles!" she said, as her sister tried to get it off her face, "Arty Bear didn't even go all pink energy fire or whatever he does when you call him your man." she said in annoyance, as Bubbles grabbed the energy hand out of her sister's grip and tossed it aside, as she punched Buttercup straight into the wall in anger, and grabbed her by the shirt again, and yelled into her face at full blast, "IF YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT TAKING MY MAN AWAY FROM ME, I WILL PUNCH YOU INTO NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!" Bubbles screamed at her sister, with her sonic scream pushing her sister even further into the wall, as the other two were clearly annoyed by this, as they covered their ears, while Buttercup cringed from the scream of her sister, having gotten the full force of it, "Bubbles!" said Blossom, as Bubbles turned to her sister, ready to throw her through the wall too, "WHAT?!?!?" the blonde girl said in anger, as she turned to notice that both Percy and her sister floating near 'her man', which at first she thought they were trying to take her man from her, but realized that they were both inspecting him in concern, as Art laid there, looking crestfallen, staring up at the ceiling, as Snowball was poking the colorful boy with a stick made of ice, as he prodded Art with it, at first to see if he was alive, but it soon became more for fun, as Blossom shooed him away, "Are you okay Art?" she asked in concern and curiosity, as Bliss and Jaden walked into the room, wondering what was going on, "What happened? asked Jaden in concern, with Bliss looking towards the hole in the wall, a bit worried, as they both looked at the indent on the wall, "Did Buttercup call him 'Arty Bear' again?" she asked, as she noted the fact that Buttercup's hair looked like it went through a giant blow dryer on overdrive, as Bubbles simply nodded, with an 'I'm watching you!' look to Buttercup, as she looked over at Art with concern, "What's wrong with Art?" asked Bliss, curious, as the others flew over to him, as Buttercup got out of the hole in the wall, spitting out some of the plaster, "Bubbles, did you get him to have a staring contest with the ceiling?" she asked in annoyance, as they heard a voice, "She didn't..." the voice said, as it was revealed to be Art, as Snowball sighed, "Well at least he's alive." he said, with a slight bit of disappointment in his voice, as he tossed the stick aside, as the others floated towards Art, "What's wrong Art?" asked Blossom in concern, as Art sighed, "I don't know." he said, with half lidded eyes, "I just feel, sad I guess." he went on, much to the shock of the others, "WHAT?!?!?!?" they all said in shock, as even Bubbles, who was surprised by her 'Arty Bear' being sad like this, was horrified to hear this, as Snowball looked to him, "Why ya sad anyway?" he asked, wondering what had made his little brother like this, "Was it a prank from Snowball again?" asked Percy, as he looked to said Powerpuff with a stern look on his face, as Snowball was annoyed, "Hey, it wasn't me this time!" said Snowball in defense of himself, as Art sighed, "It wasn't Snowball." the glasses wearing boy said, as he laid on his side a bit, as the others were concerned, "Ya tired?" asked Buttercup curious, as Art sighed, "No." he said, "Was it Buttercup calling you Arty Bear?" asked Bubbles, as she looked to Buttercup with a look that said, 'Choose your words carefully, or else!' on her face, as Art sighed, "No, it wasn't that either." he said sadly, "You Hungry?" asked Blossom, "No." said the light brown haired boy, with a frown on his face, "Then what is it already?!?!?" asked Buttercup in annoyance, as Art sighed, "I don't know." said Art, as he turned on his side, "I just feel, sad today I guess." he said, as he still sounded depressed, as he looked to the bed, as Sapna came into the room, "What seems to be the problem?" she asked, as she noticed Art on the bed in a depressed state, "Is Art okay?" she asked, quite concerned for the boy, "That's just it Sapna." said Blossom, "We can't figure out what made him upset to begin with." she said, as Sapna was concerned, "What could have caused this?" she asked, as she pondered what could have happened, "Maybe I can help!" asked a voice, as the group turned to see it was the Professor, as he was wearing a pair of hot pink slippers, as the gang was spooked to see the Professor in Art's room, as Buttercup groaned, "Let me guess, soundless slippers again?" she asked in annoyance, as the others were confused, save for Blossom and Bubbles, "Soundless Sippers?" asked Bliss in curiosity, with Jaden and his brothers curious as well, as Buttercup sighed, "Don't ask!" she said in annoyance, as she blasted the slippers with her laser eyes, much to the Professor's horror, "Buttercup, those were my latest version!" the Professor said, as Percy and Snowball looked to each other in confusion, as the Professor noticed Art feeling depressed, as he sat down on the bed, "What's the matter Art?" asked the Professor, curious about why the boy was sad, as he sighed, "I don't know." he said, as he turned to look at the professor, "I just feel sad, I guess." he went on, as the Professor put his hand on him, "I know how that can happen." he said, trying to show he understood what he was feeling, "I went through that myself Arty Bear." said Bubbles, as she flew over to the boy, sitting next to him on his bed, "I'll help anyway I can." she said, as she put her hand on his shoulder, as Jaden flew to his brother, "I should probably help her out," said Jaden as he flew over to his little brother, "Why?" asked Bliss curious what her boyfriend was doing, "I'm his older brother." he went on, "Plus, I know how to talk to him as well." he said, as he flew over, and took a seat on his brother's bed, as Bliss smiled at how her boyfriend looked after his own brothers with such care, as she floated off to the living room, "Well I'll leave you three alone for now." the Professor said as he and the others went off, save for Bubbles, Jaden, and Art, who was still on his bed, feeling sad, as Buttercup stayed to see what was going on, earning a glare from Bubbles, "Come on, I'm not trying to steal him from you!" she said in her defense, as Bubbles gave her an, 'I'm watching you!' look to her, as she turned to Art, trying to comfort him.

With the others away, Jaden looked to Art with a look of curiosity, as Art sighed, "Alright little bro," Jaden said, as Art was curious, "What's really bothering you?" he asked, as he put his hand on his brother's shoulder, "Well..." said Art, as he looked away, to which Bubbles wondered, with a concerned look on her face, worried for her crush, as Art sighed, "I just don't feel like a hero at all." he said, as he moped a bit more from saying that, as Bubbles held him close, "I know you're a real hero Arty Bear!" Bubbles said, as she hugged Art close to her, as Jaden smirked, "Yeah." he said, with a smile, tussling Art's hair, as Art looked up to him, "I mean, you pretty much have one of the best special powers ever." he said, to reassure his brother, as Art lifted his head a bit, "Really?" asked Art, curious what his big brother was saying, as Jaden nodded, "Of course," Jaden went on, "I mean you have the ability to change the environment just by drawing on your smartphone and your energy power of the elements is amazing as well." said the older Powerpuff, as Art turned to look at his older brother with curiosity, as Bubbles realized what was going on, as she held him close, "Plus, you took down HIM, while in werewolf form." she said, as she put a hand on Art's back, smiling, as Art was starting to smile a bit, "And the fact you pretty much are the only Powerpuff to ever have done that ever." said Jaden, as Art started to smile a bit, "Really?" asked Art, as he started smiling more, as Jaden and Bubbles smiled, "Of course Arty Bear." she said, as she wrapped her arms around him, with Jaden putting his hand on his brother's shoulder, as he smiled, manifesting a pink energy flame around himself from Bubbles holding him so close, "Thanks you guys," he said, as the others looked to him, "I really am glad that I have you two here." he said, as he smiled, and let Bubbles hold him close in her arms, as Jaden smiled, "I'll be in the kitchen getting a snack." he said, as he went downstairs to get himself something to snack on, as Buttercup looked a bit suspicious about something, as she closed the door, "Alright dude." she said, "I ain't buying it!" she said, as Bubbles was prepared to send her sister straight into Jupiter for this, but Buttercup raised her hand to her sister to stop her, "Something's not adding up." she said, "Why would you feel like not much of a hero anyway?" she asked, as Art felt sad again, "I don't wanna say!" he said, as Buttercup floated towards him, "Dude, come on!" she said, "You ain't gonna feel better till you deal with this problem head on!" she said, as Art sighed, "It was that fight with Man Boy." he said solemnly, as Buttercup groaned, "Not that guy again!" she said, as Bubbles was starting to get mad, "What did that guy do exactly?" she asked, rage starting to seep into her tone, as Art sighed, "He said that because I wear glasses and dress how I do, that I could never be a hero because I don't dress manly enough." he said, as he started to feel depressed, as Bubbles growled in anger, as Buttercup sighed, "I was just trying to help Bubs!" she said, as Bubbles gave her the, 'You're next if you say one more word!' look, as she glowed with a blue energy flame surrounding her, as she had her pigtails turn to flames, with her eyes glowing demonic yellow, as she scowled in anger, as she held Art in her arms, as she flew off, with Buttercup following in tow.

As the three were on their way, Man Boy was sitting at his wood made table, with a steak on his plate, and having plenty of meat themed potatoes and sides to go with it, "Finally, a true man's meal!" he said, as he heard a knock at the door, as he groaned, "Ugh, always when I'm about to sit down to eat!" he grumbled in annoyance, as he went to open the door, as it exploded from something, revealing it to be Bubbles, who was manifesting a light blue flame around herself, as she was scowling in pure anger, as Man Boy was spooked at first, but soon smirked, "Oh, it's just you." he said, as Bubbles' expression didn't change, "What do you want?" he asked, as Buttercup and Art floated behind the girl, "An apology!" she said, in a serious tone, as Man Boy smirked, "No way, a man never apologizes for anything!" he said, as Buttercup poked her head from behind Bubbles, with Art standing a bit back behind, "I'd apologize and get it over with." said Buttercup, "Save you the pain you'd experience if you don't." she said, as Man Boy chuckled, "Yeah right." he said, as he smirked at the trio, "You and what army?" he said sarcastically, as Buttercup smirked, "Have it your way man, don't say I didn't warn ya." she said, as Bubbles floated into the house, "You upset my man!" she said, as Man Boy scowled, "You mean the wimp with the glasses, he's too sissy to be a real man!" he said, as he flexed his muscles, only to get a punch to the gut from Bubbles, as he was knocked into the wall of his house, with the wind knocked out of him, "You upset my man, and now I want an apology!" she said, as Man Boy coughed a bit, catching his breath, "Never!" he said, as Bubbles cracked her knuckles, "I wasn't asking!" she said, as she gave him another punch to the gut, pushing him more into the wall, as she grabbed him by his beard, as she swung him around his furniture, bashing him into it, "Apologize!" she demanded, as Man Boy was still stubborn about it, "Never!" he said, as Bubbles hurled him into the wall again, leaving an indent in the wall, "Say it!" she said, her eyes still demonic yellow, as Buttercup shrugged, "I'd just give it up man." she said, "She won't stop till you do." she said, as Bubbles growled and hurled him into a wall, "Say it, now!" she demanded, as Man Boy scowled, "Never!" he exclaimed, as Bubbles hurled him around, as Buttercup got an idea, floating towards her sister, "Hey Bubbles." she said, as the girl turned towards her, "What?!?" she asked, as her scowl still remained, "I think I got a solution that you'll love." she said, "And it'll get him back perfectly for what he did to your man." she said with a mischievous smirk, as Man Boy gulped a bit, worried what Buttercup had in mind.

Outside on the beach, Buttercup and Art were standing near the docks, with Buttercup enjoying some popcorn, as she watched what would happen, as Bubbles had manifested several light blue energy tentacles like an octopus, as she held Man Boy by his pants, "Best say it now man, she's not gonna stop till you do!" she said, as Man Boy was adamant, "Never!" he said, as Buttercup shrugged, "Have it your way dude." she said, as she nodded, "Go for it Bubs." she said, as Bubbles smirked wickedly at Man Boy, as she held him by his pants, "Say it!" she said, as Man Boy scoffed, "Do your worst you sissy girl, and your sissy boyfriend is nowhere near the level of a true man!" he said, as Buttercup chuckled a bit, "What's so funny?" asked Man Boy quizzically, as Buttercup smirked, "You've just unleashed Bubbles' full fury." she said, as Man Boy was confused, "What are you talking about?" he asked, as Bubbles loomed over him, as Buttercup smirked, "Oh man, if you thought I was angry when you called me princess, you ain't seen Bubs when you mess with Art." she said, as she got laser blasted by her sister, as she wiped the soot off her face, as Manboy smirked, "I'm not scared!" he said, starting to get a bit nervous, but he steeled himself, as Buttercup scoffed, "Your funeral man." she said, as she gave Bubbles a nod, as Bubbles scowled, with a wicked intent, as Man Boy started to sweat a bit, as he gulped, "Do your worst little girl!" he said, as he found himself grabbed by light blue energy octopus tentacles, "Say it!" she said, as hung the bearded boy by his pants, "Never!" he said, as Bubbles growled, as she grabbed the underwear from the villain, and pulled on it hard, as Man Boy cried out in pain, "Ready to talk?" she asked with intent, as Man Boy fought back tears, "Never!" he said, still defiant, as Bubbles growled, as she swung him into the air, then grabbed him from his underwear again, "What the...?" he said in shock, "A reverser!" he said, as she spun him around like a propeller, as Man Boy cried out in both fear and pain from the wedgie, as Buttercup smirked, "She's not gonna stop till ya give her what she wants dude!" she said, as Man Boy screamed in pain, as Bubbles spun him around and around by his underwear, as he cried out, "Not the around the world!" he cried out, as he felt the pain of each spin, as Bubbles was not done with him yet, as she pulled him up and down by his underwear, causing him to spin around in a frontward circle, as she moved him around like a yo-yo by his own underwear, "Not the yo-yo!" he said, as he cried out in pain and dizziness, as she spun him around like the toy, as she proceeded to do several yo-yo tricks with Man Boy's underwear in the tentacles, as he cried out in pain and agony, "Have mercy!" he cried out, as Bubbles wasn't done yet, performing the cat's cradle with him, as Buttercup munched on some popcorn, "She's not gonna stop till you say sorry!" she yelled, as she was clearly enjoying the show, as Art looked to her, "You're okay with her doing this to that guy?" he asked, as Buttercup smirked, looking back to him, "Eh, I got payback with him already at the Zen-Aissance fair." she said, as she munched some more popcorn, "Besides." she said, with a mouthful of the snack, "This was too good an opportunity to waist." she said, as she watched the show with Art, as Man Boy was crying out in agony, as Bubbles slammed Man Boy into the sand, as he spat out the sand he got in his mouth, as Bubbles grabbed some sand in one of the tentacles, "Ready to talk?" she asked, as Man Boy scowled, "Never!" he said, as he stayed defiant, though his resolve was starting to weaken all the more, as Bubbles grabbed the sand, and shoved it onto Man Boy, "Oh come on!" he said, as he got pulled up with the sand on him, as he cried out in agony, his eyes bulging out with fear, as she now had him with his underwear part over his head, and then from the front, "Not a Texas!" he said, as she pulled on both ends, making him spin around in a whirl, "Apologize!" she demanded, as Man Boy cried out in agony, as she held both ends of his underwear with her tentacles, pulling them far as they would go, "Not the Reggie!" he cried out, as she then made all sorts of shapes with his underwear in her energy tentacles, before making them into a hang glider look, "I can't feel my legs!" he cried out, as she looked to the villain, "Say it, NOW!!!" she said, the last part carrying a bit of her sonic scream into it, as he cried out in pain, "Say it!!!!" she said, as Manboy finally broke down, "Alright, I'm sorry!" he cried out in pain, as she kept up the force, "Louder!" she demanded, as Man Boy cried in pain, "I'm sorry!!!!" he said, as she held him tighter, "So he can hear you!" she demanded, as Man Boy looked to Art with a pleading expression, "I'm sorry I said you weren't worthy of being a hero!!!" he cried out, as the tentacles vanished, while Man Boy fell flat on his face with a thud, as his underwear was now completely stretched out, as he rubbed his backside in pain, "Mommy, make the mean girl stop!" he cried out, as he held himself in a fetal position, sucking his thumb in fear, as he held a blanket and stuffed toy, as he rocked back and forth in terror, as Bubbles floated towards him, "If I ever hear that you made my man cry, then next time, I won't be so kind!" she said, with a serious look in her eyes, as Man Boy was shaking in fear, cowering at the thought of something worse than what he just experienced, as Art was now a bit concerned, while glad she got the villain to apologize, he was now a bit scared of what she could do, as she floated to him, nuzzling him happily, as she held him in her arms, snuggling him tightly, as Art blushed from a peck on his cheek, as he manifested pink energy flames, as Buttercup gagged from the sight, only to get a laser blast to the face from Bubbles, as she went back to snuggling Art in her arms, as Art forgot why he was scared, and just melted into her embrace, as Buttercup groaned, "Great, Art's happy, can we go now?" she asked, getting impatient, as Bubbles growled at her, as she was quick to cringe a bit, "Can we at least head home already?" she asked impatiently, "I kind of got places to be and things to do, that don't involve seeing you snuggle your man or whatever!" she said, as she got swatted by an energy tentacle, as Buttercup flew face first into a tree nearby, as she spat out some bark, as she broke out of the tree, "Well, I'm getting out of this sap fest." she said, as she flew off, as eventually, Bubbles flew off too, her crush safely snuggled in her arms, as with that, our episode ends here.

## Characters

* Blossom Utonium
* Bubbles Utonium
* Buttercup Utonium
* Bliss Utonium
* Percy Hardly
* Snowball Hardly
* Jaden Hardly
* Rainbow Trout Monster
* Art Hardly
* Professor Utonium
* Man Boy

## Trivia

* This is the third episode that has a Powerpuff feel sad since "Bubbles the Blue" and "Buttercup Blues"
* This is the first time we see how much rage Bubbles can show when someone messes with Art by calling him Arty Bear or Arty.
* This is the first time that Bubbles calling Art 'Her Man' didn't make Art manifest a pink fire aura.
* This is the second appearance of the Soundless Slippers since "Bubbles the Blue"
* Art is the second Powerpuff to not feel like a hero since Bubbles in "Memory Lane of Pain"
* This is the first episode to be centered around Art.
* This is the first time that Bubbles has gone into a rage state like state, even worse than Buttercup when called princess.
* The wedgies that Bubbles gave Man Boy were a nod to the Codename: Kids Next Door episode, Operation: B.U.L.L.I.E.S.