After the girls left, a little cleaning up of Him's body was done. They decided not to bury him, but keep him as a reminder to the town on how he was defeated by the cutest and strongest super hero in Townsville. Prof. Utonium offered to cryogenically freeze Him using materials that are sponsored under Princess's expenses. The frozen body of Him was kept in the Townsville museum where it became the main attraction for both the citizens and tourists alike. The Mayor even declared that day as Townsville's Independence Day, the day the ressurrected Powerpuff Girls came to save the day.
Soon, all the villains decided to turn over a new leaf. They made a vow and a public claim that they will not do anymore evil deeds from now on. The Mayor and Ms. Bellum issued them with certificates of pardon and made them promise that if ever they try doing anything evil, they'll be locked up for the rest of their lives. The promise was made in front of the press and in front of thousands of the citizens of Townsville, so they have no reason to try and break their word.
A moment of silence was called to pay tribute to the Powerpuff Girls who brought themselves back from grave to save Townsville. Everyone went to the graveyard and laid roses and flowers and dozens of gifts on their graves and paid their respects. Tears were shed and words of thanks and gratitude were said, but everyone knew that the Powerpuff Girls would watch over them no matter what, so the grief and sadness didn't remain for too long. Prof. Utonium never told anyone about his crazy plans to bring them back to life, and was feeling guilty for the people to grieve over their empty graves. But somehow, after the tribute, Prof. Utonium came home to see the prototypes lying on the sofa with their lifeless eyes staring blankly at him. He was quite surprised at first but soon got the idea. He had learnt his lesson now and would never want to fool with human lives again. Silently, he thanked the girls for still looking over him and watching over his wellbeing. At about midnight, he crept towards the girls' grave, dug it and placed the prototypes into the coffins before covering it and rearranging the flowers and gifts as neatly as possible.
"May you finally rest in peace," Prof. Utonium whispered before leaving the graveyard and driving back home to have a good night's sleep he hadn't had in years.
"Could you believe those crooks actually bawled like a baby? I haven't even touched them yet!"
Prof. Utonium watched from afar as the teenage Rowdyruff Boys passed by. They saw him and greeted him before going on their way again. As he placed his groceries at the trunk, he began to think back all the things that have changed Years had passed since the Powerpuff Girls' death and much have changed for the better. The Rowdyruff Boys were officially claimed as the newest superhero in Townsville and did a great job fighting crime. There have been new villains coming in but it's nothing the Rowdyruff Boys can't handle. Princess had given up her snobbish ways and was now studying real hard to get into college. No more did she rely on her father's wealth or influence. She insisted that she achieve things with her own effort and hard work and even began to dress slightly more modest than she used to.
The Gangreen Gang were still hanging around as usual with nothing much to do, but at least they weren't doing anything bad. Occasionally they would help out with crime-fighting together with the Rowdyruff Boys and other do-gooder stuff, and they were less nasty than they were before. The Amoeba Boys volunteered themselves for Prof. Utonium and other scientists whenever they needed them to be test subjects for their latest medicinal cures and creations. Fuzzy Lumpkins still stayed at his ranch up the hill, but at least he doesn't go around with his shotgun yelling at people and telling them to get out of his property. In fact, he often invited people to come by his house and have tea or just be in company as they sing along with his banjo, and wouldn't hesitate to take in some tourists who liked to live in the country side. All in all, the ex-villains of Townsville have turned over a new leaf and were as good as their word.
No one forgot about Mojo Jojo though. They've heard from Prof. Utonium about him saving the girls from Him's torture games but kept his promise that nothing should be done to commemorate or tribute to him. It was enough for the people to remember him in their minds. But still, Townsville wanted to do something to at least thank Mojo Jojo for part of giving the girls a hand. So the Mayor decided that his lair up on the volcano to be modified and become a sanctuary for all endangered apes and monkeys around the world and was named 'Jojo Land' after Mojo Jojo's real name. Everyone lend a helping hand in building the sanctuary and became another of Townsville's tourist attraction.
Prof. Utonium finally reached home after his drive from the market. He stared at the sign stuck outside his window saying ROOM FOR RENT while he carried his groceries into the house. Ever since the girls were gone, the home seemed empty. Everything cute little thing that used to belong to the little girls were donated to charity and their furnitures were replaced with something more suitable for grown-ups to live in. He needed some life in this house. He was so used to the company of the girls that the silence in the house scared him and made him very lonely. So far, the ad was outside ever since 3 weeks after Townsville paid tribute to the girls' graves, yet no one seemed to be interested in renting. But he never gave up hope.
As he got ready to put the groceries in its places, someone rang the bell. He stopped whatever he was doing and walked towards the door.
"Now who could that be?" he muttered to himself. He opened the door and asked, "Can I help...you...?"
His question trailed away as he stared at the people standing before him. They were three girls almost the same age as the teenage Rowdyruff Boys, maybe 16 years old, give or take. One girl was a redhead with sparkling reddish-black eyes and had her locks tied in a high ponytail, running down her buttocks. She had an intelligent look and seemed to stand out more in her group. She was wearing reddish-pink top with white canvas jeans and 2-inch platform shoes to match. The other was a blonde and had dancing sky-blue eyes. She had her golden tresses tied in two ponytails that ran down to her waist with curls at the end and she had a young chimp clinging on her neck lovingly. She had an aura of cuteness in her and you can tell that she has a soft spot for anything cute and cuddly. She had herself a pretty long summer dress in blue that ran down her knees and had tiny white lilies as decor patterns, and a pair of bluish-white high-heeled shoes. The last one looked spunky and was a shoulder length brunette with jade-green eyes. She had herself a navy-green baby-T and was wearing army jeans with boots to match. The three of them were carrying brown duffel bags.
"Hi, we're new here," the redhead spoke and introduce herself and her friends. "I'm Britney and these are my best friends Barbara (the blonde) and Betsy-May (the brunette). We're applying for college in this city and were told that you have a room for rent. Is it still available?"
"Um, yeah, yeah, sure it is," Prof. Utonium soon got out of his senses after staring at the girls for quite some time. He opened the door a little wider and invited them in. "Please, please come in and have a look around."
"I hope you don't mind pets," Barbara said sheepishly as she stroked her chimp. "Joy just wouldn't go anywhere without me."
"You yourself wouldn't go anywhere without him either!" Betsy-May complained as she chucked playfully at her shoulder. "You two are just inseparable! Personally, sir, I think they both might be past-life lovers or something!"
"Am not!" Barbara protested, resulting a teasing chuckle from Betsy-May.
"Please don't mind us," Britney said apologetically. "They really are inseparable. So are we inseparable of each other. We came here because we heard that this place has the only college that allowed pets. I just hope Joy wouldn't be too much trouble for you."
"No, girls," Prof. Utonium smiled in content for the first time. "No trouble at all."
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