In the modern day, the Powerpuff Girls are no longer children. Their debt repaid, the girls and their father have fallen into a new kind of debt. With the rise of other heroes and technology allowing authorities to handle meta-crime, the Powerpuff style of destruction-heavy crime-fighting has become too costly. This has resulted in the Australian government rescinding their contract with the PPG and thus forcing the trio to seek out careers in the workforce. But their efforts have been thwarted by accidental use of their powers and strength due to the sudden lack of regular practice and a sudden shift to a slower, civilian lifestyle. Struggling to make ends meet, the PPG moved out of their state-of-the-art residence. Without his well-stocked, state-sponsored lab at his disposal, even Utonium is finding their downsized life to be a considerable hardship. Just as they think they've hit rock-bottom, a diabolic enemy from their past shows up and kidnaps Utonium, uniting the PPG as heroes on their own terms.
