This is supposed to be a Halloween special but I probably won't have the time to write once October and November roll in. This short story will only have a few chapters and may or may not affect the main story line for Between Yin and Yang. Watch out for any foreshadowing for the main story and spoilers for the original show itself. Note that I do not own Miraculous Ladybug and its content. The only concepts I own here are my original characters.
Chat placed a hand on the side of his neck and winced. How the hell did her fangs went through his suit? It was supposed to be magical, impenetrable even. He ducked down as a colony of red-eyed bats flew toward him at unnatural speed. Chat Noir barely managed to avoid being bat chow.
"How are you holding up, Chat?" His spotted partner asked as she swung her yo-yo into a spinning shield in front of them, deflecting another attempt of attack from the bats.
"Nothing I can handle, Milady." He answered with his usual smirk. Truth to be told, his neck wound hurts like hell, but he does not want his partner to know that. They have enough problems as is, from keeping their enemy busy away from the daring reporters below to trying to come up with plan to end this once and for all. Things have gotten more complicated and irritating as their said guest decided to lounge by the nearest rooftop restaurant and watched them get shredded to pieces by her nocturnal friends. Add to that the fact that she was not an akuma victim nor a crazed criminal but another rouge Miraculous holder on the loose. Said Miraculous holder sipped from her cup of her tea and smiled in amusement as the two teen-aged superheroes scrambled to get past her minions and reached her.
"My, my. What a beautiful evening do we have." She sighed dreamily at the full moon and gestured invitingly at the two. "Why don't we end this farce and enjoy the night together, hmm?"
"No, thank you, Nyx." Ladybug quipped, now visibly annoyed at the wanted Miraculous holder. "We don't drink tea with a wanted super villain like you, at least without reasons within logic. We promised to capture you and retrieved the Bat Miraculous. We don't intend to back down to that."
"Hmmm...how boring." Nyx placed her teacup back to its saucer and clicked her tongue. "Here I was, hoping that the two Parisian superheroes will finally spice things up for this goddess of the night but then, you pulled these silly justice stuff to me." She yawned elegantly, placing a palm over her mouth. "Ahhh...It's been a long time since I had a beautiful battle. When was it? Ah, yes. Three years ago. Against the current wielder of the Phoenix Miraculous." Nyx folded her hands and placed her chin in a dreamy trance. "That is true beauty. A battle where cruel odds were upon me. I barely managed to escape by the skin of my fangs. Why she didn't pursue me after? Perhaps, I will never know."
The two teen-aged superheroes exchanged knowing looks. They are familiar of the story. Heck, it was the Miraculous holder that Nyx was referring to, that asked them for favor in capturing the rogue Miraculous holder. Though, it must be mentioned that the reason why a pursuit never happened until now was not disclosed by the client. Frankly, they were not bothered by it...well, maybe a little, but they simply assumed that something had happened, perhaps more of importance. These times have been pretty rough to them and they expected it to be more as more Miraculous wielding enemies emerged.
"Sorry to break it to you, Elizabeth Báthory," Chat remarked as he jumped out of the colony's way. "But I am not a fan of monologues, especially from older women who just bit me on the neck."
Nyx chuckled without humor. "Silly kitty, I wouldn't dare to compare myself to one of my predecessors. True, she is well-known, but a bad reputation such as hers is going too far. I prefer mine to be of better flair, perhaps with less killings and more blood."
Chat scrunched his nose in disgust. "More blood? Isn't that bloody enough for you?"
"Chat, focus!" Ladybug rolled to one side, barely dodging the colony. "Ugh. This is taking too long. It's time to end this." She retracted her yo-yo back and threw it upward. "Lucky Charm!"
From the brief flashing of red and pink, a spotted object dropped down toward Ladybug's hands. She inspected it with such curiosity that rivaled a cat's. "A dog whistle? What is this for?" She gingerly placed the mouthpiece on her lips and blew. A high-pitched screeching sound escaped at the whistle. Above, the bats screeched and scattered away from hearing range. Chat yelped in surprised and covered his ears, apparently affected due to his enhanced hearing. Nyx dropped her teacup and scrambled away from her table.
"You insolent bug!" She hissed, clawing at her ears. "How dare you!"
Ladybug pulled the whistle away from her lips and smirked triumphantly. "Looks like we're going to reach your expectations, isn't that right Nyx?"
Nyx's eyes glowed bloodred. Her jet-black hair billowed behind her. "You...You will pay for this!" She raised a clawed hand to the sky. "Come to me, my friends!" The bats gathered once more, flying and swerving into a massive black globe around Nyx.
She's preparing to use her superpower. Ladybug looked around as her Ladybug vision pointed out the things she will need in her surroundings. As a plan formed into her head, she called out to her feline partner who have finally managed to recover from the sudden auditory assault and was now watching Nyx in fascination. "Get ready, Chat Noir!"
The black cat nodded and raised his hand in preparation. "Cataclysm!"
Ladybug slipped inside the building in haste and into the sound system room. She quickly pressed a few buttons and flicked a switch. Using the switched-on microphone, she called to her partner. "Do your thing, Chat Noir!"
Chat's ears perked up in anticipation at his partner's voice and he grinned wide. "I hope your vampire abilities were fast enough for this!" He dashed to his left and slammed his palm to the nearest billboard featuring Gabriel Agreste's new fashion line. Rust formed where his hand made contact and swiftly made its way to the rest of the metallic base. The billboard creaked and groaned as it fell toward Nyx, threatening to flatten her. Nyx swerved quickly, her preparation undone, as the face of the billboard crashed toward her. The bats flew in frantic escape, away from the pathway of destruction. Nyx smirked and reached out a hand, stopping the momentum of the billboard without much effort.
"How cute!" Nyx mocked, looking pointedly at Chat Noir. "You think a mere billboard can stop me?"
Chat shrugged. "Not really. That's just a distraction." He covered his ears and grinned wide. "The show's just about to start."
"What?" Before she could processed his words, a loud, piercing sound exploded from the building's speakers. Nyx shrieked as the sound assaulted her sensitive hearing and she lost her grip of the billboard. It toppled, sending out a loud, crashing sound that was heard to other buildings and burying Nyx into a heap of unconscious mess.
The sound stopped playing in the background. Chat Noir removed his hands from his ears and strutted toward the fallen billboard. Only half of Nyx's body was buried by the billboard however, the impact was enough to send the wanted super villain to sleep. He managed to find what they were looking for and forcefully ripped it away from the woman. In a flash of red, the black-clad Miraculous holder returned back to her wizened form of seventies.
The door to the rooftop slammed opened and Chat turned just in time to see his partner running to his direction. He grinned triumphantly and waved their prize above his head. "Mission accomplished, Milady."
Ladybug smiled and summoned for the Miraculous Ladybug. After everything were placed back to normal, a fist-bump, that has become a tradition between the two after every battle, was shared. "Pound it!" Goodbyes were said and the two parted ways before their transformations come undone, with Ladybug having an extra appointment to the client to report and turn in Nyx and the Bat Miraculous finally.