Hey there! It's time for us to find out what kind of adventure awaits our miraculous heroes. Just like the other previous stories, this one will have funny moments, and serious moments as well. Plus, I've done a ton of research about the city and its landmarks, in order not to do some mistake. And of course, let us not forget that we'll have more of our favourite ships, mainly MarinettexAdrien, ChloéxSabrina, RosexJuleka, AlyaxNino, KimxAlix and IvanxMylene. In the previous adventure, we dealt with Reptile, now, it's time to let him lick his wounds and let Madame Romani do Hawk Moth's bidding for a while. And now, on with the show…
Chapter 1: Ice Cold
Pain. That was what Rena Rouge was feeling, after she was tossed like a ragdoll, hitting a wall and then falling on the ground. When she thought of a relaxing afternoon, the brunette thought of going shopping with one of her friends, spending time with her boyfriend, or even working on the Miraculous Blog. What she did not think was that that afternoon was going to be particularly eventful, in the worse kind of way, with another Akuma attack. She had just come to the Le Grand Paris hotel to get a book she had lent to Chloé, so she could do a work for English class, and ended up staying to deal with an akuma that showed up out of nowhere, freezing the whole place. The whole building had been turned into a giant popsicle, with its guests trapped in icy prisons. The akuma responsible for all that was named Blizzard. His skin looked white as snow, while his eyes were icy-blue, matching the colour of his spiky hairdo. As for his clothes, he was wearing an armless black jumpsuit with an icy-blue snowflake stamped on the chest, and matching boots. He had started by attacking everyone that was on the street, but when Volpina, Queen Bee and Louve Grise showed up in front of the hotel to stop him, he took the fighting towards the inside of the hotel.
As she got up from the floor, she quickly looked around to see just how bad things were, while remembering how that all had started.
(Flashback)
Alya was looking at the time, as she waited for Chloé to come back with her book. As the seconds went by, she cursed her poor luck. The reason she was there was because Miss Bustier had asked the whole class to do a work on a book of their own choice for English class. There were only two rules. One, they would have to write at least 10 pages, not counting the cover and the bibliography. And second, they could not use the Internet to do it. Their teacher was very adamant about the second one, and told them that she would know if they used the Internet to do the work, and that if that happened, she would give them an F. The reason why she wanted this, was for her class to experience what was like doing a job when there was no Internet.
While discussing which would be the book she was going to talk about in her work to Marinette, she let it slip that her dad had an old copy of A Christmas Carol from when he went to school, which he filled with notes on the margins to help him study it. Chloé, who had already decided she was going to do her work on that book, heard Alya about it, and immediately asked her to lend it just for a day or two. Initially, Alya told her no, but the more she told her no, the more Chloé begged her to lent it, saying that she needed it as a starting point for her work. Finally, she told her she would lend it to her, on the condition that she would give it back without a single scratch on it.
And Chloé took good care of it, as if it was her own book, using it to start her work. The trouble was, on the day she was supposed to bring it with her to give it back to Alya, she forgot it on her desk. That upset Alya, but the worst was yet to come. Chloé apologized to her, but instead of telling her that she would take it to her place, later after class, she told her that she could come by the hotel and take her with her. And that was exactly what she was doing in Chloé's suite, right then.
"Here it is, Alya." -Chloé chirped happily, as she handed her the book. Just like she had told the brunette, Chloé had been extra careful with it, and the book looked just like she had lent it.
"Thanks, Chloé." -Alya told her, as she placed the book in her backpack.
"I'm the one who should be thanking you. That book has saved me a lot of hours in the library, researching for what to write about it.
"Just remember, that you still need to make a little bit of research to choose what books you're going to put on the work's bibliography, okay?" -Alya said.
"I know, I know. Sabrina told me the same thing." -Chloé declared.
"By the way, where's Sabrina? She told me that she was going to spend the afternoon with you, and that you were going shopping together."
"Oh, she's probably on the balcony getting some air. She and Mika decided to do a food contest to see who could eat more wasabi without complaining about the heat, and let's just say that it ended in a tie, with the two of them needing some fresh air."
Chloé had just finished saying that, when she and Alya heard Sabrina calling for the blonde. By the tone of her voice, the girls understood that there was something going on. When they got to the balcony, Sabrina was still as red as a pepper from her little food contest with her kwami, and she looked worried. Mika, her kwami also looked agitated.
"What's the matter, Sabrina?" -Chloé asked her, seeing her so nervous.
"We got trouble!" -Mika shouted.
"And we mean big! Look down there!" -Sabrina exclaimed, pointing to something that was taking place below, in the street.
Looking out from the balcony, they saw a strange white figure wearing black that was turning everything and everyone it saw into ice. But more importantly, they saw who was accompanying him, one of Hawk Moth's lieutenants, Madame Romani.
"An akuma… just what we needed!" -Chloé said sarcastically.
"And look who's right beside him!" -Alya pointed out to Romani. –"As if that guy wasn't going to give us enough trouble, that gypsy witch is going to make it even harder for us to focus on him, with her illusions."
"It's a good thing we've got you by our side." -Sabrina told Alya.
"Thanks, but we're going to need help to take down this guy." -Alya sighed. Just by looking at him, he was still getting used to his powers, and that was a good thing. It meant that if they were fast, they could take him down before he learned how to properly use them against them. –"Let's call everyone, and tell them to come here."
"Okay, let me just get my phone and wake up Pollen. She's taking a nap." -Chloé told her, as she went back inside. –"I'll call Adrien, Rose and Kim."
"I'll call Alix, Juleka, Max and Mylene." -
"Alright. Then, I'll call Nino, Nathaniel, Ivan and Marinette." -Alya said, as she too went back into Chloé's suite to grab her cell phone from her backpack, and to wake up Trixx, who had fallen asleep after lunch. –"Wake up, sleepyhead, we got work to do!" -she called out Trixx, who woke up.
"W-Work? What work?" -Trixx poked her head off the backpack, still a little sleepy.
"We've got an akuma. Get ready!" -Alya said, as she began calling Nino.
It did not take them long to reach everyone and telling them what was going on. They all told them that they would be there as soon as they could, and for the three of them to hold the fort, until they got there.
"Do you think the three of us can handle this, just by ourselves?" -Sabrina asked the girls.
"Only one way to find out." -Alya answered her.
"Then what are we waiting for?" -Chloé asked them. She was eager to see some action. After spending the last couple of days cooped up in her room doing nothing but homework, she was desperately needing to kick some butt.
"You guys, ready?" -Alya asked the three kwamis, who were floating next to her.
"Of course!" -Mika told them.
"Then, let's do this! Mika, transforme moi!" -Sabrina exclaimed.
"Pollen, transforme moi!" -Chloé exclaimed.
"Trixx, transforme moi!" -Alya exclaimed.
(End of flashback)
The foyer looked like the inside of an iceberg, and everyone caught in it was frozen solid. Aside from her, the only other members of the Miraculous Team that had not been frozen were Louve Grise, Queen Bee and Panda Rouge. And to matters worse, there was still no sign of Ladybug, who should have showed up a long time ago. The others had been able to get there in a jiffy, but not her. She had told Rena Rouge she was in the middle of an errand with her mother and that she was going to arrive a little later than the others.
"Come on, Ladybug, where are you?" -she asked herself.
(Flashback)
Alya had just finished calling Ivan, notifying of what was going on. There was only one more person for her to notify, and that was her best friend, and the leader of the Miraculous Team, Marinette. Sliding the numbers on her phone, she punched hers and waited for her to pick up.
"Come on, girl, pick up the phone!" -Alya thought to herself.
The phone kept ringing and ringing, and Alya was beginning to believe that Marinette was not going to pick up. She was about to hung up, when she heard the distinct sound of the call being answered.
"Hello, Alya!" -Marinette said from the other side of the line.
"Girl, what were you doing?! Don't tell me you turned off the sound of your ringtone?" -Alya asked her friend.
"N-No, I was just helping my mom with something." -Marinette told her. –"Why, what's going on?" -she asked her.
"We've got a code red, right here at the Grand Paris." -Alya answered her.
"A code red? You mean…"
"Yeah, an akuma is causing mayhem around here, and we need you." -Alya declared.
"Well… it's just that, I'm really in the middle of something and I can't let my mom alone." -Marinette told her. She hated to tell her that, but she really could not let her alone this time.
"Girl, you're the only one of us who can use the Ampulla Amulet, not to mention that you're our leader. We won't be able to do this, without you." -Alya told her. –"I'm sure that whatever you're doing with your mother is important, but if you don't get here to help us, this guy is going to cause major trouble." -she practically begged her.
"Okay, I'll try, but it might take me a while to get there, okay?" -Marinette told her.
"I understand. Just hurry up, okay?" -Alya asked with a sweet and kind voice. She did not want Marinette to feel pressured about it.
"I will try, trust me." -Marinette said, as she hung up.
(End of flashback)
There was still no sign of her, and they were running out of tricks. Plus, now that he had frozen most of the team, Blizzard was preparing himself to get out of there and cause even more damage. Seeing him freeze one of Panda Rouge's legs to the ground, made it clear that they needed to come up with a way to take him down quickly. And that would be difficult, because Queen Bee and Jade Turtle were busy fending off against Madame Romani, whose illusions were giving them more than they could chew. She was basically on her own.
"There has to be a way to get this guy to stop using his powers… but how?" -Rena Rouge asked herself. –"Come on, you know this place relatively well. Your mom works here, so you at least know where to go…" -she told herself, as she visualized the hotel's schematics in her head. –"There might be a way… I don't know if it will work, but I'm going to need Panda's help."
Charging against Blizzard, who was about to freeze Panda's other leg, without this one being able to move, she took advantage of the villain's lack of interest in her. Swinging her flute staff against him, she hit him on the head, while casting a small illusion, that made him think he was seeing spiders crawling up his body. This gave her time to help Panda out of that tight jam.
"Thanks…" -Panda said, as he quickly drew a sledge hammer, so Volpina could break the ice around his leg with it. –"Hurry, use this to get me out of here."
"Alright, here it goes!" -Rena exclaimed as she swung the hammer against the ice, breaking it. –"Are you okay? -she asked, as she let go of the hammer, to check if her friend was alright.
"I'm okay. Just really cold."
"Are you sure? Your leg's alright?"
"I'm okay, don't worry." -Panda told her. –"What did you to him?"
"A simple fear illusion, but it won't last long." -the fox heroine told him.
"Tell me, you got a plan." -Panda asked her.
"I do, and I'm going to need your help to make it happen." -Rena Rouge smiled.
But before she could tell him what she had in her mind, Blizzard attacked them, by firing an ice beam from both his hands. Jumping out of the way, they dodged the ice beam just in the nick of time, with each one of them having thrown themselves into the ground in opposite directions. Panda Rouge ended up falling on top of a snowy mound, while Rena Rouge had to use her staff to prevent herself from colliding with a frozen piece of furniture. Seeing that she had been the one who had made him believe he was being attacked by spiders, which were crawling up his body, Blizzard decided that she would be the next to be frozen. Smirking evilly at her, he walked towards Rena Rouge. To make sure he would not be interrupted this time, he fired another ice beam at Panda Rouge, and froze his legs and his drawing hand.
"Don't go anywhere… after I'm finished with your friend, I'll take care of you." -Blizzard shouted at Panda Rouge, who saw himself unable to help Rena Rouge.
"Crud!" -Panda Rouge cursed his luck.
"And now, how am I going to freeze you?" -Blizzard asked out loud, as Volpina tried to get back on her feet, only to be stopped by the villain, who shot an ice beam at her, forcing her drop on her knees. –"You got spunk, I'll give you that."
She wanted to create another illusion that would help her get out of that tight squeeze, but she could not clear her mind in order to do it.
"I'm not scared of you." -Rena Rouge told him, trying to gain some time, so she could clear her thoughts and use one of her illusions on him.
"But you should be, because after I turn you into a popsicle, I'm going to do the same with your friend over there, as well as your two other friends, the bee and the wolf, once I find them, of course." -Blizzard said with a menacing voice, as he raised his left arm and got ready to turn Volpina into ice cubes.
As he was about to fire an ice beam at the fox heroine, something hit him on the face. Something smooth and round. Something red and black. Something like… a yo-yo; a yo-yo that belonged to none other than the scarlet heroine, Ladybug. The impact from the small yo-yo, was enough to make him howl in pain, as he covered his nose with both his hands.
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size, you, big ice bully?!" -Ladybug told Blizzard, as her yo-yo returned to her.
It had not been easy for her to be there, given what she was doing before. But that did not matter, right then. All that mattered was taking that guy down, before someone else got hurt.
(Flashback)
Going out shopping with your mother could either be the best thing in the world, or it could be the worst thing in the world, depending if you are a boy or a girl. If you are a boy, then it will most likely be the worst thing in the world, because your mother will drag you to every single store to try out something she thinks is cute or that will match some shirt or dress she already has, while you could be somewhere else, doing things that seem incredibly more interesting. But, if you are a girl, and a girl who happens to love fashion, then going out shopping with your mother is the best thing in the world… and for Marinette, it definitely was the best thing in the world.
She had gone shopping with her mother, Sabine, for a brand-new dress for her to wear on a party she and her husband, Tom, had been invited to. A gentleman can always take the same suit for a different party, but when it came a to a lady, it was always expected for her to wear a different dress each party, and Sabine agreed with that rule. But on that day, she was having difficulties in finding something that suited her. All the dresses she tried on were either too fancy or too plain. Still, she had Marinette to give her a second opinion, just in case.
"I don't know, Marinette… this one seems too simple." -Sabine told her daughter, as she looked her in the mirror. She was wearing a
"I kind of like it." -Marinette told her. –"It's simple, but it's beautiful with those frills."
"Maybe, but… I already have one that is so much like this one." -Sabine sighed. She had already decided in her mind that she was not going to take it. –"I'm starting to wonder if your dad wasn't right, when he said that I should take one of the other dresses I already have."
"Mom, I know you and I know that you only say those things, when you can't find something you like." -Marinette giggled. –"That dress looks really pretty on you, but if you don't like it, then, we can keep looking for the perfect dress." -she told her.
"I'm really lucky in having you to help me with these things, Marinette." -Sabine told her. –"If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have anyone to come with me shopping."
"Oh, mom, you know that's not true." -Marinette smiled. –"But thanks for saying it."
"I mean it. You're the best fashion adviser I could ask for." -Sabine told her daughter, making her blush lightly with all that praising. –"Now, come on, let's go and try finding me a dress."
They went to another two stores, and there was nothing that Sabine would say was perfect. If the dinner was not the day after, Marinette would even made her a dress herself. Sabine had entered the changing rooms to try on a dress Marinette had picked for her, when the girl's cell phone began to ring. Opening her backpack, she began looking for it, eventually waking up Tikki, who had decided to take a nap. In the end, it was her kwami who found her phone and gave it to her. Looking at the screen, she saw Alya's name on it.
"Hello, Alya!" -Marinette said.
"Girl, what were you doing?! Don't tell me you turned off the sound of your ringtone?" -Alya asked her friend, from the other side of the line.
"N-No, I was just helping my mom with something." -Marinette told her. –"Why, what's going on?" -she asked her.
"We've got a code red, right here at the Grand Paris." -Alya answered her.
"A code red? You mean…"
"Yeah, an akuma is causing mayhem around here, and we need you." -Alya declared.
"Well… it's just that, I'm really in the middle of something and I can't let my mom alone." -Marinette told her. She hated to tell her that, but she really could not let her alone this time.
"Girl, you're the only one of us who can use the Ampulla Amulet, not to mention that you're our leader. We won't be able to do this, without you." -Alya told her. –"I'm sure that whatever you're doing with your mother is important, but if you don't get here to help us, this guy is going to cause major trouble." -she practically begged her.
"Okay, I'll try, but it might take me a while to get there, okay?" -Marinette told her.
"I understand. Just hurry up, okay?" -Alya asked with a sweet and kind voice. She did not want Marinette to feel pressured about it.
"I will try, trust me." -Marinette said, as she hung up.
Hanging up, Marinette cursed her luck. She knew she had to go and help the others, but she did not want to leave her mom alone, when she had asked her to come shopping with her. Plus, what was she going to tell her to convince her to let her go and save the city? She could not tell her the truth.
"What am I going to tell mom?"-Marinette said softly.
"Can't you tell her that Alya needs you to go to school to help her finish a work for tomorrow's class?" -Tikki, who had hidden back in Marinette's backpack, suggested to her.
"I don't know if it will work, Tikki." -Marinette whispered back at her. –"I don't think my mom would fall for something like that."
"Marinette?! Marinette?!" -Sabine called her from the changing room.
"Yeah, mom?"-Marinette answered her.
"Who was calling you?" -she asked Marinette. She had recognized her daughter's ringtone.
"It was Alya." -the blue haired girl replied.
"Oh, I see. Why was she calling you?"
"She was calling to…" -Marinette hesitated for a second. –"… to ask me if I could meet her in the school's library to help her with a work we have to present in two days." -she came up with that story.
"Oh, and what did you yell her? I hope you told her that you would go help her right away." -Sabine told her.
When she heard her mom say that, Marinette could hardly believe she had heard her saying it. She truly believed she would tell her that she could not go and help her, and that she had to stay and help her choosing a dress for that important party.
"You… You don't mind if I go and help her? Is that what you're saying?" -Marinette asked her, still processing what she had heard her mother saying.
"Of course, sweetie. Just like you, I know Alya for years and I know that she wouldn't call you, if she wasn't really needing your help on that work" -Sabine told her.
"B-But what about you?"
"Don't worry about me. I can pick a new dress alone. Just go and help her. You don't want to leave your best-friend waiting, do you?" -Sabine told Marinette.
Thanking her lucky stars, Marinette decided not to argue with her mother on that matter. Grabbing her things, she promised Sabine that as soon as they were finished, she would go straight home. Kissing her goodbye, Sabine reminded her that she was going to babysit Manon that night, and should not come home too late.
"Don't worry, I'll arrive home, before Manon does." -Marinette promised her.
Now, the only thing that was preventing her from helping her team, was the distance between there and the Le Grand Paris. Checking her phone for the quickest route there, she then tried to find a place where she could change into her Ladybug costume. Using her phone once more, she checked the list of places where she could transform without risking anyone seeing her she had made, to see if there was one nearby. She had to walk an entire block to get to the closest one, but at least on that place, she was sure she would not be seen transforming. The alley way was secluded and there were no windows on the buildings that made it. The only bad thing about it was the awful smell of garbage in the air. Still, if she could go up against any akuma, she could make an effort to not think about the smell.
"I still can't believe my mom let me go that easily, Tikki." -Marinette told her, as she opened her backpack, and let the scarlet kwami get out.
"Well, your mom cares about you and your education." -Tikki told her, as she got out of the backpack. –"She wouldn't want you to do bad in school."
"You're right. Sometimes I forget that my mom wants the best for me." -Marinette confessed her. –"Well, anyways, are you ready for this?" -she asked Tikki, with a smile.
"Let me just finish eating this cookie, and I'm set to go." -Tikki smiled, as she finished eating a chocolate cookie she was holding in her tiny little hands.
"Okay. Then let's do this… Tikki, transforme moi!" -Marinette exclaimed.
(End of flashback)
Still howling in pain from the Ladybug's attack with her yo-yo, Blizzard tried to ignore the pain he was in, as he heard the voice of Hawk Moth in his head. The villain had been watching the whole thing from his hideout, using the mirror in his private chambers.
"What are you waiting for? Kill her!"
Hearing Hawk Moth's order, Blizzard used his ice beam power to propel himself towards where Ladybug was. Seeing him coming at an incredible speed, she did not flinch, standing her guard. He stopped just a few feet away from her. Smirking at her, fired various kinds of ice projectiles against her. Seeing it, she threw herself to her left, performing several cartwheels, avoiding the sharp projectiles. Not giving Blizzard the chance to launch another attack at her, she used her yo-yo and stroke him directly on his knees and on his head, which made him howl in pain.
"Come on! Even Sub-Zero has better aim than you, and he's a videogame character!" -Ladybug joked about it. She was trying to buy some time to know what to do next. The only ones who were there were Rena Rouge and Panda Rouge, and she was wondering what had happened to the rest of the team. But to know that, she was going to need a couple of moments alone with them.
Dodging yet another attack from the akumatized villain, Ladybug felt that there was only one way for her to get some privacy with her friends, and that was to keep Blizzard occupied for a little while. Signalling Rena Rouge, by using a signal code the two of them had devised for such occasions, she asked her to create an illusion to keep him occupied for a little while.
Doing as she was told, Rena focused her mind on producing such illusion. This time, instead of spiders, she made Blizzard believe that he was being attacked by several different snakes, which were wrapping around him. Unknown to the fox heroine, Blizzard suffered from Ophidiophobia, or fear of snakes, and though he knew that was only an illusion, his irrational fear of those creatures made him lose his grip. Taking advantage of this, Ladybug used her luck power to see where the ice in that part of the foyer was frailer, and with her yo-yo, she hit those frailer spots, shattering the ice, and creating a barrier, she hoped, would provide her with the time to know what was going on.
"Took you long enough to get here." -Rena Rouge said, with a smile on her face.
"The traffic was a mess." -Ladybug joked, as she approached Panda Rouge. –"Are you okay?"
"More or less… I've got my hand frozen." -Panda pointed out.
"Don't worry, you'll be free in a minute." -Rena Rouge said, as she went to grab the sledge hammer. –"Let's just hope I don't break your arm, while doing it."
"Try hitting it gently, okay? If you crack the ice, I might be able to break the rest myself." –Panda declared.
"Okay." -Rena waved her head.
"Where are the others? Don't tell me I was the first one to get here." -Ladybug asked them, not seeing signs of anyone else.
"N-No… the others were frozen by that guy. Aside from us two, only Queen Bee and Louve Grise are still free." -Panda told her, as Rena Rouge hit the ice covering his hand and gently as possible, cracking it. –"Though, we don't know exactly in which floor they are… the last we heard of them, they were fighting Madame Romani… okay, that's enough, I think I can shatter it now." -he said, as broke the ice, releasing his hand. –"Okay, now for the legs, please."
"How did this happen?!" -the scarlet heroine asked them.
"Let's just say that none of us is used to fight in such closed spaces." -Rena Rouge told Ladybug.
And she was right. All the training they did was useless. They were used to fighting akumas and Hawk Moth's minions on the outside, with lots of space. Even the tent where their fight against Haute Couture started was a little bigger than the hotel's ceilings. This was the first time they faced one of the akumas indoors, and the result could not be clearer: they needed to rethink their whole training, to make sure they would be able to take down enemies indoors just as easily as on the street.
"Did you try to unfreeze the others?" -Ladybug asked him. She was worried about her other friends.
"Too busy, trying to stay out of that guy's way." -Panda admitted, embarrassed about not having done that.
"We've got to stop this guy. Please tell me you've got a plan, because I really don't have one myself." -the scarlet heroine declared.
"Don't worry. Like I told him, I do have one." -the fox heroine told her.
"Good. I can try and go unfreeze the others to help us out, as soon as the blood in my legs begins to pump again." -Panda warned her.
"No time for that." -Rena Rouge told him, as she heard Blizzard using his powers to destroy the barrier created by Ladybug a couple of minutes before. The illusion she had casted on him should have ended. –"That guy's going to come through that barrier at any moment, so will have to do this, just the three of us. The plan is simple, and if it works, it will put him out of commission for good."
"Then, lay it on us, girl. What do we need to do?" -Ladybug asked her.
While Rena Rouge explained her plan to Ladybug and Panda Rouge, three stories above, in the hotel's grand ballroom, Queen Bee and Louve Grise had their hands full with Madame Romani. The gypsy witch had chosen the girls as her targets, after Queen Bee failed to stop Blizzard from freezing her father, Mayor André Bourgeois. She began by toying with them, making them go after her. She did not know why, but she felt like they would be the perfect duo to play with, before eliminating them herself. Blizzard could take care of the rest of the Miraculous Team, just like Hawk Moth had instructed him, when he akumatized him. She would play with them, the same way a cat plays with a mouse, and when she tired herself of it, she would do the same thing the cat does to a mouse… she would kill them.
The freezing grand ballroom looked like something taken out of a fairy tale, but not a particularly happy one. The ceiling, the walls, the floor, even the furniture, was covered in a thick layer of ice. On the ceiling, ice stalagmites, as well as the huge chandelier that was now covered in ice, looked like they could break at any given moment and fall on their heads. On the ground, they had to be careful not to trip over tumbled tables and chairs, as well as the frozen floor.
"You girls are looking tired." -Madame Romani said. –"Don't tell me that two of the greatest heroes in this city don't have enough strength to take me on?" -she mocked the two heroines, who were starting to get tired of that cat and mouse game.
"We still have more than enough strength to take you down, you vile witch!" -Louve Grise told her, as she used her fan to create ice shards, throwing them at Madame Romani, who was revealed to be nothing more than an illusion. The real Romani was hiding in the shadows of the frozen ballroom. –"Come on out, or are you chicken?!"
"You want me to come out?" -Madame Romani asked her, with a mocking voice. –"Fine, I'll come out… but don't think I'll tell you where exactly I am. You'll have to guess."
That said, multiple copies of Madame Romani appeared all over the ballroom, looking at the girls, and laughing at them. The woman believed she had the upper hand, thinking she had confused the two of them.
"Multiple copies? Now she's just copying Flamingo's ability." -Queen Bee said.
"So? Can you figure out where I am? Or better yet, which one of us is the real me?" -Romani asked them, mocking them. –"Come on, I dare you."
"I don't know about you, but I think it's time we end this." -Queen Bee whispered at Louve Grise.
"Are you thinking, what I'm thinking?" -Louve Grise asked her.
"You better believe I am." -Queen Bee declared in a whisper.
"Can you control your tornadoes in such a closed space?" -Louve Grise asked. She knew her friend's control over her powers had increased significantly with training, but she had never tried to make one indoors.
"Only one way to find out." -Queen Bee told her. –"Hang on to my waist, Louve. This witch is about to know what it means to have a hair-raising experience." -she smiled. Madame Romani was in for a surprise, she was not going to like at all.
This chapter was really something to write. I wanted to give you all something even bigger than before, and I figured why not start the adventure with our heroes in the middle of a fight? Tell me the truth, did you really expected me to start a story like this? hope you all like it, and feel free to tell me everything you thought about it, okay?