Author's Note: Wow, already I have faves and follows! Thank you! On the other note, school's gonna start for me tomorrow which means slower updates than usual…so I'm updating this one before tomorrow comes ^^ and sorry for the lame villain name, I honestly had trouble thinking about the name…One last thing: since I got a review stating that the theme song is at the beginning, I will not write MM. I, will, however still use: :(/\): to go to a new scene and such.

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Summary: A new writer, Sally James whom she accidentally bumped into Marinette, starts to write a book after a few words of encouragement. Once she was satisfied, she eagerly goes to the Editors and waits for their approval. But when she gets rejected, Hawk Moth uses this opportunity to transform her into a villain that is known as The Bandit Writer.

Chapter 2: Once Upon A Time

"…for homework, I want you all to write a different ending to the story we had just read! Five hundred words at least!" the teacher called out as the bell rang, signaling that the end had finally came.

"Ah, I never thought the bell would come." Marinette spoke as they filed out of the classroom.

The two reached their lockers and grabbed their stuff before they headed out.

"I was surprised that you actually managed to keep yourself awake. I would've for sure thought that you would fall asleep." Alya chuckled.

That made Marinette make a disgruntled face. "Yeah well, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do."

Once they reached at the bottom of the stairs, the two started to depart their way. "Well, I gotta go. I promised my mom that I would make a delivery to a customer."

"See you."

With that, the two went to their normal directions that would eventually lead them to their houses.

While Marinette was walking, she was lost deep in her thoughts which were mainly around Adrien. But she couldn't help it thought. He was just too cute and way too hot to even be ignored.

I wonder if it's actually possible to ignore him. she thought, being amused then paused. Nah, no one can resist him. Well, actually, there's Alya but they don't really speak to each other anyways and then there's Chloe who won't even give him the time of day.

As she let her thoughts wander away, she didn't even realized that there was another person who just turned a corner and she seemed to be heading to the direction which Marinette was. Like Marinette, the girl was also way too focused on her papers.

Marinette. Man, I wish just once Chloe wouldn't latch onto Adrien so tightly then maybe just maybe, I would have a chance with him. Yet again, it's kind of pointless considering I'm a mess when it comes to him—

"Argh!" Marinette exclaimed as sudden thuds were heard. Papers flew everywhere as well.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying attention to where I was going! I'm so sorry!"

It took Marinette to just now comprehend that was another girl in front of her. She was frantically trying to grab her papers and make sure that they were in order.

"Huh? Wha? Oh! No, no, no, no! It's my fault entirely. I wasn't looking where I was going—hey…" Marinette suddenly trailed off once she picked up a paper. Her eyes went wide with fascination as she was reading it.

Noticing this, the girl gave a gasp. "Wait, no! Don't read! Oh, man!"

Blinking, Marinette pulled away from the paper and looked back to the nervous girl then back to the paper.

"Oh, sorry. I shouldn't be reading other people's belonging. I'm sorry." Marinette apologized as she was handing back the final paper. "Uh…are you planning to become an author by any chance?"

The girl blinked, being taken off guard. "Uh…no…er…I actually don't know. I never really thought of it."

Marinette smiled. "Well you should because from what I just read, it sounds like a winner."

From that simple sentence, it made the girl's eyes go wide with shock and surprise. She honestly never even thought of some random stranger complimenting on her writing. As a result, the girl merely gave a feeble smile and walked to a nearby bench to sit; Marinette followed her shortly.

"Well…it's just that…you see…the reason why I actually never thought of becoming an author is because I don't think I have what it takes to be one. I mean, I see all these fascinating authors who writes amazing stories and then there's me…I don't know if people would be interested enough to actually read my stories." she explained.

"I see…" Marinette then paused. "But that doesn't mean you still can't try. You don't have to live to the expectations of what all those other authors did. This is you we're talking about. Your story. Your journey. Only you can decide what will happen and when it will end."

There was a short silence and the girl lifted her head up and gave a sincere smile. "You know, that actually made me feel a lot better. Your friends are lucky to have you." she said then got up. "Well, I gotta go. Errands to run and a book to start. Thanks a lot, really!"

With that, the blonde girl began to walk away but then she paused when she was halfway down.

"Hey, by the way, I'm Sally James!" she called out, giving out a small wave.

Marinette smiled as she too returned the wave gesture. "I'm Marinette!"

And it was then, the girl turned around and disappeared the moment she turned around a corner. Marinette gave a smile and began to skip.

:(/\):

"I'm home!" Marinette called out as she returned from her delivering.

"Hey, honey!" the voices of the parents called out.

Marinette climbed upstairs to her room and plopped down to her bed.

"You know, that was a really nice thing you did…cheering her up even though you don't know her." Tikki replied, flying out of her purse.

Marinette gave a smile. "Hey, she looked really down but stranger or not, I'm always there to help!" she proclaimed, posing some lame superhero.

Tikki sweat-dropped. The Kwami then looked around and smirked as she found whatever she was looking for.

"Hey, don't you have homework to do?" she asked.

Just from that simple question, it instantly brought Marinette's mood down.

"Aweh, stinking homework. Why does it have to exist?" she moaned.

:(/\):

"…and the sun started to lower down, indicating that nighttime would come but it also meant that tomorrow is a new day where Blythe would start her new journey…" Sally said as she wrote down on the paper. "And done!" she giggled, leaning back against the chair.

"My masterpiece is finally complete and I can't wait to publish it! Heehee!" Sally exclaimed, hugging the paper tightly.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

With that, Sally grabbed the completed book and stuffed the paper in a folder. She then raced down the stairs and flung the door wide open before she closed it. Feeling the adrenaline rushing through her, the girl ran down the street with excitement flooding through her.

She didn't care that she was running out of breath. Sally was just really excited about everything. Her first book was about to get published. All those gruesome editing and reviewing hours…everything was going to be paid off.

She screeched to a halt when she reached her destination and then the girl looked up with eyes wide and her mouth hung opened.

There it was.

The building that was standing right in front of her. Sally continued to stare at the white-marble building that seemed to be calling out for her.

"Come in, Sally…come innnn…"

Shaking her head, she was back to her giddy mood and made a small jog towards the building. The second she stepped inside, Sally automatically halted in her tracks and she gazed forward, taking in the surroundings.

"Woah…"

There were many people; all of them either going to their proper place or some of them were at their desks. The walls were high up and were made out of marble and the whole building was decorated in an elegant sort of style. There were also white pillars that were scattered throughout the room and the building was adorned with brown, gold and white furniture.

Because she was so focused on the building, she didn't even acknowledged that there was a woman standing beside her. Raising an eyebrow, she gave a cleared throat which snapped Sally back to reality.

Her eyes gazed upon a brown-haired woman who had glasses and her brown sharp eyes stared down at her with an intense look.

"Hello, I'm Adriana." she introduced herself. Despite the fact that she looked strict, she had a gentle voice. "How may I help you?"

She still gawked at the woman who looked somewhere in the twenties or thirties but then the girl blinked as she tried to get back in focus which was rather hard.

"Um…ehm…I—I'm Sally James. I made an appointment with Mr. Antonie Beaumont."

Acknowledging the name, Adriana nodded as she looked down on her clipboard. "Ah yes. Right this way, please."

Sally continued to gaze at the building but soon the main room vanished the moment she entered a new hallway. She passed many doors until at last she reached a brown door with a label that says Antonie Beaumont. The second Sally saw the name, she started to feel nervous.

"He is in there and is expecting you. I wish you luck." with that, Adriana walked down the hallway.

Right…luck is what I need now. she thought.

With a deep breath, she pushed the door open and the minute she did, a voice spoke.

"Ah, welcome Sally James. I have been expecting you."

:(/\):

Heavy footsteps came, pounding down the cement ground. It had to be a simple misunderstanding…it had to be.

But no matter how much she wished that it was, Sally blinked away the threatening tears that clouded her vision. Because of that though, Sally tripped on a broken ground and landed roughly; her elbow got scraped and her folder flew out of her hand.

And like that, she let the tears out and she didn't care if she was out in the public.

Why was she so stupid enough to actually believe she could publish a book?

With shaking hands, Sally picked up the scattered folder and the pencil that flew out of it but stopped as she stared at the file. Instead of having a sad look, anger started to replace it and Sally threw the folder, not caring that the papers flew out of it.

Let the wind carry them.

She didn't want to see it.

Sally didn't want to see the papers at all.

:(/\):

A sudden light broke into the once dark room. It was then white butterflies that were fluttering around.

"I sense a new hatred that is just waiting to be released. How dare they throw a talented young writer as though she was garbage. They crushed her dreams and in return, they must pay." Hawk Moth responded, sticking his hand out. "Come out, my sweet little Akuma. It's time for you to raise chaos."

A butterfly flew towards his hand so that it rested on top of it. He then had his other arm covering the butterfly. Dark energy covered the small animal and it was turned black.

"Go! Fulfill the girl's dream."

With that, the black butterfly flew towards an opened window and out in Paris.

:(/\):

Sally sniffed as she wiped the angry tears away. She was still on the ground, clutching her pencil. Unknown to her, the black butterfly fluttered to her wooden pencil that was soon covered with black magic.

She lifted her head up but something was different about the girl. Instead of her depressed look, it was filled with anger and hatred and a purple outline was visible on her face and she heard a voice in her head.

"They rejected you…all your hard work…they threw it down like it was nothing…I think revenge would do, don't you? It just sounds so divine to fulfill your need…I can give you that power but in return, I need you to get something for me…so will you do it?"

Grinning wickedly, Sally could feel the dark energy that was going in her body.

"I'll do it."

And then, the black magic had completely covered her…

:(/\):

Screams erupted the afternoon sky and havoc was already filling up the city. Several gigantic monsters roamed the streets, destroying everything that was in their path.

"Haha, sweet revenge feels so divine!" a voice cackled. Soon enough, something was starting to materialize out of nowhere only to reveal a figure.

The girl appeared to be wearing what it looked like a green dress with pointy upward sleeves along with white leggings. Her hair was up in an odd hairstyle by having her hair tied upwards like one huge bun.

"Hmm, let's see what else I can destroy." she spoke, wickedly. Just as she was about to use her pencil, something hit her wrist and she recoiled it in pain.

"Sorry but while you are on my turf, your little fun ends here." a voice spoke.

Eyes narrowed, the villain turned her attention to the newcomer who seemed to be twirling an object at the side before she placed it on her hand. It seemed as though the enemy recognized her since she spoke her name.

"Ah, Ladybug. I was beginning to wonder if you would ever show up." the girl said.

Ladybug smirked. "As if I would ever run away from a fight. Now then…since you know my name, I think it's fair that you would tell me yours."

The adversary grinned like a Cheshire cat. "A splendid idea since after all, I would be happy to do the honors by killing you. The name's Bandit Writer. Now come to me, Ladybug where we are both destined to fight each other and I shall spill your blood on the crimson thread of fate!"

With that, the Bandit Writer took out her pencil and started to write. Soon, a shape started to take form before it eventually revealed its true form. It took more of a shape of a Minotaur and then the Minotaur gave out a ferocious roar that made Marinette gasp.

It's triple the size as me! I can't take it down!

Seeing this, the Bandit Writer smirked. "What's the matter? A bit beyond your reach?"

She laughed until another voice. "Nothing's too difficult when Chat Noir arrives!"

A charging yell came and what it looked like a staff came down at the beast. Unfortunately, it didn't do any damage.

The foe blinked then laughed at his useless attempt.

"Wow…my hero." Marinette said, bluntly.

"Uhh…" because of the strike, Chat Noir looked up and gave a sheepish grin at the monster who looked at him before he gave out a roar. Gasping, the Minotaur grabbed the staff and yanked Chat Noir up before he got flung away.

"Now, my sweetum…get them!"

The creature raised its two arms and Marinette moved out of the way in time by performing a sideway somersault; instead of hitting the target, the monster smashed the ground.

Marinette did several of backflips in order to avoid the large arms that were swinging at her. She then joined Chat Noir who just got up.

"Ugh, it had to be a mythical creature, didn't it?" Chat Noir muttered as he got up. "Any plan on how to beat her?"

"I think so but—"

"You need me to distract the big guy? Ah, no problem, M'lady." he grinned, cockily.

Chat Noir then walked out of the way and jumped in front of the animal.

"Hey, big guy! Did anyone ever told you that you have rocks for a brain?" he shouted, laughing.

The Bandit Writer and Ladybug gave a groan. But because of that simple remark, Minotaur gave out a mighty roar and raised its fist. Chat Noir widened his eyes as he hurriedly did back flips to avoid the fist but from the far distance, it looked like the Minotaur had gotten him even though he didn't.

The Bandit Writer watched the scene and added an evil smile. "Hmm, let's make the battle a bit more interesting, shall we?"

Marinette turned her attention towards and had her eyes wide when she saw that the girl started to write in air. Ladybug then had her gaze back to the Minotaur who now had rocks in his hands.

"And as for you…" the writer simply wrote a sentence in the air which made a nearby car that turn into car robot.

Marinette stared at the object as she backed away before she did a backflip to avoid the swinging arm of the car.

Marinette landed on her feet but then she heard a sudden shout of agony and she gasped as she saw Chat Noir taking a painful blow from the Minotaur.

"Lucky Charm!"

In a flash, an object that took form of a book appeared in her hand.

"What? A book? This is no time for reading!"

"Take a look at this way. At least you can bore people to death with it." Chat Noir remarked.

Marinette quickly shot him a dirty look before she scanned the place to find out where she can use the book.

"Alright, I got it. You stay here since you are in no condition to fight."

"Wait, what?!"

Before he could even have the chance to complete his sentence, Ladybug took off and leaped from the side of the building before she landed on her two feet. She eventually faced the Bandit Writer.

The Bandit Writer gleamed madly at the fallen cat and she took this chance to make chains to appear out of nowhere. Chat Noir struggled from the chains but it was futile since both of his ankles and wrists were tied from the chains.

"Now…finish him!"

The Minotaur menacingly stared at the hero and then he raised his arm up, ready to crush him.

"Hey, Bandit Writer!" Marinette called out.

Naturally, this gained the girl's attention.

"What?" she snapped, annoyed that Ladybug stopped her from crushing Chat Noir.

"Look what I got." Ladybug sang in a sing song tone. "I got a book too! With this book, I can write as well with no limits." she replied, giving a small grin.

"Give me that!"

Ladybug shrugged. "Well…okay…"

The Bandit Writer snatched the book out of her hand and her madness grew. The foe started to write in a rapid speed but when she got to the end of the book, her eyes went wide with shock.

"Wh—what?" she said as she was frantically started to flip the pages, trying to find a new page. "No! No!"

Ladybug smirked. "Your limit has ended but I didn't!" she threw her yo-yo and it was wrapped around the girl's wrist who saw this. The girl got yanked which made her drop the two objects and Ladybug took this chance to race towards it while the Bandit Writer was tied.

"No! Minotaur! Get her! Get HER!" she screamed, furiously.

Turning his head sharply, the foul beast began to run towards Ladybug.

"No, Ladybug!" Chat Noir shouted as he helplessly watched the scene before him.

The heroine jumped into the air and made a reach for the fallen pencil while at the same time, the Minotaur raised his arm to make an attempt to strike her. Luckily, Ladybug grabbed the pencil in time and quickly performed a forward somersault, rolling between the Minotaur's legs and had narrowly avoided the fist.

"You've done enough harm, little one." Marinette spoke as she broke the pencil in half.

"NO!" the Bandit Writer screeched and she saw the book going haywire, unleashing everything of what she had just wrote.

"Time to cleanse evil!" Marinette proclaimed as she swung her yo-yo around.

The disk grabbed the dark butterfly and then the heroine pressed the button on the disk so that the butterfly that was now pure escaped.

"Bye, bye butterfly."

The creations of what the Bandit Writer made had now disappeared including the chains that were on Chat Noir. The former enemy eventually reverted back to her normal self and everything that was destroyed was now fixed.

"Mission accomplished." the two fighters stated, giving each other a smile.

:(/\):

"So close!" Hawk Moth snarled. "You may have slipped yet again, Ladybug, but I can assure you! The fate which has bound us all will soon come!"

And the light that came from the skylight disappeared.

:(/\):

"Ah, nice work there Ladybug. But of course, you couldn't have done it without me." Chat Noir boasted.

Marinette gave him a look as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Gimme a break. You were like a damsel in distress. I saved your butt…again." she stated, making sure she emphasised the word again.

This made Chat Noir sputter. "Wh-what? NO! I—Ladybug!"

She giggled. "But I suppose a knight like you deserve an reward."

Chat Noir blinked as she suddenly got closer to him. She leaned against him and then gave him a peck on the cheek which made Chat Noir's cheek go red a little.

"Thanks, Noir." she whispered.

"Sacre Bleu." Chat Noir spoke, lifting his hand so that it touched the spot where Ladybug kissed him. "Uh, Ladybug—"he began but saw that she was nowhere to be found.

Nonetheless, the hero still wore that smile as he dreamily stared in the distance.

At a far corner, there was Ladybug who de-transformed into her civilian form. She saw her Kwami pet flying out of her purse and the girl gave her a grin.

Author's Note: Ehhh, I suppose this is an okay chapter. I'm not happy about it especially how I wrote the villain and the use of her pencil which is almost similar to Nathanael when he was akumatized. And I also hate the fact that most of the chapter's ending was taken up by the battles…and I apologize for the cheesy ending but I felt like I had to put in there aha and let's face it: Chat Noir is an idiot -.-* but a lovable one hehehe. NOW, school started for me today and to put it short, expect slower updates…anyways, toodles!