Chapter 2: Stoneheart Part 1

Riley kept jumping over the rooftops until she accidentally slammed into something black, causing them to fall and get wrapped up with something. She opened her eyes and gazed up at a boy, around her age, who had a black leather outfit with cat ears on his blonde head, neon green eyes, along with a belt as a tail.

"Well hello. Nice of you to drop in." The boy said, smugly.

"Sorry about this. I didn't mean to ram into you." Riley apologized as they swung back and forth.

"Oh my god, I'm really sorry!" A girl's voice said. The two looked down and saw a girl, around their age, with bluenette hair and bluebell eyes. She was wearing a ladybug jumpsuit, "I'm so clumsy! I'm really sorry!"

"Don't worry about it. But could you get us down from here?" Riley asked.

She started untangling them. When she did, they both fell and landed on their feet.

"So, you guys must be the partners my kwami told me about." The guy said.

"I believe we are." Riley stated, "But who are you?"

"I'm.. hmm… Chat Noir.. Yeah, Chat Noir. And you?" He asked her.

"I'm...uh... Ōkami." Riley answered, "Ōkami."

Chat Noir and Riley turned towards the girl with the Ladybug suit, "What's your name?"

"I'm Ma...Ma..." The ladybug girl stuttered as she struggled on getting her Yo-yo down. Then it came down onto Chat Noir's head as metal stick fell beside him.

"Ow!" Chat Noir yelped in pain as he rubbed his head.

"Madly clumsy, I'm so clumsy." The ladybug girl replied sadly.

"No sweat, clumsy girl." Chat chuckled, picking up a small cylindrical stick from the ground. "I'm still learning the ropes, too."

"So am I. But don't worry, you'll get the hang of it." Riley encouraged the girl who smiled at that. Suddenly the trio heard a loud crash and saw a building tumbling down ahead of where they were. Chat Noir backed up and elongated his stick that he used it as a pole, which launched himself off the ground to a nearby building.

"Hey, where are you going?" The ladybug girl asked in panic.

"To save Paris, right?" Chat Noir grinned and jumped away. Riley sighed at his excitement.

"We better go after him." Riley said. She jumped onto the roofs to go after the cat. Then she heard the ladybug girl fly past her as she screamed. Riley shook her head and chuckled at the sight.


When Ōkami got to the stadium, she saw Stoneheart chase after Kim. She quickly went into action by jumping onto the field and grabbing Kim before Stoneheart could crush him.

"Are you okay?" Ōkami asked as she put him down.

"I-I think so." Kim replied.

"You better get out of here. It's not safe." Ōkami warned. Without being told twice, Kim ran off the field. Then she quickly noticed that Stoneheart was about to grab her, but Chat Noir jumped down and put his baton between them.

"Hey, Its not very nice to pick on people that are smaller than you." Chat Noir stated.

"I guess you're talking about yourself?" Stoneheart said.

He tried to grab Chat, but he jumped out of the way. He ran on top of the arm of the giant and hit his head with his staff, landing beside Ōkami. A yellow glow covered his body and then he grew even bigger. Ōkami quickly grabbed Chat before Stoneheart could hit him.

"Why the heck did you do that?!" Ōkami exclaimed angrily.

"Uh...cuz I thought it'll break?" Chat admitted.

"Don't you have a TV at home or something?!" Ōkami questioned, "When the policemen tried to attack him, he grew bigger!"

Before he could answer, Stoneheart came at them again. The two of them had to keep dodging all of his attacks.

"Where are you other partner?" Chat called out as they kept dodging the giant's attacks. Then Stoneheart ripped the soccer goal out of the ground and threw it towards Alya, who just happened to be there. Chat threw his stick and extended it which caught the net before it crushed Alya. With their attention towards Alya got Chat and Ōkami caught in Stoneheart's hands.

"Do you have any bright ideas by any chance?" Chat asked.

"Not at the moment." Ōkami replied.

"Hey! Super Red Bug!" Alya screamed which gained the attention of the two of three new heroes and the said "Super Red Bug", "What are you waiting for world's watching you!"

Then Ladybug-girl jumped down and wrapped her yo-yo around Stoneheart's legs and slid underneath him.

"Animal cruelty? How shameful." She said as she pulled on the string and the giant let go, throwing Chat and Ōkami up in the air. Luckily Ōkami landed on her feet. But Chat rolled all the way towards the net that he saved Alya from. Ōkami ran up to the net to help him up.

"Sorry I took so long guys." The Ladybug-girl apologized as she landed next to Ōkami who was helping Chat to his feet.

"Its cool Wonderbug, Let's kick his rocky behind." Chat said and started running towards Stoneheart. With quick reflexes, Ōkami grabbed his tail, preventing him from going after the giant.

"Wait! Haven't you noticed, he gets bigger and stronger with every attack?" Ladybug girl pointed out as Ōkami let go of his tail.

"We have to do something different." Ōkami explained.

"Different how?" Chat questioned.

"I don't know." Ladybug girl said as she began to think.

"It might be a good time to use our powers." Ōkami suggested.

"Oh right! Cataclysm!" Chat activated his powers. His right hand had black orbs coming from it.

"Apparently, I destroy everything I touch." Chat said, with a smirk.

"I don't need a superpower for that." Ladybug-girl mumbled.

Chat started leaning for the pole next to him.

"No, don't do that!" Ōkami shouted, but it was too late. He touched it and the goal crumbled to pieces. Then he stared at the giant.

"Cool, it's just you and me now. Time to rumble, soon-to-be rubble!" he shouted as he ran towards Stoneheart.

"Chat Noir! Wait!" Ladybug-girl and Ōkami both yelled. Then Ōkami sighed when she saw Chat touched Stoneheart's foot and nothing happened.

"Why is one of our teammates an idiot?" Ōkami grumbled as Chat touched his foot tried again and still nothing.

"I have no idea." Ladybug girl added.

"Uh-oh, I guess I only get one shot to use my power." Chat whimpered with a small wave of his hand before Stoneheart kicked him back. Then he came tumbling back and landed in front of the two girls.

"Smooth, Chat. Now you only have 5 minutes before you transform back." Ōkami sassed.

"Didn't your Kwami explained anything to you?" Ladybug girl questioned.

"I guess I was a little excited about my new life." Chat replied, resting his hands on the back of his head.

"Well... up to us. Lucky Charm!" Ladybug-girl said as she activated her power. She threw her yo-yo in the air and ladybugs flew out of it. The ladybugs grouped up and a jumpsuit appeared.

"Super power." Chat said sarcastically which received a punch in the arm by Ōkami. Chat winced and rubbed his arm.

"My kwami said I had to break the object, where the what-cha-ma-call-it- the akuma is in." Ladybug girl explained, frowned.

"Well, he's entirely made out of stone." Chat explained.

"Gee, I didn't notice." Ōkami muttered which earned a glare from Chat.

"His right hand, it's so closed." Ladybug girl gasped, pointing. "He never opens it!"

"So the object's in his fist?" Ōkami asked, eyeing the said fist.

"What's your plan?" Chat asked, tilting his head.

The Ladybug girl looked around and smiled as she looked down and spotted the hose on the ground next to them, "This."

She connected the suit to a hose on the ground. Then wrapped her yoyo around Chat Noir's ankles. Ōkami took a few steps away from Chat Noir. She was afraid that the girl would do the same to her.

"Don't resist, trust me." She smiled.

"This girl's crazy!" Chat screamed, as she spun him around and launched him at Stoneheart. Then she gave the jumpsuit and hose to Ōkami who looked at the suit and hose. She soon realized what the girl's plan was. Ōkami headed straight towards Stoneheart with jumpsuit and hose in her hands. Once she was caught in his clutches, Ladybug girl yelled out,

"Alya, the tap!"

Alya quickly ran over and turned the water on. The water filled the suit, making him forcefully open his hand. Ōkami got out and crushed the purple rock. A purple butterfly came out and flew away. Stoneheart was coated with purple mist and he broke into pieces as he transformed back into Ivan. Chat was released from the clutches and landed next to her. Ōkami couldn't help but feel unsettled seeing the butterfly fly away from them.

"What's going on? What am I doing here?" Ivan questioned as the ladybug girl picked up the purple object that turned back into a ball of paper. The ladybug girl ran up to them as Ōkami helped Chat to his feet.

"You were incredible, Miss... Bug Lady." Chat smiled.

"You did it." Ōkami added.

"We all did it, as a team." She smiled.

"Pound it!" They did a three way fit bump. Just then Chat's ring started beeping loudly,

"You should get going. Our identities must remain secret." Ōkami warned.

"Farewell, miladies, let's do this again soon, okay?" He said bowing, and took off.

"'Miladies'? Really?" Ōkami teased.

"Not too soon, I hope." Ladybug girl said.

The two girls turned around and saw Ivan sitting down. Ladybug-girl opened the piece of paper and read it out loud, "You haven't even got the guts to tell Mylene you love her. Wuss!"

Ōkami's ears lowered at the name. She knew that Kim was the one at the fault. Just why did he have to tease a boy like Ivan who liked this girl named Mylene. The two girls walked over to him.

"Kim wrote it. He's always making fun of me." Ivan grumbled sadly.

"You know, you shouldn't get bent out of shape about that." Ōkami reassured.

"There's no shame in telling someone you love them, Ivan." Ladybug-girl stated, patting his arm.

"Hey, how do you know my name, Miss?" Ivan asked. Ivan and Ōkami both looked at her. Both girls couldn't tell him their identity. How were they suppose to explain how they knew him from school? Then they noticed Alya right across from them, filming them.

"Uncanny, amazing, spectacular." Alya said, holding up her phone, "Are you guys gonna be protecting Paris for now on? How did you get your powers? Did you get stung by and radioactive Ladybug. Did you get bit by a radioactive wolf? Oh I've got a ton of questions to ask you guys... uh... Miss?"

"Uhh... Ladybug, call me Ladybug." Ladybug said and took off.

"Ladybug, super awesome," Alya said, then pointed the camera at Ōkami, "How about you Miss?"

"You can call me Ōkami." Ōkami smiled and jumped to the rooftop to get back home.


Riley jumped down to her balcony doors and transformed back into her civilian form. Tsuki floated by her side as she went onto her laptop to watch the news.

"So thanks to this amateur footage, the Parisians now know the identities of their heroes." Nadja said.

"I am pleased to announce, we will be organizing a huge celebration in honor of our city's new protectors, Ladybug, Chat Noir and Ōkami." The Mayor announced.

"You did great, Riley!" Tsuki cheered.

"Thank you, Tsuki-chan." Riley complimented, "How about some tangerines?"

"Hai!" Tsuki agreed.

Riley walked down to the kitchen with Tsuki hiding in her hair. She went up to the fridge and pick out a tangerine and started peeling the tangerine as she headed back upstairs. She sat down at her desk and finished peeling. She handed a piece to Tsuki who ate it in one bite. Riley couldn't but chuckle as Tsuki ate most of the pieces. But something on the TV caught their attention.

"Just as Paris is about to celebrate the appearance of our three new superheros, Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Ōkami, a new wave of panic is sweeping through the capital, as dozens of people are mysteriously transformed into stone giants, it's simply unbelievable!" The TV said, "These victims transformed into Stone beings are still like statues. Police are perplexed. What will happen to them? Will they come to life? Or will they be frozen in time forever?"

Riley watched with horrifying eyes as citizens began changing into stone beings like the akumatized Ivan.

"Tsuki-chan, what's going on? I thought we defeated Stoneheart." Riley pondered.

"Did you capture the akuma?" Tsuki asked.

"What's that got to do with what's going on right now?" Riley asked.

"An akuma can multiply, that's why it must be captured." Tsuki said, "If Ivan gets upset once more, the akuma will turn him back into Stoneheart. He'll be able to bring them back to life and control them like an army."

Riley fell to her knees as tears gathered in her eyes. She had failed. She had failed to save Paris.

"Tsuki, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I failed." Riley sobbed as tears came down her cheeks. Tsuki hugged her cheek.

"Don't be." Tsuki comforted, "I probably should have explained a little bit more."

"How can we fix this?" Riley questioned.

"I'm afraid we have to wait for Ivan's anger awakens again." Tsuki replied. Suddenly she gasped.

"What's wrong, Tsuki-chan?" Riley asked.

"It's Ladybug. She took off her Miraculous!" Tsuki yelled. Riley's eyes widened at her words.

"Then that means…" Riley trailed off.

"She doesn't want to be a hero anymore." Tsuki finished.

"So how are we going to stop this?" Riley questioned.

"You could do it. But Ladybug's miraculous has to be activated in order for you to purify the akuma." Tsuki explained.

"Purify?" Riley puzzled.

"In order to stop the akuma from spreading, it has to be captured and purified once more." Tsuki informed, "So now, we wait."

"Let's also hope that Ladybug will help us." Riley said, looking out the window.

"I hope so too." Tsuki agreed with a sad tone as she sat on Riley's shoulder.


With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world. - Dalai Lama