NOTE: Hey guys! New chapter. It's been awhile with this one. Still working out possible ideas... I'm not really good at adventurous/plot twists kinda things so... it takes me some time.
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Chapter Three
LadyBug flung her yoyo, using it to grapple onto the curved part of the nearest streetlamp. Thrusting her body outwards, she slammed her foot against the brick wall of one of the shops in the shopping district, scaling it till she was on the roof. She took a moment to rebalance herself before she began running on the rooftops, her eyes set on her destination. As she reached the edge of the building, she flung her yoyo once more, grappling onto the nearest protruding pole.
If Chat Le Blanc was another akumatized villain, Chat Noir surely had to do something with it. She just knew it.
"Good afternoon milady."
And speaking of the catty devil.
Mid swing, LadyBug glanced over to her left to see Chat Noir jumping from building to building, using his pole to aide with his travels.
"What did you do?" she didn't hesitate to ask. Don't get her wrong. She wasn't mad or anything. She's had her fair share of causing the negative energy to form a new akumatized individual. If Chat Noir was able to give her any information on their current predator, then they were going to be able to deakumatize Chat Le Blanc in a heartbeat.
LadyBug looked forward, feeling the wind brush through her hair as their destination became much more apparent.
"You know," Chat Noir said through shallow breaths. "I don't think I did anything." She heard him grunt from jumping over an obstacle.
"You sure? You didn't make anyone angry?" she asked, as she swung high up into the air, bending her knees and bringing them closely to her chest. With the momentum in her favor she somersaulted in the air a couple times before sticking the landing at the base of the tower. She then looked to her left at Chat Noir who just landed beside her.
"Milady," he said. "I think I'd know if I did something wrong."
"Remember Copycat?"
"Remember Anti-Bug and Volpina?" He shot back.
LadyBug groaned before glaring at her superhero companion. She couldn't help those attacks. She wasn't very fond of Chloe, and Lila was trying to snatch Adrien away from her. Even if her crush was one-sided, she believed that Adrien belonged with her, and only her.
"Let's just get this over with," she said before running forwards, and flinging her yoyo up at the beams of the tower. Chat Noir began doing the same, except using his staff to aide him with scaling the tower.
In a matter of minutes, the two found themselves on the highest floor, both taking a battling stance. They were ready for any surprise attacks that were going to come their way.
LadyBug narrowed her eyes at the man in the white suit. He stood there, facing the sunset, seemingly unwavered by their presence. She glanced over at Chat Noir, using her eyes as a means to communicate with him. With a few blinks, and shifting stares, it didn't take long for her partner to understand that they should corner him from each side. She used her fingers to count down from three, and as she made a fist, the two slowly began to step over in the opposite direction.
With each step she took, closer to the right of Chat Le Blanc's side, she felt her heart quicken in pace. His back was against them, and the way he stood was so calm. LadyBug just knew that the second her or Chat Noir pounced; he was going to unleash his powers on them. And if he was anything like Chat Noir, he must have had his own power that somehow resembled Chat Noir's Cataclysm.
But something seemed rather odd about this villain compared to the rest. The rest had a goal, a purpose, and were filled with an immense amount of hatred. They were quick to act on their emotions. To get revenge on the one person who made them that way. From what she's seen so far, Chat Le Blanc hasn't made a move yet. All he did was pounce through the city, and take his place on this very monumental tower. What was he trying to do?
"LadyBug." he said, finally breaking the tense silence. "Chat Noir. The infamous heroes of Paris."
LadyBug took a step back, startled by Chat Le Blanc's voice. She then shook her head, clenched her teeth, and tightened her fists; ready to find the object that was imprisoning the black butterfly.
Her current enemy turned around, facing the two that stood just a couple feet away on either side of him. She watched as he clasped his hands, and pursed his lips before taking the time to look from her to her partner. He then unclasped his hands and glided his fingers through his dark brown tresses before meeting her eyes with his honey colored ones.
"Are you two trying to attack me?" he asked with an innocent smile on his face. "I didn't do anything. For all we know, I could be another Miraculous holder." He then smirked.
LadyBug's eyes widened upon hearing the last two words escape from his mouth. What did he know about the Miraculous'? The smug look on his face made it seem like he knew more than what he should. But Lila also knew a thing or two. After the whole Volpina accident, the two became extra cautious over any possible 'superheroes' trying to pass on as a member of the group. Perhaps he was just as tricky as her. Lately, their batch of akumatized people was a bit harder to handle than usual.
"What are you trying to do?" LadyBug asked, her eyes glossing over the silver bell that hung around his neck. Could it possibly be there?
"I just wanted to meet the both of you." Chat Le Blanc smiled before walking over to the bluenette. He walked in circles around her, making her feel uncomfortable by his presence. But he hasn't done anything yet, and if it continued this way, maybe she would be able to pinpoint the location of his butterfly. She hoped that Chat Noir was patient enough to think the same thing. As she glanced over to her left to look at him, he had a bitter look on his face, almost as if he was ready to use his Cataclysm on Chat Le Blanc.
"Hmmm…" Chat Le Blanc pondered. "Your hair. Your eyes. They almost resemble…" He trailed off before coming to a halt behind her. "Well, I suppose this first encounter is good enough for me," he said while taking a few steps forward to stand in front of her. He then reached into a hidden pocket of his suit. As LadyBug squinted her eyes, she noticed that he was wearing a utility belt - a utility belt that perfectly matched the color of his suit and the contour of his body.
"La-LadyBug!" Chat Noir hesitated in a panic, and as he did LadyBug flung her yoyo backwards, bringing herself away from Chat Le Blanc.
She was unsure of what he was going to pull out from his pocket, but for all they knew, it could be a weapon of some sort, or even the very item that was containing his butterfly. LadyBug groaned, feeling like they could have ended this sooner if her partner in crime didn't interrupt.
Chat Noir did a couple black flips before standing next to her. "Sorry, Milady," he said. "Just couldn't handle him hitting on my purrincess."
"Easy kitten." Chat Le Blanc said, holding his hands up.
"Let's just find the akuma," she replied, ignoring the other cat in front of her. "I have somewhere to be." She knew she's had to be gone for almost a half hour now. Adrien was going to think she was pooping. Gosh, she just never was going to be attractive enough for him.
"Already ahead of you." Chat Noir winked at her before charging forwards at his target.
"We can't be civilized?" Chat Le Blanc questioned as he dodged the staff that was constantly swinging at him.
"We're just trying to help you," said LadyBug as she ran forward, throwing her own fist at the white kitten, trying to secure at least one of his arms so she could get ahold of his silver bell.
"Two on one? Now that's just not fair." Chat Le Blanc stated, dodging all their attacks with ease.
For a couple minutes, they continued with their endless amounts of attacks, but nothing was even in the slightest bit getting close to landing one hit.
LadyBug stood there frustrated, trying to get ahold of her breathing as Chat Noir did the same. She hadn't the slightest clue about Le Blanc's motives, how he originated, and what could possibly be containing his butterfly. The item was usually sentimental of the sorts, and she could see absolutely nothing on him that could possibly contain it. This was going absolutely nowhere.
"Tired already?" he said with a wide grin. "It's my turn then." He turned his face to the bluenette and flashed her with a smile. "Sorry love," he said before reaching into a pocket on his utility belt, and throwing, what looked to be a white rectangular band in her direction.
"Wha-" LadyBug tried to question as the white band clung to her wrist. She suddenly felt her body being pulled backwards by an impressive amount of force. What is this? She looked down to the band that was sparking around the edges. She tried pulling her wrist forward, but the force pulling her back was much stronger. She grabbed onto the band, trying to take it away from her wrist. "Ugh-" She groaned in pain as her back slammed against a metal truss of the tower. "What is this?!" She began squirming, trying to wriggle her way free from the band.
"My own invention," he said. "I wouldn't wiggle so much if I were you. Thing tightens under pressure."
"What?!"
"It wouldn't be much fun if you were able to get out that easily, now would it?" He winked.
"Why you-" Chat Noir called out in anger, before charging at him again, swinging his staff much faster than before.
"One on one. Now that's more like it." He grinned once more while easily dodging all of Chat Noir's attacks. As he continued to dodge, he pulled out his own staff, and began to counteract all of Chat Noir's moves.
Before her very eyes, Chat Le Blanc's unfathomable skills overwhelmed her partner and in seconds his staff was taken away from him, and tossed off of the tower. "It didn't have to be this way," Chat Le Blanc said before reaching into his utility belt once more. His belt blended in with his suit so perfectly. From where LadyBug stood, she couldn't even see it. She couldn't even make out some protruding edge signifying the shape of whatever he was holding. She couldn't even tell how many compartments were attached to it. He was becoming much more mysterious with each passing second.
"I'm sorry Noir, but you aren't my goal here," he said before reaching into another part on his hidden belt.
LadyBug stood there, once again trying to wriggle the band away from her wrist. He was right though. The more she tried, the more it hurt. She could feel the blood no longer properly flowing to her hand, and all she could feel was a static like feeling slowly edging her hand into complete numbness.
She stopped, trying to relax her body before turning her attention back to Chat Le Blanc. He had the upper hand now. She watched as he used his staff to send Chat Noir edging backwards towards the railings. Her partner constantly tried to free himself from his clutches, but every time he tried to flip away from him, Chat Le Blanc's staff would prevent him from doing so.
"Ready?" Chat Le Blanc asked.
"Huh?"
In a flash of a moment, Chat Le Blanc threw a small white ball from his hands, distracting Chat Noir. LadyBug watched as Chat Le Blanc took this moment to defeat his sparring partner.
"Chat Noir!" she cried out as Chat Le Blanc dug his staff into her partner's chest. This sent Chat Noir backwards, falling off of the tower. "CHAT!" she cried out once again, her mind spiraling in a complete panic. She tugged on the band once more, but felt the pain pulsating throughout her body.
Suddenly, the white ball descended, following after Chat Noir, and all that LadyBug could hear was a loud grunt from her partner and the sounds of rope scraping against once another.
"What did you do?" she asked in anger.
"Relax." Chat Le Blanc sounded amused. "Just tied him up to a truss. Your partner isn't dead, and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't die that easily." He sauntered his way over to LadyBug, his eyes set on her wrist. "I told you not to struggle," he said before snapping his fingers. In an instant, the band retreated, and was pulled back into his grip.
LadyBug sighed with relief before wriggling her fingers, and twisting her wrist around in circular motions. It surely was going to feel sore for a while, but at least she didn't have her hand fall off.
"Now," he said, reaching into the same area as he did earlier. "I just wanted to give you this," he smiled before bowing down to her.
LadyBug stood there with wide eyes as he pulled a white rose from one of his pockets. "This is for you, love," he grinned widely, urging her to take it. LadyBug held it between her fingertips, inspecting the petals for some sort of clue.
"It's just a rose," he said before turning around to walk away. "I did say that all I wanted to do was meet you. I guess I found out a bit more than intended. That definitely speeds things up." He finished off before pouncing on the railing.
LadyBug took a step forward. She was ready to follow him if she had too.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," he said, noticing her actions. "As much as I would like that, I'll hurt the civilians if you do. And trust me. You don't want that." He snapped his fingers once more, this time pressing his thumb against his middle finger instead of his index. With that, he jumped off the tower, disappearing from the scene.
"AHHH-" She heard Chat Noir yelp, followed by his footsteps and movement bringing him back to the top of the tower.
"A rose?" He scowled after rejoining her. "Sorry purrincess, but I don't approve of you fooling around with another cat, but me." He took the rose from her grip, and LadyBug immediately snatched it away from him.
"Who said you and I fool around with each other?" She raised an eyebrow before wagging the rose in his face. "It's our only clue about him and his motives."
"It's just a rose."
"Oh Chat, don't let your jealously show too much. It makes you less charming," she teased as her earrings began to beep. She raised a hand to her ear, as Chat Noir's own Miraculous began to sound aloud as well. "We're just going to have to wait until he strikes again," she said before running towards the railings and flinging her yoyo off in the distance. "Bug out!"
Marinette closed the windows inside of her washroom before taking a glance of her appearance in the mirror. She raised her wrist up, noticing the swelling. That was something she had to somehow explain to her mother at some point. As for now though, she had to worry about the boy she left in her room, all alone for who knows how long.
"Marinette," Tikki hovered over to her. "There's something off about Chat Le Blanc."
"Other than he's far more skilled than Chat Noir and I combined?" Marinette asked while applying a small amount of pressure to her wounded area. She was going to have to apply some ice to it to reduce the swelling.
"I couldn't sense an akuma, Marinette," Tikki said. "He could be different from the rest, but…" Tikki hesitated to continue. "Bu-But, next time you see him, I need you to spar with him a bit longer. I just need to make sure."
"Make sure of what?" Marinette asked, turning her attention away from the mirror, and onto the kwami hovering beside her.
"I'm not sure yet, but I'll let you know when the time comes."
Marinette raised an eyebrow, curious as to what was going on in her little kwami's mind. "You can tell me Tikki."
"I know, Marinette, but I just want to make sure."
Marinette sighed. She wanted to know what was going on in her kwami's tiny head. But she supposed, for now, she could just wait until the next time she met with Chat Le Blanc.
Marinette looked over to the white rose she placed on the edge of the bathtub.
Why would he even give her a rose?
So what do you guys think? We have a bit of an introduction to who Chat Le Blanc is and what he is capable of. The only question is, what is he up to and what does he want? hmm...
