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This chapter is a bit of a filler I will admit. You don't technically need to read it for story plot, but it does give you a glimpse at the Akuma that they are fighting and the danger that is beginning to rear with Hawkmoth's desperation. There is mention of blood and death in this chapter but nothing too graphic. Either way, enjoy the read and if you see any errors let me know, I live a hectic life and miss small things. Thank you ^^

CHAPTER 3

Ladybug and Chat Noir arrived to the chaos both grimacing at the destruction that surrounded them. Cars were smashed, chunks of buildings were missing, other buildings were completely demolished. People lay in the streets either knocked out or just not moving at all, Others were fleeing, some brave souls were trying to move the incapacitated from the danger zone. And in the middle of it all stood the Akuma, surrounded by its chaos a self satisfied smile on its face. It wasn't massive, but it wasn't small either. It stood a good twelve feet high, and was built like a damn tank. He was picking up cars like they weighed nothing and chucking them at buildings and people, yelling about the problems with modern society and their reliance on modern comforts.

"We need to stop him before he demolishes the city." Chat murmured, watching him punch a building, the rocks crumbling. About fifteen people ran from the fallout of the rubble in a blind panic, some trampling over each other to get away.

"We need to get him away from people." Mari said thoughtfully, trying to think on a strategy. "I'm not worried about the buildings, I don't know how many lives my cure can save." She said, doubt thick in her voice. Chat looked to her and nodded.

"Alright princess, any ideas?" He asked. Mari bit her lip in thought and sighed.

"Like I said, buildings aren't a problem. Let him throw his tantrum. We need to evacuate this section of the city and maybe a few sections over." She said thoughtfully, watching as he threw a car at a near by tree, the vehicle exploding on impact, she flinched able to feel the heat from her place on the roof. "Alright, I'm going to send out an evac warning on the alert system and Ladyblog to the areas that need to get to safety. You start getting everyone out of here." She said and opened her yo-yo to get to the alert system. After a quick evac notice she hopped down to join Chat, she had no doubt Alya would be close by live-casting the attack. She watched her partner jog by in the opposite direction, holding several children and a dog, a cat perched on his shoulder. She trusted him not to get killed and knew she needed to focus on the matter at hand. The Akuma finally noticed her and gave an outraged yell.

"You all have become compliant with your easy lives. You trust a beetle so damn much to keep you safe! So much so that you have let yourselves forget how to help your own damn selves!" He yelled, pointing at Ladybug. "You will come to regret that decision when I strip her of her precious Miraculous and you are left defenseless!" He shouted and charged at Mari. She made a squeak of shock and ducked into an alley to avoid him, bumping into Alya in the process.

"Ladybug! What do we know about this Akuma? He doesn't seem to have any real motive other than destruction. Do you know what his Akumatized item is yet?" She asked hurriedly, shoving the phone closer to her face, eager for an answer. Mari looked over her shoulder and swore at the Akuma charging right at them. She wrapped her arm around Alya and flung them into the air. By now Her friend was used to being hurled over Paris at random and turned the phone to show the height and speed that they flew over the districts of Paris. She stopped once she was two districts away and set Alya on the ground.

"I can't answer anything about the Akuma right now. All I know is he is dangerous, Anyone within four districts of him need to grab your loved ones and evacuate. Don't worry about material items, that can be fixed. Worry about your breathing living loved ones, He seems determined to destroy everything in his path, he doesn't care who he kills. I am counting on you all to make sure everyone gets to safety, if you have neighbors that are still asleep wake them and help get them out of there. Report to an Akuma shelter to wait it out, I will have this taken care of as soon as I can." Ladybug said to the camera, Alya staying silent as she spoke. Mari looked past the camera to Alya. "Call anyone you know living in that district and make sure they get out, Chat and I will do everything that we can." She said seriously. Alya nodded and watched LB take off back to the fray. Alya flipped the phone to face herself a stern look to her eyes.

"You heard the woman, this isn't a drill, grab your pets and your momma, and get the hell outta dodge. She is right, the cure will handle any material possessions, but we don't know the extent of the cure for injured or dead. Now I am taking her advice, I have a few people I need to account for. This is Alya signing off." She turned off the stream and looked to her phone. Mari and Adrien were literally right in the middle of that, that did not sit well with her. She sent a text to each of them and waited a few moments, her heart dropping faster and faster the longer they went without answering. Neither of them waited to answer a text ever. She was beginning to panic now. "Fucking hell." She whispered and took off for their apartment, determined to get them out. Yes ladybug had explicitly taken her from danger, but this was her family she was talking about. Luckily Nino was out of town for a few days due to work and her mother was halfway across France for a competition, the only ones she had to really worry about were those two idiots. She pulled her go pro from her purse as she ran and hooked it around her forehead, no point in missing the action if she was going to be in that direction right?

It took about forty minutes of running for her to get to Mari's apartment building and when she arrived, she felt like she was going to throw up. Half of the building was missing. The top half, that held their home.

"No, no no no." She whispered trying to reason or deny it, though there was obviously no denying.

"Alya?" A voice asked behind her, she spun around in shock and gasped, Chat had blood running over his eye from a cut in his forehead and a split lip, but he otherwise looked okay. "What are you doing here? I thought LB got you out of here?" He asked and jumped when an explosion rocked their surroundings, in a second he was hunched over her, shielding her body with his own from any potential debris.

"M-my friends, they were in that building. They were on the fifth floor." She said her voice thick. "They aren't answering their phones." She shook her head, her lips quivering as she thought on the worst in this situation.

"Hey, its okay, I evacuated that building twenty minutes ago. Everyone and their pets are accounted for, down to the last ant farm. Buses have started to show to help with evac. I watched everyone get on myself." He soothed, it wasn't a complete lie. "Most of this district has been cleared, the warning you and LB put on the blog and the alert system got to people in time." He said, his head shooting up as another explosion rocked the ground, it was getting closer. "Now you need to go, Paris, and Ladybug, would never forgive me if I let anything happen to the best blogger this side of Europe." He said and wrapped his arms around her, using his baton, he shot them into the air, Alya looked around and gasped at her new vantage point. This district was nothing but crumbled buildings or buildings that were missing whole chunks, various fires raged in different places. And in the middle of it all stood the Akuma, and a red blur that was jumping around and throwing debris at him to keep his attention.

"How are you going to beat him?" Alya asked in a small voice.

"I'm not sure, right now my job is to get anyone out of danger that I can, including you. Once that happens, LB and I can work out a plan. Right now she is keeping him distracted while I do my side of things." He said, using his baton to get them away. "So far we have noted a few weaknesses on his part. He can't make sharp turns due to his size. And he obviously can't get into small places, but that one is only a temporary weakness seeing as how he can just destroy what he needs to. We are thinking that if we can tire him out, we can take him down. It will just take a while. LB wants to evacuate a few more districts, but I don't think there is any real reason, he seems to be wanting to stay in one general area. I think he is wanting to move towards the Eiffel Tower, which is an area that has already been given a evac notice." He told her thoughtfully as they soared through the air. Once at a safe distance he set her on the ground and smiled at her. "Please stay out of danger, I know you want to keep everyone informed, but this one is unusually dangerous okay?" He said, placing his hand on her shoulder. "Now I gotta go, we will send any updates we can through the alert system or the blog okay? Just please stay safe." He said then waved at her before taking off. She watched him leave and cut off her go pro, moving it back to her purse, she leaned on the wall and sighed, and nearly jumped out of her skin when her phone chirped.

Adrien: 'hey we are safe, Mari and I forgot to charge our phones last night. I just now got to a charger. Dad has us locked away in one of his bunkers, we are safe. Please be safe yourself. We can chat tomorrow ;)'

She sighed and slid down the wall, her knees week at finally knowing that her friends were okay. She trusted Chat Noir, but she also didn't feel at ease until she heard from one of them directly. She took a deep breath and typed a response/

ALYA: Boy you should know better than to go without charging your phone! But thank you for letting me know. I swear you two are trying to give me a heart attack. Stay safe cinnamon bun and keep our girl safe too. Love ya both 3

She tucked her phone away and leaned her head on the brick of the building, she could still hear the explosions in the distance and felt worry. Chat was right, this one was a lot more dangerous than most of the Akumas in the past. Hawkmoth was getting desperate, and that was a scary thing.

"Why does anyone even still live in Paris." She whispered and pushed from the wall. She glanced in the direction of the fight and sighed heavily. "Be safe you two idiots, Paris needs you alive." She muttered and began walking for one of the Akuma bunkers, maybe she could get a few interviews in while they waited.

AN: So that was chapter 3. I am probably not going to do the rest of the Akuma fight, but I may make a side oneshot of the fight for shits and giggles. Reviews are appreciated, and if there is anything you think I should do or theories you would like to toss at me, I would be happy to hear them. Anyway, stay safe stay awesome, and don't throw cars.

~ Fangy =^,...,^=