"Luka are you crazy!" Nathanael exclaims speed walking to keep up with the older boy down the street "We can't just barge in on them"
Luka grins "We're not barging in, the mall is a public place Nathan" he sticks his hands in his pocket "You're acting strange, why don't you want me to meet Lila?" Luka asks "Unless you're afraid that Lila will like me more than you"
Nathanael shoots him a dirty look "Don't talk nonsense" he also stuffs his hands in his pockets straightening up to try and appear taller "Fine we'll go see Lila"
"Great, although we were going whether you liked it or not" Luka speeds up his walk much to Nathanael's dismay as he has to run a little to keep up.
They reached the Mall and walked in. They slowly wandered around the Mall. Nathanael's eyes darted about in search of Lila. Then he spotted Lila walking out of a shop with Rose and Juleka. She was laughing at something Rose had said.
He smiled. "Lila!" he called rushing over to her. His face had blush appearing across it. Luka followed grinning at his friend's love-struck look.
The girls stopped and turned around. Rose smiled and waved. Nathanael reached them and smiled at Lila who raised an eyebrow. "Uh Hello…" she looked to Rose in confusion "Do we know him?" she whispers quite loudly.
Everyone stopped looking around each other in confusion. Then they started laughing.
"Good one, Lila as if you don't know me" Nathanael anxiously laughed.
Lila frowned at their laughter "I'm not joking…who are you?"
Their laughter stopped and everyone's eyebrow's furrowed. "Lila, Its Nathanael, You're boyfriend" Rose placed a hand on Lila's arm.
Lila laughed "…I don't have a boyfriend" her brows furrow and her eyes glimmer with confusion "Do I?"
Luka raised an eyebrow "Bro, did you have a have a fight with Lila to get her to pretend you don't exist?"
Nathanael shook his head and looked to Lila with round concerned eyes. She may be a good actress but she seemed too genuine right now. "Lila, you do know me, stop acting" he pleaded. He swore he saw the green of Lila's eyes flicker gold but only for a second. She shook her head stepping away "I'm sorry but I honestly don't know you"
The colour drained from Nathanael's face. "C'mon Lila quit this it isn't funny anymore" his voice was shaking as was his body trembling.
Luka, Juleka and Rose were all watching in concern.
"Lila, don't you see you're making Nath upset?" Rose scolded. Tears start to well in Lila's eyes shocking everyone. "I said I don't know him, I'm telling the truth why are you trying to confuse me?" she yelled.
"Lila…" Nathanael muttered, confused and upset. He wanted to comfort her but how could he when she genuinely didn't remember him.
Carlo watched with a sadistic smile. The look on Nathanael's face was so sad, it was priceless. He felt like laughing out loud.
Then he heard HawkMoth's booming voice in his mind: "Why are you messing about! I told you to get me the miraculous do you want to keep your powers or not!?"
Carlo rolled his eyes "One, you need to chill out, dude and two, I was promised justice against the freak and finally three, do you see anyone running around in spotted suits or black leather?" Carlo crossed his arms "The answer is no so until they come out I ain't being anyone's sniffer dog" he heard Hawkmoth's enraged growl but then the man left him alone.
He grinned. "Now I think that's been enough, it's time to Gatecrash this little party"
Nathanael's eye's glimmer with confusion and sadness "Lila, you seriously don't remember me?" he hesitantly reaches out to hold her hand and she steps away a little shaking her head, he is shocked and heartbroken by this. He can see the worried lines appearing across her forehead and knows she isn't trying to joke, this makes his heartbreak more.
"Why would she remember you? You're just a nobody after all"
Everyone turns to look a boy in a white and gold outfit. Their eyes narrowed he looked very like an akuma.
"Who are you?" Luka asked a slight growl to his voice. He steps forward protectively.
"My business isn't with you so keep out!" he snarls back then glares at Nathanael "You on the other I do have business with and you're going to pay for what you did to me!"
Nathanael's eyebrows furrowed then he realised. "Carlo!" he gasped. Then he glanced at Lila "What have you done to Lila?"
"It's not Carlo anymore I am Eraser, I have taken all of Lila's Memories of you away!" He laughs "How does it feel to know the one you love so much to protect doesn't love or remember you anymore, it's torturous yes?" Eraser's eye's glint with twisted happiness.
Nathanael clenches his fists "Give Lila back her memories, your problem isn't with her it's with me so leave her out of it!"
Eraser smirked "Don't worry I haven't forgotten I'm going to make you pay properly" he swings his sceptre a golden ball appearing at the top on the clock design "Once I erase your whole existence no one will have to worry about you Freak!"
Nathanael's eyes widened as Carlo launched the ball at him. He needed to move but he felt frozen. Then he felt a force slam into him knocking him to the ground as the ball flew overhead missing him entirely.
His eyes widened as he looked up to the green eyes of his saviour. "L-Lila!" A blush was taking over his face "Why did you save me?" Lila leaned over him looking a little confused. "I-I don't know" she sat up a bit to rub her forehead.
Nathanael smiled 'The Lila that knows me is still in there somewhere I just have to get through to her' he also sat up.
"Arg, I missed!" Eraser complained "But I won't miss again!" his eyes narrowed in on Nathanael.
"Oi, Why don't you go pick on some trolls I'm sure that's more your speed!" Luka stepped in front blocking Eraser's view of Nathanael.
"Luka be careful!" Juleka hissed.
He glanced at his sister "I'll be fine, it's your girlfriend you better keep an eye on"
They all looked to Rose to see her eyes were filled with large hot tears, she was literally shaking with anger. "How dare you!" she screamed pointing at Eraser "First you decide to mess with one of my OTPs and that is unforgivable in its self but Now-NOW you want to-to kill my friend!"
"Babe, calm down" Juleka placed a hand on her shoulder.
Eraser scoffed "I'm not Killing him, I'm erasing his existence" he rolled his eyes "Seriously, your friends are all as annoying as you runt" he glared over at Nathanael. He raised his sceptre another golden ball appearing "Now stay still, unfortunately, this is painless"
Just as he raised his arm to throw the ball Nathanael felt Lila grab his hand and pulled him to run away. He heard Carlo's annoyed shouts. He looked ahead at Lila's figure. His eyes take on a hopeful light "Lila, why are trying to protect me if you don't know me?" he asks.
Lila glances back then looks away "I don't know…just instinct I guess and-and I feel like something was telling me to…argh, it's so confusing!"
They stop running as Lila comes to a stop and removes her hand from Nathanael's to put her head in her hands.
"Lila are you okay?" he asks.
She shakes her head "No" she whimpers "Why is it when I'm with you my head hurts more!"
Nathanael bites on his lower lip "I'm sorry" he lowers his head "As much as I want you to remember me I don't want to cause you pain so-so you stay here and I'll deal with this myself" despite the shake in his voice he tried to maintain a brave face as he looked up at Lila.
She lowered her hands to her sides and raised an eyebrow at him. Then she smiles "No way, I mean I don't know or even remember how but we're in this mess together somehow so its best we stick together" she holds out her hand.
Nathanael's eyes widened and his face turns crimson much to Lila's amusement as she giggles. He feels his heart flutter at hearing her giggle again like that. He slowly reaches out and clasps his hand in hers.
"Right, are you ready to run," Lila asks looking over his shoulder at an approaching angry akuma.
Nathanael glances over his shoulder at Eraser who growls: "Get back here you freak!" he looks to Lila and nods "I don't think I have a choice"
Lila laughs as they start running out of the mall and then Lila pulls them around a corner and down an alleyway.
They have been running for a long time while turning corners and getting deeper lost in the maze of alleyways. As they come out of the series of alleyway's they nearly crash into Marinette who jumps hiding her hands behind her back. "W-what's the rush?!" her eyes dart between them anxiously. They don't notice her strange behaviour too caught up in their own problems.
Nathanael is panting unable to speak he just points behind him as Lila does the speaking "There's an Akuma"
"An Akuma!" Marinette exclaims taking on a serious attitude her eyes narrowing.
Nathanael nods "Yeah, he's…after me…took Lila's….memories" he says between pants of air.
Marinette's face drains of colour and she looks at Lila in concern "So do you not remember anything?"
"Oh I remember everything" Lila smiles "But everyone is going on that he" she jerks her head in the direction of Nathanael "Is my boyfriend or something they don't seem to be lying but I don't remember ever meeting him"
Marinette's eyes widened as she looks to Nathanael shocked "She truly doesn't remember you"
Nathanael shakes his head sadly "No she doesn't"
Marinette drew her lower lip between her teeth. "You better get out of here in case the akuma finds you, go quickly" she chases them off keeping her right hand behind her back. They nod and keep running on.
When she knows the coast is clear she moves her hand back in front of her Tikki sits on it with round blinking eyes. "This akuma sounds dangerous"
"Aren't they all" Marinette rolls her eyes "But we've got to stop him and then hopefully Lila will remember Nathanael"
Tikki nods seriously "Just say the words!" she flies up in the air as Marinette shouts: "Tikki Spots on!" Tikki is transported into her earrings they changed colour and black spots appear.
A sparkling red aura travels over her and her suit appears and her mask settles on her skin. She grabs her yoyo from her waist "Right it's time to show this akuma who's boss!" she grins as she swings her yoyo attaching it to a hook on a roof then goes swinging above Paris keeping her eyes alert.
Nathanael and Lila collapse at a side of a building taking in large gasps of oxygen. Nathanael glances at Lila wondering if there's a way to get her to remember him. He feels his phone buzz in his pocket and takes it out. It is a message from Rose:
Flowerchild: I know how to break the curse! You just have to kiss Lila and true love will return her memories!
Nathanael rolled his eyes, of course, she thought it would as simple as that. Unfortunately for Nathanael, he was not living in a fairy tale. He types out a quick message.
SuperNath: It's not a fairy tale curse and kissing her will not do anything except maybe get me slapped cause she doesn't remember me.
He put his phone back in his pocket and looked to Lila his eyes widened when he found she was staring at him intensely.
"Is something wrong?" he asks.
She rests her head in the palm of her hand "Yes…" her eyes narrowed "They all say-including you that I am dating you but I don't see how…I guess you're cute..."
Nathanael's face reddens at being called cute. "Um, Thanks I think…and you're sure you don't remember anything about me even a tiny detail?" his eyes are pleading as he looks to her.
She looks to the ground in concentration twirling a lock of hair around her finger then letting go as she shakes her head "Sorry I can't think of anything and when I try to I just feel a blaring headache" she rubs her temples closing her eyes.
"Oh okay," Nathanael leans back against the wall staring up at the sky. He knows he should let this go after all it hurts her and he doesn't want to be the cause of her pain but his mind tells him to ask more. He clenches his fists as his forehead creased. 'Maybe I just need to unlock a certain memory…like the first time we met?'
"Hey, Lila who do you sit beside?"
She looks to him eyebrows raised "Sit beside?"
He nods "Yeah at School"
"Um…I sit at the back…yeah at the back and uhm…" she rubs her temples again "I sit there alone…" she sounds uncertain as she glances at Nathanael "Why does it matter?"
He shakes his head deciding it is mean to confuse her more "No reason"
"There you are!"
They gasp as they look up to see Eraser standing on the roof of the building. He jumps down landing gracefully on the soles of his feet. Nathanael and Lila stood up swiftly ready to make a run for it.
"No more running or hiding from you-both of you!" he glares at them both "I thought I had done a good job of erasing your memories but I guess that doesn't include feelings" he sneers "As long as you care for him you're my enemy too so I'll just erase the both of you together how romantic hmm" he tilts his head as he clenches his fist around his golden sceptre a golden ball appearing from the top. He launches it and Nathanael winces expecting to fade into nothing but in the nick of time, it is knocked off its course as Ladybugs yoyo deflects the hit. Thanks to its magic it is not erased from existence-entirely as it does start to flicker every so often.
"Ladybug!" Lila and Nathanael cry happily. Nathanael is also happy to know Lila isn't back to hating Ladybug he would rather deal with just one problem right now.
Ladybug winces as she looks at her flickering Yo-yo. "Great, how's this supposed to work…" she mutters.
"Oh, Ladybug how nice of you to drop in, now hand over your earnings and let me get on with erasing this freak and his girlfriend" Eraser grins holding his hand out to Ladybug.
She laughs "You must be from out of town if you think I'm that easy to deal with"
Eraser glares at her "I seriously don't need another pest" he makes another golden ball appear "looks like I'm adding another to my erase list" he launches the ball towards Ladybug.
"Ladybug watch out!" Lila shouts.
Ladybug knows she can't rely on her Yo-yo to block this hit or it may vanish completely. She has no idea if her yo-yo even works fully anymore but risks it flinging it over a lamp post and swinging herself above the hit. She breathes a sigh of relief when she comes to rest on top of the lamp post.
Then she looks at Lila and Nathanael down below. "You two get out of here I'll keep him busy" she looks to Eraser with a determined glare. They nod and run out into the street. Ladybug frowns 'This guy is too dangerous for me to fight alone…where has that cat got to?'
"Don't tell me you started the cat-fight without me"
Ladybug looks to the roof to see a grinning Chat Noir. She rolls her eyes "You took your time"
"Sorry Bugaboo but I had purrvious engagements" he winks.
"Whatever just focus on that guy" she points down to Eraser the freezes as she realises he's gone. "Shit, where did he go?"
"He's after Nat-I mean that boy with red hair" Chat points out towards the main street and Ladybug sighs "After him then, oh, and watch out for those golden balls he throws they can erase your existence"
Chat's face pales "Seriously that's a bit dark…Hawkmoth must be getting desperate" he bounds after Ladybug across the roofs.
Nathanael ran pulling Lila along with him. He knows Eraser is hot on their heels he can't afford to stop.
"He's following us" she shouts after glancing over her shoulder.
"I know!" Nathanael hisses.
Lila frowns but says nothing concentrating on running as she turns a corner with Nathanael. They have to zig-zag around people on the street who look at them weirdly but then see Eraser and shriek.
Nathanael knows they can't just keep running and then he feels Lila's grasp on his hand disappear. He stops looking around to see she has tripped.
"Lila!" he cries "Are you okay?" he kneels down beside.
"I'm fine, just scrapped my knees not like I'm going to die" she jokes, checking her cut knees.
Nathanael manages a laugh despite the fact Eraser is fast approaching and his power does mean their death or well them never being born.
He arrives in front of them like an angry bull. Panting heavily and his eyes may as well have been glowing red with his anger "This is the last time you two get away from me!"
"You want to get to them you'll have to go through us!" Chat Noir says landing down in front of the duo with Ladybug beside him.
"Not you again" he glares at Ladybug "can't you two not wait for your turn!" he grips his sceptre tightly. Then a dark butterfly silhouette appears across his eyes. They see him roll his eyes "Yeah, Yeah, miraculous blah blah BLAH! I'll do it in a minute!" he growls.
They all glance around each other confused as Eraser and Hawkmoth continue to argue.
"what are we meant to do now?" Chat asks, glancing at Ladybug.
"Um…it would be rude to interrupt..." she nibbles on her bottom lip.
Lila sighs "Just summon your lucky charm already! This fight could already be over y'know!" she growls.
Ladybug blinks "That's a good idea"
"Isn't it just" Lila rolls her eyes.
Nathanael glances between them with a worried expression much the same as Chat is doing. Neither boys need another Lila vs Ladybug war on their hands.
"Lucky charm!" Ladybug shouts throwing her Yo-yo into the air. A flash of red light appears in the sky and then Ladybug holds out her hands as a hand mirror drops into her hands.
"What's a mirror meant to do?" Chat asks.
"Maybe if you hold it up he'll fall in love with his own reflection" Nathanael smirks.
"Sadly I think that would actually happen" Lila mutters.
Nathanael laughs.
Ladybug narrows her eyes glancing around and then at Eraser who is finally finishing his argument with Hawkmoth. The solution appears to her and she grins.
"I just need to erase his sceptre," she says.
"Won't that create some weird time paradox?" Lila asks, her eyes widening at the thought.
Ladybug frowns "No idea but it's the only idea we've got" she glances over at them "I need you two to get out of harm's way okay"
Nathanael nods "sure" he stands up and offers his hand to Lila who accepts and then he helps her up.
"Let's go hide over there" Lila mutters to him. She leads him quickly down the street and then pulls him behind a large tree.
Once Ladybug knows Lila and Nathanael are safe she looks back to Eraser who glares them down.
"Lucky for you I'm going to deal with you two first" he grips his sceptre "Now I would appreciate it if you saw sense and handed over your miraculous or else I may just have to erase you"
Chat laughs "That's lies if you erase me then how will you get the miraculous from me?" he twirls his staff in his hands.
Eraser narrows his eyes "Fine then if you want a fight you've got one" he swings his sceptre at Chat who blocks the hit with his staff starting to use it as a sword as they clash weapons together.
"Ladybug what's your plan" Chat hisses to her.
She smirks "be patient kitty I've got it sorted"
"You've got what sorted?" Eraser snaps "You can't defeat me I'm invincible!"
"That's where you're wrong!" Ladybug grins. "You're actually pretty pathetic for an akuma"
Chat raises an eyebrow wondering why Ladybug is trying to make him even angrier then it dawns on him and he grins jumping back from another hit. "Yeah, all you do is hide behind those powers of yours" he smirks "They're not even that scary"
Eraser growls "I am not pathetic and you should be scared" he swings his sceptre a golden light emitting from it "I don't care about your damned miraculous so how about I finish you off early"
Ladybug quickly takes the mirror in her hands keeping on edge ready to strike. "Go ahead and try!" she smirks. Eraser lets out a snarl then launches the ball towards her.
"Ladybug now!" Chat shouts, feeling worried for his partner.
Ladybug narrows her eyes then angles the mirror. Chat winces as the golden ball of light hits the surface of the mirror and miraculously bounces off the surface it shoots itself back towards Eraser who gasps in shock and quickly blocks it with his sceptre just as Ladybug had hoped.
There is a blinding flash that makes everyone wince and covers their eyes. Once it has disappeared Nathanael has opened his eyes to find Lila had fainted. He gasps "Lila!"
Eraser lets out an angered shout "How dare you!" he clenches his fists "Never mind I'll defeat you with my own hands"
Ladybug glances around his body looking for the object that holds the akuma in it and spots his watch. "Chat, it's in his watch"
Chat looks and nods "Right, leave this to me" he clenches his hand into a fist "Cataclysm" then opens up as a black aura emits from it.
Ladybug nods and runs towards Eraser swinging her yo-yo that had returned to its non-flickering self.
Eraser braced himself ready to fight the bug superheroine. He raised his fists to strike and Ladybug threw her Yo-yo tightening it around his wrists. He snarled and tried to struggle out. Ladybug kept a tight hold.
"Chat do it now!" she shouts. Her earrings are slowly counting down to her de-transformation.
Chat runs towards Eraser. He concentrates hard as he doesn't want to accidentally hit Eraser himself with his power. He manages to touch just the watch strap which breaks away falling to the ground. Ladybug undoes her hold of the boy as Chat being nearest stamps on the watches face a black butterfly flutters out.
Ladybug swings her yo-yo catching the butterfly inside it. She cleanses it then releases it "Bye-bye little butterfly" As soon this is over her earrings beep warning her she doesn't have long.
"Ah" she holds a hand to her ears. "I need to go"
"I'll see to the boy and check on Lila," Chat says already knowing what Ladybug will ask.
She smiles "Thank you Chat!" she hooks her yo-yo to a roof then swings off.
She manages to drop down into an alleyway a few meters away just in time as her suit disappears and an exhausted Tikki lands in her outstretched hands "I held on for as long as I could" Tikki says "Now I need a nap" she curls up as Marinette giggles.
"Thank you Tikki, I'll make sure you get loads of cookies when we get home"
Tikki smiles "That sounds great"
Chat rushes to check on the boy who groggily kneels on the pavement. "What happened?" he rubs his head.
"You were akumatised by Hawkmoth, but everything's okay now" Chat smiles.
Carlo narrows his eyes "Oh yes I remember it was because of that freak" he stands up.
Chat's eyes widened in concern "It's not good to keep anger in your heart, it'll just hurt you more than anyone else, trust me" he places a hand on Carlo's arm. Carlo pushes him away "I didn't ask your opinion!" he storms off.
Chat shakes his head and sighs. Then quickly heads to check on Lila. He knows he doesn't have long left himself.
"Lila, c'mon wake up," Nathanael says in worry. After Lila had fainted she wouldn't wake up for Nathanael no matter what he was beginning to worry about her now. She lay with her head on his lap looking peaceful almost too peaceful.
A shadow comes to stand over them and he looks up to see Chat. "Is she okay? What happened?"
Nathanael bites his lower lip "I don't know she just fainted after that bright flash" he looks down on her in worry.
"Well, I need to go but I'd hate to leave until I know she's okay," Chat says.
"No it's okay you can go," Nathanael says. He runs his fingers through Lila's long hair and then she moves a little. He gasps in hope. "Lila…"
Her eyes slowly flutter open and then she stares up at Nathanael. He holds his breath his forehead furrowing. What will he do if she still doesn't remember him?
"What's got you so worried, tomato?" she mutters affectionately.
Then he smiles his heart practically soaring. He had never been happier to hear her call him a tomato. She sits up and then spots Chat Noir. She frowns confused and then glances around noticing they are lying on a street she grows more confused.
"What's going on?" she asks.
"I'll let him explain" Chat laughs then rushes off down an alleyway as his ring beeps.
Lila turns to Nathanael with worried eyes "I wasn't akumatised was I?"
Nathanael laughs "No, thankfully you weren't"
Her eyebrows raise "Then what happened?" Nathanael stands up and helps her up. "It's a long story I wouldn't have the time to tell you," he says then begins to walk off smirking.
She frowns and chases after him "Nathanael!" she whines.
It's kind of funny how I had this Akuma idea for a long time and then we get an episode with a sort of similar Akuma but called oblivio and there's apparently an episode coming up called Partycrasher and I also had an Akuma with that name (in your lies are art, the first one)...Thomas Astruc should pay me for all these ideas, lol.