Ladybug and Cat Noir were still fighting Volpina. Félix had woken up next to Alya, his head throbbing from the punches Volpina had thrown at him and his vision blurred but clear enough to see his successor and Ladybug. He slowly stood up and limped over to Alya and stared at the superhero duo.

"Ladybug and Cat Noir." Félix said.

"Sure is." Alya responded. "They'll deal with this." Félix gazed at Cat Noir before looking round. He noticed something unusual.

"Where's Liam?"

Alya looked around. "Didn't even see him go. He's probably gone for help.."

Felix thought in his head... 'You just think that, Alya...'

Ladybug and Cat Noir continued to fight Volpina. Cat Noir extended his staff and Volpina extended her flute and the two engaged in a 'sword fight'. Ladybug throw her yo-yo at Volpina and it wrapped around Volpina's arm, allowing Ladybug to pull her to the ground. Volpina kicked Ladybug and jumped up onto her feet. Deciding to use another strategy, Volpina jumped forward onto a house roof and kept going until she reached Alix's house. However, when she landed on the roof, she was confronted by a strange black and yellow figure. Unbeknownst to her, this was Liam Rejeter, donning the identity of the Hornet. He spoke in his distorted voice.

"Causing a car crash and beating the innocent driver to a pulp while disguised as an innocent citizen is far more than enough to make me want to kick your butt." Hornet grabbed Volpina and threw her back onto the pathway. The noise must've alerted Alix as she walked outside from in her house.

"The hell's going o-?" Alix could say before Volpina shot up, grabbed her by the throat and pinned her to the wall of the house.

"When I'm done with you, Kubdel, your boyfriend's next." Volpina threatened Alix. Alix was choking from Volpina's grip, one hand was around Volpina's wrist and the other was trying to grasp anything that she could hit Volpina with. Hornet walked forward to jump down, opening fly wings on his back. Using his wings, he slowly glided down and struck Volpina on the back of the head, knocking her to the ground and releasing Alix from her grip.

"You okay?" Hornet asked the pink haired girl. Alix nodded, still getting her breath back and unable to speak at the minute. "Don't try and heal too fast, you need to be in shape for the race." Alix gave a shocked look since the only person who she told about the race was Liam. 'Well done, Liam. Now think of a way out of this, you donkey.' Hornet hoped this would work. "I'm just messing with ya." At that moment, Ladybug and Cat Noir arrived and surrounded Volpina with Hornet. The two of them were speechless about Hornet. "Who are you?" Ladybug asked. Before Hornet could respond, Volpina used her flute to trip the three of them up.

'Damn it, Liam!' Hornet thought to himself. "Alright. You asked for it. BUZZKILL!" Hornet's left hand was covered by a yellow sphere with his fingertips popping out. He dashed towards Volpina and pressed his hand on her shoulder, which caused her to freeze. "Ladybug, capture the akuma and purify it."

Ladybug shot up on her feet, grabbed Volpina's necklace, smashed it and did her thing.

"No more evil-doing for you, little akuma." Ladybug spun her yo-yo around. "TIME TO DE-EVILIZE!" Ladybug's yo-yo caught the akuma and retracted itself into Ladybug's hand. "Gotcha!" Ladybug opened her yo-yo to release the now pure butterfly. "Bye-bye, little butterfly." When the butterfly flew away. Ladybug was now confused. "How do I-?"

"If you need to use Miraculous Ladybug and you don't have an object from your Lucky Charm, throw your yo-yo up in the air and shout it."

"Errr. MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!" Ladybug threw the yo-yo in the air and the bursts of enegry shot out towards the areas where damage had been caused by the battle. Félix's car was repaired and straight on the road and everyone's injuries were healed. Félix and Alya ran over and joined the three of them and the now free Lila. Lila had no memory of what she did.

"What's going on? How did I end up here again?" Lila asked.

This is the part where Ladybug and Cat Noir usually say "Pound it", but this time, they were more interested in the Hornet.

"Who are you?" Ladybug asked Hornet. "And how did you know I could that when even I didn't know I could do it?"

"I am the Hornet." Hornet answered. "And I know your abilities because I've been stalking you for weeks."

"How have-?"

"I'm messing with ya, Miss Sensitive. I've known your powers since I've figured out your identity. I'm just gonna keep giving false reasons."

"What was that thing you did?" Cat Noir asked.

"It's my special ability. Stuns the victim for 5 minutes. I've heard about those puns you make. If you make any of them when you're with me, I'll use it on you. That'll shut you up."

"You're not very friendly. What's your miraculous?"

"Don't have one, I'm too good for. That's all tonight. I'll tell you more when I want to." With that, Hornet ran and flew off with his wings while Ladybug, Cat Noir, Alya, Félix and Lila watched.

"That guy seems to be a poor man's Chloé Bourgeois." Alya said.

'Real Jekyll and Hyde.' Félix said in his head, before speaking out loud. "I know this may be an awkward time, Alya, but I can still get you and Marinette home, where ever she is."

"She's like this all the time. Actually, where's Liam for that matter?"

"I'm sure your friends are alright." Cat Noir responded. "I can help you find them if you wish." As Cat Noir tended to Félix, Alya and Alix, Ladybug looked down to Lila, bent down and held her hand out, Lila grabbed Ladybug's and she pulled her up. Ladybug spoke to the girl.

"Lila. I am so sorry about what I did. I was out of order and was acting like Chloé Bourgeois, treating a boy as a trophy and another girl as a threat. That's not what superheroes should do. I hope you can forgive me, but if not, then please don't hate Adrien. He's innocent."

Lila remained silent for about six seconds before speaking. "I forgive you, Ladybug. And I'm sorry to you and I'll apologize to Adrien tomorrow at school. I shouldn't have lied to him." Lila and Ladybug smiled at each other. Alix was beginning to gag.

"Alright, enough." The tomboy said. Félix had gone and gotten his car and brought it back round. Alya got in and Félix was kind enough to let Lila get in as well. Ladybug and Cat Noir were just watching them until Ladybug spoke.

"If I see your friends." Ladybug shouted. Félix drove off. "Alright. Bug out." Ladybug swung away on her yo-yo and Cat Noir soon left by using his staff as helicopter blades...

When Ladybug got home to her bakery, she landed on the roof, climbed through the trapdoor down into her bedroom and changed back into Marinette. Her Jagged Stone outfit reappeared as her costume disappeared and Tikki emerged from her left earring. Since Ladybug did not use Lucky Charm in the battle, Tikki was not tired or hungry, but just as baffled as Marinette about the Hornet.

"Tikki, do you know who that guy was?" Marinette asked.

"I'm not entirely sure, Marinette." The little kwami. "Though he seemed awfully familiar... Marinette, I need leave to consult the great guardian on this. You'll be fine without me, won't you?"

"Yes, but given your size, I should be asking YOU that question. Will you be able to get there by yourself?"

"I'll be fine, Marinette. But I might be gone all night. If so, don't worry, just go about your day as normal and shout if you need Ladybug."

"Err, okay?" Tikki nodded, flew out of Marinette's room and off to speak with the guardian. Marinette started taking her outfit off and put her pyjamas on. Getting into bed, she fell asleep, forgetting about the small fact that no one had any clue where she was...