Hello again, Miraculers! Sorry it took so long to update, as well as how short these chapters are. This one will be short bc the ending my sisters and I LARPed was short. Anyway, happy reading!

Ladybug scanned the room with her eyes; she looked up, down, and around. The pool, the towels, the door, Holly, Cat Noir, the hose. She calculated in her head. Suddenly, she had an idea.

"Cat Noir!" Ladybug shouted. "The valve!"

Cat Noir looked at the valve from where the hose was connected. He gave Ladybug an inquisitive look, but then a lightbulb went off in his head, as he understood. He raised his paw into the air, he gave his signature cry, and then he broke the valve in half.

Ladybug ran toward Holly Water, and cartwheeled away from her, landing where she needed to be. Then, she took out the wrench, and twisted the hose, until it was tangled in a knot. Cat Noir and Ladybug watched as the water slowly stopped. Grabbing the hose away from Holly Water, Ladybug threw the hose on the ground, breaking the connector around it. The evil akuma floated out.

"No more evil doing for you, akuma." Ladybug said as she opened up her yo-yo. "Time to de-evilize!" Soon, the butterfly was caught in her grasp. "Bye-bye, little butterfly." she exclaimed as it was released. Finally, she threw the wrench into the air, returning everything back to normal.

Holly Water transformed back into Holly, as Hawkmoth's influence left her. She looked around, not fully remembering her transformation. Looking up, she saw Ladybug and Cat Noir standing over her.

"We really appreciate all you've been doing." Ladybug said, helping her to her feet, not knowing Cat Noir was trying to give his lady a fist bump.

"Yeah," Cat Noir smiled, lowering his fist.

"Don't worry about those that don't." she continued. "Be the best that you can be."

"Really?" Holly asked, as the two heroes nodded. "Thanks, you two." She said, empowered to be the best life guard she could be.

"So," Cat Noir began. "we're kind of wet." "Want a towel?"

"Maybe next time." Ladybug smiled, running back to the locker rooms.

Marinette ran back in the room, transforming back to herself. She grabbed a folded towel, and attempted to dry off her pigtails. Then, she draped it around her neck, and grabbed her bag, exiting the room. Suddenly, her bluebell eyes came in contact with bright green ones. Adrien had stepped out of the boys' locker room and ran into her. He must have been hiding in there. The two stared at each other for a moment, with Marinette blushing at the model's toned figure. They, then went their separate ways. As Marinette found Alya, she cursed herself for not saying anything. He probably thought she was a dork for staring at him.

"Okay, girl," Alya began. "I got the whole fight sequence on video."

"Maybe we should get back to work on your website?" Marinette suggested.

"Right, so I was thinking, maybe-"

"My bag!" Marinette shouted. She thought she had left Tikki and her sketch pad in the locker room, but remembered grabbing it before she left. There was no telling what someone would do if they found that bag with Tikki in it. Not to mention, the doodles she had of Adrien. Quickly, she sprinted back to the locker rooms, but heard someone calling her name.

"Marinette!" Adrien shouted.

Marinette stopped in her tracks.

"You dropped this earlier." He said, handing back her bag (and Tikki), as well as her notebook.

"Oh, um-thanks, Adrien."

"De rien, Mari." he said, with a wink.1

Mari? She thought to herself as he walked back to the pool. Shaking herself out of her fantasy, the blushing girl ran back to Alya, who was waiting for her. They began talking about the different designs for the site, like lettering, and other features. Marinette jotted down several notes and doodles, although making sure to catch a glimpse of Adrien once in a while. This was going to be a great summer!

1. This literally means, 'it's nothing.' I think it's pronounced duh-ree-ehn and it's a French phrase you tell someone if you hold open a door or return something they dropped. I don't know why I let Adrien speak some French here, I guess because it's romantic.

-I also changed the ending a little bit, just because I love Adrinette fluff! Hope you enjoyed this short story! 3 Miss Peabody