A/N: Hey folks! The long-awaited akuma fight is finally here! But first, big shout-out to retroGrape, ArmyWife22079, Starshine89, Sakhmet and Hathor and jazmin . silva13. I always welcome interested parties, my stories are enabled for everyone!
to SpiderDom321: Once again, apology accepted, lad!
The bullying is the main reason Alexa's the way she is today. Even though she remained steadfast, it affected her nonetheless, turning her into an insecure, pessimistic and self-doubting loner. There's actually more behind it, but it will be discovered through more flashbacks throughout the story ;)
Yapp is one of the younger kwamis, and though he's over 5000 years old, he's still very playful and childish. That's actually how I imagine my someday-to-be dog to be like 3
The outfit was rather simple to 'design', but to be honest, it took me ages to find something fitting for a tail XP Chat's got a belt, Rena a coattail, and Bloodhound... I was at a complete loss there! I didn't want to go 'Copycat' so I racked my brain thinking of something. After still ending up with nothing, I asked my mom about it, and she said that people sometimes wear cloths around their waist, giving me the perfect idea for a tail. And the boots look a lot like Chat's, only more paw-like. All in all, it was easy and not at the same time ':) But still, thank you dude :3
And I can't wait to read your remastered story. I just know it's gonna be awesome, like the original :D
to ArmyWife22079: Whoa whoa, first of all: If you write a review to me, please do the spelling right. I almost didn't recognize what your review was all about until I took a closer look -_-'
And second: Why 'let's play'? A dog isn't all 'All play and no work'. No, Bloodhound is gonna be the exact opposite. OBTW, I originally wanted the magic words to be 'Sniffer on!', but a friend of mine thought that 'Bark on!' sounded better.
to Starshine89: Thanks, lad! I promise I'll check out your OC story once it's uploaded ;)
Well then, enough chit-chat, akuma fight at twelve o'clock!
Meanwhile, somewhere downtown Paris…
In an unknown hideout, a window opened in a room filled with white butterflies. They were fluttering around a man with a metallic mask covering his whole head but the mouth. He wore a dark-purple dress shirt with a black butterfly-shaped lapel and in his left hand was a dark-indigo cane.
"Betrayed and abandoned by his own teammates." The masked man murmured. "Wallowing in a turmoil of rage and misery. A simply perfect prey for my akumas."
One of the butterflies landed on his open hand as he closed his other over it. Black energy surrounded it, and as the man opened his palm again, the insect turned black with purple accents.
"Fly away, my little akuma!" the man called as he released the butterfly, twirling his cane. "And find this poor forsaken person. Evilize them!"
The akuma fluttered through a hole of the window out into the city. Although small, it flew with an immense speed through the air before arriving at its destination.
Outside of a gym sat a blond, miserable looking boy with a lot of bruises on his whole body. He wore a white t-shirt with a green checkmark, dark-blue shorts and white sneakers. On his right arm was a small sweatband.
The blond was just having a match of dodgeball when his 'teammates' decided to change sides and let him handle the game alone. All the balls were thrown violently at him and he was laughed at, everyone calling him a loser. Humiliated, he ran out of the gym, still in his sport clothes and started sobbing on a bench.
How unaware the boy was of his incoming fate.
The akuma landed on the sweatband, infusing itself inside. The blond then looked up with his face red in a butterfly shape and a pink, similar looking outline in front of it.
"Dodge Ball, I'm Hawk Moth!" the boy heard the man say telepathically whose face had the same pink outline. "I can give you the power to take revenge on these brazen 'teammates' of yours. But in return…" Two images - a pair of red earrings with black polka dots and a black ring with a green paw print - were shown to the boy. "… I want you to get me the Miraculouses of Ladybug and Chat Noir. Do we have a deal?"
"Yes, Hawk Moth." the boy agreed without hesitation.
Black 'bubbles' spread from the sweatband, covering his whole body and transforming him: his skin became deadly pale and his sportswear changed to black sweatpants with white knee pads, a crimson red shirt with half-long sleeves and ultramarine blue elbow pads while the sneakers turned bilious green and gained spiky cleats. On the blond's head appeared a thick, khaki helmet as well as a huge ball pocket on his back, carrying an infinite number of balls inside.
A small chuckle escaped his lips, turning into a full-blown, maniacal laugh as he pulled out two balls and started running towards the gym.
In the meantime, Alexa was still leaping from rooftop to rooftop, the wind in her hair and bangs. Adrenaline rushed nonstop through her veins as she felt herself pant while running. The brunette had never ever felt so alive before. Not even a roller-coaster could compare to this incredible sensation she felt.
This was life!
In the span of ten minutes, she had seen a lot of sights: The Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre-Dame… but especially the world-famous Eiffel Tower!
Good thing I've experience with climbing. Alexa praised herself a bit as she jumped the structure up to the highest point of all Paris. Now standing up, she looked around.
Only a few days in a new place, and she had already seen so much. She followed the sight of the Seine as it disappeared somewhere beyond the horizon. She looked at the clear blue sky and the con trails from the passing airplanes. And everything and everyone down there looked like little ants from up high.
Alexa closed her eyes and sighed blissfully. Absolutely nothing could ruin this moment now…
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Her eyes snapped up again. What the heck…?
Alexa's dog ears began twitching. She could hear people scream. And it came from the other side of Paris!
Her curiosity sense tingled like crazy. It dominated her self-worrying and urged her to check the commotion out. Wasting no more time, the brunette howled and jumped off the tower, sliding down the framework before leaping to the next closest roof.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Marinette, who was sitting in the lounge of her pink room and sketching something, jumped up startled.
"Tikki!" she called. The red kwami flew up to the girl. "Did you hear that?"
"Sure did." Tikki replied worriedly. "Looks like Hawk Moth decided to strike today after all."
"Fortunately not during school time." Marinette deadpanned. She sighed heavily to herself before standing up. Well, to work!
"Tikki, Spots on!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Adrien, who just finished his Chinese lessons and was now doing his homework, gasped. A groan was then heard coming from the rubbish bin.
"Oh great!" a black kwami flew up with a piece of camembert in its paws. "So much for an akuma-free day."
"Plagg! There's no time for your cheese now!" Adrien replied annoyed. "Ladybug needs my help, so hurry up!"
The kwami only rolled its eyes. "You and your infatuation, kid." He threw the cheese into his mouth and gulped it down.
"Plagg, Claws out!"
"I'm Dodge Ball!" Alexa heard a loud boyish voice shouting. "And I'll shoot every one of you out to the edge of Paris with my Beaming Balls! And then, nobody can stop me from being the champion! Muahahaha!"
Dodge Ball? The dog heroine thought incredulously. What kind of name is that?
Not really wanting to get involved, the girl hid behind a brick wall and peeked inconspicuously. The villain really stood to his name as he shot every person he saw with his balls, the victims materializing slowly to nothing but thin air.
If this disaster didn't stop soon, Paris will turn into an empty wasteland!
But that's what you are here for. A voice inside Alexa called out annoyed. You're a superhero! Do something! The brunette nodded and was about to intervene…
… when a red and black polka-dotted yo-yo suddenly crossed her sight.
Quickly hiding again, Alexa's eyes followed the string to a person dressed in a red spandex suit with black polka dots, resembling a ladybug. Anatomically, they seemed to be female and a teenager - at least they looked like one to her - with blackish hair tied with red ribbons into pigtails.
Pretty familiar looking pigtails, to be honest…
But before she could analyze more, the girl jumped off again and approached the villain with lightning speed. The yo-yo spun like a shield in front of her and the thrown balls simply bounced off.
Dodge Ball growled and more balls were thrown at the red heroine. But she managed to either dodge or shield herself from every single one.
Alexa awed. That lass sure had guts! Not to mention experience. The brunette had never seen someone using a yo-yo so gracefully before.
Then suddenly, a black blur joined the girl. They seemed to talk for a second - well, the black more seemed to flirt with the red who groaned in response - before the latter sprung off again. This person looked more like a teenage boy with messy blond hair who was dressed in a similar suit like his partner, only that his was black and had metal details, and had cat ears on his head.
That must be the two superheroes that Paris is famous for. Alexa analyzed. What were their names again? Ladybug and Chat Noir?
The two started attacking the villain simultaneously, the girl with her yo-yo and the boy with a metallic baton that extended and restricted itself. Dodge Ball seemed to struggle fighting back, and for a long while it looked like the heroes had the upper hand.
But when the girl charged forward at the villain, Dodge Ball grinned evilly and inconspicuously put out a leg, making the red hero trip.
Alexa gasped, then growled aggressively as she saw the villain watching the surprised girl stumble far across the street. That cheater…
"Ladybug!" she heard the black hero cry out terrified and watched with shock as he ran towards the injured girl. At the same time, Dodge Ball threw his next ball at Ladybug…
… only to hit her protector, who slowly began to materialize into nothing.
"Chat Noir!" the red hero screamed. "NO!"
That idiot! The dog heroine thought outraged. Why didn't he divert the ball with his baton?! Ugh, boys!
Meanwhile, Dodge Ball had a pink butterfly-shaped outline appearing on his face.
"Ugh, calm down!" he groaned to nobody in peculiar. "He was just sent to the edge. I'll get his Miraculous when I'm done with the girl!"
The villain then turned back to the still appalled Ladybug and smirked. A smirk Alexa knew too well.
He's gonna end her! the brunette fretted. Her thought proved correct as he pulled yet another ball out. With the girl still in shock, there would be no way she could dodge in time.
Alexa finally felt her insecurities disappear and replace with determination. Ladybug needs a helping hand, and she'll get one. Banishing any remaining pessimistic thought, she pulled out her bat and stealthily made her way to the red heroine.
Ladybug couldn't believe it.
Chat Noir just shield her from a ball and disappeared.
Her Chaton took a hit for her without thinking. Again.
Oh, she was going to strangle him. She was going to yell at him for being so reckless again. She was… she was… argh!
Ladybug barely felt herself pressed against the cold corner of a brick wall. Her dazed brain acknowledged way too late that the akuma aimed his ball against her.
She wanted to move. She wanted to get away from here, but her body didn't respond. It was too feeble. Too exhausted.
The ball was already half way there. She closed her eyes and turned away, silently awaiting her doom…
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
An earsplitting yell made her eyes snap up again, in time to see something landing in front of her. A human with a wooden bat in their hand.
Ladybug watched in astonishment as the person swung their rod at the approaching ball and blatantly chipped it off. The ball flew like a guided missile back at Dodge Ball, the villain dodging just in time, gawking at the glaring newcomer.
The figure then growled dangerously and charged on all fours towards the akuma, whose eyes widened in fear.
Dodge Ball desperately tried to shoot them off, throwing ball after ball, but the person simply dodged every single one, not once losing speed. They pounced on him with a raised bat and smashed it hard onto his head.
Despite wearing a helmet, the slam seemed to be too powerful for him to withstand. Dodge Ball's eyes rolled into the back of his head and he fell onto the floor.
Ladybug cringed at the brutal display, but at the same time couldn't believe her eyes.
The akuma was down. In one hit.
Alexa scowled as Dodge Ball fainted. Although he probably couldn't hear her, she pointed her bat at him.
"Take that, cheater." She seethed venomously.
Taking a few deep, long breaths, the dog heroine calmed her aggressiveness down… and then immediately whimpered in fright.
She forgot that she still misjudges her own strength! She may unintentionally have caused a concussion to him with that whack of hers!
Okay, quick checkup!
Kneeling down to the villain, Alexa immediately searched for his heartbeat. Still there. She then carefully took off the helmet and felt his head. A little bump, but fortunately nothing serious. Lastly, she raised his head and listened…
Still breathing! Thank God!
Alexa sighed in relief and slowly put the villain sideways, placing his head on his hand and crossing his legs in the recovery position. And thank you, first aid course.
The brunette rose up to her feet again. Despite her quick victory, she couldn't shake this feeling off that something wasn't right. When the villain was fighting against the other two heroes, he had been quicker, more agile.
But when fighting her, he just tried to desperately shake her off. He didn't even move away when she was about to deliver the blow on his head.
It was almost too easy.
He was probably already worn out. Alexa shrugged as she looked around. Not a single human in sight. Just an unconscious Dodge Ball and a paralyzed Ladybug…
…
Wait a sec… a paralyzed Ladybug?!
Turning around, there was indeed Ladybug, still numbly pressed against the brick wall, having not moved an inch.
Holy moly… I completely forgot about her!
Alexa's dog ears curved back in worry as she began to approach the frightened heroine.
Ladybug didn't know what to do.
One moment she was about to be defeated, the next a mysterious person appeared and saved her. This sudden change of situations confused her already clouded mind even more.
The next moments were just as blurry as the person hammered the akuma, then immediately checked up on him and was now walking towards her.
Ladybug felt herself stiffen once again. A cold shudder ran down her spine as the figure approached. Now that she looked closer, it appeared to be a girl around her age. A girl dressed in a brown skintight suit and floppy, dog-like ears on her very messy, medium-length dark-brown hair.
She kinda reminds me of someone. Ladybug pondered. But who?
But before she could ponder on, the brunette suddenly held her hand out to her.
"Need a paw?" she smiled encouragingly.
Ladybug stared unsurely at the gloved hand, then at the girl and then back at her hand.
Alexa - the red heroine didn't know it was her - chuckled. "It's okay, Lass. I won't bite."
Ladybug's eyes widened at the sudden nickname. Tentatively, she reached for her hand and allowed the dog heroine to pull her to her feet.
"Are you alright?" the girl asked her worriedly. "You just came out of a big shock, so don't strain yourself too much. Okay?"
Ladybug nodded numbly. There were so many things she wanted to know: Who was that girl? Where did she come from? And how long was she already there?
"Th-thank you." she pressed out eventually. "Y-you're a lifesaver."
Alexa perked up for a moment before nodding. "All in the day's work." She then squirmed uncomfortably. "Although I might have hit Dodge Ball with more force than I planned to."
Ladybug cringed at that. Yeah, she had to admit that it really wasn't a very pleasant sight…
Suddenly, the brunette froze, her fake floppy ears twitching. Before Ladybug could even comprehend why, the dog heroine grabbed her bat and swung around, swatting a familiar looking ball away.
Ladybug looked ahead and saw the akuma, who meanwhile had regained consciousness again, frowning at them.
Alexa snarled. "I knew something was rotten here. No villain could be defeated that easily." She turned to Ladybug. "Don't worry. I'll just clobber him again and then we both take him away."
But before she could sprint off, Ladybug grabbed her arm. "No wait! Beating him up is not the solution. An akuma can only be defeated if you destroy the akumatized object."
The brunette raised an eyebrow. So this is one of these so-called akumas?
She heard the red heroine murmur something about a 'sweatband' before the latter threw her yo-yo into the air.
"Lucky Charm!"
Energy shot from the tool as it formed into another object, falling into Ladybug's hands.
"A dog leash?" she said incredulously. "What am I supposed to do with this?"
"No idea." Alexa shrugged. "But maybe to leash him when he's weakened."
Ladybug's eyes started to dart around everywhere, her Lucky Vision observing the area.
Dodge Ball, Alexa and the leash flashed.
It gave her an idea.
Ladybug turned to the dog heroine. "Say, since you're a superhero, you also have a superpower, don't you?" She received a nod. "I need you to use it to take the akuma down. I don't know why, but I think it will work."
"You got it, Lass." Alexa gave her a thumbs-up.
Taking a deep breath, she concentrated and held up her bat.
"Super Bark!"
Like with Ladybug's yo-yo, energy shot from the club as the former raced down her arm, into her chest. A small, but sharp, pain surged through her lungs as Alexa raised her head, her eyes' pupils shrunk to dots and the sclerae paled.
Verdammt! That hurts! The brunette cursed inwardly. Why didn't Yapp warn me about the pain?
Despite the stinging, her lungs felt stronger. Like one of a lion, whose roar would be heard even beyond the horizon.
She turned to the still present Dodge Ball, motioning him to attack her. Although a bit confused, the akuma didn't hesitate and pulled out his balls, sprinting towards her.
Alexa went on all fours, securing herself in the ground as strong as she could. Throwing a last glance to Ladybug, she growled in preparation and…
…
"RRRRRUUUUUFFFFF!"
A powerful supersonic wave was sent towards Dodge Ball and, despite the cleats on his shoes, swept him off his feet. The force was so strong, it even pushed Alexa a bit back, the girl flailing her arms to stay balanced.
Ladybug smiled. Just as she suspected, the akuma went flying into a brick wall and slid down, groaning. She threw the dog leash over him and quickly tied him up, before she grabbed his sweatband and ripped it apart.
In her weakened state, Alexa saw a little black butterfly flutter.
"No more evildoing for you, little akuma." Ladybug murmured and opened her yo-yo, spinning it wildly. "Time to de-evilize!" she threw it towards the butterfly, catching it. "Gotcha!"
"Bye bye, little butterfly." She told the now white, released insect before throwing the leash into the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!"
It exploded into thousands of ladybugs, who started to fly across Paris, fixing all done damages and restoring all the people again.
Alexa, who had recovered in the meantime, awed at the beautiful display. She had never seen something this… miraculous… before.
She smiled to herself. The fight was finally over.
The day was saved.
A/N: Yeah, I admit the fight was a bit lame. But if you disagree: thanks! The akuma was probably dumb too (and the Lucky Charm as well -_-'). I'm so uncreative with such things, so I need your help. Please post your ideas of akumas and Lucky Charms in your reviews, and I'll make sure to give you credit and execute the ideas as good as I can. It'll probably take time, but hopefully worth it in the end. Thank you in advance!
Like always, don't forget to R&R!
Oh, and if you guess the hidden reference here, you'll receive a cookie ;)
EDIT: Important announcement! As of the 8th July I'm off to summer vacation. No updates for the next three weeks! Thank you!
