Hi guys. I'm sorry for being absent for a while. I've been dealing with personal issues in my life and it has really made it hard for me. So to help make up for it a little and to tie you over while I go on vacation next week. Please enjoy and see you all later.

In hindsight, antagonizing the enemy wasn't the smartest move but, for some reason, it felt natural to him. Adrien was never this snarky or quippy but something about the suit he was wearing made it feel natural to say those things.
"Jeez Elsa, can't you just let it go," he snickered.
"It's Stormy Weather!"
And another bolt of ice came his way and he managed to dodge it.
"If you wanted to build a snowman, all you had to do was ask," he grinned.
"Shut up, you stupid cat!"
Stormy Weather then lunged after Chat swinging her parasol wildly. Chat whipped his weapon out just in time to block.
"Hey! Watch where you swing that!"
"Give me your jewel and I may not skin you alive!"
"Gee, give up the suit and I may or may not live. That's a tough choice, but I'm gonna have to pass."
Chat pushed Stormy back and the two began to fight. While he had trained in fencing and used his baton as he would a saber, her moves were a bit wild and unfocused and also unpredictable. For once, his lessons had come in handy but his opponents were also trained. He tried his best to keep up and hoped Nino would come and help him. Meanwhile, Nino was smashing the Akumas left and right. They weren't strong but there were a lot of them.
"Where do they keep coming from?! It's like I take out one and then two more show up," yelled a tired Nino.
"That is one advantage these Akumas have; they have strength in numbers. What we need is the Ladybug. Without that suit, these Akumas won't stop."
"Any idea who this person might be and how we can contact them?!"
"It's a long shot but I might be able to communicate through the Kwami Collective. It will take a few moments. Just keep fighting till I can reach them."
While Wayzz did this, Nino went to rescue some more people caught by the Akumas. Up in space, Marinette's ship was orbiting the planet.
"We've narrowed down the signal, Marinette," said Alya. "It's coming from a city called Paris and right now, it appears there's two instead of one now."
"Someone has activated them before we could get there. Is it one of Hawk Moth's goons," Marinette asked worriedly.
"No, but it appears Stormy Weather is there with an army of Akumas and it looks like the two active suits are fighting."
"Then we should make our appearance then," said a determined Marinette.
"Right behind you," said Alya.
The two women went to the transport room and were beamed down not too far from the action. Both Marinette and Alya saw Stormy and the Black Cat suit wearer fighting.
"So the Black Cat was activated," awed Marinette.
"Finally, you have your partner," smiled Alya. "We better transform."
"Yes. Spots on!"
"Tail out," cried Alya as she tapped her necklace.
The orange material spread out from Alya's chest and soon her chest plate formed. Her gauntlets and boots followed afterward as her tail and helmet appeared. Her visor lowered over her eyes and her AI was up and running.
"More Akumas to deal with," said the voice with glee.
"That we do, Trixx."
"I'm going to help Black Cat," yelled Ladybug as she raced off.
"Trixx, can you get a lock on the other Miraculous," asked Alya.
"I have it. It's Wayzz! He's active now," cried a happy Trixx.
"Trixx?! You're here," said a surprised Wayzz with in the suits network.
"Hello you old turtle!"
"I am not that old! Just because the turtle is associated with old age doesn't mean I am old!"
"You know I only jest!"
"Well, we need some help! We are surrounded by Akumas," cried a worried Wayzz.
"Don't worry, we're on the way," assured Trixx.
Nino was getting tired. All he could do now was hide behind a shield to catch his breath.
"Keep going Nino, help is on the way."
"Is it Adrien?"
"No, but someone just as good."
Next thing Nino knew, the Akumas were running off, away from him as if something else had their attention. He lowered the shield to give Wayzz power a break and saw what looked like multiple versions of the same person fighting. The figure was obviously female given how curvy her body looked. They stood out against the sea of purple in their orange suit.
"Who is that," asked Nino in awe.
"That is the Fox or Volpina as she calls herself. She's using holograms to distract and confuse the Akumas," answered Wayzz.
"She's amazing!"
"Hey! Turtle Man! If you're done staring, how about getting over here and helping me," one of the Volpina's yelled.
That seemed to snap Jade Turtle out of his stupor and ran into battle.

Chat was in trouble, his arms were tired and his movements had slowed. Stormy took note of this and knocked him down.
"You're done kitty cat," she sneered. "Power down and hand it over."
"Over my dead body," Adrien spat.
"That can be arranged," Stormy snarled.
She raised her parasol and got her lightening attack ready but it was knocked away by a red blur. The two whipped their heads toward the source. Stormy smiled sinisterly while Chat's eyes went wide.
"So you finally made it, Princess," snickered Stormy as she approached the new challenger.
"Oh you know me, I like to be fashionably late," said a woman's voice from the red and black suit.
Adrien could only stare. Something about her captivated his attention and he couldn't bare to look away.
"Plagg, who is that?"
"That kid, is the Ladybug. One of the most powerful suits created. And your partner."
"My...what?"
"When the suits were created, the Ladybug and Black Cat were made to work together. To balance each other out. A team."
Adrien somehow liked the idea of being teamed up with her. He could see and feel the confidence in her stance and in her voice. He barely realized that she and Stormy were fighting. Ladybug was amazing. She carried what looked like a baton like his and the two women went at it. Her movements were precise and graceful. It looked like she was dancing and not fighting. He was mesmerized and he felt something stir within his heart. Something about her called to him and he was more than willing to answer it. It wasn't until he realized that she really was calling out to him.
"Cat! I need your help!"
"Oh! Coming My Lady!"
Ladybug faltered a bit at the nickname. Did he know she was royalty? He couldn't have; the Union never made their presence known here on Earth so where did that come from? She'd have to ask about it later.
"Cat, I need you to get that parasol away from her. Use your Cataclysm."
"My what?"
"Your Cataclysm. Didn't your AI tell you anything?"
"He didn't tell me that! Plagg!"
"Sorry, I wasn't sure if you were ready to know about it yet!"
"Well, you better tell him now," cried Tikki.
"And hello to you too Tikki," sighed Plagg.
"Reunions later! We need to deal with Stormy Weather," cried Ladybug. "When you're ready, I will get her into position."
Ladybug ran off while Plagg instructed Adrien to use the Cataclysm.
"Alright, since we're pressed for time, I'm gonna give you the short version. In the palm of your hands is a slightly raised circle. You call it and I send the energy for the Cataclysm to be activated. The circle will light up and whatever you touch with it will be destroyed."
"Got it. Does it take a lot of power?"
"It does and it depends on how big the object is. Smaller items don't require much but the bigger the item is," began Plagg.
"The more power needed, I got it," said Adrien. "Let's help Ladybug. Cataclysm!"
Chat Noir waited for the opening and when he saw Stormy falter in her movements, he jumped in and grabbed the parasol. It disintegrated into ash and that made Stormy powerless. Ladybug quickly tied her up with her yo-yo.
"No! You stupid cat!"
"That's Chat Noir to you, Elsa," said Chat as he crossed his arms.
"Stormy Weather," she corrected angrily.
"Nice job there Chat," smiled Ladybug.
Adrien began to blush. Meanwhile, Jade Turtle and Volpina were taking out Akumas.
"I think we're making good progress," yelled Nino trying to make conversation.
"Less talking, more fighting," she yelled.
They took out a few more until they suddenly vanished.
"Where did they go," cried Jade Turtle.
"Hawk Moth must have called them back. We better check on Ladybug and Black Cat, Turtle Man."
"It's Jade Turtle," corrected Tortue.
"What?"
"I'm Jade Turtle. And your cat goes by Chat Noir."
"Whatever, let's just hurry in case they need help," yelled Volpina as she ran back to the park.
Tortue followed behind until the two saw Chat destroying the parasol.

They made their way to them just as Stormy began her ranting.
"You think you can defeat me by destroying my parasol?! I have loads more back on the ship!"
"And we will keep destroying them every time you come back," snarled Chat Noir.
"Go back to Hawk Moth and never bother this planet again or I will tear you apart," threatened Ladybug.
Suddenly, Stormy's mask lit up and a hologram projection of Hawk Moth stood before them. He wore a silver mask with a dark purple suit. Cold, blue eyes stared back at the heroes and an annoyed expression.
"You are in no position to be making idle threats to me Bug," he snarled.
Both Adrien and Nino flinched at his tone. It sounded like something Gabriel Agreste would say. Ladybug just narrowed her eyes.
"Give it up, Hawk Moth! Nearly all the suits have been activated so you might as well give up yours and end this fight!"
"So he has the Butterfly," whispered Jade Turtle to Volpina.
"More like stole it," she hissed.
"That's of little consequence to me. One way or another, I will take your suits. I am a patient man," he said smoothly. "Even if I have to destroy this planet to do so.
"Who do you think you are threatening MY home planet," yelled Chat. "My Lady and I will fight you to the end!"
"Your Lady," questioned Ladybug.
"Bold words for stupid cat," said Hawk Moth in an even tone. "You have no idea who you are dealing with."
"How about a coward who hides in his ship and doesn't face us in person," hissed Volpina.
"At least I still have my ship," he snickered.
Ladybugs eyes went wide.
"What do you mean by that," she asked.
"Have your Kwami's check in with your ship," Hawk Moth said with an evil smile.
All four of them looked at their visors. The image made Ladybug and Volpina nearly cry out. It was one of the officers on Marinette's ship. An older gentleman with graying black hair looking worse for the wear.
"Lieutenant Ren," shrieked Marinette.
"Marinette, the Akumas boarded the ship after you and Alya left. We were unable to fight them off. There have been several casualties."
"No! You have to beam us up right now," Ladybug cried.
"We can't. They took out power and our engines. We are dead in the air. Life support is almost gone."
"Is there no one else out there to help," cried Volpina.
"No, our communications were knocked out before we could get a distress call out."
"What about the pods," pipped up Chat Noir, wanting to help in some way.
"All destroyed," the Lieutenant said sadly.
"Uncle Ren! Is there anything else to get you all off the ship," cried Marinette.
"I'm afraid not, Ladybug," he said with a sad smile.
Marinette was on the verge of tears. Chat stepped closer to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Fire the missiles on my command," said Hawk Moth.
"No," the heroes all cried.
"Say your goodbyes, Ladybug."
"Uncle Ren," cried Marinette with tears now flowing.
"Say hello to my sister, your mother for me," Ren said with a smile.
"Fire," said Hawk Moth in an even tone.
Marinette continued to watch her visor while her Uncle Ren just smiled at her. Suddenly they all saw explosions in the background and then screen went dark.
"You monster," yelled Volpina at the hologram Hawk Moth.
But there was no longer a hologram Hawk Moth nor a Stormy Weather.
"Where did they go," yelled Jade Turtle.
While Volpina and Jade Turtle looked for Stormy Weather, Chat stayed close to Ladybug.
"Ladybug?" No repsonse. "Marinette?"
That got her to turn her head to him. Through his visor and hers, he could see her sad and scared expression. He placed both hands on her shoulders and looked at her square in the eye with determination.
"Marinette, I swear, I will do everything in my power to help you defeat this mad man. We will get his Miraculous from him."
Marinette just stared back in awe. Here was this stranger, someone she didn't know at all promise her to help her. She sniffed and smiled sadly at him.
"Thank you, Chat," she whispered.
"Please, call me Adrien my Lady."
That reminded her.
"Since when am I your Lady," she questioned.
"Oh well, you're a ladybug and I thought it fit?"
Marinette eye him and decided to let it slide. Jade Turtle and Volpina came back.
"There's no trace of her anywhere," said Volpina.
"She must have been transported back to Hawkmoth's ship," said Ladybug. "We need to power down and get to a safe place."
"You should all come to my place. It's where the other two Miraculous are," offered Chat.
"Alright. Let's power down first. Hawk Moth can't track our suits if they aren't active," said Ladybug just before she touched her earrings.
"Wait! We should do it when we aren't in the open," cried Chat.
"Yeah, if people saw us without the suits, we wouldn't be left alone," added Nino.
"They have a point," agreed Volpina.
"Alright. Chat, please find us a place to power down."
"Follow me, Bugaboo," he smiled.
Marinette just rolled her eyes at him while Volpina and Jade Turtle smirked at the two of them.
"I think my best friend likes your best friend," smiled Jade Turtle.
"Yeah? Well, I think my best friend likes your best friend," Volpina smiled back.