Sorry it's later than usual, no note at the end of the chapter today.


The mood in the room shifted. It was gloomy and dull. Sure there was fiery music pumping through the area, but the feeling of cold rushed into everyones body. It was obvious that an Akuma was causing this tense atmosphere, something Marinette planned to quickly abolish.

"You need to hide!" Mari hissed, pushing Adrien under a table," Don't come out until this is sorted. He must be after you considering he crashed your party instead of let's say a nightclub,"

The blonde stared up at the girl. She dropped the table cloth over the side to cover him. Marinette knew she needed to transform into ladybug. Before she could leave, Adrien grabbed her ankle from under the table.

"What about you?" He asked, generally concerned.

Mari reminded herself that being Ladybug meant she had to protect everyone. She simply thought of that when she chucked Adrien under the table. It was nothing more than a hero's job right?

"I'll be fine, he's not after me," Marinette assured," I'm going to go outside and see if I can alert someone. Maybe Chat Noir might be around,"

Adrien found himself blushing, noting how she neglected to mention Ladybug. He nodded dumbly, trying to throw his best acting skills on to pretend to be scared and anxious. It seemed to work as she left without a second thought. Silently, the blonde crept out the back of the room and back up to the roof.

Meanwhile, Mari found out what the Akuma was really capable of. Adults were floating in the sky, incased in bubbles. The ravenette decided to run into a local apartment block to transform, no adults would see it or watch it on CCTV.

Soon Ladybug was swinging through the streets, zipping back into the hotel. Her partner Chat Noir came strolling out of the elevator, swinging his tail around like it was nobodies business. She gave him a look that told him they had to be serious. As the two snuck into the main hall where the party was being held.

"I am the Bubbler! I will avenge all the children who adults say can't do things!" The Akuma boasted," All parents and the rest of those underestimating adults will forever be held in the sky! To get them back, all Ladybug and Chat Noir have to do is give me their miraculous!"

Give me their miraculous. Marinette had heard that phrase from Stoneheart. She pleaded that some Akumas would be original in the future, instead of the same boring repeated line. But surely if Hawkmoth could create villains he could create a little bit of originality too? Then again, he was probably too busy making evil plans in his lair instead of thinking of their scripted execution.

Ladybug shook her head to shake away the thoughts, there was a bigger problem at hand! As the music didn't seem to cover them at all, the spotted hero and the Cat-boy were son spotted. Angrily, the Akuma creates bubbles out of his bubble blower and shot them towards the pair. Chat Noir used his baton to bounce around, each one barely missing him.

"Everyone get out!" Ladybug ordered, hitting a bubble that was about to capture Alya.

As they tried to complete the girl's orders, the Akuma became angrier. He shot more bubbles and his aim, yet more scattered, seemed to capture more teens. They floated to the top of the tall hall, then out of the open window. Screams filled the room as those that managed to leave ran as far as they could from the site.

"M'Lady, what should we do about the giant smurf with a mask that seems to be getting people into magical bubbles that go to the sky?" Chat asked, keeping a surprisingly straight face throughout the situation.

As the ladybug thought about escaping the situation, she didn't notice a bubble creeping towards them. It wasn't creeping as such, but it came unnoticed. Chat jumped in front of her, however it encased them both. Mari couldn't focus on anything else other than the leather figure cradling her from the bubble attacking them. She smiled softly, that was one time saving her in hero form, the other when she was just Marinette. A blush crept to her cheeks as she tried to submerge her feelings, whatever they were.

Her attention was bought to the situation at the hand. As the heroes began to float out of the room, Ladybug noticed a butterfly symbol appear on the Bubbler's face, he seemed to snap back to what was going on as he suddenly began chasing their bubble. It was too late, they were out of the window and slowly ascending into the air.

"No, no, no," Ladybug kept repeating, banging on the surface of the bubble," Even if we get out the fall will kill ourselves from the height. Second Akuma battle and I'm already failing at this miserably. They chose the wrong girl, a broken girl!"

She seemed to have forgotten the cat that was sitting in the bubble with her. He turned his head in confusion, the Ladybug from the last battle was cradling herself in a ball and weeping. Gently, Chat Noir held her hand. At first, she froze and seemed to have left her own body- temporarily falling unconscious. Then she seemed to lean into the touch, a look of surprise on her face.

"Look here, that first battle proved you could do anything," Chat explained firmly, staring into her eyes," I adored the girl who beat an Akuma- with a pun loving partner who sometimes gets himself caught in stuff. But I know that you can do this, if you put your doubts behind you!"

Ladybug looked up, everything seemed to shift around her. Chat's eyes held so much emotion, she felt everything disappear around her as she got lost in his orbs. They were a beautiful bright green, filled with hope and joy. She smiled at him and he smiled back, it was cheeky yet sincere. Her thoughts shifted to the feeling of butterflies in her stomach, what did this mean?

"We better get out of this soon," Chat mumbled, looking away," No pressure LB,"

Ladybug looked around the bubble, her eyes seemed to land on Chat's baton. If she, then put that, and if she could... yes that would work! She grabbed his baton and looked to him.

"I have a plan," She exclaimed.

"Ready when you are M'Lady," Chat said, smiling at her.