The whole city of Paris was frozen as they watched the demonic dragon roar in triumphant glory. Chaotic's eyes locked on the three heroes and he sent a stream of fire at them. "I shall enjoy roasting you to bits."

They jumped apart and yelled at the crowd to get away. Many people started to scatter and run in all direction unsure where to go to get away from this monster. The demon smashed his long tail against the buildings causing them to fall. Several people screamed in terror while others tried to help trapped victims.

The police arrived on the scene and started shooting the demon as rescue workers tried to free the injured. The demon hissed and let loose a waterfall of water as it tried to make the Seine overflow. "Pathetic humans. Do you really believe an all-powerful immortal demon will fall to such pathetic weaponry of men?"

"HEY CHAOTIC! YOU LOOK LIKE ONE OF THOSE HE-SHES! THAT HORN OF YOURS LOOKS AS IF IT'S BEEN CRACKED IN HALF! ARE YOU TOO DUMB TO KNOW DRAGON'S ARE SUPPOSE TO BREATH FIRE AND NOT WATER A GARDEN?"

Annoyed, Chaotic turned and saw the puny Chat Noir mocking him. The hero didn't know when to quit as he continued to mock the demon. The final straw came when he commented how brainless he must have been to choose brainless human as a host. The part of his mind that had come from Chloe burned in rage.

"You shall be the first to die!"

Chat Noir took off running as fast as he could leaping around as the indigo horn impaled the buildings he was running on. Glass shattered and people screamed. The massive horn took out power lines extinguishing the lights. The Chat Noir jumped to get some distance, but was snatched midair.

The demons claws dug into Chat Noir, who let out a scream as his suit failed to protect him. Blood was dripping out of his sides and he felt like one of his organs might have been pierced. He kicked as hard as he could, but the tough scales of the demon prevented him from doing any real damage.

"To think you could ever be a threat to me is laughable. The last Black Cat I faced, he didn't think insulting jokes was a good way to distract his opponents. No, it just makes them easier to eat!"

Chat Noir was flung in the air and coming down towards the monster's throat. He threw his baton, watching as it expanded, to prevent the jaws from closing. Even though he was in tremendous pain, he bounced off the baton and managed to cushion his fall with an awning below. He rolled off it, and started running, leaving a bloody trail.

The demon shrank in size and followed the blood eager to claim one of the Miraculouses. Twisting around the corners of the streets he was totally unprepared for when the corner fire hydrant burst open, the pressurized water scalding him a bit. It would be only a momentary delay, but it was enough for Chat Noir to slip into an empty shop and release his transformation.


"This is bad Plagg, seriously bad. Ugh," Adrien looked at the blood on his side and his hands. He was feeling very sick and tired. "I'm not sure I can move." He started to sway a bit before sitting up again.

"You need some serious medical help or at least some healing, but that will have to wait. Ladybeetle and Peridot Turtle have drawn Chaotic away, but he'll soon be making numerous duplicates of himself to attack Paris," Plagg replied grimly remembering the last time he had faced the demon.

He didn't tell Adrien that he was sensing pain and suffering all over the city. Chaotic was letting loose blasts of dark magic destroying monuments. His massive body slammed through the city as fire and water burned down the different arrondissements. The entire city was panicking and in fear. Just as the demon intended it to be. "I hate to admit, but you need to go home or get some place safe. You can't transform until your injuries are taken care of. I need a recharge as well."

"Right, head to Notre Dame or another church." Plagg shook his head explaining that Chaotic was created by Chinese magic, meaning it was an Asian demon. "Different countries, continents, the demons within them don't play by the same rules as demons from other places. Consecrated ground won't protect us from him. We need to go to fortress, a place of justice."

Adrien was confused, he knew Chinese religious priests and the book of I-Chang could defeat evil and offer protection with mantras, so why did he have to go to a place of justice?

"The two parts that made the original Chaotic demon, were an evil Miraculous user and a defeat god, both who escaped true justice for their crimes. Now that Chloe has joined and you saw how she hasn't faced justice, the only place they fear is the place where they will have to face it. A fortress would give most of Paris a chance to survive."

"The Conciergerie! It fits the description. Ugh, I'm really hurting Plagg." Plagg promised to do what he could to keep Adrien alive until they could him medical help. They left the store and started to make their way to the Conciergerie, hoping that they would run into some paramedics along the way.

Meanwhile Ladybeetle and Peridot Turtle were struggling to get Chaotic to leave the rest of Paris alone, but it wasn't working. He used his duplication power and suddenly the streets were filled with mini demons. They had taken to their half demonic dragon and half human form. They looked almost the same as the ones from the memory, but there was a big difference. The right side looked like Keung and the left half looked like Chloe.

"Don't let anyone escape. They'll be trying to get away in the subways or even find entrances to the catacombs! Don't forget to search for hidden rooms or basements! Nobody escapes from Chaotic!" a mix of Chloe's and Chaotic's voice blended together creeping more people out.

The smaller versions organized into tiny groups spreading across the arrondissements. As they flew around clouds of dark magic appeared. The clouds drifted up to the top of the sphere as they slowly blocked out the sun. It was getting harder and harder to see with no sun and the electricity was failing all over the City of Lights.

Ladybeetle froze as she witnessed the horrors around her. Four mini Chaotic's were surrounding a family. Their pet dog lay broken and bleeding. The parents were trying to keep their young kids safe, but there was no place to hide. In seconds they would be dead.

"NO! Lucky Charm!" the yo-yo transformed and a Pa Kua fell into her arms. "What the heck is this?" She glanced down at the family in trouble. The mini demons were about to leap at them. "I hope this is a symbol against evil."

The mini demons had drool dropping from their dragon jaws. Their claws were super sharp as they clicked them together. Hearing the little ones whimper made their ears twitch in delight. "Attack them now! Go for the kill!"

"Forget it!" Ladybeetle dropped into the circle and whirled the Pa Kua around, catching each mini demon in its mirror. They all screamed at their reflection as the protective symbol worked its magic pushing them further and further away until they fell into the subway system.

"Thank you very much. We owe our lives to you!" the wife said, crying.

"Thanks, but you need to get somewhere safe. Head to the No I mean Conciergerie. You'll be safe inside the walls. Trust me." The family nodded and started their journey to building.

"Beep Beep." Ladybeetle looked around. Mini demons were everywhere and above in the sky, Peridot Turtle was fighting alone avoiding magic bolts as she led the way to the Eiffel Tower, the city's greatest symbol of hope, hoping that the tower would protect her. The demonic dragon kept on her tail obviously enjoying the destruction it was leaving in its wake.

"Beep Beep." Spotting a restaurant she darted towards the building. The patrons had fled along with the staff. Even so she went into the back and closed pantry door. "Spots Off." Instantly the costume vanished and a tired Tikki emerged. A frightened Mireille started shaking badly "Tikki! Oh I should have used Miraculous Cleanse when I had the chance. Maybe my magic could have undone all this! Also, why would I say run to the Conciergerie?"

Tikki weakly shook her head. "These mini demons are not Akumas. Chaotic's power doesn't come from a Miraculous, but the Disastrous. Your magic is too small to make a big difference right now."

Mireille looked down and cried softly. She slid to the floor of the pantry and wrapped her arms around her legs. "Tikki, I'm so afraid. I don't think I can do this. I've just got use to saving the day and now I have to help stop a demon? It's too much."

Tikki looked at her wielder in sadness and fear. Sad that she had pushed her wielder too far too quick. Fear that Mireille would freeze or die against this foe. She needed to dig deep and help both of them find hope and optimism. "You are a terrific Ladybeetle and its okay to be afraid, scared to death even. Every one of my bugs have faced a similar situation like this. Something that seemed overwhelming and impossible to defeat. Yet they always found a way to go on." Tikki hovered in front of Mireille giving her an encouraging smile.

Mireille wiped her eyes and asked how. Tikki stated that there was much more to the Miraculouses than what her wielder had seen so far. . The earrings carried a bit of essences from every past wielder. Their experience and memories came to Mireille when she needed them.

"You mean, the person who owned my Miraculous, who faced this demon before, is giving me advice?"

"Just enough to let you know where you should be sending people to safety. A fortress was built to withstand constant attacks so it makes a better shelter. Not everyone knows that and many lives are at stake."

Mireille stood up and got out of the pantry. She looked around and for some desserts for Tikki to refuel on. She couldn't do anything right now as Ladybeetle, but she could do something as Mireille Caquet. Hopefully the emergency generator was still running at the school to power the student radio system.


Peridot Turtle was panting as she dodged another explosion behind her. Her shell was starting to heat up and her suit was trying to cool her down, but it wasn't working so well. A blast in front of her stopped her in her tracks. The tail smashed her into the air as she flailed about.

She swung her weapon out, the chain lengthened as the balls wrapped around a building column pulling her out of the fire's range. The demonic dragon roared loudly as fountains of water sprayed out of his mouth. Taking a running leap, she jumped into those fountains and used her costume's natural streamline to zip from one fountain to the next. Pulling something out of her suit pocket, she poured a mixture over her weapon. She remembered from the memory that she needed to hit the weak spot, the scar on his face where Xinyi had scratch him.

Chaotic hovered over her watching in amusement as the silly guardian girl desperately tried to defend herself. She certainly wasn't Fu and even Zhu would have laughed himself to death if saw this tiny little girl trying to defeat the big bad demon.

"Just give up Peridot Turtle. You are no Great Guardian and worthless. Even your own kwami doesn't believe in you. This entire disaster right here is because he didn't trust in you!" Chaotic started to chuckle, his massive voice echoing all over the sphere. In turn, his mini demons laughed along with him making a sonic attack. Many people dropped to the ground, some dead others with most of their hearing gone. The prophecy was happening word by word.

Peridot Turtle blocked it all out. Her mind was fully focused as she stood her ground, swung the meteor hammer faster and faster, before shooting it out and smacking him right where the scar was. The demon screamed as the special oil she had made a few days before, started eating away at his skin. He clawed as his face trying to get it off making it run deeper into the skin.

The Great Guardian started running again heading to the Eiffel Tower. If she could just get to the top, then she would be at the right height to break that Disastrous. If she could break it, maybe the pieces that made up Chaotic would start to drift apart. Maybe even she could save, shiver, Chloe, from herself.

She made it to the tower and started climbing. Going in between the different structures trying to keep out of sight, and plan her next attack. Already Chaotic had managed to come up with a plan to use his water to clean his face and used torn flags and tree sap to make a bandage. In the past; he had ignored his injuries. Having Chloe's mind to draw information from was a big help!

In seconds, Chaotic had wrapped himself around the Eiffel Tower. His teeth flashed and claws tried to reach her. Bouncing around and punching, she kicked her way up to the top. Her suit was torn to bits and there was a small tooth embedded into her shell. The extra fabric was no more and her carapace was blackened by all the close calls.

Pulling herself up to the top, she held her weapon and stared directly into Chaotic's eyes. "I'm not afraid of you! Ao, Master Fu, he stopped you once and I can too."

"That fool couldn't even properly kill me! I destroyed him completely and the best, he and the six others could do, was suspend my soul, heart, and body in limbo, hoping they would never get back together? They couldn't even do that properly!"

"It stopped you from re-ememgering for a hundred and sixty years! You don't like girls and you ended up needing one, ironic is it not? Chloe may be a brat, but once I free her from your grasp, you'll lose a great deal of power. After all, you won't have a human soul to consume for extra power."

Chaotic threw back his head and laughed. It was the usual laugh, you could definitely hear both Chloe and Chaotic laughing together. The hair from the main whipped around wildly in the air creating a whirlwind that pushed Peridot Turtle up against the rail. "What's so funny?!"

"Forgive me, I didn't realize, you didn't understand the full grasp of the situation. You believe that I corrupted a child to use her soul for power?"

"I can't think of any other reason for you to use Chloe. The seals kept you locked up. Somehow, you learned to manipulate the cosmos, so your soul could enter the astral plane. How else would you enter someone's dreams to teach them?"

"I didn't have to teach her much, just control and focus, how to pass as human. It can be rather difficult for a she demon to control her impulses around humans, especially the men."

Seeing her shocked expression followed the confusion, Chloe's mind told him it was the right time to utterly destroy her confidence and self-worth. "Shall I explain my extraordinary return to triumph? I will, I want these humans to know resisting me is futile and how they got in this position, thanks to their leader."

The demon's eyes glowed as tendrils of dark magic spread across the sky creating huge glowing bubbles as memories began to play. Those who hadn't gotten to safety yet found themselves becoming rooted to the spot as those in safety felt the pressure of negativity building. The whole city all witnessed the defeat of the demon and the sealing. The memory zoomed into the sky as Chaotic's soul twisted about in the stars in agony. Going over the memory again and again, trying to find the moment he went wrong.

The memory changed and according to a little floating calendar; five years had passed. Chaotic's soul was still chained up in the stars, but he had begun practicing projecting himself to other places, using the cosmic energy around him to do so. He couldn't turn it into raw power to use like before, but by projecting himself he could follow the current of energy wherever it went including back to Earth.

A new memory, it showed a man who looked similar to the Mayor helping load a truck with crates filled with opium. The outline of Chaotic's soul locked on to the individual. The cosmic energy could feel the man's greed and power. "For those who don't know their history, it's the end of the second Opium War in China. The British, with the help of the French, won and the set about to legalizing the opium trade, to expand coolie trade, to open all of China to British merchants, and to exempt foreign imports from internal transit duties. With this victory, China was forced to start trading is valuables with the rest of the world.

"That man, he's a member of the Bourgeois family isn't he?" Peridot Turtle whispered, not knowing her question was heard all over the city. "You attached yourself to him just so you could use the drug trade once more to gain power."

"Partially my dear, but please keep watching. The best part is still to come!"

New memories of returning to France, watching the different events pass as Chaotic continued to whisper in the ears of the different members of the family, helping them gain power, wealth, and prestige. During this time Chaotic learned if he focused hard enough he could manipulate the cosmic energy and make something small happen. "This family, their pride and greed, their ambition and self-importance is what drew me to them and slowly I figured out that if I could manipulate small amounts of cosmic energy, I could take a bit of life force as well."

The memory changed to the moment the Bourgeois family bought plot to build their huge hotel on. Chaotic knew his other parts moved around constantly over the years, never staying in the same place very long, just as his soul drifted about in cosmic energy stream. But that day, he used all the energy he had saved to call for his heart.

The seals held of course, I couldn't get my heart directly. That didn't stop me from using Andre Bourgeois great uncle to carry out what I needed. The man was clueless that he used magic to bring my heart to the foundation. They believed it was a lucky charm, a solid heart showing their power."

"You knew their family could handle magic, learn to use it, to help you. They could barely sustain you, but if you manipulated as much as you could, they could eventually put you back together," Peridot Turtle realized horror, almost losing her grip on her weapon.

"Very good little turtle. You are a quick study. However after my stunt, the seals intensified nearly shattering my soul and heart at the same time. I had stretched too far trying to manipulate things on the living plane. I needed another way to gain help."

The memories changed showing the demon's heart locked up in the hotel office on display. It showed people touching it and being tested by its power, but nobody could hold onto it long. Even when their souls were brought to the astral plane they failed the training and ended up having nightmares.

The memories changed showing Chaotic manipulating small events, watching the results of what happened. A push here and someone's beloved fell in love with the wrong person. A tiny shove and a person got lucky enough to win something. There was an eureka moment for the demon.

The memory changed, this time it showed Chloe's mother and her Father, years younger talking in the office. They were rubbing the heart wishing for luck on having a baby. He reached out in the cosmos and found out what he needed to know.

"By this time, I had been bonded to this family for so long, I could see into their very essences, the blood of this family. You do know the power of blood right?"

A new memory showed Andre in his bedroom, preparing to go to the bed that night. The outline of Chaotic came into view as he sucked as much darkness and life energy from the man, growing in strength. Andre collapsed to the floor. The scene changed, they were still in the bedroom, but now on the astral plane.

The memory showed Andre talking with the demon. It was clear that Mr. Bourgeois couldn't see the demon properly, but his ears perked up when he heard the words; god, family, power. They shook hands as part of Chaotic's soul merged with Andre's and re-entered his body and got up.

Peridot Turtle tried to block out the next memory, knowing it was a sex scene. She could hear the sounds of rough sex and ecstasy. There was a lot of thumping and bumping. When she opened her eyes, all of Andre's soul was back in his body.

"The man would never admit he had a low sperm account. The chances of him ever fathering a child were astronomical, but when you let a former god, take your body for a spin, well let's say the results can be interesting."

The memory changed and suddenly there was baby Chloe in her bassinet surrounded by the best of the best. Chaotic was in the nursery cooing at the child, telling her that when she was older, she would rule the world.

A few more memories played of Chloe's life growing up. She constantly rejected the humanity given to her by her mother, until her human soul had nothing left, but a flicker of humanity. She embraced her demonic heritage, the mix of demonic and Bourgeois blood creating a powerful dark mage and eventually the piece needed to resurrect Chaotic.

"So you see pathetic little Great Guardian, Chloe's human half side died out a long time ago. You can't rescue her, because she doesn't want to be. Over the years we've set in motion the events that bring us today."

Peridot Turtle gasped upon realizing something important. "You, you killed my mentor and you tried to kill me! Every Akuma, Chloe either caused or manipulated the situation that would make someone an akuma! She made Sabrina sick and I bet you had something to do with Nooroo's Miraculous ending up with Hawkmoth!"

"Yes, that's the truth and I enjoyed watching the old man loose his life knowing he failed to stop me! Now I'll make you suffer and wish for death!" Two seconds before the he destroyed the tower Peridot Turtle managed to get away with only partial the destruction of the Eiffel Tower, most citizens lost their hope.

Knowing her transformation was about to drop, she used her power. "Shell Guard!" she poured everything she had, including part of her longevity, into that shield to keep one half of Paris safe before making a hasty retreat as Marinette Dupain-Cheng.


Adrien had made it to the Conciergerie. The bleeding was starting to slow down and didn't have the urge to pass out as much. As he had been dragging himself to the Conciergerie, he had heard Mireille on the emergency radio band telling all citizens to make their way to the building saying that the old fortress turned court building, was a safer and stronger place to hide in instead of churches.

As he stumbled up the stairs, someone caught him before he fell to the ground. "I got you buddy, it's going to be okay. We need a medic over here!" Nino yelled as he half carried his friend into the main floor towards the area that had been set up to be triage.

A young medic came over and looked shocked by the wounds the boy had. They were some of the worse he had seen so far. "Lie down kid, we need to check you out. It's going to be okay," he assured Adrien. The medic pulled out a portable ultrasound and started using it to check the organs.

"You're a lucky kid. Those claws missed your organs by a mere centimeter, the muscles took a nick, but they should heal. Right now we need to stitch you up and give you some fluid. Maybe even some blood."

"No…blood…please. I can't risk it." Adrien knew that if he was given a transfusion, he would be out for hours, even days, and that was time the city didn't have. He needed to get back out there and help defeat Chaotic.

"Young man I don't think you understand how dangerous the situation is. If you don't get some blood you could go into shock, perhaps die."

Adrien started to protest even more when he heard his father's distinct footsteps. In a matter of seconds, Mr. Agreste, Nathalie, and the Gorilla surrounded him and the medic. "Father, I'm…"

"Save your strength Adrien," his father told him as he laid a gentle hand on his son's shoulder. He had a very concerned look on his face. He looked at the medic with determination in his eyes. "I understand that you think a transfusion is necessary, but I must also insist you don't do one. My son has is very healthy and as soon as the wounds are closed, he should start feeling better."

The medic argued that the boy had lost a good amount of blood judging by the size of the wounds and his fatigue and coloring. Mr. Agreste stood there calmly and said that unless the medic could do an accurate blood count, to determine if a transfusion was really necessary, he didn't want his son to have one. "The entire city is making their way here. You'll have a huge amounts of people who need blood and you can't spare any of it to non-critical patients such as my son. It is unlikely you'll make a mistake, but clearly my son doesn't want to take a chance. Fluids will be enough as long as we suture the wounds."

The medic sighed, but agreed. While he set up the fluids, Gabriel surprisingly started to suture his son's wounds closed. It really wasn't that different from sewing with thick fabric. Soon Adrien's wounds were closed and his color was perking up.

Mr. Agreste turned to his two employees. "Nathalie, gather as many people as you can and help set up some kind organization system and checks so every person here can be accounted for."

Nathalie hid her surprise, but did as she was told heading to a cluster of officials to offer her services. The Gorilla was told to start rounding up healthy people with weapons to form a security force to protect the building and the people inside. With a silent nod, he walked off.

Blue eyes met green as father and son looked at one another. Adrien just stared at his father and pinched himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming all this. Mr. Agreste sat down on a chair. He held his son's hand, the one with the ring, tightly. His expression was one of sadness, concern, and a bit of fear.

"Father, why did you, I mean it doesn't seem like, you're not behaving…"

"Adrien, please conserve your strength for now." He took off his glasses and cleaned them slowly. "I know it's hard to believe my actions, but it what your mother would do. She taught me how important it is to help in any way you can, especially during a crises."

Adrien did remember how his mom would do anything she could to help people. She was genuine and kind, never turning anyone away when they needed a helping hand. "I miss her."

"I do to son. If she was here right now, she would be assuring us that is okay to be afraid. That our fears are helping to protect us until we're ready to face them."

It was weird seeing Mr. Agreste being so open and vulnerable. He had done everything in his power to keep his family away from danger. The massive security system, the high fences and walls to protect his home. The best bodyguard money could buy to protect his son. Even with Akumas popping up, he had counted on Adrien's skills and knowledge to keep himself safe from harm.

This situation was entirely different. A demon, something unworldly had laid claim to the city. Cutting them off completely without any help. Paris was being destroyed as its people cowered and died. Nothing seemed to be able to stop it, even the heroes had retreated for now.

Adrien didn't like seeing his father like this. He shouldn't be trembling in fear. "I'm not going anywhere Father. I promise I'm not going to die," he reassured his father. It made him sick because he knew, that once he recovered, he would have go and he might lose his life in the process.

Mr. Agreste shook his head and told his son it was bad manners to make promises he couldn't keep. "You should eat something. It's going to be a long night and you'll need all the energy you can get." He placed a bag next to his son. From the smell he could tell it was Plagg's favorite. His breath hitched and he started to tremble.

Mr. Agreste put his glasses back on and tapped the Miraculous. "I tried to deny it for so long until I couldn't. I thought of a million ways to take this without your knowledge. I never wanted you to go through what your mother and I did." He paused and ran his hand through his hair and his expression changed again. He was still sad and a bit fearful, but there was also pride and love in his eyes and he had a smile on his face. "An old friend reminded me recently that if I love something, I must be willing to let it go and grow. Hold on to the memories of love, but don't cling to them so hard, you stop living."

Adrien's features soften and he looked respectfully to his father. He curled his own hand around his father's. "Thank you, for trusting in me. I will make you proud." Mr. Agreste hugged his son tightly.


Over with Mireille, her parents told her how brave she was sneaking back into school and broadcasting to the city where to find shelter and safety. They hugged her and told her that she was a real hero.

Mireille smiled saying she did what anyone would do in her situation. "I don't know if what I did was brave or reckless. How long can we last in here before the demon lays siege here?" she asked in a small voice. Fear was creeping back into her mind.

Her mother knelt a little so she was at the same height of her daughter. She put her hand on her daughter's cheek and gave her a reassuring smile. "We have to have faith that we can outlast this demon. As long as we keep believing we have a chance to survive, then we hold onto that to keep us going."

Her father nodded his head and hugged his wife and daughter. "I'm going to see if I can find anything in this place that can be used as a weapon. We need to arm ourselves." His wife nodded and gave him a kiss before he left.

"Mireille! Thank God you're okay!" Aurora shouted as she hugged her best friend tightly. She ignored the pointed look Mrs. Caquet sent her. The woman hadn't forgiven the blond entirely for putting her child through so much pain last year.

Mireille whispered to her how happy she was that Aurora was safe and sound. The two girls looked at each other in happiness, knowing that despite the odds, they were still alive. "Now would be a good time for Stormy Weather to reappear. I'm sure her weather powers would come in handy against a dragon demon."

Aurora nodded wishing she could just ice the monster and he would be gone. "Can I talk to you, alone for a moment?" she asked eyeing Mireille's mother.

Mireille nodded and the two friends went a small alcove to speak. Aurora looked around making sure no one was listening. She pulled out small crushed bag of cookies that she had bought at the bakery earlier and gave them to her. "I don't know why your little red friend needs to eat these, but I hope it's enough to help you transform."

Mireille sputtered asking what she meant. What little red friend? It was her who had a sweet tooth. Aurora told her now wasn't the time to be pretending she didn't know what the blond was talking about. "I'm afraid Mireille, I am afraid that we're going to die or worse, become slaves to a demon who joined with Chloe of all people! You can help stop that as Ladybeetle."

Mireille just stood there frozen as fear took over. Her mind raced as she tried to figure out how and when she had been exposed. Rule one of being a super heroine was that you didn't let people learn your civilian identity!

Seeing the panicked look on her friend's face, Aurora explained how she knew. "I figured it out a few weeks after I was akumatized. I don't really remember being Stormy Weather, but in my dreams, I have flashes of what happened. You would be the only one who would beg me to forgive yourself for whatever thing you did wrong to ruin your friendship." She played with her hair for a few minutes before speaking again. "That first time you invited me over to hang out, I saw something little and red peeking out of your pack before disappearing. It put things together."

"I'm surprised you kept it a secret."

"Like I'm going to expose my best friend to the world or worse Alya!" They both laughed as Aurora drew closer to her friend and held her hands tightly. "If you're brave enough to get people to safety without your powers, you're strong enough with your powers to do something. Use your fear to your advantage."

Mireille nodded, promising she would transform as soon as she could. After all, the city needed to see their heroes.


Marinette was in another room with her family clutching herself. She was shaken to the core by what she had seen and experienced out there. She had failed big time. She couldn't prevent the resurrection of Chaotic, stop the she-demon Chloe from becoming part of Chaotic, and giving him everything he need to take control of the city. She couldn't even slow down Chaotic.

"Marinette, it's going to be okay. I don't how or when, but I know that things will turn out okay," her mother assured her. She tried to hug her daughter who pushed herself away.

"We're hiding in a fortress while a demon patrols the skies destroying our beloved city. We're hanging in the sky near the edge of space with no signs of help and the only reason we haven't died from oxygen deprivation is the sphere that traps us. Not even Chat Noir and Ladybeetle could stop this Chaotic."

Tom looked at his wife and she looked at him. Marinette was very afraid and they didn't know how to help her. The truth was safety was an illusion. That new heroine's shield was the only thing keeping this half of the city safe from harm for now.

"This demon has been defeated before and he can be defeat again. I'm sure that someone will come up with a plan that will work. It's not just two heroes now, there's three."

Marinette seemed to cry more about hearing that. "Something tells me this Peridot Turtle is in over her head and can't do a thing to save the day." She sniffed and walked out the door heading to the bathroom. Her parents didn't follow her.

In the bathroom, Marinette collapsed in the stall crying. She shook with fear and was barely able to keep it together. Wayzz came out, ripped some paper, and tried to wash away her tears. "You can't give up Marinette. The city needs you. Your fellow Miraculous wielders need you. Your family and friends need you."

Marinette just hung her head, her pigtails drooping. "I don't think I can do this Wayzz. I know you warned me in our lessons about using my longevity to power my move to hold after I detransformed that it could be very costly to my health. Just one more think I screwed up."

She was actually surprised and shocked when the little turtle kwami struck her in the face. His entire body language had changed, from being a sad yet firm kwami to one who looked very understanding and loving. He touched the Miraculous letting her feel how proud he was of her. That she had exceeded his expectations. It was okay that she would never be a perfect Turtle, maybe he need to learn the ways of Ladybug to become balanced himself. Wayzz finally understand that he and his wielder didn't have to shoulder the burdens of being the Great Guardian by themselves.

Wielder and kwami hugged each other tightly. She brought out some more carrot sticks as he devoured them as fast as possible. It was time to pull herself together and be ready to address the city of Paris. She was still full of fear, but now wasn't the time to show it.


An hour later, when it seemed like the people had formed some resemblances of a leadership and advisors and the security force was running and checking the windows for signs of trouble, Ladybeetle and Chat Noir appeared on the second floor balcony looking down at everyone. The gestured for someone to come forward as the city of Paris at large got their first real look at Peridot Turtle.

They had been lucky to find some stands and microphones to help project their voices to the people gathered here. "Citizens of Paris, we know that you are frightened and angry. Most of you probably are wondering where we've been during this crises," Ladybeetle said.

"We've been doing everything we can to help save lives and get people to safety. We've fought mini demons, rescued people, and above all our associate and mentor Peridot Turtle, has been struggling to keep her protective shield up. I know we haven't doing as much as you want, but even we need to rest for a time."

Peridot Turtle cleared her throat, ready to speak when Alya shoved her way forward and thrust her phone forward startling the heroine. She struggled to get up, but Alya was in her personal space.

"I'm Alya Cesare, you probably know me as the author of the LadyNoir blog. I have so many questions to ask. When did you get your Miraculous? What powers do you have besides creating shields? Our heroes call you their mentor, but we've never seen you until recently, so where have you been?"

Not even noticing that Peridot Turtle's mouth was frozen she continued to bombard her with questions. How did she know that Chloe was about to release a demon? Who was her mentor and what did the demon mean when he called her the Great Guardian? More and more questions, some very personal, kept bombarding her. She was shrinking under the pressure.

Two angels, aka Alya's parents, showed up right then, fed up with the daughter's over intrusive behavior and lack of common decency, all in the pursuit of story, that she forget real people were the subject. It was time that she learned about a valuable journalism story in the form of the boiling frog parable.

Mrs. Cesare took her daughter's phone, removed the SD card and stamped her foot on it destroying it. Her daughter looked at her in shock ready to yell when her mother handed the phone to her husband who was ready to drop it to the floor and break it.

"Alya Bernadette Cesare, enough! I will not have you harassing people or risking your life for a story, especially when you can't distinguish when the pursuit of the truth isn't as important as protecting the innocent from the backlash of your actions." Roughly grabbing her daughter by the arm she passed her to her husband who was already silently whispering the parable to her.

"I apologize for my daughter's forwardness. Any interviews can wait until after you tell us how we can all work together to defeat this demon." With a slight bow Mrs. Cesare left the balcony to have a serious talk with Alya.


Well at least Alya will know what it's like to be on the other end of the conversation. "My name is Peridot Turtle and I will do my best to explain where this demon came from and what are our options are in defeating him. A little over a hundred and sixty years ago a bitter young man named Keung found the Chinese God of Water, the great Gong-Gong, who was searching for revenge to destroy those who humiliated him. Together, they used black magic to create a magical collar, that would bind them together as one immortal and nearly all powerful demon name Chaotic.

My mentor and past Miraculous users worked together to capture and defeat the demon, but not before innocent lives were lost and the landscape was forever scared. They used a ritual and seals to separate the parts of him. Unfortunately, as we saw, Chaotic found a way around his sealing and is using his daughter Chloe to make himself all powerful."

"LIES! YOU ARE THE REAL MONSTER! YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE CALLED HEROS'! I WON'T LET YOU RUIN MY DAUGHTER'S GOOD NAME!" Mayor Bourgeois shouted at the trio. His suit was in tatters, he had slight burns on his hands and he looked as if he had come back from the depths of the ocean. He had a mad look in his eyes, his mouth was wide open showing his teeth. His muscles flexed as he shoved his way through the crowd. The trio backed up as he got closer, afraid of what he would do.

"HOW DARE YOU CONTINUE TO SPREAD LIES ABOUT MY DAUGHTER?! SHE IS THE MOST GENEROUS, KIND-HEARTED, AND BELOVED PERSON IN THE WHOLE CITY. YOU PLANNED ON LETTING YOUR DEMON DESTROY HER DIDN'T YOU?"

"Mayor Bourgeois, I understand that you're angry and upset, but I would never release a demon or not try to save her. I tried, but you saw the same thing the whole city did. You have to stop living in denial!"

"I HAVE TO DO NOTHING EXCEPT LOCK YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS UP! DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE A LYING DEMON MONSTER OVER CLEARLY JEALOUS LOW CLASS DARK MAGIC USERS! I WILL PERSONALLY HAND YOU THREE OVER AND THE DEMON WILL RELEASE MY DAUGHTER!"

A shadow formed around the Mayor for a second before he was lifted to the ceiling by hundreds of white butterflies. People gasped and moved aside as Hawkmoth, in the flesh, moved through the throngs of people holding out his cane. "I didn't need my emphatic abilities to determine that your anger is not about your so called daughter, but having the ugly truth shred your image. A demon will tell the truth if it's much more hurtful than a lie."

The police moved in to arrest him as the partners got ready to fight, when Peridot Turtle ordered everyone to stop. "What do you want Hawkmoth? Did you come here to take advantage of the situation or are you offering to help?"

Hawkmoth paused for a second staring at everyone. He tapped his cane and flitter of more butterflies carried him up to the balcony. He approached the trio before offering his cane to Peridot Turtle. She took it and watched as he spread his arms wide indicating they could take his Miraculous if they wanted.

Both villain and Great Guardian stared down each other. Both knew what was at stake here. Clearly Hawkmoth didn't want to die and he would prefer fighting to save the city then letting a demon control it. They also needed experienced Miraculous users if they were going to get close enough to injure Chaotic. He would be helpful as an ally more than an enemy at the moment.

Peridot Turtle hand him back the cane and spoke with authority. "For now we have a common enemy, and it pains me to admit that without your help, many of the people here will die. I call a truce, but you must swear to it by your Miraculous to make it binding."

He nodded saying if he did they had to do it to. After a short conversation it was agreed. Hawkmoth swore by his Miraculous he would do everything in his power to save, protect, and fight for the city of Paris and all who called it home. He wouldn't take advantage of anyone, nor would he attempt to take their Miraculous. In the immediate aftermath of this crises, (a week), he wouldn't attack the city.

In turn, they swore to assist and protect their fellow Miraculous wielder during this crises. They would make no attempt to take his Miraculous from him or come after him in the immediate aftermath. All four Miraculouses glowed brightly as the oath took effect.

Hawkmoth brought the Mayor down to the floor, but he refused to release him from his flitter until he would admit his guilt in all this. Of course the Mayor started bellowing he had no reason to feel any guilt or apologize. He demanded the police arrest Hawkmoth and start a rescue plan to save his daughter, the hope of all Paris.

Chief Roger stepped forward and looked at his fellow officers. Then he looked to the teachers, students, and everyone else gathered. With a barely perceptual nod he turned and spoke for everyone there. "No, we won't focus on your "daughter", we need to focus on helping the other half the city get to safety and figuring out how to defeat this demon."

"YOU WOULD ABANDON MY DAUGHTER IN HER TIME OF GREATEST NEED?"

"The same daughter who tormented my own for years, who stole her health little by little? Who took delight in suspending her from school? The same daughter who lied about a bracelet that caused my Akumanzation? Yes, I would abandon her to save people whose lives count, the ones she wants to kill and enslave."

One by one, classmates, teachers, shop owners, even complete strangers talked about encounters with the fifteen year old blond. Nobody had a kind word to say about her. Chloe had made people's lives miserable, stole from them, and threatened their jobs to many times. The girl had chosen her path and if she wanted to be merged forever with a demon, let it be.

What sealed the deal with the mayor was when Hawkmoth admitted he was terrified of Chloe. Her emotions were so dark and cruel, that he didn't even want an akuma near her fearing what she would do. He even tried to find people not mad at Chloe lately to avoid her.

The mayor was left to his lonesome as the rest of the people gathered together to form a plan. Judging by the sounds of claws scratching the shield, they needed to move fast.


Half an hour later, they all had a plan of action ready to do whatever they could to help save the rest of Paris. Hawkmoth would lead a small assemblage of rescue workers, medics, and some police into the other half of the city. With his empathy he could find people and direct rescue efforts to where they were needed the most. His flitter would provide as much protection as they could.

Ladybeetle's job was to track down and stop the mini demons anyway she could. The more mini demons she got rid of, the better their chances were of saving people, and getting them behind the shield. A small group of civilians armed to the teeth agreed to follow her. She remarked on their bravery and told them to be careful.

Chat Noir's mission was a scouting/distracting mission. He was to observe Chaotic, look for any weakness that could help them. Find out how strong he was and if they could turn that strength against him. If spotted, he was to act as distraction, drawing the demon's attention away, even drain him as much power as he could. He'd been very reluctant to have classmates, though they didn't know it, join him. He swore he would keep them all safe.

That left Peridot Turtle the hardest mission of them all. She had told them her mentor had left behind a magical artifact that allowed her to view his memories, aka the memory stone art piece. She needed to get to where she had hidden it and use it. Hopefully in the memories a solution would be available, one better than the one used last time. However, she couldn't have anyone accompany her. The memory art piece would only respond to her and its location had to be kept a secret.

The first step in their mission was the hardest. They had to get past the shield before they were noticed and strengthen it to protect those inside it. The rescue group would also need a way to get back in by themselves. The solution was far from simple as Peridot Turtle lead everyone into the sewer system.

She tried to ignore the complaints as she trudged through the sewers. Without the lights it was very hard going as Hawkmoth discovered his cane only produced a small amount of light. It was strange to be walking side by side the man that was abusing Nooroo. She spoke softly. "Thank you for your help, I don't know why you decided to help. I also know this truce won't last, but for now, I'm glad that you decided to help."

Hawkmoth gave the girl a half glance. This was the Great Guardian who would rescue Nooroo? She didn't look like much and perhaps it was foolish of her to risk so much to have his help. Still, there was something about this young lady that reminded him about himself. Peridot Turtle had the same tenacity he had. She was willing to stick to her goal no matter how many setbacks she faced.

He cleared his throat and told her, "Nooroo makes a compelling argument when it comes to hiding from an enemy or when to confront it. Even a Butterfly can be tough it the situation calls for it. That is the only reason I am helping you. You can be sure I will defend myself from letting you take my Miraculous."

"Fair enough, we're nearly there." Taking the lead, Peridot Turtle reached where she had been going. A huge pipe that drained the extra rain water into the river. Right now the Seine was almost equal to the pipe and it could easily flow back into the pipe.

Touching the shield she opened her mind listening to what it had to tell her "No one is out there for the moment. We can cross into the other half of the city with a good chance of not being seen."

"How do you expect us to get across the river? Not all of us can swim and we're carrying a lot of gear that could sink us," Chief Roger pointed out. The others nodded and waited for the girl to speak.

"I'm going to try something I haven't before. Something my mentor mentioned in a story once." Placing her hands on the shield, she focused all her attention on the shield. She started to imagine it stretching out, like a turtle sticking its neck out. She could feel the shield vibrating, but it refused to move. Peridot Turtle refused to give up as she begged the shield to do what she asked. She poured a bit more of her energy into it hoping it would obey her. Finally, the shield extended under the water and attached to another spill off pipe, on the other end. She dropped back with sweat forming down her face.

Ladybeetle held her still. "How long can you hold this up? An hour, two maybe?"

"I'm…pant…not…sure. I think I can maintain it as long as the rest of the shield holds. The shield should let everyone back in as long as their intentions are honorable. We need to hurry though. Chaotic is getting bored and that's not a good thing."

They all quickly crossed through the underwater tunnel and entered the other side of the sewer system. Once again the checked to make sure the area was clear before they all went topside. "Okay everyone knows their assignment?" They all nodded and Peridot Turtle gave them the signal to go.

Hawkmoth released his flitter as they flew across the city touching down and checking for signs of life. When he found a large concentration, he led the rescuers to the area where they needed to search.

Ladybeetle signaled for her group to follow her. She was traveling on foot so everyone could keep up. She reminded them to stick together and if she called a retreat, they better do as she asked.

Chat Noir gave a warning to his classmates that this wasn't the time for heroics. Their lives were at stake and he needed them to keep their eyes and ears open for anything that could help them accomplish their mission. They nodded and followed him towards the sounds of the demon's destruction.


Peridot Turtle watched them go before heading back to the sewers. She would be swimming to Master Fu's residence. Her heart pounded as she let her thoughts wonder. Chaotic, especially after merging with Chloe, taunted her and tormented her as if she had been just plain Marinette. Her biggest fear had been confirmed. He knew who she really was.

Finally, she reached the street she needed to be at. Coming out of the sewers a small squadron of mini demons appeared. "Kill, kill, and kill! Destroy the girl and take her Miraculous! Eat the kwami!"

"You're messing with the wrong turtle," she warned them. Three of them launched themselves at her. She rolled them over her shell. Another mini demon came after her snapping its jaws at her. She punched forward knocking some teeth out.

Tails lashed out forcing her to the ground. She twisted and fought, even though she was pinned. The mini demons moved in to start eating her alive. "GET OFF OF ME!" Her charm on the carapace flashed releasing enough positive energy to send the squadron running with their tails between their legs.

Panting, she got up, and entered the building. For some reason the building hadn't suffered damage, even though the rest of the block was half demolished. She never ran that fast without tripping before as she got into the apartment and went into the master bedroom. Two minutes later she had the memory art piece.

Most of the stones had darkened after she'd witnessed the memories of the past. But there were three stones left that did have a glow. Taking a deep breath, she pressed her hand against the stones and fell into the memory.

She opened her eyes and was surprised to see she was still in the bedroom. Master Fu was on the bed sleeping. She looked at the calendar and saw that it was a month before he would die. The old man was having a nightmare.

He shot up in the bed and looked all around in fright. He fumbled on getting the light on. He picked up the ink print of his family, tears in his eyes as he cried about not saving them. He got up and started burning incense for them. "My precious Shufen, my lovely Xinyi. I should have done more to keep you safe."

The memory changed and this time she was outside her bakery. It felt very familiar and when she saw herself coming out of the bakery with the macaroons. This was the day Master Fu died!

She watched in horror as the accident, which was really murder, occurred. This time she saw Chaotic's outline as he manipulated the cosmos forcing the driver to speed up. Inside the ambulance being taken away from the last member of his family, Wayzz. Being rushed into surgery and hearing a demon laugh.

The memory changed and suddenly she was in her room sitting at her desk looking at the spirit of Master Fu reclining in her chaise. "How, what, this is not possible!"

"Everything is possible my young friend, when you believe in it. I knew I was dying and I suspected the cause behind it, even if I couldn't communicate it to Wayzz. Mere moments before I died I transferred a portion myself into the memory art piece, knowing one day you would use it." He looked very calm and peaceful despite the circumstances.

Peridot Turtle blushed and started pulling at her pigtails. She twitched a bit and kept looking at him and away. "I guess I'm not the person you hoped I be." She fingered her hair waiting for a response.

He gave her a smile and placed a phantom hand over hers. "You are everything I knew you could be." He looked at her with pride. "Xinyi and you share the same spirit, the desire to do and be more than others expect of you."

"I'm sorry about your loss."

"I have come to terms with it and I will be reunited with her soon. I stayed behind to watch over you during this critical time." She looked perplexed by this. Master Fu walked over and pulled the Miraculous Book right out of the wall and placed it in her lap.

"The answers you seek can be found in this Book, if you are brave enough to look. The Miraculous Book chose you to read it, but you must extend the same trust to it, if you are to face your fears." He looked at her intensely, peering into her unique soul.

She clutched the Book tightly fearful it would disappear. Master Fu was putting his trust in her once more. Would she run away in fear and give up or would she take a risk and move forward? Her choice could either save the city or doom it. "I know what I'm going to do."

"Then go do it and know that Wayzz and I are always looking out for you." The memory ended and she found herself back in Master Fu's bedroom clutching the Miraculous Book tightly.


She gripped the Miraculous Book with all her might, making sure it was really in her hands. It was really here, summoned by a spirit through a memory. I really should start reevaluating everything I think I know. It's obvious there's more to the world than first glance she thought to herself.

Steadying her hands, she opened the Book. Once again she started flipping through the pages trying to make sense of the order this had been organized in. She was a third of the way into the book when she found a few pages stuck together. Using her fingertips, she attempt to pry the pages apart.

The Book glowed red and sparks pricked her fingers causing her to let go of the pages. Taking a deep breath, she touched the stuck pages again and started rub the pages together, hoping to create enough friction to cause the pages to come apart. Again the Book got angry with her.

"Alright, I'll stop trying to pry open the pages. Can you reveal them to me?" The Book glowed a lighter red, but it didn't respond. "Please can you show me the stuck together pages?" The Book faintly glowed, but the pages still remained stuck.

Peridot Turtle was getting both anxious and frustrated. She needed an answer. Outside she heard the shouts and screams as people were being chased by the mini demons. Glancing out the window, she let out a yelp and threw herself to the side of the bed as torrents of fire and water assaulted the building.

The building shook and things started to fall off the dresser and nightstand. She closed her eyes waiting for the fire or water to enter the building and destroy her future. After a few minutes nothing happened. Getting up she was surprised other than the few things being knocked over, the fire and water hadn't touched the building.

"What? How could this building not have suffered from those attacks?" She walked over to the window and looked out. Below her, the mini demon squad had returned and were doing everything in their power to bring down the building, but all their efforts did nothing. Fire, Water, and physical force didn't affect the building at all.

They spotted her in the window and soared into the air. Getting into a fighting stance, she got ready to protect her future investment. They would not take away what she had poured her heart and soul into all these months. "I will not let you take what was a loving gift given to me as a sign of trust!"

As she said those words the building reacted. The building vanished revealing a spirit portal hanging in the air. The mini demons tried to escape, but the pull of gravity on them was too strong as the portal sucked them up and vanished returning the building to normal. The entire experience was overwhelming and Peridot Turtle's mind could barely process what had happened. The building could turn into a portal? Where those demons gone for good? Why had it reacted to her words?

Her face scrunched up in concentration, her tongue sticking out. "I said trust. Master Fu said I needed to trust the Book to face my fear. I wonder…" she stopped talking in mid-sentence. Returning to the bed, she picked up and placed the Book on the floor as she lay down next to it. "Shell Open." Marinette touched the Book as Wayzz levitated next to her.

"My name is Marinette Dupain-Cheng. I have many fears; I'm afraid of letting my parents down. I am afraid that I ruined Adrien's relationship with his father and that he'll reject me as his soulmate. I fear that I don't have the strength and will to be a Great Guardian. I'm afraid of the possibility of dying and dooming the city right now."

Holding her head down she admit her biggest fear. "I'm afraid of what the future will bring because I don't trust myself to make the right choices. I trust so many people, but I can't trust myself, too afraid to admit my own weakness and fearful of hurting someone." Sitting up, she laid the Book in her lap and held it tightly. "You trusted me with your secrets and now I've shared mine. I hope together, you can help me learn to trust myself."

The Book glowed blue and stuck together pages split apart. On the pages, written by past Great Guardians was everything they knew about demons, where they came from, and how to defeat them. She saw the instructions to the ritual she had witnessed. Turning the page, she saw a different ritual, one that was much stronger than what had been used before. A ritual that could save everyone and had the potential to get rid of Chaotic forever.


Back with Ladybeetle and her small group, the once shy and hesitant girl was now very bold and fierce, tackling one group of mini demons at a time. Climbing up the side of building she pushed off and landed on top of a mini demon. It thrashed and bucked, trying to get her off.

"Not going to happen! You're going down!" Clutching tightly to the midsection with her legs she got out her yo-yo. The mini demon twisted upside down, causing Ladybeetle to drop her yo-yo. It fell into the hands of another demon, who started twisting it in an attempt to break it.

"Naïve little bug! How do you expect to beat Chaotic if you can't even defeat me, in that horrendous outfit?" the mini demon asked in Chloe's shrilly voice. Faster than the eye could see, the mini demon's claws slashed Ladybeetle's arms, tearing a big hole in her super suit's sleeves.

Angry, Ladybeetle poked the beast in its eyes as the mini demon roared firing a blast of fire, but the super heroine had already let go of the creature so it burned its own tail. It was such much pain it rammed into another one setting it on fire. The two creatures crashed into a broken fire hydrate that put them out of commission for a time, as two civilians moved in an attempt to kill the mini demons.

Meanwhile Ladybeetle landed on top of the mini demon that had her yo-yo. She jabbed her elbow in the creature's neck, causing it to squawk. With the other hand she snatched her yo-yo back and wrapped the string around the mini demon's neck and pulling tightly. The demon gagged as it struggled to breath. Its tail lashed out at her. She jumped on top of it pinning it to the back. As the mini demon breathed its last she jumped off and started bouncing off half destroyed buildings catching the mini demons attention.

"Be careful! Ladybeetle might have set a trap! Attack in pairs and cover your partner!"

"I got a trap for you. How do you like Purification?" Ladybeetle asked as she flipped open her yo-yo and swung it around. There was no purifying a demon, but the light flashing blinded them as they fell on top of one another in a big heap. The small group of civilians moved in and used whatever they had to beat up, slay, or maim the mini demons before there was nothing left, but a pile of dead bodies.

"Good job Ladybeetle! We managed to get rid of the demonic spawn," The fencing instructor told the young heroine. He looked at a tablet he'd been given before joining the group. "According to this we've cleared this entire arrondissement of threats."

Ladybeetle nodded as her yo-yo started ringing. She opened it up and it took a huge amount of control not to scream when she saw Hawkmoth's face on the other end. This temporary truce had caused the weapons' phone features to all sync up. "What do you have to report Hawkmoth?"

The man's voice was very serious and to the point. "My group has managed to rescue a number of people and we are making our way back to the tunnel. However; Chaotic seems to be targeting large groups moving across the city. Can you or Chat Noir distract him so we can get to the tunnel safely?"

"I'm on it, just make sure everyone makes it to safety." She closed that line and called Chat Noir. She was lucky to catch him at a semi good moment. He and his crew had been spotted and now were hunkering down as he tried to figure out a way to get the teens to safety.

"Hey Ladybeetle, what's up besides your wing shield?" Chat Noir asked.

"No time for funny jokes. Hawkmoth is making his way back to the tunnel and needs us to cover him before Chaotic decides to rain or burn his group to death. You find any weaknesses?"

Chat Noir nodded and explained what his group had learned. Chaotic's body was almost impenetrable, but the patches of human skin weren't as strong so you could do a tiny bit of damage.

The teens had noticed that while he was very fast, strong, and unpredictable with his attacks, he would pause for about ten seconds before changing his attacks or switching directions. That big body made him intimidating, but also slowed him down.

The girls had noticed that a few things from Chloe's personality leaking through. The demon took pride in showing off his features as he attacked. Also a few high end stores had been left standing as if he couldn't bear to destroy all the expensive items inside.

The boys also picked up on something. Sometimes it seemed for a few seconds he didn't know if he wanted to challenge other males or push his weight around. He also seemed more interested in using his powers to attack groups of woman fleeing and declared them pathetic, giving them a chance to try to get away.

It was Chat Noir who noticed the most important weakness. "He's super protective of that collar around his neck. He's always defending it from harm. If he's immortal, why should he care about that piece of jewelry?"

"Peridot Turtle said that it was the collar that originally created Chaotic, that the Disastrous merged them into one being and granted him all that extra power. He didn't appear on the living plane until that collar appeared. It might be the crutch keeping all parts of him together."

"Remove the collar and he might go back to puzzle pieces! Great idea. I'm going to get his attention and see if I can get him to an open space where he can't cause any more problems."

"I'll track you and meet you. Hopefully, Peridot Turtle will meet up with us and have the information we need, to defeat him."

Chat Noir nodded already putting Nino in charge of getting his friends to safety. Ladybeetle asked the fencing teacher to do the same. Once they were reasonably sure that their groups were safe they took off ready to fight Chaotic once more.


Chaotic was flying through the air looking at the landmarks he had destroyed on this side of the shield. He growled angrily at that green shell in the distance. Right now all he wanted was to shatter it into a million pieces. He ripped his bandage off revealing his repaired skin. "It appears that humans are just as dumb and predictable as they were in ages past. Soft hearts and hard heads. Even with the city mostly destroyed and hundreds dead, still they fight."

Chaotic's new mind eyed the shield looking for any subtle weakness to take advantage of. Chloe's memories of how to tell knock offs from real items, came in handy. His eyes narrowed as he saw a weak spot in the shield. It was a tiny spot, barely more than an inch long, where the energy was weaker. His entire body wiggled in delight.

Lowering his horn, the demon built up speed and flew across the air like a sonic jet ramming the weak spot. The shield let out a whine as the citizens in the Conciergerie let out screams as the entire building shook hard. The underwater tunnel started to flicker a bit, as the police tried to hurry everyone through the tunnel before it vanished.

Chaotic backed up and started ramming the shield over and over again. Each time the horn smashed against the shield, it started to bulk and blink. It was losing strength and would shatter very soon. He slashed the spot over and over. Tiny cracks appeared in the shield.

"I can taste your fear puny humans. I will spare only the strongest that can be of use to me. Everyone else will feed me as my reign of darkness spreads!" Taking a deep breath, the jaw split in two ready to spew fire and water as the horn started gathering dark magic. All that power would destroy the shield and obliterate the Conciergerie.

A flitter of butterflies surrounded the demonic dragon. The spots of human flesh were being tickled by their tiny feet. A few even flew up the nostrils causing the beast to start to cough and sneeze. Its shimmering aura started to die away as Chaotic screamed about his hair being ruined. Nooroo's little angels were doing whatever they could to irritate the life out of this demon.

Setting fire to himself the beast roasted all the butterflies only for another flitter to continue their attack. He danced about in the sky trying to get away from annoying insects. They all scattered as they flew back to their master. Standing at the edge the closest bridge was Hawkmoth. "How does it feel being on the opposite end this time?" he coyly asked.

"YOU DARE MAKE A MOCKERY OF ME? I was the one who created the circumstances upon which you found the Miraculous. When I was a dark mage I use my magic to enhance your ability to hide from the Great Guardian so you could cause mayhem!"

"I don't appreciate being used so you could take over the city. Not to mention as bad as I am, I would never go out of my way to massacre thousands of people and eat them. I'm civilized unlike you ugly brute of thing."

As soon as those words were said Hawkmoth's flitter formed a pair of wings on his back and he flew off with the demonic dragon in pursuit. He was trying to lead the creature as far away as he could from the people of Paris. He danced and dodged gracefully through the sky and even managed to camouflage a few times.

He didn't count on Chaotic's nose. He locked onto Hawkmoth's scent. With a mighty roar Chaotic raised his horn and the strongest dark magic bolt flew across the air and obliterated the flitter and electrocuted Hawkmoth. The man let out a death scream before he plunged into the mess below. "Finally, one Miraculous user dead, three to go. I know you're out there! Show yourselves!"

"OVER HERE IDIOT! COME AND GET ME!" Chat Noir yelled. He was on top of one those high end retail stores. Chaotic paused in indecision before blasting the store to bits. The black cat, ignoring the pain he still felt from earlier, ran.

Like the teens had observed, Chaotic's actions slowed a tiny bit. One second he would hesitate then show off how strong he was by using his massive body to smash things to bits. Other times he would get concerned about his mane, but slowing him down mere seconds wasn't helping. Even as Ladybeetle joined him, they just couldn't get close enough to his main weakness.

Stopping at the remains of the Eiffel Tower both teens looked each other in the eyes as they silently agreed. Chaotic shrank himself a tiny bit so he could get down and personal with him. "Your plan is so obvious it sheer stupidity! I killed the last Great Guardian's daughter when she tried to take my Disastrous, but go ahead and try."

They charged ahead, Chat Noir calling for his Cataclysm and Ladybeetle summoning a Lucky Charm, a pair of trimming shears, aiming for the demon's neck. They slid across the ground trying to get under the beast.

"DIE!" A bolt of black magic connected with Chat Noir's Cataclysm. The two negative energies caused an explosion that formed a giant crater where the Eiffel Tower once stood. Chat Noir's body lay in the center. You couldn't tell if he was breathing or not.

A combo of fire and water destroyed the Lucky Charm as Chaotic used his tail to send Ladybeetle flying to the school where she crashed into her homeroom. She lay on the floor inches from spilled chemicals that could burn her at any second. She wasn't moving at all.


"That's three dead and now the last one will fall. I'm glad to see you have accepted the inevitable Peridot Turtle. Did you know I'm using my magic again to show everyone your deaths?" Chaotic asked as the girl approached him slowly coming down the walkway. His body language indicated that he was ready to end her life for good.

"Hard to miss you glorifying yourself in all reflective surfaces Chaotic," she hissed. He noticed what she had wrapped something around the wrist without the Miraculous. It was the sorrow breaker pendulum.

"Stupid girl, that thing can't work on me! Even if you managed to use it in some way, I will just join back together to kill you!" Seeing the girl ignoring him, both Chaotic's and Chloe's minds couldn't accept that. They threw all their magic at her. He would make her beg for death.

Peridot Turtle stood her ground, enduring the attacks. Her suit barely protecting her before she was smacked in the jaw and kicked in the knee so hard it almost shattered. She was grabbed from behind and beaten against the ground before she received a bite to her shoulder and a claw swipe missed the artery in her neck by mere millimeters.

Released, she lay on the ground, life pouring out her as the demon hung in the air above her grinning like a crazed person. "So much for the Great Guardian. You have failed in everything! This city will be mine, the world, the cosmos all because of you weak, dumb, little girl. I'm not surprised. You're not anything special. Even now your fellow Miraculous users are on death's door. You will die alone!"

"I am not ALONE!" At that exact moment her peridot charm transformed into the seven pointed star that her soul-self had given her. She felt her body healing at an accelerate rate. The demon was pushed back by the seven radiating colors as they washed over the destroyed sections of Paris. The colors bled into the shield making it stronger, more powerful.

When the colors passed over the spots where the other Miraculous wielders happened to be, they woke up feeling better, stronger, and their Kwamiis were at full strength. Any mini demons left fled from the colors and rejoined inside Chaotic making him grow bigger. The demon hissed in pain and backed away.

Inside the Conciergerie, everyone was stunned by what they were watching. They had all witnessed the power of their two heroes and the villain, but it appeared that Peridot Turtle was very unique and special. Everyone was watching in anticipation knowing that this would be the climax of the fight. Even the mayor, huddled in a corner, watched hoping that his daughter would be returned to him.

Back with Peridot Turtle, she could feel her soul growing stronger, her other selves coming in loud and clear. They were itching to help as the seven pointed star called to them. "I am not alone, you know what I am Chaotic or you wouldn't have tried to trick or kill me. I am a polypossuman, the rarest treasure in the universe!"

"You may have a rare ability to see and interact with all parts of your soul, no matter where and when they are, but you still are weak. For all your flashiness, you are alone and will die alone!"

"No, I won't," she replied softly. The star covered her body as the different points poured into her extremities, her heart, mind, and the center of her soul. The points created a laser beam and acted like a three dimensional printer creating the different parts of herself. As they manifest, she introduced them properly.

"The heroine of Creation and Luck, a true optimistic and sign of hope. The part of me most often seen, Ladybug!" Indeed the girl in the red body stocking grinned as her yo-yo sliced across the air. She carried herself with confidence.

"Next up is the side of me, who is about Survival and Cleverness, who breaks through the illusions we live in, Huli Jing!" Indeed the foxy version of herself played her flute creating an illusionary double, both who looked ready to play some tricks.

"My soul version of a person who cares about Community and undying Loyalty, Abeille Jaune, whose magic honey can do anything she imagines," Indeed this version of her came into existence, her top spinning around her and a yellow pouch attached to her waist. The girl was buzzing angrily.

"You already know me, the person who values Protection and Wisdom, so why don't I introduce you to someone else that's special," Peridot Turtle said with a smile on her face as she looked at the next version of herself.

"The person who understands what true Vision is and is great at Healing the sick, Belle Bleue!" Indeed, Belle Bleue was in her fighting stance, her tail feathers raised with brilliant colors while her scarf flutter as it got ready to fly. She snapped her battle fan closed ready to fight.

"I love this version of myself, the one who pours her heart into every Emotion and her Imagination, to show the world what's truly in the inside right Mariposa?" Mariposa nodded, her caplet was laying against her as she raised her cane to summon her angels.

With a final flourish, the last version of herself appeared. "You should never underestimate a person who controls Destruction and Misfortune, the wild part of my soul, Chat Noire. The black kitty purred as she twirled her baton with ease.

Chaotic was a little taken aback, but refused to be afraid. He clapped his clawed hands together, stomped his feet in the air, causing a thunderous boom, and let out a mighty roar. "Very nice, you figured out how to summon your different soul selves. A rare treasure indeed, but even with six others joining you, I can still destroy you in an instant. Indeed killing seven version of yourself will make me very happy."

"Who says I'm done summoning?" Peridot Turtle asked coyly. Indeed all the other versions of herself had smiles on their faces and were looking across the walkway to Chat Noir, who had finally pulled himself out of the crater. Judging by his expression he couldn't suppress the love and joy of seeing all of them.

In a gentle voice, she explain that someone once told her that no matter what path she walked, her heart belonged to one person, who always stood by her side. Her soulmate who saw all sides of her. Her love for him made him a Two, a person able to see and interact with all parts his soul because of their bond.

A little shocked and confused, Chat Noir watched in disbelief as the second seven pointed star replaced his bell. He too felt parts of his soul stirring and suddenly the other six were right there in a line next to him. He looked very pleased at what he saw.

Conchillian body suit showed off his muscles as his cape draped around him making him look very impressive. Next to him, Malin was making his hair as wild and crazy as he could screaming joy at the chance to fight. Bumblebee shook his head at the Fox's actions before narrowing his eyes behind the goggles at the demon.

Gui Chel tugged a bit at his uniform, trying to make himself comfortable for the battle ahead. Teal Peacock called out the other versions saying that his feathers were artificial so there was no chance of an allergy attack during the fight. Ombre had his cane ready as his delicate wings started fluttering.

Fourteen Miraculous users. Seven girls and seven boys. Each version powerful in their own special way. There were a lot of combos they could come up with to fight Chaotic. The demon felt a tinge of fear that was quickly washed away by Chloe's mind pointing out that if they killed the two original ones the others would disappear.

"You may have increased your numbers and think you have the advantage but you don't. I know all your powers and your weapons capabilities. You other soul selves won't be able to exist very long and all it takes to wipe them out is to injure the real two so badly the rest of you disappear and I can finally be finished with you. Be gone!"

Bolts of dark magic struck the ground over and over again as the fourteen individuals took off. Somehow they all managed to avoid being hit. The Miraculous magic must be working overtime to protect them from the demons wraith. Chaotic landed and shrunk until he was eight feet tall in his hybrid form. Thirteen mini demons appeared as well. Each looked ready to kill.

"Find your partner and take a pair down!" shouted Ladybug. She ran and jumped over two mini demons, did a mid-air summersault and touched down next to Chat Noir. She whispered to him, "I'm not your partner this time, go help Peridot Turtle. I'll work with Gui Chel." He nodded and took off as he maneuvered around as the other versions covered his butt.

Within five minutes all fourteen had paired up with their partners. Ladybug with Gui Chell. Huli Jing stood by Bumblebee. Abeille Jaune leaned against Malin who as trying to mess up her bun. Belle Bleue was holding her hand tightly in Ombre's. Mariposa hung behind Teal Peacock who moved in front of her. Chat Noire had a paw covered hand on Conchillian's shoulder. Lastly, Peridot Turtle and Chat Noir had the same look of determination on their face.

"You want a final battle? Fine I'll give you a final battle, complete with lights and music!" Chaotic bellowed. Suddenly there were lots of light properly lighting the area so for the first time everyone could see reasonably well.

Next from out of nowhere music started playing. It was an old song by some band called Dream Evil, titled, "The Chosen Ones". A song about heroes walking into a bloody battle to slay dragons. "Happy? Good because I am ready to win this!" They all launched into battle ready to fight to the end.


Two mini demons lunged at Mariposa and Teal Peacock, but they were already moving. Mariposa ran a short distance, before turning around and bashing the mini demon's face in with her cane. It hadn't been expecting a Butterfly to attack directly. It wasn't in their nature.

Teal Peacock let himself be caught by his mini demon by the tail feathers. One detached itself embedding into the creature's chest. Folding his tail feathers, he took off running and hurled himself over Mariposa's mini demon landing in front of her. His tail fan spread out once more to protect the both of them.

Both mini demons were extremely angry by their injuries. They growled as they circled the pair tightly before attacking from each side, hoping to get the two partner's to split apart. The partners held their ground using their weapons to block the claws. Those evil creatures started to charge up an attack. Without a word the two partners knew what to do.

Mariposa covered her ears and dropped to the ground, as Teal Peacock activate his Miraculouses defensive power. "Raging Call!" His throat glowed blue as his the feathers on his head stiffened. He opened his mouth letting out a sonic squawk, twirling around like a ballerina. The force of the call broke the mini demons ear drums disorienting them for a few seconds as they tried to figure out what had happened.

Chaotic, in all the years he'd been sealed away, seemed to have forgotten the Miraculouses had both offensive and defensive powers along with special abilities that came along with each one. Those little things, such as misfortune or foresight? Those were special abilities that Miraculous users could tap into when they needed an extra boost. That's what Peridot Turtle's lessons had really been about. Controlling their special abilities.

"Good job, but it won't keep them down for long. Time to find a Champion," Mariposa told them. Her empathy had picked up on one individual hiding on the edge of the fighting, a person who stayed behind to see if she could do something to help her old friend.

Sabrina was surprised when a white butterfly landed delicately on her finger. A gentle voice was heard inside her mind. "Hello Sabrina, my name is Mariposa. I felt your desire to help Chloe, even knowing the truth of what she's done."

"There is still a flicker of humanity inside her. I have to try and save her so she can reclaim her humanity."

"A noble goal, my angel can transform you into a Champion to help. Do you wish to become one?"

"Yes."

"Then come forth Animal Princess!" Sabrina let the little angel melt into her gold chain necklace. A warm feeling washed over her. She felts her body changing becoming lithe yet strong. Her clothes turned into wood, flowers, and grass making her look like a princes of the forest. When it was finished all she had to do was let out a whistle and the animals of Paris arrived to aid her. "My friends, let us restore our beautiful home."

While Animal Princess was helping out Mariposa and Teal Peacock, Huli Jing was playing a tune creating illusion of a hall of mirrors. She ran inside leading the mini demons through the maze.

"We can see through your illusionary tricks fox! You can't fool us!"

"Neither will we let ourselves be stung by a bumbling fool!"

Huli Jing ignored them as she started running on all fours with her flute attached to her back. Getting enough speed, she jumped up on a mirror and landed on a different path and took off running again. She kept repeating the process letting the mini demons break the illusions until the whole thing was gone and she was just standing there leaning against her flute. "I guess you two are smarter than I gave you credit for. Come and get me," she teased them.

One mini demon stepped forward, its claw tips crackling with dark magic when the other one stopped it. "Halt, this fox smells like an illusion, another creation of the trickster. More importantly, where is the boy?"

"Oh, I'm real and you stepped right into my clever trap. Now!" Bumblebee emerged behind them, he'd been hiding in a second layer of the illusion of the mirror maze. He whipped his body around stinging both while yelling, "Honeycomb!"

The mini demons were shocked as from the stings, honeycombs formed around them. They blasted and snapped as the honeycombs started grow an alarming speed. Even when the honeycombs sealed shut cracks were already forming in them. "You better have some trick up your flute right about now or were in buzz trouble."

"Relax, illusions are only my special ability remember?" Huli Jing reminded her partner. She twirled the flute around as she shouted her offensive power, "Spirit Guides!" From the ends of the flute two orange/white flames appeared before turning into two spirit foxes. "Attack!" she commanded them as the mini demons broke free.

The two spirit foxes did as they were commanded. Both sank into the ground and came back up and bit the tails of the demons. Bolts of magic shot out as Huli Jing and Bumblebee jumped into the fray.

Chat Noire hissed in displeasure as the mini demons tried to drown her like the mangy alley cat she was, no doubt that insult came from Chloe's brain, as she struggled to get up. She was going to make sure that Chaotic got what was coming his way.

Conchillian started spinning his yo-yo at incredible speeds splitting the water in half. He yawned in boredom. "I thought demons would prove to be more interesting and dangerous than an Akuma. You're not even half the trouble, the Tour Guide of Doom that we faced last week, was."

"Want to bet you smelly insect?" One of the mini demon's asked. In a blink of an eye it was on top of Conchillian. They wrestled around the ground rolling towards the crater. The mini demon kneed him in the balls, causing the boy version of the heroine to let out a scream, "Warning Spots!"

All the spots on Conchilian's body suit came off and started bombarding the mini demon like mini hockey pucks. They didn't hurt too much seeing as the demon had thick skin. In fact, one little puff of fire was all it took to destroy them. In doing so, its attention strayed for a moment, giving Conchillian a chance to flick his yo-yo at the underside base of the tail, causing the mini demon to let go.

He whirled his cape in front of him as the creature blasted fire at him. The cape was taking a lot of damage when he sensed Chat Noire ready to use her defense move now that she was back on her feet.

"Feline Bluff!" That mini demon stopped spewing water and got a terrified look on its face. The power made Chat Noire literally fluff up twice her size complete with a cat shape shadow. She let out a hiss and batted the demon directly at the crater.

Conchillian did a sideway cartwheel, winching as his legs got burned slightly as one mini demon rammed into the other. They fell into the crater growling and yelling at one another. "Thank you my lovely kitten."

"You're welcome my lucky boy. Come on let's make sure the jobs finished." Hand in hand they jumped into the crater to make sure the mini demons stayed down.

Two sets of partners had been driven into the same area as the four mini demons launched a combined magical attack. Weapons flashed blocking the attacks. The attack continued pushing them further away from the others as the four nearly stumbled over a grass median.

"Keep up the attack! I call dibs on the turtle stew!"

"I want a ladybug leg!"

"I'll eat the bee's head with a side of honey!"

"You think fox guts are tasty?"

Abeille Jaune wanted to puke hearing those words. Reaching into her pouch she took out some honey and molded it into balls of yarn. She floated into the sky and tossed the yarn. Two of the mini demons ran after the yarn while the other two yelled at them giving the group of four a chance to reclaim ground.

"What's the plan? I mean we do have a plan right?" Abeille Jaune asked looking at Gui Chel and Ladybug. Her partner Malin gave her a sweet smile that promised he protect her forever. They all looked at her, waiting to hear her plan. "We need a plan now!"

Out of the corner of her eye she saw the mini demons coming back. She flicked her wrist letting the battle top loose. It spun away fast, cutting into the ground and sending dirt flying. It nailed one of the mini demon's right in the mouth, spinning around so fast it drilled straight through the tongue, teeth, and lower jaw before coming back to her.

The mini demon shot off like a mini rocket snatching the bee girl off the ground and dragged her towards the top of the sphere determined to drop her to her death. "Yu il py for ruinnnnnnnnnnnng mmmooo!"

"Put it on my tab Chaotic. Swarm!" A huge swarm of bees appeared from her hair comb. They dove inside the mini demon's mouth and started killing the creature from the inside out. Abeille Jaune lifted her head and bit down on the scaly hands. In combination, with the stinging inside the mini demon, it dropped her before exploding.

She was falling too fast to even try using her wings, which really were more for hovering than flying, to save herself. Another mini demon was coming her way. Its back legs shot out in front and grabbed her in midair and crushed her to death! Roaring in triumphant, the mini demon reached down to get a piece to eat only there was nothing there.

Malin laughed as he landed on top of the mini demon's head. "You've turned into a really dumb blond Chaotic. I used False Trail on you!" False Trail created a solid clone of the fox wielder making the enemy think they've captured their target, while the real wielder got away. Bringing the flute to his lips he played a song of forever sleep. The mini demon struggled, but by the time it hit the ground, it was snoring away. It kept snoring until it vanished, returning its essence to Chaotic.

Gui Chel was using his special ability to pour positive spiritual energy into the mini demon that attacked him causing it to spontaneously combust. Whipping around he called out, "Shell Guard," forming a bubble shield to secure the last mini demon. This really wasn't the time to use Hibernation and Shell Guard worked well for both offense and defense. "Ladybug, would you like the honors?"

"My you are ever the gentlemen Gui Chel," Ladybug told him as she kissed him on the cheek. She strolled over to the bubble, ignoring the mini demon's threats as it tried to get out. Taking out a push pin, the Lucky Charm she summoned earlier, she literally popped the bubble. They watched the bubble zigzag across the sky before smashing into the top of the sphere and the demon vanishing.

The four of them were so busy congratulating one another they didn't notice a pair of mini demons fuse into one. The bigger mini demon stalked close and was ready to pounce on Ladybug when a voice called out, "Chrysalis!"

Ombre looked very pleased that he managed to use his power in time. Chrysalis created a clear, yet strong, sack around a person keeping them safe for a short time period. "Belle Bleue, your turn!"

"Time for you to see the light," Belle Bleue shouted as she snapped open her battle fan and brought it up to her shoulder. It started to sparkle with light as she swung it forward shouting, "Regal Shimmer!"

A combination of light and wind assaulted the mini demon. It screamed in pain losing control of all its magic sending its powers in every direction. Quickly, Gui Chell swung his meteor hammer, and broke the creature's neck, ending its pain. "Thanks for the assist my friends."

"No problem, it was our demon to deal with. Ombre, what do sense about the situation?"

The boy closed his eyes and reached out with his senses. The pairs had all finished off the mini demons, but right now Peridot Turtle and Chat Noir were struggling against Chaotic. Reading Peridot's emotions he knew what she wanted them to do. "We need to go help the original pair now otherwise the ritual to end this won't work." The other pairs nodded and ran as fast as they could to end this fight.


After easily dispatching the mini demon, with a bit of misfortune, (making it trip and be reabsorbed into Chaotic), the unusual pair dodged about. Chat Noir was a little slower due to his earlier injuries not completely healing and Peridot Turtle was trying her hardest to get in close without being captured in the same way as Ao had been so long ago.

"Chat Noir watch out!" Peridot Turtle yelled as Chaotic's tail slammed on the ground where he had been only seconds ago. Chaotic swung his horn around as he impaled her through her shell. The horn went straight through it and nearly pierced her spine.

Chaotic lifted his head and shook it back and forth. The shell began to crack even more. The young Great Guardian was starting to slip down the horn, her spine mere millimeters from being severed.

"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Chat Noir shouted as he loped over and jumped only to be caught in a cosmic energy field. He started to scream and his limbs started to twist in unnatural ways. His insides felt as if they were on fire. The finger with his Miraculous on it, was being pulled on so hard it was about to snap off.

"At last! You two will die and with your blood I will ensure no Miraculous user can ever defeat me! Goodbye Chat Noir and Peridot Turtle. Being a One and a Two didn't help at all."

Out of nowhere, Ladybeetle appeared and in her hands was a brand new Lucky Charm, a diamond tip battery operated cast saw. It was already whirring as she swung her yo-yo and it wrapped around the base of the horn. Once she was on his head she started to cut away at the horn as he tried to grab her. She ducked and slid down the demon's forehead as she continued to cut. The horn was halfway off. She just needed a few more seconds. Chaotic was getting angrier by the second.

Chaotic was about to rip to shreds that pesky Ladybeetle when his claws when someone zipped past him, grabbed Chat Noir out of the cosmic energy field and landed a few feet away. Chat Noir took several deep breaths as he assessed his body's condition. He couldn't believe what he saw.

It was Hawkmoth, but he looked vastly different. Instead of a purple suit, he wore white and gold body armor. He carried a sword instead of a cane, and his mask had changed into a helmet. Sprouting from his back was a pair of angel wings. He was an avenging angel!

"Are you mad? Using your Miraculous to make yourself a Champion is suicide! The cost of using your Miraculous like that is oh does that mean you've finally accepted you're going to die today along with your cursed kwami?"

Hawkmoth's mouth thinned as he looked at his foe, raising his sword. He didn't plan to die today and Nooroo was certain that under these circumstances was sure the curse of using the Miraculous on himself, wouldn't take hold. He flew on his angel wings aiming for the Disastrous. Chaotic flew out of the way and twisted about coming at the Champion version of the villain. The man brought up his sword and looped around the creature cutting some of the mane off. A cosmic energy field surrounded him as he sliced down splitting it apart.

At that moment; Ladybeetle finally finished cutting the horn off. It simply fell to the ground as she leaped over, pulled Peridot Turtle of it, and got her to the ground, just in time to watch the horn shatter into millions of pieces.

"My glorious horn!" the demon shrieked as he set the sky on fire! He summoned a downpour of rain causing the water levels to rise all over. The river swelled and beat against shield protecting the population. The force was so strong many people were getting ready to evacuate from the Conciergerie.

Before Chaotic could recover his wits Hawkmoth struck. Pouring everything he had he thrusted his sword into Chaotic, piercing a small patch of human skin near the base of the neck and causing blood to spill. Hawkmoth moved out of the way quickly as a whole flock of pigeons carrying rats dive bombed the demon.

The rats attacked the collar trying to bite through the metal and break it off. The pigeons started pecking at his eyes. Down below, Animal Princess was giving encouraging advice to her little friends as she tried to figure out how to get all the strays into the air to help.

"I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!" Chaotic bellowed loudly as the animals died after having their brains explode from being too close. The magical lights vanished, the music grinded to a halt. The sphere sizzled as the darkness grew tightly around the city. Everyone noticed when the floating city dropped a few feet in the sky.

"I AM THE IMMORTAL ALL POWERFUL DEMON CHAOTIC! I AM THE BRINGER OF DISASTERS, THE KILLER OF MIRACULOUS USERS AND EMPEROR OF THIS CITY! YOU HUMANS SHOULD BE COWERING IN FEAR WONDERING IF I WILL EAT YOU OR MAKE YOU MY SLAVES! I'M GOING TO OBLITERATE YOU PERIDOT TURTLE AND SEND YOUR SOUL TO HELL!"


Getting to her feet, Peridot Turtle glared at him. Chat Noir managed to stand next to her as behind them stood Ladybeetle, Hawkmoth, and of course, Animal Princess. When she saw the other soul selves taking position she knew it was time to end this.

"You won't be hurting anyone anymore Chaotic. I will get justice today for Ao and his family!" She pulled off her seven pointed star and threw it high in the air. Chat Noir took his off and sent it spinning on the ground. The two seven pointed stars lined up and quickly formed a cage of light with the demonic dragon inside it.

Chaotic was startled as he tried to escape, but the top of the cage started pressing down on him forcing him to shrink as the bottom part narrowed a little. At each point there stood a pair of Miraculous users ready to help. As the original pair took their place, Peridot Turtle started to swing around the sorrow breaker building up speed.

Next to her, Chat Noir instinctively knew what to do. This ritual was known as Universal Judgment. Inside the cage, Chaotic was being judged for everything he ever did, including when he was three different individuals. As the cage narrowed it was up to the Miraculous users to assist in carrying out that justice.

"Alright men, let's give it all we got!" Each of the boys raised both their hands as their Miraculouses started to glow. Out of their palms came colorful magical energy connected to different parts of Chaotic's body and started to drain him of his power.

"No, you can't beat me! I won't let you take any of my magic!" Chaotic shouted as thrashed about trying to stop the boys.

Outside, Peridot Turtle informed the little group, they would have to act fast if they were to complete the next part of the ritual. On her command, Hawkmoth used his sword to make a small opening in the cage. The trio of girls ran into the cage. Chaotic was low enough in the cage for Ladybeetle to wrap her yo-yo around the demon's head and pull it upward exposing his neck.

Despite the pain, Peridot Turtle jumped, and struck the demon on that tiny bloody piece of human skin, with the sorrow breaker. The magic began to work instantly as the human parts of Chaotic started to break apart.

Chaotic couldn't stop what happened next. He was shrinking even more as he felt his mind loose the extra intelligence. The blond hairs from his mane vanished as well as the patches of human skin. The gold color vanished from the claws. The feminine parts of the demon turned back to masculine.

In a flash, Chloe's body fell out of the demon's and was caught by Animal Princess's animals. The choker fell to the ground as Peridot Turtle snatched it up, the little group managed to get out just before the hole closed.

The trio of Miraculous users struck the Disastrous with their weapons and it started to crack. Animal Princess ordered her dogs to bite the evil jewelry in half. Finally, with their combined efforts, it was destroyed as the dark magic was released.

Chaotic screamed in frustration as he struggled to keep himself together. He could feel the three parts trying to drift away and he wouldn't let that happen. "I'm immortal! I can't die!"

"Not anymore, girls do it!" Peridot Turtle yelled out. The different versions of the turtle heroine's soul turned and aimed their Miraculouses at Chloe's prone body. Their magical energy poured into Chloe. The magic removed all her dark magic and replaced her demon DNA with human. On the ground Chloe's body started to breath on its own once more.

Returning their attention to the demon in the cage, each partner took the others hands as the Miraculous energy flowed between all fourteen of them. The cage shrank and shrank as Chaotic started to lose his cohesion. Finally, he could hold it no longer and returned to three pieces. The magical energy shrank those three parts until the demon returned to two individuals, Keung and Gong-Gong respectfully.

The top of the cage and the bottom connected together squishing the two flat. The Miraculous energy took over as Keung's soul was sent to where it belonged and the old god was erased from existence. The threat was over!

Still holding hands, the fourteen Miraculous users, combined their power together and returned Paris to where it belonged on the ground. Magic swept across the city restoring it to normal. The lives that had been lost, were wrapped in French flags with name tags for burial later. Injuries caused by the demon healed in a few seconds. All the dark magic had vanished.

The different parts of the two individuals' souls were reabsorbed into the originals. Hawkmoth returned to normal. He nodded towards the heroes then took off before he his transformation gave out. Ladybeetle, after checking to make sure Sabrina was alright after returning to normal, also left before her transformation dropped. It was finally over, the demon Chaotic was no more and Paris was free once again.