Drabble 9
Cat Noir Hangs Out With (Annoys) Jack
Jack wasn't sure when his lab got a pest control problem, but he sure as heck wanted it gone.
But ever since he'd kidnapped Chloé Bourgeois, one of Paris' beloved heroes had seemed to decide Jack was a good source of amusement, and would occasionally break into his lab just to pester him with questions.
Now was one such time.
"So what's this do?" asked Cat Noir as he poked at one of Jack's half-built machines with one of his clawed fingers.
"Turns nosey cats into sushi," said Jack, not even bothering to look up from his project.
Cat Noir yelped, and snatched his hand away, before realizing that Jack probably hadn't been serious. "Not funny," he complained.
"If it's so not funny, then you can get out," said Jack dryly, but the cat-themed hero ignored him.
"So what are you working on?" he asked, leaning over the genius' shoulder to see his project.
"An anti-cat people force field," Jack deadpanned.
Cat Noir laughed at him, knowing there was no way such a thing could be made. "Yeah, good luck with that," he said.
Jack's eye twitched, and he said in exasperation, "Jack-Bot's attack."
The robots flew towards Cat Noir, but by now the catboy knew just how to deal with them.
Extending his staff, he smacked the attacking robots like baseballs, sending them flying into a nearby closet, and he rushed over to slam the door shut on them before they could recover.
Seeing the annoyed look Jack was sending him, Cat Noir shrugged and said, "What? Did you want me to smash them? This way you don't need to rebuild them later."
Jack rolled his eyes, and turned back to his project. "What will it take to get you to leave?"
Cat Noir grinned, happy that he'd asked. "As I've told you," he said, moving to sit on a rolling chair, and kicking it over to the table next to Jack. "Give up being a villain and join us good guys."
"Never gonna happen," said Jack gruffly.
"Aw, why not?" Cat Noir asked.
"I'm evil," Jack insisted.
"Right, and I'm a dog," said Cat Noir with a scoff.
"You said it, not me," said Jack with a glare.
Cat Noir rolled his eyes. "Look. I just don't see you as the evil type. Ever since you came here you've been a big help to us."
Jack frowned, not liking where this was going. "I caused Corporate Giant to show up."
"No, I think that was more those monks fault than it was yours," said Cat Noir with a shrug. "Besides, you helped Ladybug take him down."
"I broke into the Louvre," Jack said pointedly.
"But you didn't take anything, and you stalled that Katnappé girl long enough for LB and I to get there."
"I kidnapped the Mayor's daughter!"
"You gave her back with no strings attached."
"I tried to zap a teacher with my freeze ray!"
"And inadvertently stopped an akuma before it could do too much damage, or hurt anyone."
"I KIDNAPPED THE XIAOLIN LOSERS AND FORCED THEM TO ADMIT I HAD FRIENDS!" Jack shouted, grasping at straws now.
Cat Noir shrugged. "Well, from the sound of things, they were being jerks to you. And it's not like you hurt them or anything." He then leaned over to look Jack in the eye before continuing, "Plus, I bet those friends of yours wouldn't be your friends if they didn't consider you at least halfway decent. You really don't give yourself enough credit."
That shut Jack up.
Cat Noir gave the genius a two-fingered salute, and made his way to the exit. "Just think about it, okay?" he said as he left.
He then paused at the door, before glancing back and adding, "And for the record, Ladybug and I like having you around too. You really spice things up around here."
With that quip, he left Jack to stew on his words for a while.
Only to come back again a few days later, much to Jack's exasperation. But though the genius would never admit it, he was actually starting to enjoy the visits.
He was still working on that force field though.
A/N I just thought it'd be funny to see Cat Noir pestering Jack to try and be a hero instead of a villain, as well as make friends with him on both sides of the mask. It'll come in handy again later on.
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