Author's Notes:
-I finished this during an all nighter. I hope you enjoy the last chapter of Darkness and Deception.
Cat Noir felt like he was back at square one. He already had to face Ladybug once, now he had to face her and Dark Cupid? He thought, "What am I supposed to do now?" He had to think of something, and quickly, but what? He knew that since Ladybug was de-evilized for the first time, she lost her upgraded dark powers and her control over the akumatized villains. "If I was smart, I should have captured all the akumatized villains before breaking the evil spell on Ladybug." Wait, that's it! He suddenly thought of a plan. He found the nearest dumpster and a thrown out electrical chord.
"Okay, now I have to find those two, wherever the heck they are." Cat Noir said. He found them. Ladybug's black lips made a smirk as she had Sabrina and Max trapped in her yo-yo.
"Let us go!" Sabrina commanded.
"You'll never get away with this!" Max proclaimed.
"Fire away!" she exclaimed.
Dark Cupid fired two arrows from his crossbow, but Cat Noir spun his staff and deflected them, much to everyone's surprise.
"Leave those innocent civilians alone!" Cat Noir exclaimed. "And Ladybug, stop this madness!"
"Why would I? It's thanks to you that I lost all those powers!" Ladybug said, releasing Sabrina and Max from her grasp. The two ran off, fleeing the area. Cat Noir used his staff to deflect all of Dark Cupid's arrows and used his rope like a lasso to keep his pin. He tried to smash it, but unfortunately, Ladybug tackled him to the ground, and Dark Cupid retrieved his pin.
"Okay then. Change of plans." Cat Noir said.
"Ladybug, grab his ring!" Dark Cupid ordered.
She attempted to reach for it, but he threw his right arm (the hand with his ring on it) around Ladybug's neck and kissed her. Just like the first time, the spell was broken.
"Wha..what happened?" Ladybug asked. She saw Dark Cupid. "Lucky Charm!" She conjured up a gum ball. "What am I supposed to do with this?"
She looked around briefly. She partially crushed the gumball then spat on it.
"Cat Noir, fling it at him." she said. He did so, and soon he was in sticky situation. The gum was all over his crossbow and his hands, then Cat Noir used his staff and knocked Dark Cupid into a tree, and even knocked him out cold. She crushed the pin, purified the akuma and got the gumball back in her hands. Dark Cupid turned back into Kim, but he was still unconscious.
"You know what must be done." Cat Noir reminded her.
"I know, but... what if Chloe never gets her retribution? Do you even love me as Marinette? I don't know what to do." Ladybug said. She was crying.
"Doing the right thing can be difficult, but sometimes it must be done." Cat Noir said. Ladybug sighed and dried her eyes. She threw the gumball into the air.
"Miraculous Ladybug." she said sadly. Everything was turning back to normal, and that also meant Chloe would be resurrected. Ladybug ran away, crying, but Cat Noir chased after her. Even though the chaos was over, it was raining, and Ladybug was in emotional turmoil. He saw Ladybug transform back into Marinette.
"Don't be sad, my lady. We'll think something." Cat Noir said. Tikki was very sad.
"What do we do?" Marinette asked.
"I have a plan." Cat Noir commented.
The following day at school, Chloe was seen in Ms. Mendeleiev's classroom, waiting for her Adrien to arrive. She heard a knock on the door and smiled.
"Hello, Adrikins!" she said, smiling. Kim ran in and kissed her, much to Chloe's surprise and disgust. She then heard a photo being taken. She heard the sounds of quiet laughter. Then water was dumped on her. "Ahh! This is so cold!" She looked up and saw Alya laughing with a bucket, she took another photo then dropped the bucket, and took another photo. Marinette was shown laughing at Chloe's misfortune alongside Nino. "Who set this up?!"
"I did." answered a voice. It was Adrien.
"Adrien?" Chloe asked, distressed and confused.
"I know we were friends in the past, but I'm done. You've crossed the line. We are done." Adrien said. Chloe was speechless. "And by the way, I've never been in love with you, and I have a new girlfriend."
"What?!" Chloe screamed, outraged. To prove it, Adrien passionately kissed Marinette on the lips. They closed their eyes and Marinette returned Adrien's affections.
"Pay up, Chloe." said Alya as Nino lowered the rope keeping her up.
"Pay up?" Marinette and Adrien asked.
"A few days after the school year started, me and Chloe made a bet. If Adrien and Marinette got together as a couple before the end of the school year, Chloe would give me $50. If I had lost, I would have had to be her servant all next year." Alya explained.
Chloe gave Alya the money and ran away crying.
"You sent that to everyone's phones, right?" Marinette asked.
"Done and double done." Alya answered.
"I'm glad you're at peace with yourself." Nino said.
"I just followed your advice." Adrien said. Alya and Nino smiled.
After school, Adrien and Marinette went up to the rooftop of her parent's bakery.
"Ladybug, I don't ever want to lose you again." Adrien said, holding her tight.
"How long are you going to keep doing this?" Plagg asked.
"Pipe down, Plagg. I've been waiting for this forever." Tikki said.
"You won't lose me." Marinette said. She kissed him, and as Hawk Moth saw this in lair, he was not pleased.
"Curse you Marinette and Adrien! Someday, your Miraculous will be mine!" Hawk Moth claimed. "Curses!"