Chapter 8
Alya's POV
Ladybug glances around at her team, frowning when she sees how not confident and uncomfortable they look.
"Guys, we're close! Cheer up!" She tries to lighten the mood, but it just causes her friends to look even more sour.
Ladybug is unsettled. What caused her usually cheerful team to be so down? If anyone, she should be down since she was the ex-akuma victim.
They arrive at a sewage grate. Ladybug looks down, looking over at Marientte/other Ladybug. She has a frown on her face, and she quietly whispers, "My team does need me..."
Ladybug's frown deepens as she turns to her other friends. Scarlet Fox/Adrien whispers, "I am a good addition to the team... I know I am... Right?"
Belle murmurs something incoherent, by reading her lips probably something along the lines of, "My team doesn't call me names. They're my friends."
"Guys, what's wrong?" Ladybug can't take it anymore.
Everyone's eyes widen as they swivel to her.
"N-nothing!" Autumn's voice shakes. Her voice never shakes.
Ladybug's eyes narrow. "What was that you said, Belle? "My team doesn't call me names"? And Scarlet, "I'm a good addition to the team"?"
The two called out shake, pale as they look anywhere but Alya.
"What made you think like that?"
"The butterflies." Marinette pipes up.
"Seriously?" Alya snaps, causing her team to flinch. In a softer tone, she murmurs, "I'm sorry. But can't you see this is the work of Hawkmoth?"
Everyone gasps, then makes dumb faces. They all look cheered up, their eyes bright as they make shining smiles.
"Of course! Wow..." Belle mutters, face palming.
"Now that the initial "Wow, I'm so stupid for not seeing that!" Is out of the way, how about we go check on Hawkmoth?" Marinette suggests.
Everyone agrees. Chat bends down and opens the grate, and everyone slips inside.
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Hawkmoth's POV
Hawkmoth turns around, flashing an evil smile at the group of teen heroes as they emerge into his lair.
"Why hello, children. Don't you think it would be best if you give up your miraculouses now? It would be so much better for your parents, no young children hurt." He chides.
His eyes widen when he sees two Ladybugs and two Chat Noir's, one of which looked exactly like Scarlet Fox.
"No thanks, I think we'll pass." One of the Ladybugs, this one with dark blue hair and bluebell eyes that bore into him says in a serious tone, swinging her yoyo at him.
And so the attack begins.
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Theo's POV
Chat swings his baton with his hands, the force moving it so fast it's a silver blur against the dark background.
He dives for Hawkmoth, but the villain ducks away with a chuckle. Unknown to him, the other Chat had snuck up behind him with his own baton.
Adrien/Chat Noir swings for the butterfly villain's head, but misses and falls towards the floor. Luckily, he manages to pick himself up and rejoin the others.
They move as one, surging forward and towards Hawkmoth. The villain smirks and flicks his wrist.
Following his movements, a swarm of white butterflies creates a shield around him. When they leave, everyone groans when they see Hawkmoth is gone.
Fox moans. "Not again."
So sorry for the long wait! I had and still have a writers block for this story. Do you think I should end it in the next chapter? Or have them return to school and act as if nothing happened, continue the story for no reason through aimless chapters and finally have them defeat Hawkmoth?
Your decision...
*Nooroo frowns and pulls a face*
"They don't want aimless chapters!"
"Or do they?" *smirks*
Do you? I'm having an internal debate with a butterfly... Please tell me if I should continue this. If so, I will find a way to make it interesting ;)
Peacock out!
- TheMiraculousPeacock