Chapter 10 - Flamethrower Part 2 (from Marinette/LB's POV)
The akumatized firefighter was nearly twice the size of a normal man, wearing a red coat and boots. He had a silver helmet, and a mask that was attached to an oxygen tank on his back. There was a large ax hanging from his belt, and a hose wrapped around his body with flames shooting out of its nozzle. Most of the trees and shrubbery around the building were already burning or charred away to ash, and he was now peppering the windows with intense flames. I could see people running around frantically inside.
Something told me the akuma was in his helmet. I flung my yo-yo at him, striking him in the side. He turned toward me, and though I didn't see his face, I could tell that he was furious. "Flamethrower, I know you want my miraculous, so stop messing around and come get it!"
He started running toward me, shooting flames in my direction. I sent my yo-yo to a distant tree, and jumped away just in time. Then I ran back toward the alley, twirling the yo-yo behind me as best I could to deflect the flames.
I ran out of the alley and into a small group of trees. I saw X's drawn on the bark of some of the trees, which Chat had marked to guide my path. I steered the firefighter through them, avoiding the flames with my spinning yo-yo. As I approached the end of the tree grove, I found the gasoline can that Chat had placed on the ground. I turned and faced the villain, continuing to block his attack by twirling my yo-yo.
As he came closer, I turned away and jumped down onto the pavement in front of me, then ran as fast as I could toward the river bank. A few seconds later there was an explosion behind me, and I saw the firefighter fly over the edge, engulfed in flames. Chat stood nearby and swung his extended baton like a baseball bat, striking the firefighter and propelling him toward the water. I wrapped the string of my yo-yo around the villain and pinned his arms to his sides so he couldn't operate the hose.
When he hit the water, it produced a huge cloud of steam, temporarily blocking our view. When the steam started to dissipate, I leapt into the river and landed squarely on his helmet. It shattered, releasing the akuma. I retracted the yo-yo, and Chat came over to pull him to safety. I quickly captured the akuma and released it, then I ran over to gather the remnants of the exploded gas can and threw them into the air, yelling "Miraculous Ladybug!" Everything that had been affected by the akuma was restored to its normal state, along with the fire damage.
"Great teamwork, Milady!" Chat told me as we did our "pound-it" fist bump. My earrings beeped. "You'd better head back now- unless you're ready to show me who you are, that is!"
"Silly kitty, you wish," I told him. "But it'll have to wait. See you soon." I took off toward home.