Yes! I saved the chapter! My computer was just being stubborn! Whew, that was close!
In the garage.
Hiro: The plan is simple.
Adrien: Uh, not really, sounds pretty complicated.
Wasabi: I'm with Adrien on this one.
Hiro: Alright, let's go over it again.
Marinette: Butterfly and Volpina are already based in Fujita HQ. Jewel and Chris are currently unaware of their presence, but they don't know where the enemies are. Paon will keep us updated by staying in contact with them and using the tracking device on his shield to lead us to there.
Hiro: Once we get there, security will be tight. Be alert, be aware of your surroundings, you never know what could be lurking around the corner.
Marinette: Our objective is to locate and rescue Melody and defeat Jewel and Chris once and for all, but we need to be fast, silent, and powerful.
Hiro: They may think they have the upper hand, but now there's even more of us, and if we combine our power, we'll have a guaranteed win.
Sabrina: But we're not really heroes, we just formed this team to stop you from fighting.
Ailuro: You were willing to help me and step out of your comfort zones to fight for what you believe in. I didn't make any of you join my team, you all chose to, so that's already a step forward on the path to becoming superheroes.
Chloe: Yeah, I guess you're right!
Avery: Woo! Let's go!
The team arrives.
Apidae: This place is even creepier than their last lair.
Ladybug: Paon, do you have the locations of Butterfly and Volpina?
Paon: According to my shield, they're actually coming right towards us.
Volpina: Paon! I'm so glad you're all here, and not at each others' throats!
Cat Noir: Yep, we worked it out. So, any idea where the Fujitas and Melody are?
Butterfly: No, this place is huge, we haven't found anything.
Hiro: Ok, I say we split up and...
All: Hiro!
Ladybug: No offense, but that never works. You know that. We have to stick together.
Hiro: Ok, everyone, follow Ladybug's lead!
Ladybug leads them through Fujita HQ, but they end up getting lost and tired.
Apidae: Uhh, my feet are killing me.
Cat Noir: I haven't had any food in weeks!
Paon: But we've only been here an hour.
Cat Noir: Well it feels like it's been that long!
Paon: I guess I can't argue with that! Ladybug, have we made any progress?
Ladybug: (weakly) We'll find them eventually, we just have to keep going. (falls on her knees)
Cat Noir: Ladybug, we need to rest. If we fight them like this, they'll take us all down. We need to rebuild our energy. We're all tired and we still haven't found them. As long as they don't find us, a short rest stop won't hurt anybody.
Ladybug: I guess you're right.
Chris walks to where Melody is imprisoned.
Chris: Ha, the second my cousin comes back she's gonna take you out!
Melody: Chris, don't do this to yourself. If you or Jewel tries to hurt me, you'll be sorry.
Chris: I'm not afraid of you, I know you don't really have powers.
Melody: There you go again, denying what's obvious and right in front of you. I'm trying to help you, but you're just bringing this upon yourself. You're not getting the Miraculouses if my power sets off the explosion.
Chris: How do you know about the Miraculouses?
Melody: I wasn't born yesterday. What I want to know is why you're helping your cousin in the first place. All she does is abuse and torment you. You know you're not her slave, you can leave this place, lead your own life, stop living in her shadow.
Chris: But this is the way it's been since we were kids. My mom raised me to be a Fujita, and her sister raised Jewel to be one. We spent hours every day after school and on weekends training our fighting skills. Jewel was always better than me, so she would help me train in exchange for me doing everything for her. Homework, chores, let's just say, she lived the easy life, I only had it easy because I'm related to her. I was almost locked away with my mom and aunt, but I think Jewel might have a soft spot for me. That or she just wants me to keep making her life easier for her.
Melody: So, you never really wanted the Miraculouses, just the two previous Fujitas.
Chris: *sigh* I guess you're right. To tell you the truth, I never really cared about being powerful. I just wanted to please my family.
Melody: I know what that's like. But guess what? Jewel's not here, you can run away, and if you let me go, her life will be spared.
Chris: You're right! (he lets Melody out of her shackles and the cell and they start to run away)
Jewel: Leaving so soon?
Chris: You're not the boss of me anymore!
Jewel: Aw, how cute, the bad boy's saving the little girl, too bad I have to do this! (shoves them back into the cell, locks it, and sets the key on fire with a match.) It's the end of the line!
Chris: Got anymore bright ideas?
Apidae's voice echos through the halls. The sound is faint, but Melody can still hear it. She looks at Chris and winks, then takes a deep breath.
My Last Breath
Melody:
(A capella)
Hold on to me, love. You know I can't stay long. All I wanted to say was "I love you and I'm not afraid." Can you hear me? Can you feel me in your arms? Holding my last breath! Safe inside myself! Are all my thoughts of you, sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight!
Apidae: Do you guys hear that?
Honey Lemon: Hear what?
Apidae: Someone singing in the distance. It can't be Jewel since she sounds like a cat in a blender, so it must be Melody! (she starts singing and following the sound of Melody's voice, everyone else following behind her)
Apidae:
I'll miss the winter. A world of fragile things. Look for me in the white forest hiding in a hollow tree.
Melody:
Come find me.
Apidae:
I know you hear me, I can taste it in your tears! Holding my last breath! Safe inside myself! Are all my thoughts of you, sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight!
Melody:
Closing your eyes to disappear. You pray your dreams will leave you here. But still you wake and know the truth. No one's there!
Apidae:
Say goodnight, don't be afraid, calling me, calling me as you fade to black! Say goodnight.
Melody:
Holding my last breath!
Apidae:
Don't be afraid.
Melody:
Safe inside myself!
Apidae:
Calling me, calling.
Melody:
Are all my thoughts of you,
Both:
sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight.
Apidae:
Holding my last breath. Safe inside myself. Are all my thoughts of you, sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight. Holding my last breath.
Apidae arrives at the scene.
Jewel: Would you stop singing? You're making my ears bleed.
Melody: No I won't, because I know Big Hero Miraculous will save us. (gives a small nod to Apidae)
Jewel: How many times must I say it? Your heroes aren't coming. I wouldn't be surprised if they haven't already destroyed each other. I even took measures to hypnotize Alya and have her lock up Avery and Tadashi. She'll be going back to blast them away later.
Apidae: Oh, she will?
Jewel: Yes... Apidae!? How'd you get out!?
Apidae: Excellent question. Here's the answer!
Everyone runs into the room.
Jewel: What!? But, you're supposed to be fighting!
Hiro: We were.
Ladybug: But not anymore!
Jewel: And, who are all of these guys?
Nino: We're superheroes too, dude!
Lila: If you wanna get through BHM, you'll have to get through us first!
Jewel: I'll have you know I'm prepared to do that.
Katrina: You know, if you take drastic actions, you might just lose your oh-so important high school status.
Jewel: Wannabe? Is that you?
Katrina: It's Katrina! And guess who else is here? Lindsey!
Jewel: Who?
Katrina: Freaky Emo?
Jewel: Oh yeah, I know her!
Lindsey: Yeah... Let's take her down!
The heroes charge at her, but due to the fact that there's so many of them, she easily slips away.
Honey Lemon: Where'd she go?
Chris: You guys should get out of here, now, before she comes back!
Apidae: And why should we trust you? Just because Jewel locked you up doesn't mean we have to take pity on you. For all we know, you locked yourself in there on purpose to trick us.
Melody: No Apidae, he's really changed! I helped him realize that he has good in him, and I knew it from the start, and I'm sure Jewel's not all bad too.
Apidae: This could be another one of her blackouts.
Melody: No, it's not, this is really me talking.
Ladybug: She's telling the truth, her pupils are normal.
Chris: Avery, please, I'm begging you, leave. I...I can't stand to see her hurt you.
Apidae: You actually care about me?
Chris: I always have. I was too scared to say anything because Jewel hated you, but I always secretly liked you.
Apidae: Whoa. I never would've guessed, I always thought that...
Chris: She's coming, run!
Apidae: No, not until we get you both out of there!
Jewel crashes through the wall in Chris's robot suit.
Kim: Ok... we're dead.
Hiro: Not necessarily. Chloe, Ivan, you guys ready?
Both: Yep!
Hiro: Fred?
Fred: Of course!
Hiro: Baymax?
Baymax: This will be sick.
Hiro: That's right, buddy! Now, go!
Hiro rides on Baymax while he flies around the robot, launching his rocket fist, while Hiro attacks it with his microbots. Chloe and Ivan charge at it with the dragon bot, Fred transforms and starts to attack the robot, and the rest of the heroes ambush it with their weapons.
Jewel: You can't beat me, this robot is made of several rare earth metals, nearly indestructible.
Chris: She's not bluffing, but keep fighting! I know you can figure something out!
Jewel: I've had it with you! (breaks the cell open and makes the robot grab Chris)
Apidae: No!
Jewel: Oh, shut up! (kicks her in the head, making her pass out)
Hiro: Apidae!
Melody: STOP IT!
Using all of her energy, she fires random objects from around the room in all directions.
Wasabi: What's going on!?
Cat Noir: It's Melody! But, how?
Ladybug: I don't know, but whatever she's doing seems to be distracting Jewel.
Jewel drops Chris, Baymax catches him.
Hiro: You alright?
Chris: Yeah, kinda choked, but don't worry about me, Apidae needs you.
Hiro: Everyone, don't stop fighting!
Baymax lands and they walk over to Apidae.
Baymax: Avery is unconscious. Still alive, but it was a critical hit.
Chris: Oh no, this is all my fault!
Hiro: No it isn't.
Chris: Why are you letting me off easy? I don't get it.
Hiro: Because, if I learned anything during my time as a hero, it's that the "bad guys" aren't always bad people, they just made some mistakes.
Melody's rampage suddenly ends and everything falls to the floor. She collapses.
Hiro: Melody!
Melody: Stay...stay away from me.
Hiro: Why?
Melody: It's my powers, they're at the point of bursting, get your friends and go, go as far as you can.
Hiro: No, we're not leaving you. Everything's gonna be alright, trust me.
Melody: But my powers are triggered by strong emotions, and, she hurt Chris and Apidae!
Hiro: Shh, everything's ok, Baymax is taking care of them right now, they'll be fine. I need you to calm down.
Melody takes a few deep breaths until the energy inside her weakens.
Hiro: Stay here, I'm gonna go bring Jewel to her downfall. (runs off)
Ok, I'm not totally sure, but there's about 2-3 chapters left of this story. Probably 3, but it all depends on what I decide to do for the finale, how much actual story will be left before the finale, and there will definitely be an epilogue, you'll probably guess what it's about after reading the next chapter I post. See you then!