"Thank you for all that are reading this story of mine - this fanfiction has reached 100 followers. This makes me incredibly happy that words can not express my feelings. All I can say is thank you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. And I'm sorry that my grammar and typing skills aren't the best."
A loud scream echoed harshly against the sandalwood brick. The heroes moved swiftly across and down the wide steps as darkness was all around them. The only light source illuminated from a doorway below the metal stairway. He held her hand tightly; guiding her along for he was the only one able to see in the pitch dark. His green cat eyes scanned the peremitor when they finally reached the bottom. Ladybug was taken back a bit that he was acting so serious for once, he wasn't even teasing about having to hold her hand or something about cats being swift. She stopped in her tracks as she felt his hand pressing against her collar bone, forcing her to stop from moving and against the wall. The small light from the door shined on his face somewhat and she could see he was signaling her to be quiet with his finger to his lips. She nodded firmly to her partner as he pressed against the wall by the door way. His heart raced and breathing softened as he peeked around the corner of the opening.
"Please. Let me go." A man cried as he hung in the air upside down in electrical wires. "I'm sor-" Chat cringed as the man's body flashed and screamed as shockwaves were sent through his body by the wires. His cat like eyes looked from the man and to the female character that had herself prompt up on a set of boxes. She ran her fingers across one of the creatures head as her legs were crossed, her face seemed amused as she watched her victim beg. "I run this showing now, not you." She snickered, her voice vibrating as it echoed slightly. "Isn't that right my loyal TechDogs." She whispered, she looked a head at the doorway. "Yes. I know." She spoke to herself. "Don't you worry, those Miraculous' will be yours soon enough. I'll get them, Master." She explained; she must be talking to Hawkmoth. "I can sense their communicators outside the door as we speak, they are here as I planned." A large smirk spread across her face as she rose her hand toward the door way. Chat flinched and looked over to Ladybug and down at his staff. "Shit." He mumbled as he clicked the button along his weapon, extending it. "Forget stealth, time to go in at full force." He explained.
He ran into the doorway, twirling his staff as the lady shot a shockwave toward him. Ladybug sprung in behind him as she barrel-rolled behind a set of boxes. Her fingers tugged at the yo-yo on her side as she peered over the ledge. Chat ducked behind a pillar in the room as Beth tried shooting another electric current his way. He flinched as the TechDogs ran toward him. He glared, clawing at the metal and climbed his way up to the ceiling. "Dogs chasing a cat up a tree, now this is ridiculous." He spat as he jumped from the pillar and onto the top of a nearby shelving unit. Ladybug sprung up and flung her yo-yo toward the man hanging from the ceiling above. She yanked the string as the yo-yo wrapped around the set of wires. "Let's wire cut you loose!" Ladybug declared. The man screamed as his body fell toward the ground. Ladybug yanked her yo-yo toward her and quickly dashed. Catching the man and kneeling along the floor. Ladybug looked down at the man and creased her brows; it was the manager. She bit upon her lip as she sat him down and yanked at the wires. "Go!"
ElectroBeth growled as she stood from her seat, arms shaking with anger. Ladybug gasped as an electro ball shot toward her and the man. She quickly pushed the man out of the way before the energy sphere hit against her person. Her body flung back, hitting the wall and landing in a pile of boxes and old tapes. A groan escaped her lips as she held her head tightly. "My Lady!" Chat yelled and then gasped as a shockwave shot toward him, he glared, jumping from the unit and along the floor, twirling his staff, he wacked it across a few of the TechDogs as they surrounded him. The manager screamed as he ran out of the room with all his might.
Ladybug sat up and then inhaled sharply as a wire snaked across her ankle and up her leg. Ladybug pulled at the wires with her fingertips. It tugged her off the boxes and onto the floor, the back of her head slamming onto the concrete flooring. Additional wires slithered and wrapped around her person, constricting her body tightly. ElectroBeth smirked evilly up at Ladybug as she lifted her arm up. The wires pulled Ladybugs body up and she sat up in the air as the wires squeezed tighter. "Give me your Miraculous, and I'll let you all go." She yelled. Lady glared, wiggling her limbs around. "N-never." Ladybug struggled as the wires engulfed her body even further. Chat jerked up and glared. He twirled his staff once more at the Machine dog and ran across. He bent back dodging as the girl shot a wave at him. His body moved swiftly pass each attack. He slide on his knees under the wires. Ladybug screamed as electricity shot through her body from the wires around her. His eyes looked to the cables holding Ladybug and glared harshly. "Cataclysm!" he howled, jerking his hand back as his power activated.
Chat forced his hand down across the set of wires. Parts of the line broke and crumbled from his touch. ElectroBeth glared as Ladybug fell to the ground and the wires around her going limp, the other side flung around as the bolts of electricity crackled on the demolished ends. "You annoying pest. I'll end you now!" She glared as the brick walling behind her broke to pieces, wires shooting toward him. He smirked slightly. "Annoying, me? Darling, I'm just getting started." He explained as he stabbed his staff into the ground and flung his body up into the air. Ladybug rolled against the ground as the wires stabbed into the flooring. Chat clung his body against the thrashing wire and landed to the ground. His eyes looked around and smirked as the metal door along the wall caught his attention. "Time to short circuit this little get together."
"No!" ElectroBeth yelled as she pointed toward him, glaring to her minions. "Get him!"
Beep.
The dogs chased after Chat as he danced around the room with flips and then were forced together as the yo-yo wire wrapped around their legs. Beth looked and snarled at Ladybug, who winked toward her with a snarky smirk. "Do it Chat!" Ladybug yelled. Chat flipped the panel door open and pressed the electrical wire into cluster of wires and switches. Burst of sparks sputtered from the control panel, the lights above flashed violently, TV screens that were in the room turned on and off rapidly. ElectroBeth wailed, the force of her sonic wail burst around the room, causing Ladybug and Chat's bodies to be force to the walls. Ladybugs yo-yo unraveled from her minions as she was pressed against the wall. The room went black as the electricity died throughout the whole building. The heroes groaned as they sat up when her wailed died down. Ladybug gripped her arm and panted as she looked up when a light across the room vibrated. She inhaled sharply as ElectroBeth stood up. "I'm not going down that easily." She glared. "I just need to go find more power."
Chat and Ladybug stared in suspicion as the dogs ran over to the girl, circling around her. The metal from their bodies slanted and vibrated around as she touched along the set of the heads. Her blue skin gleamed and glowed brighter, the metal slants from their skin lifted and clung to her body. Their eyes watched as her body became engulfed in a set of the metal. "Now I understand…" Ladybug spoke. "She made those things to store power, and then absorb it as a last resort."
Beep.
Chat snarled down at his ring and then shielded his face as ElectroBeth's body grew brighter. She then pointed her hand up at the ceiling and a loud bang was heard as her electric orb shot through the flooring overhead, causing the whole building to shake. The dangerous duo stared stunned at the large opening above that she made. The evening sky was growing slightly dark with its orange color, birds flew overhead as flakes of snow fluttered in above. Smoke filled the air along with falling debris as she shot herself from the floor and along the roof above. "Well, I guess she made an exit for everyone." Chat explained as he stood up from the ground. He looked down at his ring and then dashed over to Ladybug, helping her up to her feet.
"My miraculous is going to run out soon. Do you have a plan or something Bugaboo?"
Ladybug's blue eyes looked about the ground, her finger under her lip; looking for inspiration to strike. She scuffed and looked toward her partner.
"Go." Ladybug told. "Let your Kwami recharge, I think her Akuma is in her watch, so I'll try and hold her off before you get back." Ladybug explained as she whirled her yo-yo and propelled herself up and through the opening. Chat exhaled as he roughly scratched his head. "That didn't sound too convincing." He expressed, hands gripping into fists as he bolted out of the room.
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"You need to hurry and eat it." Adrien exclaimed as he proceeded down the hallway of the shaking building. Plagg was tucked away in his jacket, eating a piece of camembert, trying to regain his energy. "Don't rush me pal." Plagg hissed toward him as he nibbled along the aged cheese.
Adrien huffed as he continued on; Plagg could be so annoying sometimes. Ladybug probably didn't have to deal with an annoying picky fairy like what he had to deal with. His eyes looked about the lobby as he made his way in. His eyes peered along the front doors, clenching his hands into fists as he made his way over to them. The power was out, so that just had to mean that the doors weren't locked, right? He pressed hardly against the front doors and gasped as he almost fell face first onto the concrete sidewalk outside as the doors swung open. He quickly regained his balance after waving his arms about like some flying birds. After exhaling a long sigh, he blinked looking about as the crowd of people that were located outside. They didn't seem to notice Adrien coming out as they were looking upon the roof top in horror. Adrien followed their gaze and a gasp escaped his lips. His heart dropped deep down into his stomach as her scream pierced his eardrums. "No!" he cried out.
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ElectroBeth turned slowly as the female grunted, landing along the rooftop behind her. She smirked as she was alone. "No Chat Noir?" she questioned as she floated off the ground slightly, prompting her fingers around her chin with an amused face. Ladybug stood tall as she twirled her yo-yo about. "Just you and me for now Beth." She explained. "You don't need to do this. I know it must hurt being fired for your clumsiness. But that's no right to do what you're doing right now." Ladybug blinked and grunted as she rolled across the ground as an orb flashed pass her; exploding against the roof which caused the building to shake. She slide across the powdered snow that laid upon the top of the building.
"You know nothing you stupid bug. I'm in charge now and there is nothing you can do about it." Beth yelled as she rose her arms up and a loud crackle was heard overhead. Ladybug looked up and inhaled quickly as the powerlines above snapped from their standing polls. Her eyes looked to Beth as she waved her finger down toward Ladybug. Ladybugs vision then went back to the wires and she flipped back as the set of wires shot toward her. Ladybug landed upon her feet and glared. She twirled her yo-yo about and tossed it into the air. "Lucky Cha-" she gasped as the wires from above snatched her wrist and pulled her up into the air. She screamed as she was thrown and tossed into the air as if she was the yo-yo herself. She snapped down as was caught by the wires that wrapped around her ankles and held her there upside down in front of ElectroBeth. "Give me your miraculous." She expressed as she walked closer toward her. "Never." She yelled as she tossed her yo-yo toward the girl as she crept closer and closer. She then screamed as electricity was sent through her body, the wires creeping around her even more.
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Adrien huffed and looked about, his eyes vibrated as his attention caught along a metal ladder; the fire escape that lead up to the roof. His eye brows creased downward as looked about, making his way over. His hands clenched the metal hardly and up the ladder steps. "You better be finished there." Adrien grumbled toward Plagg. "Not even close." Plagg claimed. "You need to find another way to help her." Plagg mumbled. Adrien huffed. "I'm not Chat Noir, I'm Adrien."
"You are Chat, with or without the mask."
Adrien glared down at the railing. He was silent for a minute as he continued to climb. He nodded firmly. He was right, he was Chat, no matter if he had the mask or not. Ladybug was in trouble, his partner was in trouble, and he had to help. He then blinked as someone shouted his name from below. "Adrien! What are you doing?" Alya yelled from below, his eyes looked back down at the girl as she held onto Manon, phone in her other hand. Adrien stuttered slightly. "H-huh? Oh, me?" he questioned, biting on his lip and then sighed deeply, face growing serious. "I'm going up and helping Ladybug; that's what I'm doing. She needs help, and we can't just sit here and do nothing." He spoke as he continued to climb the ladder with all his might. Alya was taken back by his remark and then smiled. "Go Adrien!" She yelled. Manon smiled up and waved toward him. "Go Adrien!" The crowd of people watched as the boy made his way up and began cheering.
The wind blew harshly as he made his way on top of the building, his blonde locks rustling in the breeze as the snow swayed around the freshly laid powder. He glared forward at Beth who had Ladybug tied around the cables, growing closer toward her. His hands clenched along the snow in anger. It angered him so much at how these villains were. His eyes then looked down at the snow and twinkled with an idea.
"I'll be taking your Miraculous now Bug." Beth said as her fingers reached up to Ladybug's ears. Ladybug struggled in the wires, eyes squinting shut, not able to do anything as the wires were wrapped tightly around her body. "Please, don't." Ladybug spoke, her eyes then flew open as Beth grunted outside her vision. Her eyes looked over and she gasped as Adrien stood upon the near edge and was holding a clump of snow in his hands. He tossed it with all his might and struck ElectroBeth in the face again. She grunted once more and hissed toward him. "You little twerp, how dare you!"
"Get out of here, it's too dangerous!" Ladybug yelled as her heart raced fast, she then grunted as the wires wrapped around her tighter, causing Adrien to cringe.
"Let Ladybug go." He spoke firmly as he bent down, grabbing more snow.
"Or what, you'll hit me with snow? Don't make me laugh boy." She turned her attention back toward Ladybug and then growled as another ball struck her. Ladybug stared in disbelief. Adrien smirked as he went to toss another one and then yelped as the ball exploded in his hand as the girl had shot a lightning bolt at it. He made a sour face and quickly ducked back as she shot another one toward him. His body ducked and slide across the floor, grabbing more snow and then tossing it at the villain. "S-stop that." She yelled as she whipped the snow from her person. "I guess basketball and fencing comes in handy." He claimed and then quickly dodge another lighting attack. Ladybug squirmed in the wires as Adrien was distracting the girl from her. She inhaled sharply as her yo-yo fell to the ground. Adrien's eyebrows creased as he watched her struggle and then gasped as pain collide with his right shoulder, forcing him to the ground. He gripped his shoulder as he laid upon the flooring.
Ladybug gasped. "Adrien!" she bawled, glaring as she struggled harder. She watched in horror as Electrobeth walked toward his body, ever inch made her heart race faster. Adrien panted as he sat up and then gasped as the female gripped him around his throat tightly. His hands flew up and tried to pry her fingers from his breathing line as he struggled. "You annoying pest, you're just like that bug and feline. I'll destroy you, in one electric punch." She claimed as she pulled her fist back and then blinked as a ball of snow struck the back of her head. Her body shook and she quickly turned. "Stop throwing snowballs at me!" she yelled with all her might and glared upon the scene. "Put him down." Nino glared, more people stood behind him as they all held snowballs in their grasp. Adrien and Ladybug's hearts filled with joy at the small army. "Whose going to make me, you all? Your just ordinary individuals, not important, no super powers."
"Who says?" Alya claimed as she tossed the wad of snow at the girl. Beth flinched as the ball struck her face, causing her to let Adrien go as another struck her a few seconds afterwards. Soon, the whole crowd was attacking her with a whole fleet of flying snowballs. Adrien rubbed his throat, looking up at the villain as she screamed annoyed from the constant attacks. He coughed to himself as he gathered himself up to his feet and ran over toward Ladybug. "Are you okay?" he questioned as he tugged at the wires. Ladybug squirmed as he pulled them slightly away from her person. She then gasped landing face first in the snow as gravity pulled her down. She mumbled in the layer of snow. Adrien winced. "Oops."
Ladybug gagged as she whipped the dirty snow from her face and then blinked as Adrien held his hand toward her. She stared up toward him. The wind glided pass them as the world slowed down. She blushed red, taking his hand gratefully. "U-um, thank you." She exclaimed, staring along his face. He smiled back. "No problem, can't leave you hanging." He chuckled. She chuckled at his pun and bent down, grabbing her yo-yo. "That was. Really. Brave." She told as she tucked her hair behind her ear. "Aw, it was no probl-"
"Hello! Earth to Ladybug!" Alya yelled. "Evil villain, we can't hold her off forever!"
Ladybug jumped and looked to Alya as the crowd was still throwing snow balls at her. She turned red and nodded. "Ah, yeah, sorry." She gulped and looked to Adrien, she took in a deep breath as she twirled her yo-yo about. "Lucky Charm!"
She squeaked as a rubber tired planted next to her, causing her to jump slightly. Adrien rose a brow as she stared confused at it. "A. Tire?" she questioned and then grumbled. "Dang it Tikki, a wrench, a car-jack and now a tire, I'm not a mechanic." She puffed and inhaled slowly, calming her nerves.
She looked about the area, her black and white vision gleamed all around. Her eyes looked at ElectroBeth's watch as it shined red, looking over, her yo-yo, then to Adrien and then at the tire and toward Beths legs as she was walking backwards trying to avoid the snowball attack. She nodded firmly. "Adrien!" She yelled as she tossed her yo-yo at him. He blinked, catching it into his grip. She held onto the string end and ran across behind ElectroBeth, rolling the tire along. Beth looked toward Ladybug that stood next to her, glaring but then gasped as her ankle was stopped and fell across the string and slipping across the snow. Beth grumbled as she landed back along the wet flooring, opening her eyes and then blinked as something was force over her. She looked down at the huge tire that snugged around her arms.
Beep.
"You'll pay for that!" she huffed and her body grew brighter but nothing happened. "W-what?"
"Rubber tire." Ladybug smirked as she flicked at the material and then reached down slipping Beth's watch from her wrist. "Rubber doesn't conduct electricity."
"No!" Beth screamed as Ladybug tossed it along the ground and stomped on it, the black butterfly flying from the object.
"No more evil doing for you little Akuma."
The crowd stared in awe as Ladybug captured the black Akuma and purified it from evil. Adrien smiled as the ladybugs fluttered around him and around the hole along the building's roof and along the cable lines above, everything returning to normal as if nothing had occurred. This moment always left him speechless at the beauty of it. He looked toward the red slender heroin; his heart fluttered fast. She was simply amazing, he couldn't understand how a girl could be so amazing in one body. Lady smiled over toward Adrien as she caught his gaze. "Good job." He claimed as he held his fist out to her, she stared along it, her lips creating an o shape. She stared along his knuckles, his silver ring shinning in the small amount of light that gleamed across the sky and then to his smiling face. She blushed as she pressed her knuckles to his. "Thanks, you too."
Beep. She touched her miraculous with her finger tips as she pulled her knuckle away.
"What am I doing here?" Elizabeth whispered as she sat up from the snow, Ladybug turned toward the confused girl and then looked to Adrien. "Could you, possibly-" Ladybug started, Adrien held a hand up toward her, stopping her midsentence. "I'll help her, you go on." He claimed. She stared along his face as their eyes locked. They both blushed looking away from one another. She cleared her throat as she started, twirling her yo-yo and swinging off along the building tops. Alya stared in awe as she flew off, holding her phone up toward the hero as she made her exit. "She is so cool! I wish Marinette was here to see this!" she spoke. Adrien kneeled next to Beth and helped to her feet. "Marinette's not with you?" he questioned. Alya shook her head. "No, I don't know where she is, she just, vanished."
Adrien's eyebrows creased slightly as they walked along. Strange.
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"Where have you been?" Alya sighed of relief as Marinette ran up to them in the lobby. "I'm sorry, I got lost." Marinette shrugged, awkwardly as her friend stared upon her confused. "I got separated from the group earlier, I must have went down the wrong hallway. And then, part of the building collapsed and blocked the hall" Alya hugged her tightly.
"We thought something bad happened to you." Manon sniffled as she stood next to them. Marinette smiled softly as she bent down to the girl, brushing the top of her head. "Oh, I'm fine. So, I heard Ladybug and Chat Noir saved the day, like always." She spoke to the little one.
Manon shook her head. "Nope, Ladybug and Adrien did." Manon explained as she pointed toward Adrien, who was leaning against the ticket counter, who was talking with Nino and the manager. Marinette slowly looked up toward Adrien. "Oh, did he." She whispered, smiling.
"Actually, it was all of us, but Adrien started it all, you should have seen it." Alya ranted on, her words faded in the background as Marinette stared along Adrien. She couldn't believe he had risked his life, to save her. She's seen him get serious, like when Max attacked the city and chased them. He pulled her along her side to avoid the laser beams. But this time, it was different, he was in full action mode. She never saw that side of him. Her heart dropped and quickly looked away as Adrien looked toward her, their eyes locking for a split nanosecond. Oh crap. She could slightly see him move toward them at the corner of her eye as she pretended to fix Manon's jacket. Manon stared confused and then smiled, looking back as Adrien stepped next to them. "Marinette, you're okay." He spoke down to her, hands tucked in his pockets. Marinette bit her lip tightly as sweat fell down the back of her neck as she didn't look up at him. "Y-yeah, I-I'm fine." She explained. "I j-just got stuck, you know me and all."
Adrien chuckled down at her. "Well, I'm glad you're safe."
Her heart stopped as she looked up at him. She smiled slowly up as his person. "So the manager gave everyone refunds, and said we all can enjoy a free picture viewing. Did you girls want to join us?" he questioned as he motioned toward Nino and back toward the girls. Marinette smiled and then frowned, looking down at Manon. "I." she sighed. "I can't. I have to take this little monkey home." She whispered as she picked Manon up. Manon groaned. "What? But we didn't finish the movie."
"I'm sorry, but, your mom must be worried sick about you and it will be getting late soon." She explained as she sat her back on the ground. Manon crossed her arms and turned away from Marinette, stomping her foot. "No fair."
Adrien smiled down at the little one and bent down to her height. "Hey, don't worry, we can see a movie another day, all on me, deal?" he told as he held his hand out to the little one; glancing up at Marinette and then back to Manon. Manon stared at him and smiled, reaching for his hand but then quickly pulled it away. "Only if I get two slushies and every piece of candy." She puckered her lips childlike. Adrien laughed toward the small child with a grinned. "Fine." He explained. Marinette stared along them, her heart slowing down as she scanned Adrien's face. Why did that smirk look so familiar? "Then it's a deal." Manon took his hand and shook it firmly.
