"We need a plan that leaves no room for risk," Lloyd was saying, but it was clear no one was paying attention to him more worried for Adrien's mental state. Right now he was slowly coming out of the denial stage, but as mentioned it was very slow. "Are any of you even listening?" Lloyd asks noticing them. Even Sensei Wu was not listening because he too was trying to be there for Adrien who's mental state was fragile.
Plagg was also feeling bad because he is one of the most powerful kwami's next to Tikki and he did not even notice his beloved friend Nuroo was so close. Plagg for, once in his life, was not asking for something to eat and that worried Tikki more than anything.
Nino knew Adrien like a brother and was trying not to hold anything against him, but everyone in Paris had a firm hatred for Hawkmoth including him. The fact that Gabriel Agreste was not a surprise because the dude was cold and distant so it did make sense and if anything made Nino's hate for the man grow because he was putting his son through this.
Alya was unsure what to feel about the entire thing honestly everything was beginning to feel a bit much even for her and she was going to pass out if another thing came up. Her clumsy best friend is the superhero she looked up to is ladybug, her other best friend the model who is a follow the rules guy is Cat Noir the other hero she looked up too, six of her friends are ninja from another dimension who can control elements with a lot of backstory for a tv show, two of those friends parents have been akumatized who were previously thought to be dead, five of those friends were kidnapped by a bleached white and purple snake with and Hawkmoth who turns out to be Adrien's father who is Cat Noir. Honestly it made her either want to throw up from all the information or just lay down for around a week.
Lloyd was feeling...honestly unsympathetic.
He did not blame Adrien for anything that has happened because of Hawkmoth because he would be a total hypocrite otherwise. It's just that Lloyd was more focused on saving his family and boyfriend plus he has been through the entire evil father thing heck he even wanted to be like his father for a long time. He knew Adrien would just accept it and he was going to give some advice, but later.
Marionette was wondering if maybe it was a bad idea to tell Adrien. Sure he was going to find out eventually, but maybe it was not the best idea to tell him now. She felt guilty and bit her nails in worry as the entire situation. This all made her feel like crying.
Adrien...Adrien did not know what to feel. He felt betrayal, but not from his father, but from his mother. His mother was a angel and would be the kindest person she could be too the tiniest bit of life. And his father dare does this? His mother never deserved his father for how terrible his true colours were. He clenches his fist angry. He wanted to take everything out on his father and he wanted to do it now.
"Listen!" Lloyd yelled making everyone jump.
"We need to get the others back and find out why they were taken," Lloyd said. Marionette nodded falling into her superhero persona. "Taking Kai and Nya I get, but why would they take the others, but leave you?" Marionette asks. "It could have to do with why he wants the Ladybug and Black Cat miraculouses in the first place," Alya said and adds looking at her two friends. "Why does he want them anyway?" Alya asks. "When the ladybug and black cat miraculous are combined it grants the user one wish. The problem is that everything must be balanced so when someone uses the wish someone else will loose whatever was wished for," Marionette explains. Everyone thought for a bit. "But what would Hawkmoth even want?" Adrien asks. Everyone took notice that the boy did not refer to Hawkmoth as his father.
"Your mother obviously," Lloyd said rather insensitive to Adrien's turmoil. Adrien clenches his fists. "But my mother's dead," Adrien said. Marionette than had a thought. "Or maybe not," everyone looked at her. "Adrien your mother loved helping people right?" Marionette asks. "Yes," Adrien asks. "Well we know they had both the butterfly miraculous and the peacock miraculous. What if your mother secretly used both and became weakened?" Marionette asks. Adrien's eyes widened slightly knowing the effects of doing that. "But she would never," Adrien cut himself thinking things over.
One of the symptoms of repeated use of two miraculous is light headed and dizzy spells which had been happening to his mother. "So my mother might be alive?" Adrien asks. "Or in a deep comatosed sleep at the least. The wish must be to wake her up," Alya said. "Wait...wish," Lloyd suddenly had a idea and looked at his uncle Wu. "Sensei do you think?" Lloyd began. "If Pythor told him about it," Sensei Wu stroked his beard in worry. The four Parisians looked back and forth at them. "Well? Do not keep us waiting," Alya said.
"When the elements of creation ice, earth, lightning, and fire are combined you can use the power to create. My father did something similar with the golden weapons made by my father each possessing the power of a element thanks to the special golden metal. The weapons themselves got destroyed, but the metal on the other hand still exists," Sensei Wu said. "But it's locked up in Borg's most secure weapons," Lloyd said. "Yes that is true except for..." Wu trails off. "Except for what?" Lloyd asks.
"Your bracelet," Wu said. "What about it?" Lloyd asked. "The metal Kai used to make it I gave to him. The metal is what was left over by the golden weapons," Wu confesses. "What?! Does Kai even know he handled that?" Lloyd exclaims. "No, I originally thought he was going to use it to make a dagger, but instead he made you that bracelet," Wu said. "That explains why it shocked whoever touched it," Adrien said off handed.
"Well this is just great. If Hawkmoth manages to suck the powers from Cole, Kai, Zane, and Jay it can be used for multiple wishes not just one. And Hawkmoth is working with Pythor who has the realm crystal. Pythor being the jerk he is will steal the bracelet before Hawkmoth will even get his hands on it. We need too make a plan that involves no one making any wishes, everyone is rescued including Ray and Maya, and finally getting you guys home," Lloyd said pacing back and forth as he said this.
"You know Pythor better and Nya is probably going to be alright so you and her can deal with him and the boys while we deal with Hawkmoth," Adrien said. "But what about Ray and Maya?" Sensei Wu asks concerned. "Villains are not under total control they can make choices. If they care about both of their kids than they will realize that and hopefully get rid of the akuma themselves like Lloyd did," Marionette said. "And if they don't?" Alya asks. "Than we will just do it the old fashioned way," Marionette said with a wink.
Nino slouched in his chair. "Guess we need to stay out of the fight?" He asks. Marionette was about to confirm that when Adrien got a idea. "Actually I have a idea on how you can help," He said with a smile.
The ninja
Hawkmoth was impatient and very annoyed at all the giggling the ninja were doing getting the small jolts of their powers.
"How much longer?" Hawkmoth asks Pythor. "We will know when it is completed besides right now it has enough power for one or two wishes. It's just safer to drain them," Pythor answers. Hawkmoth was still mad at Pythor for harming his son, but he planned to use one of the wishes to get rid of him.
"You know hehehehe this isn't as hehehehe painful as I thought," Jay got out between giggles. "Speak for your self," Kai said. He was totally lying it was ticklish like the others he was just hoping that if Vulcan and Oceania thought he was in pain they would get Hawkmoth to turn it off.
"Why are you even using this bracelet? There's nothing special about it other than sentimentality," Nya asks still standing by her akumatized parents. "It's made of the same stuff as the golden weapons," Vulcan shrugs. "Wait what!?" Cole asks before giggling. "No it's not," Kai said looking over at his family.
"Yes it is Wu meant for you to find the metal," Zane said having already known. "Seriously?" Kai asks kinda proud of himself for it. "Yes sweetie and I'm so proud of you," Oceania pinches his cheeks and Kai leans away as the others laughed at his embarrassment.
Suddenly all the lights went out causing the machine to stop working. Hawkmoth growls in frustration. "Now what?" He asks.
"Now it's time you let them go Hawkmoth," a voice said.
Everyone looked up to see Ladybug, Cat Noir, and The green ninja looking down at them from a hole in the ceiling.
Hawkmoth smirks seeing Cat Noir. "Come to join me son?" Hawkmoth asks. Cat Noir growls and clenches his fists. "Guessing Natalie must have been Mayura," He said. "Against my wishes. The peacock miraculous was broken long ago and against better wishes she used it to create anything her heart desired or just to have "fun" as she put it," Hawkmoth said.
"Wait that's your dad? You just got more like Lloyd,"Cole said.
"And where is she now?" Cat Noir asks. "In a coma inside our mansion. The only way to wake her up is to wish it," Hawkmoth said. "Trust me wishing is not going to do you any favours," Nya calls. "Pythor you get the electricity up again I'll handle these brats and my son," Hawkmoth said.
Lloyd and Ladybug were about to charge when Cat Noir stopped them. "He's mine," he growls and charges.
Meanwhile Nino and Alya had snuck up from behind and were untying Kai and Jay's bindings.
Vulcan and Oceania saw and were about to stop it before they were stopped by Ladybug and Lloyd.
"The picture in Vulcan's pocket! That is where the akuma is!" Kai yelled to them. Ladybug zeroes in on it and started going for it, but Vulcan made sure to keep her away. Lloyd tries blasting at him, but Ray was a trained master at many combat forms along with his wife who was managing to keep their beloved youngest child away from the fighting while also holding their own.
Hawkmoth and Cat Noir were battling it out and even Hawkmoth was having some trouble deflecting the blows. "Why? Is this what Mother would have wanted you to do!?" Cat Noir yelled at him. "I'm bringing her back for you!" Hawkmoth reasons kicking his son out from under the legs, but he easily got back up. "No your not! Your just being selfish! If you really wanted her to stop using a broken miraculous you would have just given her your own," Cat Noir reasons managing to land a hit in Hawkmoth's stomach.
The second Jay and Kai got their straps undone they stood up to help fight.
Before getting a wave of dizziness and falling over. "Just need a minute," Kai said. "Why are there two of everything?" Jay asks out loud.
Alya and Nino look at each other before shrugging and helping Cole and Zane.
"Hey who's taking on Pythor?" Cole asks as he was unchained. "Your Sensei," Alya answers. As if on cue Pythor's pained screech echoes.
Nya has managed to get out of her mother's hold and went to Kai and Jay helping them to their feet. "Are you okay?" She asks them. "A little dizzy we will be fine," Kai answers. "We need you two to destroy the machines and Kai you need to grab the bracelet. We can't destroy it, but we can still keep anyone from making a wish with it," Alya said to them. They nodded and went to their tasks while Cole and Zane helped with Cat Noir's fight.
It was a good thing too because Hawkmoth was getting the upper hand on him. Hawkmoth was more experienced and he was not holding back even with the knowledge of who his son was. Zane used his powers and made Hawkmoth slip on the ice while Cole used his powers to keep him off balanced. Cat Noir used the distraction and used his staff to propel himself into the air before landing a hard blow on his father who fell over. Before he could get up ice crawled along his body trapping him. Cat Noir stood over him menacingly and Hawkmoth felt terrified.
"Son," he started. "Don't call me that I am no longer your son," He said than took the miraculous from him. Hawkmoth became Gabriel Argreste once more frozen on the floor in ice.
Two gasps were heard from the other side of the room and everyone looked seeing Vulcan and Oceania return to their normal forms with the akuma turning into a white butterfly on it's own and fluttering away. Vulcan turned into a man in his late forties ro early fifties wearing mostly red with a blacksmith apron and looked almost exactly like Kai except for his hair which was black like Nya's. Oceania had turned into a beautiful woman around the same age as the man with long flowing brown hair and looked almost exactly like Nya. They both fell on the ground dizzy and confused.
Ladybug was surprised everything had gone according to plan and she did not even need to use her lucky charm. Luckily not much damage was caused besides at the museum and it was only glass cases and a wall that was damaged. Wu came walking in.
"Pythor got away, but I got the crystal," he states to everyone before his eyes saw his two lost friends looking around in confusion at everything. They remembered nothing beyond some guys voice in their heads and everyone was wearing masks so they did not recognize their children who were standing off to the side together holding each other's hands tightly in fear.
"Ray what's going on?" Maya asks looking to her husband for a explanation. Ray does not know what's going on before being struck with a terrible realization. "It's past our deadline Krux is going to kill them we failed no no we can't our children," Ray began panicking smoke rising from his finger tips as Maya starts looking around in a frantic panic. She zeroes in on the one closest to her which was unfortunately Jay. She stalks up to him and lifted him up by his shirt collar.
"Where are we?! Where is Krux? What time is it?" She yelled at Jay who was looking around for help terrified of the woman. Wu chose that time to intervene. "Ray Maya," He said. Both looked at him and eyes widened and Maya drops Jay who scurries off. "Wu? What are you? What's going on I'm so confused," Maya said. Wu looks to the group and they got the silent message to leave which they did dragging Gabriel out with them, but Nya and Kai were rooted to the spot they were standing in.
"Wu? Why are you here? What's going on?" Ray asks getting frustrated at all the questions in his head. Wu walked over to them slowly and calmly. "You don't need to worry about Krux anymore. You were possessed by a evil enemy taking advantage of your negative energies to control you," Wu explains. The parents look at each other, it seemed to good to be true. "But what about our children? Krux he always finds a way to hurt them we need to protect them," Maya said.
"We don't need protecting anymore,"
Both parents looked at the water and fire ninja as they removed their hoods tears brimming at their eyes. Ray and Maya gasp loudly and clutch onto each other. "Kids," Ray whispers. Kai and Nya were scared. They had dreamed of meeting their parents for so long, but now that they were here they didn't know what to do.
They open their mouths to speak only to be crushed in bone crushing hugs from their parents. "Sweeties oh look how big you've gotten!" Maya said holding their faces in her hands. "We missed you both we did everything for you and it was worth every second of labour," Ray said. Kai and Nya return the hugs full force crying into their parents shirts.
"We've missed you," they sob happily. "We've missed you so much," They say as they collapsed into one giant family hug saying so many things, but were just happy to finally hug each other and not let go.
