Chapter 34

In the evening the superheroes had got reunited together on the top of the Notre Dame with the absence of Ladybug. Super Snake and Hydra sat with their back against the tower of the cathedral watching Onyx and Carapace have a fistfight together, while they waited for Ladybug.

"I never met my dad. He left my mom on the week I was born and since that time I never had someone I could see as a father figure. The only man that was present there for me was my grandfather," Super Snake told Hydra which nodded at the boy's story. "Life so far wasn't that bad for me, I could move on like anyone else,"

"And you believe your dad would never have the idea to show up in your life to get to know you or something?" Questioned Hydra making the hero shrug his shoulder.

"I don't think so. Even if he would, I wouldn't excuse him for what he did. He left my mom alone when she needed him the most,"

"Your mom and anyone else, that helped her out with you are more worth than anything you dad would do after all the years he missed,"

"Yeah," Agreed Super Snake, then watched Onyx fall on Super Snake's legs shrieking him. "Woah!"

"Excuse me," Onyx apologized and got helped up by Carapace. "If defeating Hawk Moth like that is easy, that would be nice,"

"We're all in the same team, of course, we will defeat him," Carapace stated making Onyx smile. "But what are you thinking about this with Hawk Moth's threat from this morning?"

"Ladybug said she would say it tonight," Onyx answered. "Maybe you need to give it back to her,"

"In both ways, my life is in danger, anyway,"

"Yeah, but I think the others didn't have a problem yet as Paris knows their identity from before," Stated Onyx. "I wouldn't understand, what Hawk Moth would want to do with them,"

"He could still kidnap them to get our attention, but I don't think he would do that if he can use akumas to akumatize people instead" Hydra mentioned getting up to look at the taller superheroes.

"He's already taking so long with the akumas. I don't understand how he hasn't given up yet,"

Ladybug showed up landing on the cathedral with two bags filled with cookies, then handed one out to Super Snake and the other one to Onyx.

"Great to see you're here. I had an idea if you won't mind to give out the phone number of your civilian self to Onyx, so in case you're in trouble you can call help,"

"Sure I write it down afterward," Answered the turtle-themed superhero watching Onyx opening up the bag of cookies to hand out one to Hydra.

"Okay, one of our new priorities now is to watch over Carapace…..or well Nino as some of you may know now. Lila for now is our second priority as long as Hawk Moth doesn't find another way to get in contact with her. For now, I'm not expecting that akumas will be sent soon towards both of you, but in case you spot something different check it out and call for help, when necessary," Ladybug recounted the heroes, which nodded at her suggestion.

"Should we pass by Lila's house and question their continuation from today on?" Questioned the cat-themed superhero watching Ladybug ponder about it.

"We pass by later, first I want you all to sit down and listen to me. I want to say something important," Ladybug asked watching all sit down leaning against the wall except for Onyx and Carapace, so they could look at the heroine. "I really want to thank you for all the effort you all have been putting on all the times we had to go through akumatized citizens. We had really hard times at the start but you all mastered it. And Onyx I know you already know that but I still would like to say thank you for your commitment and welfare with the others, including me. If you don't mind, I'd like to call you my best friend,"

"I'm amused to know that," Onyx commented holding his hand out at the heroine, which took it to shake, then afterward she gave him a short hug. "This will sound weird to you, but I see you as a sister. One that has her big brother to guide her around the world," Spoke Onyx making Ladybug chuckle. Hydra furrowed her eyebrows at Onyx's comment feeling like she had heard that comment once in her life.

"I guess so, I don't have siblings in my civilian life" Ladybug answered.

"Same. My family also isn't the biggest thought. I have like two male cousins and a female," Onyx counted, then Hydra, which sat on the ground had counted with her right hand the same number he said afterward she squinted her eyes to think and she looked back at Onyx, which got back on his place as Hydra was still wondering if she knew Onyx's alter ego.

"This question is now out of context, but what's about that picture of you two sharing a kiss on Facestargram and all?" Super Snake mentioned.

"There's nothing going on between us if that's what you're asking. At least now" Answered Ladybug watching Onyx put his arms behind his back to play with his left foot on the ground. "We had a heart to heart talk and I accidentally came him to close,"

"That sounds strange," Super Snake mentioned making Hydra shrug her shoulder.

"Sure it does, it's more logical than the animes and cartoons nowadays making characters accidentally land on top of each other in the most ridiculous ways," Added Carapace making Super Snake curious.

"Are you watching Vortex?" Questioned Super Snake earning a nod from the turtle-themed superhero. "Cool so am I!"

"What's Vortex?" Hydra questioned watching Onyx lean with his arms at the wall of the monument to look out at the road, then Hydra got up to look down too.

"What did you ask again?"

"What Vortex was" Added Hydra earning a nod from the raven-haired superhero.

"I think an Anime," Responded Onyx looking down at the road, then he smiled and pointed at a bus. "Hey, it's Felicia Soso, the Chinese singer that debuted last year on Facestargram because of a musical,"

"I didn't know she was here," Hydra commented, then she had an idea and looked up at the superhero. "Where do you know her?"

"It was….uh...in the national news. That's how I knew it," Onyx lied earning a nod from Hydra.

"Cool. You know her grandparents were descendants from Shanghai, the place I grew up,"

"Have you seen her there once?" Questioned Onyx making Hydra shake her head.

"Where you from?" Questioned Hydra watching Onyx get a little nervous.

"Uhm…...Nepal," Onyx lied making Hydra chuckle. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing….You know….I assumed you were from China too,"

"I speak Mandarin if you wonder….I…..I guess that's why people think I'm from China," Onyx told, then Super Snake stood behind Onyx to tap him on the shoulder.

"You told me the other day you were Chinese. What are you actually?" Questioned Super Snake bewildered making Onyx a little nervous.

"You know…..I've heard we shouldn't give up so much info about us during our times together here as superheroes. I wasn't sure…..because of the identities I mean,"

"Oh okay, that makes kinda sense. It's kind of odd,"

"Yeah I'm not really fond of lying to people," Admitted Onyx. "It's not my thing,"

"You know at some point some of us understand that there's no other way," Hydra mentioned earning a nod from the cat-themed superhero. "It's more frustrating if you do this to the ones you love like your friends or your mom,"

"My mom would kill me," Super Snake stated. "Not only for lying but also for not having told her about my second identity,"
"I don't understand why you can't tell this your mom. It's not like Hawk Moth knows every little thing about us," Pointed out the dragon-themed superheroine.

"So far this is the orders we have to follow, whether we like it or not. It's for our own safety. Ladybug just knows yours, cause she needed to get someone to help us. Anyone else doesn't know hers or the other way around," Onyx explained making Ladybug look down remembering, that Luka knew her identity.

"Wouldn't it actually be okay if we knew each other's identity? You know only the superheroes?" Super Snake suggested looking at Ladybug. "You know mines, Onyx knows Hydra's I think and all of us know Carapace's,"

"I know what you mean Super, I just don't know if this is a good idea or not,"

"You don't have to agree on that idea, if you believe it isn't safe for us," Onyx added looking back at the leader.

"I'll see it with the time. There are more things I need to ponder about" Ladybug mentioned taking a cookie from Super Snake's bag.

"I think the others would need to agree in the end in case you pick revelation for us all," Suggested the raven-haired superhero, then Carapace approached Ladybug to take a cookie, then leaned beside her and looked at Onyx and Hydra together, looking down at the streets.

"Do Onyx and Hydra know each other from their civilian lives?" Questioned the turtle-themed superhero making Ladybug shrug her shoulders.

"He may know her. He brought her to me when we needed someone," Explained the bug-themed superheroine watching Hydra look up at the sky, followed by Onyx, which listened to the girl talking.

"I used to hear from a book I had at the home what type of zodiac signs we could see on the sky," Onyx told earning a nod from Hydra.

"I heard that too. My favorite tell I've got to hear 'til today is about our ancestors being up there watching over us,"

"I believe your father must be up there watching over you," Onyx added earning a nod from Hydra. "I bet if he was here he would be proud of you. Just to know you're one of Paris' superheroes, saving troubled people….already this is something that deserves recognition,"

"How would your parents react if they knew you were saving Paris? How they would react knowing you could have get hurt or eventually die at some point, if ever,"

"I never thought about it, to be honest. My mom definitely would faint or cry knowing her baby is out there doing that and my dad would find it cool or at least a little bit," Answered the superhero. "Wow just imagine someone breaks into our house and instead of expecting a dog he finds me in there protecting the house,"

"That would be funny, but at the same time the thief would have an idea of who you could be,"

"Yeah unless I pretend to have arrived or so, but I don't think that would work or happen. The one good thing I could do would be fighting by myself against him,"

"What if he had a gun with himself? What would you do?"

"Well…..that's a good question. Plagg would for sure find a way out to spare me from getting hit or lead him away from me or the gun,"

"Wouldn't you be afraid, if something would go wrong?"

"Sometimes we have to risk it if we don't have other choices,"

"Gotta agree with you on that," Commented Hydra looking at the stars, then Onyx moved his face at the girl to see her gaze up at the skyline, then he glanced up wondering about continuing the chat.

"How's life going so far here in Paris for you?" Onyx asked. "Is it going better now?"

"Yeah, I'm glad that it got better now. Mainly thanks to you and a few friends at the school."

"I just did what was right. Sure we weren't…..friends on that point, but I wanted to make sure nothing bad would happen to you…..because of the akumas you know,"

"You just followed your heart, which is sweet," The heroine stated leaning her arm near Onyx's, then rolled her eyes up to met his. "Not many people would do that,"

"I couldn't just move on, you know. Just wanted to be really sure you're okay….Now it matters more as we're like good friends now,"

"Yes we are," Hydra agreed leaning her head on Onyx's shoulder making him wide his eyes in surprise, then he slowly lied his cheek on her head smiling looking at the sky as the superheroine he was in love with had her head on his arm.

Ladybug took another cookie from the bag, then noticed Onyx and Hydra very closer than usual, then she sank her head a little about it afterward she looked back smiling, then she took a bite of her cookie and looked at Carapace.

"I think this was a great place for us to meet up," Commented the ladybug-themed heroine earning a nod from the brunette friend.


Adrien sat in front of his computer having a group video call along with his cousin Felix and his girlfriend Aja.

"So technically it's legal to get inspiration from another work?" Questioned Adrien curious earning a nod from the blonde boy

"Sure, it's not like the full thing is an entire rip-off like that one movie with the lions," Felix noticed earning a nod from his cousin.

"The one you could call it a real rip-off would be that one with the Tigers," Aja mentioned. "I saw it a few days ago and it was terrible. It wasn't even close to good"

"Why did you actually see it?" Questioned Adrien curious. "I thought you weren't interested in it?"

"Out of curiosity," Aja answered earning a nod from the boyfriend.

"Come it's not the first time people do that. William did it more than one time and sometimes he just did it because it was funny to see these….bad moments. There are people on VideoTube that make with other users reaction videos which most of the times are funnier than the whole movie," Pointed out the cousin making Adrien chuckle.

"There are other users out there doing the same with Anime episodes," Adrien said. "There is this new one called Vortex and the reaction videos of their fans are priceless,"

"We've been here for almost an hour and we haven't picked a movie yet. We've been distracted this whole time for what?" Felix questioned watching Adrien look down at the time on his screen and wide his eyes in surprise.

"This is why I prefer to study alone, otherwise this happens to me too," The blonde girl explained making Adrien smile.

"Funny the first times it never happened, until now," Adrien mentioned, then heard someone knock on the door and enter. Adrien looked at the side to see his father's assistance Nathalie appear.

"Good evening Adrien, your father has called the Bourgeois' for dinner. Get yourself prepared to meet them down at the hall," Nathalie asked earning a nod from Adrien.

"Sorry, I have to go," Adrien announced. "It was nice to talk with you two,"

"You know you don't need to go right now to them. It's not like they have never seen you in years," Felix pointed out making Aja laugh.

"You're right, but I think he really needs to go," Aja mentioned earning a nod from Adrien.

"Thanks for understanding it, see you two tomorrow," Wished Adrien pecking his fingers to send his girlfriend a kiss making her smile amatory and catch it while Felix rolled his eyes at that scene. "Bye Felix,"

"Bye cousin," Felix said turning his camera off seconds later followed by Aja's screen, then he leaned back on the chair smiling.

"Come on Adrien, it's time to get down," Nathalie announced watching Adrien get up to his closet to look for anything that remained in his closets to use.