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Chapter 1

Marinette ran down the hallway, hurrying towards class.

"No no no no no, I'm late again." She said, panicking to herself. Marinette didn't watch where she was going and bumped into someone. She fell down, her papers went flying.

"Sorry, I'm so sorry," Marinette said, scrambling to grab her papers. "I'm such a klutz."

A guy, with black hair and dark eyes, wearing a black T-shirt and brown pants, bent down and helped pick up Marinette's papers. He had a mean look in his eyes, but a cocky grin on his face.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yes, I'm fine." Marinette waved it off. "This happens often." Marinette stood up.

The guy handed her the papers.

"Thank you." Marinette said.

"No problem." He said with a shrug. "Say, do you know where Monsieur Damocles's office is?"

Marinette nodded. "Sure." She points ahead to the second floor of the building. "Just go up the stairs, turn left, and it will be the third door to your right."

"Okay. Thanks." He waves and walks away with a smirk and chuckle.

Ticki peeked her head out of Marinette's purse in curiosity. "Looks like we got a new student." she said.

"Yeah." Marinette replied.

"Marinette aren't you late already?" Ticki said.

Marinette checked her watch. Her eyes widened as she saw that class started ten minutes ago. "Aah, I'm so late!" she sprinted down the hallway towards the classroom. Marinette busted through the door, panting. The teacher, Madame Bustier, turned towards the door.

"Marinette, this is your third tardy this week." She said sternly, folding her arms.

"Sorry, Madame Bustier." Marinette quickly hurried to her seat. Her best friend, Alya, gave her a smirk, for Marinette was often late. So, what are you late for this time?" Alya whispered.

"Oh, I, uh… had to help deliver cakes to a neighbor." Marinette lied, smiling nervously.

"Mmmhmm, that's a fun cake for being late...I mean case." Alya said.

Marinette giggled at her joke.

The classroom door opens. The guy Marinette bumped into earlier and a girl around their age walked in. The girl had short brown hair and green eyes, and wore a white shirt and green skirt. The guy turned to Madame Bustier.

"Excuse me Madame, is this classroom 203?" He asked.

Madame Bustier nodded. "Oui, you two must be the new transfer students. Welcome." She turned to face the class. "Class, meet our new students, Akira Fudô and Miki Makimura. They came here all the way from Tokyo, Japan. Please make them feel welcome." She pointed to an empty seat near Nino. "Akira, you can sit by Nino until Adrien returns. Miki, take the seat by Rose."

Marinette smiled at Akira as he passed by her and Alya. Akira gave a wink and a chuckle, recognizing her. Miki elbows him lightly before walking to her seat. Akira goes to his seat.

"Do you know him?" Alya asked. "I bumped into him in the hallway on my way here." Marinette replied.

Alya smirked. "Girl, you're warming up to the new guy already. I see you."

Marinette rolled her eyes. "Don't be silly Alya. Adrien is the only one for me."

"Not if you can't function around him." Alya said with an eye roll. "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Mari."

Akira sat down. Nino turned to face him. "Sup dude. I'm Nino."

"I'm Akira." Akira held out a hand to shake. Nino fist-bumped him with a grin. "Rad name, dude."

Miki sat down.

"Hi, I'm Rose. I love your hair." Rose said with a kind smile.

"Thank you. I'm Miki. I like your bracelet." Miki complimented back.

Rose's eyes sparkled in delight. "Thank you. You're so nice."

Chloe slouched in her seat, annoyed that the new kid was in the seat Adrien usually sat in.

"I can't believe the new guy is sitting in Adrikins seat. It's ridiculous, utterly ridiculous." She said to her friend, Sabrina.

"I know, right?" Sabrina responded, agreeing like usual to everything Chloe says.

Madame Bustier clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Alright, class. Turn your textbooks to page fifty."

(Meanwhile at the Agreste Mansion)

Adrien sat at the piano, playing "Moonlight Sonata". Plagg sat on the piano, eating camembert and listening to the melody of the music. Gabriel walked into the room followed by Natalie. Plagg quickly dove into the piano.

"Adrien." Gabriel stated.

Adrien paused playing and stood up. "Yes, Father?"

Gabrie gestured towards the doorway. "I'd like you to meet someone."

A young man with blonde hair and blue eyes stepped into the room. He wore a long brown coat and jeans, he held a sword in one hand, and his other hand in his coat pocket. He strode in with a cool air and a calm yet attentive gaze.

"Adrien, this is Monsieur Asuka. He is going to be your private fencing teacher." Gabriel explained. "I expect you to show him utmost respect. Understood?"

Adrien nodded. "Yes, Father."

Gabriel exhaled. "Good. Go change for your fencing lesson." He turned to Natalie. "Take care of the client calls."

"Yes, sir." Natalie nodded and she and Gabriel walked out of the room.

"I'll be waiting downstairs." Ryo said before walking out of the room.

Adrien grabbed his fencing gear and went into the bathroom to change.

Plagg flew out of his piano and followed him. "A private teacher? Finally. Now you don't have to go to that obnoxious fencing academy." Plagg said.

"It's not obnoxious, Plagg. It's one of the few times I get to go out of the house normally." Adrien said with a sigh. "Father is being overprotective again."

Plagg swallowed another piece of camembert whole. "Who cares? You're Chat Noir. You go out all the time."

Adrien shrugged. "I hope Ladybug was able to handle Gigantitan by herself. It was nice of her to give me a day off." He smiled in a dreamy way. "Of course she can, that's how amazing she is."

Plagg rolled his eyes. "Ugh, okay lover boy, save all that sappiness for later."

Adrien smirked at Plagg's reaction, grabbed his fencing sword, and made his way out of the room.

(Downstairs)

Ryo stared at the family portrait on the wall. Gabriel sat in a chair with Adrien standing next to him. Adrien has a smile on his face, while Gabriel has a stern glare.

("So this is the famous Agreste Residence. It's quite dull and boring in person.") Ryo thought. ("Well, let's hope my investigation brings in some results. There's more than meets the eye going on around this family.")

Adrien came down the stairs wearing his fencing suit and carrying his sword.

"I'm ready to practice, Mr. Asuka sir."Adrien said.

"Please, call me Ryo." Ryo replied with a light smile.

"Okay, Ryo." Adrien got into a fighting stance.

"En Garde!"

(Meanwhile in the basement)

Gabriel stared at his wife's coffin, a sad,yet determined expression on his face.

"One day I will get the miraculouses, I'll make a cure and bring you back to me, we will reunite, my love." Gabriel opened his miraculous box, releasing his kwami.

"Nuru, Dark Wings Rise!" A dark purple aura surrounds Gabriel as the kwami is sucked into his brooch. His clothes are replaced with a dark purple suit, with a grey head mask. A cane appears in his hands, and the butterfly miraculous symbol appears behind Gabriel, now Hawkmoth, as he stands tall, completely transformed. Hawkmoth stared out the large glass basement window, moths flying everywhere

"Let's see which sorrow soul will come to me today." Hawkmoth said with a sinister grin. "Mwahahahahahaha!"

(Back at school)

The school bell rang, ending school for the day. Students walked out of the front doors, with Alya and Marinette behind the crowd.

Alya and Marinette walked down the school steps, laughing at an incident that happened to Chloe in science class.

"Did you see Chloe's face? It was priceless." Marinette said between laughs.

"Serves her right for being so stuck up all the time." Alya said.

Nino walks up to them. "Sup, dudettes."

"Hey." Alya wrapped an arm around her boyfriend's shoulder.

"Ready for the movie?" Nino asked.

"You bet." Alya replied.

"You guys are seeing the new Zombie movie?" Marinette asked.

"We sure are." Nino said

"Wanna join us?" Alya offered.

"No thanks," Marinette declined. "I don't wanna be the third wheel."

Marinette noticed Akira standing in the corner of the school stairs. To the common eye, he looked like a delinquent eyeing up other students.

"I gotta go. I have a lot of homework to do. Enjoy the movie." Marinette said before making her way towards the school steps.

Alya and Nino watch her go.

"Sometimes I wonder what is up with that girl." Nino said.

"Oh, I know what she's up to." Alya said with a smirk.

Marinett ran up to Akira, stopping to catch her breath.

"Hey, Akira. Sorry about this morning, I'm so clumsy." she said.

"Nah, don't worry about it," Akira replied. "By the way, I didn't get your name."

"Oh right." Marinette blushed sheepishly. "I'm Marinette. Marinette Dupain-Cheng."

"Marinette. It's good to meet ya." Akira said. "I'm Akira Fudo, but you already know that."

"Well, nice to officially meet you too." Marinette replied.

"MArInEtTe DuPaIn-ChEnG." An obnoxious voice called out.

Marinette sighed in annoyance and turned around to see Chloe and Sabrina walk up to them.

"Chloe Bourgeois." Marinette said plainly, crossing her arms.

"Warming up to this seat stealer already huh? Looks like you finally moved on from my Adrikins." Chloe said, followed by her signature laugh.

"Yeah, finally you realize that Adrien can never be interested in a loser like you." Sabrina added.

"Chloe, your ego is so high, it floated into space." Marinette shot back.

"Who's this?" Akira said.

"You don't know moi? I am Chloe Bourgeois, seat thief." Chloe said boastfully, gesturing to herself. "My daddy is the mayor of Paris."

"Oh, so you're that rich prick I heard about." Akira said with a smirk.

Chloe gritted her teeth. "You better watch your mouth, shorty."

"Says the one wearing high heels." Another voice said.

The four turned to see Miki walk up to them, her arms folded and glaring at Chloe.

"Get lost, you blond bitch." Miki said. "Go find a dog to bark at."

Chloe glared and turned away. "Humph. You don't know who you're messing with. I'll have all three of you expelled, just you wait and see." She sashayed away, with Sabrina following right behind her.

"Looks like she's gonna complain to her daddy now." Miki smirked.

Marinette laughed. "She definitely will."

(Meanwhile at the Eiffel Tower)

On the top spire of the Eiffel Tower, a large figure gazed over the cityscape, she was a demon, draped in white feathers with bird-like claws and large wings sprouting from her head. This was Silene, the demon bird.

"So, you think you can get away with what you did to me by flying away to this fancy city, Devilman?" Silene said to herself. "Not a chance. I will find you, and I will have my revenge."

(Back in the basement of the Agreste Mansion)

Hawkmoth grins as he feels Silene's negative emotion. "Ah, the feeling of hatred. So strong and resentful. I love it." Hawkmoth transferred his power into a moth. The moth turned dark purple.

"Fly away my little akuma, and possess this revengeful soul."

The akuma flew out of the basement and over Paris, searching for its host.

(Back at the Eiffel tower)

The akuma flew into Silene's wings. Her wings turn black as the evil energy absorbs the harpy.

The Hawkmoth symbol lens appears in front of Silene's eyes.

"Revenger, I am Hawkmoth. It's so hard to seek justice these days. I'm giving you the power to get revenge on the ones who wronged you." Hawkmoth said cooly with a sinister grin. "In return, help me get revenge on these two brats, Ladybug and Chat Noir, by bringing me their miraculouses."

"What are the miraculouses, Hawkmoth?" Silene asked.

"They are the powerful jewels of their identity: Ladybug's earrings and Chat Noir's ring." Hawkmoth explained. "Bring them to me, and I'll help you seek revenge on your enemy."

Silene grins sinisterly. "It's a deal, Hawkmoth." The Hawkmoth symbol fades and dark mist surrounds her, transforming her look.

(Back at the Agreste Mansion)

Adrien took off his fencing helmet and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He just finished his lesson with Ryo, and proved to be equally skilled with his teacher.

"You are a very good fencer, Adrien." Ryo said, removing his helmet and fencing gloves.

"Thank you, Monsieur Ryo, sir." Adrien said gratefully. His father never acknowledged his skill with the sword, and it felt good to be complimented for his talents for once rather than his looks.

Ryo chuckled at Adrien's professional behavior. "No need to be so formal. I'm only a few years older than you."

Adrien shrugged. "Just a habit, I guess." he said with a nervous smile.

Ryo's neck hairs stood up. He peered around, searching for where this evil energy was coming from. ("I sense evil energy in this house.") He thought.

"May I take a water break?" Adrien asked.

Ryo nodded. "Sure. Go ahead." ("Yet I also sense subtle, heroic energy")

Adrien ran up to his room to check on Plagg. Plagg sat on the bed, watching TV. "Adrien, look at this." the kwami said, pointing at the screen.

The program Plagg was watching was interrupted by a news broadcast. A woman with short purple hair and brown eyes stood with a microphone on the streets. "This is Paris Local News. I'm Nadia Chamack, a new akumatized villain has sprung up, and is currently attacking the city." In the distance, Silene flew down and knocked down a statue of Mayor Bourgeois, shattering it to pieces. She now wore an open black top, a long red skirt with cuts along the sides, and golden cufflinks on her arms, her eyes and lips a bloody shade of red. Civilians on the street ran in different directions, shouting and panicking.

Adrien's eyes widened. "Another akuma. We gotta help. Plagg, Claws Out!" A green aura surrounds Adrien as Plagg is sucked into his ring. A black suit and mask appear on Adrien and a silver staff in hands. He slashed his claw-like hands before striking a pose, the black cat paw symbol appearing behind him.

(At the Dupain-Cheng Bakery)

Marinette, Akira, and Miki sat at a table, eating macaroons and talking. Marinettte handed Ticki a macaroon when no one was looking.

"These macaroons are really good, Marinette." Akira said, tossing a few in his mouth.

"Yeah, they're delicious." Miki added. "What's the secret ingredient?"

Marinette flinched at the word secret. "Oh, just passion and dedication," She said nervously. "And extra sugar."

Miki laughed and tossed another macaroon in her mouth.

The TV in the corner of the bakery switches to the news channel. "This is Paris Local News. I'm Nadia Chamack, a new akumatized villain has sprung up, and is currently attacking the city." Live footage is shown of Silene slamming a car against a building.

Marinette's eyes widened. She quickly stood up with a smile. "Uh, hold on a minute guys. I gotta use the bathroom." She ran upstairs to the bathroom and closed the door. Ticki flew out of Marinette's purse.

"It's rude to leave your new friends hanging, Marinette." the kwami said.

Marinette sighed. "I know Ticki, but Paris and Chat Noir are counting on me. Ticki, Spots On!" A pink aura surrounded Marinette as Ticki got sucked into Marinette's earrings. A red suit and mask with black polka dots appeared on her, red ribbons wrapped around her pigtails, and a yoyo with the same color scheme appeared around her waist. Marinette, now Ladybug, spun around, lifting her leg high, and struck a pose, the ladybug symbol appearing behind her as her transformation now completed.

(Downstairs on the bakery floor)

Miki smiled at Akira as she took a bite of another macaroon. "How funny, the person who bumped into you happens to live in the best bakery in the city." she said between mouthfuls.

Akira grinned. "Hehe. Yeah. Funny coincidence."

"This villain is terrorizing the city." The reporter continued. Live footage showed Silene flying high in the air, holding onto the pigeon man with her claws. "Devilman, come out come out wherever you are! If you don't show up, this poor defenseless man will be crushed!" The harpy screeched maniacally.

Akira gasped and stood up. "Holy shit! Miki, you stay here where it's safe! I gotta go make sure Ryo is okay. Tell Marinette I said thanks for the macaroons." Before Miki could reply, Akira rushed out of the bakery and ducked behind a dumpster. "I can't believe she's alive and followed me all the way here. So much for starting fresh. Time again for Devilman!" Akira's body and face morphs. Long, twisted horns grow out of his forehead, his clothes tear off, showing an eight pack of abs. Large bat-like wings grow from his back and stretch out, giving shadow to his pointy features. He smiled, showing rows of razor sharp teeth. Now transformed, He raised his wings and took off into the sky.

(Back at the Eiffel Tower)

Citizens run away screaming in panic. Silene flew around in the air, wings flapping, holding onto the pigeon man with her claws and laughing like a lunatic. "Ahahahahaha!"

"Somebody, please help!" The pigeon man shouted.

Pigeons walked the ground, cooing and tilting their heads in a confused manner.

"Let's see if this pigeon can fly!" Silene cackled, dropping the pigeon man.

"Aaaaaahhhhhh-"

Ladybug catches him in the air, landing on her feet.

"Oh my feathers, thank you Ladybug." The pigeon man said,

Ladybug put him down and got out her yoyo, twirling it. "Take cover now. Hurry."

The pigeon man ran off in the opposite direction. Silene turned to face Ladybug, grinning sinisterly. "So, you must be the Ladybug brat. Hand over your earrings."

"You wish!" Ladybug swung her yo-yo at her. Silene dodges and swoops down, grabbing Ladybug with her claws.

"Haha! This is too easy! And you call yourself a hero-"

Suddenly, Devilman flew down from the sky and kicked Silene in the back, making her drop Ladybug. Ladybug tosses her yo-yo around a light pole, slowing down her fall.

"Hey Bug-a-boo." Chat Noir greets her, hanging upside down from the light pole.

"Kitty, you're just in time." Ladybug smiled.

Devilman roars out, spreading his wings. Ladybug and Chat Noir look over in surprise.

"Silene! You're supposed to be dead!" He roars.

Silene chuckles. "Oh, Devilman. I'm harder to kill than that. I have returned for revenge!" The two demons bound off their surfaces at each other. Devilman leaps from the street with a force that cracks the road and sends a shockwave. Silene dives down with a speed that causes a boom. The demons crash into each other and plummet to the ground in a flurry of claws and roars. It is a chaotic clash of demons. Chat Noir and Ladybug jump from the street pole as Silene slams Devilman into it. Devilman rips the pole from the ground and whacks Silene into the air with it like a baseball bat.

Silene spreads her wings, her eyes burning red in hatred. Her arms glow red, being engulfed in flames. She fires a flaming claw at Devilman. Devilman dodges the hand, but is blown to the side as a shockwave erupts from the impact of the hand against the road.

Chat Noir and Ladybug ran behind a building.

"Those two have some supernatural strength. Hawkmoth really upgraded his powers." Chat Noir pointed out.

"Something tells me those akumatized two have some personal beef with each other." Ladybug said. "We have to break them up before they destroy the whole street. I'll take on the Bird Lady, you take on the other."

Chat Noir nodded and pulled out his staff. "Let's distract them, M'lady."

Ladybug swings her yo-yo to where Silene was flying, still burning up in flames.

"Hey Birdface! Over here!" Ladybug spun her yo-yo in circles.

Silene turns around, smirking. "Heh. I see my claws have not scared you away yet, pesky bug."

Silene shoots fireballs at Ladybug. She blocks them with her yo-yo. Ladybug swings her yo-yo at the harpy, tying the string around her claws. Ladybug pulled, dragging Silene towards her.

Silene cuts the string with her claw nails, freeing her legs. The yo-yo falls to the ground. Ladybug quickly ran towards it as Silene shot more fireballs in her direction.

(Meanwhile)

Ryo ran down the street, looking for Adrien. Ryo spotted Chloe and Sabrina walking towards his direction. Ryo walked up to them.

"Hey girls, have you seen this guy?" He holds up a picture of Adrien on his phone.

"And who are you?" Chloe said with her hands on her hips.

"I'm Ryo Asuka, Adrien's fencing teacher. He ran off somewhere. Have you seen him?" He asked.

Chloe scoffed. "As if. Adrikins hasn't been coming to school lately. Some new loser just stole his seat today…what was his name? Aiden? Andre?"

"Akira." Sabrina replied.

Chloe rolled her eyes and snapped her fingers. "Yeah, that. If anything, Adrien probably ran off to catch Ladybug in action. Ugh, I don't get why he's so obsessed with her. She's so weak compared to moi, Queen Bee." she points her thumb at herself with an arrogant smile.

"Who's this Ladybug?" Ryo asked.

Chloe's eyes narrowed. "What? You don't know?" she huffed. "You're clearly new around here. She's the superhero of Paris. Whenever Hawkmoth gets another victim, she and her sidekick, Chat Noir, fight to stop them." She rolls her eyes again. "Of course, they would defeat them much faster if they had moi, Queen Bee, by their side. I could easily just paralyze them and take away that dumb akuma."

"You sure would, Chloe." Sabrina said, praising her.

Ryo raised an eyebrow. "So, are you a superhero like her? Wait. Akuma? There are demons here!?" Chloe laughs obnoxiously. "Of course. Didn't you hear what I just said? I'm Queen Bee. I would be fighting with Ladybug right now if I had the miraculous. That's what gives me my awesome powers. An akuma is this evil butterfly that Hawkmoth uses to control people. Not sure I'd call it a demon."

"I see." Ryo put a finger to his chin.

Suddenly Ladybug swung by through the air, landing on a nearby light pole. Silene flew after her, cackling, shooting fireballs at her. "Get back here, you spotted pest!"

Chloe gasped. "Ladybug!" She grabs Sabrina's hand and takes off down the street. "Come on, Sabrina!"

Ryo looked up at Silene, who was shooting fireballs at Ladybug. ("No way. Isn't that Silene? How is she alive? Why is she dressed like that? Wait a minute. Where is Akira? I have to tell him!") Ryo ran down the street towards the park.

(At the park)

Chat Noir landed on the ground a few feet away from Devilman, staff in hand. "Hey Bat Wings! Wanna play?" He twirled his staff playfully between his fingers.

"Out of my way, Catboy! This is my fight!" Devilman glared.

"The name's Chat Noir, and I can't let you cause all this collateral damage on my watch." Chat Noir replied.

"I killed her once, and I'll do it again! Stay out of my way!" Devilman leaps up with a flap of his wings. Chat Noir extends his pole to vault up into the sky in pursuit of the flying half-demon. He lands on Devilman's back and pulls his wing to the side, causing them both to fall. As Chat Noir tries to jump off, Devilman grabs him by the leg and hurls him to the ground before crashing himself.

"Argh! What the hell!?"

Chat Noir quickly swings his staff and hits Devilman on the head. He falls back and groans for a short while. Chat Noir strides up to him.

"Okay, Mr. Madman. Lets just find your akuma so I can destroy it." He flips Devilman over, looking for the hidden akuma. However, he notices that nothing sticks out. "What? No pendant or weapon? What the...?"

Before Chat realises what's happening, Devilman grabs Chat Noir by the leg again and throws him into a nearby lamp post.

"You wanna talk to Amon? Well you're out of luck, 'cause I'm not like any demon you've met before!" Devilman shouted.

Chat Noir's eyes widen. "What!? Demon!? You don't have one of those butterfly things?" Devilman threw his head back laughing. "Butterfly? Hahaha! I don't know what you're talking about, but where I'm from, "akuma" means "demon", And I'm the devil of all demons!"

Chat Noir was dumbfounded. "Demon, akuma,...whatever! I'm here to stop your little tantrum, and I'm not leaving until I do!" Chat Noir pulls his staff out and holds it in front of him like a sword.

Devilman sighed. "Fine, I'll deal with you first. Devil Cutter!" Large bone blades sprout from Devilman's arms. He rushes towards Chat Noir, charging with a double swing. Chat Noir blocks him with his staff, his feet digging into the ground. Devilman and Chat Noir fight blades to staff. The two dodge and weave between each other, Chat noir using his skill and finesse while Devilman lashes out with his raw power and speed. Devilman knocks Chat Noir's staff away after a blade lock. Chat Noir flips over Devilman. Devilman grabs Chat Noir by the tail and slams him down on the ground.

"Not so tough without your stick now, huh? What a catastrophe. Hehe."

Chat Noir gave Devilman a deadpan glare. "Hey, puns are my thing. Cataclysm!"

Chat Noir's hand glowed with black sparkles. He lunges at Devilman, but the demon sidesteps him and grabs the cat's arm in a vice. He holds the glowing hand away from himself. "Let's see what this does." Devilman shoved Chat Noir's glowing hand against a rock. The rock turns black and disintegrates into ash.

Chat Noir kicks Devilman in the stomach, freeing himself from his grip. Chat Noir ran to where his staff lay and grabbed it. Chat Noir's bell collar beeps. He ran towards a bush and ducks behind it. Devilman looks around.

"Looks like pussycat ran off. Now to kill Silene." Devilman flies away.

Chat Noir's staff rings. He picks up the call.

"Chat Noir! I need help! Bird Lady got me and I can't get out her grip! I'm by the Eiffel Tower! Hurry!" Ladybug shouts.

"I'm on my way!" Chat Noir replied. The call ends. Chat Noir's bell collar beeps three more times before de-transforming. Plagg fell into Adrien's hands, rubbing his head. "Ugh, this fight is taking forever. Can we please take a cheese break?"

"Not the right time. Ladybug is in trouble. Plagg, Claws Out!" He re-transforms, crawls out the bush, and starts running towards the Eiffel Tower.

(At the Eiffel Tower)

Silene held onto Ladybug with her claws, cackling loudly. "I finally caught you, pest. You were really bugging me."

Ladybug rolled her eyes. "Seriously, that's Chat Noir's job."

The Hawkmoth lens appears on Silene's face.

"Well done, Revenger. Now take her miraculous!" Hawkmoth commands.

Silene pulls off one earring.

"No!" Ladybug's mask begins to fade away.

Close up of Hawkmoth grinning his signature villain grin. "Yes! The miraculous will finally be mine!"

As Ladybug began to detransform, Chat Noir climbed up the Eiffel Tower till he was at air level with Silene. Chat Noir pounces, twirling his staff like a helicopter, whacking Silene from behind. Silene's hands shot up, dropping the earring.

Devilman appears and claws Silene's back, digging into her flesh. Silene roars out in pain, releasing her grip on Ladybug. Ladybug lands on the ground.

Chat Noir ran up to Ladybug. "You alright, M'lady? Here, I believe this belongs to you." He hands Ladybug back her earring. Ladybug quickly clips her earring back on, her back facing Chat Noir. Ladybug's mask and suit return to normal. Ladybug turns back around.

"Thanks, Kitty." She holds up a feather. "The akuma is in Bird Lady's wings. We gotta get her close enough to the ground so that I can tie her up and Bam! You use your cataclysm on her wings. Where's the akuma in the other one?"

Chat Noir scratches his head with a puzzled look. "Well, you see... I don't think he has one." Ladybug raises an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"He's not akumatized." Chat Noir explained. "I think that's his real form. I know it sounds crazy, but I believe he's another villain."

Ladybug sighs. "Then, we'll save him for later. Let's go."

The two miraculous duo run to where the two demons were clawing at each other in the sky. Suddenly, a gunshot is heard. Silene clutches her now-bleeding torso and screeches loudly.

A few feet away stood Ryo, holding a shotgun pointed at Silene. To say Ladybug and Chat Noir were shocked is an understatement. Their jaws dropped at what just occurred, for no one has ever literally shot an akumatized villain before.

"Now!" Ryo shouts at Devilman.

Devilman dives out of the sky, tackling Silene. As they plummet, he slams her against the building a few times. She fires her left arm, and it sinks its claws into Devilman, forcing the two apart just before they hit the ground. Devilman pulls the claw out before biting into it, severing her connection to it. Both demons now have the bottom of the Eiffel Tower as their arena, growling.

"Damn you! You slander the name of demon kind, you false hero!" Silene taunts.

"Heh, I already told you I'm not Amon, and I'll kill you all myself if I have too!" Devilman replies, baring his sharp teeth.

"Die!" Silene leaps forward, slashing her claws towards Devilman.

Ladybug and Chat Noir just stood where they were, unsure of what to do.

"M'lady, I think now would be a really good time to use your Lucky Charm." Chat Noir said. "Couldn't agree more." Ladybug threw her yoyo into the air. "Lucky Charm!" The yoyo spins in a flash of red and pink sparkles. After a minute, the sparkles cleared, revealing a whistle as it fell into Ladybug's hands.

"A whistle?" Ladybug questioned.

"Maybe if you blow it loud enough, it will make them deaf." Chat Noir jokes.

"Very funny." Ladybug looked around. Her Ladybug vision spotted Devilman, Silene's wings, and then the whistle. She grins as a plan forms in her head. "Actually, you might have a point." She tossed the whistle to him. "Distract the one from earlier. When I give the signal, blow the whistle as hard as you can. I'll wrap Bird Lady in my yoyo string, and when she's down, break her wings."

Chat Noir shrugs, puts the whistle around his neck, and holds out his staff. "Sounds like a plan. Let's do this!"

The miraculous heroes ran towards the two demons. Ladybug swung her yoyo at Silene, wrapping it around one of her ankles. She held onto the string with both hands and pulled as hard as she could, forcing the demon towards her.

"You insolent human! I'll tear you apart!" Silene flies up and dives for Ladybug.

("How do we do this?") Devilman communicates telepathically.

("Let them do what they need to. Just make sure you kill her.") Ryo replied.

Devilman runs towards Silene on all fours

"Not so fast, crazy man!" Chat Noir jumps into the air with the help of his staff and pounces on his back, grabbing onto one of his wings. Devilman tumbles forwards, being sure to land on his back, smashing Chat Noir to the ground before jumping off.

"We're doing this again, Catboy? Don't run on me this time then!" Devilman slashes his hands forwards shooting two sharp spines. "Devil Cutter!"

Chat Noir grinned. "Fancy another duel? Bring it on!" He held his staff in front of him and dashed forwards.

Ladybug arches back as a fireball flies past her. She swung her yoyo in circles, deflecting a few more fireballs. "Gotta give you credit Madame Fireball, you have been my most challenging opponent in the last month." Ladybug said, stalling for time. "I will rip those earrings from your charred corpse!" Silence fires her arms again, her antennas buzzing with electricity as she controls them like missiles. Ladybug deflects them with her yoyo, but the force of the fireballs force her back, nearly losing balance. "Chat Noir, now!"

Chat Noir, who was trying to force Devilman back by extending his staff, grabs the whistle around his neck and blew as hard as he could. Silene looks over, and Devilman turns to Chat Noir. In that distracted minute, Ladybug wraps the yoyo string around Silene's torso, and pulls with all her might, tightening it.

"All yours, Kitty. Do the thing!" Ladybug called out.

"Cataclysm!" Black sparkles glowed from Chat Noir's hand. Chat Noir ran forward, raising his arm above his head. Devilman grabs Chat Noir by the waist, and tosses him aside. Devilman dashes to Silene jumping onto her and ripping off one of her wings with his arms. She roars in pain before reverting back to her base form. He rips the string binding her and stomps her face into the ground.

"Now, it's over. I'll make sure you stay dead!" Devilman doesn't notice the butterfly moving away from them at a steady pace.

Ladybug opens her yoyo. "No more evil-doing for you, little akuma!" She spun the yoyo in circles. "De-evilise!" She catches the moth into the yoyo. "Gotcha!" She opens her yoyo, releasing a now purified moth. "Bye bye, little butterfly." The moth flies away. Silence screams. "No! I will not accept this!"

Devilman grabs her by the throat, posed to slash. "Damn you."

The Eiffel Tower elevator dings, and Ryo steps out, trench coat and shades on.

"And now for you!" Chat Noir dashes towards Devilman, his still sparkling hand raised above his head.

Ladybug gasped. "Chat, wait!"

Devilman grabs Chat by the arm. "Oh no you don't!" he tosses aside Silene and forces Chat Noir's arm into his face. A scream is heard before he turns black, disintegrating into dust.

Silene crawls away from the scene to a nearby bush. Devilman starts walking towards her menacingly.

"Don't you run away from me now."

Ladybug gasped in horror, covering her mouth in shock. For a moment, she just stood there frozen, tears forming in her eyes at what just occurred.

"You...You….YOU MONSTER!" She swung her yoyo at Devilman, the string wrapping around his throat. She pulled, choking him, reacting out of pure rage.

(In Hawkmoth's Basement)

Hawkmoth stood tall, smiling curiously. "Yes, Yes! Ladybug is finally showing her emotions. Her vulnerability will be her doom!" He cupped another moth in his hand, transferring dark energy into it. "Fly away my little akuma, and possess our revengeful heroine!"

The akuma flew out the window and high above the city.

(Back at the Eiffel Tower)

Ladybug pulled with all her strength, glaring daggers at the demon who just killed her partner before her eyes. Devilman grabs the yo-yo and pulls hard towards himself. This pulls Ladybug off her feet and loosens the cord. With a bat of his wings as she flies forward, he knocks her away.

"Hey now, girl. He's just getting his own medicine. Now where's…" He looks around and sees that Silene has disappeared.

Ladybug stood up and spun her yoyo in circles, glaring intensely. "Well, you're about to get yours!" She swung her yoyo around the Eiffel Tower. With another pull, the string sliced right through the structure. The top half of the tower slid with a clunking sound and started falling towards Devilman's direction.

"Protectors of Paris, eh?" Devilman mumbles to himself. He flies towards the falling tower piece, going under the collapsing half. Ryo runs out of the way, leaving the area.

"Heh, not shabby. Devil beam!" Devilman dives down towards Ladybug firing beams from between his eyes. Ladybug spun her yoyo in circles, deflecting the beams. She then heard her earrings beep.

("Oh no, I'm gonna transform back any minute.")

With that, Ladybug swung her yoyo to a nearby building , and swung behind it. She landed on the building's back porch, opened the backdoor, ran inside, and ducked into an empty room. Her earrings beeped three more times, than her costume disappeared, de-transforming. Ticki wobbled in the air for a minute, trying to catch a breath. "Marinette, stay calm." Ticki started. "I know you really upset right now, but-"

"No buts! He killed Chat! I'm sick and tired of you telling me to calm down! THIS IS NOT A SITUATION THAT I CAN BE CALM IN!" Marinette shouted angrily.

The akuma flew into the room and towards Marinette. Marinette glared. "Not another akuma! Ticki Spots On!" She transformed, and ran out of the room. She ran down the hallway, the akuma following close behind. Ladybug ran to the nearest window, broke through it, and jumped. As she plunged down, glass from the broken window fell past her, one of the shards cutting her cheek. Ladybug tossed the yoyo around a street lamp, slowing down her fall. She swung around the streetlamp a couple times before landing on the ground. Ladybug opened her yoyo, and captured the akuma that followed her. After a minute, she released it, now a normal purified moth. The moth flew away.

"You are such a coward, Hawkmoth! I will not give in to your manipulation!" Ladybug shouted at the sky. She cut the street lamp in half, letting it fall to the ground with a thud.

(Hawkmoth's Chamber)

"How ironic. The wielder of the power of good luck and creation giving into destruction. Such passion to avenge her precious partner." Hawkmoth threw his head back with a laugh.

(Back on the street)

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug tossed her yoyo into the air. Bright red and black sparkles surrounded the yoyo as it turned into… a pocket watch? Ladybug caught the pocket watch and raised an eyebrow at it.

"A pocket watch?" Ladybug looked around, but the only thing that she could spot was the pocket watch in her hand. "What does this mean?"Ladybug sighed. She had done over a dozen different techniques with the lucky charm to defeat her opponent, but this one had got to be the most vague lucky charm she has ever got.

"Timing is key."

"Who said that?" Ladybug spun around, her eyes widening to see Bunix, the wielder of the time miraculous, standing a few feet away.

Bunix holds up her own watch and offers Ladybug a smile. "Timing is key. Remember, every problem has a solution." Before Ladybug could say anything, she walked through a time portal and disappeared.

"Wait…" Ladybug looked at the pocket watch, her eyes wide in realization. "Of course!"

Ladybug ran to the spot where Chat Noir was disintegrated. She held the pocket watch above her head. "Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug tossed the pocket watch into the air, exploding into a thousand red sparkles. The mist of red sparkles flew all over the city, reverting back all the damage that has been caused. The cracks in the roads disappeared, the Eiffel Tower mended back together, the statue of Mayor Bourgeois stood back up in one piece, Chat Noir reappeared, his full body back, and all collateral damage was fixed up.

Chat Noir looked around, remembering what just occurred. He turned to Ladybug with a confused look on his face.

"Ladybug-"

"Chat!" Ladybug threw her arms around her partner, crying uncontrollably. Chat Noir opened his mouth to speak, but said nothing and hugged his lady back as she buried her face in his shoulder.

Devilman looks around, seeing Silene still gone, yet the damage restored. He leans back against a nearby pole while Ryo hangs back in the distance.

"Fuck. No wonder you spandex speedos go around breaking shit. You can just fix it. Hahahaha!" ("You should leave now. Silene is gone, you have nothing left to do.") Ryo said telepathically.

("Ah let me have my fun, these sissies got in my way.") Devilman walked over to the miraculous duo, keeping a few feet from them. "So I guess we can just break stuff around here and you fix it, eh?"

Ladybug suddenly stood up, tears still streaming down her face, her glare returning.

"SHUT UP!" She starts running towards him, but Chat Noir tackles her down and wraps his arms around her torso.

"No Ladybug! You've done enough today! Let it go." He rests his head on her shoulder and whispers in her ear. "We will stop him another day."

Despite her lingering anger, Ladybug sighs and falls to her knees, for she was now physically and emotionally exhausted.

"Ah, I see now. He's your...uh...boyfriend? Eh maybe not. I don't know." Devilman unfurls his wings and starts rising into the air. "You two just caused me a lot of trouble. I gotta spend another few nights hunting that bird bitch down again. You'd best stay out of the way if you don't want to get hurt. That said, I kinda like you two. You need to watch yourself Catboy. Don't facepalm your life out again, okay?"

Chat Noir glared at Devilman, but said nothing.

"Well, either way, I know you're Chat Noir and Ladybug. I'm Devilman! And don't you forget it! Haha!" He swoops down just over them, gusting them with some wind. He rises up higher and higher before aligning himself with a full moon. He spreads his wings with a roar, leaving his dark silhouette against the moon, before disappearing into the darkness. A few minutes later, a crash and car alarm can be heard.

Ladybug stood up, glaring up at the sky. "The nerve of that demon! Saying we gave him trouble when he should not have interfered with our job! I swear the next time I see him, I'm gonna…!" She didn't finish her sentence as fatigue took over her and she fell into Chat Noir's arms. Chat Noir picked her up bridal style with a small smile. "I've got you, M'lady."

Chat Noir ran down the streets towards the park. He set Ladybug down on a bench and took her hands in his. "I know we have a lot to discuss, but I think the best thing for both of us to do right now is go home and get some rest." He brushed a hand against Ladybug's cheek. "And get that cut cleaned."

Ladybug slowly nodded. "...Okay. Thank you, Kitty. For everything."

"Of course, Bug-a-boo." He put his hand on her shoulder. "Let me take you home."

Ladybug shook her head. "No, you've already done enough today. You-" She paused. "We need to continue once we recover." She stood up, and gave Chat Noir a hug. Chat Noir returned it, and the two just hugged there for a moment. Ladybug slowly broke away, and gave Chat Noir a small smile. "Oh, and before I forget." She held out a fist.

Chat Noir smiled back and fist bumped her.

"Pound it!" They said at the same time. Both hero's miraculouses started to beep.

"See you tomorrow, Chaton. Bug out!" Ladybug swung her yoyo to the nearest building.

Chat Noir watched her disappear into the night. "Goodnight, M'lady." He extended his staff and started making his way home.

(In Hawkoth's Chamber)

Hawkmoth glared at the window as he once again failed to capture the miraculouses. Moths flew around him. "You may have escaped again, Ladybug, but one day, your strength will fail and your miraculous will be mine, one way or another." He said to himself.

The basement window closed, and pitch darkness took over the basement.

(Adrien's bedroom)

Chat Noir jumped through his bedroom window and into his room soundlessly. His ring beeped a couple times, de-transforming. With a yawn, Adrien collapsed onto his bed, instantly falling asleep. Plagg flew next to him, curled up under the covers, and was out cold minutes later.

Adrien's bodyguard ran into the bedroom, slamming the door open. He let out a grunt of relief as he saw Adrien on the bed, snoring lightly. With that, he slowly closed the door, and walked downstairs. Gabriel stood at the bottom of the stairs, arms behind his back.

"Is he there? Is he alright?" Gabriel demanded.

The bodyguard nodded.

Gabriel exhaled in relief. "Good."

(At the Dupain-Cheng Bakery)

Ladybug swung to her balcony rooftop, landing quietly. She climbed down into her room, de-transforming as soon as she touched the floor. Without a word, Marinette threw herself on the bed, quickly fell asleep. Ticki tucked the blanket on her, curled up in a sewing drawer, and soon fast asleep herself. Sabine rushed into the room, breathing a sigh of relief seeing her daughter sound asleep. She smiled and silently closed the door.

End of chapter 1

Author's note:

dancecat25: Bojour, beautiful readers. That was a wild ride of an intro. My friend, Aladar Caval, had the idea for this crossover, and after a lot, and I mean a lot of collaboration, arguing, discussing ideas and so on, we finally give you the first chapter.

Aladar Caval: Yo there. If you happen to like this, thanks for reading. It's a lot of fun doing a crossover between these two stories. I handle the Devilman stuff while dancecat25 does the ladybug stuff. Needless to say, we have to balance a lot of tone, hehehe. I also have a megaman story in the works.

dancecat25: We both look forward to giving you drama and fun antics from both shows. Until then, Bug Out!

Aladar Caval: 'Til all are one!