Muwahahahahahahahaha! I have written this chapter before the deadline! I feel oddly proud of my self...
I.O.N.
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After making sure that August wouldn't accidentally hurt himself if she left him alone for too long, Alix started wandering around the port, looking for signs of her friends. As she searched, Alix thought.
It just wasn't possible for the kid's mother to have met Paon within the six years, definitely not last year. And aside from former Paon's traveling the high seas as ghosts, there was really only one option... Alix had a copy cat. But if someone was trying to mooch off a well-known, not to mention infamous, pirate title, why not go for a captain?
Then Alix had a disturbing thought that filled her veins with ice. 'What if Paon's not the only one with a copy cat?'
It wasn't unusual for weaker, meaner, stupider, or weaker pirates to try and use another's title for themselves. They didn't usually last long though, because a navy from somewhere or other would catch the fakers rather quickly, and if the navy didn't get them and the pirate they were impersonating heard about it... the navy would be the kinder option.
But if there were enough of them and the legitimate pirates were missing, but still the stuff of legends, and the copy cats were smart enough to evade navies... Alix knew from a logical standpoint that it was ridiculous, but her gut kept telling her she was on to something.
She was only pulled out of her troubled musings when an arm literally started pulling her back in the direction of the ships.
"SORRY!" Adrien yelled as he pulled her along with one hand and held his loot in the other. As Adrien continued to apologize profusely, Alix shrugged her troubles away for another time and started running in step with the newer pirate. When he tried to adjust the bags and not fall behind to be captured by the growing mob, Alix had to laugh.
"Steal all that yourself or are you the pack mule?"
"I'll have you know - Woah! - that I got this myself!" Adrien shot back, still on uneven footing.
"Oooooooooooh! Forgive my transgressions! Oh, Mighty Pirate Captain Chat Noir!"
"What are you even doing here? I thought you were staying on Duusuu?" Adrien questioned, trying to change the subject.
"Things change." Alix shrugged.
The shorter pirate laughed. Marinette, who was in the lead, slowed down ever so slightly and yelled at the two of them, "Hey you two! Less talking! More running!"
"Aye aye captain!" Alix affirmed with a laugh.
So. I have some good news! Within the next ten-ish chapters there will be a wedding scene!
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