A gigantic boom shook all of Paris, making the two heroines stop in their tracks and turn back to the Césaire house. The roof of the house was completely gone, small embers remained from the explosion. In the midst of it all was Alya – or Reine Renard as she was now called. Her outfit was mainly the same as her superhero form but her hair defied gravity by floating upwards, flames licking at the tips. A small crown rested on her head made of black metal and hessonite garnets. In a flash, her eyes snapped open, revealing black sclera and bright amber irises. She raised her flute-turned-staff at a different building and wisps of fire shot forward, incinerating it in seconds.
"A-Alya?" Ladybug said, shaken. How could her old friend have become something so frightening? And why?
"Oh… There you are Ladybug!" She spat at the hero like venom. "You turned my dream of being a hero, like you, to ashes, so now I'll burn everything you love until nothing remains!" A fireball was shot their way, but they were able to nimbly dodge it. "Lila was right about you. When people aren't of use to you anymore, you just throw them aside!" Ladybug and Kuro Neko dropped into an alley way just in time as another searing shot was thrown overhead. Reine Renard prowled across the rooftops, looking for the heroes. "That's it, hide for now as when I burn Paris to the ground, there won't be anywhere left for you to go!"
"Wow, she's a strong one. Right Ladybug-?" Kuro Neko turned to her partner to see that she was having a panic attack. "Woah, woah! Hey, it's going to be okay! We can fix this like we always do."
"This is all my fault…" She could barely hold herself upright. Her breathing was ragged, and her body was shaking violently. "I should never have told her she was going to be replaced. The anger she must be feeling right now is because of me!" Kuro Neko stood there stunned for a second. Paris' infallible hero was stood in front of her breaking down. Had she ever done this around Chat Noir? She shook her head to regain her composure before detransforming and picking Ladybug up bridal style. "Wh-what? Kagam-?"
"Detransform now. We're going to Fu's. It's clear we're going to need help with this one." Marinette shed her disguise and was a simple schoolgirl once more. With a quick look to see if they were safe, Kagami dashed towards the familiar shop across the street. Being so close to her girlfriend and the reassurance she gave was enough to calm Marinette down. They were going to win this one.
"Marinette, Kagami, I had a feeling you two would show up today." The wise old man was sat on a cushion, the miracle box in front of him. He opened the lid to reveal 2 miraculouses in the top and many others hidden away in the drawers. "Pick an ally you can trust to help you in this battle."
Marinette's hand went towards the bee and fox miraculouses. She hesitated for a second before picking them both up. "I have an idea for who to pick for these, but I need you to give one of them to them." She said, handing the fox miraculous to Kagami. "Find Luka Couffaine. Something tells me he'll be a good choice for this miraculous."
Kagami nodded before speaking, "What about the bee, don't tell me you plan on giving it to that Chloé. She's very rude."
Mari chuckled. "Don't worry, I have the perfect plan on who to pick for this one."
Kuro Neko dropped down onto the boat, the only thing around that hadn't been incinerated yet. Luka peeked through the window to see what the noise was. When he saw it was her, he opened the door and ushered her in quickly. "Kuro Neko? What're you doing here? Does Ladybug need my help again?"
"This current akuma is definitely a formidable one. We need you to don the fox miraculous and help us to defeat it. Will you fight with us?" Her hand opened to reveal the pendant. A shocked expression appeared on Luka's face when he realised it wasn't the snake bracelet. Nevertheless, he took the pendant and placed it around his neck.
A small fox kwami twirled around him before settling in front of his face. "Hiya! I'm Trixx, your kwami! With me by your side, you'll be granted the power of illusion. Whenever you're ready, just say 'Trixx! Let's pounce!'"
Luka muttered the magic phrase and was immediately covered in an orange glow. When it subsided, a new superhero stood in his place. He wore a white shirt underneath an orange blazer with a black trim. The tails of the blazer formed a fox tail. A scarf covered the bottom half of his face whilst the top was covered by a white and orange mask. Two fox ears appeared on his head and his normally black/blue hair turned black/white. "Woah this is different." He said as he looked down at himself.
"Come on then… umm…"
"Call me Foxic."
Kuro Neko smiled. "Come on then Foxic. I'm sure Ladybug will be waiting for us with another new hero."
It had been a while since she was last here, she thought as she made her way to a certain window. The Agreste mansion was still as cold as she remembered. She spied a boy sat on his bed watching the news through the window. That's who she was looking for.
Adrien was startled when he saw Ladybug at his window, smoke rising in the background. He ran to the window to let her in. "Ladybug! I saw the news, what's going on?"
"Someone wasn't happy when I told them new people were getting the miraculouses, and no, it wasn't Chloé. Kuro Neko and I need help."
"You're not giving me Sass again are you? I think I'm still a bit scarred from last time." He shuddered at the thought of watching Ladybug die repeatedly. With a fire based akuma, it would be even more gruesome.
"You're getting a different miraculous today." She opened her hand to reveal the bee comb. "Adrien Agreste, this is miraculous of the bee which will grant you the power of subjection. Will you join me and Kuro Neko?"
Adrien looked shocked at the bee miraculous in front of him. He knew the power it possessed. Being able to paralyse a person wasn't something to be used lightly. His eyes lit up at this thought as he smirked. "Yes Ladybug, I will join you."
