Hello there,
Welcome my friends to the next chapter of Miraculous: My Iron Skin.
Hope your going to enjoy it as much as I had writing it and now on to the reviews.
kyrogue23: Glad you like it and happy your back.
Boo the ghost: Yeah... I have a bit of a habit of making my OC's chick magnet's. Though I would argue that until now only Marinette has been hinted of having a crush on him. Though I intended for it that people only think that Travis is a good looking guy, not that they immediately wanted him.
Hmm, that Akechi-type character could be interesting, I will think about it.
And now on to the story.
It was nearing the end of the lesson, students taking notes for the homework from the whiteboard, the bell was due to ring at any moment but Travis was still asleep. With a snort, he woke up from his slumber. Looking over to his side, he saw his friend Nathaniel drawing into his sketchbook.
It seems he was drawing a comic, where his superhero persona, Super Nathan, teaming up with Iron Spider to save Marinette from Stormy Weather and Lady Wifi.
As Iron Spider blocked a electric attack from Stormy Weather's parasol, Super Nathan arrives and erases Stormy Weather's parasol using the drawing pad on his arm. He traps the two villains in a cage he draws. He also erases the ice block Marinette is trapped in.
"You know Nath..." Travis said, using his hand to hide his yawn, "Super Nathan is a very lazy superhero name."
"No, Turbo Trav is a much better name." Nathaniel said dryly, "Who looks like a character straight out of Super Sentai."
"Specifically the red one from Carranger." Travis pointed out.
"Seriously though, is something wrong?" Nathaniel said concerned, "You have been sleeping more and more in class..."
"It's nothing." he brushed it off before turning his attention back to the class and Nathaniel returned to his drawing.
"...The next particle physics presentation pair is Nino and Adrien." Ms. Mendeleiev their science teacher said, "And then Travis and Marinette."
"What." Travis said surprised.
"Lucky..." Nathaniel mumbled as he was paired up with Juleka.
"I know lucky for Mari!" Travis joked before turning serious, "I promise to talk all about you in between particles and the physics to her."
"Thanks Trav." Nathaniel said, fist bumping his friend.
"Nathaniel! What are you drawing?"
The two look up to see, that it was their teacher, Ms. Mendeleiev who had caught them. "And these artistic endeavors are clearly why you are failing science." she said.
"I'm sorry..." Nathaniel said.
"You go march yourself down to the principal's office and show him that checked scratch!" Ms. Mendeleiev said, "Then you'll be really sorry!"
Nathaniel stands up, clenching his sketchbook but on his way out of the classroom he trips over Mylene's bag, dropping his sketchbook. It opened as it slid over the ground near Chloe.
"Oh! Look, Sabrina!" Chloe said, picking the sketchbook, seeing the drawing's of Marinette, "It's him as a superhero! And look who he's saving! It's Marinette!"
"What?" Marinette said.
"He's so totally crushing on you, Marinette!" Chloe taunted as Nathaniel snatched his sketchbook before leaving the classroom.
Later in the hallway, Travis and Marinette were walking from class discussing their project for Ms. Mendeleiev class.
"So I will drop by your house tomorrow... Oh by the by Mari, have you seen this?" Travis said, holding up his phone to show her a video of them singing.
"W-What?" Marinette said surprised.
"You should read some of the comment's." Travis said before reading a few out loud, 'Whoa those two are good.', 'Can we get a full cover of this song?', 'They look so cute together.'."
"Well... At least it's positive." Marinette said, "But, how did this get on the internet."
"It was Alya, she was sitting in that spot to get that angle." he pointed out just as the two run into Alya and Nino, "Hello there, lovebirds."
"Hey there T and Marinette." Nino said happily, fist bumping with Travis.
"Marinette do you want to know a fun fact?" Alya said, "Did you know Nino had a crush on another girl the guys tried to set him up with?"
"He did?" Marinette said, "Who was it?"
"It was you actually." Alya said.
"Alya..." Nino said with a sheepish smile, "You didn't have to tell her that."
"Dude, get used to it." Travis said wisely, "My uncle told me that women tell their friends everything, to the most nastiest little detail."
"Smart guy that uncle of yours." Nino said turning to Marinette, "Alya tells me you've been crushing on some dude."
"He doesn't know who it is!" Alya said quickly to her friend, "Pinky swear!"
"But if you want, I could totally make it happen!" Nino offered, "That is, if I knew the dude!"
"Damn, Mari." Travis teased, "First Nino and now Nath. Mari is a dude magnet."
"What about you? You have received a lot of attention from girls as well." Alya said to the taller brunette, "Do you have someone you like."
"Actually what is your type?" Nino said, not remembering Travis ever having talked about girls.
"My type of girl?" Travis said, crossing his arms as he pondered the question his three friend looked at him with great interest, one more than the other two, "The girl I come to like is my type."
"There it is!" Alya laughed, "The model answer that offends nobody!"
Travis laughed with the others, when he felt the phone vibrate in a particular rhythm. He got a frown as he had installed an app for a fake game that would send that signal if the satellite would pick up a signals of akuma's.
"Everything okay?" Marinette said worried when she saw his expression.
"Oh yes..." he said quickly, "I just need to use the restroom." before excusing himself.
Inside the library, a wet and frightened Chloe was being chased by a a giant hairdryer.
"No! Not the hair!" Chloe cried, falling over her own feet, "Not my make-up!" but with a concentrated beam flying over her, the hairdryer was disintegrated.
"Girl, you don't need make-up." Iron Spider said, landing in front of Chloe with a raised glove.
"Iron Stud!" Chloe said, hugging him against his side, "Thank you for the compliment."
"...You need full on personality transplant." Iron Spider said annoyed, pushing her off him, "Now get out of here."
With a nod, the blonde rushed out of the library just as Ladybug and Cat Noir entered.
"Hey there Spidy!" Cat Noir said, "I got wind that you were being blown away by a hairy situation."
"...Is it still too late to get Copycat instead." Iron Spider said dryly.
"Yes!" Cat Noir said, "Like it or not, your stuck with me!"
"Just like an STD." Iron Spider muttered.
"Boys, focus!" Ladybug said, "Fewer jokes, more action!"
Cat Noir looked up, spotting a light purple skinned young man with his hair brushed back while colored orange with purple tips. On his head he has a dark purple beret.
He wears a white suit with dark purple stripes and solid dark purple legs that become red halfway down his lower legs. On his chest, there is a black circle with smaller red, yellow, and blue circles inside. His collar is swan-necked, with a red collar underneath.
"Found our guy!" Cat Noir said.
The trio of heroes intended to go after the akumatized victim, but he drew something on the drawing pad on his arm and a wall erected right in front of them, giving him time to escape.
"Where'd he go?" Ladybug said, looking around the library.
"I don't know." Cat Noir said, "But he sure has a way of illustrating his point."
It was the following morning, Travis was walking towards Marinette's house, his bag slung over his shoulder and wearing his Talos Glasses as he was on a call with Ladybug and Cat Noir.
"So what's the deal? Why are you two acting so weird?" Cat Noir's voice said, unsure why neither of them would want to be around Chloe. Seeing as she was the target of the recent akumatized victim, Cat Noir was now standing guard at her place. "Why can't you two be here? What if the akumatized victim attacks her again?"
"Oh no. That would be so tragic, what would we ever do?..." Ladybug said dryly, "I mean, you're the one who wants to protect her, but you don't need me. I need to go."
And with that the female hero hung up.
"Okay, why aren't you here Spidy?" Cat Noir said.
"Because interacting with Chloe Bourgeois makes me want to throw a flash bang into a room full of epileptic children." Travis said without using his usual British accent.
"...There is something wrong with you Spidy." Cat Noir said not sure how to react, "But come on, even you got to admit that having a cute girl worship you is pretty awesome."
"I rather stick my dick in an ant hill." Travis said dryly.
"What? She's not that bad looking." the cat hero said, "Also, did you know she has a bodypillow of you."
"I have several questions..." Travis said as the bakery came into view, "Okay, got to go. Keep me up to date, Cat." and with that he hung up.
"It's a shame I haven't refined the akuma tracer's enough to find the actual victims..." he thought as he walked into the bakery, "It can only detect when an akuma is flying about. If only the akuma I caught didn't die off."
Ladybug reaches the trapdoor of her room, and detransforms into Marinette before throwing her purse on her sofa. A muffled sound came from the purse, before a offended Tikki came out, "Hey!"
"Sorry, Tikki... But Chloe, she just..." Marinette said, "Fires up this little red bug!"
"Well, simmer down!" Tikki advised, "A hot head isn't going to get you anywhere!"
"It's hard to keep my cool. Especially in school." she said, before her eyes widen in realization, "Oh my gosh! Travis! The project! Travis is coming to my house. No, this is a total disaster! I have to... clean my room!"
"Calm down, Marinette. You still have time." Tikki said, "It's not like he's gonna show up this very minute."
"Marinette!" her mother comes from downstairs, "Someone's here to see you!"
"Coming!" she shouted.
In the center of the living room is a pale pink corner couch, with a small white table in front of it. Just behind the couch is a dark brown reading lamp. The couch is facing a black flat screen TV on top of a dark purple cabinet stand. To the left of the TV is a brown bookshelf, and a large window with white drapes. Behind and to the right of the TV are more windows, styled similarly to the first. On the floor next to the TV stand is a white vase.
"This is some very good tea Mrs." Travis said, placing his tea cup as he was sitting in a chair in the living room, Marinette's parents sitting across from him on the couch.
"Please dear, call me Sabine." she said.
Sabine is a short woman short black hair with blue highlights and gray eyes. She wears a white Cheongsam with a red, black and gold plant design, periwinkle pants and black and white dress shoes. She wears a silver band on her ring finger.
"My uncle told me whatever I do during my stay here, I should at least visit 'Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie'." Travis said, chatting happily with the two parents, "He said they have the best bread in the whole of Paris."
"And what is your opinion?" Tom said.
He is a tall man with a large build. He has short brown hair, green eyes, sideburns and a mustache. He wears a light blue shirt with two buttons at the front of the neckline, light brown pants, and dark brown dress shoes. He wears a silver band on his ring finger.
"I'm sad to say he is right. I would drop by everyday to buy breakfast if the bakery was on my way to school." Travis said with a smile, "Oh, hi Mari."
"Hey Travis." Marinette said as she walked down the stairs, "Your early."
"Yeah, I know." he said, placing his now empty cup on the coaster, "I actually made sure I would be on time for once."
"So you two are a pair? I'm not surprised." Sabine said, "Marinette talks a lot about you, you know?"
"Oh, that's why you looked familiar." Tom added, "Marinette has a photo of you on a wallpaper."
"Mom! Dad!" Marinette said quickly, "...Come up, Trav! Let's get's science and stuff."
"Right." Travis said picking up his bag, turning to her parents, "Thank you for the tea. It was a pleasure to meet you." and he followed Marinette up stairs to her room.
Both Tom and Sabine gave each other a knowing look.
"Sorry for the mess." Marinette said as he entered her room, which was entered through a wooden trapdoor which has a dark oak border around a birch center.
The interior of the room has cream pink wallpaper with no distinct designs. The floor is made up of a series of overlapping dark oak rectangular tiles. In the center of the room is a circular pink rug with a black and pink flower design running along the edges. Upon entering her room, there is a chaise longue to the right.
Its upholstery is pink with white polka dots, and it includes a white wooden frame and white triangular legs. Its back is curved and is burgundy with a white border on the outside, while the interior has wide pale pink and lighter pink stripes with thinner burgundy stripes. On either arm of the chair is a burgundy armrest.
Resting near the back is a burgundy throw pillow with thick pink edges. A cherry-red paper umbrella rests against the chair. There is also a desk that has her computer, books, a jewelry box, a brown and white stuffed animal, pens in a cup, sewing machine and a black and gold box; on the wall is her cork board. A dressform and a full-sized mirror are situated near a set of white stairs with black railings beside Marinette's desk.
The stairs lead up to a loft above Marinette's desk, where she has a bed that has pink sheets. Above, there is a pink pillow adorned with a bow decal and a large pink and brown cat pillow. Above her bed is a small shelf with books and a cube-shaped nightlight. The skylight door to her balcony is above her bed.
"Don't worry about it. My room back home is a lot messier." Travis laughed it off as he looked around spotting a poster from one of the 'Potter and Kent Chronicle' movies, "Your parents seem nice."
"Oh yeah, they are. But... sometimes..." Marinette said, seeing Tikki on her computer screen pointing towards the wallpaper, which was the new class photo they had to take because the other one was mysteriously deleted. But she had zoomed the class photo in so that it is focused mainly on Travis.
She quickly slide over to it pressing the off button on her screen.
"Sometimes what?" Travis said, placing his bag down.
Suddenly the hatch opens, and Tom appeared from it, "Everything going good?" he said, holding up a plate with snacks, "I thought just in case you wanted something to eat..."
"No thanks, Papa." Marinette said, "We're working on our school project."
"Well then, uh, maybe you could use a few tips." Tom said, "You know... dad style."
"Thanks, but no thanks! Papa!" she said and her father closed the door, "Sorry, sometimes my parents could be a..." she turns around to see Tom and Sabine entering the room but they close the door quickly, "Little nosey."
"Don't worry about it, I think it's adorable." Travis laughed it off, "It makes a nice contrast with my own."
"What do you mean?" she said.
"I'm not saying my parents are strict, in fact they are very hands off with raising me. As long as I get good grades, I can pretty much do whatever I want." he admitted with a shrug, "Though I have to admit, I think it's cute how you call your father, papa."
The trapdoor opens again, and Tom peeks over holding a plate with cookies, "Anyone want cookies?" he said, "They hot from the oven!"
"Papa, we're trying to work here!" Marinette said annoyed and Tom exits the room, "I have been meaning to ask Travis, are you near or far sighted?" she indicated his glasses.
"I'm just blind..." Travis joked, discreetly hitting the focus lenses button to mess up the sight before handing them to her, "Here, try them on."
She took them in her delicate hands. "Travis, your eyesight really is awful." she said as she put on the glasses.
"Yeah, I know." he said with a small laugh, suddenly getting a hint of inspiration seeing his friend with his Talos glasses, "...You know what? Those glasses look good on you."
Marinette returned the glasses, just as Travis spotted a nearby derby hat with a feathery design.
"What is this?" Travis said, having his glasses back on with the correct focus.
"Oh, it's my piece for a fashion designing contest." Marinette said, "It will be judged by Gabriel Agreste."
"Gabriel Agreste?" Travis said, "Isn't that Adrien's father?"
Marinette nodded, "In fact, the winning design is even going to be used in Mrs. Shine next Grand Fashion Rejouissance. It's going to be attended by some of the biggest names in the fashion, like Gabriel Agreste and Audrey Bourgeois."
"It's a good design, I think Mrs. Shine would like it as well." Travis said with an approving nod, "You seriously have a good chance of winning."
"Well, um, yeah! I... like..." Marinette said, a hint of red on her cheeks as the trapdoor opens again, this time it was Tom and Sabine holding another plate but this time with a pie.
"How about a delicious salmon and spinach pie?" Sabine said, "You can tell me what you think of it?"
"Are we ever getting any work done?" Marinette mumbled.
"Thank you for your hospitality." he said to Tom and Sabine when it was time for him to return home. So Marinette walked him to the front door.
"I'm really sorry." she said as he put on his sneakers, "It's impossible to get anything down with my parents around."
"That's okay. I had fun today." Travis said, slinging his bag over his shoulder, "But maybe we should meet at my place next time. Though knowing my luck, my parents would drop by for a surprise visit."
"I-I would like that." she said, "Are you available tomorrow?"
"Sure thing... Just drop by when you want." Travis said as he opened the door and walked out of it, "It's a date." with a wink, he turned and left to go home.
"A date..." she said dreamily, not noticing her parent's peeking from around the corner.
It was a few moments later, Marinette walked back into her room when something or someone erased her window and in stepped the akumatized victim.
"It's you! From the library!" Marinette said, "What are you doing here?"
"Yes, it's me the Evillustrator..." he introduced himself, "I just wanted to see you."
"Okay..." she said slowly, "But why did you attack Chloe?"
"Because Chloe is cruel and selfish!" he said.
"Can't argue with that..." Marinette mumbled, "Are you going to hurt me?"
"You? You're Marinette! You're beautiful and sweet and... you're perfect." Evillustrator said, "I could never hurt you!"
"That's... very... flattering!" she said, "Thank you?"
"So, I just came by to ask you..." Evillustrator said, being surprisingly shy for someone corrupted, "It, uh, well, it's my birthday, and, uh, would you wanna come to my party?"
"Oh... Actually, it's not really the best night." Marinette said, "See, I got a presentation to work on, and..."
"Please, Marinette! It'll just be you and me." Evillustrator pleaded, he used some pad on his arm to draw her an invitation and gives it to her, "You like it?"
"Oh my gosh! That's me!" she said, quickly thinking of a plan, "I...love it! So much that I will absolutely be at your party. On one condition."
"Anything for you, Marinette." he said.
"You can't hurt Chloe anymore." Marinette told him her conditions, "I simply cannot bear violence."
"For you and only you." he said, drawing a rocketpack, "Meet you on the left bank, next to Notre-Dame, at sunset!" and he flies way through the hole he had created.
"What are you thinking, Marinette?" Tikki said, coming out of her hiding spot.
"I'm thinking poor Nathaniel's got a crush on me." Marinette explained, "And his alter ego, the Evillustrator's gonna get crushed by Ladybug!"
"Yes, but..." Tikki said, pointing to the holes in her plan, "How exactly is Ladybug going to crush this crush when you're going on a date with as Marinette?"
But all Marinette did was giving her a knowing smirk.
Travis was standing in his secret base, overlooking his screen as he tried to refined the programming of his akuma detecting software but he was distracted when he received a group call with Ladybug and Cat Noir.
He gave the command to pick up the call, the first thing he heard was Cat Noir complaining, "...You can't just fly out of here and then decide to make cat calls, Ladybug!"
"I'm sorry." Ladybug said, "That was a call."
"...What did I miss?" Travis said, quickly dropping his accent.
"Cat Noir you can leave Chloe." Ladybug said, "I need you and Spidy to protect this girl instead."
Travis eyes widen in shock when Ladybug loaded up a picture of someone familiar to him. The girl they needed to protect is Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
"Mari..." he mumbled.
"Her name is Marinette. Really cute, isn't she?" Ladybug continued, "The Evillustrator is in love with her, and promised not to harm Chloe as long as Marinette comes to his birthday party. While he's distracted, I want you to take him down."
"In love with Mari... No, it can't be..." Travis thought, as he realized who the Evillustrator must be, "No... not Nath."
"I'm going on... a very important secret mission." Ladybug anwsered to Cat Noir's question of what she would be doing, "Can you two handle this alone?"
"Please! It'll be a cinch!" Cat Noir said, "Spidy, just follow my lead... Spidy? You still there?"
"What? Yes. Duo mission." Travis said, breaking out of his train of thought, "Don't worry Ladybug, I'll keep an eye on Cat."
"I'm counting on you, Spidy." Ladybug said, "I'll catch up with you later." and with that the call was ended.
Some time later at the Dupain-Cheng house, Marinette stepped outside of her house just as Iron Spider and Cat Noir landed in front of her from above, startling her.
"Hello there." Iron Spider said.
"General Kenobi!" Marinette said back, much to his satisfaction.
"...Who is General Kenobi?" Cat Noir said confused.
"...Remind me to murder you later." Iron Spider growled, much to his annoyance before turning his attention back to Marinette turning serious, "We haven't introduced ourselves. This is Cat Noir and I'm Iron Spider."
"Uh, yeah... I know!" Marinette said, "You kinda save the day all the time and stuff. I'm Marinette! So... What are you doing here?"
"Well, that birthday boy date of yours is bad news." Cat Noir said, "But don't worry. You'll be safe with us."
"Well that puts my mind at ease." she said, "But what about Ladybug? Aren't you three a team?"
"She is occupied tonight." Iron Spider said trying to keep professional, "But we could use your help. Would you be willing to assist us?"
"Me, Iron Spider and Cat Noir teaming up to fight crime?" Marinette said, faking her enthusiasm, "Amazing! What do I do?"
"You need to get that drawing pencil away from him, Miss. Dupain-Cheng, we'll take care of the rest." Iron Spider said, "Don't worry, me and Cat here will make sure nothing happens to you."
The Seine near Notre Dame, at night where the Evillustrator has prepared everything for his birthday date, drawing up romantic scenery as he and Marinette rode a boat over the river.
"Thank you for accepting my invitation." Evillustrator said happily.
"Your welcome." Marinette said, before looking at the drawn up surroundings, "It's... It's so beautiful."
"You like it? Well hold on, 'cause I'm just getting started." the Evillustrator spins his pen before he attempted to draw something at the same moment, but dark clouds float in front of the moon, "Come on, you've gotta be kidding!"
"What?"
"Sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." he said quickly, "It's just... I can't draw properly in the dark." the clouds pass and he manage to play some music on his pad.
Marinette notices Iron Spider and Cat Noir landing stealthily on the boat. "You're so talented!" she said scoots closer to him, "I just don't understand why you wanna use your power to hurt people."
"Not all people. Just Chloe and I'm never doing that again." Evillustrator said, "After all, you were true to your promise, so I'll be true to mine."
"I... actually draw a little too." Marinette said, "I'm not as good as you are, of course."
"I'm sure you're a wonderful artist." Evillustrator argued.
"Well, can I draw you something special for your birthday?" Marinette said as he stops playing the music.
He is about to hand her his pen, but just when her fingers take a hold of it, Evillustrator noticed the two heroes.
"Marinette, give me my pencil back." Evillustrator said urgently, "I need to draw something, now!"
"No, I'm keeping it!" Marinette said, jumping up from her seat as the two heroes entered the fray.
"Give it up Nathaniel." Iron Spider said, holding up his gauntlet but hoping he wouldn't have to fight his akumatized friend.
"Marinette! You're working with them? I'm so stupid..." Evillustrator said disappointed before growing angry, "I actually thought you liked me! But you're really just like Chloe. Teasing me, mocking me, leading me on!"
"Come on! Seriously?" Marinette said offended, "I'm nothing like Chloe!"
The Evillustrator kicks Cat Noir's staff, and it hits Marinette, knocking the pencil out of her hand. He catches it out of mid-air, and draws a transparent cube that falls over Iron Spider, Cat Noir and Marinette, trapping them.
"And I'm taking back my promise!" Evillustrator said as he began to draw something on his pad, "Chloe's gonna get a little lesson she'll never forget!", and suddenly the boat began to sink before making his escape.
"We've been penned in!" Cat Noir said, "Literally!"
"Hold on." Iron Spider said, preparing to fly upwards with his hands held up.
With a powerful take off, he pushed the transparent cube upwards and off Cat Noir and Marinette before dumping it into the waters down below. Cat Noir extends his stick, lifting himself and Marinette into the air, and landing on a nearby bridge safely.
"Gotta go. A superhero's work is never done." Cat Noir said as he started to count on fingers, "Damsels in distress, ladies in waiting... I've got a lot more saving to do. You can thank me later."
"You mean we should thank her." Iron Spider said, touching down on the ground before turning to Marinette, "Thank you for assistants."
"Your welcome." Marinette said.
"Come on Spidy." Cat Noir said, "We got work to do."
Iron Spider nodded, before taking off towards the skies and Cat Noir followed by jumping over the roofs.
"Well, at least Spidy can be professional." Marinette said, as Tikki flew up from her bag, "But the boys are gonna need our help saving Chloe."
Inside Chloe's room, the blonde girl was hiding under her bed from the Evillustrator who had invaded her room.
"Chloe, where are you? Are you hiding? That is so cute. You're playing hide-and-seek... In the closet!?" Evilustrator said, drawing something on his pad, he starts erasing things in the closet, until he erases the bed Chloe is hidden under, "I win, Chloe! I found you!"
"My Chanel dresses! My Todelan heels!" Chloe said horrified when she saw what he had done to her wardrobe, "You're... you're a monster!"
"You like to walk all over other people... But you don't like it when others trample on you!" Evillustrator said, drawing up an giant heeled shoe that began to chase Chloe through her hotel room, "Do you, Chloe? Do you!?"
Iron Spider came bursting through the window, blasting the the heel off the shoe, making it disappear.
"Never liked heels." Iron Spider said, landing on the floor as Cat Noir entered just behind him and to their surprise Ladybug came swinging in.
"Well, well, look what the cat dragged in." Cat Noir said upon seeing their female partner.
"No cat dragged me anywhere, Cat Noir." Ladybug said, "I flew in all on my own."
"Glad your here Ladybug." Iron Spider said, "How did your secret mission went?"
"If I told you." Ladybug said with a smirk, "It wouldn't be a secret."
"In the comics, this is what's known as the final showdown." Evillustrator said, "The thing is, if you knew her, you wouldn't be breaking a sweat to save her skin! She's the real baddie!"
"Oh! It's not true!" Chloe protested, "Everybody adores me!"
"Keep telling yourself that." Iron Spider mumbled.
The Evillustrator draws four boxing gloves, and fires them at each other person in the room.
Cat Noir gets knocked down by one of the gloves, Ladybug dodges a boxing glove, Iron Spider used the nano tech of his suit to create a shield before using an energy blast to disintegrates another one, saving Chloe.
The Evillustrator draws a wall to protect himself from Ladybug, he then draws a buzz saw, but Iron Spider deflects it with his shield.
The buzz saw is about to hit Chloe, but Cat Noir stops it by slamming it with his staff. He then splits his weapon into two and throws them at the Evillustrator, but he dodges them. A half of the stick breaks a lamp, so the Evillustrator gets closer to another working lamp.
"The light!" Ladybug said, suddenly getting an idea, "He can't draw in the dark!"
"Got it!" the cat hero said, spotting a light switch, "Cataclysm!" a black aura surrounding his hand as he charged forward towards the light switch but before he could reach it, the Evillustrator erases it and Cat Noir breaks the wall instead.
"Here you go, kitty." Evillustrator said, drawing a ball and chain around Cat Noir's ankle, "Sadly, those who get in my way get erased."
With a swipe of his erases a giant hole in the floor, and Cat Noir is about to fall into it, if it wasn't for Iron Spider grabbing his hand as Ladybug tries not to fall.
Iron Spider tried to pull his fellow hero up, but the iron ball weighted him down as the male hero in red continued to use his shield to deflect more incoming chainsaws. To add even more to this, Cat Noir's Miraculous, the black ring on his finger began to beep.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug said, using her ability of creation to call forth a bouncy ball.
"Just try and stop me with that, little lady!" Evillustrator laughed.
But to his surprised, a cocky smirk formed on her face, "Gladly!" she said before pulling her arm back and throws the bouncy ball which breaks a lamp before ricocheting off the lamps, bouncing against another one before long the room was left in darkness.
Using this chance, Ladybug jumped forward tackling the Evillustrator to the ground. She grabs his pencil and snaps it in two breaks it, releasing its akuma.
The ball and chain disappear, so Iron Spider manages to pull Cat Noir out of the hole as Ladybug used her yo-yo to purify the akuma. She throws the Lucky Charm into the air, its energy repairing all the damage, and turning everything back to normal.
The following day in the courtyard of College Françoise Dupont, Travis, Adrien, Nino and Nathaniel were sitting on their usual spot hanging out near the staircase. Travis had just handed a package to Nathaniel as a few feet away where Alya was interviewing Chloe about her encounter with the Evillustrator.
"What happened when Ladybug, Iron Spider and Cat Noir arrived on the scene?" Alya said, recording the interview with her phone.
"Well, to be perfectly honest, they only made matters worse." Chloe complained, "They came barreling in, and started smashing things to bits, throwing plastic balls around my room!"
"Plastic balls?" Alya said confused.
"Glad someone never changes." Travis thought as he turned his attention back to Nathaniel, who had opened the package containing a new draw pad.
"You thought I forgot, didn't you?" Travis said, "Happy late birthday, Nath."
"Travis, you shouldn't have." Nathaniel said thankfully, "But I thought you were horrible with presents."
"Oh, I am. But even a broken clock is right two times a day." Travis said as he got up, "Excuse me, but I need to use the restroom."
As Travis walked towards the boys bathroom, he came across Marinette who looked like she was talking to something in her bag.
"Hey Mari." he said starling her, "I heard about your adventures with Iron Spider and Cat Noir yesterday. Were you scared?"
"Me, scared? Pfft, it was a dream. I mean, you're a dream. I mean, in your dreams!" Marinette said, realizing what she had told him, "Oh, this is a nightmare..."
"I take that as my compliment for the day." Travis said with a smile, patting her shoulder before heading towards the restroom.
"You do realize you just blabbered on to Travis right?" Tikki said from Marinette's bag.
"He touched my shoulder... I'll never wash my jacket again!" Marinette said dreamily, before awed voices from the students got her out of it.
She saw what was getting their attention as Iron Spider flew down before touching down on the ground.
"Hello there." Iron Spider said, waving at the crowd of students who had taken out phones to take pictures or a video of the surprise appearance of the hero.
"I'm looking for Nathaniel... Kurtzberg? Did I say that right?" Iron Spider said, before spotting the shorter boy still sitting with Adrien and Nino, the students parting for him as he walked towards them.
Iron Spider spotted Juleka standing with Rose. "Hey Juleka." he said, waving at the shy girl, who smiles and waves back at him.
He stopped in front of the three, who looked up to him. "Your Nathaniel right?" Iron Spider said, holding up something, "You forgot this the other day." the thing he held up was Nathaniel's sketch book.
"Thank you for returning it." Nathaniel said as the red hero handed it back to him.
"Your welcome. I took a peak through the sketches, and I wanted to ask..." Iron Spider said, "Could I use one as my banner for my Bleeter account?"
"S-Sure it would be an honor." Nathaniel said, excited that his hero was impressed with his art.
"Cool." Iron Spider said, "Do you have a Bleeter account? I'll tag you in it."
Nathaniel gave him his account name. Exchanging a fist bump with Nathaniel, Adrien and Nino before with a last wave, he took to the skies.
And there ya go, the next chapter hope you enjoyed.
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Also here's something a little Extra:
Inside Marinette's room, where the Evillustrator had just entered.
"You? You're Marinette! You're beautiful and sweet and... you're perfect." Evillustrator said, "I could never hurt you!"
Iron Spider and Cat Noir come bursting in through the wall. The two point at the Evillustrator and shout at the same time, "Simp!"