Chapter 3: Yuki and Yuri
Yuri was hard at work on the new outfits for Yuki's next concert. Per her request, there were Ladybug themed costumes for boys and Cat Noir ones for girls. Yuri was proud of the costume she was currently crafting and Kama looked curious.
"Is that for a party?" Kama asked.
"No, Kama, it's for Yuki's concert," she said. "This one is for Yuki and those are for her backup dancers. The girl outfits are based off of Cat Noir and the boy ones are based off Ladybug. Yuki's is both. She wanted to pay homage to the heroes."
"Will you feature costumes inspired by Akiko Maincoon and Spirit Wolf?" Kama asked.
"Maybe. I'll have to ask Yuki if she wants to do that," said Yuri. And then she saw the time. "Oh no! I didn't realize what time it was! I gotta get going if I don't wanna miss my ride to school!"
Yuri quickly grabbed her bag and ran out of the room. She made it just before Yuki got into the car to go to school.
"Sorry, Yuki. I had to put the latest touches on the costumes," said Yuri. "They look amazing. I sketched them according to your wishes."
Yuki smiled. "It looks amazing."
"Thanks," Yuri said as the car went. "I just know that this will be amazing."
Yuki took a long moment trying to figure out what to do. They arrived at school and found Chloe looking really tired. Yuri looked confused.
"What happened to her?" she asked.
"No clue." Yuki said with a calm smile.
"I also don't see Sabrina. Do you think she's sick?" Yuri asked. She leaned towards Marinette and Alya. "Do you know what's going on?"
"No. Chloe just showed up like this and Sabrina's absent," said Alya.
Suddenly, Chloe let out a shriek and everyone looked over to see the blonde clutching her head.
"Someone pulled my hair!" She screamed.
Ms. Mendeleiev looked at Mylene, thinking it was her. However, the girl immediately denied doing such a thing.
"It wasn't her, it was…. An invisible, mythical being. Like a leprechaun! Or a unicorn….. without the horn!" Chloe said.
"Oh boy. She's cracked," Yuri whispered.
Suddenly, Chloe started screaming as items flew at her and her own purse hit her. Unfortunately, sometimes it just looked like Chloe was acting weird. Chloe got into a tug of war match with an invisible person until she fell backwards and her bag went flying.
"Pardon me. I have a new student," Mr. Damocles said as he came in with a girl with long reddish brown hair. The purse hit the new girl in the face.
"Ow, my eye!" She screamed while clutching her right eye.
Yuki looked confused. "What happened?"
"Miss Rossi, are you alright?" Mr. Damocles asked the girl.
"I think so. How does my eye look?" The girl, Miss Rossi, pulled her hand off her eye and revealed it to be blackened.
"You may want to go see the nurse for an ice pack," the principal said. "Can anyone take her?"
Yuki looked at her. "Lila?"
"Yuki?" The new girl asked.
"Oh, you know each other then," said Ms. Mendeleiev said. "Then, Yuki, do you mind escorting this young lady to the nurse?"
"And, Miss Bourgeois, in my office now," said Mr. Damocles.
Chloe gulped and left with the principal. Someone in the room giggled at the scene. The four heroes looked suspicious about the invisible presence and made excuses to leave.
"It's nice to see you again, Yuki," said Lila as they reached the nurse.
"You as well Lila." Yuki said as she opened the door. "Unfortunately I know when Yuri sees you she won't have the same sentament."
"It's okay. I'm used to it," said Lila. "It would be nice if she would forgive me. I was only trying to help her, not embarrass her."
"I'll do my best to get her to come around," said Yuki.
"Oh my!" The nurse said upon seeing Lila's eye. "What happened to your eye?"
"Some blonde girl's purse hit me in the face," said Lila. "Do you have an ice pack?"
"Of course," said the nurse. While she put the pack on Lila's eye, she looked at Yuki. "Let me guess, Chloe?"
"Yeah," Yuki said with a sigh.
"Why did she do that?" Lila asked through tears. "Is she some kind of psycho?"
"She has a lot of problems," said the nurse. "Your eye will be okay. Just wait for the swelling to go down."
"Thanks. Maybe I can cover the bruise up with make-up," Lila said with a smile. "My mom's having a party later and I'd hate to show up with a swollen eye."
"As long as you heal," said the nurse, and then she walked away.
Lila looked at Yuki and said, "For my first impression, I don't like Chloe."
"Me neither. Ever since my engagement to Adrien she's had issues."
"I heard. Congratulations!" Lila said with a smile.
"Thank you," said Yuki.
"Hey, listen, I'll be okay here. How about you head back to class?" Lila suggested.
"No problem," said Yuki, and then she left.
"I saw the way the bag was acting. Someone's been akumatized and is out to humiliate Chloe," said Tawnii. "We may need to help that person before someone else gets hurt in the process. Look what happened to your friend."
"Excuse me for a moment. "Yuki said as she left somewhere far away. "I'm not 100% sure it was an akuma. It might have been Lila just getting the bag to hit her to mess with Chloe."
"Yuki, I heard giggling. And Chloe doesn't usually ramble about invisible people," said Tawnii. "Someone's doing this. Even if you don't care for Chloe, if it's someone invisible, it could be dangerous for Ladybug and Cat Noir. We should at least look into it."
"I'm not letting it slide if this is an akuma," Yuki heard a familiar voice say. She peeked around and saw Yuri talking to Kama. "Kama, start the hunt." And then she turned into Spirit Wolf.
Yuki rubbed her forehead annyoed. She couldn't believe she was fooled by her sister.
"You didn't know she's Spirit Wolf?" Tawnii asked.
"Tawnii let's do this." Yuki said annoyed.
"You got it!" Tawnii happily said.
"Tawnii, time to scratch!" Yuki said and then turned into Akiko Maincoon.
The heroes leapt through the air and went to the Grand Paris Hotel. The mayor was in front of the press holding a press conference about the attacks on Chloe.
Akiko Maincoon rolled her eyes. "Seriously, of course he's doing this."
"Damaging my daughter's reputation is the same as soiling the reputation of the Mayor of Paris, umm, which is me. And an attack on Chloé is an attack on Paris," said Andre.
"That's a wild exaggeration," said Spirit Wolf, laughing a little.
The heroes landed and Cat Noir said, "We'll find the culprit, Mr, Bourgeois. You have my word."
"Oh thank you all!" Andre said as he shook each of their hands. "I knew I could count on you."
"What are we chop liver." Akiko Maincoon remarked while they stood at the side.
"Oh! Terribly sorry! I'm still getting used to there being four of you," said Andre.
"We're gonna need to talk to your daughter about what's been going on," said Akiko Maincoon. "Maybe see if we can get some information about this enemy."
"That would be helpful," said Andre. "All four of you should come upstairs right away. She's in her room."
"Good call, Akiko," said Cat Noir, smiling.
Akiko blushed brightly.
The mayor guided everyone in the elevator and went to the floor they needed. They then went to her suite and entered. Oddly, they did not see Chloe at first.
"She's a bit jumpy," Andre whispered. "Chloe, darling! We have special guests for you!"
Chloe peaked her head out from behind the couch and her face lit up. She immediately ran to Ladybug and hugged her.
"Ladybug! I knew you'd come to save me! You know, considering what good friends we are!" Chloe happily said.
"That's normal," Cat Noir said to the twins as he started looking around.
"What happened to all of your clothes?" Spirit Wolf asked with a laugh while looking inside Chloe's now empty closet.
"The invisible attacker struck again!" Chloe whined.
"I had to put out an emergency call to all the biggest designers. Can you imagine? My daughter wearing department-store clothing? How humiliating," Andre dramatically said.
"Oh yeah. A real tragedy," Spirit Wolf sarcastically said.
"I know. I'm so glad you get that," an oblivious Chloe said.
"Have you had any run-ins with anyone recently?" Ladybug asked while checking the TV screen for any signs of the invisible figure.
"I never have run-ins with anyone. Everybody absolutely loves me," said Chloe.
"Really?" Ladybug asked while looking at a fallen photo of Chloe and Sabrina. "Not even with your closest friends?"
Chloe looked at the photo and laughed like she had just heard something ridiculous. "Sabrina? Impossible. She adores me. I'm her idol. Though I'd check out that singer girl, Yuki. She and I have been on pretty bad terms since she hooked up with my Adrikins. I think she hates that he obviously prefers me but is only going along with the relationship to make their parents shut up about it."
Akiko got ticked off and was about to say something when everyone heard something crash. Everyone looked over and saw a broken vase and Cat Noir standing next to it. He looked embarrassed.
"Uh, oops," he said. "I guess I wasn't paying attention to what I was bumping. But I highly doubt that Adrien has an issue with the relationship."
"Whatever. That's your opinion," said Chloe. "Although she does still blame me for her sister getting akumatized, so that could be it. That girl needs to get over it and quit acting like it's my fault that her sister's lame."
"I seriously don't think it's Yuki," said Spirit Wolf.
"Well, that's all got for suspects," said Chloe. "Everyone else loves me."
Ladybug sighed in annoyance and then approached the mayor.
"Your daughter's safe here with the doors and windows locked. This enemy may be invisible, but it can't go through walls," she explained.
Chloe immediately hugged Ladybug and said, "Oh l, Ladybug! I'm sure you'll make my life perfect again! Just as it was before!"
"Yeah. We'll do that," said Akiko as they left. She stopped to grab Cat Noir along the way.
Once they were out of the room, Cat Noir asked Ladybug, "Is something wrong, LB? You seem kinda…."
"She's hiding something," said Ladybug.
"I know what you mean," said Spirit Wolf. "Something tells me she hasn't been entirely open about recent events. Whatever she left out must be linked to who's behind this, but it's more likely Chloe doesn't believe that it's linked. We need a witness."
"Very well we might as well I mean what's the worst that can happen."
"I know just the person," said Ladybug.
The group went to the lobby and looked around for their witness. Finally, Ladybug found him. It was the butler that often waited on Chloe.
"Whatever you tell us won't go beyond this room," said Ladybug.
"Tell us anything you know. Did anything happen in the past few days? Did Chloe, perhaps, provoke someone or have a fight?" Spirit Wolf asked.
The butler looked around and then said, "There was an incident a few days ago. Mademoiselle won't want to admit it as a possibility, but I think there's a chance that this person could be a suspect."
"Anything helps. Just tell us what happened," said Akiko.
"Mademoiselle Chloe and her friend, Sabrina, like to dress up as Ladybug and Cat Noir and fight make-believe villains. I was playing the role of Big Mustachio that day," the Butler said.
"Big Mustachio?" Ladybug asked.
"One of Mademoiselle's ideas," said the Butler. "Big Mustachio wants all Parisians to be defaced with heinous mustaches."
"Oh my god," Spirit Wolf said in surprise.
"Wow. What a hairy situation," Cat Noir said as a joke.
"I'm guessing she never included us," said Akiko.
"She would sometimes talk a couple of maids into playing you and Spirit Wolf," said the Butler. "But this was not one of them, so she just decided to have you two be sick in bed with a cold."
"Should I feel relieved or insulted?" Akiko asked.
"Please continue," said Ladybug.
"Yes, of course," said the butler. "I went to hide in the restaurant, earning myself some odd looks, and Mademoiselle Chloe and Sabrina arrived soon after. Sadly, Jagged Stone was being interviewed that day about his new album, a collaboration with Yuki."
"What's wrong with that?" Cat Noir asked.
"Nothing in itself," said the butler. "But the girls arrived a little after I did and Mademoiselle Chloe saw him and called out his name."
"Still in the costume? Oh my god," Spirit Wolf said in between laughs. "She must've been so embarrassed about looking like that in front of him."
The butler rubbed his neck and looked around. "Um, actually, that's not what happened. Jagged Stone did see her, but he mistook her for the real Ladybug and she kind of rolled with it."
"Kind of rolled with it?" Cat Noir asked in confusion.
"She did not correct him and then sat down to be interviewed herself," said the butler.
Ladybug looked shocked. "Wait, she pretended to be me?! How often does that happen?"
"She idolizes you," said the butler. "To answer your question, that doesn't happen that often."
"This story is starting to sound cringe," said Spirit Wolf. "But please continue. What happened after the interview bit?"
"Well, it actually didn't get far. Yuki showed up for the same interview and recognized Chloe in the costume," said the butler, while Akiko blinked a little, remembering that. "Yuki said nothing at first, probably because she was unsure what to make of the situation. And then Sabrina arrived with me saying that she caught me, using Mademoiselle's real name. This made Jagged Stone and the reporter mad that she tricked them. Mademoiselle Chloe tried to continue the act by playing with her yoyo, but Jagged Stone's crocodile was hit by the yoyo multiple times and then he bit it and it broke. The string flew backwards and whipped Mademoiselle Chloe right in the face!"
"Ouch," said Cat Noir, cringing.
"Everyone laughed at the scene and Mademoiselle Chloe glared at Sabrina as she stormed off," said the butler. "I got concerned, so I followed them. Mademoiselle yelled at Sabrina for the incident, blaming her for it. She called her stupid and yelled for her leave. Sabrina was so upset that she left in tears."
"That poor girl," Spirit Wolf sadly said.
"I can't say I'm surprised," said Ladybug. Cat Noir looked surprised. "I just meant that I noticed a bit of a pattern with them."
"I won't lie, Mademoiselle does argue with her friend, Sabrina, at times. I'd even go so far to say that it's the norm. But it was different this time. Sabrina came back the next day…" the butler said, though hesitated towards the end. "I'm sorry, this part is my least favorite."
"It's okay," said Akiko in a comforting manner. "It'll be fine."
The butler sighed and said, "Sabrina came back the next day to make peace with Mademoiselle, but Mademoiselle was still angry and not interested in listening. Sabrina tried to get through to her and I tried to encourage her to talk to Sabrina, but it was in vain. Mademoiselle dealt the final blow by saying that she was invisible and non-existent to her."
"Well that's just cruel." Spirit Wolf said in a cold tone.
"But we now know who the invisible person is. It's definitely Sabrina," said Ladybug.
"Who's been akumatized by Hawk Moth," said Cat Noir.
"Thank you for your help," Ladybug told the butler before seeing him off.
Cat Noir took three flowers from a nearby vase and gave each one to each of the girls. Akiko blushed while Ladybug rolled her eyes.
"It's not gonna be easy to find someone we can't see," said Cat Noir.
"So we'll just have to wait for her to find us," said Ladybug while she put her flower in another vase full of roses.
"Luckily for us, it seems we have the element of surprise," said Spirit Wolf, smirking.
"Indeed. She doesn't know we're onto her," said Akiko.
After they looked away, someone plucked the flower and held it. Someone invisible.
"I do now," a girls' voice whispered.
"It's time to fulfill our agreement, Vanisher. Cat Noir and Ladybug are at your mercy. Take their Miraculouses and bring them back to me," said Hawk Moth in her head. "But be careful of Akiko Maincoon and Spirit Wolf."
"They'll never see me coming, Hawk Moth," Vanisher AKA Sabrina whispered.
Vanisher laughed and dropped the flower on the floor. Spirit Wolf looked back and saw the flower on the floor.
"Uh, guys, wasn't that flower in the vase?" She asked.
Everyone looked around cautiously and then Cat Noir saw Ladybug's hair moving on its own.
"Look out, Ladybug!" Cat Noir said as he spun his staff around.
Akiko Maincoon ran after them and shouted. "Copy cat!" Touching something and turning invisible.
There was laughter as a voice said, "Not gonna do you much good if the rest can't help."
"That's what you say!" Spirit Wolf said as she swung her bow around.
"Ow." Akiko Maincoon shouted.
"Sorry! I thought you were Sabrina," said Spirit Wolf.
"I'm Vanisher now. And you'll never catch me!" Vanisher proclaimed. "You, Akiko, just because you're invisible too doesn't mean you'll defeat me."
"She will with my help. Lucky charm!" Ladybug said as she shot up her yoyo and received a bottle of some kind. "Glitter?"
"Like that's gonna help us," Spirit Wolf said.
"Ahhh!" Vanisher screamed as a thud was heard. "Get off me, you mangy copycat!"
"How did you find her when we can't find you, Akiko?" Cat Noir asked.
"I can see her." Akiko said while trying to hold her. "Mainly because we're both invisible right now."
"Looking for me Sabrina? I'm right here, come on!" Chloe announced while standing in the open. And she was dressed up in a Ladybug costume.
"Oh that is so wrong," said Spirit Wolf.
"Very wrong."
"Oh no. Seriously?" Ladybug said in annoyance. "Chloe, you need to leave!"
"Ugh!" Akiko screamed followed by a thud, making them think she was likely pushed off.
Chloe simply ignored Ladybug as she walked down the stairs and said, "If you stop this ridiculousness right now, I might let you be my BFF again."
"You've got no friends left, Chloé. And you'll never have any, EVER again," Vanisher said as she threw books at Chloe. "I'll make sure of that."
"You don't scare me! Everyone loves me!" Chloe declared.
"Chloe, where would her akuma be?" Akiko said.
"Ahhh!" Chloe screamed as she threw plant soil at Akiko, revealing a partial silhouette.
"Seriously."
"Sorry. I thought you were Sabrina," said Chloe.
"Just where would the akuma be, Chloe? You know her best." Akiko said in a calm tone taking a deep breath.
"Akiko, stop wasting time!" Ladybug snapped. "And, Chloe, this isn't a game!"
"Are you kidding me! She might actually know and you're not giving her a chance stop acting like this I get you're mad but right now is not the time…. Chloe, right now you're my best chance. Think."
"Well, I can't tell if she still has it on her but… table!" Chloe said, and they had to dive to avoid a flying table.
She sighed. "Quickly please before she throws something else."
"Let's see if this helps so she can't surprise us," Ladybug said, and then threw the open glitter over where she heard footsteps, revealing Sabrina's partial silhouette.
"Ok Chloe."
"No need. It's obviously in her bag," said Ladybug.
"Ok that's is Ladybug I'm sorry but copy cat!' She copied Ladybug and pushed her in the closet. "Say what your thinking chloe."
"I think it's in the designer pin I gave her. I can kinda see it on her sweater. Her unfortunate ugly sweater. The pin was a gift from me," said Chloe.
"That does make sense," said Spirit Wolf. "It's connected to her heartache."
"Got it." Akiko went for the pin quickly and grabbed it.
"Open this door right now!" Ladybug shouted from the closet.
She broke it and an akuma came out. "Now you can open it."
Cat Noir opened the door and Ladybug came out. She saw the akuma and immediately went to get it in her yoyo.
"No more evil doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug said as she caught it and pulled back. "Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!"
Ladybug threw the glitter bottle in the air and the damage was fixed, including Chloe's clothes being returned. Sabrina was now visible.
"Chloe, come outside with me." Akiko said in a calm tone.
"Okay!" Chloe happily said. She smirked at Ladybug. "Guess who was right then?"
As they left, Ladybug was fuming. Cat Noir looked nervous when he saw her face.
She went to the side. "Thank you for helping. Please don't impersonate us, you're better, and I can't believe I'm saying this, as yourself. You don't need to be anyone else."
"Aw. That's so sweet," Chloe happily said. "I hope they come out with Akiko Maincoon posters soon. I'll be wanting an autograph."
"Also maybe and this is advice. Try to be nicer even if it's little things start out small. And it will help a lot. Now I gotta go before Ladybug tries to tell me off." She took off.
"See you around," said Chloe. And then she went to help Sabrina.
"So, LB, are you busy?" Cat Noir asked.
"I was leaving too. Bug out," Ladybug said, still mad as she left.
"Ladybug, it's obvious you're mad," said Spirit Wolf. "Please don't yell at Akiko."
"I won't. Next time I see her, I'm gonna beat her to a pulp!" Ladybug said as she swung away.
"Well, this is swell," said Spirit Wolf as she left. She leapt from building to building until she reached the school and landed safely. "Kama, stop the hunt."
Spirit Wolf turned back into Yuri and fed Kama a treat. As Kama ate, Yuri went to text Yuki.
[I'm outside the nurse's office. Are you nearby?] She texted.
[No going on a date with Adrien wanna hang out with us? Outside the office.]
[I'll call Lucifer to pick me up. Love you.] Yuri texted back.
[Love you two.]
"Yuri? Is that you?" A familiar voice said.
"I know that voice anywhere," Yuri said. She turned around. "Hi, Lila."
"Oh, Yuri, it's so nice to see you!" Lila happily said. Although Yuri did not look pleased. "Oh? Are you still mad at me?"
"Being set up to look like a fraud tends to do that to a person," Yuri said.
"Despite what you think, I wasn't setting you up for that," said Lila. "I only said the right words to get their attention. Your outfits did get a lot of praise because of what I said."
"The praise was based on a lie! How are you so shameless?" Yuri responded.
"Because they were gullible morons who just believed everything they were told," Lila said with no shame. "You know, it wouldn't kill you to be a little nicer like your sister."
"Yuki's too nice to you," Yuri said. "And I'm not letting you pull another one of your stunts."
"And how are you gonna stop me if I try to lie? Your own sister isn't on your side. Just do yourself a favor and don't mess with me," Lila then flipped her hair and left.
"Ugh! I can't stand her!" Yuri groaned and then called her driver. "Lucifer, I'm at school. Can you come get me please? Thanks."
Lucifer arrived and took Yuri to the restaurant. Halfway there, she started doodling and finished upon arrival.
"We're here, Yuri-whoa!" Lucifer said when he saw the sketchbook.
Yuri looked and realized she just drew Lila looking like a demon. "I did not mean to make her look that scary."
"So not the only one pissed off I see. Your sister's angry at Ladybug."
"Ladybug? Why?" Yuri asked in confusion.
"Something about how she has the gall to be angry at Akiko and that she wouldn't even listen even when she was right about Chloe knowing the way to find the akuma."
"Can't entirely blame Ladybug," said Yuri. "Chloe wasn't exactly forthcoming about the situation. How could she trust Chloe?"
"Not you too!" Yuki said, angry.
"What? I just meant that I get her side of it," Yuri said in defense.
"So what its ok to completely ignore knowledge of someone close to the victim and say hey she impersonated me so who cares if it's accurate!"
Yuri got a little ticked off. "Big talk coming from the girl who gave me a hard time about how I handled the girl who lied to our classmates saying that a fashion critic put their stamp of approval on my dresses."
"I'm sorry what…" Yuki looked pissed off.
"Why do you have to defend bitches all the time? First Lila now Chloe? Who's next?" Yuri retorted
"Lucifer stop the car I'm leaving. No one cares how I feel right!"
Now Yuri was pissed. "Nobody cares how you feel?! How you feel!? You barely cared how I felt after Lila! You comforted her because I exposed her!"
"Guess what, Yuri, I told Lila off! I comforted her because I was her only friend since we were young. Because of that she told the others the truth." She slammed open the door.
"Yuki, wait!" Lucifer called out as he chased her.
"Yuki!" Yuri called as she ran after her sister.
"I'm not defending them I'm listening I'm trying to help them change but guess what it doesn't matter no matter what I do it's all the same I get forced into a marriage I didn't want I try to listen Ladybug gets pissed at me and to top it off I defend you more than anyone and you say I don't listen to your feelings!"
Yuri hugged her sister from behind and cried. "I'm sorry, sister. I never meant to hurt you. I was just trying to understand both sides of the conflict. Like you."
"Yeah…I'm-" she saw a butterfly and pushed her out of the way as it landed on her necklace.
"No. No, not again! Fight it!" Yuri pleaded. "Adrien loves you and I love you!"
"Sis, go!"
Yuri reluctantly fled. She vowed to save her sister again.
"You remember me, don't you. Lady Painless, I, Hawk Moth, offer the power to become numb and make others feel no pain," Hawk Moth offered. "In exchange, I want Ladybug and Cat Noir's miraculous."
"I can finally….not care….fine. If I can take away this pain I'll do it."
Yuki was suddenly covered in shadows. Once it cleared, Yuki had gray skin, a long black dress, white flowing hair, and black eyes.
"Let's make others pain go away." Lady painless said.
Yuri ran behind a sign and Kama came out. "Why did this have to happen?"
Kama thought about it. "Maybe because you're both stubborn and pig-headed."
Yuri frowned. "Rub it in, why don't ya?"
"I'm just saying it wouldn't kill you two to loosen up the stubbornness once in a while," Kama said.
"You're right. I'll get Ladybug to admit to her mistake too," said Yuri. "Kama, start the hunt!"
Kama was sucked in and Yuri transformed into Spirit Wolf. As the wolf hero left to find her fellow heroes, Lady Painless walked around the city. She crossed the street and Officer Roger Raincomprix stopped his car.
"Hey! You! No J-walking!" He shouted as he approached her. He pulled out a notepad. "I'm gonna have to write you a ticket, missy."
Lady Painless shot him with a beam. Roger suddenly stopped writing.
"It's against the law, and yet it doesn't bother me," said Roger.
Lady Painless walked away. Adrien looked shocked.
"Yuki?" He asked.
"I'm Lady Painless now." Lady Painless remarked coldly.
"Whatever Hawk Moth promised, you don't need that," said Adrien, pleading.
"The pain I constantly felt is gone I will not lose this numbness. No anger no pain no nothing." She walked off.
Plagg flew out of Adrien's shirt. "Sheesh. What is it with that girl and the akumas?"
"We'll figure it out later. Right now, Cat Noir is needed," said Adrien. "Plagg, claws out!"
They left afterwards.
Marinette saw Lady Painless and gasped. "What could've happened?" She asked.
"It doesn't really matter. Yuki needs help," said Tiki.
"I know. Tiki, spots on!" Marinette said and then turned into Ladybug.
As Ladybug swung and Cat Noir jumped, they managed to meet up with Spirit Wolf.
"Good timing, Spirit Wolf," said Cat Noir.
"Now we can all help her," said Ladybug.
Spirit Wolf looked at Ladybug and glared. "Like you did before?"
"Excuse me?" Ladybug asked.
"I heard she knows all about what happened with Vanisher and Chloe!" Spirit Wolf.
Now Ladybug looked upset. "You're blaming me?!" She asked. "I was the one who got locked in a closet! How am I the one at fault?!"
"Well, you were ignoring Chloe a lot when she was trying to help," said Cat Noir.
"I had a good enough reason not to listen to her," Ladybug said in defense. "She was putting us in danger and she lied to us before! I was not going to listen to a liar."
"Okay, I'll give you that," said Spirit Wolf. "But your refusal to listen was making things harder for the situation."
"Oh, so it's my fault for not trusting someone who has a record for being untrustworthy?" Ladybug asked.
"But the one telling you to listen wasn't? Akiko told you to trust her and you ignored her. If you can't trust other heroes there's no point in this."
"Ugh. Fine, I'll apologize after we save Yuki," said Ladybug. "But how do we save her?"
"She's called Lady Painless, I think we have to make her want to feel," said Cat Noir.
"First we need to find her," said Ladybug as they swung away.
-with Lady Painless-
Several people in the city walked around emotionlessly. Nadja and her camera crew were on the scene recording.
"This is Nadja Chamack, don't be bemused, it's just the news," said Nadja. "A new supervillain calling herself Lady Painless has stolen the emotions of several citizens of Paris. What she plans to do is anyone's guess."
Elsewhere.
Lady Painless made an energy in hand turning others into emotionless droids.
"Lady Painless! Yuki!" Ladybug called as they all arrived. "Listen, I know you're upset about today, but that doesn't mean you have to erase your feelings."
"It hurts too much to feel. I don't want to hurt anymore," said Lady Painless.
"But now you're not letting yourself be happy," said Cat Noir.
"Those are the facts. You have to accept sadness and anger as much as happiness," said Spirit Wolf. "Just because Ladybug and your sister made mistakes doesn't mean you have to shut yourself down."
"Maybe you need to understand the nothing I feel." The makes an energy.
"Look out!" Cat Noir said as he pulled the girls out of the way to dodge.
"This is the perfect chance, Lady Painless. Take their miraculous," Hawk Moth told her.
"I will have your miraculous, one way or another," said Lady Painless as she attacked them.
"Lady Painless, this isn't you! You have to stop listening to Hawk Moth!" Cat Noir called as he fought back.
"She's not listening," said Spirit Wolf. "We need to destroy the akuma in her necklace."
"How do you know it's in her necklace?" Ladybug asked.
"It's the only thing that hasn't changed much since she was akumatized," said Spirit Wolf. "But we'll need Cat Noir to do it, it's not an ordinary necklace."
"How do you know all this?" Ladybug asked.
"I can't tell you that, I might blow my identity," said Spirit Wolf.
"Then how can we know for sure that your information is accurate?" Ladybug asked.
"You're just gonna have to trust me!" Spirit Wolf said. "Don't make the same mistake you did with Akiko Maincoon!"
Ladybug thought back and sighed. "Okay, we'll do that. But maybe we'll need my….. lucky charm!"
Ladybug shot up her yoyo and it created a can opener. "What am I supposed to do with this?"
"We could try offering her a can of soup," Cat Noir said as a joke. "Wouldn't that be purrfect?"
Spirit Wolf laughed and said, "She does like cats….. uh, so I've heard."
Ladybug looked around and saw a pet store with a display of cat food cans and then looked and saw some kittens. She also saw a sporting goods store and glimpsed a fishing net.
"Everyone, I've got an idea. Spirit Wolf, go get some cat food, and Cat Noir, pick up the kittens," said Ladybug.
Everyone nodded and went to get what they needed.
-with Lady Painless-
Lady Painless was zapping people and numbing them when she heard meowing. She followed the sound and found a box of kittens.
"So… so … so cute," she said.
"Wait. This is a trap. Don't fall for the feelings!" Hawk Moth said.
"But….. they're so cute. I must pet them," said Lady Painless as she approached the box of kittens.
As she walked closer, reaching out to touch the kittens, she did not notice the net on the ground. As she stepped on the net, Spirit Wolf pulled the rope and caught Lady Painless.
"Now, Cat Noir!" Spirit Wolf shouted.
"Cataclysm!" Cat Noir said as he gathered destructive energy in his hand.
Cat Noir quickly went to Lady Painless and touched her necklace. The necklace cracked and the akuma flew out.
"No more evil doing for, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug said as she opened her yoyo and trapped the akuma. She opened the yoyo and a white butterfly flew out. "Bye-bye, little butterfly."
Lady Painless changed back into Yuki and looked weak. Cat Noir helped her out and held her.
"Miraculous ladybug!" Ladybug said as she threw her lucky charm into the air.
A swarm of ladybugs flew around the city and started restoring everyone's feelings. And put back the net, rope and cat food cans.
The heroes fist bumped and said, "Pound it!"
Ladybug knelt down to Yuki and said, "I'm sorry that my treatment of Akiko Maincoon caused this. I'd gladly apologize if she were here."
"I'm sure you'll get your chance. In fact, I'll have her go meet you at the Louvre at midnight," said Spirit Wolf, secretly winking at Yuki. "And I think your sister would like to make amends, Yuki."
"Alright"," said Yuki. She found the kittens looking up at her. "Such cuties!"
"Well, your sister should be along with the driver. Bye!" Spirit Wolf said as she left.
"Gotta bug out!" Ladybug said as she took off.
"Take care," said Cat Noir as he gave her a flower. And then he left.
Five minutes later, Lucifer arrived with the car and Yuri.
"Sis!" Yuri happily said as she hugged her.
"Hey, sis," Yuki said, patting her arm.
"I'm glad you're safe, Yuki," said Lucifer, a relieved smile on his face. "You should come home now."
"Can we bring these kitties?" Yuki asked with a smile while holding the kittens. "They're so cute and have no home."
"Cuties," said Yuri as she hugged them.
Lucifer sighed and said, "You can bring them. But your parents will need to say whether or not they can stay."
"Yay!" The twins cheered as they got in the car.
Yuri pet one of the kittens as she said, "I'm really sorry for how I acted. I shouldn't have come down on you for trying to be kind and listen to others."
"Thanks, Yuri. I'm glad you could admit to your mistake," said Yuki.
"Maybe Ladybug will too. Akiko Maincoon should hear her out," said Yuri, hinting that she knew that she was the very hero. "And maybe also apologize for locking her in a closet."
"I'm sure she will."
"We're here, girls," said Lucifer as he parked in front of their home. "After all that excitement, you both deserve some rest."
"Thanks, Lucifer," the girls both said as they got out.
"There's my girls!" Their mother said happily. "Yuki, Gabriel called and said that you and Adrien had a wonderful date."
"We did, thanks," said Yuki.
"I knew he'd be perfect husband material for you," said her mother.
"That's nice, mom, but Yuki and I need rest. We have school tomorrow," said Yuri.
"Okay," said their mother as they went inside. "One of you is gonna need to explain the kittens, though."
-later at the Louvre-
Akiko Maincoon arrived and then Ladybug. The two were silent at first, unsure where to start. Suddenly, they both spoke.
"I'm sorry," they both said.
The girls looked at each other in surprise and then laughed at the fact that they both started at the same time.
"Sorry. You first," said Ladybug. "What were you gonna say?"
"Sorry I locked you in a closet. I shouldn't have done that," said Akiko Maincoon.
"I know why you did and it's okay now," said Ladybug. "And since we're talking, I'm sorry for not listening to you or Chloe. But know that it was never because I didn't trust you, I trust you with my life. It's Chloe that I didn't trust because she lied before and was putting us in danger. I couldn't understand how you could trust her after that."
"It's because if all I did was ignore her she would just be the next akuma victim. She knew Sabrina better than me and she had no reason to lie then."
"My kwami told me that I need to listen to others, so I'll do better in the future. Are we good?" Ladybug said, holding out her hand to shake.
"We're good," She shook Ladybug's hand.
"See you soon," said Ladybug as she swung away. And Akiko leaves right after.
