Previously, the rangers met with Francis, the former Red Miraculous Ranger. He was being hunted by his returning enemy: Hawk Moth. Hawk Moth desires revenge on those who defeated him once before. Francis had some help from Asta and the other rangers. Even so, the seven of them are facing a real challenge.
"Is everyone okay?" Francis asked.
"Define okay." Asta said as they all tried to get back up.
"My power is limitless. It doesn't matter if there are seven rangers. You don't stand a chance against me." Hawk Moth claimed.
"We'll see about that." Francis said.
"Time to put you out of condition. Cransell and Trisku, finish them!" Hawk Moth ordered. His two servants unleashed a powerful attack. It looked like the attack blasted them and caused some real damage against them. Hawk Moth believed the attack finished them, but he was in for a surprise. Someone with a shield stood in the way of the attack and not just anyone either. It was the Blue Miraculous Ranger.
"Who said anything that about this being over?"
"Nino?!" Francis said as he couldn't believe his old friend was even here.
"You!" Hawk Moth said with much anger.
"Don't forget us!" They all saw four other rangers standing with the one named Nino. It was all the Miraculous Rangers together with all of their powers back.
"Alya?! Marinette?! Adrien?! Luka?!" Francis said as he and the other rangers were amazed that the whole team was there.
"I never thought we see you again, Hawk Moth." Alya claimed.
"But we beat you once and we'll finish the job." Marinette declared. The girls and Adrien pulled out their blasters and opened fired on the three of them.
"Go for it, Luka!" Adrien said.
"I got it!" Luka said as he pulled put a lyre and threw it like a boomerang. It flew right at the enemy and smashed against the three of them. "Come on. We need to pull back for now." The Miraculous Rangers helped out their new friends as they all got back up and retreated.
"Don't let them escape again!" Hawk Moth ordered. Trisku and Cransell tried to go after them, but Alya was ahead of them. She pulled out a flute and played a melody that formed multiple copies of them. Cransell and Trisku didn't know which set to attack. "Don't be fooled! They're just mirages!" They all just attacked at random, but all the rangers were just fakes and allowed the real rangers to escape.
"They're gone, sir." Cransell reported.
"I can see that!" Hawk Moth shouted as he was very angry about this whole thing. "Find them! I want those rangers destroyed! Destroy the whole city if you have to!"
"That might not be necessary." Hawk Moth turned around and was met with Beelze and Megicula for the first time.
"We would like it if you came with us." Beelze said.
"Why should I? Who are the two of you?" Hawk Moth questioned.
"Us? We could be your new friends. We're here to offer you some help." Megicula offered. It would seem that while the rangers are gathering together to work together, their enemies are as well.
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Timeless Meals
With help from the Miraculous Rangers, they were all able to escape. Once they all got away, they all demorphed. Francis was glad to see all his friends, but couldn't really imagine them being here. It's been too long since he saw his old friends.
"It's great to see all of you again." Francis said.
"Well, we missed you. It's been too long." Marinette said as she hugged him.
"When we heard Hawk Moth was back, we knew we had to find you and get here as soon as we could." Nino said.
"But how did you all get your powers back?" Noelle asked.
"We had a little help with that." Adrien said as they all made their way up the stairs, but they all saw Julius looked exhausted and barely had the strength to stand.
"Julius!" Asta called as he and his team rushed to his aid.
"What happened?" Finral asked.
"He used up almost all of his magic to help the Marinette and the others to get their powers back like we did for Francis." Mimosa answered.
"Julius, that was crazy. You said so yourself that you weren't sure you had all the power needed to bring back just Francis' powers." Vanessa said.
"Something had to be done. We're dealing with a powerful and dangerous enemy." Julius said.
"We do appreciate what you just did for us, but we also feel kind of bad you used up almost all your strength just for us." Luka apologized as the whole team felt bad about it.
"Which is why we must succeed in our mission." All of them looked and saw an elderly shorter man joining in this as well.
"Master Fu!" Francis said as he dropped down to one knee and bowed to his master. "I wasn't aware that you were here either."
"Raise yourself, Francis. We can save the formalities for another time." Fu claimed. "At the moment, we are dealing with an enemy that we must bring down for good." All of them understood the situation. If a situation like this requires two teams of rangers, it shows how serious this threat really is.
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The Underground Castle
Hawk Moth was brought to the castle thanks to Megicula and Beelze. Once there, he was met with Lucifero. The two of them felt the other's power, both of them believing they might be able to use the other.
"So, you are the source of the strange power I felt earlier." Lucifero said.
"There's nothing strange about my power. I can't say the same about you." Hawk Moth claimed. "I've never felt power as dark and ominous as yours. What exactly are you?"
"The ones who will destroy this world and put an end to the pitiful human race." Lucifero said. That was an answer that Hawk Moth liked. "You clearly aren't human. You also appear to despise rangers and clearly have great power. I want to see to it that the rangers, and anyone who would dare stand in my way, is destroyed."
"What I'm hearing is that we seem to have a common goal and interest." Hawk Moth claimed. "You want my help to destroy the rangers that have constantly interfered with your plans. I know all about that. My name is Hawk Moth, and I have dealt with rangers before. They thought defeated me, but you can clearly see that they were wrong. Very well. I will join forces with you, but what's in it for me?"
"Are you negotiating with me?" Lucifero said. He actually didn't like the sound of that. Hawk Moth stood firm on where he stood, but Lucifero unleashed some of his power and caused Hawk Moth to drop to his knees as he felt like he was being crushed. "Do not negotiate with those who are far superior to you."
"Okay! Okay! Just stop!" Hawk Moth pleaded for Mercy. Seeing as how Hawk Moth understands, Lucifero stopped his power and allowed Hawk Moth to stand. "I want those rangers destroyed either way. Lend me some of your forces and I will see to it that they're destroyed, Cransell and Triskull will help me lead."
"Very well. Now go." Lucifero said as he allowed Hawk Moth to leave. Hawk Moth left the room and was allowed to take what he wished. "Beelze and Megicula, you go as well to see to it that the rangers are destroyed. Keep an eye on this Hawk Moth as well. If he betrays us, do not hesitate to destroy him."
"Yes, Lord Lucifero." Both of them agreed. This side might have a lack of trust, but they're combined powers could be of great danger to so many.
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The Rangers' Base
"Hearing the monster that is now known as Hawkmon is certainly troubling news." Fu said as he helped himself to some tea. "None of us thought he would actually return, but it would seem there is truly no limit to what miraculous powers can do."
"My father feels very guilty about all of this. He blames himself for all of it." Adrien said.
"Your father?" Finral questioned.
"Gabriel Agreste, the original Hawk Moth, is Adrien's father." Francis explained.
"No way! Your father is responsible for all of this?!" Noelle said as those who were hearing this for the first time was pretty shocked.
"Sort of." Adrien shamefully admitted. "All my father wanted was to use the powers of the miraculous to bring back my mother to us. He would have sacrificed almost anything just to have her back."
"But, as I said before, Gabriel's negative thoughts and feelings corrupted the miraculous he had." Francis said. "That's what gave form to the Hawk Moth we're dealing with now."
"So what's the plan?" Alya asked. "Last time, we barely managed to defeat him. We even lost a good friend to that monster."
"Last time, he drained us of powers, but we still managed to defeat him. We have them back now." Francis said. "That means, we're going to destroy Hawk Moth and end his terror once and for all." That was certainly something all of them agreed to. However, Adrien seemed a little down about this whole thing.
"Adrien, are you okay?" Marinette asked.
"It just feels like that we managed to get out of my father's mistakes, but we're pulled back in." Adrien said. "My father never intended for all of this to happen. All he wanted was to bring back the woman he loves in his life."
"I understand." Marinette said as she linked with Adrien's arm. "I know I certainly would do anything to keep you in my life. Gabriel made some mistakes, but that doesn't mean we can't fix it. With our new friends helping us, there's nothing to worry about."
"Thanks, Marinette." Adrien said as he grabbed her hand and felt lucky to have her. That little interaction didn't go unnoticed by Noelle.
"Hold on. Are those two in love or something?" Noelle questioned.
"Marinette and Adrien? Yeah. Marinette has had strong feelings for Adrien for a long time." Luka said. "She was always too shy to say anything, but being a ranger helped her get the courage she needed and had Adrien see how special she is to him. It's not really uncommon for there to be a relationship like what they have among rangers."
"Uncommon?" Noelle said as it had her thinking it could happen between her and Asta. With her tacking a quick look at him, it certainly is giving her some hope.
"Huh? Why are you looking at me like that, Noelle?" Asta questioned.
"Don't be silly. I'm not." Noelle denied as she looked away. It's certainly an interesting interaction among rangers, but that had to stop when they saw the crystal ball was alerting them of danger. All of them looked to see Hawk Moth with an army.
"He's back!" Alya said.
"Guys, I see Megicula, Beelze, and some spades in there." Luck said.
"He's joined forces with Lucifero and the other devils." Yuno said.
"Nothing twelve rangers can't handle." Asta said with full confidence and the others certainly agreed with his attitude.
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Hawk Moth
Hawk Moth lead his army of akumas and spades with his fellow generals, his two monsters with Megicula and Beelze. With an army like this, he doesn't see how he could be defeated this time. All of them advanced on and planned to invade Clover Meadows. However, Hawk Moth looked ahead and spotted the two teams of rangers standing in his way.
"Right on time." Hawk Moth claimed as both teams stood before the army.
"That's far enough, Hawk Moth!" Asta said.
"Enough is enough! This is where it all ends!" Francis said.
"On that, we agree." Hawk Moth claimed as he was getting excited about this. "Two ranger teams... I'll go down in history for eliminating both of them."
"That's not happening! You're the one that's going down!" Asta said.
"Let's do it! All of you ready?!" Francis called.
"Ready!"
"Miraculous Energy!" The six miraculous rangers morphed just like the old times.
"Red Miraculous Ranger!"
"Blue Miraculous Ranger!"
"Black Miraculous Ranger!"
"Yellow Miraculous Ranger!"
"Pink Miraculous Ranger!"
"Neon Miraculous Ranger!"
"Mana Morpher: Magic Calling!"
"Heaven's Morpher: Magic Calling!" Asta and his team morphed as well as now two teams of powered rangers stood together.
"Red Magic Knight!"
"Blue Magic Knight!"
"Green Magic Knight!"
"Yellow Magic Knight!"
"Pink Magic Knight!"
"Gold Magic Knight!" The two teams of rangers together. All the power from the morphs caused a large explosion behind them to go off with it signifying their power.
"Time to power-up." Asta said as his team knew what to do.
"Saint Power: Saint Magic!" Asta and his team called on their power and made themselves stronger.
"Not bad. We've got a little power-up ourselves." Francis said.
"Light of Miracles, Activate!" Francis and his team activate their own little power. With the power of saints and the power of miracles, they have all that they need to fight such a dark power.
"This is sure to be a lot of fun." Megicula said.
"Agreed. Take them down!" Hawk Moth ordered as his forces charged with the rangers ready to face such an enemy. The attacked all the spades and akumas while trying to get at the major threat: Hawk Moth and the generals. Asta and Francis got through easily as they both went straight for Hawk Moth. They both tried striking him with their swords, but he block both of them with his cane. "Give it up! You can never defeat the likes of me!"
"Is that so?" Asta taunted.
"Let's find out." Francis said. They both kicked Hawk Moth back and kept on the pressure. Meanwhile, the other rangers were dealing with the rest of the enemy. Cransell was fighting off Marinette and Vanessa. She fired some energy arrows at them, but they both jumped back and avoided her arrows.
"You can't escape me!" Cransell called as she charged at them.
"Wasn't trying to." Vanessa said as she used her threads and tied her down. "Go for it, Marinette!"
"I got her!" Marinette said as she took her stand. Vanessa pulled Cransell to them and Marinette gave her a powerful slash that knocked her right off her feet. Megicula joined in the fight as he tried fighting both blue rangers. He unleashed a series of needles from his wings, but they both rolled out of the way. Noelle and Nino went at him and tried attacking Megicula with both their swords, but he deflected each of their attacks. When Megicula spun around, they both moved back.
"Anything else you two would like to try?" Megicula said.
"How about this?" Noelle said. She stabbed the ground and caused water to erupt right under the ground. Megicula fired an energy blast to cause the water to disperse, but they were both gone and he didn't know where they went.
"Incoming!" Nino called as he appeared behind Megicula and gave him a powerful slash. Adrien and Finral were fighting together as well as they both attacked Trisku. Trisku fired electric attacks, but they both kept moving out of the way from his attacks.
"Any idea to get close enough to this guy?" Adrien questioned.
"Just give me a little cover." Finral said.
"No problem." Adrien said as he readied himself for the next attack. Trisku fired another attack at them, but Adrien used his sword and deflected the attack with it nearly hitting Trisku.
"Jump in, Adrien!" Finral said as he opened a portal and they both jumped through. They reappeared right behind Trisku with them stabbed their swords against him with him being knocked down. As for Luck and Alya, they were both fighting Beelze. Beelze had bone blades around both of his arms as he tried attacking Luck, but Luck was the one leading the attacks. He gave Beelze a good kick and knocked him back.
"Go, Alya!" Luck said as he held out his arms. Alya jumped off from from him and slashed her saber against Beelze.
"That all you got?" Beelze said.
"Nope. Do it, Luck!" Alya said. Beelze tried attacking her, but she jumped up at the right time. Just as his attack missed, Luck fired a powerful blast of lightning and blasted Beelze with it. That just left Luka and Yuno fighting off the spades and akumas. It only took two rangers to deal with them. Luka took his lyre and threw it. It flew around and smashed like a boomerang on some of them.
"Can you threw that again?" Yuno said.
"No problem." Luka threw it again and Yuno gave it a boost. He used his wind magic and guided the lyre as it smashed into all the enemies and knocked them down. The rangers put up a good fight as the generals were pushed back. The four pairs of the rangers faced them to finish them.
"We can't let them win." Cransell claimed.
"They won't!" Trisku said as the two of them gave it one more try with Megicula and Beelze telling them not to do it.
"Saint Magic!" The four Magic Knight Rangers unleashed a blast of their magic.
"Miracle Slash!" The four Miraculous Rangers rode along the beams and each one slashed against the two enemies. The combined power of all the rangers were powerful enough to destroy both of them.
"Twelve rangers is twelve too many." Beelze claimed.
"True, but we'll destroy them all eventually." Megicula claimed as the two of them retreated so the rangers could destroy Hawk Moth for them. Hawk Moth continued to fight off Asta and Francis. Hawk Moth swung his cane at them, but they both jumped back and avoided him.
"Can't you see that you will never defeat me?! I'm invincible!" Hawk Moth claimed.
"We'll see about that." Francis said.
"Let's end this!" Asta said. The two of them went at him and swung both of their blades at him. Hawk Moth tried to block both attacks, but they faked him out. They stopped their attacks and spun around and slashed their weapons against him and got behind him. "Saint Magic: Great Divider!"
"Miracle Slash!" The two red rangers slashed their swords against Hawk Moth at full power.
"No! I'm invincible! I was suppose to win this time!" Hawk Moth shouted before he finally met his end and was destroyed. His terror has finally reached its end once and for all.
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Timeless Meals
"This was a great idea." Mimosa said as she and the two mentors were setting something up special for the rangers on their great victory. The three of them readied themselves when all twelve of them came walking in.
"What's going on here?" Asta questioned.
"It's a little something we all put together." Fu said.
"Something to celebrate a memorial occasion." Julius said. All three of them stepped aside and showed a set of delicious food for all of them. All of the rangers loved this as they all gathered to enjoy the food and their big win against this enemy. It also gave all the rangers a chance to interact with each other outside of battle.
"Wait. You're a model, and you had all these girls, but you weren't interested in any of them?" Finral asked.
"Why would I?" Adrien questioned, but it sounded like a second language to Finral.
"Marinette, I need to ask. How did you get a fellow ranger to date you?" Noelle whispered.
"Why? Do you have your eyes on one of your teammates?" Marinette teased.
"No! Don't be ridiculous!" Noelle denied, but it wasn't all that convincing. Regardless of how things were, they all were having fun and having a great time together.
"Everyone get together! I want a photo of this moment!" Alya said as she got her phone ready.
"Let me help with that." Finral said as he opened a portal big enough for his hand. He took Alya's phone and place it through with it being right over them for this photo. With all of them grouped together, the photo was taken to forever remember this moment when two ranger teams truly came together.