10/14/22
8 Reviews, 12 Favs, 13 Follows
Later that night, Cat Noir and Ladybug returned to the feline territory, thinking about their kind and why they don't dress in loincloth. They had never seen fashion like that.
"I still don't trust that adult man, bugaboo. I can sense evil in him. He can't possibly be my father just because that kid looks identical like me" Cat Noir ate his cooked meat, "I'm not liking this at all"
"But it all makes sense, kitty. Felix looks a bit like you. Blond hair, green eyes, perfect skin just like yours. Those kids were nice, except for that obnoxious one" Ladybug said.
"You mean Chloe? Ah yes. Though, I'm not sure if I should try to bond with Gabriel or Felix" Cat Noir replied.
"Felix seems different than his father. Maybe you should get to know him" Ladybug said while eating.
"I could try," Cat Noir said.
"Why don't you trust that adult man?" Ladybug asked.
"He seems really suspicious," Cat Noir said.
"You said he was looking for gems in that volcano?" Ladybug mentioned.
"Yes, he wants to wish his late wife back," Cat Noir said.
"Tikki once told me that some wishes have a terrible price to pay in exchange" Ladybug finished her meat.
"That doesn't sound good, Bugaboo" Cat Noir said.
"Do you think we should head to that volcano?" Ladybug asked.
"Yes. We should. It's dormant" Cat Noir agreed.
"Very well then" Ladybug nodded.
"Hello my cubs, I hear you found your kind" Tikki joined in along with Plagg.
"Yeah, we learned a lot from them," Marinette said.
"What did you learn?" Plagg asked.
"They taught us where they came from and they are on a treasure hunt for the jewels within the volcano," Cat Noir said.
"What?! No one is supposed to go there!" Tikki said in alarm.
"It's far too dangerous! Just one misuse of the panther gem will cause the volcano to blow" Plagg said.
"Wait, you know about it?" Cat Noir asked.
"Most of the jungle knows about it" Plagg replied.
"And with the Ladybug gem, it steadies the balance of the jungle" Tikki added.
"Is there a story about it?" Cat Noir asked.
"There is. Sit down and we'll explain" Plagg said.
"Our cat goddess made a balance of the gems. One for creation and one for destruction. If two are combined together, it grants one wish. The creation to make a wish while destruction takes the price" Tikki explained.
"No good. We have to keep Gabriel from claiming them" Marinette said.
"I told you he sounded suspicious. If he's really my father, I don't know why he never went with my mother" Cat Noir said.
"We better find out. He needs to let her go" Marinette said.
"Actually, there's something I should have shown you long ago" Plagg gestures to his cub to follow him.
He was brought to the treehouse where Plagg found him as a baby. His mother's corpse was nowhere to be seen.
"This is where I found you, Cat Noir" Plagg showed him around.
"That day you saved me from a lion?" Cat Noir walked inside, noticing that some of the vine plants grew around the treehouse.
"Yes. It was" Plagg said.
Cat Noir noticed a picture of a family, consisting of twin babies, a woman, and a man holding them, "That's my mother?" He looks at the woman, then saw a younger Gabriel and himself as a baby with Felix, "So it's true. He and Felix are my relatives" Cat Noir said.
"Yes, but you'll always be my cub," Plagg said.
"The jungle is where I grew up. I don't know their world, Plagg" Cat Noir said.
"I know that Noir, you'll always be in my heart," Plagg said.
"And you'll always be my guardian" Cat Noir hugs him.
"My cub is grown up" Plagg purred.
"Yup. Looks like Ladybug and I are heading to the volcano" Cat Noir said.
"Be careful, Noir" Plagg said.
"I'm wild like you," Cat Noir said.
"Mmhmm. You're truly like the son I never had" Plagg smiled.
x
The next day, the wild humans swung from vine to vine, heading to the volcano before Gabriel.
"Faster Bugaboo!" Cat Noir switched vine.
"I'm trying, Kitty," Ladybug said.
They slipped and fell on their human friends like a pile, "Urgh!"
"Omph!" Grunted Nino when Cat Noir crashed on them.
"Sorry guys" Ladybug got up.
"Where did you two come from?" Alya groaned as she got up.
"From above" Ladybug replied.
"Are you in a hurry or what?" Alya asked.
"We're going to the dormant volcano. The panther and the ladybug gems need to stay safe in there" Cat Noir said.
"That old man has talked too much about it," Nino said.
"Are you in to help us?" Ladybug asked.
"Yes. We're in" Alya said.
"I hope you know the meaning of danger," Cat Noir said.
"I fully understand, Dude. I could use a turtle shell for protection" Nino joked at the last sentence.
"Funny. Let's go!" Cat Noir adjusts his mask.
"Hiding your secret identity or something?" Nino asked.
"Just fixing my mask" Cat Noir replied.
"You two know that bothering a volcano can be dangerous," Alya said.
"Yeah, it could be. The gems keep the volcano dormant" Ladybug said.
"She might be clearing her throat to start singing eruption," Nino said.
"Enough talk, let's hurry" Ladybug replied as they ran.
