Scene 28 - Luka on a Bike
His heart was pounding. Every muscle in his body was on fire. But he couldn't stop, he had to go faster. Luka pedaled faster than he had in his entire life. He closed the distance from his boat on the canal to the Dupain-Cheng Bakery in less than 4 minutes, and when he reached the door he didn't even bother to tie his bike up. He had no idea how much time he had left, and if Ladybug needed Sass, then time must be in short supply.
"Sorry! Marinette sent me!" he yelled to Marinette's parents as he burst through the door. There was no time for formalities. He sprinted up the stairs, climbing the final ladder to enter Marinette's room through the floor.
Luka did not have to look for the sewing box, as Sass came right out to greet him.
"Itssss ok, it's my holder," Sass assured the other kwamii's as he floated up to speak to Luka.
Luka was out of breath, but he forced the words out as quickly as he could.
"Sass, Marinette sent this to me!" Luka panted, holding up the photo of the watch.
"I think she wants me to go back in time to this exact moment, but she knows I can't. It's too late!"
He desperately looked at the tiny snake, hoping it would have answers.
"You may not be able to, but I can," Sass informed him. "I can go back to any beacon posted in the past."
Luka's relief from hearing this answer was short lived, as another kwamii, the dog, flew up to meet him and immediately set a new expectation.
"When a kwamii uses their power without a holder, there are catastrophic consequences!" it said.
"The situation must be desperate for her to consider using it," explained the turtle.
What had Luka done? Ladybug had warned him how dangerous learning Chat Noir's identity would be. He could have stopped it. He had five whole minutes to stop it that day, but instead he let his heartbreak and curiosity get the best of him.
Just then, a loud ringing sound began to emanate from outside the window. The room was flooded with red light. Luka ran to the window and looked out across the Seine to see a bright beacon expanding over Île de la Cité. The kwamiis had all exited the sewing box and were beginning the cry.
"It's the end of the world!" he heard them scream.
"What's happening?" he asked Sass.
"Papillombre must have Ladybug and Chat Noir's miraculous," Sass answered nervously. Luka had never seen Sass scared before. "He has made his wish!"
"Then why is this the end of the world?" Luka asked. Surely Papillombre's wish wasn't just to destroy everything?
"Imagine the world is your notepad," Sass explained."Everything is written in blue, but you want it to be in red. Before anyone re-writes in the colour they want, it is necessary to erase what is written."
"When someone makes a wish, the universe is totally destroyed and then totally reconstructed," the dog cut in. "But no one knows how…"
There was a large boom from outside, and Luka could feel the building shake beneath him. There was no time to lose.
"Hurry, Sass," he instructed.
Sass raised his tiny arms and shouted.
"SECOND CHANCE!"
