Chapter 23: Feast Part 2

"Did someone get the license of that bus that hit me?" Cat Noir (Leo) asked as he used his club to stand himself up.

"That Sentimonster hits pretty hard, doesn't it?" Ladybug (Aquarius) helped him up.

The two heroes stared down the monster. It was strong, but stupid. That worked in their favor. There were a few seconds in between its attacks, which was another advantage. The only downside is that they had to be extra careful that Feast wouldn't eat their Miraculous.

"I really want to join in the fight," Trent thought to himself as he watched the action unfold. Those two really needed the extra hand. "I know I can't. I have to protect both boxes, and this old man. If things get dicey, my speed will get us out of here."

The fight continued with the heroes dodging Feast's tongue, then using the brief opening to attack.

"Our attacks aren't doing much," Cat Noir said.

"At least you have a club," Ladybug sighed. "All I got are these castanets. Not exactly useful in this situation." Ladybug clapped her weapon.

"Have you tried throwing them?" Cat Noir asked. "Maybe they can work like boomerangs?"

"Worth a try," Ladybug nodded. "Get in position. I'll make an opening."

Ladybug sprang into action.

"Yum!" Feast shouted.

A large tongue shot out. Ladybug dodged it with ease Matrix-style. With a mighty toss, the castanets went flying, making contact with their target.

"Nice!" Ladybug cheered.

"Now it's my turn," Cat Noir said. With a mad dash, he leaped into the air. "Get a taste of this!"

"Wait," Trent gasped. "Is he going to use his power? Cat Noir, wait! The power depends on your environment. There's no telling what will happen when you use in the middle of a city!"

Words fell on deaf ears.

"Wild charge!" Cat Noir's club glowed. It grew in size as pieces of the buildings and fixtures in the surround area started breaking off and flying towards him.

"We need to hold the sentimonster in place, otherwise it'll dodge Cat Noir's attack," Ladybug thought.

The club continued to grow and more of the surrounding added to it.

"Torrent!" Ladybug clapped her weapon.

A circle of water appeared under Feast. Not even a moment later, a pillar of water emerged, lifting and holding Feast in the air. With all the strength he could muster, Cat Noir swung his club down, colliding with Feast. With a loud and reverberating sound, he slammed Feast into the ground. When the dust cleared, it laid motionless in a crater.

"Think that's it?" Cat Noir asked.

"I think it's down for a bit," Ladybug said. "You did hit it pretty hard. I almost feel bad for it. Almost."

"We should get the Ladybug Miraculous from Master and fix all this damage," Cat Noir suggested.

The two looked around. The city was wrecked. Wrecked was putting it gently. Decimated was more like it. More so than usual attacks. Whoops.

"Master…." Ladybug barely spoke.

Feast wasn't down. Although he was stuck in his crater, he was back up, heroes wrapped in his long tongue.

"Hey! Leave them alone!" Fu shouted desperately. He ran closer to his creation. "I'm the one you have been wanting for the past one hundred and seventy-two years!"

"The guardian of the Miraculous is this decrepit old man?" Hawkmoth smiled, watching from his lair.

"Rowddy," Trent started to say. Before he could transform, Feast has swallowed his recent conquest.

"Yum, yum! Miraculous!" Feast cheered.

"You won't have any trouble getting rid of them, Feast!" Hawkmoth cheered on. "Get yourself free and get those Miraculous!"

"Fu! Give me the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous! I have a plan!" Trent demanded.

"No. We shouldn't let Cat Noir's and Ladybug's sacrifice go to waste. We must flee and protect the Miraculous while we still can," Fu said. He was shaking and struggling to get on his bike.

"Master," Wayzz looked away.

"I need you to trust me," Trent continued. "I'll get them to Ladybug and Cat Noir. We aren't defeated yet. I'll even leave you my box as collateral."

"Those are the two Miraculous we can't afford to lose."

"Please. This is our only chance to stop the sentimonster once and for all. Once it gets free, we are toast. I know you have no reason to trust me, but desperate times call for desperate measures."

"We should trust him, Master," Wayzz said. "You said it yourself. You are too old to use the powers, and he is trusting you with his box."

"Very well," Fu let out a sigh. He didn't want to part with them. But he knew this might be the only way to fix his mistake.

"Thank you for trusting me." Trent took the Miraculous. "Is there anything they should know?"

"Yes," Fu said, refusing to make eye contact. "The amok is in my staff."

"Wait a minute." Trent covered his mouth. "This is your sentimonster?"

"It's a long story we don't have time for," Fu said.

"Well, you're trusting me, so I have no right to question you. First, I have to take care of that thing."

"What's your plan?" Wayzz asked.

"Just watch and see," Trent said. "First, I need the power of the Black Cat Miraculous!"

"You're going to use them?" Fu looked on as Trent placed the ring on.

"Hey!" Plagg said. "You're not my Cat Noir."

"Nope!" Trent smiled. "This is a one time performance! Plagg, claws out!"

In a flash of green light, Trent transformed into a black cat-themed super hero.

"I look more like a rock star than a superhero, but it'll do. Call me Black Cat!" Black Cat introduced.

"You mustn't use the black cat power on the sentimonster! You won't destroy it. Instead, you'll break the connection to the creator. It'll become frenzied and out of control."

"The black cat power can destroy anything, intent is key." Black Cat said in a sing-song voice. "But I have no intention of destroying the sentimonster. If I did, Ladybug and Cat Noir might become victims and be destroyed alongside it. Besides, I have a bigger threat I need to take out first."

"Be careful," Fu said.

Black Cat walked towards the sentimonster.

"Cataclysm!" A dark aura engulfed Black Cat's hand.

"Miraculous!" Feast shouted.

Feast tongue shot out towards the hero. Black Cat wasn't phased. Instead, he was counting on this. With a simple touch of his powered hand, the tongue turned a rusty brown and disintegrated. Feast let out a moan of pain.

"Plagg, claws in!" Trent appeared in a flash of green light. "Thanks for the assist, Plagg. Here, take this!"

"Always happy to help if cheese is involved," Plagg said, catching a piece of cheese Trent tossed.

"So how will you get Ladybug and Cat Noir?" Fu wondered. He was a bit impressed, he had to admit.

"That where the next step comes in," Trent said as he attached the earrings.

"Where is my Ladybug?" Tikki asked. She looked around, trying to figure out what was going on.

"You'll be reunited soon enough. Right now, I need to borrow your power," Trent said. "Tikki, spots on!"

In a flash of pink light, Trent transformed into a ladybug-themed super hero.

"Ladybug-colored samurai armor? I guess that makes me Lord Bug. Or would a more samurai themed name be appropriate?" Lord Bug mused. "Lucky charm!"

"What is it?" Wayzz asked.

"It's a safety line and mount," Lord Bug answered.

He walked over to the sentimonster. Feast was mouthing at him, trying to eat him like a hungry, hungry hippo. Lord Bug simply smiled and placed the mount in Feast's mouth. With the way it was affixed, Feast was now unable to open and close his mouth now. It was stuck opened.

"Spots off!" Trent appeared in a flash of pink light. He tossed a piece of cheese to Tikki, who didn't look too pleased, then attached the safety line around his waist.

"Stop!" Fu said. "This is crazy. You're just giving Feast and Hawk Moth what they want!"

Trent just looked at the old man with a small smile on his face. "Alley-oop!" he said right before jumping into the creature's mouth.

"The Amok is in my staff!" Fu called out after the boy. He didn't know if he heard or not.


Inside Feast was a trip, to say the least. Somehow, the inside of the Sentimonster was a glowing neon blue. Everything that has ever been eaten was floating around inside in bubbles of various sizes.

"Rowddy, find Marinette and give her this." Trent handed his Kwami a black box. "She should either still be transformed or in black leather biker gear."

"Will do, My Liege," Rowddy said with a bow. "Please be careful in your search for Adrien."

Trent swam around looking and searching for some sign of Adrien. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to these bubbles. He passed by various vehicles, old buildings, and even statues. Where were the people?

"Trent!" a male voice called out. "Over here!"

Trent swam towards the direction of the voice. It had to be Adrien. Who else would know who he is and have been eaten by this creature? Sure, there was Marinette, but she didn't have a boy's voice.

"Did you get eaten too?"

Trent saw someone in a banana costume talking to him. Yup! It was Adrien. Though now is not the time to ask why he has a banana costume.

"Yeah," Trent nodded. "All the cool kids were doing it, and you know I succumb to peer pressure quite easily."

"Wait a minute," Adrien said. "Why aren't you in a bubble?"

"I came in here on purpose, look." Trent pointed to his ladybug themed safety rope.

"That's the Lucky Charm!" Adrien gasped. "That means you used Ladybug's Miraculous."

"And I used yours, too. No need to feel left out."

"Now's not the time for jokes."

"Really?" Trent raised an eyebrow. "Cat Noir is telling me now is not the time for jokes."

"You have a point there." Adrien let out an embarrassed chuckle.

"I have a present for you." Trent pulled out a black box. Without even thinking, he punched through the bubble.

"Whoa! It popped," Adrien said. He quickly grabbed the box. "I couldn't pop it from the inside."

"That wasn't intentional," Trent said, not making eye contact. "I wasn't sure what would happen to you if I popped it."

"Do I wanna know the plan?" Adrien asked.

"No."

Adrien opened the box and a pink orb popped out. Pink. Definitely not the color he was expecting.

"Hi Tikki," Adrien greeted. "I think Trent handed me the wrong box."

"Whoops." Trent shrugged.

"It's nice to see you again," Tikki said.

"Well, there no time to waste. Hurry and transform. You'll just have to make do with the Ladybug Miraculous for now, Trent said.

"Its fine," Adrien said, attaching the earrings. "I have experience being the Ladybug hero. Tikki, Spots on!"

"We finally found you two!" a girl's voice called out.

Two figures appeared in the distance. It must be Ladybug and Rowddy. Wait. If Adrien is Ladybug right now, that must mean that Marinette is Cat Noir."

"Mister Bug! Trent! We found you!" the former Ladybug called out.

"Mister Bug?" Trent looked disappointed at him. "That's your name?"

"Don't judge me! Lady Noire over here was the one who came up with it." Mister Bug defended. "I wouldn't have picked something so lame."

"Lady Noire, is that how you treat your partner?" Trent asked. "You get the cool name and they get the lame one? I was Ladybug for all of five minutes…"

"That explains the red and black life line." Ladybug commented.

"…and even I had a cool name. I was Lord Bug!"

"Lord Bug! That's a cool name. I would have used that for my name," Mister Bug said. "I also considered Duke Bug. Plus, if I wanted to annoy Milady over here, Gentleman Bug."

Trent high-fived Mister Bug and they both let out a laugh, much to the annoyance of Lady Noire.

"I swear, guys really do bond over the strangest stuff." Lady Noire shook her head. "Before you came in here, did Master Fu tell you anything?"

"Oh, right? That is kinda important," Trent said as he rubbed the back of his head. "What was it? I know. He said the Amok should be in his staff, which is inside Feast."

"Is that enough to go off of, though?" Lady Noire asked.

"It has to be," Mister Bug said, gripping his Yo-Yo. "Lucky Charm!"

"A metal detector?" Trent looked puzzled. "There tons of metal in here already."

"Whatever he swallows gets sealed here forever," Lady Noire said.

"In that case, we'd better hurry up and figure out where our Master's staff is hiding." Mister Bug said.

Readying the metal detector, the three heroes began the search. Waving the machine, they followed the beeps. The louder and more frequent the noise was, the closer they seemed to their goal. The further they went in, the older everything seemed in the bubbles. They must have gone past all the stuff Feast ate in his Miraculous pursuit.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!

"This is it!" Mister Bug exclaimed, finding the staff.

"I knew it! It had to be intact, otherwise the sentimonster would have disappeared!" Lady Noire said.

"Alright, you two, hold on to me. It's time to get out." Trent said.

With a tug of the safety line, it whisked away the three heroes. Bubbles whizzed on by in a blur, and soon they were ejected from the mouth. They landed with some smooth acrobatics.


"That's my staff!" Fu exclaimed. "You found it!"

"All that's left is for you to do the honors," Mister Bug said.

"Cataclysm!" Lady Noire touched the staff, instantly ruining it. A feather popped out from the staff. Feast disappeared in a dark aura, leaving a butterfly in its place.

"No more evil-doing for you! Time to de-evilize!" Mister Bug caught the akuma and the amok. "Gotcha!"

"NO! That's impossible!" Hawk Moth cried out.

"Bye-bye little butterfly!" Mister Bug said as he released them.

"You'll need this." Lady Noire tossed the lifeline mount to Trent.

"I always wanted to do this," Trent said.

"Miraculous Mister Bug!" / "Miraculous Lord Bug!"

The ladybug swarm restored everything that has been swallowed.

"Pound it!" Lady Noire, Mister Bug, Trent, and Fu bumped fist.

"Thank you, Lady Noire. Thank you, Mister Bug. Thank you, too Trent." Fu said. "Because of everything you have done, I won't have to run anymore."

"We only put your teaching to practice, Master," Lady Noire said.

"I know two people who better transform back and exchange their Miraculous," Minster Bug said.

"Before you two do that, there is something I must say." Trent took a slow, deep breath.