Chapter 9
Downtown Paris
What was a nice afternoon had turned into something frightful as Flashfire began her reign of terror. As she flew down the road, she was shooting balls of fire from her right nozzle hand. A lot of trees and cars were now on fire as people ran.
Officer Roger soon pulled up in front of Flashfire in his police car, getting out with his megaphone.
"In the name of the law, I order you to stop setting things on fire and surrender! It is not safe to play with fire!"
"Well then maybe, officer, you should stop, drop, and ROLL!" -Flashfire called out as she shot a flaming ball at Officer Roger.
He jumped out of the way but his police car was destroyed. He was laying in the street as Flashfire aimed and fired another flaming ball at him. As he braced for impact, Ladybug jumped in front of him and spun her yoyo, creating a shield that destroyed the fireball.
"Thanks Ladybug! I will make sure to get everyone to safety."
Ladybug nodded and turned to face Flashfire.
"Didn't anybody teach you that fire is dangerous?" -Ladybug quipped.
"Didn't anyone teach you that bugs do not do well in water!" Flashfire responded as she lifted up her left-hand nozzle and shot a strong blast of water at Ladybug.
Ladybug had not expected that and suddenly found herself blasted back against the wall of a nearby building from the pressure. She coughed some but was able to get back on her feet as Flashfire walked closer to her.
"It is going to take a little more than a sprinkle of water to stop this ladybug!"
Ladybug spun and shot her yoyo at Flashfire 3 times trying to hit her, but missed all three. Flashfire looked irritated and shot another blast of water at Ladybug, who was able to hold it off this time with her yoyo defense. Flashfire increased the pressure which caused Ladybug to strain harder, but still resisted.
Flashfire then looked over to see several people hiding behind a parked car. She turned her other hand over and shot a flaming ball at the car.
"No, look out!" cried Ladybug.
She was able to break free from the stream and jumped over to intercept the ball of fire, but it struck her in the face as she screamed and was slammed against the parked car. The people behind it were able to escape.
Ladybug was able to stand up but had a burn now on her cheek that hurt horribly. Flashfire walked over and aimed to shoot another fireball. Suddenly, she was hit from behind by a long pole and was knocked to the ground as Cat Noir vaulted over her, landing next to Ladybug.
"You know a kiss would make that burn feel a lot better," he flirted with Ladybug.
"Haha very funny, but I have had a lot worse than this" She replied rubbing the burned wound.
"Ah perfect, now that you both are together, how about you hand over your miraculous and we can all go about our day." -Flashfire said as she stood up.
"Not a chance!" -Both heroes replied in unison.
Flashfire grunted as she began to shoot both fireballs and water streams at both heroes. The two scattered to dodge her attempts and began to fight back. Cat Noir was able to deflect her fireballs with his staff, but every time he got in close to strike, Flashfire was able to dodge. Ladybug was able to resist the water blast but similarly was not able to hit Flashfire with her yoyo when she got an opening.
This went on for a few minutes before both Cat Noir and Ladybug felt tired and knew they had to come up with a new strategy. Soon they were able to get out of Flashfire's sight. Cat Noir vaulted to a nearby roof, with Ladybug swinging herself up shortly.
"Okay Cat Noir, we need to come up with a new plan. We need to get her away before she causes more damage."
"You are right my lady but look! She only seems to be attacking cars and other outdoor places, she hasn't set any buildings on fire yet"
"You are right! Maybe we will be able to use that to our advantage."
Both heroes suddenly got quiet and hunkered down as Flashfire walked below them, searching for them. Suddenly she activated the jetpack on her back and propelled herself in the air to a new area, thankfully not seeing the two in the process.
"Ow!" Ladybug exclaimed as she stood up, placing her hand on the burn which still stung her cheek.
"I know I joked earlier, but are you sure you are okay?" -Cat Noir asked with a concerned tone.
"Thanks, but it is really not that bad. I got plenty of burns from baking."
"Baking?" -Cat Noir asked as he tilted his head in confusion.
"Uh I mean yeah, baking, I will do it sometimes with a friend!" -Ladybug quickly chirped back, panicking that she gave away her secret identity.
Suddenly they heard an explosion in the distance and saw black smoke coming up from a few streets down.
"I think this might be a good time for one of your lucky charms milady."
"I think you're right! LUCKY CHARM!"
Ladybug threw her yoyo in the air as it spun with ladybugs everywhere. Soon they all came together to form a red and black spotted….tea kettle mitten….which landed in her hands.
"Well at least your hand will be able to HANDLE the heat" -Cat Noir joked as Ladybug looked at him with a scowl.
She sat there thinking for a moment wondering what she could do with this, when suddenly it hit her.
"Okay I think I know what I need to do. Cat Noir, do you think you can distract Flashfire for a little bit until I get back?"
"Sure thing! Just don't take too long. Fire and water are not a cat's favorite thing."
Cat Noir extended his pole and began to vault himself towards the smoke while Ladybug swung herself in a different direction to get help.
