Chapter 4
Hey guys! Sorry it's been literally almost 2 months since I've last uploaded a part to this fanfic, I've had a lot on my table in terms of my full-time job and such. Anyways, I was reinvigorated to start writing the final parts of this story after seeing the newest episodes of this show! Sorry to all the people that got spoiled in regards to the events in Wishmaker, Gloob really sucks for doing that. Well, without further ado, let's finish off this fanfic!
Adrien, still partially paralyzed from the kiss, found his strength while staring out into the torrent of rain lashing against his window, telling him that either Paris was going to have a new record for rainfall in one day, or something was terribly wrong.
"Marinette. I think we may have a problem on our hands" he uttered before his window completely burst from the immense pressure of the storm outside.
Marinette immediately jumped up, ready for action. "I think that may be an understatement, Kitty. It's time for Ladybug and Chat Noir!"
Adrien stood up, assuming his heroic pose before calling his trusted Kwami to action. "Plagg, Claws out!" he cried, as the black, leathery suit materialized onto his person. Marinette did the same, the red and black polka dots enveloping her in a flash of crimson. The duo shared a look before running towards the broken window and diving headfirst into the flooded streets below.
Being superheroes, getting around Paris came as second nature to the two, as they vaulted from rooftop to rooftop, yo-yo wrapping around chimneys and staff planting in exposed crevices meant only as decoration from the architects of the apartment complexes beneath them. Ladybug squinted, trying to find the source of the meteorological disturbance that was threatening the lives of Parisians. There seemed to be many small bursts of wind coming from every direction at once, but only one that actively ripped bricks off of buildings around it and ejected solid projectiles onto the streets below.
A gigantic, looming cyclone was seemingly advancing toward them at breakneck speeds, destroying every structure in its path in a chaotic show of destruction. Clouds as black as night swirled in concentric rings around it, almost like a sort of shield against invaders. Ladybug stopped on an apartment rooftop, just blocks away from the storm. Chat Noir followed suit, skidding to a stop next to her. She tried to speak, to give him an idea of the plan, but she found that her words were being swallowed up by the cyclone and pointed to her bug phone. Chat Noir de-extended his staff and put it to his ear, expectantly awaiting his Lady's voice.
"We need to get into the eye of the storm if we're going to stop this akuma!" said Ladybug into her phone, making direct eye contact with Chat Noir.
"I read you loud and clear, Bugaboo. Tell me the plan and I'll follow!" he responded, confident smirk lighting up his features.
"I know I can count on you, Kitty" said Ladybug, a small blush appearing on her face before her visage again became serious. "Okay. I need you to launch me into the eye of the storm. Wait a few seconds, and then come in with me. I'm going to need your cataclysm in case the akumatized object is too big for me to break on my own". Chat noir nodded and assumed the position, staff rooted in a notch in the roof and legs bent at the knee. Ladybug grabbed ahold of the staff and held on tight. In an instant, she flew hundreds of feet into the storm, turbulent wind lashing at her every second of the way, the staff creaking every millisecond it was exposed to the sheer stress of the forces around it.
Little by little, she started to see more clearly, the winds dying down, until she was met face-to-face with the akuma herself, Aurore Beauréal, for her third appearance as Stormy Weather. She tugged on the staff twice to alert Chat Noir, then dived headfirst into the chaos, swirling around the victim, trying to ascertain what the akumatized object was. It wasn't long before Stormy caught wind of her company and moved to capture Ladybug, accelerating the wind speeds with each degree of her arms raising. Ladybug flailed in midair, dazed by the intense g-forces that whipped her in circles around the villain. Soon after, Chat Noir flew into view, hitting Stormy Weather with enough force to temporarily knock her off her balance midair.
"Hey, that's no way to treat Mi'lady!" yelled Chat Noir, as he restrained the villain's arms behind her back and propelled her towards Ladybug. The storm surrounding the duo got substantially less violent, until it was barely able to keep them afloat, hundreds of feet above the streets of Paris.
"Agh! Mangy cat!" shrieked Aurore as she tried to punch Chat Noir off of her in vain. "This can all be over if you just hand me your Miraculous! I can stop the storms and Paris can be safe once again!"
Ladybug maneuvered her way over to the two, narrowly being smacked by various pieces of building in the process. Chat Noir was quickly losing control of the villain's arms, and shouted out "Ahh! Get her, Ladybug! It's now or never!" before he was roughly shoved into the swirling winds, tumbling head over heels.
"Aha! It's over for you now!" cried Aurore as she fully raised her arms, resulting in an explosive gust of air that knocked Ladybug several yards back. Ladybug looked down at the destruction beneath her. Buildings that were built to withstand level 4 hurricanes were torn to shreds in seconds. She couldn't imagine the horror that was going through citizen's minds as they were met face to face with the catastrophe. This thought led to her strengthening her resolve, pushing as hard as she possibly could to get to the villain.
Finally, after minutes of failed yo-yo attempts, she was able to latch onto a small piece of material protruding from the victim's costume, and touched the button on her yo-yo that retracted the magic cord. Inch by inch, the yo-yo pulled her back into the eye of the storm, and closer and closer to Stormy Weather.
Luckily, her back was facing Ladybug, as she was trying to zap Chat Noir with bursts of lightning, narrowly missing any direct hits.
"It's time for a little luck!" said Ladybug as she neared closer to the villain. "Lucky Charm!" she said quietly, as her yo-yo lit up and spit out a jump rope colored with red-and-black polka dots. "What am I going to do with-" Ladybug started with before she figured out the obvious plan.
"Chat Noir! Distract her!" she shouted as she uncoiled the rope. On cue, Chat Noir extended his baton into the villain's face, briefly knocking her off balance. Ladybug went in full force, wrapping the jump rope around Aurore until she couldn't raise her arms anymore. Then, she quickly looked around for the akumatized object, before resting her eyes on the small pocket-umbrella that rested in her back pocket. In a swift move, Ladybug kicked the purple, glowing umbrella out of Stormy's pocket and into Chat Noir's path.
"Noooooo!" shouted the villain as she saw Chat Noir shout "Cataclysm!" and completely disintegrate her source of power. Almost immediately, the trio started to fall to the ground, the winds holding them up dissipating like steam out of a boiling pot.
Ladybug grabbed hold of Aurore and Chat Noir, grabbing hold of an undestroyed building in their vicinity and swinging them to safety to the wind-blasted cobblestone below. After they landed, Stormy Weather dissolved in a cloud of purple bubbles before Aurore Beauréal appeared, a small butterfly flapping above her.
Ladybug stood back and captured the evil butterfly with her yo-yo, freeing it from Shadow Moth's influence. "Miraculous Ladybug!" she cried as she threw the jump rope high into the sky, the ladybugs repairing the extensive damage done by the severe weather.
Bit by bit, the scene around the trio got less and less annihilated, and more like the scene that preceded the akuma attack. "Thank you so much, Ladybug! I can't believe I got akumatized for a third time, I'm so sorry! I don't know what happened!" she apologized.
Ladybug only took out a small trinket in response. "Aurore Beauréal, take this charm. It will protect you from any future attacks by Shadowmoth!" She folded the charm into Aurore's hand, patting her on the shoulder as she did so. "Thanks, Ladybug!" was all she could muster before the superhero attached her yo-yo to a nearby support beam and flew away, Chat Noir in tow. She looked up into the now clear sky and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well, that could have gone worse" expressed Chat once they were a sufficient distance away to detransform.
"Could it have?" Ladybug said sarcastically before dropping her transformation. Chat Noir laughed before dropping his own and giving Plagg a piece of cheese to nibble on.
"Good job, as always, Milady" he gushed as Marinette blushed profusely. "Y-yeah, you too! I don't know if we would have made it if you hadn't distracted her at the last second" she replied. "Gosh, we know our identities and I'm still an awkward mess!" Marinette said, laughing, as Adrien smiled lovingly.
"Well, to be fair, it's hard to get used to being in love with this guy" he said, flexing his biceps and shooting her a fashion model look. Marinette burst out laughing, the tension broken by his silly antics. "Hahaha, well you have a point there" she said before bringing herself closer to him.
"I don't think I'm ever going to get over this, after all" she said before closing the distance between them, once again joining her lips and his in a kiss.
