Previously on In the End...
They all turned their heads to Master Fu. "There is no time to figure out who she'll fall for I need you all concentrated. I need for you." he gave direct eye contact to the blond. "Transform. Call up the rest of the team. Have them meet on the rooftop of this building. And you, Viperion, I would like to have a word with you."
Luka followed the old guardian into another room. It was the room where he had healed Tikki with a simple thing he understood. Anyways, Master Fu was pleased with Luka and his responsibility with the Miraculous he was given.
"Protect Ladybug too." was all he requested.
The blue-haired boy blinked a few times before giving the old man a simple nod. He went back to the main room where Marinette laid with her injured arm. Anger bubbled up inside him. This was Lila's doing. If he could, he would get revenge for her. And that wouldn't be right. That's what Hawkmoth wanted. To get everyone riled up to get akumatized and bring Ladybug to him.
Chat Noir also loved her.
Luka knelt down where the blunette laid. He set a hand on her cheek. Then placed a gentle kiss on her lips. He kept looking at her closed eyes. "I'll protect you, my princess." he stood up.
Thankfully Plagg wasn't there because Adrien was off in another alleyway to call the rest of their hero friends. And possibly recruit more.
Tikki still laid as still as her chosen. Their chests would rise and fall gently.
He kept his gaze on her until Sass snapped him out of it.
"You have got to join Cat Noir."
"Sass, scales slither!" Sass was pulled into the Miraculous jewel and a turquoise suit with scales of a snake appeared on him. He put one of his hands up and clenched his fist before joining Chat Noir who was waiting for the other heroes to arrive.
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Chat Noir stood in an alleyway with his arms hanging in his sides. He missed his Lady. And what more was there? That Ladybug is Marinette and they would have to go and work without her for any possible akuma attacks?
This was more than he could bear.
He took his stick and dialed everyone's number. For superheroes at least. No one was picking up.
Maybe he could be akumatized himself and protect Ladybug with all of his heart's content. There were risks and benefits as he thought of himself getting akumatized. The risk was that he could end up hurting their friends and possibly Marinette. The benefit would be that if he could handle the control Hawkmoth had against any of his akumatized victims, he could possibly try and find Hawkmoth and end all this mess.
Viperion joined him.
"Only Ladybug knows who's Rena Rouge and Carapace. I'm not sure about Ryuko."
"You worry about Queen Bee. I'll get Ryuko. Wayzz is already on his way to his person."
"Don't you mean holder?" the hero is black turned to the snake hero.
"You know what I mean." he was ready to take off into broad daylight until a clawed hand stopped him.
"Whoever Marinette chooses, we'll be okay and not let an akuma get a hold of us?"
Viperion had stopped in tracks. "We should really get going. Ladybug could be getting worse and I don't want that for her." he jumped to another rooftop on his way to see his friend Wyvern.
Chat Noir looked down for a moment. He couldn't get his mind off of Marinette. He never said he loved Ladybug. The first day he had met her, he said Whoever is under that mask, I love her. He facepalmed himself, being a complete idiot and jerk to her. Anyways, he extended his cat stick and went to Chloe's.
Chloe had been suspended from the school for locking Lila up in that closet. Well tried to be. The blonde would use her excuse of her father being the mayor to get unsuspended, but there were still consequences. And she was glad she got out of the trouble.
If Lila messed with Ladybug or Marinette, she would kick that girl's butt and send her off into America.
Chat Noir landed on the rich girl's balcony. He wasn't going to say anything about Marinette being Ladybug. He couldn't do that to her. He wouldn't.
Chloe backed up from the hero in black. "Cat Noir? What are you doing here?"
"Ladybug is.." he turned his bead to one side. "She's in the clutches of Hawkmoth and only us heroes can save her."
"I get to save Ladybug?!" the blonde asked excitedly and quickly transformed.
"Calm down. This could be one of the most-"
"Yeah, whatever, but Ladybug is in trouble! We have to track him down! Fear not, Paris, Ladybug shall return!"
Cat Noir extended his staff to stop her from doing anything crazy. "We have to meet up with Viperion, Ryuko, Rena Rouge, and Carapace. I believe we'll be recruiting others."
"Sabrina might get real superpowers like me?"
Chat nodded. "Let's just go and figure something out."
"Anything for Ladybug."
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Marinette's arms lay on her sides. Her head was gently propped against a pillow. And her parents didn't know where she was. They didn't have clue she was even gone. Taken by Luka who was Cobra.
The blunette tensed slightly. She was battling him in her subconscious and she couldn't hold on forever.
Tikki was only mere feet away from her. Marinette had to get to Tikki. They needed each other to defeat Hawkmoth. Emotionally, both were damaged. Though Marinette had been physically hurt and Tikki could only do so much.
The kwami had let Marinette down. She couldn't fight, but she had to so that Hawkmoth wouldn't bring this Ladybug to death. She didn't want to give in. And she wondered why Nooroo wasn't stopping this. But then remembered depending on a master or a chosen, any commands they make keeps them as slaves. Tikki didn't want to be a slave to Hawkmoth. She didn't want Marinette to be permanently akumatized until she got her hands on Cat Noir's Miraculous to give to Hawkmoth. She knew Marinette would never forgive herself. So, she kept fighting. And for this kwami, it didn't matter if this fighting would kill her. If it meant for Marinette to live, she would be okay with it.