Zoo animals have escaped all over Paris. The animals were causing havoc all over the city so naturally the superheroes had to take care of it. Except this time Ladybug brought Rena Rouge along with them.
Ben was currently transformed into Heatblast. He had tried to get Wildmutt so he could herd the animals back into the zoo but of course the Omnitrix had other plans. So he was trying to push them back by chasing them. The animals fled away from him mainly because he was a walking persona of fire.
Heatblast however could never catch them for the animals were much faster than him. So all he could do was keep them away from the populous while everyone else worked on a plan.
Fortunately The other heroes did have a plan. They had managed to recapture all of the animals except the last 2 panthers. So now they were going to lure the panthers into a van. Currently Cat Noir was luring them into a trap by getting himself chased by them
"Come on, guys, you wouldn't eat one of your cousins, would ya?" joked Cat Noir.
Rena Rouge jumps along roofs to a vantage point above the street and plays her flute. An orange energy ball appears on the tip of her flute and she shouts "Mirage!" she throws the energy ball onto the street causing large cuts of meat appear on the street in front of the panthers.
"How about some tasty chops, instead?" said Cat Noir to the panthers as he then leaps away with his staff
One of the panthers steps on a piece of meat, causing it to disappear. It and the other panther step on more of them, following a trail of vanishing meat until it leads them into the back of a van. Ladybug shuts the van doors, trapping the panthers inside. Lucky Girl picks up the van with a mana platform and floats it over to the nearby zoo. Civilians cheer the heroes standing on the edge of a rooftop.
Cat Noir holds up his fist for a fist bump "Pound I—" Cat Noir stopped as he looked back at Ladybug and Rena Rouge running away "Hey, where're you going?" asked Cat Noir.
"Rena's about to transform back." answered Ladybug
"So you're allowed to know her true identity, but I'm not?" questioned Cat Noir clearly frustrated.
"Because I have to get her Miraculous back." replied Ladybug
"So what's my role, then? The guy who's always left in the dark? What else are you hiding from me?" further questioned Cat Noir
Rena Rouge's Miraculous flashes and she points at it saying "We really gotta jam."
"Wait wait you two keep secrets from each other? That is never a good idea for a team" said Heatblast. Cat Noir nodded in agreement and Lucky Girl didn't want to get involved.
"Right, and you and Lucky Girl don't keep secrets from each other." said Ladybug rhetorically obviously expecting there to be secrets. She began to walk off with Rena when...
"No secrets between us." replied Heatblast stopping Ladybug in her tracks.
"So she knows what you look like underneath that ghost skin of yours!" shot back Ladybug clearly questioning their trust.
Heatblast's face took one of surprise. He wasn't expecting her to bring that up. Nor did he know she had seen it.
"We have to go. Cat Noir, I'll talk to him about it." finished Ladybug
"Him? Who's him?" questioned Cat Noir again
Ladybug realized her slip-up and replied with "Uh...when the time is right, Cat Noir, I promise." She then departs with Rena Rouge
"I hate secrets." complained Cat Noir scowling at where Ladybug once stood.
"Same." added Heatblast
"How come you two don't have secrets?" asked Cat Noir now curious.
"Well uh..." Heatblast started. Lucky Girl was having the same problem. They weren't really sure how to say it without revealing hints about their identities or that they're family.
"We just you know do." Heatblast finally said.
"Ok but what did she mean about that Ghost skin comment?" further asked Cat Noir.
Heatblast explained what had happened with Zombizou the other day and how he had opened his skin to show Zombizou his true form.
"That sounds scary." replied Cat Noir
"It is." Heatblast and Lucky Girl both said.
"We got jet so we'll see you the next time Paris is in danger." said Lucky Girl making her exit.
Heatblast waved goodbye as Cat Noir left to go home as well.
Marinette returned the Fox miraculous to Master Fu. He locked it back up in the miracle box and went towards the back room.
"Perfect. Now come and tell me what's bothering you, Marinette." said Fu opening the back door
"Huh? How do you...?" Began Marinette as she followed Fu but was interrupted by Fu laughing a little and then stopping the Kwami's at the door.
"Hold on. You both stay here." ordered Master Fu
The Kwamis then begged to get to see what was inside.
Fu responded with "Kwamis must never know the recipe that can modify their powers. Ever!"
"Modify their powers?" asked Marinette rhetorically"
"Imagine what would happen if one of you were captured by a villain, just like Hawk Moth's kwami, Nooroo." warned Master Fu scaring Tikki and Wayzz away
"So, what's on your mind, Marinette? asked Fu
"Master Fu, Cat Noir is asking more and more questions. He's tired of being left in the dark. And the Alien hero I saw something about him. Something... horrifying." said Marinette.
At hearing this Fu almost dropped the big jar he was carrying but set it down and went to grab a hold of his tea.
"What do you mean by horrifying?" asked Master Fu.
"Well it was when we were fighting Zombizou and he was transformed into what appeared to be a ghost with a grey cloak for skin. He pulled open the cloak frightening Zombizou and what I saw under there was so scary, it given me nightmares." answered Marinette.
"Hmmm. This is very disturbing news Marinette. But tell me. Have you asked him about it yet?" asked Master Fu
"Not yet Master." said Marinette.
"Then the logical course of action is to ask about it before making too great of an assumption." answered Master Fu
"Now onto you second problem. Tell me, Marinette; do you put the noodles in the water before the water boils?" asked Fu in a metaphorical comparison
"Uh, no." said Marinette confused by the question.
"Exactly. That's because there's a right time for everything." answered Master Fu pouring some tea and hands a cup to Marinette and starts brewing something
"Uh, what are you cooking exactly?" asked Marinette
Master Fu explained to her that he was trying to make potions to grant kwami's special powers such as breathing underwater or resistance to cold. He also says that he can't figure out what the last ingredient is.
Master Fu takes a random guess and puts it into the mix. The result being a mini boom within the bowl.
"I think I may have finally got the right mix." exclaimed Fu as he prepared the potion to test on Wayzz.
Unfortunately for him the recipe still wasn't right.
Ben and Gwen went to join their friends at the movies. They were watching a strange French movie called Mechamonkey vs Cybersharks 3. They both assumed it would be one of those movies that was so bad its funny.
Right before the movie was going to start Marinette and Alya rushed in. Marinette apologizing as she walked over people's feet to get to her seat.
The Movie starts to play. People in the frontmost row get up and run out, followed by people in rows succeedingly further back doing the same.
"What's going on?" wonders Marinette out loud.
Water rushes under the seats where Marinette is sitting. She, Alya, Nino, Max, Kim, Ben, Gwen and others in that row lift their feet onto their seats. Out in the streets, people scream as flooding water rages. Water also continues rushing into the theater.
"Okay, who left the faucet running?" joked Alya
"Probably Hawkmoth." said Ben getting a chuckle from Alya
Marinette looked around for an escape and saw the emergency exit that led to the stairs. "The stairs! Quick!" exclaimed Marinette as everyone rushed to the stairs.
People run upstairs toward the roof; water floods the stairway right behind them.
When everyone reaches the roof they find that the whole city has been flooded up to the rooftops.
"My circuits are sensitive to water." said Max's Hover robot.
Suddenly Kim ran towards the water and leapt in "Wha, ho, ho, ho! Ha, ha! Come on, guys! I can teach you to swim in two seconds flat, Markov. You just put your arms like this, then you push your legs, and it's kind of like being a frog, you see. In fact, it helps to think as a frog, too, you know—" Kim was stopped when he was pushed underwater by the akuma that caused this.
"Kim!" cried Max frantically
Marinette quietly slips away from the others.
"Where is he? Can you see him?" asked Alya who then sees Marinette paddling away from the theater in a garbage can "Marinette, what are you doing?" asked Alya
Marinette tensed for a second then rushed up a lie "Um, I'm gonna go get help." She then accidentally tips the bin, falling into the water, and grabs hold of the garbage can "I'm fine." said Marinette
Alix standing next to Alya said with deadpan sarcasm "Okay so...I guess we're saved, then?"
Ben and Gwen took advantage of Marinette's distraction and snuck off to a far away rooftop.
Ladybug dives into the water and swims around. She is nearly swallowed by a giant catfish, but dodges it, and then surfaces. She takes a deep breath and goes back underwater. She spots Syren pulling Kim along with her.
"Huh! This is amazing! I can breathe underwater, just like a fish." exclaimed Kim
"I knew you'd love it, and I've got lots of other surprises for you, you'll see—" said Syren but was interrupted by Ladybug grabbing Kim with her yo-yo, and pulls him back away from Syren.
"Hey!" said Kim being pulled up.
"My prince!" cried Syren swimming after Kim, grabs him, and pulls back him and Ladybug, who grabs hold of a window railing to stop them as she runs low on air. Suddenly a pink claw broke the surface of the water, grabbed Ladybug and pulled her out of the water leaving Kim behind.
"Wahhhhh!" screamed Ladybug as she was placed onto a rooftop the the claw.
"You didn't tell me you were going swimming today." joked a familiar voice. Ladybug looked up to see it was Cat Noir. standing beside him was Lucky Girl with the mana claw shrinking back into her hand and vanishing, Stinkfly was also there. His presence caused Ladybug to pinch her nose.
"Agh why'd you turn into the stinky one?" groaned Ladybug as she stood up
"I was going for Ripjaws but this thing only gives me the one I want half the time." answered Stinkfly in his nasally voice.
Cat Noir was whiffing away the stench of Stinkfly's body oder when Lucky Girl spoke up " So what are we up against?" she asked
"A mermaid akuma. Who strangely seems to be attracted to Kim." answered Ladybug
"What's so interesting about this Kim?" asked Stinkfly pretending not to know who Kim is.
Lucky Girl shrugged her shoulders and Cat Noir explained"Usually akumas do what they do to either get our miraculous or fulfill their desire. In this case it seems to be Kim for some reason."
Stinkfly nodded in understanding as Cat Noir made a joke hinting towards Lucky Charm. "Is there any chance you can get us a submarine?" Cat Noir winks at Ladybug.
Ladybug smiled and replied "Pawsibly Kitty Cat."
Ladybug used her lucky charm and got a red with black spotted bowl.
"Does the lucky charm usually give small stuff like this?" asked Lucky Girl
"Almost always." answered Cat Noir
Ladybug stared at the bowl for a moment and then knew what to do. "I'll be right back!" She tried to run off but Cat Noir grabbed her wrist.
"Wait! Where're you going?" asked Cat Noir
Hesitantly Ladybug replied "I can't-" She didn't need to finish her thought for Cat Noir finished it for her. "-say anything. Yeah, I know. But we are a team, aren't we? I'm tired of all these secrets." He then turned away from her.
"Ladybug keeping secrets from people only makes them not trust you." stated Stinkfly
"Like the monster underneath your skin!" retaliated Ladybug. Stinkfly flinched and replied "My monster skin as you call it is just one of Ghostfreak's powers! Its purpose is to strike fear into the hearts of people who gaze upon it."
"Yet you used it to intimidate an already beaten akuma." added Ladybug as she latched her yoyo onto a chimney and swung way towards Master Fu's
Stinkfly had to leave in order to recharge the Omnitrix and not give away his secret identity. Although Lucky Girl could have stayed to talk with Cat Noir she chose to go with him.
Stinkfly set down on an abandoned rooftop and transformed back into Ben. Lucky Girl followed and transformed back into Gwen.
"Well that sucked." said Ben as he sat on the edge of the roof. Gwen sat by him.
"Yeah it did. But that doesn't mean that it was all bad." added Gwen
"What do you mean?" asked Ben
"Well we now know that Ladybug and Cat Noir aren't really a team if they keep secrets from each other like that. But now that we do know we can help them trust each other better." answered Gwen
"That was really wise. Thanks Dweeb." said Ben
Gwen nudged him on the shoulder playfully. "Don't thank me yet. We need to figure out how to beat the akuma."
"I don't suppose you know a spell that'll let you breathe underwater?" said Ben
"No I'm sure there is one but I'm not that advanced yet." replied Gwen.
"Well its not a problem for me. I've got home field advantage." said Ben as the Omnitrix shined Green.
"I love what you've done with the pool! It's awesome!" admired Kim as he looked around through a giant air bubble.
"This is the pool where the old me tried to pour her heart out to you so many times." replied Syren
"But, uh...I've never seen a Syren at the pool." said Kim.
Syren holds up her wrist with her swimming bracelet for Kim to see. Kim stares at it for a moment until he recognizes it, and gasps "Ondine?!" gasped Kim
"I'm your Syren now. And you could be my merman. It only needs a kiss, and you'll become just like me!"
"You mean I could swim as fast as you?" said Kim getting excited
Syren takes Kim's face in her hands, and starts to pull his face toward hers "Yes, Kim! You'll be my Prince, and we'll rule this underwater city together, forever!"
Kim has puckered his lips for a kiss, until a stupid thought occurs to him. "Wait! Does this mean I never get to see Mecha Monkeys vs. Cyber Sharks 3?" he asks
Syren taken aback says "What?!"
Ladybug in a new aquatic outfit is floating at the far end of the room and makes her presence known "Oh, yes you will; don't worry! In fact, you'll probably make it to the next showing!"
Syren sees her and is filled with rage at her sight.
Cat Noir in his own aquatic outfit swims in next to Ladybug "The three of us can go together. I'll even share my popcorn." he jokes.
"Make it four." said a monstrous like voice as another aquatic hero swam in. The alien has white scales for skin, blank white fish eyes, an esca (the light stalk on his head) and a black patch over his left pectoral as well as the Omnitrix.
"Nice what do you call this one?" asked Cat Noir
"Ripjaws." answered Ripjaws.
Syren lunges toward Aqua Cat Noir, and shoves him back against an upper-floor railing. Ripjaws bites down lightly on Syren's waist so as not to break the flesh but strong enough to pull her off of Cat Noir. Ripjaws shakes her around for a bit then spits her away from him. Syren lunges back at him and the two begin to duel. Cat Noir joins the fight as well. Cat Noir hits her back with his staff. Syren retaliates by punching him in the face but she is tackled into a column by Ripjaws before she could hit again.
She tried to resist Ripjaws but instead he pulled her off the column and trapped her in his vice like grip. This left her open for Cat Noir to take the akumatized object. That is if he could find it.
While the fight was happening, Ladybug swims up to Kim and says "Tell me, what happened to your friend that got her so worked up?
"We were playing a game of secrets, and I think she was trying to tell me that I'm the boy she likes. But, I was a doofus and didn't realize." explained Kim
"Game of secrets? What kind?" asked Ladybug
"It's a game Ondine invented. You write down a secret and put it inside the bracelet's capsule. It's awesome! You wanna know my secret?" says Kim
Ladybug ignores Kim's question, and notices Syren's bracelet) "That's where the akuma must be! Aqua Lucky Charm!" a car key appears leaving her confused on what to do with it.
"Car keys? I guess we should hit the road, then. Here. You can breathe through this." said Ladybug giving her yoyo to Kim to use as a breathing device.
The two then fled but Syren noticed. Currently she was restrained by Ripjaws as Cat Noir searched for the akumatized object but when she saw Kim flee she struggled harder to free herself and did. Syren zoomed through the water after Kim and Ladybug only to find Ladybug floating by a sea of cars.
"Ladybug! What have you done to my prince?" demanded Syren
"I think he took someone else to the ball." joked Ladybug
"I won't let you steal him from me! Kim is mine!" roared Syren chasing after Ladybug
Ladybug used her ear-communicator "Cat Noir! Are you and Ripjaws all right?"
Cat Noir "Yeah, Bugaboo. Like a fish in water." replied Cat Noir as he swam next to Ladybug beside Ripjaws.
"Great! Now, be ready to strike!" said Ladybug maneuvering through the floating cars until she swims through a car with its doors open on both sides, Syren follows her through but before she could make it out the other side.
"Cat Noir! Now!" signaled Ladybug.
Cat Noir slammed his staff on the car setting off the air cushion which squeezed Syren against the seat. Ladybug and Ripjaws closed the other doors. Ladybug pressed the lock button on her car keys thus locking the Syren inside the car.
Ladybug tied her yoyo to the car and she and Cat Noir leapt out of the water.
Ladybug wraps her yo-yo around Cat Noir's staff, which he then extends, and pulls on like a fishing rod.
"Looks like I got a nibble!" said Cat Noir as he pulls the car Syren is trapped in out of the water, and lets it impact on the roof; then looks in the car window. "How cool! I always wanted a goldfish!" joked Cat Noir as he imitates a goldfish breathing with his mouth and flapping his hands on the sides of his head.
Ladybug unlocked the car doors and opened them allowing the water to rush out. Ladybug took off Syren's pool bracelet and broke it releasing the akuma.
She purified it and was about to use miraculous ladybug when Ripjaws interrupted her "Wait if you get rid of the water I won't be able to breathe!" he said popping his head above the water.
"Why not?" asked Ladybug
"Seriously look at me I'm a fish." answered Ripjaws.
"But I have to clear the water." said Ladybug
"Just give me a minute to transform back then do it." said Ripjaws as he dived back down and swam away.
Ladybug heeded his request and a minute later the city of Paris was clear of all unnatural water.
Ben had found an alleyway too change back in so when the wave of magic ladybugs removed all of the water he transformed back so he could breathe again.
"Whew glad she waited." said Ben to himself as he made his way back to the Rustbucket.
Master Fu had given Marinette some vials of Kwami transformation potions. Marinette decided to put into some macaroons. Before she left Master Fu's place she needed to speak with him.
"Master?" said Marinette from the door.
"Yes Marinette?" replied Fu awaiting her question
"I talked to the alien hero and he said that his horrifying appearance underneath his skin is natural and just one of his powers. But I still feel hesitant in fully trusting him." said Marinette
"Hmm be wary Marinette. We still do not know his full capabilities and thus we should tread with caution. However do not make him our enemy. We do not need two problems to deal with." answered Master Fu
"Thanks for the advice Master." said Marinette leaving Fu's place to go make the magic macaroons.
For those of you who didn't pick up on it Lucky Girl didn't fight Syren because she can't breathe underwater and doesn't know any water spells so that's why she wasn't there in the fight. I will be taking a week off for Thanksgiving but will resume the following week so don't expect any update next week. Thanks for reading and I'll post the next chapter in December. Also please read and review and maybe suggest what I should do to celebrate reaching 100 reviews, favs, and follows once it happens.