Writing this while watching some Carmen Sandiego. To quote the episode I'm watching at the moment, it's a blast from the past eh. Enjoy the chapter!
Ladybug swung through Paris when suddenly she received a call from Cat Noir. "Hey M'Lady, what's up?"
"Cat we're in big trouble. Someone stole the other Miraculouses."
"What? Was it-"
"No, not Hawk Moth. Some lady who disappears like a shadow."
"Could be an Akuma."
"Yeah, meet me by the Eiffel Tower." Ladybug hung up and swung off. She looked for any sign of a lady in a red coat. She saw Chloe and Sabrina out shopping, Kim on a run, Nadia doing a news broadcast, and a woman and man sitting at a café. Little did she know they were looking for her as well.
"Why has she come back to France? Is just taunting me like just about all of our interactions?" Chase ask exasperated.
"She usually has a motive, like a famous painting or some sort of display. Like the Vermeer paintings or the Magna Carta copies. While it often seems like she's playing some sort of games with the authorities and us, I don't think that is her main reason," Julia stated.
"But then why was she spotted hanging around the residential area? Surely she hasn't turned to robbing homes. Even I think that is beneath her. She prefers more wealthy targets."
"Perhaps it has something to do with what has happened while were gone. The news is full of articles about-"
"Le Femme Rouge!" Chase suddenly shouted, standing up.
"Where?" Julia said looking around.
"Up there!" Chase pointed at a figure running over the roof tops.
Julia squinted and then realized that whoever he thought was Carmen had black hair. She knew Carmen was auburn. "Wait!" Julia tried to stop him but he was already driving off. She sighed. "There's someone else in red in Paris…"
As Ladybug was swinging she saw a car zooming towards her. She stopped swinging to see where it was going. It zipped past her then threw on its breaks, skidding into a dumpster. She saw the airbag go off. "Ouch," she winced. She swung over to the car. "Are you okay sir?" she asked.
"Don't play innocent with me!" he exclaimed, pushing the airbag down. "Wait who are you?"
Just then a young woman came running. "Chase she's not Carmen!" she exclaimed out of breath.
"I can see that!" said the angry man in the car, "An accomplice though no doubt." He stepped out of his car and took out a pair of handcuffs. "You are under arrest."
"What!" Ladybug exclaimed. "I'm not a criminal, I fight crime!" She took a step back from him. "Who is this crazy man?" she thought.
"A likely story."
"She being honest Devineaux. Look at this." Julia handed him her tablet with an article from The Ladyblog. "This is from about a week after we caught that man on the train." Chase looked at the picture, then at the girl in front of him.
"My apologizes, Ms. Uh…"
"I'm Ladybug."
"Alright Ms. Ladybug. We are looking for a very dangerous criminal named Carmen Sandiego."
"Carmen Sandiego!"
"I wouldn't exactly describe her as dangerous, more problematic," Julia stated.
"Still she is a criminal."
"Where has she been hanging around?" Ladybug asked.
"A residential area. Near several apartment buildings," Julia answered.
"I see, so that's who was there…" she mumbled.
"You've seen her?" Chase said, perking up.
"Well no… but she has already stole something."
"I need you to tell me everything about what happened."
"Are you an officer?" Ladybug asked, looking at him cautiously.
"Of sorts," Chase answered. Ladybug became suspicious of them. She felt they were hiding something from her.
"I think me and my partner can handle this," Ladybug said taking a step back.
"But we are professionals!" Chase said surprised. It was weird that this young girl, who he guessed was maybe short for seventeen, or maybe tall for twelve, it was hard to tell, was actually thinking of taking her on herself and withholding information. Something was definitely different about her.
"Yeah so am I," Ladybug smiled. With that she swung off.
"She thinks she is capable of taking on the elusive Carmen Sandiego? Who does this little girl think she is! A superhero?" Chase said exasperated.
"Actually she is a superhero," Julia informed him.
"A superhero!" Chase said, his face lighting up excitedly. He cleared his throat. "A superhero? That is most impressive."
Meanwhile Cat Noir was making his way through Paris. Just as he landed on top of a building he saw someone else land. "Reena? What are doing here?" he asked. He stared at her for a minute. "You look different?"
"Thought I'd change up my look," Carmen said. "This must be the one cat guy from the video," she thought.
"Wait we can do that?" he asked, "Awesome. I would talk to my Kwami, if it wasn't for the fact that I was already purrfect looking."
Carmen gave a laugh. "This guys is either really full of himself or a big jokester," she thought.
"Anyways Reena, we're meeting up with LB at the Eiffel Tower. Someone stole the other Miraculouses."
"Woah. Good thing they didn't get ours right?"
"Yep. Especially since she might be an Akuma. Who knows what would happen if Hawk Moth got mine or Ladybug's."
"Yeah…" Carmen said nodded. "Remind me again what would happen if he got yours?"
"I don't know, something bad. M'lady seems to know but that's another secret she's keeping."
"Another one?" Carmen said, sounding annoyed. "They keep secrets, huh. That might just work to my advantage," she thought.
"Yeah, but I'm sure she has a good reason for not sharing. Like with our identities."
"Right," Carmen said nodding. "So can you run over the basics of Akumas again? I think I need a bit a refresher course on what we're up against."
Cat Noir laughed. "You know as much if not more than me Reena Rouge. It's like you spend twice as long on the Ladyblog than me or even Alya." He couldn't help but feel like something was up with Reena Rouge. She seemed… different. He shook it off as not seeing her in forever.
"Sorry, mind slip up I guess," she smiled, "Let's just get to the Eiffel Tower." They took off through the city and soon arrived.
Carmen stared up at the tower and smiled. "The Eiffel Tower. Built by Alexander-Gustave Eiffel and Maurice Koechlin for the 1889 words fair."
"Yep," the cat boy nodded. "Now where's Ladybug…"
Cat Noir scanned the area. It wasn't like her to be late. Just then Cat Noir received a call from his partner. "Hey M'lady, where are you?"
"Sorry I got held up," she apologized.
"It's cool. Me and Reena have just been waiting a couple minutes anyways."
Ladybug was surprised by that. "But how? The Fox Miraculous was stolen too." Cat Noir froze.
