This was a fun chapter to write...
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Chapter 8: Mr. Pigeon, Part 4
"Alright, so sneak attack is out," Ladybug stated. "But theoretically, the pigeons don't like spices, so if we cover ourselves with spices, they won't attack. If we use the CDs to scare them off, we can just go in and take Mr. Pigeon's whistle."
"Sounds like a plan," Chat Noir replied.
It was difficult, keeping the spices out of their eyes, but soon enough the two superheroes were covered head-to-toe in cinnamon and pepper. Ladybug tied one CD to each side of her yoyo, and Chat Noir tried and failed to do the same to his baton.
With a sneak attack out, due to Chat Noir's sneezing, neither hero saw the point of using the ceiling entrance, so they strolled into the building instead.
Mr. Pigeon was waiting for them, his bird army posed for attach.
"Game over, Mr. Pigeon," Chat Noir declared.
"What? No pun?" Mr. Pigeon asked. "Not very typical of you, Chat Noir."
"I didn't want to bird-en you with it," Chat Noir replied.
Ladybug groaned.
"How kind of you!" Mr. Pigeon said. "But I'm afraid I can't return the favor."
He blew is whistle, and the pigeons flocked to the two superheroes. Ladybug spun her yoyo, and about a quarter of the pigeons startled at the light, sending all the birds near them into a frenzy as well. Only about half the pigeons actually made it to the superheroes, and once they did, none wanted to land. Still spinning her yoyo, Ladybug easily walked through the pigeons and up to Mr. Pigeon. Chat Noir followed behind her, holding a CD in his hand.
"What is happening?" Mr. Pigeon asked.
"You lost," Ladybug replied. "That's what happened." She reached out with her free hand to yank the bird whistle from Mr. Pigeon, but he swatted her hand away.
"Did you really think I would let you win so easily?" Mr. Pigeon asked.
"Easily?" Ladybug repeated, slightly insulted. Nothing about this was easy.
Ladybug made another grab for the whistle, and this time easily snatched it - just for a pigeon to swoop in and yank it from her hands.
Chat Noir, who was still at her back, reacted faster than she did, and soon one half of his baton was soaring at the pigeon. The pigeon dodged the stick, but the stick still managed to smack into the pigeons feet, and the whistle fell to the ground.
In an intense moment of deja vu, Ladybug, Chat Noir, and Mr. Pigeon all dived for the whistle. Mr. Pigeon grabbed the whistle from mid-air, landing face-first into the floor, and before Ladybug could smash the whistle like she did last time, he rolled away and stood up. Ladybug and Chat Noir both slammed into the ground, and one of the CDs on Ladybug's yoyo skidded off.
"Ow," Chat Noir moaned as he stood up. He helped Ladybug to her feet, and she couldn't help but notice how red his eyes were.
"You okay?" Ladybug asked.
Chat Noir nodded. "Just got a little - achoo! - little pepper in my eyes."
"Ready to give up yet?" Mr. Pigeon questioned.
"Not a chance," Ladybug responded.
Chat Noir just sneezed.
]"You're out of options, Ladybug," Mr. Pigeon cooed.
"Not quite."
Ladybug gave Chat Noir a look, and he nodded and started creeping towards the side. Ladybug took the other CD off of her yoyo.
"Attack!" Mr. Pigeon ordered. "Coo! Coo!"
Once again, the pigeons flocked around Ladybug, but none touched her. The spices were going to wear off eventually, but for now they seemed to be working.
"Hey pigeons!"
Chips started to rain down, distracting the birds and giving Ladybug a clear shot.
Mr. Pigeon sighed and turned towards where Chat Noir was standing next to the broken vending machine.
A clear shot and a distraction.
Ladybug tossed her yoyo and it circled around Mr. Pigeon's legs. She tugged his legs out from under him, and he flew down onto his face, the whistle flying out of his hands.
Chat Noir dove for the whistle and caught it, and a second later they were back in the hotel.
Alya could have sworn her favorite superheroes were now covered in spices, but for the life of her, she couldn't figure out why...
The credit for the bird-en pun goes to my cousin.