Writing Fang was super fun...
Disclaimer: The characters, themes, settings, etc, that are found in Miraculous Ladybug are not mine and belong to the original creators.
Chapter 22: Guitar Villain, Part 1
"Ow," she complained, stumbling backwards.
Because of that, it took her a good couple of seconds to figure out where she was.
Hotel lobby.
She was holding the first version of the album cover she made in her hand. She must have been on the way home from meeting with Jagged Stone - though Marinette remembered being on the streets when she first noticed Guitar Villain.
She hid behind the front desk of the hotel. "He must be on the way down already. Tikki, spots on!"
Adrien couldn't help but be relieved when he transformed back to his normal self.
His feet ached terribly from those horrific shoes, and his wrist was throbbing, but at least his nose bleed had stopped.
For the moment, he was stuck in the back of the limo, but it wouldn't be long before he was facing Guitar Villain.
Guitar Villain was far from a close call, but he had had an annoying habit of banging Chat Noir against the wall repeatedly, an experience Chat Noir wasn't excited to repeat.
His bodyguard pulled the limo to a stop, and Adrien got out and walked into the hotel lobby.
After checking that it was clear, he ducked behind the front desk. "Plagg, claws out!"
"He's heading for the Eiffel Tower," Ladybug said when Chat Noir landed behind her on the roof. "Which means it won't be long before he heads towards the TV studio. I've already called to warn XY about him, but we should be able to beat Guitar Villian to the studio if we leave now and get XY to safety."
Chat Noir nodded. "Sounds like a plan. No chance you picked up hair gel?"
Ladybug shook her head. "Didn't get the chance. Besides, I don't think any store-bought gel would be that effective."
"Then we'll have to find another way to beat him," Chat Noir replied.
"Let's get XY to safety first," Ladybug suggested. "Then we'll deal with Guitar Villain."
Ladybug and Chat Noir swung down to the back of the TV studio just as XY was walking out.
"Jagged Stone's been acumatized," Ladybug said. "And he has a dragon. Don't argue and come with us."
"Dragon?" XY asked. "Those are so-"
"Yeah, yeah," Chat Noir interrupted. "Let's get you out of here."
"Dragon!" One of the workers behind XY screamed.
Ladybug looked up to see Fang diving their way, Guitar .
"Get him out of here," Ladybug said. "I'll handle Guitar Villain."
Chat Noir nodded and grabbed XY while Ladybug turned to face Fang. She swung her yo-yo and wrapped it around Fang's mouth, and swung herself up and around so that she was on top of the dragon.
She yanked her yo-yo up, forcing Fang to swoop up as he approached where XY was.
"Hey," Guitar Villain complained. "You don't get to ride my Fang like that."
Ladybug turned to face him. "Yeah? Then try and stop me."
"Awesome solo!"
Ladybug dove off of Fang, and used her yo-yo to swing back around. She kicked Guitar Villain's guitar with her good foot, nearly knocking it out of his hand.
Guitar Villain stumbled back a couple steps, but recovered before he fell off of his dragon.
"Rock 'n' riff!" Guitar Villain yelled, and this time the sound waves crashed into Ladybug and knocked her off the dragon.
She swung back on, and yanked her yo-yo so that Fang turned sharply.
Guitar Villain momentarily lost his balance. Ladybug pulled Fang into another sharp turn, preventing Guitar Villain from recovering.
She looked over the horizon, trying to find a place to land to take on Guitar Villain. Her eyes fell on the Eiffel Tower.
Ladybug brought Fang into another sharp turn, bringing him over the Eiffel Tower. She knocked Guitar Villain off onto the top platform before driving Fang down to the bars down below, where hopefully he would be stuck.
With Fang taken care of, Ladybug retracted her yo-yo from his mouth and wrapped it around the top of the tower. She swung up there just as Guitar Villain was standing up, gracefully landing on her uninjured foot.
"Looks like it's just you and me," Ladybug said.
"Don't tell me you thought you'd get rid of me that easily," Chat Noir purred, sliding down from the top of the tower.
"Where's Fang?" Guitar Villain demanded.
"He's fine," Ladybug replied. "Just not in a position to help you."
"You're by yourself, Guitar Villain," Chat Noir added.
"Good thing I can rock it solo," Guitar Villain replied. "Awesome solo!"
Chat Noir dodged as a wave of sound came soaring towards him. The wave hit the top of the tower harmlessly.
"What's the plan?" Chat Noir asked.
"Avoid being hit until we figure out a way to get to the guitar," Ladybug answered.
With a dramatic strum of his guitar, Guitar Villain sent another wave of sound towards the two superheroes.
They dodged in opposite directions, and the sound waves broke the railing.
Chat Noir extended his baton and almost managed to ram it into the sound hole in the middle of the guitar, but Guitar Villain reacted at the last second.
"Rock 'n' riff, baby!"
A wave of sound shot at Chat Noir, and he was thrown off of the Eiffel Tower.
Ladybug quickly glanced over the edge to make sure her partner was okay before turning her attention back to Guitar Villain.
Ladybug wrapped her yo-yo around the top of the tower, and pulled herself up.
She swung towards Guitar Villain, but he strummed his guitar and she was sent flying up in the air. Even while using her yo-yo to guide her, Ladybug still ended up falling on the other side of the Eiffel Tower.
She retracted her yo-yo and wrapped in around a closer beam.
As Ladybug stopped her fall, she could see Chat Noir climbing up the other side of the tower, and Fang still stuck between the bars.
Ladybug sighed and started ascending the tower again.
Guitar Villain is definitely a unique villain.