I had intended this fight to last longer, but Copycat just wasn't cooperating.
Disclaimer: see previous chapter.
Chapter 31: Copycat, Part 2
Chat Noir and Copycat both froze when the red figure landed on top of the Louvre.
Ladybug straightened up, looking over the area around her. Her eyes fell on Chat Noir and Copycat. Gracefully, Ladybug slid down the side of the Louvre, landing on the pavement in front of Chat Noir.
Chat Noir grinned.
"Good to see you again, my lady," Copycat said before Chat Noir could open his mouth.
"Don't let that fool you," Chat Noir replied. "You know me better than that."
Ladybug blinked. "You both sound exactly the same."
Her eyes looked over Chat Noir, pausing briefly at his face, and then Copycat. She shifted her focus back to Chat Noir, and then sighed.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures," Ladybug said. "I apologize for this in advance."
Quick as lightning, Ladybug reached out and grabbed onto Chat Noir's wrist and Copycat's wrist and yanked up hard on both. Chat Noir hissed as pain shot up his arm. Copycat just looked confused.
"Sorry," Ladybug apologized as she pulled Chat Noir behind her and faced Copycat. She pulled something out of her yo-yo.
"Its fine," Chat Noir replied, rubbing his wrist. "Just glad that you figured it out early this time."
"You're wrong," Copycat stated. "I'm Chat Noir. He's the copycat."
Something glistened in Ladybug's hand as she brought it to her mouth. "I don't think so."
Ladybug blew, and a cloud of blush hit Copycat right in the face, coloring him pink. Copycat coughed and glared at Ladybug.
"You're act is over, Copycat," Ladybug announced. "Give it up."
Copycat growled. "I'm not done yet."
He planted his baton into the ground and extended it, raising him above the two superheroes.
"What is he doing?" Ladybug asked.
"I don't know," Chat Noir replied. "And I don't really want to find out. Need a lift?"
Ladybug let Chat Noir lift her into the sky as Copycat jumped from his baton onto the Louvre.
"There's a lot of people beneath me," Copycat called, raising his wrist. "Give me your miraculous or this will turn into a catastrophe."
"I don't think so," Ladybug muttered, swinging her yo-yo.
"Cataclysm!"
Ladybug's yo-yo wrapped around Copycat's wrist and yanked him off the Louvre. He swung down next to Chat Noir's baton, scowling.
Copycat swung towards the baton, grabbing it with his hand. The cataclysm spread up and down the baton, weakening it. The baton collapsed, sending Chat Noir, Ladybug, and Copycat towards the ground.
Ladybug retracted her yo-yo and swung it towards the Louvre, and the yo-yo wrapped around the top. She grabbed Chat Noir and they swung down gently towards the ground. Copycat fell less gently next to them, but was on his feet within seconds.
"That shouldn't be possible," Chat Noir complained, looking at the broken remains of his baton. "That should not be possible."
Ladybug put her hand on Chat Noir's shoulder. "You can argue what is and isn't possible later. Right now we need to focus on Copycat."
"You're right." Chat Noir gave the remains one last glare. "What now?"
"Now," Ladybug replied. "We grab his miraculous."
Copycat grinned and extended his baton. "Good luck."
Ladybug wrapped her yo-yo around Copycat's legs and pulled him in feet first. Copycat retaliated by extending his baton in her direction, hitting her bad ankle through sheer luck. Ladybug winced and retracted her yo-yo, her face scrunched up in pain.
Chat Noir stomped on Copycat's baton, intending to reach down and claim the weapon for himself. Copycat stood up abruptly and pulled the baton up with him, and Chat Noir nearly lost his balance.
Chat Noir grabbed the baton with his good hand just as it began to shrunk, and tugged at it. Copycat grimaced and countered the pull. With both hands on the baton, Copycat won the tug-of-war and Chat Noir was pulled in towards Copycat.
Chat Noir landed on his stomach at Copycat's feet, and a second later felt the baton push against his back.
"Now, you're miraculous," Copycat demanded.
Chat Noir twisted his body around and swiped Copycat's legs from under him, just as Ladybug's yo-yo wrapped around his arms. Copycat lost his balance, dropped his baton, and was yanked towards Ladybug.
Chat Noir grabbed the baton as he rolled onto his knees. He walked up to where Copycat was face-down in the ground and held the baton at his back, keeping him from moving.
"You're a horrible copy, you know," Chat Noir stated.
Copycat grunted. "I'm still better than you. You don't appreciate what you have."
Chat Noir winced. "Yeah... I was actually lying when I said Ladybug and I were a thing. I was just jealous, and I'm sorry for that. But I do appreciate what me and Ladybug have, even if we're not as close as I'd like."
Ladybug smiled. "I appreciate our partnership too, Chat Noir. Now, let's finish this."
Chat Noir leaned down, plucked the picture out of Copycat's pocket, and tore it in two.
One more chapter and then we get to a really interesting fight...