Just did some minor additions to this chapter. (I just realized I left out the final line of the chapter, four months after publishing it XD)

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"Chat Noir, look out!"

The cat themed hero suddenly found himself thrust violently to the side as someone collided with him. The place where he stood was soon charred from a wayward ball of fire.

Chat picked himself up before turning to help up his savior... who ended up being Marinette. He held out his hand and she accepted it, allowing him to help her to her feet.

As she stood, he swiftly picked her up bridal style, much to her surprise. "W-what— Chat— what are you—?"

He winked down at her as he extended his staff to launch them far away from the attack. "Getting us out of the line of fire."

He landed on a rooftop a safe distance away from the akuma that was wreaking havoc and set her down. "Well, Princess, looks like you're my knight in shining armor today. You have my sincere gratitude for your act of gallant heroism." He gave her a bow, looking up with a smirk on his face.

She rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah are you gonna get back out there or what?"

"Your wish is my command." He took her hand and planted a light kiss on her knuckles before turn around. Before he took off, he looked back over his shoulder. "That was really brave of you, Marinette. Thank you. Really." Then he was gone.

Marinette felt her cheeks warm slightly before she shook her head and called for her transformation. In a flash of pink, she was racing after her partner, quickly catching up to him.

"We'll have to be careful with this one, 'Bug. Otherwise, Paris will be toast."

Ladybug smirked. "Surely you're not afraid to get burned, are you, Chat?"

Chat held a hand to his chest in a mock affronted gesture. "Me? Why, M'Lady, surely you know this cat isn't afraid of anything!"

"Except water."

He huffed. "That was one time. Besides, it's not like I'm afraid of it, I just don't like it. I happen to be a very good swimmer you know."

"Sure, Kitty."

They managed to distract the akuma long enough to retreat and regroup.

"I think we're gonna need some back up on this one, LB."

Ladybug sighed. "I agree. Luckily, I have someone in mind."

Chat perked up. "You know, at the start of this, Marinette saved me from getting fried. I think she might be a good candidate. She could use her power and become and extremely small target. Harder to hit. It could work."

Ladybug shook her head. "Not what I was thinking." She took out her yo-yo and started spinning. "I'll be back soon. Be careful."

When she returned with back up, Chat Noir was a bit disappointed to see Carapace rather than Multimouse.

Even if his Shellter did protect them from the flames long enough to snag the akuma.