Flash Forward
Alya stood in the back of the group around the grave, Nino beside her holding her as most of her classmates stood next to them. She felt guilty, knowing that if he took greater care with the Fox miraculous, that horrible night would have never happened.
Ambulance
Mireille cried as the paramedics did their best to stop the bleeding, Aurore lying unconscious on the stretcher. "We need to get her into surgery asap, can't we go faster?"
"Bloody monsters are on Main St. We have to make a detour to avoid them and get to the hospital the long way." The driver sounded stressed. The paramedic sighed and prayed that Ladybug and Chat Noir will save the day.
Volpina
As they bounded across the rooftops of Paris, Volpina looked at her newly empowered partner. "So what do I call you?"
"I like the sound of Shellshock." He gave a curious look, "What makes you so sure she will join us?"
"Ladybug had taken her miraculous away and thanks to my illusions over the past few weeks, she thinks Ladybug hates her. When we offer her the miraculous for her to keep, she will join our side without hesitation." That's when the Bee signal went up.
"Wow, is she going to be disappointed in Ladybug when we tell her new heroes have taken her miraculous," Shellshock smirked.
Volpina laughed, "That was the whole plan." They landed on the terrace, startling Chloe who was looking the other way. "Hello Chloe, we come to offer you the Bee miraculous."
She huffed, "It's about time Ladybug sent for me," accepting the brooch. "Who are you two? You are replacements."
"We are not with Ladybug," Shellshock stated plainly, "She has wronged us and always said she was in the right. But she isn't. Did you know that the Ladybug and Black Cat miraculous can be used to bring back your friend Adrien's mother?"
Chloe seemed surprised at this revelation. "If you are not with Ladybug, then why should I help you? You are working for Hawkmoth aren't you?"
"More like an alliance. We get to keep our miraculous, and maybe even a wish granted as well. If we stop Ladybug tonight, then no more akumas and senti-monsters will attack the city," Volpina reasoned.
Chloe pursed her lips, then came to a decision. "Pollen buzz on!" Now Queen Bee again, she looked at her new allies, "So what is the plan?"
Shellshock grinned, "Now we give Hawkmoth and Mayura a shout. It's time for the last fight of the miraculous."
Ladybug
As Chat Noir and Viperion dashed around the Queen of Hearts and her army, Ladybug and Ryuko waited for them to get to their position, observing the group below. "So," Ladybug began, "You and Viperion a thing yet?"
Ryuko blushed a little, "No, I am waiting until the akuma is defeated before I deal with that. I was more shocked by Adrien being Chat Noir. Adrien is so polite and Chat Noir is a clown."
Ladybug giggled, "I guess you could say Chat Noir is the side of him that he is never allowed to show around his father. I can only imagine the horror on his face when he finds out his polite perfect son is a punning jokester in leather.
Chat's voice came over her earpiece, "M'lady? We are at the spot, cataclysm ready. Waiting on you."
"Just hold on a second Kitty, they are almost there." She waited, consulting the city construction plans for the streets and sewers that her Lucky Charm provided her. She then turned her attention to the akumas, watching as most of the army marched ahead of their queen, who only had a small escort. Clearly, Hawkmoth wasn't directly controlling them, otherwise, the Queen of Hearts would be better hidden. Instead, she was solely focused on the rescue of her prince.
"Did Stinger and Jade Turtle show up yet?"
"No, but we got bigger fish to fry. Now Chat!" In seconds, the pavement under the majority of the army crumbled, dropping them into the sewers as Chat laughed himself and Viperion back up onto the street. Had it not worked, Viperion would have reset before Chat used his cataclysm the supports.
"Water-Dragon!" As Queen of hearts appeared to be stunned by her army dropping, Ryuko swept in using her water dragon to sweep the rest of the soldiers in the freshly made hole. "Wind Dragon!" She formed a cyclone around the queen, pulling her back to the heroes.
"Cataclysm!" Chat snatched the scepter and turned it to dust, releasing the butterfly.
"No more evil for you little akuma! Time to de-evilize!" Catching and purifying the akuma, she picked up her lucky charm and tossed it in the air, "Miraculous Ladybug!" The little ladybugs swarmed around the city, repairing damage as they went. "Now we just need to locate Jade Turtle and Stinger, not to mention find Lila and get the Fox miraculous back."
Despite the ladybugs repairing damage from the akuma, Aurore's wound was not healed.
Hawkmoth
As he and Mayura headed to the Eiffel Tower, he felt his akuma fall. Another failure. He prayed Volpina had something good for when he arrived, for now, his temper was on a very fine line. They launched themselves up onto the lowest platform, he was startled to see Queen Bee and someone wielding the Turtle miraculous waiting with Volpina. "Volpina, I see you have been busy."
She grinned at him, "Yes and I think it is finally time to take on Ladybug and Cha Noir. The three up us and you two should have no trouble overwhelming them, even without an akuma or senti-monster helping us."
Hawkmoth smiled, "Yes, you are right. Then we shall finally take down the heroes once and for all. They are not far from here. Queen Bee, you will need to use your Venom on Chat Noir. We can't have him using his cataclysm on a miraculous again. Shellshock, trap Ryuko in your shield. Even her powers shouldn't be able to break free. Volpina will make an illusion of Mayura and I. One that will make Viperion use his power right away, then in five minutes, we don't have to worry about him. That is when we will strike, leaving Ladybug on her own. Then we will win finally," Hawkmoth grinned triumphantly. The assembled villains grinned, though Queen Bee just frowned, unsure of her place in all of this.
Team Miraculous
They carefully made their way across the city, split into two teams. Chat and Ryuko went in the direction of Stinger and Jade Turtle's last known location, while Ladybug and Viperion stayed to calm down panicking fangirls. Chat and Ryuko were originally helping, but helping was the exact opposite of what they accomplished according to Ladybug. Both of them had a lot less patience dealing with the clingy fangirls, demanding to be brought to their 'boyfriend Adrien Agreste' to let him know they were safe. One named Karen was screaming at the others, calling them all sorts of rude names, which got a reaction out of Chat and Ryuko. When Ladybug told him to chill out he tried to explain that she didn't understand how it felt to have people objectify her. She raised an eyebrow. "Right, there is a horde of teenage girls being disgusting while talking about my boyfriend and saying rude things about me. I definitely can't understand how you feel about this," she commented dryly.
Chat's ears drooped, "Sorry, I just let it get to me."
She smiled at him, "I know, Viperion and I can handle this. You and Ryuko should patrol for Volpina and try to find Stinger and Jade Turtle." He nodded and they were off. Ladybug and Viperion slowly managed to herd the crowd off the street to a park, where Agent Roger directed police in taking the children back home to their parents.
Chat and Ryuko worked on the search, backtracking into an alleyway Stinger and Jade Turtle must have been in when their transformations dropped. Looking around, Ryuko spotted it first, a bloodstain on the ground. "Someone must have been waiting here for them," she theorized as Chat pulled out his cat phone
"Ladybug, we found blood in an alleyway, can you find out if they have been admitted to a hospital recently?"
Ladybug strode over to Agent Roger, "Excuse me, sir, can you find out if Aurore Beauréal or Mireille Caquet have been admitted to a hospital?"
He nodded and pulled out his phone, calling into his dispatch for the information. After listening for a moment, he looked back at Ladybug, "Aurore has been admitted to the emergency room. She has been stabbed by some kind of spear according to Mireille. The doctors have managed to stop the bleeding and stabilize her."
Taking the address and ensuring that the police had the horde of crazy girls under control, Ladybug and Viperion rushed off to the hospital. "Chat, we know where they are, do a sweep for Volpina. We need to get that miraculous back."
Mireille
She sat in the waiting room, shaking in fear. Flashes of Aurore with Volpina's flute shoved through her kept plaguing her mind, making her cry. Ladybug walked over and put a hand on her gently. "Mireille, can you please tell me what happened? Where is your miraculous?"
She sniffed, "It was that villain with the Fox miraculous, Volpina. She stabbed Aurore and took the Bee while some hooded guy stole the Turtle. They then threatened to hurt Aurore worse if I didn't tell them the command phrases for the Turtle miraculous."
Ladybug hugged her in compassion. "It's okay, you did the right thing." She paused. "Did they ask about the Bee?"
Mireille shook her head, "They said something about already having someone who knows how to use it."
Ladybug froze, then giving Mireille one last hug she ran back outside, startling Viperion who had to run after her to catch up. "Chat! We need to get to Chloe's! Volpina has an ally wielding the Turtle and they are going to offer the Bee to Chloe to get her to join them!"
"Too late, M'Lady. I'm already here and her parents say she is gone. I checked the security cameras and it shows her leaving as Queen Bee with them. From the way they headed off in the footage, I believe they are headed to the Eiffel Tower."
"Okay, find a vantage point near it, but stay out of sight. We are on our way."
Volpina
She watched as Chat Noir and Ryuko approached the Eiffel Tower, Ladybug and Viperion not far behind. She had been forced to release her transformation and recharge, now at full power. She would need it to face the heroes. Pulling the flute off her back, she played the song and threw the ball of orange energy. "Mirage!" Hawkmoth and Mayura appeared, sliding down the Eiffel Tower and rushing across rooftops in plain sight. Chat Noir and Ryuko both dashed after them. Ladybug and Viperion changed their course for an intercept, Viperion swiping his miraculous to activate his Second Chance. She started the timer and followed the heroes, careful to avoid being noticed.
The heroes were moving faster than expected, forcing her to speed up the illusions. There were still two minutes left on the timer when Ryuko used her Wind Dragon to try and pull the illusions towards them. They exploded in orange clouds, momentary causing the heroes to hesitate
Viperion was the first to recover, reaching for his miraculous. But the moment of hesitation cost him. Shellshock's shield slammed into his stomach, knocking the breath out of him. As Chat Noir and Ryuko moved to face him, Queen Bee summoned her Venom and paralyzed Chat.
"No!" Ryuko jumped at her, sword drawn back to slash at Queen Bee.
"Shelter!" Ryuko hit the edge of the shield trapped inside. "Water Dragon!" She swirled around, flooding the shield attempting to break it with sheer pressure. The bubble shield expanded but showed no sign of cracking.
Viperion got to his feet, reaching for his wrist, only to get blindsided by Hawkmoth hitting him in the head with his cane. He crashed into the edge of the rooftop, final warning sounding off as he attempted to focus on his surroundings.
Ladybug swung her yoyo in a shield, left alone to face the villains, now joined by Volpina. Chat Noir growled, he didn't care anymore, no one hurts his friends while he watches. "Claws in!" Everyone's jaws dropped as the green flash revealed Adrien Agreste, now free of the Venom trapping him. "Plagg claws out! Cataclysm!" He slammed the dark energy against the green bubble shield, Ryuko flooding out into the villains as it shattered.
She reformed next to Chat Noir and Ladybug, Viperion's transformation dropping as the villains recovered. He fed Sass, shaking his head clear of the haze. "Sass, scales slither."
Hawkmoth didn't care about Viperion's identity; Chat Noir was his son, his only child. He has fought his son, trying to take his miraculous for so long. Mayura saw his hesitation, "Perhaps it's time for a different approach." He nodded and they retreated, headed for Agreste Mansion.
Volpina screamed out in rage, "Where are you going you fools?" We can beat them!"
Ladybug looked between the two groups, coming to a decision. "Ryuko, Viperion, stop these three. Chat, we are going after Hawkmoth and Mayura. We are ending this battle tonight!" As Ladybug and Chat Noir ran after Hawkmoth and Mayura, Ryuko and Viperion squared up against Volpina, Shellshock, and Queen Bee. Viperion activated his Second Chance and the two teams charged.