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"Hey, mommy, there's a weird creepy lady floating in the sky."

"Mmm, how nice dear. Now let mommy finish talking with her friend."

"She looks really scary."

"I'm sorry dear, but mommy is having a conversation on the phone. Please just wait a little."

"But mommy, she's pointing her stick at us!"

"Huh?"

In a flash of purple light, both mother and daughter were turned into zombies with green flesh and glowing purple eyes. Their hair and clothes remained the same, but the civilians no longer had control over their bodies. The people around them screamed while the two new zombies spoke in one voice: "All hail Queen Ghost!"

Queen Ghost cackled. "Soon, all of Paris will be zombies and the dead will live again!" She continued to blast purple beams of light at civilians, turning them into zombies. More and more ghosts rose from the ground, bowing to the akumatized villain.

The purple butterfly outline appeared over her face. "Queen Ghost, don't forget our agreement. Your parents will come back, but you have to honor your end of the deal. Bring me Ladybug and Cat Noir's miraculous."

"Of course, Hawk Moth." The butterfly outline faded from her face.

Queen Ghost laughed as she shot another beam of light at a group of civilians, turning them all into zombies. "All hail Queen Ghost." They bowed down to her.

"All zombies and ghosts, form an army! I need warriors to serve me!" She waved her wand, and suddenly both zombies and ghosts were equipped with weapons. They began to form ranks, standing protectively around her. She shot a white beam of light at the ground, opening a crack. Dozens of ghosts armed with swords rose from the ground, shrieking with delight.

Queen Ghost giggled. "This is so much fun!"

Then a yo-yo wrapped around her ankle, pulling her downward and slamming her into the ground. As Queen Ghost struggled to get up, the yo-yo retracted back into the hand of Ladybug, who was standing on top of a nearby building.

Cat Noir landed next to her. "Hello, m'lady. Looks like we have a pawblem."

Ladybug groaned. "Really, Cat Noir? We have a situation!" She waved her hands at the ghosts, zombies, and their queen.

As if on cue, Queen Ghost rose in front of them, wand in hand. "Ladybug! Cat Noir! Give me your miraculous, and I will spare you and your loved ones."

"How about we just defeat you?" Ladybug said. Queen Ghost growled and shot a purple beam at her, but she dodged. She began to swing her yo-yo in front of her, creating a shield. Queen Ghost continued to shoot at her, but the beams dissipated as soon as they hit the shield.

"Ignoring the cat, are we?" Cat Noir asked, leaning on his baton. Queen Ghost turned and fired at him, but he sidestepped, smiling. He began to spin his baton, creating a shield just like Ladybug had. Queen Ghost scowled, knowing what would happen if she tried shooting at him.

Ladybug took the chance to tackle her. They rolled around, with Queen Ghost finally gaining the upper hand after a few seconds of fighting. "Haha! You can't defeat me, Lady-brat!" She yelled, but Ladybug pulled her down, and the fighting continued.

• • •

Meanwhile, Cat Noir was fighting off a few zombies who had climbed up the side of the building. They were surprisingly not slow for zombies. Cat Noir wished they were slow, like in the movies and comic books. They weren't exactly fast, but it was hard to fight them, especially since he wasn't sure if the bruises he caused would stay when they were turned back into civilians. The miraculous ladybugs will fix it, he decided.

After a few minutes of fighting, Cat Noir managed to kick the last one off the building. It hit the ground with a heavy thud, making him wince. He hoped the damage wasn't pernament.

He glanced back at the fight between Ladybug and Queen Ghost. One would rise above the other, but each victory was short-lived. He decided to join the fight. Ladybug sprang up, and Cat Noir used the opportunity to pin Queen Ghost to the ground with his baton. During the fray, her wand had rolled away (Author's Note: Hey, that rhymes!), so she couldn't reach it. Ladybug scooped it up and was about to break it when Queen Ghost kicked Cat Noir, causing him to yelp and drop his baton to rub his knee, where she'd kicked him. Queen Ghost sprang up, using the moment to snatch her wand from a surprised Ladybug's hands.

Queen Ghost looked down at the street and smiled. "Excellent!" Ladybug followed her gaze atnd gasped. Alya was surrounded by zombies. She mentally facepalmed. Of course. The Ladyblog was the reason she had been alerted to Queen Ghost's existence. Alya had filmed the villian turning people into zombies. She, as always, had been recording a bit too close to the action and now she was one person in a sea of zombies. It was a miracle she hadn't been turned into one, but Ladybug scolded herself for not making sure Alya, or anyone else for that matter, was far away and safe from the battle. She glanced at Cat Noir and could almost see similar thoughts running through his mind.

"Your our beloved blogger will no more if you don't hand over your miraculous at 6:00, sharp. Meet me at the Eiffel Tower!" Queen Ghost cackled and flew down to help her zombies capture Alya. One of them had somehow gotten a rope from who knows where and used it to bind Alya. Hoisting her on top of their shoulders, the zombies looked at Queen Ghost for guidance on what to do next.

The akumatized villain smirked. "See you at the Eiffel Tower, Ladybug and Cat Noir." She cackled one last time as she waved her wand, causing all the zombies and ghosts to disappear along with her and Alya.

Yeah, I'm not the best at writing fights. It's going to be worse next chapter, when I'll write the rest of the fight. Or maybe I won't. Honestly, I'm just doing this as I go along. I don't really have anything planned, other than the identity reveal and (hopefully) more puns. I'm not sure about the pun thing because 1) I'm bad at making puns and 2) my weak attempts at humor just fall through the roof.

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