Chapter 2: Element Gang in Paris Part 2: Stoneheart
Hey, guys. It's me, Axel Frank. Last time, I told you I was El Dragon, about the Miraculous, along with my pal Nooroo. Things seemed to go great for us going to Paris, until a man who called himself Hawkmoth freed the evil Spider kwami, Nevix. This lead to Master Fu to taking out two of the seven Miraculous. On our first day of school we made a new friend, a girl named Marinette, but, as soon as we made a new friend, we met our first akuma. A boy named Ivan ended up being infected and turned into a supervillain named Stoneheart. We tried to face him, but were unable to defeat him. That's when we met the newest Miraculous warriors: Cat Noir, who was really a boy we ran into, and Ladybug, who was Marinette. We were able to defeat Stoneheart by working together, until Ladybug ended up ruining my shot and let the akuma escape, where it multiplied and infected most of Paris. Feeling useless, Marinette decided to give up being Ladybug. Can we defeat the army of Stonehearts and save Paris without Ladybug?
"The stone beings are scattered all over Paris and for the time being they are showing no signs of movement. Police have cordoned off the area while the Element Gang try to contain the situation." Nadja explained with a tablet in hand. I was finishing the netting on some Stonehearts onto one building, but that was only a temporary fix. It was the same with the rest of my team and the other Stonehearts that were plaguing Paris. By trapping them, we could focus on finding the original akuma. If we find it and catch it, all the other akumas would disappear.
"We won't stop until we find a way to get these people back to their normal selves but for now, we're not making much headway." The Mayor explained to all nearby news reporters.
The program switched back to Nadja, where a photo of Ladybug and Cat Noir appeared. "Paris is relying on our newest guardian angels, Ladybug and Cat Noir to come and save us all with the Element Gang. Our lives depend on them."
Marinette had quit and planned on making Alya the new Alya. She figured she would do it at school.
"Listen," Tom said, putting a hand on Marinette's shoulder. "I know how upsetting and scary this is, but don't worry, sweetie, we've going two superheroes looking out for Paris and the best way of helping them is to show them that we are not scared because we trust them." He said, making a fist.
"But what if Ladybug fails?" Marinette asked, hanging her head.
"Then I'd come and save you." Tom exclaimed, using a baguette for a sword. "Super Baker to the rescue!"
Marinette laughed and hugged her father. "Thanks, Super Dad!" She let go and ran upstairs to get ready for school.
Marinette grabbed her pink purse and looked at the cabinet where the earrings were held. She opened it up and grabbed the box inside, then she shut the cabinet door and plopped the box inside her purse.
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
A miniature grandfather clock ticked back and forth while Nathalie wondered what her charge was doing.
Outside Adrien's room, Nathalie was walking to the door. "Hmm, what's he doing?" The clock chimed. Nathalie looked inside for Adrien in his room but doesn't find him. "Adrien?" he was nowhere to be found.
Near the staircase and entrance of the home, Nathalie and Adrien's chauffeur stood side by side. Mr. Agreste wasn't pleased. "You didn't see him leave?" Gabriel asked sternly.
His Bodyguard and personal assistant just stood there. "If anything happens to my son, you will be held responsible!" He continued.
Outside, Adrien was running to the school he was originally supposed to go to, while Plagg was eating his disgusting cheese.
"You're such a strange kid." Plagg observed his master running. "Who would want to be at school when he can stay at home all day?"
"You don't get it Plagg, I've had enough of being shut up at home by my dad. I want to meet people and make friends! Go to a normal school like everyone else!"
"Uhhh, I think I'm feeling weak…" Plagg sighed and stayed behind while Adrien ran.
"You know what's strange?" Adrien said as he walked back to his lazy kwami and stared at him. "The fact that all you eat is this disgusting, rotten, smelly camembert cheese and then I have to smell like the 24 set. That's strange." He said, picking up the cheese and handing it to Plagg.
"If you want to be able to transform into a superhero, then stinky cheese is the deal, my friend!"
Adrien rolled his eyes and opened up his jacket, which Plagg flew into.
He took off and ran to school.
"Ladyblog," Alya proclaimed, handing her phone to Marinette, "bringing you all the latest news about the coolest superhero, Ladybug! How awesome is that?!" Alya asked, taking back the phone. "Look at the number of views since I posted the video!"
"But why do you trust Ladybug so much?" Marinette asked in shame. "All these stone beings…"
"She and the Element Gang are gonna handle them!" Alya interrupted.
"But what if she's not really cut out to be a superhero even though everyone thinks she is?"
"What are you talking about, girl?" Alya walked over to Marinette, setting her hands on her friend's shoulders. "Oh, wait. I know what this is about."
Marinette gasped and looked around the room. "You're scared, but don't be! I've seen it with my own two eyes, girl! Ladybug is a true super heroine! She and the Element Gang are going to protect us all! I believe in her."
Marinette smiled at her friend and walked to her classroom, before the two of them heard their classmates talking to Ivan.
"So you really don't remember anything?" Alix asked.
"You were totally going ballistic. It was so cool!" Juleka added.
Kim put his hands on his hips and stared at Ivan. "You were seriously out to crush me, dude!"
Ivan just watched Mylene blush and turn her head away.
"Oh, I'm sorry…" Ivan apologized. "I wasn't myself…"
"Pff!" Chloé scoffed, turning to the group. "Once a monster, always a monster."
Ivan turned furious and rushed out of the group, while Chloé continued to taunt him. "Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"
"Yes…feel the burn of those words. Lose your temper, Ivan!" Hawkmoth held up his cane where it had the akuma flying inside. "Your akuma awaits you."
Adrien ran up the steps of his new school, while Nathalie once tried to stop him again. "Adrien!" She yelled. "Don't do this! Your father will be furious!"
"Tell him you got here too late. Please!" He ran inside the school.
"How could you say that to Ivan?" Alya said to Chloé, who was leaning against a pole. "You're the real Stoneheart."
"Ugh, so I'm the one who broke Sabrina's dad's arm, am I? Just because your footage to those lame superheroes was shown on TV, doesn't mean you have to get so high and mighty." She retorted, popping a piece of gum near Alya's face.
"You little…"
"Look out, she's angry! She's going to spit her underwear and turn into a huge muscly monster!"
Alya groaned and turned her back.
"Chloé?" A voice said. Chloé turned and saw Adrien!
"Adrikins!" She screamed, running to her old childhood best friend. "You came!"
She ran towards him and enveloped him in a hug, and then soon people started to crowd around him.
"I'll handle it." Nathalie said as she got in the car.
Marinette turned to the locker room door and saw Ivan sitting on the floor, just listening to music. She walked towards him and kneeled down.
He noticed her and took off his headphones. "...You know, you should tell me a little how you feel." Marinette suggested.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He lied.
"Come on, I saw the way you looked at her."
"Huh?" He turned his head around to stare at his friend. Then, he dropped his head.
"Oh! No! No negative emotions, Ivan." Marinette said, trying to cheer him up. "What I mean is… Be positive. I'm sure Mylene has feelings for you too." Then in a whisper, she said "Go talk to her."
He grunted and looked back down at the ground. "I'm no good with words anyway."
"But…who needs words? You could draw her a picture, send her flowers…"
"I could…" Then, an idea popped in his mind, "write her a song?"
Marinette smiled. "That's a great idea! What girl wouldn't love a love song written especially for her? Go for it, Ivan, and…stay positive." She said, holding a thumbs up.
Ivan smiled gratefully and headed out of the locker room.
Hawkmoth stamped his cane down on the ground. "Negative emotions…they're fading! Ughhhh…"
Adrien walked with Chloé to his new classroom, taking photos and signing autographs along the way.
"Wow…" Chloé exclaimed, pointing to a seat next to Nino. "This is your seat, Adrikins. I saved it for you. Unfortunately, some nerd stole it from me."
"Thanks, Chloé." Adrien smiled. He slid into the seat next to Nino, and held out a hand. "Uh… Hey! Adrien."
"You're friends with Chloé now, huh?" Nino asked, motioning to Chloé.
Adrien turned around to see Chloé sticking a piece of gum on someone's seat. "Hey, what's that all about?"
"The nerd that sat here yesterday needs a little attitude adjustment. I'm just commanding a bit of respect, that's all."
"You think that's really necessary?" He asked, kneeling down to the seat's level to take off the gum.
Sabrina and Chloé laughed and headed back to their seats. "Ah, you've got a lot to learn about school culture, Adrikins. Watch the master."
"Alya, wouldn't you like to be a superhero and go out and fight monsters and villains?" Marinette said as she walked with Alya to class.
"Totally! I'm not scared of anyone! Why?" Alya said.
"Oh! No reason…" Marinette said as she put the Miraculous box in Alya's bag.
Alya and Marinette walked in to see a blonde headed boy putting gum on my seat.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Marinette fumed, tapping a finger on the boy's shoulder. He turned around and saw Marinette, and she dragged him to a corner of the classroom.
"Uhhh…I…" Adrien said, rubbing his neck cheekily.
Alya then put a napkin on the gum spot. "Okay. I get it. Good job, you three. Very funny. Putting gum on my friend's seat."
"No, I was just trying to take this off!" He motioned his head to Chloé.
"Oh, really?" She asked. Chloé and Sabrina laughed. "You're friends with Chloé, right?"
"Why do people keep saying that?" Adrien said as he went to his seat.
"Now do you see what I mean about respect?" Chloé asked innocently, batting her eyelashes.
"I knew I have seen him somewhere before…" Marinette said under her breath. "Of course! He's the son of my fave fashion designer, Gabriel Agreste!"
"He's Daddy's boy, teen supermodel and Chloé's buddy? Forget it." Alya asked raising an eyebrow.
"Why didn't you tell him it was Chloé's idea?" Nino said.
"I've known Chloé since I was a little kid. And I know she's not perfect, but I can't throw her under the bus. She's like my only friend." Adrien said.
"I'm Nino, and it's time for you to make some new friends, dude." Nino said.
Ivan waits patiently for Mylene at the edge of the girl's bathroom. In his hand is a special song, one that he wrote himself. He silently thanks Marinette in his mind one more time, as Mylene comes out.
"Oh, no, I'm gonna be late… Ahh!" She screamed, clutching her heart until she sees Ivan. "Ivan, you scared me."
"I made this for you." He said blankly as he clicked a button to play music. "Mylene, be serene, don't be so mean!"
The short blonde covers her ears as he sang and then ran out, terrified of her longtime classmate.
"Ugh!" Ivan crumples the piece of paper angrily, stomping on it as he picks it back up and buries his face in his hand.
"Yes…" Hawkmoth said, looking pleased. "This is what I've been waiting for. You know the way, evil akuma. Track down your prey! Fly away and evilize him!"
"This is your second chance, Stoneheart." Hawkmoth praised, while the akuma infected the piece of paper Ivan is holding. "This time, you avenge your helm. No one will stop you from capturing the love of your life. Just remember I'll need something in return."
"Yes, Hawkmoth."
Ivan stood up and was instantly transformed back into Stoneheart.
I then got a chill up my spine and knew it meant one thing: Ivan was evilized again.
"Guys, we got a problem. Head to the school!" I said on the communicator on my staff and the others complied. I then flew off and headed towards the school.
"Agreste, Adrien?" Madame Bustier asks, looking around for Adrien as he looks up in confusion.
"You say, 'present'." Nino informs him and Adrien immediately raised his hand.
"Uh... Present!"
Everyone chuckles and Nino offers a fist bump, which Adrien happily accepts.
"Brule, Ivan?" Madame Bustier looks up, looking for the blonde, before…
"Present!" Stoneheart then knocked down the door and threw a few things around, and he looks around for the blonde with the streaks in her hair. Many classmates run around frantically
"Mylene?" He said as he saw her. Mylene looks in terror as Ivan snatches her.
"Let go of me, Ivan!" She yelled as she tried to get out of Stoneheart's grip.
"I'm not Ivan anymore. I'm Stoneheart." Stoneheart said.
"Why are you doing this?"
"So you and I can be together forever!"
"Daddy, the monster is back!" Chloé cries, holding her phone close to her ear. She nods for a few seconds before Stoneheart picks her up as well.
"Put the girls down, Stoneheart!" I yelled as me and the team went through the window.
"No! You won't take her from me!" He yelled. "I won't let you!" He then ran to the window, making the hole we made bigger as he runs out to the streets of Paris. We then went off to follow him.
"Come on, let's follow them!" Alya said.
"Uh…" Marinette said. "Oh, no. You go. I'm finding myself a safe place to hide."
"Girl, you're gonna miss Ladybug and the Element Gang in action!"
Marinette then looked at Alya's bag. "You and Ladybug will be both better off without me."
Alya shrugs, almost running out of the classroom. "If you say so!"
"Wait! Your bag!" She screams, but Alya is already long gone.
After Adrien went to the locker room, Plagg zoomed out from his pocket. "My first day of school and I don't even get it past roll call." Adrien said angrily.
"A day off? Now that's what I'm talking about!" Plagg said.
"Oh, no, no, no, no. We've got homework to do." Adrien said as he pumped a fist into the air. "Plagg, claws out!" Adrien then transformed into Cat Noir. He then went off to join me and the Element Gang.
"You have no idea who you're dealing with." Chloé warns, crossing her arms. "My daddy, the Mayor. Will bring in the police, the army, the entire cavalry!"
"And don't forget the superheroes!" Cat Noir says teasingly, as he went past us and swung his staff right at Stoneheart's back, which only lead to Stoneheart growing bigger and smacking Cat back at us.
"Don't you learn anything?" I said.
"My bad." Cat chuckled nervously.
"Ugh. Super incompetent, you mean." Chloé comments, and I shot an annoyed look at the blonde with the caked up face.
"Ugh! You wanted the cavalry? Well, here it is!" Stoneheart said and his own personal army of Stonehearts surrounded us. "Seize them!"
Stoneheart left us dodging the attacks of his army, grasping both Chloé and Mylene firmly in his fists. "Ivan! Where are we going?"
"To deliver a message. Then we'll be brought together forever by a pretty black butterfly."
"Ugh. All this lovey-dovey stuff is making me sick." Chloé gags, pretending to stick her fingers down her throat.
"Don't worry, little monster, I'm gonna take care of you too." Stoneheart replied.
We slid under the Stonehearts, for they were quite stupid and had no idea what was going on.
Finally, Stoneheart was at the middle of the Eiffel Tower, Chloé and Mylene in his hands.
We were still surrounded by the Stonehearts. While we were fighting, Alya is going to where Stoneheart is, when she sees us.
"If you can hear me, Ladybug, we could use a little help!" Cat said.
"What's she waiting for?" Alya asked as she wondered where her heroine went.
Meanwhile, Marinette saw the army of Stonehearts. One of them knocked a car that is about to hit Alya, but I managed to save her. But she got trapped. A Stoneheart kidnapped Cat Noir.
"Let go, you blockhead!" Cat Noir said.
"HEEEELP!" Alya yelled.
I looked around and saw that my team wasn't having any luck and was getting beaten to pulps. I admit it when I say that my team needs more help. I never thought I would say it so soon but I had to.
It might've been the only thing that would get her back in action.
"Ladybug, if you can hear me, please come and help us!" I said. "You're an important part of this team. It's like a three legged stool with me, you, and Cat Noir working together. Without all three, the stool can't stand. We need you here, more than ever and...I'm sorry!"
It turned out it was it. Marinette was suddenly filled with courage. She got the box out of the bag and put her earrings on. After she did, Tikki appeared.
"I think I need Ladybug!" She said.
"I knew you'd come around!" Tikki chirped
"Well, I'm still not sure I'm up for this, but Alya's in danger. I can't sit back and do nothing." Marinette said as she got ready to transform. "Tikki, spots on! Ha!" She then transformed into Ladybug.
Ladybug then pulled the car with her yo-yo and Alya got out.
"You can't stay here. It's too dangerous." Ladybug said.
Ladybug avoided the Stonehearts and manage to pull me out of that rocky dogpile.
"What took ya?" I asked.
"Just needed some inspiration." She said. "Come on. Let's save your team and Cat Noir."
"Right behind ya." I said and we went off. We managed to save every member of my team and then went to save Cat Noir. I then threw Cat Noir's staff to him and he used it to get himself free. We saved him on time.
"Sorry I was late." Ladybug said.
"Have I ever told you turn my world upside down?" Cat said.
"Oh, you're quite the jokester, aren't you?"
"Can we stop with comedy club and get to the task at hand?" I said. "We need to get out of here."
"Hey, aren't we going to take care of him?" Cat asked me.
"No. If we wanna save them all, we go to the source." I then pointed to Stoneheart. "That one!"
Cat summoned his staff, and then we made a distraction and head to the Eiffel Tower, which Stoneheart had inside, and the Stonehearts followed with Alya closely behind on her bike.
As we made our way to the Eiffel Tower, we found the police surrounding it with blue and red flashes everywhere. "I demand my daughter's safe return!" The Mayor yells, stamping his foot on the ground.
"Daddy!" Chloé yelled from Stoneheart's grip.
"You know what? You're welcome too!" Stoneheart screams, throwing Chloé at the police cars.
Chloé intertwines her fingers together. "Help! I promise I'll be nice to everyone, say please and thank you all…"
Then Ladybug swooped in and caught Chloé. "I didn't promise." Chloé informed, leaving Ladybug with a confused look on her face.
Chloé runs to her dad and he envelopes her in a bear hug.
"My little princess…" He says, hugging her tighter.
"We're clear to attack!" One of the police officers say, making signals at his soldiers.
I then held up my hand to stop them. "Wait! No, don't attack them! You know it'll only make it worse!"
The same police officer has a smug look on his face, and he crosses his arms. "I have a new plan, unlike you! Move aside and let the pros do their thing. You've already failed once!"
"...He's right, you know. If I hadn't stopped El Dragon from capturing Stoneheart's akuma the first time around, none of this would have happened! I knew I wasn't the right one for this job…" Ladybug said.
Cat Noir turned to me and Ladybug. "No. He's wrong, because without you, she'd no longer be here. And because without us, they won't make it, and we'll prove that too. Trust me, young miss. Okay?" He said, putting a hand on Ladybug's shoulder.
"...Okay." She said.
"Then let's get to work." I said.
Then we all faced the Eiffel Tower, as Stoneheart coughed and spit out a swarm of akumas where they formed in the shape of a face.
"Who is that?" Apolloid asked.
"Must be Nevix new wielder." I answered.
"People of Paris," The swarm says. "Listen carefully. I am Hawkmoth."
"Hawkmoth?" We all asked at the same time.
"Ladybug, Cat Noir, El Dragon, hand over the ladybug earrings, the cat ring, and the moth brooch now. You've done enough damage to these innocent people!"
I clapped sarcastically and walked forward. "Nice try, Hawkmoth, but we know who the bad guy is. Let's reverse the roles here. Without you, none of these innocent victims would be transformed into villains. Hawkmoth, no matter how long it takes, we will find you, and YOU will hand us YOUR Miraculous!" I then jumped up, placed my staff in capture mode, and sent rapid jabs at the swarm. "Time to evilize!" I was able to capture every last one of them and made Hawkmoth's swarm disappear, and everyone is in shock from how I did all of this.
We all went to where Stoneheart and the swarm were previously, and turned to the cameras and all the people outside. "Let me make this promise to you." Ladybug started. "No matter who wants to harm you, Ladybug, Cat Noir, and the Element Gang will do everything in our power to keep you safe!"
I then opened my staff's tip and a busload of purified butterflies came out of it. Everyone in the crowd, including Marinette's parents and our classmates, were amazed by it.
"Wow." Cat Noir said from the crowd. "Whoever she is, beneath that mask, I love that girl."
"Keep focus, cat for brains." I said bonking him on the head.
"Agh!" Hawkmoth muttered in anger, watching from his lair. "That's the problem with superheroes. They're too…heroic! Stoneheart, they're trying to take your loved one away from you. You must snatch their Miraculous so they will be powerless against you!"
Stoneheart clutched Mylene tighter. "Okay, Hawkmoth."
"Help me!" Mylene wailed.
"You'll never take Mylene from me! Come to me, my stone beings!" Stoneheart screamed, climbing up the Eiffel Tower.
The Stonehearts started to surround the Eiffel Tower which also had us inside that surrounded area.
"We're surrounded! What do we do now? We can't attack him." Cat Noir said.
"Yes, but we do know where the akuma is." I pointed out.
"In his clenched fist. The one he's holding Mylene in… So?"
"So we know he's in love with her…" Ladybug rubbed her chin in thought. "That's it! We don't separate Stoneheart and Mylene! We bring them closer together! They're made for each other! They just don't know it yet."
Even though I knew what she meant, Cat was drawing a blank.
"Ugh… Not really following you, but I guess I better trust you. Something tells me that this is how it's gonna be from here on out."
The three of us use their weapons while our teammates used their powers to get to the top of the tower, where Stoneheart and Mylene were currently. "Help! I'm scared of heights!" Mylene called out.
"Everything's going to be alright!" Ladybug assured her.
"How are we going to get them closer than they already are?" Cat questioned.
"By using our powers!" I replied. "Ladybug, you're up!"
"Thanks. Lucky Charm!" She said as she sent her yoyo up into the air, and then a bunch of little hearts surrounded it. A couple of seconds later, a parachute appeared in her hand. "A parachute? What am I going to do with this?"
"I don't know. Figure it out. We'll keep Stoneheart busy." I said as we went off to face Stoneheart.
As Ladybug is trying to figure out what to do, Cat Noir is thrown around by Stoneheart. "You sure you know what you're doing?"
"We'll find out soon enough!" She yelled, throwing her yoyo at Stoneheart's arm. She tugs at it, and by accident, it triggers Mylene to accidentally kiss Stoneheart.
Stoneheart is taken by surprise, and lets Mylene go…and also the piece of crumpled up paper. Realizing what he's done, Mylene grabs onto his finger.
As for me, I grabbed the piece of paper and used my claws on it, tearing open the piece of paper and releasing the akuma.
Then Ladybug saw Stoneheart turn back into Ivan, falling down from the tower. She jumped down to rescue them. "Cat Noir, take care of Ivan!" She screamed, using the parachute to capture Mylene.
"Cataclysm!" He yelled as he used his cataclysm to make his staff rusty. He slid on it and rescued Ivan. Ladybug rescued Mylene. So now there was only one thing left to do.
"No more evil doing for you anymore, little Akuma." I said as I ready my staff for the final capture of the day. "Time to de-evilize! Gotcha!" After it retracted, I quickly tapped the tip and let the now purified butterfly go. "Goodbye, little guy. Ladybug, it's your turn."
She then threw the parachute in the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!"
Paris is soon filled up with ladybugs flying around and fixing things, like the school wall, Cat's staff, and the army of Stonehearts. "Whoa… Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Cat asked.
"Yeah… It's beautiful…" Ladybug added.
"Yeah. Even I have to admit this is amazing." I said. "It's all so…well, miraculous."
"This is just the beginning, Element Gang. You may have won this battle, but I will win the war. I will get your Miraculous. I will get the absolute power! And then my secret dream will come true!" Hawkmoth said as his window started closing.
"I think you two have things to talk about. Hm?" Ladybug questioned, putting a hand on Ivan's shoulder.
"Oh, uh… I… Uh…" Ivan stammered.
"Maybe it would help if you read the lyrics to Ivan's song." Ladybug suggested as I gave the piece of paper to her. She handed it to Mylene, who read it fairly quickly.
"Wow, it's really beautiful." Mylene commented quietly. "It's a shame you can't hear them when you scream. I mean, when you sing."
"It was scary, wasn't it? Is that why you left? I'm sorry, I'll be gentle."
Mylene hugged his waist, and a faint blush tinted Ivan's face.
"Oh, they're so made for each other." Ladybug cooed.
"Like us too." Cat Noir joked.
I then heard their Miraculous beeping.
"Uh-oh." Ladybug pointed to his ring and her earrings. "You see that? Time to split. See you soon, Cat Noir." She said.
"Can't wait, m'lady." Cat Noir said as they both left.
"Should we tell them?" Apolloid asked.
"No. It's not really the best time." I answered as we took our leave.
Back at school, we ended up with a little talk with Alya about the battle.
"So by the time I went to the Eiffel Tower, it was all over…" Alya complained. "I'm way bummed."
"Don't worry. You'll get your scoop eventually." Marinette assured her.
"You're right. Next target: Ladybug and the Element Gang, an exclusive interview!"
"Ooh…sounds exciting." Marinette said, pretending to fangirl.
"Oh, wait! Even better. Finding out who's really under those masks."
"Uh-huh. Good luck with that one." I said, knowing that'll be the hardest thing to do.
Back in the limo, Gabriel was scolding Adrien for leaving the mansion and disobeying his father's orders.
"You disobeyed me, Adrien." Gabriel Agreste spoke from a screen. "Take a look at that school."
"Yes, father." Adrien said sadly.
"You will never, I say, never go back there again."
"Father, no…"
"Without your bodyguard. He will drop you off and pick you off every day. Nathalie has offered to organize you a new schedule. You'll be continuing your music, Chinese, and fencing classes and your photoshoots."
Adrien smiles gratefully at father's personal assistant and Gabriel. "Thank you, Nathalie. Thank you, father!" He said as he got out of the limo.
As Alya and Marinette walk in, the two of them notice Chloé and Sabrina weren't there at their usual seats. "No, wait." Marinette stops Alya from going into their old seats, then the two of them walk up the steps to sit in Chloé and Sabrina's seats.
"Uhh… You're in the wrong seat. Go on, get lost!" Chloé smirks. I was about to step in, but one surprise came in.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing!" Marinette exclaimed with a smug look on her face.
"What is that supposed to mean?!" Chloé asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"It means that I'm not putting up with your cred anymore, Chloé. And neither is anyone else around here, so take your attitude and go on, get lost"" Marinette declared, pointing to her and Alya's old seats.
Everyone laughed, and then Chloé clenches her fist and plops down in the seat, Sabrina sitting next to her.
"Good job!" Alya praised, fist bumping Marinette.
"Yeah. When did you become so assertive?" I asked.
"Let's just say I now know what it's like to stand up for myself." She answered.
I was actually glad that her first hero experience was able to change her for the better. Though I was depressed when Adrien walked in, waving at Nino. I just couldn't believe I had to be the classmate to that overgrown cat.
"Dude, you wanna make friends, right? Well, go talk to Marinette. You know, about the chewing gum." Nino said as he pointed to Marinette.
"But what should I say to her?" Adrien asked.
"Just be yourself." Nino said.
Outside, it was starting to rain, so I brought out the rain coat I had packed and put it on.
"See ya tomorrow, Mari." I said, waving to her as we began our walk home.
"Bye, Axel." She said, waving back.
"Hey." Marinette ignored Adrien as she walked by him. He then opened his umbrella. "I just wanted you to know that I was only trying to take the chewing gum off your friend's seat. I swear. I've never been to school before. I've never had friends. It's all sort of…new to me."
He covered Marinette with his umbrella. Suddenly, a thunderclap sounded and Marinette opened her eyes wide. Marinette took the parasol, but it closed.
"See you tomorrow." He laughed
"Uh…see you to…mo…tomo…Haha! Whoa, why am I staring?" She said.
"Hey! I think I might have an idea!" Tikki said.
"First day of school and we already have two lovebirds." Plagg said as Adrien walked to his limo.
"Whatever. She's just a friend." Adrien said, as he went in the limo and went home. "Oh...a friend…"
Then Marinette grabbed her bag and went home. None of us knew we were being watched by Master Fu from afar.
"Excellent choice, Master." Wayzz said.
"Those two are made for each other." Master Fu said.
Look at that. Things really have changed with Ladybug and Cat Noir on our team.