In Marinette's room, Marinette was writing in her diary. She was writing about her date with Adrien.
"Hey, Marinette, weren't you meeting Alya back at school this afternoon to research of term paper?" Tikki asked her.
"Oh, no, I'm late! Again!" Marinette said as she saw she forgot. She then put her diary in her box, grabbed her purse, and went off to school.
At Collège Françoise Dupont, Marinette made it, but, suddenly, she heard something coming from the Library.
"What's that noise?" Tikki asked.
"Hide, Tikki!" Marinette said as Tikki hid in her bag. She went into the Library and saw me and Max playing Ultimate Mecha Strike III in a team battle against Frost and Chloé. The reason we were doing this was because the school was allowing a team of two to play and represent it in the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike III Tournament. While we were playing, Alya recorded the event on her phone.
"Go, Axel and Max!" Ali said cheering for us.
"What's going on, Alya?" Marinette asked as she went over to Alya. Alya shushed her.
"Tryouts for the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike III Tournament!" Adrien said. "This school sends one team of two students with the highest scores!"
"Though I don't think anybody can beat Axel and Max." Basar said.
"Why's that?" Marinette asked.
"'Cause they're unbeatable! They're total rock stars! They've got the highest APM over anyone!"
"APM?"
"Actions permitted? This tournament is Max's whole life! He and Axel had been grinding all year to level up."
Then me and Max used our robots, AF-13 and MX-01, to defeat Frost and Chloé and won. We got the top score on the leaderboard.
"Axel and Max are now in the lead." Ms. Bustier said and me and Max gave each other a high-five.
Then Adrien looked at Marinette and said "Hey, Marinette. Want to be my partner in the tournament?"
"Me?" Marinette said in shock. "But I've never played…"
"Don't worry. Come on, we can do this." Adrien said. "Trust me."
"Oh, okay." Marinette said as she agreed to do it.
"Great!" Adrien said as he pulled Marinette over and they got ready to play.
"Well, I think we have our team champions lined up for the Paris tournament." Mr. Damocles said.
"Wait! Is it too late to try out?" Adrien asked. Then Rose and Kim gasped in shock.
"Well, the library is closing up in five minutes, but…" Mr. Damocles said.
"Oh, boy." Alya said.
"They're done for." Basar said as me and Max got ready to fight Adrien and Marinette.
"The rules are elementary, you battle each other's robots with your own and…" Max said.
"Please…" Adrien said. "Every time you win, you loot its items and gain XP, which upgrades your mech. I'm not a noob, thank you very much. Neither is Mariette. Right, Mari?"
Marinette then gulped and said "Right." She then remembered her and her father playing the game that we were playing right now.
"Ah, sounds like both of you have a sufficient amount of knowledge. Let's see if it's enough to beat us." Max said.
"Yeah. Let's go." I said.
"Well, this will get over quickly." Frost said.
"You said it." Chloé said, agreeing with him.
Marinette chose LB-03, the ladybug robot, and Adrien chose NAD-03, the cat robot (a bit ironic there) while me and Max chose AF-13 and MX-01. We started playing and Adrien and Marinette were pretty good. Everybody saw how they were winning when Adrien beat me.
"And now, a quarter super plus heavy kick, and Flying Hyper Storm! Triple head combo, Marinette style! Booyah!" Marinette as she won and she and Adrien got the top slot.
"Yeah! We won!" Adrien said as she picked up Marinette while me and Max were shocked that we got beat.
"Wha! I can't believe it! They…they beat Axel and Max?" Basar said in disbelief.
"Beat them? They pulverized them!" Alya said.
"The kings had been knocked off their thrones!" Rose said.
"Good game, you two. We relinquish our position at the tournament. Congratulations, Marinette and Adrien." I said to them with a happy look on my face.
"Yeah. Congratulations." Max said with a depressed look on his face.
"Max…" I said to him.
"Look. I'm fine, we lost fair and square. But if you don't mind, I'd like a little solitude." Max said as he continued to walk away.
I was feeling sorry for Max. He trained his whole life for this moment and now he won't get the chance to be in the tournament.
In the streets, Max walked around angrily.
"This is a travesty. An unequivocal travesty!" Max said.
In Hawkmoth's lair, Hawkmoth's window began to open.
"Ah, a competition. I know you like that, my little evil akumas. Where there's a winner, there's always a loser." He said. He then turned a butterfly into an akuma. The akuma flew out into Paris. "Akuma Dargon."
Chronicles of Kaze: Chapter 7
I then woke up and said "Yes, master?"
"There is a gamer who haves the crushing feeling of defeat. Take this akuma and evilize him!" He said as the akuma flew toward me.
"Well then, game on." I said after I absorbed the akuma. I then used my Shadow Path to head into Paris.
Back in the streets, Max lamented on not going to the tournament. I went past him and into an alley unnoticed.
"I should've been going to that tournament. I was the chosen one! I worked so hard for it! Inconceivable!" I said, getting his attention.
"Yes, why have your destiny take away from you?" I said as I came out of the alley in my normal form. "I think we both can agree on."
"Why? Were you beaten by Marinette and Adrien too?" Max asked sarcastically.
"No. because I know what it's like to fail." I said. "Do you want to be known for that? For being a champion that failed to keep his title? You know those two posers don't deserve the post. How about showing them who they're really messing with?"
"Yes. They will pay for stealing my destiny." Max said.
"Then, here." I asked as I put out my claw, put it on Max's glasses, and induced them with akuma energy. Then Max gave a look of rage. "Gamer, I am Akuma Dargon. I'll help you win the tournament of your life. But in return, you must help me achieve my high score."
"Absolutely, Akuma Dargon. Game on! Now to see who's the greatest gamer in Paris!" Max said as the akuma energy transformed him into a black suited villain with big green glasses. Then the energy formed a black pyramid around him and it started to float with him piloting it like a flying ship.
"Then let the game begin." I said as I then transformed into Akuma Dargon. I then got on top of the pyramid and they both moved through the street.
Outside Collège Françoise Dupont, Adrien and Marinette were talking about what happened.
"I can't believe we won." Marinette said.
"I know. Isn't it great?" Adrien said. "We really do make a perfect team."
"I wouldn't be so happy if I were you." Tikki said.
"What are you talking about, Tikki?" Adrien asked.
"You know how much Max wanted to be in that tournament. Basar said he'd been training with Axel for it all year."
"She's got you there." Marinette said.
"Oh, come on." Adrien said. "I'm sure Max is fine losing once. You'll see."
"Yeah. One day, we're all gonna look back and laugh at this." Plagg said, agreeing with him.
"Well, I hope so." I said as they looked behind them and saw me. "Well, let's get going."
"Going? Going where?" Marinette asked.
"To train." I answered. "I'm gonna help you train for the tournament."
"You would do that?" Adrien asked.
"Of course. You're my best friends." I said. "Now let's hurry. We only got a few hours until the tournament starts." We then went off to train at Marinette's house.
When we arrived in full streets, I then decided to get my creation powered up.
"Gamer." O said to him from the outside. "It's time to get to the next level and show everyone that you're the best!"
"No time like the present!" Gamer said as he started firing lasers at people, trapping them in green spheres. Then his ship started absorbing the spheres. "Hahahahaha!"
At the Dupain-Cheng House in Marinette's room, I was helping Marinette and Adrien practice for the tournament.
"Okay. So you're gonna need to level up if you want to stay in the tournament." I said as I used AF-13 to practice with Marinette. "The higher the level you are, the bigger the chances for you to advance to the next round."
"Okay. Got it." Marinette said as she used LB-03.
"Though two against one, doesn't seem fair." Adrien said as he used NAD-03.
"Don't worry. I saved my XP." I said. "So I'm still at Level 3."
Back in the streets of Paris, Gamer's ship continued to absorb people.
"I'll be at level 2 in no time! My skills are indisputable!" He said as his ship started absorbing people and vehicles. "I am unstoppable! Hahahaha!" his ship then evolved into a two-legged robot. "Excellent!" the robot then started starts absorbing people and gaining more power.
Back in Marinette's room, Marinette and Adrien won a round against me.
"Wow! We won again, thanks to you!" Adrien said.
"Yeah, we did." Marinette said. "But it's only because I'm lucky."
"How's that?" I asked.
"This is why I win." Marinette said as she showed us her amulet.
"Are you messing with us?" Adrien asked.
"Try playing a match with it." Marinette said as she gave the amulet to Adrien.
"How about a delicious salmon and spinach pie? You can tell me what you think of it?" Sabine said as she burst in.
"Uh, Marinette. A little snack wouldn't hurt, would it?" Adrien said.
At the park, we started eating the pies.
"I'm really sorry. It's impossible to get anything down with my parents around." Marinette said.
"That's okay." Adrien said as he ate the pie. "I didn't know your dad made such yummy pie!"
"Yummy for you." Plagg said as he ate some Camembert. "I for one find it disgusting."
"Looks who's talking." I said.
Suddenly, we saw Gamer's robot appear.
"Tell me this isn't some kind of publicity stunt for the tournament!" Marinette said.
"Well, well. Marinette, let's see who's victorious this time." Gamer said as he saw her.
"Doesn't look like a publicity stunt to me." I said. Then Gamer's robot fired a laser at us.
"Look out!" Adrien said as he got Marinette out of the way and I jumped out of the way. We then watched as the bench we were at turned into a green sphere and the robot absorbed it.
"Run for it!" I said as we started running away. We managed to get away and found a safe place to hide.
"Where'd they go?" Gamer said as he looked around.
"Never mind them." Akuma Dargon said. "Let's get you fully leveled up."
Then the robot started walking away.
"Come on, let's transform!" I said. "Nooroo, let's fly!"
"Tikki, spots on!"
"Plagg, claws out!"
Me, Marinette, and Adrien then transformed into El Dragon, Ladybug, and Cat Noir. I then called the others and they said they were on their way.
In the streets, we followed Gamer's robot and saw he is heading for a bus. We then went to where the bus was.
"Get away from here! As far as you can!" I said to the people inside. "Hurry!" then the people started running away when they saw the robot.
"Hey, tin can! Over here!" Cat said as he got Gamer's attention.
"My calculations indicate that your system's about to crash!" Gamer said as he got ready to attack. But then the rest of our team showed up, Icedra froze the left leg of the robot, and Apolloid kicked the robot's right leg, causing it to fall.
"You're the one crashing, robot!" Apolloid said as the robot fell.
"Good timing." Cat said.
"No problem. Though this is the first time we faced a giant robot. Well, one that looked like this." Apolloid said as he pointed the robot.
"Wait a sec." I said as I looked at the robot, sensing some sort of familiarity. That's when I realized what is was. "Hey, this is MX-01 from the game. I recognize its Level 2 form anywhere. Looks like it's almost at Level 3."
"Then let's stop it before it reaches Level 4." Ladybug said.
"Hold on. There's only one person who uses this robot." I said as I went over the face of the robot. "Max? Are you in there?" I then felt something smack me away and we all saw Akuma Dargon.
"This isn't Max anymore. What are you are seeing is one of my best technological villains yet." Akuma Dargon said as he got the robot back up. "Gamer, absorb that bus!"
"Affirmative!" Gamer said. His robot absorbed the bus and evolved into level 3. In Level 3, it gained a whole, cubic body with gold fingers and feet.
"Uh, I think our problem just got a whole lot bigger." Cat said.
"Level 3! Hahahahahaha!" Gamer said as his robot stomped and broke the ice off its leg.
"If you want to be the most powerful robot in the world, you must capture El Dragon, Ladybug, and Cat Noir's Miraculous. Then it really will be Game Over." Akuma Dargon said as he flew onto the robot's new shoulder.
"Those Miraculous are mine!" Gamer said as he then started attacking us. He fired lasers at us, but we dodged them and then ran away.
"We have to get him out of here before he destroys all of Paris!" I said as we ran.
"Where are supposed to take him." Apolloid said. "He's too big to fit anywhere else."
Then Ladybug and Cat saw a billboard for the tournament, got an idea, and said "The stadium!" We then left and started leading Gamer to the stadium.
At the Parc des Princes Stadium, we got there and ready to fight Gamer.
"Hey, where'd he go?" Apolloid asked as we saw Gamer wasn't behind us.
"Where has Clunky got to?" Ladybug said.
Then Gamer's robot appeared behind us. Ladybug and Cat Noir tried to use their weapons against him, but they just bounced right off its metal hide.
"Hahahaha!" Gamer laughed as he tried to use his robot to them, but Ladybug and Cat Noir dodge. We ran away from its laser as it was shot at us.
"Attack the robot with your Cataclysm Power! It might be enough to shock him!" Ladybug said.
"My pleasure. Two can play this game. Cataclysm!" Cat said as he used his Cataclysm. It actually worked and the robot disintegrated.
"Nooooo!" Gamer said as he started to fall.
"Smack down, Cat Noir!" Ladybug said.
"Cat Noir Style! Booyah!" Cat said.
But, before he hit the ground, Akuma Dargon came in, caught him, and got him safely to the ground. Then they both got ready to attack.
"We got Akuma Dargon! You guys take Gamer!" I said as me and the team went in for the attack.
"Got it!" Ladybug said as she and Cat got ready.
"Whoa!" they both said as a giant floating red sphere appears between them.
"Whoa, ha, ha! Check out that loot!" Cat said.
"System crash, Gamer!" Ladybug said.
"Hahahaha! You've forgotten the rules. I saved my last level!" Gamer said as he touched his glasses and robot reappeared. "Respawn!"
"Aww, not the old spawn point glitch again." Cat groaned.
"Get Gamer's glasses!" I said to them as me and the team battled Akuma Dargon. "It might've been a glimpse, but I saw the akuma energy coming from them."
"Ready, Cat Noir?" Ladybug asked.
"Ready!" Cat said.
Then they both touched the red sphere and a red and black robot appeared. It looked like a combination between LB-03 and NAD-03 in Level 3 mode and Ladybug and Cat Noir were standing on it.
"Ha! We've leveled up too!" Ladybug said.
"Okay, but I only got a few minutes left." Cat said as his Miraculous beeped. They then entered the robot's cockpit. "I'll man it, you shoot!"
"Why do you get to man it?" Ladybug asked.
"What do you say we flip for it?" Cat said. They then started controlling the robot, but the Gamer's robot smashed it. "Okay, you man it and I'll fire." they then switched places.
"Look out! Here it comes again…" Ladybug said as Gamer's robot attacked their robot. Ladybug then started manning the robot. "We'll let it go to your head!" she then used a rocket punch. "Booster!" the punch knocked down the head of Gamer's robot. Gamer put it back on.
While they did that, we did our battle with Akuma Dargon. We managed to get the upper hand and beat him, knocking him unconscious. We then watched as the two robots did battle.
"Hahahahaha! Huh?" Gamer said as he saw Ladybug and Cat Noir's robot was still standing.
"Round two, Gamer." Ladybug said.
"Arrrghhh…" Gamer growled. "Gamer Missiles!" Then his robot shot missiles out of its shoulders.
"Force field, Cat Noir!" Ladybug said.
"Got it. Force field activated!" Cat said as he activated the robot's force field and destroyed the missiles. "Cat Saber!" We then watched as the robot took its tail off and used it as a saber.
"This is one epic fight." Posidacus said.
"Wish we brought snacks though." ShockBlade said.
Then Akuma Dargon groaned and me and Apolloid saw he was waking up. Then Apolloid smacked him in the head with his Rock Hammer and knocked him out. We then continued to watch the fight.
"Gamer-Drill!" Gamer said as he activated a drill on the robot's arm and charges on Ladybug and Cat Noir's robot. The two robots clashed and it seemed to be even matched.
"This Gamer's way powerful. He just took out our force field!" Cat said as it showed on screen.
"We're gonna have to manage without. Lady Bombs!" Ladybug said as the robot shot bombs out of its arms.
"Laser Wall!" Gamer said as a laser wall appeared and blocked the Lady Bombs.
"Lady Helix!" Ladybug said as the robot's two shields flew over to the Gamer's robot, but his robot blocked them.
"Bullet!" Cat said as the robot's two arms flew over to the Gamer's robot, but his robot neutralized them. "Ear Thunder!" Then the robot used its two cat ears to make thunder, but the Gamer's robot blocked it with its own thunder.
"He's anticipating all of our attacks!" Ladybug said.
"Watch out, Ladybug!" Cat said as Gamer's robot charged at them and the two robots fought it out.
"Gamer Fire!" Gamer said as he fired a blast of energy, appeared next to Ladybug and Cat's robot, and pushed their robot to the energy orb. Then his robot fired an eye beam to their robot. "Hahahahaha! Today I shall be victorious!"
"Catouken!" Cat said as the robot stood up, charged up a blast of energy, and fired it at Gamer's robot. Ladybug and Cat Noir's robot then slammed Gamer's robot to the floor, but then Gamer's robot disintegrated and formed again, still standing.
"I am the strongest player in the world! Hahahaha!" Gamer said.
"How are we supposed to beat him if we can't even catch him?" Cat asked.
"We have to beat him harder and jam the system! Tatsu-Lady!" Ladybug said as they kicked Gamer's robot with a spinning kick.
"Catouken!" Cat said as they fired another blast at it.
"Gamer Crusher!" Gamer said as he spiked at Ladybug and Cat Noir's robot, but they dodged the attack.
"Shoryubug!" Ladybug said as they did a Shoryuken at Gamer's robot.
"Catouken!" Cat said they fired another blast at it, knocking it down. Gamer's robot stood up and the two robots fought again.
"We've gotta get inside his cockpit!" Ladybug said.
"Go for it. You're in charge!" Cat said.
"Take the controls, Cat Noir. I'll be right back." Ladybug said as she left the cockpit.
"Right back? Where are you going?!" Cat asked as he took the controls.
"It's just us two now, Gamer!" Ladybug said as she was outside the robot.
"What are they…" Gamer asked he saw Ladybug.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug said as she used her Lucky Charm, which was a graffiti can. "Huh? Graffiti? Spray paint? Arts and crafts?" She then used her Lucky Vision and the robot's left arm and eye flashed. "Bingo." She then ran to the Gamer's robot, reached its eye, and sprayed graffiti on it. That's when I realized what she just did. With the eye cover, Gamer couldn't be able to attack.
"Aghhh! You won't get away with this!" Gamer growled as he got out of the cockpit and Ladybug took his glasses off.
"Game over, Gamer." She said as she broke his glasses and released the akuma. I then went out to capture the akuma.
"Game over for you, akuma." I said as I put my staff in capture mode. "Time to de-evilize!" I then caught the akuma. "Gotcha!" I then released it as a purified butterfly. "Goodbye, little guy."
"Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug said as she tossed the spray can into the air. It exploded into a blast of energy, its energy turning everything back to normal. Then the akuma energy turned Gamer back into Max.
"What am I doing here?" Max said as he tried to figure out what happened.
"Pound it!" Me, Ladybug, and Cat said as we pounded for another victory.
"Game over." Akuma Dargon said as he turned into a shadow and left.
When I got back to Goussainville, I went to my room, transformed back into my normal self, and began to rant for my failed plan with Gamer.
"Such pitiful insolence! The moment you challenge me and Hawkmoth is the moment you seal your fate! This battle is not yet over…" I said angrily.
At the Parc des Princes, the gaming tournament was about to start.
"After all that, you two are backing out?" I asked, shocked they were gonna compete in the tournament.
"It's just that we feel so bad for you and Max." Marinette said. "And well, it just wouldn't be right."
"Yeah. We thought about this a lot…" Adrien said.
"And now, representing Francoise Dupont High School…" the announcer said.
"Well, we think you two should be playing tonight." Adrien finished.
"Really?" Max said in disbelief.
"Don't get us wrong! We love gaming, but it's not our heart and soul." Marinette said. "This is your baby. It's your tournament, Max. Yours and Axel. We don't wanna take that away from you."
"Are you sure?" Max asked.
"We insist." Adrien said as he and Marinette gave their controllers to me and Max.
"Thanks, guys." I said to them.
"No problem. Now get out there and win." Adrien said.
"Go on, dudes! They're waiting for you!" Nino said.
"Let's show them who's gold." Max said and I nodded. We then entered the gates as our classmates cheered us on.
Well, that was a real plug and play. We did won the tournament and became the gaming champs. But I got to say that seeing a real life Ultimate Mecha Strike robot fight was actually pretty cool.