Chapter 17: Darkblade
In Marinette's room, me and the gang made it there to transform back from the latest villain beat down.
"The Element Gang has saved Paris yet again." Nadja said from the news feed on Marinette's computer.
"And yet again Marinette hopes she'll finally have enough time to complete her magic box." Marinette said.
"What's the magic box for anyway?" I asked.
"To lock up my diary and all my secrets." She answered.
"Every little secret?" I said with shock. "You're telling me that you write everything down in that thing?"
"Uh…yeah, something wrong?" She said as she repeatedly closed and opened her box to test if it worked.
"Well, what if somebody gets that and then find out all our secret identities? Our whole cover will be blown."
"Not gonna happen. Try it, Axel." She said as she motioned me to take her diary out of that box.
I moved my hand over, but when I grabbed it, the box locked up on my hand. My hand was stuck in the box.
"And…it works!" Marinette said.
"Great. Now…mind getting my hand out of here?" I said as I pointed to the box.
I looked over and saw Adrien and Jay laughing at me. She then unlocked the box and set my hand free.
"Yesterday, Mr. Bourgeois was re-elected as mayor of Paris for fourth consecutive term. Here we see Mr. Bourgeois with his daughter." Nadja said from the screen.
"Hey, look, it's Frost." I said as we looked to see him there next to Chloé.
"Looks like she's letting others share the spotlight." Adrien said.
"Yeah. Dating the mayor's daughter must be making him a superstar." I said. "Oh, which reminds me, Class Representative Elections are tomorrow."
"Well, I can't believe I'm saying this, but Chloé's got my vote for class rep." Jay said.
"Yeah. With that change in attitude, she seems to be a shoo-in for that position." I said.
"Armand D'Argencourt, one of Bourgeois' opponents and fencing instructors of Françoise Dupont High School was pummeled in the polls. In fact, D'Argencourt acquired the least number of votes in Paris' History." Nadja said.
I then looked at the clock and saw we only had a few minutes left before school started.
"Oh, boy. Come on! We're gonna be late for school!" I said and we all started running for it.
At Collège Françoise Dupont, Ms. Bustier was talking about the election.
"Chloé is running for the class representative position and Sabrina and Frost will be her deputies. Do we have any other candidates?" She said.
Though no one was gonna go against her. Me and the gang then got into the classroom, nearly out of breath.
"Sorry, we…ah, we're late. The bus…phew." I said, nearly exhausted. "Need water." We all then went off to take our seats. After class, I was at the water fountain drinking some water. "Excuse me." I said after giving a loud belch. Then me and the gang started walking. We didn't know it, but Frost and Sabrina were following us.
"Okay. Why are we following them again?" Sabrina asked quietly.
"Because they'll lead us to the true identities of the Element Gang." Frost answered her at the same volume as her. "Haven't you notice that the Element Gang have been everywhere they haven't been?"
"I guess you're right." Sabrina said.
"Of course. Shh!" he said as they began to listen in on our conversation.
"Now you have to be more careful with that magic box." I said to Marinette. "If the secret within the box gets out, we're all gonna be in trouble."
"Don't worry. It's safe at my house. No one will be able to get it." She said.
"Magic box, huh?" Frost said with interest. "Let's go check it out."
Then he and Sabrina went out to get the magic box.
At the Dupain-Cheng House, Frost and Sabrina, undercover, snuck in unnoticed while Marinette was in her room, thinking about how Murphy's Law would affect the campaign. With everything I told her about what happened with the Murphy family, she definitely got some ideas of what to expect. Marinette's phone then vibrated and she answered it to find Alya calling.
"Marinette, you need to get over here." Alya said over the phone.
"Why? What's going on?" Marinette asked.
"Chloé's invited the whole class to her campaign launch party at City Hall and she's got Jagged Stone coming too!" Alya said.
"Seriously? Jagged Stone, my favorite star?! I love him! Oh, and so does everyone else."
"Yeah. If you want to meet him, get right over." I said.
"I'm on my way." Marinette said as she hanged up and left the house, but forgot her diary.
Frost and Sabrina then snuck upstairs and searched for the magic box.
"Okay, if I was a magic box, where would I…?" Frost said and then saw it on Marinette's desk. "Eureka!" he then went over and saw Marinette's dairy in it. "Sorry, Marinette. But sometimes you have to sacrifice your privacy for the greater good." he was about to grab the diary from the box, but the diary's box closed down on his hand. "Ah! What the…?"
He then tried to get the box off. Sabrina saw what Frost was doing and went over.
"What happened?" She asked as she saw the box stuck on his hand.
"I don't know. I just reached in and the box closed on my hand." Frost said as he tried to pull his hand out. "I think it's some kind of trap."
"Okay. Hold on." Sabrina said as she tried to get his hand out of the box, but she couldn't do it. Frost was completely stuck in the box.
"Oh, boy. How am I supposed to explain this to Chloé?" Frost said.
At Collège Françoise Dupont, Adrien was in fencing class and Nadja Chamack, hidden, saw them. Mr. D'Argencourt defeated Adrien with a special attack.
"Wow, Mr. D'Argencourt, never seen you on fire like this! That was some attack!" Adrien said as he got back up.
"It ought be." Mr. D'Argencourt said. "This particular maneuver heether was developed by my ancestor Darkblade."
"Darkblade?" Adrien asked.
"In the days of yore, Darkblade conquered Paris and ruled over it with an iron fist. Until he was overthrown vence by a wealthy Frenchman who used his dirty gold to buy the loyalties of the common people. To think that not so long ago, my ancestor's flag was waving above Paris…" Mr. D'Argencourt said, explaining about his ancestor.
"Is that why you ran in the election, Mr. D'Argencourt?" Nadja asked. "To seek revenge on your ancestors' behalf?"
"All affair! Who dost we have heether?" He asked.
"Nadja Chamack. Don't be bemused, it's just the news! Do you have anything to say about your quote un-quote landslide defeat?"
"Hey, you! Excuse me! How did you get in the school?" Mr. Haprele said as he saw Nadja.
"I think it's time to get back to the studio!" Nadja said as she ran away.
"Get back here!" Haprele said as he chased after her.
"Here endeth the lesson." Mr. D'Argencourt said as he walked out angrily.
In Hawkmoth's lair, Hawkmoth's window began to open.
"A loser and an utter failure in an election. But the perfect candidate to lobby my own campaign." He said. He then turned a butterfly into an akuma. The akuma flew out into Paris. "Akuma Dargon."
Chronicles of Kaze: Chapter 8
I then woke up and said "Yes, master?"
"There is a knight who wants to avenge his ancestor. Take this akuma and take control of this defeated fighter!" He said as the akuma then flew toward me.
"Then alloweth chaos did spread through this kingdom." I said after I absorbed the akuma. I then used my Shadow Path to head into Paris.
Outside the school, Mr. D'Argencourt was leaving, but Nadja Chamack found him. I went past them unnoticed.
"Mr. D'Argencourt, it has been said and I quote, that you're stuck in the dark ages like a stubborn old rusted battle-axe." Nadja said. "What do you have to say to that?"
"Poisonous wretch! Dares that approach with such venomous questions." Mr. D'Argencourt said. "Be gone, now, pestilent pain in the neck!" he then bumped into a billboard with Mr. Bourgeois in it. He then sliced it to pieces.
"Wherefore art thee so fell to causeth such fury?" I said as I appeared beside Mr. D'Argencourt as my normal self.
"Grr! Mine own honor hadst been taken by this sir." Mr. D'Argencourt growled. "I hath tried to reclaim mine own ancestors' honor, but only hadst defeat."
"Then wherefore not wend over to that gent and taketh thy honor backeth?" I said. "Thou art the descendant of the most wondrous warrior, Darkblade. Yond sir doesn't deserve to beest the ruler of this landeth. Thee not bethink it's timeth to showeth that gent yond thou art more worthy than that gent?"
"Aye. That gent shall payeth for meddling in mine own affairs" Mr. D'Argencourt said.
"Then raiseth thy sword and beest bestowed the chance to receiveth revenge" I said as Mr. D'Argencourt put his fencing sword up to me. I then put out his claw, put it on the blade, and induced them with akuma energy. Then Mr. D'Argencourt gave a look of rage. "Darkblade, in return for the powers I'm giving you, you'll capture El Dragon, Ladybug, and Cat Noir's Miraculous for me."
"When the flag bearing the emblem of mine ancestors lies once again upon the roof of City Hall, then to thee I shall indeed be indebted!" Mr. D'Argencourt said as the akuma energy transformed him into a black knight with a red comb, his visor looking similar to Nevix's four red eyes, and a dragon crest on the breastplate, wielded a sword with red lining on the blade.
"Then let your reign begin." I said as I then transformed into Akuma Dargon.
"Anything you'd like to say about your transformation into a…" Nadja asked.
"Darkblade! The lord of Paris!" Darkblade said as he then use his sword to make Nadja and her camera man kneel before him. He then knight them and, after he did, transformed them into knights with green visors and green bladed axes. "Thou shalt become my knights! Soon my army shalt be immense and unstoppable!" He then cut the billboard in half with his sword. "We shall take City Hall by storm and reclaim the throne from Bourgeois the usurper!"
"Whoa, that's a medieval madness!" Plagg said as he and Adrien saw Darkblade and Akuma Dargon. They then entered the school where Adrien called both me and Marinette.
"What's going on, Adrien?" I asked as I answered his call.
"We got a problem." Adrien said. "Mr. D'Argencourt's been evilized and wants to take over Paris."
"We're on our way." I said as I hanged up. I then called the team, told them about the new villain, and we all went off somewhere to transform. "Time to transform. Nooroo, let's fly!" I then transformed into El Dragon and the others followed my lead. We all then went off to fight the villain.
"Looks like the party's gonna have to wait." Marinette said as she went into an alley, opened her purse, and Tikki flew out. "Tikki, spots on! Ha!" She then transformed into Ladybug and then started swinging to fight Darkblade.
"Time to transform!" Adrien said. "Plagg, claws out!" He then transformed into Cat Noir.
Outside, Darkblade saw Gorilla and made him kneel before him.
"Dow! What a great piece to join our conquest!" Darkblade said as he turned Gorilla into a knight.
"All affair! All affair!" All the civilians said as they turned into knights.
"Let us to battle, knights! All affair!" Darkblade said as he led them, but they were stopped by Cat jumping in front of them.
"The people had their say and they chose Bourgeois over you, D'Argencourt!" Cat said as he got ready to face Darkblade.
"Thy peoples matter not to me." Darkblade said. "D'Argencourt was defeated, not Darkblade! Engarde!"
Back at City Hall, Chloé sat on the stairs depressed that Frost wasn't around. Her spirits were lift when she saw him and Sabrina come through the door.
"Frost, you made it!" Chloé said. "What took ya?"
"Well, I got into a little snag." Frost said.
"What do you mean and what's that behind your back?" She asked as she saw his hand was behind him.
"Well…" He said as he showed his hand trapped in the magic box.
"What happened?" Chloé asked with shock.
"I was trying to find the true identities of the Element Gang, but I got myself trapped in Marinette's magic box." Frost explained. "I can't get it off."
"Then let's get Marinette to get it off." Chloé said.
"No. Marinette can't know about it." Frost said.
"What? Why?" Chloé asked.
"Because her diary's in this thing."
"You stole her diary?!"
"I was gonna take just a peek, see if she knew anything about the Element Gang. I just didn't think I would end up like this. Please don't tell her."
"Fine. But if we can't get it off, then we're telling Marinette."
At Lock Bridge, Cat and Darkblade were still fighting.
"Seriously? How did I not see that coming?" Cat said sarcastically as he blocked the attack.
"Take him!" Darkblade said and his knights then went after Cat, but he threw himself out of the bridge and hid under it. "Nary a minute to be wasted! City Hall awaits us!" then Darkblade and his knights left. After they did, me and the gang showed up after following Cat's Miraculous signal.
"That's strange." Ladybug said as she checked the tracker on her yo-yo. "It says that Cat's right here."
"Hey, there, bugaboo." Cat said as he appeared at the edge of the bridge and spooked Ladybug. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."
"It's okay." Ladybug said. Then Cat went over and helped her up.
"What are you doing under the bridge?" I asked him.
"I was hiding from Darkblade's army." Cat answered. "They're heading for City Hall."
"Right to the mayor." I said, seeing how it made sense.
"Wait, everybody in class is over there." Ladybug said, realizing what else was over at City Hall.
"Then let's get over there!" I said as we all left to beat Darkblade to City Hall.
Over at City Hall, Jagged Stone was still signing autographs. While he did, Chloé and Sabrina tried their best to get the box off Frost's hand.
"Ugh! That box just won't come off." Chloé groaned after failing to pull the box open.
"Maybe we can cut it off?" Sabrina suggested.
"Cut it off?!" Frost said. "No! You cut it off and you can forget your Christmas gift."
They then heard trumpets start to play and went to the window to see Darkblade and his knights out there. The entire class got there and saw them too. Even the mayor came over and saw what was outside.
"Oye, oye! Darkblade shalt speak now! Listen or be imprisoned!" one of the knights said.
"Henceforth, my flag shalt fly over thy kingdom!" Darkblade said. "Bourgeois, pathetic knave, come hether and do battle!"
"What did he say?" the mayor asked.
"He just said he wants to fight you." Frost said, translating what Darkblade said. Chloé and Sabrina looked at him in confusion. "What? I learned Shakespearean from my cousin."
"Ehh…" the mayor said nervously. "Ask my secretary for an appointment!"
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Bow down to Darkblade or feel the wrath of mine sword!" Darkblade said.
"All affair! All affair! Dahhh!" The knights said.
"Thou art going to has't to receiveth through us first!" I said as me and the gang appeared in front of him.
"Take them!" Darkblade said as the knights charged at us.
"Element Gang, let the elements strike!" I said as we all went to fight the knights.
"Guys, do you only know heavy metal?" Cat said as he started taking on some knights.
"How about hard rock?" Apolloid said as he crash through some knights.
"Ah, El Dragon." Darkblade said as I stood in front of him. "Tis a most wondrous day I receiveth to visage a fellow warrior in hurly-burly. Thee'll maketh an excellent addition to mine own army."
"The day I joineth the likes of thee is the day I giveth up mine own duties to protecteth this city." I said to him as I prepared to fight him. "Have at thee!"
"Allefer!" Darkblade said as we then clashed.
"Wait, do I hear the sounds of crazed fans? I can totally get them under control." Jagger Stone said as he took his guitar, went outside, and played it, only to see Darkblade and I fighting and Cat being chased by the knights while the others battled them. Then Darkblade managed to push me away and sent me flying and crashing into the ground.
"Behold, a minstrel!" Darkblade said as he saw Jagger Stone.
"Guys, guys, I know you love me, but no reason to fight over it." Jagger said.
"Are you the usurper's champion?" Darkblade asked.
"Say what?" Jagger said in confusion. Then Darkblade used his sword to force Jagger to kneel before him and he turned him into a knight.
"Oh, no!" Chloé said in horror.
"What are we gonna do?" Ivan said.
"The doors, quickly!" Frost said. "We can't let that crazy knight in here."
"Kneel before thy flag of Darkblade!" Darkblade said as he walked up to the door. "Bow down before my legs!" Then my classmates locked the doors.
"That's should keep them out for a while." Frost said.
"Frost, I'm scared." Chloé said as she got a hold of him.
"Don't worry, I'll protect you." Frost said to her.
Meanwhile, outside, the knights were trying to open the door. The students were scared, but Frost then said "Kim, Ivan, lock the doors! Make sure all the windows are closed too, quickly!" Then Kim and Ivan went off to do so. "Nino, Juleka, Rose, Mylène, Sabrina, and Alya, get anything to block the door! We have to barricade the entrance!"
Outside, the knights were still trying to open the door. Then the class used the Jagged Stone posters to make a barricade.
"Hurry! I hope they haven't got too medieval on the Element Gang!" Nino said.
"It's time to retreat! Mr. Bourgeois, we gotta get out of here!" Frost said.
"This way!" the mayor said as he led them to safety.
Outside, we were battling the knights, but seeing we were outmatched, I said "Element Gang, fall back! Head inside the building and regroup!" we all then head inside through an open window.
"Come formation!" Darkblade said and then the knights came into formation, but Apolloid tossed his Rock Hammer and stopped them.
"Strike!" Apolloid said as he caught his hammer.
"Curse it, elemental nuisance!" Darkblade said. He then turned two cars into catapults. Then the knights used the catapults to launch themselves into the City Hall.
"Pull!" a knight said as he pulled the catapult and launch it.
"Why are they going on the roof? Well, at least some of them." Cat said as he noticed some of them were climbing up the building.
"The flag!" I said as I realized they were going after the national flag on top of City Hall.
"Tally ho!" Darkblade said as the knights launched him to the roof with the catapult. "Ha, ha, ha! Once thee stripes are suplanted by mine coat of arms, I shalt reign supreme!"
"I found the akuma in his sword during our battle." I said as we went to face Darkblade.
"How are we gonna get a hold of it?" Apolloid asked.
"By getting me close to him!" I said. Ladybug then tied Darkblade's arm with her yo-yo. I then went to where he was. Darkblade blocked me with his sword. I then looked and saw the knights were trying to get his flag to him so he could plant it on top of City Hall. "Cat, don't let him get his banner!" Cat saw a pile of knights and knocked them down with his staff. But then Akuma Dargon fell in and got the flag to Darkblade.
"Villains! Thou impress me not. By the blade of darkness, I hereby declare all peoples of this kingdom are henceforth mine!" Darkblade said as he put his flag on top, causing the sky to become black. "Bow to King Darkblade!" A black void of energy appeared and started spreading throughout Paris from the borders of it, causing the civilians to become knights.
"Hahahaha!" Darkblade laughed evilly.
"Huh?" Ladybug as she and the rest of us saw what was happening.
"Soon thou shalt join my army, thee bothersome pests." Darkblade said.
"Not so fast! En garde!" I said as I used my staff and began a sword fight with Darkblade.
"As soon as the cloud covers you, I will finally have your Miraculous!" Akuma Dargon said and then he laughed. Then water gotten sprayed at him, soaking him. He growled as he turned and saw Posidacus there.
"Did you really think water could stop me?" Akuma Dargon asked.
"No, but it does make you more conductible." Posidacus said, causing Akuma Dargon to become confused.
When he turned around, Akuma Dargon was met with ShockBlade who gave volts of electricity and knocked him out.
"We're about to end up his knights too!" Cat said as he saw civilians turned into knights.
Akuma Dargon was hit by the energy from the dark shade, but didn't transform into a knight. It does make sense. This thing was caused by akuma energy and he already had akuma energy. The energy made it inside reached our classmates and turned them into knights.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug said as she used her Lucky Charm, which was a toy ladybug. "Uh, okay…" She then used her Lucky Vision and the City Hall's roof and Darkblade's shoulder appear. "Let's hope Darkblade's ticklish."
Darkblade nearly had me, but Cat came in and saved me.
"Thanks." I said.
"No problem." Cat said. "Let's double team him." We then went in and attacked Darkblade.
While we were fighting, Ladybug wound up the toy, went to where Darkblade was, and threw the toy ladybug at him. I then watched as the toy crawled in his armor. Darkblade started feeling ticklish and laughing. He threw his sword and Cat caught it and tossed it to me. I smashed it, depleting the black sky and the dark energy. Then the akuma flew out of the sword.
"Prepare to be crowned, 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 toy ladybug into the air. It exploded into a blast of energy, its energy turning everything back to normal. It even turned every knight back to their normal selves. Then the akuma energy turned Darkblade back into Mr. D'Argencourt.
"Hmm? Huh?" Mr. D'Argencourt said as he tried to figure out what happened.
"Pound it!" Me, Ladybug, and Cat said as we pounded for another victory.
"Timeth for me to scram." Akuma Dargon said as he turned into a shadow and left. After he did, we all then went off to change back.
After I returned Goussainville, I went to my room and transformed back into my normal self to rant my frustration out for another failed plan.
"Our duel is not over yet, Element Gang. At the end of our battle, Hawkmoth will rule and I will rule by his side!" I said angrily.
In City Hall, we changed back and went to the party downstairs. When we got there, we saw our classmates removing the posters and chairs from the door. Chloé and Frost saw Marinette and Frost hid the box behind him.
"Hey, guys. Where were you?" Frost asked.
"Oh, we got turned into knights." I said.
"So did I! What a nightmare!" Adrien said.
"Hey, Frost, what's that you got there?" I asked as I saw his hand behind his back.
"What do you mean?" Frost said.
"That behind your back."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Okay. You know what? Enough's enough." Chloé said as she got his hand out from behind his back and revealed it stuck inside Marinette's magic box.
"Cuz, what is this?" I asked with a disappointed look at him.
"It's uh…" Frost said. He then sighed and said "It's Marinette's magic box. I was trying to look in her diary to see if she knew anything about the Element Gang. It's not like I'm trying to pry your privacy. I just want to know who my heroes are so I could show them how much I appreciate everything they've done."
"Well, I'm mad at you for trying to read my diary…" Marinette said and Frost gave a look of shame, "but I forgive you. You just wanted to meet your heroes."
"Thanks, Marinette." Frost said as he smiled at her. "Now, can you get this box off me, please?" Marinette then used the key to open the diary box, freeing Frost's hand. "Thanks."
"Is he ever gonna stop?" Marinette asked after Frost, Chloé, and Sabrina left.
"No." I said. "He's just as persistent as Alya, but I got a feeling it's gonna take him just as long as Alya to find the truth."
Well, that's what I called going medieval. Chloé won the election for not having any competition and, for the first time, she was handling the problems that every student was having at the school. Having Frost in her life really made a difference. She even said that she was inspired by Frost when he told everyone what to do like a true leader. I guess I also rubbed off Frost as both myself and El Dragon. Wonder what other heroic traits he got.