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Marinette

I bounded across the rooftops. To all the citizens of Paris, Ladybug was here, calm and collected but little did they know, behind the mask was turmoil of uncertainty and unawareness.

I caught up with the marching parade of soldiers, each time getting larger and larger as more people became minions. The Mayor just sat on his throne, smiling as he ordered to take over Paris.

Just as he pointed his sceptre to hit another person, I swung my yoyo. His weapon was knocked off and he turned to me, angrily.

"Ladybug," he growled.

Not saying a word, I leapt in front of his army, which halted. I swiped my yoyo across the front line, knocking down all of the enslaved. I dodged a blast as Mayor Bourgeois captured his weapon again, and started firing at me.

The second line of soldiers collapsed. I turned my head up to see Chat Noir, his baton returning to him once he struck the line. He nodded grimly, before somersaulting down and landing beside me.

"This is going to be tough," he admitted, and ran forwards, using his baton like a sword. I swivelled and swung my yoyo, this time knocking down the throne the Mayor was sitting on.

Bounding forwards, I leapt to kick him but he pointed his sceptre at me. Before I could duck, I saw a red mirage shield me from his attack.

"What is this?" the akuma victim roared. I looked up and saw Bloom, her hands outstretched. Before the akuma could notice her, she flew out of sight. I remembered what she told me, and I decided it was time to practice my acting skills. Which, weren't that great but my luck would have to help me out.

"Chat Noir!" I hissed, "Over here!"

He looked at me, an expression of shock on his face. Running, I grabbed his arm and whispered to him.

"Did you just see that?" I asked, hoping I sounded surprised.

He gulped before nodding. "Was that another akuma?"

I frowned, pretending to think. "No, I don't think so. Whatever or whoever that was, if it was an akuma, then why would it be helping us?"

He scrunched his face in concentration before nodding. "You're right," he conceded, "let's hope it helps us some more because I don't think he's giving up yet!" He pointed to the Mayor, who had his weapon ready to fire.

"Look out!"

Before either of us could move, a guy in blue jumped in front of us. Shocked, I looked at him deflect the attack with his own tool. Was that a blue knife, or baton? I had never seen anything like it before.

"Who are you?" I asked, off-guard. He glanced at me before jumping off his bike and landing beside Chat.

"No time to talk, he's getting ready to attack again!" said the man in blue. He was right. More soldiers gathered, this time with cannons, ready to shoot.

"Hey, I don't know who you are but we've got this," said Chat, indignant. I slapped my forehead. A minute ago, he was ready for help and now he can't help but show off. The man in blue turned to face him and I could imagine a smile plastered on his face, even though his expression was hidden behind his helmet.

"Less chit-chat and more work!" I yelled. Seriously. Guys. Shots were already fired by the soldiers and I used my yoyo to create a shield to bounce the attacks off.

"Haah!"

I saw something fly in front of me. Suddenly, there was a bubble with moving rings around us all. As I looked closer, I saw the soldiers and the akuma try and hit us but the shield absorbed their every blow.

This time, I did not have to act. "Who are you?" I asked, in awe. Bloom turned to me, a little smile on her face.

"What the heck is going on?!" said Chat, his eyes wide open. Both Bloom and the blue man laughed gently.

"It's time for you to do what needs to be done," said Bloom, as she focused on maintaining her shield. How she did it, I had no idea but I came back to my senses. Yelling 'Lucky Charm', a crown fell out into my outstretched palms.

"Not to burst your bubble," interjected Chat, then muttered softly 'literally', "but this isn't really the time for dress-up."

I jumped forward, to the edge of the shimmering shield. "Mayor Bourgeois! Don't do this! You're a good mayor, so protect your people instead of hurting them!" I yelled, in an effort to make him cooperate. Seeing his furious expression, I sighed.

"Mayor Bourgeois is not in power any longer," he rumbled, "I am The King! No-one shall dare to oppose me because I will rule! And," he paused, his eyes glinting, "I will start by eliminating the opposition!"

"Oh yeah? Don't you dare touch her!" Chat roared as he ran forward to hit him with his baton. As I was about to stop him by catching his tail, Bloom beat me to it.

"Stop," she said and her authority was so powerful even the akuma faltered. I glanced at her and her eyes were burning. She turned to look at me and indicated for me to tell him the plan.

"Chat! It's fine, we can trust her," I assured Chat, as he looked nervously at me, wondering if he should follow Bloom's command. He nodded. "Okay, we don't have much time, I don't know how long she can hold on for," I said worriedly, but Bloom hadn't even broken into a sweat yet.

"Chat, I need a distraction. The akuma's obsessed with power, so I'll taunt him with this crown. Then you go and destroy his weapon. Did you see how all the soldiers are connected to that sceptre? If you destroy it, he'll be powerless and I'll be able to purify the akuma."

Chat nodded but pulled me aside. "Are you sure this isn't another illusion?" he whispered, "because this could be another one of the Papillion's tricks, like Volpina."

I mulled over his words carefully. "If this was an illusion," I began, "then they both would try and gain popularity, or seek attention of some sort to the people of Paris. And," I said, "this type of power is something different."

"It's like that energy wave," Chat started and I looked at him sharply. He was right. The power given off by Bloom was similar to the wave I had felt before…

"Hey," the man in blue interrupted, "we can fend off the soldiers for a while, but this needs to stop."

"He's right," Chat said, "I'll help them. You do what you need to and I'll come in at your signal." He squeezed my shoulder gently before getting into a defensive stance.

This was it. I did a backflip out of the shield and using my yoyo, I pulled the throne I had knocked the akuma out of, towards me. I saw Bloom's shield disappear as she, Chat and the other man started attacking the soldiers, who had started to fight. Bloom was flying above, knocking down people with, was that fire? Oh no, she wasn't hurting them right?

But I saw my worries were baseless. The soldiers were turning back into people, who looked dazed but as they came to their senses, they looked for cover. She must be using some sort of healing magic to revert the soldiers back into people.

The blue-clad man was using a sword, I finally figured, to hit the metallic armoured minions. Chat was by his side, using his baton like a sword too and knocking them down.

"Get them, you fools!" screamed King, who was getting impatient.

"Hey Mayor!" I yelled, waving the crown in my hands. "Guess who's in charge now?" I grinned, knowing that he would be annoyed I was using his real name. "Since I have the throne and this crown, I'm the one who rules, not you!"

"Never!" he shouted. "Not only will I take your Miraculous, I will reclaim my position as supreme leader!"

He charged but I leaped out of his way. He tumbled into the throne and motioned Chat to do his part.

"Cataclysm!" Jumping, he destroyed the sceptre and the akuma victim roared. Winding my yoyo around his hands, I put the crown around them, which fit perfectly and acted as a handcuff.

Grabbing his sash I pulled it apart. "Get out of here, you nasty bug," I said angrily. Once I caught the akuma I purified it; I saw the Mayor turn back into himself as the dark magic was cleansed and all of the other people affected by his magic turned back to normal. I took the crown that had fallen to the ground and yelled 'Miraculous Ladybug!' and saw the magic restore all the damage.

"Bien joué!" Chat and I yelled, as we bumped fists. I turned to thank Bloom but she wasn't there.

"Hey, where did they go?" Chat asked, echoing my thoughts.

"I don't know," I replied, "but I think their appearance is linked to the energy wave we felt a long time ago."

"You mean the wave that made you feel happy and warm all of a sudden?"

"Yes," I said firmly. I saw Mayor Bourgeois look confused and walked over to him. "Don't worry," I said to him smiling, "everything's alright now." He nodded, and then walked over to the crowd of other people that were present.

"Sorry I can't stay for longer, Chat," I said, as my earring started beeping, and his ring too. "Besides, I have a lot of things that need to be cleared first."

He raised his eyebrows but I reached over and squeezed his hand comfortingly. He held on before I let go, and swung my yoyo onto a rooftop. I bounded away and jumped onto my balcony, sliding down the stairs.

Passing Tikki a cookie to eat, I looked out the window. The sky was lit with stars and everything looked peaceful. But that was not the case for me. There were many questions to be answered and this was just the beginning.

I turned around. "I want to know everything," I said, to the person who stood before me.

She nodded as she began to tell her story.

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