Day 7: Mari Protects Chat

Marinette struggled in the arms of Hawkmoth's newest akumatized victim. She tried to break free of his hold, but he had such a tight grip on her as he zipped through the air. She hadn't seen his face yet due to the liquid bubble around her head that blurred her vision, so she couldn't figure out who could possibly be abducting her right now, but from the looks of it it seemed that his entire form was made out of water.

"Who are you?!" she shouted. "What do you want with me?" The akuma said nothing and Marinette wondered if he couldn't hear her because of the bubble or if he just plain ignored her.

They finally stopped moving and Marinette was set down gently on the ground. The bubble around her face was finally popped and she was finally able to see her surroundings. The first thing she noticed was that she was in some kind of giant water dome, the water moved around them and not a single drop was getting in.

Marinette finally turned around to face her captor and gasped a the sight when she immediately recognized the akuma to be her friend Luka Couffaine. His entire body was completely made out of water, so was his guitar that was strapped over his shoulder and his eyes were completely bright blue almost as if they were glowing.

"L-Luka?" the blunette said in a shocked and worried tone. "What happened to you?"

"My name isn't Luka anymore, it's Sonic Wave now." Luka's voice sounded as if it was covered by the sound of water.

"I don't understand, why did you bring me here? Did I do something to upset you?"

"No...not at all." Sonic Wave created a seat of water to sit on and he pulled out his guitar and began strumming the keys, each note sounded smooth, similar to a running ravine. "I just wanted to talk to you."

"About...what?" Marinette's eyes shifted trying to observe the area. There wasn't anywhere she could escape and there was no where she could hide to transform. Her only option was to keep Sonic Wave calm until Chat Noir arrived.

"Not much really, I just...I just like being near you." he smiled at the girl. "You make me happy."

Marinette blushed at the comment, but quickly remembered that she had to stay on guard. Even if this was her friend and slight crush, he was an akuma right now, meaning one false move could make him dangerous. "If you wanted to see me than why do all this?"

"I just want to keep you safe." he said gently. "My mom and my sister are in another dome across the city. Nothing can hurt them there, just like nothing will hurt you here." Luka stood up and his seat melted away. "I never told you this, but my father was in the Navy. We got a call this morning that...that he..."

Marinette's guard had completely dropped in that instant. She stepped forward and placed her hand on the boy's shoulder. "Luka I'm so sorry..." The blunette said sincerely, "You're hurting, I understand, but this isn't the way. Hawkmoth is taking advantage of your emotions, you need time to grieve."

A purple light appeared around his eyes. "No..." he grabbed her wrist. "What I need is to keep you safe." Marinette's eyes widen and she tried to pull away from his grip. "I care about you Marinette and it would kill me if anything happened to you. Once I get Ladybug and Chat Noir's miraculous I'll make sure that you stay safe forever."

"Luka please! This isn't you! You have to stop this!"

In that moment a figure came bursting through the surface of the water made dome. With his baton resting on his shoulder, Chat Noir sent a smirk at the akuma. "Well lookie here, if I knew I was going to a water park I would have brought my swim trunks."

Sonic Wave released Marinette and pulled out his guitar, he strummed a few keys which allowed him to summon huge gushers of water shot straight at Chat Noir.

Chat Noir dodged the attacks still feeling the mist from the water. "Did anyone ever tell you that cats hate water?!" he shouted as he ran away from each attack.

Marinette saw this as her time to escape, she rushed towards the edge of the dome to trying to find a way out. When she pushed against it the wall was solid.

How am I going to get out of here? I need to transform and fast!

The young designer turned around and saw Chat lying on the defeated. Luka rose his hand in the air ready to let out his final attack.

"Hope you know how to hold your breath." Luka strummed his guitar and a giant ball of water shot it's way over to Chat Noir.

Before the hero in black could even react, Marinette had jumped in front of the feline and the giant ball of water trapped her inside instead of Chat.

"MARINETTE!" Both males screamed as they watch the girl struggle to hold her breath.

The water was pushing pressuring on to her chest forcing her to try and gasp for air. Eventually, Marinette was unable to keep the air in and her mouth opened and the water pushed through into her lungs.

No longer able to breathe she began to drift away.