"Alya watch out!" Nino sprinted towards his girlfriend just as she was thrown into the window of an abandoned cafe.

Alya groaned and sat up, holding her head. Nino fell to his knees at her side and helped her stand.

"Nino I'm fine. Focus on the mission, don't worry about me," Alya pulled away from Nino's arms and wobbled on her feet.

"Jade Turtle, Volphina, where are you," a sinister voice hissed as it slithered around the square.

"You still have your whip right?" Nino whispered to Alya as they crept through the cafe.

"Yeah. You still have your spear?"

"Of course. How many akumas are left?"

"Two. Venom Snake and Tempest. Then all we have to do is defeat Hawkmoth's successor."

"Great. Of course the two most powerful akumas are all that's left," Nino groaned and ran his hand through his hair.

Alya punched Nino's shoulder lightly. "Hey, it's nothing we can't handle. We're Volphina and the Jade Turtle. Heroes of Paris." She smiled playfully. "Besides I have twenty euros on us surviving this."

Before Nino could come up with a snarky response a huge bolt of bright purple lightning struck the ground five feet to their left.

"Tempest. If he's to our left and Venom Snake is in the square, then we could trap them in the warehouse just ahead of us," Nino whispered to Alya as they peered around the corner of the cafe.

"All we need is a distraction," Alya and Nino stared at each other for a few seconds.

"I'll go," they said in unison. "No, I will."

"Nino, you and I both know that I'm faster and more agile than you. Not to mention that you're better at me in making traps. I'll be fine," Alya said as she put her head on Nino's shoulder.

Nino sighed. "Fine, you can be the bait. But that doesn't mean that I have to like it." He ran his hand through his already messed up hair.

Alya leaned forward and pecked Nino's cheek. "I'll be careful, I promise."

Nino smiled and pulled Alya into a loving embrace. He smashed his lips onto hers into one passionate kiss. Their lips moved in sync and Nino tightened his grip on Alya's waist.

Once they parted due to lack of oxygen Nino smirked.

"Now that was a kiss," He grinned. "Good luck my love."

"I could say the same thing to you."

"Whatever, you dork. Just give me the signal when you're ready." Alya looked at Nino lovingly and sprinted into the square. "Hey Garden Snake and Summer Breeze! Over here you sorry excuses of villains!"

Nino's Pov

I smiled as Alya skipped towards the two villains, smiling gleefully the whole way. She sure has changed since I first met her.

I watched as Alya taunted the two akumas before realizing that I was supposed to be building a trap in an abandoned warehouse.

After casting one last glance at Alya I silently crept away from the battle and towards the warehouse.

Hissing, growling, and death threats emitted from other boarded up buildings along the street from other akumas that we've trapped.

I didn't linger by any of those buildings, the akumas there could easily escape and kill me.

A few more minutes of jogging led me to the abandoned warehouse. It was just the right size to contain two powerful akumas. No windows, no other exits except for the main entry. Perfect.

I rubbed my hands together, eager to get started. Alya was right, I am amazing at building traps.

First I got into the lotus position, as if I were going to meditate. Then I focused my energy onto my shield, which is now floating in front of me.

The only way to stop the akumas is using their weaknesses against them. 'What can contain lightning and stop a snake?'

Several things came to mind but none of them were powerful enough to control two akumas.

Somewhere off in the distance I could hear explosions and muffled cursing. The fight between Alya and the akumas must be getting intense.

'Metal! Metal can channel lighting! If I can make a few tweaks to a metal trap Tempest will be contained!'

With this inspiring thought in mind I closed my eyes. In my head I shaped a tiny cage made of steel hovering in the air. Spikes made of strong wood adorned the outside of the cage so that Tempest could not escape. Then I added a vortex that would suck Tempest into the cage as soon as he entered the warehouse.

Grinning, I opened my eyes and projected the image onto my shield. Suddenly it grew very hot, and it started to emit light.

Soon after the shield's surface darkened and cooled down. I snatched it out of the air just as it stopped levitating.

I looked up, exited to see that my creation had became reality. My cage is floating high above my head, right where I imagined it would be.

For a second I allowed myself to bask in my victory. Then I remembered that I still had to make a trap for Venom Snake.

I sighed. 'Alya just hold on a little longer.'

Alya's Pov

The hiss of poison on cobblestone echoes throughout the empty street. Pitch black craters are everywhere, proof of my battle.

Venom Snake reared his ugly head back for another attack. His pointed fangs glowed purple as poison was loaded into them.

I barely manage to leap out of the way before Venom Snake's poison attack collides with the street right where I had been standing.

"Missed me again," I laugh and jump onto a lamppost. "Wow, is Garden Snake losing his touch already?"

Venom Snake hisses at me from the ground. But then he gets a sadistic glint in his eyes and his tongue darts out of his mouth.

'Wait. Where's Tempest.'

"Ah!" I scream in agony as lightning encases my body and shocks me. I fall onto the roof of a building with a sickening crack.

When I look down at my costume I internally cringe. The orange and white fur is puffed up and my ears are slicked back. 'Nino is going to kill me'

I sigh and jump to the ground. "Well you two just love giving me a hard time don't you?" The akumas glare at me.

"I hope you know that I've been going easy on you. That was just my warm up."

I grab my whip from its spot by my side and snap it. It unravels with a coarse crack. The akumas cower back, they know from experience how deadly I can be with my whip.

Before I can show off my amazing whip skills I see a flash of green light explode in the distance. The signal.

"Really Nino? Just when the fight was getting to be fun," I look longingly at my whip before curling it up and stowing it away.

"Hey you idiots! Catch me if you can!" I smile playfully at the akumas before sprinting towards the warehouse.

"Come back here Volphina!" Tempest and Venom Snake shriek as they try to keep up with me.

'I'm on my way Nino.'

3rd Person Pov

Alya weaves through debris and vaults over gashes in the earth as she leads the two akumas on a wild goose chase towards the warehouse.

Cheers and encouragement sound from other buildings along the block from other akumas. This seems to give Venom Snake and Tempest new motivation in catching Alya, they increase their speed.

Alya, sensing that the akumas we almost on her, ran even faster. To any onlookers she would have just been a orange and white blur.

Alya makes it to the entrance of the warehouse, exhausted and completely out of breath. But before she can even set foot in it two strong arms pull her to the side.

Venom Snake and Tempest, completely unaware that Alya was not in the building, barreled through the entrance of the warehouse.

Screams of fury echo around the warehouse as Venom Snake and Tempest are sucked into their traps. A blast of emerald green light shines through the door of the warehouse, signaling that the akumas have been successfully trapped.

Alya and Nino smile in relief, they had finally managed to trap all of the akumas.

"Hey Dudette." Nino spins Alya around in his arms so that they can look into each other's eyes.

"Hey DJ," Alya grins as Nino leans his forehead down to touch hers.

After a few moments of pure love Alya breaks the embrace.

She walks towards the akumas. "So, what traps did you make this time?" Alya takes one look at Venom Snake's trap and starts laughing.

"A b-boot! You made a boot?"

Nino walks over to Alya. "What, it's the only thing I could think of!"

"But it's a boot!"

"Oh shut up!"

Alya's laughter dies down after a few minutes. She straightens her posture and smiles proudly at Nino.

"We finally did it Nino! The akumas of Paris are finally defeated!"

"Yea, but we can't forget that we still have to find and defeat Hawkmoth's Successor to return them to their original states." Nino sighed. "We still have a lot of work to do."

"Yes, yes you do Jade Turtle and Volphina. But I guess I just lightened the workload for you by showing myself," Alya and Nino spun around but they couldn't see where the voice had came from.

"Aww, are the Heroes of Paris scared of little old me." The villain cackled as they stepped out of the shadows.

"No way!" Alya shouted. Nino stepped protectively in front of her, but was then pushed aside by Alya.

"It can't be!"