(Sunday)
Waking up I groggily sit up just in time to see Pluto on my computer "Pluto what are you doing" "Caleb you're awake, I like to look at the LadyBlog and see what's happening when your asleep in case something happens" "Are you sure you're just not looking at what people are saying about Ruff Rider" "Well that also plays a role in it." Heading to the kitchen for breakfast I see that we have nothing to eat but there is a note on the counter 'Caleb use this money for breakfast, Love Mom and Dad' well at least they care enough to feed me I think taking the money. After I was done getting ready I walk outside and realize I have no idea where any good restaurants are except for the bakery "Caleb why are you walking to the bakery" Pluto inquires "To get breakfast what else" "Caleb that isn't healthy" "Healthy all you eat is meat" "I'm a magical being I don't need to eat healthy" "Lucky you" I say before Pluto has to hide because we're passing more and more people as we get closer to the bakery. Seeing the bakery I hear my stomach rumble and can't wait to eat something that is until a car smashes through the building next to me sending brick and mortar everywhere. "I am Bodybuilder and no one is stronger than me" the akumatized victim yells who is just a brute of a man, running away I look for a place to transform. Finding an empty alleyway "Time to Play" running back into the fray I notice that LadyBug and Cat Noir haven't arrived yet "Okay Caleb you got this just hold him off till they get here easy" just as I was encouraging myself Bodybuilder picks up an entire bus with one hand and chucks it "Yeah easy." Getting closer I shout "Hey bud why don't you pick on someone your own size" "Ahhh" BodyBuilder screams as he rushes me, jumping out of the way I try to land and kick him only to have him grab my foot "Can't we talk about this" are the only words I can get out before he throws me. Soaring through the air I brace myself for when I finally hit the ground but I never do "Ruff Rider you should be more careful" looking up I see LadyBug caught me "Why would I do that when you're here" "LadyBug give me your miraculous" Bodybuilder screams charging at us "I got this" I say bracing myself for the charge. As he runs into me i'm initially pushed back the concrete breaking under my feet from the force grunting I push back and suddenly I find myself locked into a battle of strength. Both of us deadlocked with neither of us gaining the advantage I hear LadyBug use her Lucky Charm and I also hear Cat Noir arrive "Hey big guy let's call it a day were both evenly matched" I say my voice straining "Ruff Rider can you see where the Akuma is" LadyBug asks while searching for a way to use her Lucky Charm, oh right. Looking for anything in particular I see that he has bracelet on his right wrist monitoring his heartbeat "On his wrist there's a bracelet" "It's not a bracelet it's a heart monitor" Bodybuilder roars grabbing me while I was distracted and throwing me into a wall, the wall cracking as I hit slam into it. Hitting the ground I stand up "You are lucky i'm in the suit or that would've hurt" Bodybuilder then turns his attention to Cat Noir who is swinging his staff aiming for his wrist. Bodybuilder grabs the staff and throws it away leaving Cat Noir defenseless as Bodybuilder goes for a punch aimed at Cat Noir that could destroy a mountain I try to remember how to use protect. Hurry up Caleb Cat Noir is about to be obliterated, raising my hand like last time I imagine a shield around Cat Noir right as Bodybuilder swings. As Bodybuilder's fist connects with Cat Noir, visible confusion is seen on both Bodybuilders and Cat Noirs faces when the punch merely glanced off like it was nothing. In that moment of confusion LadyBug uses her Lucky Charm to knock Bodybuilder off his feet, as she snatches the bracelet she throws it to Cat Noir who breaks it with ease after recovering from the initial shock of not getting punched.
"Time to Deevilize" I watch in awe as everything is fixed and put back into place. Seeing LadyBug and Cat Noir fistbump I walk over to them "Ruff Rider what was that" Cat Noir asks "That was my power" "I didn't even feel the punch why don't you do it more often" "I like to save it as a trump card in case something unexpected happens or if you decide to become a punching bag." At that moment both mine and LadyBugs miraculous beep mine showing I have three minutes left and LadyBugs showing she has two. "Gotta go see you two later" LadyBug says as she swings away "Hey Cat Noir I haven't had breakfast yet do you have any places to recommend" "Breakfast you do realize it's the afternoon" "No I just woke up" "Well if you want I have some great lunch places to recommend" after Cat Noir lists the locations of some restaurants I make him promise not to go anywhere near them today. Heading off and detransforming I feed Pluto some jerky I always keep handy and I head off towards a local french restaurant that Cat Noir recommended, once I get there I order some food and find a quiet place to eat while I check out the LadyBlog. Seeing footage from the fight that just happened i'm actually quite amazed at how fast this was posted and the amount of views it already has is quite impressive. Clicking the video I see me in a struggle with Bodybuilder and the video continues until the part where I get thrown and the video ends, checking the comments I see several people mentioning the pavement cracking and several others theorizing that you could turn coal into diamonds with the immense amount of pressure that was being created between the two of us. About to exit the site I see another video posted a few seconds ago watching it I start to get nervous. It's Cat Noir recommending restaurants the video's caption reads 'Ruff Rider is at one of these restaurants look for him' paranoid I look around me the restaurant is fairly empty. Ding. Alya walks in and looks around trying to hide my face I fail miserably "Hey Caleb what are you doing here" "Enjoying a meal what about you" "Well someone posted a video that Ruff Rider was eating at a few different places and I was closest to this one" "Well I did see someone enter earlier he went out that way" "Thanks Caleb see you in class tomorrow" Alya says rushing towards the back of the restaurant. Throwing away my half eaten meal I rush out of there heading home as fast as my legs can carry me. However back at the restaurant is a very confused Alya who came back to an empty table after Ruff Rider was nowhere in sight, where did Caleb go he wasn't close to finishing his meal was he...Alya thinks before leaving the place. "Pluto I can never eat out in public again" "Don't be so dramatic it was just a little of bad luck so what" "So what I lied to Alya" "That wasn't much of a lie then a half-truth" "Besides you saved Cat Noir from a world of hurt you should be proud" "What I want is a complete meal i've eaten half a sandwich so far today." After a while I found the Bakery and got a big box of macarons "Caleb will you ever buy macarons from anywhere else" "Nope" I say before stuffing my face full of macarons. Arriving home I enter my room and sit down taking a breather "Pluto remind me never to go looking for breakfast again" "Maybe if you download Angry Birds again" "Yeah, so you can kill my phone battery" "But the pigs are asking for it" "It's only animated, but okay" After getting the app again Pluto once again is fully engrossed in the game and is oblivious to the outside world. Looking out my window I can't wait to see what tomorrow's dawn brings, so much can happen in a week. After just hanging out in my room for the next few hours I head to bed thinking about what it means to be a hero, it's not someone who saves everyone and gets away without a scratch, a hero is someone who sacrifices themselves to save others putting themselves in the line of fire without thinking.
This may be home now but I have a big secret that I can tell no one.