Here it is guys, chapter 4. Thanks for reading and all your favourites and follows. It really gives me a feeling, that this story was worth writing.
Chapter 4: Chat Noir to the rescue
Gardeners devilish laugh resonated through the big hall of the botanic garden. He did it. He got rid of Paris's heroine. No one will stop him now. Well, definitely not Chat Noir, whose body went numb as the cruel reality struck him. He failed. He was supposed to protect His Lady, but he was completely useless. His grief and despair must have been so obvious that even his enemy noticed it.
„Feeling lonely without her, kitten? Well, don't worry. Because you will join her soon en..."
„WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" Hawk Moth's telepathic communication interrupted him. „You were supposed to take her miraculous first! How will you get it now?!"
„Relax, Hawk Moth." It's not like she'll be digested right away. I still have time to take her miraculous. However this way she can't get into my way, can she?"
„You better make sure to get that miraculous quickly. I'm not that patient."
They were talking like that for a while longer but Chat wasn't listening to them anymore. One thing the Gardener said had given him a faint ray of hope.
„She might still be alive! I have to try and save her, otherwise I might as well give up my title of Paris's superhero." He mustered all the strength he could and tore up the roots that were holding him. His sudden activity startled the Gardener, who commanded more plants to capture him but with his ultimate goal in mind, Chat Noir was unstoppable and he quickly reached the plant that had eaten Ladybug. As he came closer, he noticed that the cavity in which his partner had disappeared still hadn't closed, even though it would do so soon.
„Like hell I'm going to let that happen." The superhero thought and took out his baton and jumped. When he was just above the flower, he started to dive and when he was on the same level as the plant's „mouth", he extended the stick to both widen the cavity and preventing it from closing. Holding his baton with one hand and hanging on the midway to be eaten he shouted: „Ladybug, are you there? Please answer. Please." The last word he just whispered to himself as a silent prayer for His Lady's safety.
„Chat Noir, is that you?" A muffled and quite distant voice finally reached him.
„Thank God." Chat let out a deep breath, he didn't even realize he was holding. „Ladybug, can you throw your yo-yo my way? I could catch it and pull you out of there."
„I'm sorry, but I can't. Its quite sticky down here and my right hand with the yo-yo got stuck. But listen. I've figured out how to use the lucky charm. There should be a remote control that I dropped lying somewhere. It's to close the blinds on all the windows in this room. The activity of plants decreases significantly without sunlight. If you use it, all the flowers might stop attacking, which will allow you to steal the Gardener's bag." Two loud beeps could be heard when she finished her sentence. „Oh and could you please make it quick, sounds like we are both running out of time."
„Count on me." Chat Noir replied, climbed onto his baton and jumped out of there, leaving the stick in it's place. Once he landed on the ground, he started to look for the lost lucky charm, which would be much easier, if those stupid plants didn't attack him all the time. When he finally sighted the remote control, he broke into a wild sprint towards it. Unfortunately his enemy guessed what he was about to do, and thanks to the flowers, he got his hands on it first.
„Is this what you wanted to stop me with? Pretty smart. However, let me tell you something first. If you cut out the light, the plants will close, meaning your friend will stay trapped in there. Is this what you really want?" The gardener grinned. He certainly had the upper hand and Chat Noir knew it. Even if he got his hands on that bag, without Ladybug, he wouldn't be able to do anything as he didn't have her akuma-purifying power. He gritted his teeth.
„Think Adrien. Your Lady is waiting, so you have to do something. What would she do?" In that moment, he caught a glimpse of a water-hose that was lying nearby. „That's it! I can get her out with this...and I have to do it quick." He reminded himself, as his ring beeped again.
„So, what will you do? If you just give me your miraculous, I might let her live."
„Don't get too full of yourself. I haven't given up yet." Chat picked the hose and started dashing towards the Gardener while dodging his attacks. While running, he spun the hose above his head and and when he got closer, he tossed it at the villain, who did exactly as Chat expected, specifically, he guarded himself with his hands, which caused that the remote control got off his hands. That was the moment Chat was waiting for and he jumped to grab it. At that time he also knocked down Gardener and then ran away hiding among the bushes.
„That won't work you stupid cat. I can understand what the plants are saying. It's not just my carnivorous flowers that are my allies. Every single herb and tree in here is." He got up.
„Doesn't mater if you know where I am, when you can't keep up with my speed." Chat laughed from a branch of a tree.
„When did you get there?"
„A while ago already. But shouldn't you worry more about yourself." He smirked and waved with the remote control. I already told you, if you use that, you'll never see her again."
„Oh, really?" Chat gestured to what was underneath him. Only then the Gardener noticed, that Chat wasn't holding the hose anymore, instead it was hanging down from the tree branch and one of its ends lead inside the flower which had eaten Ladybug. The truth was a while before, Chat had tossed that end in and told Ladybug to use her free hand to tie it around herself. Only then he climbed up to that tree and made one loop around the branch with the hose.
„Prepare to rot away." The cat-hero grinned and shouted. „Are you ready, My Lady." When he got a positive response, he grabbed the other end of the hose and jumped down. While he was falling, he clicked a few buttons on the remote control to close the blinds. It got dark immediately, and all the flowers started to close. Luckily Chat Noir managed to pull Ladybug out of the plant's digestive tract before it was too late.
„NO! My flowers! My plan was perfect. I won't let you ruin it!"
„Well...not everything goes as plant in life." Chat smiled and turned to Ladybug. „I'm glad you are unharmed, My Lady."
„Thanks to you. But lets's focus on our mission first." The heroin urged, because the third spot had vanished from it with a beep.
From there it went quite fast. Now, that the Gardener had no real means of defending himself, it was pretty easy for the two heroes to get his bag and destroy it. Once the akuma flew out of it, Ladybug used her yo-yo to catch and purify it.
„Bye-bye, little butterfly." The heroin waved and threw her lucky charm in the air to repair all the damage that was caused.
„Good job!" The two partners bumped their fists when everything returned back to normal.
„Hey, Chat, I-I would li..." Ladybug wanted to say something but Chat Noir stopped her, because his ring beeped again reminding him, that he had only about one minute left.
„I'm sorry, bugaboo, but I really have to go. Whatever love confession you want to say, you can save it for the next time." He winked at her and left in a hurry. The beeping of Marinette's earrings reminded her, that she should be going to. After all Paris was saved and her job was done.
„Are you nuts." The black cat kwami complained once he detransformed Adrien. „Ladybug wants to tell you something important, and you leave her like that?"
„Silly Plagg." The boy laughed. „I know what she wanted to tell me."
„Really?"
„Yep. But I don't need her to thank me for saving her. It was obvious I would do so." Adrien was smiling as he returned back to his photo shoot. Today he was able to become really useful to His Lady, and that was more than enough for him right now.
And that would be all for today but prepare yourself because next week I'll update the last chapter so stay tuned ;)
Also, if you liked the story, I would truly appreciate your reviews as a feedback, to know what I should improve in my other stories.
Even though I've posted this already but maybe it will be useful for someone, so I'm posting a link to a reaaaaaaaly sketchy picture of the villain and his flower I've drawn for my personal reference:
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As I've said, it's really sketchy, because I didn't want to work on the details when I was drawing it for my personal purpose and reference, but maybe one day I'll draw a proper version.
Bye till next week :)