Hello, everyone! Sorry I am updating late; I had to pass a couple of entrance exams. Which, I did oh so gracefulllyy…. I also want to apologize as I suck at writing action sequences (I picked the wrong show to write fanfiction!). Anyway, on with the next chapter!
Ladybug headed back to the pool, noticing the villain in the center. She jumped in, her feet hitting the bottom. Holly Water stared at her for a few moments, and then aimed her hose at Ladybug. Shots of water burst forth like a cannon, although each was carefully dodged. Ladybug ran alongside the rim of the pool, but the shots of water now fired like a wave. Easily overwhelmed, she landed back into the pool. Suddenly, Cat Noir appeared next to her.
"Sorry, I'm late." he said, his hands on his hips in a heroic pose.
"That's alright." she exclaimed as she attempted to wring the water from her hair. "Look out!" she shouted, pushing Cat Noir to the ground as a wave of water passed over them.
"Give, up-um…what's your name again?" Cat Noir said, standing back up.
"My name is Holly Water!" she shouted, stomping her feet.
Ladybug threw her yo-yo at the villain, having it only to be blasted back at her. She tried again, but the weapon passed through.
"How do we fight water?"
Cat Noir started ferociously attacking the water spouting from Holly Water's weapon. Ladybug rolled her eyes. Holly Water blasted Cat Noir in mid-attack, freezing him solid.
"Cat Noir!" Ladybug shouted. She knocked at the ice, testing for herself.
The ice began cracking, and broke as the cat fell down. Cat Noir rubbed his shoulders from the cold. Before Ladybug could launch another attack, both of them were sent flying backward. They landed hard on the pavement, completely soaked. Cat Noir rubbed his head, but helped Ladybug to her feet. Looking back at Holly Water, Ladybug pulled him behind a wall. Then, they looked behind it; Holly Water was coming for them.
. . . .
"Yes, Holly Water." Hawkmoth said triumphantly. "You've got them on the run; now take their jewels!"
. . . .
"So what's the plan?" said Cat Noir. He shook his ears, letting the water drip off of them.
"Well," Ladybug began, thinking out loud. "One of us could be the distraction and the other one could grab her weapon.
"Great, so who's the distraction?" Ladybug gave him a smile. "Oh no."
. . . .
Cat Noir slowly walked out from the wall, his claws in the air. He attempted to make general conversation, as Ladybug was trying to get behind Holly Water. It was imperative that he keep her busy so his lady could get the villain's weapon.
"So, you're Water Lily, right?" he said, still in defense mode.
"No, I'm Holly Water!" Holly shouted, getting angrier.
"Oh, well, how's your day going?"
Ladybug was slowly making her way toward Holly's hose, being careful to stay quiet.
"You know, those powers of yours are kind of, on fire." Cat Noir flirted.
Ladybug gave him a puzzled look. It was sickening to see him flirt at all, but at least this time it wasn't with her. Coming to her senses, she realized he wasn't flirting, but only distracting. She reached out closer to Holly. Just a little more. Holly spun around, noticed the heroine, and blasted her with water.
"Ladybug!" Cat Noir cried, taking out his staff. Normally, it was Ladybug who thought of the plans, but he needed to think of one and fast. He quickly ran out into the pool center's lobby and rooms, turning all of the air conditioners on high. It was a risky move, but if Holly Water's powers came from her hose, maybe he could evaporate the water away. He ran back to the action seeing his lady recovering.
"What did you do?" Ladybug asked.
"I turned on the thermostats up."
Holly Water pointed her hose at them both, preparing to blow them away again. Ladybug and Cat Noir grabbed one another, shutting their eyes tightly. They opened them again to see Holly giving her weapon an incredulous look. The water slowly died out.
"Yeah!" Cat Noir yelled. "Uh-oh."
Ladybug looked to see the water slowly pour out again.
"Lucky Charm!" she cried, throwing her yo-yo into the air. The next minute she was holding a wrench. "What am I supposed to do with this?"
