Chapter 8! Let's get to it!
Chris shoves Hiro into the Heart of the Cave.
Chris: Welcome to your eternal punishment.
Hiro: I'll find a way out of here.
Chris: There is no way out, once I lock this door, it's over. And I wouldn't count on your friends coming to your rescue this time. No one has ever survived the secret entrance to your prison. It's rigged with traps around every turn so no one comes in, no one goes out. (locks)
Hiro: No!
Patricia: It's hopeless. There truly is no way out.
Hiro: Who are you?
Patricia: Just a woman who made way too many mistakes, and now has to live with this horrible fate.
Hiro: Oh. I came here to help my friend find his mom, but I guess my story won't have a happy ending.
Patricia: Your friend, is he in the cave?
Hiro: Last time I saw him, yes. I have no idea where they went, though. I managed to hold off Jewel and Chris for a short period of time so my friends could escape and try to find her, but I ended up here.
Patricia: What's his name?
Hiro: Adrien, why?
Patricia: Adrien. No, he shouldn't have come here, it's too dangerous.
Hiro: Yeah, I wish we had known that before we went all the way to Hawaii. Now the world knows our secret identities, who we really are.
Patricia: Is Adrien like you? You know, with that armor?
Hiro: Yes and no. He's a superhero and we're part of the same team, but he doesn't have armor, he's got a Miraculous. The cat ring.
Patricia: Wow, I never would've thought that he'd be Cat Noir!
Hiro: How do you know him, anyway?
Patricia: Because I am Patricia Agreste, Adrien's mother.
Hiro gasps, then smiles.
Hiro: I knew we would find you. Adrien's gonna be so happy when he...oh, yeah, we're stuck here.
Meanwhile, in the tunnel.
Volpina: Uh, I'm about to change back.
Honey Lemon: Don't worry, we won't look.
Avery: Yeah, enjoy your privacy while you still have it. I can't go out in public anymore.
Volpina: Thanks guys.
Wasabi: Those Fujitas said there would be traps, but I don't see any here. Maybe we're going the wrong way, we should turn back!
Adrien: No, my mom and Hiro are in trouble, we keep going until we find them, whatever it takes.
Gogo: Adrien, I know you miss your mom, but did it ever cross your mind that she may not be alive anymore?
Adrien: I was 13 when she vanished, she was a very smart and strong person. She could survive for two years on her own, even in this place. Besides, Hiro's there too, and he hasn't been in there that long.
Plagg: I think the real problem is we're moving at snail's pace! I'm going ahead! (flies into the tunnel)
Adrien: Plagg, wait!
Tikki: No worries, I'll go get him! (follows)
Peeka: Ooh, a secret mission! (follows)
Marinette: Ok, how are we gonna get out of this one?
Avery: Hah, poison, they seem pretty healthy to me!
Baymax: The Kwami are able to fly really fast, even after poisoned, but they do not have enough energy to transform their masters.
Marinette: Well then, I guess we'd better pick up the pace. Get ready, we don't know what's waiting for us in there.
Fred: I swear, if another rock falls, I'm gonna scream.
Deeper in the tunnel, Tikki, Plagg, and Peeka are flying right towards the first set of traps.
Tikki: Plagg, this is a really bad idea, we should get back with the group.
Plagg: Come on, I don't see any traps here, it's perfectly safe!
Peeka: Yeah, I wouldn't say that.
Plagg: What are you talking about?
Tikki pulls him back by the tail right before he flies into a laser maze.
Tikki: You have to look where you're going.
Plagg: Oh. Well, this shouldn't be too hard. (flies in)
Peeka: You have GOT to be kidding me! (follows)
Tikki: Peeka, get back here! Ugh, why do I even try? (follows) Well, that wasn't so bad.
Peeka: It was fun!
Plagg: See? Am I right or am I right? Let's go!
They weave themselves through each trap, going over, under, left, and right.
Peeka: I guess being a Kwami has it's advantages, that was so easy!
Tikki: I feel bad though, it won't be so easy for Marinette and the others.
Plagg: We can come back for them, let's just check behind this door first and see who's in here.
Peeka: Well, what are you waiting for?
Plagg: I'm not going in there! What if there's a bad guy inside?
Peeka: Well I'm not doing it!
Tikki: I'll do it. (phases through the door)
Hiro: Who's there? Show yourself! I'm not afraid of you!
Tikki slowly flies out of the shadow.
Hiro: Tikki! That's a relief! Boy, am I glad to see you! But, where's Marinette?
Tikki: I have one word for you: Plagg.
Hiro: He flew away from Adrien and you and Peeka followed him?
Tikki: Wow, how'd you know?
Hiro: Lucky guess? Anyway, we have to get out of here. How'd you get past the traps, anyway?
Tikki: I'm small and can fly, but you weren't lucky enough to have been born a Kwami, so you might have a hard time getting past them. Plus, the door is still locked, and you can't phase through solid objects.
Plagg: Hey Tikki, I think I picked the lock with my tail!
Hiro opens the door.
Hiro: We're free! Mrs. Agreste, we can escape!
Jewel: I wouldn't count on it.
The Kwamis hide behind Hiro.
Hiro: W-Where did you come from?
Jewel: Doesn't matter. You two aren't going anywhere. But, maybe I could make an exception if you fork over the Kwamis.
Hiro: Never gonna happen.
Jewel: Either hand them over willingly or I'll take them by force.
Hiro: You can try, but it won't be easy.
Jewel: You'd rather deal with me for the sake of a couple flying rats? Hm, maybe I need to make this a little more interesting. You will give me the Kwamis, it would sure be a shame if something were to happen to Patricia.
Patricia: Hiro, get out of here! Don't let her use you!
Jewel: Hush! Now, what do you say? Hiro, I'm the only person here who can heal them, I can save their lives, all you have to do is give them to me. They won't last much longer. Don't think of it as betraying your friends, think of the lives you'll be saving. I'll let you go back home. You can be with your family again and forget this whole nightmare ever happened.
Avery: Don't do it, Hiro!
Jewel: Where did you come from?
Volpina: I was worried my secret identity would be revealed, so I went back to the control room and deactivated all of your traps. So now, we're gonna have to take you down!
Jewel: Trust me, you really don't want to do that. Besides, I wasn't lying about the Kwamis, I'm the only one around here who knows how to heal them, you need my help.
Marinette: And how can we trust that you won't take our Miraculouses?
Jewel: How can I trust that you won't attack me after I help you?
Marinette: Well played. Hiro, what do you think?
Hiro: If you save them, and you don't take their Miraculouses, we'll leave you alone, you can do whatever you want, we'll never bother you again. Just please, save them.
Jewel: Alright. The truth is, I find all of you annoying and disgusting, and I'm sick of being in your presence, so I'll just let you go.
Peeka: Hiro, I don't like her.
Hiro: This is the only way. Don't worry, we won't let her hurt you.
Jewel: So, you're Avery's Kwami?
Peeka: Yes.
Avery: I hope you know what you're doing. If you so much as touch her I will take you down!
Later.
Jewel: Alright, they're all cured.
Avery: Everyone, if she somehow found a way to sabotage us through her "healing methods," destroy her.
Marinette: Tikki, Spots On!
Adrien: Plagg, Claws Out!
Avery: Peeka, Stripes On!
They transform.
Cat Noir: Ok, nothing feels out of place.
Ladybug: As promised, we leave with Mrs. Agreste and never return.
Patricia: Adrien, I...I can't believe it's you.
Cat Noir: Mom, the day I lost you, I knew that I had to find you, whatever it took.
Jewel: Such a touching moment. Too bad I have to do this! (slashes Apidae across the back with a piece of glass)
Apidae: Agh! (breathes heavily) You just made a big mistake! The rest of you, get Mrs. Agreste to safety. This is between me and her.
Ladybug: Are you sure about this?
Apidae: Positive! Now go!
All exit the Heart of the Cave except Apidae and Jewel.
Jewel: I hope you know I'm more than just a pretty face, you have no idea who you're dealing with!
Apidae: You made one mistake making an enemy out of me.
Jewel: What do you even know about fighting? Are you gonna sing at me?
Apidae launches a rock at her.
Apidae: Yes, actually.
The two begin fighting.
Track 07: My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark
My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark
Apidae:
Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohhh! Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohhh! B-B-B-Be careful making wishes in the, dark, dark! Can't be sure when they've hit their, mark! And besides in the mean, meantime I'm just dreaming of tearing you apart!
Jewel:
I'm in the de-details with the, devil! So now the world can never get me on my, level! I just gotta get you off the cage, I'm a young lover's rage, gonna need a spark to ignite!
Apidae:
My songs know what you did in the dark! So light 'em up, up, up! Light 'em up up up! Light 'em up up up! I'm on fire! So light 'em up up up!
Jewel:
Oh!
Apidae:
Light 'em up up up!
Jewel:
Oh!
Apidae:
Light 'em up up up!
Jewel:
Oh!
Apidae:
I'm on fire!
Both:
Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Jewel:
In the dark, dark!
Both:
Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Apidae:
In the dark, dark!
Jewel:
All the writers keep writing what they, write! Somewhere another pretty vein just, dies! I've got the scars from tomorrow and I wish you could see, that you're the antidote to everything except for me, me!
Apidae:
A constellation of tears on your, lashes! Burn everything you love then burn the, ashes! In the end everything collides my childhood spat back out the monster that you see! My songs know what you did in the dark!
Jewel:
So light 'em up up up! Light 'em up up up! Light 'em up up up! I'm on fire! So light 'em up up up!
Apidae:
Oh!
Jewel:
Light 'em up up up!
Apidae:
Oh!
Jewel:
Light 'em up up up!
Apidae:
Oh!
Jewel:
I'm on fire!
Both:
Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Apidae:
In the dark, dark!
Both:
Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Jewel:
In the dark, dark! Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Apidae:
My songs know what you did in the dark! Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Jewel:
My songs know what you did in the dark!
Both:
So light 'em up up up! Light 'em up up up! Light 'em up up up! I'm on fire!
Apidae:
So light 'em up up up!
Jewel:
Oh!
Apidae:
Light 'em up up up!
Jewel:
Oh!
Apidae:
Light 'em up up up!
Jewel:
Oh!
Both:
I'm on fire! Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Jewel:
In the dark, dark!
Both:
Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Apidae:
In the dark, dark!
Both:
Oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, ohh!
Apidae trips Jewel, slams her down on the ground, then runs out.
Jewel: You'll pay for this!
Apidae: Come on guys! Run!
The team and Patricia run through the tunnel, Jewel chases them.
Jewel: You can't escape me!
Hiro: I don't know about the rest of you, but I say we go home and never come back here!
All: Agreed.
Tadashi: Ok, I'll tell Chloe we're on our way home.
Cat Noir: Ok, how do we get out of here? The rock's still in the way!
Hiro: They aren't real, remember? They're just made to look like rocks, and they're controlled by the panel in the freezer room.
Ladybug: Then let's hit it!
They enter the freezer room.
Ladybug: Ok, which button?
Chris: It's the big red one! Please, I surrender, just don't let Jewel get me!
Apidae: Why should we believe you?
Chris: Come on, please, I'm trying to help you, for real this time. You've gotta believe me.
Ladybug: He seems to be telling the truth.
Apidae: Don't fall for it, he's as bad as his cousin, always had be, always will be.
Chris: Apidae, please! Is there any way that I can prove myself to you?
Apidae: You want my trust, figure it out for yourself.
Chris kisses Apidae, which makes her freeze in shock.
Chris: I've always secretly liked you, there, I said it. Now do you trust me?
Apidae: Ugh, no way! What is wrong with...!? (collapses)
Hiro: What did you do to her!?
Chris: Nothing, I'm just that breathtaking. She'll be ok. I know I shouldn't have done that, but I wanted to prove that I'm not a bad guy!
Hiro: Yeah, how'd that work out for you?
Baymax: Chris caused no harm to Avery, she fainted from a lack of blood, and requires immediate medical attention.
Ladybug: Chris, I believe you.
Hiro: Ladybug!? No, he's just playing with your mind, he's still evil, and I know it!
Ladybug: Look at the fear in his eyes, no one can fake that. And everyone has a good side, even people who seem pure evil have a part of them that's positive. I remember a time when I felt that same fear. It's more than just fear for your own life, but someone else's too.
Chris: I was worried about what Jewel would do to me, and to Apidae.
Ladybug: See? He's not faking it, so I say, we press the red button. (presses)
Computerized Voice: Base will self-destruct in five minutes.
Chris: Hah! I can't believe you fell for that!
Hiro: Look what you've done!
Ladybug: I didn't know!
Hiro: You were too quick to trust him, you put all our lives in danger!
Ladybug: He tricked me!
Hiro: Doesn't matter, I told you he couldn't be trusted, and you flat out ignored me!
Ladybug: You only thought that because he kissed Apidae!
Hiro: That's not true!
Tadashi: Both of you, we'll settle this later, we have to get out of here! (flips switches) Cat Noir, are all the exits open?
Cat Noir: We're good to go, but we're running out of time, hurry!
Hiro: Apidae, wake up! Wake up! Please! I'm not leaving you behind!
Tadashi: Baymax, carry her out of here.
They run as fast as they can through the long tunnels.
Computerized Voice: Base will self-destruct in two minutes.
Cat Noir: Can't we go any faster!?
Fred: No, just run like you're being paid for it!
Honey Lemon: Ladybug, what should we do?
Paon: Any ideas, Hiro?
Ladybug and Hiro are silent.
Gogo: Earth to our LEADERS! We're about to BLOW UP!
Butterfly: There's the exit, we can do this!
Computerized Voice: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6...
Wasabi: Can we panic now!?
Tadashi: We'll make it, everyone, warp speed!
Fred: Yeah!
Computerized Voice: 5, 4, 3, 2...
All: ONE!
They burst out of the cave right before it explodes.
I'm FINALLY done with this chapter! Wow, I feel like a spent a whole month on this one. Anyway, I'll see you in the next chapter! Hopefully sooner rather than later!
