This chapter may include major spoilers for those who didn't watch episode 25 and 26 origins part 1 and 2. It's called Stone Heart, and you can find it on Youtube before reading this. :)
Ladybug jumped outside, hopping from one rooftop to the next. When she finally saw Chat Noir, it was an awful sight. There was blood on the floor and splattered on the walls. Chat Noir was on the floor, clutching his stomach. He was on his side, and his face was filled with pain. His staff was on the floor, rolling. It stopped at Ladybug's feet. She looked down on it, and then looked at the horrified faces of the people, running and screaming and crying. It was absolute chaos, and only because of one thing.
"I was too late, Tikki. I had a promise, and I couldn't keep it. I failed the people. I… even failed Chat Noir. Oh, Tikki, what have I done?"
Ladybug remembered that day.
The police and helicopters were surrounding the "monster", when it was really just Ivan Bruel akumatised. They tried to attack him and his doubles, but he fought them off. His new name was Stoneheart, and in his hands were Chloe and Mylene.
Chloe was struggling at his iron grip, but still the rocky hand wouldn't budge. When the mayor demanded that he wanted his daughter back, Stoneheart threw her and Chloe went soaring across the sky. Ladybug remembered what she had said with her hands clasped together in front of her when she was thrown.
"If I get out of this alive I'll be nice to everyone, I swea-."
She was interrupted when Ladybug swooped down and saved her just in the nick of time.
"I didn't swear."was what she had said immediately when she landed in Ladybug's arms. Chloe will always be Chloe, Ladybug thought. Always taking things for granted until she almost loses it.
Chloe ran into her Daddy!'s arms.
"Oh, my little princess!"the mayor had said, hugging Chloe.
Sabrina's father, Lieutenant Roger, quickly yelled,"We can give the assault!" He directed his (unbroken) arm in front of him. He was standing on top of a police car, pointing. Ladybug quickly turned around.
"Wait no, don't attack him!"she had said.
She spread her hands out in front of her. "You'll only make things worse!"she explained.
"No, we don't need superheroes! So please, let the professionals do it, you've already failed!"
The Lieutenant had spread his hands out as he explained; making hand motions as he went along. He was quick to point an accusing finger at Ladybug when he said the last line.
Ladybug gasped. She looked down at the floor, and then turned to Chat Noir.
"It's true, he's right,"she admitted.
"If I had captured Stoneheart's Akuma, all of this would be over,"she explained, defeatedly. She put her hands over her face. "I'm really not cut out to be a superheroine."
Chat Noir gasped. He reached his hand out to her shoulder.
"But what are you talking about, that's not true. Because without you, this girl wouldn't be here anymore." Ladybug released her hands from her face, and looked up at Chat Noir. Chat Noir looked at Chloe, and Ladybug followed his gaze.
"So pull yourself together! Without us they won't make it and we're gonna prove it to them." He pulled her back, placing both of his hands on her slender shoulders. Ladybug looked up at him, unsure.
"Trust me. Alright?" Chat Noir was confident, his gaze determined.
"Alright,"replied Ladybug. They suddenly both swiveled around.
Stoneheart was coughing and coughing. He seemed to be choking on something,but they didn't know what.
"ROAAAAAAR!" A black swarm of Akuma suddenly flew out of his mouth. Then, as if turned off, Stoneheart dropped onto the ground, his voice decreasing as he went.
"Roaaar…."
His stone body slammed against the hard metal, and he passed out.
The Akuma wings, beating furiously, took on the shape of a head.
"Ladies and gentlemen. Listen to me carefully,"said the head in a vicious voice. The Lieutenant, Ladybug and Chat Noir were shocked. Their mouths were hanging open. Chloe and the Mayor were scared.
"I am The Papillon."it continued.
"The Papillon?!"exclaimed Ladybug and Chat Noir.
"Ladybug. Chat Noir." The helicopters flew in, coming closer and closer.
"Give me your Miraculous." The helicopters flew in, closer and closer. The speech was being broadcasted on TV.
"The ladybug's earrings and the black cat's ring." Everyone was watching this. Everyone was scared.
"And everything will go back to normal, the people have suffered enough because of you,"concluded The Papillon.
All heads turned to Ladybug. She was clapping her hands as she walked forward.
"Nice try, Papillon. But don't reverse the roles, we all know who the supervillain is." Ladybug had spread her hands outstretched, spread by her sides. She suddenly stopped, and fist clenched, stood firm on the ground. She looked up at The Papillon.
"You're the one who transformed all these innocents into monsters of stone and rock!"she declared. All eyes were glued to Ladybug, the surprise still on their faces.
"Papillon. It doesn't matter how long it'll take. But we'll find you." Ladybug pointed her finger at the head.
"And you'll be the one giving us your Miraculous!" And at that, Ladybug took out her yo-yo and started to swing it in all directions to gain momentum.
She latched it on the nearest lamp post, and swung over the gate.
Ladybug jumped up high, and swung her yo-yo for momentum again.
"I'm freeing you from evil!"she shouted, and threw her yo-yo towards the Akuma head.
The yo-yo swung around the head, and the mouth opened and yelled,"Ahhh!"
Ladybug threw the yo-yo again and again, swinging it around the head several times. Again and again, capturing Akuma several times. It was so fast that she was still in mid-air.
The yo-yo slashed and scratched at the face, leaving many empty lines where the Akuma should've been. She then jumped onto the Eiffel Tower.
All the people were more shocked than before, if that was even possible. Their hands were stuck mid-air, the mouths hanging open once more. They were speechless at what just happened. It happened so fast, too fast, they almost didn't believe that it happened. But it did.
Ladybug stood up and turned to face the crowd, the people.
"I'm making a promise to all of you. No matter whether some try to hurt you, Ladybug and Chat Noir will do everything in their power to help you!"
Ladybug then took out her yo-yo, and raised it to the air.
A swarm of white butterflies flew out of her yo-yo and swept the city.
The people in front of their TVs cheered. The students cheered. The policemen and the Mayor cheered. Even Chloe cheered, with her fist raised up in the air.
"Yeah!"
Only Chat Noir stood silent, still gaping at Ladybug.
"Wow,"he finally said, breaking the trance of awe he was in.
"Doesn't matter who's under that mask but… I love her, this girl."
It was love at first sight, and Chat Noir knew it.
Ladybug was still in shock. She looked around, not being able to believe what was happening.
"So you finally came, Ladybug. It's about time. I'm The Writer." The new voice brought her back to reality. In front of her stood a girl floating in the air. She couldn't possibly be much older than Ladybug, and her hair was decorated with stripes of bright, vibrant colors that must've shone in the sun if it was positioned carefully. Except there was no sun. At least not on this block.
Hold on a sec, thought Marinette. No sunlight on this block? Then what about the rest of the city? Before the villain could stop her, Ladybug swung her yo-yo towards a rooftop and pulled herself up. She had a nice view of the city from there. Ladybug gasped. The whole city had sunlight except for that one block. The people strolled around doing their own business, not even noticing the chaos on that one block. Then...it must've been an illusion. And she had been tricked.
"Oho, Ladybug. So you finally figured it out? Well, too late,"said The Writer. The Writer's dress was black and white, like ink on paper. She opened a book with a stylus stuck between and ripped a blank page out, throwing it at Ladybug. Ladybug dodged it, and threw her yo-yo at The Writer's book. The book fell, but before Ladybug could reach it, The Writer dove to grab it. Her eyes were blazing with fire as she picked it up, and she quickly clutched the book to her chest, throwing more surprisingly sharp pages of blank paper at Ladybug. Ladybug was worried as she dodged all the pages.
Where was Chat Noir if the one in the illusion isn't him?she wondered.
"Worried about your kitty-boo?"asked The Writer.
"What?! How did you know? Are you a mind reader?!"exclaimed Ladybug.
"A true writer like me never tells her secrets,"The Writer responded cooly. She was still levitating and darted from one place to the next with inhuman speed as Ladybug threw her yo-yo at her several times. She was so fast that Ladybug never caught up. It was like she was teleporting.
Ladybug knew she looked like a fool compared to The Writer, who wasn't panting like she was from wasting all her energy throwing her yo-yo at the enemy.
By now Ladybug should've known that direct contact with The Writer was a strategy out of the list because of The Writer's incomparable speed but with Chat Noir, her partner gone, she couldn't focus on anything. She had to get Chat Noir back. It was her only choice.
"Hey, Writer! Where's Chat Noir?!"demanded Ladybug.
"Do you really want to know where your precious mate is?"teased The Writer.
"He's not my mate!"protested Ladybug.
"I bet all my ink and paper that you'll regret asking that. It's like admitting defeat, you know. You're not even attacking me."
"Well, if I hurt you, I won't be able to get information out of you. Take me to where Chat Noir is! And I'm not admitting defeat!"
"Why should I? It's not like I want to help you, even though I am the only person that knows where Chat Noir is."
"Where is he? Tell me, or I swear I'll hurt you!"
"He's somewhere far deep and unknown. You'll never reach him; he might as well be dead to the world."
"Dead?"
"Yeah. Your precious partner might as well be dead right now. So give up."
"No, I don't believe that. Chat Noir will never be dead. He is alive."
"Stop persuading yourself of things you can't change. He'll never survive without you. You've been taking him for granted too much lately. You deserve this."
"You're right… I do deserve this. But not Chat Noir!"cried Ladybug. Tears were falling down her cheeks, and in her eyes were a deep, dark flame that was sparked.
"YOU'LL PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!"cried Ladybug as she ran towards The Writer with such strength and speed that it surpassed even The Writer herself. The Writer blinked, and drew in a sharp breath.
"No… it looks like she's drawn out her Inner Miraculous. But… that impossible! Not one Ladybug in the past generations has been able to succeed and claim this legendary power. Not one!" The Writer quickly flipped through the pages of her book, searching for anything that might help her defeat this new power. But there was no information about it; it has never happened to any Miraculous user before. It was almost impossible, and can only be triggered by a sudden need for power to protect someone very important and dear. This Ladybug is a legend.
The Writer barely managed to dodge Ladybug. Her yo-yo skimmed within a centimeter from her face, so quick that all she could see was a blur. It was too close for comfort.
Ladybug charged for The Writer again.
"Looks like I'll have to resort to my trump card,"murmured The Writer,"if I don't want to be smashed like a fly!"
"You said you wanted me to bring you to where Chat Noir, your precious mate is, right?1 Well, here you go!" The Writer noticed that Ladybug blinked at the name "chat Noir' but kept on charging. The Writer quickly opened her booked and flipped to the story where Chat Noir was being kept. She threw the book into the air and murmured a long complicated chant, making the book face towards Ladybug. When Ladybug charged at The Writer-so close-the book flew in front of her, sucking Ladybug into its pages.
With Ladybug gone, The writer collapsed. She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"That was too close,"she whispered.
"Much too close." In front of her lay the storybook, open at the fairytale of The Beauty And The Beast.
Instead of the prince and the girl, however, there was Chat Noir and Ladybug on the picture. They were playing the story out; they were in the story.
Ever wish that you wanted to be in a story? Well, don't, because it just might come true, that is, if you're Ladybug and Chat Noir.
A beautiful love story with many hardships awaits our two superheros as they escape into into a story much more different from the reality they are used to.