Fight scene :) aghhh big trouble incoming.

enjoy. xo moonbaby

"Cataclysm!" cried Chat Noir, his hand sparkling with destructive power.

Ladybug sent out her yo-yo, and just as Fantastique shielded herself with her big purple fan, Chat Noir sprang over and planted his hand on it. The fan turned black and crumbled into pieces, but no dark butterfly fluttered out. Chat Noir caught a glimpse of a smaller fan, though, glinting, hanging like a pendant around Fantastique's neck.

"Ha!" cried Fantastique with glee, "You think your pathetic kitty cat will get my akuma? I'm here for Adrien, and I'll get him no matter what! I'm his biggest - !" A red yo-yo hit her square in the mouth.

"Fan, yeah, we get it!" cried Ladybug, a vision of furious black spots. She and Fantastique battled furiously, fans and yo yo flying in every direction, swooping, leaping and springing around. Rarely was Ladybug this incensed by an akuma victim. Chat Noir slunk away, unnoticed.

Ladybug was sweating, swearing under her breath, arms aching, eyes searching for an opening, mind racing for a solution. She sprang across the room, avoiding the flying fans that were sticking out the walls of Adrien's room like spines. A figure appeared at the door, and she quickly glanced over. "Adrien!?" she gasped, fear, worry, and anger rising in her throat. "I told you to stay put!"

Fantastique took her chance. A slew of fans shot out from her hands, pinning Ladybug up like a knife-thrower's assistant at a circus. Ladybug strained to get away, but the fans held her tight to the wall, arms outsplayed. Adrien looked horrified. Where is that damn cat! Ladybug writhed against her restraints, watching in horror as Fantastique landed in front of Adrien. "Adrien, darling, you came to me!" she gloated. "I knew that a nasty bug couldn't keep us apart. All I every wanted was to have you to myself."

It took all of his model training to keep the grimace from his face, but he had a plan to execute, so he smiled. "Maxi-I mean, Fantastique, I'm so glad we could meet at last!" Fantastique swooned and materialized a fan with their faces on it for him. "Wow, thanks so much!" Adrien kept talking to her, working his best red carpet charm. Over Fantastique's shoulder, Ladybug was livid. What the hell is he doing? Where the hell is Chat Noir!? She stared at Adrien, her stomach a turmoil of concern and anger.

Distracting Fantastique with a folder of photos from his desk, Adrien turned to Ladybug. 'Lucky Charm!' he mouthed, gesturing. 'I'll distract her!' Ladybug couldn't believe it. Who did he think he was? Perfect and gorgeous and ideally the love of her life, yes, but not Chat Noir. Still, he had a point. But her hands were pinned to her sides, how could she catch whatever she was given? Well, here goes the love of my life, and probably my life too.. "Lucky Charm!"

A burst of light, a pause, and then—a ladybug spotted polaroid camera clattered to the floor.

"What's this now?" cooed Fantastique, "Ladybug calls on her lucky stars and gets a camera she can't use without her hands?" Fantastique laughed, a cruel, high laugh. "Maybe I should just put her out of her misery, Adrien darling, so we can be alone together" She advanced upon Ladybug, a new fan at the ready. Ladybug could feel her supersuit nearly slipping from the fans pinning her to the wall. She was almost out, oh no, oh god..

"Wait, Fantastique! Don't you see!" cried Adrien, stepping between them and picking up the camera. "We need a selfie together, to prove our… affection!" He almost choked on the word, but turned it into a cough. Ladybug's revulsion was written clearly on her face.

"Here, smile with me!" Adrien grabbed her hand, extended it, and turned the camera upon them. "One, Two, Three…" Fantastique put her other arm around Adrien, thrilled to be in a photo with him. Her finger pressed the shutter, as Adrien grabbed the fan pendant around her neck. Fantastique screamed with rage.

"Quick, Ladybug!" He tossed the pendant to her feet, and she stomped. He ran to her and started pulling out fans, freeing her to capture the Akuma.

"Miraculous Ladybug!"

The scene was restored. Poor Maxine with her ruined makeup stood there bewildered, unsure of what just happened to her. Seeing Adrien Agreste before her, she gasped and clutched herself. "I, you, wait what?!"

Adrien quickly went to his desk, pulled out a photo and a sharpie, and soon returned with an autographed portrait of himself, dedicated especially to Maxine. "Thank you for being such a dedicated fan, Maxine. I'm sorry I let you down tonight. Please accept this as a gift and an apology." Speechless, she nodded in wonder at her idol, accepted the photo, and shuffled over to where Nathalie waited to escort her out.

A high beeping reached his ears, and he turned, only to be startled by what he saw. Ladybug was glaring at him, face purple with rage, angry tears coursing down her cheeks, fists clenched.

"You, how could you, you could have been hurt! You could have been kidnapped! Why didn't you stay where I left you, where you were safe?! I thought you were a pretty smart guy, Adrien Agreste, but I didn't know you had some stupid hero streak in you! And where," she growled, looking around, "is that damned cat?!"

"Ladybug, I, I'm sorry, I mean, we did it!" stammered Adrien, taken aback by the heat of her fury. Chat Noir is in big trouble. What was I thinking?! Her miraculous beeped again, more insistently.

"I have to go. YOU go find your father and tell him you're safe, in spite of everyone's best efforts!" And with another growl, she sprang the open window and zoomed out into the night.

Adrien watched her go. He had to make this right with Ladybug. Chat Noir had abandoned her, and he had no civilian excuse. Heart heavy, he found Plagg a piece of cheese. A few moments later, Chat Noir sprang into the night.