I'm sorry about the short chapters, the next one will be longer- I promise! :) I love you all! And don't feel shy to leave constructive criticism, I want this to be better as I'm not super confident at all about my writing but I don't know how exactly to better myself. .
Marinette needed to get out of there. The screams were deafening as the students around her were panicking, she was shoved against the wall and lost her breath. Adrien pushed his way towards the window, punching the screen mesh that was lined along the frame of the open window. Nino helped him tear the screen away and then they started to pull students out.
"Everyone, get out this way!" Adrien yelled, barely audible over the shrieks.
Him and Nino helped those nearest to them out. Marinette gently shoved Juleka and Rosa towards the window, and got herself closer to Kim and Alix. The two were on the floor, their bodies wriggling about and trapped in the goo. Ms. Bustier in her sluggish form was hovering over them, her body slowly getting closer. She reached out to Alix, and put her mouth on the girl's slime-covered face. Alix's eyes were shut closed, her mouth opened but no sound came out. Marinette watched in horror for a second, but her Ladybug reflexes soon kicked in. She ran at Ms. Bustier, knocking her off of Alix. The slug woman turned to Marinette. She opened her mouth again, about to spray Marinette with the same nasty substance, but she barely missed as Marinette was pulled to the ground behind a bed.
"Get out of here, Marinette!" Adrien said to her earnestly, his face flushed but his eyes didn't have the same terror that the others had. If anything, he looked determined. They were the only two teens left in the cabin, not including the victims. She was sprawled on Adrien, her hands on his chest and their faces inches apart.
She shook her head, a blush rising as she immedietly stood back up, "Not without Alix and Kim!"
Ms. Bustier was back to sucking on Alix's face, it was such a weird thing to see and Marinette's stomach lurched. Adrien grabbed a Rose's pink backpack from the floor, and chucked it at Ms. Bustier's head. As the woman staggered, both ran forward and grabbed their classmates.
"This is disgusting," Adrien gasped as he threw Kim's wriggling body over his shoulders. Marinette did the same to Alix, gagging slightly to the touch of her slimy friend. The two ran out the cabin's open door heading for the bathrooms where the others had hidden. Nino was waiting outside of the men's bathroom, calling for them to hurry. Marinette glanced over her shoulder, Ms. Bustier was following but she moved slowly and struggled with each step. Her mouth open and she spurted the substance, but missed Adrien's feet by yards as the slime didn't reach very far. They all hurried into the bathroom, Nino slamming the door shut behind them. There was a loud click as he turned the lock on the heavy metal door.
"Oh no!" Marinette gulped, looking around the room.
"What is it, Mari?" Alya asked, shaking as she gripped Nino's arm.
"Chloe and Sabrina are still at their cabins!" She groaned and slumped to the floor, needing to catch her breath. She tried rubbing away the slime that clung to her neck.
"What do we do about these two?" Max motioned to their goo covered classmates who's wriggling had ceased. Their bodies moved up and down as they breathed, but it had slowed to a concerning rate. He added nervously, "I don't think they're getting much oxygen."
Marinette put her head against her knees, trying to block out the noises around her. Some were crying, she could her Nathaniel pacing. Some were talking but she ignored their words. She needed to think. Her classmates needed her, needed Ladybug, but she had to figure out a way to bring Ladybug here without revealing herself. And she really had to speak with Tikki.
"I'll get them," Adrien suddenly said.
"I'll go with you," Nino said bravely, standing beside his friend, but Adrien shook his head, "No, you need to stay here. Stay with Alya, she needs you."
Alya was beside Marinette, both looked to the boys in fear, "You don't have to go Adrien, neither of you do."
Marinette stood up, "But someone needs to get Chloe and Sabrina. Before Ms. Bustier does." Adrien nodded in agreement, "I'll be right back I promise! Lock the door behind me."
With that, he bolted out, ignoring the protests of Nino who was held back by Alya. The door closed slowly, and Marinette realized this was her chance.
"I'm going too!" she said and dashed out the door.
"Marinette no!" Alya screamed after her, her heart hurting at the anguish in Alya's tone, but she kept running.
Adrien was at the girl's cabin already, unaware that Marinette had followed. Ms. Bustier was nowhere in sight. Marinette ducked behind another cabin, opening her bag for Tikki.
"Tikki what should we do?" Marinette questioned.
The little kwami looked scared, "It's not an akuma, so I don't know if you'll be able to cleanse whatever has gotten her. But you should transform. You'll fight better as Ladybug and we'll have to figure something out as we go along."
Marinette nodded, "Tikki, transform me!" The kwami flew into her earrings and the transformation proceeded in a flash of pink light.
Ladybug ran behind the cabins, over to the one that belonged to Chloe and Sabrina. She peeked in the window, and saw Sabrina holding Chloe's bags. Adrien looked stressed, trying to say something to Chloe who was shaking her head. She put her head against the wall to listen closer."
"You do not need all this stuff, Chloe. Please, we need to go before Ms. Bustier shows up!" Adrien insisted in frustration.
"I'm at least taking this," Chloe huffed, shoving another bag to Adrien.
"Fine, but let's go!" he headed towards the door. Movement to her left caught Ladybug's attention. Coming from the bushes, Ms. Bustier sauntered out. Now slime was all around her body, and her stomach looked painfully bloated. She didn't notice the still Ladybug, but ambled over to the doorway of Chloe and Sabrina.
Adrien noticed the slug woman first, his eyes widening at her appearance. He dropped Chloe's bag, and yelled for the girls to run to the men's bathroom. They ran loudly, screaming and sobbing; Sabrina also dropped Chloe's other bags.
Ms. Bustier opened her mouth, but before she could spray them Ladybug's yoyo wrapped around her squishy body and pulled her back. Marinette was hidden behind the cabin again as she pulled the woman back with her, silently praying that no one noticed. She could hear Alya's voice scream, "Marinette's still out there!"
Ms. Bustier felt much heavier now, she fought against the yoyo, trying to pull away but Ladybug's grip was tight. The woman gave in and then turned to face Ladybug, grabbing at the yoyo and pulling Ladybug towards her instead. She raised a dripping arm to swing at Ladybug's face, but a flash of silver blocked the arm, causing the woman to drop the yoyo as it swung back to the hero. Ladybug jumped back out of Ms. Bustier's arm reach. The silver rod retracted back into the forest.
"Trying to slug it out without me, my lady?" a voice said mischievously from the trees.
"Chat!?" Ladybug gasped, dodging a spray of slime as she leaped into a tree beside the handsome cat superhero.
"Looks like you could use an extra paw," he winked at her, wrapping an arm around her waist, "I happened to be in the area."
Before Ladybug could question him or worry about her own identity, they needed to take care of the nasty slug woman approaching them.