A/N - Hey guys, welcome back to the story! Sorry it's been a bit since I updated, things have been crazy, and they'll only get crazier! Hopefully this chapter is good enough that it'll make up for it. I hope you enjoy!

GuardianAngel1234567 - I am so sorry! I didn't even realize I made that mistake! I immediately went back and re-uploaded the chapter so future readers won't have to see that mistake. I'd promise it won't happen again, but I am honestly very clumsy when it comes to editing, and I'm sure I'll make more mistakes. I hope it didn't ruin the story for you :(

Miraculous Panda - You and your older sisters have good taste! I'm glad you like the story!

potato - Haha are you really surprised Chloe would say something like that?

Resa - I'm sorry! I'm so glad you found me again! And congratulations again on being right!


Adrien blindly followed Alya as she led them through the woods, her eyes focused only on the tracking device in her hands. Adrien, on the other hand, was very much distracted by their surroundings.

The planet was absolutely beautiful. Having spent his years living in the canyon by the Garrison, Adrien had never seen this much green in his entire life. They were currently trekking through a forest, filled with every type of plant and tree imaginable. Bright colored flowers bloomed on bushes to either side of them, fruit hung from the trees above them, and Adrien swore he saw some sort of monkey swinging through the branches.

He felt bad that Alya was missing this.

They pushed through some branches and suddenly found themselves faced with a tranquil river that ebbed gently against the sand.

"Look!" Alya called, directing Adrien's attention to a canoe.

"That's convenient." He remarked. Alya rolled her eyes.

"Look again, Adrien." She told him. He squinted at the canoe, wondering what she meant… until his eyes fell upon the wooden fox head on the front of the canoe.

"Oh."

A low growl came from their left, and the two jumped, spinning around to find…

"Is that… a walking sloth?" Alya asked, eyes fixed on the creature. And indeed it seemed to be a giant, walking sloth. Which Adrien supposed was appropriate, given that they were going to be piloting giant, robot animals

It offered her what seemed to be a sort of smile. Its eyes then fell on the tracking device, which displayed an image of the fox Miraculous. It seemed to come to some sort of realization, and ambled over to the canoe. It looked back at Alya and Adrien, gesturing for them to follow.

Alya quickly grabbed hold of Adrien, who was already starting to obey.

"Should we really be getting in a canoe with a sloth alien we just met?" She whispered. Adrien paused for a moment before shrugging.

"Should we really have let a giant robot bee guide us through a wormhole?"

She had to admit he had a point.

Within a few minutes, the two paladins were in the canoe, sitting back as the sloth alien guided them downstream at a leisurely pace.

Alya smiled.

"I wonder if Chloe and Nino are having as good of a time as we are."


Nino screamed as Chloe pulled the bee into yet another barrel roll.

"Stop doing that!" He yelled at her, gripping the back of her seat tightly.

"In case you haven't noticed, we've got two ships trying to blast us out of the sky, so zip it!" Chloe shouted back. She jerked the stick sideways to avoid yet another laser beam.

"I thought Plagg said these planets were peaceful!" Nino complained.

"Maybe peaceful means something different in Altean." Chloe replied, keeping her attention focused on piloting the bee.

Nino pulled out his tracker.

"According to the coordinates, we're right on top of the turtle mecha. It's below there, where they're mining for ore," He said, pointing towards the cave entrances in the canyon below. "They don't even know the turtle is there. Or maybe they just got here and they're digging for the turtle. What do you think, Chloe?"

"Who cares? Just go get it! I'm dropping you down there." Chloe told him, steering the bee towards the caves.

Nino laughed nervously.

"Me? Down there? Uh, no. No, not happening."

"Yes, I'll cover you." Chloe ordered in a tone that told Nino that this was not up for discussion.

As they approached the ground, Nino started sweating.

"What if the turtle doesn't work? What - what if I - what if I can't get into the mines? What if I start panicking? It's too late, I'm already panicking!"

Chloe rolled her eyes.

"Sorry, no time for questions."

Pressing a button on her dashboard, the floor beneath Nino opened up and he fell to the ground below.

Chloe swiftly turned the bee around, blocking shots from the fighters as Nino ran to safety.

Sprinting into the cave, Nino found himself on some sort of lift. He quickly tore into the control panel, mumbling to himself all the while.

"Oh sure, just drop me off in an alien planet. That's cool, dude. There are only a bunch of mean aliens that want to kill me, but sure, go connect with a big, mechanical turtle. Easy peasy. That all makes a ton of sense to me."

The machine began to whirr and the lift started to descend into the cave below.

As the lift carried him further into the cave, Nino became aware of green light shining down on him. Looking up, he gasped as his eyes fell upon tons of glowing turtle carvings in the rock.

"I guess I'm in the right place." He muttered as the lift hit the ground. He winced as he heard explosions coming from the entrance above. "Okay, I'm in a giant hole. Now what, Nino?"

A circle of yellow light began to glow on the cave wall.

"Alright, I guess x marks the spot. But how am I supposed to get through that?"

Backing up a few steps, he tripped over the answer to his question.

Nino smiled as he looked at the giant drill machine.

"Well, that's convenient."


Meanwhile, Chloe was not having an easy time outside. There were three - no, four fighters on her now, and she wasn't sure how many more hit her poor bee could take. She groaned in frustration as a shot nearly hit the cave entrance. She would have to start playing on the offensive.

Steeling herself, she took off towards the fighters, releasing deadly beams from the stinger of the bee. Setting her sights on one of the fighters, she zoomed in close and speared it with the stinger.

She had just begun to smile at her handiwork when she realized the other fighters had taken the opportunity to turn around and start flying back towards the mine.

"Oh, no." She sped after them, firing shot after shot, even striking one from the air, but it was too late. A missile had already been released, and it was headed straight towards the mine.

"Nino!" Chloe screamed as the missile exploded and the cave collapsed in on itself.


"I know that Tikki said this is supposed to be my mecha, but what if she's wrong?" Alya asked Adrien worriedly as they continued downstream. "I mean, she's probably not wrong, she's a princess. But I'm not a pilot! Even though I've always wanted to be a pilot." She admitted.

"Slow down." Adrien laughed, but Alya ignored him.

"I mean, I read all of the fighter manuals, but I never got to fly the simulator. But hey, I can't be worse than Chloe. She crashed the simulator all the time. But what if I get in there and it doesn't respond? What if I get in there and it's too big and my feet don't touch the pedals?" Her head shot up. "What if there aren't even pedals?"

"You're rambling," Adrien informed her with a smile. "Come on, Alya. What would Nino say?"

She instinctively smiled.

"Probably something along the lines of 'chill out, dude.'" She quipped. Adrien laughed.

"Then that's what you should do."

Alya grinned. He had a point. Nino always seemed to know when she was overreacting, and exactly what to say to cheer her up.

Her eyes widened as the boat came to a stop in front of a large, pyramid-like temple. She glanced back at Adrien, who smiled at her encouragingly.

"Go on." He told her.

That was all she needed.

Clambering out of the boat, she ran towards the temple.

Adrien smiled at the sloth alien, who returned it with a friendly growl. He remembered what Chloe had said the other day when he'd asked about Alya and Nino.

Can't you see what's going on?

His smile stretched into a grin when he came to a realization.

"When she and Nino get over themselves, they'll be perfect for each other."


Alya could feel herself getting closer and closer to the fox, drawn to it by what she imagined was the same energy that had led Adrien to find the bee. With each step, more carvings lit up under her feet, filling the air with an orange light as she began her climb.

Sidestepping vines, climbing over large roots, and clambering up the large branches wrapped around the temple, Alya finally made it to the top to find… nothing.

She froze. Did she do this for nothing? Was the fox gone?

Her questions were answered as the ground underneath her began to rumble. Orange light shone from beneath the huge roots and branches, through a crack that was just big enough for a person. Pushing her glasses up her nose and letting out a whoop of joy, Alya took the plunge into the temple.

Adrien leaned absently against a large boulder. That is, until he heard a loud growl come from the temple. Looking up, he gasped as a giant fox burst through the branches and roots.

Adrien grinned, turning to the sloth alien who had remained by his side.

"I told her she could do it."


"Come on, Nino! Please!" Chloe shouted desperately. "I know I called you a loser, but-" She was interrupted as her bee took another hit. But this time, it was more than the mecha could take. "We're going down!"

They hit the ground, hard.

"Come on girl, you have to get up!" Chloe whispered to the bee, yanking at the controls. Red lights flashed as her mecha stood on shaky legs.

Chloe raised her head just in time to see three missiles fired at her.

"Oh, no."

She was prepared for it all to end there. But just as she had begun to close her eyes, something leaped in front of her, taking the hits. No, not just something… a giant, mechanical turtle.

Turning towards the fighters, it leaped at them, crushing them beneath itself in a giant, ridiculous belly flop.

Something only Nino would even think to do.

"You okay, Chloe?" Nino's voice echoed over the intercom. Chloe breathed a sigh of relief.

"Nino! I thought you were dead! You jumped in front of those shots and saved my life!" She sqeauled in delight.

"Well, actually, I was trying to get out of the way." He admitted, and Chloe rolled her eyes. "Thankfully, what this big guy lacks in speed, he makes up for in armor! Man, it can take a beating."

Chloe just laughed.

"Come on, loser, let's get out of here."


A/N - Hey, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! That's three mechas down, two to go!

Please leave a review with your thoughts, predictions, and suggestions, and I'll see you in the next chapter!

~ Elizabeth (FanOfDeliciousFlavour)