Chat ran after everyone else, Rena in the lead followed by him, then Ladybug, Honey, and Carapace.
"What's the plan guys," asked Carapace, struggling in his run with the heavy armor.
"We find the akuma and take it down. Rena, what can you do," asked Honey.
"Magic so long as I play my flute. Trixx said she'll give me basic music for some simple enchantments."
"Chat?"
"My baton can extend, plus I have a destruction magic called cataclysm. Should destroy what I touch."
"Ladybug?"
"I have a yoyo that can swing me places, and I can summon an item."
"My trombo destroys anything in my path. I take it Carapace is the shield. So we go in there, Rena, you set up a cage of something to keep them in, I'll used my trombo to knock him out, and Chat is back up. Ladybug and Carapace are back up," Honey Bee instructed. Chat and Rena nodded, Chat noticing Ladybug losing her pace and slipping into step beside Carapace.
They approached a small village, people running away in various directions.
"I think our akuma's there," announced Chat.
"Let's go team," ordered Honey, leading the charge in. In the center of town was a giant rock monster, destroying everything in its path.
"That's a big akuma," whined Carapace, the team stopped in a trance.
"Rena, trap it," ordered Honey, Rena pressing the edge of her lips to the flute to blow a few notes. Runes scrolled up along the monster, caging him into a space. But the moment she stopped the tune, the runes disappeared.
"Play it again," ordered Honey Bee. Rena played the notes again, the runes reappearing. She replayed the the notes and the runes stayed up.
"Let's go," Honey snapped her trombo at the akuma, hitting against the ruin and only causing Rena to break concentration. The runes dissipated, no damage done to the creature.
"Cataclysm," Chat called out, rushing in. The smoke from the explosion making it difficult for the monster to focus. What he didn't expect was the returning trombo, smacking him out of the way, his cataclysm only destroying another building.
Honey Bee caught her trombo, this time charging at the monster as she prepared to release the trombo again.
"Let's go," before she could send it flying, the giant rock hand grabbed her and the trombo.
"Put me down this instant," the girl demanded.
Unfortunately the giant listen and chucked her across the square, slamming her into Carapace's shield, which sent both of them into another wall.
Chat looked up from when he lay, Ladybug frozen with horror as she stared at the beast. She was murmuring something under her breath, stepping away.
"Ladybug," Chat scrambled up to catch her just as she was about to run.
"Let me go Chat," she struggled to pull out of his grasp Chat tightening his hold.
"Why?"
"I can't."
"You can't?"
"I can't do this. I'm not a hero."
She stopped struggling, tears spilling from her eyes.
"I'm scared. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm not a hero. I'm clumsy and mess things up. I'm not cut out for this."
"What makes you think any of us are?"
Ladybug looked up at him.
"We're kids, given a chance to do something good and protect those we care about. And you don't have to be scared because we are a team. You're as much a part of this team as anyone else." Chat let go of her arms, Ladybug remaining in place.
"We all believe in you, believe in us too," he wiped away a few stray tears from her face.
Ladybug nodded, looking down at her yoyo, before tossing it in the air, only to knock into Chat's nose.
"Sorry! I didn't mean to-" she attempted to apologize.
"It's fine, consider it payback for me crashing into you," he smiled, earning a smile back. Ladybug took a step back and tossed her yoyo into the air.
"Lucky Charm!" Down fell into her arms a cooking apron. She scanned the area.
"Alright Chat, here's the plan."
