Miraculous Adventures of Ladybug and Chat Noir Magic Awakening

by BardofWorlds

Old secrets have a way of getting out, even those not known. When the Guardians secrets start to show up in Paris as Hawkmoth gains power and other threats appear, how will our heroes survive and save their homes and friends, all while Lila gathers power for her true objective, who will still be standing at the end of it all? Book A of Mana Awakening

2. 02 Dryad

Here's chapter 2, a new chapter and a new summery! After this I'll be finish up my Pokemon story and the AU will be out at the end of the month, and I found a way around a problem I was having with writing it so here's hoping it will be out faster and the final note I hope you all enjoy this people!

Chapter 2/ Wraith of Dryad

An energy portal opened in a darkened room and a small humanoid figure threw itself through and raised its arms and shot two icicles back through the portal. Got to move, I made it to….this is, where in Darkness am I? No find out where you are later escape now! The figure thought as they looked around and shot towards a part of the room as a large looking biped came out of the portal and raised a hand that shot a fireball at the figure, missing the first figure exploded against the wall. The figure dashed through a door way and ran down the hallway with the figure behind following, flames coming at the first as it dodged left and right, the fireballs exploding and causing the structure they were in to catch fire.

"ROOOOOR!" Another figure screamed as more beings came through the portal and charged out of the room after the first two, joining the second in the chase, the portal sealing with a boom as they left the room. They came out into a long hallway and saw the figure running towards an open door and charged after it howling and throwing balls of fire that missed and hit either the walls or the floors, causing fires that set off sprinklers. The cloaked figure put a hand behind it and lances of ice shot out and hit either some of the chasers or the walls, buy the first time to get into the door way and ran up the stairs, the pack of chasers following behind and made it the first landing as their target ran through a door.

The first figure dashed through the hallways, trying not to look behind it as they ran. Got to get away, my bomb should take out the generator and I'll be able to sneak through this building until I can get to somewhere I can….wait where is this place? No I couldn't be where I might be, couldn't be there then could I, I mean I heard the myths but I thought they were just stories? The first figure thoughtas they dashed into an open courtyard with a staircase leading up to the second floor, the moon shinning down from overhead. The figure looked at the moon and felt a sense of awe as they stared at it before a screeched from behind made it remember it wasn't alone.

The first spun around and pointed slender looking arms at the chasing figures and fired more icicles, some of the icicles hitting the figures and causing them to disappear. The first spun as the second attacked with claws engulfed in fire and suddenly it had a sword of pure ice that slashed at the second which dodged a blow and roared at the first as they exchanged blows. A muffled explosion caused the second figure to attack faster, the first figure moving backwards and dodging and striking at the second. After a few blows the second figure moved backwards and started to throw fireballs at the first, all of them missing and causing the fire to spread. The first figure pointed down and suddenly the courtyard was covered in ice. As the second figure started to slip the first one was there and brought the blade down and the second disappeared.

The first figure looked around and when it realized it was the only one in the courtyard it dropped to the ground and shook as they went over what had happened. A feminine giggle came from the figure as they shook and hugged herself as she shook.

"I did it, I got out of that prison before he took me. I'm in the lost world, I made it out of the Darkness Realm and they can't get me, I'm free." A female voice said as the fire gave off enough light for the figure to be seen. The figure was wearing a blue cloak that covered a feminine body; the figure's arms were covered in a purplish blue material with an emitter of some kind on both arms, the legs covered in the same material ending in flats with exhaust ports on the back side. The girl looked around as flames climbed the structure and tried to figure out where she could go. "Come on girl, you fought your way free led those scum into Megaria's hands, a little fire won't kill you now." She muttered as she got back to her feet before her head snapped towards the sound of a siren as the flames hugged the building before water stared to pour over the building.

"YOU TWO GET THE HOSES SET UP NOW!" A voice from beyond the courtyard caused the girl to look towards it as water started to rain down. Looking around franticly she saw a doorway that wasn't on fire and dashed towards through it, coming into a room with lockers all around. Looking around she saw an area that was hidden and dashed to it, pulling her cloak about her she heard the door pushed open and she hunkered down. The figure cowed deeper into her cloak as she heard a person walk into the room, she put most of all her mana into her cloak as whoever the person was walking towards her. She slowly moved a hand towards where the sounds she heard, slowly opening it and as she readied herself to strike when she heard another figure come into room. One or many, I won't be taken ever again, I don't care who they are I won't go down without a fight ever again! She thought as she prepared herself for combat.

"What's the matter?" She went still as she heard the first person move away from her hiding place and back out the door.

"Nothing I thought I saw someone run into here, it's nothing, let's make sure this fire's dead!"

"Fire's dead out here, we just have to find out what started it and check the insides, never seen the like before. Don't think it could have been an Akuma right, I mean wouldn't Chat and Ladybug be here if it was?"

"Even Superheroes need to sleep man, and how would they know it was here? Use your head for something beyond just having something to put a hat on."

The figure kept her head down as she heard the sounds of people moving outside of her haven, she knew she should stay awake but she just felt so tired. She had fought her way free and she had done it, she had gotten away from her the people who had been holding her captive all her life, she could wait a bit until whoever was out there left, she could rest her eyes. If she just rested her body for a few minutes it wouldn't be too bad, just for a little while to rest her eyes. She made herself more comfortable as she put her cloak to automatic and closed her eyes and leaned against the wall as she closed her eyes. A few minutes later she was asleep, dead to the world as a drop of blood seeped through the sleeve on her right arm.

Marinette looked at the school as she walked toward her friends in front of the main entrance, the school's front looked soaked, the commotion last night been terrible, and a single fire engine was still around and firefighters were still checking the inside. The school's blog had posted to everyone to just come in at eleven and they would hear what would happen then. As she looked about she frowned when she saw a few police officers talking with each other, something about how they were there was wrong to her. Shaking her head she smiled when she finally saw where Chloe and Adrien were and walked over.

"I still don't get why you think it's a good idea not to confront that lying witch." Chloe said as she watched Lila walk towards the largest grouping of students. Adrien just looked at Lila with a slight scowl as he remembered how she was her during the catacombs incident, a small part of him thinking that she had left the covering above the ladder Queen Bee had tried to use to get the civilians away closed to get Marinette or Chloe hurt, but she was just someone who told tall tales.

"Blood Show, that's all I think I'll need to say." Adrien said causing Chloe's mouth to drop open before she winced. Marinette looked between them and knew she was missing something.

"Okay yeah, I can see where you're coming from now." Chloe said as Marinette looked at her, convened that she was missing something.

"Blood Show, what are you talking about?" Marinette asked only for Chloe to look at her in shock.

"The worst fashion show this city ever had, it was about four years ago, with how much you love fashion I'm surprised you never heard about it." Chloe said as Marinette mouth dropped open before she understood when it was.

"Four years ago I spent about two months with my grandmother in Hong-Kong, there was a sudden death in the family and mom and I stayed there to help put their affairs in order and help out, and then we traveled with mom's sister and her family for about a month." Marinette said, causing Chloe and Adrien to both wince at this.

"Oh. Well long story short it was one of the reasons my mom moved to New York. Basically a fashion show where Adrien, his dad me and my mom were at, somebody called this liar out and she, the liar had a mental break down because of it, straw that broke a camel's back and all that really. And before they could get the liar contained, well she got her hands on a pair of scissors and then there was fire, chaos and blood and maybe a death or two, no wait, someone was just sent into a coma for a few months." Chloe said as Marinette stared at Chloe before looking at Adrien in total shock.

"And then you factor in Hawkmoth and maybe it'll be even worse. So that's why you said to take the high road." Marinette breathed as Adrien nodded at her.

"Yeah, she's seems to be a classic social climber with her lies but really overtime she can only hurt herself, I think we just have to ignore her. And to be fair you were going to confront her where if she snapped she would've had a weapon on hand." Adrien said as Marinette looked at him with a confused expression, wondering what in the hallway could have been a weapon.

"What weapon?" Chloe asked as she gained a scowl as she looked at Lila, wondering if something had happened that might help her mission to see her expelled.

"The fire extinguisher, after you see one used to bludgeon someone you never forget it." Adrien clarified and Marinette looked away, a slight blush on her face as she understood what he was saying as Chloe looked on, starting to snicker that grew into full blown laughter.

"So you remember when that model used one to deal with a stalker?" Chloe was able to wheeze out as she laughed as she leaned against the wall as tears came from her eyes. At the look Marinette sent her Chloe explained as she caught her breath.

"Okay it was about three years ago, my birthday and well I wanted to have a meal with my brother so I went to a photo shoot until he was done and then we heard screaming coming from a dressing room! The story I head later was this stalker had been sending this model flowers and candy for months, finally she, and the stalker was a she, came herself holding a bouquet. The model was so freaked out she grabbed a nearby fire extinguisher and fired it at the stalker. Once it was empty the model just started to swing it at her, wailing and screaming all the while, it took two people to get it out of her hands and they had to send the stalker to the hospital. Last I heard the model was in Germany at a convent and the stalker was in an asylum." Chloe said as she got herself under control, Adrien only looked sheepish as he looked away with a blush as Marinette whipped her head around to look at Lila as she held court telling one of her tales and imagined her grabbing the fire extinguisher and going crazy with it and Marinette winced.

"Yeah, that was hard to forget. But like I said sooner or later she'll just crash and burn, we just have to outlast her and stay out of the blast zone. And let me be clear, I just said that we should take the high road because I really don't want to be at ground zero for an Akuma spawned by rage and maybe extra power." Adrien said with a hard look before he looked shocked at what he said. Chloe looked at him before turning to stare at Lila as she talked and turned back to him slowly when she realized what he wasn't saying.

"You think it's possible for Hawkmoth to supercharge his Akumas, but why her?" Chloe asked with a dry tone as Ardien winced as Marinette looked shocked. I had hoped to talk to Alya about this first and ask her thoughts about it, but maybe I should let them know about it. Adrien thought as he sighed.

"Yeah, I do. I've been watching the Ladyblog and lately the Akumas just seem …stronger. I What I've seen on the Ladyblog lately, they just seem different you know, I just, I don't know maybe I'm wrong but I want anything like Hero Day to ever happen again, I don't want to give Hawkmoth a chance to create another fake Chat Noir or Ladybug with Volpina." Adrien said as he scratched his head.

Marinette fought to keep down her shock as she realized that he might have something and Chloe just looked at him with confusion, wondering what he was talking about. Yeah Hero Day was terrible, but what does Lila have to do with….Chloe thought as she went still and remembered how all of Paris was convinced that their heroes had been Akumatized and suddenly a few things came into focus and clicked together in Chole's head.

"Wait, Wait. Lila is Volpina, as in the bitch who almost dropped you from the Tower!?" Chloe demanded quietly as she looked at Lila with a scowl, Marinette meanwhile looked at Adrien and tried to keep what she was thinking off her face. How the heck does he know, was it possible, is he Chat? Marinette thought as she looked at Adrien who looked away.

"That was a fake, see I wasn't anywhere near the Tower when she first appeared. And then, after that the fake Chat Noir and Ladybug appeared and then it was shown to be an illusion and the fact that 'I' was almost dropped I figured Volpina was back, her power was illusion and well when she came back I just didn't want to set her off again, and people who are the cause of an Akuma's rage are usually the first targets, at least according to the Ladyblog. Still don't know what her deal was with the TV conference or how she set it up." Adrien said as Marinetta looked a little confused as Chloe glared at Lila.

"So you're saying let's not rock the boat to be better people, don't rock the boat for less collateral damage and becoming her targets, if you think she that's unhinged, why would she even be in a school!?" Marinette exclaimed as Adrien nodded at her with a sheepish look on his face.

"Yeah well, never doubt what people will do to keep their dirty laundry buried, and diplomatic immunity is a thing according to a few models I've talk with over the years. So sorry if I didn't explain my point clear Marinette, I mean she was willing to let the heroes think she'd 'kill me' when she was an Akuma and I really don't want to see what she'd do the fourth time. I mean she just lying about herself, sooner or later she crash and burn and we can wait her out. I mean, she hasn't threatened anyone right?" Adrien said a wide smile only for his face to fall at the look Marinette gained as Chloe started to growl under her breath. Marinette, what the….please no. Adrien thought as he started to grow worried.

"She hasn't threatened you, right Marinette?" Adrien asked flatly only for Marinette to look down and Chloe's scowl to deepen.

"She basically said she'll make Marinette the school pariah and get her expelled." Chloe bit out as she watched Adrien face as he went slack jawed before starting to look murderous as he slowly turned his head to look at Lila before he forced his face to become emotionless, the same mask he usually had with his father, the sight of it causing Chloe's scowl to grow worse.

"I thought she was just a liar who'd contradict herself sooner or later, but she threatened you Marinette?" Adrien growled as Chloe looked on, a hint of approval in her eyes.

"So since we're all caught up how will we expose that little bitch of a witch?" Chloe said as she saw Adrien's eyes grow cold at what he had just learned. And that's why I have to get you two together brother, you guys deserve each other so much. And I might have to, no I need talk to Tom about him and Sabine teaching you to make your point better though. Chloe thought as she shook her head before she went still as she finally realized what she had just heard and turned to Adiren who went still before slowly turned back to look at her as and paled as she glared at him.

"Adrikins before that, what exactly do you mean fourth time?" Chloe purred sweetly as Adrien got a deer in a headlights expression.

"IIII think she was that shapeshifter that made a problem in school about a week or so back, she kinda walked off in a huff when we were having a talk and a little later well….." Adrien trailed off as he looked a little sheepish. Marinette only looked at him before she face palmed and Chloe stared at Adrien.

"Three times, good god she's been an Akuma three times…. Wait the shape-shifter wasn't Volpina! He can turn people into different Akuma?!" Chloe asked with shock, remembering how she couldn't get away from the lockdown Principal Damocles had set off and help, frowning as she tried to think what that meant. This is bad, we know nothing about Akumas or how he empowers his victims, if he can tailor their abilities and looks then we're in real trouble, if he's just trying to see what works the best before trying to hit us with a mass attack with similar abilities, even summoning won't help us….wait shapeshifting is like illusion so maybe…. I've got to talk to the others about this if I'm right then we might not be in as much trouble. Chloe thought as she looked towards the road and perked up when she saw Sabrina walking slowly towards them.

"There you are Sabrina, I was getting worried; you're usually here before me if you don't meet me at the hotel!" Chloe said as Adrien and Marinette turned and saw Sabrina, and Chloe frowned when she noticed the bags under Sabrina's eyes and that Sabrina seemed to be a little tiered for some reason. Walking to her she grabbed her and brought her towards the others, both Adrien and Marinette looking concerned about how she looked.

"Are you okay Sabrina, you look terrible!" Chloe said as Marinette and Adrien looked up as Chloe led Sabrina to them. Sabrina looked up at her friends and smiled at them shakily.

"Dad was called in when this happened, and I just couldn't fall back asleep." Sabrina said as she looked up at the school as Chloe hide a wince while Adrien shot a look at Marinette as their faces fell. Oh this is so not good, did they find evidence of an Akuma or a dead body? Adrien thought as he tried to keep his worry off his face. Sabrina's father had been rotated out of the Akuma taskforce after Hero's Day at his request, something about needing some normal crime to recover and the commissioner had accepted his request but told him he'd have a place on the Taskforce if he ever wanted to come back. The only department that needed a new member was homicide and for him to have been called wasn't good at all. A hush spreading caused the four friends to turn and saw Principal Damocles come out of the school with Sabrina's father and one of the firemen walking behind him.

"Can everyone hear me; gather closer if you can't….good." Principal Damocles said as he looked around and saw the students moving towards him and waited a few seconds. "The damage wasn't as bad is it could be but we will be closed for the rest of the weak as repairs are made and the stability of the upper floors are checked over. But don't think this is a vacation, your teachers have been instructed to send out research papers that will be due next Monday so good luck!"

As the students groaned Chloe smirked as she looked over at Lila but frowned at the smile she had on face. The witch is probably planning to have one of her 'pawns' do the work for her. We have to expose her before to many people are hurt….and I have to tell Adrien how they could be hurt, why did you have to keep him in the mansion for so long Uncle Gabriel? Chloe thought as she looked at Adrien out of the corner of her eyes as she tried to figure out what she would do with her 'free days'. Her frowned grew deeper when she saw Marinette take her phone out and read a text, nodding before sending a quick one a second before Chloe felt her own phone vibrate through her purse. She looked down at it and threw a glance at Marinette as Nino and Alya were walking towards Lila.

"Say I have an idea, how about we all spend a few hours by the Selene, I've heard that a new band has been playing there lately, and the people I've heard talk about them said they've been great, some very romantic songs." Chloe said with a smirk as Adrien perked up and Marinette blushed as Sabrina giggle.

"Mr. Agreste, there you are!" A voice caused the four friends to turn as Mr. D'Argencourt walking towards them. "There you are, once I heard what happened I knew that we needed a new place to practice for a while. I've talked with Madame Tsurugi and we're able to use her dojo. Since we have a match soon the team will be using the next few days for training in the morning." Mr. D'Argencourt barked as he passed by, on the way to get another member of the team.

Adrien looked at the girls and shrugged. "I guess I'll have to take a rain check on the walk, I'll just let dad know about this and I guess I'll see you girls later." He said before he walked away.

Chloe just stared after Adrien as he walked away before she started to growl as she turned and looked at Mr. D'Argencourt with murder in her eyes. "I thought I couldn't hate him for losing the election, Marinette could you make me a voodoo doll of him?" Chloe asked as Sabrina just reached over and patted her shoulder as Marinette just face palmed.

"Still want to go Mari?" Sabrina asked only Marinette shook her head as she reached into her bag and looked away.

"No, I have something I need to do, how about we all talk about what essays our teachers give us and make some plans to deal with them?" Marinette asked causing Chloe to nod and Sabrina to pump her fist with a smirk.

"So want to go watch the latest drama at my room and check what papers we have to write?" Sabrina asked Chloe with a smile.

Nino watched as Chloe and Sabrina walked away from Marinette and frowned, something about that made him feel worse. Ever since he had gotten back from the catacombs he had been feeling so wrong, like he was cold and the way his brother was talking about Lila had really bothered him for some reason. I don't think I'll let her watch him ever again, I don't trust her around him… and maybe I should talk to Ayla about that too. He thought as they walked towards where Lila and the others were.

"….this really isn't too bad, why I remember when a teacher gave out a surprise paper that she said would be worth half our grades. But how about we head over to the Tuileries Garden and hang out a bit?" Lila said to Kim, Alix and Nathaniel as the others who had been listening to the principle away from the building, some of them chatting together about what to do over the next few days.

"Love to Lila but Ondine and I've got a swim meet next weekend, if the fencing team is practicing then we'd better go do our part too." Kim said as he shook his head and walked off, waving to them as he left.

Lila looked after him and forced down a scowl, keeping a smile on her face. Another one of my pawn's having someone else more important than me alright. I think maybe I should meet this Ondine and make 'friends' with her. Lila thought as she tried to figure out how she would deal with this.

A beep caused her to turn to look at Nino who took his phone out and frowned and looked up from it. "Sorry dudes, I sent my mom the details on what happened and she told me to get some food for tonight, sorry I guess I'll maybe see if I can join you all at the park once I'm done." He said as he hugged Ayla and walked away.

Alya looked back at Lila and saw her face tense for a second before she got it back under control and hid her own scowl. I knew there was something about you! Just you wait, I'm going to get everything there is about you and expose you. Alya thought as she smiled at Lila and tried to plicate her. "Don't feel too bad about him leaving Lila. Trust me, you don't want to get on Nino's mom's bad side, guess we'll see him where he's done."

Max stood by himself, looking at the school with a mournful look on his face as he just sighed. I don't like this, but I guess this will a nice little vacation, I can finish the papers early and then this will give me a bit of time to work on a few projects. He thought as he felt something move about in his bag and he opened it to look at Markov.

"Max since we don't need to stay here, shouldn't we head home? If we can get the subjects for the papers I can gather the research for you to look over tonight while we can have a chess match." Markov said as Max chuckled at his friend.

"Yeah that sounds good Markov, say how are your social research subroutines? There's someone I need a report on." Max said as Markov just sat with Max's bag and looked at his friend. If I can find a single point that explain anything about him being awake with us, then maybe I'll be able to find an understanding about how Hawkmoth's magic 'works' if he wasn't an Akuma! If that's possible I might change the world! He thought as he turned and started to walk back towards his home when suddenly…. "Mr. Kanté? Could I talk to you please?" Principal Damocles called out causing Max to stop and turn, seeing him gesturing for him to join him and Miss Bustier he walked over.

"I'm going to be blunt; would you mind helping us make sure the computer system is functioning? We will pay you an honest wage of course." Principal Damocles said as Max grew worried, if the system was damaged then what would happen to all the grades, and shouldn't someone else, official for this?

"Doesn't the city have someone official that could do this sir and if the system is damaged what's the state of our records…" Max began only for Miss B to giggle a little as Principal Damocles went red with a bashful look.

"We do, but he and his new wife left on their honeymoon two days ago, their probably somewhere in the wildness backpack to Budapest by now, so there's no way to get in contact with them. Thankful the offsite backup you suggested was finished before he left so the school's records weren't in danger." Miss Bustier explained to Max who sighed in relief.

Max looked into the school and frowned as he looked over the damages that were already being looked over by inspectors. I'd need one of them to stay and back me up, because I know someone will make a stink about a 'kid' being here. But any money I get could only help me get supplies for my inventions and I'll be free for a few days anyway soooo. Max thought as he made his decision

"I'll be happy to do it for how many mornings it takes Principal Damocles, but I'll need someone to stay with me and vouch for me to be there, the chance that someone might have a problem with me being here and won't listen to me is about ninety percent." Max said as he gestured towards the police and workmen already in the building.

Principal Damocles turned and followed Max's gesture, frowning before nodding as he realized what Max wasn't saying. He's right, someone will make trouble for him, I need someone who could act as a shield and is here, I need to talk to the mayor about the repairs and then there's that meeting so…. He stopped when he realized the perfect person to handle this.

"Miss Bustier would you mind staying and helping Mr. Kanté, I would stay but I really have people to talk to about this and a few other things I really have to look over." Principal Damocles said before he rushed off towards city hall.

"Does Mr. Damocles make a habit of walking off before getting an answer Madame Bustier?" Markov asked causing Miss Bustier to just look at him as he walked away, some part of her not even shocked.

Max looked after Mr. Damacoles and sighed. "Given what gossip I've heard, I would estimate that he does with a seventy percent chance." Miss Buster just sighed and looked at her student with a deadpanned look.

"Yes, according to Ms. Mendeleiev. I didn't even get to talk to him about giving Malcolm an interview." Max looked at Miss Bustier as she said this and frowned, still thinking Malcolm was hiding something.

Gabriel frowned as he put his phone down and scowled. Why was Adrien's school set on fire, it doesn't make any sense at all. I never set an Akuma to do damage so who… I'll know more once I'm sent the report once it's finished. Gabrielthought as he looked at his wife's painting and tried to understand what was happening.

Nooroo looked at his master and tried to not to let what was happening bother him too much, his thoughts running wild. It was a risk to let him know about others who use can Mana, but maybe this is a good think. If he puts his efforts into finding another way to wake her up, he might stop sending Akuma's after the other Kwami and their chosen. I care about her to but this isn't the way master, if you can try and find the right way I know you will get your family back!

The sound of the door opening caused Nooroo to dodge into the wall and Gabriel to turn towards it and saw Nathalie walk into the office holding her tablet.

"I just received a message from Adrien's bodyguard. Mr. D'Argencourt has arranged the use of Madame Tsurugi's dojo for practice in preparation of the match this Saturday. The school is estimated to reopen next Monday and the teachers sent out papers due then. I looked over the new photo-shoot schedule and Adrien doesn't have one scheduled until this Sunday around 2 so I planned to help him with his first research paper like when he was home schooled. Also I took the liberty of rearranging his other lessons for the rest of the weak." Nathalie said as she looked at him. "Also the catacombs will be closed for at least the next month, all the tunnels on all levels are being checked by ground penetrating radar and the local colleges were sent a challenge to design a drone able to do that, should we look into that, it might create an…opportunity for us, epically giving what we know about Ladybug's cure."

Gabriel nodded, his mind going over possibilities that he could use from the kind of people that would work on that project. A robotics expert would be something different, the possibilities are interesting to consider even if he fails, but then what that AI I used before when it betrayed me I would have to make sure this one has the right power….but then are the Miraculous of the Black Cat and Ladybug the only way I can save her…but if there is another way then how could I find it? Gabriel thought as he looked at his wife's painting before a stray thought hit him. "Oh, Natalie what about the job I gave you last night, how much progresses have you made?"

Nathalie nodded and pressed a few buttons on her tablet and a map of two levels of the catacombs appeared on the monitor behind the desk. "I've been able to put together maps for the top two levels of the catacombs as of one hour ago. The identities of the workers assigned were hidden behind a high level firewall, I've hired a freelancer using Account 66 to get bios and to track their movements for the last ten years, and I expect to have a reply by the next day."

"Perfect Nathalie, thank you" Gabriel said as he looked over the map and traced a path that he and his wife had walked once on their first 'date' and sighed. What is it, what were they after? What could have been the point of taking a tour group of all things hostage, were they hunting for someone? He thought as he looked at the map as Nathalie walked towards him.

"As for the other matter sir, I started to look into the legends about healing and found a few leads. I don't know what the truth about them but I also looked into vitality increase as well." Nathalie reported as she stood next to him. "Also I would advise that if the catacombs have to have any significant work done the company should donate part of it, tax season is soon and every little bit counts."

"Of course Nathalie, see that it's done." Gabriel said as he looked ahead, his mind spinning. What were they after, what was the reason to do that it makes no sense what so ever! Gabriel thought as he stood there, so intent on his thoughts that he never noticed the look Nooroo sent him.

"You're thinking about what happened down there, aren't you?" Nathalie said causing Gabriel to look at her, having forgotten she was even there. "Two years of this has made me a better planner and how to read you but what happened stumps me sir, I can think of nothing that makes sense"

"Yes, it does doesn't it. I spent hours last night thinking about it and nothing comes to mind that would have a single positive result for them or him taking a class or tour group captive." Gabriel said as he looked at the painting of his wife. I could see if someone was trying for ransom, but according to the victims they were all kept knocked out so that's a possibility but a blind strike? Gabriel thought as he tried to think of anything to explain what had happened.

Nathalie looked at him as he brooded and sighed. Of course the idiot's still hung up on what happened. That little thing never explained properly…wait. Maybe that's why they were taken captive, but what does it mean for us. Nathalie thought as she went still. "I just had a thought, what if the group wasn't captured because of who they were but because of where they were."

Gabriel looked at her and frowned, prompting her to continue.

"What if whoever was behind it needed the location in the catacombs to make those spiders? Then the group was captured because they stumbled across their lair?" Nathalie asked as Gabriel turned towards Nooroo who looked conflated.

"Nooroo, what haven't you told me about that Alchemist?" Gabriel demanded as Nooroo looked at him.

"Many things master, do you want to know more about it?" Nooroo asked as he floated there, looking pained. Gabriel looked up and was about to scold him when he saw the expression on the Kwami's face and saw a spark in his eyes that told him something was wrong. What could be affecting him, he always tells me whatever I ask….whatever I ask him.

"Wait…Can you tell me things beyond what I ask? Is anything at all keeping you from speaking?" Gabriel demanded as Nathalie looked at him before turning inquisitive eyes on the Kwami who nodded.

"My master before you….the one who used spells to change how I interact with my wielder, one of the permanent commands he gave me was not to talk about anything he didn't want to hear." Nooroo said as he looked at Gabriel. "He told me not to bring up things he didn't ask for."

Gabriel pinched his noise and closed his eyes. "And since I never asked about other ways to save my wife, you couldn't tell me anything. Then is there a way for me to cancel them?"

"The only way is to hold the artifact that he used to focus the spell and to give a command for me to disregard all commands, that alone will break it." Nooroo said as Gabriel looked at him.

"Something to look for. But tell me everything you know about Alchemists." Gabriel commanded as Nooroo nodded.

"Ancient saying, to attack and Alchemist in their lab is to court death itself. An Alchemist can do anything in their labs, from making poisons to crafting monsters to defend themselves." Nooroo said as Gabriel jolted in place before looking at Nooroo intently.

"Even cure any illness?" Gabriel asked a spark of hope forming that fell when Nooroo look of sadness grew worse and his eyes gained a look of pain.

"In the ancient past there were many Alchemists who studied their art to heal…..but how to find one in this age, I'm sorry master but most of them are no doubt either dead or in hiding so deep I don't know how to find them." Nooroo said as he hung his head before muttering. "The Thules were efficient hunters."

Gabriel scowl grew as he heard that and missed the mutter but Nathalie heard Nooroo clearly.

"Wait, the Thules!? As in the Thule Society?!" Nathalie demanded as Gabriel jolted in place and looked at Nooroo who nodded.

"Those….monsters were active before they joined the Nazis." Nooroo said as he floated there and looked sad and wistful. "Before they killed my last true holder, the Guardian who held me cast a spell to put me and it asleep for years, breaking that allowed that one to cast those spells that even now chain me."

Gabriel looked at the Kwami and understood what he wasn't saying before feeling a chill. Or couldn't say, If they had such an effect on how he can interact then what happened to my wife might have been! Gabriel went cold as thoughts went through him as he face hardened.

"What did they do, the Thules what did they do with mana?"

Nooroo looked at Gabriel and sighed. He's getting better at seeing the connections, I knew if I dangled enough information he would see what I wanted him to, if I can channel him away from the Miraculous. He thought as he looked at his holder. "They created terrors that never reached the production stage and a few traps disguised as jewelry so anyone who took it as war plunder would set it off if they held it for too long, either death or sleep if I remember right."

Gabriel looked at the Kwami and frowned. "Can the Miraculous of Chat Noir and Ladybug save her without resorting to the wish, could anything else save her?"

Nooroo looked conflicted as he floated there, hovering in a way that Gabriel knew that he only did when he was trying to think. "Yes master, if her state was because of one of what those monsters made then either the Black Cat could destroy it or the Ladybug could create a way to cure it. But if her state is the result of a curse then something else, a spell or a healer could save her."

"Nathalie, I want you to find everything you can about any surviving members of that that abomination,every rumor and the location of every member that traveled to the Himalayans, then I want to know where those people were stationed during the war. Nooroo, follow me." Gabriel said as he opened the passage to his lair, Nooroo following. "Nooroo I want to know everything that you weren't able to tell me about your abilities, everything you ever wanted to tell me but you couldn't before."

"First master you should know, reincarnation is a thing." Nooroo began before the elevator closed and Nathalie looked at it before going towards her desk and starting up a browser to check the dark net for anything she could find to start her new mission.

Marinette stood in an alley and snuck a glance around the corner and saw the café Nino had told her to meet at and frowned. I just don't know if I can do this, I mean I saw Alya walk off with Lila, can I trust that Nino 'broke' whatever she's using to influence them, if she's using something? She thought as she tried to decide what to do.

"Go on Marinette." A voice from her purse caused her to look down at Tikki as she sat within her purse.

"I don't know Tikki, I mean I trust Nino but if Chloe's right and she is using something to…..influence them then can I trust them?" Marinette asked as she tried to work up the courage to go.

"Nino's one of your oldest friends from what I've learned during our partnership, and if he's found a way around whatever Lila has, if she has something then you should give him a chance, if he broke it and woke his mana then maybe that's why he broke it." Tikki said as Marinette looked down at her.

"Have you ever dealt with someone who controlled others like this?" Marinette askedand saw Tikki nod back at her with a firm look.

"A few times over the centuries, yes. Strength of will, their mana waking up or either distance or time always led to some people breaking free. If Lila is either controlling or influencing them we need to know, we can't let Hawkmoth find out that's possible, if he forces Nooroo to tell him all he knows about mana users!" Tikki trailed off and Marinette gained a look of horror, Tikki had given her a few examples about what previous users had fought and they scared her, if an akuma could do half of what she was told was possible. I have to talk to the others about this, maybe when we meet up for patrol after the next Akuma! If a mana user ever became one…wait. How could Nino have 'woken up'? Marinette asked as she realized that Nino hadn't carried Wayzz Miraculous twenty-four hours total yet.

"How could Nino have woken his mana?" Marinette asked in cold tone that caused Tikki to duck back into the purse.

"It could be a combination of how he was an Akuma, how long he had Wayzz Miraculous and Hero Day. As I've told you, Nooroo being used to create Akumas aren't a….natural use of his abilities, he used them in the past to create free willed Champions to fight….and sometimes it was shown to have to activate the Champion's mana." Tikki said as Marinette started to understand before she paled in freight as she made connections in her head.

"Tikki, mana lets us do more, like summon the Creatures, right? So if that's true then if someone with their mana active, wouldn't the Akuma be stronger?" Tikki looked confused and started to think before she looked unsure as she floated there.

"I don't know, you'd have to talk to the guardian, he'd know more about Nooroo's abilities then I do. But don't you have someone to meet?" Tikki asked as Marinette sighed and decided to take a chance.

Marinette walked towards the café and stopped at the matradee and smiled. "Pardon me, but I'm meeting a Mr. Lahiffe here?" She said as the woman looked over the clipboard before her and smiled up at Marinette.

"Yes follow me you're on the back patio." She said before she led Marinette into the restaurant and through a set of doors. They came out onto a small deck hidden by the buildings overlooking the river and here and there were tables, some of them had people sitting and talking, some people were looking over the river and there by the railing at the edge was Nino waiting for her. As she walked over to the table Nino looked up as he heard her footsteps and smiled shakily at her.

"Hey Mari, crazy about what happened to the school, hu?" Nino said as she sat down and looked at him. He just sighed and looked at her but for the next few seconds two were both silent before the watress came by, took their orders and left. After a few more moments Nino sighed and looked at her, pain in her eyes causing Marinette to want to believe Nino really was being truthful with her.

"Nino..."

"Mari…"

Marinette and Nino looked at each other as they both blinked and laughed a little before the waitress came by and set down two cup before pouring the tea. Nino just sighed and squared his shoulders before looking at her eyes.

"I so sorry dudette, I don't know why me and Alya treated you like we did for the last two weeks, I just don't have a single clue to explain our actions." Nino said as Marinette looked back at him. Marinette only looked at Nino and sighed. I think he's telling the truth and that means Chloe might be right about Lila, and that scares me more than I can think. How many other threats are there out there and where did Lila get whatever she's using? Marinette thought as she tried to let the tea calm her.

"You figured it out Nino that's what's important." Marinette said as she slowly sipped her tea as she looked at him.

"Yeah but we gotta figure out how to tell the others, Adrien's gotta know what kind of person she is sooner before she does something to him…." Nino said only to trail off as Marinette shook her head

"He knew from the start Nino, and originally he didn't want to confront her." Marinette said causing his mouth to drop and stare at her for a few seconds before he exploded.

"Why the heck didn't Adrien want to expose the witch?!" Nino demanded as he scowled. Dude, you'd better have a good reason or so help me! Nino thought as Marinette just sighed and shook her head.

"He mentioned Blood Show and well….you've heard of it then?" Marinette trailed off as she saw Nino gained a look of understanding as soon as he realized what she had said as he dropped back onto the chair.

"Was walking by there when the ambulance and fire trucks came along, heard about it that night and well you don't forget something that crazy. I remember hearing someone had a break down and went psycho, someone called them on a lie or something?" Nino asked as Marinette nodded.

"I was out of the country for a few months back then and well yeah according to Adrien that's what happened. He basically feared she might make an Akuma that was….crazy or homicidal." Marinette said as Nino slapped his forehead as he remembered that summer and how the media covered 'Blood Show'.

"So bro thought about that if we confronted Lila she might have a breakdown and call an Akuma that would be worse than usual? Yeah, I could totally see that happening with her." Nino said as he sighed. You gotta learn to explain things better Adrien, you just gotta.

"He basically thought that she would contradict herself sooner or later, but unfortunately he didn't know that she threatened to get me expelled." Marinette stopped talking when Nino eyes went hard.

"She did what? Marinette I can't apologies for Alya and me enough for ever giving that bitch a single inch! I mean looking back her stories were so, eggghhh! I can't believe that I ever believed them!" Nino said as he held his head. God I'm so stupid, how could I even think even half of her tales could even be possible! I mean really! Nino thought as he held his head.

Marinette looked at Nino and felt conflicted as she saw the feelings on his face. I want to believe him but I can't trust that Lila's not behind this? She thought as she looked at Nino "Listen Nino, how did you two realize the truth, what happened to you guys?" Marinette asked as she sipped her tear.

"We….Alya and me we just realized something was wrong when we were running from those spiders, it's like a switch was flipped and suddenly we saw everything that happened in the last few weeks clear headed." Nino said as he looked down at the table.

Marinette looked at him; feeling conflicted about what she could say. So Tikki was right, their mana did wake up, but how….That doesn't matter, if Lila gets something stronger I don't know if I could ever forgive myself for not warning them. Marinette sighed and looked at Nino. "Listen Nino; remember Rose's Akuma, Princess Fragrance, her ability? Doesn't the way you've all been acting about Lila seem the same way that power worked?"

Nino looked like someone had slapped him and stared back at Marinette as he paled. "Are you saying, that Lila used something to….make us believe in her lies?" Nino asked in a shaken tone.

"I think there's a chance. Where she could have gotten it I don't know, but theres…Nino, what is it?" Marinette asked as Nino started to look shaken.

"Oh damn it Alya!" Nino said as Marinette looked at him with a sinking feeling that slowly started caused her to glare at him.

"What is she doing now; tell me it's not like when she got suspended?" Marinette asked as Nino looked conflicted before he sighed.

"She's getting closer to Lila; something about finding out everything she could to expose her." Nino said as Marinette stared at him in total shock.

"Why, just why?" Marinette asked as she felt a migraine forming as she listened.

"Alya said something making up for betraying you and how we were treating you, and I think she has a little mad for what she published on the Ladyblog about Lila to tell the truth." Nino said as Marinette looked at him before dropping her head to the table and started to mutter about Alya's pride and stupidity.

"Point, Madam Tsurugi! Fencers leave the strip and let the next pair begin!" Adrien heard as he blinked before he stepped back and bowed before walking towards one of the rooms walls and drank from his water bottle. As Adrien sat against the wall he never noticed Mr. D'Argencourt coming towards him until he cleared his throat.

"Mr. Agreste. Do take better care when you have your next match, you are one of our better fencers and we will need you in top form this weekend!" Mr. D'Argencourt barked as Adrien looked at him and nodded. "If you aren't feeling at your best I need to know so I can change the order of our matches before the meet."

Adrien looked at the look in Mr. D'Argencourt eyes and shook his head. "I just need a little time Mr. D'Argencourt, just a little time to sort out my head in order."

Mr. D'Argencourt looked down at him for a few seconds before nodding his head. "Very well, I will believe you for now. However if I see a performance like that again I will have no choice but to take actions myself."

Adrien nodded as his teacher walked off, before sighing as he watched the next match while his mind was going over every time he had been around Lila and Marinette at the same time and try as he might he couldn't see anything that he hadn't then. She threatened Marinette because she called her out on her lies, god why can't I have seen it coming! This is why I need more interaction with people dad, if I can't see this then I so need to learn how. 'We know the truth, and that's all that matters', that is the most stupid and mindless thing I ever said, I am so sorry Marinette! Adrien thought as he held his head in his hands. He never even noticed Kagami walk towards him until he felt a towel dropped onto his head and looked up to see her looking down at him with concern. "What's wrong Kagami?"

"You tell me. You didn't pay attention to our match you just moved on automatic, what's wrong?" She asked as she sat down next to Adiren who only sighed.

"Come on Kagami, maybe I'm just having a bad day?" Adrien asked playfully only for Kagami to look at him with a flat stare.

"Considering the last time you had a 'bad day' you had a photo shoot right after practice, your bodyguard had to practically carry you out after a few matches without changing and he's over there waiting for you, no I don't buy that." She said flatly as Adrien sighed and looked away. Maybe she can give me some advice about this; she's said she's been in public school all her life, maybe she's dealt with something like this. Adrien thought as he looked at Kagami as she sat down next to him.

"Have you ever dealt with liars, as in people who make up stories about themselves that you know are lies, know beyond a doubt, and these same people threaten others?" Adrien asked as Kagami looked at him and sighed. He has such low experience with people. This is why mom always fought with grandfather before we moved to not have me homeschooled. And I guess I should be blunt, he's very naïve about how wrong others can be, must be from growing up in the modeling scene. She thought as she looked at him as he waited for her reply.

"I'm going to be blunt here, very blunt. Do you think you can handle it?" Kagami asked as she mentally went over what could have caused him to ask this, and nothing about it was good.

Adrien looked conflicted, remembering how shocked he had felt when Chloe had told him what Lila had said to Marinette, how his anger almost made him go punch Lila in her face. Kagami's only said that to me once when she told me something that she thought I needed to know, of course I already knew it but this time I have to know. Adrein thought as he looked at her."I hope I can handle it, but I really need an honest answer on this."

"Yes I have and I've heard about people like that a few times over the years. I've heard about maybe two like that, one who tried to drive people to suicide for pleasure who failed, and one who succeeded." Kagami said bluntly as Adrien stared at her shocked as he paled; the only thing going through his head was the possibility Marinette being driven to suicide. He stared into space and barely reacted until Kagami shook him and he looked at her concerned face.

"Adrien, hey hey look at me, look at me, at me!" Kagami said as she shook him once more and saw color return to his face. That reaction, this is way more than the kid needing to now about something he heard, what's happening at that school of his? She thought as Adrien's face regained color. Nodding she pulled Adrien up and walked towards the door to her yard, she gestured towards the Gorilla to get him to stay where he was. "Come on, I'll tell the coach you need to go to the bathroom, mom said the only way she'd let him use the dojo was if I brought anyone who need it there myself."

A few minutes later Adrien walked out of the bathroom to find Kagami looking at him with a solemn look. Of course she'll have questions about why I reacted the way I did, that's the bad thing about asking her about things like this. He thought as he hid a grimace as he looked back at her.

"So from you reaction, someone threatened one of your friends, I'm guessing either Chloe or Marinette, because if it was Alya or Nino Alya's sister would be all over that so what's wrong?" She asked as she crossed her arms. Adrien laughed a bit before he gained a look of such shame and loathing.

"It's someone at my school, a while back I said we didn't have to expose this liar, I figured she'd just crash and burn sooner or later. Of course this was before I learned she threatened Marinette." Adrien said as Kagami ahhed and sighed.

"Why did you say not to expose her?" Kagami asked as she looked straight at Adrien's eyes, hoping to notice anything that could tell her why he made such a choice.

"Because I was nearby when another liar was exposed at a fashion show and the fallout was so bad, so many people were hurt that the press called the incident 'Blood Show'!" Adrien said as he hung his head.

"And this person?" Kagami asked as Adrien winced and looked away.

"Remember how you were after me when you Akumatized? How you wanted a rematch?" Adrien said as he scratched the back of his head. "When it was her first time she of kind created an illusion of me that she threatened to drop off the Eiffel Tower, and I didn't even have a part in her transformation beyond being there. I thought that she was just a pathological liar and would mess up a story before too long and!" Adrien finished and looked down.

Kagami blinked at this and went over everything she had learned about Akuma's and was stunned. "Wow, so you're worried that she's might kill someone if she got hit again, wait FIRST TIME!?" She exclaimed as Adrien looked away and nodded.

"Yeah, she's been Akumatized three times as two separate Akuma, and add in the fact that I once saw the end result of a model going to town on a stalker with a fire extinguisher and L…she was a few feet away from one when Marinette tried to confronter her about her lies and well…" Adrien trailed off with a sigh as Kagami just stared at him.

"You've seen a fire extinguisher used as a weapon." She said flatly as he blushed and looked away.

"Kind of as a flail really, gave this stalker a good concussion….." Adrien said as he weakly laughed.

Kagami only held her head. Kid, why do you have so much bad luck, I mean really! She thought as she massaged her head. "And while you know she's a liar, you said not to confront her so she wouldn't have a break down in a city with a local brainwasher and monster maker to a possible psychopath, not knowing that she threatened one of your friends."

"Yeah, I mean I thought that if we just let her lie eventually she'd just collapse under the weight of them, I didn't even think she might use them to attack Ma…anyone!" Adrien said as he looked away with a blush on his face.

Kagami only smirked a little and chuckled. And this was why I thought you two were already dating, and it's so fun to watch this train wreck. I have been thinking about maybe transferring since she came to school, so maybe it could be a good thing to talk to mom about it. Kagami thought as she started to smirk. "You know…I have been thinking about transferring, perhaps Françoise Dupont would be a better place for me to….purse an education." She said as Adrien looked at her.

"I….having someone else in the school who knows what's happening would be a lot better, but do you really want to leave your school?" Adrien asked only for Kagami to laugh bitterly suppressing him.

Kagami just shrugged once she stopped. "It's not all about you kids; let's just say that the atmosphere at my current school has become unbearable lately. Not that it was something to talk about before." She muttered as Adrien looked at her with a concerned look. She waved him off and smiled. "I told you I never hesitate, but I also have a hard time backing down but sometime the best thing to do is leave if where you are is toxic."

Adrien looked at with a shocked look "Wait, you go to the Lady Elizabeth don't you, isn't that one of the best schools in the city?"

"Let's just say that the school turns the other way when the students try peer pressure, and I don't want to talk about it okay." Kagami said bluntly as she looked at him before she turned towards the dojo.

Adrien followed after her but frowned when he thought of something. "Say Kagami shouldn't you be at your school, what happened there?"

"The teachers there think what happened at your school was either an Akuma or an arsonists doing so they shut down for the next two days." Kagami said as she looked over his shoulder at him and shrugged. _

Alya looked at Lila as she held court she sat atop a table at one of the city's parks and forced a scowl off her face. What the heck was wrong with me, why did I ever believe what she said! Alya thought as Lila finished up a story to an audience of her admirers from the school.

"…so there I was, up a tree in the wildness with just a few nuts, a child hanging onto my neck and down below were wolves straining to get at us. I started to throw the nuts I found in the trees, sadly I missed but I hit a bee hive near the bottom of the tree and the bees drove the wolves away." Lila said as the students around her ooed and awed.

Alya kept a snort from coming up and kept a smile on her face as she listended to Lila's garbage. Okay, so maybe she could have out lasted a wolf pack in the trees, but it would take a lot more then bee's to drive off a pack and an acorn to cause a bee hive to fall? I can't believe their all buying this! Well, not everyone. Alya thought as she looked aroundsaw most of the students were on the edge of their set as they listened, most but not Alix.

"….of course we stayed there until the morning, wolves only hunt at night don't you know." Lila said as Alya fought down a scowl as she listened to this liar butcher facts about animals, if her dad was here he'd throw a fit at what she just heard. She was fingering her phone and was about to activate a timer she set up to give her a reason to get away when she saw Alix's as she sat behind Lila at another table, and it took all of her will not to react. She only looked on with her eyes, keeping a smile on her face as she watched as Alix just listened on with a neutral expression as she sat there.

"Wow, Lila! Did you get a medal or something for saving that little girl?" A girl asked as Lila tried to downplay it.

"Oh no, no. I just did what any person would do when there's a life you can save. They tried to give me a key to the city the girl was from but I just couldn't accept it." Lila said with a smile, her eyes locked on Alya and it took all she had to keep from smirking. Perfect, the paparazzi is eating out of my hand, a few comments from me and I'll start to drive a wedge between her and baker girl! She should have taken my hand, now if the Akuma's can't deal with her I'll drive her to a grave myself!

"Well you deserved it anyway, going out when you saw that she was gone, finding her before the wolves did and carrying her up that tree. And you have to tell Mr. Dubois about it when he gets back, he's a real nature nut." A boy said as the others and Nathaniel nodded as Alix released a silent breath and shook her head. The doc will dissect that and destroy it in a minute at most. Why are these stories feeling so wrong, so…fake. I believed her before but they seemed to real. Alix thought as she got up and moved away from the group. "So guys, gotta powder my noise be back in a bit."

Ayla tried to keep a smile off her face as a buzz came from her phone and looked down, forcing a frown as she 'read' what came up after she turned the timer off. "Sorry but it looks like I've got to go to. Seems the fam needs me, gotta help them you know? Nothing happens give me a text and I'll see you guys over the week."

Lila looked as Ayla moved after Alix and frowned. What's the paparazzi wannabe doing, and why is the skater girl leaving? I know I didn't use much today but they should have stayed here until I let them go….maybe I should accelerate my plans and start dropping hints about what I want them to discover, if she tells Marinette and that reporter she sits for starts to look into it them she'll fall and this whole bullshit will be over. Lila thought as she listened to the others as they talked about the school and their teachers, and what they might have as topics for their papers.

"You okay Lila, you spaced out for a second there." Nathaneil asked. Lila only smiled at him as the others looked at her.

"Nothing, just thinking about a paper I wrote a few years back about a flower, always thought it was a bit rushed. So what about Mr. Dubois?" She asked as they started to discuss their teachers as Lila sat back and listened, looking for anything she might use to accomplish her goal.

"Het Alix, wait up!" Alya called out as she chased after Alix as she walked out of the park towards one of the public restrooms.

Alix looked over her shoulder and frowned. What does Alya want, I mean she's usually with Marinette or Nino….come to think of it her coming alone is kinda strange, but the since Lila came back and we changed seats…... Alix thought's died as she looked at Alya as she caught up to her.

"Thanks, so if you got a minute mind if I walk and…." Alya trailed off as she saw Alix begin to scowl at her.

"Why did we send Marinette to the back, away from Addrien? You know the guy we've been trying to set her up with." Alix ground out as she looked Alya right in the eye. Alya sighed and looked at Alix with a resolute look on her face.

"First, do you believe everything that's coming out of Lila's mouth?" Alya began before someone ran through them and pushed them to the ground. Alya shook her head and saw a drop of water fall to the ground as the girl ran into the park.

"What the hell….Hey! Watch where you're running jerk! Honestly…" Alix began until she heard Alya.

"She was crying, that girl was crying." Alya said as Alix went still and looked after her, a spark of worry forming as she realized how many days it had been without an Akuma.

By the park entrance a table was set up with a bonsai tree and a girl with pale skin and long brown hair in a ponytail and blue eyes wearing a black shirt and a jade skirt with two black boots on her feet, a green bandana around her neck. She smiled as she looked down at a clipboard with a grin. "Perfect, just a few more names Belinda and you'll meet the requirements the mayor's office said they'd need to even think about this!"

Belinda looked around and smiled, so happy that she could actually pull this off. I never thought I would actually be able do this, but I'm almost done! Once I give this to city hall I'll be able to actually step back and talk to the school about it, and if I phase it right it the mayor might take over and setup the rest of it. Of course I don't know what events he might set up but just a few more names and I can say I did this! She thought until she heard light laughter and turned and smiled when she saw three girls her age in blue collared uniforms consisting of a skirt and a long sleeve jacket over a white shirt. "Pardon me but will you sign a petition to plant more trees in the public parks?"

The one on the right had black hair in a high ponytail and her red eyes started to laugh as she looked down at the petition and started to laugh. "More trees, really? What's Paris coming to when this is what a young girl does with her time."

Belinda frowned as she looked at the girls, something about the grins on their faces causing her to grow concerned.

The one in the middle was Asian with brunet hair that went to the middle of her back and blue eyes and she looked at Belinda with a look of sheer superiority on her face as she laughed with the back of her right hand covering her mouth. "Just what Paris needs really, another girl who doesn't know what's important in life and does what she shouldn't."

"You said it Georgette! I can't believe Paris is going into such a terrible state recently." The girl on the left had red hair in a bun and black eyes giggled as she looked at Belinda with pity. Belinda looked at the girls and started to look at them with confusion, not understanding just what they were talking about.

"You're right Azar, really. But something like this, really just what is wrong with everyone else?" The one on the left said with a laugh as she looked at Belinda with a look of pity. "We should take a bit of time and teach her what really matters."

Belinda looked at her and slowly started to feel cold as she saw the looks they gained as they looked at her. What the hell are they talking about, what would they do?

"Your so right Miria, we should." Georgette said before she and Miria grabbed her and held her in place.

"Hey, let me go!" Belinda cried as she tried to struggle free as they looked at her and grinned darkly.

"Don't worry, we'll let you go once the lesson is done." Azar said as she walked lazily towards the table and picked up the petition and looked at Belinda, who went still as she looked at her. Azar grinned as she took out a lighter and lit the petition on fire.

"NO!" Belinda said as she broke free to their laughter and lunged for the petition as it burned, franticly looking about, trying to find anything to put it out. She turned when she heard Georgette move and saw her grab her bonsai tree. "Put that down!"

"Is this tacky thing the source of your personality?" Miria asked as she looked at the tree as she and Azar grabbed Belinda as Georgette held it in her hands. Belinda struggled to break free and looked at Georgette as she smirked evilly before breaking it in two and threw it to the ground. "Come on girls, we have a saloon day that we deserve after teaching one of the unlucky a proper life leason."

Belinda stared at her tree as the girls started to laughed and let her go and she dropped to the ground. They threw her table to the ground and walked off laughing and she sat there as she picked the tree, tears coming to her eyes as she saw it was bent. She held it close to her as tears went down her face as she ran into the park, trying to find an out of the way place to melt down. How dare that bitch do that! They had no right to damage my tree or to and destroy my petition! She thought as she ran, not noticing she pushed Alya and Alix to the ground, Alya saw the tears as she passed but she didn't stop. She ran through the park until finally she found a willow tree by a small pond and sat down against the lone tree, sobbing as she put her head down.

"What was the matter with those bitches, all I wanted was to plant a few trees, add some plant life to Paris! They had no right to do that, was my petition really so bad?" She said as she tried and failed to stop crying. As she sat with her head down she never noticed a black butterfly fly towards her until it was absorbed into her bandana and a red butterfly-shaped light mask formed around her eyes as they went wide.

"Hello Dryad, I am Hawkmoth! I have heard your sorrow and you're right, who are they to deny the healing of the earth? Get me the Miraculous of Ladybug and Chat Noir and I will give you the ability to grow plants anywhere you want to in Paris." A voice came from the light mask as Belinda smirked.

"Thank you Hawkmoth, I will make Paris green!" She said as a black glow moved from her bandana to cover her body.

Juleka lay down as she looked around her room and sighed as her brother strummed his guitar as he watched her. "So you were attacked by giant spiders and you had to summon to save your friends sis?" Luka asked as he strummed his instrument as he looked at her. Come on sis I know you're holding something back, tell me. He thought as Juleka looked away from him.

"Something created things them and they captured a lot of people before the heroes stopped whoever it was, I don't care what they say that wasn't the result of an Akuma! And I don't know what you want me to say bro." Juleka said as she tried not to give anything away.

Luka only strummed his gutter and looked at her with a deadpan look. "Then does your song sound like you're not telling me everything little sister?" Juleka looked away from him and sighed. He's going to react just like I know he will but I have to tell him, if only because I'm going to have to bring it up when the others get here. Juleka thought as she gathered her courage.

"There's someone new at school, and for the last two weeks she's been using something like she did." Juleka said as Luka stopped playing his guitar and slowly moved his head up and stared at her with hard eyes. "She's not active, I think she just got it from someone else and she's been using it to just….make people believe these stupid lies, like how a thrown napkin almost cut someone's eyes, even when their wearing glasses."

Luka only looked at his sister and started to mutter under his breath as he made plans to be around her school more often. "She's not targeting anyone is she…." Luka asked causing Juleka to look away with a wince as she looked down.

"Marinette, she tried to confront her about her lies and Lila's not doing much, but I think she's either trying to get her expelled or made the school outcast, and she's been doing it for the last two weeks." Juleka said as tears fell from her eyes, remembering how her fear had made her stay silent and let Marinette deal with it on her own. If dad was still here, he'd be so disappointed in me but I can't deal with someone like her again, it took me this long just to make sure she wasn't a user.

"You were scared weren't you sis? This has been on you for two weeks and I never noticed….I'm sorry but what you did was still wrong." Luka said as Juleka looked down at the floor of their room.

"I know, but I was so scared." Juleka said as she hugged herself as memories of what that bitch had put her through going through her head. Luka reached over and squeezed her shoulder and smiled at her.

"You're stronger then that sis, you really are. But you'll have to talk to Marinette sooner or later." Luka said as Juleka nodded and sighed.

"I'll place an order for delivery and ask to have Marinette do it, could you just make sure no one in watching us?" Juleka asked causing Luka to look at her with a raised eyebrow before a commotion on the deck caused them to lookup.

"Ahoy down there! Boarders coming down to speak you!" There mother's voice caused the siblings to look at each other.

"Sure and we'll talk more about this later sis." Luka said before Ivan, Mylee and Rose walked into the room and Luka motioned for them to sit down before he started to play his guitar.

Luka continued to play his guitar for a few moments, taking in the music of the others. Ivan was confusion, Luka could feel that Ivan knew he was different now and that scared him. Mylene's sound brought to mind she was scared for someone, and the looks she sent Ivan clued him in to who, but Rose was wonder and her own hidden feelings that caused him to smile as he heard Julekea's song change its pitch when Rose walked in.

"Hey Luka, how you been man? Listen I know we've got practice later on but we have to talk with your sister alone man, it's about what happened yesterday and…." Ivan began before stopping at the smile on Luka's face.

"You mean we've ALL have to talk about how my sisters summoned a Kaiju to save you all yesterday?" Luka interrupted and smiled at the faces of his band mates and Mylene. "Yeah I know about it, you could say it's a family tradition really, to learn to summon and cast. And Ivan we'll need to get your own abilities under control, it might be dangerous if we don't."

Ivan stared at Luka before he looked at his hands and flexed them, an unreadable expression on his face as Mylene put a hand on his arm as he muttered to himself. "I knew I felt something different when I woke up this morning, I just knew it, but how could it be dangerous, what is this?"

"You've taken a step into the realm of mana users my friend, something that will let you live a more…..interesting life." Luka said as he held his guitar and looked at him. "But it is also a life with…dangers not unlike Hawkmoth."

Ivan looked at Juleka who nodded with a pained look on her face. "What kind of dangers?"

Juleka looked at her brother and he nodded at her to continue. "There are people out there, an Order of summoners who believe that they alone can decide who can use mana." Juleka said as the others looked at her as she scowled. "And while I can think of a few people who shouldn't even know it's exists, they go after anyone who they discover knows about it or the creatures and whip their minds."

"But what are these Creatures, I mean Juleka threw something and this blue humanoid appeared and fought the spiders, just where did they come from?" Rose asked as she looked Juleka. This has to do with why you were so nervous around me after I was Akumatized, I just know it! Rose thought as Luka tookover.

"Let me tell you how dad told us." Luka said as he started to strum his guitar as his hands started to glow white. As he played a bit of music that made them think of peace and safety shapes started to form in the air, eventual they were the outline of five humanoids made of black, blue, red, green and gold light, each with traits that showed they weren't human, the red and black had tails and the blue had webbed hands. "In the beginning before recorded history people learned to wield a power with five variations; they called it the breath of life itself, mana. And then the Kaiju appeared, creatures able to wield mana, and as they aged they grew stronger." Luka said as create like shapes appeared and multiplied into different shapes and started to fight others of their colors and other. "Unfortunately, there were a lot of beings back then who had hard heads and battles were common place, and alliances were born and died as the years passed."

Rose held her hands to her mouth as Ivan held Mylène as she looked at the figures in the air with wonder in her eyes. Juleka looked at her brother and motioned towards the painting discretely on the wall and he shook his head, something's were just for family or others who shared the same burden, Luka smiling slightly when his sister nodded back.

"After maybe one or two thousand years, they started to come together, how and why we don't remember, but grandpa thought it might have been warlords gathering armies and clashing with each other." Juleka said as she took over. "After all who used the same kind of mana gathered together it there was peace for a time, until there was total war. Humans and Kaiju fought tooth and claw, total chaos with the lines of battle moving at random. Until finally, five Shamans capture the Monarchs, the most powerful of the five 'kingdoms' of creatures and drew mana from them to cast a spell that created a separate world and banished the Kaiju from the earth 'side' of the Veil they made, and the Shamans and their students became a self-appointed police for Mana users."

"The war ended or was out of human lands, wonderful right? But it wasn't just the Creatures; everything that had mana in it that wasn't human was banished, from the wild animals to plants. And the plants could do wonders, heal and strengthened the body so much that legends and lore of healing plants were really samples that were secreted away in special containers or brought over by Creatures." Luka said as he stopped playing and the shapes dissipated as the others looked at them.

"Then the Shamans are the founders of the order that polices mana users?" Mylene asked as they tried to make sense of what they were being told.

"Yes and the problem is that there are other ways to awaken Mana like Ivan found out yesterday. And those scum never let people just have Mana, I don't even know if they can even comprehend that Creatures and Mana are separate things." Juleka said as she looked at them before containing bitterly. "But their right, some people shouldn't have Mana, some people never should have experimented with it."

Ivan looked at his hands and then up at them, a little taken aback at the bit in Juleka's tone, Rose looked at her with a look of shock that morphed to sorrow at the bitter looks the siblings were sporting.

"Ever wonder what happened to our dad?" Luka said as Juleka looked down and clenched her hands. "To make a terrible story short, a bitch used a perfume she made to make my sister drink a chemical to brainwasher her. While my dad and I came to rescue Juleka, dad got hurt bad….a few months later…."

Rose cried a little as Ivan growled as Mylène gasped and covered her mouth. Rose looked at Juleka before going still.

"Wait, for a while last year when you came into our class you looked at me like you were scared of me…did you think I was like whoever tried to do what they did?" Rose asked as Juleka looked pained for a few seconds.

Juleka shook her head and looked at Rose with a loving look in her eyes. "No, you didn't have active mana. And you're the complete opposite of her, I knew that after a few days….but fear isn't logical."

"So then you need active mana to make it then?" Mylène asked as Luka nodded.

"You need it to make it, but you don't need it to have it work for you like your new classmate." Luka said as the others looked at each other as the Couffaine siblings looked at each, Luka giving Juleka a lopsided grin as he recognized what they were seeing.

Juleka looked around at the others before sighing. "We're talking about Lila, she's been lying about partially everything she said, and I think she's been going after Marinette!"

Ivan stared at Juleka and started to flex his hands as Mylène paled while Rose started to growl as they went over what they had seen and started to curse themselves for not realizing what they had seen.

"She's been trying to hurt Marinette?" Ivan growled as he looked at the siblings, hoping that they were wrong and that he hadn't let down one of his oldest friends.

Suddenly heard the sound of the engine as the room lurched caused them all to look towards the ceiling as Rose grabbed Juleka's arm and as Ivan moved between the door and Mylene as they felt the boat start to move. "All crew hold on, we've got another Akuma!" They heard the sibling's mother call out as the ship moved.

The teens all they exchanged looks before Juleka ran out of the room, the others following, only Luka staying where he sat, his mind racing. So there's ether a mad Alcamist running around or there was a portal to the Kaiju Realm down there….that would explain the pulse I felt last night. Maybe I should leave him alone or go easy on him next time….no he's still a bastard and I really want to take him down. But if is what going to happen now in Paris then I might need a little bit of help and it would be good to have him watching my back again. Luka thought as he looked a picture on the wall. He got up and walked towards, he moved the picture frame aside and revealed a sea serpent painted on the wall hidden by the frame and he put his hand on the serpent and after a few seconds his hands started to glow white and the painted serpent of the wall split in two and opened inwards to reveal a small safe which he opened, revealing a small blue box that he looked at with concern.

"Depths, I think you might have to finally wake up bro." Luka said as he looked at the box he had put away when his father had died and removed a band with a blue hexagon like crystal on it. I should have woken him up the time after mom got hit but I just couldn't, I'm not worthy for this power but damn it I might not have a choice anymore! He thought as he looked at the box, his hand moving towards it before he stopped before he hardened his eyes and opened the box, causing a ball of light to form above it.

"Hi Luka, so I guess we're needed again?" Luka only smiled at the speaker.

Ayla ran with Alix away from Lila and her court as they looked about for the girl who had run by them, a bit of fear and anxiety as they looked about for her.

"You don't think she'll?" Alix asked as she looked at Ayla who had her phone out and was ready to send a live stream out to her blog and activate the Akuma alarm at a moment's notice.

"She was crying, I mean maybe Hawkmoth didn't send an Akuma but right now I'm not so sure." Alya said as she looked around with a frown as she tried to find her target. Okay we can still find her and help her calm down, maybe Hawkmoth is busy, maybe he hasn't found her however he does it. Alya thought before a sudden rumble caused them both to turn and see a tree rise five stories into the air, a few moments later she saw small green spheres hit the ground around and from them trees started to shoot up into the sky three stories high. "Okay so this one is plant based, that's new."

"Yeah, so what do think the name is, Gardner, Lady Green or how about…." Alix said as trees started to shoot from until they were in a forest.

"I am Dryad, protector of the plants. All who stand before me and master Hawkmoth shale know pain and terror." An echoing voice said from the trees. Alix and Alya looked upwards and saw a girl with pale green skin sitting on a branch. She was wearing a green bodysuit at hugged her body under a jade dress with a green transparent veil covering the top of the head leaving only her jade green lips bare. From behind her a large tree limb moved to raised itself above her and the end looking at them opened to reveal a serpent like face with two jade wood fangs and two jade colored seeds as eyes, the open wood forming a cobra like hood. Dryad gestured to the snake tree and her grinned darkly down at them. "This is Serpent Tree, my protector. I know you from before I was enlightened; you're the Ladyblogger aren't you? Will you be a dear and tell all of Paris who is returning this city of metal to one of plants?" Dryad asked as Serpent Tree moved towards them slowly.

"RUNNN!" Alix screamed as she turned and pulled Alya after as she beat feet away from the Akuma. Alya activated her phone to capture a screenshot of Dryad as she ran, hoping to get Serpent Tree as well so that the heroes would be warned about it.

"Let them go my dear, we have to get the heroes here to get the Miracoulus for our fellow gardener Hawkmoth after all." Dryad said as she looked at the runners and laughed as she turned and petted Serpent Tree and looked towards the tree that she had been setting against. Oh I don't know why people are so afraid of become like this; it seems to me that everything that held me back just melted away. All that is left is purpose and the power to do it! She thought as she looked about her new forest and smiled. Once she had awoken as who she was she had felt something and put her hands on her bonsai and turned it into Serpent Tree. After that she had put her hands on the willow tree and caused it to shoot to the sky, and then she had felt something in her that caused her to twist something within the tree just so and then her seeds had appeared. She looked around and felt the same thing about a few other trees and sent a command to Serpent Tree to carry her to another one of them and touch it. As something grew from the tree's limbs she started to laugh. "So my garden will have protectors after all, do hide my dears, let's try and capture them when they come here."

Looking at the capture of Dryad and Serpent Tree she activated an AP she used to make video's on the go and started to record herself. "Folks, this is the Ladyblogger calling out to Paris, we've got another one!" Alya said as she ran, knowing that her phone would pick her up. "We're somewhere in the Tuileries Garden so would somebody at city hall sound the alarm? I'd get off the streets cause the trees are coming!"

Alix scoffed as they ran, trees exploding from the ground behind them. Come on Alya, with how tall that tree became I'm sure people in the suburbs saw it! I just hope she doesn't have anything else like that snake thing, how did that come from? Alix thought as they reached the others and she ran by them, screaming as she moved. "AKUMA!"

Lila looked at the spheres hit the ground around them and from them trees exploding upwards and started to run, the others following behind her. Of course an Akuma would hit the park I'm in. Hawkmoth you've got a one track mind and well I hope that this isn't the end of our partnership, I haven't used you enough yet! Lila thought as she ran.

Marinette and Nino ran along the sidewalk as they tried to make it to the park, hoping they would find Alya before Lila did something to her. "Ohhhhh. When I get my hands around Lila's lying neck if she did anything to hurt Alya!" Marinette said as they ran.

"Get in line, while I'm handling her you can yell at Alya for doing this!" Nino bit out as he ran. I knew something was up with her but I let Alya talk me into not making a bigger deal about it and having me tell Marinette what she was doing. I am so telling her sister about this! He thought as he they turned a corner only to stop. Ahead of them were the Gardens and within it was a towering tree at least six stories tall. "Great another Akuma."

"There they are." Marinette said as she pointed at Alya, Alix Lila and the others running out of the park and before Nino could run to his girlfriend he felt Marinette grab his shoulder. "Get Alya and get to cover, I'll hide elsewhere so if we're lucky then Lila still doesn't know anything about what Alya's doing."

"Got it dudette, stay alive until the heroes can save the day again." Nino said as he ran towards Alya. I really hope Alya isn't needed this time, or me. I don't know how we'd be able to get away from Lila and I so don't want her to know who we are. Nino thought as he ran towards Alya. "ALYA!"

Alya and the others looked up as they heard him and Alya smiled at him. Lila looked on with a confused expression and looked him over. I thought rapper boy was going to go shopping for his family, must have finished before coming here and the Akuma caused him to come and make sure we're okay. She thought as she looked at him as he grabbed Alya's arm and pulled her away from the park.

"Come on Alya, we've got to go!" Nino said as he

"Nino what are you doing here, weren't you shopping?!" Alya exclaimed as he pulled her away from Lila and the others as the teens scattered all around, Lila running with Alix and Nathaniel running towards a building as Nino pulled her towards a subway entrance.

"Yeah, I finished and Ma said I could go spend some time with you, she even drove me a few blocks from here." Nino said as they ran down the stairs into the subway station and breathed a sigh of relief as he saw they were underground, right before roots burst out of the wall and started to block the stairs. "Okay, not my best idea ever."

Marinette slipped down an alley and found an out of the way place to transform and Tikki rose to hover before her. "This is different Tikki, he's never had such a large effect for an Akuma." Marinette thought as she looked up and saw sphere's shooting through the air.

"Yeah, he hasn't." Tikki said as she looked at the sky and felt a strange sense of deji view, the buildings replacing themselves with strange sleek gold metal buildings before the view returned to normal. Tikki floated there, dead to the world for a few seconds not hearing Marinette as she tried to get her attention. What was that, I knew those buildings….what in the world was that? Tikki thought as she tried to figure out what she had seen.

"…Tikki? Are you okay?" Marinette asked bring Tikki back to the now. Smiling at Marinette she nodded her head.

"Yeah I'm fine but we have to stop this, people could get hurt!" Tikki said as she put her flash out of her mind.

"Let's do it Tikki Spots on!" Marinette said as she transformed into Ladybug before jumping to the roof tops and she saw Alya and Nino run down the subway stairs before a sphere hit and a tree's roots covered the entrance.

Well that's one thing that will make the school a bit easier. And even if she's not in our class she'll still be in our grade so having someone else to watch our backs is a good thing. Adrien thought as he sat in his limo as the Gorilla drove through Paris. He sighed as he wondered what the next few days would be like without school and as he glazed out the window, a buzzing from his phone caused him to jolt in place before he went still when he saw something crash into the sidewalk before a tree suddenly rose from the impact crater. He could look out the limo as trees started to raise from the streets, pushing cars away as they rose to the sky as falling spheres hit the ground. "Akuma, its gotta be." He muttered as he slipped out of the car and dashed to a side street with the Gorilla following, both of them thinking it would be better to get out of the road. He looked to the sky and not seeing a sphere falling towards them slipped into an alley a moment before impact and a tree grew and blocked the Gorilla from following him. Adrien sighed before he heard the Gorilla pounding on the tree as it grew.

"Big guy, find a place to ride this out, I'll do the same just go!" He called out and heard the pounding stop and he smiled. Sorry, but this is a probably an Akuma so I'm needed. I just hope that this isn't

"He's really dedicated to his profession kit." Plagg said as he hovered our of Adrien's pocket as Adrien looked at him before he shook his head and smiled, once more Plagg could be counted on to keep his mind off their job.

"Plagg, really do you have to give everyone who lives in my house such trouble?" Adrien asked as Plagg scoffed as he turned to look at Adrien.

"He's the only one that I actually like besides you in that ice cold palace. But let's transform and find where the rain of trees is coming from." Plagg said as he looked at the sky and saw sphere's shoot through the sky.

"Right, Plagg Claws out!" Adrien said as Plagg went into his Miraculous, transforming him into Chat Noir. Best to get up and see where this is coming from right Plagg? Yeah kid, get up and let's see what's up. Plagg sent to Adrien as he jumped to the roof tops and looked followed the sphere's in the air backwards and saw a giant tree in the distance with raised branches that were the source of the spheres. As he looked at the tree he sighed and shook his head. " I really hope Queenie and My lady can get there soon, this needs all hands on deck, think we'll need some help Plagg?" Adrien mused before he ran over the roof tops towards the Garden his eyes on the lookout for any sphere that might hit the buildings

Chloe looked around and cursed. Sabrina I really hope that you're okay girl, but it's time for me to make up for my mask again. Chloe thought as she looked around the roof top of the hotel and scowled. At least she was alone. As she looked at the spheres as they shot through the air she felt scared. Pollen came out of her purse and looking at the spheres as they shoot through the sky, she saw them land around Paris and trees shoot to the sky and frowned. "What the hell is his plan, force us into an ambush to stop this but how could he have done this, is he gaining power?

"Chloe I think this is someone who could tap into their Mana; it's the only way this makes any sense." Pollen said as she hovered and looked at the trees, a weird feeling as she looked at the spheres shoot through the air.

"Lets do this Pollen, Buzz On!" Within moments Chloe had transformed into Queen Bee and she jumped off the hotel and pulled out her fan and opened a section of its handle and she activated her communicator. "Queen Bee to everyone, can you hear me?"

"Chat here Queenie, coming at you from the east, where are you?"

"Ladybug here, I'm at the south overlooking the street, I just saw a tree's roots cover the subway entrance near it after that girl with that blog and a boy went down them." Ladybug's voice said causing Queen Bee to stumble before jumping to the next building. Alya and Nino are trapped!? Great, just great….wait if Alya was pulled away from this then she must have had a picture of the Akuma for her blog, she might know something.

"I'm at the east, lets meet up at the tree by the subway and see if we can talk to the blogger. If she knows anything that would make this easier then lest find out so we can finish this and Ladybug can clean out the deadwood!" She said as she closed her fan and moved faster towards

Galen looked around at the trees and falling spheres and grinned. Grandfather should be at City hall getting me the go ahead to go out and have some fun. Now according to what I found the artifacts are called Miraculous and there are animal based ones beside the insect so mine is the Miraculous of the bat and it's been in my family for generations, and given that the Order was destroyed and only a novice got away I can talk that it was something the Order was never able to claim. He thought as he walked upwards towards the roof.

"Of course once I can get their trust, and find out why Hawkmoth wants their artifacts I'll just burn that bridge once I get there." He muttered as he walked through his building until he reached the roof top and walked out, looking about Paris with a bored look. From every direction trees were at least four stories tall and he just chuckled.

"Ohhh I just know he would love to know how she's growing them so fast." He mused as he looked about. Still in the grand scheme of things this isn't so bad, when it's our time to rise we might want to figure out how whoever is doing this, could be a good way to make them stay where we want them to. He thought as he looked about and turned towards the Gardens to the south of him.

"Time to join the idiots, I mean Heroes I suppose, DREAD SET!" He bellowed as he drew his knife and within moments he was wearing his new armor. As he jumped over the buildings towards the park he remembered his power and stopped at the edge of the forest that the Gardens had become. "Still need to have a name for myself, can't have a knight in it, can't let the others know about me so I have wings soooo….. I'm someone in over their head, Moon Wing, that'll do." The newly named Moon Wing said as he jumped into the park.

Ladybug looked around as she waited for Queen Bee and Chat Noir could get to the subway and looked into the park, for a few minutes she thought she had heard something moving in there and she had been tempted to go find the source. When the giggles intensified Ladybug moved towards the Gardens when suddenly.

"There you are M'lady!" Chat Noir's voice came from above her causing her to smile.

"Hope you weren't waiting long Ladybug!" Queen Bee called out from the right as she landed to Ladybug's right as Chat landed on her left.

"Glad you two made it, we have a problem this time don't we." Ladybug said as she looked at the Gardens. "For the last few minutes the spheres, the seeds I think, they've been slowing down. If I'm right then whatever's behind this is waiting to charge up a farther target or making more of them."

"Yeah, I saw that on the way in. What about the Ladyblogger, and what the hell is the source of that giggling?" Queen Bee asked as she drew her fan and looked into the Gardens as another burst of giggling came from it.

"It started after I stopped here, I think it might be part of the Akuma's plan to deal with us

"We try and see if their okay, then we deal with the park." Ladybug said nodding at Chat Noir. He nodded back and raised his baton and extended it, taking a spear stance. Plagg, is there anything that I can do to increase the piercing power? Chat sent to Plagg as he prepared to strike. Yeah, the Wither Strike; it cause plants to die in a circle the if channeled through your baton, on livening flesh it just drains their strength. Just do this….Plagg sent back causing Chat to smirk as he smirked.

"I got this girls, Wither Strike!" He called out, causing black lightning to surround his baton before he stabbed the root and created a small hole that went through the roots.

"Ladybug, Chat Noir, Queen Bee, are you there?! Listen the Akuma has a minion like Guitar Villain! Some kind of plant snake thing!" Alya said from behind the roots as the hole let light into the staircase.

"Hey kid, your name's Alya right?! Are you two okay down there?" Chat called out as he tried to remember if he had ever been 'introduced' to her and Nino as Chat.

"We're fine Chat Dude, handle the Akuma!" Nino called out as the roots started to glow green and the hole closed as the roots grew over the hole and the root so within seconds the hole Chat had created was gone, a darker root covering the previses root.

Queen Bee looked up at the tree and saw that the leaves had changed colors, they were a tad lighter and she looked down at the darker root and scowled. Pollen, if the Akuma has active mana or skills that deal with it, could they have done this? She thought as she looked about, the same 'scent' that followed Lila around was coming from the trees, her transformation seemed to translate into a weird feeling for some reason.Yes, I remember once fighting against a nature Mana user who tried to turn everything into plant hybrids, his lair had plants he modified with mana and this is a lot like that.Pollen sent causing Queen Bee to wince and clear her throat. "I think this is something beyond Hawkmoth guys. My trainer told me about an old foe who was like this once before, sorry it took me so long to remember."

Ladybug looked up at the tree with Chat Noir and shared a look with each other before Chat cursed. "I think he took our Akuma minion that survived explanation as an insult ladies."

"Or he's trying to see if it's possible. But Chat what you did, are you on timer?" Ladybug asked as she looked at the park before looking at him. Chat Noir grinned and shook his head.

"We're all getting stronger as our adventure underground showed; as long as I don't activate my 'kill shot' I'm good if I don't activate too many abilities at once." Chat said with a grin as he looked at the girls. "I'm sure you've got a few new powers just waiting to bust out right?"

"Yeah, but back to the Akuma; I think it's a PR move on his part. A smear campaign; he must be trying to get Paris to not trust; us if we can't repair this at the end?" Queen Bee mused as Chat Looked at the tree. What can we do Pollen? She sent and felt Pollen buzz with excitement. The lower tear power I think will be perfect for this one is Sting Slice, it takes the mana of what you hit and uses it to increase your next attack no matter who you hit. My chosen loved it when they used it, they even developed a few dances to in its honor. Pollen sent as Queen Bee grinned.

"No time like the present to handle things, let's do it." Ladybug said as she ran into towards the park, Queen Bee and Chat Noir at her side, Chat spinning his baton as he ran, his thoughts not on the battle but his trapped friend. Hang on Nino, we'll get you and Ayla out of there! He thought as they ran into the forest the Gardens had become.

Back in the subway Nino shared a look at Alya, a worried look on his face as he went over what he had overheard from the other side of the roots. As the hole had been covered they hadn't been able to be heard but they could hear the heroes.

"They lied about what the spiders were….then they weren't from Hawkmoth?" Alya said with a stunned look on her face. But if it wasn't an Akuma, what created those spider things that attacked us…then what created them? I mean they defeated them and…Ladybug never did the cure…Alya thought as she went still as she realized what had happened.

"That's not great babe but it's not too bad. They gotta keep secrets to protect the city so that's just one more…." Nino began before Alya interrupted him.

"Ladybug never used her cure yesterday." Alya says in a stunned tone, cursing herself for not having realized it.

"What are you…." Nino asked only to stop talking when he saw her face.

"Miraculous Cure, the ladybug swarm that heals and repairs after the Akuma attacks! She never used it, they did something else to get the people down from the webs!" Alya said as she looked at the darkness of the tunnels and started to imagine more of the spiders attacking them. Nino saw the look of terror in her eyes and misunderstood the why.

"So they didn't use the cure, so maybe they didn't need it. People got home safe and sound, so that wasn't a problem. Maybe you're just looking for nothing…" Nino said before trailing off at the look on Alya's face.

"That's not the problem Nino!" Alya said as she looked about. "If it wasn't an Akuma behind those spiders then there might be more of them….."

Nino went still and looked into the subway station as a root burst out of the wall and the lights went out for a few seconds before coming back on.

"And where they might be and if they attack anyone else." Nino finished for her and looked at her with a frown on his face. "This totally bites. This makes what Mari told me about Lila so not as important."

Alya looked around at the station before going still and turning to look at her boyfriend as what he said registered with her. "What did Mari say about Lie-la Nino?" Alya asked as Nino went still and turned to look at her.

"She kinda said that she thinks Lila has something like what Rose's Akuma used but to make people believe her." Nino said as Alya looked shocked and her mouth dropped open. "Yeah really out there, but you know life in Paris"

"Yeah…."Alya trailed off and started to think. If Lila's using a perfume to help make her stories believable, and the spiders could they be connected. Not from the same source, but the same 'thing' could be behind both? I mean they say its magic that transforms people into Akuma but what is the 'rules' behind it. Alya thought as she stared into the subway tunnel.

"Still all we can do now is stay here and wait for help to come right? Just like our first date come to think of it." Nino said as he bumped Alya's shoulder causing her to snicker a bit.

She looked at Nino as he reached for his own phone and took hold of it, smiling as she gazed at him. Thanks Nino, but I can't let this go. I focused on the heroes and not the power behind them, well no more, this time I'm gona try and find out the truth. Alya thought as the lights flickered again.

Ladybug led the charge into the trees as for the last few minutes the giggles had grown louder after they had passed the fourth row of trees and they could see strange shapes moving behind the bushes and trees, staying at the edge of sight but never moving closer.

"They have to be waiting for something if they're connected to the Akuma!" Chat cried as they ran. "We have to find a place to make a stand!"

"I thought she said that this thing only had a single minion, what are the rest of these things?! What are they anyway?!" Queen Bee called out as they ran through the trees until they reached an open space and could see a tree at least as tall and as wide as the Eiffel tower with four tree limbs raising above the main tree that moved before each shot out a dust cloud as four spheres were fired from the limbs in the four cardinal directions.

"That wasn't there when we entered the park." Chat said with a terrified tone as he looked at the tree. How could something like that grow so fast…could she have active mana, the akuma I mean? He thought as he looked at the tree.

"The Akuma must have modified a tree over there to turn into…that! We have to find…." Ladybug began before a voice interrupted her.

"Here I am heroes!" A voice called out from above them. Looking in the direction of the voice they saw Dryad standing on the one of the branches of one of the trees high up. Below her Serpent Tree slithered out of the forest and flicked a vine tongue as it watched the heroes. "Hello, I am Dryad, the one who make it that Paris will know the wonder of plants! And once I give Hawkmoth your Miraculous I'll be able to do this for the entire world!"

"Great another time when the Akuma made the victim a fanatic. Whose's turn is it to set them off again?" Chat asked as he readied himself for the battle to come. Ladybug and Queen Bee looked at each other before Queen Bee stepped forward and called out.

"Big talk considering there's just you and that pet of yours!" Queen Bee snarked causing Dryad to start to laugh as the giggles from before came from all around them. "That's never a good sign." She said as she opened her fan and prepared herself for what the Akuma would do.

"Why beside my dear Serpent Tree and Old Tom, I have my lovely gardeners." She said as feminine looking humanoids with bark for skin and ivy for hair appeared all around the clearing, at least twenty of them, five had bows with vines for strings and pinecones for arrows and others had swords made out of wood in place of hands.

"Meet my Nymph Dancers; perfect scarecrows to keep the pests from killing my garden. Won't you dears be good little ones and hand over what my patron wants?" Dryad asked as she moved to sit down and look at the heroes. The three of them looked at each other before Ladybug started to spin her yoyo in a circle as the heroes readied themselves as she snarled at Dryad.

"Forget it!" They cried as they looked around at the Dancers as stood there, silently.

Dryad just giggled and looked down at them with pity. "Oh well, I offered. Girls turn them into fertilizer!" She called out as fifteen of her Nymph Dancers charged at the heroes.

"Wither Strike!/ Sting Slice!/ Full Bash!" As black lightning covered Chat Noir's extended baton, yellow flames covered Queen Bee's fan as red lightning covered Ladybug yoyo. Ladybug swung her yoyo down at one of the charging Dancer's sword and broke it before Chat Noir's baton stroke one of the Dancer and it screamed as it turned to ash.

"They're not civilians, their plants!" Chat Noir cried as he dodged a strike from one of the Dancers before Queen Bee cut its neck and it kept coming but she spun around and slashed it in two down the middle. Queen Bee looked at the remains of her opponent for a few seconds and slashed out with her fan to cut another one's 'sword' in two before Ladybug's yoyo bashed its head off.

As Chat Noir stabbed at two of the Dancers and they crumbled to dust he looked up at Dryad and hid a frown as he saw her and Serpent Tree just stare at them as they battled. What's she doing, she hasn't even sent that thing at us, it's just watching with her, any ideas Plagg? Chat Noir sent to Plagg as he dodged a blow from one of the other sword armed Dancers. Some kid, it's like I've seen this kind of combat before, oh on the right! Plagg sent a second before Chat Noir dodged backwards and used his staff to push himself to the left as another of the Dancers slashed where he had been standing. He heard the twinge of vines and looked towards the side to see the arrows start to fall towards them. "Arrows incoming!" He bellowed as he spun his staff in a circle and moved to intercept the arrows as they rained down, defending Queen Bee and Ladybug who dealt with another of the Nymph Dancers each before getting into a triangle with Chat Noir, each of them using their weapons to shield the others.

"We really could use Carapace or Rena right now." Queen Bee said as she blocked a blow form one of the Dancers and spun, sliced its head off and its neck released a green fluid, the plant thing stood up and slashed down with its sword arms and Queen Bee cut the 'hands' off and it released more of the fluid. She dodged the liquid and frowned as she saw the grass it hit start to glow before growing a good foot. She spared a look towards the archers and did a double take when she only saw two of them still standing where they had been originally and saw five more of the sword Nymph Dancers waiting in the gloom of the trees. "More are coming! Their trying to surround us, we've gotta either get her or get away!"

Ladybug looked around as she tried to think of anything and gritted her teeth as more arrows started to fall around them. "Queen Bee, you and me give Chat an opening, Chat try and get closer to her, I think it's the veil!" Ladybug called out before charging at the two archers. Queen Bee sliced off the head of another of the Dancers and Chat Noir charged at Serpent Tree and Dryad and she looked down at them and giggled.

"If you want for me to match blades then I don't mind the pleasure, to bad we don't have any fukushin." She said as she put a hand on the branch and raised it up and soon she was holding a wooden sword and dropped to the forest floor and charged at Chat Noir as her blade glowed green. She and Chat Noir meet and started to exchange blows, both of them were evenly matched but she dodged each blow.

Ladybug bashed off the head of another of the Dancers and she saw Serpent Tree was…. looking at Chat Noir as he fought Dryad! That's it, that how she's dodging his blows, she can see through her creations… And control them we have to take her now! Ladybug thought as she dodged a blow from another of the Dancers.

"YAAAGHH!" Queen Bee cried as she suddenly moved infront of Ladybug and cut the head of another of the Dancers attacking Ladybug. "Do it Ladybug, I can handle these things and the stray's got the victim, you've got an opening!" She said as she parried a blow from one of other Dancers.

Ladybug looked around at the battle and jumped backwards to give herself some space and nodded. Tikki, with my mana level if I use Lucky Charm, how long will the transformation last. Ladybug sent to Tikki. You've gained enough mana to last for an hour after you use your powers Marinette, but you won't be able to use Lucky Charm until I recharge.Tikki sent to Ladybug, causing her to smile and make her decision.

"Lucky Charm!" She cried out as she threw her yo-yo upwards and suddenly Serpent Tree charge and tackled her, pushing her away and looked towards the red ball of energy before a large red and black spotted square raised platform mat fell onto it. Dryad winced suddenly and Chat Noir hit her and five of the Dancers turned to dust before arrows suddenly were shot at him and hit, pushing him backwards until Queen Bee stopped him.

"Okay you mangy stray? And how will that let us win?" She asked as she helped him steady himself and looked at the Lucky Charm. Chat Noir went still and stared in shock. I saw something like that at the Guardian's shop, that means! Chat thought as he tried to look for Ladybug and saw her shielding herself from the arrows of archers.

"Ladybug, your charm!" Chat Noir cried as he charged and sliced a Dancer that charged her in two, its body decomposing as he reached her with Queen Bee backing up to watch their backs.

"I'm good for an hour but listen. She can see through the trees and her minions and command them that way; we need help." Ladybug said as backed up. "We have to get away; she's tpo powerful with them and that thing!"

A crash was heard and they saw the platform mat fly through the air as Serpent Tree reared up and roar as Dryad got back to her feet with a scowl. "Okay, I was treating you all with the kids gloves, a bad idea given what you've done over the last two years but this time I'll hit you with my full power, at least all that I can spare."

As soon as she said this twenty Dancers appeared on the ground and ten Archers appeared on branches around the clearing. The heroes stood back to back as Dryad's minions

"What do we do?" Ladybug asked as she looked at the monsters surrounding them. "Who's the fastest, who can get to the Guardian and back with help fast enough?"

"I'm out, I'm all combat and detecting what about you Chat?" Queen Bee asked as the three moved slowly away from Dryad and her minions.

"I've got a way to stay in the shadows, I found it last night. Wait what about your charm Ladybug, are you timing out?" Chat asked as he looked at the minions as the three of them moved backwards. Ladybug saw the charm glow red and looked around and saw Chat glow as well and made her decision.

"No, I have an hour. Here's the plan, Queen Bee and I'll stay here, draw them off you and do a fighting retreat to the outside of the park and recharge, Chat go to the Guardian." Ladybug said as she spun her yoyo.

"We trust you tomcat, make a good choice." Queen Bee said as she opened her fan and looked at advancing foes before charging at them, Ladybug at her side."Charge!"

Chat stayed for a second before turning and running away from the battle, never noticing someone watch that wasn't a minion.

Chat beat feet away from the garden and jumped to the top of the buildings and ran, cursing himself for running like he was. Kid you're the best choice, the others will hold off until we get there. We need someone who can help so follow my directions. Plag sent before Chat instantly knew where he had to go as he ran over the rooftops of Paris, seeing at least one new tree here and there rising to the sky. "What set her off, what could she have been feeling to let Hawkmoth do this?" He muttered as he ran, taking care to note the trees and hoping to find a place to drop his transformation that wouldn't go back to Hawkmoth "If she can see through every tree she sent out!" He muttered as he jumped from roof to roof. Then she can make her mionoins from every tree, but why haven't we been attacked yet? Plagg sent as Chat ran, a chill going down his spine

After a few moments he looked about and frowned, Plagg was right. The Akuma had to have been making her minions from something, the plants were an obvious answer given her powers, but maybe she had a range she could make or see.Or keep active. So far their only in the park, good for all her talk….Wait;'fukushin' and that sword it was a bokken. She knows kendo we need Kagami. Wait…..'all that I can spare' what could be more important….the large tree and the seeds. He thought as he reached an area without trees and dropped down into an alley near Fu's place and transformed back into Adrien, Plagg swiftly hiding in his shirt. Adrien ran to the end of the alley and swiftly made it into Fu's place without anyone noticing him.

Entering the room he saw Fu calming making some tea and looking up at the sound of his door opening he smiled at Adrien as he saw him.

"Ahhhh, Chat Noir, welcome." Fu said as Wayzz floated out of hiding as he heard who was at the door as Plagg floated up from Adrien's shirt.

"No time to talk Fu, the girls are holding off the Akuma's made help." Plagg said as Fu calmly poured a tea cup that Adrien took and sipped as Fu turned to his side and pulled up the Miracle Box and put it before Adiren.

"I had a feeling this would be needed today. You must choose carefully, once the threat is gone, you, Ladybug or Queen Bee must return the Miraculous to me." Fu said as the box opened and revealed the Miraculous to Adrien.

He looked down at the box and saw the places his and his teammates and Hawkmoth's would be, even the guardian. He put his hand above it and closed his eyes like Ladybug had told him and Queen Bee how she had chosen Rena Rogue's and Carapace's when they had been needed and tried to think. I don't know who Rena and Carapace are, but I don't think we need those powers. We need someone who can react fast and get to them without fail, we needed. He thoughtand he felt drawn to something and picked it up, opening his eyes to see a red bead chocker in his hand.

"The Dragon Miraculous; that is bonded to Lonng and the weapon is the sword." Fu said as he looked at Adrien and gave him a small red box. Adrien smiled as he heard that, knowing that his ealier thought was just who they needed.

"Thank you Master Fu, I know exactly who to ask for help." Adrien said as he left the room, leaving Fu to chuckle lightly.

"Master, is something wrong?" Wayzz asked as he floated toward Fu as he poured himself a cup of tea and calmly drank it.

"Just that I am happy that Chat was the person to come and ask for help, I think this is a good sign that one day soon all the Miraculous will have wielders before I go." Fu said as he looked at the box.

Kagami looked at the trees as they rose to the sky and scowled. Where are those seeds, they haven't been any for a while, is the Akuma in combat with them. She thought as she looked about, wondering what she should do. Her mother had taken the car and gone to a doctor's appointment and thankfully she had called her mother and she was alone. So far none of the seeds had landed in her yard and she was worried. "I guess I finally understand the saying 'The calm is the worst part'. I think all of Paris will know that after this." She muttered to herself as she looked upwards. She thought she saw something at the corner of her eyes and turned to see Chat Noir land on her houses wall and look around until he saw her.

Chat Noir landed in front of her and looked at her with a spark of relief in his eyes. "There you are, I was worried how I would find you Kagami."

"You were looking for me? What's wrong, shouldn't you be dealing with the Akuma?"

"Yeah, that's why I'm here. The Akuma created minions and she knows kendo. Every strike I did she parried and then she retreated and attacked us in waves. We need someone else to beat her, and that's why I'm here." Chat Noir said as he looked at her.

Kagami started to understand just why he was here and looked at him in shock as he handed over a red jewelry box. This is…I can't believe…..wait. Kagami went still as she picked out the two words of Chat's sentence that mattered to her and looked at him sharply.

"Where's the Akuma, is it at the Tuileries Garden?!" Kagami demanded causing Chat Noir to look at her and nod before Kagami started to curse.

"It's Belinda, it has to be!" Kagami said as she turned to dash towards the street when Chat grabbed her.

"Wait, you know who the Akuma is?!" Chat demanded as Kagami turned back.

"Her name's Belinda, she's one of my mom's students. She's always had this green thumb and she was looking into how she could add a few trees to the public parks, learned she needed to make a petition do that." Kagami said as she looked depressed as continued. "I was going to spend some time helping her out after school, but with the schools closed she must have gone early! I should have gone with and helped her, to hell with what mom and that stupid fender planned, and now one of my friend became and Akuma!"

"Don't be, you can still help her. Kagami Tsurugi, will you accept the Miracoulus? After the battle will you give it back and let us return this to its sleep?" Chat Noir asked as she looked down at the box and nodded at him. Opening the box a ball of light formed and from it a small figure appeared, it was red with four black horns on his forehead: a black horn on each side of his face, and red horns from the upper back of his head with black spirals and two golden eyes. On each of its cheeks was a whisker next to his mouth, two small black spikes on his lower back, and a long tail with three black tips at the end.

"Greetings, I am Longg." Longg said as he looked at her. "I grant my wielders the power to become water, wind or lightning."

Kagami looked from the Kwami to the Miraculous, a red bead chocker. She put it around her neck and looked at Chat Noir and Longg. "Can I really do this?"

Chat Noir put her hand on and smiled at her. "One thing I learned on this job, you can surprise yourself if you give it a chance."

Kagami looked at her friend and then at the Kwami. "Lonng, Bring the Storm!" She cried as Lonng was sucked into the Miraculous. As Kagami felt the power rush through her she brought her left arm across her face and her eyes were covered by a red mask with gold trim as her eyes sclera turns yellow and her irises' amber as two gold-tipped red horns sprout on both sides of her head. Her body gains a red skintight bodysuit with a coiling dragon on her right side and her arms from her elbow to her hands are black, with her feet black from her knees down. The coiled dragon tail ends at her chest where a circle symbol with markings of 3 colors - yellow on her right, white on top, and azure on her left. A sword formed that she grabbed and spun about before putting it into a scabbard on her back. She clenched her fists as she felt the power flow through her and looked at Chat Noir.

"This feels, incredible." She murmmred before she heard a light chuckle around her. Well hatchling that is how everyone of my weilders feel the first time they transform.Longg sent to her causing her to look around, trying to find him. Chat laughed at her and when she turned to look at him with a scowl he grinned at her.

"Yeah, when we transform we can hear our partners in our minds and they can hear our thoughts. And one more thing, don't mention the Kwami at all, after Volpina we all decided to use this as a safety net." Chat said causing Kagami to nodded. "And what do we call you?"

Kagami thought of Longg and smiled at Chat. " Call me Ryuko."

"What are you doing Dryad, you let Chat Noir got away and you let Queen Bee separate you from Ladybug!" Hawkmoth spat as he looked up at the window in his chamber as the shade from one of the nearby tower trees fell onto his mansion.

"I almost had them once before, once I find them and make a few changes to my strategy they'll be mine!" Dryad sent back to him as he watched through her eyes as she sat on Serpent Tree as it carried her through the garden.

Hawkmoth merely stood and thought. She's only the first time I activated someone's past life skills, to be honest when I gave her the powers I didn't think it would have such an effect together, at most she should have talked different but this. The fact that she's having such an easy time and two of them had to leave Queen Bee behind… fine, I'll give her some more time. Hawkmoth thought before he spoke. "Very well Dryad I'll let you play this out, but I expect the Miraculous of at least one of them by nightfall. And the seeds you're launching all over Paris, stop until you've captured them."

"As my Pateron wills, I will do so. I will have what you seek in your hands by daybreak tomorrow at the latest." Dryad sent as Hawmoth closed the connection and turned to Nathalie who had come into the chamber holding her tablet.

"I just received a message from Adiren's bodyguard." She began before he could speak. "They were separated when the attack started and Adrien told him to get off the street, he said he'll find a place to wait it out."

Hawkmoth looked at her and nodded, at least that was going fine. After Stoneheart he had told Adrien if that ever happened he was to find a hiding place and not come out until the attack was over or he had to move. Master, I'm worried about this. Nooroo sent to him causing him to raise an eyebrow.

"What could be wrong Nooroo?" Hawkmoth asked as Nathalie looked at him as he conversed with his Kwami. I told you, this isn't how my abilities are meant to be used. The way you change their personalities combined with Past Teacher, I'm just worried the concurrent affect it might have. Nooroo sent as Hawkmoth looked at the shade cast by the tower trees. And there's the possibility for after affects, we've been lucky but I just know something beyond this kid's mana waking up will happen, I just know it. Nooroo thought to himself as he tried to figure out what was bothering him about this.

"Something bothering him?" Nathalie asked as Hawkmoth stood there facing away from her.

"He's merely worried about aftershocks from using both alibies on this Akuma. But so far she seems to be performing as they normally do." He told her as he looked upwards. "Chat Noir left the battle and Queen Bee drew the focus away from Ladybug."

Nathalie nodded and looked down at her tablet and opened a program. "Shale I add anything to the list sir?"

Hawkmoth nodded and looked at the window. "Yes a raised platform. And see if you can get a bearing on which way he went when he left the park."

"Of course sir, but how will we handle the tress?" At her question he looked through the window and

"If she succeeds I will take back the power, I said I would give it to her but not that she will keep is." Hawkmoth said as he turned, scowling when he saw Nathalie's face. "What is it?

"Have we ever taken the power back, what happens to the effects of the Akuma?" Nathalie asked as Hawkmoth looked out at the trees and suddenly saw a flaw in his plans. She won't like anything that would destroy the trees, perhaphs this was a mistake to use both abilities at the same time. He thought as he looked at the window and didn't speak, but to Nathalie his silence was telling.

Back at the park Queen Bee dodged a blow form a Dancer and she gritted her teeth as she arrows from archers missed her by inches. She and Ladybug had split up, she did so to give Ladybug a chance to recharge and she had promised to meet back up at where they had entered the park. It had worked and most of the minions had followed her and she had gone on a tour of the new forest and seen that some of the trees were growing larger egg-like fruit that had something moving in them as she leaped by. Whatever she was doing to the trees they had to finish it soon, this was starting to worry her. As she leaped to another branch something suddenly went two things went around her, pinning her left arm and locking her legs together as she fell to the ground. Looking down she saw two vines were wrapped around her, looking up she saw a Nymph Dancer swinging a vine around its head and five others around it, all of them armed with bows aim at her.

As she tried to pull the vine holding her arm against her body she looked at the Dancer's as they drew back their arrows. This one might have me but I'll go down fighting! She thought closing her eyes before the sound of something flying by caused to look up as a human in black armor with bat like wings with a sword in his right hand landed before her.

"Ahhh, you must be Queen Bee yes? I am Moon Wing, at least that;s the name I choose, this thing doesn't come with an instruction manual." The newly introduced Moon Wing looked at her and gestured with his sword at her bonds.

"Yeah thanks for saving me Moon Wing." Queen Bee said as Moon Wing cut her free and put his sword into the earth and reached down a hand that she grabbed and he hauled her to her feet. We saw the Akuma, so who's this joker? He doesn't' have a Miraculous, he would have mentioned it, I have to find out what he's about. "Thanks for that. I'm wondering where you found your Miraculous though."

"No problem Queen, mind if I call you Queen? I found this hidden in an old statue, I broke it and picked it up with a small book next to it, it described how the old owner used it to fight against evil." Moon Wing said as he picked up his sword and looked around as Queen Bee looked about for any of the Akuma's minions. "My family moved to Paris and I saw the trees, I hit the new forest from the east and found you, I didn't believe the book until I transformed the first time."

Queen Bee looked at him and put all the skills she had learned from her father's political to work to keep what she was thinking off her face. "Come on Moon Wing, Ladybug, Chat and some help he went to get should be there waiting for us."

She jumped into the trees and moved towards the entrance she had used before, Moon Wing following, flying on his wings. Good, she believes me. as soon as I can learn all I can about their artifacts the closer I am from conquering this city. He thought as he flew between the trees.

Ladybug jumped down from the rooftop and leaned against the tree covering the subway entrance and sighed.Don't be to guilty Marinette, Queen Bee did that before you could even speak.Tikki sent to her and she smiled a little as she nodded. I know Tikki and I know I can only hope she got away. She thought back and when she heard something in the trees from the direction of the part she smiled but got a neutral expression when she saw Queen Bee leading Moon Wing to her. "Queen Bee I knew you'd get away okay, who's your friend?"

Queen Bee looked over her shoulder at the black clad figure and turned to Ladybug with a smile while her eyes were the most serious she had ever seen. "He's a newbie that found his Miracoulus with only a diary of the previous wielder; can you believe how lucky he is to have found it that way? And he's called Moon Wing."

Ladybug went still as she heard this and nodded. "Yeah it's a lot different from our trainers decided to pass them on to us." She said as she looked at Moon Wing who nodded back at her.

"Yes I thought it was a, well I thought it was a story the owner had written since I founded it. When I heard about what was happening in Paris I decided to find out if it was true and well." He just shrugged and looked at them. "Sadly I haven't been able to figure out the power it grants me, the book was damaged. Besides the flight my transformation and my sword skills my parents thought I needed to know."

"We can talk later, with someone who can fly this might be easier. The largest tree hidden in there is the source of the seeds that rained down before. We have to stop her before she destroys all of Paris." Ladybug said as she looked at Moon Wing who smiled back, not seeing Queen Bee make a three with her right hand.

"Not the easy approach for the new guy then?" Moon Wing joked and Ladybug nodded, not at him but at Queen Bee. Queen Bee smiled and turning she saw Chat Noir and a strange girl in red jumping onto the street.

"Good you got back stray you sure took your time, was getting her to join the party that hard, did her trainer need convincing?" Queen Bee asked with a smirk as Chat laughed.

"Yeah sorry but it took a while to find them, but she said that Ryuko could join the party." Chat said causing his voice to carry and inform the others of Ryuko's name.

"Good thing you're back, this is Moon Wing, he learned to use his Miraculous from a damaged book he found with it. But this is bad, very bad." Queen Bee said as the heroes gathered around her. "While I lead the minions away from Ladybug to let her recover I saw plants with large fleshy egg like fruits, I think she's using the trees she planted to make more of those minions, and when their damaged badly they release a liquid that causes plants to grow like they were hypercharged."

Ladybug looked into the park and looked at the other around and steeled herself. "Then we have to split up. Queen Bee, take Moon Wing and Chat Noir and deal with the orchid you found. Once that's done head to the large tree, Ryuko and I'll fight our way to it and draw out Dryad, that tree can't fire again, it has to have been absorbing power for a larger shot. If it can make another tree like this, the world could be at risk."

"Got it my lady, Queenie and the new guy can handle it." Chat said as Queen Bee nodded. "You and Ryuko just handle yourself safely, and stay strong until we get there."

"Good luck you two, come on newbie!" Queen Bee said as she ran into the park, Chat and Moon Wing following after her.

Ladybug looked at Ryuko and smiled at her as she looked at Ladybug with a confused expression.

"I don't understand, did he not have a Miraculous?" Ryuko asked Ladybug as she looked after the departed heroes. "And the 'minions'?"

"Humanoid mobile plants armed with either a sword or a bow and arrows." Ladybug said as she put her hand on Ryuko's shoulders. "I know this is bad for your first time but I trust that Chat Noir made the right choice, both in Miraculous and who to wield it so believe in yourself."

"You don't know who he choose? I'm…" Ryuko began before Ladybug put a finger over her mouth.

"Your identity must remain secret from me; this is to keep all of us safe. Only you and Chat can know who you are until we can find a way to keep this from Hawkmoth if he gets one of us." Ladybug told her as Ryuko went to her chocker in shock. "No the Miraculous doesn't make us immune, it makes us resistant but since in the past the butterfly Miraculous was used on the wielders in the past. We have to move now; you can tell me what you can do as move."

Ryuko looked at Ladybug and nodded before the two of them dashed into the park. "Chat and I made a plan on the way over here, but my powers are to transform into Water, Wind and Lighting."

At the largest tree Dryad had both her arms on it as Serpent Tree and ten of her Dancers stood guard. She looked up at the tree and smiled. Soon the forest will spread for all over this world, that fool Hawkmoth thinks I'm wasting my time on those when this will allow me to win the war! War, what war? Against Atlantis of course, those Light scum. Wait Atlantis? She thought as she moved her hands away from the tree and looked shook her head as she stumbled, Serpent Tree moving fast to brace her and keep her up, she looked at it as it spit its tongue out and 'kissed' her and she laughed a little as her mind went back to 'normal'.

"I'm fine my protector, I'm fine. I can't remember what I was thinking about." She said as Sepent Tree moved back and she looked at the Nymph Dancers and noticed that they hadn't reacted to her distress. She scowled at them and looked upwards at the top of the tree, a wistful smile on her face. "Mindless dolls, but you will be more then that my dear, so much more."

A sudden shot of pain caused her to wince and stumbled and close her eyes, sending her perception away to where the pain had come from. She 'saw' Chat Noir, Queen Bee and a black armred male stranger with wings destroying her orchard. As the few Dancers she had there fought against the teens, she felt Chat's baton hit 'her' and fell against the tree. "They've found my orchard! And who's that?!" She roared as a light mask formed in front of her face.

"Dryad, let me see what you can see, what has happened!" Hawkmoth demanded as Dryad snarled before she flashed green. "AAARRRGGG!"

As the light mask flashed green Dryad started to laugh. "Did you really think I would be your severent for long, go and cower like the coward you are. This is the battle that will win the war, and I will win it!" Dryad sneered as her past life memories took over her as she sent mental commands to her creations to charge the orchard as Serpent Tree reared up and roared.

Dryad laughed and looked at her 'daughters and directed them to leave, before walking towards the river and smiling as she looked at the river as she cupped her hands and drank from it as Serpent Wood stuck its tongue into the water and it started to grow a leafy branch on its back. "I don't know how I was empowered or got here like this but I will make an orchard from which the force to take them down will come and whip clean the hated enemies of all life!"

As she moved back towards the largest tree she never noticed someone was watching her from under the water. Serpent wood stayed where it was but it moved back towards the edge of the clearing and didn't see a wind rusted the grass as it move away from the clearing.

Hawkmoth stumbled backwards and his transformation dropped, revealing Gabriel Agreste as Nathalie went to him as Nooroo hovered over him and looked down.

"I knew that there would be a side effect if we used both powers like that master, I just knew it!" Nooroo said as he floated there and Gabriel looked got up with Nathalie's help.

"Be silent." Gabriel demanded as he looked out the window and cursed himself. I can't believe this, an Akuma could break my control and force my transformation to be canceled. She must be powering the Akuma on her own, that's interesting…that must have been what I felt when I used that power, that strange feeling when I transformed her. Whenever I've made an Akuma, I always felt that feeling, but I never tried it. Very interesting, with this could I use this so I can create multiple Akuma? I'll need to make sure I can trust the Akuma first. Gabriel grinned as he started to chuckle.

"Sir, did the Akuma break your control?" Nathalie asked as she looked at him and tried to understand just had given him such a joy.

"Nathalie I want you to go get some of Nooroo's food, now. Nooroo I think we might have two new weapons in place of one." Gabriel said as Nooroo looked at him, not understanding what he meant. Nathalie looked at him and left the room, after she left Gabriel looked out the window and kept laughing as he stood there and looked at the window. "This is interesting, once you recharge, I think I…no, Nooroo is there a way to take memories from someone, I think we need to prepare a publicity stunt."

"There are ways that I can hide memories, they would still remember unconsciously but they wouldn't concisely remember unless they try and do so." Nooroo finally said as he looked at Gabriel.

Gabriel smiled as he started to plan, he needed to put as much effort as one of his runway shows, everything had to be perfect but he would have to have the right and proper interviews before he could do anything else. This has possibilities that I could use. The perfect way to throw their scent off me, and maybe even the possibility to plan a smarter attack then Heroes Day; this time instead of a mass attack I could try and recruit a proper team. He thought as he looked at the window and the towering trees. Nathalie came back into the room and opened a bag she was holding, Nooroo dived into it and started to eat the lettuce like he was starving.

"What was that before?" She asked Gabriel as she sat the bag down on a table as the other moths coverged onto the bag and started to eat with Nooroo. I don't know how that thing can eat with them at the same time, another thing that always bothers me about it. she thought as she looked at the bag as it moved about.

"Just looking at what might be an advantage that might win us the war; this battle was lost to us because of a traitor but let's see if the war can't be won by a mercenary." Gabriel said as he looked back at her. "Are you finished Nooroo? I don't want to know if they can tell if we're still active when she activates her reset."

Queen Bee threw her fan and it cut through the last of the strange egg like plants and looked around as Chat and Moon Wing destroyed the last of the Dancers and chuckled. "Think we'll be able to draw them in?" Before either of them could speak a scream of rage came multiple throats caused them to look around and then at each other and grinned.

"You know when I thought I would activate my Miracoulous and fight with you guys for the first time, it would be easier. Of course I trained at night, but this is something else, I mean fighting with all these things." Moon Wing said as he put his sword over his shoulder and grinned at the others, Chat and Queen Bee grinning back. "So do we fight them here or meet them halfway?"

"I say we fight our way towards that tree; we could make it look like we're the first strikers and trying to open up a way for Ladybug and the new girl, your thoughts?" Queen Bee asked as she looked at him, keeping a grin on her face to keep her thoughts from showing. He's not working for Hawkmoth, that much is certain. So what's he after and how'd he transform? She thought as she looked at Moon Wing and saw the look Chat sent him over his shoulder. Don't worry Chloe, whoever he is we'll find out what he's after and we'll survive this, trust the others I think Chat, Ryouka, Plagg and Lonng have a plan. Pollen sent to her and it took all Queen Bee had to keep from reacting.

"I'll hit them withChat on the ground, how about you handle anything that tries to hit us from the branches, my swooping strike doesn't work unless I'm above them and well, I have a sword." Moon Wing said as Queen Bee and Chat Noir tensed, wondering if this was what he was after.

"No, we take the high ground and force them to come at us." Chat said as they heard the roaring again and he jumped into the trees. I can't tell her the plan as long as he's here, think Pollen will clue in Queenie that something's up Plagg? Chat thought as he looked down at the others. Bee girl's kinda sharp, she'll notice so just stay ready. Plagg sent as he looked at the so called 'Bat Miraculous holder' from within Chat Noir. "Trust me this is the best way to handle them!"

Queen Bee jumped into the trees as Moon Wing flew upwards and looked towards the forest and readied himself for the foes to attack them as Queen Bee and Chat Noir did the same thing. As the three of them readied themselves for battle Moon Wing never noticed that the two heroes shot each other a look both of them hopping that he wouldn't betray them. As the screams sounded again they looked towards it and saw fifteen of the Dancers charging towards them and went still when they couldn't see them until one looked upwards and saw them and screeched, alerting the others.

Ladybug sat hidden in the top of a tree and waited for Ryuko to come back from scouting in her wind form, hoping that the Akuma wouldn't sense her. The sound of wind caused her to look up and smile as Ryuko formed before her.

"She's just ahead; I got there before she felt the others attack, most of the things are gone besides the serpent." Ryuko reported to Ladybug as she got her bearings back and shook her head. "That is the strangest thing I have ever experienced. Shale we attack while she doesn't have many guards, she doing something with that canon tree. "

Ladybug looked at the forest and went over the plan and nodded to Ryuko. "I'll hit from the ground, you hit from the trees after a few minutes, go for her veil, that has the Akuma."

Ryuko looked down and then up at Ladybug and frowned. "I'm still not sure about this plan; I mean Chat and I made it but if there are anyone hiding here!" Ryuko said as she looked around and turned back to Ladybug when she put her hand on Ryuko's shoulder. The plan is sound child, if you only trust your comrades we will succeed. Longg sent to her causing her smile a little.

"That's why you have to force the water into the river, that's one of the reasons you scouted ahead, and the tree and clearing is along the river right?" Ladybug asked as Ryuko nodded. "So let's go!"

Ladybug jumped down to the ground and looked up at Ryouka and nodded before dashing dashed towards Dryad with Ryouka following in the trees, hoping their plan would work.

Dryad screamed as she felt her creations die as she looked at the tree. Those damned traitors, how dare pawns of those monsters fight so hard! They have no right, those scum have no honor chasing after the promise of losing their humanity so! She thought as she threw back her head and screamed. Serpent Wood purred and rubbed its head against her's and Dryad starched under its 'head' and sighed as she felt the shudder from the tree she was leaning against and smiled.

"Not having as easy time as you thought?" A voice called out causing her to turn and see Ladybug as Serpent Wood stared to encircle her as the five Dancers still in the clearing started to growl.

"What do you want, traitor? Come to ask for my surrender before your master's burn this place to the bedrock?" Dryad growled as Ladybug looked confused before looking at her.

"I don't have any masters, the Akuma is affecting you, let me cleanse it and help you!" Ladybug said as she looked at Dryad and saw the victim she was. Tikki, do you know what she could mean? Ladybug thought as she tried to keep an eye on all the monsters moving towards her as she started to spin her yoyo. It's familiar, but I don't know. Tikki sent as a strange feeling went through her. "You don't know who you are, please, let me help you, before anyone is hurt badly."

Dyrad looked confused for a minute before she stared at her with anger. "No, I know who I am, Atlantis will fall!" She screeched as the Dancers charged at Ladybug who threw her yoyo at the tree and pulled herself to it as a Dryad jumped after her as a figure jumped off a tree at the edge of the clearing and hit the ground revealing Ryuko.

"WATER DRAGON!" She cried as she collapsed into water and the water surged and magnified until the clearing was flooded and swept the Dancers and Serpent Wood away and they disappeared from sight.

Dryad looked at what had happened before she screamed as she formed two wooden short swords and charged at Ladybug who dodged and met the blows with her elbows as they fought, lashing out with her yoyo in a short blow hoping to hit the veil. "You will fall, you traitor to sentience, you who would become a machine! You and all like you will fall!"

Ladybug dodged left and right on the branch before she jumped down to the ground and jumped backwards as she Dryad leapt at her. She's gone crazy, what did Hawkmoth do to her Tikki, Tikki! Marinette thought as she felt Tikki's confusion. I'm sorry Marinette; this is beyond anything I've ever seen. I don't know, we can only hope she'll be okay once we get the Akuma.Tikki sent as she watched from Ladybug's eyes.

Chat leapt from tree to tree as he led the way towards the giant tree as Queen Bee and Moon Wing flew above them. After the last of the Dancers had been dealt with they had charge the tree, Chat moving ahead of them as he tried to hope that the plan worked.

"Slow down you mangy stray, we've got to stay together!" Queen Bee cried out as they moved through the forest.

"We need to get there, we have to help them! If there are more of those orchards then we have to get the Akuma before they get into the city!" Chat called back to her as he jumped to the next tree and went still when he landed as he heard a rumble in the distance. As Queen Bee landed next to him they watched as a flood rushed towards them until the water condensed into Ryuko as Serpent Wood reared over her and prepared to bit her in two as three wounded Dancers got back to their feet. " No Cataclysm!"

Chat shot straight at Serpent Wood and slammed his hand against the wooden serpent and it gave off a screech as it disintegrated and turned into a broken branch before it to was destroyed. Before the Dancers could react Queen Bee jumped and used her fan to cut the head off one of them as Moon Wing sliced one in two as before Chat attack the last one as it raised as blade to strike at Ryuko as she got her self under control.

"So you all finished those fruit you went to get?" Ryuko asked as she got back to her feet.

"Yeah, what about you, are you timing out?" Queen Bee asked as she looked around, hoping to see anything and noticed that Ryuko's chest only had the yellow portion remained.

"No, I'm good for a bit more time, but come on Ladybug's alone!" Ryuko exclaimed as she dashed towards the clearing, and within seconds the others followed, her and Chat both hoping that she hadn't been overwhelmed by the Dancers.

Ladybug leapt backwards, moving closer to the river, hoping that maybe Ryuko was still there in water form and would she would be able help her. What is wrong with her, no Akuma has ever acted so weird, is Hawkmoth even controlling her anymore? Ladybug thought as she dodged Dryad's blows.

"TRAITOR, WHORE!" Dryad screeched as she slashed out with her swords as she tried to hit Ladybug, while Ladybug swung out with her yoyo and tried to hit Dryad's veil. Dryad stopped and grinned evilly, Ladybug had a few seconds to wonder before something slammed into her and pushed her to the ground. Twisting her head she saw a Nymph Dancer had her pinned as she tried to struggle to her feat she heard Dryad cackle as she walked towards Ladybug. "Have a few of my dear creations hide nearby and act like I've lost my mind, a wonderful strategy to use one on one."

Ladybug struggled as she tried to get free, trying to get the Dancer off her back as Dryad walked closer when suddenly two blasts of water came from the river and one tore through the Dancer and the other one watching her. Ladybug rolled away and held her yoyo and grimaced and threw it upwards. "LUCKY CHARM!" A red sphere formed and from it dropped a red rope with weights on both ends. Looking at it as it glow red saw looked around the clearing and saw a branch on a tree glow red and then the from where she had come from. Grabbing the rope she ran towards the.

"YOU WON'T GET AWAY FROM ME!" Dryad screamed as she followed Ladybug. Swining the bolo Ladybug threw it around the branch and jumped, the bolo pupping her into a circle and when Dryad passed under her she swung around and kicked her farther ahead. Dryad snarled and got to her feet when suddenly she went still as Queen Bee appeared behind her, her fan extended and a smirk on her lips as the others appeared.

"The Veil, it's in the veil!" Ladybug cried out, prompting Moon Wing to tear the veil from Dryad and cut it in two, the Akuma flying free and Belinda falling to the ground unconscious. Ladybug spun her yoyo and caught it and brought her yoyo back to her. "No more evil for you little Akuma!" she said as her yoyo opened and a white moth flew out.

She looked at the others and smiled at what she saw. Queen Bee had dropped and was checking Belinda's pulse with Chat Noir guarding her with Moon Wing and Ryuko on the outskirts of the group looking for anything that might come at them. "Great job Ryuko, especially when you shot those Dancers off me by blasting them while you were in the river!"

Ryuko looked at the others and turned to Ladybug with a confused look. "I was only able to carry all those things away and only until my mind started to fall apart and I had to turn back, if the others hadn't been there to save me!" Ryuko said causing Ladybug to turn and look at the river in confusion before turning back to her team, all of them having worried looks on their faces.

Ladybug looked at the river, wondering what had happened but shook her head and looked at Belinda as she started to move. "Latter, let's not let her see what she did, together?" Ladybug asked as she got the bolo and everyone put their hands under hers and they threw it upwards.

"Miraculous Ladybug!" They called before swarms of pink ladybugs that flew around the tower trees and the cannon trees, causing them to disappear and the canon tree to turn back to normal before the swarm flew into Paris.

Nino and Ayla looked up as a light came from the entrance as the roots blocking it disappeared and hugged each other, smiles on their faces. "Think I'll be able to find Lila or Alix after all this Nino?" Alya asked only for Nino to sigh and shake his head.

Lila hid a scowl as the shop she and the others had been hiding as the tree blocking the door disappeared as the ladybugs flew past as people started to cheer. So the Akuma failed, I hope you learned something at least Hawkmoth. Any way you can get stronger is just another way for my goals to become that much closer to success. Lila thought before looking at the others. "Oh, isn't it great that they won again guys?"

Hawkmoth looked up as sunlight came through the window and looked at Nathalie as she stood there waiting. "So they won again and they might not know I lost control, good. Wings Fall." As the transformation dropped Nooroo appeared and dropped a little until Gabriel caught him and looked down at him. "Are you all right Nooroo, I can't have you falling ill."

"I'm fine master that was just something I've never done when I make Akuma." Nooroo said as he looked at Gabriel as Nathalie looked on and he shivered as he floated back into the air.

"So what did this prove sir?" Nathalie asked as she watched Gabriel grin.

"For one how to make Akuma's power themselves, for two it's possible to transform twice in one day. I didn't try and send out another Akuma but let's wait until we can make a plan that might work." Gabriel said as he walked out of the room, Nathalie following behind him as Nooroo landed on his shoulder as they got onto the evaluator and it started up. "Nathalie hold my calls for an hour, I have some decryptions to work on, and make sure once Adrien comes out of hiding that that he makes it home."

Nathalie looked at him as they reached the office and she walked out of the room, tiping away on her tablet and sent a messeage to the Gorilla before sitting down outside the room at the desk in the front hall and directed all calls to Gabriel to her, a sigh escaping her as she worked.

The butterflies flew about the clearing and created a piece of paper on a clipboard and disappeared as Belinda start to move and wakeup. "What happened?" Belinda asked as she came to and looked around, her heart dropping when she saw the heroes. "I was an Akuma, wasn't I?"

"Yeah, you were." Ladybug said as she helped her back to her feet.

"You shot giant seeds that grew into plants all over Paris, the roots might have kept people inside but you didn't attack anyone beyond this." Chat said and looked at her. "What happened to cause it?"

Belinda tried to remember as the heroes looked on and suddenly had a dear in the headlights look. "I had this petition to plant more trees and these three girls came up. They started to talk about unfeminine I was and they grabbed me, burnt my petition and destroyed my bonsai while they laughed about it. I grabbed it and ran away here and then….."

Chat scowled as he shot a look at Ryuko who gritted her teeth as she looked everywhere but at Belinda as Moon Wing snorted.

"Take it from me lass, people like that are just out to make themselves feel better." Moon Wing said as he looked into the skies and looked at the other heroes. "It's been fun everyone but I have to go, see you all next time."

Moon Wing jumped into the air and flew away, Chat Noir caught Ladybug's eye and flashed a two before looking away when she nodded.

"We have to move before Ryuko times out, stay sharp kid, it can only get better from here." Chat Noir said as he and Ryuko moved away and jumped to a building, leaving Queen Bee and Ladybug with Belinda.

"And I need to get back to my friends, good luck with that petition!" Queen Bee called out as she dashed after them before Ladybug swung her yoyo and looked at Belinda.

"Like she said, good luck." Ladybug said before she flew away, Belinda stayed where she was before taking a step towards the Garden's entrance before stopping and sighing as she started to walk towards the tree.

A few minutes away and halfway to Kagami's house Ryuko and Chat Noir dropped into a blind Alley and Ryuko looked at Chat Noir. "Clear Skies." As her transformation dropped she looked at Longg and smiled at him. "Thank you for letting me help my friend Longg, I hope I was able to bring honor like your previous holders have."

Longg looked at her and smiled. Something about her just felt so, familiar, so right I can't. I have to talk to the others about this, and why those things brought the same feeling. Longg thought as he looked at her and did a back flip to defuse some of his tension and back feelings about leaving her. "You did perfectly lady Tsurugi, I hope that we can work together in the future."

Kagami smiled at him and took off the Miraculous and hand it to Chat Noir who put it into its box and looked at her as Longg disappeared as the box closed. "You did great Kagami, really great. If we need you again, I'll be back." Chat said as he vaulted away, Kagim smiling and walking back towards her home, hoping to get back before her mom did.

Chat leapt through the air and smiled as he did, happy beyond words that his choice had been right. I knew that she was the right choice Plagg, I just knew it! Still I wonder just what his deal was, how and what. Chat thought as he landed and dashed across the roof. Yeah you did good for your first choice kid, but really I think you should talk to the others about him. I mean last I checked there wasn't a bat Miraculous so I don't know anything beyond that.Plagg sent as he stewed in his memories. Could it be them, no their all dead or in prisons so dark that they can't see the light. Plagg thought as Chat Noir moved over the rooftops of Paris as he reached his destination, a nondescript building three miles from Notre Dame where Ladybug waited. As he landed she turned and smiled at him when she saw the bow in his hand before he handed it over to her.

"Great job on choosing who to give the Miraculous to kitty." Ladybug said as Chat grinned back.

"You should trust me M'Lady, and maybe give this cat a date once in a while?" Chat asked causing Ladybug to sigh and Chat's grin to fall as he sighed. "I know, we can't know who the others are until Hawkmoth is defeated."

"Yeah, and we'll meet up at the third tonight before patrol, we need to talk. I'll get this to Master and I'll see you and Bee tonight." Ladybug said as she paused and looked back at him with a conflicted expression before she swung away into Paris, Chat stayed where he was before moving in the opposite direction, hoping to find a place to signal the Gorilla.

"I'm getting through to her Plagg, I can feel it!" He said as he leapt through the air as he felt Plagg snicker. Yeah, yeah lover boy, I hear you. Plagg sent as he snickered. When those two figure out who their crushes are, it's gonna be good, even better then cheese. Plagg thought as Chat Noir speed over Paris.

Belinda looked at the tree that she had been seating against before she had been taken by the Akuma. She had stayed here to find her dead bonsai plant and put to rest that part of her recent tantrum and she had been looking for a good five minutes before sighing. "Maybe I destroyed it while that thing was controlling me."

As she was about to turn and walk home she stopped and looked at a rock that called to her in some way. Walking to it she moved it and looking down she saw a small branch that looked like it was broken off from her bonsai. Picking it up she somehow knew that it was still alive and that she could save it if she used some rootstock and planted it into the right pot. As she ran off a humanoid figure with wings that moved out from behind the tree and took flight and followed her, but both of them never noticed a figure break the water of the river and look at the second figure as it flew away.

Dryad/ Abilities= Control and grow plants [past life abilities to modify plants and see through modified- and Serpent Tree] / Object bandana = Veil/ Description / girl with pale green skin sitting on a branch. She was wearing a green bodysuit at hugged her body under a jade dress with a green transparent veil covering the top of the head leaving only her jade green lips bare.

Minion/ Serpent Tree / large tree limb moved to raised itself above her and the end looking at them opened to reveal a serpent like face with two jade wood fangs and two jade colored seeds as eyes, the open wood forming a cobra like hood

Nymph Dancer; feminine looking humanoids with bark for skin and ivy for hair/ Weapons/ Bows[pinecone arrows] or Swords in place of hands

Nymph Princess; Wooden figure with insect wings made of large single leaves wearing a dress of green spun out of moss, fangs to take mana from people/ Active watching over

Caline looked at her phone and sighed as she saw the Ladyblog report victory over the Akuma. When the seeds had started to fly through the air she and Max had hidden in the school and had been trapped within by the roots. Thankfully the attack happened after Max had looked over the damages and the time we spent hiding had given him time to write up a report. Still could he be right, but how could it have happened? She thought as she looked at Max as they moved towards the locker room on the first floor and frowned as she saw him looking around. "All you all right Max, did you get everything you needed?"

Max nodded at Ms. Bustier as he they entered the locker room and he moved towards his own and opened it, revealing the custom computer he had put in it. As Markov flew out of his bag he activated it and turned towards her. "Just a few more things to double check Ms. Bustier, I just need to look over my own system and download a few extra bits of data and we'll be able to leave." Max said as his system started up and he called up the information he wanted. As his fingers danced over the keyboard he frowned. I was right; the data shows that the fire started WITHIN the school itself in one of the underground storage rooms, but how? The motion sensors within the building, and that's where the motion detectors I set up started to detect people running out onto the first floor, but where'd they come from? He thought as he looked over the data, trying to find anything that might tell him how it was possible. He was so caught up in the data that he never noticed Caline

"Max are you almost done? Max? Max!" Caline called out and when Max twitched and turned to face her she saw she had startled him

"I'm fine Ms. Bustier, it's just the data I don't understand this. It makes no sense, I just." He sighed and looked at her and shook his head as he put a flash drive into his system. "I only hope that the police will take my report seriously and that it helps them. Done, we can go now."

"Max, what about the girl, shouldn't we do something? And I think we should ask her how she got into the school wearing what she is." Markov said as he floated infront of Max and Caline. Max looked at Caline who looked back at Max with a confused expression.

"What girl? Markov, are your files okay, you didn't get a virus in your visual system the last time you went on the web have you." Max asked as he looked at his friend as he flew through the air and hooved above a point in the locker room. I know the firewall program I set up for him and the anti-viral are both functioning normally, is it possible? Max thought as he looked at the space below Markov and tried to see if he could see anything as Ms. Bustier.

"The girl right under me, can't you see her?" Markov asked as he hovered and looked at Max and Ms. Bustier. Based on interaction with them I would calculate that there is a better than 90% chance that they really can't see her but how can I? What could be behind this, logic would dictate that something she has is behind this, the cloak then. Markov processed before he flew down and grabbed the cloak before flying back up.

Max's mouth dropped open as he saw Markov fly downward and then grabbed at air, when he flew upwards his claw had grabbed something. As he moved a body appeared from nowhere and he and Caline stared in shock as Markov flew to Max and dropped a cloak that he grabbed as it fell.

Max stared at the figure that was revealed. A girl his age in a purplish blue bodysuit with blue tinted skin had been under the cloak Markov had pulled removed. Her hair was pink, short and spiky and she looked exhausted as she slumped against the wall with her eyes closed. Max looked at Ms. Bustier who looked at the girl with complete confusion before he looked down at what he was holding and noticed it had circuitry all over it and shimmered as he held it. "Who the hell is she, what is this?"

They never noticed that the girl had woken up and kept her eyes closed as she tried to gather her wits. Who are they, they aren't the guards of the old realm, they would have banished me already…civilians then. She thought as she tried to get up and defend herself.

Caline just looked at her and paled as she saw a small puddle of blood by the girl's right side. "That doesn't matter; we have to get her to a hospital!" She said as she reached for the girl who reacted by lunging to the side away from them. "She's awake?! Please we don't mean any harm, please let us help you." Caline said softly with her hands up, trying to calm her down.

"No hospital!" The girl gasped out as she tried to get up and dropped to the ground as she started to heaver and gasp as she tried to get to her feet. Of course he poisoned everything he gave me to eat, I'm so stupid! He's the Poison Lord of the Tyrants, that's what he does! She thought as she tried to get to her feet.

Max watched the girl as she tried to move, revealing she had purple eyes that took his breath away for a second before he dropped the cloak and grabbed her arm and moved her against the wall, seeing a look of relief in her eyes as she.

"Thank you." She said as she looked at the people before stopping on Markov as he hovered there. "Who would design a drone like that, it has no purpose or weapons at all."

"I exist, that I my purpose madam, what's yours?" Markov said as he hovered and looked at her, causing her to gasp at his reply.

"He's self-aware? Who made you little one, I…my family has been trying to make a mind like your for centuries." The girl said causing Max to look at Caline who had missed the enormity of what she had just said and looked at her as Markov hovered by her.

"I made him and are you okay, you're bleeding and I think your part of the group that caused the fire last night." Max said as he looked at her and fought a blush down as she turned to look at him and he saw she had purple eyes.

"Last night? Of course, that makes sense. He would have used something like that to transfer me." She muttered as she tried to stay awake and felt her head spin as she fell against the wall. Max grabbed her and steadied her prompting her to smile at him, causing Max's heart to beat a bit. "Sorry about that."

"No trouble, but are you okay?" Max asked as the girl put her hands on the wall and started to breath heavily.

"Side effect from a long acting poison my captors gave me before I escaped. I'll be fine once I have a few minutes to rest." The girl said

Caline looked on as the girl and Max talked and tried to figure out what she could do, how could she help her? She's not an Akuma, but she's not a normal human but she's still a child, at least I think she is. I should call someone but can I really put someone in danger? She took a deep breath and made a decision. "Markov, give her back her cloak. Miss, if you can stay awake I can get you to my car and a safe place, Max I need you and Markov to come with us to help her into my car."

Max nodded as he handed over the cloak and the girl smiled and nodded at them. "Thank you, all of you. I can't thank you enough and oh, my name is Miya Ocealalis."

Marinette had dropped her transformation and put the box into her bag and ran out of the alley back onto the streets of Paris, looking about with a small smile as the city went back to normal as the people went out of hiding. No matter what Hawkmoth throws at us, we can always bounce back. She thought as finally reached the street that had Master Fu's business.

"Master Fu, are you okay?" She called out as she entered his building and moved into his office. Fu looked up and smiled at her as he put down the phone and pressed a button, turning off his store's sign.

"Ahhh Marinette there you are. Come in my dear, let us sit for a bit, you can of course spend a little time talking with me for a bit?" He asked as he moved into his main room/ office and Marinette followed him in, closing the door as Tikki floated out of her purse. "That was a good thing, that Chat Noir was the one who choose the new holder."

"The lucky charm showed that we needed to get a new hero into the fight and he was the fastest." Marinette said as she sat down before Fu and handed over the Dragon Miraculous. Fu sat down and accepted it as Wyazz floated over his shoulder and smiled at her.

"Yes, still I'm curious, how did you feel about who Chat choose to help you all?" Fu asked as he waited for her to replay only for Marinette to shake her head.

"I don't know who he choose, he gave me the back Miraculous himself." Marinette said as Fu ahhed and looked at her.

"And you're okay with this, not knowing?" Fu asked with a neutral look. Marinette frowned for a few seconds, going over just what he could mean but after a while she nodded at him.

"Queen Bee and Chat Noir are my partners, I trust them completely. If Chat Noir only knows who Ryuko is then I'm fine with that, do you want to know Master Fu, did we do something wrong?" Marinette asked as she felt a spike of panic before Fu shook his head.

"No my dear, I will talk to Chat Noir but you did nothing wrong, but I am worried about how Hawkmoth was able to do this." Master Fu said as he looked outside and saw the people come out of hiding as Paris came back to life. "This was the strongest and largest attack yet and it was one that will have the most after affects."

Marinette looked at him and wondered what he meant while he smiled at her. The biggest attack yet? But the flood alone and when it froze… he means how it rained from above, everyone will be scared about the future attacks. She thought as she looked at Fu as he sipped his tea. "The fear, that's what you mean master, this is part of his plan isn't it?"

"I don't know, but I think he did something different this time. This is terrible, and the long term affect if a single minion got away I don't know what they will evolve into." Fu said confusing Marinette before he continued. "The order didn't know that was possible, but given what happened yesterday to you all…."

"Oh Chat didn't tell you, we lied about that." Marinette interrupted him and caused him to stare at her.

"What do you mean you all lied?! Why did you lie?" Fu asked as he stared at her.

"It was Creature related Master Fu, we were taught to summon and forced what was behind it back across the Veil." Marinette said as Fu stared at her in shock and growing horror.

"A Creature, the Veil? But what kind of creature…." Fu began before Tikki interrupted.

"It knew alchemy, that's how it made the spiders, at least that what I think. It was also part spider strangly enough." Tikki said as she floated from Marinette's bag. "We kwami made the decision to hold the truth, we've been lucky one of their Order never came here since this started."

Fu looked at Marinette and when she didn't react meant that Tikki had told her about the Duel Masters,

"There's something else master, Queen Bee and I split up while Chat was gone and she was saved by someone who said he found a Miraculous hiding in a statue, and his transformation gave him armor, a sword and bat like wings that worked." Marinette said causing Fu to stare at her in shock and worry.

"That is…interesting. About the spiders that you fought underground, where were you when they attacked?" Fu asked as thoughts ran through his mind, hoping he was wrong.

"We had fallen down to the third level, and then we came to this place our guide called 'The Base', a kind of valley with a natural river. Funny think it reminds me of an old song my nonna Gina used to sing to me." Marinette said as she closed her eyes, never noticing Fu's eyes going wide at Gina's name.

"So then it was most likely a Darkness Creature, a Dark Lord then. But what could it have been after, and how did it get here, the Realm….." Fu muttered to himself as he looked at his tea cup as he tried to get his breathing under control and not let Marinette notice his reaction. "As for these new comer, I….remember a few groups in my past who had abilities like that. let me consult my records and I'll be able to tell you for sure."

"Good day then Master Fu, I'll see you later then." Marinette said as she got up and Fu walked her to his door, smiling as he opened it. As soon as she left and he closed it he hastily cast a spell and started to scream as he threw his arms up. Wayzz looked at him and sighed as he shook his head.

"Calm down Master, this isn't that bad." Wayzz said as Fu started to pant as he finally stopped ranting.

"Not that bad, she's Gina's granddaughter! Oh that woman, when she gets a hold of me, that's not even thinking about what Roland will do to me!" Fu said as Wayzz floated there and looked at Fu.

"You had to know there was a chance with her name Master." Wayzz said reproachfully as Fu blew some air out of his mouth.

"I had hoped that it was a coincidence, but really the chances were just too high for them to be related, or so I hoped." Fu said as he slid down his door and as he calmed down.

"It's not that bad, they wouldn't really….okay they would." Wayzz said when Fu shot a glare at him. "But think about what they'll do if you hide it."

Fu shivered as he thought about what they would do to him and sighed. "Then there's this new 'Hero', I know I've heard about something like this before but where, the war no but where have could it have been?"

"I will ask the others what they know, maybe one of them and their holder fought against someone who could form armor, you try and call them Master." Wayzz said before he shot into the gramophone leaving Fu alone as he looked at his phone before sighing and turning his store's sign back on.

Belinda sighed as she finished joining the bonsai root stock to the remains she had found and planting it into a new pot. "That was hard, I'm lucky I knew what to use, but how did I? At least I was able to save this at the end. Still I wonder why I knew it was under that stone? And what is this head ache I'm feeling? She thought as she looked around her room, sighing as she looked at the nature posters as she walked towards her desk across from her bed. "So that was what being and Akuma was like, Auroa and Kagami never mentioned headaches."

As she sat down she sighed as she looked at the petition that had been restored after the Miraculous Cure and repaired Paris. She shuddered as she remembered seeing all those large trees 'she' had caused to happen and shook her head. I think I'll need to wait for the weekend before I can set up my stand again, and this time I'll wait until I can have someone to help me. She thought before her phone and noticed that she had a chat request.

Thunder-Maiden; Tell me that it wasn't you.

Tree-Crafter; It was me.

Thunder-Maiden; Well, welcome to the 'Akuma Club' then, and who was it

Belinda was about to reply when a notifaction that 'Sword-Girl had joined the chat

Sword-Girl; I'm here and saw your answer, what happened and who do we hurt.

It was three girls, they were wearing the uniform of your school and two of them held me while the third destroyed my petition and then walked off for a 'saloon day', what happened I thought your school wasn't hit.

Sword-Girl; They thought what happened at Francis was a part of terrorist attack, so their closed for the next few days. And I'm not surprised about how they acted to tell you the truth, they have…..expectations how girls should act and how to use peer pressure.

Tree-Crafter; You've never told us about that!

Thunder-Maiden; Yeah what the hell, are you okay going to that place if it's like that!

Sword-Girl; I say never hesitate, but I was hesitant to do anything about it. I'm talking to my mom about transferring to your school so surprised?

Not just because about what the students at your old place are like, I know how stubborn you are

Belinda wondered what to say when she saw that 'Rain-girl' has joined the chat

Rain-girl; I just was able to get away from my parents and saw the messages; Tree are you okay, and was your petition remade when it was over?

Tree-Crafter; I'm fine Rainy and it did, and I think I'll not do it until the weekend, if some of you won't mind joining me?

Sword-Girl; I'll be there, if they come again I'll show them my blade and I'll tell a friend about it, he'll probably be glad to sign.

Rain-girl; I'll be there for you, just call me when if my job doesn't need me and I'll sign it to.

Thunder-Maiden; Same as Rain, I'll be there to help you

Belinda put a hand to her head as it started to throb. "Do I need medicine or something? I need to ask those two if this is part of the Akuma thing." She muttered before typing on her phone.

Tree-Crafter; Thanks, but I got to ask you two: when you were cured, did you two have a headache afterwards?

Sword-Girl; No, I didn't what about you Thunder?

Thunder-Maiden; Same here, but maybe it's because the Akuma have just seemed, stronger lately you know?

Tree-Crafter; you think so too, I thought it was just me!

"Belinda, supper!" A voice called from within the house. Belinda smiled as the scents of dinner called her, time to relax and have a good meal with the family.

Tree-Crafter; Got to go girls, supper text to you all later.

As Belinda signed off and walked out of her room she never noticed a shadow pass her window and a shadowed figure land on the walls of her house and look in her window for a few seconds until the bonsai Belinda had replanted moved. The small tree, the top opened and releave a snake like head with a horn on its nose and it looked at the figure against the window for a few seconds before its camouflage closed up and the figure nodded its head before jumping off the window and flew away on her wings into the darkening sky, looking for a place to hide.

It flew through Paris until it reached an abandoned apartment near the redlight district and looked it over before flying into a room on the top floor in the back through a hole in the building's wall. It looked over the area behind it and saw a forest and overgrown garden, the buildings forming the square had the look of fire damage and having been left to the elements, a few shadows moving here and there, animals or people with nowhere else to go. The figure looked down at the garden and saw a vine that went up the building and into the room. Walking to it the figure put a green glowing hand on it and the vine started to glow as a large flowing fruit grew on it. A crow flew towards the flower and picked at it before the flower lunged at it and ate it, the vine near the figure growing fleshy looking small fruits as the figure walked deeper into the building.