Ben sat on a fire escape of Sophia's building "y'know, this could be seen as stalking" Ben whispered with Sturnn ignorantly responding "you can't stalk your own girlfriend Ben" Ben groaned "Proooowwl, please hurry" Prowwl came out of Sophia's room "package delivered, did you know she sleeps with a nightlight?" Ben responded "no time for that, now let's get out of here before we get caught" Prowwl nodded "yeah, like a creep". The next morning Sophia opened her eyes and sensed something wrong, she flipped up her covers to see a Miraculous Box balanced at the foot of her bed, she crawled to it and opened it to find a note and the Spider Miraculous with Byyte coming out "huh, peculiar" she picked up the note and opened it, it was from Beowulf "Sophia, unfortunately I will be indisposed for the week, I am leaving New York in your hands, prove me right in trusting you with this responsibility, Sincerely Beowulf" Sophia looked at the note for a minute with Byyte attempting to snap her out of it "Soph-" she was interrupted by Sophia screaming with joy and falling back onto her bed "yes yes yes! I can't believe it, I'm a Superhero, for a week maybe but that's a lot of time to prove myself! I can't wait to tell Benji" Sophia reached for her phone but Byyte stopped her "right...secret identity".

Sophia's bedroom door flung open and a tall well-built man was there "what's wrong?!" Sophia sat there "nothing dad...just a spider" her dad was confused "you've never been afraid of spiders before" Sophia responded "well...this one was a big one" her dad shrugged "breakfast's ready, come get it before it gets cold" he closed the door and left Sophia alone, she caught her breath and silently celebrated. Sophia entered the kitchen where there were pancakes waiting for her "ooooh, what's the occasion dad?" Sophia then remembered the date "right...Mom's birthday" her dad silently flipped a pancake before saying "hey, how 'bout afterschool we go to Cubano's?" Sophia lit up "Mom's favorite! That'd be great!" Her Dad continued "and you can bring your friend along, what was his name? Bill?" Sophia sighed "Ben, and he's not just a friend, he's my boyfriend" her Dad scoffed "mhm, well I haven't met him yet so I'll be the judge of him being boyfriend material" Sophia sighed and ate. After she was done Sophia walked out the door but first kissed her two fingers and put it on a picture of her mom by the door.

Sophia made her way to school and met up with Ben at the corner "hey Benji" she bent down a bit and kissed him on the cheek "hey babe" Ben responded and they began to walk. A couple of minutes passed before Sophia asked Ben "hey...you wanna come with me and my dad tonight to Cubano's?" Ben looked at her "that Mexican place? Sure, what's the occasion?" Sophia answered "it's my mom's birthday and we're gonna celebrate there" Ben thought for a second making a "hm" sound purposefully making Sophia anxious "eh, why not?" Sophia punched him in the arm "you did that on purpose" Ben laughed and put his arm around her waist with her leaning into it. Sophia and Ben arrived at school to see Mason and Harvey wrestling with eachother "hey guys" Mason said before putting Harvey in a full nelson then letting go when he tapped out Ben and Mason high fived and he hugged Sophia "where's Arnold?" Ben asked with Mason pointing to the Principal's Office "no way, Arnold?" Sophia said befuddled "yup, turns out optimizing the computers in the lab is supposed to be the district's job" Arnold came out of the office and met up with the others, Mason was first "so? What'd ya get?" Arnold lifted up a piece of paper "detention. quite unfortunate" Mason laughed and patted Arnold on the back "congrats man, you popped your detention cherry" Arnold looked embarassed and Sophia decided to interject "don't worry Arnold, I'm sure detention isn't all bad" Arnold smiled "thank you Sophia".

That night Ben arrived at Sophia's apartment, he had picked out his best outfit a blue button up collared shirt with a black tie and suspenders holding up dress pants with black and white dress shoes, Sophia opened the door, she was in her pajamas, but her makeup was all ready "come inside" Ben was visibly nervous to step in "awww, you nervous Benji?" She walked down and embraced him with Ben holding her "no, no, no, it's not that, I just don't think I should be here, this is a night for you and your dad" Sophia leaned away and looked at him "my dad asked me to invite you, don't worry babe" Ben smiled and kissed her. Ben opened one eye to see her dad standing in the doorway with his arms crossed, Ben nearly choked and they separated "what's up Ben?" Sophia turned around and her face went pale "d-dad?! How long have you been standing there?!" Her dad looked bemiffed "long enough" Ben scratches the back of his head "It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Briggar" Ben stuck out his hand but her dad looked at it then at Sophia "make sure to get ready, let's go inside" they all went inside and Sophia went to her room leaving Ben and her dad alone in the kitchen. Ben sat at the counter and twiddled his thumbs while Mr. Briggar cracked his knuckles staring at him, Ben gestured to a cat clock hanging "t-that's really cute" Mr. Briggar interrupted "how old are you, Ben?" Ben looked at him and answered "I-I'm 15 sir" Mr. Briggar responded "a little young aren't you? A little-" he leaned forward "out of your league" Ben felt the blood in his head heat up "my Little Bambino is a Star okay? Someday she's gonna be on TVs everywhere, her face is gonna be on cereal boxes alright? She is one tough cookie and her special someone should...reflect that strength, now tell me, how does a boy a head shorter than her reflect her strength?" Ben felt a lump in his throat form, he was about to respond when Sophia came out "I'm ready" Ben turned around and was starstruck.

Sophia stepped into the kitchen, she wore a black and white color block dress with cap sleeves, she wore three strap pumps that added to her height. Ben got up and walked over, Sophia put her hands out and Ben took them "you look...so beautiful" Sophia giggled "thank you, and you look just as handsome as always" Sophia and Ben laughed with her Dad clearing his throat "c'mon, let's take some pictures and then we can go" after taking pictures, with Ben only being in one of them they drove to Cubano's. Mr. Briggar let the two out at the front and went to find parking, Sophia and Ben walked in "wow, this place is really authentic, no wonder your mom loved this place" Sophia nodded "she brought my dad here on their first date and he fell in love with this place". Mr. Briggar came in and joined them, the Hostess led them to a table and they began to order "what's Tripitas?" Ben asked, the waitress was about to answer when Mr. Briggar stopped her and said "he'll have the tacos de tripas" he leaned over to Ben "trust me, it's good" Ben was cautious but agreed, Sophia ordered the Chili Relleno and her dad ordered Posole, Ben saw her dad pull something out from a bag, it was the photo of Sophia's mom, he placed it next to him at the table and ordered an Elote for her.

Ben finished his food and patted his stomach "those were amazing, what were they?" Sophia giggled "those were tacos with the lining of a cow stomach" Ben looked at his clean plate "oh..." her dad bursted out in laughter "oh Diamond, you would've laughed your ass off". Sophia looked at the picture "yeah, she would've loved that joke" the moment was spoiled by a loud patron who was causing a scene "What do you mean you guys don't have fajitas?! I want real Mexican food!" Sophia rolled her eyes and said "don't pay attention to that" her dad looked back "great...c'mon kids, let's pay and leave" Sophia and Ben nodded and the disruptive customer finally left but not before saying "don't worry, I'l be back" Sophia's dad paid and they headed toward the door when Ben heard the familiar 'whooshing' sound, Ben then yelled at Mr. Briggar "Get Down!" Ben pushed Mr. Briggar out of the way before the door exploded and Tengu flew in perching on a table "this'll teach you about customer service!" Tengu grabbed a chair with her talons and threw it at an employee barely missing them. Sophia and Ben took her dad and ran out of the building "I'll go find help" Sophia said before running off and her dad called out to her but she was already long gone.

Sophia ducked into an alleyway "hoo, okay Byyte, our first solo act" Byyte nodded in agreement "Byyte, Fangs Out!" Byyte was pulled into her Miraculous and she became Arachna once more. Arachna lept onto the roof of Cubano's, she could hear the commotion from inside and decided to go into the air ducts to get the jump on Tengu. Arachna crawled until she was just above Tengu, she bursted out of the vent swinging and kicking Tengu into a wall "sorry to drop in but someone called about a disturbance" Tengu got up, her makeup failing to hide the fact that her face was now red "grrrr, you heroes are always getting in the way!" Tengu launched blades at Arachna who dodged it by spinning sideways, Arachna barely had time to react before Tengu flew forward and kicked her driving her straight into a wall pinning her with her talons, Arachna struggled to get free while Tengu lifted up her bladed wings, Arachna decided to use her height to her advantage, lifting up her legs she locked Tengu's head between them and pried her talons out of the wall and swinging underneath Tengu until she was near the ceiling, Arachna grabbed onto yhe ceiling and swung her legs forward slamming Tengu into the ceiling and dropping her onto a table.

Arachna let go of the ceiling and dropped down putting her hand on the table and spinning it with Tengu still on, Arachna then kicked Tengu off the table making her hit multiple pieces of furniture. Tengu erupted from the mess absolutely furious, she reeled her wings back and threw them forward causing a small wind tunnel to form in the restaurant, Arachna struggled to hold her ground but was eventually taken off her feet, she was about to be thrown through a wall when her spider legs shot out and caught her, Arachna braced herself and the wind tunnel peetered out. Tengu slumped her arms and Arachna sprung forward throwing both her legs into Tengu's midsection knocking her to the ground, Tengu popped up and slashed at Arachna who dodged the flurry with ease. Arachna raised a set of her legs and thrusted them pinning Tengu's wings, using her lower legs she lifted herself up and dropkicked Tengu straight into a booth, Tengu bursted out, with gritted teeth she growled out "Enough Games!" Tengu wipped up a small tornado lifting furniture and silverware and flinging it toward Arachna.

Meanwhile outside Ben and Mr. Briggar stood and watched, suddenly a woman began to panic "my daughter, Silvia, I think she's still inside" Ben looked at the entrance "I'm going in" Ben said before rushing into the building. Ben entered only to barely dodge a knife that was flung by the tornado, Ben ducked down and called out "Silvia, where are you?" through the tempest Ben coukd hear a little girl crying and followed the voice to underneath a table where he saw a little girl in a pink dress "hey, you must be Silvia" the little girl looked at him and nodded "I'm Ben, it's very nice to meet you, now c'mon, we've gotta get you to your mom" Ben outstretched his hand ans Silvia hesitated "don't worry, I'll keep you safe" Silvia took his hand and he began to make his way out of the building. The tornado had dissipated and Arachna was flung through a pillar "oh man" Ben whispered before looking at Tengu who was walking towards them. Ben grabbed a piece of debris and lifted it to defend himself and Silvia, Tengu laughed and Ben swung missing her. Tengu threw a kick and Ben blocked it with the piece barely defending him as he was thrown to the ground, Ben tried to get up but Tengu grabbed him with her talons and lifted him up and slammed him on a table "brave...but ultimately foolish" Ben looked around for anything and saw a somehow intact dish of salsa. Tengu smiled as she prepared to squeeze the life out Ben, suddenly a small rock hit the back of Tengu's head, she looked back to see Silvia with another rock in hand, Silvia threw the rock but Tengu caught it "now that wasn't smart" Ben suddenly yelled "hey freak!" Tengu looked back at Ben only to meet a face full of salsa "See how that tastes!" Tengu released Ben and rubbed her eyes but that only made the spicy salsa seep into her eyes more. Ben got up and rubbed his chest "Hey!" He called out with Tengu turning in his direction, Ben reeled back and punched her with all his strength. Tengu looked at Ben now with mostly clear vision, her face twisted with anger as she was ready to rip Ben to pieces "not my smartest decision".

Arachna sprung forward and kicked Tengu straight through a wall and into an alleyway "both of you, get out of here!" Ben nodded and grabbed Silvia running out of the building. Arachna pursued Tengu into the alley "okay little birdie, where are you?" Arachna heard Tengu's voice "I'm in my element now" Arachna was suddenly hit from behind by Tengu knocking her to the ground. Arachna attempted to get up but Tengu landed on her pinning her to the pavement, Tengu lifted her up and backflipped flinging her into a wall, Arachna caught herself with her spider legs and launched at Tengu swiping at her but was dodged. Tengu flew back then forward kicking Arachna into the side of a dumpster, Arachna got to her feet by lifting herself with her legs secretly grabbing onto the dumpster, Tengu lowered herself and laughed "looks like open air is no good for a spider" Arachna quipped back "well then, time to clip your wings" Arachna slammed the dumpster into Tengu. Arachna breathed heavily as she walked around the dumpster and stopped when she saw Tengu's hand poking out of the bottom of the dumpster "eww, is she dead?" Arachna asked herself.

Tengu's hand suddenly clenched into a fist and she blew off the dumpster in a fit of anger "That Tears It!" She shouted before rushing and knocking Arachna off her feet, Tengu flew underneath Arachna and kicked her high into the air, Arachna flailed around not having anything to anchor herself. Tengu rocketed upward and tackled into Arachna's back, Tengu then flew above Arachna and threw her heel into her gut sending her plummeting toward the ground. Arachna began to panic as the ground became closer, Arachna stretched out her spider legs but they couldn't reach "c'mon, gotta grab something" Arachna whispered to herself. Arachna got an idea "wait...if weapons have alternate forms at the push of a button" Arachna pushed the spider in the middle of her chest and the legs shot out and attached onto the roofs of buildings and caught her fall "HOOOO that is cool!" Arachna shouted, she noticed energy tethers attached to the legs "wow" she took her hand off the symbol and the legs retracted causing her to fall to the ground "ow, gotta keep a hand on the symbol, noted".

Tengu landed and stomped in frustration "What?!" She shouted before flying towards Arachna, Arachna smirked and pressed the symbol causing her spider legs to shoot out and stand. Arachna figured she could control them with her mind, she sent them toward Tengu who stopped to defend herself, she put up her hands to block but Arachna maneuvered one behind her and cracked her in the back with it causing her to lurch forward, Arachna spin kicked Tengu in the jaw knocking her to the floor. Arachna scooped Tengu up with one of her legs and tossed her up, while she was airborne Arachna smacked her to one of her other legs, that leg hit her back to Arachna who spin kicked her sending her twirling and back down to the ground "Snare" Arachna whispered before jumping to the other side of Tengu who was regaining her senses, Arachna kept jumping over Tengu in different directions, Tengu whirled around wondering what she was doing. Arachna stopped jumping and looked Tengu in the eye, Tengu clenched her teeth and prepared to attack, Arachna touched her symbol and her legs shot out again. Tengu realised her situation and took off straight up only to get caught in a giant web Arachna had made above her, Arachna took her hand off her chest and leaned against a lightpole "wow, it was that easy to catch you, didn't even have to do all that fighting and trash my favorite restaurant". Tengu tried to fight the webbing but just got even more stuck "no use fighting, you'll be stuck there for a good five minutes, enough time for me to get you to the police station" suddenly a voice called out "I don't think so, that's my employee you're harassing" Arachna looked up to see Cat Noir standing on a rooftop "uh-oh" Arachna whispered. Cat Noir jumped down to the street, he had his staff on his shoulder and sauntered toward Arachna "if you let her go I won't think twice about it" Arachna scoffed "no way, she trashed this place and she's gonna pay" Cat Noir sighed "fine. Have it your way" Cat Noir rushed and Arachna followed suit, Arachna touched her symbol causing the spider legs to shoot out, she launched them all at once only for them to be deflected by Cat Noir who in one fluid step shoulder checked Arachna causing her to slide across the ground.

Arachna recovered and jumped at Cat Noir spinning her legs, Cat Noir blocked the flurry of blows "Cataclysm" Cat Noir lunged his hand forward but Arachna blocked it with one of the spider legs, the leg began to deteriorate and quickly turned to dust "Woah! You were coulda killed me with that!" Arachna shouted, Cat Noir shrugged "would of ended this quicker" Arachna smacked Cat Noir to the side with one of her legs sending him flying. Cat Noir stabbed his staff into the ground and caught himself, Arachna was about to jump in when her hair tie began to beep "huh, you still have that time limit on your Miraculous" Cat Noir lifted his right hand "not like me, Cataclysm!" Cat Noir jumped up and touched Arachna's webbing causing it to desintegrate freeing Tengu. Tengu immedately grabbed Cat Noir's shoulders and flew off with him leaving Arachna empty-handed, Arachna went into an alley and sighed before punching a wall and cracking it "my first time as a solo hero and I blow it, Byyte, Fangs In" Arachna destransformed and hung her head low "let's get back to dad and Ben".

Sophia came out from the alley and met with her dad and Ben who rushed over to her, she saw that Ben was scuffed up and holding his abdomen "What happened to you?!" Ben laughed but that caused him more pain, her dad interjected "he went in to save a little girl, almost got killed in the process" Sophia punched him in the arm "seriously?!" Ben scratched his head "someone needed to do something" Sophia sighed and hugged Ben "don't do anything that stupid again, you're lucky Arachna was there" Ben looked at her "how did you know she was here?" Sophia got wide eyed and looked around "I...saw the news on my phone" Ben smiled and said "I'm glad you're

okay".

Mr. Briggar stopped infront of their apartment "Sophia, why don't you go inside and get the cake ready? I need to talk to Ben" Sophia protested "leave him alone dad!" Mr. Briggar reassured her "I just wanna talk, now go" Sophia looked at Ben and he gave her a nod, Sophia exited the car and went inside, Mr. Briggar turned around to look at Ben "I misjudged you Ben, from what you looked like I thought you were a spineless wimp who would run at the first sign of trouble, but you really are made of tough stuff" Ben smiled "thanks Mr. Briggar, that means a lot" Mr. Briggar sighed "Sophia is lucky to have people like you in her life" Ben responded "and she's lucky to have sucha caring dad" Mr. Briggar smiled "welp, let's go inside, you're gonna love the cake I picked out". Ben and Mr. Briggar went inside to see the cake had been set up and Sophia standing there, her dad put his hand on her shoulder "I bet your mom has the biggest smile on her face right now" Sophia laughed "I bet she does".