Hey everyone, before we get started, I like to answer a few a questions to a couple reviewers.
fan-like-irving: I get what you're saying, it's just that, I feel more comfortable writing in this format. Don't worry, I think I might have an exception.
martyrex: Already have an idea in mind.
You see, I plan to do input my own Akuma villains for Dragnarok and the Miraculous team to fight. For fan-like-irving, in these chapters, everyone who is involved will have their POV shown. In the canon Akuma episodes, I'll mostly focus on Drake's/Dragnarok's POV since everyone who watches the show knows how it goes for the canon characters. (And for those who don't watch the show, it's a way to encourage them to at least give the show a try.) And for martyrex, since the POV of other characters will be seen, their opinions of Dragnarok will be shown from time to time.
Anyway, thank you for sharing your thoughts. Now, let's battle the next Akuma, Pharaoh!
Entry #10
Recently, I've been bothered by these questions that keep crawling into my head. They all ask about one subject; Malefor. What are the exact reasons for turning evil? What did he hope to achieve? All of these questions won't stop popping in my head! I'm tempted to ask Spyro, Cynder, or Ignitus, but I have a feeling that either don't know, give me dodgy answers, or just flat out won't tell me. Maybe it's for the best that none of us know...
Opening Intro(Could Have Been Me by The Struts)(I don't own the song)
"Don't blink now, 'cause we are live from Paris. Yo peeps, Alya here, bringing you the one and only Ladyblog." Alya said as she was recording for her blog. She then hears a helicopter. "Huh? What is that?" The blogger looked up to see Ladybug hitching a ride with her yo-yo tied to the passing helicopter. Once she flies by, the spotted hero drops something. "Ladybug in action. Hang on 'cause we're going for a ride." Alya said before running over to the item Ladybug dropped and picks it up, revealing to be a book.
"Freak out! What you got here is no ordinary book, it's a tenth grade history book. And I should know, 'cause I've got this very same book. Could our very own Ladybug be a high school student, in real life? Whoa!" Alya said excitedly.
Watching the event was Drake, who was in his bedroom on his computer. On his shoulders were Spyro and Cynder.
"Unbelievable... Could Ladybug be one of my classmates?" Drake asked, shock by the possibility.
"Well, she does look like she's around your age." Cynder said.
"That doesn't matter." Spyro said. "Alya could use the book to figure out who Ladybug is, and that's a can of worms we don't want opened."
"You're right, but how do we get close enough to get the book?" Asked Drake. Suddenly, his phone went off. Turning it on, Drake saw that it was a text message from Alya, telling him that Marinette might of found something about Ladybug at the Egyptian exhibit at the Louvre museum and was wondering if he liked to come along.
"Ask and you shall receive." Spyro said.
"Can you believe it? All I gotta do is find to do who this history book belongs to and BAM, I figure out Ladybug's true identity! I'm so on this one!" Alya said as she, Drake, and Marinette entered Louvre.
"You really think you could figure out who Ladybug is from a textbook that every high school student owns?" Marinette asked.
"Anyone could have a history book." Drake said.
"Yep. 'Cause our school is the only school that uses that book! HA! So, all I gotta do is find out which girl in tenth grade lost her history book last week. There are forty-three girls, not counting myself-" Alya said.
"Forty-two! Not count you... or me." Marinette spoke up suddenly.
"Hmm, yesterday somebody didn't have their textbook in class." Said Alya, as she elbows Marinette.
"Uh- I left it at home. You know how I always forget my stuff." Marinette said rather nervously. This causes Drake to raise an eyebrow at the bluenette. Alya, meanwhile, hums before chuckling.
"Just messing with you, Marinette. Of course I'll only drop you from my investigation when you bring your history book back to class." She teased. That's when a guy carrying a pile of papers pushes past the three before tripping, sending papers flying, as well as dropping a medallion of some sort. The guy immediately picked up the medallion.
"It's not broken!" He said happily.
"Uh, I'm okay too, thanks for asking." Alya said in a annoyed tone. This causes the guy to look at them.
"I'm sorry. Hey, you're in the same grade as Alix, right? I'm her older brother, Jalil Kubdel. So you're into Tutankhamun too?" The man greeted. He then sees something. "Dad!" He shouted as he ran off.
"Weird. So again girl, why are we here? This exhibit's got something to do with Ladybug? For reals?" Alya asks as Jalil exits the room.
"Like some writing or pictures or something?" Drake added.
"Well, uh..." Marinette shuttered, before pointing to a Egyptian papyrus. "Yeah, it's over there."
She then takes them there.
The three looked at the exhibit for a while. Marinette trying to see any significance, Alya looking in boredom, and Drake was in-between.
"Come on, tell me what it is already!" Alya said impatiently.
"I'm not seeing anything." Drake added.
"No, no, cause... it wouldn't be a surprise then..." Marinette said before muttering under her breath. "For you or me."
That's when Jalil and an old man, most likely Jalil's father, walked in.
"I'm telling you, father, it's right there in the hieroglyphics." Jalil said before pushing Marinette aside. "Excuse me. There, as you know, the one with the scepter is Tutankhamun, the first. And there, opposite is Nefertiti, his princess. There are exactly one hundred mummies beside them. She died several years before him, and the sun god Ra took her as his goddess."
"Yes, I know all that. I'm the director of this exhibition, remember?" Mr Kubdel said.
"Then you also know that Tutankhamun wanted to bring his princess back to life, by offering the sun god a new wife. This seemed to illustrate the ritual he devised. Nobody has ever fully deciphered the hieroglyphics, but I have! It's a magic chant that needs to be recited in order to complete the ritual! I'm sure of it!" Jaili continued.
"He kinda reminds me of someone else with crazy ideas... you!" Marinette said to Alya with Drake nodding in agreement.
"You might think my theories about Ladybug are crazy, but you watch, girl, I'll prove you wrong." Alya said.
"Jalil, these types of frescoes are almost always the illustration for a legend. They called it a legend for a reason..." Mr Kubdel said, regaining the three's attention.
"That's what everyone thinks. But I know it's real. I can prove it!" Jalil shouted.
"Really? Exactly how are you going to prove it?" Asked Mr Kubdel.
"I just need to get my hands on Tutankhamun's scepter and recite the spell!" Jalil said. His father gave him an angry look.
"Are you serious? Don't even think of touching that scepter. I'd lose my job on the spot. It's a priceless historical object! Not a toy!" Mr Kubdul denied. Jalil gives him a upset look.
"Come on, dad! We have to try out the spell! What if Tutankhamun had found out how to bring people back to life?" Jalil said. That's when his father had enough.
"Listen, Jalil! That's enough! Get your head out of those papyrus scrolls and focus on the real world! This one!" Mr Kubdul said before leaving. Jalil drops his papers with a sad look.
"Uhhh... ahhh..." Was all Marinette could mutter as Alya and Drake yawned, as the former takes the history book out of her bag.
"Gah! Put that down! I'm gonna show you the secret I found out about Ladybug!" Marinette suddenly shouted, in a almost panicked tone. This once again causes Drake to raise an eyebrow at her.
"Bout time. This better be blog-worthy." Alya said.
Only after a while...
"Uhhh.. ahhh..." Marinette muttered once again.
"This thing's making my eyes hurt." Alya said. She then started to take to book out, only for Marinette to stop her.
"Look closely! It is in there." The bluenette said. Drake rolled his eyes before noticing this strange guy who is dressed as a pharaoh appear. He wasn't the only one to noticed...
"Hey, you!" An museum employee said after blowing a whistle.
"Thoth, give me time!" The strange man shout, his gold face changing from a human face to a baboon face. He then creates giant golden bubbles, trap the employee and the civilians that were nearby. Drake grabbed Marinette and Alya to avoid a bubble heading towards them. Alya then whipped out her phone.
"Alya, hide!" Marinette whispered. Drake then quietly sneaked away until he entered a supply closet. Unzipping his fanny pack, Spyro and Cynder flew out.
"Looks like we have another Akuma on our hands." Drake said.
"This might be an opportunity. While Alya is busy recording the Akuma, we'll swipe the book from her bag." Spyro said with Cynder nodding in agreement.
"Alright, Transform Me!"
"OMG. Coming to you live, Ladyblog viewers, I'm at the scene even before Ladybug or Cat Noir! This is insane!" Alya whispered excitedly as Pharaoh steals the scepter and the papyrus. That's when Ladybug appears.
"You know that's considered stealing." She said as Pharaoh turned to face her.
"Actually, I'm taking back what rightfully belongs to me." The villain said.
"Maybe if you were the real Pharaoh, which you're not!" Ladybug said.
"Look at Ladybug go! If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up!" Alya said to her phone excitedly. She then spotted Ladybug shooing at her, only to misinterpret it. "Ladybug waved at me! No way!"
Ladybug then attacks, using her yo-yo. Only for Pharaoh to grab it and swings Ladybug around before sending her crashing into a wall. Once she was out of the way, the villain approached some security bars blocking his way.
"Sekhmet, give me your strength!" Pharaoh scouted, as his head changes into that of a lioness. He then grabs the bars and bends them, making a gab for him to go through. That's when Cat Noir showed up.
"How nice of you to hold the door open for me!" He mocked before he charged at Pharaoh, only for the Egyptian themed villain to grab and throw him into a coffin.
"Enjoy your coffin!" Pharaoh said before laughing. Ladybug tried to get her partner out while Alya recorded the event.
"This is hecka crazy! Keep your eyes peeled!" Alya said, before noticing Pharaoh standing over her. "Hiya!" The villain puts a hand on her face.
"Your face. Fate has placed you on my path. Come with me!" Pharaoh said before slinging Alya on his shoulder.
"Hey! Hands off the threads. I can walk myself!" The blogger said, only to be ignored.
"You know, that's considered kidnapping." A voice said. Pharaoh, Alya, Ladybug, and Cat Noir (Who just got out of the coffin) looked around for the voice's owner. That's when Dragnarok dropped down from the ceiling, right between Pharaoh and the bars.
"As the lady said, she could walk herself." Dragnarok said. Pharaoh then reacted in a way no one was expecting.
"NO! It can't be! Has the demon been reincarnated?! The villain shouted, earning confused looks from the three heroes and the captive civilian.
"Ah... What are you talking about?" Dragnarok asked.
"Don't act coy, Demon! I know what you're planning. You wish to finish what you started!" Pharaoh shouted before using his free hand to grab Dragnarok by the neck and throw him over his shoulder. Going through the gap he made, Pharaoh put Alya down and turned around to bend the bars back into place, blocking the three from him.
"Once I get Nefertiti back, I'll deal with you personally." The villain said to Dragnarok before picking Alya back up and walking off.
"And don't forget! All the latest behind-the-scenes are on my blog!" Alya said in a slightly nervous tone as the villain and his captive left.
"That Alya is one brave chick." Cat Noir said.
"If by brave, you mean bossy, feisty, and bold? Yup, that's her! Come on, get us out of here, Cat Noir!" Ladybug said. The feline hero raised his hand into the air.
"Cataclysm!" Cat Noir shouted, activating his power before using it on the bars, breaking them. "How are we gonna find them?" He then asked.
"Alya's got a livestream on her blog!" Ladybug said, using her yo-yo to see the video.
"Hi, everyone! Alya here, liveblogging from the shoulder of the terrifying villain! Huge scoop to come, stay tuned!" The captive blogger said in the video. That's when Cat Noir's ring started to beep.
"Uhh, you go ahead. I'll join you as soon as my Miraculous is charged up again." He said. Ladybug nodded.
"Hurry up. It's gonna take both of us to defeat him." She said, before the two took off in different directions, leaving behind a dazed Dragnarok. After a while, the draconic hero snapped out of it.
"Ow... What's his problem?" Dragnarok asked.
-I'm not sure, but it seems like he recognized you in some way.- Said Spyro.
~Or at least recognizes something about your draconic look.~ Said Cynder.
"Whatever the reason, this guy is a nutcase." Dragnarok said as he headed towards the exit.
Outside the Louvre...
"Whoa, back up! Who's that goddess chick with the black spots! There, on your papyrus!" Alya said, spotting something on the papyrus that was being used for the ritual.
"Ladybug, my sworn enemy! My nemesis may have kept me from carrying out my ritual 5000 years ago, but she will not stop Nefertiti from coming back to me this time!" Pharaoh answered, getting a shocked look for Alya.
"Did you say... Ladybug 5000 years ago?!" She said. That's when Dragnarok appeared.
"It's no wonder why she acts like a cranky old lady sometimes." The draconic hero joked. Pharaoh and the mummies he summoned turned to him with a hostile gaze.
"You won't stop me from completing the ritual either, Demon." The villain said. Dragnarok looked confused on the last word.
"Okay, what's with the demon name?" He asked.
"As I said earlier, don't act coy. You're the reincarnation of the purple beast that brought down the Plagues of Egypt!" Pharaoh shouted, he then unfolded a secret part of the papyrus, showing a picture depicting a giant purple dragon, which Dragnarok recognized by a physical description, while Spyro and Cynder recognized the picture instantly.
~-"Malefor?!-~ The draconic hero and his dragon companions said at the same time.
"Don't you ever say that name!" Pharaoh growled.
"How..." Dragnarok asked in a quiet tone, as he fell down on to his knees in shock.
"As Ladybug and I fought 5000 years ago, a cloud of darkness suddenly appeared, and emerging from it, a purple demon. The demon wanted to destroy humanity and take over the land. The demon was powerful, so powerful in fact, that the combine forces of Ladybug and the Gods were no much for beast's might. The Gods, desperate, used my ritual spell to send the demon back to where it came from. Before being cast away, the demon used it's power to curse the Gods and their worshipers. The curse being the Ten Plagues of Egypt." Pharaoh explained.
Dragnarok, Alya, Ladybug and Cat Noir (Who heard everything by watching the livestream on Ladybug's yo-yo), as well as everyone else who was watching the livestream was shocked. Dragnarok looked down into the palm of his hands before clenching them.
"While we're maybe similar in terms of abilities, I am nothing like Malefor!" Dragnarok said as he stood up.
"We shall see... Thoth, give me time!" Pharaoh shouted, once again turning his head like a baboon's before shooting a golden time bubble at the draconic hero. Dragnarok, unprepared for this action, was hit and trapped in slow motion. Pharaoh then turned around, ready to start the ritual.
"Oh, sacred Ra, god of the sun, I Pharaoh, offer to thee a pure soul! The sacrifice for the return of Nefertiti!" He chanted. The Louvre pyramid then lights up before shooting a beam into the sky, summoning darkness. "I bow to you, and present this gift with my mummies! In company, we pray to you the safe return of princess Nefertiti! Awaken, Nefertiti! Awaken! Awaken, Nefertiti! Awaken!"
"Awaken, Nefertiti... Awaken..." The Mummies chanted as they carried Alya towards the pyramid.
"Ladybug!" Alya cried as she carried.
"Alya!" Dragnarok shouted, although in slow motion thanks to the bubble.
"Once I have Nefertiti back, I'll sacrifice you. I'll hand you to the Gods for divine punishment for the suffering you caused 5000 years ago." Pharaoh said before laughing. All Dragnarok could do is glare.
"Awaken, Nefertiti, Awaken... Awaken, Nefertiti, Awaken..." The Mummies continued to chant before Cat Noir appeared.
"Hey there, you bunch of bandages! What do you say we wrap this up!" The feline hero taunted.
"Cat Noir!" Alya cried happily.
"Seize him!" Pharaoh commanded, causing the mummies the run at the feline hero, only for him to jump on a lamppost.
"Is that really as fast as you can go?" Cat Noir taunted as he jumped from lamppost to lamppost. Pharaoh then realized something.
"Wait, this looks... like a trap!" He said as Ladybug swings down and grabs Alya.
"Gotcha!" The spotted hero said before landing on a roof.
"Horus, give me your wings!" Pharaoh shout as his mask changed into a falcon. Golden wings also sprouted from his back. As the villain took to the air, a Odonata flew in and landed on Pharaoh's pendant.
"Pharaoh, I am Damselfly. I bestow upon you the power to create and control sand." Damselfly said.
"Thank you, Damselfly." Pharaoh said as a small sandstorm surrounded the villain.
"Peeps, you just witnessed another insane feat from Ladybug! Thanks for saving my butt!" Alya said while recording.
"Oh, uh, you're welcome. But it's not over yet. Not until-" Ladybug said.
"Not until Ladybug destroys the pendant containing the akuma, as I saw an odonata fly into it, and turns everything back to normal! I pay attention." Alya finishes.
"The pendant! Good eye!" Ladybug complemented. Alya suddenly yelp Pharaoh blasted Ladybug with a gust of sand sending her off the roof. The spotted hero managed to land safely by using her yo-yo.
"Way to go, Ladybug!" Alya shouted, only for Pharaoh to land behind her and throw her phone away. Luckily, Ladybug catches it.
"You're not going to win this time, Ladybug!" Pharaoh said as he grabs Alya.
"Help me, Ladybug!" The blogger cried.
"Crush that insect!" The villain shouted, causing the mummies to surround the spotted hero as Pharaoh throws Alya into the beam, which then carries her into the darkness.
Meanwhile, Dragnarok was watching this in his time bubble prison, although thanks to said bubble, everything looked like it was fast forward.
'There's got to be a way out of here!' He mentally cried as he tried to think of a plan.
After a lengthy battle, Ladybug and Cat Noir managed to remove the pendant from Pharaoh, only for things to go pear shaped.
"It's over." Pharaoh said, reclaiming his pendant as his mummies surround the miraculous duo.
"Ladybug, save me!" Alya said as the beam carries her closer to the circle of darkness.
"Oh, Ra, god of the sun, accept this humble offering and return the princess to ME!" Pharaoh chanted. This was enough for Dragnarok, as he used Dragon Time to destroy his bubble prison. Freed, flew at the villain before grabbing him.
"Let go! I will not let you ruin this, you wretched demon!" Pharaoh shouted as surrounded Dragnarok and himself in a sandstorm.
"First, let me show you how much of a demon I can be." Dragnarok said, grabbing the pendant before activating his Poison Fury. The blast send Pharaoh flying, causing the mummies leave in order to save their master. Dragnarok, with visible green gas coming off him, looks at Ladybug.
"Catch... Akuma..." He growl as throw the pendant at her. Catching it, she punches it, letting the Akuma out.
"No more evil doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug as she uses her yo-yo to capture the akuma. "Gotcha!" She then lets the purified butterfly out. "Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug then throws her yo-yo into the air, summoning a swarm of ladybugs to return everything back to normal. Pharaoh then turns back into Jalil.
"What happened?" The former villain said before coughing violently. Noticing this, Dragnarok walked over to Jalil.
"Sorry about that. It seems some of the poisonous effects from my Fury blast started to show. Here, let me take some of that away." He said as the draconic absorb the poison from Jalil's body.
"There you go. You best get home and get some rest." Dragnarok said once he was done, he then took off.
"You might have gotten away this time, but I assure you, Ladybug, some day, wherever you are, I will have your Miraculous, and you'll be nothing! Nothing at all!" Hawk Moth shouted from his lair. "And as you, Dragnarok, I will find a way to akumatize you, and have you get the Miraculouses for me!"
"So Dragnarok has the powers of this Malefor..." Damselfly muttered to her as the window closes.
At home, Drake, Spyro, and Cynder were discussing about what they learned about Malefor appearing in the human world.
"Malefor has been in this world... That should be impossible." Said Spyro.
"Well, we don't know the full extent of his powers. I mean, he was the one who sent us here, so maybe he sort of planned that." Theorized Cynder.
"And he could've came back here if he had managed to successfully conquer the Dragon Realms." Drake said, before shaking his head. "Besides, we don't have to worry about him, as he is where he belongs, burning in the depths of hell."
"I don't know... Like Cynder said, we don't know the full extent of his powers." Spyro said in a unsure tone. Drake sighed.
"You're probably right... But if he ever does come back, I'll fight till my last breath." He said.
Spyro and Cynder just smiled at him.
And that's that! As you can see, I sort of tied the Spyro universe to the Miraculous universe. Stay toned.