Hello everyone! This chapter is the second chapter to feature an original akuma, this one is named Tech-Head.
Before I begin, I what to address something to Kamen Rider Aegis: I get that "Transform Me" is a bit bland, but I don't think there is a way for Drake (Or any of the other Miraculous wielders) to change the transformation code. Plus, from what I gather, in the other languages of the show, when Marinette and Adrien or any of the ther heroes wanted to change into their superhero personas, they yell "Transform Me!" like Drake does. I could, however, work something out.
Anyway, please enjoy.
Entry #15
Well, now I've gone and done it. During the fight with the Evillustrator, when I shorted out all of the lights, Chloe complained to her father, who saw that as an attack on her and has placed a bounty on my head. With the entire police force and almost everyone in Paris gunning for me, it's going to be hard fighting akumas. Best continue with caution for a while. Anyway, I've been thinking of a catchphrase...
Opening Intro(Could Have Been Me by The Struts)(I don't own the song)
At Francoise Dupout High School, everyone was in the courtyard for free period. Drake was reading a book when he noticed Max and Kim pulling a wagon of metal and equipment. Curious, Drake walks over to them.
"Hey, guys. What's with the equipment?" Drake asked as some of the near by students, such as Marinette, Adrien, Alya, Nino, and Chloe, walked up, wanting to know whats up.
"Max and I are going to build a device that'll capture Dragnarok." Kim said. Drake and everyone else looked stunned at that.
"Well, I'm going to do the actual building." Max said as he started build the machine.
"What brought this up?" Drake asked in a slightly nervous tone.
"The bounty the Mayor put on Dragnarok. We're going to get it." Kim said with an excited tone. Everyone looked at him in a disbelief.
"Are you sure you two can pull that off? Why don't you leave Dragnarok to Ladybug and Cat Noir?" Alya asked.
"No offence to them, but I don't think they could do it. I mean, he defeated Ladybug 5000 years ago, right?" Kim stated, getting Drake to mentally growl in anger. First, people compared him to Malefor, now people think he is Malefor?! Unacceptable! While he was busy suppressing the urge to strangle Kim, Marinette spoke up.
"I think Ladybug and Cat Noir can handle him." She said, getting nods of agreement from some of the other students.
"Then why didn't they bagged him by now?" Kim asked, getting everyone to mull over that.
"Well, they'll get him this time." Chloe said, getting everyone's attention. "Daddy has hired someone to build a machine to help them capture Dragnarok. I think his name was... Thomas Geers, I think?"
Suddenly, Max shot up to her.
"Thomas Geers?! You mean the Thomas Geers?!" He asked excitedly. Everyone looks at him in confusion.
"Who's Thomas Geers?" Kim asked.
"He is one one of the world's most brilliant inventors in the world!" Max said before going on a rant about how great the guy was. While that was going on, Drake snuck away from everyone with a nervous look on his face.
At Hotel de Ville, on a stage that was built in front of the building, the Mayor was talking to Thomas Geers, who was standing in front of a sheet covering something.
"Thank you for coming, Thomas. You're doing Paris a service in getting rid of that menace, Dragnarok." Andre said.
"The pleasure is all mine, Mr Mayor." Thomas said.
Thomas Geers was a tall man with slightly pale skin and brown hair. He was wearing a white shirt with E=MC^2 on it, brown jeans, and black boots.
"Now, are your 100 percent sure this machine of yours will capture him?" The Mayor asked.
"Rest assured, this beauty will bring that scaly fiend down." The inventor said with complete confidants as he gives the covered machine a pat.
After school let out, Drake head home with a slightly worried look.
"Is there something the matter, Drake?" Spyro asked as he and Cynder peeked out of Drake's fanny pack.
"Oh, I'm perfectly fine, despite the fact everyone is after my head now." Drake said with complete sarcasm.
"Now's not the time to snippy." Cynder said. "We need to find a way to remove the bounty that's on your head."
"And how are we going to do that?" Drake asked.
"I'm sure a way will appear soon enough." Spyro said.
Later that afternoon, almost everyone in Paris gathered to the stage at the Hotel de Ville. Walking up to a microphone, the Mayor tapped it a few times before clearing his throat.
"Greetings, citizens of Paris!" He said. "As you are all aware, a menace worse than Hawk Moth lurks within our fair city, Dragnarok!"
The crowd booed at the draconic hero's name.
Witnessing the event on the computer, Drake, Spyro, and Cynder just watched in shock.
"Worse than Hawk Moth?" Drake said before putting his hands in his face and groans. The old nightmare resurfacing in his mind.
"Don't listen to them, Drake! You're nothing like Hawk Moth, nor Malefor!" Cynder said. Uncovering his face, Drake sighs before continuing to watch the event.
"Time and time again, Dragnarok has caused nothing but trouble. Even Ladybug and Cat Noir couldn't contain him." The Mayor continued. "Luckily, I hired someone to help them with that. Let me introduce... Thomas Geers!"
Walking up to the microphone, Thomas waves to the cheering crowd.
"Hello, everyone, I'm Thomas Geers. Today, I'll introduce you to the thing that'll capture Dragnarok and stop his terror." The inventor said, as he grabs the sheet. "Let me introduce... DH-Mk:Delta!" He then removed the sheet, revealing his creation.
DH-Mk:Delta had a bizarre design. It's bottom half has six mechanical crab-like legs and a tail with claw at the tip. The top half has a torso with a pair of powerful arms, each with a weapon, along with a pair of missile launchers on it's shoulders. The left arm looked like some kind of rocket launcher, while it's right arm looked like some sort of sci-fi laser gun. The head of this machine looks like a Chinese dragon. In the center of it's chest, was the symbol for Delta.
The crowd stare in shock and awe while Thomas continued.
"DH-Mk:Delta is the ultimate hunter. It's crab-like legs allow to to move across any surface. The launcher on it's left arm fires a net the is made of a strong yet flexible material, making escape near impossible. On it's right arm is a advance laser that can cut through any debris that blocks it's path. The launchers on Delta's shoulders fire missiles that'll freeze anything they hit. Finally, Delta's metal coating is both fire-proof and acid-proof." Thomas said as he lists DH-Mk:Delta's features. He then turns towards the crowd. "Any questions?"
A ton of hands shot up. Thomas looked through he crowd before picking someone.
"You there! The young lady with the blue hair and pigtails." He said, picking Marinette from the crowd.
"If this is Delta... Is there a Alpha, Beta, and Gamma?" The bluenette asked.
"Indeed there is. DH-Mk:Alpha, Beta, and Gamma are prototypes of Delta." Thomas replied. "Sadly, all three of them each suffer from their own personal design flaw, meaning they won't be effective against Dragnarok. Now then, anyone else? How about you, young lady?"
The inventor then pointed to Alya, who had her phone out, recording everything for the Ladyblog.
"Do you really think Delta can defeat and capture Dragnarok?" The blogger asked.
"Don't worry. Rest assure, Delta will succeed." Thomas said confidently.
Hearing that from his computer, Drake couldn't help but smirk.
"I actually want to test that theory myself... I accept your challenge, Thomas. " He said. His draconic companions gave him a worrying look.
"I don't think that's a good idea, Drake." Spyro said.
"That thing doesn't look friendly, that's for sure." Cynder said.
"Look, just because that the inventor said that it's flawless, doesn't mean it actually is. It could probably go haywire and harm innocents." Drake said. "Look, the real reason that I want to fight it is to destroy it before it could hurt any bystanders. I mean... That thing doesn't look like it can prevent collateral damage."
The two dragons mulled over that, seeing his point.
"Well... I guess it wouldn't hurt to see if this thing is safe to use around people." Spyro said with Cynder nodding in agreement.
"Great! Now get to try out my new catchphrase." Drake said with excitement, causing the two dragons to playfully roll their eyes.
"Now, does anyone else have any questions?" Thomas asked. Before he could pick any of the raised hands, a voice spoke up.
"Does this thing even work?"
Following the voice, Thomas spotted Dragnarok standing on top Delta. The crowd began to panic at the sight of him.
"So... You must be Dragnarok." Thomas said as he pulls a remote of some kind out of his pocket.
"I am he." The draconic hero said as he jumps off Delta. "Before we start, may I ask what the DH stands for?"
"Dragon Hunter" Thomas replied before pressing a button on the remote. Delta's eyes then started to glow red.
"Delta, Online." It said in a robotic voice. Looking around, the machine then spotted Dragnarok. "Dragnarok detected. Engage."
"Okay, that's awesome." Dragnarok said. Delta fired a net from it's launcher arm, only for the draconic hero to dodge, having the net entangling the Mayor instead.
"What the devil?!"
Delta then started firing some of it's freeze missiles, all of which missed and hit nearby buildings. The crowd then flees in a panic.
-Now I see what you mean.- Spyro said.
Dragnarok then fire a stream of lightning, which fires some of DH-Mk:Delta circuits.
"ERROR! ERROR!" The machine droned as sparks erupted from it's head. It then started firing it's weapons in random directions.
"What did you do?!" Thomas said as he rapidly started pressing buttons on the remote.
"Must've fried it's electronic brain." Dragnarok said casually before throwing a few electric orbs, which explored, reducing Delta to scrap metal.
"NO! DELTA!" Thomas screamed as he ran to the ruins of his machine as Dragnarok flies off. As Thomas weeps over Delta's wreckage, the Mayor manages to get out of the "inescapable" net and storms over to the inventor.
"Thomas! What were you thinking?!" He shouted in anger.
"I did what you asked. Build a machine that'll catch and prevent him from causing a damage." The inventor said as he faces the Mayor.
"Prevent him from causing any damage?! Your metallic monstrosity did more damage than Dragnarok did!" Andre shouted. "That's it! You're fired!"
"Look, if you give me a second chance..." Thomas started, only to be interrupted by Andre.
"No! No more chances! I will not have you cause anymore damage." The Mayor said before walking off. Thomas sighs in sadness as he leans against Delta's remains.
A window opens, letting a little light into a dark room. The light reveals Hawk Moth standing in the center of a mass of white butterflies. Standing off to the side was Damselfly.
"A brilliant mind, let go and broken, due to one failure. Let me repair him." The villain said as he held out his hand, letting a butterfly land on it. Hawk Moth then puts his other hand over the bug, corrupting it and turning it into an Akuma. It then flies out of his hand.
"Fly away, my little Akuma, and evilize him." Hawk Moth said while twirling his cane, as he watched the Akuma fly out the window and into Paris to find it's victim.
As Thomas continued to sulk, the Akuma flies in and lands on his wristwatch wrapped around his left wrist and gets absorbed into it.
"Hello, Tech-Head, I am Hawk Moth." The mastermind greeted as a purple butterfly light mask appeared on Thomas' face. "You are a simple man who wanted to help, only to get cast aside because of one small miscalculation. I can help you get revenge, in exchange for Ladybug's and Cat Noir's Miraculouses. I also want one other thing. I want you to bring Dragnarok to me. I have some use for him. Do we have a deal?"
"Of course, Hawk Moth." Thomas said as darkness came out of where the Akuma landed and covers the inventor. Once it lifts, the new villain appears.
The villain was cybernetic in nature. He had robotic legs instead of organic ones. Covering the top part of his head was a advance looking helmet with goggles attached. His right hand was replace by a giant mechanical gauntlet. Finally, he has a robotic tail with a three digit claw at the end.
This was Tech-Head.
"Time for robotic evolution!" He shouted, as he started firing his Roboticizer Ray from his gauntlet, turning any unlucky civilian who was nearby into robots.
After returning home, Drake was busy mulling over what happened.
"I think I made things worse..." He muttered. Floating nearby, Spyro and Cynder looked at him in worry.
"Look, you were right about having to destroy it. You saw that Delta thing endangering people who got in it's way." The purple dragon said.
"I know... I just feel like something bad is going to happen." Drake said.
At Le Grand Paris hotel, Andre and Chloe were about to go out to eat, when Tech-Head appeared in front of them with his robot slaves following behind him.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Mayor." The villain sneered.
"Who is this, Daddy?" Chloe asked as she and father took a step back.
"It can't be... Thomas?" Andre asked.
"Not anymore." Tech-Head said before he turned Chloe into a robot.
"Chloe!" Andre shouted. But before he could do anything, Tech-Head grabs him with his robotic tail and lifts him into the air.
"We going on a little trip." The villain said before pressing a button on his advance wristwatch, causing the villain and his captive to teleporting to the TVi Studio.
Tech-Head made his way to the shooting studio, turning anyone in his way into robots. Once he was that, Tech-Head raised his mechanical gauntlet in the air and released mechanical tendrils and wires. This attached themselves to the nearby equipment and pointed a studio camera at the villain.
"Greetings Paris, I am Tech-Head." The villain started, as he appeared on every screen in Paris.
Drake, Spyro, and Cynder was watching the villain's speech on the computer.
"I have captured your beloved Mayor and am holding him as my captive." Tech-Head said as he briefly shows everyone the Mayor's frighten face before returning the camera back to him.
"I knew something bad was going to happening..." Drake muttered before looking at his dragon friends.
"Transform Me!" Drake shouted before transforming into Dragnarok. Once the transformation was complete, Dragnarok held his hand out into a peace sign. "Don't Dare the Dragon!"
From her phone, Marinette and Tikki watched the villain rant.
"If you all want to see him remain in one piece, then Ladybug and Cat Noir must hand over their Miraculouses." Tech-Head continued.
"Looks like we have another Akuma to deal with." Tikki said.
"And we must stop him. Tikki, Spots On!" Marinette said as she transformed into Ladybug.
From his computer, Adrien and Plagg were also witnessing the event.
"And one more thing. Dragnarok must surrender himself to me and Hawk Moth." Tech-Head finished before disconnecting from his end.
"Okay, the Miraculouses I get, but why would Hawk Moth want Dragnarok?" Adrien asked.
"I don't know, but maybe we can get some answers from the Akuma." Plagg suggested.
"Well, anyway, he must be stopped. Plagg, Claws Out!" The model said as he transformed into Cat Noir.
As the three heroes arrived to the studio, robots can be seen all over the place.
"How are we going to get in?" Ladybug pondered. That's when Dragnarok came up with a idea.
"Since Tech-Head is after me as well as the Miraculouses, I could draw their attention while the two of you sneak in." The draconic hero offered.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Cat Noir asked.
"Not 100 percent, but it's better than nothing." Dragnarok said, shrugging his shoulders before flying in front of the robotic guards. "Hey clunkers! Bet you can't catch me!"
Dragnarok flew off with the guards following behind, allowing Ladybug and Cat Noir to enter the building.
As the duo entered the surprisingly empty lobby, they talked about the draconic hero.
"You shouldn't trust him, Cat Noir. He is just trying to trick you." Ladybug said.
"I doubt that. Dragnarok has helped us fight the Akumas." Cat Noir said.
"What about the damage he caused at the Unity Reveal when he first appeared?" Ladybug asked.
"Judging by how he didn't put up much of a fight, I say it was an accident." The feline hero countered before sighing. "Look, we'll talk about this later. Right now, let's just focus on stopping Tech-Head."
Ladybug, begrudgingly, nodded at that as they continued onward. Once the two reached the roof of the studio, they spotted Tech-Head waiting for them with the Mayor still in his grasp.
"About time you lot showed up." The villain sneered.
"Ladybug! Cat Noir! Help me!" Andre cried.
"Shut Up!" Tech-Head growled, silencing the Mayor. He then noticed that someone was missing. "I see that Dragnarok isn't with you. How unfortunate, since you guys didn't bring me everything that I wanted, I guess the Mayor here will have to go splat."
Tech-Head then extended his robotic tail, dangling the Mayor over the edge of the building.
"NO! PLEASE!" Andre screamed, fearing for his life.
"Let him go Tech-Head." Ladybug demanded. The villain gained a dark smirk.
"Careful for what you wish for." Tech-Head said before dropping the Mayor.
"NOOO!" The duo cried as ran towards the edge, only to see Dragnarok flying up, carrying the Mayor in his arms.
"Man, that was a close one." The draconic hero said before looking at the duo. "Ladybug! Cat Noir! Keep bucket-head here busy while I get the Mayor to safe ground!"
Dragnarok then flew off with the Mayor in tow. Tech-Head was about to go after him when Hawk Moth's light mask appeared on his face.
"Forget about him. Focus on the Miraculouses!" Hawk Moth said. The villain nodded before turning around and fired laser beams from his eyes at the duo, which the two just barely dodged. Tech-Head then started launching grenades from the palm of his mechanical hand. Cat Noir managed to use his staff to knock one back, causing the villain to nearly be blasted off the edge.
While the fight continues, Dragnarok places the Mayor on the ground.
"Oh, thank you! If you weren't there..." Andre started but was interrupted by Dragnarok.
"Don't mention it. Now, if you excuse me, I have a Akuma to fight." The draconic hero said before taking off.
Ladybug and Cat Noir continued fighting Tech-Head when Dragnarok flew in and knocked the villain onto his chest.
"Hey guys, did I miss anything?" The draconic hero asked in a joking tone. Getting up, Tech-Head groaned, not noticing a Odonata landing on his wristwatch.
"Hello Tech-Head, I am Damselfly. I bestow upon you the power to fire more powerful grenades." Damselfly said.
"Thank you, Damselfly." Tech-Head said before raising his mechanical hand and firing grenades that were bigger than the last ones. The explosions they made were bigger as well, as they caused the three heroes to scatter. Dragnarok started to fire a few fireballs, only for Tech-Head to teleport out of the way. That's when Ladybug decided to act.
"Lucky Charm!" She shouted as she threw her yo-yo into the air, turning it into... A car battery.
"A car battery?" Ladybug said confused.
"Can your Lucky Charm make any sense?" Dragnarok asked in annoyance. That's when the spotted hero came up with a plan.
"Cat Noir! Destroy his robotic arm!" Ladybug shouted.
"Okay, Cataclysm!" Cat Noir shouted as he activated his power before touching Tech-Head's mechanical gauntlet, destroy it.
"NO!" The villain cried as Ladybug jams the car battery into the arm's remains.
"Dragnarok! Fire a stream of lightning at the battery!" She shouted. Dragnarok nodded before firing a stream, shocking the villain inside-out. While being shocked, Tech-Head's wristwatch exploded from overload, releasing the Akuma.
"No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug shouted before throwing her yo-yo and catching the akuma. "Gotcha!" She then releases the purified butterfly. "Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!" She then throws her yo-yo into the air, releasing a swarm of ladybugs that repair any damages. Darkness covered Tech-Head before lifting, revealing Thomas Geers.
"What happened?" The inventor said, looking around in confusion.
"Pound it!" The duo said as they fist bump, while Dragnarok flew off.
"Getting rid of one tiny cog doesn't stop the machine that is my victory, Ladybug! Your end will come!" Hawk Moth shouted, furious at another lost.
"Looks like we need to tune up our approach." Damselfly muttered as the window closes.
"Once again, Ladybug and Cat Noir saved the day." Andre said, as he was talking to a news cast. "And I will like to announce that the bounty on Dragnarok is lifted, as if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't get to see the light of day again."
Watching the broadcast from his computer, Drake couldn't help but smile in pride.
"You did excellent today, Drake." Spyro said.
"Yeah! You'd show everyone that you're not like Malefor." Cynder said.
"Look, it doesn't matter what people think of me. As long as they are safe, that's all I care about."
Spyro and Cynder just smiled at him.
And that's the end of Tech-Head! Hoped you enjoy this original Akuma.