It's time, the last Akuma for Season 1. Time for Dragnarok to go against Volpina.
Entry #39
Out of all the people to come from my old home, it had to be Dainn... Luckily, I only have to deal with him during photo-shoots. Anyway, I heard this girl named Lila is coming to our school. I hope she isn't bad as Dainn... Why do I have the feeling that's just pipe dreaming?
Opening Intro(Could Have Been Me by The Struts)(I don't own the song)
"What do you mean the sample garment doesn't match?!" Hestia shouted at the phone. Hiding out of her sight was Drake, Spyro, and Cynder, spying on her as they see her holding a scroll of some sort. "Did you idiots even followed the pattern?! You best get Gabriel informed." As she was talking on the phone, Hestia puts the scroll she was holding in a safe that was hidden behind a family portrait. "Someone is already talking to him? Good. The show is in three days and we can't afford any mistakes."
Once she walked out of the room, Drake and his dragon companions walked to the portrait and carefully takes it down, revealing the safe.
"What is that scroll and why does Mom see it as important enough to hide behind a safe?" Drake asked as he inspects the safe, seeing that five numbers were needed to be inputted.
"Yeah, why would a fashion designer have any use for a scroll?" Cynder asked.
"Maybe she uses the pictures for inspiration." Spyro theorized. Drake looked at the safe in deep thought, when all of a sudden, his ears started to ring, forcing him to grab his head. Drake then started to have a vision where he was looking through Hestia's eyes and watched her input the code.
"Drake? Are you alright?" Cynder asked, concerned for her friend.
"I... Think I know the code..." Drake said before started to put the code in. "4... 18... 1... 11... and 5." And with that, the safe was opened.
"H-how did you know that?" Spyro asked, stunned at what he just witnessed.
"I... Don't know." Drake said, equally stunned. "Well, anyway, we got the safe opened."
Grabbing the scroll, Drake saw there were a few other things, such as photos and various trinkets.
"What is all this?" Drake asked as he grabbed a picture of a younger him holding an infant Vesta. "Why does Mom have this?"
"Maybe it's just a place to hold memories." Cynder theorized.
"Wait... I just realized something." Spyro said, getting his mate and friend's attention. "What would those numbers be in letters?"
"You mean like 1 is A and 2 is B?" Cynder asked, causing her mate to nod.
"4, D... 18, R... 1, A... 11, K... 5, E." Drake muttered, before his eyes widened in realization. "Drake... The code is my name..."
"Really?!" The two dragons cried in shock.
"Yeah..." Drake said before turning his attention to the scroll. Opening it, he saw a old drawing depicting Malefor. The writing of the scroll was in a different language, one that Drake surprisingly recognizes. "It's written in Welsh."
"And how do you know that?" Cynder asked.
"I'm half Welshman on my Dad's side, and Grandma thought it would be a good idea to for me to learn the language of my ancestors." Drake said before looking over the scroll. "I'm still learning, but I can read some of the words. What I can read are "Malefor", "Savior", "Destroyer", and "Dragon Messiah"." Drake then spots a nearby wall clock. "Crap! I'm going to be late for school!" Drake puts Spyro and Cynder in his fanny pack and puts the scroll in his bag before taking off.
Later that day, in Francoise Dupont, Drake heard whispering about this girl name Lila Rossi. Some saying she knows Prince Ali and flew in his private jet. Some say Jagged Stone wrote a song about her. Others say she knows all of the Hollywood directors.
Drake snorted. He knew that these were lies. First off, Prince Ali was asked if he had any friends from different countries after the Princess Fragrance event, and he said no. Second, Jagged Stone would never write a song about her, as that will cause major PR problems. Lastly, knowing every Hollywood directors? Unless she had serious connections, which Drake heavily doubts, that would be next to impossible.
Heading to the school's library, Drake spots Adrien sitting at a table alone. He then walks over to give his friend some company.
"Hey dude." Drake said as he sat down at the table.
"Hey Drake." Adrien said as he took a strange book out of his bag. Before Drake could ask anything, Lila comes up.
"Now we can get going on our history homework. It's so much more fun doing it together, don't you think?" She asked before noticing Drake. "Who is this?"
"This is Drake Firstbourne." Adrien said as the mention teen shakes Lila's hand, who was busy checking out the secret draconic hero.
"Nice to meet you." Lila said before noticing the book Adrien had. "What's that?"
"Uh nothing! Just stories about superheroes." Adrien said.
"I love superheroes!" Lila said as she puts her hand on top of Adrien's. Meanwhile, Drake was skimming through the book. He couldn't read it as it was written in Chinese, but he could make out the depictions of various animal themed heroes. Flipping through the pages, he comes across one depicting a familiar spotted hero.
"Ladybug!" Lila shouted in surprise, as she looked over Drake's shoulder.
"She's amazing." Adrien said with a sigh.
"Yeah, she's pretty cool." Drake said with a shrug.
"A girl doesn't need to wear a costume to be amazing, you know." Lila said as she scoots closer to Adrien.
"Uh, I don't know—I mean, I—" The blonde model stammered as Drake raises an eyebrow.
"So you've got a little soft spot for the bug, huh?" Lila asked.
"Me? Oh, no! Not at all!" Adrien denied.
"Yeah, yeah he does." Drake said, getting a small glare from Adrien.
"You know I actually happen to be very close friends with Ladybug." Lila said, getting a gasp from Adrien and disbelieved look from Drake.
"Really?!" Adrien asked.
"We can chat about it if you want. Not here though. Why don't we meet at the park after school and I'll tell you everything." Lila said. That's when a loud bang erupted, causing the three to stand up in surprise. That's when Adrien gets an alert on his phone.
"I gotta go! I've got a lesson in 58 seconds." The model said.
"So, the park?" Lila asked.
"Uh sure!" Adrien said before taking off.
"I best get going as well. Also, I can't meet up with you guys at the park, I got things to do." Drake said as his grabbed his bag and left.
Once he got home, Drake got to his room and shuts the door before taking out the scroll and placing it on the desk.
"I got to figure out what this says and what make it so important for Mom to keep it in a safe." Drake said as he looks at the scroll.
"Could you read anymore of this?" Spyro asked.
"I did study some of the language, so I read some of the other words." Drake said before gazing that the scroll. "The words I can read are... Oh you've got to be kidding!"
"Whats the matter?" Cynder asked.
"The words are I'm now able to read are "Adaptability", "Evolution", "Land", "Sky", and "Sea"! Those words continue to haunt me!" Drake shouted. Grabbing his head, Drake looks at his dragon friends. "I think I need to get out for a bit."
"As Drake, or Dragnarok?" Spyro asked.
"Dragnarok. Transform Me!" Once Drake turned into Dragnarok, he held out a peace sign. "Don't Dare the Dragon!"
Flying through the skies of Paris, Dragnarok looks over at city as thoughts buzzed around his head.
'What do those words have to do with each other? Man, I knew I should've payed more attention to the lessons Grandma gave me!' Dragnarok thought as he landed on a nearby building. Gazing up into the sky, the draconic hero spots something.
"Is that a frickin' meteor?!" Dragnarok shouted as he flies to it. Looking at it, it sees to be... Glitching. It causes Dragnarok to slow down a bit. Why was the meteor glitching? Dragnarok then sees a girl in a orange costume flying in the air and catching the meteor before throwing back into the sky. Watching it, Dragnarok saw the meteor fade from existence.
"What is going on?" Dragnarok muttered, as he flies in a alleyway, watching the girl in orange address the forming crowd.
"I am Volpina, the only superhero Paris needs!" The girl greeted herself as the crowd chants her name.
"Volpina?" Dragnarok muttered. "Is she a hero or-?" That's when Dragnarok spots a dark purple aura around Volpina's necklace. "She an Akuma."
Lately, Dragnarok somehow gained the ability to "sense" were the Akuma is hiding, as he can see a dark purple aura around the akumatized objects that the villain carried. He asked Ignitus about it, only for the Chronicler to be just as clueless.
~We should keep an eye on her.~ Cynder said. Dragnarok nodded as he followed Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Volpina to a nearby rooftop.
"I can't believe it! It's Hawk Moth and Damselfly in the flesh!" Cat Noir said, pointing to the villain's figures on the roof across from them. Looking at them from his hiding point, Dragnarok saw that Hawk Moth and Damselfly were glitching like what you see on a computer. Dragnarok then notices the three going after "Hawk Moth" and "Damselfly" before splitting up. Dragnarok decides to follow Ladybug.
"Where did she go?" Ladybug said as she looked for "Damselfly". That's when her foot gets caught in a trap. When she tries to move, bombs appeared, aimed at her.
"I wouldn't move an inch if I were you." Volpina said she appears, causing Ladybug to gasp. "Don't worry Ladybug, I don't wanna be your friend. At least now you won't be able to say we don't know each other."
"Lila?!" Ladybug shouted.
"You will call me Volpina!" The villain demanded.
"You're not a superhero. You're another one of Hawk Moth's akumatized victims!" Ladybug shouted.
"Everyone thinks I'm a superhero, including Cat Noir. So you won't be able to call me a liar anymore 'cause everyone will think you're the liar." Volpina taunted. "Before I get rid of you, you are going to give me your Miraculous."
"I wouldn't count on that." Dragnarok said as flies in. The bombs were now aimed at him.
"Well, well, well. Look what we have here. The demon that killed the Ladybug way back then." Volpina said before looking Dragnarok up and down. "I must said, you look cuter than I imagined. Pity I have to destroy you as well."
"I'm not scared of you or your glitchy constructs." Dragnarok said, getting confused looks from the two girls.
"What do you mean "glitchy"?" Ladybug asked.
"Are you not see it? The bombs, the trap you are in, Hawk Moth and Damselfly, even the meteor from earlier looked like they were suffer from some sort of glitch error." Dragnarok said. While Ladybug still had a confused look, Volpina gain a fearful look before taking off. Once she was gone, the bombs and trap disappeared. "What was that about?"
"It's an illusion! Just like the meteorite! Just like Hawk Moth! That's your power Volpina, isn't it?! Illusion, lies. Of course!" Ladybug said before facing Dragnarok. "And you are somehow able to see whats real and whats fake." Ladybug then uses her yo-yo to call Cat Noir. "Is Volpina with you, Cat Noir?"
"No! And I can't find Hawk Moth either." Cat Noir said through the phone.
"Forget it. He was never there in the first place." Ladybug said.
"What do you mean? But we saw him." The feline hero asked in a confused tone.
"That's Volpina's power. She creates illusions. The Hawk Moth we saw wasn't real." The spotted hero answered.
"What are you trying to say?" Cat Noir asked.
"She's not a real superhero. She was akumatized by Hawk Moth!" Ladybug said.
"I don't get it? Why did he do it?" Cat Noir asked.
"I'm wondering that too." Dragnarok said.
"I think it's partly my fault. I ruined her chances with a guy she likes." Ladybug said as she rubs her head.
"Lila?" Cat Noir asked in a surprised tone.
"I'm sure she's going to his house. I'll send you the address. Meet me there!" Ladybug said.
"You got it!" Cat Noir said before hanging up. Ladybug turns to Dragnarok and was about to speak, but was stopped when the draconic hero raised his hand in a "stop" pose.
"You go on ahead, I'll meet with you soon enough." He said, causing the spotted hero to nod before she swings off. "...When will you stop causing us trouble?"
Arriving at the Agreste Mansion, Dragnarok was greeted by the sight of Ladybug and Cat Noir fighting Volpina duplicates, which were glitching in the draconic hero's view. Dragnarok then spots the real Volpina heading towards the Eiffel Tower. Following her, Dragnarok saw the villain create an illusion of Adrien and was dangling "him" from the top of the tower.
"I ain't going to fall for that." Dragnarok said as he flies to Volpina and her "captive", who was glitching like the rest of the illusions Volpina made in Dragnarok's eyes.
"How do you do that?" Volpina asked, legitimately curious.
"Honestly, I have no idea. But at least it's helps make your powers useless." Dragnarok said, getting a scowl from the villain.
"Anyway, this doesn't involve you, this is between me and Ladybug." Volpina said. Dragnarok simply sighs before firing a small bolt of electricity at the Adrien illusion, dispelling it. This angers Volpina greatly. "Okay, this involves you greatly..."
The villain then charges at Dragnarok, swings her flute like a sword. Dragnarok uses his Dragon Time to dodge the swings with ease. He then counters with a few punches. Volpina then tries to hit Dragnarok with an overhead swing with her flute, only for the draconic hero to grab it.
"You really need to lighten up." Dragnarok said in a tired voice.
"And you really need to stay out of my way!" Volpina shouted. When she went for another attack, she trips and falls off the Eiffel Tower. Acting quick, Dragnarok flies down and grabs the villain, holding her bridal style. Flying down slowly, Dragnarok puts Volpina on the ground.
"Now, shall we continue?" Dragnarok asked, only to get no reply, as Volpina just stared at him with a strange expression.
"Lucky Charm!" A familiar voice spoke up. Following it, Dragnarok and Volpina saw that it was Ladybug and Cat Noir, with the former holding... A chocolate popsicle? "I've got an idea to take down Volpina!"
"With a chocolate popsicle?" Cat Noir asked.
"Trust me. Get ready." Ladybug said before using the popsicle's shiny wrapper to reflect the sun and blind Volpina.
"Cataclysm!" Cat Noir shouted as he hits the tower, breaking off some metal, which the feline hero uses to form a cage around Volpina, trapping her.
"Trapped! Like a fox!" Ladybug said as she grabs the villain's necklace. "Your days are over, akuma!" She then breaks the necklace, letting the Akuma out. "Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug then throws her yo-yo, catching the akuma. "Gotcha!" She then releases the purified butterfly. "Bye, bye little butterfly." She then throws her yo-yo, as well as the ice cream from the Lucky Charm, into the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!" The Miraculous wave returns everything back to normal, as well as turning Volpina back into Lila. "Lila?"
"Ladybug?" The former villain asked.
"I...totally overreacted and...never should've spoken to you like that. I'm sorry." Ladybug apologized.
"Forget it, Ladybug; you were right. We'll never be friends." Lila said with a voice full of venom. After picking her necklace, she then looks at Dragnarok. "Thank you." And with that she took off.
"Ouch..." Cat Noir said as Dragnarok shakes his head before taking off.
"She's still angry. You're not done with Volpina yet, Ladybug. You haven't seen the last of her." Hawk Moth said before turning to face Damselfly. "May I ask why you didn't send out an Odonata?"
"You know how I feel about liars..." Damselfly said in a tone that scared Hawk Moth.
"Indeed..." Hawk Moth said with a shudder as the window closes.
Returning home, Drake goes to his room and lies down on his bed.
"Is there something wrong?" Spyro asked, as he can tell that something was bugging his human friend.
"I think there is something wrong with me..." Drake said as he look at his hands.
"What do you mean?" Cynder asked.
"Seeing that the illusions were fake, as well as the code. I got the code from a vision of Mom putting it in." Drake said.
"I don't know what it is, but it doesn't matter, you're still our friend." Spyro said with Cynder nodding in agreement.
"Thanks guys." Drake said with a smile.
Unknown to the three, Ashley was listening to the conversation.
"So your psychic abilities are starting to surface." She muttered before walking off.
In her own room, Lila finished her pet project. It was a shrine of Dragnarok, as it was filled with pictures of the draconic hero, as well as having a hand-made Dragnarok plush.
"Soon... We'll be together... And we'll destroy Ladybug, like you did 5000 years ago..." Lila whispered.
That's that. Season 1 is over. And I have you guys to thank for joining me for the ride. Thank you, and stay tuned for more. Ciao~