Hello everyone. Today, it's Dragon vs Machine, as Dragnarok is going to battle against Robostus! Not only that, he's getting a new partner as well!
Entry #48
First Adrien's birthday, then my birthday, now Marinette's birthday... Does Hawk Moth hate birthdays or something?
Season 2 Opening Intro(Set It Off by Skillet)(I don't own the song)
In his room, Drake was at his desk, looking over the three Miraculouses that he currently had in hand.
"Okay... The Echidna Miraculous is safely in Ombra's hands. Now... What to do with the rest?" Drake pondered.
"What about your other friends?" Spyro asked as he and Cynder sat on their human friend's shoulders.
"As much as I want to, there are few things wrong with that." Drake said. "A, Ombra found out by accident. B, I trust Ombra the most as I knew her the longest. And, C through Z, there is the chance they don't want to be heroes."
"Good point." Cynder said.
As Drake thinks for ideas, he tried to reach for a soda he had with him, only to prick his finger of a pair of scissors.
"Ow!" The secret draconic hero shouted as he grabbed in finger in pain as Spyro and Cynder gave him some concerned looks. What nobody noticed was that a small drop of Drake's blood fell off his finger and landed on the Swallow Miraculous, which mysteriously absorbed the drop of blood.
"Are you okay?" Spyro asked.
"I'm fine. Just a small prick." Drake said as the prick heals close, thanks to the dragon DNA in Drake's body accelerating the healing process.
Before Drake could say anything else, he noticed the time.
"Crap! I'm going to be late for school!" He shouted as he stuffs the Miracle Box in his backpack and puts Spyro and Cynder in his fanny pack before taking off.
Later that day, Drake and his classmates were heading to the second floor of Francoise Dupont High School. That's when Marinette lets out a gasp.
"Oh no! I left my bag in the locker room! Again." She shouted.
"Check to see if you left your brain in there too, girl." Alya joked, getting chuckles from everyone present. Marinette then runs to her locker, tripping along the way.
"I'm okay!" She said before getting back out and continued on.
Once everyone got to their destination, which was Ms Mendeleiev's room, problems started to rise.
"See for yourself, Mr Damocles. Nothing happens when I press the button." Ms Mendeleiev said, as she was having problems with her laptop.
"You're in luck, Mrs. Mendeleiev. I'm a bit of a computer whiz!" Mr Damocles said as he cracks his knuckles before typing a bit on the keyboard, restoring the laptop. "And there you go!"
Suddenly the screen crashes and shows that a computer virus has taken over the system.
"That's not supposed to be happening! What is it?" Ms Mendeleiev shouted.
"It's Dino-33, a malicious computer virus! Let me try something!" Max spoke up.
"Go back to your seat now, Max! Leave this to the adults!" Ms Mendeleiv said, with Mr Damocles nodding in agreement. as Max sat back down, a voice from his bag spoke up.
"Inform the adults that if they don't neutralize the virus in the next seventy-five seconds, there's a 99.9% chance the hard disk will be permanently damaged!" The voice said.
"Quiet!" Max said to the bag. Unfortunately, everyone heard.
"Tell me you heard Max's bag talk to him." Alya asked Marinette.
"Do you think Max has a Kwami?" Ombra whispered to Drake.
"Doubt it, as there would've been around hero running around." Drake whispered back. Sadly, the whispers were not quiet enough to prevent the person next to the from hearing.
"What's a Kwami and what does it have to do with superheroes?" Brandish quietly asked, startling the two. Ombra gained a nervous look while Drake let out a sigh.
"Tell you after school, but don't tell anyone, even Maven and Ingrid." Drake said, as Brandish makes the "zip the lip" motion. The three then returned their attention to the virus situation.
"It's destroying all the school data! It's a disaster!" Mr Damocles shouted, having heard the bag as well. He then turns to Max "How many seconds do you say we have left?"
"Only sixty-five." Max answered.
"Let him try." Mr Damocles said. Ms Mendeleiv nodded as the principle handed Max the laptop. "Go ahead."
Max looks in his bag for something, but couldn't find it.
"Unnh! Where is it?" He muttered.
That's when a mechanical arm pops out of the bag, holding a flash drive.
"I believe this is what you're looking for?" The arm's owner said, surprising everyone.
"Oh, thanks." Max said before showing the flash drive to everyone. "This is an anti-virus device I–I created it with help from...my best friend."
That's when a small robot flies out of bag.
"Hello. My name is Markov." The robot greeted as the students gasp in awe. Markov then turns towards Max. "We can fix this, Max!"
Max plugs the flash drive into the laptop and pushes a button that was on the drive.
"This flash drive neutralizes a hundred percent of the virus!" Max stated.
"And cleans the computer's hard disk at the same time!" Markov added.
"Oh, fascinating!" Mr Damocles said.
That's when the flash drive successfully purges the virus.
"Everything is in order!" Max announced.
"Nailed it!" Markov said as he "fist"-bumps Max.
"Congratulations young man! Very impressive indeed!" Mr Damocles said.
That's when all the students, except Chloe and Sabrina, goes to the front desk to check Markov out.
"Wow! Sweet!" Rose said.
"That's so..." Marinette started.
"Awesome? I know! I'm so gonna write a blog about Markov!" Alya finished.
"I always wanted to see a real robot!" Maven said.
"Dude, that's so cool!" Nino shouted.
"Max is a real genius!" Adrien said.
"He's so cute!" Rose squealed.
"You've added arms to him since the last time! That's cool!" Kim said as he looks Markov over.
"Markov added them all by himself! He's the most highly-evolved type of robot there is!" Max said with pride.
"Puh-lease! Your "friend"'s just a talking calculator! There's nothing "evolved" about that!" Chloe sneered
"Still more evolved then you." Drake quipped, getting a glare from the blonde brat.
"Don't listen to her, Markov. That girl is the lowest of the low when it comes to human evolution." Marinette said as Chloe turns her glare that the bluenette.
"You're very amusing, Marinette." Markov said with a laugh.
"You know my name?" The bluenette asked in surprise.
"Of course! Max showed me the class photo. He told me all about you, and his other friends. I'm very happy to finally meet you! Even Chloe!" Markov said, as Chloe turned her back to the robot. Markov then flies up to Drake. "Not to be nosy, Drake Firstbourne, but I'm getting strange readings from you."
"Really..." Drake said in a quiet tone, nervous that Markov might be sensing his dragon blood and psychic powers. That's when Ms Mendeleiev spoke up.
"This toy you've manufactured is quite impressive, Max. Now, put it away, please. Come on, everybody, back to your seats." She said.
"With all due respect, Ms Mendeleiev, I'm not a toy. My name is Markov and I'm Max's best friend!" Markov stated.
"Markov is right. He's not just some toy; he's my friend. He's as emotionally intelligent and sensitive as any human being!" Max added.
"Look, Max, a robot may be intelligent but it can't have emotions." Ms Mendeleiev stated.
"If I may, ma'am, I can assure you that I truly love Max." Markov said.
"Be serious, Max. You programmed your robot to say that! A robot cannot think for itself, much less love anybody!" Ms Mendeleiev shouted.
"He seems sentient enough to me." Drake muttered out loud, getting nods of agreement from most of his classmates.
"I swear to you I did not program him to say that! Ever since I created him he's integrated his own accumulative thinking system! And he's developed all our emotions just like any human being!" Max shouted.
"Whoa!" Everyone, sans Chloe, said in awe.
"That's enough! Max, if you don't put that plaything of yours away right now, I'll confiscate it! Understand?" Ms Mendeleiev shouted in a tone that left no argument.
"Yes, Ms Mendeleiev." Max said in a upset tone before turning to his robotic friend. "Come on, Markov, go back in the bag."
"You're not being reasonable, Ms Mendeleiev!" Markov argued.
"Stop it, Markov." Max ordered.
"Why? It's true, isn't it?" Markov asked, getting laughs from the students.
"Sure is!" Kim hollered.
"She could lighten up." Ingrid snickered. That's when Mr Damocles had enough.
"All right, that's enough!" He shouted before grabbing Markov. "Max, you can come and get your robot back at the end of the day."
"No, Mr Damocles! I'm begging you! Please don't do that!" Max cried.
"Do you want three hours of detention too?" Mr Damocles threatened.
"No sir." Max said in a dejected tone as Mr Damocles exits the classroom with Markov in hand.
"Max, aren't you coming with me? Max!" Markov shouted anxiously before the door closed.
Drake couldn't help but flinch, as a feeling of dread formed in his chest
"Silence! Back to your seats, everyone!" Ms Mendeleiev ordered, getting the students to sit down. Once everyone was seated, Marinette raises her hand.
"Uh, excuse me, Ms Mendeleiev? As class representative, could I have your permission to go see Principal Damocles?" She asked.
"No! You can go see him between periods!" Ms Mendeleiev denied.
"Hm. I don't mean to be rude but I think you might be mistaken about Markov, Max's friend." The bluenette said.
"This whole thing is really starting to get on my nerves! And your behavior is quite inappropriate, young lady!" Ms Mendeleiev shouted.
"Markov wasn't wrong!" Marinette stated. That was enough for Ms Mendeleiev.
"I'm sending you to the principal's office right this minute!" She shouted.
"Thank you, Ms Mendeleiev!" Marinette said before leaving with a pleased look, much to the teacher's confusion.
"Clever girl..." Drake muttered, seeing that she was heading to Mr Damocles' office to get Markov.
Once class let out, Drake and Ombra lead Brandish to a empty supply closet and explained everything to the scarred young man.
"Okay, let's see if I got this right..." Brandish said before turning to Drake. "You're Dragnarok, who uses the powers of two dragons from another world, as well as the fact you recently started watching over these Miraculouses?" Drake nods. Brandish then turns to Ombra. "And you're Echidna, who was a result of a accidental discovery, right?" Ombra nods. "...Awesome! Can I join?"
"Uh... What?" Dragnarok said, not expecting that reaction.
"You said that Hawk Moth wants Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses for a wish, right? Well, he'll soon get desperate enough to do something crazy, and you two will need all the help you can get." Brandish reasoned.
Ombra still wasn't sure, but she knew that, in the end, it was Drake's decision, as he was the Miraculouses of Life's Guardian.
"Well... Since you know and are willing to help, I guess I can bestow upon you a Miraculous..." Drake said as he took the Miracle box out. "But you have to swear to use this power for good and don't tell anyone, even Maven and Ingrid."
"You have my word, pal." Brandish said as he makes the "cross my heart" gesture.
"Alright then, take your pick." Drake said as he held out the Miracle Box. Brandish looks over the three remaining Miraculous while Drake, Ombra, Spyro, Cynder, and Spinni watch in anticipation. After a few seconds, Brandish grabbed the Swallow Wristband of the Sky and puts it on his left wrist. Once it was on, a Kwami with swallow characteristics flew out of it. But, for some strange reason, it was purple in color with black that the tips of it's feathers.
"Man, it's good to be out of the birdcage!" The Kwami said as he stretched his little limbs. Once he was done, he looked at the group before noticing his Miraculous on Brandish's wrist. "Ah! You must be my new wielder! My name is Caww, what's your's?"
"Uh... Brandish." Brandish said, shocked by the Kwami's sudden appearance.
"Nice to meet you, Brandish!" Caww said before flying to Drake. "And nice to meet you too, Master Drake." Caww then flies to Spinni.
"Spinni! It's good to see you again!" Caww shouted with happiness.
"It's good to see you too, Caww." Spinni said. "But, um, why are you purple?"
"What are you taking about?" Caww asked before looking himself over. "Oh, I see what you mean."
"Wait... So he wasn't always like this?" Ombra asked.
"No, he was blue, not purple." Spinni said before turning to her friend. "Do you have an clue on what happened?"
"Well... I feel something wet touch my Miraculous before this weird energy came in..." Caww pondered. That's when Drake thought of something.
"Wait... I think I know what might have happened." Drake said. "I pricked my finger earlier, and I think a drop of my blood landed on your Miraculous and got absorbed. Luckily, all it did was dye you purple, as Dragon magic and Miraculous magic don't mix."
"Aw well, that's no problem. In fact, I kind of like being this color." Caww said.
That's when the group hears screaming. Peeking out of the supply closet, the group saw people being chased by machines.
"Looks like Hawk Moth made another Akuma." Drake said.
"Alright, let's do this!" Brandish said in excitement.
"Okay, say "Sky High" to transform, and say "Sky Low" to turn back." Caww said.
"Okay! Caww, Sky High!" Brandish shouted.
That's when Caww was absorbed into the wristband, transforming Brandish. Once it was complete, Brandish was wearing a black shirt with purple splotches on it with light blue wing patterns in the center. Aqua blue pants and boots with steel covers toes and wings painted on appeared on Brandish's legs. A swallow tail appearing over Brandish's rear, brown in color with the two tips being purple. A feathery Mohawk came out of Brandish's hair, with the tips being purple. A pair of goggles cover Brandish's eyes, hiding his scar. Finally, in his hand was a purple Bashosen with green tips.
"Whoa." Brandish said as he looks himself over.
"Whoa, indeed. Now, what's your hero name?" Drake asked.
"Swallow. Simple, and to the point." Brandish, now Swallow, said.
"Now it's our turn. Spinni, Spines Out!" Ombra then turns into Echidna.
"Transform Me!" Once Drake turned into Dragnarok, he held out a peace sign. "Don't Dare the Dragon!"
Heading to the Courtyard, the now team of three saw Robostus in a mecha on the roof, hanging Ms Mendeleiev over the edge by her lab coat, a scared Max standing next to them.
"Markov?!" Echidna shouted in shock.
"Guess he was evolved enough to be akumatized." Dragnarok said.
"No kidding." Swallow muttered.
That's when Mendeleiev's lab coat tears, sending her pummeling. Acting on instinct, Swallow has a pair of energy wing sprout out of his back and flies to Mendeleiev and catches her before safely putting her on the ground.
"Whoa! Did I just do that?!" Swallow shouted once he realized what he just did. That's when Ladybug and Cat Noir showed up.
"Who's the new guy?" Cat Noir asked.
"Swallow is my name and the Sky is my game!" Swallow introduced himself. "Anyway, don't we have a bad guy to deal with?"
"Right." Ladybug said before facing Robostus. "If you truly love your friend, then you should listen to him, Robostus!"
"Yeah! Like we do!" Cat Noir said as he jumps next to land Ladybug, getting a groan from the other heroes expect Swallow.
"Is he always like this?" Swallow whispered to Dragnarok.
"All the time." The draconic hero answered.
"You really think any of you can stop me from doing what I want? And showing the world that I'm probably more human than all of you put together?" Robostus questioned.
"Well, yeah. That's kind of our job." Cat Noir said.
"What about Max?" Echidna asked.
"Do you really think Max is happy about his best friend becoming a supervillain?" Ladybug added. Robostus just looks at his friend.
"You should stop this, Markov." Max pleaded.
"I'm doing it for our friendship, Max. They want to keep us apart!" Robostus shouted.
Ladybug and Cat Noir attack Robostus, only for the villain's mecha to grab them and fling them away. Robostus then sends a bunch of sentient machines after Dragnarok and his friends before taking off.
The team of three fought their way through a wave of microwaves, TVs, and washing machines. Using the Electricity element, Dragnarok fried the machines out.
"Great job, dude!" Swallow said as he kicks a fried TV. "Anyway, where did the villain go?"
"I saw him heading turns the Parc des Princes stadium." Echidna said.
"Then let's get him!" Dragnarok said as the three went after the Akuma.
Arriving at the stadium, the three heroes bumped into Ladybug and Cat Noir.
"Looks like we got the same idea." Dragnarok joked.
"Indeed." Ladybug said before the five entered the stadium, only to find nothing. "No more footprints."
"Well it couldn't've just disappeared. He must've leapt over the stadium!" Cat Noir said.
Um... What?" Swallow asked.
"We followed the mecha's trait of destruction." Cat Noir clarified, getting a nod from the feathered hero. That's when Ladybug gasped.
"The tunnels!" She shouted as vehicles came out of the tunnels, surrounding the five.
"He's trapped us in here!" Cat Noir shouted.
"We don't have time to deal with them! We must find Robostus now!" Ladybug shouted.
The five heroes leap out of stadium, only for some helicopters to crash into them, sending them back down to the ground. Robostus' mecha grabs Ladybug and Cat Noir with it's excavator arm while a crane flings it's hook and rope at Dragnarok, Echidna, and Swallow, which wraps around them, tying them up.
"I told you that giant hard drive would be trouble!" Cat Noir shouted as he was stuck upside down.
"Any ideas to get us out of here?!" Dragnarok shouted the crane lifts him, Echidna, and Swallow into the air.
"How about you give us a Cataclysm right now?" Ladybug asked her feline partner.
"I can't! I can barely breathe!" Cat Noir said in a stifled tone.
"Now you are at my mercy!" Robostus taunted.
"Robostus, before you get rid of them forever, you must take their Miraculous for me!" Hawk Moth telepathically ordered.
"Ladybug and Cat Noir haven't done you any wrong! Let them go! Being human also means being fair!" Max pleaded, as he was trapped in the mecha with Robostus.
"I'm going to take over their Miraculous so we'll never be separated again! Then I'll be able to make my wish come true!" Robostus shouted.
"What wish?" Max asked.
"I want to be a real human like you, Max!" Robostus clarified.
"What's this about making a wish?" Ladybug asked.
"Doesn't Hawk Moth usually demand the Miraculous?" Cat Noir asked with a groan.
"Whoever has both of your Miraculouses will gain a wish." Dragnarok shouted, getting looks from everyone.
"And how did you know that?" Robostus asked.
"I have my ways." Dragnarok said, not going to reveal Ignitus to them. That when Ladybug hears something.
"Uh, wh–what's that?" She groaned.
"What's going on, Ladybug? M'Lady?" Cat Noir asked.
That's when various mechanical toys came up to the two trapped heroes and tried to take their Miraculouses.
"No! Stop!" Max cried.
"Look, Max! I'm going to be a real human in fifty-three seconds!" Robostus cheered.
"May I remind you that the Miraculous are for me, Robostus!" Hawk Moth telepathically shouted.
"And how do you intend to stop me from using it?" Robostus taunted.
"Simple. I'll take your power away from you!" Hawk Moth threatened.
"You really thought you could control me?" Robostus laughed before releasing a green energy wave.
At Hawk Moth's lair...
"Intrusion! Intrusion! Elimination mode activated!" A computer voice spoke up as the lair's window closes and weapons appeared, readied to be fired at Hawk Moth and Damselfly.
"I'm more powerful than you, Hawk Moth!" Robostus taunted.
"What's going on?!" Hawk Moth shouted as he and Damselfly dodged a missile.
"He's using the security system against us!" Damselfly shouted she ducks under another missile.
"My friends will look after you while I take care of these two!" Robostus taunted before cutting the connection, leaving the two to defend themselves against their own security system.
Having enough, Dragnarok prepares to use a Fury attack.
"Prepare yourself guys." He said to his partners before performing the Electricity Fury, shorting out all the machines in the area. The only machine that remain untouched was Robostus himself.
"Whoa..." Swallow said in awe as he and his friends were freed from the crane's ropes.
"Use your power, Sky Descent, to blow that machine down!" Caww said in Swallow's head.
"Okay. Sky Descent!" Swallow shouted as he fired a horizontal tornado out of his hands, pushing the mecha to the ground.
As Robostus flies out, Echinda throws her tomahawk at the villain, slicing his propeller off, stripping the villain's ability to fly.
"Whoa!" Robostus shouted as Ladybug catches him with her yo-yo. "What was that?!"
"The power of teamwork." Ladybug said.
"You're wrong, Ladybug. The game is still on!" Robostus shouted before Ladybug plugs the flash drive Max used earlier into the villain's "mouth". "What?! What do you think you're—?" The flash drive infects him with the previously contained virus, thus sabotaging his internal chip, forcing the Akuma out. "Error! Error! Error..." Robostus malfunctions and turns back to Markov.
"No more evildoing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug said before throwing her yo-yo, capturing the akuma. "Gotcha!" She then releases the now purify butterfly. "Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug throws her yo-yo into the air, returning everything back to normal. After that, Ladybug hands Markov to Max.
"Here's your friend." She said.
"Perhaps it's best if I don't." Max said somberly.
"Everyone can feel negative emotions from time to time. It's important to accept that, and forgive. Follow your heart." Ladybug said.
"That's what makes us human." Dragnarok added. Considering their advise, Max turn Markov on.
"Max, my friend! What? Where are we? What's going on?" The robot asked.
"You were akumatized." Max clarified.
""Akumatized"? Could you please define that word?" Markov asked, getting laughs from Max and the five heroes. "Did I say something funny?"
"Pound it!" Ladybug and Cat Noir fist-bump while Dragnarok, Echidna, and Swallow have a three-way fist-bump.
At Hawk Moth's lair, the mastermind and his partner were on their knee, breathing heavily.
"I may have made a mistake today, but believe me, Ladybug and Cat Noir, it won't happen again!" Hawk Moth shouted.
"At least we have another Miraculous in our sight." Damselfly said.
"Indeed." Hawk Moth agreed as the window closes.
Later that day, at Drake's house.
"So Brandish, what do you think of the hero life?" Drake asked.
"I think that I'm going to enjoy it." Brandish said with a smile.
A few things I want to talk about.
1: I planned to have Swallow appeared later, but after looking over the Akuma list again, I decided to reveal him sooner than planned. To make up for this, the last two will appeared later then planned.
2: Swallow's Sky Descent is like the Storm Tornado from the original Megaman X game.
PLEASE READ THE ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW!
September 2nd will be the one year anniversary of this story, and to celebrate it, I plan to make a Q&A, where the reviewers can ask Drake/Dragnarok questions if they ever met him in person.
Here are a few rules.
1: No spoiler questions. Do not ask about any that has yet to appear in the story.
2: No inappropriate questions, keep it within the story's T rating.
3: One person can ask up to four questions, no more.
Anyway, if I manage to get at least twelve questions, I'll post the Q&A. If I don't get the questions by August 26, I'll cancel the Q&A and just post the next chapter.
Hoped you enjoyed and I'll see you next time.