Time for the next Original Akuma, Bedusatrice! (The name is a combination of Basilisk, Medusa, and Cockatrice. You can probably guess this guy's MO.) Before we start, I want to address a few things.
kyrogue23: Damn it! Why didn't I think of that?! Well... Gigantitan does reappear in a Season 3 episode... So maybe...
Nighthawk6595: Well, the newer Akumas do come pretty close in getting the Miraculouses...
Anyway, let's begin!
Entry #52
I'm going to do it.
I am not going to chicken out.
I am going to ask Kagami out for a date!
And I heard there was a famous sculptor who is going to show his latest masterpiece at the Hotel de Ville, so that sounds like a good place to go to for a first date.
Season 2 Opening Intro(Set It Off by Skillet)(I don't own the song)
In his room, Drake was mentally preparing himself. Picking up his phone, Drake brought up Kagami's number and, after a moment of hesitation, presses the call button. Putting the phone to his ear, Drake listened to the ringing for a few seconds before it was picked up.
"Hello?" Kagami asked as she answered. Drake's heart fluttered upon hearing her voice.
"Hey, it's me." Drake greeted.
"Oh, Drake! What's up?" Kagami asked.
"Have you heard about Gordon Gonler showing his latest masterpiece at the Hotel de Ville?" Drake asked.
"Yeah."
"Well, I was wondering... Would you like to see it with me?" Drake asked, his cheeks getting redder by the second.
"Are you... asking me out on a date?" Kagami asked with pink cheeks, not that Drake could see them.
"W-well, if you want to call it that..." Drake said, nervously tugging on the collar of his shirt.
"Sure! I mean... I am free today, and you did go through the trouble of asking me..." Kagami said, excitedly at first, before quickly tuning it down.
"Great! So I'll see you at the unveiling?" Drake asked.
"Yeah, see you there." Kagami said.
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
And with that, Drake hung up. Putting his phone down, Drake realized that his actually managed to ask Kagami out for a date!
"Look who got himself a date." Cynder said as she and Spyro sat on their pillow.
"Yeah, but what am I going to say?! What am I going to wear?!" Drake panicked.
"Okay, first off, wear what you are wearing now, as you're not taking her to a fancy restaurant. Second off, just remain calm and be honest." Spyro advised.
"Thanks." Drake said as he calmed down.
Hanging up on her end, Kagami's face was pink. She was harboring a small crush on the secret draconic hero, as she found him kind, charming, and mysterious. Plus, he was a very skilled swordsman.
"Planning to go out with that Firstbourne boy, huh?" A voice spoke up behind her. Turning around, Kagami saw that it was her mother, Tomoe Tsurugi.
"Yes, Mother." Kagami said, straightening up.
"You better get home before night. Got it?" Tomoe asked.
"Yes Mother." Kagami repeated as she heads out. Watching her daughter leave, Tomoe started to think about Drake. She was impressed with his kendo skills, enough to challenge him to a dual. While Drake lost in the end, he put up a good fight and lasted for quite a while. Plus, she was old friends with Hestia.
Let's just say, Tomoe approves.
At the Hotel de Ville, Drake was looking around, trying to find Kagami in the crowd that was gathering in front of a stage. That's when he spotted her run to him.
"Kagami! Glad you you could make it!" Drake said with a small blush.
"Glad to be here." Kagami replied with a small blush of her own.
"So... Any idea of what the statue is going to be?" Drake asked, trying to make conversation.
"Maybe a statue of Dragnarok and his crew, sort of like the one that was made for Ladybug and Cat Noir." Kagami guessed.
Before Drake could say anything else, the Mayor walked on to the stage with a man who had a tanned skin tone, brown hair, and was wearing a green t-shirt with blue jeans. Behind them were a pair of men carting something that was covered in a sheet onto the stage. Andre went up to the microphone, tapped it a couple times before clearing his throat.
"Hello everyone! Today, we're here to witness the latest masterpiece of the uprising sculptor, Gordon Gonler!" He said before gesturing to the man next to him, who waved at the crowd. "Now Gordon, before you reveal your masterpiece, tell us the inspiration behind it."
"Well... My statues are based off of myths and legends." Gordon said as he took the microphone. "The legend for this statue is a obscure one. One that has actual been rediscovered." Gordon then grabs the sheet. "Known for bringing the Ten Plagues of Egypt, I give you, The Dark Demon!"
Once the sheet was removed, the citizens of Paris couldn't help but gasp.
In front of them was a stone statue of Malefor. It was very well crafted and looked very realistic, so much so that the statue looked like it might come to life.
"So, what do you all think?" Gordon asked. The crowd just muttered quietly to each other.
"Well, that brings back memories..." Cynder quietly muttered as she and Spyro stared at the statue of their old mortal enemy.
"Unbelievable..." Kagami whispered.
Drake, meanwhile, was doing his absolute best not to shake in fear. While he was getting better, Malefor still scared Drake. The event were Horrificator took Malefor's form only briefly stuff out the fear, mostly due to the fact that Drake took comfort in the fact that it wasn't really Malefor.
"Judging by the look on all your face, you all must be wondering why in the world did I chose Malefor as my subject." Gordon continued. "Well, it's mostly due to the fact that Malefor, compared to the likes of Medusa or the Orochi, is real. As you know, Ladybug fought, and lost, against this mighty dragon 5000 years ago. Fast froward to now, we have Dragnarok, who seemly had inherited Malefor's powers."
"Just because I have similar abilities doesn't mean I got them from him..." Drake muttered bitterly to himself.
"So, for once, I wanted to create something that was real. Something that actually existed." Gordon finished as he gave his latest creation a soft pat.
"Well... It's very well crafted... But I don't think I can put this any of Paris' museums..." The Mayor said in a nervous tone, getting a shocked looked from Gordon.
"What! Why?!" The sculptor shouted.
"Well, you see, Malefor as gain... How should I put it... Infamy, in Paris, and I rather not take any risks..." Andre said, trying his best to sugarcoat it.
"I sure there's someplace to put it." Gordon argued.
"Look, I don't think..." The Mayor said, taking a step back. However, he backed into the statue, causing it to fall off it's podium and hit the ground, scattering it.
"NO!" Gordon cried as he ran and kneeled into the the remain rubble. "My masterpiece!"
"I'm incredibly sorry, Gordon, but think it's for the best." The Mayor said before he and crowd left, leaving the sculptor to cry over his ruined creation.
A window opens, letting in little a 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.
"Having one of your creations destroyed by incompetence, I know the feeling too." 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 Gordon continue to cry over his creation, the Akuma flies in and lands on his necklace.
"Greetings Bedusatrice, I am Hawk Moth." The mastermind telepathically greeted. "Your latest creation was destroyed, but I can help you make a new one easily. But first, you need to get me something."
"Sounds like a gas." Gordon said as darkness erupted out of his necklace and surrounds him. Once it lifts, standing in Gordon's place was a monster.
It was a humanoid creature that green scales all over it's body, with grey scales on it's chest. Instead of fingers, the creature's hands had one large talon, with a smaller second one acting as a opposable digit. On the creature's head was a helmet that had a snake on each side and a rooster's comb on the top. It's eyes were made of literal diamond and had a mouth full of razor sharp teeth. It was wearing a chest plate that dark grey in color and white feathers coming out of the bottom. It's feet each had long, sharp talons. Sprouting out of it's back were a pair of white, feathered wings. Finally, it has a tail with a living snake head at the end.
The Master of Petrifaction, Bedusatrice!
"Time for my next masterpiece, a Paris of stone people!" Bedusatrice shouted as he shot lasers out of his diamond eyes, turning whoever they hit into stone.
Meanwhile, Drake and Kagami got some ice cream and were hanging out at the Place des Vosges.
"Well... That was interest." Drake said before taking a lick of his chocolate chip ice cream.
"Indeed. Still, the statue was very well crafted." Kagami said while holding a cone of plain vanilla ice cream.
"Yeah, despite who it was depicting." Drake snarked before taking another lick, only to get some on his nose, causing Kagami to laugh, which Drake soon joined.
While their date continued, Bedusatrice was on a rampage, turning everyone who were unlucky enough to be in his path into stone statues. Nearby, Nadja was recording what was happening with a camera crew.
"This is Nadja, reporting live from a Akuma attack. Hawk Moth has created another villain and he is on a rampage, turning everyone into stone!" She said to the camera. "Who is this latest villain? And what does he want?"
"I am Bedusatrice." A voice spoke up. Turning around, Nadja saw that the villain was standing behind her. "And I want to finish my latest creation!"
He then turns Nadja and her crew into stone.
Marinette and Tikki saw what happen from the former's computer.
"He must the sculptor from earlier!" Marinette realized.
"We need to stop him!" Tikki said.
"Right! Tikki, Spots On!" Marinette shouted as she turns into Ladybug.
Adrien and Plagg also saw what was happening.
"The destruction of his statue must of cause this." Adrien said.
"I couldn't have guessed." Plagg snarked.
"Plagg, Claws Out!" Adrien shouted as he turns into Cat Noir.
Ombra watched the event through her phone.
"Guessed he liked his statue." Ombra said.
"Even if it was about a demon." Spinni muttered bitterly.
"Spinni, Spines Out!" Ombra shouted, turning into Echidna.
Brandish also saw this on his phone.
"Looks like we got work to do." Brandish said
"You got that right." Caww said.
"Caww, Sky High!" Brandish shouted, turning into Swallow.
The four heroes arrived at the scene at the same time, meeting at a nearby rooftop.
"Hey guys." Echidna greeted.
"Where's Dragnarok?" Swallow asked.
"I thought he was with you guys." Cat Noir said.
That's when they heard screaming. Following it, they saw Bedusatrice flying in the air, shooting his petrifaction laser vision down at the fleeing people.
"We'll worry about that later. Right now, we need to stop this guy!" Ladybug said before the four spring into action.
As Bedusatrice looks for more people, he was tackled out of the air by Swallow. Once the two hit the ground, Bedusatrice shoves the feathered hero off of him. Getting back up, the villain saw the four heroes.
"Aw! I was wondering when you lot would show up." Bedusatrice said before noticing that someone was missing. "Where's Dragnarok?"
"We don't know, but that doesn't matter. Return the people to normal!" Ladybug demanded.
"Pity. He would've made the perfect replacement for my old Malefor statue." Bedusatrice said before glaring at the four. "I guess I'll just petrify you four instead!"
"Don't forget to get me their Miraculouses!" Hawk Moth telepathically shouted as a light mask appears on Bedusatrice's face.
"No need to worry, Hawk Moth." The villain as the light mask disappears. He then turns his attention back to the four heroes. "Listen up! Hand over your Miraculouses, or I'll reduce everyone petrified into rubble!"
"You wouldn't dare!" Echidna shouted.
"Try me!" Bedusatrice hissed before picking up a nearby car and throws it at the heroes, who just barely dodged it. That's when a Odonata flies in and lands on Bedusatrice's necklace.
"Hello Bedusatrice, I am Damselfly, and I bestow upon you the power to launch razor sharp feathers from your wings." Damselfly said.
"Thank you, Damselfly." Bedusatrice said before flapping his wing, launching his razor feathers at the heroes.
Swallow, acting quickly, summoned his energy wings and launch energy feathers to counter the attack. Cat Noir tries to sneak up on the villain, only for the snake head on Bedusatrice's tail to hiss at him, causing the villain to turn around and fire his petrifaction laser vision at the feline hero, who just barely dodged by the skin of his teeth. Echidna then throws her tomahawk, cutting the snake head off of the villain's tail.
All this did was cause Bedusatrice to laugh, as his tail grows a new snake head while the old one turns to stone before crumbling into gravel.
"Okay, that's just freaky." Echidna said, disgusted by the sight. The villain then picks up a car and throws it at her. Echidna dodges, having the car hit the vehicle that was behind the spiny hero, creating a explosion.
Back with Drake and Kagami, the two finished their ice cream and were going on walk through the city. That's when they heard the explosion.
"What was that?" Drake asked before he and Kagami went to find the source. Arriving at the scene, they were spotted by Bedusatrice.
"Aw, more statues for my masterpiece." He said before firing his petrifaction laser vision. Kagami froze in fear as the beam got closer and closer. Before it could hit her, she was shoved out of the way. Getting back up, she saw something that horrified her.
"Drake..." Kagami whispered as she stared at a petrified Drake.
"No..." Echidna whispered as she and Swallow stared in devastation.
"NO!" Damselfly shouted before collapsing to the floor with tears in her eyes. "My baby..."
Hawk Moth gave her a concerned look.
"That's another piece of my masterpiece completed." Bedusatrice said before facing Kagami. Before he could fired, he was tackled to the ground by a enraged Swallow, who started to deliver punch after punch with no break. While he kept the villain busy, Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Echidna ran to Kagami.
"Are you alright?" Ladybug asked.
"I'm fine, but Drake..." Kagami said before looking at the petrified Drake with a tear in her eye.
"Don't worry, we'll return him to normal." Echidna said.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug shouted as she throw her yo-yo into the air, summoning... a Pungi.
"A flute?" Ladybug asked as she stared at the instrument.
"Actually, it's a pungi, a wind instrument that is usually used for snake charming." Cat Noir corrected.
"Snake charming! That's it!" Echidna said before grabbing the pungi. She then faces the villain, who got Swallow off of him and was engaged in fisticuffs. Bedusatrice was also covered in bruises, which were slowly healing.
Echidna then started playing the pungi, causing Bedusatrice's tail snake to dance, dragging the villain around.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" The villain shouted as he tried to grab his tail, only for the snake to dance out of the way.
"Swallow! Get his necklace!" Ladybug shouted.
With a nod, Swallow runs up to the distracted villain and takes the necklace.
"Catch!" Swallow shouted before throwing the necklace to Ladybug, who catches it and crushes it underfoot, releasing the Akuma.
"No more evildoing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" She 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. Bedusatrice turned back into Gordon and Drake was freed from his petrifaction.
The heroes skipped the fist-bump ran to Drake, who was being helped up by Kagami.
"Are you alright?" Echidna asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Drake said. That's when Ladybug's earrings began to beep.
"We'd best get going." Ladybug as she took off, with Cat Noir, Echidna, and Swallow following behind.
"Drake..." Kagami said before leaning in to kiss Drake's cheek as thanks for protecting her. However, Drake turns his head, causing their lips to meet.
The two went wide eyed before quickly separating with red faces.
"I'm sorry! I want to kiss your cheeks as thank for protecting me!" Kagami apologized in a embarrassed tone.
"It's fine, no need to apologize!" Drake said in the same tone before sighing. "Listen, I like you. Not as a friend, but like-like you."
"Really?" Kagami asked with a blush. "Well... I like-like you too."
Drake's blush grew redder as his heart started to flutter.
"Then... Would you... Be my girlfriend?" He asked.
"That depends. Will you be my boyfriend?" Kagami asked, getting a chuckle from Drake.
That's when the two looked at each other for a bit before leaning in and began kissing each other. Spyro and Cynder peeked out of the fanny pack and smiled for their friend.
"Ladybug... Bedusatrice may have failed, but with my stone-cold ambition, I'll never give up until you and your friends under my heel!" Hawk Moth shouted.
"Thank you, Ladybug..." Damselfly said quietly as the window closes.
Arriving home, Drake had the biggest smile he ever had in his entire life. Once he entered the house, he was caught in the embrace of Hestia.
"Thank God you're okay..." She muttered as she held Drake tight.
"Uh... What's the matter Mom?" Drake asked in a confused tone.
"I heard about the akuma and how you were turned to stone." Hestia said, not letting go of Drake. "Just the thought of losing you..."
Hestia then started to tear up, which causes Drake to hug back to give her comfort.
And done. It's official, Drake and Kagami are now a couple! And for those of you who are wondering if Spyro and Cynder were petrified when Drake was, the answer is no. They were inside petrified Drake's fanny pack, basically trapped in a stone coffin.
Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed, and I'll see you next time!