Hello everyone, it's time for Dragnarok to face off against the next villain, Animaestro!
Before we start, I want address something.
Dyna-Man 21: That is not happening. I feel that Red vs Blue is too mature for the Miraculous cast. I have seen some of Ceruleanlancer's works, though. And I'm not too bothered by your ideas.
Entry #75
Dainn was akumatized again... I swear, that guy is seriously getting on my last nerves...
Season 3 Opening Intro(Halo by Starset)(I don't own the song)
In his room, Drake, along with Spyro and Cynder, were watching the trailer for the Ladybug and Cat Noir movie on a tablet.
"She's scared of cats, but powerless without this feline. Cat Noir and Ladybug: two heroes facing their destiny. Coming soon to theaters." The trailer said.
That's when Thomas Astruc, the creator of the movie, appeared on the tablet.
"The real Cat Noir and Ladybug won't be able to make it to tonight's premiere, but I hope that they'll love my movie as much as we love them." He said.
"Drake, how come they're not making a movie about you?" Spyro asked.
"You did save three worlds after all." Cynder added.
Shifting his eyes back and forth, Drake leans in with a playful smirk.
"Don't tell anyone this, but they plan to make a Dragnarok movie later in the future." Drake whispered. "In fact, Dragnarok is going to make a cameo appearance at the end of the Ladybug and Cat Noir movie, with me voicing him."
Before the dragons could say anything, Nadja appears on the tablet.
"The premiere will be attended by many illustrious guests including the rockstar Jagged Stone, the famous fashion designer Gabriel Agreste, and his teen idol son who voiced Cat Noir, Adrien Agreste." She said.
Turning the off the table, Drake looks at the dragons.
"You know, this gives me a idea for a movie of my own." Drake said before stretching his arms out in a dramatic fashion. "The Legend of Spyro 3D!"
"Let's... put that in the back pocket for now." Spyro said in a unsure and nervous tone, getting a laugh from Cynder and Drake.
Later that day, Drake was at the movie cinema with Adrien, his father who was holding a tablet with his mother on it, and Nathalie who was holding a tablet with Gabriel on it.
That's when Kagami and her mother arrived.
"Good to see you, my Dreamsicle." Drake said, kissing Kagami's hand before bowing to her mother. "Kon ban wa Tsurugi-san (Good evening Mrs Tsurugi) Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu (Nice to meet you)"
"I see your lessons with Kagami are going well." Mrs Tsurugi said before turning to Gabriel. "Gabriel-san. Per our discussion at our last meeting, I've brought these documents."
"Domo arigato, Tsurugi-san. (Thank you very much, Mrs Tsurugi)" Gabriel said.
"Please follow me." Nathalie said before leading Cole and Mrs Tsurugi somewhere, leaving Drake, Kagami, and Adrien alone.
"I'm glad to see you again, Kagami!" Adrien said with a smile.
"Me too, Adrien." Kagami said before turning to Drake. "I see your Japanese is improving."
"I had a great and beautiful teacher to teach me." Drake said, getting a blush from Kagami. "Plus, Adrien did teach me a word or two."
"Drake!" A voice spoke up.
Following it, Drake, Kagami, and Adrien saw that it was Ombra.
"Ombra! What are you doing here?" Drake asked.
"I was voicing a minor character." Ombra said with a shrug. She then noticed Adrien and gained a small blush. "Hey."
"Hey." Adrien said with a small blush of his own.
Drake shook his head, as he is aware of the fact, since the triple date before Frozer, Ombra and Adrien were hang out whenever the blonde model had free time. Snapping back to reality, the secret draconic her noticed Marinette and Chloe glaring at Ombra.
"Let's go somewhere else, this place is a little crowded." He said, grabbing Kagami's hand. "Let's go somewhere else."
"Okay." Adrien said before holding his arm out. "Ready M'Lady?"
"Really getting into that Cat Noir role, are you?" Ombra asked into teasing tone before linking arms with the blonde model. "Let's go."
Walking off, the four didn't noticed the glares of Marinette and Chloe intensify.
A while later...
"Well I'm more of a dog person..." Adrien said.
"Really? You struck me as a cat person." Drake said in a surprise tone.
"How ironic for Cat Noir to be voiced by a dog person." Ombra said with a giggle.
That's when Marinette walks up to them.
"Here, Adrien. This is, uh, your favorite flavored macaron. Er, of course I'm just guessing. I mean, how would I know, right?" The bluenette said with a nervous giggle as she hands Adrien a macaron. "But people do sometimes prefer some things to other things so... Here!"
"Uh… thanks, Marinette!" The blonde model said.
As Marinette was whisked away by Chloe, Drake noticed that Kagami had a upset look.
"Kagami, is something wrong?" He asked.
Kagami took her shoe off and held it up, showing Drake that there was gum on in.
"These shoes belonged to my grandmother." She said.
"Here, let me." Drake said, taking the shoe. Channeling his Ice element through his finger, Drake tapped the gum, freezing it, which allowed him to scrape it off. "There we go!"
"Thanks Drake." Kagami said as she puts her shoe back on.
The two then shared a kiss, not noticing Adrien and Ombra walking away to give them space.
"Kagami!" Mrs Tsurugi shouted, causing them to stop kissing.
As Drake and Kagami headed towards the latter's mother, they heard a shout.
"This macaron contains almonds!" A voice shouted. Following it, they saw that it was Thomas Astruc, who's face was covered in red boils, running to Tom and Sabine. "I specifically told you that I'm allergic to almonds!"
"We were so careful about that. All the macarons are made from coconut." Tom said with a confused look.
That's when a group of children began laughing at Thomas. Following their gaze, Drake saw that Thomas' rear was covered in cake.
"What? What in the- Who put this cake on this seat!?" Thomas shouted, causing the kids to run in fear. "I spent three years of my life working day in day out for this! What was meant to be my night is ruined!"
As Thomas walks out of the cinema with a sad look, Drake scratches his head with a confused look.
"What was that about?" He asked himself.
That's Mrs Tsurugi walks up to them.
"Didn't you hear me?" She asked.
"Sorry mother, but Drake was getting gum off my shoe, then we got distracted by the director." Kagami apologized.
"Is that so?" Mrs Tsurugi asked before facing Drake. "Now I understand why Kagami speaks so much about you. Your mother has raised you to be a refined young man!"
"Thanks, Mrs Tsurugi..." Drake said with a blush. "Anyway, I've been wondering... How do you know my mother?"
"Simple, we were fencing rivals when we were your age." Mrs Tsurugi said, surprising Drake and Kagami.
"Mom was a fencer?" Drake asked.
"Indeed, one of the very best." Mrs Tsurugi said with a smile. "Your father was pretty skilled too. And I'm pleased to hear that you inherited their skills."
"I was wonder where I got that..." Drake muttered to himself.
That's when Animaestro bursts through the door.
"So you really think a director does nothing? Let me show you exactly what I'm capable of." He said, causes the civilians to panic. "Oh, come on! Don't leave! The show's just getting started!"
In a puff of pink smoke, the villain turns into a large cartoon dinosaur, which bursts out of the cinema and began firing lasers from its mouth.
"That something you don't see every day..." Drake muttered before turning to Kagami and her mother. "Head somewhere safe! I'm going to find Adrien and Ombra."
"But..." Kagami said, only to be interrupted by Drake kissing her.
"Trust me..." He said, getting a reluctant nod from his girlfriend.
As Kagami take her mother somewhere safe, Ombra runs up to him.
"Drake!" She shouted. "I've lost track of Adrien!"
"Don't worry, we'll find him." Drake said before taking her to a nearby supply closet. "Now get ready!"
"Spinni, Spines Out!" Ombra shouted before turning into Echidna.
"Transform Me!" Once Spyro and Cynder were absorbed into his wristbands, Drake let's out a roar as he turns into Dragnarok. "Unleash the Dragon!"
Following the villain, the two confronted the villain with Ladybug and Cat Noir.
"We'd have come to your movie premiere if we'd have known how upset you were gonna get." Cat Noir said, getting Animaestro's attention.
"Cat Noir and Ladybug. Dragnarok and Echidna too." The villain said.
"What's with that trailer too? I am not scared of cats, at all." Ladybug stated.
"You haven't even seen the movie and you're already slamming it?" Animaestro asked in an offended tone.
"He does have a point, you know." Echidna said.
That's when Animaestro started to spit lasers at the heroes, forcing them to dodge.
"I wasn't slamming it. It's called constructive criticism!" Ladybug stated before throwing her yo-yo, which wraps around Animaestro.
Nice work, M'lady." Cat Noir said as nearby civilians cheered.
"So it's always about you, isn't it? From now on, everybody will be looking at me!" Animaestro shouted as he turns into a cartoon robot, breaking out of the yo-yo. "Let's see how much you enjoy the true power of animation." The villain started firing lasers, forcing the heroes to be on the move again. He then transforms into a cartoon dog. "I am the only true hero."
"Stay behind me M'lady" Cat Noir said before charging at Animaestro, who threw a cartoon hole at the ground, which feline hero fell in to.
"That went well..." Dragnarok muttered as Ladybug pulls her partner out with her yo-yo.
"Are you okay, Cat Noir?" She asked.
"Watch out!" Echidna shouted as Animaestro firing large red boxing gloves at them.
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blows them away.
"Need any help?" A voice spoke up. Following it, Dragnarok, Echidna, Ladybug, and Cat Noir saw that it was Swallow, Siorc, and Grizzly. "We saw what happened on TV."
"Thanks guys." Cat Noir said before facing the villain. "How do you beat a 2D character?"
"The only thing that doesn't change when he transforms is his mask." Ladybug said, pointing to said object.
"The akuma must be in it." Cat Noir said.
That's when Animaestro turns into a cartoon version of Majestia.
"Majestia?!" Echidna, Swallow, Siorc, and Grizzly shouted in shock.
Dragnarok, meanwhile, grasps his head from a sudden headache.
"My head..." He muttered before looking at the cartoon Majestia. "Why does she look familiar..."
"Fear the power of cartoons!" Animaestro shouted.
"How about you fear the power of the Lucky Charm!" Ladybug shouted before throwing her yo-yo into the air, summoning... A camera. "A camera?"
"Of course! Who better to make a movie about Cat Noir and Ladybug, than Ladybug and Cat Noir?" Cat Noir asked.
Before anyone could say anything, Animaestro fires a laser out of his eyes, creating a hole in ground, which the heroes fall into, leading them to the subway below.
"He really doesn't take kindly to competition." Cat Noir said as the villain turns into a cartoon ninja before filling the subway with smoke.
"Protect your Miraculous. He could be anywhere!" Ladybug shouted as she and the other Miraculous wielders covered their Miraculous and closed eyes while Dragnarok covered his eyes to keep the smoke out.
The heroes try to throw their weapons at the villain, but he transforms into a bird and flies out just as the smoke clears.
"He's gone. Why didn't he attack us while we were blinded?" Swallow asked as the heroes retrieved their weapons.
"I don't know. It doesn't make any sense. Something must have happened that we didn't see which explains why the Lucky Charm was a camera." Ladybug theorized as she held the device up.
Pressing play, the camera showed what happened.
"Protect your Miraculous. He could be anywhere!" The on-screen Ladybug shouted.
The camera then shows Animaestro charging at the heroes, but suddenly freezes in place when everyone covered their eyes.
"Did you just pause the image?" Siorc asked.
"No, did you see him freeze?" Ladybug asked.
"No. I had my eyes closed because of the smoke." Cat Noir said.
"Me too." Ladybug said.
"Ditto." Team Draconic added.
"Okay, so that's why he didn't take our Miraculous." Cat Noir said, starting to see what was going on.
"Nobody's watching him…" Ladybug started.
"…he stops moving!" Cat Noir finished.
"Just like a movie. If nobody watches it, it's as if it didn't exist!" Dragnarok said, punching his fist into the palm of his other hand.
"Now we know how to defeat him." Grizzly said.
And with that, they exited the hole.
Locating Animaestro, the heroes saw he had taken the form of a unicorn that could spit rainbows, as he was using that power to attack buildings.
"Woah. This is the craziest show I've ever seen." A voice spoke up.
Following it, the heroes saw that it was a civilian, who was recording the villain on his phone.
"Uh oh. It won't be easy getting people to stop watching him now. Looks like this show is a sellout!" Cat Noir said in a worried tone.
That's when Ladybug's earrings began to beep.
"Time for the end credits guys." The spotted hero said. The heroes then jumped to different civilians. "Close your eyes! Everybody stop watching him."
"Just because it's colorful and shiny doesn't mean it's not extremely dangerous." Swallow added.
The civilians closed their eyes, but Animaestro was still moving. That's when ladybug spots a nearby TV camera.
"TV! Of course!" She shouted before turning to the others. "Guys, keep him busy."
As she heads to the camera, Dragnarok and the other heroes face the villain.
"So... You jealous of our success, huh?" Cat Noir asked.
"You can play the smart alec cat but once I have your Miraculous everyone will forget about you soon enough." Animaestro said before turning into a anime character and began firing lasers at the heroes, forcing them to be on the move.
Meanwhile, Ladybug appears in front of the camera.
"You." She said as she knocks on the camera's lens. "Yes, you who are watching from the other side of the screen. Close your eyes, do not look at Animaestro. Turn off your screen. Come on, we need each and every one of you. It's the only way to stop him."
Animaestro, hearing Ladybug, laughed.
"Ha! You can tell everyone to close their eyes and switch off their TVs, but there will always be at least one person watching me." He taunted.
In his lair, Hawk Moth and Damselfly were watching the live coverage on a tablet.
"I wouldn't miss this show for anything." Hawk Moth said.
"It does seem interesting." Damselfly added.
"I'm sorry Nadja, but this time there will be no live coverage." Ladybug said before smashing the camera with her yo-yo.
The footage on Hawk Moth's tablet stops.
"What? No!" Hawk Moth shouted as he throws the tablet to the ground. "Animaestro. Hurry up and bring me their Miraculous."
Animaestro then turns into an anime-style girl before summoning explosions.
"What the hell?!" Dragnarok shouted as he barely avoided being blasted.
Back at the Agreste Mansion, Hawk Moth and Damselfly exited the secret lair and headed to a computer, only to see that the footage was offline there too.
Detransforming, the two headed outside.
Back to the fight, Dragnarok unleashes a stream of Shadow Fire, covering Animaestro in shadow, making him unable to be seen.
"Okay, get ready guys. Cause once I lift the shadows, he come straight for us." The draconic hero said.
"Cataclysm!" Cat Noir shouted, activating his power.
After Dragnarok lifts the shadows, Animaestro glares at the heroes.
"Everybody must watch ANIMATION!" The villain shouted before firing an explosion, which the heroes dodge.
"Funny, cause I think we're the last ones." Cat Noir taunted.
"And once we close our eyes. It's time for the end credits, Animaestro!" Ladybug declared.
"No!" The villain shouted as he turns back into his original form.
Meanwhile, Gabriel and Hestia were driving to the battle scene, only to hit a traffic jam.
Getting out of the car, the two made a run for it.
"No. No!" Gabriel shouted, hoping to get there in time.
Back with our heroes, Animaestro started to charge at them.
"Shut your eyes tight guys." Ladybug said.
"You know I trust you blindly." Cat Noir said.
"Hope this works..." Dragnarok mutters.
The heroes then close their eyes, stopping the villain just before he could reach them.
Cat Noir reaches up and touches the villain's mask with his Cataclysm, causing it to fall to the ground and the akuma to fly out.
"No more evildoing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug shouted as she opens her eyes before throwing her yo-yo at the akuma, catching it. "Gotcha!" She then releases the purified butterfly. "Bye, bye, little butterfly." Ladybug then throws the camera she had into the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!"
Everything turns back to normal and Animaestro turns back into Thomas.
"Huh? What am I doing here?" Thomas asked before noticing the heroes. "Cat Noir and Ladybug? Team Draconic?"
"In the flesh." Ladybug said.
"You're about to transform back, M'lady." Cat Noir said, pointing to the spotted hero's earrings.
"Bug out!" She shouted as the heroes leave.
No one noticed Gabriel and Hestia, who have just arrived, glaring at them.
"Ladybug, Cat Noir, Dragnarok. Enjoy your apparent victory, because as in all the best tragedies, triumph always comes before failure." Gabriel said.
"Once you're at your lowest, we will rise." Hestia said.
Later the day, in the movie theater, everyone has getting ready for the movie.
Drake was sitting next to Kagami and Adrien.
"Awesome you could get in, Marinette." Drake heard Adrien said. Looking over to the blonde model, Drake saw Marinette sitting next to Adrien. "And I'm really sorry I didn't get to taste your macaron. It looked delicious."
"It's no biggie. There will be tons of other macarons, I mean, occasions." Marinette said.
After letting out a quick chuckle, Drake turns his head back to the screen, just as the movie starts.
And that's that!
And in case you didn't know, Thomas Astruc, the person who turned into Animaestro, isn't just a random character, he's a real person. And not just any person, he's the creator of Miraculous Ladybug!
Anyway, I'll see you all next time! Bye!