Hello everyone, and today, Dragnarok will face off against the next original akuma, Warlord.
Entry #77
After dealing with Marinette's akumatized grandfather, I can't help but wonder how my grandpa is doing.
Season 3 Opening Intro(Halo by Starset)(I don't own the song)
At Fu's Massage Shop, Drake was with his grandma, practicing his psychic abilities.
"Today, I'll teach you Astral Projection." Ashley said as she and Drake took a meditative pose. "Relax, and imagine yourself being free from the confines of your body."
Taking a deep breath, Drake closed his eyes and did as he was instructed.
Suddenly feeling very light, Drake opened his eyes, only to see himself floating in the air. Looking down, he saw... Himself?!
"What the-?!" Drake shouted as he looked at his hands, only to see himself transparent with a dark purple glow.
"Incredible... On your first try..." Ashley said in a amazed tone.
Following her voice, Drake saw a transparent Ashley with a maroon glow floating above a solid Ashley.
"What is this?!" Drake shouted.
"This is our Astral Projection." Astral Ashley before grabbing Astral Drake. "Let's go!"
Flying into air, the astral projections faze through the roof and fly over the city.
"Woah..." Astral Drake said, amazed by what he saw.
"Amazing, isn't it?" Astral Ashley asked as the two fly over the Gare du Nord.
That when Astral Drake spotted something, or rather, someone.
"Is that Grandpa?" He asked, pointing down.
following his finger, Astral Ashley saw a old man around her age walking out of the train station while carrying a suitcase.
"Falx?!" She shouted.
Suddenly, the two astral projection were pulled back to their bodies by a invisible force.
Opening their eyes, Drake and Ashley saw that they were back at Fu's massage shop, back in their bodies.
"We better head home so we can meet you Grandfather." Ashley said, getting a nod from Drake.
And with that, the two head out.
After returning home, Drake paced by the front door for a while.
That's when there was a knock at the door.
Opening it, Drake saw it was his grandfather, Falx Firstbourne.
"Hey there, sonny boy!" Falx greeted with a smile.
"Hey Grandpa." Drake said, giving his grandfather a quick hug. "Come on it."
That's when the rest of the family came.
"Dad! It's good to see you!" Cole said as he and Maxwell gave their father a hug. "Not that I'm not happy to see you, but why are you here?"
"For a few reasons." Falx said as he opened his suit case and took out two giftboxes out and gave Drake and Vesta one each. "First, to deliver their birthday gifts I wasn't able to send."
"Thanks Grandpa!" Vesta said as she and Drake took their gifts.
Opening them, Vesta got a plush dragon while Drake got a video game that he wanted for a while.
"Second, I wanted to see my wife." Falx said as he holds Ashley's hand in a loving matter.
"Oh you~" Ashley said with a smile.
"Well come on in." Cole said as he lead father in the house.
A while later, in the guess room, Falx was busy unpack. While he was doing so, Drake opened the door a bit.
"Is it okay to come in?" He asked.
"Sure! Come in, come in!" Falx said as he continued to unpack.
Walking in, Drake noticed his grandfather taking out a certain object, a Purple Heart.
"I see you still have your Purple Heart." Drake said.
"Indeed, it's one of my most prized possessions." Falx said with a smile.
Drake then recalled the story on how his grandfather got that Purple Heart.
Falx had fought in World War II, even taking part in D-Day. Falx got his Purple Heart due to getting a deep cut on his right thigh from a piece of shrapnel. Despite the cut and heavy bleeding, Falx marched on.
He was soon nursed back to health by none other than Ashley, who was working as a part-time nurse. The two soon fell in love, with Falx actually taking Ashley's family name.
"Those were the days..." Falx said with a smile.
"I bet they were." Drake said before looking around. "Need any help unpacking?"
"No, I can do this on my own." Falx said. "I'm not a helpless old man just yet."
"Okay then, I'll get your hair." Drake said before leaving.
Falx then lets out a sigh before looking at his Purple Heart with a sad look.
"If only I could relive the good old days..." He muttered.
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.
"We all want to relive the past in one way or another." 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.
"Go forth, my 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.
The Akuma soon flies in the Firstbourne guest room and lands on the Purple Heart.
"Warlord, I am Hawk Moth." Hawk Moth greeted. "I will help you relive your glory days, if you do something for me."
"Then let the drums of war be heard!" Falx declared before darkness erupts from the Purple Heart, coating him.
Once it lifts, in Falx's place was a metallic being. His head was a metal skull wearing a black helmet. Wrapped around his upper body was a black cloak with a Purple Heart pinned to the left side. His arms were metallic and had sharp claws. His lower was hexagonal in shape and had tendrils with metal pincers at the tip sprouting out of it.
Meet the Master of War, Warlord.
"Release the dogs of war!" Warlord shouted before flying out the window with a laugh.
In the streets of Paris, Drake was taking Gris out for a walk.
"I wonder... Does Grandpa know about Grandma's duty as a Guardian?" Drake muttered to himself.
That's when he heard screaming. Following it, he saw people causing a riot, with their eyes glowing bright red.
"What the-?" Drake said before hearing a cackle.
Looking up into the air, he saw Warlord.
"Look at these eager soldiers." The villain said. "Soon, I'll have enough soldiers for my war against Ladybug!"
"...Grandpa?" Drake muttered in shock and sadness, as he recognized the villain's voice.
Warlord then noticed a nearby group of civilians shaking in fear.
"Ah, more people waiting to conscripted." He said before breathing out a cloud of red gas. When the civilians inhaled the gas, their eyes turned red and started to become violent.
Getting a grip on his emotions, Drake grabbed Gris and hid in a nearby alleyway. Once he was sure that no one was watching, he let Spyro and Cynder out.
"First Dad... Then Vesta... Then Uncle Max... Now Grandpa..." Drake seethed, with Dark Aether starting to form around his body.
"Drake, you need to calm down!" Spyro shouted. "We'll return your grandfather, I promise."
Drake calmed down, dispelling the Dark Aether.
"I do wonder what got him akumatized?" Cynder said.
"Well, let's get some answers." Drake said before taking a stance. "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!"
The draconic hero then noticed Gris looking at him with a tilted head.
"First, I've got to take Gris home..."
After returning Gris home, Dragnarok returns to the streets, only to see Warlord and his "army" were gone.
"Damn it! Where did they go?!" The draconic hero shouted as he looks around.
"Citizens of Paris!" Warlord's voice spoke up. Following it, Dragnarok saw the villain on a TV in a nearby shop.
In her room, Marinette was watching the broadcast on her tablet with Tikki.
"I am Warlord! And I declare war on Ladybug and Cat Noir!" The villain shouted.
"Declare war on me?! Hawk Moth must be crazy!" Marinette shouted.
"We have to stop Warlord before gains more soldiers!" Tikki stated.
"Right! Tikki, Spots On!" Marinette shouted, turning into Ladybug.
Meanwhile, at the Agreste mansion, Adrien and Plagg were also watching the broadcast.
"Hand over your Miraculous before I take them by force!" Warlord shouted.
"Then come and get me!" Adrien stated with a excited smirk.
"Is it possible to let me finish my cheese first?" Plagg asked, holding a piece of Camembert.
"Nope. Plagg, Claws Out!" Adrien shouted, turning into Cat Noir.
Arriving at the TVi Studio, the three heroes Warlord addressing his brainwashed army, which were wearing makeshift armor.
"Attention! I have summoned you all here for one purpose... To get the Miraculous for Hawk Moth!" The villain shouted.
Looking at the army, Dragnarok tightened his fist when he saw that Ombra, Brandish, Ingrid, and Maven where also brainwashed.
"What do we do?" Cat Noir whispered. "There's hundreds of them and I don't want to hurt them."
"Allow me." Dragnarok said.
The draconic hero then let's out a small stream of water, which covers the floor beneath the army's feet. When they look at it in confusion, Dragnarok fires a Polar Bomb, freezing the water and keeping the army stuck in place.
"What in blazes-?!" Warlord shouted before noticing the three heroes. "So... My enemies have arrived."
"Please, stop this!" Dragnarok shouted. "Judging from the Purple Heart, you're a soldier, who fights to protect! Surely you know Hawk Moth isn't interested in that!"
"Don't listen to him!" Hawk Moth said as a light mask appears on Warlord's face. "He just trying to confuse you."
"Even if he's interested or not, a good soldier always follows orders." Warlord said before firing lasers from his tendril claws at the heroes forcing them to dodge.
Ladybug flings her at Warlord, only for the villain to dodge by floating to the side.
"Cataclysm!" Cat Noir shouted as he activated his power.
However, Warlord used one of his tendrils to grab a nearby camera and puts it in front of him, causing the feline hero to waste his Cataclysm.
"You could do better than that." The villain said before wrapping a tendril around Cat Noir's neck, choking him slightly.
"Cat Noir!" Ladybug shouted before taking a stance. "Lucky Ch-!"
But before she could use her power, one of Warlord's tendrils snatches the spotted hero's yo-yo right out of her hands.
"You shouldn't bring toys to a battlefield." The villain said before wrapping a tendril around Ladybug's neck.
That's when a Odonata flies in and lands on the Purple Heart.
"Hello Warlord, I am Damselfly. I bestow upon you the power to send electricity through your tendrils." Damselfly said.
Warlord then lifts the captured heroes to his face.
"Do you know what happens to POWs?" He asked before shocking the two.
Dragnarok just looked on in horror as Ladybug and Cat Noir screamed in pain.
That's when a idea popped into his head.
Looking around, the draconic hero spotted a nearby supply closet and goes in.
"Detransform me." He said, turning back into Drake.
"Drake! What are you doings?!" Spyro shouted.
"You have to rescue Ladybug and Cat Noir!" Cynder shouted.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Drake said as he puts the two dragons in the fanny pack.
Exiting the supply closet, Drake saw Warlord still had Ladybug and Cat Noir in his clutches, except that he was no longer shocking them.
"Now then, time for those Miraculous." The villain said.
But before he could grab them, Drake spoke up.
"Grandpa!"
"Drake!" Warlord said as turns to his grandson. "What are you doing here?"
"I followed you." Drake said. "Anyway, what are you doing?! This isn't you!"
"I know..." Warlord said in a slightly guilty tone. "I just couldn't resist! I just wanted to relive my glory days. Just want to feel the rush I had when I was in the war, knowing that I'm going to do good for my country and the people!"
"But you're not do this for for your country or people! Your doing this for Hawk Moth!" Drake shouted before turning away. "You were a hero to me, and to see you like this..."
"...You're right." Warlord said in sad and guilty tone. "I was soldier, fighting for the good of the people. Now look at me, fight for a... a terrorist!" The villain then grabs his Purple Heart and takes it off.
"Warlord! What are you doing?!" Hawk Moth shouted.
"Being true to who I am." Warlord said before throwing the Purple Heart to Drake. "Break this, the akuma in hiding inside it."
"Thanks, Grandpa." Drake said before throwing the Purple Heart to the ground and stomping on it, breaking it and releasing the akuma. Drake then notices Ladybug and Cat noir getting back onto their feet. "Ladybug! Akuma!"
"No more evildoing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" She 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 her yo-yo into the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!"
Everything is restored and Warlord turns back in Falx.
"Pound it!" Ladybug and Cat Noir fist-bumped.
"Are you okay, Grandpa?" Drake asked as he walks up to his grandfather.
"I'm fine." Falx said before rubbing his back. "Although, my back is suddenly sore. Do you know of a place where I could get a massage?"
"Well..." Drake said, tapping his chin.
"You may have won this battle, Ladybug, but you haven't won the war!" Hawk Moth shouted in anger.
Damselfly, however, remained silent, sporting a slightly guilty look as the window closes.
Later that day, Drake took Falx to Fu's Massage shop.
"Here's the massage shop." Drake said. "You want me to take you inside?"
"No, no. I can handle it from here." Falx said with a smile. "Although, can you return home and unpack my remaining stuff?
"Sure." Drake said before taking off.
Falx then enters the massage shop, where he ran into Fu and Ashley.
"Fu! You old so and so! How you been?" Falx greeted with a smile.
"Falx! It's going to see you." Fu said with a smile of his own. "I did hear you were in town, but I didn't expect to see you this soon!"
"Well, here I am!" Falx said before turning to Ashley. "So Ashley, when were you going to tell me Drake was Dragnarok?"
"What?!" Ashley shouted as she and Fu looked at Falx in shock. "How did-?!"
"Drake may be disguising himself, but he has this fire in his eye and soul that never goes out." Falx stated.
"You were always a observant one." Fu said in a amused tone.
Falx then gain a serious look.
"So these Hawk Moth and Damselfly characters have the Butterfly and Dragonfly Miraculouses, huh?" He asked.
"Unfortunately..." Ashley said in sad tone. "Not only that, but they are working with this Mayura person, who has the Peacock Miraculous."
"After all those years of searching, I find out the lost Miraculous have falling into evil hands." Falx muttered before sighing. "There is nothing we can do about it now, other than hope Drake and his teammates pull through."
"We can only hope." Fu and Ashley said.
And that's that!
I was planning on releasing this chapter sooner, but it has been a busy couple of weeks. I had to celebrate a family member's birthday, and well some other things.
So yeah, reason Falx didn't arrive with Ashley was because he was looking for the Dragonfly, Butterfly, and Peacock Miraculous.
Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed, and I'll see you next time!