Hello everyone, and today, Dragnarok will be facing against Gamer 2.0!
This is also the start of a trend where the show starts using old villains but giving them new powers. I have...mixed feelings about it.
Also, check out Draconic Shanghai on Draconic World.
Anyway, let's begin!
Entry #93
Aderyn Casineb, I hope you found the peace you were looking for...
Season 3 Opening Intro(Halo by Starset)(I don't own the song)
Drake was in his room, studying for a history test. Helping him were Spyro and Cynder.
"When were paid holidays instituted in France?" Cynder asked as she and Spyro look over a textbook.
"Summer 1936." Drake said.
"Correct." Spyro said before looking back at the textbook. "Okay, how about this one..."
The next day, at Miss Bustier's class, Drake finished his test before handing it in.
As he sat back down, Max came up to him.
"Hey Drake! I made this game, and I want you to play it with me." He said. "I've included more than 50 characters and you can even loot their equipment. I even put in a secret code to get powerful unlockables!"
"Cool." Drake said before remembering something. "But I'm sadly gonna have to decline. I have some training to do tonight."
"Oh... okay." Max said sadly before walking away.
What he didn't noticed was a piece of paper falling out of his back pocket.
"Hey Max, you dropped-!" Drake said, picking the paper up, only to see that Max was gone. Curious, Drake looks at the paper. "4-18-1-7-14-1-18-15-11... Is this the secret code he was talking about?"
Later that day, Drake was on in his room, training with his elemental abilities.
Right now, he was trying to use his Earth element to see if he can manipulate other materials linked to the element.
His current test subject was a metal rod, laying on his bed.
Focusing, Drake channeled his Earth powers in the metal rod. At first, nothing happens, but it then starts to twitch before bending itself into the shape of a triangle.
"I did it..." Drake muttered as he picks up the metal triangle.
"Incredible!" Ignitus said in an excited tone as he, Spyro, and Cynder watched. "Drake, you never cease to amaze me! It's takes years of severe training for a normal Earth Dragon to manipulate metal, yet here you are, bending metal rods after a few mouths."
"I was able to manipulate metal in just a few weeks." Malefor said in a dismissive tone, as he was also watching the training. "I'll admit though, you are doing better than I expected."
"Is that a complement or an insult?" Drake asked before shaking his head. "You know what, I'll take it as both."
That's when Drake's computer turns on by itself, and on it was Gamer 2.0.
"What do you do when no one wants to play with you? You give them no choice." The villain said before showing that he had hostages. "Ladybug, Cat Noir, Team Draconic. All of these people were once akumatized and then saved by you. If you want another chance at freeing them, you're going to have to come and play with me."
"Max?" Drake asked in a surprised tone.
"How pathetic. Akumatized because no one would play his game." Malefor said in a mocking tone.
"Hey, that's my friend you're talking about!" Drake snapped before taking a stance. "Henshin!" Once Spyro and Cynder were absorbed into his wristbands, Drake let's out a roar as he turns into Dragnarok. "Unleash the Dragon!"
Dragnarok soon met up with the others on a rooftop near Parc des Princes.
"First one who finds a way in wins." Cat Noir said.
"We don't have time to play, Cat Noir. I've got a ton of other things to do." Ladybug said.
"Don't forget we've got people to save." Echidna said.
That's when seven pod-like devices float towards the heroes.
"So, Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Team Draconic? Ready to play? Please enter your pyra-pod." Gamer 2.0 said on one of the pod's screens.
"What if it's a trap, guys?" Cat Noir asked.
"No, I'm sure it's not. He just wants to play." Ladybug said.
"Even if it is, what choice do we have?" Dragnarok asked.
"So, let's keep in touch." Ladybug said as she gives the heroes a device, which they put in their ears.
The heroes then enter the pyra-pods, which transport them to Gamer 2.0's video game dimension.
Our heroes soon found themselves in the video game dimension.
"Take your pyra-pad." Gamer 2.0 said, handing the heroes pad-like devices. "Welcome to Miraculous All-Star Brawl! If you win, I'll set you free. You, and all of them." The villain then shows the playable characters. "But if you lose..."
"We have to give you the Miraculous. Same song and dance, just new partners." Siorc said with an eye roll.
"I don't have time to lose, Gamer. Let's begin and get this over with." Ladybug said as she selects The Mime.
"Your hastiness will be your downfall, Ladybug. My chance of winning has just shot out 86%." Gamer 2.0 taunted as he selects Riposte.
"Mime. Riposte. Ready? Fight!" The game announced as The Mime and Riposte appear in the arena
Dragnarok couldn't help but flinch upon seeing Riposte.
"I'm gonna slice you into sashimime!" Gamer 2.0 shouted as he has Riposte rush at the Mime, who mimes a shield to block the attack.
"Wouldn't you be better off miming a Cat Noir to come lend you a helping paw, M'lady?" Cat Noir asked.
"I know what I'm doing!" Ladybug shouted.
However, this causes the shield to disappear.
"Be careful! The Mime's object disappears if you talk." Cat Noir stated.
"Thank you, Captain Obvious!" Ladybug shouted as she has the Mime push the opponent back.
"So shut up and let her fight!" Swallow shouted in an annoyed tone.
Ladybug and Gamer 2.0 fought for a bit before the Mime mimed a rope, tying up Riposte, and threw her over the arena's edge.
"Au revoir!" The spotted hero said.
"Ring out! Mime wins!" The game announced.
Talking on purpose? Miming your own yo-yo? Clever as ever, M'lady." Cat Noir said.
"Not bad at all." Dragnarok added.
"I won, Gamer 2.0. Release us!" Ladybug demanded.
"A game with just one round? Where's the fun in that, Ladybug? It doesn't end until you battled all the characters in the game." Gamer 2.0 said.
"But this is gonna take forever!" Echidna shouted.
"That's the best part about it! The longer, the better!" The villain said, getting groans from Ladybug, Dragnarok, and Echidna.
"My turn! My turn!" Cat Noir chanted in an excited tone as he looks at his options. "Frightningale, Stormy Weather-Awesome! But a little too awesome for a first battle. Oh, my copycat! Nah, I'd be too good as myself. That'd be too easy."
"Hurry up! Choose Copycat and Cataclysm this game away so we can get back home!" Ladybug shouted through the feline hero's earpiece.
"Fine. If we need to hurry this up." Cat Noir said before picking Mr. Pigeon.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Ladybug shouted.
"Out of all the villains we've face, you choose Mr. Pigeon?" Grizzly asked in an annoyed tone.
"What? I've always wanted to train pigeons." Cat Noir said with a shrug.
"There aren't even any pigeons in this stadium!" Gamer 2.0 taunted as he picks Dark Cupid.
As the two appeared on the arena, Cat Noir had Mr. Pigeon blow his bird whistle, summoning a pigeon.
"There is one. And I'm gonna call him Fiery Phoenix." The feline hero said, getting groans from the others.
"More like Mega Flop Phoenix. It's gonna be the fastest victory ever!" Gamer 2.0 laughed as he had Dark Cupid fire arrows at his opponent, only for the pigeon to start attacking him. "Ah! Get away, you flying rat!"
"Double ankle grab and smash!" Cat Noir shouted as Mr. Pigeon grabs onto Dark Cupid and throws him on the arena floor. "Somersault bum drop!" Mr. Pigeon jumps on top of Dark Cupid. "Feathered face wash!" Mr. Pigeon's pigeon slaps Dark Cupid's face while Mr. Pigeon grabs Dark Cupid's pin and throws it across the arena. "Volatile's Elbow!" Mr. Pigeon then smashes the pin.
"Mr. Pigeon wins!" The game announced.
"Pound it, Fiery Phoenix." Cat Noir said.
"I'll admit, that was impressive." Dragnarok said.
"Impossible!" Gamer 2.0 shouted in disbelieve.
"Can we play the whole match in one go?" Ladybug asked.
"Then it wouldn't be fun anymore. We've still got so many more rounds left. Plus the finale." The villain said.
"If you ask me, this was never fun." Ladybug grumbled as Grizzly steps up.
"My turn." He said as he picks Boom Boxer while Gamer 2.0 picks Zebro.
"Boom Boxer. Zebro. Ready? Fight!" The game stated.
Zebro pinned Boom Boxer down with his gravity powers. Thinking quick, Grizzly had Boom Boxer release a powerful soundwave, which shook the arena, making Zebro lose balance and release his captive.
Getting back up, Boom Boxer delivers a powerful uppercut, sending Zebro flying over the arena's edge.
"Boom Boxer wins!" The game announced.
"That... was actually kind of fun." The bear themed hero said.
The heroes then continued to play Gamer 2.0's game, and over time, they found themselves enjoying the game. They had lost a few matches, but their wins outweigh their loses.
"May I remind you this is not just a game?" Gamer 2.0 asked as he noticed the heroes' enjoyment.
"Hey, you're the one who wanted us to have fun." Cat Noir said.
"And we're doing just that." Dragnarok added.
"I think we're ready for the final boss. Stop hiding behind your toys and get in the ring, Gamer 2.0." Ladybug demanded.
"I am the final boss, but how are we going to figure out who should battle me?" The villain asked.
"What do you mean?" Echidna asked.
"Well, I'm sure you'd agree that seven against one would be very unfair, so the only way to know which one of you will take me on, is if you seven fight... each other!" Gamer 2.0 stated, causing the heroes to gasp.
"Brawl Fight. Ready? Fight!" The game shouts.
"What are you waiting for? Start fighting! If you don't, everyone will be imprisoned forever!" Gamer 2.0 demanded.
"We can't let this happen...!" Ladybug said in a shocked tone.
"You know I love battling by your side, M'lady. But I could never bring myself to fight you." Cat Noir said.
"Cat Noir... What are you doing?" Ladybug asked.
"Giving you some extra time." Cat Noir said with a wink before jumping off the edge of the arena.
"No! Cat Noir!" Ladybug shouted.
Meanwhile, with Team Draconic...
"We'll leave this to you, boss." Swallow said with Echidna, Siorc, and Grizzly nodding in agreement.
"Guys..." Dragnarok said, but he knew he couldn't convince them otherwise.
"We know you can do it." Siorc said before the four jumped off the arena's edge.
"Five defeated. Two remaining." The game announced.
"Ladybug." Dragnarok said, getting the spotted hero's attention. "Let me fight Gamer 2.0. I have an ace up my sleeve."
Ladybug gains a hesitant look before nodding.
"Okay." She said before jumping off the edge.
"Ring out! Dragnarok wins." The game announced.
"So... The mighty savior of the world is my opponent." Gamer 2.0 said. "Now, since this is the final battle, in addition to your own superpower, you get to pick four items from your inventory. Although, I wouldn't even bother if I were you, because I'm going to beat you no matter what. In actual combat, you come out on top, but in a fight in a video game, I'm the champion."
Looking at the available options, Dragnarok notices a strange button on the bottom right. Pressing it, a screen opens up.
INPUT CODE
"What are you doing?" Gamer 2.0 asked as he noticed what the draconic hero was doing. Ignoring the villain, Dragnarok takes out the paper he found earlier. "Where did you get that?!" Still ignoring him, Dragnarok inputs the code.
ACCESS GRANTED. STAFF OF ELDRITCH AND NECKLACE OF JIANGSHI NOW AVAILABLE!
Appearing on Dragnarok's screen was Eldritch's staff and Jiangshi's necklace.
"Interesting..." The draconic hero muttered as he picks the two items before picking Riposte's sword and Oni-Chan's rose.
"H-how did you get the code?!" Gamer 2.0 demanded.
"On my way here, I just found on the ground. Must've fallen out of your pocket." Dragnarok said as he gets his items.
"Dragnarok. Gamer 2.0. Final fight!" The game shouted.
"No matter. I'll win anyway." Gamer 2.0 said before turning into Chaos Caribou. "I would've loved for it to last longer—" He then turns into into The Mime. "But my statistics—" Turning into Bakerix. "Are never wrong!" He then turns back into himself.
"Did you predict this?" Dragnarok asked before slamming Eldritch's staff into the ground, destroying the arena.
"What in the-?" Gamer 2.0 shouted before laughing. He then turns into Befana. "I can play any character. You thought you'd break me with that ridiculous little magic trick? Be a nice fairy and give me your friends' Miraculous."
"I give you something alright." Dragnarok said before using Jiangshi's necklace to cast a phantom hand, which grabs Gamer 2.0 and drains his energy.
With his energy completely gone, Gamer 2.0 fell into the pit.
"Ring out! Dragnarok wins!" The game announced.
Flying down, the draconic hero grabs Gamer 2.0 and places him onto a ledge.
"You know, you made a great game. And I know playing alone isn't always fun. But people have lives of their own. You just need to wait for them to have some free time." Dragnarok said.
"You got me. Good game." Gamer 2.0 said before vanishing, leaving behind his glasses.
Picking them up, Dragnarok breaks them, releasing the akuma.
"Do your thing Ladybug!" The draconic hero shouted.
"Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug shouted, throwing her yo-yo into the air, releasing everyone and turning things back to normal. "No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" She then catches the akuma with her yo-yo. "Gotcha!" She then releases the purified akuma. "Bye bye, little butterfly."
At Hawk Moth's lair...
"No more games, Ladybug. I'll get my revenge. When I do, you won't even remember the meaning of the word fun!" Hawk Moth shouted.
"It'll be game over for you." Damselfly said as the window closes.
Back with our heroes, they were on a rooftop near Parc des Princes.
"Hey, Cat Noir, between being a superhero and everything else in your life, how do you manage to still have fun? Aren't you scared you'll eventually have to sacrifice everything you love for all of this?" Ladybug asked.
"The times when I have the most fun, my favorite moments, are when I'm with you, M'lady. And I would give up everything for just that." Cat Noir said before taking off.
"That doesn't answer the question." Swallow said as he and his friends leave.
Later that day, Drake was in his room, practicing his metal manipulation some more.
Taking a metal rod, Drake uses his Earth element to bend it into the shape of pretzel.
Looking at his creation, Drake tosses it onto a pile of other metal rods, all twisted into different shapes.
"It seems you have mastered metal manipulation." Ignitus said as he looks at the pile with a proud look.
"I need to start practicing myself." Spyro said.
"And you can start by unbending the metal rods." Ignitus said, getting a groan from Spyro and some laughs from Drake and Cynder.
And that's that!
Can I be honest? To me, this episode felt like a filler episode to me. A cool and enjoyable episode, but a filler episode none the less.
Speaking of fillers, I want to ask you something.
I'm considering skipping Stormy Weather 2, as it's nothing but flashbacks. I put up a poll on my main page, and it will end on the beginning of September.
Also, Drake/Dragnarok can now use his Earth element to do some metalbending!
Anyway, I hoped you all enjoyed, and I'll see you all next time!