Looks like we're recycling villains again, as Puppeteer 2 is next. Before we start, I want to address a few things.
fan-like-irving: I may have a few things planned.
kyrogue23: Maybe, maybe not.
Let's begin!
Entry #100
Hawk Moth came pretty close with the last villain. Better step up my game.
Also, 100th entry.
Season 3 Opening Intro(Halo by Starset)(I don't own the song)
In his room, Drake was writing down different ways to uses his elemental powers.
"Flaming kick... Fear sound field... Frozen tornado..." Drake muttered to himself. His phone then rings, which he quickly picked up. "Hello? Oh, hey Adrien. The Grevin Wax Museum, again? Sure, I've got nothing better to do."
Hang up, Drake let out an annoyed sigh.
"Another piece of the Adrien statue missing again?" Spyro asked.
"I get that he is popular, but this is just insane." Drake said, crossing his arms.
"Imagine what would happen to a Dragnarok statue." Cynder said, causing Drake as he remembers turning down the offer for a wax statue of his heroic form.
"Well, we better get going." Drake said, putting the two dragons into his fanny pack before heading out.
Drake was soon in the Agreste car with Adrien, Marinette, Alya, Nino, and, surprisingly, Manon, being driving to the wax museum by the Gorilla.
"You leave Adrien alone, and then, I'll leave Marinette alone..." Alya whispered to Nino.
However, someone heard her.
"Hey! Why are you leaving Marinette all alone? Don't you like her?" Manon asked, getting the attention of the others.
"Huh, what're you guys talking about?" Marinette asked.
"Nothing! It's got nothing to do with us leaving you and Adrien alone..." Nino said, causing Alya to elbow him. "Uh...! To... look at the statues as, uh, just friends, of course."
Marinette gasped while Drake raises an eyebrow, both realizing what the two have planned.
"Don't worry, Manon. It's just that Alya and Nino are boyfriend and girlfriend, and they probably wanna spend some time alone together. Without us." Adrien said.
"Really? But I thought you and Marinette were boyfriend and girlfriend." Manon said, causing Marinette to squeak. "She has lots of photos of you all over her bedroom."
"That's because she loves fashion and I'm a fashion model." Adrien said with a laugh.
"But then why are there so many hearts drawn on them?" Manon asked.
"Those aren't heart! Those are, uh, upside-down spades!" Marinette said with a nervous laugh. "I was just coming up with some new, uh, patterns, for my fabric designs."
Drake couldn't help but chuckle at that lame cover up.
They soon arrived at the wax museum, where a woman was waiting for them.
"Hi, Veronique." Adrien greeted as he steps out of the car.
"Thanks for coming on such short notice, Adrien. I'm sorry, but a piece of your statue went missing yet again!" Veronique said as she leads the group into the wax museum. "Just goes to show how popular you are."
"Look Marinette, we get to go in, even though it's closed! It's like we're princesses." Manon said, only to realize that Marinette wasn't paying attention. "Hey! Did you hear me?"
"Be careful this time, right? Marinette's the only one that's gotta spill the beans to Adrien— not us!" Alya said. "So, no matter what Adrien asks you, just deny. Okay?"
As Nino nods, Manon runs ahead into the lobby.
"Ahaha, wheee!" She cheered before spotting a statue of Jagged Stone standing on top of Fang. "Mr. Jagged! Can you give me an 'autygraph,' please?" The statue does nothing. "Why isn't anyone paying attention to me today!?"
"That's because this isn't the real Jagged Stone. It's a wax statue of him." Veronique said with a laugh. "The Grévin Wax Museum is the kingdom of illusions!"
"Woah! But he looks for reals!" Manon said, making a silly face at the statue before running off.
"The museum opened in 1882. We have about 200 wax statues on exhibition at any one time." Veronique said as she leads the group further into the museum. "We bring new celebrities in on a regular basis, the most recent one being Adrien!"
Drake looked at the wax statues, impressed by what he saw. There were statues of Clara Nightingale, Prince Ali, Aurore Beaureal, Mireille Caquet, Nadja Chamack, Adrien, his father Gabriel, and so much more.
They soon enter an elevator, which that's them to a workshop.
"Welcome to the workshop! This is where our sculptors create and repair all of our statues." Veronique said as she takes the group to an adjacent room. "And this is where we store our wax. It comes straight from our very own beehives up on the roof of the museum."
They soon return the main part of the workshop, where Theo was waiting for them.
"So, I heard we have to do your hand again. Right, Veronique?" He asked, getting a nod.
"The beard's really well done." Nino said, looking at the head of a Thomas Astruc's head.
"It's genuine yak hair." Theo said as he places Adrien's hand into some sort of device and pours wax on it.
That's when Veronique gets a phone alert.
"Okay, we have to leave you for a while, if you don't mind." She said as Theo sets up a timer.
"It'll ding when it's over. We'll be back as soon as possible." He said.
"Take your time." Adrien said.
And with that, Veronique and Theo leave.
"I'm going to check out some of the statues, if that's okay with you guys." Drake said.
Getting nods, he takes off.
Arriving at the Hero's Room, Drake saw wax statues of Ladybug, Cat Noir, Echidna, Swallow, Grizzly, Siorc, and all the various villains they fought over their heroic careers.
"This is incredible!" Spyro said in an amazed tone as he and Cynder peek out of the fanny pack. "They're so life-like."
"It feels they could come alive at any moment." Cynder said in an equally amazed tone. "What do you think, Drake?" Drake didn't answer "...Drake?"
Drake wasn't paying attention, as he busy staring at one statue in particular.
The wax statue of his old nemesis, Eldritch.
"Why is this here?" Drake asked as he walks up to the statue.
"Well, Eldritch is technically a celebrity in Paris..." Spyro said in a sheepish tone.
"A statis he gained through infamy." Cynder added.
That's when they heard something.
Hiding behind the Eldritch statue, Drake, Spyro, and Cynder saw that it was Puppeteer. With her were Alya and Nino, along with... Lady WiFi and Bubbler?
Lady WiFi pauses the couple before Bubbler traps them in bubbles.
"This is so much fun!" Puppeteer said, giggling all the while. That's when a light mask appears on her face of a brief moment before disappearing. She the flies over the statues. "I'm gonna play with you." She taps the Evillustrator statue with her wand. "You..." Taps Gamer. "And you." Taps Cat Noir. "And you!" Taps Ladybug.
The statues she tapped with her wand then come to life as they stepped off their podiums.
Puppeteer then looks at the Eldritch statue, only to gain a fearful look.
"Not you..." She muttered in a fearful tone before flying off with her new army.
Once they were gone, Drake peeks out.
"Puppeteer? Why is she here?" He asked.
"Well, she was trying to get Marinette's attention all day, but she was busy look at Adrien." Spyro said. "She probably felt alone."
"Making her an easy target for Hawk Moth." Cynder added.
"Henshin!" Once Spyro and Cynder were absorbed into his wristbands, Drake let's out a roar as he turns into Dragnarok. "Unleash the Dragon!"
Fully transformed, our draconic hero headed to the Statue room for the Parisian Celebrities.
What he didn't noticed was a dark shadow of some kind entering the Eldritch statue, causing its eyes to twitch.
Entering the Parisian Celebrities room, Dragnarok saw Ladybug using her yo-yo to tie up... Hawk Moth?
"Whoa! You've captured Hawk Moth!" Cat Noir said as he jumps in.
"I wish!" Ladybug said before pulling on her yo-yo, revealing that the Hawk Moth she caught was a wax figure as it falls to pieces.
"Ohh, a wax statue." Cat Noir said.
"The Puppeteer is back! She must be here somewhere!" Ladybug stated.
"And she's bringing the statues to life." Dragnarok added, getting the duo's attention.
"Dragnarok! What are you doing here?" Ladybug asked.
"I can ask you the same thing." Dragnarok said, despite already knowing the answer.
This causes the spotted hero to gain a sheepish look.
"Anyway, we gotta find and save her!" Cat Noir declared.
"The Hero's Room! That's where she found Hawk Moth's statue!" Ladybug stated.
"Then let's go!" Dragnarok shouted.
"After you, m'lady." Cat Noir said.
And with that, the head to the Hero's Room, only to find wax Bubbler and wax Lady WiFi were wait for them.
"Look out!" Ladybug shouted as the heroes dodge their attack, causing them to hit each other instead. Ladybug then throws her at what appears to be Puppeteer, only to quickly let go. "It's not her, it's a statue!" She then points at it. "Look, the real Puppeteer had a wand, remember?"
"Then this Puppeteer must've taken it. That's where the akuma must be!" Cat Noir said in realization. That's when the other statues began moving. "Okay, who wants to play red light, green light?"
"This isn't the time for jokes!" Dragnarok growled as he throws a fireball at the Zebro statue, causing it to melt. Seeing this, the other statues back away in fear. "Of course! Wax melts to heat!"
Forming a fireball in his palm, the draconic hero waves it at the statues, causing the statue to flinch.
That's when Ladybug spots wax Thomas Astruc's head, a few eyeballs, and a couple of hands coming down the stairs.
"The workshop— She's gotta be there!" Ladybug shouted.
And with that, they take off.
The heroes soon arrived at the workshop, where they saw Puppeteer waiting for them with the statues of Echidna, Swallow, Siorc, Grizzly, Philippe, Audrey Bourgeois, Clara Nightingale, and Aurore Beaureal.
"Neener, neener, neeener! I've got tons of friends, but you? No one wants to play with you, Ladybug!" The villain taunted.
"You forget I always have my partners with me— Cat Noir and Dragnarok!" Ladybug corrected.
"Really? Cat Noir, capture Ladybug!" Puppeteer ordered.
Cat Noir then pins Ladybug to the ground.
"Ah! What's wrong with you!?" The spotted hero shouted before realizing what was going on. "It's a statue!"
"The old switch-o-roo." Dragnarok said as he was about to help his comrade, only to be stopped by the statutes of his teammates. "Of course..."
The draconic hero then throws a fireball at the Audrey statue, melting it, and causing the other statues to back down.
"Hey! Don't do that to my friend!" Puppeteer shouted.
That's when an Odonata flies in and lands on the villain's wand.
"Hello Puppeteer, I am Damselfly." Damselfly greeted. "Let's make your new friends fireproof, shall we?"
"Thank you, Damselfly." Puppeteer said before waving her wand, causing the statues to gain a green glow.
"That can't be good..." Dragnarok muttered before throwing a fireball at the Philippe statue, only for nothing to happen. "What?!"
"My friends are now fireproof!" The villain taunted before flying to the Wax Room.
The wax Team Draconic pin Dragnarok down while wax Clara and Cat Noir pin Ladybug down as a wax hand was about to grab the latter's earrings.
That's when the real Cat Noir shows up.
"Hands off, you pale imitation! Hah!" He shouted, pinning the hand down before sending statues into the wall, causing them to go limp. "Only one cat is allowed to have her hand."
"Thanks kitty." Ladybug said as she and Dragnarok stand up. "Lucky Charm!" Throwing her yo-yo into the air, Ladybug summons... A cardbroad tube. "A cardboard tube?" She then sees a tub of glue, paint brushes, paint, and cardbroad stars. "I got it!"
When they had everything set, our heroes put their plan into motion.
Cat Noir, pretending to be his wax double, walks into the Wax Room with Ladybug, who was pretending to be his captive.
"Let go, you fake!" Ladybug shouted, pretending to struggle.
"I've almost beat you, Ladybug! Cat Noir, give me her earrings!" Puppeteer ordered, not noticing Dragnarok sneaking into the room through the shadows. Cat Noir went to grab Ladybug's earrings, only to freeze. "Cat Noir, give me her earrings!" Cat Noir remains still.
"What's happening, Puppeteer?" Hawk Moth telepathically asked.
"I don't know, my wand stopped working!" Puppeteer said in a confused tone.
"Surprise!" Ladybug shouted as she breaks out of Cat Noir's grip and holds up a fake wand. "I swapped them earlier. You lose, Puppeteer!"
"Heh! I don't care! If you break my wand, I'll just turn them into real wax statues!" Puppeteer said as she reveals Veronique and Theo tied up and hanging over a tub of molten wax.
Before anyone could say anything, something bursts into the room.
It was the wax statue of Eldritch!
"Eldritch?!" Ladybug and Cat Noir shouted, the latter breaking character out of shock.
The wax statue ignores them as it walks up to Puppeteer, who was paralyzed with fear, and swipes the wand from up of her hands before gulping it down. It then walks to a nearby closet and opens it, revealing... Eldritch's skeleton!
"What is that doing here?!" Dragnarok shouted as he comes out of the shadows, causing the statue to glare at him.
"We borrowed it so we can use it was a template for the Eldritch statue." Veronique said as she and Theo gain sheepish looks.
Wax Eldritch than charges at Dragnarok, swiping at him with its claws.
The draconic hero dodges and throws a fireball, but all this did was earn him a mocking look from the statue, who then blast the draconic hero with dark magic, sending him into the wall.
"What is wrong with this statue?!" Dragnarok shouted as he pried himself out of the wall.
"I don't know! I didn't bring him to life!" Puppeteer shouted in panic and confusion.
"Can't use a Fury attack in here..." Dragnarok muttered before an idea popped into his head. "I wonder..."
Channeling fire in one hand, and water in the other, the draconic hero fires a stream of boiling water.
Getting hit by the stream, wax Eldritch slowly begins to melt. The statue gives Dragnarok a hateful glare before being reduced to a blob of melted wax, with Puppeteer's wand sticking out.
Acting quick, Ladybug grabs the wand and breaks it, releasing the akuma.
"No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" She shouted before catching the akuma. "Gotcha!" She then releases the butterfly. "Bye-bye, little butterfly! Miraculous Ladybug!" She then throws her Lucky Charm into the air, restoring everything, expect for the statues that Dragnarok melted, back to normal and turning Puppeteer back into Manon.
"Pound it!" Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Dragnarok hace a three-way fist-bump.
No one noticed a dark shadow leaving the melted remains of the Eldritch statue and entering the skeleton.
"Soon, I'm the one who'll pulling the strings, Ladybug, and that day will come sooner than you think!" Hawk Moth shouted in anger.
"And once we have your Miraculous, we'll cut your strings..." Damselfly hissed as the window closes.
Later that day, Drake was dropped off home.
In his room, he was talking to Spyro, Cynder, and Ignitus.
"So, the wax Eldritch statue was behaving differently than the others?" Ignitus asked.
"Yeah, it ignores Ladybug and Cat Noir, takes the wand from Puppeteer, and goes straight for me." Drake listed. "Plus, it displayed much more personality than the others."
"Curious..." The Chronicler muttered to himself.
"Still, at least there is no one like him." Spyro said.
"One of him is bad enough." Cynder added.
As Drake nods in agreement, he didn't notice Malefor silently cackling to himself.
Back at the wax museum, Veronique and Theo were rebuilding the statues that Dragnarok melted.
They were so into their work that they didn't see Eldritch's skeleton stare at them.
And that's that!
The canon episode mostly focuses on the relationship between Marinette and Adrien, so I just added my own things here and there.
Anyway, the next chapter is one I've been waiting for. I'll see you next time... Mwahahaha!