Welcome back, hope you enjoy chapter 4. I was hoping to get this chapter out yesterday, since I didn't want to worry about writing on my birthday, but I kept struggling with the ending, but, better late than never.
Shoutout to reddit user Nangbaby for giving me the idea for this akuma, even though there are plenty of changes made to their idea.
Hope you enjoy.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Miraculous Ladybug
Marinette walked out of school feeling worried, she had taken Nightwolf to Master Fu last night and she had no idea how it went. After hearing about Nightwolf's kwami being corrupt, she was unsure if she could trust him. She quickly rushed to Master Fu's massage shop to see what had happened.
"Ah, Marinette" said Master Fu
"Hey Master Fu, I was wondering how things went with Nightwolf" said Marinette
"It went well, I'd say he can indeed be trusted, at least, for now" said Master Fu
"What actually happened?" asked Marinette
"Well..." said Master Fu
==Flashback==
"Howll! Full Moon Set!" said Nightwolf, transforming back into Zach Petiot
"So you're Nightwolf?" asked Master Fu
"Yeah, and this is..." said Zach, gesturing to his kwami
"Howll, I am aware"
"Hello there, Master Fu" said Howll
"Hello Howll, now, we have much to discuss" said Master Fu
"What do you want to ask?" asked Zach
"I wish to ask about your kwami's history" said Master Fu
"I believe I know what you want to know, I know I did some bad things before, but after meeting Zach, I've changed my ways, I want to make up for what I've done in the past" said Howll
==End of Flashback==
Master Fu told Marinette about his conversation with Nightwolf and Howll, not mentioning Nightwolf's real name.
"Wayzz talked to the other kwamis, he said they decided to trust them for now, but to be cautious" said Master Fu
"Okay" said Marinette
==Meanwhile==
A man was walking out of the Musee Grevin. He was dressed as an old west enthusiast, red plaid shirt tucked into his wrangler jeans, cowboy boots with spurs, a black cowboy hat covering his brown hair, he even had a sheriff badge. The man's name was Lucien Baptiste.
Lucien walked up to his car when he saw a man stealing a woman's purse across the street.
"Hey, now what do you bad eggs think you're doing?" asked Lucien
The man saw Lucien and got into his car and drove off
"No good troublemaker" said Lucien
Suddenly, Lucien heard a police siren and was forced to pull over. Officer Roger Raincomprix walked over to his car.
"Do you know why I pulled you over?" asked Roger
"I apologize for whatever it was, officer, but a man was..." said Lucien
"I don't wanna hear it, you were going way too fast, that earns you a ticket" said Roger, handing a ticket to Lucien
"You have GOT to be kidding me" said Lucien
"Questioning authority, that's another ticket" said Roger, writing out another ticket
Lucien grew more and more frustrated, knowing, by now, the mugger was long gone.
==Hawkmoth's Lair==
"Where is the justice? These days, a group of vandals can do as they please while someone trying to stop them gets in trouble with the law, well, that just simply won't do, will it?" asked Hawkmoth
A white butterfly flew into Hawkmoth's hand, he covered it with his other hand as it was engulfed in a dark energy, turning it black and purple.
"Fly, my evil akuma, and evilize him" said Hawkmoth
==Meanwhile==
Lucien drove home when the akuma flew into his sheriff badge. A purple outline started shining infront of his eyes.
"Bandido, I am Hawkmoth, you and I see the truth about law and order, there must be someone who can dish out pure justice to the streets of Paris, I can make it so that someone is you, but if I do this, you must bring me Ladybug and Cat Noir's miraculous" said Hawkmoth
"By hook or by crook, partner" said Lucien
A dark energy enveloped Lucien, turning him from an old west enthusiast into a real life cowboy, with twin six-shooters holstered on his belt, a lever action rifle strapped to his back. He now wore a brown leather vest over a black shirt with a poncho around his shoulders, he had brown leather gauntlets and boots. His hat barely covering his now silver hair, the lower half of his face now covered by a black bandana. He had bandoliers wrapped around his waist, upper arms and even his hat.
"Time to clean up Paris, starting with the no good varmints that like to prey on the weak" said Bandido
==Meanwhile==
Zach Petiot was walking to the Place des Vosges, he was meeting up with Adrien, they had been paired together on a school project and Adrien had a photoshoot scheduled for the day, so they decided to meet up there. On the way, Zach bumped into Officer Roger.
"Sorry about that officer, I was in a bit of a hurry" said Zach
"No problem, just be careful" said Roger
"Of course" said Zach
Zach walked past Roger.
==Meanwhile==
A group of teenagers were graffiting some buildings when Bandido walked up to them.
"Freeze" said Bandido
The teens turned to see Bandido aiming one of his six-shooters at them.
"Now that's not a very nice thing to do" said Bandido
"Get lost, loser" said one of the teens, approaching Bandido
Bandido pulled the trigger and fired his gun at the teen, trapping him in ice.
"I said freeze" said Bandido
The other two teens tried running off in opposite directions when Bandido pulled out his other gun and fired at both teens, freezing both of them.
==Meanwhile==
Marinette was in her room, sketching out her latest designs. Tikki noticed that Marinette seemed a little distracted.
"I can tell you have something on your mind, Marinette, are you still hesitant about trusting Nightwolf?" asked Tikki
"No Tikki, it's not that, it's just...Master Fu said that several corrupt kwamis were supposed to have their miraculous destroyed, right?" asked Marinette
"Yeah, and?" asked Tikki
"Well, if Nightwolf's miraculous wasn't destroyed...does that mean the others are out there?" asked Marinette
"Maybe, but for now we can only hope that that isn't the case, and we can also hope that Howll was telling the truth about wanting to change" said Tikki
"You think he was?" asked Marinette
"I'm not sure, I hope he was" said Tikki
"Yeah, I hope he was too" said Marinette
Tikki noticed the news report on Marinette's computer.
"Marinette, look!"
Marinette turned to the computer and turned up the volume.
"...and in other news, several Parisian citizens have been turned into ice statues, the result of an attack by an unknown assailant..." said Nadja
"Enought with the propaganda" said Bandido, as the cameras turned to him breaking into the studio
Bandido fired his gun at Nadja and she was frozen in ice.
"This here's a warnin' to all lawbreakers and bad eggs, y'all better run, 'cause Bandido's dishing out justice from this point forward" said Bandido, before shooting the camera
"Looks like Paris needs us..." said Marinette
"TIKKI! SPOTS ON!"
Marinette brushed her hair out of the way as Tikki flew into Marinette's earring. Both of Marinette's earrings turned red and 5 black spots donned the surface of the earrings.
Marinette covered her eyes before moving her hands away to afix her mask.
Marinette stretched out one arm as a bright pink light pasted Marinette's suit onto her.
Marinette's Yo-Yo materialized around Marinette's waist.
With a little dance and a high kick, Marinette posed as her transformation into Ladybug was complete.
Ladybug headed to the roof before running across the rooftops to find Bandido.
==Meanwhile==
Zach arrived at the Place des Vosges just as Adrien was finishing his photoshoot.
"Hey Adrien" said Zach
"Hey Zach, just finished the photoshoot, so we can get started on the project" said Adrien
"I'm afraid not" said Nathalie, approaching the two boys
"Nathalie?" asked Adrien
"There's been an akuma attack, your father wants you home to make sure you're safe" said Nathalie
"But..." said Adrien
"I'm sorry Adrien, it's your father's orders" said Nathalie
"I'm sorry Zach, maybe we can get to work on the project later" said Adrien
"Sure, no problem" said Zach
Nathalie led Adrien to the limo to take him home, Zach quickly rushed to a hiding spot and released Howll from inside his shirt.
"If there's an akuma attack, then we've gotta help stop it..." said Zach, removing his bracer to reveal his miraculous.
"HOWLL! FULL MOON RISE!"
Howll flew into Zach's bracelet. His Gauntlet formed on his other arm.
Zach snapped his fingers infront of his face as his mask materialized.
Zach ran his fingers through his hair, causing his black, spiked hair to develop purple highlights and a set of wolf ears to form on his head.
Zach raised his right arm above his head and extened the retractable claws in his Gauntlet, before driving the blades into the ground as his suit formed on his body.
Zach waved his arms infront of his waist as his belt materialized.
Zach posed as his transformation into Nightwolf was complete.
Nightwolf leaped to the rooftops when he saw Ladybug and followed her, eventually catching up to her at the TVi studio.
"Where's the kitten?" asked Nightwolf
"Nightwolf? Glad you could make it, Cat Noir hasn't made it yet, I'm sure he'll be here soon" said Ladybug
"Hope so, so, what's the akuma?" asked Nightwolf
"His name's Bandido, some sort of cowboy using ice guns" said Ladybug
"A cowboy akuma? Seems like Hawkmoth might be running out of ideas" said Nightwolf
==Meanwhile==
Adrien had just returned home and went to his room when he let Plagg out of his pocket.
"We gotta help stop that akuma, time to transform..." said Adrien
"PLAGG! CLAWS OUT!"
Adrien's ring changed from silver to black before Plagg flew into the ring as a green pawprint appeared on the ring. Adrien shot his hand above his head.
Adrien waved his hand infront of his face as his mask materialized, before running his hands over his hair, forming his cat ears.
Adrien spread his arms as his catsuit manifested from the center of his chest to his hands and feet. Adrien's belt and Bo Staff also materialized around his waist.
After performing 2 scratch taunts, Adrien posed as his transformation into Cat Noir was complete.
Cat Noir headed to the rooftops before using his staff to call Ladybug.
"Cat Noir, where are you?" asked Ladybug
"I was only just able to transform, where's the akuma?" asked Cat Noir
"The TVi studio" said Ladybug
"On my way" said Cat Noir
Cat Noir hung up and made his way to the studio. He quickly arrived and was greeted by Ladybug and Nightwolf.
"Thanks for getting here quickly" said Ladybug
"No problemo, bugaboo, so, what's the plan?" asked Cat Noir
"You and I are going to distract Bandido while Nightwolf sneaks up from behind and grabs the akuma" said Ladybug
"So you figured out where the akuma is?" asked Nightwolf
"I'm sure it's in his hat" said Ladybug
"Alright" said Nightwolf
==Inside==
Several police officers had busted in to the studio to try to apprehend Bandido, but to no avail, as they all ended up frozen.
"Hold it right there, Bandido" said Ladybug
Bandido looked to see Ladybug and Cat Noir on the rafter above him.
"Well, well, Ladybug and Cat Noir, I thought you two were now in cahoots with that purple coyote" said Bandido
"COYOTE?!"
Bandido quickly turned around and aimed his pistol at Nightwolf, who was stood right behind him.
"Whoops" said Nightwolf
"So much for the element of surprise" said Ladybug
Ladybug and Cat Noir jumped at Bandido, but Bandido quickly avoided them and started firing. Luckily, the heroes were able to dodge his shots. After 12 shots, Bandido paused to reload.
"Ladybug, quick, the hat!" said Cat Noir
With the opportunity, Ladybug lassoed the hat with her yo-yo, it was caught by Nightwolf, who used the claws in his gauntlet to slice the hat in half, but no butterfly flew out.
"No akuma!" said Nightwolf
"What? Then where is it?" asked Ladybug
Nightwolf observed Bandido, who was currently fighting Cat Noir, when he noticed where the akuma must be.
"Sheriff badge!" said Nightwolf
Cat Noir heard this and reached for the badge, only for Bandido to swat his hand away and aim a gun at him.
"Keep away from the badge" said Bandido
Bandido pulled the trigger and the bullet caused a sonic boom that knocked Cat Noir across the room.
"Whoa, guess his ammo isn't just ice" said Cat Noir
"Quick, Bandido, get their miraculous" said Hawkmoth, communicating with Bandido
"We gotta stop those guns" said Ladybug
"Say no more" said Nightwolf
Nightwolf and Cat Noir charged towards Bandido. The akumatized cowboy tried to fire at them, but Nightwolf successfully sliced one of the guns in half with his gauntlet.
"CATACLYSM!"
Cat Noir raised his hand above his head as his hand was infused with negative energy.
Cat Noir grabbed the opposite gun and it disintegrated in Bandido's hand. The 2 heroes both kicked Bandido across the room.
"Nice work, now let's get his badge and purify the akuma" said Ladybug
As the heroes approached, Bandido got back to his feet and took the rifle from his back and fired a shot at the trio, which the heroes avoided.
"How did we forget about the gun on his back?" asked Cat Noir
"Let's just focus on getting past it and getting the akuma" said Ladybug
Bandido continued to fire at the heroes, who kept avoiding the shots, after 8 shots, Bandido stopped to reload when Nightwolf took the opportunity to reach for the badge, causing Bandido to drop one of the bullets, however Bandido fought off Nightwolf before firing at him, trapping Nightwolf in a big block of ice.
"NIGHTWOLF!" said the other 2 heroes
Bandido fired at the heroes, but they jumped out of the way and went into hiding. Cat Noir heard his ring beeping.
"Only a few minutes left, we could use some luck right now" said Cat Noir
"On it..." said Ladybug
"LUCKY CHARM!"
Ladybug flung her Yo-Yo high into the air. Energy shot out from the yo-yo before creating a Rubber Band.
"A rubber band? What am I supposed to do with this" asked Ladybug
"Let's hope you can figure it out quick" said Cat Noir
Ladybug observed her surroundings, noticing the rubber band, Bandido's rifle and the bullet he had dropped earlier.
"I think I have an idea" said Ladybug
"Let's hear it?" asked Cat Noir
"Do you think you've got enough time to distract Bandido?" asked Ladybug
Cat Noir nodded his head and pounced on Bandido, the 2 engaged in a fight. While Cat Noir distracted Bandido, Ladybug grabbed the bullet off the floor and wrapped the rubber band around her thumb and index finger, before pulling back with the bullet, for a makeshift slingshot. Meanwhile, Bandido knocked down Cat Noir and fired the rifle at him, freezing Cat Noir in ice.
"Only one shot, gotta make this count" said Ladybug
Ladybug aimed the slingshot at Bandido.
"HEY BANDIDO, OVER HERE!" said Ladybug
Bandido turned to Ladybug and aimed his rifle. Ladybug released the rubber band and fired the bullet. With perfect aim, the bullet went into the barrel of Bandido's rifle.
"Bullseye" said Ladybug
Bandido tried to fire the rifle, but the gun had completely jammed. Ladybug took the opportunity to use her yo-yo to tie up Bandido's feet and pull him towards her, before taking his badge and stomping on it, breaking it and releasing the akuma.
"No more evil doing for you, little akuma" said Ladybug as she opened her yo-yo
"Time to de-evilize!"
Ladybug captured the purple akuma in her yo-yo.
"Gotcha!"
Ladybug released the akuma, now pruified into a white butterfly.
"Bye-bye, little butterfly" said Ladybug, before throwing the Lucky Charm into the air.
"MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!"
An explosion of pink energy dispersed into a swarm of ladybugs that flew around the city, repairing all the damage caused by Bandido, and reverting him back to normal. Cat Noir and Nightwolf were also freed from the ice.
"Huh, what happened?" asked Lucien
"Pound it!" said Ladybug and Nightwolf, fist bumping over a job well done.
"Wait, where's Cat Noir?" asked Nightwolf
"His miraculous was running too out, he must have only had a few seconds before he left" said Ladybug
==Hawkmoth's Lair==
"You may have won this time, Ladybug and Cat Noir, but I assure you, I will have my own justice soon" said Hawkmoth
==The Next Day==
It was Saturday, Marinette was helping her parents in the bakery, when she headed into the back to grab some more flour, Tikki poked her head out of the coin purse.
"You seem alot calmer today, Marinette" said Tikki
"Well, I was thinking about the stuff with those corrupt kwamis, and I realised something, even if the other corrupt kwami miraculous are out there, it doesn't matter, because me, Cat Noir, Nightwolf and the others will work together to keep Paris safe" said Marinette
"So, I'm guessing you've decided to trust Nightwolf, you did just mention him by name" said Tikki
Before Marinette could answer, she heard something from the front of the bakery and went to see what had happened, Zach had entered the bakery and Marinette's father was starstruck.
"You're Zach Petiot, such an honor to meet you, I am a huge fan, I loved Blind Warrior, it's one of my favourite movies" said Tom
"Thank you, it's always nice to meet a fan" said Zach
"Zach? What are you doing here?" asked Marinette
"Marinette? I could ask you the same thing" said Zach
"This is my parents' bakery, our home is just upstairs" said Marinette
"Wait, Marinette, you know Zach Petiot and you didn't tell us?" asked Sabine
"Sorry, I forgot to mention it, but again, Zach, why are you here?" asked Marinette
"Adrien told me this is the best bakery in Paris, I had to confirm that" said Zach
"Okay, what would you like? We do cakes, croissants, breads, macarons..." said Sabine
"You know, I've never had macarons before, I'll try some of those" said Zach
Marinette got Zach's order of macarons, before leaving, Zach took one of them out of the box and tasted it.
"Wow, these are delicious" said Zach
"Glad you like them" said Tom
"Thank you, have a nice day" said Zach, paying for the macarons before leaving. As he left, he received a text.
Did U get them?
Zach smiled before texting his reply
Just got them, on my way over now
The reply quickly came back
Great, c u l8r 3
Zach put his phone in his pocket before walking away
Hope you enjoyed, let me know what you think.
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