Surprise was a small word to describe the situation high school students were in when they came to school. They came across the ghost of a chained woman and their first reaction was fear, but after a few minutes, when they saw that nothing bad was happening, they decided to sit down and their teacher told them to calm down as much as possible.
The ghost woman stood at the far end, her eyes watching the movements of the students, the students not understanding what was going on and why a ghost was in their school. But after many attacks on the akuma, they were already accustomed to strange things and had learned to stay calm quickly, even in tense moments that could be dangerous.
Alya took out her phone and started filming it for her blog, and she knew it would be the biggest news in all of Paris. Although the people of Paris were accustomed to the attacks of the akuma and would seldom be surprised, but it was not something that was seen every day.
This is something different, a ghost has appeared in their school and it is completely real and it is possible to see it quite clearly. Alya thought this was the most unreal thing they had ever come across. She knew that this would become a sensation and increase the number of users entering her blog. A real paranormal phenomenon happening in their school.
The classes went on normally and the spirit followed the students and she was watching them closely. She didn't speak, just squeak with the whirlwinds and there were sounds of wind whistling around her, but they knew the school was closed everywhere and there was no way any wind could make those sounds, so they assumed a woman's spirit was coming.
The classes were finally over, and then most of the students hurried to leave, on the one hand because of the boring lessons and, on the other hand, because of the woman spirit, who said nothing and was watching almost everyone all the time.
Marinette and Zack watched the ghost woman just stand on one of the benches in the gym where the fencing matches took place. Marinette looked at Zack and noticed that he was looking at the woman spirit with a deeper look, as if studying and analyzing her.
"Zack, what are you doing?" Marinette asked curiously.
"I'm trying to research her and find out why she's here." Zack explained to Marinette and presented his initial views. "From what I've noticed is that she doesn't want to hurt, because if that was her goal she would have done it from the beginning, so why she's here is the big question. The other thing I noticed is that the safes are very old models. I can assume that they are from the 80s of the 19th century, because I have see them in some films. The last thing I saw were her the clothes. Do you see Marinette what she is wearing is a dress that at first glance looks dirty and may remind you that this woman was poor but the truth is just the opposite. Despite all this dirt and the chains that are around her the body. This garment looks very good with very good fabric and therefore expensive and only wealthy people at that time could afford it. But this is my theory about clothing. What do you say, Marinette? Unlike me, you have much more experience in fashion and I am sure that from a deeper look even from here you will be able to understand whether my assumption is correct or wrong. How about my guess before we talk to her. "
"What do you want to do." Marinette said in shock when he heard he wanted to talk to the ghost woman.
"Marinette, I didn't ask you for a big favor, I just wanted you to see if my theory about her clothes is correct." Zack said, confused as to why Marinette didn't want to do that.
"It's just for the clothes and nothing else." Marinette specify . "You want us to talk to her. This madness can be dangerous. I don't know what she wants from us or what she can do to us or what will happen to the whole school and everything around." Add Marinette, waving your arms around yourself and get a quick dramatic voice as always.
"I understand your concerns, Marinette." Zack said, trying to reassure Marinette because he saw that she was panicking. "But we won't know anything about her if we don't ask her. Whether she's dangerous or we can't just guess and there's no way to know if we don't ask her because she does nothing but keep quiet and walk around."
"It makes some sense. But I don't think I can do it. I'm afraid." Marinette answered honestly.
"It's not bad to be afraid. Everyone is afraid of the unknown at first, but you don't want to take the first step in the unknown and I do. I just want you to confirm or disprove my theory about her clothes, whether her clothes are expensive or cheap. It won't be a problem for a talented designer like you. " Said Zack.
Marinette felt very flattered by Zack's comment. She knew he was right, there was no point in being afraid of something that didn't attack her or cause chaos. As a ladybug she has faced worse things and has always managed to get out of these situations and win and now there is also a situation in which she will succeed whether this situation is good or bad or not.
So she looked at the ghost woman and began to study her clothes, she could not be very sure, but noticed that the style of her dress was very Victorian. The other thing she noticed was the way she was sewn, from this distance it was difficult to determine the way, but she assumed that only rich people could afford this way of sewing. Marinette agreed with Zack's theory that dress on the spirit was very expensive.
"You were right, Zack." Explaining to Zack everything she had noticed. "Her clothes are really very well made, they will probably be expensive because I can't imagine such craftsmanship being cheap. Do we have to talk to her now?"
"Let's not rush. There's something I noticed in her eyes." Said Zack.
"You mean those ice-cold eyes that make me feel like I'm submerged in icy water." Marinette told him and the body and she shivered for a moment.
"Those blue dead eyes that look scary, but there's something different about them. Not only do they watch you, but they judge, explore every corner of your soul. Something that good psychologists or traders who try to make a good deal do. They understand what they have to do and what kind of person is standing in front of them. As I understood what kind of person was standing in front of me when I first met you. Although this is an initial assumption. You can't be completely sure of all this at first glance. More in-depth analysis is always needed, but some of my assumptions were correct, others not, and with the initial stages, you're not always 100% sure. " He explained things in detail to Marinette.
"You really understand people very well. When you explain things to me like that, I think I understand and see some meaning, to some extent." Marinette said, still confused by his words.
"I understand that you don't understand anything, but you don't have to worry, it's not easy to understand. You have to be really interested and put a lot of effort into learning things, as with your drawings and clothing design." Said Zack.
"Now I think I understand you better." Marinette nodded understandingly.
Zack mustered the courage and take a deep breath to calm his he knew that his assumptions might be wrong and that he was in great danger, but he would still move on, because it was not the first time he had been in danger, so he walked over to the ghost woman standing on the bench.
He sat down on the bench and looked at the ghost woman. "Good afternoon, ma'am, nice to meet you, let me introduce myself, I'm Zack Blagomirov."
The woman spirit looked at him very seriously and said in a strange voice. "Nice to meet you, I'm Victoria Mediana."
Despite his initial thought that he would not be very comfortable talking to a ghost. He is not scared at all and feels as if he is talking to a real person and not a paranormal phenomenon.
"All right, Mrs. Mediana. May I ask you a few questions, if you're comfortable, of course." Zack said in a polite tone that he only used when he was a superhero.
Victoria looked at Zack very seriously and carefully, wanting to consider any situation she could think of with his answer.
"Of course you can ask me anything you want to know about me and my life while I was still alive." Victoria said.
"My first question, and it's obvious, is why you're here, it's hardly a coincidence." Zack asked her directly without hesitation or hint.
"And I wonder why I'm here." Victoria said and her voice sounded very sad, but it was quiet and barely audible. "I remember my life very well and I remember receiving a promise to correct my sins and mistakes and receive redemption."
"Redemption." Zack asked with a mixture of curiosity and confusion about what Victoria wanted to say.
"I will explain it to you this way so that you can choose me better. I am Victoria, selfishness and greed, I took advantage of the poor, I despised the needy. I could inflict pain, fear and doubt. I had to guess that because of my evil deeds, I would be chained. I am a prisoner of my chains, I am tired of the weight. Freedom comes if you do not hold your love and the hatred of prison dooms you. When I was alive, I didn't care about anyone, I hurt as many people as possible, and I didn't care about them. The important thing was whether I could win something from them, how profitable it would be to make this deal or not. Now I take with me these safes, where I used to collect my wealth. Now there are heavy lead anchors that keep me from finding peace. Now I realize my mistake and I don't know if I will be able to fix things or excuse myself for not doing anything wrong, as I always did."
"I think you will succeed. Because the first thing to fix the problem is to admit that there is one, and you did it." Said Zack.
"Thank you, can I do something." Victoria asked.
"Sure, what do you want to do?" Said Zack.
"I want to wrap my chains around you." The woman ghost said.
Zack was startled at first, but after calming down, he assessed the situation and decided to agree. "Well, you can bind me to your chains."
Victoria looked at him suspiciously because she wasn't sure she had heard correctly. "Really? Let me summarize. A strange woman ghost you don't know, asked you if you would let her envelop you and you accept.
"You heard exactly." Zack said calmly. "Because if you wanted to hurt me, you would have done it already, and you wouldn't have asked me if I wanted to do that."
Victoria nodded in agreement with the incredible logic that Zack had presented. She stood up and walked away from the bench, then turned to Zack and raised one hand. Chains that were not connected to safes or chests began to wrap around him. He expected to feel something like pain or discomfort from the chains that wrapped around his body, but Zack barely felt the chains. There was a feeling that a cold wind was blowing through it, but then nothing happened. Zack looked at her questioningly.
"You don't seem to have many chains to bring you to your knees." Veronica answered to satisfy the curiosity on his face.
"You mean that with every action I take, good or bad forges my chain." Said Zack.
"Yes." Veronica answered.
Zack and Veronica continued to talk as Marinette watched them from the sidelines. Finally, Zack ended his conversation with the ghost woman, and he and Marinette headed back to their homes.
Marinette went home and hurried to get ready, which confused Tiki.
"Marinette, why are you in such a hurry?" The school is over. "Tiki said, confused by her owner's behavior.
"That's true, Tiki, but today our class is going on a field trip that starts shortly and I can't find my permit," Marinette said.
Marinette kept looking for permission in her room, but couldn't find it anywhere, so she decided to ask her parents if they had seen him.
"Hey, Mom, Dad, have you seen mine ..." Marinette said and saw something that surprised her.
Sabina stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking at her daughter with a smile and handing her the slip of paper in her hand.
"Thanks, Mom, I was really worried there," Marinette said, hugging her mother.
"Don't worry about it, Marinette, have fun today," Sabina said, stroking Marinette's head.
"I'll do it." Marinette said
Sabine handed Marinette the permit and kissed her daughter on the cheek before Marinette rushed out and headed to school. She managed to arrive on time while the students were just getting on the bus.
"Ah, Marinette, you did it, I believe you have your permission," said Miss Bustier.
"Right here, Miss Bustier," Marinette said, handing out permission and groaning with exhaustion because she had been running all this way.
Miss Bustier took the permit and dropped Marinette on the bus. Marinette took her place next to Alya and managed to regain her normal breathing.
"Wow, Marinette, you did it just in time, I'm impressed," Alya said
"Hey, I wouldn't miss the trip," Marinette said, still panting.
The girls noticed Zack sitting in the back seat next to them, holding a book with an unreadable title.
"What is this book?" Marinette asked.
"This is a book about psychology. I bought it one summer while I was in Bulgaria, so it's in Bulgarian. "Zack said.
"Oh, great, is this related to the woman spirit that appeared?" Marinette asked.
"Yes, while talking to her I remembered the book and decided to remember some things. I'm sure I can help her, and of course it would be good for me to gain experience, because I want to become a psychologist." Said Zack.
"Sounds interesting". Said Alya.
"Sounds really interesting." Agreed Scarlett, who was standing next to them.
"Yes, that's right." Said Adrian, who took his place against Alya and Marinette just before Nino sat down next to him.
"Yes, I'm excited to see how far I can go. Although I'm just an amateur, not a professional." Said Zack.
"Oh, by the way, can I record your 'sessions' for my blog?" Alya asked excitedly.
"I agree, but first I'll ask her if she wants to do that. Still, I can't get someone to do something they don't want to do." Said Zack
"Deal" Alya replied.
At that moment, Chloe and Sabrina got on the bus.
"Hey, Chloe, are you excited about the school trip?" Adrian asked.
"Of course not, we're going to the garden, there's nothing we can do," Chloe said.
"Believe me, Chloe, you can have fun. Did you know that the Tuileries Gardens are named after the tile factories that once stood on the site where Queen Catherine de 'Medici built the Palais Des Tuileries in 1564." Sabrina said.
"No, I can say that this will be the most boring day ever, I will bet on my reputation and one more thing, I do not want a history lecture." Said Chloe.
"I can bet at least 5 euros that you will want to leave as soon as you enter." Said Zack.
Chloe glared at Zack before sitting down. After everyone got on, the bus headed for the Jardin des Tuileries. The bus finally arrived and the tour began. Meanwhile, at the entrance to the garden, Marie, a woman in her 20s with long blond hair dressed in casual clothes, was trying to collect signatures for her petition to save the environment.
"Excuse me, sir, would you take 5 minutes to talk about the environment?" She asked a passing man.
The man just ignored her and kept walking, Marie was upset, she had been trying to collect signatures for a week, but there was only one signature of her own.
"Isn't anyone interested in the planet?" She wondered.
Marie put her clipboard in her bag, put the pencil behind her ear, and entered the garden.
In the shadowmoth's hiding place, a large round window opened and many butterflies began to fly out of the ground.
"A conservationist who is fighting a lone battle to save the planet, well, she can count on me and my akumi to lend a helping hand." Shadowmoth said.
A white butterfly flew into Shadowmoth's hand, he covered it with his other hand, and the butterfly was engulfed in dark energy, turning it black and purple.
"Go ahead, my little akuma, and make her evil." Said Shadowmoth.
Again at the Jardin des Tuileries, Marie continued to walk around the garden when the akuma rushed into her pencil. A purple outline began to shine before her eyes.
"Dionaea, I'm Shadowmoth, for years people have been destroying the planet with pollution and deforestation, you want to protect the environment, but you can't do it alone and no one wants to help you, well, now I can give you the strength to allow of nature to fight against those who seem to destroy it, all I want in return is to get the miraculous of the Ladybug and the Black cat." Said Shadowmoth.
"I will do everything for Mother Nature." Marie said.
A dark aura enveloped Marie and transformed her, her skin now light green, her hair now red and shaped like rose petals, her clothes now a dress made of leaves and vines. Her pencil had now become what looked like a stick made of vines.
Meanwhile, in another part of the garden, Marinette and the rest of the class were enjoying the trip when they heard the sounds of people shouting.
"What's happening?" Marinette asked.
The class looked to see vineyards scattered throughout the garden and people running in fear.
"That doesn't look good," Adrian said.
"Let's get out of here," Alya said.
The whole class began to flee the vineyards, Marinette ran to find a hiding place, and when she was sure no one could see her, she released Tiki from her bag.
What is Shadowmoth doing this time? Tiki asked
"I don't know, but whatever it is, he won't get away with it ..." Marinette Said.
"TIKKI! SPOTS ON!"
Marinette brushed her hair back as Tiki flew into Marinette's earring. Both Marinette's earrings turned red and 5 black spots covered the surface of the earrings. Marinette covered her eyes before moving her hands away to fasten her mask. Marinette held out one hand as a bright pink light stuck Marinette's suit over her. Marinette's yo-yo materializes around Marinette's waist and her transformation into a Ladybug is complete.
Meanwhile, Scarlett managed to find a place to hide and free Ruda.
"Scarlett, what's going on?" Ruda asked.
"We are under attack. I need to transform and help." Scarlett said.
"RUDA. BEAUTIFUL WINGS."
Scarlett's miraculous began to glow, and Ruda entered it. She touched her face with both hands and her the mask appeared, then raised her hands in the air and her the suit began to appear. Then she crouched slightly and from behind beautiful butterfly wings began to come. Finally her shield appeared and her transformation was complete.
Adrian also found his own hiding place and freed Plag from his shirt.
"Can't Shadowmoth just spend a few days without accumulating someone?" Plag asked.
"No time for more information..." Adrian said
"PLAGG! Claws out!"
Adrian's ring changed from silver to black before Plag flew into the ring when a green paw print appeared on the ring. Adrian shot his hand over his head. Adrian waved in front of his face as his mask materialized before running his hands through his hair, forming his cat's ears. Adrian spread his arms as his suit appeared from the center of his chest to his arms and legs. Adrian's belt and wand also materialized around his waist and Adrienne completed his transformation into a black cat.
The black cat went to the source of the vineyards and came across a Ladybug and Madame Butterfly.
"Hello, Milady and Madame Butterfly, any ideas for the akuma?" The black cat asked.
"No, I just arrived," said the Ladybug
"Me too." Said Madame Butterfly.
"Then I say we'll do it fast, I had a good day." Said the Black Cat
"Sounds good to me." Said the Ladybug.
"Me too." Madame Butterfly said.
The ladybug, the black cat, and Madame Butterfly rushed to find the source of the vines, unaware that anyone was watching. They arrived at the Grand Bassin Rond, where they saw the akuma victim sitting on a throne made of flowers.
"Ah, the Ladybug, the black cat and who are you. It doesn't matter, I'm glad you came here faster than I thought, let me introduce myself, I'm Dionaea. " Said the akuma.
"What do you think you are doing?" The Ladybug asked.
"And seriously. It's true that I've been in town recently, but seriously, you didn't know who I was." Madame Butterfly said.
"In trying to make the world a better place, if people don't learn to respect nature, I will make sure they are afraid of it," Dionaea said, ignoring what Madame Butterfly said.
"I'm all for nature conservation, but that's not the way to do it." Said the black cat.
"You say that, but you don't think so, you can believe you're a defender, but you don't see the big picture, all people do is destroy the environment, polar ice caps are melting, species are endangered and who knows what more? So now humanity will suffer from the wrath of Mother Nature, starting with you." Said Dionaea.
Dionaea raised her wand to the sky, and her power began to make the seeds fall. The seeds quickly grew into Venus flytraps.
"The akuma must be in this stick," said the Ladybug
"Then let's do it fast, my lady," said Black cat
"Yes, otherwise it is not known how much the situation will get worse." Madame Butterfly said.
The heros began to fight Dionaea's fly traps.
While the Ladybug, the Black Cat and Madame Butterfly were distracted by Dionaea's plants, Dionaea used her wand to manipulate some vines. After the ladybug, the black cat, and Madame Butterfly defeated the plants, they felt something wrap around their ankles before they could react, the vines caught them, and more vines wrapped around their arms, waist, and neck.
"Black cat, hurry up, use your cataclysm to get us out of them." Said the Ladybug.
"I can't, my lady, I could summon my strength, but I can't move my hand or wrist to use it." Said the Black Cat.
Madame Butterfly knew this must be the time to use her power to stop the villain, but she still couldn't.
"Brilliant work, Dionaea, now take their miracle." Said Shadowmoth.
"Of course, Shadowmoth." Dionaea said.
Dionaea raised her wand and directed the vines to quickly capture the miracle of the heroes. They closed their eyes and waited for the inevitable, but it never happened. When they opened their eyes again, they saw that the edges of the vines had been cut off and were already lying on the ground, the heroes looked up and saw someone in front of them hovering in the air.
"Who is this guy?" Dionaea asked.
"Let me introduce myself to all of you, my name is the white owl, the guardian of the owl and dove miracle." Said the white owl.
Rosethorne used his abilities to send a series of vines to the white owl, but he tossed a few cards and cut the vines as fast as Dionaea could.
"Milady, did I not expect our friend to become so strong so quickly?" Said black cat.
"Really." The ladybug confirmed
Black cat turned his attention to the white owl that had just cut off Dionaea's last vines.
"Hey, white owl, do you think you can get us out of this?" The black cat asked.
"No problem," said the white owl.
The white owl tossed a few cards to cut down the vines holding the Ladybug, the black cat, and Madame Butterfly.
"Thank you for that, white owl," said Madame Butterfly.
"No problem, Madame Butterfly." Said the white owl.
"Wait, where did Dionaea go?" The black cat asked.
The heroes looked around to see that Dionaea had disappeared.
"Don't worry, I can find her." Said the white owl.
"focus mocus!"
The white owl took a white card and tossed it, then the card became a portal.
"Here!" Said the white owl, leading them to the portal.
Meanwhile, Dionaea was walking the streets of Paris, creating chaos with her plants, she had reached the Pont Des Arts bridge when the heroes caught up with her.
"Where do you think you're going, Dionaea ?" The Ladybug asked.
"How did you find me so quickly?" Dionaea asked.
"I managed to create a portal that teleports us here." Said the white owl.
"I think it's time to end this," said the Ladybug.
"Lucky charm"
Ladybug threw yo-yo high in the air. The energy erupted from the yo-yo before creating a container full of liquid nitrogen.
"Liquid nitrogen?" The Ladybug asked.
"Do you think this will be of use to us?" Madame Butterfly asked.
"If it can't be used, at least with liquid nitrogen we can make homemade ice cream." The black cat joked.
The ladybug observed its surroundings, noticing the liquid nitrogen and the rod of Dionaea.
"I see." Said the Ladybug.
Dionaea used her wand to summon another plant, but this was different from the previous ones, the leaves had 3 almond-shaped leaflets.
"Oh no." Said the Black Cat.
"Do you know what kind of plant this is?" The white owl asked.
"Yes, poison ivy." Said the Black Cataract.
"Madame butterfly and white owl, try to go through the ivy and distract Dionaea, I have an idea how to take akuma. Black cat, be ready to destroy the object." The Ladybug said.
"Let's do it." Said the black cat, Madame butterfly, and the white owl at the same time.
Madame butterfly and the white owl rushed to the plant, while Dionaea used her wand to direct the ivy to attack, the heroes took care to avoid contact with the plant. Meanwhile, the Ladybug unscrewed the lid of the liquid nitrogen container. Unfortunately, Dionaea noticed and used ivy to attack the Ladybug, fortunately the Ladybug managed to avoid the attack.
"Guys, a little help here," said the Ladybug.
"Kitten Noir, can't you use your Cataclysm on this thing?" Madame Butterfly asked.
"Probably, but touching poison ivy leads to a very irritating rash." Said the black cat.
"Do you have a better idea?" The white owl asked.
"Good idea ..." Cat Noir said
"CATACLYSM!"
The black cat raised his hand above his head as his hand was saturated with negative energy.
The black cat grabbed the leaves of the poison ivy and the plant withered into nothingness.
"Thanks, black cat, but won't you get a rash?" The Ladybug asked.
"Low price to pay." said the Black Cat.
Dionaea threw a vine that threw liquid nitrogen out of Ladybug's hands and into the air, Ladybug smiled before using yo-yo to grab the box and throw it at Dionaea, causing liquid nitrogen to spread throughout Dionaea, but that as if they had no effect on the villain.
"Did you really think that would work?" Dionaea asked, lifting her wand, but the wand began to crack.
"It actually worked." Said the white owl.
"What is happening?" Dionaea asked.
"A little trick I learned in a science class, cover a plant with liquid nitrogen and the plant becomes quite fragile." Said the Ladybug.
"You are indeed a very clever ladybug." Said Madame Butterfly.
Without further ado, the wand broke in Dionaea's hand and the akuma flew out.
The white owl retreated to a ladybug to catch and purify the akuma.
"No more evil for you, little akuma." The Ladybug said as she opened the yo-yo.
"It's time to free you from evil!"
The ladybug caught the purple akuma in her yo-yo.
"I got you!"
The ladybug released the akuma, turned into a white butterfly.
"Goodbye, little butterfly," said the Ladybug before tossing the lucky mascot into the air.
"MIRACOULS LADYBUG!"
An explosion of pink energy scattered into a swarm of ladybugs that flew around the city, repairing all the damage caused by Dionaea, bringing it back to normal.
"Ah? What happened?" Marie asked
"I did it!" Said the Ladybug, the black cat, Madame butterfly, and the white owl, pounding on a job well done.
"Thanks for helping me white owl." Madame Butterfly said.
"No need. I would do anything to protect my partners." Said the white owl.
"Enjoy your victory this time, because one day your miracle will be mine." Said Shadownoth.
The next day, Marinette, Adrian, Alya, Nino, Scarlett, and Zack had agreed to hang out at Place des Vosges. Despite Adrian's fears, his hand was restored after the ladybug used the miraculous ladybug.
Adrian looked at one of the park benches, where he saw Marie sitting with her request in her hand. Adrian approached her.
"Excuse me." Adrian said.
Marie looked at him.
"You're Adrien, the model." Marie said.
"Yes, I am, listen, I was on a school trip yesterday to the Jardin des Tuileries, where I saw you with your petition for the environment, but I was too busy to sign." Adrienne said.
"Do you want to sign my petition?" Marie asked.
"Yes, we have to take care of the environment, Mother Nature is very important." Adrian said.
Marie smiled and handed the clipboard and pencil to Adrian. Adrian happily signed his name.
"Hey, keep some space for us." Marinette said.
Adrian submitted the petition to Marinette, who signed her name before joining Zack, Alya and Nino, who also signed their names before returning the petition to Marie.
"Thanks, it means a lot to me, I started thinking that people are not interested in the environment." Marie said.
"Well, now you know you have our support," Zack said.
When he said these words, he thought of Victoria, who was at school. She needs to know that someone is supporting her in getting her redemption. He would have to work hard for this, but he was not afraid of challenges.