Author's note.
This will be the final chapter before the mini-series finale. Though, this chapter might be a bit grim, voiced by Greg Eagle. Also, I learned where Jack-o-Lantern comes from while writing this. But, the story has been modified for this version. So, leave a review, sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
A Hallow's Eve in Paris Chapter 7
Reaper.
William had just entered the home area of the Dupain-Cheng Patisserie. He then knocked on the trap door.
"Marinette~", said William. "I'm respecting your privacy by knocking, but asserting my authority as the main OC by coming in anyway". He then kicked the trap door open and entered, thankfully, Marinette was dressed.
"You're lucky that I had clothes on" said Marinette.
"What?", asked William. "If you look good in the face, I bet everything below is just as hot". Marinette's face then turned a deep shade of red.
At school.
Marinette walked out of a stall and was washing her hands. When she looked in the mirror, she saw a robed figure in the mirror. She nearly jumped out of her skin. But when she turned around, there was nobody there.
"What the hell?" Marinette wondered.
At lunch.
William, Adrian, Marinette, Nathaniel, Sabrina and Marc were sitting at a table together.
"You guys got any plans for halloween?" Asked William.
"Not really", said Marc. "Aside from giving candy away to kids".
"My dad thinks he's gonna be busy" added Sabrina.
"Why's that?" Asked Adrian.
"Teenagers and drunks" answered Sabrina.
"Well, that makes sense", said William. "Anyway, the masquerade ball is tonight, so, I think he might need to be there".
Meanwhile, a robed figure looked at the scythe on it's hands.
"I'm sorry, Paris".
Later that afternoon.
A car screeched to a halt.
"Hey, get out of the way!" Shouted the driver. But after some metal crunching and a clang, an engine dropped to floor. Who did this? A gangly creature with stretched fingers and an extended jaw. Basically, a demon. The demon then rips the car door off and pulled the driver out.
"Where are Ladybug and Chat Noir?" It asked.
"I. I don't know" the driver answered. The demon then wrapped it's hand around the driver's head. A yo-yo then wrapped around the driver and pulled him away. Ladybug and Chat Noir had showed up.
"M'Lady, doesn't something feel, off, about this?" Asked Chat Noir. Ladybug stared for a minute, until she got what Chat Noir meant.
"I, I can't sense any Akumas" said Ladybug. The demon then roared before running away.
"After him!" Shouted Ladybug. The two then ran after the demon and chased him all over Paris. Eventually, they wounded up in a church. More specifically, the baptism area. The demon was now trapped.
"What are you?" Asked Ladybug. "And why are you here?".
"I am not here to hurt you", the demon answered. "I am merely here to send a message".
"What message?" Asked Chat Noir.
"When the clock strikes midnight", answered the demon. "The water of the palace of gold will run red as blood, and death shall knock it's door". The demon then jumped into the water and slowly fizzled away.
"What the hell did mean?" Asked Chat Noir.
That night.
Ladybug and Chat Noir were having a meeting at the top of the of a building.
"Did you understand anything that freak said?" Asked Chat Noir.
"It must be some kind of riddle" answered Ladybug.
"It must be a damn complex one", said Chat Noir. "I mean, 'Palace of Gold'? There are no palace's in France that are made of gold". That was when a lightbulb turned on in Ladybug's head.
"What if it's not an actual palace?" Asked suggested Ladybug.
"What do you mean?" Asked Chat Noir.
"Remember when we talked to Ronald during that Akuma attack on his Casino?" Asked Ladybug. Chat Noir then got that 'oh shit' face.
Palacio de Oro.
People were enjoying the party when Ladybug and Chat Noir entered the party.
"Ladybug, Chat Noir, what are you doing here?" Asked Ronald.
"Something bad's coming", answered Ladybug. "We got-". They then heard the sound of people screaming. Ladybug and Chat Noir then looked towards the fountain, to see the water turn red, blood red.
"Are you seeing this?" Asked Ladybug. A black cloak then rose out of the fountain before exiting it.
"Uh, hello" said Ladybug.
"You came", said the figure. "I'm glad".
"Who are you?" Asked Chat Noir.
"I go by many names", the figure answered. "But one that you might know me by is rather, grim, so to speak".
"Grim?", wondered Ladybug. "What do yo-….. Holy shit, you're the Grim Reaper".
"That I am" the figure answered.
"So, why are you here?" Asked Ladybug.
"My Death-Scythe was stolen form me", answered the Grim Reaper. "They knocked me out after I collected the soul of some kid who died".
"Your, Death-Scythe?" Asked Chat Noir.
"My most powerful weapon", the Grim Reaper answered. "Unlike my regular scythes, I can perform more powerful spells with it".
"So, who stole it?" Asked Ladybug.
"Stingy Jack", answered the Grim Reaper. "Or as he often calls himself, Jack-O-Lantern".
"Uh, care to fill us in?" Asked Chat Noir.
"I can explain". Everyone then saw that The Wendigo arrived.
"Do you know anything about him?" Asked Chat Noir.
"I do", answered The Wendigo. "My Kwami told me this story. The guy had an encounter with one of my Miraculous' previous hosts, this one from Ireland. In fact, because of that, that's why people trick on Halloween".
"So, what's the story?" Asked Ladybug.
"It happen back in the olden days of Ireland", answered The Wendigo. "Jack wasn't just a drunkard, he was deceiver and a manipulator. He would lie, cheat and steal from anyone and everyone, man, woman or child. His favourite time to do this, was on the 31st of October. He would swindle people out of money with ways to wade off evil spirits. But, it came to a boiling point on Halloween night. The towns people had had enough of Jack. So, they summoned me".
"Summoned you?" Asked Chat Noir skeptically.
"Thew Irish host was, old fashioned", answered the Wendigo. "They pointed him to his house, and told him to bring his back as proof. He stormed into Jack's house, trying to decapitate the son-of-a-bitch, but he was stabbed with one of the few this that could hurt me".
"What was that?" Asked Ladybug.
"I won't reveal it, in case someone wants to kill me", answered the Wendigo. "He saw this as an opportunity since he thought he was the devil. If he gave him immunity from being sent to hell, he would remove the object he stabbed him with".
"Did he do it?" Asked Chat Noir.
"He didn't have", answered The Wendigo. "He gave him that immunity and the object was removed. But, my predecessor did NOT like being stabbed. So he decided to fill his promise to the town's people".
"He cut off his head?" Asked Chat Noir.
"Indeed" answered The Wendigo.
"Sounds like he's, pretty dead" said Ladybug.
"That what he thought", said The Wendigo. "Since he was given immunity from hell, he was also banned from heaven for making a deal with a demonic being. So essentially, he was immortal".
"Immortal?", asked Ladybug. "But, where does the Jack-o-lantern part come in?".
"My predecessor dumped Jack's body in a pumpkin patch", answered The Wendigo. "So, he carved it and used it for his new head. Now, every Halloween night, Jack emerges from his house with a sack of tricks. Some are just for laughs, others are, fatal. So, that's the whole story".
"Okay, so, let me get this straight", said Ladybug. "A twisted, Halloween prankster stole the Grim Reaper's most Powerful weapon and you're just telling us this now, why?".
"Because he had only just got my Death-Scythe", answered the Grim Reaper before walking back into the fountain. "Be wary of him, his next trick, could be the last one you see". He then sank into the fountain before it turned back into water.