Thanks Joanne Frances Tiano Cajilig.
Adrien runs a hand down his face. He then turned to two of the three people standing in front of him and his friends, "What did you do?"
Earlier...
Sort of...
Plagg opened his mouth wide, ready to consume his precious chunk of stinky, creamy, cheesy goodness, only to stop, annoyed by the sound of cologne being sprayed.
It wasn't a date. Two of his holder's classmates made a bet and the whole class was going to show their support to either one.
(His Camembert is on the chick with the roller blades.)
Wanting to show his support (as he put it), he told his dad that he was going to a group study date. Of course, Gabriel knew he was lying, but allowed him to go. Just in case the Butterflies strike.
Or... something else happens.
For what may be the first time in 500 years, Plagg suddenly lost his appetite and threw his cheese in the trash can after watching his holder use breath spray. Satisfied with his appearance, Adrien grabbed Plagg and went to join his friends at the Trocadéro.
"Hey Adrien." Chloe flips her hair and smiles in order to get a reaction.
"Hey Chlo." Adrien simply greeted back. Not the kind of reaction she was expecting.
Lila pushed her aside as she approached Adrien. To Chloe's irritation, she flipped her hair as well before smiling at Adrien, "Hey Adrien."
Adrien just smiled and waved at her, much to her disappointment and Chloe's amusement.
Marinette was the last to arrive. She ran all the way from the bakery to the meeting place. After she regained her breath, she unknowingly flipped her hair, causing Adrien to smile and blush at how the rays of the sun behind her was making her more radiant than ever.
Both Lila and Chloe silently growled. Seriously?!
A few days ago, Alix made a bet with Kim: They will race, Alix with skates while Kim will only rely on his unbeatable (or so he says) speed. If Alix wins, Kim has to stop making bets for a year. And if Kim wins, Alix has to be his unfortunate servant for a year.
"Alya, can you hold this for me?" Alix asked, giving her friend a small, silver antique watch, a birthday gift from her father.
The race began. Marinette and Zen held both sides of the banner she made for Alix while the others cheered for their friends.
As she cheered, Rose accidentally bumped her hand against Alya, causing her to stumble and let go of the watch. Luckily, Adrien caught it before it could crash on the ground and break.
Unfortunately... the closer Alix got to winning, the more excited her friends were, to the point that Ivan bumped Adrien, causing him to let go of the watch.
"I GOT IT"
Chloe managed to grab the watch before it could hit the ground. She smiles proudly at Adrien, "Look Adrikins. Chloe saved the day."
"Give it to me!" Lila pulled Chloe's hand, the one holding Alix' watch, towards her, "I'll protect it!"
The two girls fought for the "protection" of the watch, just to impress Adrien.
Unfortunately, their little petty tug-of-war made them drop the watch on the ground. Where Alix ran over the watch on her way to the finish line, smashing it in the process.
She ignored Marinette's worried voice. She needed to be alone.
She trusted Alya with her watch, her precious family heirloom, her dad's gift to her, and they toss it around like it was some kind of old worn-out baseball.
Dad gave it to her for her birthday. She didn't think it was anything special until she saw the cool features it had.
She promised she'd take good care of it, and yet... she couldn't.
The footsteps behind her were getting louder every step. Frustrated, she turns around, "Get lost will ya-?!"
To her surprise, it wasn't Marinette she just snapped at.
The younger Butterfly smiled at the skater girl. On one hand, was a single white butterfly.
"It was her fault!"
"No you!"
Adrien shook his head is disappointment as he watches his two teammates/friends blaming each other for dropping Alix' watch.
At least Marinette had the decency and a big heart to go after Alix to comfort her. So that Alix won't get akumatized.
Unfortunately she failed... as evident by the girl in black and green skating attire running around and making people disappear.
When the heroes confronted her, they realized that she plans to go back in time to save her watch. And to do that... she needs to drain energy from people she touch.
Which also mean they have to attack her without getting touched if they ever want to purify her.
This villain was tough to beat; she was fast, flexible, and she knew how to trick people into letting their guards down for short moments, only for her to touch them seconds later.
Timebreaker now only needs to touch one more person and she'll finally have enough power to go back in time.
Unfortunately for Chat Noir, he was the closest to her.
The cat hero's pupils shrunk. Not because of that feeling when one's entire life flash before their eyes at the moment of their demise... but because of the person who saved him from his demise.
"MARINETTE!"
Rena Rouge and her teammates watch in horror as Marinette began to disappear after taking the hit for Chat Noir.
Her best friend... her No. 1 fan... Her most reliable supporter...
Chat Noir desperately embraced the fading form of his Princess, refusing to believe she was literally vanishing before his very eyes.
Alas... all he could embrace... was the empty air around him...
Chat snapped out of his despair. He will avenge his Princess. By stopping Timebreaker.
With the energy she collected, Timebreaker now has the power to go back in time. Ladybug and Queen Bee tried to stop her, but she literally dragged them both with her to the past, along with Chat Noir.
Now... Sort of...
Adrien didn't know where the akumatized villain came from, but he was surprised when Alix was transformed into the same villain. Now there are two of them.
And if that wasn't jaw-dropping enough, a guy dressed as Chat Noir appeared out of nowhere and saved his Princess from the two Timebreakers. And he's with Ladybug and Queen Bee look-a-likes.
When the Team confronted the look-a-likes, they realized that the three were the actual Chat Noir, Ladybug, and Queen Bee. From the future.
Adrien runs a hand down his face, "What did you do?"
"Hey! We're not the ones akumatized." Future Ladybug protested, only to receive annoyed glares from the Present Team Miraculous.
"She did it!" Future Ladybug and Future Queen Bee pointed at each other.
Present Team Miraculous transformed and teamed up with the future heroes to take down the two Timebreakers. When Marinette saw the two Chat Noirs, her brain overloaded and she passed out. Before either Timebreakers could touch her, Azula Paonne carried her away to safety.
Not wanting to make the same mistake twice, the Ladybugs decided to summon their Lucky Charms: Chewing gum, and... a skipping rope?
It took some time, (and a lot of people disappearing) but the Team managed to figure out what to do with the Lucky Charms and save the day. Miraculously, (No pun intended. Chat.) Ladybug's power managed to repair Alix' watch.
Mariposa thought the Team would have trouble dealing with two akumas from different timelines. She never expected any of the heroes would unexpectedly travel back in time as well.
Hawk Moth landed beside her. She was prepared for another scolding, but was surprised to find herself being hugged by her mentor. She wants to pull away, but decided to return the embrace.
Once again, he almost lost his niece.
He couldn't resist. He couldn't back down on this futile goal no matter how bad he wants to.
Even if he took the brooch... he couldn't... It wouldn't let him...
After detransforming, Alya gently nudges Marinette to wake her up. The blue-haired girl woke up with a dreamy smile while muttering about having a dream where there were two Chat Noirs.
At that moment, Gabriel had just arrived at the scene, after witnessing the Akuma Attack via live on his tablet, and saw two copies of his son in his superhero persona.
"How many times has it been?" He asked, only to receive confused responses from Lila and Chloe, "How many times have you put innocent civilians in danger because of your carelessness?"
"I was just trying to help." Lila defended.
"She kept being a drama queen!" Chloe pointed an accusing finger at the former.
Gabriel silenced them. He had enough of Chloe and Lila causing some of the akumatizations happening in the city. Sure every member of the Team Miraculous got someone akumatized, but Lila and Chloe held the most number of ruining someone's day and getting them corrupted in a week.
One time, the two fought over a designer dress and ripped it apart. They blamed the store clerk for it and moments later, had to deal with an akuma that turns people into mannequins.
Gabriel shakes his head in disappointment, "I expected so much better from you two."
Lila and Chloe tensed. They had this talk many times before, but Gabriel sounder more serious and colder than before. He was in "Three-Strikes-And-You're-Out" mode.
From experience, Chloe knew that you should never get Gabriel Agreste mad. Or else...
She really should start not insulting other people's fashion sense.
Lila hated being blamed. It was not her fault. Chloe should've just gave her the watch and the danger could have been avoided. But no. Little Miss Mayor's daughter had to make everyone's life miserable.
It's time to put her in her place.
If you guys are expecting a chapter where Chloe gets fired... I'm not gonna write that.
But you guys are free to comment and imagine on how it's going to play out.
And add blue-haired teenage girl to the recipe for Hero's Resolve. If you know what I mean.
Until the next chapter.