Episode 9: The Choice

Ladybug was having a bad day and considering it was here sixteenth today that kinda sucked.

The hero in question was currently hanging on, barley, to a car that housed an akuma villain named Road Rage.

The car was zooming down streets and while the villain while laughing manically, Ladybug was barely hanging on and glanced back hoping that maybe Rena and Fang had finally caught up but they hadn't. Maybe, the spotted hero should have listened and not jumped on the speeding death trap. That probably would have been the smart thing to do. But nope she had just jump on the car no second thoughts.

Ladybug was brought out of her thoughts as she felt her hands slipping.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, shit no. Worst birthday ever!"

Her grasp slipped and she felt back and fully expected to hit the ground or something similar but inside was caught at the last minute by a hand grasping at her belt, "Climb quickly! I can't balance for long!"

Not wasting a second, Ladybug looked to the left, seeing the person that saved her was Cat Noir on a motorcycle and quickly swung over onto the back. Destabilizing it for a second but eventually Cat straightened out and continued the chase after the villain.

Ladybug breathed a heavy sigh and settled behind Cat Noir on the bike, "You're not wearing a helmet."

She could almost feel the twitch of Cat Noir's eye as the girl replied, "I was in a hurry to save you."

"You're setting a bad example for kids and Rena would agree with me"

"I think the kids will excuse me for saving their favorite hero and so will Rena."

Ladybug rolled her eyes as Cat Noir made a sharp left to roll the villain, "You know how to drive a motorcycle?"

Cat Noir just ignored her as they weaved through cars and debris left behind by the akuma's wake, "Plan?"

Ladybug cried, "Lucky Charm!" And a pocket life appeared in her hand, "Why can't this be easy…"

She glanced over and seeing a giant balloon advertising something stupid. Ladybug then looked at Cat and the villian, "That's it!"

Ladybug smiled at Cat Noir, "Steer it to the balloon and break the wheel!"

The black cat hero groaned and she steadied the bike gave the controls to Ladybug before she jumped on the car as Ladybug drove away, "Okay. I got this."

Cat Noir quickly made her way but the car cursing the entire time till she got up to where the villain was driving the car, she felt a thud and turned around to see Carapace behind her.

"Dudette!" He greeted happily waving at her.

Cat Noir nodded and motioned for him to come up, "Steer the car towards the balloon!"

With that order the two spilt up, the cat hero waited as Carapace started messing with Road Rage and waited till the were aiming to the balloon and blinked as she realized that Rena and Fang had set up a ramp for them to launch off, "Oh fuck…"

Doing her duty anyway, Cat Noir screamed, "Cataclysm!"

They launched off the ramp and Cat Noir attacked the front right tire. Carapace and Cat Noir shared a look and jumped off at the same time leaving the screaming villain flying off the ramp into the waiting balloon. The two heroes landed on the ground as they saw Ladybug had cut the ropes allowing the balloon to collapse around the villain like a net.

"Yes!" Ladybug cheered looking at the team, "Pound it!"

The older heroes moved in and fist bumped the younger Ladybug hero as Cat Noir stood to the side and made a face and turned to leave. But got stopped by Rena Rogue as Ladybug caught the akuma and started using the miraculous ladybug,

Rena raised an eyebrow, "Next time, wear a helmet."

Cat Noir sighed.

…

Emma sweaty and tired ran into the used bookstore she had left her backpack at. She looked exhausted at the cashier at the counter as she reached for the backpack, "Thanks."

The clerk raised his eyebrow, "Thank me by buying a book."

The seventeen year old sighed and walked over to the sci-fi shelf and grabbed an older star wars novel she hadn't read yet and moved to walk back up to the front but paused as she saw a book she recognized from her childhood, The Last Unicorn. She paused remembering her first reading it back when she would spend most of her elementary and middle school afternoons in the public library.

It was a relatively good book and thinking about it she now relates too much with the Prince of the story being in love with someone that is always out of reach.

Emma figured it'd be another good gift for Sophie and decided to buy it.

…..

Emma came home and made a face as she heard her grandmother unleashing a stream of curses in Chinese. The teenager winced and came into the kitchen where Louis stood as Sabine motioned to the dishes that he was suppose to have done before his date tonight with Sophie.

He hadn't done them.

Sabine looked at him sneerly before switching back to French, "Do them before you leave."

The woman left the room saying something about helping her husband with something

Emma looked at her brother, he was all dressed up for the date, as he should be she heard he was meeting Sophie's father and step-family. He looked at his phone and muttered then pulled off his jacket and started to roll up his sleeves.

Emma glanced down at the time on her phone and saw if he didn't leave now he might be late that's not a good first impression.

The teenage girl sighed and dropped her bag on the couch then walked over to her little brother, "I got it. Don't leave Sophie waiting."

The boy's blue eyes filled with confusion, "Huh?"

Emma filled the sink with water and rolled up her sleeves, "I'll do the dishes get to your date. Sophie's one of my best friends and you're my brother. I don't want you or she upset if your meeting with her dad goes back. And you being late wouldn't be a good start."

There was a beat of silence as Louis watched Emma just do the dishes silently.

"Emma…I.." Louis didn't know what to say, "I know I don't always say it...or show it...but I'm glad you're here. I'm glad I still have a sister."

Emma stopped washing dishes and looked at Louis surprised at his words. While over the past couple of months he hadn't been hostile he hadn't been overly warm either, "I'm glad I'm here too."

A quick hug and Louis was out the door.

Emma smiled into the soapy water and continued washing the dishes. Plagg eventually floated out of her pocket and dived into the fridge to grab some cheese then sat on the kitchen counter munching on it.

"Never thought I'd see someone happy to send the girl they love on a date with someone else," Plagg commented.

"I'm glad my friend and brother are going out to have fun together," Emma explained pointing a soapy mug at her kwami, "Loving people means putting their needs in front of your own. Besides, I need to get over Sophie anyway. She will never want to date me, she's straight."

Suddenly the door to the living room and kitchen flew open and Nina Lahiffe flew into the room. Causing Plagg to dive under a drying bowl.

Emma raised her eyebrow confused since while friends with Nina, she was closer to Zacharie herself. Nina was more Zach and Sophie's friend than her personally, "Nina what are you doing-"

"Sophie is thinking about breaking up with Louis to date you!"

Emma dropped the mug back into the sink and stared.

Author's Note

Oh no. The drama. Honestly, the whole opening fight was me wanting to make a joke where one of the heroes didn't wear a helmet so the others could scold them.

Anyway, some episodes I actually have planned include: a time travel episode, a kwami swap episode, and even an episode where Sophie uses the bee miraculous. Don't worry with have 32 episodes to play with.

Also, The Last Unicorn, which is also a movie by the way, is about The Last Unicorn, duh, but in it Prince Lir falls in love with the Unicorn but they can never be together and Emma is basically vibing with the idea of loving from afar and never being with your love.

Next chapter: we learn what the hell is going on in Sophie's head.

Anyway, thanks for reading and for the reviews and favorites. Keep reviewing and give me feed back.