In the André Le Grand Paris Hotel...
After a reunion with Zoe, Ladybug and everyone else stepped outside and onto Chloe's balcony. They all looked around to see Class 1-A's friends starting to use their quirks to look for them. Even a few of them were a few people Ladybug and Cat Noir recognized.
There was The Dark Owl, Reflekta, Rocketear, Princess Fragrance and Silencer.
"There's some akumas that hit our friends!" Zoe cried out.
Ladybug looked ready to start giving out more Miraculous. She needed help more than ever. She was worried that this is what Chrysalis might want, but she didn't have to time think about it. Ladybug opened up her yo-yo and pulled out a Miraculous that Chloe wasn't expecting.
The Bee Miraculous.
Zoe looked at Chloe like she might take it from her, but she knew she wouldn't do that right now. Not when Ladybug really needed some help this time around.
Chloe could tell Zoe didn't want to let the secret slip that she was Vesperia. Chloe did feel the need to speak up however.
"Ladybug... I should tell you something," Chloe said to Ladybug, surprising her, "I... I know about Zoe being Vesperia."
Ladybug and Cat Noir's eyes widened in shock, even Class 1-A was surprised by this fact.
"I only just found out about it when Zoe was just akumatized. I understand why you gave her the Bee Miraculous instead of me. You needed someone that could step up as a hero whenever you needed the help. I wasn't able to do that, and I even tried to take the Miracle Box from you."
Chloe felt tears start to come up again and tried to wipe them away, but they just kept coming. They were all surprised to see Chloe looking so sad, especially Midoriya.
"I ruined everything. Zoe didn't do anything wrong, so if you feel that she deserves it more than me, then go ahead. Give the Bee Miraculous to Zoe."
Ladybug was blown away that Chloe even brought any of this up. She didn't ever think Chloe would ever apologize for the things she's done. She even was okay with Zoe being the Bee Miraculous holder. Ladybug looked down at the Miraculous, and then back at Zoe.
Zoe looked like she knew what Ladybug was thinking and gave her a nod. Her eyes shined proudly and looked back at her sister.
Ladybug turned back to Chloe, who was still looking down at the floor. Tears dropped to the floor from Chloe's eyes, and then they stopped once Ladybug placed her hand on her shoulder. She looked up at her former hero and saw light in her bell blue eyes.
"Chloe, I can tell you've been through a lot. I also apologize for not stepping in as a hero earlier. If I hadn't explained things sooner, I know you would've been a great addition to the team. You have Zoe now, and I can tell she really cares about you. You didn't have that before, and now..."
Ladybug looked down at the Bee Miraculous and handed it to Chloe.
"Chloe, here's the Bee Miraculous, which grants you the power to immobilize your opponents. You will use it for the greater good," Ladybug said, "I need Queen Bee. Can I trust you?"
Chloe couldn't believe what she was seeing. Ladybug, with a smile on her face, was giving her another chance. Chloe noticed MIdoriya behind her, and he looked so happy for her. She never even thought someone like him would ever be friends with her.
She looked back at Ladybug with shining eyes.
"Of course, Ladybug," Chloe said to her as she took the Bee Miraculous from her hand.
She placed it in her hair, and Pollen appeared right in front of her. Pollen was surprised to see Chloe standing there with the Bee Miraculous in her hair. The Kwami looked back at Chloe, and then back at Zoe.
"Umm... Who's my queen this time?" Pollen asked them.
Ladybug couldn't help but chuckle at Pollen's confused look on her face.
"Don't worry, Pollen. I'm giving Chloe here another chance," Ladybug said to her.
Pollen looked back at Chloe, and she looked excited to see her first holder once again. She flew over to her and gave her a big hug. Chloe didn't expect that, but it felt good to see the Kwami again.
"I'm so happy to see again, my queen," Pollen said to her.
"You too, Pollen," Chloe said back, "I'm ready if you are."
Pollen gave Chloe a determined nod.
"Pollen, Buzz on!"
Chloe transformed into Queen Bee right in front of Class 1-A and the Parisian heroes. Midoriya's lit up at how excited he was to see Queen Bee in action this time around. The last time she was Queen Bee, things weren't exactly going her way. Things felt so different now between him and Chloe, that he felt himself smile at her.
Chloe felt so relieved feeling herself transform into Queen Bee again. After all time, she finally felt right at home. Now Zoe helping by side, she felt like a new Queen Bee.
Ladybug and Rena Rouge looked at Queen Bee and noticed that she looked a little different. Her hero costume had changed. She still had the same spandex outfit, but her shoes were along the lines of Vesperia's. She had a poofy fuzz around her neck like a bee. Chloe's ponytail had gotten longer with antennas around it being much longer as well.
Midoriya's eyes lit up at how cool she looked. Even Ashido was so thrown off by how cool she looked that she started jumping for joy.
"Wow! You look so cool!" Ashido cried.
Chloe looked up at Ladybug and then at Midoriya. He had this sparkle in his green eyes that bothered her once, and now she saw something special about it. He reminded her of Ladybug back when she first joined her. Back when they were friends.
"Okay, now what do we do Ladybug?" Cat Noir asked her.
She looked around to see if there was any akumatized villains around. At the moment, all she could spot was someone letting off some explosions in the distance. They all knew right away who that was.
"Kacchan..." Midoriya mumbled more to himself.
He reached out to the railing to have a good look at him. He couldn't see him, but he could definitely see something back there. Someone even ran by really quickly, and he knew right away that it was Iida. Midoriya really wished he had his Miraculous at this point. He still couldn't believe Chrysalis was even able to pull something like this off.
Even HawkMoth never did anything like this, not that he was aware of. The wind blew around Midoriya's face as he looked around for any more of his classmates.
"Chrysalis really knew what she was doing this time around."
"Maybe we should go back to the school and come up with a plan."
"No way. That's not a good idea, especially since that's where the akumas were."
"I haven't seen this many akumas since Heroes Day. Back when HawkMoth was still around," Ladybug said to them, "Maybe I should fuse with another Miraculous just to be safe."
"Wait, you can do that?!"
"Yeah, did I not mention that before? Any Miraculous holder can fuse with another."
Then Midoriya's eyes grew wide as something chilling went up his back. For a moment, he thought his knees were about to buckle and collapse. His hands felt like they had to hold onto the railing just to keep them from shaking so much.
Queen Bee seemed to be the only one who noticed his reaction to Ladybug.
"Iz-Izuku... Are you okay?" Queen Bee asked him.
He turned around to see her and Ladybug making sure he was okay. His face was pale like he'd seen a ghost.
"Ladybug, please don't tell me what you're saying is true," Midoriya said to her nervously.
Ladybug looked at him, confused to what he was getting at.
"What? About Miraculous holders fusing with another--"
Then it hit her once she noticed Midoriya's face, and the fact that he was shaking. Ladybug felt like she was more aware of the akumas all around her at this point. Something about this didn't seem quite right and now she knew why.
"Chrysalis... She fused with your Miraculous," Ladybug said to him.
"Wha-What?!" Class 1-A gasped in unison. Even Rena Rouge couldn't believe it.
"She can do that?!" Ashido cried out, "Bu-But, it's not just a Miraculous. I-It's Midoriya's quirk!"
"Yes, but now that it's a Miraculous, she can use it..."
Ladybug and the others looked down at the city below them, noticing Silencer and possibly Jirou using their powers. The akumas seemed more spread out this time around.
"And by the looks of it, she can make more akumas because of it."
Midoriya felt a pit in his stomach as he looked out at all of his friends who needed their help. He wanted to help so badly, but he couldn't do anything about his own quirk. He reached down to his belt, missing his Kwami so much right about now.
He felt someone place their hand on his shoulder. He was surprised to see it was Queen Bee.
"This is my fault that this is happening. I helped take your Miraculous by giving Sabrina the Dog Miraculous. Chrysalis won't get away with this. I'll get your Miraculous back for you, Izuku," Queen Bee said to him.
Midoriya noticed the determined look on her face and felt like she actually meant it. He had never seen her talk to him like this before. She for once, was helping him out.
"Whoa, Queen Bee. You really seem to like Izuku now," Cat Noir pointed out teasingly.
Queen Bee's cheeks started to turn bright red under the mask at that comment.
"What? N-No I-I don't! I-I just owe him one for saving me, that's all!" Queen Bee cried out.
Cat Noir put his arms up in defense, but Zoe noticed that her half sister looked like she belonged with them. She just looked a lot happier to finally be back.
"Ladybug, I know this is heartwarming and all, but we need to come up with a plan," EraserHead said to her.
Ladybug nodded back at their teacher and looked down at the akumatized villains once again. Cat Noir joined her, and they both spotted Rocketear and one of Class 1-A's friends down there with him. Ladybug felt the wind pick up and tucked her hair behind her ear. Cat Noir placed his hand on her shoulder, and they both knew what they had to do.
"It looks like we'll have to spilt up."
Another amazing chapter!
I actually had a lot of fun with this chapter! I didn't think the book would end going in this direction with Midoriya and Chloe, but I'm really enjoying it a lot! No, I don't ship them, lol! Deku and Ochaco still of course!
Chloe and Zoe are starting to get along it looks like! Zoe looks like she's okay with Chloe being Queen Bee! Queen Bee is back! Ladybug is really starting to see Chloe start to become friends with her sister and even Midoriya!
It looks like there's even some of Ladybug and Cat Noir's friends that have been akumatized! Some of them will be returning in the next few chapters!
What's going to happen next??
More to come soon!
