Disclaimer in the first chapter.
Chapter Two: SoulTaker
At Collège Françoise Dupont…
Principal Damocles was making an announcement about a school competition that would be taking place at their school.
"We're very proud to welcome the De Sauveterre Academy students; who we will be competing against! Please make sure that you are very nice to our visitors."
Mme. Bustier smiled over at Marinette, knowing that their class representative would do a good job in welcoming the other school.
"Girl, this is going to be amazing!" Alya exclaimed, walking beside Marinette. "Maybe they know about the two new heroes helping Ladybug and Cat Noir!"
"Wait, there's two new heroes?" Marinette asked, a bit shocked.
Alya nodded. "Yeah! Ocelot and Lionne! Fans on the Ladyblog are shipping them together!"
"Well, that's interesting to hear," Marinette smiled. "I'm honestly excited to meet these students! I just hope that they're not like Chloé."
"I hope not," Alya replied.
The sound of a bus pulling up to the school was heard.
"Agh, that must be them!" Marinette exclaimed, hurrying over to the front of the school to welcome the students from the private school.
As soon as Marinette got to the front hallway of the school, she was wide-eyed upon seeing a fancy coach bus.
"Whoa!"
"Whoa is right, Marinette!" Marinette looked down into her purse and noticed her Kwami, Tikki.
"Hide, Tikki. No one must know that you exist!"
Tikki ducked back into the purse, as the coach bus doors opened. The first person to step out was a man. He was wearing a dark gray dress jacket with three large black buttons over a white dress shirt. He has a dark red tie, and there is a dark red folded handkerchief in the jacket's upper left pocket. He also has dark gray slacks and black shoes. On the right side of the dress jacket is the logo for the De Sauveterre Academy. He has icy blue eyes, and platinum blonde hair that is greying in some areas. He's almost six feet tall, and weighs 220 lbs. Standing next to him is a tall and slender woman. She had a fair skin tone, and dark hazel eyes; and dark auburn hair that is tied into a very tight bun. She wears a white blouse with black pants, high heels; and a dark turquoise jacket.
The students came off the bus after the two adults. The boys wore a white button-up shirt, with navy blue pants, short white socks, and navy blue dress shoes. They wore a light blue school sweater; it has the school logo; which is a fleur de lys, in yellow; and 'DeSauveterre Academy' written in gold under it. The background for the logo is white. In addition, they also wore a navy blue tie. Meanwhile, the girls wore a white blouse, with a navy blue skirt, and a light blue school sweater. They also wore long white socks, and navy blue flats. The sweater has the school logo; which is a fleur de lys, in yellow; and 'DeSauveterre Academy' written in gold under it. The background for the logo is white.
"Hi, my name's Marinette, I'll be showing you all to the competition area," Marinette smiled as she said this.
"Excellent. We're looking forward to winning, like usual," the woman replied in a snooty voice.
Marinette blinked. "Right...okay! Follow me!"
Later that day…
Marinette groaned as she sat down to eat her lunch.
"Marinette, how was the tour?" Alya asked.
"It went okay, but the adult woman reminded me of Chloé," she groaned.
"Well, the competition is about to start! Adrien's representing us in the male's fencing match!" Alya exclaimed, letting the girl perk up.
"Really? Who is he going up against?"
"If you wanna know, Maritrash, you should just leave Adrien alone, he's mine!" Chloé smirked as she walked up to the girl.
"Chloé," Marinette groaned.
"I'm only speaking the truth!" Chloé laughed mockingly, before walking away.
At the fencing grounds…
Adrien was already in his fencing uniform, and he was going up against a tanned boy, with brown hair, and brown eyes. The boy was also in his fencing uniform.
Armand D'Argencourt, the fencing teacher, would be the referee for the match.
"Let the match between Adrien Agreste and Diego Santiago Quariquez Ramirez III begin!"
Almost immediately, the two men began to start fencing. Both students were good, but eventually, only one would win.
"The winner is Diego!" Armand announced.
The woman smirked, as the private school students cheered.
"Next up is the female's fencing match! Kagami Tsurugi vs The Silent Fencer: Katana Tsuji!" Armand announced.
Kagami stepped forward, wearing her red fencing gear. And after her was The Silent Fencer: an Asian woman with long black hair, and dark brown, but almost black eyes. The girl wore a champagne pink fencing gear. As soon as the match began, both girls began to fence.
"Whoa, Kagami's good!" Alya exclaimed.
"Yeah, but that silent fencer's also good," Adrien replied. "I've heard that she doesn't speak at all during her matches!"
"Seriously?" Marinette asked. She then frowned. "Sorry you lost, Adrien."
"No, it's fine," Adrien replied. "Diego was a tough opponent."
"Do you think we should befriend some of the private school students?" Alya asked.
"I mean, if you want to. I wouldn't mind," Adrien replied.
"We can do it after the match," Marinette said.
"If there isn't another akuma attack, of course," Alya grinned.
"The winner is Kagami!" Armand announced.
Kagami smiled from under her fencing mask, going over to her opponent. "You played well," she said.
"I am not worthy to be congratulated upon defeat," Katana said slowly. "I am not worthy to be a champion." Upon saying that, she ran off, crying.
"Katana!" some of the private school students shouted.
"Oh dear," Marinette said, a little worried. "Should someone go check on her? She's gonna become vulnerable to Hawkmoth's influence!"
In an unknown location…
A window opened up, revealing Hawkmoth.
"Such despair, such agony! The perfect victim for my akuma!"
Hawkmoth holds out his hand for a butterfly to land on it. He then covers his hand, infusing the butterfly with a dark energy, turning it into an akuma. "Fly away my little akuma, and evilise her!" He let out an evil laugh as the butterfly flew out over Paris, to find its victim.
The akuma flutters down towards the fencing saber of the girl, absorbing itself into it. The girl looked up as dark rust formed around her eyes, when she looked up. A light purple butterfly outline appears over her eyes.
"SoulTaker. I am Hawkmoth. Your sword is now your secret weapon. I'm granting you the power of enhanced speed, and enhanced strength. You will use your sword to steal the souls of anyone who stands in your way. In return, you must seize the Miraculouses of Ladybug, Cat Noir, Lionne, and Ocelot."
Katana held up her sword. "Yes, Hawkmoth."
The light purple butterfly outline disappears from her eyes, as the girl is consumed in a dark purple and black ink.
Back at the school…
As it happened to be a tie, Principal Damocles was trying to figure out a tiebreaker match that could happen; which would determine the winner of the school competition. Just then, the window was broken, and a figure jumped in.
"Who are you?!" Principal Damocles asked.
The figure had black hair tied up into a bun, and was wearing a dark blue metallic dress, with high black boots. There was a mask over her eyes, which was white, with a single red dot in the middle. The figure was holding a sword. The sword was a metallic silver, and the edge of it was gold.
"Katana! What is the meaning of this?!" the woman demanded.
"Katana is no more! I am SoulTaker!" the villainess exclaimed.
"SoulTaker?" Marinette asked, a bit confused.
"No way! Another akuma! This will be perfect for the Ladyblog!" Alya grabbed her phone, and made her way over.
"Alya!" Marinette shouted.
"SoulTaker? Please, is that supposed to scare me?" the woman demanded.
SoulTaker didn't say a word as she swung her sword towards the woman. A blast hit her, and she stumbled back, before a ghostly wisp of her soul came out, before being absorbed into the sword. The woman fell to the ground, pale, and her eyes were completely white. SoulTaker swung her sword at Alya, and the blast hit the blogger. A ghostly wisp of her soul came out, before it was absorbed into the sword.
Students immediately began screaming and running away, as SoulTaker swung her sword again, capturing more souls.
Marinette ran into the girl's bathroom to transform. "This is bad, Tikki. Let's go save the day! Tikki, spots on!" With that, she was able to transform into Ladybug.
Adrien manages to go to the boy's bathroom to transform himself. "Alright, Plagg, claws out!" With that being said, he was able to transform into Cat Noir.
Roland was able to find another hiding spot. He lets out Occa from his hiding spot. "Alright, Occa, we've got work to do! Occa, streaks on!" he declared, as Occa is absorbed into the silver oval hair clip: which turns black and the inside turns a golden yellow. It has 5 rosettes inside.
Roland soon wore a golden yellow suit with large streak spots on the arms, torso, back, and legs that have a thick black outline and are light yellow in the middle. He has a light yellow middle section down his middle that goes slightly down his thighs before curving under him and partly up his butt. Around his waist is a belt-like structure that holds a long tail that is golden yellow with black spots. His tail is very heavy and usually used for leverage, but can be removed to wield like a flail. He wore tall boots that point up to his knees with a black heel and a light metallic yellow toe that are fashioned like paws.
The sole of his boots also have paws on the bottom. His collar is black and goes up his neck; though it comes down in the middle with a diamond shape around the middle of his collar bone. His mask is heavily marked like an ocelot's face with black and white markings on golden yellow. His eyes gain a blue sclera and turn to slits like a cat's do. He has fake ocelot ears including oceli on the back of them. His hair also gets long and shaggier, the longest parts on both sides of his head gain a golden yellow ombre at the ends. He has gauntlets with heavily armored fingers joints and knuckles that end with sharp claws at the ends. He poses once he finished his transformation, and went to go and meet Ladybug and Cat Noir to fight this new akuma.
Juliette also found a place to hide, letting Leena out of her hiding spot. "Alright, Leena, it's showtime. Leena, let's roar!" Leena is absorbed into the fleur dy lys barrette, and it changes to a golden lion's paw.
She had hazel-cat-like eyes. Her hair was auburn, and straight. Juliette soon wore a golden sleeveless and strapless dress that reached to her knees, and golden gloves with black claws on them. She wore long black boots with a Golden Lion logo on the back of each boot, and a long lion tail that is made from a golden belt wrapped around her waist. She also wore a golden superhero mask over her eyes. On her dress were two holsters, which contained a dagger in each one. Lionne then left her hiding spot, and hurried over to the scene of the battle.
"Excuse me, who do you think you are?" Chloé stomped over to the newest villain.
"You are the villain that got away!" SoulTaker replied.
"What are you talking about? I'm no villain, I'm Queen Bee!" Chloé proclaimed.
SoulTaker shook her head. "No. You are a villain, and I am a hero. I am doing the greater good for Paris, by ridding it of villains!"
"Innocent people are not villains! Hawkmoth is the villain!" Ladybug declared, as she arrived at the scene.
"Ladybug!" Chloé cheered.
Cat Noir, Lionne, and Ocelot also showed up.
"Oh, and her sidekicks," Chloé grumbled under her breath.
"Hey, we're not sidekicks!" Cat Noir shouted.
SoulTaker swung her sword, and it hit Chloé, before her soul was taken. The girl fell to the ground, looking just like the other people who had their souls taken.
"Okay, the akuma has to be in her sword! But be careful guys, or we'll end up like the others!" Ladybug exclaimed.
"Don't worry, Ladybug, you can count on us!" Ocelot grinned, getting into a battle stance.
"Surrender your Miraculouses to me, and I might free all the souls," SoulTaker announced.
"Not unless we stop you!" Lionne declared.
"You will never stop SoulTaker!" the akuma declared. She sheathes her sword, and gets into a fighting stance.
"Now we'll have the perfect chance to get the sword away from her!" Lionne whispered.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug shouted, throwing her yo-yo in the air. Magical ladybugs surrounded it, before an item dropped into her hand.
"A bar of soap?" Ladybug asked. "What am I supposed to do with this?" She looks around, activating her lucky vision. "Of course! Water will make soap slippery!"
Lionne hurried over to a hose, and turned it on, shooting out water. Ladybug held out the soap, and it became soapy. She then puts it on the ground near SoulTaker.
SoulTaker charged towards the four heroes, and didn't notice the bar of soap. She slipped on it.
"Kinesis!" Ocelot shouted. A fiery power engulfed the gauntlets on Ocelot, as he charged forward with a punch, knocking the sword out.
"No!" SoulTaker shouted, trying to grab the sword.
"Oh no you don't! MIGHTY ROAR!" Lionne roared, leaving the villainess temporarily deaf. Luckily, Ladybug, Cat Noir and Ocelot were able to cover their ears.
The sword was flung in the air. Cat Noir jumped, and activated his power. "CATACLYSM!" he shouted, touching the sword; which turned black, before crumbling to dust. The akuma fluttered out, trying to escape.
"No more evildoing for you, little akuma," Ladybug began, as she opened up her yo-yo, spinning it around. "time to DEEVILZE!"
The akuma tried to flutter away, but it was no match for Ladybug's yo-yo, which closed upon capturing the akuma.
"Gotcha! Bye bye, little butterfly," Ladybug said, as she released the now purified butterfly. She then picks up the soap, and throws it up into the air. "MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!"
Almost immediately, all damage done by SoulTaker is fixed. The souls have been returned to their proper owners, and the dust that used to be SoulTaker's sword is fixed back into a fencing saber. SoulTaker was soon transformed back into Katana, who looked around, confused.
"What happened? What's going on?" Katana asked.
"Pound it!" the four heroes declared, fist bumping one another.
Ocelot goes over and picks up the fencing saber, before holding it out to Katana. "Here, this belongs to you."
"Oh, thank you!" Katana bowed as she took the fencing saber back.
Warning beeps come from each of the Miraculouses that the four heroes were wearing.
"We'd better split. Take care," Lionne said.
"I will," Katana replied.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Hawkmoth roared in anger. "Next time, Ladybug, you won't win so easily! I will have your Miraculous!" The window in the unknown location closes.
Because of the akuma attack, Principal Damocles was able to talk with Headmaster De Sauveterre, and allow both schools to win, which was an honour. The private school students were getting ready to go back to their school, when Marinette approached them.
"Hey, I was thinking maybe we could go and get lunch at my family's bakery?" Marinette asked.
Three of the students looked at one another, before smiling. "Sure, that sounds excellent!" Renée replied. "I'm Renée."
"My name's Roland," Roland replied.
"And I'm Juliette," Juliette smiled.
"You're the headmaster's daughter!" Alya exclaimed.
Juliette laughed. "Yeah, the middle daughter." She held up a finger to let her father know that she, Renée and Roland would be going to the bakery.
"Of course sweetie. It's the end of the day anyways," the headmaster replied.
Juliette grinned, before hurrying back to the others. "Let's go!"
The five laughed as they made their way to the bakery. Maybe, just maybe, a good friendship would begin to bond between the public school, and the private school.
