Earlier with Ladybug, her teammates and EraserHead...
Ladybug couldn't believe what was happening right in front of her. Cat Noir was trying to cataclysm EraserHead. Not only that, but she had found out that her partner and crush is a sentimonster. She couldn't believe any of it, and yet Gabriel being wrapped up in EraserHead's scarf was telling him what to do.
Cat Noir's eyes looked like he really didn't want to do this. He tried to fight it, but something kept getting him to go after EraserHead.
"L-Ladybug... I-I can't... st-stop..." Cat Noir said to her.
Gabriel kept looking at his son like he was his only way out of this situation.
"Adrien, do it!" Gabriel demanded.
Cat Noir launched forward way too fast for anyone to keep up. No one except for Ladybug that is. She held him back, but tried her best to stay clear of his cataclysm. If it wasn't for her speed and strength, EraserHead would've been done for.
"Cat Noir, you can stop this," Ladybug said to him, "He has no control over you. He doesn't even have..."
Ladybug trailed off and turned to look at Gabriel. He was wrapped up in bindings, but his arms stuck out of them. She could clearly see him playing with the ring as if it meant something more.
As if it were an amokized object.
Ladybug's eyes, realizing what she had to do.
"EraserHead, take the ring from him! It's what's controlling Adrien!" Ladybug cried out, "Queen Bee, use venom on him!"
EraserHead looked down at him and noticed it right away. Queen Bee was about to use venom on him, when something caught her attention. She saw Midoriya running by in a flash, looking really angry. She spotted him going after Chrysalis.
"Queen Bee! Do it now!" Ladybug cried out when Cat Noir tried to break through to get to them.
She snapped out of it and was mere inches from touching him with her spinning top. Suddenly, Gabriel broke out of the bindings and grabbed her wrist. He pulled her into his grip and hit her venom onto EraserHead.
He couldn't move.
"EraserHead!" Ladybug cried out.
"I'm sorry! I-I didn't mean to!" Queen Bee cried back.
Gabriel held her there, tightening his grip on her.
"Chloe, I'm surprised to see you with them again. I thought you didn't trust them, especially Ladybug," Gabriel said to her.
"Yeah well, things change. I would never trust someone like you ever again," Queen Bee said back, "I still can't believe you're HawkMoth. Me and Adrien were childhood friends, but that doesn't mean I have to listen to you."
Gabriel gave a disappointed look and pushed her away from him, but grabbed her spinning top away from her. Rena Rouge helped her up, and they all guarded EraserHead. He still couldn't move at all.
"It seems your pro hero friend can't help you now," Gabriel said to them.
All Ladybug could do was hold Cat Noir back, but then he actually swung his baton at her. She quickly blocked it with her yo-yo and swung it back at him.
They launched at each other at incredible speed, and no one was able to join in the fight. The clashing of pink and green got them staring in awe, but the situation made things much worse. Cat Noir really tried to get past her, but she kept grabbing his tail and swinging him back away from EraserHead.
"Cat Noir! Stop fighting me!" Ladybug yelled at him, "I don't wanna hurt you."
Cat Noir looked like he was really struggling as they pushed each other back. He wanted to stop going after EraserHead, but the tugging feeling that he got wasn't letting up. It's like he needed something to stop him from doing it.
"I-I c-can't stop it..." Cat Noir growled at her.
Ladybug spotted his cataclysm coming at her, and she swung her yo-yo like a lasso to avoid him. It ended up hitting the cataclysm, making it turn into dust. Her eyes widened in horror as he headed towards her with the cataclysm still activate. It hadn't even died down or anything. He tried to stop himself as his eyes widened in horror as well. His teeth were clenched tightly as he tried to hold his cataclysmed arm back and away from her.
"N-No! St-Stop! I- I d-don't want this!" Cat Noir cried out.
He launched at her again, but something stopped him just in time. He was only inches away from hitting her. Cat Noir suddenly felt calmer and could finally move away from her. He felt like he could finally move around on his own. Nothing was making him do this anymore.
They both looked confused, but then noticed Queen Bee.
She had the ring on and was able to stop the demand.
Ladybug and Cat Noir both felt like they could relax again.
Gabriel was so confused and noticed he didn't have the ring on anymore. He looked frantically around for it. Once he spotted Queen Bee using it, his eyes were full of rage.
"Yeah, I don't know why I ever listened to you," Queen Bee said back to him, "You're so utterly ridiculous."
Gabriel came walking up to her, looking pretty pissed off. Then Ladybug launched at him and pinned him down with her yo-yo string. He tried to break out, but she quickly tightened it.
Cat Noir looked at the ring that Queen Bee was wearing. She smiled at him, and he let out a long sigh.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but thank you Queen Bee," Cat Noir said to her, "You really saved us back there."
Queen Bee stood tall, feeling really good about what she had just done. Then her Miraculous began to beep, and she detransformed. Soon enough, EraserHead was back to normal. He stretched out, feeling a little stiff.
"Sorry, EraserHead," Queen Bee said to him with a sweat drop on her forehead, "I'm hoping you feel okay. Venom can be pretty... strong."
EraserHead cracked his head a little, looking a little worn out.
"It's okay. It's nothing I can't handle," EraserHead said back.
They all looked back at the ring that Queen Bee was wearing, and then at Gabriel. Ladybug still couldn't believe what just happened, but one thing was for sure. She walked up to Gabriel, looking ready to face him once again. Once he spotted her, he gave her a raging glare.
"Gabriel, HawkMoth, whatever you want to be known as. You don't have the power to control Adrien anymore," Ladybug said to him.
Ladybug turned to Queen Bee, and they both knew exactly where this was going. Queen Bee nodded and handed the ring to her. She took it from her and walked over to Cat Noir. She noticed that he was still struggling with the cataclysm as he held his arm.
"EraserHead, can you use your quirk on him like you did with me?" Ladybug asked him.
"It seems I can only subdue it, but not get rid of it," EraserHead explained to them, "This cataclysm might have to be used on something to get rid of it."
But before they could figure out what to use it on, they all spotted Midoriya running off in a flash of green. Ladybug was confused since it took a second to even notice that it was him. Class 1-A and Chrysalis had all grabbed their attention as Ladybug spotted Chrysalis's machine. It was what started all of this in the first place.
Then Ladybug looked at Cat Noir's cataclysm and smiled at him.
"Ooh, I know that look, milady. That's your, I've gotta plan look," Cat Noir said to her.
"Yes. We're going to need that cataclysm of yours."
With Class 1-A...
Uraraka looked back at her friends as she looked through the machine. She was trying to find a way to get Bakugo's quirk back, but nothing came up. There was just a lot of files on them and their quirks. It even felt very similar to Midoriya's notebook. Uraraka had a feeling that Chrysalis took inspiration from his notebook that she had found in HawkMoth's lair. There was even some things written down about quirks and their Japan.
"Did you find anything, Uraraka?" Iida asked her.
"No. It's just stuff about us. Our quirks and how they work. Chrysalis knows everything about our quirks and how they work," Uraraka said to him, "This isn't good. She clearly used Deku's notebook that I had found in HawkMoth's lair."
Iida looked frustrated at himself that he couldn't find a way to get Bakugo's quirk back to him. Class 1-A all looked at each other and knew what everyone was thinking. Bakugo tried to sit up, but his body wasn't having it. His knees buckled, and Todoroki had to help him up. Everyone there felt so bad for him, even classmates that weren't necessarily his friends were feeling it as well.
Iida was surprised to see Uraraka look so calm and quiet after what had just happened. Not only was Chrysalis trying to take her quirk, but Midoriya was also akumatized. They had to make sure this machine was taken care of before they could go after Midoriya however. They couldn't just leave this kind of thing behind with no one guarding it.
"How are you feeling, Uraraka?" Iida asked her, "You're quirk seems okay. It doesn't seem like Chrysalis took it from what I could tell."
Uraraka looked down at her hand and didn't even have to activate her quirk to know that it was still there. There was just something about it that felt different, but still the same. She was just glad that Chrysalis didn't have it in her possession. That was the last thing she ever wanted. Then Uraraka looked up at Bakugo and felt instant regret.
"I just feel bad for Bakugo. If it wasn't for me hiding that akuma, none of this would've happened," Uraraka said to him quietly.
She felt hot tears begin to build up, but was able to stop them from falling down her face. Then she felt Iida put his hand on her shoulder, causing her to look up at him. His face looked so sincere that she felt so much support coming from him.
"Hey. It wasn't your fault that this happened. Chrysalis is the one who took advantage of the situation," Iida explained to her, "She's sneaky, but we'll make sure that she doesn't do something like this ever again. Especially when we're going home. As Class Rep., I'll make sure she doesn't step foot in there!"
All of Class 1-A was watching Iida stand there with his arms in the air, happy to see their Class Rep. being a leader. Even Bakugo felt a little better.
Then Iida spotted something on the machine that was missing. He looked around, worried that it might've fallen onto the floor.
"Iida, what're you looking for?" Uraraka asked him.
"I thought Chrysalis had two Miraculous. One for Bakugo, and one for..."
Iida trailed off when he spotted Chrysalis holding the other Miraculous. It glowed slightly pink in the distance.
Uraraka's eyes widened in shock to see that she had snuck away from them and was able to get it during the fight with Midoriya.
"Looks like I win, Ochaco," Chrysalis said to her as she ran out of the warehouse, "I can't wait to try this out."
They all noticed that she had recharged her Kwami, causing her to get her cane back. Gabriel had broken away from the other group and flew over to Chrysalis. The purple wings were so big that they pushed a lot of air at the other teams of heroes. Some of them got flung off the ground and into someone else.
He had managed to grab onto Chrysalis and fly her out of there. Uraraka shielded her eyes, but looked through the dust to see her grin being aimed at her mostly.
"Who knows, maybe I'll be just as strong as you. Besides, someone else is out there. I might go pay him a visit."
Uraraka couldn't take this anymore. She tried to push her way through the wind, but couldn't get a grip onto the ground. If she used her quirk now, she'd just be flung through the lair. She gave Chrysalis a piercing glare as she got away from them.
"Chrysalis! You won't get away with this!"
Then, the wind died down. It was silent as everyone stood there, not knowing what to do next. Ladybug, her teammates and EraserHead came running towards them looking really worried.
"Chrysalis is getting away!" Cat Noir cried out, "We have to go after her!"
Ladybug held him back as she reminded him of her plan. She pointed down at his cataclysm, and he backed down.
"Oh yeah. I forgot," Cat Noir said with a sweat drop on his forehead.
Ladybug spotted the machine and walked up to it. Uraraka noticed the look on her face and wondered what she was planning on doing. The Parisian hero turned around and nodded back at Cat Noir. He gave her a nod back at her and raised his cataclysmed hand up at it.
Uraraka's eyes widened as she jumped in front of the machine to shield it. Cat Noir wasn't expecting that and stumbled as he stopped himself.
"Ochaco, don't do that! I could've hurt you," Cat Noir said to her.
"We can't destroy it! There's a lot of stuff in here that could help get Bakugo's quirk back! Maybe even Deku's!" Uraraka cried out.
Class 1-A and everyone else looked at Bakugo who was still probably dealing with his quirk being taken. Ladybug and her teammates weren't expecting to hear that from Uraraka. EraserHead could tell that Bakugo was really hurting inside. He felt so furious for letting this happen again to another one of his students.
Ladybug and Cat Noir shared a look, but Ladybug stepped up as Guardian of the Miraculous. She looked like she wasn't going to back down this time around.
Even Uraraka could tell that she wasn't playing around.
"Ochaco, I'm sorry for what happened to Katsuki and especially Izuku. But if Chrysalis really has all that kind of information on this machine, then I can't let her make more Miraculous. Stealing Izuku's quirk was one thing, but taking Katsuki's proves to her that she can take any of your quirks. Which means it has to be destroyed," Ladybug explained to her and the others.
It was silent as Uraraka thought about it for a moment.
"She's right, Uraraka."
Uraraka and the rest of the class turned to see EraserHead standing with Ladybug and Cat Noir.
"But Mr. Aizawa! Katsuki lost his--"
"Yes, I know. But, if it's true that she can now do that, it's best to take it out now. Chrysalis can't get her hands on any of our quirks," EraserHead said to her, "Ladybug is the Guardian of the Miraculous, and she needs to make sure the Miraculous are in the right hands."
Class 1-A looked so upset that this was even going on. However, they understood. They just wished that they could do something to help out with Bakugo. He looked down at his own Miraculous and still felt sick to his stomach. Todoroki felt him trying to stand up on his own, but he kept struggling to stay standing up.
"Bakugo, what're you doing? You can't be moving around so much. You're hurt," Todoroki said to him.
"Do it, Ladybug," Bakugo said.
Ladybug's eyes widened, surprised to see him okay with this. Even Cat Noir who was still holding back his cataclysm was shocked. At first, he thought about not going through with it. Then he remembered how much better it would be without this thing around. None of his friends would lose their quirk, and they'd have a better time taking Chrysalis down.
Ladybug nodded at Bakugo and looked back at Cat Noir. He was ready.
Cat Noir took a deep breath in and out and let go of his cataclysm. EraserHead told his class to back up and so did Ladybug's teammates. He raised his fist, feeling that same fury when he faced his father. Then, he remembered what he had found out.
He is a sentimonster.
His cataclysm seemed to grow some more again, looking like a black flame coming off of his fist.
"Cataclysm!"
Then he slammed his fist right into it, causing it to break in half. The cataclysm grew so much that it caused a wave of crumbling and cracking all around the machine. It soon fell into pieces, but it seemed to keep spreading. Cat Noir knew where this was going, and he motioned them to leave quickly.
"Everyone! Get out of here!" Cat Noir cried out.
Class 1-A, EraserHead, Ladybug and her teammates all ran out of the lair. The warehouse began to crumble not from the cataclysm, but because the cataclysm hit the walls, causing it to collapse all around them. Iida grabbed Uraraka and Aoyama who was having trouble running out of the warehouse. EraserHead grabbed onto Bakugo and helped him out. Ladybug's teammates began to help Class 1-A get out of there, and soon enough, they all made it out with no scratches or bruises.
They all stood there, watching Chrysalis's lair collapsing.
Ladybug was just glad to be done with that. Class 1-A were all a little out of breath, but they knew that they weren't done yet.
"Good job, Cat Noir," Ladybug said to him, "I have something for you."
Her smiling at him made a few of their friends cringe. Even Cat Noir felt a little uncomfortable for her to do this in front of them.
"Really? Right now?" Cat Noir asked back.
Ladybug smiled and handed him the ring Gabriel was wearing. The ring that he used to control him.
Ashido's eyes lit up and jumped in the air like a rocket.
"What?! Is that a promise ring?!" Ashido squealed, "This is a weird place to do that."
Ladybug felt a blush coming over her, and so did Cat Noir.
"N-No! I-It's not like th-that!" Ladybug said to them, feeling a little flustered, "This is a ring that belonged to Gabriel Agreste. He was using it to control Adrien back there."
Ladybug gently reached out for his hand and put the ring on his finger. Ashido was freaking out, seeing how cute this moment was.
"Now you can be in control. This way your father can't hurt you ever again," Ladybug said to him with sparkling eyes.
Ladybug and Cat Noir shared a moment that felt like no one else was around but them. It was hard for them to look away from each other. Cat Noir was the first one to look away once he realized no one else knew about what he found out.
"There's actually something else you should know about me..." Cat Noir trailed off, looking really confused himself.
Class 1-A all looked really worried about him, but they hoped it was nothing that would change the way they feel about him.
"I am--"
"But, we don't need to get into that right now. Maybe later, Cat Noir," Ladybug interrupted, but noticed that someone was missing, "Wait a minute, where did Izuku go?"
"I thought I saw him run by, but he's so fast that I couldn't tell if it was him or not," Queen Bee said to them, "He looked pretty angry about something."
Uraraka snapped out of it and looked ready to run after him.
"Deku, he's been akumatized again," Uraraka explained to them, "He tried to go after Chrysalis earlier because of what happened with... Bakugo. There was an akuma, and it got him."
"He didn't want to hurt anyone, so he ran off," Iida said to them, "I didn't want anyone running after him while Chrysalis and HawkMoth were still around."
Ladybug and EraserHead shared a long sigh. Ladybug was worried, but she could see where EraserHead was coming from now.
"I can see why you keep an eye on him a lot now," Ladybug said to him.
"We should go before Chrysalis and HawkMoth find him," EraserHead said to his class.
They were about to run off, when Uraraka forgot to mention something. She really hoped though that the Miraculous didn't work since it was unfinished.
"There's something else..."
She just hoped EraserHead wasn't upset with her.
"Chrysalis might've gotten away with a Miraculous that's unfinished... It's has my quirk in it..."
Another amazing chapter!
This chapter was fun to write! Ladybug and Cat Noir finally got the ring back! I just kind of wanted to get the sentimonster thing out of the way. I don't want to have this be about the sentimonster stuff all that much. It'll come up, but not that much. Chrysalis's lair has been taken down! Cat Noir finally got rid of that cataclysm!
I just love the way Uraraka is turning out! I love writing her and that she's still really interesting in this book! I really like how she is willing to help Ladybug, but cares so much about her friends! I really adore her relationship with Bakugo and Midoriya in this book! That's kind of what was hoping to go for ever since she got captured by Chrysalis!
I'm so glad that it turned out so good!
Midoriya is still akumatized! Chrysalis and HawkMoth are out there!
What's going to happen next??
More to come soon!
