Back in the school...
After some cleaning up and organizing Ladybug's decoded recipes, Class 1-A and the Parisian heroes gathered together to come up with a plan. Ladybug even gave back the Bee Miraculous to Chloe since she knew they were going to need to help. Alya and Chloe transformed into Rena Rouge and Queen Bee.
Mr. Aizawa still couldn't believe what had just happened. He was hoping to never see HawkMoth again, but here he was helping clean up his mess. Not only that, but he had just found out that one of his students was hiding an akuma behind his back. He understoood that Uraraka was just trying to help stop Chrysalis, but this seemed like something Midoriya would pull.
He let a long, annoyed sigh as he picked up some decoded recipe papers on the floor. Without meaning to, he looked at the recipe and noticed that it was a recipe straight out of HawkMoth's page. He only noticed that because the recipe mentioned something about an akuma. He might not have understood whatever it was Ladybug was doing with this book, but he did notice that this might come in handy.
"Ladybug, three of my students were kidnapped. Unfortunately, I've had this happen before, but not to this extent," Mr. Aizawa said to the Parisian heroes.
Ladybug noticed how upset Class 1-A looked when he mentioned one of them getting kidnapped. She just hoped it wasn't anything too serious, but she could tell that she shouldn't bring it up right now.
"If we're going to get them back, we might need more heroes on our side."
Ladybug and Cat Noir shared a look, and then turned to Rena Rouge and Queen Bee. They looked ready to go after their friends and stop Chrysalis.
"You're right, Mr. Aizawa," Ladybug said to him.
Ladybug opened up her yo-yo and reached into the pink glow coming out of it. From what everyone could tell, it looked like she pulled out a bracelet with some sort of green symbol on it. Rena Rouge smiled and knew exactly what she was thinking.
"I know just the right person for the job."
Rena Rouge opened up her flute and called that certain someone right away. Class 1-A all wondered who she was calling to come over, but Kirishima had a feeling he knew who it was. He fought him and had a feeling he'd come back at some point. He smiled when he heard Rena Rouge say his name out loud. She hung up and came back over to the group.
"He's on his way," Rena Rouge said with a big smile on her face.
Class 1-A all let out a long sigh as one of them looked at what Mr. Aizawa was holding.
"Whatcha got there, Mr. Aizawa?" Ashido asked him.
"It looks like some sort of recipe. It says, Tracking an Akuma," Mr. Aizawa explained to both Ashido and Ladybug.
Mr. Aizawa handed her the recipe, and she looked it at some more. She remembered writing this down while Uraraka sat next to her.
"Ochaco must've seen this and hidden it. I wasn't able to find it for a while," Ladybug said to them, "I understand that she just wanted to help you guys, but something about staying locked up with Chrysalis must've really messed with her. Then again, this is Lila we're talking about. Trust me, I know the feeling."
"I do, too," Cat Noir agreed, "She's not exactly one to let things go."
"It seems like neither is Ochaco," Queen Bee said to them.
"Excuse me, but Uraraka is nothing like that lying witch!" Ashido cried out, "She's my friend, and she needs our help!"
"So does Midoriya and Bakugo! They're stuck with her as well," Sato pointed out.
"Uraraka's the one that hid the akuma in the first place. I knew there was something up with her," Rena Rouge said to them.
"I hope Midoriya is doing okay with her. He did get his quirk stolen from HawkMoth, oui," Aoyama said to them, a little worried for his friend.
Mr. Aizawa activated his quirk, sending an intimidating glare at everyone in the room. His hair slowly descended back down over his shoulders once things settled down.
"Everyone needs to settle down. This is what Chrysalis wants, and you're all falling into it," Mr. Aizawa said to them, "She wants everyone to argue and fight and that won't get us anywhere. We need to have a cool head if we want to get Midoriya, Bakugo and Uraraka back."
Silence fell in the classroom as everyone worried about their friends. They really didn't want to know what might be going on there in HawkMoth's lair.
"Cat Noir, did you notice anything when you left?" Ladybug asked him.
"No. I didn't hear anything. Then again, my father's lair is very sound proof," He said to them, "They might be in there, but who knows at this point."
Ladybug looked at everyone's defeated faces and knew that she had to do something. She put on a determined face and took a step towards the bowl she used for making potions. She placed it back on the table and quickly organized her recipes. Grabbing the bowl, she turned over to Todoroki and handed him the bowl.
He hesitated for a moment, but melted some ice into it. She smiled and ran back over to the table.
Class 1-A all got confused and got a closer look at what she was doing. She kept looking over at some of the upgrade recipes and put a couple ingredients into it. After the last ingredient, a poof of smoke appeared before them. She smiled and poured it into a container. She turned around and asked Todoroki again for some more melted ice and got to working on some more potions.
"Umm... Ladybug? What're you doing?" Rena Rouge asked her.
"What does it look like I'm doing! I'm trying to make some upgrades on One for All's quirks. Since we're all here, I might else well start," Ladybug explained to them.
They were all impressed that Ladybug was so determined to get this done. They all knew Midoriya needed these, but Ladybug and Cat Noir also shared the power as well. Hopefully, this would help stop Chrysalis once and for all. Ladybug had already finished another two of them when someone knocked on the open door behind them. They were all so busy that they hadn't noticed Nino walk in.
"Hey! You called," Nino greeted them.
Rena Rouge ran over to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Ladybug could tell that he was a little nervous, but she knew that he was ready to get back into the swing of things. Ladybug stepped up as one of Parisian's heroes, and Nino stood tall once he saw her.
"La-Ladybug! I'm ready to help out however I can!" Nino exclaimed.
Ladybug smiled at him, noticing how excited he was. She looked down at the Turtle Miraculous and reached it out to him.
"Nino Lahiffe, here is the Miraculous of the Turtle, which gives you the power of protection. You will use it for the greater good," Ladybug announced to him.
Nino nodded and took the Turtle Miraculous from her. He put it on and a Kwami that looked like a tiny turtle appeared out of thin air.
"Hey Nino, long time no see! Whoa, there's a lot of people in here," Wayzz said to him.
"Hey little guy! It's been a while," Nino said back.
"Once the job is done, you must return the Miraculous to me. Can I trust you?" Ladybug asked him.
"Of course, Ladybug! Wayzz, Shell On!"
A green glow formed all around Nino, transforming him into Carapace. Class 1-A noticed right away that he looked like a turtle superhero.
"Whoa! That's so cool, man!" Kirishima exclaimed, "Let's hope you're not slow like a turtle."
"No way, dude! I'm much faster and stronger than you think!" Carapace said to them, "I'll protect you with this!"
He pulled out his green shield, that looked like a shell that sat on his back like a backpack. Kirishima's eyes sparkled at how cool he looked with a big shield like that.
"Well, what're we waiting for? Let's go!" Kirishima exclaimed to them.
Ladybug stopped them all, realizing something that she should've done a long time ago. With everything that has been going on, she knew that things have changed now with the Miraculous. Rena Rouge, Queen Bee, Vesperia and Cat Noir all knew about their secret identities, except one person that was in this room. She couldn't do that to him any longer, especially since Rena Rouge and Carapace knew their identities.
Ladybug placed her hand on his shoulder, surprising him.
"Nino, there's something you should know about us," Ladybug said to him.
Cat Noir noticed the look on her face and was a little worried about this. He knew Nino, and he wasn't exactly good with keeping secrets. Even Rena Rouge and Queen Bee realized what was going on.
"Ladybug, are you sure about this?" Cat Noir asked her.
"Yes. I'm sure. It's important that he knows our secret identities."
"Ho-Hold on a minute! Yo-You're going to tell me yo-your secret identities?!" Carapace cried out.
Even Class 1-A was surprised by this. Kirishima had fought him before when he was akumatized, and he didn't think of him as someone that could keep a secret very well. He was a little worried about this.
"Yes. It's important as teammates that we trust each other," Ladybug said to him, "You can't tell anyone. This is between all of us superheroes."
Carapace looked at all of the heroes in training and the Parisian heroes that stood before him. Rena Rouge held his hand for support. He nodded, ready for the truth. Ladybug and Cat Noir stood beside each other and detransformed in front of him. Carapace's eyes widened in shock when he watched the Parisian's heroes turn into his best friends.
"Ma-Marinette?! Adr-Adrien?!"
In Chrysalis's lair...
Midoriya sat there on the floor, trying to get his arms free from the chains. Even pulling down hard didn't seem to do anything. He had been doing that nonstop ever since Chrysalis and HawkMoth walked away for a moment. He had to get his friends out of there, before they showed up again. He couldn't let Chrysalis do this to them.
He had only had his quirk for almost a year, but his friends had had it since they were born. He had always wanted that, but he was born quirkless. Just the thought of them losing that forever made his blood boil. Seeing Uraraka and Bakugo chained up like this made him even more angry.
"Deku, you need to calm down. They're going to hear you," Uraraka said to him.
"I can't just sit here and let them take your quirk away from you," Midoriya said with so much rage, "They shouldn't be able to do this."
"I know. But, banging at the chains isn't going to do anything," She explained to him, "You need to calm down and be sneaking about this. It's the only way we'll be able to get out of here."
Midoriya thought about it and agreed with her. He took a deep breath in and out. Soon enough, he calmed down and looked around in the lair. He spotted King Monkey and Miss Hound watching them from the bean bag chairs. Midoriya even noticed that they kept looking over at Uraraka. He could tell that they might've talked while Uraraka was captured in HawkMoth's lair.
"Did King Monkey and Miss Hound say or do anything to you in HawkMoth's lair?" Midoriya asked her, "They keep looking at you."
Uraraka looked up at them, and they pretended not to look at her.
"They actually helped me escape. They're one of the reasons I was able to get away from Chyrsalis," Uraraka explained.
"What?" Midoriya said back, "Then, they must not really be on her side anymore."
"At this point, they are probably trying to figure a way out. I just don't understand why they would still stick with her," She said to him.
Midoriya looked around for something on the floor. Anything that he might be able to use to get out of there. There were a lot of papers, files and books, but nothing exactly thin and small.
"There's nothing on the floor that we can use to unlock these chains. What should we do?" Midoriya asked Uraraka.
Midoriya watched Uraraka look around the lair, trying to follow her lead. She couldn't seem to find anything that she could use. Midoriya didn't know what else to do at this point. Then he spotted Miss Hound's choker and remembered what she could do with her superpower.
"Maybe we could get Miss Hound and King Monkey to help us out again," Midoriya said to her, "If they helped you out once, they might help you again."
"Yeah, but they didn't get caught last time. Who knows what Chrysalis might do to them if she sees them helping us out," She said back.
"It's the only way out of here, Ochaco," Midoriya pointed out.
Midoriya watched her think about it for a moment, and she looked up at Miss Hound and King Monkey. They seemed to notice and walked closer to her cautiously.
"Ochaco, how did this happen? I thought you got out of HawkMoth's lair," Miss Hound asked her.
"Yeah, well... I might've gotten caught again," Uraraka said a little embarrassed, "But that doesn't matter right now. I need you to do something for me. If we can stop Chrysalis, then you won't have to be stuck with her anymore."
Miss Hound and King Monkey shared a nervous look and faced Uraraka.
"What do you need?" King Monkey asked her.
"I need you to place your ball onto me. Then I'll be able to get out of here when I give you the signal," Uraraka said to Miss Hound.
Miss Hound understood and took the ball off of her choker. She tapped it onto her. Suddenly they all heard footsteps coming back over to them. Miss Hound put the ball back on, and they both ran away from them.
"Well, that worked out well," Bakugo said to them, "I still think this is a waste of time."
Midoriya and Uraraka shared a look, worried that he might not do anything to help get out of here.
"Hey guys! So sorry that took so long. I just finished making two Miraculous with HawkMoth here," Chrysalis said to them.
"You mean, I did. I did do all the work on these," HawkMoth said to her as he held two soon to be Miraculous.
Midoriya's eyes widened in shock when he saw two bulky rings in HawkMoth's hand. He attached them to the machine, readying it for preparation. Uraraka tried so hard to get out of the chains, noticing what they were doing. Midoriya looked over at Bakugo, desperately trying to get his attention.
"Kacchan! Please, we need your help!" Midoriya cried out, "Even if you don't want to help us, I know you wouldn't want to lose your quirk! After everything you've been through with your quirk, you really want to just let them take it away from you! You had a quirk right from the beginning, I didn't!"
Bakugo stirred a little and gave Midoriya a side glance.
"Of course I don't want to lose my quirk. It's the only thing that I have left," Bakugo mumbled.
Chrysalis pressed a few buttons as the machine began to glow. Uraraka got really nervous, not knowing when they might go after her quirk.
"That's not true, Kacchan. You've got me and Ochaco. We've always been friends, even when it annoyed you," Midoriya reminded him, "If you really want to leave Japan then go. Whatever what you decide, I'll still be friends with you."
Bakugo locked onto Midoriya, surprised to see tears forming under his eyes.
"Aww, isn't that just sweet. It's too bad you're about to lose your quirks!" Chrysalis said to them, "Maybe I'll start with your little girlfriend here. She was my first prisoner after all."
She pressed a button and the chains around Uraraka's wrists and ankles began to glow pink. Uraraka's eyes widened in terror once she saw it beginning to move through them and towards the machine. She herself even began to glow pink, shocking both Midoriya and Bakugo. It began to be absorbed into the Miraculous. Uraraka tried to break free from the chains, but the machine was also draining her energy.
Midoriya stood up and tried to break free, but he felt a strong shock through the chains and fell to his knees. Even Bakugo at this point was trying to break free, but got another dose of an icy sensation all around his chains.
"No! Stop!" Midoriya cried out with tears falling down his face, "You can't do this!"
"Oh, but I believe I can," Chrysalis said to them, "Besides, I'd say she owes me for taking the Fox Miraculous from me!"
"What you're doing is so twisted. I can't stand villains like you," Bakugo growled at HawkMoth and Chrysalis.
"And I can't stand you wannabe heroes. You come here and just get all the glory out of no where," Chyrsalis growled back, "It's sickening."
Uraraka felt a really weird sensation as the chains drained her quirk. She didn't know what to do other than give Miss Hound the signal. It was the only way out of this mess. Looking up, she spotted Miss Hound and King Monkey standing behind Chrysalis and HawkMoth.
Uraraka really hoped this would work, and she gave Miss Hound a nod. Suddenly, the ball was sent her way and touched her.
Nothing happened.
Uraraka's eyes widened in shock and so did everyone else that was chained up. The ball fell to the floor in silence.
Uraraka's chains stopped glowing as Chrysalis turned off the machine. She gave them all a sly smile like she knew this was coming.
"You thought I wouldn't notice my own teammates helping you behind me back. After what happened last time, I had a feeling they would help you out again," Chrysalis confessed to them all.
Uraraka had terrifying eyes when she looked over at Miss Hound and King Monkey. They looked like they weren't going to be able to back this up this time around. Uraraka noticed HawkMoth nod at Chrysalis, and she got ready to release an akuma.
It flew out just in time.
"Get out of here! Run!" Uraraka yelled out, "Go get help!"
King Monkey and Miss Hound with no hesitation, listened to Uraraka and ran out of the warehouse. Miss Hound even called back her ball and got it just in time. They made their way out, and HawkMoth looked furious that they would do this.
"Go after them," Chrysalis demanded, "Fight them if you need to and anyone they come across. Including Ladybug and Cat Noir."
HawkMoth hesitated when she mentioned Cat Noir, but then she looked at his ring around his finger. He then flew out of the warehouse, leaving Chrysalis with the three heroes in training.
"You really thought you would be able to get out of here that easily. I made a barrier around the chains so Miss Hound and King Monkey couldn't mess with the machine or the chains," Chrysalis explained to them, "I had a feeling they would betray me at some point."
Chrysalis walked up to Uraraka and kneeled down to her level. Uraraka locked eyes with her, not even looking away from her for a second. She quickly grabbed her chin and pulled her in close.
"After what you pulled last time, you're lucky that all I'm doing is taking your quirk from you," Chrysalis growled at her.
"You don't know what you're doing, Lila!" Midoriya cried out, "This isn't something you should be playing around with! HawkMoth might've taken my quirk, but that doesn't mean you should do it too!"
Chrysalis walked up to him and grabbed his hair to pull him towards her. Her piercing glare locked onto him like she couldn't stand the look of him any longer. The way he talked, the way he smiled at everyone reminded her of Ladybug.
"I told you to call me Chrysalis," She growled at him, "Don't forget. I have your Miraculous now."
Midoriya's eyes widened in shock and looked down at it around her belt. If only he could reach it.
Chrysalis let go of him and walked over to Bakugo. He never looked away from her the whole time she was talking to the others.
"You know, we've never really met before. You're much cuter in person," Chrysalis said to him, "Surprisingly, you don't annoy me as much as the others. I wonder why that is."
Bakugo didn't say a word to her. He still felt pretty cold from the icy chains.
"Oh yeah! I remember why. You don't have that annoying wannabe hero feeling that these two have. You're more hot headed and independent. You know, you'd make a great villain if you ever wanted to join me."
Midoriya and Uraraka watched Chrysalis talk to Bakugo, shocked to see him not say much to her. Then he let out a snicker, surprising them.
"Like I've never heard that before. Sorry Caterpillar, but I've dealt with villains like you before, and it's still the same answer: Like hell I'd ever join you," Bakugo said to her with a smirk.
Chrysalis gave him a pout.
"Pity. I really thought you would join, considering all the fighting and arguing with your little friends here," Chrysalis said back, "Oh, also..."
Suddenly, Chrysalis smacked Bakugo across the face. Midoriya and Uraraka both dropped their jaws, shocked to see someone actually smack Bakugo like that. They were surprised to see him not do anything about it.
"That's for calling me Caterpillar."
Chrysalis walked over to the machine and pressed all of the buttons for each one of them. Uraraka felt her arms and legs get really heavy again. Midoriya felt a strong shock coming off of the chains. Bakugo felt the icy cold sensation coming back, freezing the chains.
"Don't mess with me, wannabe heroes."
Another amazing chapter!
This was a long one! I didn't mean to make it that long, but I was just having so fun with it and I didn't know where to end it! Nino is finally here! Carapace is back! Yay! He finally knows who Ladybug and Cat Noir are now!! I just had to bring back the original team five group!
It seems like Miss Hound and King Monkey might be going after Ladybug and Cat Noir for some help! We'll see! HawkMoth is going after them! Of course Chrysalis saw it coming considering what happened last time. She almost got Uraraka's quirk, but got interrupted luckily.
Midoriya and Bakugo seemed to be coming to terms with him possibly leaving Japan!
Midoriya, Bakugo and Uraraka are in big trouble!
What's going to happen next??
More to come soon!
