Chapter 13: Gamer
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. Sorry about the wait was working on my other stories and got really into them. I hope you like what I have planned. Please review and Enjoy.
It was a nice peaceful day in Paris and the line shined into Sam's room waking him up. As he opened his eyes and sat up in bed to see Alya sleeping next to him.
Smiling Sam bends down and kisses her on the lips. "Time to wake up beautiful."
Alya slowly opens her eyes. "Now that's a way to wake a girl up." She said kissing him back. "Can't we stay here a little longer?"
"Alya you know we can't." Sam said.
"Aw." Alya pouts.
"Come on don't be like that." Sam said trying to resist.
Alya smirks before getting out of bed. "Alright but you better make it up to me."
"Don't I always." Sam smiles.
As the day went by Sam and Alya were in the library with all their classmates watching Adrien and Max play a video game when Marinette walked in.
"Hey what's going on?" Marinette asks, but Alya hushes her so she could record it.
"Tryouts for the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike Tournament. The school sends the 2 students with the highest scores." Rose said.
"Actually, its mainly tryouts for who Max's partner is going to be." Sam said.
"Why Max?" Marinette asks.
"Because he's unbeatable he's got the highest APM out of anyone." Kim said.
"APM?"
"Actions per minute, Max has been practicing all year for this." Kim said when Adrien manages to beat Max.
"And Adrien has the new high score." Ms. Bustier said as the class cheered.
Adrien looks over to Max who merely smiles. "Excellent work we're sure to make a killer combo." He said.
"Let me get this straight if someone beats Max's high score they get to team up with Adrien?" Marinette asks.
"Impossible Max and Adrien are our school's dream team." Kim said.
Knowing what Marinette was thinking Alya pulls her away.
"I see where you're going with this." She said.
"Just imagine…teaming up with Adrien." Marinette said excited.
"Are you insane, girl? This is about stepping up and representing, not snuggling up and snogging. This is serious business." Alya said.
"Seriously Alya, you think I'd actually go through with it?" Marinette said walking away.
"I think we have our champions."
"Wait!" Marinette yells getting everyone's attention. "Is it uh too late to try out?" She said surprising everyone.
"Well the Library closes in 5 minutes I guess we have time." The Principal said as Marinette sat down.
Adrien shrugs as hehands her his controller.
"Please tell me she is not doing it to be close to you know who." Sam whispers to Alya who merely sighs signaling yes causing Sam to facepalm.
"There's no way she can do it." Kim said.
"Unless that person had a particular motivation." Alya said taking out her phone to record.
Max walks over to face her. "The rules are elementary you battle each other's robot…"
"And every time you win you loot the player and gain XP, which upgrades your mech. I'm not a newb." Marinette said thinking back to all the times she played her dad and won.
"Sounds like you know enough. Let's see if it's enough to beat me." Max said.
Up above on the staircase looking down at them were Sabrina and Chloe.
"Ugh seriously how can someone sit in front of a screen for so long?" Chloe asks.
"Totally." Sabrina said before both girls put themselves in front of their phones.
As the match start everyone watched in shock as Marinette was wiping the floor with Max winning the match easy.
"What? She beat him?" Kim asks in shock.
"Beat him? She pulverized him." Alya said as they all cheered.
"Wow Marinette where'd you learn to play like that?" Sam asks impressed.
"I accept this defeat and relinquish my position. Congratulations Marinette and Adrien." Max said sadly as he stood up to leave.
"Max wait." Adrien said.
"Look I'm fine, I lost fair and square. If you don't mind I'd like some solitude." Max said leaving the library.
"So, Adrien and Marinette will represent our school at the Ultimate Mecha Strike 3 Tournament." Principal Damocles said.
"Well I guess I'll be coming over to your place to practice, partner. See ya later." Adrien said leaving.
"See…ya." Marinette said dreamily when Sam and Alya walk over.
"Uh hate to break this to you, but you have to win this thing now." Sam said.
"You're representing the school not just hanging out with Adrien." Alya said.
"Adrien." Marinette sighs ignoring them.
"Oh brother." Alya groans.
"This is just sad." Sam agrees.
Outside Max was walking away from the school in anger.
"This is a travesty, a complete travesty." Max said.
At his unknown location Hawk Moth sees the whole thing.
"A competition. I know you like that my little Akumas. Where there's a winner, there's a loser." Hawk Moth said opening his hand and letting dark energy surround a butterfly turning it into an Akuma. "Fly away my little Akuma and evilise him." Hawk Moth said as the Akuma flew out the window.
"I should be the one going. I worked so hard for it. This is inconceivable." Max said as the Akuma flew into his glasses.
"Gamer, I am Hawk Moth. I will help you win the tournament of your life. But in return you must help me achieve my high score." Hawk Moth said telepathically.
"Absolutely, Hawk Moth. Game on! Now they'll see who's the greatest gamer in Paris!" Max said as dark energy surrounding him giving him a black full body suit and green glasses in the form of a butterfly. Gamer laughs as a dark pyramid surrounds him.
Walking back to her house Marinette felt like a million bucks.
"Training with Adrien, Adrien!" Marinette said excited when Tikki came out of her bag.
"There are other ways to spend time with Adrien." Tikki said.
"What do you mean?" Marinette asks.
"You know how much Max wanted to be in the tournament. Kim said he had been training all year." Tikki said.
"You're right. All I could think about was Adrien." Marinette said when she gasps in realization. "Adrien's coming to my house. Adrien is coming…to my house! This is a disaster I have to clean my room!" Marinette said as they ran back to her room to find the place filled with pictures of Adrien.
"This is what I was trying to tell you." Tikki said.
"This….is not…happening!" Marinette panics.
"Calm down Marinette you still have time. He won't show up right now." Tikki said when the doorbell rang.
Panicking Marinette and Tikki grabbed all the photos of Adrien.
"Marinette! Someone's here to see you." Her mom called out.
"C-Coming!" Marinette said.
Downstairs Adrien was talking to her parents.
"Marinette and I are finalists in the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike 3 Tournament." Adrien explains.
"No way! Well, she did learn from the best. Tom style, boo yah!" Tom said.
"Marinette never told us about a tournament." Sabine said.
"We were just paired up today." Adrien said.
"So, you're a pair? It's no surprise. She talks about you a lot." Sabine said surprising Adrien a bit.
"Mom!" Marinette said walking down. "Uh follow me." Marinette said leading Adrien up to her room.
As they walked up both parents sighed at how cute they looked together.
Roaming through the streets of Paris Gamer's little pyramid had everyone looking.
"Gamer, it's time to take this to the next level and show everyone who's the best." Hawk Moth said telepathically.
"No time like the present." Gamer grins as his pyramid fires green blasts blasting civilians and turning them into green orbs.
Gamer laughs as the green orbs come to him like XP in a game.
Back at Marinette's room there was a small silence between her and Adrien as the game turned on. As they both reached for the same controller they both pulled back as their hands touched for a second.
"Uh sorry. No, you go." They both said before taking their own controllers.
"Your parents seem nice." Adrien said.
"Yeah, they are, but sometimes…" Marinette looks over to see Tikki was showing a framed picture of Adrien and lets out a small shriek. Slamming it down quickly she ties to act causal.
"Sometimes what?" Adrien asks when Tom comes up with a plate of croissants.
"Hey you guys, I brought you a snack in case you got hungry." He said.
"Not now papa, we're training." Marinette said.
"Oh, well maybe you want so tips dad style." He said striking a pose.
"Not now." Marinette said as left. "Sometimes they can be a little nosey."
Back outside Gamer was blasting every living thing in site.
"Excellent, I'll be at level 2 in no time." Gamer said as he zapped two cars absorbing all the people inside them. "I am unstoppable!" He laughs as pyramid suddenly grew two large legs and rose up to resemble an arch.
"Excellent." Gamer said as his newly leveled up fighter continued to zap civilians.
From a distance Sam was walking across the street when he sees Gamer's robot in the distance zapping people. Thinking quickly he ran into an alley and open his jacket to let Faang out.
"Talk about going big." Sam said.
"We got quite a gap to close to catch whatever that is." Faang said.
"Well we better get moving. Faang, Teeth out!" Sam said as his bracelet glows transforming him into Silver Claw.
Back at Marinette's she and Adrien were just finishing up a game.
"Wow, we won again. Thanks to you." Adrien said.
"Yeah…yes, we did." Marinette said nervously.
"We? That was practically all you. You're amazing Marinette. I guess you wouldn't even need me. I'm so lame compared to you." Adrien sighs.
"What…no it's not that you're good I'm the one who's not I mean I'm just lucky." Marinette said when her dad comes in.
"Who wants cookies fresh from the over?" He asks.
Adrien smiles at this, but Marinette was not. "We're working." Marinette said as he closed the door.
"Hey Adrien, come here I've got a little secret." Marinette reaches into her pocket and pulls out a keychain. "This is why I win."
"Are you messing with me?" Adrien asks not believing.
"Give it a try." Marinette smiles when her mom pops in.
"How about a delicious Salmon and Spinach Pie? You can tell me what you think." Sabine said.
"You know Marinette it's fine if you want to take a snack break." Adrien suggests.
In the park Adrien and Marinette were sitting at a bench eating the snacks Marinette's parents made.
"I'm sorry about that I can't get anything done with them around." Marinette said.
"It's okay Marinette. Your dad makes great pies." Adrien smiles.
"Yeah…so shall we go back?" Marinette asks.
"Let's see if this works." Adrien said taking out her good luck charm. Suddenly they heard screaming and look to see Gamer blasting multiple civilians and absorbing them.
"Is this some kinds of publicity stunt for the tournament?" Marinette asks as Gamer looks in her direction.
"Well, well Marinette, let's see who's victorious this time." Gamer grins.
"I don't think we should find out." Adrien said as it fires a beam destroying the bench they were sitting on.
Grabbing Marinette's hand the two of them ran away until Gamer fired a beam making the two of them separate.
"Looks like this is the end Marinette!" Gamer said.
"How does he know my name? Max!" Marinette gasps realizing who it was before running away.
"I guess he wanted that spot in the tournament after all." Marinette said.
Back in the park Adrien lets out Plagg. "Time to transform. Plagg, Claws out!" Adrien said as his ring glows turning him into Cat Noir.
As Marinette ran from Gamer suddenly a sword flies in and chops a piece off one of the large legs.
"What the?"
Looking over they saw Silver Claw charging in with his sword.
"Oh, I'm sorry here let me fix that." Silver Claw throws his sword destroying a piece of the other leg.
"Silver Claw!" Gamer said in anger when Cat Noir's staff swings in and hits Gamer in the head.
"Hey think this game has multiplayer?" Cat Noir smirks.
"Cat Noir get the civilian to safety!" Silver Claw said.
"Right!" Sprinting forward Cat Noir scoops up Marinette and takes her to the top of the Le Grand Paris Hotel.
"I heard you ticked off the final boss." Cat Noir said.
"Well it doesn't give him extra points hurting innocent people." Marinette said as Cat Noir was about to help Silver Claw. "Cat Noir wait! I left my friend Adrien in the park we have to go back!"
"Uh don't worry he's fine I bet Silver Claw managed to get him to safety. You just stay here. Now Arch-leap and do a barrel roll!" Cat Noir said jumping in the air.
"He's always so over the top." Marinette said as Tikki came out.
"If ever there was a game to win it's this one." Tikki said.
"Tikki, spots on!" Marinette said as her earrings glowed turning her into Ladybug.
Running across the rooftops Cat Noir spotted Silver Claw doing his best to dodge all the attacks and keep Gamer's attention away from the civilians.
Looking near the school Cat Noir saw a group of civilians near a bus.
Thinking quick he swung in and grabbed Silver Claw pulling him out of Gamer's range.
"Thanks man." Silver Claw said breathing heavily.
"Take a break later follow me." Cat Noir said leading him to the civilians. "Get away from here as fast as you can!"
"He's right it's not safe for you!" Silver Claw said as Gamer approached. "Hey, you worthless tin can how about round 2?" Silver Claw taunts.
Looking towards the two heroes Gamer grins.
"Hate to tell you both this but your system's about to crash!" Gamer said when Ladybu loops her yoyo around a light post and Gamer's legs.
"The only thing about to crash is you!" Ladybug said pulling with all her might making the giant robot fall to the ground.
"He turned into a real robot from Ultimate Mecha Stirke." Cat Noir said as he and Silver Claw ran over.
"I know. And it's nearly level 3, 4 is the highest." Ladybug said.
"Wait you know that game?" Cat Noir asks.
"Of course." She said.
"Wow never pegged you for a gamer Ladybug." Silver Claw said.
"See Ladybug, we were meant to be." Cat Noir said.
In the control part of the robot Gamer looks to see the bus nearby. Smirking he hits the button firing the beam giving him enough XP to level up.
The three heroes look in shock to see the robot become more human like with arms, legs, a head and a chest.
"Oh boy this is not good." Silver Claw said.
"You can say that again, our problem just got a whole lot bigger." Cat Noir said.
"Level 3." Gamer grins.
"If you want to be the most powerful robot, you must capture Ladybug's, Cat Noir's and Silver Claw's Miraculouses. Then it really will be game over." Hawk Moth said showing him images.
"Those Miraculoses are mine!" Gamer said reaching down to grab them, but the three heroes jump out of the way.
Firing multiple beams at them the heroes jump onto the roofs and run.
"We have to get him out of here before he destroys all of Paris." Ladybug said when they all see a poster for the Ultimate Mecha Strike Tournament.
"The stadium!" All three heroes smile getting the same idea.
Racing to the stadium the three heroes jump in to find the stadium empty.
"Now where's Clunky?" Ladybug asks as Gamer and his robot jump in and land behind them.
Grabbing their weapons they throw their yoyo, staff, and sword at it's head, but they just bounce off it.
Gamer fires his beam at them forcing them to run.
"Cat Noir use your Cataclysm maybe that will help!" Ladybug said.
"You got it. Cataclysm!" Cat Noir's ring glows as dark energy surrounds his hand.
Charging forward Cat Noir slams his hand into the robot disintegrating it and making Gamer fall to the ground.
"Nice job kitty." Silver Claw smirks when suddenly from his robot two spheres appeared one red and black the other silver.
"Whoa talk about some serious loot." Cat Noir said.
"System crash, Gamer!" Ladybug said thinking they got this in the bag.
"You forget the rules. I saved my last level." Gamer cackles as he touches his glasses and from it his robot reappears. "Re-spawn!"
"Oh come on!" Silver Claw snaps.
"Not the old spawn point glitch again." Cat Noir said.
"Did you guys see that? The Akuma must be in his glasses." Ladybug said.
"Well then let's fight him on even ground." Silver Claw said as he touched one sphere and Ladybug touched the other.
From the spheres two giant robots appear one was cat robot with ladybug patterns around it and the second one was wolf robot with a large sword strapped to its back.
"We've leveled up too!" Ladybug said.
"We better hurry I don't have much time left." Cat Noir said looking to his ring which was beeping.
As Silver Claw jumps into the wolf robot Ladybug and Cat Noir jump into the other.
"Good thing Alya introduced me to this game." Silver Claw said taking the controls.
In the other one Ladybug and Cat Noir jump in.
"I'll man it you shoot." Cat Noir said.
"Why do you get to man it?" Ladybug asks.
"Want to flip for it?" Cat Noir asks.
When Cat Noir takes control the robot moves weirdly until Gamer punches them knocking them to the ground. "Ok, you can man it." Cat Noir said.
"Look guys!" Silver Claw said as Gamer charged and started repeatedly punching them.
Switching positions Ladybug mans the controls. "Don't let it go to your head." Ladybug said as she punches Gamer knocking his robot's head off with a rocket punch.
Shocked by this Gamer orders his robot to pick it up, but Silver Claw uses this opening to ram into Gamer knocking his robot backwards.
Gamer picks himself up and puts his head back on.
"Pyra-Missiles!" Gamer said as multiple missiles came out of his robot.
"Silver Claw get behind! Cat Noir force field!" Ladybug said.
Cat Noir activates the force field shield and Silver jumps behind them to deflect the attack.
"Cat Saber!" Cat Noir said pulling off the robot's tail and turning it into a sword.
"Wolf Blade!" Silver Claw said as he robot drew his sword.
Both robots charge in with their weapons, but Gamer jumps in the air. "Pyradrill!" Spinning like a drill Gamer smashes into Silver Claw sending him flying backwards before destroying Ladybug's force field.
'He seriously powerful. He just took out our force field." Cat Noir said.
"We'll have to do without. Ladybombs!" Ladybug fires multiple missles.
"Laser Wall!" Gamer puts up a wall blocking the attack when Silver Claw charges in.
"Heavy Slicer!" Silver Claw's robot has claws shoot out of his fist but Gamer evades it with ease.
"Kitty Punch!" Ladybug launches both fists but Gamer dodges.
"This is nuts, how can we beat him if we can't even touch him?" Silver Claw asks.
The three robots engage in a video game style fight with them clashing back and forth, but no matter what the three heroes tried nothing seemed to work.
Ladybug looked around and an idea came to her. "Silver Claw I need you to ditch your robot!"
"Are you serious?! How am I supposed to fight him?" Silver Claw asks.
"I got an idea trust me." Ladybug said.
Silver Claw takes a deep breath and sighs. "She better know what she's doing." Flooring the controls the robot charges to ram into Gamer.
At the last second Silver Claw jumps out of the robot and lands on top of Ladybug's.
"Whatever you're gonna do do it now!" Silver Claw said as Gamer destroys his robot just as Laadybug locks arms with him.
"Take the controls." Ladybug said climbing out and Silver Claw climbs in.
"Where's she going?" Cat Noir asks.
"Just the two of us Gamer." Ladybug said.
"What the?" Gamer said confused.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug throws her yoyo into the air and from it a can of spray paint appears. "What am I supposed to do with this?" Ladybug looks around and suddenly she sees it.
Running along the arm Ladybug jumps towards the head and uses the spray can to spray paint all over the screen.
Gamer growls. "You won't get away with this." As he popped his head out to see Ladybug grabs his glasses.
"Game over, Gamer." Ladybug said breaking the glasses and releasing the Akuma. "Game over for you too Akuma. Time to de-evilise!" Ladybug throws her yoyo capturing the Akuma and turning it into a buttefly. "Bye-bye little butterfly." Grabbing her spray can she throws it into the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!"
All the civilians and vehicles Gamer destroyed are restored, the robots disappear, and Max turns back to normal.
"What happened? Max asks looking around.
"Pound it." The three heroes said fist bumping.
At his unknown location Hawk Moth was angry.
"Such insolence! The moment you challenged me was the moment you sealed your fate! This battle is not yet over." Hawk Moth vowed as his window closed.
At the stadium everyone was excited for the tournament.
"Alright the score to beat is 245,000." The announcer said as everyone was in the sidelines.
"Marinette you can't be serious?" Sam said.
"After all this you want to drop out?" Alya asks.
"But I just feel bad for Max. It…just wouldn't be right." Marinette said looking over at him.
"Well Marinette I think you're doing the right thing." Sam said.
"But she is giving up a big chance to hang out with Adrien." Alya said as Marinette walked over to him.
"Max…I thought about this a lot and…"
"And next up Francis Dupont Highschool!" The announcer said.
"And I think you should be playing tonight Max." Marinette said surprising him.
"What?" Max said surprised.
"Don't get me wrong I love gaming, but it's not my heart and soul. This is your tournament Max I don't want to take that away from you." Marinette said.
"Dudes make up your mind. They're waiting for you." Nino said walking over.
"I insist." Marinette said handing the controller to Max.
"How can I ever thank you?" Max asks when Adrien walks up.
"By winning the tournament with her." Adrien said surprising her. "You're way better than me you belong on the team. Win it for the school. I know you can do it."
Sam and Alya facepalm.
"Seriously?" Sam groans.
"Come you guys everyone's waiting." Nino said as Max made his way over.
"No uh only with you." Marinette said before Nino grabs her arm.
"Let's show them who's gold." Max smiles as the two of them go to compete.