Hello everyone! Welcome to Season 3.5, aka Vipedra's Vengeance! Drake/Dragnarok will have deal with not just a new villain, but the aftermath of both Miracle Queen and the New York Special, the introduction of a new hero, as well as going through a few revelations.
Now, I would like to say that, like Season 2.5, it's going to be a bit darker than the other seasons. However, unlike Season 2.5, where I pretty much jumped straight into the action right from the get-go, I plan to take things a little slower this time.
Anyway, let's begin!
Also, like with Season 2.5, there wouldn't be any journal entries.
Season 3.5 Opening (Caught in a Dream by All Insane Kids/Dial Zero)(I don't own the song)
(We see Drake in front of a mirror, his dragon form staring back.)
You're feeling awkward, you're feeling cold
You know there's someone watching you, oh no
Is this just a dream or is it true?
You're getting blind, you can not see
Every hour is filled with disbelief
Are my senses playing a trick on me?
(Spyro and Cynder then fly next to Drake, their original forms could be seen in the mirror.)
But now is the time
It's time to say
(The three then look out the window to see Echidna, Swallow, Siorc, Grizzly, and Ryuko pass by, jumping from rooftop to rooftop.)
Boo!
We're everywhere you see
Look out, we might be real
This time we got you caught up in a dream
We're everywhere you see
Look out, we might be real
This time we got you caught up in a dream
(Bandicoot, Aku Aku, and Queen Bee joined the five heroes, with Ladybug and Cat Noir tailing behind.)
You're feeling awkward, you're feeling blue
You feel the world is spinning without you
Like you were on a different plane
(As the heroes fight an unseen villain, Drake looks down at his right arm, seeing a small patch of scales starting to grow out of it.)
But now is the time
It's time to say
(We then see Hawk Moth and Damselfly working on repairing the Peacock Miraculous.)
Boo!
We're everywhere you see
Look out, we might be real
This time we got you caught up in a dream
We're everywhere you see
Look out, we might be real
This time we got you caught up in a...
Caught up in a...
(We then see a silhouette of a bird-theme hero with wings of fire.)
Is that all you want from me?
Is this all that you can see?
(We then see Drake looking into a mirror, touching his face. The dragon in the reflection mimicking his action.)
We're everywhere you see
Look out, it might be real
This time they got you caught up in a dream (it's time to say)
(We then see a feminine figure covered in shadows sitting on some sort of throne. We then zoom in, where we see her open eyes, which have purple sclera, yellow irises, and slit pupils.)
Boo!
We're everywhere you see
Look out, we might be real
This time we got you caught up in a dream (it's time to say)
We're everywhere you see
Look out, we might be real
This time we got you caught up in a...
Caught up in a...
Caught up in a dream
(Drake then turns into Dragnarok, flies out his window, and lands next to a billboard. On it was Draconic Miraculous, with Vipedra's Vengeance spray painted underneath it.)
We start with an overview of Paris, basking under a setting sun, where we see various people go about with their lives.
We then zoom to the top of the Eiffel Tower, where we see Dragnarok.
The draconic hero was in deep thought. Ever since the events with Miracle Queen, or the "Battle of the Miraculous" as he likes to call it, he's been wondering one thing.
What now?
Hawk Moth, Mayura, and Damselfly now know who he really was, as well as knowing the identities of Ryuko, Rena Rouge, Carapace, Viperion, Pegasus, and King Monkey.
The whole thing could've been avoided if Ladybug gave Chloe (Which Dragnarok reminds himself that he should speak with her soon) a chance and let her use the Bee Miraculous against Hawk Moth's decoy villain, Hearthunter.
But the draconic hero did promise to give Ladybug one last chance, and the spotted hero did managed to do well in New York.
Despite some bumbling, of course.
Speaking of New York, while it did distract everyone from the Battle of the Miraculous, as well as get Dragnarok some new friends, it also reawakened bad memories that were buried deep into the draconic hero's mind. The screams of those heroes dying echo in his mind.
In fact, to be honest, Dragnarok has been feeling... off, as of late. It felt like he didn't...
Belong.
Shaking his head, the draconic hero flew off.
Meanwhile, at the Agreste Mansion, Hestia was meeting with Gabriel, Nathalie, Cinzia, and Tomoe, with the five sitting at the dining room table.
"So wait... You're telling me that not only that Hestia's son is Dragnarok, but she was a superhero in New York?!" Cinzia asked in shock.
"Indeed, this is a surprise." Tomoe said before taking a quick sip of tea. "Do you have other secrets you like to share, Hestia?"
"Any secrets I have are mine to keep." Hestia said in a even tone.
"Be that as it may, we now know Drake is Dragnarok and we must find a way to use this information to our advantage." Gabriel said.
"Advantage?!" Hestia hissed, giving her cohort a glare. "Drake or Dragnarok, he is still my son! And if you hurt him in anyway...!"
Gabriel simply raises his hands up. "Now, now Hestia. I'm saying that we need to figure out a way to work around him."
Hestia just gives him a look. "Right... By the way, shouldn't you be repairing the Peacock Miraculous?"
"I have been making steady progress." Gabriel said, slightly annoyed with Hestia's current attitude.
"Speaking of the Miraculous... Why didn't any of you tell me that my daughter is Echidna?!" Cinzia demanded.
"As well as the fact my daughter is Ryuko?" Tomoe added.
Hestia looks at Gabriel and Nathalie with a expression of frustration. "Did one of you tell them?!"
"They're was going to find out sooner or later, might as well rip the band-aid off as quickly as possible." Nathalie reasoned.
"Speaking of Echidna, since she is Ombra and Dragnarok is Drake, it seems likely that Swallow, Siorc, and Grizzly are their friends Brandish, Ingrid, and Maven." Gabriel said, rubbing his chin in thought.
"Are all of our children Paris' beloved heroes?" Cinzia asked incredulously. "What's next? Adrien is Cat Noir?"
"That's impossible. I saw Cat Noir and Adrien side-by-side when I first made Gorizilla." Gabriel stated. "Besides, even if Adrien was Cat Noir, he would've told me."
"Oh really?" Cinzia asked with an raised eyebrow. "Just like how my daughter would've told me she was Echidna? Or like how Drake and Kagami would've told their mothers they were the Dragon Duo."
"Are you suggesting that we can't control our children?" Tomoe asked in a offended tone as she, Hestia, and Gabriel glared at Cinzia, who just raises her hands up.
"Hey, you have to admit, our children will feel cooped-up and yearn for more freedom, causing them to rebel a bit." She said. "The Miraculous, as well as whatever power Drake has, gave them the possibility to do so."
"That reminds me. What is this power Drake wields, and how did he get it?" Gabriel asked, mostly to himself. He then faces Hestia. "Hestia. I want you to keep an eye on Drake. See if you can find the source of his power, as well as any new trick he might've learned."
"Fine." Hestia said with a frown.
Gabriel then faces Cinzia and Tomoe. "As for you two, keep an eye on your daughters." The two nod before Gabriel turns to look at Nathalie. "Nathalie, you'll continue get me the components to repair the Peacock Miraculous."
"Of course, sir." Nathalie said with a nod.
"I'll continue repairing the Peacock Miraculous, as well as sending out an Akuma when an opportunity arises." Gabriel said, fondling the Butterfly Brooch. "Sooner or later, Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous will be mine!"
Night soon came, with some people getting ready for bed, while other were already asleep.
Drake was one of the latter people, as he was curled up in his bed.
However, he was tossing and turning, scratching his arm in his sleep.
We then zoom into his right arm, where we see small, dark purple reptilian scale growing out of his skin.
As Drake continued to toss and turn, small streams of Aether floated out of him and into the sleeping city.
The Aether streams soon flowed to the Louvre, where it entered the museum and touched the giant crystal that was given to Paris by the United Heroez, as a gift for French American Friendship Week.
Cracks began to form all over the crystal before...
BOOM!
...It explodes, scattering shards everywhere.
As the dust settles, a figure stands up, standing where the crystal just was.
The figure was cloaked in shadow, but you can tell that it's female, due to the figure's feminine body structure.
The one thing that was visible was the figure's eyes, which have purple sclera, yellow irises, and slit pupils.
The figure looks around for a bit before raising her arms up.
Suddenly, all the shards of the crystal floated towards her, being absorbed into her body.
"Ah... Much better." The figure said to herself as she stretches her arms. "How long as it been?" The figure then looks an a nearby exhibit. Reading the language, she let out a groan of disgust. "French... So, I'm in France, huh? Right in enemy territory..."
She then sees the exhibit displaying Eldritch's skeleton. Curious, the figure reads the plaque, which details who Eldritch was and his defeat at the hands of Dragnarok.
"Eldritch and Dragnarok... So, there are more like me." The figure said to herself. She then rubs her chin in thought. "I'll need get use to my new surroundings."
She then notices a exhibit depicting Joan of Arc. The figure let out a hateful hiss before blasting the exhibit with magic, completely destroying it.
She then blasts a hole in the wall, allowing the figure to escaping into the night, not noticing that the head of Eldritch's skeleton was watching her.
Morning came, and we see Drake rise up with a yawn.
Scratching his arm, Drake gets out of bed, scratches his arm, stretches, and scratches his arm.
...Why was his arm so itchy? ...And suddenly wet?
He glances down at his arm, only for his eyes to widen.
What he saw was a small patch of dark purple scales, as well as freshly-cut scratch marks that were bleeding.
Drake stared at his arm for a bit before...
AAAAHHHH!
...He let's scream that wakes Spyro and Cynder up.
"Drake, what's the matter?" Cynder asked in a concern tone.
"This!" Drake shouted, pointing at the scales, only to see that his nail were long and sharp, as well as covered in blood, which explains the scratch marks. "Do I have claws?!"
"Drake! Just calm down! Look, I'm sure Ignitus might know something." Spyro suggested.
Taking a deep breath, Drake grasps his pendant.
The blue holographic image of Ignitus appeared, who gave Drake a smile. "Good morning Drake! How can I-?"
"What is this?!" Drake shouted, showing the Chronicler the scales and claws.
Ignitus stared with a surprised look. "That's... certainly something. I honestly don't know..."
"You don't know?!" Drake shouted as he held onto his arm to stop the bleeding.
"I never seen this before." Ignitus said with a pondering look. "Perhaps Malefor..."
"Hey! For once, I'm innocent!" Malefor stated as his purple holographic image appeared. "Though, this is a interesting development."
That's when they heard a knock at the door.
"Drake? Is everything alright?" Cole asked from the other side.
Ignitus and Malefor dispelled their holographic forms while Spyro and Cynder hid from view.
Cole walked, where he saw his son holding his bleeding arm. "Oh my god! What happened?!"
"I... scraped myself while getting out of bed." Drake half-lied, making sure not to show the scales or nails. "Look, I'll be patching myself up in the bathroom."
"Can I take a look at the-." Cole offered, only to be interrupted.
"NO! I can take care of it myself!" Drake quickly stated as he rushes past his father.
Cole couldn't help but give his son a concerned look.
Sometime later, after bandaging arm (Both to hide the scales, as well as stop the bleeding) and clipping his nails, Drake made his way to his classroom.
Once there, he sat down, he didn't noticed Marinette, as well as Adrien and Chloe, gave him looks, as the discovery that he is Dragnarok was still fresh in their minds.
As Marinette was contemplating on going up and talking to Drake, the bluenette felt a tap on her shoulder, which turn out to be Alya, who showed Marinette her phone.
"Girl, look at this!" She whisper-shouted as a newscast played on her phone.
Don't be amuse, it's just the news." Nadja said. "Last night, the crystal that was given to us during French American Friendship Week has been stolen! We now go to Mr. Kubdel, a historian who works at Louvre, who is currently on the scene."
The news then switches to Alim Kubdel, who was standing in front of the hole in the wall.
"Thank you, Mrs. Chamack." Alim Kubdel said. "The disappearance of the gift from our American friends is distressing, but there is also the destruction of the Joan of Arc exhibit. However, I don't think this was a break in. Here is some security footage from the camera watching the crystal."
The security footage was then shown, revealing the streams of Aether flowing and touching the crystal, causing it to crack before exploding, which knocks the camera out, ending the footage.
"When we first put the crystal on display, my coworkers and I noticed there was something in the center of the crystal, but it was impossible to make out." Alim Kubdel continued. "Plus, with rubble of the hole in the Louvre's wall being on the outside instead of the inside, I don't believe that it was someone breaking in, but something breaking out."
"So you're saying that some sort of ancient creature was inside the crystal, and is now loose in Paris?" Nadja asked in a slightly frighten tone.
"I'm afraid so. I just pray this doesn't become another Eldritch Event." Alim Kubdel said in a worried tone.
Nadja then faces the camera. "Hopefully, our beloved heroes can take care of this potential threat, but until then, stay indoors and don't go out at night!"
Drake was quietly listening from his seat. The thought that something like Eldritch was now loose in the city left a very uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach, to put it lightly.
"Looks like I'm doing some late night patrolling..." He quietly muttered to himself.
That's when Miss Bustier stands in front of the classroom and clears her throat loudly, getting everyone's attention.
"Good Morning everyone, and to start off our day, I have exciting news!" Miss Bustier announced in a happy tone. "We have a new student who transferred here from Wales!" She then faces the door. "You can come in now!"
A girl walks in, and Drake blushes at the sight of her.
She was around Drake's age, and was 6'0". She had flawless pale skin, long obsidian black hair that was tie into a ponytail that reached the lower half of her back as well as having bangs, and yellow eyes that can put you in a trance.
She was wearing a black T-Shirt with purple, wispy patterns on it, blue jeans with a silver belt, and black sneakers with the tip and heel being silver in color.
"Hello everyone." The girl greeted with a voice that caused Drake's heart to flutter. "I am Crystal Daka, but you can call me Chrys. I do hope we can get along."
"Wonderful!" Miss Bustier said with a smile. "Though, you'll have sit in Nathaniel's seat for a bit, since he is out sick, until I could figure out a permitted seat for you."
"Understandable." Chrys said with a nod.
"Drake Firstbourne, can you please raise your hand?" Miss Bustier asked.
As Drake raised his hand, Chrys' eyes perked up upon hearing his last name. And when she sees Drake, her eyes gain this... shine to them.
Chrys then walks up to Drake before sitting down next to hit.
"You must be Drake. I'm Crystal, but I like to go by Chrys." She greeted.
"Indeed, and I hope we can get along." Drake said, the blush still on his face.
"I'm sure that won't be a issue~." Chrys said in a flirty tone.
Drake turned away shyly, his blush getting redder.
As he was mentally reminding himself that he was in a relationship with Kagami, Chrys looked at the secret draconic hero with a small smirk, the sclera of her eyes turning purple for a brief second.
And that's that!
So yeah, I'm going to sort of split Season 3.5 into two halves, the first will focus on Drake/Dragnarok, as well as everyone else, dealing with the aftermath of Miracle Queen and the New York special, which will give our new villain time to get use to her new location, as well as plan her next move. The second half will have the villain put her plan into action.
Anyway, what do you think so far? I do hope you'd enjoyed it, and I'll see you next time!