11/09/24
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Training was tough but Panthera had to help Adrien tame his other half which is Cat Noir. She can't let two of the same person find out that both went feral. Right now Cat Noir was training with her in Rosa's yard. The yoga was something he needed to find his inner peace with Cat Noir and he did his best to stay focused. The training setup was just like a military training but it was for Rosa's years of when she was a Jaguar holder until her retirement.
Adrien tested his agility through the wheel tires without tripping over and then jumped up to the rock climbing wall. He carefully climbs up without losing his grip.
"You can do it, Adrien!" Panthera encouraged him.
Adrien swings from the hoop rings without falling in the mud and sprints on the pavement to run fast before passing Panthera who was counting down the timer.
"How much time was that?" Adrien asked.
"2 minutes," Panthera said.
"New record as myself," Adrien said, noticing how sweaty he was while being shirtless.
"Yes, well, now you need to test yourself as Cat Noir" Panthera nearly blushed at his upper body.
"Okay. Plagg claws out!" Adrien transformed and ran through the training ground as Cat Noir.
Panthera starts the timer again as Cat Noir goes through the obstacles again. Cat Noir jumped higher on the platform and twirled his body in midair to go through the hoops before landing and sprinting.
"Rawr!" He leaps and climbs the wall and he does it effortlessly.
Jumping down from the blocks and sprints on the pavement before passing by Panthera.
"How much time was that?" Cat Noir asked.
"1 minute and 15 seconds" Panthera looks at the timer.
"Way faster than my normal self" Cat Noir said.
"And you have tamed your inner beast within. Now your combat. Since….well….you are younger and whenever you use your cataclysm, it triggers the countdown transformation. So pretend you say Meow when you touch the dummies over there" Panthera pointed.
"Got it" Cat Noir cracks his knuckles and goes to the dummies to train his combat skills, "MEOW!" He kicked one of them.
Then he reared his fist back and punched at the second dummy, "Meow!" He pretends to cataclysm it, "Rawr!" He punched another dummy.
"Excellent Cat Noir," Panthera said.
"Nine lives, sister. I'm always the cat's meow" Cat Noir smirked.
"You sure are" Panthera smiled.
"Do you think I'll be the old me again? Even after everything I went through, deep down I still have a bit of my wild side" Cat Noir asked.
"I'm sure you will, gatito. Not only did you survive for months in the jungle, you learned to become a survivalist than just a model boy. Like you said, you definitely have nine lives, even as Adrien Agreste" Panthera said.
"Yes, I do," Cat Noir said.
"And I know how stressed you are to face your father again but Paris will surely welcome you back. Don't ever think that your father is a bad man. Yes, he can act arrogant and cold around people but he shouldn't be disrespecting not only you or the people around him but also himself. If my late father were here, he would have been so proud of both of us surviving our way through the jungle together like wild cats" Panthera said.
"Yes, but those mercenaries he hired?" Cat Noir asked.
"I guess for to capture animals but to protect you from them. Your father is a strange man, gatito. It's like he doesn't know the meaning of being average than a wealthy man" Panthera said.
"I don't trust him," Cat Noir said.
"Neither do I but he's still your father. If I go to Paris as Panthera, I'll be there with you. I am 20 years old and I can talk to him. Adult to adult" Panthera said.
"Okay. But it's gonna be emotional talking to Ladybug as Cat Noir" Cat Noir said.
"Don't be so hard on her, gatito. Being a leader is not an easy job. She's trying really hard, even if the pressure and stress make her too overwhelming for her, don't upset her too much" Panthera said.
"Maybe I was too hard on her when leaving the team," Cat Noir said.
"You were both too hard on each other. Shadowmoth used to be Hawk Moth and he's growing stronger each time. Ladybug needs more teammates and you. The world will always need superheroes, gatito" Panthera said.
"Yeah, I wonder how she's doing now" Cat Noir replied.
x
With Ladybug, she would always sneak into Adrien's bedroom since it was the only place he lived in that mansion. It would always clear her mind off, despite breaking in but it was the only memory and scent of him.
She walked towards his bed and sat on it. The picture frames of his fencing class and his friends were something that kept him happy.
Ladybug picked the picture of him and his friends, holding it close to her chest, "I miss you, Adrien"
Even her friends all missed him; even Chloe but she doesn't know how to express it other than act so dramatic like the time when Gabriel pulled Adrien out of school for losing the book.
Not even Lila seems to be worried about him because she was enjoying too much as Adrien's replacement in the Gabriel brand. No one can see she's lying through her act.
"Things never been the same" Ladybug cried and then put the picture back.
The trophies of his fencing class really made him the top best.
Ladybug looked up at them and smiled, "So much you've accomplished"
x
The next day, Luna and Adrien reached the capital of Colombia: Bogotá. Luna had to remain civilian to not draw too much attention to the people as Panthera. For the sake of Adrien's well-being.
Adrien had to wear a disguise to not be recognized. He hates being chased by paparazzi and fans in public, especially outside of Paris.
"Well, this place looks amazing," Adrien said.
"It sure is. It's like going on vacation" Luna said before keeping him close to cross the street.
Adrien looked around as they walked, "You're the Spanish expert. I only speak 4 languages" Adrien said, unable to understand the words in Spanish everywhere.
"I got this" Luna said.
They eventually went to visit the Botero Museum, seeing various arts and sculptures. Some which resembled old art pieces but exaggerated like a fat Mona Lisa. Even going outside the courtyard area with plants around it.
"It's beautiful," Adrien said.
"I come here a few times to learn about their history," Luna said.
"Like about the colonization from Spain, Portugal, and so forth?" Adrien guessed.
"Indeed. Last time I came here as the other me, they all called me the Jungle Queen which I wasn't expecting to be called like that" Luna chuckled nervously.
"You really are famous down here," Adrien said.
"Thanks, but sometimes it can be tough with fans asking for autographs. Reina de la Selva, which means Jungle Queen" Luna said.
"Cool. Well, I can relate to that" Adrien said.
"You don't like signing autographs too?" Luna asked before going into the gift shop.
"Well, that fans come after me in swarms" Adrien recalls when he and Marinette had to wear masks to not be recognized while in theaters, which backfired.
"Fans can forget about personal boundaries," Luna said before picking out an amethyst stone to buy.
"Yeah, no personal space," Adrien said.
"Which is why they go for special people. Others would want to use them for fame and popularity" Luna said and picked an emerald paw print and handed it to him, "Like the color of your eyes are like apple green or emeralds. It matches your cat eyes" Luna said.
"Meow" Adrien teased with a meow.
"And here you are, experiencing something new with a friend, amigo. Like what does your papi do for you every day?" Luna said before buying the items.
"Nothing," Adrien said before they headed outside, "Only with Nino, Marinette, Alya, and the others"
"And that's the real teenage life. Your father is pushing you too far with the perfection he wants for himself. You're still a teenager, amigo. Having a teenage life is the only step in adolescence of growing up" Luna said.
"He missed out a lot," Adrien said.
"That's his problem but right now, you need more fun. The jungle taught you to survive which you passed and now like a vacation here in Bogota" Luna said before leaving the Museum with him.
"With you," Adrien said.
"I used to travel alone but being with you is much fun, gatito. Especially when you got claws" Luna said before finding a hotel to stay for the night until tomorrow they call Ladybug for teleportation.
"Claws and teeth," Adrien said.
"Biting the mercenaries' asses like a dog" Luna chuckled.
"Oh yeah. Showing them that humans can be beasts" Adrien said.
"Like I said, you were a badass hunter hunting mice as a cat," Luna said before walking into the hotel.
"Yeah, I was," Adrien said.
"So you're more than a model," Luna said before speaking in Spanish to the receptionist for a two-day room.
"A hunter" Adrien followed her up.
"And a survivalist," Luna said before finding the room number.
"Indeed I am," Adrien said.
x
With Gabriel, no news about the savage boy, and yet no sign of Adrien being found. Every day he silences Noroo and ignores the actions he made in the beginning he forces Adrien to go to Colombia was to get him as far away from Paris for his ultimate plan to seize Ladybug and Cat Noir's miraculous except the plan is cut short when the news got out of Adrien's disappearance.
He was looking through the window when Lila came in, "What do you want now, Rossi?" He asked.
"Still missing your son, are you?" Lila came in.
"What do you expect? He's been missing for 4 months and yet you don't feel worried at all" Gabriel said.
"I am worried. I just don't know if he's alive or not. Being his replacement is saving your brand" Lila acting innocent.
"He can't be truly replaced. Your mission was an exchange to keep my son away from bad influence, not for you to become his replacement. I expected better and when my son is found, you won't have to be his replacement again. Is that clear?!" Gabriel said, having enough of her desire to be on his brand just to show off.
"Crystal clear" Lila replied and left.