#GOD i need to get on finishing okami;;;;;

[dreamsy990]

oh i know okamiden i'm pretty sure that was more of a spiritual successor than a true sequel however. i'm pretty sure kamiya wasn't even involved with okamiden (or was very loosely involved?) as the new Okami coming out is just called "Okami 2" right now so

i do wonder what they'll do w/ Okamiden tho. will it end up just getting sidelined and declared non-canon? or will it actually be acknowledged? it's be cute to have chibiterasu in okami 2 but who knows

I DONT KNOWWWW IM SORRY I CANT ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE MUCH TO THIS CONVERSATION,,,, I NEVER BEAT OKAMI THE FIRST BECAUSE MY SISTER FUCKING STOLE IT WHEN SHE MOVED OUT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i do hope chibiterasu is real though i love him,,,,,

[bamboorocket]

IDK y'all I just think Okami portrays a very interesting mutual relationship between the gods of its world and the people who believe in them. It's all but outright said that a god is only as strong as the worship it receives, and when the people's belief in the gods starts to wane, they start growing weaker. It's even reflected in the mechanics: the resource you use to make your health/ink/etc stronger is praise. When you arrive in mortal Nippon, worship is at a low, and you are nowhere near the glory you used to be, and only through spending the Praise you get along the way do you start to actually level up and feel like the god you're meant to be.

But it's not all on the people to be worshipping the gods. The relationship is mutual: when people feel the gods don't show themselves in things not 'big enough' to warrant their presence, they start regulating them to things of fairy tale and legend, only praying to them in times of strife and when they're 'needed', and not often in between. And sure, the main quests give you enough praise to get you up from ground zero and get you over the proverbial finish line. But the only way you can max out your stats--reach that level of godhood you know you can be-- is to put in the effort to do some of the sidequests too.

Errands as nothing more than that Weird Dog running around town. Blooming trees and plants with no one around to watch you. Hell, even feeding animals that don't once speak back in your tongue. Praise no one is giving you because a favor was asked first. Praise out of gratitude for making the world just a little bit better, even when it's outside of what's expected from a god of your station.

If you find ways to show that you love the world you look after, the world will show that it loves you back.

And that is what makes you truly powerful.

[susiron]

God I am so fucking excited about the Okami sequel announcement. Like that's my favorite game!!! That's my favorite game and it's getting a fucking SEQUEL and GODDD I am SO EXCITED!!!

I need to finish my replay of it. Again.

I love this game so so much

[wrenwinchester]

So, I started writing this snippet back in December, and it started based on the whole “and when dad came home…” line from Dean in season five. Obviously. I’m not sure if this will be included in my actual fic, but my timeline is that this happens when Sam is 11, since I couldn’t find a canon age. This is unedited, though I did read through it the other day, and it’s definitely painting John in a harsh light.

I don’t know that this fits all characteristics of how I see them, but like I said it’s unedited and I’m gonna stop stalling and just let you read if you so choose. Happy 4th of July.

TW: child abuse, canon typical violence,

Word count: 4,330

Flagstaff

Sam 11, Millie 13, and Dean 15 (we don't have a canon age for when he ran off.)

"Why do you guys have to go this time? And why can't Dean and I come too?"

Dean's head snaps towards Sam before he looks at me. And I try to hide the worry in my face, and ignore the tension growing in my shoulders as I turn away from the bag I'm packing.

Sammy's voice isn't scared, he's frustrated. I don't blame him. I'm just as tired of this shit as he is.

"Dad told you why. He needs Dean to work on research for that other case, and Dean hates doing stuff by himself. Besides. It's a simple salt and burn, we'll be a week, tops." I smile at him, hoping it's reassuring as I reach up to ruffle his hair. When did I start having to reach up to the top of his head? At least he's still shorter than me. Even if only barely.

I shake my head. And Sam deflates, going to mope in the other room. Fucking preteens, man. Goddamn. I give Dean a look of sympathy. I know he'd rather be the one going on this hunt, hell, I'd rather stay here with Sam.  At least then I'd only have to worry about one brother.

"Mills, if you don't finish packing, Dad is going to be pissed when he gets back." I nod, Dean's eyes promising me they'd be okay.

The door opens, and despite everything I tell myself, my body freezes.

"You ready to go?" Dad's voice is gruff, and I flinch as the door slams behind him. Sam comes back into the main room, ready to fight before Dean gives him a look.

I nod stiffly, not trusting myself. Unlike either of my brothers, I know what this hunt is actually about. And it's not just another hunt, but God do I wish it was.

Dad is using me as bait.

He's using me as bait, and I can't fucking tell my brothers.

"Sam, you'll be fine. Just listen to Dee, and stay out of trouble." I smile at him, reassuringly. He just nods sadly.

"Sam." Dad's voice is harsh as he says the name, and Dean and I both ready to jump in if necessary. "Stop throwing a fit over every little detail." The quiet that sweeps over the room is thick. "If you needed to be on this hunt, you would be." Sam flinches at the words, and I just want to stay and hold him.

But I can't.

Dad has already left the room, so I have to trail behind him.

I glance between my brothers before I walk out the door. Dean can handle Sammy. He always has.

...

Unsurprisingly, the hunt took longer than a week. Hell, it took almost a month, Dad ran me ragged, keeping me up late in the night figuring out what it was, because it sure as hell wasn't a ghost. (I'm still not sure what it was.) Dean had called at some point, but we were busy, and Dad yelled at me for trying to answer it. That was a week ago. I haven't heard from either of my brothers since, but frankly it was weirder that we'd gotten a call from Dean at all.

It had me worried.

But now we're on our way back to the motel where we left the boys at.

"Millicent, stop bouncing." Dad's voice is harsh, and I force my legs to hold still.

My finger starts tapping. "What was that thing, Dad?" I ask trying to distract myself from everything that could have gone wrong with my brothers.

"An Okami, they're rare in the states, 'cording to Bobby, but it stayed down, so guess we did something right." He's demeanor is so calm. It pisses me off, how can he not even be concerned about the lack of communication from Sam and Dean. I rub the bandage on my arm nervously, at least I'll see them soon.

"Interesting, why do you think there's one here now?" At least if he's talking I can pretend to be focused on that.

"No idea kiddo, but it's gone now." He reaches over to ruffle my hair, and I let him, if only because I don't want his mood to sour. "Get some rest, we've still got a couple hours 'til we're back with your brothers.

I nod and turn towards the window, watching as the sun sets and stars come out. Wishing more than anything that we were with my brothers right now.

I must have fallen asleep shortly after, because the car is now pulling into the motel parking lot.

Before Dad even has the car in park, I jump out of passenger seat, ignoring the cut in my side as it pulls from the movement.

Dad shakes his head in amusement, as I rush to the door, knowing I'll have to wait at least 5 minutes for him to get our bags and get over here with the key, but I'm too impatient.

Thankfully, I don't have to wait that long, I don't even have to do the knock. Dean opens the door, and within a second, I've wrapped my arms around his neck, and out of sheer habit, he lifts me up to swing me around.

I wince despite wanting to enjoy this rare show of affection, and Dean quickly sets me down on the sidewalk.

"Are you okay?" He asks, worry in his eyes.

I nod, "yeah, just a small cut. I'm fine." I don't mention the stitches dad had to put in, or the cut on my arm, as I check Dean over. Usually when Dad takes just Sam or I on a hunt or to practice, Dean seems healthier, at least more rested.

Dean's only response is to nod back, before turning his attention to Dad.

"Dad?" He calls out, his voice small and scared. I started to worry. Dad had looked up from the trunk of the impala, and I didn't like the look in his eye. I went into the hotel room, I didn't need to be out there, for this conversation, and I'd missed Sam too.

I checked all the rooms for Sam, but I couldn't find him. Dean wouldn't have let Sam go off on his own. I glance back towards the door as the realization dawns on me.

Sam is gone, and Dean is telling Dad right now.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

Not two seconds later, Dad is storming into the motel room, Dean following behind earnestly.

"WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET HIM GO OFF ON HIS OWN?" His voice is harsh, and once the door is closed, my heart starts beating fast. I try to step in between them, but Dad pushes me out of the way on to the floor. My heart is beating faster, and panic is setting in as I watch, disoriented from the floor.

Dad's hand is... it's wrapped around Dean's throat. De.. Dean is struggling to breathe, I can see it in his face. I try to stand up, dizzy and disoriented, I probably have a concussion now, but that's every other week at this point.

"Dad. Dad!" I rush across the room, throwing myself on Dad's arm, trying to get in-between. "Dad! You're going to kill him!" My voice is harsh, I've never been more scared. As I'm pulling on his arm to get him to set Dean down, I look in his eyes.

"Dad, please!" I'm pleading with him now, but I'd do anything to get him to stop. When he finally looks at me. He lets go of Dean, who then falls to the floor. He brings up his hand, slapping me across the face.

"He lost your brother! The Hell am I supposed to do?" He quickly turns back to Dean, moving on to wailing on him, not hard enough where people would see the bruises when Dean went back to school, but still. My heart breaks more than it ever has.

"Dad! It's not his fault!" I just wanted it all to stop, and he just hits me once in the stomach, hard enough to put me out of commission for a while.

"Enough!" Dean's also out of commission for at least a week, but Dad walks out of the motel. I don't really care where he's going, I'm just glad that he's gone for a while, and assume he's going to look for Sam, or to a bar. Probably a bar.

I crawl over to Dean.

"Dee?" My voice is strained, and I'm pretty sure I have a broken rib or two, and the cut on my side is definitely reopened.

"Are you okay, Millie?" his voice is hoarse, and I can't believe that he is asking if I'm okay, when Dad almost killed him.

"ME? What about you?" I let out a dry chuckle, "Dad almost killed you."

I'll be fine, it's nothing that hasn't happened before." He looks away from me as he says it, his voice barely above a whisper, not to mention the fact he all but lost it from Dad choking him.

My eyes soften, as my heart breaks into smaller pieces. "I knew about the hitting, that's nothing new, but he's choked you out before?" tears start welling in my eyes, and I don't mention the ones I see in his. He just nods. "Oh, Dee." I try to lean against his shoulder, but wince as the cut pulls, reminding me of reality.

"You sure you're okay Millie?" Dean asks, more like coughs.

I try to nod reassuringly, but the sting in my side has gotten worse, and my hand reaches up to grab it. "Shit." Frankly, we should both be going to the hospital, but we both know that's going to happen, and it's not even really an option.

Dean glances down to where my hand is gripping my side, and his eyes widen as he sees the blood starting to show through my shirt. Double shit.

I try to move, but I can't, it just makes it worse.

"Shit. Millie. What the hell?" Dean asks, he struggles to stand, but once he's up, he carefully lifts me up.

"Dean. Put me down. I'm fine." I try to push away from him, but everything in me wants to just close my eyes.

"No, you're not." He sets me on the bed. "Let me see it." It's not a request, but I roll my eyes, trying not to pass out as I do.

"Dean, I walked a mile out of the woods with this, then rode in the car for half an hour before Dad put the stitches in. I'll be fine for a few minutes." I hadn't meant to tell him what happened, especially not how long I'd been bleeding for, but nonetheless, it came out. Stupid delirium.

He looks at me in shock as I continue, "I mean, I didn't have a double concussion, or a broken rib, but still."

"Fuck, Millicent, what the fuck." He stares at me a second more before turning to my wound. Finally, I let him pull my shirt up to look at it. I hadn't checked it since last night, but it was fine. "Shit, Millie." he looked up at my face. I tried to ignore the rasp in his voice, it just made me angrier at Dad, and the last thing I needed was an increase in blood pressure. "I'm going to have to restitch this, and it's going to hurt like hell. Do you know which side the broken rib is? Can you tell?"

"Y-yeah," I sound breathless, and it's hard to breath. I remind myself it's nothing new, and it's not the first time I've had broken ribs. "At least one on both sides. I-I think."

"Motherfucker." Dean sighs. He shouldn't be the one doing this, but there's no one else I would really let. The only reason I let Dad was because I was too far from Dean, and I couldn't do it myself. "Okay, stay awake. I'm going to grab the first aid kit. Can you tell me what happened on the hunt? Or do you want me to tell you a story?"

He got up as he was talking, and I started to panic. "Y-you." my breathing is labored, and I think I'm in shock a little, because the reality of what just happened is just now hitting me. I shake my head. "Tell.. tell me why Sam took off, an-- and when." I say, trying to control my breathing.

When Dean comes back with the kit, he has me lay down on my left side, the side without the cut. I focus solely on Dean's voice as he talks, watching his hands move rhythmically as he sews up the cut in my side. The next few weeks are going to suck ass.

Dean tells me about a small fight he and Sam got in after Dad and I had been gone longer than a week. I nod in understanding, followed by a wince as he pulls my skin together with the floss. It wasn't the first time Sam lashed out when a hunt didn't go as planned.

Dean continues, saying Sam seemed to calm down after that, and it wasn't until a little over a week ago that Sam ran off. That's when he called. He tried to find him for a couple days before he called, but Sam never came back, and he couldn't find him.

"It's probably the most stress I've ever felt, until you guys came home, and I had to tell Dad." his voice feels distant, farther away than it should, and I can't tell if it's because I'm falling asleep, or if his voice is just that far gone.

Not long after that, he has me sit up. "This is going to suck worse, but if you're right, and you do have broken ribs, we have to wrap them." I sigh, wincing as I do, before nodding.

After I'm all patched up, and I can breathe again, I check Dean over for any open wounds, or anything, but there's nothing to patch up.

"I told you, I'm fine. You need to rest." He gets me to lay back down about an hour after he was done fixing me.

"We need to find Sam." I'm pacing now, grateful for my older brother who always watches out for me, but in this moment, I'm focusing on the fact that Sam has been missing for over a week. "Did you check the library? or the I don't know, is the county fair happening?" I ask, I know it's around that time of year, and Dean just nods.

"We're not going to find him in the next few hours, and we both are going to collapse if we don't get some rest. Come on." He practically pulls me to one of the two beds, and I reluctantly follow. He tucks me in, humming "Hey Jude" like Mom used to do before moving to sleep on the other bed.

"Where are you going?" I ask confused, it's almost never a question on whether or not he and I share a bed, hell we still occasionally all three share a bed.

"Millie Wren, you have at least two broken ribs, and a hole in your side," he sounds flabbergasted as he says it, "I'm not risking hurting you in our sleep."

"Dee, please. You know I don't sleep without sharing a bed with someone." That gets him, and he rolls his eyes.

"Dammit Wren, It's not my fault if you get hurt." I smile because for once he actually sounds like a brother, so I just nod in agreement.

A few minutes later, with the lights off, and both of us comfortable in the bed, Dean says, "are you still awake?" I turn my head to face him.

"It's only been five minutes, of course I'm awake." I tease, but even in the dark, I can see the seriousness of the conversation he wants to have.

"We can't tell Sam what Dad did when he found out. It was my job to protect him and I failed, it makes sense, and you know that getting in between makes things worse, it was bound to happen. It makes complete sense why Dad did what he did. He's scared of losing us like we lost Mom." I nod in agreement.

"You're right. Dad's reasons make sense, and We need to protect Sam." He nods and we both turn to look up at the ceiling instead. It's one of those popcorn ceilings, the textured ones. "You know I'm always going to step in right?" I ask him after a minute, and I feel his eyes turn to me as I talk. "You're not the only one instructed to protect their siblings, and that includes you. Besides, I can handle the yelling, the beating, as long as it's directed at me. You and Sam... You guys are my weaknesses."

"I really wish you wouldn't, but I understand why you will." With that comment, the conversation ends as we both know we have an understanding.

The next morning comes quickly, and movement is quickly stifled by pain and stiffness throughout my body. As I sit up, I glance over towards Dean's side of the bed, he's still sleeping, understandably so. Yesterday was one of the rougher days we've had. I glanced over to the other bed, it was untouched, Dad hadn't been back. I just hoped he was looking for Sammy rather than sitting passed out in a bar somewhere.

I slowly move towards the bathroom, the last time I'd been was like 18 hours ago. My mind wanders to Sam, what he's doing right now, if he's safe or not, and what Dad's reaction is going to be when he finds him. I shudder at the last thought before I remember that despite his loud opposition of Dad's orders, he is the golden child.

It takes me a while in the bathroom, literally every muscle in my body aches, I carefully lift up my shirt after I wash my hands, and I see the huge bruise on my left side and back from where Dad threw me on the floor. I sigh.

By the time I slowly walk out of the bathroom Dean is up, and we are ready to go look for Sam.

A couple more days pass by before Dad finally comes back, without Sam. Shit.

He's calmer now, and I can't smell any alcohol, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been drinking. Dean and I are walking on eggshells around him, not knowing what might set him off.

When Dad passes out around 2 that afternoon, a thought occurs to me. "Hey, Dean?" I whisper to avoid waking Dad up. He looks up from the news paper where he is reading for any approximately 11 year old John Does that might have turned up in the past couple weeks, there's nothing. "Isn't Flagstaff around here?" I ask, as an idea forms in my head that I can't believe we didn't think of sooner.

His eyes light up as realization dawns on his face. "Shit, Yeah it is." He looks like his brain is moving a thousand miles a minute. "Holy Fuck, I can't believe we never looked there." He doesn't have to worry about whispering, because even though his voice is mostly back, it's still pretty raspy.

"We have to wake Dad up." I say, anxiety coating my words. "It's the only place that makes sense, and you can't drive the car by yourself.

"Dammit, I hate that you're right." His voice is weary, but somehow less raspy.

"We could wait until he wakes up on his own?" I offer, but we both know it's a bad idea. We'd likely get another beating for waiting to go get Sam from whatever trouble he got himself into. Dean just looks at me. "I know. I know."

"Go to the other room, Millie, I'll wake him up." Dean says, courage building in his voice, but I can hear the fear he's trying to hide.

"No, we're doing this together. I'm not letting you take the heat for this by yourself." I sound a lot more confident than I feel, but Dean doesn't push. Very carefully we wake him up.

Neither one of us gets yelled at, a welcome surprise, instead, he makes both of us get in the car as he drives to Flagstaff. The car is silent the whole ride.

When we get there, Dad instructs Dean and I to stay in the car. We obey. We've gotten whooped enough times this week, we weren't about to open the door to another one.

Dad goes in to a diner in town to check with locals about whether or not they've seen Sam. Dean and I diligently stay put, the silence in the car beginning to get overbearing. Dad talks inside the diner for a good half an hour or more, and just when Dean and I give each other a look considering disobeying orders, I see Sam.

"Dee..." I start.

"Millie, you heard what Dad said--" he started.

"No, Dean, look. It's Sam." I point out his window, and within a second, both of us are jumping out of the car, broken ribs and all, though at this point the cut is mostly healed.

"SAM!" Dean yells across the street. Sammy turns to face us, shock and wonder crossing his face.

"DEE!" he yells, before he sees me behind him. "MILLIE, YOU'RE BACK!!" I smile at him as relief settles over me, at least he's okay. Sam quickly looks both ways before making his way over to Dean and I. Despite his frustration, I can see Dean's relief in the slump of his shoulders and everything about how he's holding himself.

"I swear to God, Sammy, if you ever, and I mean EVER, do something like this again, I'm gonna throttle you myself," Dean says before giving him another hug. Sam knows nothing but empty threats like this, and I know that is all it is.

I hug both my brothers. "If either of you ever disappear on me again, I'm going to beat your asses." I say, before allowing Dean to guide us back to the car.

"Bitches." Dean says, pointing his word at both of us.

"Assholes."

"Fu-" Sam starts, but Dean and I both stare at him, he just rolls his eyes. "Jerks." I smile at the normalcy of just the three of us, until I remember one of us has to go get Dad.

Dean and I shove Sam into the car, not meanly, just making sure he's not going to slip away again before Dean says, "I'll go get Dad." I just shake my head.

"No way, I'll get him, he'll be softer on me, I'll be fine." Dean starts to object, but I cut him off, "Dean, you've taken the brunt of it this week, let me do this, and one of us needs to keep an eye on Sam." Reluctantly, Dean concedes. It's not like Dad is going to beat us in public, and then Sam will be back, so he'll be in a better mood.

Dean gets in the car next to Sammy, and I turn around sighing, it'll be fine. He's not gonna do anything that might cause suspicion from locals. I force myself to relax, before I walk into the diner after my dad.

It looks the same as most other diners I've been in across the country, a row of booths, a row of tables, and the counter. I glance around the room for Dad. I know he's in here somewhere, he has to be.

As I'm scanning the room for the third time, I finally see him, he's hunched over the counter a coffee in his hands as he's just sitting there. Sam's missing and he's sitting there.

Okay, well, Sam's not missing anymore, but he doesn't know that. I shove my anger down, I have to hold the family together, so I cautiously walk to where he's seated halfway across the diner.

"Dad," my voice sounds small, and I watch him fight the urge to snap at me for disobeying.

"Millie," his voice is strained. "I thought I told you to wait in the car?" It's not a question, he's giving me an out. Do other thirteen year olds think about this stuff, are they this cautious around their dads?

"Yes, sir, but Sam came back." I just blurt it out before he can cut me off, before the anger he's so good at pushing down boils over.

A weight seems to lift off of Dad's shoulders. Perhaps relief, perhaps he's no longer grieving his youngest child, perhaps he's just glad he's not in danger or hurt, or dead. "Good. Go wait in the car, I'll be out in a few minutes."

"Yes sir," I nod, turning around (practically in a perfect military style about face, but that's irrelevant). I go back out to the car, and join my brothers in the back seat of the Impala.

"Everything okay, Millie?" Dean asks, the worry lacing his tone only so much that I could tell, but Sam couldn't. Years of training our expressions taught us that one.

"Yeah, he says he'll be out in a few minutes." Dean nods, and we continue to sit in silence.

"Is Dad mad at me?" Sam asks, and my heart breaks. It's not something he should have to worry about. Ever. "I know I shouldn't have run off, I was just so frustrated."

Dean and I share a look before he looks back at Sam, "Dad could never be mad at you, you just scared him. You can't run off without telling anyone, okay?"

"Okay, Dee."

[cyberrat]

75th Batch Of Fics: 11th Fill

Cassidy/Hanzo – Part 4/4 (ish) – wolfgod!Hanzo; coyote shapeshifter!Cassidy; young!Cassidy (mid 20s); old!Hanzo (mid 40s); virgin!Cassidy; transman Cassidy – They'll do just fine :) a cute lil family in the making :))

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“What’s the… w-whats the-” the pup doesn’t manage to finish the question. He’s curled up all weird beneath Hanzo, nearly standing on his head because he’s speared on cock and his ass just has to be nice and high up despite all his wriggling and moving about.

He is precious. Still so nervous… still so sensitive. Every time Hanzo ruts, Cole wheezes and his cunt clenches down hard. Squelching. Sucking. Being just as weird and nervous as the pup itself.

Hanzo loves it.

“What the grand finale is?” he purrs, allowing himself a harder thrust that has Cole hiccuping out a yelp, his whole body shuddering. He must have felt a brief spike of pain when Hanzo’s tip pushed up against his cervix but from how loose and whiny he gets right after, he must have enjoyed the sensation.

He’s somehow managed to curl his arms around one of Hanzo’s biceps, holding on for dear life while he’s getting dicked.

Hanzo’s balls keep slapping against the pup’s pussy; the jut of his swollen little cock at the apex of his furry labia. “The finale, my sweet,” Hanzo finally continues, slightly out of breath, head feeling nice and fuzzy. “Is me pumping you full of my seed and breeding you up. Putting my young into your belly so I can fatten you up for the months to come.”

Cole wheezes. His mouth keeps smearing wet and hot against Hanzo’s skin as he gets rattled on the Okami’s cock.

Is he against being bred up? Or is he for it? Hanzo would not be able to say. All of Cole’s reactions make him think the pup is in pain before his cunt gushes and his muscles go hot and loose.

He is nervous of dicks but loves them all the same. At least that is what Hanzo is getting from all this. From lowering his head and watching Cole’s face up-side-down; seeing how wide and dark his eyes are, how slack his mouth…

Shocked at his own depravity, maybe. Flabbergasted by how much he loves a cock spearing into his belly and making his virgin cunt feel hot and lose and ready to be impregnated.

His eyes keep falling close, then being wrenched open again as if set under some kind of shock. The adrenaline of his capture must be wearing off, leaving him high on endorphins of getting fucked and yet absolutely exhausted from it all.

Hanzo lowers his head even further, gently pressing his mouth against Cole’s forehead. Slowing down the staccato thrusts of his hips into a gentle, loving grind. There is no rush to pump him full in a set amount of time. He can be gentle about it. Careful. Make his new little mate absolutely addicted to cock. The feeling of fullness.

The feeling of being pregnant and still needing to fuck to get all those belly aches out of his system.

Oh, Hanzo will take such perfect care of him…

He finds himself wanting to speed up once more. Ram harder into Cole; dick him until his teeth click together. But he doesn’t. He can’t. Gods, he can’t, not now…

He has to shift around, holding Cole nice and close as he lies himself down on the stone floor of his temple and sits this scrawny coyote shapeshifter on his dick. Watches how his skinny legs have to spread wide to accommodate Hanzo’s thick waist. Watch him just stare at him with those large, fathomless eyes and his mouth hanging open for the taking.

He is hypnotizing. Addictive. Hanzo has taken so many mates over the years but none have had him in a chokehold like this foreign creature that just sits there and doesn’t move. Simply holds his dick warm in the hot grasp of its virgin pussy.

“Oh damn… oh damn,” Cole keeps muttering, one hand braced on Hanzo’s chest and the stump aimlessly moving around. He’s unsure what to do with it. Unsure what to do with any part of his body, it seems. His hair is wild and tangled and hanging in his eyes while his ripped ears are folded backwards with nerves.

“Let me help you,” Hanzo purrs, grasping Cole by the hips. Oh, he can already feel it… this pup will be gorgeous once fed properly. He’ll be big and sturdy and able to take Hanzo’s young every year if he so pleases. He’ll be used to waddling around nice and fat and eating for six-

Slowly, Hanzo lifts Cole up, dragging his clutching cunt along his dick – then sits him down again just as slowly.

Cole’s mouth opens, a breathy sound of surprise audible. His nails dig into Hanzo’s skin, back curling as he moves forward.

Nothing that would hinder Hanzo in using him like a toy and pumping him along his cock. It’s easier to be gentle like this; when he can press his ass against the ground so his eager hips wouldn’t rabbit fuck the pretty virgin.

Cole keeps muttering, his voice climbing higher as he claws at Hanzo’s chest, sweat starting to drip from the tip of his nose.

He is a sight to behold. What a perfect offering the villagers have brought him. Hanzo doesn’t know where to look first; the pleasure on his pet’s face or the swollen cock he is sporting.

He wants to suck it. He wants to hold Cole down and spend hours licking his dick. He wants to sniff at him all over, rub his body against him until they smell like one entity…

Later. Later.

Cole throws his head back, his throat stretched deliciously; and all of a sudden, he does not let himself get used anymore. He tenses his legs, bracing himself and hindering Hanzo at pulling him back down onto his cock.

It’s not that he wants to stop playing, though. Just a moment later Cole starts to move; all on his own. He pumps himself along Hanzo’s cock, faster than Hanzo let him do so before; just him bouncing on dick and whining in the sweetest sounds-

Of course it doesn’t take long for him to come. Especially since Hanzo lovingly pets a thumb against his swollen cock and feels it twitch against himself.

He yips like a much younger pup, his body trembling with the force of his orgasm. Hanzo curls his arms around him, pulling him against his torso, heels digging against the ground to slowly pump up into the desperate clench of his cunt.

“Wonderful… just a little more and I’ll breed you up… You will love your new life, my Cole. You will be treated like a King. I will have the villagers fetch whatever treats your heart might desire. You will be the most precious pet to me… just accept my love. Accept it. Accept it.”

He pumps a little faster, deeper, Cole’s cunt squelching with wetness. Hanzo clenches his eyes shut as he feels his orgasm at the base of his cock and tingling along his spine. He grinds himself into Cole, forcing the thick, hot spurts to reach as deep as they will go.

And Cole accepts it.

[swoot-swoot]

I wish I could go back to the first time I finished Okami.

I remember the first time I played Okami HD. I had a PS2, sure, but the games I could play there have been monitored. Growing up with a brother that never appreciated a side that could have been more empathetic or leveled meant that we usually chose games like San Andreas, Pro Evolution Soccer and the rare shooter... and then the replaying of these games ad nauseam.

I played this game after a rather weird breakup. Well... some time after a breakup. Maybe a year. I still felt stuck, though. Heartbroken, cheated and unloved. In that moment, I distracted myself as I always would. In a personal project, I would end up looking for games from my childhood that I glimpsed and never played. Okami, Oddworld, Yakuza, Shadow of the Colossus. And second in this entire journey... was Okami.

I was lucky to even run the game. In my life, there have been big ups and downs where I couldn't have the necessairy hardware. So when I bought Okami HD, it was in a time where I could plug in a controller in my PC at the time and just... go for it. Finally realizing what I never played.

For a month, a magical journey through a stylized land of Gods and Spirits, drawn to remind and call back to traditional tapestry, would unfold with every play session. All the while, reminding itself to have fun with colorful characters and gags. A game that knew its limitations graphically, and wasn't stopped by that. A light-hearted adventure through mythos... and yet, when it was all over, it made me cry. I sat through the entire credits section, softly sobbing and smiling at what I went through. It was inspiring, soothing and powerful. Every moment of the game, crafted with care and love, and it only hits you once you realize the stages went through were not meant to be "levels", but a wide array of people that you helped, like a benevolent deity that came to their lives and ran wild. Listening to their many plights and finding the answers. Actively helping people for no gain. But because you can - you can and you should. And realizing how much you changed their lives at the end of the game was powerful. Knowing you made the world a better place.

When it was all over, I cried for things beyond the ending. It was... done. And at that moment, I was thrust into the world again. I remember feeling this sort of ecstasy wearing out once I realized that the feeling would come to pass once the world choked me out again. So I cried. Because since the ending of that game, since that one day, nothing has felt quite like the end of the journey. I have tried to take the mantle and offer that sort of love I saw. It works... but there are times where this empathy seems to run dry. Where my energy for other people dies, and I try my hardest to rebound back to my feet. But I always manage. Yet the hardest part always is that the world seems to not need you. You can give out love, but out there, it really feels like everything else will try to step on your throat and choke out what you want to do. And always - always - because you have to survive...

Shortly after finishing the game, outside sources tried to force me to take active action on things that were barely my choice, if even my choice at all. Forced trips, large periods of time in other places, without anything or anyone to know, and for reasons trivial. All while your voice doesn't matter against them. Constant reminders of "what must be done" and "how you should act", killing me every day as I was not allowed to take things one day at a time. Shortly after my journey through a land shaped from empathy, I broke down and could not act on them. My own pace forced to go quicker for no apparent reason, stealing from me the ability to deal with my own problems in the ways I know how to. Years later, I still avoid handling problems. A habbit that I can't get rid of. I freeze in anxiety, my heart beats faster and I can never cope against it.

I still listen to the soundtrack, though. I still feel the tears, every time I hear Reset and Theme of the Celestials. The mark of some things never really washes out. I will always look back at the beauty I was presented, the confidence with which this game carried itself... and a feeling yet unmatched. In my hardest times, I always take a moment to go back. Every time, I try to go back to the first time I finished Okami. Where things seemed like they would evolve with love - given and received - a promise that was crushed. And yet, a glimmer of hope through all the sorrow. I want to fight back. I want to live the rest of my days like that. I know I'll figure it out sometime. Definitely later, rather than sooner. Maybe this textwall is the first step towards it rebuilding resolve and learning to live with anxiety.

I may only hope.

"Life is all about resolve. Outcome is secondary. It is resolve that determines the value of your life." - Waka

[paranormal-potatoes]

about

you can find me on twitch here -> Twitch here is the youtube vod channel -> YouTube here’s my moodboard blog -> blog here’s my AO3 -> link

CURRENT STREAM SCHEDULE

Tuesdays 4-?pm EST - Okami HD

Saturdays 1-?pm EST - Kingdom Hearts 1

21+

I block empty blogs. if you don’t have an icon or blog title or anything to indicate you’re a real person and not a bot, I’m going to block and report you. if you’re a real person, I’m sorry about that but I implore you to at least put “lurker” in your bio. something to say you’re real

call me Will, Eli or potato idc

he/they

queer masc nb

currently crying about Outer Wilds and Bloodborne

currently on a Ratchet & Clank kick

ask me about literally anything idc as long as you’re civil about it

feel free to babble in my inbox about something you love or are enjoying

I have a writing/art blog (its just moodboards tho)

some tags! (now with links!!)

if you want to look at cute things check out my cute tag (literally just #cute tag)

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my own text posts are tagged with #potato talks, feel free to rb them as long as they aren’t tagged with #personal

DEFINITELY feel free to ask about my ocs

my various (unfinished or general musing) writings are tagged with #potato writes fic

stuff that’s just dialogue is #potato writes dialogue

finished stuff goes in the tag #potatoes finished fics

I also have a crafts tag #potato does crafts (and more specifically, if you want to see a cool glow in the dark dragon I’ve been embroidering for the last few years go to #the dragon)

if you’re on mobile, you can find all these tags in the search bar, I have them as my recommended tags

Various writing things under the cut (tags to be added later when i'm not falling asleep)

current OCs I am on my Bullshit™ about:

Lunu (Outer Wilds OC/the Protagonist) (my sweet child)

Teagan (Elden Ring/Bloodborne OC/main character) (my bastard™ child)

Astra (literal embodiment of the Void. end of everything. has a flock of immortals they protect)

Ekkehard Reiher (DS2 protag) (very gay) (adores his daughter)

WIPs/AUs I’d love to talk about:

old man hunter & his eldritch child — bloodborne au where Gehrman + Teagan get yeeted into the past bc Teagan refused to abandon him and in doing so, uses up a lot of power and turns into a child 🥰 they bite people 🥰 it’s a comedy of errors. everyone is convinced Teagan is Gehrman’s biological child. they are not

Teagan kills a bunch of gods — what it says on the tin. Teagan returns to Yharnam after the hunt to piece their memories together

Teagan in the Lands Between (or Teagan doesn’t realize becoming Elden Lord means they’ll be nobility again) — takes place after the previous fic. contains Teagan being awkward and relearning how to be a human or at least how to pretend to be human. also contains Teagan adopting/being adopted by old men. its a running joke at this point

Lunu, Hearthian, Troublemaker, Traveler — novelization of an Outer Wilds playthrough

unnamed romcom without the romance. there will be no romance — a Bloodborne AU that takes place earlier in the timeline of the general hunt. Teagan gets forcibly dragged back to Orilon and their mother tries to marry them off. Maria’s cousin goes “yeah sure I’ll get fake engaged to you :)” and they go from having attempted to kill each other to grudging friends. he makes heart eyes at his actual partner in the background a lot. i do not have anything actually written down for this but its fun and I’m enjoying it

Dragonborn — skyrim fic. Jeven, my Dragonborn, returns to Skyrim to figure out the deal with her weird dreams and gets more than she bargained for with dragons. feat. Sheogorath making comments in the back of her head, Jeven stealing cheesewheels and forks, Jeven adopting almost every child she comes across, avoiding going to High Hrothgar for months, mod quests + locations, Jeven being gay for Lydia, dragons who refuse to shut up in Jeven’s head

Dragonborn time travel — because of Reasons™ Jeven, Miraak and Alduin get thrown into the past to before Torygg’s death. Alduin is extremely upset about this as he is now a small mortal and helpless child because of Reasons™. Miraak is trying to seduce Jeven’s brother. she is very horrified by this

[dekustyx]

I got about two hours into Echoes of Wisdom tonight! My first impression of it is pretty positive. I thought it would be fun to try and flesh out some of my thoughts on it! I'll put them under the cut if you want to avoid spoilers.

Two hours was just enough time for me to finish out the first dungeon, though it still feels like I've only just made it through the intro segment. Here are my ramblings in no real order.

-It feels really nice to have a 2d zelda again. The last one was what, Link Between Worlds in 2013? I was afraid that the echo system would leave the game feeling very different from other 2d zeldas, but that isn't the case so far.

-The echo system feels completely natural. It forces you to think about enemies and objects in new and interesting ways, which is my hallmark for a good mechanic. That being said, they need to let you set favorites so you dont have to scroll through a ton of chaff to find the echo you want. That theoretically could still get introduced (I'm still pretty early), but it should be default.

-Peahat seems really strong. Throwing a peahat into most situations has been wildly successful so far.

-The character that has gripped me the most far is Link, which feels wrong. Like, I want to save him and all, which is good, but come on. This is the Zelda game! She deserves some personality development. Tri's personality is that they (he? she? it?) have no personality.

-The rifts and still world reminds me a lot of the cursed zones in Okami. I'm too tired to flesh that thought out more but if you know, you know.

-The dungeon was simple, but good god did I love it. Tears of the Kingdom's dungeons were nice and all, but I like old school dungeons! I dont like getting lost looking for objecitves all the time, going from room to room is nice!!

-The game might be a little bit on the easier side? This one is hard to say since I'm still at the beginning. There is an option for hero difficulty, but I didnt notice that until I finished for the day. I turned it on for future sessions.

TLDR; I'm having fun so far!

[tamerxorles]

So I platinumed Persona 4 Golden... Again.

Back in February of 2021 I was in a little bit of a gaming slump and wanted something comforting to play and maybe complete. I had recently gotten a PSTV so I figured why not Persona 4 Golden? It's one of my favorite games ever and I figured that if I'm going to platinum several other games twice each, then this one deserves at least a once over. Boy did I regret that decision. P4G is an amazing game. The story is great, the characters are amazing in every sense of the word and I'd literally nuke a small country if their leader said something negative about Nanako. All in all the trophies needed to get to the platinum aren't bad and there's only 4 that I'd call tedious. There's one that makes this whole process absolute ass, but I'll get to that. There's the standard stuff that a trophy hunter would be familiar with at this point; finish the story, beat secret bosses, etc. However because the persona games from 3 onward mostly function on a calendar system that means there's A LOT of stuff to pad out gameplay and there's literally no way to platinum a persona game without doing 2 playthroughs minimum. "Oh but Xorles, there are people that can do max social stats and social links in one run, plus all of the extra stuff, I'm sure it can be done in one!" Nope. Every single one of these games has at least one trophy that requires you be in New Game+. For P4G it's got 2. You've gotta be in NG+ not only to fuse Izanagi-No-Okami, but you have to be in it to fight Margaret. Neither of these are really that difficult, P4 is actually incredibly easy on normal mode and a joke on lower difficulties, it just sucks getting to this point. In any case I was able to get the platinum in 3 runs when I did it a couple of years ago. I didn't optimize at all and I basically did almost everything in the first run except read all of the books, the next run I did all of the social links and the compendium, and then the last run was just reading books when I had to and doing the "Hardcore Risette Fan" trophy. Oh my god, whoever decided that trophy needed to exist should be ritualistically sacrificed to the elder gods of Lovecraftian lore. Holy. Fuck. It doesn't look daunting just from the trophy description but doing it was one of the biggest pains in the ass I've ever dealt with. The trophy reads "Hear 250 of Rise's navigation lines" Persona games always have a lot of talking in and out of battle so you'd think that maybe you just have to do a little grinding but nope. Turns out there's MAYBE 30 unique lines for bosses that she says. Everything else is just standard combat lines that you have to keep track of and I hated every second. It was so bad that I needed a literal google docs checklist just to kind of keep track. That said I got to the grind and made a mistake by doing the party social links before doing this trophy which made everything infinitely worse. It's weird because it's like playing the game efficiently actually hurt my chances of doing this trophy easily. Whatever, it was a grind, I finally got it, and I popped off harder than a smash player when they find out that they don't need to shower before their tournament starts. All's well that ends well. I get my platinum, post to Reddit and get the dopamine rush I ever so desired for all of like a day.

Fast forward to 2023 and SURPISE! Atlas F I N A L L Y decided that we should be able to play two of their most popular games on modern consoles! I had a $10 coupon and P4G went on sale so I decided to go ahead and scoop it up for $5. I was thrilled. THEN I got broken up with from probably my most serious relationship ever and I was destroyed emotionally. So naturally I went to one of my comfort games and started playing persona 4 again. It wasn't often but the game did do a very good job at making me smile when I definitely didn't want to. I was talking to a friend and then one of my darkest moments came to pass. He uttered the phrase that sets my soul ablaze and tickles my asshole in a frankly horrifyingly effective way. He said, "I bet you can't platinum it again. Bitch." That was it. Over the course of 110 hours I went through every trophy all over again. I spent the first playthrough doing E V E R Y T H I N G. I read all the books, I fused literally every persona I was able to before NG+, maxed all the social stats, got the hardcore Risette trophy again, grinded out over 2 million yen for the next run through, read all the books. NG+ came around and all I had to do was all the social links, fuse the max link personas at the end as well as Izanagi, slap Margaret around a little bit and then revel in the glory of getting played like a cheap kazoo. Only the I didn't feel as accomplished as I did the last time I got the platinum. It's not because I fell for the obvious trick that my friend used on me in an attempt to get my mind off of my break up, it wasn't because I didn't enjoy my time with the game again, hell it wasn't even because of the Risette trophy. I honestly think that it's just because speeding through the game is a bad way to play it. The last time I did this I had somewhere around 200 hours for the save file that I used and I almost cut it in half this run. Tbh I probably did cut it in half technically, but I have this bad habit of leaving games idle while I do dishes or something so the times tend to get inflated a little bit. I know that the phrase is more associated with 5 but it works just as well here too. Take your time with persona games. The fun comes from spending your time with the game and it's characters. The comparative mundanity of the social links vs the story in P4 is probably it's biggest charm, so doing what I did and fast forwarding through everything makes it so much less fun.

Persona 4 Golden is a personal 10/10 game for me and it's platinum is an 8/10. Literally the worst thing is that Hardcore Risette trophy and if you can do that then all you have to do really is just enjoy the fun game you bought. If you like trophy hunting then give it a try, and if you don't then just do yourself a solid and jump into the town or Inaba for a few dozen hours and enjoy the ride. Am I going to do this again? Fuck no, if I have to hear Rise say "It's weak to ice! Cool!" one more time then I can't be held responsible for what I do next. This whole thing started out as me wanting to vent about how annoying the game can be to platinum, but I think that over the course of typing it out I've accidentally reinforced how much I love this game. That said the next time I pick this game up I'm definitely reading every line of dialog. No matter how tedious.

Thanks for sticking through to the end of this. I want to get into reviewing games and potentially getting into games journalism. I figured talking about a game I love and a gaming process that I routinely go through and enjoy would be a good start? If you have any recommendations on how I can go about this a little better I'd love to read them. I've got 50 other games that I've platinumed and too much free time on my hands so maybe I'll do this again soon. Be good and go play some games. <3

[everydaydg]

Alright... lets do this

I will start with a few games ive already started in 2023 but will need to put in some dedication to finish them.

I yknow its less work but I havent finish SJ in 2 years sooo... I might as well make a short list with em

with a small parathesis with my progress at the time of writting this

Contact (DS) (Currently in mid game)

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) (mid to late game)

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2) (I just need to kill lucifer god damm it)

Profesor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) (Early game)

Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star (DS) (Mid to late game)

Super Robot Wars W (DS) (Late game)

Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS) (Extremely early game)

Retro Game Challenge 1 & 2 (DS) (Mid Game/ Early to Mid game)

Front Mission (DS) (This is a bit maybe ngl. I may or may not pick it up this year, early game)

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS) (Somewhat early game)

Grim Fandango Remastered (PC) (Year 2 onwards, did year 1 in late 2023)

Eschatos (PC)(Made it close to the end)

We <3 Katamari Reroll (This counts as a replay buuut I might as well put it here, started it in late 2023 and am in early to mid game)

Okami HD (PC) (Im not even sure I will finish this game its so god damm BIG)(Early game to less early game... I just finished the first arc man and that took 14 hours- theres like 5 of those)

Lost Planet 1 & 2 (I would play 2 already but im waiting till I can fix my second 360 controller to do co-op)(PC/360)(Early-Mid/Early game)

I might be missing a few but feasably... I can get some of these done

Alright now onto games that ive been thinking about playing!

Keep in mind that I wont finish ALL of this, I might have cleared arround 70 console games last year but some of these are hefty and I might change my mind on playing some this year. I do end up playing whatever comes to mind often so this list is more to keep track of what I want to play more than anything.

* = might not clear it this year but will play

Rodea The Sky Soldier (Wii)

Yggdra Union - We'll Never Fight Alone (GBA)*

Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (DS)

Chrono Trigger (DS)

Custom Robo: Arena (DS)*

A whole lot of Mega Man (Star Force 1*, Zero 4, Classic 4-6, ZXA, another replay of MM&B, Legends 2*)

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (PC)

Bayonetta (PC)*

Blaster Master Zero 2****** (PC)(I say I will do it every year and every year I get a headache)

Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (PC)

Bloodstained Ritual of the Night (PC)

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (PC)**

Getter Robo Daikessen! (PS1)

Nightshade (PS2)

Summer Carnival 92' RECCA (3DS VC, one clear)

Gurumin : A Monstrous Adventure (PC)

Kingdom Hearts (Chain of Memories, 2 or something else)

Shin Megami Tensei 4 Apocalypse (3DS)****

Onimusha 2 (PS2)

Xenoblade 1 (Wii)

Raidou 2 (PS2)

DDS 1 & 2 (PS2)

Nanobreaker (PS2) (I actually saw an ep of GCCX that had an interview with part of the nanobreaker staff)

Galerians & Galerians: Ash (PS1/PS2)

Gundam Side Story Series (Saturn & DC)

Darius Gaiden (Saturn)

Hresvelgr (PS2)

Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)

As per usual I will replay a bunch of stuff but yeah! I will try to do a good chunk of these.

but who knows, maybe my final list of the year will be wildly different

Yknow what.

Im going to make a list of games I want to play this year!

I didnt do this in 2023, as I tried to somewhat follow the 2022 list I didnt finish (spoilers, I still havent finished it lmao)

Ill start making one on a reblog

[hermitdrabbles56]

Welcome to the Spaghetti Bowl

After staring at this blank post for TWELVE HOURS let's get this show on the road.

I go by many names but for the sake of simplicity and sanity just call me Hermit or some iteration of that. I go by they/them. and I am essentially a gremlin with so many thoughts that there are no thoughts.

My Ao3 is: HermitDrabbles56

because let's be honest I'm not going to remember to update this every time I post a fic..

Linked Universe AU's

At least the active ones:

The X-Files Boys

BNA Chain

Friendly Fire

Divine Beast (Nothing posted yet)

Monster Fight

Monkey!Twilight

Tender Betrayal

Porcupine!Time (Warning with this tag is some of sonicasura's wereporcupine au may be in there???)

Turtle!Wars

Witcher AU's

Active(ish): Note none of these are posted or talked about....yet..

Sky Pirate Eskel

Witchers and their Dragons (Eskel and Dragon Jaskier)

Depth of a Witcher (Eskel and Jaskier finally meet fic)

A dragon, 2 witchers and a baby

5 & 1 of Eskel having the brain cell

Drinking Songs for the Socially Anxious (Modern AU)

Others

Trollhunters Again

Fandoms And Chaos I Enjoy

This is just...a big cursed list of things that I am good at talking about.....I don't know why I'm doing this but here we fuckin go. Some of these I have binge watched into oblivion some of these I just greatly enjoy.

HTTYD and the subsequent tv shows

Treasure Planet (DreamWorks movie)

Rise of the guardians

Owl house

Tales of Arcadia

Linked Universe

Detroit Become Human

The Witcher (Game/Netflix)

Danny Phantom

Okami

Brand New Animal

Demon slayer

My Hero Acadamia

Godzilla Singular Point

Seven Deadly Sins (Netflix anime but Have not caught up since the third season)

Multiple cop shows just ask and I may know

X - Files

BBC Merlin

BBC Sherlock

Studio Ghibli (theres a handful I haven't seen but I know most..?)

Vox Machina

D&D and Pathfinder

Firefly

VARIOUS ANIMES I'm not a guru or anything but the list is long enough not even I have the time or patience to sort through and input them all

Flight Rising (even if my account is el deado right now)

Love Death & Robots

Stray (still need to finish)

Skyrim

Hellblade: Senuas sacrifice (still need to finish)

Inside job (I'm completely normal about this)

Disenchantment

Pyschonuauts

Dishonored

Good Omens (TV show)

Razias shadow, Hades Town and several other musicals

ANd God Knows What else

[shayminsh]

*bonks u with LISTENING TO YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS YOUVE GOT VERY GOOD INTERESTS (and cardboard tube)*

ANON ILY I SAW THIS AND I WAS LIKE "hmm i think ill save this for when i want to ramble about my interests since rn i cant think of ANY of my varied and many interests" AND THEN LIKE JUST NOW I WAS THINKING HMMMM I WANNA TALK ABOUT OKAMI BUT WHERE DO I DO THAT so now youre stuck here listening to me talk about issun!

dont click unless youre ready to scroll. a bunch.

issun,,,, thoughts. ough. waugh. woahoogjhoo. he's a punk. he has authority issues. probably an inferiority complex that he shoves deep deep down. He's been raised to become a celestial envoy. that's who he's going to be. shaped and molded into an artist from birth.

He tries, he improves, but he never gets the recognition he wants, the recognition he craves. His confidence tells him he deserves it, his confidence shows that he doesnt have to be STUCK doing this his whole life. I feel like being stuck is something Issun fears alot, actually. He needs to be free. He wants change when things arent going his way. He wants to be respected! He wants people to STOP CALLING HIM A BUG.

His entire character just- ough. The CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. MAN. The first two acts he's crass. He's immature. He's demanding. But he doesn't notice, or else he doesnt care. Because journeying with Ammy, even if its scary sometimes, even if times are uncertain, he feels free. Is this what being a Celestial Envoy is? Maybe it's not so bad.

He's still hiding from that destiny, mind you. Its more of a feeling that he can't name, won't name. Waka prods him about it, and it Pisses. Issun. Off. Can't he escape that? He left Ponc'tan for a reason! Why is it still plaguing him?

When Ammy visits Ponc'tan, Issun refuses to go in. And I got to wonder what's going on while she's in there. (Asides from the hilarious mental image of him sitting on a mushroom arms crossed just pouting) Is he guilty? Angry? Scared? I think it's a mixture of all of three, tbh. He's so so resentful of- is it Ishaku? Is it himself? Is he angry that he couldn't just wait to find his destiny as an envoy? He had to go find it himself? Then he was RIGHT! He's RIGHT and Grandfather is WRONG.

I know i'm skipping a bit but they find the arc of yamato and just. JUST. FUCKING. ISSUN TRIES TO SEPARATE HIMSELF. AMMY'S GOING ON TO FINISH HER DESTINY AND HE'S NOT COMING WITH. I HAVE SO MANY FUCKING FEELINGS ABOUT THIS SCENE BUT I NEED TO PLAY IT AGAIN BEFORE I TALK ABOUT IT JUST IN CASE I GET IT WRONG

Issun's goodbye breaks my fucking heart. He's resigned to not seeing her again. It's like all this time he's been growing closer and closer to who he's meant to be, and now he's backing away. He doesn't want a stiff goodbye, he doesn't want an emotional one. He wants Ammy to STOP looking so sad. What does she care, anyway? She needs to go to BRUSH GOD things! EPIC WORLD SAVING THINGS!!

Waka shows up and. BITCH WHY SO INSENSITIVE??? YOU COULDVE BEEN SO MUCH NICER. But also I think Issun really needed to hear someone say that he had to face facts, you know?

Waka prods him, Issun gets angry, he tries to enter the arc anyways. I GOT SO EXCITED SEEING THIS PART WE GET TO KEEP THE BELOVED BUT THEN BAM. A barrier forms and Issun is repelled. He falls back against the dissolving bridge. Issun falls into the cold lake as Waka leads Ammy into the arc.

What was he thinking while the arc closed? While his best friend Ammy disappeared to go to important- life threatening things- without HIM? I think he had a severe case of fomo for a minute there, but he stomped it down. It's not like- its not like this is HIS problem. What does he care anyways?

......no. He does care.

THIS IS THE PART. THE PART WHERE HE ACCEPTS THE SIDE OF HIMSELF THAT HES BEEN BEATING BACK WITH HIS LITTLE BRUSH SWORD FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN. IT ALL COMES CRASHING DOWN ON HIM. HE THINKS MAYBE THAT DUNK IN THE ICY WATER DID HIM SOME GOOD. HE STARTS TO DOGGY PADDLE TO SHORE.

THE PLAN FORMS IN HIS MIND. I- FUCK I NEED TOSTOP TYPING IN CAPS

The plan forms in his mind all at once. What if the reason he was hiding so long is that he didn't know HOW to do what he was trying to do? Now he knows. He feels it in his very being. He needs a scroll and some ink.

FUCKING. DUCKING FUCK HELL. IM. GENUINELY TEARING UP MAYBE ITS THE FACT THAT IM LISTENING TO RESET BUT-

Issun has to move fast. He doesn't know when, he doesnt know HOW he's so certain of this but- Ammy needs him. Ammy NEEDS a celestial envoy, and isn't it selfish of him to deny her one? Who's a better candidate, after all!!

Susano, Kushi, Oki, everyone they know, everyone they barely met. He meets with them all. He MAKES them listen, he MAKES them see. Don't you remember that white wolf that came through a while ago? She made you a drying pole, she saved your dog. She saved and defeated the water dragon. She ate all of your food, she won your race. Don't you remember? She's a god, silly! See her here? She's in trouble. I need you to believe in her, so that the sun can shine on us again.

FUCKING. TEARS IN MY EYES.

I like to think that Issun knew the whole time how much that saved Ammy's life. Powerless, facing the stupid fucking evil discount mike wazowski orb and missing her friend. I like to think that Ammy felt the warmth of the sun, too. I mean yeah she IS the sun but- all of those souls thanking her and believing in her? I like to think that it flooded her body with a determined burn that woke her up, spread through her veins and made her seethe with a power to dispense some Divine Retribution.

..

I think that after everything is all said and done, Issun feels ten times lighter. Not only because the world is saved and Ammy victorious, but because he did it. He became what he had to become, what he was so afraid of. He conquered his fear. Would Ishaku be proud now? You fucking BET!

ough,,,, i just,, i have so many feelings over him and i would write more of them out if i didnt just write a THOUSAND FUCKING WORDS OVER THIS PINT SIZED LIL SHIT

anyways bows impressively and remember you asked for this <3

[csmeaner]

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How you gonna encourage people to “use a similar palette” and “pick the features you like” from an existing design when that just happened two days ago in the scarffox group and Laneycore pitched a baby bitchfit about it and made a callout? They even succeeded in getting the palette changed in the end like they own the concept of black and green and y’all defending them for it. They didn’t like being ripped from and y’all stanning them for that yet turn around and then say “it’s okay to use similar palettes and take elements you like” which contradicts supporting Laneycore.

So what is the truth? Is it okay or is it not?

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god forbid i don't spoon feed you donkeybrains stuff you should've been able to figure out yourself. i guess i'll do the airplane thing for you too you fucking baby

i don't know if you read or not but most of the people here don't even agree with laneycore that the designs are similar enough to being ripped off and neither do i. what we're giving a fuck about is that fucking rude ass way scarfox staff talked down to them. did you finish 8th grade reading comprehension because it feels you didn't

copying would be like what zipperguts do and just 1:1 elements of a character onto another or that stupid fucking okami ripoff kitsunets did

what i and most average-intelligent people mean is to look at what part of the adopt you like and take that with you for your own, be it the fucking eye shape or hair color etc.. not fucking plagiarize but i guess you need to be reminded not to steal constantly with an ankle bracelet

did you learn something or do i need to bring out the flash cards too

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

//Ok, so admittedly last night after I finished posting, I was obsessing over this, so I thought up a whole bunch of Persona ideas for the 77th Class.

//Some of these are a bit of a stretch and need changing, because I basically just pulled them out of my ass, but this is what I got.

//Bare in mind, I chose these assuming we were following the Persona 4 Party Persona system where they’re all based on Japanese or Hindu gods.

//Also, if these choices are already demons that exist within the Persona and SMT series...it doesn’t matter to me. Yukari’s final Persona was Isis in Persona 3, but Isis has appeared in the series since taking on different appearances, so it doesn’t really matter in terms of overlap.

//Also, I’m not thinking too hard about Arcana’s with these. The choice I picked for Fuyuhiko is a Temperance Persona in the main series, but personally I associate Fuyu with the Hanged Man over most others, so just keep that in mind.

//So as established, Hajime gets Shiva, Mahiru gets Parvati and Akane, in my mind, gets Amanozako. Here are the rest of them.

Chiaki - Kikurihime: The kami enshrined at the Shirayamahime Jinja shrine, alongside Izanagi and Izanami. Also known as Shirayamahime-no-Okami. It is the actions of Kikuri-Hime that established the duty of Miko (Japanese priestess) of communicating with the netherworld on behalf of the living one. She has also been known as a goddess of mediation and matchmaking since ancient times. Given that Chiaki is the mediator of most conflicts between Class 77, both in DR2 and DR3, I think it goes well.

Nagito - Alakshmi: The Hindu deity of misfortune. As the embodiment of all that is inauspicious, including disease and poverty, Alakshmi was worshiped to prevent such tragedy’s. The reason I picked this one specifically is not just because of the Hindu ties, but also because it ties back to Nagito’s character and philosophy in almost every way. Alakshmi is the opposite of Lakshmi, and needs to be “removed” from the devotee’s home before Lakshmi and her blessings can come in. Much like how Nagito believes that Hope can only shine brightest when faced with dismal despair.

Nekomaru - Take-Minakata: Originally I was thinking of giving Nekomaru Take-Mikazuchi, because I think that really works for him. But that’s Kanji’s Persona in the original Persona 4 and in case we didn’t want any overlap, I instead went with the alternative part of the lore. When the dieties of the heavens came down to increase their power over the land, Take-Minakata went against Take-Mikazuchi in what was considered the first sumo match ever. He now serves as the deity of Lake Suwa, after losing both his arms in that sumo match.

Fuyuhiko - Jinkokuten: A guardian deity with fierce expression that protects the east of Buddha's realm. He is associated with the color white. In China, he is regarded as being harmonious and compassionate, using his pipa to play music in order to convert others to Buddhism. I myself, have associated Fuyuhiko as the white/yin to Peko’s black/yang, and also despite being an Ultimate Yakuza, he’s proven to be an incredibly compassionate man, and always looks out for everyone.

Peko - Shinigami: Hey Rain Code fans~ I know what you’re probably thinking, and no, I’m not talking about THAT kind of Shinigami. In Japanese mythology Shinigami are kami that invite humans toward death in certain aspects of Japanese religion and culture. Shinigami have been described as monsters, helpers, and creatures of darkness. The reason I went for this is because originally I was going to pick Mara, but given what Mara actually is in the main series...I am NOT giving it to Peko, even if it changes appearance.

Teruteru - Iwakamutsukari-no-Mikoto: Iwakamutsukari-no-Mikoto is the god of cooking housed at Takabe Shrine. I...don’t think I need to say much more than that. It’s name is a mouthful though, so I can only imagine how Teruteru would be saying it.

Gundham - Tamamo-no-mae: The immediate issue I had with Gundham was I planned to give him either the Hindu or Japanese god of wildlife, but that would have left me with Aranyani; a goddess with the complete opposite moniker of him, or Sukuna-Hikona, a Persona already possessed by Naoto in the original game. So I changed up my thinking and went with something that I thought would be cool. The links to Gundham through this point are 1 - Tamamo-no-mae is a chaotic being, much like Gundham is, 2 - Tamamo-no-mae themselves are a fox spirit, so the animal stuff is there, and 3 - they had ties to royalty, famously causing problems and corrupting them. Arguably, much like Gundham did to Sonia (or maybe the other way around? Either way...)

Sonia - Zorya: Ok, since Sonia is a foreigner and isn’t originally from Japan, I decided to break the rule with her on this occasion. Her Persona is based on a figure in Slavic folklore, a feminine personification of dawn, widely known as the  goddess of the morning star. She is also sometimes depicted as a warrior goddess who takes lead over armies and protects men in battle, tying it to Sonia’s role as a queen as well as how she’s surprisingly badass when she wants to be.

Kazuichi - Kanayago-kami: This one is pretty straightforward. a Kami of metal and metal-working, who, as believed by blacksmiths, lives mainly in Chugoku Region. I know Kazuichi isn’t a blacksmith, but this is what I picked over Honokagutsuchi, and THAT mess of a story. A god of metal working for a kid who...works with metal! (Also ignore the part of the lore where Kanayago-kami hates women and likes corpses, we don’t talk about that...)

Mikan - Kishimojin: Mikan gets this one because of how the story symbolizes her tragic past as both an abuse victim and a mass homicidal maniac, and how she’s working towards a life where she’s healthier, happier and more sound of mind, despite everything she went through. Kishimojin was originally a spiteful diety who ate children, but moved on and eventually became the goddess of children, thanks to the influence of Buddha showing her the consequences of her actions.

Ibuki - Ame-no-Uzume: I didn’t even have to think about this one. If you’ve played ANY of the Persona games, you would have at least heard Ame-No-Uzume’s history come up once. She once restored light to the earth by performing a nude dance to lure out Amaterasu, the sun god, who was hiding in a cave. Not saying Ibuki would do something of this caliber, but the random crazy solution that Ame-no-Uzume had to the issue definitely seems like an Ibuki-esque solution. Plus, Ame-no-Uzume herself is a goddess of the arts and revelry, two things Ibuki is synonymous for.

Ryuji/Imposter - Janus: I broke the rules again for Ryuji because his point of origin is unknown, thus I feel I can take the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. The reason I picked them is because of their multiple faces, symbolizing how Ryuji is able to adopt any identity and face at will.

Ryota - Shishigami: More commonly referred to as the forest spirit, Shishigami is a godly creature from the Studio Ghibli movie, Princess Mononoke. It is known as a god of life and death. Like I did with Kuripa, his Persona being based on a Phantom Thief from an old anime series, I gave Ryota a fictional god from a Japanese anime movie.

//That’s what I came up with, and I should note that I don’t have one for Hiyoko, because I have NO IDEA what to go with for her. The gods of dance from Japanese and Hindu religion respectively are Ame-No-Uzume and Shiva respectively, which we’ve already used.

//But yeah, I might be a little bit obsessed with both Persona AND Danganronpa.

-Mod.

Rpg Anon: I might as well talk about this. I don't completely intend to give class 77 all Hindu Personas but for Akane, I can't help but be stuck with the idea of giving her Kali. It's just way too similar between them. Absolute Bloodthirsty for battle and killing? Check. Dark skin? Check? Constant Hungry Appetite? Well, Kali doesn't eat her enemies but she sure does love actually drinking their blood and wearing their body parts as clothes, so Check.

My biggest concerns are this: ...Kali IS Parvati... Kinda. It's more like Parvati, who couldn't fight at all, needed to fight some guy who was blessed to not be able to be defeated by any male. So she basically reincarnated/morphed her being/had a personality switch (god powers are weird; just know they are different people but also the same person) into Durga. Durga kicked ass. But the guy was teaming up with a demon who kept spawning mini-selves from every drop of blood. Durga kept killing him but she got real fed up when an army came to be so she went bloodthirsty and became Kali who kicked every drop of blood. Kali clearly won but soon went on a rampage.

Now basically I'm just saying if I gave Akane Kali, it be weird cuz I'm basically saying Mahiru just suddenly morphed into Akane. I know Mahiru and Akane are good friends but idk about this.

And my second concern is this: You ever heard of those "step on me, mommy" memes. ...yeah... Shiva had to let Kali step and dance on him and turn into baby to get her to stop. (The baby part was cuz since Kali is still part Parvati, he knew that part of her would never harm a baby). I'm pretty sure Hajime is not into getting stepped on, by Akane or anyone.

//Yeah...no...

//Honestly, I think you would be better off giving Akane a different kind of Persona, maybe based on a God of different mythology.

//I have a suggestion for one: Amanozako.

//Amanozako was a monstrous goddess born from Susano-o keeping too much ferocity within himself until he vomited her out. Not only is there the link to Susano-o's stomach, but Amanozako reportedly liked to eat swords and other sharp weapons.

//Plus, Amanozako is a demon in the SMT series that hasn't appeared in Persona yet.

-Mod

[dnarez]

Chapter 35 - Family is... [END]

You decided that she should be cremated, and her ashes would stay on your room, while your crow doll would be cremated with it, since it was part of Haru.

You and Keigo spend two days  in a melancholy mood, but he did a good job of not leaving you alone, only when you ask he would give you space.

Keigo also dedicated himself to preen your small buds, and you did the same to his big and enormous wings, they got healthier than ever! And by the looks of it only a few more days were needed to heal completely.

But your heart and mind were heavy now that Haru was gone.

Keigo gave you a plushie look a like, so that you could always sleep with her in your arms, which was of great help.

You only ate junk food these two days, but you were quite surprised by someone knocking on the door on the morning of the 3rd day.

You and Keigo look at each other "Did you invite someone?"

You shook your head "no, did you?"

"No... wait here, I think I know who it is" he uncovered himself and got up from the couch, while you paused the movie and kept eating the popcorn.

"Oh... MY GOD!!"

"Wait! Okami-chan I can explain!!"

'Nii-san's voice? And... wait! He called her by her first name!!!'

"Do I look stupid to you?? Let me in, if you are not taking care of her, then I will" you look at the door, the Haru plushie falling from your lap

Okami comes inside, looks at the mess in the place, so much trash from the junk food you two had been eating and glares at Keigo "She just got out of the hospital! You should be more responsible!" She crosses her arms

He looks panicked "I-I know that I did wrong!! But she just lost her best friend! I was trying to comfort her!"

You ate popcorn while watching the scene unfold 'if big bro needs help he just needs to look at me'

The nurse sighs "I know, but she needs a lot of nutrients for a fast recover, I will help the two of you, Hawks-san please clean the house, I'll make some chicken soup, and prepare premade meals for you two, for this week and the next"

"Are you a good cook?" You get up a stand beside your brother.

She smiled and nod "do you want to help me?"

You nod eagerly "I can cook really well!"

"I agree!" Keigo says and goes to get the cleaning supplies.

"Let's go cook!" She grabs your hand, and you bring her to the kitchen.

You both cook together, and since she's a woman, she gives you a few advices on relationships, also telling about her sister first day on nursing, where she collapsed the first time Kitsune saw a corpse.

You laugh a lot with her and when your brother comes to the kitchen after cleaning everything he sits on the table and talk together.

"So... nii-san can call miss Amaterasu by her first name hu?" You say and see their faces become red.

"I let him, like... friends ya know?" She stares at the soup.

"She's right! We are friends!" Keigo agrees while blushing heavily.

Looking at them, you say "that's a shame you two look good together" you watch their faces get redder then tomatoes for a while a go to set the table leaving them in an awkward silence.

You chuckled to yourself 'he should be bolder it's obvious she likes him...'

The table was set and the three of you sat to eat the soup was very good and for dessert a fruit salad, a very healthy meal.

"I fell on the floor after that" Okami buries her face on her hand as you and Keigo laughs

"You could have asked for help!" Keigo says between laughs

"No! I wanted to do it alone"

"The price was just your face on the floor" you chuckle at her expense.

She pouts and avoids looking at you.

"Nii-san, you clean up, we will  go and pick a movie" you get up and run back to the couch hugging your plushie.

Okami stay behind helping him clean the table.

You hear them chatting, by the looks of it Keigo is more shy than you thought, Okami-san seems to be taking the lead of the pace that the relationship is going.

You put a Ghibli movie and wait for them to come.

Keigo is washing the dishes when he receives a kiss on his cheek, he looks at Okami surprised.

She smiles at him "You are a good brother, just need to get better at your parenting skills"

He blushes hard and nods "You think that I'm doing a good job?"

She shakes her head "I'm sure of it" Okami pats his shoulder "Keep doing your best and fix what you think it needs to be fixed, she is young, but was forced to grow up too fast, just let her finish healing and go back to training" she lays her head on his shoulder "I'm sure you lil birb will love it"

He blushes at the mention of the nickname he gave you.

Okami chuckles at him, when he finishes the dishes he dry his hands and look deep into her eyes.

She close her eyes, and he let their foreheads touch, closing his eyes, the feeling of being close to her was incredible, and now that he also have you in his life... this all seems like a dream, Keigo wish that it would stay like this forever.

"ARE YOU GUYS COMING OR DO I NEED TO GO TO MY ROOM?" you shout from the living room.

They laugh "We are coming!"

"EW, DIDN'T NEED TO TELL ME" Okami laughs more at your answer and Keigo's face blushes hard.

They go to the living room, and sit beside you, letting you stay in the middle.

"I love that movie!" Okami's tail wags behind her.

"Spirited Away? Never heard about it" Keigo announces, making you and Okami look at him surprised.

"Okay, we are going to binge watch Studio Ghibli" Okami nods at your comment.

The 3 of you chat while watching, you notice your brother's arm going behind your head to bed Okami's loose hair and decide to be his wing man.

"Okami-san, can you change sits with me? Nii-san won't stop moving!"

She chuckles and does so, now he had his arm around her shoulders.

But since you need payment for the good you have done, you lay your head on Okami's lap, where she combs your hair with her fingers, untying the knots, but also making you sleepy.

What a nice day.

You still can't believe that you have a family, this is everything you have ever dream off, a cute boyfriend, friends, your brother with you, and a very good school, now you just need to study and train hard, then you will be on the way to get your first wish, becoming a hero.

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This fic was supposed to be longer, but I got depressed, and will focus on my next fic, but this one had an abruptly ending, if I can, later I will come back to fix some things, and add others, but until that day comes, please check my other books, I hope you liked it here <3 thank you for the support.

[sassyduckqueen]

Miraculous: Rise of Anatis 40

Here's heroes day!!! God, this is the longest chapter I've ever written! A whooping 17,000 + words :O so if you decide to read this chapter, get a drink and get ready for a long read. Anyway, this was super fun to do. As for the akumatized heroes, I've got some fun facts about their chosen names in this. Culpeo, Abeille and Leatherback become Void Fox, Frelona and Tortue Serpentine. Void Fox is a reference to a type of Kitsune, known as the shadow fox, the void kitsune or dark kitsune. Frelona comes from the french word for Wasp and Tortue Serpentine is Snapping Turtle in french, which my friend Naruwitch suggested then we have Ryuko and Aspik. Ryuko becomes Okami and Aspik becomes Aapep. Now Okami is a legendary dragon who tends to be portrayed as evil and Aapep is another name for an ancient Egyptian deity who is the personification of chaos and takes the form of a giant snake. Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter :D

Oh and also I recommend going back and re-reading Reverser. I've edited it a little to work in with this chapter and Volpina.

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Chapter Forty: Heroes Day

"See you next time, Bug a boo!" Lady Noir called out as she ran off in a different direction then him. He smiled and shook his head before running off towards the Seine. He jumped off the building and threw his yoyo, swinging across the water and towards the Liberty. He landed on the roof and backflipped off before jumping through the porthole to his room. He landed on the floor as his transformation dropped before catching Tikki. Both of them let out a yawn before Luka stumbled to his bed and fell onto it almost instantly before crawling into it. Tikki helped him pull on the covers before gently kissing his forehead before curling up on his stomach as he breathed in, having fallen asleep straight away. However, his alarm went off two hours later, causing him to groan and hide his head in the pillow.

 "Five more minutes," He mumbled as it kept ringing. He groaned and slammed his alarm, silencing it before trying to go back to sleep. However, his second alarm went off, making him groan even more. Once again, he turned it off and went to fall back to sleep but the final alarm went off, turning on the radio. As the person on it talked, Luka groaned, wanting nothing more to sleep and was mentally cursing Hawkmoth for creating an akuma at 3.30am. However, his eyes widen when the host mentioned Heroes day and he jolted up, wide awake. Tikki gasped and jumped as he did before he grinned at her and jumped out of bed.

 "Are you ok?"

 "It's Heroes day!" He gasped, getting dressed and grabbing his school bag before he stopped with wide eyes. Tikki rose an eyebrow. "Oh no! I forgot to plan a good deed! Uh!! I am an awful human being,"

 "And the fact that you were up all night saving Paris isn't enough of a good deed?" She asked, causing Luka to shake his head.

 "Unfortunately not. You see heroes day is when everyday citizens preform a good deed for everyone's benefit " He explained, making her pull a thinking expression. "Besides, it's not like I can't tell anyone about been a hero and two it would count as Anatis' good deed, not mine... well, I'll just do what I did last year,"

 "What was that?"

 "See what happens and improvise," He grinned, making her smile. "Last year, Rose ended up needing help with something so I helped her. I'm sure there'll be someone I can help this year too,"

 "That's a great idea, Luka," Tikki smiled as he handed her a cookie. She happily bit into it as he made sure he has his books before pulling on his usual hoodie. He glanced over at the jacket Marinette made him and smiled to himself before turning to Tikki, who had finished her cookie. He opened his bag for her and she flew in before he closed it and left his room. He grabbed a piece of toast from the kitchen and gave Anarka a kiss on the cheek before heading up to where Juleka was. Almost instantly, he was hit with the emotion of the city, making him grin. All of Paris was singing today and it was a gorgeous song. For a second, he closed his eyes and let himself bask in it's crescendo before Juleka cleared her throat.

 "What are you doing?" She asked, as he looked at her.

 "Listening to the music of the city," He replied, making her roll her eyes before he grinned at her. "Shall we get going?"

 "Sure," She nodded, walking off. Luka shook his head and followed, smiling to himself. They passed several stores and saw lots of balloons. Luka smiled a little as he saw Juleka go bright red when she noticed several Culpeo themed things.

 "So what's your good deed for today, sis?" He asked, making her look at him.

 "Oh... well, me and Rose are sharing a good deed," She mumbled, moving the bangs from her eyes a little. "We're planning to doing a collection for Prince Ali's charity,"

 "That's a great idea," He grinned as they came to the school, along with some of the other kids. Rose was already there, waving happily and Ivan was stood with Mylene. They greeted Luka and when inside almost straight away.  Luka looked at his phone and decided to linger for a little bit. He closed his eyes and breathed in, once again listening to the melody of the city. He opened his eyes as he heard a familiar melody. Marinette was running over, causing him to look at his phone again. She was on time but only by a few minutes. She stopped to take a breathe, causing him to smile. "Hey, Melody, you ok?"

"Luka!" She gasped, jumping. The box she was holding flew out of her hands but he caught it, causing them both to let a sigh of relief as he handed them back to her. "Uh sorry,"

 "No, no... I'm sorry," He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck. "I didn't mean to make you jump,"

 "Ooh, it's ok!" She grinned before holding up the box. "Want a macaron?"

 "Sure," He smiled, taking a chocolate one before gently kissing her cheek. She blushed and smiled shyly. "Thank you,"

 "N-No problem," She gasped before jumping against as the bell rang. "Ah that's class! We have to go!! See ya for lunch! I have a favor to ask!!"

 "Ok," He nodded as she ran off. He shook his head and smiled a little as he walked to his classroom. He walked in and took his seat as Kagami waved at him. He smiled and waved back as Aurora rushed over with Jean and Mireille and wished him a happy heroes day. He wished them one back as Ms Mendeleiev walked in and clapped her hands.

 "Alright, students, we have an assembly so let's move it to the gym," She ordered, causing them to get up and grab their bags. They walked over to the gym and took seats as the other classes came in. There was a stage at the front with a couple of teachers stood on it already. Luka took a seat next to Aurora, who smiled at him. He smiled back as the rest of the classes took their seats. Marinette walked past with Alya, shaking her head as she walked behind her.

 "I don't get it, Marinette... I know you and Lila don't get on but she isn't lying about this," She sighed, making Luka frown as Marinette turned to her.

 "Not lying?! Alya, you know she's a liar!" She gasped, clearly stressed. "It is literally on your blog,"

 "Ok so it was a one time thing and who wouldn't want to know the heroes?" Alya gasped, shaking her head. "Besides, I asked her about that and she apologized. Sure, it wasn't cool to do that but she just wants friends, Marinette and she promised not to lie again so why would she be lying that she's in Achu?"

 "Because she's a liar, Alya," She gasped, looking annoyed. "Even Miss Bustier questioned her!"

 "Yeah and Lila literally showed us that she had permission from both her parents and her therapist," Alya sighed, pinching her nose. "Been away has been good for her. You know it's stressful getting akumatized. I mean you took a day off after yours,"

 "Exactly! I took a day! One day! Not weeks!" She gasped, making Alya roll her eyes. "And none of us got a 'trip' around the world to deal with our stress,"

 "True but her mom is also there and she's the Italian ambassador," She stated, making Marinette roll her eyes. "Look, why don't you give Lila a second chance for your good deed for heroes day? I know she was lying but trust me, girl, she's turned over a new leaf,"

 "No! She hasn't because she's lying!" Marinette gasped, sitting down and crossing her arms. Alya sighed and shook her head as Miss Bustier walked in front of the school and clapped her hands, getting everyone's attention.  

 "Hello everyone and welcome to our annual heroes day assembly," She grinned, causing everyone to look at her. "Now I know everyone may have a hard time working out what good deed to do for today but let's not forget today is about been able to be a hero for one day and your good deed doesn't have to be something huge liking helping save planet earth. It can be anything from making small donations to a local charity to helping an elderly neighbor. All we need is..."

 "A little imagination! Hoo, hoo!" Mr Damocles called as he ran onto the stage in his owl costume. "This year, Anatis and Lady Noir have been our heroes, protecting us from the terrible Hawkmoth. They have shown us that heroism is beyond comic books and fairy tales! Heroism is real and it is up to you to show how Anatis and Lady Noir have brought out the best in all of us, by been every day heroes! Now a few of our students will tell us their eyes to be everyday heroes! For those of you who have yet to work out a good deed, their suggestions may be able to inspire you! Over to you, Miss Bustier!"

 "Thank you, Mr Damocles," She smiled. "From my class, we have Nino Lahiffe and Alya Cesaire. Care to tell what you two have planned for heroes day?"

 "Of course, Miss," Nino grinned, standing up. The whole student body faced him, causing him to take a deep breathe. "I gotta admit. I never use to do anything for anyone before but Anatis and Lady Noir have showed me what been cool is really about... so, this year, I'm gonna visit the elderly down at the retirement home and play them all their favorite songs!"

 "Excellent, Nino," Miss Bustier smiled, clapping along with everyone else. "Alya?"

 "Last year, I wrote an article about public buildings providing disabled access," Alya stated as she stood up. "But after seeing Anatis and Lady Noir going that extra mile every single day, I decided that I too could do better... so I got the mayor's approval to improve facilities so disabled kids can actually attend our school!"

 She sat back down as she got a round of applause. Mrs Mendeleiev stood up next as the applause died down.

 "From my class, we have Aurore Beauréal and Kagami Tsurugi," She stated, causing both girls to stand up. "Girls, care to tell us what you have planned?"

 "Yes, Mrs Mendeleiev," Aurore nodded as everyone looked at her. "Me and the others at the Kidz plus tv studio will be doing a live show with celebrities guests and all proceeds we get will be donated to a number of children charities,"

 Everyone applauded again, making her smile as she sat down. 

 "Kagami?"

 "I have signed up to volunteer at a soup kitchen for a couple of hours on the weekend," She stated, getting a round of applause but she held her hand. "My family will also be making a considerable donation to a number of charities who help the blind and the visually impaired,"

 She got a huge round of applause for that one. She sat back down as the other teachers introduced to of their students who proceed to tell them what their good deed would be. Luka frowned to himself as a little as the whole thing made him feel like he wasn't doing enough. It wasn't that he was jealous of the other students. Far from it but compared to what they were doing, just helping a person out seems so small and trivial. He let a sigh out and looked around. He frowned a little as he saw Marinette didn't look happy either. He decided he would ask her what was wrong for lunch. Aurore leaned over to him and gently poked his arm, causing him to look at her.

 "You ok?" She asked, making him nod.

 "Yeah," He whispered back. "Just not sure I can match up to whatever one else is doing,"

 "I'm sure you'll do a cool deed, Luka," She grinned, making him give her a small smile as Mr Damocles took to the stage again as the lunch bell rang.

 "Alright, everyone, now don't forget that we have the parade this evening," He shouted before dismissing everyone. Luka got up and headed over to Marinette but before he could reach her, she bolted off causing him to frown but she did say she needed to talk to him. He took out his phone and messaged Juleka, saying that he was going to grab dinner at the bakery before heading there. He hummed a little as he walked there, glancing over and smiling as he saw the huge balloons of Anatis and the other heroes. His phone vibrated, causing him to take it out and read the text. Apparently, Marinette was going to be hosting a massive tasting party after the parade tonight and has invited everyone. She and the rest of Kitty Section will be going so she thought she'd inform him off it. He texted back, saying he'd love to go before walking over the bakery door. He knocked on the door and entered, causing Sabine to look up and smile. Marinette was talking to her father, who was looking at a list nervously.

 "That's not the same as every year, Marinette," He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck. 

 "How about just half then?" She asked, looking at her hand. "500 Macarons, 100 pies, 300 sweet buns and just a thousand croissants! That should be enough!"

 "Is that for the party at the park tonight?" Luka asked, making her jump and turn around. She grinned and nodded before turning back to her dad. 

 "You can do that... right?" She asked but Tom frowned and sighed, scratching the side of his head.

 "If I didn't have this giant Anatis cake to finish by tonight, I would gladly rise to the challenge but there's simply no way I can do both," He replied, making Marinette frown and look down. Luka frowned a little too. "I've committed myself, Marinette. I can't let the mayor down,"

 "I committed myself way over my head and now I'm gonna let everyone down," She sighed, slumping down on a stool. Luka frowned a little and moved over to her. She looked up at him with a sad expression. "Sorry, Luka,"

 "It's ok, Marinette," He smiled in a reassuring manner. 

 "You know it's not too late to tell your classmates the truth. I'm sure they'll understand like Luka has," Sabine smiled at him, causing him to nervously look down.

 "But it won't be very heroic..." Marinette muttered, looking down. 

 "Of course, it will," Sabine smiled, trying to reassuring her. "Been brave enough to face one's mistakes is heroic,"

 "You're right!" She gasped, jumping up and grabbing an apron as Luka rose an eyebrow. She rushed over to the door before turning to them as Luka rose an eyebrow. Her parents on the other hand appeared to be use to this. "If I get to it right away, I'll have enough time to make the macarons myself!"

 With that, she disappeared into the apartment, causing her parents to sigh as Luka shook his head a little. While he loved how passionate and enthusiastic Marinette was, he worried about her a little bit. Sabine cleared her throat, making him look at her as she held out two bags.

 "Would you mind making sure she's eaten, dear? Tom needs a hand with the cake," She smiled as he took the bags.

 "Of course, Mrs Cheng- I mean Sabine..." He muttered before nodding and heading into the apartment. Marinette was mixing something in a bowl and appeared to have already started to make the macarons. She grinned at Luka who placed the bags down before giving him the bowl and checking on the macarons in the oven. However, they were burnt, making her groan and sink to the floor, tears filling her eyes. Luka put the bowl down and knelt down next her as she sniffed.

 "This is just one big failure," She sniffed as he wrapped his arms around her. "I'm a terrible everyday hero..."

 "No, you're not,"

 "But I haven't done any heroic at all today... all I did was bring macarons to class wherever else is doing so much more. Alya is helping disabled kids, Nino is going to visit old people, Adrien is helping his classmates and all I've done is brought in stupid macarons," She mumbled, looking down as tears roll down her face. Luka frowned and gently wiped them away. She hugged her arms and let out a small sigh. "I doubt that made anyone's day..."

 "It made mine," Luka stated, causing her to look at him. She narrowed her eyes a little, looking for any sign of pretense or lies but her eyes widen when she didn't find any. Instead, she saw sincerity and honesty. 

 "T-That really made your day?"

 "Yeah," He smiled, causing her to blush as he looked to the side. "No one's ever offered me a macaron before... anyway, I think the bravest thing you can do is just tell everyone the truth... they'll understand,"

 "But that will ruin the whole party..." She mumbled, looking down as he frowned.

 "It's not the end of the world if it doesn't happen," He replied, making her sigh before he gently moved a stand of her hair. "I don't want to see you burn yourself out just to please everyone else, Marinette,"

 "Luka..." She muttered, blushing before gently leaning in and kissing his cheek. "Thank you,"

 "Let's have our lunches,"

 ~Meanwhile~

 "Lila?" Mrs Rossi stated as she knocked on her daughter's door. A few minutes later, Lila opened it and smiled falsely at her, though she was more focused on her phone. "Were you on the phone earlier?"

 "Oh, yes, it was my boyfriend, Adrien," She gasped, making her mother nod. "He just misses me so much,"

 "You weren't lying to me, were you?" She asked, briefly looking at her. Lila mentally cursed Anatis as his live interview with Alya had almost revealed her for the lying fox that she was. However, she did damaged control as best as she could. With Alya, she claimed that she just lied to be popular as she was afraid that no one would like her, especially since Marinette seemed to have it in for her. Alya was weary at first but she also was too willing to give Lila a second chance, especially Lila 'promised' not to lie again. She also convinced her that she didn't realize that she had overstepped boundaries with certain people and was learning how to understand social interactions with her therapist. Alya lapped it up and easily forgave her. The school, on the other hand, wasn't as easy but Anatis and Hawkmoth unintentionally gave her the perfect reason. She was far too stressed out to possibly come back to school right now. She knew she couldn't get it to last forever but it was a temporary solution. As for her parents. Well, that was the easiest. Her father dotted on his little princess, refusing to believe a word of Anatis' interview as he believed the ladyblog was ran by an amateur tabloid writer. He wasn't exactly wrong but this man is believed that Elvis Presley was abducted by aliens so pulling the wool over his eyes wasn't exactly hard. When he questioned it, she just turned on the water works and since he didn't want to upset his precious princess, he would drop it and ignore it. It helped that he worked aboard a lot of the time. Her mother on the other hand wasn't as easily convinced and she was forced to take a similar route to Alya. Of course, she promised not to lie again and to go to a therapist to get help but her mother's job worked to her favor as well. Since she was constantly busy with her job, she trusted her husband to arrange a therapist for Lila and since Lila was his little princess who could do no wrong, she was able to convince him to send her to a very basic therapist who was certainly not equip to deal with a teenaged pathological liar who knew how to exploit people's weaknesses and strengths to her advantage. She had even convinced the 'therapist' that she needed time of school to help her deal with the trauma. Contrary to popular belief, this wasn't the first time she had been exposed. The only difference was it wasn't a superhero who called her out last time. It was some snotty nosed kid who thought that people actually cared about what he thought. That's where she came up with the whole been bullied thing. It did wonders for her that time but she would have to play her cards a little differently this time. Most because she was dealing with a superhero but there's also the fact that someone else might catch on her lies and get akumatized. "Well?"

 "Of course not, Mama," She sighed, making her mum frown. She began to 'cry' as tears rolled down her face, causing her mother to gasp. "Y-You don't believe me, do you? I'm trying so hard to be a good person and you d-don't even believe me,"

 "Of course, I believe you, mia bella," She gasped, looked distressed. Her phone vibrated, causing her to looking at her phone as the sound of cheering caught Lila's attention. She moved over to her window and frowned as she saw people cheering in the streets. Huge balloons of Anatis, Lady Noir and the other heroes moved past, making her scowl as she closed the blinds. Her mother walked over to her. "It's just... Well... that interview Anatis did..."

 "B-But I didn't even do half of those things... I know I told the principle that Marinette had stolen off me but I really thought she had because of how she was treating me and because of what Chloe Bourgeois told me," Lila replied, making her mother frown as she took in her points. Seeing her chance to poison her mother's mind, she smirked a little. "It's not like Anatis is competent anyway..."

 "What do you mean?"

 "Well, he lost a miraculous which ended up in the hands of Chloe Bourgeois who used it to cause a crash and then was akumatized but he didn't take responsibility for his actions," She pointed out, noticing her mother had a thoughtful look. "I don't hate Anatis but he could at least own up to his mistakes instead of blaming someone else. After all, he blamed the Style Queen for it. I understand that Chloe is her daughter but none of that would have happened if he hadn't been careless..."

 "You have a point, mia bella," Her mother replied, making Lila smirk a little. "And these akumas are concerning. I'll bring it up in the next embassy meeting. Ciao, mia bella. Your lunch is in the fridge. I'll try not to be home too late,"

 She kissed her hand and walked off, failing to notice Lila's wicked smirk before she glared at her closed blinds. She turned on her heel and walked over to her laptop, logging back on. She went onto a news website and the ladyblogger, growling as she saw the recent video from Alya that was devoted to Anatis and the other heroes. It was showing a bunch of floating balloons that had the faces of the heroes on it. She growled as she saw the Anatis one and rolled her eyes at the Culpeo one. She was the better and the original fox. Volpina was the best and these were just second rate heroes compared to her, especially that pretender Anatis. He may pretend to be the kind hero that everyone loved but she knew the truth. He was a cruel and malice bully, who deserved to fall for calling her out. Sure, she lied but it wasn't hurting anyone and he didn't have to ruin her chances with Adrien. He would be hers by now and she would be worshiped by all of Paris as the true hero if it wasn't for that goody two shoes and his dumb sidekick, Lady Noir. She nearly had him at her mercy with that Marinette illusion but that stupid cat worked out it was an illusion. She didn't think it was possible to hate someone more then Marinette but that was before she met Anatis. At least, Marinette was easy to torment and it was child's play to get her expelled. Targeting Anatis wasn't going to be as easy. In fact, it would be the most challenging take down of her life, which is why she had prayed every night that Hawkmoth would choose her again. She longed to have her powers back and squash that nasty bug. 

 "Liar," She growled, flicking through different channels as she glared every moment. All of them showed something on Anatis and his pathetic team. They showed him stood next to the mayor, waving shyly at the cameras or standing with some little kids in Anatis themed merchandise. "Traitor! Coward!"

 "In honor of the wonderful Anatis, who has saved my son, Adrien, and myself and who has relentlessly protected us everyday, I have financed this tribute to him and his team of heroes," Gabriel Agreste stated, causing Lila to stay on that channel as she stared at the screen. Gabriel moved his hands together and looked up at the camera. "Anatis is clearly a true hero... unlike false heroes such as Actis, Lady Copycat and Volpina!"

 Lila gasped and threw her laptop against the wall in rage. How dare Anatis think he is better then her?!

 "I hate you, Anatis!!" She screamed as she began to trash her room. She would give anything to be Volpina again right now. Then she could show Paris who Anatis really was. She would reveal him for the monster and fake he is. After all, he ruined everything for her and she was yet to have her revenge. She swiped her desk before sinking down to her knees before hugging them. "I hate you, you stupid bug!"

 The sound of fluttering got her attention, causing her to look up and gasp in surprise as she saw an akuma right near her. It flew into her bracelet, causing it to turn dark as a connection with Hawkmoth formed. A wicked smile came across her face as she felt him inside her head.

 "Volpina," He stated, making her grin even more.

 "Hawkmoth,"

 "Your dreams were once a reality until Anatis turned them into a nightmare," He declared as she stood up. "Reclaim your power of illusion and make this heroes day a nightmare for all Parisians,"

 "With great pleasure, Hawkmoth," She declared, moving her arms up in front of her face before moving them to the side. The purple smog engulfed and transformed her into Volpina. She climbed out the window and jumped across the rooftops until she got to the Eiffel Tower. She jumped up and landed on top of it before stepping onto the fencing. She narrowed her eyes as she looked down at the city, happily celebrating their heroes. Noticing a helicopter near by, she smirked and listened to what the reporter was saying with her fox hearing.

 "Look at these Parisians," The blonde reporter stated as they filmed live. Volpina's smirk increased. "So happy to be parading in honor of their heroes,"

 "Well, that won't do," She stated as she narrowed her eyes. "That won't do at all,"

 Smirking to herself, she took out her flute and placed it to her mouth as she envisioned the illusion she wanted. When it was clear in her mind, she played a tune on the flute, creating a ball of light at the bottom of it. She threw it towards the parade, causing a bright orange light to cover it. When it disappeared, there stood Lady Noir facing a very scary looking Anatis.  

 "Look, Mummy," A little girl stated, pointing to the balloons. "Annie looks weird,"

 "Come on, sweetie," Her mother stated, kneeling next to her. "That's not Anatis... that's..."

 She gasped as she looked over and saw Anatis and Lady Noir. Only her daughter was right. This Anatis didn't look like his normal self. Unlike the normal one, he had pure black hair and his skin was a little paler then usual. His outfit was reversed with red spots and sides on a black back ground instead of red background with black spots and sides. He also had long black gloves that showed off his hands, revealing his nails were black and his boots were completely black and styled like combat boots. His mask, yoyo and earrings were reversed as well, along with his boots but the bit that really sealed was the dark smirk on his lips and his eyes. His normally blue eyes were replaced with black scleras and crimson irises. Not only did he look terrifying but he wasn't standing with Lady Noir. He was fighting her. Luckily, the cat girl was giving it as good as she got but it was a scary sight.

 "Anatis?!" She gasped, causing other people to look as he grabbed Lady Noir and threw her his shoulder, sending her flying across the Culpeo balloon. She managed to recover and landed on it, taking out her baton as Anatis let out an evil laugh that send shivers down the spine.

 "Move out of the way everyone!" Lady Noir shouted, panic clear in her voice. "He's been akumatized!"

 He jumped across to the balloon she was on and laughed again before looking at her with a psychotic grin.

 "What's the matter, Kitten?" He asked, tilting his head to the side. She growled but didn't answer. "Cat got your tongue?"

 "Annie, this isn't you!" She gasped, clearly not wanting to fight him. "You can fight this! You can fight against Hawkmoth!"

 "Aww, such sweet words, kitten," He replied, playing with his yoyo. "But you didn't take one thing into account!"

 He threw the yoyo at her, causing her to knock it back as he grinned.

 "Oh and what's that?" She asked, charging at him. 

 "I don't want to!" He grinned back, jumping up and slamming his fist towards her. Luckily enough, she jumped out of the way before he could hit her, making him growl before he straightened up and narrowed his eyes. She narrows her back as he threw up his yoyo. "Dark Charm!"

 "D-Dark Charm?" She gasped as he summoned a huge blade and grinned evilly at her. She gasped as he charged at her, trying to cut her into tiny pieces before she managed to grab the sword and threw it away from the scene, causing him to growl.

 "You think that will stop me?!" He roared, trying to kick her and hit her. She dodged and blocked his attacks before he threw his yoyo at her. She managed to move her head but he brought it back and threw it again, causing her to move and jumped back as the helicopter filmed them. Distracted by the yoyo, she didn't see his foot coming until he kicked her, causing her to fall back. She landed on her feet and faced him as he spun the yoyo, walking towards her. She backed away as he smirked evilly. "It's over, Kitten. You know I can't be beaten so give me your miraculous!"

 "Never!" She screamed, running away from him. He smirked evilly and ran at her, spinning his yoyo. She jumped up and he followed, clashing with her in the air. She intentionally got the upper hand but he headbutted her and hit her with his yoyo, sending her flying onto the Leatherback balloon as he landed on it. Blood was dripping down her chin as she weakly looked up at him.

 "I'll tell you one more time," He started as everyone gasped, looking at them. "Give me your miraculous,"

 "No," She growled, getting back up and taking a fighting stance. "If Hawkmoth wants a ring so badly, he can go to the jewelers like a normal person,"

 "Now, now, Kitten," He scolded, glancing at her. "It's rude to deny a request from a friend of a friend. Clearly, I'm going have to teach you some manners,"

 "We're not gonna be friends until you're deakumatized, Annie," She shouted back, causing him to growl and throwing his yoyo towards her. She caught it around her arm and held her hand to it. "Cataclysm!"

 "I don't think so, Kitten," He growled, yanking her towards him and grabbing her hands, holding one behind her back and one in the air. She struggled against him as he moved his lips closer to her ear. "I've always wondered what would happen if your cataclysm was used on a person... let's find out, shall we?"

 "No!" She cried out as he slammed her charged hand onto her chest, causing her to gasp as a tear rolled down her cheek. Her body appeared to turn to coal and disappeared into dust as the wind blew. He laughed and picked up the ring, holding it up as he looked at it as a purple mask appeared over his face.

 "You've won, Hawkmoth. I have both the ring and the earrings!" He declared, making everyone panic before the mask disappeared. He held up his hands like a typical villain and laughed evilly. "Fear, people of Paris! Your heroes have fallen and there is no one left to save you!"

 He let out a wicked laugh before swinging away, leaving devastation in his wake. Volpina smirked to herself as she grinned from the Eiffel tower. That when even better then she expected. A purple mask appeared around her eyes, making her smirk.

 "My dear Volpina, you've performed your role very well for the time being," Hawkmoth declared as she smirked. "We will meet again, very soon,"

 "I'll be waiting, Hawkmoth,"

 ~Hawkmoth's Lair~

 "So much sadness! So much disappointment!" Hawkmoth declared as he looked up at the window. "I can feel the chasm of despair and fear able to open about to open and swallow up every single Parisian... my dear Volpina, you've performed your role very well for the time being. We will meet again, very soon,"

 "I'll be waiting, Hawkmoth," She replied, causing him to call back the butterfly he used to grant her powers. With that one called back, he took another one and corrupted it before turning to Nathalie.

 "Are you ready, Nathalie?" He asked as she walked over.

 "They've been keeping you from achieving your dream for too long," She declared, looking up at him. "I will go to any length to end the reign of Anatis and Lady Noir,"

 "Good," He declared, looking at her before he placed his hand on the tablet she was hold and lifted it up. He placed the akuma on it, causing it to enter the item and set up the psychic link before him and Nathalie. "Catalyst, you've always been my most loyal supporter. I give you the ability to boost powers,"

 She nodded, transforming into a strange looking akuma. She had periwinkle skin and wore a black helmet with a red visor with black edges and a red spike pointing towards the back of her head, leaving her mouth exposed. She was also wearing a black dress suit. It had stiff shoulders, a dark red front and swan neck collar with red arrow-shaped sections in the center. The sleeves covered her entire arms, with the tips of her fingers fading into red. She also had pocket-like ridges on each side of her hips, and her pant legs came down to her feet, turning into red high-heels with red soles and tips. She took Hawkmoth's arm and placed her other hand over the top of his cane, infusing it with a crimson energy.

 "Hawkmoth, I give you the power to release as many akumas as you desire," She declared as he looked at her. "From now on, you are the almighty scarlet moth,"

 A red energy traveled up from his feet, transforming his outfit into a crimson version. He grinned as the transformation was complete. He took out his cane, spinning it before tapping multiple butterflies with it. Each one turned into a scarlet akuma, causing him to smirk even more before addressing them.

 "Fly away my little akumas!" He declared, continuing to tap more butterflies with his cane. "Find the Parisians as they despair over Lady Noir and Anatis' final hour and evilize each and every one of them!"

 He threw his arms out, causing the scarlet akumas to flutter out of the window and decent on Paris as he smirked at them. Once they had left, he turned to Catalyst.

 "Stand here while I head to the Eiffel tower," He ordered, getting a nod of her before he dropped his transformation and left as Gabriel Agreste. It would be much easier to get to the tower as Gabriel Agreste then as Hawkmoth after all.

 ~At the Bakery~

 "You ok?" Marinette asked, causing Luka to look up from his phone. "You keep looking at your phone... Am I boring you?"

 "Oh, no!" He gasped, shaking his head. "I was just keeping an eye on time so we're not late for the rest of school,"

 "Ah, ok," She smiled a little as she cleared up their lunches. They had disposed of the burnt macarons as well. "What time is it anyway?"

 "Nearly time to head back actually," He replied, getting up. "Shall we head back to school? I've got double art,"

 "Lucky you," She huffed, grabbing her bag and walking with him into the bakery. "I have double maths,"

 "Ouch," He replied as they waved to her parents. Sabine gave him a grateful smile and a thumbs up before grabbing something for Tom as they left. Almost as soon as they stepped out of the bakery, Luka was hit with an intense amount of fear and despair that it actually caused him to stumble back and grip his head in pain, causing Marinette to look at him with worry.

 "Luka?" She gasped, moving over to him. "What's wrong?"

 "I.. I don't know... I just... never mind..." He muttered, looking to the side. While she knew he was a musical empath, she didn't actually know how deep his empathic abilities went. Most people would think that the music is his empathy but they are far from it. The music is simply how he projects it into the world but it's not the ability itself. For him, the feelings that he plays, he actually feels them as if they are his own. He can feel other's pain and symptoms when they are sick or their sorrow when they are down. Music was an outlet for him as it can become too much to have everyone's feelings as well as your own. It especially helps with the whole akuma thing. Marinette gently took his hand, making him look at her.

 "You can tell me," She smiled, making him look at her before nodding.

 "The world sounds different," He replied, making her frown. "Like this morning, the song of Paris was glorious this morning. Everyone's hearts were singing happily at their fullest,"

 "And it's changed?" She asked, making him nod. "To what?"

 "It's fear..." He muttered, making her frown. "Something isn't right..."

 Before she could question him any farther, he grabbed her hand and ran as fast as he could to the school. As soon as they walked through the door, Marinette realized he was right. Everyone was in the courtyard but they were completely silent and looking at their phones with horrified expressions. Marinette looked at Luka before the two of them rushed over to Juleka, Rose and Mylene. 

 "What's going on?" Marinette asked, causing Rose to look up at her before she showed them a news broadcast on her phone.

 "Lady Noir defeated," Nadja Chamack stated, looking heartbroken. "Anatis in the clutches of the terrible Hawkmoth! This is Paris' worst nightmare!"

 "What?!" Marinette gasped as Luka frowned deeply. "I... I don't understand..."

 "A-Anatis was akumatized..." Mylene sniffed, making her frown deeply. "Lady Noir tried to stop him but he used her cataclysm on her..."

 "No..." Luka gasped, looking what the girls mistaken for distraught as they nodded. Marinette covered her mouth as Jagged Stone appeared on the video.

 "Anatis defeated?" He gasped, playing a sad song on his guitar as Clara Nightingale looked heartbroken. "Nothing will ever be rock and roll again!"

 "We'll have to cancel the concert?!" She gasped, causing him to play his hand on his head dramatically and pull her in for a hug.

 "You're right, Clara," Nadja gasped, sadly. "There's no sense in celebrating Heroes Day either,"

 She closed her eyes sadly as Luka frowned and Marinette looked afraid before she turned to him.

 "You were right..." She gasped but the sound of screams came from the video, causing them both to look back as the camera turned, showing red butterflies fluttering towards everyone. Clara and Jagged ran away from them as Nadja attempted to swat them but then one of them went into her mic and engulfed her arm with a red energy, causing her to fall back before the video briefly cut off. Marinette looked at Luka, who was frowning deeply.

 "Akumas?" She asked, frowning.

 "Red ones..." He muttered as the video went back online. This time showing Prime Queen.

 "Dear viewers, what does makes sense is getting ready for the coming of..." She declared, gesturing to the side as Guitar Villain rose up, causing Luka to grit his teeth a little.

 "Our New Lead Rockstar..." He stated, playing his guitar as Frighteningale spun onto the screen.

 "Scarlet Moth!!" She sang, making both Marinette and Luka gasp. Literally as hundreds of Scarlet Akumas fluttered over the school. One of them aimed for Marinette but Luka grabbed her and pulled her to him, glaring at it and daring Hawkmoth to come at him. He would keep his promise and hunt him down. The butterfly seemed to know what he intended as it fluttered away from him, causing Marinette to look up at Luka with awe as students and teachers began to get akumatized as they panicked. One flew over to Mylene, turning her into Horrificator. Ivan backed away as one came towards him but Luka ran over and pulled him away from it as a number fluttered over to Juleka and Rose, who were backing away from them. Adrien and Kagami backed away and ran from the school as fast as they could. He didn't blame them.

 "T-This is bad..." Juleka gasped as she and Rose backed away from some. "R-Real bad... Aah!"

 "Juleka!" Luka gasped, causing one to come at him again.

 "Don't let fear get a hold of you, Juleka!" Marinette called out, causing his heart to flutter. The akuma stopped, confused about his conflicting emotions and giving him a chance to came down. He took a deep breathe before glancing at his sister and Rose.

 "Marinette's right!" He shouted. "Don't let fear control you, Jules!"

 "Remember, there's a hero in everyone of us!" Miss Bustier added in as they moved in closer to people.

 "As long as we show we aren't scared! Hoo, hoo!" Mr Damocles added in as Nino ran past. Almost instantly, he got turned into the Bubbler, causing Alya to cry out before she turned into Lady Wifi. Luka frowned as more people panicked, creating more fear. He climbed onto a bench and looked around before he placed his fingers in his mouth and whistled loudly, getting everyone's attention.

 "Everyone, listen!" He shouted, making people look at him in surprise. "We can beat this because they are nothing but stupid little butterflies and we are Parisians and we do not go down without a fight! Jules, you are not easily scared! And Rose, thinking of pink and fluffy kittens!"

 Juleka took a deep breathe and began to calm herself down, glaring at the akumas at it.

 "That's it!" He grinned. "Don't let fear get the better of you,"

 Rose nodded and took a deep breathe too, glaring at the butterflies as well. Luka jumped down as Dark Cupid swooped down, terrorizing a few people and allowing them to turn into akumas. Marinette was helping a few people escape as Luka rushed over to her, along with the others.

 "We can't stand here," She pointed out, making him nod. "Or we'll end up been akumatized,"

 "It might sound crazy but we need to split up and find a safe hiding place in the school," He points out, making everyone nod and split. He rushed over to the boys bathroom and opened his jacket, causing Tikki to fly out. 

 "This is bad!" She gasped, causing him to nod.

 "There's too many to fight at once. We need to see Master Fu right away," He muttered before transforming into Anatis. He slipped out of the bathroom and made his way to the roof, keeping low as he saw the akumas. They were leaving the school, making him let out a sigh of relief but he did wonder where they were going. He had a feeling he would find out but he needed to get to Master Fu's. He jumped off and swung off, landing on the rooftop. He swung down to the ally but stopped as he felt like he was been followed. He glanced around but saw nothing. However, he didn't go to Master Fu's shop. Instead he opened a manhole and headed down there. He moved around the corner and frowned as the manhole was opened and closed again. He narrowed his eyes as Vanisher moved down and threw is yoyo at her but to his surprise, she dodged it and charged at him, knocking him back. She dived at him but a baton knocked her back, causing her to dodge. Taking the chance, he got his feet and grabbed her glasses, breaking them before catching the butterfly and purifying it as Vanisher turned back into Sabrina. He let it go as Lady Noir grabbed her baton and rushed over to him. 

 "Annie!" She gasped, hugging him. He hugged back. "God, I was so worried when I didn't see you on the roofs,"

 "I'm sorry, Kitten," He gasped before glancing to Sabrina, who was confused. "I had a tail to get rid off,"

 The two of them looked at her before Lady Noir let go and Anatis walked over to her. She gasped and backed up a little, causing him to frown but he knelt down in front of her as Lady Noir walked over. Sabrina gasped and looked at her in surprise.

 "Lady Noir? You're alive?!" She gasped, making both heroes frown before she looked at Anatis. "And you're not akumatized?!"

 "Akumatized?" He asked, making her nod before looking at Lady Noir.

 "Y-Yeah, everyone saw it on the news!" She gasped, making him frown even more. "You were akumatized and you killed Lady Noir... but it wasn't real because she's here right now and you're you... you are you, right?"

 "Yes, Sabrina," He smiled, causing her to hug him. 

 "I'm so glad!" She gasped, tears rolling down her face. "It was just..."

 "An illusion," Lady Noir muttered before Sabrina jumped on her. "Whoa!"

 "An illusion..." Anatis muttered, standing up before his eyes widen. "Volpina!"

 He turned Sabrina, who had let go of Lady Noir.

 "Sabrina, head back to the school. It's probably the safest place right now," He stated, making her nod as he walked over to Lady Noir and began climbing up after her. 

 "I will do, Anatis!" She grabbed. "And when I get there, I'm gonna tell everyone not to lose hope, cause the real Anatis and Lady Noir are still going strong!"

 "Well, it is heroes day after all," Lady Noir grinned as she opened the manhole.

 "And we wouldn't miss it for the world," Anatis continued before the two of them climbed out of the sewer and ran to Master Fu's shop. Checking that no one was around, they headed inside and knocked on the door. Master Fu answered it, looking afraid.

 "I always knew that Hawkmoth would one day realize how powerful he could be," He muttered, letting them in. "That day has come,"

 He walked over to the phonograph and took out of the miracle box, placing it in front of the two heroes and opening it.

 "Anatis... Lady Noir... you must pick an ally you can trust to fight along side you this mission," He stated as the draws popped open. Anatis reached for them as he looked at him, working out some sort of plan. "Once the mission is over, you will get the miraculous back from them and return it to me,"

 Anatis nodded and looked around at the miraculous. He honestly didn't know what to expect. Lady Noir leaned near him.

 "Take them all, Annie," She whispered, making him look at her. "They're need to be as many of us as possible..."

 "No, Kitten. In this case, less is more," He stated, surprising her. "We don't have time to find new holders and explain everything again. We need allies who already know what they're doing,"

 He grabbed the bee, the fox, the dragon and the snake before looking up at Master and gesturing to his bracelet.

 "May I, Master?" He asked, causing Master Fu to take off the bracelet and handed it to him. "Hawkmoth wants miraculous and that's exactly what he's gonna get,"

 "You got a plan?" Lady Noir asked, leaning on her baton as Anatis took out his yoyo and checked something before she walked over to the draw with the little boxes in. She grabbed enough for the miraculous as he walked over to her.

 "The akumas are all heading to one place," He stated, showing her. "The Eiffel Tower... we're gonna head there too... as soon as we have help that is,"

 "Calling in the cavalry?" She grinned as he placed the miraculous in the boxes. He put the fox, the bee and the turtle in his yoyo before handing the snake and the dragon to her. She took them and put them in her pocket.

 "Once you've collected Ryuko and Aspik, head to the Palais de Chaillot," He stated, getting a nod of her as he walked over to the window. She moved over and quickly gave him a kiss on his cheek, making him blush before he saluted her and dived out of the window. He landed on another building and saw Lady Noir heading to the neighborhood where Kagami lived. He smiled a little before diving off that building and swinging through the city. He landed on the school building and jumped down into the courtyard before looking for Ivan, Rose and Juleka. He found Juleka and Rose in one of the locker rooms, trying their best to fend off scarlet akumas. Juleka was holding Rose and gently talking to her while trying to keep her own emotions under control but he could tell they weren't going to last much longer. Just as two akumas fluttered towards them, he burst through and caught them with his yoyo, causing both girls to look up and gasp. "I don't think so,"

 "A-Anatis?!" Rose gasped as he let the two purified butterflies go. Juleka stared speechless as Rose began to cry tears of joy. "It's really you?!"

 "Yes," He smiled, causing her to hug him. He gently hugged her back as Juleka walked over before sighing. "I'm really sorry for what I'm about to do. I know that I'm able to reveal your secret identities but I haven't got time to find excuses to give them you separately,"

 He took out two of the boxes from his yoyo.

 "Culpeo and Abeille," He stated, holding them up to them. "I need you both,"

 "You're Culpeo?!" Rose gasped with massive eyes as she held her face, causing Juleka to blush as she took her box. "So cool!!"

 "And you're Abeille?" She asked back as Rose nodded with enthusiasm as she grabbed her box. "Awesome,"

 "Why didn't you tell me though?" Rose asked as Juleka opened the box and allowed Trixx to manifest.

 "It was suppose to be a secret, right?" Trixx grinned as Juleka put on the necklace.

 "Trixx, let's pounce," She mumbled before swiping her necklace as Trixx got sucked into it. She swiped her hand over her eyes, creating her mask before holding out her arms as the orange energy spreaded over them and her body, creating her outfit. She swiped her hands over her hair, creating her ears and changing it to orange and black before swiping her hands down her back, creating her tails. An orange light appeared on her back, creating her flute and completely the transformation. Rose squealed in pure excitement as Culpeo nodded at Anatis. "Ready when you are, Boss,"

 "Good," He smiled before looking at Rose, who nodded and opened her box. Pollen manifested and bowed to her.

 "Greetings, my queen," She smiled, making Rose smile. "It is good to see you again,"

 "Same here, Pollen," She replied before fixing the comb into her hair before holding her hand up. "Pollen, Buzz on!"

 She threw her head back as her hair turned honey blonde and black strips appeared in it before holding up her arms as a golden light traveled up her body from her feet, creating her suit before the second light appeared, giving her gloves and adding the black detail to her suit. She swiped her hand across her face, creating her mask as her transformation completely.

 "Let's go kick some akuma butt!" She declared, causing Culpeo to giggle and Anatis to shake his head.

 "Head to Palais de Chaillot but stay low," He ordered, making them nod. "Lady Noir is collecting Ryuko and Aspik and I need to find Leatherback. I'll meet you there as soon as I've got him... be safe,"

 "You too, Anatis," Culpeo nodded before taking Abeille's hand and leaving through the window. Anatis turned on his heel and left the locker room.

 "Now if I was Ivan, where would I hide?" He muttered to himself before clicking his fingers. "Of course,"

 He ran to the music room and looked inside before opening the door and looking around. He found Ivan hiding under the table as best as he could as he hugged his knees but as soon as he saw Anatis, he jumped up.

 "Is it really you?!" He gasped, making Anatis nod. He lifted him off the floor as he crushed him in a hug before putting him down. "I'm so glad you were deakumatized.... but Lady Noir..."

 "Is alive and kicking," Anatis grinned, making Ivan look at him in surprise. "And I was never akumatized. It was just a cruel illusion, engineered by Hawkmoth and excused by Volpina, to create mass panic and sorrow,"

 "That's awful," Ivan gasped, looking disgusted. "Mylene was re-akumatized... I would have been too if my pal Luka hadn't helped me... you know you should consider him for a miraculous. He's really brave,"

 "I'm sure he is but right now, we need to focus on the task at hand," Anatis replied, trying not to give away how happy he was that Ivan saw him as brave. He took out the last miraculous box. "I need Leatherback's help. You up for it?"

 "You bet ya, Anatis," Ivan grinned, taking the box and open it. "Sup, Wayzz,"

 The two of them did a secret handshake before Ivan slipped on the bracelet.

 "Wayzz, shell on," He declared, causing Wayzz to be sucked into the bracelet before stomping his feet on the ground and pushing his arms out, causing a green energy to creating his outfit. The green energy burst from the center off his chest, creating his emblem that resembled a turtle's shell attached to a harness. The energy traveled down his arms, leaving a gray strip in it's place before causing green spikes to burst from his gloves before he pulled down a pair of goggles over his eyes as the blonde tuff of his hair turned a forest green, completing his transformation. "Alright, Boss, what's the plan?"

 "We're heading to Palais de Chaillot," Anatis declared before the two of them ran out of the music room and jumped up to the roof, heading to the Palais de Chaillot.

 ~Meanwhile~

 Lady Noir jumped across the roofs until she came to Kagami's house. She dived down into the garden as Kagami practiced her fencing. She stopped as soon as Lady Noir landed in the garden and rushed over to her.

 "You're alive?!" She gasped, causing Lady Noir to nod. "And Anatis? Is he... still akumatized?"

 "No, he never was," Lady Noir explained, making Kagami frown deeply. "It was an illusion,"

 "An illusion?" She asked, frowning deeply. "That was an extremely cruel one,"

 "Indeed but part of Hawkmoth's plan," She replied, reaching into her pocket and taking out a box. "Which is why we have a plan. You in?"

 "Of course," Kagami grinned before taking the box from Lady Noir and opening it, causing Longg to manifest. "I'm honored to see you again, Longg-sama,"

 "The honor is mine, Kagami-san," He replied, nodding and making her smile as she put on the choker. "We shall accomplish great things together.

 "Indeed," She replied before holding her arms out. "Longg, bring the storm!"

 Longg got sucked in her choker. She held her fingers in the peace sign and moved them across her eyes, creating her mask. She threw up her left hand, creating a dark light that created her glove. It traveled down her arm and body, creating her outfit as she held out her other arm. She held her head up as a golden light covered her hair, creating her horns before the same golden light created her sword on her back and the tail detail on her suit, completely her transformation.

 "Alright, let's go find Adrien," Lady Noir grinned.

 "I believe he should be at home with his bodyguard," Ryuko stated, getting a nod of Lady Noir. "As soon as the red akumas hit, we escaped. Both of our parents have been akumatized and we wanted to make sure they were ok,"

 "Understandable," She nodded as they jumped across roofs, coming to Agreste Manor. Lady Noir held out her hand, causing Ryuko to stop. Adrien was there in his room but he was been guarded by Gorizilla. The two girls dived off the roof towards them. With Ryuko keeping Gorizilla busy, Lady Noir grabbed Adrien and jumped to the roof with him, placing him down before joining Ryuko and breaking his akumatized object before grabbing a jar and capturing it in a jar. The two girls jumped back on the roof as Adrien started at them.

 "Lady Noir! You're alive!!" He gasped with relief. "And Anatis?"

 "Not akumatized and never was," She smiled before she handed her the akuma jar to Ryuko and took out the snake miraculous, holding it out to Adrien. "Annie needs help. You in?"

 "Anything for my friends," He replied, taking it and opening. Sass manifested and nodded to him as he slipped on the bracelet. "Sass! Scales slither!"

 He held up his hand as Sass got sucked into the bracelet. He moved his hands over his face, creating his mask and giving his hair green streaks. The teal green energy moved down his body creating his outfit before a ball of teal light turned into his lyre. He grabbed it and placed it on his back, completing his transformation. 

 "So what's the plan?" He asked, looking at the girls.

 "We're meeting Annie at the Palais de Chaillot," Lady Noir replied, spinning her baton. "Shall we go?"

 Ryuko and Aspik nodded before the three of them jumped off the building and headed to the Palais de Chaillot. They ran across the buildings until they came to the Palais de Chaillot and jumped on it. Lady Noir grinned as Culpeo and Abeille was already there. Abeille was gently leaning on her and Culpeo was patting the bee's head, making Lady Noir smile. They were very cute together.

 "Hey, foxy," Lady Noir grinned, causing Culpeo to gasp and look up. "How's it going?"

 "Lady Noir," She gasped as Abeille looked up as well. "I'm really glad to see you're ok. Anatis told us it was a trick but still,"

 "I get ya," She nodded, looking around. "Where is my handsome partner?"

 "Getting Leatherback," Abeille replied, smiling as they moved over to the edge of the building and looking at the akumas. Lady Noir frowned a little as she looked at them but they didn't seem to be planning anything, just waiting. She wondered why. "They've just been stood there for about 15 minutes,"

 "Strange," She muttered as she heard the sound of a yoyo. She turned around as Anatis landed on the building with Leatherback. "Hey, Turtle, good to see you again,"

 "Lady Noir!" He grinned, hugging her as Anatis smirked. "I'm glad you're alive!"

 He put her down as Ryuko threw the glass jar at Anatis. He caught it and looked at it before he opened it and caught the akuma before releasing the now purified butterfly before he signaled for all of them to moved over to the edge and hide as he looked down at the akumas. He narrowed his eyes as it reminded him off Princess Justice's reign but it appeared that she wasn't here. However, almost every akuma that ever was had turned up yet they weren't running wild like they did with Princess Justice. They were just stood there. Lady Noir moved over to him.

 "So what are they doing?" She asked in a hushed voice.

 "They're waiting," He muttered back, making everyone frown as they moved a bit closer to him.

 "For what?" Aspik asked as an extra person jumped onto the Eiffel tower, causing Anatis to narrow his eyes and clutch his fist a little. The rest of them gasp in shock as they stared at the person. "Is that-"

 "Hawkmoth," Anatis stated, causing his mini army to look at him. "In the flesh,"

 They watched as Prime Queen sent up one of her flying camera, causing Hawkmoth to look at it.

 "Anatis! Lady Noir! Behold my powerful army!" He shouted, gesturing to the akumas. "And have no doubt that today belongs to Scarlet Moth!"

 "Not for long," Anatis muttered, glaring at him.

 "He better not get too cocky or I'll slam my shield into his face," Leatherback grinned as Aspik smirked.

 "It's only like ten villains to everyone of us," He grinned in a chilled back way. "Who wants Hawkmoth? How about we rock, paper or scissors for him?"

 "No need for that game, danger noodle," Ryuko smirked, holding her sword. "For he shall taste my blade,"

 "I'll protect you no matter what, Culpeo," Abeille gasped, determined.

 "No, I'll protect you," Culpeo gasped as Lady Noir leaned next to Anatis as they both glared at Hawkmoth and his Scarlet army.

 "So what's the plan, Annie?" Lady Noir asked as Anatis narrowed his eyes. The akumas had started to chant 'hail, scarlet moth' repeatedly, causing Anatis to frown even more as questions popped into his head. Scarlet Moth held up his arm, silencing his akumas. He smirked as Prime Queen's cameras focused on him before addressing them.

 "Anatis! Lady Noir! I can feel your close present," He stated, smirking as he brought down his arm before lifting his other into a fist shape. "If you want to save Paris and all it's people, I'll give you one last chance!"

 He threw out of his hand dramatically.

 "Give yourselves up and bring me your miraculous!" He shouted as Anatis watched with a worried expression. Lady Noir moved a little closer to him and gently placed her hand on his arm, causing him to flinch a little before looking at her and his team.

 "Annie?" She asked as he looked back over. "Want to share what's on your mind?"

 He frowned before sighing a little.

 "It's like he's been preparing for this for a long time...." He sighed, making his team frown as he glanced at them. "But we... we're not prepared for this..."

 "Yes, we are," Lady Noir stated, making him look at her in surprise. "We've faced all of these akumas before... this is just like Princess Justice's reign but on a slightly grander scale. Only this time, you're not alone. There's seven of us this time,"

 "Yeah, Hawkmoth doesn't stand a chance," Aspik grinned as the rest of the team nodded. Anatis looked at them all, seeing nothing but determination in their eyes.

 "Alright but if we're gonna do this, we have to have a plan," He muttered, glancing back over to Hawkmoth and his army. "If we want to win, we have to fight Hawkmoth even though we've never fought him before,"

 The team nodded as Anatis stood up and climbed onto the edge of the building.

 "Hawkmoth!" He yelled, getting the villain's attention. "I hope you liked Volpina's illusion... because me and my team will never hand over our miraculous!"

 "And we've got a better idea!" Lady Noir shouted, joining him before she pointed at Hawkmoth. "You're gonna give us your miraculous!"

 Culpeo, Abeille and Leatherback stood next to them, on Anatis' side.

 "You may have an entire army of akumatized warriors!" Leatherback shouted, clicking his hands.

 "But we're a team of heroes!" Abeille added in, taking out her spintop.

 "And we're gonna kick ass..." Culpeo added in, albeit quieter then the rest. Ryuko and Aspik jumped up and stood next to Lady Noir.

 "So bring it, old man!" Aspik shouted, making Hawkmoth frown a little.

 "We're ready for a fight!" Ryuko added, smirking before tilting her head. "Are you?"

 The seven of them took their fighting stance, making Hawkmoth laugh. 

 "I understand you want a fight," He stated, smirking. "Then so be it. Guitar Villain, Frighteningale.... Music!"

 The two musical villains began to sing and play as some of the scarlet army charged towards the heroes. Anatis nodded and jumped down with his team, charging towards them. They could hear Prime Queen narrating the fight as they ran towards them. Anatis narrowed his eyes as he couldn't see her around. He could see Lady Wifi, Pharaoh, Mime, Timebreaker, Style Queen, Troublemaker and Desperada running towards them on the ground while Bubbler, Stormy Weather, Reverser, Sandboy and the Puppeteer flew towards them. Rogercop and Malediktator stood at the back, along with the giants.

 "Don't forget our main object!" Anatis yelled towards the others. "We want to get to Hawkmoth!"

 "Well then let's go for the big, bad boss," Lady Noir grinned, getting a nod of Ryuko and Aspik as Stormy Weather lifted her parasol towards the sky.

 "Cyclone!" She shouted, creating a whirl wind that lifted up Desperada, Trouble Maker and the Mime. 

 "Horus, give me your wings!" The Pharaoh shouted as his head transformed. He flew down towards Lady Wifi and picked her up. Timebreaker smirked and sped up on her skates as Style Queen turned into glitter. Stormy Weather directed her parasol towards Anatis, shouting Thunderbolt as she did.

 "Leatherback, shield!" He shouted, causing Leatherback to throw it as a bolt of lightning headed towards him. It blocked it, causing Stormy Weather to growl and pull back her parasol. The wind disappeared, allowing the akumas to fall. Desperada went to hit Anatis but he jumped back as Ryuko ran over and held out her sword as Mime and Troublemaker landed behind her. Mime mimicked a sword while Troublemaker clicked her pen before the three of them charged towards them. "Your weapons are no match for Ryuko's sword. Show them what you've got,"

 "Lightning Dragon!" She shouted, transforming into a bolt before repeatedly attacking the three akuma, keeping them busy as Anatis dived back as Lady Wifi fired at him. Leatherback jumped in front of him and blocked her attacks. 

 "Abeille! Pharaoh's pendent!" He shouted, causing Abeille to throw her spintop and break it. Pharaoh transformed back into Jalil Kubdel, causing him to drop Lady Wifi. Anatis captured the butterfly as Lady Wifi threw a symbol and landed on it, flying upwards. However, Jalil was still falling. "Culpeo! Rescue!"

 "Good aim, mon cherie," She smiled as she slid and caught Jalil before turning around and throwing her flute at Lady Wifi's phone and turning her back into Alya. Abeille jumped and caught her as Anatis captured her butterfly too. Bubbler dived towards Ryuko as she blocked Mime's invisible sword. Lady Noir jumped over to her and used her baton to pop the bubbles he created as Apsik slammed his lyre into Desperada, which caused her to fall onto Troublemaker, who was attempting to fight Leatherback. Unfortunately for her, she clicked her pen at the wrong time which allowed Desperada to knock her down. In turn, she dropped the pen, allowing Leatherback to break it as Apsik grabbed Desperada's guitar back and slammed it into the ground, breaking. Anatis captured the freed akumas as Lady Noir blocked Bubbler's sword with her baton. She grinned and stomped on his foot before grabbing him and throwing him towards the mime, who was too distracted by Ryuko to notice Bubbler flying at him. Both villains fell to the ground, causing Mime's hat to fall off. Ryuko impaled it as Lady Noir jumped and landed a kick at Bubbler's sword, crushing it. Anatis captured those butterflies next before jumping back as Stormy Weather started to fire at him. He caught Timebreaker skating towards him, causing him to backflip and throwing his yoyo, destroying her skates as Lady Noir extended her baton, allowing Abeille to balance on it as Stormy Weather fired a bolt towards Anatis again. She threw the Bee heroine towards the weather witch, who used her parasol to protect herself. Abeille brought her leg down on it, breaking it and freeing the akuma. Lady Noir dived and caught Aurora as Anatis caught the loose akumas. Leatherback and Culpeo ran towards Rogercop, using Leatherback's shield to protect them from been hit. Culpeo threw her flute over Leatherback, causing Rogercop to dodge it but Anatis broke his whistle while he was distracted, capturing that akuma too. He jumped back as Style Queen went to slam her staff at him. Lady Noir  dived at her and began to fight her as Ryuko ran towards Leatherback, who held out his shield. She jumped on it, causing him to throw her into the air and towards Reverser. She cut his plane and caught Marc before dodging Sandboy's attack. Aspik jumped over them and threw his lyre at Sandboy's pillow, ripping it. He caught his Lyre and the little boy who fell to the ground. Anatis caught their akumas as Lady Noir wrestled with Style Queen. He jumped over them and threw his yoyo, breaking her rose and capturing that akuma.

 "By the power invested in me, I declare your miraculous are mine," Malediktator shouted, throwing balls of light at them as Puppeteer charged towards them. Since she didn't have her dolls with her, they couldn't be used in battle but it appeared she could control people she hit with her wand as she got Alya to try and attack Lady Noir. 

 "I'm sorry!" Alya gasped as she tried to punch the heroine, allowing Malediktator to fire a ball of light towards her. Anatis jumped over and blocked it as Leatherback threw his shield at Malediktator, who knocking him back. Abeille jumped at him and grabbed his sash, tearing it and freeing the akuma as Leatherback grabbed his shield and held it up again. This time, Abeille ran and jumped onto it, flying towards Puppeteer. She wrapped her spintop around her wand and pulled it from her hands, snapping it when she caught it. Manon flew from the sky but Leatherback caught her and put her down as Anatis caught the rest of the lose akumas. Lady Noir pushed Alya towards the other civilians.

 "Your days of attacking innocent people will soon be over, Hawkmoth!" Anatis declared, throwing up his yoyo. "Lucky charm!"

 He frowned as he caught a tennis racket before he glanced around, working out what to do with it. His luck vision lit up a canal boat, a lamp post then finally his team as a plan came into his mind. He smirked before nodding to his team.

 "Get ready," He stated, turning to the akumas. "I'm gonna need all of you,"

 The team nodded but before they could do anything, the sound of arrows been fired caught their attention. The people they rescued suddenly turned angry and aggressive, showing off black stained lips as they glared at the heroes. Anatis' eyes widen as Hawkmoth released and handful of akumas that turned them all back into their akumatized selves, causing Anatis and his team to go the defense. Lady Noir glanced up at the sky before gasping.

 "Hawkmoth is using Dark Cupid to create all the negative emotions he needs!" She gasped as Dark Cupid flew up into the sky and aimed his arrows at Anatis, causing him to jump out the way and the fight to start up again. Ryuko was fighting against the Mime while Aspik was up against the Bubbler . Culpeo and Abeille were going against Style Queen and Malediktator as Leatherback was trying to fight off the Pharaoh and Troublemaker. Anatis was blocking Desperada's attacks while Lady Noir was fighting Lady Wifi, all while Dark Cupid led the air bound villains in an assault on the team. 

 "This is a nightmare!" Aspik called out as he dodged an attack from Reverser and hit Bubbler with his lyre before grabbing it and kicking the mime as Ryuko cartwheeled away from Stormy Weather's attack.

 "Stay focus!" Anatis shouted as he jumped down and tripped up Desperada before blocking an arrow aimed at Leatherback. "We can't let them win,"

 "Fall on them like rain, my scarlet akumas!" Hawkmoth shouted, causing Anatis to look at him as he thrust his cane into the air. A huge swarm of Scarlet akumas fluttered up from behind him, causing Anatis' eyes to widen in horror.

 "Oh no," He gasped as they fluttered towards them. He turned to his team as they continued to fight. "Watch out!"

 Lady Noir gasped as she looked over before pushing back Lady Wifi and landing a kick on her, sending her flying. Lady Wifi smirked at her as Puppeteer and Sandboy flew down towards her, shooting at her. She jumped back as Aspik fought with the Pharaoh, who managed to knock away his lute and grab his arms. Aspik managed to get free and kicked him back, glaring at him.

 "Aspik! Watch out!" Ryuko called out, causing him to look behind as Dark Cupid fired an arrow at him. His eyes widen as she dived in front of him, taking the arrow. He caught as she fell and gasped as her lips turned black. She shoved him back and glared at him. "Keep your hands off me, you snake!"

 "Ryuko..." He gasped as an akuma fluttered towards her. Anatis caught it before it could hit her.

 "Ryuko! Don't let any negative emotions over take you or you'll get akumatized too!" He shouted, blocking Rogercop's attack as she sunk down, trying her best to fight it as she held her arms. "That's what Hawkmoth wants,"

 "It's going to be ok, Ryuko," Aspik gasped, moving closer to her and causing her to look up.

 "Coward," She growled before trying to attack him. "You're not worthy enough to be a hero!"

 He grabbed her and restrained her as she struggled against him. One of the akumas tried to take advantage of the situation but Abeille dived over and blocked out the attack as Culpeo fought against the mime. Style Queen and Malediktator began to attack Abeille, causing her to move away from them. Ryuko slammed her fist into Aspik's rib and threw him over her shoulder before opening her arms and allowing an akuma to flutter into her choke.

 "I am now... Okami!!" She declared, turning into a scarlet version of her self as Apsik looked up at her in horror and fear. Almost instantly, an akuma flew into his bracelet, covering him in a red smog as Anatis looked over.

 "Apsik!" He shouted before blocking an attack from Pharaoh. 

 "There is no more Aspik," He declared as the smog disappeared, showing a scarlet version of him. "There is only Aapep!"

 He then dived at Anatis, causing him to jump back as he slammed his fist into his ground. Leatherback threw his shield at him but Aapep dodged it as Okami charged at him. Abeille dived out of the way but Despair Bear jumped at her and forced her to stop. Culpeo jumped and landed in front of her, spinning her flute to deflect Dark Cupid's arrow but Lady Wifi threw a pause icon at her, trapping her too. Dark Cupid fired two arrows, hitting her and Abeille then akumas landed in their miraculous.

 "Culpeo! Abeille!" Anatis called out, getting knocked back by Pharaoh. He kicked him back as they turned into scarlet akumas.

 "Culpeo is no more, pest!" She growled, charging at him and trying to fight him. "Only Void Fox exists!"

 He blocked her attack as she tried to attack him relentlessly. He managed to kick her back and jumped away but the akumatized Abeille jumped at him, trying to sting him with her now unlimited venom.

 "Stay still, cockroach!" She growled as he back flipped away. "Frelona orders you to!"

 Malediktator smirked and held up his fingers to his mouth.

 "By the power invested in me, I order to stand still," He declared, throwing it towards Anatis. However, Leatherback pushed him out of the way and took the hit, allowing Dark Cupid to fire an arrow at him and a scarlet akuma to fly into his bracelet.

 "Leatherback..." Anatis gasped before jumping out of the way as the newly villain threw his shield at him.

 "Don't call me that!" He growled, catching it. "I'm Tortue Serpentine now!"

 "Annie!" Lady Noir gasped as a number of akumas dived at her. She fought them off as Anatis blocked and dodged the attacks aimed at him. "Now would be a great time to use that lucky charm!"

 "I need all o us for it to work!" He called out, rolling out of the way of Frelona as she tried to sting him again and block several attacks with his yoyo. "I can't do anything with it now,"

 He jumped over and landed next to her, holding up his fists as she held up her baton. All of the akumas began to move in on them, causing both heroes to try and look for a point of escape. However, there wasn't one. The two of them blocked the attacks as best as they could but they really needed to get out of there.

 "How are we gonna get out of this?!" Lady Noir gasped as she blocked another attack. Aapep managed to get pass their defenses and dived at Lady Noir but Anatis grabbed him and pinned his arms behind his back, in cased he had already activated his second chance. Anatis nodded at Lady Noir, who threw up her hand and summoned her cataclysm before slamming her fist into the ground. Anatis threw Aapep away from him as the ground cracked beneath them and gave away, causing the two heroes to fall into the sewers. Wasting no time, they swam away from the scene and climbed out of the water. Anatis helped Lady Noir out of the water before the two of them took off. Judging by the fact that they were still running and hadn't been ambushed, Aapep hadn't activated his second chance. They ran as fast as they could, heading deeper into the sewers as they did. Anatis frowned as his earrings beeped before glancing at Lady Noir.

 "I'm about to transform back," He declared as they saw forked tunnels up ahead with a wall between them. "I'll take the side of the left, you take the right,"

 "Kay!" She nodded, jumping across to her side. He jumped across to the other side and sighed as his transformation dropped. He caught Tikki and took out a macaron for her. She happily took it as he heard Lady Noir call off her transformation and give Plagg some cheese. "Enjoy it but don't take too long,"

 "Let's share it," Plagg replied as Tikki suggested the same thing with her macaron. Both holders thanked their kwamis before eating their halves.

 "You ok, Annie?" Marinette asked, causing Luka to sigh.

 "Hawkmoth has never akumatized so many people in one go. The amount of akumas was... worrying to say the least and he looked different..." He frowned, thinking about it. He called the akumas scarlet akumas and he was referring to himself as Scarlet akumas. Not just that but the amount of them was well in the hundreds. "Something's changed,"

 "He must have worked out how to boost his powers," She sighed, thinking. "Just like we did. Though I don't think he did it with magical food or potions.... Annie?"

 "Do you still think we can win?" He asked, making her frown a little. He sounded small and so unsure of himself. Despite the fact that she couldn't see him, she knew he was holding his arms and looking down. She placed her hand on the wall as he let out a small sigh.

 "We can't give up hope," She declared, causing him to look at the wall. "People are relying on us,"

 "But our whole team crumbled," He sighed, looking down. "I failed to protect them..."

 "Annie, listen to me. You did not fail. Hawkmoth cheated and that's all there is to it," She stated in a firm voice. "As for a crumbled team... well, let's go back to what we know works. A duo! You and me against the world, Annie,"

 "Thank you, Kitten... I needed to hear that," He muttered, making her smile a little before they hear the sound of snarling and running. "They've found us,"

 "Time to make a quick escape," Marinette grinned before noticing the flowing water. "You like Water Rides, Annie?"

 "Don't forget to put your diving gear on," Luka replied, taking out a green macaron as they both ran towards the edge and dived off with their eyes closed. He threw it towards Tikki, who ate it as Marinette did the same with Plagg. "Tikki, power up!"

 "Plagg, Power up!" She shouted as they free-fell towards a pool of water. "Aqua Plagg, Claws out!"

 "Aqua Tikki, Spots on!" He shouted. They both transformed then hit the water. Once underneath, they opened their eyes and swam into a tunnel but Syren appeared to block their way, grinning. They heard a splash, causing them to look behind them as Animan in the form of a fish swam towards them. Anatis grinned as Syren charged at them. Lady Noir grinned back as she blocked Syren's attack. She knocked her weapon out of her hand and broke her bracelet as Anatis tied Animan up with his yoyo and broke the button on him before catching the akumas. Animan and Syren turned back into their civilian selves, causing Anatis and Lady Noir to give them their weapons so they could breathe before swimming off with them into the Seine.

 "It's gonna take a long of time to deakumatized these villains one by one," Lady Noir pointed out as they swam.

 "Which is exactly why we have to take on Hawkmoth directly," Anatis replied as they swam. "I think his cane is the source of his power up. I'm not sure how he did it but if we can destroy it, it should revert him back to normal and free everyone from his control,"

 "Good plan but we can't do it from the water," Lady Noir pointed out as they both swam up and jumped out of the water, landing on the ground as they transformed back into their normal forms. As soon as they did, Timebreaker skated towards them, holding her hand out. However, Anatis clocked her before she could get them and broke her skates again, capturing her akuma before jumping to the bridge in front of the Eiffel Tower, causing Hawkmoth to glare at him. Ondine and Otis ran off as Anatis faced Hawkmoth with Lady Noir stood next to him, holding her baton behind her back.

 "Hey, Hawkmoth! You're not gonna wanna miss what happens next! Time to show everyone that the real Anatis and Lady Noir are back!" He yelled out before taking out his yoyo. He pressed it open and threw it up in the sky, releasing all the purified butterflies he captured and causing a white beam of light to escape from it. Almost instantly, he could feel the change in the city's song and smirked as he closed his yoyo, knowing Hawkmoth could feel it too. "You feel that, Hawkmoth?! It's called Hope!"

 "No more escaping for you, Knaves!" Dark Blade called out, causing Anatis and Lady Noir to face him and his army. "Down with the enemy!"

 "Time for a little detour, kitten," Anatis suggested as they began to back away.

 "Couldn't agree more, Annie," Lady Noir nodded before they ran off, causing the akuma army to follow them as they ran as fast as they could through the streets of Paris, trying to avoid the akumas that followed them. The ones from the sewers climbed out and joined the hunt. Lady Noir looked at him as they ran. "Got any ideas?"

 "Besides running and surviving?" He asked, glancing at her before they both look ahead and saw a barricade of cars and a bus. The two of them jumped over it, rolling as they landed before noticing those behind it. Both heroes blinked as none of other then Nora Cesaire climbed onto the bus and lifted a broom up. Chloe and Nathaniel joined her, along with Tom, Sabine and Gina. Alya's mother was there too as was Anarka, Tomoe and a number of others. 

 "Parisians!" Nora shouted, getting their attention. "We can be heroes just for one day!!"

 "What?! A revolution!" Dark Blade yelled before pointing his blade towards them. "Charge!"

 "Charge!" Chloe shouted back, causing the Parisians to run into battle. A number of them grabbed the akumatized heroes from windows as Gina moved over to them, along with Anarka and Marlena Cesaire before helping the heroes to their feet.

 "Are you two ok?" Anarka asked, causing Anatis to nod. 

 "It's awesome seeing you two again," Marlena grinned, clearly happy to see them as Gina placed her hand on Lady Noir's shoulder.

 "Parisians are all on your side,"

 "We're slow them down, Lad," Anarka grinned, clearly thriving in the chaos. "You two go save the world!"

 "Leave the akumas to us," Gina grinned, causing Anatis to smile.

 "You guys are amazing," He gasped as Lady Noir nodded.

 "Thank you so much," She added as the two of them turned and ran off before jumping onto the rooftops. They came to a stop as the giant akumas arrived but the Parisians distracted them too, giving Anatis and Lady Noir a chance to get to the Eiffel tower. The two of them worked together against Glaciator and Gamer, causing them to take out each other before they jumped up and landed on the Eiffel Tower, rushing over to where Hawkmoth was standing, causing him to gasp as he turned around. Lady Noir held out her baton as Anatis spun his yoyo.

 "It's just us three, Hawkmoth," He declared, causing Lady Noir to summon her cataclysm before he threw up his yoyo and summoned his lucky charm. He caught the little box and opened it before glancing at Hawkmoth, stopping as he got a shiver. This was too easy but he knew he couldn't let Hawkmoth catch on. He lifted his arm in front of him so the box reflected what was behind him before grinning. "It's a sign, Hawkmoth. That your miraculous will end up in this box,"

 "Are you sure you're not making a mistake?" Hawkmoth asked. "How do you know that my wish wouldn't be beneficial for everyone?"

 "Hm! I doubt that!" Lady Noir gasped as Anatis stepped forward. He moved his hand behind his back and pointed to his shadow. 

 "Even if it was, there would be a price," Anatis shouted, hoping Lady Noir got when he meant. Using the box, he saw her glance downwards towards Hawkmoth's feet. "Why don't you tell us your wish, Hawkmoth?"

 "Give me your miraculous and find out," He replied as Lady Noir flicked her hair in a way that made it look like a nod. Anatis hid his smirk. "Unlike you, I'm not afraid to use these powers. Since you're so good, why did you never bother to change the world for the better?"

 "We are changing it... by our actions..." Anatis stated, making Hawkmoth frown. "Instead of just wishing for it or taking advantage of innocent people,"

 They moved forward to him as Anatis held out his hand with the box so he could still see behind him.

 "But it's not too late.... you can fight for good with us," He stated as the real Hawkmoth climbed behind them with two akumas in his hand. Anatis placed his hand on his yoyo, waiting til he released the akumas. "Now!"

 Lady Noir destroyed the Hawkmoth illusion and blocked Dark Cupid's arrows as Anatis captured the two akumas. She threw her baton at Dark Cupid, breaking the button on his chest. The akuma escaped and Anatis captured it, returning Dark Cupid back to Kim before he caught him with his yoyo and lowered him to the floor before the heroes faced Hawkmoth. 

 "No!" Hawkmoth growled.

 "You're such a coward," Anatis growled. "But did you really think we were stupid enough to fall for that?!"

 "No where to hide now," Lady Noir smirked as Hawkmoth growled. The two heroes charged at him and began to fight him. Anatis blocked his attack with his yoyo before he knocked him back. Lady Noir instantly took over, using her baton like a bo staff and attacking him relentlessly, annoying Hawkmoth until he got annoyed enough to try and beat her with his cane. Seeing his chance, Anatis threw his yoyo and snatched his cane out of his hand as Lady Noir flipped over to him. Hawkmoth charged at him but Anatis threw to Lady Noir, who caught it with her charged hand, destroying it. Hawkmoth returned back to his normal form as a number of white butterflies fluttered away. "As Annie said... it's over!"

 "Alright, Kids," Hawkmoth growled with a look of determination on his face before he got into a fighting stance and held up his fists. "Watch what a man who has nothing to lose can do,"

 The two heroes charged at him as he ran towards them, fighting him as best as they could but Hawkmoth was so much stronger then they were. He used his limbs and height to his advantage, beating them as he did until he knocked them onto the floor. Anatis tried to push himself up as Lady Noir's ring beeped. Hawkmoth smirked as he walked towards them.

 "You're never going to win," He declared, walking towards them. "You're still so green, young heroes. You can't even stay transformed after you use your powers!"

 He went to grab Lady Noir but before he could, Anatis slammed his foot into him, knocking him back before he got up, surprising Hawkmoth as he held up his arms in a strange position, similar to a snake.

 "Annie..." Lady Noir gasped as he stood in front of her. 

 "I'm not done yet," He snarled, making Hawkmoth smirk before charging at him. To his surprise, Anatis managed to hold his own, using his hands to hit Hawkmoth with powerful jabs but gradually Hawkmoth got the upper hand, knocking him back. Hawkmoth smirked and lifted his arms to beat the knocked down heroes but he went flying when a shield was thrown into him. Leatherback jumped with the other heroes and caught it, allowing Anatis and Lady Noir to jump. Anatis threw his yoyo around, creating a net around the Eiffel Tower that trapped Hawkmoth. Ryuko clicked her fingers as the seven of them stalked towards Hawkmoth. Abeille held up her spintop and called upon her power, ready to sting him as he backed up. "It's over, Hawkmoth,"

 However, a blue mask suddenly appeared around his eyes, causing his expression to change to one of genuine surprise. Anatis frowned deeply as they moved closer.

 "No, don't do that!" Hawkmoth suddenly gasped, making everyone confused. Who was he talking to? The mask disappeared and he sunk to his knees, apparently admitting defeat. Anatis took another step forward but as he did, a giant moth suddenly appeared, causing the heroes to gasp before it began to flap it's wings, causing a gush of wind that sent the heroes flying. Anatis tried his best to hold onto his yoyo as he grabbed Lady Noir's hand, stopping her from been blown away.

 "What is that monster?!" He gasped as his yoyo's string up wrapped, sending him flying. He threw his yoyo and wrapped it around the moth's tail, pulling himself and Lady Noir towards it so they could attack but it vanished as soon as they got near. They landed on the Eiffel Tower and looked around as the others returned. Anatis moved over to the broken cane as a darkened feather escaped it but as it fluttered away, it turned back to white. Lady Noir walked over and looked up at it as the others looked around for Hawkmoth.

 "A feather?" She questioned as he frowned before his eyes widen. 

 "Master Fu mentioned that the Butterfly Miraculous wasn't the only lost miraculous," He muttered, making her look at him. "There's another one... the Peacock and I think we just saw it's power,"

 "Anatis, Hawkmoth is gone," Culpeo stated, making the team move over and look around.

 "He must of have escaped when that monster appeared," Lady Noir sighed before they moved over to the broken cane. Abeille leaned down and picked it up as Aspik and Ryuko frowned deeply. 

 "The timing of that monster was too good," Ryuko muttered, frowning.

 "But where did it come from?" Aspik asked, getting a nod of the rest of the team.

 "Another miraculous holder," Anatis answered, standing next to them. "Which means Hawkmoth is no longer working alone. He had help from the owner of the Peacock miraculous,"

 "Well, maybe this can help us track him," Lady Noir muttered, taking the cane from Abeille but it disappeared, making them all gasp.

 "There goes our chance at tracking him," Leatherback frowned as Anatis sighed.

 "He must have detransformed," He muttered as his earrings beeped along with Lady Noir's ring. "We've gotta split, guys... but first..."

 He held up the box and threw it into the air.

 "Miraculous Ladybugs!" He shouted, causing it to burst into the magical swarm and fix everything before the heroes headed back into the city. Leatherback, Abeille and Culpeo followed Anatis while Ryuko and Aspik followed Lady Noir. Landing back on the school roof, Anatis jumped down, followed by Leatherback who detransformed and gave back the bracelet after saying goodbye to Wayzz. Anatis thanked him before jumping up to the roof, where Abeille and Culpeo were waiting. They detransformed and said goodbye to their kwamis before handing back the miraculous. Anatis thanked them before swinging off into the city back to Master Fu, briefly de-transforming on his way there. Meanwhile, Lady Noir dropped off Ryuko and Aspik at Kagami's house. The two of them detransformed and said goodbye to their kwamis before handing her the jewels without hesitation. 

 "Thank you for your help, you two," Lady Noir smiled.

 "Thank you for trusting us," Kagami replied, bowing a little before her ring beeped again. "Send my best to Anatis,"

 "I will," Lady Noir nodded before jumping off into the city. She briefly found somewhere to hide before her transformation dropped. Taking out some cheese, she threw it towards Plagg and headed to Master Fu's place. Arriving there, she re-transformed and entered through the open window, smiling as Anatis placed the fox and bee back in the box. She moved next to him and placed the dragon and the snake back, allowing Master Fu to close the box and lock it away.

 "You both did very well today," He stated as he moved over to them. "But I sense something is troubling you, Anatis. Would it help to share what's on your mind?"

 "The owner of the peacock miraculous helped Hawkmoth escape..." He muttered, frowning. "And I feel like Hawkmoth was planning this... I think Princess Justice was his inspiration for this attack... since she was arguably one of his most successful and intelligent akumas, he took her plan and evolved it... he was calling himself Scarlet Moth and had amplified his own powers... it was concerning..."

 "Yes, it does seem that way," Master Fu agreed, making both heroes frown. "We were lucky that she did not make an appearance though... however, I think you two have earnt a well deserved rest. Go and celebrate this victory. It is heroes' day after all,"

 "That's a good idea," Anatis nodded before getting up. "I have something I need to do,"

 ~After the Heroes Day Parade~

 Marinette frowned to herself as she walked towards the park. She wasn't sure why but Alya asked her to meet her there at 7 pm, despite the fact that she told pretty much everyone that she couldn't do the party. Alya also insisted she bring a box of macarons. Luckily, because of the time, she was able to make some from scratch and these ones didn't burn. She saw Alya stood outside and waved towards her, getting her attention. Alya rushed over and smiled.

 "Did you bring the macarons?" She asked, confusing her but she nodded. "Good! Right, close your eyes!"

 "Uh.." She blinked. "Alright?"

 She closed her eyes and allowed Alya to lead her into the park. She frowned as she felt Alya leave her side, making her nervous.

 "Ok! Open your eyes!" Alya gasped, causing her to open them. She gasped as she took in the scene in front of her. Fairylights had been put up and tables had been set up. All kinds of food covered them and there were several picnic blankets with people on. Everyone who she had invited were there and it was exactly how she imagined it. Tears filled her eyes a little as she looked around.

 "Oh my gosh..." She gasped. "But... I don't understand.... I cancelled the picnic because I couldn't provide the food I promised,"

 "We know," Kagami stated as she walked over, holding a tray of food. "Which is why we all brought a dish each,"

 "You're always helping people," Rose gasped as Juleka nodded. 

 "Like when you helped me with my photo curse," She muttered, pushing her hair out of the way as Nathaniel and Marc came over.

 "Or when you helped me and Marc meet so we could create a comic book,"

 "Or the time when you helped me escape so I could see my mother on the big screen," Adrien piped up as she looked around. "That's why we all jumped at the chance to help you. You do some much for us so today it was our turn to help you,"

 "B-But... I still don't understand..." She gasped, confused. She was sure she cancelled the picnic. "Not that I'm not grateful... cause I am but I definitely cancelled the picnic so who asked you all to help?"

 "I did," Luka stated, making her turn around in surprise as he walked over. "That's why I was looking at my phone all lunch,"

 "Y-You did this for me?" She asked, tears appearing in her eyes as he nodded. She suddenly hugged him, causing him to stumble back a little as he caught her. "Thank you so much,"

 "It's fine," He muttered as he rubbed the back of his neck. "It's heroes day so this is the least I could do,"

 "You're my hero, Luka," She muttered, causing him to blush before she kissed his cheek and looked at him before the two of them joined the rest.

 ~Later that Night~

 "Hey, Annie," Lady Noir grinned as she joined him. He was sat on a rooftop, writing down something down. "What ya doing?"

 "Working out a code," He muttered, looking up at her as she sat down next to him before he handed her the note pad. He had written down several colour codes on there. Each one corresponded to a threat level. The lowest threat was Code Gray for weak akumas like Mr Pigeon. Code Black were for akumas like Lady Wifi. Code Yellow is for akumatized miraculous holders that weren't them. Code Orange was literally reserved for Volpina. Code Blue was for the peacock holder and Code Purple was for Hawkmoth. "I'll be adding more as time goes on but what do you think so far?"

 "It works but what's Code Red?" She asked, making him frown a little.

 "It's the warning if I'm ever akumatized..." He muttered, making her look at him. "The list isn't finished yet but I think it helps to have codes. That way we can prepare... speaking of preparing... I think we should train the newbies and look into calming techniques,"

 "That's a good idea," She nods before looking at him. "You are ok right?"

 "Yeah, I'm good, Kitten," He smiled, placing the notepad in his yoyo. "Are you?"

 "Yup,"

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