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Miraculous Descendent Chapter 73: Picture Day

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Picture day. A day to help students relive their past in the far future by looking into a yearbook. Being allowed to remember what it was like to live as a student with their family when they randomly find a yearbook under their bed or in the attic. Today is the day for the various classes at Françoise Dupont. Still, most don't seem to care, especially those who are part of or are aware of particular secrets.

Marinette and Nate walk toward the school, wearing slightly more improved clothes. Nate tried to go to school in his usual clothes, but Marinette stopped him. Marinette is wearing a pink jacket over a long-sleeve beige polo shirt and a dark blue skirt that matches her hair and eyes. Instead of her usual pink shoes, she's wearing brown over-the-knee boots. In comparison, Nate is wearing a short-sleeve light blue button-up shirt with a nice collar to go with black pants and his regular shoes.

While they walk, Nate notices something is on his cousin's mind. He can tell because it doesn't look like she slept well, even with her nicely applied makeup.

"You alright?" Nate asks, causing Marinette to flashback to when she met her ancestor.

Ladybug stares at the ghost of her ancestor in shock as he floats there for her to see.

"Are you Cheng Wang?" She asks nervously, causing the ghost to let out a good-natured laugh.

"The last time I checked, yes." He says kindly.

"Do you know who I am?" Ladybug asks after she realizes he called her Ladybug.

"Of course. How could I not know the girl using a Miraculous to protect people after being the first in our family to unlock the Miracle Box in a long time? Many of your other ancestors are quite jealous of you. Though, there are also quite a number who are proud." Cheng Wang tells her in the same kind yet wise tone. But there's a hint of amusement to go with it.

"I, I, I have so many questions," Ladybug says as she tries to wrap her head around the current situation before Cheng Wang places a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sure you do. However, now you must rest. You have been through a lot today and should enjoy a good night's sleep. Don't worry. I'll be there the next time you call upon me. But I would like you to get at least a day's rest." Cheng Wang says in a grandfatherly tone.

Hearing his soothing words, Ladybug does feel her body wishing for sleep.

"Will you really be there?" Ladybug asks in a hopeful tone.

"Always." He promises before disappearing, leaving Ladybug seemingly alone to go to bed.

"Hey, are you okay?" Nate asks, jolting Marinette out of her thoughts.

She looks at Nate with a smile before saying.

"I'm fine. Just thinking about something. We have to talk to a few people today, though." She warns Nate, confusing him.

That memory of meeting her ancestor had been playing in her head the entire day yesterday after she woke up. She took her ancestor's advice and didn't contact him again the day before to try to calm down.

"Who are we meeting?" Nate asks, having not seen her yesterday due to being busy with fencing practice and other things.

Realizing she forgot to tell him what happened, Marinette quickly explains the events of a couple of days ago. Hearing this causes Nate to stop walking as he processes this information.

"So, let me get this straight. Three of our classmates are the other heroes and know about everything? Then Max and Kim also know about the Miraculous?" Nate asks more than states, begging Marinette to reiterate to ensure he knows he got it right.

Luckily for him, Marinette nods, causing Nate to groan.

"How did this even happen?" He can't help but ask in genuine confusion.

Marinette can't answer. She's still having trouble believing it herself. After that revelation, the two end up walking silently, Nate still trying to understand the chances of that happening. It doesn't take more than a few minutes for them to finally arrive at the school, where they can see a class already see people standing around the courtyard in preparation for picture day. They soon walk past the people to get to their classroom. Upon entering, they see some of their classmates also dressed up.

That isn't the only thing, though. Sabrina, Alix, and Adrien stare at Marinette in a new light from when they usually get to class. Max and Kim aren't far behind. They look like they're trying to figure something out while staring at Marinette. They're probably trying to figure out how they didn't realize Marinette is Ladybug sooner.

"Well, this is awkward." Nate thinks as he and Marinette walk to their desk.

Chloe, noticing Sabrina staring at Marinette strangely, tries to figure out what happened between the two. She, luckily, didn't see the stares of the others.

"Are they dating or something?" Chloe can't help but ask in her mind.

"You okay, dude? You were staring at them until they took their seat." Nino tells Adrien, causing the teen to jolt before giving him a nervous grin.

"Y-yeah. I'm fine. Just thinking about something." He tells his friend, causing Nino to shrug before returning to his music.

In the back right corner of the room, Juleka is nervously fidgeting in her seat while looking into a decorative wrist mirror every once in a while.

"Don't worry, Juleka. Everything will go great, and you'll be in an amazing photo." Rose promises to her friend, causing her to look at the shorter girl worriedly.

"Y-you think so?" She asks nervously.

"Of course, any mistake the photographer makes today will need them to retake the photo. They can't take photos for the yearbook when you're not in them, right?" Rose asks, causing a wave of relief to hit Juleka.

"Right." She nods.

But she's still worried about today since the universe always seems against her when she tries to get a photo of herself. Even school photos seem impossible for her. She can only hope Rose is right.

Later that day, Miss Bustier's class is in the school courtyard, preparing for the photo. Right now, Ms. Mendeleiev's class, which includes Aurora, Mireille, and Jean, is having their picture taken. The students paying attention to the class note how the other students try giving Aurore and Jean a wide birth while Mireille is as far away from Aurore as possible. That causes some to give them a look of pity.

Another interesting fact is that half their class is on one side and seems to be talking about something while the others are doing their own thing.

"So, let me get this straight. Not only are four of us superheroes, but half of our class know about the Miraculous?" Nate asks in genuine confusion as he stares at those who know the secret.

"That's correct. I'm still trying to calculate the statistics of this outcome." Max explains with a slight nod.

"Man," Nate says while rubbing the bridge of his nose as he thinks about that.

"It is a crazy coincidence. Are you sure Nino doesn't know you're Cat Noir?" Sabrina asks Adrien, causing him to shake his head.

"No. But I'm tempted to tell him." Adrien admits.

"Can you hold off on that until we've figured everything out? Plenty of people already know, two of which Hawkmoth has gotten to." Sabrina says while pointing at Max and Kim.

"Hey!" Alix snaps at her as Kim and Max wince while remembering watching videos of what they did as Akumas.

Sabrina raises her hands placatingly.

"I'm not blaming them or angry with them. I'm just saying that Aurore has already been akumatized three times, once while supposedly not feeling negative emotions. We're already in a fair amount of danger because you revealed your identity to them." She explains to help calm Alix and the other two down.

Alix doesn't look satisfied with that answer, but Marinette cuts in to stop a fight from happening.

"Can we not fight right now?" She pleads with the two, causing Alix to finally back down, but not before throwing a few more words at Sabrina.

"I will if she watches what she says about my friends," Alix warns, causing Sabrina to sigh slightly.

"I'm sorry. I'm not trying to start anything. I'm just making a point." She promises to the three.

"It's fine. You're not wrong. The fewer people who know, the better the statistical chances of your identities not being exposed." Max agrees with her.

"Still, can you not bring it up?" Kim pleads with her, causing Sabrina to nod while giving him an apologetic look.

Deciding to change the subject, Sabrina looks at Marinette.

"Did you talk to your ancestor?" She asks, causing Marinette to nod.

"I did, but he told me I shouldn't talk to him until I can think straight. I should be able to talk with him tonight." She promises.

"Do you think we can be there for the talk? Since we're teammates, it might affect us too." Adrien suggests, wanting to meet a ghost.

Marinette pauses and places a hand on her chin as she thinks about that.

"I'm not sure—I think he'll be alright with meeting you guys. He seemed really nice when we talked." Marinette explains.

"Are you sure it's a real ghost?" Max curiously asks while pushing up his glasses.

Alix rolls her eyes at her friend's question.

"Max, after everything that's been happening, do you really think actual ghosts are weird?" She asks, causing Max to shake his head.

"It's not that I don't believe it. As you said, a lot has happened because of the Miraculous. However, there's no proof of what happens after you die. Spectral beings like ghosts are just one of the many theories. For all we know, the Miraculous could have made a magic construct to look like Marinette's ancestor." Max explains in a matter-of-fact tone.

His explanation causes a few people to pause to think about it. One of which is Marinette. After a moment, the girl opens her bag and asks Tikki a question.

"Tikki, is what Max said true?" She asks the Kwami, causing Tikki to shake her head.

"There's no need to worry, Marinette. The spirit you met was truly your ancestor." Tikki promises the girl, causing Max's fascination to grow.

"Fascinating. So, we living beings become ghosts once we die?" He asks the Kwami as he walks over to her.

Once again, Tikki shakes her head.

"It doesn't have to be ghosts. Many things can happen. Life and death are complicated concepts." Tikki explains, furthering Max's interest along with Alix's.

"Can we talk about this later when it doesn't look as suspicious?" Marinette asks, feeling paranoid about the idea of people watching them.

Her paranoia isn't unfounded, as Chloe is curious about the group. She didn't think they all got along enough. It makes her more suspicious about what Sabrina and Marinette are hiding. She's not fond of the new girl, envious of everything Marinette has. Her hand tightens on her phone as she feels this emotion rise.

She quickly looks around for a way to exert some of this feeling to get rid of it, but realizes she can't up and bully anyone right now when the principal is near. She'll have to be patient and wait for a chance. However, she does note a potential target.

A nervous Juleka looks into her wrist mirror to see if she looks good before brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. Next to her, Rose is trying to comfort her with words of encouragement.

"It's going to be alright. We're almost ready to take the picture. Everything will be okay." Rose continues to promise the panicking girl while grabbing her hand comfortingly.

Feeling the smooth touch of Rose's skin, Juleka finally seems to calm down slightly. However, she wants a better look at her makeup.

"I-I'll be right back." She tells Rose before rushing to the bathroom, causing Chloe to smirk.

After she sees Juleka enter the bathroom, she looks around and sees no one is watching her. With that in mind, Chloe slowly and stealthily moves toward the bathroom. When she reaches the door, she cracks it open to listen in on Juleka while waiting for an opportunity.

Back with the rest of the class, they can see the photographer seeming to finish up with Miss Mendeleiev's class.

The photographer is a tall, well-built man with light skin, short, fluffy, reddish-brown hair, brown eyes, and a reddish-brown soul patch under his lip. He's dressed in a v-neck, short-sleeve white shirt, red and green plaid pants with black suspenders, black boots with white soles, and black fingerless gloves with holes on the knuckles.

Everyone around him can't help but find the man strange and eccentric.

"Bravo! You're all doing wonderful! That's it, give me smiles like when your mom is bringing in the spaghetti!" The man enthusiastically says as he continues to take class photos to ensure at least one good photo.

No one can tell if he is doing this to get a few laughs from the students because it looks like a few of them are having trouble keeping themselves from bursting out. But, at the same time, it seems like he may do this because he's eccentric.

"I don't think I can keep a straight face if he does this to us," Kim says with an amused grin as he stares at the photographer.

"Someone seems to have issues." Nate nods as he watches this next to Marinette.

Soon, Miss Bustier walks up to her class and has them gather.

"Alright, students. Listen to whatever the photographer says when he's arranging us for the photo, and try to show great big smiles for the photo to show how happy this year made you despite everything happening. If you're having trouble, try to think of something that brings you joy while he's taking it." Miss Bustier requests of her class with a kind smile of her own, as if leading by example.

No one seems to take her too seriously—not even Rose. She's too worried about where Juleka is. She quickly texts the other girl and tells her the class photo will be soon.

In the bathroom, Juleka is using one of the stalls when she gets the text from Rose. Seeing it causes her to panic. But before she can do anything, she suddenly hears a small bang on her stall door.

"Someone's in here!" She shouts in alarm.

After she shouts that, the banging stops, and she soon goes to open the stall door. However, to her horror, it won't open. Her attempts grow desperate, but it's not helping.

"Is anyone still out there!? The stall is stuck! Please help!" She shouts out for whoever was banging on her door earlier.

Outside the stall, Chloe smirks while listening to Juleka's pleas as she tries to open the stall door. When Juleka entered the stall, Chloe sneakily brought a chair into the bathroom and propped it under the door handle. Now, Chloe watches as Juleka continues to beg for help while she desperately tries to open the door with a smile. Without saying a word, Chloe exits the bathroom and returns to the class without a care in the world. She does so in time, too, as it's the class' turn to take the photo.

"Alright, Little Meatballs, form up and show me what I'm working with." The photographer commands.

With that, the class bunches together for the photo. Students either sit or stand around benches, one bench behind the other. Well, most of them, anyway. Rose doesn't see Juleka and walks toward Miss Bustier to bring it up.

"Miss Bustier, Juleka isn't-" She starts before getting cut off as Miss Bustier ushers her to join the others.

"Later, Rose. You need to listen to the photographer and join the others." She commands the girl while lightly pushing her to the other students.

Rose looks to the bathroom worriedly and pulls out her phone again before suddenly finding it snatched away by Miss Bustier.

"Please don't look at your phone when we're trying to take the photo." Miss Bustier pleads with the girl before putting the phone in her back pocket, planning to return it after the picture.

Realizing she can't escape and go check on Juleka, Rose reluctantly follows the rest of the class as they randomly move around the benches while sticking with their friend groups. The photographer looks at this with judgemental eyes before waving his hands and shaking his head in dissatisfaction.

"No, no, no, this is all wrong. All of you, move to the side." The photographer orders while making exaggerated move motions with both arms.

The students follow his orders and line up on the side. The photographer sizes them up while Principal Damocles sighs. He's been taking photos with all the classes and grows tired of the photographer's perfectionism.

"Is this necessary every time, Mr. Vincent?" Mr. Damocles asks, feeling Vincent is going too far with what he feels is necessary.

"Photographer is like cooking. Every step needs to be perfect to make something delicious. Otherwise, it'll be something horrid." Vincent says with a voice full of conviction while putting his fingers together and shaking his hands toward the principal.

"It also takes a chef who knows what they're doing," Chloe quietly mutters with an eye roll.

If Vincent hears her, he chooses to ignore her words. Instead, he's focused on studying the group.

"You, you, you, you, and you. I want all of you sitting up front." Vincent commands while pointing to Marinette, Max, Rose, Alix, and Myléne.

The quintet of students follow his orders and sit with Max on the far right side of the bench, Alix next to him, a nervous Rose in the middle, Marinette next to her, and Myléne next to her. Vincent stares at this group for a moment before nodding in satisfaction.

"Alright. You, you, you, you, and you. I want all of you to stand in the back." Vincent orders after pointing to Nathaniel, Alya, Chloe, Nate, and Sabrina.

Chloe looks unhappy at being in the back but doesn't say anything and reluctantly follows the others. Nathaniel stands behind Max while Alya stands beside him, Sabrina is in the middle, Nate is next to her, and Chloe is next to him. After another moment, Vincent nods again before looking at the remaining students.

"Now, the rest of you. I want you all to sit in the middle." Vincent orders while motioning to the back bench.

Kim, Adrien, Nino, and Ivan follow his directions. Kim and Ivan, being the tallest, take the ends of the bench while Adrien and Nino are between them. Overall, it's a nice-looking setup. With the tallest members sitting in the middle, it gives a good view of everyone's faces.

"Perfecto," Vincent states, but Rose raises a hand while trying to tell him something.

"Mr. Vincent-" She starts before Vincent waves her off.

"All questions and complaints come after the picture, my dear. Now give me big smiles, like when your parents make your favorite dishes." Vincent commands as he takes his camera and begins taking pictures of the class, with Miss Bustier on the right of them and Mr. Damocles on the left.

The teens do as he says, and most give their best smiles, aside from Ivan, Rose, and Chloe.

"What is the problem? Do some of you dislike your placements?" Vincent asks after a moment.

Chloe is the first to speak up.

"I would prefer to be upfront," Chloe tells him with a glare while Ivan shrugs.

Vincent glares at them before looking at Rose.

"What about you?" He asks her.

"W-well, my friend isn't here. She went to the bathroom and hasn't come back." Rose explains, causing Mr. Damocles to narrow his eyes before looking at Miss Bustier.

"Is this true, Miss Bustier?" Principal Damocles asks.

Miss Bustier nervously does a headcount. She's sure everyone was here when she took attendance this morning and didn't notice anyone walk off while waiting for the picture. However, she now realizes Juleka is indeed missing and gasps in worry.

"She's right. Juleka is missing." She tells the two men, causing Principal Damocles to glare at her.

"We will be discussing this later. For now, someone go and make sure Ms. Couffaine is alright." Principal Damocles commands while pointing to the women's bathroom, causing Rose to bolt for it with Miss Bustier following behind her.

In the stall, Juleka is crying while hugging her knees. It seems like no one is answering her calls for help or texts.

"S-stupid curse!" She cries out between sobs before she hears something shifting on the other side of the stall door.

In the next second, the door opens to show a concerned Rose and Miss Bustier.

"Are you alright, Juleka?" Rose worriedly asks.

Juleka looks at her friend before her instincts scream at her to leave. With that, she pushes past Rose and Miss Bustier and runs out of the bathroom. After exiting the bathroom, she shoves past the other surprised students until she's off the school grounds to find somewhere to cry about what happened.

Seeing this causes Principal Damocles to panic slightly before looking at Vincent.

"I'm sorry, but we'll have to put the pictures on hold until I've notified her parents about what's happening and we find her." Principal Damocles tells Vincent before rushing for his office.

"Juleka, wait!" Rose shouts as she runs out of the bathroom and school to find Juleka.

With Gabriel, he can feel the growing despair and anxiety from Juleka and can't help but pity the girl. He has full intention of using her emotions, though. He quickly transforms and uses Kaleidoscope to fly into his base, never noticing the mischievous smirk on Nooroo's face as he enters the brooch. When the window to his base opens, he gives a sad expression.

"A girl who only wants to be seen but is denied the chance by a strange curse that prevents her from being captured by a camera. I should offer her my help. Everyone will see you now." Hawkmoth promises while creating a butterfly.

"Fly, my butterfly, and make this one's dream come true."

The butterfly flies off and soon finds its target crying on a park bench after losing Rose. When the butterfly enters her wrist mirror, her tears cease, and she can feel Hawkmoth's voice and influence.

"Reflekta. I'm sure you know who I am. I'm here to offer you the chance to have all of Paris watching you. Everyone will follow your style and be like you. No one will forget you ever again. All you must do is bring me a Miraculous. Do we have a deal?" Hawkmoth asks despite knowing the answer.

"Yes, Hawkmoth." Juleka nods with a smile before black smoke envelops her.

When the smoke vanishes, it reveals Juleka's... unique transformation. It's pretty clear Nooroo messed with this transformation like he did with The Bubbler's.

As Reflekta, Juleka now has pinkish-white skin with brilliant red circle markings around her brown eyes, green orbs on her eyelashes, and purple lipstick on her smiling lips. Atop her head is a crown-like vibrant red helmet with purple lines, with thick cylinder horn-like objects growing on the sides of the back of her head. On the forehead of the helmet is a purple-outlined, pink-pupiled white eye turned ninety degrees so the edges are pointing up and down. It also has flaps that fall before Reflekta's ears. Matching with this helmet is a vibrant red dress with a ruff collar, poofy shoulders, a poofy skirt, and platform boots. The skirt has purple lines on the waist and the same eye as the helmet running along the shoulders and skirt. There is another eye on Refleka's right hand, where the mirror used to be. However, it's different from the others. It has a thick black outline with butterfly-like wings, a vibrant purple sclera, and a silver pupil that sticks out.

With a confident smirk, Reflekta announces to the world.

"With this power, no one will forget about me again!"

Hawkmoth doesn't say anything to her declaration. He's too busy trying to remain calm and not try to strangle his Kwami for their horrible fashion sense. It's not going too well. One of his eyes is twitching violently, and he's gripping his cane like he's trying to snap it in half while imagining it's Nooroo. It doesn't help that he can swear he hears the Kwami giggling in the back of his mind.

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natedogx15 · 11 months ago

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Miraculous Descendent Chapter 53: Fetching Victory

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Dark Owl holds Stormy Weather over his shoulder while she recovers from Canine's attack. They're resting on a roof a few blocks from the school to catch their breaths. However, Dark Owl is getting slightly restless since he's leaving his object unguarded and at risk of being discovered.

"Hurry up and recover, Stormy Weather. We need to get back there before they find out about Albert." Dark Owl tells her as he looks toward the girl over his shoulder.

"That girl's voice is like being in the center of a storm." Stormy Weather groans as she tries to get out of Dark Owl's grip to signal she's feeling better.

She holds her head for a second, but it looks like she's recovering.

"Yes, we must be careful around her." Dark Owl nods in agreement before Hawkmoth interrupts them.

"I'm glad you two see the danger this new hero poses. I was caught off guard by her arrival as well. Her power seems to be a form of hypnosis that relies on her voice. Luckily, there's a way to counter this. If you can't hear the commands, they shouldn't work. However, it would be best for you to try and keep moving while fighting her, just in case. This power is similar to mine and Ladybug, a continuous one from what I saw." Hawkmoth explains to the two.

"Understood, Hawkmoth. Worry not. We can still salvage this situation and save Paris from these false heroes and their hypnotizing assistant. Hoo hoo." Dark Owl hoos in acknowledgment at Hawkmoth's instructions.

"Be careful. The average Miraculous wielder has around two powers. So, she may be hiding another ability or two besides her hypnotism." Hawkmoth warns before ending the link.

Dark Owl nods in acknowledgment before turning toward Stormy Weather.

"You heard Hawkmoth's warning. We need to tread carefully while fighting this Canine person. By now, the other heroes are likely there as well." Dark Owl informs her.

Stormy Weather grunts in frustration.

"Great. So, we're outnumbered, too. Fine. I'll show them how dangerous it is to face a storm." Stormy Weather says determinedly while tapping her umbrella in her other hand.

However, her attention is drawn to a small, orange object moving at high speed toward them.

"What is that?" Stormy Weather questions in confusion as she narrows her eyes while trying to concentrate on it.

A little while ago with Ladybug and Canine. Canine is explaining her last power to the bug-themed heroine.

"My last ability is called Fetch. It allows me to send this rubber ball after anything it's touched while I'm transformed and retrieve it." Canine explains.

Ladybug looks at Canine in surprise when she explains her power, realizing how powerful it is for dealing with Akumas.

"What did Stormy Weather have on her while you were fighting?" Ladybug quickly asks the newbie heroine.

Canine blinks in surprise before saying.

"She had her umbrella on her. Do you think that's where the butterfly is?" Canine asks.

Ladybug quickly nods.

"Yes. However, it could also be in one of her hair ties like the last time I fought her. But I think it's more likely to be in her umbrella." Ladybug explains, causing Canine to nod.

"So, what do you want to do?" Canine asks.

Ladybug thinks about it for a second before turning back toward Canine.

"What could the other Akuma with her do?" Ladybug asks to get more information on the Akuma she saw before.

"He seems to be based on a superhero. He had a lot of gadgets on him. Things like smoke bombs, boomerangs, and even a way to fly using some sort of jetpack cape." Canine quickly explains.

Ladybug's eyes widen slightly as she hears what he can do, but she quickly calms down and asks another question.

"Do you know where his butterfly might be?"

Sabina shakes her head apologetically.

"No. I think it might be in either his cape or belt. But I'm not sure." Canine says in a disheartened tone.

"That's fine. At least we have an idea of where it is. Let's focus on Stormy Weather since she's the easier one right now." Ladybug quickly consoles the other girl.

Canine nods.

"So, you want me to bring Stormy Weather's umbrella?" Canine asks for clarification, causing Ladybug to nod.

"Yes." Ladybug nods.

"I'll be on my timer after using Fetch. I won't be able to help you with Dark Owl." Canine warns her worriedly, but Ladybug smiles at the girl.

"Don't worry. I have an idea of how to handle him. Worse case, I can hold him off until you and Cat Noir can come back to help." Ladybug tells her, causing Canine to nod with a smile, happy to know Ladybug trusts her to come back to help.

"Alright." Canine nods before taking the rubber ball off her collar and cradling it with both hands.

She closes her eyes and envisions Stormy Weather's umbrella before saying.

"Fetch."

After she says that, the rubber ball glows orange and flies out of her hands after the Akumas, leading to our current situation with the Akumas.

Stormy Weather is watching it in confusion as it speeds toward them. However, Dark Owl's eyes widen in horror, and he looks toward Stormy Weather alarmingly.

"Stormy Weather, stop it! It's probably one of the heroes' powers!" Dark Owl exclaims.

The weather girl's eyes widen, and she quickly raises her umbrella to block the incoming object. Unfortunately, that's what the rubber ball is after. When it crashes into the shield, the umbrella is covered in orange energy before vanishing.

Instead of the rubber ball falling to the ground after the impact, it flies back in the direction it came toward Canine and Ladybug. Much to the villains' shock as they watch it leave.

Once the shock wears off, Stormy Weather releases a panicked scream and bolts after the rubber ball to get her umbrella back.

"My butterfly is in there!" She screams at Dark Owl urgently as she races off.

Dark Owl's eyes widen in horror before he flies after the other villain, hoping to stop the two heroes from destroying her umbrella and saving his partner.

Despite their efforts, the rubber ball is far faster than them and easily navigates through the Paris streets, gaining distance from the villains until it lands in Canine's waiting hands. When it does, the umbrella materializes and falls into Ladybug's arms.

"Nice job." Ladybug compliments Canine before they hear Canine's collar beep, signaling she's on a time limit.

"Thanks. Good luck." Canine wishes before running off to find somewhere to hide until she's ready to transform again.

Ladybug watches her leave before looking at the umbrella and breaking it in half. When the butterfly is freed, she doesn't waste any time and catches it in her yo-yo.

"You're not getting away from me this time," Ladybug tells it as she captures it with a glare.

With the Akumas, a panicking Stormy Weather suddenly changes back into Aurore in mid-air, and she plummets toward the ground with an unintelligible scream that almost sounds like her saying, 'Not again!' if you pay close enough attention.

Dark Owl's eyes widen before he dives toward and catches Aurore before she can hit the ground.

"Thank you, Lady-" Aurore sighs in relief before she realizes who caught her and freezes in fear.

Dark Owl realizes this and looks toward Aurore calmly.

"Not to worry, Young Lady. I'm not going to hurt you. My only targets are the Miraculous wielders." Dark Owl tells her before landing and setting the girl down.

"You should get home." Dark Owl advises before flying off again.

Aurore blinks in surprise as she watches the Akuma fly off before today's events catch up with her, and she cries.

After leaving Aurore on her own, Dark Owl says.

"Albert. What's your status?" Dark Owl asks his cybernetic butler worriedly.

"Not to worry, Dark Owl. I am fine. The Miraculous wielders haven't realized that I exist." Albert calmly informs Dark Owl in a nasal voice through Dark Owl's earpiece.

Dark Owl sighs in relief when he hears this and continues to fly toward the school.

"I'm in trouble. Stormy Weather has been defeated, meaning I'm left on my own. I can't let the heroes realize Albert exists before I claim their Miraculous." Dark Owl mutters as he flies toward the school.

When he gets to the school, he lands on the roof and looks around urgently, pulling out some boomerangs as he does so. However, he's soon hit with a red-tinted magnetic wave and slammed into a metal pillar.

Dark Owl quickly shakes off the impact and looks around until he sees Ladybug in her Electro-Magnetic Seams suit glaring down at him from behind her yellow-tinted goggles.

"Ah, Ladybug. It's about time you showed up. Where is your partner? Is he hiding away, waiting to pounce on me? I didn't think either of you would show up and were planning to leave it to your new ally." Dark Owl states calmly as he looks toward Ladybug.

That gets a more intense glare from Ladybug, and she says.

"I would never force someone to fight for Paris alone."

"That's good. However, you and Cat Noir are the ones endangering Paris by continuing to use those Miraculous. Hand them over for the safety of Paris." Dark Owl orders while pointing toward her earrings before holding his hand out expectantly.

"We're not the ones who are the problem. Hawkmoth is the one who is using innocent people to hurt others. You need to wake up and see that he's manipulating your sense of justice." Ladybug tries to appeal to Dark Owl.

"Enough of your lies. If you're unwilling to hand over the Miraculous, I'll have no choice but to use force to acquire them from your dastardly disloyal hands to save Paris from Hawkmoth's crusade of terror." Dark Owl announces, his words causing Ladybug to blink.

"People still use dastardly and crusade?" She can't help but ask in confusion.

Her confusion is short-lived, thanks to Dark Owl throwing a few boomerangs at her, causing her to act fast. She fires another magnetic wave and sends the boomerangs back toward Dark Owl, causing him to dodge. As she does this, she jumps down to be on the same level as him.

"I know you're not a bad person. People told me about how you helped them escape when Stormy Weather appeared." Ladybug says as she continues trying to appeal to Dark Owl.

"Yes. I did because my first priority is protecting the innocent, like any good superhero. Because of that, I refuse to allow Hawkmoth's terror to continue and plan to claim your Miraculous." Dark Owl exclaims as he throws another set of boomerangs.

However, instead of all heading straight toward Ladybug, one curves out over the courtyard to hit her in the side. Ladybug's eyes widen, and she instinctively follows that one, getting hit by the other two and pinned to the wall behind her by her shoulder. The other boomerang, thrown to the side, then indents itself into the wall close to her, close to her face.

"I'm sorry. But I can't allow you to get in my way." Dark Owl says calmly before running toward Ladybug, intent on claiming the Miraculous as quickly as possible to prevent Ladybug from attacking or drawing out the battle.

However, Ladybug fires electricity toward Dark Owl. The electricity hits him and sends him skidding back, giving Ladybug enough time to free herself from the wall.

"I need to take his belt." Ladybug thinks before pointing her palm at Dark Owl and firing a magnetic wave to try and rip the belt from his waist.

Feeling his waist pulled, Dark Owl tries to keep ahold of his belt. But he can't seem to keep it from slipping, especially when Ladybug starts using both hands to increase the strength of the magnetic wave.

Realizing he needs to try something else, Dark Owl shouts.

"Albert, activate flight mode!"

"Right away, sir," Albert states before Dark Owl's cape shifts to jetpack mode, and he tries to use it to escape.

However, he can't keep a hold of his belt and loses it to Ladybug. When she gets the belt, she stops the magnetic wave and causes Dark Owl to fly through the roof after he loses the resistance, keeping him in place despite his jetpack being on at full blast.

She then uses her enhanced strength to rip the belt in two. Sadly, the butterfly doesn't seem to be in it. Something caught her attention when she tried to take the belt, though. It's what Dark Owl yelled in his panic.

"Who's Albert? Is it Hawkmoth's real name? That wouldn't make sense, though." Ladybug thinks while looking at the belt in confusion.

She shakes that information off for now and focuses on her next target.

"The butterfly wasn't in the belt. So it might be in the cape, like Canine said." She thinks right as Dark Owl returns.

"How dare you steal my utility belt. I will not allow your transgressions to continue any longer." He warns Ladybug with a glare.

Ladybug glares back at Dark Owl. But before anything else can happen, Canine's rubber ball slams into the side of Dark Owl's head. Dark Owl is sent into the wall while Canine runs up behind Ladybug.

"Sorry, it took me so long." Canine immediately apologizes to the other girl.

Ladybug gives Canine a relieved smile before saying.

"I'm just glad to see you're alright. The butterfly wasn't in the utility belt." Ladybug informs her while showing the two halves of the utility belt.

"Then it must be in the cape." Canine nods before looking to Dark Owl while he's trying to shake off the hit.

"So, the devious dog has returned to her master to try and help her master in her nefarious plot for stardom. Then where would the treacherous alley cat? Or did the master replace them with your new partner?" Dark Owl asks.

That gets an angry look from Ladybug.

"I wouldn't replace Cat Noir! I don't know what's taking him, but I didn't replace him. Also, we're not looking to become stars. We're trying to stop Hawkmoth!" Ladybug yells at him angrily.

"I highly doubt that. You could have easily stopped Hawkmoth long ago and saved so many had you handed over your Miraculous. You obviously aren't willing to let go of that power you have despite how doing so will save lives." Dark Owl calmly tells her.

That gets a glare from Canine.

"That won't save lives. We don't know what will happen if Hawkmoth gets those Miraculous." Canine adds.

"Not true. Hawkmoth has told me about his motive. He's after the Miraculous to save someone he holds dear to his life. Should he gain the Miraculous, no more harm will come to Paris. So, hand them over so I can bring peace back to Paris." Dark Owl orders.

Hearing his words causes Ladybug and Canine's eyes to widen. Seeing their expressions, Dark Owl continues.

"Now, do you see why I wish to claim the Miraculous for justice? Giving him the Miraculous will solve everyone's problems. We should work with him to make Paris a better place instead of fighting." Dark Owl explains.

Ladybug looks slightly hesitant when she hears that, wishing to believe everything can end in such a simple manner. She gives Dark Owl her Miraculous, Dark Owl gives it to Hawkmoth, Hawkmoth saves his loved one and gives up being a villain, and everything goes back to normal. The scenario is very tempting to her. Despite knowing it could be a lie. She doesn't know how to continue this conversation. Luckily, Canine seems to know.

"Is there any way we can talk to Hawkmoth about this? Maybe we can come to an agreement." She suggests.

Sabrina remembers enough of her dad's stories about trying to appeal to different people to at least have an idea of what to do.

In his lair, Hawkmoth grimaces at Canine's suggestion. He then forcibly takes over Dark Owl's mind and begins speaking through him, much to the girls' shock as they back away in surprise.

"If only it could be that easy. Sadly, I can't risk my identity getting exposed in any way. My apologies. Besides, how do I know you will help me or that Cat Noir isn't hiding while waiting for the right opportunity to pounce." Hawkmoth states.

"How do we know you won't use the Miraculous for something else? We can't just give them to you after everything you've done." Canine argues back.

"Yes, that's something we can agree on. So, it would seem we're at an impasse. You have no reason to trust me, and I'm not willing to risk letting you find out who I am." Hawkmoth calmly states before ending his control.

A disoriented Dark Owl shakes his head and looks around in confusion as he tries to understand what happened. He quickly realizes the heroes are still ahead of him and gets in a combat stance.

"Now, shall we handle this the old-fashioned way with fist-o-cuffs?" Dark Owl asks, causing the two to blink again.

Deciding to forget about Dark Owl's way of speaking, Ladybug looks toward Canine.

"Try and get the cape," Ladybug tells her before firing electricity out of her palm toward Dark Owl.

Canine nods and charges toward Dark Owl with her rubber ball in hand while he dives to the side to avoid Ladybug's attack. Canine throws her arm forward and tries to hit the cape with her rubber ball but can't. Instead, Dark Owl uses his martial arts prowess to grab her outstretched arm and flip her over his shoulder. Canine stares up in shock as Dark Owl is about to reach for her Miraculous. Before he can, Ladybug launches another blast of electricity to force him to separate from Canine.

Getting tired of Ladybug's attacks, Dark Owl charges toward the other heroine while leaving Canine on her back. Ladybug isn't letting him get close, though. She quickly fires a magnetic wave at him and forces him to stop. He does his best to struggle against the force keeping him in place but is struggling to do anything without his utility belt. As he tries to escape, Canine shakes off her surprise and quickly rolls off the ground, looking toward Dark Owl.

Seeing he can't move, she throws the ball at Dark Owl and hits his cape. Once it returns to her, she activates Fetch and has it take off the cape before returning to her again. After getting the cape, Canine wastes no time ripping it in half. To her shock, though. There's no butterfly in it.

"It's not here either!" She shouts toward Ladybug in alarm.

Ladybug's eyes widen when she hears that, and she accidentally lets go of her hold on Dark Owl, who laughs triumphantly at their shocked expressions.

"Hoo, hoo. So, you've discovered my secret. Yes, my Akuma is hidden away. You'll never be able to find it, meaning you'll never defeat me." Dark Owl announces before charging toward Ladybug and delivering a flying kick, sending the girl crashing to the floor.

Canine throws her rubber ball in an attempt to hit him, but the villain dives to the side before charging toward her again. Canine takes a martial arts stance and throws a roundhouse kick toward the charging villain. However, instead of getting hit or ducking under the move, Dark Owl jumps over Canine and lands behind her. Canine uses the force from her kick to quickly turn around but is met with a kick to the gut by Dark Owl.

At the same time, Ladybug gets back up and fires electric blasts from both her palms toward the villain. As she's doing this, she's trying to figure out where the butterfly could be or what it is.

"Wait, earlier, he did say someone's name before activating his jetpack. Could that person be keeping his butterfly safe?" Ladybug wonders in her mind.

As she questions this, Dark Owl rolls out of the way of her attack and grabs one-half of his utility belt before pulling out some boomerangs and smoke bombs. He slams the smoke bombs on the ground before throwing the boomerangs behind the cover of smoke at Ladybug, pinning her to the wall behind her again.

Ladybug grits her teeth while trying to pry herself off the wall while Canine charges at Dark Owl again. Dark Owl turns around and is met with a Superman punch from the young heroine. Canine quickly follows it up with a reverse roundhouse kick. After that, she grabs the disoriented Dark Owl by his arm before shoulder-throwing him to the ground and pinning him by twisting his arm while kneeling on him.

"What do we do, Ladybug? Where do you think the butterfly is?" Canine asks the other heroine in a panic.

"I don't know. Someone else besides Hawkmoth is helping him. That person could be anywhere in Paris." Ladybug tells Canine in equal panic.

"Someone else?" Canine asks in surprise.

Taking advantage of her surprise, Dark Owl gets out of her pin and throws her off. Before he can follow up, though. Ladybug shoots him in the back with electricity.

"We need to find out where the butterfly is hiding and who's hiding it," Ladybug tells Canine, who gets an idea.

"I'm on it." She tells Ladybug before activating her last power.

"Command!"

She then turns to Dark Owl and says.

"Tell us where your butterfly is!"

An orange-tinted soundwave hits Dark Owl and forces him to spill the truth before he can cover his mouth.

"It's in my computer in the principal's office." He announces before his eyes widen in horror.

Ladybug finally pulls herself free from the wall and immediately bolts toward the principal's office while shouting at Canine.

"Try and keep him busy for a minute!"

Nodding, Canine ignores the beeping of her collar to focus on fighting Dark Owl so Ladybug can get his butterfly and end this. However, Dark Owl isn't making it easy for her. She goes for a punch, which the Akuma blocks before stepping in and going for a spinning back elbow strike. Canine ducks it and tries to sweep his legs, but Dark Owl jumps over her and rushes after Ladybug.

Canine throws her ball at the wall next to Dark Owl and manages to bounce it into his side before charging at him and going for another pin. As she does, it seems like officers are finally starting to arrive at the school, causing her to sigh in relief.

"Thank goodness. It's been forever since they were called."

However, she dropped her guard again and allowed Dark Owl to throw her off again. He ignores Canine in favor of going after Ladybug but is met by someone else trying to shoulder charge him.

"Oh no, you don't." Officer Roger says as he tries to stop the Akuma, only to be slammed to the side.

Luckily, enough time was bought for Ladybug to find Albert. When she sees the state of Mr. Damocles' office, she does a double take.

"Okay, this is officially the strangest Akuma I've fought," Ladybug says in shock as she looks around the office and moves over a wire.

As she walks through, she can't help but feel like something will jump out at her in the dark room. She soon jumps in fright when she hears Albert's voice on all the monitors hanging from the ceiling.

"Alert, alert, intruder detected. Dark Owl, intruder." Albert repeats in alarm.

"So, Mr. Damocles was talking to an A.I. program, and no one was helping him." Ladybug realizes before charging up an electric fist.

"Well, I picked the right outfit for this then. I'm just charging for destruction." Ladybug puns to herself before giggling.

"That was a good one. I'll have to tell Cat Noir about it when I tell him about what happened today and introduce him to Canine." Ladybug smiles before slamming her fist into the ground and sending a wave of electricity through the room, overloading the computers and destroying them.

She sees the butterfly exit one of the monitors and catches it with her yo-yo. After that, she uses Miraculous Ladybug and fixes everything around the school.

Outside the office, Dark Owl suddenly stops his charge and reverts into Mr. Damocles, who falls to the ground on his knees. He groans a little bit as he tries to come to terms with what happens. As he does, Canine helps Roger up, but he lightly pushes her back with a smile as he tests his now unfrozen leg. When he sees that it's okay, he looks toward her knowingly.

"Shouldn't you be getting out of here before anything else happens?" He asks, causing his daughter to realize she's almost out of time and rush to the bathroom.

Roger smiles as he watches her go. He had watched her fight Dark Owl and felt immensely proud.

"That's my girl."

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