A red flash burst from the alleyway and Ladybug vaulted towards the sounds of fighting.
“If I don’t deserve your attention, you don’t deserve to have any performances ever again!” A small figure clad in bright, gaudy fabrics with a theatrical mask was transforming people into stage props left and right with a wooden crossbow. Ladybug saw Chat sneaking up on the villain from behind and devised a split-second plan. “That may be what you think, but I think they’re about to get quite the show!” Ladybug shouted, spinning her yoyo as she emerged from the shadows. The akumatized victim refocused his attention on her, shooting an arrow of green light from his crossbow. She blocked it with the yoyo and continued to advance. “Ladybug! I was wondering when you would join me,” The villain twisted his masked lips into a sneer as he shot bolt after bolt. “I would never miss such an exciting performance!” She taunted before attacking, throwing her yoyo around his wrist. “Grab the bow, Chat!” Saying his name reminded her of what she had seen, but she shook the memory away. No time to dwell on that now! We have to get the akuma! Chat’s clawed hand snatched the weapon away and broke it in half, but no butterfly emerged. His eyes widened in surprise and he jumped away, but not before the villain had grabbed hold of his belt tail. His green eyes bulged as Chat was yanked backward. Ladybug switched tactics and wrapped her yoyo around the villain, pinning his arms to his side and preventing him from further harm to Chat. However, the villain’s hand managed to hold onto Chat’s tail in the midst of being tied up, until Chat’s flailing made it slip from his grasp and Chat flew through the air from his own momentum. Ladybug rushed in and grasped at the villain’s mask, her next guess as to the location of the akuma, but the akuma victim had loosened his bonds and dodged away. Ladybug, exasperated, finally executed the unfailing Lucky Charm. A small, red, fluttering bird came to rest on her hand. Upon closer inspection, Ladybug noticed it was mechanical, but it had all the workings of a live creature and appeared to be able to fly. Narrowing her eyes, Ladybug surveyed her surroundings. “My lady, he’s exiting stage right!” Chat shouted to her as he began pursuing the fleeing villain. She jumped to the rooftops with the help of her yoyo and followed the chase from above, cradling the bird in her hand. Suddenly, a white paste appeared on her arm, and she looked at it in alarm as she ran. It appeared that the mechanical bird had just let loose a gob of paint in lieu of bird droppings! Ladybug grinned and began to form a plan. Side note: so this is mostly a battle sequence of sorts, and I'm trying to incorporate as much realism to the show as possible; for example, making references to the villain's situation, not activating the Lucky Charm until attempting to solve the problem without it even though legit every single time there's an akuma it isn't caught until the charm used, and completely arbitrary things being the Lucky Charm. I was going to have an actual live bird be the charm, but I thought about it and I don't think that the Lucky Charm is capable of creating life. Correct me if I'm wrong; it's been awhile since I actually watched all the episodes. Hope you enjoyed! (And hopefully I'll get the next chapter out in a more timely manner...)
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