•••

When she spoke about there being hell to pay, she wasn't joking around.

The whole city basically engulfed by monsters, the superhero duo were currently taking cover in a partly demolished building, laying low for the moment.

"This is bad." Marinette said, who had already collapsed and was now leaning against the debris. Some of her wounds had already reopened and that was a huge disadvantage.

"Our injuries and these new miraculous weapons aren't really acting in our favour." Adrien added.

"Yeah. It's like Hawkmoth's attack on Heroes Day all over again."

"Hawkmoth?" Tikki asked.

"Oh yeah! I forgot! You don't know about him. He's a villain in the modern day Paris. He is the reason why we were given out our miraculous in the first place."

"Yeah. He akumatises people to try and take away our jewels." Adrien explained.

"Your jewels!" Tikki exclaimed in horror.

"So if you've faced this type of situation already, then why not just finish Le Paon off easily? When you even know her real identity." Plagg asked

"Well..uh.." Marinette began. "Even if it was for a short period of time, we had help from other holders. And we weren't so badly wounded and had different weapons."

"Yeah, I just can't seem to work with this one." Adrien said, scowling at the thought of his new sword like weapon.

"Well, what are your weapons like?" Tikki asked.

"Hmm..I have an extendable baton. And it's equipped with all of this really cool technology that makes it easier to be informed and stay in touch with my bugaboo."

"Chaaat..." Marinette groaned. Then remembering who he really was, she gasped and then blushed a dark red. "I-I mean A-Adrien..are-are you ever going to give up that nickname?"

"Not in a million years m'lady."

"We-Well then.." she began. "I have a yo-yo with this unbreakable string and is super stretchable. It also allows me to run, jump and fight well in a battle and is also equipped with technology."

"Here is the thing." Tikki said. "Plagg and I can alter your weapons to your preferences but we might not be able to improvise on the technology part."

"We can?" Plagg asked.

"Of course! Did you forget about the up-gradations?"

"Ooh Yeah..must've slipped my mind." He said, looking up in concentration.

"You can? That's amazing!" Marinette exclaimed.

"Y'know.." Adrien began. "I wonder how you were able to provide us weapons with the latest technologies and designs if you are more than thousands of years old."

"It's a kwami thing." Plagg answered. "We might me dormant, but we can sense the changes around us clearly. That is why we are easily able to alter the miraculous's powers."

"So are you up for it?" Tikki asked.

"You bet we are!" Marinette exclaimed with glee. "How long will it take?"

•••

In the early hours of morning, when even the sun wasn't up, the superhero duo stood in their temporary hideout, admiring their weapons.

"This is amazing! They really did it! Now I have more confidence that we can win this." Ladybug exclaimed.

"Yeah! They really did do it! Say Ladybug..?"

"Hmm?"

"How did you manage to defeat the monster after all? Because I remember being a goner."

"To be honest, I don't even know myself. I guess I just acted out of instinct. I knocked out Mrs LeBleue and I then I used my Ladybug power on her, kinda similar to de-evilising. And I suppose the monster disappeared with it."

"So should we try and knock out very single person in the city m'ladybug?" He asked with a mischievous grin.

"Honestly..how could I've ever even imagined of Adrien being my partner all along? Your personalities are nothing alike!"

•••

The beautiful colours of dawn covered the Parisian skies but the city down below looked nothing short of a disaster. Ladybug and Chat Noir stood on a rooftop, sharp as ever and looking ready to finish it all.

"Atleast the city is not swarming with monsters now. We managed to wipe out about half of them."

"True, but it's still not enough." Ladybug stated worriedly. "There are still so many out there, creating a havoc. And the panic it'll cause people will only enable Le Paon to affect more of them."

"I know. We have to end this quickly."

"Yeah. And so..we'll go after the mastermind."

"Jenny."

With this, they both jumped off the roof, sprinting away.

"Where do you think she might be?"

"It's a long shot, but.." she stopped for a moment, to take down a monster. "I have a hunch that she would be at the highest point in Paris. The Eiffel Tower."

"Is that a villain hang out spot or something?" Chat asked, chuckling. "I mean, a majority of them decide to put on a show there only."

"Why don't we ask them when we get there. Okay kitty?" She played along, winking.

None of them admitted it out loud, but they were both thankful for this playful banter. There was something comforting about all of this, no matter the gravity of the situation.

"Oh wow."

They both stopped on a roof of a house near the tower, and sure enough Jenny had claimed it. It was surrounded by the monstrous creatures, providing her the protection.

"There's a lot of them." Chat mumbled.

"Yeah. But remember, we've done this before, we can do this again. You and me against it all, right?"

"Right."

Without sparing another second for hesitation, they both charged towards the tower, determined to finish it once and for all. Their upgraded weapons and their familiarity gave them the edge they needed, to pass through and finally reach their target.

"I'm impressed that you made it through, I was certain that your injuries and my monsters would slow you down."

Her usually sweet and chirpy voice was laced with malice and cold amusement and Ladybug couldn't help but feel a tug of pain in her heart. As Bridgette or not, Jenny was still a friend to her, and seeing her like this was painful. Just like when she saw Alya as a villain.

"Jenny..why?"

A chilling laugh echoed through, and Ladybug flinched. At that moment, Chat instantly grabbed her hand in comfort, letting her know that he was there.

"So you know my identity. Well that's something I didn't see coming. So it'd be only fair to address you by your real names right? Bridgette and Felix."

"But of course! How rude of me. You're not them are you? You guys are someone else. Right?"

Their eyes widened in shock. How could she have possibly ..?

"My kwami sensed it. When I found him unconscious. And about Bridgette, I've known for a while."

"Now, how about I offer you the fight you came here for?"

With this, huge monsters appeared, ready to engage the duo in a battle.

"It was totally worth it, setting in fear in the hearts of these people." She yelled and cackled with laughter.

"Well, then let's give you the defeat that you so desire for!" The superhero duo yelled back.

•••

"You cannot defeat me! Even if you were able to defeat my monsters, you.will.never.defeat.me."

"Yeah? Keep telling yourself that. Because from how I see it, you are out of power."

"So..so are you.."

The sound of metals clashing was heard loud and clear, and Chat and Le Paon stood, their arms extended and the former's baton clashing with the latter's sword. They were both huffing with exhaustion, while Ladybug was on her knees, clutching her sides. Her wounds had reopened.

"Chat.." she began weakly and stood up slowly.

"What're you doing Ladybug! Rest! I'll take care of her!"

"Chat.." she muttered again. "We've already used up our powers and are about to transform back. Let's....let's give it our all for one last attack.."

The black cat superhero saw the determination in her eyes and nodded. It was now or never.

Not even giving her a second to react, she was tackled back, and hit hard. The sword from her hands flew back and she tumbled back to the ground, falling to never get up. The fatigue from the fight and the weakness from the wounds was too much.

"M-Miraculous Ladybug!"

Everything fixed itself back to the way it was, the city being restored back to its former glory. Finally it was all over, or so they thought.

The duo too collapsed from the exhaustion, their transformations coming undone. Despite the heavy injuries, they still smiled, looking at each other, celebrating their victory.

"You did it, you did it, you did it!" Tikki exclaimed as she hugged Marinette's cheek.

"Good job kid!" Plagg said to Adrien.

"You still chose to protect them despite knowing what they did to me?"

Both of them looked over to the Jenny, whose transformation was wearing out too. A blue, sparkly kwami collapsed down next to her.

"They are not all-"

"YES THEY ARE AND YOU KNOW IT!" She screamed.

"They killed them, my parents. Despite knowing they were innocent, they killed them! And no one did anything about it! No one!"

"My parents were always so nice to everyone. So kind." She was slowly getting up now, with the help of her sword as a support. "But at the time of need, nobody came to help them. Nobody was nice."

Her tear streaked face was covered with her long, golden bangs, which cast a dark shadow over her face.

"Jenny?" Marinette began cautiously.

"I wanted revenge against those wrong doers, But you protected them. You protected those MONSTERS !"

"Jenny, take a look at yourself! Look at what you've done to yourself! You're going crazy! The miraculous is corrupted and unstable!"

"So be it.."

"Jenny, wha-?"

"..I might not have the strength to fight you anymore Ladybug and Chat Noir.."

"..but you still lost..."

She fell down with a thud, deaf to Marinette's ear piercing scream. The blood pooled in around her, from her wound. The sword pierced through her heart, and grazed her miraculous.

And in that moment, nobody paid attention to her wide smile and tear stricken eyes watching a little blue feather fly away to infinity.

•••
Ik I promised a chapter two days back but...yeah..
Okay, honestly idk how to feel about this chapter. I still feel like I chose the wrong genre for A mlb fanfic but oh well, we've come this far.

I swear to god imma take a long ass break after this book cause holy crap it made me realise how dark my mind is. I need to go see a psychiatrist.

I hope it wasn't too...cringy or uncomfortable? I'm sorry if you felt like the fight was incomplete, honestly I had a hard time thinking about one and I doubt that most ppl enjoy reading the fights. (Ik I don't)

So that's it I guess? Umm see y'all soon? And hopefully you'll know what happens next. The person who betrayed Bridge and caused Felix's death will be revealed. Who do you think it can be? Lemme know!

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Until then!
Belle 💕