13. Of Heroes & Legends
"You know that's considered stealing" stated Ladybug, standing behind The Pharaoh.
"No one likes a thief" added Loup with a smirk.
"Actually, I'm taking back what rightfully belongs to me" corrected The Pharaoh, as Alya kept filming.
"Are you really?" questioned the wolf "Because I got something for you, too" that being said, she started to play the song that was torture for every akumatized victim.
"Look at Loup d'Argent and Ladybug go!" Ladybug stood her gaze on Alya, and made a signal for her to put the phone down "Ladybug waved at me!" added the blogger dreamily "And do you hear Loup d'Argent's song? It's so beautiful!" said girl kept playing, trying to ignore Alya's comments, as The Pharaoh covered his ears, to try and block the sound. It was not gonna defeat him, but it would make him weak enough.
While she did that, Ladybug threw his yoyo towards the Pharaoh, but he had enough strength to grab it and throw Ladybug against the wall, cutting off Loup's concentration and, therefore, her song. This allowed The Pharaoh to throw one of his bubbles towards her, but the wolf raised her bow in front of her face, and it became a shield.
"Segmet, give me your strength!" said The Pharaoh, and his head changed. He approached Loup, and punched her shield, throwing her against another wall.
"Ouch" was all she could say. Then, the Pharaoh bent the barriers with little to no effort to get out, but Chat Noir was waiting for him.
Unfortunately, he ended up trapped inside a coffin.
"Enjoy your coffin!" said The Pharaoh, before leaving. Ladybug quickly approached Loup d'Argent first.
"You okay?" she questioned, helping her friend up.
"Perfect" replied the wolf "Let's help the kitty" that being said, they rushed towards the coffin, as The Pharaoh got to Alya, who was still there.
"You gotta be kidding" said Loup, face palming. Alya was getting into a lot of trouble lately.
"Hey, let her go!" yelled Ladybug once they freed Chat Noir.
"Hiding behind an innocent bystander?" questioned the kitty "You're weak, Pharaoh!"
"I am more powerful than you are" said the Pharaoh, putting the barriers back in its place. Alya kept saying something to her live audience as the Pharaoh took her away.
"That Alya is one brave chick" complimented Chat Noir, impressed by the girl's behaviour.
"If by brave you mean bossy, feisty, and bold, you're right!" replied Loup d'Argent "C'mon, you can get us out of here, kitty" Chat Noir nodded, and used his cataclysm to destroy the barriers.
"How are we gonna find them?" questioned the kitty as they walked further.
"Alya's got a livestream on her blog!" replied Ladybug, taking out her yoyo-phone-screen thingy.
"Go ahead" said Chat Noir as some of his pads disappeared "I'll join you as soon as my miraculous is charged again"
"Okay, but hurry up" replied Loup, placing both hands on his shoulders. She hadn't realized how tall Chat Noir was 'till now "It's gonna take all three of us to defeat him"
"Hold on, Alya" said Ladybug as they watched her liveblog. The Pharaoh was going to offer her to Anubis in exchange for his princess.
"Watch out!" yelled the other girl as they got into one room, but it was too late. Ladybug got trapped in one of the orange bubbles that slowed down time. She said something that Loup couldn't really understand, since she was talking in slow motion.
"Hold on, I'll get you out of there!" she exclaimed, to which Ladybug replied something that sounded like 'hurry'.
"Think, Loup" she looked around, and an idea came to her "That's it! These bubbles slow time, so maybe all I need to do is fasten it"
"How are you gonna do that?" questioned Ayu in her head.
"I can play a fast song to counteract the effect" explained the girl, and stood in position. Then, she started to play a song that sounded sort of like 'Guren No Yumiya'; it wasn't the exact same one, but it had the same notes.
As she played, the bubbles in the room slowly started to disappear, and, seeing that it was working, Arianne played faster. And faster. And faster. Until Ladybug was free.
"It worked!" said Ladybug as her partner caught her breath. That was a lot of effort "That was amazing!"
"Thanks" said Loup with a smile, just as Chat Noir appeared again.
"Great, we are all here" stated Ladybug "We gotta find the hidden akuma and free it before he sacrifices that poor girl!"
They ended up on the roof, but the only thing they saw was an army of mummies, but no Pharaoh or Alya.
"Over there!" said Chat Noir, and pointed out to them in the middle of a circle the mummies were making by walking around. Alya was trying to get rid of the Pharaoh's grip, but he was too strong for her.
Alya then noticed Ladybug in the papyrus, and The Pharaoh proceeded to explain that Ladybug was his nemesis that had stopped his ritual once already, but that she wouldn't now.
"Everyone does have a past they can learn from" said Ladybug with surprise.
"I know, right?" replied Loup "I found out that I am over six thousand years old. Sort of"
"Really?" questioned Ladybug, and she nodded.
"Well, you don't look a day over three thousand" said Chat Noir playfully.
"Why, thank you very much, kitty" replied Loup "But now we know that I'm wiser than you lot" the first Loup d'Argent appeared six thousand years ago, but Ladybug and Chat Noir appeared five thousand years ago.
"Don't let that get to your head" replied Ladybug "I'm still better than both of you"
"We'll see about that" replied Loup with a smile, just as the ritual began.
"We gotta save her before he completes the ritual!" exclaimed Ladybug, looking at both of her partners "Or Alya will be gone forever"
"What shall we do?" questioned Chat Noir.
"I've got a plan!" said the wolf girl suddenly, causing both of her friends to look at her curiously "I can try closing the portal with my magic" Ladybug frowned.
"How will you do that?" she questioned.
"If you listen to the mummies, they are chanting with a certain beat. Almost like a song" replied Loup "All I gotta do is play it in reverse, that should close it"
"That might actually work" replied Ladybug, and she smiled.
"Told you that I was wiser" she said in a sing-y voice "Ladybug, you rescue Alya and destroy the akuma, and Chat Noir, cover me. Make sure that the mummies, or the Pharaoh, don't get to me"
"Sounds like a plan" replied Chat Noir, and the three of them took their positions.
"I hope this works" said the girl, biting her lip.
"I'm sure it will, Aria! You can do it!" encouraged Ayu in her mind, and she took a deep breath, before starting to play the song. At first, nothing happened, and Loup feared that her plan was gonna fail, but after some minutes, the portal starting to reduce in size.
"It's working!" exclaimed Chat Noir, jumping from light post to light post, while the mummies followed him.
Loup d'Argent played with more intensity seeing the results, but The Pharaoh saw what she was doing, and ran towards her.
"M'lady, watch out!" yelled Chat Noir, just in time for her to jump out of the way, but her violin landed far away from her, and The Pharaoh kept running after her while Alya was going up to the black cloud. Without Loup d'Argent to stop it, the portal was working again.
"I need to get to my violin!" exclaimed the girl , hiding behind a wall "Where is him?" she peeked a bit in search of the Pharaoh, and saw him giving her his back as he stared at Ladybug and Chat Noir on the floor, surrounded by mummies. She took advantage of that to rush to her violin, and pick it up.
"It's over" stated the Pharaoh, giving Ladybug and Chat Noir his back.
"Not if I have any say on it!" stated Loup, standing in front of him.
"You again! You can't stop me!" said the Pharaoh, and was about to clap with super strength (thanks to one of the gods' power), but she started to play the shrill melody, which was slowly weakening him. When he fell to the floor, she changed the melody, and started to play the one that changed the akumatized victims back into themselves. Then, Ladybug destroyed the akuma, as Loup d'Argent wiped some sweat off her forehead.
"That. Was amazing!" said Chat Noir, making her smile "You never cease to surprise me, m'lady"
"You were truly great" Ladybug agreed. She had saved all of them "Wanna do the honors?" she gestured around, to the mess that the Pharaoh had created, and Loup d'Argent nodded.
"Mon plaisir" replied the wolf, and turned everything back to normal with her beautiful melody.
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