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Adrien felt his new phone vibrate in his pocket, pulling out said device, saw that Shadybug and Claw Noir were recently spotted in the 4th arrondissement. The thought of Claw Noir always made him feel sick to his stomach, the mere idea of willingly inciting fear and panic made him feel horrible. Glancing around at his surroundings, Adrien made a beeline for the nearest alleyway ducking behind a garbage bin. Lifting up his shirt Plagg floated out into the open air, “lemme guess, spiky noir and edgybug show up again?”
“Unfortunately. I just wish there was a way we could get the upper hand on them.” With Ladybug missing, they no longer had the numerical advantage. Normally those odds wouldn’t work against them, however… Claw Noir and Shadybug seem more than willing to use excessive force and endanger civilians. Something that he nor Hesperia were willing to intentionally do leaving the heroes stretched thin between trying to capture the two villains and protecting civilians. “Hey Plagg, think there’s anything we can do that they can’t?”
“Dunno. I’m only aware of your feelings and intentions while you are transformed.” A small shrug came from the Kwami. “Anything stick out in your mind?”
Adrien thought about the last few battles and remembered there was one time Hesperia’s champions caused him more harm than Claw Noir and Shadybug combined. “I remembered one fight where I was hurt more than them when Hesperia’s Champion’s ability was sound based. Those two basically seemed unphased.” He rubbed the back of his neck, a small frown on his face it was an awkward fight to say the least.
Putting a paw to his chin, Plagg thought about the information. “Maybe they aren’t attuned as well to the Miraculous as you or Bug.” Seeing the confusion on Adrien’s face, Plagg let out a long sigh. Explaining the boring things was usually Tikki’s job. “Basically, it’s how well you and I or her and Tikki get along. The stronger our bond, the more you can pull from the Miraculous. Enhanced physical abilities like strength, speed and endurance are all part of the base package. Anything above that is something that you get as our bond deepens. So, if Spiky wasn’t bothered by sound attacks then I’m guessing his senses are at a human level still.”
Hearing Plagg’s explanation, a plan started to form in Adrien’s head. “I’ll get you extra cheese Plagg! I think you just gave me an idea!” Adrien cried out excitedly, “Plagg, Claws out!” Transforming into Chat Noir took but a moment and once his baton materialized, he pulled it out and called Hesperia. “I got the alert, did you already select your Champion?”
“Not yet Chat Noir. Why do you ask?”
“I have a plan, listen closely.” Chat Noir explained his idea as he traveled towards the 4th arrondissement via the rooftops. It only took a couple of minutes, but he was able to explain the entire plan and convince Hesperia that it could work. Huddling down on a nearby rooftop, he waited for the Champion to arrive before engaging. Thankfully he didn’t have to wait long as his cat ears twitched and one glance back revealed Hesperia’s Champion. “Did he fill you in on the plan?”
“Yup. Nebulosus at your service Chat Noir.” She bowed, with grey fog pooling around her feet.
A smile came onto his face, “stick to the plan and we might have a chance. Ready?”
“Ready.”
The duo jumped down onto the street and Nebulosus blanketed the entire battlefield in a thick cloud of fog. Thankfully for Chat Noir his enhanced vision made it easy to see through it. Just like Plagg theroiezed, Claw Noir and Shadybug were having issues seeing through it. Separating the two took some effort but eventually Chat Noir got Claw Noir alone. “Feline alright there?” Chat inquired as he launched another flurry of blows at Claw. The later throwing up a sloppy defense with each strike getting harder and harder to dodge.
“Shut up and fight me like normal!” Claw snarled as he slashed at empty air. “Too scared to fight me directly so you hide behind a cheap trick!”
“Not my fault you don’t have clawsome vision.” Chat replied his glowing eyes the only thing seen through the thick fog as he circled Claw. He hoped that with enough poking and readjustment he could get in close enough to retrieve the Miraculous.
“I’m going to kill you! Now get out here!” Claw’s frustration grew as he kept glancing around and attacking at the last place he saw Chat’s eyes. Each slash and strike found nothing by thin air. This game of cat and mouse kept on for a couple of minutes until Claw felt someone tackle him from the front. Chat’s glowing green eyes taunting him to strike back. “Cataclysm!” He cried out, trying to strike Chat’s suit.
Chat was prepared for the Cataclysm and slammed a random piece of rubble into Claw’s hand. “I think you have something I want.” He taunted, as the rubble disintegrated in his claws. Reaching for the Miraculous, Chat’s ears suddenly perked up as the zwhip of a yo-yo rang clearly throughout the foggy battlefield. The string wrapped around his body and yanked him off Claw. “Wha-“ He cried out in surprise as he watched his counterpart escape into the fog. “How?” Looking around the fog he tried to locate the source of the yo-yo he couldn’t find anyone among the fog. He assumed Shadybug got away from Nebulosus and came to free Claw. Except his eyes landed on something vaguely blue in the distance. The blue looked back at him for a moment before disappearing deeper into the fog.
A frustrated sigh left Chat’s lips as he struggled to get a finger on some part of the string so he could Cataclysm it. A small part of him wondered if those were Ladybug’s eyes he saw, but he knew that couldn’t be… right?