Cat Noir was practicing his pole dance without an audience this time. He wanted to be less cruel like a villain for his princess but when Flairmidable is around, he has to act viciously like a cat to the canine. He was performing his dance with the suit unzipped to expose his pecs and abs.

"My princess would swoon seeing me like this," He thought.

"You definitely have a perfume scent on you. I can smell it and my canine senses never lie. What are you up to?" Flairmidable also did pole dancing too to talk to the feline.

"Just to attract my special lady" Cat Noir replied in a deadpan.

"Ruff, a special lady?" Flairmidable hung upside down.

"Yep, and no, it's not Volpina," Cat Noir said.

"And I thought she was the one for you" Flairmidable jumped down from the pole.

"Not a backstabbing fox like her" Cat Noir said.

Flairmidable barked like a dog and Cat Noir flinched from his cat instincts and hung on the pole like a cat would on a tree.

"MEOW!" Cat Noir screeched.

"Hahaha! This is why dogs chase cats." Flairmidable laughed and the feline jumped down with an angry look.

"Do that again and I'll claw your face" Cat Noir growled.

"Aww....the kitty is scared of dogs" Flairmidable making fun of him.

"I'm not scared!" Cat Noir crossed his arms.

"Don't try to deny it" Flairmidable grinned smugly.

"Shut up" Cat Noir hissed and then saw a group of thugs wearing a fox-themed outfit, "Shit! Run! RUN!" He grabbed Flairmidable's hand and made their way out the emergency exit door.

Then they decided to steal a car to get away since Cat Noir knows that these are Volpina's thugs and they do not like to get their prey away. Cat Noir punched the driver seat window to unlock the doors from inside, "Get in!" The feline said to the canine.

Flairmidable sat next to him and when Cat Noir was about to pull back, he accidentally backed into another car, damaging its front.

"Any time now!" Flairmidable shouted.

"Shut up!" Cat Noir set the car to drive at full speed.

Soon enough one Fox-thug took out an Uzi gun and fired at the ceiling window of the car.

"Agh! Hold on!" Cat Noir pressed the gas pedal.

"Grr!! Unbelievable!" Flairmidable growled and turned the steering wheel hard to move the car in reverse. They saw the thug on the motorbike approach them.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Cat Noir argued.

"Saving your nine lives!" Flairmidable kicked his door open and it tore off by the lamppost. The flew towards the thug and it made him fly off his bike, "You're welcome" Flairmidable said sarcastically to Cat Noir.

They drove to the main road to escape the fox villains.

"So what's the plan?" Flairmidable asked.

"My plan is to drive us away!" Cat Noir said while driving.

"That's a shit plan because we got a bad boy coming!" Flairmidable looked behind and saw a large truck pushing through the lanes, not caring if the drivers are injured.

"Take the wheel" Cat Noir put it on cruise control and climbs out the window to the car roof. Flairmidable gets into his seat to take over the car.

"Time for this big boy to take a nap" The feline took out a gun to shoot.

He targeted at the wheels of the truck but missed a few times, "Damn it!" He reloads and tries again and this time he manages to shoot at the tires. The driver of the truck lost control and it flipped.

"Good shot!" Flairmidable said while driving.

"Thanks but it's not over yet! They're coming!" Cat Noir said as he dodged the bullets.

"Which way?!" Flairmidable kept driving.

"The Arc de Triomphe and go in circles!" Cat Noir said.

"Roger that" Flairmidable drove there and kept driving around it while the fox villains chased them.

"Enough playing around like animals!" The biker tried to shoot the feline.

Cat Noir kept his grip on the gun steady as he shoots, "Cats and dogs love to play around, moron!" He shot the biker. The bullet hit the tire and he was sent flying at the concrete floor.

He then reloads the gun with another magazine, "Time for these boys to leave us alone" He said and shot the bikers one by one. All of them fell off their bikes critically injuring themselves.

"Meow! I always wanted to do that!" Cat Noir said and gets back in the driver seat, "Move, fleabag!" He pushed Flairmidable aside to the passenger seat.

"Fine shooting. We make a good duo" Flairmidable said.

"Not yet but thanks," Cat Noir said.

-

Shortly, they came back to the nightclub to discuss something, cousin to cousin. The bartender offered them both White Russian.

"So what is it you wanna discuss, cousin?" Flairmidable wondered.

"First of all, sit" Cat Noir pushed him down on the couch, "Stay. Good dog." He patted him on the head.

"Alright go on," Flairmidable said.

"I'm still angry at you and that fox is still on the loose. I know you haven't changed a bit" Cat Noir paced back and forth.

"I get it" Flairmidable replied.

"And you know Lila is a liar, right?" He reminded him.

"Yes," Flairmidable nodded.

"So don't trust her. Remember the time she nearly stole your mother's ring?" He reminded him again.

"Yeah, that one I remember," Flairmidable said.

"Hawk Moth and Mayura are still out there, somewhere. So don't try to claim their brooches. You don't know what it's capable of. Master Fu entrusted you with the dog miraculous. So don't try to betray him too like you did to me" Cat Noir glared at him.

"Very well then. So truce?" Flairmidable held a hand out, which Cat Noir accepted.

"Truce. But one time that I shake your paw" Cat Noir said and they shook hands as Flairmidable stood up.

"I know it's a dumb excuse but you're not the only one who lost a parent. I lost my father, just like you lost your mother. It affected us dearly to become rogue but we didn't become inhuman" Flairmidable said.

"Exactly, cousin" Cat Noir said.

"But your father did" Flairmidable crossed his arms.

"Of course, but we need to work together if we're a duo," Cat Noir said.

"And I thought you said dogs and cats don't get along" Flairmidable smirked.

"Some dogs and cats do," Cat Noir said.

"That's not what you said before," Flairmidable said.

"I know" Cat Noir smirked.

"Whatever. This dog needs to go feed on delicious bones and steak. Ta-ta, kitty cat" Flairmidable said and left the nightclub.

"What a dog," Cat Noir said to himself.

-

The feline transformed back to his civilian form and was on his way to the apartment to meet Master Fu. He hasn't seen him in a while.

"Yep, time to pay him a visit," Adrien said to Plagg and went inside the apartment building and into the elevator. He pressed the button and goes to Fu's story. He remembers as a kid that his father made him take Chinese lessons by Wang Fu.

Then he goes and knocks on Fu's door, "Come in" Fu's voice came from the other side.

He walks in and does a Chinese bow tradition to show respect, "It's good to see you, Master Fu"

"It's been a while, Adrien." Master Fu bowed.

The handsome blond sits down in yoga style since the apartment is Chinese heritage style, "How are things, master? I know it been a long time but my cousin has been very difficult lately and I'm just......trying to lean into the good side"

"I know deep down you're a good person, Adrien. Everything has gone well except for that your cousin needs to be responsible with his miraculous" Master Fu said.

"He and I recently stopped a gang of fox-themed thugs today," Adrien said.

"Ah, dogs and cats do get along well," Master Fu said.

"I know about that" Adrien said.

"You sound like you don't trust him enough," Master Fu said.

"I don't because he has been with Volpina at times," Adrien said.

"You're saying your cousin still has not chosen the right path?" Fu guessed.

"Puuurrrrhaps" Adrien couldn't help making a pun.

"Very funny, Adrien. But don't give up on him yet, he's still your family" Fu said.

"He still holds a grudge that I didn't come to his father's funeral," Adrien said.

"Grudges don't last long, Adrien" Master Fu said.

"I'm just worried if it's too late for him" Adrien replied.

"It's never too late as long as there's a chance he has a conscience," Master Fu said.

"He's a pickpocket thief, master. Last time he nearly stole the ladybug miraculous but thankfully I wasn't a fool this time" Adrien said.

"You got it with you?" Master Fu asked.

"Yes I do" Adrien handed them over.

"I was hoping you would find a new Ladybug holder," Master Fu said.

"That's gonna be hard. But I'll figure out a worthy holder" Adrien said.