Chapter 9: Where The Heck Is That Calvary?
"What's going on?" Annabeth asked as the window slowly started to disappear, revealing a past akumatized victim that Marinette and Adrien immediately recognized.
"Oh my god! Everyone, downstairs, right now! We have the Evilillustrator on our hands!" Marinette yelled, ushering everyone downstairs.
"The who?" Percy asked, taking Marinette's warning.
"He was someone that Adrien and I fought. Do you think he got akumatized again?"
"I hope not. Poor Nath." Adrien said, trying to block the window to give them time.
"Wait, Nath as in Nathanael?" Annabeth shrieked. "How did Tomato Child get akumatized!?"
Marinette paused. "Tomato Child?"
"Don't judge me! In my phone, I have Adrien down as Golden Ray of Sunshine!"
"Why?"
"I was simply bored." Annabeth ran down the stairs as Percy face dived. Adrien was already down the stairs. Mr. and Mrs. Dupain-Cheng looked around curiously.
"What's going on children?" Mrs. Dupain-Cheng asked, not noticing the trap door fading away.
"No time to explain!" Marinette ran to open the door.
"Come on!" Adrien grabbed Mr. Dupain-Cheng's hand and dragged him downstairs.
"We're not going willingly until someone explains where we're going or what's going on." Mr. Dupain-Cheng said firmly.
"You see sir, your daughter has been living a double life as Ladybug with her partner," Percy explained, grabbing Adrien by the collar of his shirt. "Chat Noir here. Now one of the past akumatized victims is attacking us and we need to get out of here!"
Mrs. Dupain-Cheng sighed. "I knew she would follow in our footsteps Tom."
"I just didn't think that Adrien over here would be the new me." Mr. Dupain-Cheng responded.
"Wait, what's going on here?" Marinette asked, utterly confused.
"Marinette," Annabeth put gently. "I believe that your parents are saying that they were Ladybug and Chat Noir before you and Adrien were Ladybug and Chat Noir. You don't have to be the daughter of Athena to figure that out."
"That's crazy!"
"No, sweetheart, it's not. You're father and I gave up fighting crime when we found out I was pregnant with you. We asked everyone to not put us in the history books, so our daughter wouldn't recognize us. What we didn't count for, however, was for you to be the new Ladybug."
"Tom?" Plagg asked, flying out of Adrien's pocket and greeting his old holder.
"Hey Plagg! How are you?"
"Just great!"
"Oh, I have some cheese for you!" Mr. Dupain-Cheng said, grabbing a slice of cheddar from the fridge.
"Yes! You're one of the best holders ever Tom!" Plagg said, then noticed Adrien. "Not counting Adrien, of course. He gives me camembert."
"Marinette, can I see Tikki?" Mrs. Dupain-Cheng asked, eyeing Marinette's purse.
"How do you know that Tikki is in here?" Marinette asked.
"I smell the cookies."
"It's okay Marinette." Tikki slowly flew out of the purse and up to Mrs. Dupain-Cheng. "It's nice to see you again Sabine."
Mrs. Dupain-Cheng grabbed a chocolate chip cookie from the cookie jar and held it out. "Chocolate chip still your favorite?"
Tikki's face lit up as she started eating the cookie. "Your daughter is taking very good care of me Sabine. You raised her well."
Mrs. Dupain-Cheng giggled. "Thanks Tikki."
"Um, I would hate to interrupt this sweet moment," Annabeth said, trying to turn back the focus. "But I kinda don't want to be here when Evilillustrator finds us."
"Too late!" Evilillustrator called, grabbing Mr. Dupain-Cheng.
Percy quickly grabbed a wooden spoon as Annabeth grabbed a butter knife. The two worked as a team to pry Mr. Dupain-Cheng from Evilillustrator's grasp. Then Annabeth threw the knife at Evilillustrator, which caught onto his glove, and pinned him to the wall. Annabeth quickly grabbed another butter knife and repeated the process, pinning his other hand to the wall behind Evilillustrator. "Everyone, let's move! I don't want to be here when both of his hands get free!"
Adrien and Marinette ushered Marinette's parents downstairs as Percy thought of something. "Did we send an IM to Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter?"
"I was busy calling and texting Sadie, Carter and Magnus! I thought you were gonna do it!"
"I thought you were gonna do it!"
"Look, let's do it downstairs, or else he," Annabeth nodded towards Evilillustrator. "might tell Hawk Moth our plan."
"Good idea." Percy said, running downstairs and to the closest sink as Annabeth took a look outside the window.
"Where the heck is that calvary?" She muttered before joining Percy.
Meanwhile, at Hotel Valhalla...
"Sam, you have to listen to me!" Magnus said, following the Valkyrie around floor 19. "Annabeth is in danger!"
"I don't think so Magnus." Sam argued back.
Magnus pulled Sam into his room as he turned on a French news network with English subtitles underneath. The subtitles read Past akumatized victims are attacking Paris, France as we speak. "Annabeth is am exchange student with her boyfriend at a school in Paris! She sent me a distress call while I was regenerating, saying that she'll need backup since monsters may be coming. We have to help them Sam!"
Sam sighed. "I'll have to get permission from the thanes first."
"We can't do that! Paris could be destroyed by the time that we get permission from the thanes! If we're going to help them, we have to leave right now!"
"Meet me at the stables in a couple minutes. I'm gonna try to explain this to Jid and Bibi. This is not gonna turn out well." Sam stormed out of Magnus's room, annoyed, as Magnus started packing a duffel bag.
"Knock knock!" T. J. called. "Can we come in?"
"Who's we?" Magnus called.
"Halfborn, Mallory, Alex, and me."
"Come in!" Magnus called, a little to quickly. T. J. Jefferson, Mallory Keen, Halfborn Gunderson, and Alex Fierro all walked in.
"What's going on?" T. J. asked, noticing the duffel bag.
"Isn't it obvious?" Magnus asked, throwing a little bit of sass.
"And Swagness has returned." Alex muttered.
"Seriously Dude?" Halfborn asked as Alex rolled her eyes.
"It's Dudette today. She and her." Alex corrected. She was one of the newer people on floor 19, even newer than Magnus, and was what people at Hotel Valhalla called an augur, or a "gender fluid person" (could also read as transgender).
"Sorry. Anyway, what's going on?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Mallory responded in her usual Irish accent. "He's jumping ship!"
"I'm not jumping ship." Magnus countered.
"Then what are you doing?" T. J. asked.
Magnus pointed to the TV. "My cousin called me while I was regenerating. She's there right now, and she needs help defending Paris from some of those akumatized victims or something like that. Sam and I are flying over there in a couple minutes. I'm thinking about calling Hearth and Blitz to also come help."
"Well, you also accidentally invited floor 19." Halfborn said as Alex left the room, only to return with a pink and green duffel bag.
"You guys don't have to come." Magnus said, noticing Alex's bag. "You already had that packed?"
Everyone turned to look at Alex as she shrugged. "I don't know when I'm going on an adventure with you, Sam, Blitz, Hearth, or anyone else on this floor, so I always keep a bag packed, just in case."
"Good job at thinking ahead."
"Anyway," Mallory brought everyone back on topic. "Of course we're coming with you, you giant idiot! We weren't even going to ask for your permission, weather you allowed us to go or not!"
"Magnus," T. J. put a hand on Magnus's shoulder. "We're your shield brothers."
"Ahem." Alex and Mallory both said at the same time. It wasn't often that they agreed on something, so Magnus was slightly stunned.
"And shield sisters." T. J. added. "We're gonna stand by you, no matter what. Okay, Mallory, Halfborn, get a bag together with all of your needed weapons. Alex, you help Magnus finish packing, when you two are done, Magnus, you give your cousin a call. Tell her that we're on our way. Everyone, move out!"
Once everyone was gone, Alex slightly snorted. "Is T. J. always like that?"
"More days than none. Now help me finish packing!" Magnus commanded as Alex walked over. She grabbed the shield with the rune of Frey on it and helped Magnus stuff it in his bag, along with armor and a backup weapon. Once they finished, Magnus pulled out his phone and dialed Annabeth.
"Typical." Magnus muttered.
"What?" Alex asked.
"Voicemail."
"Just leave her a message, okay?"
Magnus nodded as he listened to the audio recording of his cousin's voice.
Hey, this is Annabeth Chase! Obviously I can't come to the phone right now, so leave a message at the beep and I'll get back to you ASAP!
At the beep, Magnus sighed. "Hey Annabeth, it's Magnus. Hang in there, okay? I'm coming, and I'm bringing a few good soldiers. Just keep hanging in there. Bye."
At Camp Half-Blood...
"Leo! Hurry! Percy sounded panicked in that IM!" Piper yelled, running up the deck of the Agro II Jr. (what Leo decided to call the child of the Agro II) as Jason let the sails free. Rachel was running around the deck, trying to help Leo. Buford the flying table was running a diagnostics test.
"I'm working on it Piper!" Leo yelled from the Wii Control Base. "Besides, we have to wait for Thalia to get here!"
"And here I am!" Thalia called. "Sorry I'm a tad late. Chiron is going to try to bring more campers and the Party Ponies to France in a couple hours."
"Okay, and we still need to pick up Frank, Nico, Will, Hazel, and Reyna, right?" Calypso asked, climbing aboard.
"Yeah!" Leo yelled. "All aboard! We're taking this at full speed!"
"Not full speed!" Jason complained. "Everyone below deck! Full speed gets really bumpy and it's safer down there."
Piper sighed as she took out her phone and sent a message to Adrien, Annabeth, Percy, and the girl Annabeth is staying with (Piper couldn't remember her name all that well. Mary, Charlotte, Juliet, or something like that.)
Hang on guys, we're coming.
At The 21st Nome...
"Hurry up Carter!" Sadie complained to her older brother. "I can't hold the portal for much longer!"
"Sorry Sadie! I was just doing a final headcount." Carter said with Zia and Walt coming out from behind.
"I notified the French Headquarters for the House of Life in Paris with a little help from Amos." Zia said. "They're going to help contain the situation, but we still need to get there ASAP."
"What else is new?" Walt asked sarcastically.
Sadie rolled her eyes.
Carter quickly kissed Zia. "See you on the other side."
"You to." Zia replied softly as they both walked through.
Walt kissed Sadie's forehead as she smirked. "Go in right after me, okay?"
"I will, I promise." Sadie said as Walt stepped through. She took one last look at Brooklyn before she stepped through.
"About time someone came!" Someone complained. Sadie turned to see a girl with brown hair with red at the tips. "I was afraid I was going to have to defend Paris by myself!"
"Who are you?" Sadie asked.
"I'm Alya, and we're gonna need a whole army to help defend Paris. Come on!"
"Alya!" A little fox shaped thing complained. "You shouldn't tell anyone who you really are!"
"I'm sorry Trixx!" Alya apologized. "This is the first time I've ever had a miraculous!"
"Wait, what?" Sadie asked, utterly confused.
"I'll explain on the way." Alya promised. "Now come on! We have a city to save!"
"Quick question, where is the group of kids that just went through here?"
"They went to go find my friend Annabeth. Now come on!"
A/N: Okay, so for those of you who don't know, Hammer of Thor just came out yesterday, (I got it on preorder) and Rick Riordan has decided to write his first transgender character, Alex Fierro, son/daughter of Loki!!!!!!!!!! Also, it has been confirmed that Chloé is the bee miraculous holder and that Alya is the fox miraculous holder. The fox kwami's name is Trixx, so I'm really happy that Alya now has a miraculous. She's such an understated character!!!! Unfortunately, based on one of the new villain designs, Gabriel Agreste may be The Collector and the peacock miraculous holder is evil, something I am not happy about. Search Valory Pierce for the video because it's only three hours old and Wattpad won't let me put it in, it should be the first video, but be warned, it's about 56 seconds, so yeah. You're welcome for the new part.
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