Kwami Struggle a miraculous ladybug fanfiction by @storiesunite

Chapter 8: Demands and Despairs

Chat rolled onto his stomach with a disgusted groan. He whined, in his now low adult voice. "Whyyyyyy?"

Ladybug smiled at him with a sugar rush grin. She tried to hide her expression of repulsion as she bit into another macaroon. Her voice was also lower. "What ails you My Kitten?"

Chat Noir looked very displeased. "I'm craving that blasted-" He closed his mouth in rebellion to keep from stating a contrary opinion. After a few tense moments, and his adult face almlst going completely red- Chat blurted. "-horribly delicious Camembert agaaaaaain..."

Ladybug dug around in a grocery bag, then threw her partner a wheel of the smelly substance. Chat caught it in one fist with a scowl of loathing. LB chided with a sugar sweet voice. "Now, now, now Chat- You need to eat up to replenish your powers for this evening- If everything goes according to your plan-"

Right.

They needed all the help they could get.

The aging effect of the chemicals slowed to a standstill. Ladybug and Chat Noir were the same age as Hawkmoth and Mayura now.

Even with strengthened powers- the last stages of the plan were going to be tricky.
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Jean massaged the horse miraculous again in his pocket. The magical glasses felt cool to the touch, but otherwise didn't emit any powerful energy.

The board was set.

Chat had guessed that Hawkmoth would try to seek out Jean sooner or later. As such, the two now adult Parisian supers decided to use Jean as bait. They assumed that the supervillain might try and take Jean to a remote place in order to undo the effects of the explosion for Mayura and himself.

When that happened- Jean would have to time things just right to bring out the Horse miraculous, transform, then create a voyage portal to transfer Ladybug and Chat directly to Hawkmoth's location.

Jean bit his tongue when the plan was laid out, but now the issue stared him blatantly in the face. He was 8 years old when he got akumatized. Now he was 36 due to the aging effect of the chemical solution-

Hawkmoth was looking for Jean Ballet...the 8 year old kid-

Jean's thoughts were rudely interrupted when the ceiling of the attic room caved in on itself. Hawkmoth crashed mightily into the room, seething with fury. Jean was intimidated but stood his ground. The villain grabbed Jean by his shirt front and hoisted him into the air. "UNDO WHAT YOU DID!!!"

Jean was a bit rattled but answered honestly. "I can't...I don't have an antidote!!"

Hawkmoth bared his teeth in anger then barreled through the damaged planks of attic wood. Jean winced and covered the back of his neck to protect himself from splinters.

It wasn't long before Jean was dumped into a garden, and Hawkmoth landed beside him to point directly at Mayura. She was coughing and wheezing erratically, tossing and turning in pain. "Her gem is broken- and your cursed concoction is causing the magic to kill her faster!"

Jean covered his mouth in horror. He hadn't meant to kill anybody- The night of the explosion, he had made sure that the mixture was completley safe. Jean's voice was raw with emotion. "I...I didn't know!! I'm sorry Miss-"

Hawkmoth roared, forcing his wings open with a powerful flap. "Undo what you did this instant!!!"

Jean scrambled to his feet, tripping over his words. "Y-yes brr- I mean Sir! Uh...I don't have bye- my materials to make any bling- I mean thing!! I just need a scrap of paper and a lab with some chemicals ready-"

Hawkmoth led Jean inside a large kitchen by the shoulders. He waved his hand and akumatized the cabinets. The doors sprang open, presenting many varieties of undiluted chemicals. Hawkmoth growled. "Get to work boy-"

Jean got right to work, making sure to watch Hawkmoth's movements from the corner of his eye. The villain didnt move.

That would be a problem.

Jean swallowed and hesitantly asked his captor. "Uh..could you give me some privacy while I work?!"

Hawkmoth's silvery eyes narrowed as his antenae twitched. "No."

Jean nervously tried again. "Well...having someone watch me create...stresses me out and affects the quality of my process- I want to help save you're friend-"

The purple butterfly seemed to stiffen at the mention of "friend". After a pregnat pause... Hawkmoth sighed sortly. "Fine. But fix it up quickly, My Love is dying out there!!!" With that Hawkmoth turned and flew out of the room.

Jean immediately dug into his pocket to withdraw the miraculous that Ladybug had entrusted him with.

"Calki, Full Gallop!"

There was a flash of tan light and a tingle of magic that raced over Jean's body. After tranceforming, Jean took a glance at the hallway to check of he had been overheard or seen.

Nothing.

Now it was time for the next phase of the plan. Jean took a deep breath before whispering.

"Voyage!"