Alya and Victoria walk into class together.
"Hey, Alya?" Victoria asks.
"What?"
"Is... Lila your friend?"
"Yep!" Alya says, nodding.
"But isn't she a liar?" Victoria asks, leaning on Alya's desk.
"Where'd you hear that?" Alya asks, "I mean, she lied a bit a few years ago, but she's pretty honest now,"
"O-oh..." Victoria looks down at the seat in front of her, "Hey, what's it been like having Adrien Agreste in your class?"
"He's a pretty good friend," Alya says. She suddenly looks sad, "But... he's also a reminder..."
"A reminder of what?"
"My best friend... you know, Marinette, the girl that used to sit next me?" Alya looks up. Victoria nods, "Marinette had a crush on Adrien. She unfortunately never got to be with him. Adrien dated a girl named Kagami for a couple months... and Marinette was dating a boy named Luka, Juleka's twin, before she... passed away," Alya couldn't bring herself to say died.
"How... did she die?" Victoria asks.
Alya looks down.
"We... can't remember," Alya admits, "The day after her death, we were attacked by an akumatized villain, who erased our memories,"
Victoria tilts her head.
"An akumatized villain? What's that?" Victoria asks.
Alya smiles a little.
"Two years ago we used to get constantly attacked by innocent people who'd been turned into villains by a man name Hawkmoth," Alya says, "Anytime anyone felt negative emotions - anger, sorrow, guilt - they could get akumatized. The akumatized villains had a large variety of powers, and some pretty weird names. Pretty much everyone in Paris has gotten akumatized at least once. The villains caused a lot of damage, so we were lucky to have the superheroes, Ladybug and Chat Noir," Alya smiles, and pulls out her phone, showing Victoria the Ladyblog, "Especially Ladybug. She was able to undo any damage done by the akumatized villain," Alya says.
Victoria pauses. The last time a video of Ladybug had been posted was two years ago. And Alya's words...
"Was?" Victoria says, looking up at Alya. "Why were you speaking in past tense?"
Alya puts away her phone, and looks down glumly.
"Well..." Alya starts, her voice breaking, "No one has seen Ladybug in two years. We don't know what exactly happened to her..."
Victoria looks sadly at the ground.
"Oh..."
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Nadia Chamack circles the Eiffel Tower in a helicopter while she explains what is happening below.
"Don't be bemused, it's just the news," Nadia says, "A girl was spotted dangling from the top of the Eiffel Tower just three minutes ago. Our superheroes are quick to the scene. Eyewitness reports say that the girl... appeared out of thin air,"
The camera zooms in on the girl.
She has brown hair and green eyes. Lila Rossi dangles from the Eiffel Tower, her arms pinned to her side with rope.
Viperion, Pegasus, and Chat Noir are the first to the scene. They nod at each other, understanding the plan without saying a word.
Viperion activates his power, and Pegasus gets ready to summon a portal. Chat Noir jumps up.
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The Ultimate Villain
أدب الهواةA single accident can lead to dozens of deaths... "G-guys..." she mutters. "It... it was just an accident! I-I didn't even..." "Accident or not, it's still your fault," Alya says. "I'm telling Mr. Damocles," Lila didn't mean for Marinette to fall of...
