One Way or Another

A Golden Tiara, A Melody and A Bunch of Blind Idiots

Marinette surprised her by smiling. "Actually yes, I do have some last words," she said. "Don't call me Marinette anymore. From now on you can call me Princess Justice."

As soon as the words were out of her mouth, Marinette was engulfed by purple bubbles.

Hawk Moth's mouth fell open as she watched the bubbles enlarge and stretch upward until they faded away, revealing the new villain underneath.

She was three times her normal height, dressed in a steel-blue ballgown with a balance scale embroidered on the bodice. Her long, dark hair was braided and pulled to one side. But the most striking feature was her golden skin, which matched the tiara adorning her head.

And the first thing that Princess Justice did was smile down at Hawk Moth. "Don't worry. I'll get you Ladybug and Chat Noir's Miraculouses."

"Bu... but..." Hawk Moth sputtered.

Before she could get any more words out, Princess Justice threw one arm out to the side. A lightning bolt shot out of her hand, causing the closest tree to erupt into flames. Then she did the same with her other arm, making a second tree erupt.

Hawk Moth watched in horror. "Tha... that... that's impossible. I didn't akumatize you!"

Instead of replying, Princess Justice shot a lightning bolt into the sky. After going straight up, it split into eight separate bolts and scattered into different directions over the city.

Not understanding what was happening, and not knowing what to do, Hawk Moth turned and started running away. But she screeched to a halt when a certain leather-clad superhero landed in front of her. "And where do you think you're going?" Chat Noir asked.

"I... I didn't akumatize her! I don't know what happened!" she insisted.

After a skeptical glare, he took out his baton and flew up and over her towards Princess Justice. A second later, Ladybug swung in on her yo-yo.

Noticing the superhero duo, Princess Justice screamed at them. "Give me your Miraculouses, or I'll destroy this entire city! No one escapes the judgement of Princess Justice!"

"And justice is a dish best served cold, right?" Chat Noir replied cheekily. "Otherwise it would be justwater."

"And fortunately for us, we already have something to make sure that justice is always served," Ladybug added, throwing her yo-yo into the air. "Lucky charm!"

And a red and black spotted umbrella fell into her hands.

Enraged, the villain shot a lightning bolt directly at them. It was expertly dodged, but hit another tree.

And by now, with all the fires billowing smoke into the sky, people had made their way over to find out what was going on. They were stunned to see not only Ladybug and Chat Noir fighting against an akumatized villain, but Hawk Moth too. A lot of people grabbed their phones and started recording the action, completely shocked to see an akumatized villain for the first time in almost six years.

Realizing that people had seen her, Hawk Moth tried to run away again. But this time she was stopped by a voice.

"Freeze!" Officer Roger yelled.

And before she knew it, she was surrounded by a dozen police officers, their guns drawn and aimed directly at her.

"I didn't do anything wrong!" Hawk Moth insisted, so beyond confused about everything. "I didn't akumatize her, I swear!"

"Remove the Miraculous!" he shouted, stepping closer.

She reached to her side to remove the brooch, but stopped as she heard the villain scream. Looking over at the fight, she saw Ladybug grab the golden tiara off of Princess Justice's head and snap it in half. And much to her dismay, she saw a purple and black butterfly flutter into the air.