Miraculous: The Next Guardian (Book 2)

The Final Showdown

Previously,

"I can't do this by myself. I need you with me. I'm gonna need your help." Said Gabriel.

"Thank you for inviting me over, I really had so much fun with you." Marinette kissed his cheek.

"I had so much fun, too." He said and stared at her while she was leaving.

"Metanoid, destroy the city!" Shadow moth yelled.

~•~

"What's the problem with going to the cinema in the evening?" Nino asked. He was at Alya's place, arguing with her sister. He came over to surprise Alya but she wasn't at home. So instead he told her sister he was going to ask her for a date at the cinema that night.

"I told you, no going out in the evening, there might be an Akuma attack." She argued.

"And how do you know?"

"Alya mentioned it on her blog. She said Akuma attacks are likely to happen at night according to the last couple of weeks." Nino raised a brow in disbelief.

"You follow Alya on the lady blog?"

"Of course I do."

"That doesn't change anything. We're still going out."

"And I said no," Nora slammed her fist against the table. "You'll do as I sa-"

"No!" Nino interrupted. "You're not the boss of me or even Alya. We're going out, that decision is not yours to make. It's ours." He turned and started walking to the door. Moments later he heard Nora calling his name.

"Nino!" He turned and saw her sitting on her knees. She clutched her head in pain. "Nino! Run!" She kept fighting for a moment but alas, she gave in and turned into Anansi. Nino was filled with fear once he saw her. He tried to reach for the door but she pulled him using a web.

"You fool, I'm trying to protect you both."

"Let me go....please?"

"You stay here." She webbed him to a wall. "I've got something to finish with Shadow moth." She leapt out of the window, Nino sighed in relief.

"Oh God, I need to go to the bathroom."

~•~

Marinette found a good spot to transform in an alley. She opened her purse then Tikki flew out of it.

"I'm not sure what game Shadow moth is playing, but we need to wooah-" The ground shook beneath her feet. she fell to the ground but quickly stood up. "What was that?" She asked in shock rubbing her head.

"Marinette, hurry."

"Yeah right, Tikki spots on." Ladybug then jumped and swung to the top of a building nearby. Her eyes went wide at what she was watching. A huge metallic creature was wrecking everything in its place. "That's even worse than I thought."

"You're right." She heard from behind. She turned and found Su Han standing there. "That is bad."

"Master? What are you doing here?"

"I looked for you at your house but you weren't there, then I figured you were at one of your friends. The blonde guy, you were having a moment at the door so I didn't want to interrupt."

"You really need to stop following me everywhere."

"You need a plan, you can't just rush in like an idiot."

"But I don't rush like an idiot. I made plans to defeat all the previous villains."

"But this one I different, I can feel it. You need to observe the villain, the surroundings, the weak spots. You need to have a backup plan, and act fast." He paused for a moment to look at the beast. "And most importantly, you need to let go."