You're The Music That's Been Playing In My Head: Book 2

Sapotis: Part 2

Just as the three of us started settling in for the movie, we heard giggling coming from Ella and Etta's room, Alya letting out another growl. 

"That's it! I've totally had it with these kids!" She marches into the room, warning them not to blame the Sapotis when she was knocked down by two small red creatures with golden bracelets and purple propeller hats. 

"Maybe you were a little too strict with them?" Marinette asks as she moves out of the way while the two dig into the snacks on the coffee table.

Once finished, they multiplied, shocking the three of us more as they started messing around. 

"Normally, when you're firm with kids, they don't turn into monsters," Alya exclaims, and I nod. 

"Or have Hawkmoth around to akumatize them." 

They get into the fridge and multiply again before they charge for the balcony window. Mari and I try to stop them, but manage to get trampled instead. 

"You guys take care of these two, we gotta bring them back!" Alya says, taking off into the city, and we watch the Sapotis cause chaos. 

"Time to transform! Tikki Spots On!" 

"Flaake Freeze!" 

One transformation later, and we take off into the town, destroying any hats we could on the Sapotis, causing them to disappear when I spot Chat Noir targeting a Sapotis messing with a traffic light.

"It's forbidden," I say, catching its attention when Chat finishes my sentence, poking the Sapotis, causing it to fall in Ladybug's yoyo. 

"To mess with traffic lights." 

Ladybug breaks the hat, and the Sapotis disappears, a disappointed look crossing her face when an akuma doesn't fly out. 

"How'd you know to destroy the monster's hat?" 

"Trial and error." 

"But no akuma was released," Chat points out, and LB explains. 

"No, because that monster was a clone. These Sapotis multiply every time they eat to get to the akuma. We need to destroy the original one. The very first Sapotis Hawkmoth akumatized."

Chat Noir and I exchange looks after looking at all the Sapotis just on this street. 

"So you mean we gotta catch 'em all." 

"Come on, you don't like a good challenge?" Ladybug teases as the two of us groan. 

It was gonna be a long night. 

We get to work, breaking multiple Sapotis's hats, and eventually find where the latest infestation of them was happening, at André's ice cream stand. 

"Hey, don't eat that ice cream or things will get catastrophic," Chat warns them with a pun.

The Sapotis charged at the three of us, and with a few defensive maneuvers and our weapons, we kept them at bay, but with two new ones popping out of the ice cream cart every second, it wouldn't be long before we would be overpowered. 

"We won't be able to destroy all their hats, there's too many of them! If we stick around any longer, we're gonna be overpowered," I surmise, and Ladybug summons her lucky charm. 

A very familiar teapot lands in her hands. 

"A teapot?" 

"It's strangely familiar," LB mumbles, and while she looks around, Chat and I continue to use our staff/ spear to knock back the Sapotis, breaking any hats we can.

"Weird, I can't find anything," Ladybug tells us, and Chat informs her that if she doesn't hurry up, they'd have to retreat. "Of course! I know someone who can help. Gotta go," She says before taking off. 

"Right now? Who are you possibly going to get?" I ask, and she gives us a look. 

"You gotta trust me on this one," Chat and I exchange looks before giving her a nod, and she takes off. 

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Marinette rushes to Master Fu, soon being met with a scolding from Wayzz.

"Marinette? You know you're not supposed to come here unless it's an emergency!"

"Let her talk, Wayzz, perhaps it is."

"I'm not sure if it is, while dealing with the Sapotis, I summoned my Lucky Charm, but it seemed to direct me here."

Master Fu hummed in thought, placing his cup of tea down.

"As you know, Marinette the miraculous and their powers are very strange, and can work in mysterious ways. I think it's trying to tell us that you need help this time."

Master Fu looks at the gramophone warily. It was already dangerous enough with the miraculous that were out being out. Adding yet another miraculous to fold was dangerous, but at the same time, it was needed.

"I don't know if it's safe. An enormous risk is being taken by letting three miraculous into circulation."

"It needed to be done, Master, just like now. I'll be very careful with the new miraculous, I promise."

Master Fu nods, taking out the miracle box. 

"Marinette, pick an ally that you can trust to fight alongside you in this mission. Choose wisely, such powers are meant to serve the greater good, and must never get into the wrong hands. Once the mission is over, you must retrieve the miraculous and bring it back to me. Until we've unlocked all the secrets of the spellbook, it's too dangerous to have any more miraculous be out in the open for long."

Marinette looks between her options, unsure what to pick. It didn't help that she couldn't remember what all of them could do. Suddenly, the fox miraculous began to glow, catching her attention.

"It would seem Trixx thinks he would be able to help, but that also means he has a holder in mind. It is your decision, Marinette."

Curious Marinette takes the fox miraculous and puts it on, letting Trixx come out.

"Why hello there, does this mean you'll allow me to help?"

"Maybe, remind me what you do again?"

"My power is illusion. Very useful for when you're being sneaky."

"That...Would be useful, do you have a holder in mind?"

"Yes, I know just the right person, they want to help, and are very brave to be out there, trying to de-evilize the Sapotis with words alone."

"Who?"

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"We should move before we get cornered," I state once Ladybug is out of sight. 

He nods again, and we take off into the city, watching as the Sapotis follow us. The numbers grow larger as we pass street after street, and more Sapotis join in the crowd. 

"Let's try trapping them somewhere," Chat suggests, but before we could look around for a place to trap them, our weapons suddenly became unbalanced and fell along with us to the ground. 

We got up to see that the Sapotis' numbers had increased so much that they could climb on top of each other to reach us. Leaving us with one option. To run away on foot. Eventually, though, the two of us were surrounded.

Last Edit - September 8th, 2022

Revised - December 4th, 2025