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

Frightengale: Part 3

Adrien, Marinette, and I take off in different directions as more and more people were turned into statues, and I transform. Ladybug, Chat Noir, and I meet up, and we find Frightengale attacking people outside with the instruction to sing, dance, or rhyme. She goes to attack others when LB uses her yoyo to prevent her from swinging her whip. 

"I thought you were a fan of Chat Noir, (s/n), and me Nightengale. So you should know we fight villains." 

"I'm Frightengale from here on out. Forever and ever, there's no doubt," She tugs at Ladybug's yoyo, making her hop away.

"You have to come around, and don't let negative emotions take you over," Ladybug tries again, throwing her yoyo, which Nightengale catches and starts twirling the end she had as she approached LB.

"Song and dance will make the world a better place. Don't agree with me? Ha! You're a disgrace!" 

She starts using the yoyo against Ladybug, and they both fall off the building. They both land with ease, and Chat Noir and I join in on trying to get the whip away from her. This forces her to let the yoyo go and swing her whip at us.

"We can help you if you give us your akuma," Chat states, earning him a glare. 

"I won't let you take my akuma away. I like the new me, and I'm here to stay!"

 She charges at Chat, and I extend my spear, causing her to trip, soon letting out a sigh that she didn't stumble into Chat and hit him with her whip. 

Get it together! You don't need to make another mistake!

"Don't forget you've got three people joining you in this dance," I say, and she jumps onto the roof of the building, shouting at us from above. 

"You're like all the rest, but you can't silence me! Just trying to make the world better, can't you see?! Do you really think the three of you can win this battle through and through?"

"Three is always better than one, Chat Noir, (s/n), I'll take the left," Ladybug rebuts.

"I've got the right," Chat agrees.

They take off, and just before I do, I notice that Frightengale poses. I started to feel uneasy and called out for them to wait, but it was too late. Their weapons got entangled after trying to attack her; she dodged by spinning away. I watch in worry as they go to attack her again, and it's clear neither would be successful. 

I bite my lip in worry. I can't just stand here and do nothing, but what can I do that will help? I rush forward and grab Chat Noir just as he is tied to his staff. I land next to Ladybug, and we start untying him when the three of us are hit by the whip. We start to glow pink and exchange worried glances. 

"Welcome to my musical show. I hope it will be your fatal blow," Frightengale laughs at us, causing Chat to run towards her when LB grabs his arm, stopping him. 

"Wait, stand right there and dance!" She orders when her hand starts turning pink. "Without a chance!" 

The effect wears off, and the three of us start doing a little shimmy to prevent us from turning to stone. 

"Yeah, you're right, we have to rhyme! Not so easy...All the time!" (It's not easy at all and very painful, she said you could sing, that's so much easier!) 

"So let's stop messing around. Finish this fight before the situation becomes any more unbound." 

Frightengale comes down to attack, but soon moves back when Ladybug's yoyo comes flying at her. 

"Stay in charge, Chat Noir, don't blow a fuse. Don't forget your dancing fight moves," LB instructs, and Chat starts dancing.

This results in him swiping and kicking at Frightengale. She starts attacking us with her whip, forcing us to move back, and she chuckles. 

"Why is Chat Noir so dumb? He doesn't know fifty plus fifty as a sum." 

I quickly do the math and realize it's a trap, which he doesn't seem to get. Before he answers, LB, who saw through it too, answered for him. 

"Fifty plus fifty is a hundred and two." 

"Your math is crazy, try again, M'lady."

"Fifty plus fifty, the sum doesn't rhyme! One more false move and you're trapped big time," I explain before spinning out of the way of another whip attack. 

"I almost made a serious boo-boo. But I didn't, thanks to you two." 

We continue to be forced back, which leaves us cornered at the edge of the roof. One more attack and we're thrown off the roof, but we get back on our feet quickly and hide behind a bus. 

Frightengale, soon called out to us. "You think you three are being so clever. But soon you'll tire yourselves and be frozen forever!"

Old Author's Note -

Author: This is better than last time, but I still feel a rhyming funk coming on. Basically, anything I say or write starts to sound like a rhyme.

Last Edit - November 19th, 2024

Revised - December 10th, 2025