Chapter 12

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At Barry's apartment. Flash tries to contact Ladybug and Cat Noir as their comms go silent.

Flash: Ladybug, Cat Noir, what's going on?!
Ladybug please respond, over!

Radio static fills the room. Flash slumps in the chair in front of the monitor.

Flash: (Sighs)

Alix: What happened?

Flash: Their signal cut off, they're still in the museum, but something must've happened to them.

Alix: So what do we do? Just sit here and do nothing?

Flash: No, because we're gonna help Ladybug and Cat Noir save your father.

Alix: Awesome!

Flash: But we can't go out to help them with you looking like this. You need a suit to protect you, otherwise your clothes will disintegrate.

Alix: Okay, what did you have in mind?

Flash: Good thing I came prepared.

He opens up a case with a blank spare suit.

Flash: Here, it's friction proof. So it'll hold up while in motion.

He tosses the suit to Alix.

Alix: Cool, hang on a sec.

She starts vibrating and reveals herself wearing a sleek new suit. Alix's new suit bears a similar design to Timebreaker's costume. But the suit's torso is a deep emerald green color with bright green lining and internal padding, with black sleeves. Complete with silver boots with roller skates built into the soles of the feet.
She wears the same helmet as Timebreaker, but with green lining at the crest of the helmet.
And on the center of her chest, she wears a symbol of two lightning bolts that form to look like clock hands.

Alix: I had to make some last minute alterations.

Flash: Very snazzy, so what's your superhero name going to be?

Alix: To be honest, I hadn't thought that far ahead.

Flash: Don't worry, I'm sure you'll think of something. Now, let's go!

They rush out of the apartment, and head to the museum.
The two speedsters race along the streets of Paris. Dodging and weaving through traffic.

(WHOOSH!)

Alix: This is so cool, I can't believe that I have powers!
And I didn't have to be akumatized!

Flash: Focus, we have to work together to save your father. Okay, Alix?

Alix: Hey, you're in charge, Flash.
And, I think just thought of my superhero name. The "Time Warp."

Flash: I think we can work with that.

They zoom past the Arc De Triomphe.
Now, the two speedsters arrive at the Louvre Pyramid.

Flash: Alright, we're here. Stay on your toes, Time Warp.
There's no telling what's in store for us here.

Time Warp: Right.

She taps on a device on her forearm,
her rollerblades retract into the boots. And they head inside.

Flash: I was right, Archeologist has set up the Louvre Pyramid just like a real Egyptian tomb.

Flash: So how will we find Ladybug and Cat Noir?

Time Warp: I got this.

She taps on a wrist-mounted device, and her helmet lenses light up.

Flash: Huh, talk about headlights.

Time Warp rolls her eyes.

Time Warp: Ha ha, very funny.

They look around.

Flash: Look, footprints!

They inspect the tracks, one pair has a distinct paw print on one.

Time Warp: They must have been here, Cat Noir's boots have a paw print on the bottom of the soles, and judging by the direction, they both were heading to the Egyptian exhibit.

They creep slowly forward.
The Flash and Time Warp follow the footprints to a corridor with tiles on the floor.

Flash: Looks like the tracks stop here.

Time Warp: Looks like it. This should be the art exhibit.

Flash: Indeed, but I don't like the looks of those tiles.

Time Warp: They look like the sort of tiles in an Egyptian trap.

The Flash steps on one, and an arrow shoots through a brick in the wall.

Flash: I don't like the looks of this. Maybe we should run through it.

Time Warp: That won't be necessary.

She scans the trap with her goggles, multiple tiles show green through the lenses of her helmet.

Time Warp: The tiles were set up to different traps and snares. But I've got an idea.

She grabs Flash's hand, and a great, green burst of energy disperses along the hall.

Time Warp: There, now we can get across, without setting off any tiles.

They walk along the corridor.

Flash: How did you even do that?!

Time Warp: I don't know, I just concentrated and channeled my energy. It's like I drew from some kind of mysterious force, or something.

A look of realization dawns on Flash.

Flash: That's exactly what you were doing, you were tapping into the Still Force. It's like the Speed Force, but it revolves around the flow of time.

Time Warp: Whoa, cool!

They head into the next part of the museum.

Flash: I can't tell where we are.
This place looks so different than before. How did Archaeologist manage to change the whole museum so quickly?

Time Warp: I don't know, but wherever he is, he's probably got Ladybug and Cat Noir.

Flash: What makes you say that?

Time Warp: You haven't seen them, have you?

Flash: No, but I have a feeling that you might be right.

They continue onward. As they make their way deeper
into the museum, they hear a scream.

(AAAAAHHHH!)

Flash: Tell me, you heard that?

Time Warp: Yep, it sounds like it came from that direction.

They arrive at the place where the screams were heard.

Flash looks towards the ground.

Flash: Look! Cat Noir's staff, he must have dropped it.

Time Warp: And look, more footprints.

Time Warp scans the surface.

Time Warp: Ladybug and Cat Noir were here, but there's another set of footprints, too.

Flash: So they were captured.

Time Warp: Looks like it. And I bet I know where they are.
C'mon, follow me!

They race off, dodging and setting off multiple traps along the way.

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