Chapter 37: The Fight

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

HEY MY DEVILLED EGGS, DID YOU MISS ME?

HOW YOU BEEN?

THATS AWESOME, IM DOING OKAY. I HAVE RETURNED *FINALLY* AND IM SO SORRY FOR SUCH A LONG HAITUS. THATS MY BAD, THE NEXT CHAPTERS ARE ALREADY IN THE WORKS SO I PROMISE YOU THAT IM NOT ABANDONING ANYONE OR THIS BOOK AGAIN!!! ALL OF YOU HAVE LEFT SUCH LOVELY MESSAGES; ON THIS STORY, AND IN MY PMS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEARING WITH MY WHILE I GOT MY LIFE BACK ON TRACK.

YOU GUYS ARE GENUINELY THE BEST! AND WITH THAT:

HOPE YOU ENJOY,

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The fight

Emma's POV:

"Okay Alya," I spoke to someone with complete and unfiltered honesty for the first time in what feels like forever. Louis has been ignoring me for 2 days since our fight and, during that time, I had thoroughly planned the events of tonight out with my auntie. "The final battle is tonight, when I give the word, you use your power of suspension to pause time and put the miraculous of the butterfly into my possession."

"What happens if you get defeated before you can give the word?" Alya poses a valid question, luckily I have a plan to prevent any catastrophes from happening.

I responded with the only back-up plans I had, mum always said to double (if not triple) prepare yourself for any scenario. I wish I had taken on more of her advice earlier, Louis is normally the planner. I miss him.

I shoved the saddening thought of my brother out my mind, I don't need any distractions tonight. The plan will go smoothly; I will save everyone. And if it doesn't, "if I get defeated then the REAL ladybug and chat noir will step in with mine and Louis's miraculous to distract hawkmoth while I can get away with the ladybug mirauclous."

Alya finishes my elaborate plan for me, "That way if hawkmoth takes theres' then the ladybug miraculous is safe with you, and since ladybug and chat noir would be there at the same time as 'you' ladybug he will never connect them to the real identities of ladybug and chat noir"

"Yes. Exactly."I could see my auntie getting excited about the plan, her eyes shimmering gleefully, sensing the mention of her added 'top secret mission'.

"You must only step in when ladybug and chat noir have defeated hawkmoth or are about to be defeated, I'm sure the latter will probably never happen. I'm sure of it!"

She's even more enthusiastic than when I see her planning with my mum, I remember often seeing them huddled around a map; Connecting dots and adding profiles from the defendants she declares innocent in court. She must've always had a passion to fight for what's right, the consistency is refreshing but only reminds me of what I have to lose.

Alya places a hand on my shoulder and speaks with confidence, clearly sensing my anxiousness. "You're not alone Emma, not yet. We can do this."

I raise my fists to my front and echo Alya. "We can do this"

I walk onto Alya's balcony, ladybug earrings on and activated. To any Parisian, I would look almost identical to the real ladybug. I even styled my hair into these god-awful pigtails. how did my mum wear these everyday? I ask myself.

My auntie waves me off and I point to my yo-yo and raise my hand with two fingers showing. 'Two hours' I mouth and she gives me a thumbs up.

Two hours till the most important fight of my life. This is my only opportunity to save my siblings, my parents and my future. As I swing away and head to the battlefield I chant quietly to myself.

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