Miraculous Ladybug Pirate Fanfiction AU

The Showdown

I am so, so, sorry that I couldn't update, but the amount of tests I got was monstrous! I had to give up like 5 of my lunchtimes to even get somewhere with this chapter. Well, at least it's the holidays and I could edit the hell out of this chapter before releasing it, so it's better than it would have been earlier. 
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Marinette's PoV:

Chat Noir was unusually serious. But then again, we were talking about something that could affect our whole life, and had already affected two people.

Alya and Nino, of all people. It just had to be the one person we each cared about the most.

Each bloodied, each on the brink of death.

There was a note innocently laying on top of Alya, attached to a needle plunged into her stomach.

We rushed them to the nearest sickbay.

Chat Noir and I paced around, worried out of our minds. After shakily gathering our courage, for both of them, we unfolded the minuscule piece of paper.

Dear Ladybug and Chat Noir,

Hope you liked my present. Find me at Paris in a week's time, or I'll find you. See you there!

-Hawkmoth

That was all. It was obvious. It was a showdown.

A tremble.

"Are we going to go?" Chat Noir asked, eyes empty.

"What do you think?" I replied, emotionless as well.

"We need to go."

"What are you talking about; we're definitely staying."

Chat Noir burst.

"Of course, we're going! Are you just going to give him the upper-hand after almost killing our second-in-command?" his eyes were blazing.

"But he's obviously going to play dirty! How are we supposed to win?" I shot back, hands fisted in my hair, equally furious.

A tremble.

We can't win this. He's probably going manipulate us into thinking it's an easy win, but then he'll find a loophole. If he's going to be defeated, he's not going to play fair.

"It's impossible. We can't go. If we do, we will all die!"

"But at least he would be dead! If we die, we'll bring him down with us!"

"What if there are wider, bigger threats than he will ever be?"

Chat Noir deflated, sliding down the wall at ended up sitting on the floor, head held in his hands.

A tremble.

"Our friends were almost killed. How do you expect me to react?" he looked up, his eyes glassy.

"We coul-" I whirled around as the main door banged open.

Evillustrator and Dark Cupid stood in the doorway, panting. "Hawkmoth appeared again! Here, in this very city!"

Chat Noir and I locked gazes. Shock, disbelief, and understanding flickered across our gazes. We leapt up, eyes smouldering.

Our emotions had been allowed to fester for too long, now they were straining at the seams. We were barely holding back, just barely.

Evillustrator and Dark Cupid unintentionally stepped backwards; our aura was deadly. I could already taste the revenge on my tongue, Chat Noir was the same. We were ready.