[OLD]In The Dog House

Ladybug Does An Oops.

Adrien slammed his bare back against the brick alley wall, still shaking from the surprise encounter with the warehouse figure. The small dog kwami rested on his shoulder, also drained. The confrontation was taxing, but they had work to do. The blonde fished both of his pockets, and then again, and shoved his face into his palm. 

"I don't have anything for you to recharge." He whispered, closing his striking green eyes. All kwamis needed some form of edible food to replenish after using their power, Plagg favoured camembert cheese, Ladybug's kwami favoured cookies. He had no idea what Luppin wanted, but it was a little late to ask the small god. "I don't have anything."

Luppin considered this for a moment. "Oh." She closed her eyes. "Follow me!" and zoomed down the alley. Adrien gazed to the direction she went. Where was she going? He stood there, blinking, as she passed through the wooden fence at the end of the dark passage, and was gone. He shook his head,  and chased after her. He leaped, gripping the top of the fence, swung his body over, and continued to chase the kwami.

The cool breeze ruffled his air, and as they turned corners, and the pair stopped at an open window, opening up to another alley. Wordlessly, Luppin flew inside. His jaw dropped, and his head shook. "Luppin!" He called into the window, ten feet above him. "Luppin, what are you doing?" A moment passed with no answer, and then she flew back out, a small stick in her mouth.

"Geffin a snag!" She mumbled with a full mouth. She giggled, pulling out the remains of a lollipop. "A snack! I was getting a snack! Lollipop!" She cheerfully remarked. Adrien had no idea where exactly she fetched it from, and wasn't sure he wanted to know.

"Okay, well; Luppin, Eyes Open!" The kwami flew inside the miraculous, and in a flash, Bandog appeared where Adrien stood. Again, Adrien was flooded with heightened senses, and newborn strength. He picked up the two dumbbells, and the saw, and ran. Somehow, he knew where Ladybug was fending off the Akuma, most likely a side effect of his powers. He was electric, leaping and bounding easily, despite having his hands busy with the items. Finally, he arrived a block away, and could see Ladybug riding Alloy's back.

That's one way to subdue an Akuma.

Quickly, he caught up with Ladybug and Alloy, scanning the area for an outlet. "Bandog!" She waved. "A little help?" Alloy growled, throwing the heroine off the roof. Adrenaline flooded him, and Bandog flipped off the roof, landing on the smooth Parisian street. He ran a few feet, and caught Ladybug bridal style.

"Here we go!" He glanced a nearby outlet, plugged in the saw, and went to work. He could hear the rumble of Alloy approaching, and sweat manifested on his brow. The saw finally cut away at the first dumbbell as Alloy landed five feet away. A purple butterfly drifted upwards, and Ladybug swung at it, capturing and cleansing it.

As expected, she released the now white butterfly, and cleansed the city. After flashes of white, red, and pink, and a tall, muscled woman was stanced in front of them. "Ladybug?" She asked, dazed, and promptly collasped. Bandog leapt once more to the rescue, catching the woman. A telltale beep rang out, and he was surprised. He hadn't used his power since tranforming back, so why was his miraculous counting down.

But it wasn't' him.

He turned, making eye contact with Ladybug. "You go. I'll get her home."

"You would do that?"

"Yes, now go!"

Ladybug nodded, and bounded onto the nearby roof, leaving him behind. After getting directions, he returned the woman, Anika, to her apartment, and as he left, released something startling.

Ladybug hadn't taken his miraculous back.