When the Cat Met the Wolf

42. Of Clones & Reflections

As soon as Thiago and Arianne heard screams, they stepped outside of the classroom to see what was going on.

"Careful!" yelled Thiago, grabbing Arianne from the waist and jumping out of the way. They saw a girl with white skin and dressed in pink, shooting flashes of light from what seemed a bracelet of some sort.

"Thanks" breathed out Arianne, as both teens went inside the classroom to change into their alter egos. Once that was done, they came out with their weapons in hand.

"Where's Chloe Burgoise?!" they heard Reflekta screaming on the courtyard, and Arianne couldn't resist sighing.

"This should be a quiz question of some sort" commented the wolf "'How many people can Chloe Burgoise akumatize before the year is over?'" Tigre chuckled upon hearing that.

"No kidding" he added "It's what, like...the 9th person she akumatized? I've been on this job for so long and I never saw something like that"

"Honestly, I lost count" replied Loup d'Argent tiredly "Anyway, let's get going! We have a city to save!" they jumped off from the second floor and landed on the courtyard like pros.

"We heard you were looking for a certain blonde!" exclaimed Tigre Blanco, making Reflekta turn to look at them "Whatever Chloe did to you, it can be fixed!"

"Always the diplomat" said Loup, shaking her head. Reflekta groaned angrily and shot a flash of light towards them, but they blocked it with their shields "When are you going to get that it doesn't work with these people?" she asked, as they shielded themselves while running from Reflekta's hits.

"It's worth a try!" was Tigre's reply, as he took his lasso out of his pocket "Cover me!" Loup nodded and stood in front of him with her shield out, blocking Reflekta's attacks as he wrapped the lasso around Reflekta's waist, stopping any sort of movement "Is there anyone that still has their appearance? We could open the door and let them out!"

"I don't think so" they heard Chat Noir's voice behind them, and turned around to find another one of Reflekta's clones.

"Kitty?" questioned Loup d'Argent, holding back her laughter "Is that really you?"

"Of course it is" replied Chat Noir "Can't you tell by my swagger?" she bursted into laughter, as Chat Noir gave her a reproachful look.

"I'm sorry" she replied between chuckles, though she didn't sound sorry at all "I'm going to have a hard time taking you seriously now, kitty"

"How can you walk on those things?" questioned Tigre, looking at the heels that his friend was wearing.

"I can't. They're killer" 

"Welcome to my world" replied the girl "I've worn heels even higher than those things" when she had a violin event, she had to dressed appropriately, and that meant wearing those very uncomfortable shoes every single time. Her feet were destroyed after that, and when she took the heels out it was the best feeling of the world "Anyway, you said that there's no one else that looks like themselves?"

"No" Chat Noir shook his head to confirm the girl's words "Everyone's been transformed, even the principal!"

"And Ladybug?" questioned Tigre Blanco. Was she a clone of Reflekta, too?

"Haven't seen her"

"So it's just us against her?" questioned Loup, just as they heard a very familiar voice speaking.

"Don't worry, I'll figure it out!" they looked down from the upper floor, and saw Ladybug surrounded by Reflekta's clones.

"Ladybug, over here!" yelled the wolf girl waving at her, and Ladybug went to meet them just as the clones cheered since the masked quartet was going to save them.