Pavo (Miraculous Ladybug Fanfiction)

Deal with the Devil

"Congratulations, you might just be the suckiest villain we've faced yet!" That terrible pun deserved her laugh.

In realization, the cat screamed, "You! You're the one who brainwashed me yesterday. Not cool."

"No brainwashing needed; I didn't make you do anything you didn't already want to do."

"Already want to do what?" Ladybug asked, a little late to the game. Without another word, she pounced; an action I would have expected from Chat Noir.

"You'll never win Hawk Moth; I'll always be able to save your akumatized victims. Chat, you get Dr. Vac. Now hand it over, Pavo." Instead of sticking out her hand and asking politely, the mosquito launched her yo-yo allowing it to wrap around my torso before I could even react. Giving the string a solid tug, this bird went flying. The yo-yo unraveled in the air, and I was able to free myself.

"It's not an akuma!" She was about to sling her yo-yo at me yet again but stopped mid-motion. 

"It's the missing miraculous..." 

"Don't forget we still have to clean out this old bag, my lady," Chat Noir informed while pointing at the Dr. Vac with yet another pun.

I jumped from my perch and landed on top of the vacuum right next to my father. Just as my feet had touched down, Ladybug gracefully landed on the other side of Dr. Vac. We both reached for his I.D. card at the same time; it turned into a tug-of-war. 

"Let go and let the heroes handle this!" Ladybug demanded.

I gave no disagreement and released my grip on the card; however, the other costumed teenage girl fell off balance and went crashing to the ground. Thankfully, the pun master had ripped the titanic sized vacuum bag from its machine and laid it like a pillow to break her fall just in time. 

Ladybug was about to destroy the I.D. card to free the moth, but Dr. Vac yelled in protest. He swung his arms around and she stopped in her tracks.

"Hawkmoth would like to speak with the three of you," he yelled from the top of his giant vacuum.

"I have nothing to say to him!" Ladybug yelled from where she had fallen. There was a small pause from the small insect, "Actually there is one thing: leave Paris alone!" She was about to resume her akuma routine, but this time the black cat grabbed her arm.

"What if we can come to a compromise; we could save Paris with words instead of our fists." Knowing her partner was right, she tied up the akumatized victim with her yo-yo and held onto the identification card tightly. As if the villain had possessed Dr. Vac, the janitor spoke every word his controller told him to.

"Compromise? No, but I do have a deal on the table for the peacock."

"You can't trust him!" Ladybug pointed out.

"It's Pavo, but I'm listening," I encouraged Hawkmoth to continue, genuinely curious about his offer.

"If you bring me both the ladybug and cat miraculous, I'll let you keep the peacock miraculous that you stole."

"And if I refuse?"

"Refuse?" He laughed, "You have two weeks." A crack bounced off the walls; Ladybug had released the akuma and they were no longer in contact with Hawkmoth. My body was trembling, although, I tried to hide it best I could. Did I just make a deal with the devil? 

Running off the scene, I didn't look back. Ladybug called after me in desperation, probably hoping to talk me out of going through with it. However, Chat Noir brought her to a halt and I heard what he said right before his words were lost in the wind.

"She has a choice now, and she needs to make this decision for herself."

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