Hawkmoth's Challenge //A Percy Jackson and Miraculous Ladybug Crossover//

Sphinx Defeated*

-Continued from last chapter-

Chat Noir's POV

"What the-" I started, staring at the objects that had fallen to the ground.

10 jute sacks.

Everyone quickly got on to the ground and opened them.

"What is it?" Ladybug asked excitedly. "I have never gotten such a big lucky charm."

"Uh..... It's better if you see it for yourself." Frank said, and stepped back.

Frowning, Ladybug pushed past the group and stood in front of it. "Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?"

I followed her, pushing past everyone and reaching her. I stepped forward, and stopped.

I had never seen anything like this.

Out of the ten sacks, seven of them contained dry straw, and the other three contained gunpower. Gunpowder.

"Straw and gunpowder?" Ladybug said wonderingly. "What are we supposed to do with this?" She looked around, no doubt using her powers to find something that would give her a clue.

"I've got it." Piper interjected suddenly. She looked around at all of us. "I think." She added. I raised my eyebrows in question. She took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly. "Maybe we can, you know..... Trap it?" She said sheepishly.

"But how?" Ladybug asked. "It's not like we have enough to make a cage big enough. Even if we did, we don't have time." Piper shrugged.

"Maybe....." Annabeth started, and everyone fixed their gazes on her. "Maybe we don't need to make a cage." She said.

"Do you have a plan?" Frank asked her. "Kind of. Not all the details, but a rough idea that may work." She replied.

"Go on." Percy prompted her.

"Maybe if we mixed the straw and gunpowder, spread it in a ring, and lured Sphinx in it?" She said.

Percy quickly caught on. "And then we can burn the straw, and Sphinx would be trapped inside." He finished.

Everyone thought for a while, and then nodded.

But a weakness in the plan was pointed out by Hazel. "But the ring will be huge." She said. "So it will take a few seconds to catch fire. If Sphinx figures out what is happening, it won't be too difficult for him to get out of it, and we won't be able to catch him again. Plus, it is really strong and its skin is really thick and magical. We saw that when we tried to stab it. So even if we use fire, he can get out."

"So we need something to make the whole ring catch fire at once, and something that will burn Sphinx so badly that he can't heal." I clarified. "Huh. Turns out we have something that will meet both those requirements. Gal-"

"Nope. I can't." She deadpanned.

"What?! Why?"

"I can't do what you want me to do. I can't call a supernova." She said, much to my and Ladybug's astonishment.

"You reached your limit?" Frank asked. She nodded. Everyone groaned.

"Can't you use your extra one?" Leo whined.

Galaxy stared at him. "Do you want me to die?"

"You won't die. You'll just pass out."

"Yeah, like that's any better!"

"It is!"

The conversation went on for some time. I wasn't sure what they were talking about, but from what I heard, apparently Galaxy couldn't summon more than 5 supernovae a day, and she had already reached that limit. And if she called another one, she'll lose her energy and pass out.