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Ladybug dodged another swing of the scythe, sickle? Some kind of wickedly curved blade. Diving under a bridge for cover she re-grouped with Chat Noir, panting for breath. She was getting tired of October. All the scary American Halloween movies were wreaking havoc on kids’ nightmares and the Akuma’s had been creepier than usual.
“Sorry Mi’lady, we can’t do this on our own,” Chat panted, as exhausted as she was, “Ready to bring in reinforcements?”
“That’s a good idea. Lead the Reaper away from the Seine for me, okay?”
“Sure thing Bug!” And with a dramatic bow and two-fingered salute, the black-clad hero was off, vaulting away from where she needed to be. Where she was supposed to be before the Akuma attacked. Ladybug swung across the river to the other side and boarded the Liberty through a familiar porthole. She had been surprised that Viperion hadn’t joined them on his own, until she spotted Luka, asleep half sitting on his bed, one hand still resting over his guitar. She hated to wake him but knew he would want to help. She spotted his phone sitting next to him, the screen was still on showing his open messages-
Mari: On my way! See you soon. <3
Luka: Can’t wait. Love you
The Akuma had hit on her walk over, Luka must have been exhausted to have fallen asleep in the ten minutes it should have taken her to arrive. She made a quick mental note to encourage him to rest. A cuddly nap date might be in order.
Ladybug bent over and brushed a kiss across his forehead. “Hey, Star.”
He reacted to her voice and a smile stole over his face and he answered before opening his eyes. “Hey, Beautiful.” His eyes blinked open and concern replaced the bliss as he took in her suit. “Ladybug?”
She smiled ruefully. “We could use a hand if you’re up for it.”
“Sass?” The Kwami appeared, nodded to the Guardian, and smiled at his holder. “Scales slither.” In a flash Viperion was ready to go, a hand held out to Ladybug. “I’ll always be here for you.”
Sharing a quick kiss that held a promise of more, the heroes bounded away from the boat to tame the Akuma and leave it as nothing more than a bad dream.