Cat and Mouse (Miraculous Ladybug)

Chapter 16

If anything good came from being in a different room for test, was it's easier to sneak out when there is an Akuma attack.

I was the first one that arrived. Since nothing I would do could really stop it, I observed. It was obvious that he was messing with people's ages. It was subtle on how exact he did.

I would need to get closer to figure that out. With my power I shrunk down. While to could get closer I could see it from more angels.

Chat Noir came bounding in, ready to attack. He came from behind, and above. He was going to hit Age Restriction into a building from the way Chat was holding his staff like a baseball bat.

The villian leaned back, as if he were going to play limbo having the staff swing over him. "There's the kitty," Age Restriction laughed. "You shouldn't hit people," he tisked. "You're old enough to know that."

Age Restriction pulled what looked like a little ball of light from a punch on his hip and flicked it at Chat. Who expertly dodge it. The ball splattered onto the ground. The pavement there became fresh and less degraded.

"Can we get a second opinion?" Chat teased, "I got a minuet if you do."

With a groan Age Restriction continued to throw the little glowing orbs at Chat. It was almost easy how doged them all. Anywhere the light ball landed the area got newer, or younger.

"I gotta hand it to ya," Chat said "You must have taken you a life time to get this quick."

"Now's not the time Chat," Ladybug swung in. "We have to focus on finding the Akuma."

"Sorry M'lady," Chat apologized.

"Oh, Ladybug had to come and ruin the run we were having," Age Restriction complained, "Such a buzz kill. Shouldn't kid want to have fun?"

A second ball was pulled from the pouch this one was blue, unlike the other one which had more of a yellow tint to it.

"Bet you can't hit two moving targets," Chat teased as the two charged.

"So childish," Age Restriction shook his head. The ball of light just grazed Chat's arm, and he was engulfed in the light. In his place was a kid, no older than five. Still the same blind hair and black suit.

"You think this will stop me?" Chat questioned. "Cataclysm!" His power was ready to use whenever.

"Chat!" Ladybug scolded him, "You're too reckless, we don't even know where the Akuma is!"

One of me ran over to her, dodging start light ball as well. It took some patients to time it right as to land on her shoulder. My appearence frightened her, causing her to get hit. The only viable change on Ladybug was the wrinkles around her mask and the greyer tone.

"Sorry," I apologized.

"What is it Miss Squeak?" she asked, her voice sounding crackly with age.

"He has a pouch on his right hip, that's where the orbs are coming from," I told her.

"The Akuma has to be there," Ladybug connected the dots. "Good work Squeak." She called upon her lucky charm, which was a skate board.

"Chatton!" she called out to the little Chat Noir, who was having the time of his life messing with Age Restriction. With his smaller body, it made doing even more. "Behind you." she was pointing out the man whole cover.

I could figure out her plan from there. Chat was egging the villian closer and closer to him. Ladybug rolled the skateboard towards the villian feet. It knocked him off balance, falling back on the board.

With his cataclysm Chat dedtoried the man whole cover. The skateboard fell down into the sewers, and the only thing keeping Age Restriction from doing so as well was his death grip on the pavement.

Ladybug refrieved the pouch with her ypyo and ripped it in half, releasing the akuma. Chat was too small to grab into the man now dangling over a five yard drop.

I rushed over to him and formed back into one. With my complete strength I was bale to help the man up into the street. Just in time too as the magical ladybugs returned th man whole cover.

"There you are Mis Squeak, thought you weren't going to show up," Chat teased her.

"She was the one who found out where the Akuma was," Ladybug pointed out.

"We would have eventually," Chat pointed out.

I nodded he was right. They always figure things out in the end.

"How old were you going to be by then?" Ladybug questioned.

"He's right," I defended him, "You two did fine without me before. If anything I made today worse, you got aged up. Had you gotten hit with another one you could have become senile."

"Squeak," Ladybug sighed, putting a hand on my shoulder, "That didn't happen."

I looked to the ground. "But it could have," I told her. "Hawk Moth could have easily gotten your miraculouses then. Chat could have been turned into a baby, you a senile old lady. I may be able to be many little me's, but that wouldn't be able to help at all."

"You are helpful Squeak," Chat assured me, "I was just joking."

"But you were right, I'm not helpful at all," I pointed out.

"What about Mother Nature," Ladybug pointed out, "You were the one who got in there."

"A cataclysm would have been faster," I grumbled. "Just say the word and I'll return my miraculous to the Guardian and let him choose another one."

"No, he chose you for a reason, you just have yet to see that reason," Ladybug told me, "Just trust us that there was a reason."

I shrugged. "You're the heroes here."

"You're the one who saved him from falling into the sewer," Chat pointed out, "That would have been one stinky situation if you weren't there. That's heroic."

"Had you not been a child, that would have been you," I reminded him.

"You sure have a lot of excuses," Ladybug said. There was a beep, "You best be heading off." She pointed to my miraculous, where I only had a minuet left.

"We'll see you again next time," Ladybug called after me as I lept away.