Miraculous Ladybug: Season Six | Part One

Chapter Twenty-Two: Protect

Argos' POV
    I capture the Akuma in a little jar since none of us has the power to prevent it from multiplying. None of us could get ahold of Ladybug or Chat Noir, so we've been fighting mindlessly for the last 20 minutes. "Guys, where are they?" Pigella whines, crossing her arms. "Probably off fighting each other like Chat Noir implied," Vesperia spat, glaring at Pigella. Pigella rolls her eyes, "I don't blame him; she did lie to all of us." She argues, uncrossing her arms and throwing them over her head. I grimace, looking at Viperion, "Looks like we weren't the only people he told." I whisper, leaning over; he nods in response.
    "Guys, be logical about this. Ladybug must've had a reason to keep it from us and all of Paris." Rena Rouge chimes in, breaking the bitter arguments. Polymouse glares at her, "And why do you say that, Rena? Did she tell you why she didn't tell all of us?" Rena rolls her eyes, "No, but a decision like that doesn't go without at least thinking of the potential consequences." She snarled with a sour look appearing on her face.
    Ryuko approaches me, "Most of them will never know the full story." She whispers, watching everyone begin to argue again. I nod mentally, face palming, turning away from the commotion. "You guys better leave before Paris starts asking questions; we are in the middle of the street, as you know." Viperion interferes with the argument as Parisians begin to swarm us. Everyone falls silent before running off to their respective hideouts. I inhale as a reporter approaches the remaining three of us, "Where is Ladybug and Chat Noir?" "Why were the rest of the allies fighting? Something about lying?" "Argos, weren't you a villain.. are you plotting something?" I glance at Ryuko and Viperion before running for it with them not far behind me.

Felix's POV
Viperion ended up separating himself from Ryuko and me in order to protect his identity, even though it really isn't a secret to us. Kagami and I sat in an alley not too far from where the reporters were searching for the remaining allies. "Marinette really has a good track record with making people upset," Kagami scoffs, looking up through the gap between the two buildings so she could see the sky above. I lay my chin on my palm, "Luka was telling me last night that it was going to happen no matter when she told him... which isn't exactly wrong. It would've been a little less intense if she told him on that same day." I theorized, staring at the wall in front of us. Kagami whips her head towards me, "If she told him that day, he wouldn't have found out until he was set free. Not to mention, he hated his father even before he was aware he was Monarch. He would've been upset, yes, but he wouldn't have tried to turn everyone against each other to spite Ladybug." She snaps as she stands up and leans against the building wall behind her. I grab the jar that holds the Akuma, "You need to bring that to her when Adrien isn't around. It's one thing for him to hate Ladybug right now; he doesn't need to hate Marinette, too." She adds as she blends into the crowd of Parisians.
    I stand there for a moment, alone, staring at the butterfly. Duusu flies out of my vest and stares at the evil-winged insect. "Why is it in a jar?" She asks, floating around my hands. I shake my head to regain focus, "Ladybug wasn't available, so we had to make do with what we had." I mumble, looking up at the sky, similar to what Kagami was doing moments before. "Duusu, spread my feathers," I whisper so I can easily make it to Marinette's residence and watch for Adrien to leave. It's the only logical explanation for why neither of them was there today.

  I was waiting on a distant rooftop for an hour, watching the front door for any movement. I started to get bored, so I began to daydream, like most do. My daydream about Kagami ended abruptly when I saw my lookalike walk out of the Dupain bakery with a decent-sized poster. Of course, a project. I roll my eyes and jump over to her balcony; as I was getting ready to knock on the trap door, it opened. "AH! FELIX." She screamed, falling off her ladder and hitting the floor below her. I shake my head, "Do something with this." I mutter, throwing the jar down at her. She catches it and sighs, "Thank you, why didn't you guys call Chat? I saw you all fight alone without either of us."
  I slide down her latter and detransform, "Well, you see, he kinda isn't your biggest fan right now.... Nor is the majority of the people who fight alongside as you." I explain, giving Duusu an almond. She stands up and looks into the jar, "Smart idea, Felix." She admires before transforming. I nod, "It wasn't my idea; it was Rena's... she said something about having to do it before." I shrug as she swings her yo-yo and releases the butterfly. She detransforms, "I need you and the rest to know my identity to remain unbiased when discussing Chat Noir. Especially because now I know he's been going behind my back and spreading his side of the story instead of mine as well." She demands, grabbing her phone, presumably to text the rest of the people who are aware.
  "Marinette, don't you think it's an issue you don't know Chat Noir's identity?" I blurted out without thinking; I facepalm, regretting opening my mouth. She stands staring blankly at me. "Felix, of course, it's an issue, but it's not an issue I care about now. Why, what brings this up?" She raises her eyebrow as she lowers her phone. She places her hand on her hip, demanding an answer. I bite my lip, "You know it seems like I need to go... talk to Viperion!" I exclaim as I run up her ladder. "THATS A LAME EXCUSE!" She shouts as I transform again, leaving her roof.

I detransform before taking a step onto the dock of Luka's houseboat. I swear he had some sort of sense because he was standing there watching me. I wave slowly as he motions for me to follow him inside.
The next thing I knew, I was silently sitting on his bed with him, pacing the room, "You shouldn't know anything, Felix," he kept repeating quietly. I inhale, "Do you really think previous holders didn't know each other's true identities." I started looking down at my phone; I was texting Kagami to come over so she could also talk to him. "Marinette told me we had to remain distant from everyone unaware of their identities. Showing no bias, or it'll put her whole life in danger."
He stops pacing and stares at me from a few feet away, "Who else knows?" He exclaims, running his fingers through his hair. I shrug, "Bunnyx, obviously, but she isn't making a big deal out of the matter, considering she's been hiding in her hole while she isn't on patrol." He also shrugs in response, "Well, that's expected, considering she knows how this ends."
I lay my head against his wall, "Kagami knows; she's the reason I know. Also, the reason Marinette knows why the wedding bands are important to Adrien." I mumble, looking up at the ceiling. "His parent's rings? The ones Gabriel left behind?" He inquires, sitting in a spare chair to look up at me.
I bite my cheek, debating on telling him, "Yeah, no, obviously they meant something to his family, so he needed them to pass on...." I whisper softly, hoping not to continue this conversation. He shrugs, "seems like it was sentiment-" He starts before Kagami walks through the door. "I came as soon as I got the message!" She exclaims, slamming the door behind her. Luka glares at me, "Now, why is she here?" He asks as she sits down next to me. "We need to talk about bringing them back together; it can't stay like this forever, Luka, you know that," Kagami states, taking out her notebook and a pencil.

*I know these last two chapters have not been exciting, LOL, but I promise it gets somewhere. I just can't write as much because it's final week. Xoxo.