Cataclysm

Consequences

Pavona watched as Destruction saved her from Creations wrath. As the darkness took over Chat Noirs figure, she felt her fear return. Why was she so terrified of him? She urged her legs to move as a black smoke came out of the hugging gods in front of her, and a moment later an unconscious Marinette- With her mask still on- was being carefully held by the monster.

Then those toxic green eyes looked at her, and her body finally reacted to her commands. She started running towards her golem, the sentimonster was made to defeat her fear, right? He would protect her!

She hadn't given it any new order since she left it pounding on Carapaces shield distracted by the other events, and she noticed how she had been fooled this whole time. The two heroes and their protections were all an illusion. Where were the real ones? She briefly wondered, looking around as she climbed to her sentimonsters shoulder.

Destruction hadn't moved from his spot at the side of the unconscious heroine, and Pavona saw why. Dragon and moth were both watching, ready to take the earrings from the girl as soon as she was left alone. The villainess recovered her wits as she realized the god would not pursue her, at least not yet. But she was trapped here just like everyone else, the tornado still surrounding the area.

''You can't escape, child. Get those jewels'' Pavona heard the ghost voice say, jumping a little in surprise at her sudden presence.

She didn't need another reminder that her time was limited. She crossed a line with her abuse of the peacock miraculous, and she was going to pay the price as soon as she detransformed. She could feel it. But how was she going to win this on her own? Those two had proven themselves useless already.

-*-

''We will protect her'' Said Carapace as he and Rena approached the unconscious girl in the floor and the god that loomed over her in silence.

Nino was not sure until now if Adrien was in control or not, but when Destruction nodded and turned to face Pavona and her golem, he knew that he was. He couldn't decide what was the saddest option, his bro losing control because he got overwhelmed by this disaster, or him making the choice of transforming again, knowing full well the consequences could ruin his life forever. Then again, Adrien's life was never gonna be the same anyways after tonight, thought the turtle remembering that his best friend's identity was not a secret anymore.

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard Rena at his side call for help. The dragon and the moth were both about to attack them to take the earrings, and they had no time to mourn this terrible night yet.

-*-

Destruction started chasing Pavona around the room, the girl just using her golems incredible speed to stay way ahead of his range. He had no intention of really hurting her, but it was time she faced the consequences of her actions.

Soon after he left Carapace and Rena protecting his lady, the wind wall dropped, indicating that they probably defeated the dragon wielder already. In hindsight, it was obvious it would be easier as the adult had used two of the three powers already, and the moth had no more Akumas to make.

Pavona saw this as her chance to run away from the venue, but he predicted her intentions and blocked her exit. On the corner of his vision he saw that all the people that before were hiding under tables and hugging each other in fear in the corners were now trying to get out. They took the chance to run for the door as soon as Destruction stopped blocking it to keep chasing Pavona.

Eventually he caught one of the golems legs, and though it did not vanish as almost everything else he touched did, it did made the monster trip, sending the girl in his shoulders flying out towards the floor. She landed hard but lifted herself up soon enough. She looked around in desperation and her eyes widened bigger as she saw that neither of her allies were in sight anymore.