Rhetorical Thoughts: Robostus

(Y/N) (L/N)'s P.O.V.


"The streets of Paris run into havoc as an akumatized robot, Robostus brings inanimate objects to life! If Hawkmoth can akumatize robots, what will be the future then?"


I hear the news reporter Nadja say as Ladybug, Cat Noir and I rush past the streets in search of the akumatized robot.


A little recap wouldn't hurt, right?


This morning, just a normal school day in Mrs Mendeleiev's class, nothing out of the usual. But that's when a virus interrupted the presentation that Mrs Mendeleiev was working on. Obviously the brainiac, Max stepped in and introduced his best friend, Markov to us.


Markov is this sweet and extraordinary robot that Max created. They worked together to disinfect the virus and all is well.


But after being confiscated by Mr Damocles and Mrs Mendeleiev, who said he was 'just a toy' when on the contrary he was a very intelligent and humane robot that just wanted to be with Max all the time, he was akumatized into Robostus.


Really crazy, because I didn't know Hawkmoth could akumatize robots now.


Right now, it was up to us superheroes to capture his Akuma.


"This seems like a trap..." I mutter as we enter the stadium, Parc des Princes by a trail left by Robostus.


Yet there's no sign of the robot anywhere.


"The tunnels!" Ladybug yells as various vehicles emerge out of there. We all back up, seeing armies of automobiles rounding us up to the middle of the stadium.


"We don't have the time to deal with them! We must find a way out of here!" I signal Ladybug and Cat Noir. We try to jump off the stadium but only to be blocked by a series of helicopters in the air.


Before we land on the ground, a large excavator grabs us with its claws mid-waist, my hands trapped between them.


We struggle to free our bodies.


"A...Cataclysm...would be great right now, Cat Noir..." I say, breathlessly as the claws tighten. "I can't! I can...barely breathe..." He says to which I huff.


The villain cackles as the excavator is merged with other vehicles, forming a giant robot.


"Now, you are at my mercy!" The robot says and I look up to him. He's captured Max, seemingly his best friend. I can see both of them inside a car acting as the head of the giant robot.


"Wait! Stop!" Max says, frightened, "They didn't do anything wrong to you! Let them go! Being human also means being fair!"


Being...what now?


"I'll take over their miraculouses and we'll never be separated again, Max! Then I'll be able to make my wish come true!" Robostus claims, "I want to be a real human like you!"


Ladybug and I share a look of curiosity, "What's this about a wish?!"


I hear a buzz from behind me. I snap my head towards the sound.


Flying robots with claws approach us, aiming for our miraculous.


"Now's the time for a bright idea!" Cat Noir suggests.


Just then, Max's bag comes flying towards us. It hits the robots which brings them down.


"Max? Why are you doing this?!" Robostus looks at him in surprise to his actions.


"I don't want you to change yourself! I'm friends with Markov, not you!" Max calls out as I watch him forcefully exit the car.


He then trips from the ledge, going to fall.


"Roses Divine!" I chant which forces the claws of the machine to break, freeing us. I grab Max before he falls to the ground, "Hide!" I instruct and he moves.


I turn to the villain in a stance.


"Humans are so selfish! I don't want to be like them! That's why I've decided to destroy them all!" He yells as he charges us with his other arm.


"Give it up, Robostus!" I yell at the robotic villain, dodging from his attack.


"Grab her!" He says, "She'll be the first one to go!"


The vehicles charge at us from different directions.


Ladybug activates her Lucky Charm and then receives a harp. But before she can grab it, it is grabbed out of the sky by Robostus.


"I have analyzed everything! You can't win without your Lucky Charm!"


I give a vexed look to Robostus, "Really? Because wrong assumptions ARE human error!" I hiss, buying some time for Ladybug to use her Lucky vision.


"Cat Noir, do your thing!" She says and runs towards Max's bag. She grabs the flash drive from it; the one that was used in disinfecting the virus earlier in the day and is still filled with the virus!


"Genius..." I mutter under my breath as I smirk.


Cat Noir, using his Cataclysm, rusts the giant robot down and I grab the harp from the air.


Robostus is unfazed by this as he flies up into the air. "So predictable!"


"Analyze this!" I say as I throw the harp towards him and Cat Noir; his baton.


"Is that all you got?!" He mocks us but then speaking too soon as Cat's baton breaks the harp. The strings of the harp falls on Robostus' propellors, tying him and causing him to fall.


Ladybug grabs Robostus and purges his CPU with the flash drive's virus. The villain shuts down and the Akuma flies out.


"No more evil-doing for you, little Akuma. Time to de-evilise!" She chants and de-evilises the Akuma.


"Miraculous Ladybug/Primrose!"


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I pull the brakes of my bike as I land on the pavement of the shrine, panting furiously for paddling so fast.


As if he sensed me, Master Fu opens the door with a smile, "Welcome (Y/N)." He says warmly as he gestures me to enter.


Seven rushes towards Wayzz's side and they begin their play.


Impatiently, I look at Master Fu. I had questions that needed answering right now.


We sit on the futon facing each other with a table between us.


"Is something bothering you, (Y/N)?" He asks, bringing a kettle up and pouring me some tea.


"Master..." I pause, trying to frame my words, "There's a question that has been stuck in my mind ever since Hawkmoth came into the public and started invading Paris..." I specify.


"What would happen if a person, seemingly Hawkmoth, possess the miraculouses all together...?" I ask as I look at him.


He hands me the cup, "Then they can use them conjointly." He says and shows me the tablet where he took photos of the spellbook. My eyes peak in interest.


"You should know that if one were to use the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous conjointly, it would grant the holder the ultimate power that shapes reality which would grant anyone's wishes..." He explains.


"Anything they want..." I inhale as I realize what that meant.


Hawkmoth's motive...I get it now. The feeling of having the ultimate power with no limitations...


Maybe change the past...


"That's amazing! Why haven't we used it yet then, Master? There are so many evil things in this world that could be eradicated, like poverty or world hunger! We could also use it to defeat Hawkmoth!" I say, hopeful.


"That's the thing, (Y/N)..."


"The universe must always be in balance. For every action, there is a reaction. For every wish, there is a price to pay in return." He says, "If your robotic friend asked to be human, then someone else would have to lose their humanity. To put an end to a catastrophe, there would be the creation of another catastrophe, maybe even worse..." He says.


"Oh..." I process the things I just heard, "I haven't thought about that..." I admit but with comprehension.


Feeling perturbed, I place my hand on my miraculous.


"Then, what about the Primrose Miraculous?" I ask him, ready to know more. However, he gives me a troubled smile.


"I'm afraid I cannot disclose this matter with you, (Y/N)." He says sternly, much to my dismay and I frown.


"But that does not mean you're never going to find out..." He states, "The Primrose Miraculous has a way of telling you what you need to know at the right moment." He ensures me.


"I hope you can understand."


I nod quietly.


By the tone of his voice, I feel a sense of dread chill down my spine.


Maybe it's best not to know for a while...


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End Chapter.

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