Chapter 18: Dragon Butterfly vs. Animan.

(Quantic Universe Earth 139, Paris, France, April 20th, 2015, Steel Butterfly's voiceover POV as he writes in his Rorschach-inspired journal in the observation deck of his lair...)

Steel Butterfly's journal.

April 20th, 2015.

First journal entry today.

Today's supposed to be the day that my friends and I fight Otis Cesaire, aka Animan, an animalistic supervillain capable of shapeshifting into any kind of animal, including dinosaurs and dragons.

But like I said once or twice before, I haven't ever seen Animan ever shapeshift into a dragon, and that never happened for some reason. Thankfully, we won't need to worry about that.

I plan on using my dragon mode as Dragon Butterfly to combat Animan's Tyrannosaurus Rex form.

After all, like the Transformers Retribution comic books showed in the first acts of the fight between Grimlock and Ser-Ket, the dragon is mightier than the dinosaur.

Ah, but in all seriousness, I also intend to make sure that Nino Lahiffe and Alya Cesaire become a couple.

Oh, but wait a minute, I think that's already set in motion.

Oh well.

At the very least, that's something I can cross off of my list of things that still need to happen in chronological order.

Ah, but all the same, I intend to make sure that Alya and Nino are safe from Otis becoming Animan just because Kim was being insensitive and teasing Otis about being a hot-tempered "panther daddy."

But also, one way or another, because of what Kim has done in the past and in the future, I literally don't find him worthy of using the Monkey Miraculous as King Monkey. Not one little bit.

I'll find someone in my ranks or contacts I've trained for years more suited for the Monkey Miraculous.

And no matter what Master Fu or Marinette both have to say about that, Kim will never become King Monkey. Not in my universe. AND no matter if we manage to apprehend Gabriel, Nathalie and Lila on Heroes' Day or not.

But in all seriousness, Animan is dangerous in his own right because when he shapeshifts into any particular animal, he gains the animal's natural powers. Such as gorillas and panthers being faster than an Olympic-level athlete, bears, crocodiles, and alligators having strong enough jaws to maul and kill human beings, hawks, eagles, and owls having enhanced eyesight, wolves and other ancestral dogs having an enhanced sense of smell, etc.

Of course, as a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Animan loses his supernatural ability to talk in animal form and he loses all forms of the most basic and advanced intelligence as a human being.

Dinosaurs might have small brains, but don't underestimate them; they're very powerful and the carnivorous dinosaurs like the T-Rex are easily able to eat even human beings, as shown in the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World films.

And of course, dinosaurs are powerful enough to handle themselves in a fight, especially in a fight with dragons. Though not for very long, perhaps.

As evidenced by the first act of the fight between the Dinobot leader Grimlock and the Predacon hybrid Ser-Ket in the Transformers Retribution comic book series, dragons and Predacons are mightier than dinosaurs and Dinobots. Except for maybe any dinosaur or Dinobot equally as powerful as Grimlock.

But anyway, I do intend to fight Animan in my dragon mode, but I don't intend to kill him; that's not my style at a hundred percent.

Otis Cesaire doesn't deserve to die or to get Akumatized, but rest assured, I'll be sure to put him under strict angelic protection.

After all, what use are my divine ties to Heaven if I ain't using them?

But now, I must get ready. The next journal entry tonight will detail whether or not I'm successful.

(Third person POV...)

In the courtyard of Francoise Dupont High School, Marinette is reading a magazine.

She reads, '"Leo: Your heart's gonna roar."'

She turns the page of the magazine and she sees pictures of Adrien on both pages.

Marinette comments, "Wow, roar!"

Marinette and Alya giggle at Marinette's little joke.

Even Miguel's custodian clone chuckles softly, knowing through his link with Miguel and the other clones that Miguel thinks Marinette is humorous, even when she rarely jokes as Ladybug.

Across the courtyard, Nino is spying on Marinette and Alya, with his gaze fixed on Alya.

Adrien appears behind Nino and teases him as he states, "FYI, Alya's never gonna fall in love with a statue."

Nino pulls Adrien aside so they can hide behind the stack of gym mattresses.

Nino states, "Shhh! You know I'm no good with the ladies, especially this one all of a sudden. I mean, seriously dude, do I just go up to Alya and crack her a joke? Shoot her a compliment? Invite her to the zoo? Play it serious?"

Adrien replies, "Nino, you're way over-thinking this. '"Invite her to the zoo?"' Are you serious?"

Nino replies back, "Well, they have this really cool new panther exhibit over there."

Adrien states, "Listen, just be yourself, man."

Nino replies, "That's easy for you to say, Mr. Front-of-the-cover-Teen-Model-weekly. I'm not that cool."

Adrien replies back, "I beg to differ. You're as cool as I am, dude. Trust me, if you weren't as cool as I am in our own separate ways, you wouldn't be my best bud. Invite her to the zoo. She'll say yes. I guarantee it."

Nino begins having confidence, and Nino starts walking towards the two girls.

Having the courage he needs thanks to some advice from his father, Nino comes up to Alya and invites her on a trip to the Parisian zoo known as Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes.

The dialogue is as follows: "Hey, Alya. I was wondering... would you like to go to the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes Zoo with me? I want to check out the new panther exhibit with someone I know from school."

Surprisingly, Alya replies, "Yes, of course I'll go with you, Nino."

Nino replies back, "Great! I'll make some plans. Meet me at the entrance at four o'clock this afternoon."

Alya replies, "I'll be there."

Meanwhile, Marinette and Adrien meet up at the bakery as they wait for Gustavo to pick him up.

Miguel is waiting for them inside.

Miguel says, "The next Akumatization to prepare for is Alya Cesaire's father, Otis Cesaire, aka Animan, an animalistic supervillain with the ability to shapeshift into any animal in existence, including extinct animals like dinosaurs. In addition to shapeshifting into any particular animal, Animan gets the same abilities of the animal he turns into. One particular example is this: if he were to shapeshift into a dangerous bird such as a red-tailed hawk, he would be given the ability to fly. For another example, if he were to shapeshift into a panther, he would be given the ability to run as fast as an actual panther. But here's the catch: his only weakness is becoming exhausted if he's tricked into shapeshifting into multiple animals in rapid succession."

After processing this information, Marinette and Adrien reply in unison, "We'll be prepared for your signal, sir." "We'll be prepared for your signal, sir."

Miguel becomes Steel Butterfly as he quotes, "Prepare yourself for the wild kingdom, hmm?"

Steel Butterfly teleports to his lair and prepares himself for the fight against Animan.

Meanwhile, at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes Zoo, Alya and Nino are looking at the new panther exhibit in awe.

Thankfully, Nino's parents and Alya's parents allowed them to go with Nora for extra protection just in case something was to go wrong, which was unlikely... for now.

Otis came up to the twosome and asks, "What do you kids think of the new panther?"

Alya replies, "Dad, I may be scared of African big cats, but I will admit that you picked the right panther for everyone to see."

Nino adds, "Yes, Mr. Cesaire, you did well with taking care of the animals here."

Otis smiles as he checks his watch.

Realizing what time it is, Otis advises, "It's almost time for me to feed the panther, kids."

Nino replies, "No problem; we'll be on our way to another exhibit."

Alya adds, "See you home for dinner, Dad."

Otis hugs his second oldest daughter and the soon-to-be new couple head off to the next exhibit.

Later on, Kim and Max are entering the zoo to see the exhibit with the same new black panther that Alya and Nino saw – the animal, not the fictional superhero.

They come across Otis Cesaire feeding the new panther a large enough cut of meat to satiate it.

Otis states soothingly, "Look at what Daddy's brought for you. Only the finest for my baby."

As the panther starts eating, Kim remarks, "Whoa! Look at the size of that piece of meat it's eating!"

Max explains, "It's a typical diet for a feline species requiring the strength to run at speeds in excess of up to fifty miles per hour."

Kim asks, "Fifty miles per hour? Is that all? I thought panthers were much faster than that. I bet that Steel Butterfly can beat it in a race since his Butterfly Miraculous grants him super speed."

Otis replies pridefully, "Impossible. Not even a magical superhuman could ever hope to compete with my panther."

Kim replies back, "I see."

The interaction pretty much remains the same as the original timeline, complete with Kim making fun of Otis for being an angered panther father.

Otis doesn't like that one bit.

In Hawk Moth's lair, the window opens as Hawk Moth remarks, "Unleashing the animal inside each of us. I like that idea."

He creates another Akuma.

Hawk Moth sends it off as he finishes, "Go ahead, my little evil Akuma. Fly off and take control of that zookeeper!"

The Akuma flies off to the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes.

Meanwhile, Marinette and Alya are just arriving when Marinette feels the hairs on the back of her neck stand up.

Knowing what this means, Marinette pulls Alya with her to hide.

Alya asks, "Girl, what's wrong?"

Marinette replies, "My non-existent Spider-Sense tells me we're about to witness an Akuma attack, one in which the Akuma can control all different kinds of animals... including the ones that can eat people!"

Alya's face pales at the mention of how the next Akumatized victim can control even the most dangerous animals that can eat people.

Meanwhile, Hawk Moth's akuma infects Otis' bracelet.

Hawk Moth monologues, "Animan, I am Hawk Moth. I offer you the power to seek revenge on that boy for making fun of you, for a small price."

Otis/Animan replies, "Yes, Hawk Moth."

Otis is turned into a panther for his first transformation.

Meanwhile, while Max listens, Kim harasses another animal.

As a panther with an army of animals behind him, Animan states, "Hey, kiddo. Still up for a little race before Steel Butterfly shows up? Go ahead. I'll give you a head start. (roars)"

Kim and Max start running away in fear.

Animan turns to his now panther companion and says, "He's mine."

Animan chases after Kim.

Meanwhile, Nino, Alya, Adrien and Marinette are respectively far enough from the zoo so as to not get attacked by any of the animals, thanks to Marinette and Adrien respectively warning their BFFs.

Marinette and Adrien respectively call out from their separate hiding places without being seen or heard, "Tikki, Spots On!" and "Plagg, Claws Out!"

Nino and Alya huddle themselves in Alya's apartment, protected by Alya's oldest sister, Nora Cesaire.

Back in the zoo, Kim runs from Animan as fast as he can, but the Akumatized panther catches up to him.

Animan croons, "You lost, kiddo. What do you think of panthers now?"

Kim answers nervously, "That... panthers are the best?"

Ladybug comes onto the scene and asks, "And what do you think of ladybugs?"

Cat Noir adds, "And another black cat?"

Animan replies, "I think I'm higher on the food chain."

Dragon Butterfly asks while hovering, "Oh yeah? And what do you think about dragons?"

Animan stares slack-jawed at Dragon Butterfly's menacing aura, especially with the way his wings that resemble a combination of angelic white bird wings, red-brownish demonic bat wings, purplish-pink butterfly wings and multi-colored dragon wings put together continuously glowing to signify his ultimate power.

Animan gulps before replying nervously, "They're... the apex predators of the world?"

Hawk Moth's symbol flares on Animan's face as he says, "Animan, don't be afraid of Dragon Butterfly! He doesn't actually have the ability to transform into a dragon! Now, take their jewels! Their Miraculouses! Bring them to me!"

Dragon Butterfly tells Kim in his demonic voice, "Kim Chien Le, if you truly value your life and wish to save your family and your friends the pain of grieving, get out of here NOW!"

Kim starts running away.

Animan tries to chase Kim, only to be restrained by Ladybug's yoyo.

Ladybug advises, "Cat Noir, his bracelet. The Akuma must be inside the charm!"

Cat Noir replies, "You hold him, I'll grab the bracelet."

Suddenly, the three heroes witness Animan's army of animals arriving and making their vocalizations in a threatening and warning manner.

Animan exclaims, "Attack!"

Cat Noir gulps as he slowly backs away, and then he makes a noise that sounds like a whimper and a scream at the same time as he takes off sprinting at full speed.

Ladybug gapes in fear before releasing her yoyo and she takes off sprinting too.

Still hovering in the air, Dragon Butterfly calls out angrily with his voice sounding angelic and demonic at the same time, "COWARDS! MUST I DO EVERYTHING MYSELF?!"

Dragon Butterfly gets in front of his protégés and snaps his fingers, increasing Ladybug and Cat Noir's confidences and braveries.

Ladybug and Cat Noir use their secondary weapons – titanium-laced restraints of all types and an extra yoyo Dragon Butterfly previously created for Ladybug and Cat Noir respectively – to restrain the animals.

As the last animal is restrained, Dragon Butterfly angrily asks, "What was that back there, huh?! Running away from those animals even though they can maul or eat people?! Have you guys forgotten that your Miraculouses give you near-invulnerability to physical harm, especially and partially because of your armors?!"

Cat Noir protests, "Hey! It was a spur of the moment thing, okay? Plus, those animals, especially bears, they're super scary!"

Dragon Butterfly huffs smoke from his nostrils in response, making Cat Noir shiver in fear.

Animan is heard yowling in pain as everyone whirls around to witness Animan getting electrocuted by the restraints that Ladybug and Cat Noir used.

Animan growls, "You may have disposed of my army, but you won't dispose of me that easily!"

Animan shapeshifts into a lion and roars loudly.

However, to everyone's shock, Dragon Butterfly doesn't even flinch; he just scowls dangerously.

Ladybug states quickly and fretfully, "Listen, Dragon Butterfly, we're sorry we ran away like that! But please, please don't kill him!"

Dragon Butterfly replies like his tone was from a domesticated dragon with telepathy, "Who said anything about killing him?"

Ladybug's eyes widen in shock, as she had not expected Dragon Butterfly would announce that he wasn't gonna outright kill the villain of the day.

Animan vents, "Hey, if you're not gonna kill me, you'll have to tame me, and that ain't gonna be easy."

Dragon Butterfly replies in his ultimate voice again, "As long as the Butterfly Miraculous makes me like a demigod, almost anything will be easy enough to move on to the bigger challenges."

With his body glowing in a multi-colored beam of light, Dragon Butterfly calls out at the top of his lungs, "DRAGON BUTTERFLY, DRAGON MODE!"

Dragon Butterfly slams his right fist into the ground immediately followed by his left fist.

Dragon Butterfly's armored body starts metamorphosing into that of a giant armored dragon while the changing mechanics of his armor start imitating the transformation sound of the Transformers Fall of Cybertron Grimlock when he changes to dino mode. The mechanics of Dragon Butterfly's armor make the transformation sound only once before becoming non-mechanical metal and organic dragon armor.

Every animal on the scene, Animan included, all watch in horror as Dragon Butterfly starts changing into a giant armored dragon while previously-placed loudspeakers surrounding the area replay a sagely voice saying, "Quiet your mind to unleash your spirit totem as an avatar. If you are on the highest part of the astral plane, your spirit totem will manifest as a dragon!"

Fully transformed into his dragon mode, Dragon Butterfly hovers in the air as he lets out a sonic roar.

Dragon Butterfly roars out loud, "RRRRROOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRR!"

Anyone who wasn't too close was spared the deafening wrath of Dragon Butterfly's sonic roar while the onlookers were looking on in shock, horror, awe and amazement respectively.

Everyone across the city, Mayor Bourgeois, Master Fu, Hawk Moth, Ladybug and Cat Noir included, can see for themselves that Dragon Butterfly has transformed into a giant armored dragon.

Dragon Butterfly's dragon mode looks like a combination of a fully armored Saphira from Eragon, the Transformers Beast Wars Transmetal 2 Dragon Megatron, the Demon Shredder in his dragon mode from the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, Chikara Shisho in her dragon mode, Hisomi Shisho in his dragon mode, the TMNT 2003 Leonardo in his dragon mode, and the Transformers Prime Predaking in his dragon mode. Complete with Dragon Butterfly's wings in dragon mode being metallic bat-like dragon wings merged with bladed dragon wings.

In his lair, Hawk Moth grumbles a bit nervously, "I... I-I stand c-corrected. D-Dragon Butterfly transformed i-into... a dragon. And I still can't believe it."

Hawk Moth chants in his mind, "Okay, gotta stay calm, Gabriel. Dragon Butterfly's dragon mode might be scary, but even he wouldn't eat you."

Hawk Moth telepathically says to Animan, "Animan, use your most powerful form to take down that dragon!"

Animan transforms into a Tyrannosaurus Rex and roars loudly in a challenging tone.

Dragon Butterfly lets out a bellowing laugh as multi-colored mist emerges from his mouth.

As the multi-colored mist stays in front of his mouth, Dragon Butterfly's voice rings out telepathically, "Do you really think that a simple Tyrannosaurus Rex can defeat a mightier armored dragon?"

Animan roars in response as he charges.

Dragon Butterfly's fighting instinct kicks in as he punches Animan in the face really hard, knocking him down and knocking him out for the time being.

Dragon Butterfly wraps his tails against Animan's mouth as the dragon hero takes off in flight to the sky.

Once high enough, Dragon Butterfly drops Animan back down to the zoo.

Animan makes a big impact when he lands, causing him to roar in pain, and causing him to spit out the charm.

Ladybug and Cat Noir hold off the remaining animals as best as they can while Dragon Butterfly fights Animan one-on-one for the next ten minutes.

Despite Animan being at his strongest in dinosaur mode, Dragon Butterfly proved throughout the battle that the dragon was much mightier than the dinosaur.

After a final punch knocks Animan out for the count, Ladybug acts quickly by destroying the charm and purifying the Akuma, reverting Animan back into Otis Cesaire.

But before Ladybug can summon her Miraculous Ladybug, she sees in shock and awe as Dragon Butterfly uses his fire breath to repair the damages the whole incident brought to the entire zoo and returned the animals to their right cages, completely calmed down and with their typical species' favorite foods to feed them.

Everyone cheers as Dragon Butterfly roars in victory and lands in front of the heroes, thankful that his dragon mode isn't crowding or breaking the buildings, and thankful that his dragon mode wasn't wide or big enough to damage anything all at once.

Ladybug nervously steps forward as Dragon Butterfly lowers his head and neck to Ladybug's level.

Ladybug nervously puts her armored hand on Dragon Butterfly's snout and he starts purring like a domesticated dragon from fantasy movies, much to Ladybug's relief and much to everyone's relief.

Dragon Butterfly's telepathic voice rings out loud enough for everyone to hear, "Did you really think I was gonna bite? That was never gonna happen; I may be monstrous in my dragon mode, but I'm still in control of myself. You all don't need to worry; I'll only use my dragon mode as a last resort. Especially if Hawk Moth were to summon a dark Miraculous magic dragon of his own. But I find that highly unlikely."

Dragon Butterfly surrounds his armored body with magic energy as he calls out, "Dragon Butterfly, Elegant Wings Die!"

Dragon Butterfly detransforms from his dragon mode to his Steel Butterfly form.

Everyone cheers, even Master Fu from his massage parlor, much to Wayzz's confusion.

In Hawk Moth's lair, Hawk Moth snarls, "You've ruined everything, Dragon Butterfly! This is not how it was supposed to end! But I promise you and all of the world, one day, it will be me at the top of the food chain! And you'll be nothing! Not even if you grew a thousand times the size of the Eiffel Tower in your dragon mode!"

The window closes again, leaving Hawk Moth to stew in his anger as his lair is surrounded by darkness once more.

Meanwhile, at the Dupain-Cheng bakery, Alya and Nino experience their first kiss, much to Steel Butterfly's satisfaction at the fact that some things were still playing out in chronological order somewhat.

At patrol that night, Bunnyx was taught how to handle herself in a one-on-one fight while taking into consideration any of Hawk Moth's Akumatized villains or other allies of the moth-themed terrorist trying to sneak up behind her to catch her unaware long enough for the Rabbit Miraculous to be taken.

After a time limit of fighting a hologram of Hawk Moth while handling over fifteen Akumatized villains passed, Bunnyx discovers that she managed to complete this training exercise in just two minutes and three seconds on her first try, as the time limit was ten minutes.

Steel Butterfly remarks, "Well done, Bunnyx. You did splendidly well with everything I've taught you."

Bunnyx bows her head as she asks, "SB, what was that back there with you as a dragon fighting Animan as a Tyrannosaurus Rex?"

Steel Butterfly sighs as he replies, "Hhhhaaaa... Ladybug and Cat Noir fled like cowards when Animan sicced his army of zoo animals on them just because they were scared at the animals that could easily maul or devour them in no time, mostly because of how Ladybug and Cat Noir forgot that their Miraculous armors and Miraculous magic in general makes them nigh-invulnerable to physical harm. I hated the fact that I had to do everything myself just because Ladybug and Cat Noir were so scared that they might've peed themselves. But thankfully, I was able to alter that by giving them a much-needed confidence boost. So, while Animan's army was restrained, I had no choice but to use my new dragon mode to neutralize Animan long enough for Ladybug to grab Otis' bracelet and purify his Akuma. Surprisingly, the remnants of Animan's army didn't dare to challenge me because, as Leppey surmised, every animal in the world's animal kingdom are not just scared of great white sharks, they're also scared of dinosaurs and dragons."

Bunnyx then states, "I have to admit, when Juleka saw your mightiest dragon mode, she was squealing with amazement. She said, and I quote, '"That is the coolest giant armored dragon I've ever seen!"' Seriously, doesn't she know how dangerous dragons are?"

Steel Butterfly retorted, "Not unless she was in the presence of a tyrannical dark magic dragon that would devour any human being that gets in its path."

As much as Bunnyx wouldn't admit it, she knew Steel Butterfly was right; Juleka never knew how dangerous certain Akumatized villains, predatory animals or even demons are until she saw firsthand what they're capable of.

Over the course of the patrol that night, Bunnyx proved herself worthy of the Rabbit Miraculous by using her Burrow to inform the Heroes of Paris that there was gonna be a burglary in one neighborhood and a gasoline fire in another.

So, Steel Butterfly's crew divided their resources by having Ladybug, Cat Noir, Lion Hunter and RoboCop taking care of the burglary while the others would handle the gasoline fire.

Surprisingly, Ladybug's group was able to handle the burglary all too well, if only because RoboCop was all-prepared for the burglars' weapons and getaway route.

The gasoline fire, on the other hand, required Dragon Butterfly to suck up the fire from the burning building while being careful not to suck up anything else.

Thankfully, the gasoline fire was nothing more than a faulty gas line.

As the heroes went to sleep that night, Steel Butterfly remained still in his bed, thinking about how to best use his dragon mode as a last resort in the near-future.

Miguel takes out his journal and starts writing in it.

(Steel Butterfly's voice-over POV as he writes in his Rorschach-inspired journal in his bedroom before going to bed...)

Steel Butterfly's journal.

April 20th, 2015.

Second journal entry tonight.

Animan's Akumatization has officially been undone.

And for the first time ever, I used my dragon mode in battle.

In the battle between me and Animan in his dinosaur mode, I won the fight, proving once and for all that the dragon is mightier than the dinosaur. Just like the first half of the battle between the Predacon hybrid Ser-Ket and the Dinobot leader Grimlock in the Transformers: Retribution comic books.

In any case, I was ecstatic to see what kind of other power ups I will be able to unlock, even though I already know about all of them. Such as the ones I recovered from old Guardian records before 1844 and the ones I helped recreate using the resources of the past and of the modern era.

Of course, I'm patient enough to know when to take it slow with unlocking new superpowers.

In any case, I'm a little giddy because the next Akumatization to prepare for is the fencing instructor Armand D'Argencourt, also known as Darkblade, an Akumatized armored knight inspired by the appearance of his ancestor of the same name with the ability to turn people into physical knight duplicates and the ability to create a black circle of darkness that turns people into knights as long as the flag with the Darkblade family crest is placed on the rooftop of City Hall.

And why am I giddy, you ask? Because I intend to bring to life a Whiteblade to counter Darkblade's hypnotized and knighted servants with an army of Whiteblade's own knights.

I don't mean any offense to Ladybug and Cat Noir being able to use their powers an unlimited amount of times, but partially because of Cat Noir's recklessness and partially because of the Darkblade technique combined with the huge amount of knights, my two protégés took far too long to deakumatize Darkblade. And if they took any longer, they would've become knights as well.

But in any case, my foreknowledge still gives Marinette and Adrien a few breaks to prevent them from becoming compromised.

All the same, I hope I'm able to help Ladybug and Cat Noir deakumatize Darkblade.

I hope that everything goes well. Especially since I duly remember the cause of Armand's Akumatization by heart.

But also, no matter what happens, if Darkblade comes knocking on the doors to City Hall, I'll make sure to answer the door with a rocket launcher to the helmet. Not literally, of course; Armand is still needed at Francoise Dupont High School as the P.E. teacher and fencing instructor.

But whatever the case, no matter if I have any regrets about some of the choices I made or not, I'm glad to have become one of the most powerful, scripture-practicing, magical crime-fighting superheroes in existence.

And whatever the case, I'm glad to be fighting alongside my two new protégés, who are ironically my favorite superheroes out of all of the many cartoons Thomas Astruc and Zag Productions ever invented.

No matter what happens, I'm glad that I came to this universe to fix the show's problems in ways that most people would dream of without any disastrous consequences happening to Ms. Bustier's class that could potentially ruin their lives.

But now, I must get ready to prepare my plans for when Arman D'Argencourt becomes Akumatized into a knight inspired by his Dark Ages ancestor who was once a French ruling tyrant.

(Third person POV...)

In his lair, Steel Butterfly says, "Well, Purple Changer, you got your Scarlet Changer powers, your Mega Tenshies, and your United Ring powers. But remember, you have to keep yourself a secret until we're ready with our armies on Heroes' Day."

Purple Changer replies, "Understood, Steel Butterfly."

Purple Changer leaves Steel Butterfly's lair.

Steel Butterfly wills his detransformation and heads to bed.