Marinette is so done . She lunged forward. A curve. A right hook to the solar plexus Lila has no chance. She recoiled. With this momentum, she snatches the phone.

”Ugh, I deserve that.” Lila clasps the wounded stomach, reeling at her attack.

Marinette screeched. ”I’m sick to death of you both. You don’t deserve to have this phone or whatever it is. What does Leviathan plan to do with it?”

What shadow organization is named after a whale?anyway.

Damian steps forward, looking at her with eyes narrowed.Serene. He adds. “Leviathan is an organization. Created by my mother. The goal is to consolidated the ruling elite of the underworld. To be one to rule the world, or so they called, until the Justice League and Batman Incorporated had crippled it. Now a fallen remnant has re-established itself among French elite. They wanted these secrets on the phone.

Looking at Lila, Damian prompted her to elaborate.

Lila, smugly twirling her long hair, having recovered from the attack and holding her assault rifle, added.
”The phone contained the location of the artifacts they required. so they can find the ancient tomb of the Void Kwami.”

Silence. Puzzles had fallen into pieces, of course it is connected to the miraculous.

” What Void Kwami?”

” My understanding is that it predates the Kwami of Creation, existing before all else.”

Lila answered, unsure.

“Cut the act, will you? And if your mother has built it. Stop pretending to be heroes; you’re both villains. It makes me sick now I need to rely on both of you. Trust you. Putain! You’re the one who is mostly responsible for this mess.”

She holds the phone tightly.

Are these two really the one one who can she work with? Her parents and others are trapped in the function room of the Le Grand Paris Hotel, awaiting mercy from the cold-blooded criminal whose Leviathan Men are ransacking the building.

Damian’s nostrils flare.
“Shut it Dupain Cheng. If you didn’t steal my phone you would not be involved in this.”

Lila smiled.” She is already a part of this, whether she likes it or not. Isn’t that right, Multimouse?”

Batting her eyelashes at her.

“You’re a hero too?” Damian watched her with a puzzled expression as confusion replaced anger.

Disregarding secrets, “It doesn’t matter, I was a hero, but now I’m retired.” She’s just a civilian caught in this nightmare, holding the phone with a dangerous artifact, the void kwami seems perilous, and she can’t let them have it.

”Will destroying the phone help solve our problem?” She asks.

Maya shakes her head. “If the only problem is simple, they will only experience delays, and their attacks may worsen if we completely destroy the phone.”

”Tt”. Damian, arms crossed in thought, declared, “Obviously, there’s no simple solution to this worldwide conspiracy.”

”Give me the phone, Dupain Cheng. I'll contact my associates, they can help.”

“Ukth, I’m sorry,” Maya said, looking at him, “but any help message you try to send won’t reach them; Paris is magically shielded.”

Knowing this, Marinette adds.

“Paris was completely covered by miraculous powers, forming a magical dome that prevented any miraculous-related incidents from escaping, including memory loss.”

“That’s why there’s no Justice League to help us; even Wonder Woman, despite her best efforts, was susceptible for akumatization, so Ladybug asked begged her to leave Paris until Hawk Moth and Chrysalis are defeated.”

Accusingly, she stared directly into her nemesis’ eye.

”It’s your fault, Lila, you psychopath. We wouldn’t be in this predicament if you hadn’t turned into a monstrous supervillain terrorizing Paris.”

Lila's eyes dangerously, her smirk seems feral, “It's true I’m a psycho who delights the pain and suffering of the people, Oh wait,would you want *them* to get the butterfly miraculous and take over Paris? Leviathan?”

Marinette felt sick at Lila's remarks.
”Then Why didn't you surrender it to Ladybug, if your only concern is about this shadow organization.”

”Unlike you Dupain Cheng, I had a mission, Talia instructed me, to take the miraculous, for some reason, at first it’s not to get the Leviathan remnants, and their shadows get a hold of it, trust me, Nathalie Is Dangerous. And my attack, it may be cruel but not deadly as you would think. Seeing my capabilities today, would you agree?”

She can see it, obviously, after observing her deadly, precise attack on the masked men. Lila is more dangerous if she wanted, but a mission, really?

Damian cut in.
”What secondary mission my mother had given you?”

Lila looking far away from them, as reminiscing something bitter in her mouth.

”The butterfly miraculous with Nooru, had some secrets related to the Al Ghul lines, no it’s not the pit. it’s much worse. I can’t give you details yet. Ukth. trust me, I'll tell you once we resolved this mess.”

Great. Another secret she’s not privy to. Time is crucial, she quickly noticed a large vent in the room. Leading to the upper floor.

This is something they could use. She signaled the two, but before they can go the vent, a loud crash, heavy footsteps, metal clicking,

“Their coming”

Damian immediately shoved her to the vent, following her , but the door crashed and the gunfires loading in.

“Take the phone. We need to hurry.”

Damian looking at Lila,offering his arms to get hold of. “Ukth now.”

But Lila shakes her head.

“I’ll buy you time, I'll see you in my hide out, its pinned on the phone, I promise Ukth, I will not die here. I'm Nobody, remember!”

A genuine smile, strained but with her eyes longing, determined to get through this.

Lila engaged the many intruders with a tactical assault rifle barrage.

Marinette glanced at the liar’s back and reluctantly acted heroically.

With Damian wordlessly encouraging her to keep moving, they make their way to the vents in silence, avoiding any discussion of what had happened.

Without anyone noticing, they made it to the upper level. She gazes at Damian with a silent, careful expression, noting his tactical look and lack of worry in his eyes. She understands the importance of Lila or Maya to the Wayne Heir.

In a nearby room, close to the attic exit, they could easily reach the upper floor, anticipating no surprises.

When a voice, both genuine and familiar,

”Marinette I'm glad you're safe.”

Eyes wide, she stared at Ladybug, the costumed hero, in her spotted suit. offering her smile.

“I’ll keep the phone safe, Marinette.”

Pleading.

Something’s wrong. looking at Ladybug and Damian, unsure.

What she needed to do?