//------------------------------// // Chapter 10 // Story: Equestria Girls: Miraculous Meeting // by Time Agent pony //------------------------------// Back with the Sentinels of Magic. The girls were continuing to wait for the Sentinels to complete the retrieval spell "I hate waiting," Rainbow Dash uttered, she just wanted the Sentinels to hurry up and completed the spell. "Patience," Fluttershy said, "I'm sure Dr. Strange and the others are trying their best to get our friends back." Fluttershy was right, the Sentinels were focusing all energy and will into the spell and then channeling the spell through the Nexus of All Realities, a cross dimensional gateway, not unlike the portals that connected Equestria and the Human world but it wasn't just a gateway to one earth but all earths, even the space between earths, the nexus's origin was a subject of debate either it was created by some higher being or it was a naturally occurring phenomena where all earths and realities intersect. The Sentinels were using the spell to reach out through the Nexus, sending their astral forms out into the Multiverse to find and locate Twilight's missing friends. "I hope AJ and the others are OK," Sunset Shimmer murmured, "wherever they are." "Yeah," Midnight nodded, "I mean the Multiverse is a big place, I mean, how many earths can there be?" Back on Earth 12015, Paris. Cat Noir was beginning to get tired of running, the drone constructs were still on his tail. No matter where he went, the constructs were always there, always just behind him. He didn't know how much longer he could keep evading, sooner or later his pursuers would catch him. The tiredness was almost about to overcome Cat Noir and the drone constructs were slowly beginning to close in on him. But, before, the drones had a chance to catch him, a familiar yo-yo shot from nowhere followed by a spinning top. Both the drones and Cat Noir turned to see Ladybug and the newly powered up heroes. "You look like you could use some help, kitty cat," Ladybug smiled, "sorry we took so long, my friends urgently needed a power up and wardrobe change." The three new heroes and Ladybug made short work of the drone constructs. "Sorry keep you waiting," she said, "you look like you had quite the runaround, Cat Noir." "And who are these new friends of your?" Cat Noir asked. "I'm Grey Tigress," the hero with the Tiger Miraculous replied. "I'm Queen Marvel Bee," the hero with the Bee Miraculous followed. "And I'm King Spider-Monkey," the hero with the Monkey Miraculous finished. "Alright then," Cat Noir nodded, he had decided to just accept the new heroes, "as long as you were here to help that was good enough for me." "Now that, thats out of the way," Ladybug said, "I believe we have an Akumatized villain to deal with." "Right," Cat Noir and the three heroes acknowledged. Now that they were reunited, Ladybug, Cat Noir and the three heroes headed back to the spot where they had had their first battle with Black Diamond. Elsewhere, Black Diamond's mood hadn't improved with the destruction of her drone constructs. "You won't escape me, Ladybug," she thundered, "you will surrender your Miraculous to Hawkmoth, yours and Cat Noir's too." She turned to the people she had manage to capture and control with her cold-heartedness rings. "Go my cold-heartedness corpsmen," she commanded, "seek out Ladybug and Cat Noir, take their Miraculous and bring them to me." "Why are you not going after Ladybug and Cat Noir?!" Hawkmoth's voice demanded, in her mind, "why are you not go and confront your enemies?!" "Patience, Hawkmoth, patience," Black Diamond replied, "everything comes to those who wait." Suddenly, from the rooftops a voice called out. "You want our Miraculouses, Black Diamond," the voice declared, "well, here we are." Black Diamond looked in the direction of the voice and was greeted by sight of Ladybug, Cat Noir, Grey Tigress, Queen Marvel Bee and King Spider-Monkey. "More Miraculouses?!" Hawkmoth, back in his base exclaimed, he had no idea there were other Miraculous besides the Ladybug and the Cat Miraculous. "I don't care, what power you have" Black Diamond growled, "it will always pale in comparison to the darkness and cold-heartedness power of the heart I command." "That maybe so," Grey Tigress responded, "but I know for a fact, the heroes like us and the power of friendship will always be the light that shines through the darkness." "Meaning," Queen Marvel Bee continued, "that no matter how powerful you think you are, good will always win." "And because," King Spider-Monkey concluded, "we know that deep down that there is good in you, in your true self, and we're going to help it break free." "Great speech, guys," Cat Noir complemented. "Are you finished?" Black Diamond deadpanned. The heroes all nodded. "Well, then," Black Diamond smiled, creating a spiked hammer construct covered in diamond shards, "I believe I'll be taking your Miraculouses now." "Come and get them," King Spider-Monkey proclaimed, "we dare you." And with that, Black Diamond and the heroes engaged in battle, Applejack, Kamala and Miles were a bit sloppy at first, since they were unused to the weapons their Miraculous costumes provided, Applejack using a Bolas, Kamala using a Spinning top and Miles using a Ruyi Jingu Bang. Ladybug had also explained that they could only use their individual Miraculous powers once, after which they would only have five minutes until they transformed back to their normal superpowered selves, so they had to choose the moment to use their Miraculous powers carefully. After a few slip-ups, the three finally got the hang of their new weapons, even combining them with their normal powers, and soon the tide began to turn on Black Diamond. "We still haven't figured out where the Akuma is," Ladybug said. "Any idea on where it could be?" Cat Noir asked. "Think," Queen Marvel Bee said, "what is the thing that is always present on all the constructs Black Diamond creates?" "Diamonds or crystals," Ladybug replied. "Maybe she likes collecting gemstones and shiny things," Cat Noir joked. "Mmmm," Grey Tigress said, thinking out loud, "If I had to guess I would say that the Akuma is inside her hairclip." "Because it's three diamonds," Ladybug realised, "of course." "So now that we know where the Akuma is," King Spider-Monkey said, "we just need a plan to get close to her and release the Akuma." "Right," Ladybug nodded, "maybe my Lucky Charm can give us an idea on here to start." "Lucky Charm!" she declared, activating her powers and creating a mirror. "What are you supposed to do with that?" Cat Noir asked. "Good question," Ladybug replied, she thought for a moment, until she had the answer. "Ok," she said, "here's the plan." Ladybug whispered instructions to Cat Noir and the three heroes. Once everyone was ready, the heroes put the plan into action. The first part was to disable Black Diamond so she couldn't attack them. Ladybug tried to restrain the villain with her yo-yo, only for the Black Diamond to block the weapon with her diamond shields and project a forcefield around herself as an added layer of protection. "You effects are futile," she proclaimed, "after all, diamonds aren't just a girl's best friend, they're also unbreakable." Next was Grey Tigress, using her Miraculous power of Clout, an incredibly powerful punch, which shattered both the villain's diamond shields and forcefield. King Spider-Monkey then blinded Black Diamond with his webbing as well as webbing her feet to the ground, preventing her from moving. This was followed by Queen Marvel Bee, using her Miraculous power of Venom, an attack which paralysed the target, the paralysis varied depending on the user, she had set the paralysis to last for three minutes. And lastly, King Spider-Monkey with his Miraculous power of Uproar, it was similar to Ladybug power only it created an object that could disrupt the superpowers of anyone touched by it. The object created was a small white plush unicorn with purple mane and tail. Before, the paralysis could wear off, Grey Tigress surrounded her with mirror constructs and Ladybug held up the mirror her Lucky Charm had created. The paralysis finally wore off and Black Diamond tore the webbing away from her eyes. "What is this?" she asked, as her reflections from the mirrors stared back at her. She tried to use her powers, but thanks to King Spider-Monkey's Miraculous power, all she could create was a bunch of harmless constructs. "I want you to see," Grey Tigress replied, "see what you've become, what Hawkmoth made you into....a monster."