You're The Music That's Been Playing In My Head: Book 2

The Collector: Part 3

Suddenly, the stairs disappeared, and we turned around to see The Collector giving us a sinister smirk. "Ladybug, Chat Noir, and (s/n), you shall be the masterpieces in my new book of inspiration!" 

We start running around the room to avoid the book, and Chat Noir gets in close to try and attack, but ends up on the defensive as he blocks The Collector's arm and maneuvers around him to avoid being touched when he's backed into a corner. Quickly, he pulls out his staff, which the book touches, but it gives Ladybug the time to use her yoyo to hold back The Collector's arm from touching Chat Noir.

She pulls him back, and the three of us charge at him, avoiding kicks and punches while trying to send our own and avoiding the flying book. The Collector goes to grab his book, but Ladybug uses her yoyo to hold him back. But we watch in disbelief as he manages to, like, use the force or something to bring the book back and manages to grab LB's yoyo. I groan.

Great, now all three of us have lost our weapons to him.

We head upstairs and take refuge in Adrien's room and block the door, taking in a quick breath. 

Chat soon comments with a smile, "This means that Gabriel Agreste can't possibly be Hawkmoth since he's been akumatized." 

"You call Gabriel Agreste turning into The Collector good news?" Ladybug asks in disbelief.

"But yes, that does mean there's a high probability he isn't Hawkmoth," I confirm.

Of course, that's operating under the assumption Hawkmoth has the limitation of not being able to akumatize himself. Cuz if he could, he would've done it by now, right? I'd know I'd try, upgrading my miraculous with more powers? Yes, please.

That's when Ladybug looks around, noticing Adrien wasn't here. "Adrien's not here..." She trails off, and Chat makes a suggestion that only worries LB more. 

"The Collector must've already captured him." 

"You think he'd take it out on his own son?!" 

"It's possible since it appears Adrien lost his book of inspiration—" I start to say when the door disappears. 

"You can't escape from me!" 

Ladybug starts to desperately look around, soon mumbling to herself as we continue to dodge that annoying book. 

"But before I immortalize you. Allow me to seize your miraculous for Hawkmoth." 

"Chat Noir, I need ammunition!" Ladybug suddenly shouts.

"What?!" 

"We're gonna complete his collection!" She responds, hopping to the upper level and pulling out a few discs, and grabs Chat's tail. 

"Very smart, M'Lady. Quite ingenious." 

"Less talking, more doing!" 

Chat Noir throws The Collector into the wall, and LB calls out to me, so I activate my power and freeze him into the wall while Ladybug builds her contraption with the foosball table, Chat's belt, and the pedal. Ladybug gives me a nod, and I release the ice before hopping up to the second floor. Chat cataclysms the bookshelves, discs falling. Both of us start throwing discs onto the foosball table, which, thanks to LB's contraption, shoots the discs at The Collector, filling up his book. The foosball table disappears, and we tense as the book touches Ladybug.

Nothing happened.

"It's already full?!" The Collector asks, flipping through the pages.

Before he can erase any of it, LB kicks the book out of his hand, which I grab and toss to Ladybug, who sets the akuma free and does her thing, everything and everyone returning from the book. Ladybug and I start to pound it when Chat Noir races over to Mr. Agreste. 

"Are you ok fa- sir?!" 

"Chat Noir? Ladybug and (s/n)? What happened?" Mr. Agreste asks, looking very confused.

"You were akumatized by Hawkmoth, but it's over now," Chat explains, Mr. Agreste making a face as he starts to remember. 

"Thank you to all three of you. Adrien! Where is my son?!" 

"If you didn't collect him, he must be hiding somewhere," I state, and Ladybug nods. 

"Otherwise he would've appeared right here." 

"Nothing must happen to him, he's too precious to me." (Which is why you've only cared about his safety all of twice this entire series)

Our miraculous, beep and flash, signifying it was time to go, we waved goodbye and headed out, Ladybug and I heading to Master Fu's to tell him what we learned. 

"So we're figuring Gabriel Agreste was akumatized, he can't be Hawkmoth," Marinette finishes explaining, and Master Fu hums in thought. 

"It's probable, we don't know how much Hawmoth knows of his own abilities after all, but how did you find out that Gabriel Agreste was the owner of the spellbook?"

Old Author's Note - 

Author: To all my fellow American women, with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, no matter which side you're on, I ask that you be more careful now for your safety against anything, considering how dangerous things could get from this decision.

Last Edit - June 25th, 2022

Revised - November 5th, 2025