Chapter Seven

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Still Ladybug's POV

As we fell on top of some buildings, we were surprised to see Rena Rogue fighting along Carapace and Queen Bee.

Rena turned to us. "Sorry! I called them because I didn't see you guys for awhile," she yelled.

Being in my current state, extra support would help enormously.

"That's okay! The job will get done easier," I replied.

I focused on the villain. He seemed like any normal one. Someone that let their sadness and frustration get to them. Their power seemed to be some type of shapeshifting.. from paper. A very gigantic piece of paper. I could already tell the akumatized object was something like an origami. That's what the shapeshifting was anyway. Pssh, easy peasy.

Chat Noir's POV

What bothered me more than anything was Ladybug. She seemed off. Way off.. Ignore it. What she'd want me to focus on was the villain.

Okay, the villain wasn't so bad. In fact it was quite easy to battle him.. other than the fact that he was bigger than 75% of the buildings in Paris. But still, it seemed too easy. I mean, at least give us a fight Hawkmoth!

I heard wailing coming from beneath me.  I bounded into the street.

"Hello? Is someone here? It's okay! It's Chat Noir, I'm here to save you!" I called out, only to hear my own echo.

The wailing had stopped. An eerie silence settled over the area. I felt a grip on my arm and I was pulled into the arms of someone. I squirmed, trying to escape their grasp.

"Hey! Let go!!" I tried to look at the face responsible for my capture. It was something unusual. The colors that she was wearing made it clear. A purple face with dark blue hair, her pink eyes accented her face. She was wearing a blue dress that ended in large feathers with a dark scarf, a fan held up to her face. She was another villain. Two villains?? I was startled when she opened her mouth.

"I have him, Gabriel."

Nathalie. I could recognize that voice from anywhere. Out behind her walked out the fear factor himself. Hawkmoth.

"Hello, Son," a deep voice bellowed from him.

"S-Son?? I-I'm not your son y-you.. twisted maniac!" I yelled.

His look became sinister. "I'm not dumb Adrien, I know it's you. Undo your transformation now."

"I.. I don't believe you! I'm not Adrien! You can't tell me what to do-"

"Do it now.." he pulled someone from his back by the wrist. My jaw dropped when I saw who it was.  Master Fu. His staff quickly flew up to his neck and rested there. "Or else."

"Muh.. Master Fu.." I shivered.

"Don't do it boy," Fu pleaded. But I couldn't.. he'd go as far as to kill him..

"P-Plagg.. Claws off.." my costume faded into the green light that transformed me back into my normal clothes. Tears rolled down my cheek.

"I knew it," Hawkmoth said. "Heh.. I have to congratulate you son. You kept your secret hidden for some time. It took me a little while to confirm it was you."

He let go of Fu as Nathalie let go of me to attend to Fu yet again. He walked over to me.

"You're safe now. Nooroo, Dark Wings, fall." Believe it or not, it was father.

"Adrien, listen. It wasn't that I wanted to cause harm to anyone or anything, but as you know the miraculous have great power. When the ladybug, the power of creation and the black cat, power of destruction miraculous are combined, it gives off the most powerful power of all, a wish. You could wish for anything, and-"

"What kind of wish is good enough to cause all of this torture?! And to have the power to akumatize two people in one day??" I screamed.

"I'm not akumatized," Nathalie spoke up. She pulled out her fan again and fanned it out, pointing at a pendant on her scarf. It looked familiar, which would explain why her entire persona looked blue. I had seen it in dad's closet before.. It was a miraculous.

"That is the miraculous of the peacock," Father explained. "In order for this to all work out, I needed to give my most trusted confidant my other miraculous. Him?" He looked at Master Fu. "He holds the rest of them, I'm sure you know. You can never be too certain."

I looked down in silence. It's like he expected me to be amazed.

"Son.. I want to bring your mother back.

I stopped. Mom.. I hadn't seen her in so long. She was the highlight of my life.. my bright light at the end of the tunnel. She made life fun.. and worth living. When she left it crushed my heart.

"Mom.."

"Yes.. to make it less stressful, I will compromise with you. You don't have to give me your miraculous so early. You will help me catch Ladybug's first, then hand me yours. Deal?" Father insisted.

"No.. No.."

"What?"

"Haha.. No! My lady.. Marinette.. they need me! Mom left for-"

"Those two? What have they ever done for you? Nothing. You didn't forget why you were akumatized don't you?"

My spirit crumbled. The reason.. it wasn't Marinette..  no it wasn't her.. She wasn't reason I felt so meaningless and unwanted after I left her that night..

I tried to speak but my voice came out a dry whine.

"Forget it! They don't want you!" He yelled.

Silence.

"Son, I'm trying to help you. Please trust me. I love you," Father spoke.

Maybe.. he was right.. I looked up at my father.

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