Mind Power Marinette

Chapter 7: Abduction

IMPORTANT: I'm proud to say that I've written a ton lately, and I am going to release a new chapter every Saturday for as long as I can! I'd also like to dedicate this chapter to @killerwolf49 , thank you for inspiring me!

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Chat realized she was gone as soon as the first shout rang through the white hallways of the hospital. A very, very small part of him was secretly glad she left. The smell of disinfectant was getting to him and his cat-like sense of smell. However, the rest of him was very concerned.

 Now, he leapt across Paris toward the place he thought Marinette most like go to. His staff cut through the air like butter. He launched through the sky, racing past some surprised pigeons and against the setting sun.

He arrived at the door of the Dupain-Cheng Bakery. However, instead of walking through the door, and towards the delicious smell of croissants, he vaulted himself up onto Marinette's balcony. Sure enough, there she sat. The golden tones of the setting sun set her aglow, and the gentle breeze ruffled her hair. A picture of tranquility and beauty. It shocked him still, to think he never noticed how beautiful she was before. All those chances as Adrien- and I called her just a friend. 

He softly landed on the tiles behind her and stayed still. An aura of light surrounded her. She spoke without moving her head from the sunset. "You shouldn't be here, Chat Noir."

"Marinette, everyone is looking for you-you have to go back!"

"Chat, you don't understand what will happen to me if I go back. I'm- I'm not like everyone else."

Purrhaps I'm about to get a confession out of her!

"How so?"

A/N: ^if you wish, now is the time to play the song linked above.

"I- I couldn't tell you, even if I wanted to. You need to go, Chat. You need to go back to that hospital and tell them you couldn't find me."

"Marinette-"

"NO, CHAT! YOU'RE WRONG! YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL!"

Her sudden outburst took Chat by surprise and hurt bloomed through his chest.

"I- I need to bring you back-"

"Please..."

Her broken voice nearly shattered Chat's heart; he wanted to get on his knees and beg her to smile.She turned toward him, roughly wiping away tears before facing Chat.

"You need to leave, Chat Noir."

"I'm sorry Princess. I can't."

Hating every moment of it, Chat lunged toward her to grab her.

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 Marinette easily dodged him. She could see the desperation in his eyes. He truly believes it would be best for me to go back.

"I can't Chat. Goodbye."

And so, with his alarmed shout ringing through her ears, Marinette jumped off of her balcony, slid down a pipe and ran away from her own home, into the night. Maman and Papa wouldn't worry too much. I leave at night all the time. I do, after all, have a rather good weapon in my arsenal.

She decided to go through a few alleyways to try and lose Chat, who would no doubt be leaping after her now. She turned left sharply into a tall dark alleyway, and then right, left, left, right, left, right, right...

Soon, she was lost in a labyrinth of alleys. Dread pooled in her stomach like a snake. I shouldn't be here. This place reeked of danger from every dark nook and cranny. Her heart started beating faster. Adrenaline began to course through her veins as she tried to remember where she came from. Night set. She was in pure darkness. She was Theseus in a maze with a minotaur. Someone else is here watching me. I feel their ominous presence.

Marinette twirled around just in time to see a large, broad man with long greasy hair and tattoos all down his arms lunge toward her, knife in hand. She blocked his wrist and twisted his arm behind his back, raising her knee to kick him in the groin. It hit its mark, much to Marinette's satisfaction.

Tattoos groaned as he crouched down in front of her. Excellent. Time for the finishing touch, I think- Jeez, I'm turning violent. She used her power to lift the knife out of his hand and aimed it towards his exposed palm- just to incapacitate him for a while.

Before she could, however, Marinette felt a sharp pain in her ankle; breaking her concentration. The bastard stabbed me!  He had another knife in his left palm, which he then slid back into his boot. 

Pain overwhelmed Marinette; with a still-healing leg and a stab wound in the other, she weakened. Just for a moment, her knees buckled and her will faltered. At that moment, he stood quickly and wrenched her by the hair.

"No more games, little girl. You're coming with me."

Before Marinette could react, scream, fight- he pushed a sweet-smelling fabric over her mouth. She was quickly losing consciousness. She felt her body being hauled into a box and succumbed to the darkness.

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The first thing Marinette felt when she come to was the humidity. A hot fog completely surrounded her.She was drenched in sweat, sitting on a splintered wooden chair in darkness. She tried to move and realized her hands were tied. Literally. So were her ankles. She wriggled around furiously. 

The light switched on.

"There's no point in doing that, young lady. My men tie those knots very well. They've had lots of practice, with others."

Marinette glanced up and recognize that face instantly. Hawkmoth. Adrenaline instantly flowed through her tied-up body. "Really? Cause I g-got out of them pretty easily last time."

"Well, that was before we cared about you. Miss me, Marinette?"

She flinched.

"Oh yes, I know your name now. Chat Noir was kind enough to tell me when you paid a little visit to my hospital the other day."

"You-you were the doctor!" I knew I recognized that voice.

"That's right sweetheart. And you know what else? That scan of your blood was quite helpful. I found a team of scientists who agreed to stay quiet and work on a little project for me. I've injected you with a chemical that has completely drained you of your powers. That fog your feeling? It's restrained you. How do you feel, knowing you are entirely powerless?"

No, it can't be!

Surely enough, when she tried to use her powers to lift herself, there was what only felt like a gaping hole where power used to writhe and pulse.

"You're gonna be here for a long, long time sweetheart. Get comfortable."

A/N:

Hi chickies! It's me, ya girl. I'm so excited about how this story is moving along! As always, I want to say thank you for reading my story! Please vote and comment any suggestions or feels! It's 3:30 am right now. I was feeling super inspired! I'll see you all next chapter!

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