꒷꒦𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣꒦꒷

Chapter 2

Meanwhile

Across town, someone else was getting ready for Halloween in their own way.

Adrien, the son of the famous fashion designer, Gabriel Agreste, was lying on his bed, while his kwami, Plagg, was relaxing with the love of his life; camembert.

Adrien's dad always forbid him to go anywhere without Natalie and his bodyguard. He's only allowed to go to school, his photoshoots, his fencing lessons, and Chinese lessons.

It looks like this year, Adrien was staying home for Halloween.

"It's so unfair, Plagg," he closed his eyes and sighed, "He never lets me go anywhere, even for the holidays. I can't even go trick-or-treating!"

"Look on the bright side!" Plagg suggested. "Look at all the candy you get! I bet no one in Paris would have their huge bathtub full of candy! Think of all the chocolates in there! Although, I prefer camembert instead of chocolate. It makes my fur sticky." He swallowed down a whole slice of camembert without chewing.

"Father thinks that I can enjoy Halloween with just candy. It's more than that. Going out with friends is the best part."

"The only best part of Halloween is looking at the new and exclusive cheeses from other countries!" Plagg picked up a nearby magazine.

"But you do that every day."

"I know."

Adrien rolled his eyes and sat up, looking at the view of the Eiffel Tower outside his window.

"I wonder what m'lady is doing for Halloween," he said in hushed tones, now standing up and against the glass.

"Probably not locked up like you are."

Adrien glared at Plagg, who didn't seem to recognize the insult he spat out.

"If anyone can cheer me up, she can."

Adrien was about to transform into his superhero suit when a knock was placed on his door, and Plagg hid inside the dirty laundry.

"Adrien," Natalie opened the door, "Your father has thought it over and will let you go trick-or-treating with your friends."

Adrien was shocked. His father rarely lets him go out. It was a one-in-a-lifetime ticket to the outdoors.

"Could you tell him I said thank you?" Adrien couldn't wait to call his friend Nino that he can come over to trick-or-treat.

Natalie nodded and headed back to Mr. Agreste's office. She watched as Adrien packed up his costume and headed outside.

"Mr. Agreste, may I ask, why did you finally let Adrien go out tonight?"

Mr. Agreste looked up from his computer and gave a deceiving smirk. "Tonight is Halloween, Natalie, the holiday where scary things are lurking around," he told her, pressing the secret buttons on his late wife's painting. "Many children will be scared tonight. So many negative emotions." The floor opened and he and Natalie went down to his secret liar. The butterfly tainted window opened and all the butterflies began to flutter around. Nooroo, Mr. Agreste's kwami, awoke from his peaceful nap.

"Huh? What's going-"

"Nooroo, dark wings, rise!" He recited the transformation words and transformed into the supervillain, Hawk Daddy.

I mean Hawk Moth.

"Time to get ready for...wait," Hawkmoth paused.

"Is everything OK, sir?" Natalie spoke up.

"Yes, it's fine. I just felt the most powerful negative emotion. This person has so much hatred and anger. This just might be the person to use to defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir once and for all!"

He turned to Natalie. "Natalie, I may need your help on this particular victim." He handed her the peacock miraculous but hesitated.

"I'm not sure if this is safe." Hawkmoth eyed Natalie. "What if something even worse will happen to you?"

"It's ok, I want to help," Natalie took the miraculous and pinned it on her vest, and Duusu appeared.

"The peacock miraculous was fixed by you already. It should work fine by now."

"But what if I made a mistake and can't reverse it?" Hawkmoth wasn't so sure of himself.

"Don't worry, I trust you." Natalie smiled and squeezed his hand.

"Aw, how romantic!" Duusu interrupted the sweet moment. She yawned. "You know, I could go for some candy right now."

"Well then, Duusu, you're in luck," Natalie said, transforming into Mayura.

"Cause tonight, Ladybug and Cat Noir are getting the tricks, and were getting our treats."