~Marinette~

I lay on my bed, an arm over my face. Tikki slumped on my stomach, tired from the summer heat. All of a sudden, I heard a thud and the sound of breaking glass from downstairs. I ran down and saw my dad hugging my mom, the TV showing a scene of destruction near the Louvre. On the floor lay a broken plate, the cause of the sound I had heard before, At the center of the chaos, I saw a face that I had seen once before, though it was an illusion. I gasped.

"Hawkmoth?" I whispered. I inched closer. He was standing near the entrance to the museum, his staff held high in the air. Akumas were swirling out of his staff, inhabiting people around him. I was confused as to why he could summon so many akumas at once, but they didn't seem to be very strong, so that was probably why. Black bubbles formed around the akumatized citizens, giving them black cloaks and masks. They started to run away, scrambling over cars and onto buildings. It was unclear what they were doing, but I knew it was trouble. Before my parents could see me, I bolted upstairs into my room, stumbling once or twice, but they didn't seem to hear me. Seeing my worried face, Tikki flew off the bed and hovered near my face.

"Is everything alright?" she asked.

"Tikki, spots on!" I panted. "We've got a villain to catch."

~Adrien~

I gazed out at Paris from my bedroom window. Plagg hovered in the air beside me. It was time for lunch, but Nathalie hadn't called me yet. I left my bedroom and wandered downstairs. The mansion was eerily quiet.

"Nathalie? Are you here?" I called.

I peeked inside my father's study, but he wasn't there. If he wasn't there, Nathalie should be. Puzzled, I went back to my bedroom and reached for the TV remote, but something outside the window caught my attention. A red shape was jumping from rooftop to rooftop, heading in the general direction of the Louvre. Ladybug! I ran over to the window to see where she was going, but Plagg chose that moment to do an aerial barrel roll across my vision, lamenting about the lack of camembert.

"Plagg!" I said. "Could you move?"

"But Camembert!" he whined.

"I don't care," I sighed. "Ladybug's out there for some reason, and she might need my help. Plagg, claws out!"

My kwami zoomed into my silver ring, and I transformed into my alter ego, Chat Noir. Opening a window, I leaped out of my room and used my silver staff to travel. I had to get to Ladybug, fast. There was absolutely no reason for her to be out in broad daylight. There must be trouble, and there was no way I was going to leave her out there alone. She could get hurt!

~Marinette~

I landed on the top of the Louvre, staring down at the chaos below me. Chat Noir, hurry up! I thought. I scanned my surroundings, seeing more akumatized people swarming around everywhere like ants. I leaned farther over the roof to get a better look at what they were doing, and one of them saw me. He ran towards me and began climbing the glass pyramid. I watched him with horrified amazement. I began to run towards him, to make sure he didn't slip, but I noticed his gloves and shoes had suction cups that helped him climb. When he reached me, he grabbed for my ears. I stepped backwards and slid down the slope of the wall in surprise, bumping into something behind me. I turned and saw another akumatized person. She reached for my ears as the person behind me grabbed my arms and held them tight. They're trying to get my Miraculous! I realized. I kneed the lady in front of me in the stomach and wrenched my arms out of the other person's grip. I flung my yo-yo towards a nearby building, giving my captor a firm kick as I flew upwards. Upon landing safely on the rooftop, I tried to call Chat Noir. A few seconds later, I saw his face on the screen of my yo-yo.

"Chat Noir! Thank goodness you picked up!" I said.

He winked. "I'll always be there for my lady."

I sighed and looked to check if there were any people coming. "Now's not the time to flirt, Chat. Listen, if you see any people in black robes with masks coming towards you, run. They're akumatized citizens that want to take your Miraculous." I saw Chat's eyebrows go up, but I continued before he could say anything. "I haven't figured out a way to de-akumatize them yet, but i'll try. Meet me at the louvre, okay?"

"I'll be there in a minute, my lady."

I saw chat noir smile, and then I ended the call. I peeked over at the crowd below, attracting one person's attention. I waited for her to come up, then bound her with my yo-yo. I tried to find out where the akuma was lurking, but i couldn't find anything. However, when i released her, she did not reach for my ears. Instead, she slumped down and appeared to be sleeping. I slapped her lightly across the face to wake her up, and she gasped.

"Ladybug?" she asked. "Oh my- Ladybug, can I- do you-"

I recognized her immediately. It was alya.

"Get away from here now," I ordered. "Tell everyone you know not to go outside and to stay away from here. This is a dangerous place, okay?"

She gulped and nodded. I stepped aside to let her go downstairs. Scanning the horizon, i did not see any sign of chat noir. I sighed impatiently. Come on, Chat… hurry up!