What if Hawk Moth made better use of Gorizilla when he had both Adrien and Ladybug grabbed? Rated T for violence.

Gorizilla Grabs

Chapter 1: Grab and Snatch

Gorizilla climbed to the top of the Maine-Montparnasse Tower, the second-tallest skyscraper in Paris, with Adrien clutched in his right hand. When he reached the top he let out a tremendous roar.

Ladybug swung up a moment later. "Let him go!"

She sent her yo-yo at him, but Gorizilla ducked.

"Ladybug!" Adrien called.

Hawk Moth spoke in Gorizilla's mind. "She's alone! If Adrien is Cat Noir, then he'll have to transform to help her. Gorizilla, attack Ladybug!"

Gorizilla tried to grab Ladybug. She dodged and leaped from place to place on his gigantic arms and shoulders. She got close enough to his right hand to try to pry his fingers open and release Adrien.

"It's no use! He's too strong!" said Adrien.

He was right – Ladybug couldn't do it. Gorizilla brought his face close to her and gave a huge roar, knocking her off of him and off the building. She caught herself with her yo-yo and clung to the side of the building.

Ladybug tried to call on her yo-yo phone. "Chat Noir, where are you? I really need your help, fast! I'm at Montparnasse Tower!"

Gorizilla tried to grab her again, but she fired off the yo-yo to wrap around the upper guard rail, and then ran along the side of the building until she had enough momentum to swing back up.

Once she reached the roof again, Ladybug invoked Lucky Charm. She got a remote-controlled toy helicopter.

"A helicopter? It really isn't a good time to play."

She began to work the remote controls, but the lack of focus on her opponent allowed Gorizilla to grab her.

"Excellent!" Hawk Moth sent telepathically. "Now take Ladybug's Miraculous while we wait for Cat Noir!"

Gorizilla tried to obey, but his hands were both occupied. He helplessly bumped his fists together.

"That was foolish of me," sent Hawk Moth. "Put Adrien down and then take Ladybug's Miraculous."

"I'm so sorry, Ladybug," said Adrien.

"Don't worry..." said Ladybug.

Gorizilla set Adrien down gently.

"Run! Get to safety," said Ladybug. "I'll distract him with the toy helicopter until Chat Noir gets here."

Adrien ran for a roof access hatch and ducked inside. He had to wait a few seconds to make an entrance or his cover would be blown.

Hawk Moth sent to Gorizilla, "When Chat Noir arrives, check his body scent. If it's the same as Adrien's, nod your head. If it's different, shake your head. Then grab him."

Ladybug controlled the toy helicopter to fly into Gorizilla's eyes, but it wasn't enough.

With one hand free, he batted the helicopter away long enough to reach for Ladybug's earrings. With the same magical dexterity which had allowed him to pocket his akumatized object (Adrien's lucky charm bracelet) with his over-sized fingers, Gorizilla plucked the earrings from Ladybug's ears and put them into the same pocket.

Ladybug detransformed in Gorizilla's grip.

Hawk Moth said, "I know her. Marinette Dupain-Cheng! Crush her, Gorizilla. Enough to break bones but not enough to kill. Then drop her at your feet."

Marinette screamed as the crushing hand broke her arms, legs, and several ribs. The remote controls slipped from her hands and the toy helicopter crashed. She landed hard, barely keeping herself conscious.

Chat Noir emerged from the hatch door and charged at Gorizilla. The giant akuma ape sniffed and nodded his head. The instructions were a little confusing. He was supposed to grab Chat Noir if the scents were different... but they were the same.

"Cataclysm!" said Chat Noir. In total rage at seeing Marinette broken and bleeding, he let loose his destructive power to the maximum. Gorizilla disappeared in a cloud of ash and bone. Only the pants remained.

Chat Noir rushed to Marinette's side. "Marinette! Ladybug!"

"Chat... no time to waste," gasped Marinette. "Get the earrings out of his right pocket. The akumatized object... is probably in there, too."

"But you're hurt! I have to get you help," said Chat Noir.

"The best help... will be a Miraculous Ladybug charm. It will fix... everything."

Chat realized she was right. He reached into the ash-covered right pocket of the giant pants and pulled out the earrings and the lucky charm bracelet that Marinette had given him.

He brought the earrings back to Marinette and was about to put them on for her when she said, "No... I can't throw anything... with my arms broken. You become Ladybug... and..."

That was all Marinette could say before she passed out from the pain.

Chat knew what he had to do. "Claws in."

Adrien put the earrings on. Fortunately they attached by magic, with no need for ear piercings. He had heard Ladybug's transformation phrase from a distance more than once: "Tikki, spots on!"

He became a superhero in a red tight-fitting suit with black spots.

Manbug (as he named himself) snapped the charm bracelet to release the akuma butterfly, the prerequisite to the healing charm. Then he grabbed up the broken toy helicopter and threw it into the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!"

A swarm of magical Ladybugs repaired all the damage. Marinette was sitting on the roof, completely healed. So was his bodyguard, who sat there stunned.

Marinette said, "Now you have to catch the butterfly. Don't let it get away and multiply."

Manbug went through the steps of capturing and purifying the akuma. Instinctive knowledge of how to use the yo-yo came with the power.

"Bye-bye, little butterfly," said Manbug at the end. (It was a ritual phrase, part of the cleansing process).

He went to Marinette again. "How are you?"

"I've never been hurt so badly in my life, but I'm all right now," said Marinette. "How are you doing?"

"I'm in shock," said Manbug. "I murdered a man!"

"He's alive now," said Marinette, looking over at the stunned bodyguard.

"I can't fix what I remember doing," said Manbug. "I can't be Chat Noir again, not after this."

"I'm not sure I can continue as Ladybug, either," said Marinette. "Hawk Moth knows who I am. He saw my face through the akuma's eyes."

"We had better get off the roof before any news helicopters come," said Manbug. "The whole world doesn't need to know."

They moved off the roof to the access stairway to continue talking.

"I am glad I know you are, Marinette," said Manbug.

Before she could stop him, Manbug took off the earrings and offered them back to her. He detransformed.

"Adrien? I was wondering why Chat Noir took so long to come," said Marinette. "You probably think less of Ladybug now, knowing I'm just that silly girl from school."

"I don't. You're a fantastic person. I thought because you stuttered around me that you didn't really like me, or you were just star-struck. You were great today, helping me escape the fans."

"You never realized I had a crush on you. And as Chat Noir you had a crush on Ladybug."

"Since we're giving up all that, maybe we can start over as ourselves?" asked Adrien.

"We did sort of get a movie date together," said Marinette with a little laugh.

"Yeah," said Adrien. "Though it turned out to be a horror movie after all – King Kong."

"We'll both turn in our Miraculouses and let someone else take over," said Marinette. "Then we'll have time for ourselves."

"Who would you give them to?" asked Adrien.

"I know someone. It's time you met him, too," said Marinette. "I'll leave as Ladybug, carrying you. That will tie up the loose ends for the press and your fans."

"All right," said Adrien. "I'll give up my ring before going home. I'll be in big trouble with my father for sneaking out. I'm going to be grounded, or worse."

"It won't be that bad," said Ladybug.