"Pound it!" Ladybug and Chat Noir said together as another akuma was caught and Paris was returned to normal life. The two chatted mindlessly as they wove their way out of the throng of reporters. Now alone both fell into an awkward silence. They paused in an alleyway,
"Until next time My Lady" Chat said taking a bow. Ladybug rolled her eyes, smiling at the same time. The two parted ways. Ladybug was daydreaming about seeing Adrien earlier that day at school when a hand covered her mouth. She tried to struggle but a hard blow to the back of her head knocked her out.
Ladybug woke up to find herself chained to a solid steel pole. Her hands were completely clasped together, completely covered in metal. She looked over and saw Chat Noir slumped over. A piece of his golden hair tickling his nose.
"Chat...Chat!" Ladybug called out to her partner. She saw his ear twitch and his eyes flutter open. He groaned sitting up straight. His green eyes grew wide as he realized he had no idea where he was, but when he saw Ladybug he relaxed a little bit.
"Are you alright?" He asked her, concern in his eyes. Ladybug nodded and was about to ask him where they were when a loud bang made her jump. Loud footsteps approached the two. Ladybug looked over her shoulder to see a tall, lean man with purple and black garments. He wore a black mask with two pointed ears with a butterfly impression on his mask. His jaw was sharp and his eyes an icy blue.
"Ah, you're finally awake." He sneered. He stopped in front of Ladybug and leaned down, touching her earrings. Her heartbeat rose and she pulled away from him. The man laughed, his hot breath wafting over Ladybug.
"Don't worry, you'll stay in your miraculous forms. For now. We're waiting for one more." The man glanced over to a third steel pole that had chains welded to it like the two Ladybug and Chat Noir were stuck to.
"Who are you?" Chat growled. The man turned to him and grinned his teeth glinting in the soft white light that illuminated the room.
"Well, does this look familiar?" He opened his jacket and a pure white butterfly flitted out of it.
"Hawkmoth" Ladybug whispered. Hawkmoth grinned,
"Right you are little lady." He buttoned his jacket back up when the door was flung open. Ladybug heard someone struggling. Out of the corner of her vision was a tall woman with dark red hair. She wore a jump suit with many different shades of green. The top was a hexagonal pattern. She was very much awake and restrained yet she still fought. She glanced to Chat who was watching the newcomer intently. Hawkmoth's calm expression changed to anger in a split second. His jaw clenched and his eyes somehow became colder.
"Hook her up" he hissed. The three men holding the one woman struggled to get her to comply. She was strong and determined, her dark blue eyes set ablaze. They had her in front of the pole when she broke loose from her captors. In one round house kick all three men were on the ground unconscious. The woman turned to Hawkmoth who bared his teeth at her. She lunges for his face and they clashed. Ladybug thought the woman was too quick for Hawkmoth but he was surprisingly agile.
However, after a moment, Hawkmoth let an opening slip and the woman in green connected her fist with his face, she grabbed his mask and ripped it off. Hawkmoth turned and his elbow crashed into her temple. The woman fell down, mask in hand, but dazed.
Ladybug heard Chat gasp. She looked from him back to Hawkmoth. He had light blonde hair that was slicked back into a professional haircut. He had a look of fear covering his face that turned into rage when his eyes found the woman again. Rushing forward he grabbed her throat and shoved her into the pole. His hand found a bracelet on her right wrist that was a simple black weaved leather with a simple green oval suspended by the leather. He ripped it off of her body. She fell to the ground. Hawkmoth put her hands into the restraints and turned back to Ladybug and Chat.
"F-father?" Chat asked quietly. Hawkmoth stared at Chat for a moment in silence. His blue eyes flickering between him and the woman who was now dressed in a grey crop top and a mahogany jacket and blue jeans, and Chat Noir. He hissed something under his breath and snatched his mask and quickly left the room.
Chat's eyes followed him all the way out.
"You're not wrong, Noir" the woman croaked out. Her temple was already turning purple with a bruise. Chat whipped his head around to face her,
"B-but th-that's impossible." He stuttered,
"Chat, what's going on?" Ladybug asked not understanding what was happening. Chat looked at her and opened his mouth but nothing came out. He closed his mouth and dropped his head. He couldn't explain the situation without revealing who he really was.
The woman tilted her head,
"Adrien…" she murmured. Chat's ears perked up and he glared at her.
"How the hell do you know my name?!" He exclaimed. Ladybug was taken aback,
"Adrien?! As in Adrien Agreste?!" Ladybug said almost in fear. Chat turned to his partner. He had no idea what to say.
"Ladybug I-" he started but he was cut off,
"Are you?!" She was almost yelling now. Chat hung his head,
"Y-yes" he said softly. Ladybug sat back, speechless. Her mind was racing with a million thoughts. Chat turned back to the red haired woman.
"You never answered my question." He said with an edge to his voice. The woman held his intense stare for a moment. Her expression then softened,
"You've grown so much. I remember when you were a little boy with no worries and no responsibilities. My name is Alyssa Agreste. I'm your older sister Adrien." She spoke with calmness, her sapphire eyes soft and kind.
Both teenagers were speechless. Chat's bright green eyes were wide with disbelief.
"That's… No, it can't be." He said shaking his head.
"I wouldn't expect you to remember me. I left before Mother died. She gave me my Kwami and told me to get out of Paris. I think she knew that father was Hawkmoth and that he would be coming after my Miraculous. So I went to England. She died a week later, and no matter what anyone tells me the only explanation is father killed her because she told me everything. I knew she had a Kwami for you to that father didn't know about so you were protected. I couldn't come back or else I would be putting your life in danger." She spoke with a low voice and did not make eye contact once.
Chat stared at her for many moments without blinking. His mouth hung open in awe. This was just too much for Ladybug, first Chat was Adrien and now Adrien has a sister that he never knew about? And Hawkmoth is their father?! The lights suddenly went out and a warm glow from the sunset outside barely shed any light. Alyssa leaned her head back onto the cold steel. She let out a long breath. After a few hours she heard soft snores coming from Ladybug's direction. She could not see anything in the pitch blackness and assumed that Chat had fallen asleep too.
"Did she really love him?" Adrien's soft voice broke the calming silence. Alyssa jumped and turned her head towards him, he could see her perfectly fine thanks to his nocturnal vision.
"What?" Alyssa asked.
"Did our mother really love our father?" He asked again, Alyssa blinked slowly.
"She loved the man who cared for his daughter and newborn son, before he found his Kwami. She loved the man she married, not the one he evolved into." Alyssa said carefully. Adrien turned away from his sister. He rested his head on his knees taking in everything that had happened in the last several hours.
Alyssa woke to the lock on the reinforced door clicking open. The room was bright with morning light and the fluorescent's above their heads. She watched Chat and Ladybug wake as one of Hawkmoth's servants came in with food and water for all three of them. They sat the tray down in between Chat and Ladybug and loosened their chains and opened their shackles so they could use their hands. The servant left without giving anything to Alyssa. The other two looked nervously at Alyssa who just closed her eyes to go back to sleep.
Chat and Ladybug felt guilty eating in front of Alyssa while she sat with nothing.
"Are you alright?" Ladybug asked Chat, she had come to terms that he was Adrien. Oddly enough she could still hold a conversation with him instead of flubbing every other word like at school. He didn't respond, he just chugged his water and leaned against the pole. A few minutes later the servant returned and re shackled them and tightened their chains and took away the food and water.
The day drug on until Hawkmoth returned. He held a wooden chest that enclosed Alyssa's miraculous. There were six other slots, purple, red ,black, blue, yellow, and orange. He handed the box to one of his servants and walked up to Chat Noir, who glared at his father. Hawkmoth leaned down and pulled off his miraculous. Chat transformed back into Adrien, Alyssa saw Ladybug's eyes soften. Hawkmoth then turned to Ladybug, he pulled off one earring but she moved her head so he couldn't take the other one. Hawkmoth grabbed her chin firmly and stole the second earring. Ladybug reverted back to her non-miraculous form: Marinette.
"M-Marinette?!" Adrien said. She didn't look at him, it seems that the two knew each other in their daily lives. Their Kwami's came out, Tikki stayed close to Marinette while Plagg stayed next to Adrien. Alyssa's heart rate rose as Hawkmoth was about to place them into the box. She stood up and the chains holding her to the pole snapped away from her hands and she was free. She leaped onto Hawkmoth and knocked the Miraculous from his hands, sending them flying across the ground.
"How did you-?" Hawkmoth groaned, getting to his feet. Alyssa held up a straight pin,
"Might want to make sure that I don't have anything on me, next time." She growled. She ducked under his hook and punched him in the solar plexus. Hawkmoth fell over again, Alyssa went to Adrien and freed him from his shackles then did the same to Marinette.
"Go! Get out of here!" Alyssa said right before Hawkmoth punched her in the shoulder. The two teenagers had nowhere to go, the guards slowly advanced on them. There was only one window but they were more than six stories up. Alyssa caught a look from Tikki and Plagg, she pushed herself up.
"Do it, to save them." She whispered, the two Kwami's were reluctant to move towards Alyssa. Hawkmoth kicked Alyssa in the stomach and sent her sliding across the floor. "Come on! Just do it! Or he wins!" Alyssa screeched, Adrien and Marinette looked at each other confused. Alyssa got up and dodged a high kick to her face. The Kwami's flew into Alyssa and fused with her human body. She and Adrien locked eyes, he saw a single tear drop from her eyes,
"I'm sorry" she mouthed before a blood-curdling scream came from her mouth. She fell to the floor, her skin changing from a pale flesh tone to red and black. She looked like Chat Noir but had polka dots of red peppering her body. She stood up and turned to Adrien and Marinette, her blue eyes sparkled with what looked like pain before she collapsed again. Hawkmoth ran over to the miraculous that were on the ground and threw them into the wooden box.
He turned back to Alyssa who was writhing in agony on the ground. Her chest heaved for air then laid still.
"No! No!" Hawkmoth yelled, Adrien was dumbfounded, what had just happened? Was she dead? Hawkmoth ran over and bent over Alyssa, listening for a heartbeat. His vile screaming told Adrien that he found none. He and Marinette slowly backed away from Hawkmoth and Alyssa. Adrien saw a thin stream of blood trickling down Alyssa's mouth. He held Marinette close to him, she whimpered in fear.
Suddenly Alyssa burst up and her knee met Hawkmoth's head. She tossed the yo-yo Ladybug used into Adrien's hands,
"Go! Live!" She yelled at him, turning back to Hawkmoth. Adrien grabbed Marinette's waist and they both jumped out of the window. They landed in the busy street's of Paris.
"Let's get out of here!" Marinette said, running away from the building they came out of. Adrien hesitated but soon followed his partner and classmate. They didn't have time to talk about what happened. The sharp sound of shattering glass made Adrien run faster. A dull thump followed and both him and Marinette stopped and looked back, Alyssa was scrambling to her feet, something clutched tightly in her hands. She sprinted towards Adrien and Marinette, shoving them forward.
They wove in between cars and people, a blast of darkness narrowly missed Marinette. They came to a bridge over the Seine River. Alyssa threw them into the water and turned around, Hawkmoth threw another blast of evil at Alyssa. She jumped over the railing as the blast hit her square in the back.
Hawkmoth looked over the railing into the water, there was no sign of the three escapee's. He spat and whipped around, returning to his lair. The current carried the three young adults away from Paris to a rocky shore in the countryside of France. All three of them were coughing up their lungs as they dragged their exhausted bodies out of the freezing water. Alyssa collapsed still half in the water, she opened her hand and out fell Adrien's and Marinette's miraculous. Tikki and Plagg came out of Alyssa's body and flew to their miraculous's.
Alyssa laid still for many moments, taking in deep breaths.
"That was stupid! You could have killed yourself?!" Tikki squeaked, scolding Alyssa who was leaning on her elbows, her hair dripping water onto her face.
"It worked, didn't it?" She croaked, finally getting to her feet.
"What exactly was that? If I may ask" Adrien said picking up his ring as Marinette picked up her earrings.
"I'll explain everything, but first let's find some shelter." Alyssa said, all three of them set out to find someplace to stay for the night. There were miles upon miles of pasture in the countryside but no shelters. They wearily stumbled along a dirt road when the hum of a truck approaching made them jump. The truck came to a stop beside the exhausted refugee's. A woman rolled down her window, her eyes soft and kind.
"You all trying to get somewhere?" She asked, the rag tag group of three must have looked awful because the woman made them get in the truck. Her home was a beautiful, large, rustic looking log and stone cabin.
"Wow, it's beautiful" Marinette breathed out. The lady introduced herself as Lauren, she said that they could freshen upstairs. As Marinette took a shower Adrien and Alyssa sat in awkward silence. She took off her jacket and hung it up, it was torn, soaked, and caked with mud. Adrien saw how lithe she was, her shoulders defined and her abdomen rock hard. Marinette came out of the shower and Adrien went in. As she got dressed Alyssa stayed silent,
"What about your miraculous?" Marinette asked, Alyssa had retrieved hers and Adrien's miraculous. Alyssa shook her head,
"There wasn't enough time, I could only grab two." She said in a raspy voice. Marinette noticed how tired Alyssa looked, what happened to her when Tikki and Plagg entered her body. She also noticed a purple tinge to the skin on her back but didn't say anything, they all had been through a lot today. When Adrien and Alyssa were done cleaning up, Lauren called them down for dinner.
"We have steaks, mashed potatoes, rolls, steamed carrots, and apple pie. Dig in," she smiled warmly. While Adrien and Marinette chowed down, Alyssa wasn't eating. Lauren looked worriedly at them,
"Um, I've got to take care of the horses, get them in for the night." She said and quickly left them alone. The two paused mid bite, staring at Alyssa.
"Do you know what your miraculous are? What their purpose is?" She asked, Marinette swallowed,
"Yea, it allows us to transform." Alyssa nodded,
"Yes, but it goes deeper than that. A Kwami has so much power that if they directly transformed you, most people would be consumed by their power and die. The miraculous is a transformer so that you can use their power but it won't kill you."
"So, why didn't you die? You fused with two Kwami's." Adrien said biting into his buttered roll. Alyssa held up her finger,
"Well, technically, I did die but, with two Kwami's one can keep me alive while the other gives me power. None of us are ready to face Hawkmoth, he's had his powers much longer than all of us combined." Alyssa took a sip of water.
"So, what exactly is his goal?" Adrien asked, rubbing the back of his head. "What's that wooden box for?"
"If I remember correctly, it holds a Kwami that is more powerful than anything in the world, but all 7 miraculous must be present to unlock it. He has mine, and his own. Which leaves yours, and the others: blue, orange, and yellow. The only problem is that those Kwami's could be anywhere, and I have no idea where to start searching for them." Alyssa sighed,
"So, we need to go and find these Kwami's?" Marinette asked tilting her head in confusion. Alyssa nodded,
"because I'm afraid of what Hawkmoth will do to the holders of their miraculous if he finds them." She said lowly. Adrien and Marinette finished eating and went upstairs to go to bed. Alyssa stayed downstairs, sitting alone at the table. Her body was exhausted but she knew Hawkmoth was getting closer to his goal every second, what if he knew where the blue, orange, and yellow miraculous were now? The moon was high in the sky when she finally stood up and went upstairs.
Adrien was laying next to Marinette, who was fast asleep, staring at the ceiling. He heard the creak of the wooden stairs and saw the figure of Alyssa walk by, towards her room. He sat up and put on a shirt, silently walking down the pitch black hall he peeked into Alyssa's room. She clicked on a lamp that shed soft light into the room. He lightly knocked on the door before he entered. Alyssa looked up sharply,
"I though you'd be asleep by now." She said laying out pajama's for the night. Adrien shuffled his feet, his ears growing hot.
"I-er-I think we got off on the wrong foot." Adrien stepped towards her and held out his hand, "um- Hi, I'm Adrien, your younger brother." Alyssa looked at him and laughed, a genuine laugh. Her blue eyes sparkled beautifully with her happiness. She shook his hand,
"Hi, Adrien, I'm Alyssa. Your older sister." Her face was stuck in a giddy grin. "Here, have a seat." She said, gesturing to the bed. Adrien sat down and noticed a piece of half-eaten apple pie on a plate.
"So, how do you and Marinette know each other?" Alyssa asked, taking a bite of the pie, she hadn't eaten anything in almost two days and was completely famished.
"We go to the same school and we're in the same grade." Adrien said, crossing his legs in front of him. They stayed up almost all night sharing childhood stories. Alyssa thought Adrien was nothing like their father, but more like their mother: caring, patient, and a little shy. Unfortunately for Alyssa, she had inherited her father's fighting spirit and sharp tongue.
Alyssa woke up late in the morning, around eleven o'clock. She stumbled downstairs, her back was sore and achy. She saw Marinette, perky and wide awake, sitting next to Adrien, whose hair was going in almost every direction.
"Morning" Alyssa mumbled as she passed them, they were watching the morning news.
"Morning Alyssa" Marinette responded, smiling at her, trying to be as nice as she could to Adrien's sister. Right then, the television screen flashed red and the words, 'Breaking News' popped up. All three young adult's attention was solely on the screen. When the screen changed to Live feed the reporter started speaking,
"Not minutes ago, a mysterious man, calling himself Hawkmoth murdered an innocent young man right here in the streets of Germany." Alyssa's heart stopped for a moment.
"No!" She exclaimed, he already had another miraculous, he was one more closer to unlocking the ultimate Kwami. "We need to leave, today." Alyssa said authoritatively. Lauren helped them pack for their journey, giving them nonperishable foods, first aid, and other necessities. They set off on their journey at noon.
"So, where are we going to exactly?" Marinette asked as they hiked up a hill. Alyssa paused, she didn't actually know where they were going.
"Just. Somewhere, we can't stay in the same place too long or else Hawkmoth will find us." Alyssa snapped, quickening her pace. They traveled on foot for a whole week, sleeping in the woods or abandoned shelters as they made their way away from France and crossed the border into Spain. They walked for 15 hours and slept for 8, leaving only an hour a day for breaks. It was hard on them but Adrien noticed that each and everyday Alyssa was looking worse and worse. He could hear her labored breath and see the sweat pour down her face. Her cheeks were flushed and he noticed when she drank water she only took tiny sips and didn't eat much.
"Alyssa, we should stop here for the night." Marinette said, they were near a stream with plenty of shelter and some wild berries.
"No, we still have an hour of sunlight left." Alyssa gasped, Marinette saw that her legs were shaking terribly, her eyes were dull and her lips pale.
"Alyssa, you can't go on like this, you need to rest." Adrien said pulling the pack off of her back. When he did Alyssa's coat came off also, showing her purple tainted skin.
"What?" Adrien breathed, Marinette felt a wave of guilt, she had spotted that same anomaly on Alyssa when they escaped from Hawkmoth but she didn't want to say anything.
"It's nothing, I'm fine" Alyssa said, Adrien put his hand on her shoulder,
"It's not nothing, you look terrible, sit down." He said, his green eyes filled with concern. Alyssa brushed him off and stared at her feet. Adrien walked around and bent down so she could see his face,
"I know you want to find the other miraculous's and stop Hawkmoth, but killing yourself in the process is not going to help you. You need your strength for what's to come," he guided her over to a tree and sat her down along with his pack. He and Marinette sat up camp while Alyssa laid against the tree, her breathing becoming more hoarse by the second.
Night fell and Marinette tapped Adrien as they laid in their makeshift shelter,
"Is she going to make it through the night?" She whispered, Adrien glanced over to his older sister. She looked uncomfortable, even in sleep.
"I-I don't know. I hope so." He murmured sadly, with a long sigh he laid back down, burying his face into his sweatshirt that he used as a pillow. Marinette could almost hear her heart break, he had just learned about his sister and now he had to watch her slowly die. She scooted closer towards him and nuzzled up next to him. Alyssa silently rolled over to face them, they were sound asleep, snuggled up in a heap of warmth. The in the soft moonlight Alyssa saw the sparkle of a tear sliding down her little brother's face.
"Adrien" she whispered almost silently. Her body was heavy with fatigue and burning up from a fever. Though Alyssa felt weak she couldn't give up on the fight. She rolled onto her back, staring up at the beautiful stars.
"Mom, are you there?" She asked, her voice cracking. "Wh-what do I do? Where do I go?" Alyssa feebly begged. Her mother was such a strong and kind woman. Her face was always filled with warmth and love. Alyssa always looked to her for guidance, but she was gone. Her father's selfishness killed her. Alyssa was filled with rage at the thought of her father, he never loved his children and it broke her heart that Adrien had to grow up with only him around. Her gaze searched the navy sky for a sign, for something.
A tiny flash of a shooting star caught Alyssa's eyes. She smiled and made her wish, "keep them safe, both of them." She mumbled to herself before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
Dawn broke and the tweeting of birds and rustling of leaves woke up Marinette. She let out a big yawn and stood, stretching her back. Adrien was still fast asleep and Alyssa was nowhere to be seen.
"Alyssa?" Marinette called out softly, she paused and listened for an answer but all she heard was a gentle splash in the creek. She cautiously walked towards it and spotted Alyssa kneeling down into the water, splashing water on her skin. The red haired girl sat up and wiped away the excess water. She stood and almost fell in when she saw Marinette standing there.
"AH! Oh, it's just you." Alyssa said taking a deep breath.
"Oh, did I startle you? I'm sorry" Marinette apologized. Alyssa held up her hands,
"No, no you're fine. My fault." Alyssa reassured her.
"What's going on?" Asked a disheveled Adrien who was rubbing his head, his blonde hair sticking up in every direction. Marinette blushed, he looked adorable even with bedhead. He rubbed his eyes and yawned loudly.
"You're looking better today." He commented to Alyssa, who was, her color was back and her eyes were brighter. "We should get on the road soon, I want to get to Barcelona by tonight." Adrien said, something told him to go to Barcelona, and since they didn't have a destination Barcelona was their best bet. The three traveled through the heat of the day through the rugged hills of Spain. They reached Barcelona around three pm. Setting down their packs they took a break in an alleyway. Alyssa munched on a bag of pretzels as Adrien and Marinette shared a bottle of water.
A scream made all three jump. They looked around trying to find the source of the noise. More screams made them get up and go investigate. A muscular man dressed in blue flashed past Adrien followed by a ball of black magic.
"Adrien get back!" Alyssa said pulling him out of the open. She had seen that same black magic before.
"What is it?" He asked as Alyssa slipped out a pocket knife that Lauren had given her.
"Hawkmoth" she said lowly. Adrien's eyes narrowed and he whipped around, Alyssa pulled him back again,
"Hey! Stop it!" He said wrenching his hand out of her grasp.
"What are you going to do? You're no match for him!" Adrien grinned,
"I may be not, but we are." He looked at Marinette, who smirked back at him. "Plagg! Claws out!"
"Tikki! Spots on!" Marinette chanted and both of them took their miraculous forms. They both ran out into the fray. Alyssa watched from the shadows. Her hand tightened around the handle of the knife, she hated being useless, but even with a miraculous she would be more than useless in her weakened condition. She watched as Adrien, Chat Noir, Marinette, Ladybug, and the boy who held the blue miraculous fought Hawkmoth. Even three of them were no match for Hawkmoth, he was too fast and cunning.
Hawkmoth had knocked out the boy in blue and threw Ladybug into a wall, dazing her. He turned to Chat Noir and soon had him pinned to the ground. Alyssa gritted her teeth,
"Like hell!" She yelled and ran out into the open area, heading straight for her father. Hawkmoth looked up and sneered at her. Alyssa could feel her body already wanting to give out but she pressed on. Holding the knife in her right hand she lunged for his throat. He smacked her hand away easily, throwing her off balance.
"Alyssa get out of here!" Adrien gasped, getting to his feet. Alyssa ignored him and pivoted around on her left foot and took another swing at Hawkmoth. He leaned back and barely dodged the blade. Marinette came back and caught his arm which was about to come down onto Alyssa. "Alyssa, get to safety!" Adrien ordered blocking another attack with his stick.
"No, never" she snarled and threw the knife at Hawkmoth. He bared his teeth and caught the blade, slightly cutting his hand and threw it back at Alyssa. Adrien pushed her out of the way but Alyssa had her stance firmly planted and she didn't budge an inch. The blade dug deep into her flesh, cutting a clean slice through the base of her neck where it connected with her shoulder. Marinette and Adrien watched in horror as Alyssa fell down, blood pouring over her body.
Hawkmoth took their lapse in focus as an advantage and took their heads and smacked them together. Both Ladybug and Chat Noir crawled on the ground holding their heads. With one kick each Hawkmoth incapacitated both of them.