Chapter 1: Rainey's brutal attacks!
~Cat Noir~
He swiveled to his left, yet he did not find her. His body shook in anxiety and breathed heavily. His emerald eyes took sight of the dark butterfly. He crouched low and relied on the dark night to hide his presence. He followed it silently through the dark woods, relying on his sight and sense of smell. His labored breathing lessened as he focused on his target. The dark butterfly fluttered away to someone sitting on a tree stump. His eyes widened as he recognized the proper way the person sat and how neatly the bun on her head was. Just like that, darkness overcame her.
A silent ping on his staff told him she was contacting him. He looked over to see her dazzling eyes sharp with seriousness. She asked him where he was and he gave her the location. In no time, she swung by the branches with her yo-yo. She settled down next to him. Unlike him, she did not pant out of breath. She seemed as focused as always.
"So, she's the new target of Hawk Moth?"
"It would appear so. I followed the akuma to her." He answered.
"I think I've seen this woman before. Somewhere in school…" she pondered, scratching her head absentmindedly. Then something went off in her head, and she remembered. She was the woman in glasses that worked for Adrien's father. She looked at Cat Noir and sighed heavily.
"I remember where I saw her from." She mentioned to him, in a whisper.
"You do? From where?"
"You remember that boy, Adrien, that we had to watch out for a couple of times? During his birthday, the Bubbler showed up, remember?"
"Huh, yeah. I remember the guy. Handsome fella."
"Well, his father has this assistant and I think that's her. Her name is Nathalie or something." She looked at where the woman had stood up. Her bun was suddenly undone. Her hair flowed in waves to her waist and seemed to take a blue hue. Her usual organized clothing was transformed into a swirly blue dress. In one of her hands, she clutched a doll covered in white cloth, with markings on its face and a rope tied to its neck. She slowly turned and looked directly at both of them.
While it would be hard to look at them at night, Lady Bug wore red and black which made her stand out. Immediately, Lady Bug jumped upwards to a branch, while Cat Noir flattened himself to the floor, instinctively. There was something about her eyes that was bothering him. It was as if she had suddenly become mad and depressed at the same time. Her neck tilted, she swung her head to her left and widened her eyes. Seconds passed and nothing happened. After a couple of more seconds, Cat Noir heard it. The sound of gushing water flowing continuously from somewhere.
"Cat Noir!" Lady Bug yelled.
"Get his miraculous Rainey!" the voice of Hawk Moth resonated inside Rainey's head. She reached to fetch the hand of the black cat, but he had jumped to tree branch. Just like that, water flowed throughout the forest. However, it did not touch her. The water avoided touching her, and was violent to everything and everyone else.
"Whoa, that was a close one. What's the plan milady?" He looked at her, as he always did.
~Lady Bug~
She shook her head in frustration. Then she looked at the woman below them. She furrowed her eyebrows as she tried to come up with a plan of some sort. Before she devised it, the woman looked up to the sky and raised a hand. Rain poured heavily on them. Both shut their eyes as the brutal assault of the water beat on their bodies. It only got more and more violent.
Damn, Hawk Moth is creating more and more violent villains, Lady Bug thought. She cracked her eyelids opened for a fraction and looked at Cat Noir. It was obvious he was struggling to stay still in the branch. It was only a question of time before either would fall to the raging waters below them and get caught by the akumatized Nathalie.
Suddenly, darkness overcame her. It was cold, and there was warmth. She didn't understand what was happening. There were no screams, no anger and no pain. She was thrust into an unknown world. The last thing she remembered was whispering, "Cat Noir…"