A/N: So, I got hooked on this show a while ago and decided to create this fanfic, y'know to spice stuff up. I'm pretty busy, but I'll be writing more in my free time. For reference, comment down below for any suggestions or requests. And keep in mind, this is my first time on here, so cut me some slack.
It was a silent night in Paris. Marinette Dupain-Cheng and her Kwami, Tikki, were sleeping peacefully in their bed. The same goes for the famous fashion model Adrien Agreste, who was also caught in a deep slumber. Both were the devoted protectors of Paris, Ladybug and Cat Noir. They have saved their home...like...a gazillion times from Hawk Moth's akumatized villains, so the fellow Persians had complete a sense of security as long as they were around. But now, they were at their most vulnerable, and that could be taken advantage of.
Paris had many luxuries, such as Stores and successful Businesses. Nobody ever expected a petty crime to take place, trusting that the city was safer than ever. Unfortunately, this was just what many shifty thieves needed. A jewelry store has recently been built, which a few bandits were about to trespass. Each was wearing a simple coat and vest, but they wore Ski Masks to protect their identities. They brandished wooden clubs if they were caught.
"Alrighty then. I scouted for defenses, they're all asleep!", the lead bandit whispered. The 3 other bandits tried to hold in their laughter; this part of Paris was practically defenceless. "But seriously, we need to load this stuff into the bags.", another bandit reminded. "Jerry, you keep watch". "Jerry", slumped his arms in annoyance. "Aw man, I'm always keeping watch.", he complained. The other bandits shook their heads i annoyance and shoved him outside. Jerry grumbled as he leaned up against a light post. He took out his phone for some entertainment, but something was off. His phone reflected off a dark figure above him. Frightened, Jerry looked up quickly...only to find nothing. He sighed with relief, until a sharp katana caught him by his neck and pulled him to the light post, trapping him against it. He barely managed to turn his head, and was met with a frightening sight.
The figure wore a white hood with small cat-like ears over a white and black striped suit, with his face hidden. But the being also sported yellow eyes, with a thin slit for his pupil. The figure whispered "Shhhhh", while putting a figure to his lips. Jerry managed to gasp as the figure tugged the Katana with all his might in one swift motion...
"Dude, Jerry's been taking a while", the lead Bandit observed. "He usually runs back in after a few seconds of patrol." The 2 other bandits shrugged. "Dunno, bro. I'll go check on him", said a thief, breaking the silence.. He casually walked outside, but as he turned the corner of the store, he was struck down with an unknown culprit, knocking him down. The lead Bandit and the other teammate with him widened their eyes in shock as the bandit was dragged away screaming. "Oh god!", one Bandit screamed as he quickly checked on his friend, only to find nothing. The Lead Bandit followed, and they both snuck around to look for their friend. "Uh...b-boss", the other Bandit stammered. "What happened", the lead bandit whispered. The other bandit simply pointed to their friend Jerry leaned up against the Light post...with his severed head barely managing to roll.
The Lead bandit clasped his hands over his mouth. He heard a familiar scream coming from the bandit that disappeared a minute ago. He looked up to see the figure that had been terrorising them, holding their friend by the leg, hanging him off the roof. The figure then dropped the bandit onto the concrete, knocking him out. The figure tilted it's head slightly in observation, before leaping off the roof and landing a few feet in front of the terrified bandits. The bandits trembled in fear as the figure slowly stood up, brandishing a blood-coated katana, before opening his yellow eyes. The lead Bandit barely managed to scream, before the figure dashed forward as everything went black…
Marinette's alarm rang loudly, with each couple of rings becoming more annoying than the last. She groaned as Tikki managed to press the button on her phone to turn off the alarm, ending the shrill noise. "Wake up, Marinette!", Tikki squealed. Marinette was fully awoken, as she got out of bed and rubbed her tired eyes. "Good morning Tikki", Marinette groaned before stretching her arms. "Good morning Marinette". Tikki squeaked with a cute smile."Now that you're awake, you can get ready for school."
Marinette's mood brightened as she smiled dreamily. It was always great to know she'll experience of another day of school. Another day of her Friends. But above all, another day with her beloved Adrien. After what seemed like forever, she had some made progress in their soon-to-be relationship. And when it happens, it will feel better than she could have ever imagined. But for now, one day at a time. Hopefully she could successfully manage a sentence around him properly.
Marinette skipped downstairs and saw her parents sitting on the couch and watching the News. "Good morning, Mom and Dad!", Marinette exclaimed cheerfully. Sabine turned around to greet Marinette with a warm smile, but her face showed signs of concern. It was unsettling. Marinette peeked over Sabine and Tom's shoulder, only to see them watching the News, with Nadja Chamack speaking into a microphone as usual, with the same concerned look. On the screen, the recently built jewelry store had been robbed, with police tape covering the outside of the crime scene. But that wasn't what disturbed her. It was a little hard to see, but she saw officers and doctors carrying long bags. Bodybags. The fact that she let this happen worried her. What if Paris was in serious danger? Would her and Cat Noir have to work even harder to save the lives of their citizens? It truly scared her.
Tom and Sabine looked back to their daughter and hugged her tightly. "It's okay, Marinette", Sabine said softly. "Ladybug and Cat Noir were surely defeat this villain, just like all the other times.", Tom added. Marinette sighed into her Parent's arms. She felt a little better. Or at least, for now. "Anyway, I love you guys.", Marinette quickly responded with a smile. "I'll see you after school." Marinette kissed both of their cheeks, before retrieving her Bag and leaving for school. Since she lived so close to her school, she made it there in a matter of seconds, jogging at a steady pace. Knowing her luck, she was probably late. Once Marinette entered, she ran to the bathroom and locked herself in a stall. Luckily, no one seemed to be in there. Tikki flew out of Marinette's bag.
"Tikki", Marinette whispered, "You heard the news; there's a new villain around. Tikki nodded, but responded with "But what are you going to do to stop this new villain?" Marinette's expression sterned. "We need to find him. I'll organize a stakeout with Cat Noir tonight. We'll have better chances then." Tikki nodded once more and flew into Marinette's bag as Marinette left the bathroom and went to Miss. Bustier's classroom. Once she entered, students were busy chatting. Her friend Alya was speaking with her official boyfriend, Nino, until she noticed Marinette was in the room. She made a "come and sit down" hand motion. Before Marinette could speak, Alya started talking. "Girl, you aren't going to believe this!", Alya exclaimed.
Alya was always the excited type, especially when it came to her Ladyblog and the antics of Ladybug and Cat Noir. She held up an article on the Jewelry store Murder, only with a blurred photo of a figure leaping towards a nearby building. It honestly looked suspicious, but Alya continued talking. "People have been theorizing that this could be a new hero! Maybe Ladybug and Cat Noir can try to recruit him!" Marinette shook her head. "Obviously if this "new hero" murders people, Ladybug and Cat Noir would want to bring him to justice.", Marinette responded. Alya shrugged. "Either way, girl. It will definitely be worth putting on my blog!", Alya giddily exclaimed. Suddenly, Adrien popped his head over their shoulders. "Hey Marinette and Alya!", he said with friendliness.
Catching Marinette off-guard, she practically leaped out of her seat and yelped loudly. Adrien had a confused face, but Marinette realized she had messed up and responded before things got too awkward. "OH, hey A-Adrien! We were just chatting about nast light! NO, I mean- last flight! NO, I mean last night!", Marinette desperately stammered, before blushing and collapsing into her chair. Alya stepped in before Marinette could embarrass herself further. "Uh, she said it's great to see you, and we were just chatting about who caused last night's incident.", Alya corrected. Marinette flashed a thumbs up signal while burying her face in her arms. Adrien regained his smile. "Um, well okay then. I'm sure Ladybug and Cat Noir will take care of it. We'll talk more after class. Adrien sat down next to his friend Nino, who had been observing the situation from a distance. Alya leaned into Marinette's ear and whispered "Someday, you're really going to freak him out". Marinette simply groaned from embarrassment as Alya chuckled at Marinette's screw up.
After school, Marinette dashed out and and ran upstairs, letting out a "Hi Mom" and "Hi Dad", so her parents wouldn't stop to ask why if she was in such a hurry, or in a negative mood. Either way, she needed a plan to catch this murderer. Tikki popped her small head out of the bag she was in. "So, Marinette. How will we find this person?", Tikki asked with curiosity. Marinette thought about this for a second. There wasn't a guaranteed robbery tonight, since she had learned about crime in her classes a while ago. And besides, no one would be within a 1 mile radius of a disturbing crime scene. She needed to bait this person, to trick him into a fake robbery. Marinette quickly stood up. "I've got it!", she exclaimed. "Here's my plan. So, me and Cat Noir can get Alya to attract the person's attention at another possible robbery location, after telling the Police it's all part of a plan of course. Once we have eyes on the target, Cat Noir cam ambush him, and together, we can defeat him for good!" Tikki giggled with joy. This was practically foolproof. Marinette leaned onto her bed in confidence. "Now, we wait for Night time."
Hours later, Sabine and Tom had already kissed Marinette good night. As soon as her door was closed and her light was turned off, she leapt out of the covers and opened the door to her...roof...deck...thing. (Sorry, I actually have no clue what that truly is.) Tikki and Marinette nodded at each other with confident grins. "TIKKI, SPOTS ON!", Marinette yelled as she practically engulfed by her transformation. Once she was Ladybug, she hurled her Yo-Yo at a building and swung off into the night.
About a few minutes later, Cat Noir swooped down onto the building that Ladybug was perched on. Cat Noir had the typical sly smile on his face. He was overconfident, but pretty fun to work with. "So M'lady", Cat Noir purred. "I got your little distress call. Now, let's stop this villain." Ladybug nodded. "I have that girl Alya at the new clothing shop.", Ladybug confirmed. "And I already told Officer Roger and his men about our baiting plan", Cat Noir added. "So I think we are ready to go, M'lady." Cat Noir then leapt off the room to get ready for an ambush, with Ladybug going in a separate direction to contact Alya. If Cat needed help, he'd call her for help. They were going to have to save their city...again.
Meanwhile on a building, just above the Clothing Shop…
The figure's ears twitched as he heard the blaring alarms of the store. This was odd. A robbery right after Bandits have already been...taken care of at another store? What was even stranger was when he spotted a year old girl dashing out, seemingly calling someone on her phone. Now, THIS was weird.
Ladybug was hiding behind the side of a nearby apartment, contacting Alya through her Yo-Yo phone feature. Alya's voice came through it. "Okay, Ladybug. I set off the alarms, is anyone watching me?", Alya asked. From Ladybug's angle, she couldn't see anything. Luckily, Cat Noir would handle any attackers. "Yeah, I think you'll be okay. Now head home. You've really helped us.", Ladybug responded. Alya hung up and made a beeline for her apartment. Just wait until she wrote about this on her Ladyblog!
The figure was truly stumped. This girl had no equipment, or anything stolen on her. But then again, there's no harm in a little hardcore interrogation. The figure reached for it's Katana, only for Cat Noir to block his hand with an extended staff. The figure looked back at Cat Noir, who smirked smugly. "It's not polite to spy on people.", Cat Noir quipped. Wow, that was annoying. The figure struck the staff hard, flipping it over him. Cat Noir barely managed to catch it on the first try. The figure walked closer, and Cat Noir got a good look at him.
It was a male, about Cat Noir's height. From what Cat could make out, it looked around his age too. He wore a white hood with black stripes, which were also on the Cat ears that stood atop it. His face was mostly hidden, but he could make out some facial features, as well as his menacing yellow eyes, with creepy thin slits as pupils. Below the neck, the stripe pattern was at its best, connecting onto his chest and along his arms, shoulders, and hands, which showed razor sharp claws. A bit of cloth was wrapped around his left wrist. The pattern continued along legs, until it ended on the person's feet. He brandished a weapon; the katana Cat Nor saw earlier, and he even had a movable, real looking tail on his back side. Cat Noir tensed up as the person got closer. He finally broke the silence.
"What do you want?", he growled in a deep voice. Cat Noir cleared his throat. "Look, buddy. You murdered those Bandits last night, and us superheroes don't exactly take to kindly to that kind of stuff.", Cat Noir explained. "So, do you want to do this the easy way, or the hard way?" The figure's eyes narrowed. "Listen, kid", he snarled. Cat was offended. He was like, Fifteen. "I'm not here to fight you. We're not supposed to be enemies.", the figure said in a calmer voice. That's when Cat prepared his staff for battle. "Anybody who takes a life is an enemy to me!", Cat exclaimed sternly.
The figure whips out his Katana and gets into an offensive battle position and dashes forward, faster than Cat was ready for, and knees Cat Noir hard in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. The figure then launches two hard punches across Cat Noir's face. Before Cat Noir could respond or even gasp for air, the figure grabs his arm and flips him, before spinning him around by the arm and throwing him father across the building roof. Cat Noir skidded along before falling off. Cat Noir catches the side of the building, before taking out his staff and clicking the phone feature. "LADYBUG! I could use some assistance!" he yelled. "Don't worry. I'm on my way.", Ladybug responded. Cat flips upwards from the wall, leaping above the figure, with his staff held above his head. As the slams the staff down, the figure blocks horizontally with his Katana, before twisting the sword over, throwing Cat Noir off-balance. The figure than does a jump spin hook kick, which connects with Cat's face, knocking him to the ground. As Cat manages to crawl, catching his breath,
The figure walks above him. "Alright, you had your fun. Now can we talk like civilized individuals?", the figure asks. Cat grits his teeth. "Not a chance.", Cat snaps. He extends the staff, smacking the figure in the head, stunning him. Cat leaps to his feet and swings his staff to the figure's feet, flipping him onto his back. As he goes in for a stomp, the figure rolls backwards and retaliates by slashing at Cat Noir with his katana. Cat blocks with his staff, as they connect blocks and attempted strikes, neither getting a good hit in. Finally, Cat Noir kicks the figure across the face and sweeps the figure's leg, before flipping him in mid-air onto the ground. Cat Noir places his foot onto the figure's thoat. "Surrender!", Cat Noir yells. The figure instead glares in response, before sticking his clawed hand into Cat Noir's ankle and dragging it across his flesh, causing him to yelp in pain. The figure springs up and grabs Cat Noir, lifts him up, and slams him into the ground. The figure kneels over him and presses the Katana to his throat, "You brought this on yourself", the figure says coldly.
Suddenly, his hand is jerked backwards. The source that caught his hand yanks harder, bringing him to the ground. It was a red Yo-Yo with black spots. Ladybug stands a few feet away, tugging as hard as she can. "STOP!", she screams. The figure tries to tug free, but the Yo-Yo is too strong, so he plops down casually. "Fine", he grumbles. "Why are you and your friend stalking me?", the figure demands. Ladybug's expression grew more serious. "Because you take lives! You are an evil man!", Ladybug yells again. The figure tilts his head in confusion. "Evil?", he repeats. "You really don't know, do you?" Ladybug shows signs of confusion herself. As Cat Noir gets up and trudges to Ladybug, the figure stands up too. "My name is Tigre Blanc. And I'm not who you think I am.", he says mysteriously. He then tears the cloth on his wrist clean off, revealing a watch, with a glowing Tiger symbol in the middle with the classic stripe design he wears surrounding it. Ladybug and Cat Noir's eyes grew wider than ever.
It was a Miraculous