Author's Notes: I redid this chapter due to the large amount of errors on it. Hopefully, it'll make more sense now.
Marinette was just having a normal day. She woke up to her alarm, got out of bed and looked at her poster of smiled at the poster,for Adrien was her crush. She then saw a pink envelope with her name on it; Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Tikki saw the envelope as Marionette opened it and began to read it.
"Well,what does it say?" Tikki asked.
"It reads:'Dear Marinette,meet me at the Eiffel Tower at sunrise,or at about 7:30am. Signed Adrien.'" Marinette answered. "Ok,it's about 6:50,so I better get moving in about ten minutes. It takes about twenty minutes to get down there,but I should give myself extra time."
"Good thinking, Marinette." said the pink kwami. "I wonder why he wants to see you there."
Marinette paused for a second. "I have no idea,but hopefully I won't act like such a klutz." she answered.
Meanwhile, Adrien was given a white envelope to him by Nathalie Sancoeur, his father's assistant and manager of the Agreste mansion.
"A letter for you, Adrien."she said.
"Thanks, although I wasn't expecting any mail."Adrien said as Nathalie walked off. Adrien looked at the envelope with his name on it and began to read it. Plagg, a black cat kwami who hid in Adrien's white vest,came out.
"So,what does it say?"Plagg asked.
"It says,'Dear Adrien,I would like to meet you at the Eiffel Tower at sunrise. Your friend, Marinette.'" he answered. "What could she want to meet up with me for?"
"Ugh...It sounds like she wants to ask you out on a date." Plagg commented.
"I don't think that's the case." Adrien said.
Meanwhile, at the Eiffel Tower, Chloe stood hiding behind one of the feet of the tower. Much to her delight, the area was deserted, just how she wanted it to be. Her phone quickly rang and she answered it.
"Hello?"Chloe asked.
"Um, Chloe, we have a small problem." said Sabrina, Chloe's best friend and assistant.
"What's the matter?"Chloe asked.
"Marinette's on her way here. She'll be at the Eiffel Tower in about five minutes!"she warned.
"Then stall her! Adrien isn't here yet and I'm not going to let this plan be ruined." Chloe ordered. "I went to a lot of trouble to write those letters!"
"Will do. Call me when Adrien gets here."Sabrina said. "Marinette's coming.I gotta go."
She hung up, and Chloe waited for her prince to arrive. Unbeknownst to both Marinette and Adrien, Chloe had a plan of her own...Following Chloe's orders,Sabrina had to stall Marinette. She pretended to trip,gaining her attention.
Marinette asked her, "Are you ok?"
"No,I...I think I twisted my ankle." Sabrina slowly stood up but fell onto the ground."I don't think I can walk."
"Here, let me help you." Marinette helped the poor girl stand up and walked her over to the nearest bench. She fell right into Sabrina's scheme to keep her from Adrien. Sabrina was faking her pain to distract Marinette, as this was all part of Chloe's plan. Adrien arrived at the Eiffel Tower,and was surprised to find Chloe there instead of Marinette, so he decided to talk with Chloe while waiting for her. Chloe then sent a text message to Sabrina, saying, "Adrien's here. Onto phase four."
"Who were you texting?"Adrien asked.
"My dad."Chloe lied. After a few moments of awkward silence, Chloe heard footsteps. Marinette was coming, and she knew it. "Now for phase five."she thought.
"Chloe, is there a reason you're here?" Adrien kissed him and threw her arms around his neck. Marinette came to the Eiffel Tower,expecting to see Adrien,but she didn't expect to see him kissing Chloe.
"This can't be true...He's in love with Chloe?!But why?!"she asked. She felt tears form and cascade down her face and ran away,crying. Adrien heard this as Chloe stopped kissing him.
"Marinette!"Adrien exclaimed, but she barely heard him. She ran away, down the stairs to the bridge, and ran until she was under the bridge and could see her reflection in the river. She continued crying, feeling betrayed by her friend.
"I don't understand,how could he do this?" Marinette asked,still sobbing.
"There has to be a logical explanation for this." Tikki said.
"Adrien loves Chloe,and not me..." Marinette said, still crying. In Hawk Moth's lair, he sensed Marionette's sorrow and heartbreak.
"Ah, the feeling of being betrayed. Darkness turning into deception. Perfect prey for my little akumas."Hawk Moth said,smiling. A white butterfly flew into his palm,he cupped his hands and they glowed with black energy as the butterfly's wings turned black with hints of purple streaks."Fly away my little akuma,and evilize her!"He said,sending his butterfly off to do its task. Marinette was still crying by the time Hawk Moth's akuma found it's target. Tikki noticed the evil little butterfly.
"Look!It's one of Hawk Moth's akumas!"she exclaimed.
"Yes,but what is it doing here?" Marinette asked. "There's no emotionally distressed victim for miles." She took a brief glance one was there but her and Tikki. "Oh well,we better catch it before it finds its target. Tikki,spots on!"
Tikki entered Marinette's left earring as the akuma touched her right one and small red lightning bolts shot out through both earrings and Marinette started to scream.
"What...what's happening?!"Marinette asked. Tikki was ejected from the earring she entered and landed hard on the ground. "Ahh!" Marinette screamed as Hawk Moth tried to take over her mind. In Hawk Moth's hidden lair, he noticed that Marinette was trying to resist his evil influences.
"What is this? Marinette, the same girl who was heartbroken by her crush betraying her, is Ladybug? This is too good to be true..." Marinette was trying to fight the dark power of the akuma, but she struggled. A purple akuma mask appeared a few inches from Marinette's face. Hawk Moth was about to speak to her.
He said, "Marinette,you can't fight the darkness of my akuma. Succumb to the darkness, and I will help you take revenge on Chloe."
"No...this isn't right." she slowly answered.
"Ladybug, think about it. Chloe is responsible for leading several victims into darkness, including you. Evillustrator, in some ways,was right about Chloe." he told her.
Marinette realized he was right. One of her classmates,Nathanael,was once akumizated and became the Evillustrator. He said that Chloe was the true evil and because of this, he wanted to destroy her. Now she had the desire to do the same.
"She is evil..." Marinette said,complementing his words.
"Think about it. As Ladybug, your powers are limited, but if you join me, your abilities will be infinite. You'll have power, riches, revenge..." Hawk Moth told her.
"Marinette, no!" Tikki cried out. Marinette ignored her.
"I will grant you infinite power to get revenge on Chloe, but you must give me something else in return; Cat Noir's miraculous."Hawk Moth said.
"I accept your deal." she said,completely influenced by Hawk Moth. Tikki gasped in terror and watched Marinette transform into one of Hawk Moth's akumatized villains. Marinette was engulfed in purple and black energy, donned black mask around her face, and her earrings turned black with red polka dots. She wore a red dress with black polka dots that reached to her knees and wore black tights and heels along with her dress, and gained red gloves with black polka dots. This was evil Ladybug, transformed into a villain by a false deception.
"Marinette...Oh no..." Tikki whispered in fear. Ladybug shot a ball of red energy at Tikki, trapping her in a cage made of red energy. She threw the cage into the water and ran off at lightning speed. The cage floated in the water, and she was helpless to do anything as Marinette ran tried to escape, as she could normally pass through solid objects, but this cage was an exception. "Oh no...This may be the end of all light and love...And the beginning of darkness..."
