"HawkMoth."

He continued to gaze out at the view below him, fixing the tie of his creamy three piece. Paris slowly tread by underneath his blimp, and from every angle of his window he watched the lights of the often bustling city disappear into the darkness of slumber.

"...What are your reports, Domino?"

From out of the shadows of his large viewing room came a young blonde woman in a bun, her white, polka dotted eye mask, short dress and high boots gleaming in the moonlight. She brushed aside her thin long bang and pursed her lips. "It would seem that the red and black spotted figure has been seen wandering the city again."

"And the feline?"

"The cat has remained on the opposite side of the city for the time being. They seem to have had no contact, working independently on their sides. They have shown no signs of performing any form of heroic deeds."

…Who are these strangers, come from out of nowhere…why are they here?

He sighed and turned to her, his pale eyes nearly as white as his slicked to the side hair. "Have Monsieur Pigeon keep a very close eye on them. I will not be caught off guard."

"Understood."

"And what of Him?"

She held her head high. "Kid Mime is, for the time being, no more than a hassle. Despite his best attempts to gather Intel, he knows nothing of your plans, HawkMoth."

"Keep it that way."

"Understood." She bowed before leaving the room, two large, bald bodyguards dressed completely in white suits, a purple spot painted over one of each of their eyes, opening the doors for her before closing them.

"It isn't like you to call for backup, Kid Mime," HawkMoth returned his sights to Paris, "you have been more than a thorn in my side on your own. So, what will it take for me to learn more about Paris' new…intruders?"


~ONE WEEK BEFORE~

"Adrien? Here, kitty, kitty, kitty…oh, Adrien, where have you run off to now…gah!"

WOOMPH!

"Ugh," Marinette got to her feet and rubbed her sore forehead, "that's the third box I've tripped over in five minutes! Why aren't the lights ever working up here?"

What had been a mission to find her grandmother's cat had turned into a dangerous seek and destroy. The black beast had made its way through the messy attic, and Marinette knew that if she didn't find it soon, it'd chew up and swallow something big enough to kill it, and she'd never hear the end of it from her grandma.

…Oh, who am I kidding?! I LOVE Adrien, and could never lose him! I would never forgive myself if anything happened to him!

"Please, Adrien," she kept her eyes to the ground and stepped beside the small window, allowing some moonlight in, "let's just go downstairs and…hm?"

She caught sight of something moving to her left and, stepping closer, found the small cat sniffing at a pair of earrings. "Got you!" She picked the cat up and rubbed its back as it purred. "Now get on downstairs, before grandma finds out…?"

Her eyes fell to the earrings, which glimmered with a dim gold despite their red ladybug designs. She shooed the cat down the stairs near the end of the room before picking them up and examining them.

They look handmade. Must be grandmothers…like little ladybugs…

She felt compelled to try them on, something she had never done before with any of her grandmother's trinkets. She stepped back to the window and faced the large mirror attached to the wall. Slowly she placed each glowing earring in, and looked herself over.

"…They're kinda cute. Now what were they doing out of their packaging on the floor like that?"

"Sorry, my bad," a tiny voice came from behind her head, "I just felt so lonely up here!"

"…Wha…," Marinette cautiously turned her head to find a small red creature floating before her; thin antenna sprouting from its big red head, big black eyes, a small tail and orange blushed cheeks, "…oh…"

"Hi," the tiny creature waved and gave a huge grin, "my name is Tikki! What's yours?"

"…Ah…ah…"

"…Ah…Ashley? Asia? Astrid?"

"…AAAAAAHHHHHH!"


"…My lines are beginning to look chunky."

Felix had been working on some late night science homework when he felt the urge to sharpen his pencil for the umpteenth time. He opened the drawer of the old desk his grandfather had bestowed to him, hoping to locate one of his many sharpeners kept around the mansion, only to find a small black box resting in the far back. He pulled it out and placed it under his desk lamp for a better look.

I've rarely opened this drawer, so it makes sense that I haven't noticed it….still, to think Grandfather would forget something like this.

Opening the lid revealed a finely crafted ring, onyx in colour with a small cat head carved on top. A small ruby cut into a diamond shape rested on the cat's forehead, while two tiny emerald eyes glared at him. He gently removed it from the box and, after a moment of weighing the pros and cons, put it on his right ring middle finger.

"…I never took Grandfather for one to wear rings," Felix went to take it off, "I'll ask father if he knows where to…put it…say, now-"

Try as he might, no matter how hard he pulled the ring wouldn't come off. He rose and tried twisting at it, only to feel a small spark erupt through his hands, shocking him. "Ow!"

"No dice, kid," a whiney voice rung out behind him, "I'm afraid the ring is stuck."

"Who said that?" Felix turned and came face to face with a small black cat, floating inches from his nose. He stumbled away from the desk, hit the wall and slid down in surprise. "Wha-what are you?!"

"A cat, stupid….well, Kwami, really, but you get it. The ears, right?"

What…what's going on? I'm…I'm seeing things…this can't be happening!

Hey, guys, and welcome to my new fanfic! I'm really excited to be working on this, since I fell in love with the old concepts of the Ladybug world (not that I don't love the new show and characters, they're great!). So people aren't confused, I'd ask that you all take a quick moment to watch the "Ladybug PV" found on youtube, as I'll be using those characters and designs in my story. I'll also be using the Quantic Squad characters (as you've seen with KM), but they will NOT be the same as they were in my 'Quantic Squad' fanfic.

Hope you all come to enjoy reading it!