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Because the town had been plagued with strangeness by one man for so long, the appearance of a strangely dressed person leading children away was being blamed on Hawk Moth.
Even when the man had nothing to do with this.
Gabriel sat stunned as he saw the news.
"Last night young children went missing, and it is believed that this person is the culprit," said, the newswomen, showing an image of the Piper.
The person did look like an Akumatised person.
"It is unclear what this person motive is, but it is advised to make sure you lock your doors at night and call the police if you see any of these missing children," She said showing images of the children that disappeared. "I'm sure that Ladybug and Cat Noir will take care of the Akuma soon and all the children will be returned to their homes safe and sound. We will keep you updated on this story as it progresses."
Who on earth is that!? Gabriel thought, he never Akumatised anybody who wanted to take away children.
He would surely have remembered that.
"Father, I'm going to school" His son Adrien called out.
Gabriel didn't respond. Instead, he stared at the screen that he had paused.
Adrien went to school wondering why he even bothered with the man and arrived at the school in an orderly fashion.
He too had heard the news about little kids going missing and was planning on doing a stakeout as Cat Noir.
The moment, he entered the classroom he was met with a distressed looking Marinette.
"Poor Mrs Chamack," Marinette said. "How can Hawk Moth take children out of their homes? That's a new low even for him"
"But what do you think this Pied Piper guy deal is? " Alya said. "Does he have issues with adults or does he want to fulfil some sick delusion?"
"I hope Ladybug and Cat Noir catch him soon," said, Rose. "Those children must be scared, and I can't imagine what those parents are going through. "
Adrien took a seat only for him to turn and see an almost dead version of Nani Lahiffee.
"W-What happened to you!? " Adrien said.
"I have a gig today, and I put the music off at the last minute," Nino said, "I didn't sleep a wink last Night. Can you cover for me? I want to take a quick power nap."
Just then the teacher came in, and Nino put some books right in front of him and put some shades on.
He covered himself pretty well.
He answered his name when it was called out and know he probably had 10 minutes before the teacher started looking his way suspiciously.
However he underestimated how tired he was, the moment he closed his eyes and put his head on the desk, he was out like a light.
He wasn't waking up any time soon.
# Above the city#
"No child likes school, so I wonder how many are sleeping in it?" Pied Piper said, he decided to push his luck despite having little juice left from yesterday.
He began to play the flute, and the sound started to travel down to Paris.
The townspeople just thought somebody was playing beautiful music because they lived in such a talented city and paid no heed to it.
The music travelled everywhere, but it was weak, fragile.
It eventually made its way to Collège Françoise Dupont, and the class stopped what they were doing when they heard the flute music coming through the windows.
Beautiful flute music.
"Wow. Whoever is playing this has some serious talent" Alix said.
"Well, I think its garbage" Chloe said, of course, she had to put the person down.
"But should they be playing it indoors? " said the teacher. "I was not aware that music was being p-"
Suddenly Nino who had his sheds on stood up.
They all turned to look at him.
"Mr Lahiffe, it's nice to have you finally join us," She said before saying. "And don't think that trick wo-"
She didn't get halfway because suddenly Nino was walking down the steps and handing for the classroom door.
"Mr Lahiffe! " She said, but he kept walking as if he couldn't hear her.
Now even his classmates were paying more attention.
Nino wouldn't ignore a teacher like that.
"I'll go check on him," Adrien said getting up and running to catch up with Nino.
"Nino! " Adrien said.
However, Nino continued to walk.
Adrien rushed to him and grabbed his shoulder, the feet finally stopped, and the force was enough to shake the shades off his face, revealing bland unblinding eyes.
"What the? " Adrien said.
Nino continued to move.
Adrien suddenly got a horrible feeling that he couldn't allow Nino out of the school, so he tried shaking him awake.
Nothing.
Nino was out cold.
And it was because he was out cold, that even the music which wasn't strong enough to grab somebody his age was also effective.
Adrien tried to stop him by force, but that only worked for about a couple of seconds before Nino mysteriously grew stronger.
Adrien decides to call for backup.
"CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME, HELP! " Adrien said. "NINO NOT HIMSELF! "
Only in a city where strangeness happened every day could Adrien get such a quick response.
His classmates and even some of the kids from the school came running to his aid to try and stop Nino from leaving and drag him back to class.
Even Alya was there once she saw Nino eyes and how he wasn't in his right mind.
However, Nino went from easily been taken by ten people to suddenly getting stronger.
"He's getting stronger! " Marinette said with shock as Nino began to plough his way to the front door slowly.
# Above the city#
"I know I should have properly recharged," said the Piper, who told the music to stop.
# Collège Françoise Dupont#
Suddenly Nino's eyes return to normal, and he snapped awake and yelled. "I WASNT SLEEPING! "
Silence.
And then he blinked when he took in his entire situation and asked. "Why am I being restrained by ten people? "
Everybody looked at him before letting go of him seeing that he was no longer heading to the door with unnatural fixation.
# An hour later#
Nino blinked finding himself in front of a Police officer, he had just been filled into what he had done and couldn't believe it either as he was filling the Police in.
"So your body just want on autopilot, and somehow you managed to overpower ten people?" said, the policeman.
"I didn't even know I did that. I was asleep" Nino said, before saying. "But I don't know if this would help... but in my dream, I heard a voice telling me to go somewhere and have my dreams come true."
The policeman didn't think it was essential but wrote it down anyway.
"I bet it was the Flute music that made Nino act that way," Alya said. "It was the last thing we all heard before Nino started acting weird and when it was gone, he returned to normal."
"But do you really think its the flute? " Marinette said. "It could have been a coincidence."
Nobody who had reviewed the footage took note of the flute music being played in the background.
"We'll, tell somebody if you feel the need to wonder off again" Said, the Policeman. "Children have been going missing lately and I don't want to add a young man like yourself to that list."
For the rest of the day, the class watched Nino like a hawk which had been the last thing he wanted that morning.
The class was over and Nino found himself surrounded as he walked home.
Both Cat noir and Ladybug did a stake out that following night but nothing strange could be seen in the night sky for hours.
Nothing strange happened for days and on the night that both Adrien and Marinette decided to sleep in because they couldn't make excuses fast enough for the bags under their eyes, the Pied Piper appeared.
"I'm now all charged up" He said, in the night sky before he played his flute and said. "Children, come to me"
The music once again invaded the streets of Paris and got into every knook and cranny of it.
The music was now more powerful and came for the children that were 7 or less.
They suddenly sat up and began to make their own way out of the house.
The music locked away in Nino mind reacted to hearing the same tune and Nino suddenly had his eyes open but dull and sat up.
He got out of bed in his music themed Pj's and began to make his way past his parents room and downstairs.
He used the key he had from the coat rake to open the door and began to walk down the street joining the children who managed to get out fast while others were trying to find ways to escape.
In a complete trance he left the door open and the adults on the street once again saw children walking and called the Police this time.
However even in this world, the Police were slow to come and by the time they got to the streets that the person called from, the kids were no longer there.
Nobody could restrain the kids.
The Piper saw the kids coming, only to be surprised when he saw Nino, a person at an age similar to his true target.
"You've been under my influence before" Said, the Piper, he could see it. "Well since you were stopped last time, today is the day your dream comes true. Its time to come into my world, children and be happy"
Then they all began to disappear one by one.
Nino was the last to go.
# Morning#
Adrien sat down to watch the News, having finally gotten a good nights rest.
"We now have an update on this story" said, the newswoman. "Last night more children were taken"
Those who heard was shocked as the new pictures were added however the most shocking of all had to be the image of Nino Lahiffee who was clearly on the older child's side.
It was so shocking because it meant no child was safe regardless of their age.
This want way beyond anything that had happened.
Nino who they stopped from leaving was now missing!
"The Mayor is issuing a statement now to the distressed families and the city" Said the woman before the image of the Mayor was put on screen.
"Hawk Moth must be stopped at all cost, this has gone to far" said, the Mayor, if only he know Gabriel Agreste expression at the moment. "In total, 26 children have been taken and I can only offer a prayer to their family and those Children missing. I will like to tell you all that me and the Police are working hand in hand to capture this 'Pied Piper' so that no more children will be taken and those who have, will be returned safe and sound to their families." Before saying. "Now its advised that everybody lock your doors tight, make sure you wear good earplugs because we have been given information that the source of the Pied Piper power is his music so block your ears, so you can't hear it. You'll be protected while we capture him" than the podcast broke off.
# Grabriel room#
"Nathalie. " Gabriel said, he was beyond mad.
"Yes, sir.?" Nathalie said.
"Make sure you pick up the best Ear plugs you can find and have them delivered by tonight. Hand a pair to my son Adrien and make sure he doesn't sleep without them in" Gabriel said.
"Yes, sir" Nathalie said.
Gabriel had no idea he wasn't alone in the room.
The Pied Piper couldn't help but laugh.
Did they really think Ear plugs would stop him from freeing all those Children from their terrible parents?
And scene!
Next chapter, the Pied Piper appears and finds that both Ladybug, Cat Noir and he Police are ready to capture him only for everybody to be confused when there is no sign of an Akuma when they break his flute. Review/ fav and follow!
