Chapter Two

Marinette started to pace back and forth while she waited for Adrien to come back, chewing on her fingernails nervously. Glancing at Tikki and Plagg, she gasped when she saw Plagg put his paw on Tikki's hand. She had an urge to take out her phone and take a picture to show them later, but she pushed that thought away. This was no time to joke around, especially since she was having difficulty processing the info-dump Plagg and given earlier.

Adrien suddenly burst into the room with a basket full of cheese (which smelled terrible) and chocolate chip cookies. Accompanying him were her parents, who had a worried expression on their faces.

Tom Dupain and Sabine Cheng watched silently as Adrien and Marinette worked together to feed Tikki and Plagg, who were having difficulty due to exhaustion. Both Adrien and Mariette blushed whenever they accidentally brushed against each other, but fortunately, they were able to continue working.

As soon as the food was into there bodies, Tikki and Plagg finally sat up and no longer needed help as they ate. It was obvious to Adrien and Marinette by their attitude that Tikki was still angry at Plagg, but at least they weren't in critical condition any more.

Adrien once again tried to put his hand on Marinette's shoulder, and this time she only flinched but didn't pull away as Adrien said "They probably need time to talk. They need it just as much as we do."

Marinette nodded as she followed Adrien and her parents downstairs.


Once Marinette and Adrien were out of the room, Tikki stopped eating and said "Plagg, you didn't tell them everything. Why?"

Plagg frowned and said "I told them what they needed to know at the moment. Once they are able to process what I told them, and recover a bit more, I will tell them the rest."

"Please don't Plagg. So much has happened far too quickly already. They are already starting to break, and I fear that if you tell them then you will completely destroy them."

Plagg glared at Tikki and angrily said "I know that already! I am Destruction, you are Creation! In order to do this, we need to work together like we always have! Help to repair the damage to their minds so that I don't completely destroy them like last time!"

Tikki gasped as she remembered their previous failure.

"Tikki, in the past whenever I started to destroy our relationship you always fixed it. You always forgive me when I make mistakes or go too far, and though I have never said it, I fear the time will come when you don't do that."

Tikki sat in silence before picking up a cookie and offering it to Plagg. Accepting the cookie, interpreting it as forgiveness, Plagg offered her a piece of cheese in return. Despite the disgust on Tikki's face, she accepted Plagg's apology and forced herself to eat the horrid cheese. Plagg, on the other hand, had no difficulty at all eating the cookie she had given him.

Tikki hesitated before saying "I will go with your plan this time, but if either of them starts to break then I am taking control."

Plagg nodded and immediately went back to eating his cheese.

Tikki frowned at Plagg before returning to eat her cookies. Why does he have to be so infuriating?!


The office of Gabriel Agreste was a mess. Papers were scattered on the floor, the computer was on the ground broken, the desk was tipped over. The only thing intact was the chair Gabriel was slumped in and a picture of his wife that he held in his hand. "My own son..." He said. "This whole time, I have been fighting my own son!"

After a moment of silence, Gabriel said "Nooroo, go check on my son but make sure you don't get seen...AND COME BACK IMMEDIATELY."

Nooroo gasped in shock as the barrier preventing him from leaving shattered.

After Nooroo had left, Gabriel stood up (with the picture still in his hand) and opened the door to speak to Nathalie, who had been waiting patiently for his next order. He said with an exhausted sigh "You can have the rest of the day off."

Sensing slight happiness coming from his assistant, he added "Be safe. You still need to recover from using the Peacock. I need you back in peak condition as soon as possible."

After she had left, Gabriel went around the mansion telling staff to take the rest of the day off, including the man he hired as Adriens bodyguard (whose name had forgotten long ago).

Once he was alone in the mansion, he realized that he was still carrying the picture of his wife. Staring at her longingly, he said sadly "I don't know what to do. I want to revive you, but to do so means I must fight my own son." After a few seconds, he asked "Do I really need the miraculous to bring you back? Is there a way I can do it without having to take from my son something that he enjoys?"

After staring at the picture for a few minutes, he had an epiphany. "I just need to find the guardian of the miraculous! He might know what I can do!"

Ignoring the voice in his head telling him that he must get miraculous of Ladybug and Cat Noir at all cost, even his own son, he hastily got out the map of Paris and started marking it. He divided the city into different sections and crossed off all the locations he had seen Ladybug and Cat Noir. There was no way they would allow his Akuma's to get anywhere near the guardian unless they had no idea who or where he, or she, lived.

Tonight's going to be a long night, thought Gabriel as he worked on the map. He was so busy that he barely noticed Nooroo return, and when he did notice he said "Rest now. We are going to be very busy tomorrow."

Turning back to the map, he said "Since my son is Cat Noir, I need to keep my Akuma away from him. I can leave his safety in the hands of Ladybug for now. I need to concentrate on finding this Guardian."

Suddenly, Gabriel cried out in pain when his head started aching and voice in his head said "Your son is irrelevant! You must get the Miraculous of Ladybug and Cat Noir at all cost! It is the only way you can save your wife!"

Biting his lip, Gabriel growled "Those aren't my thoughts! Who are you? Who dares to give orders to Hawkmoth!?"

The mysterious voice said "I am someone far more powerful than you! I have lived on this earth for longer than the Miraculous have been around. I am responsible for the weakened state of the kwami who reside in the Miraculous. I am responsible for the destruction of the Order of the Guardians. I am responsible for your wife's current state."

Outraged, Gabriel said furiously "You were the one that tampered with my wife's Miraculous!"

"Yes. And if you want me to help her, you will go through with your plan to capture the Miraculous. Or if you want to gamble with her life, you can go and look for last Guardian. And if that isn't enough to convince you, I could always do the same to your assistant. You used to be close friends, at least according to her memories."

Gripping his head tightly he said "I will never help the one who caused harm to my wife! Nooroo, Dark Wings Rise!"

Combining his knowledge of magic, and the power of Nooroo, Gabriel fought to force the presence in his head. Any normal person wouldn't have stood a chance against this entity, but Gabriel was no normal person. Even before he was given Nooroo by a one of the Guardians (now dead), he had studied magic. He could always sense the emotions of others. Now combined with Nooroo, Gabriel was even more powerful than he was on his own.

As soon as the presence left his head, the migraine went away and the transformation wore off. Both Gabriel and Nooroo collapsed to the ground, exhausted and Gabriel said "This is far more urgent than reviving my wife. This unknown entity...I must find a way to defeat him. It is even more vital that I find the Guardian."