Hey guys! Thank you for reading the first chapter of my story. If anyone is confused, let me explain: all the italics, are the Marinette from the beginning. If anything else is in italics, I will put a name on it.

Example: Hm, Adrien thought or Hm

The second one would be Marinette. I can't give anything away yet, but the title will also help. Keep in mind the beginning of the first chapter while reading. If you do keep reading this fanfic, things will eventually make a lot more sense. I'm pretty sure everything will be explained in the next chapter.

A little about me: I normally write out my stories before I post them. For this story, I will post daily. I appreciate constructive criticism, but please, no mean comments. I take everything you guys say to heart. I am also completely infatuated with this show! I will probably post theories in the future, and I have a few more stories in the works.

Thank you for reading, and here's Chapter 2.

Chapter 2

Marinette's usually white shirt began to turn red with blood. She hung her head and was breathing heavily. Chat glanced at the camera and hoped that her parents weren't watching, but he knew better. Her family cared about her so much, unlike his own father, and he was right. In the living room of the Dupain-Cheng house, her parents were panicking. They were so shocked that they couldn't think or form a plan of action.

"Tom, we need to do something!" Sabine cried from her spot on the couch.

"I'm going to rescue her," Tom shouted firmly.

No! Don't go there dad!

"But you could get yourself killed," Sabine protested, but he had already stalked out the door without another word.

Back in the kitchen, anger flowed through Chat. He tensed and was ready to attack, but his ring flashed reminding him that he only had a few minutes. He needed to get the earrings back, save Marinette, and defeat Lady Wifi all on his own.

Suddenly Lady Wifi shouted," Chat Noir, save Marinette!"

Yeah. You should do that instead of letting me die like an idiot! Wait. How did she do that? Was that Alya talking or Hawkmoth?

Then the butterfly appeared on her face, turning her back to her task. "Give me your ring!"

Huh?

Chat pondered this. Was she fighting Hawkmoth's control?

That's what I'm wondering. Wait, can I read his thoughts?

This allowed her to corner him in the freezer yet again. By this time, Marinette had lost consciousness and was hanging limply on the wall.

Is anybody going to help me?

"If you give me your ring, I'll let her go, and you can save her," Lady Wifi bargained.

Chat Noir didn't know how else he would be able to set Marinette free, and she needed to get to a hospital ASAP! He made his choice.

Don't. You. Dare.

He grabbed his ring. The cool metal slid off with ease. A bright green flash filled the room and Adrien was left standing alone in the freezer. Another hero had fallen and it was displayed for all of Paris. She snatched it out of his hand and spun around.

No! She's obviously lying!

"Sorry, but I have to go, and one more thing…I lied," Lady Wifi cackled.

Called it. He's so gullible sometimes. Well, gullible and adorable. I mean, he is Adrien after all. How did I not see it before? Their personalities are extremely different though. Right?

She ran out of the freezer and placed many purple seals over the spot where the door had once been, trapping Adrien inside without his miraculous, and without a way to save Marinette.

No! Adrien!

Tom stormed towards the hotel with his fists clenched and sweat dripping from his brow. He needed to save his baby girl, his only child.

Aw, thanks dad.

When he arrived, Alya had already left, but Marinette was still on the wall. He rushed over to her and called her name.

"Marinette! Wake up! Look at me!"

He was so desperate to know that she would be okay, but he was unsure.

Meanwhile, Adrien was freezing to death inside the chilly room. He shivered, and the cold had completely enveloped him. He was lying on the frigid floor, doubled over in a ball trying to hold in as much warmth as possible. He felt like he was going to die. Plagg could have phased through the giant purple locks a long time ago, but for once he was loyally staying by his master's side.

"P-P-Plagg. Y-you can l-l-leave. I-I d-don't want you t-to die t-t-too," he stuttered, his teeth chattering uncontrollably.

"Adrien, don't talk like that! We're going to survive this!" Plagg screeched.

Yeah! You'll survive! Please don't give up Adrien.

Tom smiled as his daughter regained consciousness.

"Dad?" She asked weakly.

"Marinette!" He cried with relief.

"Dad, you need to save Chat. He's in the freezer. Hurry please!" She ordered somewhat wearily.

"No I need save you first!" Tom replied firmly.

"Dad, please do this for me," she said before passing out again.

"Ok Marinette. I'm trusting you."

He rushed over to the freezer and found that there were purple circles all over the opening.

"Chat Noir? Are you in there?" Tom asked loudly.

Adrien glanced up in hope, "Y-yeah. I-I'm in h-h-here."

"I'm Marinette's father. I'm here to rescue you," Tom told him.

"W-Wait! Save M-M-Marinette f-first!" Adrien shouted with all the energy he had left through the purple wall.

"I'm sorry, but she told me to help you first. I don't even know how to get rid of these purple things, first of all," Tom replied.

Use the microwave! Come on dad! You are a baker for crying out loud!

"Is t-there something i-in the k-k-kitchen that w-will disrupt the s-signal?" Adrien asked.

Tom glanced around and spotted two microwaves on the counter. His baker instincts told him that this was a no no, and not to do it. The little voice in his head was screaming at him not to do it, that it was too dangerous. He ignored it and set one by the freezer opening and the other by Marinette. He grabbed some silverware and put it in the microwave by the freezer.

Thank you!

"You might want to stand back Chat Noir," Tom articulated, but Adrien had lost consciousness and was laying on the floor, extremely still.

Tom started the microwave and waited for the silverware to overheat and bust the microwave. He heard a zapping sound and then it happened. BLAM! The microwave short circuited and the seals over the freezer opening disappeared. Tom walked inside the freezer to find none other than Adrien Agreste, a famous model and Marinette's latest obsession, lying unconscious on the floor. Plagg was out of sight.

"Are you Chat Noir? Son? Wake up please! I need your help to save my daughter!" Tom shouted as he shook Adrien violently. Maybe warming him up will help, he thought.

Tom rubbed Adrien's arms trying to create heat. The poor boy was on the verge of turning blue, he was so cold. Suddenly, Adrien's eyes fluttered open at his body's sudden change in temperature.

Thank goodness he woke up!

"Um, hello," Adrien said to Tom.

"Ah, you're awake! Can you stand? If you can, will you help me save my daughter?" Tom asked desperately.

"I can stand. Thank you for saving me Monsieur Dupain-Cheng," Adrien said gratefully. He had met Marinette's father when they were practicing for the Ultimate Meca-Strike III Tournament. But then he snapped back into reality, "We need to get Marinette to a hospital! I can't lose her!"

Tom just smiled at Adrien's kindness and worry for Marinette, but his kind expression quickly vanished when he turned toward his injured daughter. The bleeding still hadn't stopped. He didn't know if the microwave would work in her situation because he didn't want to hurt her more than she already had been. What if the microwave electrocuted her?

"What should we do Monsieur?" Adrien asked trying to quickly form a plan of action. He was still trying to get up and failing. His legs didn't want to work, and the warmth was slowly spreading across his body. Very slowly, and not making much progress at that. He felt like a bowl of cherry-flavored jello.

Suddenly, the purple locks withholding Marinette flickered. They kept fading in and out until they finally disappeared. She fell forward and Tom gasped. He dove just in time to catch her.

"How did that happen?" he asked looking to Adrien for clarification.

"Um, maybe since Al-I mean Lady Wifi was so far away, the signal was too weak to hold the connection any longer. I mean, her name is Lady Wifi," Adrien replied.

He set Marinette gently down on the floor. She was breathing very slowly, too slowly. The few breaths that she did take were long, drawn out, and shaky. Tom found some towels and pressed them to her wound. It was a deep gash in her stomach. Adrien hadn't really gotten a chance to examine it until now. It was not going to be something that was easily fixed.

"Wow. My daughter is Ladybug," Tom said aloud to no one in particular, realization finally sinking in.

"Yeah, I'm almost as shocked as you, " Adrien told him.

He still could not stand despite reassuring Monsieur Dupain-Cheng that he could. His legs were still numb.

"Son, I'm going to have to carry you both to the hospital," he said to Adrien, not giving him much of an option.

"Alright," Adrien agreed reluctantly. He wanted to help, since he was supposed to be the hero. Well, he couldn't do it without ladybug. She was the best, and he was extremely worried about her. He loved her so much, with or without the mask.

He was worried about me? He…loves me?

Tom hoisted the two injured teenagers over his shoulders. Adrien hung over his right shoulder and Marinette hung over his left shoulder. He started to run out of the hotel. She briefly opened her eyes.

"Adrien? What are you doing here? Where are we going? You shouldn't be here!" she said worriedly. Then she coughed and doubled over, trying to clutch her stomach.

"Marinette, calm down, don't make it worse. I am Chat Noir. I know you're Ladybug," Adrien said as he grabbed her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze, mostly reassuring himself. She would be okay. Right?

"Oh…" she trailed off and passed out again.

Tom burst through the hotel's front doors.

"Someone please help these two teenagers! They need medical attention now!" He shouted to the many people surrounding the hotel.

"Marinette? Adrikins? What happened? Are you okay Adrikins?" Chloe asked with a touch of concern. Then she saw the blood gushing from Marinette.

"M-Marinette? What happened to her? Daddy! Get an ambulance for them nooooooow!" Chloe demanded her father. It didn't matter how much she hated Marinette, even she wasn't as low as not helping someone who was injured.

Huh. That's surprising, she actually does have a heart.

"Ok Chloe! Everyone make a path for the ambulance!" The mayor ordered the citizens crowding the hotel.

They backed away, making a small opening for the brightly flashing vehicle. Two stretchers were frantically rolled out and the teenagers were strapped in. Both were hooked up to oxygen and loaded into the ambulance. Tom hopped in as well.

Many doctors surrounded Marinette trying to keep her alive on the journey to the hospital. One nurse attended to Adrien, wrapping him in thick blankets to see if she could get his temperature back to normal. The two secret heroes shared an IV, and Adrien still clasped Marinette's lifeless hand. It was almost as cold as his own. On the way there, Tom called Marinette's mother, Sabine, and told her to meet them at the hospital.

Adrien's father was completely aware of this, I mean, he stalked them all the time when they were in hero form. He just hadn't already known who they were, and now his son was in the hospital because of him. For once he felt horrible about akumatizing someone, but he had a plan.

Adrien's dad is…is…Hawkmoth? Oh crap. He stalks us?! Creepy!

The ambulance finally arrived at the hospital, and the two teens were still holding hands, well, more like Adrien was holding Marinette's hand. The stretchers were rolled into the hospital and taken to separate emergency care units. Adrien was pumped full of antibiotics and cold medicines, while Marinette was put through anesthesia and sewed up. Her blood loss was over 30%, and they had to find a donor with her blood type.

When he heard the news, Adrien was more than willing to give her his blood, but it was the wrong type. They could not find the correct type anywhere in the hospital. They hurriedly made some phone calls to other hospitals in the area and found one donor who was willing to donate and had the right blood type. But…it was going to take two hours until it got to the hospital. The doctors didn't know if Marinette had that much time.

Tom and Sabine stayed by her hospital bed after her procedure was over. Her wound had been cleaned, sewed up, and bandaged, but she was still in anesthesia. The heart monitor was beeping very slowly. The sound of the machine haunted Tom and Sabine. If it stopped, that meant that their daughter was gone. Beep! Beep! Beep!

Adrien requested that he be moved into the same room as her, and the doctors grudgingly agreed. He was wheeled into the room immediately.

His IV and other things were transported as well. He was surprised when he got there, because his father was standing right there!

"Um, hello father. I uh…got caught up by Lady Wifi, and um…she uh…locked me in the freezer. Hehe, um…sorry?" Adrien babbled to his father.

Gabriel crouched down next to Adrien and whispered something in his ear that made his blood turn to ice, "I know who you are."