Chapter Three

"This island is...filled with akuma!" Both Tikki and Plagg revealed to their owners in unison. This revelation caused the girl to nearly fall over in astonishment.

"What?! Did you say...akuma?!" Bridgette repeated, her spine chilling.

"Yes. There are akuma here, a lot of them. You see, Bridgette, us kwamis have the power to feel their dark energy. In the depths of this island seems to be where the energy is the most intense." The red kwami explained quietly, as to not let Felix hear their conversation.

"Could this mean..." Bridgette began as she gulped. "Hawkmoth..."

"It seems so, sadly. Hawkmoth must have trapped us here intentionally!" Tikki assumed.

"Oh no..." Her heart started racing. "What am I going to do? Even with Chat Noir here, those akuma will be hard to defeat..."

"Chat Noir isn't here though, meaning..."

"That I'm alone!" Said the girl, bitterly. "And not to mention, my identity is at stake...

...Just what am I going to do?"

Across from Bridgette, neon green eyes stared at the black kwami before him in bewilderment. After a moment of stunned silence, the blond found the strength to speak.

"You're kidding..."

"I'm not! It's true...and without Ladybug here, you don't stand a chance! There's no one to cleanse and capture the akuma!" Plagg reminded the boy, causing him to feel even more stressed out.

The blond stood up from the fire, walking back to the shelter, leaving a worried Bridgette alone.

Both Bridgette and Felix knew, without a doubt, they all were in danger.


The next morning, all of the teenagers were sitting by the burnt out campfire, bored out of their minds, hence, most of them took to listening to the serene rustling of lush green leave, as they enjoyed their food.

"Hey..." Began Alix with a look of irritation, "This water is saltwater, you idiots." She realized, glaring daggers at Max, who was the one responsible for gathering it.

"Oh, you are right. Sorry... I left Sabrina to collect the water." He apologized, putting all the blame on the said redhead. This sparked a full blown argument between the two girls.

"Idiot..." Mumbled Alix, her insult directed towards Sabrina.

"Oh shut it, tomboy!" Retorted Chloe's pet, gazing angrily at Alix. "At least we even got water. Stop complaining!"

The tomboy in question scoffed. "Again, you're an idiot. Saltwater is dangerous to drink." Explained the athletic girl.

Sabrina looked surprised, as if she had forgotten that fact. "Oh, right..." Alix's harsh gaze then fell to the platinum blonde who was fanning herself, hoarding a good portion of the food.

"Hey Daddy's girl, why don't you contribute and go get some water for us? You know, actual water. Not saltwater like your stupid dog fetched for us."

To say Chloe was angry would be a drastic understatement. She looked up from her nails, a nasty look in her gaze. "Excuse me?"

"You heard me, skank." Alix retorted with a taunting smirk.

"Why you..." Chloe seethed as she stood up, tackling the girl in rage. Kim stood up, attempting to break up the cat fight. However, the jock was knocked to the ground instead by Chloe.

"Get out of the way!" Chloe snapped at him, causing Kim's gaze to soften. He still had feelings for Chloe, hence his heart was broken yet again.

"Can you bozos stop fighting!" Alya exclaimed, seeming to have had enough of the drama. She, Nino, and Ivan broke up the fight with sheer force. Nino and Ivan held Chloe, while she held back Alix.

"Our situation is dire. We have no water and we are running low on food. There's no time for these pointless arguments!" The brunette yelled at them, angrily.

The two girls stopped struggling, realizing she was right. Silence befell them. Nino and the others released the girls.

"Now, who's going to find us some freshwater and food?"

"I will." All heads turned to the volunteer. Seeing it to be a certain blond with green eyes, they became surprised. Felix wasn't exactly shy, but he really didn't talk much. He also was very blunt and rude, hence why he doesn't have many friends. Hence, it was a strange and unfamiliar sight to see.

"A-Ah, thanks Felix." Alya told the boy as he wandered into the jungle, unsure what to say.

Just after he left, Bridgette exited her shelter, seeming to have just woken up. A yawned left her lips as she stretched out her arms.

"Morning, girl."

"Good morning, Alya!" Greeted Bridgette with a large smile. She noticed that someone was missing. "Huh? Where's Felix?"

"He just left to get more food and some water." Alya explained to her friend. This caused a look of worry to spread across her face.

"O-Oh..."

"Don't worry, he'll be fine!" Assured Alya, noticing Bridgette's discomfort.

The akuma...if Tikki was right, then Felix could be in danger.


With a grunt, Felix wandered into the jungle within the island in search of a fresh source of water, since the water that the others had gathered was salt water. What idiots they are. Eventually, the green-eyed hero came to a stop when he came across a narrow stream. Noticing that the water appeared to be fresh, he began following the stream.

After about a half an hour of walking, he finally located the source of the stream; a colossal waterfall pounding down into the lake. Felix couldn't help but find the sight before him beautiful. Much to his delight, it was teeming with fish. Great, now we have more meat. The blond thought with relief that he didn't have to go back to the beach with bad news.

As he walked back, a nagging feeling suddenly overcame him as the jungle grew earily quiet. By reflex, his eyes scanned the area warily. If Plagg had been right about the akuma, he needed to be extremely cautious.

Just as Felix was about to calm down and continue walking, he was struck in the head from something behind him. The impact caused him to grab his head in pain. Ow, What the hell? He looked down at what had been thrown at him, which he made out to be a rock. The now pissed off Felix turned around, coming face to face with his attacker.

Is that...a monkey? Thought the teen as he observed the strangely colored mammal perched on a branch, gazing at him with intent. What Felix found so strange about the monkey was that it was a pitch black color. No normal baboon would have that color...It must be an–

Before Felix even had time to think, the onyx-colored monkey launched itself at him, sending the blond crashing to the ground.

"Plagg, Claws out!" Felix shrieked quickly, struggling to break free of the monkey. After he transformed into Chat Noir, he used his staff to knock the monkey off him.

Could it be that the monkey is akumatized? Felix thought, realization dawning over him. This isn't good. Hawkmoth can akumatize animals now? Not just humans?

Once again, the monkey had launched itself, ready to tackle Felix. This time, however, Felix was prepared. "Cataclysm!" He shouted, getting into his battle stance. When the black aura in his hand came into contact with the money, it disappeared completely.

A small feeling of guilt overcame Felix. I really didn't want to have to kill something with this power...but Ladybug isn't here and I can't let an akuma on the loose.

As he walked back to the beach, thoughts were running through Felix's mind. He began trying to connect the dots. Hawkmoth trapped us here...Hawkmoth's akuma are evolving, as are his powers...Just what is he planning to accomplish here?


Meanwhile, back at the beach, a high-pitched scream was heard, alerting everyone. In a hurry, Kim, Ivan, and Max ran to the source, only to find a terrified Mylene on the floor, her large eyes locked on a snail.

Max rolled his eyes, along with a frustrated Kim.

"Mylene, it's alright. It's harmless." Ivan cooed, trying to reassure the small girl. Mylene ran to him, her hands wrapping around the tough looking boy.

"Its just a snail, calm d–, huh?" Max's eyes landed on what appeared to be a broken device. He grinned, excitedly, realization dawning upon him. "We're saved!"

Everyone looked at the nerd, lost at what he was so excited about.

"What's got your panties in a bunch, Max?" Asked Alix, confused at how a broken looking machine would ever be useful.

"Guys, its a beacon! If we are able to fix this, we can use it to signal for help!" Max explained. His words brought everyone hope.

"But, I doubt anyone here would be that advanced. Besides..." Said Bridgette with a frown. "It wouldn't work..."

"Why not? This may be our only chance to call for help, girl!" Exclaimed Alya.

Bridgette pointed towards the sea, where an impending storm appeared to be approaching.

"Do you see that? That storm is massive, and it will interfere with the beacon's signal." Max looked out to sea, then back down at the beacon.

"The girl is right." Confirmed Max, looking around the class. "Even if we were to fix it by the time that storm gets here, the electro-static energy could react with the beacon, blow it up for all I know."

At this, the class quickly fell back into a depressed state.

"Speaking of that, we should make our shelter more sturdy to prepare for this storm." Alya suggested. The class quickly started to get to work, aside from Chloe of course.

"Oh hey!" Bridgette chirped when she spotted Felix emerge from the jungle's entrance. To her delight, as well as everyone else's delight, Felix was carrying a bucket full of fresh water, as well as a bag full of fish.

"Nice job, Felix! You're the best." Bridgette complimented. Expecting him to ignore her, she was surprised when Felix gave her a grim look. Everyone else paused, staring at the usually nonchalant boy with questioning gazes. His neon green eyes narrowed.

"We are in danger." Warned Felix. The class looked troubled at his words.

"What do you mean?" Alya questioned the boy, placing her hands on her hips.

"There are...akumatized animals on the island. And they are very capable of killing."

A stunned silence befell the class.