"Her name is Marinette, correct?" asked Yuko as she sank down gracefully in front of the teens. "Yes" replied Adrien. "What is your name?" she asked. "Adrien" he answered. "She has lost something important to her, correct?" she asked and Adrien nodded.

"I was told that if nothing is done, she'll die" he said. "That is true. What she has lost has been scattered throughout various worlds" said Yuko and looked behind her. Adrien's eyes widened when he saw Nino, but with the same shade of his hair and blue eyes. "Go the storage room, there's something I need" Yuko addressed the teen and two girls pulled him along and they disappeared around the corner of the house. "I require a price" she said.

"Anything!" cried Adrien and she smiled. "They're coming" she said and the large bubbles slowly became visible, one from the ground and one from the sky. When they dissipated, two men were revealed. The first was clad in all black and had a long unsheathed katana resting on his shoulder. The second was wearing a long white coat with fur and held a magnificent gold and blue staff.

"Where the hell am I?" asked the first man as he stood up. "Japan" answered Yuko. "I'm from Japan, this isn't it" he said. "What's your name?" she asked. "Kurogane" he replied and she turned to the second man.

"I am Fai D. Flourite" he greeted as he gave a bow. "This is a place where wishes are granted" said Yuko. "I want to go return where I came from" said Kurogane. "I wish to never return where I came from" said Fai at the same time and Kurogane looked at him. "That will be hard for all three of you" said Yuko.

"What does that mean?" asked Adrien. "I can grant all three of your wishes if the three of you give up something that you value" she replied. "What do you want from me?" asked Kurogane. "Your sword" came the response. Kurogane looked like he was going to fight her, but took a breath, put it in its sheath and thrust it at her.

Yuko turned to Fai. "Your price is the tattoo on your back" she said, shocking him. "Wouldn't you like this instead?" asked Fai, looking at his staff. "No, the tattoo is the required payment" replied Yuko and he closed his eyes. "Guess I have no choice" he said a large blue tattoo hovered over his back before flying to Yuko.

Before she continued, the Nino look-a-like ran out and was holding two small creatures in his arms. "This is Tikki and Plagg. She has the power to send you to different worlds" Yuko explained, holding the tiny red creature that had a big black dot on her forehead. "Give me the black" Kurogane demanded. "He's for communication with his partner. She can only take you other worlds, but has no control on where you land" said Yuko. "Adrien, your payment is your relationship" she said.

"What do you mean?" Adrien asked. "The relationship the two of you have is what you value the most. No matter how many memories she regains, she will never remember you" she said. When he heard that, his face lost all color and he held her closer. "Knowing that, will you still accept?" asked Yuko. He looked down at Marinette, closed his eyes and nodded."Travelling to different worlds will be harder than you think. You may see people that you know that have different lives. If they were nice to in one world, they may not be in the next one. Each world will have different languages and rules that you may not understand. Some worlds may be filled with criminal, lies or war" said Yuko. "I understand" said Adrien. Yuko smiled as Tikki floated out of her hand and hovered in front of the group. Adrien watched in fascination as she grew wings while a circle with odd designs appeared beneath her and the group. "I wish you luck" said Yuko. Tikki opened her mouth and to Adrien's horror, swallowed them. Yuko watched with a smile as Tikki disappeared.

No longer feeling like he was floating, Adrien's eyes opened and he sat up quickly. "Good, you're awake" said Fai, picking up Tikki. "Marinette?" he asked, tightening his arms around her when he still felt her there. "I dried her off since she was wet" said Fai. "I helped!" chirped Tikki, surprising Adrien with how young she sounded. "Thank you" he said and caressed her cheek, which still felt like ice. Fai suddenly lunged forward, startling Adrien, who moved just as fast and held her protectively. "What the hell are you doing?" he demanded. "Sorry" said Fai, hands raised in a placating gesture and he relaxed. "I saw that this was stuck to you" said Fai, holding a dark butterfly.

"Is this what you're looking for?" he asked. "Yes. I was told that it had to be purified in order for her memories to return. But I don't know how to purify it" said Adrien. "That's what I'm here for" said Tikki as she flew over. "What do you mean?" asked Fai. "The only way to purify it is if I hold it my mouth for a minute" she replied. Fai held the butterfly in front of Tikki and the group watced as she sucked in the butterfly and closed her mouth. Adrien was amazed when a pure white butterfly emerged and flew into Marinette. Immediately, her body felt warmer and she took her first breath. "Tikki, can you sense where the butterflies are?" asked Adrien and she nodded. "Thank you" said Adrien, he finally looked around at where they were.

He smiled when he realized they were in a familiar bakery. "It's your decision to search for the butterflies, but leave me out of it. The only reason I'm here it to return to my world. I have no intention of helping" said Kurogane. "I understand. Don't worry, I can handle this without your help" said Adrien, surprising Kurogane. "What about you?" Kurogane asked Fai. "I'm going to help" replied Fai.

Suddenly, Tom and Sabine walked into the office, carrying food and tea. "Oh, good you're awake! Hope you're hungry!" exclaimed Tom as he set the food down. Adrien almost greeted him, but then realized that this may not be the Tom and Sabine he knew. Sabine walked over to Adrien and Marinette with a blanket. Adrien set her down and thanked Sabine. "I'm Tom Dupain and this is my wife Sabine Cheng" said Tom and Tikki floated over and landed in his hand. "Did Yuko giver her to you?" asked Tom. "Yes. Her name's Tikki" answered Fai. "You're lucky to have landed here" remarked Tom. "Why?" asked Fai. Tom strode over to the window and opened it. "Because this is the greatest city in the world, welcome to Paris!" said Tom. Adrien, expecting it to look like the Paris he knew, was surprised that it had some Asian influence mixed in.

As Tom was explaining things to the group, Adrien saw Kurogane was starting to nod off. Apparently Tom did as well, because he stopped what he was doing and glared in their direction. "PAY ATTENTION!" yelled and Kurogane was thrown back by an unseen force. The warrior quickly jumped to his feet, with Fai and Adrien following. "What was that?" asked Adrien, as Kurogane looked around.

"Did you throw something?" asked Kurogane. "If he did, the angle would have been different. It came from the top" said Fai. "I just used Kudan" said Tom, confused. "Dear, they're form different worlds. They don't know what that is" said Sabine. "A kudan is the embodiment of your soul and can be used to fight" explained Sabine. "Each kudan is unique to its wielder" said Tom. "Is one of Marinette's butterflies here?" asked Sabine. "It is. But it is far from here" said Tikki. "So, let's go find this butterfly! Are you coming?" asked Tom. "Yep!" exclaimed Fai.

"If I wanted to leave, could I?" asked Kurogane, looking at Tikki. "No. I can only stay until a butterfly is found" she replied. "Since it's after midnight, you should sleep" said Sabine. "We have some extra rooms, since this was a hotel before we turned it into a bakery" said Tom. Adrien gathered Marinette in his arms and followed Tom and Sabine out of the office. "Fai and Kurogane are in this room" said Tom. "You and Marinette can sleep in here" said Sabine, pointing at the stairs leading up to what should have been Marinette's room. "Thank you" he said and climbed up the stairs.

Adrien looked around, seeing nothing but darkness surrounding him. Sensing a presence behind him, he turned around. Despite the darkness, he saw a ball of shadow in front of him. They dissipated, leaving a large shadowy cat with piercing green eyes standing in front of him. "I am the master of those who govern shadow. I have been waiting for someone powerful enough to wield me. Do you desire power?" the creature asked, its voice echoing all around. "Power to do what?" asked Adrien. "To protect the one you love" it answered. "Yes" said Adrien. The creature became a ball of shadows again and flew into him and disappeared. Adrien's eyes flew open. He looked around to ground himself. He looked down at Marinette was still sleeping, surprised that Tikki was asleep next her and took her hand. "Just a dream" he whispered.

After having breakfast and Fai and Kurogane changing into clothes that would help them blend in, Adrien thanked Tom and Sabine and followed Fai and Kurogane out the door. Adrien looked up at Marinette's window. "Don't worry. Sabine will take care of her" said Tikki from his shoulder. "I know. I know their other versions from my world" said Adrien. "Is this like your world?" asked Fai. Yes, the only difference here is the Asian influences" answered Adrien. "This has to be odd for you, then" said Tikki. "It takes some getting used to" said Adrien.

As they walked around, Fai and Kurogane looked around. "Look at all the buildings! There are so many people! What do you think of this, Kuro-tan?" exclaimed Fai. "What's with the wird name?" demanded Kurogane. As people passed them by, girls noticed Tikki. "It's so cute!" Adrien heard as this world's ChloƩ walked past them, arm linked through Sabrina's. "That's something I thought I'd never see" thought Adrien. After stopping at a street vendor and getting something to eat, they stopped at a bridge and ate while enjoying the nice weather. "How were you sent to Yuko?" asked Fai. "This old guy that was in the park the day Marinette lost her memories sent me" said Adrien. "What about you, Kuro-rin?" asked Fai. "Can you stop that? The Hime of my country forcefully sent me" he said. "Hime?" asked Adrien. "Her sister rules our land" said Kurogane. "Hime means princess?" wondered Adrien. "In your language, apparently" remarked the warrior. "What about you?" asked Adrien. "I sent myself" answered Fai. "Then why need the help of Yuko, couldn't you travel to other worlds by yourself?" asked Adrien. "I can't. With all the power I have, it takes all of that to send myself to one world only" replied Fai.

A scream startled the three of them when they noticed two groups of people show up. The locals ran away from the two groups of people. "Is this a gang fight?" thought Adrien, noticing that one group had dark clothes and the other wearing coveralls. "This territory belongs to us! Just because you have a high level Kudan, don't get cocky!" shouted Kim. At the word Kudan, Adrien felt a twinge of pain in heart. Suddenly, both gangs rushed towards each other. Instead, of using fists, the gangs summoned different creatures and used them to fight. "So that's what a Kudan looks like" remarked Kurogane. The leader of the dark shirts summoned a large bird made of water, which proceeded to flood the area and the second group was swept away. Adrien heard someone gasp and turned to see Max fall down with his Kudan hovering next to him. Seeing the wall of water quickly approaching him, Adrien ran to him. "Move!" he yelled, but Max only watched in fear. Adrien managed to get his arms around Max, expecting to also be swept away, but was surprised when shadows surrounded them and pushed the water away. The leader removed their mask, revealing Juleka. "It seems you also have a high level Kudan" she said.