UPDATE 7/10/18: I changed the ending of chapter 3 VERY slightly so if you want to go back to that chapter and take a look at it, I would recommend doing that. The same plot happens. I just changed the dialogue a little bit so this chapter would fit correctly. Thanks for reading guys! :)

WATCH THE EPISODE "TROUBLEMAKER" BEFORE READING THIS STORY!


Chapter 4: Emotions Run Wild

A wave of darkness came from the photo of Marinette and spread all over Adrien. His clothes transformed into a bodysuit of red and black. He wore black gloves and a worn-down cape with a hood over his head. On his right leg was a pocket holding the photo of Marinette. His eyes were filled with black and his pupils glowed a blood red. His face shifted to an evil look.

"Now, time to show Paris what true pain really feels like." Couverture said to himself, snickering. He levitated off the ground. He flew with lightning speed away from the channel, heading to Paris. Plagg was sitting inside a camera bag, away from Couverture. He peeked out of the bag, seeing what used to be Adrien, farther away, completely transformed into an evil villain. Noticing Adrien's transformation, he gasped.

"No...ohhhh no no no no no!" Plagg said to himself in a panic. He snuck away and flew as fast as he could. "I have to find Ladybug!"


After running far away from the photoshoot set, Marinette sat by the edge of another cliff. She was in shock. She tried to clear her head and calm herself down, which was hard for her. The fact that Cat Noir and Adrien were the same people was, in her eyes, unexpected. To her, they were both like two different people. Tikki came out of Marinette's purse, noticing the sheer shock in her eyes.

"Marinette?" Tikki said as she fully emerged from the purse and placed her hand on her arm. Marinette didn't turn her head. She kept looking out at the channel.

"Tikki…" Marinette spoke. "I don't...I don't know how…" Marinette couldn't complete her sentences. Too many thoughts ran through her head. She couldn't find the words to speak clearly. Tikki looked to the ground and sighed.

"Why'd you run off? I thought everything was going great." Tikki asked her.

"Tikki, you saw who Cat Noir was when we fought Dark Owl. You saw who he was with your own eyes." Marinette told her.

"Yes, I did. Why do you mention it?" Tikki asked her. Marinette took a deep breath.

"You heard what Adrien called me. He called me…" She closed her eyes shut and took another breath. She turned her head to Tikki. "He called me M'Lady."

"Marinette, I….I wanted to tell you but-" Tikki said before Marinette interrupted her.

"Then why didn't you?!" Marinette yelled at her. Tikki let go of her arm. "We could have been together by now! We could have been...walking through the park holding hands and...getting ice cream at André's and...we would have had…" Her voice started to shake. "...our first ki-...ki-" Marinette stopped herself, remembering something that happened when she and Cat Noir fought Dark Cupid. "Oh...ohhhh we kissed already…we actually ki-" Marinette was speechless once again. She was doing nothing but making herself more upset. She sighed and turned her head back, facing the water. She placed her face in her palms, frustrated. Tikki frowned.

"Well, I wanted the two of you to find out on your own somehow. It just turns out Adrien found out first somehow." Tikki said to her.

"I think he found out while we fought Troublemaker." Marinette told her.

"How so?" Tikki asked her. Marinette removed her hands from her face.

"My mask disappeared halfway when she took off one of my earrings." Marinette facepalmed. "I think Cat Noir...or...Adrien...or whoever...saw my exposed face. It doesn't matter anymore though. The truth is out." Marinette said to her with an aggravated tone. Tikki felt extremely guilty.

"I wanted to tell you. I really did. I just thought that you should have gotten to know both sides of Adrien instead of just knowing the one." Marinette shifted her gaze to Tikki again. "I was just trying to do what's best for the both of you. I didn't mean to hurt you." Tikki was extremely upset. There has never been a time where Marinette was so furious at her. She turned around so Marinette couldn't see the pained look on her face. Marinette felt the guilt radiating off of Tikki.

"Tikki, I'm sorry. I...I didn't mean to lash out. I know you did what you had to do. You've done nothing wrong." Marinette took Tikki in her hands, pulled her close, and kissed her forehead. Tikki smiled, relieved. Marinette smiled back before letting her go and frowning again. "I just...I shouldn't have run away. I just never would have suspected that Adrien...my Adrien...was fighting supervillains right beside me this whole time. I didn't know what to say or do so my first thought was to run." Marinette frowned again. "Now I dread to think how he feels about me now. He probably thinks I hate him now because he's Cat Noir." Marinette said before dropping her head in shame. Tikki tried to think positive.

"Well, do you?" Tikki asked her. Marinette kept her head down.

"Why would you say that? Of course not! I still love him with every fiber of my being!" Marinette told her passionately. Tikki blinked. Wow. At least that hasn't changed. She cleared her throat.

"How about Cat Noir? How do you feel about him...even though they are the same person?" Tikki asked her. Marinette had to think for a second.

"Well, I...I like Cat Noir too. I mean, Cat Noir is such a nice person. He's funny, strong, brave...he's-" Marinette stopped talking, "...wait a minute..." Marinette said with a smile. Tikki raised an eyebrow at her. "I guess I wouldn't mind being with Cat Noir either…even though they're the same person...wow this is getting confusing." Marinette said as she scratched the top of her head. Tikki smiled before flying in front of her face.

"Well then, what are you doing sitting here?" Tikki said, pointing to where she was sitting. Marinette blinked.

"Um...I...uh…" Marinette didn't know how to respond.

"If you don't want him to think that you hate him for being Cat Noir, you need to go to him and tell him how you really feel about him." Tikki told her. Marinette became determined. Tikki was right. Marinette had to go to him and tell him the truth.

"You're right Tikki..." Marinette's spirit lifted. She stood up. "I can fix this. I can make everything better!" She said proudly.

"That's the spirit!" Tikki said to her. Marinette was about to run back until she heard someone call out her superhero persona's name.

"Ladybug! Ladybug!" Plagg said as he ran towards her and Tikki. Marinette pretended like she had nothing to do with Ladybug. Plagg stopped himself suddenly, trying not to run into Marinette. He panted from flying so much. "Lady...bug….I need...your help…" Plagg said, out of breath, "Also….have any camembert? I'm wasting away to nothing here." Marinette stood there like she didn't have a clue of what he was talking about.

"L-ladybug? Who...uh what...there's no Ladybug around here." She stuttered before nervously coughing. Plagg turned to Tikki.

"Okay, introductions. Let's make them quick. I'm Plagg. Cat Noir's kwami. Nice to meet you. Now, I'm going to ask again, do you have any camembert?"

"Plagg, she knows who Cat Noir is now." Tikki replied to him. Plagg took a double take.

"Oh….finally! I'll tell you, you two have been so oblivious!" Plagg exclaimed. Marinette stood there, dumbfounded.

"That's what I thought too! I mean, Marinette has the same hairstyle and color! How could nobody notice?" Tikki replied.

"People aren't really that observant nowadays, are they?" Plagg responded. Marinette raised her hand in the air, wanting to talk. She cleared her throat which got both kwami's attention.

"So...wait, you're Adrien's kwami? Then shouldn't you be with him right now?" She asked him. More thoughts began to race through her head. I can't believe I'm saying Adrien has a kwami…

"That's why I rushed over here! Adrien's in trouble! He's been akumatized by Hawkmoth!" Plagg told them. They gasped. Marinette put her hands over her mouth.


Time went by. Couverture arrived in Paris. He observed his surroundings, seeing couples holding hands as they walked down the street. Filled with hate, he growled. He couldn't stand seeing true love happen with people other than himself. He decided to end it all.

"Not on my watch." Couverture said. He shifted his hands towards a man holding his significant other's hand in the crowd. He was zapped with a flash of light. The man began to look around. He became frightened.

"Wait where...where did everyone go? Elaine where are you?!" The man shouted. Little did he know that she was still right next to him as well as many other people standing around him, watching him start to lose his mind.

"Mathieu? I'm right here. What do you mean by 'where did everyone go'?" Elaine asked him. He kept on shouting.

"Elaine?! Anyone?! HELLO!" Mathieu exclaimed. Elaine grew terrified. She had no idea what was going on. She turned her head towards Couverture, who had his hands out in her direction. He zapped her too, making her experience the same fate as Mathieu.

"Mathieu….Mathieu?! Where did you go!? Where...where did everyone go?! No no no I'm all alone! Somebody help me!" Elaine exclaimed. Everyone around them realized what Couverture was capable of and started running. Couverture hit more and more of them. The more people he zapped, the more the town looked as if it were starting to lose its mind.

"Now you see what I have to deal with. How does it feel; being all alone, having everyone gone in a flash. I've had way too many people I care about disappear...in some cases, because of me. No more. I'm not going to be the only lonely soul in this city any longer. You will all suffer with me, whether you like it or not!" He exclaimed before flying off to another part of the city.


"No...no no no no!" Marinette panicked. "This is all my fault! If I didn't run away, none of this would have happened!" Marinette said. She became mad at herself. She felt incredibly stupid for what she did. Suddenly, she heard an alert come from her phone. She took it out, seeing that a news alert popped up. She opened up to reveal a video coming from Paris. Nadia Shamok was reporting the news broadcast.

"Reports indicate that an extremely powerful supervillain named Couverture has begun to attack Paris. Many of the citizens have begun to lose their minds, thinking that everyone has disappeared when yet, there are people are right in front of their faces. Our sources say that the villain is indeed, akumatized. We also have reports that the akumatized victim is the son of the famous fashion designer, Gabriel Agreste. Agreste had this to say."

"My son would never harm the citizens of Paris. He is a respectable gentleman. I believe that Ladybug and Cat Noir will be here to bring my son back to me. A man can only hope." Gabriel said on camera.

"Everybody please seek shelter and remain calm. We are sure that Ladybug and Cat Noir will be here to take care of everything and save us from this madness." Nadia said before the news camera zoomed in on Couverture. Marinette gasped.

"Adrien...I can't believe he looks like that...because...because of me." Marinette began to cry. Tikki and Plagg tried to help her out.

"Marinette, you may be the cause of this. That means you can also be the person that fixes it. If there were any time we need Ladybug, it's now!" Tikki said. Marinette looked out at the channel, processing her thoughts once again. She felt so guilty about hurting Adrien that she never thought it would turn to something this drastic. She realized that she must have hurt Adrien really bad if he was akumatized and turned into a supervillain. What she definitely knew was that she had to do something. She decided that she had to put all of her emotions aside. It was time to save Paris.

"You're right. Time to fix the problem I started." Marinette said before standing up. She got into position. "Tikki, spots on!" Marinette said to her. Tikki flew her way into Marinette's earrings. Marinette waved her hands in front of her face, creating her Ladybug mask. She waved her arm to her side. A wave of light traveled from her hand down to her feet, creating the iconic red and black suit. Her magical yo-yo appeared on the side of her hip. Suddenly, she was transformed into Ladybug, superheroine of Paris. Plagg blinked in astonishment.

"Showoff." Plagg said, even though he was quite impressed with her transformation. Ladybug shook her head in amusement. She turned her head to Plagg.

"Are you usually like this?" Ladybug asked him. Plagg gasped.

"Hey, I'm not going to apologize for my personality." Plagg said as he crossed his arms. Ladybug laughed.

"So this is how you normally are then. You're a lot different from Tikki. No wonder Cat Noir...or Adrien...or...wow, this is so confusing! Um, no wonder Adrien acts so goofy as Cat Noir. You are just the same." Ladybug said as she scratched her head, smiling.

"Actually, that's the kind of person he really is. He loves to make people laugh and really cares for others. He's one of those kinds of people that gets distraught when someone is sad. He's someone that wants to help the world. That's one reason why Master Fu chose him as Cat Noir. I mean, he's kind of shy when he's around people he isn't really close to but...he's really started to open up around you...he really likes you, Ladybug." Plagg explained. "With the kind of life he lives, it's hard for him to open up. You have been his way of escape; a free pass to being himself."

"And...now that he knows I'm Ladybug he…" Ladybug said before being interrupted.

"That's not entirely true. Ever since he gave you that umbrella, I've noticed he's had a special bond with you. You were the first person to really touch his heart and wipe away the fear of showing who he really is." Plagg began to tell Ladybug. Her mouth gaped. "He's always liked you. He's just...not the best at realizing his own feelings." Ladybug couldn't help but smile. She never realized how much of an impact she's made on him. She couldn't feel any more special than she did at that moment. That gave her even more confidence.

"Thanks, Plagg. I...I really needed to hear that." Ladybug said to Plagg. He smiled. He could see the sheer joy in Ladybug's eyes. "Okay, Adrien's in Paris right? It'll take me too long to get there on foot. Even my yo-yo won't get me there soon enough. There must be a faster way." Marinette said as she cupped her chin with one hand, looking up at the sky, lost in thought.

"Then what are you gonna do? Adrien's going to destroy the whole city if you don't get there in time!" Plagg asked her with his arms waving. Ladybug had an idea. She took her yo-yo and started to dial a number.

"I'm making a call." Ladybug said to him.


The police began to spread all over the city. Knowing that it was Gabriel Agreste's son that was akumatized, they knew that they needed to be extra careful not to hurt him since he is a celebrity. They all stood there in the middle of the street, listening attentively to Mayor Bourgeois' commands.

"We all need to take caution. Until Ladybug and Cat Noir arrive, we need to protect the citizens of Paris as much as we can. Under no circumstances may any harm come to the akumatized victim. Are we clear?" Mayor Bourgeois commanded.

"Sir, yes, sir!" The police exclaimed as they saluted.

"Don't worry, Mr. Mayor. We will make sure that Adrien is safe from any harm." Sabrina's dad said to the Mayor.

"Well, you better or else you will be sued a hundredfold!" Gabriel Agreste said via video chat on a cell phone. The Mayor turned to Gabriel.

"Don't you worry, Mr. Agreste. Your son will be safe. There is no police force more equipped for this kind of situation better than the one we have here in Paris." Mayor Bourgeois reassured him.

"That is correct. Your son is in good hands." Sabrina's dad said to him. Gabriel nodded his head before he hung up on the call. Mayor Bourgeois turned to Sabrina's dad.

"Now if we want to keep all of Paris safe, we have to hurry."

"Well then, you better get started. Go on." Couverture said as he reached his hands out towards them.

"Run."

CHAPTER 5 COMING SOON!