"Is that a dark fairy tale castle or am I dreaming?"
Marinette asked as she stared at the giants building that once was the Agreste home, was now a black castle that looked to be the home of demons...or dragon. Gabriel and Marinette had decided to go to Adrien and try to de-akumanize him. Only to be created by dark clouds, thunder and possible a flying dragon that stood at the top of the tower. The two weren't 100% sure what it was but it looked creepy.
"Congratulations Gabriel, your son has the ability to brings things to life from books. Sound familiar?" Nooroo asked, only to have the older blonde male to flick the Kwami over his head.
"Alright, let's get this over with! I have school in two hours!" Marinette said. "Tikki, Spot on!"
"Nooroo, Wings out!"Gabriel shouted. The Kwami's nod their heads before being absorbed by their miraculous. After bright lights in a quick flash, Ladybug and Hawk Moth were out and prepared for a fight. Ladybug turns her head to the man in purple to ask:
"What can you do besides possess people?"
"Believe it or not, I am very capable of defending myself." Gabriel growled.
"Okay." Ladybug chuckled before charging towards the black gate that surrounded the castle. Only to be stopped by some sort of force field that pushed her back next to Gabriel. The man in purple rolled his eyes before walking over to the force field. Tapping his staff to the field, a small glint of static attaches itself to his staff, annoying the older male.
"Looks like my son is smart." Gabriel muttered. "But he doesn't seem to be home."
"I feel sick." Ladybug moaned.
"Yes, that shock sent waves of something up your spine. Effecting your nerve system it looks like." Gabriel said. "And here I thought you were the smart one."
"Shut up..." Marinette muttered as she stands to her feet. Placing both her hands on her back, she pushes down on her spine, making a loud cracking sound that made Hawk Moth cringe in pain.
"Ugh, how does my son have a crush on you." Hawk Moth asked.
"I don't know, how is your son not a complete jerk being raised by you?" Ladybug asked.
"Touche." Gabriel growled before de-transforming. Ladybug does the same and returns back to normal, giving the castle a good looking at, she begins to notice something off about the ground below her feet. the grass, it was rotting away while the dirt seemed to turn into the color black. The young girl gets on her knee's to examine the dirt, sticking her finger into the moist, a slight shock went through her finger. Making her gasp in pain, Gabriel turns his head to look at her.
"What?" Gabriel asked.
"Nothing." Marinette said before turning her body around to the car. Gabriel nods his head at her words. The older blonde drops Marinette off at school before heading to work. Leaving Marinette with some eyes on her in both shock and concern. Although, she was too annoyed to deal with it now. So she just headed to class with her nose held up high. Once in class, she was tackled by...ADRIEN!?
"Hey Mari!" He shouted before giving her a hug. A tight bear-like hug that practically took the breath out of her lungs.
"Adrien!" Marinette choked. The blonde male chuckles at her response before setting her down on the ground. Smiling ear to ear, he gives her a quick wink before looking over to Nino.
"Dude! I have something for you to see." Adrien shouted before grabbing Nino by the arm and yanking him out the room. Marinette tilts her head to the side before following the two. She watches as Adrien and Nino talk to each other like a normal boy on boy conversation. But Marinette senses something off about the blonde, and her feelings were right. When Adrien and Nino were right next to the bathroom, Adrien pushed him inside with a smirk on his face. It took Marinette a while to gather up the courage to open the door to see Adrien fixing Nino's collar.
"Mari?" Nino asked, making Marinette blush.
"Oh my god, this is the boy's bathroom!? My bad!" Marinette shouted before leaving the bathroom. Cheeks burning red, she stared down at the ground sighed before heading to class. She keeps her head down as she enters the room, ignoring the staring eyes at her. Once she was next to Alya, the dark skin girl leans towards her ear to whisper:
"So, what is the deal with you and Gabriel?" Alya asked. Leaning towards her friend, the blue haired girl whispered:
"We were talking about a fashion internship." Marinette whispered. "He likes some of my work."
"Did you see Adrien by any chance?" Ayla asked.
"Yea, why?"
"Oh, so his dad let him back into school."
"Wait, what?" Marinette asked.
"Nino told me that Adrien's dad removed him from our teacher's roster, he no longer comes here." Alya said, making the blue haired girl stared at the door in fear.
"Oh shit." Marinette said, loud enough for her classmate to hear. Standing up from her desk, she practically runs down the stairs to the door. Her teacher screaming her name in the process, the young girl runs back to the boy's bathroom. Only Nino and Adrien were no longer there.
"NINO!" Marinette shouted as she enters the boy's bathroom in search of her friend. But no sound, not even a whisper. She pulls out her phone and begins to text Nino.
M: Nino! Where are you!
N: (No response)
M: Nino please answer the phone! If you're with Adrien try to get as far away from his as possible!
But still no response. Bitting her bottom lips, she dials his number and calls him. Pressing the black device to her ear, she walks back and forth in the boy's bathroom, waiting for an answer. But what she got was something she didn't expect.
"Hello?" A voice spoke...it was Adrien's voice.
"Adrien?" Marinette asked.
"Hi Mari! Why are you calling?"
"Where is Nino?" Marinette asked.
"He's fine, he and I are home playing games! Isn't that right Nino!" Adrien said with a chuckle.
"Right!" Nino responded on the phone, Marinette felt her heart skip at his voice.
"Nino where are you!?" Marinette shouted.
"I am...fine..." Nino spoke. "I will be fine Marinette."
"Nino I-Oh look at the time!" Adrien shouted over the phone, cutting Marinette off midway of her sentence. She then heard the phone hangup and realized that Nino had just been kidnapped by Adrien. Something she did not expect, or was ready to handle. In haste, she dials Gabriel's phone number.
(Gabriel Studio)
"He kidnapped Gino?"
"NINO!" Tikki and Marinette shouted at the older blonde male. After learning of Nino, Marinette dashed straight to Gabriel's office, not wasting a second to explain to Alya why she left school. Once she got home, she dropped all her school stuff then headed straight to Gabriel's office, or fashion studio. When she got there, she found the blonde male practically knitting a blanket big enough to cover Marinette's whole room. The older male was stressed and she could see it.
"I didn't know you knit." Marinette said as she stares at the pink string on the ground.
"An old habit I picked up from my wife." Gabriel growled. "An old habit. But continue on with this Gingo boy."
"Nino!" Tikki shouted.
"Whatever." Gabriel responded.
"Adrien kidnapped Nino and took him into that freaky castle." Marinette said. "What did Adrien cry about before you akuminized him?"
"Something about love and caring for others." Gabriel said. "I did not pay attention."
"Your son is on a psychopathic path that involves kidnapping people and your here knitting," Marinette growled.
"Well do you have a plan?" Gabriel asked as he sets the two sticks on the table. He then stares at her with a small hint of annoyance.
"I need know why Adrien is kidnapping people." Marinette said. "We need to know who will be next."
"I don't know who will be next. In all honesty, I thought he go after you first since your all he talks about." Gabriel said, making the blue haired girl blush.
"R-really?" Marinette asked with a smile on her face. Tikki flies out from her purse and appears before her.
"Marinette, now is not the time to become a fangirl!" Tikki said in a stern voice. "The more time we waste, the more Adrien becomes powerful! And also...where is Plagg?"
Oh." Gabriel spoke. Opening a cabinet in his desk, Marinette and Tikki hover over to see Plagg sleeping on a purple fur looking pillow.
"Has he been sleeping all day?" Tikki asked.
"Yes."
"And you didn't try to wake him?" Marinette asked.
"I tried, I even poked him with a needle." Gabriel said. "But he refuses to wake up."
"He can't wake up you idiot!" Tikki shouted. "Oh my god, there is a monster on the lose and your sitting here knitting! That's it, come on Marinette. We need to figure this out ourselves."
"But Tikki I-NO!" The pink Kwami shouted. "Mari I can't be in alliance with him, I just can't. Can we please go right now!"
"Okay." Marinette said before glancing over at Gabriel. The older male was staring down at the ground with sadden eyes. Marinette knew Gabriel was worried about his son, she knew he was also scared. But Gabriel wasn't like them, he didn't know how to express these feelings, and personally Marinette was not in the mood to try to help him. Her friend had been kidnapped, making two friends to worry about on the list of saving Adrien.
Bowing her head to the older male, she turns her body around and proceeded to exit the room. Not noticing a black butterfly with green eyes staring down at the two in the doorway that leads to Gabriel's office. This bug stared at Gabriel for a few second before proceeding to fly after Marinette.
(Adrien)
"Awww, my princess is worried about you." Adrien spoke before looking over his shoulders. His green eyes scanned the dark skin male that was behind him. Wearing a green shirt that was the color of his eyes and a black vest that tucked into a pair of black jeans. The young man behind him was biting his lip while clenching his hand into a fist. He was terrified of what he was seeing right now, he knew the Adrien in front of him was not his best friend. He knew he was in danger, and he knew he needed to leave, but he didn't know sight in front of Nino terrified him. It wasn't his friend, hell he could barely see the outline of Adrien's body from the horrible lighting in the room All he saw were those big green eyes staring into his soul. He wanted to run, but at the same time he wanted to save his friend.
"Hehe." Adrien chuckled. He could smell Nino's fear and anxiety, building up. It was a very sweet scent to him, something most people could not be able to smell or even notice. Turning his head forward, he looks down at an open book that gave him a clear view of Marinette's head. The book laid on a pedestal that was made of glass and blended into the ground as if it was melted down. He turns the page of the book to his school, pressing on the book, the image begins to widen till he was zoomed into his classroom. There, he makes his finger rotate in a circle like a pattern, changing the direct view of his class.
"Are you going to kill me?" Nino asked, making Adrien stop what he was doing.
"I won't hurt you." He spoke. "I would never hurt you Nino."
"Then why did you kidnap me?" Nino asked. "And where are we?"
"We are home." Adrien spoke. "That's all you need to know. That's all you need to ever know from now on."
"What do you mean?" Nino asked, making Adrien give him a smirk. Closing the book, he turns his body around and walks over to his friend. Once close, he lays a hand on his shoulder then says:
"Let's go, we have lots of work to do before Alya comes."
"ALYA!?" Nino shouted at the blonde boy. "You're not dragging her here!?"
"I am, do you have a problem?" Adrien asked as his claws begin to poke at the male's skin. Nino bit his bottom lip and remained quiet, turning Adrien's smirk into a smile.
"Good! Let's go, we must make your room." Adrien said as he and Nino leave the dark room with the glowing book.
(Three days later)
Marinette was banging her head against the wooden table that was her desk. With her math teacher explaining the rules of division to her classmates, Marinette's mind was completely scattered. She kept thinking of Nino and Adrien while trying to get past that stupid barrier around his weird castle. And what is worse, news of the castle has finally reached media's eyes. So now Gabriel is nowhere to be found, she does not have Chat Noir and she basically doesn't know what to do. Alya, on the other hand, was worried. She hadn't seen Adrien or Nino in so long that she was starting to get nervous. Leaning towards her friend, she opens her mouth and whispered:
"I haven't seen Adrien or Nino in a while. Have you?" Alya asked. Marinette rose her head from the desk and shakes her head no. Alya nods her head at her friend's actions before paying attention to her teacher's lecture. After an hour of boring math, the two girls head to the courtyard to eat their lunches, but was stopped when Marinette's eyes made contact with a pair of green one. Leaving her lunch next to Alya, she jumps out of her seat and runs after the boy. Leaving Alya by herself as she unwraps her lunch from its paper container.
"Adrien!" Marinette shouted as she runs after Adrien. The blonde haired boy ignored her words and continued to walk down the hallway. When she was close enough, Adrien stopped in his tracks, turning around, he looks at her and smiles. Marinette on the other hand gasp. Adrien looked like his old self again, with his clear skin, puffy hair and normal weight. It was like he regained all of his weight during the three days he was gone, which terrified her.
"Hi Mari, how are you!?" He spoke, his voice was angelic to her. It made her blush ear to ear.
"I-i-i-i FINE!" Marinette spoke, she was tongue twisted.
"Huh..." Adrien thought. "Maybe I can just take Marinette. Wouldn't be that hard she's already head over heels for me."
"That's nice, why don't you and I go out for lunch." Adrien said to the blue-haired girl. It was then something snapped in Marinette. And that snap was Tikki bitting her from her purse. Flinching a little at the pain, she gives Adrien a stern look before saying.
"No actually." Marinette spoke. "I need to find my friend Alya and eat with her. So maybe some other time."
She said before turning her body around to the young man. Slowly walking the opposite direction, she kept her eyes forward and her breath on a steady past, she did not want to give a hint of fear to the boy.
"Marinette!" Adrien shouted, she was going to turn her head to look at him but was stopped by another bit to the hip. For a small creature, she sure had big piranha-like teeth. Marinette's body twitches in pain before she continued to walk.
"Don't turn around." Tikki whispered to the girl. "Whatever you do, don't look at him. Whatever he say, don't look back."
"Marinette please!" Adrien whimpered. His voice alone sent waves of sadness up her spine, but she held her head up high and continued to walk.
"Ladybug." Adrien spoke, making Marinette stop in her tracks. She was an inch away from the door, all she needed to was to open the metal thing and leave! But she didn't, she just stood there, staring at his reflection from the window.
"How?" Marinette asked.
"I saw you transform in front of my home." Adrien said as he begins to walk towards her. The dark energy he had was slowly engulfing the room. Tikki's eyes widen by the size of plates by the energy that was around her.
"Mari!" Tikki whispered. "Leave the room, we are going to die if you don't!"
"I was so happy when I saw you. Your blue hair that blends into the sky, your pink lips that are the color of a pink rose, your eyes shine like diamonds and even your voice sounds like an angel." Adrien spoke as he walks towards her. Getting closer and closer to her.
"I need you Mari." He said. "I need you in my life, I can't stand not hearing your voice every day. Come to me Marinette, please!"
"Oh Adrien!" Marinette shouted before turning around to look at Adrien with hearts in her eyes. Only to gasp at what was in front of her. Adrien cute looks disappeared, in front of her was a tall dark figure in a cloak with black/purple eyes that was staring down at her. Black slithering potentials were slowly making their way to her by sliding on the ground. Her eyes widen the of plates before turning around to leave, only for one of the tentacles to grab her ankle and yank her down. Clawing the ground, she tries to move to the door, only for one of his tentacles to wrap around that hand and pull her back towards the dark figure.
"Come on Mari! Don't fight it!" Adrien shouted, but his voice was different. It sounded like a high and low pitched voice combined with his normal voice. Her other hand reached and grips the knob, but was stopped when the tentacles on her begins to pull her towards Adrien. A high pitch moan of terror escape her lips as she tries to escape, but her efforts were useless. She began to slowly get closer to him, into the unknown void that was under his cloak.
"Yes...be with me for eternity." Adrien purred. "I'll make you so happy."
"NOT ON MY WATCH!"
Tikki shouted, gaining the attention of Adrien. He stops dragging Marinette to look at the Pink Kwami charging its tiny head to his face. And right on target, her big head crashes with his forehead, or so she thought when she fell to the ground. The dark cloak figure Adrien produce disappeared and the normal Adrien Agreste fell to the ground on his knees and hands. The small Kwami falls right in front of him, gripping her head with her ting hands, she moans before looking up to see two big green eyes staring down at her.
"You...fucking...useless..."Adrien growled as his left eye twitch. His hand lashes at her to grip her tiny body, only having her head appear out of his hand. "I will destroy you!"
"Mari!" Tikki shouted. On cue, the blue haired girl swings the heel of her feet against his face. Causing him to drop the small Kwami to the ground. In haste, she grabs her friend before bursting through the door as tears fall down Adrien's cheeks. Once far away, she pulls her phone out of her back pocket and dialed a number she never thought she be calling.
"Gabriel."
Kikkie: Oh dear.