Sorry sorry sorry sorry! I know this was supposed to go up yesterday, but we went out for my Mom's birthday, and the computer was acting up when I got home so… * Laughs awkwardly * so, yeah, that happened.. Moving on. Thank you all for not going to hard on me for not uploading this yesterday, hope you enjoy Chapter 4!

Chapter 4

We laughed as we approached our last, and most important, stop of the day. I looked up and saw the banner advertising the name of the place. My stomach fell to my feet as I read: The Dragon's Temple. It was in all different languages, but the French translation was right over the door. I must have stopped, because Adrien was shaking my shoulder.

"Mari? Mari, are you alright?" He asked, concern obvious.

"I'm fine, thank you."

My reply came out stiff as I walked to the open door. I paused for a moment, and walked through. The atmosphere immediately changed, causing me to shiver with the strange feeling.

As I began to look around, and something caught my gaze. It was a small tablet, and there was a large mural behind it.. Something out of the ordinary… My mind whispered to me. I walked toward it, barely even noticing I was moving. I took it all in, the pictures of beasts and people, some of the beasts looked almost human, some didn't. There were two giant dragons flying at the top. It looked as though they all froze, armies clashing, holding in the anger and rage that must have started the battle. There, right where if I reached, I would be able to touch it, was and hand. A red hand print, that obviously wasn't paint, like the rest of the mural. I reached out and placed my hand on top of it, and something immediately changed. The ground shook,and something crashed. I saw Adrien running through the hallway toward the noise. I ran after him, not knowing what to expect.

While Marinette is at her Mural of Legend..

Adrien's P.O.V.

Mari had left my side after something caught her attention. But she wasn't the only one in that. A mural had caught my attention. There were creatures, some looked human, others were covered in fur, sitting peacefully on a grass field. The wind had softly blown the grass in the picture. There were animals everywhere, two dragons flying, a pack of wolves on the grass with the people, sheep grazing, and then the people. They looked at peace. Like nothing could ever hurt them.

I wish I could feel like that… My mind said, sighing with the thought.

That's when I saw it. The red hand print, begging me to place my own a top of it. I reached out with ease, thinking if this was against the rules, and placed my hand on top. The ground growled beneath me, shaking and almost made me lose my balance. A crash sounded further in, and I ran after it.

Is this what Plagg talked about? I thought.

He told me the Earth would shake and his "gift" would arrive. I pass by another mural, and then there's Marinette, running next to me, panic clouding her face. I stared for another moment, then looked to our destination. We saw the statue before my gift. A giant dragon, wings spread and head up.

Maybe it'll be a dragon? After all, this is The Dragon's Temple…

Then there it was. Two figures right in the center of the room. One was on the ground surrounded by little creatures, the other standing, a dazed expression on their face. Marinette ran to the one on the ground and it looked up. I ran forward to get a better look, but I was stopped by the other, who I identified as a male. The one that was on the ground looked around, and that one was female. Her clothes were soaked in blood, and a small pool was forming. She looked at Mari, who was trying to shoo the animals away, and spoke.

"Don't…. They're… they're mine." She breathed out, picking up a little tortoise and bringing it to her.

Marinette looked shocked, but stopped.

"Are…. are you okay?" She asked.

"I'm fine…. And dandy… thanks for asking.." She replied, her voice dripping in pain.

"I just need a minute."

First complete sentence.

The one who held me back coughed, and then looked uncomfortable. I looked back to the girl, whose eyes had clouded over and the puddle of blood disappearing. Her clothes, still stained red, no longer were soaked and dripping.

"Sorry about that, my parents were talking to me before if had left." She said.

"May I ask your names?"

"I'm Marinette, and this is Adrien." Mari spoke, pointing at herself and then me.

The girl swiftly moved into a kneeling position.

"I'm very sorry, madame. I didn't mean for us to meet this way," She said louder than before, with astonishing amounts of respect, "I am Renegade, and this is Louvel." She said, getting up to stand.

"What are-?" Mari said, but Renegade stopped her.

"Hold on, let me explain everything first, then questions. We are Guardians, sent by the high councilmen Tikki and Plagg. We protect and serve our Chosens, which are you and Adrien. We are…. Well, you saw us in your murals. We're the things that look human," She paused, removing the hat she had on, which I hadn't noticed till now, and a pair of wolf ears sprang up, "I am of the Mutant class, Louvel." She said gesturing to us.

"I don't have a specific class, I am the prince, and I hadn't expected to be called so soon." He looked at Renegade, who rolled her eyes.

"This is his first trip. This is my.." She trailed, counting the animals around her, "Eighth time going out. Every time we go out, we get another animal that represents our Chosen if we Bind. We follow every command you give. If you choose not to Bind with us, we will roam Earth until you pass on. If we Bind, the Bind is from you to us, we choose to connect it later. If both ends Bind, then even when you die, you'll come back to life, only you'll be on our planet. We can't die. Okay, now I'll take questions, because obviously Louvel isn't going to."

"Hey! I know it was true, but you don't have to be so rude!" He muttered indignantly.

"Okay, first, why were you bleeding and how did you make it all disappear." Said Marinette.

"Okay, like I said, we can't die. We are trained in basic magic, but we usually can only use it on ourselves. Why I was bleeding, well…" Renegade took a deep breath, " Depending on where you live tells you everything about us. Louvel is from the Palace grounds, I am from the 'Skirts, meaning Outskirts, not an actual skirt. There, your parents make every decision you do, and, as my given name means, I disobeyed and was punished."

"Given name?" I ask.

"Yes, my name wasn't always Renegade. When I joined the force, that was my new name."

"Okay. I have one more question. What was with the murals? Mine… wasn't so pleasant." Mari said.

"Those…. Those are our most recent Chosens or memories. Mine was my last Chosen, Louvel's was his last memory."

"Okay, who was your last Chosen?" I ask.

An injured look spread across her face.

"My last Chosen, or Wielder, whichever you chose, was Hitler of World War 2."

Marinette's eyes widened, and she ran the rest of the distance to Renegade and wrapped her arms around her. Renegade hugged her back, one of her gloved hands absentmindedly stroking her hair. Jealousy lightly burned inside me, but I immediately put it out.

Renegade broke the hug, and finished the beginning.

"Now, what is your choice? Are you going to Bind with one of us, or will you decline?" She asked.

"I chose to Bind." Marinette said quickly.

"I'm with Mari on this decision." I replied.

"Okay, now who do you choose?"

"What do you mean, who do we choose?" Mari asked.

"Well, you don't get both of us, you'll have to pick one. Adrien, is it okay if Mari chooses first?" Renegade looks at me.

"Sure." I smile.

"I choose you, Renegade." She moved to stand behind her.

"Marinete, don't make this sound like Pokemon." Renegade joked, and Marinette started to laugh.

"I get Louvel then." I said, and moved to stand beside him.

"Okay, so you guys'll need to hold hands, look at the other, meaning Adrien and Marinette, look at us, and promise in your mind to be safe." Renegade says.

I take Louvel's hand and, in my mind, promise myself to be safe.

I promise myself to be safe. To completely trust and be loyal to you as you are to me.

It felt as if I was struck by lighting. Louvel looked at me and smiled. Renegade smiled at Mari, and a ladybug landed on Renegade's cheek. Renegade closed her eyes, and they flew open a second later.

"There we go, now me and your ladybug, Marinette, are Bound to each other."

A black cat came out of nowhere and climbed up onto Louvel's shoulder. He did the same as Renegade, closing his eyes and then swiftly flying open.

"This is my first. Adrien's black cat and I are now Bound."

I looked at the large group that had formed and watch our little meeting and I felt myself pale. Mari must have noticed and said something to Renegade, who said,

"You may choose one other person, other than each other, to remember this. Please, choose wisely. Both people will remember the other's Binding."

"Alya." Mari said, and pointed to her.

Renegade's eyes clouded over, and suddenly, alya was beside Mari.

"Nino." I said without a second thought, pointing at him.

Louvel's gaze fell over him, then he blinked and there was Nino, right beside me.

"Okay," Renegade said, "You four will remember each other's Binding, but the others will forget now." Renegade informed us. Her eyes clouded over again, and everyone's gaze moved to a different part of the large exhibit, and they shook their heads, as if the just..

Just like they forgot something important…

This was the start of our adventure.

Longest chapter yet, I believe. Thank you High DevilWalker for adding this story to your favorites! Talk to you all soon, and please leave me ideas or suggestions on how I can make my story better! Thank you Ugly-Duckling123 for your advice, which I hope I fixed in this chapter. Talk to you all soon!