Meanwhile at the Agreste Mansion in Adrien's room, Plagg was not very pleased. The black cat kwami looked at the peppers. "Do I have to eat this?" he asked.
"You said you were hungry so chow down." Adrien answered.
Plagg sighed and started eating the peppers. He gasped for air. The spice from the peppers burned his mouth.
"This burns!" he screamed.
"You wanna admit I'm right?" Adrien asked.
"No, but can you get me something to cool this down with?!" Plagg asked.
"Fine." Adrien said.
He poured a glass of milk and Plagg dived right in, drinking it. He sighed in relief. The spiciness of the peppers had disappeared.
"How much longer does this bet last?" he asked, getting out of the glass.
"Til the end of the day, or when I go to bed." Adrien answered.
"So that's..." Plagg looked at the clock. It read 5:30. "At least four more hours..."
"Look on the bright side, Plagg. You're becoming more alert and aware of your surroundings." Adrien said.
Marinette nervously paced around her room.
"Do you really think everything will be okay?" she asked.
"Everything will be fine." Tikki assured her. "What's wrong?
"I'm worried about Master Fu. He's been guardian for a long time, and well... how long does training to become the Great Guardian last?" she asked.
"Normally it can be anywhere from one year to five years to learn all the responsibilities of being the Great Guardian." Tikki answered. "The shortest amount of time anyone has ever done it was in six months. The feat was accomplished by a woman named Sara Edmondson, a previous wielder of the Fox Miraculous. This was in the year of 1867."
"How do you know this?" Marinette asked.
"Because I've spoken with Trixx, the Fox Kwami, since then." Tikki answered. "I wish I knew where she was..." Tikki looked out the window. "She's either with an evil master or she's dormant. I don't know which one it is..."
"I'm scared." Marinette said. "What if something happens?"
"Don't be. Everything will be fine." Tikki said.
She tried to smile at these words. Meanwhile, Queen Bee, Volpina and Hawkmoth were speaking to each other via their communicators.
"Are you sure Volpina's got what it takes for this?" Queen Bee asked.
"Yes, I do. I'm the one with more experience." Volpina answered.
"You failed to get the Miraculouses." the blond haired supervillain remarked.
"That's because my plan was half-baked. We just need a new approach. A new tactic." the fox said.
"Girls, don't argue." Hawkmoth said. "Volpina's right. We need another approach to this whole situation. I want both of you to keep in touch with each other in your civilian forms, so exchange numbers as soon as possible."
"Yes, Hawkmoth." they said in unison.
They all went their separate ways. Hawkmoth stood in his lair. He went over to the hexagonal trapdoor and descended down the latter into his apartment. If you could call it that. He considered it the first part of his secret lair. He lit an oil lamp with a match and the room could be seen. The apartment had no windows, for he did not want to seen by anyone. It did have electricity (run by it's own power source), a kitchen, bathroom, living room with a couch and television set, and a one person bedroom. He looked at the door. Even though no one knew his lair was located within the Notre Dame, he always kept the door locked. He looked over at the photos on a desk. One of them was Gabriel Agreste, another one was Gabriel's wife, Terra Agreste, and another one was of himself and Gabriel when they were younger.
"Nooroo, darkwings. Descend." he said.
Hawkmoth detransformed into his civilian self, opened the door and went down a long set of stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, he stood in a dark area with only the light from the outside coming in. He looked through a piece of tinted glass to make sure no one was around. He moved a painting to the left, covering the entrance to his lair and stepped out. He put the painting back in it's place and left the building for the first time in months.
Meanwhile, Master Fu was in his room. He and his kwami, Wayzz, were drinking tea.
"Do you think that choosing Ladybug was the right idea?" Wayzz asked.
Master Fu smiled. "Well, my options were limited." he answered. "But I believe I made the right decision."
