Within the palace walls, a certain prince was getting a head start on his studies. He thought it would be better to get an early start and have the rest of the day to himself. Surprisingly, it paid off. Adrien finished his studies before the sun had risen. Which meant he had the whole day to himself, that is, until he was given more work.

His stomach growled, demanding to give him food. He obeyed and went to the kitchen for something to eat. All the servants were in the kitchen preparing it for the day. When Adrien walked in, one of them asked why he was up so early. He told the servant of his early studies and the servant only laughed.

"That is a grand idea, your majesty. The early bird gets the worm," the servant quoted.

"Yes, it does, doesn't it. And this bird is hungry. By any chance, is there anything I could eat?"

"What did you have in mind, your highness?"

"I was thinking maybe a slice of crumb cake, some bread, just something to hold over til breakfast."

"Oh, then how about a fruit tart? We just made a fresh batch."

"Perfect!"

The servant smiled then took a plate, putting 2 tarts on it. She gave the plate to Adrien, who in turn thanked her. On the way back to his room, he took a bite out of the tart. His taste buds rejoiced as such rich and delicious flavor. When he got to his room, he opened the door to see a small black box on the table next to the window. Curious, he shut the door behind him, then approached the small box. He placed the plate of tarts on the table, then picked up the small box. Underneath was a piece of paper folded in half.

Adrien picked up the paper and opened it to reveal a note. It read...

A gift for you, Cat Noir. Wear this ring and go to Sherwood forest. There, you will find your most trusted Ally.

At first, Adrien thought it was a joke from his father, then again, his father has no sense of humor. Thinking it was real, Adrien opened the box and a bright light emitted from the box. When the light dimmed, a small green ball of light faded to unveil of a tiny black creature with green cat eyes. The creature yawned, stretching its tiny arms and feet.

"Woah, like the genie in the lamp," Adrien said reaching out to poke it.

"I met him once, so he grants wishes. Big deal, I'm way more personable. Plagg, nice to meet you."

Before Adrien could reply, the creature flew off in search of food. He stopped when we saw the plate of fruit tarts on the table. He approached them at first, then backed away in disgust. "Got anything to eat? I'm starving!"

"What do you even eat? Forget that, what are you?"

"I'll tell you if you get me some Camembert."

"Camembert? Seriously?"

"What? It's my favorite! Now go get me some cheese!"

"Fine." Obeying the bossy creature's orders, Adrien returned to the kitchen for the cheese. When he got back, the creature dove into the cheese.

"Alright, now that you've had your food, tell me what's going on."

"Okay, I'm a kwami and I've been sent here to help you defeat Prince John and Hawkmoth."

"Prince John?!"

"Yeah, they're threatening the safety of Paris, Sherwood, and Nottingham. Which by the way is terrible for a village."

"What do you mean threatening?"

"Look if you want to find out more," Plagg chomped down on his last piece of cheese before continuing, "then you have to go Sherwood forest and once you're there I'll tell you what you do."

Adrien wanted to learn more about what was happening in his mother's homeland. He especially wanted to get out of the palace. Taking a deep breath Adrien made his decision. "Show me the way."

"You sure? You are a prince after all and you've got everything. If you except, everything will change. That is, if you wanna change."

"I want things to change. It's time I start my own adventure."

"Hmph, you're not what I expected."

"And what did you expect?"

"Someone who likes to stay home and eat to their heart's content."

"So you?"

"Exactly! Why can't everyone be like that?"

Adrien laughed at a bit at this little kwami. Clearly, he'd gotten the short end of the stick. Now all he had to do was find a way out of here without alerting the guards and being seen by just about anyone.

"Now, I just have to figure out how to gotta out of here."

"Seriously?" Plagg asked annoyed.

"What?"

"You mean to tell me that you've been living in this room your own life and you had no idea there was a secret passage?"

"There's a secret entrance?"

"And exit. Honestly."

"So where is it?"

Plagg flew over to the wall beside Adrien's bed and told him to press the prick he pointed to. "Just push this brick."

Adrien did as he was told and pushed the brick. The brick moved back, causing the wall to move in and slide off to the side. Adrien was shocked and frustrated at the same time. If he'd known about this passage sooner, he would've run away a long time ago.

"Quit daydreaming and let's go already!" Plagg said flying into the passage.

Adrien broke his thoughts and followed the kwami. He heard something close, only to realize it was the wall closing itself. He looked back for a brief moment then continued on. As Adrien walked, Plagg sat on his shoulder and directed him toward the passage's exit. Torches lit up the passageway. It was as if they were leading Adrien toward the exit themselves. Upon reaching the exit, it was a dead end.

"What now?" asked Adrien looking at the wall. Instead of a reply, he heard snoring instead. He looked at his shoulder and saw Plagg fast asleep. How could a small thing have such a big stomach and a loud snore?

"WAKE UP, PLAGG!" Adrien shouted. The kwami yawned and scratched its back. "Oh, we're here. Just pull on that torch at the end."

With a roll of his eyes, Adrien pulled on the torch. The dead-end wall slid to the left, revealing a wall of trees. "Welcome to Sherwood forest!" announced the kwami.

"Wait, this passage leads all the way to Sherwood forest?"

"Yup, now walk into the forest until I tell you to stop."

Adrien did as he was told and walked into Sherwood forest. He continued until Plagg told him to stop. "Okay, now say 'claws out'."

"Alright. Plagg, claws out!"

The ring gave a glow and sucked Plagg into it. The ring turned black and had a green cat paw. Adrien's golden hair went from neat prince to messy rogue. A black mask came across his face turning his green human eyes to green cat eyes. A green light changed his clothes to a black long sleeve shirt and pants. A green vest covered the shirt and green armor armband with fingerless gloves. His shoes were black boots with silver toe ends. Around his waist was a belt with a dagger and many small blades. Finally, the light wrapped his head, leaving a black hood with a green lining and silver band with a silver cat's face.

When the light disappeared, Adrien looked at himself and was in complete disbelief. His thoughts were disturbed by a soft voice. He investigated but stayed hidden within the trees as not to be seen. He saw a young girl, who looked about his age. Her outfit was similar to his expect it was red and black. She looked like a ladybug. His foot moved causing him to step on a twig. The crack startled both him and the girl.

"Who's there?" She shouted.

Adrien didn't answer for he was gathering his thoughts on what to say. Suddenly, an arrow passed by him hitting the tree next to him. The arrow sat inches from his face.

"Hey!" he shouted.

"Who's there?" she asked.

"Someone who's hoping you won't shoot another arrow at them."

"Come out slowly and we'll see where this arrow goes."

Adrien understood the girl's reasoning, after all, they were both strangers. So, he carefully stepped out of the bushes. The girl's blue eyes were mesmerizing. He couldn't see her face see her face fully because of her hood, but her bluebell eyes shined brightly in the darkness.

He was about to say his name, the one that was on the note. But then the thought of his nickname came to mind. The one his mother used to call him as a child.

"I am...Chat Noir."

"I am Ladybug."

Still looking for the artist, but I think their Twitter or Instagram is on the picture...It's so small though and also I couldn't post the picture of Chat noir on here, but you can see it on the cover or on wattpad if you like...Anyway, I can go home yay! ^^! There's still caution when driving, but my friend is a very good driver and I trust her...See ya!