One evening after work Marinette was walking home when she had the strangest feeling that she was being followed. Looking back she saw that it was two guys. Sensing danger she picked up her pace and started to run a little.
"Where ya going baby?" One of them asked as they started to run after her.
She started to run faster but they caught up with her rather quick. They grabbed her arm and tried to pull her down.
"Get off me!" She screamed kicking one of them but that only made them angrier. They sized her by her hair and slammed her against the brick wall of a building but before they could do her any more harm Marinette heard a voice cry out:
"Get your hands off her!"
Then she felt the two thugs getting pulled off of her and turned around to see Cat Noir fighting them off. They were strong but he was a lot stronger. His strength, speed, and agility was incredible. The fight ended Adrien knocking one with a punch and throwing the other into a dumpster. He turned to Marinette with eyes expressing intense concern.
"Are you alright?" He asked her.
"Yes I'm fine."
"Are you hurt?"
"Just a little. Thank you for saving me."
"Not a problem Miss uh?"
"Dupain-Cheng, Marinette Dupain-Cheng."
"Nice to meet you I'm-"
"I know who you are. I have a TV."
"Well then you also know that the streets can be very dangerous especially at night Princess. Luckily your knight in shinning armor was able to rescue you in time."
Marinette looked at Cat Noir skeptically. She didn't know why but there was something very familiar about him.
"What's with all the staring Princess?" He asked. "I get it you're shocked at how good looking I am right?"
"No." She said. "But you seem familiar to me. I feel like we've met before."
"Oh...Um..."
"Something about those eyes."
"Crap! She's on to me!" Adrien thought.
"Nope! Sorry Princess! We've never met before now so um...Now that you're safe I'm just gonna go unless of course you want me to walk you home."
"No I'll hail a taxi."
"You sure? I wouldn't want you to get attacked again."
"I'm sure that I'll be fine though I gotta say you're a pretty good hero."
"Thanks but that's only one of my many talents. You should hear what the ladies say about me?"
"Do you always flirt with girls you rescue?"
"Only when they're as pretty as you."
"I know I should be flattered but actually I'm just annoyed."
"Forgive me Princess, that wasn't my intention at all." He grinned.
That smile, she knew that she had seen it before but where and on who's face.
"Well see you around." He said.
Using his baton he shot himself on top of the roof of a building and ran off. The next day two people had gone missing. One was famous ornithgologist Dr. Xavier Ramier and pantomime actor Fred Harple who was Mylene's father.
"It's just not like him to just disappear." Mylene told Marinette and Alya at school the other day. "I'm so worried about him."
"Don't worry Mylene I'm sure the police will find him." Marinette assured him.
"I hope so. What if he's hurt? Or worse?"
"What happened the last time you saw him?" Alya asked.
"He had just come home when he received a phone call from work. He told me and my mother that he would be back by morning but he's been gone for a week."
"Well maybe he's still at work." Marinette said.
"No he would call and tell us if he was. Something happened."
Adrien happened to be near by and over heard the whole conversation. Mylene had always been so kind to him and he considered her a good friend so he decided to do her a favor. He changed into Cat Noir and began searching for Mylene's father but he couldn't find him anywhere. He also searched for Dr. Ramier but he was a no show too. He wondered what could've happened to them. He spied on detectives who were talking about what they thought happened. According to them all evidence regarding the disappearances of the two men pointed toward abduction but who would kidnap a bird scientists and a mime actor?
Little did he know that both Mr. Harple and Dr. Ramier had been kidnapped by Hawkmoth. Hawkmoth had plans for them. He was planning to subject them to his unstable chemical which he had swiped. The two men were strapped down in chairs and blindfolded.
"Dr. Ramier and Mr. Harple thank you for accepting my invitation." Hawkmoth said.
"Invitation?! You kidnapped us!" Fred said.
"Now there's no need to split hairs." Hawkmoth said.
"What are you going to do to us?" Xavier said.
"Oh I'm just going to give you a little makeover."
"What kind of makeover?"
"You'll see. When I'm done with you two you'll turn this city into my own personal war zone."
"You are a monster Hawkmoth!" Fred said.
"You're a freak!" Xavier added.
"Oh yeah? Interesting words coming from two people who are about to become monsters and freaks themselves!"
He injected his chemicals into their bodies and then subjected them to his knew machine. It warped their bodies and thier minds transforming them into insane, dangerous, mindless criminals who now served Hawkmoth.
"Now then my creations, you shall be called akumas and you serve me and no one else! Understand?!." He said. "Your mission is to go out into the world and cause chaos. Destroy anything and anyone you see! No mercy! Make Paris pay for all that I have suffered and let no one stop you! Go!"
The akumas were then released to attack Paris, seemingly with no one to stop them.
