Deeper and deeper into the cave Adrien and Plagg went following their new friend, going even lower and the treasure room being long behind them.

Eventually they came out into a dark cave where across a huge lake and some stepping stones there was a small mountain with something giving off light on top of it.

Happy to be helping Carpet pointed towards it.

Seeing it Adrien climbed down onto the first stone, but before he left told Plagg "Wait here..."

Pouting Plagg looked away from Adrien and spotted something shiny.

Turning to see what it was he saw that it was a huge emerald being held out by a golden leopard almost telling Plagg to take it.

Slowly, checking Carpet wasn't watching, Plagg went over to it.

*o*

One by one, Adrien jumped across the stones, reached the bottom of the mountain, and began to climb the steps.

*o*

Back on the ledge, Carpet turned to see how Plagg was doing and saw he wasn't there.

Worried she quickly looked around for the feline and finally spotted him reaching out for the gem.

Panicking, knowing what will happen, Carpet rushed over and with her tassels grabbed Plagg by the tail holding him back.

*o*

Unknowing about what was happening back where Adrien had left his friends, the boy had just reached the top of the stairs and walked over to a pedestal where an old oil lamp was sitting in the middle of the ring of light.

Carefully Adrien reached out and picked it up, looking it over.

"This is it?" he asked confused "This is what we call all the way down here to..." he asked turning to check with Carpet when he say Plagg get out of her grip and take the emerald a big smile on his face.

"PLAGG NO!"

'INVALDENCE!' the cave's voice rang out making all the wall shake and Carpet look scared, as she was down on her 'knees' and clutching and shaking her 'head'.

'YOU HAVE TOUCHED... THE FORBIDEN TREASURE...' the cave continued.

Wanting to apologize Plagg gently placed the gem back, but it soon melted as did the leopard, scaring the black cat.

'NOW YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN... SEE THE LIGHT... OF DAY!' on that last word the pedestal burst into flames making Adrien, after putting the lamp into his pocket, have to jump and run back down the stairs.

However the stairs soon changed into a slide meaning he was flung into the air and fall into a now molten lava lake, just as he was about to Carpet came and saved him.

Gripping the tassels, Adrien held on as the rug swirled around the room and went back for Plagg who was on the stepping stones which were bursting one by one.

"GOTTA!" Adrien said grabbing his friend as the rock the feline was just standing on burst.

They almost heading out when the lava lake turned into a lava wave.

"Whoa Carpet let's move!" Adrien said gripping onto the tassels once more as the rug picked up speed, dodging the wave, and going back down the tunnel, the molten rock following them.

Halfway there, a rock came and would have his the boy and cat in their head if they didn't duck.

As Adrien got up again Plagg was on top of his head scared.

"Plagg..." Adrien said trying to get the cat off him "Plagg this is no time to panic..." he said pulling the black fur ball off and seeing a large stone wall. "Start panicking..."

Just as they were about to hit the wall Carpet dived down and zoomed through the door of the treasure room, the lava quick behind them making things fly into the air and others catch fire.

Outside a storm had began the moment Plagg had touched the forbidden treasure, and at the moment large forks of lightning were shooting across the sky.

At the mouth of the cave Hawkmoth, Nooroo now back in hiding, was looking inside wo see if Adrien would make it out.

Inside, Carpet had brought Adrien and Plagg to the entrance stairs and was almost out, when a large boulder fell down, throwing the boy and cat off and making them lad on a crumbling staircase.

"Help me out!" Adrien called to the man.

"Throw me the lamp..." he said reaching out a hand.

"I can't hold on," Adrien said scared "Give me your hand!"

"First give me the lamp!"

Seeing no other way, Adrien carefully dug into his pocket, pulled out the lamp, and shakily gave it to the man.

"HAHAHA! YEEESSSS... AT LAST!" Hawkmoth cried out to the sky gripping it putting into a pocket on his coat.

Hearing struggling, Hawkmoth turned to see Plagg using his fake walking stick to help Adrien out of the cave.

Sneering, hating cats, Hawkmoth kicked the feline away and grabbed the boy by the wrist.

"What are out doing?" Adrien asked confused.

"Giving you your reward..." Hawkmoth said giving a toothy grin and pulling out a large dagger, making Adrien's eyes grow wide "Your eternal reward..."

Just as Hawkmoth was about to bring the dagger down, Plagg came and sunk his teeth into his arm, baking him scream and let go of Adrien.

Then grabbing the cat by the scruff of it's neck he threw him back into the cave as well.

On the ground trying to get out from under the large boulder, Carpet finally managed it and zoomed up to catch her falling friends.

And with that, the Cave Of Wonders' moth slammed shut and lost it's shape, becoming a sand dune again the Golden Scarabs vanishing this time, and the sky cleared up as if nothing had happened.

"It's mine..." Hawkmoth laughed throwing away the beard and letting Nooroo out once more so they can both see the wonderful treasure. "It's all mine Nooroo..."

"Well let's see it then Hawkmoth..." the Butterfly Kwami said just as excited.

Nodding, Hawkmoth dug into the pocket he placed the lamp.

"What!" he asked looking into the pocket and checking seeing it was gone "But where is it? No!" he thought looking to the dune not believing this "NO!"

Not believing this, but seeing they were just dealing with a black cat, Nooroo face-palmed.

o0o

Back at the palace, Marinette and Alya were with their Kwami's in the Princess' bed room, where Tom had come to say goodnight to his daughter but saw she had been crying.

"Marinette?" he asked coming in to sit on the bed with them "Dearest, what's wrong?" he asked.

"Hawkmoth... Has done something... Terrible..." Marinette said sniffing and turning to her father hugging him burring her face into his chest.

"Honey... We'll set it right," Tom said handing Marinette a tissue and looked to Alya seeing the Princess was too upset. "Now tell me everything."