Chat Blanc's face cracked a smile. Beneath the shattered glass and the rubble of the Louvre pyramid, dozens of people sat trapped within the steel web of support beams. The once feline superhero prancing about on his little stage, striking his baton harshly on the metal bars as he passes. His snarl agitated as people huddle back in fear.

Ladybug sat completely trapped, enclosed within the network of metal bars acting as her cage. The makeshift prison space was extremely confined, causing her to sit on the floor in dismay. "This is the day..." she muttered to herself, "his sanity finally dove into a spiral and he submitted to the evil works of Papillon..."

She could only blame herself, she was meant to help chat in every way possible. She wasn't the friend she was meant to be.

Chat Blanc walked over to Ladybug's personal cage, whisking his tail through the air proudly. He crouched down and grinned like he always did. Except he wasn't grinning out of pleasure. He was grinning out of accomplishment.

"Oh silly little bug," his rumbly low voice taunted her, "couldn't handle the pressure of being alone?"

"Thought you could save me?"

He leant closer.

"Thought you could save everyone?"

She locked her eyes shut for fear of tears streaming down her face. Chat Blanc slammed his palm against the metal cage, "What of it, you insect, answer my question!"

"No!" she cried out. "No, no I didn't... I can't save anyone..." she quietly sobs uncontrollably and failing to catch any breath. Chat Blanc stood up and began to walk away, pleased with his results.

"You can break me!" Ladybug shouted through the bars, "But you cannot break him! He is still there and I know it."

Chat Blanc stopped for a moment and in a quiet voice said, "How could you ever know what he desires, what he has felt, what he has suffered? You never asked, you never thought to even care. You are the villain here."

Ladybug refused, she did care. She cared so much for Chat. She could even go the boundary of saying she loved Chat. He was a beautiful friend. He was always there for her when she needed it, or even when she didn't. Always seeing the bright side of things. Never a dull moment.

Ladybug dried her eyes against her wrist. Chat was amazing...

"A maintenance guy with no legs is merely a handyman..." she whispered.

She looked up and raised her voice slightly.

"A penguin only finishes his house when he builds it up and igloos it together!"

Chat Blanc turned around and raised his voice, "Stop it, right now!"

"What is a thesaurus' favourite dessert?" she shouted at the floor, then looking up directly at him, "Synonym buns!"

"I once read a book about gravity, wouldn't recommend it though; it's a heavy subject!" she was now yelling across the room.

"Stop it, stop it, stop it!" he chanted, covering his ears.

"Beavers are the best dam creatures I've ever seen!"

"Having children is an heir raising experience!"

"Disorganised aquatic animals are otter chaos!"

"STOP!"

"You see!" she pleaded, "I had to live with that every day I spent with Chat Noir, MY Chat Noir!"

"You may think that I am self-centred, ignorant, and selfish for all my actions, and you may even be right."

"But do not think that I do not care!" she screamed.

"Chat Noir is the hero I need, he is the hero I desperately need."

"He is the man who spoke those awful puns into my ear only to make me smile for the briefest of times."

"He is the friend who wants me to be happy even at his own cost!"

"So please..."

"Make sure that he understands..."

"I need him..."

"M-m'lady?"