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"What?" Chat Noir asked.

Ladybug looked up at Freeze, then back at Volpina. It was her expression that convinced her. Volpina looked like she'd seen a ghost. Ladybug had no idea how it was happening, but if Volpina recognized him, then it had to be true.

"I thought he was dead?" Ladybug didn't know what sort of trick this was, but she knew Hawkmoth was behind it. It was exactly the sort of thing he would do to try and get their miraculous.

Volpina didn't answer. One moment she was on the ground with them, and then Ladybug saw her fists tighten and she was gone. A gust of wind blew past Ladybug, and she lifted her arms to cover her face. When she lowered her arms, Volpina was gone. She looked up to see Freeze disappear just as a streak of orange darted where he used to be. The orange flash darted to where Freeze had teleported only to reach him just as he vanished again. It chased him over and over, and the two seemed to shift all over the rooftops.

Chat Noir spun in a full circle as he watched the orange and blue dancing above them. "What am I missing here, LB?"

"No time, Chat." Ladybug took a step forward, then looked back over her shoulder at him. "Keep tracking Hawkmoth!"

"Oh! Wait!" Chat pulled up his staff just as Ladybug threw her yo-yo and pulled up on top of the buildings.

Ladybug crouched on the edge of the roof and watched as Freeze – or Blu Pavone – kept appearing and disappearing all around. Her grip tightened around her yo-yo until he appeared close enough to her, and then she threw it towards him. It managed to catch him off guard and wrapped around his ankle. She yanked it back and caused him to fall off to the side.

"Don't!" Volpina shouted. She came to a stop by his side, but her anger was directed at Ladybug. "Leave him alone!"

"He's not who you think he is!" Ladybug yelled back.

"That's not what I mean!" Volpina replied. Her eyes widened as Ladybug felt a chill behind her.

Ladybug darted off to the side just as a blast of ice cold particles hit where she'd been only moments before.

"Focus on me, Will." Volpina growled. "Forget them."

"I can help." Ladybug jumped up and started to run towards Blu Pavone. As she got closer, he vanished. Before she could stop, she felt something heavy slam into her back and she tumbled forward off the roof.

"Gotcha, my lady." Chat Noir pounced up and caught her in midair. His staff branched down and pushed them up onto the roof. Both of them turned to Blu Pavone and got into a fighting stance.

"Stay out of this." Volpina dashed forward. A streak of orange was all Chat and Ladybug could make out as the fox heroine trailed after Pavone.

Ladybug watched them carefully, and when she found her moment again, she threw her yo-yo forward and dashed towards Blu Pavone.

Pavone didn't look pleased. He turned and suddenly Ladybug found herself flying backwards into a chimney. Her back hit so hard the wind was knocked out of her.

"Ladybug!" Chat Noir yelled.

"That was your last warning." Blu Pavone said. He vanished just as Volpina wrapped her arms around him, and then stumbled forward as he was gone.

Volpina growled, and sped off towards Pavone once more.

Chat tightened his grip on his staff, but when he heard Ladybug groan he dropped all desire to fight. He turned and ran over to her side. "My lady, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Chat." Ladybug said as she got up to her feet. "Keep tracking Hawkmoth."

"Oh, but Ladybug-"

She didn't stick around to hear him finish, and already jumped right back in the chase. This time she decided to set up a trap instead of going directly after him. Ladybug swung around the rooftops with her yo-yo until the string weaved into a large net. It wasn't until she heard the soft 'poof' behind her that she realized that wasn't the most brilliant plan.

"Lookout!"

Ladybug heard Volpina's warning after she was hit. She tried to dodge off to the side, but Blu's freezing blast hit her leg and pinned her to the spot. Ladybug looked up at him, then down at her leg. She frantically tried to pull her foot free, but the ice was creeping up her leg too fast. Unsure of what else to do, she quickly threw her yo-yo up into the air and shouted out "Lucky charm!"

Three things happened at once.

First, Volpina arrived at Ladybug's side.

Second, Chat Noir started running towards Ladybug, and shouted her name.

Third, a red polka-dotted icepick dropped down from the sky into Ladybugs hand.

Then everything went wrong.

Ladybug was in trouble.

That was the only thought going through Chat Noir's head. He didn't even know he'd started running towards her until he was halfway there. He didn't even realize he dropped his staff.

Ladybug was in trouble.

Volpina was next to Ladybug, and they were both trying to break the ice with the icepick. The ice was already up to Ladybug's waist. If she was frozen, they'd be in big trouble. Chat Noir couldn't purify the akuma. He needed her.

Ladybug was in trouble.

He was just a few steps away from them when he saw Ladybug look up at him. Her eyes were filled with panic and terror. She reached her hand out towards him as the ice crept up her chest and froze her arm outstretched towards him.

"Chat!" She cried out to him.

Chat felt an intense pain in his shoulder as the ice around Ladybug shattered. She felt down to the floor; her hand clutched her chest as she coughed. He tried to take another step towards her, but the pain in his shoulder intensified. Ladybug slumped down, but managed to look up and meet his eyes. She still held that same terror in her gaze and he couldn't understand why.

He felt himself falling down. It was like his legs had just given out from under him and he slumped to his knees. His hand reached up to his shoulder only to find a long ice crystal poking through him. It wasn't there a moment ago, he thought. He looked down to find the ice shard buried deep into his shoulder. Blood tricked down from his torn suit and he started to feel light headed. He heard the familiar 'poof' behind him. His arm was jerked upward and Chat howled in pain as the shard shifted under his stretched skin.

He saw Volpina grab Ladybug, and in a flash of orange they were gone.

That was good, he thought as he felt fingers wrap around his hand. At least she was safe. At least she wouldn't have to see whatever was about to happen to him.

Somewhere off in the distance, he heard her cry his name. It broke his heart to hear her screaming in such a blood curdling way. There was a soft flash of light as he felt his ring jerked off his finger. Ladybug's yells continued to echo in his head as he fell forward and rolled off the side of the building.

It's okay, he thought.

Ladybug was safe.