A dull thrum in his head awoke Chat Noir. Lazily opening his eyes, he found himself in a square room with bamboo matted flooring and paper thin walls. Underneath him was a thin mattress and his hat for a pillow. He slowly sat up, the throbbing in his head continuing, only now from the monastery's drums.

"Ah, Chat Noir, I see you are awake."

Chat turned his head to find an old man, pouring tea into two small cups in the corner of the room. He was a small man, dressed in Buddhist robes, hair grey with the many years of wisdom.

"Master Fu?"

"So you know of me?" the master took the tea cups and walked over to Chat, sitting across from him. "Not many people know of me or this remote temple." Chat folded his leg, accepting the cup from Master Fu.

"I'm lead to believe a linguist stayed at your temple a few years ago. Went by the name of Ladybug." Chat took a sip from his tea, watching Master Fu's reaction as he did the same.

"Ladybug, that is a name I have not heard in many years. She did pass by, taking with her a copy of our ancient texts. And now you seek the same answers she did, also bearing a peacock fan."

Master Fu set down his mug as he spoke, pulling out the jeweled item from his robes.

"Your assistant told me of your mission. She is fine, and has been exploring the monastery. Although several of the monks are conflicted by her presence." The old man chuckled at the expense of his younger peers, Chat slightly smiling at the aged monk's humor.

"We will then be on our way if you could tell me what you told Ladybug."

Master Fu nodded, holding now the fan with both hands.

"This jewel along with many other like it, were crafted many years ago, harnessing powers able to aid people and countries in times of crisis. They were only given to those whose morals aligned for good. But those that turned astray, they become sucked into the jewel, the jewel feeding off the person's energy for their remaining lifetime to supply its power to the next wielder."

The old man sighed as he passed the jewel back over to Chat, Chat analyzing the item in his hand.

"So it's possible that my mother…" Chat trailed off as he looked from the jewel to Master Fu.

"It is entirely probable that someone is inside there. Whether it is Ladybug, who also carried the jewel, or your mother is difficult to say."
"Ladybug had the jewel?"

Master Fu nodded, "She was also searching for a way to take a person out. Whether or not she succeeded is uncertain because she has not returned with the book."

"So that book had answers to release a person?"

Master Fu nodded again, "Ladybug planned to translate the text for us as the language of the book had been lost over time while finding her answers. Even I could not tell you if the book had a way out or not for those trapped in the jewel."

Master Fu stood from his seat, Chat rising when he did, careful not to step on the bed.

"I'm sorry I can not be of further help here. My advice is to find Ladybug, she may have more answers regarding the text."

Chat nodded, his gaze following as Master Fu left.

"And I suggest you find your assistant, before she tempts my students any further."

Chat nodded again, waiting for Master Fu to leave before heading out of the room, making sure to grab his hat as he left.

The hallways were thin, and wooded, barely able to fit a man of Chat size. He proceeded to his left, guessing where Alya may be as he mulled over the new information.

What Master Fu had provided had been helpful, but now he needed that book back more than before. Marinette had said the book was donated to the library by Ladybug, but Chat would need to see the donation slip and some of Ladybug's notes in order to make sure it was actually Ladybug's writing. It could be entirely possible Ladybug's benefactor for the research had donated the book if she went missing. But if she was in the jewel, what had happened to his mother? Were both the women he cared about more than anything trapped by one powerful jewel?

And if that was the case, who would then steal the book, unless they were also after releasing someone from another jewel. Or even the peacock jewel. Would it have been Ladybug's benefactor? Or enemies of Ladybug? Or another group trying to release an evil being from another jewel? The possibilities were adding up, and making Chat's headache reappear.

He was startled from his train of thought by some clanging, sounding like metal plates shifting together. Following the sound, Chat found Rena in a stone room filled with ancient armor pieces, herself donned in the metal gear.

"What do you think Nino would say if I walked down the aisle like this," she asked as she took a wide samurai stance.

"I think Nino and the wedding guests will be scared for their lives." Chat removed the helmet off of her placing it back on the shelf where other helmets were stored. Rena frowned, but relented in taking off the armor.

"What did Master Fu tell you?"

"The jewel is used for power, those who abuse it get sucked inside, and their energy used to power the jewel for their remaining years they would have lived."

Rena furrowed her eyebrows, pausing before she would have taken off the breastplate.

"But your mother had always been on a side of justice, respecting history, nature, the way the world worked."

"My thoughts exactly, but I'm thinking she must have been researching into it too much, accidentally misusing it, and therefore…"
"Being sucked in."

"Exactly. Ladybug was also looking into this, and took the book Marinette had at the library to do more research. But now she's disappeared too. So perhaps Ladybug is also inside the jewel."

Rena nodded, removing the greaves off her legs.

"Unfortunately, we need that book back for more answers, and a translator once we do."

"Maybe Ladybug left some notes at the library?"

"Marinette said Ladybug left a translation guide and some notes at the library."

"So it looks like back to Paris for more answers?"

"Back to Paris."