Hey, back with chapter 10! This one is for "I Dream Of Snowflakes" (I'm so evil!) This one is, I think, one of the darkest chapters I've ever done, so if you don't like dark...Leave now! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! ;)

Ladybug woke up with a pounding head, ringing in her ears and sore legs. She also woke up in a cold, dark room. She was alone. No Mackenzie and no Cat Noir. She started freaking out. She was alone in a dark room with no sign of life except her. She immediately shot up, then fell back down again. Once she regained her strength, preparing herself for the numbness that passed when she stood. Slowly, she made her way to a door. It was the only door in the entire room, so she assumed it was the one that lead in and out.

She banged on it a couple of times, with nothing happening. She walked over to the wall she woke up next to and thought about this. She looked down at herself. She was still in costume, so whoever had her in captivity hadn't taken her Miraculous yet. But they did take her yo-yo. She didn't have a weapon, she didn't have a defense system, and she didn't have her Lucky Charm.

She thought about how she could do this. Getting out obviously wasn't an easy option, but it was the only option. She was just about to consider running into the door, when the lock holding it in place clicked. Someone was coming. The first thing she saw was a shadow, then the sound of like…metal hitting metal. That's when her heart stopped. She saw a figure holding chains covered in something, whatever the chains were covered with, it was caked on!

Then a smell hit her. It was bad. She had smelled this before, though. It was blood. The figure started walking closer to Ladybug. She started to freak out when a voice filled the air and spoke her. "Come on. I'm taking you to see that girl, don't do anything stupid." It said. It was a man's voice, rough and deep. Ladybug stopped, just for a second. Then hands grabbed her arms and pulled her. Ladybug didn't know what to do. He said he was bringing her to 'the girl', did he mean Mackenzie!?

She fought back, but only until he pulled her close to his face and whispered. "Hey, fight me again and you will meet the same fate your partner did." It said. It sounded like whoever the voice belonged to was serious. Ladybug didn't know how to react, did he mean Cat Noir!? What did they do to Cat Noir!? Or did he mean Mackenzie!? What did they do to Mackenzie?! She wanted to know where he two partners were, so she just followed instruction and let the man lead her.

It was hard to keep track of where they were headed or how to get back to where they came from, having all the halls look the same. And it took forever to get where they were going. Surly the building wasn't that big. Ladybug just assumed this man was taking her around in circles to confuse her. It was working.

Finally, they reached another door. The man looked down at Ladybug then spoke, "Don't make any sudden moves, or it will be your last." He threatened. Ladybug believed him. After a few moments of awkward silence, the man smiled and opened the door. And what met Ladybugs eyes was scary.

Mackenzie. Chained to the wall, barely awake. Ladybug was pushed harshly into the cold room and the door closed behind her, hard. Ladybug didn't wait for a second. She rushed as fast as her hurting legs would carry her, and dipped down to the kid. Her first month here and she was chained to a wall.

Ladybug checked her breathing and pulse, thankfully, there were both there and they were both strong. Ladybug pulled and pushed at the metal, with little progress. It was no use, this feeling of being useless was getting old. That's when Ladybug just couldn't take it anymore. No one hurt her friends, or partners. Ladybug, out of fury, shook the chains and brought her fist down onto them.

Surprisingly, they broke! Ladybug's surprise came out on her face, then pain. Man, why did she think she could hit those chains without hurting her wrists? Ladybug ignored the stupid child inside of her and watched as Mackenzie slowly lifted herself up and stared into Ladybug's eyes.

The blue was fainted, Ladybug had been through a lot, her and her partner. Mackenzie knew Ladybug was worried about her, but she shouldn't be. Mackenzie was fine, just a little roughed up. Her wrists were aching, though. "So—Why did they bring you here?" Mackenzie asked. "I don't know they just threw me in here." Ladybug answered. Mackenzie was worried that they brought Ladybug in for a specific reason and she didn't want to know what that reason was.

"Do you know where Cat is?" Ladybug asked, positive that she knew what the answer was. "No, I haven't seen anybody except you." Mackenzie answered. Ladybug frowned. She was afraid of what was happening and where Cat Noir might be. The man had said, "Fight me again and you will meet the same fate your partner did." Obviously it wasn't Mackenzie, she was alone in this cold room tied to the wall, but that wasn't really torture. He had to be talking about Cat Noir.

"Same fate." Those two words brought a chill down Ladybug's spine. What did they do to Cat Noir?! Was he hurt? Was he alone like Mackenzie was, or was he de—No. ladybug wouldn't let her believe that. Cat Noir was strong and could fend for himself, at least Ladybug hoped he could.

She couldn't take it anymore, "Let us OUT!" Ladybug screamed as she banged on the door. She kept banging on the door until it clicked open and the same shadowy figure walked in. Mackenzie was frightened. Not only had she never seen Ladybug so furious, this man was taking them both by the arms and dragging them out.

This walk wasn't as long as the other one, but it still looked like all the walls were the same. They soon came up to a door and the man pulled both Ladybug's and Mackenzie's arms up to his face and breathed out his words. "He will let you get close, but if you try and escape, he will end you."

The two girls had no idea what he meant by this threat, but it was convincing enough to not want to try and escape, at least not until they found Cat Noir. The man opened the door and what met the girls' eyes was terrifying. It was him. Hawk Moth himself. Standing there, smiling.

"Hello, it's nice to see you. I hope my assistant made you comfortable." He said, snarl and all. "Not in the least. Where's Cat Noir!?" Ladybug yelled, fighting the urge to pounce on Hawk Moth. "He is—close." Hawk Moth answered. Ladybug hated this feeling. She had heard words similar to his. "He is closer than you think." That was said by Macke—Sting. Mackenzie wasn't Sting, and it wasn't her fault. She had fixed her mistakes and proved herself.

"If you don't tell me where he is so help me-" Ladybug started. "I wouldn't be making threats if I were you." Hawk Moth warned, as he walked over to a wall and pressed his hand on one of the cinders and surprisingly, it pressed in and the wall moved! Like some sort of secret passage.

Once the wall reached the end of its path, all Mackenzie and Ladybug saw was red. No joke. There was blood everywhere!

They were now angry, not scared. Hawk Moth had basically killed Cat Noir! There he was, in the middle of the room. Sprawled out in a pool of his own blood. His breathing was jagged and short. All they could do was fight against the giant man holding them while they listened to Hawk Moth laugh.

It seemed like time slowed down. It took forever to let Hawk Moth let them go. It felt like a life time, but it was probably only about a minute. The two girls rushed to the cat and fell to the ground next to him. Ladybug was pleased that Mackenzie cared so much as to help her more than once.

Mackenzie checked for a pulse, she couldn't find it! She pressed her fingers deeper into Cat Noir's neck, faint, very faint, there was a pulse. His chest was barely moving at all. He had several big gashes along the sides of his body and his hair was all dirty and messy. A pained look crossed onto his handsome face. His eyes were closed, shut tight.

'No one could sleep with their eyes shut that tight' Mackenzie says to herself. "He's still awake!" Mackenzie yelled. Ladybug didn't ask, or care about how Mackenzie knew this, she just zipped her hands down to her partner and shook him. "Cat Noir! Open your eyes! Please!" Ladybug pleaded.

Cat Noir heard her or something because a few seconds later, his emerald green eyes shot open. Only about halfway, though. Pain was the first thing Ladybug saw in his eyes. "Hurrrrts" Cat Noir moaned. "I know, I know! I'm so sorry!" Ladybug said back. "Ring" Cat Noir whispered, trying to tell Ladybug he was about to transform into his civilian form.

Ladybug looked down at Cat Noirs' ring, it was on its last pad! Hawk Moth just smiled when Ladybug had figured out his plan. He had waited until Cat Noir's ring was low and then he hurt Cat Noir so he couldn't do anything about it. "Why not me?" Ladybug yelled, directing her gaze at Hawk Moth.

"Because Cat Noir has a special connection with me." Hawk Moth answered back.

Earlier, Hawk Moth had figured out the secret identity of Cat Noir, and he. Got. Mad.

His own son was his enemy. All this time he had been trying to kill his own son! At first he was mad, then sad, then scared. Then he was mad again. If he could take Cat Noi-Adrien's ring, he wouldn't be able to transform into Cat Noir anymore and Hawk Moth would win.

He honestly didn't mean to hurt Cat Noir as bad as he did, but later Ladybug would thank him. He had done the world a favor, reveling Cat Noir's identity. He already had it, he could do damage with it. But what damage could that do to Gabriel Agreste?

Maybe it would help the business. Cat Noir is the supermodel everyone falls for, now that was a contract waiting to happen.

Told you this chapter would be dark! I feel like I'm only going to make just a few more chapters after this one... I found "LilyTheNinjaGirl"...She said "I'd love to see Mackenzie put into a situation where she has to choose between her family member/friend or Chat Noir/Ladybug's life." I'm putting in ideas for the next chapter! See you there!