"No, no, no," Bridgette mumbled as Ben came over and hugged her, "we can't be lost in the Catacombs! I've heard so many scary stories about this place! W-We're doomed!"

We'll be fine as long as we stick together, Ben signed, and we have the Quantic and Kwami.

"One minor problem," Gemme said, "I don't know if we could phase all the way back to the surface. It's pretty far now."

"We could try to head back," Larisse offered before turning to Felix, "but I'm leaving the choice to you, Felix."

Everyone's eyes were on him. He could see how scared Bridgette and Marinette were, but his feet were firmly planted to the ground. "Isra."

She nodded. "My visions have never been wrong. I know we have to be here to find out more about Damma and Adrien."

He turned to the two pigtailed girls. "I have to keep going."

After a moment they nodded. "Then onward we go." They took the lead with Ben as the group continued their journey deeper and deeper into the Catacombs. It was growing colder, and Tani and Lyra began shivering without any sleeves. Their flashlights were beginning to give, leaving only a few more until they would be caught in complete darkness.

It'd be nice if all our flashlights held out until we found some sort of-

Every one of the group's flashlights clocked out, covering them in a pitch black.

Clue.

"Hold on," Cheep said, "we may be able to help. Mello, Whipp, Hushh?"

Slowly but surely each of the Quantic began to glow, and soon the tunnel was filled with bright brown, white and blue lighting. Each of the Quantic's body was a source of mystical light that allowed them to see each other. "Cool," Victor gave them a thumbs up, "why didn't you ever show us this ability before?"

"We never needed it," Whipp told him as they walked along, "but it's nice to be able to glow every so often."

"I wish my vision had given me more information," Isra confided in Felix and Lyra, "wandering throughout the Catacombs with nothing more than an image of skulls from my dream won't get us anywhere with our investigation. I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful."

"Its fine," Lyra replied with a smile, "without you we would have never thought to look here. It's a start, at least."

"Hello?"

The group froze. "…Which one of us said that?"

Neo shook his head. "That wasn't any of us."

I know that voice.

Felix ran ahead, Cheep flying beside him and he turned a corner, nearly kicking away a loose skull as he made his way to a small, open cavern. He stood at the entrance, panting from his sprint as he stared into the green eyes of the blonde boy standing on the other side of the cavern.

"…Adrien."

"Felix," his brother ran over and wrapped him in a big hug, "how on earth did you get here?! This is a restricted area."

Felix hugged him back as the others ran over to join them at the entrance. "No restricted area is safe from the overprotective older brother." As Mythic and the others entered the cavern and looked around, Felix stepped aside for Marinette. "We also brought a good friend of yours."

Oh, and I brought my friends, along with five Greek strangers who are actually heroes like the rest of us. Normal day for the Agrestes.

"Marinette?" Adrien smiled as Plagg dove into his arms and began to cry. "I…," his eyes widened when he realized that Plagg and the other Kwami and Quantic were in full view of her, "I-I c-can explain!"

"…It's true," she whispered as Tikki landed on her shoulder, "you're…Chat Noir…"

"…L…Ladybug?" The two of them gazed into each other's eyes. "I…wow…all this time, Marinette…"

"I know…this is crazy…"

Adrien smiled. "But…I'm glad it's you."

Even with the little light Felix could see her cheeks going red. "I-I'm glad it's you, too…"

…Wait…does this mean…Adrien's going to have a GIRLFRIEND?!

"So," Larisse got the lucky duo's attention, "quick introductions. Larisse, Isra, Tani, Neo and Stephan, and these are our Kwami, Sunne, Luunar, Gemme, Beaak and Snowyy. You should know Lyra, Benjamin, Victor and Bridgette, and these are the Quantic, Cheep, Mello, Whipp and Hushh."

"…Okay," Adrien blinked a few times, "that'll take a moment to completely register."

"While that's going on? Can you tell us what happened?"

"I'm so sorry, Adrien," Plagg wailed through his sniffles, "I should have been there for you to transform into Chat Noir instead of stuffing my face!"

"Neither of us could have been prepared," Adrien comforted the Kwami, "it came out of nowhere. This shadowy figure that swiped my ring and dragged me all the way down here." He held his hand up, his white ring missing, and frowned. "Even if I wanted to transform I couldn't."

"I-I'll protect you!" When she realized that everyone was staring at her after her outburst Marinette looked to her shoes. "I-I mean…you're my partner. I promise we'll get your miraculous back."

"T-Thanks, Marinette. Oh, and…"

"Tikki," the Kwami greeted him with a grin, "nice to finally meet you face to face. After all this time of Marinette daydreaming about your future together it's nice to be able to talk with you from outside her purse."

"T-T-T-Tikki!"

Felix sighed. "Okay, save the romance for after we get out of here. We still need to find our way to the surface again."

"Hang on," his brother warned them, "there's something else. The shadow that brought me here, he's not alone."

"I knew it," Tani grimaced, "Gigas and Chimaira are part of this abduction, too."

"Excellent deduction, hero," a deep voice echoed from the dark tunnel, "Too bad it won't help your case."

Marinette and Felix spun around just in time to see a figure standing just out of view. "Oh no," she stepped back beside Adrien as the figure raised a wooden staff, "get back, guys!"

Vines burst out of the walls and floor of the cavern wrapping everyone's arms against their sides and tying them up against the rock. The Kwami and Quantic fled into hiding in their bags and purses as the figure tapped his staff against the ground. The tip of it glowed a bright, bright yellow, showering them in light.

"How unfortunate," he chuckled, "that no one can hear you scream down here."