"Char Noir, I need you, come quick, at the school" Ladybug had barely hung up when Chat dropped by her side.
The last few jobs had seen a much more relaxed side of ladybug, allowing him to help and even laughed at one of his jokes. She had flirted back at their parting of ways and he was beginning to hope his luck was changing.
Another explosion from the far side of the school made them both duck. "Chat thank goodness your here, I'm just waiting on a report as to whose missing and how many. There are at least 3 students still caught up in there and the fire team cant get to them. I cant carry more than two by myself."
both headsets relayed the information.
'3 students confirmed still within the school, all other students are accounted for, 2 from the same class and 1 older student.'
"What classes were they in?" Chat asked in rushed tones.
'the two younger were in history and the older in art'
"related?" chat was on the ball today
'different surnames and we don't have any other information at this time'
"Chat, you take the history, ill take the art" no arguments, they worked as one team, constant communication as to where they were and their safety.
Ladybug dropped and slid under a crashing beam and hurdled over some lockers which had been knocked over by one of the explosions. She scowered the art rooms to no avail.
"I'm out LB, any luck?" Chats voice came over the radio headset.
"I've searched everywhere and I cant find him." she inhaled and let out a chocking cough of smoke.
"LB I'm coming in, two pairs of eyes are better than one"
Chat jumped back into the burning building which continued to pop when the flames found aerosols in lockers or chemicals in the chemistry lab. Following the path way to the art rooms he slid under a beam and heard the coughing.
"LB? LADYBUG?" there was no response but more coughing. "bug-a-boo!" chat shouted inhaling too much himself and coughing.
"over here!" a boys voice shouted from a corner somewhere. Chat found him and brought him out to the paramedics "LB I got him" chat spoke into the headset whilst the boy explained he was looking for his step-siblings, the twins who chat had rescued just before.
"LB?" Chat was still trying to contact her on the radio.
Panic started setting in. hat ran around to all the ambulance services and people he could find. No one had seen her after she went in the last time.
"no chat noir, you shouldn't go back in, the flames are reaching towards the boiler now and its too dangerous, either the building will collapse or you could get trapped" chat shrugged the mans hand off his arm.
"My lady is in there. Risking my life for her is my job, protecting her is my job, nothing will stop me doing that again, I love her." he ran in desperate to find her.
He kicked down doors and searched in lockers, he didn't know what had happened to make her stop communicating with him. But he could feel it was nothing good. His cat senses told him. He didn't have much time. More and more parts of the building were falling down overhead, twice his cat like reflexes stopped him being pinned by one of the beams.
His head was beginning to swim in the smoke and panic. Every glimpse of red had him scrambling over more and more rubble, tables, chairs. An old supply closet with a beam in front of the door. It took all his strength to remove the wedged beam and still no sign of her in there.
A squeak, he heard it, back in the room. He dashed back into the supply room and found ladybug almost passed out on the floor her legs and one arm trapped as the other continued to reach helplessly for her yo-yo and headset.
Trying to move the beam was useless, chat didn't waste much time before using cataclysm on the beam and rushing her to safety. How had he not seen her the first time, his mind was spinning even faster and he made it out of the building just in time before a tremendous explosion and the building collapsed in on itself.
He laid ladybug down for the paramedics to see to her. He could feel her weakening and as the paramedics were only feet away from him he saw the distinct glow of pink as she was losing the will to hold on to any form of consciousness. He had no time to think. Spinning round with the speed of a cheetah he grabbed the medical supplies and oxygen of the nearest paramedic, he grabbed his lady and vaulted to a nearby secluded rooftop.
He placed Marinette on the roof as Tikki rolled onto her lap also unconscious and spluttering. His ring beeped and he sobbed "Plagg claws in"
Plagg immediately saw to Tikki, with the millennia of experience he had he was much better suited to getting on with his task than having Adrien interfere.
Adrien shoved an oxygen mask onto Marinettes face and checked her skin for any signs of burns. Luckily it seemed it was only the smoke that had got to her. He held her in his arms for what seemed like hours but was actually only minutes. Her breathing became heavier and more calm. Plagg carried Tikki over to Adrien, she was awake but looked in terrible shape.
"Tikki, I'm so sorry, what happened, what should I do?" tears streamed down his face onto Marinette in his arms.
"I can help-"
"no!" Plagg interrupted her. "Your too weak, it will drain you, ill lose you, I cant lose you!"
Tikki held a small paw to Plaggs face "its ok" she smiled lovingly "look" she pointed at Marinettes chest rising and falling. "it wont be the same as last time."
Plagg let her go as she swirled her way back into Marinettes miraculous and Marinette transformed back into ladybug.
"Don't just sit there kid, get her down to the professionals!"
Adrien sniffed a few times "Plagg claws out"
The paramedics stood worried on the ground, looking at the rooftop where they knew their patient was laying. They saw Chat Noir slowly rise and slowly descend on his baton. News crews were everywhere. Chat allowed the paramedics to take away his beloved Lady but kept a close eye constantly whilst informing the news of what had happened..
