Oh my god you guys. Am I dreaming? I have to be dreaming...right? This can't be happening! I must be dreaming. *pinches self* OW! OKAY, OKAY. NOT DREAMING! God, why did I do that?
But seriously. I can't believe we are here. CHAPTER 12! Oh my god. Wow. I need to compose myself, just hold on a second guys.
Wow. Just. Wow. Chapter 12. We've come a long way, haven't we?
So yeah, sorry for the few month wait as usual. BLAME THE TRANSFORMERS FRANCHISE AND MARVEL! I was originally going to post this on my birthday that was on Friday (July 14th) but things got in the way. Sorry again.
Now on with the story!
Disclaimer: Season 2 would already be out!
Marinette Clarié
Chapter 12
Mysteries Unfolding
By Peacerockgirl
"Well, well, well. Look who we have here." Clarié looked up in disgust at the man before her. He looked like a dirty pirate, smelled like one too. Come on! Can't he use a toothbrush?
The man had a sly smile on his face when he looked down at Clarié. She was beaten and broken, completely defeated and defenseless. She had no more fight in her.
"The famous Clarié. Oh, it's such an honor to finally meet the little she-devil." She said nothing.
"You know, it felt amazing when we finally took you down. And I have to say, you sure did give us one hell of a fight." He chuckled. "But not enough. Still very impressive. Took down 25 of our men before we got a chance to land a single hit on you."
The man paused in thought. He had been after Clarié for years, but now that he finally had her he doesn't know what to do. As he racked his brain for any ideas, a thought came to him. He gave a sinister smile when he looked back at Clarié.
"That boy must mean a great deal to you if you fought so hard to protect him." Even though she tried to hide it, her face betrayed her. Her capture saw a hint of fear flash in her eyes. His smile grew. "So he does. Tell me, Clarié...what would you do to save his life?" The man snapped his fingers.
The lights came on in the room next door. There was another prisoner tied to chair like she was. Their face was down so she couldn't see their face. Clarié eyes caught the color of their hair. Her eyes widened.
Those blond locks could only belong to one person...
"Adrian!" Clarié screamed as she started struggling against the restraints, trying to break free.
"Men! Hold her down!" Someone barked and a few seconds later, she was being pinned to the chair, forced to look straight at Adrian.
At first glance, he looked perfectly fine, but Clarié knew better. She knew that Hawkmoth wasn't like that.
He had cuts and bruises all over his arms. His shirt and shorts were ripped in some places and his hair had dirt and a few rocks in it. By the looks of it, Adrian put up some fight.
But Clarié suddenly came to a terrifying conclusion. Her eyes widened in horror.
"Awe, what's the matter? Why so still?" Hawkmoth laughed. Clairé slowly looked up at Hawkmoth with a death stare.
"What do you want from him? He's defenseless! He can't fight back! What do you want!?"
"Isn't it obvious Clarié?" Hawkmoth chuckled in amusement. "You should've figured it out by now given how smart you are." Clarié never looked away from him as he walked around the room.
Hawkmoth walked behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders. He leaned down and whispered in her ear. Her eyes grew wide. Soon, she slowly nodded.
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A young woman with dark, red hair was sitting at a desk in front of a wall of computers. She looked over the screens carefully as she searched for any signs of danger or trouble.
"Tikki!" A voice yelled out. She turned around to find the source of the yell. A short man with graying hair stood in an office located in the middle of the huge control room. The only thing dividing the other workers at their own computers around the room and the tiny office was bullet-proof glass.
Tikki got up and made her way to the office. "Yes, Director?" She asked in a calm tone.
"Have you heard from Clarié?" He asked sternly.
"No, not yet sir. I haven't talked to her since her last mission report last week, and she didn't show up to the randevu point last night."
Director Fu thought for a few moments. "Tikki, I need you and Plagg to find her and tell her to bring the Agreste boy in ASAP. He needs to be moved to a safe house in the country."
"Is this an emergency, sir?" Tikki asked.
"Yes, it is." Director Fu signaled Tikki to follow him as he walked toward a pedestal.
Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing and gave their full attention to Director Fu as he addressed his employees.
"Agents. This is very important. I am putting Code 8516 into effect. I need every person and resource available to conduct a search and rescue mission to locate Speical Agent Clarié and Adrian Agreste, the boy she was tasked to watch over and protect at all costs. We believe that Hawkmoth has kidnapped them both and has them in his custody. If we do not find them soon, they both may be lost and we can not afford that to happen. Get to work."
Everyone rushed around to follow their Directors orders.
"Tikki, I am putting you and Plagg in charge of this operation. The fate of Agent Clairé and Agreste hangs in the balance. I trust you can handle it?"
Tikki furiously nodded her head. "Yes, sir! You can count on me and Plagg!" Director Fu nodded his head once and left the control room.
Tikki motioned an assistant forward. "I need Commander Plagg to report to me. Tell him to hurry. Code 8516 is in effect and I need all hands on deck." The assistant nodded and quickly left.
Tikki picked up a headset and ordered agents around as they quickly set up command.
"Come on, Clarié. Where are you?" She mumbled to herself.
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Adrian slowly started to come to. At first, he could see blurry light, but couldn't make out any figures, just orbs of light dancing around. His ears were ringing very loudly.
He let out a grunt as he lifted his head and tried to make sense of his blurry surroundings.
"Ah, so the prince has finally woken." A sinister voice said from beside him. Adrian wanted to turn and see who had spoken, but alas he didn't have the strength to move. He felt hands on his shoulders.
"Did you enjoy your beauty rest? Besides, it is well known that Mr. Big Money needs his precious sleep." They broke out into dark laughs that lacked any humor in them.
"Who are you?" Adrian managed to rasp out.
"Oh." The voice cooed. They walked around until they were standing in front of him. Adrian couldn't see their face. He could only make the figure out in the dim light. I shot forward into the light. His eyes widened. "I am your worst nightmare."
"Dad?"
I was hoping to make this 2,000 words, but sadly I didn't get there.
I really hope you guys liked this chapter! I had a load of fun writing it. We are coming to a close soon guys so get ready for the finale coming soon!
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