Heartbreaker had run rampant through the streets, bringing sorrow and misery to anyone she came across. A few of the victims were kids she recognized from school, some were even classmates, but it had failed to satisfy the need she had to see others suffer. Nothing she did satisfied her need for spreading misery. Now she just wanted to deliver the miraculous to Hawk Moth and shatter his dreams, then she could get back to Adrien. Above her, a news helicopter hovered, keeping a camera trained on her.

Where is Cat Noir? she wondered. He had been gone for a while at this point, was it possible he went to Master Fu's? No, he doesn't know where Master Fu lives, she reminded herself, even I'm not supposed to know. She had considered heading there just in case, but in the end she didn't, and she wasn't quite sure why. It could've been that she didn't want Hawk Moth knowing where the guardian lived because that would make him too happy, or it could've been that, deep down, the voice of Ladybug was holding her back.

After growing impatient waiting for Cat Noir's return, she decided she should pay the master a visit, just in case. As she started getting to her feet, she heard the sound of a couple pairs of feet hitting the rooftop behind her. Turning swiftly, she pulled two daggers and threw them at the two figures. One was knocked aside by a metal baton, the other impacted on a string spinning so fast it created a shield.

Queen Bee, Heartbreaker grimaced, so he does know where Master Fu lives. I should've gone sooner…

"Ladybug isn't with him?" came Hawk Moth's voice, silent for some time until now, "No matter, deal with him now, and don't let him escape again."

"Please, stop this," Cat Noir pleaded, "You're better than this, Marinette, you have to fight it!"

"I'm not Marinette, I'm Heartbreaker," she corrected him. How does he know who I am?

"That's Marinette?" Queen Bee said incredulously, "How did she get akumatized? She's, like, the nicest person."

"What?" both Cat Noir and Heartbreaker looked at her in shock.

"Whatever," she shrugged, "it's not like she'll remember I said that."

Heartbreaker ignored the comment for now and focused on the task at hand. "So, I see you do know where the miraculous are hidden, kitty," she taunted him, pulling out a couple more daggers, "Too bad you chose the worst partner to join you. Does Ladybug not trust you with anyone else's identity?"

"You won't be saying that about me once I've paralyzed you," Queen Bee threatened. Surprisingly, she was pretty good at keeping her cool when she was Queen Bee, so it would take more to really upset her.

"Are you sure you want to be here right now, Chloé?" Heartbreaker turned to her, "and not taking care of your precious Adrikins?"

"Adrien?" she looked concerned; now Heartbreaker had her attention, "What happened to him?"

"Oh, you should've seen it," Heartbreaker went on, taking pleasure in her worried expression, "I kicked him right in the face."

"Adrikins!" Queen Bee shouted in dismay. She was genuinely concerned now.

"Don't listen to her, Queen Bee!" Cat Noir shouted at her.

"That's nothing compared to what I did to him next," Heartbreaker went on, ignoring him, "He's probably still writhing in pain in his room. Maybe you should go to him."

"How dare you!" Queen Bee shouted, her concern turning to anger, "How dare you, Dupain-Cheng!"

"Forget it, Queen Bee!" Cat Noir shouted, "She's lying!"

I am, but how does he know? Heartbreaker asked herself, her frown deepening. He didn't protest when she claimed to have kicked him, only her claim of doing more than that, and he sounded confident in his declaration. Maybe he checked on Adrien on the way here, or… She studied his face again, seeing once more the bruise that had developed on his chin. A bruise in the exact spot she had kicked Adrien. Her eyes went wide as the explanation came to her, one she had actively rejected before, but now it was so obvious she couldn't deny it.

"That's enough, we'll have to do this the hard way," Cat Noir said.

The two of them attacked together. They didn't have the coordination that Ladybug and Cat Noir had, but they still worked well enough. Heartbreaker was able to hold them off at first, but she needed to separate them in order to take the advantage.

Heartbreaker leapt away from them, gaining some distance, before tossing a few daggers toward the news helicopter still hovering nearby. The reporter and cameraman sitting in the open door were both struck, while a third dagger shattered the windshield and hit the pilot. Cat Noir shouted in surprise and jumped off to catch the reporter starting to fall into open air, wrapped in their misery.

"You'll pay for what you did to Adrikins!" Queen Bee shouted, holding up her right hand, "Venom!" A bee's stinger appeared around her upraised fist, charged with the power of subjection. Immediately she began to attack with it. This was actually more dangerous than dodging cataclysm was. This time she couldn't waste it on something random, nor did Queen Bee have to worry about accidentally hitting a dagger. The only chance was to control the rhythm of battle, turn the tide in her favor.

She did a backflip, putting some distance between them, before launching a barrage of daggers at her. Queen Bee deflected them easily, using one hand to spin her top while maintaining her venom with the other. Off to the side, Heartbreaker saw Cat Noir was still busy dealing with the helicopter. That should keep him busy long enough to deal with Queen Bee, she thought with satisfaction.

"Too bad you missed it," Heartbreaker shouted, "when I pummeled Adrien. I don't think he'll ever be a model again."

"I don't believe you!" Queen Bee shouted back, attacking with both top and stinger.

"I made such a mess, too," she went on, running around Queen Bee in circles while throwing daggers at her, "I don't think even Ladybug could fix it."

"How dare you! Shut up!" Queen Bee was losing her cool. Somehow, though, it didn't disrupt her attack pattern. She continued to attack with precision, becoming, if anything, more dangerous the angrier she got. She was like an angry hornet, made more deadly by prodding. Heartbreaker needed a different tactic, and she needed to get past that top.

It came flying at her again, but instead of dodging or deflecting it this time, she willingly stuck out her right hand, allowing the string to wrap around her. Before Queen Bee could take advantage of her catch, though, Heartbreaker herself grabbed the line and pulled. Queen Bee stumbled forward onto her knees, right in front of her.

"I knew you were useless," she whispered, stabbing the dagger in her free hand straight at Queen Bee's heart.