Meanwhile, Hawkmoth, who had been watching both fights from his lair, was very pleased with his henchwomen. Volpina was about to take Ladybug's earrings and Cat Noir seemed to be too weak to stop Queen Bee from taking his ring.

"Ah ha ha ha ha! This is perfect!" he exclaimed. "Everything's going even better than I had previously thought."

Ladybug tried to break free, but the chains binding her were very tight.

There has to be a way out of this... Ladybug thought to herself.

I told you it was a bad idea to split up. Tikki said.

Ladybug felt defeated. There was nothing she could do. Volpina was in reaching distance.

"Any last words before I take your Miraculous?" Volpina asked.

"Yes. To my fellow Parisians, I'm sorry for having failed you." Ladybug answered.

No one but Volpina could hear her short speech.

"Very touching. It's too bad no one heard it." she remarked.

Suddenly pepper spray was thrown into her eyes. Someone worked to free the chains, and soon Ladybug was free.

"Go forth, Ladybug, and defeat her." a voice whispered.

"Lucky Charm!" she exclaimed.

Ladybug conjured a cross necklace.

"Okay, what do I do with this?" she asked.

She looked around, and saw a nearby car coming her way, one of Volpina's ponytail holders, and then looked at her necklace. Ladybug jumped onto the car, removed the latch from the clasp of the metal necklace and swung it towards Volpina. It nearly got her necklace, but it got one of her ponytail holders. She pulled on the necklace, tugging on her hair making her scream. Infuriated, Volpina threw a beam of energy at Ladybug then threw a copy of her Miraculous while she was stunned and ran away. Ladybug got up and broke the necklace, but there was no akuma.

Her Miraculous beeped. She had four minutes left. "Where's the akuma?" Ladybug looked around for Volpina, and found Lila unconscious behind a dumpster. The necklace appeared back in her hand. "Miraculous Ladybug!" She tossed the necklace into the air, repairing the small amount of damage caused by Volpina. "Pound it!" she said. "Oh right... Cat...is gone..."

She swung off back to her house and detransformed on her balcony.

Who needs Cat Noir? He's just a pain. I hate him. Marinette thought.

Meanwhile, over at the Louvre, Cat Noir got up after being weakened by Queen Bee's Malevolence.

"No matter how tough you are, I will defeat you!" he claimed.

He ran towards Queen Bee, who somersaulted and dodged his attack.

"You're only second rate. Without Ladybug, you're powerless." Queen Bee taunted.

She laughed at him and then Cat Noir looked closer and saw a yellow comb in her hair. He gasped.

"You're... you're a Miraculous holder, aren't you?" Cat Noir asked.

"That's right, kitty cat." she answered. "You can't stop me either away, Cat Noir!"

"You wanna bet?" he asked. "Cataclysm!"

"Poison sting!" she exclaimed.

Queen Bee fired the purple energy at Cat Noir, making him really sick. He unintentionally used his Cataclysm on the ground, causing the ground around him to shake and the concrete around the Louvre cracked and broke into several pieces. The Bee Miraculous beeped. Queen Bee's countdown had begun.

She smirked. "You're at the end of your rope, kitty. Just hand me the Miraculous and we'll call it a night."

Cat Noir was weak, sick, and about to faint. "Never!" He ran away.

"Hey! Get back here!" she yelled.

Queen Bee flew after him. Cat Noir's Miraculous beeped. Four minutes left.

"You'll never take me alive!" Cat Noir exclaimed.

"We'll just see about that!" Queen Bee proclaimed.

Cat Noir ran down on all fours as Queen Bee pursued him. Queen Bee's miraculous beeped again.

Are you sure you should be chasing him down? You only have three minutes left. Hunni told her.

I've got this. Queen Bee thought.

Queen Bee chased him down the streets of Paris. She flew over the Le Grand Paris Hotel. Her Miraculous beeped and she ran out of power. She detransformed mid-air.

Or maybe not.

"Ahh!" she screamed as she fell. Sploosh! Into the water. The pool was freezing cold. "Brr..."

"Don't say I didn't warn you." Hunni said.

"Shut up, Hunni." Chloe said through gritted teeth.

"Chloe?" Mr. Bourgeios asked. Hunni hid in Chloe's shirt. "Are you alright? I looked for you in your room, but I couldn't find you."

"I'm alright. Queen Bee kidnapped me to use me as bait to lure Ladybug out of hiding, but I escaped." Chloe answered.

"I'm glad you're safe." he said. He threw his arms around his daughter. She hugged him.

Whew. That was too close. Chloe thought. Nobody must find out about my ruse.

Meanwhile, Cat Noir was in an alley and he detransformed behind a dumpster.

"That was too close." Adrien said. He coughed vigorously.

"Oh no... You're sick." Plagg commented.

"I have to get back home." Adrien said. "But I'm so weak. And I'm out of Camembert for you."

"Your father doesn't even know you're gone. How are you going to get back in without the Gorilla or Sanscoeur noticing?" he asked.

"I don't know." Adrien answered.

Adrien was stuck in a quandary. He had no way to get back home without being noticed. And if he was caught by his father's employees, he'd be questioned again. He didn't want his dad to discover his double-life as Cat Noir.

"I guess I better find you some cheese. And quickly." he said.

He got out his phone and looked at the time. 9:55pm. All of the cheese shops were closed. What was he doing to feed Plagg? He hated peppers, didn't like sweet stuff, he ate nothing but cheese unless you forced him to eat something else. He walked out of the alley with Plagg in his vest, looking for the nearest food store. At this point, he was willing to take anything he could get. He saw a cafe that was relatively deserted. He knew he had about 20 euros in pocket money, so he decided to treat himself and Plagg. He walked in, got a table, and ordered a glass of water. Much to his delight (and surprise), the cafe was relatively deserted. It was a Friday night, and he was in the most deserted corner of the cafe.

Now that he wasn't fighting Queen Bee as Cat Noir, Adrien actually had time for a breather. Why didn't I say something to Ladybug? I love her... and now she never wants to see me again... I have no family, I have very few friends, none of which can help me with my difficulties as Cat Noir, and I've lost my one chance at true love. I have nothing left but my Miraculous.