To be honest after the last chapter I had no idea what to write next, but now that I've had a little time to think this story through, I think I know how it'll end. I'm not saying that this is the last chapter, definitely not! ;) I'm just saying I know what sort of ending I want, and that'll happen sometime later, don't know when but later.

So I did leave things off in the last chapter pretty heavy, thanks for all the feedback on that! :D I got so much feedback from that chapter not just on FanFiction but on deviantART too since I post this story there too! ^^

Oh, one more thing. I do realise I forgot to mention details in regards to that story cover contest I was planning. So basically I'm asking all of you, but if you can't that's fine, to create a story cover for this story. Deadline? Well I'm not really sure on that yet but I'd like to know if any of you could participate. :)

Anyways, enjoy Chapter 20 of Revelations!

Miraculous Ladybug (C) Thomas Astruc/Zagtoon

Chapter 20 – An Escape

Nothing but blank stares and utter silence were shared between the two, yet Adrien was still confused as to why Hawkmoth called him his son, it made him look away from Marinette in deep thought as he pressed his lips firmly together.

It couldn't be...He thought. Could his father be Hawkmoth? It all made the more sense now that he thought about it, when he questioned his ring, when he stared at it when he shook his hand as Chat, that last fight in his office. He wanted to deny it, but it made more sense the more he thought about it.

He looked up at Hawkmoth, could see the similar build of his father's body present on Hawkmoth, the same colour eyes too. Adrien only needed one final confirmation that it was Gabriel, Hawkmoth needed to undo his transformation.

Before Adrien could ask Hawkmoth to release his transformation, he could hear quiet sobs coming from Marinette. He sighed as his thoughts returned to all those times he fought alongside her, not knowing that they were in the same class and good friends, she had liked him all along as Adrien but never as Cat Noir, but it was so conflicting as he thought more of the confusion of their relationship with each other.

He liked Ladybug, but Ladybug didn't like Chat because she liked his alter ego and Adrien only found Marinette as a friend because he liked her alter ego. It all made the more sense as he drew the lines from one end to the other. He only wished he found out sooner, that way both he and Marinette would be happy together as a couple, but now he didn't know what to think as he was still pinned to the ground with Lady Wi-Fi's locks.

Hawkmoth cackled in evil laughter, putting Adrien's ring on his own finger, but yet he didn't ask Plagg to transform him. Instead he glared at Marinette and kneeled down in front of her.

"Where did your kwami go?" He asked in deep anger, his eyes narrowing at her water engulfed blue ones.

Marinette sniffled as she looked up at the villain, she wished she knew but at the same time it was good that she didn't. She didn't know the full extent to Hawkmoth's powers, all she knew was that he could akumatise other people under a deep state of revenge and anger. It was then that she glanced over at her crush, he was deep in thought but the narrowing of his eyebrows showed that he was getting frustrated or annoyed.

Her heart pounded, she didn't have time to take it all in. She felt Hawkmoth grip her chin tightly and growl as his heated breath was felt against her face. "Listen to me girl, you tell me where they are now!"

She cried again, her louder cries pinched Adrien's heart and made him turn to her, he wanted more than ever just to hold her in his arms to make her feel better, but at the same time he wanted to cry too. So far this was turning out to be the worst and most unluckiest day of his life. Luckily Marinette had some luck on her side, she didn't have her miraculous taken away from her. Tikki was quick enough to grab it and fly off.

But unfortunately she didn't know where her kwami disappeared to, and it wouldn't matter either way since she couldn't leave. She felt Hawkmoth kick her in the leg, severely bruising it as she shouted in pain, making Adrien's anger rise to a boil.

"You leave her alone!" He demanded, trying all he could to break free of the locks.

Hawkmoth stood straight, his face turning to his son with a glare before he stormed over to him, looking threatening and dominant over the blonde teen. "Unless you know where her miraculous went you stay out of this!" He demanded, pointing a finger at him.

Adrien glared, his eyes twitching with Hawkmoth's finger an inch away from his face, he wanted to know for sure if Hawkmoth was indeed his own father, aside from the overwhelming evidence that he was. "Show who you really are. I want to see the truth!" Adrien requested in demand, his eyes glaring and his teeth grinding together in pure hatred for Hawkmoth hurting Marinette.

The villain stood upright, a firm hand rested under his chin in thought. He knew exactly what Adrien wanted him to do, and seeing that his hands were unable to move to do anything to him, he grinned slightly as he stepped back towards the staircase, closing his eyes and pressing his hands against his miraculous.

"Nooroo, undo my transformation." He requested, before a swarm of white butterflies formed around Hawkmoth, making Adrien and Marinette shield their eyes from the bright light.

And then when the flash of light diminished, Adrien's suspicions and the obvious hints became a reality as the mask from his face disappeared and the silver hair and glasses appeared, his purple attire becoming white and red, his miraculous in plain sight. Then he realised that Gabriel had kept it hidden underneath his fashionable tie. He never questioned it before, but now he knew how his own father was able to hide the miraculous from him.

Just then, a light purple kwami appeared by Gabriel's side, looking tired and weak. He turned to see Plagg floating close by, Plagg had wanted to fly back over to Adrien, but he feared that Hawkmoth would do something horrible to the ring.

"Plagg? Master what is going on here?" The purple kwami cried, seeing two teens with their hands locked against the ground.

Gabriel didn't reply, instead he looked straight at his son, a serious expression held on his face as Adrien felt the stinging feeling of his father's eyes on him. He looked up once more; anger filled his face with redness and heat. He wanted to break free and hit his own father, but in a way it didn't seem right. He didn't speak a word to his father after that reveal. He had nothing more to say.

"You are finished Cat Noir, soon I'll have Ladybug's miraculous and you two will perish!" He declared, shaking his fist in pre-victory.

It was then that Adrien realised how much of a selfish and controlling man his father was. All he wanted was to be on top, to be the most powerful miraculous holder more than anyone else. It was like he didn't even recognise his own son anymore, the way Adrien saw it was that his father now only thought of him as an enemy, despite being his own son.

He wished he had someone to talk to about this, but all that he was left with was his thoughts. He could only think about everything and how it all made so much sense, yet at the same time his emotions overwhelmed him. His eyes twitched in pure anger, this time he pulled his arms to the extent that they became dislocated, he screamed in pain before he knelt back down and growled loudly at his father while the man smiled.

"You're not even my father anymore! I hate you!" Adrien cried, tears bursting from his eye sockets in deep hurt and betrayal. "I thought you were my father, now you're just an evil man wanting nothing more than power!"

Gabriel knew that there was less to this that Adrien knew about why he decided to become Hawkmoth. It was only because of one woman that he lost, but then he found her again. But unfortunately things took a dark turn from when she returned.

"You don't know anything about me do you?" He asked, shaking his head as he closed his eyes.

Adrien raised an eyebrow in confusion, but his expression still intensified from the boiling rage inside him.

The man walked up to his son and kneeled down in front of him, shooting a small evil grin before speaking. "I became Hawkmoth for one reason and that reason only."

Adrien looked up at his father, wanting to know exactly why he decided to become the evil Hawkmoth he is now.

"I did it for your mother...but then she returned...her nagging returned too, and I didn't want to go through that again." He explained, his head lowered as he closed his eyes.

And then suddenly it made all the more sense as to why Nathalie was such a monotone woman around him, she always did what she was asked to do and almost never slipped up. Adrien didn't know how long his mother had been like that but he must have assumed it was a while.

While all of this was going on, Marinette listened but continued to cry as she thought of all those times she was with Cat Noir and imagined Adrien as Chat. It was hard to believe, but she understood now more than ever how clueless she really was.

All those times Adrien left the same time she did during class just to stop an akuma attack was him leaving to turn into Cat Noir, and then she felt extremely surprised and impressed by how Adrien was so well at changing back and forth that day she was protecting him and his father from Jackaday. It must have been stressful for him at the time.

But now, he didn't have the luxury of transforming into Cat Noir anymore. Adrien couldn't be his confident and wild self without being behind that mask because no one knew who he was; he thought the same of Marinette. Being superheroes behind a mask was a true way to let unexplored traits be set free. As Ladybug Marinette was more confident and brave, while Cat Noir was more serious and outgoing.

It was something that they both enjoyed doing when they were behind that mask, but now Adrien had certainty that he wouldn't be enjoying that luxury any time soon. He looked up at a scared Plagg floating halfway in-between him and his father, he only wished Plagg could take the miraculous off Gabriel like Marinette's kwami was able to do, but he realised that it could have been an ability that only Marinette's kwami possessed.

Then Adrien focused his attention to the purple kwami, he seemed too caring and innocent to seem like an evil kwami, Marinette thought the same also when she looked at the purple butterfly kwami. It was obvious now that there was no such thing as an evil miraculous but only misuse of the miraculous that results in dark and evil power.

In all the meanwhile, Gabriel looked closely at Cat Noir's miraculous on his finger, he was glad it was able to fit on his finger tightly. He moved it around with his fingers, never having possessed this miraculous before and only knowing what it was made him intrigued and excited to see what it could do to him.

He cleared his throat as he fixed up his coat and looked forward before turning slightly to his kwami Nooroo. "You may go have a brief snack, but don't be too long." He warned as he rested his hands behind his back, looking away from his kwami.

Nooroo looked at the scared and mentally broken teenagers, he wanted more than ever to help them but he could only obey the holder of his miraculous. He sighed before he flew out of the room, taking in a sad glance towards Plagg before leaving.

"Now, I'm not going to use this miraculous yet until I have yours Ladybug." He stated, looking over towards Mariette who lifted her head slightly, before she turned it to Adrien, who was looking directly at her.

Adrien gave her a warm smile, to show that he was supporting of her in spite of knowing who she really was underneath the mask. She wanted to return that smile but felt an overwhelming amount of negativity that she could only lean her head down and shut her eyes tightly as tears seeped through, running down her cheeks.

She wanted all of this just to be a dream, but the pain from her leg when Hawkmoth kicked it was still there and hurting. She wanted Tikki back, she wanted Hawkmoth defeated, and she wanted to go home and forget this ever happened, in spite learning that her long time crush was fighting alongside her all this time.

Then Gabriel left without saying a word, he walked towards the front doors with Plagg being forced to follow him and then he slammed them shut behind him. He had all confidence that his son and the girl wouldn't be able to escape without their miraculous. And he was definitely certain that Adrien wasn't going anywhere for two reasons. One, he didn't have his miraculous anymore, and two, that's where he lived.

He knew for so long that Adrien was Cat Noir, their voices seemed so similar, the ring on the same finger, on the same hand when he saw it on both Cat Noir and Adrien. Gabriel knew exactly what the miraculous looked like with and without their kwamis inside them. He looked up at the darkened sky, seeing that Stormy Weather had taken over the weather once again. Gabriel smiled in pride of his accomplishment, but still knew that without Ladybug's miraculous his powers would be unbalanced. He wanted it all.

It wasn't long later that Nooroo came zooming past, not stopping at all past Adrien and Marinette as he made his way towards the front doors.

"Hey!" Adrien called in a whisper, making the purple kwami come to a halt. "Could you stay?"

Nooroo looked towards the door and sighed, feeling reluctance wash over him. "I'm sorry but I can't, I must stay with my master...he holds the miraculous so I have to do as he says...it's what all kwamis do. That's why Plagg followed my master outside just now." He explained, before slowly making his way to the door.

"Oh..." Adrien replied, looking down with a saddened look as the kwami left through the door.

In the room, there was full silence for what seemed forever but was only a minute as the teens were left alone, unable to touch one another but could look and talk to each other if they wanted to. Adrien was too immersed and overwhelmed by everything that he didn't know what to say anymore. His thoughts filled with betrayal and hurt from his father.

But they were washed away when he heard Marinette's voice. "Adrien...?" She said, looking over to him, his eyes darting straight at her as soon as she spoke.

"Yes?" He asked in a breathy tone, afraid that more negativity was going to come from Marinette after this huge revelation.

"I just want to say thank you for being there for me."

Adrien's eyes widened, it wasn't what he was expecting to hear as a first word response from the revelation of their secret identities, but it did make him smile as his heart relaxed more. "Thanks Marinette. And I thank you for always supporting me and being a good partner." He complimented with a warm smile.

Marinette felt a blush tingle against her cheeks, if only she could run up to him, but at the same time the revelation was still very raw to her, and she expected Adrien to feel this conflicted too, but feared that because of who Hawkmoth really was he felt more angered and betrayed than she did.

Gabriel was her fashion idol, she was shocked too, but she was more shocked at the fact that it was Adrien's own father that was Hawkmoth all this time. She did feel betrayed; she now hated Gabriel and wished she didn't enjoy his designs as much as she did. And she was surprised too as to how well Gabriel was able to keep that miraculous hidden away from everyone's eyes, but she had slight suspicions when Gabriel asked to take a look at her earrings. She knew he knew something about her miraculous.

Suddenly, Tikki came back through the window with a face of determination as she held the earrings in her tiny arms. Marinette gasped and her eyes widened at the more likely opportunity to escape and have her miraculous still safe from Hawkmoth.

"Tikki?!" Marinette cried in shock, causing Adrien to quickly lift his head up and gasp also.

Tikki quickly placed the earrings back on Marinette's ears before floating directly in front of her, her expression firm and full of determination and seriousness. "Say the words." She requested, her expression still serious.

Marinette felt a smile creep against her lips, her optimism returning as she spoke the command to transforming into Ladybug. "Tikki, spots on!"

It was then that Adrien watched in awe and amazement his good friend turn into his lady; it was an amazing sight that he wanted to see more and more of. The way the outfit glided over her skin, making her body more graceful and powerful at the same time.

Ladybug lifted her head after her transformation was complete, she then realised that it was the first time she transformed in front of someone, and this someone was actually her partner in crime. She looked over towards him and saw the shocked and amazed expression on his face; a smile crept along his lips.

"That was beautiful." He said, feeling his cheeks burn in heat from the blush that spread across them.

It wasn't long later that Ladybug used her lucky charm, with her fingers still being able to move but not her whole hand, she was able to flick her fingers linked with her yoyo up into the air to turn into Lady Wi-Fi's phone. Ladybug knew exactly what to do as soon as she saw the phone, as it landed on the ground, Ladybug used her foot to swipe against the screen, causing both her and Adrien to become free from the locks.

Adrien smiled widely in amazement and great relief, he looked up at Ladybug. Now he knew who she was, he wanted to run up to her and hold her in his arms, but then the feelings of his miraculous being taken returned. Ladybug could see it in his eyes, she wasn't sure how much of what Hawkmoth did she would be able to fix up, but she flung the phone into the air and tiny ladybugs whizzed everywhere.

Gabriel saw this within an instant and growled before he transformed and ran back inside, only to see that both teens were gone. "I'll get you Ladybug!" He announced loudly before he screamed in loss.

But he still felt the feeling of a ring still on his right hand; he looked to see that Cat Noir's miraculous was still on his finger. He smirked and chuckled evilly as he knew that Ladybug would be back soon.

Well there you go! I budged through! And you know, during this time I'm usually drop dead tired because I leave this chapter so late on Thursday nights and I've usually been up since 7 in the morning. It's weird how my body works... XD

But anyways, I think that Chapter definitely made a turnaround, and it looks like that's not the end! I know you guys want more but be patient! Next Chapter coming around Sunday/Monday. ;)