The three heroes made their way through one of the tunnels of the stadium, the echoes of combat following them at their heels.
Tigress looked over her shoulder and punched the wall, cracking the concrete under her first, "Damnit! How could this have happened!"
"No plan survives contact with the enemy," Chat Noir sighed if only Helmuth Von Moltke could see how his words were being used now.
Tigress glanced over her shoulder and pulled the two into the locker rooms, "So, what's the plan?"
"We need to get to Hawkmoth!" Ladybug spoke, "If we don't then we'll be facing his Akuma."
"We can't sneak in," Chat Noir sighed, "He knows who I am."
"I'll distract him," Tigress told the two younger heroes, "That will give you the chance to have Tikki guide you to the basement."
Ladybug nodded, "We'll need to be quick if we're going to get the drop on him."
"It's the best plan we got!" Chat Noir told them, he hoped they could do it.
They ran out of the stadium and saw a burning Paris, Akuma were destroying the city and the police were doing the best they could to hold them. They were failing.
The heroes jumped into one of the nearby roofs and began to make their way toward the Agreste Mansion.
"There are several security systems in the house," Chat Noir told the two other heroes, "We'll need to break-in if he hasn't started the lockdown yet."
A sudden shift in wind threw the three heroes off their feet, a laugh erupted from someone above them, "Stormy Weather is here to play, give me your Miraculous!"
Tigress took her whip off of her hip and swiped up at Stormy Weather. The cord wrapped around the Akuma's foot and was brought down through the roof of a nearby building.
The hero whirled around and pointed in the direction of the Agreste Mansion, "GO!"
Chat Noir grabbed Ladybug and pulled her with him as they continued their way toward the mansion. The sounds of a whip and cracks of lightning followed them.
"How could this have happened," Ladybug asked herself. Chat Noir could hear how she was trying to keep herself in check.
Two of their comrades had been separated and were now targets for Hawkmoth, Gabriel. Chat Noir sighed, this was going to be a tough battle and they weren't even inside the mansion yet.
Chat Noir glanced over his shoulder to his partner, "When we get inside we'll have to assume Le Paon is inside, the snakes' power will give us the edge we need!"
"You're right! Good thinking Kitty!" Ladybug smiled.
They stopped opposite the mansion, Chat Noir's head tilted slightly. The security systems had not been started yet, during such an attack and knowing that the heroes were on to him. What was Gabriel up to?
"What do you think?" He turned to his partner, "Do you think it's a trap?"
Ladybug knelt near the edge of the roof and put a hand on her chin. Chat Noir watched as she scanned the mansion, a small him left her before she turned back to her partner, "At this point it probably is, but what other choice do we have? We have to get into the basement and the elevator is the only way in."
Chat Noir looked down at the house and raised an eyebrow, he then sheathed his sword and looked down at his palm, "Maybe not."
Ladybug raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
"I remember that Tikki said the cavern was a massive space under the mansion, maybe I could use cataclysm to make a tunnel down." Chat Noir turned to her and shrugged, "Better than falling into a trap, right?"
Ladybug nodded, "Let's try it!"
Emilie jumped every time she heard an explosion, anytime the ground shook, any time the Peacock moved from her spot watching the elevator.
Nathalie had taken control of the Peacock Miraculous after it had been taken during their skirmish at the bakery.
Emilie let out a huff if only she could bust out of these chains, while she may not be able to do much against Nathalie while she didn't have a Miraculous she could get one good punch in.
"You know he's sorry, Emilie." Le Paon told the woman with a glance over her shoulder, "You know he's doing this for you, right?"
"I'd much rather he do it for Adrien, not me." She responded with a slight growl in her voice.
Le Paon opened her mouth to speak but closed her mouth when a patch of dirt fell onto the ground in front of her.
Emilie looked up above Le Paon just in time to see a large crack above her collapse, covering the supervillain to be covered by large mounds of dirt, cement, and rock.
Quickly following behind them were two figures, Ladybug and Chat Noir. They had weird outfits, ladybug's were spotted and a sea-green color while Chat Noir was black on one half and red on the other.
Ladybug looked around the cavern, "Is this it?"
"It is." Chat Noir responded, looking down at his baton. He looked down at the pinned Le Paon and took the brooch of her chest, "Can you put this in your yo-yo?"
Ladybug nodded.
His gaze moved around scanning the cavern before freezing upon seeing Emilie.
"Mom…" his voice was barely above a whisper.
He took a step toward her when his feet left the floor and his chin crashed onto the stone floor.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Adrien." A sinister voice spoke.
Ladybug readied her yo-yo and glanced down at Chat Noir who was struggling to get back up. She watched Hawkmoth make his way toward her and marked the first position on the snake Miraculous.
She charged at Hawkmoth but crashed to the ground when a baton hit her in the head.
Ladybug felt Darkbug land on the ground and drop somebody else. Ladybug tried to push herself up but was forced back down by Hawkmoth's heel.
"Father!" The two villains looked over to Chat Noir, both his sword and his Baton at his side, "LET. HER. GO."
"And why would I do that?" He turned to face his son. His heel still pushing down Ladybug, who was struggling to press the snake Miraculous.
"Because you need my Miraculous!" He took a short breath, "You created this new timeline with her Miraculous, now you just need mine to keep it stable!"
Hawkmoth looked over at Darkbug and nodded, "I take you up on your offer."
The villain lept high in the air and brought his cane down in a downward strike.
Chat Noir dodged and lunged toward the villain's gut with the dragon's blade.
Hawkmoth redirected the strike and grabbed Chat Noir by the throat, "Well isn't this familiar…"
The cat kicked Hawkmoth's chest and managed to release himself from Hawkmoth's clutches, "It's over father! You're done!"
Chat Noir charged toward his father, realizing too late that the grip on his cane had switched to be like a bat. With a solid swing, Chat Noir was sent through the roof of the cavern and into the skies of Paris.
Ladybug pushed Darkbug off of her and used her yo-yo to escape out of the cavern.
He turned to the shadows, "You too, get Ladybug." Darkbug and an Akumatized Tigress nodded before jumping out of the cavern and chasing the spotted hero.
Ladybug swung across the city dodging blasts, lighting, lasers, and even pigeons from the Akuma currently tarring apart Paris.
She swung wide of a tower to dodge a giant baby but was hit out of the sky when something slammed into her.
Ladybug fell onto a nearby balcony, destroying a small table and potted plants. She pushed herself back up, glancing around for her assailant.
In front of her was Jade, an akumatized Jade. His colors were different, less bright and darker.
He held out his hand to her, "Ladybug, Marinette, give me your Miraculous!"
The hero grabbed a piece of the destroyed wall and hurled it toward her opponent and dropped off the side of the roof.
The street was no better, a fog-related Akuma must have gone through here. She could hear footsteps, screams, and fighting happening all around her.
She continued to scan at her surroundings and smiled, a sewer grate!
By the time Jade, Darkbug, and Tigress had arrived Ladybug was missing and out of their view.
Chat Noir pulled himself off the ground and stumbled upward, the world was spinning and had spots in his vision.
He extended his staff and tried to stabilize himself.
Smoke invaded his lungs and his body begged him to lay down and take a break. With a groan, he stood up straight and took a look around him.
The Eiffel Tower was above him and smoke came from the burning buildings nearby.
"No…" he whispered, the screams being heard above the chaotic screaming.
"NO!" He tried to take a step but fell to the ground, both legs screaming in pain.
"Adrien, stop!" Hawkmoth landed behind the collapsed hero, "You're beaten, surrender now and no more of the city will be destroyed!"
Chat Noir grit his teeth and pushed himself off the ground and back up to his feet a second time. He stumbled backward for a moment but unsheathed his sword and pointed it at his father.
"I will never surrender to you of all people!"
Chat Noir charged forward and dodged a swing from his father before kicking his legs out from under him. Chat Noir got on top of the villain and raised his fist, "Give me one good reason, father!"
"You've failed already," he laughed, "Ladybug has fallen! Paris has fallen, Your mother has failed you!"
Gloves knuckles crashed against Hawkmoth's cheek, "No!" Chat Noir screamed, "No she hasn't, Ladybug is still fighting!" He punched his father again, "Mother is still fighting!"
"Adrien…" a voice spoke.
Chat Noir turned around and Marinette being held by her throat, "Adrien, please..." She begged him.
"Let her go!"
Darkbug tightened his gaze, the sinister smile growing on his face.
Chat Noir charged, and everything went black.
Ladybug glanced at the map on her yo-yo, finding that the sewer had led her to an area near the Eiffel tower. She continued until she found the sewer grate above her, a small frown pulled at her lips. She had been forced to release up the snake Miraculous a little while ago, the five minutes have passed by. Since then she had been making her way through the sewers in an attempt to find Chat Noir, and by extension, Hawkmoth.
Sass tilted his head, "What's wrong, Ladybug?"
"Something feels… off." She responded, glancing back toward her yo-yo, "I can't see Chat Noir on my map anymore."
"Hm," Sass responded, "That does seem odd, do you think he's lost his Miraculous?"
"No." Ladybug spoke after a moment, "We would know if he had." The two jumped when the ground shook beneath their feet. something huge had just fallen.
she reached for the snake Miraculous and handed it to the Kawami, "If we fail, find someone who can fix this."
Sass nodded, "Good luck, Ladybug.
When Ladybug made her way to the surface she froze. The Eiffel tower had been knocked onto its side and a bright light was emitting from it.
Ladybug readied her yo-yo and made her way over the destroyed Eiffel Tower. She could see someone in white fighting against Hawkmoth and another individual who looked familiar.
Ladybug landed with a roll and got a good look at the combatants. The first was the unknown individual, she had long brown hair, a flute, and wore the Fox Miraculous. All at once her memory from Tikki appeared in her mind, it was Volpina. Ladybug shook her head and took a look at the other two combatants. The second was Hawkmoth, his suit had several claw marks torn through the fabric and was desperately fighting his opponent. The third made Ladybug's heart stop.
Chat Noir's entire color scheme had been inverted. His normal black leather had become white, the red of the dragon had turned blue. His eyes were no longer Vibrant green, but a sinister blue.
She watched as he dodged a strike from Volpina and put his blade through her, causing her to collapse on the floor.
She tried to steady her breathing and cupped her hands together, "Chat Noir!" The two remaining combatants stopped and looked over to the still-alive Ladybug.
Hawkmoth cursed his luck and turned back to his son. Who's hand was raised to his father's face.
"Cataclysm…"
A white light surrounded his hand, seemingly about to explode in a wave of violent anger.
"Chat, don't do this," Ladybug cried out, landing next to Hawkmoth, "We're better than this!"
"You don't understand, Marinette!" He protested, "He killed us in the past! He's killed millions!"
"And we can fix that!" Ladybug reminded him, "We can use the two Miraculous to wish everything back to the way it was before Gabriel had created this timeline."
"But he has to go!" He argued, "He caused the deaths of you, mother, Alya, Nino, and so many others! I can't live in the same world as my murderer of a father!"
Ladybug shook her head, "That's the Akuma talking," She walked in between Hawkmoth and Chat Blanc, "Take a breath, Adrien." She grabbed onto his arm and lowered it, "That anger will only help him win."
Hawkmoth watched an invisible battle between the two as they stared at each other. He saw how undefended her earrings are in this moment, a small smile breaking through his neutral facade.
With the swiftness of a cat, he grabbed Ladybug in a chokehold and pulled her against him, quickly stealing one of the earrings.
"NO!" Chat Blanc raised his arm again, the energy growing in size and power.
Hawkmoth made a clicking sound toward his son, "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Adrien"
The energy in his palm kept growing however, a shocked expression fell onto the blonde's face.
The villain stumbled away from the shocked Chat Blanc, "What's going on?!"
"I- I can't stop it!" He cried out
Gabriel stole the other Earring, dropped Marinette, and ran.
Meanwhile, Marinette stood up and wiped away a tear, "Adrien Listen to me, you have to calm down." She squinted as the energy grew and began to surround her partner in a vibrant white light.
"Adrien?" She heard him let out a panicked scream as the energy continued to grow.
The girl walked in toward him, tears streaming down her face. Paris was burning around the two of them and Hawkmoth had the Ladybug Miraculous, but she didn't care.
She stopped just short of the energy and cupped her hands together, shouting three words into the energy field.
"I love you!"
A/N: Thanks for reading this story! This is the final chapter of the fic and I hoped you like it!