Adrien
Later that night, Adrien was laying on the couch at Marinette's house. There was no way he was going back home. One thing stopped him from dismissing the idea altogether.
What if his father was doing it for him?
Adrien knew why Hawk Moth wanted the Miraculous. If someone controlled both the ladybug and black cat Miraculous at the same time, they were granted a wish.
They had never been able to figure out what Hawk Moth had wanted, but now that they knew who he was…
He sat up quickly, if they could figure his father's motive, they could stop him.
So many thoughts raced through Adrien's mind. What could his father want so much that he would be that desperate to figure it out?
He landed on a single thought and paled.
He said he did it for me. What if…
No, it couldn't be true.
Was he trying to bring Adrien's mom back?
No, he couldn't be, there had to be another explanation.
But it made perfect sense.
Hawk Moth was trying to bring back Emilie Agreste.
Tears stung Adrien's eyes as he thought about it. To have his mother back, that would be amazing. He was fighting against his mother coming back? For a moment he was tempted to leave for the mansion. Just hand over his Miraculous and try to get him mom back.
But he couldn't. His father had done terrible things, no matter what his motive was. He still couldn't help the tears that slid down his face.
There was a crash outside. Then inside!
He got up quietly, these people had chosen the wrong bakery to rob.
He crept down the stairs, hoping for a glimpse of whoever had broken in. He didn't see anyone.
He turned the corner and ran smack into Silencer.
It occurred to him that he should have transformed already.
"Plagg—!" Silencer put his finger to Adrien's lips.
There is no possible way this many unlucky things had happened to him in such a short period of time.
Adrien watched as his voice popped out of his mouth. He was in trouble. He tried to scream, but nothing happened.
Silencer collected Adrien's voice and smiled. Adrien fought as Silencer picked him up and put him in the fireman hold, but there was nothing he could do as he was taken out of the bakery and down the street.
Adrien paled at the sight of his father's mansion. "No!" He tried to shout, but he still couldn't make a sound.
As hard as he fought, he still could do nothing as he was carried through the open gate and into the house.
He was deposited in his room. but first, Silencer wrestled the ring off of Adrien's finger.
Adrien sat down on his couch, defeated. That's when his father walked into the room as Hawk Moth.
"Adrien, are you hurt?" He seemed genuinely concerned. Adrien just glared, unable to answer.
"I know you must be mad at me, but I needed you home, to show you something."
He clamped his hand around Adrien's upper arm, pulled him off the couch, and led him away.
He paused right before leaving the room and turned toward Silencer. "Silencer, make a phone call to the Dupan-Chang bakery. I believe we have finally discovered the identity of Ladybug."
And with that, he pulled Adrien out of the room.