I watched as Ladybug and Chat Noir walked right into my trap. Did they think I was stupid, or were they that naive? The hero team kicked open the door of the restaurant, where I was silently watching from afar. I just needed them to venture further, to where they could not escape, and I had the upper hand.

A bit farther and then, Perfect!

I teleport in and aim at the duo.

If I could just pause one, I could defeat the other quickly.

Successfully knocking Chat Noir down, I go in for the kill, raising my phone.

Ladybug catches my arm, stopping me from swiping, but when she pulls, I'm already gone. "You can't get me!" I teleport from place to place, appearing and disappearing before they can react. There are just too many possibilities, I knew this and I accounted for it.

"Yes, I can."

Shit.

I didn't account for that.

Ladybug started destroying the phones on the tables, minimalizing my space to move. If I keep teleporting I'll get cornered.

Think, Lady Wifi, think!

There.

The kitchen!

I teleport near the entrance and run inside, hoping that Ladybug follows me in.

She does, but just before the Cat Brat can follow, I throw a lock at the door.

It's just the two of us.

Using random items in the room, she manages to evade my attacks, but there are a limited number of pots you can throw until you left to your own devices.

She tries to tie me up with her yoyo, but I teleport quickly out of the way.

She launches herself at me again, and I erupt into sparks,

Reforming, I see my change.

Making two locks, I pin her hands to the wall, making it impossible to escape.

I reach for her mask, I'm about to uncover Ladybug's Identi-

Beeeeep

"What?"

My head snapped to the right as Chat Noir emerged from the dumbwaiter.

"You're out of minutes, Lady Wifi."

Shit,

I need to stall,

"Aww, How romantic, Tom cat's come for his love bug."

How can I stop him? If he frees Ladybug, Its game over.

I just need to catch him off guard.

Then, I can expose both of their Identities.

I smile, this will be easy.

"I am not his love bug." Ladybug announces,

"We'll get back to that later." Chat Noir quips.

This is my chance.

While he's distracted, I fire two shots, one to make him move right where I want him and the other to lock him in the freezer.

Problem solved.

Ladybug's face showed pure fear.

"Better get your kitty before he turns into a slushie."

Ladybug didn't have a plan, I defeated her, suddenly she yelled.

"Lucky ch-"

I gripped my hand over her mouth.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, would only speed the process."

She scowled and bit my hand "Ah, you little."

"You won't win, Chat Noir will stop you."

Creating a recording Icon, I broadcast to all of Paris.

"Hush, we're going on air," I tell her turning to the camera.

"Who is Ladybug? Is she a superhero or a super-weirdo? How can we trust the girl when we have no idea who she really is? We have the right to know!"

I grip the sides of her mask and pull.

It won't move.

I pull harder, and from different angles but still, it won't budge.

"Why doesn't it come off?"

"Uh... because it's magic?"

I groan but stop when the silhouette of a butterfly appears on my face.

Hawkmoth's voice surrounds my senses. "Forget the mask, grab her earrings. It will reveal her Identity, then, you can bring the miraculous to me."

I smile and reach for her earrings.

Ladybug's eyes widen as she realizes what I'm doing, She starts to thrash, trying to delay the inevitable.

Gripping her face, I remove one earring and watch as her costume slowly disappears.

"The anticipation is killing me."

I remove the second, and with a flash of light, Ladybug is gone.

And replaced with.

Marinette?

Turning to the camera, I start my commentary.

"Who would have thought, our Ladybug is Marinette Dupain-Cheng. A baker's Daughter," I smile at my past self's friend, "A nobody."

Suddenly she kicks me in the back and Yells at the top of her lungs. "Chat Noir will stop you!"

"You know maybe I should expose his Identity too."

"No, stop-"

I pause her. Silencing her voice before turning to the camera.

"Stay tuned for another bombshell."

Gripping her earrings in my hand, I walk towards the freezer to let the Chat-sicle free.

As I open the door, Chat quickly gets into a fighting position, he clearly was surprised and was shivering from hypothermia.

"Did you mi-" I freeze him, I had little patience, wanting to get this over with as soon as possible.

Scanning his hands,

I find his ring on his right hand that's wrapped around his baton.

Using all of my strength, I pry his hand from his death grip around his baton and remove his ring.

With a bright flash of light, I reveal that the identity of Chat Noir is, "Adrien Agreste well, that's a turn of events, the flashy Chat Noir is the son of world-renowned designer Gabriel Agreste. Our mighty heroes aren't who we thought they are, and their reign is over."

Ending the transmission, I look at the miraculous jewels in my hand,

These are powerful, sure, but why Hawkmoth needed them stumped me.

It doesn't mean anything to me, he gave me these powers in exchange for them so, I teleport to Hawkmoth's lair and finish the job.

After about 30 minutes of being frozen, Marinette and Adrien were set free from their holds. They lost their balance and fell to the floor. Adrien immediately noticed he wasn't wearing his suit and grabbed for his ring.

It was gone.

"Plagg? Plagg!" he called out panicked but found no answer.

He shivered maybe from hypothermia, maybe from fear.

Then suddenly he noticed he wasn't alone.

Across from him sat Marinette, holding her knees to her chest and looking down. Not acknowledging his existence.

Adrien was shocked to see her here,

he slowly approached her. "Marinette? What are you doing here, where's Ladybug?"

She didn't look up, she just wiped her face and answered in the shakiest voice he had ever heard.

"There is no Ladybug, not anymore."

She was quiet for what felt like an eternity before breathing out,

"She's gone."

"What happened?" Adrien asked as he placed his hand on her shoulder.

She looked up, staring straight in front of her with no focus.

Her face was wet and stained with tears as she said one sentence that gave Adrien pure fear.

"Hawkmoth won