Marinette followed Grim further into the woods until they reached a cemetery. Then he suddenly stopped.
"Grim what is it?"
"Be very quiet." He said. "No loud noises or sudden moves."
"Why are we sneaking around?"
"Because if they see you, you'll be sorry."
"Who?"
Suddenly a campfire was started and skeletons jumped out of the ground. "The skeleton gang!" He gasped. They started to dance around the fire and throw their heads.
"Who are they?"
"Just a bunch of annoying skeletons who like to throw heads."
"Hey! Look!" One of them said. "We got a new head to throw." He grabbed Mariette's face and pulled. "Hey! Her head doesn't come off."
"Of course it doesn't! Let go of me!" Marinette said.
"Run for it!" Grim said.
"Get her!"
"Come back Lady!"
"Let's take off her head."
"Leave me alone!" Marinette said.
"Shoo! Shoo! Go on! Beat it!" Grim said. "Throw your own heads! Leave the little lady be!"
They were soon cornered.
"Time to transform." Marinette said. "Tikki spots on!"She transformed into Ladybug and lassoed her yo-yo around their legs causing them to fall. But they got back up. "Lucky charm!" It was a bowling ball. "What do I do with this?" After looking around she got an idea. She rolled the ball and knocked them to bites.
"Nice." Grim said.
"Thank you."
When her earrings ran out time she changed back and continued further.
"Why on earth would they want to throw my head?"
"Oh it's not just you, they'll throw any new head."
"Why?"
"They've been hanging around for so long that they're starting to lose their sanitey."
"Quick question. Why are you helping me?"
"Because I believe you might help us all move on." He said. "The reason why most of us can't move on is because we're under a curse."
"A curse?"
"We were all either servants or relatives of Felix and in life we kept him from the one he loved causing him to suffer now has punishment we must wonder the earth until he moves on."
They reached a bog.
"This is as far as I go." He said. "Good luck young lady. And beware of the undead things in there."
"Thanks for everything." She went on into the bog. Everything about this place made her shake and shiver. A glowing light caught her eye. It was misty and felt cold. It wanted her to follow it which she did. For some reason she felt the light was trying to tell her something. Then all at once it disappeared as if it had been frightened away by something.
The gargoyles had found her. She didn't have any food to recharge Tikki so her best chance was to run. She ducked into the trees, luckily it was tight squeeze so they couldn't get through. She ran until she felt a hand grab her arm causing her to scream.
"Easy it's me." Adrien said.
"Adrien? Oh Adrien! Wake me up! Tell me this is a nightmare!" He put his arms around her and pulled her into an embrace.
"It's okay I'm here now." He said soothingly.
"Oh yuck!" Plagg said. "Enough mush!"
"Plagg." Tikki said.
"Tikki."
"Good to see you."
"Tikki." Marinette said. "You said you needed to find Plagg. What for?"
She and Plagg joined hands and became silent. For awhile they didn't say or move.
"So Marinette um can we talk about you know?"
"Adrien I...I'm not the girl you love."
"Marinette. I."
"The key!" Tikki and Plagg said.
"What?" Marinette said.
"Felix will only move on if he's reunited with his lost love." Tikki said.
"Which he thinks you are Marinette or at least in another life." Plagg said.
"But I'm not Bridgette."
"We know that. But due to your slight resemblance to her he thinks otherwise." Plagg said.
"Why do I look a little bit like her?"
"Not sure." Tikki said. "I think it's just a coincidence."
"Adrien kind of looks like Felix if you ask me." Plagg said.
"Well you guys mentioned a key. What key?" Adrien said.
"There is a key in a crypt somewhere inside this bog." Tikki said. "We must find it. I don't know why but it's very important."
"Okay a key in a crypt. Where do we find it?"
"It's just a few blocks from here." Plagg said. "But I'm starving."
"He's right. Our kwamis need to recharge." Marinette said.
"How? There's no food around here." Adrien said.
"There must be something." She spotted a briar patch that was filled with blackberries. Marinette picked a few. "Eat up guys."
Tikki happily obliged.
"Sorry I prefer cheese."
"Just eat it Plagg." Adrien said. He did as he was told. They were charged up then rested inside her purse and his jacket. Marinette packed so more berries just in case. The two of them soon searched for the crypt unaware they were being watched.