It was a regular day for the Parisian heroes known as Ladybug and Cat Noir. They had defeated yet another akumatized victim that their nemesis Shadow Moth had created with the task of stealing their miraculous. As always however, they were unaware why Shadow Moth continued to wreak havoc upon Paris. They assumed it was merely because that by gaining the Miraculous of both the ladybug and cat he would become the most powerful person in the world. Little did they know however, his motivations were a lot less selfish.

Shadow Moth whose real name is Gabriel Agreste was doing this to restore life to his deceased wife Emilie. If he had the Miraculous of Ladybug and Cat Noir he'd be able to wish for her to come back to life. Then Gabriel and Emilie could be a family again with their son Adrian. Unfortunately for Gabriel he had been foiled time and again in his quest to be granted a wish.

With his ability to grant superpowers to others Gabriel had continually tried and failed to create a villain that was powerful enough to defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir. One could wonder what would be so bad about just letting Hawk Moth have his wish. The reasoning was simple. No matter how noble his wish sounded, Ladybug and Cat Noir couldn't let him do it, as it would re-write existence as they knew it which could lead to catastrophe. Therefore, Ladybug and Cat Noir were just as determined to defeat Shadow Moth as it ensured everyone was safe.

Thankfully, Ladybug and Cat Noir had nearly succeeded, as Shadow Moth was running out of ideas for how he could defeat them. Unfortunately, Shadow Moth's closest ally Nathalie Sancoeur had come up with another way that Shadow Moth could be reunited with his lost love. It wouldn't be the same Emilie that was lost, but it was the best option they had.

"I can't stop," stated Gabriel. "No matter how much I fail, I must keep trying. But I just don't know what else I can do."

"Maybe we need to look at this from a different angle?" suggested Nathalie, still bed ridden from overusing the Peacock Miraculous while it was broken.

"There is no other angle. The only way to bring Emilie back is to have my wish granted by the Miraculous," declared Gabriel. "There's no other way"

"There's always another way," stated Nathalie.

Gabriel looked at her curiously.

"What if it wasn't your Emilie we brought back?" asked Nathalie.

"What do you mean my Emilie, there is no one else like her," stated Gabriel. "She was one of a kind."

"That's not necessarily true," replied Nathalie. "In my spare time, I've been reading up on what is known as the multiverse theory. The theory that there are an infinite number of universes, each with alternate versions of our universe's inhabitants."

"I'm aware of the multiverse theory, what's your point?" demanded Gabriel.

"So far we've failed in our quest to return the Emilie you lost to the land of the living!" explained Natalie. "What if we used the Butterfly Miraculous to give someone the power to cross universes. We could bring an Emilie that is still alive into our universe!"

"Don't be absurd," spat Gabriel. "No matter how much they might look or think like Emilie, none of them will be able to replace the one I lost."

"How can you be so sure?" asked Nathalie. "In one universe you might have never met Emilie. This could allow you to start from scratch with the same women you lost. In another you might have been the one who died, and she is seeking to defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir for the same purpose. There could also be a world near identical to our own with only a few minor differences. The possibilities are endless."

Gabriel still looked disgusted at the suggestion of replacing the women he loved with one from an alternate universe.

"I know no one can replace your Emilie, I just wanted to give you another option in case you never manage to obtain Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous," said Nathalie calmly.

Gabriel sighed.

"You're right. No one can ever replace the Emilie I lost. But… I do feel I'm running out of options. Alright, I'll do it."

"Who are you going to akumatize?" asked Nathalie.

"Myself," declared Gabriel. "No one wishes for her return more than I do, meaning I'm the only one whose emotions will be strong enough to jump across universes to find her. But I will not be transforming back before I become akumatized."

"What? If you do that Ladybug and Cat Noir will discover who you are," stated Nathalie.

"I know, but I've decided this will be my last attempt. Nothing I've done has worked and the fact that I've decided to obtain an Emilie from another universe shows I've all but given up on trying to bring back the one I lost. Therefore, this will be my last attempt, because if this doesn't work. I don't know what will."

Nathalie knew Gabriel was speaking the truth. The next akumatization would be the last.

"What about Adrien? You'll likely go to prison if word gets out that you're Shadowmoth. Have you thought about how that will affect him?" asked Nathalie.

"Of course I have," spat Gabriel. "I'm sure it will be hard at first, but in time he'll learn that I was doing this for us. He'll learn that I was doing this to restore our family to how it once was. You never know, in time he might continue my mission on his own."

"And if he doesn't?" asked Nathalie.

"He will, I know he'll make the right decision," claimed Gabriel. "Should I be taken from him, there's something I need you to do."

"Anything," stated Nathalie.

"In the event that I am unable to look after Adrien, I've appointed you as his legal guardian," stated Gabriel. "If I go away for my crimes, promise me you'll look after Adrien."

"I promise to look after him as if he were my own," swore Nathalie.

"Good. Well, let's get this over with," stated Gabriel. "Nooroo, Duusu…"

"Wait," said Nathalie.

"What is it?" demanded Gabriel.

"I think you should return the Peacock Miraculous to me," suggested Nathalie.

"Don't be foolish, you're in no condition to be using a Miraculous," stated Gabriel.

"That may be, but I'll heal. Also, you asked me to look after Adrien should you fail. If I have the Peacock Miraculous, I can protect him," reasoned Nathalie. "Please Gabriel, I just want to keep him safe."

Gabriel sighed.

"Very well." He handed her the Peacock Miraculous before heading to where he kept his butterflies.

"Nooroo, Dark Wings Rise," Gabriel turned into his previous identity of Hawk Moth.

"There is a soul out there who is so desperate to revive the one he loves that he's decided he'll do whatever it takes to see her again," said Hawk Moth calling one of his butterflies forward.

He closed his hands over the butterfly and turned it into an akuma. He let it go and the akuma started to fly away.

"Now, evilise me so I can jump across the multiverse," ordered Hawk Moth.

The akuma flew back and engulfed Hawk Moth, turning him into an entirely different villain.

"I am Dimension Jumper," he proclaimed. "And soon Emelie and I will be reunited."