Holiday season strikes again. Ill try to get another chapter out later in December but its gonna be near the end of the month if I do. Thanks for all your patience and feel free to comment ask questions and so on!

Marinette is a detective who can't keep a partner while hunting down the notorious Hawkmoth gang. Chat is the new cat burglar on the streets who never gets caught. After Marinette gets handed his case it's it won't be long before their fates collide especially when monsters start roaming the streets.


Dangers Run

It went without saying that most of the runners stopped whatever they were doing so they could witness the race Marinette was about to take part in. Marinette knew that people would even be scattered along the course where they wouldn't interfere with the runners below and she wondered if she was being overly cautious. There were a lot of things that could go wrong on the outside courses even when they did their best to keep everyone safe. This run was the most dangerous by far, even though they had been working on making it safer since Tiki and her had mapped the course. She and Tiki had even been building a fourth obstacle set to cross under the main set but they hadn't finished and Marinette really hoped she wouldn't have to take Adrien down there. Arriving at the starting line Adrien, she noticed was looking all around taking a real interest in his opponents.

"So what do you think of them?" Marinette asked

Adrien's nose crinkled as if he smelled something bad. "They are both in decent shape and Spikes friend is left handed. They don't seem to have a lot of upper body strength and Spike has an odd gate when walking."

Marinette snorted "Yeah I noticed that too it looks like he has a stick shoved up his butt and yet he is still trying to strut. I pray his running form is better otherwise he will look like a flailing chicken."

Adrien burst out laughing making several people look at him questioningly as Spike glared at them clearly sensing the insult even though he hadn't heard it.

"What's his problem?" Spike demanded

Waving a hand at him and giggling a bit herself Marinette managed "Oh nothing just talking about strutting butt heads is all."

Spikes face darkened and his friend gave a discreet cough making Marinette wonder if he was laughing too. Spike turned away to face front and Adrien managed to get his snickers under control as Stormy walked out on the overhanging platform above them.

"Alright ladies and gents, this is a paired race for Dangers Run. There is a bet on this race and its Spike vs Marinette along with their poor partners. There will be no cheating and whoever crosses the finish line as a PAIR first wins. Flags are already in the center and they are being monitored so make sure you grab yours alone. Any questions?" Stormy called

Silence descended as the racers dropped into their starting positions.

"Alrighty then. Ready, set, GO!" Stormy cried, cracking two bits of metal together making a loud ringing sound.

The runners took off, Marinette and Adrien easily pulling ahead in a full sprint. Low barriers were the first obstacles and they cleared them with ease although they both heard the sound of a body hitting wood followed by cursing. They were rapidly approaching the end of the alley where spikes jutted from the wall ahead. Usually when teams came into this part one member would have to wait while the other climbed. Since Marinette and Adrien were far enough ahead though, Adrien broke off from Marinette's side and leaped to the second set of spikes as Marinette got her first handhold on her side. They were at the top in seconds and Marinette caught sight of a furious looking Spike who looked as if he were limping slightly heading towards the end of the alley. Hoping Spike and his partner would take a while to climb Marinette shot across the rooftop in Adrien's wake halting as he eyed the next contraption.

"This one of those easier harder parts?" Adrien asked pointing to the two man zip line contraption that went from the roof of the building through an enlarged window into the darkness below. There was a rope woven net that extended below the whole thing even though it didn't end where the zip line did. The net dropped all the way to street level and then Adrien assumed you had to climb back up if you fell off although the missing zip line would force you to make your way across the obstacle on foot. No matter which way you took you still had to jump and Adrien was eager to give the zip line a whirl.

"Basically." Marinette answered with a wicked grin flinging her weight out so it wrapped around Adrien's chest.

He jumped at the lines contact but didn't say anything as she figure eighted the line around herself as well before wrapping her hands around the one side of the bar clinging to the farthest edge she could. Adrien already had hold of his side making sure he was close to the center since he was heavier and this way the slider would ride more evenly.

"Jump!" Marinette called and together they went over the edge arms jerking taught as they freefell down the line.

Initially Adrien had thought the manriki line around his chest was for in case he fell but as they slid down the line at an ever increasing speed he realized immediately what the line Marinette had put around him was really for. Since they were connected Marinette could pull Adrien closer towards her or let him sway away which in turn gave her the ability to steer. The doorway enveloped them and they kept flying along Marinette swaying them out of the way of several rope and foam obstacles that would have hindered their progress harshly.

"Net ahead. Dropping in three, two, one… now!" Marinette called releasing her handle with Adrien a microsecond behind.

The line left his chest just before hitting the net and he landed on all fours as Marinette landed on her butt, flipping to her feet as the net bounced them both back up. Stepping high in the net with an almost moon walking bounce Marinette quickly covered the space between them and the next platform. Bouncing in the wake of her gait Adrien nearly couldn't hold back the joyful purr that was building in his chest. They were running as a team practically a single unit and he couldn't even hear Spike or his buddies footsteps much less there curses.

Making it to solid ground once more Adrien noted the path ahead of them diverged. It was the first of many choices and he was surprised as Marinette went left towards the green side instead of the yellow.

"Green?" He asked as they scrambled up a rope net through a window to a higher elevation.

"The next area over converges the different obstacles. We can jump the easier one into the harder section, going green will save us time since we would have to do two yellow to get to the same point. Besides, I hate the turn tables which is what we just skipped." Marinette answered as they jogged down a short hallway like structure hopping strategically placed holes in the floor as they went.

Deciding he didn't need to know what the 'turn tables' were Adrien wondered if this area counted as an obstacle as he jumped a slightly larger hole than the others. Instead of asking he remained on his toes and said "Just tell me what to do Princess."

He could practically hear her eyes roll and her hand jerked up to flick his nose since he was running at her side. Not having expected the move Adrien wasn't fast enough to dodge and nearly hit the ground as he tripped over an uneven patch of floor. Catching him with one hand Marinette helped him keep his feet and they managed not to lose any speed although it was a close thing.

"I will trip your sorry self. We are far enough ahead I can deal with losing a few seconds." Marinette warned and Adrien laughed a little, even while dropping back a step in case she wasn't actually kidding.

Though he wanted to, Adrien didn't get a chance to reply since they came out the end of the hallway into an open space that made him gulp. The wall before them was missing clearly showing the building across the way from them and the height at which they now stood. Two ropes were strung out across the gap between the two buildings with boards swinging between them in intervals that had Adrien raising an eyebrow at. The obstacle was fairly straight forward and he wasn't sure how a partner was needed for this easier course. Moving to the edge he could see a lower course that was far more difficult looking down below and Adrien had to wonder how in the world they were going to jump the course as Marinette called it. No normal person could make the jump between the courses and the rope net under the harder obstacle would force you to climb back to the beginning even if you miraculously managed to snag it while falling past. Still trying to figure out exactly what Marinette was about to do he followed her out onto the very wobbly swinging bridge. Three quarters of the way out when they were closest to the harder obstacle set, Marinette lightly jumped up onto the main ropes before launching herself into open space.

Pure fear froze the breath in Adrien's lungs as she fell then her weight shot out to wrap around the main ropes of the harder obstacle. Within a few heart stopping moments she was swinging at the end of the line her free hand grasping the closest board to her so she could haul herself up into a secure position. Then she had the audacity to turn and grin at him like she hadn't done anything more than cross the street.

"Are you out of your mind?!" Adrien finally yelped as she threw her weighted line back over to where he still stood.

The weight slapped into the rope next to him wrapping around it and itself to become a secure tether and Marinette secured her end to the rope platform she hung on using what he assumed was another modified ascender.

"Nope! Now hurry up before anyone sees or catches up!" Marinette answered back.

Deciding to yell at her once the race was done Adrien hooked his ascender to the line and dropped over the edge all the while trying not to think about the fact that the only thing keeping him from falling to his death was a bit of metal and his arm strength. Before he could chicken out Adrien squeezed the grip and went sliding downwards until Marinette's hands grabbed him.

"You and Tiki did this a lot didn't you?" Adrien asked a touch shakily which was almost foolish considering he jumped buildings and gaps far worse than what he had slid down. Of course he only did that when encased in a fairly indestructible cat suit, but still.

Disengaging her lines Marinette slid her ascender back into a hidden pocket and began swinging the board they stood on. "Yeah and I'm sorry that I scared you. Warning you wouldn't have helped at all. Just think of this as a trust building exercise." She answered and at the peak of their next swing leaped off to the next platform.

Finding he sort of wanted to strangle her for that comment Adrien kept the platform swinging until she cleared the next platform so he could jump. "Any more 'jumps' I should worry about so I don't have a heart attack out here?" Adrien asked as they made it to solid flooring once more.

Marinette shrugged taking off with him close behind. "It depends." She answered cheekily "But I should be able to give you some warning and unless you try to stop me all it will all be perfectly safe."

Adrien growled, rightfully guessing that safe to her meant that if anyone else tried it, getting injured would be the best outcome they could have. Now that Adrien knew that though, he also understood that worse came to worse she trusted him to go get help not that he would ever leave her alone. That was beside the point though. What Adrien was really curious about was how he would fare on these obstacles as Chat, especially with the help of his baton. Knowing he would have to come try it another time Adrien put the meandering thoughts out of his mind and focused on the challenges before them. They crossed the next two obstacles easily and the very next room they entered was small, holding a pedestal with two flags and a young green haired youth that climbed to his feet as soon as they made it through the door.

"Marinette!" he crowed bouncing gleefully to her side to steal a hug from her.

"Hey Mikey! Any trouble on the course?" She asked as Adrien grabbed the flag.

"I don't know. I went around so I could set up the flags. Be careful Marinette it's the second half of the course that people get hurt on." Mikey answered tossing her a handheld walky-talky. "Stormy asked me to give that to you. Radio if you need assistance or if you run into trouble."

"Thanks kiddo. I'll walk you back tonight so don't go wandering off alone!" Marinette called as she ran out the other door following in Adrien's footsteps.

He was waiting for her at a wood plank bridge that ended midair and had red paint splashed across the end of the boards. A splash of green paint was by a metal slide and yellow was splashed by the wall where spikes created a ladder like formation down to the ground. The red side was something that could only be described as a tightrope that stretched down into a hole in the next building over.

"Is there another spot ahead where the course joins?" Adrien asked and Marinette nodded waving for him to follow her down the yellow rungs.

Adrien wanted to go down the tight rope but like before he deferred to Marinette's knowledge. "There is but I'd rather us go the yellow course for now. We should be far enough ahead that we shouldn't lose any time." Marinette answered and although Adrien couldn't see her face he heard the suspicion in her tone.

"You think something is wrong?" Adrien asked curiously, forgoing the last few rungs to drop to the ground beside her.

"I hope not." Marinette answered jogging down the alley they found themselves in. "If there is we will find out soon enough."

Quickly they came upon a wall that was impossible to climb alone and held no spikes or any other way to get up its sheer surface. Remembering this wall from Marinette's description Adrien sprinted to it then turned to face Marinette his fingers lacing together forming a cup. Marinette came at him full speed leaping lightly to his interlaced hands before he lunged upwards as she jumped. Their timing was perfect and she soared upwards, easily clearing the walls top. Landing on the edge Marinette jogged to the covered box feeling a trickle of satisfaction and amazement at their instinctive teamwork. Considering she had never run anything other than those last few moments on the other obstacle course with Adrien, they were working at a level of teamwork that had taken Marinette and Tiki a few months to get to. There were extenuating factors of course, such as the fact that Marinette hadn't been in as good a shape when first staring out with Tiki and she had been far less sure about her actions or reaction time. Still though the level of trust between her and Adrien was unprecedented and while she was thrilled a small alarm bell rang deep within her consciousness.

Squashing the bells toll for the moment Marinette flipped the lid open and froze a spike of fury surging through her and ending all the warm fuzzies she had been enjoying.

The anchor rope that was supposed to be in the box was gone and if anyone else had been in her position they would have been screwed. The anchor rope was the only way for the partner to climb up the wall unless one got very creative or had chains hidden up their sleeves. Any other group would have to back track now and take another obstacle which meant a lot of lost time and most likely a lost race. With a snarl Marinette stalked back to the edge to spy a slightly worried looking Adrien.

"Uh do I want to know or will there be a dead body up there to greet me?" Adrien asked seeing the furious look on her face.

Marinette shot him an unamused glance then tossed her chain down at him. The weight bouncing lightly at his feet as she pulled the walky-talky out of her numerous pockets before bracing herself to take Adrien's weight "Climb up this." She answered leaving the how up to him as she pressed the button on the side of the walky-talky. "Marinette to Stormy, the high wall has been sabotaged. There is no rope at the top. We managed to get up it anyways and are moving on but no one should run the course until we check over every obstacle."

Adrien climbed the wall using the ascender Marinette had given him, marveling at how useful it was to have. He wondered if she was going to let him keep it when they left tonight and as he made it to the top he heard Stormy's reply.

"We won't be able to prove it was Spike or his cronies. Are you going to continue the course?"

"We are going to win this Stormy. Just don't let anyone run the course after us. I'll let you know if there are any other problems." Marinette answered bracing herself further as Adrien's weight shifted to climb over the lip on the wall. She hardly even saw the ascender she gave him leave her line although she knew for a fact he had used it to climb up.

To his credit as soon as he gained his feet he asked "Where to next?" Without questioning the obstacles clear defacing or anything else.

Marinette slid the walky-talky away while recalling her chain. "We go through the next obstacle and we stay on our toes. I have a feeling that this isn't the only obstacle that's been tampered with but I don't know how Spike and his little friend expect to get through a tampered obstacle if they come this way."

They started running forwards again with Marinette in the lead and Adrien spoke sounding a tad unsure as he did. "Well there are other courses besides this one. Maybe they only tampered with some obstacles, in the hopes that we would be stopped or left so far behind we wouldn't be able to catch back up."

Gritting her teeth Marinette acknowledged the idea was a decent one. If she was going to sabotage a race she would do exactly that and simply choose another obstacle to avoid the sabotaged one. Even still, any sabotage on this course was a very dangerous if not downright deadly idea, and that really ticked her off. "If the others have gotten hurt it was probably due to this sabotage. We go through the next obstacle and we will see where we stand."

"I'll follow you anywhere." Adrien replied making Marinette glance back at him.

"You may come to regret those words." Marinette sighed as they came to a halt before a wide area the size of a ballroom.