Previously on In the End...
Sabine climbed up the stairs and opened the trapdoor that led to her daughter's room. She didn't see her at her computer. It was turned off. She climbed up more stairs to get to her bed. An empty bed. "Marinette?" she called out. "Huh.." she went up to the balcony. The balcony door was open. Marinette wasn't anywhere. "Tom!" she called out frantically. she nervously climbed back down.
"Don't be shy, darling. I won't hurt you." Hawkmoth had his arms out for Marinette to come closer. He helped her out of this Hell and possibly after making the ultimate wish, he could make things right for Marinette by erasing all of her memories.
The blunette hesitated. He was evil. Yet, she let herself fall into the arms of this villain. Revenge wasn't the answer. She remembered how Master Fu said that if the ladybug and black cat miraculous were used together, there would be ultimate consequences no matter the good or bad. "No," she said firmly. "I won't do evil."
"Who said it was evil? Your friends betrayed you. You're Ladybug. I will bring harm to your family and friends if I can't have your Miraculous!" he grew a little frustrated with the girl's constant refusals. He knew she couldn't hold out forever. She would eventually break again and be to a point where she could possibly be akumatized permanently.
She fell to her knees. This was only a dream, right? Master Fu never mentioned that Hawkmoth could enter one's conscience and manipulate them like that. "As long as I'm still breathing, you will never get your hands on my Miraculous. I'll make sure you hurt no one." she clenched one of her fists. That fist twitching slightly.
His presence was strong, but she was stronger. She remembered how Luka, Chloe, and Kagami were there for her. Her other friends who had betrayed her were trying to make up for their mistakes. It meant the world to her.
Hawkmoth swung his staff around, sending corrupted butterflies her way. "You can't escape from me, Ladybug. I'll always be watching." he laughed evilly.
Marinette woke up almost immediately after she saw those akumas coming close to her. Wh-where was she? She touched her ears and sighed in relief. Her heart raced as she recalled the dream. She looked to her side to see Tikki laying beside her. She moved to gently pick her up with her hands. "Tikki.." she whispered.
A cup of tea was set beside the young superhero.
Marinette looked up to see Master Fu. He had his hands behind his back. He was genuinely concerned. With Viperion bringing the limp girl to him. "Hello, Ladybug."
"Master Fu! Tikki! I..Hawkmoth knows about me being Ladybug! He's threatening to hurt my friends and family. I can't let that happen! There has to be something in that book of Miraculous that can stop this madness!"
"I'll look, but I wasn't even aware of Hawkmoth's powers. The guardians were very protective of these secrets." he went to check his phone and all of the copies he had made. The butterfly chapter was very interesting. Almost like representing the peacock miraculous.
The blunette set Tikki down on a pillow. With shaky hands, she lifted up the cup of tea and took a sip. "What am I doing here?" she wondered out loud. And Lila. She had to be more careful.
"Viperion brought you here," Fu replied as he did his best to decode all of Hawkmoth's known powers. "It says here that Hawkmoth is as powerful as the rest of the Miraculouses. If controlled enough, any user of the butterfly miraculous will be able to enter one's mind. In consequence, the person whom they target will also get harmed as well. If the target dies, his powers will be rendered useless and he will go insane." Fu hid the papers somewhere and set down the electronic device. He himself enjoyed a cup of tea too. He really hated himself for not being able to protect everything. This mess was all his fault. He sighed. The Miraculous team Ladybug had put together were strong. They were determined. They had perseverance.
Marinette sighed softly. "I'm so sorry I let myself become akumatized..this is all my fault."
"Don't blame yourself. You went through pain. We all can't hold that sort of stuff in." he smiled and took another sip of his tea.
She nodded. "Are you able to heal Tikki?"
"I can try." he set his cup down and scooted closer to Tikki. He placed his hands in front of him and closed his eyes. 'Hope..'
The ladybug kwami opened her eyes for a moment before closing them.
He kept his focus on her.
Marinette observed him.
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Hawkmoth had a wicked look on his face. If that Luka boy meant that much to her, he wasn't afraid to kill him to get what he wanted. If he had to take everything away from her just to get a hold of her Miraculous, he would. A few moments passed. The powers he had, he only smiled. "Nooroo, lead me to Ladybug."
"I won't let you hurt an innocent girl, Master."
"You wanted to do this! So help me! Or I'll make you shut up for good." Gabriel warned the poor kwami who backed away in fear.
Nooroo sighed softly. Curse his kind heart for wanting to help this man. He just wanted to see his friends. He wanted to let them know that he was right and he was sorry.
Gabriel smiled, thinking about his protege. With the help of Natalie and that girl Lila who had pretty good manipulation skills. If he managed to get his hands on every miraculous, he would be unstoppable. Even Ladybug and Cat Noir wouldn't be able to stop him. And he could possibly give Lila a Miraculous. She was more worthy than those so-called heroes who stopped every one of his akumas. But what he didn't like was putting his son in danger. But to have a happy family again...that's what he wanted most.
He gave Lila new evil powers. To find Ladybug and bring her back to his liar. He wanted those earrings. He would destroy that meddling team of heroes and end them once and for all.