5 months later.

"What do you mean it all disappeared?" King Gabriel said angrily while lounging on his throne, while his (publically known) mistress laid across his lap wearing a scandalous red gown of sheer with embroidered gold and roses over her naked body while showing off her legs bare feet and half of her breasts, her brown hair was done up in curly updo with gold embellishments as she smiled at Gabriel, while Gabriel wore a purple and silver suit with his long purple cape regally laid across the majestic throne, he stared down at his Captain of the Guard Theo Barbel and his First Knight and cousin Xavier Yves who was also called XY.

"Well, Sire. Those Merry Men rogues attacked the carriage and took all of the money, the jewels, and our armor." Theo said standing tall but also submissive before the King with his cousin and their 20 crewmen who were all in their skivvies.

"Didn't I hire you both to take care of them? You haven't had much trouble with them in the past so what has changed?" Gabriel accused leaning his face on his hand as he absentmindedly began rubbing his hand down the thigh of the chocolate haired beauty Lila that smiled happily and giggled at his actions, she was rubbing his facial stubble and giving him bedroom eyes, especially when his finger reached her center, and he rubbed her nub.

"Well, they did just get a new leader and he is much better than the last, he is more agile and a much better fighter..." XY says with a smile but then shrunk into himself when Theo gave him a death glare that said: 'Shut your mouth before I slice your throat.' especially when the King glared in anger as his finger picked up the pace on Lila who was moaning happily and loudly.

"Which we weren't expecting... Sire" he finished shrinking into himself.

"A new Leader? Wasn't the tall fat man enough?" Gabriel said as he watched Lila become heated while his hand gave her ministrations at her apex, and he could tell that she was close.

"Well Apparently he is so agile the citizens are calling him the Black Cat," XY replied trying to help the situation but ended up with an even worse look from his cousin.

"THAT ROGUE?" Gabriel shouted roughly pushing his long nail on Lila's clit so hard she began to bleed just as she climaxed and screamed in pain and pleasure.

"OW." She squealed before he pushed her off making her fall on her stomach.

"Oof." She gasped as she made hard contact with the floor letting the red gown fall and she laid there naked but unnoticed and not really cared about by the King as small droplets of blood were gently trickling from her clitoris, Gabriel stalked around on the Throne dias in frustration, letting his cape fly around angrily.

Lila tried to grasp her red gown but it was grabbed by Gabriel and the beautiful cloth was torn in anger then continuously shredded by the King's anger, and Lila watched while trying to cover herself.

"Nobody told you to cover up," Gabriel growled at Lila making her nod in submission and lightly shrink back in fear.

"That wicked boy desecrating the memory of my son." The King grumbled as Lila stood back up then sat down on the throne as her clit was throbbing with pain and pleasure and she couldn't walk very well, and she sat there letting the 20+ men gaze at her naked body and bleeding clit, and all of them had to grasp their already clasped hands over the rising erections.

"He is no big deal Sire. I promise we can take care of him. we underestimated him this time but it won't happen again." Theo said with confidence and a bit of evil intent as he ignored the King's Mistress.

"And why pray tell did you deem it necessary to not tell me this in the first place?" He asked accusingly down at the almost naked men.

"Only because I figured you would want to only focus on the upcoming events. Princess Marinette's birthday Ball is coming up and then your Wedding is not too long afterward. So you should focus only on the happy and we can handle the Rebels. No need to dirty your handsome royal hands with such tedious things." Theo groveled with a smile making King Gabriel's rage calm then smile at the thought as Lila rolled her eyes in annoyance at the mention of the virginal Princess.

"Indeed. Very well." Gabriel said as he was calmer standing before them in his evil Kingly aura, he fanned his fingers with long nails and went to daydreaming of his honeymoon where he will happily impregnate the young black-haired beauty.

"very well, then I will leave this rogue and his Merry Men to you and should you fail I will have you both drawn and quartered slowly and very painfully..." he paused to watch the men flinch is fear which made him happier.

"While I focus on the happier times," Gabriel said with a wicked smile as the men all shook with fear at his silky voice that dripped with evil.

"However, If you succeed then I shall give you my first daughter." He said making Theo smile up at the King while dreaming about a child sprouted from the delicate loins from the lovely Princess while King Gabriel grasped Lila by her hand and he pulled her from the room deciding to take the long way back to his room.

Adrien sat next to a tree his hood down and his face clean as he was picking at a loaf of moldy bread and tossing it to the pond to feed the fish and ducks. he watched peacefully as the burdenless creatures ate with happiness. Nino sat in the tree shining his sword and shield that Adrien had gifted to him, while Plagg was nearby munching on some smelly cheese and widdling wood figurines.

"Prince Adrien!" He heard making him look to find Wayhem Scarlet looking flustered as he arrived before him with a gasping breath his dirty blonde hair still tangled as his fell a little sweaty from his running.

"What's going on?" Adrien asked in concern standing quickly while Wayhem tried to catch his breath.

"'Tis the Princess Highness." He said gasping making Adrien prickle and come to grasp the young man by the arms.

"What about her is she ok?" Adrien asked quickly.

"I just heard around the village. Because of your attack on her during the raid..." Wayhem started but was interrupted.

"I didn't rape her," Adrien said getting bored and walking away in annoyance.

"NO, sir this is something else. The King had a virginity test done on her to make sure that she was still pure and it was overheard that he threatened her life this very day had she not been found a virgin," he said in an easy rush as Adrien's eyes widen.

"When is the wedding again?" he said with anger and concern.

"2 months after the Princess' birthday." Little Plagg said also thinking.

"Which is in 7 months and that doesn't give us a lot of time," Adrien said trying to quell his frustration as he began to pace and think. The Merry Men only stood at 34 men while the King's guardsmen went up to 200 so doing a kidnapping of a Princess will be much worse of war than just a pillaging of the palace.

"This means we just need to plan another raid and soon." Little Plagg said looking at Wayhem who nodded in agreement.

"We have done it before it will be easy," Wayhem replied and was prepared to run back to the village to spread the word.

"Wait," Adrien said getting an idea and making them look at the young prince.

"What?" Little Plagg and Wayhem looked at him as Nino listened intently but not really getting involved.

"Our last attack on the royal carriage seemed very sporadic and difficult we even lost a few men to the guards who arrested them, and that was the Captain of the guard," Adrien said remembering the raid and flinching at the thought of their comrades taken in chains.

"We need a new tactic. They seem stronger and more intelligent so a raid on the palace may not work in our favor like last time." Adrien relayed very intellectually, almost cockily.

"So what do you suggest?" Wayhem verbally attacked.

"I need to go to Church." He said as he walked away leaving Plagg and Wayhem confused.

Theo sat at his desk with his face scrunched in his hands as he drank away his sorrows from a bottle of berry wine, he now wore a set of dark blue clothes. His cousin XY was sat at an easel painting a portrait of the rogue from memory, he now wore a set of clothes in light purple with a purple bandana around his hair to keep his hay colored locks up in a spike as he painted.

"How much is the reward?" XY asked.

"1000 Francs," Theo said taking a swig from the bottle as he stood up and slowly walked towards the plate of fruit, bread, butter, and cheese to wash down the wine with.

"How are we going to pay that?" XY asked incredulously looking back at his cousin with a confused look.

"We're not. It's only for motivation for someone to turn him in and when they do we can deny the reward." Theo said his mouth full of cheese and grapes while coming up to look at the painting then furrowed his brow in disgust.

"The Black Cat?" Theo asked his cousin in pure disgust uncautiously spitting food onto the still-wet painting, he painting showed a picture of the young prince imposter in black clothing with an evil glint a playfulness in his eyes, but it was without his facepaint and his hood down to show that he looked similar to Prince Adrien

"Yeah that's what we've been calling him, isn't it?," XY questioned with all due seriousness not seeing the flying spittle food.

"Or should I put Prince Adrien Imposter?" He joked going back to the painting as Theo walked back to his table and pondered before looking at his cousin like a dunce.

"Idiot. We need something that will strike fear into the hearts of the people. Something that screams villain. Paint his black mask over his eyes and give him the hood too, he looks too much like the prince." Theo said as XY nodded and went to work. Theo watched as he walked back to his desk and taking a drink while thinking as XY painted over the name with paint to match the parchment paper.

As XY touched up his work finalizing the new picture, it was Adrien holding his bow and arrows in his new black sleeveless uniform, his long tail coat flying in the unseen wind, the hood covered his head but let blonde spikes peek out of it while a black line across his eyes made his green eyes appear animalistic as the photo stared into the soul of anyone who viewed it. Theo watched as the picture changed shape from the handsome and laughing Prince Adrien to the black rogue, then suddenly Theo got an idea, but he was unsure of the language considering he was only Italian.

"How do you say Black Cat in French?" Theo asked quickly.