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Five. The Wounded Stranger.

Adrien moaned as he forced his eyes open. He was laying down on a thin mattress in the middle of a room that was decidedly… not his. He hurt all over and didn't feel like moving, so he sat there trying to recall exactly how he'd ended up where he was. After a few moments, Adrien managed to recall faintly fighting someone and losing pretty badly. He wasn't exactly sure what had happened. The door to the room slid open and a young woman around twenty years of age entered. She had short, choppy, black hair and green eyes that shone with concern. She was wearing a green kimono and held a bowl of water with a cloth.

He attempted to sit up and ask her what was going on. Where was Ladybug? How did he get here? What had happened?

"...Ladybug…" He muttered and he winced as sharp pain shot through his chest. He immediately forced himself to lay back down. The woman looked up in alarm.

"You are awake!" She said excitedly. She rushed to his side and knelt beside him, gently placing the damp cloth on his forehead and helping him lay back down.

"Where's Ladybug?" He asked in concern.

"Who?"

"Milady. Ladybug. Please. Is she safe?"

"Boy, I don't know who that is. I am Mingal, if you want to know. You gave everyone quite the scare young man. I've been tending to you for the past four days, but your fever didn't seem to want to break, no matter how quickly your injuries seemed to heal. We weren't sure if you'd ever wake up. The doctor thinks you were in a terrible battle. Your cat spirit friend wouldn't tell us much about you. Not even your name." Panic rushed through him. Plagg? They saw Plagg? But how? Why had his Kwami shown himself? Oh, Ladybug was going to kill him.

"Plagg… is a secret." He said quickly.

"Don't worry. We've kept the news about your miraculous appearance is on the down low. Most of the witnesses are old friends and have said nothing. Your spirit requested you remain a secret to the rest of the city. I agree. With the way the Dai Li have been acting lately… well, no one trusts them anymore, and you are just a boy."

"W-what are you talking about? Dai Li? What's that? Where am I?" Mingal gave him a sympathetic look.

"Poor boy, you don't even know where we are. Tell me, what is your name?"

"...Ad-er, uh, Chaton." He said in hesitation. He took a shaky breath and once more tired to recall what exactly had happened to him. The fight prior had been an absolute blur. Then it hit him. Hawkmoth. He'd fought Hawkmoth and had lost. Ladybug was going to… no…

"You have to let me go! Milady is in danger!"

"Calm down, Chaton. You are in no shape to go anywhere." Adrien was terrified that Hawkmoth was somewhere out there. His Lady was in danger. He couldn't calm down. He had to find her. He knew he couldn't afford to be sick or bed ridden, he was an easy target for Hawkmoth and his Akumas. His Lady needed him. And where was he? Nowhere in Paris, that much was sure. Oh no… he'd abandoned his father! His father had already lost Emile Agreste. If he didn't get home soon, his father would notice his disappearance and be really worried. It would break his father's heart all over again.

He inhaled sharply, holding back tears.

"Father…" He whispered, "I'm sorry."

"Don't worry boy, we will find your father." Mingal said kindly.

"I'm sorry… I'm just a little freaked out. Just tell me, where am I? Are we near Paris?"

"No! I've never heard of Paris. You must've hit your head harder than we thought. You must know, this is Ba Sing Se! The capital of the Earth Kingdom! This is the Middle ring. You are lucky to be here. Most people get stuck in the outer ring."

"Where? Where the heck is that? I've… I've never… I've never heard of a place like this…"

Once more, Mingal gave him a concerned look.

"I better get the doctor. You clearly are still sick. I'll get your spirit friend to watch you while I speak to Doctor Kantai. Plagg! Plagg! Come in here!" The Kwami zipped into the room, his eyes went wide in excitement.

"You're awake!" He flew above Adrien. The boy had never seen his Kwami so excited. Then, Plagg noticed he was acting so excited and quickly composed himself into his normal cocky and lazy self.

"I'm going to speak to the doctor. I need you to watch him. He's been ranting about someplace called Paris and someone called Milady. He can't seem to recall he's in Ba Sing Se. Honestly, I'm concerned. Just… watch him. Make sure he doesn't hurt himself, okay?"

"You got it Mingal, go talk to the the doc. We'll just hang here." Mingal nodded and left. The second she did Adrien glared over at Plagg.

"Were the heck are we? And where. Is. Ladybug?" Adrien growled. Plagg looked down at Adrien and shrugged.

"We are in another world, kid."

"...Wait what?! That can't be right? What about Ladybug?" Plagg sighed and explained the Jinx power and how they'd be stuck there until the Winter Solstice. He explained that Ladybug was somewhere else in that world and how they had a year before the solstice. Finally, Plagg encouraged Adrien to take it easy to rest. Once Adrien was well enough he would be able to try and locate Ladybug herself. After hearing all of this, Adrien sighed.

"Why is this my life Plagg? Look, I can't stay in this world for a year. If I go back I am one hundred percent sure I will never see daylight again. You know how he is. If he thinks I ran away or was kidnapped, which I am certain he will assume, he will never let me leave the mansion again." Adrien told Plagg.

"Sorry kid, but you have to wait. The Winter Solstice is the only way back home.

"Why, just why?" Adrien moaned, "Look, I told Mingal my name is Chaton. You'll address me as that from now on. Also, she thinks I'm crazy. Could you… clear that up for me? Convince her I was confused when waking up due to a dream I was having. I just needed a chance to wake up and clear my head." Once more, Adrien insisted on trying to sit up. He groaned as he did so, but wound up sitting up anyways.

"Woah, woah! Kid, you could hurt yourself more. Hawkmoth did a real number on you."

"I'm fine, Plagg. I don't want to just lay here, I'll lose it if I don't do something. Agh. He doubled over for a split second.

"Kid?!"

"Relax. I'm fine. I've been through worse."

"No, kid, you haven't."

"Of course I have. The pain from being separated from milady is far worse than this." He said, grinning weakly.

"Oh my gosh Adrien! Why did you have to be such a hopeless romantic?" Adrien's sly smile widened as he was pleased with his distraction for Plagg.

"I really can't help it. You mew Ladybug is purrfect for me and no one could replace her in my weary heart." He replied.

"Make it stop! Adrien why? Why must you torture me with your disgusting human lovesickness?" It took all of Adrien's will not to laugh at the Kwami's discomfort, mostly because he knew it would hurt to laugh.

"You know what kid? I take it back, you are perfectly healthy. Only you could be wounded and make those awful lovey, dovey remarks."

"I try." That's when the door opened. In stepped a man with green eyes and glasses. He was probably 30 to 40 years old. Behind him was Mingal.

"Chaton, correct?" The man asked. Adrien nodded.

"I am doctor Kantai. Do you you mind if I check over your injuries and stitches?"

"Uh, sure… I don't mind."

"So you have a broken ankle and several cracked ribs. I'm a little concerned, because you also had a lot of cuts on you, like you got into a sword fight. You've had a fever for the past few days and a mild head injury. What… what exactly happened to you?"

"I uh… got attacked from behind by a man with a sword. I might have provoked him further by taunting the guy like an idiot." Adrien said, which was actually true.

"Mugged? Well, that doesn't explain your miraculous appearance in the middle of the neighborhood market."

"Uh…" he looked over at Plagg and shrugged, silently begging for help.

"He doesn't know about that. See, I have a unique bond to Chaton's family.A long, long time ago, his ancestors did me a solid. I, in return, blessed his household with my divine protection and gave them and their descendants the gift of golden hair. Around two years back, Chaton got into a huge jam and I saw his golden hair. I remembered my promise to protect his household and bailed him out. His village… was destroyed that day. His village was called Paris. He called his girlfriend Milady or 's gone now. Hence the ranting when he woke up. It was just a bad dream. Anyways. When the kid got attack here in the city and I saw he was badly hurt, I used my powers and temporarily took control of him… hence the cat suit… and I teleported him here to save him." Mingal and Kantai glanced at each other. Adrien prayed that they would buy Plagg's elaborate lie.

"You poor thing." The doctor said, "I can't imagine what that must've been like. But the gold hair is very flashy. If you really want to avoid drawing out unwanted attention like that man who attacked you, I would recommend hiding it or cutting it." Adrien wasn't going to cut his hair. He was a model and cutting it was not an option. His father would kill him.

"Do you have a hat I can wear?" He asked hopefully.

"I'll get you something."

"Thanks." He replied sheepishly.

"Well, you seem to be healing well. I've never seen anyone recover or heal from injuries like that so quickly. Still, you should take it easy, but there's no reason you can't join us for supper today. Just try not to move so much and stay off that foot. Your ribs will hurt a little, but they've healed nicely so far. I'm more concerned about your stitches and ankle."

"Well… food would be nice… when is dinner?"

"You woke just in time for it. Mingal? Could you help our guest?" Mingal nodded and helped Adrien up, careful not to move too quickly and keep him off his foot. They helped him to the dinning area, where the innkeeper, a woman named Jayin, laid a bowl of stew in front of him as they helped him sit down.

"If you feel hot or feverish, tell us and we will take you back into the room to rest more, okay?" Kantai instructed.

"I will." Adrien said before digging into the meal eagerly.

"So, when you woke, you mentioned your father. Are your parents still around? Do we need to contact someone?" Adrien's expression darkened.

"My… mother is… no longer with us. My father? Well… I hardly see him anymore. We went our separate ways when my town was destroyed. I'm alone in the city."

"Oh, that is unfortunate, what are their names?" Jayin asked.

"...uh… Gabin and Emil."

"Strange names." Kantai said.

"So is Plagg's blessing from your mother or father's side of the family?" Mingal asked.

"Mom's. I definitely got the best of me from my mother." Adrien replied in a heartbeat. It was at that moment a knock was heard at the inn door. The innkeeper stood and opened it. There stood a man with a rich black robe with green accents. He was balding on top, but what hair he did have was tied back into a had a small moustache and goatee. His hair was black and eyes green.

"Hello. May I help you?" Jayin asked.

"My name is Long Feng. I was just passing by and I heard you had a very interesting guest in your inn. I was hoping to meet him." The man announced.

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