"What do you mean?" The two heroes' faces showed the right expression, but they didn't want to accept that it was real. They looked into the room, to find the bed empty and a note from Lila; the only trace left of their daughter being her black cat stuffie.

Ladybug's legs began to wobble beneath her weight until she collapsed into a sobbing mess, detransforming in the process. Chat Noir was beside her, his arms wrapped around her weeping form as his head lay on her shoulder in comfort. Both heroes felt like they were shattering into a million pieces and not even the strongest glue could put them back together. Their whole world had changed in an instant and all they could think about was 'what if' or 'if I had just done this'. A billion thoughts went through their heads as the fox themed heroine stood in the doorway, allowing them some space.

They'd both had a feeling that night and both of them ignored it. They ignored it like the trusting fools they were. They should've known that Lila would do something like this. They should've known she'd go to extreme lengths, yet they still ignored the red flags that were right in their faces. Just like they had every other time something like this occurred. Yet, this time was different. This time they'd lost something that could never be replaced. Both of them didn't want to accept it but the evidence was staring them right in the face: their baby was gone.

Rena Rogue stood in the doorway, allowing the couple some space. She knew all too well how it felt to have a child go missing, her own son was in the hands of Lila and was now an akuma and this recent discovery was unsettling for her. She had known that Lila was after all of their children to gain some sort of leverage, but she thought that Emma would remain safe as she was Adrien's daughter, and she had a soft spot for the blonde.

The heroine sighed as she approached the couple, tears in her eyes. She'd let them down. She should've told them her suspicions from the start, yet she was so caught up in her own grief that she forget to prevent her friends from going through the same thing. She felt disgusted at herself for it. She was meant to be a hero and so far, she'd let part of herself down.

Gingerly, the brunette placed a hand on her friend's shoulder, making both of them turn around. She saw in the faces that they were a mess, like she and Carapace had been earlier that day. It had only been a day, yet the female felt like it was a decade. Her heart was weighed down by her guilt and it made telling her friends what she thought about the situation a lot harder. Today had really tedious and challenging for all of them and this discovery must have been a massive blow to both of them.

"I'm so sorry," The female managed to say, her voice quivering, "If I'd just told you guys what I suspected earlier then none of this would've happened."

The two looked at her in surprise at her words. It wasn't often that Alya blamed herself for situations like this, if anything she found a solution. Marinette looked at Chat who nodded.

"It wasn't your fault Alya," The blonde spoke, "You were just doing what you thought was best."

"No, Chat you're wrong," The heroine shook her head a a tear trickled down her cheek, "If I hadn't done that, then Emma wouldn't be in that filthy slag's hands. I'm to blame and I promise I'll find her."

"Rena it's fine," Marinette looked at her friend, offering a watery smile, "We'll all find a way to do something."

The brunette's heart broke at the way her friends were trying to talk her out of marching over to Lila and beating her to a pulp. They were in so much pain, as was she, and yet they still stuck up for the person who caused them all this pain. They really were heroes at heart.

"If you say so," She smiled back at them, "You two stay here, I'll help the others."

"No, you'll need us out there," Marinette interjected, her Ladybug showing, "You won't be able to purify the akumas."

The brunette chuckled at her friend's stubbornness, she always had that fiery side.

"Fine," She laughed, "I'll meet you two there."

She then left the two alone to fight the three akumas. She'd help defeat Lila and would teach her a lesson that she wouldn't forget.

"I'm starting to feel sleepy," Celeste could feel the sweat beading at her brow as she threw her fan towards a teddy, destroying it immediately.

"I know, but we have to keep going," Carapace threw his shield at a group of teddies, decapitating them immediately. Sand spilled from the toys immediately and they body turned into ash. It was hard to believe that the teddies were actually made of those two components.

"Where are they?" Bunnix asked as she managed to strike an akuma, "I mean they left not too long ago, but Ladybug and Chat never take too long."

"Maybe something held them up," Celeste offered.

"Birdie here's right," Queen Bee sighed, "Something did hold them up, but they'll be here soon."

"What do you mean something held them up?" Carapace paused for a moment to look at the blonde.

"You'll see in a moment," The heroine sighed.

Just as she finished explaining, Rena Rogue appeared, landing a blow on one akuma's head. She looked as if she'd been crying and there was a fire in her eyes. Something serious had happened and the otehr heroes could sense it immediately.

"What happened?" Bunnix raised a brow.

"She kidnapped another one," Rena managed to utter as she glared at the two akumas.

"What do you mean she kidnapped another one?" Carapace looked at her, "You don't mean-"

The heroine nodded and the others, except Celeste gasped.

"Can someone tell me what's going on?" She raised a brow, confusion evident in her expression.

"It's a long story," Bunnix sighed as she played with a stray hair, "We'll tell you later, kid."

"Ok," She nodded, "But we'd better finish off these akumas soon, so Ladybug can purify them."

The others all nodded and soon they were back in battle, ready to defeat Lila's latest creations.

Lila looked at the small infant sleeping peacefully in her arms. Her dark blue hair curled around her face and she had most of Marinette's facial features. That's what the female hated most about the infant, that she reminded her of the reason she didn't have Adrien. But she did have one feature that the female found interesting, her green eyes. They were the exact same shade as Adrien's and were the one thing that proved that she was his daughter. Well that and a few other things.

Her eyes were widened with fascination as the small child didn't stir and slept soundly in her arms. It was as if the infant was meant to be there, like her place was with Lila.

The female lifted her arms, ready to throw over the balcony, when she was stopped by her thoughts. Her arms froze in place as she was about to dash the child onto the ground far below the balcony, doubt and guilt making up her conscience. She couldn't harm this innocent child, she was Adrien's and even if Marinette was her mother, she was still his. She could never hurt Adrien, he was her world and if hurting Emma would hurt him, she wouldn't do it. The female growled as her mind became conflicted. She hated indecisiveness.

"Come back, all of you. We have what we need," She instructed the akumas, who replied instantly.

Looking at the child for a final time, she covered her in her blanket and went inside. Even if nothing went to plan today, she did just get some leverage and a chance to get closer to Bugaboo and Kitty.

The heroes were fighting well, when suddenly all of the akumas just took off and left, just like that. Not a word was said but they left, as quick as lightening, and the heroes could do nothing. By now Ladybug and Chat had joined the others and they all breathed a sigh of relief as the akumas left. But the grief was still there.

All of the adults gathered in a group, leaving Celeste and the sleeping heroes outside of their discussion. They needed to figure this out before Lila got too big of an advantage.

"So she's gotten all of them?" Bunnix asked.

"Yes, all of them," Ladybug looked down at the ground.

"So what can we do?" Queen Bee asked, "She's got too much of a leverage. For all we know, she could be plotting to use Emma for her next attack."

"I know," Ladybug sighed, "I just don't know what to do right now."

"None of us do," Chat Noir agreed.

"Is anyone gonna tell me what's going on?" Celeste caught all of their attention from outside the huddle, "And what are we gonna do with these sleeping heroes?"

Most of the other heroes were asleep, except for Ryuko and Viperion. They were also waiting with Celeste and had confused expressions.

"She's right," Ladybug sighed, "We have to deal with this right now. We'll all meet tomorrow at the Eiffel tower for patrol."

The others nodded and soon they all went their separate ways. Celeste went to the alleyway and Ladybug followed, ready to collect the teen's miraculous.

"Ladybug?" She asked her eyes wide.

"Yes?" The heroine looked at the teen.

"I was thinking that maybe I could keep my miraculous," She smiled, "I know it's a huge risk, but I can be of use. I usually wonder around Paris all day after school, so maybe I could find some valuable information. I really just wanna help. Really."

The adult bit her lip as she thought about the teens words. She did feel like it was a huge risk to give Celeste a miraculous, but then again it would be a valid reason. They did need all the help they could get, but something seemed familiar about this girl. The way she looked was extremely familiar.

Shaking her head, the female looked back at the teen whose excited look had been replaced with a knowing one.

"Never mind," She sighed, "I shouldn't have asked that, it was a stretch to have had the miraculous tonight let alone all the time. I'm sorry for asking Ladybug, it was really a step out of line. Everyone's right, all I do is mess everything up..."

"Don't say that," The heroine placed a hand on the girl's shoulder, "You're capable of so much more than you think, everyone is. With that being said, I'll let you keep the miraculous. But make sure to be there tomorrow."

"Thank you Ladybug!" The teen hugged the heroine before deciding to head home before her mother began to worry, "I won't let you down."

The heroine smiled after the teen as she left. A hand touched her shoulder and she jumped to see that it was only Chat, making her sigh in relief.

"Ready to go home?" He raised a brow.

"I guess so," The heroine sighed, "It's going to be so weird without her."

"I know," The blonde kissed her head before the two set off towards their home.

A/N:

Alya: What a conniving bitch.

Me: I know, it's terrible but at least she didn't kill anyone.

Alya: She's done way worse than kill them, she's literally stripped the infants away from their parents.

Me: Yeah, but at least they'll get to come back to them.

Alya: True, you know you never mentioned Celeste's hero name.

Me: Oh yeah, to be honest I don't really know what to call her. I might just give her Emilie's hero name since I'm that lazy.

Alya: You can't be so lazy if you managed to create this whole plot line.

Me: True but I'm terrible with names.

Alya: So ask the reader about what to call her.

Me: Fine. I will. What do you guys think I should call Celeste's alter ego? There happy now.

Alya: Yes.

Till next time,

D.L.D