Chat plastered himself against the doorway, letting Plagg spiral out of the transformation and phase into the tiny office.
It had been ages since he'd first thought about it. Since then, he'd spent a fair number of patrols scoping out some of Hawkmoth's favorite haunts to spot any cameras he could.
He could never be too careful - not when it came to making sure that Ladybug stayed safe. Plus, there were already far too many images of Chat Noir embarrassing himself as Ladybug led a "Scaredy Chat" about Paris without this particularly incriminating video of him babbling shamefully on the edge of the second level.
Though, to be fair, it wasn't everyday you were filmed in a panicked free fall off the Eiffel Tower. He smiled guiltily at his own delightful pun.
Sighing, Adrien stood from where he was crouched as Plagg finally jostled the lock open.
Tugging the block of Camembert out of his shirt pocket and tossing it to Plagg, he rolled a desk chair into perfect position to review the triple monitor setup, and got to work.
The door might have been locked, but the computer? Not so much.
He'd only been here once before, but his inside guy had clearly had been happy that Chat had kept his previous promise. And had very carefully left the camera listing out where he could find it quickly.
Adrien grinned, swiftly deleting the minute-long incriminating footage from the data folder, then noticed that the records actually went back the whole week. It was far enough that he could catch a glimpse of himself playing Princess in the Tower. With a Knight in shining red and spots to save him.
Patting down his pockets, he reached for the tiny thumb drive he'd stashed there to snag a copy for himself before deleting the original clip.
Plagg grinned through the footage. "I was the real hero there. And to think: the Master didn't want me to keep you both safe!"
Adrien beamed, ruffling the small tufts of fur between his Kwami's ears. "I couldn't have asked for a better pair of protectors!"
Plagg preened, pointing at the screen as the massive crack formed right beside Ladybug's feet. "Think we could save this bit, too?"
Winking, Adrien grabbed as much footage as the drive would allow, from every angle in that zone.
Five minutes later, Chat Noir sped out of the room, carefully locking it all behind him. He didn't dare to dawdle, but he was never more glad that he'd been taught to be thorough- especially since he now knew he could bring a precious treasure home thanks to his meticulous manner.
Plagg would be happy enough with his heroic feat captured on film, but the cameras at the tower had captured another moment he was glad to have committed to film: a blushing Ladybug quite literally sweeping him off his feet.
Author's Notes:
Thanks to Kellarhi and Enberlight for all their help!