Chapter 4: Ladybug

"Aren't you going to take her miraculous?" I hear a voice ask, i feel my mind stir and i try not to move, pretending to be asleep, so i could eavesdrop. "I will, but right now, she is helpless and that cat is nothing without her. She is the perfect bait." I hear another voice say. "They are going to use me as bait?" i think to myself.

I crack open my eyes and i see Dr. Slumber and, HAWKMOTH? I gasp and they look at me, "Looks like the little bug finally decided to join us!" Hawkmoth sneers. I shake my head, "Chat Noir is too smart to fall for you're trap!" I say confidently.

Hawkmoth laughs, "Oh you poor naive bug, haven't you ever heard the saying, 'Love can make people do crazy things'?" i stop, he is right, "If he can't stop you, i will!" i say, not able to think of anything else. "I'd like to see you try." Dr. Slumber says, as he gestures towards me, i look down to realize my hands are chained to the wall and my legs are bound by ropes.

I look at my hip and see my yo-yo gone. "Looking for this?" Hawkmoth says chuckling, holding up my yo-yo. I glare at him, "Oh, and while we are here, we might as well ask you a couple questions." I see hawkmoth with an evil grin spread across his features. "Who is Chat noir?" he asks.

"I don't know, we never told each other our identities." I answer. "I doubt that." Hawkmoth answers. "Now let's not lie ladybug, it will be less painful if you tell me the truth." I swallow, feeling my throat go dry. "I don't know, honestly." I answer, trying to sound truthful.

I look up to look hawkmoth in the eyes. Instead of answering, he takes his staff and swings it like a bat into my side. I grunt in pain and shrink up. "Tell me." Hawkmoth says, obviously getting annoyed. "I. don't. Know." I grunt to him, mad that he isn't believing me. "Well then you better figure out quick little bug, because right now, luck is not on you're side."

I squeeze my eyes shut and yelp at i feel the staff connect with my ribs, i feel tears stream out of my eyes. I sit there, helpless, while he hits me mercyless. "Tell me!" He yells, "Even if i did know, i wouldn't tell you!" i yell at him, bracing for my punishment.

It doesn't come, i look up to see Hawkmoth look at me for a second, then grin, "Then let me ask you questions you do know the answers to." I swallow, this isn't going to end good.

"Who are you?" He asks and i stop, "Wouldn't you like to know?" I say, knowing that if he really wanted to know, he could find out easily. "Come on bug, you can tell me now, and i won't have to find out myself, or i can take you're earrings and tell for myself." Hawkmoth answers, knowing he is right. I shake my head. "Over my dead body." I growl. "Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it."

Hawkmoth laughs as he brings the cane down hard on my side, i slide across the floor at the impact, until i reach the end of my chain and it tightens, i feel my right shoulder pop and i feel immense pain. I cry out and lay there, on my stomach, unable to move.

I can hear footsteps walk up to my face, i squint my eyes open and see purple boots. I watch one foot raise back and i squeeze my eyes closed, waiting for an impact but it doesn't come. I tentatively open one eye and watch as Hawkmoth goes down on one knee, i slowly raise my head and look hawkmoth in the face.

"I guess the legends are true, take away a ladybug's wings, and they are nothing." Hawkmoth says with a low chuckle, "without you're little friend," Hawkmoth pauses and leans in, "you are nothing."

I'm about to argue back when i see a fist fly to my face and the world goes black.

(A/N sorry for taking so long! I have an instagram account, youtube channel, this, basketball, robotics, and school to juggle with. I'm not the best at time management but hopefully i will get better! Thank you for reading! If you have any questions or pointers, make sure to tell me! I'm all ears!)