Adrien/Chat Noir
It was time to power up again, and Adrien was more than ready. He and Marinette scrambled down the stairs that led off of the balcony and onto the lower level. Adrien still couldn't believe that they were in one of his father's old workplaces, let alone his father was Hawkmoth. But he had to concentrate and do what he had to.
When the kwamis saw Marinette and Adrien approaching, they squealed and twirled around in their jars. "Adrien!" Plagg exclaimed when his owner reached him. "Hawkmoth, he's going to -"
"I know," Adrien replied. "We're getting you out of here."
"Wait," Tikki whispered, looking back and forth between Marinette and Adrien. "You… you guys -"
"Yes, and it came as quite a shock," Marinette told her, "but we've got to act fast now. Spots on, Tikki!"
And Adrien watched as the transformation happened. Though Marinette had just been there, seconds later stood Ladybug, as beautiful as ever in her bright red costume. She smiled at Adrien, and he got out of his trance - soon he was Chat Noir, standing next to his partner.
"Ah, this feels good," Adrien said, flexing his cat claws.
"Come on," Ladybug said. "Hawkmoth is going to -"
"Well, look who it is," sneered a voice from the other end of the room. Hawkmoth entered, looking more sinister than ever with his face half-hidden in the shadows. "My two resourceful little captives."
"It's over, Hawkmoth," Ladybug snapped, clenching her fists. "We got our kwamis back, and your machine isn't even ready."
"So you heard my plan, did you?" Hawkmoth snarled. "Well, it doesn't matter. Once I capture you again, I'll have time to complete it."
"Wait," Chat Noir said. There was something nagging at him; he just had to find out of Hawkmoth really was his father, if it was all true, if it could be possible… "Who are you?"
Hawkmoth froze. "As if I'd reveal my true identity to you, Chat Noir."
"You know who I am," Chat Noir retorted. "And I saw my father knock me out before I woke up here. We're at an old factory for Agreste Design. Tell me you are who I think you are."
There was a moment, where Hawkmoth seemed completely at a loss for words, then he straightened. "Never. We fight, that's all."
Chat Noir didn't say anything. He wanted to know the truth, but right now, he, Ladybug, and probably the citizens of Paris too, were in danger. He'd have to face the thought of his father later. Then Ladybug stepped forward.
"When we defeat you," she said to Hawkmoth, "We'll know who you are."
Hawkmoth's voice was a low growl. "Fine by me."
And so, the battle began. Chat Noir and Ladybug lunged, attempting to tackle Hawkmoth to the floor, but the man was fast. He whipped out the cane that he always carried and smacked the superheroes aside. But Chat Noir nor Ladybug was going to be fazed by that. They tried a different approach.
Chat Noir hopped onto the balcony while Ladybug battled Hawkmoth underneath. She was swift, and rather beautiful, shifting here and there while Hawkmoth tried to beat her. She caught Chat Noir's eye and nodded, indicating for him to jump.
He did, landing on top of Hawkmoth. The man yelled, "Argh!" then turned it into a laugh. "You seriously think you can defeat me like that, little kitty?"
"Cats eat butterflies, you know." And he scratched Hawkmoth in the eye.
The man staggered backward, ripping at his face, but not much damage was done, except for a new scar that ran across the side of his face. Ladybug took the opportunity to release her yoyo and wrap it around Hawkmoth, pulling him to the ground. Chat Noir walked forward and placed a foot on the man's back.
"Surrender now," he hissed, a lot like a cat.
But Hawkmoth didn't reply, and just when it started to get eerie, the door burst open. In came a swarm of a thousand butterflies, all programmed to rip Ladybug and Chat Noir to shreds. The superheroes swatted at them, but there were so many that it was impossible to see, which allowed Hawkmoth to escape out of a side door.
"Chat!" Ladybug called, who noticed this first. "He's gone!"
Chat Noir looked around and spotted the door, slowly starting to inch toward it before he was overcome with fluttering wings. "I can't go after him. There's too many butterflies!"
"I wish I had a swarm of ladybugs," Ladybug muttered.
They batted and swatted, putting as much force as they could into their strikes. The butterflies easily went down, but more kept coming. Ladybug and Chat Noir fought side by side, as hard as they could, sweat beading their foreheads, until every last butterfly was finally lying limp on the ground.
Ladybug collapsed, panting. "He… He's gone."
"I know," Chat Noir replied, sitting down as well. "But he'll be back. As for now, let's get out of here."
"But we can't just -"
"Hawkmoth knows that we know where his base is," Chat Noir said, indicating the old factory. "He'll move somewhere else, maybe even take a break from sending out akumas, though I doubt it."
"But what if he is your father?" asked Ladybug. "Then what are you going to do?"
"If he really is my father, he won't come home," Chat Noir sighed. Then he thought about it. "Well, then, I guess I'll know the truth by tonight."
Ladybug nodded. "We'll need to protect our kwamis more carefully now. And ourselves, now that Hawkmoth knows who we are."
"Well, then, I guess we have more adventures to come." Just then, Chat Noir's ring went BEEP. He remembered that Plagg hadn't had food in a while.
Ladybug's earring did the same thing. "I guess we don't have to hide when we transform back now," she said.
Chat Noir nodded just before the transformations happened. In the next second, there stood Marinette and Adrien, sitting on the floor. Adrien smiled at his partner and pulled her to his feet.
She blushed. "Well, then, I guess this is goodbye for now…"
"Get ready, because we're going to be meeting again, and I feel like it's going to be pretty soon."
"For what?" Plagg asked. He and Tikki were resting on the floor.
"The big fight with Hawkmoth," Marinette and Adrien said at the same time.
"I think I'll need some food first."
Marinette and Adrien laughed, then looked at each other. "One more thing," Marinette said. She leaned over and kissed Adrien on the cheek.
His eyes widened and his face grew hot. He saw that she was blushing, too.
"Until next time, Chat Noir," she said before putting Tikki in her purse and dashing out of the room.
Adrien stood there, touching his cheek. "She just… Ladybug…"
"Come on, Romeo," Plagg said, rolling his eyes. "Let's go home."
THE END
Was that a good ending? I didn't want to officially defeat Hawkmoth, because I was going to leave that for the show. And as for Marinette and Adrien's little peck-on-the-cheek, I didn't want to make them kiss for real until they defeated Hawkmoth.
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