Hello again, my loves! I seriously love all of you guys so much. Thank you all for being amazing people and actually reading this story that's based on a random idea that I got while taking a shower. Anyway, you all came here to read my story not hear me rant so here we go!

Chapter 3

Marinette had seen the dark purple butterfly one second too late, just as the akuma flew into the necklace Chloe had stolen earlier. Her panic lasted only a second until she heard a sweet, calming voice in her ear.

"Coccinellidae, I am Hawkmoth. You did not deserve what that horrible girl did to you. I can help you get revenge on her. However, in return, you must get me Chat Noir's miraculous."

Part of Marinette's brain screamed at her that this wasn't right. Part of it begged her to see reason; Hawkmoth was the enemy. She couldn't steal from her partner. However, the other part of her brain loved Hawkmoth's plan. Chloe was a jerk and deserved to be punished. The thought of making her pay for hurting Tikki seemed too good to pass up. The half of Marinette's brain that said yes slowly drowned out any protests the other half had.

"You won't be disappointed, Hawkmoth," Marinette murmured as a dark purple energy consumed her.

Adrien screeched to a halt when he saw the door of Master Fu's shop fly off. The obviously akumatized Marinette stepped out of the smoke and flew into the air. Adrien stared up at her. Her costume looked similar to her Ladybug suit, only instead of being red with black spots, the tight suit and mask were pitch black. The only color on it came from her wings, which looked exactly like a real ladybug's, red with black spots.

"I said, where is Chloe Bourgeois?!" She shouted once again. The civilians who saw her just merely ran in terror. She grunted in disgust at their lack of answers. She raised her hand, waved it, and a strange yellowish substance appeared. She threw it at a group of bystanders. When it hit them, it cemented all of them to the ground. They were all screaming.

"Marinette," Adrien said out loud.

Marinette had evidently heard him. She flew down towards him. "It's not Marinette anymore," she smirked at him. "It's Coccinellidae. And I am going to find Chloe and make her pay for what she did to Tikki." With that, Marinette, or rather, Coccinellidae, took off in the direction of Collège Françoise Dupont.

Adrien was about to follow after her when an old Chinese man came running out of the shop. Adrien locked eyes with him, and he saw the man breathe a sigh of relief. "Chat Noir, please come in," he said, gesturing to his shop.

"What about Marinette?" Adrien asked, pointing in the direction she had gone.

"You can go after her in a moment; I need to show you something first."

Adrien sighed impatiently but obeyed the man's order. If the guardian needed to tell him something before he could even go after Marinette, it had to be important. Plagg flew out of Adrien's shirt pocket as soon as he entered the antique shop.

"Let me show you what I've been working on." Master Fu opened a drawer in the dresser that stood against the back wall of his tiny shop. He pulled out a clear plastic box. "This is an akuma box." Adrien looked at him, puzzled. "Ever since your first mission together, I have feared that there would come a day that Ladybug would be unable to purify an akuma. So I created this. It may not look like much, but if you capture an akuma in this box, the magic will keep the akuma from multiplying. It can stay in the box until Ladybug is able to purify it."

Adrien took the box from Master Fu's hands. "So I need to get it in here?" The guardian nodded. "Wait, but, how am I supposed to fight Ladybug? She's so much better than I am."

Master Fu shook his head. "You do not give yourself enough credit. You can do this."

"What about you?" Adrien asked. "Couldn't you help me?"

Master Fu again shook his head. "I need to stay here and tend to Ladybug's kwami. Fixing a broken miraculous is only something I've heard of before once in history. I must find the manuscript again and fast. Every minute the miraculous stays broken, the harder it is to fix."

"Great," Adrien responded.

"Chat," Master Fu said hesitantly. "I fear that since Hawkmoth has made her a ladybug villain, that he may know her secret identity," he stated. "Be careful. You cannot risk him finding out yours as well."

Adrien nodded. "Plagg, transform me!" he shouted. Adrien was quickly replaced with Chat Noir in a burst of neon green light. He was about to head out through the broken doorway when Master Fu put his hand on one of his shoulders.

"Chat Noir, one more thing before you go. Ladybug briefly to me what happened when she got here. That Chloe girl is the one who broke her miraculous, right? I know this will not be easy. You probably think that that girl should get what is coming to her. But remember this: no one deserves what Hawkmoth is capable of. Don't let him dirty Ladybug's hands with blood."

Chat Noir gave him a nod of understanding and took off in the direction of the school, akuma box in hand. As he drew nearer to his destination, sounds of screaming civilians met his ears. The entire school was covered in the yellow substance he had seen Coccinellidae secrete from her hands. She was already here.

Chat found a single window not totally covered in the goo. He forced it open and slipped quietly inside. It was the principal's office. He opened the door to enter the courtyard and found himself staring at the every student in the whole school, huddled together in the center of the courtyard. Coccinellidae stood in front of them, yelling for them not to move.

How was he going to fight Ladybug? He needed a plan. His mind whirled until he got an idea. It was risky, but it was better than nothing.

A quick scan of the scene showed Chat that Chloe was not among the crowd of students. His brow furrowed; where could she be? Then it hit him: Ms. Bustier's classroom. He silently tiptoed past the large group of students and made his way up the stairs, constantly looking behind himself to make sure Coccinellidae hadn't spotted him.

Chat opened the classroom door to find Chloe pinned to the back wall in a glob of the yellow goo.

"Chat Noir! Help me!"

Chat had a hard time bringing himself to care that Chloe was in danger now that he stood in front of her. She deserved whatever Marinette was going to do to her. But then, Master Fu's words echoed in his mind. Don't let him dirty Ladybug's hands with blood. Chat immediately felt ashamed. He had to think about his Lady. As he thought of this as a mission to save Marinette, he became much more motivated. It was time to save Ladybug. He placed the akuma box on a desk.

"Cataclysm!" Chat Noir raised his hand above his head, about to place his hand on the sticky substance currently holding Chloe when he suddenly stopped.

"What are you waiting for?" Chloe demanded. "Free me."

Chat looked up at the blonde, his face hardening. "Look, Chloe, this is all your fault. Once I use this power, I only have five minutes before I transform back. You know as well as I that Ladybug isn't coming to help, and that is your fault. I need you to be a distraction so I can get her akuma. We're only going to have one shot at this, and I'm not going to free you until you agree to help me."

Chloe scoffed. "How was I supposed to know someone as lame as Marinette could be someone cool like Ladybug? It wasn't my fault. Why should I help you?"

Chat actually had to resist taking his Cataclysm-powered hand and using it on Chloe's face. "Because Chloe, I could just leave you here if I wanted to. You deserve everything she would do to you." To prove his point, Chat started walking towards the exit.

Chloe's face paled considerably. "Fine!" she yelled out. "I'll help you. But if I get so much as a chipped nail, I'll have my daddy sue."

Chat rolled his eyes. He stuck his hand against the yellow goo and all of it fell away. Chat glanced nervously at his ring, observing the paw prints. He sighed and again grabbed the akuma box. He then turned back to Chloe, who looked at him in disgust. "Follow my lead, Chloe. And do not mess this up."

Author's Note:

HAHAHA Hawkmoth made Mari into a literal ladybug with all the powers of a real ladybug. He needs to get more creative. *casually blames my own lack of ideas on Hawkmoth* Anyways, Marinette's akuma villain name is just the scientific name for ladybugs, in case y'all were wondering.