"If he feels for you." Hawkmoth said pulling Marinette's hair. "I wonder how he would feel if something were to happen to you."
"What do you mean?" Marinette asked.
"Who wants to see this pretty girl walk the plank?"
The pirates cheered but the children screamed. Marinette's hands were tied and she was forced on to the plank which she reluctantly began to walk on. She stopped at the edge and looked back at the pirates. Suddenly there was a tick, tick, sound.
"Bye bye little lady." Hawkmoth stomped his foot on the plank. The vibration of it shook the plank causing her to lose her balance and fall off.
"No!" Nino shouted.
"Marinette!" Erik cried.
Then all was quiet, no one had heard her hit the water.
"Captain no splash." Mr. Pidgeon said.
"Not a sound. Not even a ripple. Look!" Animan said pointing down to the water.
"The beast must've swallowed her whole." Hawkmoth guessed.
Tick, tick, tock.
They looked up to see the shadow of a crocodile in the air. All the pirates raced to grab their weapons and hide from the supposed flying crocodile. Not seeing Adrien land in front of the children holding Marinette bridal style from when he caught her. They smiled and giggled briefly getting Hawkmoth's attention but Adrien and Marinette hid.
Once he was back was turned Adrien flew up knocked out two his men. When Hawkmoth went to investigate he and Marinette untied the boys and Alya. Then Adrien had Marinette sneak below deck to get weapons.
"I've got him captain!" Pharaoh said pointing his pistol to the shadow. "Prepare to meet your room beast."
But to everyone's surprise, the crocodile turned out to be Chloe with a clock.
"What the?"
"Bonjour! Mon capiton." Adrien said.
"Adrien!" Hawkmoth hissed.
"So this is your doing?"
"Aye." He confirmed.
Hawkmoth drew his sword. "Let's finish this. One on one to the death."
"Have at thee." Adrien said drawing his sword. "Now!"
All at once the children jumped to their feet and engaged in a battle with the other pirates. Chole helped too by dropping things on the pirate's heads such as a bowling ball and a ton. Meanwhile Mr. Pidgeon attempted to make run for it with the captain's treasure.
"Ah-ah." Erik said stopping him with a sword. "Just where do you think you're going?"
"Who? Me?"
"Drop it."
"Here! Take it! I never wanted to be a pirate anyway!" He threw him the treasure and jumped over board.
As for Adrien and Hawkmoth, it looked like Adrien would win due to having the ability to fly as an advantage. But Hawkmoth had trick up his sleeve, he grabbed Chloe.
"Un hand me! You heathen!" Chloe shrieked.
He shook her over top of him causing fairy dust to fall on him which now gave him the ability to fly.
"You wanna fly?" Adrien said. "Let's fly!"
He led up and around the sails as their swords clashed together in battle. The man and boy began to fence in the air, yet even with the power to fly Hawkmoth was still no match for Adrien.
"Not bad for an old man." Adrien gloated.
"You miserable little pain! I know what makes you unhappy!" Hawkmoth shouted.
"Sure you do. Please I don't get negative emotions so don't waste your breath."
But what Hawkmoth said next quickly changed his cocky manner.
"She was leaving you boy!" Hawkmoth said. "Your lady was leaving you."
Adrien and Hawkmoth both looked down at Marinette who was happily fighting off the pirates, smiling and laughing.
"Oh come now Adrien you didn't really she'd stay here forever, did you?"
Adrien swung his sword at him but he missed and Hawkmoth knocked him into a mast.
"Face it! She would rather grow up than stay with you!"
"That's not true!"
"Oh no? I can see it now, few years from now you'll see amiss Marinette in her nursery and the window is shut."
"I'll open it!" Adrien cried angrily swing his sword again but again he missed.
"I'm afraid the window's locked."
"I'll call out her name!"
"She can't hear you."
"No!" Tears filled his eyes.
"She can't see you."
"Marinette!"
"She's forgotten all about you."
"Stop! Please stop it!"
Adrien felt his happiness decrease. The fear of losing Marinette became stronger with each word Hawkmoth said.
"And you shall be replaced by another, he's called husband."
"Wha...what's that?"
"A man she will belong to til death do them part. She will leave you just like your mother left your father."
That was the final blow to his heart. Marinette leaving him forever just as his mother had left him. He would be all alone again forced to live in sadness. He was overcome with negative emotion, weakening him. Hawkmoth then struck the boy across his forehead, leaving a bleeding cut and knocking him to the ship.
The children and Chloe rushed to help their leader but the pirates held them back. Adrien struggled to stand up and fight back but it was no use he was far too weak from negative emotion. Hawkmoth grinned evilly and grabbed Adrien by the head.
"You'll be alone." He hissed in the boy's ear. "And unloved."
Simon says snickered and sized Marinette by her hair. "Unloved." Repeated in her ear.
The two pirates forced Adrien and Marinette to look at each other. Tears fell from Marinette's eyes as she gazed at Adrien's pained face. He raised his hand up as if he were reaching for her but Hawkmoth threw him to the floor. His friends begged him to fight but Adrien had now lost the will to live. The boys cried out in agony, Alya couldn't bear to watch, and Chloe shrieked in sadness.
Hawkmoth raised his sword for the killing blow. This was it, once Adrien was dead the lost boys would be so broken hearted that they would have to give in to their negative emotions and he could akumatize them.
Adrien turned to Marinette and said something so quietly that only she could hear him.
"Goodbye my love."
Marinette smacked Simon, broke free, and stopped Hawkmoth's arm.
"No! I won't let you do this!" She cried.
"Insolent girl! The boy dies today!"
"Wait! Please! Let me say goodbye!" She pleaded.
Hawkmoth sighed in irritation.
"Very well. Five minutes."
He threw Marinette down next to Adrien. She turned to him.
"Adrien, what happened?" She asked him. "I don't understand how-"
"Don't leave me." He pleaded. "Don't leave me alone."
"Oh Adrien." She sighed. "I'm sorry but I must grow up."
"I know and then you'll forget me."
"No. Never." She declared softly. "And to prove it I have something for you." Hawkmoth pulled her up and looked at her suspiciously. She showed him a closed fist. "It's just a ring."
"Then my all means my beauty." He chuckled nastily. "Give him your precious ring."
Marinette looked at him and leaned down to his ear.
"This belongs to you and always will." She whispered.
She opened her hand and placed it on his cheek. Then slowly while closing her eyes, she brought her lips to his giving him his first kiss. Adrien's eyes widened in confusion but then fell close as he began to feel her soft and delicate lips. When they parted his green eyes opened to see her blue ones looking at him with so much love. Everyone looked at them in shock and amazement.
"That was no ring." Nino said.
"That was a hidden kiss." Erik said.
Suddenly the darkened night sky began to change and wind began to blow. Adrien smiled and his body started glowing all over in a bright pink blush. The children began drop to floor and cover their heads.
"Brace yourselves lads." Kim said.
"Adrien, you're pink." Hawkmoth said in confusion.
Suddenly and without warning, Adrien burst into a fit of laughter sending the pirates and him flying higher than he ever had. The lovestruck boy sighed dreamily as he felt a warm and fuzzy feeling inside of him. He then flew back down and grabbed his sword ready to duel with Hawkmoth, the only pirate left.
"No!" He roared trying to stab him. "That's impossible! I won!"
"You are old." Adrien taunted clashing with his sword. "And alone."
He then shoved him above water where Fang jumped up snapping his jaws.
"Done for." Marinette said.
Hawkmoth struggled to fly higher but the magic of pixie dust would not keep him a float for long. For those who wish to destroy others because of vengeance and greed will soon be themselves destroyed and when the magic wore off he fell straight into Fang's jaws, who swallowed him whole.