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Identity Isn't Everything
Chapter 7
I glanced over at Adrien and he motioned for me to stay put as he ran across the road. We were staying in our normal forms, trying to creep through the city without being seen. After weeks of searching, we had finally found the meeting point for the akumas. I nodded at Adrien before quickly slipping inside, watching as the hundreds of akumas wandered around, all in perfect sync. I crept around the side, so I could have a better view of the large screen in the centre of the hall. I crouched down and saw Adrien do the same from the other side. All the akumas attention shot upwards as Hawk Moth appeared on the screen.
"Greetings my akumas."
"All hail Hawk Moth!" The crowd shouted.
"The time has come," he began slowly. "Split up and search this city for Ladybug and Chat Noir and bring me their Miraculous!" I let out a gasp as I saw them all pick up huge long blades, the same one that had cut me before. One of the akumas heard my gasp and had turned its head. Quickly, I retreated behind the counter I was hiding behind and tried to get as low as possible. My heart thundered as I heard each step of the akuma, and I froze when I heard the surrounding akumas follow suit. I quickly unzipped my purse and let Tikki fly out.
"Tikki! Spots on!" My fear lessened, but only slightly, as I felt the magic spread across my skin. I didn't even wait for the transformation to finish before I sprinted to where Adrien was hiding, twirling to dodge the blades that were thrown at me.
"What are you doing! Get her Miraculous!" I ignored Hawk Moths screams and focused on getting to Adrien in one piece. I ran and winced as I felt one of the blades slice my upper arm but after a quick inspection, I saw it wasn't too deep. I kept on running, my breath starting to catch in my throat. Step after step… just keep running… I quickly took out my yo-yo and used it to swing over the heads of a group of akumas blocking the way and landed right next to Adrien who had transformed into Chat Noir.
"Let's get out of here M'Lady!"
"Was just about to say the same thing!" I followed him out the door and onto the street, where we kept running.
"You were going to call me M'Lady?" he grinned and I rolled my eyes, smiling a little.
"No you idiot, you know what I meant."
"Only messing with you, Princess." We had our little system, Chat would rip the gems that had the akumas in them and crush them as I would de-evilise them. But soon we were overwhelmed, surrounded by ranks and ranks of the Hawk Moth look-a-like akumas.
"Chat, there's too many. Start rounding up the freed victims and take them to the subway, somewhere safe. I will get someone to guide them and meet you back at our hideout."
"On it, be careful out there." He looked at me with such care I couldn't help but give him a quick kiss before I started to leave, which caused a small shiver of delight to run through him.
"You too, Chat," I said as I broke the kiss.
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I watched Ladybug go and I felt a weird sort of worry, different to the other times. I guess now I knew that Ladybug could be hurt and I was scared it would happen again. I sighed and extended my pole and leapt to a nearby roof top. I scanned the area for any citizens and spotted a small cluster further north. I picked up the pace, leaping across rooftops until I reached them, landing on the ground. I smiled as I saw Marinette's parents in the mix, as well as a few of my classmates.
"Ok everyone! I want you to listen up!" The group looked up at me, all quite relieved to see their town hero. Well one of them anyway. "I'm going to take you somewhere safe, where you will meet up with all the other safe citizens. If you follow me, no one here will get hurt. Understand?" I saw their heads nod in understanding and I didn't waste another moment before I headed towards the closest subway route. I kept my ears on high alert for akumas as we turned the corner and descended into the underground train system. I heard their whispers echo throughout the tunnel as we headed towards the spot Ladybug had previously indicated. It didn't take long to find her group and I smiled as I saw her face light up as she saw her parents.
"Chat! Over here!" She called as I broke out into a jog to meet up with her.
"Hello M'Lady!" I called, happy to see that she was all right. Apart from the gash on her arm from earlier, she seemed to be fine.
"Nino and Alya are safe," she whispered in my ear, knowing that Alya was probably filming.
"Thank god, your parents are okay as well." I felt her sigh in relief before she turned to the group we had rescued.
"We have to go now; can I trust you all to stay safe?" They all nodded in agreement before we turned to each other and headed back to our safe house. We entered the door and collapsed on the coach, completely exhausted.
"We can't work like this forever Marinette," I said, the day's work taking a toll on my muscles.
"I know Kitty," she said, sitting down next to me, "I know."
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