A/N: Hello fellow Miraculous fans,

Sorry I haven't been writing a lot lately. I got into the musical and though I have a small part, it keeps me at rehearsal really late. I haven't had time to write, and barely anytime to practice my music for my own competition. Anyway, thank you all for being so patient and I will continue to try my best to write this story!

Stay Miraculous!

-geekygirl20000

Adrien and his mother where sitting in his mother's blue F-150 and driving towards home when his phone rang. When he looked at the number, his heart skipped a beat. For it was a number he didn't recognize. He glanced over at his mother as she took a turn and pulled into a Sonic restaurant.

"Take the call, Adrien," she said as she rolled down her window. "It might be important,"

Adrien nodded and pushed the answer button. Then he slowly placed the phone next to his ear.

"Hello?" he asked cautiously.

"Chat Noir, it's Ladybug," said a voice on the other end. A voice his heart would recognize anywhere, but he had to be sure.

"Who?" he asked, using his acting skills to sound confused.

"Come on trumpet boy," said the voice. "Don't you recognize my voice?"

Adrien put a hand over his mouth to silence his sob. It was Mari! She was calling him. After a few moments of trying to remove the sobs from his voice he began again.

"Mari…"

"SHHHH…." Marinette interrupted. "Don't call me by my real name, Chat. He doesn't know who I am. And I think this phone is bugged,"

Adrien's heart felt like it fell into the pit of his stomach. He was really hoping that she was alright and calling him to tell him that she was okay. "Guess it was false hope," he thought to himself.

"Alright bugaboo, where are you?" he asked. Then her heard the sound of the phone being snatched away from her.

"Hello?" he asked again.

"Bring me your mother if you ever want to see your girlfriend alive again," threatened a deep, dark voice.

"And if I don't comply?" he asked, using his father's tone that he uses when saying no to a client.

"She will die, right here, right now,"

Fear enveloped Adrian as he thought over the choices. He could either leave Marinette there to die, or take his mother to her grave. It was a very hard decision. He glanced at her mother who was currently ordering their food, then glanced at his trumpet case that was sitting at his feet. Suddenly, an idea struck him.

"Alright, where do you want to meet?

"The school, five o'clock," and the call was dropped with a click.

Adrien put his phone back in his pocket and took his chicken burger and fries from his mother and turned to look at her.

"Who was it, Adrien?" she asked when she saw the look of dismay written across his face.

"Marinette's kidnapper," he said with a downcast look. "And he wants me to trade you for her,"

Mrs. Agreste looked at her son in shock and with rage.

"How dare he," she said in a shivering calmness.

"However," he interrupted before she could get out a threat. "I have an idea on how we could get her and you out of this situation safely,"

His mother smiled at him with pride and took a bite out of her burger.

"Alright," she said after she swallowed. "Let's do it,"

The two sat in the car for two hours, coming up with a plan. By the time they were finished, it was four o'clock.

"Are you ready, mom?" he asked.

"But of course," she replied. Then she pulled out of the Sonic parking lot and headed towards the school where hopefully Marinette and her captor awaited them, their plan already in motion.

Meanwhile, back at the captor's dark house, Marinette was coming up with her own plan for escape. She had accidentally tucked a paperclip into her pocket at school and she was trying to pick the lock with it to the best of her capabilities. She was almost through when she heard footsteps coming her way.

"Uh Oh" she thought to herself as she quietly pulled her paperclip from the lock. She then pocketed it and quickly grabbed a book from the bedside table and sat on the bed, opening the book to the center just as the door opened.

"Let's go," her kidnapper demanded as he hoisted her off of the bed and shoved her flute into her arms.

He pushed her down the stairs and into the car and they drove the long hour back to the school. Marinette clutched her flute in her hands, praying that there would be some form of police when they got there, but it was not meant to be. As the man drove up to the school, she spotted Adrien and her heart leapt with glee, but his mother was know where to be seen. Marinette's captor roared in anger and slammed on the brakes, forcing Marinette's body to pull forward, then stop painfully. The man got out of his truck, opened Marinette's door and tied her up. Then, he guided her to stand in front of Adrien. He was smiling at her.

"Why is he smiling at me? Shouldn't he be terrified right now. This choice he is making is terrible," Marinette thought to herself as her tied hands clutched her flute in fear for the boy she has come to love. "Where is his mother anyway?"

Then, as if hearing her thoughts, Adrien's mother stepped out of the shadows.

"Hello, Matthew." she said calmly. "It's been a while,"

"NO!" Marinette shouted as she tried to squirm away from her captor. This was wrong, way too wrong. She wasn't going to allow this, but Matthew kicked her shin and pushed her to the ground.

"Shut it," he told her menacingly.

But Marinette refused. She sat there in defiance, then did something that surprised each person there. She turned on her back and swung her legs under Matthew, tripping him. Then she picked back up her flute, flung herself up and ran straight towards the shocked Adrien.

"What are you waiting for?" she screamed at him. "Start the car,"

Adrien shook out of his trance caused by his amazing girlfriend and climbed into the driver's seat. His mother and Marinette not far behind. He slammed the key into the ignition and took off towards the police station, Matthew in hot pursuit.

"This was not part of the plan," he shouted as he took a sharp right.

"What plan?" Marinette asked as Mrs. Agreste untied her. "I didn't know of a plan, so quit yelling at me for stopping you from doing something dumb,"

Adrien just rolled his eyes and grinned at Marinette from the rear-view mirror.

"Okay, My Lady," he said with a wink. Marinette just scoffed.

"Watch the road," but he just chuckled.

As they pulled into the police station, Marinette watched as their pursuer passed the station, but not before she got a good look at the license plate. As they got out of the car, she smiled and took Adrien's hand. He looked at her and squeezed it with all of his might. Then they walked into the police station and sat down in the waiting room while Mrs. Agreste went to talk to the secretary.

"Are you okay, Mari?" Adrien asked after they sat down, hands still intertwined.

Marinette nodded then leaned her head on his shoulder.

"I'm okay, just a little shaken,"

"I can imagine. It's been a long day,"

"Yeah,"

They sat like that for a while, then Adrien sat up as his mother came back.

"They said they can't do anything unless they have a license plate number,"

Marinette smiled. "I can help with that," and she followed Mrs. Agreste to the secretary.