"Rena Rouge! Chat Noir!" Ladybug dashed across the rooftops to reach her team members. Her already rapidly beating heart swelled at the sight of her friends. From the looks on their faces, they were glad to see her too.

The black clad cat rushed to meet her halfway, fiercely embracing her. "I am so glad you're alright, My Lady." Pulling apart slightly, he cupped her cheek with his gloved hand. "Were you caught up in the weird dream sand too?"

Ladybug leaned into his touch. "Yeah. I'll have to tell you about it later." She peered around her boyfriend, reminding him they had company. "Rena? What about you?" Her friend shook her head.

"No. It didn't make it over to my part of town before I heard the news reports and transformed." Rena Rouge searched through the darkness of the night to try and locate her home. "I just hope my family's okay."

Rejoining her, Chat squeezed her shoulder. "I'm sure they'll be fine."

"The Sandboy just checked in. Now nightmares can begin!"

The group ducked behind a nearby chimney just in time. Ladybug peered around the corner to study Hawkmoth's new victim. He appeared to be levitating a pillow, sprinkling dust that revealed your worst nightmare. Turning back, Ladybug began laying out their plan.

"Right now, we have the element of surprise. Chat," She pointed to the east. "You'll approach him from the right. Rena," Ladybug pointed to the west. "You'll take him from the left. I'll keep the rear to cut him off if he try's to backtrack. Hopefully we can end this quickly and get some sleep. Stay safe, team!"

On Ladybug's mark, the teens spilt up. When Sandboy wasn't looking, Chat launched himself from his position, baton ready to smack the villain like a piñata. Sandboy barely dodged the attack, spinning around to face Rena Rouge. .

"I was told to take the ring and the earrings, but it seems Hawkmoth is in the market for a pretty necklace too." He sped towards the vixen, almost too fast for the human eye to see. The magic pillow gave a poof, enveloping her in a colorful cloud. Rena gagged, exposing herself to an attack. Just as he was about to snatch Rena's Miraculous, Sandboy found his arm wrapped up by Ladybug's yoyo. "You think you're so brave standing up to me? You won't be able to fight your nightmares for long!" Yanking his arm, Ladybug was drawn closer to him. She withdrew her weapon, falling to the street below. Running up a nearby building, she rejoined Chat Noir at the high ground.

She had barely made it onto the roof when Ladybug and Chat were forced apart again by Sandboy's nightmare sand. At that moment, the girl was grateful for the yoga classes she had taken. If she weren't so flexible, the rapid succession of backflips over the rooftops would have been tricky. At last, she took refuge behind a smokestack.

"He's moving around too much!"

"And his evil sand is blowing everywhere!" Sandboy continued his attack, following Chat Noir's voice. "Try Lucky Charm! Maybe it can help!"

Nodding, Ladybug stood to invoke her special power. Just as she launched the yo-yo into the air, the wind was knocked from her. Gasping for breath, she breathed in something sickly sweet. "Oh no!" Was she hit with the nightmare sand? Ladybug tried flinging her yo-yo to no avail. It was a regular toy now. My powers! They're gone! This is my other worst nightmare!

"Ladybug!" Chat yowled.

"Who's about to get a pretty magic jewel!" Sandboy floated closer, wiggling his fingers in anticipation. Whimpering, Ladybug backed herself against the smokestack. Sandboy lunged for his prize. Purely on instinct, Ladybug threw herself to the side; however she misjudged the distance. Now she was hanging on to the edge of the roof by her finger nails. Sandboy leaned as far as his little arms would allow, attempting to grab the earrings.

Ladybug could feel herself slipping, but there was nothing she could do. As she fell towards the cobblestone streets below, her only regret was that she failed her team, her partner… Her partner! The girl was no longer free falling, but being catapulted through the air in the arms of a certain blond boy. "That was almost un-fur-tunate, Mi'Lady." His tone was light, but Ladybug could see through it. A scowl briefly crossed Chat's normally smiling face. As they landed safely in the nearby plaza, the tickling sensation around them suggested that they had been doused with nightmare sand again.

"The Sandboy just checked in! Now nightmares can begin!" Sandboy cackled. Chat Noir spun his baton, preparing for battle. His protective stance daring anyone to attack.

"Stay behind me, Bugaboo!"

"But, you still have your powers!" Ladybug glanced around the plaza. They hadn't seen Rena Rouge since she had been hit by the nightmare sand.

"Losing mine is not what I'm afraid of." Chat regarded her with eyes full of love.

"Then, what are you afraid of?"

"C-Chat?" A gurgled sound returned their attention to the ground in front of them. The very sight of it brought Chat Noir to his knees screaming.

A broken and bloodied Marinette struggled to crawl towards them, blood tricking from her mouth. "Why didn't you save me?"

Sobs racked the boy's body as he rocked back and forth. "I-I'm so sorry! Please! I don't want to see this! I can't loose you!" Ladybug sat in front of him, blocking his view.

"Adrien, I'm right here." She whispered. "That's just a nightmare; one that will never come to pass. Remember what I said before? You don't have to be strong all the time. You'll protect me and I'll protect you. Do you believe me?" Knowing they had little time to spend talking, Ladybug needed her partner to get his head straight. "I'm fine, but we need to go find Rena. She's battling her own nightmare. We need to go help her. Can you stand?."

Sniffing, the blond head bounced. Wiping his eyes, Chat glowered at the abomination before him. "Let's go find our friend."

"Don't worry, you two. I already found her." Queen Bee appeared from around the corner, a semi conscious Rena Rouge draped across her shoulder. "I can't leave you for ten minutes without everything going to-"

"Bee! Am I glad to see you!" Relief filled the young heroine. They stood a better chance now with more people on their side. "Have you seen what we're up against?"

"First hand. Remind me that I have valuable intel on our good friend Hawkmoth to debrief you on later." Rena coughed, coming to.

"Yeah. Definitely having that conversation later." The orange clad hero tossed something to Ladybug. "This came from the sword of a Lucky Charm an evil version of you conjured up." She raised her hand to stop the questions Chat and Ladybug began to pepper her with. "We'll have a group debrief when we're done. Queen Bee picked that up. She noticed that the pillow thing Sandboy is riding looks extremely flimsy. A good stab of that should take care of it."

Ladybug looked at the sword tip in her hand. The spotted "Ladybug Vision" showed her that she would also need Chat Noir, his baton, and the tall ledge of the building behind them. "All right, Chat. Let's do this!"