A/N: Hello again, everyone!

Here's the sixth chap!

Ladybug managed to fight off and get away from the Miraculizers. She didn't know what they were talking about. Why would they even say she and Cat Noir kidnapped Adrien and Kagami?

And speaking of Cat Noir…

Where is he?

"Adrien… there's something you should know…"

"She's alone, Gabriel-san…" said Tsurugi.

Monarch smirked at this revelation. "Tsurugi-san, that makes things even better…"

"Ivan, stop!" The gang tried to hold down, tackle, and stop a Miraculized Ivan. Ekon and Jabari were escorted to the hold by Abdou and Kasmin.

"This isn't you, teddy bear!"

"Calm down!"

"Dude!"

Alya cried. "Ladybug and Cat Noir would never do anything like this! You know this!"

Ivan wouldn't listen to anyone's reasoning; he even threw Kim over his shoulder and shoved Nino, Marc, and Nathaniel away. "Must stop Ladybug and Cat Noir and save Adrien and Kagami."

"It's the ring!"

Nino cried, "We need to get that ring off him! Now!"

Myléne saw the Alliance ring first. She yanked it off his finger and smashed it with her foot.

"No, Myléne! Don't leave me!" Suddenly, Ivan was back to his usual self. "Huh, what…?"

"Teddy bear!" Myléne immediately comforted him with a hug. "You're okay!"

"I'm so sorry, you guys." A remorseful Ivan collapsed on the floor. "Especially you, my little mouse. I was still scared that you were leaving me to save the polar bears from an endangered habitat…I don't know what came over me."

Myléne led him down to the hold to relax, and everyone else followed them.

Almost everyone…

"Psst, Alya!"

Alya heard someone call for her, and her eyes darted to Plagg. "What are you doing here?"

"Cat Noir can't make it right now. He feared akumatization, and he wanted to do the right thing. Be my holder for now?"

Alya doesn't want her nightmare to get the best of her and get akumatizated. "I don't know if I can."

"Zoé, then?"

Alya suggested, "Think it is best if you took it to Ladybug; Zoé, too, is not in the right mind."

"Ugh, why today?" Plagg groaned. "Fine. But can I have something to eat really quick?" Plagg pointed out the cheese platter Ekon set out earlier. "I'm starving!" Alya picked up the last four cheese pieces, and he gulped them down one by one. Plagg sighed with relief and had a dreamy smile. "Camembert on baguette; I really needed that. I knew I should have packed a cheese sandwich before I came."

Plagg bid her later and fled to find Ladybug. A giant silver dome flash appeared when Alya joined everyone else in the hold, blinding everyone.

"Hello again, everyone."

Aisha held a fatigued Adrien by her arm, Félix, Kagami, Ziddy, and Blessa.

"You're back!" Alya was ecstatic to see Aisha with Adrien, Kagami, and, surprisingly, Félix.

"I told you I'd be back…"

"Adrien!" Nino hugged Adrien and cupped his hands on his best friend's face. "You okay, man?"

Adrien tried to talk, but he groaned in response, having his hand over his face.

"Adrien's…had a long couple of days." Félix explained; he, Kagami, and now Aisha knew the reason why.

"Adrien…the truth is…"

"I gave him something to calm his nerves for a while," said Blessa. "Whatever is rattling his mind is doing a number on him."

"It's a lot more peaceful than that Alliance ring. I'm gonna take him to the other room for him to rest for a little bit." Aisha excused herself.

Jabari watched all the Miraculized popping out of nowhere from his screens. "There are too many of these Miraculized on the loose."

"Not just in Paris but in various countries, I'm afraid," Ekon added.

Uche spoke up. "I took the liberty of analyzing the quantum imprint. These Miraculized not only carry some of the Miraculous powers but also Ladybug and Cat Noir's."

"Oh, no…" some of the Resistance gasped in shock.

"So, that's why they're after them," Alya worried for her best friend. If they got their hands on Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous…oh, the nightmare…

"And they are all connected with those Alliance rings," Ziddy added. "Who knows how many around the world have fallen under them?"

Myléne got fired up. "Oh, I wish we could do something about it!"

"Me too!" Nino was second with what Myléne just said.

"What are we going to do?" asked Kim.

Zoé added, "It'll be impossible to take them all out."

"Perhaps there is." Everyone looked at Ekon; he had an idea while he observed an Alliance ring and stroked his chin. "I know a way to globally demolish the rings, but I think it'd be best if I get to the source of where they are getting their powers linked from—the Alliance systems at Tsurugi Industries—and stop it from there."

"I bet that's where my mother is," Kagami seethed with anger. "I want to come with you and help stop her."

"Are you sure?" a concerned Félix asked. "It could be dangerous."

Kagami raged quietly. "This time, my mother has gone too far. I don't know why she is doing all this with Gabriel Agreste...and...Monarch, but they need to be stopped."

The two royal brothers looked at each other, then their bodyguards, and then Aisha came back in when she joined everyone else. Aisha gave them the okay.

Abdou and Kasmin opened a suitcase of bracelets, and there was more than enough for everyone.

Abdou explained first, "Until today, it's only been used in Nikenobia for our country's armed forces, military units, police. Today is an exemption. Without telling you all too much, when activated, the suit is soundproof, waterproof, bulletproof, etc., along with a vast range of weapons, abilities, and powers you can think of, even with the user's voice command."

Kasmin added, "Along with the enhanced physical skills like superhuman speed, agility, durability, strength, stamina, reflexes, there's stealth, invisibility, cloaking, intangibility, impenetrability, teleportation, flight, all types of communication, withhold, manipulate, and absorb against anything. And when I say anything, I mean…Anything."

"Whoa…" The crew couldn't believe it. "Oh..."

"Unreal…"

Blessa replied, "Even in our country have we had our fair share of Miraculous holders, so…"

"You ready, Resistance?"

Everyone looked with determined looks on their faces and joined in.

"Now, everyone put one on," said Aisha. Everyone felt a little trilling tingle rushing through their bodies just as she replied, "The activation and deactivation have been altered for now, so just say 'Nikenobia, Engaged' to activate and 'Nikenobia, Shut Down' to deactivate. Ready?"

"Nikenobia, Engaged!"

Everyone was in awe when they were now wearing the bodysuit; it was even fitted to suit the user's styles—it reminded them of their Miraculous bodysuits.

"Whoa! I've never felt anything like this!" Alya couldn't believe what she was wearing.

"Wow! This is great!" Zoé adored what she was wearing.

Myléne cheered. "All right!"

Nino shouted. "This is awesome, dudes and dudettes!"

"Incredible!"

"Coooool!"

Aisha battle cried. "Let's do this, everyone!"

Alya held her fist out. "Now, let's make Ladybug and Cat Noir proud!"

Everyone fist-bumped.

Tomoe watched from the screens of various people around the world turning into Miraculized under the control of the Alliance rings.

She smirked, "Everything's seemingly going according to plan, Gabriel-san…"

"Yes, Tsurugi-san…" Monarch smirked evilly.

"We'll find you, Ladybug and Cat Noir…!"

"Save Adrien and Kagami…"

"La-dy-bug…?" Monarch taunted her throughout the mansion. "Come out, come out, wherever you are. I can smell your fear."

"Hey, Miraculized!" Nino led the Resistance, including its honorary members, when faced with a bunch of them. "We're here to stop you!"

"They must be working with Ladybug and Cat Noir and hiding Adrien and Kagami!" A Miraculized raised their arm and pointed at them.

Alya curled one hand into a fist. "They never do that to Adrien, Kagami, or anyone!"

"Liars!" One Miraculized refused to believe her.

Another Miraculized fell on deaf ears. "Accomplices!"

The Resistance knew there was no reason with them. Completely brainwashed. "If that's how you want to play it…" The Resistance held their stands and pose. Nino battle cried. "This is for Ladybug and Cat Noir!"

"Attack them!" said a Miraculized, and the others charged.

"Let's do this!" The Resistance charged right back.

Marinette managed to get away from those Miraculized who were chasing her for as long as she could but had to seek refuge by transforming back into herself.

"Oh, Cat Noir, where are you?" Marinette worried. "I need you."

Good news for Marinette was that Plagg managed to find them among the chaos without being detected and found her hiding in one of the cupboards of the Agreste mansion's kitchen.

"Ladybug!" He was so glad to have found her and realized his mistake of Cat Noir's ring being unable to pass through matter, making a chiming sound when it hit the floor.

"Sorry." Plagg realized his mistake.

Tikki hugged him. Marinette managed to quickly pick it up and slip it onto her finger.

Plagg quickly but quietly explained the dilemma. "Cat Noir can't be here; he's not in the right mind right now and feared akumatization. He wanted to do the right thing, so he asked me to give you his ring. Monarch's gone beyond crazy, to say the least, but I'm ready and fired up to Cataclysm him…" A thought came to him. "Why are you even here?"

Marinette announced in hush tones, "This is where Monarch lives…"

Plagg couldn't believe it and turned to Tikki for confirmation. It was true. Now, he had a guilt-ridden, frightened look on his face. All this time, his poor, starving Kwami siblings were being held captive and forced into slavery...

Were under the same roof as his own holder.

"Oh, no…I had no idea, I swear." Plagg whispered whimperly to Tikki.

"We know," Tikki did her best to comfort him and hugged him again. "This is not on you…"

Now she felt her nerves kicking into overdrive when Marinette and the Kwamis heard Monarch's voice.

"I know you're here, La-dy-bug…" Monarch teased. He is really enjoying taunting her. "No need to be afraid. Come on out now…"

"Oh, my poor kitty." Marinette had a decision she'd never thought she would make since Cat Noir couldn't be here. "I'm gonna use the Ladybug earrings and Cat ring together.

Plagg and Tikki gave Marinette a you-can't-be-serious look. "You can't…"

"No, it's too dangerous, Marinette."

Marinette clenched her hand into a fist. "Desperate times call for desperate measures."

Suddenly, the cupboard doors opened, and Monarch pulled Marinette by her leg, throwing her to the ground.

"FOUND YOU!"

Marinette faced Monarch; deadly daggers drew from her eyes.

"MARINETTE DUPAIN-CHENG?!"

Marinette wasn't scared of him. Not even by a little bit. "No. Tikki, Plagg, unify!"

She kicked him in the face as she retransformed with the fused powers of the Ladybug Earrings and the Black Cat Ring, getting back up on her feet after performing a backflip.

"Call me Bug Noire, Gabriel Agreste!"

TO BE CONTINUED...

A/N: I hope you liked the chapter!

Wait and see what happens next...

It'll be a few days, though.