Adrien ran as he found his classmates were ridiculing Marinette, to the point where Marinette fell to her knees and screamed at the top of her lungs before running away. "Marinette wait!" Adrien pleaded but she was already gone, leaving him in defeat.
He turned to his classmates with a look of outrage. "What the hell was that about!?" He demanded. "Calm down dude, Marinette's the one that hit Lila multiple times! Guess she was planning to finish the job!" Nino explained. Adrien was dumbfounded. "Since when has Marinette EVER done something like that to anyone IN HER LIFE!?" He shouted. "You know, Lila has done nothing but fib and fib and fib and you all just ate it all up! She's the one who gave Marinette the scar yes but she didn't have a struggle and you Chloe!" He pointed directly at the blonde girl. "Don't think I don't know you helped her with that little stunt!" "Well I-" "You know, Marinette has shown nothing but kindness and compassion for all of you and THIS is how you treat her?! Unbelievable!" He stormed out as the others were left in shock.
Adrien followed the trail of tears left behind by his friend, which ended at the girl's bathroom. "Marinette…? You okay in there?" He knocked on the door to no response. "You can answer me! It's me Adrien!" Still nothing, "Look I know you're feeling hurt beyond belief but you don't have to be alone…." Yet again, nothing, Adrien sighed. "Ok I don't wanna do this but…." Adrien then covered his eyes and stepped inside.
Upon hearing nothing, he opened his eyes and saw a mess, the mirrors were smashed apart and glass was scattered across the floor, the walls damaged, one of them had a small crater formed. Adrien felt sick to his stomach before looking at something that caught his attention. One of the bathroom doors had a message carved into it with what looked like a large blade, it read: "See you soon, TRAITORS." That left him in shock, No she couldn't have… but after the hell she went through, oh god….
That night at the Fresnes Prison, two guards outside noticed someone strolling up to the front gates. This person appeared to have a black fedora with a dragon on it and a long black cape and sharp shoes. She also appeared to have a purple eye mask in the shape of a butterfly, however she seemed to also have shoulder length black hair with red highlights with one side covering her right eye. The two guards immediately pulled their weapons out and aimed at the woman. "Stop! State your purpose here!" One guard shouted, the woman replied with a hushed and sly voice. "Just passing through is all…." To the guards surprise, the woman then turned in a plethora of shadows and phased through the wall like a ghost.
Inside the Black phantom, formally known as Marinette, strolled through the prison halls, doing some window shopping for the right people for her help. "Hmm… too ugly, too extreme, too stupid, ugh not many options for good help now aren't there?" She scoffed before the butterfly symbol over her face appeared. "What are you doing Black phantom?" Hawkmoth complained, "You are supposed to track down Ladybug and Cat noir so you can bring me their miraculouses!" "Keep your broach on, I'm trying to get some other help!" Black phantom argued. "What's that supposed to mean?" "Just because you gave me these powers doesn't mean I should just run in and fight them like an idiot. If I want to defeat two superheroes that can probably BEND metal, I need some extra hands on my side." Hawkmoth then thought about it and realized that it would probably be a benefit for his akuma. "Fine… I'll allow it."
In the cell, four inmates were lounging in their cells. "So what did you do to get thrown in the Klink?" One inmate asked. "Robbed a liquor store, what about you?" "Stole a car, drove it halfway through the street until those super losers came and f*(ked me over." The other two turned to the third one. "So what about you?" "I do hit in Paris, had sniper rifle aimed at rat's head and pulled trigger." The third one replied in a Russian accent. "Damn!" "Well I know to stay the hell away from you!" "So what did you do?" "Arson and manslaughter… You don't wanna know the details…."
"Really? Because I do!" The four inmates turned around and saw a woman with black hair with red ends grabbing the cell bars. She was dressed in a purple jumpsuit with black gloves, straps, black chest straps with blue triangular grenadines on it and blue armbands with black fins on it and blue belt with a purple P with two swords crossed between it, and black shoes with sharp heels. She wore a purple eye mask in the shape of a butterfly, however one side of her hair was covering her right eye. She had a black fedora with a dragon on it and on her back was a long black cape. "Hello boys…." She said in an echoed voice.
The four inmates were startled by this sudden visitor. "Who the f*(k is this creep!?" One asked. "I think she is one of those superhumans that were created by that purple villain maker." The Russian inmate answered before holding his chin. "What was his name? Hawksmoor?" "HawkMOTH actually." The woman corrected. "Now he wanted me to go and get his precious jewels but I know fighting those two is basically asking for me to get my ass whooped, so I thought 'who says it has to be just me?' And apparently hawkmoth's too lazy to actually make more than one." "I can hear you!" Hawkmoth yelled as the butterfly mask appeared from her face before quickly disappearing. "So here I am." The woman finished. "So what are your names?" "My name's Frank." The bearded inmate introduced himself before spreading to the others. "Over there's Gordon." He pointed to the second balding inmate. "Kowalski." He pointed to the inmate with burn scars. "And this is Kovinski." He finished with the large Russian inmate with a ponytail. "Now why are you here with us?"
"Because I overheard your little crimes and I believe you can be my minions." The woman replied smugly. "So how about we strike a deal?" The inmates looked at each other before turning back. "Keep talking." Kowalski responded. "So here's my little offer: you join up with me, help me take out ladybug and cat noir, not to mention helping me cross off some others on my list, and in return I give you a good salary, and you get to stay out of prison, sounds good to you?"
"And how the hell do you intend to do that?" Frank asked, the woman responded with a smirk before taking out a large sword and slashed the bars away. "Like that."
The next morning, Adrien arrived at school with bags under his eyes, he spent the whole night searching for Marinette as chat noir but to no avail, it was as if she disappeared off the face of the earth.
After the bell had rung, the superhero teen continued his search for his friend, shockingly, ladybug was never present during his search, he was worried that something terrible happened to her. Soon he heard a whistle from nearby, the whistle was 'ring around the rosey'. The cat immediately rushed over to the source where he discovered someone in a black hat and cape happily whistling the tune, he closed in on the figure as the figure stopped and stood silent. "Never thought I'd fight you." Cat noir said somberly. "No jokes huh? And here I thought you'd at least be a little humorous." The figure replied nonchalantly, before turning around, showing her black hair, purple eye mask and sword she twirled around like a cane.
"Marinette, I know you're in there somewhere!" Cat noir pleaded. "'I know you're in there somewhere!'" The phantom replied mockingly. "Sorry kitty, you had your chance to save me and look what happened! I basically lost my life." The phantom then circled around her enemy like a hungry predator. "Let me tell you a story, long ago there was this little innocent girl who wanted to be a hero, marry the perfect guy and live happily ever after. For a long while she tried to be a good person, and for a long while it was what she did, 'Their everyday superhero' they'd call her! She had everything she wanted and gave back to the community, evenly matched!"
The supervillain then lowered her head In despair. "Then one day, everything changed… there was this little snake that invaded her life, the snake had the power of deception and often wore the mask of false decency. Using the mask that the snake whispered false mesmerized everyone who was dumb enough to believe it, but the girl was not fooled by the facade and confronted it. When the snake realized the girl couldn't be fooled, it let go of the facade and showed its true colors, it warned the girl that if it would interfere, it would poison her life. The girl was not deterred by the snake's threat and continued to fight against it's tyranny, but no matter how hard she tried, the people believed the snake over her. To add worse to wear, the snake used its power to make the girl be seen as a monster, throwing away her life in the process."
The villain then grabbed a nearby railing and tightened her grip. "The snake then gave the girl one last chance to surrender but the girl refused, and for that, she was scarred." She then bent the metal railing with hatred. "The girl later on tried to use it to expose the snake, but like always, the snake got away." She then ripped off the mangled piece and tossed it aside before continuing to circle. "The people now saw the girl as nothing more but a villain. She tried her boyfriend for help but he was unable to aid her.
She then finally stopped, on the other side of the cat. "The girl was at rock bottom, with no way of climbing back up… or so she thought, from the darkness emerged… a jinn. The jinn offered the girl great power, power unlike any other, but in exchange she would give a mighty power to the jinn. The girl was hesitant but then remembered what she went through, and came to one single conclusion." She then finally turned to face the cat.
"If she can't be the hero… then she'll be the villain…."
The villain then waved her arms up high. "Still if you have to fight, I'll do you a favor and give you the first punch." She offered, smiling. The cat immediately rushed to his foe and swiftly struck her with his bo staff, but to his surprise, the moment it struck the villain, she burst into a flurry of shadows. He was startled by this before hearing a whistle, he turned and saw the black phantom herself waving like a teen girl seeing her crush. "Psyche!" She giggled. "I said I'd give you a fight, but not with me!" She then snapped her fingers and from the darkness, four men dressed in black leather emerged, armed and dangerous. "Make sure you get his ring after you turn him into Swiss cheese, I'm gonna go get ready for what's to come!" And with that, she disappeared into the shadows.
The men pulled out their weapons and opened fire, the cat immediately jumped up from the mass gunfire and swiped them in the face with his staff. The gunners immediately opened fire once more before the cat swiftly dodged but was snagged. "Direct hit!" One of the thugs cheered before their target escaped.
Soon after cat noir jumped from building to building until he was far enough from his attackers. He sighed in exhaustion before digging into his wound, making him grunt in pain. Now since he was in superhero form he would be able to heal much faster than normal, but it still hurt like hell. Once he pulled the stray bullet out he put it aside and tore the back end of his tail, and tied it up where the wound was. Since the costume was magic, it would regenerate the detached parts the next time he transformed. But now that he's got a good look at the akuma herself, he knew that this was the most dangerous creation of hawkmoth yet, more so than the style queen or chameleon. She was cunning and smart enough to bring in extra help, and if the men she hired were that vicious, imagine what kind of terrible things she herself might be capable of.
He looked to the sky and closed his eyes, shedding a single tear. Marinette, what have you become…?
Later on in the phantom's lair, the shadowy specter sharpened her sword as she prepared for her grand plan, and also watched her favorite horror movie: slice, where a serial killer forces his victims into various death traps for them to solve. However she was interrupted by a certain villain. "Here it comes…." She sighed, preparing for the worst. "Why didn't you take his miraculous, black phantom!?" Hawkmoth yelled through telepathy. "Relax, I sent out my guys to tear him up and pick out the ring from his corpse." She said nonchalantly. "If we're lucky they'll bring me his ring or the finger belonging to it." Just then, two of her men arrived. "Speak of the devil. So is it done?" She asked, only to be met with anxious faces. "About that boss…" the phantom's smile turned into a frown. "He got away didn't he?" They shook their heads yes.
The phantom became enraged before generating a shadowy ball before tossing it at them, causing them to duck in cover as it hit the wall. "GOD F*(KING DAMMIT!" She roared, erupting in a fury of darkness. "I give you one job and YOU F*(KERS CAN'T EVEN…" She turned around and breathed heavily. "No no, now's not the time for heads to roll just yet." She said to herself, calming down before turning around. "We'll deal with him later then, but until then get ready for the next step of the plan, I've got the tools ready, so we move in when the time is right." She ordered. "But mess up again, and I won't be so merciful."
The men then rushed away as the phantom sat back down. "So, where were we?" She said as she returned to the telepathic call with her creator. "I believe that your men said that they failed to get cat noir's miraculous?" Hawk moth said disappointed. "Well you know what they say, there's always next time." The phantom said reassuringly. "Well let's hope you bump into him again, if you know what's good for you." Hawk moth threatened. "Yeah how about you get some rest, so you don't be crankier than usual."
Back in Hawk Moth's lair, the villain sighed and deactivated the communication. "Let's hope you know what you're doing, phantom. Nooroo, dark wings fall!" He commanded before de-transforming. "Master, are you sure it's a good idea to let her continue her methods?" Nooroo asked worriedly. "I don't care nooroo, as long as she gets the job done." Gabriel retorted. "I'm afraid I'm on nooroo's side, sir." Natile said, concerned. "I've run the IDs of the prisoners she broke free, they appear to be some of the most vicious criminals in Paris, murder, extortion, arson." Said stated. "And this concerns me how?" Gabriel asked nonchalantly. "We could be dealing with a rather risky situation here." Natalie replied worriedly. "Again, I don't care as long as she brings me the ring and earrings." "Sir, there's also a risk that…" "Nooroo, rest for now, we'll talk about whatever it is later."
Sooner or later, the miraculous will be his, but let's hope that the ladybug might show up as well.