Carter:she got away?!

Chihiro:afraid so.but we were close

Carter:dosnt matter!someone was cover was blown?is that it?!

Everyone looked at ian playing on a ds

...

Ian:what?!oh sure!its always my fault!

Anthony:(sighs)

Lee:look,we cant let her just walk away.

Ian:so what do we do with her?

Chihiro:we can always let orange annoy her.

Usagi:rememebered what happened last time

(Flashback)

Usagi:ORANGE!you just blew someone up!

Orange:well,that guy was TOASTED anyway.(laughs)

Toast(jovenshire):(coughs)ugh!bad joke dude!just take me to prison!

(Flashback ended)

Chihiro:oh yeah...

Ian:well...we can just trap her in a cage and sell her to a-

Anthony:no!dude have you been playing farcry again?!

Ian:uh...

(Flashback)

Ian:GAH!animals!MUST!die...FOR GEEEEEEEEEEEAR!

(Flashback)

Ian:....noooooooo?

Anthony:right.look,we need to find her and we disgust what we should do later.

Henry giggled to himself as he shoved another handful up his tower. The sand was fluffy on the surface so he made sure to use sand from the bottom, the slightly damp sand, that wouldn't fall apart so easily. His fourth tower was coming along really good. He had managed to get a better shape than on tower three. The little boy glanced up and shot the third tower a glare.It just wouldn't stay upright! He had to make it bigger than all the others and now it was just looking stupid…But he concentrated back on the fourth tower, the one that hadn't disappointed him. He already imagined the soldiers walking over the walls, protecting the sand form he had hidden in the middle. His little treasure. It was a scraped yellow plastic form that looked like a shell and he had buried it in his hill in the middle. The form was safely hidden and his soldiers would protect it quite well against any threats.
When he was finished patting on the walls of the tower he poked his finger in several times to create windows. His soldiers had to see everything.He then sat back and proudly gazed upon his work.It was his best sandcastle so far, for his long life of four years.He laughed again as he gently pushed against a wall. It didn't budge. His castle was perfect.Henry turned to wave to his mother on a park bench with a few other mothers and tell her his castle was finished. Just as his gaze found her he heard a cackle from behind him. An older girl approached his castle just as he turned back to her. The girl looked like she was already in school.Henry was scared. She didn't look nice.

???:What do you have there?

Henry:My sandcastle! I built it mysewf!

She grinned evilly and lifted a foot, kicking against one of his towers. It broke and disintegrated so easily beneath her shoe. Henry felt tears welling up in his eyes.

Henry:What awu doing?! Stop that!

The girl stomped down on another wall, then kicked against the hill and his treasure fell out. She had discovered the secret!

Henry:It's not very good!Better build a new one!

Henry quickly grabbed the form and stood up, big tears now flowing down his cheeks.

Henry:You aw a meanie!
He ran out of the sand pit, not towards his mother but to the trees and bushes, sitting down there sobbing. He didn't even notice the dark violet butterfly landing on the yellow form of a shell.

[School]

Adrien listened up as he heard a scream sounding outside. The class looked up from their worksheets and he felt fear creeping into their minds. A few already rose to their feet. Everytime he had fought an Akuma in the last month it had ended pretty destructively.Without Ladybug, it became significantly harder and harder to fight against the Akumas plus he didn't have the cleansing light. Everything stayed.

He sighed and got up as well as the teacher dismissed the class, advising them to either go home of as far away from the attack as they could. Alya pulled out her phone but looked kind of miserable.She had continued filming the Akuma attacks since Ladybug's death but after all, what was a Ladyblog without a Ladybug?Adrien just hoped Nino would take care of her.Without anyone noticing he slipped out along with the rest of the class and stepped to the side, then entered the same classroom again after making sure it was empty. Nobody had noticed him parting from the group of fleeing students and not leaving the school. He was sure Nino would realize shortly but he would just shrug it off. Adrien was never present at an Akuma attack.Chat was.Plagg flew out of his jacket and huffed.

Plagg:Another Akuma? For real?

Adrian:I think so, yeah.

Plagg:Didn't we fight one, like, just yesterday?

The blonde rubbed over his tired eyes and nodded again.

Adrian:Yeah. I'll buy you all the cheese in the world, now c'mon. Plagg, claws out!

[City]

Chat Noir halted as he arrived at the scene and put his baton away.This was-… Weird. The Akuma looked so small. Why was it so small?He decided to keep himself hidden to study the Akuma first. So, he was really small and floated, apparently. He had to get him out of the air, then. He also hadn't heard him talking or saw him do anything yet so he jumped closer, still staying hidden.

Desew'ifier:I am Desew'ifier!I'll destwoy evvything you've built! I want rewenge!

Chat's chest heaved up and down as he watched him touch a building, turning it into sand. The pile immediately fell in itself and turned into a big hill of dry, coarse sand. He could hear a few screams from the road and inside the building while it fell into itself before they were cut off abruptly when the sand collapsed. Chat didn't think for too long. He waited as the Akuma turned his back and jumped from the roof, directly onto the pile of sand.

Chat noir:Plagg, help me…

he closed his eyes and listened carefully. Luckily his transformation provided him with the ears of a cat, quite literally, so he was able to locate thirteen people in the sand. The ones on the surface were the first, he just had to stick his hand in and pull them out. The ones that were buried pretty deep were more difficult. He kept digging and digging until all thirteen were rescued, which took him about twenty minutes with a few close calls, then he looked down the street. A few people waved at him, standing next to destroyed houses, piles of sand blocking the street. He couldn't pay attention to the Akuma right now. He had to save these people.When he got to the third house the Akuma had disintegrated he found the first dead body. It hadn't been the first in this month but it still distraught him.He brushed the tears out of his eyes as he saw the family of the suffocated man breaking into tears, then he jumped away. He found three more on the second house. On the first house, almost everyone had died.He gritted his teeth and jumped upon a rooftop to chase after the Akuma. With a sob building up in his throat he shoved away the image of Marinette. She was at fault for this. She did this.He hunted down the Akuma while doing his best to free the people the Akuma had trapped underneath the large piles of sand.Then, finally, he spotted the Akuma again, about to touch another house. Oh no, he wouldn't!

Chat noir:Hey, sandman! Turn around!

Then a few police cars drove up to the sence

[Car #1]

...

Carter:uh,lee?is it a little too early for Halloween?

Lee:(gets his gun reday)

[Car #2]

Anthony:what the hell is that?

Ian:i think its a male verson of catwomen and possibly...a kid wearing a spiderman 3 sandman costume.

Anthony:what?

Chihiro:this is off...why does that guy look like a kid?

Momoru:dont know...unless!

Usagi:i just wish i have the crystal with me right now.(gets her gun out)

Linkara:dont worry,its with harvey.

[City]

Desew'ifier:Chat Noa!Gimme your Miwaculous!

Chat noir:No! Hawkmoth, you'll never have my Miraculous as well! Just give it up and I might not kill you!

A pink outlining of a butterfly appeared around the young Akuma's eyes and he furrowed his eyebrows, then nodded.

Desee'ifier:But Haw'moth wants your Miwaculous! And Imma get it for him!

As the Akuma lunged at Chat he could barely dodge the hit and jump out of the way. The hit that had been meant for him turned a few meters of the street around Desertifier's hand to sand. Chat came to his feet again and raised his fists.He was Paris' very last defense.Ladybug was dead and he had to stop the Akumas by himself, otherwise Hawkmoth would wreak havoc in the city. He had to stand his ground, no matter how scared or lost he was, he had to fight. So he began running around the Akuma, jumping on him from behind before he could react, toppling him over and restrained his hands to the ground. But he had underestimated the strength and anger of this child.Desertifier spun and threw him off of his back, sending him slamming into a wall of a house. Chat rubbed the back of his head but immediately got up to his feet again as the Akuma tried to hit him. He managed to step to the side and grinned

Chat noir:You missed!

Desee'ifier:Did not!

Chat looked up too late. He barely acknowledged a wall of sand slamming into him, burying him underneath the heavy pile. He quickly forced his hands up to his face which was really, really straining to do since he was pretty much trapped, and managed to form a little bubble of air in front of his face. His strength as a superhero helped him massively but he knew there were a lot of people still trapped with him. Quickly, he spat in his hand and felt the spit running down one of his cheek.The other way was up.He began digging up desperately until his hand went free. Seconds later, he was free and already searching for the other victims, his baton lost somewhere in the sand. When he found everyone the Akuma had floated down the street a little further, watching amusedly. Chat briefly asked himself why he wasn't doing anything but he didn't question it further. Probably because he was a child and children loved watching something. The leather clad superhero growls as Desertifier threatened to bring down another building, smirking over to him.He leapt and grabbed a foot of the Akuma, pulling him down to the street to get a better look at him, trying to find the akumatized object. Nothing appeared in his view and the little boy once again wriggled out of his grip and floated away from him.

The officers got out of their car

Chihiro:(pulls out his gun)FREEZE!

Desew'ifier pushed them back

Linkara:...OW!

Desew'ifier:You're alone, Chat Noa! You can't win against me!

Chat noir:You're alone, too. Hawkmoth will do nothing but yell at you. So we're even.

Desew'ifier:Not true! You're alone!

The hero rolled his eyes and lunged at him but Desertifier directed a fist made of sand towards him and knocked him away.
He was flung into a building a few meters down the street and limply fell to the floor. He couldn't do that without his lady… This was a child!He couldn't just-… Fight against him!
The Akuma lashed out for him once again yet Chat came to all four and managed to jump away. Luck would have it that he ran right into Alya. He caught her before she fell and straightened her up again.
Chat noir:Alya, you have to get away from here! Where's Ni-… Uh, that boy who's always with you?
Alya:Nino's trying to catch up. But I have to re-

Chat noir:Hey wait!

he pulled her into an alleyway and threw a glance over his shoulder, checking if the Akuma was still busy with searching for him. He nodded and turned back to her,

Chat bour:Alya, camera on me.

She gulped and lifted her phone, undoubtedly on livestream, to let him face the camera.

Chat noir:Citizens of Paris, users of the Ladyblog. There's an Akuma attack happening near the southside of the Seine, at the same height of the louvre. Every one of you, evacuate your homes and run. The houses are collapsing in sand and you're not safe! Go to family or friends that live far enough away or public places until it's over, spread the word, evacuate immediately! Do not enter buildings when the Akuma's near, they do notprovide safety! He doesn't attack people so you should be safe to run!

Carter:(walks up to him)HEY!BATMAN RIP OFF!WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOIN?!(sees ayla recording)hey!girl!stop recording this!hey!im an officer of the law and-

Lee drags him away

Lee:sorry about him!

Carter:HEY!LEE!STOP DRAGIN ME!

Chat noir:Make sure to repeat the location of the Akuma and the message every five minutes and stay in a safe distance.

with that he jumped off, knowing he couldn't tell Alya to run away. She wouldn't listen to him. So he at least could try and get a good use for her.

Carter:(points the gun at the Desew'ifier)FBI!

The akuma pushed him,lee,usagi,momori,chihiro,linkara away

He knew the Ladyblog was followed by thousands of people so maybe there was at least one in each building who saw the livestream.And sure enough, as he faced Desertifier again the people began running out of the buildings and down the street, away from the fight. He nodded and huffed as the stream of people slowly faded. Looked like most of them were out. So he didn't have to save citizens from the suffocating sand.The Akuma growled and grew himself two big fists of sand.

Carter:yo cat-man!this guy is using the sand!hes sandman!oh mah ass.

Desew'ifier:Gimme your Miwaculous!

Chat noir:You already said that...But you're not gonna get it!

The little boy lashed out at him but the hero did a roll to escape from the fist. He had to attack as well. He would never win if he kept dodging.But it was just a kid!
Tears began to build up in Chat's eyes as he leapt into the air to escape yet another punch. Ladybug had always been with him… She would've known what to do.With her, nobody would have died yet.

Alya gulped as she saw Chat Noir sprinting up a wall and doing a flip off the building to escape from the Akuma's fists. He jumped over the street to come to his feet again but stumbled. It took a while for him to adjust and it was just a second too long. The Akuma slammed him against another wall and Chat winced from the pain.Alya bit her lip and the Akuma picked him up and slammed him against the same wall.Back then, Ladybug would've distracted the Akuma for Chat to come back on his feet. They would've flirted and bantered and the fights would be over relatively quickly since Ladybug couldn't lose with her lucky charm.
The young reporter choked back a yelp as Chat tried to escape but was picked up once again and flung into another wall. He got back to his feet and swayed a bit, almost falling again. Ladybug would've put a hand on his shoulder, steadying him. Alya sighed.
It almost looked like Chat was trying to dance a duet as a solo.It was heartbreaking to watch. Sure, it had gone on for a month now but Alya saw it like this the first time. Chat stumbled where he should've been caught, he was careless where he should've been held back, he was cornered where someone else should take over.It had never been so present that Ladybug was missing.Chat did his best, had done his best for a little over a month already, but it seemed he was struggling more and more. She gritted her teeth as she thought back to Marinette. She had done this. She had done this over one stupid comment from Chloé and over one honest answer from her. She had-… She had killed Ladybug.Alya groaned as Chat took another hit, then she turned the camera to herself again.

Alya:Hey peeps, here's Alya. You heard Chat Noir. I've got the task to repeat this every five minutes, listen closely. So, the Akuma doesn't seem to attack people but houses. The houses disintegrate to sand and people are buried underneath it. You should be safe to flee. Do not stay in houses, they're the danger here! Run away as far as you can from the Akuma, it's on the southside of the Seine across from the louvre. Search for shelter at friends or family's houses that are far enough away or on public places but do not enter buildings that are too close to the Akuma. Remember to stay safe, I'm counting on you! Leave all houses near the Akuma right n-

???:ALYA!

She choked on thin air as she heard the cry. It sounded like-… She peered over her phone and saw Nino running towards her.

Nino:Gosh Alya, I was so damn worried!

he didn't slow down in the slightest, instead he slammed against her and pulled her into a tight hug. She felt him trembling and wheezing from the run. But there was also something different in his voice.
Alya:Nino, I'm-… I'm fine, I-… Chat Noir gave me a task, I have to tell the people to evacuate the houses immediately. The Akuma turns houses into sand and people have been buried underneath it. They have to get away from here, asap, or they'll be in danger.

Nino nodded slowly, then, still keeping her in his arms, he peeked around the edge. Chat Noir was cornered at the moment but he did his best to fight the little Akuma back. Their fight had merged into a merciless exchange of punches and hits, even though Chat looked like he might be sick. Maybe because he had to fight a child. Speaking of child!Nino spotted a little girl running into one of the houses. She had apparently parted from her family who hadn't noticed she was gone. It was the house to which Chat stood with his back. The Akuma could touch it at any moment. Nino didn't consider it for long.

Nino:Alya, you stay here!

Alya:What?! Why?!

Nino:There's a little girl, she went back. I'll get her. You stay here and continue warning the people.

Alya:Wh-What?! I'm coming with you!

Nino shook his head and gently pushed her back.

Nino:You stay here. I'll come back, I promise.

he turned on his heels and sprinted over the street as fast as he could. Within seconds he was inside the building, his eyes slowly adjusting to the sudden shadow in contrary to the sun outside. He lunged up the stairs, calling for the little girl.

[Appartment]

Nink:Hey, it's not safe here! Hey, little girl, come here, I'll bring you out!

He heard a quiet cry and ran up faster

Nino:I'm here, c'mon, we have to get out of here!

he finally reached the door where she kneeled, sobbing into her hands.

Little girl:I-I-I l-left S-Snuffles in th-th-there!", she cried.
He huffed and scooped her up to pat her back.
Little girl:Shh, it's okay. Is Snuffles a cat or dog?

She shook her head and clung to his neck.

Little girl:My plushie. M-Maman didn't let me t-t-take her and n-now the door's c-closed!

He bit his lip. They had to get out of here immediately but on the other hand, he knew how important a plushie was for a child. Sometimes it meant life or death to them. So he groaned and let her down again to kick against the door handle. Another time and another time until it finally budged and gave way. He was lucky it was a rather cheap door…

Nino:Come on, we'll get Snuffles!Where's your plushie?

She pointed at the door right across the front door and he rushed in, letting her down to grab her plushie. At that moment, the building shook. Chat Noir must've been slammed against it again. Nino winced at the force. The girl held up the plushie and smiled under tears.

Little girl:That's Snuffles!

Nino:That's great! Now let's go!

[City]

Chat noir:(strugles to get out)

Linkara:(tried firing his gun at him since hes trapped)

Chat noir:STOP!hes just a kid

...

Linkara:well in that case,I AM A MAN!(punches the sand)...oh.

[Appartment]

Just as the girl took a step the building shook another time but it felt different. Nino lunged forward and grabbed the girl, curling up around her just as the floor beneath his Nikes and the ceiling above his head changed to sand.

Nino:Deep breath and hold it!

Alya:NINO! NINO!

Alya's phone was long forgotten and dropped to the floor when Desertifier got ready to punch Chat one more time. He pulled his fist back and the cat themed superhero ducked away. Everything happened in slow motion as Alya reached out, meters away, wanting to somehow stop the Akuma. The little boy's hand flew forward and Alya screamed as it connected with the wall. Chat jumped around the Akuma and slammed his arm around her waist, ripping her back along with him. The sand collapsed on top of the Akuma and buried him underneath. Alya fell on her back and hit her head on the asphalt, Chat Noir landing on top of her but she paid no mind to him. She immediately sat up to watch the sand moving onto the street.

Ayla:wheres nino?!and that girl?!

Carter:No Nino,No little girl,No nothin!that buildin just crumbled girl!

She felt tears welling up in her eyes and pushed Chat aside, getting to her feet, repeating his name like a mantra.

Alya:Nino… Nino…

Chat stood up beside her, placing his hands on her shoulders since she began swaying.

Chat noir:Was he in there?!

She nodded numbly and Chat dashed to the pile of sand. The sand moved to reveal the little Akuma but Chat just ran around him, completely fixated on getting his best friend out of there. He listened intensely, his cat ears flickering as he heard a quiet sob.
Nino had managed to completely curl up around the little girl and her plushie as well as taking the whole impact for her. He had barely stayed conscious but he forced himself to keep his mind together. The little girl sobbed against his chest in the complete darkness and he only pulled her tighter with one arm, then tried to move his other to create a bubble in front of his face. He just so brought his arm up against the weight of the sand and dug his way to his face. There he freed his face and kept his hand close to his mouth and nose since he didn't have the strength for more.

Chat noir:Hey, can you hear me?

Nino:(coughs)

Carter:you okay brother?

Nino:yeah.

Lee:you alright?

Little girl:(nods)

Linkara:your a hero right?

Chat noir:yeah.i am.you are?

Linkara:names linkara.(gives him a card which includes his phone number)call us if you need us again.or 911.i mean most of my crew works with the police.

[The bakery]

It was almost one and a half months, a week after the Desertifier incident, as Marinette tried the pain killers for the first time. She had waited until her parents had been asleep when she had crept down to the cupboard in the back of the bakery. She knew, there her parents kept the alcohol. The girl had heard many stories about forgetting when it came to alcohol.Oh, and boy how she wanted to forget.She grabbed a bottle from the back, digging through the bottlenecks, until she found one at the very back of the cupboard. Carefully she pulled it out and found it was still untouched and dusty.So her parents hadn't even looked at it for presumably a very long time.She crept outside into the relatively cold night, walking down the street. Quickly, she found a little alley and hid behind a few trash pins. A little breeze accompanied her on the floor when she sat down. As if to ask for help, she rubbed over the long since faded colors of her bracelet. The bracelet Alya had made for her.The first sip of the bitter liquid made her shudder. It tasted horrible.
Marinette tried yet another one and still grimaced.She hadn't even looked at the tag, which probably said something like...well

"The-most-horrible-drink-you've-ever-tasted",

but honestly, she didn't care. It could've been Vodka, or maybe Whiskey or something. Something with a high percentage of alcohol, that's for sure.
She found it easier to drink this horrible stuff the more she tried to just gulp it down instead of trying to taste it. She still couldn't understand why adults actually wanted to buy and drink this stuff.The girl was slightly frustrated that she didn't feel anything yet although she had gulped down just about a quarter of the bottle now. So she continued drinking.After half an hour the effect finally set in. She'd had about half of the bottle now and as she felt the dizziness coming and the carelessness set in, she smiled.Finally, she understood what adults found in drinking. It was a horrible but also relieving feeling. Somehow she suddenly found that it hadn't had that much of an importance anymore that she'd killed Ladybug. Of course, she did, but it didn't feel as horrible anymore. Slowly she forgot how everyone looked at her and that she actually was Ladybug and certainly not yet dead.She'd killed Ladybug. So?
The hero was dead, so what? Nobody should care anymore. Because she wasn't here anymore. Out of your sight, out of your worries, right?Marinette smiled, sliding down the wall a little more. She felt wonderful. Careless. Something she hadn't been for months. Her face felt relaxed and numb, not constantly stressed. Her body was slumped, something that didn't even happen in her sleep since then.She'd had sore muscles some days after the incident, because she had slept so bad lately.The bluenette thought about her 'friends', the same who had given up on her because of a simple lie not even she herself had told. And there was another thing about alcohol.She was way more emotional, something she had hidden since that fateful day that had destroyed her life. So she started crying. After a few minutes, she was curled up into a ball, sobbing violently. For months now she had forbidden herself to show any emotions anymore because she'd learned it upset people. When she was sad, everyone would mock her, because they thought she was a heartless murderer. When she was happy, everyone would pick at her, because she wasn't allowed to be happy anymore for she killed Paris greatest hero. When she was melancholic, depressed, determined, thrilled, angry, chilled, scared… It was the same result all over again.
Every time, every single time she didn't imitate an emotionless robot, she was bullied. And now, she finally allowed herself to show her emotions again, openly, for the first time in an eternity.
Her friends had ditched her, her father was ignoring her, Tikki was in the wrong hands and it was her fault, her former crush hated her, the whole world judged her and Miss Fortune seemed to laugh at her weakness. The only two people who at least exchanged a few words with her were her mother who tried to get to her and help her – without success – and Nino, who pitied and tried to protect her from the people who hated her now – no triumph either.
She was a failure, even to the people who still tried to find the Marinette that had died along with Ladybug that day.
After a few minutes of crying however, the alcohol kicked in completely.
She thanked god she didn't leave the little alley while she was drunk. Because after she had felt that the drug was now completely taking over her, she had little to no memory of what had happened after that. She remembered she had wanted to stand up but failed. She remembered herself suddenly standing regardless, trying to take a few steps but found herself being unable to. She had fallen to the ground immediately after trying to remove her hand from the wall. She recalled hysterically laughing and crying at the same time because she'd seen a black cat that had strolled through the alley and sniffed on her before fleeing. The rest was a black pit, swallowing her.

She woke up in a trash can

...

Marinette:what the?so this is what a hangover feels like...(gets up and attempts to walk back home but keeps falling everytime she walks)

She began to hate and love this stuff.

Loved it because it made her forget things so easily and made her careless, hated it because it made her feel even more miserable than she'd felt before anyways.

Then she got home and fainted on her bed

Sorry about torturing marinette bros.also over 4000 words?...wow