The next morning was another trip to head to Budapest in Hungary. Shadybug allowed her kitty to drive the lucky charm Ducati since it's better to be prepared if the Supreme sends out another holder again. Maybe he can see where they are now because he has the rooster holder to use any power.

"They managed to defeat King Ape" The Supreme said.

"I suppose more assassins is better than losing all the miraculous! I told you that idiot is stupid!" Queen Hornet scoffed.

"SILENCE!" The Supreme shouted, "Then it's you and Lila who's next!" He then said.

"No way! Those traitors are too strong! If we go, we'll be the ones losing the miraculous!" Volpitiva refused.

"Fine! Send more assassins!" Supreme was getting tired of them acting like children instead of adults.

"It's only a matter of time before they come here," Queen Hornet said.

"Just shut up before I make an illusion of you in public to humiliate you!" Volpitiva scoffed.

"Hmph!" Queen Hornet scoffs.

The antiheroes made it to Budapest in Hungary, though again they need money if they want to buy food and clothes to survive again.

"We got only 500 euros left" Adrien checks the duffle bag.

"Here in Budapest is a challenge, fleabag," Marinette said before looking at the mannequin of a Chinese silk dress.

"No kidding. But that dress sure will make you look like a princess" Adrien said.

Another side was for a man fashion mannequin of a masquerade with the cat mask.

"Meow" Adrien checks it out.

Both never had a dance and they sure have missed all their teenage life at high school when it comes to a prom. But now they can make it up by wearing these and dancing in them. Adrien can hear the public announcing a wonderful masquerade ball tonight.

"I have an idea, Milady" He whispered.

"Thievery again like a cat burglar?" Marinette guessed.

"Yes and no. We'll use the money here to buy these clothes and then we rob to get to the next country" Adrien said.

"One of these days we should slow down and explore," Marinette said before looking at the masquerade dress.

"Yeah, if we're to change more it's less stealing," Adrien said.

"You always enjoy thievery too much, fleabag. It's what you're very good at" Marinette said before walking away from the glass window display.

"I'm doing my best to change, Bugaboo" Adrien said, knowing he just dishonor his deceased parents further.

"That's the problem with us. No matter how hard we try to change, our enemies still try to awaken our inner evil demons within. Bringing us back to hell where we belong" Marinette said, knowing how many times she has tried to live her life but the assassins from the Supreme always find her.

"One can never be sure," Adrien said and went into the store to try the suit out.

As much as he dreamed of waltzing with his dark princess, he hoped she could dance with him too. The tailor measured him for the right size and then allowed him to try the suit out.

"It's perfect. I'll have it" Adrien said.

"Today you're lucky. It's half the price today" The tailor said.

"How much?" Adrien asked.

"150 euros," The tailor said.

"Thank you. Oh, and that lovely red dress? How much? I want to surprise my love" Adrien gestured to the red dress on the display.

"That one's 130 euros. I guarantee she'll love it" The tailor said as he packed the suit in a bag.

"Thank you. Is there any discount that's off today?" Adrien asked.

"Yes. The mask is included" The tailor replied.

"Thank you" Adrien paid for the suit and dress.

Marinette was checking out at the Heroes' Square location, "It's beautiful" She looked at the statues.

Horses were a mystery to her when it came to heroes riding horses in ancient times.

"So horses must be a symbol of good while snakes are often symbolized for evil," Marinette thought to herself and then went for a bench to rest on.

She admits that traveling with her annoying kitty is fun but hopefully, there's peace in their lives once they face Supreme one last time and free the holders from his abusive orders. She succeeded in feeling love again with Adrien during their journey.

She was interrupted by a group of men looking rude to stare at her. She did not like this and she can't transform in public.

"What do you bloody want?" Marinette gets up and backs away.

"You, pretty girl. Come with us. You would make a lovely servant" They said with crazy lust in their eyes.

Just as they were about to grab her, the badass feline man stepped in and he looks very pissed when he did say he would not let any man touch his lady.

"The hell? It's that evil cat!" They were about to run but the cat was fast.

"I never let my mice run away without punishment from the cat. You tried to touch her!" Claw Noir hissed angrily.

"We were just being friendly! I swear!" They stammered.

"I give you all ten seconds before I massacre you all of you!" Claw Noir bears his claws.

"We dealt with worse before! Give us your best shot, pussy cat! You die and we have her!" They laughed at him.

"The death way it is then!" Claw Noir smirked evilly and punched all three.

Soon, they wake up from their unconscious state and are now in the alley where no one can see they are about to die. They see Claw Noir smelling their disgusting scents of alcohol, chloroform, and no longer a virgin as they lost it by raping women.

"Rise and shine, boys. Too bad you won't live to tell the tale. I can smell a lot of bad deeds that are so much worse" Claw Noir twirling his spiked tail.

"You think clawing us to death is our punishment?! You're out of your damn mind!" They said.

"Nope, I can do much worse. For you see, I was sometimes attracted by the same sex. They try to capture me but I always found a way to kill. This for example" Claw Noir kissed one of the guys to transfer cataclysm poison before pulling away so the two can see the black veins on his face spreading fast.

Before their eyes, he was being disintegrated to bones, "Holy shit! You killed him!" The two said.

"Exactly. It's the kiss of death" Claw Noir said.

"Okay! Okay! We didn't mean to touch your girl?! How we were supposed to know she was yours?!" They both stammered.

"Too late for that!" Claw Noir never forgives bad guys who try to get on his nerves a lot.

He slashed at their throats to instantly kill them. Those two don't deserve to live after what they almost tried to do to his princess. She's gonna get pissed to think she's a damsel in distress to him.

"Sentence served," He said to himself.

-

Marinette was pacing back and forth in the hotel waiting for that dumbass cat to come back because she has a score to settle with him for being overprotective of her again.

"Where's that pussy cat?" She said impatiently.

She heard a knock on the balcony window and it was him trying to look innocent and adorable like a stray, "May I come in, Princess?" He pleaded.

Marinette rolled her eyes and opened the balcony window to let him in, "What the hell were you thinking, dumbass?!" She slams her fists on his chest, though he's not fazed by it.

"Did you really want them to do whatever they planned to do to you?" Claw Noir replied.

"No, but I could've handled it myself!" Marinette glared.

"Marinette, I was afraid to lose you again! I freaked out, okay! I was scared!" Claw Noir confessed, "And you should be grateful I stopped them than rejecting my help again!" He complained.

"I am not a damsel in distress you think I am but thanks for saving me" Marinette rolled her eyes.

"I never said you were one. Marinette, please. Just at least try to see me doing something heroic for once" Claw Noir begged.

"Heroes don't kill enemies, fleabag. I know you killed them because you always think bad boys deserve to be dead" Marinette heads in the bathroom.

"Antihero then" Claw Noir sighs and falls back on the bed.

"She means that you're being way overprotective of her," Tikki said.

"I lost both of my parents, bug rat. I cannot lose her too and if I did, I would slip into madness just like the Supreme" Claw Noir said.

"I understand. But you two have a long way to becoming real heroes" Tikki said.

"And how would you know? I never try to be a pure hero, just breaking the rules instead of following them. Instead of doing something right, I just jump ahead. The supreme was right, we were both weak like kittens from the beginning. I was a weak kitten to think my father did not care for how much I missed my mother" Claw Noir tossed and turned in his bed to never think that.

"He loved you both," Tikki said.

"I only wish I could ask him for forgiveness" Claw Noir sighs sadly.

"The supreme brainwashed me to think my father never cared about me but when I did escape, I found my father in the ambulance. The medics assumed it was cardiac arrest that killed him and when I checked for evidence in the mansion, I found nothing but my father's brooches of the butterfly and the peacock hidden in his office. He probably died a broken heart from losing my mother and me" Claw Noir sobs at the horrible memory.

"You what?" Marinette heard everything, "You found the miraculous of the butterfly and the peacock?!"

"Yes, I did! I couldn't hand it over!" Claw Noir sobs loudly.

"But why?" Marinette came out in a robe.

"Because they belonged to my mother and father" Claw Noir held them out, "Both were trying to do greater good"

"And we were too blind to realize it" Marinette sat next to him.

"Why did life have to punish us?" Claw Noir felt like he was truly is a dumbass.

"Because of our dumb decisions," Marinette dried her hair, letting it hang loose.

"We were manipulated, princess. We let him get into our heads" Claw Noir sits up.

"Yeah," Marinette looks at him.

"I bought something for you Marinette" He goes to show her the dress.

Marinette was astonished at seeing the red dress he bought for him. Her mouth was gaping in shock. Tikki noticed and closed her mouth.

"Heh, I take that your reaction means thank you" Claw Noir chuckled.

"It's beautiful! Thank you, Kitty!" Marinette grabs the dress.

"Meow, do I get petted for being a good kitty?" Claw Noir purred for attention.

"Come here" Marinette scratched him on the head.

"Puuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr" He purred so loud to nuzzle her hand.

"Oh, Kitty Kitty!" Marinette chuckled.

"Meeeeeoooww" He begged for more attention.

"Good kitty. Here kitty kitty kitty" Marinette scratched his chin and petted his fake ears.

Claw Noir lay on the bed as his girlfriend pets him.

"Damn it you really like to be petted by me. You really were a wild stray" Marinette chuckled at his silliness.

"Yeaaaaah" Claw Noir closed his eyes.

"Do you ever get tired of being a badass?" Marinette asked.

"Yeah. I'm bored being it all the time" Claw Noir said.

"But you always enjoy it too much," Marinette said.

"In the evil way, no," Claw Noir said.

"That's what makes you the legendary Claw Noir. You always want to be a legend" Marinette said.

"As a good guy, not as a villain. In my nightmares, I see my parents look at me disappointed for my actions. I don't enjoy killing" Claw Noir admits he has had enough of his bad side.

"Oh, kitty. You kill to not fall into your fears and trauma. We both were killers because the Supreme made us believe that killing is a way to never give in to fear" Marinette said, scratching his back cat ears.

"Tell me, how do you feel after killing someone who turned out innocent?" Claw Noir asked her.

"Regret, guilt, confusion, even scared," Marinette said.

"Killing doesn't ease the trauma, it makes it worse" Claw Noir pointed out.

"We both learned the hard way in hell, kitty. The supreme lied to us. We lied to our conscience the most" Marinette said.

"Yeah," Claw Noir said.