Chat Noir's P.O.V.

I sat there, almost numb with shock. I had just found out that my Father was Hawk Moth. Not only this, but I was now learning that there had been an Akumatized villain called Cat Blanc. My thoughts were interrupted by Marinette's, I mean Ladybug's, sweet voice,
"Well kitty... the thing that I did, that I never told you about... I defeated Cat Blanc."
I looked at her, felt my throat tighten and heard myself ask,
"Cat Blanc?"

Ladybug took a deep breath, then began. She told the tale of how she had made a mistake, and in an altered timeline, how much that had cost. She had to fight my Akumatized version, Cat Blanc. Her words crashed around me, I could barely comprehend what she said. She talked of how powerful I had been... how scared she had felt when fighting me. How I had completely Cataclysmed the alternate timeline her and Hawk Moth. I had caused so much damage... I had destroyed everything and everyone I cared about. I felt numb.
Ladybug seemed to sense this, for she stopped and leant towards me, gently stroking my hair. I closed my eyes and let her comfort me, letting out a slight purr as the tips of her fingers eased my headache.

At last I attempted to speak, but my voice cracked,
"H- How could I have done such a thing?"

Ladybug gently attempted to comfort me,
"Shhh, it's okay. That... that wasn't you. That Cat Blanc was... confused, hurt, pained. He made a lot of mistakes. But he isn't you."

I gave a stifled sob,
"But I- he made all those choices, what if I'm just like him? You saw how I was almost Akumatized by Hawk Moth."

There was silence for a moment, then she quietly responded,
"Hey, look at me."
I reluctantly dragged my eyes up to meet hers. She continued,
"It's okay. I'm here for you kitty." Then she pulled me close and whispered in my ear, "I love you, okay? I love Adrien, Chat Noir, Mister Bug and anyone else in between. I love all of you. I will always be here for you. No matter what happens, no matter what choices you make, I will always be by your side."
Then she pulled back and gave me a tender kiss, wiping away the fresh tears that had trickled down my cheek.

A comfortable silence enveloped us, and, as I soaked in her words and warmth, I temporarily forgot my troubles. Then the realisation that Hawk Moth was my father, and that he had attempted to Akumatize me not once, but twice, flooded my mind. It was all I could do to choke back my sob, but even then a small squeak escaped.

I felt a gloved hand touch my shoulder. I looked up and Bunnix gazed back, her face sympathetic yet firm,
"I'm truly sorry Adrien." Then she hesitated, before continuing, "I think you should hear what it is that I saw, the exact course of events that caused Cat Blanc to come into existence."

Then she took a deep breath, searched her memory, and began to tell the tale of what she had witnessed through the burrow.

I could only sit there and listen, eyes wide with astonishment. Then she began to slow down the rhythm of her tale, drawing near to the moment in which I, or rather the alternate timeline I, came closer to be Akumatized.
I tuned back in to Bunnix's speech, listening carefully to her words.

"Minibug and Kittynoir were fighting Hawk Moth at the base of the Eiffel Tower." She paused, almost hesitating as though fearful of what she was about to say, "Hawk Moth knew Kittynoir's identity, and called him son, and Kittynoir was so shocked to discover who Hawk Moth that the negative emoti-"

I sharply turned on her,
"What did you just say?"
She looked slightly crestfallen and responded quietly,
"I'm sorry Kittynoir."

I gazed at her in astonishment,
"You knew. You knew Hawk Moth's identity!" I scoffed in disgust, "I can't believe you didn't tell us!"
Then I felt my tears well up, and I angrily squeezed my eyes shut, trying to muffle the choking sound of my throat closing,
"Wh- why didn't you tell me?" I swallowed, then I glared at her, screaming,
"How could you!? You should have told me!"

I twirled around, unable to look the traitor in her face, and I stormed away. I couldn't bear this anymore.
"Kittynoir" I heard Bunnix call out. I paused, but kept my back to her.
"I-I'm sorry, Kittynoir, I really am. I wanted to tell you, I did, truly. But I couldn't".

I felt my whiskers quiver with rage at her pitiful excuse.
"Pathetic," I hissed, then I flicked my tail and left, stomping out the door and onto the street, my rage so great that I almost forgot to de-transform, yet instinct took over and I angrily spoke the words,
"Plagg, Claws in."

I felt so numbed by outraged that I barely sensed my de-transformation, hardly noticed the black shape that twirled out of my ring and gazed at me with concern in his big green eyes.

I blinded myself to his worried expression, and continued to stride down the streets of Paris. Not caring who saw me. The need to escape of all this overwhelmed me, and, with no destination in mind, I began to run. I didn't care where I ended up, I just had to get out of here.

In the distance I could hear Marinette calling after me, but I blocked out her anxious cries. I just kept running and running. Even when stitches began to tear at my sides, I continued my tearing gallop. My breath began to rasp in my throat, but I kept going. My legs ached, and my lungs were pleading for me to stop, but I pushed through the pain. My head felt dizzy, everything I had seen and heard twirling around my mind like a tornado.

In my wake I could hear the cries of startled pedestrians, but I ignored them.

Still I continued to run.
I didn't know where I could go. No place was safe.
My home occupied by Hawk Moth, Master Fu's places tainted by that traitor...
there was nowhere to go.

I stumbled, my legs so weak that I could barely stand. With a wheezing breath, I turned to the side of the street and staggered into a small alley, occupied only by a dumpster. I barely made it behind the green and black container before I fell to the ground, exhausted.