It was a quick motion.

The moment Alya called, Adrien was out the door. He couldn't explain much to Marinette's parents the sudden hurry, but Adrien needed to find Marinette as soon as possible.

Adrien felt terrible for cutting of bonding time with his son as he was left with his grandparents, but Adrien couldn't shake this terrible feeling he had deep in the pits of his stomach.

He could still hear Alya's frantic voice running through his head, even as he hauled ass back to their home to retrieve her earrings.
Chat Noir landed on a rooftop with ease, his green sclera green eyes scanning the area.

There was glass everywhere. It covered the ground, the bus benches, the buildings. It looked like a twister had rummaged through the streets and smashed every window in its wake.

The blonde extended his staff, allowing it to press on the pavement about a hundred feet below. He gripped on to the weapon and lowered himself on the ground.
His black cat ears flattened against his head with anxiety as his boots stepped on the glass that scattered the pavement. The glass was stained with blood, and the sight of it almost made Adrien weak. The thought of something like this happening to Marinette made his skin crawl.
The hero retracted his stick, keeping it in his hand as he walked along the pavement. His green eyes surveyed the scene at least for anyone conscious to tell him if they had seen his love.
The blonde paused, his heart racing as his cat ears lifted from his head. They flickered around at the sound of someone approaching him from behind.

Not wasting anytime, the male spun on his heels, his weapon drawn and ready to defend himself at any given chance.

"Wait!!" Alya exclaimed, her eyes wide than saucer plates. Her pupils shivered with fear, as she flinched, obviously afraid that Chat Noir was going to attack her out of instinct.

The black feline sighed, immediately retracting his stance with a grimace.
"Alya, you scared me-" he shook his head, reaching up to rub his temples.

Alya remained tense, her lips pressing together as she pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose.

Chat's eyes moved around Alya, inquiring for his love before he moved around Alya.
"Where's Marinette? Wasn't she with you?" He asked, panic slowly etching into his voice before he turned to face the brunette once more.
Alya swallowed hard, anxiously tucking her hair behind her ears.

"I-I-I don't know-" she stammered. "We were both hiding in an alleyway. There was glass. This thing was shooting glass everywhere-" Alya explained, her eyes flickering back and forth at the memory. "She told me to get you. She wasn't wearing the earrings she needed, but she went back and I couldn't see her. I called you and by the time I returned she wasn't there. I don't know where she is."

Chat frowned, his brow furrowing as he almost felt defeated.
"Does Lila have her? Did she go off to find Lila?" He asked, his voice quivering. Wherever she was, Chat had hoped Tikki was with her. "She's not safe if she's with Lila, we have to find her..."

Alya sighed, she turned and began to glance at the glass on the ground.
"Do you think she left a paper trail?" She asked, quickly looking back up at Chat as he looked up, scanning the rooftops of the building for any possible suspects.

"Paper trail?" Chat asked. "Was Lila filing reports somewhere?" He asked, exasperated and completely desperate to find his wife.
Alya rolled her eyes, not entirely caring for his sarcasm.

"No! Everywhere she goes, she throws glass. That impact gives her the ability to control that person she's captured, but once the glass is out, that person regains control of themselves. When me and Marinette hid, all she did was throw shards, if we follow the disaster she's left behind we might be able to find Marinette."

Chat rubbed his chin, his eyes following the mess of glass that lay on the streets.
"I...If she does have Marinette, I would think she would stop at that..." he murmured.
"Do you think she'd continue attacking others?"

Alya nodded, digging into her pocket and grabbing her phone. The brunette scrolled through her phone, glancing at her social media for any possible clues for Lila's location.
"Yes, she would if she wanted to grab the attention of Ladybug and Chat Noir. After all, the deal that anyone makes with Hawkmoth in exchange with great powers is the miraculous." The female lowered her voice as she moved closer to Chat.
"They don't know that Marinette is Ladybug." She whispered. "But they will expect both of you guys to show up and save Marinette as well as the others. I say we follow the glass trail and look for clues!"

Chat nodded.
"Right. Let's get going."

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"Surprised?" Lila uttered, standing being Marinette, both girls looking down at their city below.
"I guess I'm that manipulative bitch that you made me out to be..." She placed a hand on Marinette's shoulder. "I lost Adrien to you....and now.... he gets to lose you too..." She grinned, her green eyes glancing around the city, awaiting for Ladybug and Chat Noir to arrive.

Marinette felt like she was in a daze. Her body froze, and despite the muscle she used in an attempt to escape, she could not move. She glanced down at their city, thousands of feet below them. Her heart raced, fear running through her veins as she prayed for help to arrive.

Marinette felt tears sting her eyes as she had feared something was going to happen to her, and if it did she wanted Adrien to keep Louis safe at whatever possible lengths.
What mattered to her was that Louis remained safe, and grew to lead a happy and healthy life.

All that was important to her was Louis and Adrien. Marinette knew she was wrong at times, and always thought that if her secret identity was revealed all her loved ones would be at risk. But even so, her secret identity was always hidden and Marinette always found her friends and family in danger. Last year it was Louis, and now this year it was herself.

The blunette bit her lip, squeezing her eyes closed. She could still feel the stinging of the glass that remained lodged in the back of her neck. She wanted so bad to just reach back and pull it out of her skin. She wanted to be free. But Lila had complete control over her, and even if Marinette had her earrings, she couldn't help herself. Lila would find out, and just order her to remove her earrings to hand them over to Hawkmoth which was even worse.

"L-Look..." Marinette breathed, tears spilling down her eyes. "I-I'm sorry about what happened inside the dressing room. You don't have to make me do this..." She pressed her lips together in an attempt to stifle a sob that threatened to escape from her chest. "There's always another way to settle this. There's time to change. Adrien would have loved to be your friend, you don't have to give in to Hawkmoth. Adrien and I both think that's a terrible idea... you are at risk and so is your family if you continue to listen to him. Hawkmoth doesn't care about you, he just wants the miraculous and once he had them, he will get rid of you."

Lila reached up, gripping Marinette's hair, threatening to shove her straight over the edge.
Marinette whimpered, unable to steady herself as she couldn't move. She glared down at the city thousands of feet below.

"Shut up-" Lila hissed, her hands gripping on to Marinette's hair even tighter. "You're only sorry because I'm a threat-" She turned Marinette's head to force her to face one another.
"I don't care about Adrien anymore. He's already proved to me that he was garbage just like you, and that lump you guys call a child." A wicked grin spread across her face. "And this new one...." her hand gently lay across Marinette's belly. "This new one would have never had a chance...."

Marinette trembled, sniffling as she silently cried. She was beginning to feel defeated, but a part of her held on to hope that Chat would arrive just in time, or she would be able to save herself somehow. Marinette has done it before in the past, she was capable of saving herself again.

"Please..." Marinette begged. "There's got to be something else. This won't give you what you wanted. After all of this nothing will change. You'll still be alone, and you'll only prove to everyone that what they've said about you was right..."

Lila chuckled, her hands slowly releasing her before she folded her arms against her chest.
"Nothing you say will make me change my mind..." Lila uttered. "Everything will fall into place, and everything as you know it, will be no more. I hope you hugged your family, Marinette" Lila chuckled, turning away from the sobbing blunette. "Because after today, you'll never see them again..."

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Chat paused, glancing down at the pavement. His heart ached at the sound of Marinette's bag that was strewn across the ground. Alya had already walked ahead of him, heading towards the Eiffel tower.

Chat reached down, picking up her bag and holding it close to him. He blinked, pulling back the purse as he felt movement inside.
The blonde glanced around, making sure the coast was clear before he opened the bag and had a look inside.

Tikki poked her head out from the purse very subtly, her eyes wide with both hope and sadness.

"Tikki" Chat breathed, his eyes wide. "Tikki, where is Marinette? I brought her earrings so she could transform." He explained, his eyes racing at a million miles a minute.

"Lila has her." Tikki replied, her eyes wide and sad. "She has complete control over Marinette. I saw them both go towards the Eiffel tower. We need to hurry!" She ushered. "Marinette is in danger. I have a bad feeling about this one."

Chat frowned, his heart racing. He nodded, taking Tikki out of the bag and lightly placing her into his pocket. He zipped the pocket close, keeping her safe inside.
Chat immediately ran towards Alya, screeching to a halt the moment he reached her side.

"Alya!" He called, immediately grabbing her attention. The brunette turned to look over at him with a confused expression.
Not having much time to explain, Chat shoved Marinette's purse into Alya's hands.
"Here" he breathed. "Take this. I need you to move somewhere safe. If anything happens please take care of Louis and make sure that he's safe." Chat frowned.

The feline turned, immediately heading towards the tower without hesitation. He had sacrificed himself to help Ladybug, he knew he'd do it again without a second thought.

Alya reached out, grabbing on to his tail, preventing him from moving any further.
"Wait!" She called out, her eyes wide. "No! You're not leaving me here. Marinette is my friend, I'm going to help!" She retorted. "And don't talk like you don't have the intention to come back. You need to do everything you can so that you and Marinette could come back home to Louis."

Chat shook his head, gently tugging his tail out of Alya's grip.
"You have to promise me that you'll stay here. If something happened to you, or Nino, or Louis....I wouldn't be able to live with myself." Chat looked back towards the tower, his chest aching as he knew his love was up there somewhere.
"Marinette and I have done this for years... we know what happens when it becomes dangerous. I just need to have peace of mind that you and our families are somewhere safe. For right now I need you to hide." Chat explained.

Without uttering another word, he took off running, using his staff to allow himself to move at a rapid pace.
Before Alya could even respond, Chat was gone.

She clutched Marinette's bag in her hands, watching Chat leave with a determined expression.

If he thought she was going to stay behind, he was sadly mistaken.

Chat grunted, extending his staff and began to jump from rooftop to rooftop. He breathed out, pausing as he glanced up at the tower.
He leapt, landing on his feet with his Chat-like reflexes in front of the tower.
He looked up, breathing heavily before he began to scale up the structure with an urgent need.
He swung himself between leverages, his claws gripping on to the bars with desperation. The feeling paused, reaching the top leverage with great anticipation.

Chat knew it would be a good idea to lay low, in case Lila was around. But he just couldn't help himself.

"Marinette!" He called, grabbing his weapon from behind his back and drawing it in anticipation.

The hero circled the center, his green eyes catching a glimpse of a figure that stood on the edge.
The figure didn't move, the wind blew at her dress despite how strong it had started to become.

Part of Chat worried that it was a trap. He couldn't take any chances.
Chat slowly approached the figure, his eyes locked on to it with determination.

"Marinette?" He asked, getting closer and closer to the figure.

The figure slowly turned to face him, a pair of blue watery eyes connected with his, and Chat nearly fell to his knees.

"Chat-" Marinette breathed, remaining still on the ledge.

Chat widened his eyes, his instinct was to immediately run up to her.
"Marinette!" He called out, immediately running towards her.

Marinette felt her heart ache as her love did come for her. But as fate may have it, Marinette knew this would be the last time she saw him.

"Chat- Don't-" she warned, causing the Cat to pause. "She's here....You need to go now.... her earrings, she can control people."

Chat shook his head, tears in his eyes as he refused to leave.
"No, I'm not leaving you. We are going to figure this out. We always come up with something." He assured, remaining obdurate. He moved in closer to her, his hand reached out to grab hers and pull her off the ledge and back into his arms where she belonged.

Marinette glanced up, her face showing nothing but fear. She wanted to move, to run to him and grab her earrings, but she could not move no matter how hard she tried.

"Chat- look out!" She called, her eyes glancing up to the space behind him.

Before Chat could even register what was happening, glass whisked by his face. The hero turned, his eyes wide as he was grabbed from the back.
He gasped as he was then slammed into the ground.
Pain radiated throughout his back and chest. He looked up, groaning in pain as Lila stepped over him.

"I knew you'd show up..." she chuckled, reaching up to pick at her earrings. "Thought Ladybug would be with you. I am a little surprised though."

Chat grit his teeth, his only concern was to get Marinette into safety. His heart sank, hearing Marinette sob as she stood where she was found.

"I guess a kitty puppet before an insect one will suffice for now..." Lila muttered, winding the glass into her knuckles. "Ladybug will be back for her kitty. A miraculous is a miraculous..." She shrugged.

Chat widened his eyes, immediately flinched away from a piece of glass that plowed straight into the ground beside his head.
He glanced up, just as Lila flicked another piece. He dodged it, his boot leaping up and licking her straight in the face.

Lila gasped out in pain, the taste of blood immediately pooling in her mouth as she staggered away from him.
Chat leapt to his feet, not wanting to let his guard down.
Chat turned towards Marinette who remained a cold statue. He took off after her, reaching for Marinette to hide her away.
He gasped, feeling a sharp stinging pain to the back of his leg. The glass skidded in the space in front of him, the Cat unable to hold in his cries.

He fell to his knees, his fists clenching as he banged on the ground.
"Damn it!" He cursed, glancing back at the wound on his leg from the glass cut.

"Scaredy cat is trying to run..." Lila sneered, wiping the blood from her nose. "You're not going to get very far kitty..."

Chat furrowed his brow, getting to his feet and drawing his sword.

Marinette was going to have to wait just for a little bit.
Chat widened his eyes as Lila began to throw more shards. Chat dodged, blocking the attacks with his weapon. Chat leapt backwards, realizing that Marinette must have had the glass stuck inside of her.
He wondered that if he was able to take the glass out, he and Marinette could escape.
Chat rolled on to the ground, panicking as Lila jumped, landing behind Chat.

"Lila, you're making a huge mistake. Nothing you do will fulfill anything empty inside of you-" Chat grunted, blocking shards of glass, and launching them back at her as she dodged them.

"How about I just get you to shut up. You're starting to sound like loud mouth over there. She's all talk...it's getting lame." Lila retorted.

"Lila, you come on too strong, but there's room for change." Chat promised. "I know there's something in you that wants to."

Lila rolled her eyes, the vexation of Marinette and Chat's attempt to reason with her becoming quite obvious on her face.
"I said to shut up!" Lila grunted. "I don't give a shit for whatever you have to say. Everything you and that girl spit out of your mouths is garbage."

Chat turned over, jumping and leaping away from her course of aim. He was grazed by glass, and the pain was something to remember and learn from. The last thing he wanted was to be under her control. He suffered at her hands long enough while he worked with her.

"How about I make a proposition..." Lila suggested, pausing as her eyes glanced over at Marinette. "You get to chose..." her face contorting as she was formulating an idea..

Chat jumped back, his eyes also locked on Marinette.

"What proposition?" Chat asked, not entirely trusting what Lila had to offer.

"You get me that baby of hers...or You let her die..." Lila proposed, almost sure he was going to chose the latter.

Chat widened his eyes.
"W-What?" He asked, his heart racing as he didn't want to chose between his son and his wife.

"You heard me..." She replied. "Give me her son, or spare her life...." she chuckled. "Its entirely up to you. As you can see, Marinette is my little puppet. She has to do what I tell her."

Marinette's eyes widened and she whimpered, looking down at the drop below her feet and then at the situation that Lila had put Chat Noir in.

"Choose Louis!" Marinette cried out. "I don't care what happens to me. Make sure Louis is safe, Chat Noir."

Chat froze, his heart sinking. He felt trapped, he knew Marinette was right, Adrien was selfish. He didn't want to lose either of them. He wanted his wife and he wanted his son. He needed them both to survive. They were the only reason why he was alive.

"Marinette-" Chat whimpered, tears threatening to pool from his eyes as he looked at her. "I can't...I can't let anything happen to you..."

Marinette cried softly, her heart aching as she looked at her love.
"I know.. Kitty, I know. But you need to keep my baby safe..." she breathed, choosing her words carefully. She didn't want to let on who Chat Noir really was as Lila was watching them.

"He's just the baby...and You know how much he means to me and Adrien. No matter what happens, its our job to keep him safe..."Marinette continued, the wind blowing through her hair. "I know his father will take care of him....please promise me, make sure his father takes care of him..." tears eventually began to roll down her face.

Chat was almost ready to drop to his knees, he couldn't let this happen. He wouldn't accept any decision to give up his love or his child.
"Marinette-" Chat pleaded. "Please-"

Marinette shook her head.
"Chat. Please promise me..." She murmured softly.
Chat was at a loss for words, he reached up, clutching his chest. He couldn't do this. There was no way he was going to let anything happen.

Lila rolled her eyes, yawning as Chat trembled with confliction.
"I guess the decision was obvious. I'm not entirely surprised." Lila chuckled. "Sorry for ruining the tender moment, but..." Lila averted her gaze to Marinette. "Seeing as though I'm such a good manipulator, perhaps Marinette should just....jump..."
Chat widened his eyes, his eyes briefly looking at Lila before darting back to Marinette.

Marinette sobbed softly, her hands reaching up and clutching her chest. Her blue eyes locked on to Chats eyes.
"Tell Louis mommy loves him..." she whispered, her breath quivering as she moved. "Tell Adrien I love him..."

Chat immediately reached for her, turning his body to run towards her.
"MARINETTE, NO-" he called out, his voice cracking as Marinette bowed her head.

Marinette didn't want to do it. She wanted to stay here with her family. Her heart ached at the thought of not being able to watch her son grow. She was so excited to get married, she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Adrien. Their lives had been so busy up until this point, and Marinette only wished she had taken more time to enjoy her life with the family she was growing.
She heard the pain in Adrien's voice. She watched Chat run after her, leaving himself completely vulnerable to Lila before she closed her eyes.

And just as much as she hated to, she did was she was told.

Marinette opened her eyes, seeing her love one last time before she jumped.