"Hawkmoth?!" Marinette stumbles back against the door. "Where's Mr. Agreste? What did you do with him?" she demands.

"Oh, I suggested that he step out for a moment while I do some business of my own." he takes a step closer to Marinette.

She tries the door handle but finds it locked. She faces him, "I don't know what you want from me; I'm not Ladybug. You're mistaken." she raises her hands in defense, trying to stay cool.

"Now, that's not what I heard the other day. Ladybug told Chat Blanc that she was Marinette, trying to free him from my akuma." He takes a step closer, almost within arm's length away.

"That's strange, for her to say that..." her back is pressed against the doors.

He smiles, "Well, if you're not Ladybug, you wouldn't mind handing over those earrings of yours, would you?"

Her hands automatically fly to her ears, "Or else...what?"

"Or else I can make sure Mr. Agreste never comes back."

She's taken aback for a moment, her fingers lingering on the cool, smooth, surface of her Miraculous. "Where is he?!" she exclaims.

"Only I know the answer to that. So, if I were you, I'd choose my next words carefully." he smirks, his fingers tapping the top of his cane.

Of course she knew what she had to do, there really was no other choice in her mind. "Fine. Take them." She removes her earrings methodically, trying to memorize this moment. As she removes the second earring she feels as if a part of her soul escapes her.

Her hand doesn't let out a single quiver as she holds out her Miraculous to Hawkmoth. "Tell me where Mr. Agreste is." She encloses the Miraculous in her fist.

"He'll come back once you hand over your Miraculous. Not a moment sooner. I swear it." His eyes narrow, growing impatient.

She takes a shaky breath, "Here." She opens her hand and Hawkmoth snatches them from her. She feels her heart drop in her chest, down to the pit of her stomach. Her hand falls to her side, limp.

He palms them, inspecting them. "At last..."

"Where's Mr. Agreste?" She states firmly, no longer patient.

He smirks, "Don't fret, he'll be joining us shortly," with that he swirls his cane above him and smacks Marinette right in the side of her head, knocking her out cold.

"Marinette! Mari, Mari,"

Marinette feels herself being shaken. Her head throbs as she struggles to open her eyes. A hand caresses her cheek and the bump forming on her head. "A-Adrien..." she moves her hand to take his and guide his hand to her ears "...My-"

"I know," he goes back to holding her head, "we'll get them back, don't worry. We have to make sure you're okay first."

She pry's her eyes open, finding herself looking up at Adrien's concerned eyes. "Is...is your dad...?"

"Yeah, he's fine, he's with Nathalie right now. We found both of you knocked out in here when you didn't come out after a long time." He lets out a chuckle, "Thought father was just giving you a hard time."

She attempts to sit up, realizing she's on Adrien's couch in his room. She grabs her head, the thudding against her temples intensifies. "It was Hawkmoth, he took your father; he must have heard me when I was trying to snap you out of your akuma trance. I should have seen this coming..." she puts her head in her hands.

He takes her hands in his, making sure to catch her eye, "Thank you, thank you for saving my father." He kisses her hands entwined with his, "We'll get your Miraculous back. I promise."

She wipes away the tears welling in her eyes, "What are you going to do? Confront him by yourself as Chat? Neither of us have met him face to face until now. How do you expect to find him?"

"He got your Miraculous because he figured out your identity; maybe I should do the same to draw him out."

"No!" she pulls at his shirt, "That's too risky. He could end up getting your Miraculous too and that would be it for this city!" she takes a deep breath, "We will think of something else."

He sighs, "Fine."

Just then, they hear a crash outside, followed by the sound of sparking electricity. They shoot each other a knowing glance before Marinette and Chat Noir were out on the streets of Paris.

They look out and see a woman hovering above the streets, crackling with electricity. A blue glow surrounds her body as she glides down the city streets tossing cars around. sending people into a frenzy.

"Stay here." Chat orders before kissing Marinette's cheek.

She grabs his wrist before he can run off, "What do you think you're doing? You can't go out there alone! Plus, we have no way to capture the akuma." she pleads, knowing it won't be much use.

"I've got to at least subdue her before she takes out all of Paris." He breaks free of her grip and launches himself towards the villain.

He perches himself on a rooftop in front of The Electrifier. "Hey, you've really sparked my attention, how about we chat for a while?" He smiles to himself.

She glances up at him, "Your reputation precedes you, Chat Noir." She shoots a burst of electricity his way, nearly hitting him if he hadn't jumped out of the way, down to the street. "Make this easy, give me your Miraculous and I can promise no harm will come to you or your Ladybug." she shoots a knowing look behind her to where Marinette was following close behind the action.

He tenses, fully knowing all the worst-case scenarios that could happen in an instant; most of them involving Marinette getting harmed. "It's me you want, leave her out of this!" he warns, charging at her with his staff. He swings to knock her down but she grasps the staff with her hand, sending a shock through his system before throwing him aside.

"Chat!" Mari rushes to his side, propping him up on the curb. His hands are shaky and his eyes are blown wide. "Chat, snap out of it" she consoles as he relaxes his muscles. She leans down to his ear and whispers, "I've got a plan..."

He nods subtly with each word, unable to hide a hint of a smile when her plan is fully disclosed.

"Hey Hawkmoth!" Marinette yells to The Electrifier. A purple halo surrounds her eyes as she turns around and comes down to their level.

"Yes, my Ladybug, or shall I say, Marinette?" Hawkmoths voice echoes in their ears.

"We'll give you what you want, only if you come in person to receive it. If you want something done right, do it yourself, right?" She prods, brushing the hair out of, a seemingly unconscious, Chats eyes. "Take this akuma back from where it came and you have a deal."

He chuckles darkly, "Very well." And with that, the akuma leaves the affected woman and starts flying up the street where it meets up with a thin man in a deep purple suit, slowly walking their way. The woman runs off as Hawkmoth stares down at Marinette and Chat laying in the street. "I'm glad you've finally come to your senses."

"I guess so." Marinette says before Chat springs up and shouts "Cataclysm!" before striking the fire hydrant next to them, sending a gush of water shooting towards Hawkmoth. It hits him dead on, but he keeps his balance, baring himself against the flow. He slides backwards on the road from the force. Chat leaps to catch Hawkmoth as the water stops, holding him in a lock against himself with his staff.

"Give back the Ladybug Miraculous or else." Chat threatens, tightening his grip on Hawkmoth.

He struggles against the staff, "Must I ask, or else what?"

"Or else..." Marinette strides up to them, "we take your Miraculous." she grabs his Miraculous, threatening to tear it off.

He starts to speak but cuts himself off, starting to laugh, "Eye for an eye, I see." He slowly moves his hand towards his breast pocket, taking out the Ladybug Miraculous. "Here, take it."

She moves cautiously, carefully taking them from his hand with ease and backing away. "Let him go, Chat."

He releases him, pouncing backwards so now Hawkmoth was a distance away from him and Marinette who was putting her earrings back in.

"Until next time, children..." he says before walking off, disappearing behind the corner.

Chat rushes towards Marinette, "I can't believe that worked!"

"Neither can I..." she says before transforming into Ladybug. She ponders her thoughts for a moment. "Too easy." her mind echoes, before she shakes it away. "I guess I'm still lucky even without the Miraculous." She declares before cleaning up the city with Chat.