Chat Noir's P.O.V

Having transformed and reached a high vantage point, the sight nearly took my breath away, in a bad way. The city had been turned to rubble, with people of Paris in a blind, angry rage, rampaging and destroying everything. Cleanser had evidently been very busy during my time in the alley.

Hearing a scream, I looked down and saw a brown haired girl running away from a group of Cleanser's minions, who were chasing her.
I immediately leapt into action and jumped down to where she was. Pushing the people back, I grabbed her and used my baton to vault us up onto a roof.

She was breathing shakily and looked rather scared.
"Are you okay miss?" I queried,
She gave a small smile,
"Yes. Thank you Chat Noir"
"All good... um...?"
"Mia," she said in response to my silent question.
"Mia," I mused, "would you mind telling me what happened?"

"This Villain, Cleanser, was running through the streets and brushing everyone's face with his broom. It was awful! Everyone destroying everything. Then he told his slaves to grab me, and they started chasing me... they would have gotten me if you hadn't came and rescued me. Thanks again."

I smiled in response,
"Don't mention it."
Then my expression fell as I remembered what I had set out to do. Mia evidently saw my crestfallen face, as she questioned,
"Are you okay Chat Noir?"
I attempted to smile in response,
"Yea, I'm fine. Just worried about someone. Do you know where Cleanser is?"
Mia reflected for a moment, then replied,
"I think he's at the Eiffel tower".

I sighed and inwardly rolled my eyes, of course he was at the Eiffel tower! Almost all the villains go there. They really should find a new place. No matter, it was almost an advantage, for M'lady and I had fought many villains there and I knew the layout well.

M'lady... an image of her face, contorted by stone cold hatred popped into my mind and the thought of it brought with it all the mental and emotional pain that event had inflicted on me. I simply had to defeat Cleanser. If I didn't...
No. I must not go there. I must hope that my plan works. At least now I was certain that the Akuma was in Cleanser's broom.

Mia's P.O.V.

Chat Noir suddenly snapped out of his silently sad reverie, looking up, he thanked me for this information then added,
"Make sure you stay here Mia. This place should be safe".
I nodded in acknowledgement of his advice. Chat Noir turned away, about to leave, I suddenly blurted out,
"Good luck Chat Noir".

He looked at me, responding with a sad smile, then he leapt off the roof, using his baton as a spring. Leaning my back against the barrier, I watched as the black figure faded from view.

Sliding down to a sitting position, I kept a watchful eye on my surroundings, praying that Chat Noir and Ladybug would be able to defeat this awful villain soon.

Suddenly I sat bolt upright. Why had Chat Noir been alone? Where was Ladybug? Then an echo of Chat's earlier words, "Just worried about someone" popped up in my mind.
It couldn't be! Surely Ladybug wasn't under Cleanser's control.

The thought chilled me. I hugged my knees tightly to my chest and whispered,
"Please Chat Noir, fix this mess. I believe in you."