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Chat Noir swiftly landed on the school's roof. The world shook with the loud ring of police sirens and shouts of students. Using his baton, he jumped down the wall to the gate. What he saw was terrible: Students being carried into ambulances on white stretchers. They were writhing and twitching, a black hole in the center of their chest. 

Chat shuddered. Marinette had done all this.  

He stepped up the stone steps and into the school. He easily remembered the way to the gym as he had walked on this very familiar path as Adrien many times. 

Once he opened the doors, Chat searched for any sign of Soul Stealer, but he found nothing. The scene here was no better than outside. But then he found Alya, crying over a writhing person..... his green eyes widened in terror. Nino!  

His best friend was sprawled on the ground, rolling and twitching in pain. His mouth was in the shape of an o, and he was screaming, screaming ......  

Something inside Chat broke. Forgetting that he was not in his civilian form, he ran. He ran to his friend, his best friend. Tears blurred his vision, but he hastily wiped them away.  

"Nino! Are you okay?" Chat cried. 

The hospital people were trying to get a hold of him to lay him on the stretcher, but he kept rolling around, avoiding all of their grasps. 

Alya gasped when she saw the leather clad hero. But Chat took no notice of her, he was too busy mumbling to himself: 

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you. This is all my fault."  

He stood there, tears sliding down his pale face. All the while Nino kept screaming, shouting. 

"Chat Noir?" Alya asked. 

Suddenly realizing his past actions, Chat suddenly was aware of the many eyes that were on him. He managed to calm himself, and quickly blinking the tears away, he faced Alya. 

"Yes?" he said. 

Alya had an eyebrow raised, but Adrien could see the invisible lines of worry etched around her eyes. 

"About the akuma.... It's my friend that was turned evil." she whispered. "Could you go get Marinette back? Please?" Chat could now see the tears coming. 

It must have been a long day for Alya, since both her friends were changed or somehow hurt. But actually, it had been a long day for everyone. Chat nodded. 

"Sure thing." Chat replied. 

He gestured to Nino. 

"And get him to the hospital." he whispered. 

"Of course." Alya said as she watched the hero of Paris turn. 

"And, um- Chat Noir?"  

The uncertain voice of Alya made Chat turn. 

"How do you know Nino?" she asked. 

Chat was shocked, but he didn't let it show. He stayed as calm as he could, then not letting his voice waver: 

"I've seen you with him at an interview. Don't you remember?" 

Alya raised her eyebrows. 

"I... don't remember that."  

"Well, I really need to go. Saving the city and all that. I'll definitely try to save you friend." Chat Noir quickly spoke, then ran out of the gym. 

Alya shook her head. This was frustrating. By the way the hero hurried his words and answers, it was obvious that he was uncomfortable about this topic. She was sure Nino had never come to an interview with her, as she had recorded all of them. (Nino was never a person to keep his mouth shut.) 

Chat Noir had lied to her, and he wouldn't have been that emotional when he saw Nino if he didn't know him.... Did he know Nino? Did she herself know the civilian form of Chat Noir? 

Alya concluded that he definitely hiding something, and she would get to the bottom of it. 

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Chat knew Plagg could sense an akuma, so he pulled out his baton.  

After pressing on the digital map, his small screen showed a small black butterfly, moving at a slow speed. He found a black paw showing where he was, and he wasn't far from Soul Stealer. 

"Hang in there Marinette." Chat whispered as he slid his baton into his belt, "I'll save you." 

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Soul Stealer laughed as people ran in all directions. It was dark as it was over midnight, but not yet dawn. She could see perfectly with her good night vision. 

To her they looked like small ants that could be stepped on and killed in seconds, and she felt like doing just that. 

"That's right! Run! But where to?" Soul Stealer said. 

She smiled, and answer already forming in her head. 

"Nowhere! All your souls are bound to be taken because I will get you!" She pulled out an arrow and set it in the quiver. "So run, but you won't go far." 

She was standing on top of a car, grinning as people fell to the ground after being shot. Their souls were sucked into her, and Soul Stealer could feel her hunger increasing. 

She aimed for a petite woman just a few meters away from her. The woman stood perfectly still, and her eyes were petrified in horror, and with something else. She looked very familiar. 

Soul Stealer's left eye twitched, and she felt her grip on the bow loosen as the woman quickly summoned a large man from inside the building. 

"T-tom?" she called. 

"Sabine?" Soul Stealer dropped her bow, "Are you alright? Come, let's go inside, quickly." Tom urged. 

But Sabine did not move, eyes on Soul Stealer. The akumatized girl was shaking, her weapon dropped on the ground beside her. 

"Come, Sabine. I don't want us to get hurt." Tom said, circling an arm around her. 

"Marinette." Sabine whispered. 

"I'm sure our daughter is fine. She's at the dance remember? Although it should have ended, the school probably locked the gates when this started." Tom said, "And, she's our Marinette. She's strong." 

"No, Marinette." Sabine said. 

"Yes, but right now Sabine, we might get hurt." Tom repeated. 

"Tom," Sabine huffed, "MARINETTE!" She screamed, pointing at the villain. 

Tom's eyes widened at the girl in front of them. 

"M-marinette?" he reached out a hand, as if he were to get her back. 

Soul Stealer was crouching down. It was too dark to see her shaking, but they could hear the patter of tears on the metal of the car.  

Suddenly a hazy line of purple appeared out of nowhere and outlined Soul Stealer's face. 

"No! Focus, you are about to lose power." A low voice boomed inside her head. 

(Hey guys, the italic writing is in Marinette's head. :P) 

I don't care! Get out, get out of my head! 

"Soul Stealer, I believe we made a deal? Once you get Ladybug and Chat Noir's miraculouses, I will give you access to power that is above your greatest imagination." Hawk moth bribed. 

The small, bitter side in Marinette grinned. Power was all she needed to get revenge on Adrien. But the other part of her screamed objection, only to get silenced as the akuma took over her. 

The sound of her tears stopped as Soul Stealer's eyes flew open. Her gloved fist slammed into the car, creating a dent in it. 

"Yes Hawk Moth! I will get the miraculouses for you!"  Soul Stealer screamed into the night. 

No! I don't want to do this, I don't want to hurt anyone! Get out of my head you evil akuma, GET OUT! 

Little did Hawk Moth know that his victim was Ladybug, the enemy he had attempted to fight so many times.  

Sabine screamed when their akumatized daughter was up again, pointing a shining arrow at her. Tom was quick to withdraw his trembling hand, and held his wife tighter. 

"Marinette. Please, we know it's you. Come back, my child. We love you." Tom and Sabine pleaded. 

Soul Stealer bit down on her lip, and narrowed her sky blue eyes. She flipped her head back and laughed.

"Argh!" she grinned playfully, "Love!" 

Her smile turned dark. 

"I hate it!"  

Soul Stealer shriek filled Paris' sky, and finally she let her arrow fly. 

Straight. 

For. 

Her. 

Mother.

Erm..... so! I tried to write a longer chapter this time, 'cause it's been a long time since I last updated. It was extremely hard to write this chapter here, and I hope you guys aren't disappointed. :) 

It's 8:42 as I write this sentence, and I have to wake up early to swim. I enjoy swimming, but coach gives us way to hard sets and stuff sometimes. And once again, thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you so much for all the support and comments! I felt so good when someone voted. I'll try to write better chapters too. 

I hope you liked this one! If you really enjoyed it, comment, vote, and recommend! <3 

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