An akuma. After almost four years there was an akuma. Marinette broke from Adrien.

"Go find somewhere to hide." She screamed to him. Adrien had forgotten that she didn't know who he was, she didn't know he was Chat Noir. He nodded in reply and began to run in the opposite direction to her. Most of the room had began to clear out, past memories of Hawk Moth flowing to the surface of everyone's mind.

The Mistress of Lurking, aka Lila began to fire out beams of light seemingly linked to a wine glass in her hand. Those who were hit either disappeared or began to move in extreme slow motion.

Marinette jumped over the bar counter praying no one was hiding behind it so she could transform without being spotted, thanking her Good Luck she found it was already deserted. Releasing Tikki from her bag, Marinette called on her transformation and in a flash of bright pink light she had changed into her alter-ego.

Swinging out from behind the bar she made her way towards the centre of the ballroom. Most of the guests had cleared the hall and into one of the akuma shelters underneath the Bourgeois Hotel.

"Awww look the little bug has come out to play. You know what I want so just give me your miraculous and Adrien Agreste."

"I don't think so." Ladybug was quite simple and curt with her answer. After years of debating with akuma's, herself and Chat had decided they wouldn't put up with their vocal crap and just go in for the kill.

Ladybug threw her yo-yo up, latching onto the chandelier above her head and swung full force at Mistress. Loosing at the very last second, she slammed both her feet into the akuma's torso sending Mistress flying backwards. Rebounding off the akuma, Ladybug rotated in the air and landed back of her feet allowing her to charge forwards straight away.

Her arm pulled backwards as she threw her yo-yo towards the wine glass in Mistresses hand. This time the attack was more obvious giving Mistress time to dodge and send a beam of light straight towards Ladybug.

"No!" Ladybug heard a shout before a body dived on top of her.

"Adrien?" Ladybug looked into his beautiful green eyes as he disappeared in front of her, fading away like an old photograph.

"No! You did that Ladybug! That's your fault!" Mistresses outburst pulled Ladybug back into action, but this time she wasn't alone.

"What do you need me to do?" Carapace was in battle stance next to her with his protective dome covering them both. Ladybug had her yo-yo out trying to get hold of Chat.

"Why isn't that silly cat answering his phone?" Carapace looked around for Adrien but he was no where to be found.

"Have you seen Adrien?"

"Yes, he just disappeared and if Chat doesn't turn up I won't be able to get him back." She prodded her buttons again. "Come on you damn stray, answer your phone."

Mistress sent another set of rays at a group of people hiding behind a curtain at the edge of the ballroom. As Ladybug and Carapace turned too look, they saw Alya vanish just as Adrien did.

"Did you drink tonight?"

"You going to ban me from working if I have, LB?"

"Did you drink?" Ladybug could reach scary levels if you weren't careful and right now she seemed to be hitting a seven on a scale to ten. Carapace decided perhaps answering would be the best option.

"Yes."

"And me."

"Well done, what do you want a sticker?" She grabbed him by the collar and pulled him to her.

"Adrien and Alya are now missing and you're tipping me to my angry side so listen closely. The drinks are laced with something. Those that have drank are moving slowly and those that haven't are disappearing. If we've both drank at least we'll still be around to beat the akuma, even if we're moving in slow motion." Ladybug pushed Carapace back and looked around the room. Mistress was now searching for her next victims.

"Drop the shield." Carapace did exactly what Ladybug asked him to do. He was quite sure she was going to kick his ass when this was over.

"Lucky charm." Ladybug called for her lucky charm and a large bottle of champagne dropped from the sky. She caught it and looked it over. What the hell was she going to do with this? Have a party?

Carapace came skidding back to her after helping some civilians escape.

"Woah, LB have you won the Grand Prix?"

"The Grand Prix! That's it! Well done Carapace, you're a genius." He looked very happy with himself.

"Well you know." He wiggled his eyebrows at her and she let out a laugh.

"It's time for Mistress to get a bit Cham-pained."

"Leave the puns for Chat. That was awful." Ladybug rolled her eyes as Carapace bounded off on his mission and she began to shake the champagne bottle.

It wasn't too long until Carapace was back with a very angry woman on his shell. He flipped over Ladybugs shoulders as she released the cork, spraying the contents straight into Mistresses eyes.

As she backed away trying to rub the stinging sensation out of her eyes Carapace grabbed the wine glass from her hand and threw it over to Ladybug. Smashing it against the closest table a beautiful purple butterfly was released.

Ladybug stared, watching it make its escape to try and find another negative emotion to play on. It had been years. She was seventeen last time she had to do this. Grasping her yo-yo she caught the butterfly and purified it to the brightest of whites, before releasing it to its new life in this world.

"It's happening again, isn't it?" Ladybug continued to watch the butterfly as Carapaces voice moved through her ear.

"Yep, but this time I think it's personal."

Lila had reappeared in front of them as Ladybug called her "Miraculous Ladybug."

Marinette walked towards her and knelt down.

"When I was young I would comfort the victim but I know what you're like Lila and I will not stand for it anymore. You posses one more akuma I will personally make sure you regret it." Security arrived around Ladybug. "Take her out. She's caused this herself."

Ladybug turned from Lila and made her way back to Carapace, only to be joined by one more hero.

"Where the hell were you?" She smacked Chat hard on the arm.

"Firstly, ouch! Secondly, I got hit pretty much as soon as I got here." She looked him over for any sign of deception, one thing she knew was her kitty didn't lie.

"Fine. Has anyone seen, Adrien?"

"Oooo bugaboo, is that who you were telling me about?" He started wiggling his eyebrows at her. Carapace looked at them both and rolled his eyes before he spoke.

"I'm out before this gets too weird. Catch you both later." With that he sprung away to transform and find Alya.

"I don't know what you're on about, Chaton?"

"Oh come on, M'lady. Your face is showing lust, or is it love? Is he handsome like me-ow?" Ladybug laughed and gave her kitty a hug.

Suddenly news crews had appeared around the two heroes asking for answers. They could only tell them what they usually do; they'll look into it and Paris will be protected at all costs.

"I've got to go. Next time please be more careful, you know I can't do this without you."

"You did a pretty damn good job today, m'lady. You need to believe in yourself more. Right, I'm going to go and see if I can find lover boy for you." Ladybug stopped Chat before he could go.

"Thank you." He gave her a genuine smile before leaving. She wanted to thank Adrien as Ladybug but unfortunately time was against her, her earring signalled that her transformation would drop in one minute.

She ran to find somewhere to transform back just as the clock began to strike eleven.