The Haunted Forest was a dark and frightening place filled with strange and terrifying creatures. Those unlucky enough to enter this forest never came back either because they were lost or because they fell into Antibug's clutches. There were warnings and signs to let people know how dangerous this part of Miracula was one example would be the one at the cross roads that read: HAUNTED FOREST, WASP'S CASTLE 1 MILE. I'D TURN BACK IF I WERE YOU.

By the time Marinette and her friends had arrived night had fallen and the forest had become more dark than ever. The little girl, scarecrow, tin man, and turtle had never been so scared in all their lives. Etain's knees were shaking, Carapace's teeth were chattering, Marinette nervously squeezed Cat Noir's arm. Soon they came up the crossroads.

"I'd turn back if I were you." Carapace read. He tried to do that but Cat Noir and Etain stopped him. Then they heard the shrieking of bats and the hoots of owls.

"I believe there are spooks around here." Cat Noir said.

"That's ridiculous, spooks." Etain said. "That's silly."

"Don't you believe in spooks?" Carapace asked.

"No, why only fools believe in- Oh!" Out of no where he was picked up by an invisible force and it dropped him.

"Good heavens!" Marinette gasped as she and Cat Noir ran to his aid.

"Are you alright?" Cat Noir asked as he helped him up.

"I do believe in spooks! I do believe in spooks! I do! I do!" Carapace said nervously.

"Ha! You'll believe in more than that when I'm through with you!" Wasp laughed as she watched them through her crystal ball. "Dark Cupid!"

"Yes your wretchedness!"

"Gather up your men!"

Dark Cupid summoned several of the akumas, Mime, Mr. Pidgeon, Pixelator, Refleckta, Animan, and Gamer.

"Take your army to the haunted forest and bring me that girl and her cat do what you'd like with the others but I want her alive and unharmed." Wasp ordered. "They'll give you no trouble I promise you that! And take special care of those ruby slippers, I want those most of all! Now fly! Fly!"

Dark Cupid flapped his wings and took off flying while leading the akumas to the haunted forest. When the group of four saw them coming they tried to make a run for it or fight back but they were outnumbered.

"Help! Help!" Marinette cried running from Dark Cupid.

"Now wait a minute!" Etain said trying to fight off Pixelator and Refleckta.

"Get off me! Oh no! Help!" Cat Noir shouted as Mr. Pidgeon and the Mime began to tear him apart.

"Get your stinking paws off me! Ya darn dirty ape!" Carapace demanded as Animan changed into a gorilla and began beating him.

Marinette ran as fast as she could but Dark Cupid was too fast. He grabbed Marinette and flew away with her. Gamer quickly caught Plagg and went to join him. Once they had the girl and her kitten the other akumas returned to Antibug's castle.

"Help! Help!" Cat Noir called desperately.

Etain and Carapace follow his cry to find most of the scarecrow's straw removed from his body.

"What happened to you?" Etain said.

"They tore my legs off and they threw them over them then took my chest out and they threw it over there!"

"Well that's you all over." Etain said.

"They sure knocked the stuffings out of ya didn't they?" Carapace said.

"Don't stand there talking! Put me together!" Cat Noir shouted impatiently. "Where's Marinette?"

"They took her." Etain said.

"And Plagg too." Carapace added.

"What?! Why didn't you protect her?!"

"Us?! What about you?" Etain said.

"I tried but I got torn apart! Oh it's no use blaming each other, just put me back so we can go find her. If anything happens to her I'll never forgive myself."

"Me either." Etain said.

"Same here." Carapace said.

"Alright now let's see." Etain gathering up all the straw.

...

"What a nice little kitty." Wasp said stroking Plagg who hissed at the wicked witch before she handed him to Gamer. "And you my dear, what unexpected pleasure." She said to Marinette. "We get so lonely here and we don't get many visitors, do we Gamer?"

"Yes." He agreed. "Especially ones that are so pretty."

"Slience!" She ordered him.

"What are you going to with Plagg?" Marinette asked. "Give him back to me."

"All in good time, all in good time."

"Oh please give me back my cat.."

"Certainly, certainly when you give me those slippers."

"But Bridgette told me not to. She told me you would do terrible things with them."

"Very well." She turned to Gamer. "Throw that cat into the river and drown it!"

"No! No!" Marinette cried. "You can have them! Just give me back Plagg!"

"That's a good little girl, I knew you'd be reasonable." Wasp reached for the slippers but a shock from them burned her when she tried to touch them. "Ahh! My nails! And I had just had them done!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Marinette said.

"I should've remembered! Those shoes will never come off as long as you're alive!"

"Wha...What does that mean?"

"It means I'm going to kill you!"

"Kill me?!"

"Yes you stupid girl! And I plan to enjoy every moment of it however these things must be done delicately or you'll hurt the spell."

Plagg scartched Gamer's hand causing him to drop him.

"Run Plagg! Run!" Marinette shouted.

"Catch him you fool!" Wasp ordered Gamer.

Plagg ran downstairs with Gamer chasing him, luckily the little black cat managed to escape.

"He got away! He got away!" Marinette cried with tears beginning to form in her eyes.

"Which is more than what I can say for you!" Wasp sneered at her. "You've been more trouble to me than your worth but it'll soon be over now."

"Please don't do this." Marinette pleaded. "Please just let me go!"

"Sorry sweetness and light but I'm not one to show mercy!" She turned over in hourglass. "See that? That's how long you've got to be alive! And it isn't long my pretty it isn't long! I can't wait forever to get those shoes!"

She ran out of the room and locked the door. Marinette looked at the hourglass and began to cry.

"I'm frightened!" She sobbed. "I'm frightened Mom! I'm frightened!"

She continued to weep until she heard her mother's voice calling her.

"Marinette! Marinette!" She turned to see an image of Sabine in the crystal ball. "It's me. It's Mama, we're trying to find you. Where are you?"

"I'm here in Miracula Mama! I'm locked up in the witch's castle! And I'm trying to get home to you Mama!" The image faded. "Oh no, don't go away Mama! I'm frightened! Come back!"

"Come back!" A voice mocked. Then an image of Wasp appeared. "I'll give you Mama my pretty!"

Marinette laid down and wept bitterly.

"Won't somebody help me? Mama? Papa? Adrien? Nino? Nathaniel? Anyone? Please help me." She buried her face in her hands as she sobbed.

Outside Plagg hurried into the haunted forest where he found the boys.

"Look it's Plagg!" Etain said. "Where'd he come from?"

Meow! Meow!

"Don't you see? He's come to take us to Marinette." Cat Noir said getting up. "Come on."

They followed Plagg up the mountain to where the castle. Since Carapace was the strongest he would climb up while Etain and Cat Noir held on to a rope tied to his waist.

"I hope my strength holds out." Carapace said.

"I hope your rope holds out, oh!" Etain said nervously.

Soon they were in view of the castle.

"What's that?" Carapace asked.

"That's the castle of Wasp." Cat Noir said. "Marinette's in that awful place."

"Oh I hate to think of her in there." Etain sniffled. "We've got to get her out."

"Don't cry now." Cat Noir said. "We haven't got the oil can with us and you've been squeaking enough as it is."

"Who's them? Who's them?" Carapace said pointing to a group of knights led by another one of Wasp's akumas Dark Blade.

"I've got a plan on how to get in there." Cat Noir said.

"He's got a plan." Carapace said excitedly.

"And you're gonna lead us."

"Me? I gotta get her out of there?"

"That's right." Etain said.

"Alright I'll do it for Marinette." He said. "Wicked Witch or no Wicked witch! Guards or no guards I'll tear em apart! I may not come out alive but I'm going in there. There's just one thing I want you fellas to do."

"What's that?" They asked.

"Talk me out of it." Carapace said starting to walk away.

"Oh no you don't." Cat Noir said grabbing him.

"Get back here you." Etain said pushing him forward.