I'm so late lmao + thanks to the few people who've stuck with me through my inconsistent posting for over 2 years <33 ^^" enjoy!! --- Part 8 Adrien’s POV Throwing the massive doors open, Chat Noir scanned his house warily, pricking his ears, listening for any hint on where Princess Justice might be. The large cloud of black butterflies shadowed the entire area of the Agreste Mansion, making everything seem darker - and more ominous. Nino and Chloe had gone upstairs to see if anyone was still up there while Chat and Alya scoped out the first floor. Next to him, Alya frowned as she glanced through the window, craning her neck to look towards the roof. “There’s a…concerning amount of lightning coming from the top floor. Should we check it out?” Chat Noir grabbed his staff and replied, “In a second. Wait here - I just need to check something out.” He had noticed that his father’s study office door was cracked open and he crept towards the door to peek through the crack. A loud crash from upstairs startled Chat and he whipped around to glance up the stairs. “Carapace? Queen Bee?” He called out, exchanging a nervous glance with Alya. “Everything okay up there?” “Uh…” Chat heard Nino’s voice mumble. “You guys should probably come up here to see this!” Alya raced up the stairs and Chat extended his staff, using it to jump quickly to where Chloe stood uncertainty on her face, in one of the doorways on the second floor. Nathalie’s doorway, Chat thought with a cold, unpleasant start. Bursting through the door, he and Alya came face to face with an unconscious Nathalie, kneeling on the ground, a look of pain twisted across her face, covered with black and pink. “They’re butterflies.” Chloe supplied, walking next to where Nino stood, inspecting the bugs covering Nathalie’s body. “They look a lot like the ones in the sky,” Alya noted, frowning and slowly stepping closer. “Don't you think? Hello? Chat Noir?” Chat blinked, tearing his gaze away from his father’s assistant’s face and stammered, “Y-yeah. Sorry. I think we should all go up to the top of the mansion since Rena noticed that that was where the lighting and butterflies were coming from. Hopefully, Princess Justice will be there too.” The three other superheroes nodded, then turned to run out of the room. Hanging back for a moment, Chat Noir crouched down to make eye contact with Nathalie, though he wasn’t sure that she could see or hear him. He whispered solemnly, “Don’t worry, Nathalie. We’ll fix this.” For a moment, it seemed like Nathalie’s eyes watered slightly andChat looked away, his heart squeezing painfully. If this was what had happened to Nathalie, then where was his father? What if Princess Justice had done something to him and they weren’t going to be able to fix it because Princess Justice was Ladybug? “Chat! Come on!” Chloe’s voice shouted from downstairs, snapping him back to reality. “Coming!” Taking one last look at Nathalie, Chat turned, shutting the door quietly and running down the stairs with his team - to find Marinette. -- Next. Not out yet! Prev. First.
