A/N
Sorry it took so long for me to update. I'm not good at ending a fanfiction. This chapter is longer than the other chapters. This is the London chapter and it has each day of the vacation. Sorry for the villain. I couldn't think of a better name for him.
June 24th:
Marinette, Alya, Adrien, and Nino have packed for their five day vacation in London. They had traveled on the Eurostar all the way to the United Kingdom. After leaving the train, they headed for their hotel. They eventually entered the Apex Temple Court Hotel, where they were staying.
"Wow." Marinette awed as they stepped into the hotel room. "This place is beautiful."
"Alya." Alya's parents called. "Me and your father will be down stairs. Show your friends where their rooms are and you guys can leave if you want to explore the city."
"Thanks mom." Alya waved, putting down a suitcase. "So." Alya said, stepping in front of here friends. "Adrien, you and Nino can do what ever, but that room is mine and Marinette's." Alya pointed to the right room and opened the door.
"What's so great about that room?" Nino asked.
"This is my gift to Marinette for her birthday." Alya smiled. "Our room has a balcony and Marinette loves balconies."
"What! You guys get a balcony!" Adrien shouted. "I love balconies too."
Alya and Marinette immediately shot Adrien and Nino a strong glare.
"Okay, okay." Adrien and Nino agreed, putting his hands up in defeat.
Marinette helped Alya grab her bags as she dragged them into their room. Marinette turned back around towards the guys and shrugged her shoulders.
"I do like balconies."
Adrien and Nino smiled at each other, shaking their heads before entering their own room.
"So what are we gonna do first?" Marinette asked, bouncing on the bed in their room.
"Sleep." Alya answered, hopping into the bed and diving under the covers.
"We're in another country and all you can think about is sleep?"
"Yep." Alya said, closing her eyes.
"But it's only seven thirty."
"Yeah and I couldn't get any sleep on the train. Me and Nino went to see a movie late last night and I had hoped to get some extra sleep on the train. But sadly that didn't happen."
"Fine." Marinette smiled, getting up off the bed. "I'll let you get some sleep."
Alya had no response. She laid there already half asleep.
Later That Day:
Marinette walked into the room that Nino and Adrien were staying in.
"So what do you want to do now that we're in London?" She asked with a smile, sitting down next to Adrien on the bed.
"Well there are a ton of amazing things to see here. It's hard to just pick a few." Adrien said, sitting up on the bed. "I do know that I want to see Big Ben, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, and the London Zoo."
"Sounds like we're gonna be crazy tourists." Marinette laughed.
"Yeah, and I know that I definitely want to go to the London Eye."
"Me too." Marinette got excited. "And I'm mostly excited to see Big Ben. Me and Tikki just want to sit at the very top and watch the sun set like we would in Paris on the Eiffel Tower."
"Well Plagg's not excited to be here, so I won't be having any fun with him. He's not happy since I told him he only gets five meals of cheese a day. I won't be in Paris to get cheese whenever he needs it, so I had to pack a suitcase full of it."
"Ha Ha. My kwami eats sweets, like cookies, and you can find those almost anywhere." Marinette teased.
"Plagg only eats Camembert cheese, so I'm out of luck."
"He would probably eat something else if he was really starving. He's a cat, so . . . he'll probably like anything that's dairy or meat."
"I never thought about that before." Adrien smiled. "He is a cat, so he should like what most cats like. I'm gonna use that against him next time he whines about cheese."
"You should." Marinette giggled.
June 25th:
Marinette stood on the balcony of hers and Alya's room. She gazed at the city and smiled. Alya was laying on their bed, staring at her phone.
"Hi Alya." Marinette said as she walked back into the room.
"Oh hey, Marinette." Alya said, peaking up, but quickly returned her gaze back to her phone.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm checking the Ladyblog. I wanted to see what everyone thinks about it now that I'm not running it anymore."
"How did they react?" Marinette asked, sitting next to her.
"They're not happy. The Ladyblog used to be so interesting and now everyone's angry." Alya announced, sitting up. "So I've decided to continue running the Ladyblog. Well . . . sort of."
"What? How are you gonna do that? You, yourself, are a hero too."
"Well, I thought that I shouldn't punish everyone for me becoming a miraculous holder. Most of Paris followed the Ladyblog and they might get suspicious that a crazed fangirl just randomly shut down the most popular blog."
"Yeah." Marinette agreed. "It would seem a bit odd."
"I'm letting my fans submit their own stuff to the blog." Alya started. "But I approve everything before it's uploaded. That way no one will have revealing information on the blog. Everyone wins and our secrets are safe."
"That's a good idea." Marinette said, standing up. "I'll see you later, Alya. I'm going to go see Big Ben for some fashion ideas."
"I know you're working for Gabriel Agreste now, but is he really making you work on our vacation?" Alya asked.
"Well." Marinette said, in a suspicious high pitched voice. "He technically told me that I don't have to work while we're here, but this is a whole different country. It's an entirely new area for inspiration and I love fashion designing. Also if I design some really nice stuff, Gabriel might trust me better and let me do more for him."
"Okay, Marinette. Volunteer to do homework when you're on vacation." Alya laughed. "I'll see you later, but be back here at five. My parents want to take us all to the Roux at Parliament Square."
"I'll try to remember." Marinette said, letting her kwami out of her purse. "Tikki! Spots On!"
Once Marinette was transformed, she grabbed her backpack with her sketchbook and leaped off of the balcony, heading for Big Ben.
Ladybug sat down on top of the tower and watched over London.
"Hey Alya." Adrien started, approaching Alya who was laying on the bed in her room.
"Where's Marinette?"
"Awe. Do you miss her already?" Alya smirked.
"Your acting like I can't live without her."
"Maybe you can. Maybe you can't."
Adrien glared at Alya. "So where is she?"
"Fashion designing in the city. She's looking for inspiration, which is everywhere since we're in a different country. You may never see her again." Alya smiled, looking up from her phone.
"Did she tell you where she was going?"
"Big Ben." Alya replied.
"Finally." Adrien said, walking to the balcony. "I'll go find her."
"Don't irritate her. Me and her will both kill you if you're too clingy." Alya sat up and threw a sharpie marker at Adrien. for him to catch. "And write a reminder on her arm so she'll remember to come back at five so we all can go to the Roux at Parliament Square. I know she'll forget."
"Got it." Adrien gave a two finger salute and called to Plagg. "Plagg! Claws Out!"
Chat Noir left the room and used his staff to reach Big Ben. He saw ladybug perched on the ledge with her legs dangling off the sides. She had her sketchbook in her lap and her tongue was sticking out. She had a smile spread across her face, looking down at the book.
"Afternoon, My Lady." Chat said, sneaking up on Ladybug.
Ladybug shot him an angry glare for sneaking up on her.
"Sorry." He apologized.
"How are you so quiet? You have a bell." Ladybug said, looking up from her sketchbook. "I should have you chipped so I won't lose you and so you can't sneak up on me."
"Hey!" Chat shouted, his eyes widening. "Don't you think chipping me is a bit extreme?"
"Nope." Ladybug grinned.
"Anyway." Chat said, changing the subject as he sat next to her. "What have you designed?"
"Tons of stuff. It was the best idea ever coming here. Being in a new place gives me so much more inspiration."
"Have you designed anything for me?"
"Yeah." Ladybug smiled, looking back down at her sketchbook.
"Like what." He asked, leaning closer to peak at her work.
"Spoilers kitty." Ladybug covered her designs with her hand so Chat couldn't see them. "You have to wait."
Chat Noir made a sad pouting face at Ladybug, trying to convince her.
"That's not gonna work on m-" Ladybug started before being interrupted by a scream. "Ugh! We're on a vacation and we still have to fight crime."
Ladybug stood up as Chat Noir wrapped his arm around her waist and lifted her in the sky with his baton. They sat at the top of his staff looking about the city.
"I think the scream came from over there." Chat said, pointing across town. "From that café."
"Let's go."
Chat Noir extended his baton more and let it fall forward for them to land on top of a building. They jumped from the building and landed in front of the café. They walked inside to see citizens hiding under tables. Ladybug walked up to the woman at the register.
"What happened here?" She asked, approaching the woman.
"T-There was a m-man. He came in here and . . . s-stole all of the cafe's money. And he took some food out of the back." She stuttered.
"Did you see where he went-"
"You two!" An angry police officer shouted, pointing at Ladybug and Chat Noir. "You're coming with us." He said, placing a handcuff on Ladybug.
Ladybug looked up at him, before protesting. "What?! No! We didn't do this. We're innocent!" She shouted.
"The police were called from this café and told that a masked criminal robbed this place. And you two seem to be the only ones here with masks."
"Well I'm not leaving her side." Chat Noir said, placing the other handcuff on his wrist. Now he was attached to Ladybug. Ladybug gave him an angry look saying "What did you just do?"
"Unless you guys have any proof that you're innocent, then you must come with me."
"Wait!" A citizen shouted, coming out from under a table. "They are telling the truth. I video taped the entire thing. See." The civilian showed the officer a video on his phone and the officer nodded. "These two are superheroes. Just like Le Paon. Remember." The citizen convinced. "The real criminal is the Hungry Thief."
"Okay." The officer sighed. "I guess you two are free to go. I didn't think London would get a visit from superheroes again."
"Again?" Ladybug and Chat Noir questioned.
"Many years ago a heroine named Le Paon visited London. She had stayed for about a month, saving us everyday. She drastically decreased the amount of crime in the city."
"Oh. Another hero." Chat Noir said, pulling Ladybug towards the door. "Well we better get going."
"Wait! Don't you want me to unlock the handcuffs?" The officer shouted.
They walked out of the café without hearing the police officer yell.
"Wait." Ladybug said, stopping in the middle of the sidewalk. "We didn't ask him to unlock our handcuffs."
"I'll use my cataclysm on them later, but . . . not now. I want to enjoy every second I get of being this close to you." Chat smirked, leaning in for a kiss.
Ladybug smiled, rolling her eyes at Chat. She turned his head to the side and kissed his cheek.
"Aw!" Chat moaned.
"We better find a place to detransform." Ladybug said looking around a corner of the street. "Everyone's crowding the streets in front of the hotel from the robbery, so we won't be able to sneak into our room from the balcony."
"Okay." Chat said, dragging her into a clothing store.
They hid behind a clothing rack and called to their kwamis to detransform. They left the store, trying to act normal while being handcuffed.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Adrien said, pulling out the sharpie marker Alya gave him. He grabbed Marinette's wrist and started to write something.
"What are you doing?" Marinette asked, giving him a confused look.
"Alya told me to write a reminder on your arm, so you remember to be back at the hotel by five." Adrien said while righting the message.
"But I told her I wouldn't forget."
Adrien looked up at Marinette, raising his eyebrows with a smile. "Yeah. I'm sure you would of remembered."
Marinette gave Adrien a glare until he was finished writing.
"Let's just get back to the hotel now." Marinette turned around, leading the way.
They started walking through the city, back to the hotel. They tried to hide the handcuffs as they walked, but people still stared.
"Why are you in a rush?" Adrien asked while being dragged away.
Marinette stopped and turned around. "I'm not gonna be late getting back to the hotel." She looked towards Big Ben. "It's 4:15 now, and . . . I've never been early before. Why not start now?" Marinette held her wrist in the air to let the handcuffs make a jingling noise. "And I'm tired of these people giving me dirty looks for being handcuffed to you."
"Okay. Let's go back." Adrien said, holding Marinette's hand. "And I don't care what these people think of us. They can stare all they want." Adrien squeezed Marinette's hand, making her smile again.
They made their way inside of the hotel. They entered their room and saw Alya sitting in the living room reading a magazine.
"Woah. What happened to you two?" Alya chuckled.
"He handcuffed me to him against my will." Marinette answered.
"Hey! Adrien, I thought I told you not to be so clingy."
"I'm not. I just didn't want her to get arrested without me."
"Arrested? What happened to you two?" Alya said, sitting up from the couch.
"We were falsely accused of a robbery." Adrien said.
"Oh." Alya laughed. "You two are the weirdest couple ever."
Marinette and Adrien looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. "Yeah." They agreed.
"So what are you going to do about being handcuffed to each other?"
"I'll destroy it." Adrien sighed, letting Plagg out of his jacket. "Plagg! Claws Out!" He transformed quickly and grabbed ahold of the chain. "Cataclysm!" He shouted, disintegrating the handcuffs and detransforming again.
"Finally." Marinette said, brushing bits of the chain off her pink jeans. "That was too close for comfort. Now I'm spending the rest of the day perfecting my designs."
Marinette left to hers and Alya's room.
"Marinette!" Alya called. "Don't forget that we'll leave at five to got to the Roux at Parliament Square."
"I know." Marinette said, poking her head around the door. "Adrien wrote it on my arm." Marinette smiled, showing Alya her arm. "And remember. We're going to see the London Eye tomorrow. Don't forget." Marinette gave them a glare before sliding her head back in the room.
June 26th:
"Time to go see the London eye!" Marinette screamed at Adrien who was still sleeping.
"Ah!" Adrien shouted, throwing his pillow at Marinette's face.
"Thanks for the pillow." Marinette smiled, throwing the pillow back.
"Why would you do that?" Adrien asked, his heart beating fast. "You scared the crap out of me."
"It's ten o'clock and I told you yesterday that we're going to the London Eye."
"So that means you give me a heart attack early in the morning?"
"Well me and Alya already went for coffee this morning and it was so good. But when we got back here, I was so happy and I really really want to go right now." Marinette whined, pulling Adrien's arm.
Adrien saw the caffeine in her eyes and turned to the giggling Alya, who was standing in the doorway. "You did this." He said, pointing a finger at her.
"I can't help it if she likes coffee." Alya laughed. "Besides, I like the way her eyes light up when she drinks too much."
"It makes her go insane. Give her decaf. That's what I do when I take her out for coffee."
"I prefer to give her double the caffeine." Alya grinned. "It's really fun to watch you try to wrangle her."
Adrien glared at Alya before looking back at Marinette who was laying on his arm. "Okay Marinette." He stated. "Let's go see the London Eye."
"Yay!" Marinette shrieked, hugging Adrien. "Let's go."
Marinette quickly dragged Adrien out of the room and past Alya.
"I'll get you back for this." Adrien said, pointing at Alya before she was out of sight.
"What is Adrien getting back at you for?" Nino asked, approaching Alya, as he watched Marinette take Adrien away.
"I gave Marinette coffee." Alya smiled. "And with double the caffeine."
"But doesn't Marinette like . . . go insane with too much caffeine?"
"Yep."
"Well Adrien's gonna have a fun day."
"Don't worry. Marinette will crash soon. We got coffee forty-five minutes ago and it usually makes her go insane for just an hour before it runs out." Alya grinned, taking out her phone and looking at the screen. "Adrien has about ten to fifteen more minutes with psychotic Marinette."
"Lucky him." Nino laughed.
"Well . . . we finally get to board the London Eye." Adrien said, leading Marinette forward.
"Yeah. But waiting twenty minutes in line was worth it." Marinette said, yawning.
"I see your coffee has worn off."
"Yes, but I'll still enjoy the London Eye. I just won't be crazy excited."
The two stepped into a passenger capsule and the ferris wheel started moving once they were inside. Marinette ran over to the other side and stared out at the city.
"Look Adrien." Marinette said, pointing at the glass. "There's Buckingham Palace. We should go there later."
Adrien smiled at Marinette and nodded. They gazed at the city as the ferris wheel continued to move. Marinette heard a couple beside them talking about their hero forms.
"Hey John, Did you hear about that café being robbed yesterday by the Hungry Thief?" The woman asked to her husband.
"You mean the one where those two masked heroes showed up?"
"Yes." The woman said, looking down at her phone. "And I did a little bit of research online and found out that the two heroes names are Ladybug and Chat Noir. They usually protect Paris, France."
"Then why would they be here? Shouldn't they be in Paris?" Her husband questioned.
"I don't know. Maybe they're here to protect us from the Hungry Thief." The woman acknowledged, putting her phone away. "They seem to be just like Le Paon."
"Hopefully they'll catch the Hungry Thief." Her husband added.
Marinette turned to face the couple.
"Excuse me, ma'am. But who is the Hungry Thief?" Marinette asked.
"I'm guessing you're not from around here." The woman said, turning to Marinette. "The Hungry Thief is a man that mostly robs cafe's and small shops. He has been robbing London for over a month now and yesterday two heroes showed up at a café he robbed."
"I heard that London has had heroes visit before. Is that true?"
"Yes." The woman answered. "There was a woman called Le Paon that came here for over a month to fix some of the crime in London. She looked like a peacock and she really changed London for the better." The woman smiled. "I hope the two new heroes that have visited will catch the Hungry Thief."
"Thanks for the info." Marinette smiled, turning back to Adrien. "I guess we have some work to do, Adrien."
"Instead of saving Paris, now we're saving London."
"But first . . . we look at this amazing city and then later we go to the Buckingham Palace. This is still a vacation." She smiled.
June 27:
Marinette sat on the balcony next to Adrien who was on his phone.
"Adrien . . . did you ever ask your mom about her miraculous?" Marinette asked, looking over at him.
"No." Adrien's eyes widened, as he looked up. "I completely forgot about it. I should have asked her what her miraculous was and what all she did."
"Well now you have a lot more to talk about with her." Marinette added. "Although . . . I think I might know what her miraculous is."
"Really! What is it?" Adrien shook Marinette with excitement.
"I think she was Le Paon. The peacock miraculous holder." Marinette said, scooting her chair closer. "I was thinking about it and Master Fu has all of the other miraculouses. Before Nino and Alya got their miraculouses, Master Fu didn't have our miraculouses plus the moth and peacock one. And your mom gave your dad her miraculous and we both know your dad has the moth."
"Yeah. This all makes sense now. She must have been Le Paon." Adrien said in realization. "That also means that she came to London not too long ago."
"Well since London is familiar with superheroes, then they shouldn't be bothered by us." Marinette concluded, pickling up a cup of coffee from the table next to her. "Hopefully they're as welcoming as Paris." She sipped her coffee as Adrien's eyes widened.
"That's decaf, right?!" Adrien asked, pulling it away from Marinette. "Because I don't need a crazy Marinette wandering around London."
"Yes, Adrien." Marinette rolled her eyes, pulling the mug back. "And I don't need a paranoid Adrien panicking in London."
Adrien glared at Marinette before giving her a smile.
"Well I'm just looking out for you. If we really are going to save London, then coffee is not going to help by making Ladybug go insane." He grinned, leaning closer.
"Hmm." Marinette put her hand under her chin and looked up at the sky. "I haven't tried acting like a crazy hero with coffee before. Although I don't think people would like me like that."
"I would still like you." Adrien smiled, kissing the top of her forehead.
"And that's what I love about-"
Marinette was interrupted by police sirens.
"Again." She sighed.
"It looks like they're headed to that plaza over there."
"I bet that's the Hungry Thief." Marinette announced, standing up. "We should check it out." Marinette said, walking back into the hotel room.
Adrien followed her back in and they both motioned for their kwamis to come over. Tikki and Plagg had been talking with Trixx and Wayzz on top of one of the dressers.
"Plagg! Claws Out!"
"Tikki! Spots On!"
They transformed and walked back to the balcony as Alya and Nino entered the room.
"What are you two doing?" Alya asked.
"There are a bunch of police sirens. Probably the Hungry Thief. London needs saved." Chat Noir answered, backing away towards the balcony.
Alya and Nino looked at each other, not knowing what they're friends were talking about.
"What's the Hungry Thief?" Nino asked, confused.
"More importantly, do you need our help?" Alya added.
Ladybug looked at Chat Noir and they shook their heads.
"No. We'll be fine. Besides, you two have no idea what's going on or who it's about." Ladybug said as her and Chat Noir went back out to the balcony.
The two of them leaped up to the hotel roof and bounced against rooftops until they arrived at the scene. There were two police cars standing outside of a bakery. Ladybug and Chat Noir walked inside to see The Hungry Thief no where to be found.
"What happened?" Ladybug asked.
"It was The Hungry Thief." A woman said, approaching them. "He came again and stole all of the money from the register and stole three of the pies. The owners of this place already checked the security cameras, but they were all blank." The woman said sadly.
"Did anyone see where he went?" Chat asked, comforting her. "Do you know anything else about him?"
"No. He always escapes some how . . . but!" The woman shouted. "He always robs a place on the hour. He robs three to four places a week and it's usually in the afternoon. He's always quick and never wastes time to talk. Please tell me that you'll catch him! Please!" The woman cried. "The Hungry Thief had robbed my father's shop four times and now the shop has closed and will never be able to open up again."
"Don't worry." Ladybug said, placing her hand on the woman's shoulder. "We'll find him."
"Yeah." Chat agreed. "We'll look for clues and hopefully find him."
"Thank you." The woman sniffled, wiping away a few tears. "Thank you Ladybug and Chat Noir."
"How do you know our names?" Ladybug asked, moving her hands to her sides.
"I saw you two on the news this morning. You were shown with the news story about the café down the street being robbed."
"Oh." Ladybug smiled. "Anyway . . . don't worry about anything. Me and Chat Noir will investigate."
The woman hugged Ladybug and Chat Noir before they left the bakery and headed back to the hotel.
June 28th:
"Adrien." Marinette whispered. "Adrien, wake up."
Marinette sat on the floor next to Adrien and Nino's bed, shaking Adrien awake. The room was dark, but she could still see most of Adrien.
"Adrien!" She whisper shouted, raising her voice.
"What?" Adrien moaned, turning his head on it's side and slowly opened his eyes. Adrien saw two pigtails and guessed it was Marinette through his blurry vision. "Marinette." Adrien sat up, rubbing his eyes. "What are you doing in here?"
"I woke up early to watch the morning news to see if they showed any information about the Hungry Thief." Marinette said, leaning on the bedside.
"And that means you wake me up at . . . " Adrien looked around to see the dark room. "What time is it?"
"6:00 a.m."
"And why am I up?"
"Because I searched for clues in the news stories and . . . I think I know where the Hungry Thief is hiding."
"It couldn't wait til like . . . ten?" Adrien yawned.
"Nope." Marinette grinned. "You can get your beauty sleep later and I don't want to sit in my room for four hours waiting, practically killing me inside."
"Okay fine." Adrien accepted, sitting up in the bed. "Tell me what you're thinking."
"Okay." Marinette said gleefully before Adrien shushed her and whispered for her to be quiet so she doesn't wake Nino. "I'll try to stay quiet." Marinette smiled. "Well these are the main things people know about The Hungry Thief: 1. He always robs a place exactly on an hour, 2. He robs food places, and 3. He stays in London. But I researched him and all of the places that were robbed and guess where all of those events occurred. They were all by Big Ben. That explains how he was always on the hour wherever he went. Also . . . " Marinette smiled. "I think that's where he's hiding."
"Really? How did you figure that out? I never would have."
"Well I have this guess that I might be . . . a genius." Marinette grinned. "Or it could be that I've been thinking for almost two hours about this."
"Geez Marinette. How long have you been up?"
"Since like . . . four thirty."
"You need to sleep more."
"I'm fine." Marinette assured.
"Whatever, but If I go with you now to catch the Hungry Thief, will you promise me that you'll get some sleep when we get back?"
"Yes." Marinette said, pulling Adrien off the bed so that he was standing up. "Now let's go." Marinette looked down at Adrien, her cheeks turning red. "And Adrien . . . get dressed." Marinette laughed, walking away.
Adrien soon realized he wasn't wearing any pants and covered himself up. He was just in his boxers.
Ladybug sat on the balcony in one of the chairs. She sat their with her legs crossed, waiting for Chat Noir. Chat was finally transformed and walked through the other bedroom, covering his eyes. He had slept in just boxers, but he didn't know what all Alya was wearing and he wasn't going to find out.
"So My Lady." Chat Noir grinned, leaning against the doorway to the balcony. "What are we gonna do?"
"Oh. So nice of you to show up, Kitty." Ladybug smiled. "I left Alya a note on her bed so they know where we are." She said, standing up from her seat.
"I wouldn't have thought to do that, but good thing you did or they'd be worried."
"Yeah." Ladybug agreed. "Anyway . . . I think we should check out Big Ben. The Hungry Thief might be hiding there."
"You lead the way." Chat said, following Ladybug off the balcony.
Ladybug and Chat Noir found their way into the tower. They hid low on the steps leading up to the top, behind the railing. They looked around the tower and saw nothing but an empty room.
"Where is he?" Ladybug whispered, squinting her eyes. She brushed her hair behind her ear and leaned closer. She listened for any sound. "Maybe I was wrong." She said, looking down in disappointment.
Chat placed his hand on her shoulder to comfort her. "Wait." Chat looked up as his ears twitched. "Do you hear that?"
"Hear what? The room's empty."
"There's . . . like a faint . . . whistle."
"It might be from outside." Ladybug suggested.
"No." Chat said, walking up the last few steps. "It's definitely from this room, but . . . where?"
Chat Noir walking around the room, looking around at everything. Ladybug followed him up and looked around, confused. Chat stopped at the edge of the room and his ears continued to move.
"It's definitely right here." He said, stomping on the floor. "There isn't anything above or below this spot, so . . . how is there whistling."
"Wait. Look." Ladybug mumbled, walking over to the corner of the room. "What's that?" She said, pointing up at the top of the corner where a small red dot was.
"It looks like a button." Chat Noir said as he walked over to Ladybug and looked up. "I wonder what it does."
"Only one way to find out." Ladybug said, tossing her yo-yo up at the button.
The button sparkled and the whole room changed into a bedroom.
"What the." Chat mumbled, looking around at the transformed room.
The room was now brown with a bed in the corner. There was disorganized stuff all over the place.
"Why would there be a secret room inside of Big Ben?" Ladybug asked, scrunching her eyebrows.
Suddenly a man appeared in the center of the room. He turned around to face them as he stopped whistling.
"You!" He shouted. "How did you two do that? You aren't suppose to know about this room."
"You're The Hungry Thief." Ladybug pointed out the obvious. "Why and how do you have a hidden room in Big Ben?"
"Yes. You figured it out. I am The Hungry Thief and this is where I live." He grinned. "And it seems you're wondering why I live here. Well I'll tell you."
"Good." Ladybug said, leaning closer to Chat Noir. "Send a message on your baton to Alya so she can call the police."
Chat Noir nodded his head as The Hungry Thief continued to talk.
"So my story is that I'm in debt to everyone. My parents, my siblings, my friends . . . " He began. "I owe everyone money so I started robbing places to get the money that I needed. And I rob food places because I need food and they are small, which means less people-"
"But why the hidden room? And why Big Ben?" Ladybug interrupted.
"Well Ladybug." He started. "I found someone that said he could give me a hidden room if when I rob enough places, I give him some money. I chose Big Ben because tours are here during the day and I won't disturb anyone if I'm loud. Also, the ceilings are high so no one will notice the button. And if they do, then they can't reach."
"Smart for a criminal." Ladybug noted. "But you won't be staying here long." Ladybug said, stepping forward.
Ladybug tripped over a tripwire and was trapped in a rope.
"Oh yes I will." Hungry Thief remarked.
"Ladybug!" Chat shouted, running over to her.
"Why do you have traps in your room?" Ladybug asked.
"In case people like you find me."
"Ladybug." Chat whispered, trying to untie the rope and knots. "Alya called the police. I'm trying to untie these, but they're too tight. I'll use my cataclysm to get you out."
"No." Ladybug stopped him. "You can get me out later. Use your cataclysm on the walls to destroy the room."
Chat nodded his head and shouted "Cataclysm.". He touched the walls and they crumbled. The room changed back to the regular Big Ben inside.
"No!" The Hungry Thief raged.
As the room changed, the police rushed up the stairs. They grabbed ahold of The Hungry Thief and carried him away. The police helped Ladybug out of the ropes and Chat Noir helped her up.
"Thank you so much Ladybug and Chat Noir." One of the officers said.
"Oh. You're welcome." They both said.
Chat Noir looked down at his ring that lost a paw print.
"Well we should get going." Chat said, wrapping his arm around Ladybug and walking with her towards the stairs.
They headed down the stairs as Big Ben rang, marking 7:00 a.m. Ladybug stopped on the stairs and froze. The bell's ring echoed inside of her head.
"What is it?" Chat asked, looking at Ladybug.
"I-It's . . . my head." She said, putting her hand on her head. "I just got a head ache and . . . it's like I'm . . . dreaming or . . . remembering something."
"Is there anything I can do?"
"No. I'm fin-"
Ladybug collapsed right into Chat's arms. He picked her up and carried her bridal style out of Big Ben and all the way back to the hotel. He hurried into the room and set her down on hers and Alya's bed. Alya walked into the room at the same time as they did.
"What happened to her?!" Ayla screamed, running over to Marinette.
"I don't know." Chat said, kneeling down next to her. Chat's transformation wore off and he changed back to Adrien Agreste.
"What do you mean you don't know-?!"
"Alya!" Alya's mom called. "Is something wrong? Is everything okay in there?"
Alya peered her head out the door. "Yeah, mom. Everything's okay."
She tried to give them an okay smile, but gave them a slightly suspicious one. Her parents looked at each other, confused. Alya immediately shut the door and slid down it to the floor with a loud sigh. She got up again and retreated back over to Marinette.
"So what's going on?" She said, lowering her voice.
"I don't know." Adrien whispered. "We caught The Hungry Thief, but right after she said her head hurt and then she collapsed into my arms. I have no idea what's wrong with her-"
Adrien was interrupted my Ladybug moaning in her sleep. A frown appeared on her face and she moved her head to the side. Her eyes slowly crept open to see Adrien next to her.
"Marinette!" Adrien shouted, relieved.
"What?" Ladybug asked, sitting up. "Why am I here?" Ladybug looked down to see that she was still in costume. "Tikki. Spots Off." She whispered.
"When you collapsed, I brought you here." Adrien answered, getting up to sit next to her. "But Marinette . . . why did you collapse?"
Marinette's eyes widened as she remembered. "I was remembering something!" She shouted, shaking Adrien. "I remembered something that I had forgot about in the Betweens. The book told me that I would only unlock the secrets when the time was right. I guess that Big Ben made me remember and . . . we need to get back to Paris." Marinette babbled.
"Woah, wait. Slow down, Marinette." Adrien said, placing his hands on Marinette's shoulders.
"Yeah, Marinette." Alya said from the edge of the bed. "Speak understandably, so we can help."
"I was reading about a book about the future in the Betweens. It told me about the future, but I forgot everything when I looked away from the it. And now I'm starting to remember what I forgot." Marinette finished.
"What did the book say?" Adrien asked, confused.
"It said that a great evil is coming and he will be much more powerful than Hawkmoth. I think he's called the Collector. And we need to figure everything out when we leave for Paris tomorrow." Marinette paused and put her hand under her chin to think. "And . . . there's something else, but . . . I can't seem to remember yet."
"Well we'll figure everything out when we get back to Paris." Adrien smiled. "I'm just glad that you're okay." Adrien wrapped his arms around Marinette and hugged her.
"Such a crazy vacation." Alya mumbled, snapping a picture of them hugging on the bed with her phone. "Til we're back in Paris."
The End
A/N
I tried my best with this chapter, but I don't know how it really turned out. It's my longest chapter, since it's the end, and it's a different set up from my other chapters. I tried to come up with a story for each day. It was hard, but I'm not good at finishing up a fanfiction.
That's the end to my first fanfiction. I'm crying inside, but I'm not. I'm already thinking of new fanfiction stories. If anyone has an idea for me to include in one of my next fanfictions, tell me. I'm all ears.
-Alice Pink