[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/iF3lFsr.png[/img][/center] [hr] [center][i][b][color=8882be]Hawk Moth[/color] and [color=7ea7d8]Mayura[/color] Location:[/b] Medieval Castle[/i][/center][hr] The first to wake up was Gabriel. He picked himself up from the cold stone floor of the castle, groggy and holding his head. [color=8882be]"Aaagh... where am I?"[/color] He looked around, trying to get his bearings, only to find his faithful assistant lying just a few feet away. [color=8882be]"Nathalie!"[/color] Gabriel rushed to Nathalie's side, rousing her awake as he helped her up. [color=8882be]"Nathalie, are you okay? Are you hurt?"[/color] [color=7ea7d8]"No, sir, I-I'm fine."[/color] Nathalie brushed the dirt from her clothes before moving to do the same for Gabriel. She stopped herself short, however, and slowly brought her arms back to her sides. [color=7ea7d8]"Is this the doing of an Akuma, sir?"[/color] Gabriel brought a hand to his chin. [color=8882be]"Possibly, although I don't remember creating one, nor being targeted..."[/color] As the two mulled over their situation, an electronic tone sounded - Nathalie's phone. She fished it from her pocket and, reading it over, pointed the message at Gabriel. [color=7ea7d8]"It seems as if something else is responsible for this,"[/color] she said. [color=7ea7d8]"'Crossroad', 'tokens', this is all too much for just one Akuma."[/color] [color=8882be]"Hmm."[/color] Gabriel looked at his feet. Two small stacks of poker-chip-like tokens sat on the floor, purple and blue, one for both of them. He knelt down to collect his five, and handed Nathalie's to her. [color=8882be]"One hundred tokens for a wish."[/color] He paused to inspect the tokens before a smile spread on his face. [color=8882be]"This is it, Nathalie. No more chasing after Ladybug and Cat Noir. This is our big break!"[/color] Nathalie offered Gabriel a warm smile and closed her fist around her tokens. [color=7ea7d8]"Well, then, how should we start?"[/color] [hr] [center][i][b][color=ed1c24]Ladybug[/color] and [color=39b54a]Cat Noir[/color] Location:[/b] City - Rooftops[/i][/center][hr] Meanwhile, a young girl found herself waking up on a tall building's roof. She didn't panic right away, though; instead, she yawned and stretched as if she were simply getting out of bed. A second to take in her surroundings, though, made her jolt right onto her feet. [color=ed1c24]"Waaah! Who, what, where-- how did I get up here?!"[/color] She scrambled to the edge of the roof, peering over the lip for a split second, before throwing herself back to more-or-less safety. [color=ed1c24]"This isn't Paris! It must be Hawk Moth's doing. Tikki?"[/color] Marinette opened her small purse, and out from inside floated the little ladybug kwami herself, yawning as well. [color=ed145b][i]"Yaaaaawhh... What's wrong, Marinette?"[/i][/color] [color=ed1c24]"I don't know, but we have to figure it out! Tikki, [url=https://ytcropper.com/cropped/sO5e37d04a14c89]Spots On![/url]"[/color] As soon as she turned into Ladybug, the heroine brought her Yo-yo up and flipped it open like a phone. [color=ed1c24]"Let's see if Cat Noir picks up... wait, what?"[/color] The first thing on her tool's screen was a message, not one she opened, detailing the rules of the Crossroads. She was even more confused than before. [color=ed1c24]"Tokens? Is this some kind of weird game?"[/color] [color=39b54a]"If it is, we're a shoo-in to beat it!"[/color] Cat Noir leaped onto the roof right then, nearly scaring Ladybug clear off. [color=39b54a]"Thought I heard your sweet voice, milady! Lucky you, you wouldn't have been able to handle yourself if you got taken here by yourself."[/color] Cat Noir leaned on his staff, flashing Ladybug with his trademark grin. It took all of Marinette's will to not roll her eyes. [color=ed1c24]"Please, you're the lucky one here. You're useless without me, like a cat in the rain."[/color] Cat Noir [i]did[/i] roll his eyes, letting the jab roll off him. [color=39b54a]"I've been awake for a few minutes now, and nothing's tried to take my Miraculous, so I don't think Hawk Moth has anything to do with this. Maybe it's one of those hidden camera reality shows?"[/color] Cat Noir looked around, smiling at any place he thought a camera could be hiding. [color=ed1c24]"Hmm, maybe. But stay on your guard, we can't be sure of anything yet."[/color] [color=39b54a]"Some reconnaissance then, milady?"[/color] Marinette nodded, and the two leaped from the roof, swinging and vaulting to the streets below!