Warned

When he heard Evilustrator's footsteps slowly walk away, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he stretched out his staff so he could make a pole, and quietly crept out onto the balcony. He placed his pole vertically so he could slide down it. When he safely reached the ground it was all easy from here. Now I just need to avoid being seen.

Cat Noir stealthily crept out of the castle grounds and into the city to see Master Fu. Meanwhile...a shadow watched him from afar. "Looks like I know your little secret now, little kitty." Evilustrator said with a wide, evil grin on his face.

Running on the rooftops of the city, Cat Noir went to find Master Fu. Midway through his run he realized I forgot! I don't where he lives. Cat Noir facepalmed at his stupidity. Only Ladybug knew where he was, Master Fu only ever visited my house. "Great, now what?" Cat Noir jumped into a nearby alley way to detransform, hoping he could get some information from Plagg.

Adrien gave his kwami some cheese to recharge because he may need him again later, especially if there were any guards walking through the city. "Where's Master Fu's place?" "Well if the city was normal, I could show you, but everything has been altered. The house might not even be there anymore. And even if it was, Master Fu might have sensed what was happening, ran and took shelter."

"Great, then this was just a waste of time." "Not necessarily, I might be able to find the other kwamis' presence, at least Wayzz." Adrien stood there anxiously as he watched his kwami close his eyes to try to get a connection to his fellow kwami.

After a few minutes of pacing and waiting on his kwami, Plagg finally opened his eyes with surprise. "What is it? Did you find them?" Adrien asked frantically. "Yes, calm down. Thankfully they weren't caught in the attack when everyone was hypnotized. They're hiding but they're safe."

"That's good, but where are they?" "It's best that I just take you. I'll plant the address in your baton so you can find it. It's best that transform so we can get there faster. We probably don't have much time before someone notices you're gone." "Well, what are we waiting for? Plagg, Claws out!" "No, wait let me finish my chee-"

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After a while, Cat Noir arrived at a cave. He decided to stay transformed just in case anyone had followed him. He walked inside the cave to be welcomed by darkness. The usual for a cave. Towards end of the long tunnel he was greeted by a dead end.

"No, there has to be something here." Cat Noir said desperately. He felt his hands all up on the wall trying to find some kind of button or anything to reveal maybe a secret room. To his surprise it worked.

The cave wall revealed a door. He slowly opened the door, and behind it was a campfire, a sleeping bag, a box of food, the miraculous box, and Master Fu. "Hello, Cat Noir. I've been expecting you." "Oh Master Fu, I have no idea how relieved I am that you're here. Marinette-" "Yes I know, I knew the moment I sensed her miraculous broke."

"Wait, how, and what do you mean her miraculous broke?" "Well, you see, as the Guardian of the Miraculous it is my duty to make sure that the miraculous are used wisely and given to the right people. Your and Marinette's miraculous are the most important miraculous because they have the power of creation and destruction. The combination of the two could be catastrophic, the power to make a wish that possibly could upset the balance of the universe."

"Since both of you have had the black cat and the ladybug miraculous for so long, in a way your souls are connected to them. Any emotions or thoughts can affect the miraculous positively or negatively. If there are many positive emotions then it will act as a power boost for your powers and the negative emotions will do the opposite. But if the miraculous can break if there is too much negative emotion or thoughts. If the emotions or thoughts are too much for the owner to handle, it could crush their spirit. Which in turn-"

"Will break the miraculous." Cat Noir finished. "Yes. The darkness will slowly eat away at their soul until there is nothing left but a husk of a mindless monster seeking revenge and the handler will be lost forever. If this had happened to you the world as we know it would end. But it doesn't make Marinette any less dangerous. The darkness could use the miraculous' power against itself and multiply the darkness until the universe is drowned in despair. Thankfully, she hasn't entered that stage yet."

"How long do we have until she does enter that stage?" "Not long, possibly in 2 weeks." "2 weeks?!" "At the most. But if she enters that stage there is no stopping her." "So what can we do to stop her?" "The only way to defeat the darkness is with light. Find the source of the pain and find a way to get rid of it. This isn't like with Hawkmoth where you break the akumatized object. You can't break something that's already broken. Marinette is still in there you just need to bring her out. Sooner or later, you will have to face her."

The two sat in silence for a bit before Cat Noir broke it remembering he had to return to the castle before he was caught. "I have to go, but thank you, Master Fu. I will find a way to get her back. In the meantime, is it fine if I come back here?" "Of course, just not too often. You could be followed." "Ok. Goodbye."

Cat Noir turned to leave but stopped by Master Fu's voice. "Be careful, do not let anyone find out your identity especially Marinette." Cat Noir nodded not even turning back to look at Master Fu. Then he left the old man in the cave. He made to close the secret door so no one would find Master Fu. Thoughts plagued his mind as he jumped into night hurrying back to the castle.