(Cat Noir's POV)

It was now evening and I made my way to the jewelry store. Such a purrfect night to steal pawsome shiny gems. I gotta take out the night guards who have flashlights. Meow. Time for this cat to play with mice. I snuck inside and saw one guard patrolling. I gotta be careful not to make noise. I did my stealth and crawled on all fours to him and did the Vulcan nerve pinch on his lower back neck and he falls on the floor unconscious. Too easy. Now for the other night guard. He was near the diamond display so I leap on him and knocked him out with a chop of my hand.

"Too easy" I smirked and went to do some 'shopping' for gems and purr-ecious jewelry. Whenever I rob first, there's always someone to interrupt me.

I scratched the glass display in a circle to make a hole. I removed it and put the diamonds and jewel necklace and bracelets in a bag, "I'm so gonna get rich by my collection." I put some rubies in the bag.

Just then I felt a dagger on my neck which almost got me startled but I let out a quiet gasp.

"Hand over the jewelry pussy cat or you die," The thug said with a cold voice. I hear two guns cock. Great. Just what I need.

This is gonna be hard than I thought. One wrong move and I'm dead in the litter box, "it's like you boys are jealous that I'm the top criminal. Jealousy is an ugly feeling" I chuckled without fear but grunted when I felt the dagger pressured on my neck.

"Enough! Hand over the bag now or we'll chop your paws!" The leader with the dagger was growing impatient.

"You didn't say please" I glared and kicked the glass shelf display as it shattered and I quickly grabbed a piece of glass shard to stab the leader in the leg and he screamed. I ducked from the shooting and took out my baton to knock the guns out of their hands.

"Let's dance" I smirked evilly.

I back headbutted one thug and knee kicked one in the crotch before I elbow struck the other and cartwheel kicked the other. I grabbed a chair and hit the thug hard enough to shatter the chair. Then I punched another thug in the face before I was grabbed from behind and kicked the one in front of me with both feet. I punched him in the face to break free and then kicked his leg knocking him off balance.

"Give up yet?" I asked but one of them tackled me against the glass shelf and it shatter, "Agh!" I grunted but I scratch his face and kicked him off, leaving him stunned with his face bleeding.

I then got whacked in the head by the fire extinguisher by the other bad guy but that did not knock me out but it did hurt a bit. I turned around with a cold glare at him for that stupid move he did.

"You've done it now!" I grabbed the fire extinguisher and threw it away, then punched him hard in the face. Knocking him out cold while the other bad guy is recovering from the clawed marks on his face, "Like your new look?" I chuckled.

"You'll pay for this!" He took out a knife.

He threw it at me but I caught it in a reflex, "Not today" I smirked and threw it at his left leg and he screamed.

"Knives are bad you know." I taunted him.

I went to grab the bag so I can make my way out, "Have fun in prison, boys" I tossed the bag out the door and hit the alarm button to trigger the lockdown bars that came down. The crooks were confused when I did that.

"Are you stupid?! You're trapped with us!" One of them yelled.

"Tsk tsk tsk" I clicked my tongue and did something that a person can't do. I squeezed my way through the bars without getting stuck, just like a cat can squeeze through tight spaces.

"This cat can get away with it." I chuckled before leaving them there.

-

After dropping off the stolen jewelry, I made my way to the nightclub to have a drink of milk as usual. The bartender knows what I want and he does his thing while I looked at the dancers dancing wildly on the dance floor.

But then I felt the presence of my father as the Collector again. He looks recovered but that doesn't mean he's going to take my miraculous by force.

"Hello father," I said coldly without looking at him, not in the mood to fight him since I'm in a nightclub. I don't see a book in his hand. He probably has a different akumatized object.

"You're too young to be at a nightclub," He said with the same cold voice I used to remember.

"I'm a wild cat. I do whatever I want" I said as the bartender handed me a glass of warm milk and I took a sip.

"Is that so? Well, your bat doubleganger defeated Volpina without taking her akuma." Father sat next to me.

"She never stops, does she? If you're here to talk, forget it." I refused to look at him.

"Whatever happened to that sweet and innocent boy of mine? You think hiding your pain by being bad makes you stronger?" He's trying to get in my head again. I'm not falling for that this time. He's trying to get me angry.

"Don't push me. Ladybug and I are still not a team." I warned.

"Yet you still helped her" Father corrected me.

I took a huge gulp of milk and inhaled some air before putting the glass cup down, "Why are you even here?" I looked away and just stared at the dancers on the dance floor while the music is blaring.

"Why? Can't I be here? I got followers here. And to talk to my son." He said.

"Hmph, you think I'm still your son?" I scoffed and I thought of what would happen if I brought up the tattoo, "I have forgotten to tell you I got a tattoo, father. A real one, not a temporary one" I chuckled.

"Damn. Already at 15. You got some nerve to get one at your age." He said.

"I'm a bad kitty. And FYI, I'm no longer a kitten, father. I don't listen to you anymore. I may be young but I'm not the sweet innocent boy anymore. He became a new and improved man than a model" I said as I made my way to leave but I got my wrist grabbed by him.

"I'm your father and you're still my son" He glared at me but I twisted his arm without dislocating it, making him wince, "I was your son but you neglected me. A real father doesn't do that" I knee him in the gut, hard, causing everyone to gasp at what I did but I didn't care.

"And if I see you coming here, it's gonna be deadly, Collector," I said and made my way out the door with my catwalk move, leaving my father behind. He can get himself home. If he tries to akumatize anyone again I'll be waiting for him.

-

I made it back to my lair and transformed back to normal and lie down on my king-size bed while the cats joined in with me. They crawled all over me and purred. Since I've been Cat Noir for too long, I developed cat instincts like purring for real. Well, save that I haven't eaten a fish whole.

"I told you that you developed cat instincts" Plagg laughed and went to go eat his cheese.

I'm gonna strangle him one of these days but I decided not to because he's the only friend I ever have. I just let the cats meow and snuggle me. I can't help it when I purr like a real cat. I can't believe I'm becoming a cat than just a man. Or a catman so to say.

Suddenly, my cats started to get angry like they sense someone in the warehouse. Oh great.

"Plagg, claws out" I transformed into Cat Noir again and hushed my cats so I can go find the intruder in this huge warehouse. It's got to be an assassin or a psycho lurking around to kill.

I took out my baton to go through the thermal on the screen and I see there's someone outside my warehouse. I got out of the warehouse to find the intruder. Damn it! Where did he go?! I looked around but then I felt chain rope around my neck and I choked. He's trying to choke me to death from behind but that's not gonna work on me. I back headbutt him and flipped myself over him to get the chain rope off and kicked him towards the wall.

This man looks like an assassin but who sent him? I need an answer right now! I pinned his neck with my foot to hold him still, "Who sent you to assassinate me?!" I demanded an answer but he tried to get my foot off his neck but I kicked him in the gut and pinned my foot at his neck, "I said who sent you?!"

He struggled to speak since I stunned him. He spits out a tooth and tried to speak but still coughed too hard, "Spit it out!" I demanded him.

"Gabriel Agreste! He...promised to...pay me...if I....killed you!" He coughed and gasped.

I put my foot down and glared, "That coward of an old man!" I hissed like a cat and knee him in the gut to stun him, dragging him to where I can dispose of him since I can't kill him like a monster but I know those who are hungry for flesh.

"Where are you taking me?! I swear I won't tell!" The assassin begged for mercy.

"I don't trust you. I'm not a killer like you but these savage dogs are!" I threw him over the fence for those savage hungry street dogs to come to get their prey.

"No! Help me!" I heard him beg but I turned around and ignored him, walking away from the fence as I can hear him scream and the dogs barking and snarling savagely. Flesh tearing to pieces which did not bother me because that guy tried to kill me. Here's a taste of his own medicine.

My father has gone too far this time! He's trying to lure me out so I can take my anger on him! My baton phone rang I saw its Ladybug.

I answered it, "Ladybug? Is everything okay?"

But instead of Ladybug's voice, it was Hawk Moth's voice, "Care to come over to save your lady?" He spoke out.

"Hawk Moth! What have you done to her?!" I demanded.

"If you ever want to see your lady alive, come to the Eiffel Tower. I'll be waiting. Don't take too long or the world will find out her true identity" He hung up.

I got angry and jumped up to the roof and smashed the chimney wall with my baton. I panted from how angry I felt but also scared if Hawk Moth does anything to hurt my lady.

I can't call Bat Noir for backup. Hawk Moth will know if I do something stupid, he'll hurt my lady. I gotta save her by myself!

I ran from roof to roof to find a Ducati to steal. Ladybug's life is in danger because of me! I found one and I don't have time for taunting this time. I landed on the ground and spooked the biker.

"Cat Noir!" He screamed but I just glared and pushed him off his Ducati and drove out of here.

I drove to the street and passed by the cars but I was now chased by bad guys riding their motorcycles. Not now! But then, a swarm of bats came out of nowhere and it startled them, making them fall off their bikes on the street.

"Need a helping wing?" It was Bat Noir flying.

"Thanks, Bat Noir!" I smirked and he landed behind me to hold on.

"I was looking for you. Hawk Moth is out of his cocoon and he has your lady." He explained with stress and fear.

"He's going to rot for this. We must hurry." I said and drove faster.

"It feels like a trap, kitty cat. It's like a video game and we know that the final boss level is the toughest to beat" Bat Noir said.

"We'll beat him two against one," I said, driving towards the Eiffel tower.