Hawk Moth swung his cane, Anansi ducking underneath the attack. When she duck, he unfortunately hit Cat Noir in the arm, the hero letting out a yelp.

"Watch where you're swinging that thing!" Cat Noir hissed, bringing out his claws.

Golden webs wrapped around his wrist, throwing him at Hawk Moth. The villain caught him, dragging the two away to regroup.

"How do we defeat a villain who's just gonna use our own moves against us?!" Hawk Moth questions, pulling Cat Noir into another room.

".... Oh my god! I know what to do!" He exclaims. "Remember when me and Malady switched miraculous because of that Akuma you sent?"

"I remember every Akuma, why?"

"What if we do that. If it doesn't work, we can at least say that we tried!"

Hawk Moth thought it over, before letting out a reluctant sigh.

"Let's do it."

Meanwhile, Anansi was quickly approaching.

"Come out, Butterfly, Cat. No need for this to get even more bloody than it already will be!"

"Cataclysm!" A voice shouted, swiping at her.

The gauntlets she had turned into ash, a butterfly landing on the ring. The man's suit turned white, a younger one vaulting over him, pushing Anansi back with his cane.

"I'm starting to see why you like this cane, King Blanc."

"I see why you like this ring, Mister Butterfly."

The two stood at the ready, King Blanc creating another cataclysm in his hand.

"Do you yield?" Mister Butterfly asks, pointing his cane at Anansi.

She didn't say anything, throwing a smoke bomb on the ground, disappearing. The two didn't make any movements, before their miraculous blinked, their transformations falling. They both let out a sigh of relief, before Gabriel suddenly noticed his son's condition.

"Adrian, you're hurt!" He said, wincing as he put a hand on his ribs.

"So are you. Just gimme back the ring, and you can take back your  brooch."

"You're forgetting one little detail.... How exactly do we hid this from your friends?"

"I can handle that part."

.

"And.... That's what happened." Adrian said, finishing his explanation.

"So, lemme get this straight.... You're Cat Noir, and your dad is Hawk Moth.... Wow. How interesting that you got all those bruises from Anansi...."

".... You thought my dad best my ass, didn't you?"

"What? No, why would I think that?"

"You suck at lying. How did I not know that you were Furor sooner?"

Nino shrugged, before remembering a crucial part of his explanation.

"Wait, where's your dad?"

"Oh yeah, he went to the hospital. He thought that it'd be best if we both weren't found in the same place with injuries. You assuming that my father beat me just confirms that."

"Damn. I owe Alya so much money."

Adrian glared at him, saying "Can we worry about Alya later?! I have a crazy spider lady who's after my goddamn head!"

Nino put a hand on his shoulder, saying "Look, we can wait for awhile. See if you can get your dad to go to my apartment."

*Later on*

Gabriel, Luka, Adrian, and Nino all sat in a circle. In the center, the miracle box.

".... So do we just open it or...?"

Nino shrugs, saying "Not sure. I think that first, we need to establish some ground rules."

"Fair enough." Gabriel agreed.

"Ooh, first rule: you're not allowed to be alone with the box." Adrian said.

"Ouch, you make it sound like I'm gonna steal the miraculous-.... Never mind, continue."

Luka went next, saying "You can't go through the box without permission."

"Is that all?"

"Pretty much." Nino responded. He heard a knock at his door, saying "Everyone hide!"

He went towards the door, opening it up to see Nathaniel.

"Is Adrian here? We need to talk."

Nino swore internally, thinking 'FUCK FUCK FUCK! WHY THE TOMATO CHILD?!'

He let him in, Nathaniel seeming to inspect everything about his apartment.

"Nice statues." Nathaniel complimented.

"Statues?" Nino echoed, walking into the other room.

There, on two pedestals, Adrian and Gabriel were in two poses, both facing away from each other. Luka, bless him, was nowhere to be seen. Well, at least until Nino had looked up to see the teal haired boy attached to his ceiling.

'MOTHERFUCKERS I SAID HIDE NOT MAKE YOURSELVES THE MOST AWKWARD FUCKS IN PARIS!!!!!' Nino mentally screamed.

"Anyways.... You'll have to do since Adrian isn't here. Marinette's gotten some information on Rossi, she's pretty cruel for someone so young. When you next see Adrian, let him know that we have a meeting at six." Nathaniel explained.

"Cool, I'll let him know." Nino said, subtly pushing him out of the door.

"Oh yeah, Alya's had a murderous and depressed mood around her, so you might wanna watch yourself." He informed, grimacing at the absolute rage he felt coming from her.

Nino sweat dropped at that. Nathaniel left, Nino waiting for a moment before Luka fell from the ceiling, letting out a string of curses. The Agreste both began to move, Adrian leaving a remark about how glad he is to have done modelling.

"It's times like these where I'm glad that I'm my fathers child." Adrian muttered, before Nino suddenly grabbed him.

"Okay, you guys have gotta go, now!" Nino says, guiding them towards the door. "Alya's gonna be here soon, and she's in a stabbing mood!"

*Half an hour later*

Nino fiddled with his sleeves, becoming alert once he heard his apartment door open.

"Alya-"

"You knew, didn't you?" She cut him off, glaring at him.

"Knew what?"

"Don't play dumb with me! You knew that Lila's Lady Rogue!"

Nino flinched, having thought she wouldn't have figured it out so quickly.

"Okay, now I know that this looks bad, but-"

"Bad? BAD?! Nino this looks so much worse?! Are you insane?! She's tried to kill us multiple times! She works for Hawk Moth, who mind you, killed your parents, and tried to kill you!" Alya yelled at him.

Nino would've missed it if he hadn't been watching closely.... But she seemed to wince whenever she moved her arms. Now that he has a good look at her, she looked more tired, small bags growing under her eyes.

"Alya, are you okay?" He asked.

"We're not talking about me right now! Also, what is this that I hear about you investigating the Anansi case?! She could kill you! I almost lost you once, I'm not doing that again!" She yelled, voice cracking at the end.

Nino saw her wince again, this time appearing more in pain.

"Alya?"

Alya completely went quiet, before letting out a maniacal laugh.

She just laughed....

And laughed....

And laughed.

Until he finally saw her holding something behind her back.

"You wanna be a hero, that's fine.... Do you wanna be a hero, Nino?"

A strong looking Akuma landed on her back, Alya glaring at him.

"THEN DIE LIKE ONE!"