"Okay Rachel, what exactly did you see?" Annabeth said, setting down the mug of tea on the table. Percy and Apollo were in the corner, Nino, out of costume, sitting close to the side.

"I saw that boy who's under the Chat Noir mask-" Rachel started.

"Adrien." Nino interrupted. "His name is Adrien."

"Right. I saw Adrien in a room with millions of white butterflies in it."

"That must be Hawk Moth's lair." Percy said, arms crossed.

"Adrien, he was fighting a man."

"What did the man look like?" Nino asked.

"I-I couldn't tell. It was too dark in the room. I could just tell that he had light hair, red, maybe dark brown pants, and a cream, maybe white jacket, covered in blood."

"That sounds a lot like Adrien's old man." Nino said, thinking.

"They were fighting. Adrien with his fists, the man with a blood covered knife. The man cut Adrien a few times, and when he was going in for his chest, Ladybug-"

"Marinette. Her name is Marinette." Nino corrected.

"Right. Marinette, I don't know where she came from, but she jumped in front of them and the knife was plunged into her chest, just below her ribcage. She collapsed to the ground. Adrien knelt by her. Blood was everywhere. Adrien just kept saying "Don't die on me, My Lady. You're one of my best friends. You were my only real friend I've made since I was five! Don't die on me now!" And then, it cut out. "

"Apollo, how is this possible? Isn't the oracle of Delphi still under control of Python?" Annabeth asked.

The god shook his head helplessly. "I honestly couldn't tell you Miss Chase. Sometimes, when the Oracle has to get something out, it finds a weak spot and transmits it to Miss Dare. I think Python found that weak spot and snuffed it out before Miss Dare could see much else. However, she saw vital information that we can't ignore."

"Well we can't let that happen, can we?" Nino demanded, pounding a fist on the table. "Marinette and Adrien are two of my best buds! If one of them died and I knew they would, I would never forgive myself!"

"What is it with you mortals and liking to tempt fate? No matter what you try to do, it will always turn out the same. Didn't Shakespeare teach you something similar to that in Romeo and Juliet?"

"Um, Romeo and Juliet is a play." Percy said.

"But it teaches us that what will happen will eventually happen. Romeo didn't want to fight Tybalt, but they wound up fighting anyway after Mercutio died. Juliet was starting to wake up before Romeo took the poison, but she didn't wake up in time. I believe you mortals have a similar term for this somewhere. I think it's called-"

"The Butterfly Effect." Annabeth interrupted. "A butterfly flapping it's wings today could lead to a devastating hurricane weeks later. Basically, what you're saying is that Marinette has already been predetermined to have a stab wound because of past events and choices. There's nothing we can do about it now. The butterfly already flapped it's wings, now we just have to sit and wait for the hurricane."

"Precisely."

"I can't do that!" Nino said, jumping out of his seat. "They're my best friends!"

"Nino," Annabeth put a hand on Nino's arm. "I know the feeling. Trust me, I do. One of my friends betrayed me, years ago, and joined the wrong side. I tried and I tried to convince him to come back to the light, but he didn't listen. One day, he came to me and told me to run away with him, to join the dark. I said no, and he wound up becoming the force of all evil. If I said yes, I could've convinced him to join the light again, but that didn't happen. When we saw each other again, he was about to destroy the world. The small part of him that was left told Percy and me to give him my dagger so he could kill himself. If we said no, the world probably wouldn't exist right now. Marinette and Adrien wouldn't have become Ladybug and Chat Noir because everyone would be dead. But we didn't. We gave him the dagger, and the world still stands today. However, he was destined die that day, whether it was by his own hand or at the hands of a Titan lord. We just chose the safer option for him and for all of us. Our choices affect everything. Our lives, our future, our present. If one little thing we did in the past was changed, Marinette probably wouldn't have to make that sacrifice. But think about it this way, we can still do something about it."

"What can we do?"

"We can make better choices now. Based on Rachel's vision, we don't know that Marinette dies, right? Well, if we make careful decisions from now on, it can possibly save Marinette."

"Miss Chase, that's brilliant!" Apollo said. "We just know that she gets injured. If we just chose the right thing now, that could possibly save her from being swept up in the hurricane of endless carnage."

Percy snorted. "That was a little dark."

Annabeth glared as Carter and Sadie burst into the room.

"What's wrong?" Rachel asked.

"We found this with Mr. Pigeon." Sadie said, handing a piece of paper into Annabeth's hands.

Dear Ladybug and Chat Noir,
If you don't hand over your Miraculouses to me within the next four hours, I will destroy Paris without hesitation. If you do not go to the following address within the next four hours, I will assume that you want Paris to be destroyed and have failed in your duties. You have four hours starting at six.
Sincerely, Hawk Moth

Annabeth flipped the paper over and looked on the opposite side. Written on the side was Place du Châtelet, 75001.

Annabeth read the letter out loud as Percy looked at his phone, eyes wide. "Percy, what's wrong?"

"It's 9 now."

"Oh crap. Okay, what villain are Marinette and Adrien fighting?"

"Stoneheart." Carter said simply.

"The first akuma they ever fought." Nino said. "I'll give them the note."

"Nino, are you sure?" Annabeth asked.

"Yeah. Besides, I have a plan. All I need to do is find Volpina and Queen Bee..."

Before Nino left, Annabeth spoke up. "Does anyone recognize the address?"

Nino sighed. "I do."

"Where is it?"

"That address, that's the location of Adrien's house."