who are we (if not who they've made us to be)?

The world was desolate, the moon cracked in two. The Eiffel Tower was on it's side, water having flooded to the roofs of most of the buildings. Not a soul was in sight, except the white form of a boy.

Marinette paled. "No, no, no, no! Anything but this, please! Please, anything else..."

Her knees gave out and she curled into herself. The class exchanged looks over her head. Whatever this was, it was bad.

"Little kitty on a roof, all alone without his lady," he sung.

"Chat... Noir?" Ladybug called out. The humming stopped.

"M'lady?" He turned around, black suit dyed white and green eyes glowing an icy blue. He smiled.

"I thought I'd lost you!" He exclaimed. "Oh, I was feline so sad that you were gone!"

Adrien froze. "That's... impossible."

He walked slowly, arms spread like he wanted a hug. Ladybug backed away.

"W-What's happened to you?" She shook her head, "No! Don't tell me. We're going to fix everything!"

Chat Noir's grin only widened as he walked around her. "Of course we're going to fix everything now that you're back and now that you're going to give me your Miraculous!"

He reached for her earrings, eyes losing their softness to let madness bleed through. She kicked him away, backflipping out of his reach.

"My Miraculous? What's wrong with you, Chat Noir?" She cried. Chat stood slowly, pouting.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to be rude, m'lady. Could you please hand me your Miraculous?" He asked, feigning innocence. It sent a shiver down her back.

"Chat Blanc has... gotten into some mischief," he finished, ears drooping like a real cat. Ladybug's chest ached.

"You've been akumatized, Chat. You don't need my Miraculous, you need me to purify your akuma. Let me help you!" Walking closer, she wiped his tears. He didn't even open his eyes.

"Save me," he whimpered.

"No... no, no, no." Adrien could only watch in growing horror. "How did this...? When?"

"Yeah, Chat Noir's never been akumatized before," Juleka pointed out. Marinette couldn't breath.

"Not in this timeline," she whispered.

"My poor kitty," Ladybug breathed. "Tell me, do you remember where the akuma went?"

She moved his bell, before checking his baton. Last, she reached for his hand. His ring gleamed on his finger. Just as she reached for it, Chat Blanc grabbed her wrist and twisted it to press against his heart.

"Right here, but it's already broken," he said with a deranged smile. He made another grab for her earrings and she fought him off. Running away, she took a dive off the roof and towards the water. Chat Blanc raced after her.

"Now you're breaking more than just my heart, Marinette," he hissed. Ladybug whipped around to gape at him, fumbling her landing and bruising up her limbs.

"What did you call me?" She gasped, breathless. Chat Blanc's smile was merciless. She pushed herself to her knees, stumbling backwards as he pressed forward.

"What's wrong?" He laughed. "C'mon, why don't you give me a hug, Marinette!"

He lunged for her, hand sparking as it just missed her head. She jumped away, fear evident in the way she didn't allow him out of her sight.