Midnight Under The Eiffel Tower

Ladybug hooked her yo-yo up onto the pillars of the school, launching herself closer to the expanding orchard of trees.

"This is my fault!" She said bitterly. "I never de-evilized the akuma! And now Poison Ivy's back! With more power than before!"

Cat Noir landed next to her. "No, if it's anyone's fault it's mine! My stupid ankle just had to buckle, and you saved me instead of stopping the akuma." Adrien glared at his foot. "Stupid ankle!"

A huge vine was beginning to wind its way through the trees, making its way toward the school.
Ladybug shook her head, trying to clear her mind. "Look, however it happened doesn't matter. We just have to stop her for good this time." She held out her hand to her partner. "Are you with me?"

Cat Noir took it instantly. "Always, m'lady."

Ladybug smiled gratefully. "Thanks, Cat. Now then..." She and Cat Noir raced into the orchard. "Poison Ivy must be in here somewhere!"

"We'd better hurry! These trees look about ready to burst!" Cat Noir warned, running his hand over an especially large pear tree.

The two superheroes glanced around the orchard, looking for the leafy green dress and the long pitchfork.

"I don't see her..." Cat Noir squinted through the branches.

Ladybug suddenly heard a resounding cackle. "I hear her! Where is she?" She moved further into the trees, stepping over fallen pears.

"The vines!" Cat Noir grasped Ladybug's shoulder. "M'lady, there's a trail of vines heading toward the Eiffel Tower!" He jumped up onto a particularly thick vine and started running along it as it snaked out into the streets of Paris.

"Cat Noir, wait!" Ladybug ran after him. "We should stick together!"

Cat Noir glanced behind him, gesturing for Ladybug to join him. "Well, come on then!"

A small vine began to race up the larger one, slipping over Ladybug's feet.

"Ah!" Ladybug tripped, her yo-yo slipping out of her hand. The smaller vine started to wrap itself onto Cat Noir's right hand-right over his miraculous.

"Cat Noir!" Ladybug screamed, scrambling to for her yo-yo. "Your Miraculous!"

Cat Noir's eyes widened, and he glanced at his right hand. The vine quickened, and it tightened around Cat Noir's finger.

"No!" He cried as the ring was pulled off his hand. His body was suddenly encased in light.

Ladybug's eyes narrowed. "Now you've done it!" She flicked her yo-yo forward, wrapping it around the small vine that now held Cat Noir's miraculous. The light diminished, and Adrien collapsed on the large vine, still dressed in his shiny black tuxedo.

"Adrien!" Ladybug gasped, freezing in shock.

Adrien glanced up at Ladybug, struggling to his feet. "Ladybug, I...I..."

"All this time..." Ladybug breathed. Suddenly, she felt a jerk on her arm and she was pulled off balance. The smaller vine was zipping along the larger vine, Adrien's ring still on the tip. Ladybug braced her heels in the ground, realizing her yo-yo was still wrapped tight around the vine.