Chapter 7: The Thing

"Plagg, I can feel something calling me."

"What?"

Plagg looked at his chosen, worry in his eyes. The boy's hair had already changed black and now he was losing his mind!

"Can't you feel it?"

Adrien looked outside the window.

Plagg's eyes widened. He could feel it. Something powerful. Something dark. He recognised it. He knew for a fact that he'd come across it at some point. "Hey, just ignore it."

But Adrien wasn't listening. 

"Adrien." he tried again. No answer.

The man seemed to be in a trance. "Adri-"

"Plagg, claws out."

"Waiiiit!" Plagg was sucked into the silver ring as Adrien transformed.

He opened the window and jumped out.

-&-

"Please stay inside at all times!" Nightwing shouted over the howling wind as him and the other heroes hurried people inside underground bunkers.

Before they knew it, the ground was shaking and a chorus of screaming could be heard from underground. 

"I didn't think it would be this bad!" Red Hood screamed over the wind.

"It's the end of the world, what did you think!" Red Robin responded.

Jon sniggered when Robin tripped over, "I can fly." As if to rub it in even further, her did a flip in the air.

Robin growled at the other hero.

"Okay, I think everyone's inside!" Ladybug shouted.

"Watch out!" Robin screamed as he pushed her to the side before she got hit by a block of concrete.

"Thanks."

He nodded.

The city was falling apart and quickly.

"Isn't it dangerous for them to be underground?" Superboy asked.

"No, the bunkers are made of tungsten so they'll be safe." Nightwing answered as he hit away a flying bin.

"Look what we have here." The heroes groaned as they turned to where the voice came from. That voice could only mean one thing...

"Joker, what the hell are you doing here!" Batman screamed at the villain. He was meant to be in Arkham with all the other villains.

"Well I just had to break out of prison and see what all the noise was about. My dear city is in chaos after all, and I'm usually the one causing it." He grinned. "By the way, who's the ladybug?"

He indicated towards Ladybug.

"None of your business, just get the hell out of here and back to prison!"

"As if!" he chuckled out. 

Ladybug yelped out as she felt something crawl up her spine. She turned around to be face to face with a smirking Harley Quinn.

"Hey, nice suit~" Harley quipped.

Ladybug jumped back and grabbed her yoyo.

"Relax, I'm not here to fight. Just here to enjoy the...view." Harley's eyes widened as she looked straight past Ladybug. Her smirk dropped and her face morphed into one of total and utter fear.

Ladybug turned around and her expression soon mimicked that of Harley's. 

The other heroes' eyes soon followed and Superboy practically screamed.

"I know, I know, I'm so devilishly handsome that you just can't resist." Joker laughed out maniacally.

Harley raised her finger and pointed, "N-No Puddin', behind you!" 

Joker slowly turned around. 

"What. The. Fu-" He was hit away by a strong gust of wind.

Harley screamed as she chased after him.

"W-What's that!" Superboy screamed.

"I-I think the sky's falling."

A black figure ran past them.

-&-

He could feel it. He was almost there. Despite the wind's attempts to knock him off his feet, Chat continued to run. He was so close! 

-&-

"Chat! Stop!" Ladybug shouted as she ran after him. Robin followed. 

Robin caught the cat by the tail and pulled him back bringing him to a stop.

"M-My lady." he grinned, "Don't you feel it?"

"Feel what?"

There was a crazed look in his eyes, she was worried.

"It's amazing!!"

"Chat-" She was cut off by the sound of metal and concrete whizzing past them.

It began to mix and stick together and within seconds, a massive..thing..was stood where the pile of rubble once was.

"What is that thing!" Red Hood screamed.

"I don't know." Ladybug whispered.

Chat bounced out of Robin's grip and ran towards it. "CHAT!" Ladybug screamed, he didn't turn back.

A light soon erupted and where Chat Noir once stood was an orb. 

"Marinette, that's his soul! Pick it up!" she heard Tikki from inside her.

Ladybug ran and picked it up, it was so smooth and was a peaceful green. She then kissed it and placed it inside her yoyo.

"Ladybug, none of my magic will work against this!" Raven screamed from behind her.

She knew that it was probably too soon to call for it, but desperate times called for desperate measures.

"Lucky charm!"

A key dropped in her hand. What the hell was she supposed to use this for! She looked around frantically looking for a plan. Nothing.

"Run!" She heard a scream from behind her as the thing lunged at her. She braced herself but it bounced off. She turned around to see Starfire straining her arms; she'd covered her in force field.

Ladybug smiled at the girl. As she opened her mouth to say a thanks, she was pulled back by Robin. 

"Are you crazy!" he screamed, "You could've gotten yourself killed!"

"I was getting Chat's soul."

"Sou- ughh. Whatever, just don't do that again!" He didn't have the strength or time to argue with her right now.

They were soon covered in darkness.

"Ladybug, what the hell do we do!" Red Hood screamed out.

"I don't know!" she screamed back on the verge of tears.

"SILENCE!"

The heroes jumped.

The thing had just spoken.