Cataclysm

Weakness

''You two again?'' Commented Chat Noir to a pair of soldiers that were guarding the door to Gabriel Agreste's room at the hospital.

Marinette would have paid more attention to her boyfriend's little chat with the two men, but her mind was elsewhere. After her 'little conference' where she gave her most precious secret to the world for free, her Ladybug confidence decided to go to sleep for a bit and Marinette was left alone with her insecurities again. She did her best not to show it much as Synclair offered to take the group to the hospital, where they would see the extent of the damage Gianna did on Gabriel, Nathalie and Luka. But inside she was shaking.

She followed Adrien inside the room and was a bit surprised at the famous designer being awake, considering who he confronted without a miraculous. But then the man started telling his side of things.

''I'm sorry, Marinette' Said the man looking straight at her.

''What? You got us Luka back! Not to mention the box'' She tried to sound cheery about the good news, but knowing the state the snake hero was in, it was hard.

''I told Gianna your identity, in a futile attempt at saving Nathalie from her power...'' The sad tone the man spoke in reminded Marinette of how he looked after Chat Noir broke his connection with his wife. Lonely and quiet, but without that energy drawn from desperation that Hawkmoth had.

''I...'' She wanted to comfort him, but she would be lying. And they probably knew it, both Adrien and his father. She shook her head lightly. She tried thinking of something polite to say, at the very least, but Gabriel stopped her.

''You don't need to forgive me for this, Marinette. We might have gotten some good out of my... capture, but the loss of your parents, Viperion and.. And Nathalie are not worth it. I'm sorry''

The former villain was rarely this earnest and his voice broke a bit when he mentioned Nathalie, and so Marinette didn't feel too bad when her eyes watered up. She just nodded and cleared her face with her sleeve, deciding that she wasn't ready to talk yet.

''Father, did you learn anything else from Gianna Rossi?'' Asked Adrien, in a much needed change of topic.

''I told Carapace all I learnt and he said you already know most of it'' The man thought for a second, then continued. ''She provokes anger to herself by thinking about her daughter, and that powers her up somehow''

''Wrath is her fuel'' Commented Marinette, her voice firm again.

''And revenge is her only goal, I don't think she would be content with just... breaking... all of us. But if we fight her head on she might as well...'' Said Gabriel. Then his eyes went wide. ''The bunny girl! I forgot to mention that to your friend. The bunny miraculous user, a woman, helped me escape by distracting Lady Vendetta.''

''Bunnyx is here?!'' Both Adrien and Marinette exclaimed at the same time.

In that very moment, the door to the room opened and an alarmed nurse entered, followed by a curious looking Carapace and Rena Rouge.

''Please don't yell at the hospital'' The woman said that with a lot less authority one would expect from a worried nurse, and she kept looking between her patient and Marinette. Oh, right. Everyone knew her identity now...

''Sorry'' She apologized, but the woman turned into a completely difference person once she started working on her patient.

''How is he?'' Asked Adrien, a mix of worry and acceptance in his voice. They all knew what Gianna's powers did.

''Well if he stopped trying to move so much he would be much better'' The woman was completely avoiding the question, which was almost like an answer.