Curate, connect, and discover
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Morning light crept through the circular window that led to your empty balcony. Still struggling to get used to the drastic time difference, you covered your face with the duvet, sinking in the warmth that your bed offered. It wasn't until your alarm went off that you finally pried yourself from the comfortable mattress.
The heat of the morning sunlight kept your joints warm as you began to get ready, undressing from your pyjamas only to pull on some comfier but more respectable clothes. Your outfits usually consisted of some shorts and a baggy t-shirt, but on this day, you settled for some jeans and a sweater. You had recognised easily that Paris would most likely never be as warm as your home country, so the outfit was deemed wearable, while a comfy shirt was still placed inside of your bag as a backup. It rested in the front pocket of your school bag alongside your pain medication, which you were probably due to take soon, and the few other hygiene accessories that you wouldn't dare to leave the house without unless it was a true emergency.
"Hurry up or you will be late!" A stern, yet loving voice called. A smile that was beginning to turn down evident on your face as you finally made your way down the stairs. It took some energy, but you felt good.
Today would be good.
"Sorry, dad." You shrugged slightly, "I'm going to walk to walk to school today. I'll be extra careful, I promise." You smile and take an apple from the bowl resting on the kitchen bench, gently punching the older man's shoulder before walking towards the door, bag on your back. You noticed the way he frowned, going to speak but not saying anything. It wasn't unusual for him to be so quiet; you'd grown accustomed to it after quite some time of living with him. Your father was silenced by his own worry and concern for you. He waved as you stepped out of the front door, yet you never noticed it.
Taking your first steps out of the house, you couldn't help but breathe in the somewhat fresh air that the streets of Paris gifted you with. While it wasn't something you were used to, the scent of a sweet pastry was certainly something you enjoyed. Living close by to a two-story bakery was certainly going to burn a hole in your pocket, but who could deny themself a sweet little treat every once in a while?
Taking enough time to distract yourself with your thoughts, you finally made it to the street across from your school. It wasn't too often anymore where you found yourself not distracted by your own thoughts. Toady was no different than any other, until you heard a small commotion just in front of you. The traffic was bustling along. The sounds of honking and tires screeching pulling your attention to the situation. An old man was struggling to cross the road, overwhelmed by the amount of people honking at him despite how it could be seen as a reasonable reaction to any bystander. Without thinking your legs began to move, pulling you towards the situation with no hesitation. "Sir!" you called out, glancing across the road to make sure no cars were coming in your direction in the moment. When you had a free chance, you bolted towards the older man, placing your hand on his back and quickly pulling him out of the way of any oncoming traffic. Of course, that wasn't the end of it as you crouched down the slightest bit to reach his slouched height. He was shaking, although appreciative as he clasped your cold hands in his warm ones.
"Thank you so much, young one," The man spoke, bowing his head over and over again in gratitude. Gently taking your hands away from his and softly placing them on his shoulders, you shook your head. "No, don't thank me. I was doing what any humane person would, sir." Your words of pure genuine and empathetic smile seemed to strike a chord with the man.
"You are a wonderful being," He hummed, flashing a small smile before simply turning, "I hope one day we will meet again in less dire circumstances." You stood dumbfounded as the man began to walk away. How could he act so calm after seeming so overwhelmed by such a drastic scene. He could have been hit by a car and yet here he was walking away from you, the only thing left in his place being a black box with intricate gold carvings. You leant down and picked up the box, it was small, much like a box holding a piece of jewellery. You figured it might be important to the man, however before you could finally call out to him, he was gone. Once again he had left you staring after him dumbfounded. After examining the box in your hands, you decided to place it within the front pocket of your bag in hopes that you might see the man again just as he said.
With that interaction playing over in the back of your mind, you quickly walked up the steps of the school. Although you transferred to College Françoise Dupont due to the advertised accessibility and financial support that it provided students with disabilities alongside chronic illnesses, you were beginning to notice just how many stairs were truly in this place. You frowned.
No one necessarily paid much attention to you, even as you struggled to climb the multiple levels of stairs within the large foyer. After climbing up the front steps, you groaned at the thought of climbing up the second set of large stairs that led to the upper level of the school. While it wasn't as long, it was steep, and after your almost run in with oncoming traffic, you were already feeling rather exhausted. You figured it was just a horrid perk of your own chronic illness.
At the age of thirteen you faced symptoms of constant exhaustion, shakiness and burning pain within your joints. After an incident when moving houses, the pain began to focus more within your knees and lower back, a mishap from carrying a box that was too heavy for your young stature. There was no true name for what occurred to you, doctors were confused or chose not to believe you and many close people began to pity you. At first you enjoyed the attention, but now you were happy to simply be left alone.
Now at the ripe age of seventeen you could hardly pull yourself from bed without dousing yourself in icy-hot and Panadol. You always managed, trying your best to come across as a normal teenager, no matter how sore or exhausted you truly were. You began to think of it as your own little secret, wanting to hide it from your new classmates to lessen the pity you faced.
When you finally reached the top of the stairs, you sighed in relief. Both glad that it was finally over, and happy that you remembered your knee brace you closed your eyes momentarily, not expecting a certain bluenette to run straight into you on her way to class.
You landed on your butt, wincing quietly at the harsh landing. You peeled your eyes opened to see a girl who looked around your age, frantic as she crouched next to you.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so so so sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going and—" her words were rushed and the flush on her face made you feel almost sorry for the girl. Gently pushing her outstretched palm away, you shook your head. "Don't sweat it. You're good." You smiled sweetly, taking a moment to collect your bag before getting back up on your feet.
The poor girl looked guilty, taking in your appearance to make sure she hadn't caused too much damage, which it was lucky that she didn't. You cringed slightly as you leaned on your left leg, swapping weight between your legs every so often to balance out the sharp sting in them. She seemed to notice, but didn't mention it.
"You're new here, right? I don't think I've ever seen you before. Do you have your timetable?" She asked, her eyes widening momentarily behind her blue bangs. "I completely forgot to introduce myself— I'm Marinette, what's your name?" Marinette asked, sheepishly pulling her hand back and rubbing her arm when she realized you weren't going to shake her hand.
You laughed and mentioned your name with that gentle smile of yours. Pulling out your phone, you logged into your electronic timetable. "I'm in P7?" You spoke, "Do you think you could show me around a bit?"
You swore her smile grew twice it's size as she linked her arm with yours. "That's my class actually! I'll take you there, I'm sure Alya wouldn't mind swapping seats if you'd like to sit next to me?" Her offer was sweet, but you already had an assigned seat. It was simply due to the amount of distinguishable akuma attacks. It was hard for you to run, so the teachers and your parents deemed it safer for you to sit in the front left of the classroom in case there was ever a need to escape.
"No, it's okay. I already know my seat." You smiled, using your linked arms as a way to steady yourself as you both walked towards your classroom. Unlike your hometown, they shared the same classroom for each of their respective classes, with the teachers moving to them instead of the students. It made things much easier for you and was also one of the high selling points for your enrolment.
You swore you saw Marinette's smile grow dim at your words before lighting back up as if nothing happened. She shrugged it off and led you to the classroom, often smiling at any friends she passed. It was clear to you that she was an outgoing and kid young woman, one that you would be grateful to call your friend if you could get to that point, but for now she would be your acquaintance and school guide.
You spoke the whole time you walked to class, learning that Marinette's parents were the owners of that bakery you could smell on the way to school and that she was an aspiring fashion designer. You also learnt that if her head wasn't stuck to her shoulders, she would have easily lost it by now.
"So, what about you? What's so good about Paris that you moved here?" The girl asked, her blue bell eyes looking at you with a curious spark. You simply shrugged in response and flashed a nonchalant smile. "My parents have better jobs here than in our home country, and this school gives me better opportunities." You explained, although it wasn't entirely true it was still close enough to the truth that you didn't feel bad about your little white lies.
Marinette nodded at your words and opened the door for you. The class was practically full already. It surprise you how many teenagers were actually eager to come to school. It certainly wasn't like this at home.
The teacher, who you'd met with much earlier when you were discussing going to the school with your parents, offered a sweet smile and gestured to your designated seat. You regretted walking in, multiple eyes staring you down. You were fresh meat after all.
Exhaling, you walked to your seat at the front, a blonde boy with emerald eyes sat just next to you. He seemed somewhat disappointed to see you, as if someone else had previously sat here. He shook his head and flashed a friendly smile.
"Hi."
You registered the word rather slowly, a little distracted by those mysterious eyes. He was hiding something. You didn't bother questioning and returned the smile. "Hi."
His cheeks flushed but he said nothing more as the lesson began, turning his attention to your history and English teacher. Your brows furrowed but you couldn't help the silly smile that forced it's way upon your face. Something about that boy made you feel warm, although you suspected that it was just the friendly introduction that caused it.
~~~
The end of the day came by faster than expected. You'd exchanged numbers with Marinette and her best friend Alya, you had also learnt that the boy sitting next to you was Adrien. It wasn't hard for you to decipher that Marinette had a rather hefty crush on the blonde boy, but you paid no mind to it. It wasn't like you to crush on anyone anyway, so there was nothing to truly worry about.
You walked down the front steps of the school with them, waving goodbye and smiling. "Call us later!" Marinette called out as she waved goodbye, almost running into a poll as she walked backwards. Embarrassed, she quickly turned around, head in her palms as Alya poked fun at her.
"Will do." You spoke, knowing neither would hear you as you laughed quietly to yourself. What an odd pair. You found them endearing, no matter how silly they were.
A soft voice called your name, causing your brows to furrow deeply. "Hi—" you turned around to see the blonde boy speaking to you, "Do you need a ride home?" He asked with a kind smile.
Your eyes widened momentarily and a smile graced your face. "Hi. That would be nice. Are you sure? I've heard your quiet the busy guy." You teased, winking at him playfully. He looked shocked before letting out a small laugh.
Adrien was still getting used to the idea of friends, considering his father was a control freak over where and who he hung out with. "Ha, ha. Very funny." He playfully rolled his eyes, "I'm sure I could clear my schedule for the next ten minutes. Come on." He gestured for you to follow him towards the black limousine that had pulled up at the front of the school.
You couldn't deny such an offer, following along behind him. He opened the door for you, flashing a charming grin that made your heart lurch into your throat. It was your turn to roll your eyes as you stepped into the vehicle, thanking the driver and his bodyguard for taking you home. They didn't speak, but you hoped your gratitude came through to them.
The drive was silent other than Adrien exchanging numbers with you, sheepishly claiming it was in case you ever needed a ride home again. You suspected it was something else, but you never pushed for an answer, politely smiling and putting his name in your phone as 'Adrien 💚'.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Adrien." You smiled as you stepped out of the car, reaching for your bag that was on the floor. He nodded in response and waved, "See you tomorrow."
Adrien sunk into his seat after you left, looking down at his phone with a small smile. Something about you just drew him in, he wasn't sure what it was, but it felt important.
~~~
When the boy arrived at his house, his father nowhere to be seen, he decided to go straight to his room. Although he quite literally lived in a lavish mansion, there wasn't actually much for Adrien to do. So, he pulled his bag off of his shoulders and placed it next to the bed, paying no attention to the feline kwami who was ever so desperately trying to search for cheese in his shallow pocket. Finally falling back into his pocket, once again ignoring the cry of anguish that his kwami let out, Adrien sighed.
"Plagg..." He started, "Nevermind."
Plagg looked confused before simply flying off in search of more cheese.
Adrien reached for his phone within his pocket, unlocking it with the simple press of his thumb and smiling as it opened to the contacts page. Your name stood at the very top under favourites. While your name was plain on his screen, the picture was one that he'd captured of you staring out the window, simple and perfect.
Plagg flew over once again. "Woah, I thought you were in love with Ladybug!" He exclaimed, staring into the blonde's phone to see your picture. Adrien locked his phone almost immediately, his eyes widened. "I am!" He stammered momentarily, "They're just a friend." He hummed, placing his phone screen down on the blanket.
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Dogs are a Ladybug’s best friend
@ozmav
This came from @thebookwormfairy idea “What if Marinette had a Retired Police Dog as a Pet”
@realrandomposts and I discussed which Miraculous would be used and, while my initial thought was turtle, @realrandomposts was the one who came with the idea for the fox, and just fit better for this fic (And I want to tick Alya off), because Trixx would NEVER miss a chance to cause chaos via having a dog as a holder.
As for Trixx’s gender, the site basically told me it varied from translation to translation, so I flipped a coin; literally.
At a Gotham hotel:
Marinette couldn’t believe Captain snuck himself on to the plane! Actually, she could, he’s such a smart boy. But, how did he get past all that security? Never mind Trixx probably helped with that, he likes to cause chaos like that.
“Trixx, did you have a hand in getting Captain on the plane?” Marinette asked.
“Noooooooooo.” Trixx dragged out, trying and failing to look innocent.
Marinette sighed, running her hands through Captains fur.
“Besides he was going to miss you terribly so.” Trixx continued.
“And you would have missed him as well Marinette.” Tikki added.
“True…” Marinette agreed.
“And I know Captain never wants to leave his partner alone unless he has to.” Trixx said.
Marinette smiled, still petting Captain and him loving it, the Fox Miraculous; hidden by dog tags and a bandana, catching her eye. Marinette remembered how this came to be.
*Flash back*
Marinette was having an awful week; Lila spread rumors around the school about her, her classmates have shown to be more like sheep than classmates, Adrien wanted her to continue being a doormat, and Chat could NOT take the hint at the last Akuma attack and left her alone to fight so he could throw a tantrum.
Thankfully, Captain has proven to be the best and most loyal friend she could ever hope for. Marinette knows he would never leave her in danger just because he didn’t like what she said, he never believe she was petty and jealous of a person with such FAKE tales, and he would never ask her not to stand just for justice; being a former police dog.
That’s when an idea hit Marinette.
“Tikki, I have an idea.”
Tikki tilted her head in confusion, watching Marinette look over at her dog.
“Come on Captain, I’m going to introduce you to Master Fu.” Marinette said.
The worst the Master could do was say no, right.
With Master Fu:
“Greetings Marinette, Tikki” Fu welcomed.
“Hello Master Fu.” Tikki greeted.
“Hello Master, I hope you don’t mind but I brought my dog; Captain.” Marinette returned.
“I don’t mind Marinette; animals can be the best of companions and partners.” Fu smiled, holding out his hand for Captain to sniff.
Captain gave a cautious sniff, but accepted Fu; allowing him to give a single head pat.
“Why don’t we sit down, I feel we have much to discuss.” Fu offered.
“Thank you Master.”
Once they were seated at Fu’s low table, Fu began talking.
“What would you like to discuss Marinette?”
“Can a Miraculous be given to an animal?” Marinette asked.
Fu raised an eyebrow.
“May I ask what brought this on?”
Marinette steeled herself.
“First Chat Noir; he’s late or doesn’t show to battles, when he does he’s pretty much out of the fight immediately, he flirts at the worst times even though I’ve told him I’m not interested in him, he throws hissy hits on a regular basis, and he doesn’t see being a hero as a responsibility but as a game.”
“What of the other heroes?”
“The other heroes have proven that they see being a hero as game as well, they don’t look to see the truth went given no evidence, they like pretty words and offers of connections than working for it themselves and are unwilling to listen to reason when it’s something they don’t want to hear.”
Marinette looked Fu in the eye.
“I’m tired of fighting alone Master Fu.”
The last sentence bore a lot of weight behind it; and Fu heard it.
“I understand Marinette.”
Fu got up to retrieve the box, once he sat down again he started talking.
“You wish for Captain to stand beside you.”
“Yes Master.”
“Do you think he will be able to handle it?”
“Yes Master, he’s a former police dog, he probably has more training and experience than I do.” Marinette giggled.
Captain gave a small tail wag; he loved hearing his girl laugh.
Fu smile and nodded.
“Now it is possible for an animal to use a Miraculous, but the process is different.”
“How so Master?”
“Normally the Guardian would choose the hold, but in the case of animals; the Kwamii’s get to choose if they want to work with them or not, so I cannot guaranty anything Marinette.”
“I understand Master.” Marinette nodded.
“Good, first we must…”
Fu was cut off by a box shaking and jumping around until Trixx popped out. Once he was out he grabbed Marinette’s hand and began to beg.
“Please, please, PLEASE let me team up with you and your dog! This looks like it’s going to cause chaos and so much confusion! Please let me, I know how to speak canine, so I know when to transform and stuff, I get along really well with Tikki, my Miraculous can hang with his tags, and my charge up food is really easy. Please, please, PLEASEEEEEEE!”
Marinette couldn’t help but laugh.
“I have no problem working with you Trixx, but let’s see what Captain thinks.”
Marinette turned to her dog, he liked Tikki, but that doesn’t mean he’d like Trixx.
Trixx flew over to Captain; Captain gave him a sniff.
“Hi Captain, do you want to team up with me to protect your girl?” Trixx asked.
Captain was quiet for a moment, but eventually gave a gentle woof in agreement.
“Yes!” Trixx cheered.
Marinette, Fu and Tikki laughed as Marinette clipped the Miraculous on Captain’s collar; behind the tags, but that laughter was cut short by screaming and crashing outside.
“AKUMA!!!!”
Fu turned to Marinette.
“Go.”
Marinette nodded her head.
“Alright Tikki; Spots on!”
Captain gave a stern bark.
Once the transformation light died down Marinette could see what Captain looked like.
Captain wore an orange, black and white vest that was modeled after a normal police dogs vest; it had the fox tail symbol, in white, on the back and a ladybug symbol on the front where a police badge would be. Captain also had arm guards on his front legs that covered the top of his paws; they faded from orange to white, but Marinette’s favorite part was his mask. It was just a normal orange, black and white mask, but just looked so cute.
“Well, I can’t call you Captain, no matter how common that name might be.” Marinette said, looking at her dog. “How about…Hunter?”
The newly christened Hunter gave a soft woof in agreement.
“Come on Hunter, we have an Akuma to fight.”
And then they were off.
“Good luck.” Fu said as they left.
Where the Akuma was:
The fight with the Akuma, which Chat did not show up to, went smoothly. Hunter cast his illusion by howling and apparently, he could also sniff out the akumatized item, this made things so much easier. Ladybug didn’t even need to cast Lucky charm! They even did a ‘Pound it’ where Hunter bumped his nose against her fist.
But once everything was fixed by the cure, Chat showed up.
“Hey Bug-a-boo.”
“You missed everything Chat.” Her voice was hard, causing Hunter to tense up.
“Aww, don’t be like that Love bug, it couldn’t have been bad.”
Chat reached out to grab Ladybug only to be blocked by a snarling Hunter.
“What the heck is that?!” Chat exclaimed, back away from the costumed dog.
Ladybug smiled sickly sweet smile at Chat.
“This is Hunter the new, and permanent, fox holder and my new partner.”
“But what about Rena Rouge?! And I’M your partner” Chat demanded.
“She has been retired, and don’t worry about the Guardian; he’s already agreed to this. As for being my partner; tell me Chat when was the last time you showed up on time for a fight, didn’t get turned against me, or thrown a hissy fit and leave just because you didn’t get what you want?” Ladybug asked.
Chat couldn’t answer her, his mouth flapping uselessly.
“That’s what I thought.” Ladybug then turned to Hunter. “Come Hunter we should leave before your time runs out.”
Hunter gave a woof in return and jumped away with his girl, not before giving one last hard look at Chat.
*End flashback*
Trixx had been appalled by Chat’s attitude and was steaming while he ate his marshmallows, Tikki doing the same while eating cookies.
Marinette smile as she remembered Alya’s outrage at being replaced, and by a dog at that. But Hunter proved to the people of Paris how good he was and how great of a partner he was for Ladybug; Their ‘Pound it’ was all the rage in the internet and is now the most popular trick to teach your pet.
So here she was in Gotham with her super hero dog, which snuck aboard a plane, and two powerful little gods.
What was her life?
“Well, sulking around this hotel won’t do us any good; how about we go for a walk guys?” Marinette suggested.
Captain, Tikki and Trixx agreed; Tikki flying into Marinette’s bag and Trixx flew under Captain Bandana.
At a nearby Park:
Marinette felt so much freer at the park, the only thing people would see was a girl and her dog.
She was just throwing the ball she got for Captain when another dog, a Great Dane, came up and began sniffing Captain. Captain held still, ball in mouth, and let the other sniff; eventually Captain seemed to like the other dog and began leading them over to Marinette.
“Did you make a friend Captain?” Marinette asked, petting her dog.
Captain gave a slight wag of his tail and Great Dane’s tail was going so fast in was a blur. Marinette reached out her hand for the Dane, so they could get her scent; she was rewarded with a lick on her hand.
“Well aren’t you a sweet heart! Let’s find out your name.” Marinette laughed, before reaching for the Dane’s tags. “Titus? Well it’s nice to meet you Titus!”
Titus barked his hello, trying to get closer to Marinette’s hands for petting.
“Alright buddy, you want to play fetch with me and Captain while you wait for your owner?”
Titus barked again, this time jumping around in excitement.
“Okay, okay,” Marinette laughed before winding up the ball. “FETCH!”
Marinette let the ball go and both dogs shot after it; tussling a bit to be the one to bring it back. This went on for a while before Marinette heard a voice shouting.
“TITUS!”
Titus responded to the call and ran over to a boy about her age, a very handsome boy. Titus circled around the boy a couple times before running back to Marinette. Marinette could only guess that this was Titus’ owner. He made his way over to her.
“Hello Miss, I’m sorry if Titus caused you any trouble.” He greeted.
“Titus was no trouble at all; he was a real sweet heart.” Marinette assured. “My name is Marinette, and this is my dog Captain.”
“It’s lovely to meet you Marinette; my name is Damian, you’ve already met Titus.” Damian greeted, gently taking her hand and placing a kiss on the back; Marinette couldn’t help but blush.
Watching his girl blush at the new person caused Captain to step between the two, making both of blink.
“I’m sorry Damian; Captain doesn’t like strangers getting too close to me.”
“It’s fine Marinette; I should have introduced myself to your dog before invading your space. It’s understandable that he takes me as threat.” Damian said, slowly reaching out his hand for Captain.
Captain investigated the offered hand and gave Damian a hard stare. There was a tense moment before Captain gave a snort and walked to Marinette’s side.
“I think you’ve been approved of Damian.” Marinette said surprised. “He usually doesn’t like a lot of people; really it’s just me and my parents.”
“A high honor then, I will do my best not to waste it.” Damian stated. “I would hate to ruin my chance at talking to a beautiful lady such as you.”
The blush returned to Marinette’s face.
“T-Thank you, but I’m not much.”
Damian just smirked at her, making her blush more. Damian was going to say something when he noticed Titus sniffing at Captain’s Bandana. Marinette knew he was smelling Trixx.
“That is a very well made, where did you get this Marinette?” Damian asked.
“I made it myself; I couldn’t find anything in the stores that I liked.”
“Really? Might I commission you to make one for Titus?”
“You can, but I don’t have a lot of my sewing supplies with me in Gotham, so it could take some time.”
“Where are visiting from Marinette?”
“I’m visiting with my class from Paris; we’re here mainly to see Wayne Enterprise.” Marinette clarified.
“And they let you bring your dog?” Damian asked.
“They didn’t ‘Let me’.” Marinette looked over at Captain with a mock serious look. “Somehow, someone managed to trick the entire airport and sneak himself onto the plane.”
Damian gave a snort in amusement.
“Really?!”
“I know it sounds fake, but…”
Damian cut Marinette off.
“No, I believe you; I’ve seen animals be smarter than people before, but this very impressive. Your classmates must have thought it funny.”
Marinette wilted a bit when Damian mentioned her classmates; he noticed.
“What’s wrong Marinette?”
“You won’t believe me…”
“I’ve been told I very good at telling who’s lying, so please tell me.”
“There’s a girl in my class who doesn’t like me, and she made it sound like I snuck Captain aboard the plane on purpose just to get attention. I wouldn’t even know where to start on that!”
“It sounds like she’s done more than that Marinette.”
“She has…” Marinette sighed, she then gave a brief explanation to Damian about what was going on; he was not pleased.
“Your classmates are morons; large ones.”
“Yeah, they are. Hey Damian, do you know much about Wayne Enterprise?” Marinette asked.
“I know enough.”
“Do you think they let Captain in? I’d hate to leave him at the hotel tell all day.”
“I’m positive they will Marinette, the Wayne family is a very open-minded family.”
“Thank you, Damian,” Marinette smiled, before asking another question. “Do you know any nearby dog friendly restaurants are?”
“Of course, I’d be happy to show you. Perhaps you would let me join you as well.”
“I’d like that Damian; it would be nice to talk to someone with common sense that isn’t Captain.”
Damian chuckled and held out his arm; which Marinette took, and began to guide her to the closest café their dogs trotting along with them.
While at the café Damian got Marinette to open up a bit more about her classmates; Marinette didn’t know why she did that, she was just comfortable with him. And if Damian thought her classmates to be morons before, he though them to be outright imbeciles now.
“These people clearly have no brain cells Marinette.”
Marinette smiled at Damian, it was nice to have someone who can listen to reason.
Eventually Marinette and Captain did have to go back to the hotel, not before they exchanged number though.
“Can we do this again tomorrow; my class won’t be spending all day at Wayne Enterprise.” Marinette asked just before she left; surprising herself at her boldness.
Damian didn’t seem to have an issue with her request though.
“You took the request right out of my mouth Angel.”
“A-Angel?” Marinette stuttered.
“Certainly, you’ve shown your class kindness and patience when they don’t deserve it or you, so yes Angel; unless it makes you uncomfortable Marinette.”
“It’s fine Damian, just please; never call me Princess.” Marinette pleaded.
Damian clearly wanted to ask why but left it alone.
“Of course, Marinette; I will respect your wishes.” Damian nodded his head. “Now will you allow myself and Titus to walk yourself and Captain back to your hotel?”
“Sure Damian.”
The walk was made up of Marinette asking what Damian wanted the Bandana for Titus to look like. Once they reached the hotel they said their goodbyes.
“It was wonderful meeting Damian, you too Titus.” Marinette said.
“You as well Marinette, Captain.” Damian waved goodbye.
The next morning:
Marinette, Captain and the class set off for Wayne Enterprise, Lila being Lie-le the entire time on the bus.
“The Wayne family just loves me; they always try and make sure I’m alright.” Lila boasted.
“Wow Lila, do you think you could introduce me? I’d love to have an interview!” Alya questioned.
“Maybe Alya, they are a very busy family after all; we probably won’t even see them.” Lila redirected.
“Aww, that’s too bad.” Alya was disappointed.
Marinette, keeping a hand on Captain, resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Last night before going to sleep, Marinette looked up the Wayne family; ignoring all the pictures she didn’t care about those and found many things. Like, if Alya wanted an interview she could just request one, yeah there would be some restrictions but Alya doesn’t care for doing her own research.
Adrien just kept quiet, just as always.
The class reached Wayne Enterprise; Marinette and Captain at the back of the group and were greeted by a surprise in the lobby.
“Hi everyone, I’m Dick Grayson and I’ll be the one giving you the tour around the building.”
The entire air shifted; Alya was ecstatic, Lila could get her an interview right away! Lila was terrified, because this could go very south on her and she had no back up plans on being called out by one of the people she bragged about. Marinette was confused, why were people getting excited?
Marinette was never good with icons outside fashion and music, so she didn’t know the Damian she spent time with the day before was the Damian Wayne. So, when Damian got home he spoke with his family, telling them of a girl in the French tour would likely be using their names for gain. Nobody liked the idea of being used, so if the topic came up they would shut it down; Damian figured out from Marinette’s descriptions that the topic would come up from one person or another.
Damian theory proved true when Alya; the pushy, rude, ‘always right’, Alya raised her hand.
“Go ahead.” Dick called on her.
“Hi, I’m Alya; I’m friends with your friend Lila Rossi!”
Lila froze at Alya’s exclamation; going very pale.
Dick frowned, now knowing who the liar in the group was; but was inwardly smirking at the chance to call them out.
“I’m sorry, but I’ve NEVER met a ‘Lila Rossi’ in my life; whoever that is lied to you.”
Alya looked like her world shattered with that one phrase.
Marinette realized Dick must be an important person Lila lied about; which one Marinette wasn’t sure they all sound the same after a point. Marinette looked over at Alya and saw the devastation on her face; Marinette really hoped her former friend would learn from this and start fact checking.
Marinette started running one her hands through Captain’s fur, the motion keeping her calm; watching more horror appear on her classmate’s faces as Dick continued.
“I hope she didn’t use our name to take advantage of people and she continues like this she will be hit with a lawsuit.”
Lila blanched, a lawsuit would really be bad, but she didn’t know how to backtrack from this lie; she didn’t think a Wayne would be the one conducting the tour.
“Well, now that that’s cleared up we can begin the tour.” Dick said, clapping his hands together.
But in a desperate attempt to get the negative focus off her Lila tried to get Marinette in trouble.
“Look Marinette brought her dog! He can’t be here!”
Everyone turned to look at Marinette; Ms. Bustier was quick to say something.
“Marinette why in the world did you bring your dog?!”
“I didn’t want to leave Captain alone in hotel ALL day, what kind of pet owner would I be if I did that Ms. Bustier? And how did you not see me bring him onto the bus?!”
Ms. Bustier opened her mouth to try and reprimand Marinette more but was cut off by Dick.
“This is perfectly fine Ms. Bustier; we were warned ahead of time that due to some strange events, there would be a dog in the group today.”
Ms. Bustier could only nod, not being able to argue with Dick, But Lila was outraged by this turn of events.
“Who could have possibly warned you about her dog?!”
Marinette; as much as she didn’t like Lila had to admit, that was a good question.
“I did.” Came a voice off from the side.
“Hey, Damian.” Dick greeted.
“Hello Grayson,” Damian nodded, before approaching Marinette; Titus at his side. “Hello again Marinette, Captain.”
“Damian! Titus! I hadn’t thought you might work here!” Marinette said, “Which is silly looking back now, because you knew if Captain would allowed or not.”
“It’s fine Marinette.” Damian smiled at the sweet girl.
“Oh, hold on! I was going to give this to you later, but since you’re here now.” Marinette said as she rummaged through her bag, pulling out a yellow piece of cloth. “I managed to find some cloth and made Titus a Bandana, it’s nothing fancy but I wanted to see if he even liked it first.”
The Bandana was yellow with black thread spelling out ‘Titus’ in cursive.
“Its wonderful Marinette.”
“Thank you, Damian, can I put it on Titus now to see if he likes it?”
“Certainly.”
Marinette bent down to carefully tie it to Titus; who was holding still for her.
“There.” Marinette stood up.
Titus was then bouncing around her and Captain, braking and wagging his tail in happiness. Making Damian and Marinette laugh, as Titus did his best to get Captain to play with him.
While they were in their own little world the people around them watched in awe; Damian Wayne could smile, he could laugh!
Dick was grinning ear to ear, being very thankful the lobby had cameras or else there would be no proof of this happening.
Alya could decide between being hurt or confused; hurt by Lila’s lies or confused by the fact Marinette knew THE Damian Wayne.
Adrien was concerned; this was just going to cause more problems, why couldn’t Marinette just stay low?
Lila was seething, how is it that when she finally won over the class of idiots and turns them against Marinette, Marinette goes and somehow charms one of the riches and coldest people in the world! This could not continue. Lila slipped away; unknowingly catching Dick’s eye.
The rest of the class was just in awe of the sweet atmosphere around the two.
That atmosphere was broken when the sound of screaming and breaking began, a giant form comes busting into the lobby.
“Hello everyone, I am Arachnae and with no Ladybug or Chat Noir around, you all will be nothing but flies in my beautiful web.”
Arachnae was a human torso on a spider’s body, her entire form was covered in bright orange fuzz; head to the tip of each spidery leg. The form was also very clearly Lila; she had her face and hair and the necklace she always wore, but the one thing different about Lila’s is that she now had 8 eyes.
Dick was the first to react.
“What the %&$@!”
Arachnae let out a hiss and shot webs from her hands; the strands aimed mostly at the class and Marinette. The people that got hit were turned into little soulless puppets for Arachnae to play with and amuse herself.
Marinette jumped to dodge the web, hitting the ground running; looking for a place to hide, Captain at her side.
“Marinette!”
When Marinette dodged she threw herself away from Damian, causing him to worry, but his yell brought Arachnae’s attention to them.
“Ah yes Marinette, when I catch you I’m going to make you miserable! And your little dog too!”
Arachnae charged at Marinette.
“Damian run! She’s focused on me, go get help!” Marinette yelled, before she and Captain took off.
The chase began, with Arachnae destroying anything that got in her path. As she ran Marinette began looking for a place to transform, counting on Captain to guild her around Arachnae’s attacks. Eventually Arachnae ends up bringing the ceiling down and blocked herself from Marinette and Captain.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Arachnae screamed in rage. “FINE, I’LL JUST PLAY WITH MY NEW TOYS UNTIL YOU COME BACK! I KNOW YOU WILL YOU USELESS GIRL!”
Marinette looked around for a place without cameras and spotted a closet.
“This will have to do Captain.” Marinette said to Captain, as she closed them both inside. “Tikki? Trixx?”
“Ready!” They chimed together, flying from their hiding spots.
“Alright, now; Tikki Spots On!”
*Bark!*
With a flash of light Ladybug and Hunter were ready. Looking around she saw some vents she and Hunter could crawl though, so the cameras didn’t see her.
In the Lobby:
Arachnae had gotten most of the people in the lobby, except for three; Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, and Adrien, her biggest targets outside Marinette.
“Just surrender to me, it would make this all so much easier!” Arachnae hissed at the boys, sending more webs and puppet people at them.
Dick and Damian had managed to dodge webs, puppets and Arachnae; Adrien was hiding behind a plant behind Arachnae, but they were also trapped in the lobby and running out of options. Titus was running around, unable to get to Damian and Dick.
*Bark, Bark, Bark*
“Shut up, you dumb mutt!” Arachnae hissed, raising one spider leg bring it down on Titus.
“Titus!” Damian yelled.
Just as the Arachnae’s leg was about to hit a string from a ceiling vent wrapped around it and pulled. Arachnae was pulled with such force she toppled over, and two figures fell out of the vents.
“I don’t know how you got Akumatized outside of Paris, but that doesn’t mean you’ll win.”
“Ladybug.” Arachnae snarled.
“What? Not happy to see me?”
Arachnae gave a war cry and launch herself at the duo. Ladybug and Hunter jumped out of the way, Ladybug in the opposite direction of the people, Hunter grabbing Titus and bring him over to Damian and Dick. After dropping Titus off Hunter went back to Ladybug’s side; who was dodging Arachnae’s webs and people puppets, and bit one of Arachnae’s spider legs.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH” Arachnae let loose a scream of pain, she turned to Hunter. “You God awful waste of space!”
While facing Hunter, Arachnae left herself for a hit; but the hit wasn’t from Ladybug. A small black blur cut Arachnae across the arm.
Arachnae hissed at the contact, as Batman dropped down from another vent in the ceiling.
“Batman?! What are you doing here!” Arachnae growled.
“Really Lila?! We’re I Gotham, you’re causing trouble and you expect Batman not to show up?” Ladybug’s exasperated voice came.
“Shut-up! And it’s Arachnae!” Arachnae snarled, clearly humiliated.
Batman threw a few more baterangs that exploded into smoke bombs and ran over to Ladybug and Hunter.
“What’s going on?” Batman asked.
“That is Lila, she has been akumatized,” Ladybug started. “Not sure how outside Paris, but that’s worry for later, but we need to find the akumatized object and break it. That will make her lose any power she has.”
“What’s the object?”
“The only thing it could be is the necklace, everything else is just orange fuzz, but getting close to her is dangerous. If you get hit by her web, you’ll become her puppet and I rather not fight you Batman.”
“What are your names?”
“I’m Ladybug and this is my partner Hunter.”
*Woof*
The smoke was beginning to clear from Arachnae’s face.
“We better hurry before she…”
Ladybug was cut off by a voice.
“Don’t worry Milady I’ll help you!” Chat yelled, while trying to jump in, only to get hit by on of Arachnae’s webs.
“Not again Chat!” Ladybug cried.
“Does that happen often?” Batman asked, disappointed.
“More than I’ll ever truly admit to” Muttered Ladybug.
“Oh, this perfect! Or should I say purrfect?” Arachnae jeered, as Chat puppet now dangled at the end of her web.
Batman tried to cut the web by throwing some baterangs at it, but they just bounced off. Arachnae then sent a swarm of people puppets at them. Ladybug then had an idea.
“Batman, I need you to throw more smoke bombs.”
He did as he was instructed.
“Hunter!” Ladybug called out.
Hunter let loose a howl.
Once Hunter’s howl was done Ladybug grabbed Batman and ran behind a pillar. Once the smoke was cleared Batman carefully looked around the pillar and was stunned when he saw the figures of himself, Ladybug and hunter were still there; Moving, talking and just outright distracting Arachnae.
“How?” Batman was blunt in his question.
“Hunter can cast an illusion, but he can only cast it once before he’s on a time limit.” Ladybug explained.
“And you?”
“This; Lucky Charm!” Ladybug through her Yo-yo in the air and what came down was a bottle of peppermint extract.
Batman gave Ladybug a confused look.
“Lucky Charm only gives me what I need, not what I want.” Ladybug clarified looking around and spotted the sprinklers in the ceiling. “I have an idea; do you think you can cut the necklace off of her neck?”
“Yes.” Batman replied, catching on to her idea.
Arachnae just managed to destroy the illusion; disappearing in a puff of smoke, when Hunter and Batman dropped in front of her.
“Why won’t you do things MY way!” Arachnae screamed.
“Because your way is wrong.” Batman stated, throwing baterangs at her.
Hunter jumped at her spidery legs, barking and biting at them; because he was under her she couldn’t shoot webs at him, but his biting allowed enough distraction for Batman to try and target the necklace.
As the three battled, Ladybug made her way up to the sprinkler system; carefully hooking up the bottle. Once it was secured Ladybug dropped to the floor and pulled the nearest fire alarm; causing the sprinkler system to go off.
Since Lila was currently part spider, and spiders don’t like peppermint, she started to scream and curl herself into a ball.
Batman saw the opening and accomplished cutting off the necklace; which Hunter caught and brought over to Ladybug.
Ladybug broke the necklace and release the akuma, catching it with her Yo-yo and cleansing it.
“Bye, Bye butterfly.”
After she was done cleansing the butterfly, Ladybug turned to Hunter and held out her fist.
“Pound it.”
Hunter bumped his nose against her fist
As Lady was cleansing the akuma, and ‘Pounding it’ with Hunter, Batman turned off the sprinklers a brought back the Luck Charm.
“I’m sorry for the trouble.” Ladybug said taking the charm. “I really don’t understand how she did this.”
“Gotham’s use to damage.”
“It doesn’t make it okay, but don’t worry I have something for it.” Ladybug smiled, “Miraculous Ladybug!” Ladybug tossed the bottle in the air and it exploded into thousands of little sparkly pink ladybugs.
The ladybugs swarmed over everything, reversing all the damage, turning people back to normal and healing any injuries.
The barricade Dick, Damian and Titus were behind was cleaned up and put away, leaving two stunned people and a very happy dog; Titus bounced over to Hunter to say Hi.
“Holy Sh*t! How!?” Dick asked looking around.
“Magic!” Ladybug chirped.
A groan caught Ladybug’s attention; it was Lila. Ladybug made her way over to her.
“So, here we are again Lila.” Ladybug said in a scolding tone.
Lila tried desperately to come up with an excuse.
“It wasn’t my Fault Ladybug! Hawkmoth…”
Ladybug cut her off.
“Hawkmoth doesn’t have the power to akumatize someone in another country, let alone one across an ocean, or he would have been doing it from the start. Now how did you get akumatized Lila.”
“You can’t prove anything!” Lila tried.
“I can.” Batman said, pulling up some security feed on his computer gauntlet, he projected it for all to see.
The video was of Lila slipping into a hallway, clearly trying not to be seen by people, and when she was done double checking her surroundings; she pulled a little glass jar out of her bag. That jar contained a purple butterfly. Lila then opened the jar and let the akuma to fuse with her necklace; creating Arachnae.
The people from Paris gasped.
“I-it isn’t what it looks like…” Lila began.
“Really, because to me this looks like you are either helping a known terrorist or wanted the destructive power at your disposal for whenever you felt necessary.” Ladybug was disgusted, turned to Batman. “Gotham, America in general, are not my territory; how do you want to handle this?”
“The young lady is clearly a threat to people and has purposely tried to harm them; she will be facing justice.” Batman said pulling out a pair of hand cuffs.
“What?…No! YOU CAN’T! I’M THE DAUGHTER OF A DIPLOMAT! TWO OF THEM!” Lila tried to fight Batman off, but without the power of the akuma she had no chance.
Around this time the GPD showed up, Batman gave them a quick run down about what happened, and they took Lila away; Batman would be dropping by later with the evidence. A few stayed behind to take statements.
A frantic beeping was heard.
“I’m sorry Batman; Hunter and I have to return to Paris, out time is almost up.”
“Before you go can you tell how you got here?”
“The horse miraculous can teleport,” Even more beeping, “Thank you for your help Batman, come on Hunter.”
*Bark*
With that Ladybug and Hunter were gone through the vent they entered, leaving Batman and a disoriented Chat behind. Batman made his way over to Chat.
“How did you get here?” Batman asked, Chat clearly hadn’t come with Ladybug, so he needed to know.
“Uhhh…Got to go!” Chat just ran off.
Batman knew he was just going revert to civilian state somewhere in the building, he’ll look at the security feed later.
“Damian!” Marinette busted into the new repaired lobby with Captain right beside her.
“Marinette!” Damian yelled running over to her “Are you alright?”
“I should be asking you that! You were the one trapped with her!”
Batman was shocked to see Damian be sweet with a girl, with anyone really, and subtlety glance at Dick. Dick smiled and mouthed ‘Future girlfriend’ to him.
As Damian and Marinette were connecting, Batman noticed a blond boy run into the lobby; from the same hallway Chat ran down.
“Marinette, what were you thinking?” the blond asked running over to her and Damian, interrupting them.
Just as Adrien was about to reach her Captain stepped in front of her in a protective stance; Titus joined him, causing him to stop short.
“Adrien, what are you talking about?” Marinatte asked, standing behind her furry guards. Damian wrapping his arm around her for comfort.
“You caused Lila to be akumatized!”
“What! No, I/she didn’t!” Marinette and Damian yelled.
“Yes, she did, if Marinette has just stayed low none of this would have happened.” Adrien insisted.
Batman intervened before Damian could break the boys jaw.
“Young man we have proof that Lila Rossi voluntarily did the ‘akumatization’ to herself. This young lady had nothing to do with it.”
“B-But Batman; if Marinette hadn’t exposed Lila…” Adrien began, only to be cut off by Dick.
“Hey kid, I’m the one who called out that liar and are you insinuating that you KNEW that she was lying to her classmates?”
“W-Well she wasn’t hurting anyone.”
“Kid you need a lesson on toxic people; BADLY.” Dick shook his head at Adrien.
Adrien was about to say something when he felt a hand on his shoulder; he turned, it was Batman.
“Please return to your class, the police will take your statement.”
“What about Marinette?” Adrien tried, wanting the girl to came back with him and away from Damian and his dog; not that Captain would let him get close.
“I’ll be the one taking her statement, now please return to your class.” Batman stood firm in this.
“I’ll take him back Batman.” Dick offered, grabbing Adrien’s shoulder.
So Adrien shuffled away; being lead by Dick, continuedly glancing over his should at the group.
“Is this normal behaviour for him Angel?” Damian asked.
“When I don’t do what he wants, yes.” Marinette confirmed.
Damian made a face at her answer, but before they could farther into that talk Batman had a question.
“Miss can you tell me more about these ‘Akuma’ and what happened with Ms. Rossi.”
“Sure.” Marinette sighed, “But you’re going to need some back story as well.”
Batman nodded his assent and Marinette gave the entire rundown about what is happening in Paris and the amount of rolls Lila played as an Akuma. When she was done Marinette was out of breath but looked like the world had been removed from her shoulders. Damian had pulled her closer as she spoke, and Captain and Titus were trying to cuddle up to her.
There was a beat of silence before Batman spoke.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know how the League missed what was happening.”
“It’s fine Batman, I know the League would never let us flounder if they knew what was going on.” Marinette assured, “Honestly I think magic had something to do with that, but I’m not sure WHY the mayor didn’t contact you.”
“It will be investigated, thank you for your time.” Batman then walked off to talk to an officer.
Once he was gone Damian turned to Marinette; who was still in his arms.
“Are you sure you’re alright Angel?”
“I’m fine Damian, I promise, Captain and I hid in a closet. Thank you for staying with me though, talking about akums and Lila just takes a lot out of me.”
“Consider what you told me yesterday and what you just told Batman, I think it’s a miracle that you were akumatized yourself.”
“I work hard not to be, but I should be allowed to feel bad without Hawkmoth trying to take advantage of me.” Marinette sighed.
A commotion of noise grabbed their attention, it was Marinette’s class; they were arguing amongst themselves.
“I really don’t wat to go back over there; that looks like pure drama.” Marinette groaned.
“Drama that could have been avoided if they had any common sense.” Damian commented, “Since you don’t wish to rejoin your class, and you’ve already given you statement, would you and Captain like to join Titus and I for lunch again? We’ll still be in the building and I’ll let Grayson know what’s going on.”
“That sounds wonderful Damian.”
Captain gave a small tail wag and Titus was just happy to spend more time with Marinette and Captain.
“Then it is agreed.” Damian said, sending off a text to Dick and then holding out his arm to Marinette. “Shall we?”
Marinette giggled and took the arm.
“We shall.”
Damian began to lead Marinette and the dogs to the cafeteria.
“I hope the Wayne family isn’t too mad at the problems my class caused.” Marinette commented, making Damian freeze in his tracks.
“Damian?”
“Angel I should let you know; because I would hate you to think I lied to you, but I am Damian WAYNE son of Bruce Wayne.”
“Oh.” Marinette blinked, “Well I hope you and your family aren’t too mad at my class.”
Damian’s was stunned, Marinette saw the look.
“Damian, clearly your family is important, but that doesn’t matter to me; what matters is that you are a good person. I’ve met other kids from important families, but they were terrible, and I wanted nothing to do with them. You’ve already proven to be a great person and that’s all I need.”
Damian gave a soft smile.
“Thank you, Angel, you truly are treasure.”
“So, your family won’t be mad?” Marinette asked.
“Nope, Gotham sees more damage than any other place in America, so the problems Rossi caused wouldn’t raise any more attention.” Damian explained. “The fact is was repaired by a hero from Paris will actually draw more attention.”
“Oh.”
“Indeed, now shall we continue to lunch Angel?”
“Definitely.”
So, arm in arm Damian and Marinette went to lunch; Captain and Titus trotting along with them.
End.
That was Dogs are a Ladybug’s best friend.
Also
Extra:
The Day after the Akuma attack:
Wayne Enterprise Employee - *Crying*
Bruce - *Very concerned* What’s wrong?!
WEE - *Still crying* N-Nothing.
Bruce – But you’re crying.
WEE- *Crying* I’m happy!
Bruce – Happy?
WEE - *Crying* Ladybug fixed everything!
Bruce - *Warry* Yes…
WEE - *Crying harder* We don’t need to redo all the paper work! Or do the added paper work for the repairs!
Other Employees nearby - *Start crying in happiness as well* No extra paper work!
Bruce - *Has no idea how to respond*…
Extra 2:
Before the trip to Gotham:
Alya – *On her phone* Ooooo a new interview with Ladybug
Alya clicks on the link
Interviewer – So Ladybug who is the new fox?
Alya - *Screaming* NEW FOX!
Ladybug – This is Hunter, he is the new and permanent fox.
Alya – PERMANENT?!
Interviewer – May ask what happen to the old fox?
Ladybug – You can ask, but I won’t give you an answer; I won’t let you take what happened and turn it into a hot topic.
Interviewer – I see…What can you tell us.
Ladybug – Hunter is my trusted partner, don’t be afraid he’s here to help you and me. Please give him the same respect you would gave me.
Interviewer – Of course! There has also been a talk about you and Hunter doing a ‘Pound it’ is it true?
Ladybug – This is true, would you like to see?
Interviewer – Yes!
Ladybug – Hunter!
Hunter - *Bark*
Alya – A DOG!!!!! I’VE BEEN REPLACED BY A DOG!!!!!
Ladybug - *Holding out her fist* Pound it!
Hunter - *Bumps nose against Ladybug’s fist*
Interviewer – Awwwwwwwwwww.
Ladybug - *Smiling* I’m sorry, but hunter and I have to go.
Interviewer - *Nodding their head* Thank you for your time Ladybug, Hunter.
Ladybug and Hunter leave.
Interviewer - *Facing the camera* Well there you have folks, we have a new fox!
Alya couldn’t watch the rest of the interview.
Alya – AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Extra 3:
Wayne House hold:
They were sitting down to dinner.
Bruce – So, Damian.
Damian – Yes Father.
Bruce – When will you be bringing Marinette over for dinner?
Damian - *Chokes on food* F-Father?!
Dick – Yeah little D, we need to meet your girlfriend properly!
Damian – Grayson!
Jason/Tim – GIRLFRIEND?????
Damian - *Turning red* She’s not my girlfriend!
Bruce - *Smiling* But you called her ‘Angel’.
Damian – FATHER!!!
Tim – When did this happen?!
Jason – What the h*ll did we miss?!
Extra 4:
Batcave:
Bruce - *Looking at the security footage*
Damian – Father, what are you looking at?
Bruce – Take a look.
Damian sees the blonde boy (Adrien, if he recalled) hiding behind a plant arguing with the air, before he was surrounded by a green light and reappeared as Chat.
Damian - *Not impressed* So he’s a failure on all fronts.
Bruce – So it seems.
Extra 5:
Adrien Hiding behind the plant when the Attack was going on:
Adrien – *Whispering* Plagg we need to do something!
Plagg – How do you plain on explaining how ‘Chat’ got here?
Adrien – No ones going to ask that.
Plagg – Yes, they will!
Adrien – No, they won’t.
Plagg – Your class may not, but there are others here that have more than one brain cell!
Adrien – Plagg! That was rude!
Ladybug and Hunter show up.
Adrien – *Dreamy sigh* Ladybug…
Plagg – And her PARTNER Hunter.
Adrien - *Not paying attention* Plagg I need to transform.
Plagg – Are you nuts! You can’t transform here! People will see!
Adrien - *Still paying more attention to Ladybug* Alright Plagg let’s do this…
Plagg - *Beyond frustrated* Kid!
Adrien – Plagg; Claws out!
Plagg - *Is done and wants a new holder*
This was made by yours truly on procreate!
I read a fic a while back where plagg&Tikki swapped species with their holders during an akuma attack and the concept has literally not left my mind yet lol. So here are some fastly drawn doodles 🚪
we all love adrien doing cat things but please consider: plagg doing cat things
I know I’m late to this, but Ephemeral was a wild ride and I’m still freaking out about it! But srsly this kid needs some pajamas!! Who sleeps in jeans???
How do you think the dolls and Conner would react if they were suddenly in the world of RozonRozark's "Cheshire"?
Conner is not happy. He acts as Marinette's friend. Gives Adrien dark looks when he tries to approach her. Gives Chloe evil glares. And is completely unaffected by her attempts to blackmail him since joke's on her! He's from another universe!
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Chaton doesn't like that Mama is hurting. He clutches onto her and will. Not. Let. Go.
Not until Plagg tries to help. Then he clutches Plagg just as insistently. And takes to petting him.
Chaton will heal their hearts with cuddles and pets!
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Littlebug disappears when Conner isn't looking.
She returns a few hours later.
Chloe does not return at all.
For @adrienscroissantx ‘s Wildcat AU!
Plagg has made the mistake of stealing Alya’s piece of cheesecake...RIP Plagg, beginning of the universe — 2021.
Some doodles~
A little Kuro Neko doodle I did~!
Please give me feedback!
Ajdkwjf sorry for being inactive my parents took away my devices for the weekend and then it was Yom Kippur
BUT HERE
HAVE SOME LADYGAMI TO MAKE UP FOR IT
Cat!Kagami? In my Marigami au? It’s more likely than you think. Free blog check!
But ajndiwdncwrh please comment name ideas
please
oh god oh fuck
we were doing icebreakers and i said my favorite show was Miraculous and the teacher said she hadnt heard of it (which is fine by me)
but THEN she said
that she’ll try to watch it
MY TEACHER
my fucking MATH teacher
help
Here’s Serpent, from my Miraculous Serpent AU! Feel free to ask anything you’d like!
The Hawk Moth/Papillon Pop doesn't come with his kwami, so I fixed that.