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Summary: It’s been a year since the defeat of Hawkmoth, and after a bit of legal paperwork, Adrian Agreste has been living at the Dupain Cheng bakery/household, where his relationship with Marinette only grew even stronger. However, despite the defeat of Hawkmoth, Adrien’s mental state was continuing to decline, as the horrors of the past clawed their way back into his life.
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“You’re not real… You’re not real!”
“I’m more real than you'll ever be!”
“Stop it…”
“Get it through your head already! I'm Adrien Agreste, not you!”
“Please…”
“You're nothing but a cheap copy! You shouldn't ever have existed!”
“Please, stop it!”
“Now let! Me! OUT!”
“SHUT UP!!!"
The void began to crack, then shattered with a scream of terror and grief. That scream accompanied Adrien when he awoke from his nightmare, disrupting the class, and startling the teacher who spent the past few minutes trying to wake him up.
“ADRIAN AGRESTE! THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS WEEK THAT YOU FELL ASLEEP IN MY CLASS!”
“S-sorry, Mrs.Mendeleiev.” Adrien said with a thick miasma of shame in his voice. “I just haven’t been getting much sleep is all.”
“It’s true!” Marinette interjected. “He’s been having the same recurring nightmare for weeks no-” But she was swiftly interrupted by the rather bemused Mrs.Mendeleiev, who pointed towards the door.
“Adrian, off to the principal’s office with you!”
“Yes, Mrs.Mendeleiev…” Adrien then took the walk of shame to the door, the whole class watching this, completely distraught at what had transpired.
“And you, Marinette Dupain Cheng!” She pointed her ruler at Marinette. “You are not to talk without being given permission! Understand?”
“Y-yes Mrs.Mendeleiev…” She said as she sat back down. However, one student who sat at the front of the class would not listen to these instructions.
“THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! YOU CAN’T DO THAT TO MY ADRIKINS!” Chloe Bourgeois shouted, referring to Adrian by the pet name she gave him despite him being in a relationship with Marinette for over a year now. “HE’D NEVER DO ANYTHING WRONG! HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO HIM!?!”
‘Wow. I never thought I’d agree with Chloe this much!’ Marinette thought.
“CHLOE BOURGEOIS! SIT DOWN THIS INSTANT!”
Chloe pulled out her phone and opened her contacts. She then scrolled down to the contact that had the name of her father on it while glaring daggers at her science teacher. “Make me.”
“Chloe…” A whimper was uttered by Chloe’s closest and only friend besides Adrian, Sabrina Raincomprix. She looked up at Chloe, silently begging her not to do this. After a moment of silence, she caved, put her phone away, and sat back down, her head on her desk and her arms folded together.
“Thank you, Chloe. Now, where was I…?” She then continued to explain the periodic table.
Later at lunch, Marinette sat at her usual table, the first to arrive for the first time all school year. Normally, Adrian would be waiting there for her and everyone else. But because the principal sent Adrian home early today, she had to wait for everyone all alone. Marinette sighed and slouched against the table while slapping her mashed potatoes with her fork.
“You shouldn’t play with your food.” One of Marinette’s classmates suddenly said. She looked up to see Adrian’s sparring partner Kagami standing next to her with her usual deadpan expression.
“O-oh, hi Kagami. Sorry, I just-”
“You are feeling a sense of abandonment because Adrian isn’t here and even though you will see him again soon, spending even a moment not by his side is absolutely unbearable for you.”
Marinette was stunned. “Y-yeah. How did you know?”
“That was how I felt when you two started dating, remember?”
“Oh… right…” There were a few seconds of silence before Marinette spoke up again. “No hard feelings, right?”
“I’ve learned to let go of my jealousy and desire to make you suffer a thousand deaths in time.” Kagami took a seat next to Marinette. “Albeit, this was only after I found out that extracting cyanide from fruit seeds would be too expensive and too difficult to hide from my parents.”
Marinette laughed at this comment from Kagami, but quickly remembered that Kagami never tells jokes. She then promptly moved to the opposite side of the table.
Soon after this exchange, Marinette’s best friend Alya Césaire, and her boyfriend, Nino Lahiffe, arrived and took a seat at the table with them. And with that, everyone was together… except for one missing person. This brought Marinette’s mood down once again, and she buried her face in her arms.
“Hey, Mari, is everything alright?” Alya asked while grasping her hand.
“Yeah… A-actually, no. This isn’t fair! Adrian doesn’t deserve this!”
“Yo, Marinette, it’s fine dude,” Nino said. “He’ll be back tomorrow. It’s fine.”
“And plus, you live with him now, so you’ll be able to see him again as soon as you get ho-”
“It’s not just that!” Marinette shouted. “They have no idea what Adrien’s been going through! He’s been waking up screaming for the past TWO WEEKS! I want to help him so desperately, but I don’t know what to do! All I can do is watch as he suffers the same nightmare over and over every. Single. Night!” Marinette burst into tears and buried her face in her hands. Alya scooched closer to Marinette and hugged her while patting her back.
“It’s okay girl. You can let it all out. You don’t need to be afraid of getting Akumatized anymore.”
So let it all out she did. Two weeks' worth of fear and sympathy for the one she loved were all released in one massive burst of emotion, All three of her friends soon gathered around Marinette to comfort her. This moment was broken up however when they saw Chloe and Sabrina approach their table.
"Oh great. What do you want, Bourgeois?" Alya said while still hugging Marinette.
Chloe grumbled quietly before Sabrina nudged her while pouting.
"I… I wanna talk to Marinette…"
Marinette looked up, surprised. Normally the very notion of talking to her made Chloe want to gag. What changed? Chloe took a seat at the table and then looked into Marinette’s eyes with a look of genuine concern on her face.
“Marinette… what were those nightmares that Adrien was having about?”
“Oh…” Marinette dared not say what the nightmares were actually about. She knew that saying what was happening in them would mean outing Adrien’s secret identity to everyone at the table. So, she came up with a halddf truth that wouldn’t be entirely incorrect, but leave out the more revealing details. “You remember a year or so ago when Chat Noir turned into Chat Blanc?”
“Well of course! I was there afterall! Or, I was there for what happened afterward.”
"Well… Adrian is a big fan of Ladybug and Chat Noir, so seeing that happen to him really shook him. What made it worse was when he discovered Hawkmoth was his dad."
Chloe sighed. "I see. Thanks, Marinette."
Everyone at the table blanched, hearing Chloe thank Marinette. And in such a sincere tone too. However, this sincerity towards Marinette was short-lived, as Chloe quickly regained her sassy demeanor.
"Don't get the wrong idea," she said. "This doesn't make us friends, Dupan Cheng! It's just that Adrian is like a brother to me. I've known him practically since we were born, and I hate watching him suffer." She then stood up and pointed down at Marinette. "But like I said, we're far from being friends, and don't think for a second I'd stoop so low as to ever be friends with you!" Chloe shuddered at the thought. Marinette didn't retort. After all, this was the closest she ever got to Chloe seeing her as more than just a rival. Might as well enjoy it. Not to mention, she knew that Chloe wasn't the worst company she could have. That honor was given to none other than the queen of lies herself, Lila Rossi.
Who just so happened to be right across the cafeteria, weaving attention-grabbing tales of how she too was cursed with horrific nightmares that kept her up at night, occasionally crying crocodile tears to make her sob story all the more convincing. Many kids crowded around her so that they too could listen to Lila's tall tales, believing every word that came out of her mouth. Chloe and Marinette both sighed in simultaneous annoyance at Lila. At least on this, they could see eye to eye 100% of the time.
Meanwhile...
"And then she kicked me out of the class and told me to go to the principal, who sent me home for the day."
"Jeez! That teacher sounds like a real jerk!"
"I mean, I guess, but she was right to send me home. To be honest, I needed it." Adrien rubbed his eyes. “I’m not in the right state to be in class right now.”
“Well, you always have me to talk to if you need it.”
“Thanks, Wayhem.” Adrien said.
After a few more minutes of talking, Adrien and Wayhem ended their video call. Adrien stretched and then walked over to an air mattress in the corner so he could nap. However, before he could, Mr.Dupaincheng poked his head up out of a hatch door in the middle of the pink room. He walked up to Adrien and offered him a croissant that he made, which Adrien accepted. As Adrien took a seat on his bed and nibbled on his croissant, Mr.Dupaincheng came into the room and took a seat next to him.
"So, the principal said that you've been having nightmares lately, at least according to you and Marinette," he placed a hand on Adrien's shoulder. "Do you want to talk about that? Maybe it could help you get over them."
Adrien's heartbeat quickened. If he said what he was dreaming about, he'd run the risk of revealing that he is Chat Noir. But if he didn't tell him anything, he might start to worry even more. However, Mr.Dupaincheng noticed his troubled expression and nodded in understanding.
“It’s okay if you don’t want to,” he said. “But I do think you should talk to someone about this. I know a guy who's a really good therapist, maybe he could help you out?”
‘Or maybe master Fu could do something to help,’ Adrien thought. ‘I don’t see him as often as Marinette does, but maybe he could help me with this.’
“Th-that’s okay, sir,” Adrien replied. “I actually know a guy who I think might be able to help.”
“Well, that’s good news.” Mr.Dupaincheng then wrapped Adrien in a hug. “But just remember, we’re always here for you, no matter what.”
“Thank you…” Adrien bit back tears. It had been a year since he moved into the Dupaincheng house and he still wasn’t used to this amount of affection.
Mrs.Dupaincheng eventually called from downstairs to let her husband know that it was time to pick Marinette up. Mr.Dupaincheng patted Adrien on the back and smiled at him before leaving to go pick up his daughter from school. Now left alone, Adrian flopped backward and slowly closed his eyes, hoping whatever awaited him in his dreams would be more pleasant for once.
Later that day…
Two young, athletic superheroes leaped and bounded from rooftop to rooftop, one using a yoyo to grapple and swing around the city, and the other using an extendable pole to vault through the air. The two were none other than Ladybug and Chat Noir, and the two were on a mission to visit the man who bestowed onto them their powers so that they could bring an end to the nightmares that were plaguing Chat Noir. Upon reaching a particular building, Ladybug stopped, prompting Chat to land next to her. He wobbled in place for a moment before finding his balance, then rubbed his eyes again.
“Do you want me to carry you down?” Ladybug asked.
Chat held up a hand and waved it. “No need. You know cats always land on their feet.”
“Yeah, but not when they’ve barely been able to sleep for weeks on end.”
Chat yawned softly. “Then let’s get down there and see if Fu can fix my brain so that I can finally sleep.”
The two jumped down, and true to his word, Chat Noir did land on his feet as promised, though the landing was less than graceful. The two then undid their superhero transformations, Ladybug turning back into Marinette Dupaincheng, and Chat Noir into Adrien Agreste. The two then entered the building and were greeted by scenery that evoked very strong vibes of Chinese culture. As Adrien viewed the scenery in awe, Marinette guided him to the main room which resembled a dojo of sorts. In the center of this room, they spotted a short, elderly man with a goatee, dressed in a red summer shirt, khakis, and brown slippers, meditating in the center of the room. The man greeted the two as soon as they arrived, seemingly expecting them to arrive.
“Ladybug, Chat Noir, welcome,” Master Fu said.
Marinette bowed to him respectfully. “Hello, master.”
Adrien mimicked Marinette's pose and parroted her greeting.
“Tell me, what brings you two here?”
“Master Fu, we came because we thought that you could help Adrien,” Marinette said. “You see, he’s been having nightmares for weeks now that have been keeping him up at night, and they all have the same person at the center of them: an akumatized version of himself named Chat Blanc.”
“Chat Blanc?” Fu stroked his beard as he recalled that name. “Yes… Time Hopper told me about that being, and how he singlehandedly split the moon in half in his anguish-”
“I’M SORRY!!!” Adrien screamed as he curled up into a ball and clutched his hair, tears streaming down his cheeks. “IT WASN’T ME! I WASN’T IN CONTROL OF MY BODY! I TRIED MY BEST TO FIGHT IT! I’M SO SORRY! PLEASE FORGIVE ME, MARINETTE!!!”
“Adrien, it’s okay!” Marinette wrapped her arms around Adrien as he let out shaky, stressed heaves. “I’m right here. You’re okay.”
“Goodness…” Tiki muttered to herself.
“What happened to you, kid?” Plaag asked, slightly frightened by his outburst.
Fu’s eyes widened as he saw this. “Th-that’s impossible…” He turned away from them. “This is not good. If Chat Noir remembers what happened when he was akumatized, then that must mean…”
Fu rushed to Adrien’s side. “Adrien, listen to me, you and Marinette did the right thing coming to me. If we don’t deal with this soon, you both will be in serious danger.”
He then opened the lid of a phonograph nearby and took out a large box. Within it were all the Miraculi that they had available to them. Marinette looked up with a concerned look on her face and asked what was happening to Adrien, who was now watching Master Fu while on his knees.
“Normally, an Akuma will use a person’s negative emotions to take over a person’s consciousness and make them succumb to the will of the current wielder of the butterfly miraculous,” Fu explained. “However, if the person who is akumatized is in an extremely heightened negative emotional state, then their transformation will become unstable, and it will become neigh impossible to control. They will instead act on their own, with no master to keep them from blindly causing wanton destruction. However, the most dangerous part about them, is what happens when the victim is freed. You see, when the victim is freed, the ‘broken akuma’ still dwells within their brain, and if the victim isn’t saved, then they will eventually succumb to the monster within them, only this time, when they finally turn, the original person will be lost forever.”
Marinette, Adrien, Plaag, and Tiki all gasped in horror at this revelation. Marinette ran towards Fu and placed her hands on his shoulders.
“Master, please tell me there’s a way to save him!”
Master Fu lowered her hands with his. “There is. However, it will require him to become Akumatized again, by a different person.”
“How the heck will that help?” Plaag asked. “Isn’t Akumatization what got us in this mess in the first place?”
“There is more to every miraculous than just what is on the surface, Plaag. For example, by using the power of the Butterfly, I can transform Adrien, and then use the Butterfly Miraculous’ power over the mind to enter into his and help him fend off Blanc.”
“Let me do it!” Marinette pleaded.
“Marinette, you have no experience with the Butterfly, whereas I, as a guardian, had to master all of them, save for the Ladybug and Cat, which I was forbade from even touching.”
“But-”
Suddenly, Adrien placed a hand on Marinette’s shoulder. “It’s okay, Marinette,” he said. “I trust him.”
“I…” Marinette clutched her pants as tears welled up in her eyes, which Adrian wiped away with his finger.
“I know you want to help me, but if we’re gonna do this, it’s better to be safe than sorry.” He then gave her a warm embrace. “I love you, Marinette.”
Marinette clutched the back of his jacket. “I love you too, Adrien.”
Fu and the Kwami smiled at this before Marinette agreed to let Master Fu be the one to save Adrien. With that, Master Fu placed the peacock Miraculous on his chest and outstretched his arms. Upon calling out, “NUURUU, UNFOLD!” a massive amount of butterflies suddenly appeared around Master Fu, which attached themselves to him and then merged into a suit of purple samurai armor with black highlights, and a black helmet. A single pale butterfly then fluttered into the room, which Fu took into his hands and corrupted with the power of the Butterfly Miraculous, turning it into an Akuma.
“Are you ready, Adrien?” he asked.
Adrien nodded.
Fu held out his hand, and the butterfly flew towards Adrien, who allowed it to land on his jacket. He smiled at Marinette one more time before being engulfed in black and purple mist.
When the mist dissipated, instead of a colorful supervillain with a catchy name and a flamboyant personality, or even the re-emergence of Chat Blanc, Adrien was revealed to have transformed into a human-shaped hole in reality. It did not move, it did not speak, it did not reflect light, all it did was stand there, motionless, completely and utterly silent. Around it, Fu and Marinette could see flashes of distorted images of Adrien and Chat Blanc appearing around it, both of them screaming whenever they appeared. Marinette was horrified by the pitch-black apparition that was once her boyfriend, however, Fu reassured her that this was normal for this kind of situation, as he had seen it before in his years of training.
"Now, Marinette, I need to enter into his mind," Fu said. "During this time, no matter what you see, do not break our connection. It could lead to disastrous consequences."
"I understand, master," she said.
He nodded to her, then widened his eyes as a holographic moth symbol appeared around his eyes, as did it appear around the part of Void where the eyes would be.
Fu gasped as he looked around, finding himself standing on a massive stone platform floating in a void. Looking around him, he found that the sky's color was a clash of pitch black and blinding white constantly pushing back and forth against each other. Fu then looked ahead and jumped out of the way as he saw a light blue ball of destructive energy hurtling towards him. He then saw the source of this blast in the form of Chat Blanc and Chat Noir battling for control.
One direct hit of a cataclysm ball launched Chat Noir to the edge of the platform, howling in agony as smoke billowed off of his chest. In response to this, Chat Noir charged up his own cataclysm and tightened his fist around it before rushing Blanc down on all fours. However, before Chat Noir could land a hit, Blanc twirled around, whipping Noir across the face with his belt/tail, knocking him across the field, right at the feet of Fu.
“Adrien!” Fu exclaimed as he helped Chat Noir back to his feet.
“M-Master Fu!” Adrien replied. “W-where am I?”
“We’re in your mind, my pupil,” the two then roll out of the way of an incoming blast. They look up and see Chat Blanc approaching them. “I’m assuming that creature is Chat Blanc.”
Hearing what Fu said, Blanc flew into a rage and lunged at him, pinning him to the ground with his claw wrapped tightly around his neck.
“I’m no creature, you miserable excuse for a teacher,” Blanc snarled in Fu’s face, baring his teeth at him. “I am Adrien Agreste! The real Adrien Agreste! And you will show me some respe-”
“GET OFF OF HIM!!!” Adrien shouted, before kicking Blanc square in the jaw, sending him tumbling away. Andrien quickly hoisted Fu back to his feet and got back into a fighting stance.
"This is what my dreams have been like," Adrien said. "Every night, we'd confront each other, and he'd try to kill me. Every night, it always ended the same way, with me lying in defeat, about to be killed, but now, we might finally be able to turn the tide!"
“WATCH OUT!!!” Fu shouted as he tackled Adrien.
A blue cataclysm ball soared past them and into the void. They then looked up and heard Blanc roar furiously as he began approaching them at mach speed. Adrien braced himself as Blanc collided with him, nearly knocking him off of the platform. He then activated his cataclysm again and sucker punched Blanc in the gut, launching him to the other side of the field, however, Fu noticed immediately that Blanc wasn’t destroyed by it.
‘Hmm… so they can’t destroy eachother after all,’ Fu thought as the two collided once again. ‘Good. That means I can focus on evasion, and assisting him.”
Master Fu then summoned the Butterfly Cane and went in. While Adrien had Blanc distracted with a flurry of staff swipes, Fu quickly maneuvered behind Chat Blanc and delivered a powerful hit to Blanc’s knee. His knee buckled with a loud CRACK accompanying it, sending him collapsing to the ground while hissing in pain. Fu then dodged a cataclysm ball before Adrien delivered a cataclysm punch right to Blanc’s face, launching him into the air. Both Adrien and Fu jumped up, trying to take advantage of the state Blanc was in, only for him to suddenly twirl around in the air, whipping them both several times with his tail before smacking them both to the ground with his staff.
As Fu and Adrien groaned in pain, Blanc landed before them, staff in hand as he stood up once again.
“It’s gonna take a lot more than that to beat Adrien Agreste…”
Meanwhile, in the real world, Marinette was nervously pacing around the room while biting her fingernails. She was trying her best not to panic, but her efforts were in vain, as all she could do in this situation was watch as her unconscious master and the void that was once her boyfriend sat in front of eachother, both parties completely unresponsive. And yet, despite that, she was too nervous to try to interact with them, fearing that by doing so, she’d be putting both of them in danger. So, all she could do was wait…
That was until she spotted a huge, black truck speeding down the street through the Dojo’s window. She ran up to it and saw several police cars chasing after it. Marinette’s eyes widened as she was reminded that even with Chat Blanc out of commission, a superhero’s job was never done. She looked back at Fu and Adrien, before sighing softly and running out the door.
“TIKI, SPOTS ON!”
The jet-black, tanklike truck bulldozed through the streets of Paris, smashing through cars and other public property as it drove by. As the police chased down the truck, the back of it slid open as two burly men in black masks held out pistols and began firing upon them. Bullets rippled through the air and just nearly missed the cop cars they were aimed towards. As the high-speed chase continued, one of the masked men tapped the other on the shoulder and pointed to a girl clad in a red suit swinging through the air, pursuing them alongside the cops. It was Ladybug!
The second masked man nodded to the first and then called into the back of the truck as she started closing the distance on them. As Ladybug grew closer and closer, she spotted a massive behemoth of a man lumber towards the door with an equally massive rocket launcher slung over his shoulder. The hulking man took a knee and aimed at her, before firing a missile at her. Ladybug tried to dodge it, but the missile homed in on her, blasting her out of the sky and onto the roof of one of the Cop cars.
After regaining her bearings, Ladybug dusted herself off and then swung one of her two yoyos into the air while shouting, “LUCKY CHARM!”
In a flash of red light, a shield suddenly formed in mid-air and dropped down into her hands. However, she didn’t have time to come up with a strategy, as another rocket was launched her way. Ladybug jumped up and blocked the rocket with her shield, before swinging out a yoyo at the launcher itself while it was being reloaded.
The yoyo wrapped around the launcher and she managed to pull it out of the man’s hands, however, upon pulling it in, the man smirked and let out a wicked chuckle through his nostrils. He then pulled out a small capsule with a single red button on it, and pressed it, causing a little beep sound to be heard, before the rocket launcher exploded in Ladybug’s hands.
When Ladybug fell this time, she landed hard on the street below, leaving a crack in the pavement below her. She groggily got back up, then watched as the truck turned a corner and escaped her line of sight. So, in order to keep track of it, Ladybug swung up to the rooftops and began running from roof to roof pursuing the truck.
The sounds of destruction led her right back to them, and she quickly swung in, slamming feet first into the side of the truck and smashing right through it. She proceeded to twirl her yoyos in both of her hands as several masked men surrounded her, all of them wielding guns. Ladybug blocked most of their shots until the hulking man smacked her through the other side of the truck and into an abandoned factory as the truck came to a halt.
As Ladybug got up, she saw the beastly man leap out of the truck, his long, messy hair flowing in the breeze as he turned to face her. Ladybug got into a defensive stance as he charged full speed and tackled her through several concrete walls, before pinning her against a concrete column and pounding her face in with a pair of fists bigger than her head. Ladybug managed to kick him away from her, then leap back to her feet. She then spat out a bloody tooth and wiped her nose as the hulking behemoth brushed off her attack.
“I’ve never seen someone like you before,” Ladybug remarked. “Who are you, and how did you get so strong?”
The man spoke in a low, growling voice, sounding less like a man and more like the monster her appeared to be. “Name’s Torment,” he snarled. “That’s all you need to know, little bug.” Torment then ripped a concrete pillar out of the ground and hefted it over his shoulder like a baseball bat.
“Now square up!” he demanded.
Ladybug got into a fighting stance with her shield in one hand and a yoyo in the other. “Gladly,” she replied.
Back in the mindscape, Blanc was still in battle with both Adrien and Master Fu. Despite having a range advantage over both of them, Blanc wasn’t able to keep up with Master Fu’s superior speed and swift but devastating strikes, and Adrien’s brutal close combat capabilities. And this inability to compete with both opponents at the same time enraged him even further than he already was. And the duo could tell.
As Fu and Adrien fought Blanc, he began spamming larger and larger cataclysm blasts, requiring them to remain evasive whenever he was able to escape striking range. However, with Fu zipping behind him while the hateful Chat Blanc continuously tried and failed to obliterate his black-clad counterpart first and foremost, he was able to take advantage of Blanc’s rage, landing pot shot after pot shot on Blanc until he was too worn down to fire a single flick of energy.
“ADRIEN!” Fu called, “Blanc has been exhausted! Knock him off the battlefield, quickly!”
“ON IT!” Adrien replied.
Adrien then charged at Blanc and headbutted him while tackling him. Blanc screamed and raged, slashing at Adrien’s back with his claws before Adrien twirled around and threw Chat Blanc into the abyss. Blanc tried to extend out his pole to reach back onto the platform, but Adrien casually kicked it off, sending Blanc screaming as he plummeted into the abyss.
“And good riddance, you pale poser,” Adrien said.
Suddenly, Adrien and Fu opened their eyes. Adrien’s akuma was released, and, for the first time in a long while, he felt truly free, as if all the agony that Chat Blanc had been causing him for the past month had finally been washed away.
“Nuuruu, fold,” Master Fu said. All the moths that formed his suit dispersed on command, and he was once again in his summer garb. After taking off the moth Miraculous and placing it back in the Miraculous box, he turned to Adrien with a smile. “So, Adrien, how are you feeling?”
Adrien stood up and looked down at his hands, ever so slightly misty-eyed as he looked down upon them. “I feel… great.” Adrien then knelt down and bowed before Fu. “Thank you, master. Words truly can’t express how much this means to me.”
Fu smiled and placed a hand on Adrien’s shoulder. “Of course, Adrien. I’m always happy to help you two whenever I am needed.”
After this moment between the two, however, they immediately noticed that Marinette was nowhere to be found. After looking around the dojo, Adrien found a note on a table nearby.
“Dear Adrien,
Firstly, if you’re reading this, that means the plan worked. Yay! But also, some bad guy stuff came up and I needed to deal with it. If I’m not back by now, could you please come back to me up?
XOXOXO, Marinette.”
Given that Marinette was in fact, not back yet, Adrien had to assume she was in a pinch.
“Master!” Adrien called, “I found a note from Marinette! She said that if she wasn’t back by now, she might need our help.”
Master Fu stroked his beard in contemplation. “I believe we should heed her request. If whatever has happened is something she couldn’t handle on her own by now, then clearly something is very wrong.”
Master Fu quickly grabbed a bracelet from his desk and slipped it on before he and Adrien both called out to their Kwami.
“Wayzz, shell on!”
“Plagg, claws out!”
“OOF!!!” Ladybug flew across the factory and into one of the old machines. She tried to get up, only to be knocked back down by a column being thrown at her. After climbing back to her feet, she blocked a flurry of mighty punches with her shield, hoping it would be enough. However, after feeling the ground start to cave in under her, she knew she had to change up her strategy and swung away from Torment as his fist got lodged into the machine.
Marinette had hoped she could take advantage of this but didn’t anticipate Torment simply hoisting the machine off of the ground. Her shock at this sight led to him smacking her with it, causing an entire wall to collapse on top of her in the process.
Torment cracked his knuckles as he waited for her to make a move, then immediately reacted when she jumped out of the rubble and threw her shield right at his face, grabbing it before it even reached his face. However, this left him open for her to wrap one of her yoyos around his arm. Using her superhuman strength, Ladybug was able to swing Torment over her head and slam him onto the ground hard. However, when she tried doing it again, Torment landed on his feet and spun on his heels, spinning her around before launching her through the ceiling and onto the second floor.
Ladybug coughed up some blood as she climbed to her feet again, only for Torment to leap up out from below her and swing another column at her. This time, however, Marinette was able to block and destroy it with her yoyos before attacking him from a distance with strikes from both of them. Unfortunately for our red and black heroine however, Torment was able to grab both of them and pull her in for a powerful strike to the stomach which winded her, allowing him to then grab her by the arm and slam her on the ground back and forth until her arm popped out of her socket, causing her to scream in agony.
As Torment dropped Ladybug to the floor in a battered heap, he slowly circled around her while giving his final message to her.
“Gotta hand it to ya,” he said. “You fight well for a little bug.” He then pressed his massive foot onto her head. “Now, it’s time for you to get squashed.”
Marinette clenched her eyes shut as she felt her enemy’s massive boot slowly press down on her skull, threatening to crush it completely, until suddenly, a green forcefield formed around her, knocking Torment off of her. Ladybug looked up in both surprise and relief as she saw Chat Noir and Master Fu in a set of green samurai armor with a green, turtle pattern shield that doubled as a hat land in front of her. Chat Noir gasped upon seeing the state Ladybug was in and immediately ran to embrace her.
“Are you alright, Bugaboo!?” Chat Noir cried. “Please be okay!”
“I-I’m alright, kitty…” Ladybug replied with a groan. “What’s important is that we…” Ladybug paused to cough a few times. “...that we beat this guy.”
“What are we dealing with here?” Chat asked.
“Super strength… super tough… super fast… no clear weaknesses…”
“With enough slashes, even the mightiest tree will fall,” Fu said. “We must attack with everything we have if we wish to win.”
Torment went in for a charge, ramming shoulder-first into Fu’s barrier as Chat pole-vaulted out of it and landed behind Torment, before striking him several times in the face with his staff. This proved ineffective, however, as Torment yanked the pole right out of Chat Noir’s hands and snapped it over his knee before chucking both halves aside.
“Okay, I see you wanna do this the scratchy way,” Chat Noir said as he unsheathed his claws. “Fine by me.”
Torment went in for a swing, which Chat Noir dodged while slashing him in the face several times. He tried to grab him, only for Ladybug to wrap a yoyo around his arm while Fu sprinted in like a speeding bullet and shield-bashed him in the gut.
As Torment was launched backward, the trio all charged in. Chat Noir launched Ladybug up into the air, where she then kicked Torment in the face. Torment grabbed Ladybug by the leg, about to snap it just like he did with her arm when Master Fu rushed in and stunned the burly mass of a man with a flurry of shield bashes. Together, Ladybug, Chat Noir, and Master Fu all performed a combo attack with their weapons, sending Torment flying up through the ceiling and into the sky.
As Fu and Chat jumped up after him, Ladybug used a second lucky charm, which granted her a net. She then joined her teammates, and she saw them both once again on the backfoot against Torment. After getting a lucky hit on Master Fu, which left him out of commission, Torment began ragdolling Chat Noir, eventually slamming him onto the ground and preparing to stomp hard on his back, until Ladybug jumped in and wrapped the net around Torment, then pulling with all her might to get him off Adrien.
Torment then fell to the ground, breaking out of the net successfully, only to be trapped once again within one of Fu’s forcefields. Chat Noir and Ladybug looked back to see Fu using what little remained of his strength to activate his ability and hold Torment in place.
Several minutes later, after Marinette had used her lucky charm to repair all the damages done, including that which was done to herself and her team, the police had arrested Torment and his entire gang, wrapping Torment himself in titanium restraints and carting him into the back of their own armored truck before driving off. As the police left, the team went back to the dojo before powering down, and bowing to Master Fu one last time.
“Again, thank you so much for helping us, master,” Marinette said.
“It was my pleasure, Marinette,” Master Fu replied. “Remember, if you ever need me, you know where to find me. Now, take care.”
And with that, Marinette and Adrien left the dojo, catching the first bus that took them back home to the bakery. As Marinette and Adrien took a seat in the back of the bus, Adrien let out a yawn before resting his head on Marinette’s shoulder and falling asleep. Marinette smiled warmly at him and held his hand, before shutting her eyes and falling asleep with him.
For the first time in quite a while, Adrien’s rest was peaceful. No more nightmares, no more screaming, and no more Blanc…
For now.

I was inspired by a fanfiction I read in which Adrien finds out Marinette is Ladybug and threatens her family to force her to date him.
This takes place directly after Hawkmoth is defeated.
Everyone in Paris was gathered at the TV station or watching the TV, having heard that Ladybug and Chat Noir would be doing an interview. Ladybug was already there. Despite the mask, everyone could tell she was very angry about something. Then, Chat Noir swings in with his trademark grin.
"Hello, every" His greeting was cut off when Ladybug stand up and throw her yoyo at him.
"HOW DARE YOU BLACKMAIL A CIVILIAN INTO DATING YOU!?" Everyone falls quiet.
"W-w-what d-do y-you meant?" Chat Noir stammers.
"Don't play dumb! Marinette told me everything! Not to mention I was there!" Ladybug slaps Chat Noir. "You saw her detransformed, and then proceed to blackmail her into dating you." Ladybug shows a video that displays exactly what she said. The audience grumbles and throws a look of disgust at Chat Noir.
"But Bug-a boo, now that I know your identity we can be together," Chat Noir said in a flirtatious tone.
"Marinette, come out here," Ladybug deadpans. Multimouse walk onto the stage. She detransforms to reveal that she was Marinette.
"W-what?! How?"
"A test. Your obsession with finding out my identity was a hindrance. I also received some information that led me to believe you were working with Hawkmoth. I decided to test you to see what would happen if you find out "my identity." Ladybug sighs. "I thought you would just not tell me or tried to get closer to Marinette. I didn't expect you to threaten Marinette's loved ones. Then again, what should I expect from Hawkmoth's son?" Ladybug pulls off Chat Noir's ring to reveal Adrien Agreste. "Officers, please arrest him for blackmail and threats."
Ladybug turns to Marinette "I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am about Chat Noir. I didn't expect him to go to such lengths."
"It's fine. I know you were watching and would have interfered if needed."
Marinette was never Ladybug. She was always Multimouse. Ladybug asks her to help with this because she looks very similar to her.
Ladybug was there, watching the entire time. She wanted to interfere. However, since the interview was tomorrow, she postpone it until then. Ladybug did sleep over in her civilian form to watch over the Dupain Cheng.
For added Adrein salt, Chat Noir didn't participate in the fight against Hawkmoth.

My dream cast is:
Kimiko Glenn as Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug
Ross Lynch as Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
Zendaya as Alya Césaire/Rena Rouge
Jordan Fisher as Nino Lahiffe/Carapace
Sadie Sink as Sabrina Raincomprix
Daniel Craig as Gabriel Agreste/Hawkmoth
Blake Lively as Emilie Agreste
Lucy Liu as Nathalie
Elizabeth Gillies as Juleka Couffaine
Caleb McLaughlin as Max Kanté
Ben Hanson as Ivan Bruel
Spencer Boldman as Lê Chiến Kim
Noah Schnapp as Marc Anciel
Jackie Chan as Master Fu
Sofia carson as lila rossi
Dave Bautista As The Bodyguard
Jack Black As Tom
Ming-Na Wen As Sabine
Alyvia Alyn Lind As Chloe
Mitchell hope as luka coffeine
Dove cameron as rose
Maia Mitchell as alix

SEASON 6_SYNOPSIS

A new era has dawned in Paris. Welcome to a new world where climate change is not a threat, people of Paris are happier, than ever – and Adrien is finally free. It’s a new world for Marinette too, where she finally can be herself. When Paris said bye bye to the evil Monarch, and the whole world heard about the miraculous hero named Ladybug, the sinister Chrysalis’s plan of revenge is in motion. Luckily Ladybug and Cat Noir can count on their fellow superheroes, scattered around the world. As for Adrien and Marinette relationship, nothing good can last forever. (Writers’ note: Minotaurox isn’t present after season 5. It’s a mystery, for which clues are scattered throughout the season. Ivan’s hero and its episode is a part of further storyline).

601_CHRYSALIS

Written by: Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
After the re-creation of the world, Lila Rossi, who is now in possession of the Butterfly Miraculous, discovers that her conquered jewel has been cursed by the wish. Soon the new school year will begin, along the mischievous plan of revenge. Paris, relieved after the fall of Monarch, is not ready for the new threat.

602_MARINETTE DUPAIN-CHENG

Written by: Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Marinette is just a normal girl, with a normal life. She loves fashion, her parents, her friends and, above all - Adrien. But nothing good lasts forever. After Marinette goes to a new school, her paths become more and more separated from her boyfriend. With increasing stress, the bonds between our heroes are going to be tested. Will love prevail difficulties?

603_ADRIEN AGRESTE

Written by: Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Adrien is just an ordinary boy with an ordinary life. He loves his family, his friends and, above all, Marinette. After listening to his mother’s advice, he decides to go to school under the auspices of Caline Bustier to truly discover what he really wants to do with his life. New paths open up for Adrien and some of them close. To the delight of Chrysalis.

604_RENA ROUGE

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Alya investigates mysterious disappearances of valuable trinkets in Lyon. To find out the truth she goes as far as a risky plan, into which she falls herself. Suspected as a thief, she must safe her reputation and fight for people’s trust as the city’s new superheroine. But what if, all the heroism of amazing Rena Rouge from Paris was just an illusion?

605_CAPRIKID

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Kagami’s mother is holding an event in Tokyo to celebrate the merger of the Tsurugi and Agreste brands. The legacy of the famous Gabriel Agreste will prevail, but what if uninvited guests show up at the event? That can only lead to akumatization. To make things worse, Ladybug and Cat Noir are unaware of any danger around the world. Luckily, other superheroes are near to save the day.

606_IRIS VERDI

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Marinette and her friends celebrate Bellatrix’s birthday in Arenas of Lutetia. The girls’ gang befriend a newly met scout girl – Iris. They are impressed by young activist’s achievements, and when the party goes wrong, the girls’ day turns into the real ladies night!

607_MISS HOUND

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
The Miraculous are powerful, magical jewelry, created thousands of years ago by the wise mage. For the centuries, forces of evil have been trying to get hold of them. And when the wrong hands are trying to tap into the ancient magic in New York, it seems no one can stop them. Even the most ridiculous superheroes.

608_CARAPACE

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
When Lila and Alex hatch their wicked plan, Nino experiences a really hard moments. The world is changing… The life is changing, and sometimes it’s so hard to accept the change. How many lives can be sacrificed in the name of universal happiness for everyone?

609_CERISE BIANCA

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Marinette and Adrien lives the blossoming of their love And when culmination of their feelings hits the top, any misunderstandings seem to be gone forever. The couple help Zoe land a role in Jagged Stone’s newest movie. They even befriend one of the Bob’s actress. But didn’t we meet before? Or was it just a dream?

610_PURPLE TIGRESS

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
When Chrysalis’s insidious plan is in motion, Rena Rouges finally catch the trail of Lyon’s villains – she discovers a secret she’s not prepared for. Soon, all of Paris becomes trapped in jaws of terrible supervillain. Faced with danger, Ladybug and Cat Noir need the help of other superheroes.

611_PIGELLA

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Alec tours his new show “Nouveau Monde” all around the world. Soon, the biggest celebrities take part in a huge event to make people’s dreams come true. Ladybug and Cat noir also joins in the celebration of happiness, only to discover the whole event is a trap to get hold of their Miraculous.

612_TOMOE TSURUGI

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Kagami pushed to the edge, rans away from her mother. Convinced that Felix has a bad influence on her daughter, furious Tomoe will do anything to get Kagami back in her control. Chrysalis, Ladybug and Cat Noir want to reach Felix before she does, and change the dragon’s child fate for good.

613_POLYMOUSE

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
The Paris city’s revolution spreads all over the world. But there are people, who don’t want to accept the new era. The largest plastic manufacturer Bertrand takes strong and decisive action, against Mayor Bustier’s policy. Much to delight of Tomoe and her new ally Nolan Kasenti, the biggest technology developer in New York. When the new alliance is forming up, our superheroes join the civil war. Long live the revolution!

614_ROOSTER BOLD

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
The secret identity is hero’s greatest responsibility. Thanks to secrets, our loved ones are safe and sound. But a double life is not always that simple to hide – nor the live! And as Nathaniel tries to uncover his friend’s greatest secret, Alex ends up the fundraising for Lila’s diabolical plan. Will the mysterious merchant prove to be a fair player?

615_RYUKO (BACK AND FORTH – PART 1)

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Due to an incident in class, Marinette gets expelled from the school. The situation seems to be oddly familiar. Marinette tries to find her old enemy Lila Rossi, and to do that she asks her friends for help. Friends, who knew about her little secret. But in the meantime, Adrien is getting more and more distant from the girl of his dreams. Just as Felix from Kagami. Will the true love survive the test? And will Adrien trust his cousin ever again?

616_ARGOS (BACK AND FORTH – PART 2)

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
The mystery of pathological liar leads our heroes to an orphanage in Shanghai. Ladybug, Cat Noir, Ryuko and Argos team up with Lady Dragon to defeat Hudai Puppets from unleashing their dark magic of sorrow across the whole China. Superheroes find Lila, but they’re unprepared for the dark discovery related to their old enemy. After all, it’s the worst experiences that makes the worst people.

617_MONKEY KING

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Monkey King is searching for his lost roots in Vietnam. Thanks to the power given to him by Ladybug, he tries to find his real mom. A familiar face accompanies him on his long journey.

618_VESPERIA

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Andre and Zoe go to New York to sign a contract with their new movie producer. They are accompanied by Adrien, who wants to deliver a letter for Nathalie’s relative by himself. As expected, the confrontation between both – now separated – Bourgeois families, went to extreme level. Akuma in New York? Cat Noir comes to the rescue!

619_PEGASUS

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
The universe fascinating, majestic, magical… Our planet is just a grain of sand on its unreachable ocean. Thanks to the seeds of hatred sown by Alex, there is a quarrel between Tsurugi and Kasenti about who will lead the marvelous expedition; into the unknown of universe. Chrysalis takes advantage of the situation and tries to akumatize one of them. Meanwhile Ladybug and Cat Noir decided to share some secrets with each other. Secrets, which could break their relationship forever.

620_DAPHNE AZZURRI

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
The plan of Chrysalis is collapsing like a house of cards. Our teenager villains try to join Tsurugi’s new alliance, and no one but Gabriel’s poltergeist realizes that both teams of supervillains are trying to trick each other. Soon Alex will create a new identity for his sister to protect her from Ladybug and Cat Noir, but as a result of misunderstanding, Lila will end up trying to convince Amelie, that she is in fact her lost daughter. What a disastser!

621_VIPERION

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau Thanks to Luka’s internship, Marinette has a chance to finally fulfill her dream of becoming a famous fashion designer. Now, she has to make a difficult choice. To get rid of all her problems, she comes up with a brilliant idea to give Adrien her Miraculous. What can go wrong?

622_LILA ROSSI

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Ladybug isn’t only a Parisian superhero. She became the hero of the whole world. With the burden or responsibility, the superhero is blamed for more and more evil of the globe. All Ladybug’s actions will be put to a question of Miraculous Guardians. And when monks already found a replacement for Ladybug, Cat Noir and Rena Rouge sense a trap – and they are right!

623_BUNNYX

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
The universe must remain in balance. For every action comes a reaction, and Gabriel’s wish finally shows its consequences to the world. Ladybug cannot let the world she recently met collapse – due to her old, hidden fears.

624_FLAIRMIDABLE (HEROES’ NIGHT – PART 1)

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
Paris celebrates the annual Heroes’ Day event – organized to show that everyone can be capable to do a greater good, even without a superhero costume. Thanks to Gabriel’s help Chrysalis puts in motion the improved version of the Supervillains invasion. Due to additional help, she hopes to put an end to superheroes once and for all.

625_CAT NOIR (HEROES’ NIGHT – PART 2)

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
For every night comes a day. With the villains gaining nearly all of the Miraculous, the mysterious merchant shows his face in Paris. While Lila uses the Rabbit Miraculous to discover the identity of Ladybug and Cat Noir, things don’t go exactly as planned. Playing with uncontrollable amount of power – ends up Chrysalis to lost herself in time.

626_MIRACULOUS LADYBUG

Written by: Thomas Astruc - Mélanie Duval - Frédéric/que Engel Lenoir - Chloé Paye - Sebastién Thibaudeau
When Cat Noir makes a fatal mistake, whole Paris turns into a chess field. While Tomoe tries to save Lila, Ladybug and Cat Noir lose their Miraculous. With the inevitable scenario of another re-creation of the universe, Marinette asks a familiar face for help. Faced with the end of the world, our heroes must once again prove their heroism and save the day.

Is Miraculous Ladybug a Magical Girl show or a superhero show?
This is a random question that popped inside my head after reading some Miraculous Ladybug rants on this sub. This French cartoon has been described as both genres thanks to a combination of tropes common to either kind of either genre.

A Magical Girl show?

On one hand, you have a sweet, klutzy, teenage female protagonist who wears a bit of pink and goes to normal school.
She has a cute animal pixie mascot thing who turns into a magical accessory that turn the heroine into a costumed fighter with a recycled transformation sequence.
She also has a male crush who is another major character, Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir, and there's this Long, Unresolved Sexual Tension between the two. And if my memory is good, the romance between Marinette and Adrien was part of the marketing.

A Western superhero show?

On the other hand... Marinette's transformed forms don't have a skirt, frills, or any sparkly fabric, if anything, Ladybug's red-and-black spandex looks like Spider-Man more than any Magical Girl I know, and this includes other Western shows like Winx Club.
Instead of a consistent team like the Sailor Senshi or other Sentai-inspired Magical Girl shows, Ladybug don't always beat up villains with other costumed heroes. She does gain combat allies, but so do other superheroes.
The fact there are also superheroes in foreign countries reminds me a lot more of comics than Magical Girl shows. The whole United HeroeZ thing makes me think of the MCU for some reason, probably because they are all from New York.
There's also this constant hiding of Ladybug's and Cat Noir's civilian identities that is more common in comics than any anime to my knowledge. I am also pretty sure the two-person love triangle (or rather, square) is more common in comics than Magical Girl series.
Oh, and the main setting, while urban, is not Japan, but rather an unusually empty Paris, France. And it's an all-CGI cartoon, which are still uncommon in Japan.

I guess it's both.

The line between Magical Girl and superhero can be blurry at times. Does She-Ra: Princess of Power count as a Magical Girl show? It kinda is at times I think. On the flip side, is it okay to call Cutie Honey a Magical Girl series?
Miraculous Ladybug can be considered both a Western take on a genre spearheaded by Sailor Moon, Pretty Cure, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica; and a superhero story with a female lead. In my opinion, it works as both.

It was a nice and cool day in the city of Paris. To say that today was as ordinary as any other day would be false. For on this particular day, Adrien Agreste was going over for lunch with his friend, Marinette Dupain-Cheng. He was just pulling up to her house, (which was also a bakery.), in his limo. In his hand he had a bottle of soda so they can both have something to drink with their meal. His body guard opened the door for him and he then exited the vehicle, and then went to knock on the door. He then heard a familiar voice say "Just a minute!" which indeed was Marinette, who was running down the stairs. She then opened the door for her crush. "Well, Marinette, I made it... despite your directions," the blonde french boy said. This was very true, he did had some trouble getting their with her instructions. "Sorry about that Adrien." said Marinette, apologetically. "No worrys." Said Adrien, with a smile. "I hope your prepared for an unforgettable luncheon." She said confidently and a bit nervously. "You bet I am." He replied, while still keeping that smile of his. They both went inside the house. Adrein sat down at the table, putting the soda inside a bucket of ice, which was on top of it. While Marinette went into the kitchen, only in shock to find that the oven began smoking. She gasped and then quickly opened the oven, only to find a burnt roast that her mother had helped her make. "Oh non oh no oh no." Began Marinette in horror. "My roast is ruined." While she was figuring out what to do next, she looked out the window and saw a local Mcdonald's outside. Before I continue this story, I must explain why I chose "Mcdonald's" as the fast food restaurant in this fan fic. You see, the show didnt really show all that many restaurants, and there actually is a ton of Mickey D's in Paris in real life, so this made the most since to me. But enough of my yapping lets get back to the story. "But what if.. I where to purchase fast food and disguise it as my own cooking?" She asked herself. She then chuckled and then said "Delightfully Devilish Marinette." She then opened the window and was about to jump out when Adrien went inside the kitchen. Shocked at what he was seeing, he puzzledly asked "Marinette?" "Adrien, I was just, uh ..." Marinette stammered, "stretching my calves on the windowsill." She showed off some of her technique, just to prove she was doing what she said she was. "Isometric exercise. Care to join me?" She asked Adrien took a look at the oven and started to worry. "There's smoke coming out of your oven. Should I call the firefighters?" He asked about to get out his phone. Before he could do that, Marinette spoke. "What no. There's no need for that because..." She began. "That isn't smoke. Its steam. Steam from the steamed clams were having. MMM." She said while rubbing her stomach. "Steamed clams." Adrien understood. He went back into his seat, and couldn't wait to eat the seafood she made for him. As soon as he left the room, Marinette let out a sigh of relief, and then jumped out of the window and went to buy food from Mcdonald's. While Marinette was gone, Adrien filled both his and his friends drinks with soda and a few moments later, Marinette arrived with a silver platter which had four cheeseburgers and four helpings of french fries. "Adrien I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers." She spoke excitingly. "Huh?" Adrien asked confused. "I thought we were having steamed clams?" "No, no. I said 'steamed hams'. " explained Marinette, "That's what I call hamburgers." "You call hamburgers 'steamed hams'?" Wondered Adrien. "Yes." Nodded Marinette, "it's a regional dialect." Adrien, still curious, asked, "Uh huh. What region?" "Uh, right here in France." She answered. Adrien didn't feel like she was being honest with him. So he said. "Really? Well were both from Paris and I've never heard anyone use the phrase 'steamed hams'." Thinking fast, Marinette replied, "Oh not in Paris no, its a Bordeaux expression." "I see." said Adrien understandingly. They both began to eat the "steamed hams", while also drinking a bit of soda. But then, Adrien felt like he had these burgers before. "You know," He began, lifting the bun of his hamburger, "These hamburgers are quite similar to the one's they have a Mcdonald's." Marinette, who thought that he was joking, laughed and then answered, "No. Patented Dupain-Cheng burgers, old family recipe." "For 'steamed hams'?" He asked. "Yes." She said, hoping that would be enough to fool him. However, Adrien still didn't think Marinette wasn't telling him the truth. "Right, and you call them 'steamed hams' despite the fact they're obviously grilled." He said while showing the grill marks on his patty. Marinette tried to explain herself, but, she couldn't think of another lie. "Ye... You know, the... One thing you should..." Getting out of her seat, She turned to the kitchen, "Excuse me for one second." "Of course." said Adrien, while Marinette left the dinning room. A while later, she came out yawning while he was still eating, "Well that was wonderful. Good time had my all. I pooped." Adrien, while checking the time on his phone, slowly got out of his seat and said, "Yes I should be..." He then looked at the blazing kitchen, "Good lord! What is happening in there?" Marinette, quickly trying to come up with something said, "Aurora Borealis." "Uh, Aurora Borealis?" He asked. He felt like he was being messed with. "At this time of year? At this time of day? At this part of the country? Localized entirely in your kitchen?" "Yes." Marinette said as confidently as she could. Adrien, who has never seen Aurora Borealis in his life, asked, "My I see it?" It didn't take long for Marinette to realize that she couldn't keep up this shenanigan even longer, answered, "No." They both went outside of the bakery, but then stopped when they both heard a voice coming out from the building. "Marinette! The house is on fire!" yelled Marinette's mother. She then replied, "No mom its just the northern lights." "Well, Marinette, you are an odd fellow, but I must say..." He smilied. "You steam a good ham." As Adrien began to leave, he turned again to hear Marinette's mothers yelling, "Help!", but, Marinette gave him a thumbs up and then went back to his limo and left. Marinette then headed on back inside, just as a fire truck came to her house. The End.

Hello! Thought I'd drop my most recent story here, if anyone is interested!
Summary: Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste are the unsuspecting stars of The Adrien and Marinette Show, a reality television program filmed 24/7 through thousands of hidden cameras and broadcast to a worldwide audience. Unbeknownst to them, the Paris they call home is actually an elaborate set, constructed under a dome and populated with thousands of actors and crew members.
Thomas Astruc, the show’s creator and executive producer, seeks to capture their authentic, unscripted emotions as they grow up. But a lie can only be maintained for so long, and as their world begins to unravel around them, Marinette and Adrien realise that all is not what it seems.
A Truman Show AU.
Rating: Teen and Up
Link: AO3
There are currently 6 chapters posted and I'm updating every 1-2 weeks :)

Okay... this took me longer to work on than expected, but I think it's somewhat satisfying. So, going off of some suggestions I have gotten from some people, I'm working a functioning (I hope) timeline into the story. Thanks to u/Writer_Man for the idea. Season 1 will take place in the first two months of the school year (September-October), Season 2 the next two months and so on and so forth. I also forgot to mention that in my reworked version of Timebreaker and Pharaoh, Alix is turning 14 to coincide with the kids being 13-14, and the textbook Alya picks up in Pharaoh is a 9th grade history book, again based on the kids being 13-14 and to make my other rewrites make sense (I looked this up, technically French Collège is closer to middle school, and the kids are in their last year of Collège being 13-14, so... Francois Dupont Junior High?)
Either way, without further ado, here's my rewritten Season 2, taking place over November and December.

1. The Collector: The only big changes I can think of for this are Marinette being just a little more scared that Adrien could be Hawk Moth, spiraling into “What if he says he loves me only to use me as a human shield when I figure out who he really is?! What if he uses me to get Cat Noir’s Miraculous?!” Again, giving more hints that she suffered a traumatic experience with someone she thought she loved. The other big change is that Gabriel reminds Marinette after she returns the book that her internship begins on the upcoming Monday.
   
2. Prime Queen: Only changes are some of the angles of the photos taken – the Dark Cupid photo is taken from a further distance than in canon, for example – and Alya apologizing to Nadja for shilling the Ladyblog live on air (IDK why this of all things, but hey, it always kinda rubbed me the wrong way).
   
3. Glaciator: Ladybug makes it a bit clearer that she most likely won’t be able to make Cat Noir’s little evening picnic, but she does say that if her evening plans don’t work out as planned, she might swing by for some dessert. Later, when Plagg tries to dissuade Adrien from the picnic plan, Adrien replies “She didn’t say no, and besides, she also said her evening plans might not work out, so I think she could use some cheering up.” Plagg obviously bemoans it. Fast-forward to the Andre scene, when Marinette’s ice cream gets knocked over and Marinette doubts Andre’s magic, Andre says “Everyone has love in their hearts, and sometimes I’ve got the key.” Marinette still doubts it, but when she notices her friends’ downcast expressions, she immediately realizes she effed up and, embarrassed, runs home, forgetting what she said to Cat Noir… who still does the candle thing, but just sighs dejectedly. “After all, expect disappointment, never be disappointed.” (He’s still disappointed.) The rest of the episode plays out as normal, except during the fight with Glaciator, Cat Noir isn’t bitter with Ladybug, just asking her how her night was and if she was doing better than he was. Ladybug says no, and that she’s sorry about not making it, but she needed some time to process things, something Cat Noir understands. Rest of the fight plays out as normal (LB offers the couple plans, CN rejects at first, saying “You didn’t like when I offered this to stop Prime Queen, but because you’re doing it, it’s alright?” LB realizes the date was a genuine offer, and she apologizes for missing it and offers to make up at some point. CN, touched, apologizes for flipping out.), Glaciator’s de-akumatized. The ending scene plays out fairly the same, but this time CN says he understands, but if things don’t work out, he’s always there. Ending of episode remains the same.
   
4. Despair Bear: Okay… I’m not entirely sure about a Chloe redemption. On one hand, the lot of you seem to want it. On the other hand, I’ve got pretty interesting ideas that can only work with the current way Chloe is in canon. Decisions, decisions. Either way, for now, first change: Adrien makes it a lot clearer that if Chloe doesn’t shape up, he’s going to end his friendship with her, and he definitely takes notice of her behavior at the end, sighing and looking away, upset. I’m not sure about anything else, but if anyone can suggest anything, go ahead.
   
5. Troublemaker: Plays out pretty much the same, only big difference is that Marinette is extra worried about a fashion piece she’s working on as part of her Gabriel internship getting revealed before it’s ready to be revealed, but the pictures are still priority number one on the disaster list. After the ordeal, Marinette gets a call from Nathalie, who asks “why was your intern piece on TV?” (not in a confrontational way but concerned business way). Marinette explains the situation, Nathalie understands and says she’ll get things taken care of, and Adrien’s next photoshoot is in a week and the outfit needs to be ready by then.
   
6. Gigantitan: “Operation Secret Garden” is made to get the Gorilla away from the photoshoot long enough for Marinette – given dialogue by Alya – to ask Adrien if he’d like to go a movie and get ice cream with her at some point, since Marinette is already present at the shoot. When the pivotal moment comes for Marinette to ask Adrien out, Gigantitan is akumatized – and the scenes with Hawk Moth getting frustrated with a literal baby are not getting changed, fight me – and the episode plays out as normal… but Marinette loses the earpiece and has to improvise. She manages “Would you like to…” but Rose jumps out and is about to shout excitedly and the other girls pull her back, disorienting Marinette and making her flub her words. “with me go get creamed movie ice?” Adrien blinks but asks if she was just joking. Marinette manages to squeak out a “yes” through sheer mortal embarrassment. He laughs, then smiles at her. “You always have the best sense of humor, Marinette.” Adrien leaves, the Gorilla picks him up, the girls debrief, and the episode ends with Juleka saying “You’re really lucky, Marinette. He thinks your mess-ups are just jokes. Which is good. Guys like funny and talented people.” Gives Marinette a new angle to work with.
   
7. Riposte: Marinette’s reason to try out for fencing is not only to impress Adrien with a new talent, but to give herself a little more fighting practice for being Ladybug. The rest of the episode plays out normally, with big differences being D’Argencourt asking Marinette if she’s absolutely sure Adrien won the fight with Kagami, Kagami’s ring being silver (There will be NO sentimonster Kagami in my rewrite. She doesn’t need to be one, but Felix will still relate to her, albeit metaphorically. Felix and Adrien are more than enough), and Marinette’s ending talk with Tikki being less about Adrien thinking she’s a friend and more about how “he thinks I’m too weak.” “He didn’t say that.” “He said I get flustered easily.” “That’s not a bad thing. He also said he thinks you’re a very good friend, and my guess is that Adrien loves everything about his good friends.”
   
8. Befana: No big changes, Befana always struck me as an episode they got right. If anyone has any other suggestions, go ahead.
   
9. Frightningale: First big change is Gabriel vouching for Marinette to be Ladybug (“While I know I shouldn’t have too much influence in this, I can vouch for Marinette Dupain-Cheng. She’s currently an intern at the brand, and a very creative one at that. I trust she’ll add her own unique spin to things.”). This also contributes to the “Master Marinette” bit and gets a thumbs-up from Adrien, since he’s never seen his father speak so positively of someone. Second change is that when Adrien/Marinette ask their kwamis about people figuring out their secret identities, they reply – in their own way – that magic is involved, and they don’t need to worry. Of course, Marinette spirals (“What if the magic breaks when I put the mask on?! That’s like transforming in front of people, right?!”) and Adrien is still skeptical. Third: Andre looks a little more guilty when Chloe forces him to shut the thing down, and sighs in defeat when Chloe brings up her mother.
   
10. Gorizilla: Major change: When Gabriel goes to find Adrien, he tells Nathalie to “bring me the rings.” Later, when the Gorilla is out looking for Adrien, Gabriel contemplates “making this easier for me” while he’s holding his jewelry box (the same one he has in the Collector, when he put the Butterfly Miraculous away/got it out again) but senses the Gorilla’s mounting distress. “Perhaps this way. After all, it’s much more efficient to kill two birds with one stone.” The reason he doesn’t use the rings when he’s transformed is that… there’s no time to put it on. One of my biggest hate points about the sentimonster theory is how there was nothing before season 4. No foreshadowing, nothing. Just Gabriel being creepy. This changes that. My Gorizilla offers hints that something’s different about Adrien.
    
11. Robostus: I was going to suggest that Fu explain all of the effects of the wish, but he never really seemed to know much more beyond the balance of the universe, so no changes. Robostus was a pretty well done episode, IMO.
    
12. Sapotis: Emphasize that Alya’s intentions to find out Ladybug’s identity are about trying to convince her to help deal with bullying – specifically, to keep Chloe from going too far. Marinette tries to gently push her away from this (“I know you want to do the right thing, but if you find out her identity and got akumatized, Hawk Moth would know who Ladybug is, too. And we both know that would be really bad.”) Hawk Moth initially senses Alya’s anger, but chooses the twins’ sadness, since “the feeling of being denied something you’ve craved for the longest time is a feeling I can relate to most intimately.” The akuma fight plays out normally, with Ladybug – now aware of Cat Noir’s affection for her and no weird episodic format to limit us – showing just a touch of jealousy – and icked-out-ness and noticing that Nino might not like it – that her partner is flirting with her best friend and Alya’s playing along. The end plays out almost the same, only difference being Alya adding “We’d make a great team, clean up the streets of Paris, keep people safe from all kinds of bullies, and stop Hawk Moth faster.” Ladybug sighs and explains that “it’s not safe.” Alya relents eventually, giving back the Fox.
    
13. The Dark Owl: No big changes other than not animating Hawk Moth as a weirdly shiny rubber-faced eyeliner-addict shoe man. Dark Owl is one of my favorite season 2 episodes, and I think it works well as is. Maybe more mention is made about Marinette’s internship near the beginning (I’d love to, but Mr. Agreste is going to be teaching me about how to read public opinion about fashion!).
    
14. Syren: Adrien still threatens to quit being Cat Noir, but Plagg calls his bluff and Adrien admits he can’t. But he does break down. “in tears Why doesn’t she trust me?” “Adrien, she trusts you more than you realize. (sneakily referencing the fact he knows who Ladybug is)” “Does she? Then why isn’t she telling me things? Like where she met Rena Rouge, or even how she got the other Miraculous? We’re supposed to be partners, right? Partners don’t keep secrets like this from each other.” Plagg sighs. “There are some things she’s been told not to tell you. Ladybug isn’t the end-all be-all authority. In fact, the end-all be-all authority is right behind you.” Adrien whirls around, revealing Fu kindly smiling. “I understand how you feel, Cat Noir. I once asked those same questions long ago. But that’s a story for another day.” The rest of the episode plays out as it does normally.
    
15. Zombizou: First change: Ms. Bustier is a little less forgiving of Chloe (“I could understand forgetting a birthday, Chloe, but this is going too far. I’m going to speak with your father about this.”) and asks Marinette if she could come outside to talk, which this time is less “There are worse people in Paris than Chloe” and more “I know she’s done terrible things to everyone, but she’ll only change if she wants to change. If we can get her to associate change with good things, she might get off her high horse and become better.” The akuma still shows up – drawn to Marinette’s anger with Chloe – and Ms. Bustier still gets akumatized. The rest of the episode plays out as normal, with big differences being how Chloe reacts taking the hit (“Get on with it. If you get kissed, we’re all doomed.”) and the end with Chloe and Ms. Bustier (“I know your mother’s absence hasn’t been the most positive effect on your life, but I’m still here if you want to talk or need some help.”). The rest ends as normal.
    
16. Captain Hardrock: Only big changes are that Luka is established as Juleka’s twin brother from the beginning, and Marinette blushes a little when Luka compliments her. When Luka leaves, Tikki pops out and asks her if she’s alright, to which Marinette replies “I th- think so.” Any other changes can be suggested.
    
17. Frozer: The first change is that Cat Noir casually asks her if she’s having any success in her love life (just a small talk kind of thing). Ladybug tenses up a little, stuttering “Oh… kind of… but not really… things are complicated right now. Someone else just entered the picture, and I-“ she gets cut off by her earrings. “Gotta run. Bug out!” Cat Noir smiles a little but is still dejected. Fast forward to the Adrigami scene and Marinette suggesting the Ice Queen Rink as a way to get closer to Kagami. The houseboat scene plays out nearly the same bar the argument – as in there isn’t an argument, the girls just start brainstorming more plans, but Marinette, feeling tired of it, goes over to Luka and, after he helps her feel better, asks if he's available. The four head to the rink, where Andre is trying to convince Phillipe to sign it over (and inadvertently drops the bomb that Chloe’s mother is returning soon and he doesn’t want to deal with anything she says), which keeps going on in the background during the shippy moments. The rest of the scene plays out normally. The akuma fight starts off not with Cat Noir being cold about their last talk, but Ladybug feeling the pressure of romantic lives and how it throws her off her game. Cat Noir again offers to be a backup “in case your other plans don’t work out,” but Ladybug skates off to start her – loosely created - plan. Phillipe is deakumatized the same way, and Adrien offers a selfie to boost notice for the rink. The episode ends with Kagami making her move on Adrien – who is a little confused and says, “I guess I’d like that, but I need some time to think about it.” Marinette sees this and is initially overwhelmed with sadness, but Luka offers her some comfort and asks if she’d like to do this all again. Marinette, blushing, stammers, “Uh… s- sure! I mean, we could get everyone involved, but sure!” Luka smiles and offers to take Marinette back home, but she declines, saying she needs to be walking more anyhow. Tikki and Marinette talk about the romantic stuff, with Tikki offering “Just because your first relationship isn’t with Adrien doesn’t mean you’ll never get to be in a relationship with him.” Developing the side ships earlier on gives us more time to work with them in Season 3 and make it not seem like they just had “one episode.”
    
18. Style Queen (Queen’s Battle Part One): The fashion show is going to be Adrien showing off some of Marinette’s designs that Gabriel polished up, along with the pigeon feather derby hat. Audrey and Andre’s relationship is shown to be a little rockier than in canon, with Andre walking on eggshells around his wife and Audrey tearing into him when she gets the chance to. Marinette still drops the hat and Audrey still notices it, noting that “this isn’t a Gabriel piece” and Marinette tries to brush it off as “I’m delivering it,” which Chloe denies and say “the baker girl” made it. Audrey merely raises an eyebrow and says “what’s with these kinds of people and their fashion? The second time…”. Chloe makes it clear that Ladybug needs to save Adrien “and me! My mom’s gone nuts!” When Marinette goes to Fu’s and properly meets Plagg, he doesn’t say “Cat Noir lost his Miraculous” just “Cat Noir got into a bad spot, so you’ll have to do this alone.” Marinette suggests she’s going to get Alya to use the Bee Miraculous, to which Fu replies “Relying on a single pot for tea and noodles muddies the quality of both,” or something along those lines. Final change is that Audrey mentions “they’ll have to extend the show another day! The longer I have to stay in Paris… I promised Robert I’d be back soon.”
    
19. Queen Wasp (Queen’s Battle Part Two): First change: When Audrey asks about Marinette’s hat, Gabriel also mentions – as is with this rewrite – that Marinette won the hat contest and her work was so exemplary, he offered her an internship. The entire outfit Adrien was modelling was one Marinette designed and Gabriel produced. This extends to Audrey commenting about the similarities between Marinette and Gabriel. “Raw talent in odd places, refined to near perfection… you have the chance to become the next big brand, dear.” This, of course, enrages Chloe, who transforms with the Bee Miraculous, outing herself as Queen Bee. Next big change, carrying over from Style Queen, Ladybug lays into Cat Noir, saying “I only lost the Bee Miraculous because I had to get it, because you left me to fight Style Queen alone!” to which our kitty replies “It’s not my fault for getting blasted!” They don’t discuss things further because Chloe’s getting away. Third change: Miraculouses aren’t indestructible (I know they aren't, but fixing dub issues is a part of this), but if something other than a kwami enters it like an akuma or amok, Cataclysm must be used to release it unless the wielder of the Butterfly/Peacock powers releases it themselves. Fourth change: Chloe is a little more reluctant to give the Bee Miraculous back, only relenting when Ladybug says, “You don’t need your mother’s approval.” Even then, she only quietly apologizes. Fifth change: When Audrey says she’s staying in Paris longer, she also mentions “Robert can deal with his loneliness.”
    
20. Reverser: No big changes here. Reverser is another episode I really like, so it can stay. Of course, I’m quite open to suggestions.
    
21. Anansi: No big changes here, either. If anything, I could say that maybe Marinette starts to realize that she can’t just rely on Alya to be her sole superhero backup, just like in Style Queen. IDK, Anansi is just one of those episodes that I don’t have enough feelings for either way to suggest changes to the plot. Maybe during the Ferris wheel ride, Marinette suggests talking to Adrien’s father to help Adrien come with them, but Adrien gently dissuades her, saying something like “My father doesn’t like being told what to do, not by anybody. I don’t want you to risk your internship with him because of me,” based on what his reaction was in Bubbler. Again, IDK.
    
22. Malediktator: First change: I honestly don’t know what authority Andre has to officiate a wedding, so I’m not sure it should be changed, but if it has to be, it can be changed to a key to the city ceremony. Same effect (Chloe and Audrey booting everyone out to rant) is achieved. Second change: Andre and Audrey have an extended argument over leaving rather than Andre trying to appease them, only faltering when Chloe interjects, now thoroughly annoyed (“You’re completely useless! Both of you! Come on, Mom, I want to photobomb my former classmates before we get to the airport!”). Third change: When Marinette and Adrien are talking about Chloe leaving and Marinette says Chloe’s useless, Adrien sighs and says “Chloe was one of only two friends I had growing up, and the other was my cousin. I don’t think that’s useless at all. She left angry, which will hurt her later.” Marinette is appropriately ashamed. Fourth change: Alya’s a little less understanding of Marinette’s reaction to Adrien’s words. “Chloe bullied you for four years, and just because Adrien’s upset about her leaving, you start wondering if there’s more to her than being bratty? Uh-uh, girl. This can only go up from here.” The conversation is interrupted by Malediktator attacking. Fifth change: Malediktator convinces Hawk Moth “keeping Cat Noir under my control makes him a more valuable weapon.” This works. Sixth change: Ladybug makes it a little clearer that Chloe is supposed to do good with her new purpose in life, but Chloe just barely seems to acknowledge that part, keeping her interest on the Bee Miraculous. Seventh change: Fu shows a little more skepticism when Marinette decides to trust Chloe (“That’s very noble of you, Marinette. But it will serve you to remember that not every bulb blooms into a rose.”) Another thing this rewrite’s about is giving Fu some more moments/nuggets of wisdom. Eighth change: Chloe tells Butler Jean that he doesn’t need to clean up her little hideout… but she doesn’t clean it up herself. Last change: Alya is still quite skeptical of Chloe changing.
    
23. Sandboy: No big changes, other than one of Fu’s ghosts having Su-Han’s voice and calling him "whiny chicken legs", which scares him really badly, and Sass saying “We’re missing the Peacock, too. Let’s just hope Duusu isn’t in Hawk Moth’s hands.” I always thought the near indifference to another missing kwami was a bit disconcerting, so... changed!
    
24. Catalyst (Heroes’ Day Part One): First change: Lila’s lie isn’t that she met all the international leaders, but she’s been convincing Prince Ali to convince other leaders to reduce pollution. Another thing to keep Lila’s lies in somewhat believable territory while still not changing her core character. Alix doesn’t get akumatized into Timebreaker, since Timebreaker didn’t show up in Mayura. No other big changes, unless someone else has an idea.
    
25. Mayura (Heroes’ Day Part Two): Luka is also at the picnic, smiling reassuringly during the Adrienette cheek kiss. IDK if Kagami would be there or not, but considering her mom… No big changes, unless anyone has ideas.
    
26. Santa Claws: Hoo boy. Fair warning, my knowledge of the episode is fairly secondhand, so excuse me if I get something wrong. First change: Make the songs better. Second change: Give Gabriel some visibly grieving moments, beyond his usual stoic self. He has a picture of Emilie in the Butterfly Miraculous, so have him caress it or something like that. When Adrien goes missing, he panics more than he usually does and briefly considers akumatizing himself to find Adrien faster. Third change: Audrey Bourgeois is present. Other than that, IDK. I haven’t actually seen the episode, so… can’t exactly make good changes.
    
27. Shanghai Special: First change: The entire Dupain-Cheng (bar Gina and Rolland) family is going to Shanghai this time. Christmas is over and every other business is taking some time off to enjoy the last few days before the New Year, so Tom and Sabine figured it was the best time to take Marinette to go visit her uncle and learn more about her roots… something Marinette seems extra excited about, considering she just learned that Adrien is also in Shanghai for a once-in-a-blue-moon opening of a Gabriel store and fashion show, something Gabriel offered her an invitation for, which is another reason that they’re going. Second change: Sabine has taught Marinette a little Mandarin on the plane ride – not enough to hold a conversation, but just as a way to pass the time – so she can understand some of the street signs and stuff. Third change: the Prodigious is much more outwardly dangerous. Trying to transform into an animal representing a value you don’t/can’t embody results in a painful magic shock that can severely debilitate you (as Fei learns when she tries to transform into dragon form and nearly gets squashed by King Cash, which also scares her into thinking she can't turn into a dragon, making her transformation to save Marinette all the more powerful), but if the renlings/Mei Shi judges you as unworthy of all of the values, your entire being gets purged of all the negative qualities, effectively rendering you an empty husk (as Nooroo warns, but luckily for Gabriel, he doesn’t put it on yet). Fourth change: When Marinette goes missing, Tom and Sabine use the location sharing app on hetheir phone(s) to track her down, but of course that ends poorly. Other than that, no changes. I liked the Shanghai special a lot (more than NY, honestly).
    

And that's it for Season 2! It may be a little while before I get onto Season 3, so feel free to offer suggestions for Season 3's stuff as well as more ideas for Season 2. I will admit I'm not great with shippy moments, so ideas for Lukanette/Adrigami development/dates(?) throughout Season 3 would be very helpful! I can't guarantee every idea will be added, since Season 3 is where I'm adding a new character(s) to the mix, but go right ahead and offer them up!

For the past three months, I’ve been writing a special story, correlating a fanmade crossover between The Spectacular Spider-Man and Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. I decided I might as well write my very own crossover fanfiction between my two favorite animated superhero shows. I might not be finished, but I’d be happy to share a synopsis.
Peter is having some pretty bad luck after he dumped Liz and “killed” the Green Goblin. Liz is giving Parker the silent treatment, Flash is letting him have it for ending it with his ex, and Gwen has to continue being Harry’s girlfriend to console him after the “death” of his father, Norman Osborn. Thankfully, Peter’s luck turns around when his teacher offers him an application for the Midtown Student Exchange Program, in which he’d be studying abroad in the City of Paris for the rest of the quarter. After a conscious decision, Peter decides to sign up for the program and spend three months in a foreign country. So Spider-Man informs Captain Stacy the news and trusts him to lead the police force to defend New York from any supervillains that haven’t been caught and brought back to justice. Peter makes it to Paris, and attends Collège Françoise Dupont, where he instantly makes friends with the students in Miss Bustier’s class, including Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste. Mary Jane Watson also travels to Paris with Peter to pursue her dream in acting on a big stage. Peter just so happens to arrive in Paris just before the week of attending the upcoming Midnight in Paris Spring Dance, only problem is MJ’s preoccupied with rehearsals, so he’ll need to find a different dance date to go with. Things are easy for Marinette either, as she is trying to work up the courage to ask Adrien to the dance. Later on his walk home, Parker witnesses a robbery unfolding, so he changes into his Spider Suit to fight crime. Spider-Man single-handedly takes all three of them down, but has a run-in with Ladybug and Cat Noir, who attack the Web-Head, assuming he’s a Sentimomster or Akumatized Villain sent by their archenemy, Hawk Moth. Luckily, before his identity is revealed to them, the Human-Spider manages to emerge victorious from this scuffle and web up his two opponents. After sorting out that little misunderstanding, the three heroes become friends after getting to know one another (But not enough to reveal their secret identities). Spider-Man decides to help Ladybug and Chat Noir fight off Akumas and defend Paris while he’s studying in the city as Peter Parker. Spidey also takes the time to show the two how great power comes with great responsibility. Little does Spidey know that one of his enemies back home happens to be staying in Paris with him, later hoping to destroy him, and that lucky villain is Venom, who is collaborating with Hawk Moth to help each other kill Spider-Man and claim Ladybug and Cat Noir’s Miraculous. Don’t worry, those two won’t succeed, we all know that. We also know that Spidey can’t leave Midtown for too long, but luckily, the exchange program gets cancelled, and Peter gets to fly on his plane back home, while holding onto the spectaculamiraculous memories he shared with his two new foreign friends.
Anyway, that’s the concept of my fanfic. I’ll be done pretty soon; right now I’m just about to arrive into climax town.

For the past three months, I’ve been writing a special story, correlating a fanmade crossover between The Spectacular Spider-Man and Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. I decided I might as well write my very own crossover fanfiction between my two favorite animated superhero shows. I might not be finished, but I’d be happy to share a synopsis.
Peter is having some pretty bad luck after he dumped Liz and “killed” the Green Goblin. Liz is giving Parker the silent treatment, Flash is letting him have it for ending it with his ex, and Gwen has to continue being Harry’s girlfriend to console him after the “death” of his father, Norman Osborn. Thankfully, Peter’s luck turns around when his teacher offers him an application for the Midtown Student Exchange Program, in which he’d be studying abroad in the City of Paris for the rest of the quarter. After a conscious decision, Peter decides to sign up for the program and spend three months in a foreign country. So Spider-Man informs Captain Stacy the news and trusts him to lead the police force to defend New York from any supervillains that haven’t been caught and brought back to justice. Peter makes it to Paris, and attends Collège Françoise Dupont, where he instantly makes friends with the students in Miss Bustier’s class, including Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste. Mary Jane Watson also travels to Paris with Peter to pursue her dream in acting on a big stage. Peter just so happens to arrive in Paris just before the week of attending the upcoming Midnight in Paris Spring Dance, only problem is MJ’s preoccupied with rehearsals, so he’ll need to find a different dance date to go with. Things aren’t easy for Marinette either, as she is trying to work up the courage to ask Adrien to the dance. Later on his walk home, Parker witnesses a robbery unfolding, so he changes into his Spider Suit to fight crime. Spider-Man single-handedly takes all three of them down, but has a run-in with Ladybug and Cat Noir, who attack the Web-Head, assuming he’s a Sentimomster or Akumatized Villain sent by their archenemy, Hawk Moth. Luckily, before his identity is revealed to them, the Human-Spider manages to emerge victorious from this scuffle and web up his two opponents. After sorting out that little misunderstanding, the three heroes become friends after getting to know one another (But not enough to reveal their secret identities). Spider-Man decides to help Ladybug and Chat Noir fight off Akumas and defend Paris while he’s studying in the city as Peter Parker. Spidey also takes the time to show the two how great power comes with great responsibility. Little does Spidey know that one of his enemies back home happens to be staying in Paris with him, later hoping to destroy him, and that lucky villain is Venom, who is collaborating with Hawk Moth to help each other kill Spider-Man and claim Ladybug and Cat Noir’s Miraculous. Don’t worry, those two won’t succeed, we all know that. We also know that Spidey can’t leave Midtown for too long, but luckily, the exchange program gets cancelled, and Peter gets to fly on his plane back home, while holding onto the spectaculamiraculous memories he shared with his two new foreign friends.
Anyway, that’s the concept of my fanfic. I’ll be done pretty soon; right now I’m just about to arrive into climax town.

The scripts underneath, are from the script leaks, so they might not be accurate.
HOAXER- Revelation! You want to know why Marinette Dupain Cheng is always absent and doesn't fulfill her duties as class representative?
She projects a video of Marinette locking herself in the toilet and opening her jacket slightly. On her chest is the Butterfly brooch. Nooroo comes out of the inside pocket of her jacket.
MARINETTE (IN ALLIANCE)- Another perfect opportunity to akumatize that stupid Lila! Nooroo, dark wings rise!
Marinette transforms into... Monarch!
HOAXER- Because Monarch... is really her! Save Paris, my followers!
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HOAXER- Revelation! Ladybug and Cat Noir come from the planet Saturn, and fart bubbles that destroy the ozone layer! They're hiding on a roof near City Hall! Save the planet, my followers! Catch Ladybug and Cat Noir! And bring me back their Miraculous!
CROWD- Save the Earth! / Catch Ladybug and Cat Noir! / But cover your noses first!
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HOAXER- Revelation! Gabriel Agreste is an alien who hid his flying saucer under the pyramid of the Louvre. He must have other secrets hidden inside his house! Without ever letting him see you, you will use your smartphone — NOT your Alliance — to deliver them to me! And then you will erase any trace of that transmission. Save the world, dear follower! Reveal Gabriel Agreste’s secrets to me!