Profeshonal Artist

Like— a child, a fireman and a pregnant lady, if any of the heroes were to attack any of those three, they’d seem like the bad guys, especially because in her disguises, she doesn’t have any other power. The heroes would be attacking defenseless civilians.

I also love how they handled Alya confronting Marinette. I didn’t feel bad for Marinette at all during the episode, when I have in earlier ones. Alya got to call her out, call her actions manipulative, and kept pushing for the truth! I loved how the consequences didn’t seem rushed, or downplayed at all, like I was worried the show might do.

Though I must point out two silly things:

1. Why were the firemen just… chilling in their full uniform? Do they go get lunch like that? Do they sleep like that?

2. When Ryuko was watching as the kid left the candy, and she had to pick which to watch, all I could think of was, “isn’t this why they brought Multimouse along?” Also with the corridors and chase scene, why wouldn’t she just multiply to watch every corner?

I feel like instead of finding creative ways around certain powers, they just nerf/buff others. Oh, we need all this water to go away? Let’s give Kim the power to change it, even though that doesn’t really made sense. Oh, Zoey needs a villain arc? Let’s give her a new suit and power, even though it took Adrien(an actor) hours/days to figure out how to change. And let’s give her a new power. Oh, there are lots of heroes now? Let’s give the villain the power to disable their power. Because that’s totally reasonable with the powers we established the Butterfly to have.

Just imagine the MLB title song lmao

Miraculous Coccinella AU theme song!!!

Guess who remembered their love for this lil cringe ball?

BunnyBug Aglaé meets— Oh, oh wait, no. She’s running away. There she goes.

March 3rd AU for @nionom-art

Just a silly idea lol

Plus:

Fanart for @nionom-art!! It’s more AU AU

First is the Worst Outcome, second is after Adrien was Chat Noir for a day

Migreation

About a week after the concert where Adrien confessed his love to Marinette, Marinette was once more in Luka’s cabin.

“I know I’m probably just getting in my own head, but it was so strange! We both wanted to kiss, but at the last second, he pulled away! That’s weird, right?” Luka shrugs.

“Perhaps he didn’t want to upset Kagami again, she was with you, right?” He theorizes, Marinette nodding.

“That’s true.. she admited she still had feelings. She’d probably feel awful if we kissed right after that.” Marinette stands, and hugs Luka, leaving to go help with more set up.

“You know where to find me.”

As she stumbles up the stairs, she runs into Adrien, who was carrying a Keyboard. They get stuck between each other for a brief moment, before Marinette hurries away. Adrien sighs as he brings the Keyboard over to Luka.

“Hey… I think this key might be broken.”

“Is that the only thing you need?” Adrien smiles a little, following Luka to his cabin, and sitting on his bed.

“I think I’ve messed up things already. I thought I found my inner tune thanks to you, but recently, I’ve been feeling weird around Marinette. It feels… wrong.” Luka nods.

“You said you’ve only thought you liked Kagami in the past, this feeling of love is new to you, and you need time to get used to that feeling.” Adrien smiles, standing and hugging Luka.

“You know where to find me.” Adrien then returns to the deck to help set up. Luka stands as well, about to join them, when his window pops open, and Jagged Stone appears. Luka once again quells his insecurities, and his father jumps back through the window after Luka once more says “you know where to find me”.

As he shuts the window, he hears his father’s name being shouted, and opens the door to Penny, who looked as frazzled as always.

“Luka, I think one of your friends is going to kill Bob!” She yelps, Luka blinking at her owlishly.

“That’s… not what I was expecting.” He says, following her up the stairs to see Bob Roth on the catwalk to the Boathouse, with Aglaé being held back by Marinette and Rose on deck.

“I’ll have you sued!! This suit costs more than your life!” He snarls, Aglaé barring her teeth.

“It definitely costs more than your sorry life!!” She shouts back.

“Penny!! Where is Jagged, we’re leaving!”

“I was trying to find him! I thought he’d be—“

“Go jump in the river you tyrant!!” Aglaé screams, pulling against her friends and making Bob stumble back.

“Whatever! We’re looking somewhere else!” He yelps, Penny joining him, giving Aglaé a look of confusion and worry.

“What happened?” Luka asks, coming over to the scene. Marinette and Rose let go of Aglaé, who snarls at the back of Bob Roth.

“Just tossing out the trash.” She snarls, Rose shrugging.

“Miss Penny had come up here asking for Jagged Stone, so we directed her to you. Mr. Roth showed up a few minutes later, looking for her, and we were about to do the same, when Aglaé literally jumped on him!”

“She nearly tore through his suit.” Juleka adds in a whisper, Luka looking towards Aglaé, who was talking with her machine, Racecar.

“Aglaé? Do you want to talk in my cabin?” Aglaé looks over with surprise.

“Uh… sure, what do you need?” He motions her to the cabin, and Aglaé sits on his bed, her demeanor the same as it usually was.

“Why did you attack Bob Roth? He’s a big time album producer.” Aglaé rolls her eyes.

“He’s a Supreme Loyalist. There are so many Jagged songs where he just disses him.” She says in a huff. “Mo… Mylene would always say that Rose wanted ‘throw mud at Bob Roth’ written on her gr— I mean… on her… microphone...” She slowly trails off, wincing at her mistake.

“Strange. My father has a contract with him, I wonder why he’d hate him so much.” Aglaé shrugs.

“Plenty of reasons! He’s a snake, that’s what dad always says. He says ‘never sign anything without me, I know how to get invisible ink to show up’. I don’t really know how he does it.” Aglaé quotes, reminiscing. Luka nods, somewhat understanding.

“He tricks people with contracts then, right? Penny and my mom taught me a bit about them, since I wanna persue music.” Aglaé nods.

“I guess so.” Luka nods, pulling out his phone and typing something.

“I wonder why Rose would hate him, though. We probably won’t get big enough for him to even notice us.” Aglaé shrugs again as Luka scrolls his phone, putting it down to hear her answer.

“No idea.”

“We’ll watch out for him, okay?” Aglaé nods, and goes to leave, Luka grabbing her arm.

“Wait.”

“Hm?” She pulls away from his grasp, but doesn’t move.

“I…. I can’t stop thinking… what if Monarch finds out? About me knowing— about you knowing?” Aglaé scoffs.

“I know how to kill those pests.”

“I don’t.” Aglaé gives him a look of sympathy.

“You’re like… the most chill person I know, you’ve got a good grasp of your emotions. Besides, he can only really get into your head if you let him.” Luka nods, standing.

“You’re right. I can’t let fear of an unknown drive me.”

“See? In tune with your emotions.”

They go up to the deck, and freeze as they see Bob Roth talking with Rose and Juleka. Aglaé grits her teeth as Bob glances over at them. His face lights up as he sees Luka.

“There’s the man of the hour! The Lead Bandmate!” He gushes, Luka deepening his frown.

“Rose does the vocals, so technically she’s the Lead.” He states, Bob waving a hand.

“Whatever— I was just talking to your group, I want to sign a contract with you!” He smiles, Aglaé clenching her fists. Luka remains calm.

“Last time you tried that, it didn’t go well.” Bob frowns a little.

“Yes, well, I’ve changed! I want to do better by you all, so I’m offering a new contract! One that’ll make your band rich!” Juleka comes over after Luka gives her a look.

“I let him on just to hear him out.” She explains in a hushed voice, Luka nodding.

“Let me talk to the band.” Bob nods with a sweet smile as he joins his friends. He kept a hold of Aglaé’s hoodie sleeve.

“Well?”

“I think we should give it a try!”

“We could be famous!”

“It would help us get cooler instruments I guess..” Luka nods, turning to Bob.

“Alright.” Aglaé looks at him with shock, but he puts a hand up, stopping her from speaking. “We’ll need a Legal Guardian to look over the contracts.” Bob’s smile freezes, and he blinks a couple of times.

“…. You what?”

“I mean…. We’re all minors, under eighteen. French Law says we aren’t legally capable.” He explains with a shrug, “Should be fine, though, right?” Bob stutters, Aglaé smirking.

“Hey, Penny, could you call my dad for me?” Penny, who was staring wide eyed at the situation, nods swiftly.

Jagged comes onto the deck mere seconds later.

“What’s up? You need something from your cool dad?” Luka smiles, turning to Bob, who was sweating.

“Yeah, actually. I need you to look through a contract Bob Roth wants us to sign. He says it’ll be great for our band.” Jagged turns slowly towards Bob, who smiles weakly.

“Hand it over, then.” He says in a low voice, Bob stuttering even more.

“Y’know, let’s just forget about contracts! It’s just a hassle!” Jagged thinks, then nods.

“Y’know what, they are, aren’t they?” He snaps his fingers, and Penny hands him a piece of paper. “I quit.” He shoves his own contract into Bob’s chest, and Luka waves to his mom, who excitedly grabs him, throwing him off the ship one last time.

——

Aglaé Missteps

Aglaé had volunteered to clean the Art Room the Lila had trashed, because technically she had added to it. It was during lunch break, so she didn’t mind. Any reason to not have to be close to Lila she would take. It would’ve made sense for Lila to clean the mess up, but she had manipulated her way out of it, of course.

Aglaé walks into the room and sees Marc at a table, looking over the pieces that were covered in paint. Nathaniel was on the floor, scrubbing paint. She goes over to Marc.

“What’re you doing?”

“I’m just trying to see what I can salvage, I guess.” He shrugs, turning a giving her a hand. “I’m Marc, by the way.”

“Aglaé. Are these your class’ pieces?” She asks, Marc nodding.

“Yeah, unfortunately. But, they trust me to fix the projects any way I can.” He says.

“I see. Nathaniel would probably be helpful with color matching.” She says, going over to the closet and grabbing cleaning supplies. Nathaniel blushes at the praise, Marc lighting up.

“Yeah, he’s great! I’m so glad your cousin connected us, we’re even thinking of making a comic together!” He gushes, Nathaniel smiling at him.

“What’s it about?”

“I-It’s not much… just some concepts… but we want it to include knights.” Aglaé smiles to herself, mopping up her area.

“I remember that one.” She sighs, remembering when the two would dress up to reenact the story. She looks over to both of them staring. “I— I mean, Marinette told me that you were brainstorming ideas! She gave you some too, right?” Marc smiles and nods.

“She mainly gave us pointers on character design.”

—

The first day of school was definitely the most shocking to Aglaé, while the second was probably the most embarrassing.

It started right as school began, when Ms. Bustier started attendance.

“Aglaé?” Aglae immediately stands, her hands at her side stiffly.

“Accounted for!” She declares. She glances down at Marinette, who was looking at her with surprise and confusion. She immediately sits down, feeling other eyes on her.

“I’m guessing that’s not normal here?” She whispers with embarrassment, Marinette shaking her head and patting her back sympathetically as she pulls her hood over her head.

Later that same day, Aglaé gets another shock, catching a glimpse of Marinette’s notebook.

“Wow… these are so pretty.” She murmurs, flipping through the pages. Marinette smiles.

“I can show you the one I’m working on!” She offers, flipping to her latest design. “I just need to get the right fabric.” Aglaé looks at her with big eyes.

“You make these? Like… for fun?” Marinette stares at her, then nods slowly.

“Yeah, it’s a hobby of mine…”

“Wow… I didn’t know you could make those for fun.”

“Surely there are clothes stores in the future.” Marinette scoffs, Aglaé nodding.

“Yeah, but it’s all Agreste brand, white and boring. No personality, since it’s considered rebelling.” She waves a hand, Marinette giving her bug eyes.

“That’s… unnerving.”

As Aglaé and Marinette come towards the park, they see Mylene and Ivan already there, setting up to plant the community garden. Marinette calls out to them, waving, and Iven waves back. Beside her, Aglaé nearly jumps in her skin, stopping in her tracks. After a second, she inhales deeply and shakes her head.

“What was that about?” Marinette asks as they start walking again.

“I keep forgetting Ivan has his left arm now.” She admits, Marinette’s mouth hanging open.

“WHAT?”

——

Chloe

Aglaé watches with bewilderment as Chloe goes on a tyrade once more. She was furious that Adrien and Marinette had gotten closer.

“My daddy will hear about this!! You’ll be expelled, Mari-trash!” Aglaé gives Marinette a look of confusion.

“I didn’t know Damocles was Chloe’s dad.” She whispers.

“Chloe’s dad is the mayor.” She murmurs, hiding her head. Aglaé rolls her eyes, and stands abruptly. She was tired of Bustier’s mediocre attempts at calming the situation.

“Chloe, could you please just go sit down and be quiet?” She demands, making Chloe stop and glare towards her direction.

“Oh, Marinette’s little shadow. Do you want to be expelled too?!” She snarls, Aglaé scoffing.

“How exactly can you get us expelled?” She challenges, Chloe raising her phone.

“My daddy is the Mayor—!”

“So?” Chloe grows red in the face.

“He’ll force the principal! If that utterly ridiculous principal doesn’t, he’ll be expelled too!” She cackles. Aglaé stands up straighter, clearing her throat.

“That would be considered a misapplication of law on the basis of erroneous classification of facts.” She recites. Though Bustier was no longer the mayor in her time, she was an extraordinary teacher to her. Her lessons in the secrecy of the Rebellion were focused on the legal ways of breaking down power. Chloe just stares at her, the redness in her face was replaced with a baffled one.

“What did you just call me?!” She accuses, Aglaé rolling her eyes.

“It’s unlawful for the Mayor to dismiss a principal for no reason.” She repeats slower, Chloe’s mouth opening and closing like a fish.

“So… yeah. Good luck with expelling us for no reason. Also, good luck making a reason, since you’ve shouted to the whole class your intentions, anything you come up with would obviously be set up.” She glances around at the silent class, and sits down. “I’m sorry for speaking out of turn and disrupting the class, Ms. Bustier.”

“You’re…. Quite alright, Aglaé… Chloe, please sit down, I don’t want another outburst from you.” Chloe sputters, but finally sits down, grumbling to herself.

Later, during lunch, she had a group surrounding her.

“Are you serious about that law thing you said? It’s real?” Rose asks, Aglaé nodding.

“Do you know a lot about Law? Who taught you?” Max asks.

“Er… I know some stuff. Mostly rights concerning civilians, and how to legally protect yourself.”

“Why do you need to know that sorta stuff? We’re in middle school, we don’t gotta worry about that junk.” Kim scoffs, Aglaé rolling her eyes.

“Thinking like that and it’ll lead to people like Chloe pushing you around.” She points out, Kim shrugging.

“I still think it’s a silly thing to worry about.” Aglaé catches Lila and Chloe talking in a far corner, and her stomach drops as she sees Lila turn, coming straight to them. She focuses back on the group.

“That’s fair, most of the stuff I learn doesn’t actually affect us anyway, since we’re minors, but it’s fun to learn about.” Lila joins the group next to Kim, no one taking notice except for Aglaé.

“What else can you tell us? Anything that would help against Chloe’s bullying?” Mylene asks, Aglaé turning her focus.

“Hm… I dunno…”

“If you’re having bullying problems, why not talk to an adult? Chloe’s never been sent to the office for such a thing before…” Lila points out, Mylene glancing away.

“Her father is the Mayor, there isn’t much we can do against her.” Ivan grumbles, crossing his arms.

“Eh, that’s not really true. The Mayor of Paris doesn’t do much on the civilian level.” Aglaé shrugs, the group once more latching onto her.

“What do you mean?”

“The Mayor is mainly responsible for management of the city, like its ordinances, and can only really send in suggestions to the Council of Paris.” She explains, “Mayors also appoint higher ups to their positions, like city officers and such, they make sure there are people representing all areas.”

“If the mayor appointed the principal, can’t he just.. unappoint him too? I mean… if he’s not handling the bullying, shouldn’t there be someone better in his place?” Lila interferes again. “But, honestly, it kinda sounds like you guys are being bullies to Chloe… ganging up and gossiping about her dad’s job.” The jab hit some people, who glance away, or start mumbling apologies.

“I’m just sharing the knowledge I know. If you don’t want to hear it, you’re free to leave. Curiosity on a subject isn’t harmful to anyone.” Aglaé stabs back, Lila frowning.

“You’re trying to exclude me just for voicing my opinion?” She whimpers, the group now looking between the two.

“I thought your tinnitus was healed, but I can repeat myself. I said you’re free to leave, I don’t care if you stay or go. We’re getting off topic— anything else you guys wanna know?” She brushes off Lila’s attempts for sympathy points, making her scowl.

“It’s awful strange how you know so much about protecting yourself with the law… are you in some sort of legal trouble? Why not let the adults worry about big politics… unless you don’t trust them for some reason.” She plants seed of doubt, Aglaé puffing out hot air.

“Asking if someone is in legal trouble is pretty intrusive and rude, don’t you think?” Lila immediately pulls out the tears.

“I’m just curious! You wanted us to ask questions! Why are you suddenly targeting me?” She whines, Kim patting her bad sympathetically.

“Lila’s really talkative when something interests her, she just wants to feel included.” He says, Aglaé huffing.

“If she didn’t want me to ‘target her’, maybe she shouldn’t be asking targeted questions. Y’know, like trying to make it seem like I’m a criminal or something?” She counters, “Also, pretty sure she can talk for herself.” The group had dwindled by now, either by boredom or to get food.

“I never said anything like that! You’re putting words in my mouth!” Lila cries.

“Like you did less than ten seconds ago? When you said I was excluding you?” She pushes.

“Aglaé, if you’d like, I’d love to talk to you more about Law. Markov voiced his interest, and it would be cool to add it to his knowledge.” Max intervenes, breaking the tension. Aglaé smiles warmly.

“Sure, I’d love to!” She smiles, leaving Lila and Kim to go sit with him instead. Lila clenches her fists and storms away.

——

Secrets

The heroes were in the middle of an Akuma attack. Ladybug had called Minotaurox, but even the four of them weren’t enough. The villain seemed to be appearing in places randomly, the heroes unable to keep up.

“Ughhh.” Aglaé groans, collapsing on a rooftop next to Minotaurox. “I wish Mylene was here.” Ladybug, from beside Minotaurox, immediately makes an X motion.

“Why?” He asks, Aglaé blinking owlishly.

“Er…. She’s good moral support?” Minotaurox nods with a smile.

“Definitely.”

That night, Marinette gives Aglaé another lecture on their secret identities.

“I thought they knew each other’s identities! They’re a couple, right?”

“Yes, but that doesn’t change anything!”

“Alya and Nino know each other’s identity.” She points out, Marinette sighing.

“That’s because Alya’s stubborn.” She grits out, Aglaé falling back in her chair and crossing her arms.

“Nath and Marc knew each other too, you sure make a lot of exceptions.” Marinette goes quiet, staring at her with bug eyes. She glances over and grimaces.

“Ohhhh… has that not happened yet?” She picks her jaw up off the floor.

“Who else knows each other’s identity?!” Aglaé avoids her gaze.

“Y’know, that fight wore me out, I should really get to bed.” She says quickly, gettingsa up and rushing to the steps.

“Aglaé!”

——

Chloe 2 electric boogaloo

Chloe, right after class, slams a hand on Aglae’s desk before she could leave.

“Nu uh, Mari-Shadow. You aren’t leaving yet.” Aglae looks up at her with a glare for a split second, before dropping her face to a slightly scared look.

“Do you need something? Marinette’s Class Rep, she’d be bet—“

“You humiliated me yesterday, so today, you’re going to pay!” She snarls. “Or I’ll get my daddy to shut down that ridiculous bakery for health problems!” She threatens. Sabrina was keeping Ms. Bustier busy, and Marinette was talking with Adrien outside. They were alone.

“P—Please don’t! I’ll do anything!” She begs, Chloe smirking as Aglaé grabs her water bottle.

“Good! I want you to start doing my History homework. Since Sabrina isn’t great at it, and you like Law so much!” She cackles, Aglaé nodding, unscrewing the lid of her water bottle ever so slowly.

“A—Alright… just please don’t hurt the bakery..” Chloe smirks triumphantly, and steps back, crossing her arms with a smirk.

“Good. SABRINA, we’re leav—“ Aglaé drenches herself from the top of her head with water, dropping the bottle on the ground in front of Chloe right as the door handle turns. Chloe’s eyes widen with confusion right as Ms. Bustier walks in. Aglaé cries out, trying to dry herself.

“Chloe! What did you do?!” She accuses, Chloe fumbling.

“I— Wh— NOTHING!! This ridiculous girl just poured water on herself!” She shouts, Bustier helping Aglaé up.

“That is a poor lie, Chloe. Meet me in the principal’s office at once.”

“I’m not lying!!”

“Aglaé, dear, can you tell me what happened?” Aglaé coughs a sob, rubbing her eyes.

“I- I was gonna j-join Marinette outside, but Chloe said she needed something, so I stayed… she s-said she was gonna have the B-Bakery closed down, and then she grabbed my water b-bottle and… and now I’m all wet!” She sobs, Bustier glaring towards Chloe.

And I instantly had multiple ideas 😅 @nionom-art you wanted to read it, so here we are :3 You should check the comments too, there are lots of people with awesome ideas!

Art first!! The comments brought up a really good point with having the Dog Miraculous be utilized sooner, so I gave it to Alya! I couldn’t decide between the Goat and Rooster for Marinette, so you get both designs!

Now, for the writing I’ve done so far!

Adrien groans as Natalie comes in with yet another legal document, this time sent from Audrey, demanding that he visit her. Mastenette had just finished making pancakes— ones he actually enjoyed— and he had been looking forward to a day without any noise.

“Why can’t they just leave me alone.” He grumbles, stabbing a pancake with annoyance. Mastenette finishes drying her hands as she peaks to look at the request.

“It’s from Audrey this time?” Natalie nods, and Mastenette smiles. “I’ve actually needed to talk to her.” Adrien gives her a weird look.

“Why?” Mastenette sits down.

“With both Audrey and André being locked away for who knows how long, both Chloé and Zoé don’t have anywhere to go.” She explains, stealing a piece of strawberry.

“What’s that got to do with us?” He asks, putting his fork in between the rest of his strawberries and her, making her smile.

“I know for a fact that both girls turn out… not well with the role models they have currently. If it’s alright with you, I’d like to start steering them in the right direction.” Adrien’s face contorts through a series of emotions.

“So… you want them to be sent here?” Mastenette nods.

“I get that adding two more people would be a little crowded… but, you and Chloé were friends once. Maybe bringing her to a place that’s more accepting would help her be better.” She explains, Adrien thinking as he eats.

“Alright… but I doubt Chloé will like Zoé being near her. I doubt Zoé would like it either.” Mastenette chuckles and nods.

“That’s true. I know Sabrina has an empty room, she used to host foreign exchange students.” Adrien nods.

“Okay…. yeah, okay. If you think it’s what’s best, I’ll trust you.” Natalie steps in.

“It’s your home, Adrien. Nothing has to happen if you don’t want it to.” Mastenette immediately nods in agreement, but Adrien shakes his head.

“I want Chloé to be like she used to be.. back when we were friends. I want to help her.”

So, after forging a few documents, Mastenette accompanies Adrien to Audrey’s visit, acting as one of his Lawyers. Audrey scowls when she sees Adrien.

“May I ask why you called me here?” Adrien starts, Audrey scowling.

“I would like to know how you defied us and your father, and I demand that you clear my name immediately.” Adrien narrows his eyes.

“I won’t be clearing your name.” He replies, Audrey scowling more.

“You will, or I’ll drive your father’s company to the ground. You don’t mess with money, boy, not when you don’t know who’s behind it.” She snarls. Mastenette moves in.

“If you’re done threatening Mr. Agreste, we’d like to go over a few things as well.” Audrey’s eyes widen with slight confusion.

“How could you possibly want more from me?”

“It’s regarding your two daughters, and the custody of them.” Audrey sits up straighter. “With both you and your husband in jail, they would go to the next adult blood relative, which would be Noé. Though, records show that he hasn’t been sighted in the last few months. All other blood relatives we could track had no desire to house the two, which means they would be put through the Foster Program.” She explains, pulling out some relevant paperwork. “They wouldn’t have access to your company until they are eighteen, according to the paperwork you drafted. Their portion of the company would also be partially owned by their guardian. Which would change with your current situation.” Audrey grits her teeth.

“That’s old paperwork! Obviously I meant it to be partially owned by me!”

“Unfortunately, it only states as Guardian, and there are no updated records to dismiss these. But, we would like to propose a solution to you.” She narrows her eyes as Mastenette takes out another piece of paper.

“The Agreste estate would like to take over legal guardianship of both girls, as well as have you transfer your whole company over to them when they turn eighteen.” Audrey gasps, putting a hand to her chest.

“The audacity!! This is utterly ridiculous!!” Mastenette nods, but continues.

“The sentence for both of you would most likely be twenty-five to life, even with the lowest sentencing, both girls would be of age to have a portion of the company. If you were to transfer ownership, the business wouldn’t be tarnished by this situation, while staying in the Bourgeois family name.”

“Noé will be the only one I transfer ownership to.” She growls.

“And if he appears, you may do that. But, he has yet to appear, and the time you have to transfer the title before you are locked out is growing slimmer. If they keep access to the company, if you’re ever offered bail, that money could serve you well.” Audrey crosses her arms. “If the girls were to be put in the Foster Care system, they would either be under the guardianship of a stranger, who would then have access to your company, or the system would gain access when they turned eighteen, turning the funds into public accounts.” Audrey thinks while gritting her teeth.

“….. Very well. But, if Noé returns, my company title will go to him.”

“And the girls guardianship? Will he take over for that as well?” Audrey rolls her eyes.

“I highly doubt it. They’re only useful now for their portions, but once Noé is in charge of the company, he can write new documentation. Chloé is utterly pathetic and useless, she couldn’t even gain a leadership role at her school. Zoé is a sorry excuse for a daughter, letting others push her around. Neither are fit to be in the company.” Adrien clenches his fists, Mastenette putting a hand on his shoulder.

“So, if Noé returns, you’ll sign your company title over to him, but I’m in an understanding that if he doesn’t, the Agreste estate will continue to have guardianship over the girls?”

“Yes, fine. I need the money to get out of this dump as soon as I’m able.” She grumbles with a wave of her hand. Mastenette smiles sickly sweet at her.

“Alright, I’ll straighten things out with your lawyer. Good day.” Audrey’s eyes flash.

“Wait! I still want to know how you betrayed us, Adrien! Your father assured us you couldn’t.” Mastenette leads him towards the door before he could reply.

“That’s unfortunately all the time we have, Mrs. Bourgeois.” She says simply, closing the door behind her. Adrien takes in a shaken breath, clenching and unclenching his fists.

“That was… really scary..” He murmurs, Mastenette nodding. “Who’s Noé? What’s he got to do with her company?”

“I’m not entirely sure. From what I’ve gathered in my time, he was a senti-monster made after Audrey found both her daughters achievements to be subpar. He would have taken over the company under the ruling of Audrey and the Kingdom. But, when Supreme made her Wish, all senti-monsters made before the Wish disappeared.” Adrien gives her a weird look.

“But… I.. future me.. didn’t die.” Mastenette nods.

“Neither Adrien or I really know why. The Grimwar doesn’t seem to have answers either.” Adrien nods slowly.

“So… if Noé doesn’t disappear in this time, does that mean he’ll be coming for the company?”

“Most likely, yes, but I don’t care about her filthy money. I wanted confirmation that their custody would go to us, no matter the situation of the company.”

“Oh, I see.”

They head back to the house, Marinette running over and hugging him tightly.

“Are you okay?? Did she threaten you??”

“I’m okay, it all went fine. She tried to, but it’s fine.” He reassures her, turning to Mastenette. “If Noé was made to be part of The Kingdom, does that mean he’ll go after me?” Mastenette sighs, rubbing the back of her neck.

“Most likely, unfortunately. But, he’s the only active member currently. Plus, he’d be against a whole superhero force if he tried anything.” Adrien gives a confident nod.

“I wanna show you something, Adrien, I’ve been working on it all day now.” Marinette smiles, leading him outside. “We gotta go to my house. Uhh.. older me, you can join us too, if you want.” Mastenette nods.

“We’ve gotta come up with some sort of nickname.” She chuckles, following the two out.

“I’ve decided to let the Kwamis choose their holders, so they aren’t in one place, and so another Monarch situation doesn’t happen.” Marinette explains when they get to her room, handing each Kwami a box with their Miraculous.

“There are rules though. I’ve got to know the Holders identity, and the Kwamis are free to leave at any point.” Mastenette smiles.

“Wow, you dicphered that part already? It took me years.” In the section of the Grimwar labeled “Guardian” there was a section that laid out the spell a Guardian can use to enforce rules over a holder.

“Adrien helped a ton. Anyway, I wanted to ask if you wanted a Miraculous? I mean… I definitely trust myself more than anyone.” She chuckles, Mastenette smiling sadly.

“I don’t need one… Tikki was my Kwami, and I wouldn’t ever take her from you.” Marinette’s eyes widen.

“Y-You’re right, I’m so sorry! It must feel awful to see Tikki with me! I didn’t realize—“

“It’s alright, Mini! I’m the happiest I’ve been in decades, because I get to see Tikki thriving with a better version of myself.” She says with a smile, Marinette smiling a little too.

“I think you’re a far better version than I am.” She counters, turning back to the Kwamis and clapping her hands.

“Alright, you guys! Where would you like to go?” Some Kwamis immediately knew their holders, like Trixx with Alya, Roaar with Juleka, Stompp with Ivan, Longg with Kagami, and Sass with Luka. Others were hesitant to go to their past holders, unsure of their personalities outside of heroism, like Barkk towards Sabrina, Mullo towards Mylene, Orriko towards Marc, Xuppu with Kim, Wayzz towards Nino, Daizzi towards Rose or Kaalki towards Max. Duusuu, Nooroo and Ziggy didn’t have any ideas for their holders.

Well, Ziggy had two. She was hugging Aglaé’s head.

“I really like hanging out with you Aglaé, but Nathaniel is… oh, he’s so sweet and inspiring!” She gushes, conflicted. “Can’t I chose you both?!” Aglaé chuckles, cupping her in her hand.

“You can always visit me, you know where I am. You and Nathaniel are destined to be partners. You two are a team.” She smiles, butting foreheads with her. She nods, hugging her once more, and retrieving her box. Aglaé looks over to Nooroo, who just stared down at his jewelry.

“Hey.” She smiles softly, picking up the brooch. Nooroo looks up at her with big, shining eyes. “Will you allow me to be your holder?” Nooroo’s face breaks into a relieved smile, flying up to her and dancing around her head.

“I’d love that! I’d be honored to call you my holder!” He beams, Aglaé smiling just as bright.

Meanwhile, while the other Kwamis had gone to their holders— some to see how they act in reality, while others go to immediately reconnect— Pollen stayed at the desk, looking up at Marinette while trying to think of how to ask his question.

“Pollen? What’s up? Don’t you want to go to Zoé?” Pollen nods, but then shakes his head.

“Well, I um… I wanted to ask you for a favor, my Queen.” He asks meekly, Marinette putting her full attention on him.

“What’s up?”

“I…. would like Chloé to be my holder.” Marinette’s eyebrows shoot up, but he continues before she can say anything, “But— not give her access to my Miraculous! I would… I want to help her. She was so… so close to being a good person when she had me… I want her to succeed.” Marinette pulls back, leaning against her chair in thought.

“So… I’d keep your Miraculous here… but you’d be with Chloe? Would she still be your holder?” Pollen shakes his head.

“Someone else would be my holder, so Chloe would have no power over me.” Mastenette comes over, putting a hand on the chair.

“What if I was your holder, Pollen? I don’t have any need to go “hero mode”, which lets you be with Chloe.” She suggests, Marinette nodding slowly.

“Okay… alright… that way she doesn’t have any control over you… at any sign of trouble, you come right back, okay?” Marinette demands, Pollen nodding confidently and saluting.

“Thank you, my Queen!!”

In the next few weeks, the Kwamis who spied on their old holders settled in. Barkk wasn’t impressed with Sabrina’s past, or how she handled herself currently, instead finding Zoé, and taking a liking to her personality.

Xuppu was also very disappointed by how Kim presented himself, to the point he even warned Marinette that he could become a bully if unchecked. He decided to ask Oldrien, since he would be able to be closer to his bestie, Plagg. Oldrien accepted him, promising both Xuppu and Marinette that he’d take a more teachful/mentor role towards the younger heroes.

Mullo hadn’t ever questioned if Mylene was worthy of a Miraculous, they were mostly worried about themselves not being good enough for her. But, they gathered the courage to ask Mylene to be their holder once more, which she gladly accepted, missing her friend.

Wayzz felt the exact same way towards Nino, but also feared that his laid back demeanor would cause him to underperform. Though, after watching the care he has towards his friends and his hobbies, Wayzz reunited with him.

Daizzi had the most heartbreaking discovery when he tried to go back to Rose, only to find her fighting a battle with Cancer. He wanted so desperately to be there for her, to help her find escapism in her heroism, but he knew the risks. If she overextended her powers even a little, the magic would slingshot back towards her physical wellbeing. With a heavy heart, Daizzi tries to find a new holder just as perfect as Rose. He stumbles upon Mireille on accident, but instantly feels a bond.

Orriko was surprised to see how much Marc had changed. He had met a boy who was unconfident, somewhat shy, and unable to reach out. Now, he reunites with a boy so confident with himself, that he’s put his art out for the world to see, as well as put his identity out in the open as well. Orikko had come back to a phoenix that had risen from the ashes, and glowed brightly with love. Orikko didn’t hesitate to reconnect.

Kaalki, on the other hand, had left a boy confident in his abilities, and place in the world, and found a boy encased in a bubble of his own creation, too scared to even bump the walls of the enclosure, for fear of it breaking. She knew then that Max didn’t need her, and she didn’t want Max. The boy she knew had been buried in rubble, and it was up to him to climb out. Instead, surprising everyone, Kaalki found comfort in Alix. At first, Alix denied her request, wanting to keep Fluff. But, she realized she didn’t have to stay in the Burrow any longer, nor was there a need for the Rabbit Miraculous. So, she agreed to be Kaalki’s holder while keeping ahold of Fluff, promising to not use them together.

Then, there was Duusuu. At first, they were convinced they had to go back to Felix, because Felix saved them from Gabriel, but, after prodding from Marinette, it was revealed they didn’t want to go back to Felix.

“I don’t really want a holder.” Duusuu admits softly, wrapping themselves in a ball. “When I was being used while broken… everything was hazy… all I remember being passed around like a shared meal. Tossed from one soul to the next with little care for how using my power while broken affected me… Then, they turned around and blamed me for their pains. Gabriel hated me… He locked me in the dark for so long…. Until he had another person to use for his own gain… I thought when he fixed me, it would be better… but… it wasn’t…. I was barely even allowed to see Nooroo! Even when he wasn’t transformed he hated the sight of me— he’d keep me hidden and silent and… I can’t do that again!” Duusuu sobs. By now, Marinette was cradling them in her arms, trying to soothe them.

“You don’t have to. You don’t ever have to do what you don’t want to. You’ll never be trapped again.” She promises in a soft voice, rocking the small Kwami as they cried. “You can stay here, with Tikki and I, and with Aglaé and Nooroo. No one will wear your Miraculous, you can spend days eating unsold sweets late at night.” She jokes, Duusuu giggling between sniffles.

“You’re the greatest Guardian ever.” They whisper, Marinette petting their head.

Capuchin— the name Oldrien picked— smiles at the group, leaning on his staff as he does a headcount.

“Alright my Ape-prentices, welcome to heroes 101!” He quippes, Imago facepalming. Ryuko glances around, somewhat confused.

“Where is Argos?” She asks, Capuchin frowns.

“The Peacock did not want to have a holder.” Ryuko tenses her hands with nerves.

“But— Argos needs—“

“If you want to talk to the Guardian, you may.” Capuchin suggests, changing the subject, “Alright, everyone here knows the basics, five minute timer, one special power, heightened abilities. Are there questions about that?” Carapace raises his hand, Capuchin nodding towards him.

“Can we upgrade our powers like Ladybug and Chat? Ladybug makes these super epic charms now!” Capuchin nods.

“Great question! Yes, all of the Miraculous have levels of powers, but, there’s no definitive way to unlock them. You have to find your own way of unlocking your potential.” He explains, Carapace crossing his arms.

“Huh… guess I’ve got a mystery to uncover.”

“Most power doesn’t come until you’re more grown— for instance, I don’t have a timer for my Miraculous, because I’m an adult. There are certain exceptions to this. Imago doesn’t have a timer either. It has to do with your mental and physical limitations.” Rene shoots her hand up.

“That’s why LB and CN were hurt during the Monarch battle, right? They went past their limitations too early?” Capuchin nods with a bright smile.

“That’s correct! Their Miraculous reacted to their heightened mental state, and since their physical state hadn’t been prepared for that dramatic change, the magic slingshotted back into them negatively.” He explains.

“Are they okay?” Minotaurox asks, almost all the heroes were now worried or upset by the news.

“They’re perfectly fine! They didn’t use their powers for an extended period, so, only needed a few weeks of recovery. They’re training their bodies to handle their new limitations now.” The group gave a sigh of relief. Then, Lovebomb slowly raises her hand.

“It seems a lot of you have already had practice with your Miraculous… but uh.. this is my first time. Is there like… a training we have to go through?” Capuchin grins.

“Thanks for bringing that up! Yes, we’ve got some new faces! You guys probably want to practice your powers a bit, huh?” The four nod. “Remember, you can only use your power once, then you have to de-transform and give your Kwami their preferred food, which they should have mentioned.” After getting another nod, Capuchin dismisses the other heroes to either help around town, or go de-transform.

“Your weapons can also behave as transportation, like Ladybug’s yo-yo. Imago, your cane works as my staff does, it can extend or shrink on command.” Imago nods. “Dílú, you can create miniature portals that act as stepping stones. They don’t teleport you anywhere, but also don’t move, and you can only create one or two at a time.” Dílú nods confidently, going towards the edge of the roof and testing it out. It took a second to get the right image of power, but she quickly got the hang of it.

“Lovebomb, your tambourine can turn into a whip of a kind, and just like my staff, it can lengthen and shrink whenever you need it to.” She smiles and nods.

Chloé blinks at the room in front of her with slight amazement— only slight. It looked exactly like her old room.

“I tried to match your style, so you’d be more comfortable. It’s not as big as your hotel room, sorry.” Chloe rolls her eyes, walking into the room.

“There better still be room service like the hotel. I get Gabriel was a shut in and hated staff, but Adrien has his money now, he should buy people.”

“You can’t buy people, Chloe.” Mastenette informs, “There’s no room service, but you’re free to use the kitchen and any other room you need.” Chloe scoffs.

“Use the kitchen for what?”

“If you’re hungry or want to make something.” Mastenette shrugs, Chloe giving her a disgusted face.

“Ugh! I’ll just buy a personal servant myself!”

“If that’s what you prefer.” She shrugs, leaving her to her room. Chloé grumbles at the room around her, until her eyes land on a box. A box she knew well. Her heart leaps, and she sprints to the desk, opening it to be greeted by a yellow light, Pollen appearing.

“Hello, my princess!” He smiles, Chloe waving his away and picking up the box. It had no comb hairpiece.

“Where’s your Miraculous?!” She demands, Pollen frowning.

“It’s with the Guardian.”

“Then why are you here? You can’t even give me powers.”

“I’m here because I’m your friend, Chloé. I want to bond with you like we did before.” Chloe lets out a loud, frustrated, groan, flopping on her bed in defeat.

I wrote a whole third part before posting this WHOOPS

This is a compilation of events Aglaé experienced before she time traveled.

Craps out of Luck

What if Adrien took Alya’s bag?

He’s a salty kitty. Clocked Coccinella right away

What if Alya took her bag?