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Half siblings

Meta human Lila and Marinette

Band au PT.2

Different friend group au

Two faced

Risk salt

No plot armor

Not as complicated

First Impressions

Maribat, but not really Pt.2 Pt.3

The real reason

Hit with Reality

Journalism

No Redemption

The Truth

Miss Anonymous

No magic Fix It

Realizations

Fashion Competition

Rethinking Friendships

Gabriel's Plan Alt Ending

Bad Luck Overload

Not Enough Luck To Go Around Pt.2

Misunderstanding

Misplaced Blame

Rose And Juleka

Class President

Caught Stealing

Shanghai Aftermath

Known Identities

Rejection

Patience Pt.2

Good Lila AU

Adrien And Damian

Reborn As Lila

Please, Stay In Paris

Adrien And Juleka

Ruined Movie Night

Adrien And Bruce Pt.2

Marinette was pacing in her room, frantic at what she thought was her parents believing Lila and sending her away as punishment. Tikki tried calming her down and explaining that it wasn't a punishment, and more importantly, that she had to find a temporary holder. With her temporarily going to Gotham, she needed to find another holder to take over. She briefly thought about Marinette taking the horse miraculous with her so she could continue to be ladybug but seeing her freaking out over what she perceived as a punishment and her life falling apart, despite it not, she decided against it. Maybe this is what she needed. A break from being a hero and from the school that wrongfully expelled her. So, when night fell, she quietly slipped the earrings off her and flew away while wishing for her to have a good time while she's in Gotham. Once outside, tikki knew exactly who to go to, Alya Cesaire.

As soon as Bruce had gotten the call from Tom and Sabine asking for him to house their daughter, he wasted no time in informing the others of the arrangement. Alfred immediately started making arrangements for her and he informed the others about her situation. While only Duke and Damian lived in the manor, he still made sure the others knew since they often visited.

As soon as she arrived, she looked downright miserable. Damian felt sympathy for her. Sometimes he would get into altercations with other rich kids, but he was a Wayne, so, few were stupid enough to push their luck. The few who were, didn't really get anywhere. He imagines he would have been in the same place had he not had the Wayne name or his father.

Once Alfred led her to her room, they all decided to give her some space. She was clearly shaken from what happened and they wanted to give her time to adjust. After a couple of days, Marinette starts opening up about the situation and her history with Lila. Tom and Sabine never told Bruce what started the back and forth between the girls because they themselves also didn't know. All they know is that, months ago, Marinette had come home slightly annoyed about the new girl lying. When they asked, she had brushed them off saying that the situation was handled. Clearly, with her being falsely expelled, the situation was not handled.

From Marinette saying that Lila was a liar and her friends not believing her, they came to the conclusion that Lila would lie about Marinette to her friends, probably about Marinette bullying her, to ruin her friendships and reputation. However, after a couple more days and Marinette opening up more and going into detail, the version of events they had before changed. She went into detail about what Lila was lying about, and it basically amounted to nothing. No one said anything but they all thought the same thing. It was stupid to get upset over someone lying about their supposed lavish lifestyle and connections to celebrities. They've met people who lie about things like that and sure, it was a bit pathetic and annoying, but nothing to get upset over.

Her lying about her ailments would've been a more of a problem for her in the future than Marinette. She lied about her hearing so she could sit next to a boy she clearly liked and her wrist being hurt so Marinette's friends would get her lunch for her. Which isn't great but once it comes out that she lied, she would have to take extra steps in the future to get accommodations if she actually needed them. Honestly, it sounded like this whole thing could've been solved with Marinette calmly talking to her friends privately instead of yelling and insisting that Lila was lying without offering any explanation.

The more Marinette went on about the situation, the less sympathy they had for her. She was still a victim of course; she was framed and falsely expelled. But this entire situation could have been avoided if she just ignored the girl and privately told her friends about her lying. That's not even going over the fact that she just assumed that Lila was lying about her disability because she lied about her supposed connections. Yes, it would be a little difficult to trust her word but to completely write it off wasn't ok. Obviously, they know now that she was lying but Marinette didn't know that at the time. In general, it sounded like she picked a fight and then got surprised when Lila retaliated.

At school, Damian watched as his classmates start to lose interest as they also realize that the situation could have been avoided if she ignored Lila and properly communicated with her friends. Skylar, one of his friends, asked him if Marinette was really sent here as punishment. She asked this, not only out of curiosity, but because it's the main reason anyone is still interested in Marinette's story. They want to see where it goes, they want to see what happens next after her parents seemingly believed that their daughter was some sort of delinquent. Everyone wanted to know and since it was known that she lived Damain because her parents were friends with Bruce, he was the perfect person to ask.

Damian corrects her that, no, she wasn't sent here as punishment but as a sort of break. Tom and Sabine were pressing charges, and the school board was getting involved. The principle would likely be fired, and Lila would most likely be expelled with the entire incident going on her record. Skylar was then confused as to why Marinette would lie about why she was sent here before Damian shares that Marinette truly believes that her parents sent her here as punishment. He, along with the rest of his family, have observed her from the moment she arrived. Marinette is a very emotionally volatile person who jumps to conclusions a lot. Tom and Sabine were clear that they had told her why they were sending her away, but they were sure that she wasn't listening. When they asked about her friends, Marinette stated that they all texted her but that she didn't even want to look at them, sure that they would be scolding her for how she hurt Lila. When they asked Tom and Sabine however, they explained that they were worried about her and were trying to reach out to see if she was ok.

Once Damian cleared up the misunderstanding, it didn't take long for the news to spread. Once it was understood that not only was Marinette not sent here for punishment, but that ultimately everything would be resolved and she would be fine, people immediately lost all interest in her. Now, whenever she would talk about what happened, everyone would just roll their eyes and ignore her.

Sometime after, Tom and Sabine call updating Bruce on everything and having some bad news. While Marinette was cleared of everything Lila had accused her of, she was in trouble for something else. As soon as the school board got involved, they wasted no time in investigating what happened between Lila and Marinette. Immediately looking through security footage, they saw Lila walk down the steps, lay down and start screaming. Looking through records revealed that she had missed months of school and only showed up for two and a half days in total. More than enough to start emailing and calling her mother to inform her of her absences, which a meeting with Ms. Rossi revealed that Damocles at least did attempt to. The problem was that Ms. Rossi ignored every call because Lila had told her to, and every email was deleted by Lila before she could see it.

A few people did side eye her a bit after learning she essentially never questioned why her daughter didn't go to school for months a time or at least do online work. However, the meeting wasn't about her parenting, so they moved on and explained to her that Lila would be expelled with the incident going on her record. After dealing with Lila, the board did an overhaul of the entire school going over incidents that were reported and ones that were quietly swept under the rug. During which, plenty of students who had gotten away with their actions because of who their parents were, found themselves suspended or expelled, with everything going on their records. Chloe and Sabrina had found themselves expelled with all of their bullying going on their records. Socqueline, a girl who had also been wrongfully expelled in the past, had her record scrubbed of the expulsion and an apology sent to her from the board.

While looking through security footage of the past year to gather evidence of kid's wrongdoings, they came across Marinette acting very strange around and towards one of her classmates, Adrien Agreste. It was clear she was infatuated with him from the way she stared so intently and often followed him around school. It was a bit weird, sure, but she's in that awkward teenage phase of not knowing how to handle a crush. Overall, they brushed it off and didn't think much of it. Then they saw the moments she'd glare at any girl who so much as talked to Adrien and seemed to do anything in an effort to get close to him. Seeing that made them look at her as a bit more than an awkward teenager with a crush.

Still, it wasn't their place to intervene, they weren't her parents. They could tell them of their daughter's concerning behavior but ultimately, it's up to them how they parent their child and set boundaries. That was what they thought until, they saw her reach into his bag. By the look of Adrien's face, it looked like he had found something he had "lost". Going through the footage from the day before, they found Marinette sneaking into the boy's locker room and a few minutes later running out and off the school property with something in her hand.

Calling Adrien and Nathalie, they ask Adrien if he ever lost something during fencing practice, just to be sure. He confirmed that earlier in the year he had briefly lost his phone. They then inform Adrien and Nathalie that Marinette had stolen his phone and later returned it, while showing the footage. They inform them that Marinette would be suspended for three weeks with it going on her record and moved to a different class.

Once Gabriel was informed about the incident, Adrien had to fight tooth and nail to convince his father to let him stay in public school. He reluctantly allowed it but made it clear that he would be going to a different school. When Adrien told the class of his father's decision, they were upset at his move and shocked at what Marinette did. Everyone, except Alya, who looked guilty. When asked, she sheepishly admits that she knew Marinette had stolen his phone and quickly explained that it was only to delete a voice message she had accidently left. She went on to explain that she didn't see the harm in it at them time and that it was no different from when she and the girls would plan dates for her and Adrien.

Adrien was appalled hearing this. The girls seeing his reaction paired with Marinette stealing his phone, began to feel guilty. They feel like they played a role in encouraging this behavior. Instead of pushing her to just talk to him, they helped her with these elaborate plans that never went anywhere. Adrien was shocked hearing that the girls had essentially tried to ambush him with a date. He barely knew Marinette and only ever somewhat saw her as a friend, but after finding out she stole his phone, he doesn't even see her as that anymore. Things were a little tense in the group and everyone understood that Gabriel never liked them, but allowed Adrien to hang out with them, as long as it was scheduled and approved. Now, with Marinette's stealing coming to light, no doubt he wouldn't allow them to even see him for a while, not wanting to chance it if any of them were involved or helped in the theft.

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The person reborn as Marinette, is reborn a week before the start of a new school year and canon. Since she's reborn as the protagonist, she expects everything to be like the show and go her way. Because in the show, no matter how shitty Marinette treated or acted towards others, she was still everyone's golden girl. She never had to change herself, never had to learn from her mistakes, and never had to face any consequences. All she had to do was cry, say how sorry she was and she was forgiven. She even gets the boy at the end, despite how horrible she's been.

To her, this couldn't have been more perfect. She can treat everyone poorly and they have to forgive her, or else they'll be the villain. She can't design like the original Marinette, but she wasn't that good at it either and everyone still praised her as the best. She doesn't have to try because everything will just be handed to her. She'll get the cool powers, the fame both in and out of costume, and the boy everyone wants. All she has to do is help an old man.

When the day finally came for canon to start, she was ecstatic, she had already helped Fu pick up some items he had dropped. All she had to do now, was wait for Chloe to arrive and demand she get up from her seat. Which she would then "cry" before letting Alya drag her away to sit with her. She planned on using Alya as a mouthpiece for her ladybug persona. Since she would be ladybug fangirl who would never question her, every interview would be done with her.

Except, none of that happened. When Chloe and Sabrina walked in, she immediately noticed that Chloe's signature shades and outfit were gone. Instead, her hair was down and slightly curled, and she had on a corseted blouse top and jeans. Even her makeup was done to match her outfit. More shocking, her and Sabrina completely ignored and walked past her. She looked at both of them sitting in their seats and for the first time, really paid attention to the others around her. Everyone either wore a variation of their outfit from the show or a completely different outfit all together.

Before she could react, the bell rung, signaling the start of class. She brushed it off and made a point to correct it after she gets her miraculous, so things will get back on track. All she had to do now is wait for the argument Kim and Ivan will have, and then Mrs. Bustier would send Ivan to the principals. But the "argument", was more of a fight, with Kim and Ivan actually yelling at each other and about to get physical. Mrs. Bustier steps in and sends them both to the principals.

When Ivan is akumatized, she ignores all the oddities, figuring everything will be right once she has her miraculous. However, once she reaches her room, the box that's supposed to be holding the earrings isn't on her desk. She completely tears her room apart looking for them, only to find nothing.

Meanwhile, with Chloe, after reassuring the staff that she was ok, she went to her room and found a familiar box sitting on her table. Knowing she couldn't really avoid it, she prayed that it was at least one of the others and not the cat or ladybug. Only to sigh seeing Tikki. She has no idea what made Fu give her the earrings, but she knows she has to get involved now. Now she has to fight akumas and work on collecting evidence of Gabriel being hawkmoth. No one would believe her if she just came out and said that he was hawkmoth without proof.

She puts on the earrings and goes to meet chat noir, only to not find him. Instead, three others are there with different miraculous. The fox, bee, and surprisingly the turtle. She recognizes Adrien as the turtle since he looks just like he did in the show during season six. The other two however, she has no idea who they could be. She didn't have time to dwell on it though, Stoneheart was causing havoc and unlike the show, the devastation and death were real.

Flashback to a couple of months ago, Chloe, Adrien, and their friends were hanging out at Fu's place. They were binge watching a show and made comments about it that unintentionally mirrored the miraculous. Fu, unlike his show counterpart, looked into potential holders, way before Stoneheart happened in case someone with bad intentions got a hold of the butterfly or peacock miraculous before he could find it. He came across Chloe and her group of friends and observed them for months before settling on them. During their hangout when they were watching the show, Fu thought about the comments they made and how it could apply to the miraculous. If someone found the miraculous before he did and used it for evil, he would have to send out the ladybug miraculous. But that didn't mean he would have to send out the cat miraculous, why send the two miraculous needed to make the wish. The ladybug makes sense to send out; it was needed to purify and restore everything. But the ladybug holder couldn't fight alone, they needed a team.

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When it was first revealed that Gabriel was hawkmoth, people looked at Adrien with a mix of pity and suspicion. It wasn't until it was revealed, from people digging into him, that there was a police report about Adrien being locked up in a padded room during the fight. Not only that, but multiple reports to CPS about his wellbeing. One had been from a staff member from one of his photo shoots, detailing how he looked pale and sickly before collapsing. All of these reports however, had been swept under the rug. Instantly, every look became pity towards Adrien, which he hated.

In Marinette's mind, her being there for Adrien during this difficult time would somehow end with them being together. After he saw how devoted she was, he would confess and they would start dating. That delusion was shattered when he not only didn't lean on her for comfort but left Paris without telling anyone. For months, she looked for him, constantly looking him up to see where he was. But every time, she got nothing. His instagram and other social media were gone and looking up his name only led to old articles about Gabriel. Unknown to her, Adrien had changed his last name and deleted everything having to do with Agreste.

At some point, Alya had come to her asking if she could reveal everyone's identities for an article she's writing. Marinette had all the miraculous safe in the box, except the cat miraculous, and had no plan to go back to being a hero. Without thinking about the consequences, it could possibly have, she gives Alya her ok.

When the article was released, everyone praised the class. Overnight, they became well known and were recognized everywhere they went. It was a surprise to everyone, but they didn't see much of an issue with it, except for Juleka, Rose, Luka, Nathaniel, and Marc. They were pissed that their identities were revealed. It was one thing if Alya wanted to reveal herself, but to reveal all of them without their permission was crossing a line. The only one who didn't get their identity revealed was chat noir, and that was because none of them knew his identity.

No matter where they went, they were constantly stared at and crowded by people. When they confronted Alya and Marinette's decision to reveal their identities, they didn't understand what the big deal was. Eventually, they got sick of people constantly crowding them wherever they went and left Paris. Luka, Juleka, Nathaniel, Marc, and Rose were lucky they left Paris before things started going downhill.

People admired ladybug, but when they saw who she was behind the mask, they realized how terrible she was. Everyone became disillusioned with her and the rest of the heroes, but she was the one who stuck out. While the others made mistakes and had their bad days, Marinette just seemed like she wasn't a good person.

Soon after, people who had gone to school with her had come out with their stories about her. How she was one of those Adrien fangirls that would get possessive of him despite not knowing him. How she would harass and run off any girl who she saw as competition. Even outside of being a crazy fangirl, she still wasn't a good person. She would constantly violate people's boundaries and cry when they were upset with her. When someone was upset, she somehow would spin it, making it about her instead because she "felt like a terrible friend for not doing enough".

Marinette went from being praised endlessly to people going out of their way to avoid her. From the stories people had heard about her, she was petty enough to use her miraculous to "get back" at someone she felt deserved it. People had already known about two instances where she had done so before, but at the time they assumed it was a mistake or must be some reasonable explanation. Now knowing the person behind the mask, they knew that it wasn't a mistake and there was no reasonable explanation.

While Marinette's reputation took a nosedive, she sat in her room unsure on what to do. While she was in a slump doom scrolling on instagram, she came across one of Adrien's posts. It was of him cooking a meal for his family. Marinette scrolled back to one of the first videos he posted on his profile. Adrien had documented his entire journey since he left Paris. His time wandering, finding himself. His time in collage, staying up late completing essays and living off ramen noodles. His time when he first arrived on the island to study the animals and meeting 17. To him getting married and eventually having kids. She had seen the wedding pictures and was shocked to not only see Nathaniel, Marc, Luka, Juleka, and Rose there, but Chloe of all people.

Marinette couldn't believe that after years of searching for Adrien, wanting to reunite so she can be there for him and he would see that he's always had feelings for her and then they would get married and have kids, that all of it was now in vain. Still, she didn't want to give up so easily, maybe there was an explanation for everything. Like, those weren't his kids and he was just looking after them, and he wasn't really married, that was just some elaborate photoshoot. From what she gathered from his posts, he was living on an island and looked after the animals on it.

They quickly fired and replaced a lot of the staff. including Mrs. Bustier and Mr. Damocules for being complacent not just with Lila but with a lot of things that went on in the school. It was an adjustment for the class to get used to their new teacher but after a few weeks they really started liking them. They were strict but fair and had no problem punishing those who bullied others regardless of their background. Another thing they had to get used to was Marinette being gone, more specifically how she left. Before she left she tore all of them down saying how they were all bad friends and how she couldn’t believe she ever had a crush on Adrien.

For a long time, It hurt how she left and threw away their friendship like it was nothing, but over time that hurt began to fade to the point that it didn’t matter anymore. They had all moved on and became successful in the careers they wanted. Although Adrien had never thought about what he would do when he finished modeling for his fa- Gabriel, he later found his passion for animals and decided to become a veterinarian. Despite their different paths, they all managed to check in and frequently meet up, usually to talk about their lives or making occasional humor with each other, their favorite being to tease Alya for her “Lila interview” she did when they were in middle school. At the time she was going through her posts and came across the "interview" again and she noticed how nothing she was saying made any sense. As she scrolled through the comments she found that others also thought the same and actually listening to lila instead of half listening, it was easy to tell that she was lying. After that she took down the video and texted everyone in the group chat about her lying. It was a coincidence that it happened days before she was revealed to be working with hawkmoth. The whole thing with Lila made everyone pretty embarrassed for believing ridiculous lies, Alya especially since she posted and presented it as fact on her blog. Fortunately, Alya learned from it and became a better reporter for it, since she now triple checks her facts and no longer rushes into things.

Most of the group are either engaged or married, Adrien being no exception. After Gabriel’s reveal he was really going through a lot of emotions and feelings. His friends stuck by his side and he was in therapy, and through it all Luka was the one person he felt he didn’t have to say a word to and he would understand how he felt. They would sit in his room for hours, not a word spoken between them while Luka played with his guitar. He was a soothing presence in Adrien’s life, and sometimes that was what he wanted when he was feeling overwhelmed. A soothing presence to be around when Adrien didn’t want to talk. Somewhere along the way he realized he liked Luka but he also recognized that he wasn’t ready for a relationship. When he told Luka he respected it, acknowledging that he had to put himself first and that he would wait for him. A year and a half later when Adrien finally felt he was ready Luka was there just like he said he would, and the rest is history.

Sometimes he still thinks about Marinette, how she left, how she might be doing now. As they grew older a lot of things were revealed to him, like Marinette’s unhealthy obsession with him. At the time they were in high school when the girls realized and apologized for helping and encouraging her to essentially stalk him. It definitely added more context as to why they didn’t believe her about Lila. He hesitated telling the class about Lila because of a lack of evidence but also seeing everyone not believe Marinette. Knowing what he knows now, he understands why they didn’t believe her. It was common for her to glare or harass girls he talked to and frequently talked about the supposed future she would have with him. Looking back, when she told them off for not taking her side against Lila it felt like she was upset over them not blindly believing her.

He remembered she wanted to be a fashion designer but searching her up overseas didn’t get any results. He knows she’s in Gotham, but doesn’t call her parents often because of how busy she was. He only knows this because her parents had asked Luka when he visited the bakery. They knew about her not being friends with them anymore but not the reason. So, they asked Luka if he talked to her recently because she still seemed to be on good terms with him, hoping that she just talked more with him than them. Luka had internally winced at that, it had been years since he had a crush on Marinette and he moved on. He didn’t want to disappoint them but was honest when he responded that he hadn’t talked to her since she left.

With days passing by the cracks started to grow larger but Marinette wasn't one to lose hope, especially for the future she had planned out. Until one day a girl had showed up to the mansion. She eagerly greeted Alfred saying how she had missed him as she walked inside. She seemed comfortable walking around, likely from coming around so often. Although Marinette had never seen her before she wasn't worried since it was common for Barbra, Cassandra, and Stephanie to visit. The longer she stayed the more Marinette started to notice how close she was to the others. Apparently, this girl had just gotten back from some mission, about what she wasn't sure, but the girl was greeted with hugs and warmth from the others. Even Bruce had a small smile to welcome her back. What shocked her to her core was Damian greeting her saying that he was pleased to see her unharmed and the girl had leaned in and kissed him on his cheek. Damian, who has been nothing but cold towards her, being curt, and flat out refusing her attempts at trying to spend time with him, gave a soft look and a small smile to the girl.

Marinette felt like static, she couldn't believe after everything she's done to try and get close to him and this girl just comes along and ruins it. No, she wouldn't give up that easily, she had to come up with a plan. So, just like when Marinette was infatuated with Adrien and harassed the girls around him, she decided to do the same with Damian to drive off this girl. What Marinette didn't take into account was that this girl was not an ordinary civilian, that she was a lot more observant than the others that Marinette harassed. Sure, the girl wasn't an active hero/vigilante, but when called upon to help in a situation she's there. She just opted to have as normal of a life as she can while still helping out other hero's/vigilante's. So, when Marinette tried her usual tricks to humiliate her none of them worked. She easily avoided stepping on things or having drinks spilled on her. Marinette also seemed to forget that she was in a house full of detectives, and they immediately noticed what she was doing. They called her out for it and no one had any sympathy for her when she teared up and ducked her head. As punishment she was benched for two weeks.

Eventually, months later, the others did find out. Alya was planning an outing for the four of them where halfway through, her and Nino would leave Adrien and Marinette alone so she could confess. However, Adrien declines because he had a date with Cleo. They were shocked, which lead to him explaining that they've been dating for months and it slipped his mind to tell them.

Obviously, Marinette is heartbroken finding out that he's dating someone but this also leads her to stalk and dig up everything on her. After a week of following her around, she concludes that Cleo is a shallow mean girl who somehow tricked Adrien into dating her. Thus, starting the "war" between her and Cleo. To Marinette, she's rescuing Adrien.

Like she did to Kagami at the movie premiere, she starts harassing Cleo. However, luck seems to be on her side because each of Marinette's attempts either backfires or fails. It reaches a boiling point when she tries again in the lunch room, only for Cleo to avoid it again. They then make eye contact and glare at each other, but Marinette was startled when Cleo loudly called her out. When Marinette was carrying out her plan, a few people were already looking at her like she was a weirdo. Now that Cleo had called her out in front of the entire cafeteria, everyone was paying attention.

Embarrassed, Marinette quickly ran out. She didn't expect her to confront her let alone in front of others. She thought that just like with Kagami, they would glare at each other and silently understand that they were at "war" with each other. The class comforted her while asking what happened, since they weren't paying attention until Cleo had called her out. Marinette didn't really explain anything and instead focused on the confrontation that happened in front of others and how she felt.

Adrien, who just got back from a photo shoot, walked in to see the class surrounding Marinette. When they explained that Cleo was "mean" to her, they expected him to comfort Marinette and be upset at Cleo. Instead, he asked "what did you do?", to Marinette. He knows Cleo and knows she wouldn't be mean to someone out of nowhere, unless they did something to her first.

Marinette gets taken back to the watch tower's med bay so she can be healed and they can get more information out of her. While this was happening, word spread of a girl with supposed magic jewelry she's in charge of. Jon and Damian hear of this and go to sneak a peak of her. Upon seeing her, they instantly recognized her from the show miraculous ladybug. Jon was the one who had found the show and really liked it. He got Damian to start watching with him because, well, magic jewelry that turns you into an animal themed hero.

Damian was never that into it but continued watching for the sake of Jon. Jon really enjoyed the story, but as the seasons went on, Marinette's character got worse. He initially thought she would face consequences for her bad decisions and choices and grow as a person, but instead she was rewarded for everything. It was like one step forward then six steps back. Eventually he just dropped it, not being able to watch anymore. When he heard season six was announced, he thought about getting back into it and watched some episodes. Safe to say, season six has got to be the worst version of her.

As they're discussing what to do, Tim and Conner find them. As they explained who Marinette was, Tim started looking up the show. From some of the clips he's watched of the show, he also concludes that Marinette shouldn't have the miraculous. However he points out that it might be a different Marinette. Just like how they've met different versions of themselves from different universes, she could be the same. Right now, they don't know if she's the same one as in the show or an alternate one where she never made any of those decisions. They decide to explain everything to batman and the others and go from there.

Once word gets around to the adults, they become more on guard towards Marinette. Only slightly though, not fully understanding what she was capable of or what she might have done. Bruce and Tim spend hours watching every episode of the show and come to the conclusion, that it was worse than they thought. Now knowing what type of person Marinette could be, all they needed to do was identify if she was the same one from the show. Currently, she was in the med bay and would have to stay there for a couple of days, so, they would have time to subtly question her. Luckily, she seemed like a terrible liar.

Bruce then goes on to confirm to the others how bad she could possibly be and to not tell her about her story being a show in their world. Marinette was very open and honest when telling them her story. Being a detective, Bruce was able to tell that, while she was telling the truth, it was a warped version of it. One where she was the victim and the one who was burdened the most. When he got enough information from her to confirm that she was exactly the one from the show, he planed a way to get the ladybug miraculous without her putting up an unnecessary fight. The miracle box had already been safely locked away the first day she came to the watch tower.

When he gets the miraculous away from her, him and the rest of the league decide to send her to foster parents who are aware of her backstory and specialize in weird situations like this. The world is a weird place with mass resurrections and people being displaced out of time, so, Marinette's situation isn't that unheard of. Without the miraculous, Marinette was just a normal girl, she needed help, but sill a normal girl. They wanted her to have to have as normal of a life as possible since there was no way to get her back to her world. They could try wishing for her to go home but there was no way of knowing how that would affect their world. It simply wasn't worth the risk.

Bonus:

(literally added this last minute because I recently rewatched Barbie princess power)

Back in the world of miraculous, the world had been reset. Emilie still died but Gabriel was able to move on, realizing that Adrien needed him. Just like before, he wanted to go to public school and Gabriel allowed him. Meanwhile, Tom and Sabine had a daughter, socqueline. While socqueline didn't like Chloe, she had nothing against Adrien. If anything, she kind of pitied him for not having many friends. The most problems Adrien and the class have are everyday teenage drama. There were no akumas, miraculous, or villains, or at least ones wielding a miraculous.

When the class decide to have a party to celebrate Shadowmoth's defeat, Marinette asks about Adrien. Assuming she meant the situation as a whole, they talk about feeling bad for him but that he luckily has his aunt and cousin. Marinette was confused why they brought them up but brushed it off in favor of asking where Adrien was. She wanted to be a good girlfriend and be there for him. They all look at her for a second before one of them speaks up, "Why would he be here?"

When Marinette makes it home, she starts pacing, wondering what was going on and if this was an akuma. Tikki then reveals that she and her friends had never met Adrien. She explains that in this timeline he never went to her school. She begins to spiral, trying to figure out why Adrien wasn't there. Tikki interrupts her, pointing out the wish Gabriel made.

To Marinette, Adrien's happiness meant spending more time with his friends and going out with her. So, to her, him suddenly being gone doesn't make any sense. She then starts looking up Adrien's instagram to see how he's been doing, fully expecting him to be miserable. Only to find that he's not only very happy with is life but different from the Adrien she knew. His hair was a bit longer with dyed streaks and the clothes he was wearing was very different from what he would usually wear. To top it off, to her horror, Adrien was dating someone.

In this new reality, Gabriel had sent Adrien off to live with Felix and Amelie a year before he became hawkmoth, not wanting him to be in danger. Not being with his father meant he didn't have to model anymore, which gave him more time to be regular teenager and explore who he was. Gabriel was fine with it as long as he didn't endanger himself or cause a PR disaster. Him and Felix have a close relationship since they spend almost every day together. He has a different but still supportive friend group and while exploring what he liked, (a bit of a spoiler for another fic I'm working on) he learned he actually did like fashion. His fashion sense was just a lot different from his father's. He started making his own clothes when he couldn't find what he wanted. One of the first things he's ever made was his Glorp Cat hoodie.

He went to Gotham for a couple of months as an exchange student so he could have a change of scenery. He wanted more inspiration for his designs and to him Gotham was the perfect place. There he came up with more designs like his Stained Glass Set, Crystal Witch set, and obviously his Black Bat Shawl. It's also where he met Damian Wayne. They became friends, bonding over the different ways they express themselves, with Damian through painting and him through fashion. Eventually he had to go back but they kept in contact, frequently texting. At some point they both realized their feelings for each other and started dating.

Adrien does hear about what's happening in Paris with the heroes and hawkmoth and does worry for his father. The only time he visits is with his aunt and Felix on the anniversary of his mother's disappearance. While Felix steals the rings and replaces them, Adrien is completely unaware of his plan. When all three of them are back in London, Felix decided it was time to reveal that they were sentibeings and the rings importance to his life. Adrien is in shock of the reveal but is glad to have Felix and his aunt, so he doesn't feel so alone. When Felix steals the peacock miraculous and hands the rest to Gabriel, he leaves and doesn't return. He doesn't care for the situation he put the heroes in; he got what he wanted. The way he sees it, it was her fault for trusting him anyway. When he got to Paris, it didn't take long to work out who ladybug was, and it only took a couple of days for her to stupidly trust him completely. So, two weeks later when strike back happened, she immediately sought him out to be a holder. The only thing Felix wanted was the peacock miraculous, so that no one could just snap him or his cousin out of existence.

At some point, Adrien starts having dreams of people he's never met and even being one of the heroes of Paris, wielding the cat miraculous. He wants to brush them off as just dreams but because they are so specific with details even, he couldn't make up, he tries to figure out the meaning behind them. He tells Felix about them and together they start investigating them, writing down every detail. They had thought about reaching out to Nino since he seemed like his best friend in the dream, but that idea was abandoned, because what would you even say to someone you technically haven't met. Plus, in his dreams, there was always this weird girl in the background just staring at him, which he learns from Felix is Marinette. In his dreams, he watches as if he was there with them, seeing himself and everyone else. So, he saw when she snuck his phone back into his bag that she had clearly stolen and how she chases off any girl that gets close to him. He easily deduced she was a fangirl, which brought him back to the second reason they couldn't contact Nino.

This girl's best friend was dating him, and they seemed like a package deal. So, if they got in touch with him, he would tell his girlfriend and she would tell Marinette. Though the chances of her having the same type of dreams as Adrien were slim, they still didn't want to risk it since she was a fangirl. Even if she didn't have her memories, it didn't mean she still wouldn't be obsessed with him.

They were stumped until Duusu saw what they were doing and casually said that those must be his memories from his other life. Confused, Duusu then goes onto explain that she has the memories from this timeline and the last, meaning the wish was made and someone rewrote reality. By this point Adrien already knew that Gabriel was Hawkmoth from Felix. Was he disappointed, yes. Surprised, no. But knowing that he could've gotten a hold of the miraculous and made a wish was terrifying. But then, if he did make the wish and he still has his memories, does that mean his wish went wrong, since he's still fighting the heroes. Whatever the reason, Adrien isn't apart of it and has no plans to get involved. For now, Adrien and Felix focus on what they will say to the public if Gabriel is brought down. People will no doubt point fingers at Adrien and question if he was involved.

All that planning however, was for nothing. When he was brought down, Ladybug then went on to say he was a hero. This baffled them, why would ladybug cover for him? Then they remembered who ladybug was and, in the memories, she was a fangirl completely obsessed with him. They thought she wouldn't have her memories of the previous timeline, but seeing cover for Gabriel made them think otherwise. She has nothing to gain covering up for a terrorist, unless she was doing it out of a twisted sense of love for Adrien. Realizing this, they both understood that their plans dramatically shifted. Marinette had all the miraculous at her disposal and from Adrien's memories, they wouldn't put it past her to use them to get Adrien back. Whether she used them to track him down or use hers and the cat miraculous to make a wish, they had to be prepared. Adrien refused to go back to the life he used to live, he loved the one he currently had. Even through the memories he could see he was never happy, just content.

During Chameleon, Mrs. Bustier is the one to rearrange their seats, not wanting them to get distracted because they would sit next to their best friend or girlfriend/boyfriend. They have no reason to doubt that Lila has tinnitus because all she's lied about is knowing celebrities, not her medical history. Plus, it's not really their place to verify if she was lying or not about it, that's Mrs. Bustier's job.

During lunch, Marinette goes on about how much of a liar she is to Nino and Alya. Alya can tell that for the most part this was about the seating arrangement but lets her rant. While this is happening, the others are enjoying their lunch and not circling Lila. Marinette then starts telling them about how she followed them to the park, which they then interrupt and tell her that they know that Lila lied and how weird it was for her to follow them. They know she lied about knowing celebrities but there's no way of knowing if she's lying about her health, and they don't really want to test it. Marinette, wanting to prove that she was, throws the napkin at her. Lila catches it and immediately cries about her wrist, which they all see as clearly fake.

Still, they all look at Marinette because if she really was hurt and it wasn't obvious, then she really could have injured her further. Marinette then runs off to the bathroom, upset that they weren't "taking her side". The rest happens like in canon except for them crowding Lila. Adrien tells her to ignore Lila, seeing as she annoys her so much, saying that it wasn't that big of a deal.

After two weeks, Lila shows up again (because she can't skip school for months at a time with no one questioning her). Marinette once again, calls Lila a liar in front of the class and predictably, Lila starts "crying". They go back and forth for a bit with Lila saying Marinette was being mean to her for no reason and Marinette poorly defending herself. At this point everyone's had enough and is annoyed with them. Alix is the one to speak up first, telling them both to be quiet. Lila proceeds to "cry" more and Marinette justifying calling her out. Alya cuts her off, saying that they already knew she was lying and that they had told her that. At this revelation, Lila completely drops the act and silently watches them.

Marinette: She still tries to manipulate you guys, like when she wanted you to carry her things and buy her lunch.

Alix: Which we didn't do.

Marinette: Well......she's still dangerous. What about the video she did for Alya's blog. That will ruin her reputation when people find out that it was all lies.

Alya: What are you talking about?

Marinette: That interview she did claiming she was best friends with ladybug.

Alya: I never uploaded that.

Marinette: what?

Alya: I never uploaded it. There was no point since she only talked about herself for the majority of it before claiming to be best friends with her. It was such an obvious lie, it was like something my little sisters would come up with during one of their games.

Marinette: But...... you still talk to her like she isn't lying to you

Alix: Well yeah, how are we supposed to treat her? Like the plague and avoid her at all costs, ignore her existence? So, she lies about knowing celebrities, who cares. Her possibly lying about injuries and ailments she has, yea that's not cool, but even then, all she's done so far is get our seats switched and get out of P.E. Was having our seats switched to accommodate her for a possibly fake ailment annoying? Sure, but it's not that big of a deal. We see each other all the time, it's not like we couldn't talk after class.

Alya: Honestly, I don't know why you're so hung up on this but let it go. We all know she's lying and she's not really good at trying to manipulate us into doing things for her, so just drop it.

Now that Gabriel was gone and it was just him and Nathalie, he decided one of the first changes he was going to make was going to therapy. He had already made his decision months ago but with Gabriel still alive then, he knew it would never happen.

Nathalie was surprised by Adrien's decision to go to therapy and his entire demeanor in general. Yes, he was grieving, but he was handling it better than she thought he would. And as he went to therapy, he only got better. He was fine talking about Gabriel and how he felt about him. He was honest and would say that he might have saved everyone, but he was a terrible father. He still loved him, but he couldn't forgive him. Seeing him openly talk about his father that way and be comfortable with it, made her doubt keeping Gabriel being shadowmoth a secret from him. The only reason she had agreed and went along with Marinette was because she thought he would be heartbroken. Looking at him now, she can see that he's doing just fine with the knowledge that his father was terrible.

Kagami and Felix were feeling the same way as they watched Adrien live his life happily. They too thought he wouldn't be able to handle knowing that his father was shadowmoth, but watching him openly trash talk him with Nino, they begin to think they underestimated him.

During this era Marinette is bolder when she tries to set up dates between her and Adrien and trying to confess her feelings. Not because she's grown more confidant, but because she's grown desperate and impatient. In her mind, this is the perfect time to confess her feelings. To show him how much she truly cares and would always be there for him, just like on the anniversary of his mother's disappearance. She didn't want to tell him about his father being shadowmoth because she knew he wouldn't be able to handle it. Initially, she did find his reaction when she first told him about his father as ladybug to be out of character, but she brushed it off as him in shock. What she didn't take into account was him going to therapy and going back and forth between wanting to be with friends and wanting to be alone at times.

Since going to therapy, Adrein's been encouraged to find an outlet and hobbies he'd enjoy. He dropped a lot of things Gabriel had forced him to do and tried just about anything that interested him. This leads him to running and meeting Sublime. Marinette, seeing their friendship blossom, freaks out and decides she has to do something about it. When Sublime asks him about her behavior, instead of brushing it off as Marinette just being Marinette, he states that he doesn't know either. With him getting therapy and discovering himself, he's come to realize that he doesn't really know the girls. He likes them well enough; he just doesn't know them as well as he knows the guys. Alya's the only one he really knows well and that's because she's Nino's girlfriend and hangs out with the three of them. Marinette is the one he knows the least despite her hanging out with him, Alya, and Nino. Whenever they hang out, she doesn't talk to him, just stares and anything that does come out of her mouth isn't coherent. They're classmates and share friends, but he doesn't really know her.

Sublime is on edge with this new information. If Adrein had said he knew her, it would have comforted her. It still would've been weird that she was following her around, but in a way, she would have been comforted by the fact that Adrien could vouch for her and reassure her that she meant no harm. But with Adrien saying he barely knew her, she was weary that she would hurt her.

When Marinette tries to convince Sublime of her being an akuma, she's already on guard, uncomfortable, and just wants to be away from her. When her prosthetics break, she's in shock and heartbroken, but doesn't try to rationalize Marinette's behavior as her liking her. After the battle with the akuma, her dad carries her back to the locker room (her prosthetics are still broken). Marinette "cries" and tells her about just wanting to be friends, which Sublime doesn't believe. She doesn't know why Marinette did any of this but she doubts she did any of this to her current friends. This leaves Marinette and Sublime not as friends but not as "enemies" either. Sublime wants nothing to do with Marinette and wants her as far away from her as possible.

Signal looks at her like she's insane and tells her to get out of there. She refuses and continues to fight alongside him, or at least she tries to. Frustrated with her lack of progress while watching signal take out the majority of the goons, she summons her lucky charm. She comes up with a plan and tries to get signal to go along with it, but he refuses, telling her that it was reckless and again tells her to go. Instead of listening to him, she continues with her plan. The plan worked but at the cost of the hostage's wellbeing. Thankfully no one died but some were severely injured.

Marinette could only stare in shock at the damage and injured people. With thunderous steps, signal made his way to her and told her off for putting the hostages in danger. She's quick to tell him that this never happens in Paris, catching him off guard. Unknown to her, the exact same outcome happens in Paris. The people have become so used to her recklessness that as soon as an akuma appears, they immediately clear the area and seek shelter. Signal is caught off guard because he was under the impression that she was a newbie inspired by him and the others and decided to join in the fight. He didn't expect her to be a hero with her own city, and that scares him. If what he saw was how she normally handled her villains, he couldn't imagine how Paris was fairing. Frantic, ladybug is quick to reassure him and herself that all she has to do is cast the miracle cure and everything will be fine.

Upon casting the cure, the lucky charm disappears in a burst of ladybugs and then, nothing. Nothing happens, no one is healed, nothing is repaired, everything is still the same. Signal gives her a pointed look as she starts silently panicking. Her earrings beeping remind her of her timer and she quickly runs away, leaving signal with her mess. Once alone with Tikki, she asks her why the miracle cure didn't work. Tikki then explains that the cure only works with akumas or other magic. When dealing with akumas, the cure completely reverses damage, heals, and even brings people back from death if they died because of it. When up against other magic, it's less affective. The damage reversed is minimal, people are somewhat healed, but if someone dies then they can't be brought back. Who she fought was a completely normal person. Insane, but normal. They didn't have magic and they weren't an akuma.

The class, watching from the side, expect the teacher and the students to forgive her now that she's apologized, because that's what they do. Except, that doesn't happen. Instead, the teacher acknowledges her apology and gives her two weeks detention while banning her from the theater room. Both Marinette and the class are surprised at this. Usually when Marinette messes up or crosses boundaries, she apologizes while looking guilty and they forgive her. Seeing that not play out in front of them, catches them off guard. However, it also makes them start questioning things. No matter what Marinette did or how many boundaries she crossed, they always forgave her. But, thinking about it now, they're not sure why. Despite them saying they forgave her or that it was fine, they didn't really feel that way. Once she apologized, they would see how guilty she looked while on the verge of crying and decide not to push anymore. To not make her more upset, they would bury their feelings and pretend everything was fine.

Thinking about it, they don't really know why they do that. They have no problem telling each other when they've crossed a line and holding each other accountable. For some reason, it's only Marinette they have trouble confronting.

For Marinette's part, she's not doing it on purpose or maliciously. She's learned that as long as she shows that she feels guilty and apologizes, then she'll be forgiven and everything will be fine. Her parents and her friends accepting her apologies and never holding her accountable, reenforced this.

Seeing the teacher acknowledge her apology but still hold her accountable for her actions, shifted something for them. They're realizing that Marinette shouldn't be the exception and should hold her accountable like everyone else. They hold each other accountable all the time, even when they look like they might cry. It's how they've learned where each other's boundaries are or when they've really dropped the ball on something. They're not doing Marinette any favors by constantly backing down when confronting her just because she's about to cry, and it shows when she repeats exactly what she promised she wouldn't do again weeks later.

Rose's birthday party was supposed to be a fun time but was ruined when Marinette decided she had to use this as an opportunity to confess to Adrien. She went around to each of the girls trying to rope them into a plan to create the "perfect moment". All of them refused, not wanting to be involved and just wanting to have fun. Alya was the one to tell her that if she wanted to confess then she should just talk to him. Marinette, despite Tikki's protests, went ahead with a plan she had come up with. The plan went wrong resulting in decorations and tables knocked over, the cake ruined, even a small fire broke out. Everyone could only silently stare in shock as they slowly turned to look at Marinette, who was at the center of the chaos. Seeing the looks everyone was giving her, Marinette teared up and quickly ran away.

They didn't feel comfortable with Johnny and Gabrielle because they still view Gabriel as their sweet and loving son. Their version of him will clash with the man he'd become and Adrien knew. And Adrien is in a vulnerable place, so, it would be easy for them to accidently convince him that he was overacting. They're not malicious people; they just don't know the man their son had become. Emil and Milly were a definite no; they were not letting Adrien go into an abusive household. At this point the social worker is frantic and pulling their hair. It seemed like no matter where they turned, no one was a good fit for Adrien, and at this point they were wondering if it was best if he left Paris all together. Coordinating with his therapist, they found that his girlfriend is controlling and all their friends, even Nathalie for whatever reason, don't see the signs. Adrien is very honest during his sessions, but in good faith, he always tries to rationalize and excuse the things his girlfriend does. During one of his sessions, he explained how his new friend Sublime had become friends with his girlfriend and how she's been really busy lately, so, they don't get to hang out much. From everything they've heard about her and reading between the lines, they put together that his girlfriend didn't like that he was making friends on his own that she didn't know, did something to Sublime, and now she's making excuses, so she doesn't have to be around them. It was heartbreaking to hear that the friend he made distanced herself because of something his girlfriend did.

They already thought she was a bit of a red flag in the beginning. Every time without fail, she would always be there with Adrien for every meeting, whether it was with them or relatives. And anytime Adrien would tell her that he was fine on his own, she would convince him otherwise or show up anyway. At this point, the social worker was desperate, trying to find any other living relative to take in Adrien. They didn't want to leave him with Amelie, but at the moment she was looking like the best choice. In their frantic search they came across a distant relative, Robert Robertson the third. From the look of it, it looked like his family had cut contact long ago with everyone else. So, when they called Robert informing him of the situation, they weren't surprised he didn't know he had any other family. Professionalism was thrown out the window when they pleaded for him to come to Paris and at least meet Adrein and hear them out.

For Robert, after defeating shroud, things calmed down and went back to a relative normal. He started taking care of himself more and he and Chad started dating and moved in together. He was surprised when he got a call from a social worker practically pleading him to come to Paris and take in Adrien. He didn't understand the full situation, but from what the social worker briefly explained, it wasn't good. He talked about it with Chad and they both agreed that they would take in Adrien. While Robert had no experience with kids, Chad often babysat and watched over his niece, sometimes for a couple of days. They were both nervous, but they didn't want to leave him in a shitty situation. When they arrived in Paris, the social worker immediately rushes them off to meet Adrien while shooing away a blue haired girl.

Meeting Adrien went better than either of them expected. Adrien, for his part, was visibly nervous but excited to be meeting family he didn't even know he had. Although awkward at first, they easily slipped into comfortable conversation. Though, both Chad and Robert could tell Adrien had been conditioned to act a certain way and pretend that he was ok. When they asked about his interests and things he liked to do, he was clearly unsure but responded with things he used to do. It was like he was expecting them to be disappointed or upset that he didn't know what hobbies he would enjoy and instead went with ones he was no doubt forced to do. When he briefly talked about fencing, they could tell he liked it but wasn't something he would have picked out for himself. After their meeting, the social worker had pulled them aside and informed them of everything, even pulling out their and Adrien's therapist's notes. When they got the full picture of Adrien's situation and the people around him, they both agreed that it would be best if he left Paris.

It also made sense why the girl they saw earlier was so insistent on being with Adrien. Originally, they had thought she was an overprotective friend, but now they realized she was the control freak girlfriend. Over the next few days, Robert and Adrien got to know more about each other and really bonded. Since Chad and him were set on taking him in, he had told him about working at SDN and both of them being heroes. This not only made Adrien look up to them but deepened their bond as well. Robert had told him of his father and how he's praised as one of the greatest heroes, but to him, he barely knew him. When he was around, he was strict and demanding, always pushing him during training. He was a great hero but a bad father. Seeing Robert have complicated feelings for his father, still love him but acknowledge that he wasn't a great father, made him feel relieved. For the first time, he's met someone who he can relate to. In that moment, Adrien had shared something with Robert he had never told anyone before. When he was told that his father died, he felt relieved. He felt that for the first time he could finally breath, that he couldn't hurt him anymore. He loved his father but at the same time, he hated him for everything he'd put him through.

At this point Robert tells Adrien that they're not going to stay in Paris. They don't think that this would be the best environment for him to stay in. His abuser was hailed a hero, even having a statue erected in his honor, and unlike Robert, he's in a very vulnerable place where he can be easily gaslit into thinking that how he feels about his father is wrong. Adrien knows that what he's saying is true. Thanks to his therapy sessions, he's become more comfortable with his complicated feelings towards his father and realized the toxic environment he's in as well as his relationship with Marinette. Any time he would try to talk about his feelings towards his father or what he's learned about himself in therapy, she would undermine it and reenforce that he loved him, disregarding the pain he put him through. He couldn't talk about it to any of the others either because it would always get back to Marinette, and she would again talk about how much his father loved him and did everything for him. Eventually he gave up and just kept it to himself. It was like she thought he couldn't handle thinking his father was anything but a good person. Still, even if he didn't have much attachment to Paris anymore and wanted to leave, he still had a duty as chat noir to bring down chrysalis.

More than anything, Adrien wanted to leave and start anew. So, with some hesitation, he told Robert about him being chat noir and how he couldn't leave without taking down chrysalis first. Robert was shocked but if this is what was holding him back, he was all for taking down a villain. He informed Chad of the situation and immediately they got to work researching and looking for clues. They told Adrien to ask Ladybug what she had so far in her investigation for chrysalis, but that was a dead end. He told them that when he asked, she seemed surprised by his question and told him that her and Rena were handling it, ultimately avoiding answering the question directly. Robert and Chad took that to mean that she had nothing, why she wouldn't admit that is beyond them. Eventually, they had found chrysalis's hideout by tracking the akumatized butterflies' origins when they were sent out. Robert and Chad suited up, though Robert didn't have his mech, he brought his pilot suit just in case.

As all three of them made their way towards chrysalis, Adrien tried calling ladybug so she could be there for the fight, but she wasn't picking up. They decided to ambush chrysalis, giving them no time to akumatize anyone. Chad had cut off their exit and burned all the butterflies. Adrien had expected the fight with chrysalis to be difficult, but with Robert and Chad, it was surprisingly easy to take them down and get the miraculous. Finally seeing the person behind the mask, Adrien couldn't help but feel like he had met her before, but couldn't place where. Once Cerise was apprehended, she started saying how Tomoe and Nathalie should be arrested as well and how ladybug was lying about Gabriel. She felt that if she was going down, she would take the others with her. Of course, no one believed the ramblings of a terrorist, but Adrien felt that she might be telling the truth. He never voiced it but he's always felt that something was off when ladybug described the fight between her and shadowmoth.

It didn't take long before ladybug arrived, with the amount of cameras and reporters on the scene. She immediately confronted him, saying he was reckless and demanding to know why he didn't call her. He pointed out that he, mecha man, and flambae had come up with a plan and he did try to call her. Looking at her yoyo, she saw multiple missed calls from him. Embarrassed, she quickly told him that she was doing something important. Said important thing was her going to Adrien's social worker and trying to convince them that Robert and Chad wouldn't be good guardians for him. Once she saw that they were going to get custody of him and that they wouldn't stay in Paris, she started looking into them, trying to find anything on them. Once she found Chad's criminal record, she rushed to the social worker, presenting it as proof as why they shouldn't get custody or even be near him. However, they already knew that, they had looked into both Robert and Chad before reaching out. Despite his past, Chad had showed improvement since entering the phoenix program and even took down shroud with his team. He showed no signs of going back to being a villain. They rolled their eyes at her attempt to convince them that Nathalie would be the best choice as his guardian. In no way was she a good choice, especially after accidently overhearing that she and Marinette were apparently keeping a big secret from Adrien. They overheard that Nathalie wanted to tell him, but Marinette had convinced her not to. They were completely shocked and appalled. If this secret was so important and you wanted to tell him, why are you, the adult, letting this little girl tell you otherwise.

At this point ladybug realizes that he's not alone when mecha man and flambae stand next to him. She immediately shifts to be more diplomatic and thanks them for their help in taking down chrysalis, while holding out her hand, silently asking for the miraculous. Chad and Robert share a silent look before reluctantly handing it over. They didn't like her attitude towards Adrien and they didn't trust her with the miraculous, but they had no reason to refuse handing it over to her. When everything was over, Adrien couldn't help but think about what Cerise had said about ladybug lying about his father. He shares his concerns with Robert and Chad, who have no problem looking into it. What Robert found was that Cerise had multiple identities, one of them was Lila Rossi, a former classmate of his. Adrien realized that was why she looked so familiar. Now knowing that they were the same person only convinced him more that she was telling the truth. She lies to manipulate and hurt people, so, if she was suddenly taken down, why wouldn't she, for once, tell the truth in an attempt to do damage one last time. It made no sense to lie about shadowmoth's accomplices and ladybug covering it up when no one believed her, unless she was telling the truth. Wanting to find out the truth, Adrien confronts Nathalie about his father being shadowmoth and her role in it. Nathalie, already feeling guilty, confessed everything to him, from her role as mayura to being asked to keep it a secret. The only thing she didn't reveal was ladybug's identity. Heartbroken, Adrien asks if anyone else knew, which she then told him that Marinette, Felix, and Kagami knew. When he asked why, she told him that they didn't want to make him sad hearing that his father was shadowmoth.

Adrien couldn't help but scoff that that was the reason they were keeping a life altering secret from him. He took a deep breath and said that if she truly cared and wanted to do right by him, she would turn herself in and confess everything to the police. With the security footage of her confessing turned over to the police as well as her confessing to them herself, it didn't take long for it to get out and become known to the public. It caused a huge uproar and backlash towards ladybug, but the one thing everyone questioned was, where was Adrien during any of this? That's when his case came to light and how during the fight between ladybug and Gabriel, he was locked in a padded room. Everything was out in the open, from the abuse to his social worker trying to find him a suitable guardian. People were sick that ladybug could stand there and say that Gabriel was a hero when he was their tormentor, and not only that but look Adrien in the eyes and say that his abuser was a hero and that he loved him, all while he was in that padded room.

While all this was happening, Robert, Chad, and Adrien were packing their things to go home. While Robert felt that ladybug shouldn't have or be anywhere near the miraculous, he was aware that rushing in and taking them wouldn't do them any good, besides Adrien was their first priority. All they can do for now is keep an eye on her.

Three months had passed since Adrien moved with Robert and Chad. He felt better now that he wasn't in Paris anymore. He goes to a new school, made plenty of friends, and even has the freedom to hang out with them whenever he wants. Plagg was also with him, since he refused to leave him. At first he thought he would have to give him up, but Chad, Robert, and Plagg thought otherwise. His relationship with his friends back in Paris was ok. He broke up with Marinette, which caught the entire group off guard and made them upset. He doesn't blame them, because he realized that's how things have always been. Whenever Marinette was upset, everyone dropped everything to comfort her, even when it wasn't really deserved. Once they calmed down, he explained everything. They were horrified and felt guilty, since they talked about how his father wasn't that bad after all because he sacrificed himself, unknowingly going along with Marinette and contributing to essentially gaslight him about his dad. He didn't hold it against them because they didn't know, but he points out how unhealthy their friendship with her was. They, without question, always put Marinette's emotional wellbeing and comfort first. The last he spoke to them, they told him that they were keeping their distance from Marinette and hoped that he was doing well.