Su Han paced around the butterfly garden as Gabriel and Natalie stood there, waiting for him to speak. One of his cult members was giving them an update. 

"All of the kwamis are suddenly able to fly around freely," He stated. "Even when their guardians order them back into their boxes,"

"It's Him," He growled. "He's growing more powerful the closer the ghost festival gets,"

"We have also felt a surge of new magic, centered around Paris,"

"That's because he's here! That boy who wields the ladybug is the damn mage reborn!" Su Han declared angrily. The cult member flinched at his raised voice. "I need to destroy him before he tips the balance back in his favor and reclaims his title!"

Gabriel looked over at Natalie, who was looking at Su Han with deep concern. Nooroo and Dusuu were hiding behind her as well. Currently, he wasn't even wearing the peacock miraculous but apparently, the mage's order even affected them. Surprisingly, he didn't mind. The two kwamis were too afraid of him to actually do anything anyway. Su Han turned to the cult member.

"What do the other guardians think of the sudden order?" He asks, crossing his arms.

"The loyal guardians think it was you who gave the Order but they are confused about the miracle boxes," He answered, making Su Han look at him with confusion too. He glanced to the side uncomfortably. "They've all become some sort of music box and none of the guardians can open them. It's got some of the less loyal guardians talking,"

Su Han tutted.

"And why haven't you completed your order?" He asked, making the assassin frown. "On the day of Assassin Bee's defeat, I gave you an order! Kill the child of the Beetle!"

Gabriel frowned deeply, hearing that but ultimately wasn't surprised. He knew Su Han would double-cross him and he would do the same. The Assassin looked to the side.

"Well?!" He snapped as a dark shadow filled the room and a cold, evil laugh echoed. It slid down the side of the walls, gathering into a corner as a young man not much older than Anatis himself, stepped out of the shadows. He was dressed in monk garb but it was stained with a black, ink-like substance that appeared like veins on the colors. His copper red hair seemed to glow in the darkness as did his red and black eyes. His skin was a light grey and his lips a dark grey. The Assassin instantly looked terrified and the kwamis hid in Natalie's hair, shaking a little. She stepped back from the boy.

"That's because I have been stopping them," The twisted monk declared, walking over and grabbing the Assassin by the throat. "Fear. How delicious,"

He let go of him and smirked as Su Han looked angry.

"How dare you interfere!" He snapped. "I want that boy-"

The monk suddenly turned into a huge snake and lurched at Su Han, causing him to stumble and fall as it slivered over to him. He crawled away from it in pure terror.

"Don't you dare talk to me like that!" It snarled, its voice powerful and deep. It even made Gabriel shiver but it was more in interest then fear. "I made you who you are! I helped you get power! Without me, you're nothing!"

"B-but, Simme, if we kill the mage-"

"I don't want to kill the mage! I want to destroy him from the inside! I want him to fall so badly into despair that he destroys himself and that goodie two shoes Finni!" He growled, turning back into his 'human' form. "And when he does, I will finally devour his ancient soul and plunge the world he loves so much into complete darkness and despair!"

"So you're actively stopping him from being killed?" Gabriel asked, stepping forward. Simme's head snaps towards him. "So you can corrupt him?"

"See? He gets it," Simme smirked at Su Han before walking over to Gabriel. "Naturally. Got something to say about it?"

"I'm just wondering how that's going," He replies, making Simme smirk.

"Well, the Mage isn't my current target actually. He's far too... stubborn to actually fall into despair himself by my usual tricks... but I've been very fortunate regardless," He explained, smirking. "See I found a light soul in Paris and driving that soul to despair and consuming his soul will be the key to the mage destroying himself. See, he'll blame himself for not being able to save the boy and for the balance being tipped which will then allow me to infect him with even more despair and he'll spiral even more, destroying himself in the process and thus i shall then consume his soul and the world will be trapped in pure darkness and despair for the rest of time!"

"And this boy... this light soul? You've infected him with despair?" Gabriel asked.

"Oh I was indeed," He smirked. "Thanks to you in fact,"

"Me?"

"Your little party," He answered, making Gabriel think back to the Diamond Dance. "I slipped into that dance, found that sweet soul and infected him with despair and then your plan to make him the black swan made it bloom like poison in his veins. He's being infected ever since,"

"Luka Couffaine... he's the pure soul you speak off," Gabriel stated. It made a lot of sense. He was a gentle and sweet boy and he recalled Adrien discussing with Felix and Kagami how to cheer him up plus that's why the Gang of Secrets and Lies got akumatized. All because Simme had infected Luka with despair. Gabriel would have felt bad about everything he had done to him and that was happening to him if he had a heart... but he saw it as a necessary evil. Another sacrifice to get his wife back. "Is that why he reacts so strangely to the akumas?"

Simme gave him a confused look.

"When I have tried to akumatize him, he is able to resist them and once they're rejected... they trigger fits... like he has epilepsy or something," He explains. "The only other person who the same reaction was my nephew Felix but he didn't reject the akuma,"

"Oh, that's even more interesting!" Simme grinned. He already knew that Luka was the mage but he didn't need them to know. "Seems like my pure boy is also a mage,"

"What?!" Both Su Han and Gabriel gasped.

"As is that other boy... Felix was it?" He asked, making Gabriel nod before he glanced towards Su Han. "Why are you surprised? Mr Agreste, I can understand but you shouldn't be,"

"What do you mean?" Gabriel asked. Could Luka truly be a mage and Felix too? Simme rolled his eyes.

"One of the effects of the Celestial Mage being in the world is mages," He answered, making the fashion designer frown. "Basically, his presence awakens the innate ability to use magic in some individuals and to be able to use it, they just need a spark to activate that latent ability,"

"So you're saying by trying to akumatize Luka, I awakened his own magic,"

"And that Felix child too," He answered, drawing attention away from Luka. "But an akuma isn't always going to awaken someone's magic. It's different for everyone or so that old coot Feng explains it that way,"

"Great! More mages!" Su Han gasped, clearly not putting two and two together. "Just what I need! This Luka... he must have been close to Anatis to cause the trigger of magic?"

"Luka is one of Anatis' allies," Gabriel confirmed. "So much that Anatis once trusted him with a miraculous when he had come close to defeat. If it wasn't for that boy, I would have captured Anatis, Lady Noir and all of the kwamis but nope! That boy is even more crafty and clever than Anatis! Not to mention, the resistance to akumas!"

Gabriel gritted his teeth annoyed.

"If I could just akumatize him then he would be the one to bring down Anatis! I know it!"

"Hm! Seems like you just have a grudge against the child because he bested you when you were so close to victory," Su Han stated. "I thought you'd be use to that by now,"

Gabriel glared at him as Natalie cleared her throat.

"Perhaps you should redirect your energy to the guardians of the miraculous for now, Guardian Su Han. You will need to do damage control to ensure the others don't catch on to the fact that you're not the true celestial guardian right?" She pointed out, making Su Han grit his teeth. As much as it pained him, he agreed with her plus it may be time to start looking into his back up plan, especially with the fact that Anatis has locked the boxes. When he and Cobra went back to their main temple, Cobra had began to glow like the other assassins had when Anatis had become guardian and his miraculous was forcefully called back to the box. It turned out the only reason why it hadn't happened in Paris was because he hadn't been close enough to the box the Cobra was from for the spell to activate. It had also happened to a number of other holders and now they were all locked out of the miracle boxes and he didn't have the true authority to undo it. He would have to activate the Calamitous completely if they couldn't get into the boxes. He had already test ran one of them but Anatis had claimed it. He would just have to reclaim it at some point but for now, he needed to continue to deal with the fallout of Anatis' becoming guardian. He'd have to worry about the Wasp Miraculous later. He took a deep breath and turned to Natalie.

"Yes, you are right," He answered. "For now, I will take my leave,"

He nods and leaves with the assassin. Simme, however, hung about.

"So you've being trying to akuma the child of light hm?" He asked, making Gabriel look at him with annoyance but he turned it with a grin full of sharp teeth. "You should try again,"

"You would encourage it but you did mention you had infected him with despair," He mumbled, the clogs in his head turning. "This time it could finally work,"

"Sir, is that a good idea?" Natalie asked, making him turn to her. She had heard about how demented Luka had looked when Scarlet Moth had managed to break through his defenses with the scarlet akumas. Adrien had told her. He had been one of the few students who had resisted the akuma and he had told her how scary the situation was, especially when he saw Luka fitting the way he did. 

"Of course," He answered, making Simme smirk wickedly as he took out his phone. "And to make sure it works, we'll push him to the edge,"

He dialed a number and put it to his ear.

"Hello, Mr Rossi. My name is Gabriel Agreste... Yes, your daughter's boss... that's right," He smirked as Simme grinned even more and Natalie frowned. What was his plan? "I heard about your daughter's plight at school regarding the restraining order that young Luka Couffaine has against her,"

He paused for a second as Mr Rossi began to talk about how unfair it was that this 'nasty punk' had blamed his 'precious angel' for the things he had and how he had convinced even a court of law that he was the victim. Gabriel made a face of disgust as Mr Rossi briefly ranted about how boys can't be victims and how Luka should 'man up'. He rolled his eyes in annoyance and was tempted to call Mr Rossi an old fashioned idiot who viewed toxic masculinity as a good thing before hanging up and blacklisting him and his bratty daughter. However, Lila was too much of a useful tool to actually do so. He might disagree with how the Rossi family acted but not enough to actually cut them off.

"Ah how terrible and Lila is suffering I imagine?" He asked, knowing full well she wasn't but he would bet that the moment she was in her parents' sight, she would put on that mask, pull out the crocodile tears and make out that her day was so terrible at school. Especially to her father and that gullible man would buy it instantly. That's probably why he has repeatedly tried to get the restraining order removed. "Of course, you have my sympathies. In fact, I couldn't help but notice that it seems to be affecting her at work as well and we, at Gabriel, view all of our employees as family so I wanted to reach out and offer help. I would be more than happy to lend you my legal team,"

Mr Rossi began to thank Gabriel straight away.

"Of course,"

~The Liberty~

Luka sat on his bed with his eyes closed as he focused on his thoughts. Since making the choice to face the Truth head on, he's tried to remain calm so he had taken up meditation again. He knew it was going to happen but he needed time to tie up loose ends and create his plan. Luckily, the meditation was helping a little and Hawkmoth hadn't made any akumas recently so he hadn't needed to use Tikki. Currently, she still had hold of the earrings. He had instructed her to hide them but she said she shouldn't hide them yet in case Hawkmoth akumatized someone else first. Since she had a point, he agreed but on the condition that the moment he is possessed by an akuma, she hides them. She would know since she's been staying as close to him as she can. He took a deep breath as the smell of white sage surrounded him. He had chosen to light some incense for this particular session. He had already written the letter to Lady Noir and had given Sass the instruction to deliver it. He had also contacted Marianne about magic. Since she had Master Fu living with her, she had to take back her offer to teach him magic. Luckily, he had his past lives to teach but it wasn't really for him. He wanted to learn it from someone else so he would be able to guide Felix plus it would be nice to be able to get a different perspective other than his past lives. Regarding the lessons though, they both agreed that it was too risky plus she was based in London but she had given him the address of Paris' Acting Grand Mage aka The Swan Holder Atrarus. He was very surprised to find it was Felix' home address but he now had an idea of who Atrarus was. However, he would address that once he got past Truth. He wouldn't deny it though. Having a mentor again would be nice and Atrarus was a mage too. He had helped with the battle against Black Swan and Assassin Bee as well as Brumus and Lady Ombre. That had made him think about that battle too. Meeting Brumus had taught him some truths. Firstly, he wasn't alone and that hope was powerful. He had forgotten both of those when facing the Gang of Secrets and Lies but now that he had made the choice to face the Truth head on, he remembered them. He let out another breath. Now was the time to address some things. Sure, he had to deal with meeting the Acting Grand Mage after Truth but there were some things he needed to address. After all, he had been neglecting a lot of his work. Jessica, the holder of the Falcon Miraculous, had contacted him about a couple of things, including the return of a guardian and her miraculous being revoked by the box when he was named Guardian but he hadn't really messaged her back at all. He had briefly replied saying he would look into it when the guardian appeared but he hadn't. The combination of the Scarlet Moth attack, Lady Blanche, Simme, Issac, Bob and the trial as well as Black Swan, Assassin Bee, the loss of Dr Mila and Master Fu and his own depression, he had been too overwhelmed and distracted to do anything. He needed to address it and apologise to her. He opened his eyes and got off his bed, glancing at the Kwamis. They were all sat in the same position he was, breathing in softly and meditating. Though he was sure a few of them had fallen asleep. He gently cleared his voice, causing most of them to open their eyes and look at him. Though a few snoozed away.

"Kaalki, I'm going to need to borrow your power," He declared, making Kaalki fly up and nod. "I want to sort out some things before I get... you know. Is that ok?"

"Of course, Luka," Kaalki replied, making Luka nod before he took the musical miracle box off itself and turned the key, causing it to pop open with its compartments. He took out the horse miraculous and put them on before turning the key again, making the box lock. He put it back on the shelf.

"Ok, Sass, Tikki and Vernn. You're in charge until I return," Luka declared before he opened his drawers and took out a bag of apple flavored candies. They lasted longer than apple slices and Kaalki seemed to like them too. He put them in his pocket and tapped the glasses. "Kaalki, Full Gallop,"

He turned into Appalo before he held out his hand and summoned a circle of light, declaring voyage before he threw it. It opened up to a portal and he stepped through it into New York City. The portal closed and he called off the transformation before giving Kaalki one of the candies. He walked over to the edge of the skyscraper they were on and glanced down. He kind of wished he had Tikki with him so he could swing through the city. Despite that it had only been a couple of days, he missed the feeling of being Anatis. 

"I'm ready," Kaalki declared, flying over to him. He smiled and nodded.

"Ok. Kaalki, Full Gallop," He declared, turning back into Appalo. He took out his horse shoe and took out the built-in phone. He put the horseshoe back on his back and texted Jessica before he moved over to the centre of the building and sat down. A few minutes later, she turned up as Sparrow and landed on the building as he stood up. 

"Who are you?" She asked, crossing her arms. "I was expecting my friend Anatis but-"

"I am Anatis," He answered. "I'm just using the horse miraculous today,"

"Oh..." She answered but he frowned. He could hear she was annoyed through her song. He didn't blame her for one second. He hadn't been a very good friend to her or anyone in fact. "Well... it's nice for you to finally get in contact,"

"I'm sorry," He stared, making her feel surprised. She was expecting excuses, not an apology. "I'm so sorry I haven't been here, Falcon. I should have been a better friend and ally. I should have made an effort and I failed. I'm sorry,"

He felt tears pricking his eyes before they began to fall as she seemed to notice.

"Whoa, hey it's ok, Anatis.. uh..." She gasped, moving over. "Please don't cry. You're a great friend,"

"I'm n-not," He whispered, wiping his eyes. "I should have come here sooner and helped you work out what to do with this new guardian and the miraculous but I got too consumed by my own life and I couldn't..."

"Hey, it's ok," She reassured, gently putting her hand on his shoulder. "You're here now so that's all that matters to me,"

"It's my fault, Falcon," He whispered, making her frown. "I'm the reason why you can't get your miraculous right now,"

"What do you mean?" She asked, not in a judgmental way but out of genuine curiosity and concern. She had viewed Anatis as powerful and untouchable. Nothing seemed to bother him when they met and he was brave enough to challenge her mother's view and even changed it but the boy before her is a shadow of the hero she had met. He was broken. "Anatis, what happened to you?"

He slowly looked up at her and even though she couldn't really see his eyes, she could see the tears rolling down his face.

"Look, whatever happened, you can tell me ok? We're friends and friends help each other," She declared, rubbing his arm. He nodded and wiped away his tears before he sat down. She sat next to him and slowly he began to speak. He told her about everything as once he began to speak about it, he couldn't stop. He told her about Feast and how he unintentionally unleashed an ancient evil into the world and that he had restored the miraculous temple. That explained why the guardian had turned up then he explained everything else and the more she listened, the more her heart ached and she understood why he hadn't been in contact. It was one thing after another. Both in his personal life and his hero life. Firstly, he witnessed the almost end of the world and had to fight Lady Noire akumatized and couldn't really tell anyone about it. He told her that he had told Lady Noir a little bit about it but had held so much back out of fear of driving her into becoming Lady Blanche again. Then he had been repeatedly targeted by hawkmoth in his civilian life, resulting in hospitalization and trauma then he had to deal with a court case that involved his abusive step father. She had no idea he had been through such a thing but that wasn't even the worst. He described how the ancient evil was influencing people and turning them into akumas and how one of his friends took an akuma and an amok in his place, only to be hospitalized as well. He then told her how he lost his mentors. One was murdered and the other gave up his memories so Hawkmoth wouldn't get the miraculous. She put her hand over his mouth as he explained that. It was obvious that he blamed himself. "Jeez, Anatis... I'm so sorry,"

"I-its not your fault..." He muttered, looking down. She could tell there was more. "That ancient evil I said about... it's an evil spirit born from the cruelty of humans... and it wants to eat my soul,"

"Oh god," She gasped. "Why?"

"I'm a pure soul," He answered before explaining what it was. She frowned as she listened. "And if he consumes a pure soul, the balance will be tipped and our world will be consumed by full darkness and wickedness. So it infected me with despair and has been trying to drive me into willingly giving it my soul.. and just to really make things worse, Hawkmoth just won't leave me or my family alone! Most of my friends were akumatized minus two and then as if that wasn't bad enough, he akumatized my mother and I made her feel like she is a terrible mother but that's not true! I'm the terrible one! Not her!"

He hid his face in his knees as he shook, crying. Sparrow gently placed her hand on his back. All her anger was gone. How could she be angry at him? He had gone through more than anyone should have gone through. He slowly lifted his head and wiped his face again.

"I can't even cry like this at home because Hawkmoth just won't leave me alone!" He cried out, making her pull him in her arms. He wrapped his arms around her but she could feel the hesitation in his movements. She suspected that he didn't intend to speak about any of this but it was clear he needed it. Slowly, he finally calmed down and pulled away. "Sorry..."

"It's fine," She answered. "But have you not talked to Lady Noire about this?"

"I-I've only told her so much but i can't tell her everything, especially with my civilian life," He explained as he hugged his knees. "Besides, I don't want to be a burden to her or to you... or anyone,"

"You're not a burden," She reassured but he sighed.

"I came here to try and help you but all I've done is cried on you and made excuses,"

"Anatis... I don't think those are excuses but legit reasons. You've gone through so much recently," She answered, making him frown. He knew she had a point. They sat there in silence for a few minutes before Sparrow looked up at the sky. "So the miracle box... it locked because you became guardian?"

"Yeah," He nodded, wondering how to explain it. "When Master Fu passed on his role as guardian to me, it didn't just make me the guardian of his box but restored a good amount of my authority as celestial guardian,"

"Celestial guardian?" She asked, making him nod.

"It's a long story but to sum it up... I'm the recent life of the man who made the miraculous," He answered, making her blink. Anatis was the recent life of the person who had created the miraculous? Damn, that's crazy. "Anyway, I assume your miraculous went back into its box about a week or so ago,"

"Yeah, the Guardian Mau Tau is locked out of the box," She explained, making him frown. "If you want, I can call him here so you can meet him?"

"Yes. I think that's a good idea," He nodded, wiping away his tears. She nodded and took out her phone and dialed a number. It rang for a few minutes.

"Hello?" A male voice answered. "Falcon? Are you ok?"

"Yes, Guardian. I actually am calling on behalf of a friend who wishes to meet you," She explained, making him ask who. "He can help us with the box,"

"... I'll be there in a few minutes," He answered before he hung up. Not even ten minutes later, an older man dressed in the same monk garb as Su Han jumped up on the building. He had long gray hair and bushy eyebrows. He had a mole on his face as well. His jaw was defined and his nose was large but while he looked stern, there was also a sense of kindness. In his arm was a simple wooden box with a silver key in a lock. Appalo got up and bowed towards him, causing the guardian to respond in kind. "I am Guardian Mau Tau and you are?"

"Anatis, the holder of the ladybug miraculous and..." He pauses as he sees the kwamis of the native box peeking out. "The kwamis can leave the box?"

"Yes. It happened three nights ago. The same thing has occurred to all boxes in the order's care," He answered, making Appalo rub the back of his neck. "You know something about this?"

"Yes," He answered. "I... I gave them permission to do so,"

"You gave them permission?" He questioned before he narrowed his eyes. "Just who are you really? And I don't mean your hero name,"

Appalo nodded before he turned to Sparrow.

"Sparrow... could you give us some privacy for a few minutes?" He asked, making her nod before she walked over to the other side of the building and turned her back to them. "Kaalki, Dismount,"

He turned back into Luka before he took off the glasses and took a deep breath. He didn't know if this would work.

"Feng... Khnurn... Alpheus... Rene... Toutai... lend me your energy," He whispered, causing the guardian to gasp in shock. He felt their energies engulf him before he opened his eyes, showing them as silver. Instantly, Mau Tau knelt before him.

"Celestial Guardian... you have returned," He declared, bowing his head before he lifted his head. "I knew that pretender Su Han wasn't the true guardian. I knew Toutai would not have named him that,"

"You knew Toutai?" He asked, making him nod.

"I was the same generation of trainee guardians as Toutai, Su Han and Hua Mulan," He answered. "I was never truly close with them in the sense of friendship but Toutai had hand-picked me as guardian of the native box and I also tried to keep his teachings alive, even when Su Han tried to erase them. I tried to defend the children under his so-called care. He intended to banish me and strip me of my title but before he could, that sentimonster attacked and ate us all. I managed to get his apprentice out of the temple before it could consume him but it consumed me. However, after the temple was restored, I grabbed my box and left before Su Han could do anything. I intended to take back the Falcon miraculous and hide at the Antarctic temple but the young hero made me change my mind and stay here. Su Han did briefly try to reclaim my box but Majestia and Knightowl scared him off,"

"The Antarctic temple?" Luka asked. Mau Tau's song spoke of honesty and regret and Luka found his gut told him he could be trusted and was telling the truth.

"Yes, it's an ancient site and said to be built by Hao Feng himself. Not as a base of operations but as a safe haven," He answered, making Luka think. A safe haven? Why would Feng need a safe haven? "But apparently, he never used it himself. In fact, none of the celestial guardians have used it,"

"Even Su Han?"

"Su Han declared it as a pointless site and refused to send anyone to it," He answered, making Luka frown. "It's probably in disarray,"

"I see," Luka muttered as he thought about it. "A safe haven..." 

"Kāimíng yī?" Mau Tau asked, making Luka blink and look at him. He didn't expect him to use the same title Fu had. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "Forgive me if this is not my place but you look stressed,"

"Mau Tau, what do you know about Simme?" Luka asked, making the guardian go pale as his eyes widened in fear. He had obviously heard of the spirit at the least. Maybe had even met him. "Have you seen him?"

"I have," He answered, frowning. "Within the belly of that hungry sentimonster, I came to realize a terrible truth. Simme was active within the order and Su Han is working with him,"

"And how does that make you feel?" Luka asked. He needed to know if he could trust Mau Tau. Currently, his music was calm and it reminded Luka of the Bear Renling Xiong Xiong but as Mau Tau thought about how he felt about Simme, his music changed. Fear began to be the most played note. However, Luka needed to know if he would be honest about it.

"I... I felt afraid," He admitted as Luka listened even more. "That is part of the reason why I grabbed my box and left but I can promise you this, Kāimíng yī. I am not on Su Han's side,"

Luka looked at him, searching for any signs of deceit in his expression and heart song but let out a sigh of relief before he held out his hand, making Mau Tau look confused.

"Your miracle box please," He states, making Mau Tau slowly hand it to him. Luka examined the now musical box with interest before he gently taps it. "Mind coming out? I want to ask you some questions,"

One of the Kwamis poked their heads out before all of them flew out. They looked at each other with fear and uncertainty before they all nodded and Liiri flew forward.

"Uh since I've had the most contact with humans in recent years, I will act as the voice of the Native Kwamis," He declared, making Luka chuckle a little. "So... Do we need to be concerned?"

"No," Luka smiled reassuringly. "I just want to know your thoughts on Mau Tau as your guardian,"

Liiri looked surprised before he turned back to the others and they whispered to each other in hushed voices before Liiri turned back.

"All of us agree that he is the best guardian. He's fair to us, gives us treats and isn't cruel," He explained. "He also protected the kwamis that got caught up in the Sentimonster's belly,"

"So you all would be happy to continue with him as your guardian?" Luka asked, making all the kwamis nod. "Thank you. You can go back in your box if you want,"

He didn't wait for them to go into the box as he looked at Mau Tau.

"The kwamis speak highly of you and your heartsong has been honest from the beginning," He replied, walking over to him. "And I know Jessica trusts you as well... which is why I have decided to allow you to remain the guardian of the Native box,"

He gently places the box back into his hand.

"Mau Tau, I trust the role of guardian for the Native box to you," He declared, causing the box to glow gold before Mau Tau also glowed gold. "From now on, you can access the miraculous within and look after the Kwamis. You will be kind to them and look after them. You will also guide any current or future heroes and will only give miraculous to those who are worthy and for the greater good. If you ever fall to corruption, turn against myself and your heroes or harm the kwamis, the box will lock you out of it and return itself to me. You will lose your role as guardian. Is that understood?"

"Yes," He replied, bowing as Luka turned back to Appalo, causing Sparrow to come back over. "You have my word, Kāimíng yī and if you need anything, I will do my best to help you,"

Appalo paused for a moment before he turned to both of them.

"There is something I need your help with," 

~Later That Evening in Shanghai~

A portal opened up in the Dragon's cave before Appalo stepped out. His glasses beeped before he turned back into Luka and caught Kaalki. He reached into his pocket and took out an apple candy before he gave it to Kaalki and took off his glasses. The little kwami took it and began to eat it as Luka gently placed her on his shoulder as he walked farther into the cave.

"Meishi?" He called out before a deep growl echoed and a full size lion spirit stepped out.

"Who dares enter my cave?" He growled before his eyes landed on Luka before his expression became more friendly. "Móshù zhīzǐ, you have returned,"

"You recognize me even though I'm not Anatis right now?" Luka asked, amazed. Meishi glowed and turned back into his small form before flying over.

"Of course," He nodded. "So what can this old spirit do for you?"

"I wanted some advice," He admits, sitting down as Meishi settled into his hands. "I have an upcoming battle and I'm... I'm scared, Meishi. There's a chance I will lose myself and I don't know how to prevent that. I was hoping you could give me some advice,"

"It sounds like to me you need to speak the spirit of Valor," Meishi stated, making Luka blink. "Valor is great courage when facing danger and this battle you speak of sounds like it is going to be very dangerous so if I were you, I'd talk to her,"

"Where can I find her?"

"In your hometown, Móshù zhīzǐ," Meishi answered. "Where the dead rest,"

The catacombs then. Luka let out a nod and stood up as Meishi flew up.

"Kaalki, are you ready?" He asked, making her nod before he put the glasses back on before he tapped them. "Kaalki, Full Gallop,"

He turned back into Appalo before he held out his hand and summoned a circle of light.

"Voyage!" He declared before throwing it, causing a portal to the catacombs to open. He turned to Meishi. "Thank you for listening to me, Meishi. I appreciate it.."

He turned back to the portal before he stopped for a moment.

"Tell Fei I say hi please," He smiled weakly, causing Meishi to nod before he stepped through. The portal closed behind him and he glanced around as his 'horse' vision lit up to allow him to see a bit better in the dark area. He walked over to an old torch and touched it, closing his eyes. "Alpheus, lend me your power,"

He felt a spark of magic flow through him before he clicked his fingers, causing the torch to set on fire. He picked it up and glanced around, noticing spirit trails before he began to follow them deeper into the catacombs. As he walked, his glasses beeped and he turned back into Luka, causing him to catch Kaalki again. He gently put her on his shoulder again and reached into his pocket for another apple candy.

"This will be our last trip," He explained, making her nod as he handed her the candy before they continued to walk as they followed the spirit trails. They came to an old looking door before Luka held out his hand. "Kcolnu,"

The lock on the door clicked and he pushed it open, walking into the circular room. Inside the room was an altar with a cross on and a statue of a woman kneeling in front of it. This place used to be a church. He looked around, noticing a baptism well that had dried up and some broken statues of saints. He walked over to the statue of the woman, which happened to be where the spirit trails converse on. He walked around it, seeing she was holding a sword and around her neck was a single golden feather. He knelt down and gently touched it, causing his head to pulse a little as he saw images of the woman and her comrades, fighting and defending Paris with several miraculous including the ladybug and black cat miraculous. In the images, he also saw Sir Rene with her.

"Jeanne D'arc," He whispered, letting go of the feather and gently placing his hand on the statue. As soon as he did, the statue began to glow golden before she suddenly stood up and stepped away from the statue.

"You called?" She answered, making him blink before she looked at him. "You are the child Rene told me about. The child who defends Paris,"

"You know me?" He asked, surprised but he recalled his distant memory telling her to watch over his future lives. She nodded as she looked at him. "I remember... it was when I was dying for the fourth time..."

"You recall your past lives?" She asked, a little amazed.

"Sometimes," He admitted. "It's like distant memories but that's not why I'm here. You're the spirit of Valour, aren't you?"

"Yes, Rene... I mean you... granted me the role as a way to guide your future lives..."

"That's not why we did it," He answered, making her frown before he placed his hand on his heart. "Guilt. Rene blamed himself for your death and he wanted to grant you a chance to 'live' but we are not necromancers nor do we have access to life magic so Rene used his magic to make an amulet that allowed you to be a spirit so you could roam freely in the world without fearing of dying,"

"Typical Rene," She smiled, gently touching the feather around her neck. "I never blamed him for it was never his fault but enough of the past. You seeked me out, child. What is it you need?"

He paused before he turned to the cross.

"Simme is after me," He stated, making her frown. "And I have to face the Truth but I'm afraid. If I don't face the Truth and keep resisting the akumas, Simme will win and devour my soul but if I let myself become an akuma, there's a chance I'll lose myself,"

He paused and looked at her, making her frown. It was hard to see him as an ancient mage or spirit when he looked so young and vulnerable.

"I know what I have to do but I'm scared," He stated. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. He hugged back before she gently pulled away.

"I understand your fear," She stated, making him look at her. "I too was afraid when I had to face my fate but you must remember, young one, that you are not alone. You have people who care about you,"

"How do I face this battle?" He asked, making her kneel in front of him. "What if I fail and Simme wins?"

"Listen to me. You will not fail. No matter what Simme whispers to you. He may tell you you're weak but you are not. Being weak is being a coward and you are not that," She answered. "You are brave, kind and gentle and nothing will ever change that. Regardless, if you find you're losing yourself then trust in those who care about you to bring you back. I will be there to bring you back to the light and I know I won't be the only one,"

He could feel the sincerity in her voice and in her heartsong. She was being truthful with him and she was right. If he did begin to lose himself then he could trust her and his friends to bring him back. Lady Noir would go to hell and back to save him. Juleka, Rose and Ivan would fight Hawkmoth himself to save him. His mother would never give up on him. Felix, Adrien and Kagami would walk the earth to find him again. Nino, Kim and Max would challenge anyone to fight for him. Chloe and Sabrina would fight God to bring him back... and Finni, Rene, Alpheus, Khnurn, Toutai and Feng would traverse time itself to save and help him. He was not facing this battle alone and he was never going to be. That was one of his truths. He was not alone.

"Thank you, Jeanne," He smiled, looking at her. She smiled back. "I think I have a little bit more preparation to do but thank you... I feel a little better,"

"Well, young one, if you need my help, you just need to ask," Jeanne replied.

"Well, I may need a hand with some spiritual healing after this whole thing," He mentioned before looking at her. "Think you could help me with that?"

"I can certainly try,"  She declared, making him smile in relief. With that, he turned back into his Appalo form and headed back to his room on the Liberty. He dropped his transformation and caught Kaalki as the other kwamis looked over at him. He thanked her for her help before placing her gently on the table and going into the kitchen. No one was around so he just made a sandwich for himself and cut up a fresh apple for her before returning to his room. He sat down at his desk and began to write a letter to Lady Noire to explain his sudden disappearance. "Tikki?"

"Yes, Luka," She answered.

"Would you be ok with Juleka being your holder temporarily? I said that you should bring them to her if I'm in hospital and an akuma appears but I want to know if you're actually ok with her taking over my duty temporarily," He explained, making her look at him with a thoughtful expression before she nodded. "Ok, I'll write a letter for Juleka to explain,"

She nodded as he continued and soon the letters were done. He runs his fingers through his hair before he turns to the kwamis.

"Ok, Tikki, I'll put the letter in here and if and when it happens, you bring both the letter and your miraculous to her," He explained, making her nod before he turned to the kwamis of the Western Miracle box. "I've written three other letters. One for Lady Noir, one for Alix and one for Atratus. Sass, as I mentioned earlier, I want you to deliver the letter to Lady Noir but it will be after I've been deakumatized. It will explain what will happen to me as Luka and why Anatis won't be around for a little bit,"

"Of course, Luka, you can rely on me,"

"I know," Luka smiled before turning to Bennu. "I want you to deliver the letter for Atratus and I want you to deliver it tonight. I'm sure he's been having dreams about this and I want to reassure him that this is the best outcome. I also want you to take the other kwamis who don't have a holder right now with you. I've put in the letter that I need him to protect them from Su Han, Hawkmoth and my akumatized self. I'm not too worried about the actual boxes as only I can open them but also I'll be doing a protection and camouflage spell tonight before I go to sleep,"

"Ok. Am I allowed to bring my miraculous with me?"

"Yes. That way, Felix can transform straight away if he needs to," Luka agreed, making Bennu nod. "Vernn, since Alix is most familiar with Sir Rene from my past lives, I'll be getting you to deliver the letter for her if that's ok?"

"Of course, my liege!"

"I will also allow you to bring your miraculous with you so you can go straight to Renee afterwards," He answered. "In fact, all active kwamis can take their miraculous to their current holders so everyone is ready to deal with me,"

"You've really put a lot of thought into this," A kwami that resembled a firefly stated. Luka recalled that their name was Luzz and their concept was summer. "We're fortunate to have a kind and understanding guardian,"

"Thank you, Luzz but what I'm doing is just my job and making sure you're all ok," He explains, making Luzz buzz happily that he knows his name. "I want to make sure you're all safe and that my friends are well equipped to save me,"

"You trust them to do so?" Penni asked, making Luka nod.

"Of course," He answered. "I trust all my friends including all of you,"

"W-We're your friends?" Stingg asked shyly. Luka gave them a soft look.

"Of course," He smiled softly. "All you are my friends. I love and trust all of you,"

"Luka..." Tikki whispered, feeling her heart touched by his heartfelt words and apparently she wasn't the only one. All of the kwamis felt loved and special. Not just that but his words reminded them of Feng when he was a young boy. If there was ever any doubt that he was Feng's recent life, it was completely dispelled just from those words alone.

"Right. Let's continue with the plan,"

~The Next Morning~

When Luka woke up the next morning, he frowned to himself as his room seemed empty without the kwamis. Tikki was probably near by but he had managed to convince her to still keep her distance. He sighed but got up regardless. After all, he had sent them on their way to protect them and to ensure that the past Anatis didn't need to grab any miraculous. He also didn't know how his akumatized self was going to react. For all he knew he may try and go after the kwamis. What if he blamed them for his akumatization? Or what if he tries to use all the miraculous at once? He gripped his head at the very thought of a miraculous powered spirit-mage that was also akumatized. It had already being a struggle against Miraclonzier so he dreaded to think what it would be like against a miraculous powered supervillain with access to magic. Especially if it was him. He tried to think back to what he had experienced as the past Anatis who fought against Truth. He didn't recall Truth seeking out another miraculous. Like Yan Woshi, Truth seemed hyperfixstated on his goal of revealing the truth and punishing those he deemed wicked. It seems that even as a crazed akuma he still had some sort of sense of justice... even if it was twisted. He slipped his slippers on and quickly when the bathroom, cleaning his hands before he went into the kitchen. Anarka was sat, reading a letter and looking stressed.

"Ma?" He asked, making her look up. She quickly put a smile on but he could tell by her song she was worried. "What's wrong?"

She let out a sigh and took a moment to work out what to say.

"It's the restraining order we have against that Lila Rossi girl," She stated, making his heart fill with dread. "Her new lawyers have challenged it again, stating misconduct within the court. Their argument is that the court itself has mistreated the restraining order by treating it as a permanent one when it was only temporary and if we want to apply for permanent one, we have to make a new case,"

"But don't her lawyers have to apply for its removal and we have to do a court date to determine if it should be lifted?" He asked. That's what they did last time her lawyers tried to get it removed. It didn't work but his gut was telling him that it wasn't the case this time and judging by his ma's expression, his gut was right. "Ma?"

"A judge already signed off to be lifted," She frowned deeply before running her fingers through her hair. "It's not how it's supposed to work but given who the new lawyers actually belong to... I suspect the judge may received a nice, fat check,"

"You think that Lila and her family brought the judge?" He asked, frowning. He wouldn't put it past her or her father to do so. "Wait... you said new lawyers..."

"Yes. Mr Agreste seems to have provided his legal team to help her," She explained, making him look at her with a mix of shock and horror.

"Gabriel Agreste lent her his team?" He gasped in shock but at the same time, he wasn't surprised. He had suspected Agreste of being Hawkmoth or one of his allies for ages and this seemed to confirm it. No one in their right mind would lend a legal team to a girl like that, especially after she had been called out by the city's respected hero unless they were working with Hawkmoth. His mother nodded, making him sit down. "Why would he do that?"

"I don't know, lad," She sighed before she gently took his hand in hers. "But don't you worry. I'll call Jagged and we'll get this sorted ok?"

"I... I know," He nodded, frowning. "... Could I go to school today?"

"Are you sure? She'll probably be there," She stated, making him nod.

"I know but I really miss my friends and I think it would do me good, even if she's there," He answered, making her nod.

"Then of course, you can but if it feels too much or she tries anything, you go straight to Mr Damocles and report her. And if he doesn't do anything, you come right back here ok?" She stated, making him nod in agreement. She gives him a smile before letting go of his hand. He finished his breakfast before going to get ready for school. He looked over at the miracle boxes and sighed.

"The sooner this happens, the quicker I can get back to normal," He mumbles before he slipped on his shoes and grabbed his back. He caught up with Juleka, who looked at him with surprise. "I'm going to school today,"

"Are you ok with that?" She asked, making him nod.

"It was my idea," He answered as he walked with her. "I can't keep hiding in my room right?"

"Well, if it gets too much, no one will judge you going back home,"

"Thanks, Jules," He smiled a little. "Oh you should know. The restraining order against Lila has been dropped. Ma's trying to get it sorted out but she might not be able to,"

"Well, if she tries to come near you, I'm punching her again,"

"Ah she'll probably try to use that as "proof" that she's the victim," He pointed out, making Juleka frown. He had a point unfortunately. "I'll just do my best to avoid her and shut her down before she can start anything,"

Juleka nodded as they arrived in front of the school where some of their friends were waiting. As soon as they all saw Luka, they flocked to him. Rose hugged him and Ivan patted his arm happily. Marinette however wasn't there yet and neither were Adrien, Kagami or Felix.

"We're gonna head into the canteen. Rose wants to get a drink," Juleka mumbled, making him nod. "Want to join us?"

"I'm alright," He answered, taking out his phone and sending a text. "I'm going to wait for Marinette,"

"Ok," Juleka nodded before her, Rose and Ivan headed inside. Luka took a seat on the wall as he waited. It felt weird not having Tikki pop her head out but he only had to deal with it for a short amount of time plus he could sense her nearby, keeping to their deal of staying far enough to stay safe and hidden but close enough to give him the earrings if anyone else gets akumatized. He glanced over and saw her hiding in the flower bush. He went to smile but it turned to a frown as he saw Lila getting out of a car and waving to her father. As soon as she saw him, she smirked wickedly at him before walking towards the entrance. As soon as her father had driven off though, she made a beeline for him.

"I'm surprised you even bothered to show your face today," She answered, her smirk was clear and triumphant. Like she had won. "Anyway, your stupid little 'restraining order' has been removed, meaning I no longer have to keep my distance from you and believe me when I say you're gonna wish you stayed at home. In fact, you're gonna wish you had taken me up on the offer to be my friend because I am going to make your life a living hell!"

Before she could say anything else, she was suddenly pulled back by Kagami and knocked to the ground as Kagami's fist met her face. Lila let out a dramatic gasp as she looked up at her.

"Y-you'll regret that!" She gasped, getting up and rushing inside as Adrien and Felix came over.

"Are you ok, Luka?" Kagami asked, making him nod. "Why was she near you?"

He sighed and explained about the restraining order being lifted and that his ma is being forced to reapply for it and resubmit evidence, all thanks to Gabriel giving her access to his legal team. Kagami looked shocked, Felix rolled his eyes and Adrien looked guilty.

"I'm so sorry, Luka. I found out this morning from Lila at our photoshoot but father refused to listen to me when I tried to tell him it was a bad idea," He stated, frowning. "He said it was to improve her work effect and that Gabriel looks after its employees,"

"It's ok, Adrien," Luka replied. "You're not your father and you're my friend so don't worry ok? I'm not angry at you,"

He looked at Kagami.

"Thanks for standing up for me, Kagami,"

"Well, she'll probably try to use it as a way to make all of our lives worse but I couldn't let her talk to you like that," She replied, making him smile a little. "Anyway, me and Adrien are about to have a training match and Felix agreed to be the ref. Would you like to join us?"

"I'm waiting for Marinette," Luka replied, making the three of them nod. "Have fun though,"

"We will," Adrien grinned as Kagami nodded.

"See you in class, Luka," Felix smiled before he turned to them two. "I hope you realize I'm not easy to impress,"

The three of them walked off, leaving Luka alone again but a few moments later, he heard his name being yelled. He looked in the direction of the voice and smiled as Marinette rushed over to him. However, a bus turned and headed right towards her, making him jump up in fear.

"Tikki! Spots on!" He declared and of course nothing happened as Tikki nor her miraculous was there... even though she had been. He looked to the bush she had been in but she was gone. However, Marinette was about to get hurt so he rushed over as people yelled out in shock. Marinette's eyes went wide as the bus driver tried to pull the brakes but before it could hit her, the scene suddenly changed and he was back sitting on the wall, breathing in heavily as the shadows moved around him and Simme's laugh echoed. It wasn't real. It had been a cruel illusion from Simme. "Leave me alone,"

Simme laughed evilly as he felt the shadows wrap around him.

"Today's the day you give into me but as a parting gift, I'll let you enjoy your last moments of peace alone," He laughed, his voice stronger than ever before the shadows melted away as the real Marinette called out to him and ran over.

"Luka! You're... Luka?" She gasped, seeing his heavy breathing and the fear in his eyes. She gently sat next to him and took his hand in hers. The feeling of Simme and his evil began to disappear as she touched him, her spell reacting to her touch. "Hey, it's ok. You're ok,"

"S-sorry," He whispered, looking at her before he gave her a weak smile. "Not quite the return I imagined,"

"It's ok," She replied, moving her arms around him. He returned the hug, burying his face into her shoulder. They stayed like that for a while before he gently pulled away, noticing Tikki in the bush. He felt a little better knowing both her and Marinette were there and ok. "I brought croissants?"

He smiled as she took them out and handed him one. He bit into it and smiled even more. They were the best tasting croissants he had in a while. Freshly baked, slightly sweet and melt in the mouth.

"I helped Mama and Papa make them,"

"They're delicious," He grinned, finishing it off and wiping his mouth. "Thanks, Melody,"

"You're welcome, Lu," She giggled, slowly eating hers. He sighed though. "What's on your mind?"

"A lot," He admitted. "But mostly legal trouble,"

She frowned at that so he explained. Her jaw dropped as he told her about the restraining order and how Lila got it removed.

"Mr Ageste lent her his legal team?!" She gasped, wondering what the fashion designer was thinking as Luka nodded. "But everyone knows she's a liar! Anatis himself called her out on multiple occasions!"

"I know," He sighed. "Adrien mentioned that it's because he's trying to 'improve her work effective'. He said he tried to tell his father that it was a bad idea..."

"But Mr Agreste refused to listen?" Marinette asked, making Luka nod. "Typical Agreste... but still he knows she's a liar and surely he knows that this might affect you and make you vulnerable to Hawkmoth,"

"I don't think he cares," He answered, frowning. He couldn't tell her that he thought Gabriel might be working for Hawkmoth or even be Hawkmoth himself. She might work out he was Anatis and last time she found out, it led to Lady Noire being akumatized but he could mention it. "Maybe Anatis is right,"

"What do you mean?" She asked, looking at him.

"When he was making his list of suspects, he wanted my opinion on it," He explained. Technically it wasn't a lie. He did review it as Luka. "He suspects that Mr Agreste may be linked to Hawkmoth,"

"And what do you think?" Marinette asked. Luka frowned a little.

"I think it's possible," He answered, wondering how she would react. He looked at him and saw her making a thoughtful expression. "Melody?"

"I think you might be right," She answered, making him blink. "If I could see anyone being Hawkmoth then it would probably be Mr Agreste. He has the most motive in the city,"

"That's what Anatis thinks too. He says Mr Agreste has the most motive and resources to be able to do it," He answered before he smiled softly and gently nudged her arm with his. "Guess creative minds think a little,"

She giggled softly before she went serious.

"We don't tell Adrien that we suspect his father right?" She asked, making Luka frown before he nodded in agreement.

"For now, we keep it to ourselves but if he asks... let's be honest with him," He answered, making Marinette nod. 

"I think that's a good idea," She agreed before the bell rang. "Time to class... will you be going to class?"

"I want to," He nodded, getting up and walking up the stairs with her. "Ma would probably cry if I said this but I missed school,"

Marinette chuckled a little, making Luka smile a little. When they came to the staircase that led to Marinette's classroom, he gave her a soft kiss on the cheek and waved as she went up to her class room before he turned to head to his but as soon as he did, a horrible and heavy feeling overcame him. Simme was back. The hair on the back of his neck stood up as he felt someone move behind him. He felt multiple hands grab him but then a hiss echoed and they pulled away. The smell of burning flesh surrounded him and made him feel sick.

"Oh would you look at that? My skin has burnt," Simme answered, walking into Luka's sight in his "human" form. He was holding his hand up that showed burn marks on it. "Finni is starting to wake up again,"

He blinked for a moment before he grinned and showed far too many sharp fangs.

"Oh well! It's not like that will make a difference," He smirked as his hand healed. "By the end of the day, you'll willingly give your soul to me,"

"That's not going to happen," Luka stated, calmly. Simme laughed and panted his cheek. A small amount of smoke rose from it as his skin burnt a little.

"You know I like your moxy, kid," He stated in a sarcastic tone before he licked his fangs with an elongated, forked tone. "It makes your soul all that more appealing,"

He stepped forward and roughly grabbed his arm, ignoring that his skin was burning.

"I'm going to take my time devouring you," He growled, making Luka try to pull away but his grip tightened as he laughed. "Look at you! So afraid! You may try to put on a brave face but you're terrified. Wanna know how I know?"

Simme leaned in as his facial features became more snake like.

"I can smell your fear!" He hissed before his jaw unhinged and he went to bite but before he could, Luka pulled his arm free and jumped back.

"Thgil!" He declared, causing a blast of light to appear from his hand. Simme let out an unnatural screech before he melted away into the shadows, leaving Luka to let out a sigh of relief before he felt an ache on his arm where Simme had grabbed him. He looked at the area and saw burn marks as well. "Great..."

He sighed and made his way to the nurse's office before he gently knocked on the door. A female voice told him to come in so he opened the door and entered as the school nurse looked up.

"Oh, hello Luka. I didn't think you were back in school yet," She smiled, making him nod. "So what can I help you with?"

"I accidentally scraped my arm on my way to class," He lied, making the feeling of guilt wash over him but it wasn't like he could tell her that he got attacked by an evil spirit. She walked over and gasped as she saw his arm.

"Luka, are you sure this is a scrap? It looks more like a burn,"

"I scrapped it a lot," He lied again, making her frown and that feeling got worse. "Sorry,"

"Hey, you don't need to apologise for it. These things happen," She answered, grabbing her supplies and treating it. He didn't correct her but he wasn't saying because he was hurt. He was saying sorry because he was lying to her. She worked quietly on his arm before she let out a smile. "There we go. It should heal ok but let me know if you get any issues ok?"

"Thank you," He smiled weakly. "I'll head back to class,"

"Here," She answered, handing him a paper slip. He looked at it with a bit of confusion. "It will let Mrs Mendeleiev know where you were,"

"Right," He nodded. "Thank you,"

He took it and left the nurse's office before going towards the class room but as he got closer, he felt nervous. What if Mrs Mendeleiev started to ask why he was off? What if she didn't accept his answer? He felt a bit sick and stepped away. However, he took a breath and tried to calm himself down. He took another breath before he walked back over to the door and opened it. Mrs Mendeleiev looked up and a look of surprise appeared on her face. The students, apart from Kagami and Felix, also looked surprised. Zoe, Marc, Aurore and Mireille smiled at him though. It didn't help. It just made him feel guilty a bit more.

"Ah, Mr Couffaine, I didn't realize you were back," She stated, making him nod before he handed her the nurse's note. She read it and nodded. "Well, you can take your usual seat but if it gets too much or you feel overwhelmed, just tell me ok?"

"Right," He nodded. "Thank you,"

He turned and walked over to his seat, sitting down as Aurora leaned over.

"Welcome back," She smiled. "We all missed you,"

He couldn't help but smile at that a little. The rest of the lesson went fairly well and passed quickly. Soon it was lunch time and Luka was making his way to the locker room to pick up something from his bag. It still felt weird not having Tikki with him but he was managing. That didn't stop him from missing her though. He wondered if she had stayed in the flower bush. He paused in front of his locker and gently touched his current earrings, sighing as he did before he shook his head and unlocked his locker. He had expected a fox necklace to fall out but nothing did. However, his relief wasn't long lived as the familiar song of Lila made his stomach drop. He grabbed his phone and closed his locker, locking it before he turned around. She was leaning against the door with that horrible smirk on her face. He couldn't help but feel sick. Not only did he have to deal with Simme, he had to deal with her as well.

"You shouldn't be in here," He stated, making her chuckle.

"Your little restraining order isn't active right now," She smirked but he shook his head. She frowned. "Why are you shaking your head? It's the truth and a fact,"

"Well, I'm genuinely surprised you are able to speak the truth or facts given your track record," He retorted, making her grit her teeth. "But I wasn't shaking my head about that. I was shaking my head because you shouldn't be in here given that it's the boys locker room,"

She blinked as if she didn't expect him to point that out.

"I was getting something for Adrien!" She gasped, having been caught out.

"I know full well that isn't true," He pointed out, making her grit her teeth before she stormed out. He sighed before waiting a few more moments then he left the room himself and headed back to the canteen. As soon as he walked in, the hair on the back of his neck stood up and a shiver went down his back. He gripped his head as Alya walked over.

"Lila said you hit her," She stated, crossing her arms. He frowned to himself. Alya had stopped believing Lila a while ago. "Why would you do that?"

"I didn't," He answered but then someone bumped into him on purpose. Felix smirked at him. "Felix?"

"Why are you lying again, Couffaine?" He asked, making Luka frown.

"I'm not a liar," He answered but then everyone in the room turned their head to him and he felt his heart rate increasing as Juleka shoved his arm painfully. "Jules?"

"You're lying again!" She growled in a way that didn't suit her. "You always lie! I try to get you to open up to me but you block me out! Ma and I both got akumatized because of your lies!"

"Yeah! You always disappear!" Ivan gasped. "Whenever we have band practice, suddenly you have to go!"

"You promise to hang out with us but you're always late!" Rose gasped as Alix nodded, along with Aurora.

"Or you make up some stupid excuse as to why you have to leave!" She added in as everyone surrounds him. Marinette makes her way to the front.

"Why do you always leave me on our dates? Don't you love me?!" She gasped angrily. "You said I'm the melody in your head but you're never there for me!"

"I... I do love you," He gasped, stepping back but apparently that wasn't good enough. Marinette clicked her tongue.

"If that was true, you'd tell me where you go," She stated, annoyed. "Where do you go, Luka? Huh?! Where do you run off to?!"

She shoved him again.

"Luka, where do you go?!" She growls. "Luka? Luka?"

He blinks and Marinette is in front of him but she doesn't look angry. She looks worried.

"Sorry," He mumbled as she gently touched his arm as he placed his hand on his head. "I think I'm overwhelmed, Melody,"

"It's ok," She reassured as Felix also walked over. "It's ok,"

"You look pale, Luka," He stated, frowning before he gave him a bottle of water. Luka muttered a thanks before he took a sip. "Go home and rest. I'll tell Mrs Mendeleiev that you needed to go home. She'll understand,"

"Thank you, Felix," He nodded, deciding to do exactly that. He turned to Marinette and looked at her with a sad expression. "Sorry, Melody. I did want to try and complete the day,"

"It's ok, Luka," She reassured again, gently taking his hand in hers. "You don't have to push yourself to try and please me. I'm just happy that you're slowly recovering but you don't have to rush, ok?"

He nodded before he wrapped his arms around before.

"Thank you for understanding," He muttered, even though he hadn't really explained anything for her to understand. Guilt creeped up on him, making him feel bad but he pulled away and gave her a weak smile. "I'll go home and rest,"

With that, he turned and walked out of the school but not before catching a glare from Lila. He frowned but ultimately chose to ignore it. Instead, he left the school and walked to the Liberty. To his surprise, Jagged and Penny were both there as well as Fang. Penny was reading through the letter as he walked in. Instantly, Anarka got up and walked over.

"You're home early, Lad," She stated, glancing at him. "You ok?"

"I got overwhelmed at school and decided to come back," He mumbled, making Jagged frown as he walked over. He gently placed his hand on Luka's shoulder.

"Don't worry, son. My lawyer's rock and roll and he'll get this mess sorted plus we've got Penny on the case," He reassured, making Luka nod. "You look tired. Not sleeping well?"

He nodded in reply.

"What's keeping you up? Don't worry, you can tell your old man," He declared in a caring tone. It made Luka's heart feel both warm and achy. He was happy that Jagged cared for him and that he had his father finally in his life but he also wished that he had experienced it before now. Jagged might have been eccentric but he was a good man in his heart. Sadly, bad men like Bob Roth and Issac interfered. A stir of anger echoed in his heart. "Son?"

"It's just this whole thing with Lila," He lied. Like sure the Lila situation did contribute towards how he felt but it was such a small part that it really didn't affect him much. Guilt once again tore a scar in his heart as well and it seemed Jagged noticed.

"Hey, it's ok. Whatever's going on with you, Luka. You can tell us," He reassured again in a much more serious voice. "We'll listen I promise,"

"Thanks but really... I'm fine," He lied, adding another scar to his heart. Jagged frowned and Luka could see the disappointment in his eyes. He could hear it too but Jagged didn't try to guilt trip him or anything. He just nodded and gently gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze and his expression turned to a more understanding look. That hurt Luka more than if he had been disappointed or angry. "I'm gonna go lie down,"

Jagged gave him another nod before letting go of his arm. Luka walked over to his room and went inside but stopped when he heard voices.

"It's more than just the Lila situation, isn't it?" Jagged asked, causing Anarka to sigh. "It is, isn't it?"

"It seems so," She answered. He could tell she was frowning. "But whatever it is, he won't say. I don't know where he got the thought but he seems to think he needs to shoulder this alone and not be a burden,"

"A burden?" Jagged echoed. "He's far from that. He's our son. I know I've not been around much and I'm trying to make up for that but..."

"I know, Jagged," Anarka stated. "If he can't come to us then we've failed as parents. I feel the same way. I'm trying not to. Not only am I trying to avoid being akumatized again but I need to be strong for him so when he finally can tell me, he does so without hesitation,"

"Neither of you have failed as parents," Penny piped in. "And I don't think it's a case of him not being able to trust you. He does trust you but Luka... he's a sensitive soul and he probably doesn't want you to worry for him,"

Luka quietly closed the door, not wanting to hear much more before he walked over to his bed. Tikki flew through the porthole, making him glance at her before he walked over and gently held her in his hands.

"I feel awful..." He admitted. "Maybe not enough for an akuma yet but even now Jagged thinks he's a bad parent and it's all because of my lies..."

"It will be ok, Luka," She reassured, making him nod but he didn't really believe it. Another lie, another scar. He gently let her go and took off his shoes before lying down in his bed. Slowly, he drifted into a difficult sleep. He slept for the rest of the afternoon until he slowly woke up to his phone vibrating. He slowly sat up and checked it, seeing it was Marinette who had texted him. She said she was coming by to check on him and was bringing some sweets. It made him smile a little before he texted back and got up, slipping his shoes on. Tikki was sitting on the shelf, watching him. "Good sleep?"

"It wasn't great but I feel a little better," He admitted. "Marinette is coming round,"

"That's good," She smiled before she glanced down. He could sense her loneliness. He walked over and gently patted her head with his finger. "Luka?"

"Don't feel sad, Tikki. This is only temporary and we'll team up again soon ok?" He smiled, making her nod. She knew that and she knew this was the best course of action but it still hurt being apart. He gave her a weak smile before he headed upstairs. Jagged and Anarka were sitting, talking in quiet voices and Penny wasn't around. He frowned as he looked around for her.

"Where's Penny?" He asked, making them look at him. 

"She's on a phone call to our lawyers," Jagged explained, getting up and walking over. He gently placed his hand on his shoulder. "Did you sleep a bit?"

"Yeah," He nodded. "Marinette's coming by as well,"

"Ah that's good," He smiled, gently giving his shoulder a squeeze. "Well, don't keep the little lady waiting,"

"Right," He nodded as his phone vibrated. She had texted to say she was there. Jagged let go of his shoulder and sat back down next to Anarka. Luka gave him a weak smile before he headed outside. Marinette was stood on the deck, looking out to the Seine. She was dressed in a cute dress that was gray and pink. "Hey,"

"Hi," She smiled, turning to face him. In her hand was a paper bag from her parents' bakery. "Feeling a bit better?"

"A little yeah," He nodded, walking over to her. "Sorry that I had to come home. It was just-"

"It's ok, Lu," She smiled, gently pecking his cheek. "You don't need to justify it. I just want you to be ok,"

He couldn't help but feel both happy and guilty at that. He glanced at her dress, deciding to change the subject.

"I like your dress," He mumbled, sheepishly. She giggled and spun around for him, making him smile. He noticed that she had embroidered a tail on the back of the skirt. "A tail?"

"Uh hmm," She nodded. "It's one of my hero inspired outfits. This one is inspired by Mousekin..."

Luka blushed. She knew he was Mousekin. Everyone did because of his plan to hide his identity. Nadja had of course shown it on her program, which is exactly what he intended. Admittedly, he had sacrificed "himself" as a potential hero in the eyes of everyone else but it had worked. He suspected that Marinette had chosen to wear that to cheer him up and to remind him that technically he was a hero, even if he didn't feel like it. He touched where the mouse miraculous would be if he was wearing it, causing Marinette to gasp.

"I'm sorry. It was insensitive of me to wear this," She gasped, feeling bad. "I just thought you'd like it since you did such a great job as Mousekin,"

"No, I was just remembering what it was like," He smiled. "And you look adorable so I can't complain at all. Why don't we take a walk? There's a place I want to show you,"

She nodded and gently took his hand when he offered it to her. He led her to his favorite spot in the Seine, next to the flood gates. She had seen this place before but only in a few passing moments. He led her under the bridge before he stopped and closed his eyes. She looked at him as he listened and smiled.

"Luka?" She asked softly.

"Shh," He hummed softly, opening his eyes and looking at her. "Listen... The Song of the Water,"

"The Song of the Water?" She asked, blinking at his words.

"If you listen carefully, at this very spot, you'll hear a melody," He explained, holding his hand to his ear. She looked around and listened before gasping as she heard it. The light movement of the water, the soft sound of the wind and the echoes of the city in the distance. She looked at him and smiled, making him smile back before he turned and looked at the water. "As you know, I never knew my father, dealing with Issac instead and I got bullied in school. When I just couldn't deal with it, I'd take refuge here and the melody of the water would console me... I still come here for comfort, especially recently,"

"Is this where you disappear to?" She asked, making him frown. Of course she noticed. Thanks to being Anatis, he would have to go whenever there was an akuma. Luckily, she was patient and understanding, having to hide herself but of course, she would notice. "It's ok if you do but it's not very safe when there's akumas running around,"

"I don't," He confessed, making her look at him. "I just come here when I'm upset or want to feel peace. Though it's being harder than normal,"

"Harder than normal?" She asked gently. He looked towards the water again.

"I feel like everything that's been happening recently is my fault," He admitted. "Even things I can't tell people,"

"Can't tell?" She asked, making him nod. She gently took his hand in hers. "You know it's ok to reach out and talk to people, Luka,"

"A lot of people have told me that. Juleka, Jagged, Ma, Penny, our friends and now you," He answered. "I'm grateful for it..."

"But... you can't," She answered, making him nod. 

"It's not that I don't want to," He replied, noticing shadows in the water. Of course, Simme is nearby. "It's that I can't,"

"You can tell me," Marinette gasped, making him look at her. "Whatever it is... I'll accept it. I'll understand. I promise,"

"I know but I can't," He admitted, looking down. "This secret that I have... it's too big for just myself yet I can't share it with anyone,"

"It's ok, Luka," Marinette reassured as the shadows swirled around. He knew the moment was coming. "Whatever it is, you can tell me. You can tell me the truth,"

"I want to," He answered, closing his eyes. "But... The Truth, Marinette, is the only thing I can't tell you,"

Her eyes widened a little and the guilt he felt made his heart hurt in a way it had never had before. He closed his eyes as the guilt flooded into his mind and heart. He could hear Simme's laughter and he could hear Marinette's heartsong. It was a little disappointed but understanding. She knew he would answer with something like that and she was accepting of it but that made it hurt so much more and made the guilt feel far worse. He hated that he couldn't tell her and that she was accepting of it. He hated it so much because all he wanted to do was be honest with her. With everyone but he had to lie. He couldn't tell them anything. He had constantly dodged the truth and made up excuse after excuse. He clenched his fist tightly.

~At Hawkmoth's Lair~

"Ah finally! The emotional turmoil young Luka is feeling has finally reached its crescendo. After all, there's no worse feeling than guilt, especially when your loved ones are so understanding yet you have to keep lying to them," Shadow Moth declared as he put his cane under his arm and held out his fan. Since merging the butterfly with the peacock after its magic had been recharged, he had grown more powerful and had changed his outfit to match. Gone was the old suit and full mask. He instead wore a purple tail coat with blue lining. Its tail was styled like a peacock tail. He wore a light purple shirt and a blue waistcoat. The butterfly miraculous was pinned to the shirt and the peacock miraculous was pinned to the waistcoat. His pants were blue and he wore black knee-high boots with purple soles. His gloves were black, his hair was showing and styled in a spiked look in a blonde shade. His eyes were pink and purple and he had a silver butterfly shaped mask that covered his eye area and part of his jaw. He wore a fashionista that was shaped like a feather with a light blue veil that covered one of his eyes. He plucked out a feather and held it in his hand, charging it up and turning it into an amok. He put his fan into his suit jacket before he held out his now free hand. A butterfly landed on it and he closed his hand over it, charging it up and turning it into an akuma. He opened his hands and let the akuma fly out before he lifted his hand with the amok and blew it into the air. "Fly away, my akuma. Fly, my amok and rewrite the song of this lost and guilt-ridden boy!"

He spun his cane and slammed it against the ground as the akuma and amok flew out of the window, heading towards the Seine...

~The Seine~

"It's ok, Luka," Marinette declared as she turned and faced the water. Luka frowned as she did. "When you're ready, I'll be there and I'll listen,"

No, she won't... Simme's voice declared, causing Luka's eyes to widen. She's lying but hey maybe that's why you like her. A couple of liars together huh?

"No," He gasped, making Marinette frown and turn around. Her eyes widened as she saw the panic and fear in his eyes. It was the same expression he had during the diamond dance. Fear filled her heart as she realized Simme must be here. She looked round as she tried to see if she could pinpoint where he was. "Marinette isn't lying,"

Of course, she is. She may say she is willing to wait but she is disappointed that you don't trust her.

"I do trust her!" He declared, making her gasp and look back at him before she rushed over. "She trusts me too!"

"That's right, Luka! I do trust you!" She declared as the amok and akuma entered the area. Luka covered his ears as Simme continued to whisper to him. "Don't listen to him, Luka!"

You think she cares about you? Ha! Don't make me laugh. She is using you but you don't have to put up with it. Give your soul to me, Luka and I'll free you from these chains you've created for yourself. No more lies or hiding. No more weight of the world on your shoulders or looking over them for akumas! No more responsibilities. You'll be free and all you have to do is give yourself to me!

"I... won't...!" Luka gasped but before Simme could stay anything else, the akuma and amok entered his necklace. Marinette jumped back as the butterfly mask opened the connection. She covered her mouth as his expression became one of pain. 

"Truth, I am Shadow Moth. I'm giving you the power to force anyone to tell you their deepest, darkest secrets!" Shadow Moth declared, causing Luka to grip his head. 

"T-The truth needs to be shared, not taken by forced, Shadow Moth," Luka declared, his expression becoming more painful.

"That's right, Luka!" Marinette gasped, noting how Hawkmoth had called himself Shadow Moth. "You don't need whatever power he's offering you!"

Well, she's right on that part but you don't need to give him. He will only rip that power he offers once he has no use for you anymore but give into me and I can truly set you free!

"Ah, the wicked spirit is trying to influence you as well," Shadow Moth declared before the connection got stronger, causing Luka to cry out in pain as blood began to pour from his nose. Marinette gasped and went to touch him but he shook his head. She instantly understood why. She may get dragged into the akumatization. "Well, I've been trying to akumatize you for ages so that spirit can wait it's turn,"

Wait, it's turn?! His soul is mine!

"No, it's not!" Luka gasped as he tried to fight both of them off. "I won't give in to either of you!"

Oh but you will and it will be me!

"No, it will be me!" Shadow Moth declared. "Why resist the power I'm offering you, Luka? No one will ask about your secrets if they are too busy telling their own,"

"Luka, please resist!" Marinette gasped as Simme laughed. "You have to resist!"

"Why should you resist?" Shadow Moth declared, making Luka grit his teeth as blood continued to pour from his nose. "You don't trust her with your own secrets but with the power I'm offering you, she'll tell you all of her secrets and not question yours!"

"I do trust Marinette!" He gasped.

"If you trusted her then you would have told her the truth," Shadow Moth declares. "Take my power and there will be no more secrets between you!"

Simme let out a growl as he realized Shadow Moth was close to getting Luka to surrender. He manifested his power a bit more, causing the area to get darker. Marinette gasped as she felt the air get heavier before she heard Simme laughing. Her eyes widened in fear as she felt claws around her neck. Luka's eyes widened as well.

"L-leave her alone!" He declared, his fear spiking. He gasped and gripped his head as it strengthened the connection between him, the akuma and the amok.

Give in to me and I'll free her! Simme declared, causing Marinette to hear him. She shook her head.

"No! Don't give in to either of them, Lu- ah!" She gasped as Simme's grip tightened.

"Ok! I will! Just let her go!" Luka declared, causing Simme to laugh wickedly. "I give in..."

Wise choice, Luka... Simme declared, letting go of Marinette. She gasped and touched her neck but Luka looked at her as the spirit kind of manifested. Now I can finally devour you...

"I give in..." He repeated, making Simme declare that he knows. "To Shadow Moth,"

The purple smog began to spread across his body as Simme hissed in annoyance, declaring something about being tricked before Luka looked up at Marinette as she looked at him with shock. It was a clever trick, making Simme think that he was going to give in to him but actually give in to Shadow Moth, who in this case was the lesser of two evils. However, it also meant that Luka was going to be an akuma and for some reason, that terrified her.

"Marinette! Run!" He declared, causing her to snap out of her fear and run. She didn't need to be told twice plus she had to transform. She didn't notice Tikki fly off as well as the purple smog consumed him before it disappeared, leaving the akuma in his place. He was the same height as Luka but had blue hair that faded into a lighter shade. His skin was also blue with his lips a slightly darker color. His suit was a dark gray with light blue details on the shoulders, side and chest area. There was an upside down white triangle in the middle of his chest that had a black slash in it, making it resemble an eye. It was also identical to the necklace around his neck. He wore black gloves and black boots with a strip of blue on them. There was a belt around his waist with a white buckle that looked like an O. He had a dark gray mask that had blue details around the eyes. His eyes were clouded over as if he was blind but then there was the third eye in the middle of his forehead. It had eyeline around it with three spikes coming from it. Its color was green and it was cat-like. A sentimonster formed behind him as he stood up. It was a giant floating eye that was the same shade as his third eye.

"In addition to your power, you will be aided by Lighteye. This sentimonster will be under your control," Shadow Moth declared. "It's time to expose the truth and find out Anatis' and Lady Noir's secrets,"

"Oh you're still talking," Truth stated coldly. It was the total opposite to Luka and it generally sent shivers down Shadow Moth's spine. Something felt off with this one. Somehow, it reminded him of the time he akumatized Felix and Meishi. "I have no use for you or your false promises... though I will use what has been presented to me,"

"Then I'll just recall my akuma and amok," Shadow Moth declared, smirking and clicking his fingers. For a moment, he felt the akuma and amok react but then there was a far more powerful surge of energy as Truth countered him and he realized his attempt to recall them failed. He tried to click his fingers again. "What did you do?!"

"I only used my own power, Shadow Moth and that's the truth. Tcennocsid," Truth declared, permanently cutting off the connection. It was slightly different to how Felix had broken the connection, since he broke it before he had become an akuma but Hawkmoth had managed to recall the akuma when he needed to. However, he couldn't this time. No matter how much he tried to snap his fingers. Not only was Truth not willing to listen to him but he had fully severed the connection in a way that Felix hadn't been able to. He turned to the Sentimonster. "Come, Lighteye. We have work to do,"

He jumped up and into the city, hunting down his first victim

~Meanwhile~

Marinette ran off and hid behind a wall as horror filled her. Luka had just tricked Simme but had been akumatized as a result and it had actually occurred this time. She wasn't sure why this time it actually happened but maybe it had something to do with Simme infecting him with despair. Regardless, Luka doesn't normally act well with akumas. Being one may make the already strange reaction worse. Plagg flew out as she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself.

"Dollface?" He asked.

"Luka's being akumatized," She answered, shocking him but also giving him answers. He had noticed he hadn't been wearing his miraculous and he was able to fly around more freely recently. He had also seen Tikki nearby. Luka must have planned for it. "I've got to save him,"

"Of course," He agreed, making Marinette give him a soft look. "You love him right so let's go save him,"

"Thank you, Plagg," She smiled weakly before she held up her hand. "Plagg! Claws out!"

She transformed into Lady Noir and took her baton, trying to call Anatis right away but he didn't answer. She frowned as she thought he would have transformed as soon as Luka got akumatized but maybe he didn't know yet. She logged onto the akuma app and saw no one had reported one yet so she quickly did that before she checked the news. No damage yet. That was good at least. She jumped up to the rooftops and glanced around. She needed to find where Luka's akuma had gone. She hopped off into the distance to try and track him...

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"Yes, my lord!" He bowed before grabbing Bunnyx's arm and dragged her out, making her frown. She had to find a way to get out of here. She could not die in the past. She frowned as she noticed they were leading her in the same direction as the other woman, Renenet, which was a number of stakes in the middle of the street. Bunnyx gulped as they came to a stop. Renenet looked sad and disappointed, causing Bunnyx to lean over to her.

 "Are you ok?" She asked, causing her to look at her.

 "N-No," She answered, making Bunnyx. "I'm about to be executed and my little sister is going to be sacrificed to Seth in order to bring back the Princess Nefertiti. I can only hope that my prayer is answered,"

 "Prayer?" 

 "Yes, before I came here, I prayed to Sekhmet to lend me her strength to I may save my sister from the Pharaoh's madness," She explained, making Bunnyx nod. "I also prayed to Thoth to give me time to save her,"

 "I see," Bunnyx replied as the guards began to pull them over to the stakes. They had put a number of wood around them, meaning them would be burnt to death but before they could do anything, a person jumped down from one of the buildings and landed in front of them. Bunnyx rose an eyebrow as she took him in. Like her, he completely stood out. He was wearing a short teal green hanfu with loose pants that were a dark teal green. He had dark green martial arts shoes on with bandages on his forearms and lower legs. He had a dark teal green belt around his waist and fingerless gloves on his hand in the same color. His hair was mostly short with a long but low queue of hair and his eyes were silver. His hair was dark teal green that faded into light teal green and he had a mask that covered his mouth, nose and neck. What really stood out was that his eyes were completely silver. The guards instantly tried to attack him but he took them down as if he knew the moves they were going to make. Bunnyx gasped as she realized that he did know what they were going to do. She glanced to his arm and noticed the bracelet around his wrist. He was using the snake miraculous. Once he had dealt with the guards, he approached the two women and gestured for them to follow him. Renenet looked at Bunnyx who shrugged before the two of them followed him to a number of camels. They took three and rode out of the city, heading deep into the desert. "Who are you?"

 "You may call me Dúshé," He replied as they rode off. Bunnyx nodded as they headed deeper into the desert.

 "Right, I'm Bunnyx and this Renenet," She replied, making Renenet look at the two of them with confusion.

 "You two have such unusual names," She replied as Dúshé caused his camel to stop and jumped down from it before turning to the women.

 "Come," He ordered before walking off. Bunnyx jumped down with Renenet, leaving their camels behind as they followed him. They headed deeper into the desert before he stopped. He began to look around before stopping and moved his hand in a circular movement, causing the air to shimmer. He then walked through it, causing both women to blink before carefully following. Bunnyx gasped as she entered the cave, glancing around as she did. There was no way they were in Egypt now. The cave had a water fall to the south with a bank full of lush, green grass. There was a little fire camp near it and a small hut near it but what shocked her was the kwamis that were flying around. There were more here then she had ever seen. Dúshé greeted them before holding up his arm. "Sass, Scales Rest,"

 A green light surrounded his body, causing his costume to change. His hair turned black and his outfit turned to dark gray. He also lost the bandages and face mask. He caught Sass and walked over to the hut before disappearing inside. Bunnyx blinked as he did before he came back out. Sass was now sat on his shoulder eating an egg while he carried a tea pot to the camp area. He moved his hand and drew a sigil  over the camp fire, causing it to burst to life before he walked over to the small river and filled the tea pot with water. He attached it to a stick over the fire and sat down as a number of kwamis flew over with herbs. He thanked them before he turned to the two women.

 "Have a seat," He smiled, gesturing towards the other logs. The two of them walked over before sitting down as some more kwamis brought over cups. "Thank you. Tea?"

 "Please," Bunnyx replied, causing him to make up one for her and one for Renenet. They both took it and thanked him before sipping it. "This is good,"

 "It is also very good to heal wounds," He replied before turning to Renenet. "You're troubled,"

 "How do you know that?"

 "Your heart aches and calls to me," He replies, closing his eyes. "It sings a song of sorrow and wanting to save someone... your sister?"

 "I... yes... the pharaoh intends to sacrifice her to bring back his princess," Renenet explains, making the strange man frown. "I tried to tell him to stop but he ordered my death,"

 "I see," He replied, getting up and bowing towards the two women. "Excuse me for a moment,"

 He walked away from them and over to the kwamis before he began to talk to them in a language neither of them understood. He frowned as they replied before nodding and walking back over.

 "The spell he intents to use... does it require a gift of a hundred mummies?" He asked, making Renenet frown and nod. "That is not good then,"

 "What is it?" Bunnyx asked, making him sigh.

 "The spell is a dangerous one that will open a gateway to the underworld," He mutters, frowning. "It will throw the balance of the world off... plus he'll be sacrificing one hundred and one innocent souls..."

 "Can you help us?" Renenet asked, causing him to nod.

 "Actually, that's why I brought you here," He replied as a kwami Bunnyx recognized as Tikki flew over. He held out his hand as she gave him the earrings before disappearing into them before he held them out to Renenet. "Renenet of Egypt, this is the ladybug miraculous which will grant you the power of creation. You will use it to defeat the pharaoh and stop his plan to resurrect his bride, restoring the balance. Once your mission is done, you will return the miraculous to me. Do you accept?"

 "I accept," She nodded, taking them and putting them on. Tikki manifested and began to through how to use her powers, causing Dúshé to turn to Bunnyx. He gestured to the side and walked away from Renenet, causing Bunnyx to follow.

 "Your miraculous is damaged, isn't it?" He asked, making her frown. "I can sense it,"

 "How?" She asked before narrowing her eyes. "Just who are you?"

 "My name is Hao Feng," He replied, bowing to her. "I am knowledgeable in how the miraculous work,"

 "I see..." She replied, eyeing him with a little distrust. She frowned a little bit, thinking what Anatis would do. He would say something about trusting her guts. She bit her lip before taking out the watch and holding it out to him. She couldn't really explain it but she just knew he was someone she could trust. 

 "May I?" He asked, getting a nod of her before he picked it up and turned it over in his hands, examining it. "A cataclysm... I can repair it for you,"

 "You can?" She gasped as he took it from her and looked at it.

 "Yes but this damage will take time to reverse," He muttered, making her frown. "Even if I fix it, it will need to pass through time to regain it's magic,"

 "How long?"

 "Roughly five thousand years," He replied, making her blink.

 "I'll be dead by then!" She gasped, making him chuckle. "What's so funny?"

 "I can help with that too," He replied, making her blink. "I can put you into a timeless sleep for five thousand years. It will keep you alive and you won't age. Time will be completely still for you but it will pass as normal for everything else,"

 "You can do that?" She asked, surprised as he nodded. "But how you fix my miraculous?"

 "Hmm... I have a special potion that will repair it," He replied, making her blink. "I will also past it to your family to ensure that you get it back,"

 "Wait, I need to help my friends though," She gasped, making him look at her. "There's an akuma called time tagger. He's going to go after Anatis and Lady Noir while they're teenagers. I'll need to get to them in Paris to help them,"

 "I see," Feng replied, frowning before snapping his fingers. "I can work in a special chime that will only activate on the exact date that Time Tagger will attack. It will contain a message that will lead them to you in your sleep,"

 "You can do that?" She asked, making him nod. "Alright then. Let's do that,"

 "I'm glad that you trust me, Bunnyx," He smiled before frowning. "I'm not sure how to get you there though,"

 "Wait... we can get to Egypt right?" Bunnyx asked, making him nod. "Perfect! We can place me in an Obelisk that will be moved to the Louvre museum in the future,"

 "That's the plan then," Feng smiled as Bunnyx nodded, causing him to turn to Renenet, who walked over with Tikki. "Are you ready to fight the pharaoh?"

 "Yes," She nodded, putting in the earrings. "Tikki! Spots on!"

 Tikki got sucked into the earrings and a pink light engulfed her, transforming her into her hero persona. Her hair had been changed to black braids with red beads at the end of them. Her dress remained white but got shorter and she had a black collar around her collarbone that had gold and red detail on it. It also had a red gem in the middle of the golden hem. Her eyes were framed with black eyeliner that formed the eye of Horus and she had a belt around her waist that has red with black spots. Her arms had golden cuffs on and she had two golden bands on her left upper arm. Upon her head, she wore a golden tiara that reached around her forehead and had a red teardrop gem in the middle. Connected to it was a golden sun disk crown but it had a ladybug where the sun disk should be. She wore barefoot sandals on her feet that were gold with red circular gems in them and had a yoyo by her side. Bunnyx let out a low whistle as she looked at her.

 "Looking good, Renenet," She grinned, making the ladybug heroine blush before she turned to Feng. "Time to get going?"

 "Yes," He nodded, holding up his arm that held the snake miraculous. "Sass, scales slither!"

 Sass got sucked into the bracelet, transforming him into Dúshé before he turned to the two girls.

 "I will open a portal that will bring us directly to the pyramid that your sister is been held at and don't worry. Barely any time has passed while we were in here," He explained, making Renenet nod. He moved his hands in a circular motion again, causing the air to shimmer before the three of them existed the area they were in. Bunnyx blinked up at the great pyramid of Giza as Dúshé turned to Renenet. "Daesuqa, I must deal with something else while you take down the pharaoh but I will try and be quick so I can aid you,"

 "Thank you, Dúshé," She smiled before running off and using the yoyo to scale the pyramid. He turned to Bunnyx.

 "Let's find an Obelisk for you," He stated, making her nod before the two of them ran off. It took them a bit of time but Bunnyx stopped and gasped when she saw one that she remembered been in the Louvre. She tugged Dúshé's arm and pointed to it. "That one?"

 "Yep," She nodded, making him nod before he stood in front of it and began to move his hands around. The stone turned to dust, causing her to whistle as she was impressed before he turned to her. "So how does this work?"

 "Step inside," He instructed, making her nod and climb inside. "Take a deep breathe and try to relax ok?"

 "Alright," She nodded before taking a deep breathe. However, she opened her eyes and gave him a smile. "Before I go to sleep... thank you for helping me..."

 "It's the least I can do, Bunnyx," He smiled, making her smile back before she took a deep breathe. Dúshé held out his hand and began to talk in a language she didn't understand but she fell her eyes drop as she began to fall into a slumber. Her arms hung by her side as she breathed in calmly, causing Dúshé to stop casting the spell before he moved his hands again, reforming the Obelisk around her before he placed his hand on it. "Sleep well, Bunnyx. I hope we meet again,"

 Hearing shouts, he turned away from the Obelisk and ran towards them....

 Luka gasped as he jolted awake, blinking as he looked around before flopping back on his bed. Tikki was curled up in her little bed, still asleep and it was dark outside. Luka frowned to himself as he thought back to the dream. It was the fifth one he had since Blackout's attack. He barely remembered anything from it but the one thing he did remember was been in that strange hut and the man with silver eyes, who now knew was called Hao Feng and had some sort of knowledge about the miraculous. He frowned to himself as he had also saw that Rabbit hero. Bunny or something. She knew him though. She mentioned trying to help him against a villain called time something. He couldn't remember the full name but it was strange and that language Feng was speaking. It was nothing he had ever heard before yet he somehow understood what he was say even though the bunny hero didn't. It made no sense. He let out a sigh and frowned to himself before looking at his clock. It was 5 am, making him sigh before he got up. He took out a cookie for Tikki before heading out of his room and into the kitchen. He walked over to the fridge and made himself some breakfast before he sat down and ate it. Once his breakfast was done, he made his way outside and began to do his daily routine of practicing his martial arts. He had added in breathing and calming techniques into his routine as well as yoga moves in order to help him learn how to manage his feelings. Hopefully that will help him avoid been akumatized in the future but he wasn't sure what to do with Hawkmoth. The super villain had sent a couple of villains after him, including Mr Pigeon. He moved his hands in a wave like movement before focusing on blocks and disarming. Satisfied with his moves, he scaled the mast before hooking his legs over it and letting himself drop forward before doing a few sit ups and pull ups. While he was doing that, Tikki joined him, making him give her a small smile.

 "You're up earlier then usual," She commented, making him nod. "Did you have another dream?"

 "Yeah," He replied as he hung upside down. "This time he was in ancient Egypt and I finally learnt his name,"

 "What was it?" She asked as he pulled himself back up.

 "Hao Feng," He replied, making her gasp and look at him in surprise. "You knew him, didn't you?"

 "I... yes..." She admitted, making him frown. "I wasn't sure if you were dreaming about him but you are..."

 "Who is he?" He asked, making her frown. "Tikki?"

 "Feng was... he was the mage who created the miraculous," She admitted, surprising him. "But I don't know or understand why you're dreaming of him,"

 "Maybe it's something I could ask Master Fu in our next session?" He asked, making her nod before he noticed she had a sad expression. "Tikki, are you ok?"

 "Hmm... oh yeah I'm fine, Luka," She smiled before flying up. "I'm going to go and grab my other cookie,"

 "Alright," Luka replied before she flew off. He pulled himself up and unhooked his legs before lowering himself down and heading back into the living area of the Liberty. He walked over to the kitchenette and got himself a drink of water, downing it as Juleka stumbled into the area, yawning. "Morning, zombie,"

 "Hmm why are you so chipper?" She grumbled, making him laugh as she grabbed some cereal and poured it for herself. He passed her the milk and smiled when Juleka grumbled a thanks before pouring it on her cereal. She began to eat it as he walked over to his room. Tikki was munching on her cookie as he walked in. He shot a gentle smile at her before grabbing some clean clothes and headed to the bathroom. He had a quick shower before getting dressed and heading back to his room as he dried his hair. He got his bag ready and pulled his shoes and hoodie before turning to Tikki. She swallowed her last bit of cookie before flying over to him and into his hoodie. He gently patted her head before heading out of the room. Juleka looked over at him and groaned. "It is way too early for you to be this active. You do realize it's Saturday right?"

 "Yeah, I know," He replied, making her roll her eyes. "I'm meeting up with Marinette in the park for a little bit. Nino and Alya have dragged her into helping them baby sit so she asked me to come and help as well,"

 "Hmm as long as she isn't dumping her duties onto you," Juleka mumbled, making Luka sigh.

 "Jewel, she's not," He replied, making her raise an eyebrow. "She isn't getting me to babysit. She's asking me to keep her company, along with Alya and Nino and I get free baked goods and good company in return,"

 "Alright. I just worry about you," Juleka mumbled, causing Luka to smile before he placed a kiss on her cheek, making her rub her cheek. "Eww! Gross! Now I have Luka germs,"

 "Meanie," He grinned before walking out of the boat. He decided to walk to the bakery instead of riding his bike there so he made his way there, doing a bit of free running as he did. He made his way through the park before he headed over to the bakery and went inside. Sabine looked up and smiled as he came through. "Good morning, Mrs... I mean Sabine,"

 "Hello, Luka dear," She smiled. "Marinette's just getting ready. If you want you can head up in the apartment and wait for her in the kitchen area?"

 "Ok," He nodded before heading up. He glanced around as he frowned a little. The last time he was in here was as Anatis when he rejected Marinette and caused her father to become an akuma. He sighed, still feeling guilty about it before shaking his head as he heard someone coming downstairs. Marinette appeared and gasped as she saw him, accidentally losing her footing. Luka rushed forward and caught her, causing her to lightly hit his chest and rest her hands against his chest. "Are you ok?"

 "You're f-fine! I mean I'm fine!" She gasped, jumping up. Her face was bright red and she had a nervous smile on her face. "Y-You're really early. Not that I mind. Nope! Not at all!"

 "Sorry, I got up really early," He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck before he noticed her outfit. His eyes widen a little as a bit of a blush came onto his face. She had a black top on but her skirt was ladybug patterned, making him go a little red. She was wearing black tights with them and Mary Jane style shoes with her normal jacket and a purse that was also ladybug printed. "Um outfit inspired by Anatis?"

 "Yeah," She smiled, pushing a small strand of her hair behind her ear before she spun around. "Do you like it?"

 "Yes," He answered straight away, making Marinette blush. "I mean... yeah... it looks great. Hand made?"

 "Yeah," She smiled, blushing a little. "Since we have some time before we need to meet up with Alya and Nino, why don't we go and get a coffee together... if you want?"

 "That sounds like a good idea to me," He smiled as they headed downstairs. They headed to a nice little cafe that wasn't very well known. Luka smiled as he held open the door, allowing Marinette to enter in first. She giggled softly as she thanked him before he followed her inside. He walked over to the counter and ordered two cinnamon coffees to go before paying for them before Marinette could protest. He gave her a cheeky smile as she pouted before handing her one of the cups before thanking their server. The two of them left the shop and headed to the park as it was a very nice day. "So what made you go with the Anatis inspired outfit?"

 "Oh, it's part of my project in the art room," She grinned, making him smile. "Since I've finished Chloe's dress and there isn't any trips that need planning yet, I had a little bit of free time so I decided to make some outfits based on our heroes. Ooh, I should ask Juleka to model for me again! She would look so cute in the Culpeo inspired outfit!! Hey, would you mind modeling for me again?"

 "Not at all," He smiled, sipping his coffee. "Are you making a Lady Noir inspired outfit?"

 "Yep," She smiled, nodding. "I was going to go with a dress for hers! Ooh but I could make an outfit based on Chat Malice too! He was so cool... I know it was technically Anatis but still,"

 "I quite like Ladybug," Luka smiled, making her blush unintentionally. Luckily, he didn't notice as he took another drink. He glanced over as Nino and Alya came into the park, causing Marinette to jump and wave at them. They waved back and walked over as their siblings followed before Marinette greeted Alya with a kiss on the cheek.

 "Hey, Marinette," She smiled as Nino nodded before they turned to Luka. "Hey, Luka. It's good to see you again,"

 "Likewise, Alya," He smiled as she smiled. Nino turned to him.

 "If you feel sick or anything, just let us know," He replied with a little worry on his face, making Luka chuckle. "I also have the hospital on speed dial,"

 "Thanks, man but the doctors think it was fluke," He replied, making Nino nod as the girls began to set up a blanket. "So you and Alya back together?"

 "We're testing the waters," Nino replied, getting a nod of Luka before he looked at Alya. She looked a lot better then she had done in the past few weeks. He could see that she still had dark circles under her eyes and her song was still strange but there was a new note to it. Something he could identify as hope. He walked over to the girls as they sat down and sat next to Marinette as Nino sat with Alya. Elle and Etta had brought a foot ball with them and had started to play with Nino's brother Chris. Marinette took out some food from the basket and passed a sandwich to Luka, causing him to smile and thank her. "Oh, babe. Why don't you tell these two about your idea for the Ladyblog?"

 "Oh yeah," Alya grinned, taking a sandwich for herself. "For one thing, I've taken down Lila's interviews. Regardless of if she's lying or not, I'm putting her and her family in danger. She wasn't too happy about it but accepted it when I pointed that out that she could be targeted by bad guys. I also posted an apology to my viewers for misleading them and promised to do better, which lead me to my idea for the blog,"

 "Which is?" Luka asked, interested as Alya took out a notepad.

 "Now I know I haven't got Marinette's skill but here's what I've drawn," She replied, showing them. She had redesigned the Ladyblog to have new sections with different icons each represented by a miraculous symbol. "Ok so the butterfly area is so people can report akumas if they see them. I know we have the app for that but I figured it might help if the blog also had a reporting area. The peacock link does the same thing but for Sentimonsters or for Mayura sightings. This one is self defense techniques in case anyone comes across a villain hence why I put it as the black cat area and the Ladybug symbol is calming techniques. Obviously I will still be doing reports on the akumas but I'm gonna be super careful with it and I intend to very carefully investigate Hawkmoth's identity and Mayura's. I figured that instead of trying to find out Anatis and Lady Noir's identities, I should take that energy and try to find Hawkmoth and Mayura. Of course, carefully and secretly but what do you guys think?"

 "Chat Malice really got through to you, didn't he?" Marinette asked with a slight smile as Alya nodded.

 "Yeah," She muttered, looking down as she played with her hands. "He really did,"

 "Well, I think those ideas sound great," Luka smiled, making Alya grinned. "I can help with the calming techniques and the self defense moves,"

 "Really?" Alya asked, smiling as Luka nodded.

 "I do MMA and I've been looking into calming techniques since the Blackout incident," He replied, making the girls frown before he held up his hands to reassure them. "Don't worry. It's just so I can keep calm if I face a situation like that again,"

 "Alright, I could do with help," Alya grinned, nodding before taking the pad back and putting it back into her bag. "So that's the ideas I have so far,"

 "I think they sound awesome, Alya," Marinette grinned, causing her to smile before she frowned slightly.

 "I still feel really bad about what I did to Juleka and our heroes," She mumbled, looking down before taking a breathe and looking back up. "But Anatis... well... technically Chat Malice was right. Like you said, Marinette, he got through to me and I'm gonna prove to him that I'm not some selfish person. I know I got caught up with the views and likes and I know I was angry at him at first... but he was right to call me out. My behavior was horrible and that's not the real me. I know I've got far to go but I will be the kind of person the heroes can be proud and that I can be proud of,"

 "It's good that you're able to realize your mistake and it's even better that you're working towards fixing it," Luka smiled, making Alya grin before she took out her phone.

 "Why don't we have some fun?" She asked, showing her phone. "I downloaded Freestyle Clash 2,"

 "We rock at that game," Nino grinned as Alya started to rap, gaining scores. She passed it to Nino who continued the rap as Luka and Marinette watched in amusement. Nino passed the phone back to Alya.

 "Alya's on the line. I rise and shine. When I pick up the mic like this game is mine," She rapped as she grinned, moving her hand as she did. "Fake MC's can't test my flow cause I whip up their beat with each word I throw!"

 She put the phone in Marinette's hands, causing her to gasp in surprise.

 "Uh the name's Marinette. I bake chouquettes," She tried to rap. "I love drawing and... sewing blankets?"

 She giggled a little before Alya encouraged her to keeping going but she couldn't think of any words, causing the game to end as Chris came over and sat down with a huff. Alya turned to him with concern.

 "Hey, don't you want to play with my sisters anymore?" She asked, making him look at her.

 "I'm not a baby anymore," He declared, frowning. "Can I play Freestyle Clash 2 with you?"

 "Come on, Chris, that's a game for big kids. You know that," Marinette explained, making him huff and cross his arms. 

 "Urg! That's what you always say," Chris replied before Alya got an alert on her phone as a number of pigeons flew by, causing Luka and Marinette to groan as their phones also went off. Luka took out his phone and pressed on the news alert, playing the video.

 "Mr Pigeon has returned once again this time threatening the Louvre museum," Nadja explained. "Let's go over to Clara Contard,"

 The video switched over to Clara Contard outside of the Louvre museum. 

 "Thank you, Nadja," She replied, looking at the camera. "For the 24th time this week, Mr Pigeon has returned and this time is threatening the Louvre museum,"

 The video changed to Mr Pigeon, making everyone groan.

 "Rooh, rooh! Anatis, Lady Noir! If you don't bring me Luka Couffaine and surrender your miraculous, this pigeon iron will crush the Louvre museum! Rooh, rooh!" He demanded, making Luka groan in embarrassment. 

 "Not again," He sighed before getting up and turning to the others. "Sorry but if I stay here, you guys will be in trouble. I'll head back to the Liberty and stay low until Anatis and Lady Noir have sorted this out,"

 "Why is Mister Pigeon after you?" Alya asked, making him sigh.

 "Because of the seizure I had. Hawkmoth apparently wants to know what happened," He groaned, shaking his head before sighing. "You guys should probably go home as well until it's over,"

 "Good thinking, Luka," Marinette gasped, jumping up before taking his hand. "Message me when you get back to the liberty?"

 "Sure," He smiled as Alya called her sisters over and began to leave with Nino. Luka waved to them and ran off in the direction of the Seine. However, he ducked into an alleyway and took out his phone, texting Marinette that Anatis picked him up and took him to a better hiding place before sighing as Tikki flew out. "This is getting ridiculous,"

 "Tell me about it," She replied, crossing her arms.

 "Right," He sighed before running the fingers through his hair. "I'll have to come up with an excuse as to why I had the seizure. Tikki! Spots on!!"

 He transformed before throwing his yoyo and making his way to the Louvre museum. He jumped down and landed next to Lady Noir, who was already there. She didn't look amused at all.

 "Hey, Annie. No need to brief you on this one," She sighed, making him nod. "You hid Mr Couffaine right?"

 "Of course. He's safe where no one would ever think to look," He replied, taking out his yoyo. "Let's end this quickly like the last 23 times. Lucky charm,"

 He caught the item as Lady Noir held out her hand.

 "Cataclysm," She declared in a dull voice, charging up her hand before the two heroes charged at him, making quick work off defeating him. Anatis tied him up with his yoyo, placing his foot on his back as Lady Noir looked for his akumatized item, destroying it when she did. Anatis caught the butterfly and cast the cure as Mr Pigeon turned back into Mr Ramier. He looked around confused before noticing the heroes.

 "Please don't tell me it happened again," He gasped as they helped him up.

 "It's ok, Mr Ramier. We'll always be here to bring you back to the good side," Anatis stated, trying to reassure him.

 "I hope I didn't hurt anyone," He sighed before he noticed Andre and his ice cream van. "Ooh, could I buy you both ice cream to make up for it?"

 "Well, we do have a few minutes to spare before we transform," Lady Noir replied, glancing at her ring before looking to Anatis.

 "Sure," He nodded, making her smile. Mr Ramier walked over to the van with them and ordered three scopes. Anatis got a strawberry scope with blueberry, Lady Noir got a blueberry with peach and Mr Ramier got charcoal with vanilla. He paid and the three of them walked over to a bench. The three of them sat down and began to eat. Mr Ramier sighed, causing Anatis to look at him. "You know it's not your fault. Hawkmoth preys on the vulnerable,"

 "I know but I am really sorry. I just can't help it," He sighed, making Lady Noir look at him. "Whenever something happens to my beloved pigeons, it breaks my heart and-"

 "Hawkmoth akumatizes you again," Lady Noir sighed before licking her ice cream again,

 "There must be some way to prevent this from happening again," Anatis sighed before finishing his ice cream as their miraculous beeped. "Sorry, Mr Ramier, we have to get going. Thank you for the ice cream,"

 The two of them got up and walked over an area where they could to the upper buildings to leave but before they could, a green portal opened up behind them and a strange boy jumped out of it, causing them to go on guard. Anatis took out his yoyo as Lady Noir narrowed her eyes, taking in the new comer. He had pale blue skin with dark blue-black hair and bright green eyes that had green shades covering them. He wore a black hoodie with sky blue edges. The hood covered his head and he had black sweatpants. Under his hood was a neon yellow visor and he had a sky blue and neon yellow gas mask around his neck with a yellow chain necklace with a clock on it. He was wearing high-top shoes that are mainly black with yellow laces and have blue symbols on them.

 "Yo, yo! I'm Time Tagger from the future, man. I criss-cross time with a spray paint can," He rapped, making Lady Noir groan but Anatis blinked in surprise at his name, causing him to remember his dream. The hero Bunnyx mentioned Time-tagger but that was just a dream... right? "Looks like your time's up at last! Cause I'm gonna send you way back to the past!"

 He leaned on his leg and shot the ground with his gun, marking it before shooting Mr Ramier, causing him to be sucked into a green portal before a statue formed in the same green light. Anatis stepped back as he looked up at it before Lady Noir approached it.

 "Lord Ramier Feather-bottom, Knight of the king and founder of the Order of the Great Pigeon?" She read, making Anatis frown before he noticed Time Tagger running around firing his gun and marking the ground. People ran off and hid from him, making the two frown before their miraculous beeped. "We only have one minute left, Annie?"

 "Then we better not waste it," He declared, getting a nod of her. They charged at Time Tagger to try and catch him. Anatis threw his yoyo as Lady Noir dived at him with her baton but he disappeared, causing Anatis to let out a small growl.

 "Anatis and Lady Noir, now you're stuck!" He rapped, bobbing his body and moved his arms as he did. "If you wanna catch me then Ha! Good luck!"

 Anatis gritted his teeth before he charged back at him with Lady Noir, causing Time Tagger to disappear again. He reappeared behind them.

 "All I have to do is go back in time," He rapped, moving his hands. "To escape with a laugh and a rappin' rhyme,"

 "He's traveling through time!" Lady Noir gasped, causing Anatis to frown before the two of them charged at him again as he began to talk to Hawkmoth.

 "I'm not surprised that you like it, Hawkmoth," He stated as Anatis dived at him, trying to get him. He disappeared before reappearing away from him. Lady Noir dived at him again but he reappeared at the ice cream cart. "I come from the future... a future where Anatis and Lady Noir are adults. It was future Hawkmoth's slick idea to send me into the past to seize their miraculous before they've obtained their adult powers,"

 Anatis ran at him, going to kick him but he disappeared and reappeared near a billboard, shooting a woman nearby. The billboard changed to show her instead of the original model, making Anatis frown as Lady Noir clicked her neck before they went to run over to him but he disappeared and reappeared behind them.

 "If you don't give me your miraculous, I'll send everyone back into the past," He declared, making Anatis frown before his earrings began to beep rapidly, along with Lady Noir's ring.

 "Annie, we're running out of time," She gasped, holding up her fists as he looked around. 

 "Then it's time to get some back," He replied before charging at Time Tagger. Lady Noir followed suit, causing Time tagger to shake his head and disappear again. However, the two heroes pushed themselves back up and ran as fast as they could into the museum. They headed straight to the bathrooms, literally just get in before their transformations dropped. Luka let out a sigh as he caught Tikki before taking out a cookie for her. She took and began to eat as he sat down against the door. "How are we suppose to defeat Time Tagger? We couldn't even defeat him as adults. How are we suppose to defeat him now when we're less experienced and younger?"

 "There's a time for everything, Luka," She smiled, trying to reassuring him. "Every problem has a solution,"

 "You're right," He smiled, patting her head. "You good then?"

 "Yep,"

 "Tikki! Spots on!!" He declared, transforming back into Anatis. He stepped outside as Lady Noir did the same. She nodded at them before they ran back towards the exit.

 "Alix! Watch out!" They heard Nathaniel shout but it was a little bit too late and they crashed into each other, causing Anatis to land on top of Lady Noir as Marc and Nathaniel rushed over to Alix, helping her up. Anatis got up and pulled Lady Noir to their feet.

 "Crazy!" Alix gasped as she dusted herself down. "So the message was legit!"

 "Message?" Anatis asked, frowning as Alix took out her watch. Marc was shyly holding his book and clearly trying not to stare too much while Nathaniel was smiling.

 "Alix's watch chimed while we were looking at some of the paintings!" He gasped, making Anatis rose an eyebrow. Why was a watching chiming so special?

 "This watch has been in my family forever!" Alix declared, holding it up to them. "It's never chimed until today! And there was a message for you, Anatis!"

 "For me?" He asked, taking the watch and opening it. A puff of blue smoke appeared, showing a woman holding up a large watch but the voice that spoke wasn't a woman. It was a man.

 "Nice work, Bug Boy. You're right on time," It stated, making him blink. "Now dig as deep as you can into the past and you will find the rabbit's burrow, lost but found at last,"

 "Dig deep into the past?" He muttered, closing it and handing it back to Alix. Once again, his mind flicked back to his dream as he thought. He blinked and for a second, he was stood in front of the Rabbit hero from his dream as she stood inside the obelisk sleeping. He blinked again and found himself back in the museum before looking over at Alix. "Alix, what's the oldest exhibit here?"

 "The Egyptian collection!" She declared, making him nod. "My old man said some it dates back over 5000 years,"

 "Then that's where we need to go!" Anatis replied, making them grin before the five of them ran over to the Egyptian collection. 

 "But how will you know what you're looking for?" Marc asked as Anatis looked around before he noticed an obelisk which was the very same one he saw in the dream. He rushed over and knocked on it, showing that it's hollow.

 "This one!" He declared, causing the others to look at him. "Lady Noir, do your thing,"

 "Cataclysm!" She shouted, charging up her hand and slamming it onto the obelisk, causing it to turn black and explode casting dust everywhere. Anatis cough as it cleared before gasping as he looked back at Bunnyx. 

 "She's real..." He gasped, making the other four look at him. "Long story,"

 She suddenly yawned and looked around before looking at the heroes.

 "Mini bug! Kitty!" She grinned, glancing around. "It actually worked! I guess Feng did keep his promise!"

 "Hao Feng?" Anatis asked, making her look at him. "He's a real person?"

 "Oh yes but it's not the right time for you to learn that yet," She grinned, making Anatis frown. "I'll explain how I got in there but I need to do something very important first,"

 She rushed past them, causing the five of them to follow her to the bathroom before she disappeared into it. Anatis sighed and leaned against the wall as Lady Noir walked over to him.

 "You ok?" She asked, making him nod. "So who's Hao Feng and why did you say she's real?"

 "I don't know exactly but I've been dreaming about him," He explained, making her frown. "Last night, I dreamt of her as well. She met Feng in ancient Egypt, along with a woman called Renenet-"

 "Yes, Renenet was the second person to have the Ladybug miraculous," The woman stated as she came out of the bathroom. "She defeated the real Pharaoh 5000 years ago. Lovely woman. I'm Bunnyx by the way. In the future, I'm part of Anatis and Lady Noir's team of superheroes. Well, the Anatis and Lady Noir you'll become. Right now, you two are more like Mini Bug and Kitty Noir. Within the team, I'm the hero of the last chance. I'm called upon when everyone else fails including you two,"

 "Ok but how did you get trapped in that obelisk?" Lady Noir asked, making her look at her. "Did you fail?"

 "Well, yes but also no. You see I was trying to help you two defeat Time Tagger in the future but he tricked Lady Noir into damaging my miraculous with her cataclysm and then trapped me in the past. I was almost killed by the Pharaoh and his men but I was rescued by a man using the snake miraculous,"

 "Feng," Anatis muttered, making Bunnyx nod.

 "Exactly. He sensed that my miraculous was damaged and offered to fix it for me," She replied, making him frown. "I wasn't sure at first but I followed your advice. Well future you's advice which is to trust my gut and my gut said that he was someone I could trust and weirdly enough I felt like I knew him so I gave him my miraculous and he explained he could repair it. Of course, it would need to be passed down in time to regain it's magic which is why I was in that obelisk. Feng put me into an ageless sleep for five thousand years and passed my miraculous down my family line so it could lead you here to return it to me,"

 "So you don't have your miraculous on you?" Lady Noir asked, causing Bunnyx to turn to Alix.

 "Do you have the watch?" She asked, making Alix gasp. 

 "My watch?" She asked, causing Nathaniel and Marc to look over to each other as Bunnyx nodded.

 "Yes," She confirmed. "My watch... Our watch..."

 Alix nodded and took it out of her pocket, holding it out to Bunnyx. She hesitated for a second before looking into the older woman's eyes and placing it into her hand. The watch instantly transformed into a miraculous, making the group gasp.

 "So this was a miraculous?!" Alix gasped as Lady Noir stared at it.

 "In camouflage mode," Anatis added, walking closer. He went to pick it up but hesitated. Bunnyx nodded, causing him to pick it up and examine it. "You can't see any damage on it at all,"

 "Right," Bunnyx smirked as he handed it back to her. She took it and held it up. "Fluff, counter clockwise,"

 A blue light engulfed her, transforming her back into her civilian self causing everyone to stare at her in surprise. She was much older then their current Alix but it was definitely her. 

 "B-But you are..." Alix gasped, surprised as Marc and Nathaniel grinned excitedly before looking at each other. 

 "We are so using this in the comic," Marc gasped, making her smirk before she focused on their Alix again.

 "So, Mini me, you get it now?" Older Alix declared as Fluff bounced around the area. "You're me and I'm you. Well, more precisely, I'm you when you grow up,"

 "Wow," Alix gasped as she looked at her future self with huge eyes and admiration. "I can't believe how cool I'm gonna be when I'm older!"

 "I don't get it," Lady Noir gasped, scratching her head as she looked between the two Alixes before she turned to Anatis. "You didn't give her... mini Alix a miraculous, did you?"

 "He hasn't given it to us yet," Older Alix stated, making Lady Noir look at her. "Because he hasn't realized just how awesome I really am yet but don't worry... he will one day,"

 "I'm gonna get a miraculous!" Alix declared, moving her hand around happily. "So cool!"

 "Fluff, snack time," Older Alix declared, taking out a carrot and holding it to Fluff who had settled on her shoulder. "You need to recharge your batteries,"

 Fluff floated up and practically inhaled the carrot before blinked and look around.

 "Mm... was it breakfast or dinner? What time is it yesterday? Is it tomorrow already? When it will be the day after tomorrow, it will be yesterday again!" Fluff declared as she looked around before spinning upside. She suddenly gasped as she saw Anatis and floated over to him. "Master Anatis! Why are you so young?! Why just yesterday I'm sure you were twenty-one!"

 "Um..." He replied, unsure what to say before Fluff fluttered back over to Older Alix. Lady Noir frowned and cleared her throat, making everyone look at her again.

 "Your miraculous seems very powerful," She stated, making Anatis nod in agreement. "How come we don't use it more often?"

 "Because travelling through time is very dangerous!" Older Alix declared, making the two younger heroes nod. "Interfering with events can have dire consequences,"

 "Ooh," Lady Noir nodded before her ring began to beep. "Ah, sorry. I need to go feed Plagg,"

 She rushed off as Marc and Nathaniel looked at Older Alix.

 "So time travel has rules?!" Nathaniel asked, making her nod. "Wow..."

 "There's one thing I don't understand, Bunnyx," Anatis stated, making her look to him. He was holding his chin with his hand and had a serious expression. "If you're from the future then you must know how this ends. I mean your younger self has seen this with her own eyes so you should remember... right?"

 "Well... no," She admitted, rubbing the back of her neck. "I'm afraid my memory has been affected by the sleep I was in. I may have been put in a timeless spell but five thousand years have still passed,"

 "I see," He sighed, nodding.

 "But I think the logical thing to do would be for me to take Time Tagger back to his own time so he can be taken care of by heroes his own size," She declared, causing Anatis to think and nod. "I'll take care of this,"

 "Awesome!" Alix gasped as Marc scribbled in his notepad.

 "One thing I do remember is Mini me, Marc and Nathaniel were all there in my memory," She explained, making Anatis frown a little. It's not that he didn't like them. He did but he didn't want them to get hurt. However, if they were in her memory then they had to be there. "If they're there in my memory then they must play an important role,"

 "Good!" Alix declared, grinning. "There's no way we're sitting on the bench time!"

 "Well... since it's in your memory then I guess they have to be there," Anatis muttered as Lady Noir ran back over before he turned to the three of them. "But I want you three to take precaution and keep out of the actual battle, got it?"

 "Yes sir!" The three of them gasped, making him smile a little before Older Alix held out her watch.

 "Fluff, Clockwise," She transformed back into Bunnyx and the six of them ran from the bathroom and towards the exit but Lady Noir came to a stop and gasped.

 "Annie! You need to see this!" She declared, pointing at one of the banners. He stopped and looked over before gasping as well. The bard on it resembled Jagged. "He sent Jagged Stone back in time!"

 "And look, that's Nadja Chamuck!" Alix gasped before they looked over around. A tablet from Egyptian times changed as well.

 "Andre Glacier!" Nathaniel gasped, pointing at it.

 "And Mayor Bourgeois," Marc added in, causing Anatis to frown.

 "He's destroying our present by changing the past," He muttered, frowning deeply before turning to Bunnyx. "Bunnyx, since the future me hasn't been able to stop Time Tagger from coming here then I must not be that powerful... I'm sorry to have failed..."

 "Are you kidding me?!" Bunnyx gasped, surprising him as she placed her hands on his shoulders. "Anatis, you're... I mean you will be the most awesome team leader and the greatest superhero ever!"

 "But Time Tagger..." He sighed, looking down.

 "Time Tagger only got away because he tricked Lady Noir into using her cataclysm on my miraculous," She explained, making Lady Noir frown before she looked at both of them. "That isn't on either of you. Time Tagger is tricky and cunning but you two are greater then he is. In the future, you've defeated Dr Sadness, the eclipse invaders, Pain and Tears the twin queens of the inner dimension and Ignoblia, the evil sister of Majestia so believe me, you're not going to be intimidated by Time Tagger. Oh and I even forgot Monsieur Rat,"

 "Monsieur Rat?" Lady Noir asked with a grin. 

 "Yep," Bunnyx grinned. "You can always count on Anatis. With him around, there is always a solution,"

 "I'll say," Lady Noir grinned, making his cheeks go red before he let out a sigh.

 "But how will I even become like that?" He asked, looking down. Bunnyx walked over and placed her hands back on his shoulders.

 "By growing up, Mini bug," She smiled, making him nod as Lady Noir trapped her chin.

 "So in the future... me and Annie are still partners?" She asked, grinning. Bunnyx chuckled.

 "Can't separate the two of you even if we tried," She replied, shaking her head. "Honestly though, you two have the strongest relationship I've ever seen. You never hesitate to help the other and always have each other's back no matter what the situation but enough chitchat! We need to go!"

 The six of them ran outside of the Louvre, only to gasp in surprise as they saw that Time Tagger had marked the whole floor with his gun. 

 "We've taken too long," Bunnyx sighed, frowning before turning to the others. "He's had enough to weave a giant time web around us,"

 "Surrounded by one guy?" Anatis frowned before glancing over at Bunnyx. "That's mean he can attack from anywhere right?"

 "More like any time," She replied, making them all frown. Time Tagger suddenly appeared in front of them.

 "Give me your miraculous! Don't make me ask! It’s pretty clear you’re not up to the task!" He rapped, making the younger Alix, Nathaniel and Marc blinked in surprise. They definitely didn't expect that. "When I bring them to Hawkmoth's door, Anatis and Lady Noir will be no more!"

 "Does he always do that?" Alix asked, leaning towards Anatis, who nodded as he took out his yoyo. "Weird,"

 "Stay where you are," Bunnyx ordered, making him look at her before he nodded and put his yoyo back. "I'll deal with him take him to the future you. It means nothing must happen to you in the meantime... but first..."

 She suddenly grabbed Alix and jumped across to the ice cream van, placing her down before jumping back and grabbing Marc and Nathaniel, bringing them over to her as well.

 "Stay right there, ok?" She ordered, getting a nod of the three of them. "Then it will be exactly as it was in my memory... And now!!"

 She lifted her hand in the hair, summoning a blue light before making a circular movement with her hand, creating a glowing line.

 "Burrow!" She shouted, causing it to turn in a glowing white circle before she dived through. A second glowing circle appeared, right near to Time Tagger. She dived out of it and went to attack him but he disappeared before reappearing to attack her. However, she dived through another 'burrow' then dived at him from behind. He disappeared then reappeared again, landing a punch this time but she disappeared through another burrow before reappearing and punching him. He landed a kick and she hit him with her umbrella. Lady Noir stared in amazement as Bunny and Time Tagger continuously fought.

 "She doesn't need to transform back to use her power again?" She asked as she looked at Anatis.

 "No... She's an adult," He replied, making her gasp before she looked back at her.

 "So cool!" Lady Noir grinned, making him chuckle a little as they continued to watch the battle. The two time-travelers were giving it as good as they got but they were both equally matched. They both gasped as she threw her umbrella, jumped up into a burrow before creating one behind him and hooking the umbrella around ankle and threw him towards a burrow. Unfortunately, he disappeared before he could enter it before reappearing.

 "Bunnyx, you're lame! You don't get that game and now you have to start all over again," He rapped, making her gasp as she turned around before he repeatedly teleported and landed a powerful hit on her, sending her flying. She landed on the ground but jumped back up, charging towards him. Anatis frowned as he watched. Time Tagger was getting the upper hand and Bunnyx was slowing down. Time Tagger managed to throw her over his shoulder and onto the ground before laughing at her. "Where's your sass gone now, Fluffytail?!"

 Bunnyx growled and dived at him, causing Anatis to frown as she continued battle him. She managed to knock him back into a burrow, causing her grin happily.

 "Ha! I knew it! I knew you were gonna do that! Who's the best now?!" She declared, making Anatis and Lady Noir look at each other before they shrugged as she turned to them. "Thanks for your involuntary help, my young friends. Now Bunnyx is going home!"

 Anatis and Lady Noir walked over to her as a burrow opened behind her.

 "Thank you for your help," Lady Noir replied but Anatis was unusually quiet. Both girls frowned and looked at him. "Annie?"

 "It's too easy," He declared, making them both frown before he suddenly pushed Lady Noir out of the way, just before Time Tagger shot at her, causing the hit to land on Bunnyx instead. Lady Noir gasped and jumped back up as Anatis frowned. "Knew it,"

 "Enjoy your trip to the ice age, Fluffytail," He laughed before he turned to them and stalked over to them. "We've wasted enough time! Give me your miraculous now!"

 Bunnyx reappeared and tried to punch Time Tagger as Anatis and Lady Noir moved over to Alix, Marc and Nathaniel to protect them.

 "So the ice age wasn't good enough for you?!" He asked, firing at her again. "Back to the Cretaceous then!"

 He turned back to the heroes and began to walk over but Bunnyx reappeared with a t-rex behind her.

 "Down, Denver! Down!" She called out, getting his attention.

 "Wanna keep playing, Fluffytail?!"

 "Don't call me Fluffytail!" She growled, charging at him but he disappeared and reappeared away from her. 

 "To the future," He declared, shooting at her. "Seventh interstellar war!"

 "Disintegrate! Disintegrate!" Robots declared, shooting at her as she ran through a burrow, causing her to yell.

 "Maybe we should give her a hand," Lady Noir suggested, causing Alix to look at her.

 "You heard her!" She declared, making the heroes look at her. "She's the only one who can solve this time problem! She can do it! Go Bunnyx!"

 Bunnyx dived at Time Tagger but he fired at her again.

 "The heat is on," He declared as she reemerged from another burrow but this time she was smoking. She dived at him but this time, he simply stepped aside, causing her to fall down and slowly look up at Anatis.

 "Sorry, Mini bug... I just can't..." She gasped, making him frown as Time Tagger smirked. "Looks like I don't have a solution after all,"

 "Then let me give you one," He replied, making her look at him in surprise. He threw up his yoyo into the air. "Lucky charm!"

 A notepad landed in his hands, making him frown as Time Tagger laughed.

 "What are you gonna do with that? Sigh a defeat treaty?" Time Tagged laughed as Anatis looked around. He frowned deeply as he couldn't see any solution. He kept looking before Time Tagger pointed his gun at Bunnyx. "Now give me your miraculous or I get rid of your friend by sending her back to the big bang!"

 Anatis stopped and frowned as he looked at Time Tagger. He had no solution to defeating Time Tagger. Nothing was lighting up, making him frown. He felt powerless and useless. How was he suppose to defeat all of those villains when he can't even save Bunnyx? He closed his eyes, causing Lady Noir to gasp as he went to open his mouth but he stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. It definitely wasn't Lady Noir's hand. 

 "The three most powerful warriors are patience, time and trust in oneself," A voice whispered, making him blink in surprise. "So work with all three..."

 The hand pulled away from him as he glanced down at the notepad before letting out a sigh.

 "Time's running out, Bug boy," Time Tagger grinned, ready to pull the trigger.

 "All right," Anatis gasped, making him look at him. "You win. We'll give you our miraculous. All I ask is that you give me a little time to write a letter so I can apologize to my future self,"

 "What?" Alix, Marc, Nathaniel and Lady Noir gasped in surprise and horror.

 "Think of something!" Lady Noir gasped as Anatis closed his eyes. "You always think of something!"

 "Fair enough, Anatis. Wish granted," Time Tagger agreed before the purple butterfly mask appeared around his eyes as Hawkmoth communicated with him but he laughed. While he was listening to Hawkmoth, Anatis took the chance to glance around at the time web, committing it to memory. "If he thinks he can trick me, he's wasting his time. Pun intended,"

 He laughed as Anatis opened the note pad before he sighed, making everyone look at him.

 "I don't have a pen," He mumbled, looking around before he looked to the other four. "Could anyone lend me one please?"

 Marc instantly handed over his pen, making Bunnyx gasp as Anatis reached over and took it, thanking Marc as he did. He looked at the note pad. It lit up along with the pen then finally Bunnyx and Time Tagger themselves before he began to draw the whole time web and marking one of the spots that was right next to Time Tagger.

 "Time's up! My moment of victory has arrived!" Time Tagger declared, holding out his hand as Anatis sighed and tore off the paper.

 "I couldn't find the words," He muttered, screwing up the paper into a ball as he frowned. "It's pointless anyway. I won't even be Anatis in the future after we've given up our miraculous,"

 "Please don't do this, Mini bug!" Bunnyx gasped as he walked over to her.

 "Some problems just don't have a solution," He muttered sadly, making Time Tagger smirked before he knelt down to Bunnyx. "Go back to your own time, Bunnyx. You deserve to enjoy the time you have left,"

 "No, I refuse!" She gasped, shaking her head until he placed his hand on her shoulder and carefully past the ball of paper to her, making her look at him in surprise before he leaned in and hugged her, surprising her again.

 "Can you take that to the team leader in the future, Bunnyx?" He whispered, causing her eyes to widen once more. "It's all I could write,"

 "Ok, Mini bug," She replied, nodding sadly before letting go of him before looking to the side. "Burrow,"

 A glowing circle appeared as she looked back at the scene before sighing and diving through as Anatis turned to Lady Noir and the others. The three civilians looked like they were about to cry and Lady Noir looked defeated. He held out his hand to her.

 "Come on, Lady Noir," He stated, making her frown. "We better give him our miraculous,"

 She nodded sadly and walked over, taking his hand as he looked at her before winking at her, making her look at him in surprise before the two of them began to walk over.

 ~Future Paris~

 Bunnyx frowned as she exited the Burrow before looking up as Anatis, Lady Noir and Kujaku stood in front of her. She looked down in shame as Kujaku walked over and gently placed his hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner. 

 "I'm sorry, Anatis," She whispered, slowly glancing up at him. "I didn't deliver,"

 "I could go back with her this time and create a sentimonster to assist her," Kujaku suggested, looking at Anatis. "We'll defeat Time Tagger in no time!"

 "No need, Blue," Anatis smiled, using his nickname before walking over to Bunnyx. "I believe you have something for me,"

 She nodded and held out the ball of paper. Lady Noir glanced at it as Anatis took it and unrevealed it, smiling as he did. 

 "Is that?" She asked, looking at him.

 "Time Tagger's Time Web," He replied, looking up at Bunnyx. "Bunny, we need another burrow opened,"

 She looked at him in surprise before nodding.

 ~Back to Present Paris~

 Anatis and Lady Noir walked over to Time Tagger, stopping on the tag that he had picked out. Lady Noir let out a small sigh, keeping her hand tightly in his as they stood in front of the villain. She prayed that whatever plan he had it worked because if not this would be the end of the line. They looked up as the butterfly mask reappeared on Time Tagger.

 "You're right on the first account... but not on the second. The miraculous are not for you," He declared, making the two heroes frown before he laughed. "I said that I was sent by the Hawkmoth of the future but I never said that the Hawkmoth of the future was you,"

 The mask disappeared as he looked over at the heroes with a cruel smirk on his face.

 "She'll be very pleased with this," He replied, making both Anatis and Lady Noir stare in surprise. The Hawkmoth of the Future was female?! He laughed again before walking over to Anatis and Lady Noir. "Your earrings are mine, Bug Boy,"

 Lady Noir growled a little, making him laugh.

 "Don't worry, Lady Noir," He smirked, looking at her. "Your ring will be mine next,"

 He reached for Anatis' earrings but before he could take them, a burrow reappeared and a yoyo flew through, wrapped around his arms and pulling him away from Anatis, making him smile before a baton flew out and hit the gun, sending it fly as Time Tagger yelled out. Anatis jumped up and grabbed it.

 "Lady Noir!" He shouted, throwing it to her.

 "Cataclysm!" She yelled, catching it. It turned to dust, allowing the akuma to crawl out before Anatis took out his yoyo and captured the akuma before freeing it as Time Tagger turned back in his normal self. Lady Noir helped him up as Anatis walked over to Marc and gave him his pen back. The young man who was Time Tagger blinked at Lady Noir before looking over at Anatis.

 "Anatis? Lady Noir?!" He gasped in surprised. "Why are you so young?! Where am I?"

 "A better question would be when not where," Anatis replied, walking over to him as Bunnyx came out of the burrow and walked to the young man.

 "Come on, Chris," She stated, gesturing towards the Burrow. He looked in before disappearing inside. Bunnyx glanced over at the small heroes and gave them a smile before the older version of Anatis stepped out, making the current one blink. He didn't look much different compared to his current self but there were differences. He was obviously taller but his hair was still black and red in color and still messy but was a little bit shorter. His costume had changed slightly too. His boots were completely black instead of black and red. He still had the black panels across his sides but they no longer curved on his thighs. Instead they just got thinner until they met his boots. The middle of his suit was a slightly dark red with spots and his gloves were still fingerless. However, he was now wearing a biker jacket as part of his suit. It was most black but had panels on his arms that were ladybug patterned. His yoyo was hooked on his belt and his mask had remained the same. He also had snake bite lip piercing but what really surprised Luka was the color of his eyes. They were a silvery blue, making Luka look at him in surprise.

 "I believe this is yours," He smiled, chucking the ball of paper at Anatis. He caught it as another person stepped out of the Burrow, causing Lady Noir to stare at her future self in surprise as she stood next to Anatis. She had also changed in the future. She still had her plait but it was no longer impossibly long. Instead it came down to her waist. She still had the cat ears on her head but her suit had changed too. She had a middle panel that was black but side panels across her ribs that were a very dark gray. She had a black belt with green details on around her waist that also doubled up as her 'tail'. Like her torso, her arms had panels in dark grey and panels in black and she had black thigh high boots. One thing that remained the same was her outfit still had bright green tail but her eyes were slightly different. They were more of a turquoise green then an electric green. Alix couldn't help but grinned excitedly.

 "Hey, Future Anatis," She gasped, making him look at her. "When am I gonna get my miraculous?!"

 "When you're as cool as our Bunny," He replied, glancing over at Nathaniel and Marc with a friendly but knowing smile before Lady Noir nudged him lightly. He turned to her. "Time to go already?"

 "Yep," She nodded, making him sigh a little as he smiled. She grinned and laughed a little, making him look at her and nod before she turned to their younger selves and waved at them. "See ya, Mini Kitty and Bug boy! Keep up the good work!!"

 Older Anatis grinned and saluted them before following Lady Noir into the burrow. Bunnyx chuckled but shook her head before turning to the younger heroes.

 "That was a great plan, Mini bug," She smiled, making him smile. "You really had me convinced,"

 "I had to," He replied, making her nod. "Time to go?"

 "Yep," She grinned before waving to them, causing them to wave back. Satisfied that it was the right moment, she walked through the burrow before it disappeared, causing Anatis to glance at the notepad in his hand before throwing it up in the air.

 "Miraculous Ladybug!!" He declared, causing it to burst in the air and rush throughout Paris, fixing in everything in it's path. Alix, Nathaniel and Marc rushed over to the two of them.

 "That was so cool!!" Alix declared, grinning happily as Marc nodded.

 "I can't wait to write up time travel for the comic," He smiled as the two heroes shook their heads. Lady Noir leaned next to Anatis.

 "So the future Hawkmoth is a chick?" She asked, making him frown a little. "Think Time Tagger was telling the truth,"

 "Maybe... but the future isn't settle in stone," He replied, making her nod. "Besides... if it is... it means we defeat the current Hawkmoth,"

 "That is true," She replied, making him nod before their miraculous beeped. "Ah time to run! See you soon, Annie!"

 She turned and ran as he turned to walk away.

 "Hey, Anatis," Alix called out, making him look back at her. "Will I get to see you again?"

 "No doubt about it, Bunny," He grinned before throwing his yoyo and swinging away, causing Alix to grin excitedly as Marc and Nathaniel smiled too. Though Marc couldn't help but wonder why future Anatis looked at them like he knew them. Sure, he technically did know them but the look he gave them was one of friendship and he looked like he knew something that they didn't know yet. Marc had the feeling that Anatis might have given them a miraculous in the future but surely, he wouldn't give them a miraculous.... would he?

 ~Gabriel's Lair~

 "Nooroo, Dark Wings fall," He declared, causing his transformation to drop and Nooroo to manifest. He frowned deeply as he glared at the kwami before he narrowed his eyes. "I think it's time you and I had a talk,"

 "M-Master?" He asked, making Gabriel glare at him. "Y-Yes, Master... what do you need to ask?"

 "I have a lot of questions but my main concern is what happened with Blackout," He replied, making Nooroo frown deeply.

 "But the future ha-"

 "Isn't here yet and I am still Hawkmoth!" He shouted, making Nooroo before he smiled wickedly. "Of course, me not been the future Hawkmoth could simply mean that I saved Emile,"

 "Or that you failed, Master," Nooroo replied, making Gabriel growl. 

 "I will not fail!" He shouted, making Nooroo shake and nod his head. "But right now, I have more pressing concerns then some wannabe in the future which I should have asked you straight away. That Couffaine boy... he resisted an akuma and not in the same way as Miss Bourgeois. Why did he have a seizure? And just who's voice was in my head?!"

 Nooroo gasped as he had felt it as well but unlike Gabriel, who didn't know who it was, he knew exactly who it was. Gabriel looked at him and narrowed his eyes again.

 "Nooroo, you know who that was, didn't you?" He asked, making Nooroo gasp in fear. "Who was it?"

 "I.. I..."

 "Tell me!"

 "I c-can't, Master I swear," He gasped, making Gabriel frown. He knew Nooroo couldn't lie. "T-The Guardian ordered me not to,"

 "Well, I'm ordering you too," He growled but Nooroo shook his head. "Nooroo!"

 "T-The guardian's orders overrides any holders' orders, Master... even yours," Nooroo explained, looking down. "I'm sorry,"

 "I see," He replied, frowning before clicking his fingers as he stood on the platform. Nooroo flew over to him before the platform moved and brought them back into the manor. Gabriel walked over to an armchair and sat down, getting Nathalie's attention as she walked over with a jug of orange juice. He placed his hand on his head as she put it down. "If I'm not Hawkmoth in the future then that means I have failed,"

 "Or that you have succeed," She replied, walking over to him. She placed one of her arms on his back and the other over his heart. "The future is not set in stone, Gabriel,"

 "Thank you, Nathalie," He replied, looking up at her. She nodded and gave him a small smile.

 ~A Few Days Later~

 Anatis ducked into an alleyway as Lady Noir chased Mr Pigeon before glancing around and taking out his yoyo, going into "civilian" mode. He dialed Marinette's number and placed it to his ear as it rang, making him bit his lip. He let out a small sigh as it went straight to voicemail.

 "Hey, Marinette. It's Luka," He stated after the beep. "Um just wanted to apology for rushing off again and wondered if we could maybe meet up later? You know when Mr Pigeon isn't after me. Um... so let me know if you're interested, ok? Anyway, I'll talk to you later. Stay Safe, melody,"

 He hung up before rejoining the battle. He summoned his lucky charm before him and Lady Noir made quick work of defeating Mr Pigeon before he released the cure. With everything restored, Mr Ramier offered to buy them ice cream again. Anatis smiled as he ate his.

 "I'm so sorry," He gasped, looking down.

 "Don't worry," Anatis smiled, causing Mr Ramier to look at him. "Every problem has a solution and just because we didn't find it today, doesn't mean we won't find it next time,"

 "The problem with pigeons in Paris is they have it too hard here," Lady Noir stated, causing Anatis and Mr Ramier to look at her. "You could move to the suburbs, get a pet or befriend a new animal,"

 "Befriend a new animal?" Mr Ramier asked, thinking as Anatis nodded. "I never considered that before... but that's actually a really good idea, Lady Noir. I'll think about it,"

 Lady Noir nodded as Anatis got up.

 "We should get going," He stated, making her nod and jump up. "Thank you for the ice cream, Mr Ramier,"

 Lady Noir nodded before the two of them walked as Mr Ramier looked down at his pigeons. He let out a little sigh as he threw some crumbles for the pigeons before another creature came over, scaring them off. Mr Ramier gasped a little and took some crumbs in his hand, holding it to the creature. It sniffed his hand before climbing it and eating the crumbs.

 "Oh, what a cutie," He smiled happily as Lady Noir and Anatis came to the edge of the bridge.

 "You know I was thinking about what Bunnyx told us," She replied, making him look at her. "Does it seem crazy to you? I mean I know we defeat villains pretty much everyday but those ones had some really weird names. I mean there's Doctor what's his name and Monsieur Rat? Monsieur Rat?! What kind of code name is that?"

 "Maybe he's Mister Pigeon's cousin?" Anatis suggested as he smiled, making her look at him before the two of them laughed as they walked off. "Either way, we've defeat him,"

 "Yeah!"

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