Alya was on her third Red Bull tonight. Sometimes, running the Ladyblog was excruciatingly painful. But the readers came before all else, even if that was at the cost of her own sleep schedule. The blue light from her laptop was slowly working away at her eyes, the time slowly nearing one o'clock. Her fox eared headphones Marinette had given her a few months back were currently transmitting the soothing work music Nino had made for her. That's why she didn't here Ladybug rapping at her window until she eventually took the liberty to force it open herself.

"Jeez Alya, I've been out here for 5 minutes. Why aren't you asleep by now anyway, I didn't think you would be awake," said a very cold and shivering Ladybug, only now shaking off the cold of the winter night.

"Ladybug! I'm so sorry, I was working on the Ladyblog. Gotta keep the fans happy after all. Is there an Akuma you need help with?"

"Well, err-, not exactly. I'm going to be out of town for two weeks, and so is Chat. So we need you, Carapace, and Queen Bee to protect Paris while we're away. And no, Chat and I aren't traveling together, we just so happen to be out at the same time. No jumping to conclusions or I just might reconsider trusting you," Ladybug jokingly responded.

"But how are we going to cleanse the Akumas or revert the city without you?" questioned the reporter.

"The Akumas can be trapped by Carapace's shellter, and he will store it in a special container overnight. You don't have to tell him, he already got his Miraculous and said container," explained Ladybug. "As for the cleanse, there is a slip of paper in your Miraculous box. It is a throwaway email that you can message me on when you need me to transform and do the cleanse. It might take half an hour to reach Paris, but I asked my kwami, and she said the cure works from any distance. Remember, this email is only, ONLY to be used for Akuma related business. I will delete it after I come back anyway."

"Wow, no LB or Chat for an entire two weeks. This should be interesting. Can I have the miraculous now, I don't need the spiel on how it works, I'm already familiar with it. Have a nice trip, Ladybug, tell Chat I said hi. This will be so EPIC!"

"Well, here you go. I don't know why you're rushing me, but I trust you

With that, Ladybug was out the window and the Miraculous box was tossed on her desk. She outstretched her hand towards the box, and delicately lifted the lid. She slowly lifted up the orange necklace and clipped it around her neck. Suddenly, an orange ball of light escaped it, flew in a circle a couple of times, before forming into the fox kwami, Trixx.

"Alya! It's so nice to see you again! I'm ready to transform," she exclaimed with eagerness to get back on the battlefield.

"We aren't fighting anyone today, Trixx. Or at least, I hope not. Ladybug and Chat Noir are going to be out of town for a couple of weeks, so Carapace, Queen Bee, and I are the only ones left to fend off Hawkmoth's Akumas. I can't believe that Ladybug trusts me and the others enough. But for now, I need to rest. I can always update the blog tomorrow. This might be my largest story yet!"

Sabrina had just left Chloe's penthouse as the movie the two girls were watching didn't end until half past midnight. The blonde girl had just put on her custom fit Ladybug pajamas and was about to bury herself in her velvet sheets until she until she heard something banging on the door to her balcony. Not thinking much of it, she made her way closer to her bed, only to hear it again. Annoyed of the noise that continued to disrupt her, she threw a robe around herself and peered into the faintly illuminated night. Breaking up the veil of darkness were two neon green eyes and one golden bell.

"Chat Noir! What are *you* doing here? Does Ladybug need my help to defeat an Akuma? Probably, so what are you waiting for? Give me my Miraculous," Chloe demanded.

"No Chloe, there is no Akuma. If you would let me in, I'll try to explain as best as I can, but you keeping me trapped outside in freezing cold is no way to treat your part-time purr-tner, is it?" responded the cat-themed hero.

Stepping through the glass doors, Chat Noir was reluctantly offered a seat on Chloe's coffee chair. After flinging one of her fleeces towards him, which he barely caught, she spoke up.

"If there is no Akuma, why are you here? I have other things I could be doing, like sleeping. It's already one."

"Well, then I'll just see myself out then. Goodni-"

"No! Wait. I'm... I'm... I apologize, I am just a little sleepy. Go on, you're here because?"

"Because, Chloe, me and Ladybug are going to be out of town for two weeks, and we would not like to come home to a cat-astrophe. So, Carapace, Rena Rouge, and you are the only ones with experience fighting Akumas. And it will be a great team building exercise," explained Chat.

"You and Ladybug are leaving! I don't get to fight with my idol?! There is no way we can do this without Ladybug, please make her stay!" whined Chloe.

"No, she has a very important commitment, one that could change her future, and I also have a commitment, but not even a third as exciting. Anyway, do you want the Miraculous or not? I'm sure Carapace and Rena can handle Hawkmoth's villains by themselves," he responded.

Chloe got up and lunged for the box, shouting, "Gimme, gimme, gimme!"

"Na ah ah, you didn't say the magic word," said Chat, moving the box out of Chloe's reach.

"FINE! May I please have the Bee Miraculous, Chat Noir?" said Chloe, begrudgingly, faking an innocent smile.

"Here you go," Chat said, tossing the box towards her. "Now remember, no showing off this time, you don't have to make a whole buzz about you being a superhero, because the magic on the miraculous caused those not there when you first transformed to forget. Ladybug and I decided to trust you with the Miraculous for two weeks. No fooling around, ok? You don't need to prove your worth to us, we already see it in you. Good night Chloe."

Before he could leave, Chloe stopped him, saying, "Thank you Chat, it means a lot that you and Ladybug decided to trust me. I won't let you down."

"I don't believe you would ever do that. Chlo- Queen Bee, welcome to team Miraculous," responded Chat. He then vaulted himself into the Parisian night, disappearing into the darkness.

Chloe opened the box, and Pollen flew out, giving Chloe her usual greeting of "Hello, my Queen." Chloe sat down in her bed, threw the blankets over her, and was asleep before she knew it.

A great two weeks approached.

A/N For all who read 'The (off) Colorful Adventures of Captain Lars,' I didn't like where it was going and do not intend to write more for a long time. Hope you enjoy this new story, will try an update within a month or two, I'm not efficient. PS Chat is trying to say that when Chloe transforms, people won't see her as Chloe anymore, except for those there when she first transformed, including Nino & Alya