A/N: And here I'm! I promised you in the end of Copier that there will be a new fan fiction. Plot of this fan fiction is based on the LitRPG genre. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Miraculous content.
Prologue.
Laboratory of researching about virtual reality, France, Paris, 11:30 am.
"Professor, I'm telling you that it is a great idea to build virtual worlds not only for modeling different situations or for safety researching of dangerous substances! Every teenager in the world like games! Why we can't make a game which is similar with virtual reality? Can you imagine this picture: you are for example a student who hasn't got friends, very bad in sports but he is a professional gamer? His life is a similar with dark line. But then he sees this game, he "diving" in our virtual reality and look! You can touch the grass and feel it like it is natural, not virtual! In this magic world he could be anybody: very strong knight who fights with dragons; a wizard who lives in his own tower; a professional thief who is a legend in criminal world. And do you know how much money we can earn if you will accept my project? It will be an explosion on the market! I've already written a program code which could be used for NPC's natures…"
"I see that you worked hard on your project. But I can't accept it."
"Why, professor?"
"Because it is only a wasting of time! Virtual games are only waste your time and can't teach you anything! If you made a program code of virtual mining I would accept this. But games: NO!"
"Professor…"
"I told to you that I wanted to tell. You failed your practice. See you again in university on resit!"
Student's hostel, 12:00 am.
"How dare he called my work a wasting of time? It is the future of gaming industry! And he ruined it…" Student was sitting in his room and held the paper sheet where he put some part of his program code. He was so upset that he didn't notice a black with purple butterfly who landed on his paper sheet.
"My greetings, Virtual Master! My name is Hawk Moth, You didn't find a support into realization of your desire and goal. I can help you with it and I can help you built your own virtual game world! But in return you should bring to me Ladybug's and Chat Noir's Miraculous. Deal?"
"Deal, Hawk Moth." The dark magic covered student.
"But at first you should put Ladybug and Chat Noir in your game. I think that they don't know nothing about this types of games so they will be easy targets."
"Yes Hawk, Moth. I think that you too would like to be a part of this game? I think that you want watch their defeat personally?"
"Well, I've got one little request then: can you make my wife alive there?"
"Of course." He wrote on his keyboard Hawk Moth's real name and the name of his wife and pressed 'Enter'.
"Game on, Ladybug and Chat Noir." He wrote their nicknames because he didn't know their civilian identities, smiled and again pressed 'Enter'.
Chapter 1. Scientific center. Oculus rift. Training ground. The signs of gathering storm.
Francoise-Dupont college, 9:00 am.
"All right class." Mme. Bustier called for attention. "Do you remember where are we going today?"
"To the scientific center of Ada Lovelace." Marinette answered.
"Wow, girl! You don't late today!" Alya whispered behind her.
"Yes, Marinette, it's very great that you didn't late today. You could miss a lot of fun." Adrien said.
Marinette blushed into red. "T-thank y-you f-for y-y-your com-complim-ment."
"Any time." He smiled again and turned his attention back to Mme. Bustier.
"I'm gonna faint now." Marinette whispered.
"Girl, it is not right place and not right time. Hold yourself!" Alya shoved her.
"What is so interesting could be in programming?" Chloe asked aloud.
"Even you, Chloe, can find something interesting there." Max answered cheerfully. He was that type of man who would do everything for science. "I've heard that they have got very successful research in area of virtual reality."
"And why I should be interested in this?" Chloe asked arrogantly.
"The answer is simple. You want to make manicure but you're not sure which would be the best. You open virtual reality and make prototype. If you liked it you could have more free time and have a calm day." Kim chuckled.
Chloe lit up. "What we're waiting for? Where is this center?"
"Nice act, guys." Marinette whispered to boys who made high five.
"The funniest part of this that it is almost true." Max whispered back. "I can't wait for a moment when I and Markov will show them our works."
"I would glad to see their researching in virtual reality." Markov said. "It would be interesting to see virtual version of myself."
"So, our bus is here, take your seats and we can go." Mme. Bustier said.
Adrien and Marinette were the last who entered to the bus and they noticed that their best friends Nino and Alya are sitting together and there is no more free seats except two in the end of the bus.
"So… Do you want to sit next to the window?" Adrien asked.
"I-I… If you want this… Of course!" Marinette stuttered.
"Great!" Adrien skipped her ahead.
It gives to Marinette a chance to throw at her BFF burning glance but she met on Alya's face cheerful wink.
"You will regret later." Marinette mouthed.
Alya only rolled her eyes.
After one and half hour they arrived to scientific center where they met professor Jenston. He was a 42-year old man with little bald on the top of his head. He greeted them and conducted to the laboratory of researching of virtual reality. On the halfway of their excursion they lost Max and Markov who started arguing with the group of students and professors about using robot technology in studying. Max promised that he will catch them later after "some researches and experiments".
Professor Jenston opened one door which was signed as "Experimental zone. Be careful and deft!"
"This nameplate is hanging up there because we had got some precedents with experimenters when they bumped in each other and then went to hospital with some injures." Professor Jenston explained while he was opening the door and carefully looked inside. "You can enter. Our experimenters put off their Oculus's."
He conducted class to the stairs and they climbed up to the little observe deck. From this position they could see whole room and notice something new there.
At first this room was full covered by mats. Floor, walls, stairs, even ceiling were covered by mats. Then they noticed group of young people who wore something on their faces as same as masks.
"This technology is called Oculus Rift. Unfortunately it is not full effect of "diving and sensitive feeling as same as reality" of virtual reality. But you can also see what is happening into virtual reality from first person. The main minus in this technology is that you are moving in virtual reality you should move there. Sometimes it leads to some embarrassment situations… Month ago one young man who wore Oculus Rift bumped into the back of one of our young female assistant. At this moment in front of his eyes was a picture of drum set. The result was predictable…" At this moment whole class blush even Mme. Bustier. "But the funniest part of this situation that he played his musical part so good that program gave him 10 out of 10."
"You told few moments ago something about effect of "diving". Can you explain us what it is?" Marinette asked.
"Sure, miss…"
"Marinette Dupain-Cheng."
"Sure, miss Dupain-Cheng. We're trying to fix the problem of moving. We created some program codes which created one virtual world. It is not so big: 1 km on 1 km. We also almost created the code which gives a man ability to feel his whole body in this virtual world and which gives him a feeling as if he is not in virtual reality but in the real world. The main difference that the person can't live there."
"It is very interesting, professor Jenston! Thank you for your agreement to give us an excursion in your center!" Mme. Bustier thanked scientist.
"Oh, it wasn't a problem. Also I wanted to show to the people something interesting about science. Now, kids, you've got some free time before you should go back to your bus. And want to get to know better this boy and his mechanical friend. What is his name?" He asked Mme. Bustier.
"Max Kante."
"Well, enjoy your time, kids!" Professor waved to class and gone away to meet Max. All other class parted too. Ivan, Mylene, Juleka and Rose went to the part where they saw researching about musical influence. Alix, Nathaniel, Lila, Chloe, Kim and Sabrina moved to the art part of center. Marinette, Alya, Adrien and Nino decided to stay in this zone. Mme. Bustier reminded them that they have got only one hour then they should go back to the bus and after that she gone away to the zone where she noticed learning computers.
"Wow, it was very interesting!" Alya told general opinion. "Let's look closer to Oculus Rift! Maybe we can try it out!"
"They went down and asked another scientist who introduced himself as 'Professor Grittern' about Oculus Rift and possibility to try it to fully understand what they meant under the term 'virtual reality'. He accepted their request but warned them there is only two devices left.
Alya and Nino glanced at each other and smiled.
"Guys, I think that it's gonna be a good idea if you will try them out." They both told it to Marinette and Adrien.
"Are you sure that you don't want?" They pretended that they are resisting but they couldn't wait to put Oculus Rift on.
"Sure. But I think that you should have some distance between you both to not bump into each other." Alya said.
"I will look for you, dude." Nino said to Adrien. "Meanwhile Alya will look for Marinette."
Marinette felt the catch but it all looked like that Alya and Nino really wants to help them to don't break something. She and Adrien put devices on their heads and they both began explain what they are see in front of their eyes.
"We gave them a virtual reality of training ground. It helps develop agility and reaction. Some of our students who never did active sports learnt how to jump on the two meters high barriers." Professor Grittern explained.
At the same moment Marinette and Adrien both made a flip and roll to the side in the same time. Proffesor's eyes grew wide.
"Wh-what was it?" He asked.
"I'm sorry, professor. It was suddenly." Teens said.
"Who gave to them the second version of training ground on the hardest level?!" Professor looked back to the group of students whose grins disappeared and jaws were dropped after teen's moves.
"We wanted to joke a little…"
"Guys, you can put off your devices…"
"It is only the beginning! Let us finish it!" Marinette and Adrien protested.
"You can't convince them. They're both very stubborn." Alya and Nino gave to the scientist and students sympathetic look. "And you even didn't see what they are both doing in our gym's classes…"
Everybody in the room stopped their conversations and stared at teens that didn't stop their promotion of the virtual training ground. Somebody hooked up their Oulus Rifts to the screen so they could see what they are doing. After fifteen minutes Adrien and Marinette made their final flips and finished their passage. When they put off their Oculus Rift they heard thunder of applause.
"I will call to your school and I will ask your director to let you sometimes come here. What a wonderful feeling of the balance between virtual and real world! It almost seems to me that you had a feeling of "diving"!" Professor Grittern shouted to them.
"Great performance guys!" Alya and Nino cheered them. "And great destroying of our plan…" They both mumbled so quiet that their friends didn't notice it.
"I think that you two should try it too!" Adrien said with enthusiastic smile on his face.
"NO!" Couple recoiled from them like Marinette and Adrien were lepers. Then teens laughed.
Behind those events they didn't notice one new person who appeared in the room. Young student greeted his group mates and went to the oldest person in the room. But then Adrien and Marinette noticed him when he moved away from old scientist and gone away very upset.
"Professor Grittern, can you tell us who are this student and this old man?" Marinette asked.
"Hm… Student's name is Harry Klintens and he is one of the cleverest students that I had ever seen. But he is slightly obsessed with games. So when he heard about our researching in virtual reality, he almost dunes and sleeps there. He wants to create a game with a feeling of "diving". But he is unlucky a little because his curator is Mr. Stright." He nodded to old scientist who had got an argument with Harry some moments ago. "He is very conservative and he has got hard relationship with students but he is the greatest scientist and teacher that I had ever seen."
"Thank you, professor Grittern! But I think that we must go back to the bus if we don't want to be late. It was nice to meet you there! Good bye!" All four waved to scientist.
"Good bye, young ladies and gentleman! And remember that I will ask your director and teacher to let you visit us sometimes!"
They were the last who arrived to the bus. But before they entered into it Marinette and Adrien felt something strange under their bellies.
"WHAT THE HELL? Why are you both flying?!" Alya and Nino shouted and tried to catch their friends but they were too high for them.
"Marinette, Adrien get back there!" They both heard Mme. Bustier. They still had time to exchange views but then they both disappeared from the view of their class.