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Previously…
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By now, the light had faded and what it uncovered would've shocked the heroes had they not beed expecting it. "H-hello? We need help, please, help—" they looked down to see a frightened young boy with a red cap and glasses, holding a young girl glasses and crouched before two familiar looking heroes. His eyes blew wide when he saw the two of them. "Whoa… what's going on?" he breathed.
Chapter 1
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Nino tried his best to keep his breathing even, but talking to Ladybug and Chat Noir as Ladybug and Chat Noir laid beside him—passed out—was a bit weird. And hard to wrap his mind around.
"You're… Ladybug and Chat Noir," he said, his eyes wide.
"Yup," Chat Noir grinned, "And those two right there," he pointed to the passed out Ladybug and Chat Noir, "Are also Ladybug and Chat Noir."
"I… see," Nino nodded. "And you're gonna help us?"
Ladybug crossed her arms, "That's a hero's duty, isn't it? Helping people? So, that's what we're doing. Not to mention, this is a bit of a special case. Time Hog was the akuma that sent you here. Where you came from was…" she looked at Chat Noir with a furrowed brow, "Um… 2017, right?" Chat nodded. "Yeah," Ladybug continued, "So, we're here to help defeat that akuma and get you guys back to the time where you belong."
"This is bizarre," Nino said, looking around. "And what year is this? The streets still look the same," he peered, "Except there's normally a coffee shop there… and a restaurant over there," he pointed.
"Yeah, things can change in 15 years," Chat Noir responded.
"15 years…" Nino mumbled in amazement.
Chat Noir extended his hand, "How about we get all of you guys inside, hm?" Nino nodded silently and took his hand. "Ladybug and I will take you to our—" he coughed, trying to cover his slip-up, "Er… I mean, my house."
There was a simultaneous beeping noise. One that both Ladybug and Chat Noir were all too familiar with. "We better hurry," Ladybug said, bending down to grab the younger her and her younger best friend, hoisting them over her shoulders.
"…Ladybug," Chat Noir frowned at her, "Don't strain yourself."
She shot him a look, "Strictly professional, Chat," she reminded him.
Chat Noir stayed quiet, but didn't look happy about it. He picked up the younger Chat Noir and told Nino to climb on his back. Within a minute, they were at their house. They came inside and set Alya on the couch. "We'll set Ladybug and Chat Noir down in separate rooms," Chat Noir told Nino as he silently sat on the couch, looking worriedly at Alya.
"I'll put her in our room," Ladybug said quietly as they walked down the hallway. "You put him in Hugo's room. He'll be slower to connect the dots," she instructed.
He feigned hurt, "Come on, I'm not that daft!"
She giggled, "Don't worry, you're handsome."
"I'm a physics teacher," he reminded her, but it fell on deaf ears as she entered their bedroom door, leaving him to bring the younger version of himself into their daughter's room. He frowned, talking to himself, "I may have a math major… but even this is extremely complicated."
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Marinette's eyes opened slowly. She tried her best to blink away her tired, blurry vision as she sat up, but it didn't clear. What happened? She was fighting an Akuma when suddenly Chat was struck down. She rushed to get him and then…
She fell back onto the bed with a groan, letting the large fluffy comforter consume her. Wait. Comforter? Bed? She looked at her hands… they were ungloved. Her eyes snapped wide open and she crazily looked around the room. Where am I? she thought, her heart racing. Was I found out? Am I busted? Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no—
"I can tell you're freaking out," a voice protruded her thoughts, dragging her out of her head. "Trust me, I'd know, wouldn't I?"
Marinette turned her head to see a woman sitting on a chair close to the door. She hadn't noticed her in her mental freak-out, which, by the way, was still happening. "U-um, excuse me," she smiled uneasily, "You are…?"
"And I called him slow," the woman mumbled under her breath, rubbing her temple. Marinette peered at the woman. She was probably in her late twenties, early thirties. Her hair was cut short into a pixie cut, and her eyes were blue and very familiar. Then something caught Marinette's attention. A pair of red polka dotted earrings on the woman's ears. The same exact earrings she had. Her miraculous!
Her hands shot up to her ears, panicked, but her earrings were there…
"Relax," the woman smiled fondly, "It's not what you think. I didn't take your miraculous. These are mine," she gestured to her ears, "And those are yours," she pointed at Marinette.
"H…how?" Marinette frowned in confusion, "And you didn't mention who you are."
"Let me answer both those questions at once," the woman crossed her arms, taking a deep breath before shattering Marinette's world. "I'm you… 15 years into the future."
"What?" Marinette's voice screeched. "That's impossible! I—it's—it's 2017, I'm—" she shook her head, "This is all some whacky dream. There's no other way to explain it, this is all just some weird dream. Yeah."
"Uh, no it's not."
"In just a few minutes, I'll wake up and go to school and everything will be normal."
"Except you won't."
"Then I'll help Mom and Dad with the bakery and then work on homework—"
"Wow, I didn't realize how much I rambled," the 'other' Marinette pinched the bridge of her nose. "Listen, I'm going to have to stop you there. Believe me, please, because this isn't a dream. It's real. And in order for you to get back to your time line, you need to calm down."
The young teenager flicked her eyes towards the woman. "Don't tell me to calm down, this isn't happening to you!"
"Well, technically it is," the older Marinette sighed, "Please, just lie down for a few moments." She stood up from the chair she was sitting in and walked to the bedroom door. Before she opened it, she transformed, looking back to her younger self. "Oh, and Alya and Nino are in the living room, so please don't go out unless you plan on revealing yourself."
The younger Marinette let her head fall onto the pillows, taking in a deep breath. This was going to be… interesting, to say the least.
Ladybug closed the door behind her as quietly as she could. Walking down the hall to see Alya and Nino sleeping soundly while Chat was getting a drink of water.
"How's your situation?" she asked, walking up to him.
He shrugged, "I don't know. He hasn't woken up yet."
"It's weird," she sighed, sitting down at the bar in their kitchen.
He leaned over the counter and faced her, "What, this? Yeah, that's one way to explain it."
"No, I mean, yeah, but…" she frowned, "I feel like I should remember this all… but I can't. I mean, I know it happens, but I don't know what happens, you know?"
Chat nodded, "I do. Maybe when we defeat the Akuma tomorrow night and you use Lucky Charm, it effects us in the past."
Ladybug glared at the countertop. "Did you remember this, or did Plagg tell you about it?" she asked.
"Plagg told me," Chat looked at her, confused, "Why?"
"Tikki told me," she looked up at him. "I don't think we actually remember any of this in the past."
Chat looked suddenly serious, "Well, there's only one way to find out."
Ladybug looked behind them to see Alya and Nino still fast asleep. "You're right. Tikki, spots off."
"Plagg, claws in,"
There was a flash of light and the two heroes were replaced by their civilian selves. Adrien grinned at Marinette from across the counter top. "Disappointed by the lack of leather, M'Lady?" he teased her.
She leaned over to kiss him lightly, "Not in the slightest. I'm more into nerds."
They could hear Plagg clear his throat, but both decided to ignore it.
Adrien laughed, "That's a relief—"
There was a sudden squeak that came from behind them.
They both turned to see a blond young boy standing in the middle of the living room, his face white with shock. "U-um, I'm A-adrien Ag-greste—" and then he tumbled over.
Bum bum buuuum!
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