I do NOT like naming characters -,-

Edit: Never mind, I didn't have to name them; the fandom already gave them names. ^_^

Chat hadn't planned this.

Honestly, after the days events and between fighting Marinette and figuring out she was Ladybug; he was exhausted. He was just planning to go home, go to sleep, and hope that this was all a really messed up bad dream.

But somehow, Kid Mime had managed to drag him to his 'hideout'.

Chat followed him to an old and abandoned building surprisingly close to his house, the brunet mimed a key before sticking it in the lock and pushing the door open. He walked in, motioning for the cat-themed hero to follow him. Chat looked behind him, narrowing his eyes suspiciously before following. Something was off.

He closed the door behind him and followed the sound of people talking in hushed voices, he entered a room with three people in it; Kid Mime, a girl sitting on a wooden crate and a boy standing beside her with his arms crossed. The girl smiled gently at him and waved at him in greeting, while the boy looked a bit suspicious but mimicked her actions.

"Guys, meet Chat Noir," Kid Mime started. "Chat, this is Melodie and that's Mercury."

Melodie's suit was an off-white color, music notes spread all over it. Her blonde hair was tied back, a band of the same color braided into it. Her blue eyes looked friendly through the mask, a black bent eight note around her left eye. Lines with black dots were spread all across her suit, some of the lines mimicking music notes but not entirely. In her right hand she held a flute of the same color as her suit, and Chat was instantly reminded of the incident with Lila turning into Volpina. The Akuma used a flute as a weapon back then too, but he had a feeling that Melodie's flute wasn't for illusions.

Mercury, on the other hand, was a strange one. Instead of wearing a suit, it looked like his entire skin was blue with white lightning bolts all around it. His eyes seemed to be completely white, and real lightning flickered around him occasionally. His white hair lay messily on top of his head and Chat couldn't help but wonder if his hair didn't catch fire when the electricity touched it.

Chat was about to say something, but then his Miraculous started to beep and he froze. What was going on? He hadn't even used his Cataclysm yet, he shouldn't be detransforming, why was he-

The transformation wore off and he stood in front of the team in his civilian form with wide eyes.

Before anyone could react, Plagg dropped from the sky and Adrien quickly caught him with cupped hands. "Plagg! What's going on?"

"I'm sorry, Adrien," the Kwami spoke. "It's just...Tikki's hurt and I'm powering down."

"Tikki?"

"Ladybug's Kwami," he explained. "We're linked together, if something happens to me, she feels it and vice versa. So if she dies..."

"You'll die too," he whispered in realization.

"That's not really what I'm worried about," Plagg muttered. "The longer Marinette's Akumatized, the more pain Tikki is in. We need to help them."

Adrien sighed. "I know."

The blond boy looked up and froze, completely forgetting about the other people in the room. They were all staring at him and Plagg with wide eyes, but not in shock or confusion, but almost in awe.

"So that's a Kwami," Melodie breathed and Adrien frowned.

"Wait, you mean you guys don't have one?"

All three shook their heads, not really helping clear up his confusion. "Then how are you-"

"I still got a lot to tell you," Plagg cut in. "It's complicated, but basically, a while back, when there were a lot of problems in the world, some Kwami's decided to...'lend' their powers to humans without actually teaming up with them. I guess it stuck, which is how they got their powers."

"Anyway," Kid Mime cleared his throat. "Seeing as this was kind of...unexpected," his eyes locked on Melodie and Mercury. "We might as well, right?"

Melodie shrugged, leaning back on the crate; her arms supporting most of her weight. "Seems fair enough."

"You're talking unusually much, aren't you, Mime?" Mercury joked, making Kid Mime roll his eyes and smile. "But it's fine with me," he shrugged.

Before Adrien could ask what they were talking about, three flashes of bright light nearly blinded him and he was quick to cover his eyes. When he opened them again, he found all three in their civilian form. Kid Mime sighed and stretched. "Oh, that feels much better!" His electric blue eyes landed on Adrien and he grinned, seemingly more carefree than he was a minute before. He stepped forward, surprising the blond boy by throwing an arm around is shoulder. "Well, my name's Claude," he introduced.

"Allan," Mercury cut in, giving a two-fingered wave.

Melodie smiled and jumped off the wooden crate she was sitting on, giving a playful bow as she said. "Je m'appelle Allegra."

Claude didn't change much from his superhero appearance, the only thing that changed were his clothes. He seemed much more carefree and hyper though, his shirt matching the pattern of his suit.

Same goes for Allegra, although her braid seemed a bit looser and her eyes a bit lighter. She wore light lilac pants and a matching long-sleeved shirt; a purple blazer over the shirt.

Allan was the one who (obviously) changed the most. He had golden brown eyes and dark skin, much like Alya and Nino. He wore brown pants and a green, somewhat baggy hoodie; a grey shirt underneath it. He also wore a green flat cap with a horizontal white line across it. He wore yellow-orange headphones around is neck, reminding him again of Nino.

Adrien crossed his arms and sighed, Plagg sitting contently on his shoulder. "Nice to meet you," he mumbled, although absentmindedly.

Claude locked eyes with Allan and Allegra before squeezing the boy's shoulder reassuringly. "Hey, cheer up! We'll save her, it's just an Akuma, right?" He spoke, voice chipper and optimistic, completely different from the friendly and formal tone he used earlier as Kid Mime.

"Yeah," Allegra agreed, clasping her hands behind her back. "The four of us together should be able to cure her in no time."

"No doubt you've done this before," Allan shrugged, his hands in his pockets. "So why worry?"

"Because this is different," Adrien stated, frowning. "Not only has she two forms, but she's extremely powerful for some reason-"

"Whoa, wait, two forms?" Claude repeated, eyes wide as he let go of the green eyed boy.

He nodded. "Yeah, I'm guessing it's because she's Ladybug, which could also be the reason why she's so powerful."

"So does that mean that she can, like, switch between forms whenever she wants?" Allegra asked, her smile fading a bit.

"I don't kno-"

"No," Plagg cut in. "She changes when the sun sets or rises. During the day she's Marionette, while she's Miss Fortune at night. Both have their pros and cons."

"Like?" Allan raised an eyebrow.

"Well, as Marionette she's much more timid and calm and rarely talks. But she also has her minions to protect her, not to mention that if she just manages to get you with her strings once, you become her next puppet. At night she's much more cruel and sadistic and doesn't really care what she does; as long as she accomplishes her goal. She's also stronger as Miss Fortune, because Ladybug's and Hawk Moth's powers are combined. Although it's much easier to distract her as Miss Fortune than as Marionette," he explained with a sigh. "At least, that's what Tikki tells me."

"Wait, you can contact Tikki?" Adrien asked.

"Faintly," he answered. "She's hurting, so the connection breaks occasionally, but she tells me as much as she can when she's got the chance." He sighed and looked away. "She doesn't care what happens to herself though, she keeps screaming at me to save Marinette," he scoffed. "Don't get me wrong, both of us are protective over our kittens and bugs, but Tikki tends to be a bit over protective."

"Well, if we're gonna save her, shouldn't we try to figure out what caused the Akumatisation in the first place?" Allegra spoke up, tilting her head.

"Nice thinking, Allegra!" Claude praised, smiling.

Her face flushed dramatically. "Wh-what? I-I mean, uh, th-thanks, Cl-Claude," she stuttered, nervously fiddling with the bead necklace she wore as Allan smirked and Claude seemed completely oblivious to her sudden change in demeanor.

Adrien smiled, her behavior oddly reminding him of someone.

"Do you know where she lives?" The blue eyed boy asked, glancing down at Adrien and only then did the cat-themed hero realize how freakishly tall Claude was. He was maybe slightly shorter than Ivan but definitely taller than Kim.

He nodded. "Yeah, in the bakery across town, but we have to be quick, her parents are out of town and were returning today."

"Then why are we waiting?" Allan asked, his eyes turning completely white as blue electricity started to surround him. It didn't take long before Mercury stood there, zipping from place to place at top speed before finally stopping next to Allegra, who rolled her eyes.

"You're such a show-off."

"And you're terrible with expressing your emotions," he shot back, bouncing on his feet and making her eyes widen and face flush.

"Screw you," black music notes flew around her in circles, increasing in speed and numbers until dozens of music notes zipped around her in circles faster than Mercury had ran; until just a black blur was visible. When it disappeared, Melodie stood there, flute in hand and looking a lot more confident than she had a second before.

"Come on, guys, can't you go a day without insulting each other?" Claude groaned, rolling his eyes when both of his friends smiled sheepishly at him. The brunet snapped his fingers, and unlike Melodie and Mercury, he blurred out completely before Kid Mime took his place.

The three stared at Adrien, looking at him expectantly and waiting for him to transform.

"You okay to go, Plagg?" He asked as the Kwami flew in front of him.

"Aww, you care," he joked. "Don't worry."

"Alright, Claws Out!"

When he finished transforming, Chat grinned cheekily and leaned on his staff. "Well, looks like I'll be your guide to my Princess' castle."

"Don't go too fast, Mercury," Melodie stated as she jumped on his back. "You actually need to follow Chat, not race him."

Mercury rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, you're just scared of falling off if I go too fast."

"Who wouldn't be? You go, like, Mach 50 or something!"

He smirked, a flash of lightning flickering in his eyes.

Chat raised an eyebrow at them in question while Kid Mime just smiled.

"Melodie here isn't as fast as the rest of us," Mercury explained. "So she travels with me if we need to go somewhere."

The cat-themed hero shrugged. "Makes sense, let's go," he glanced around the room again, still having that feeling of discomfort, his gut was screaming at him that something was wrong.

He hoped it wasn't what he thought it was.

The four heroes landed on Marinette's balcony and as Mercury put Melodie down, she stumbled and leaned against the closest thing for support, which just happened to be Chat. "Damn it, Mercury," she growled. "I told you not to go too fast!"

He rolled his eyes. "Not my fault you can't handle a little speed."

Melodie groaned loudly and Chat handed her to Kid Mime when he stepped forwards. "Don't worry," he spoke softly. "Next time you're traveling with me."

"And he speaks!" Mercury exclaimed while Melodie struggled to stutter out an agreement, eyes wide and face flushed.

Chat grinned and opened Marinette's balcony window, like he had done many times before when he visited her. Those were the only times that they could have a decent conversation without her acting weird or running away, he still didn't know why she did that, but he couldn't really ask, now could he?

They all entered the room, Melodie breaking away from Kid Mime when she felt a little less dizzy and lightheaded. They explored the room, looking for any kind of clue but making sure not to snoop too much to respect her privacy. Nobody touched her design book, for example, as Chat had stated that they were very special to her.

"Wow," Mercury said, looking at her wall with a bewildered expression. "She sure likes you, doesn't she, Chat?"

"What?" He looked up, freezing when he saw the multiple posters and photos of Adrien. That's strange, the last time he was here as Adrien there weren't any pictures; and when he was here as Chat, she made sure to cover them with a cloth, so he's never seen them before.

Mercury smirked. "Sure, she was just a classmate?"

Chat didn't want to admit it, but his heart jumped at Mercury's implications. He shook his head. "She wants to be a designer one day, and all of those pictures are of me in my father's designs; it isn't really that strange."

Kid Mime whistled, catching the attention of everyone in the room. He motioned towards Marinette's computer and the screensaver of him; with hearts all over it.

"Got an explanation for that, Fluffy?" Mercury joked, raising an eyebrow.

Chat grinned. "I wouldn't be so quick to judge, Speedy."

"Looks like someone has a crush," Melodie smiled, eyes snapping to Kid Mime for a second before looking away.

"More like obsession." Mercury noted, still staring at the pictures.

"Crush," she shot back, crossing her arms and daring him to argue.

"I'm sure it's nothing like that," Chat denied.

Mercury rolled his eyes. "Why are all of you so dense?" His eyes went to the leader of the team for a second before focusing back on Chat. "How did she act around you?"

He shrugged. "Around Chat she was just normal, sometimes even playful and sassy. Around Adrien she was just acting really strange."

"Like Melodie?"

The girl blushed furiously, thankful that Mime was way too busy investigating to pay attention to their conversation.

The blond boy nodded thoughtfully. "Yeah...kinda like that, although maybe a bit worse."

Mercury rolled his eyes, and this time Melodie joined in. "Chat," she spoke. "Trust me, she has it bad."

"What-"

Kid Mime whistled again, and when they turned, he tossed an object at Chat; silently asking if it was familiar.

He froze. "What...why would she have this?"

"What is it?" Melodie asked, twirling her flute around in her fingers.

Chat opened his palm, still staring down at the object with confused green eyes. The purple butterfly brooch only brought bad memories for both him and her; so why would she have it? "It's Hawk Moth's brooch, I'm guessing it's a fake because his real brooch is his Miraculous."

"How come it's here?" Mercury asked, vibrating in place.

"That's what I'm wondering too."

After looking around some more, they left the room and climbed back onto the balcony. Kid Mime was pacing back and forth, obviously thinking about something while Mercury ran in circles at top speed; leaving Chat and Melodie alone.

The latter was staring almost dreamily at the brunet, while Chat was just staring off into space, images of Miss Fortune and Marionette still branded fresh into his mind. Miss Fortune's words stung the most.

"What's with him?" He asked, motioning towards Kid Mime. He figured that if he kept his mind off his Princess, all of this would go a lot easier.

"Hmm?" Melodie blinked, as if she just snapped out of her own little world. She followed his gaze towards the boy and frowned. "What do you mean?"

"He was very talkative a while ago, and now he's so...quiet."

She chuckled. "Oh, don't worry, that's normal. We all have that. He loves to talk, but he can focus better as Kid Mime when he's silent, so he talks as little as possible; his powers work better that way. He doesn't really like being quiet for so long, but he does it anyway, for the sake of the team." She sighed. "Guess it comes with being a natural leader. But we all have our little things like that; Mercury, for example, can't sit still. He needs to keep moving when he's transformed or else he'll feel really uncomfortable and act all grumpy. And I need to keep humming once in a while or at least keep making up tunes in my head or else I'll get this really painful headache; which isn't really helpful when fighting, especially if I need to focus.

That's the downside of being given part of the Miraculous power instead of a Kwami to team up with, the side-effects suck. Although I'm sure you and...what was her name again? Marinette?"

He nodded.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure you two change a little personality-wise when you transform, but I'm guessing there aren't any downsides. Our changes are a little negative, but nothing we can't handle. They're just little things, nothing big." She explained, shrugging. "I mean, it could have been way worse."

Chat was about to speak, but his ears twitched and he tensed, eyes narrowing. "We need to get out of here."

Melodie blinked. "What?"

He didn't answer, instead he just grabbed her and jumped down from the balcony, signaling for the boys to follow him. They ran all the way across the street, with him still holding the startled hero. They hid in the shadows, far enough not to be seen, but not so far that they couldn't see the bakery.

Miss Fortune dropped down into the balcony and Chat tensed, he could feel Mercury placing a comforting hand on his shoulder; but he just kept his eyes focused on the scene. And as the sun began to rise, white and red sparkles started to surround Miss Fortune before Marionette stood in her place. The change was almost instant. The mocking and cruel smirk she wore got replaced by a blank and emotionless expression as she walked into the house, the yellow strings and her 'puppets' nowhere to be seen as she closed the balcony window behind her.

"She really has two forms," Melodie breathed, not sure if she should be awed or terrified.

Mercury stared at Chat a bit suspiciously. "How'd you know she was coming?"

"Cat instincts," he answered, eyes still focused on the bakery. "At least, that's what Plagg tells me."

He glanced down at the Hawk Moth brooch in his palm, jaw clenching as he made a decision. "I think we should go visit an old friend of mine."