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Wait, Plagg!" Adrien cried out in vain. He was really high up in the air now, and his kwami was leading him to somewhere in the distance. Adrien's head pounded from the air pressure, and his eyes watered from the wind. How is Plagg strong enough to fly and carry me?! All he does is sleep and eat, Adrien wondered. The tiny cat was the only thing keeping him from falling, which scared him, to say the least.
After nearing his destination Plagg started to slow down, and brought Adrien down safely in front of his school. "Plagg, why did you bring me here?" Adrien asked, confused.
Plagg just shrugged. "You asked to never have been born, so here you go. Welcome to an Adrien-less world."
Adrien stopped to look around. Things looked the same as they did before. "Is anything different at all?" he asked sadly.
Plagg just gave him an unreadable look. "Go inside and see for yourself kid."
Adrien walked up the steps and paused in front of the door when he heard the familiar sound of the bell ringing. As he moved to open the door, he was greeted with the sight of his classmates changing classes. As they started to flood into their next classes, Adrien spotted Nino walking by himself. He grinned at the sight his best friend.
"Nino! How's it going buddy!" he called out to the teen as he ran over. Surprised, Nino took off his headphones and searched for the source of the greeting. When he noticed Adrien, he just glared.
"I don't think I know you, 'buddy', are you new here? If you're looking for a friend, you've got the wrong guy. Next time, don't interrupt my music," Nino said coldly as he hurried to his classroom. Adrien stood frozen in place, not expecting that response.
"He doesn't remember me?" he asked quietly, still shocked from the encounter. Plagg flew up to him. "It's not that he doesn't remember you, it's that you don't exist."
He finally seemed to understand the full meaning behind Plagg's words. Adrien Agreste didn't mean anything now. His name, his identity, his being was simply gone.
After recovering from his friend's harsh words, Adrien took a deep breath and walked into his classroom, determined to see what else had changed.
The teacher jumped when she noticed him, but gave him a quick smile. "Oh, I didn't know we received a new student! Tell me, what's your name?"
"Adrien."
The teacher gave a puzzled smile. "What's your last name, Adrien?"
Adrien paused. "I... don't know," he stated, unsure whether it would be a good idea to reveal his last name. He didn't want to confuse anyone by saying he was Gabriel Agreste's non-existing son.
The teacher blinked, not knowing what he meant by that. However, she shortly resumed her smile. "That's alright, just Adrien will do. You can take a seat next to Nino in the back," she said. Adrien gave her a hesitant smile and thank you, not looking forward to spending the rest of the day next to his former best friend.
Nino groaned when Adrien sat next to him. "What did I tell you about being friends?" he sighed as he frowned at the blonde. He didn't seem as angry as before, just tired. Alya turned around and glared at him. "Cut it out Nino, he was told to sit there." Nino just rolled his eyes and turned up the volume up on his headphones. "Goody two-shoes," he grumbled.
Adrien smiled at Alya. "Thanks, today has been kind of a crazy day for me," he said with a short laugh.
Alya winked. "Just doing my job. Oh, I forgot. I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Alya, or more commonly known as Ladybug."
Adrien's eyes widened. Did he just hear that right? Could Alya really be Ladybug? If so, why did she just announce for everyone to hear? "You're... you're Ladybug?! I thought you wanted to keep your identity a secret!"
Alya just smirked and raised her eyebrow. "Yes, I'm Ladybug. And honey, I've never kept my identity a secret. Too many lies, and besides, I'm horrible at hiding stuff," she said with a dismissal wave of her hand.
Adrien couldn't believe it. Alya was Ladybug! If he was being honest, he would have never suspected her. Then he realized something. Would the Ladybug he knew just blurt out her identity like that? Besides, Alya didn't have blue eyes or dark hair. Maybe in this new world there is a different Ladybug than the one he knew.
Before he could say anything else, the teacher officially started class, so he redirected his attention to the board. Every now and then he would get this nagging feeling that something different. He realized that Marinette wasn't sitting next to Alya like she usually did.
"Hey, where's Marinette?" he whispered to Alya.
She turned around with a confused expression on her face. "She's in the very back sitting next to Nathanael. Didn't you see her?"
Adrien turned around and spotted Marinette with her face down on her desk. She looked so... different. She wasn't happily babbling to Alya, instead she seemed to be completely uninterested in everything. Every so often Nathanael would give her a quick pat on the back, as if to reassure her that she wasn't alone. "Why is she so upset?" he asked sadly.
Alya shrugged. "She's always like that, and she never says why." A thoughtful look crossed Alya's face and she leaned in a little bit. "If you want my opinion, I think she used to be the old Ladybug."
Now Adrien was really confused. "Old Ladybug?"
Alya nodded. "You see, I wasn't the original, contrary to what most believe. The old Ladybug only lasted for a little less than a day. She was too afraid of messing up and didn't think she was worthy. Somehow, the miraculous ended up with me, so I guess everything worked out in the end."
Adrien felt a headache coming on. Marinette was Ladybug too? Why was this world so crazy? He wondered who had the cat miraculous, since he wasn't around.
"Wait, why did Ladybug get discouraged? Wasn't Chat Noir able to cheer her up?" he asked.
Alya squinted her eyes. "Who's Chat Noir?"
Yep, now Adrien definitely felt his head start to hurt. Why wouldn't someone else just get the cat miraculous instead? He couldn't deal with all of this. He raised his hand.
"Madame, can I use the restroom?" he asked the teacher. She nodded and continued teaching the rest of the class. Adrien got up and left the classroom behind, with no intention of coming back. He ran out of the school and opened his pocket. Inside, Plagg yawned lazily.
"So, you see what I mean? Things are different without you kid."
Adrien frowned. "Yeah, but only by a little bit. Alya seems just fine being Ladybug on her own, Nino's a little more into his music, and Marinette hangs out with Nathanael. No one really seems to be worse off."
Plagg heaved a heavy sigh. "What has made you so dense? I swear, it's like you don't see the happiness that your classmates used to have." The small kwami shaked his head. "Come on, you haven't seen everyone yet. Trust me kid, you've had a huge impact on all of Paris. Let's go."
With that, Plagg took his hand and dragged him into the sky once more.
Not expecting that, Adrien let out a small yelp. Plagg rolled his eyes.
"Geez kid, relax. A little flying never hurt anyone."
Adrien just grumbled in response as he watched the school grow smaller in the distance. He turned his head forward to see where Plagg was taking him. They were approaching the park, where it was nearly deserted except for a young man sitting on one of the benches with his head in between his hands.
"I know that guy! He's the akuma from earlier today!" Adrien exclaimed.
"Yes, and he is still upset enough to be akumatized again," Plagg informed him.
Adrien's face fell. "But I helped him get home!"
Plagg shook his head. "You don't exist, remember? So, without you, the guy didn't have enough money to return to his family."
Adrien turned to look at the man, who was now walking off with his head hung down low.
"Come on kid, we aren't quite done. There's still one more person to visit left."
With that, for what Adrien hoped was the last time, they flew off once more.
AN: There will probably be one more chapter after this, so stay tuned! Thanks for reading, and please feel free to review!
