The Miraculous Camembert Moon

Chapter 2


Warning:

This chapter involves characters breaking the forth wall.


Marinette arrives at Fu's place. Marinette says, "The moon looks like a giant piece of cheese". Fu says, "I know. I see it too". Marinette says, "It must be some kind of illusion, right? Hawk Moth has to be behind this somehow". Fu says, "This is bigger than Hawk Moth". Marinette says, "What else could be causing it?" Fu says, "Have you been having unusual dreams lately?" Marinette says, "Two nights ago, I dreamt that the moon was made of cheese". Fu says, "I had a similar dream". Marinette says, "What does it mean?"

Meanwhile, Gabriel and Natalie are looking at the sky. Natalie says, "Are you responsible for this?" Gabriel says, "No. I had nothing to do with this". Natalie says, "What does it mean?" Gabriel says, "I don't know". Natalie says, "I had a dream like this". Gabriel says, "I had the same dream".

At Fu's place, Fu and Marinette are trying to make sense of the situation. Fu says, "This may be difficult for you to accept". Marinette says, "I can handle it". Fu says, "Reality as we know it is nothing more than a dream". Marinette says, "What?" Fu says, "Throughout history, great spiritual teachers have always said that the world is an illusion".

Marinette says, "Does that mean that the moon is going to be made of cheese from now on?" Fu says, "The first guardian of the miraculous predicted that the world would come to an end when the boundaries between dreams and reality disappear. I believe that time has come". Marinette says, "What can we do about it?" Fu says, "We can meditate". Marinette says, "How will that help?" Fu says, "If we focus our minds on the moon, we may discover the truth".

Fu guides Marinette through meditation. Fu says, "Close your eyes. Breathe at a steady pace. Visualize the moon. Focus on that image. Open your mind. Allow the moon to reveal the truth". Marinette says, "It smells like cheese". Fu says, "Good. Keep focusing".

Two hours later, Marinette opens her eyes. Marinette says, "None of this is real". Fu says, "What did you see?" Marinette says, "I saw the truth". Fu says, "I need to know exactly what you experienced".

Marinette says, "It was another dimension. I saw a world where you and I are fictional characters. There were people reading stories about us on the internet. Those people, the ones staring at their computers, believe that they live in the real world, but their world is just another illusion. There is no real world. The world is a dream, within a dream, within a dream, within a dream. It goes on like that forever".

Fu says, "Incredible". Marinette says, "What do we do now?" Fu says, "There may be nothing we can do". Marinette says, "We might be able to save the world if we combine the powers of the miraculous of creation and the miraculous of destruction". Fu says, "If you use your powers in such a way, there could be terrible repercussions". Marinette says, "We have nothing to lose". Fu says, "We have everything to lose". Marinette says, "If we do nothing, then the world will end". Fu says, "Better for the world to end than for it to be corrupted".

Marinette says, "Everyone in the world will die if we don't try to save them. It's worth the risk". Fu says, "You don't understand how serious the consequences could be. If you abuse the powers of the miraculous on such a scale, you could trap the entire world inside a nightmare. You would be subjecting billions of souls to a fate worse than death. If you try to play God, you could inadvertently transform the Earth into a living hell. Is that really a risk that you are prepared to take?" Marinette says, "No". Fu says, "Everything in this world has a beginning and an end. Even the world itself must come to an end".

Marinette says, "There are so many things that I'll never get to do. If the world ends, then I'll never get to go on a date with Adrien. Wait a minute. I dreamt that the moon was made of cheese, and then the dream came true. Does that mean that Adrien is Cat Noir?" Fu says, "It is time for you to know the truth. Cat Noir and Adrien Agreste are the same person". Marinette says, "What!"

Tikki says, "Marinette, I knew that Adrien was Cat Noir. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you". Marinette says, "Keeping our identities a secret used to seem a lot more important. I understand why you couldn't tell me". Tikki says, "Thank you, Marinette. You're a great friend". Marinette says, "You too, Tikki".

Fu says, "You should go home and spend time with your family". Marinette says, "How much time do we have left?" Fu says, "It could be days. It could be weeks. It could be months. It could be years. There is no way of knowing. Whether the world is coming to an end or not, we should always appreciate the time we have left, and we should always keep in mind that we never know when our time will come".

To be continued