"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Marinette jumped when her friends appeared of nowhere with a large cake and a banner that said 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINETTE'.
"You guys." Marinette flustered at her classmates' act. Everyone of her classmates were here, except Chloe, Adrien, Adam, Maya and Jiao. The latter two had their sessions while the former 3 had an event to attend to.
"Come on." Alya wrapped an arm around her friend, "You didn't think we, especially your bestest friend, would forget your birthday, did you?"
"I didn't even know it was today. With all the akuma attacks happening and..." Marinette stopped as she almost revealed her biggest secret to her friends.
"Yeah. That arrow freak almost ruined our present." Mylene handed Marinette a wrapped present.
"Happy Birthday!" Her classmates once more screamed in unison.
Just as she was about to open it, Chat Noir and the other Miraculous 6 barged through the door of the bakery.
"Chat Noir?" Marinette turned to her friends, "You guys invited The Miraculous 6 to my birthday."
Azul Pavone and Galapagos couldn't help but sigh helplessly in front of their beautiful classmate.
"Unfortunately My Dear, we are in a moment of Chaos," Azul Pavone knelt down and grabbed Marinette's hand, "but fret not, for you are in safe hands."
Marinette and her friends were surprised when Azul Pavone kissed the back of her hand. Alya, being the avid fan she is, recorded it on her phone.
"I hate to ruin whatever fantasy you're having," Kitsune interrupted, "But we have an akuma to impound. Gah!"
"I thought Chat's usually the punny one." Marinette giggled.
Suddenly, the sound of stomping feet can be heard. They were getting louder by the second. It's as if they were getting closer.
"Great." Kitsune cursed, "Where's Ladybug when you need her?"
"You guys can handle them." Nino cheered.
"You clearly have the advantage. Despite the over-whelming difference in numbers, you can make-up for it in the perfect synchronization of abilities." Max rationalized.
"But without Ladybug, we can't purify the akuma." Miel Bee countered, readying her parasol.
Marinette's eyes widened in surprise when she briefly saw the piercing eyes of a dog in the window before it disappeared into the night. She wondered if anyone else saw it.
"You guys could disguise yourselves as dogs in order to distract the akuma in order to buy time for Ladybug." Zinnia suggested. Everyone looked at her in confusion.
"That could work." Galapagos agreed.
"If we have dog disguises." Kitsune countered... until Zinnia brought out 5 dog costumes.
"You managed to fit those all in a purse?" Azul Pavone asked, dumbfounded.
Everyone was snapped out of their confusion by the banging of the door. The heroes grabbed the dog costumes and went to a secluded area of the bakery to slip in the costumes. At first, Miel didn't want to, labeling the costumes tacky, but another banging of the door changed her mind.
Suddenly, the door bursted open, revealing the alpha dog. The group backed away in fear (Alya still recording) as the giant, nine-tailed dog approached them. And then... he licked Marinette like a playful puppy.
The others watch in confusion as their friend and Birthday Celebrant just laughed at the ticklish sensation. Eventually Hell Hound stopped. That gave Marinette the chance to notice the familiar bow on his tail.
"Fleuria?"
"DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT!" Hell Hound snapped. He soon realized his mistake when Marinette and her friends began to cower in fear. He quickly composes himself and bows, "I apologize. Forgive me for my outburst, Princess."
"PRINCESS?!" Everyone exclaims in surprise, even the Miraculous 6 who were still hidden away from view.
The heroes managed to completely slip into their costumes and were already sneakily yet silently making their way behind Hell Hound in an attempt to sneak up on him.
When Hell Hound saw the birthday cake and banner, he jolted up in surprise, "Oh dear. Its your birthday today? Oh what kind of friend am I?"
He turns around only to find the Miraculous 6 about to strike at him. Luckily they were in costume.
"I thought I told you to stay outside." Hell Hound growled, his nine tails flaring up.
Just as the heroes were about to defend themselves...
"Oh my God! They're so ADORABLE!" Marinette suddenly tackled a disguised Chat and nuzzled his face with hers, "Just play along." She whispered the last part before petting him.
Chat didn't know what happened next. Hell Hound was still giving him the suspicious glare. Next thing he knew, he, Chat Noir, was licking Marinette's face!
Oh well. Atleast no one will know. Except for his classmates. And his teammates. And the little girl Manon.
Hell Hound seem to buy it. He cleared his throat before grabbing Marinette and her friends by the tails and putting them on his back, "Hold on tight."
The group screamed as the were whisked away on the back of the giant nine-tailed dog.
"Is it too late to rip off these ridiculous outfits?" Miel asked, criticizing her Yorkshire Terrier costume.
"Hey!" A German Shepherd barked to the disguised heroes, "The boss wants us at the Le Grand Hotel pronto!"
"Uh... Woof?" Chat replied back. As soon as the dog left, he turned to his teammates, "Aww. And I thought it would be cool-lie to have some barking good time."
His teammates groaned in annoyance.
"Lets juts follow them and retriever the akuma." Kitsune once again groaned at her involuntary pun.
Chat laughed in amusement before musing, "You know what's even more funny? You're disguised as a Golden Retriever even though you're already a canine."
"Yeah. Well I'm still houn..." Kitsune stopped herself from making another pun, "hunted by Hawk Moth and the akuma."
"Well you're no Dach-fun." Chat remarked, only to have a cupcake thrown on his face.
Swinging around town with a yo-yo? Fun and exciting. Riding on the back of a giant dog? Terrifying and exciting.
Despite being somehow kidnapped during her birthday party, Marinette couldn't help but marvel at the beautiful Parisian night sky. Its actually amazing how you can take in all that wonder while preventing yourself from dropping into the ground and toning down your screaming classmates and friends.
Eventually she snapped out of her dazed, remembering her duty to grab the akuma and purify the dog villain back into the cute, innocent puppy he truly is. But how to do that when you are taken hostage along with your friends who you can't reveal your super secret to?
Eventually, Hell Hound landed on the ground, allowing the shaken teens to get off him. Before Marinette got down, she was assisted by two German Shepherds before her shoes were dusted off by the large tail of a German Spitz.
"Right this way Your Highness." A Brussels Griffin dressed in a tux ushered the group inside. The Miraculous 6 arrived just in time and joined the group inside.
"Hey. How are you hounding up?" The Border Collie disguised Chat whispered to Marinette.
"I'm good." Marinette fibbed. If only she could get away and transform.
"Okay look;" Miel cut in, "This whole doggy princess thing is freaking you out and I can't blame you with all these mutts hanging around."
Mutts?
"So don't you panic and come crying to your daddy." Miel went on, "We got this under control."
"Uh... Thanks?" To be honest, that's all Marinette could say to her bee-ish teammate. She always like this sometimes and she couldn't tell if she really was assuring, or bee-ing a total bee. There were times she was totally unsure of her teammate's attitude, and she didn't feel any better when the striped member of the Miraculous 6 was acting all bee in front of her 'Buggy Best Friend' without the mask.
"Hey Mari, if you're nervous, you can always hold my paw." The Alaskan Malamute disguised peacock hero held his hand out for her.
"Or mine." The Vizsla Collie disguised turtle hero cut in. The two argued only to be broken apart by Kitsune.
"Here we are." The butler dog opened the doors to the ballroom and the group was met by a surprising welcome committee.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" A pack of dogs howled throwing confetti at their stunned princess.
"Oh, my, God." Marinette muttered, "They're ADORABLE!"
Marinette rushed over to pet, hug and/or cuddle with every dog in the room while the group could only look at their excited friend in awe.
"She, must really like dogs." Sabrina mused.
"Well she is their princess..." Alya whispered.
"Hey! We heard that!" Marinette cried, annoyed. A Doberman was growling beside her.
She continued to greet and snuggle dogs of different races; big, small, long tailed, short tailed, fluffy tailed, scaly tailed...
Scaly tailed?
"Fang?" Marinette was surprised to find Jagged Stone's pet crocodile in a furry costume, "You're not a dog." The croc silenced her with his tail.
"Traitor!"
The group looked up and their eyes widened in horror upon seeing the party guests and the other birthday celebrant locked up in dog cages.
"Not you. Him." Jagged pointed and glared at the disguised Fang.
"You had to let Zinnia make that dog costume for him on Halloween." His agent Penny remarked before the two waved at Zinnia who waved back.
"Hey Roth." She greeted bitterly to Jag's producer.
"Hold on." Lila appeared from the inside of the dog cage, "You know her?"
"She's my Croc-sitter. And my favorite fan." Jagged replied before winking at Marinette, "One of my favorite fans."
"Ms. Zinnia? Ms. Rose? Hi!" Prince Ali waved at his old friends who waved back, "Nicest Hospital Volunteers I ever met." He remarked much to the irritation of a disguised bee.
"Hi Mommy! I'm friends with a Princess!" Manon waved cheerfully at her mother.
Marinette just waved sheepishly at the prisoners.
"Princess?" Lila scoffed, "Shouldn't she be your loving, trendy and rich owner?"
"SHE'S NOT MY OWNER!" Hell Hound howled, making everyone cringe, "The only reason she took me in was so that she could improve her public image!"
Hell Hound was so full of rage that he began charging at the prisoners. Just as they braced themselves for the worst...
"Hell Hound, STOP!" Marinette suddenly got in the way, spreading her arms out in a defensive manner. Sensing he was about to trample his princess, Hell Hound stopped inches away from her. He lowered his head enough for her to pat it, soothing his rage much to the surprise of the spectators, "There, there. That's a good puppy. Now why don't you release the nice prisoners?"
"Marinette, that is not a puppy." Gabriel whispered.
"Nor is it cute and cuddly." Prince Ali added.
Hell Hound momentarily growled at them before calming down, "I have to decline, Your Highness, but I assure you, no harm will come to them, or your friends. In fact, we are also at your friends' service."
"Oh darn." Alya groaned when she noticed the little battery her phone had left, "Z, I'm going to have to borrow your phone. Hey is there a nearby plug I can..."
Before she could finish, a Pug grabbed her phone, attached it to the charger and plugged it in a nearby socket. Alya was impressed and even more so when a Bulldog offered her a drink and gave her a massage.
"Hey. What about us?" Nino complained. Immediately, the dogs were pampering the group from head to toe, serving them food and drinks, brushing their hairs, brushing their teeth, etc. One Poodle even allowed Manon to ride on her.
"Hey. I'm her friend too." Lila called out... until Nadja's cameraman played a scene of her saying she wasn't friends with the princess.
"Its a shame Chloe couldn't come to the party and get captured along with us." Sabrina sighed blissfully as a Retriever massaged her shoulders and a Dalmatian cleaned her glasses.
Unknown to her, Chloe was gritting her teeth in frustration, jealous at the pampered treatment her classmates were getting while Miel Bee had to serve them to avoid any suspicions.
"Oh where are the Miraculous 6 when you need them?" The Mayor cowered.
"Oh I'm sure they'll be arriving soon. And you'll be there to take the Miraculouses!" She cuddled Hell Hound before secretly gesturing to the dog disguised Miraculous 6.
A sense of relief overcame the prisoners upon recognizing the disguised heroes who beckoned to them to keep quiet. Their cover was almost blown by an impatient Lila if Nathalie hadn't silence her. Gabriel slapped his head in disbelief upon seeing his disguised superhero son doing a poor job acting like a dog. When he found out, he was proud that his son was saving lives. Now if only he didn't take his profession so, childishly...
Hell Hound gave Marinette a giant dog-sized lick, causing her to lose her balance. Luckily, someone caught her in time, but his presence caused everyone except Marinette and the dogs to stay frozen in place, their eyes widened in shock and horror.
"Thanks. I-III..." Marinette turned around to thank her savior, only for her eyes to widen in horror as well.
"The pleasure's all mine," Hawk Moth flashed her a smile before giving a respectful bow, "Your Highness."
"Gaaaahhh..." Marinette gasped repeatedly while the others, including the heroes, followed her lead. Sure this isn't the first time she come across Hawk Moth face-to-face. There's just one tiny ladybug-size problem;
This is the first time she encountered him, as a civilian.
"Hi." Zinnia cheerfully waved at the Villain Mastermind.
I just wonder that maybe in season two Gabriel discovers that his son is Chat Noir and allows him to continue to save lives. Adrien doesn't know he knows.
I have an idea of Marinette's present, but maybe you guys could give me suggestions?
Also, my OC Zinnia is helping Alya with the Ladyblog.
Now lets see how Marinette handle this dog-gone situation.