Thinking or Flashback
Emphasising something
"Talking"
Safe to say Marinette was very confused when she woke up on the Eiffel Tower with no explanation or reason, Ohh my head she thought in pain, just what happened? She checked how many spots she had left (how would you check the number of spots on your earrings by yourself anyway?) I won't make it back home, I'll have to revert to my civilian form, Marinette thought. "Tikki, Spots Off" Marinette called,
Her Ladybug form fell away to reveal her smiley Marinette self, "Tikki what happened?" she asked,
"you were knocked out, I don't know how considering I can't see through you when we're transformed" Tikki chirped,
"It's strange. I can't remember anything that happened in the last few hours. I'm trying but it's not coming through to me" Marinette said,
"maybe it's a concussion?" Tikki suggested,
"hopefully not, I can't go to the hospital as Ladybug because the media will swarm me and if I go as Marinette my parents will ask what happened and draw unwanted attention" Marinette stressed "what do I do?" Marinette asked,
"hmmm, I know! Let's go to Master Fu!" Tikki offered,
Marinette nodded, but then she realised a major flaw in her plan, please tell me I have cookies, if I don't… Marinette panicked internally, she came to a shocking realisation, there were no cookies
"Tikki, we're stuck. I have no cookies for you and we're on top of the Eiffel Tower of all things! If I climb down, someone will see me and report me to the police, I'll get pulled from school, I'll never get to know Adrien, my life is over!" Marinette overreacted,
Tikki chuckled at Marinette's overreaction "I've got an idea. Just how good are you at climbing down things?" Tikki asked still smiling,
Marinette started to feel dread setting in. I do not like where this is going, Marinette thought,
Gabriel was using his computer but instead of looking at designer clothes or fashion ideas, he was looking at something else entirely, where are you hiding, Evil Chat Noir? Gabriel thought,
He was currently looking at the fight between Shadow Knight and Chat Noir intently, where do you hide? He asked to himself, I'll check the fight scene myself, Gabriel decided,
"Nooroo, Wings Open!" Gabriel called with a booming voice,
Gabriel transformed from successful businessman to the elusive and cunning Hawkmoth in a flash of purple,
They fought at the old man's store, since he doesn't have a miraculous (Hawkmoth has no clue that Fu is the guardian) he won't be able to see me, and the chances of Ladybug or Shadow Knight being there is one in a million. Hawkmoth thought as he activated his invisibility and leaped off into the sunset. (I know Hawkmoth probably doesn't have this ability in the show, but this is a fanfic! So, consider it fanfiction convenience!)
This is literally the worst idea in the world! Marinette stressed,
Unfortunately for Marinette there was only one way off the tower and that was down, yet she was in her Ladybug costume. How did she manage this you ask? Well,
Flashback
"I've got an idea. Just how good are you at climbing down things?" Tikki asked,
"I don't like where this is going" Marinette said,
"Oh don't worry, you're Ladybug! You'll be alright!" Tikki cheered, "hopefully" she added at the end,
Fortunately for Tikki, Marinette didn't hear the last part of her sentence. "ok what is the idea?" Marinette asked,
"well technically you can still transform, it's just the super powers and yoyo that I need the cookies for, so basically you can be Ladybug just without the powers" Tikki explained,
Marinette reluctantly agreed not knowing the horror she was about to experience…
Flashback end.
Marinette's foot slipped for the umpteenth time yet Marinette tried to keep a cool, calm and collected face to save her panicking, she was three quarters down the tower and yet somehow no-one had seen her yet in her strife.
Her foot slipped again though Marinette kept focusing on lowering her hands to the lower bars, this cost her dearly as her other foot slipped and… "holy shit!" Marinette swore.
Unbelievably she holding the bar by one hand, uh oh, my hand's slipping, is this the end? I always thought Chat Noir would kill me with his horrible puns and jokes first, she thought trying to take her mind off it. Then she fell…
Marinette was falling quickly, she looked at herself. There was a yoyo, yet Tikki said it was worthless until she got cookies yet… Marinette got a lightbulb idea as she pulled out the yoyo and shot the string as soon as she was close enough to one of the bars, fortunately the yoyo was just the right length as she succeeded in her stunt.
She swung did a backflip and landed on the ground, she rushed to an alleyway and de-transformed. She took the time to look around, where is everyone? Marinette wondered, she asked Tikki the same question yet the little ladybug pixie (or is it a fairy ladybug?) had no clue,
I still can't remember what happened with my head, it is throbbing! I better start going to Master Fu Marinette thought as she started running to the old master's store.
Hawkmoth was speeding along the streets, though he wasn't very fast as his suit was not built for speed, that's more Chat Noir's thing.
Marinette arrived at Fu's place first (before anyone asks how she beat Hawkmoth to the store, she was a lot closer. That might not be true but I'll just go with fanfiction convenience again )
The store was empty and the sign stated the store was closed, yet that didn't deter Marinette. "Fu, are you here?" Marinette called,
After about a minute the man himself came to the door, about to tell the annoying customer that the store was closed but when he realised it was Marinette, he bore a warm smile on his face and welcomed her in and asked her what she needed,
"A few hours ago, I transformed, then I did something I can't remember. Now I've gotten a horrible migraine along with an extremely blurry memory, can you help?"
Fu then told Marinette to do different things to test her coordination and other things,
"hmm unfortunately, you do have a concussion. It is not that major, some rest will help" Fu smiled,
Marinette nodded "merci Master Fu"
"Fu nodded and said "au revoir" as she was leaving,
Marinette returned the gesture as she walked out.
Though just as Fu was about to go back to sleep, a man donned in a purple cloak appeared at the door,
"the store is closed" Fu stated,
"oh I'm not interested in this store's services, rather I am a private detective and I was wondering if you could tell me what transpired a few days ago when your store was half-destroyed, I'll pay handsomely for the information" the mystery figure said in a disguised voice,
"I'll gladly give you the information, but you don't need to hide behind an alias Hawkmoth" Fu stated,
Hawkmoth was baffled that this seemingly old and senile man had worked out his secret so easily,
"how?" Gabriel said,
"I have my ways, now come in and I'll tell you what you need to know" Fu smiled,
Hawkmoth quickly nodded and came in to the seemingly innocent store.
A few hours later…
Marinette woke up in her bed and quickly came to an exciting realisation, I remember everything now! Oh, no that means The Ice Queen is running loose! Though maybe Shadow Knight defeated her, I'll check the news downstairs. Marinette decided,
She sped down the stairs at a speed that would make Sonic the Hedgehog jealous (don't own Sonic!) and quickly switched on the TV, thank goodness that my parents had to go somewhere today, Marinette sighed in relief, she turned on the news to see Shadow Knight's big announcement that he made, "I'm going to kill him! But first cookies…" Marinette sighed as she got them for Tikki,
"Ready Tikki?" Marinette asked,
"Let's go!" Tikki said back,
"Tikki, Spots On!" Marinette called as she transformed into her lucky alter-ego and bounded away intent on demanding Shadow Knight to give her some answers.
Author's Note: Chapter number 11 is done! (Finally) I kinda got writers block, so I stalled for time by making this filler! If you were wondering au revoir means good bye in French and merci means thank you.
I was thinking that Ladybug/Marinette wasn't getting enough spotlight so I orientated this chapter around them! Of course, I slipped Hawkmoth in there as well, he'll be important in the future. And with nothing else to say, I will say (I lied with the 'with nothing else to say' lol) MiraculousDuels out!
