"Marinette!" Adrien yelled. He knew something was wrong. He didn't know how, but he knew. He jumped out his bedroom window, spreading his wings, and he saw her, lying there on his doorstep, hand clasped around his favorite box.

"No Marinette, what did you do!" he flew down to her lifeless body as quickly as he could. He picked her up, and felt for a pulse. It was weak, but she was still alive.

Adrien looked back at the box, and a shiver ran down his spine. It had a dark aura to it- faint, but definitely still there. He put his hand over it, and immediately started to feel drowsy. A sleeping spell. Of course.

Had his father opened the box, he would have slept for years, or even decades, but he could have woken up unharmed. But Marinette was a mortal. If she stayed like this, she'd die after only a matter of days. Maybe even sooner, considering this spell's potency.

Adrien grabbed hold of Marinette, carrying her bridal style, and bolted for Olympus. He didn't have time to waste. He had to get Fu to cure her. He knew his father wouldn't remove the spell, and he didn't have the power to on his own. No, only Fu could handle this.


Fu was calmly sitting in the throne room, chatting with Wayzz, when Adrien burst through the doors.

"Please! Heal her!" He said, bringing Marinette's body closer to the king god.

Fu stood and walked closer, looking at the girl. "Put her down. Gently. We don't want to harm her further."

Adrien gingerly lowered his princess down to the floor, laying her head down especially gently.

Fu examined Marinette's features. "What happened?"

Adrien explained Gabriel's final task, and how he had found Marinette lying lifeless on his father's doorstep.

Fu nodded. "First, before I can do anything, I need to summon Gabriel."

"Why can't you just heal her!?" Adrien yelled desperately. Tears were streaming down his cheeks. "You can't just let her die."

"Believe me, my child, I will do all I can for her. But this is the best way." Fu put his hands together, and purple smoke started to ooze out. The smoke moved to the corner of the room where it began to take form. Soon, Gabriel stood before the both of them.

"What is it that you want, Fu?" Gabriel said, annoyed, before he looked down to see his son's crying form over Marinette's inert form. A small smile worked its way onto his lips, but he quickly suppressed it.

"You did this to her!" Adrien yelled, standing up to face his father. "I don't know how, but you did this! You never approved! Why did I ever expect you to play fair?!"

Gabriel shook his head. "Now Adrien, you have no proof that I did anything to her. Marinette was a foolish mortal who couldn't resist opening the box of vitality I sent her to get. How can you possibly blame me?"

"Vitality?" Adrien took a step back, horrified. "That wasn't vitality in the box! That's what you sent Marinette to the underworld for?" Adrien's anger boiled. "If that had actually been vitality, she'd be dead! You know mortal bodies can't handle extra life force! A box full would have killed her!"

Gabriel raised an eyebrow. "I never told her to open the box. And if she didn't bring back vitality, she failed the test anyway. So either way, Marinette has proven herself unworthy to be your wife."

Adrien clenched his fists. "Don't you dare insult her. She's a hundred times the person you are, or ever will be! At least she cares about my feelings! She isn't perfect, but she's still kind and smart and funny, and she actually makes me happy! How dare you try to take every shred of my joy away from me."

Gabriel squinted his eyes at his son. "Come now Adrien, you don't actually expect me to believe that this mortal is the only thing that will ever make you happy. There will be plenty of others-"

"But there's only one Marinette! And I won't let her die. She did everything you asked! How can you say she's not worthy? There's no one more 'worthy' in the world!"

"She did not do everything asked of her, or did you forget that she failed to bring me the vitality that I asked from her?"

Fu cleared his throat. "Before we determine if Marinette is indeed a worthy wife by Gabriel's own terms, let us first examine the matter in full, shall we?" Fu waved Gabriel over. "We must clarify what is unclear before we can come to the best conclusion. Gabriel, can you give me your hand?"

Gabriel compiled, and Fu grabbed both Gabriel and Marinette's hands. He whispered a few hushed words under his breath, and another ball of smoke appeared, hovering over Marinette.

Figures began to form in the smoke, taking form and color until they resembled Gabriel and Marinette standing in the hall of the manor. The smokey Gabriel figure walked towards Marinette's smokey lightness, and placed a small square cloud before her. "This belongs to my son. Today, you must go down into the underworld and ask Rose, goddess of spring, for some extra vitality. It is the only thing that will fully heal my son of his wounds, and restore my full strength. Caring for him has been a rather grueling task. You must ask Rose to put the vitality in this box, and then return with the goddess's generous gift. Achieve this by sundown, and you may have my son's hand." The figure gave the little cloud box to Marinette's figure and turned away. "However if you fail…" The figure turned back to the girl, malice clear even in the crude smoke form. "Your life will belong to me." The smoke figures then dissipated, leaving the others in the room alone.

"See, I told her to return with vitality, which she clearly didn't do. So therefore, she failed." Gabriel said nonchalantly.

Adrien's face fell. "But you can't blame her! Rose was the one-"

Fu put up his hand. "The answer is clear." He turned towards Gabriel. "You told her to ask Rose for vitality. You never specified that she must return with it. You then told her to return with the goddess's gift, and she returned with one of Juleka's sleeping spells, which was a goddess's gift." Fu smiled. "So Marinette did exactly what you asked her to do."

Adrien's face lit up, but Gabriel flew into a rage. "She did not complete her task! She never even brought me the box! She opened the thing before she even got inside!"

"You never told her to bring the box inside, Gabriel, just back. She was on your doorstep, which is a part of your manor. So she did bring the box back."

Gabriel fumed, but had no further arguments. However, Fu was still not done. "And why did Marinette open the box at that exact moment, Gabriel? It seemed out of character for her, and the timing especially seemed odd." Fu walked over to Marinette, and kneeled by her body. "Let's see exactly what happened, shall we?"

Gabriel tensed as Fu started chanting, and soon more smoke figures began to form. Soon a smokey version of Marinette walked through Gabriel's palace gates. At first things seemed normal, but soon Marinette spun around, seemingly for no reason. "Hello? Is anyone there?" A faint echoey voice called out to the silence. A moment later the figure continued to walk, more cautious than before. But mere seconds later, she spun again, looking frantically for something. She walked towards Gabriel's door, getting slower and slower, before she finally broke down on the front steps, dropping the box in her hand, and desperately trying to block her ears. "Please! Make it stop! Stop talking!" She called out, writhing in pain. Soon she reached out towards the box and opened it, and went limp.

The smoke figures cleared, and Adrien once again flew into a rage. "What did you do to her!?"

Fu shook his head. "He's the god of perfection. He has the power to amplify people's insecurities. Every small flaw, every tiny doubt, he can make seem all important. Clearly, he has been abusing this power."

Fu's face grew angry as he walked toward Gabriel. "That ability is supposed to help make people more aware of flaws, so that they might overcome them. How often have you used it for your own selfish goals?"

Gabriel was taken aback. "I would never-"

"Clearly, you would." Fu said. "Gabriel, Marinette has passed your test, despite your best efforts. I cannot force you to give her your blessing, but I can say that I deem her a worthy wife for Adrien, and will allow their marriage." Adrien's face lit up. "And you will pay for what you've done. I may just go back to Juleka and get another sleeping curse for you! Until I determine the proper punishment for this, I forbid you from leaving your manor. You must stay there, and sleep in the same cell you let Marinette sleep in. Is that clear?"

Gabriel nodded. "Of course, master Fu." Anger blazed behind Gabriel's cool eyes as he uttered the words, but he could do nothing. Fu was much more powerful, and Gabriel didn't have enough allies that would support him, if Gabriel chose to challenge him.

The chastened disappeared in a cloud of smoke, leaving only Fu, Adrien, and Marinette back in the throne room. There was a tension in the air, but Fu turned and smiled at Adrien. "So then, I suppose we should get to waking up Marinette."


There was a dull ache in Marinette's head as her eyelids fluttered open. She wasn't sure where she was. There was white marble everywhere, and some things even looked like they were made out of clouds. She sat up, yawning, and looked around.

"You're awake!" She heard someone say from beside her. She tried to look at them, but they threw their arms around her before she could see their face. "Thank you Fu! Thank you!"

Marinette shook her head. She knew that voice. "A-adrien?" She called out. "W-what happened? The last thing I remember-"

Adrien pulled away, looking her in the eye. "It doesn't matter right now. I'll tell you later. But you did it Marinette!"

Adrien was crying now, but smiling wider than he ever had before. Relief washed over Marinette, and soon she was crying to. She threw her arms around Adrien, and held on tight, never wanting to let go. She could hardly believe what was happening.

"Does that mean-" She started to ask.

"Yes Marinette! Yes! We can get married, for real this time!"

Marinette smiled brighter than she ever had before. She sank into Adrien's embrace, feeling pure happiness for the first time in her life.


"You're absolutely sure you want to do this? There's no turning back now." Alya said, looking at her new best friend.

Marinette smiled, messing with her newly-made wedding gown in the mirror. "Definitely. I've never been so sure in my life." She took a deep breath. "But you're sure the gown looks okay?"

Alya laughed. "Yes Marinette, I'm sure. Even you said it was the best thing you'd ever designed."

Marinette took one more look back at the gown. It was floor length, with drapey straps and a long white train. There was red trim, because red was her favorite color, and a black band around the center, as a reminder of the days she had spent with Chat Noir, before she had known his true name. It was simple, but beautiful, and she had put a lot of effort into it's design. After all, this was a once-in-a-lifetime event, and she wanted to look her best for Adrien.

A smile grew on her face. Just thinking about Adrien made her heart dance. She couldn't believe she was about to marry her soulmate, and more importantly, a god. That meant that, after today, she'd be a goddess. It made her nervous, but also excited, as she could think of no better way to spend eternity than by Adrien's side. With Alya and Nino also now becoming a part of her life, Marinette believed she had found the real family she had always wanted. She had found friends that truly cared about her, and a husband that would always stay by her side.

Marinette nodded. "Let's do this."

Alya put out her arm. "Well then, let's go."


Adrien's mouth dropped open when he saw her. He had known she was beautiful. Her beauty was even the reason he had met her in the first place. But before that moment, he never realised just how beautiful she was. He couldn't stop staring at her as she walked down the aisle, side-by-side with Alya.

Nino chukled from beside him. "Hey, you're drooling." He said, snapping Adrien back to reality.

Soon Marinette reached the altar, and Fu began the proceedings.

"After a long and grueling journey, these two will finally unite as one. Marinette and Adrien have both fought to be here tonight, and so I believe we owe it to them to begin as soon as possible." He turned to Adrien. "Adrien, I believe you have prepared some vows."

Adrien nodded to Fu, then turned his attention back to his bride. "Marinette, as a god, I have lived for so many years. And in that time, I never really knew what it was like to be happy. Nino was always a good friend to me, but thanks to my father, he could only do so much. It was only when I saw you, someone else so miserable despite her "perfections," did I finally find it within myself to seek out happiness. Thanks to you, I finally stood up to my father, and I'm now ready to live a joyful life, which can only be made perfect with you by my side."

The crowd swooned as Marinette's cheeks flushed the same shade of red enough as the lining on her gown.

"And Marinette, you also have a few words to say to your new husband, yes?"

Marinette took a deep breath. "Adrien, I may not have lived as long as you have, but I still feel that I know you. I always wished for someone to see me for who I truly am, and only when you showed up that night dressed in a black cat costume did I finally get that. I never expected someone like you to come into my life, and now I'm happy to say that I'll never take you for granted again. Thank you for taking the time to know me and love me for who I am, and I promise I'll always love you for you. I can't believe we're about to spend an eternity together, but I also can't wait for it to start."

This time, it was Adrien's turn to blush.

Fu smiled and nodded in approval before continuing. "Now do you, Adrien, wish to take Marinette as your wife for all eternity?"

Adrien nodded. "Definitely."

Fu nodded and turned to Marinette. "And Marinette, do you wish to become not only Adrien's wife, but also a goddess, for all eternity? Can you accept the responsibilities of immortality and the power that you will soon possess?"

Marinette took a deep breath. "Yes. Of course."

Fu picked up a goblet off of the altar. "Then you must drink of this." He handed the cup to Marinette.

Marinette took the cup, and took a single glance at the shimmering metallic liquid inside. She then put the cup to her lips, and drank, allowing the sweet, warm drink to flow through her. Suddenly, she felt strength and energy in her veins, and a rather odd sensation on her back. She turned, and saw beautiful read wings covered in black swirls and spots. Marinette's mouth dropped open, and when she turned back to Adrien, she saw that he was even more surprised than she was.

"Now I guess we both can fly away, chaton." She said, and he smiled.

"I now pronounce you Marinette, goddess of the soul and inner strength, for you have proven true beauty lies in the passion and determination hidden inside ourselves." Marinette's eyes went wide, and a blush spread across her cheeks. She was honored, for she couldn't have imagined a better title.

"And, more importantly, by the power vested in me as king of the gods, I now pronounce you god and goddess."

Adrien didn't hesitate to close the distance between him and his new wife, immediately pulling her into a kiss.

"I love you, my lady." He said when they pulled away.

Marinette giggled. "I love you too, Adrien."


There was never a happier couple on Olympus than that of Adrien and Marinette. The two were inseparable. They were the best of friends, and some even say the closest of all the gods.

No one ever saw or heard from Chloe or Lila. Some say they got lost in search of Adrien's palace. Others say they jumped off the mountainside, expecting Nino to catch them and whisk them away, but only Juleka will ever know the answer.

Alya, Nino, Adrien, and Marinette all went on to become fair, kindhearted gods, who were beloved by the people.

And Adrien and Marinette eventually had a daughter, who was so filled with her parent's love that she became known as the goddess of joy.

~Fin~