Lila stormed off away from her group of followers, mumbling under her breath.
First it was Ladybug that got in her way, and now it was Marinette and Chloe. She wasn't going to stand for it. These two were going to regret ever standing in her way of getting what she wanted, and in this case it was Adrien.
Lila knew what was going to come. She awaited the little dark butterfly's arrival that would grant her the power to get her revenge. And she didn't have to wait very long at all...,
"We meet again, Volpina," came an ominous voice. "I'm giving you a second chance at payback against all those who have stood in your way. Don't blow it," he warned her coldly.
"Don't worry, Hawkmoth. I won't," she assured smugly, a wicked grin stretched across her face as she transformed into Volpina again.
In her search to find Chloe and Marinette, she came across her posse.
A few of their faces registered fear when they spotted her, others simply looked confused.
Without a word, and just a twitch of the corner of her mouth, she motioned her hand out in front of her, in an almost waving motion.
"You are all going to help me seek my revenge," she mumbled softly. "Don't fail me."
"Yes, Volpina," the kids said in unison, their reply emotionless. The magic she used on them leaving them under her control.
They morphed into identical copies of Volpina, and followed the original up the stairs to head to Marinette and Chloe's classroom.
"I'm back," Volpina said cutely as she burst in through the door. Her minions filed in after her.
She started cackling madly, and the students within the classroom started screaming, running out the back door.
Marinette began to panic, she was completely unsure of what to do. Before she could glance at Adrien or Nino to help her, she felt someone begin to pull her away.
She looked to her side and saw Alya yanking her out of the room behind Chloe.
They lead her to one of the girls bathrooms, that was thankfully empty. After they made sure the door couldn't be opened from the outside, the two girls turned to face their freaked out friend.
"Marinette, we have to show you something," Alya glanced over at Chloe nervously.
"We don't have time to wait, so just brace yourself, okay?" added Chloe.
The two superheroines said the magic words to bring on their transformations, and became Vixen and Queen Bee right before Marinette's eyes.
She gaped at the two, standing there suited up in their superhero costumes.
"Wh-what?" was all she could get out, her eyes wide as she stumbled backwards. While in the hospital, she had watched several videos of the superhero team, Team Miraculous, and watched interviews of every member, including herself to help her regain her memory.
Never would she have guessed that these two would be the ones behind the masks.
"I know it's a lot to take in, and we're really sorry we had to reveal ourselves to you this way when you're still so confused, but we didn't want to leave you alone. And there wasn't time to go find somewhere else for us to transform after you had, so..." Vixen trailed off.
"We'll explain everything to you later, Marinette, but right now we have to go. Chat Noir and Emerald Turtle are waiting for us," Queen Bee urged.
Marinette nodded, and took a deep breath.
"Okay, here goes... TIKKI, SPOTS ON!" she exclaimed, and in moments, she was completely mesmerized. Once her transformation was completed, she glanced in the mirror at herself, finally seeing the validation that she was in fact Ladybug. Then she heard squeals coming from behind her, and turned around.
"I've always wanted to see that!" Queen Bee fighting to contain herself, jumping up and down on the spot.
"I know, me too! This is the coolest thing ever!" Vixen squealed along with her.
Ladybug cleared her throat. This was certainly not the time for fangirling.
The girls immediately fell silent.
"Yeah, now is not the time," Queen Bee agreed with the look Ladybug was giving them.
"Nope, nuh-uh," Vixen smiled sheepishly.
The three rushed out of the bathroom, running up the stairs to meet the boys.
"Everything okay?" Emerald Turtle asked.
"Fine, sorry we took awhile. They were fangirling over my transformation..." she gave Vixen and Queen Bee another look.
Chat Noir's eyebrows furrowed. "What? They got to see?! Lucky," he sulked.
"Not the time, Chat," Ladybug warned.
Chat grinned. "Look at you, you're sounding more like yourself already, m'lady!"
"WHERE ARE THEY?!" Volpina shrieked at the top of her lungs, causing the five heroes to jump. "FIND THEM!"
Suddenly there were Volpina's everywhere, surrounding them.
"They're illusions!" Chat warned. "Touch them and they disappear, and the real one will remain."
The superheroes began to fight the army of Volpina's, and the unsettling thing was they physically fought back.
"They're ALL real!" Ladybug shouted worryingly.
Chat's eyes darted around, looking at every Volpina in the commons. "But they can't all be Lila!"
"That's because they're not," Emerald Turtle said suddenly, his tone serious. "You know how Volpina's power was always illusion? This time she has an extra power, she's er, convinced her posse to be part of her little army by giving some of her power to them, and she's only giving them the appearance of herself to trick us."
"So which one is the real one?" Queen Bee asked aloud what the others were wondering.
Vixen just shuddered. They all looked so similar to herself, minus the face of course. Then she realized something.
"Guys, I don't think the real one is here. She's searching the school for Chloe and Marinette, remember? She sent these Volpina's here to distract us," Vixen reminded the group.
"So what do you think we should do?" Queen Bee again asked the question everyone was thinking.
Ladybug thought a moment, and then it hit her like a lightning strike.
She might not be completely recovered, but becoming Ladybug again and putting herself into a situation where she needed to think on her feet, felt natural and familiar. It was helping her jog her memory.
"I know exactly what we're going to do. You might not like it, but you guys are going to have to trust me."
AN: Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I want to remind everyone about a couple of things. ~ToujoursMiraculous
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