"Oh, crap!" Jim exclaimed. "How do we defeat her this time?"
"We cannot banish her again!" Blinky answered. "Only someone with the knowledge of the Shadow Realm could create a portal to it."
"Even then..." Aaarrrgghh said. "She escaped. Kill her?!"
"Kill her?!" Marinette screamed. "We can't kill her."
"Marinette," Claire interrupted. "We almost died when we banished her, some of our friends did die, and she dragged you all into this world."
"Exactly! If she brought into this world, she can send us back. Tikki, SPOTS O-!" Tikki suddenly screamed out in pain. "Tikki, what's wrong?"
"Marinette," Tikki answered in awe. "I can sense something from where Morgana emerged... There's a Miraculous down there!"
"What?!" Everyone gasped.
Gwen, Kubritz, the Knights, and the soldiers in the fort were in awe. Gwen stood up, fiercely readying herself. "You're tremendously brave, coming back!" She yelled at Morgana. The Pale Lady shot a stare at Arthur's longest ally. "Excalibur!" She called out but the sword had disappeared. "Alright then... Galatine!" A new sword appeared in Gwen's hand, glowing with a white aura. "It's just a quick visit, I'll make sure of it!" Gwen ran and jumped towards Morgana, but Morgana threw her arm and Gwen was sent flying into the base where Bunnyx laid unconscious. Lancelot removed his hood.
"Lancelot..." Morgana said before darting right in front of him. "Take Gwen and your fellow knights. Return to Arthur. Tell him that only he can resolve our differences." With that, Lancelot and the remaining knights disappeared. No climbing onto the horses, no sign that they had been there. "Now, Hawk Moth, I shall deliver your Miraculous. Lila Rossi, return to Arcadia and collect your master's required jewels. I shall deal with Merlin and the Trollhunter." Lila, once again Volpina, flew off to find her enemies. Morgana, using her magic, flew to the city as well. The heroes were awestruck.
"She's free..." Jim whispered. "We need to get back to Arcadia!" He suddenly shouted.
"You guys go!" Ladybug said. "I need to see about this Miraculous."
"We'll come with you." Adrien said, "For all we know, that could be Hawk Moth down there."
"Right. Kagami, go to the Troll hideout and stay there."
"No!" The fencer protested. "I can't just sit this out."
"And if you try and fight, she will completely destroy you!"
"I can't just sit on the sidelines, Marinette."
Marinette sighed. "Okay then... Please, go with the Trollhunters and help people get to safety." Kagami nodded and she was suddenly swept under Aaarrrgghh's arm. "I honestly can't tell if you're brave or stubborn."
"Just crazy..." Kagami replied before the Trollhunters made haste for Acradia, while the Miraculous team all transformed and shot towards the wrecked Area...
Inside the hole, Bunnyx laid on the floor, injured and struggling to stand up. Her left eye was tightly shut and was causing excruciating pain. "Fluff..." She groaned. "Counterclockwise." Bunnyx transformed back into Alix and slowly stood up, using broken tables to level herself and limping out of the room, with alarms blaring. Alix couldn't go any further as she was surrounded by soldiers aiming big guns right at her. She held her hands up in defeat but fell weak to her knees. "Please..." She begged. Her efforts were in vain as she ended up collapsing on the floor of her own accord.
"Be careful," One of the soldiers said. "She's just a kid." At that moment, Ladybug had jumped down into the now obliterated cell.
"Hello?" She called out. "Is someone here?"
"What are you doing?" Cat Noir asked as he slid down with his staff. "This place will be swarming with soldiers."
"We need to find that Miraculous holder." The rest of the team landed in the base as well. Before they could do anything else, however, they were swarmed by soldiers storming into the room, pointing their guns at the heroes. The heroes held their arms up in surrender. Kubritz walked into the room.
"You're the heroes that defeated that monster three weeks ago." The Colonel said. "The heroes that James Lake, Sr told us about. I assume you've come for the girl, haven't you?"
"Yes," Ladybug answered. "But we think someone else has come from our universe." Kubritz moved to one side and let soldiers carry Alix into the room. "Alix!" The other heroes gasped as well.
"Looks like she tried to get that fiend back to your home dimension and failed. We're gonna take her to the infirmary. Who knows what condition she's in?"
Meanwhile, in Arcadia, Morgana hovered over the city, Volpina behind her. "That old fool thought he had seen the last of me."
"He never saw this coming," Volpina snarked.
"The arrogant never do. Find your enemies and do with them as you see fit. But leave Merlin and the Trollhunters for me." Volpina flew off in search of the Miraculous team. Morgana lowered herself to the ground, in the park. "Ah, you kept yourself in shape all these years." Morgana turned around to see Arthur walking towards her. He stopped as soon as she was finished turning around.
"You're not so bad yourself." He replied.
"I can't let you stop me. You weren't strong enough the first time."
Arthur chuckled. "Oh, too true. If I had ignored Merlin and tried to fight, you would've reduced me to dust. He's not as foolish as we thought. I mean, the newest Trollhunter finally did it. Gunmar is dead."
"He is. But I still live."
Arthur sighed. "And I want you to live too. But, your goals are evil, not to mention pointless. In the six weeks since your defeat, mankind and trolls are already co-existing. Is that not enough?"
"No... These lands were ruled by Trolls and they will be again."
"Sorry, sis!" Arthur held his right arm out and in his hand suddenly appeared a bow and arrow. "Times have changed."
"How many times did we do this song and dance when we were young?"
"Too many times. I think this will be our last..."
Jim, Claire, Toby, Kagami, Blinky, and Aaarrrgghh made it back to Arcadia. "Right, Aaarrrgghh, Blinky," Jim said. "You go and warn the Trolls and get Merlin, Strickler, Nomura here. Kagami, Claire, Toby, you start evacuating everyone into the school."
Jim was about to dash off when Blinky grabbed his arm. "Master Jim, neither Daylight nor Eclipse can harm Morgana," The six-eyed troll said. "It can only kill trolls. To defeat Morgana, you will need Excalibur."
"Arthur's sword? How am I supposed to get-?" Jim was interrupted by people screaming near the square. "I guess I'll have to improvise!" Jim dashed off towards the square.
"Be careful, Jim..." Claire whispered...
The room was swirling when she began regaining consciousness. She could hear voices but they were muffled. Her vision was extremely blurred and she could barely move. "She's awake!" Carapace's voice called out. Suddenly, she was surrounded by bright, colorful costumes. "You okay, Alix?"
Alix groaned as she tried to sit upon the... She looked at what she was laid on.
"An operating table? What- Where am I?"
"You're in... the same dimension your friends were taken to. We came to rescue them."
"I already know, Nino..." The heroes gasped. "Where's Fluff?"
Fluff flew past the heroes. "Alice!" The Rabbit Kwami hugged her owner's cheek. "You're okay!"
"Barely..." Kubritz said in the background. "You're lucky to be alive, kid."
"I'm guessing you kept me alive. Thank you." Alix began coughing.
"You can thank me by going home." Kubritz left the room.
"Right." Alix tried to make a thumbs up but she felt her hand seizing up. "GAH!"
"Easy, Alix." Ladybug said. We need to get you home, then we can find your friends."
"Yeah..." Alix slowly sat up and stood up off of the table. "I need to find my friends." Alix pointed at the heroes. "And there you are!"
Everyone began looking at each other in confusion. "What are you talking about?"
"The rabbit Miraculous allows the wearer to travel through time. I traveled back to the day you went missing and... well, I found out who you were."
"Wait..." Queen Bee interrupted. "You traveled back in time to when we were dragged into this universe? Why didn't you just prevent us from being sent here in the first place?"
"Because that's not how time travel works, Chloé. If it was, I would've traveled back in time to Heroes' Day and helped you capture Hawk Moth. But traveling in time and changing the past does not change your timeline, it just creates a new one with your changes in place."
"Really?" Carapace asked. "That's... kinda awesome, dude."
"Yeah, it is, Nino. And as for how I found out who you guys were... When I traveled back in time, I followed you all throughout that day and saw you all transform."
"So you were able to bring yourself through here?" Rena Rouge asked in enthusiasm.
"Yeah. And now, I can bring you all home."
"Not yet." Ladybug protested. "We need to get Lila and Kagami first."
"Oh, you gotta be kidding me!" Queen Bee scowled. "Can't we just leave her here?"
"Would your parents miss you if you were trapped here forever, guaranteed to never see them again?"
"Not really. They'd be too busy arguing with each other over whose fault it was. Besides, we could come back for them."
"And leave the Trollhunters to fight Morgana on their own?" Cat Noir protested. "AND RISK KAGAMI IN THE CROSSFIRE?!"
"A- Cat Noir's right," Ladybug backed up her partner. "Lila will be fighting alongside Morgana. We can at least send Kagami home and then take down Morgana. Fluff?" Alix's kwami appeared. "Can you travel to the Trollhunters' hideout?"
"If you can get me something to eat." The Kwami answered. "I'm running on an empty stomach here."
"Okay... Heroes, let's get our friends back!"
"Is Lila a friend?" Rena Rouge asked in confusion.
"You know what I mean!"
Toby charged through the doors of the school to ensure people could get inside easily. Claire and Kagami were dashing to Claire's house. Claire almost knocked the door down, causing her father, Javier to send his chorizo in the air in shock. "Claire!" He scolded. "I just got Enrique down to sleep!"
"Morgana's back, Papa!" Claire explained herself as she charged upstairs to check on her baby brother. "Oh, Enrique! Mi dulce hermanito!" Claire tried to pick up Enrique without waking. "Sh-sh-sh-sh. Está bien." Claire carried her little brother down the stairs. "We gotta get to the school. Where's mom?"
"At a city council meeting." Javier, in a state of panic, snatched the keys from the bowl and charged for the car. Claire packed Enrique into the car and then ran back into the house.
"NotEnrique? Where are you?" The fridge in the kitchen popped open, and NotEnrique crawled out to the car.
"Just grabbing a snack for the road." The changeling replied. Claire locked the door to the house and got in the car. "How you doing, Enrique?" Enrique simply giggled and pulled on NotEnrique's nose. "Ah, good kid." Javier set off for Claire's mother.
Kagami was going from door to door, evacuating everybody in Arcadia. She woke up Darci, Mary, Shannon, and the rest of Arcadia, with help from Toby. Some people were still in their pajamas, though everyone cared more for their safety. Well, almost everyone...
"KAGAMI!" Mary shrieked. "Did you have to drag us out here in our-?"
"That gold witch is back." The other-worlder replied. Mary shut up and bolted towards the school, leaving Kagami in the dust. "Why can't she do that in the gym?" Kagami said. She kept sprinting but her stamina run out and she began wheezing, leaning on a lampost to catch her breath. She was soon given a rush when Arthur was shot at the house, almost taking Kagami's head off. Arthur got out of the rubble.
"The fox lass ran into the school." The old King told the student before groaning. "I'm getting too old for this." Arthur headed back to the square whilst Kagami, re-energized, headed for the school. When she eventually got there, she climbed on top of a bench to see if she could find Lila.
"Hey!" She called out. Everyone who was still near the entrance turned to the general direction of Kagami's voice. "Anyone seen a girl in a red-orange jacket, light gray tights, and brown high heel boots?" People began mumbling. "Okay. Everyone inside. Those who can move heavy loads, barricade the school." Kagami was stopped by the speakers throughout the school.
"Such command and charisma..." Lila's voice said. "A shame that Adrien doesn't see that." Kagami didn't even bother listening and dashed straight to the principal's office. She kicked the door down and... nothing. "Oh, and the determination! How could Adrien miss that?" Kagami readied herself for a fight. "Come to think of it, you two are made for each other. You're just... kindred spirits." Kagami kept walking around the school with her arms up and fists clenched. She steadied her breathing and ignored any distracting sounds. "Rich kids, socially isolated, one parent absent and the other... abusive."
"Shows how much you know," Kagami responded.
"Really? Let me ask you something: Since moving to Paris, has your mother told you that she loves you?" Kagami was still standing strong. "Has she ever hugged you, shown you any sign of affection? And where's your father, Kagami? Did he abandon you?"
"No, he was heartbroken when mother took me to Paris."
"Oh, so your mother took you away from him? And why was that? Was he hurting her? Hurting you?"
Kagami began getting angry. "You don't know anything about the Tsurugi family! My father is one of the greatest men alive."
"I know that you are a Tsurugi, your father is a Tsurugi, and your mother is not. Has she ever given you a reason for forcing you to leave your friends, your family, your life behind? Face it, Mirror Sword, you're just a tool to her. A weapon to use against your father."
"You're wrong!"
"Oh, am I? You know what? You tell me one time when your mother let you speak to your father, or even let you do anything for yourself, and I'll give up and come quietly. Just one time and you win." Kagami remained silent. "That's what I thought." Kagami reached out her hand and grabbed something from her left. Volpina could be heard gasping. Kagami turned to her left and saw Volpina's neck around her hand.
"She let me go to that school. Where I became friends with Adrien Agreste. And I have made a few more. And unlike you, I didn't have to lie to them to keep them." Kagami karate chopped the side of Volpina's neck, knocking her unconscious. Kagami struggled though was successful in placing Volpina over her shoulders and headed back to the courtyard. "I hope Hawk Moth hasn't found out their identities." Kagami reached the courtyard, where the miraculous team had arrived.
"You defeated her?" Cat Noir asked in surprise.
Kagami couldn't help feeling smug. Then she saw Bunnyx. "Who are you?"
"Bunnyx." The new hero held her hand out. "I'm your ticket home." Ladybug was too busy searching Volpina for the akumatized object. Realizing it was her earring, Ladybug crushed it and purified the akuma without saying a word. The crowd surrounded them. Bunnyx grabbed her umbrella and created a portal. "BURROW!" Ladybug, Cat Noir, Rena Rouge, Carapace, Queen Bee, and Kagami stared in awe at the portal back home. "Well, let's go!" Bunnyx ordered.
People were looking at the heroes. Mary and Darci walked up to the heroes. "We're gonna miss you," Mary said.
"Don't forget us," Darci added. "We won't forget you."
Kagami went to walk in but before she set foot in the portal, she walked back. "I can't."
Bunnyx's jaw opened in shock and confusion. "What do you mean you can't?"
"Bunnyx, we've been trapped here for three weeks. And since then, the Trollhunters have sheltered us, helped us find Lila, and this town as a whole has been supportive of us when they could've just thrown us at Morgana and hoped she'd leave them alone. And now that they need our help, I'm not gonna leave them in the dirt!"
The heroes were silent until Carapace spoke. "She's right," He said. "We owe them. And we're heroes. It's what we do."
Bunnyx groaned before throwing Lila into the portal and closing it. "I'll need to recharge before I can help you." The rest of the heroes headed back out into the battlefield.
Morgana held Jim under her foot. Struggling to breathe, he tried to summon the Sword of Eclipse. It flew towards him but Morgana caught it and, using her magic, crushed it. "Did you not learn from last time?" The Pale Lady mocked the Trollhunter as she began crushing his windpipe.
As she bragged about her impending victory, a golden bladed sword swung at Morgana, slicing at her back, and causing her pain and loss of balance, meaning Jim was able to punch her and knock her back as he stood up to grab the sword when it came back to him. It eventually came close to him... and went straight past him and into Kagami's hand. Even the young girl was surprised. A knight's pure gold armor materialized over Kagami before morphing into Samurai armor. Kagami felt as if the adrenalin rushes from all of her previous fencing victories suddenly surged through her again at once.
Arthur noticed the act. "So, Excalibur has found another wielder." He sighed as he fell unconscious and let the battle commence. Kagami darted towards Morgana and with one slash, she sliced the witch's armor. Morgana screamed in pain. "So you have a weakness?" Kagami asked before Morgana flew into the air to try and bind Kagami with a magic whip. She aimed it and threw it towards the high-schooler... and was interrupted when Claire grabbed it, yanked on it, pulled Morgana down and swirled around, kicking Morgana's head and sending her back. Toby activated his Warhammer and struck Morgana in the back of the head, sending her towards the Miraculous team. The Miraculous team began their attacks.
"CATACLYSM!" Cat Noir shouted. The usual destructive energy soared in his hand. He charged at Morgana, who used her magic to throw him towards Rena Rouge. Rena Rouge yelled as she saw Cat Noir hurling towards her.
"SHELL-TER!" Carapace shouted. A green, spherical barrier with a glowing hexagonal pattern protected Rena Rouge and took the blow from Cat Noir's Cataclysm. "You okay, you two?"
"Yeah, thanks." Rena Rouge replied.
"LUCKY CHARM!" Ladybug shouted. Her yo-yo was thrown in the air and it generated what looked like a pocket watch. She looked around and couldn't figure out what she needed to do. She just placed the item inside the yo-yo. The heroes kept attacking, with Morgana fending them all off, except Kagami. Kagami charged and engaged in a lock with the Pale Lady. Morgana made a magic shield to block Excalibur. Both strained to break the other's hold. Kagami yelled in anger and broke through Morgana's shield, stabbing her through the heart. Morgana gasped and went almost limp. Kagami pushed the sword deeper in, and pushed Morgana onto the floor, only digging the sword in deeper. Morgana began losing her remaining life.
"Kagami?" Cat Noir shouted. "Kagami?"
The heroes crowded around Kagami and tried to writhe her off of Morgana but she was seeing red. "Kagami!" Ladybug tried to convince her new friend to give up. "She's defeated! Don't kill her!" Kagami turned her head towards Ladybug, and Ladybug worried that Kagami was going to attack her instead.
"C'mon, Kagami." Claire threw her two cents in. "You may be a tough fighter but you are not a killer. Don't do it."
Kagami regained her senses and pulled the sword out. The armor she wore disappeared. Kagami was horrified at what she had done. "Oh, my god!" She whispered.
Ladybug put her hand on Kagami's shoulder. "You brought yourself back, Kagami. I'm proud of you." Ladybug got the item out of the yo-yo and threw it in the air. "MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!" The ladybugs dispersed and repaired the damage in the town. Morgana remained unconscious. "What happens to her?"
"She..." Arthur said as he picked up his sword, attracting heroes' attention. "... Is going back to the Shadow Realm." Arthur looked at Kagami. "Nice job with Excalibur, kid. I'd let you take him with you but I'm gonna need him to keep Morgana at bay." At that moment, Strickler, Merlin, and many trolls arrived.
"She's already defeated?!" Strickler asked in shock.
"I guess the strangers are stronger than we thought," Merlin replied. He approached Morgana and his old student, Arthur. "She's not dead, you know."
"I know," Arthur answered. "I'm taking her back to the Shadow Realm."
"Impossible. The only way there is through her Shadow Staff which was destroyed in our last encounter.
"Ah, you old fool. Morgana's not the only one who was awake during your slumber. Round table, is it ready?" A portal to the Shadow Realm appeared and out from emerged Gwen, who proceeded to drag Morgana into the Shadow Realm. "I'll take that as a yes. Sorry that our reunion was cut short." Arthur walked into the portal. "I have to make sure she stays put." The portal closed. The heroes stood up.
"Is that it?" Jim said, slowly transforming into a human as the sun came up.
"I think so..." Claire said.
"...AWESOME-SAUCE!" Toby exclaimed. The town began cheering as well. "YEAH!" The heroes couldn't help joining in, except for Ladybug, Bunnyx, and Kagami. Bunnyx readied herself to make another portal home. "You guys leaving already?"
"We've already been gone too long." Ladybug replied. "Plus, we've still got Hawk Moth to deal with in our universe. A hero's work is never done." Ladybug felt somewhat somber. Jim and Claire looked at each other.
"Wait!" Jim shouted. The heroes stopped before they went through the portal. "You helped us defeat Morgana. Why don't we help you defeat Hawk Moth?" Crowds started murmuring.
"What are you saying?" Cat Noir asked.
"We'll come with you," Claire said. "We help you find and defeat Hawk Moth and then we can come back. But..." Claire scratched the back of her neck. "We would have to say goodbye first."
Ladybug and her team formed a circle. "Well, I think we should let them come," Cat Noir said.
"Same here," Carapace replied.
"I agree," Rena Rogue added.
"And we haven't had much luck in finding him," Queen Bee finished.
"Well, they can handle themselves..." Ladybug said.
"Plus," Kagami added. "You've got Bunnyx and me. Hawk Moth will not know what's coming."
"Oh, there's something I gotta mention," Bunnyx said. "But it can wait till we go home." The circle disbanded.
Ladybug made her decision. "Okay. But on two conditions. Only two of you come along. And absolutely NO. KILLING. I know you had to with that Gunmar but in our world, it won't fly."
"Okay," Jim said. "I'll come."
"I guess I'm staying," Toby said. Jim looked at his best friend. "I mean. Someone's gotta stay and keep an eye on this place, and uh... given what Morgana can do, I doubt Claire can do much without a weapon."
"Claire is one of the most willful people I have ever met," Kagami defended her friend. "I may not get a say in it but I believe she could use a Miraculous."
"Thanks, Kagami," Claire said. She held her hand out. "I guess we'll see each other soon."
"We will. But first, say goodbye to your friends. I never had that chance." Bunnyx created another Burrow to return home. Many Arcadians waved as the heroes went through the portal back to their own world...
Inside his lair, Hawk Moth sighed as he realized his akuma was defeated. He did not comment on Ladybug and Cat Noir's victory. "Nooroo, Dark Wings Fall." Hawk Moth detransformed into Gabriel Agreste and his kwami flew beside him. "Why did I ever use Lila Rossi?"
"Master?" Nooroo asked. Gabriel didn't answer. He just entered the hidden lift and returned to his atelier. Gabriel began stroking his wedding ring when the bell rang at his front gate. Nathalie activated the camera to see who it was...
Tom and Sabine were serving customers in the bakery. Tom took a customer's money and placed it in the counter. "Thank you, have a good day!" He said as the customer walked out. Tom turned around and the bell rang to signal another customer. "Sorry, we're out of Warm Hug cakes."
"Can I just get two warm hugs then?" The customer responded. Tom dropped his rolling pin and both he and Sabine slowly turned around to see their daughter. She was stood there, hands behind her back, smiling and trying not to cry. The adults ran out from behind the counter and embraced Marinette hard and cried at their reunion...
Kagami was standing in front of her mother's self-driving car as the door opened. Tomoe got out of the car. "Kagami?" The blind woman asked.
Kagami hesitated before saying something. "I'm back, mother."
From the expression Kagami saw on Tomoe's face, she thought her mother was thrilled to have her back. "Thank goodness. you have another fencing match in eight days." Kagami's heart sank. "Are you just gonna stand there? We're having dinner at Le Grand Paris." Kagami sighed and mother and daughter got back in the car, Kagami trying to hide her heartache. "Tatsue, take us to Le Grand Paris Hotel." The car began driving along the road.
Two days later, back in Jim's universe, Jim was at home waiting for Bunnyx to return for him and Claire. He sat on the steps outside his house with a suitcase when James came out to speak to him. "Jim, I- uh... I wanted to say... I'm sorry. I'm sorry for lying to you, for abandoning you, for..."
"I know you are," Jim answered as he stood up. "But I can't just forgive you for all of that."
"I know. I'm not asking you too."
Jim hung his head down. "You know when I was little. All I wanted was to be as good as you."
James put his hand on his son's chin and tilted his head up. "And you became so much better than me. Jim, whether you decide to always hate me or not, I am so proud of you. So much so..." James held a number of medals in his hand and placed them on top of Jim's suitcase. "That these should belong to someone who truly deserves them."
Jim looked at the medals. "What will you do while I'm gone?"
"Help your mother and Strickler raise those kids from the Darklands. And help your troll friends establish a home in that underground base. Jim..." James hugged his son, Jim not knowing how to react. "Be careful, son. I love you."
Jim eventually hugged his father back but then they felt something off as they turned their heads to the streets and seeing Claire stood there. At that moment, Bunnyx arrived through her burrow. "Oh!" She exclaimed. "Am I interrupting?"
"I think we were all done," Jim replied. "Ready, Claire?"
"Ready!" She exclaimed.
"Oh, Claire!" James said. "I have something for you." James went back in the house and came out with a mechanical rod, handing it to Claire. James pressed a button on the side and the rod extended into a staff. "Jim has his amulet and his sword. I don't think you should go there unarmed."
Claire retracted the staff. "Thank you, Mr. Lake."
"Don't mention it." Jim walked over to his girlfriend. "I'll see you when we get back sir."
"Take care of yourselves." Jim and Claire took one last look at their home, Jim noticing his mother and Strickler inside whilst Blinky and Aaarrrgghh were hidden under cloaks to see him off. With a breath, Jim and Claire followed Bunnyx into the portal, ready to aid Ladybug in taking down Hawk Moth...
AN: HOLY SUGAR, THAT TOOK SO LONG! I am sorry for the delay but in truth, I have been really depressed these past few weeks. I am feeling loads better now and I am glad that I got to complete this story before the year and decade closed. Thank you all for staying throughout this and in all honesty, you guys have helped me more than you know. I would like to say a few things in regards to this story.
1. I am planning a sequel to this story but I'm going to wait a bit because I want to get back to my main Ladybug stories. So it may take a while but I am drafting the story.
2. For those Ladybug fans reading, you might wonder why we didn't see Nino, Alya, or Chloé's reunions with their families. Well, in all honesty, what else would it be? It would be similar to the reunions that I showed and I'll let you make your own conclusion before I release the sequel and disappoint you with the official answer.
3. I admit: Aja and Krel did just disappear from the story. Really, they were included because people wanted them. My explanation is that they knew they couldn't handle Morgana and so they fled back to Arcadia, and they were in the school when it was barricaded. Sorry if that upsets you.
And now, I would like to say Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. Whatever holiday you celebrate, or none at all, I hope you have a great time with your families. Thank you once again for reading. So long!