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Ade woke up and prepared for school. He yawned, and jumped in the shower. It seemed just a little harder to get up in the morning, he realized. Probably because he was a little tired. Yesterday had already been confusing and exhausting.
It had been strange for him to retire home the previous night and see the hollow shell of a man who looked so similar to his papa. They had briefly greeted, but it was obvious that he had spoken to the emotional silhouette of a man, and not the passionate feeling father he remembered.
As Ade stepped out of the shower and dressed into clean clothes, something occurred to him. He had no clue what little discrepancies existed between the two worlds.
"At least big things like when world war 2 ended, or earth's gravitational acceleration will be the same," he thought.
As Ade walked out of his house-- or Adrien's house, he entered the limo, and decided to make small talk with his bodyguard.
As the "gorilla" started the car, Ade spoke.
"How are you doing today, Pierre?"
The car slammed to a halt.
"How do you know my name?" The gruff voice bellowed.
"Um... Lucky guess?"
The gorilla grunted and continued to drive.
"Wow, so in this universe Pierre doesn't even talk to Adrien," he thought," that means he has never even heard a single one of his war stories! Heck, Adrien probably doesn't even know Pierre writes Miraculous Ladybug graphic novels in his free time".
When Ade got out of the car, he immediately found Marinette.
"Help," he said nervously.
"What's wrong?"
"DJ L. smiled at me in the hall. I think he is going to kill me". He discreetly pointed at Nino.
"DJ L? Huh? In this universe he goes by Nino, and he is your best friend," Marinette soothed. Or at least she tried, until she broke out laughing.
"Great, next thing you know, you'll be telling me that in this universe Chloe is actually nice to people," Adrien said.
"Nope, that one is a constant".
The pair made their way to physics.
For the most part everything seemed ok, except Ade kept getting answers that were slightly off from the rest of the class. He determined he should say something.
"Excuse me. Shouldn't the answer be 4.2 metres per second?"
"How do you figure that Adrien?" the teacher asked. He tried remember that is what everyone would call him here.
"Well the original velocity plus acceleration times time. The original plus 9.75 times .31 seconds should be 4.2".
"Your formula is correct, however gravity accelerates objects to 9.81 metres per second squared".
"Of course," he said embarrassed.
"So that means that my earth is literally easier to walk on than this purrrgatory", he thought,"so much for being able to count on earth's gravitational acceleration".
Later in history Ade learned world war 2 ended a month later in this world than his home.
"Marinette," he asked during lunch, "I don't know how I am going to do this. Is it even possible that people will believe I am him?"
"Don't worry Adrie-- Ade, you just look like you're having an off day. Maybe we can find Master Fu after school".
"You have a Master Foo too? Does yours ship you guys as well?"
"I don't think the guardian of the miraculous "ships" heroes"
Ade smiled. He was absolutely certain that was one similarity between the worlds.
Paradise
Adrien woke up to the smell of breakfast. Bacon, sausage, eggs, maybe crepes? And definitely some good smelling pastries.
He yawned, and jumped in the shower. Adrien felt like getting out of bed was just a tiny bit easier than usual. He chalked it up to an exciting and an unusal day.
As he got dressed, he headed to the dining table for breakfast. Instead of solitude, he found his Mother waiting.
"Ade," she sang sweetly,"how did you sleep last night?"
"I slept great. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders," he replied.
They munched on food that seemed to taste more vibrantly flavourful than he remembered. As they finished he prepared to go to school.
As Adrien walked to the door, his mother spoke.
"Ade, Sweetie. I know your girlfriend doesn't particularly care for me, but perhaps you could invite her here for dinner after school?"
Adrien smiled. "Of course maman".
"So that is why Ladybug said I had to go home to my 'taskmaster'," he thought,"she just doesn't like my mom".
He also realized that Ladybug knew his identity.
"This is definitely a cool dream," he thought.
On his way to the limo he saw gorilla.
"Hi," he said not expecting an answer.
"Hello Monsieur Agreste, how are you this fine morning?" Pierre said, starting the car.
"Um... quite well actually. The sun is really shining".
"That it is. It reminds me of a time-I can't tell you when- that my commando unit was sent to overthrow a corrupt man in... well you don't need that detail either. We were dropped off 27 kilometres from our target, and by the time we were halfway there we found ourselves outgunned 5 to 1..."
Adrien smiled at the story. Little details told him his bodyguard was actually recollecting rather than reciting or imagining the story. Not only did he find it entertaining, it also comforted him to know his bodyguard was a regular human being with a life of his own.
"And after we helped him 'plan an early retirement' we headed back to the drop off zone. The sun felt just as warm on my skin that day as it does today".
He cleared his throat.
"Anyhow sir, this is your exit," he said stopping the car and opening Adrien's door.
School went well. Up until lunch he listened, figuring out little details that didn't fit together normally. From watching his physics lesson he realized his subconscious mind had made up a new gravitational constant for the earth. It was now 9.75 rather tha. 9.81 metres per second squared. History ended the second world war a little early. Wow. This whole place seemed like a utopia.
As Adrien sat down for lunch, Marinette joined him. She plopped her tray next to his and sat down, planting a long kiss on his lips.
"Nope," Adrien said, startling her.
"What?" She replied confused.
"This dream is great and all. But I am limiting myself to one girlfriend, and that is Ladybug".
"Silly, I am-- wait did you say dream?"
"Yeah, none of this is real. The school, my house, you--"
"DOES THIS FEEL REAL ENOUGH FOR YOU, JERK?!" she questioned, punching him in the face.
Adrien crumpled to the ground, clutching his bleeding nose.
"This is not a dream," he muttered, as Maranette stormed off.
As he got up and went to the bathroom to wash his face, Plagg appeared.
"Adrien, I know what the problem is".
"What Plagg?"
"We are in an alternate dimension".