Chapter 2: The Plan
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(With Adrien and Plagg)
Just as he promised, Adrien did question Plagg more about Ladybug's kwami after school. "So Plagg. What's Tikki like?" Adrien grinned as they arrived in his room.
Plagg just gave him a cold, annoyed scowl. He had desperately prayed that Adrien had forgotten, but obviously, luck wasn't on his side.
Plagg then crossed his arms and turning away from the blonde boy.
"Please, I'm just curious!" Adrien told him, truthfully.
Plagg gave him a glare, but new Adrien was telling the truth, so he answered his question. "She's a red ladybug with black spots. She also has dark blue eyes." Adrien looked at Plagg expectantly and asked, "And?" Plagg frowned and replied, "She's the kwami of creation and good luck. And She…"
"Wait!" Adrien interrupted. "If she's the kwami of good luck and you're like opposites, does that make you the kwami of bad luck?" Adrien asked, curiously.
Plagg sighed and replied, "Yeah, it does."
"Does that mean Tikki gets good luck and you get…well…bad luck." Asked Adrien, looking at Plagg, inquisitively.
"Yeah." Plagg replied, sadly.
"What type of bad luck have you had?"
Plagg thought about it for a moment and then replied, "Well, when I'm having a good day something or someone often ruins it. When I want it to be a warm outside, it usually turns out as the exact opposite. When I really want to relax, which is very often, hawkmoth akumitizes someone. But I've learnt to live with it." Adrien looked at Plagg sympathetically.
"Oh." Replied Adrien, feeling bad for his kwami.
"I'm starving! I need CHEESE!" Exclaimed Plagg, unexpectedly.
Adrien blinked twice, then shook his head with a smile and left to get him his favourite cheese.
"Here. But I still don't know how you can eat this stuff every day!" Stated Adrien as he handed Plagg a slice of camembert cheese.
Plagg simply shrugged and suggested, "How 'bout we go watch some TV." He then started to fly towards the couch, hoping that Adrien had forgotten about him and Tikki.
"Wait!" Exclaimed Adrien, dragging his kwami back towards him by the tail. "Ow!" Plagg complained, rubbing the end of his now sore tail.
"Sorry, Plagg! I just want you to tell me a little bit more about Tikki." Exclaimed Adrien, innocently.
Plagg sighed. This was just proof that he had bad luck.
"Well, she's always very cheerful and loves all types of sweets, especially choc chip cookies and Macaroons. She's very responsible and extremely kind. Like you said she's nearly the opposite of me."
Adrien watched as Plagg chucked the last bit of Camembert into his mouth and then asked, "Do you like her?" Taking Plagg completely by surprise. "What! N-no!" Adrien rolled his eyes playfully at Plagg and then gave a fake sigh.
"I believe you. You don't like her." Plagg let out a sigh of relief.
"You must love her!" Plagg's expression was priceless! The same goofy grin appeared on Adrien's face as Plagg began to stutter.
"WHAT! N-no I don't love her. Sure she's my best friend b-but…" Plagg said, trailing off at the end.
"If you can say it to my face without stuttering, I'll believe you." Exclaimed Adrien.
"Ok." Plagg took a deep breath and said, "I d-don't like Tikki."
Adrien's whole face lit up like a Christmas tree. "You stuttered! Which means you like her. And don't try to deny it because I know you do. Besides I won't give up until you admit it."
Plagg glared daggers at Adrien, but decided it would be best to let him know the truth now before he tries all types of things to squeeze the truth out of him later.
"FINE! You win! I-I might have a t-tiny crush on her." Blurted out Plagg, looking down to escape Adrien's amused gaze.
"A tiny crush?"
Plagg still staring at the ground replied, "Ok maybe it's not that small."
Adrien stared at the now mortified kwami and smiled, "Better."
(With Marinette and Tikki)
The next day after school, her best friend Alya had come over for the afternoon.
Right now, Alya was sharing her new theories on Ladybug's and Cat Noir's identities, which Marinette believed were getting wilder and wilder every day.
"So, I haven't found anyone that could be Ladybug, but I have found someone who could be Cat Noir." Said Alya, getting her phone out of her pocket. "Oh, really?" Asked Marinette, slightly interested in who Alya had thought of this time. "Yeah. I know I've said this before and you're probably not going to agree with me. But… Don't you think Adrien and Cat Noir look very similar?"
"WHAT! They do not! They're totally different!" Argued Marinette.
"But look!" Said Alya holding up her phone for Marinette to see.
Her phone showed a picture of Cat Noir smiling and then next to it was a picture of Adrien smiling.
"Don't you see the similarities?" Asked Alya, putting her phone back into her pocket.
"No." Replied Marinette, flatly. Alya sighed and gave up on trying to convince her friend.
"Anyway, I better go. My mum says I have to be home before 5:30, to make dinner for my little sisters." Alya said as she stood up to leave. "See ya!"
"Bye! See you tomorrow!" Marinette called back as Alya left downstairs. Once she was completely sure Alya had left, Marinette opened up her bag to let out her spotted friend. "Good Afternoon, Marinette!" Greeted Tikki with a smile.
"Hey, Tikki." Replied Marinette, turning on her computer, only to gaze longingly at her desktop background. Tikki sighed as she observed the familiar sight. "I wish I could tell him, how I feel. But no matter what I do, I always seem to only embarrass myself." Stated Marinette, bitterly.
"You'll get the chance to tell him someday, Marinette." Tikki replied, optimistically. "Yeah, I guess your right…" Marinette agreed as she continued to stare wistfully at the many pictures of her crush.
After a minute or so, Marinette tore her eyes away from the screen, to look at Tikki who once again was staring off into space.
"Tikki?"
"Yes!" Tikki replied, turning her head to look at her owner.
"Well, I've been thinking of ways for you and Cat Noir's kwami to meet…" Tikki's cheeks burned at this, making Marinette smile at her. "And I've come up with a solution." She continued.
"What's that, Marinette?" Asked Tikki, curiously.
"Well, it's quite simple really. Cat Noir and I could share each other's identities! Which would mean you would be able to see Plagg way more often." Explained Marinette with a small smile.
Tikki shook her head. "You don't need to do that. You and Cat Noir can share your identities when you're ready. Don't be pushed into doing it just to benefit me."
"I know, Tikki. But I think it's time we both knew, anyway. I know Cat Noir won't hesitate in showing me who he is behind the mask. And Cat Noir and I have been through a lot together. I trust him."
Tikki gazed at Marinette's face analytically for almost a whole minute, before letting out a small sigh.
"You sure?" Asked Tikki, uncertainly. Marinette nodded with a slight smile. Tikki knew Marinette was telling the truth and she couldn't help but let out a wide smile. "Thank you so much, Marinette! You're the best Ladybug I've ever had!" Tikki exclaimed as she flew up to Marinette and hugged her.
"Your welcome, Tikki!" Replied Marinette with a small giggle as she hugged back her tiny friend back.
"How about I go ask my parents for some sweets and then we can watch a movie together."
"Great idea!" Agreed Tikki, letting go of Marinette and flying towards the couch. Marinette smiled at Tikki, before leaving down the stairs to get some treats.
(With Adrien)
The next day, was a Wednesday, and Adrien was at yet another photo shoot in the park. School had just finished and his bodyguard had quickly dropped him off at the park for a photoshoot.
He smiled for the camera, changing position now and then as the photographer took picture after picture.
But he was suddenly interrupted by a small squeal from behind him. He curiously turned his head around, only to find Marinette and Alya walking past. He smiled at them and waved. Alya smiled and waved back, but Marinette seemed frozen.
He watched as Alya elbowed her in the ribs and Marinette shyly lifted up her hand and gave him a small wave. Adrien held back a chuckle as he continued to smile and wave at his two friends. Marinette could be so cute sometimes.
Then the photographer interrupted the moment by tapping his foot impatiently, "If you don't mind, Adrien. Can we continue the photoshoot?" Adrien turned back to the photographer and nodded as he continued his endless posing for the camera.
This was the fourth time Adrien had seen them in the park while he was having a photoshoot. He found it a little bit odd how they were always walking behind him when he saw them, but he assumed they just went to the park often.
After taking quite a few more pictures, the photographer began to pack his stuff away, allowing Adrien to leave. He looked over at Alya and Marinette, who were both eating some tarts nearby. Slowly looking away from his two classmates, Adrien spotted his father's car parked nearby and walked towards it.
Suddenly, a loud cry of rage came from the other side of town. This could only mean one thing.
Someone had been akumatized.
He quickly ran behind a large tree that would keep him completely hidden and uttered, "Plagg, Claws out!"
Once he had transformed into his superhero form, Cat Noir used his staff to help himself get to the action as quickly as possible.
"Hi, Kitty!" Ladybug greeted as he landed beside her. How she always got to the action so fast, he would never know.
Abruptly, something that suspiciously looked like melted chocolate came shooting towards them. They both dodged it just in time. Cat Noir slowly looked up at the angry akumatized victim. He was a boy, probably around 8 years old, dressed in a black suit with chocolate and candy stuck to it.
"I think the Akuma is in the candy gun!" Ladybug informed him. Cat Noir looked at Ladybug and nodded with a smile.
"I'm sick of having a limit on how many sweets I can eat! From now on, I'm Chocolatier! And everyone can eat as many sweets as they'd like!" The boy cried as he shot candy from his candy gun in every direction. Ladybug and Cat Noir dodged the attacks and glanced behind them. Many of the civilians, who were desperately trying to evacuate the area, had been shot. They seemed to be stuck inside large amounts of hard candy, unable to escape.
Cat Noir looked up at the young boy and grinned. "This may get a little messy, my lady!" Ladybug just gave him a small smile before using her yoyo to wrap around the akumatized boy, in an attempt to trip him over. He wobbled slightly, but regained his balance and let out a childish groan. "Why does everybody always try and stop me from getting what I want!"
"I'm sorry, but too much candy's not good for you!" Cat Noir educated him as he avoided another large spurt of melted chocolate. Cat Noir swung his staff at the akumatized villain, constantly jumping and ducking the candy.
"My lady." Said Cat Noir, knowing that Ladybug would know what he didn't say. Ladybug nodded and cried, "Lucky Charm!"
A bag of marbles fell into her hands, she looked at them curiously for a split second, before gazing around the area, trying to find anything that could help her defeat Chocolatier. Finally, she watched as the world turned grey and as Cat Noir's belt turned red with black spots. She then looked at the ground and spotted a large Y-shaped stick, which also glowed red with black spots. Smiling, Ladybug called out to Cat Noir, who was still distracting the akumatized victim.
"Cat Noir, I need your belt! Just distract him for a little bit longer, I've got an idea!"
"Ok, Bugaboo!" Cat Noir Answered as he threw his belt over to Ladybug.
"For the millionth time, DON'T call me that!" Cried Ladybug giving Cat Noir a disapproving frown. Cat Noir gave her a smug smile as he continued to battle the frustrated akumatized boy.
Ladybug then set to work, grabbing the stick from the ground and tying Cat Noirs belt to it.
"There." She stated as she held up her homemade slingshot. Taking a marble out of the bag, she prepared to shoot. After a few seconds of waiting, the villain turned around to face her, giving her a perfect shot. Ladybug let go and watched as the marble hit her target perfectly. She did the same thing six times and then smirked at the villain.
The villain let out a cold laugh, "Your plan failed, Ladybug. You superhero's don't deserve free candy, but I'll give you some anyway." The Chocolatier sneered, pointing his gun at Ladybug.
Cat Noir gave a fearful glance at Ladybug and he was relieved to see her give him a smile and a wink. This must be all part of the plan. Ladybug and Cat Noir watched as the Chocolatier pulled the trigger, but to the boy's surprise, no candy came out.
"Cat Noir! NOW!" Shouted Ladybug.
"Cataclysm!" Cat Noir exclaimed as he ran full speed at the confused boy. Doing a fancy jump, he grabbed the gun out of the Chocolatier's hand.
"I'll take that!" Cat Noir said with a smirk as the akumatized object instantly turned to dust. Then the small, troublesome Akuma flew out of the pile of dust.
"NOOOOOOO!" The little boy cried as he changed back into his normal self.
"No more evil-doing for you, little Akuma." Cried Ladybug.
"Time to de-evilize!" Swinging her yoyo, she caught the troublesome bug and exclaimed, "Gotcha!"
"Bye, Bye, little butterfly!" Said Ladybug, smiling as the now white butterfly was set free.
"Miraculous Ladybug!" Cried Ladybug, throwing her luck charm into the air.
After Paris was restored back to its usual self, Cat Noir knelt down so he could talk to the little boy.
"What happened?" He asked, looking around.
"You were akumatized, but your safe now. Do you know where your parents are?" Asked Cat Noir.
"Yeah. There over there." The little boy said, pointing at two figures running towards them.
Once his parents had reached him, they sighed in relief. "Thank god, you're alright. Come on, let's go home." His Mum said to the little boy as she took his hand. Then she look over at the two superheroes.
"Thank you Ladybug and Cat Noir."
"You're welcome! We're just doing our job." Said Ladybug with a smile as the three smiled and walked away.
Ladybug then turned around to face her partner. "That went fairly quickly." She said preparing herself for what she was about to do.
"Yeah." Cat Noir nodded in agreement. He then glanced over at Ladybug to see her eyes darting in all direction as she bit her lip nervously.
"Is anything wrong Bugaboo? You acting kind of jumpy." Questioned Cat Noir, looking at Ladybug with concern.
Ladybug jumped, only proving his point.
Ladybug took a deep breath, "Cat Noir, we have been working together for quite some time now, and I think it's time we…" Ladybug started but trailed off, looking at the ground uncertainly.
"Yes?" Cat Noir prompted, curiously.
"Well, I think it's time we showed each other our identities." Stated Ladybug, trying her very best to stay as calm as possible.
Cat Noir gawked at her as if she had just grown two heads. "W-What!" He asked, too stunned to even move. He must have heard wrong.
Ladybug sighed in aspiration, "I think we should show each other our secret identities. I've thought about it for a long time now and I think it's time we did. It will make us stronger as a team and we'll be able to work together when we are and when we are not in our superhero forms."
Cat Noir continued to stare at Ladybug, utterly speechless. "WHAT!" Cat Noir exclaimed again, unable to make out anything else.
Ladybug couldn't help but roll her eyes at her partner. "It's not that hard to believe. I think it would benefit both of us if we did. Hawkmoth's akumatized victims are getting harder and harder to defeat, and by sharing our identities we could meet more often and work out strategies to defeat him once and for all!"
"Am I dreaming?" Cat Noir asked in a faraway tone. He was still slightly dazed and still found it too good to be true.
Ladybug let out a small giggle, "Silly, Kitty"
Hearing her earing beep, she realised she only had one minute left before she transformed back. "I don't want to do it in the day just in case someone sees us. Meet me at 9 O'clock tonight on the Eiffel Tower." She told her bemused partner. "O-Ok." Cat Noir replied.
"Good!" She smiled. "See you later, Kitty." She then gave Cat Noir a wink, before using her yoyo to swing away from building to building.
"Bye..." Replied Cat Noir, although he knew that she was definitely too far away to hear him anyway. He still couldn't believe it! Ladybug was going to share her identity with him! TONIGHT!
He was so shocked that he barely even notice when his ring beeped and he changed back into his civilian form. Luckily, everyone had evacuated the area so they didn't see him de-transform. Plagg appeared looking just as stunned as Adrien was. "We should probably go back home now…" Suggested Adrien, slowly, his recently solid brain, now a pile of goo.
Adrien then sluggishly started dragging his feet back to his house. Plagg hid in Adrien's jacket, still to shaken to do anything besides blink. Did that really just happen?
