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Upon hearing the Akuma alert go off, Mme. Bustier immediately started assembling the class and leading them out into the main courtyard. Since the beginning of HawkMoth's habitual villain-creating tendencies, Paris has adapted and involved not only the app-based alert, but also full-scale alarms, and 'Akuma drills' at the local schools and universities. Not unlike a fire drill, the classes were expected to line up in an area that was deemed 'secure' or as secure as possible against magically-created supervillains while Ladybug and Chat Noir address the problem.

This, unfortunately, does not tend to work when the akuma is one of the students already inside the school, as was the case today. Thick gouts of fog rolled out along the catwalk rimming the upper level of the courtyard, pouring through the gaps in the metal railing to fill the courtyard as if it were an enormous basin.

"We don't know what's causing this fog, or it's potential effects, so please refrain from touching it." Mme. Bustier stated, in an attempt to refocus the class. "As such, we will not be going down into the courtyard today."

"There is a ninety-eight percent chance that this fog was caused by the akuma," Max stated, "so it would be best to leave it alone." Pushing his glasses up with his finger, he continued. "There should be a few fire exits around the school. If we can find one of those-"

"Then we should be able to escape." Kim concluded, and though he interrupted Max, the latter boy nodded.

Looking pointedly at Kim was Alix, who was dressed in a black hoodie decorated with a neon green dragon curling up its left side, red hair sticking down out of a similarly-adorned beanie. "So, which way do you think we should escape, if you know so much?" She had a small smirk on her face, knowing that she'd put her friendly rival on the spot.

"Well... I-uh." Kim started. "We... we can split up and look in different directions?" He ended with a shrug.

Mme. Bustier immediately shut down that idea, stating that the class should stick together, though Nathaniel soon spoke up from his place near the back of the line.

"Where's Marinette?" His coat and beanie were the same color of his vibrant red hair, so much so that it didn't appear as if he were wearing a beanie at all. He was looking around at his classmates when he noticed that the 'clumsy' designer was nowhere to be seen. Peeking over the railing, he was happy to know that she hadn't fallen into the fog. Though it was then that a puff of said smoke flew into his face, and covered his body. There was a collective gasp from the class as the fog cleared - and where Nathaniel was standing there was now a statue carved out of marble in the exact image of him. Nathaniel had been turned to stone!

"I'll go look for her!" Adrien shouted as he ran off, away from the rest of the class.

"Whatever happened to him could happen to us if we don't move." Roman announced. "Everybody should grab a partner and start moving to a more enclosed area. We don't want to be near this stuff, especially knowing what it can do."

In pairs, the class began moving in the same direction Adrien ran, only to stop as the sound of stone colliding with metal rang out twice from just behind them. Turning, they saw what would be described as a moving marble statue with glowing, pale blue eyes, long hair that curled around her shoulders, a single-piece cocktail dress, and a turquoise and brass necklace half-embedded in her chest. The statue - or rather, the akuma - took in a deep breath, then exhaled a breath of fog that washed over the class, as they could only stare.


Ladybug arrived on the scene soon after, dressed in a form-fitting red bodysuit with black spots, a mask of identical coloration covering the space around her eyes, which looked over the collection of marble statues which used to be her classmates. Nino and Alya holding onto each other, much like Ivan and Mylene, the latter of which had her brightly-colored knit sweater turned alabaster white by the akuma's effect. Chloe held Sabrina in front of her, though it didn't save the mayor's daughter from being affected. An eyebrow was raised and eyes were rolled at the sight of Roman, the newcomer, who had placed himself in front of Lila. Juleka and Rose, Max and Kim, Alix and Nathaniel, they were all here, watched over by Mme. Bustier, who had her hand out towards the direction they were all facing, as if to yell 'stop' to whatever did this. Ladybug tensed her fist, then relaxed as she took a breath, knowing that everything would go back to normal as soon as the akuma was brought down, and the miraculous ladybugs did their job.

The sound of metal on metal put her guard up, she swung her yo-yo with practiced ease, only to find Chat Noir propped up on his baton behind her. He too, was taking in the sight of the statues behind her, and though she thought she saw a quirked eyebrow, it was quickly gone and his eyes were on her, with the same charming smile that she was accustomed to. "It's always marbleous to see you, milady. I'm happy to know you haven't taken me for granite."

A slight groan and another eye-roll were the immediate reply. "Good to see you too, Chat. Have you seen the akuma yet?"

Standing up straight, he shook his head, further messing up his blond hair. "I haven't, but I know that touching the fog is a bad idea." He shrugs with a playful grin. "I nearly fell into it earlier, but I'm glad I mist." His expression grew serious. "I saw a civilian get turned to stone when they came into contact with it."

Ladybug opened her mouth to reply, but was cut off by a heavy landing behind them. They were met with a woman made from marble, with a turquoise gem embedded in her chest. "Ladybug..." the akuma whispered, wisps of fog escaping her lips as she spoke. "How dare you? Are you trying to steal him from me? What's next? My position as a weathergirl?!" She then sucked in a breath of air, and released a breath of fog at the two heroes.

Avoiding the rolling mist by jumping to the school roof, Ladybug gasped and turned to Chat. "It's Mireille! Mireille Caquet, the weathergirl! But what would cause her to become this?"

"I would think that she'd just become another Stormy Weather. Why is she trying to stone us, too much pressure?" He wiggled his eyebrows, but was quickly tossed down against the roof as Ladybug jumped on top of him. He watched as a ball of fog flew past, and the two heroes rolled away from the edge as Mireille leapt up after them.

Quickly standing up, Ladybug called out to the akuma. "Mireille! Why are you doing this?"

"My name is Sculptrusa!" She replied. "And I will turn anyone who stands in my way into a work of art! You got between me and Theo, Ladybug, so I'll turn you into a statue, so your only affection will come from bird sh-"

"Even if she were a statue, I would still lava her." Chat Noir interrupted. "But from what I'm hearing, you and Theo are like two tectonic plates right now; too much friction." Grabbing Ladybug around the waist, he extended his baton to propel the two of them further into the city. "We need to talk to Theo." He said, releasing her. "Whatever happened, he should know. Let's go to his studio and check around." At Ladybug's nod, they put their full focus on speed.

Landing in the midst of Theo's art studio, they assessed their surroundings and quickly saw a number of pieces dedicated to Mireille which had been created after their last visit when Theo was akumatized. They easily found the young artist, and questioned him about Mireille's akumatization. Theo told them that he had been working on a project for the last few days - a portrait of Mireille - and had told her that his project was of 'the one he adores', though when he sent a photo to accompany the message, he chose the wrong photo, which was a new statuette of Ladybug commissioned by Chloe Bourgeois, who had messaged asking for a picture of it. The picture got sent to Mireille, and he can only guess as to what happened after.

Ladybug began pacing, while Chat chimed in. "One more clue and we can roll right along. It's sedimentary, my dear Lady."

Although she sighed, she nodded in agreement. "If we just need one more clue, why don't we leave it to chance? Lucky Charm!" Her one-use power activated, the magic coalesced into-

"A fog machine?" was Chat's incredulous vocalization. "Well, it never goes wrong, so it can't be a mistake."

"You made that joke earlier." Ladybug replied.

"It seems that I need to be a bit boulder in my puns, then." His cheeky grin said it all; he repeated a pun on purpose.

Heavy footsteps on the roof cut their banter short, and three orbs of petrifying fog were launched down into the studio. Chat cried out his own power, but then cried out and was quickly cut off. Sculptusa jumped down and saw a cloud of fog in a vaguely humanoid shape. Stepping over to admire it, she swept her arm to disperse the fog, and seeing the opening, Chat pressed his Cataclysm-charged claw to the turquoise gemstone in her chest, causing it to crumble into dust. A black butterfly emerged from it, which was quickly caught by Ladybug, who had been unplugging the fog machine, and purified. Sculptusa returned to being Mireille Caquet, and the fog machine was thrown into the air with a shout of 'Miraculous Ladybug', curing the akuma's effects across Paris.

Chat held out his fist toward Ladybug, who met it with her own fist and a shared exclamation of 'Well Played!'


Mme. Bustier's class found themselves stiff and confused mere moments after the fog washed over them, and Alya was the first one to put it together that Ladybug and Chat Noir must have saved the day while they were petrified.

Roman sat down with his back against the wall, leaning his head back. "So that was an akuma." He said, more as a statement of fact than a question. Turning towards the rest of the class, he inquired. "How do you all deal with that, as often as they occur?"

Once again, it was Alya who spoke up, with her hands on her hips and a smug smile on her face. "We can deal with it as long as we know that Ladybug and Chat Noir are there to save the day, as any true fan of them would know." This statement was met with a number of nods and affirmations from the rest of the class, with a scoff from Lila, who quickly covered it up as a cough from the fog, and a somewhat sad look from Chloe.

It was only a few moments after when Marinette came running back, followed by Adrien. It seemed as though they had both been caught by the akuma and turned into statues looking for an escape route.

Due to the akuma taking up so much time, class was let out for the rest of the day. Roman was roped into going to the Trocadéro plaza by Kim, Max, and Alix, who were all followed by Alya, who wanted to get details about Ladybug and Chat Noir in America, and Nino, who was accompanying her. Adrien was picked up by his bodyguard right after school, and Marinette headed home to help her parents in the bakery. Thus ended Roman's first day at Collège Françoise Dupont, surrounded by new friends with similar interests, and his first experience with an akuma.