Marinette, Adrien, Nino and Alya all sat in class as they watched Marinette well be Marinette
"OK ! NEW PLAN !"
Throwing away a past piece of paper that dealt with the old Sketch quickly Marinette began to make a new one
"Since he knows Marinette is Ladybug, I'll make the gift as Marinette, swing by as Ladybug. Drop it off at his houseboat and boom ! mission complete HE'LL LOVE IT ! TELL ME SO ! I'LL APOLOGIZE ! WELL SHED TEARS KISS DATE GET MARRIED LIVE ON A HOUSEBOAT TOGETHER WITH OUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER AND CAT NAME MELODY ! AND-"
"Woah there Marinette calm down" Alya said with a chuckle
"What's this gift even gonna be"
Finishing the final touches on her Sketchbook she ripped out the piece of paper and handed it too Adrien
"Woah ! That's awesome ! you're gonna make this ?"
"The gift was gonna be a necklace with a blue steel metallic Music note on it
"No, I saw one in a shop a couple of days ago and knew it would be perfect for Luka. And when I give it to him he's just gonna love it !"
"You sure you have to go out and buy a gift ? can't you just I don't know make a cake ? you know how much Luka likes your simpler options" Alya said as she handed the paper back to Marinette
"That was before I stopped on his heart and shattered it into a million pieces. If I'm really gonna apologize to Luka I need to go big !"
"Honestly same here, If I wanna get Kagami to ever talk to me again I'm gonna need a new tactic, Because gifts aren't doing it. You think I could tag along with your Marinette ? I could really use your creative genius, plus I could probably pay for your gift"
"Sure, takes a load off me"
"Woah woah woah, you two plan on going out in the public alone together ?" Alya said as she raised an eyebrow
Nino too caught her drift and looked at Marinette and Adrien but they just raised an eyebrow in confusion
"Yeah ? what's the problem with that ?"
"Umm Dude, you two were like the talk of the town last year. And then one day you two just Mysteriously broke up. If your found in public together Rumors are gonna spread like crazy and if Luka and Kagami see than it could be pretty bad"
Though it was a warning Adrien and Marinette just took it lightly as they just pshhed
"Please it's not that big of a deal, everyone knows we're just friends now truly it'll be quick well just head to the store but the gift regroup back at the Bakery and nothing will happen"
"Come on guys have a little faith for us we are Ladybug and Cat Noir after all"
Nino and Alya just shared a look
"Uh huh"
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"I have no idea what those two were worried about, we can be seen in public and it's completely normal"
"Agreed, were just two friends walking to a store together, I mean just because we dated doesn't mean we can't hang out by ourselves"
"Right"
"Right"
Right then the awkward Silence attacked as the two had no clue what to say to one another as they walked down the streets of Paris.
"Right anyway, why I'm here help me brainstorm some ideas for Kagami, alright creative Marinette whatcha got"
Rubbing her chin with her fingers Marinette began to think
"Hmm you try making a song for her ?"
"Actually yeah….me and Nino showed up to her house once with a boombox and I sung a song, it was Nino's Idea
"REALLY ! HOW DID IT GO !"
"She called her pet dogs on me"
"Ohh yeah tuff break, ok how about writing a poem, girls love romantic stuff like that"
"Last time I wrote a poem for her it didn't end up so well"
"Right…..ok hmm, well Kagami's a very serious and deep person but once you get to know her it's like a shell within her cracks open. So all you have to do is find what she truly loves and boom ! you'll be in"
Adrien thought over what Marinette said with a smile
"What she loves huh ?"
Luckily for them the store they needed was right aopn them as they crossed the street and Adrien opened the door letting Marinette in
If was one of those old doors with the bell when it opened so Immediately when the two stepped food inside the old woman beamed as they heard a voice in the back of what seemed to be a old voodoo store
"OH JUST A SECOND !"
Looking around the store Adrien looked at all the old antiques and artifacts as he leaned over to Marinette
"Umm Marinette, you sure this store is….I don't know safe ?"
Marinette smirked
"Aww if the Little Kitty scared"
"No !" Adrien quickly defended
"It's just….this place seems…..old ? and not up to date at all"
Adrien was soon proven right as a Skeleton hand he was once holding crumble to pieces making him jump
"Ok yeah I'll just go wait outside-"
"Nope !" Marinette said as she quickly grabbed his shoulder yanking him back
"Look were not doing much I'm just gonna get that necklace, pay for it and then we'll leave and I'll help you with your Kagami situation done deal agreed"
Adrien looked around and sighed before nodding his head
"Alright fine, your the boss"
"Aww come on cheer up where's that Cat Noir bravery and courage"
"In my pocket eating Cheese"
Emerging from the backroom an old Elderly Lady emerged smiling as she was dressed like a fortune teller with a headband. Marinette and Adrien didn't notice but Immediately the woman latched onto Adrien's Ring and Marinette's Earrings making her go wide eyed with hungry eyes
"HELLO ! HELLO ! WELCOME TO GRANDMA HUHU'S ! WHAT ARE YOU TWO CUTIEPIES LOOKING FOR TODAY !"
Giving her warmest smile Marinette pulled her sketch paper out of her Backpack and showed it off to the woman
"Hi I saw you had this on display a couple of days ago, It's the blue steel music note necklace. I would like to buy it please"
"Ahh ! Yes ! YES !" again the woman said as she dipped down to the counter. She emerged back up with a wooden box and revealed exactly what Marinette was looking for making her smile
"YES THAT'S IT ! HOW MUCH !"
"Ohh it's not for sale dear" the woman said making both Marinette and Adrien's face drop in disappointment
"What ?"
"This Metal of this Jewl is very valuable. It was melted and Broken down from Steel used in the times of Kings and Queens flamed in the heart of a Dragon's fire. This explicate Metal is worth too much to put on sale"
"Ma'am, with all due respect" Adrien began as he stepped up to the counter "I never pull this card ever. But, I'm sure I can afford whatever Buck your trying to make with this thing"
Grabbing his wallet from his bag Adrien pulled out 100 $
"I'll give you 100 $ for that thing"
"No sale" The woman said with all the seriousness in the world
"200"
"No Sale"
"300"
"No sale"
"AWWW ! COME ON !"
Marinette had to grab Adrien Calming him down as he angrily stuffed his money back in his wallet
"Ma'am, what will it take to get the necklace ? I really need it"
The Woman looked up and down at the duo as she spotted something on them that caught her Eye making her smile
"Your Ring and Earrings" she said in which the two went wide eyed
"Excuse me ?"
"Your Ring and Earrings, I noticed them. Their old Ancient artifacts. Probably Older than most of the things in the Cities Museum. I'd be willing to offer you a trade, Jewelry for Jewelry"
"Yeah no Sale" Adrien said in a serious tone as he was just about done with this lady. Grabbing Marinette the two began to walk away from the countertop leaving the old lady as she just wickedly smirked
"YOU'RE WELCOMED BACK ANY TIME !"
"YEAH NOT LIKELY !" Adrien shouted before slamming the door open
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"Greed and hunger can be a powerful thing alone. But mixed together they can make you relentless"
Grabbing a once White Butterfly Shadowmoth courped the Insect turing it Black to it's core along with a White feather before releasing it too the wild
"Fly away my little Akuma and Amok and Evalize our commonly Hungry friend"
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"Sorry we couldn't get the Necklace Marinette. Maybe you could bake Luka a cake or something"
"Yeah maybe…." Marinette pouted in defeat
Adrien too frowned and a silver lining thought almost made him turn around to make his way back inside and try to negotiate with the lady but was initially cut off when the ground began to ruble grabbing both their attention
"Marinette ?" Adrien said as he felt the ground shake
"Yeah I feel it too Ti-"
Marinette's transformation was suddenly cut off when a raging Teddy Bear erupted from the shop Immediately grabbing Adrien and Marinette
"AHH !"
"HAHAHAHA !" a voice said making the two look up as they saw a classic looking Witch emerge from a cloud of green smoke as she landed on ontop of the teddy bear
"HAHAHAHA ! WELL NOW LOOK AT ME NOW ! LOOK WHO'S GAINED THE UPPER HAND !"
Marinette and Adrien struggled to escape the Teddy bears grasp but it was too tight leaving them in hopeless grunts
"Oh and I'll be taking those thank you very much" Witch said as she began to twiddle her fingers
Soon enough Adrien's ring and Marinette's Earrings began to slip off making them go wide eyed in horror
"NO !" they both shouted but it was too late as both their Jewelry slipped off their finger and ear leaving them horrified as Witch just laughed as she pocketed them away
"WITCH THAT'S MY SON !" Shadowmoth growled telepathically
"Ehh, don't worry. I'll send it to you later along with the rest of him in one piece when this is all over"
"YOU BETTER !"
"NOW ONWARD MY CREATION ! AS WE SHALL CONQUER PARIS IN THE NAME OF MAGIC ! HAHAHAHAHAHA !
It was terrible all of it was horrible and there was nothing Adrien and Marinette could do to stop it
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"How do you think they're doing ?"
"No clue, But it's clear those two aren't gonna reach their goal without a little help from us" Alya said as her and Nino approached the corner
Alya had gotten idea too see what the deal was with Luka and Lila so her and Nino poked around the corner as they were overhearing their conversation
Finishing the strums of his Guitar Lila just held another grinning smile
"Wow ! you're so talented Luka !"
Luka just chuckled
"thanks….It's been hard….transitioning back into music. It's always been my loving passion but last year I uhh…..I had"
Lila placed her hand on Luka's making her look at him
"It's ok. I'm a really good listener"
"...I had a mental breakdown last year. It was….it was hard"
"Aww, you poor baby" Lila cooed as she began to stroke his arm seductively
Alya just growled as she was starting to understand what Marinette began to feel but was cut off when her Phone was starting to ring
"Yes Girl what I'm currently spying on Luka and Lila"
"NOT REALLY THE TIM- WAIT WHAT ! WHAT IS THAT LIAR SAYING TO LUKA !"
"MARINETTE !"
"RIGHT RIGHT SORRY ! ME AND ADRIEN ARE CURRENTLY BEING ABDUCTED BY A GIANT TEDDY BEAR !"
"What ?"
"YOU HEARD ME ! WE NEED HELP HURRY UP !"
That was all Marinette ended with before hanging up the phone leaving Alya to groan as she grabbed Nino's arm
"Come on Adrien and Marinette need our help"
"Ironic were the ones saving them for a change"
"Heh, I know right"
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Sadly enough Witch's parade through the city with the Giant Teddy bear caught wind of most people as they gasped in horror and pointed up at towards the sight
"OH MY GOD IS THAT ADRIEN AGRESTE ! AND MARINETTE !"
"SOMEBODY SAVE THEM !"
"WHERE'S LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR !"
The duo continued to struggle and attempt to break free from the bear's grip but it just ended in failure as they were still stuck
"GOD THIS IS SO AGGRAVATING ! BEING STUCK HERE AND WHAT'S WORSE IS ALL THE RUMORS AND NEWS THAT'S GONNA BE SPREAD ABOUT US ! GAHHH HOW WORSE COULD THIS POSSIBLY GET !"
Soon enough a Elevator Chopper came flying up
"Hello worse"
"PUT THE COUPLE DOWN !" the chopper demanded making Adrien and Marinette roll their eyes
"WERE NOT DATING !"
"YOU WANT ME TO PUT THEM DOWN HOW ABOUT I PUT YOU DOWN !" Witch said before pushing out a thick green fog of smoke bling straight for the chopper
Lucky enough Carapace arrived right on time blocking the smoke with his Shield before landing on the hand that held Adrien
Soon enough Rene Rouge landed also landing on the hand that held Marinette
"Sorry were late" Rene Rouge apologized as she brought out her flute using her orange laser to begin and cut the hand apart
"HEY WHO INVITED YOU !" Witch said before erupting her hands with green gas again before throwing it as Carapace
With a simple block Caracpe raised her Shield summoning
"SHEL-TER !" he said before a giant green dome surrounded the 4 giving them a bit of privacy
Witch continued to try and break through the Dome with her magic gas but Nino continued to hold the hold the dome up as Alya finished up with the main points of the hand getting her the chance she needed to slip Marinette out
"Nice Job Rene now get Adrien out"
"On it !" Rene Rouge said before doing her exact same tactic to get Adrien out
"That crazy lady took our Miraculous we gotta get it back" Adrien said
"We gotta get you guys to safety first we'll deal with your jewels"
"GUY'S DOME'S CRACKING HERE !" Carapace said as he was obviously mentioning his cracking dome
Grabbing Adrien and Marinette tightly Rene Rouge spoke again
"CARAPACE ! USE YOUR DOME TO SURROUND US !"
"ON IT !"
Soon enough Carapace migrated closer to the group before making his Dome smaller. But what shocked the others was with the small amount of time Alya had to walk through his Dome she took it pushing Marinette and Adrien into Nino's arms causing them to fall down off the Teddy bear making them go wide eyed
"NO WAIT !" they tried but no use as Rene Rouge had began climbing up the Bear's arm meeting Witch at the top
"YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU !"
"OH YEAH WELL COME GET IT !"
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"We have to get back up there" Adrien announced and Nino was all down that that plan but his bracelet on his wrist began to bleep making him grit his teeth
He began to throw all caution in the wind as he was about to climb the bear again But was stopped when Marinette and Adrien grabbed his arm making him look at them
"You're about to detransform, don't push yourself. Go recharge and come back" Marientte said and as much as Nino was against the plan he sighed and nodded his head before running off into the nearby alleyway as a group of people began to surrounded Adrien and Marinette snapping pictures and cheering
"THANK GOD YOU TWO ARE OK !"
"THE POWER OF LOVE SAVED YOU GUYS !"
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A flash of green was shown narby and out came Wayzz as Nino pulled a small speck of Cinnamon bread out of his blue Jacket
"Come on Wayzz, Alya needs my help"
"Right Master" The Turtle Kwami said before scarfing down the bread
"Ok im ready"
"Great !" Nino said with a smirk "Wayzz, Shell on !"
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Dodging another puff of green gas Alya ducked before sending a punch to the Witches stomach
With quick think Alya got an Idea as she pulled out her Flute using her orange laser to cut a strand of the bag making it fall off her Shoulder
"HEY !"
Soon enough Carapace returned grabbing the bag before he landed right next to Rene Rouge
"Thanks !"
"NAUGHTY BOY DIDN'T YOUR PARENTS TEACH YOU NOT TO TAKE WHAT'S YOURS !" Witch said before sending another ball of green gas their way forcing them to retreat downwards towards the arm
"Marinette and Adrien kinda have their hands full and we can't give them the Miraculous without revealing their identities" Nino said
"And we need the Ladybug Miraculous if we wanna get rid of Granny here"
Bringing his Shield up to block another one of Witch's attacks Rene Rouge got a bright Idea as her and Nino were currently blocked from view of everyone
Rene Rouge began to dig in the bag as she pulled out Marinette's earrings and Adrien's ring
"Here" she said as he handed Nino the ring making him go wide eyed
"What !"
"You said it yourself Adrien and Marinette are busy right now and we need to get rid of the Witch now so come on !"
Nino began to nervously bite his lip but even he knew he was out of options so with his free hand he grabbed the ring slipping it on his finger as Alya placed the earrings on her ears summoning Plagg and Tikki
"Hey guys mind if we take you guys out for a spin"
Tikki's face lit up with excitement while Plagg just rolled his eyes
"YAY !"
"Whatever"
"TIKKI ! TRIXX UNIFY !"
"PLAGG WAYZZ UNIFY !"
"WITCH ! CARAPACE AND RENE ROUGE MUST'VE BEEN HARBORING LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR'S MIRACULOUS THIS ENTIRE TIME ! STOP THEM AND TAKE THEIR MIRACULOUS !" Shadowmoth said
"ON IT !"
Merging with Adrien and Mainrtte's Kwami's CaraCat removed his Shield revealing their merged suits making Adrien and Marinette smile in the crowd
Witch combined her hands making a giant ball of green gas shooting it at Nino and Alya but it was easily blocked by ReneBug as she used her Yo-Yo blocking the gas
"We should deal with the Amok fist get rid of her strength that just leaves her"
"Right"
Bringing his hand up CaraCat smirked as his hand was surrounded by a black ball of energy
"CATACLYSM !" he said as he placed his palm on the Teddy Bear causing it too shake and rumble before it Turned into nothing but rust
"NO !"
CaraCat grabbed ReneBug's waist as he deployed his Staff to the ground giving ReneBug the chance she needed to use her Yo-Yo and grab the Amok
"1 down 1 more to go" she said as they landed on the solid ground
"I'M GONNA CURE YOU 2 FOR A THOUSAND YEARS !" Witch yelled as she began to float surrounding her lower half with green gas
"We're gonna need a little bit of Luck right about now"
"Agreed, LUCKY CHARM !"
Down came a bug themed Vacuum cleaner as Alya began to look around looking for some type of an idea. But soon enough it came to here as she looked at Witch and her floating gas and the Vacuum
"Hey Kitty, make give me a clean line up shot"
"Easy enough, HEY WITCH ! COME AND CATCH ME ! YOU OLD HAG !"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY !"
"I SAID COME AND CATCH ME, I KNOW IT'S HARD TO HEAR IN YOUR OLD AGE !"
"YOU IMBISPLE" she said as she lined up a straight shot with her green gas
"I'M GONNA BLAST YOU TO THE END OF THE EARTH !" she shouted before raising her hands to drop them shooting her shot right at CaraCat.
"SHEL-TER !"
CaraCat's dome was placed down giving him protection from the attack giving ReneBug all she needed as she deployed her Yo-Yo wrapping her legs around the cord as she aimed the Vacuum right under the Villain
"HEY WITCH ! SMILE !"
"HUH ? GAH !"
Easily enough the Witch got sucked into the Tiny vacuum making Alya smile as she saw her swirl around in the glass hole pounding on the glass
"LET ME OUT !"
"Ok"
Pressing the release Button Witch came spewing onto the concrete floor giving CarCat the chance he needed to grab the Akumatized Headband off her forehead stretching it apart
"All yours" CaraCat said as ReneBug took watch of the purple Akuma
Spinning her Yo-Yo upside down a bright white light began to flash around
"No more evil doings for you little Akuma"
"TIME TO DE-EVILIZE !"
Grabbing the purple Akuma in her Yo-Yo ReneBug soon released the creature and feather free as she waved goodbye
"Bye-Bye little Butterfly"
Throwing the Device in the air ReneBug flipped down from her Yo-Yo as she shouted
"MIRACULOUS LADYBUG !"
Soon enough a wave of pink Ladybug's began to fix everything deakumatizing the eledrly lady
"Pound it !" ReneBug and CaraCat said as they bumped fist
Sadly their time had came to a end as CaraCat's Ring began to bleep as ReneBug's earrings were on her last spot's giving them a final head nod as they used their Yo-Yo and Staff to zip away from the crowd leaving Adrien and Marinette with satisfied smiles on their face as they shared a look and headnod before dispersing from the clapping and cheering crowd
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"GAH ! LADYBUG CAT NOIR ! YOUR LUCKY YOU STILL HAVE ALIESS YOU CAN TRUST AND ALINE YOURSELF WITH BUT SOON ENOUGH I WILL HAVE YOUR MIRACULOUS AND ALL OF YOU WILL BE UNDER MY CONTROL !"
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Tikki, Wayzz, Plagg and Trixx all came out as Alya and Nino sighed a breath of relief
"I see why Adrien like being Cat Noir so much"
"Yeah and being Ladybug just gave me this sense of power for some reason, now I know why Marinette's in charge. But it was always fun kicking butt with you Tikki"
"Same here Alya !"
"You too Plagg"
"Yeah yeah it was cool I guess"
"Nice job you too I must say one heck of a show you put on" a voice said as Marinette and Adrine emerged into the the alleyway
"Yeah, how was he Plagg"
"He was ok, good enough for a beginner"
Handing the Ring and Earrings to their rightful owners the group shook their heads and laughed as they began to walk away
"You know I think I'm ok with being Carapace"
"Same here for Rene Rouge"
"Don't worry" Marinette said as she wrapped an arm around Alya as Adrien wrapped a arm around Nino
"If we ever need it ReneBug and CaraCat can always make a return"
"HAHAHAHA, you got it"
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The group had returned to school and immediately the sight they were met with was one of Lila and Luka talking getting closer than Marinette would've liked. But her mood changed when Alya came and gave her a hug
"Don't worry Girl, you didn't need to give him a stupid gift anyway. You're the most valuable thing. You'll get your chance soon enough"
"Yeah and if you ever need a lonner to hang out with you always have me" Adrien said with a smile making Marinette chuckle
"Thanks guys"
"Now if you don't mind me. I think CaraCat and ReneBug deserve some well made hero cookies. LAST ONE TO MARINETTE'S BAKERY IS A ROTTEN EGG !" Nino said as he began to sprint there making everyone laugh
"OHH YOUR SO ON !" Marinette replied and soon enough they were all dashing to the Bakery