I Need a Hero

Summary: AU: Marinette is near the end of her rope with Lila and her lies, with no one on her side, except Chloé, even Adrien has been converted. What happens when an old friend from the past is transferred into the class? Lila and, entire class bashing. A new black cat is chosen. Marinette/Bastion. Kagami, Chloé, and Luka friendship. Yu-Gi-Oh GX/Miraculous Ladybug/Carmen Sandiego 2019 X-over. Early Season 4, set after Truth. Lila bashing, class bashing, Bastion/Marinette

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh/Yugioh GX/Miraculous Ladybug/Carmen Sandiego 2019 and anything else that creeps its way into this story.

This is very AU, concerning heroes, characters, personalities, and love interests, there is mentions of suicide and even implied rape. You have been warned. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Warning: There are a lot of differences in this chapter. The addition of extra heroes is a big part of it. Please note the word that is 'Unspeakable' is R*pe. Don't read if even this is a trigger for you.

Chapter 6: Talking Things Out

That evening after dinner Bastion spent some time playing video games with his brother and teaching him some tips and tricks that he didn't know before looking at the clock. "Noah, I have to go. We have a talk with Chloé tonight," he said.

"I understand. Thanks for playing with me bro," said Noah.

"You're welcome, Noah, let me know if you need any more help," and he transformed and leapt out of his brother's window. Noah watched in admiration before going to his desk to do his homework.

Xxxxx

"Chloé Bourgeois," said Ladybug who had appeared at Chloé's window with Felis Nero. Chloé had been standing outside looking at the stars when they arrived.

"Ladybug! Felis Nero? What are you both doing here? I thought you were joking when you said you wanted to talk when you were being interviewed this afternoon," said Chloé.

"No, I wasn't. Chloé, we need to sit down and have a serious talk," said Ladybug.

"I'm not your friend or your fan anymore, you know that, right?" she asked.

"I know and it was wrong of me to throw it all away. I was in a bad emotional space that day and I made choices, some of them bad ones," Ladybug admitted. Chloé was confused, what could have happened that made Ladybug of all people make a bad choice?

"How do you know that they were bad choices?" she asked.

"Gut feeling and I made some really big mistakes that cost me a lot," Ladybug admitted sadly.

"I have an idea to see how Ladybug made the best choice or not," said Felis.

"How? The girls asked.

"Ladybug can I use the Rabbit Miraculous for a moment?"

"The Rabbit? Oh no," she began.

"Think about it, if we see what would have happened if you'd picked Chloé instead of Ryuko, then we'll know if things turned out for the best or not," he said Ladybug, paused, he was right, and it would go a long way to help Chloé too.

"Alright, here you go," using her yo-yo to retrieve the Rabbit Miraculous.

"Plagg, Fluff, unify!" said Felis. He transformed, and the girls stared at the new hero standing in front of them.

Instead of cat ears he had pure white rabbit ears, his tail, while still a cat's was now pure white as well and was fluffier. He had blue boots, and a blue glove on his right hand, blue and white shoulder pads and there were thick blue lines running down his arms and legs and he had a blue, white, and black belt. His hair was a little longer, softer and fluffier and all around the edges his hair was blue shading into white, the rest of his hair was its usual black. The umbrella was on his back and the rest of his look was like his Felis Nero one. "Hi, I'm Rabbit Nero," he said with a grin.

"Well, you look good," said Ladybug, "Ok, let's do this," she said.

"Burrow!" said Nero and the hole opened up and the three of them went inside it.

"WOW!" exclaimed Chloé.

"Let's see if things would have been better or worse," said Rabbit as he found the time he was looking for. He found the exact point in time and carefully guided it to a split and so they watched what happened when Ladybug chose Chloé. Heart Hunter was defeated the normal way instead of Hawk Moth intervening.

"Ok, so far nothing out of the ordinary," said Ladybug.

They watched as Adrien and Kagami kissed causing Chloé to say, "EW!" They then watched Hawk Moth try to persuade Chloé to accept his offer, but she refused. He left her but offered the Bee Miraculous to Lila who took it and lied to Pollen to get the activation phrase. Hawk Moth then akumatized the willing Bee Girl into Killer Bee. Killer Bee made the same events happen only she was smarter, and the battle was harder. Ladybug lost the Bee Miraculous permanently to Lila. It left Chloé without a Miraculous and the city in more danger than ever before. Ladybug choosing Chloé had far-reaching effects as Lila bullied Marinette even more and the danger in Paris was so great that with Killer Bee on the loose the Kaiba's never moved back. Felis Nero never appeared. Ladybug was harassed by Cat Noir (revealed to be Adrien) and he did the unspeakable to her. Marinette committed suicide because of the bullying (and the unspeakable) and no one to support her and Paris was taken over by Hawk Moth because Ladybug disappeared too. Hawk Moth had the Ladybug Miraculous after that and no one could stop him.

Everyone was pale but Chloé slowly turned and looked at Ladybug, "Marinette," she croaked, staring at the hero. She'd figured it out, how could she not, Marinette died, and Ladybug disappeared at the same time.

"Tikki…Spot…spots off…" said a very pale and shaken Marinette, who looked at a very shaken Chloé.

"I'm sorry Marinette, I'm sorry!" cried Chloé and the girls hugged each other. Chloé couldn't believe that by choosing Ryuko over her, all these horrible things didn't happen. "I'm so sorry, I was brat, I was selfish, I was conceited, I…"

"You were how you were raised Chloé; you were just being Chloé because you wanted your mom's attention, but none of what we've seen will ever happen," said Marinette trying to be strong, the very thought of Adrien actually doing that to her...raping her! It was enough to crush any remaining feelings for him. It was also enough to make her sick. Rabbit Nero was silent as he merged the split back together.

"I promise, I'll be a different person, I'll be better, I'll…" said Chloé but was stopped by Marinette.

"You don't have to force a change Chloé, you're already changing and all because of Bastion's influence," said Marinette.

"Yeah," she sniffled, "He brings out the best in a lot of people."

"I try," said Rabbit Nero, making Chloé's eyes widen as she turned and looked at the cat/rabbit superhero.

"You…you're…Bastion?" she asked. He nodded. Chloé had to sit down and so they left the Burrow and Bastion detransformed back into Felis Nero, feeding Fluff a carrot and then handing the Pocket Watch back to Marinette, who transformed back and then put the pocket watch away with her yoyo.

Bastion detransformed fully so that Chloé could see that it was really him, "Surprise," he said softly.

"Bastion was the one who convinced me that you needed to hear my reasoning for what I did and to clear the air between you and Ladybug," Marinette admitted. "We've had some long talks in private and when we were communicating by email and the rare phone call. I would tell him all my problems and he'd advise me and well, this has been a long time coming."

"I'm sorry for everything I've ever done to you Marinette and I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I'll probably spend forever trying to make it up to you, it's ridiculous, simply ridiculous!" Chloé was crying by the end of her speech.

"Chloé, it's ok, I've never hated you for your bullying, just been irritated, mad, annoyed, and sad but I've never ever hated you. The only person in the world who I've come close to hating is Lila." Marinette hugged her and Chloé hugged her back.

"That's not a surprise," said Chloé, who was feeling better now. Bastion handed her a tissue and she wiped away the rest of her tears.

"Friends?" Marinette asked.

"Friends," Chloé nodded.

"Well, as my friend and as someone who has seen the error of their ways and is the reason we're all here today, safe and sound, I think you deserve a second chance at having a Miraculous," said Marinette and Chloé's face lit up like a Christmas tree. "But it can't be the Bee, you're too well known, people would question Ladybug's decisions and Hawk Moth would use you again. I'll give you a Miraculous that you can use, permanently," said Marinette.

"Me, a permanent user? After all I've done! Why?" asked a shocked Chloé.

"Bastion, do you want to take this question?" Marinette asked.

"Sure. Well Chloé, it's because that because of the need for secret identities, there's not a lot of trust in the team. Since the team is being rebuilt it's a fresh start for everyone. After all, the Avengers in New York know who everyone is in their team and there's more trust between them because of it. I suggested tactic to this Marinette. In order to build trust, to prevent secrets from breaking friendships and to prevent negative feelings and misunderstandings, she tells everyone who is a Miraculous user everyone's identity. Plus, we can use it to foster friendships and have better communication," said Bastion.

"My parents know both of our identities and they have Miraculous as well. Bastion's family knows but they're used to weird stuff anyway. It apparently wasn't a shock to them," said Marinette.

"It wasn't," he said bluntly. "But you are the first person our age who knows our identities," he said. "You're also the first person our age we've chosen to have a permanent Miraculous."

Chloé was so touched that she cried again, and Bastion wiped her eyes while Marinette transformed and took out a Panjas bracelet. "Chloé, I'm proud to give you the Miraculous of the Tiger, with the power of Exaltation and the superpower of Clout. Please, use it well," she said, handing it to Chloé who took it with reverence. She put it on, and it immediately camouflaged itself to look like a white-gold, full chain Panjas bracelet with a diamond white jewel that connected the bracelet through its base and the part of the ring attached to a gold chain connected at the apex of the bracelet.

"Thank you, Ladybug, I won't let you down, I promise, Chloé Bourgeoise is going to be a different and better person," she said.

"I'm glad to hear that, Chloé."

Roarr came out of the bracelet, "Hi there I'm Roarr, wait a minute, you're…"

"A changed person Roarr, trust me, Chloé will take good care of you and she's officially a permanent member of the team," said Ladybug.

"Ok, if you say so Ladybug. So anyway, Chloé, I know that you're not afraid to raise your voice, so we'll get along fine. To transform say, Roarr, stripes on and to detransform, say Roarr, stripes off," she said.

"Understood, Roarr, stripes on!" she said. In a few moments Ladybug and Felis Nero were looking at a new hero. Chloé's outfit was amazing in their opinions. She had a suit that was made of the same material as Bastion's suit and looked like fur and it was orange with black stripes, with a white chest of fluffy fur in a heart shape. She had an orange cord around her neck with a white diamond attached to it, sitting on her breastbone. She had a short mini skirt with a white band and the rest was orange and black. Her boots were soft, went up to her knees, were orange with black stripes with a white diamond decorating them. Her left hand had a white diamond on the top of it. Her right had the Panjas Bracelet, fully charged on it. Her mask was orange with white circles around the eyes and black marks above each eye, and she had a real tiger tail, three whiskers protruding from her cheeks and real tiger ears. Her hair was orange, with black stripes and in a long ponytail, longer than her normal length, reaching down to midback, it had tiny white diamonds entwined in it and her eyes were narrow like a tiger and they were a green-gold colour. She wore orange lipstick, diamond-shaped earrings that were black, orange, and white in colour and her bolos were wrapped around her waist. "This is…me?" she asked, a little shocked at the look.

"You look beautiful," said Ladybug.

"Yes, I must agree, that is a superhero outfit," said Nero.

"I need a new name," she said.

"Something that says, you are new, proud and powerful," said Nero.

"How about, Regal Tigress?" Chloé suggested and the other two nodded, it was a good name.

"Welcome to the new French Miraculous Team, Regal Tigress," said Ladybug, holding out her hand to shake it.

"Thank you, Ladybug, and thank you, Felis Nero," as she shook Nero's hand as well.

"I need to ask you a question Regal. We need a holder for the Bee Miraculous, who would you suggest?" Ladybug asked.

"I…you're asking me?" she asked.

"You're the former user and if I chose someone without asking you it could cause resentment," said Ladybug.

"That makes sense. Ok, I choose my sister, Zoé. It's kind of selfish because then the Bee Miraculous remains in the family but I also think she'd do well with it, she's sweet and still trying make real friends properly. If she has the Miraculous team, it would be easier for her and we would have a better way to bond with each other," said Chloé.

"That's a wonderful idea and good reasons. I understand that you'd want to keep the Bee Miraculous close, don't worry. Can you call her here?" Ladybug asked. Regal nodded and detransformed, calling her sister.

"Yes Chloé?" she asked, then she saw Ladybug and Felis Nero. "Oh, uh, hi."

"Zoé Lee, it's nice to meet you, I'm Ladybug," and she shook her hand.

"I'm Felis Nero, it's a pleasure," he said, also shaking her hand.

"Likewise, but what ae you doing here?"

"We were talking to Chloé about who would get the Bee Miraculous and she suggested you," said Nero. Zoé looked really surprised and looked at her sister. Chloé just shrugged.

"I thought you'd be the best fit," she said, looking slightly uncomfortable.

"Zoé Lee," said Ladybug, taking the Bee Miraculous out of her yo-yo and handing it to her. "Here is the Miraculous of the Bee, representing the concept of Subjection with the superpower of Venom. Please use it well."

"I will, thank you Ladybug," she said.

Pollen appeared, "It's nice to meet you my queen, I'm Pollen. To transform, simply say Pollen, Buzz O. To detransform say, Pollen, Buzz Off," she said.

"Ok, Pollen, Buzz On!" She transformed and Chloé, Felis and Ladybug were soon looking at Zoé in her hero outfit. She wore a yellow and black swan-necked, bee and wasp hybrid jumpsuit, which had a texture that was almost like a bee skin. The upper part of the suit was black with yellow stripes with yellow forearms and hands with black fingers. She had a yellow zipper at the front with a triangular yellow and black slider, making it look like she was wearing a jacket. The lower part of the suit was yellow with black stripes. She wore black boots with a yellow stripe at the collar, tongue and toecap and a black mask with yellow around her eyes. Her hair was braided with a black streak and her bangs were equal length and black highlights. She had real black antenna. The Bee Miraculous was located right above the base of her braid, holding two black antenna-like ribbons. The Spinning Top was tied with a yellow string around her hips. She also had a pair of real wings on her back and a stinger as well.

"Now that's fashionable," said Chloé. "What's your hero name?"

"Thanks Chloé. Uh, good question. Um, Vesperia," said Zoé. Everyone nodded and then two more people joined them.

"Who?" asked the sisters.

"Girls, this is Fěn Zhū and La Toro, holders of the Pig and OX Miraculous."

"Hi," they said.

"You'll learn their identities shortly but we have places to go and people to visit, said Ladybug, "So Chloé, suit up and we'll leave. All identities will be revealed tonight," she concluded.

"Chloé, you have a Miraculous too?" asked Vesperia, Chloé nodded and transformed into Regal Tigress. Vesperia was impressed.

"Ok everyone, follow me," said Ladybug, and the six of them ran across the rooftops to a place where Luka had just met with Kagami, Nathaniel, Juleka and Alix.

"Oh, hey there, what are you doing here?" asked Luka with a smile.

"I'm here to meet with someone and you?" Kagami asked, she'd liked Luka when she'd met him earlier that day, he was honest and a good friend to Marinette. She'd met him before, but she hadn't been paying too much attention at the time.

"I'm also meeting someone," he said. Alix nodded as she was meeting someone too and so did Nath, and Juleka, they were shocked to see six heroes drop down in front of them.

"Luka, Kagami, Alix, Nathaniel, Juleka we need to talk, we're taking you somewhere safe to do that," said Ladybug. The five of them looked at each other, they'd been waiting for Ladybug! They agreed though and Felis carried Kagami while La Toro carried Luka, Regal Tigress carried Alix, Fěn Zhū carried Juleka and Vesperia carried Nathaniel. "Right, we're safe," said Ladybug, once they reached where she wanted to be. "I want to be honest with all of you, so the six of us are going to reveal ourselves," she said.

"What!" they all asked.

"The team can't function without trust and that's why I'm doing this, the more friends we have that we can trust, easier it is to fight Hawk Moth," she said.

"The rest of us should introduce ourselves first," I'm Fěn Zhū, holder of the Pig," said Fěn.

"Vesperia, holder of the Bee," she said.

"The holder of the Ox, my name is La Toro," said Toro with a smile.

"Uh, Ladybug, you basically just revealed to them that the other is a Miraculous user or was that part of the plan?" asked Regal. "Oh, by the I'm Regal Tigress, holder of the Tiger," she said to the three, who nodded.

"Uh, I didn't intend for it to come out that way, but it works. Ok you five, Luka is Viperion, and Kagami is Ryuko" That made Juleka's jaw drop.

"Why are Juleka and I here?" asked Nathaniel.

"I want to give you a Miraculous," she said. The two who were not superheroes were stunned. Ladybug decided to press on and let it sink in.

"Ok, on to business. Alix is different to Luka and Kagami since she knows she's getting a Miraculous but that's because her future self, told her and me and the old cat. The old cat is the reason we're talking to you too Alix. We know his civilian identity and if Bunnyx appears, then he might try and corner you as your civilian self. I know, I've emphasized the whole identities thing to death but now is the time to change my style…Especially since I'm now the Guardian and I answer to myself and so, to build trust between the team I'm going to reveal my identity to you and so are Nero, Fěn, Vesperia, Toro and Regal."

"But Ladybug, our identities were exposed to Shadow Moth, are you sure about this?" asked Luka.

"Yes, what if he finds out?" Kagami asked.

"He won't because I'm making you all permanent Miraculous users," said Ladybug and their jaws dropped. "Let me explain, Luka, Kagami, you both transform without really thinking about what you want to look like, it's just a desire and so you look like Viperion and Ryuko." She looked at Felis who took over the explanation.

"It's been proven that if you focus on another aspect of yourself or simply focus on a new look then you'll have your new looks and by using new names then there's no way Shadow Moth will think it's you. He'll automatically think that Ladybug has given the Miraculous to new users," said Nero.

"Exactly, it's the same thing I want Alix to do, then that'll really throw Shadow Moth off," said Ladybug.

The three of them nodded and then were given the Snake, Rabbit and Dragon Miraculous. The camouflaged forms now looked different when they wore them before. The Ouroboros Bracelet, which used to be silver with ridges, was now thinner and was white gold. The choker, instead of having a red bead, the bead was smaller and was now blue and yellow swirling together. The pocket watch was now bronze in colour with a circle of roses around the edge. Fluff, Sass and Longg appeared and smiled at their now, permanent users.

"Sass, Scales Slither!"

"Longg, Bring the Storm!"

"Fluff, Clockwise!"

A moment later Luka and Kagami were wearing new outfits. Luka's outfit was very nice, he kept his slender and muscular look. His entire suit had diamond shaped scales all over it and was mainly olive green all over with black and white bands on his arms and legs and up his back. His chest had a black and white chevron pattern as did his boots and gloves. He had real snake fangs protruding from his mouth, his hair was olive green, shading into black and white and was in a shorter style with a gold band around his head and around his neck. His eyes were red and had green around the pupil. His mask was also olive green with black and white chevron patterns around the eyes. His lyre remained on his back. "I'm King Snake!" he said. Everyone clapped, at his suit and his new name.

Kagami's new look made her look fierce and beautiful. She wore an outfit that looked like it was made of dragon scales, it was black in colour with golden highlights and red, thigh-high boots trimmed with gold, and red gloves that looked like real claws, trimmed with gold. She had a red collar outlined in gold. Her Miraculous sat around her neck. Her hair was a bit longer and fluffier and was a fiery red with black and gold highlights and she had two, actual dragon horns protruding from her head, they were red, gold and black, she had small black wings outlined in gold and an actual dragon's tail protruding from her spine all the way down to the ground, it was black but had gold flecks in it and a red ridge going down it. The symbol containing the images that represent the three elements lightning, air and water was in the middle of her chest and encircled by a red and gold dragon. Her mask was gold, outlined with red and her eyes were blue but with golden scleras. She wore her sword holder and sword on her left side. "I am Adalinda," she said.

Everyone clapped for her, and Regal asked what her name meant.

"Adalinda means Noble Dragon," she said.

"Nice name," said King Snake.

"I can't believe I have wings," said Adalinda. She flapped them and like Vesperia, found she could fly.

"Very nice, having the two correct users of the ladybug and Cat Miraculous really help the rest of the Miraculous users," said Nero, nodding in approval. They then looked at Alix and her new look.

Alix's suit was made from similar fabric to Felis and Regal, only the fur was longer. Her suit was majority white in colour, with black slippers on her feet and black reaching just past her wrists. She had blue pockets on each leg, a white mask with a black spot over one eye, she had a real fluffy white cottontail, real rabbit ears that were white in colour with black spots on them, the insides being pink. Her hair was now bubblegum pink and in two pigtails that reached her shoulders, they were adorned with arctic-blue ribbons, around her neck was an arctic-blue choker with a black rabbits head on it. From each shoulder there was a thick blue stripe that ended up crossing each other and ended at her hips. Her umbrella was blue on the outside with a black handle and was blue shading into black on the inside.

"Nice outfit!" complimented Regal.

"It's a far cry from your future self's previous one," said Ladybug, "The old cat would never guess it was you."

"Thanks, but I'm not sure what my name is going to be, the old one was cool, Bunnyx. So, a little help," she asked.

"Well, a female rabbit is called a doe," Nero offered.

"Your suit is also mainly white," said Regal, looking thoughtful.

"How about White Doe then?" suggested King.

"I like it, I'm now White Doe," said Doe with a grin. Everyone clapped.

"Juleka, Nathaniel, have you thought about it?" Ladybug asked, they nodded, though Nathaniel hesitated.

"What's wrong?" asked Felis.

"I'm not much good in a team," he admitted.

"That's not true," said Ladybug, "What about your comics with Marc? I've seen them, they're really good and doesn't making a comic that good take good teamwork?" asked Ladybug.

He nodded shyly. "Ok then," he said.

Ladybug reached into her yo-yo and pulled out two Miraculous. She gave a pair of hair clips to Nath and a pendant necklace to Juleka. "Nathaniel, this is the Miraculous of the Goat representing the concept of Passion with the superpower of Genesis. Juleka, here is the Miraculous of the Mouse, representing the concept of Multiplication with the superpower of Multitude. Please use them well," said Ladybug. They nodded and put their Miraculous on. The hair clips changed to looked like silvery-grey pencil shaped clips and the pendant changed to a purple pendant with a black music note on it with a black string.

The Kwami's came out, HI there, "I'm Mullo! I'm your Kwami. Nice to meet you," said Mullo to Juleka.

"Nice to meet you too," she mumbled.

"Oh, come on, I know I'm a mouse but you gotta show some spirit! Try again," said Mullo.

Juleka took a breath and said, "Nice to meet you, I'm Juleka."

"That's better, ok, to transform simply say, Mullo, Get Squeaky!"

Ziggy looked at Nathaniel, "It's nice to meet you, I'm Ziggy. I'm so pleased to have an owner!"

It's nice to meet you too Ziggy, I'm Nathaniel."

"You're so nice Nathaniel. To transform simply say Ziggy, Bleat It!"

"Ok, Ziggy, Bleat it!"

"Mullo, Get Squeaky!"

They both transformed, Nathaniel wore a skin-tight suit, that like the others, looked like real goat fur. It was composed of black pants and a black jacket with two thick white lines that go up diagonally from the bottom of his zipper to his shoulders. The jacket possessed a bushy white fur collar around his neck and at the ends of his sleeves. The fur was real. The zipper itself was a hollow upward pointing white triangle. His mask was mainly white, covering his eyes, with a V-shaped black section in the top/center. He also wore white gloves. His black boots also had real white fur at their top and white soles. His hair remained red but in a slightly darker shade, covering most of the left side of his face. He had two real gray goat-like horns going up with a small curve off the top of his head. He also had real, white and grey goat ears and a real little grey and white goat's tail. His paintbrush was on his back and his hair clips were in their charged state, resembling two goat horns. "My name is Caprikid!" he announced.

"Cool name," said King Snake and everyone agreed. They then looked at Juleka and her hero suit.

Juleka wore a snow-white suit that looked like it was real mouse fur. Her suit faded from white to grey from her calves to her feet and there were thin pink lines going all the way around each hand like an outline that ended just past her wrists in a V shape. Her belly and chest were light pink in an oval shape. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail and it was snow-white with two streaks going through it, one grey and one light pink. Her hair was tied up with a light pink band. She had real white mouse ears that were light pink on the inside and a real, white mouse's tail. Her eyes were bright pink. She had grey eyeshadow with white and pink glitter and white lipstick that had a light pink gloss over it. Her mask was white on the top and light grey on the bottom. Her nose was light pink, and she had three fine white whiskers protruding from either side of her nose. Her jump rope was tied in a loop at her right side and her pendant was in its charged form.

"Wow sis, you look awesome," said King Snake. Juleka blushed.

"Yeah, he's right," said Caprikid.

"You look great," said Vesperia. Juleka was showered with compliments until Felis asked what her name was going to be.

"Infinity Mouse," she said, looking over herself.

"I disagree, you should have something better. You've got the snow look going for you, pick something that means more," said Regal.

"She has a point," said Adalinda.

"I think she should pick what she feels comfortable with," said Fěn.

"It's your choice Juleka," said King softly. She nodded and thought hard.

"I think I'll call myself, Nezumi. Bastion taught us some Japanese words the other day, animals actually, one of them was Nezumi, it means mouse. Snow Nezumi," she said.

"Now that's a name," said Doe with a grin. Everyone nodded and Snow was happy.

"Ok, now's the time for the six of us to reveal ourselves," said Ladybug.

"Are you sure about this?" asked Doe. They all nodded.

"Tikki, Spots Off."

"Plagg, Claws In."

"Roarr, Stripes Off."

"Pollen, Buzz Off."

Fěn and Toro also said their deactivation phrases, and everyone was shocked at who everyone was. Marinette, Bastion, Marinette's parents, Zoé and Chloé. Even Zoé and Chloé were shocked at the revelation that Fěn and Toro were Marinette's parents.

King Snake suddenly understood everything and why Marinette had acted so strangely at times, it made sense now and he smiled, accepting the situation. He was also smiling at the fact that Bastion was her partner, it seemed right and Chloé…well, he didn't know her too well, but he was sure that Marinette made the right choice, despite what Chloé had done in the past. Zoé, he didn't know her, but she seemed like a good person, and she was nice when he'd met her. To see Marinette's parents as heroes was a surprise though, he could understand that decision.

Adalinda was in shock; Marinette was the confident Ladybug who always knew what to do? She never expected this. Bastion was the new cat, how had she not seen it? Chloé was now holding another Miraculous. Marinette had better not be mistaken this time about her, yes, Chloé was getting better but still, she'd done a lot of things Kagami did not approve of. Zoé was nothing like Chloé from what she'd seen, she would be a better holder, she was sure of it. To give her own parents Miraculous was a sign of deep family trust and Adalinda was glad for Marinette.

White Doe wanted to kick herself, pass out and cry, Marinette was Ladybug and they had bullied her, their hero, the most wonderful girl in the world. Alix felt even more terrible remembering what her future self had told her. Focusing on Bastion, it made sense, he'd arrived, and Nero had shown up. As for Chloé…She wasn't sure, Chloé had been a big bully but, Alix knew that she'd stood by Marinette before Bastion had arrived so, she definitely deserved a chance. Zoé she was certain would be better to use the Bee Miraculous and as for Marinette's parents, well, it was definitely less stressful for Marinette now.

Caprikid was stunned, the girl he'd once had a crush on was Ladybug! She'd saved him, so that's why she'd betrayed him when he was Evillustrator. He felt ashamed but he was grateful. Bastion was definitely better as Felis Nero than whoever the other cat had been, he should have guessed though. As for Chloé, well, he wasn't sure but if she was willing to put in the effort then he could get used to her. She was already better than she was. Zoé was the new girl, but she was sweet, and he was sure she'd do great. Marinette's parents were a big surprise but welcomed, they would be able to relax and talk about their fights around them.

Snow Nezumi was in silent shock, her friend Marinette was Ladybug! She was the city's hero! Alya would freak if she ever found out. Nezumi was glad she hadn't taken part in any major bullying; she'd feel even worse than she felt already. To think that Bastion was the new cat, it was not surprising actually, she was glad it was him. Chloé, an old holder with a new Miraculous, honestly, Juleka hoped for her to be better this time. She was sure she could learn a few things from Zoé, who was nicer and she seemed like a good fit for the bee. As for Marinette's parents, Nezumi thought it was great, there was no more stress for Marinette on that side of things.

Marinette, Bastion, Chloé, Zoé, and Marinette's parents plus their Kwamis were basically holding their breaths, waiting for their friends and daughter's friends reactions.

"Now that I know, I can finally understand your heart song Marinette and I can understand yours and Chloé's as well Bastion," said King. "Chloé, I don't hold what you did against you, and I hope we can be good friends in the future. Bastion, I'm glad you came into Marinette's life again and I look forward to being good friends with you too. Zoé, I'm looking forward to being good friend with you too. Mr Dupain, Mrs Cheng, it's an honor to have you both on the team."

"I too understand you all more now," said Adalinda and smiled a real smile.

"Marinette, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," said Doe and Marinette hugged her.

"Me too," said Nezumi and Marinette hugged her too.

"I'm sorry for what I said to you Marinette, when I was Evillustrator. I'm also sorry for not sticking up for you against Lila" said Caprikid.

"It's ok, I understand. Sorry I had to trick you," and they hugged.

"Why don't we inform them about what could have happened, you know warn them," suggested Chloé and the other two nodded and asked that White Doe used Burrow so they could show them all something. She agreed and they went inside. They all came out looking traumatized in one way shape or form. King hugged Marinette as did everyone else. Her parents were in tears, they knew, they had spoken about it but seeing that it would have happened in another timeline because of some different choices was heartbreaking. Bastion had a grim smile on his face, yes, it was hard to learn what could happened, but it definitely showed that what had happened, it was meant to happen. It was a good thing they had been in the Burrow and had been able to release their emotions properly or Shadow Moth could have found a few victims for his Akumas.

'Everything will be alright,' he thought, watching everyone. They would all be fine and would come out stronger after this.

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I hope everyone enjoyed the new chapter and all the changes ad the new heroes.