Disclaimer: I do not own Miraculous Ladybug or it's characters.
Chapter 6,
"Ok, ok, this is so much at one time." Adrien said. Tikki took Adrien to Master Fu and they kinda bombarded Adrien with information.
"Ok, so I met you before because you gave me my Miraculous and that Camembert box of cheeses that transform Plagg." Adrien said and Master Fu nodded.
"Very true. You seemed very interested in Plagg's transformations. You didn't ask many questions about other matters." Master Fu said and Adrien crossed his arms.
"I guess those times Ladybug got a weird Lucky Charm and ran off, she was coming to talk to you." Adrien thought out loud and Master Fu nodded.
"It's true. But as I told you before it was hard for Ladybug to hide this from you. It broke her heart to lie to her trusted Cat Noir." Master Fu said and Adrien groaned.
"Oh, I feel so out of the loop." Adrien complained.
"Who cares about being in the loop when you still got to kick lots of Akumatized butts." Plagg said and Tikki glared at him.
"You should be more sensitive to Adrien's feelings and encourage him to listen to his instincts." Tikki said and Plagg groaned.
"You and your instincts, I swear you don't think an instinct can be wrong?" Plagg said.
"Ladybug works better when she stops overthinking and simply does what she needs to do." Tikki said and Adrien watched them. Tikki was very serious and Plagg was more, well, Plagg.
"Kwami's, Kwami's, don't fight. We have got a serious situation on our hands." Master Fu said and he had a plate in his hand.
"I brought you some food to keep you occupied while Cat Noir and I speak. Plagg I got your favorite pungent cheese, Camembert. And for you Tikki, a nice, fresh chocolate macaroon." Master Fu said and Adrien smiled at how excited the Kwami's got.
"Plagg loves smelly cheese and Tikki has a sweet tooth." Adrien states and Master Fu smiled and chuckled softly.
"Technically Plagg enjoys salty foods. He use to have crackers, fries, and pretzels, and chips. Until he discovered how much he enjoyed the smell and taste of cheese." Master Fu said and Adrien blinked.
"Interesting, Plagg doesn't really talk about his life before he met me." Adrien said and Master Fu nodded.
"A man does not tell his wife about past romances." Master Fu said and Adrien looked out the window.
"Regardless, I still find it hard to believe that my Ladybug could be Akumatized." Adrien said and Master Fu smiled/
" 'your Ladybug'?" Master Fu repeated and Adrien blushed.
"Oh, uh, yeah, since there were, uh, others." Adrien said nervously and Master Fu nodded.
"You feel possessive over Ladybug because she possesses your heart. That is natural." Master Fu said understandingly and Adrien sighed.
"Ok, yes. I'm in love with Ladybug, I admit it. But it doesn't seem like my emotions really matter here." Adrien said.
"I won't be so sure, Adrien. You would be surprised how similar you and Ladybug are." Master Fu said.
"Master Fu, as much as I want to believe that, we still have to deal with the reality that Ladybug is Masquerade." Adrien said and Master Fu frowned.
"Yes, that does complicate matters." Master Fu took a deep breath.
"There is a simple solution, but I doubt you will be excited for it." Master Fu said. He turned around and picked up a miraculous box and Adrien stared at it.
"My boy, since Ladybug has been Akumatized, you must give me the Cat Noir ring and put on the Ladybug earrings." Master Fu said and Adrien gasped.
"M-me? Be Ladybug? I can't... how could I, I'm just a...? Why do I have to give you my ring?" Adrien asked and Master Fu took a deep breath.
"If someone were to possess the earrings and the ring, they would be able to shape reality as we know it. The harm is that nature demands a balance. The outcomes are too dangerous and unpredictable to manage." Master Fu said and Adrien blinked.
"Are you sure? I mean think of all the lives we could save." Adrien said and Master Fu pursed his lips.
"To save one, the universe would take another before their time. Imagine a mother uses that power to bring her husband back to life, but when she does, nature takes one of her children's lives away." Master Fu said and Adrien blinked then sighed heavily.
"Ok, ok, here's the ring." Adrien said as he slipped the miraculous off and handed it to the guardian.
"Thank you Adrien." Master Fu said and he took the ring and carefully put them in the miraculous box and handed Adrien the earrings.
"They look different." Adrien said and Master Fu nodded.
"It is true, but your ring looks different when you aren't Car Noir." Master Fu said and Adrien knew that was true.
"Master, may I say something to Adrien?" Tikki asked and Adrien blinked at the little red Kwami.
"Ladybug was nervous too, Adrien. If you recall she didn't even want to fight Stoneheart until you comforted her concerns on not being good enough." Tikki said and Adrien recalled this.
"Hard to believe Ladybug didn't feel like a superhero, but you're right." Adrien said.
"Your Ladybug is great because she is quick on her feet and she trusts her instincts. She told me to find you Adrien. And I'm sure you'll know what to do." Tikki said and Adrien smiled.
"You're really good at pep talks." Adrien said and Tikki giggled.
"Of course being with M-" Tikki's mouth filled with bubbles that poured out of her mouth.
"I'm sorry, I can't say Ladybug's real name to you or anywhere around Plagg. But being with Ladybug has given me lots of practice with giving pep talks." Tikki said and Adrien smiled.
"Ok, I'll be Ladybug." Adrien said and Tikki flew up and hugged Adrien's face.
"Master Fu? What will I do if Ladybug is better then me and I can't get her Akuma?" Adrien asked and Master Fu looked at him.
"Well, you could always return and get someone to help you. But from what you told me, I'm confident that you will succeed." Master Fu said and Adrien looked out the window.
"When Ladybug trusts her instincts and does what she thinks is right, she can be unstoppable. Especially when your fighting along side her. But Ladybug is running on her anger, thanks to Hawk Moth. Anger is brute and stiff and irrational. She is not herself." Master Fu said and Adrien nodded.
"You could say that again. But that's why I got to save her. I got to transform, and take Masquerade's mask, get her Akuma and then Ladybug will- will... wait." Adrien suddenly became light headed and he reached his hand out and leaned his weight on the window seal.
"I... I'm about to find out Ladybug's real identity aren't I?" Adrien asked and Master Fu put his hands behind his back.
"It is highly probable, Adrien. I must admit it is highly unusual to trade Miraculous. In the past heroes would choose for their identity to be revealed. It is unfair to ask you to be responsible for all this, Adrien. But Ladybug needs you to be strong because she trusts you." Master Fu said and Plagg flew over.
"What's the big deal Adr-" Plagg's mouth filled with bubbles since he is now next to Tikki.
"Excuse me. Who cares though? You have been dying to know who Ladybug was since you two first met." Plagg said and Adrien closed his eyes.
"Plagg this is different." Tikki complained.
"What, it's true. You should have seen him earlier. He was mean to me, Chloe, and that Marinette girl; because he wanted to find out who Ladybug was." Plagg said and Tikki shook her head.
"He can fix all of that later, Plagg. But right now, he really should be focusing on the task at hand. Even if he learns Ladybug's true identity, he needs to save her now. Otherwise she will never be Ladybug again. It is better for him to risk learning her identity and save her, then it is to let her stay in her current state." Tikki said and Plagg couldn't argue with her, so instead he stuck his tongue out at her. Adrien looked down at the earrings and took a deep breath.
"I guess we better get going, Tikki." Adrien said and Master Fu pulled a few bottles.
"First you need to get the miraculous on." Master Fu said and Adrien's eyes widened.
"You mean... pierce my ears. My dad will kill me." Adrien said and Master Fu got some cotton swabs.
"You must do what you need to do. I've got some numbing agents to help with the pain, we will figure out the rest later." Master Fu said. Nervously Adrien walked over and laid down in front of Master Fu.
"Even with these numbing agents, you may still feel a pinch of pain. Are you ready?" Master Fu asked as he prepped Adrien's ears.
"No, but go ahead." Adrien consented and he closed his eyes.
"Alright." Master Fu said.
"This is for you Ladybug." Adrien whispered.
"It will be better to do them at the same time. Now hold still... and... 1, 2,-"
"AAAHHH!!!"