This story is a sequel (but is also a stand-alone fic) to my story "Don't mess with the Fox", which is a Lila expose fic (but is also a stand-alone fic). The first story ended with a crack chapter instead of an epilogue and I liked its idea, so I'm using it as a template for this story. I recommend reading the other story first, but if you feel like not doing it, then read this prologue chapter. If you have already read the previous story then you might as well skip this prologue, but I recommend reading the last part of it anyways.
Spoilers for Don't mess with the Fox / Required information to understand what's happening in this fic
After a failed attempt to get Marinette exposed, Lila had to plan differently: she would have to get Alya out of the way first. So she tried doing the same things that she did to Marinette to Alya this time. After Marinette saves Alya in the very last moment before she was going to show her kwami, the two friends decide to finally expose Lila. Though they would play dirty too...
After creating a mostly fake video (God bless the Fox Miraculous and Mirage) and showing it to the class and Mr Damocles, they manage to expose Lila and get her expelled. After yet again another akuma fight with Lila, the two girls are chilling in Marinette's room talking about the Grimoire. But Cat Noir was spying on Alya because she had a clip of Cat Noir calling out Lila as Paris' No.2 public enemy (following Shadow Moth), something he never did himself. And of course he noticed the dozens of kwamis in Marinette's room; he is not dumb, just a little oblivious at some points (okay he is pretty much always oblivious). After being caught eavesdropping with his lady, they have a little talk where he reveals his identity and they kiss (ofc they would).
But that's not the whole story. Before Marinette started talking with Alya about the Grimoire they were in a Discord-like call with the rest of the Gang of Secrets (Juleka, Rose, Mylene and Alix). For some reason Marinette did not leave the voice chatroom and decided to just put deafen on. Though some playful kwami accidentaly unmuted Marinette's mic. And of course it was right before Marinette started talking with the girls' kwamis (Roaar, Daizzi, Mullo and Fluff). It did not take a lot of though for the girls to connect the dots, so yeah they have all figured out Ladybug's identity.
So yeah... This fic is going to be a regular multi-chapter story that ends with the defeat of Shadow Moth. The twist is that now the entire Gang of Secrets is aware of Marinette's identity and they are permanent holders as well (Adrien knows too ofc). It is gonna be quite canon divergent since it starts off that massive reveal. In regards of the timeline, it is set after Penalteam, but before Risk.
With Miracle Team, I refer to the team of permanent Miraculous holders that Ladybug is creating, starting with herself and Cat Noir, along with the newcomers (Purple Tigress, Polymouse, Pigella and Bunnyx). Who knows, maybe it gets bigger throughout the fic. Also, all my characters seem to have a lot more braincells than in the show, thus understanding things really fast and not fooled so easily.
