Previously on In the End...
Lila was in for it the next time she went to school. Mr. Damocles would have a serious talking to her.
After hearing the events that Marinette had fallen at the hands of Lila, Luka became angry, which made him vulnerable to an akuma. Maybe like Chloe, he would resist Hawkmoth. He would never betray Ladybug. After all, he promised to himself not ever hurt her. He ran to the bakery where Marinette lived.
Her mother and father stood in the bakery, cleaning things up after making a new batch of yummy pastures. Tom looked up to see the blue-haired boy who was panting. "Is there something we can help you with, young man?"
"Marinette is okay?"
"You're the second boy who has asked that. Are you planning to break my little girl's heart?"
Sabine set a hand on her husband's chest. "Tom, I don't think this boy will hurt her. Let him visit Marinette."
He narrowed his eyes at Luka.
"Please, sir. I promised myself that I would never hurt her. Even if I were to get akumatized."
He sighed and allowed Luka to enter their lovely home and guided him up towards Marinette's room.
The guitar boy cursed at himself for not being there for Marinette. He didn't really have the same classes as her. When she had that class, he was in music class. Where he felt at peace, but something was missing. Her.
"Marinette?" he called out to her.
Nothing.
He frantically climbed up the stairs to her bedroom and climbed up another flight of stairs to reach her bed.
She laid fast asleep with one of her arms in a cast and a blanket that covered her chest down.
He sat at the edge of her bed. Then positioned his arms to hold his guitar. He strummed a simple melody, getting a relaxed sigh out of her.
Sass popped out of his jacket and looked around for Tikki. He made sure he wasn't as loud as the instrument. Sass was impressed by Luka's skills. No wonder the harp came so naturally to him. The kwami gently tugged on Tikki who was sleeping her holder's chest.
She looked weak. Like something or someone used something that hadn't been used in centuries. The ladybug kwami whimpered.
The snake kwami could only roll her onto her back and gasp.
Luka opened his eyes and looked over to the snake kwami. He whispered so he didn't wake the girl who led his melodies to make him this happy. "What?"
"I cannot read these small readings on Tikki'ssss forehead... transssform now and get this girl to Masster Fu."
"Sass, scales slither!" a turquoise light surrounded him and he became Viperion again. Cobra held Marinette close to him, holding her bridal style and being protective. He wanted to let the others know that Ladybug wasn't going to be okay. And why this girl was in his arms? He didn't have an excuse. He jumped out of her room and landed down in front of the bakery on one knee and one foot. He looked around. His mind was telling him where to go. So he ran in that direction.
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Adrien held his pillow close to him. He couldn't get his mind off of Marinette. He wasn't sure if his theory of him being Ladybug was true.
Plagg wouldn't tell him anything. He was still avoiding him.
"I just want to know what you're hiding from me.."
The black cat kwami sighed. "Kid, I am disappointed in you, but it doesn't mean I want you to give up this Miraculous. I can't lose any more holders because of my mistakes. You can still learn from your mistakes. I'm proud you're attempting to figure out these mistakes and picking up the blame. I'm proud of you kid." he flew over to Adrien. He knew Tikki wasn't doing well. When the girl fainted, he felt a vibe that she was in trouble. They have connected after all. They were made for each other.
"Transform, kid."
"Why?"
Plagg pushed the model's head to look at Cobra who held Marinette bridal style.
"Plagg, claws out!" and yadda yadda yadda. He became Cat Noir and extended his staff to open his window and jump out. He ran after Viperion. Then jumped in front of him, making the snake-themed hero stop. "Where do you think you're going with her?"
"To see the great guardian," he answered honestly. "You see, Marinette isn't well."
Cat glared at him. "You think I don't know that? She's my princess and I ask you to bring her back home."
"You don't understand," he said calmly.
"What do I not understand? Viperion, give me some answers!"
"Just follow me, but you can't tell anyone who I am under this mask or who she is." he jumped down into an alleyway where the sun didn't shine. "I'm sorry, Marinette."
The hero in leather followed him.
"Sass, scales lose."
"Plagg, claws in."
Both boys opened their eyes to see each other. The boys Marinette had been crushing on.
No wonder Marinette trusted him and not Cat Noir.
He felt hurt.
The guitarist looked at Sass who gave him a mod of rapprochement. "Marinette is Ladybug."
He just stood there.
"Ugh. Finally! I've been knowing that for three years and you still haven't figured it out! Is this entire city really that ignorant?!"
Luka raised an eyebrow. This kwami and Adrien were nothing alike. Except maybe when he was Cat Noir. Ambitious and rebellious against his father. "Shh."
"Oh, right." Plagg quieted. "Where's Tikki? Where's my sugar cube?"
The blue-haired boy opened his hand to show Ladybug's kwami who was still whimpering. A purple aura surrounded her, whizzing from her and to Marinette who had her eyes tightly shut as if she were in pain. Then back to being limp. "How far away are we from the great guardian?"
"Two minutes, topsss." Sass hid himself.
Plagg did the same.
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