Note: From now on the Future Hawkmoth will now be referred to as Futuremoth to avoid confusion between the two Hawkmoths. You are all entitled to your own opinion.

Marinette finally got home and rushed up to her room as she was able to find some of her other macaroons to give to Tikki. Tikki ate one of the macaroons and was fully energized once again.

"How are you feeling Tikki?" Marinette asked

"Much better Marinette" Tikki replied "Futuremoth has taken the Miraculouses. We have to go and get them back Marinette"

Marinette paused for a while as she closed her eyes and dropped her head.

"I don't think I can go"

Tikki looked shocked as she floated in the air.

"You have to Marinette, you're Ladybug"

"Not anymore Tikki" Marinette replied "Futuremoth took the Miraculouses. I'm powerless now. Not to mention she also stopped Plagg's Cataclysm as if she was snuffing out a candle. She even said that she's a God and you can't kill a God"

"You can't give up on the city of Paris. What about Master Fu? What about Adrien" asked Tikki

Marinette shuddered.

"I don't want to hear that name right now"

"Why not? Is it because he's Cat Noir? You've liked Adrien for a long time and now that you find out something important about him you're just gonna bail on him"

"Adrien and Cat Noir have two very different personalities I can't believe that they're the same person. Adrien is sweet and charming; whereas Cat Noir is annoying and constantly gets on my nerves. I think that he was using my emotions to get closer to me. How can I trust him again?"

"Maybe him being Cat Noir gave him a bit more confidence and freedom in his life?"

"What? No way" said Marinette "Adrien is perfect"

"You do know that Adrien's life at home wasn't exactly the best. His father was always busy and didn't have time for him. Not to mention that he'd been treating Adrien differently ever since his wife disappeared"

Marinette didn't respond.

"There is something you should know. Today Adrien found out that his father was Hawkmoth and he completely scolded him Adrien was also upset and had to keep his composure. He was going to tell you that he was Cat Noir"

"What?!" replied Marinette "How did you know any of that?"

"Plagg told me. We went underground while the two of you were looking into each other's eyes on your date"

"I'm still having a hard time accepting this Tikki"

"You know Marinette; when you transform into Ladybug you do change a little bit"

"No way. I'm still the same person"

"When you're Ladybug you're a tiny bit more confident and less clumsy than you normally are. So that's a similar situation with Adrien; when he transforms he's become more confident in himself"

"I never thought about it that way Tikki" said Marinette

"So are you coming to help get the Miraculouses back?" Tikki asked

"I don't know Tikki, Futuremoth has so much power and I won't stand a chance against her. Not to mention she will also have Electronique and Frankenmoth by her side. Without my powers I'm useless"

Tikki got angry.

"Look Marinette you were chosen by Master Fu to be Ladybug for a reason and throughout all the time I have known you have always stepped up when the time required it. I am going to help our friends get the Miraculouses back as well as defeat Futuremoth and her cronies whether you come or not"

Tikki proceeded to fly away.

"Tikki wait! TIKKI!" yelled Marinette but it was too late as Tikki went through the wall and was gone.

Marinette looked depressed and began thinking as she walked to the mirror.

"You really know how to handle a situation like this huh Marinette" said her reflection

Marinette screamed and stammered backwards at the sight of seeing her reflection speaking to her.

"Marinette honey is everything ok?" her mother asked from downstairs

"Uh yeah mother. I just saw a spider" Marinette replied and she then stomped her foot on the floor "Got it!"

Marinette then slowly walked back up to the mirror and saw that her reflection was indeed moving and speaking on its own.

"I didn't mean to startle you Marinette. I just wanted to talk to you"

"How is this even possible?" Marinette asked

"It's magic, just like your Miraculous. However this kind of magic is far more complicated and difficult to explain and understand. Also it doesn't always make sense" the reflection replied

"Magic? You must be crazy"

"Hey I'm not the one talking to a reflection here"

"Oh right" replied Marinette

"Like your Kwami asked you earlier. Do you know why Master Fu chose you or should I say us to be Ladybug?"

"What do you mean us? Were two different people"

"Actually I'm your reflection so I am technically you as well. I have your memories too"

"How? Is this a magic thing?"

"Like I said it doesn't always make sense" the reflection said

"Fair point" replied Marinette

"Anyway back to the question; why do you think Master Fu chose you?"

"Because I helped him in the street that one day on the way to school"

"Your half correct Marinette" the reflection replied "Master Fu didn't just choose you because of that. He also saw something in you, something that others might not see. Something that you have trouble seeing"

"I'm supposed to be Ladybug, not Green Lantern"

"Ah yes I remember when we went to see that movie. It was ok at first but then it was sort of meh"

Marinette then looked at her reflection. Giving it the "really" look

"What like a reflection can't get side tracked once in a while?"

"Anyway what do you mean by something I have trouble seeing?" asked Marinette

"Let me ask you this. When you transform into Ladybug and you see a reflection what do you see? Do you see Marinette with superpowers? Do you see just Ladybug in general? Do you see two very different people or do you see the same person?"

"I mostly see the same person when I transform. But I also see two different people at the same time. Both Ladybug and myself"

"That's exactly how Adrien sometimes feels when he transforms into Cat Noir"

Marinette went silent for a minute.

"I can see that you are having a little trouble adjusting to the situation about Adrien's identity"

"Yeah, I just can't believe it. I mean I saw them as two very different people to be the same person overall"

"You've gone through a very emotional situation and that can affect anyone. It can make people do a complete 180 on their personality and almost turn them from being the most loved to being hated"

"I'm not hated!" Marinette angrily replied

"I said almost"

"So I kind of understand what you're saying. What more do you need to tell me?"

"I can see that you have not fully answered some of the questions that I asked, but I'm not the one to tell you those what those answers are. Someone else has those answers and you'll find out soon enough. But I have to go now"

Marinette tried to get her reflection to stay but it just changed back into a normal mirror reflection. This left Marinette feeling a little lost as she did not get all the information she needed but her mood would soon change as she looked into the mirror and a familiar looking figure appeared right behind her. She turned around and saw that it was Bunnyx.

"Hello Marinette" said Bunnyx

Marinette smiled and hugged Bunnyx.

"Bunnyx I can't believe you are here. Are you the person that has the answers to some of my questions?"

"Yes I am going to give you some answers to the questions. I need you to come to the Burrow, I need to show you something" Bunnyx replied

Marinette then proceeded to follow Bunnyx into the Burrow which had many different points of the past and future.

"Normally I would not allow you to see these. But due to the events that you've gone through today I have no choice but to show them to you"

Bunnyx first started to show Marinette the events involving Adrien. Seeing him put the pieces together about Marinette's identity as Ladybug and then the events involving him finding out about his own father being Hawkmoth, finding out about his mother and him scalding his father for his failures. Marinette started to feel sorry for Adrien after seeing these clips.

"I did overreact back at the TV studio. But I was in both shock and denial at that time" said Marinette

"Yeah emotional situation will do that to you" replied Bunnyx

"Everyone keeps saying that"

Bunnyx then showed Marinette the moment when Lila stabbed Gabriel in the future and then became the next Hawkmoth. It also showed Lila turning off Emilie's life support and stabbing her as well. When Lila first transformed into Hawkmoth; the dagger she used became a part of her cane.

"I always knew that Lila was heartless, but I never thought that she would be murderous at the same time" said Marinette "What happens in the future after she made the wish that made her a separate entity?"

Bunnyx closed her eyes and had a sad look on her face she was hesitant to show Marinette what the future looked like but she eventually pointed at the screen that showed the answer to Marinette's question. Marinette walked up to it and put her hand on the screen to start the clip, it showed a graveyard with many tombstones and the names on them were people that Marinette knew; Alya, Nino, Juleka, Max, Luka and so many more. Marinette eyes widened when she saw the tombstones with her parents' names on them.

"When she made the wish the price that was paid in exchange was as majority of the lives in Paris. Lots of innocent lives lost and nearly all the Miraculous holders died. Since I was in the Burrow during the time the wish took place I was unaffected by the wish"

"What happened to me and Adrien?" asked Marinette

Bunnyx then showed her the fate of the adult Marinette and Adrien. Adrien was in a comatose state just like his mother was and Marinette was shown lying in a hospital bed with a tube attached to her throat in order to make her breathe. The future Marinette was a quadriplegic. Marinette was horrified at what she saw.

"What happened to my Miraculous?" Marinette asked

"The Ladybug Miraculous was destroyed" replied Bunnyx "All the other Miraculouses were kept safe in the Miracle Box; hidden away"

Marinette thought long and hard about what she was going to do and then it came to her.

"I have to fight" Marinette said "I might not have my Miraculous but I can't let that hold me back. I know that my future self couldn't defeat Futuremoth but know that I know everything about Futuremoth I have to stop her from destroying Paris"

"She's like a God so you won't be able to destroy her. But you might be able to neutralize her" said Bunnyx "You can find a way to save your friends and your city"

"That's why Master Fu chose me to be Ladybug" replied Marinette "He could see that no matter what the situation is I would always be able to find a solution"

"And what about Adrien?" asked Bunnyx

"After seeing all the things he's gone through I can't let the events of the future happen to us. We've been through a lot of things together and now I see that even though he's Cat Noir he's still the same person that I fell in love with"

Marinette then gasped and paused for a second.

"I love him"

Bunnyx then smiled.

"It's time for you to go and save the people you care about Marinette"

"Wait, you're not coming?" asked Marinette

"I have something I have to do first but I'll catch up with you. If things go right you can change the future, after all you have done it before"

"Is it even possible to change the future after all I have seen?"

"Like magic; time is a very complicated thing. It doesn't always make sense and sometime different people can see thing very differently" said Bunnyx "But what are you standing around here listening me for? Go Marinette"

Marinette then turned around to leave, but before Marinette left she turned her head back to Bunnyx and gave her a nod to which Bunnyx replied with a salute. Marinette then walked through the portal back to her time.

"Good luck Marinette" Bunnyx said to herself

When she arrived back in her time Marinette proceeded to run down the stairs to the ground floor of her house. She almost bumped knocked her parents over while she was running towards the door.

"Woah Marinette" said her father "What's the rush?"

"Mom, Dad I have to go somewhere to meet my friends. I don't know how long I'll be. But I can assure you I'll be fine"

"Of course you'll be fine" replied her mother "Go get 'em Ladybug"

"Thanks I…"

Marinette then froze in place as she was right in the middle of her run. You could almost hear the sound effect of brakes screeching.

"Wait a minute….. What?" said Marinette as she turned back towards her parents

"Your mother and I know that you're Ladybug"

"As a matter of fact, we've always known"

"How? I never said anything"

"Marinette we've taught you, fed you and raised you you're whole life" said her mother "After all I did give birth to you"

"Ok, I know how being born works Mom and I don't think that that's appropriate thing to bring up in a situation like this"

"The point is" replied her father "Since we've been there for you your whole life we know what you look like and how your voice sound. It would take a lot more than a mask over your eyes to fool us"

"Dad" replied Marinette with an embarrassed look on her face "I didn't get to pick the look"

"Anyway, your mother and I want you to know that we're proud of you"

Marinette smiled.

"Thanks Mom. Thanks Dad" Marinette replied as she hugged her parents

"Our daughter has become a wonderful woman" said her mother "She can bake, she can make clothes and she's a superhero. What more can she do?"

"I have to get to the Agreste mansion and save my friends"

"Oh Marinette" said her father "Just to let you know that when that akumatized villain Electronique was draining electricity from the city. She drained the energy from the subway so the subway is out of commission"

"Thanks for the heads up Dad"

"Your father and I will guard the fort here and check in on the other people around this area. We'll evacuate everyone should the time arise"

Marinette's parents smiled as Marinette ran out the door and started running towards the Agreste mansion. Marinette had more confidence than she'd ever had in her entire life as muscles in her legs pumped harder than normal. She knew that she had Bunnyx and her parents on her side and it was know her time to step up.

"Don't worry guys I'm coming. Coming to save Paris!"