"Ugh… What hit me?" Adrien's eyes groggily opened, he looked around his surroundings and what he saw was bizarre. All the guys have at least a tissue or a handkerchief with some blood on it, as well as looking quite either ashamed or bashful. It was a strange sight until his memories hit him like Stoneheart, the memories of the scene where he saw his girlfriend, his Lady Marinette presented him with a bathing suit that was probably way too small for her flashed through his mind. And like the rest of the males there he went as red as Ladybug's suit.
"Sooooo~ did you enjoy the show Agreste?" Adrien didn't dare to look at anyone right now, but that voice really is starting to get to him. Marinette chose well in giving her the Fox miraculous, because that was what Alya is being right now. That sly victorious smirk of hers is grating on his nerves.
"Not that I blame you, heck I bet even some of the girls liked what Marinette showed. Am I right?" Alya cheekily said, and some of the girls agreed with her with the slightest of red on some of their faces. Adrien found some bits of composure and tried to glare at the reporter.
"I'll make sure Plagg won't be anywhere 10 feet within Marinette, I will not let him corrupt her pure heart like that!" Adrien claimed, but the smirk that was still on Alya's face made him falter a bit.
"Oh really~ Then what's stopping any of us from stopping you~?" Alya's threat made Adrien feel really small now with the way all the girls were now looking from him to the 'thankfully' still sleeping Beauty. A thunderous clap knocked them out of their little confrontation.
"Alright that's enough, all of you. We're near the end of viewing this universe and I have something in mind to do later once this viewing is over." Fate said with a straight face even though his is hidden. Everyone gathered themselves and went back to their respective seats, the girls with anticipation, and the guys with ever growing fear at what's in store for the other Adrien.
Plagg was having a field day pranking Adrien with Marinette. The best pranks to pull on his chosen, were the ones about Adrien having the perverted mind of a teenage boy.
Adrien blushed furiously at either anger or embarrassment, or perhaps both. Alya meanwhile was also having a field day at this, if Marinette is this bold and daring from Plagg's influence, then how far could she help with that. I mean she loves her best friend, but her low self-esteem is really a bad fit for her. Bold and very wicked Marinette is so much more fun.
He was laying inside of Adrien's bag, as said boy was waiting impatiently for his Lady to finish changing. They were currently in their fifth store, and Marinette still wouldn't choose anything to Tikki's standard level of appropriate. In Adrien's opinion, Tikki wasn't even being harsh about it. All the bathing suits and bikinis she said no to, all would have made Marinette look like a teenage stripper. Adrien really didn't want any other guys to be gawking at her, especially if he was already doing it himself. When Marinette came out, she was wearing a normal sized bikini that was pink with white polka dots, purr~fect for her. He and Tikki gave their consent, she got changed, Adrien paid for the bathing suit, and they headed out of the mall. Once back at the bakery, Marinette's mother gave them both a tight squeeze.
"Awww~ you already have her parent's blessing. When's the wedding Agreste. And maybe your Honeymoon~!"Alix teased, causing the blonde to go crimson. It was his own secret that he had already planned his own wedding with the love of his life, but not his honeymoon yet, much to his embarrassment.
"There they are! Adrien, would you like to stay for dinner? We're having boeuf bourguignon, with some Bombe glacee for dessert."
Adrien's mouth started to water at the sound of it, and he agreed, saying he would just call his father to let him know. When he stepped outside to call his dad, Plagg had already started to dial it for him, handing his chosen the phone. Inside the bakery, Marinette was up in her room, looking down at the list of pranks her and Plagg planned to pull on Adrien. Tikki floated over and looked at the list confused.
"Marinette, what's that?"
Marinette giggled and showed her Kwami a list. "Oh, just a few things I'm planning to do for Adrien~"
"To do for? Or to do ON poor Adrien Agreste? Because the way we're seeing, this Marinette is more on the latter and dude you have my total support in guarding Marinette from corruption, because I like our Marinette a lot more than that evil one." Nino said, in full support to protect Marinette's innocence. Adrien gave him a smile in appreciation that he has some back up in his duty to protect his Lady, not only from akumas, but from the dark influence that threatens to turn her to the dark side.
Tikki read over the list and scowled at her chosen, "Marinette Dupain-Cheng! You should know better. You can't just go around pranking Adrien all day."
Marinette nodded solemnly, "I know, I know…"
"Good."
She looked up and smiled cheekily at the ladybug. "That's why Plagg is sharing the workload!"
"Tikki face palmed, "Of course he is… I should have known that Plagg would try and corrupt you…"
"And we are in full support of this corruption!" Alya said with sheer delight, some of the girls were a bit hesitant in which Marinette they like more. While they love the sweet and pure hearted girl who's all sunshine and rainbows, evil and conniving Marinette has a certain appeal to them that makes them support her in her endeavors to make her boyfriend squirm and beg for mercy. Nonetheless they were still on the fence which side they would pick.
But Marinette wasn't listening. She started to change into another outfit, and once Tikki caught a glance at it, she groaned.
"Where did you even get that?"
Marinette hummed as she started to change, "It's not part of a prank, just to tease. I bought it when you guys weren't watching. Pretty cute huh?"
"Marinette… You're going to kill that boy…"
"Thanks! All part of the plan~"
"Well it'll be one heck of a way to go right Agreste?" Alix teased as they saw Marinette's outfit and Tikki was right. The rate that Marinette's going will definitely be Adrien's funeral. Said victim is secretly ashamed that he loved what he saw, his Lady did have an eye for fashion, even though it will probably kill him via blood loss.
A few minutes later, Adrien's father had allowed for him to stay for dinner, and he was now sitting on the couch in the living room. Marinette's parents were just finishing up down in the bakery. Plagg sat unusually quiet, munching on a cheese Danish on Adrien's knee. Suddenly, Tikki zipped down, and grabbed Plagg by the tail, throwing him into the wall as hard as possible. Adrien jumped up in shock as Plagg moaned lightly from the pain that had been inflicted upon his head. Tikki fumed in anger, a deeper shade of red.
"Plagg! I told you not to corrupt my chosens!"
"Tikki? Precisely how many of other Ladybugs did Plagg managed to corrupt…" Adrien said with a hint of reluctance, the way Tikki said that made him think on how many Chat Noir's were faced with certain doom because Plagg corrupted their Ladybugs. Tikki just shook her head in annoyance.
"Too many to count I'm afraid…" That just made Adrien fear for his life and sanity even more so.
Adrien watched in confusion, as Plagg floated over to Tikki, rubbing the bump on his head. He pat her shoulder comically, sporting a Cheshire cat grin.
"And I never do! Most of your previous chosen's were a bunch of sticks in a swamp of mud. That's one of the reasons I like Marinette so much, she not only treats me well, but she has a mind for mischief. I didn't corrupt her, I just… Merely, showed her, her inner mischief."
"And we will make it stay buried inside as long as we can help it." For once Nathaniel found his voice after witnessing something that made him pass out as well as made him cross his legs. He always had a crush on the bluenette but he can accept that her heart is already taken by someone else. Also he did not like that universe's Marinette because that Marinette is not a ladybug but a Black Widow. And everyone knows what black widows do to their mates, their names are well earned.
Tikki scowled, and Adrien glared Plagg down. He didn't know what Plagg was doing, but he knew that he most certainly wouldn't like it. He grabbed Plagg by his tail, and brought him to eye level.
"Plagg, I don't know what kind of trouble you're creating, but leave my Princess out of it."
Plagg stuck out his tongue out and snickered.
"Sorry kid, but it seems you're no longer your Princess's favorite cat. She'd choose me over you any day, so only I can call her my Princess~"
"Why that little!" Adrien made to grab and strangle the little nuisance but Fate controlled his seat to hold him in place, struggle as he might he eventually conceded and relaxed causing the sofa to release him. But that didn't stop him from glaring holes at the little god of Chaos.
Adrien turned red in anger, but Plagg stole his tail away just in time, before Adrien squeezed it off. He smiled deviously at Tikki.
"Oh, and sorry bugaboo, but If my memory serves me correct, I believe that I'm Marinette's favorite kwami now. Sorry not sorry!"
Tikki glared at him. "Plagg… Remember, we're immortal, and I will use that to my advantage by torturing you forever. And when I say forever, I mean FOREVER!"
Tikki wholeheartedly agreed with herself, knowing that she had the perfect way to torment the little tormentor.
Before Tikki and Adrien could finish, Plagg zipped towards Marinette, who was coming down the stairs.
"Princess!"
Adrien stiffened, and Tikki heard him mumble something about murdering all Camembert, Plagg looked Marinette's outfit up and down, and gave a thumbs up.
"Wow, you dress more like Chat Noir then the cat himself! Wanna be my chosen instead?"
"Amen to that! The girl has destruction in spades, I mean look at she did to the guys!" Juleka pointed out at the guys who looked down at the ground trying to avoid exposing their shame. Adrien meanwhile was thinking on how to handle the situation, for the moment his Marinette is still pure and untainted by the likes of Plagg. But the girls were hell bent in allowing this corruption, he has to find a way to stop this, he must protect his Lady's innocence.
Tikki and Adrien glared towards the ball of destruction, and they yelled in unison.
"Very funny Plagg!"
Plagg snickered and floated himself onto Marinette's shoulder, "Can you really blame me? She gets me more, she doesn't smell like a guy, and she gives me all the cheesy sweets I like! Heaven~!"
Adrien rolled his eyes, "Plagg, of course I'm gonna smell like a guy, I am a guy. You've had male chosen's only, forever. And I give you Camembert all the time! You stole the fridge in my room, and filled it to the brink."
Plagg shrugged, "Yeah, I love camembert, and that'll never change. But I still appreciate a good cheese Danish, and cheese cake every now and then."
Adrien rolled his eyes, but they stop once they land on Marinette's outfit. It was a Chat Noir themed pajama dress. The shirt was black and a bit long with long sleeves, and had green lacy frills on all the rims. On the shirt, there were green paw prints all over it, and green stitching that spelled out purr-fect~. She also had green shorts that stopped way too high up, with black stitched outlines of cat faces (emoji kinds). She came over to the couch, and plopped down on Adrien's side, resting her head onto his shoulder. She hums slightly and closes her eyes, as Tikki grabs Plagg, throws him to the floor, and curls up into Marinette's hands. Marinette pet her kwami happily, as Adrien nuzzles himself into Mari's hair. Suddenly both Adrien and Tikki remember a very important detail.
"Awww~ you two look like a newlywed couple about to go to their first honeymoon! And Marinette's already dressed for the occasion!" This time it was Rose who said it, much to Adrien's embarrassment. Why did his lady from that universe do these things to his other self? While he likes what he sees, he prefers a more innocent touch for his love, because it shows the Marinette that he fell in love with, but this Marinette, while loves him, thinks she loves torturing him a lot more.
"Marinette?" Adrien asked
"Hmm?"
"Who's your favorite cat? Me, or Plagg?"
Marinette smiled deviously, "Neither."
Adrien looked taken aback by this, but Marinette continued, "Sorry, but my favorite's Chat Noir. You yourself are not a cat, Adrien."
Plagg floated over and hummed, "Yes, but you have to remember, that even though Adrien's in control and does the work, I'm still the cat part of Chat Noir. I give him his powers, his outfit, and all of his cat like tendencies, so basically… If you say you like Chat Noir more, then you like me more."
Marinette's head came up and she smiled at Plagg, "Huh, I guess I like Plagg more."
Adrien's head dropped sadly, "Dammit…"
"…" No response, as Prime Adrien just sulked with a dark cloud looming over him, Nino tried to console the downtrodden boy but it did very little.
Tikki rubbed herself into Marinette's hands, "I'm still your favorite kwami though, right?"
Marinette surprised before she gave Plagg a stern look, "Plagg."
He shrugged and laughed lightly, "What? Couldn't help myself."
Marinette shook her head before kissing Tikki's top spot, "Yes Tikki, no matter how cute I find Plagg, he can never compare to your adorableness, and sweetness."
Tikki smiled and nodded, "As I had thought."
"I concur." Prime Tikki smiled, no matter what universe she will always be Marinette's number one kwami.
Marinette laid her head back onto Adrien's shoulder, "And Adrien, you may not be my favorite cat, but you will always be my favorite human, and my one true love~"
"EEEEEEEEEE" Was the collective sounds of every shipper of Adrienette in the room, while Adrien broke out of his funk and smiled lovingly at what his love said. He agreed that no matter what happens he will always be Marinette's lover, partner, and soul mate.
At this, she planted a quick kiss to his cheek, and Adrien thought he had died. He looked down to her, and she smiled innocently.
"Adrien, do you love me?"
Tikki froze at the familiar sentence, she had a feeling that this was gonna be repeat of an incident centuries ago.
Tikki's jaw dropped. She knew what this was. She had seen it before, 1,362 years ago. Her chosen at the time, Rosaline, had done this very thing, towards her own Black Cat, Erik. Plagg absolutely loved his chosen's reaction at the end, and he had obviously told Marinette what to do. Well too late now. Tikki sighed and shook her head, no stopping it now. Adrien turned beat red and looked anywhere but Marinette.
"O-o-of c-course I do! C'mon Milady, you know you hold my heart…"
Marinette hummed lightly and started to play with a spike of his hair. "How would you describe your love to me?"
"Oh! I can tell where this is going~! Watch yourself Agreste because I think my girl will eat you whole~!" Alya teased the teen already adding to his embarrassment at already figuring out he fell for that trap so blindly.
Adrien thought for a moment, "Well, my love for you is hard to describe. It's like an artichoke almost. It has a soft, yet hard and defensive shell, and takes a lot of time to get to a girl's heart."
"And that's the best kind love of all Adrien. Remember that love is blind. You don't see the love, but feel it deep inside." Fate sagely advised, Adrien agreed completely because his love will always lead him to happiness. Although somehow he feels that this Marinette is probably counting on that to further torture his other self even more.
Marinette smirked and played the sign of innocence. "Do you want to know how I view you?"
Adrien smiled dreamily and nodded, "Uh-huh~"
Marinette crawled onto his lap, and laid her back against his chest.
"To me, you're like a fine and expensive wine. You start off as a grape…"
Prime Adrien also smiled lovingly at Marinette and listened to her loving words deeply, unbeknownst to him it will be his undoing.
He purred happily, "Aww, Princ-"
"I have to smash you up into a puddle of goo, and put you into a blender-"
Adrien went slightly pale as he started at her happy go-lucky face.
"-put you into a tight fitting space, and leave you in the dark for a very long time, until I find you fit enough to have dinner with~"
Prime Adrien now felt faint and sick at what he had just heard. Alya meanwhile couldn't get any more proud at her evil girl. It's decided, once they finish with this and go home, she will do everything in her power to make Plagg and Marinette meet because she loves this side of Marinette a lot more, evil seductive Marinette is a lot more fun to hang with and it helps that she uses her feminine wiles to make boys and maybe some girls tremble in fear.
Adrien stared at her with his jaw dropped, and Plagg had his paws over his mouth, in the attempt to hold in his laughter. Tikki sighed.
"It's Rosaline and Erik all over again…"
"Something you'd like to share with us Tikki?" Adrien asked the kwami.
"No need, because it's happening all over again." Tikki said without bothering to look at them. This is literally history repeating itself again.
Marinette kissed Adrien's cheek and giggled, "Thankfully though, your wine tastes too sweet to be aged…"
Tikki smiled proudly, and Plagg looked surprised. Adrien smiled at Marinette sadly.
"Umm… about today…"
Marinette sighed and shook her head, "Sorry, that was all on me and Plagg."
She looked down to the kwami, who looked away and whistled in fake innocence. She smiled at him.
"Sorry Plagg, but I can't hide it anymore. I love Adrien too much to be messing with him. How about next week, we can prank Chloe."
Adrien just smiled in relief that his Lady loved him too much to continuously torture him. He will gladly push Chloe in Marinette's crosshairs, hey better her than him.
Plagg smiled excitedly, "Really?!"
Marinette giggled, "I wonder how loud Chloe will scream when she wakes up to find holes in all of her clothes, and camembert crumbs in her shoes?"
"Princess, if you ever get tired of Adrien, gimme a call!"
"Plagg!" Adrien and Tikki yelled in annoyance.
And with that the video vanishes signifying that the viewing is finally over. Adrien gave a sigh in relief that it was finally over, and he can finally be with his sweet and pure Marinette completely untainted by Plagg's influence. Unfortunately Fate has plans for him (Literally Fate this time).
"Okay. Everyone now that that's done, I have one last thing to do before we wake these two up." He pointed at the sleeping two, then he clapped his hands and consoles materialized in front of each and every one in the room. The consoles have two large buttons. On the left there's a blue button that has a picture of Marinette with Angel wings and a glowing Halo on her head with a peaceful look on her face. Then there was the button on the right, a red button but the picture this time is a Marinette with devil wings and two pronged horns on top of her evilly twisted smirking face.
"What in front of you will decide your Marinette's as well as your universe' fate. The blue button on the left will wake up both Plagg and Marinette completely unaware of the things happened in that universe viewing. Ergo Marinette will remain pure and innocent. But the red button on the right will wake them both up, but they will have the same thoughts as their counterparts in that universe. So what I'm saying is if you push that button then you will get evil and femme fatale Marinette, it basically spell's Adrien's doom and maybe Chloe's as well if what she said pranking her next is anything to go by.
Everyone in the room went completely still at what's in front of them. Just one push and they will decide which Marinette will wake up. Either sweet and innocent Marinette, or seductive and twisted sense of humor Marinette. Adrien already knows which side he loves the most, but he's worried about Alya and the rest of the girls. If what he saw was right then they will choose devil Marinette. And he did not want that, he loves his sweeter than sugar Marinette and nothings gonna stop him from saving her from corruption. No one.
With that a collective sound of buttons being pushed echoed throughout the room deciding which side of Marinette will emerge.
AN: CLIFFHANGER! Yeah I always wanted to do that. But the reason for that is you my readers will decide on which side will emerge in the Reviews. I will wait 3 days before writing the next one and see which side got the most votes. So tell me which side would you like to wake up and see you on the next universe Viewing. Peace!
