A/N: Wow, ok, I was not expecting 3 reviews to come so fast. I actually wasn't quite done with this chapter and had to write the last couple sentences and upload it after TitanFire99 reminded me. Woops.

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[[[[[[[[[[adrien]]]]]]]]]]

"My...new...partner...?" I pray I didn't just hear her correctly.

"Yep!" The orange-haired girl nods perkily.

She looks nothing like my Lady. She has orange hair in two shoulder-length braids tied with black antennae-ribbons, a black-spotted orange suit with black boots, and a translucent capelet hanging almost to her hips. Her yoyo is also black-spotted orange, and it sits at her hip as comfortably as if it's been there her whole life.

I've got to admit she looks good. But she doesn't hold a candle to Milady.

"What are you calling yourself?" I ask.

She taps her chin. "I was thinking Coccinelle. What do you think?"

As long as it's not Ladybug. I nod. "Perfect. Do you know how to use your powers yet?"

She grins. "Why do you think I took so long to introduce myself?"

I blink, taken aback. "O-okay. Do you know what to do on patrol?"

She smiles and shrugs. "Ladybug said you'd show me the ropes. Though-"

A small explosion comes from the direction of the mayor's hotel. Chloe. I groan.

"Akumas have the worst timing," Coccinelle and I say together.

I crack a grin at her. Maybe my new partner isn't so bad after all.

And together, we leap over the rooftops towards the akuma.

It doesn't take long to figure out where the butterfly is. The akuma, Le Fantome, looks like the original book version of the Phantom of the Opera and seems to be looking for his Christine.

I'm pretty sure the akuma's in his mask.

Coccinelle looks at me. "The mask?"

I nod.

She bites her lip nervously, the first sign she's given that she isn't as self-assured as Ladybug. "Should I call for my charm? Are you going to use Cataclysm?"

I stare at her, remembering that although Ladybug always takes the lead, Coccinelle isn't as experienced. "Um...let's wait a few minutes. Do you know- never mind, of course you don't know what his power is."

"I do!" Chloe shouts.

I jump down, landing right in front of her. "What is it?"

"You'll need Queen Bee."

"I'll decide that. What's his power?"

"Fine," Chloe grumbles. "He's American. Really obsessed with the Phantom, thinks he should've ended up with Christine. He's trying to find his Christine. He can hypnotize people with his voice."

"Also, he has a lasso," says Coccinelle.

"How did you know?" asks Chloe.

Coccinelle points to the man wearing a white mask and a black cloak, using his lasso to tie people up.

That's not right. Doesn't the Phantom use his lasso to strangle people?

Actually, forget that. If Hawkmoth isn't giving us a killer akuma, I'm not complaining.

"So…" Coccinelle begins. "Any plans?"

I smack myself in the face.

A/N: Coccinelle's secret identity is NOT an OC. Guesses welcome.