"I know, you know." Bunnix turned to Ladybug and Chat Noir, they were now in the portal, Ladybug focused on Bunnix looking like a deer caught in headlights.
"I d-don't know what you mean," Ladybug stammered, whilst picking up a slightly dazed Chat Noir.
"I've found the moment you need to go back to," she continued with a smug smile on her face. "Your secret is safe with me." She assured Ladybug, with a kind smile on her face.
"Thank you," Ladybug smiled with appreciation at her, watching Chat Noir recover from his ordeal of having being possessed by the latest foe.
"Hi Al-Bunnix," Chat Noir said feebly. "How are...you? How did you find it?" He sounded winded, it was ok though, as he would recover as soon as the Lucky Charm was used to put everything right.
"Amazing! It feels like I've been in here for hours, I could easily get lost in here." Bunnix commented on her surroundings. "Time will literally stand still." She said in amazement. "Every moment in time is accessible, just by my thoughts."
Strangely, Ladybug wasn't worried about how Bunnix was talking, she had seen her future ally, and knew she was responsible enough to have this Miraculous. She turned to Chat Noir to see if he had recovered. Ladybug noticed that although some time had passed they still had their minute indicators on the Miraculous', in the portal, time literally did stand still.
"This is the moment isn't it," Bunnix showed them the pair of them sitting on the chimney doing patrol the night before.
"How'd you know?" Chat Noir asked in amazement. "Have... you watched it?" He winced at the thought of anyone else knowing the events of the night before.
"I didn't need to watch that much to realise this was the time of the evening you needed," she reassured him. "Like I said," she winked, "your secret is safe with me."
"So the cat isn't out of the bag then?" He asked, almost back to his normal self.
"No, but I will remember all of this," she said knowingly. "Once you guys get out I will go back to when I first seen you-" she gestured at Ladybug "-and you gave me the Miraculous," she turned to the correct portal they were going to be exiting. "I'll bring it back to you tomorrow Ladybug." Saying these last words seemed to bring a sadness to the teenager's face.
"No, you keep hold of it," Ladybug smiled at the astonished look on her friends face. She turned to Chat Noir, "I think it's time Carapace and Rena Rouge got to spend some time with their Kwami too, what do you think Kitty?"
"I think it would be an excellent idea Bugaboo," he agreed. "We might even get a night off," he whispered in her ear cheekily making her blush. He was definitely feeling more like his normal self.
"You guys are making me queasy..." Bunnix grimaced playfully at them, "it's time you leave!" She said with a chuckle.
"Thank you for today Bunnix," Ladybug put her hand on her new teammate's shoulder. "We couldn't have done it without you," and with a meaningful smile from the couple, they left Bunnix in her burrow.
The two heroes emerged on the roof top in front of an astonished, earlier in time, version of themselves who immediately went on the defensive. Early Ladybug grabbed her yo-yo, and early Chat Noir jumped up ready for a fight.
"We're you from the future-" Chat Noir hastily said to themselves. Their old selves relaxed a bit, looking intrigued. "Later on this evening something happens which causes major repercussions so we're here to fix it," he gestured to Ladybug, "M'Lady."
Ladybug smiled at him, love in her eyes, twinkling with the stars above them. She had the Lucky Charm in her hands.
"MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!"
With a whirl of ladybugs, their past selves disappeared and Ladybug and Chat Noir were alone once again on the roof top where it had all started.
"We can now start our happily ever after," Chat Noir winked at Ladybug.
Ladybug smiled at him, "let's go home Kitty." She touched his cheek softly, excitement brewing inside her at the thought of what was to come.
