Chapter 8: The Pharaoh

Today, me and the gang were viewing one of Alya's Ladyblog videos. This time she actually got a video feed of Ladybug.

"Don't blink now, 'cause we are live from Paris. Yo, peeps, Alya here, bringing you the one and only Ladyblog. Huh?" Alya said in the video as she heard a helicopter. "What is that?" Ladybug flew by, hanging on to her yo-yo, tied to a helicopter. Alya watched as she dropped a book. "Ladybug in action. Hang on 'cause we're going for a ride." Alya then ran over and picks up the book. "Freak out! What you got here is no ordinary book, it's a tenth grade history book. And I should know, 'cause I've got this very same book. Could our very own Ladybug be a high school student, in real life? Whoa!"

We all groaned as Marinette left evidence showing her as Ladybug.

"Oh, Marinette." Tricha groaned.

"That's a mess up." Jay said.

"Why was she carrying her book?" Meri asked.

"I'm surprised she hasn't revealed herself yet." I said.

At the Dupain-Cheng House, Marinette was watching the video and was embarrassed she left her book behind.

"I told you from day one Tikki, I'm a total klutz!" Marinette said.

"What's done is done; we can't change what happened." Tikki said. "We can only move forward. Alya must not find out who you are. You know how persistent she can be with her blog totally dedicated to Ladybug."

"But how? Maybe I'm not cut out for this whole Ladybug thing." Marinette said.

"You are the chosen one, Marinette. It will all work out, trust me. Everyone has a past they can learn from." Tikki said as she typed on the computer, bringing up a page on Egyptian pharaohs. "This will show you why."

"An exhibition at the Louvre? On the pharaoh Tutankhamun?" Marinette asked. "What does that have to do with my book and Alya?"

"You must persuade Alya to go there with you, and make sure she brings the book. You'll tell her you found out something about Ladybug."

"At the museum?"

"You'll see!"

"Well, I don't know how I'm gonna convince Alya to go to an Egyptian exhibit, much less convince her that I'm not Ladybug!"

"She will be interested, and so will you. Promise."

At the Louvre, Alya and Marinette were going there.

"Can you believe it? All I gotta do is find to do who this history book belongs to and BAM, I figure out Ladybug's true identity! I'm so on this one!" Alya said to Marinette.

"You really think you could figure out who Ladybug is from a textbook that every high school student owns?" Marinette asked.

"Yep. ʹCause our school is the only school that uses that book! HA! So, all I gotta do is find out which girl in tenth grade lost her history book last week. There are forty-three girls, not counting myself…" Alya said.

"Forty-two! Not count you…or me." Marinette said, interrupting her.

"Hmm, yesterday somebody didn't have their textbook in class." Alya said as she elbowed Marinette.

"Uh…I left it at home. You know how I always forget my stuff." Marinette said worriedly.

"Hmm…" Alya said, then she chuckled and said "Just messing with you, Marinette. Of course I'll only drop you from my investigation when you bring your history book back to class."

Then a man ran between Alya and Marinette carrying a folder full of papers. He pushed past them and tripped himself, papers flew everywhere. Then his medallion fell off and he picked it up.

"It's not broken!" The man said.

"Uh, I'm okay too, thanks for asking." Alya said annoyed.

"Chill out, Jalil. They're not inspectors." I said as me, Ali, and the gang appeared behind him.

"Axel? Alix? What are you doing here?" Marinette asked.

"Oh, just visiting the museum." I said. "We found something you might be interested with."

"These are friends of yours, Axel?" Jalil asked.

"Yeah." I said. "Jalil, these are Alya and Marinette. Girls, this is Jalil Kubdel, Ali's big brother. Come on, it haves something to do with El Dragon." We then began leading them into the museum and Alya seemed excited about it.

In Adrien's room, Adrien was watching the same video from the Ladyblog. That really got him excited.

"That's crazy! What are the odds that we have the same textbook?" Adrien said. "Maybe we even go to the same school!"

"Don't you think you know her then?" Plagg said as he ate his cheese. "Why bother yourself with ladies when you could be enjoying this?"

"For one, ladies smell about a thousand times better than that cheese. And they're much better-looking." Adrien said.

"Suit yourself. Your loss."

"My only loss is my appetite."

Back at the Louvre, we were still leading the girls to the big surprise.

"Okay, look." I said as I pointed to a scroll. They looked to it and saw a Fire Dragon on it.

"Is that… El Dragon?" Marinette asked.

"The one and only." I said.

"Sweet! Now this is a great scoop." Alya said as she took some pictures.

"Yeah. Well, many fans like you theorized that El Dragon has been around for a long time. It seems that it's true." I said. It was a lie of course. That theory wasn't even close. The Fire Dragon on the scroll was actually my grandfather. Like I said, Fire Dragons had always been around. They were even around the days of the Egyptians.

"Yes. It does tell about El Dragon being call Alttanin Alttahara meaning 'The Dragon of Purity' and was called that for freeing people from dark influences." Jalil said. "But there's more to it than that."

"Oh, come on, Jalil, you still can't believe in that old legend." I said. Okay, here's a little thing about Jalil. He actually believes some of the Egyptian legends. To prove it, he wears that scarab necklace.

"But I know it is true." He said. "There, as you know, the one with the scepter is Tutankhamun, the first. And there, opposite is Nefertiti, his princess. There are exactly one hundred mummies beside them. She died several years before him, and the sun god Ra took her as his goddess."

"We already know that." I said. "Even your father knows, being the museum director and all."

"Then you also know that Tutankhamun wanted to bring his princess back to life, by offering the sun god a new wife. This seemed to illustrate the ritual he devised." Jalil said. "Nobody has ever fully deciphered the hieroglyphics, but I have! It's a magic chant that needs to be recited in order to complete the ritual! I'm sure of it!"

"He kinda reminds me of someone else with crazy ideas… you!" Marinette whispered to Alya.

"You might think my theories about Ladybug are crazy, but you watch, girl, I'll prove you wrong." Alya said.

"Jalil, these types of frescoes are almost always the illustration for a legend. They called it a legend for a reason…" I said.

"That's what everyone thinks. But I know it's real. I can prove it!" Jalil said.

"Really? Exactly how are you going to prove it?"

"I just need to get my hands on Tutankhamun's scepter and recite the spell!"

"Are you crazy?!" I said, knowing that was a stupid idea. "Don't even think of touching that scepter. Your father would lose his job on the spot if you even lay one finger on it. It's a priceless historical object! Not a toy!"

"What is going on here?" Mr. Kubdel asked as he walked over.

"Mr. Kubdel, thank goodness you're here." I said. "Mind talking some sense into your son? He's thinking of using the scepter to complete the spell again."

"Son, please." Mr. Kubdel said. "You can't be serious. You know the museum policy."

"Come on, dad! We have to try out the spell!" Jalil said, trying to convince his father to do it. "What if Tutankhamun had found out how to bring people back to life?"

"Listen, Jalil! That's enough! Get your head out of those papyrus scrolls and focus on the real world! This one!" Mr. Kubdel said as he left, leaving Jalil to drop his papers in sadness.

In Hawkmoth's lair, Hawkmoth's window began to open.

"There's nothing wrong with living out a fantasy. Especially when I can make it a reality." He said as he sensed Jalil's sadness. He then turned a butterfly into an akuma. "Fly away, my evil akuma, and transform that young man!" He said as the akuma flew out into Paris.

Back at the Louvre, Marinette and Alya were still at the exhibition. Marinette tried to figure out the significance of the symbols that were placed around Alttanin Alttahara.

"Uhhh… ahhh…" She said as Alya yawned and took the history book out of her bag.

"Come on, if we continue on, we might find some more on El Dragon." I said as I led them on. My plan with this was to get the book away from Alya when she wasn't looking.

Outside at the Louvre, Jalil was upset and didn't notice as the akuma flew into his amulet, infecting it.

"Pharaoh, I am Hawkmoth." Hawkmoth said as Jalil gave a look of rage. "I have endowed you with the magical power of the ancient gods. You must do me a favor in return for this gift."

"My precious Nefertiti will come back to life!" Jalil said as the akuma energy transformed him into a black skinned monster with blue, glowing eyes. It also had quite beautiful accessories, including a gold mask to cover his face, some golden bands around his hands. He looked at his reflection once in a clear vase, then headed off into the museum.

Back at the Louvre, me and the gang were still showing Marinette and Alya around, trying our best to keep Alya from finding out who's book that was in her bag. Our little travel to find more evidence on El Dragon was interrupted when we saw Pharaoh.

"Hey, you!" A museum employee said as blew his whistle.

"Tut, give me time!" Pharaoh said as his head changed to where it resembled Thoth. He then trapped the employee and the civilians in golden bubbles.

Me, the gang, Marinette, and Alya managed to avoid the attack. Alya grins and got out her smartphone.

"Get out of here, faster!" Pharaoh said as the bubbles flew out of the room.

While Alya was distracted, I told Ali to stay where we were hiding. Then me and the gang left to transform. Marinette did the same.

"Looks like we got a past to blast back." I whispered as Nooroo got out of my bag's pocket. "Nooroo, let's fly!" I then transformed into El Dragon. Then the others followed my lead.

"Time to transform!" Marinette said as Tikki got out of her bag. "Tikki, spots on! Ha!" She then turned into Ladybug.

"OMG. Coming to you live, Ladyblog viewers, I'm at the scene even before the Element Gang! This is insane!" Alya whispered as she recorded what was happening on her phone.

In Adrien's room, Adrien and Plagg were watching Alya's video and Adrien was shocked.

"Wow! I love the face changes! You could use that one!" Plagg said.

"Time to transform!" Adrien said. "Plagg, claws out!" He then turned into Cat Noir and headed off to the museum.

Back at the Louvre, The Pharaoh stole the scepter and the papyrus. Me and the gang slid under the gate just as it closed, where we met up with Ladybug.

"You know that's considered stealing." I said as Pharaoh turned to us.

"Actually, I'm taking back what rightfully belongs to me." He said.

"Maybe if you were the real Pharaoh, which you're not!" I said.

"Look at the Element Gang go! If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up!" Alya said as she recorded the fight. Ladybug saw and tried to motion her to leave. "Ladybug waved at me! No way!"

Ladybug then used her yo-yo to attack the Pharaoh, but he grabbed the yo-yo and swung Ladybug away, making her crash Posidacus and both of them into a wall.

"Sekhmet, give me your strength!" Pharaoh said as his face changed and actually looked like Sekhmet. He used his strength to bend the bars, but Cat Noir appeared.

"How nice of you to hold the door open for me!" Cat said as he attacked the Pharaoh, but the Pharaoh grabbed him and threw him into a coffin.

"Enjoy your coffin!" The Pharaoh said as he laughed.

"This is hecka crazy! Keep your eyes peeled!" She said as she recorded me as I tried to open the coffin. She then saw the Pharaoh and yelled "Hiya!"

"Your face. Fate has placed you on my path." The Pharaoh said as he placed his hands on Alya's face. "" He then threw her over his shoulder.

"Hey! Hands off the threads. I can walk myself!" Alya said as she tried to get freed.

"Hey, put her down!" Ali said as she tried to attack the Pharaoh, but he grabbed her and said "Such a fighting spirit. You will be useful in my army." He then began to walk out, carrying both of them.

"Seriously?!" I sighed. I then threw open the coffin and me and the gang ran after the Pharaoh. "Let them go!"

"Hiding behind an innocent bystander?" Cat said. "You're weak, Pharaoh!"

"I'm way more powerful than you are." Pharaoh said as he used his strength to close the bars and walked away.

"And don't forget! All the latest behind-the-scenes are on my blog!" Alya said, slightly nervous.

"That Alya and Alix are some brave chicks." Cat said, amazed by the girls.

"You're right about Alix." I said. "But with Alya, if by brave you mean bossy, feisty, and bold? Yup, that's her!"

"Come on, get us out of here, Cat Noir!" Ladybug said.

"Cataclysm!" He said as he used his powers to destroy the bars. "How are we gonna find them?"

"Alya's got a livestream on her blog!" Ladybug said as she showed the video feed on her yo-yo.

"Hi, everyone! Alya here, liveblogging from the shoulder of the terrifying villain!" Alya said on the video. "Huge scoop to come, stay tuned!"

"Uhh, you go ahead. I'll join you as soon as my Miraculous is charged up again." Cat said as his Miraculous began to beep.

"Hurry up. It's gonna take all of us to defeat him." I said. We then ran to face Pharaoh while Cat went to change back and recharge.

Outside the Louvre, the Pharaoh threw Alya to the ground.

"Hey!" Alya said as she laid there.

"Now it's your turn." The Pharaoh said as he held Ali by the leg. "On to the next phase. Anubis, bring me mummies!" Then his face morphed again, now looking like Anubis. Then beams of light shoot from his eyes, transforming civilians, even Ali, into mummies. "Soon, we'll be together again, my Nefertiti! My long-lost love!"

"This is gonna be one major scoop!" Alya said. She then tapped the Pharaoh on the shoulder and said "Uh, excuse me, Pharaoh, but, uh, what exactly is going on?"

"I'm going to carry out the secret spell, to bring Nefertiti back!" The Pharaoh said.

"Ahh, hmmm. Gotcha! You're talking about the spell on the papyrus, right?"

"Correct! The one hundred mummies and the offering!" The Pharaoh said as the mummies got into position.

"Offering? What offering?" Alya asked.

"To persuade the sun god Ra to give me my sweet princess, I must give him something in return. A pure soul!"

"Dude, that's hard to come by."

"But I've already found her! You look so much like her!"

"Say what?!" Alya asked in shock as the Pharaoh laughed. We watched the whole thing happen on the video.

"Hold on, Alya!" Ladybug said as we continued on to rescue her. Though she wasn't doing much of anything when she ran into a time bubble and got trapped. "Whoa! Oh, no, I ran right into one of those time bubbles!" She said. From the outside, she was going in slow motion. Even her speech was in slow motion as she said "I've got to get out of this!"

Thanks to my super hearing, I was able to hear Alya say "Element Gang, this is Alya! I just found out I'm the sacrificial offering to the sun god! Please hurry!"

"Guys, you take care of Pharaoh. I'll try and free Ladybug." I told them. "Get his necklace, it's where the akuma is."

"You got it, captain." Apolloid said as he and the others went to face Pharaoh. While they did that, I tried to use my metal bending to pull Ladybug out of the bubble, but it was moving in slow motion too.

"This is gonna take a while." I said as I kept pulling.

At the Louvre, Adrien was waiting for Plagg to recharge.

"Oh, do you seriously think this mumbo-jumbo with the sun and mummy stuff is gonna work?" Plagg said.

"You have no respect. Your batteries are charged up enough!" Adrien said. "Plagg, claws out!" he then turned into Cat Noir. Later, he appeared on the scene and popped the time bubble I was pulling Ladybug out of. I managed to let go of her in time, but I saw that I only lodged her into the air.

"Whoa!" Ladybug said as she fell, but Cat caught her before she hit the ground.

"Thanks for waiting around for me!" Cat said.

"No problem! We've gotta get the akuma and free it before Pharaoh sacrifices that poor girl!" I said and we went to do that.

We arrived at the front door and saw rows of mummies and the rest of the team trapped in mummy wraps. We freed them and went to search for Alya and Pharaoh.

"I don't see her or Pharaoh." Ladybug said as she looked around.

When we got to the roof, Cat saw them and said "Over there!"

Outside the Louvre, the ritual was about to begin.

"Whoa, back up! Who's that goddess chick with the black spots?" Alya said as she saw a figure in the papyrus right next to Alttanin Alttahara. "There, on your papyrus!"

"Ladybug, one of sworn enemies!" Pharaoh said. And he was right. From the stories I heard from my father, there was a Ladybug back then. "She and Alttanin Alttahara may have kept me from carrying out my ritual 5000 years ago, but they will not stop Nefertiti from coming back to me this time!" Pharaoh said.

"Did you say…Ladybug 5000 years ago?!" Alya said, surprised to hear this.

We were watching the video and Ladybug and Cat Noir were surprised by this as well.

"Everyone does have a past they can learn from." Ladybug asked.

"Well, you don't look a day over 3000." Cat joked.

"That's because she isn't the original Ladybug, dumbbell." I answered. "That's just another Ladybug from the past. She might not be that old, but her kwami is, which is why she's wiser than you."

"So she might be somebody I already know?" Cat asked.

"That's for me to know and for you to find out." I said. We then went off to stop the ritual.

"Oh, sacred Ra, god of the sun, I, Pharaoh, offer to thee a pure soul! The sacrifice for the return of Nefertiti!" Pharaoh said as he started the ritual. Then the Louvre pyramid lit up and, as he spoke, it shot a beam into the sky that started spreading darkness. "I bow to you, and present this gift with my mummies! In company, we pray to you the safe return of Princess Nefertiti! Awaken, Nefertiti! Awaken! Awaken, Nefertiti! Awaken!"

"Awaken, Nefertiti… Awaken…" The mummies said as they carried Alya toward the pyramid.

"Element Gang! Help!" Alya yelled as the mummies carried her.

"We've gotta save her before he completes the ritual or Alya will be gone forever!" I said.

"What should we do?" Cat asked.

"Cat, hold back the mummies with the others while me and Ladybug take on the Pharaoh." I said.

"Why do I have to deal with these freaks while you two get to slip calmly round back?" Cat asked.

"Because El Dragon is the only one who can capture his akuma and I'm the only who can fix all of this, and because you are one of the bravest one out of all of us!" Ladybug said as she winked at him.

"Sure." Cat said as me and Ladybug went to face Pharaoh. "I know you don't really think that, but I'll pretend you do."

"Awaken, Nefertiti, Awaken… Awaken, Nefertiti, Awaken…" The mummies said as they continued to carry Alya.

"Hey, there, you bunch of bandages! What do you say we wrap this up?" Cat said as he and the others went to attack the mummies. Alya was glad they came at the right time.

"Seize them!" Pharaoh ordered and the mummies ran after them.

"Is that really as fast as you can go?" Apolloid said as they went on the offensive.

It wasn't long until Pharaoh realized and said "Wait, this looks…like a trap!"

"Gotcha!" Ladybug said as she swung down and grabbed Alya.

"Horus, give me your wings!" Pharaoh said as his head changed again and looked like Horus. He tried to fly down there, I intercepted him and we were then locked in a battle in the air.

"Peeps, you just witnessed another insane feat from Ladybug!" Alya said as she record the events on her phone. "Thanks for saving my butt!"

"Oh, uh, you're welcome. But it's not over yet. Not until…" Ladybug said.

"Not until the Element Gang destroy the pendant containing the akuma, and turns everything back to normal! I pay attention."

"The pendant! Good eye!" Ladybug said.

The fight ended with me falling to the ground. He might have defeated me there, but I still had enough energy to fight. I then watched as Pharaoh flew off towards Ladybug.

"Ahhh!" Alya yelled as she saw the Pharaoh flying in behind Ladybug. The Pharaoh knocked Ladybug off the roof, but she used her yo-yo to land safely.

"Way to go, Ladybug!" Alya said, but then the Pharaoh landed behind her and threw her phone away. "No!" Ladybug then caught the phone.

"You're not going to win this time, Ladybug!" Pharaoh said as he carried Alya back to the top of the pyramid.

"Help me!" Alya said as I got over to Ladybug and we got ready to go after Pharaoh.

"Crush those insects!" Pharaoh ordered and the mummies surrounded us. While we fought them, we witnessed as Alya was thrown onto the beam of light and carried upward.

"What the?" Cat said as he saw three mummies about to throw a car at him, but Ladybug wrapped her yo-yo around his ankle and pulled him to safety. I then whistled to the guys and they came over to us.

"This way! Come on!" I said as we all got into a bus. The mummies follow us on and we exited it. We then completed the trap with me and Apolloid turning the bus on its side.

"Let's go! We have to save Alya before she reaches the circle of darkness!" I said as we all went to do that.

"You will not stop me from bringing Nefertiti back! I'll finish you off! Anubis, bring me mummies!" Pharaoh said as he shot beams at us, but we dodged them. Ladybug then used her yo-yo to grab the Pharaoh, while I tried to rescue Alya.

"Horus, give me your wings!" Pharaoh said as he lifted himself and Ladybug into the air. While airborne, Ladybug grabbed the Pharaoh's pendant and dropped it.

"El Dragon, the pendent!" She yelled. I then looked down and saw she gave me the chance.

"ShockBlade! Torna! Mind getting Alya out of there?" I said as I went for the pendent.

"No problem!" Torna said as she and ShockBlade went to save Alya. The rest of us ran for the pendant, but the Pharaoh landed on it before we got it, without even damaging it.

"Sekhmet, give me your strength!" He said as he used his strength to make a sonic wave that knocked us all off. The mummies then surrounded us. Pharaoh then grabbed the pendent and said "It's over."

"Somebody, save me!" Alya yelled as she got closer and closer to the circle of darkness.

"Oh, Ra, god of the sun, accept this humble offering and return the princess to ME!" Pharaoh said.

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug said as she used her powers and received a Ladybug costume. "A Ladybug outfit?"

"That's our last hope?" Cat said. Ladybug used her thinking vision and the earrings in the costume appeared. That's when she got an idea.

"This offering isn't good enough for Nefertiti!" She said to Pharaoh.

"Hey! Thanks a lot!" Alya said, offended by that.

"Too late, Ladybug! The ritual has begun!" Pharaoh said.

"Set Alya free and sacrifice me instead!" Ladybug said. "Wouldn't that be the sweetest revenge? 5000 years later! After all, I'm the one who kept Nefertiti from you all these years!"

"It's true that you make a much more precious offering than this mortal." Pharaoh said, seeing she did make a point and taking Ladybug's hand. "Horus, give me wings!" He then flew with Ladybug up to Alya.

"Seriously?" Alya said as Pharaoh then threw her off the beam. She fell, slid down the pyramid, and landed safely on the ground. "Excuse you, but I make excellent sacrificing material!"

"Take her Miraculous! The earrings!" Hawkmoth said seeing that this was his chance to steal the Ladybug Miraculous.

"You win, Pharaoh…" Ladybug said as she pretended to take off her earrings, then tricked the Pharaoh and grabbed his pendent. "You want my Miraculous? Go get it!" She then threw the fake earrings. I then saw what she was doing. Thanks to the costume, Ladybug had the perfect distraction for Pharaoh while she took away his pendent.

"Get it!" Hawkmoth said as Pharaoh went off to get them. By the Pharaoh realized the earrings he grabbed were fake, it was already too late.

"A toy? You tricked me!" Pharaoh said as Ladybug then punched the pendant and broke it, releasing the akuma, then she slid down the pyramid and landed on the ground while I went to capture the akuma.

"Time to pay the Asda price, akuma." I said as I put my staff in capture mode. "Time to de-evilize!" I then caught the akuma. "Gotcha!" I then released it as a purified butterfly. "Goodbye, little guy."

"Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug said as she tossed the Lucky costume into the air. It exploded into a blast of energy that then turned everything back to normal, even turning the mummies back into citizens. Then the akuma energy turn the Pharaoh back into Jalil.

But it changed back into a look of guilty when I looked at Ali.

"What happened?" Jalil said as he tried to recollect what happened. Then Ladybug gave Alya her phone back.

"Thanks, Ladybug! But, uh, I still gotta ask: how old are you, really?" She said.

"Um, much older than a high school student, that's for sure!" Ladybug said.

"Cat is about as old as that too, but still needs to mature a bit." I said.

"Yeah. And you're mature enough to be somebody's grandpa." Cat joked, which earned him a smack in the head.

Inside the Louvre. Alya and Ali walked back in and saw me and Marinette.

"Axe!" Ali said as she got a hold of me and kissed me on the cheek.

"Where have you been?" Alya asked.

"You won't believe this! We got mummified!" I said.

"Hope you weren't one of the ones trying to swap me for Nefertiti! Creepy!" Alya said.

"What?! You were almost…sacrificed?" Marinette said, pretending she didn't know.

"If it hadn't been for you or Axel, I'd never have found out that Ladybug and El Dragon are at least 5000 years old!"

"No problem, Alya." I said. Alya then grabbed her bag and we headed out.

"I still don't get it though, what was she doing with that tenth grade history textbook?" Alya said.

"Maybe she was trying to compare her new look with all the other looks from her past." I said, trying to lead her off the trail.

"You're probably right. It's tough staying in the loop. Hey, Ladybug's textbook! It's gone!" Alya said as she looked in her bag and saw it was gone. Marinette was even shocked by this. I snickered to myself for I actually managed to get the book out of her bag and got it back to Marinette's room before she saw who it belong to.

"You might have gotten away this time, but I assure you, Element Gang, someday, wherever you are, I will have your Miraculous, and you'll be nothing! Nothing at all!" Hawkmoth said as his window closed.

In Marinette's room, Marinette arrived and saw her textbook on the table. She picked it up and saw a note on it. "'Dear Marinette, Here's your book back. Next time you go swinging as Ladybug, try not to bring your school supplies behind. Signed E.D.'" She said as she read the note in surprise. She then looked at Tikki and said "El Dragon knows who I am?"

"I won't be surprised." Tikki said. "He does have a way of figuring things out."

"I can't believe it." Marinette said. "So he is a kid in my school. But who?"

"There's a mystery there." Tikki said.

"Make that two mysteries." She said as she opened her book to a page that showed the papyrus. "I don't get it. I know that was a Fire Dragon of the past and I'm not 5,000 years old, so…who exactly was that Ladybug in the papyrus?"

"Kwamis like me and superheroes like you have always existed!" Tikki said.

"So…that wasn't you in the papyrus either?" Marinette asked.

"What do you think?"

"You don't look 5000 years old."

"Well, I'm not! I'm older than that! I'm the kwami who's watched over every single Ladybug since the very beginning!"

"You must have known much less klutzy Ladybugs than me, right?"

"Every Ladybug is different."

"That's what I thought."

"Marinette, you are different. But different as in surprising, unpredictable and endearing. And very talented. You learn fast."

"Really?" Marinette asked.

"Yes." Tikki said as Marinette kissed her on her forehead. "You better get to sleep. Remember, you have that history test tomorrow!"

"Oh, yeah! Good thing it's on Ancient Egypt." Marinette said as she then went to bed.

Well, that was a real blast from the past. Marinette now knows I know her secret identity. On second thought, maybe it is time to tell them her and Adrien who I truly am.