Marinette sighed.
"I am not getting away from answering that question, right?" Marinette asked. The others shook their heads no.
"Fine. Yes. I decided it would be best to tell the other person who this affects first. Besides Maman and Papa. My dead twin isn't so dead after all. I told Madelynn everything. I told her my life story, how I was Ladybug, everything. Don't worry, I didn't give up your identity, Adrien. I thought it was better for you to tell her if you so desired. But Madelynn will question when she sees me with both Cat Noir and Adrien Agreste on television" Marinette claimed
"How would you know?" Alya asked.
"Well, I would question it, you and Nino both did question it," Marinette answered.
"Yeah, okay. Let's get home and get to bed. We'll talk about this in the morning. For now, let's just enjoy the fact that Marinette wasn't kidnapped and we found her unscathed," Adrien stated.
"Uh, not exactly unscathed," Marinette admitted.
"What?" Adrien asked her. "Where are you hurt?"
"When did you get hurt?" Alya asked.
"I just have a concussion. Not that big of a deal. I got it after I fell down as Ladybug," Marinette answered.
"Just a concussion?! Princess, a concussion is still pretty bad! We should take you to a hospital"
"Well, a fresh one would be bad, yes, but not one that has been treated. I don't need to go to the hospital. Tikki guided Madelynn through the process. Apparently, one of the past Ladybug's was medically involved with a lot of different injuries and illnesses. Mainly injuries though. So Tikki learned how to take care of many types of injuries that a Ladybug might endure. Helped me with a few minor or major injuries that I've gotten from Akuma battles," Marinette explained. Tikki flew out and sat on her shoulder, nodding her head in agreement.
"It's true. No need for a hospital. Madelynn did a good job for her first time of handling that big of an injury," Tikki agreed.
"Fine, but if you got it when you fell, why did you leave the mansion so abruptly?" Alya asked. "You could've gotten a worse injury!"
"Careful Alya, saying that around Adrien will make him worried while unlocking his protective side. Making him stubborn and not letting me become Ladybug or leave my house or his mansion for nearly a week. No sleepovers, no girls days, for a week, maybe longer if he has his way," Marinette stated before she and Alya erupted into giggles. Nino chuckled a bit.
"Hey! I do it out of love!" Adrien protested, wrapping an arm around Marinette's waist. Alya leaned back into the seat and Nino's arm, which was resting on top of the seat.
"Let's deal with all of this tomorrow, please," Marinette pleaded.
"Of course, Bugaboo," Adrien said. Alya rolled her eyes.
"Fine, but tomorrow, you are not getting away from my wrath," Alya added, causing Marinette to giggle again.
They pulled up to the mansion, a bunch of reporters outside the gates. They made their way through, with the help of bodyguards, the crowd and into the mansion ahead. Once in the mansion, they headed upstairs to Adrien's bedroom. Adrien shut both the door and the window, locking them both.
"Why are you locking the door, Adrien?" Alya asked.
"Do we want a repeat of the past few hours?" Adrien answered.
"Oh that's probably a good idea," Alya responded. Marinette sighed and shook her head.
"This time I'd probably do it on purpose. But instead of going back to Madelynn, I'd probably go to the tippy top of the Eiffel Tower. Or to Master Fu's place," Marinette muttered that last bit under her breath. Nino and Alya both don't know about him yet. Adrien met him briefly, but he doesn't know where he lives like Marinette does.
"Marinette!"
"Yes, Tikki?"
"Somethings wrong," Tikki exclaimed.
"What are you talking about?" Marinette asked.
"I feel it too! Tikki, do you think it is time?" Plagg asked, ignoring Marinette and swallowing a piece of camembert.
"Yes. Marinette, you need to transform and go see Him," Tikki said.
"What?! Why?" Marinette asked.
"I can't tell you here. We have to go!"
"Where is Marinette going?" Adrien asked, wrapping his arms around Marinette's waist to hold her in place. Alya came up with her hands on her hips, Nino right behind her, crossing his arms over his chest.
"She's not leaving again tonight," Alya claimed.
"Tikki, can it wait until tomorrow morning?" Marinette asked.
"NO!" Both Tikki and Plagg shouted. The teens flinched back.
"Why not?" Marinette asked.
"I can't explain here. You have to see it for yourself. You have to transform, even if I have to force the transformation into Ladybug, and yes I can do that," Tikki said.
"Fine," Marinette sighed, unhooking Adrien's stubborn arms from her waist. "TIKKI! SPOTS ON!" Marinette called, transforming into her spotted alter-ego. She grabbed the remote and unlock/opened the window before climbing onto the window sill. Adrien grabbed her hand, just as she was about to swing out of the bedroom.
"Let me come with you, at least," Adrien begged.
"No can do, Kid. This is a thing that Ladybug must do alone," Plagg said.
"Sorry, Adrien," Ladybug sympathized, before swinging off into the distance. Adrien sighed.
"Plagg what's going on?" Adrien asked his Kwamii.
"I can't tell you," Plagg answered.
"Not even for cheese?"
"Nope."
"Let's play a game while we wait," Nino suggested.
"Or we could watch a movie. One that Marinette refuses to watch, that way she isn't missing much," Alya added.
"Sorry bro, I'm gonna have to go with your girl. Watching a movie that Marinette refuses to watch would be a good pass time. As a bonus we will get to wind down for bed," Adrien stated as a tiebreaker.
"Yeah, you are right," Nino responded
With Marinette ~
Ladybug landed in an alleyway, not far from Master Fu's home. After making sure no one would see her, Ladybug de-transformed into her civilian self. Marinette made her way to Master Fu's home, knocking on the door. After waiting a bit, Wayzz opened the door for her.
"Hey Wayzz," Marinette greeted.
"Hello, Marinette. Please come on in, and hurry," Wayzz responded, before floating into the room that held the miraculous. Marinette brought a confused expression on her face, before following the green Kwamii. Inside the room, Master Fu was kneeling down, meditating.
"Hello Ladybug," He spoke.
"Hi, Master. What's going on? Why are the Kwamii in a frenzy?" Marinette asked as Tikki flew out of her hiding spot.
"It is time for a new Guardian of the Miraculous," Master Fu answered. "Where is Plagg and his chosen?"
"Plagg said only I needed to be here, not Cat Noir," Marinette answered.
"Hm, of course. You, as a chosen, are the only one needed but more can be here," Master Fu said.
"Well Plagg is something else," Marinette said.
"Yes, he is," Master Fu agreed.
"So, who have you chosen to become the new Guardian of the Miraculous?" Marinette asked.
"You."
"What?!" Marinette exclaimed.
"My time has come to an end and I need to pass the job on to someone new," Master Fu explained.
"But, you are the only one who can read the inscriptions of the Miraculous Spell Book. I can't!" Marinette protested.
"I have something to help you with that until you can read it," Master Fu explained.
"Okay, so should I go retrieve Plagg?" Master Fu nodded. "What if Adrien, Alya, and Nino want to come?"
"Let them. They are allowed," Master Fu answered. He got up and picked up two books and put them on the table side by side. "This book has the translations for the words in the spell book," Master Fu said, pointing to the one on the left. "This one is everything you need to know to be a Guardian of the Miraculous," Master Fu pointed to the one on the right.
"The Gabriel Brand, Ladybug, Designing, now Guardian. Oh dear. I don't think I can handle all this stress," Marinette complained, placing her head in her hands, shaking back and forth.
"You can do this. I wouldn't choose you for this task if I didn't think it was possible for you to handle all of this," Master Fu assured. Tikki flew over and lifted her chosen's head from her hands.
"You can do it Marinette! It's not like you haven't dealt with this kind of stress before! When you were still in school, you had that, your family bakery, and being the class representative instead of the roles you play now in life. Adding this new task will just put you back to being as busy as you were when you were in high school," Tikki added.
"Okay," Marinette said, with a newfound burst of confidence. She stood up. "I'll go get Plagg, and be back before you know it," Marinette added before leaving. She headed to the same alleyway she arrived at and transformed.
With Alya, Adrien, and Nino ~
The Deadpool movie just finished.
"Now what?" Nino asked.
"I need to borrow Plagg." The four looked over to see Ladybug standing on Adrien's window sill.
"Oh, right, I forgot that I had to be there for the ceremony," Plagg said. Ladybug shook her head, chuckling.
"Ceremony?" Adrien asked.
"You can come, it's allowed, but you three don't have to be there, I do," Ladybug said. They all nodded heads.
"Plagg, CLAWS OUT!" Adrien transformed into Cat Noir.
"Here Alya," Ladybug said, handing her a miraculous box. Alya squealed before opening it. Trixx came flying out.
"Hey, Trixx!"
"Hey, Alya!"
"Who is that?" Nino and Cat Noir asked.
"This is Trixx, my Kwamii, or the one I borrow every once and awhile," Alya explained.
"You ready?" Trixx asked.
"Trixx. LET'S POUNCE!" Alya called upon her transformation into Rena Rouge.
"Wait, you're Rena Rouge?" Nino asked.
"I should've seen it," Cat Noir claimed. "You two are best friends. Plus, Rena seemed a little starstruck when she battled Sapotis with us. Who happened to have been her sisters."
"Do I get a Kwamii?" Nino asked. Cat Noir and Rena Rouge laughed.
"Soon. For now, Rena or Cat Noir can carry you," Ladybug said. Cat Noir and Rena Rouge stopped laughing at that. Ladybug jumped to the next roof.
"You get to carry him, alley cat!" Rena said before following Ladybug.
"Okay, come on Nino," Cat said, grabbing Nino's hand. They lept throughout the city, back to that alleyway near Master Fu's place. They de-transformed, and before anyone could ask Marinette anything, she made her way to Master Fu's front door and knocked. The three followed her in once it had opened.