Marinette led her friends into Master Fu's house.
"Master, I'm back!" Marinette called.
"Master?" Alya and Nino asked. Adrien just looked confused.
"In here!" echoed throughout the home. Marinette headed into a room. Alya, Adrien, and Nino all exchanged glances before following her. They walked in to see Marinette at a table and another person across from her.
"Hello Cat Noir," He greeted. Alya and Nino looked shocked.
"Hello Master," Adrien greeted before kneeling next to Marinette at the table.
"Come sit down guys," Marinette called to Alya and Nino.
"Ah, hello Rena Rouge," Master Fu greeted Alya.
"Uh, hi?"
"This is Master Fu, Guardian of the Miraculous," Marinette explained.
"Well, for the next few minutes or so," Master Fu said.
"What do you mean?" Adrien asked.
"Master is stepping down from the role of guardian. It is his time anyway," A green Kwamii came in. "Hello, I am Wayzz, the Turtle Kwamii. Master's Kwamii."
"I even have a predecessor chosen," Master Fu claimed.
"Who?" Alya asked.
"Me," Marinette answered. Her friends looked at her shocked. "I need to open it, right?" Marinette asked Master Fu, gesturing to the record player in the back of the room. Master Fu nodded.
"It will begin the ceremony," Master Fu claimed. Marinette nodded her understanding. Trixx, Tikki, and Plagg flew out to join Wayzz and they all went into a corner and caught up.
"So, wait. Marinette is going to be the new Guardian of the Miraculous?" Nino asked.
"Yes," Master Fu answered. Marinette took a deep breath, but no one noticed until she stood up.
"Where are you going, Mari?" Alya asked. Instead of answering, Marinette walked over to the record player and punched in the passcode opening the machine. Not noticing the wide eyes her friends gave, she pulled out the box containing all the miraculous. Plagg, Tikki, Trixx, and Wayzz flew back over. Marinette placed the box on the table and opened it after sitting down. A blinding light came out and they were all transported somewhere new.
When Marinette opened her eyes, she was greeted by a set of doors. She looked down to see herself in a red dress that used spots to fade into black. Reaching up, she noticed she also had her Ladybug mask on. Lifting her skirt a bit revealed the black flats she had on. Letting the skirt go, Marinette saw she had black gloves and her trusty yoyo wrapped around her waist. The doors in front of her opened to reveal a grand room that had all the Kwamiis floating in place. Tikki and Wayzz were up next to Master Fu, who was in a dark faded green tux with his mask. Her friends were in the front row. They turned when the doors opened, looking at her. Adrien had a simple black tux with a gold bow and his Cat Noir mask. Alya had a white to orange dress on and black gloves. Her hair was up in a ponytail and her Rena Rouge mask covered her face. Nino had a navy blue tux on with a navy blue mask on. Plagg and Trixx were floating beside their chosens. Marinette walked down to meet Master Fu at the podium. The box holding the miraculous sat on the podium next to Master Fu. Marinette kneeled in front of Master Fu when she made it to him.
"Marinette Dupain Cheng, Ladybug, do you swear to protect the miraculous, no matter the cost? To not let them get into the hands of evil?" Master Fu asked.
"I do," Marinette answered.
"In case they do accidentally end up in the hands of evil, do you swear to keep the necessary secrets that could ruin the world away from all Kwamii?"
"I do."
"Do you swear to find the missing miraculous? The butterfly and the peacock."
"I do."
"Do you swear to defend all the miraculous against all evil? Do you swear to take away any miraculous away from those who use them irrationally?"
"I do."
"Then let's conclude this ceremony with the final step into your reign of guardianship. Your blood mixing with the past guardians who also swore to protect the miraculous." Master Fu stated, pulling out a knife. Marinette stood up and took the knife, cutting into the skin on her palm enough to draw blood. She raised her hand and let the blood drip from her hand and onto the box, per the directions of Master Fu. The box shone as her blood mixed with the past guardian's.
"The process is complete. You are the new guardian," Master Fu claimed. The Kwamii and Marinette's friends all cheered. Marinette giggled at the attention before turning to Master Fu.
"What will you do now that you're not watching over the miraculous?" Marinette asked.
"Well, my days have come to an end, so I will be joining the past guardians in eternal slumber," Master Fu answered. Marinette was shocked.
"But Master!"
"It's fine Marinette. It is my time anyway," Master Fu assured.
"Okay, let us give you a proper burial service then," Marinette pleaded. Master Fu smiled and nodded. Marinette smiled. The grand room shifted so they were in Master Fu's house again. No one heard the two leave the room after the party started. The Kwamiis were all playing different games. Tag, Hide and Seek, Chase, etc. Adrien, Alya, and Nino were chatting. The new and old guardians made their way to Master Fu's bedroom. Marinette helped Master Fu settle down.
"You'll make a great Guardian, thank you Marinette, Ladybug," Master Fu said before closing his eyes for the final time. Marinette felt tears falling down her cheeks. She may not have known him well or long, but she did know him enough to have cared for him. Marinette got up and looked around his room. She noticed a phone book and picked it up. She noticed it held two phone numbers. One to a couple named Bridgette and Felix, and another to a person named Emilie. Marinette picked up her phone to call the hospital.
"Hello?"
"Hi. This is Marinette Dupain Cheng, is it possible to get an ambulance to 123 Rue Vaneau street?" [A/N: don't go looking for the house. The only thing real about the address is the street name]
"Yes, what is the emergency?"
"Not much of an emergency, a friend of mine passed away due to his old age," Marinette explained.
"Oh, of course. Sending an ambulance your way now."
"Thanks," Marinette hung up before walking out to the main room.
"Ok Kwamiis, time to go back into your miraculouses," Marinette said, rounding them up. Soon, the room only held, Tikki, Plagg, Trixx, Wayzz, Marinette, Adrien, Alya, and Nino. "Here Nino," Marinette said, handing him the Turtle miraculous.
"Woah cool!"
"That makes me your kwamii," Wayzz claimed.
"That is so cool dude!" Nino exclaimed.
"By the way, an ambulance is coming to take Master Fu away. Tikki, Trixx, Plagg, Wayzz, now would be the best time to say goodbye," Marinette said, wiping the tears in her eyes away. The four kwamiis went to go say goodbye as Adrien went up to her and pulled her into a hug. The magic tuxes and dresses from the miraculous box disappeared, leaving them all in the clothes they came there in. Marinette pulled away and went to shut the box back in it's hiding spot in the record player. Next to it was a piece of paper. Marinette picked it up and carefully unfolded it. She read it as Master Fu's final will. Wiping her tears, she turned back to her team.
"Please help me get this to my house," Marinette pleaded. Adrien transformed into Cat Noir and picked up the record player before running out of the house and leaping to the bakery. When he came back, the house had an ambulance in front of it. He went in to see a stretcher with a sheet on it, covering someone. He went to the room that used to house the miraculous to see his new team. Alya and Nino were talking to the paramedics while Marinette was trying to hide the tears in her eyes. Adrien walked over and pulled her into a tight hug. Marinette returned the hug before sobbing into his chest.
"Shhh. It's okay Princess," Adrien soothed. He whispered sweet comforting words in her ear. They stayed like that for a few minutes. Marinette pulled away and went to talk to the paramedics.
"Yo dude!" Adrien turned to see Nino.
"What's up?"
"The girls are talking with the docs. I got bored," Nino shrugged. Adrien chuckled.
"You realize Marinette's most likely not going to give up on preparing Master Fu's burial," Adrien admitted.
"Yeah, and Alya will want to help," Nino added. Adrien nodded.
"So, dude, how are you going to pop the question?" Adrien asked.
"I'm not doing anything cheesy. I am going to use my DJ skills and come up with a really creative way to ask her," Nino explained.
"Will you need any help with it?" Adrien asked.
"I don't know. If I do, I'll let you know," Nino answered. "What about you? How are you going to ask Mari?"
"By doing something cheesy. Romantic dinner, walk on the seine, lovely little speech about how much I love her, then ask her to Meow-ry me," Adrien answered, flashing a proud smirk to his best friend.
"Do yourself a favor and don't use the pun," Nino suggested.