Chapter 6- Recovery (from Marinette's POV)

My head cleared, and I found myself lying on the floor of Master Fu's home. I hurt all over, including having a massive headache. But I was able to sit up and move.

"Welcome back Marinette," Master Fu said, handing me a cup of tea. "It's so wonderful to see you awake once again."

"Thank you Master," I told him. "But the way I feel now, I think I'd rather be asleep."

He said, "Your body suffered a traumatic shock. Even though the miraculous ladybugs repaired the damage, your body will continue to experience the aftereffects. You will have some discomfort for a while, but I'm certain you will be fine. Do you want to try walking?"

I reached for his hand and let him help me up off the floor. My legs were still stiff, but I was able to walk across the room slowly but surely.

Then I had a bit of a panic attack as I realized that my earrings were missing! "Master, what happened with the akuma? Since I'm not paralyzed I assume it must have been captured, but how?"

"Don't worry Marinette, Chat Noir dealt with it. He recruited someone else to be Ladybug for this mission, but he will be bringing your earrings back shortly."

Someone else? But who? Who would he have thought of giving them to? Master Fu must have seen me squirming and mumbling under my breath.

"Everything will be fine, Marinette. Please, get some more rest until you feel you are ready to go home. Chat Noir can fill you in on the details later."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, causing me to jump and gasp. "Master Fu?" It was Chat's voice!

"Coming, Chat Noir. Please step away from the door so I can meet you in the entrance way." He went through the door and closed it behind him. After a few seconds, Chat called out to me. "Thrilled to have you back, bugaboo!"

I responded, "Thank you kitty, good to be back. See you soon."

A few moments later, Master Fu returned with the miraculous box and handed it to me. "I was told the person he chose did a marvelous job of helping to defeat Eclipser. You can ask him about it when you next see him."

Then another thought came to me. "Master Fu… did I detransform before we arrived? Does Chat know who I am?"

"No Marinette," he said, putting his hand on my shoulder. "You didn't detransform until I took off the earrings, and Chat Noir waited outside while I did that. He was careful to avoid finding out your true identity."

That was a relief, I thought, and I gave a little smile. My kitty is always such a gentleman.