Author 1: Hi there everyone! Sorry that it's been so long since we updated. It wasn't my fau-
Author 2: Um, yes it was. Hello everyone! I'm the second author. We have lives (believe it or not) so we are going to have updates freakishly randomly. Like, really randomly.
Author 1: Actually, I'm the only one with a life here. Author 2 sits at their house all day.
Author 2: NOW YOU HOLD ON JUST A MINU-
Author 1: Enjoy the chapter! We don't own Miraculous Ladybug btw in case any of you were wondering,
"Tikki…" Marinette groaned as she woke up, " Why do I feel so awful? I feel like I got hit by a car or something." Marinette's kwami floated towards her, explaining the gist of last night's events.
"There was a super villain disguised as Alya, and she spiked your drink with alcohol! She led you to the roof and…" Tikki hesitated.
"What, Tikki?"
"She attempted to push you off the roof." Marinette stared at the ceiling eyes wide with fright, unable to process that she almost died. "But then Chat Noir came in and saved you before you hit the ground. I'm sorry, Marinette, but I couldn't save you. It would risk your secret identity being revealed!"
Marinette simply shook her head. "It's alright, Tikki. I just don't get why I hurt so much, all over the place." Naturally, Marinette was intensely hungover, but neither she nor Tikki knew this.
"There's no time to worry about that. You've got to be at that cafe in a half hour to meet Alya for breakfast!"
Marinette slowly rose from her bed, every nerve in her body crying out in pain. She looked to her window and was nearly blinded by the morning sky, which was as bright as the sun itself. After getting dressed and grabbing a pair of sunglasses, she walked with purpose towards her and Alya's favorite cafe.
To Marinette's surprise, Alya hadn't arrived yet, which was strange considering Marinette was already late. She waited for about an hour, texting and calling her friend furiously, but Alya never picked up. Eventually, sadly enough, Marinette gave up and started for home. All of a sudden, she looked towards the sky and saw a weird looking bird that looked a bit like a walrus, one she had never seen before. Marinette stood and stared at the bird, when it abruptly landed in front of her and shifted into a girl in a blue suit. Marinette knew this must have been another of Hawkmoth's victims.
"Marinette Dupain-Cheng!" Her voice was oddly similar to Alya's. "You are a horrible human being and I intend to make you regret it!" The villain changed into a dangerous looking tiger and lunged toward Marinette. Running into the nearest alley at full speed, Marinette consulted her Kwami.
"Tikki, I don't have the strength to be Ladybug right now and that girl is after me! What do I do?" Tikki thought for a moment, and then her eyes lit up.
"Why not just turn into Ladybug to call Chat Noir, and ask for his help protecting Marinette and he'll come save the day!"
"Perfect! Alright Tikki, spots on!" With those words, Marinette's clothes changed from her casual white t-shirt to a black and red superhero suit, complete with an (almost useless) mask to conceal her true identity. Ladybug then pulled out her yoyo and swiped the screen, which resulted in a call to Chat Noir.
Meanwhile, across Paris, Adrien sat at his piano, solemnly pressing keys. His mind raced with thoughts of the previous night; he had gotten virtually no sleep because of his interaction with Marinette.
"I don't understand Plagg." Adrien said to his kwamii, a small cat. "Who would want to hurt Marinette? And where was Ladybug?" His mind was swirling with questions.
Adrien decided he didn't want to lie around feeling pitiful so he found a piano song from YouTube and put it to replay for a few hours, knowing his father would mistake it for his own playing, and transformed to Chat Noir. He opened the window and lept to the rooftops, finding a spot to think.
Once he found somewhere peaceful, Chat Noir heard his staff making a beeping noise, signaling a call from Ladybug.
"Hello, m'lady. Why ever did you call me on this purr-fect afternoon?"
Ladybug merely rolled her eyes and explained the current issue. "There's an akuma victim going after Marinette Dupain-Cheng. I need you to come to the bakery that she goes to a lot and protect her for a bit. I assume you know what bakery I'm talking about."
Chat Noir smiled lovingly. "Don't worry Ladybug, I've got this." He raced to where Ladybug said to go, and as soon as he arrived he saw a flustered looking Marinette hiding in an alleyway.
"Chat Noir! I'm so glad you're here. I was so scared! There was a walrus and-"
"Don't fret, Marinette." He said, reassuring her she was safe, "Ladybug already told me what's happening and sent me here to protect you. Speaking of which, where did Ladybug go?"
Marinette answered quickly, "I don't know. She called you and then I turned around and she wasn't there anymore!"
Chat Noir's eyes widened and he stumbled backward a little bit. Quickly shaking it off, he turned to Marinette again. "Alright, we need to get you somewhere where the walrus won't find you."
He swiftly picked her up and ran to her house, consulting Marinette's parents as they walked through the door to their bakery.
Author 1: Sorry for the shortness of the chapter...
Author 2: See you next time!