04/08/23

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As they both reached the office, the sunlight hit Bat Noir, making him flinch from the burn on his skin. So Argos quickly pulled the curtains down to cover him.

"Damn it that hurts!" Adrien looked at his hand which instantly healed quickly.

"We better get out of here quickly!" Argos then puts on the horse ring.

"No shit!" Bat Noir said.

"I hope this works! Kaalki, Duusu! Unify!" Argos unified the ring with the brooch, becoming Pegabird.

"He's coming! Just say Voyage!" Bat Noir said.

"Voyage!" They got into a portal to Kagami's place.

Just as the injured Monarch came up, he was too late.

At Kagami's place, Pegabird and Kagami had all curtains closed to ensure no sunlight came in.

"How is he alive?" Kagami asked.

"He's not. He's undead like a vampire for real. I'm guessing God knew that Adrien wasn't ready to die" Pegabird guessed.

"Long story. But we reclaimed two miraculous" Adrien said.

"I can't believe you are here and talking. You died" Kagami said, processing who she was talking to.

"Yes I am alive but I was brought back to life as a vampire. And yes I am Bat Noir" Adrien said.

But worst of all, he can't remember how he met her but he can remember her name, "But who are you?" He then asked her.

"Seriously?" Kagami said.

"He has amnesia. He lost most of his memories when he died" Pegabird said.

"Oh, Adrien" Kagami sighs.

Adrien suddenly has a flashback of when he and Kagami were a couple. Especially when they first met, they had a fencing dual. But their relationship didn't last long.

"Kagami?" Adrien remembers her name.

"Yes, it's me," Kagami said.

He then noticed the photo of him and the fencing classmates. He walks up to them for a closer look. Fencing was his best sport but he never chose it, his father did. Every activity his father chooses for him was never enough to be proud of. Not even an 'I'm proud of you, son' from his father.

"I remember you, Kagami," He said.

"You do?" Kagami wanted to be sure.

"Yes. I do" Adrien said as Pegabird detransformed.

"And we reclaimed two of these" Felix held out the rooster and horse rings.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Kagami glared at Felix.

"I owe Ladybug and Cat Noir a debt. In return for avenging Adrien, I'm reclaiming what I traded. No more disappearing and power gain acts for Monarch" Felix said.

"Yes, plus he saved me from blood lust," Adrien said.

"Also, there's still a bit of grudge in me" He looks at Felix and took a deep breath, "This is your last chance, Felix. Cross me again, you surrender the peacock miraculous. You said you hate oppressors. Well, Gabriel is the biggest oppressor of them all. Ever heard of something that cannot fall into the wrong hands?!" He yelled in his face.

"Alright! I get it! I was blinded by hatred and anger. You have my word" Felix flinched.

"Good! For now, Monarch won't be able to do anything with broken arms" Adrien said.

There was one thing he remembered that night at the wax museum, "Sadly, he forced me to cataclysm him that night at the wax museum. I remember being traumatized by that incident. Even if he was evil but he was still a person behind the mask"

"It's like he rather dies than face justice," Kagami said.

"Even worse, it's too late for a lucky charm to heal him. And the wish. You don't know the consequences, Felix. If you made that wish, you would lose someone. What if it was me, Kagami, or your mother? Do you really think having a free world would make you happy without them? No. I couldn't be happy without those I care about and love" Adrien remembers the incident with the Red Moon that Argos created.

"Please don't bring that up again! Damn it! It's too painful" Felix protested.

"Alright alright," Adrien replied.

"Are you done punishing my ass yet?" Felix asked.

"Yes. Ladybug has other problems now on her own, in civilian life" Adrien changed the subject.

"And what's that?" Felix asked.

"You don't wanna know" Adrien replied.

x

With Marinette, she was sitting on her balcony looking over Paris. She hopes Adrien is okay, knowing that he can't walk in the sunlight.

"Don't worry, Daddy will be alright" She touched her stomach, "But It seems I still have to go to school, while it's still not noticeable" She puts on the Cat Noir hoodie.

As she leaves the bakery, she noticed a familiar black cat hiding in the shadows, "Princess" He whispered.

"Kitty?" She recognized the voice.

"I promised you to support, remember" Cat Adrien whispered, standing on his back legs, wanting to be picked up.

"Thank you, kitty cat" She picked him up and carried him.

Keeping him away from the sunlight and hoping that the principal can let her have a stray to support her pain. She's been through a lot for days of Adrien's death but she had to pretend if she wants her kitty to regain his memories.

"How's our baby, Marinette?" Cat Adrien asked.

"Doing fine. And what about you?" Marinette asked.

"Never been better," Cat Adrien said, "It took me 20 minutes to stay in the shadows without burning up to death" He added.

"Good. And what about your visit to the mansion?" She asked.

"Well, I managed to break Monarch's arms and reclaim two miraculous turned to rings. Argos now owes us a debt for all he has caused" He said.

"It's about time. Well, no time to discuss more, I gotta hurry to school" Marinette said.

"And I just do the meowing" Cat Adrien hides from the sunlight.

Eventually, Marinette arrived at school with Cat Adrien covered up. She had to talk to the principal for permission to have a cat support her. So she headed to his office to discuss the matter.

"Meow" Cat Adrien meowed to let Principal Damocles know that Marinette has a cat.

"Why are you bringing a cat to the school?" Damocles asked her.

"Well, it's...because I need someone to ease the pain of Adrien's passing. I just miss him so much" Marinette said.

Cat Adrien meowed and head rubs the principal to make him agree with this, "Okay. Ahem. Well, it wouldn't hurt with an emotional support animal" He agreed to let Cat Adrien stay.

"Puuuuuurrrrrrr" Cat Adrien purred.

"Trust me. My cat is very tame" Marinette said.

"Very well but just don't bring too much attention in the class. And I'm sorry to hear about him. We all loved him very much" Principal Damocles said.

"Yeah. That's why I named my cat after him" Marinette said.

As she and her kitty arrived at the classroom, everyone but Chloe saw that she brought a stray cat in her arms.

"Awww…. look at that cute kitty" Rose awed at the sight.

"Get that fleabag out!" Chloe scoffed but it made the cat hiss at her.

"He's my emotional support animal you twit!" Marinette snapped at her.

Chloe gasps at how Marinette talked back at her this way, "You dare?!" Chloe screamed.

"Enough!" Alya and the rest of the classmates stood next to Marinette.

"Haven't you learned your lesson?!" Nino said in defense.

"I don't know why you're so heartless. You failed to take Adrien's advice to be nice. But instead, you chose to be like your mom" Alya said.

"Our Adrien loves Marinette because he sees her as a kind, generous, and loving girl," Nino said.

"Like that matters!" Chloe scoffs.

"What If Adrien was watching us from above live life while you're constantly tormenting Marinette? You're gonna end up alone one day and no one is gonna want to be around you, Chloe! His cousin was right all along. You're always foolish as ever. Just like Lila manipulated you" Alya said and they all took Chloe out of the classroom so that Marinette can have peace with her kitty.

"My sweet Adrien" Marinette said.