A/N: Well, look at that. I finished another chapter, though it's much shorter compared to the last one. This chapter might ruin the ending of the last chapter for some of you, but you know I couldn't just kill off Gabriel like that. I hope you enjoy!
"No! Mr. Agreste!" Marinette cried as Hawkmoth Jr. let her go. The girl hesitantly approached the window, searching the air below for her idol, but he was not to be seen. "Mr. Agreste…" she sobbed. She closed her eyes in mourning, and let out heart wrenching screams.
Hawkmoth Jr. and his akuma were frozen in shock, and failed to react when dark wisps appeared, and Hawkmoth materialized. There was no time for the akumas to react as the villain, turned hero, placed his hand on Marinette's shoulder, and disappeared with her.
Marinette was surprised by the hand on her shoulder. She opened her eyes to find something even more surprising, a dark room with a purple tint. The room was dome-like, and there was one window, a circular one that rays of light filtered through. In the light, there were little white butterflies fluttering around playfully, and on the ground, there were comfy-looking chairs that faced each other.
The girl then turned her attention to the hand that was on her shoulder. She looked over, and saw gloved hand. The glove was smooth, unlike Chat Noir's claw ones. She was about to turn around to see who wore the glove, but as she turned, the figure disappeared. The civilian searched around the room for the person, but they were nowhere to be seen. Assuming that she'd be waiting there for awhile, she hesitantly got up, walked over to the chairs, and sat down in one, wiping her next moment, she was startled as a voice behind her called, "Nooroo, dark wings fall!"
The next moment, she was startled as a voice behind her called, "Nooroo, dark wings fall!" The aspiring designer turned around and froze in disbelief. Standing there was none other than Gabriel Agreste, still alive and unharmed, brushing himself off before walking over to her.
"M-m-mr. Agreste!" she cried of happiness, getting up, stumbling over to him, and sloppily wrapping her arms around him.
"I did tell you I'd be fine," the master designer chuckled, supporting the teen with his arms.
"But why did you do such a stupid thing!" she rasped. "I thought you killed yourself."
"Please, Marinette. All is well. I even have a gift for you," Gabriel smiled, turning his fist over in front of her.
Marinette finally let go of her boss, and looked over to his hand. Gabriel slowly opened his hand revealing a beautiful brooch. It was pale green and blue, and it was shaped like a peacock. "Oh my goodness, it's beautiful!" she beamed, picking it up, "But why are you giving me this?"
Gabriel sighed. He lifted up the scarf on his neck, and revealed a small, pale brooch. "If we are to defeat Hawkmoth Jr., we must both be equipped with two Miraculouses," he explained.
The teenager looked at the brooch, and tried to figure it out what animal it could be, but had no luck. "Is this the one you used in the past?" she inquired.
"Yes, it is," he replied, doing his best to keep a calm face.
"Then why didn't you use this one to come and save me," she asked.
The adult took in a deep breath. "Well, I did use it to save you, but not when you saw me for obvious reasons as you will soon learn. Nooroo, come on out."
Out from behind Gabriel, a purple little fairy flew. He slowly flew over the man's shoulder and stopped in front of the girl. "Hello there, Ladybug," the spirit greeted shyly.
"Hello there," Marinette greeted back with a sweet smile and a wave. She gazed over the little kwami, noticing the cute little swirl on its head, and little wings behind him. "Aw, your so cute! You look like a little butterfly or…" The heroine froze as she spoke the last word. "...moth."
Marinette looked up at the butterflies dancing around in the light, and noticed how they were identical to the akumas she de-evilized. She then looked back at Gabriel and his kwami, both looking ashamed.
The girl slowly began to back up, though her mentor remain in the same place. "Please, Mr. Agreste. Tell me you're not Hawkmoth."
The billionaire's head sunk to his chest in shame. "I'm sorry, Marinette, but I can't tell you that."
"So that's why Hawkmoth Jr. said that the thing that you want is the same thing," she remembered, but then started backing up much faster.
"Marinette, please," he begged.
"You know Ladybug's secret identity. You have since it was accidentally reveal. Has this been what you've been waiting for?! Just the moment when I finally lay all of my trust in you, and then you come to steal my Miraculous?!" the teen choked out.
"No, it hasn't Marinette," Gabriel sighed. "Currently, I just want to get my son unakumatized, and put Paris back together. I'm sure you won't believe me if I say that I won't use my Miraculous for evil after this, but I am telling you the truth, Ladybug."
The heroine peered at him skeptically, and crossed arms. "You are correct. I don't believe you," she huffed.
Gabriel closed his eyes, and sighed dejectedly. "Well, then I guess I have no choice then." Gabriel lifted his scarf, and pulled off the moth Miraculous. He then walked over to the girl behind Ladybug, and handed it to her, as well with the cat Miraculous. "I hope you enjoy, those" he smiled sadly. "I also expect that you wouldn't want to continue with that internship after this. I'll send some other companies your work, and I'm sure they'll take you as an intern."
Marinette was finally hit back in to her empathetic mind, as she looked down at the three Miraculouses in her hands. They were all in their natural forms, the cat Miraculous black, the peacock Miraculous green, and the moth Miraculous a pinkish purple.
The girl shook her head, and looked back at her idol, searching his expression, trying see if this was a trick or a dream of some sort, but it was none of the like. "You seriously just gave me three Miraculouses?" she asked.
The adult looked at her like she was asking an obvious question. "Of course I gave those Miraculouses. I trust you will make the best judgement with them, and return them to where they belong."
That was all the girl needed to hear. A small smile pricked the corners of her lips as she walked over to the fashion king. She sorted the Miraculouses in her hands, and held out a fist of the Miraculouses she chose for him. "No, I couldn't accept the Miraculous back," he refused, gently pushing her hand back.
"I insist," the girl stated clearly. "As you said, we must both be equipped with two Miraculouses if we are to defeat Hawkmoth Jr., so I must give you two."
Gabriel carefully turned his hand over to receive the Miraculouses she chose for him. As she opened her hand, he was surprised to find the ring and the peacock brooch in his hand. He looked back up to see Marinette fasten the moth brooch onto her shirt, and Nooroo fly out of the pin.
"Why did you choose these for me?" he asked curiously.
"Well, first of all, I've heard that the cat Miraculous and the ladybug Miraculous used together give someone unlimited power, and I don't want any of that," she began. "Second of all, I chose the moth Miraculous for myself, since the civilians would be terrified if the real Hawkmoth were to show up in all of this chaos, and last of all, I have no idea what to expect if I use the peacock Miraculous. I haven't seen it before now, unlike you who has seen it in action."
Gabriel smiled, and bowed graciously. "Thank you very much, Marinette. This means a lot to me."
"Oh, and also, don't go through all of the work sending my portfolio to other companies. I'll stick with the internship I have," she grinned confidently.
"No problem with that. Unless more issues come about when all of this chaos has ended," he confirmed.
The adult quickly slid the ring on, and clipped the brooch on. Both Plagg and the peacock kwami tumbled out. The peacock kwami shook its head, waking itself up from its slumber.
"Hello, Duusu," he greeted.
Duusu whipped its head around, and glared at Gabriel at first, but then mellowed into a cute smile. "Hello there, Gabriel. Managed to bring your wife back?" it said with smile, and then a straight face.
"No, I haven't, but I require your help," he responded.
"Oh, so you want to use me in order to get the cat and ladybug Miraculouses," it glared.
Plagg gave an attention seeking cough, and Duusu turned around to notice Plagg, Nooroo, and Tikki. "Oh hello, fellow kwami. I didn't see you there," it grinned, like it was not even angry before. It turned back to Gabriel, with a lighter glare said, "You already have the cat and ladybug Miraculous, so what do you want me for?"
"I need your help to fix a mistake I made," he answered. "I akumatized my son, Adrien, and he's been akumatized for too long; he's uncontrollable."
Duusu turned around, finally noticing Marinette who stood there calmly, wearing both the moth and ladybug Miraculouses. "Interesting," it stated. "Well get over with, I guess. Just make sure I get my popcorn when I need it!" it glared, but instantly smiled as it finished.
"Alright then, Duusu," he began. "Feathers up."
In that moment, the billionaire was surrounded by blue wisps and feathers as a blue suit with a peacock-tail, tail coat appeared. In his hands were two fans that looked like two peacock tails, and on his face was a blue and red mask.
"Wow! That's really cool!" Marinette exclaimed in wonder. "I wonder how Hawkmoth's suit is going to look on me!" she chuckled. "What do I say, again?"
"You say 'dark wings, rise," Nooroo answered.
"Alright then, dark wings, rise," Marinette cheered.
Marinette's body was covered with dark shadows as the transformation commenced. As the shadows faded, both Gabriel and Marinette were shocked to find that her outfit was a dark violet dress that went down to her knees with black leggings underneath. The sleeves of the dress went down to her elbows where it transitioned into black gloves. On her face, was a partial mask, similar to that of Hawkmoth Jr.'s, one that hid her face completely, but not her hair or mouth.
"Wow, I was just expecting a suit, like the one you wear, but fitted to me. I was not expecting this," the girl gasped in amazement.
"It looks like Nooroo decided to fit your style," Tikki giggled.
"It is an amazing outfit," Monsieur Peacock commented.
"Are you guys going to finish up this dawdling? I want my real Miraculous holder back and safe," Plagg interrupted with the surprisingly sentimental statement.
"Okay, Plagg, is it?" Marinette asked. "We'll get on it right now."
Hawkmoth offered her hand to Monsieur Peacock, and the two disappeared.
A/N: I doubt I'll be able to make the next chapter as quickly, but encouragement really helps. Also, it'd be cool if I could get a cover for this story. Most of my artist friends are quite busy, so I doubt I'll ever get a cover, but there's always hope.