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*Clack Clack Clack*
Adrien's feet slapped against the hallway floor as he ran. Being in his partner's suit felt weird. He felt naked without his ears and tail. He had to find Ladybug..er.. Chat Noir and get his stuff back!
He turned sharply at the steps, jumping and sliding down the railing. He flipped into the air sticking a purr-fect landing. Without missing a beat he was back to running and making his way out to the city. The blond couldn't help but grin. He still had it, even in Ladybug's suit.
Speaking of suits, where was his partner? How was he going to find her? Adrien looked at the yoyo attached to his hip and smirked. 'That'll work.' The blonde thought. The spotted hero bolted for the grand door to the school. 'Better head away from the school. Don't want to give my identity away, at least this way.' The boy thought with a chuckle. He quickly made his way to the city rooftops, waving at several confused civilians along the way.
Adrien whipped out the device and skid to a stop. He was a couple blocks away from the school now, at one of the regular patrol stops. He sat down Indian style and began inspecting his lady's yo-yo. He shook it several times listening to the rattling sound it made.
"How does this thing work?" The superhero's tongue stuck out slightly as he popped open the device and began navigating it.
"Let's see... contacts..." Adrien went to the search bar and pulled up Chat Noir.
"Hmmm... No 'Chat Noir' listed. What would she be named then?" Adrien scrolled through the list of people recognizing many familiar faces. About half way down he found it. No picture, just a name.
"Minx Noir?"
"Tikki, Spots off!" Marinette commanded. She waited but nothing happend. The girl tried taking out her earrings but they wouldn't budge. "Well, it was worth a shot."
Marinette sighed and slowly opened the bathroom stall door. She was still alone, and still stuck in chat's suit. The blacket made her way to the door. She reached for the door handle, but she caught her reflection in the mirror.
Marinette gasped! She looked good, really good! Black leather really did work wonders. She couldn't help but feel a little more self-conscious in Chat's suit. Her own suit was plain, but her partner's had tons of embellishments. The girl played with each accessory curiously, she couldn't help it. Call it cat's curiosity if you like. There were the ears, tail, and bell of course. But he also had pockets.
Marinette opened one of the pockets feeling inside. She fit her whole hand inside easily. The girl couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Marinette absolutely loved her costume, but would it be THAT hard to add a pocket or two? Chat had them for miraculous sake? Women were always getting stiffed on pockets! It didn't matter if you were a Superhero or a regular girl. That's one thing she always made sure to include in her designs. The young designer had lots of practice making hidden pockets because of that. She would have to talk to Tikki about it later and see if she could get some in her own suit.
*Beep Beep Beep Beeeep*
"EEK!" The Girl jumped with a start as her theme song began blasting from the baton. There is only one person that could be. Marinette grabbed hold of the staff and tried to pull it out of it's holster on her back. The thing wouldn't budge. She pulled harder and harder with no avail.
*Beep Beep Beep Beeeep*
"Come on Marinette! You can do this! It's just a fancy stick! A yo-yo is way harder to work with!" With that self encouragement she gave this pull everything she had. She felt it slipping! She was so close!
*SLUNK CRACK*
"AAAH! The girl exclaimed in distress. The mirror in front of her was shattered! Spider cracks branched out from the baton embedded in it. All that force sent it flying from her hands straight into the mirror.
"OH-NO! WHAT-DID-I-JUST-DO! HOW-MANY-YEARS-OF-BAD-LUCK-IS-THAT! WHAT-IF-LUCKY-CHARM-DOESN'T-FIX THAT!" The poor girl held her head in her hands as she rambled.
*Beep Beep Beep Beeeep*
The device kept ringing, unfazed in the least. Marinette jumped over and carefully removed the device, small chunks of glass fell and shattered on the tile floor as she did. She was glad to have these cat themed boots on today. Even though nothing could puncture her suit, she felt safer hearing the crunch of glass under these shoes. She stepped over the mess she had made and fled the room.
"Oh, I hope the lucky charm fixes that." She muttered to herself as she left. The blacket looked down at the screen being displayed on the baton as she made it to the roof of the school.
"Sir. Coccinellidae? Who came up with that tongue twister?" Marinette swiped the screen open revealing a video call of her partner.
"CHAT!" Relief swept over Marinette like a title wave. "I'm so glad you're okay!" Her partner was sitting somewhere outside with his hair a normal mess and his patented goofy grin. He looked good in red, but it was weird seeing him without cat ears.
"Nu-uh-uh." Sir Coccinellidae waved his finger with a smirk. "Not any more My Darling Minx Noir."
"Minx Noir?" She laughed. "How long did it take you to come up with that one?"
"You like it then? I guess it's a shame I can't take credit for it." The blonde fluffed his hair as he spoke."Alas, your yo-yo is the brilliant mastermind."
"Figures." Minx Noir cocked an eyebrow. "You would have come up with something more punny and cringe worthy." Marinette honestly welcomed Chat's puns. They made this whole thing feel less terrifying. If he was nervous about the suit swap it didn't show. The blacket couldn't decide if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Oh don't be that way kitten. My puns are meow-nificent and you know it." Sir Coccinellidae smirked playfully.
"The only thing magnificent about your puns is that they never stop coming." The blacket stated matter of factly, trying to keep the corners of her mouth in a straight line.
"I guess you could say they are un-sta-paw-ble."
"Ug," The girl face palmed as her partner laughed. "You're so bad Sir Coccinellidae. And I think this suit swap has made you worse!"
"Is that my name little kitten? Coccinellidae? What a mouthful!"
"Don't forget the 'Sir' at the beginning." Minx Noir giggled
"I guess I am officially your knight, my lady." The blond gave a small bow as he spoke. "Though I don't think you'd get through half of my new name in a fight before someone knocked me out." A worried look crossed the blonds face.
"Your right. We'll have to get this fixed before…"
*CRASH BOOM BOOM BOOM*
The unmistakable sound of an akuma cut Minx Noir off.
"You were saying?" Her partner cocked an eyebrow.
"Nothing apparently…" Minx Noir turned her head towards the screams. "Meet me there Chat?" She purposefully used his old name hoping her partner would understand.
That he did. Introducing new names in a fight was dangerous, so Sir Coccinellidae (Chat Noir) and Minx Noir (Ladybug) would just use there normal names. That would limit confusion and danger… they hoped…
"It's a date, My Lady!" Sir Coccinellidae chimed gleefully.
The blacket laughed and shook her head. She ended the call and looked out at the city. A sinking feeling filled her stomach as she watched the smoke rise. Marinette closed her eyes and reached up to touch her earrings. They felt unusually cold and empty. The hero let go of the jewelry with a sigh. She said a silent prayer, took a deep breath, and leapt from the rooftop. Leaving all her fears behind to sort out later.
Up In the Waiting room:
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!"
The loud shrill echoed through the heavens. Fe covered his ears and closed his eyes. His partner was jumping up and down like a child who had just been given a kitten.
"OH-MY-GOSH-OH-MY-GOSH-OH-MY-GOSH!" The black haired girl began shaking him by the shoulders. "IT- IS-HAPPENING!"
"Why are you freaking out? Literally NOTHING has happened." The boy opened his eyes giving the girl a confused look. A hundred years since they first met and she still made no sense.
"But it will happen! One way or another!" An almost devilish grin crossed Brie's face. Her partners eyes widened with worry.
"What do you mean by that?" He asked.
His partner just smirked and finally sat down.
"You'll see." She laughed.
Fe let out a grone. If he wasn't already dead her would be more worried.
"This is progressing even better than I thought!" Brie happily clapped her hands together. "At this rate they'll be together by nightfall!"
"Or they'll be dead." Fe stated matter of factly. His partner glared at him
"Don't be such a downer. They'll be just fine. They have us watching over them."
"I amend my last statement. They are already dead."
Brie elbowed the blonde next to her. "Not Funny Felix!"
"But true." He smirked, it had been a while since she'd been this riled up. Using his real name eh? Two can play that game, he smirked. "I can read their gravestones now, 'Shipped to Death by Bridgette Cheng'." The blonde moved his hand in the air as he spoke each word.
Bridgette just rolled her eyes. "I would never ship them to death, my love. I would ship them beyond death, just like us." A small smile graced her face as she spoke.
Felix couldn't help but nod in agreement. "I hope you know what your doing to our descendants, Brie."
Both guardian angels sighed and watched the akuma fight playing down below. The hero's were definitely struggling with the sudden change in dress code, but the fight was almost done.
"Me too…"
On A Nearby Cloud:
"Is that them?" One male voice inquired.
"Yup, that's Felix Agreste and Bridgette Cheng from about a hundred years ago. The last Ladybug and Chat Noir." Another female voice responded.
"They never learn do they?" The boy shook his head.
"Nope. They took a pair of Cupid's rings and gave them to their descendants." The girl looked down at her clipboard. "Delivery via their old team mate Master Fu. I guess he feels the same way about the children."
"Which rings are they?" He asked.
"Rings of Similarity." She looked down at her notes. "When the magic words are spoken the two people wearing the rings switch something they both value. Since both teens value their superhero forms they traded. The effects should last a couple hours or so. Then the rings will shatter."
"How reckless. I thought they would have learned after they meddled with the last generations Agreste. I guess not."
"I think they are just trying to make their last mistake right, sir."
"They should know that was out of their control. They are playing with forces of life and death here." The boy shook his head in frustration.
"I think they would know about that far more than either of us sir." They both shared a knowing look.
"Your right commander. Nevertheless, keep an eye on them."
"Yes, Sir Cupid." The girl replied as her superior walked off. She turned back to look at the happy couple, hoping they would not let their past mistakes cloud their judgement.
Hey guys! It's been a while! I LIVE! This chapter just WOULD NOT WORK! But it finally hit me the other day and this just kinda happened! I hope you enjoyed it!
Also I was NOT planning to reveal Felix and Bridgette just yet, but last chapter I had a typo that spoiled it. This forced me to change a lot of my plans BUT I think it's for the better! So much history to show! I can't wait to share it! Thanks for reading! And have a fabulous day! :D
