Lol this is the last chapter before I suddenly stop uploading for like a week. I haven't written chapter 6 for AO3 or here lmaoooooo

"I am Fleeting Moment! I am here to show all you pathetic worms that everything you do is for naught! Nothing matters! All you ever work for, all you ever strive to be, it's all gone in just a moment anyways! There is no use living your life this way!" The Akuma victim shouted as he tore through the unsuspecting streets of Paris. He blasted beams of dark magic at innocent civilians, watching with a sick grin as they were given visions of everything they loved or worked for disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Ladybug, I have some questions before I go full on into a battle so unprepared!" Renard yelped as she tried to keep up with Ladybug's fast pace.

"What's there to ask? I wasn't given a cheat sheet on my first day, and remember how that turned out? You'll do fine, Renard, even if you mess up we'll fix it in the end!" Ladybug replied back with a smile.

Renard smiled back, but her words did nothing to quell the butterflies in her stomach. Or should she say Akuma in her stomach? No, that was too weird. As she and Ladybug continued across rooftops, she noticed the civilians around the area seemed to be having full scale meltdowns. 'Oh no, this doesn't look too good. This might be another mind game Akuma, I hope Mari will be okay...'

"Chat Noir!" Ladybug called out, catching sight of her leather-clad partner.

Renard and Ladybug jumped to the roof Chat and Jade were standing on, with Fleeting Moment wrecking havoc a few streets away. Renard raised an eyebrow at Jade.

"I didn't know you also recruited a turtle." The fox heroine commented, but outstretching her hand for him to shake anyways. "Renard Rouge, the fox miraculous holder. Who may you be?"

Jade took her hand cautiously. "Jade Turtle, turtle miraculous holder. Good luck handling all of the Volpina rumors, I can tell you might get some dude."

Renard's eyes narrowed. "Is that a challenge?"

Chat cut in nervously, "we can socialize later, we have an Akuma to beat right now!"

"Chat's right. The Akuma won't purify itself!" Ladybug said, zipping off towards the mayhem with her Yo-yo.

The team of four landed in front of Fleeting Moment's path, weapons in hand. The Akuma stopped dead in his tracks, stunned to count four heroes instead of two. A butterfly mask appeared over his face, Hawkmoth communicating what to do about the situation. The mask faded and Fleeting Moment smirked.

"New plan! What's a bit more power going to do to hurt Hawkmoth? He'll have all four of your miraculous if you'd be so kind!"

"Sorry, we aren't kind to manipulators like him. You'll just have to tell him the bad news!" Ladybug shot back.

Without a word, the four of them advanced on the Akuma, making sure to dodge the blasts and try to scout out the Akuma's location. Unfortunately the Akuma was pretty quick, being fleeting and all.

"Renard! Spin your flute and use it as a defense against his attacks!" Chat Noir called to his teammate, seeing her struggle with jumping out of the way every time she was targeted.

"Got it!"

"Guys, I think the Akuma is in his pocket! I can hear something jangling inside!" Ladybug called to her team, "Chat Noir you distract him while the rest of us close in on him!"

They nodded at Ladybug's instructions. Jade, Renard and Ladybug tried cornering Fleeting Moment as Chat jumped from rooftop to rooftop teasing the Akuma with his puns. However, just as they thought they got him, Fleeting Moment smirked with glee.

"Oops! Looks like you've all fallen right into my trap! You may be able to dodge my singular blasts, but how about a whole shock-wave?!" He prepared to set off a focused blast of his dark magic.

"FORCE-FIELD!" Jade Turtle shouted, and his miraculous summoned a giant protective shell around three of them. Only three.

"LADYBUG!" They all shouted from inside the field as she ignored the protective attempt and went for the Akuma directly.

Too slow.

The magic shock-wave burst out from around Fleeting Moment, hitting Ladybug directly while bouncing harmlessly off of Jade's field. The three watched in horror as Ladybug was frozen to the spot, her eyes wide with terror as the unseen images flashed before her. Everything she loved. Everything she worked for. Gone, destroyed. She'd failed.

"How does it feel to witness everything you want disappearing, hmm Ladybug? Everything you never want happening, and you were powerless to stop it! You weren't good enough for the world to reward you with your wants, your needs! Do you not realize you're doing the exact same thing to Hawkmoth everyday?! You don't truly know why he wants your Miraculous, and if you did, you'd realize what you're causing to him! And now, I'm causing it to you!"

Fleeting Moment rushed at Ladybug, keen to take her Miraculous while she was otherwise distracted.

"NO!" Chat Noir yelled.

Jade Turtle brought down the protective shell, allowing Renard and Chat to speed to Ladybug's defense. He, however, lagged behind. Remembering what Wayzz had said, he knew he only had five minutes left. Okay, he could do this. He could still fight and make it out in time to transform back.

Renard and Chat both rammed into Fleeting Moment as he outstretched his hand to take Ladybug's earrings. Due to the close proximity of his hand, Ladybug was knocked to the ground as Fleeting Moment stumbled off course. Being knocked around had snapped Ladybug out of her frozen state, but the look of terror on her face didn't fade. She began to shake, and the next thing her team knew she was running off across the rooftops.

"Ladybug!" Chat called, his face twisting with worry as she ran away.

"Chat! I'll go after Ladybug, you need to stay here and fight Fleeting Moment! I don't think Jade and I can handle an Akuma without one of you two here as well!" Renard called to him just as he was about to vault away after his Lady.

Chat nodded, still worried for her. Renard jumped up to the roofs and followed the ladybug heroine. Chat turned his attention back to the Akuma, a look of pure rage now sat proudly on his face. How dare this thing hurt his Lady, his Princess, his Marinette?!

"CATACLYSM!" He shouted, the destructive magic accumulating in his hand. "Jade, pin him down with your shield. I'll take care of the rest." He snarled.

Jade rushed at Fleeting Moment, smacking him right in the head with his giant shield. As he was recovering from the blow, Jade dropped the shield down on him and used his strength to keep him there. Chat pulled the Akumatized object out of his pocket- a cracked, crystal-like item Chat assumed to be all Fleeting Moment had worked for- and smashed it on the ground. The Akuma came flying out.

"Not this time." Chat growled, and grabbed the butterfly in his hand, the hand that held his Cataclysm.

The demon disintegrated in his hand. Without the Akuma, the victim reverted back to normal. A sudden Ladybug light then washed through the city, repairing any damage done. Looks like Ladybug had managed to control her panic for a moment just to perform the Miraculous Healing Light.

"Chat Noir, I'm about to transform back! You will too, we have to hide!" Jade said, snapping Chat out of his thoughts.

"Right. Follow me, we're going to find Ladybug and Renard. I have an idea where they are."

Ladybug crashed into her room unceremoniously, dropping her transformation silently and curling in on herself. That was horrible. The experience was far worse than what she'd ever had before. And it was true, it was all a possible reality. She wasn't good enough, and she knew it. But the one thing that really got to her was the bit about Hawkmoth.

She knew she shouldn't pity the villain. But in this circumstance, she began to question his actions. The Miraculous were powerful things, and Marinette recalled seeing a page in that ancient book about what would happen if someone held hers and Chat's at the same time. Ultimate power. Yes, that did sound like ultimate evil, but at the same time it sounded like desperation for something. Something lost, perhaps. She couldn't shake the thought that under his evil facade he could be raw, hurt and angry over something that he desperately wanted to undo. With her and Chat's Miraculous, that could be possible.

However this was just a thought. She couldn't tell if his reason was that or just wanting the extreme power. All the more reason not to risk it.

"Mari! Are you okay?!" Renard shouted, dropping through the balcony trapdoor. 'She doesn't look too good... I might want to stay transformed in case Hawkmoth decides one Akuma wasn't enough for today.'

Marinette blankly stared at her, shrugging her shoulders with little energy. "I don't know. I'm... considering things. Things I saw that could be possible realities because what Fleeting Moment said was true. I'm not good enough. I couldn't even stay around to the end of the fight to purify the Akuma..."

Tikki decided then was a time to cut in. "That won't be an issue. I've sensed that the Akuma is... no more. Are you feeling up to a simple Miraculous Healing Light?"

Marinette took a moment before answering yes. She transformed again, threw up her yo-yo with a call of "Miraculous Ladybug!" and de-transformed once more when it was over. She knew very well she wasn't feeling okay enough to guarantee no Akumas coming her way.

Renard tackled Marinette in a tight hug as soon as she sat down on her bed. Marinette gave a small smile and hugged back.

"Mari, I don't care what you think, you are good enough. Do you think you would be such a good Ladybug if you weren't good enough? Do you think I'd be here telling you otherwise if you weren't good enough? You are worth it, okay? I know it, Chat Noir knows it, I bet even Jade Turtle knows it. Speaking of which, there seems to be some noise on your balcony. There's only two other people who can get up that high."

Chat and Jade had ducked into an alleyway and dropped their transformations. Plagg and Wayzz flew out, both looking pretty tired. Adrien fed Plagg his cheese while Wayzz explained what he'd eat to recharge.

"I humbly request that you must feed me strawberries to recharge my energy, master." Wayzz said.

Plagg rolled his eyes. "Fruit? Ha! Nothing can be better than my Camembert!"

Nino blinked. "Well... I don't have any on me. I guess I have to carry a supply at all times?"

Adrien nodded. "Yeah. At least you get something that smells nice. I end up smelling like stinky cheese all the time."

"You take that back! You always smell great, Camembert is the best thing humans ever invented!" Plagg shouted.

"Sure it is. Are you done yet? We have to check on Ladybug..."

Adrien transformed again after Plagg finished his cheese. Nino, however, remained as himself. Chat grabbed Nino and jumped to the roof, running towards the Dupain-Cheng bakery. Nino made sure to hold on tightly. Jumping across rooftops as Jade Turtle? Fine. As Nino? He rather not die today.

Nino realized where they were going as the familiar bakery building came into view. His brain processed quickly, and his groaned at how obvious the situation was. "Wow, Ladybug is Marinette! I can't believe I didn't realize dude. She literally looks the same, at least your hair changes and your eyes go cat-like."

Chat chuckled. "Well, we assume it's from Miraculous Magic that we aren't so bluntly discovered. One thing before we go in, Nino, don't use my name. Call me Chat. I haven't told Marinette who I am yet and I don't really think her finding out today is a good idea. She's been through a lot."

Nino agreed. They landed on the balcony. Hearing voices from inside, they wondered for a moment if they should come and interrupt. Renard then poked her head through the trapdoor. She shrieked before slamming the trapdoor again, the boys hearing muffled shouting on the other side. Marinette then poked her head through the trapdoor, jaw dropping.

"Nino?! Don't tell me. You're Jade Turtle." She asked.

Nino grinned sheepishly, Wayzz reappearing from under Nino's hat. Wayzz waved.

"Nice to see you again, Miss Marinette." Wayzz commented.

Marinette gave a smile. "You too, Wayzz." She beckoned the two boys. "You can come inside."

Renard was on the far side of the room ad Nino and Chat entered. She was pointing an accusing finger at Nino. "HOW?! Marinette said Miraculous were given to people very close to her and Chat! There's only one person-"

Chat interrupted Renard before she could continue. "Yes! We know! I rather not Marinette overloading today about who I am! We can talk about this later okay Renard?" He said nervously.

Renard tilted her head, comprehending before forming an 'o' with her mouth. "Okay. I get it. But we are so not done with this conversation." She sniffed, looking at Nino again. "Well I suppose it doesn't matter if I de-transform then."

She did so, Trixx appearing beside Alya after the de-transformation ended. Nino almost choked while Chat shrugged.

"How are you so calm, dude?! It's Alya, the owner of the Ladyblog?!" Nino shouted.

"I had a hunch on Marinette would choose. It was pretty obvious." Chat said dismissively.

"Well, I believe we all have something to talk about! Everyone sit down, we're going to talk about this." Marinette said, standing up from her bed, "Trixx, Wayzz, what do you two need to recharge?"

Trixx perked up. "Oh! I love to eat crackers! The good kind!"

"I need strawberries, Miss Marinette." Wayzz said calmly, eyeing the excited fox warily.

Marinette smiled. "I'm sure I have that." She then turned to her friends. "Everyone get comfy. We have important matters to discuss when I get back."

"About?" Alya asked.

"About who gets the Bee Miraculous."

R&R?