I FORGOT TO POST THIS HERE WHEN I UPDATED IT ON AO3 RIP

As soon as Marinette was downstairs with Trixx and Wayzz, out of ear shot, Alya locked onto Chat. "So this is why you and Marinette always disappear during Akuma attacks. Oh my god, how are all four of us going to weasel our way out of class if an Akuma attacks?! We can't just raise our hands and say we're group going to the bathroom!"

Chat's face fell. "Hadn't thought of that. But don't blame us, it's not like we have multiple trusted friends, especially me. I'd count Chloe but I'm not exactly sure if she's good for this responsibility."

"Who's not good for the responsibility?" Marinette asked, catching the tail-end of the conversation.

"That was quick." Nino commented.

"Fruit and crackers are easy to find when both are used as ingredients in some of our bakery's pastries. Anyways, back to our problem. Were you guys talking about a possible Bee Miraculous holder while I was downstairs?" She asked.

"If you call considering Chloe for a second as a possibility, then yes." Alya sneered.

Marinette frowned. 'Wait a minute...' Why did Chloe being the Bee Miraculous holder sound so right? Chloe was the biggest bitch in the world, but... but Marinette couldn't put that past her. As much as Chloe tried to be better than everyone else, Marinette knew that she had hidden traumas that were never spoken about. Specifically about her mother. Chloe never talked about her mother. Something must've happened. Marinette sighed.

"It has to be her." She said aloud.

"WHAT?!"

"It has to be Chloe." Marinette rebuffed firmly.

"Have you lost your mind Marinette?! Chloe doesn't have anything worthy of a Miraculous!" Alya shouted.

"If we give her one that'll just buff up her ego even more!" Nino replied.

"Mari, I don't think that's a good idea..." Chat mumbled under his breath. "Sorry, I have to take their side."

Marinette sighed again. "Guys, listen. Chloe has always been mean, yeah, I know. But I know there's some trauma there that must've caused her to be the way she is now. Haven't you ever noticed she never talks about her mother? Like her mother isn't important? Something happened. I think that we have to give her a chance. If we don't, we'll never know if she can change and be a better person. And on a side note, we could be able to stop her from causing so many Akuma."

The three grumbled as they thought it over.

"Alright. Fine. I'll give her one chance, but we're all going to deliver it. If Chloe can actually be a better person, I want to see it firsthand." Alya said, crossing her arms. The other two nodded.

"Good. Let's go, right now."

The sun was setting when Chloe heard a knock on her balcony doors. Standing up with an annoyed grunt, she walked over only to see four superheroes on her balcony. Or as Chloe put it, Ladybug and her sidekicks. She shrieked with glee and opened the doors quickly.

"Ladybug! How unexpected of you to visit! And Chat Noir too! And... who are they?" Chloe asked, narrowing her eyes.

"Our new partners. Renard Rouge and Jade Turtle. Renard's the real Fox, not another Volpina incident so don't suspect." Ladybug said.

Chloe looked them over. She supposed she could learn to like them in time.

"Chloe, you need to listen to me. We've obviously come here for a reason and we need to know if we can trust you. We've seen your... record of causing Akumas, and not all of us are even happy about considering you. But I believe there's a better person under the mean facade you put out everyday. Can you let that go?" Ladybug asked her.

Chloe scoffed. "Of course you can trust me! I'm the mayor's daughter after all! I'm perfect for whatever you're considering me for!"

Renard began to growl under her breath. That little

"Chloe." Ladybug pressed again, placing her hands on Chloe's shoulders. "Please. We need to know if there's a good person under the shell you clearly have built up."

Chloe was silent for a little while. Her body language changed. "After what happened with my mother, I thought I had to be mean. I thought that whoever stuck with me, even through that, they wouldn't hurt me. I'm sorry."

Renard, Jade and Chat backed up in shock. That had worked?!

"You don't have to be mean. Bad things happen in life all the time. You will feel pain, but you can get through it without having to be hurtful to others. But we can discuss that later. You've proved to me that there is still a good person in there. You've earned this." Ladybug outstretched her hands, holding the Bee Miraculous box.

Chloe raised an eyebrow, taking the box and opening it. The Miraculous lit up in bright yellow light, and the Bee Kwami appeared. Chloe opened her mouth to scream but quickly shut it. She would trust the heroes. They didn't seem alarmed by the giant bug that had just appeared. The Kwami yawned, blinking her solid blue eyes. She turned to Chloe.

"Hi there! You must be my new chosen!" the bee buzzed happily.

"W...what are you?" Chloe asked.

"My name is Buzii! I'm a Kwami, a god-like creature that comes with the Bee Miraculous! I'm what helps you transform into your new superhero persona!" Buzii buzzed in an explanation.

Chloe's eyes widened as she turned to the four superheroes. "You're trusting me enough to be one of you? Why?"

"I just said. I know there's a good person in there, and I don't think anyone else would fit, Queen Bee." Ladybug smirked.

Chloe smirked back. "Ooh, I like that name. Do continue, Buzii!"

"When you transform, you will become Queen Bee! Your weapon is a spinning top, which must seem unusual but it's pretty useful! It has most of the same functions as Ladybug's yo-yo, but lacks the power to capture and purify Akuma. Your superpower is Sting, where you swing your weapon at any living target to stun it for a small time! After you use if you'll have five minutes before you transform back into yourself. Between transformations, you'll have to feed me chocolate so I can recharge and transform you again if necessary. To transform, you have to say 'Buzii, wings out!' and you'll transform!" Buzii said.

Chloe placed the Bee Miraculous carefully in her hair, right on the start of her ponytail. "I think I understand... Buzii, wings out!"

The group of four waited patiently as Chloe transformed. She looked at her costume thoroughly. "I approve of this outfit."

"Buzii forgot to mention that you can't take the Miraculous off, ever. If you do, Buzii will disappear back inside until you put it back on. I learned that the hard way..." Ladybug mumbled.

"Okay."

"Now here's the trivial part. Our identities. You might not be happy with who we are." Ladybug warned. "Like really not happy."

Queen Bee raised an eyebrow. "I have a Miraculous now, and a new personality to fit into. If I can handle doing both in one night, I think I can handle your identities too."

Ladybug let out a shaky breath. "Alright. But you can't tell ANYONE about yourself or us. Anyone who knows and doesn't have a Miraculous could be put in extreme danger."

Queen Bee nodded.

"Tikki, spots off."

"Plagg, claws in."

"Wayzz, shell off."

"Trixx, ears down."

Queen Bee watched, one by one, as her idols turned back into her four classmates.

"Marinette? Nino? Alya?! Adrien?!"

"ADRIEN?!"

Adrien cringed. He'd forgotten he hadn't told Marinette about his identity. Alya and Nino groaned, shaking their heads at Adrien's mistake. Plagg floated near his chosen, cackling loudly. Tikki, Wayzz and Trixx just stared in dismay.

"O-ok. T-this is f-fine. J-just give me a minute." Marinette said shakily, rubbing her temples while she stared down at the floor.

"Are you telling me that you two never told each other your identities until today?!" Queen Bee shouted, dropping her own transformation.

"Maybe?" Marinette and Adrien sheepishly said at the same time.

"Okay, well, this has been a lot of information in under ten minutes, please excuse me as I try to process all of this for the rest of the evening. Maybe you guys should go, and I'll work on my personality change thing. But don't expect me to be any less sassy towards any of you." Chloe said to the four.

"Good idea. I think we all should go home and process today's...everything." Marinette suggested.

The four transformed back into their superhero forms and made their way home one by one. Before Ladybug could jump off the balcony, Chloe grabbed her by the arm.

"Wait!" She said before hesitating for a moment. "Thank you, Marinette. For giving me a chance. Even after four years of me being mean to you, you still believed I was better. You're really the perfect choice for Ladybug."

Ladybug smiled. "You're welcome." And with that, she jumped away back to her home.

Chloe and Buzii stayed on the balcony for a little while longer, before turning to go back inside.

"You're going to be a great Queen Bee!" Buzii buzzed.

Somewhere in Paris, HawkMoth stood disgusted in his lair. He'd felt it. Another Miraculous had been activated. It was five against one now. How foul. And the one innocent citizen he'd been watching seemed happier than ever.

He wanted that civilian. She was strong, and she would do the job. She'd been avoiding his Akumas for a day now. If that didn't scream 'perfect candidate' then he didn't know what did.

But back to the Miraculous problem. If he was to get Ladybug and Chat Noir's Miraculous, and the other three now active, he'd need a partner of his own. There was only one Miraculous left, he knew this. In fact, he had it. Locked away, safely.

It was time that the Peacock returned, but not for good. For evil.

I am a fan of Chloe but not her attiTUDE so I totally made her OOC but what're you gonna do :P