Everything Changes –Chapter Sixteen

Adrien POV

I slowly turned to face the red spotted hero, who was standing less than gracefully over a puddle. Her hand gently caressed her belly, and an extremely scared expression scarred her face. I swear on your Miraculous, Agreste, if you faint I will tear you apart limb by limb! Came Plagg's furious voice in my head. He was right. Ladybug needed me. Completely abandoning my post, I ran over to Ladybug and picked her up bridal style. An action I hadn't used since…um…you know...

"B-but… Chat…w-what about t-the… akuma?" Ladybug murmered between sobs and winces. I sighed and looked her directly in the eyes.

"I'll come back and fight her after I've dropped you off," I said solemnly.

"No… y-you… can't do… t-that-" She began to protest but was interrupted by a contraction. She cried out in pain and bit her lip so hard it bled. With a struggled grunt I took off. I could feel her shaking as I leapt further away from the akuma. Her bleeding lip was quivering and her blue eyes were slowly closing. I could tell she was scared, but why? Was it her first child? Was she afraid something would be wrong? Something to do with the father? All of the above? Ladybug began talking at a quick, jumbled pace to the baby.

"Everything will be okay, Emma. Just hang in there a little longer," I managed to make out from the mumbled speech she was giving. Emma? I like that. I'll have to recommend it to Marinette. I wondered how Marinette was going before I felt Ladybug tense up in my arms. A small whine escaped her lips and she bit her lip once again. I picked up the pace and made my way towards the hospital. Leaping across the rooves of Paris with a pregnant superhero in my arms was not easy. In fact, I had to stop to regain my breath a couple of times. A few minutes later, finally, the hospital came into view.

"C-Chat, we… need t-to stop…" Came Ladybug's voice, still quivery. Confused, I stopped.

"What for? We need to get you to the hospital!" I was about to get going again when Ladybug whacked me on the back of the head. Ow…

"And h-how…exactly am I s-supposed to… give birth as L-Ladybug? You t-think I…can just-" Her rant was quickly interrupted by another contraction, at which she groaned and let out a high-pitched whining noise.

"I understand, but what do you want me to do?" I stared her directly in the eyes, hating to see her in pain like this.

"Get… m-me somewhere…no o-one can… s-see… me…" She managed to squeak out between teary hiccups. She pointed to an alleyway right behind the hospital with a sniffle. After a few seconds, it finally clicked.

"Ladybug can't give birth… you need to drop your transformation!" I proclaimed in shock. I was going to find out who Ladybug was? She nodded, head dropping backwards limply. I shuffled her weight around a bit before taking off again. When we landed, Ladybug looked as though she was about to faint.

"Are you okay, Ladybug?" As soon as those words were out of my mouth, I immediately regretted it. Ladybug scowled at me.

"Never mind. Just detransform," I was tempted to close my eyes. It didn't feel right. To have my lady reveal herself to me under unwanted circumstances. However, I knew I had to carry her to the hospital anyway, so I had to see. I placed Ladybug down and stepped back. In a shaky, tear drenched voice she mumbled.

"Tikkimphspotsrfftoffthhp," It sound too pained to have actually made sense. I put a hand on her shoulder and looked in her eyes. Her familiar eyes.

"Enunciate Ladybug, or it won't work," She nodded. This was it. This was the moment I would find out who my partner in saving Paris was.

"T-Tikki… sp-spots… off."

You better not faint! ADRIEN AGRESTE! DO NOT FAINT! Damn it, Kid- don't- Adrien-you-

Darkness.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FAINTED! I woke to Plagg's furious screeching in my head.

"Uh… Chat… I-I'm sorry… I s-scared you b-but… we have…t-to go!" Another contraction.

"M-Marinette?" I began before realising the situation. "Oh right! Sorry!" I picked up Marinette once more- uh, this is so weird. After frantically running around to the emergency ward- this was an emergency right? What am I saying?! Of course it was! Once inside and nearing reception, I thought for a second. What do I say? I can't exactly say 'My girlfriend is in labour'. Wait, is she my girlfriend? I can't call her Ladybug either. So what-

"Labour? Right. Thank you Chat Noir for bringing her in, but we'll take it from here," Before I could even process what was happening, Marinette was peeled from my arms and placed in a wheelchair. I was left reaching out for her like a small child wanting his toy. She was gone before I could say a word. Patients in the room were giving me strange looks, as I felt a few tear surface in my eyes. A loud scream echoed through the room, which drew my attention back to the task at hand. Akuma, right. I bounded out and away from the hospital, back to the fight scene. When I was almost there, a sudden thought struck me.

"Wait, does Marinette need Adrien?" I wondered aloud.

Wait- Ladybug is in labour.

Ladybug is Marinette.

Marinette is in labour.

She's having a baby!

MY BABY!

The last thing I heard before it all went black again, was an all-too familiar voice screaming at me.

ADRIEN AGRESTE! CUT THE CRAP OUT! DO NOT FAINT, YOU IDIOT! YOU BETTER NOT-

May I present to you... Plagg.

This chapter is short… BUT I DON'T CARE! This story sucks on SOOOO many different levels but OH WELL!

Someone tell me if I am doing anything wrong! Just a hint: Mari is experiencing some complications due to the fact that the baby is early and that the mother literally leaps over rooftops. So note this before judging my work.

For the love of all things Miraculous, someone inspire me! BECAUSE I GOT NOTHING! Actually, I have the next chapter, I was just an idiot with this one…

Hey guys… I HAVE FINISHED THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF THE SEQUEL! That's all I'm telling you…

Does anyone actually read these author's notes?

Sticks and stones don't normally hurt me

But words sure can hella hurt

Allie