{No POV}
Marinette smirked as she looked satisfied from the eiffel tower as the town started crawling with her pets.
'Perfect... simply perfect... Now all that's left is to move onto the next item on my list!' She thought evilly as she snickered wickedly.
She tapped her staff against the tower flooring below her and the tower changed magically into a castle.
"Hmm... There's something missing... Ah yes, what is a Queen without her King!" Laughed Marinette.
"I also need to get myself a servant. It's a bit boring to do everything by myself! Decisions, Decisions..." Said Marinette viciously happy as she walked out of her castle and whistled elegantly.
Lila Rossi as her pet immediately coming to stand at attention in front of her.
"Bring me Jagged Stone and the most educated member of your ever growing pack! Your queen bores without a minstrel and a servant!" Marinette instructed lazily.
The beast howled in acceptance and went off to do as told.
So, Marinette went back into her palace and sat on her throne before smirking.
'Feels good to finally get my way!' She thought as she waved her staff and pink smoke formed various screens to appear in front of her.
"What will the heroes do when they realized their precious perfect Ladybug won't be coming to save the city?" Marinette mused before laughing out loud.
Lila then returned and dropped off a frightened Jagged Stone and a promptly bowing monster from Lila's growing pack.
Marinette smiled elegantly at Jagged.
"Relax Mister Stone, I only wish to make you my minstrel." Marinette revealed before tapping her staff on the ground.
Fang appeared and Jagged agreed to do it when Marinette explained that a minstrel is a royal musician.
-With Chat Noir and Others-
"What do you mean Ladybug is the one that got akumatized? Marinette is the one akumatized!" Alya said frantic.
Fu sighed.
"Sadly, Marinette is Ladybug... I am unsure of what is happening, but she allowed herself to get akumatized. She did it willingly which means she's most likely the one in control right now. She is a very strong girl... I have no doubts she is a wonderful Ladybug and even now won't be using her miraculous for any of her evil deeds, but she is also an extremely dangerous Akuma. Chat Noir alone won't be enough to stop Marinette and save her from her own inner darkness, although he will be key." Fu explained as he led them into a classroom.
"You will all have to work together to bring the light of happiness back into Marinette..."
"But how?"
Fu smiled and opened the Miraculous Box to them and placed it on the table.
"Miss Cesaire, I believe you will neeed this." Said Fu handing Alya the fox pendant.
"Miss Bourgeois, I believe you will need this!" Fu continued, handing Chloe the bee hairpin.
"Miss Couffeine, I believe this should help you be able to help your friends." Fu said handing Juleka a panjas bracelet.
"Lastly, but not least, Mister Lahiffe... I believe you will be needing this." Said Fu taking off the turtle bracelet from his arm and handing it to Nino.
Suddenly, the kwamis flew out.
"Hello again Alya! Good to see you!" Greeted Trixx with a smile.
"Hello again Nino! Great to see you!" Greeted Wayzz with a smile.
"Hey there My Queen! It's a pleasure to see you again!" Greeted Pollen.
"Hello there Miss, my name is Roarr and I am a kwami. I will help you turn into a tiger themed super hero. Your power is called 'Hunt' and it will allow you to be able to constantly track your enemy and their movements for 5 minutes before your transformation wears off. To transform just say Roarr, Let's Prowl. To detransform just say Let's Rest." Roarr explained.
Juleka smiled and nodded.
Suddenly a cloud cover of pink smoke appeared and a voice was heard.
"Try all you will heroes! I won't stop until I get what I want!" Rang Queen of Mean's voice.
"What do you want?" Asked Alya after noticing that Fu and the Miraculous Box were both gone.
"I want to be respected! I have had enough disrespect! Enough accusations! Enough pain! I used to have everything! EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED! But Lila started taking it all away soon after I was trapped with a responsibility that made me into a liar! I've had enough of lies and of being perfect and amazing! If the citizens of Paris like to lie and forget so much, than it's time for the next! LEVEL!" Shouted Marinette angrily.
Everyone gasped as the ground began to shake.
"What is she doing?!" Questioned Juleka.
"I think I might have an idea!" Chloe said darkly.
"Pollen! Buzz On!" Said Chloe transforming after jumping into the air.
"Trixx! Let's Pounce!" Alya said transforming just as Chloe had done.
"Wayzz! Shell On!" Nino said taking the hint.
"Roarr, Let's Prowl!" Juleka said taking the hint as well.
"We need to get to higher ground before the smoke reaches us!" Chloe said seriously leading them onto the rooftops.
Moments Later they stood atop the rooftop of the tallest building near the school and watched as below them pink smoke swarmed the streets making sure nothing on the streets themselves was visible.
"Now they will all only say the truth! As for you heroes? I have a special gift!" Marinette said via a screen made of Pink Smoke that showed her sitting on a throne petting the monstruous Lila.
"Oh my perfect little puppets~!" She called mischeviously before laughing madly as the smoke disappeared.
They all looked down at the streets to see the smoke had cleared and everyone was going around speaking their innermost truths aloud except for two people.
Nathaniel Kutzberg and Rose Lavillant.
The two were different now, back to being Evillustrator and Princess Fragrance without being akumatized.
Chat Noir observed in sadness at the things Marinette, His Princess, His Lady had done...
"What do we do now?"
"To get to me, you will need to face your truest loves Queen Bee, Purple Tiger! OH! And I've left a little surprise for you Chat Noir, Rena Rouge, Carapace!" Declared Marinette darkly.
Suddenly right along with having to fight Princess Fragrance and Evillustrator, they suddenly got surrounded by a swarm of 8 monsters.
Which Rena Rouge and Carapace promptly went to fight while Queen Bee and Purple Tiger worked on fighting Evillustrator and Princess Fragrance.
"Oh, and before I forget! I do have one offer of compromise, if you're interested..." Announced Marinette to Chat Noir.
"What's the offer?" Asked Chat Noir from the roof top as Queen Bee, Rena Rouge, Carapace and Purple Tiger fought down on the streets below.
"Get Adrien Agreste to agree to be my King, no dirty tricks, and in exchange i'll get you Hawk Moth's Miraculous and a little bonus, not to mention i'll release Rose and Nathaniel from my spell. Moth Nerd is starting to annoy me." Marinette offered evilly.
"How long do I have to make a decision?" Asked Chat Noir.
"Hmm... You have until sundown. If by sundown you reject my offer, I will make sure that you never see your precious Lila ever again!" She declared darkly.
"You wouldn't kill her!" Adrien declared in disbelief.
Marinette rolled her eyes.
"I don't have to kill anyone to make sure you never see her again! There are a number of ways and I am capable of all of them! You have until sundown heroes!" Declared Marinette evilly.
Suddenly with the resounding sound of the staff tapping the ground Princess Fragrance and Evillustrator were shrouded by smoke and turned to stone.
The monsters running off in different directions ignoring the heroes.
"Consider the pause of their attacks my only mercy!" Marinette said before waving evilly goodbye and the smoke faded.
"What now?" Asked Carapace panting.
Chat sighed and looked up at the sun in the sky worriedly for a moment before focusing his attention back on his team.
"I don't know... Marinette gave me a choice. But..."
"But it's crazy dangerous?"
"Yes but..."
"Also incredibly beneficial to take?"
"Yes..."
"What did she offer?"
"If we get Adrien Agreste to agree to be her king, no dirty tricks involved, she gives us Hawk Moth's Miraculous and releases Rose and Nathaniel from her spell as well as a little bonus of some kind."
"I say we take it... Marinette has loved Adrien Agreste for the last four years! That girl won't hurt him. Plus having Nathaniel and Rose out the spell works in our favor, as well as having Hawk Moth's Miraculous." Alya spoke after a moment.
"I don't like the idea of handing Adrien over, don't get me wrong, but we'll have a better chance without some of us being stuck here beating up monsters and their very own truest loves." Alya quickly reassured.
"As much as I don't like it, you are right... This Master guy did say that we would all need to work together to bring happiness back to Marinette..."
"But he also said Chat Noir was the key right? Why wouldn't he say Adrien..."
Chat sighed and dropped his transformation.
"Because I am Adrien..." Adrien said awkwardly.
The other heroes were shocked but smiled sadly.
"It's up to you Adrien." They said supportively.
Adrien nodded and smiled after a moment and turned to look at the sky.
"I'LL BE YOUR KING!" He shouted.
Suddenly Marinette appeared in another screen of pink smoke with a smile.
"Excellent, you heroes bring him to the top of the Notre Dame, I shall shortly send my perfect puppets with Hawk Moth's Miraculous and the added bonus of the Peacock Miraculous to meet you there." Marinette said victoriously.
"While you wait, I figure why not treat you all to a little tune I had my minstrel make for me!" Marinette said as suddenly the screen changed into a pink smoke speaker.
Music then began to play.
[Play Queen Of Mean from Descendants 3]
They all grew worried as they heard the lyrics being sung by Marinette.
-With Marinette-
Marinette smirked as she stood in the entry way of the Agreste Mansion.
Face to face with Natalie.
Marinette smirked at the woman's shocked and scared expression and raised her staff.
"Nap time deary!" Marinette said releasing pink smoke at Natalie who was put to sleep by the smoke.
Marinette smirked and calmly yet elegantly walked up to Natalie's body and took the Peacock Brooch from the woman's body gently.
Suddenly the bodyguard went and tried to attack her but she just smirked and kicked him away.
"Down you brute!" Marinette mocked blasting the bodyguard with pink smoke turning him into a burly black knight.
"Now, my knight, break down that door!" Marinette instructed.
The knight nodded and moments later, Gabriel Agreste's office door was broken down and Marinette stood face to face with Gabriel who looked equal parts angry and scared.
"Hand over your Miraculous Moth Nerd." She said darkly.
"Over my dead body!"
"Hmm... I can't kill I did make a promise not to kill anyone, I also hate violence. If I hadn't promised and didn't hate violence Lila would be dead by now and out of my life for good... However!" Marinette said pausing as she glanced at her knight.
"I could grant you one wish in exchange, your deepest desire could be made real, all I ask in exchange is your Miraculous..." She said examining the room and spotting the picture of Emilie.
"In fact... if you were to wish it... I could bring your wife back to you so that you and her can join my court with Adrien as my King... You could be a duke and your wife could be your Duchess... But if you really have no intention to hand over the miraculous than I suppose I could just paralyze you so that you are unable to move a single centimeter and take it for myself..." Marinette said boredly as she continued to gaze around the room.
Gabriel hated himself for it but he glanced at the picture of Emilie.
"You can really bring her fully back to me if I hand it over you?" He questioned.
Marinette smiled genuinely.
"Of course I can! As I have mentioned earlier today... I have the power to do whatever I want. That includes bringing people back!" Marinette explained calmly and gently.
Gabriel glanced at the picture once more before removing his tie and taking off the brooch placing it in a box.
"Follow me and bring her back. Once she's back to me, you can have it." Gabriel said.
"Very well." Marinette agreed.
Soon Gabriel and Marinette stood by the case containing the body of Emilie Agreste.
"What is her state?"
"She is in a permanent state of comatose in a way. Can you bring her back to me?"
"Of course, now move aside!"
Marinette raised her staff and took a large inhale and when she released it from her staff came out Red Smoke that seeped into the coffin like case and went into the body resting within.
Then after a moment it left the coffin now white in color.
Moments later, Marinette smiled victoriously as Emilie Agreste caughed and wearily opened her eyes.
"I have kept my end, now hand over the Miraculous!" Marinette said boredly stretching her free hand out for the box.
Gabriel smiled gently and handed over the box containing the miraculous.
"Excellent! Enjoy your Duchy! Ta ta!" Marinette said before tapping her staff on the ground once and her and the knight disappearing in a pink smoke.
-At The Notre Dame-
"What will we do one we get the miraculouses and Nathaniel and Rose back?" Juleka asked curiously.
"Rose and Nathaniel can use them to help you fight Marinette's infected people, while I as Adrien work on helping her find her happiness once more. Nathaniel can use the peacock and Rose can use the butterfly." Adrien explained.
Moments after everyone agreed on that plan and a back up plan, Princess Fragrance and Evillustrator were placed gently onto the ground by a burly black knight who then promptly placed the Miraculouses down on the ground half way between the statues and himself and the heroes and Adrien.
"Come to My Knight's side and I will release the two loves that I have turned to stone." Marinette declared via a smoke screen.
"Oh, and the Peacock Miraculous is damaged from close inspection of it earlier, I would refrain from using it." Marinette added.
"Okay..." Adrien said taking a deep breath and going over to stand by the knight.
"Excellent."
Suddenly, pink smoke surrounded the statues and they were then turned back to Rose and Nathaniel who immediately ran to the side of the heroes as Marinette laughed.
Then all that Adrien could see was pink smoke as the Notre Dame and his friends vanished from view.
'Marinette, Princess, My Lady... Please come back to me soon...'
TBC...