Isekai'd as the new French Miraculous Superhero Team.

Chapter 49: Evidence Collecting Completed.

(Quantic Universe Earth 19274729568301958374, Paris, France, February 26th, 2016, third person POV...)

In Marinette's bedroom, Marinette was working on her latest homework assignment while Fanette and her other clones were working on the latest evidence capturing of Lila Rossi's crimes as Hawk Moth in the original future of the second original timeline.

Marinette then says, "Okay, I know for a fact that Kaalki would say this sixth sentence in paragraph 4 is not grammatically correct. And I heartedly concur."

Tikki replies, "There's nothing you can do about it, Marinette; humanity has always been comfortable with the way their sentences are spoken and pronounced."

Marinette replies, "Yeah, I remember how true that fact is. If only I had a clone of Kaalki to help me with my vocabulary and grammar."

Tikki replies back, "You don't always need those like Kaalki to help you with your punctuation, vocabulary and grammar, Marinette; you have human websites on the internet like Grammarly for that."

Marinette points out, "Yes, but Grammarly costs money transactions on the internet to use it every few months per payment."

Tikki nods in response.

Marinette then gets back to finishing her homework.

Marinette mentally scoffs, "This may be way too easy for me as it's mostly the same school subjects taught in the United States, in French no less, but the subjects about French History are new. Nevertheless, I'm smart enough to answer everything correctly on the first try."

After five minutes, Marinette manages to finish all of her homework in record time.

Just then, Fanette says, "Marinette? We've done it."

Marinette smiles evilly as she replies, "Excellent! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Now, nothing else will stop us from apprehending Hawk Moth, Mayura, and Hawk Moth II on Heroes' Day!"

Tikki says, "I feel like this is somehow cathartic for you, Marinette."

Marinette replies, "Well, my counterparts failed to stop Hawk Moth in the original timeline and chose to uphold his final wishes to never tell anyone who he really was, allowing Gabriel Agreste to be celebrated as a sacrificial hero. Well, this time around, whether my counterparts or Master Fu's counterparts or Bunnyx's counterparts or even the counterparts of those other people like it or not, things about the toxic status quo and everything else that's horrendous about Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir will be changing around here, and my actions will be spawned throughout the Quantic Omniverse, starting today, slowly but surely. And if Bunnyx tries to stop me? Well, she's going to discover the hard way what happens when she uses the Rabbit Miraculous in the manners that I described to you in my rules for using the Rabbit Miraculous, and Bunnyx will discover the hard way that just because she can easily avoid getting caught using the Rabbit Miraculous in the opposite of what it should be used for doesn't mean she won't get caught and think she can get away with it one last time."

Tikki replies back, "True enough. Although, I'm wondering how Adrien is doing."

Marinette says in response, "Knowing him, he's probably doing something that he has to do to avoid suspicions with his clones. Especially since Nathalie's got the metaphorical eyes of an eagle, a hawk, and an owl put together. Metaphorically, of course."

Tikki nods in understanding.

Marinette then goes down into the kitchen and she sees her mother working at the stove.

Sabine questions, "All done with your homework, honey?"

Marinette answers, "Yes, Mom, I actually am done."

Sabine replies, "Well then, take a guess on what's for dinner tonight."

Marinette replies as she asks, "Cooked vegetables?"

Sabine answers before asking back, "Yes, but what else?"

Marinette thinks for a moment before answering, "Baked macaroni and cheese."

Sabine replies as she questions again, "And lastly...?"

Marinette thinks for a moment again before answering, "Boneless and skinless roast chicken."

Sabine replies, "Ding ding ding, you got it right, Marinette!"

Marinette and her parents along with Tikki eventually sat down to dinner.

Tom then asks, "So, Marinette, who's the next Akumatized villain on the list?"

Marinette answers, "Up next on the list is Adam Amelineau, also known as Replay. With his wristwatch, he can control the time of movement in anybody, like using a remote control on a TV show or a movie whether on DVR or on DVD. And trust me, Replay was a real hassle in the original timeline, and he sure as heckling heck is gonna be trouble for our forces unless we divide and conquer."

Sabine then says, "Well, Marinette, we'll be sure to be careful ourselves."

Tikki then says, "But then, one day after Replay is the fisherman Cadmar Flament, also known as Silurus, the Akumatized villain who can control water and giant catfish."

Marinette adds, "And immediately after Silurus is returned to normal, Doorman from the United Heroez is gonna take all of us to New York City to help them deal with the Trash Krakken."

Sabine and Tom look at each other before Sabine asks, "And considering what you told us about the first four issues of the Miraculous: Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir comic book series, this is sort of canonical because the events of the Trash Krakken and the fights against Silurus and Replay all take place after the events of The Collector, after the events of the Master Fu webisode, and after the events of the Miraculous Chibi pilot episode Rooftop Dinner, and before the events of Prime Queen?"

Tom adds as he also asks, "And along with the fact that even in 2023 on your original Earth, for some unspecified reason that may or may not have been made clear in the summer of 2023, the final four issues of Miraculous Adventures were either cancelled or the creators of the comic books chose not to release them yet and/or whatsoever?"

Marinette answers, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes."

Sabine then asks, "Siobhan, can you and Tomalin take care of our bakery in four days from now?"

Siobhan replies, "You got it, Sabine."

Marinette then cleans up her dinner dishes before going on patrol to notify her teammates.

After notifying her teammates, Ladybug gets two thousand, five hundred and eighty-three affirmatives from Cat Noir and the others, with Cat Noir promising to be by her side even in her birth hometown of New York City and with the others promising to be there for when she calls for them.

Ladybug then goes to the Agreste Mansion and teleports herself into Gabriel's repository, appearing in front of Emilie Agreste's cryogenic coffin.

Ladybug places her right hand on the glass and says, "Mrs. Agreste. If your soul is listening, Adrien really misses you. I also miss you. But your husband is not the same man you married before you used the Peacock Miraculous to give birth to Adrien. I promise you, I'll take care of Adrien since Gabi, I mean Gabriel, isn't doing his job, especially by breaking several laws pertaining to his initial refusal to let Adrien attend school, pertaining to his abuse of the Butterfly Miraculous, and pertaining to the way he has Adrien working for his company as a model, and pertaining to the way he raised Adrien ever since before and after you died. I can't promise if Gabriel will listen to reason, but I'll make sure that you're revived the proper way so you can not only see what Gabriel has become, but also so you can take over part of his company and so you can finish raising Adrien while making up for lost time. I, uh, I'm pretty sure you've already become aware of my origins by now. I'm sorry for keeping this a secret, but if you had found out and told Gabriel, he would've abused my foreknowledge to ensure that he wins earlier and to ensure that no one manages to take back the Butterfly Miraculous, the Peacock Miraculous, and the grimoire. My paranoia and trust issues aside, I'm perfectly serious."

Ladybug retracts her battle mask to phase through the coffin without setting off the alarms so she can plant a kiss on Emilie's forehead.

Ladybug phases out of the coffin and slides her battle mask back on.

Ladybug then says, "I love you, my third mother from my boyfriend. And if we can't save you, we're all going to miss you. And my only regret is that if we can't save you, we won't be able to get your side of your history with Gabriel during his trial. (Voice breaking) I wish you could see the young man I'm helping Adrien grow into. I think you'd be very proud of us, and I think your parents would be proud of the both of us, me and Adrien, even if your parents won't forgive you, or Colt, or Amelie, for the things you respectively did. And even if Gabi's parents won't forgive him for the things he did when the news stations worldwide capture footage of Gabi being revealed to be Hawk Moth, the first ever magical terrorist in history."

Ladybug wipes her tears before clearing her throat 3 times.

Ladybug then says, "I hesitate to use this quote from a very sad song from the first Open Season movie, but, goodbye's too hard for me to say, so I'll say so long."

Ladybug teleports out of the repository.

Ladybug then emerges on her balcony before going into her bedroom via the skylight trap door and she detransforms back into Marinette.

Marinette climbs down from her bed, kneels on the ground, and gently pounds the floor twice, softly crying in sadness and regret.

Tikki transforms into her human form and gently picks up Marinette before hugging her.

Marinette softly cries into Tikki's left shoulder, showing how much she's hurting on the inside and showing how much of the decisions she made over the years and how much of the things she did over the years she's starting to completely regret.

Tikki says gently, "There, there, Marinette. It's okay. You're gonna be okay. You're all gonna be okay. I promise you, I'll be there for you whenever you need me. I promise you, I'll be there for you if you need a friend or another mother. I promise you I'll be there for you if you need a friend, a counselor, a mentor, or a shoulder to cry on."

Marinette's crying slows to a stop before she's given a handkerchief to blow her nose.

Marinette blows her nose into the handkerchief four times before throwing it away in the garbage.

Marinette then prays to God for strength, emotional healing, wisdom, emotional support, and assistance in helping Adrien with any potential grief that can arise if his mother can't be healed and properly revived.

Hearing nothing for now, Marinette looks at the time and sees that it's 8:53 in the evening.

Marinette goes to shower, brush her teeth, use the bathroom, and she changes into her pajamas before going to sleep, with Tikki following suit.

Marinette mentally says as she drifts off to sleep, "At least the fights against Replay, Silurus, the Trash Krakken, and Hawk Moth's American counterpart will be cathartic enough for me."

The End.

(Bonus scene: Ladybug observes Kenya Kramer and her father Kevin living their lives in New York City free from the traumas of the Trash Krakken and Hawk Moth's American counterpart, Night Bat. January 5th, 2024, third person POV...)

On 40th and Seventh in the Manhattan borough of New York City, an older Kenya is out enjoying pizza with her father, Kevin Kramer.

Kenya then asks, "Dad, can you believe it's been eight years since Hawk Moth and Night Bat were arrested?"

Kevin answers, "Oh, yeah, Kenya. No more Akumatized villains. No more Trash Krakken. All thanks to that wonderful Ladybug and her French Miraculous Superhero Team allied with the United Heroez."

Kenya and Kevin hug each other.

On one of the rooftops overlooking the outdoor part of the pizza restaurant, Ladybug says softly, "(Softly) You're very welcome, Kevin and Kenya. That night with the Trash Krakken was truly as scary in a third person perspective, living life as Ladybug, as much as reading about it in a comic book."

Ladybug flies off into the sunset, returning to Paris at best possible slow speed at a high enough altitude.

Ladybug narrates, "Just another day in the life of your good lucky Ladybug. I got the man of my dreams, and the world loves me. Not that there are problems, but Bunnyx is really starting to get on my nerves about the original timeline. My guess is that she wants to learn as much as possible about both this timeline and the original one so she can change this timeline to match the other one, despite what I had warned her when I gave her those rules about using the Rabbit Miraculous properly. Someone's feeding her this classified information and tempting her with these ideas. But the question is, who? I have a sneaking suspicion about whom it is. A villain version of Bunnyx from a backwards Miraculous Ladybug universe not like the one Shadybug and Claw Noir come from. I must stop her, or everything I've worked so hard to change and improve upon will be ruined irreversibly."

Ladybug activates her jetpack and blasts off to Paris, knowing the city's exact location coordinates.

Ladybug makes it to her old apartment before detransforming in an alley with no cameras. And Tikki turns into her Tillyan form.

Marinette rings the doorbell on the apartment door, and out comes her mother, Sabine, now 49 years old.

Sabine gasps, "Oh! Marinette! Tillyan!"

Sabine and Marinette hug each other and they give each other la bise. And the same goes for Sabine and Tillyan.

Sabine guides Marinette and Tillyan into the apartment, and they immediately get to work.

Tillyan remarks to the camera, "Just another day in the life of Tillyan Maberly, Marinette Dupain-Cheng-Agreste, and Sabine Cheng in this Tom and Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie."

The End.

(Author's notes: In the next chapter is the first issue of Miraculous: Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Don't judge me for my preferences on what I find to be canonical to the cartoon regardless of whoever says otherwise.

See you all in chapter 50: Replay vs. Rematch.)