Marin placed the fox Miraculous necklace around his neck as a small fox Kwami appeared before him in an orange ball of light. He couldn't help but smile as the small Kwami looked around curiously before his gaze rested on him.

"Hello! I am Trixx!" The fox Kwami greeted as Tikki and Wayzz hovered nearby within Master Fu's shop. "Who are you?"

"I'm-"

"No names." Master Fu said as he poured the tea.

"Ladybug." Marin finished as he could see Trixx's eyes light up.

"Wow! So you're the new Ladybug? How rare, Tikki has never been given a male partner before." The Kwami remarked as Tikki hovered forward.

"He's my favorite Ladybug yet!" She said happily, "He bakes me all these tasty treats whenever I want, and gets any books I ask for!"

"From the Library." Marin clarified as he poked his Kwami playfully.

"Master, I can a partner that will give me treats too!" Trixx said hovering before Master Fu who set the tea tray down on the table.

"Trixx, you know that no more Miraculous can go into circulation." He reminded as Trixx lowered his ears. He only perked up as Marin nuzzled his face with his hand, feeling the fox Kwami's soft fur.

"I can bring you whatever treats you want Trixx." Marin reassured as the Kwami's eyes lit up.

"Really?! Can I have cheese and fruits?!" He asked expectantly.

"Only if Master Fu says it's alright." Marin said as Trixx turned towards him, widening his violet eyes pleadingly.

"Pleasssseeee Master? I promise I'll share!" Trixx insisted adorably as the Master sipped his tea.

"We will see. Now," Master Fu said turning towards Marin as the Kwami sat on the table. "Trixx is the Kwami of illusions. Though his power is great and can deceive even modern technology, one physical touch will disperse the image."

"Like Lila's akumatized form did..." Marin recalled as Master Fu nodded.

"True, even though Hawkmoth's power is great, and can replicate many abilities. At the end of the day it is but a shadow in comparison to the original."

"I don't know master," Marin said feeding Tikki a cookie while Wayzz and Trixx dug into the other snacks placed on the table. "From what I've seen, mine, Chat Noir's, and even Trixx's powers could all be replicated under the right circumstances, maybe even stronger than the original..."

"People's emotions can change like the wind, and once the Akuma is removed, it would be difficult to recreate the same form unless it was under the proper circumstances. The power of Nooroo, of Transmission, is one that can be a great asset but also a grave threat within the hands of one who has mastered it." Master Fu informed. "I have no doubt that Hawkmoth has spent these years honing his strength one way or another."

"Well, what about the peacock Miraculous? What could it do?" Marin asked curiously.

Master Fu, placed his tea down, closing his eyes for a moment as he seemed troubled for a moment. "The Kwami of the Peacock is Duusu, the Kwami of emotions. The power of that Miraculous in particular is similar to that of Hawkmoths. With his power, Duusu can create sentient monsters from strong emotions within items that are of great emotional importance."

"All that power..." Marin murmured.

"However," The master suddenly said, "we are getting far off-topic." He said with a playful smile. "I believe the lesson today was learning about the fox Miraculous?"

Marin chuckled, "Sorry master. Please, continue." He asked as Trixx sat on Marin's shoulder, curling up into a ball as Tikki and Wayzz chose to nap within the empty snack bowl.

After his lessons, Marin went straight to Alya's house with a smile on his face and a box of treats. He smiled as Alya opened the door, already in her pajamas as night had fallen. "Don't you think you're a little overdressed for this?" Alya asked playfully as Marin walked in. Taking his shoes off and placing the white box on the table.

"I'll change in a bit." Marin said as he thought he saw something run past him. Next thing he knew the box was gone for the few seconds he had turned around. "Huh?" He questioned as he and Alya looked behind the kitchen island. Seeing her younger twin sisters gorging on the pastries inside.

"Please tell me there was no sugar in there." Alya asked with a hint of fear in her voice.

"No of course not, could you imagine?" Marin said, "It's just croissants, and a few cheese danishes I tried my hand at; how do they taste?" He asked with a smile as Ella and Etta looked up at him with crumbs on their faces.

"GOOD!" They said in unison.

Alya then clapped her hands, "All right, come on, bedtime, you little monsters! That's enough mischief for one day!" She said then holding her sister's hands as she put them into their bedroom.

"It's not us! It's the Sapotis!" Her sisters said.

"Marin you can change in the bathroom, I have to put these little monster's to bed."

"Sure." Marin nodded as he put the box back on the table. He looked inside and was surprised that almost all the baked goods were gone. "I think you've got some hungry little monsters on your hands." He called out as Alya laughed.

"Yup, they'll never stop!" She called out as Marin walked into the restroom.

"Those two seem like they're a handful," Tikki commented as Marin folded his jacket away, starting to unbutton his shirt.

"Alya can handle them." Marin reassured as he put on his pink pajama pants with black trim and his signature flower design that he had embroidered himself. Along with the black tank top he always wore under his shirt. "Hm." He hummed to himself, looking for something else within his bag.

"What's wrong?" Tikki asked.

" I think I forgot my jacket..." He said placing his neatly folded clothes into his bag. "Ah well, I can just borrow a jacket."

"I don't think it's going to be that chilly tonight," Tikki said.

"Probably not, it's just a comfort thing, like how you like to sleep with that little blanket I knitted for you." He said as Tikki flew into his bag. When he walked out Alya had already placed a bottle of orange juice on the table.

"Could you get the melon's out of the fridge?" She asked as Marin nodded. Setting his bag on the table he immediately spotted the fruit, taking it out as Alya suddenly popped in front of him. "Now that we're all alone I can finally tell you." She said as she pulled out her phone.

"That you love me?" Marin asked as Alya smirked.

"Always and forever cutie pie, not no." She said. "Apparently Ladybug has been around at least since the pharaohs. But no way can the Ladybug we know can be five thousand years old! So, I downloaded a great app that analyzed some recordings I had of him talking. Based on the frequencies of her voice, it turns out he's around our age!"

Marin froze for a moment. "Uh, but wasn't Ladybug a goddess of sorts?" He said trying to veer away from the topic of himself, then noticed two shapes running around. "Uh, Alya? The orange juice?" Marin pointed out as they both heard Ella and Etta giggling. Alya walked over to the sofa, groaning as she saw the entire bottle was empty.

"Crap, they're going to be hyper all night."

"It's not us! It's the Sapotis!" Ella and Etta said in unison as Marin placed the try down on the coffee table.

"How are you going to get them to sleep now?" He asked as Alya sighed.

"Okay you two." She said placing her hands on her hips. "You can stay up with the big kids." The twins cheered for that. "Or go to the super-fun amusement park tomorrow."

They immediately decided on the latter as Alya guided them back to their rooms. Marin walked over to the DVDs lain out, looking through them as Alya closed the door behind her. "What was I saying again?" She tried to remember.

"Uh, you know... " Marin stumbled over his words. "Your, sister Nora?-"

"Oh, yeah! Ladybug!" Alya then remembered as Marin grimaced. "Putting the past Ladybug aside for a sec. I think this dude is totally in high school. So to figure out who he really is, all we need to do is to find someone our age who's always late to—"

"Personally-" Marin interrupted. "Hero identities are so...lame?" Marin said as Alya looked at him like he was crazy.

"What's crazy about hero identities?"

"Well you know what they say, you should never meet your heroes..." Marin chuckled as the two heard giggling once more. Marin and Alya then gasped in surprise as they heard a familiar giggling. As they turned around the two pieces of cantaloupe had been gobbled down.

"That cannot be good for digestion," Marin commented as he took the plate and cups while Alya angrily yelled at her sisters.

"All right, that's enough! Get out of bed one more time and no one will going to the amusement park tomorrow!"

"It's not us! It's the Sapotis!" The twins laughed as they only served to make Alya even madder.

"This is your last warning! No...joke!" She warned closing the door behind her. She groaned before walking over to Marin who was rinsing the dishwear. "What were you saying about her secret identities?" She asked as Marin turned off the water.

"You know, what happened if you find out the identity of Ladybug, and he's not...you know really the hero type?"

"What kind of question is that?" She asked curiously as Marin rested against the counter behind him, averting his gaze.

"I'm just saying, everyone thinks of Ladybug like some kinda hero. When he and Chat Noir just do what needs to be done. Besides, finding out their identity like that? It'll cause more trouble than good, he and Chat Noir probably have family and loved ones to protect."

Just as Alya was about to respond, they both heard the tv turn on, seeing that the twins had escaped again and were putting on a movie. Marin took a step back as Alya looked like she snapped.

"That's it!" She said growling angrily.

"It's not us!" Ella and Etta said, laughing at their big sister. "It's the—" They were about to say but then Alya forcibly carried them away, putting them into their beds. "Come on, Alya! We won't do it again!"

"Yeah? Well, it's too late!" Alya said as Marin sat down on the sofa, overhearing more yelling, and then crying, and then a door shutting as a fumed Alya crashed down next to him. Her arms were crossed for a moment before she too a deep breath, then glancing at Marin again.

"For the record, if I knew who Ladybug really was, I'd keep it a secret. Heck, I would even help him out! Like say, if you were Ladybug, I'd cover for you — when you needed to transform in school, go fight the "baddies", you know?"

Marin smiled at her, "Really? You think I could be Ladybug? Oh, you flatter me." He said playfully

"If I was Ladybug, I'd totally tell you! Because I tell my best friend everything." Alya remarked, hugging him as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"So spill the beans. Are you actually Ladybug?" Marin asked suspiciously. "Trying to uncover his identity would be a good cover." He remarked as they both laughed.

"Right. Like I'm telling you. Nuh-uh-" She said as they both heard a crash from the twin's room.

"Ugh! That's it! I've totally had it with these kids!" Alya growled, marching towards her sister's room, "Don't even think about blaming this on-" Alya then screamed as two monsters jumped out of their room at great speed. Destroying and eating everything in sight.

"What the-" Marin asked as he noticed them eating the pastries he bought out of the box. Multiplying rapidly as she searched for more food, wrecking more of the room in the process, making a huge mess of the room.

"Marin, the window! We can't let them out!" Alya called out as Marin tried to close the porch door. But he was knocked down by the horde of little monsters jumping onto the street and causing a panic. "Marin, take care of these two! We've gotta bring them back!" Alya called out as there were still two handing around the kitchen as she grabbed her shoes to run out the front door. But as soon as she did that the remaining tow jumped out into the streets as well.

Marin looked out onto the mayhem as Tikki flew towards him.

"Well, this went from zero to a hundred really fast." Tikki remarked as Marin glanced at his Kwami.

"Tikki, spots on!"

"These miniature monsters seem to be attacking more and more people throughout Paris!" Nadja announced on the new just as she was attacked by the two little red monsters.

Adrien gasped in surprise, turning off the tv within his room. "I think we better take care of this, Plagg. Plagg?" Adrien looked behind him, seeing Plagg hoarding all his cheese within one cupboard. "What are you doing?"

"The safety of my brie comes first thank you very much!" He said, then put a lock on it as he secured his more prized possession.

A laugh escaped as Adrien stood up. "Plagg, claws out!

Chat Noir landed on the streets, attacking the little monsters, as he noticed Ladybug was destroying their hats using his yo-yo. "How'd you know to destroy the monster's hat?" He asked.

"I...uh... Trial and error." Ladybug said as he threw his yo-yo removing more hats, one by one they destroyed the Sabotis they belonged to.

"But no akuma's been released."

"It's because almost all of these Sapotis are clones, we need to find the original." Ladybug said.

"The original?" Chat Noir questioned, "That'll take forever."

"Good thing you're no quitter." Ladybug remarked with a wink as he jumped towards a horde of Sapotis as Chat Noir followed in pursuit.

"There's no end to these things!" Chat Noir remarked as they were surrounded by more and more Sapotis forming rapidly, surrounding the two heroes atop a bridge back to back.

Ladybug narrowed his eyes, throwing up his yo-yo, "Lucky Charm." He called out, and was surprised when a familiar-looking teapot fell into his hands.

"A teapot?" Chat Noir asked as he was barely keeping the Sapotis at bay from overwhelming them. He was taken off guard as a smile was drawn on Ladybug's face.

"Can you hold your own for a little while?" He asked.

"Can Ladybug's fly?" Chat Noir responded as he destroyed a few more. "Wait, what are you doing?"

"Let's just say we're turning our duo into a trio." He said, jumping off the bridge Chat Noir took a double-take.

"Wait what?!" He called out just as a few Sapotis jumped on him.

Ladybug landed behind a tree, transforming back as he walked into the Massage parlor. He knocked on the door as Tikki flew out.

"It's open." The master called out.

Marin pushed the door in, "Hello, Master Fu."

Master Fu nodded as Wayzz flew out. "Good evening Marinus."

"Marinus?" Wayzz questioned, "You're not supposed to come here without letting us know first." He said in concern.

"Let him talk, Wayzz." Master Fu said as Marin sat down before them.

"Master, I used my Lucky Charm, but, I think it was a hint which was telling me to come here."

Master Fu nodded. "I see. Marinus, I taught you all about the Miraculous and their powers. You know that yours works in a very mysterious way. I think it's trying to tell us that you need help this time." He said standing up as Wayzz hovered nearby as his partner took out the Miraculous box from the gramophone. He hesitated for a moment. "I don't know if it's safe. I already took an enormous risk by putting two Miraculous into circulation..."

"Master, I will trust your judgment," Marin said sincerely as Master Fu nodded. He removed the Miraculous box from the device, opening it before him.

"Marinus Dupain-Cheung, choose an ally you can trust to fight alongside you in this mission. Once the mission is over, you must retrieve the Miraculous from them and bring it back to me. Until we've unlocked all the secrets of the spellbook, it's too dangerous to allow any more Miraculous to be out in the open for very long."

Marin nodded, knowing what he needed immediately, picking up the Fox Miraculous.

"Do you have an ally in mind?" Master Fu asked as he handed Marin the same box that once held Tikki's Miraculous.

"Yes, Master. I know just the right person, someone I can trust. "

"Listen! We can renegotiate the amusement park idea if you want, 'kay? But first, I need you to chill out and come back home with me!" Alya called out to a bunch of Sapotis on the carousel in the park. She suddenly was surprised as they were all destroyed, just at Ladybug landed before her. Her eyes lit up as soon as she saw him, "Ladybug! My sisters have been akumatized! I need to find them and bring them back home!"

Ladybug nodded, turning towards her. "There's a way for you to find your sisters. But we're gonna need your help, are you interested?" He asked.

Alya smiled excitedly, as though it were Christmas morning. "Me? Help my favorite heroes? You bet I am! Just hold on one sec, I have to let my friend know where I am." She said pulling out her phone, but Ladybug placed a hand over it.

"This mission is top secret, not a word to your friends or on the Ladyblog, understand?" He asked.

Alya's expression turned more serious, placing her phone away. " Right, understood."

Ladybug held out the small box towards her as she stared at it in amazement. "Alya Césaire, this is the Miraculous of the Fox, which grants the power of illusion. You will use it for the greater good and once the mission is over, you will return the Miraculous to me. Can I trust you?"

Alya nodded eagerly. "Totally, Ladybug."

His best friend's word was enough for him as Ladybug placed the box into Alya's hand. As she opened it, an orange light flew around her energetically. "Wha? What is that thing?!" She asked as the orange light manifested as Trixx.

"I am not a thing. My name is Trixx, and I'm your Kwami!" He said happily as he noticed Ladybug, his eyes lighting up for a moment as he nuzzled his friend on his cheek.

"My kwami? I know! You're what gives superheroes their superpowers, right?" Alya asked.

"Ooo, not bad." Trixx remarked as Ladybug rubbed the Kwami's belly.

"She's a specialist when it comes to this kinda stuff."

"This is so amazing!" Alya remarked taking a closer look at Trixx before turning back to Ladybug. "By the way, how old are you? Do you have any idea of Chat Noir's true identity? There's no way—"

"Stay focused, Alya." Ladybug reminded as Alya regained focus.

"Right, sorry Ladybug." She said putting on the necklace.

"All you just need to say one thing: "Trixx, let's pounce!" " Trixx said as Alya nodded in understanding.

"Trixx, let's pounce!" She said and was transformed into a new hero.

"Ohhhhhh this is so awesome!" Alya said happily as Ladybug pulled out his yo-yo.

"Come on; I'll explain the rest to you on the way."

"Wait, how am I suppose to kept up?" Alya asked.

"The Fox Miraculous enhances your strength, more so than Chat Noir or me. Just jump up and follow my lead." He explained jumping onto the roofs, slowing his pace as Alya had a bright smile on his face.

Meanwhile, while Chat Noir held his own, the number of Sapotis was rising too fast, and a few of them jumped on him, pinning him to the ground as they were about to remove his Miraculous. All of a sudden, the weight on his back was removed, as he noticed almost all the Sapotis were destroyed around him as his partner returned.

"What took you so long-" He was about to say, but was shocked by the new person standing right next to him. A young lady with a fox themed outfit holding a flute in her hands. She looked towards Ladybug with an excited expression.

"This is so insane! I've got powers and I'm fighting supervillains!" She said as Ladybug smiled at her, the sight made him feel..off-balance to say the least.

"Whoa! Who's this superhero friend of yours? No offense, but I thought I was the only one!" He remarked as he noticed Ladybug placed a hand on the girl's shoulder.

"Chat Noir, this is a friend of mine, she'll be helping us out." Ladybug introduced as Chat Noir stepped forward, taking the young woman's hand in his.

"Please to make your acquaintance, miss..."

"Uh...Rouge! Yeah, my name is Rena Rouge!" Rena Rouge said as Chat Noir kissed her hand.

"Well, sneaky fox, think you'll be as sneaky as a cat?" He asked with a playful smile.

"I don't know." Rena Rouge remarked. "Should we take bets?" She asked as she rang his bell, much to his amusement.

"Your friend seems pretty good." Chat Noir complimented.

Ladybug nodded. "Now introductions are done, it's time to get to work." He said taking out his yo-yo with a smirk on his face.

"Rakes? Unicycle wheel? Traffic cone? Tape? Trash can! Do you always make it this complicated when you're saving Paris?" Rena Rouge asked as she assembled all the items together as per previous instruction just before Ladybug jumped off the roof with a traffic cone.

"Lesson one, trust your partners Rena Rouge. " Chat Noir said as he and Rena Rouge transported the items Ladybug had gathered. He and Ladybug were in contact as Chat Noir overheard him attracting the attention of all the Sapotis. "All right, Rena Rouge! Time to use your power!"

Rena Rouge looked uncertain as she took out her flute. "I've never done this before, what do I do?"

Ladybug informed Chat what he needed to know, as Chat Noir nodded. "Just think of the illusion you want to create. Stay focused!" He said supportively as Rena Rouge took a deep breath.

She played a few notes as an orange ball of light formed. Rena Rouge then swung her flute, sending the ball of light flying. "Mirage!" She called out, creating a replica of the amusement park. The new hero looked up in amazement. "I did it!" She said proudly until her necklace started to beep. " My necklace is flashing. Um, that means I'm gonna change back soon, right?"

"Yeah. But it's okay if I see who you are. I can keep a secret." Chat Noir remarked playfully as Rena Rouge flashed him a coy smile.

"Nice try kitty. You know very well that our identities must remain secret."

Chat Noir smirked, "Good job. You're a fast learner. Welcome to the team, if you need any superhero tips, you know where to come."

The two high-fived, "Same goes for you." Rena Rouge said. "So...are you and Ladybug and item?" She asked just as Chat Noir heard Ladybug's voice in his microphone.

"Phase two, Chat Noir! Now!"

Chat Noir and Rena Rouge looked down into the alley noticing Ladybug guiding the small monsters down the alley.

"All the Sapotis are in the alley! Phase three!" Chat Noir called out as Rena Rouge handed him the device.

"Is this really gonna work?"

"Oh, don't worry. Sometimes it's even more absurd than this!" Chat Noir remarked as he dropped the wheel into the alley, securing it with his staff. "Your turn, my Lady!"

Ladybug used his yo-yo to spin the wheel, using his yo-yo to spin the wheel, sending all the hat's flying into the garbage bin above, held by Rena Rouge and Chat Noir.

"Cataclysm!" Chat Noir called out, using his power to destroy all the hats, releasing the Akuma.

"No more mischief from you little Akuma. Time to purify!" Ladybug said as he swung his yo-yo towards the possessed Akuma, capturing it in one motion. Then opening it once more, watching the newly purified Akuma fly away. "Bye-bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug called out, throwing up the lucky charm as everything turned back to normal.

The three of them pounded their fists together just as Rena Rouge was about to jump down towards her sisters.

"Ett—!" Rena Rouge was about to say just as Ladybug placed his hand on her shoulder.

"We need to go." He said as Rena Rouge's Miraculous started to beep.

"Hm?" Chat Noir questioned. "You two got a date I don't know about?"

"I'll explain later Chat Noir." Ladybug promised. "Would you mind taking these two girls home?"

"No problem, looking forward to fighting villains with you again, Rena Rouge!" Chat Noir said as Rena Rouge waved back from atop the building, then turning towards the two children. "Okay, who's gonna tell me where you live?" He asked recognizing Alya's sisters.

"I will!" Ella and Etta spoke simultaneously as they jumped on the hero.

Ladybug and Rena Rouge landed just behind her apartment building as she transformed back.

"That was unreal!" Alya said as Trixx appeared before her, resting on Ladybug's hands, tired from his long day.

"You've really helped us a lot. Thank you, Alya." Ladybug said gratefully.

"Uh..." Alya hesitated for a moment. "You know, if I held onto it, I could help you again."

Ladybug's expression softened. "Ms. Césaire, you made a promise." he reminded as his Miraculous beeped.

"Oh please, Ladybug?! We'd make a great team! I could help Chat Noir and you every day!"

Ladybug sighed, realizing that he was running out of time. He stepped into the building, leaving the door opened slightly. "There's a reason why Chat Noir and I are the only heroes fighting against Hawkmoth. But there was an exception made because I know I can trust you." Ladybug said as he detransformed.

Alya faltered for a moment, holding the Miraculous in her hand as Trixx then flew out, looking tired, but had a smile on his face. "You're absolutely right, Alya. I'm sure the three of you would make quite the team! You have all the makings of a true superhero. You're strong, brave; but most of all, you're trustworthy. I'd be very happy to work alongside you!"

Marin hesitated as Tikki rested on his arm. Without his messenger bag, he couldn't feed his Kwami yet. But noticed the box that he had given Alya earlier, smiling as pride swelled in his chest.

Back at his best friend's apartment after having returned the Miraculous, Marin walked into a hug as Alya embraced him.

"Marin! Are you okay?" She asked in concern.

"I'm fine. But are you okay? I was looking for you all over the city." He explained as she guided him towards the sofa, her eyes suddenly lighting up.

"Wait till you hear! Something crazy happened to me!"

"Really?" Marin asked wondering what she would way. "What happened?"

Alya faltered. "I...well...my battery died. Just in time when a new superhero appeared. Can you believe it? My brand new phone. Super letdown, huh?" She sighed, resting her head on his shoulder.

"I'm just glad you're safe. " Marin said sincerely as the two hugged, curling up together, wrapping a blanket over them as they turned on a movie.