Marinette Dupain Cheng, sixteen years old, had only her desk lamp light on. She opens her secret drawer. She pulled out a big black photo book with yellow designs. She opens to the first page of a twelve year old boy playful pulling a six year old girl's ear as she pushes his face away. Tears started to appear in her eyes. The second one was a picture of the two of them with a handsome man with black hair and an older man in front of a big mansion. The third was a handsome young man three years older than the boy hugging the two of them close. She turns to the next page of a girl with a beautiful raven haired girl performing with the young girl. One was with a boy two years older than her with the girl watching movies together. She kept looking at the pages. One with a pretty short redhead girl with freckles, that tears drip down with black guy with blond hair. Another with a beautiful blond with a happy redhead guy with bright green eyes. She was now sobbing as she looked through the book of many people. A woman with green skin with a strong brunette with a young boy that is green with a tail. A beautiful raven hair woman with a pretty blond. A Hispanic guy with a redhead boy. A black girl with short dark brown hair holding a baby. Her cries woke up her Kwami. She flew up to her.
"Marinette, what's wrong?"
"I miss my family Tikki. I wanted to leave after my first year here, but then I had to become Ladybug. I can't even mourn Jason, Tula, and Wally to anyone. I miss talking to Dick and Zatanna. I miss messing around with Jamie and Bart. I want to have sleepovers again with Cassie. I miss my best friend Garthfield. I miss Alfred's advice. I miss Bruce's presence. I want to have movie nights with Tim again. I want to meet Steph and Cassandra."
"Oh Marinette", she said, nuzzling her cheek.
Then she heard a slight squeaking from the floors. Tikki hid as Marinette had her hand on the desk.
"Who's there?"
Then a man in a strange outfit that resembles an owl step into the light. She tried to run up the balcony, but he grabbed her and slammed her to the floor. She was knocked out.
"Yes. I got her. He'll come running to save his precious little sister. Then he'll be our heir", he said with no emotions.
At 6 o'clock at night, Detective Dick Grayson came into his apartment. He smiled and saw his girlfriend Zatanna Zatara cooking fettuccine al pomodoro. He sneaks up on her and wraps his arms around her waist. He kissed her cheek.
"Hey honey, how was your day?"
"Better now that you're here", he said, smirking.
She turns around and gently kisses him on the lips. The sweet moment was broken when an alert came from his phone. They broke the kiss as Dick looked at his phone in annoyance. His eyes widened as read the alert.
"What's wrong?", Zatanna asked worriedly as she saw his expression change.
"It's a distressed signal. One that matches the bat's distressed signal."
"Is Bruce, or the others in trouble?"
"It's not Bruce or the others. It's Marinette", he said looking up with a very concerned expression.
Zatanna looks at his phone. They saw Bruce calling them. Dick put it on speaker.
"You got the signal, right?"
"Me and Zee are headed to the Zeta-Tube right now."
"The others and I are right behind you."
"No, you got to take a plane. Bruce Wayne needs to make an appearance about his missing daughter. Zatanna is a public hero, and everyone knows we're dating. We'll see you in Paris", he said then hung up.
"Teg su desserd", Zatanna said as both got dressed.
Both head into the nearest Zeta-Tube.
Dick and Zatanna both stare at the Dupain-Cheng bakery. Both sneak into the apartment. Zatanna started to look for clues in the living room as Dick went upstairs. He opens the trapdoor and looks inside. He noticed everything was intact. He slowly steps inside and looks around. He went to the desk and saw a black photo book. He picks it up and looks through it. He stops at a page of himself, his brother Tim, and Marinette.
"Don't worry Mari. I'll find you."
"I found nothing downstairs", Zatanna said, stepping in.
Dick looks up at the desk and picks up a tiny black device.
"She activated it by hand."
"Are you sure it wasn't an accident? She might have hit it and sneaked out."
"No. She knows only to use the distressed signal if her life is in danger."
Zatanna then senses a powerful magical being. Zatanna quietly moves to the sewing box and opens it. Then a tiny red blur tried to zoom out of the room.
"Ezeerf!", Zatanna yelled as the tiny blur stopped in mid air.
Dick and Zatanna both look at the tiny little red creature.
"It's like some kind of bug."
"No. I read about these beings. These are Kwamis. They grant superpowers if you were a special piece of jewelry. They are called miraculous."
"This one reminds me of a ladybug. God damn it! Marinette is Ladybug. How the hell did she get involved with this?", Dick said, getting angry.
Zatanna releases the Kwami and the little being looks at the both of them.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't save her."
"Who took her?", Zatanna asked.
"I don't know. It was a man that was dressed like an owl. He said he'll come running to save his sister, then we'll get our heir."
"What are you thinking?", Zatanna said, noticing his face change.
'I thought it was a myth. I'm going to wait for Bruce to confirm. You are going to come with us and tell me everything about how Marinette got involved with you."