Bonjour, Ladybug and Chat Noir!

Adrien had been feeling much more comfortable about going to school, especially since he got to reunite with Bruce and managed to make so many friends who didn't see him as the son of Gabriel and Emilie Agreste, but as a fellow classmate.

There were a few downsides, Adrien had to deal with Flash and his A-Squad making fun of him. Thank god for Randy Robertson and his big heart and Liz for being surprisingly patient and friendly compared to Flash, Sally, and Kenny Kong. At least they weren't as bad as Carl King.

Today, Adrien had been invited by Alix and Lê Chiến Kim to go rollerblading with them after school and he almost immediately jumped at the offer. Bruce was happy to see his old friend getting to be a kid for a change compared to his busy handling being a teen model.

"It's been so nice getting to be your friend, Adrien." Marinette smiled as she, Bruce, and Peter were walking with the Agreste heir to school.

"Thanks, Marinette."

While Marinette had a huge crush on Adrien, she had started seeing him as just a friend first and the feeling was appreciated. Adrien had way too many fangirls so it was nice that Marinette was aware of his feelings and gave him his space when he needed it.

He was too embarrassed it to admit it out loud but he actually was returning some of Marinette's feelings for him. It didn't help that the rest of their friends had been giving him teasing looks the whole time and it was starting to get a bit much. Even Bruce and Peter were getting in on it!

"H-Hey, Marinette..." Adrien began.

"Yes, Adrien?"

"Oh, is he finally gonna do it?" Peter whispered to Bruce who rolled his eyes but had a smile on his face all the same.

"Um, I was wondering...if you know..."

Adrien's words were interrupted by a cry of distress from an old man. The four teenagers looked towards the scream and saw a short old Chinese man in a Hawaiian shirt had taken a bad step, causing him to fall and drop his cane.

"Oh no..." Adrien gasped before quickly running over to help the man, handing him his cane. "Are you okay, sir?"

"I' am alright. Thank you, young man," The old man said. "You have certainly saved my day."

"Anytime, sir. Always ready to do the right thing!" Adrien smiled, blushing bashfully.

Marinette couldn't help but beam at just how compassionate Adrien was while Bruce nodded in approval before walking over to check up on the old man.

"It's been a long time, Master Fu."

The old man looked up and smiled warmly at the young heir as he fully got onto his feet.

"Indeed it has, young Wayne." Fu smiled. "You're looking much better and happier than the last time our paths crossed."

Bruce chuckled sheepishly at that.

"Oh, you two know each other?" Adrian asked, getting a nod from Bruce.

"He saved my life a few years ago." Fu explained, his mind going back to that fateful day. "I'm an antique dealer by primary trade and while in Tibet, I came across a…conterversial find that several fellows were admant to make their own. Bruce happened to be passing by with a mutual aquitance of ours and came to my aid."

"…Why were you in Ti…wait, when was this?" Alix asked, then began to realize what had happened.

"…Let's just say that my years abroad were not solely in an Academy." Bruce admitted. Then, trying to move the conversation along, he asked: "Have you heard from Henri?"

"Yes, he comes by every week to check on me. Usually buys a nick-nack for his granddaughter as well. You should give him a call."

The pleasantries ended when the ball rang loudly, causing Marinette to gasp.

"We're late!"

"Oh no, Dr. Connors is going to have my head!" Peter cursed.

The four friends rushed into the school as Fu smiled, watching them leave. He hoped Adrien would find the "gift" he slipped into his backpack pocket.

"Don't worry, you won't be alone in your fight for justice much longer..." Fu smiled as he looked at Bruce in particular. "BATMAN."

MIRACULOUS

Meanwhile, Lonnie 'Tombstone' Lincoln, a part of the Inner Crime Circle called 'The Big Men', was on a phone call.

"Trust me, Fisk, Spider-Man and Batman won't be a problem much longer. I've called in professionals."

Tombstone hung up and put his fingers together. He did not have an easy life growing up, born with albinism, he was ridiculed for his appearance so he strove to be strong and never be pushed around. He eventually realized his albinism also came with a genetic disorder that gave him unbreakable skin. Taking up the moniker of 'Tombstone', he rose through the ranks of crime before eventually setting up his own organization, becoming one of the founding members of the Big Men in the process.

His musings were cut off as his front door opened and three figures came in. The first was dressed like a cowboy with a lasso/whip hybrid attached to his hip. The second was a man of below-average height with dark skin and a thin mustache and a white gambler hat. Finally, completing the trio was a large muscular man of Hispanic descent with a thick mustache and a pair of high-tech knuckledusters.

"Ah, The Enforcers...glad to see you could make it." Tombstone smiled. "I have an assignment for you to do. And it's very simple..."

"We're listening, Boss." The cowboy replied with a Southern accent.

MIRACULOUS

Later that day, Adrien was escorted home. He had just gotten back from rollerblading with Kim and Alix after school. He was a mess. His clothes were dirty and tattered, his hair was messy from the helmet, he had scrapes and bruises from a few falls that he took, and he was sore in several places, but he didn't care. For the first time in what felt like a lifetime, Adrien had fun.

"Adrien, good heavens, you're a mess!" Gabriel exclaimed as he came in. "Did you get into a fight at school?!"

"What? N-No, Dad!" Adrien said, waving his hands as Emilie came barging in, a frightened look on her face.

"ADRIEN! My precious, my Sunshine, my baby! Are you okay?! Did someone hurt you?!" She asked. "Oh, my poor child! Look at you! It's okay, Sunshine, mommy's here! Do you need a snack?! A juice box?! Maybe a hot bath!"

"Emilie, breathe!" Nathalie said, putting a hand on her best friend's shoulder.

"Mom, please!" Adrien groaned. "I just went rollerblading with my friends!"

Gabriel sighed. "Right, I forgot..."

"Sorry, sweetie. I suppose we assumed the worst." Emilie apologized.

"It's fine, Mom." Adrien smiled, then catching a wiff of something. He then sniffed his armpit and recoiled. "I should probably shower, though."

MIRACULOUS

With Marinette, she was just enjoying the view from her rooftop patio. She honestly still couldn't believe she'd managed to become friends with Adrien Agreste but in all honesty, she was happy because she got to see the real him; a sweet, socially awkward boy with a big heart.

She was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard car horns down on the street below. She looked down to see Fu caught in the middle of the road.

Without even thinking twice, Marinette rushed downstairs, then outside, and immediately rushed the old man to safety.

"Are you okay, sir?!"

"I am now, thank you, Marinette." The old man chuckled. "Guess I should pay more attention to where I am going."

"Yeah, probably." Marinette sighed. "Do you need me to help walk you home?"

"No, I can make it back from here. But still, thank you."

While Marinette wasn't looking, he slipped something into her backpack pocket as she decided to take her kindness further by giving him some leftover macaroons from her lunch.

"Okay, try to be more careful."

With that, she headed back to her room to do her homework. She placed her backpack next to her desk when she discovered a small, black octagonal box in one of the pockets.

"Huh? Where did this come from?" She took the box and opened it. "Earrings?"

Sure enough, inside were a pair of red earrings with black spots like that of a ladybug. Before she could ponder on this, they suddenly glowed brightly as Marinette flinched. When she could look again, her eyes widened when she saw a small red creature with black spots and an antenna.

"That took long enough!" The little creature said in a high-pitched feminine voice as it stretched before noticing Marinette. "Oh! My goodness!"

"WAAAAAH!" Marinette screamed. "HELP! IT'S A GIANT BUG! A MOUSE! A BUG MOUSE! TALKING BUG MOUSE!"

"I forgot how loud this part could be..." The creature winced. "Everything's okay, don't be scared!"

In her panic, Marinette began throwing things at this creature, who dodged the objects.

"Listen! I know everything may seem a bit strange to you, but-" The creature's words were cut off when Marinette trapped her in a jar. "Okay, if that makes you feel safer."

"Just what are you?" Marinette asked. "And how do you know my name?"

"My name is Tikki, the Kwammi of Creation!" The creature introduced herself. "If you let me go, I can explain everything to you."

MIRACULOUS

Meanwhile, back at the Agreste Manor, Adrien was getting himself dressed after showering. After finishing putting on his shirt, he relaxed on the couch of his room, just looking out the window at the clear sunny sky.

However, he noticed something strange in his backpack, which he had placed on the coffee table. There was a small black octagonal box in the back pocket.

"What's this doing here?"

He got up, took the box, and opened it. Inside was a black ring with a green cat pawprint.

"Huh, did Mom and Dad leave this for me as a present?"

Suddenly, a bright green light came from the ring, making Adrien flinch in surprise. When the light dimmed, his eyes widened in amazement when he saw a small, black creature with cat ears, green eyes, and a tail appear, stretching its limbs and yawning.

"No way!" Adrien gasped as he inspected the creature. "Like the Genie of the Lamp."

"I met him once. So he grants wishes, big deal. I'm way more personable!" The creature in a high-pitched boyish voice. "The name's Plagg, Kwammi of Destruction, nice to meetcha!"

The creature identified as Plagg suddenly began flying around and biting everything in Adrien's room, causing him to quickly give chase.

"No, don't touch that! Come back here!"

Adrien quickly made a diving grab and caught Plagg in his hands.

"Okay, what the heck are you doing here?"

"If you just let me go, I can explain everything."

MIRACULOUS

The Enforcers consisting of Montana, Fancy Dan, and Ox were robbing a bank. Of course, they weren't actually planning on making off with the money, they just needed to lure their targets here.

"You sure the rat and the bug are gonna show?" Montana asked as he finished tying up the guards with his lasso.

"Trust me, they wouldn't pass up a chance like this." Fancy Dan said, smoking a cigarette while Ox tore open the bank vault and went inside to snag as much money as his large arms could carry.

Suddenly, just as Ox came out of the vault, webs snagged the money in his hands and pinned it to the ceiling, signifying that their target had arrived.

"Anybody here call for a boy in a Spider-themed onesie?"

Fancy Dan's trained senses alerted him when a bat-shaped shuriken flew at him, quickly dodging and drawing out a collapsible quarterstaff from his coat, unfolding it, and spinning the weapon around as Batman jumped into view.

"You three must be desperate for attention if you're robbing a bank in broad daylight."

MIRACULOUS

Back in Marinette's room, Tikki had just finished explaining everything to the confused young lady.

"So, let me get this straight; You're an ancient being of immense power, and you are choosing to grant that power to me so I can fight bad guys like Spider-Man and Batman, right?"

"Yup. I know it's a lot to take in, but the Great Guardian, the one who sent me, believes you're more than qualified," Tikki said.

"There has to be some mistake." Marinette said. "The only superpower I could possibly have is Super-Awkwardness."

"Marinette, trust me, you're the Chosen One!" Tikki said. "I know you have your doubts, but you were chosen for a reason."

"I really don't know..."

"You're capable of so much more than you think, Marinette. My master chose you for this responsibility, and all the time I've known him, he's always made the right choice."

Marinette sighed as she looked at the earrings. "Okay...but...how do these even work?"

"You just put the earrings on and say the phrase; Spots On!"

"Okay..." Marinette sighed, putting on the earrings and taking a deep breath. "Tikki, Spots On!"

A wondrous transformation occurred, and Marinette found herself in a mask and tight red suit with black spots, with solid black coloring on her hands, bottom of her feet, on her waist, upper thighs, and arms where the spots were inverted. Her collar was swan-necked and was red with a black lining and a small ladybug-shaped zipper connected to the front of her costume. Her pigtails were longer, and tied with long, red ribbons, and a yo-yo hung from her waist.

"Whoa..." She muttered, looking at herself in her full-view mirror. "This actually looks kinda cute. A little tight in some places, though..."

"When you're like this, you have superhuman physical characteristics and you even have a weapon." Tikki's voice spoke in Marinette's head as the girl looked to see a yo-yo attached to her waist. "Your special power is called 'Lucky Charm' and it lets you create an object that will help you in whatever situation you find yourself in. You also have 'De-Evilize', which can eradicate evil from a vessel, and 'Miraculous Ladybug' which can undo the damage caused to the area around you!"

"Okay..." Marinette said as she stepped outside he rooftop patio and played with her yo-yo a little bit before seeing a nearby vantage point.

Quickly lashing the yo-yo, it quickly began traveling farther than any yo-yo logically could before wrapping around a gargoyle. Marinette gave an awkward tug before suddenly being pulled along, screaming in terror.

MIRACULOUS

"How could I possibly be a superhero like Batman or Spider-Man?" Adrien asked Plagg after the Kwammi finished explaining everything to him. "I'm just some rich dweeb who got lucky in actually making any friends..."

"Come on, the Guardian chose you, kid. I know it's a lot to process but he thinks you got what it takes." Plagg said.

"Don't get me wrong, it sounds awesome getting to save the day and help people like Spider-Man and Batman..." Adrien admitted. "But I don't think I can do it."

"Kid, I've been bonded with people who have had even bigger self-doubts than you and they turned out to be awesome." Plagg said. "Just trust me, put that ring on, and say 'Claws Out'!"

Adrien looked at the ring before feeling a sense of determination fill him. Putting it over his finger, he struck a pose.

"Plagg, Claws Out!"

Adrien felt an exciting surge of energy flow through him as he transformed. When it was over, he looked to see he was clad in a black suit with green accents, black cat ears on his head, a large green pawprint on his back, and a tail fashioned from a belt, and he carried a collapsible baton on the belt around his waist. His eyes were covered by a black mask that also changed them to a cat-like style.

"Whoa..." Adrien looked at himself and smiled, feeling any doubt he had fade away. "Too cool!"

"Yeah, pretty sweet, right?" Plagg's voice spoke in his head. "Now listen up, you got superhuman physical abilities like strength, speed, endurance, agility, and all that basic stuff but you also have the senses of a cat as well as those claws on your gloves. Your superpower is 'Cataclysm', which charges you with destructive energy you can use to obliterate any obstacle in your way. Be careful when using it on living people, though."

"Okay..." Adrien gulped, now a little nervous at the power he now possessed.

Heading onto the rooftop, he looked at his baton before suddenly gasping when it extended into a long pole that connected from his roof to the one next to it. Gulping as he looked down at the height below, he quickly stepped onto the pole and began walking on it, eventually realizing he had the balance of a cat.

"Whoa, cool!" He said as he continued balancing perfectly. "I think I'm starting to get the hang of this!"

Suddenly, a girl's cry caught his attention and he turned around just in time to hit by a red blur with black spots, falling off the pole and getting tangled up in what felt like some kind of string.

Shaking the surprise off, Adrien noticed he was tied up with a cute girl….who looked strangely familiar to him.

"Oh, h-hey there!" He chuckled bashfully, trying to sound suave. "Nice of you to drop in, m'lady."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose."

The two managed to get untangled, Adrien catching his baton as it fell back into its hands, shrunken to its normal size while the girl pulled the string, which turned out to be a yo-yo.

"Nice to see someone else is trying out for the superhero gig." Adrien smiled. "I'm...Chat Noir, yeah, that's my name!"

"And I'm Ladybug." The girl smiled. "I...just came up with that name."

"Well, so did I." Chat Noir admitted bashfully. "So, any crimes you're thinking of stopping?"

Suddenly, an explosion was heard at the nearby bank, the two quickly looked at each other before nodding, already knowing exactly what crime they had in mind to stop.

MIRACULOUS

Ox had managed to get a rocket launcher from a supply helicopter that was on auto-pilot which carried some extra gear for the Enforcers. Spider-Man had taken point to get all civilians to safety while Batman kept the Enforcers' attention on him.

"You're a hard man to wrangle, Bats." Montana said as he caught a pair of high-tech revolvers. "Now I pride myself on my lasso and whippin' skills...but I like to think I'm a good crackshot."

Batman quickly began dodging the bullets fired from the guns. Montana wasn't spitting nonsense, he was quite skilled and a few bullets very nearly got the Dark Knight. Luckily, he wouldn't have to keep dodging forever as Spider-Man webbed up the revolvers out of Montana's hands.

"You shouldn't play with guns, I feel like I gotta say that to all the bad guys I meet!"

"Fancy Dan, you're up!" Montana called out.

Spider-Man's Spider-Sense couldn't warn him in time as Fancy Dan struck him from the side with a flying kick, having equipped a pair of high-tech boots with both flight and magnetic attachments.

"You'll find I'm quite the close-range brawler of our little troupe, Web-head!"

Spider-Man quickly fired webs to try and catch Fancy Dan but he simply cut through them with his quarterstaff, which produced a blade from one head to help in that endeavor while also performing some impressive acrobatic tricks to dodge the other webs.

"Gotta say, don't think I've met a guy who can outpace my webs before!"

Fancy Dan lunged and swung his staff at Spider-Man who jumped away before webbing back to try and slam him into the wall but he simply flipped over his staff to dodge and swung back around to kick Spidey away. Ox, who was nearby, grabbed the Wall-Crawler by the leg and slammed him into the ground hard.

"Okay, that hurt...!"

"And it's gonna hurt even more!" Ox grinned as he punched his fist into his palm before sprouting blades from his knuckledusters, raising one up to stab through Spider-Man's head.

"Hey! Let him go!"

Suddenly, a baton was flung and hit Ox square in the face, making him stumble back as Batman paused in the middle of his fight with Montana to see who had saved his friend from certain doom.

"Ladybug and Chat Noir are here to save the day!"

"Whoa, who are these guys?!" Spider-Man asked as Ladybug helped him up.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, a little sore and maybe one of my ribs got cracked, but it'll mend."

"A couple a' kids in pajamas trying to play hero now, huh?" Montana scoffed. "Don't worry, Bats. I'll go easy on 'em."

Batman tried to stop him but Montana wrapped him up in his lasso and threw him away before approaching Ladybug, who got on guard as Chat Noir found himself face-to-face with Fancy Dan and a recovering Ox.

"Two-on-one hardly seems fair, you guys!"

"In this line of work, we aren't paid to play fair." Fancy Dan sneered before lunging and swinging his staff, which Chat Noir blocked with his baton before quickly backflipping out of the way when Ox tried to crush him.

With Ladybug, she was dodging Montana as he took out an energy chain and tried striking her with it. Acting quickly, she took out her yo-yo and spun it around to deflect some of Montana's strikes before weaving under him and then kicking him in the stomach, making him stumble back.

Looking over her shoulder, she saw Chat Noir struggling against both Fancy Dan and Ox and went to help, but Montana stopped her by whipping the air in front of her.

"Don't go turning tail on me now, little lady. This square dance ain't over yet."

Suddenly, a capsule hit Montana in the back and exploded, covering him in a glue-like substance. He struggled to break free before turning as Batman rushed in and punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground as he groaned, writhing on the floor.

"Ouch..." Ladybug winced.

"Thanks for keeping him distracted," Batman smirked.

"Uh...y-you're welcome."

Chat Noir was still dodging Fancy Dan and Ox's attacks when the former was suddenly webbed up from behind and swung around by Spider-Man. Chat Noir breathed a sigh of relief as Spidey slammed Fancy Dan into Ox, the burly man quickly catching his comrade and setting him down.

"Now who's two-on-one?" Chat Noir taunted.

Ox growled and rushed at the two heroes. Spider-Man jumped back and rapidly fired web bullets which covered him before eventually tying him up. Chat Noir then slid and extended his baton to hit the punk's Adam's apple, making him cough as Spidey flipped behind him and kicked him in the back, knocking him flat on his face as he groaned in pain.

"Not bad, kid. Too bad we couldn't use my power but we'll save it for a bigger-time villain." Plagg spoke in Adrien's head as he smiled.

"I think that went okay for your first time. And you didn't even need to use my powers." Tikki spoke in Marinette's head.

"Thanks, Tikki." Marinette spoke to herself before approaching Chat Noir and offering her fist. "Pound it?"

"Pound it!"

The two shared a fist bump as Batman and Spider-Man approached them, having webbed up the enforcers and left a note for the police.

"I'm not used t saying this, but…Thanks." Batman said, the smallest hints of a smile overtaking his face.

"Yeah, me neither." Spidey admitted. "Not bad at all, rookies."

"…It that obvious?" Chat Noir asked sheepishly.

"You did alright." Batman assured them. "But you played it safe. Didn't move to end the fights right away. Sorry, just…I haven't been pressed like that in a while."

This made the three other heroes rise a brow in concern.

"Really, not even against…" Ladybug started.

"I'd actually prefer facing Joker again over the last guy I struggled with." Batman said with a hint of anger and…fear?

"Weeeeell….!" Spidey said, trying to move on from that. "In case you ever need a hand, take these."

He handed Ladybug and Chat Noir small pins that looked like his Spider embleam.

"They're Spider-tracers.'' The Web-head explained. "Waterproof and on a frequency only I can sense. If either of you ever need a hand? Just press it and I'll be able to find you."

The two new heroes eagerly accepted with smiles…just as they realized Batman had vanished.

'…Okay, cool but not cool, Bruce.' Peter mused to himself before he realized the time. "Well, catch ya two later!"

And he zipped away on a webline, leaving the two new heroes standing on a rooftop just as they both heard beeping.

"Oh, right…." Plagg mused.

"I forgot about the time limit…" Tikki added.

"Au revior, Chaton!" Ladybug quickly said as she raced away.

"See you again, milday!" Chat replied as he followed in her example.

MIRACULOUS

Tombstone frowned as he looked over the footage from the bank security cameras. Whoever these two new heroes were, they were pretty good for first-timers. He went to his desk and sat down to speak with his fellow Big Men.

"We seem to have two new players on the field, gentlemen."

"I saw on the news." Falcone said. "They look like a couple-a snot-nosed kids who took a wrong turn on the way to a pajama party."

"As if Spider-Man and Batman were not problematic enough," Kingpin grumbled. "Now we have these two rookies thinking they can play at the Hero game."

"Indeed, these presumptuous children think they can handle the game that the Spider and the Bat have been expertly playing for three years now." Spoke Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot AKA The Penguin.

"We'll just have to keep an eye on them." Black Mask muttered. "But trust me, if those little punks think they can muscle in like it's some game...well, they'll regret the day they ever crawled out of their momma's wombs."

"As vulgar and repugnant as ever, Sionis." Penguin muttered. "Honestly, your ill-begotten temper does you no favors."

"Say that to my face and not on a video screen, you little fat-!" Black Mask began before being cut off from the chat.

"Ozzie does have a point." Falcone shrugged. "Sionis really needs to see a therapist for that temper."

"Indeed, it is unbecoming of his stature." Kingpin voiced in agreement. "His sadism will be his downfall eventually."

"If that happens, we just gotta cut out losses." Tombstone shrugged as he signed off. "See you gentlemen for dinner tonight?"

"At Tony's? Wouldn't miss it, my dear disquieting comrade." Penguin nodded as he and the other Big Men signed off as well.

Knightmare Lord A/N: We finally got Ladybug and Chat Noir in the house! I had the Enforcers be their first villain since it would be easy and both Spidey and Batman would have their backs.

Anyway, since we did a Spider-Man Villain (or rather Villains) for this chapter, the next one will have a Batman Villain...and she's pretty as she is poisonous.

Mrotrax A/N: I think the Enforcers, a heavily underrated team in my opinion, make wonderful first baddies for Ladybug and Chat to fight. They're challenging enough, but beatable while also showing where the two newbies must grow and improve.

Decided on adding a bit of 'Batman Begins' into Bruce's backstory; with him travelling after Thomas and Martha died. As hinted in the last chapter, he met a certain immortal, said immortal's daughter and Henri Ducard, who will NOT be Ras in this continuity.

Nothing against that twist in the movie (Liam Neeson was amazing as always), but I rather like him as the grizzled mentor.

The next chapter will be a short one, and one I'll be writing entirely. No supervillain, but the start of a team…

Stay safe and warm until we meet again!