07/04/24

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Adrien can't tell whether or not she's being truthful or manipulating his decision to side with her due to the Akuma twisting up her sanity but judging by how she explains in insightful ways, she did make good points to him that he did lack experience in his childhood because he never socialized with anyone other than Chloe and socializing is very important to get to know people, good and bad. He only wanted to make his parents proud but he never made himself feel proud.

"Well, Adrien?" Princess Justice waited for his answer.

"It's hard to believe, Mari. But you're right. I don't have much experience from my childhood but I do know how to give people second chances to change like I tried with Chloe and Lila. All I did was nothing but waste my time and cause this to lead the events to your suffering. Maybe I'm the cause of this" Adrien said, realizing that he led Marinette to suffer more because he never listened to her ways of knowing what's right in exposing Lila but instead he led Lila to get more chances at grasping everyone to believe her lies. He fell on his knees in front of her, breathing heavily in sadness.

"No, you're not the cause of this. It's Lila who let envy get the better of her. She doesn't know a thing about friendship, honesty, kindness, or even the meaning of liking a person for who they are rather than manipulating their trust and destroying it" Princess Justice made him stand up, "You can't change people the way you want them to be, Adrien. It's what you want for them to be but they don't have the same level of kindness like yours"

"Lila took advantage of everyone. And how can you forgive me than not forgive the others who feel remorseful?" Adrien asked.

"Because you said Ladybug proved to you she was a liar. If it weren't for her, you would end up being manipulated under Lila's spell until one day you get replaced. And Lila was right about one thing. People can't resist what they like to hear. Just like on social media they get tricked and lied to by people about what they say online for attention. As for our friends, it's like an addiction to them to hear what Lila talks about but they never check their facts. All they care about is gossip and rumors. High school teenagers can't resist gossip!" Princess Justice said before carrying him back to the minor damaged mansion for Adrien's safety in his bedroom.

"You were always kind to me, Adrien. I will spare you from the others" Princess Justice said once they were there.

"Sparing me is one thing but our friends deserve forgiveness, Marinette. Punishing them is not how it works just because they did nothing to support you. Please, I want my sweet angel Mari back" Adrien begged her to come to her senses.

"It's too late for me now, Adrien. They have no idea what they had until it's gone. I trusted Alya and tried to help her be a better reporter but she gets too obsessed with Ladybug and Cat Noir scoops. Obsession and addiction change a person when they want more" Princess Justice said before leaping to find Mr. Damocles.

"Oh, Marinette" Adrien sighed sadly.

"Well, good news she can't attack you but the bad news is she can still attack Cat Noir and everyone" Plagg came out of hiding.

"And if she won't listen to Cat Noir, then she'll listen only to Adrien," Adrien said.

"And you stole her heart, kid. She can't destroy her love for you" Plagg said.

"The Marinette I know always forgives her friends. It's the Akuma making her refuse to believe people don't deserve forgiveness. I hope that the brat of my cousin is not causing trouble again. Plagg, claws out" He transformed back to Cat Noir.

x

Argos, however, was creeped out with girly things in Marinette's room along with pictures of Adrien and her friends.

"Too much pink for her taste" Argos shuddered at how embarrassing it is to be in a girl's bedroom

"Oh, stop it. Honestly, you have a thing about blue like yourself" Sukāretto said sarcastically before knowing that her diary in that box has a trap mechanism in it, "She's very creative and I can sense there's a trap mechanism in that box"

"This is so humiliating to read it," Argos said.

"You like stealing and causing trouble, bird brain," Sukāretto said and tried to find anything that was an akumatized object but nothing.

"Not anymore. I learned my lesson the deadly hard way that gave me mental scars of becoming almost like that monster" Argos said, although he meant his father who was much worse than his uncle.

Sukāretto then unlocks the trap, "Got it"

"You do know reading a diary will flood your mind with her secrets that won't be no longer secrets to you" Argos resting on the chaise.

"We're only looking for what's important" Sukāretto turned the pages until she stopped at the day Lila lied about getting pushed by Marinette down the stairs.

"Dear Diary, my day just got worse for me when Lila framed me for a crime I didn't commit and Mr. Damocles believed her side of the story over mine. I can't remember what happened from those red scarlet akumas flying in which I believe triggered my anxiety" Sukāretto reads out loud and goes to the next page.

"What's even worse after I got reinstated to school because of her lying confession about her "lying disease", I saw on TV that Lila was in Adrien's latest photo shoot and it shocked me. My mother was like happy to see that Lila's "disease" doesn't stop her from achieving her dreams. Even I can't convince my mother to tell her that Lila is an actual liar" Sukāretto reads out loud again.

"What? Lying disease? And everyone believed that? That seems like a made-up disease" Argos sits up.

"It doesn't exist," Sukāretto said.

"I can't believe that school lacks protection against bullies. Do they have any idea how serious this is to fall for every bully's tricks?" Argos said, feeling angry at how this school lacks protection or probably because they fear Chloe calling her daddy to fire anyone.

"Apparently not. No security cameras either" Sukāretto said.

"What else has she written?" Argos asked.

"Dear Diary, my picnic date with Adrien was so romantic until Kagami got akumatized again, and after her defeat, she told me that Lila made her believe I was a bad person. Lila really did try to tear the relationships apart as she did promise I would lose more friends that day she threatened me in the bathroom" Sukāretto read out loud and it made her shocked at how she was so blinded to not see the real nature of Lila trying to use her to get rid of Marinette for her. It was as if Lila kept her promise to make sure Marinette was out of the picture from all her friends. She drops the diary, feeling guilty.

"What's wrong?" Argos picked up the book to read the page she read and when he did, it made him feel angry.

"Lila did use me as well," Sukāretto said.

Argos looked at the page with her name and then to her, "Kagami?"

"Yes" Sukāretto saw no point in lying, "Ladybug and Marinette were both right about her"

x

At the minor-damaged school, Princess Justice came back to find the useless principal and her homeroom teacher who did her wrong. Damocles has been ordered by Chloe to suspend her first and last friend Soqueline for two whole weeks without a proper graduation that never came to her. Especially having Marinette expel her without hearing or listening to her side of the story. As for her homeroom teacher Miss Bustier who tried to teach her to fight bullies with kindness without even suspending them or disciplining them that teachers are supposed to protect innocent students from bullies. Marinette did try that during the Zombizhou incident but as she came a long way, Chloe only went from neutral to bad due to greed and power.

"Principal Damocles" Princess Justice came into the office.

"Former principle. What do you want from me now? Marinette?" Damocles asked nervously.

"Justice. You suspended my only friend Soqueline who was simply protecting me from Chloe tormenting me. Because of you suspending her, she never got the chance to graduate at the end of the school year! And without her, I was tormented and bullied by Chloe while you did nothing to suspend the real bully!" Princess Justice slams her fist on the desk.

"Whoa! Relax!" Damocles gasps.

"You're no true principle, you were just a slinking coward who obeys the mayor and his spoiled brat! Well, guess what? Your actions are inexcusable! You never listen to one student and let the bullies get away! It's like bullying is acceptable here!" Princess Justice said, then sliced his superhero suit.

"You always enjoy playing that ridiculous owl-themed superhero when in reality, you never had the courage to say no to the mayor who is like a supervillain! You're turning the school into injustice!" Princess Justice gives him a clear straight fact.

"The mayor controls everything! If I don't keep my job, there will be no principal to do the proper job!" Mr. Damocles cowardly leans down from her scariness.

"You lost it already because I've told the mayor off about his decisions. And instead of a hero, you're equally a villain!" Princess Justice angrily said before breathing heavily, "Just like how you let Lila get away with it for too long to turn the school upside down" She added and left the office to find Miss Bustier.

"Oh, Miss Bustier. I know you're here. I'm not a monster to cause stress to your pregnancy. But I do know you deserve punishment for making me try to be nice to Chloe! Kindness may work on bullies but heartless bullies like her, they don't care about nice people!" Princess Justice busts the door down for her traitors to cower and the teacher to be brave and not get stressed out.

"Marinette, listen! We were wrong about everything! We should've listened to you but we didn't!" Miss Bustier yelped.

"Truth be told, you never did listen. I did try to warn you about Lila but you all think I was jealous of her or overreacting much. Teachers are supposed to protect students from mental harm against bullies and liars. And I thought adults are more mature to know about bullies, especially when every school assigns anti-bullying and harassment presentation projects but you didn't! It's like you're teaching kindergarten children instead of high school teenagers!" Princess Justice roared, "And what will your baby think of you once it's born? That you're a horrible mother!" She glared at her.

"That's going way too far!" Alya yelled.

"You're one to talk, Alya. You put complete trust in Lila and you never trusted me! You made me sit in the back seat all alone! You always say I have no evidence to prove to you! You have no idea how I felt! As for you, Miss Bustier. Chloe is not the easiest person to try and be nice with! Every time she does something bad, you make me clean up the mess for her when she should be the one to be punished! And you know what else? Adrien once told me that Chloe only likes to make fun of all the losers who are only good enough to be used as doormats! Even Sabrina herself heard that too. Didn't you, Sabrina?" Princess Justice asked Sabrina.

"It's true" Sabrina nodded in fear, "But when Lila came into her life after Monarch happened, Chloe was replacing me with her. I tried so hard to be a great friend but all I get is mistreatment from her" She added at how she felt about Chloe growing close with Lila, neglecting Sabrina like she's nothing to her anymore.

"That's what I've been suspecting. You were just her slave" Princess Justice said.

"We all despise Chloe, Marinette!" Nino said.

"SILENCE! I have been at the hotel and told her off for her actions and for my friend Soqueline being suspended before her graduation! She didn't deserve it!" Princess Justice turns sharply to the class, "No one has ever stood up against Chloe! Adrien has but we did not! All she does is abuse her power! As for Lila, she only plays you like puppets, cleaning up the mess for her, and doesn't even care about any of you! She wanted to get rid of me so she could take my place to have you all to herself!" Princess Justice yelled.

"Well, I still was your knight in leather armor, my princess" Cat Noir appeared at the huge hole in the wall, "You do know you're still my only innocent princess as Marinette. I give you credit on that but the real Marinette wouldn't do this out of madness"

"You! How many times do I have to deal with you, pussy cat?!" Princess Justice glared at him.

"As many times in my nine lives, princess. Did you forget that every Disney princess has an animal sidekick?" Cat Noir said, distracting her while Argos and Sukāretto figured out that the lucky charm did not mean the diary, but something in her diary that triggered her heart when she first saw Adrien perform his first romantic song with Kitty Section for her. They couldn't find her akumatized object in her bedroom if only Princess Justice rejected it herself.

"I still have an animal spirit of my own like a tiger and how about a tiger punch of clout!" Princess Justice was about to unleash it but Cat Noir caught her fist.

"Shhh…..my darling princess. Is that a way to treat your favorite kitty?" He flirted.

"Is that a way to flirt with me with the annoyance of hell?!" Princess Justice taunted.

"Not quite," Cat Noir said.

"Get the hell out of my way you beast!" Princess Justice was about to zap him with truth but Cat Noir kissed her in hoping that love conquers hate.

Princess Justice froze from the kiss. Cat Noir feels like a cheater but he's still Adrien under the mask. Fighting her doesn't do anything but a kiss can break the Akuma influence. He can feel she's not fighting back. Even the class feels shocked at this but they do want their sweet Marinette back.

At Marinette's bedroom, the Akuma was in the luck charm as it left through the window. It cannot sense any negative energy.

"There!" Argos saw it on the balcony, "Catch it!"

Sukāretto is no true ladybug but she does want Marinette back, "No more evil fun for you, Akuma" She swings her yo-yo to catch it and purify it.

Once it was done, she released the butterfly, "Miraculous Sukāretto!" She tosses her lucky charm to fix the damages, even Argos and Cat Noir's wounds.

Dark particles consumed Princess Justice to return her back to Marinette but she fainted in Cat Noir's arms, due to the energy drained in her and being akumatized without Monarch's control. Cat Noir noticed the alliance ring on her finger which he remembers she never wears.

He took it off her finger, "She needs to go to the hospital" He told Argos and Sukāretto.