After school, Zoe and Marinette rushed back to the Hotel. Andre had called and told them the girls were awake.

They arrived to find the other Marinette and Zoe sitting on a couch, snuggled together. Their Plaggs were sitting on their holder's heads.
"Thank you, for saving us." The other Zoe smiled at her. "But you have put your universe in great peril."

"We thought that might be the case, but we cannot let you perish." Marinette gave herself a small grin. "Can you tell us what happened?"

The other girls nodded. "First, while we are here, please call me Maria." The other Marinette spoke, "We thought this best to avoid confusion."

"You can call me Zia." The other Zoe said.

"Thank you, I was worried about that." Zoe reached out and took Zia's in hers "Can you tell us what happened, Zia?"

"It started in my universe." Zia sighed as she sat up. Maria ran her hand down her back. "Alix was akumatized. I don't recall what happened exactly, but she got mad and it entered the watch. Something went wrong with her transformation. It's like she became part of an existing Akuma. She called herself Time Reaper."

The name made Zoe's blood run cold. "Time Reaper…"

"When she would touch someone with her scythe, they would be unmade. Lucky Charm would restore them, We tried breaking every time she had but it was only a matter of time before my partner, Scarbella, was hit. She and the Ladybug Miraculous were unmade in a moment. Worse, the Miracle Box of our world disappeared with her."

Maria hugged Zia close as tears appeared in her eyes. Zoe could only image how much that must have hurt. She recalled her and Alya's days as Scarabella and Kitty Noire and the fun they had together.

"The world started to crack around us like reality itself was falling apart. Then a burrow opened and I was pulled into Maria's universe."

Maria blushed. "It was so weird to see another cat user. There was no Zoe in my universe, that I ever knew of anyways. I had just become the Guardian and was being introduced to the Burrow by Bunnyx. She showed me the portals for the doomed universes when I saw Zia about to end. I don't know why, but I felt my heart cry out and we used the Peacock and Butterfly to save her."

Marinette patted Maria on the shoulder, showing she understood.

"The Ladybug was the lost Miraculous in my world. I had to use my powers to destroy it's creations. Zia told me her story and we were confident we could stop the Akuma. So she helped me defeat Gabriel Agreste and reclaim the Peacock and Ladybug. We had planned to set out the next day to hunt the Akuma's source. We…"

Both Maria and Zia blushed deeply as Maria stuttered over her next words.

"You made love." Zoe purred. "No need to hide that from us. I'm firmly in a relatiosnhip with my Marinette."

The girls nodded but were still blushing. "Yes… well when we woke up the next morning, it was to screams. We found several of the Time Reapers floating down the street, purging out people one by one. We fought, not wanting to risk the other Miraculous', we did it alone. However, it became apparent that my universe had been doomed already. The cracks were appearing. I unified with the Rooster and took us to another doomed universe."

Zia nodded. "And again, and again, and again. Which each new world, we would try to unite with the heroes there. But we could make no ground with the Time Reapers. We met a Ladybug who had fought the Butterfly and was able to tell us that likely these Time Reapers were hiding their Akumatized object somewhere safe. We don't know much, other than if one spots you, they all have."

Marinette rubbed her chin. "So, they are a hive mind of sorts, that's not good. You say it took awhile for them to find you when you came to Maria's undoomed universe?"

Zia nodded. "We are not sure when, but the universe had become doomed that day."

Zoe looked up. "Tell me, did Adrien Agreste perish in the battle with the evil Ladybug user?"

They exchanged a look. "Now you mention it, yes. My power brushed the ring he was wearing and destroyed it, causing a feather to emerge and disappear."

Marinette and Zoe exchanged nods. "It seems the Ladybug holder is the anchor for each dimension, at least in this case. With Adrien, who should have been your Mister Bug, the world unraveled at the seams, allowing the Time Reapers in."

Zoe hugged Marinette. "Make sure you don't cross the street without being transformed, my love."

Marinette chuckled. "I think we will be fine. How we will fight these Reapers, I don't know. I promise, we will try to help you, if we can."

Maria and Zia nodded. "We appreciate that, but we do not want you all to perish for our sakes. If it comes to it, please send us back to a doomed universe so we can continue our run."

"I think we can do it." Marinette pumped her arms. "We just need an idea of what to do."

A portal opened and an invitation floated out and landed before the four girls. Zoe picked it up.

"You are invited to a private luncheon at the Agreste Manor in another universe. Date, Tomorrow October 19that 12 PM. Causal wear is acceptable."

The girls looked at each other. "This seems far too perfect." Maria folded her arms.

"We should at least hear them out," Marinette said. "Might be worth our time. I'll bring you two some clothing. Can't wear pajamas to a party."

Maria and Zia had borrowed some clothing from Zoe's room, but Kagami had told them the girls were not wearing anything under their transformations. They must have risen from making love and ran without stopping to dress.

"Thank you, we would love that." Zia answered for them.

A/N: I hope you liked the story. More to come soon. See you tomorrow!