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Miraculous Descendent Chapter 69: Take a Bow

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In Marinette's room, Puppeteer continues her tantrum, screaming at the injustice of losing the dolls and not being allowed to win. While she's doing this, the entourage members search the room for something to calm her down.

"It's not fair, it's not fair. I was supposed to win. I want to win. Why can't I ever win?" Puppeteer asks as frustrated tears continue to stream down her face.

"Puppeteer, you must calm down." Hawkmoth finally has enough of her tantrum and tries to soothe the young girl.

"But it's not fair. How *hiccup* am I supposed to win now?" She asks Hawkmoth with a slightly broken and angry tone.

"You still have one doll. I'm sure you can find more or find a way to fix them." Hawkmoth sighs.

"But I want Marinette's dolls." She complains in a whiny tone.

"Well, those dolls aren't around. So, you'll have to find something else." Hawkmoth tells her, trying to get her to understand without needing to use more of his influence.

Meanwhile, Marinette comes to a terrible realization while staying with the heroes. She remembers that the Miracle Box might be in danger with an Akuma in her room. Especially one that makes minions who can investigate the entire hotel. Hearing this causes her to struggle in Brawling Tiger's grip while the tiger-themed heroine does her best to hold her.

"Can you let me go? We should be safe from the Akuma by now. I can find somewhere to hide while you wait for Ladybug." Marinette tries to tell Brawling Tiger while continuing her struggle in the other girl's grip.

"Hang on for a minute, will you? The Akuma is after you. It's probably best for you to be with us." Brawling Tiger tells Marinette.

Cat Noir and Canine watch the two struggle against each other for a moment before Canine decides to step in.

"Alright, that's enough, you two." Canine tells them as she has Brawling Tiger put Marinette down while making sure the other girl doesn't move from her spot.

"What's going on?" Canine asks, realizing they didn't tell her much after saying Hawkmoth Akumatized a child.

Hearing her question causes the two girls to explain what happened in Marinette's room and how the Akuma is after her. Hearing their story causes Canine to nod while Cat Noir looks uncertain about what to do.

"Look. The Akuma is also after you guys. I'm sure Hawkmoth will have Manon focus on that. You can let me find somewhere to hide. It'll probably be safer for me if I do hide." Marinette tells the group.

Canine crosses her arms as she thinks about it while Brawling Tiger sneaks toward Cat Noir with a confused look.

"Aren't you supposed to be the second-in-command? Why is Canine the one questioning this?" She decides to ask the other cat-themed hero.

"We never really made roles. When it was just Ladybug and I, I'd mostly follow her orders. I don't really mind, though. I'd rather get everything done. Either way, I get to be a hero." Cat Noir says while rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

His passiveness surprises Brawling Tiger. With how Cat Noir quips at the Akumas like a comic book superhero, she expected him to be a lot more brazen. Even when they talked last night, he was a lot more friendly and awkward than she expected.

"Though, I guess you could say Ladybug is the main leader when she's around." Cat Noir notes while raising a finger as he talks.

"Obviously, she's the strongest." Brawling Tiger states as if it's a fact.

"It takes more than strength for someone to be a leader. Strength was only an important factor for more primitive people and animals." Canine says after hearing Brawling Tiger's statement about Ladybug.

That causes Brawling Tiger to raise an eyebrow at Canine, curious about her words.

"Are you saying you would make a better leader than?" Brawling Tiger asks with no aggressiveness in her tone. It's more curiosity and disbelief that she might be suggesting that.

Canine stares at Brawling Tiger in surprise. She didn't expect Brawling Tiger to misinterpret her words like that.

"What? No. I'm just saying there are more reasons for Ladybug to lead than her strength. She has the experience and does come up with great plans." She says in a slightly panicked tone, not wanting to come off as someone who thinks she's better than the others but as more of a serious and dedicated individual.

"Usually, when people say stuff like what you said, they're saying they'd be better as the leader of something." Brawling Tiger adds.

"That's not what I'm saying, though." Canine tries to persuade Brawling Tiger.

Marinette and Cat Noir watch as the two have this verbal spar before Cat Noir carefully moves toward Marinette.

"You can probably go find somewhere to hide while they're arguing. If you need help, we'll be here, waiting for Ladybug to show up." Cat Noir tells her while motioning for the civilian girl to leave.

He feels bad for her having to see Paris' heroes like this and thinks it would be best if she went somewhere to hide. He's sure Marinette would return to them if she is in danger. She's one of the brightest girls in their class, after all.

Marinette looks to Cat Noir like he's the best person ever while secretly thinking.

"I knew I could always rely on you, partner."

She then sprints for the stairs while thinking about what she'll make for Cat Noir as thanks for all his help. Before Canine and Brawling Tiger can finish their argument, she's already down the stairs and looking through one of the hallways to see if anyone is around or if there are any cameras. It seems the heroes are resting atop an apartment building, and she doesn't see any cameras around. Upon realizing the coast is clear, Tikki appears and looks at Marinette with a smile.

"This has been quite the day for you. How does it feel to be the damsel needing to be rescued instead of the heroine doing the rescuing?" Tikki playfully inquiries.

"Not now, Tikki. We need to get back to the hotel and make sure Manon and Hawkmoth haven't found the Miracle Box," Marinette urgently tells her Kwami.

Tikki bows her head before Marinette says the transformation phrase, and Tikki goes into the earrings. Ladybug then runs down the stairs and uses her yo-yo to quickly scale the building so the other heroes aren't suspicious of her identity.

"Sorry I'm late, you guys. There was something I couldn't get away from." She vaguely excuses herself while apologizing to the group.

To her surprise, Canine and Brawling Tiger stop their argument, and it turns into Canine glaring at the other heroine now and then.

"...what happened?" Ladybug asks in genuine curiosity since she didn't expect the two to stop arguing. She doesn't think it's been over a minute or two since she left them on the roof.

"It's a bit of a long story." Cat Noir says with a slightly strained and nervous smile.

However, Canine is the one to answer her.

"All I did was state that there are more qualities to being a leader than being the strongest among the group. Brawling Tiger took my words out of proportion and believed I was trying to say that I would make a better leader than you." Canine states while glaring at Brawling Tiger.

"I'm just saying it sounds like you were saying that. That's what people say when they feel they should be the leader." Brawling Tiger says with a shrug.

"Well, I'm not interested in becoming the leader since Ladybug has been doing a good job leading us against the Akumas." Canine tells Brawling Tiger.

"I was just saying that's what it sounds like you were saying." Brawling Tiger growls back before they turn their heads away from each other.

"Let's all calm down. I never said I was the leader of our group. We're all teammates here. We never assigned any roles, like who is the leader." Ladybug placates the two to end the argument.

But that puts her in Canine's sights as the girl has a slight problem with that idea.

"I think it would be best if we did establish roles for the team. Having a form of organization can help us in future situations." She tells Ladybug assertively, wanting to make the unofficial leader understand that the team should have roles during battles.

Brawling Tiger is about to say something else before Ladybug cuts her off.

"We can go over that later. Right now, we need to get to Le Grand Paris to stop the Akuma before anything else happens." She tells the three in an urgent tone before activating Seamstress.

She goes for her usual choice of Sunny Seams before grabbing Canine and Brawling Tiger's arms. She then creates wings of fire to lift them off the ground before looking at Cat Noir with eyes that tell him to hurry. He rushes to the three and is then grabbed by Brawling Tiger and Canine since Ladybug's hands are full with them.

With all three of them in her arms, Ladybug uses her wings to fly them all to the hotel at a frantic speed, hoping it isn't too late and Hawkmoth hasn't discovered the Miracle Box yet. The other heroes are surprised by the speed Ladybug is displaying with all of them in her arms. It doesn't take them more than a few minutes to get there, flying into Marinette's room through the broken window.

Upon entering the room, she unceremoniously drops the other three heroes on the bed before frantically looking around. The heroes watch as Ladybug explores the room in a hurry, wondering what she's doing.

"What are you looking for?" Cat Noir finally asks for the three, causing Ladybug to freeze as she realizes she is doing something suspicious.

She winces at her carelessness in her panic. However, she remembers mentioning the Miracle Box to Cat Noir and Canine. Unsure of what would be best, Ladybug decides it might be best to use a similar lie to what she used for her mom and Tom.

"Do you two remember that item holding Miraculous I told you about?" Ladybug asks the two, surprising Cat Noir and Canine since she's bringing it up and astonishing Brawling Tiger since she didn't expect Ladybug to have something like that.

"Why?" Canine asks while dreading the answer slightly.

"I asked Marinette to look after it for me." She lies.

Hearing this astounds all of the other heroes. They never expected their classmate to hold such a significant item for Ladybug.

"Why would you ask Marinette to hold such an important item? What if she gets Akumatized?" Canine asks while standing up in alarm.

"She wouldn't get Akumatized. I can promise you that." Ladybug says while thinking about how it shouldn't happen since she's Ladybug and has to stay strong.

"I check up on her regularly. She's my friend, after all. You don't need to worry." Ladybug tells the three to end this conversation quickly.

Fortuitously, it seems like luck is on her side. In the next second, some entourage members return to Marinette's room under Puppeteer's orders. When the group of five sees the heroes, some immediately charge while one runs to alert the others. Instinctively, Ladybug flaps one of her flaming wings at the four chargers and sends four fireballs at them. Three of them hit dead-on, but the fourth entourage member ducks under the fireball sent at them and continues to charge at Ladybug.

Ladybug and the entourage member lock hands as she tries to keep him at bay before the entourage member gets a punch to the gut, courtesy of Brawling Tiger. The entourage member doubles over from the punch, letting Ladybug follow it by hitting them away with her wings. The entourage member launches into the others, letting Ladybug trap them in a flaming cage.

"Man. You're getting really good at using that power. It's so cool." Cat Noir says with a grin as he stares at the trapped entourage members.

Ladybug blushes at the compliment and smiles at him.

"Thanks. It's gotten easier to use." She tells him before Canine cuts this conversation off.

"We need to talk about what you said later. For now, let's focus on taking care of the Akuma." She tells Ladybug, wanting answers about her and Marinette's relationship and why she'd give Marinette such an item.

"Alright." Ladybug nods before the four rush out the door and looks around the hall for any more entourage members.

The entourage member who ran off is nowhere to be seen, but the group can hear the ding of the elevator as it starts moving to another floor, causing them to realize where the entourage member is.

"He's probably going to tell Manon where we are." Ladybug winces as she realizes what the entourage member will do.

"Then we don't have much time. We need to find the Akuma and grab her butterfly before anything else happens." Canine tells the group before looking at Brawling Tiger.

"Do you know where she might be since you were here earlier?" Canine asks.

"Why would I know that?" Brawling Tiger asks.

"Of course not." Canine sighs in disappointment, not liking how today is going.

"I guess we'll have to go through all the floors until we find her." Cat Noir suggests before Ladybug stops him.

"No, she's probably looking for more dolls to control. That should help us find her." Ladybug suggests, causing the others to nod in agreement but not notice how she knows about the Akuma's power without them mentioning it.

"Should we head for the stairs? Go down the outside of the building?" Cat Noir asks while listing off their options for getting around the building.

Ladybug looks uncertain and looks at the members around her.

"Split up?" She asks more than state to see everyone's feelings on the idea.

The others don't say anything momentarily before Canine backs Ladybug up.

"It would probably be for the best if we do. It'll make it harder for the entourage members to keep track of us, and one of us can sneak up on the Akuma." Canine explains to the other two, causing them to nod.

With that, the group seems to split and go in different directions. Canine runs for the stairs to inspect the various building floors. The rest run back into Marinette's room with two other plans. Brawling Tiger jumps down the hole she made when she destroyed Marinette's dolls. Ladybug grabs Cat Noir at his request, and the two go out the window and fly outside the building to search for Puppeteer. While out there, Cat Noir decides to talk with Ladybug about what she said earlier.

"So, Marinette has been helping you this entire time?" He can't help but ask, wanting to know about his partner and classmate's relationship together.

Ladybug winces again when she hears his question, hoping to have avoided them until later. Feeling the need to answer him, Ladybug analyzes everything she's lied about to figure out how to combine them into a believable story.

"Remember when I said I've been watching the school for suspicious activity?" Ladybug asks Cat Noir, causing him to nod as they circle the hotel.

"Yeah. So, Marinette was the one doing that for you?" He asks for clarification's sake.

"Yes," Ladybug states, trying to end this conversation.

"Wow. Would not have expected that. And you said you weren't sure where to start investigating Canine." Cat Noir tells her in a slightly teasing voice.

"Well. I didn't want to burden Marinette with more trouble if I didn't have to. I already got her in trouble with her parents." Ladybug states.

"Yikes." Cat Noir winches.

"Yes. We can talk more about this later." Ladybug tells him when she notices something.

Entourage members are walking out the front door in a relatively large army.

"What do you think they're doing?" Cat Noir asks.

"Hard to say; they might be looking for us," Ladybug tells him.

Cat Noir then reaches for his baton and tells the others what he sees outside. Soon after doing that, the two see Puppeteer coming out of the hotel with Fashionista with her.

"It's not fair. There are no other dolls in the hotel." Puppeteer whines as they leave the hotel while Fashionista dutifully follows behind her.

"We'll find more dolls, mam." One of the entourage members states, not knowing heroes are flying above them.

Back in the air, Ladybug and Cat Noir are trying to figure out what to do.

"Do you think we can get her from here?" Cat Noir asks as they hover.

"Maybe," Ladybug says as she narrows her eyes while trying to form a plan.

"If we dive at them now. We can probably get the Akumatized object." She mutters.

"I can probably use Black Hole and keep anyone from getting to you." Cat Noir suggests.

"Good idea." Ladybug nods before changing her hold on Cat Noir. So she's holding his waist instead of his arms, wanting to ensure she can keep a grip on him when they do this.

"Are you ready?" She asks, just to be sure.

"Yep. Let's do this." Cat Noir nods before the two dive toward Puppeteer.

As they close in, Ladybug releases her grip on Cat Noir before grabbing Puppeteer and flying back in the air.

"Hey!" Puppeteer shouts in surprise and fear when she suddenly finds herself in someone's grip while flying high in the sky.

Meanwhile, Cat Noir uses Black Hole to hold the entourage members in place. However, he must get out of there quickly since he used his last power. With that in mind, he leaps away to find somewhere to hide. While he does that, Brawling Tiger comes out of the front door, chased by entourage members. However, what's important is that Ladybug is holding Puppeteer while the little girl struggles in her grip.

"This isn't fair! I should win! Nooooo!" Puppeteer whines while struggling in Ladybug's grip.

"Sorry, Manon. But, like you've been told, the heroes always win." Ladybug tells Manon while she grabs the wand in Manon's hand and uses her powers to burn it.

The butterfly is free, and Ladybug wastes no time capturing it before activating Miraculous Ladybug. With that done, Manon looks around in confusion before realizing she's in Ladybug's arms, and they're both high in the air. The little girl screams as she hugs Ladybug even tighter before the heroine rubs the girl's head soothingly.

"It'll be okay, Manon." She tells the girl in a comforting manner, causing Manon to look up at her and for her eyes to shine.

"Ladybug!" She excitedly shouts.

Ladybug smiles at Manon as she carefully lands the two on the ground but continues to hold the little girl.

"Are you okay?" She asks Manon worriedly.

Her question causes Manon to rapidly nod while giving her a beaming smile.

"Uh-huh. I'm okay. Thank you for saving me." Manon says before hugging Ladybug.

Ladybug can hear someone shouting Manon's name behind her as she's doing this. She turns to see Nadja running over to the two with a worried look aimed at Manon.

"Manon! Are you okay?" She asks worriedly as she quickly grabs Manon from Ladybug's arms and hugs her tightly.

"Mommy." Manon happily says as she hugs her back.

The two spend a moment conversing with each other and ensuring Manon is okay before Nadja looks toward Ladybug with a thankful expression. Before anything can be said, though, Manon suddenly shouts.

"Mommy! I want to play with the Ladybug doll now. She's awesome."

Hearing her daughter's excited words causes Nadja to sigh in slight exasperation but smile nonetheless.

"We'll talk about this when we get home, Manon. Thank you so much, Ladybug." Nadja tells Ladybug before walking away, wanting to put Manon down for a nap since today's had enough excitement.

If this were a cartoon, it would likely end at that scene. Unfortunately, Ladybug still has much explaining to do. She isn't looking forward to the confrontation later.

Later that day, under the blanket of stars, the heroes met at their usual meeting spot, the Eiffel Tower. For once, Ladybug is the last one to arrive instead of one of the first. The four sit on the tower edge, waiting for someone to start the conversation. It's Canine who finally starts the conversation.

"So, what's your relationship with Marinette?" She asks Ladybug.

"I've known her for a while. That's why I asked her to help me." Ladybug states in a semi-cryptic manner, not wanting to go into too much detail.

"Why would you give something so important to her, though? Aren't you afraid that she'll get Akumatized?" Canine asks with narrowed eyes, showing how serious she is about this topic.

"Of course, she's part of the class with the most Akumatizations. I check up on her often to make sure she's okay. She seems alright, so far." Ladybug states with faux confidence.

"Why would you risk it, though? You know the hotel has been attacked before." Canine points out before Brawling Tiger interrupts her.

"Come on. It's not like Hawkmoth knows about it or where it is. If he did, he would attack the hotel more often than the school." Brawling Tiger states, not seeing the big deal about this.

"We don't know that. We know nothing about Hawkmoth or what he plans to do with the different Miraculous. We can only assume the worst since he's willing to destroy all of Paris for them. That's why I don't like that Marinette has an item full of them." Canine argues back while glaring at Brawling Tiger.

Cat Noir quickly gets between the two and plays the role of a mediator.

"Let's not fight. I'm sure everything will be okay if we continue to talk it out." He tells the two while looking toward Ladybug for help.

She decides to pay him back for earlier today by helping intervene.

"Please calm down. I promise everything is okay. Brawling Tiger isn't wrong with her statement. But, I promise you, I would have Marinette give it back if I didn't think it was safe at the hotel. I just wanted someone who can watch it in a relatively safe place instead of hiding it somewhere in Paris where anyone could find it." Ladybug tries to calm the two with her explanation.

It seems to work after a moment. The two aren't at each other's throats anymore, and it's Cat Noir's turn to ask a question.

"So, did Marinette know about your identity from the start?" Cat Noir asks, causing Ladybug to give him a nervous smile.

"Yeah... sorry, I told her before you gave me that advice." She apologizes to him, feeling slightly guilty that she didn't follow his advice.

However, she doesn't regret Nate knowing her identity since he's been a big help to her. But that makes her feel even more guilty sometimes. After all, Cat Noir has also been a vital part of her life as Ladybug. She feels she's betrayed him for feeling that way and not telling him about someone knowing her identity until now. She's even going as far as to lie about who knows her identity and saying it's herself instead of Nate. She can't seem to win in this situation. It feels so complex to her.

"That's fine. Really." She tells Ladybug while giving her a slightly strained grin.

His mind flashes back to his time with Nino and makes him wonder if he should tell him about being Cat Noir. After all, Nino got after him once about his disappearing acts, and he'd like to keep Nino's friendship. Hearing that Ladybug has someone in her corner makes him feel better about the idea. I mean, it's only fair. Right? He'll think about it later. For now, they need to finish this conversation.

"And you're sure the Miraculous container is safe?" Canine asks her again, wanting to make sure.

"Yes, I'm sure it's safe. Marinette lives high up in the hotel, and it has pretty good security. No random person can get into her room to find it if she's hidden it there." Ladybug tells Canine to ease her worries.

"So, you guys have an item filled with Miraculous? Why don't you give other people them?" Brawling Tiger asks, changing the subject slightly.

"It's not that simple. The Kwami choose their wielders and might pick someone who will side with Hawkmoth or give us more trouble. We can't risk it when we're not sure who Hawkmoth is." Ladybug explains to Brawling Tiger before motioning toward Canine.

"Cat Noir got lucky that Barkk chose someone like Canine. We didn't expect someone else with a Miraculous to show up, like you." Ladybug states while motioning toward Brawling Tiger.

"Lucky you then." Brawling Tiger says while giving a thumbs up.

"I still don't like this. I don't care if someone random can't get into it. I'm only worried about Hawkmoth getting it." Canine tells Ladybug.

"I promise it will be okay," Ladybug promises again.

Canine doesn't say anything to Ladybug's words. However, she silently promises to keep an eye on both Marinette and Chloe from now on. The other heroes have a similar line of thinking about Marinette. Things may become more difficult for Ladybug in the future.

I'll be uploading four chapters this month.

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