#ml aurore

[gee-arid]

Stormy Weather redesign.. 🤷‍♂️

Meh unsure if i like it, but magical vibes ✨️✨️ skirt and hair as clouds :3

[sillysiluriforme]

aurore's band of totally cool stylish sky themed osha compliant music girlies !! you soooooo wanna buy their merch

[zoe-oneesama]

Since your Scarlet Lady comic is ending, I have two questions:

1. Do we continue drawing outfits for the characters?

2. Do you have plans to create specials?

Specials, no. My conclusion for SL will make those kinda hard, at least as they are. Plus the only one I've seen is the Paris Special, so...

And as for drawing outfits, actually yes! I have a ton of outfits saved for the characters that didn't make it into SL so I want to do some fake magazine spreads of the characters!

[miraculous-metamorphosis]

Hello again, it's been a while! So, we managed to find another big find! What looks to be a screenshot of the synopsis of the series, as well as designs for the main characters and the miracuclass! We recognize some old faces here, but we see at least two new faces in the crowd!

We also found a season 1 sheet of all the characters, with their names too! Including superhero forms and the villain of the series!!

We'll keep you updated if we find more! Especially if there may be some season 2 designs ;)

(Inbox is open if you have any questions about our au!)

[is-nino-actually-luka]

[acuteobserv4tion]

Hear me out:

Zoe shouldn't exist. They should have given the Bee Miraculous to Rose or Aurore. Perfect patch up. No need for a last-minute self insert character.

It's the bad fanfic writing that gets me guys.

I hear Zoe is finally becoming her own character, tho. Good for her. Good for you, Zoe stans. Just wish she wasn't a last-minute insert made out of spite.

But if you really want Zoe to be a thing...

I wish she was introduced in like the end of season 2 right after Queen Wasp. Cut out that scene where Marinette reunites someone with their toxic family member.

Zoe shows up after Malediktator, giving Chloe more reason to feel unloved, stopping Chloe's kindness in its tracks, leaving her hurt and in pain, her desperation for attention made more clear, highlighting her Descent into Madness.

Zoe could actually genuinely try to connect with her in season 3 because Zoe at least has her own dad in America who raised her right, unlike Andre. Then show us a confused Chloe who rages out and hates Zoe for seemingly taking mom away from her all these years.

Little does she know that Audrey doesn't really care about either of them.

This is how we get Miracle Queen. Chloe actively asking for Hawkmoth to make her "exceptional" for her mom since Ladybug seems to have abandoned her, too. (Marinette notices her being difficult instead of Marinette just being jealous of Kagami like in canon) Audrey, of course, after being de-akumatized, looks the other way.

Then, in season 4, we have Lila manipulate Chloe like in Miraculer, only different. Chloe would be the one Gabriel assigned to look out for Adrien at school while he assigns Lila to "look out for him" during modeling.

Lila manipulates Chloe out of the way, which Gabriel knew Lila would do. Chloe, meanwhile, is losing Adrien in her grief and rage. Sabrina is losing Chloe to the stress of Lila's schemes to get Chloe alone and vulnerable through rumors, which isn't hard because of Chloe's past bullying. (What's that? Believable manipulation?)

But Zoe is still there, and she sees, so Sabrina goes to her. But when they confront her, Chloe sees it as a betrayal. She thinks she's lost Sabrina to Zoe like she lost her mom. So she curses them both. And who does she have left other than Uncle Gabriel.

Chloe has become a proper pawn in Lila and Gabriel's game. A sad, miserable, vindictive little pawn.

A solid tragic character. Chloe the Sympathetic Villain. (Unlike Gabriel, who we all seem to agree is a stupid asshat). Now, what will become of her?

Isn't that so much better?

[wormzandgutz]

stormy weather is my favourite episode (it’s one of the only episodes I’ve watched more than once)

[luka-couffaine-ship-tournament]

Round 1 Side A - Pair 2

Luka Couffaine/Aurore Beauréal

I’m going to be honest my only arguments are that they have 3 AO3 fics and are very aesthetically pleasing (sorry not too sorry)

Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Shadybug)

-People, Emo Marinette need a shoulder to cry on and a friend to have matching dye hair. Also, she needs someone who brings her positive energy and helps to start recovering her self-esteem

-Luka helps emonette love herself :D

TAG:

Luka/Emonette - @thel0llip0p

Luka - Twitter @Karma_sensei_

@lukacouffaineappreciation

[wisteriasymphony]

tfw you try to impress a cute girl and roll a Nat 1

[plumsaffron]

Oh lord after seeing your 3D models and ai chat screenshots, even the ai hates you or anyone criticizing Marinette and her stans… I think they must’ve been hijacked or had their codes ingrained.

“HoW dAre you Go against Marinette! You’re no different than Lila! You’re on her side! You’re just like her, a vicious bully who takes friends away!”

Def mob mentality behavior unsurprisingly.

God just remembering the non-salt fics made me sad and bittersweet… good times and memories permanently soured by the mentally deficient miracusalters…

I could just hear the miracubozos screeching from the distance here. Lila/Verdi/Bianca being a bully from her previous schools who was successful in convincing ppl to harm her opponents or even said opponents being driven to off themselves. And the school system being too incompetent/stupid to do background checks so the smart folks on Mari’s side team up to take Rossi down.

Sheesh, it’s like they forgot the detail when Lila didn’t actually involve other ppl in her spats?

Well… umm… Aside from 3D models;

if you’re referring to this stuff with some character pfp APP.

Well those are just usually me using tupperbox on Discords servers, where I’m making fun of the Plaguedom or revealing the true nature of many of them marimites or other miracumites (thanks to how easy they make it be for me while observing them wildin across the web) at times featuring their mob mentality. Or I’m doing something else with them tuppers that might amuse or entertain me.

But yeah it’s pretty much the same thing I do with them 3D models if I want to do things quicker.

On the other hand, this ones below also says APP but it’s an actual AI

It is confusing though now that I think about it.

Aside from that

Miracusalters did unfortunately kind of kill my interests of reading fics in general.

Speaking of miracuscreechers. What you said of them dweebs with their want to make crap against Lila Rossi truly is close.

And so my fandomphobicness towards the ladyplaguedom grew further.

It’s also ironic how peeps like throwing in other characters in to make excuses against Lila. Earlier in time, all it took was someone to see a chameleon on Wayhem. And that’s all it took to be used as an excuse drag him towards their crap upon Lila. And as usual, reels bloggers notes in easily.

Now it seems Utterly Chloe joined the Lila is Manon theory train too.

...By their logic.

White Manon is Aurore Beauréal in the Future.

Now to continue to be like a delulu theorist or delulu theory joiner.

This is blonde Manon

I think she’s future Aurore

Look at the resemblance

I think White Manon was inspired by the Puppeteer 2.

And that’s how The Blonde Manon, The Aurore In the Future, became Stormy Weather.

She remembered The Puppeteer (Manon Akumatization).

And that’s why White Manon is Aurore.

They’re too similar

Well enough of that crap to debunk it easily.

To kill this nonsense easily.

Sighs these humans won’t leave Manon, Wayhem, or other characters alone cause they need Lila to be anchored, or something vice versa, to cure their self given cancers.

[terrible-miraculous-ladybug-aus]

Au where Aurore lost a quiz show instead. Her akuma name is Stormy Wether

[nerd-chocolate]

Sole Crusher Redesign and Why her original design doesn’t Work:

Okay, first I just want to say this has nothing against Zoé or her character, I think she deserves better akuma than she got in the canon. Also, I know I have criticized her in the past but that doesn’t change how much I love this character and am glad she was made. So happy late anniversary Zoé, you truly are my canon sapphic punk baby and I love you for that, keep it up!

The problems I have with her:

Anyway, I never gave my honest opinion about Sole Crusher, so here it is…. I hate it. Not because it looks bad, it's because it doesn’t feel like Zoé at all. Akumas should reflect the person that getting an akumatized like Reserver, Horrificator, Dark Cupid, Gamer, Refleka, Evilustrator, Stoneheart, I can go on and on with the many akuma designs we had that can look like and feel the civilian but not Sole Crusher. She doesn’t feel like Zoé or even look like her, she feels like Chloé’s many Akuma forms, and the fact she gets a design that is just sole crusher but better is pretty sad. And another thing, Sole Crusher doesn’t have that much personality to be honest like Akumas does. Like looking at the wiki picture, her paragraph about her personality is so short compared to Reserver’s. So yeah, she doesn’t have any similarities that would have made someone think that truly is Zoé but also she is pretty boring in terms of personality as well.

… so why not fix that.

The changes to her design:

First, let’s start with the design if you could tell already. I would use her concept design just not the weird thing on her forehead since that looks off to me, the ponytail, and her not having Chloé’s face of course. Also, she would have Zoé’s face because it is a very important thing, but have a mask that looks like Chloé like one that Obsidian from Steven Universe has and it can connect to her backstory since people didn’t like her because she was a liar to them. It's like she is two-faced in a way. Also, she would have two horns to reference her canon design. Also, she would have sharp teeth and clawed hands because they’re cool. And here are some pictures to get a better understanding of what she could look like:

So yeah that is for her design, let’s go to her personality.

Her personality and motivations:

I would imagine her to be a lot more aggressive and angry at her family and I mean all of them. Yeah, including André since he is the one to give her the advice of hiding your true self for your family that doesn’t like your true self at all which makes her feel ashamed. Yeah, there's no way I’m dropping that any time soon. But anyway, like I say she is emotionally unstable since Zoé had to bottle up her emotions and not express them at all around others, especially Audrey for so long. So sole crusher is all that pit up of emotions she has that are now exploded and is coming for everyone she is angry with including her sister. I know Chloé was just probably being nice in her own way but she still lowkey tried to change Zoé into being another version of her. So yeah, whenever Chloé escapes from her, the more she gets pissed. But being emotional doesn’t just connect to anger, it also connects to others including happiness and sadness as well. So she is an unstable ball of emotions that we should be scared of especially when she is mad. Also, she acts very cocky and wants everyone to see that since she didn’t have any confidence in herself as Zoé. Also, her motive at first is to become a better Chloé since she doesn’t believe she can’t be anything else but when Cosette told her she doesn’t have to be a better Chloé and just be her person from her life, she took that to heart a bit too much to the point where her new motive was to get all things that the Bougerios had so she can distance herself from it and people wouldn’t think her just like them. So yeah, she is very impulsive.

Here are some notes I wanted to add before I do some quotes:

The more people she absorbed into her shoes, not only she gets stronger and bigger but also the more invulnerable she gets as well. The things that are always vulnerable are her heeled boots and her mask. Her mask is just a cover-up of her true self and can crack by her becoming more open about her feelings or by someone breaking it.

Her clawed hands can cut through anything and get stronger every time she absorbs someone.

She is also very overprotective of things she cares about (like Cosette for example)

The first people she absorbs are André and Audrey.

And finally, her eyes can glow when she like super mad.

Now here are some quotes! Also using here @artzychic27 ‘s ocs:

Chloé: *Looks at herself in the mirror with the golden short dress, making a bunch of poses* Mom will surely be more impressed by this than anything that my half-sister is going to wear! Hehehe! *Picks up a very expensive perfume and starts spraying herself with it*

Sole Crusher: Wow and I thought Mom’s perfume was worse.

Chloé: WHAT THE?! *Drops the perfume and turns to see a giant sole crusher, whose arms are resting on the balcony*

Sole Crusher: Heeeeey Chloé, you know earlier you say I need to sit dominant and fear my enemies?

Chloé: *shaking her head forward* 😰

Sole Crusher: Well I thought about it and you were right. *in a menacing tone* So is it working, little sister?

Chloé: So what are you going to do to me?

Sole Crusher: Easy, crush you and become the better you since people just expect me to.

Chloé: Oh please, you become a better me is something that can’t ever happen since I’m already so beautiful! *sole crusher rolls her eyes* You’re ridiculous! Utterly-

Sole Crusher: SHUT UP CHLOÉ!!!

Chloé: *immediately shutting up in fear*

Sole Crusher: Ugh whatever, now say goodbye little sister. *Goes to grab her but Chloé runs out of her room before she got the chance and ends up grabbing the dresser instead*

Sole Crusher: What the fuck?! *pulls out the dresser and stares at it with an annoyed expression before crushing it in her bare hands* …Grrrrrrr…GET BACK HERE CHLOÉ!! *sees Chloé running out of the hotel*

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cosette: *getting some decorations ready for the concert happening on the houseboat* I think that's all we need for the concert, right Sonic?

Sonic CottonBalls: *looks up and then grunts* ‘No your good and all ready to go’

Cosette: Well I’ll better get ready to go to the-

Chloé: *suddenly opens Cosette’s door then shuts it and puts Cosette’s stuff in front of it* Whew….. What do you want?!?

Cosette: What do I want?! You came in here!! In my house! By the way, how did you know where I live exactly?

Chloé: It doesn’t matter!! I’m trying to hide from half-of-sister of mine anyway!!

Cosette: Zoé?.. What did you do this time?

Chloé: I didn't do anything, she was just stupidly oversensitive that's all!! Besides, I don’t get why people get sad or mad over the stupidest things any way I don't do anything wrong ever!

Cosette: *both it and Sonic look at each other with disbelief look on their face then look back to Chloé in a sarcastic tone* Oh sure, you don't do anything wrong at all ever! You're just misunderstood and people just don’t get that at all!

Chloé: Finally you get it!

Cosette: … You know what, forget.

Sole Crusher: *Opens the roof with an angry look on her face* CHLOOOÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ!!!

Cosette: *with a startled and worried expression* ‘Okay, either made her outraged or the Akuma must be amplifying those feelings. Either way, Chloé fucking screw.’

Chloé: Eeeeee! *as Sole Crusher goes to grab her, Chloé grabs Cosette and pulls it in front of her, and runs out of the room*

Cosette: CHLOÉ YOU MAJOR… JERK!

Sonic CottonBalls: *Hisses* ‘MOTHER NOOOOOOOO!!!’

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sole Crusher: *holding Cosette like a little doll and seeing Chloé running away* Grrrrrr, when I find her, I’m going to destroy her!!! I hate her so much!!

Cosette: Agree, we’ll hating her part at least. But Zoé, what happened?

Sole Crusher: …

Cosette: Zoé?

Sole Crusher: *brings Cosette up to her face* Sorry the girl, named Zoé isn’t here anymore but you called me, Sole Crusher from now on. That doesn't matter right now, what matters is that I crush Chloé now, and then I’ll tell you. But for now, you're coming with me, don’t want someone as adorable as you to miss all the fun, now do we? *closes the roof and gets up* Now let’s go find that bossy bitch.

Cosette: … *blushes like crazy* ‘What just happened?!’

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ismael: *sees Chloé running from an Akuma* Meh, what else is new? *Sees the Akuma kidnapping Cosette* …The things I get myself into… I'M COMING COSETTE! *rides his bike right after them and texts Reshma what happening*

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cosette: *with big puppy dog eyes* Pretty please, can you not destroy the city just for some brat?

Sole Crusher: *with surprise blush face* ‘DANG IT, THEY'RE SO CUTE!’ *clears throat* No and stop staring at me with those big ol’ eyes!

Cosette: …. *stops doing the puppy dog eyes*

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ladybug: Can you at least put the civilian down?

Sole Crusher: *holding Cosette like squeaky toy* No.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chloé: If you really want to better me then crush everyone here! Then you’ll prove to everyone that you are me completely!!

Cosette: Okay first of all, Chloé shut up. And second, Zoé you don’t have to do this!

Sole Crusher: ..What?

Cosette: You don’t have to be like Chloé so you can be safe from being bullied or ridiculed for just being yourself, but trust me, these people won’t judge you if you give them the chance to get to know the real you.

Sole Crusher: And how do you know?!?

Cosette: Because I know how it feels to be yourself will never get you anywhere and how you need to change yourself just so you can fit it. But I was proven wrong by meeting these people here! *points to the science kids*

Aurore: Awww thank you!

Cosette: Point is, no one here is going to judge you and make fun of you for being yourself. We’ll accept you for who you are, even if you made mistakes and errors along the way, but no one wouldn’t get mad at you for it and we’ll be here to help you and pick you right back up again if you want. I’ll be there to help you, no matter what! Because you’re very important to me!

Sole Crusher: *her mask starts to crack and she starts tearing up* You promise?

Cosette: *gives a gentle smile* I promise.

Chloé: Oh please, the freak just wants to stop a monster like you from destroying everything in her path. You’ll never truly be able to change, you'll always be Bougerios no matter what!

Sole Crusher: *goes back to being angry again* … ‘I’m going to kill her.’

Cosette: *with an annoyed face* ‘Dammit Chloé.’

Lacey: Now you see why, I wanted to get rid of her?

Marc: Yeah, I was wrong to spare her.

Reshma: She is the stupidest person alive.

Simon: Which isn’t surprising since both of her parents are really stupid.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chat Noir: *Hits her with his staff hard enough to destroy a part of her mask* I got her milady!

Ladybug: *with a scared expression* Um, chat?

Chat Noir: Hm? *Turns to see Sole Crusher with glowing blue eyes and pissed off expression* … Oh shit.

[maximum-potential]

Extras height chart!!

[natedogx15]

Miraculous Descendent Chapter 53: Fetching Victory

Previous Chapter

Dark Owl holds Stormy Weather over his shoulder while she recovers from Canine's attack. They're resting on a roof a few blocks from the school to catch their breaths. However, Dark Owl is getting slightly restless since he's leaving his object unguarded and at risk of being discovered.

"Hurry up and recover, Stormy Weather. We need to get back there before they find out about Albert." Dark Owl tells her as he looks toward the girl over his shoulder.

"That girl's voice is like being in the center of a storm." Stormy Weather groans as she tries to get out of Dark Owl's grip to signal she's feeling better.

She holds her head for a second, but it looks like she's recovering.

"Yes, we must be careful around her." Dark Owl nods in agreement before Hawkmoth interrupts them.

"I'm glad you two see the danger this new hero poses. I was caught off guard by her arrival as well. Her power seems to be a form of hypnosis that relies on her voice. Luckily, there's a way to counter this. If you can't hear the commands, they shouldn't work. However, it would be best for you to try and keep moving while fighting her, just in case. This power is similar to mine and Ladybug, a continuous one from what I saw." Hawkmoth explains to the two.

"Understood, Hawkmoth. Worry not. We can still salvage this situation and save Paris from these false heroes and their hypnotizing assistant. Hoo hoo." Dark Owl hoos in acknowledgment at Hawkmoth's instructions.

"Be careful. The average Miraculous wielder has around two powers. So, she may be hiding another ability or two besides her hypnotism." Hawkmoth warns before ending the link.

Dark Owl nods in acknowledgment before turning toward Stormy Weather.

"You heard Hawkmoth's warning. We need to tread carefully while fighting this Canine person. By now, the other heroes are likely there as well." Dark Owl informs her.

Stormy Weather grunts in frustration.

"Great. So, we're outnumbered, too. Fine. I'll show them how dangerous it is to face a storm." Stormy Weather says determinedly while tapping her umbrella in her other hand.

However, her attention is drawn to a small, orange object moving at high speed toward them.

"What is that?" Stormy Weather questions in confusion as she narrows her eyes while trying to concentrate on it.

A little while ago with Ladybug and Canine. Canine is explaining her last power to the bug-themed heroine.

"My last ability is called Fetch. It allows me to send this rubber ball after anything it's touched while I'm transformed and retrieve it." Canine explains.

Ladybug looks at Canine in surprise when she explains her power, realizing how powerful it is for dealing with Akumas.

"What did Stormy Weather have on her while you were fighting?" Ladybug quickly asks the newbie heroine.

Canine blinks in surprise before saying.

"She had her umbrella on her. Do you think that's where the butterfly is?" Canine asks.

Ladybug quickly nods.

"Yes. However, it could also be in one of her hair ties like the last time I fought her. But I think it's more likely to be in her umbrella." Ladybug explains, causing Canine to nod.

"So, what do you want to do?" Canine asks.

Ladybug thinks about it for a second before turning back toward Canine.

"What could the other Akuma with her do?" Ladybug asks to get more information on the Akuma she saw before.

"He seems to be based on a superhero. He had a lot of gadgets on him. Things like smoke bombs, boomerangs, and even a way to fly using some sort of jetpack cape." Canine quickly explains.

Ladybug's eyes widen slightly as she hears what he can do, but she quickly calms down and asks another question.

"Do you know where his butterfly might be?"

Sabina shakes her head apologetically.

"No. I think it might be in either his cape or belt. But I'm not sure." Canine says in a disheartened tone.

"That's fine. At least we have an idea of where it is. Let's focus on Stormy Weather since she's the easier one right now." Ladybug quickly consoles the other girl.

Canine nods.

"So, you want me to bring Stormy Weather's umbrella?" Canine asks for clarification, causing Ladybug to nod.

"Yes." Ladybug nods.

"I'll be on my timer after using Fetch. I won't be able to help you with Dark Owl." Canine warns her worriedly, but Ladybug smiles at the girl.

"Don't worry. I have an idea of how to handle him. Worse case, I can hold him off until you and Cat Noir can come back to help." Ladybug tells her, causing Canine to nod with a smile, happy to know Ladybug trusts her to come back to help.

"Alright." Canine nods before taking the rubber ball off her collar and cradling it with both hands.

She closes her eyes and envisions Stormy Weather's umbrella before saying.

"Fetch."

After she says that, the rubber ball glows orange and flies out of her hands after the Akumas, leading to our current situation with the Akumas.

Stormy Weather is watching it in confusion as it speeds toward them. However, Dark Owl's eyes widen in horror, and he looks toward Stormy Weather alarmingly.

"Stormy Weather, stop it! It's probably one of the heroes' powers!" Dark Owl exclaims.

The weather girl's eyes widen, and she quickly raises her umbrella to block the incoming object. Unfortunately, that's what the rubber ball is after. When it crashes into the shield, the umbrella is covered in orange energy before vanishing.

Instead of the rubber ball falling to the ground after the impact, it flies back in the direction it came toward Canine and Ladybug. Much to the villains' shock as they watch it leave.

Once the shock wears off, Stormy Weather releases a panicked scream and bolts after the rubber ball to get her umbrella back.

"My butterfly is in there!" She screams at Dark Owl urgently as she races off.

Dark Owl's eyes widen in horror before he flies after the other villain, hoping to stop the two heroes from destroying her umbrella and saving his partner.

Despite their efforts, the rubber ball is far faster than them and easily navigates through the Paris streets, gaining distance from the villains until it lands in Canine's waiting hands. When it does, the umbrella materializes and falls into Ladybug's arms.

"Nice job." Ladybug compliments Canine before they hear Canine's collar beep, signaling she's on a time limit.

"Thanks. Good luck." Canine wishes before running off to find somewhere to hide until she's ready to transform again.

Ladybug watches her leave before looking at the umbrella and breaking it in half. When the butterfly is freed, she doesn't waste any time and catches it in her yo-yo.

"You're not getting away from me this time," Ladybug tells it as she captures it with a glare.

With the Akumas, a panicking Stormy Weather suddenly changes back into Aurore in mid-air, and she plummets toward the ground with an unintelligible scream that almost sounds like her saying, 'Not again!' if you pay close enough attention.

Dark Owl's eyes widen before he dives toward and catches Aurore before she can hit the ground.

"Thank you, Lady-" Aurore sighs in relief before she realizes who caught her and freezes in fear.

Dark Owl realizes this and looks toward Aurore calmly.

"Not to worry, Young Lady. I'm not going to hurt you. My only targets are the Miraculous wielders." Dark Owl tells her before landing and setting the girl down.

"You should get home." Dark Owl advises before flying off again.

Aurore blinks in surprise as she watches the Akuma fly off before today's events catch up with her, and she cries.

After leaving Aurore on her own, Dark Owl says.

"Albert. What's your status?" Dark Owl asks his cybernetic butler worriedly.

"Not to worry, Dark Owl. I am fine. The Miraculous wielders haven't realized that I exist." Albert calmly informs Dark Owl in a nasal voice through Dark Owl's earpiece.

Dark Owl sighs in relief when he hears this and continues to fly toward the school.

"I'm in trouble. Stormy Weather has been defeated, meaning I'm left on my own. I can't let the heroes realize Albert exists before I claim their Miraculous." Dark Owl mutters as he flies toward the school.

When he gets to the school, he lands on the roof and looks around urgently, pulling out some boomerangs as he does so. However, he's soon hit with a red-tinted magnetic wave and slammed into a metal pillar.

Dark Owl quickly shakes off the impact and looks around until he sees Ladybug in her Electro-Magnetic Seams suit glaring down at him from behind her yellow-tinted goggles.

"Ah, Ladybug. It's about time you showed up. Where is your partner? Is he hiding away, waiting to pounce on me? I didn't think either of you would show up and were planning to leave it to your new ally." Dark Owl states calmly as he looks toward Ladybug.

That gets a more intense glare from Ladybug, and she says.

"I would never force someone to fight for Paris alone."

"That's good. However, you and Cat Noir are the ones endangering Paris by continuing to use those Miraculous. Hand them over for the safety of Paris." Dark Owl orders while pointing toward her earrings before holding his hand out expectantly.

"We're not the ones who are the problem. Hawkmoth is the one who is using innocent people to hurt others. You need to wake up and see that he's manipulating your sense of justice." Ladybug tries to appeal to Dark Owl.

"Enough of your lies. If you're unwilling to hand over the Miraculous, I'll have no choice but to use force to acquire them from your dastardly disloyal hands to save Paris from Hawkmoth's crusade of terror." Dark Owl announces, his words causing Ladybug to blink.

"People still use dastardly and crusade?" She can't help but ask in confusion.

Her confusion is short-lived, thanks to Dark Owl throwing a few boomerangs at her, causing her to act fast. She fires another magnetic wave and sends the boomerangs back toward Dark Owl, causing him to dodge. As she does this, she jumps down to be on the same level as him.

"I know you're not a bad person. People told me about how you helped them escape when Stormy Weather appeared." Ladybug says as she continues trying to appeal to Dark Owl.

"Yes. I did because my first priority is protecting the innocent, like any good superhero. Because of that, I refuse to allow Hawkmoth's terror to continue and plan to claim your Miraculous." Dark Owl exclaims as he throws another set of boomerangs. 

However, instead of all heading straight toward Ladybug, one curves out over the courtyard to hit her in the side. Ladybug's eyes widen, and she instinctively follows that one, getting hit by the other two and pinned to the wall behind her by her shoulder. The other boomerang, thrown to the side, then indents itself into the wall close to her, close to her face.

"I'm sorry. But I can't allow you to get in my way." Dark Owl says calmly before running toward Ladybug, intent on claiming the Miraculous as quickly as possible to prevent Ladybug from attacking or drawing out the battle.

However, Ladybug fires electricity toward Dark Owl. The electricity hits him and sends him skidding back, giving Ladybug enough time to free herself from the wall.

"I need to take his belt." Ladybug thinks before pointing her palm at Dark Owl and firing a magnetic wave to try and rip the belt from his waist.

Feeling his waist pulled, Dark Owl tries to keep ahold of his belt. But he can't seem to keep it from slipping, especially when Ladybug starts using both hands to increase the strength of the magnetic wave.

Realizing he needs to try something else, Dark Owl shouts.

"Albert, activate flight mode!"

"Right away, sir," Albert states before Dark Owl's cape shifts to jetpack mode, and he tries to use it to escape.

However, he can't keep a hold of his belt and loses it to Ladybug. When she gets the belt, she stops the magnetic wave and causes Dark Owl to fly through the roof after he loses the resistance, keeping him in place despite his jetpack being on at full blast.

She then uses her enhanced strength to rip the belt in two. Sadly, the butterfly doesn't seem to be in it. Something caught her attention when she tried to take the belt, though. It's what Dark Owl yelled in his panic.

"Who's Albert? Is it Hawkmoth's real name? That wouldn't make sense, though." Ladybug thinks while looking at the belt in confusion. 

She shakes that information off for now and focuses on her next target.

"The butterfly wasn't in the belt. So it might be in the cape, like Canine said." She thinks right as Dark Owl returns.

"How dare you steal my utility belt. I will not allow your transgressions to continue any longer." He warns Ladybug with a glare.

Ladybug glares back at Dark Owl. But before anything else can happen, Canine's rubber ball slams into the side of Dark Owl's head. Dark Owl is sent into the wall while Canine runs up behind Ladybug.

"Sorry, it took me so long." Canine immediately apologizes to the other girl.

Ladybug gives Canine a relieved smile before saying.

"I'm just glad to see you're alright. The butterfly wasn't in the utility belt." Ladybug informs her while showing the two halves of the utility belt.

"Then it must be in the cape." Canine nods before looking to Dark Owl while he's trying to shake off the hit.

"So, the devious dog has returned to her master to try and help her master in her nefarious plot for stardom. Then where would the treacherous alley cat? Or did the master replace them with your new partner?" Dark Owl asks.

That gets an angry look from Ladybug.

"I wouldn't replace Cat Noir! I don't know what's taking him, but I didn't replace him. Also, we're not looking to become stars. We're trying to stop Hawkmoth!" Ladybug yells at him angrily.

"I highly doubt that. You could have easily stopped Hawkmoth long ago and saved so many had you handed over your Miraculous. You obviously aren't willing to let go of that power you have despite how doing so will save lives." Dark Owl calmly tells her.

That gets a glare from Canine.

"That won't save lives. We don't know what will happen if Hawkmoth gets those Miraculous." Canine adds.

"Not true. Hawkmoth has told me about his motive. He's after the Miraculous to save someone he holds dear to his life. Should he gain the Miraculous, no more harm will come to Paris. So, hand them over so I can bring peace back to Paris." Dark Owl orders.

Hearing his words causes Ladybug and Canine's eyes to widen. Seeing their expressions, Dark Owl continues.

"Now, do you see why I wish to claim the Miraculous for justice? Giving him the Miraculous will solve everyone's problems. We should work with him to make Paris a better place instead of fighting." Dark Owl explains.

Ladybug looks slightly hesitant when she hears that, wishing to believe everything can end in such a simple manner. She gives Dark Owl her Miraculous, Dark Owl gives it to Hawkmoth, Hawkmoth saves his loved one and gives up being a villain, and everything goes back to normal. The scenario is very tempting to her. Despite knowing it could be a lie. She doesn't know how to continue this conversation. Luckily, Canine seems to know.

"Is there any way we can talk to Hawkmoth about this? Maybe we can come to an agreement." She suggests.

Sabrina remembers enough of her dad's stories about trying to appeal to different people to at least have an idea of what to do.

In his lair, Hawkmoth grimaces at Canine's suggestion. He then forcibly takes over Dark Owl's mind and begins speaking through him, much to the girls' shock as they back away in surprise.

"If only it could be that easy. Sadly, I can't risk my identity getting exposed in any way. My apologies. Besides, how do I know you will help me or that Cat Noir isn't hiding while waiting for the right opportunity to pounce." Hawkmoth states.

"How do we know you won't use the Miraculous for something else? We can't just give them to you after everything you've done." Canine argues back.

"Yes, that's something we can agree on. So, it would seem we're at an impasse. You have no reason to trust me, and I'm not willing to risk letting you find out who I am." Hawkmoth calmly states before ending his control.

A disoriented Dark Owl shakes his head and looks around in confusion as he tries to understand what happened. He quickly realizes the heroes are still ahead of him and gets in a combat stance.

"Now, shall we handle this the old-fashioned way with fist-o-cuffs?" Dark Owl asks, causing the two to blink again.

Deciding to forget about Dark Owl's way of speaking, Ladybug looks toward Canine.

"Try and get the cape," Ladybug tells her before firing electricity out of her palm toward Dark Owl.

Canine nods and charges toward Dark Owl with her rubber ball in hand while he dives to the side to avoid Ladybug's attack. Canine throws her arm forward and tries to hit the cape with her rubber ball but can't. Instead, Dark Owl uses his martial arts prowess to grab her outstretched arm and flip her over his shoulder. Canine stares up in shock as Dark Owl is about to reach for her Miraculous. Before he can, Ladybug launches another blast of electricity to force him to separate from Canine.

Getting tired of Ladybug's attacks, Dark Owl charges toward the other heroine while leaving Canine on her back. Ladybug isn't letting him get close, though. She quickly fires a magnetic wave at him and forces him to stop. He does his best to struggle against the force keeping him in place but is struggling to do anything without his utility belt. As he tries to escape, Canine shakes off her surprise and quickly rolls off the ground, looking toward Dark Owl.

Seeing he can't move, she throws the ball at Dark Owl and hits his cape. Once it returns to her, she activates Fetch and has it take off the cape before returning to her again. After getting the cape, Canine wastes no time ripping it in half. To her shock, though. There's no butterfly in it.

"It's not here either!" She shouts toward Ladybug in alarm.

Ladybug's eyes widen when she hears that, and she accidentally lets go of her hold on Dark Owl, who laughs triumphantly at their shocked expressions.

"Hoo, hoo. So, you've discovered my secret. Yes, my Akuma is hidden away. You'll never be able to find it, meaning you'll never defeat me." Dark Owl announces before charging toward Ladybug and delivering a flying kick, sending the girl crashing to the floor.

Canine throws her rubber ball in an attempt to hit him, but the villain dives to the side before charging toward her again. Canine takes a martial arts stance and throws a roundhouse kick toward the charging villain. However, instead of getting hit or ducking under the move, Dark Owl jumps over Canine and lands behind her. Canine uses the force from her kick to quickly turn around but is met with a kick to the gut by Dark Owl.

At the same time, Ladybug gets back up and fires electric blasts from both her palms toward the villain. As she's doing this, she's trying to figure out where the butterfly could be or what it is.

"Wait, earlier, he did say someone's name before activating his jetpack. Could that person be keeping his butterfly safe?" Ladybug wonders in her mind.

As she questions this, Dark Owl rolls out of the way of her attack and grabs one-half of his utility belt before pulling out some boomerangs and smoke bombs. He slams the smoke bombs on the ground before throwing the boomerangs behind the cover of smoke at Ladybug, pinning her to the wall behind her again.

Ladybug grits her teeth while trying to pry herself off the wall while Canine charges at Dark Owl again. Dark Owl turns around and is met with a Superman punch from the young heroine. Canine quickly follows it up with a reverse roundhouse kick. After that, she grabs the disoriented Dark Owl by his arm before shoulder-throwing him to the ground and pinning him by twisting his arm while kneeling on him.

"What do we do, Ladybug? Where do you think the butterfly is?" Canine asks the other heroine in a panic.

"I don't know. Someone else besides Hawkmoth is helping him. That person could be anywhere in Paris." Ladybug tells Canine in equal panic.

"Someone else?" Canine asks in surprise.

Taking advantage of her surprise, Dark Owl gets out of her pin and throws her off. Before he can follow up, though. Ladybug shoots him in the back with electricity.

"We need to find out where the butterfly is hiding and who's hiding it," Ladybug tells Canine, who gets an idea.

"I'm on it." She tells Ladybug before activating her last power.

"Command!"

She then turns to Dark Owl and says.

"Tell us where your butterfly is!"

An orange-tinted soundwave hits Dark Owl and forces him to spill the truth before he can cover his mouth.

"It's in my computer in the principal's office." He announces before his eyes widen in horror.

Ladybug finally pulls herself free from the wall and immediately bolts toward the principal's office while shouting at Canine.

"Try and keep him busy for a minute!"

Nodding, Canine ignores the beeping of her collar to focus on fighting Dark Owl so Ladybug can get his butterfly and end this. However, Dark Owl isn't making it easy for her. She goes for a punch, which the Akuma blocks before stepping in and going for a spinning back elbow strike. Canine ducks it and tries to sweep his legs, but Dark Owl jumps over her and rushes after Ladybug.

Canine throws her ball at the wall next to Dark Owl and manages to bounce it into his side before charging at him and going for another pin. As she does, it seems like officers are finally starting to arrive at the school, causing her to sigh in relief.

"Thank goodness. It's been forever since they were called."

However, she dropped her guard again and allowed Dark Owl to throw her off again. He ignores Canine in favor of going after Ladybug but is met by someone else trying to shoulder charge him.

"Oh no, you don't." Officer Roger says as he tries to stop the Akuma, only to be slammed to the side.

Luckily, enough time was bought for Ladybug to find Albert. When she sees the state of Mr. Damocles' office, she does a double take.

"Okay, this is officially the strangest Akuma I've fought," Ladybug says in shock as she looks around the office and moves over a wire.

As she walks through, she can't help but feel like something will jump out at her in the dark room. She soon jumps in fright when she hears Albert's voice on all the monitors hanging from the ceiling.

"Alert, alert, intruder detected. Dark Owl, intruder." Albert repeats in alarm.

"So, Mr. Damocles was talking to an A.I. program, and no one was helping him." Ladybug realizes before charging up an electric fist.

"Well, I picked the right outfit for this then. I'm just charging for destruction." Ladybug puns to herself before giggling.

"That was a good one. I'll have to tell Cat Noir about it when I tell him about what happened today and introduce him to Canine." Ladybug smiles before slamming her fist into the ground and sending a wave of electricity through the room, overloading the computers and destroying them.

 She sees the butterfly exit one of the monitors and catches it with her yo-yo. After that, she uses Miraculous Ladybug and fixes everything around the school.

Outside the office, Dark Owl suddenly stops his charge and reverts into Mr. Damocles, who falls to the ground on his knees. He groans a little bit as he tries to come to terms with what happens. As he does, Canine helps Roger up, but he lightly pushes her back with a smile as he tests his now unfrozen leg. When he sees that it's okay, he looks toward her knowingly.

"Shouldn't you be getting out of here before anything else happens?" He asks, causing his daughter to realize she's almost out of time and rush to the bathroom.

Roger smiles as he watches her go. He had watched her fight Dark Owl and felt immensely proud.

"That's my girl."

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Too Late: Aurore & Mireille

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Summary: All Aurore wanted was a peaceful, stress-free day from all that was going on in the chaos that had become Paris. Just a day out with her best friend, thinking about nothing but of course life was never that easy and her day never got the chance to be peaceful. Though it did end interestingly.

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Aurore sighed as she twirled her parasol between her fingers. She could feel her best friend’s gaze on her but she really didn’t know how to put all the thoughts in head into words. Usually Mireille was the ‘quiet’ one out of the two but lately Aurore hadn’t felt up to talking much even with so much to talk about. Or maybe it was the fact she only wanted to talk about one thing and that one thing made the two of them depressed and caused Mireille to spiral more often than not. Though it would be a discredit to Mireille if Aurore believed her friend didn’t know exactly what, no who, was on her mind. It was just better for the both of them that Aurore did not voice it but that was her vicious cycle, it was all she wanted to talk about. Oh at first she tried to talk of other things, the weather, the hottest gossip at school (but that quickly fell into the category of the person she was avoiding bringing up), or whatever mundane thing she could think up. The problem was now instead of those things being the distractions they were meant to be, they were now reminders. 

Reminders of The Protector.

Of Marinette. 

Even just thinking the teen’s name made her throat tighten. Before she had disappeared, Marinette had become a very close friend of Aurore and Mireille. Though she never wanted them to be public about it out of fear of the reactions of her former friends and the Liar. Aurore had always argued that her class would protect Marinette and nothing could break their friendship but the girl would merely give her a small smile and say things were enough for her. After a while they gave up arguing with her, they were just happy to have her friendship and Aurore wished that truly had been enough. Friendship was supposed to save the day. That’s what all those kids' shows told them, it’s what parents encouraged and it’s what Aurore had foolishly believed in even in the face of what Hawkmoth had turned Paris into. When reality hit her in the face, it hit her hard.

Aurore had been like a lot of Paris’s population that saw their heroes as this dynamic duo. Best friends out to fight the evil of the world! Then the group grew and so had the belief, because here was a friend group bestowed with powers beyond imagination and they fought for good, they fought the evil that tried to oppress the people of Paris. It wasn’t hard for Aurore to get caught up in it all, the magic, the heroism, the fights, the everything. It was like seeing her favorite shows come to life and she was constantly in awe. She remembered feeling as in awe of the group as she was envious. They were living out her childhood dream. Then she along with all of Paris found out the fantastic group of friends that defended them from Hawkmoth and Mayura wasn’t as tight-knit as they all had believed. It shouldn’t have been as world-shattering as it had been.

And yet it was.

If Hawkmoth had not been…stopped by The Protector, Aurore was sure she would have been akumatized. Actually she was willing to bet money that most of Paris would have been akumatized if the villain hadn’t been stopped. It was weird, being able to feel emotions properly once more and Aurore, like many, hadn’t known how to move forward when they realized that. She had become so used to forcing herself to only be happy and when she did get angry or something like it all she felt was fear. Mireille and she had spoken about it often as neither had been comfortable enough to go to their channel's newly hired therapist. The lady was nice enough, but Aurore just couldn’t bring herself to trust the woman. Mireille had just been afraid to have to talk to a stranger about personal things, so the two of them decided they would just talk to one another. It wasn’t healthy, they knew that, but it wasn’t an easy thing to stop. 

The one thing they avoided talking about though after a particularly bad panic attack from Mireille and a rather bad dip in Aurore’s depression was Marinette going missing. Again, they knew it wasn’t healthy, Aurore’s father pointed it out any time she brought it up tentatively, but it hurt too much to acknowledge beyond the basics. Though Aurore knew that only made her parents worry more and she was pretty sure they were looking at therapists outside of Paris to take her to. She knew she was getting bad so she knew they weren’t going to ask if it was something she wanted to do, it was going to be something she needed to do. Even if she understood that, it didn’t make the anger, betrayal, or anguish she felt lessen. Mireille was in the same boat though, apparently her parents were talking to Aurore’s and this was going to be a group thing. That’s why she asked her friend to take a walk today. To warn her. 

The problem was trying to bring it up without it ruining their day out, though Aurore was not confident that could be accomplished no matter what. She didn’t want to wait till the end of their outing, because she knew holding in that information would make her act unlike herself and Mireille would notice. While they ate was also out of the question because she knew that neither she nor Mireille would be up to eating if she did, but that was also why she feared the ‘ripping the band-aid off’ method. If she brought it up right now, at the beginning of their day she ran the risk of their day being ruined and them not even making it to the cute little bistro their coworker Eileen had suggested earlier that week. But she couldn’t not tell Mireille, her best friend deserved to know what their respective parents were planning!

“What’s going on between those pigtails of yours?” Mireille joked softly.

Aurore gulped, she knew Mireille would notice something. “A lot.” 

The girl beside her hummed, “Anything I can help with?”

“I don’t think this is something that will go away so easily…” Aurore muttered as she looked down at her shoes, she watched the way the sun shined off the material as they walked, she absolutely couldn’t handle looking at Mireille. 

“Well,” Mireille mused, “it might not go away easily, most things don’t, but talking certainly makes things a little better. Don’t you agree?”

“I agree…” She said a little hesitantly, but Aurore did actually agree. “It’s just…I don’t think my parents do. Well I mean they do but they don’t. They- It's complicated. Or maybe it’s not and I’m the one complicating everything! I don’t know.”

Mireille stopped walking and gently tugged on Aurore’s arm to get her to stop as well which made the blonde girl look up at her friend. Something she somewhat regretted as Mireille looked at her with her big doe-eyes and Aurore knew she would tell her everything despite the fear that seemed to have her heart in a grip. “Aurore. Whatever it is, I bet it’s not worth you making yourself stressed. You’ll make yourself sick like that.”

She huffed in reply, Mireille was definitely the Mom Friend, though Marc told her she could be as well, maybe they traded off the role. “I know Mir. It’s just…I overheard my parents talking and I don’t think I would be as upset if I knew it was just about me but they were talking to your parents too. Not there. At my house or anything, but like, over the phone on speaker. I had just put Pier down for a nap and was going to tell my parents that he was sleeping and grab a snack but I heard them talking and it sounded serious. And I just…I eavesdropped.” 

Aurore watched as Mireille bit her lip, a bad habit her friend had when she was nervous. “Is it…Is it bad? What they were talking about. Is it bad?”

“No?”

“You don’t sound positive.”

“It’s not bad. I mean it’s really not but…” Aurore bit her lip now. “They uh, my parents were telling yours that they are looking at therapists outside the city to take me too. They didn’t talk to me about it which I guess I can kind of understand. I have turned down all the ones here in Paris…”

“Me too.” Mireille admitted quietly.

Aurore gulped because she guessed as much. “My dad never really said anything, but when I mentioned we talk to each other…he didn’t look happy. I mean he also didn’t look upset or mad, but he definitely didn’t look happy. He and mom brought up talking to a professional after that and I said I’d think about it-”

“Which, in Aurore talk, means no.”

“Yes, well, I honestly thought they had forgotten about it. I don’t…I don’t want to talk to a stranger about myself or what I’m feeling…but my parents think I need to. They found out I had overheard and well…It turned into an argument but, in some ways I can see where they are coming from. I don’t…I don’t feel like myself a lot of the time anymore.”

Mireille was quiet, but it wasn’t her normal quiet and it scared Aurore. Sure they often spoke to one another about how they were feeling but she was pretty sure they both held back a lot too so they wouldn’t be a burden. Which is nonsense because Mireille could never be a bother. “I…I don’t think I’m okay.”

The admission wasn’t surprising but it still made tears well in Aurore’s eyes. “Me too…”

“My parents…my parents are looking for a therapist for me too aren’t they?” Mireille asked in a small voice.  

Aurore nodded.

“I’m…I don’t want to but I know they’ve been worried…” The shy girl sighed. 

“Mine too. I feel bad…” Aurore admitted as she took one of Mireille’s hands in her own and continued their walk. “But…there’s really nothing we can do to stop them. I just wanted you to know. I’m sure your parents wouldn’t ambush you with this but…you needed to know and I couldn’t keep it from you.”

Mireille squeezed her hand. “I appreciate that.”

The two stayed quiet as they walked, occasionally they swung their hands but overall they didn’t speak. Aurore wanted to give Mireille time to digest everything she had told her and she had no doubt it was a lot to digest and sort through feelings wise. Aurore herself had been furious when she first overheard her parent’s conversation. She didn’t think she needed to see a complete stranger and talk about her life. Her life was fine, it wasn’t great but it wasn’t awful and that was something right? She was happy sometimes, though more often than not, if she wasn’t with Mireille, Marc, or her younger brother Pier, she felt numb. Like she was going through the motions as if she had gone through each day a hundred times despite knowing she hadn’t. She tried to keep her grades up but she knew they had been slipping, it wasn’t like she was failing but she could no longer say she was doing her best to achieve high grades. She did what was necessary or whatever she felt she had enough energy to do. Sometimes just staring at her homework overwhelmed her to tears.

So maybe, yeah, she could see why her parents finally had enough of her behavior and just straight up told her she was going to see someone to talk to instead of asking her. Though to be fair to Aurore, she had tried to talk to a therapist here in Paris but the first session ended up with the therapist themselves breaking down as apparently Aurore was the first client they had had post-Hawkmoth’s defeat. She had sat there through the most heartbreaking breakdown she had ever witnessed and she had seen a lot seeing as she worked in show-biz. The therapist went on about how he was scared he would become akumatized again-and boy hadn’t that been a sad eye-opener; even their therapists weren’t safe-he was terrified of feeling even the slightest bit of emotion during a session even if he knew that Hawkmoth posed no threat anymore. Aurore didn’t blame him. No in the least. But she did not return after that session and told her parents that they should email him and maybe suggest he go see a therapist, preferably outside Paris.

Maybe it was that, her suggestion there, that had given her parents the idea of seeking a therapist for their daughter in Reims. If anything she guessed they were going to tell her they were visiting her grandparents who lived in said city and would ambush her with the appointment. Sadly, it would have been effective as she felt like all she wanted to do was run given she now knew about said appointment, or future appointment. She didn’t actually know if they had booked anything but let it not be said that they did not know their daughter. They knew she would have protested or done something dramatic like run to her cousin CiCi’s place which was still a plan that lingered in the back of her mind. But…there was a voice in her head that sounded too similar to Marinette than she was comfortable with, shouting at her to not run away. To not back down. You got this Aurore! 

“You’re not thinking of running to CiCi’s are you?” Mireille really did know her better than most. 

Aurore chuckled weakly. “The thought has crossed my mind more times than I can count Mir…It’s always my back-up…but-but I know in this case I shouldn’t. Or well, more like there’s a voice telling me not to and giving me a right scolding if I even briefly think about CiCi.”

Mireille nodded before she bit her lip, she looked a little apprehensive which made Aurore feel apprehensive in return. “Scolding, huh? That little voice wouldn’t happen to sound like…like Mar…like Mari…like her would it?”

Another chuckle, though this one was remarkably wetter than the last. “You know I can’t lie to you Mir. Yeah…it, uh, it sounds like Marinette.”

Her name hung in the air like a noose but Aurore trooped on, she wanted to say her friend’s name. She wanted to hear her name. Her real name, not the idolized name people referred to her by, not the akuma name others called her in reverence, her actual name, her normal name. A name she introduced herself with with pride. “It sounds so much like her Mir…”

“I think I have a voice like that too…” Mireille confessed on a cry. “She scolds me when I’m being ‘silly’ or she comforts me when everything just gets too much. I miss her Aurore! I really miss her!”

The sound of her friend crying made Aurore cry and soon they were just standing on the sidewalk hugging each other like the other might disappear too and they just cried. As sad as it was to say, this was not an unusual sight for the people of Paris as of late, random bursts of emotion were as commonplace as a sneeze nowadays. The news said something about delayed reactions, others said something about repressed emotions, all Aurore could see and understand was the damage. These bursts were a good thing yes but they were also the ugly damage left behind by an unremorseful terrorist. Normal was a thing of the past and yet it was something Aurore ached for day by day. She yearned to not wake up and stare in her mirror and tell herself to be happy no matter how she actually felt, to wear a smile despite her facial muscles protesting. It was what she had done every morning when Hawkmoth and Mayura were still a thing and it was a habit she still couldn’t shake. It was like how her mother would play Vanina* every morning because it was her favorite song and would give her a little extra cheer, or how her father started his days wearing his fathers old Dog Tag because his father had been such a positive person, or so he said. Aurore never got to meet the man. 

The damage stayed like a persistent stain. Faded but never gone. 

The two gave each other one final squeeze before they let go and gave each other a strained smile. Aurore giggled sadly and shook her head. “You still hungry?”

“Mireille tiredly chuckled back and shook her head, “No. You?”

Aurore gave a wry smile. “Nope.”

“Want to just take a walk? I don’t feel like going home just yet.” 

“Mir, that sounds like an excellent idea.” Aurore declared as she looped one arm through Mireille’s and picked up her forgotten parasol, she hadn’t even noticed when it had fallen. 

They hadn’t even moved more than two steps when they heard footsteps rapidly approaching them and all of a sudden Aurore felt the breath knocked out of her and she was on the ground in a tangle of limbs. She heard Mireille shriek and all she could do was groan back. She thought she even heard a snap and prayed that it hadn’t been her parasol. She didn’t need another thing to add to the already big list of things she was feeling crummy about. Before she could shout at whoever decided to bulldoze her and her friend she was unceremoniously pulled up on her feet. She felt hands brushing off her shoulders and heard someone frantically apologizing and that’s when she finally noticed that the person-no-people who had knocked them over were Luka and Kagami. Both of whom looked pale, shaken, and just a tad frustrated. “I’m so so sorry Aurore! We didn’t mean to run you guys’ over!”

“Luka is correct, it was not our intention but you see we are running from some…rather persistent people and..” Kagami said with a wince as she tapped her foot. Adrenaline obviously still coursing through her veins and with the way he kept glancing over his shoulder, the same could be said about Luka.

“Wait, you guys are being chased?” Mireille cried out in shock. Aurore didn’t really think twice about grabbing at Luka and Kagami and running in the direction of the Seine. Mireille was startled if the noise she let out was anything to go by but she caught on quick and then all of them were running. There was no plan really, but Aurore knew Luka, ish, and she knew his family lived on that houseboat on the Seine, it was hard to miss. So she figured if they ran towards the body of water, they would see the boat sooner or later and that would be their safe haven. She voiced as much and left them all to discuss whatever they wanted but Aurore could only think about getting these two to safety. 

She had seen how crazed some people were getting over any information they could get about Marinette in any of her identities or forms. It was maddening. It was frightening. Like everyone else, she had seen the news about Madame Bustier’s murder, and had heard through the grapevine about what happened to Lila. It might not be The Followers who were after Luka and Kagami but there was no way that Aurore was going to risk it. So they ran and ran until they caught sight of the house boat. Thankfully it was docked and even though she was out of breath, Aurore pointed to it and they all clumsily made their way over but before they could even think of boarding they ran by an elderly couple who had been crossing the street at the same time as them but were doing so slowly. Aurore desperately wanted to just run on the boat, to get to safety but as the echoes of distant footsteps rang in her ears she shook her head and let go of Luka and Kagami. She felt the stop but she just continued to make her way to the couple even as her heart thumped in her chest violently. 

“Aurore?” Mireille wanted.

“They’ll get trampled Mir. You can hear them. They’re not going to stop even if they see them.” 

“They might.” Kagami said reluctantly.

“But they might not.” Luka said back.

Mireille bit her lip but nodded and all four of them ran to the couple and helped them across the street, trying not to rush them even as the footsteps got closer, got louder. The closer and louder they got, the more Aurore’s hands shook but she would absolutely not abandon these poor old folks. 

“You children are very kind.” The woman said with a kind smile, one Aurore couldn’t help but return. The woman reminded her of her grandmère.

“Yes, but I do believe you are in a rush. Do not let us keep you any longer.” The man said with an equally kind smile, though his was tinged with a sadness Aurore didn’t understand but somehow felt all the same. 

“Be safe.” Luka said firmly but with his own smile before they all waved at the couple and ran as fast as they could because they heard the footsteps come out of the alley they had come from shortly before and they didn’t want to waste any time. There were some shouts of recognition from the small crowd and Aurore had been tempted to look back but she did trust herself not to trip if she did so, so she just ran. She ran and swore to herself she would wear more comfortable shoes from now on because her undoubtedly cute Mary-Janes were pretty but her feet were killing her. 

They all clumsily ran on deck and promptly fell into a pile once more as it seemed their bodies had run out of adrenaline once they deemed they were in safe territory. The noise made Madame Couffaine come barreling out of nowhere with a sword of all things but when she saw the gaggle of children slumped on the deck and from the sounds Aurore heard and the way the woman’s neck snapped to shore, she was pretty sure she also saw a crowd chasing said kids. Without any help from the exhausted children, Aurore watched as the woman swiftly undocked the boat and before she knew it they were sailing and it was anything but smooth but she was grateful to get away. In time, the ride and they calmed down and Madame Couffaine-Anarka, as she asked to be called-led them down into the living room-esque room to let them calm down further as she got them somewhere safe and quiet. She recommended they tell their parents which Kagami, Mireille and Aurore did swiftly. 

For a moment they all just sat there until Luka made a face when he plopped down face first on the couch and sat up. “Ow.”

“What is wrong?” Kagami asked in concern.

“Something in my pocket poked me.” He mumbled as he reached into his sweater pocket. 

“Now that you mention it, it feels like there is something in my jacket pocket too. It feels heavier.” Mireille said as she furrowed her brows and stood up so she could rummage in her jacket pockets since said jacket was wrapped around her waist. 

Aurore watched in mild interest as the two dug in their pockets only to pull out two identical boxes. Mireille looked confused, Luka looked like he had seen a ghost. That’s what had Aurore sit up straight. “Gami…” His voice shook when he spoke too.

Kagami too stood up and started going through her own pockets before she took her mini backpack off her shoulders and saw the big pocket open. With shaking hands she opened it further and reached in. It was a surprise to Aurore when she pulled out a third identical box, but to Kagami and Luka it looked like they expected it and were still somewhat in shock. “What…?”

“Aurore. I promise we’ll explain in a minute but can you please check yourself to see if you got a box as well.” Luka pleaded and well, Aurore really couldn’t say no to his desperation. So she checked her small clutch and found nothing but remembered her skirt had pockets and she was wearing a petticoat so if something was in there she probably wouldn’t feel it. So with a deep breath taken in she reached into her own pockets and when her hand met wood her eyes widened. Out she brought the fourth identical box and heard Luka laugh a little hysterically, a little breathlessly while Kagami slowly lowered herself back onto the couch. 

Mireille and Aurore shared a look before Mireille frowned at the two other teens, “What’s going on?”

Next Chapter

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Class of Heroes AU: Cute Ship Stuff

Here’s some HC’s about the lovely ships in this AU! I plan to do a future post with more backstory oriented stuff, but IDK when. Credit as always to the wonderful lovelies, @artzychic27 and @imsparky2002!

OH!!! Guess who came up with Mor’du’s new name! In this AU, he will be called ‘Yamikuma’ to fit with Brave being Kagami’s story. LMK your thoughts!

*Marinette loves to take Adrien out on little adventures on weekends, to let him experience things he’s never done before. No matter what it is, Adrien is always excited, because it’s new and he’s doing it with her.

*Adrien tells Marinette about the lights that appear in the sky every year on his birthday, and she vows to take him to see them one day. For now, they love to stargaze in the school courtyard.

*Once Kagami joins the relationship, they all love to go out for rides on Longg. It helps that all three of them can fit on his back!

*Nino frequently drops by Alya’s work in the mornings and afternoons, just to keep her company and help her clean up from the morning and afternoon rushes.

*Alya is teaching Nino to do a lot of things without using magic, like cooking and cleaning and fixing things. He appreciates and enjoys it a lot more than he thought he would for the accomplished feeling it gives him.

*Nathaniel has a gorgeous singing voice, and he’ll sing a song Marc loved from childhood, ‘Vuelie’ to calm him down when his control over his powers starts to slip.

*Marc loves to make ice statues based off Nathaniel’s drawings or just of Nathaniel himself, and Nath can’t help but squeal when he watches him work.

*Marc starts keeping a small pillow in his backpack for when Nathaniel falls asleep in random places around the school.

*Ondine is still rather clumsy on her new legs, so on particularly long and/or difficult walks, Kim will pick her up and carry her, so she doesn’t get tired or hurt.

*The students have a running betting pool over how many times Kim will catch Ondine falling or tripping from something in day. The highest record is eleven. He doesn’t mind it though, because he likes being able to hold her.

*He gets her into working out after she decides to join the school’s swim team. When she was able to deadlift 120 pounds on her first try, his heart nearly exploded and he almost asked her to marry him on the spot.

*Mylene loves to make flower crowns for Ivan and he’s more than happy to wear them, no matter what anyone says!

*Ivan introduces Mylene to all his gargoyle friends at the school, and she finds them to be lovely company. They love her too, she brings them snacks!

*Juleka loves to listen to Rose reading fairytales. They can spend hours in the library with Rose just reading all her favorite stories to Juleka, who never gets tired of hearing them.

*Rose absolutely adores dancing, so she will often pull Juleka out to twirl around with her when one of the various musicians at the school is playing in the courtyard.

*Mireille will often shift to her lion form and lay across Aurore’s lap while she’s working so the fairy can run her fingers through her mane and fur, which both of them find very calming.

*The first time Simon tried to take Denise flying with him, it did NOT go well as their muscle mass ended up being a BIT too much for him to handle. (They ARE nine feet tall, after all…) After that, he goes to Lacey for pixie dust or borrows Alix’s carpet for them whenever they feel like a romantic fly.

*Simon will play music on his pipe-flute for Denise to calm them down when they’re especially upset about being treated as a ‘villain’. He’s…not very good, and it mostly works because it makes them laugh.

*Cosette loves to teach Zoe the dance moves from their music videos and to hear her singing along to their tunes. It’s considering asking her to record a few tracks with the band, she knows the fans would LOVE Zoe’s beautiful voice as much as they do.