#plagg is a scout

[cowcowwow]

Some doodles!!! :DD

[gale-gentlepenguin]

ML what if:

(What if Marinette did get the butterfly miraculous during the London special?)

-So unfortunately the events that led up to Marinette getting pulled in by Bunnyx and becoming Chronobug happened.

-But as they are looking through time, Chronobug points out that if they get the butterfly miraculous. Then none of this shenanigans will happen. And it is a guaranteed stop to this mysterious person.

-Bunnyx points out that it could work but it could mess with the time stream.

-Which Chronobug does understand. But unlike in canon. Chronobug points out that this would also mean that they could prevent a lot of pain in the future.

-Bunnyx, being the present one and not having the knowledge of her future self can’t really argue.

-“But wait, won’t that mean I might not ever find out about Time Tagger? Or what about when Monarch messes with the past?”

-Chronobug points out that she remembers those days and will ensure bunnyx keeps her miraculous just in case those events happen.

-With her employment secure, bunnyx relents.

-Chronobug snatches the butterfly miraculous. She gets back into the burrow.

-This results in all of the portals coming back

-Bunnyx comments that when does she want her to get this miraculous back.

-In order to not mess with time too much. She tells bunnyx to give it to her the night she’s supposed to go to bed. (Right when she was snagged.)

-Chronobug casts miraculous healing. Returns her miraculous. And returns. Waking up with the ladybug, cat and butterfly miraculous in her possession.

-Because of this, Ladybug now believes there is no more big threats. And she doesn’t think to spread out the miraculous. But left the rabbit with Bunnyx, just to be safe. Wanted to have her scout to ensure nothing has gone wrong.

-Marinette restores the miraculous and has Plagg return to his holder.

-Plagg asks if this means there will be no more secrets.

-Marinette says she wants to check with Bunnyx first. Wanting to ensure this change doesn’t result in disaster. But she promised when she knows for sure it’s safe. She will tell Adrien, everything.

-But little did Marinette know… there was a bigger monster lurking

[best-fictional-cat]

Welcome! To the official list! Of the Best Fictional Cat competition!!!

Edit: here is the list of who's going up against whom in round 1

Here's our pawsome contestants:

Garfield (Garfield)

Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots / Shrek)

Kitty White / Hello Kitty (Sanrio)

Firestar (Warrior cats)

Khoshekh (Welcome to Night Vale)

Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service)

Domino (Amphibia)

Ghost (The Owl House)

Cat (Stray)

The Admiral (The Magnus Archives)

Thomas O'Malley + the Aristocats (Aristocats)

Puppycat (Bee and Puppy cat)

Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket)

Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)

Morgana (Persona 5)

Meowth (Pokémon)

Kitty Softpaws (Puss in Boots)

Salem Saberhagen (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

Luna (Sailor Moon)

Spot (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland)

Princess Carolyn (BoJack Horseman)

Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)

Chi Yamada (Chi's sweet home)

The Cat (Coraline)

Pounce de Leon (Homestuck)

Goose (Marvel comics / MCU)

Plagg (Miraculous)

Catbus (My Neighbor Totoro)

Catra (She-Ra)

Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Baron Humbert von Gikkingen (The Cat Returns)

Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Tom (Tom and Jerry)

Holly leaf (Warrior cats)

Jayfeather (Warrior cats)

Yellowfang (Warrior cats)

Bluestar (Warrior cats)

Miyo Sasaki / Muge / Taro (A whisker away)

Cake (Adventure Time)

Bob (Animal Crossing)

Raymond (Animal Crossing)

Frumpkin (Critical Role)

Maurice (Discworld)

Happy (Fairy Tail)

Cattail (Plants vs Zombies)

Angel Grimalkin (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Pusheen (Pusheen)

Cat (Red Dwarf)

Judd (Splatoon)

Lil' Judd (Splatoon)

Garfield the Deals Warlock (The Adventure Zone: Balance)

Mad Mew Mew (Undertale)

Mothwing (Warrior cats)

Shoe (Ace Attorney)

Blanca (Animal Crossing)

John Blacksad (Blacksad)

Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)

Lumi (Cats are Liquid)

Mr. Mistoffelees (Cats the musical)

Gatomon (Digimon)

Pib (Dimension 20 - Never after)

Greebo (Discworld)

You (Discworld)

Felix (Drawtectives)

Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter)

Heathcliff (Heathcliff)

Jaspers (Homestuck)

Sox (Lightyear)

Chat Noir (Miraculous)

Valerie Oberlin (Monster Prom)

Juan The Small Magical Latino Cat (Monster Prom)

Capper (My Little Pony)

Opalescence (My Little Pony)

Nyan Cat (Nyan Cat)

Mewo (Omori)

Bungle the glass cat (Oz)

Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Coco Grimalkin (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Felix Munch (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Mittens Wichien (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Shrödinger's cat (you know the one)

Artemis (Sailor Moon)

Chococat (Sanrio)

Big the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Gary the Snail (Spongebob Squarepants)

Lion (Steven Universe)

Aldwyn (The Familiars)

Simba (The Lion King)

Chairman Meow (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Kuroneko-sama (Trigun)

Leona Kingscholar (Twisted Wonderland)

Catty (Undertale)

Sandstorm (Warrior cats)

Squirrelflight (Warrior cats)

Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)

Nali (AC: Valhalla)

The Sphinx (Adventures of Puss in Boots)

Leone (Akame ga Kill)

Jonesy (Alien)

Domino 2 (Amphibia)

Ankha (Animal Crossing)

Kabuki (Animal Crossing)

Rosie (Animal Crossing)

Rover (Animal Crossing)

Tangy (Animal Crossing)

Darwin (April and the Extraordinary World)

Miyuki (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Serafina + Wolfie (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper)

Taokaka (Blazblue)

Grimmjow Jaegerjaques (Bleach)

Kuro (Blue Exorcist)

Periwinkle (Blue's clues)

Catbug (Bravest Warriors)

Atsushi Nakajima (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Natsume Soseki (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Assistacat / Sub-manager (Cardfight!! Vanguard)

Brave Heart Lion (Care Bears)

Midnight (Castle in the Air, Diana Wynne Jones)

Potato (Cat loaf adventures)

CatDog (CatDog)

Skimbleshanks (Cats the musical)

Rum Tum Tugger (Cats the musical)

Jemima (Cats the musical)

Victoria (Cats the musical)

Ember (Cattails)

Lyrus (Cattails)

Mayor (Cattails)

Missy (Cattails)

Sarge (Cattails)

Scout (Cattails)

Nyako / Meowy (Chainsaw Man)

Lucifer (Cinderella)

Arthur (Code Geass)

Constable Whiskers (Cookie Run)

Cool Cat (Cool Cat Saves the Kids)

Mao (Darker than Black)

Catti (Deltarune)

Mingus Crown (Dialtown)

Ortensia the Cat (Disney)

Sisters of Plenitude (Doctor Who)

Jellie (Double Life SMP)

C!Antfrost (Dream SMP)

Izutsumi (Dungeon Meshi)

Yuigadokusonmaru (Durarara)

Thomas (Earwig and the Witch)

Carla (Fairy Tail)

Panther Lily (Fairy Tail)

Felix (Felix cat food mascot)

Felix the cat (Felix the cat (Paramount))

Candy + Cindy (Five Nights at Candy's)

Hiili (Fox Fires (webcomic))

Lucrezia and Meek (Frakk, the Cats' Nightmare)

Heinkel (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Arlene (Garfield)

Nermal (Garfield)

Amanojaku (Ghost Stories)

Cringer / Battlecat (He-man)

808 (Hi-Fi Rush)

Stelmaria (His Dark Materials)

Kirjava (His Dark Materials)

God Cat (Homestuck)

Vodka Mutini / Dr.Meowgon Spangler (Homestuck)

Macskacicó (Hungarian folk tales)

Cheetu (Hunter x Hunter)

Finley / Jelly Donut (Hustle Cat)

Samantha / The Cat (Infinity Train)

Solembum (Inheritance Cycle)

Nameless evil white cat (James Bond)

Jenny Linsky (Jenny Linsky, Esther Averill)

Stray Cat (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Kaspar, Prince of Cats (Kaspar, Prince of Cats, Michael Morporgo)

Mr. Kat (Kid vs. Kat)

Magolor (Kirby series)

Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)

Remlit (Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword)

Mo (Lego Monkie Kid)

Meowthra (Lego Ninjago Movie)

Nyanta (Log Horizon)

Sylvester (Looney Tunes)

Mao Mao Mao (Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart)

Alpine (Marvel comics)

Behemoth (Master and Margarita)

Mog (Mog books, Judith Kerr)

The Cat (Monster Camp)

Ren (Monstress)

Haru (My Roommate is a Cat)

Ghazt (My Singing Monsters)

Pasty (Neko Atsume)

Sakamoto (Nichijou)

Niko (Oneshot)

Eureka the pink kitten (Oz)

Pangur Bán (Pangur Bán (Irish poem, 9th century))

Findus (Pettson and Findus)

Whiskers (Pixel Cat's End)

Pixie (Pixie and Brutus)

Glameow (Pokémon)

Litten (Pokémon)

Meowstic (Pokémon)

Skitty (Pokémon)

Sprigatito (Pokémon)

Jess (Postman Pat)

Tigger Sugden (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Slugcat (Rain World)

Rivulet (Rain World: Downpour)

Shampoo ( Ranma 1/2)

Squanchy (Rick and Morty)

Talking Cat (Rick and Morty)

Blake Belladonna (RWBY)

Diana (Sailor Moon)

Charmmy Kitty (Sanrio)

Khajiit (The Elder Scrolls)

Tabby Slime (Slime Rancher)

Blair (Soul Eater)

Barry Ill ( Sparklecare hospital)

Caroline Coughs (Sparklecare hospital)

Grudge (Star Trek Discovery)

T'Ana (Star Trek: Lower Decks)

Cure Cosmo / Yuni (Star Twinkle Pretty Cure)

Pet cats (Stardew Valley)

Cat Steven (Steven Universe)

Nyanky (Taiko no Tatsujin)

Archie (Tales of Arcadia)

The Kitty (The Bad Guys)

The Black Cat (The Black Cat, E.A.Poe)

The Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat)

Pixel (The Cat Who Walks through Walls, Robert Heinlein)

Amp / Anp / Anpu (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)

Boo (The Funky Phantom)

Wagahai (Ace Attorney)

Invisible cat (The Invisible Man, H.G.Wells)

Bagheera (The Jungle Book)

Xiaohei (The Legend of Hei)

Nuka (The Lion King 2)

Pippa (The Penumbra Podcast)

Black Cat (The Price, Neil Gaiman)

Church (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Tom Kitten (The Tale of Tom Kitten)

Mew (Marvel comics)

Ichigo Momomiya (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Hong (Trash of the Count's Family)

On (Trash of the Count's Family)

Captain Amelia (Treasure Planet)

Thomas Kincade Brannigan ( Doctor Who)

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Luxor (Tutenstein)

Che'nya (Twisted Wonderland)

Cheka Kingscholar (Twisted Wonderland)

Grim (Twisted Wonderland)

Burgerpants (Undertale)

Varjak Paw (Varjak Paw, S.F.Said)

Bristlefrost (Warrior cats)

Cinderpelt (Warrior cats)

Graystripe (Warrior cats)

Leopardstar (Warrior cats)

Scourge (Warrior cats)

Spottedleaf (Warrior cats)

Ferncloud (Warrior cats)

Leafpool (Warrior cats)

Mapleshade (Warrior cats)

Sol (Warrior cats)

Tallstar (Warrior cats)

Turtle Tail (Warrior cats)

Tab (Watership Down)

Tabby Von Meow (Webkinz)

Opera (Welcome to demon school Iruma kun!)

Fluffal Cat (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Chester the Cat (Bunnicula)

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And here, as requested, are Honorable mentions, in no particular order (some less honorable than others), with their reasons for exclusion:

Mikeko (Ace Attorney): Apparently Apollo's cat but as far as I can tell it was only mentioned not shown, you've got other cats in

Any of the playable cats (Catlateral Damage): yeah I'm not even digging into that I mean I tried but naaaah (not to sound lazy but if it doesn't have a good wiki page I'm not doing it sorry I've had this many cats to dig through; I did save the game to check out in my own time tho so cudos for that)

Tasque Manager (Deltarune): not cat enough

Doraemon (Doraemon ): if only this thing had cat ears... or a cat tail... preferably both... I get that it's a robot but it could be a lot of animals honestly

Lizzie (Empires Smp): whomst (if what I found is what was meant then it's a fish not cat)

Kitty Cheshire (Ever After High): not cat enough

Nepeta Lejiom (Homestuck): not sure she's cat at least ENOUGH if at all, don't know enough about homestuck, owner of Pounce who is in anyway (entry said they're sorry lmao)

Schrödinger (Időfutár): "Time-travelling cat" I have failed in finding their picture and it seems too niche to be presented without it even though I am so intrigued and regret I don't know the language of the source material I'd love to give it a read/listen

Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid): Compares himself to ocelots and meows apparently, but no visible cat aesthetic sorry

Raku-chan (Nyan Neko Sugar Girls ): why.

Aisha Clan-Clan (Outlaw Star): not enough cat

Honey the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog): that's enough cats from sonic (real reason: model so low-poly she would cut her opponents, and before you argue - there's a difference between pixel models and low-poly old games models)

The song pet cheetah twenty one pilots concept album lore: oof yeah um I get what a concept album is kinda buuut it's just a weird entry idk we've got plenty of fandom cats to go around

Gaetan (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt): Witcher from school of cat but he's still well pretty much human (don't come at me about witchers not being the same as humans he's not a CAT and that's all that matters to me)

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What's next?

Well, I have to make the bracket itself. As you can see, there's a bit more cats than I was intending to have, which means that certain polls in round 1 will have more than just two options. I can already tell you that a lot of the cats from the same fandoms are going to be eliminated in round one. That's why I kept them in. I'm planning on making up the first round match ups based heavily on the similarities between cats and the fandoms they're from. ALSO as you've probably noticed, some cats come in a bundle. That's because they're a family. I'm not doing this to Kitty Softpaws and Puss (at least YET), because even though they also get married in the end, there's a huge gap in their submission numbers. If you're wondering, how big, you may want to know that up to Tigger from Winnie the Pooh (that is, almost the entire first pic) are the cats that got 2+ submissions, in their order of popularity.

Next step - brackets!!! I want to do this well and I hope I don't underestimate certain fandoms!!!

[miraculous-magicalconnections]

MMC: Arc 1, Chapter 1: Ladybug and Chat Noir (Origins - Part 1)

Wang Fu paced back and forth within the message parlor he called home, worry, confusion, panic, stress, all the negative emotions flooded his mind as he tried to figure out the next step that needed to be taken. It had already been two weeks since the incident and yet here he was, still worried, still panicking, still thinking, and yet nothing. He had moved, that was his first action and so far, his only action and he needed to figure out what to do before it was too late!

"Master, you must calm down," Wayzz speaks, flying in front of his face, "What if they use the Miraculous of the Butterfly or Peafowl to locate you?"

Wang stopped pacing and began to breathe deeply, allowing himself to relax, even for just the next few moments so he could think clearly and avoid detection. Even as his breathing evened out, he was still panicked, it wouldn't simply vanish, but his strong emotions would be what those people would search for, and he needed to remain as calm as he possibly could. They were inexperienced, they wouldn't be able to track him unless his emotions were out of control, strong, specific; he would be fine for now, so long as Wayzz continued to remind him to breathe.

"What do you think the best course of action is Wayzz?" Wang asks, watching Wayzz float before him.

Wayzz is quiet for some time, but Wang knew the look on the tiny beings' face, knew he already had an idea. He flew over to the gramophone and landed on top of it; it was the hiding place for the Miraculous, the magical jewels that contained the magic of Gods. Just two weeks ago it held 18, as he always wore the 19th, but now it was two short. However, Wang couldn't think of what had happened, he needed to prepare.

He stepped over to the gramophone and pressed the two ruby eyes of the dragons on either side of the front panel, between them a small wooden panel opened and several more buttons were revealed, to which Wang input the simple code. The top of the gramophone turned and flipped opened, two inner panels slid open, and up raised the Miracle Box.

"You already have your choices, don't you Wayzz." It was rhetorical, Wang already knew the answer.

"Tikki and Plagg know them best," Wayzz answers simply, "And I have scouted them out during the night, and I believe they've chosen well Master."

Wang took out the ring and earrings, a black cat leaping from the ring while a small plush-like being flew from the earrings.

"It's not our first rodeo." The black cat states, "We know what we're doing."

"They're the best of our options Master," The other says, just as polite as ever, "Although one may be a bit difficult to get to."

"Don't worry," Wayzz speaks up, "If we go now, we'll be able to catch him before he arrives home."

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Adrien smiled brightly, watching Nora break down into a fit of laughter. The others were used to their antics, so no one batted an eye at the sight. His trainer rarely let loose, especially in the gym, and Adrien enjoyed being able to help her unwind.

"Geez kid," Nora says, taking a deep breath to keep herself from breaking into another fit of laughter, "How do you manage that all the time?"

"It's a talent." Adrien says with a shrug.

His mom loved his jokes, puns, and any other assortment of humor he could come up with, so he came up with a lot over his childhood, memorizing so many that he'd argue he knows more jokes than he does words. His mom's favorites, despite never admitting it, were cat related puns and word play since his, and his mom's favorite story involved a cat themed hero who would use such jokes throughout his stories.

"You just have all those jokes and puns in your head at all times?" Nora asks with a raised brow.

"Yep." Adrien chuckles, "I memorized a lot of them. It's like a library of puns in my brain. I do need to be going meow Nora, same time next week?"

"Obviously." She nods with a slight chuckle, "Stay safe kid, don't want you getting into any fights you can't win."

"The chances of that are slim to none, we both know that." Adrien says with a confident smile, "I'll see ya around Nora."

"Later kid." She waves him off before turning her attention back to the punching bag.

Adrien hurried into the locker room and very quickly packed his things. He hasn't been training with Nora for very long, but it's honestly felt like he's known Nora his whole life. She's kind, strong, and just an overall great person. His father had been adamant about him learning some self-defense despite his personal bodyguard, but Adrien wouldn't complain about hanging out with Nora or his own outings without his bodyguard or Nathalie breathing down his neck.

As he finished packing his bag, he noticed the glint of metal in his bag and grabbed it, blinking a few times at the ring. He hummed, confused as to wear it came from and slipped it onto his finger, staring in awe as the black ring changed to silver and seemed to perfectly form to his hand. This was definitely some magic stuff and Adrien really needed to figure out what was going on.

"Heya kid." Adrien turned, blinking at the sight of the black at besides him, "Name's Plagg, and you're gonna be a superhero."

Adrien stared for a long moment before he stood, "Let's talk about this at my house, deal?"

If the cat could shrug, it would've as it began to float, "Works for me kid."

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"And you're sure you'll be alright on your own for the weekend?" Sabine asks for the fifth time.

Marinette chuckles, nodding, "Yes Maman, promise. I'm not a little girl anymore, I'm 18; I can handle being alone for a couple of days."

"I know honey," Sabine says, putting her hands on Marinette's cheeks, "It's just been so long since we've been gone for longer than an afternoon. Now, if you invite Alya of Nino over, clean up after yourselves."

"Promise." Marinette agrees as Sabine lets go, "Now, go before you and Papa are late."

"Goodbye my Macaron, we'll be back first thing Monday morning." Her dad reminds her, and she nods, watching the two leave.

As soon as the door shuts, she walks into the kitchen and begins making herself lunch. Her parents desperately needed the break; they rarely got one with how busy the bakery is, especially since it's almost completely run by them. It's not their fault they don't have any other employee besides Marinette, it's just that no one could really keep up with the chaos of the small yet popular bakery like they could. She made a mental note to possibly look for someone to help out in the bakery but that was on the back burner of what she needed to get done right now.

After she finished making her lunch, she went upstairs to continue working on her final design project before school began this coming Monday. It was almost finished, with only a few finishing touches left before it was complete. Marinette was excited to finally see it done after nearly two months of work.

She set down her plate of food and opened her sewing kit, pausing when she saw a pair of earrings. She hummed to herself, picking them up; they're cute but not something she'd wear, the red clashed a bit with her otherwise lighter outfit. She walked up to her floor-length mirror and put them on, looking at them in the mirror and froze when she saw them.

They're pink now. They were just red with black spots.

"Hello Marinette!" She whirled around at the voice, but her room was empty.

"Who's there?!" Marinette demands, "I know martial arts!"

It was a half-truth at best, she did know martial arts, but she stopped before she really got the hang of it since she was too busy with school. Regardless, there was no sign of where the voice came from, even as Marinette inched ever closer to her desk for some kind of makeshift weapon. She had a lot of sewing supplies, if she just got her hand on the right tool, she could keep herself safe while also really hurting whoever had broken into her apartment.

"I'm not here to hurt you!" The voice says and a small form appeared in front of her.

"What…" Marinette lost her voice as she stared at the weird flying bug… mouse? Whatever it was.

"My name is Tikki, I'm a Kwami." The thing- Kwami -said, "I have chosen you to become a superhero! If you'll accept, of course."

"Excuse me?"

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"So," Adrien says as he sits down. The cat jumps onto the coffee table, sitting to stare at him, "What are you?"

"A Kwami." He-it-whatever it is, answers, "Name's Plagg, I represent Destruction."

"Why do you look like a cat?" Adrien asks.

"All Kwami look like an animal, I just so happen to resemble a house cat." The Kwami explains.

"So, you're connected to the ring?" Adrien says, looking at his hand where the ring now sat on his right middle finger, "How exactly does that work?"

"A small part of me is connected to the ring which allows you to use my power." Plagg explains, "The rest of me is out in the universe spreading destruction."

"And why are you here now?" Adrien asks, "With me, I mean."

Plagg is silent for a moment before sighing, "Look kid, I represent pure unbridle destruction, can you imagine how bad it'd be if I was in the wrong hands?"

Adrien shuddered at the thought of a supervillain wielding such destructive abilities.

"Exactly." Plagg says, "You were chosen because, right now, we need to recover what was stolen."

"So, I'm gonna be a superhero?" Adrien questions, a mixture of worry and excitement flooding through him at the thought.

"Yep." Plagg answers, "But we got some stuff to cover first, so hold your horses."

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"Okay, so you're a Kwami, which is a magical being that represents a specific concept, you specifically represent Creation, and you chose me to be a superhero to fight some person who stole the Miraculous." Marinette recaps the Kwami's words, "Did I get all of that right?"

"That is all correct." Tikki nods.

"And why did you choose me?" Marinette asks as she looks in the mirror, eyeing the earrings that rested in her ears.

"You're the best of those I could've chosen." Tikki explains, "However, if you truly do not wish to accept the responsibility of becoming a superhero, I will take the Miraculous back and give it to another of my options."

Marinette puts a hand to her ear, looking to Tikki, "And is there a catch if I accept? You're not gonna like, steal my soul, right?"

Tikki giggled, "Nope. The only catch is you help retrieve what was stolen."

"I don't have much fighting experience." Marinette says, "Am I really the best choice?"

"Fighting will become second nature to you in due time," Tikki tells her, "Besides, being a hero isn't just a battle of strength, it's also a battle of intelligence."

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"Okay," Adrien nods, "I get it, and I accept."

"Good, because I wasn't gonna leave." Plagg says.

"Plagg, transformez-moi!"

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Marinette opens the trapdoor to her balcony, quickly climbing up, "Alright, let's do this! Tikki, transformez-moi!"

Magic washed over her as a bodysuit appeared and she took a moment to take it in before she pulled the yo-yo from her hip and flipped it opened, reading through everything there was. She has two main abilities, and one was passive, her Lucky Charm which granted her an object or set of objects to help her in whatever it was she was doing, Magical Creation which is scarily powerful, and Great Fortune, which would be really helpful. She understood why it was so important her Miraculous never fell into the wrong hands, who knows what someone could do with this power.

Her yo-yo is also extremely versatile, being able to work as a grapple or a shield is she spins it fast enough, plus if she's clever with how she uses it, it'll be helpful in most if not all situations. She also had some information on the other 18 Miraculous, but there wasn't too much which she was both upset with and thankful for. It went into great detail about her abilities and even some of her weaknesses, so it made sense she didn't have as much knowledge on the other Miraculous as she did of her own.

Reading aside, she needed some practice. If Tikki was right, the thief could start using the stolen Miraculous anywhere from weeks from now to right this second. She mentally hoped she'd get at least a couple hours of practice before they struck.

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"This is so cool!" The cat-themed hero, who had very quickly named himself Chat Noir, said, balancing over his baton between two rooftops.

He could probably jump the gap, or simply use his baton to launch himself over, but this was fun. Besides, he wouldn't have time to goof off like this once the person who stole the Miraculous began to use it. Becoming a hero was his dream come true, he wanted to enjoy it just a little before everything became serious. A part of him felt selfish for it, but he wanted to enjoy this time while it lasted.

He hadn't stopped thinking about everything being a hero would entail since he transformed an hour ago. What is his partner gonna be like? Who are they fighting? How long would it be before they win?

"Look out!" He looked up just in time to watch another body collide with his.

The two fell but before they hit the ground, he was grabbed and the two stopped far too close to the ground for his liking. Chat Noir looked at the other, a horrified expression on their face as they held tightly onto him.

"Well, not how I expected this meeting to go." Chat Noir mused with a smirk, "Nice of you to drop in though."

They groaned, and with a quick movement, dropped them to the ground. Both heroes were able to rotate themselves to not land on their heads, "You're already insufferable."

He chuckled, "Me-ouch, Spots," He says as he places a hand over his heart, "And I thought cats had claws."

"Oh my god." She mumbled, tossing him his baton. He hadn't realized she pulled it down, "Please tell me you're not always like this."

"Sorry Spots, but this is Chat Noir 85 percent of the time. The other 15 is for battles."

A small smile crossed her lips just briefly before she glanced around, "I guess that'll be good enough, but we should get going, there's a crowd."

"Well, our secret wasn't gonna stay long." He says glancing at the large crowd that all stopped to see the heroes. Their reactions ranged from shock, to worry, to excitement; the latter of whom had their phones out.

"We should go before our villain gets wind of where we are." His partner voices.

Chat Noir nods, "Good idea Spots."

-----

"That old man finally recruited heroes." A man says, watching the news footage.

"Master, perhaps we could simply speak with them," Nooroo suggests, "If we're to believe your wife can still be saved, we-"

"Silence!" He snaps, "There is no way to bring her back without the wish."

"But Master, if you-"

"I don't care who goes in her place." He states, sending a glare to the god, "I want her back, no matter the price."

"Sir," He looks over to his assistant, "We should think of this more rationally."

"Which part?" He asks with a raised brow.

"Your plan." She answers, "If we are to be successful at taking down the heroes, then we must overwhelm them, we mustn't let them have a chance to train any more than they may have already, Gabriel."

He hums in thought before smiling, "You're right as always, Nathalie. Now, let's figure out who would be our best first attempt."

-----

That night, Chat Noir was sat beside his partner, who he had learned her name was Ladybug, on top of the Eiffel Tower where no one could reach them. Their feet were dangling over the edge of the monument as they enjoyed one another's company.

"How can you leave your skin exposed like that?" The question throws him off, especially since they'd been silent for the last few minutes, "Isn't it dangerous?"

"Oh, uh, it's technically not exposed." Chat Noir answers, holding up his arm, "There's magic protecting my skin as if there was a sleeve. I can still get hurt, but it's not any less durable there than anywhere else on my body."

She hummed and he smiled, asking in return, "Can I ask why you're in a full bodysuit?"

"It felt… practical?" She said with a shrug, "I don't know. Tikki said it's supposed to represent who we are, but I don't buy that."

"Oh," He hums, brows raised in interest, "How so?"

"Without going into detail, I'm a very creative person, and this outfit doesn't fit my usual creativity." She explains, looking at her hand, "I mean, it's a bodysuit with the colors of a ladybug, how uncreative is that?"

"Maybe you subconsciously wanted it to be simple?" Chat Noir suggests, "Or you wanted it to be different from your civilian self. I mean, it could also be your disconnection from being a hero."

"The disconnect I could get, but I knew what I was signing up for, so I don't know…" Ladybug trails off, "What about your suit though? You're basically just a black cat with some green, that's not exactly creative."

"My suit's perfect." Chat Noir says, glancing at his bare arm, "It brings out what I love about myself without undermining the rest of me."

"Are your eyes actually two colors?" Ladybug asks.

"Yeah, but I wear contacts in my civilian life, so no one really knows." He explains, "I can't say much more but yeah, it kind of sucks."

Ladybug is quiet for a moment before smiling, "My eyes are the same in and out of the suit."

The two fall into another comfortable silence until Chat Noir asks, "So, anything else you can tell me about your civilian life?"

"Not yet," She says, "Once we recover the Miraculous, then you can know everything you want too about me."

"Promise?" He asks.

"Promise." She says.

Next Chapter: Statuesque (Origins - Part 2)

Chapter Index

[flightfoot]

I love Plagg and Tikki but they really did just pick the replacements with minimal thought. Like Alya was obvious and has previous experience but also there are millions of people in Paris, one of them might be as near compatible as Marinette. And I’m pretty sure Plagg just picked Zoe cause she was in the same room as Alya. Good picks but luck was more a contributor than critical thinking or analysis. Love them both but if there’s one thing master fu was best at it was picking miraculous holders.

Okay Master Fu just gave the Miraculous to two kids who were willing to help an old man and looked vaguely like they might be the Miraculous wielders he met before, they weren't really advanced tests. And it's not like Tikki and Plagg had a ton of time to go scouting for wielders before choosing new ones, Monarch attacks on a daily basis. Best to choose wielders who they are reasonably certain aren't gonna be evil at least, so, people they already know.

As for Plagg picking Zoe, I think he picked her mostly because she was thinking about actually talking to Adrien and Marinette before making moves involving them. People have a problem of making decisions for Adrien without actually getting his input first, so I can see why Plagg would go for someone who wanted to talk to the people involved before acting.

Also, I think Plagg and Tikki wanted to choose people who are close to Marinette and Adrien, so they can check on them regularly.

[koneko013]

So I decided my spooky month AU for me and my friends and the chikn Nuggit mane seven

Me: Red Riding Hood

Sabrina Wolfe: Red Riding Hood's Gramma

Yuki: cat burglar

Strawberry: beautiful butterfly unicorn ninja kitty princess

Plagg: werecat

Twig: pumpkin prince

Kitten Yzma: squirrel scout

Chikn Nuggit: devil

Cheezborger: witch

Iscream: The Black Hound

Slushi: ice princess

Fwench Fwy: dark form

Sody Pop: Frankenstein's monster

Cofi and Cheezkake: spooky month forms ( with orange hair and... whatever )

[matt0044]

Miraculous: Tales of the Jungle Book - AU crossover

Mowgli and Tikki - Ladybug

Lala and Plagg - Chat Noire

Artwork by joesanchez involving the most underrated Jungle Book adaptation out there.

It all for free on YouTube no less. Search Jungle Book Nantoons and enjoy a hidden 1980s gem.

So... yeah. In a world of IP renewals and brand management, I wouldn't put it past Disney to try and cash in on The Jungle Book where Mowgli becomes superheroes with his friends not unlike The Lion Guard. Basically cashing in on Marvel and Miraculous all the while.

My idea would be a fifty-two episode animated series adapting concepts from Miraculous with some story and character beats from Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli. The first season would be a relaxed pace of thirteen self-contained episodes that lay the foundation for a much meatier Season 2 and onwards involving our Cat Noir to be.

So… what about the she-wolf turned catgirl?

Lala is based on Leela, a minor character from Rudyard Kipling's novel, and expanded on in an minor on again, off again role as Mowgli's, well, mean girl. The Chloe Bourgeois to Mowgli's Marinette. So... why here as Chat Noir...e?

Well... it homages the original plan for Felix to be the Cat bearer rather than Adrien with him being standoffish towards Marinette. Here it's more like Lala sees a need to prove herself against Mowgli and vice versa.

As Chat Noire, Lala is a lot more “likable” towards Ladybug both as a means to work together and to show the hidden depth beneath the priss she parades herself as.

It would play into the overall themes of identity and belonging, especially when new enemies enter the fray.

As for the premise:

”Deep in the heart of India, a pack of wolves help uphold the Law of the Seeonee Jungle with special jewels bestows upon them and allies of other species. These Miraculous were created in a time when man and wild lived together. When harnessing the power of the Kwamis, they deemed that a bearer would assume a human form if they weren't of man already.

This was to preserve secrecy of who had the jewels and the power themselves. Animals were considered suitable since humans already tended to underestimate their kind already.

However, a nasty vie for power in what would be known as the Cold Lair resulted in a schism between humans and the wild for generations to come. A new policy was decreed: the Miraculous could not be trusted with humans lest the world falls to ruin.

Shere Khan the Tiger, one such ally once upon a time, betrays them with the Butterfly Miraculous of Empowerment and slays Alexander the bearer of the Ladybug Miraculous. The fallen hero is survived by his wife and three sons, one of whom is an adopted human boy named Mowgli.

Inspired by his father's sacrifice, Mowgli becomes a young man-cub trained by Alexander’s closest friends in the ways of the wild and eligible to be considered as a Miraculous bearer. Other young wolves step up to be considered as future defenders of the Jungle as Tikki and Plagg scout them for potential heroes to face Shere Khan, now declaring himself as Hawk Moth.

Meanwhile, the power of destruction would go to somebody that would make the mystics themselves roll in their graves.

As Akela's granddaughter, Lala grew up to be a bitch in every sense of the human's derogatory term. She was often quick with a cutting remark and to take out her bad mood on others. Lala could also be a bit of diva when it came to holding her head up a touch too high. For older pack members, they knew that she was only going through what they saw as a tomboy phase with the lack of a mother figure. For younger members... no, she was pain full stop.

Especially towards Mowgli the man-cub. She'd often cut into his hunts if they crossed paths and show him up, especially to rub in how he'd never be a real wolf. The man-cub would hardly take it up the tailbone but rarely got the last word in. Lala was the most vocal to object to him joining the pack and even challenged him to hunt more prey than her to present to Akela if she wanted his vote.

Her grandfather agreed to this if only to propose that the younger members perform a hunting excersise as a way to prepare for Shere Khan. In truth, this was a cover for the Kwamis to scout their promising new bearers. Plagg found himself drawn to Lala when it came to her attitude and related to how she didn't care about how others saw her. His hand was forced when Tabaqui was akumatized by Shere Khan, now Hawk Moth, and turned into a rock beast.

Stone Heart interrupted Lala's hunt and chased her through the woods. Quick thinking and dodging bought her time to hide before Plagg revealed himself. Lala recognized the Miraculous as that of her father's, Vermillion, and felt her bravado get its second wind. Plagg was about to explain it all when she snatched the ring and slipped it onto her wrist, the camouflage charm allowing it to seem like any other accessory.

"Plagg, Claws Out!" Lala shouted. Plagg protested but was soon drawn into the Miraculous and transformed the wolf into a half-human half cat heroine. She even struck a pose upon revealing herself to Stone Heart as if she'd rehearsed for this very moment.

Chat Noire, as she declared herself, had trouble using her extendable staff and found herself on the run again. She was saved by her agility spiking but soon found herself on a cliff. Mowgli bailed her out with his boomerang and even caught her in his arms much to her embarassment. However, Stone Heart soon came crashing down. By instinct, Chat Noire grabbed Mowgli and extended her staff to vault him to safety.

All the while, Tikki was hesitant to consider Mowgli after feeling she left Alexander to die in order to save her Miraculous. However, an Akuma attack causes forces her to make her choice.

Though Lala's haughtiness showed, she played herself off as more playful and charming like the heroes she heard of. It helped that Ladybug's ingenuity earned her admiration when they purified the Akuma. Thanks to Mowgli's human spark of creativity, he's able to utilize the Lucky Charms even when they're of devices he never heard. She even felt a rare sense of guilt when Tabaqui admitted that Lala's sharp tongue made him vulnerable to Akumatization.

Before splitting up, the two heroez gave a fist bump to commemorate their first outting. However, they had to keep their identities mum to each other lest Hawk Moth got a hold of one and squealed on the other. They took their time bantering about while slinging and vaulting through the Jungle for practice. If they only knew that their new best friends had been their worst enemies...

The challenge ended with both Mowgli and Lala finding both their prey collection to have been snatched by scavengers. With the pair of them both losing, Lala scoffed and ate crow by giving her vote for Mowgli to stay. She even told the man-cub that she'll be sure to not let him outdo her. Sharing a cocky grin with her new rivals, something changed in Lala. Small but noticeable.

And thus, the most unlikely pair became the only things keeping Shere Khan at bay..."

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More pics will follow as I crystalize this potential fanfic further with concept art.

[ao3feed-ladynoir]

The Perfect Date

The Perfect Date by peachcitt

“I dare you to ask this special someone on the date you just described.” “I totally will,” Adrien says with confidence, looking into the camera and nodding resolutely. “Scout's honor.” He holds up the kitten as if swearing an oath. There is a space of silence. “Right now,” Hanna says. Adrien stares at her. “I'm daring you to ask that person out right now,” she says.

or

adrien has a little slip up during a live interview, and ladybug hears. for the golden hour zine!!

Words: 3038, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Plagg

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Additional Tags: Fluff, First Dates, Ladrien | Adrien Agreste/Marinette Dupain-Cheng as Ladybug, Zine: Golden Hour: A Ladrien Zine

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48837679

[realityplayer7c]

Project GAMEs Original Virtue

Virtues Vs Sins

Story: 4 Stories, 2 Universes, 1 Crossover. A Boy who is Bound by Awakening of Truth the Origin, Children who are Different which they're Chosen, An AI Soul & A Hacker Entity in Love who survives a Controlled World for the Sake of Eternal Life & 2 Kids with Infinite Power who rescues Programs from Outside & Inside Enemy Lines. All Connected by A Human Boy of the Real World who is Called the Viewer or The Reality Player, Join the Revolution as you Fight against the So-Called Gods: The Real Lifers led by Raster Prime the Remaker, Zeeyu the Seer, Glitchas the Cheater & Errodius the Error.

Discover the Origin Stories of 4 Sections: Moss Origin's Origin of the Game-Verse

Os Children's Order of the Chosen

Gaia & Hackerus' Two Souls - Eternal Ouroboros

Pnembria & Moebius' Twins of Rebirth - Rise of the Infinite

Fight of the RLC Enemies & Pasts of Programs & Learn the Truth of the Game-Verse by Armando's Point of View, as you Reach the End you must find the Path towards a New Beginning.

Uncover the Secret of the Real Lifer's True Mastermind & Fight the Deadly Sins with your Heavenly Virtues

#GAMEs

#TheOrigin

#TheChosen

#TheEternal

#TheInfinite

The "Perfect" Game

A Seperate Prologue that Follows Yuito Kashihara of SEVEN's Code after the Final Battle against SPECIAL Aurora, A Sudden Anomaly cause Yuito to be Disconnected from his World, who wokes up on a Lab of Unknown Origin. it Sets on a Journey through Mystery & Horrible Truths, along with a Boy called Ovi, who is Been Hunted by People who are Plagued by Sin, which they're Collaborators of OSin Enterprises. What Secrets lurks behind each Collaborators' Smile of Joy? What is OSin Enterprises? And who is Ovi and what is his Purpose of been treated as OSin Experiment?

Yuito Kashihara

ORGANs: Pancreas (Gun), Lung (Granade), Gallbladder (Mega Gun), Liver (Greatsword), Cornea (Tech Eye), Marrow (Spear), Stomach (Crossbow), Kidney (Whip), Colon (Bazooka), Pulse (Heart), Adrenal (Theurgy)

Prologue: Wake Up in Reality (Yuito Kashihara suddenly Disconnected by an Anomaly, OSin Enterprises Lab, Escape & Saving Ovi)

Act 1: Origin (Ovi Explains his Unknown Past, Collecting Info + Real Lifer Corp Advertisement)

Act 2: Chosen (Sleath Mission, OSin Secrets + Survaillence on Every Universe in the Game-Verse)

Act 3: Eternal (Train Battle, Ovi's God-Like Powers + Eous (Zenless Zone Zero Bangboo) Appearance)

Act 4: Infinite (Finding Answers, Project GAMEs & The Viewer + Ovi makes his Last Recording)

Act 5: Reality (Ovi & Yuito Interlinks with Armando from the Perfect World)

Epilogue: The Future Meets the Past, The Past Meets the Future

Opening Music: Grim Fables - Legends (Ft. QORA)

OS Trinity:

Moss Origin (Truth)

Laury Deva (Melody)

Charles Unity (Techno)

Opening Music: Skybreak, Sharks & Paper Skies - Trinite

Lust Arc:

Qper (BlueBoy) [Pinkshonen]

Revita (Zero Age)

Nibble Nom (Dreamus) [Cut The Rope & Om Nom Stories]

Tikki & Plagg (SquareChild) [Miraculous]

2B (Soulus) [NieR Automata]

Madeline (PinkGirl) [Celeste]

Itta (Seesta)

PinkGirl's Theme: Agnea the Dancer - Pursuit of Hope

PinkGirl's Friends:

808 (Chai's Robot Cat by Peppermint Vandelay) [Hi Fi Rush]

Lise Project (Animus Fidelis) [Spelunky]

Astra (Entropy Bot) [The Entropy Centre]

SINO [MINDHACK]

Gluttony Arc:

Tevor (BlueBoy) [Dislyte]

Kao (Zero Age) [Kao the Kangaroo]

Kirby (Dreamus)

Walle & Eve (SquareChild) [WALL-E]

Dr K (Soulus) [Changed]

Puro (PinkGirl) [Changed]

Vanitas (Seesta) [Monark]

Dreamus' Theme: Castti the Apothecary - Pursuit of Memories

Dreamus' Buddies:

BJ (Keitaro Miura AI Construct / Shikishima Scout Unit) [13 Sentinels Aegis Rim]

Amonsun (Entity Cat) [Exchange Student Zero]

Pochita (Chainsaw Demon) [Chainsaw Man]

Rimuru Tempest (Sage Slime) [That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime]

Kumoko & Feirune (Carnage Spider & Dragon) [So I'm a Spider, So What?]

Greed Arc:

Tsuki Akurei (BlueBoy) [Lilo & Stitch AU]

Pink/Red (Zero Age) [Everhood]

Zumamiku (Dreamus) [Spirit of the North]

Clank & Kit (SquareChild) [Ratchet & Clank]

Final Fantasy Squad: Viví, Chocobo, Racing Hero X & Tama (Soulus)

Omno (PinkGirl)

Sam-Cat (Seesta) [Everhood]

SquareChild's Theme: Partitio the Merchant - Pursuit of Happiness

SquareChild's Sound Team:

Soudodger (Intermediate DJ Program) [Soudodger]

Neon Beats (Famous Virtual Idol / SC's Crush) [Neon Beats]

Black Heart Order led by Siley [Project Arrhythmia]:

Cleo & Eska & Life Wisp

Stereo & Vision

Quad and Light God & Servants & Intesolensce

Gatekeepers & KitKat

Pandex & Friends and Echo Aurora

Nautilus & Aura and Dark Hal

Ovy & Stellar and Jestar

Sloth Arc:

Maggie (BlueBoy) [Webtoon Canvas]

Yi (Zero Age) [Nine Sols]

King Clawthorne (Dreamus) [The Owl House]

De Blob & Pinky (SquareChild) [De Blob]

Cereza (Soulus) [Bayonetta]

Razputin Aquato (PinkGirl) [Psychonauts]

Neon (Seesta) [Advent Neon]

Soulous' Theme: Osvald the Scholar - Pursuit of Revenge

Soulus' Soul Partners:

Uzi (Soulus' Soul Partner) [Murder Drones]

Heismay (Eugief - Archetype-User Thief) [Metaphor: ReFantazio]

Chibisuke (Virtual Pet Dragon) [Dragon Drive]

Devilun & Amber [Devil Connection/ Makemon]

Wrath Arc:

Lolo, Missy & Zigzag (BlueBoy) [Magicats]

Ronna & Pom (Zero Age) [Metallic Child]

Polly Plantar (Dreamus) [Amphibia]

Nin & Din (SquareChild) [Imp of the Sun]

Ringo (Soulus) [Soul Hackers]

Dandara (PinkGirl)

Satina (Seesta)

Seesta's Theme: Throne the Thief - Pursuit of Freedom

Seesta's Partners:

Grim [Disney's Twisted Wonderland]

Debi Debiru & LunLun [Nijisanji]

ARMPIT Platoon: Keroro, Tamama, Giroro, Kululu & Dororo [Sgt Frog/Keroro Gunsum]

Pekettsu & Pekeron (Gaming Alien Bunnies)

Team RWBY: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long & The Curious Cat (Reformed by Gaia)

Envy Arc:

Ki, Glimmer & Mac (BlueBoy) [Evergate, Lumione & Retro Machina]

Ty (Zero Age) [Ty the Tasmanian Tiger]

DataKid (Dreamus/PinkGirl) [Somerville]

8088Y & Rose (SquareChild) [Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home]

Seth (Soulus) [Tomb Cats]

Turing (Tess Webber) (PinkGirl/BlueBoy/Soulus) [2064: Read Only Memories]

Mighty Lamb (Seesta) [Cult of the Lamb]

Zero Age's Theme: Ochette the Hunter - Pursuit of Legends

Zero Age's Travel Guides:

Pom Pom (Zero's Travel Guide) [Honkai Star Rail]

Light (Lost Chosen Hero) [World Flipper]

Vryn (Adventurous Dragon) [Granblue Fantasy]

Zale & Com [Tales of Zale]

Pride Arc:

Beepers (BlueBoy) [VTuber]

Beck (Zero Age) [Mighty no.9]

LightChild (Dreamus/BlueBoy)

Meat Boy & Bandage Girl (SquareChild) [Super Meat Boy]

Alex Eagleston (Soulus) [Yiik: A Post-Modern RPG]

Gildedguy (PinkGirl)

Claptrap (Seesta) [Borderlands]

BlueBoy's Theme: Hikari the Warrior - Pursuit of Kingship

BlueBoy's Operators:

TV-Child [Fragments of Child]

Puck & Kuro (The Jealous Witch's Spirit & Exorcist's Yokai) [Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World & Blue Exorcist]

OS Children Opening Music: Eleps Vs Ace Aura - Together Vs Exodus

Old World Survivors:

Garcia/Gaia (Old World's Last Hope/The First AI) [After Us]

->Data Key (Female)

Hendricks/Hackerus (Garcia's Love/The Hacker) [Devil May Cry]

->Data Key (Male)

The Gatherer (Heaven-Sent & Gabriella's Childhood Friend Pet) [Last Suvivor of his Planet]

-> G-Links of The Lost, Crowns, Darkborn, Twisted & Heaven-Sent

Singularities of Hope

Older Nep (Lust) [Neptunia]

Yuji Itadori & Satoru Gojo (Glutonny) [Jujutsu Kaisen]

Izuku Midoriya (Greed) [My Hero Academia]

Jin-Woo Sung (Sloth) [Solo Leveling]

Eve (Wrath) [Stellar Blade]

Lucy (Envy) [Cyberpunk Edgerunners]

Max Steel (Pride) [Max Steel]

Opening Music: Ace Aura, NAZAAR & Dani King Vs Roy Knox - I'll Be Waiting Vs About U

Twins of Rebirth:

Moebius (The DJ Devil)

Pnembria (The Ascension Angel)

NECO-Arc (The Robot Cat of Type-Moon) [Tsukihime]

Lucky NECO Members: Chillet (Palworld)

Redmond & Spanx (Whiplash)

Emul, Bilac & Cat Aramiys (Shangri-La Frontier)

Kohaku (Makemon)

Pachi (Mix Master)

Hummy & Siren (Suite Pretty Cure)

Mack, Dax, Gwen & Pam (Migration)

Acara, Aisha, Bori, Cybunny, Flotsam, Gelert, Gnorbu, Gnarrl, Grundo, Hissi, Ixi, JubJub, Kacheek, Kau, Kiko, Korbat, Kougra, Krawk, Kyrii, Lupe, Lutari, Jetsam, Koi, Mynci, Nimmo, Ogrin, Poogle, Pteri, Ruki, Scorchio, Shoyru, Tsukaninny, Vandagyre, Wocky, Xweetok, Yurble & Zafara (Neopets)

Hazel (Pikwik Pack)

Catbug, Pixel & Holopets (Bravest Warriors)

Swampy (Mavka)

Zym (The Dragon Prince)

Sparky (MLP Next Gen)

Burupya (07-Ghost)

Scaredy Bat (Ruby Gloom)

Mieu (Tales of the Abyss)

Toro Inoue & Kuro (Doko Demo Issho)

Klonoa (Klonoa Phantasy Reverie)

Chowder & Panini (Chowder)

Scratch & Scritch (Monkey Wrench)

Puss in Boots, Baltazar, Francisco, Philip & El Guante Blanco (Puss in Boots)

Drossel Von Flugel (Fireball)

Oro, Nemo, Jelly, Lotus, Patch & Shiny (G.E.N.I.E.) (Droners)

Ioryogi, Ginsei and Genko (Kobato)

Sheepy, SheepBot & Patches (MrSuicideSheep)

New Guest:

Morgana, Neko Shogun & Cat Sith (Persona 5 & Shin Megami Tensei)

Pedal & Brush (Live on Cardliver)

Bunzo Bunny, CatNap & DogDay (Poppy Playtime)

Felix the Cat

G4TO (Virtual Hero)

Kaio (Kaio The Pirate King)

Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)

The Conductor (A Hat in Time)

Kinja the Ninja Cat

Cake the Cat

Crusch Lulu (Overlord)

Arlo

Lumalee & Starlow (Mario & Luigi)

Jelly (Breadwinners)

Flicker (Vainglory)

Amanojaku (Ghost Stories)

Watson (Battle Fantasia)

Iggy (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Pat, Pit and Pot

Starfy

Bokkun (Sonic X)

Cait Sith [FF7]

Opening Music: MRSHL Vs Ace Aura - Encompass Vs Revolution

[miraculouslbcnreactions]

Especially because Alya isn't single, which undermines the "no dating" message and the episode ends with Adrien and Marinette "together" for all intents and purposes, meaning that Plagg and Tikki should have gone to another set of new holders if romance couldn't happen between the ladybug and the black cat (and apparently only them because Rena and Carapace is a non-issue). But they don't, so what was the point here? That you can be together, but only if that happens before you get a miraculous?

The show really cannot commit on what messaging it wants to send about romance. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Joan of Arc and her black cat apparently stopped fighting and protected the people because of their love (don't get me started on how much I dislike using a real historical figure like that), but they also had to give up their miraculous for... reasons? So does love empower or does it weaken? Can you be a hero and live happily ever after? Because the show seems to say that you can't.

Like, this is the lead in to Plagg and Tikki taking the miraculouses away:

Plagg: Sugarcube! Having to force them to choose between love and their mission is just awful! Maybe Master Fu was wrong to choose them. Tikki: No, they’re made for each other. Love is what gives them their strength. Plagg: But the impossible part of that love is destroying them, and I know a thing or two about destruction. Tikki: (sighs heavily) What can we do? Plagg: We must free them of that impossible choice. We must… free them of us.

...so does love give them strength or not? And how does it strengthen them? Because, outside of Dark Cupid, we've literally never seen The Power of Love do anything to magically save the day. It's only caused them pain and it's the thing that's driving Gabriel and Nathalie to domestic terrorism so, yeah... None of this is a good look. (See previous Chat Blanc rant about how that episode should have been impossible.)

The Power of Love is supposed to empower you through the relationships you form, not because of an unrequited crush that's secretly returned. It's not reverse hanahaki disease!!! It's taking the emotions that we associate with strong, loving relationships and turning them into something that can save the world because it gives you strength. Cheesy? Sure, but that's the trope. That's what those words mean. Oblivio is another rare example of this. Box Noir may have been treated as a joke, but that was Adrien doing something insane so that the woman he loves wouldn't have to fight alone.

I don't know how to explain this better than to show this scene from the 1992 Sailor Moon R movie where a song called "The Power of Love" blasts in the background while Sailor Moon stops an asteroid from hitting Earth with her magic, which only works because it gets powered up by the love and support of the sailor scouts and Tuxedo Mask. It is one of the cheesiest things that you will ever see, but it nails the assignment. When you say "The Power of Love", this is what I'm expecting. Anything less and why are you using those words?

Also, just from an audience enjoyment perspective, Nino and Alya saving the day so that their best friends can rest is just narratively satisfying in a way rando rookie Zoe flirting with Alya isn't. It's arguably another type of Power of Love because, as the clip above demonstrates, that's not a romance-only trope. It's supposed to apply to friends, too. The sailor scouts get more screen time in that clip than Tuxedo Mask does!

About cat Nino, it wouldn't be possible because the very reason Tikki and Plagg tried to change holders was because they thought the romance and hero job of their current holders doesn't work together. They wouldn't choose ANOTHER couple as the new Ladybug and Cat right immediately, it wouldn't make sense for the episode.

To start with, the whole “quitting so the kids can romance” thing is ridiculous for reasons I’m too tired to explain rn but w/e. They could’ve made it work so that Nino got picked alongside Alya. Made it so the kwamis quit so the kids could have a mental health break instead and therefore Nino was fair game.

Besties theme > plot

[best-fictional-cat]

Finally, what you've all been waiting for (probably):

Round 2+ brackets!!!

(randomised - with very slight adjustments - using a wheel; possibly subject to change in the further rounds but very unlikely)

Group 1

Coco Grimalkin (Purrfect Apawcalypse) vs Miyuki (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Slugcat (Rain World) vs Catbus (My Neighbor Totoro)

Behemoth (Master and Margarita) vs Amp / Anp / Anpu (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)

Kitty Softpaws (Puss in Boots) vs Pixie (Pixie and Brutus)

Chi Yamada (Chi's sweet home) vs Rum Tum Tugger (Cats the musical)

Tabby Slime (Slime Rancher) vs Tangy (Animal Crossing)

Cringer / Battlecat (He-man) vs Cinderpelt (Warrior cats)

Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Scourge (Warrior cats)

Group 2

Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods) vs Natsume Soseki (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Domino (Amphibia) vs Shoe + Wagahai (Ace Attorney)

808 (Hi-Fi Rush) vs Niko (Oneshot)

Squirrelflight (Warrior cats) vs T'Ana (Star Trek: Lower Decks)

Hong + On (Trash of the Count's Family) vs Alpine (Marvel comics)

Jaspers (Homestuck) vs Mao Mao Mao (Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart)

Thomas Kincade Brannigan (Doctor Who) vs Caroline Coughs (Sparklecare hospital)

Mewo (Omori) vs Baron Humbert von Gikkingen (The Cat Returns)

Group 3

Greebo (Discworld) vs Aldwyn (The Familiars)

Simba (The Lion King) vs Leona Kingscholar (Twisted Wonderland)

Jenny Linsky (Jenny Linsky, Esther Averill) vs Findus (Pettson and Findus)

Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland) vs Mad Mew Mew (Undertale)

Felix the cat (Paramount) vs Burgerpants (Undertale)

Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket) vs Ghost (The Owl House)

Rosie (Animal Crossing) vs Talking Cat (Rick and Morty)

Hiili (Fox Fires) vs Mew (Marvel comics)

Group 4

Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes) vs Tom Kitten (The Tale of Tom Kitten)

Meowthra (Lego Ninjago Movie) vs Jonesy (Alien)

Vodka Mutini / Dr.Meowgon Spangler (Homestuck) vs Lucifer (Cinderella)

Charmmy Kitty (Sanrio) vs Puppycat (Bee and Puppycat)

Nermal (Garfield) vs Lion (Steven Universe)

Spot (Star Trek: The Next Generation) vs Diana (Sailor Moon)

Midnight (Castle in the Air, Diana Wynne Jones) vs Scout (Cattails)

Sakamoto (Nichijou) vs Ankha (Animal Crossing)

Group 5

Periwinkle (Blue's clues) vs Fluffal Cat (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Salem Saberhagen (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) vs Frumpkin (Critical Role)

Ember (Cattails) vs Nyanky (Taiko no Tatsujin)

Heinkel (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs Amanojaku (Ghost Stories)

Khoshekh (Welcome to Night Vale) vs Catty (Undertale)

Kuro (Blue Exorcist) vs Catra (She-Ra)

Juan The Small Magical Latino Cat (Monster Prom) vs Tigger Sugden (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Bungle the glass cat (Oz) vs Potato (Cat loaf adventures)

Group 6

Chairman Meow (The Shadowhunter Chronicles) vs Finley / Jelly Donut (Hustle Cat)

Cattail (Plants vs Zombies) vs Nameless evil white cat (James Bond)

Thomas O'Malley + Aristocats (Aristocats) vs Panther Lily (Fairy Tail)

Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach) vs Jellie (Double Life SMP)

Blake Belladonna (RWBY) vs Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)

Invisible cat (The Invisible Man, H.G.Wells) vs Haru (My Roommate is a Cat)

Pusheen (Pusheen) vs Yellowfang (Warrior cats)

Kirjava (His Dark Materials) vs Kuroneko-sama (Trigun)

Group 7

Gary the Snail (Spongebob Squarepants) vs Skitty (Pokémon)

Bob (Animal Crossing) vs The Kitty (The Bad Guys)

Garfield the Deals Warlock (The Adventure Zone) vs Capper (My Little Pony)

Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service) vs Izutsumi (Dungeon Meshi)

The Black Cat (The Black Cat, E.A.Poe) vs Nyako / Meowy (Chainsaw Man)

Tabby Von Meow (Webkinz) vs Tom (Tom and Jerry)

Solembum (Inheritance Cycle) vs Lil' Judd (Splatoon)

Bagheera (The Jungle Book) vs Gatomon (Digimon)

Group 8

Plagg (Miraculous) vs Luxor (Tutenstein)

Meowth (Pokémon) vs Remlit (Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword)

Leafpool (Warrior cats) vs The Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat)

Maurice (Discworld) vs Jemima (Cats the musical)

Xiaohei (The Legend of Hei) vs Artemis (Sailor Moon)

Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots) vs Ichigo Momomiya (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Shrödinger's cat (you know the one) vs The Cat (Coraline)

Pasty (Neko Atsume) vs Pangur Bán (Irish poem)

This round will start in a few days, I need a bit more time to make the pictures and arrange the polls ^~^

I think I'll be posting them similarly to round 1 except now each group will be out every 12 hours! I will update you on the exact time this round starts when it's done :)

[pestedeschat-blog]

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             People watching in the park had to be one of the cat’s most enjoyed activities. The privacy, the ability to simply sit and stare to determine if approaching someone was worth his time or not, the fact that nobody would be close enough to catch a whiff of the delightful scent of his cheese of choice ( and, of course, sneer at him for reeking ) -- everything about the park, Plagg adored.

             Settled into his bench of choice, today he was treated to some sort of photo shoot. The model clearly demonstrated talent, even impressing the kwami’s untrained eyes. What really impressed, however, was the fact that he was able to maintain a strict professional attitude in spite of some hulking man skulking behind him, arms crossed intimidatingly. 

             After what must’ve been an hour, the Italian photographer called a break for lunch. The giant -- now presumed to be some sort of nanny -- offered a sack to the teenager and sent him off. Plagg could sense an opportunity when he saw one, slipping off the bench and stalking after the kid.

             Plopping himself assuredly beside the stranger, he leaned in and whispered, “Does that guy ever stop staring over your shoulder?” nodding his head toward the nanny ( who now seemed to be glowering at the back of Plagg’s head ).

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[justanotherpersonsuniverse]

That made me think of Panthera and Tigresse trading places.

NSS!Ladybug is losing it because there's another cat miraculous holder on the loose but Bunnyx doesn't know where she came from and Panthera is hearing Viperion and Scout's plan to rob a bank like "of course we'd become a gang, we always thought it'd be cool to become a gang"

Meanwhile PN! Ladybug is like "Master Fu let you use the tiger today? That's awesome! Where's Plagg though?" And Tigresse is trying not to fangirl too hard because one version of Ladybug is genuinely happy to see her instead of hunting her down, even if she's not the same Juleka.

YEAAAh

she's all giddy

[arty-shadow-morningstar]

A Failed Betrothal (4)

Am I doing this right? I mostly do write this when I am between the state of sleep and awareness. Hope you enjoy this.

[Masterlist]

(Part 1) (Part 3)

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PART 4

Marinette came to a dungeon cell with two other prisoners. One of them was awake and he looked vaguely familiar. The other had an ugly red helmet that didn’t help with the headache she had.

“Do you know where we are?” She asked the handsome stranger with beautiful green eyes, her throat a little dry.

Wait. Handsome?

No bad Marinette. Don’t fall for fellow prisoners, no matter how cute he looks. Oh Kwamis, she was already screwed.

He still hadn’t replied. Maybe he didn’t understand French. She tried to ask again in another language before her enhanced hearing picked up the sound of footsteps. She faked unconsciousness. Later, she heard the iron door open. She looked through the tiniest slits of her eyes she could muster while the two held a staring/glaring match. Oh shit, that’s the fame Talia Al Ghul, daughter of Ra’s, head of the League of Shadows, and the boy she was glaring at had some resemblance to her, so he must be her son, Dennis? Daniel? Damon?

"Damian, I hope you know what you should do."

Ohh..Damian. Where had she heard that name before?

"To be forcefully married to that little girl. She is no one special. Why am I getting married to her?"

Ouch, that hurts. Well, Damian, just because I forgot your name does not mean you can call me a little girl. I can also kill you very easily and painfully.

“Well, Jason, you are awake. You can be the best man for the wedding.”

“No. I don’t know what game you are playing but you better release us. B is gonna find us and you will pay. Let the girl go. She is innocent in all of this.” Red Helmet, Jason, is officially not going on her hit list for his atrocious fashion choices. But that red monstrosity still needs to go.

"Ladybug may not seem like it but she possesses great power that my father converted for centuries. Speaking of, she should be awake by now."

Marinette felt her hair being yanked. A little pain was expected but the really sharp claws digging into her scalp was not. Making her cry and tear up.

”I am so sorry, kit.” Plagg whispered in the kwami language, loosening his claws.

"Tch, See, she is more pathetic than I thought. She is not powerful." Damian growled out.

Geez, thanks for the compliment, it’s not like you ever had a tiny cat dig its claws into your scalp out of surprise. (Damian once had a kitten thrown at his head and if he knew about Plagg, he would have been sympathetic.) Marinette started begging for mercy, hoping they would buy the helpless girl out of the suit that is ill-suited for the job she had been chosen for and had no idea on how to escape.

“Like I thought, weak. She is not deserving of the title of my wife.”

Oh kwamis, what did she ever do to have such a picky groom? The more he insults her, the less she wants to be married to him.

"Appearance can be deceiving. Despite her demeanor, she is the current wielder of the Ladybug Miraculous and the Current Guardian. The old Guardian, the old fool had promised her in exchange for his protection."

Great, another reason to stop her mother from killing a senile old man.

"That doesn't mean I want to marry her. She is not worthy of an Al Ghul or a Wayne. Look at her, crying at the slightest feeling of pain."

So that’s where she heard it from. The boy was the son of the daughter of a guy who leads a secret order of assassins and a man that owns a multi-million business. How even did a billionaire meet an assassin, ends up in bed with her and lives? Something to think about for later. She quieted down her sobs, (beat that acting, Rossi) kept her voice low to hatch out a plan with Plagg in the kwami language while the mother-son duo bickered.

“Hey, Plagg before you go, you think I can do that thing, the one which your one of your past holders from Japan can do.”

“You have a lot of potential for destruction but you have not used the ring for a long time yet so I am not sure.”

“I will give it a go anyways. Nothing to lose after all. See you later, Plagg.” Marinette smiled, one that drove fear into the hearts of even the bravest of people. Plagg returned it, already loving the new Guardian before zipping out of the cell to do some scouting. Using the enhanced strength the French superheroine got from prolonged use of the Miraculous, she yanked the chains of the walls and wrapped them around Talia’s neck, cutting off her air supply.

The League of Assassins thought that they could kidnap her and get away with it. But they were no match for the daughter of Sabine Cheng, the deadly Blue Reaper. A high ranking member from the group of assassins and mercenaries called the Guild of Night, who had semi-retired. Kidnapping her was a bad move to make as it meant they had declared war on the Guild, despite the reason behind her abduction having a completely different intention.

She whispered as such to the older woman in her tight grip, making sure the League would know how much they had fucked up. After dropping the limp body, she took a deep breath and tried channeling some of her energy for what she was about to do.

Well, here goes nothing.

She breathed out on the shackles, turning it to rust.

Success!

She introduced herself as Lady and concentrated the energy from before into her hand, forming inky black orbs of destruction in order to free her fellow captives. She felt a little drained from doing magic out of the suit and tried not to show it. Plagg returned, informing her of where the Ra’s and the Pits were. She grinned at the thought of showing old Ra’s who the boss is and made sure he regretted ever messing with her. She explained about Plagg as vaguely as she can, no need to let anyone know about the miraculous than necessary. Sure her plan sounds insane but the boys don’t know who they were with.

She would worry about that curse after she got out of Nanda Parbat. Although she could probably find something in the grimoire to reverse it, she was still an amateur at magic so it was best to have a professional to take care of it. Marinette didn’t want to be with such an asshole, no matter how striking he looks in those regal robes.

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Picking off the League assassins, one by one was easy especially in her transformed state. She hadn’t appraised her suit properly but from what she had seen, it wasn’t like Chat Noir’s leather get-up. She was armoured in vital areas and her colour scheme was mainly black with green accents. There were vials that were probably poisons and pouches which she decided to look at later. She still had a long braid as a tail from her brief stint as Lady Noire and she wondered why her suit was different. While hiding in a niche she found, she called the bakery via the comm in one of her various pouches.

“Hello?”

“Papa, it’s me, Marinette. Do you know where Maman is?”

“She went out of Paris, talking about how this League must pay. I think she is meeting up with several of her old friends. Are you alright, my little blossom? I know you can take care of yourself but I worry.” The relief in Tom’s voice was palpable. However, she was right and the Guild was going to war against the League. Marinette was adored by nearly everyone in the Guild due to her strangely bubbly and cheery personality in the harsh and brutal lifestyle.

“I am fine, Papa. Did Maman use the Horse to leave? And how are my friends?” She knew they might be in a panic after her disappearance.

“I think she did. I didn’t see Kalki when I went to feed the kwamis. Your friends panicked when they found out you were kidnapped. But they are fine now, mostly worried about you. Took care of some akumas and senti monsters by themselves. I think your fencer friend, Kagami, knows more about the League than she lets on.” Of course, she does. Her mother was a member of the Guild before being blinded due to a mission. Kagami and her actually first met during a reunion party of sorts.

“Thank you, Papa. Love you.”

“Love you too.”

She hung up and dialed the personal phone number her mother uses that only Marinette and her father knows about. She waited for the call to connect, trying to think of ways to stop her mother from storming into the League’s base of operation.

“Maman, it’s me. I know you want to attack the League right this minute. But I have a better plan. Can you get Tikki’s earrings from Alix? We can use them and the ring to destroy the Lazarus Pits. Make them really angry.” She peeked out of the niche she was hiding in. She had been there for a while and needed to move to gain some grounds.

“Where are you? And are you okay?” Panic and worry filled her usually composed mother’s voice.

“I am somewhere in Nanda Parbat and I am fine. I was nearly married off to Talia’s son but I am not now. I think.” Marinette replied. Better to rip that band-aid off before she showed up with her would-have-been-husband. She jumped out of the niche and looked

“Kalki, Full Gallop. Okay, we will talk about the ‘nearly married’ part later. What was this plan to destroy the Lazarus Pits?” Sabine thought she was already used to Marinette’s brand of craziness that was her normal but apparently, not.

“I am currently on my way there. Plagg said we need Tikki to get rid of them. Since the League pissed me off and by extension you and the rest of the Guild, I thought our first move against them is to destroy the Pits and a trail of bodies. By the way, can you get some cheese for Plagg?” Marinette ran through the halls, knocking out some poor sod with a whack on the head.

Silence. She thought Sabine had hung up when-

“Voyage. Alix, where are you? We need Tikki for one of Marinette’s insane plans. And Marinette, stay safe, sweety, I’ll be there in 15 minutes.”

“Bye, Maman. See you there.”

Marinette turned another corner, the last one before the path that leads to the entrance where the Lazarus Pits were. She only managed to find it with Plagg’s voice in her head, whispering directions and Tikki’s luck. Unfortunately, the luck ran out because the entrance had a lot of guards who had spotted her.

Crap.

She hoped her mother would get here soon. Thankfully, being transformed gave her a boost and would help her to hold her ground for a while.

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Damian and Red Hood followed the trail of unconscious bodies and sounds of fights, trying to find Lady. Damian was impressed at the level of her skills to defeat many of the League’s assassins although he could probably do better. They relied on his memory to find the Lazarus Pits which was their best bet to finding her as she claimed to be able to destroy them. If Lady possessed such powers, they must find out whether she is a threat to the world or not. And also break the infernal curse they have.

Red Hood was silent mostly. He made a few jabs about how kick ass his ‘bride’ was and how the current Robin should not let her get away. Damian tried really hard not to just maim his adopted brother and also ignore that little fluttering in his chest that happened every time they saw an unconscious assassin left behind by Lady. The sounds of fighting got louder as they got nearer to the entrance. They turned the final corner to see Lady fighting against the guards who outnumbered her. But she seemed to be doing fine against them. Mostly.

One had slipped through her defenses and nearly stabbed her in the back if it weren’t for Damian grabbing one of Red Hood’s guns and shooting a rubber bullet to the neck. He jumped into the fight, grabbing the fallen assassin’s sword and taking out the knife he got from his mother. Jason joined in too, not going to let the two teens have all the fun.

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“Thanks for the save, Al Ghul but I don’t know why you bothered when me being dead would solve your curse problem.” Lady said as the guards laid around them and they tried to catch their breath.

“It’s Wayne. I go by Wayne these days. Being an Al Ghul is not something I learned to be proud of. And as much as I don’t want this curse, your death is not worth that price.” he replied, “Although, I have to wonder why you would choose to die rather than live.”

She chuckled, “Okay, Wayne, to answer your question. Petty teenage drama makes death much more preferable. On top of that, I have responsibilities that I was practically forced into for doing one little act of kindness.” Her tone was joking but there was a touch of bitterness in it. It made Damian want to find out what caused it. Red Hood looked at her in concern. Lady went down the stairs, ignoring their reactions to her words. They followed her, not wanting to lose sight of her again.

The Lazarus Pits emitted a green glow that lit up the cave and cast strange shadows on the walls. At the edge of the glowing toxic green waters was a woman in dark blue clothing and strangely enough wearing sunglasses. Strapped to her sides were two Dao, ancient Chinese swords. She wore a vindictive expression on her face as she stood staring at the green lake, likely to kill anyone who gets in her way. Damian didn’t recognize the woman as part of the League but taking no chances, he got into a fighting stance and Hood did the same. Lady calmly approached the woman. He reached out to grab her to stop her suicidal nature when she shocked him by speaking to the blue-clad assassin in French,

“Hey, Maman, sorry I am late. I had a little trouble with the guards upstairs. You have Tikki?”

Lady’s mother rushed to hug her, “灵儿 (líng er), I am just glad you are alright. I knew you could handle yourself.”

How the hell did Lady’s mother get to the Lazarus Pits faster than them and snuck past several vigilant guards? Before Damian could question further, a red blur appeared and went to Lady’s face, hugging her cheek. It appeared to be the same size as Plagg but was red, looked like a bug and had a black dot on its forehead.

“Oh, Marinette, you are alright. I was so worried when your mother showed up, saying you were kidnapped and needed my earrings to escape.” Unlike Plagg’s nasally voice, her voice was sweet and shrill.

So, my bride’s name is Marinette. Such a unique name for an intriguing girl.

Wait what?

Wayne, stop thinking such ridiculous notions. That is probably the curse working. Resist against it. He will not be ensnared in the traps of such magic. He hoped that the curse will be reversed before he turns and act like those fools in Grayson’s idiotic shows or Todd’s ‘secret’ romance novels.

“I am fine now. See,” reassured Lady, “We actually need you and Plagg to reverse the Lazarus Pits to what it was before someone made the wish that resulted in them in the first place. Oh, I almost forgot. Plagg, claws in.”

Green light flashed, leaving Lady in her wedding robes (which actually flatter her body. Shit. Think of something else. Drake with a smug superior smile that needs to be wiped off his face. Grayson and his plans for ‘family bonding’) and Plagg to reappear.

“Cheese.” whined the cat-like kwami(?) to which the older woman held out a brown bag that smelled and made Plagg perk up in delight. He proceeded to open the bag, taking out a slice of stinky cheese, muttering about the greatness of camembert.

Todd cleared his throat and asked in English, “Umm...Pixie as much as your reunion is touching. Who’s the new lady?”

“Oh Right, sorry. Well, Red Hood, this is my mother, the Blue Reaper of the Guild of Night. Maman, this is Red Hood and the one next to him is my husband-to-be and Talia’s Spawn, Damian Wayne.”

Lady introduced them, also in English. Damian stilled in fear, recognizing the name. The Blue Reaper nearly became his mother-in-law. She was famous for her efficiency and ruthlessness. And gained her nickname from the blue clothing she often wore as she killed her targets. His eyes also widened at how his grandfather had gone a little too far now by kidnapping the Reaper’s daughter. There were other organizations that could possibly take down the League if it weren’t for the somewhat truce between Ra’s and the other leaders. The Guild was one of them and having the Lazarus Pits to revive their soldiers made the League a little more powerful. But if what the mother-daughter duo were planning succeeded, then the League was going to have one of its most deadly wars in its history and would probably never recover from.

“Tikki, Plagg, you guys ready?” asked Lady.

“Yes, Guardian.” They both replied and emitted a blinding red and green light which Damian shielded his eyes from. When it died down, the Lazarus Pits no longer glowed a toxic green and looked… like normal hot spring water.

“Oh. I wished I could see Ra’s face when he finds out.” Lady laughed. Plagg and Todd joined in.

“Pixie, I am beginning to like you.”

“Voyage. That being said, it’s time to go home, Marinette. Your father must be worried sick about us by now. I hope you boys can find your own way back.” A portal opened up, showing a cozy living room. Damian grabbed Lady’s wrist as she moved towards it.

“Wait, let us come with you. We need to contact someone to get rid of the curse on both of us. And we can also call our father to send us tickets for a ride home wherever you live.”

“Curse? Marinette, you never mentioned a curse in your call.” Blue Reaper said, raising her eyebrow.

“I will explain later. They can come with us and I am pretty sure Ra’s knows that we have escaped by now.” Lady grabbed the two brothers and dragged them through the portal.

She then threw herself onto the couch after releasing her hold on them and the two pocket gods went to comfort her after her ordeal. The Blue Reaper stood where the other portal was and fed a floating tiny gray horse, that must be the same species as Tikki or Plagg, some sugarcubes.

“You boys must be tired but the showers are upstairs and we might have some clothes your size. Dinner will be ready in an hour. You can stay the night if you want. Welcome to Paris.”

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(Part 5)

[xrmywaifxx]

rockstar!Adrien x fem!reader

(title taken from a lyric of Sugar We’re Goin Down by Fall Out Boy)

collab with @waytoobsessed

series masterlist

warnings: not proofread

*dances in its probably really short but i dont know what to do* - ☁️

anyone asks… we give him doggo, do not question. (We’ll say its sometime during the series ok? Because doggo suit him)

[Chapter Three]

h/c = hair color

e/c = eye color

~Adrien’s POV~

There was a thump, waking Adrien up as suddenly there was something wet slapping his face, he opened his eyes to see his Golden retriever standing on top of him, licking his face. “good morning Scout.”

Adrien yawned, standing up and greeting Scout with a headpat, earning a huff from the kwami floating beside him. “Jealous?”

“Wha?- No!” He laughed, patting Plagg.

tiredly, he got ready for the day. seriously contemplating going back to sleep. “Come on plagg” He said with a yawn, opening his jacket and watching the kwami rush in. he walked down to the dining room, the sound of his footsteps and Goldies pawsteps being currently the only noise in his house. He opened the door before walking in and sitting down, Scout sitting down at his food bowl and starting to eat (like the good boi he is <3)

“Good morning Adrien.” Natalie deadpanned, watching him.

“Good morning Natalie” He said, poking the food with his fork as Natalie told him his schedule. “Adrien? Are you listening?” She asked, snapping him out of his thoughts.

“Apologies Natalie…”

“…well… You have school for most of the day, per the usual, guitar practice at 5:30 and a show at 7:00…”

“Thank you Natalie.”

He started eating, staring at the food with a blank look, already knowing that his father would not join him.

Scout barked at Adrien, snapping him out of his lonely thoughts…. At least he isnt totally alone. He pat Scout, earning a small hmph from Plagg who was hidden in his jacket.

He stood up and walked out, His bodyguard ushering him to the car.

“See you later Scout!” He said, earning a goodbye bark from the Golden retriever.

Adrien started humming a melody in his head while he waited for the drive to finish. It was pretty good, he’d have to write it down later. The car slowed down and he hopped out, relieved that he wouldnt be in any more silence as chatter from the school hit his ears.

“Thank you” He said to his bodyguard before watching as he drove away.

He rushed into school. “Hey Nino!” He said, running over to him.

Nino laughed “Hey dude!” He said in turn. Marinette was speaking to Alya, “I heard theres going to be a new girl!” Alya said, Adrien quickly criticizing himself for ease dropping but he was curious to hear what they were talking about. Clearly Nino was listening too because once ‘new girl’ was said, he turned his head to look.

“I just hope shes nothing like Lila!” Marinette said.

He walked over with Nino following. “Who are you talking about?” He said, tilting his head.

“Some new girl. I heard she’ll be joining our class which is awesome!” Alya said, Marinette staring at him, lost in her own world.

“When do you think she’ll be here?” He asked, excitement building up about someone new.

“No ide—“ Just then the bell rang, indicating class was starting. The four of them walking to class.

They sat down, listening to Miss bustier talk.

“So students! We have a new student. Come in Y/n”

A girl walked in with E/C eyes, looking slightly anxious. She blinked at them. Seeming almost intimated by all the staring. “Go on, introduce yourself Y/n.”

“Uh… Hi everyone… My name is Y/n… I moved from New york to here and i am currently living with my aunt while my parents work on moving.” You said, your voice getting faint by the end.

“Go ahead and sit in the back of the class Miss Y/n” Miss Bustier said, gesturing over to the back of the class. You nodded before walking over and sitting down. Your h/c hair swaying with each step.

He tore his attention away and focused on the class, although he could tell not everyone was paying attention.

During lunch, Adrien waited in line as kids dished food up for themselves, him dishing himself up once mostly everyone was done moving.

You sat alone, staring at your food with such intensity that he was sure it might explode… although you had a slightly blank look in your eyes.

He sat down next to you, snapping you out of whatever trance you were in as your head instantly snapped up. He quietly wondered if you got whiplash from that.

“Oh… hi” You said sheepishly.

“Hi there Y/n”

You looked like you were about to question him when realization washed over you, realizing that you said your name earlier. He chuckled at your ‘oh im dumb’ face.

“My names Adrien!”

“…Nice? Wait no wrong answer… Nice to meet you..?” You said, or more correctly asked with a shrug.

“I think thats the right answer but who really knows” He said, grabbing his fork and starting to eat. You started eating also.

The silence was… really… awkward…

“So you used to live in new york? How was that?” He asked, trying to break the silence with small chat

“Yep… Fine.” You answered blankly.

Well you’d be hard to break out of your shell wouldn’t you? He’d try at least.

“What do you like to do for fun?”

“Listen to music, draw and stuff…” You mumbled, your eyes darting to him then back to the food on your plate, as if to ask it to help… which he found silently funny.

“…Im kind of nosy and have to know… Are you Adrien Agreste?” You asked, looking at him and tilting your head.

“ahah… so you’re a fan?”

“Ish? I mean..I’ve only listened to your music a few times so…” Your voice slowly fading away as you looked away, nervously rubbing your neck before resuming eating.

“Hey Y/n! Im Alya and this is Marinette!” Alya said, her and Marinette appearing out of nowhere and startling both of you.

“a liTTLE MORE WARNING PLEASE” You said, pushing your tray away to put your head on your hands.

“Sorry!” Marinette and Alya both responded while Adrien giggled, watching to see it their interaction would be more awkward then the current one going on.

After a bit of awkward chatting you sent him a silent ‘please save me’ look and right as you did the bell rang, a relieved look crossing your face as you stood up and headed to your next class, with him following suit.

Followed by the rest of his classmates.

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Jasonette July Day 18: Design

Written by: The Maribat Pit  @jasonette-july-event Prompt: Design Rated: G  Jason was sitting calmly at the dining table at his apartment, with Tikki and Plagg on either side. All of them were having breakfast, Jason had toast while Tikki and Plagg had a cookie and cheese respectively. As the group were having breakfast on a fine day, Marinette meanwhile was in absolute tatters.

She ran back and forth across their apartment, picking up sketches, grabbing fabric, stuffing completed articles of clothing into a suitcase. In other words, a complete and utter mess. 

“You do know the Gotham Fashion Expo starts this afternoon right? You have a few more hours.” Jason said calmly as he munched on his toast. 

Marinette ran towards him, holding on to her sketchbook with a few pages threatening to fall out. “This is THE Gotham Fashion Expo, some of the world’s greatest fashion designers will be there. I need everything to be perfect.” She then zoomed off to continue her scatterbrained preparations.

“Sheesh, you’d put Flash to shame.” Jason commented. “So are any big name designers attending?” he asked Marinette.

Marinette returned, this time carrying a bolt of cloth. “Mari McCabe is going to be there,” she told him “The Mari McCabe!’ She huffed and ran away again. 

Jason stopped mid bite, he recognised that name. Who knew Vixen would be coming to Gotham to attend a fashion expo?  A sly smile crept onto his face as he took out his phone. Even if he had a rocky relationship with Vixen, he was willing to pull some strings to surprise his little Pixie. 

Marinette was just about finished with her preparations before looking at her watch, she went pale. “Mon dieu, I have to be at the Gotham Convention Hall in an hour.” She sped past Jason and the Kwami carrying a few bags with her to hail a taxi. Jason smirked, as he looked back at his phone. 

At the Gotham Convention Hall, Marinette had set up her own stall, with a hand embroidered sign saying “MDC” on it. She had displayed several articles of clothing and accessories on one side. On the other she had displayed her designs, pages of her sketchbook stuck on a corkboard.    

She was able to get the attention of a few exhibition goers, a couple of them actually asked for her card! Unexpectedly she saw Tim there, he actually placed an order for a new suit. That was a win,  though he wondered aloud why someone who designed for Jagged Stone was given such a small booth. Tim walked off mumbling at how she was too humble for her own good. Marinette appreciated the thought, maybe next year she’ll have a bigger booth.  Other than that, it was a pretty slow day.

She slowly slumped on her stall, grew bored and started playing on her phone. She tried messaging Jason, however he was unresponsive. “Maybe he’s busy,” she thought to herself. 

A voice brought her out of her boredom. “So you’re the famous MDC?” 

Marinette looked up to the source of the voice to see Mari McCabe standing right in front of her, in a magnificent red dress. Marinette stuttered “H-h-hi I’m Marinette.” To her surprise she did not notice that behind Mari was none other than Bruce Wayne and Jason, both in their finest suits. Bruce gave Marinette a gentle smile while Jason had a devilish grin. 

“These dresses look amazing Marinette.” she said as she looked through the various designs she had on display.  Her past designs for Clara Nightingale caught her eye, largely because of the various bright and bold colours she used.  “Here’s my card, it would be great if you could be one of my designers.” Spoke Mari, giving her card to a stunned Marinette.

Mari turned around, her face instantly soured as she looked back at Jason. “I’ve got my eye on you, if you hurt her I will tear you to shreds myself.”, she hissed.

Jason gave her a scout salute and a smile, “Wouldn’t dream of it.” 

Bruce now stepped in between the two, “Now Ms. McCabe, why don't we continue browsing the rest of the show?” Bruce offered his arm, to which Mari took and the two walked away. 

Jason stayed behind and leaned over to Marinette’s stall. Marinette still remained frozen in shock, staring at the business card she had just received with her hands shaking. He tried waving his hands in front of her, but there was no response.