"Marinette you're going to be late again," Tikki says as she tried to shake her away.

Marinette groaned, "Tikki I had the strangest dream," then she looked over to her clock, "oh no, not again" she said as she jumped out of her bed and rush to the restroom.

"I tried to wake you sooner but you were sleeping so calmly," Tikki said.

Then she heard her parents calling her for school. "I will be down in a minute," She yelled as she rushed toward her closet, "Oh, I'm going to be late."

She was about to pick her signature color scheme of clothes in her closet but something inside her pulled her to a different part of her closet. She pulled out instead of her pink pants and a white shirt with pink florals. She pulled out white pants with a black and red floral shirt. She was hesitant about her outfit choice but didn't have time to think as Tikki was hurry her up.

She quickly brushed out her hair, as she realized that she was running out of time she let her down hair before running out of her room, then rush to meet Alya.

"Hurry up girl." Alya yelled as she waited for Marinette down the street.

"Sorry, I'm late!" Marinette said completely out of breath as she caught up to her.

"Don't worry its all good."Alya smiled as she let Marinette take her break.

"I have to stop over sleeping." Marinette mumbles as she finally relaxing her breath.

"New look?" Alya asked as she noticed the off brand clothing on Marinette, "Trying to impress Adrien?"

"What?" Marinette answered as she thought back about the dream. She then noticed that Alya was staring, "Uh, does it look bad?"

"No, you look amazing!" Alya link onto her arm as they made way to school, "I love the hair, I've never seen it down." Alya complimented.

"Well, as soon as we're in homeroom it's going back into pigtails," Marinette stated.

They continue to talk on the way to school. Alya had gone on a rant for the Ladybug and Marinette couldn't help to think about that dream. She finally back to reality when Alya pointed out the boys at the front of the school, "Hey guys what's up?"

"Nino's escape plan." Adrien joked.

"Wow, Marinette I haven't seen your hair down since we were kids. It looks great." Nino complimented.

"Thanks." Marinette smiled confidently as she glances at Adrien then focused on Nino.

"What do you think Adrien?" Alya asked.

"It's the first time I've seen your hair down, it's looks great." Adrien complimented.

"Thanks, Adrien. So what escape plan is Nino talking about?" Marinette asked not once stuttering to change the conversation.

"We can bribe... Gorilla with a banana," Nino explained as he waved his arm out across the sky.

"He's a bodyguard, not a monkey." Alya slammed her head with her palm.

"That what they want you think." Nino tapped his head.

"Who's they?" Adrien asked, "He's a human."

"Thats what you say."

The group continues to talk as they headed to the classroom. Alya looked at Marinette suspiciously with a sly brow as she walked beside her. Marinette stopped along side Alya to let the guys go ahead.

"What?" Marinette commented as they continue there way to their seat.

"Who are you and what have you done to my best friend?" Alya threatens with her arms crossed across her chest.

"Alya what are you talking about?" Marinette laughed at Alya's serious face as she set her things down.

"You didn't stutter." Alya gave a twisted face as eyeball Marinette up and down to inspect her.

"Noooo." Marinette says slowly giving her a confused expression, "I think I speak perfect English."

"With Adrien?" Alya added more specification.

"What?" Marinette says in surprise then looked at Adrien and realize she had a perfect conversation with him, "wow I guess not."

"So who is it?" Alya asked as Marinette finally admitted it.

"Now what are you talking about?" Marinette asked her with a confused expression as she began to tie her hair up into her signature pigtails.

"Come on! New outfit, new confidence. Who is he!" Alya accused her.

"No Alya," Marinette started to sweat with panicking hands, "really no! Its nothing like that."

"So its Luka!" Alya answered for her..

"Oh, Alya." Marinette then put her head down on the desk in shame, "he's just a friend."

"So you are doing this for you-know-who." Alya smirked evilly.

"Alya!" Marinette squirmed and notice there is commotion happening on the other side of the classroom, "What going on over there?"

"I don't know I think its Mylene and Ivan."

"What?" Marinette says as she sat up to see.

"It looks like they're fighting." Alya commented.

"Oh no. We have to help," Marinette said as their yelling out worse.

"Let's go see what we can do," Alya comments as she got up to head into Mylene and Ivan direction.

"Oh no an Akuma!" Marinette says as she saw it enter the window.

"Watch out guys!" Alya yelled to give the warning about the akuma.

But it was too late as it land on Ivan and everyone started to run out into panic. Ivan had become Stone heart rampaging the school. Marinette had gone to transformed and bring help to fight along side her.

"Miraculous team go!" shouted Ladybug as she, Rene Rouge, Carapace, Queen Bee, and Chat Noir attacked Stoneheart as he had picked up a street lamp and threw it at them, outside of the school.

Queen Bee fired her stingers at Stoneheart who was sent back several huge steps. Rene Rouge took to the air to dodge some flying wreckage sent by Stoneheart as they fought him.

Chat Noir leaped into the air and swinging his equipped bow staff down on Stoneheart striking the creature several times before moving out of the way as he grew.

Carapace hits Stoneheart next with his shield that causes his opponent flying into a store wall only to have Stoneheart get up and throw some concrete from that wall at Carapace who got out of the way. "Where is the akuma?" he asked as Ladybug threw her yo-yo down for him swing away.

"In his fist," answered Ladybug as she picked up a nearby unused car with her yoyo and threw it at Stoneheart knocked it away.

"We just need him to open his hand first." Rene Rouge added on as she went down.

"Any ideas bugaboo?" Chat Noir asked as he tried to hit Stoneheart's hand.

Ladybug looked around for ideas and notice Rene Rouge, "Make an illusion of Mylene." She cried out.

Rene Rouge looked at her puzzled and recognize her plan. She then created an illusion of Mylene so Stoneheart can go after her. However, Stoneheart used his other hand to try and get her.

Stoneheart was about to be subdued by the team when Ladybug saw something sparking in the back of the concrete monster head as the illusion disappeared. "MOVE!" yelled Ladybug as Stoneheart's eyes glowed blood red as he started moving with a speed they never had before.

Queen Bee, Chat Noir, Rene Rouge, and Carapace got away in time, but Ladybug who was the closest to Chat Noir wasn't. She was about to be crushed by Stoneheart's newly found strength and speed when Chat Noir swooped in and got her out of the way before it could be delivered. "Thanks," said Ladybug.

"Anytime m'lady," said Chat Noir as he helped her off the ground and it was then Ladybug could have sworn that Chat Noir winked at her so fast she thought it was her emotions playing tricks on her mind but knew that how Chat Noir usually playoff these situations. Then her thought went to last night and wondered if her dream actually happened.

Before she could think about it any further though Stoneheart came at them faster than either had expected him to. "Ladybug!!" yelled Chat Noir as she pushed him out of the way as Stoneheart fist was about to come crashing down on them

In doing this Ladybug couldn't get off the ground all the way and found herself back on the ground staring upward to meet her fate that was Stoneheart fist coming down on her.

'Is this the end?' thought Ladybug wishing deep inside herself for help as the four other Miraculous team members could only watch in horror as their leader was about to be struck down by Stoneheart.

'Only if you believe it to be is so,' said a voice within Ladybug's mind as everything in front of the hero seemed to slow down in front of her at that moment.

'Who...who are you? What's going on?' said Ladybug within her mind as she was too terrified to move.

'I am you yet I am not. If you let me free and the power wields for a moment that is within your subconscious, you will live to see another day,' said the muffled voice in Ladybug's mind.

'What power?' thought Ladybug confused for a moment as Stoneheart mighty fist came closer to her human body.

'It's now or never,' said the muffled voice inside Ladybug's mind as time slowly started to speed up for the young hero.

'I have to save the future,' said Ladybug out loud, but in a whisper so low that no one knew that she even spoke as the concrete fist of her enemy landed right on her moments after speaking those words.

"Ladybug!" the other four members and the city yelled in unison as they all fear the horror that their leader had met her end at the hands of Stoneheart.

Much to their surprise when they saw Stoneheart slowly raised his fist only to find no one under it. Moments later Ladybug appeared where the fist was as she somehow magically appeared from the ground unharmed by Stoneheart assault, "Can't get rid of me so easily Hawkmoth."

It was then Ladybug suddenly felt something inside her awaken that she thought never existed in her before...power.

"Ladybug...," said Chat Noir, but stopped when she saw that Ladybug was merely focused right now on an angry and confused Stoneheart who had expected to severely wound if not kill Ladybug.

"Try that again Stoneheart I dare you," said Ladybug in a very serious and dark manner.

Stoneheart did try it again only to have his fist stopped by an outstretched red gloved hand that caught as it was about to hit its intended target.

"Dude! Since when did Ladybug can do that?" said Carapace whose jaw dropped to the floor completely stunned by this as were the others.

"Uh, never." Chat Noir replied as he watched speechless.

Stoneheat tried to get his fist free but was no match for Ladybug's newfound strength. At this moment dark energy could be seen around the young hero and fangs appeared where there were once canines in the Ladybug's teeth. However, those could only be seen only by Stoneheart and Hawkmoth who were too terrified at this moment to fight back.

"My turn," said Ladybug as she pulled Stoneheart's captured arm and socked the concrete monster right in the face.

The power behind the attack sent Stoneheart through a wall and several others till the beast stopped after finally hitting an old station wagon and another store wall. Needless to say, Stoneheart had enough and let his akumatized item fall out of his hand. Queen bee caught the item and broke it to free the Akuma, "No more evil-doing for you little Akuma," Ladybug yelled as she threw her yoyo to catch the butterfly to let it free.

She smiled as then threw her lucky charm to fix everything. She went to help Ivan up and sent him on his way to reconcile with Mylene.

For a moment there was an awkward silence with the now rejoined group as four of its five members now stared at the one. Each member's emotions had within it wonder, curiousness, concern, and fear with each one pertaining to each titan in a different order. "So...when did you learn how to do that?" Rene Rouge asked, who didn't know what else to say.

"Uh, it just happened," Ladybug says un fazed as she attached her yo yo.

"Can we do that!" Carapace began to ask.

"Are you ok?" Queen Bee asked as it didn't sat right with her.

"Yeah I'm fine." Ladybug smiled reassuring.

Chat Noir just remained silent knowing that he wouldn't pry into an open conversation with the other.

'Tick tock Ladybug'

"Uh, you sure about that Ladybug?" Queen Bee asked her as her expression change from hearing that voice.

"Yeah, cause that was wicked scary Ladybug." Carapace commented.

Then her earring started beeping, "Of course. Well, I gotta bug out." She said before swing away. The four team members stopped to stare at Chat Noir who watched her with no words to say.

"What?" Chat Noir replies as he notices their glares, as he stared off to where Ladybug disappeared too.

"Can you do that?" Rene Rouge asked as she looked up in the same direction as he did.

Chat Noir gave an odd expression, "uh no."

"Then talk to her!" Queen Bee stated.

"Uhhh," chat Noir then pulled out his staff, "on it."

Ladybug had transformed form back into Marinette was she was walking on the streets. Her hair was down and no longer in pigtails. Marinette had put Tikki in her purse and walked back to the school.

"Marinette what happened?" Tikki asked in a exhausted tone.

"Ivan and Mylene had a little miscommunication." Marinette answered trying to ignore the real question and gave her a treat, "relax you must be tired." Marinette suggested.

"Ok call me if you need anything." Tikki smiled before hiding back into her purse.

Marinette face immediately changed moods once Tikki hid in her purse. Marinette was lost in thought as things didn't add up the way it should of.

'Aww, little Marinette scared of a new friend."

'And you never told me who you were in the first place,' thought Marinette as she walked down the streets.

'You know I'm not the bad guy. I'm you."

'So you say. Where did you come from?'

'I fluttered my way to your heart.' It explained.

Marinette stopped what she was doing and her eyes opened wide with horror at the realization of what this power was. 'YOU!' yelled Marinette within her head.

Before the voice talks, she saw Chat Noir jumping across the rooftop yelling out her hero name, "Of course he would want answers."She growled under her breath.

'So when are you going to take his miraculous?'

'Now that I know you're the Akuma, I let Hawkmoth give me, never."

'I am not under his control, you are my controller. From your subconscious, I represent your heart. I give you the power when you need it.'

Marinette believed the voice because she saw that it wasn't a black butterfly. She truly did believe Hawkmoth wanted Chat Blanc to be Adrien. Marinette looked up to see Chat Noir still searching for her.

'Go after him' The voice said.

'I do owe him an explanation,' Marinette answered back.

'Yeah, and to tell him you want his miraculous.'

'I need to prove you're telling the truth'

"All you have to do is never to fall into darkness.'

'That will never happen' Marinette says but continued her way to school, 'This is your first and last time.'

'I'll be here when you need me.'

Marinette then went to an alley and transformed in Ladybug. She went t go find Chat Noir at the Effiel tower searching on the horizon of the city. Ladybug had been able to sneak up from behind, "Chat..."

"M'lady!" Chat Noir says in surprise as he turned around to face her.

"What' up?" She asked as she approached him.

Chat Noir began to scratch his neck, "well, back against Stone heart...." Chat Noir began but Ladybug stopped him.

"It's nothing to worry about." She says, "It was just a one-time thing."

Chat Noir sly a brow under his mask, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, it'll never happen again" she reassured.

"Um, ok. I just wanted to check on you."

"Don't worry everything is going to be ok, "She began to turn away before stooping in her steps, "Chat Noir."

"Yes Ladybug," Chat Noir replies as he approached behind her.

She took a deep breathe then turn to face him, "Can you promise me something?"

"Anything." He smiled.

"To promise that you'll never give up on your self our us."

Chat Noir started chuckling, "sound like we're making wedding vows m'lady."

"Chat! I'm serious." She says sternly.

"I'll always be by your side Ladybug. I can never doubt you." Chat Noir nodded hoping she will tell him why she asking him to make this promise.

Ladybug smiled with reassurance, "Thank you." She says then she kissed his cheek before leaving away on her yoyo.

Chat Noir was frozen in his spot as he smiled from his kiss. He touched his cheek as he said, "Best wedding vows ever."

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"Need me..." MothVolpina whispered through her broch as she transformed back into just Volpina and sat in her throne, "This is too easy. Lady Misfortune, it's only the beginning of the dark path. You enjoy the show, Adrien?" She laughed at her fly on the wall. She snapped her finger for the deathly butterflies to surround him.

"Ladybug won't turn evil," Adrien growled.

"Your so pathetic do you not see the time we live in! She evil because I made her evil. I'm just making the timeline happen sooner so instead of your wish, I get mine."

"What can be worse than you on that throne of yours?"

"Its a lot of work maintaining my status as a Great evil villain. Let's just say that with my wish that little Lady Misfortune path will be unrecoverable with me having a new role."

"I won't let you get away with it," Adrien growled as he tried to push through the butterflies.

"You have been saying that for 20 years."Volpina snickered then yelled for Time Tagger to take him away, "Get it in your head that it over... again!"