"You'll never catch me, Ladybug! Koo koo!" Xavier Ramier, better known as Mr. Pigeon, yelled out as he leaped from building to building of the city of Paris.

Unfortunately for him, he witnessed some butt-head take bread away from a pigeon, causing him to, yet again, fall victim to Hawk-Moth's power and become Mr. Pigeon.

"You never said anything about me!" Cat-Noir exclaimed as he jumped in front of him and whacked Mr. Ramier in the face with his staff. Mr. Ramier then fell to the ground.

"Good kitty!" Ladybug said as she reunited with her partner, a little out of breath. "Now let's get him before your time runs out..." she said, pointing out how he used his Cat-A-Clysm power mere minutes earlier, and now only has a few minutes before he transforms.

Cat-Noir's ring beeped as one of the green paw-marks disappeared. "Good idea..." he said.

"LUCKY CHARM!" Ladybug yelled as she flung her Yo-Yo into the air, the magic engulfing it, causing it to glow. After the glow disbursed, an object fell into Ladybug's hands. It was a... "Flashlight?!" She said, confused as to what she was supposed to do with this.

"I guess your Lucky Charm is telling you that you're the flashLIGHT of my life..." Cat-Noir said with a cheeky grin on his face.

"Turn your lights off for now, kitty, and concentrate on the real problem!" She said.

"Right right..." he answered before charging into Mr. Pigeon as Ladybug looks around.

Cat-Noir tried to whack Mr. Pigeon with his staff, only to have Mr. Pigeon summon a bunch of feathers and block his blow. "Huh... that's Mew..." he said before being wrapped around in feathers and flung into the air towards his partner.

"Alright, Mr. Ramier! Take tha...!" Ladybug tried to say before being interrupted by Cat-Noir landing on top of her. She aimed the flashlight at Mr. Pigeon but ended up flaring it up in Cat-Noir's face.

"OW! MY EYES!" Cat-Noir cried in pain as he clutched his eyes, his vision now blurred.

"Sorry..." Ladybug said while trying to get him off of her, the flashlight a wee bit out of reach, and almost falling off the roof.

Mr. Pigeon approached the two defeated heroes with the largest grin an Akumatized villain could have. "Excellent work, Mr. Pigeon!" Hawk-Moth exclaimed from his lair, while communicating with Mr. Ramier through his Akuma. "Now fetch me their Miraculases!"

"Koo koo! You know what they say, third time's the charm!" Mr. Ramier said as he approached Ladybug, reaching his hand towards her ear and getting uncomfortably close to getting her earrings off.

"I can't believe I'm saying this but... CAT-NOIR! HELP ME!" She cried out.

"I'll save you, m'lady!" Cat-Noir exclaimed as he charged blindly at Mr. Pigeon, but accidentally knocking the flashlight offthe roof instead. "Did I save you?" He asked.

That situation was so embarrassing that even Mr. Pigeon stopped what he was doing for a moment to just stare at him.

That was the break that they needed, though, as the flashlight hit another pavement roof below and lit up by itself, illuminating the image of...

"A GIANT FALCON?!" Mr. Pigeon yelled in fright as the falcon swooped down to attack him, causing him to run away.

"A giant falcon?" Ladybug asked herself, confused as to what this creature was and why Mr. Ramier was so scared of it.

"Falcons are one of the pigeons' natural predators..." Cat-Noir said, still walking around, trying to open his eyes without blinding himself. "That's probably why he's so scared..."

"O... Kay... but how did it get here...?" She asked again.

"That would be with my help..." a female voice said, coming from another nearby roof.

Ladybug and Cat-Noir turned to face the voice, despite the latter's inability to see who it was.

Well... it was none other than Rena Rouge, one of their part-time helpers who was recently given the Fox Miraculous permanently by Master Fu.

"Used my Mirage power to make him see that falcon..." she said while she reached a hand to help Ladybug get up. "I guess it needed some help from that flashlight..."

"Thanks for the help Aly... ah... Rena Rouge!" Ladybug quickly corrected herself before she revealed her best-friend's identity to Mr. Pigeon.

"No problem, and you shouldn't thank just me..." Rena Rouge said before pointing out the rest of Paris's Miraculous Heroes showed up; Queen-Bee, Carapace and Viperion.

"Don't you think bringing all of you here is a little bit overkill?" Ladybug asked. "I mean... it's just Mr. Pigeon..."

"He almost took away your Miraculous!" Queen Bee said in her usual sassy tone. "If it wasn't for us coming and saving your butt, you'd be helpless! How about you save the villain stopping for us! Or better yet, ME!" She continued before running towards Mr. Pigeon. "VENOM!" She yelled, transforming her top to a Bee Stinger. She jumped in the air and "flies" towards Mr. Pigeon, unintentionally aiming for his heart.

"Woah!" Carapace yelled as he protected Mr. Pigeon from Queen Bee's weapon.

"What. The. HECK?!" Queen Bee yelled, red with rage. "I had him!"

"That Venom attack almost reached his heart..." Ladybug said, sounding mad. "You have to remember that he's a victim!"

"Whatever..." Queen Bee said.

"Where's the Akuma?" Viperion asked.

"I think it's in his bird call whistle again..." Ladybug replied.

"Perfect! Cat-Noir, I'll need your help!" He said.

"I'll try my best..." Cat-Noir replied only now being able to open his eyes.

The two of them charge at Mr. Pigeon, who only now is realizing that the owl was an illusion. Cat-Noir jumped towards him and landed on top of him by accident.

"Sorry..." Cat-Noir said. "I might have 9 lives, but I don't have 20-20 vision..."

Viperion then grabbed Mr. Pigeon's whistle and broke it. Sure enough, an Akuma flew out.

"Enough evil-doing for you little Akuma..." Ladybug said as she opened her Yo-Yo before twirling it around. "Time to De-Evilize!" She continued before fetching the Akuma. "Gotcha! Bye bye pretty butterfly..." she finished talking before releasing the butterfly. "MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!" She yelled again while throwing the flashlight high in the air, which then explodes into pink energy, eventually dispersing into small ladybugs that fly around and fix anything that Mr. Pigeon did, including repairing his whistle.

Mr. Ramier then reverted to normal. "Wha...? Where am I...?" He said, confused about the situation.

Ladybug smiled as she walked over to Cat-Noir, Rena Rouge, Carapace, Queen Bee and Viperion. They all raised their fists and brought them together. "Pound it!" They all said while fist-bumping.

"Oh man... don't tell me it happened again..." Mr. Ramier said.

Cat-Noir aproached him and held out his hand (claw?). "Don't worry... it can happen to the best of us..." he said before helping him up.

"Thank you, Cat-Noir... and all of you as well..." Mr. Ramier said.

"And don't forget your bird whistle..." Cat-Noir finished speaking.

"Thanks again..." Mr. Ramier thanked Cat-Noir one last time before climbing down a fire-escape and disappearing from view.

"I didn't know you were such a great soother, kitty..." Ladybug said in a teasing tone, even though she was geniuenly surprised.

Cat-Noir looked down. "I don't wanna talk about it..." he said, thinking about a tragic event that happened in his past.

Ladybug tried to talk to him again, but before she could, he took his staff and leaped away, bumping into a few things before disappearing from view.

"D-did I do something wrong...?" Ladybug questioned, genuinely worried for her partner.

"Ah! Give him time! He probably ran away to lick his wounds up or somethin'..." Queen Bee said.

Before Ladybug or anyone could comment on that however, all of their Miraculouses started beeping.

"I guess we'll have to talk about your actions later, Queen Bee..." Ladybug said in a serious tone. "In the meantime... Bug out!" She said before leaping off into the distance.

The other Miraculous holders unanimously and silently agreed that this was a good idea, so they also leaped away, satisfied with another day of saving Paris.

Later...

Ladybug arrived at the Dupain-Cheng bakery and entered her room through the skylight. She sighed. "Spots off..." she said, changing back to her civilian form, Marinette Dupain-Cheng. She sat down on her bed, looking pretty confused and sad.

"What's wrong, Marinette?" Asked Tikki, Marinette's Kwami and the source of her powers.

"It's Cat-Noir..." she replied. "I never EVER thought he could be so sensitive and such a great help to people when they're sad..."

"There are lots of things you don't know about Cat-Noir, just like there are lots of things he doesn't know about you..." Tiki replied, trying to cheer her best friend up. "I'm sure he'll be fine..."

Marinette lied, face up on her bed, looking at the skylight. 'The way he gave him the bird whistle...' she thought. It reminded me of someone...

The Next Day...

Marinette walked out of the shower with two towels, wrapped around the usual sports. As she was drying her hair with one of the towels, she sat down on her bed and got lost in her thoughts (as usual). However this time, Tikki became concerned for her and revealed herself.

"Marinette, you've been down like this since yesterday..." she said. "Are you still upset over Cat-Noir?"

"Yes I am, Tikki..." she answered. "I've never seen him this sad... and I reject him on an almost daily basis..."

"Yeah... you have a point..." Tikki said a little nervous. She probably knew why Cat was upset, since she knows his true identity, but she can't tell Marinette. So she was trying to find a way to cheer her up.

Tikki was about to say something when she heard a knock on Marinette's room door. That was her cue to hide. "Come in..." Marinette said, her voice sounding monotone since she was still thinking about Cat-Noir.

"Marinette!" Sabine Cheng, Marinette's mom, called her name as she walked (or more accurately climbed) through Marinette's bedroom door.

"Yeah, mom?" Marinette responded.

"It's 9:10, honey... if you don't hurry up, you're gonna be late for school..."

There were a few moments of silence between the two as Marinette was trying to process what she was just told. When she finally did, she let out a scream: "NOT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Marinette got ready SUPER quickly, and probably forgot a book or two, but as soon as she put on her normal attire she grabbed her suitcase and her purse and flew like a rocket downstairs. She kissed her parents goodbye and ran top the front door, knowing she probably won't make it in time because Paris is a really big city.

By some Miracle, she made it to her class right before the bell rang. "I MADE IT!" She said triumphantly sweating and out of breath.

"Yeah, girl. Made it super uncomfortable looking at you right now..." Alya, Marinette's best friend, said as she cleared up room for Mari to sit. "What happened?"

"I-I... I t-took a shower a-and I guess I-I lost the tr-track of t-time..." Mari replied in between her pants.

"I guess that's why you didn't have time to put on your pigtails..." Nino, Alya's boyfriend and one of Marinette's friends commented.

"Huh...?" Mari said, confused as to what Nino meant. That is until she touched her hair. Low and behold it was down, no pigtails. "I haven't noticed this until now... how do I look...?" She asked.

Before anybody could say anything, Chloe and Sabrina walked up to her. "You look exactly the same, like yesterday's trash..." Chloe said.

Marinette was about to tell her off when somebody did it for her. "You're only jealous because you don't look that good..." it was Luka. Miss Bustier asked him to be her aid during this time of year, since summer was approaching and so are the finals.

"RIDICULOUS! UTTERLY RIDICULOUS!" Chloe screamed as she angrily stomped back to her seat.

"Wow! Thanks, Luka..." Mari said, a little flustered. She had recently been conflicted about her feelings. Since he got Akumatized into Silencer, she knew that he had a crush on her, and was being super nice and sweet and all about it. She on the other hand was still deciding. And Cat-Noir behaving oddly like the other boy she liked didn't help matters at all when it comes to deciding whether she likes Luka or...

"ADRIKENS!" Chloe screamed again, not in anger this time though. She leaped towards the door of the classroom and tried to hug her oldest friend, and the boy she's desperately been trying to woo (to no avail), Adrien Agreste. Feeling a little sassy today, Adrien decided to move out of the way just before Chloe was about to hug him.

"And good morning to you too, Chloe..." he said, as he nonchalantly walked over to his seat and sat down.

"What's with the glasses, Adrien?" Luka asked.

Marinette looked at Aderien's face again, trying to find the strength not to burst from blushing so much. Adrien was, indeed, wearing glasses.

"Oh, my vision's been deteriorating over the last few days..." Adrien replied. "My dad had these custom made as soon as I mentioned it might affect my grades..." he joked.

"They look amazing, Adrien..." Marinette thought to herself, not finding the courage to actually say it to him. But...

"Thanks, Mari. I like what you did with your hair..." Adrien replied with a big smile on his face.

At that moment, steam could be seen coming out of Mari's head. "D-did... did I just compliment him like that OUT-LOUD?!" She whispered to Alya.

"Yep..." Alya replied.

"And did he really just compliment on my appearance...?" She asked again.

"Ye-ep..." Alya replied again.

Marinette looked like she was about to faint. She probably would've too, if it wasn't for Ms. Bustier walking into the classroom.

"Sorry I'm late, class..." she said as she put her bag on her chair. "I was just having a conversation with Mr. Damocles. Well, summer vacation is getting closer, and this might be our last year together..."

Most of the students groaned, sounding pretty upset. Chloe, however, couldn't care less.

"So, as a parting gift from us, the school staff decided to make a play!" Ms. Bustier announced excitedly.

Murmurs could be heard coming from all over the classroom. Marinette raised her hand. "Ms. Bustier?" She said. "What play are we going to make?"

"I'm glad you asked, Marinette!" Ms. Bustier answered as she pulled out a poster from her bag. In the poster there was a black and blue background, and in the center was a white mask, lying on the ground next to a red rose. "You'll be performing the Phantom of the Opera!"

Marinette's, Adrien's and Luka's eyes all widened in shock and delight.

"Ew! Isn't that the one with the creepy mask guy?!" Chloe said. "NO WAY! I'M NOT DOING IT!"

"Are you kidding me?!" Adrien exclaimed. "That's like the greatest musical ever made!"

Chloe immediately changed her mind and smiled at Adrien. "Uh... of course it is!" She said. "I was just testing Dupain-Cheng's knowledge on the play! She obviously knows nothing about it..."

"'The Phantom of the OPERA' is an OPERA, Chloe, not a play..." Marinette said. "It's based on a book written by Gaston Leroux in 1909. It's most well known for being made into a Broadway musical, and it was even adapted into a movie in 2004... or 2005... I can't remember..."

The whole class looked at Marinette in surprise. "Wow, Marinette! I didn't know you knew so much about the Phantom of the Opera..." Luka and Adrien said at the same time.

Marinette blushed. "I watched the play like 100 times..." she said.

"You should definitely audition!" Alya said.

"Yeah! You'd make a great Christine!" Nino said.

Marinette looked at Alya and Nino. Then at Luka. Then at Chloe. Then at Adrien. Most were nodding, yet Chloe was scowling.

"Alright! I'll do it!" She exclaimed.

"Great! The auditions begin now!" Ms. Bustier said. "Everybody have a great time!"

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Hey guys... itsa me! Mario! Okay, but seriously, if you're reading this the day it comes out (November 6th) then today is Amy's birthday (AmythstWaves). Because she... you who know her know what happened, I decided to start writing this story. She Miraculous Ladybug, and so did I. It was one of the things that brought us together. So, in her memory (and as a birthday gift), WE dedicate this story to her. I say we because I didn't write this alone. infiniteart635 is my co-writer and I thank her so much for agreeing to write this with me.

Anyways, more chapters to come in the future, thanks so much for reading this. I miss you, Amy...

Thanks for reading! 😊