"Aren't we supposed to do patrol?" said Carapace as they observed a certain blond boy who entered the alleys.

"We are doing patrol," answered by Rena Rouge "And we saw this civilian person walking alone in the dead of the night."

"By the way, the civilian person's name is Adrien Agreste, who happened to live on that mansion," Queen B reasoned then jerked her thumb to the Agreste residence "So can we just leave him as is? Ladybug might kill us if she knows that we're not doing our job."

"We are doing our job. We are doing what any superheroes would do in this kind of situation."

"You mean spying," the Turtle wielder snorted "My, Foxy. I thought you have a boyfriend?"

Rena Rouge rolled her eyes indignantly "Just because I'm checking a boy out doesn't mean I don't love my beau. Adrien is a friend, and it's my job to look out for his safety."

Both Carapace and Queen B grimaced. They didn't know each other's identities yet, and so far, they were trying not to question the odd coincidences.

"You're the senior among us. You're supposed to be - "

"Shhhhhh." the fox wielder raised her hand to silence the blonde "I heard something."

They immediately leaped towards the alleys when a loud crashing sound caught their attention.

Rushing towards the scene with their weapons at hand, they braced themselves for the worst. What they didn't expect was to witness a sight of Adrien laughing while being tackled by a small black kitten.

Their presence was left unnoticed.

"Who's there?" the blond model asked with a steely gaze on their way as he clutched the mewling feline protectively.

"Fear not, oh good civilian," Carapace stepped out from the shadows with his hands in the air as if surrendering "We came here in peace."

Adrien's posture visibly relaxed.

"We heard a loud noise so we went here to investigate," said Rena Rouge who slapped her flute on its contraption. "We thought you were mugged."

"We weren't expecting you to be mauled by...that," Queen B emerged behind her then pointed the black ball of fur with disgust.

"Rena Rouge, Queen B, and Carapace?" he beamed with delight "Wow, I'm so lucky to see my favorite superheroes tonight!"

The trio looked at the excited blond with impassive faces.

We know that's a bullshit, they thought in unison.

"What are you doing here, mister civilian?" asked the Fox wielder "Did you know that you're already beyond the curfew hours?"

Adrien averted his gaze shyly then scratched his neck "Erm, about that...I'm actually looking out for my buddy here."

Said buddy poked its head out and mewled in delight.

"Oh, what a cute little kitty!" Carapace cooed, especially when the kitten's paws tried to bat his finger playfully "Is this the reason why you're outside the alleys?"

The blond answered him with a nod.

"Can't you just bring that...that whatever filthy being...inside your house? This place is not safe to play with your pet," Queen B frowned as she moved away from the feline.

"About that..." Adrien sighed dejectedly "Pere didn't want me to keep him as a pet."

"Let me kill your father," the blonde superheroine sneered then yelped when her ponytail was yanked by Rena Rouge. "What's wrong with you?!"

"Hold your wings there, buzz head," she chided lightly then looked at the meek boy "I hope you realized that your father sucks."

"That's the consensus, actually,"

"Your father not only sucks," Carapace growled, "He's a sick bastard and a heartless, evil jerk."

"Geez, thanks for that compassionate words," Adrien snorted indignantly then waved his hand "But don't worry guys, it wasn't Pere's intention to shun him away. He's just allergic to cats."

"Well, that's a good reason for you to keep him," Queen B declared proudly and earned a hard nudge from Rena.

"Pere suggested that I should send him to foster care, but they're all closed now," he explained sadly as he caressed the kitten's soft fur "Also, I'm starting to develop some attachment on this guy."

"Do you have a name for him?"

"Yeah," he smiled fondly "I'm calling him as Chat Noir Jr."

"Pfft."

It was Rena Rouge who broke a raucous laugh. The two, however, had to muster all of their strengths not to offend Adrien further, especially when he glowered at the mockery.

"I'm sorry, dude but – ahahaha – you're just too cute for the world," Rena Rouge tried to console the offended blond but failed.

"Stop taunting him, Fox. You're only making it worse," the Bee wielder scolded, which only made the brunette to laugh more. Sighing with defeat, she asked the boy: "So what's your plan, civilian? Are you planning to camp here until morning?"

"Ah, no. I'm supposed to visit my best friend Nino – "

As if on cue, Carapace choked his spit.

" – but he's not responding to my calls so maybe he's asleep. I tried Alya – "

This time it was Rena Rouge who coughed upon hearing the name.

" – but she's not replying too. I don't think I can go to Chloe – "

Queen Bee gulped audibly on that.

" – 'coz she doesn't want me to ruin her beauty sleep. So, I contacted Marinette and she...agreed."

Technically, it was Chat Noir who contacted Marinette. His Princess didn't know that he's Chat Noir, and very much preferred that his identity would remain a secret.

Now he wasn't sure if he will release the cat out of the proverbial bag.

"Well, that's not a problem!" Carapace grinned as he removed his shield "Now hop on my back, civilian, 'coz we will take you to Marinette's place."

"Wait, what?!"

"Okay, I'm out," Queen B said, ready to leap away but Rena stopped her by yanking her ponytail again. She shrieked "Stop ruining my hair, you vixen!"

"You'll live, bumblebee. We're teammates here so you have no choice but to participate," Rena Rouge scoffed at her disgruntlement, then flashed the blond boy with a knowing smirk "We all know who Marinette is. We can drop you off there."

"B – Bu – But Marinette doesn't know about – EEEEEEEEEEEEEP!"

Without any warnings, Adrien was swooped by Carapace while Rena Rouge and Queen B handled the yowling kitten and the discarded belongings. They didn't give the boy any chances to explain and just carried him in bridal-style to the Parisian rooftops until they reached a familiar balcony.

"My my, I can't believe you're seeing a girl behind her parents' back," the Turtle wielder teased much to the blond's chagrin. "Alone."

"I told you we're not – wait, where in the hell are you going?!"

"Erm, patrolling?" Rena Rouge answered matter-of-factly "We just did what any superheroes would do to a distressed civilian."

"Distressed?! You guys are the reason for my distress!"

"You're supposed to thank us, not yell at us, ungrateful civilian," Queen B jeered lightly "Besides, we don't want you to be mugged while you're dropping Chat Noir Jr. – pfft - "

"Hey, don't laugh at the cat's cliché name," the Turtle wielder feigned an unamused look "You're hurting his ego."

"Hey!"

"Kitty, is that you?" a familiar yet sleepy voice sounded below.

"Adieu, Lover boy~" the brunette superheroine winked as she leaped away, followed by her two teammates.

"No! Don't leave me a –"

"I've been expecting you for the last hour..." her raven-haired squinted her eyes as she yawned "And you're – EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!"

The last thing that Marinette wanted to see when she opened her trapdoor was a very shy Adrien Agreste clutching a black kitten in his Ladybug pajama.

"H – Hi?"

Rena Rouge, Carapace and Queen B weren't surprised to hear Marinette's bloody screams that night.