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Miraculous rewrite
Disclaimer: This was originally going to be a fanfic on ao3 with two storylines that have 40 chapters each.
But anyways, let’s get started
There would only be four seasons, 20 episodes per season
Each episode would take turns focusing on two different developing storylines
The first would be the heroes origins
The second would be of their civillian lives before moving to Marinette and Felix finding out who Hawkmoth is
I would have Adrien being the main character with Luka being the second
Their would only be 10 miraculous, with Hawkmoth being a given and the Ladybug and Cat being distributed to Adrien and Luka
Rabbit-Alix (Bunnix), pocketwatch
Cat-Adrien (Catwalker) ring
Dragon-Kagami (Ryuko) choker
Ladybug-Luka (Red Thread) earrings
Butterfly-Hawkmoth(formerly), Hopefly( currently) brooch
Mouse-Rose(Pink Paws) necklace
Peacock-Nathalie (Mayura) brooch
Snake-Juleka (Purple Scales) bracelet
Tiger-Felix (Tiger Claws) chain bracelet with chains on the finger
Turtle-Marc (Tortoiseshell) shirt pin
Kwami pairings
Tikki and Plagg
Nooroo and Duusuu
Sass and Fluff
Dussuu and Longg
Wayzz and Nooroo
Miraculous also use body horror consequences
Violet and black butterfly outfit with blue green spotted wings for Nathaniel
Whereas when Nathaniel take over a small butterfly is placed over the champion’s cheek or throat.
Sentimonster can exist with or without an amok as long as an emotion is attached to their creation, they are very much real and become a person slowly over time, given 5 years, they become completely sentient and fully aware of what they are, becoming no longer tied to the miraculous that created them or the amok that keeps them alive
Fu had given a miraculous out to both Adrien and Luka after they helped him once
He would be an observer, with a lot of guilt for the actions he had committed against the order of the guardians but he hoped that with these two, he would make things right, unintentionally already placing pressure on them
Adrien would be cautious with the cat miraculous (ring) but take on the mantle of Cat Walker (different design, no bad hair) with his cane (he’s disabled, has a twisted leg that never healed right and experiences frequent chronic pain) become a special weapon, a sword as he’s a fencer and Luka would start getting comfortable with the ladybug miraculous (earrings) having his special weapon being a guitar because he’s a musician (and I find the idea of being hit with a guitar when your an akuma be hilarious like when Puss hit Kitty with a guitar over the head in the puss in boots movie) the miraculous would change his appearance from blue dyed hair to red and he would take on the name Red Thread
Episodes
1.
Stoneheart still happens but the akuma is slowly destroying Ivan’s body if he doesn’t complete the task of retrieving the cat and ladybug miraculous
Cat Walker and Red Thread meet, getting comfortable with their powers but realizing the destruction Stoneheart is causing they act quickly.
People are dying or already died around them, blood staining the streets, screaming is heard, bodies crunched under thrown cars.
Red Thread swallows back the anxiety and dread he feels, shaking and Cat Walker is working on making sure they keep their distance from Stoneheart.
He is internally panicking and it’s difficult to breathe. Red pushes him away before Stoneheart can hit him, Walker stares at him before wielding his sword and stabbing Stoneheart’s fist, the point of his sword activating catacylcym, crumbling the paper in Stoneheart’s fist
Walker rips apart the akuma butterfly before Red can activate his miraculous ladybug, spitting out the remains onto the ground and crushing it with his feet. The magic dissipates but the city is still in ruins.
He helps Red Thread get comfortable sitting up without injuring his leg further and watches as he whispers miraculously ladybug.
A swarm of ladybugs hum a melody with their wings. Red is leaning against Walker and strums his guitar, civilians are slowly begging to find themselves healed of both death and injuries with every single string Red Thread plays, plants grow in place of destruction when everything is healed
The people who were killed have a tattoo of ladybugs on their skin where previous injuries occurred, it’s a sign of healing and a mark on them to convey hope
Whereas the butterfly being misused leaves a purple cracking scar on the victim’s face
Cat Walker and Red Thread help Ivan recuperate
He is horrified at what he is done.
Cat Walker hugs him telling him everything will be okay, he knows what it’s like to hurt people unintentionally, he knows that he didn’t mean it
Red Thread reassures Ivan that he is a good person, that what happened to him wasn’t his fault nor the damage he caused.
He points out the ladybug tattoo on his hand, Ivan stares at it, looking at it before feeling something akin to a sting on his face, he winces and realizing that something had happened
He runs to the fountain,seeing his reflection in the water, he stares at it, the mark of the butterfly on his face.
Cat Walker and Red Thread stay with him when the paramedics arrive to treat Ivan.
Their time of 10 mins almost runs out before they hear Hawkmoth’s announcement
They hide in a secluded alleyway, dropping the transformation and feeding their Kwami before Adrien tells Luka (they don’t know each other’s identities) that he shouldn’t put himself at risk like that again, that he doesn’t want anyone to protect him when he should be able to do that himself
Luka argues that theyre partners in this, that they should protect each other
Adrien agrees but he’s still scared, he confides in him, telling him that almost seeing him crushed made him terrified
Of doing this on his own
He can’t do this by himself but he doesn’t want anyone to die because of him
Luka makes a deal with him, they’ll protect each other when they need defending but if anything happens, when they can’t win, they take the other away and run, they run and hide, kill as a last resort
Adrien frowns but nods, agreeing to the deal
They transform again and Cat asks Red if he’s okay, Red replies that his leg is sore but he’ll be alright, today has been a lot
Cat relates, telling him that chronic pain is a nightmare to deal with, gesturing to his left leg, pulling back the suit zipper at the bottom to reveal a scarred ankle to his kneecap, he tells Red about the car accident he had as a kid that messed his balance and mobility
He offers him his sword, Red takes it and walks forward, hugging him
Cat hugs him back slowly, knowing that they both need the comfort, Red thanks him for telling him
Cat hugs him a bit tighter for that, for not pitying him
He thinks that Red put himself in danger by taking the hit meant for him because he saw that he was scared and needed to act quickly rather than doubting him because of his disability that he hadn’t know about until now, he appreciates it as much as he doesn’t like Red risking his life he knows and understands why he did
The two pull away, telling each other I’ll see you when I see you before going in different directions
Cat Walker becomes Adrien again and is caught off guard when Nathalie comes rushing towards him, holding him in a tight hug and asking him if he’s okay, If he’s hurt anywhere and her hand is resting against the back of his head and she’s talking too quickly, and he ends up crying, because everything is hitting him all at once
She holds him, telling him everything will be okay
People around them have similar reactions, holding their loved ones close and crying or hugging them
Luka goes back to the liberty and vomits in the toilet, everything that he’s seen causing him to shut his eyes tightly, he holds on tightly to his mom and sister, letting them comfort him
His mom (Anarka) tells him everything will be alright
He shakes his head, sobbing into her shoulder, his sister, Juleka wraps a blanket around his shoulders, the small family hold each other for a long time
The episode ends with Ivan in the hospital visited by his friends who all comfort him, his parents talk aloud, grateful that Red Thread and Cat Walker were there to save the day and hope that they’re alright but are grateful to them for saving their son
2.
The Stormy Weather episode starts with the Kids television contest to find a new weather girl
The voting for the final contestants: Mireille Caquet and Aurore Beauréal is up to the viewers at home.
We are introduced to Marinette who is watching the airing with her parents when Alya shows up, telling her that Ivan got out of the hospital and the class is throwing him a small party to help him feel better, Marinette asks her parents to go which they agree, telling the two of them to be careful, making sure Marinette has her phone, charger and lucky charms, one made by herself and the second one made by her parents
Back at the KIDZ+ studio, votes cast Mirielle as the winner
Aurora runs off devastated and Hawkmoth uses that to his advantage, sending an akuma after her.
Aurora now Stormy Weather chases after Mirielle, Luka who set up the location for the party his sister’ classmates made for their friend sees Stormy Weather and tells everyone to hide in the lower deck, they do as told and he hides in the bathroom to transform
Adrien spots the akuma from a report on the tv and is about to transform only for Nathalie to knock on his door, telling him that it’s best he stay home for the day and his fencing competition is cancelled because of the akuma.
Adrien nods, a little disappointed about the competition but otherwise telling her, he’ll stay in his room. She nods, patting his shoulder, sympathetic telling him that she knows how forward he was to it and if there’s anything she can do to make today a bit better, he lights up, wanting some snacks, and she chuckles though her face is blank and agrees
Once the snacks are eaten, he works on escaping the mansion.
Stormy Weather unleashes a windstorm on the people cheering Mirielle’s name, Red Thread plays a quick tune on his guitar, catching the civilians and setting them down on the ground gently before turning his attention to Stormy Weather. Cat Walker joins the fight, crashing into Stormy Weather and engaging in a quick duel, seeing his chance Red Thread hits her over the head with his guitar causing her to turn to him giving Cat Walker the chance to break her parasol, the akuma is released and Red Thread purifies it.
The rain and whirlwinds come to a compelete stop, people frozen in ice are free, a ladybug tattoo etched into their hand and Aurora looks confused
Before Red Thread and Cat Walker have a chance to talk to her, Mirielle rushes over, asking Aurora if she’s alright, hugging her and telling her that she didn’t want to become weather girl, she just didn’t want to lose another job and she didn’t expect to do well with her performance considering her anxiety at being on stage
Aurora listens, feeling bad for misjudging her so severely, the two agree to both be weather girls, doing different tasks but working together as a team
Red Thread and Cat Walker smile, taking off and resting at the top of the Eiffel Tower, coming up with a plan to stop Hawkmoth, patrol routes and contingency plans, as well as a code to share should they be impersonated by an imposter
3.
Nathalie gives Adrien a bag of snacks to share with his classmates and tells him that she’ll deal with his father
But to be careful and be ready to defend himself if necessary
Adrien is introduced to the class as a new student and Chloe being Chloe tells him that he doesn’t have to humour the others and just stick with her
Adrien disagrees, telling her that though they may have been childhood friends, he doesn’t want to be involved with who she is now, causing her to look at him offended and confused
Adrien sits next to Nino who shows him some of his music, he compliments him on his style causing Nino to grin and give him a fist bump, Adrien smiles
Marinette watches the two, surprised that she misjudged Adrien and plans to apologize to him for her assumptions
Kim grabs a snack that Adrien offered to the class and gives one to Ivan
Ivan takes it and is about to eat before Chloe loudly exclaims that the monster shouldn’t be fed
Adrien and Marinette rise up to Ivan’s defense, telling Chloe to keep quiet, that if she isn’t going to say anything nice then to not say anything at all
The rest of the class look at the two of them, Adrien glares at Chloe, Marinette looks worryingly at Ivan
Ivan leaves the room, Mylene hesitates for a second before chasing after him, Kim is about to follow before Marinette raises her hand to stop him
She tellls him that he upset Ivan before, what’s to say that he won’t do it again
Kim points out that he’s sorry
Marinette tells him that it’s not her he should be apologizing to
He frowns, asking her if this about that prank he did in the past
She glares at him, causing him to frown
Marinette sighs, telling Kim to sit down, that Mylene can handle herself and Ivan is going to be alright
Ms. Bustier asks where Ivan and Mylene are, Adrien replies that they’ll be back soon and that he’s the new student in her class, she welcomes him and starts class
Ivan is sitting in one of the benches in the locker room when Mylene comes in
He stares at the floor as she walks to him
He tries to explain himself and she places her hand on his arm
She tells him that she read his song
That it was nice to know how he felt
He points out that Kim ruined it, that that wasn’t how he had wanted to confess his feelings
She tells him that she wouldn’t be against dating him
He looks at her then and shyly asks if she would like to go on a date some time
She smiles and agrees, the two walk back to class, holding hands
School ends and Adrien hangs out with his classmates, getting to know each and every one of them as they go to the Liberty
He is surprised when Juleka asks or more like whispers if she can paint his nails
He grins, telling her to go for it
She smiles wildly, showing him a bag of nail polish, he chooses black and green
Marinette talks with him while he’s waiting for his nails to dry
She apologizes for making assumptions about him because he used to be friends with Chloe
He tells her not to worry, assumptions follow him everywhere he goes,
She frowns, telling him that doesn’t really make her feel better
He shrugs, saying that it’s the truth
But she could make it up to him by showing him what video games she plays
She grins, a look of victory in her eyes before showing him his favorite game
As they are playing, Luka enters the room, looking for his guitar picks
He introduces himself to the class, Adrien smiles at him, ultimately giving Marinette the chance to win
It was a good game he says,
She nods, telling him he did good
Adrien starts talking with Luka who is getting an odd sense of Deja vu and trying very hard to ignore the facts in front of him
He begins playing guitar causing Adrien to get up and move to the small piano keyboard he has in his room, a nod from Luka and he starts playing some keys, noticing a small black paw print on his middle fingertip but choosing to ignore it to test out the rhythm of the keys before a melody begins, adjusting himself on the seat, cane close to his side
Rose, Juleka and Ivan notice the music playing and begin moving around the Liberty, a full on jam session starts with Rose on vocals, Juleka on base guitar and Ivan on drums, Alix begins recording, the class begins cheering as the base drops and Rose sings loudly
The episode ends with the band Kitty Section being formed
4. Evilustrator
Nathaniel doodles in his sketchbook in Ms. Mendeleiev’s class only for the teacher to notices and tells him to go to the principal’s office for disrupting the class. He trips over Mylene’s bag on the way out, Adrien helps him up, holding out his sketchbook to him only for Chloe to take it and skim through it, mocking Nathaniel about his crush on Marinette causing Marinette to look at Nathaniel in surprise.
Nathaniel gets flustered, face red in embarrassment before Adrien snatches the sketchbook back from Chloe when she rips a page out of it.
He gives the sketchbook back to Nathaniel who thanks him before walking out the room.
He is dejected for a bit and Hawkmoth takes advantage to akumatize him, Nathaniel learns about who’s really behind Hawkmoth, mainly Hazel eyes and brown hair, as well as a teenaged girl’s voice, he relays this to Red Thread during a visit to the hospital
Red Thread takes the advice in stride, telling him to get rest and that he’ll keep in touch with him, holding out a small ladybug pin to him.
Nathaniel takes it, attaching it to his shirt and his parents show up, thanking Red Thread for helping their son
Red Thread hoped for their safety, and leaves to catch up with Cat Walker who had taken Marinette home
These are the episodes I have so far considering that this is kind of a half assed idea I came up with at 3am
But this is where things get messy with dialogue and the storyline considering I’m trying to piece all my thoughts together
*Dialogue:
In a real battle, Luka won’t always be there to save you
Yes I will
Luka you don’t know that
Yes, I do
If Adrien and I are going to fight, we’re going to fight together
You shouldn’t be anywhere near the fight, you’re too important
I am not, Luka is my partner and we’re going to fight Hawkmoth together
You don’t know how dangerous he is
Yes I do, we’ll face him together and win
Why won’t you just let me fight for you this once, Emilie!
I mean-let him, why won’t you let Luka fight for you
I’ve spent my entire life having people protect me, from the truth or from tasks they thought were too difficult for me
I want to fight for myself, I need to defend myself
I can’t rely on either of you to protect me forever
I want to fight alongside you, not be forced to watch you die when I could’ve done something to prevent it*
Adrien summons the spirit of Emilie and she sees Nathalie
*I know that I should have listened to your warnings when I used the miraculous
I know that it hasn’t been easy coping with your grief and-and dealing with Gabriel
I know that I left you two to raise Adrien alone, but I thought, maybe, just maybe if I could fix things between us three we could have had the chance to be a family,
If I could use the miraculous one more time, I could fix the mistakes I made, I know that I hurt you and I’m sorry, I truly regret it but, but, damn it! Nathalie, say something! Shout! Scream! Do anything!
You’re as beautiful as the day I lost you
But this has never been about you and I, this is about Adrien and what we can do to help him and Red Thread defeat Hawkmoth
She used the miraculous on me to fuel the idea of a perfect family, she had to have made me for a reason, she wanted me to be the perfect son
No! No, Gabriel wanted the perfect son, Emilie only ever wanted you to be hers, her son, our son.
What-what do you- what do you mean?
Nathalie, please, tell me
Emilie and I, we were in love with each other, but then she met Gabriel and ended our relationship, I stayed because I worried over her
She was, she became different, more withdrawn and less outspoken. I took the position of Gabriel’s secretary to keep an eye on things and I eventually earned his trust after 10 years but that’s when, complications happened
What complications?
It was little things at first, minor disagreements that escalated but the two gave each other small gifts afterwards to make up, so to speak, but it escalated to huge fights over things like missing dates or being too overworked
Emilie began confiding in me and Gabriel became more quiet, secretive
It wasn’t until he gave her a brooch that she changed, she became happy, more genuine but also more tired, she was becoming sick
And Gabriel, Gabriel took care of her and suddenly you were there, Adrien,
You were in her arms, a small baby and the two looked happy but I didn’t understand
Gabriel was sterile, they couldn’t have kids at all, Emilie had shown no signs of pregnancy at all nor would she be unfaithful but it didn’t make sense until, until one night
I woke up to something feeling off, I checked your room, you were sick at the time and I went downstairs to get you a cup of water and some medicine when I realized the painting was open
I should have left well enough alone but I was curious, I’d known every single part of the house, I helped design it after all but I never-I never knew about the second basement
So I went down using the elevator, going to the lowest floor and there they were, just screaming at each other with Gabriel holding their weddings rings and Emilie pleading with him to give them back, they stopped once they saw me
Emilie pleaded with me to take her brooch and Gabriel’s pendant, telling me that it wasn’t too late to make things right and to run and to take you with me, to keep you safe, and I-and I didn’t understand but Gabriel lashed out, he hit her and I reacted
I hit him and Emilie grabbed the rings and we were running but something dragged her back, she pushed me away before I could reach her and shouted at me to take you and keep ourselves safe, to stay hidden
I rushed into your room, trying to wake you up and you weren’t breathing, you weren’t breathing and I was terrified, and that’s when I felt him behind me
Hawkmoth was just standing there, looming over me and I couldn’t move, I tried to think of something but then Gabriel stepped in front of him, he was smiling and his clothes were stained with blood
I couldn’t think, I tried to shield you but Gabriel, he touched one of the rings and you woke up, you held me in a chokehold and I couldn’t hurt you, I didn’t want to hurt you
But you were still bleeding, I don’t know if it was from your mouth or your head but your face was blank, your eyes were white and you were looking at him
Gabriel began talking, explaining things, ordering me to never reveal what happened that night, he explained everything, the miraculous, the rings, who he and Emilie were, how you were created and he ordered me to keep my mouth shout and I couldn’t speak, I was going to pass out, he was going to let me go if I nodded yes so I did
He released his hold on both of us and told me that all of this was just a bad dream, that Emilie was missing and that you and him were grieving, that I was his trustful assistant, that I should follow orders and not say anything
I felt a wave of something dark pass over me and I passed out
When I woke up, I was confused, I could remember what had happened but Gabriel had explained that I had overworked myself, I collapsed and he took me to a hospital
When I asked for you and Emilie, he told me Emilie was missing and you weren’t sick anymore, but that wasn’t right, something about that answer felt wrong but I couldn’t figure it out because every time I thought too hard about that night, a wave of nausea would hit
He made me take a few weeks off, and when I saw you again, you hugged me and made me promise that I wouldn’t leave you behind, Gabriel had nodded and let me hug you but I couldn’t speak because he made you leave before I could get a word out
I could only talk when he wasn’t in the room or when he would let me, he did something to me and I never knew what it was
He kept the wedding rings on him at all times and whenever you disobeyed, he made you complicit, I never could do anything to help you because he used a feather attached to my necklace to make me follow his orders
I only managed to remove whatever curse he placed on me by stabbing myself in my chest
Nathalie, why would you-
It was extreme, believe me I know, but the feather could not be removed through regular means, it was only through my blood staining the feather and breaking the necklace did I break free
I burned both and he found me while I was bleeding on the floor, he was going to let me die but I offered a deal, I’d follow him in whatever he chose to do as long as he never cursed me again
He agreed, on some conditions. I keep you at arms length and help him bring Emilie back, I was to never reveal anything to you and was only supposed to do my job as always
I agreed and he healed me
But you never actaully followed his orders, did you?
No, I found multiple loopholes in his requests but I made sure to keep it all hidden from him, the leniency I had with Adrien, the subtle hints I gave to Aurelio gave him an idea about what to do, I’d keep Gabriel in check with his plans and make him focus on the company rather than Adrien
Aurelio would make sure Adrien would be cared for outside and spend little time at home, we were both prisoners in that mansion but you weren’t Adrien, and I intended to keep Gabriel trapped in that mansion just as long as he had kept me under his control
He made me hurt you….
Adrien…..
He made me hurt you! He hurt mom! He hurt, he hurt me! He hurts everyone who ever makes contact with him!! I wouldn’t be surprised if he was Hawkmoth himself!!
Nathalie, Nathalie, please, please tell me he’s not…
He-I don’t know if he isn’t Adrien,
He’s-my father, my father is, Gabriel is Hawk…..
It’s a possibility
Did you-did you know?
No, I only knew about your mother
He’s-he’s……
I only recently found out, he had even me fooled
I don’t-I can’t fight him
I don’t think I’ll be able to
Adrien
He’s my father, but he’s a monster, he hurt so many people, he hurt me, he, he doesn’t love me, does he?
Adrien, look at me
Adrien, song chord , you have to breathe
Adrien, please,
Adrien, your father is a powerful man, but he is also just that, a man
You will not face him alone, your teammates and I will help you defeat him
Promise? Promise me that you won’t make me face him by myself?
I swear it
He won’t touch you, mark my words, as long as I’m here he won’t get the chance
Agreed, I’m not gonna let him hurt you, either of you*
*I was never supposed to be the wielder of the ladybug miraculous
What?
Tikki told me it was supposed to be Marinette, that it was always supposed to be her
You were chosen, and it doesn’t matter now because Marinette wouldn’t want it
What she wants it to get payback on Hawkmoth for murdering her uncle and harming her loved ones, a miraculous wouldn’t help her right now not when she knows a miraculous is the reason for her uncle’s death, she wouldn’t even want to wear it
I know it doesn’t matter now, but I-I still have doubts, alright.
Red,
No Walker, just, just let me say my piece alright.
Alright,
I didn’t choose this, I didn’t know what I was getting into and it feels like this is a lot bigger than both of us
We are kids Walker, we shouldn’t accept that we are the only ones capable of handing an emotional terrorist reeking havoc in Paris
That type of pressure shouldn’t be put on us and if we don’t have more help soon we are going to break and I don’t know what if so if that happens
I can’t, I don’t know what to do Walker. I have no idea how to deal with this! And I can usually handle my own shit but this is, it’s just too much sometimes
I know it is, believe me, I do. Is it weird to say that I’m glad you told me about how you felt about this whole thing
What?
Thread, this shouldn’t have been forced on us, it’s a responsibility we didn’t ask for, I don’t want to be a hero but I can’t imagine being partners with anyone else
We share things as much as we can and we rely on each other but it can’t just be us anymore, we need proper help, from the mayor and from other people
We need to give out one miraculous each, have Marinette act as our scout to decide who is trustworthy and keep watch of their performance
Is that really even a good idea, 4 miraculous are being used and anymore will be incredibly risky and a gamble should something happen. And even then Marinette wouldn’t want to be near us
She would if we explain what happened and make sure to show her that we have the same goal. We train in secret, make a hideout of some sorts where we can meet the guardian and train a recruit
How exactly would we even do that, because I don’t know about you, but we don’t have a lot of resources at the moment
We go to the mayor, get a proposal written up and have being heroes be an actual job
That could work, we could even have plans set into place on where exactly to lead the akuma to leave the fight to one place only while making sure it’s secluded and private enough to not harm civilians but to give us time to transform
And maybe support groups to help akuma victims after everything is over
Red Thread pulled out a large notebook and the two began planning, chatting away and throwing ideas off each other.
The only way to even have a conversation with the mayor would be through his daughter, and I’ve heard that she….can be difficult to deal with
I’m an old classmate of hers, I’ll convince her to listen to us
Don’t worry, I’ll keep it anonymous, just tell her that Red Thread and Cat Walker would like her help in talking with the mayor
She’s going to have to be involved in this completely, doesn’t she?
She’ll make things worse if she isn’t, but the two of us can convince her if we show that she has something to gain from it
Popularity and making us be seen as celebrities, are you sure this is a good idea?
No, not really but that’s why you’re here, you help me be present and not spiral into half baked plans, try to make sure I don’t go overboard and plan short term rather than long term and having the plan backfire before it starts
Alright.
We can set the ground rules during the first meeting, when are you free?
The weekends or Thursdays and Wednesdays between 3-8.
Alright, we take with the mayor’s daughter on a Wednesday, that work for you?
Yeah, but Thread,
Yes?
Thanks, for, for just talking to me and telling me how you felt about this whole thing
We’re partners, partners talk and compromise
I’m still learning that
But I should thank you too.
Why?
Because I’m pretty sure I was going to turn in my miraculous after this talk but well, we have a plan in motion and you convinced me not too
I was going to spiral Cat, it is never pretty and you’ve seen how I get when I get overly emotional
It’s not, it’s not a bad thing to feel your emotions, you know that, right, Thread?
I know it’s not, it’s just….
I had to mature early on, I had my sister and mom to look after and I neglected my emotional and physical needs, I don’t want this to become something like that
Damn it, sometimes, sometimes I just want support rather than always being the supportive type. It’s not easy being the go with the flow kind of guy all the time, sometimes-sometimes I need help too, and I’m not just saying this because of this whole thing we have with Hawkmoth but….
Red, it’s-its okay. We’ll figure it out, I promise
You can’t promise that Cat
I know I can’t, but I can promise that I’ll be here to support you and I want to make sure you know that I’m always going to be here if you ever just want someone to listen
Thanks Cat
Yeah Red
We are going to figure this out together
We will, it’ll work out *
The twist would be that Lila has been in control of everything, she’s had the peacock miraculous for a long time, she was using Gabriel as a scapegoat for Hawkmoth when in reality, Hawkmoth was a sentimonster that had gained sentience and wanted to change but she wouldn’t let him. She’s based his appearance and characteristics off of Gabriel. But make no mistake, Gabriel is still a piece of shit father abusive distant father but he was also played, he was manipulated with the deal being that Emilie could be revived if he gave SentiHawk a place to do his work and never be disturbed.
Things are complicated however when SentiHawk began forming a connection with Adrien, treating him kindly and getting to genuinely care for him as a father would. Gabriel is essentially replaced by a clone of himself.
The second storyline would have been about Marinette and Felix forming a plan on how to figure out who Hawkmoth is, they give their findings to Cat Walker and Red Thread and are appointed hero scouts, Felix gets to know more about the akuma class and is cautious around Lila due to her carelessness with boundaries and trying to make things difficult for Marinette
She is trying to isolate Marinette and Felix from the class but the class don’t believe her and tell her stop making them doubt Marinette since they’ve known her for a long time, but she rationalizes these doubts by saying that Marinette had changed because of Felix and gotten distant and Adrien notices a wave of transparent blue magic from Lila’s mouth attaching itself to his classmates heads, with him, Felix and Marinette being aunaffected
He confides in Felix about it, and Felix tells him some things about Lila and his findings. Adrien tells him strange behavior he noticed from Gabriel and Felix asks him questions about it, if he noticed Gabriel fiddling with his wedding ring or looking more tired. Adrien says yes and asks Felix what he knows, Felix slowly gives him clues and Adrien pieces it all together, he and Cat Walker reveal themselves to Felix and Marinette as a sign of trust and Marinette tells them about Lila
About her strange behavior and how she breaks any piece of jewelry she can find, how she almost stole Marinette’s earrings if Felix just stopped her
The last remaining Miraculous are given to the main akuma victims who have been the most informed of Hawkmoth, with two restraining Lila and the others going to face Hawkmoth
Hawkmoth reveals himself as a clone of Gabriel Agreste looking sickly and pale, Lila orders him to attack but he can’t bring himself to because he genuinely does see Adrien as his son and he knew he was Cat Walker and had kept it hidden from her for as long as he could, he strikes himself with his cane and attacks Lila only for her to squeeze her miraculously tightly causing him to choke, Nathaniel strikes her, fighting fiercely even as she tries to possess him, Marinette and Felix join him, Cat Walker face his actual father who is trying to take Red Thread’s miraculous, the two engage in a deal which ends with HawkGabe taking a critical hit meant for Adrien, restraining Gabriel
Lila’s miraculous is taken and Nathaniel holds it out to Red Thread to take,
Red Thread smiles at him, clasping the miraculous against Nathaniel’s chest.
Telling him that he trusts him, to do what he thinks is right in making more champions from now on
Nathaniel tells him that he won’t let him down and transforms, Cat Walker reassures him that if anyone knows how to create awesome heroes with great costumes it’s him, Lila and Gabriel are arrested and HawkGabe is given his freedom to do whatever he wishes, he starts a friendship with Nathalie, changes his style, becomes an actual father to Adrien though Nathalie shares custody, the fight has ended with Parisians being free to express their emotions without fear and the couples of the akuma class dancing
The series ends with Luka offering Adrien a dance with Adrien smiling and accepting
The last dialogue spoken is this
*can I have this dance Adrien?
Why me? I mean the most I can do is shuffle from side to side
Then shuffle side to side with me
We’re going to look silly
Then theirs no one else I’d be silly with*
Adrien laughs, and the credits roll
(So yeah this was messy, don’t really know wtf I was going for but if you read this far I hope you liked it)