In Another World (Miraculous Ladybug)

Chapter 2: Dou Luna

The light faded and Nino found himself on top of Marinette. Good, He'd had them miss the hit, Wait, Marinette? He'd tackled LB, not  Mari. "Spots! Your Identity, I'll cover you!" He tried to cover more of her body. 

"Nino?" her voice was so soft he almost missed it. Then he realized what no doubt she had also just realized. He was covering her with his arm, not his shield. She gently brushed her fingers against his skin, the spot where his Miraculaos should have been. He inhaled sharply she moved her hand away quickly. It burned to have her touch it. He finally looked at his arm and saw a bruise? He wasn't sure, it was black and purple. He grimaced it reminded him of Hawkmoth, was this part of his plan? 

"Nino." She spoke again. "Move my hair out of the way." It wasn't a question, but her voice shook as she spoke. Nino moved her hair out of the way, she had given up the pigtails last year and had switched to a half up half down look. But as he moved her hair away from her ear she tilted her head so he could get a better look, he gasped, her ears lopes were darker than his wrist. He didn't dare touch them. 

"Oh, Mare." He hugged her close. 

"Ninny, where are we?" he could tell she was fighting back tears. 

"I guess I should let you up and we will go find out together, eh?" He was careful to stand up, he didn't want to knee her in the back, once he was up he crossed his arms and offed his hands to her. 

"What are we back in dance class?" She teased, she also crossed her arms, took his hands and pulled herself up just a touch then swang and jumped to have Nino help her up, just like when they had taken dance together. 

"Seemed like a good time for a laugh. Wasn't that one of our parent's ploys to get us wed?" Nino smiled at the memory of him and young Mari in dance class together. 

"That and to give me more grace." Mari struck a pose, and her face went from a smile to shock. "Nino I don't think we are in Paris anymore." She pointed as Nino turned to see what she was pointed at, "I'm not even sure we are in our world anymore..." Nino saw it, two moons hung in the sky, Nino guessed that they had to run parallel to each other. 

"Well, you should turn and see what I was looking at it." So they turned and saw a beautiful almost victorian style homestead. "Well, should we head there and see if we can find answers?" 

"I don't think we have any other choices. I don't think this is the work of an Akuma." So soon as she said that her eyes lit up in fear. "Nino! What are our friends going to do without us?" She started to hyperventilate. 

Fortunately for both of them, before Adrien entered the picture, Nino had been the one to deal with Mari's panic attacks. He was a seasoned pro, Tom had helped him learn grounding techniques so Mari was never alone, he'd done the same for Adrien, but Mari didn't need to know that. "Mare, stay with me. Breath for me. Listen to me, Knowing Alya and Adrien, they grabbed our miraculous and become LadyFox and Turtle Noir. And if this is the work of Hawkmoth, we won't be here for long. If not, you know they will try to find a way to get us back." 

He watched as she breathes slowed, "You're right." She chuckled, "LadyFox and Turtle Noir, I like that. But Nino I meant it, I really don't think this is an Akuma, the few times I've been taken by an Akuma it doesn't look like this."

"I was afraid you were going to say that." Nino sighed and chuckled at the same time. "Well let's go." He offered her his arm. There would be time for crying and breakdown laters. Right now he needed to be strong for both his and Mari's sakes. 

Fortunately, it seemed like they had been dropped at the edge of this homestead. So they got to walk on a path. When they got to the door, Mari knocked on the door. A man dressed in a casual suit opened the door. He smiled at them. "I was wondering how much longer we'd have to wait. Please come in and I will explain everything." He opened the door and welcomed them in. "Maryweather love! The new eathers are here! Please bring a tray of hot drinks for them." He ushered them into what looked like a den or foyer. "Please sit."