Miraculous Hunters Rewritten: Book 1

Chapter 10: Mr Pigoen Part 1

(4 days later)

The rest of the week had passed with little to no incidents for the students of Françoise Dupont, but the same couldn't be said about Marinette and Adrien. Hawkmoth was putting them through the ringer, with an akuma every day, the previous night being the most recent. It was a miracle that 1) the victims were not anybody they knew, 2) they got any sleep, or 3) that Marinette managed to be there for her nightly calls to her brothers.

But at the moment, they were hoping for a nice, quiet day at school. And that all went out the window when Mr. Damocles came in to make an announcement that included a slideshow, which immediately piqued Marinette's interests.

"You only have one day to work on your fashion piece, and it must be your own design," Mr. Damocles explained as he faced the class as they listened, Marinette more than the others since she was the resident fashion designer.

"In ten hours your fittest presentation will be judged by none other than the great fashion designer Gabriel Agreste..." The principal announced as Ms. Bustier grabbed a remote and pressed a button on it to make a picture of the fashion designer appear on the projection screen, and Mr Damocles to adjust his stance to gesture towards it.

"... the father of our very own student Adrien Agreste," Mr Damocles continued, gesturing towards Adrien, causing the boy to scratch the back of his neck in slight embarrassment, and shyness.

"In fact, Adrien will model the winning design in his next photoshoot," The principal continues, explaining the contest while Nino softly jabs his elbow into Adrien, in an encouraging way, as Marinette's excitement turns into pure joy. Her pupils figuratively turned into hearts while turning to face Alya with a smile, to which she responded with a smile of her own, and a calming hand on her best friend's shoulder, as the principal continued talking.

"And now, to announce this year's theme:..." Mr Damocles began, getting to the requirements for winning the contest, causing Ms. Bustier to change the picture on the presentation screen, from the man who believes himself to be a decent father, to a picture of what looked like a...

"Derby hats," The principal proclaimed, which caused Marinette's joy to take a sudden drop as she glanced over at Alya.

"Derby hats?" Marinette asked, confused as to why the theme was such a... unique choice, before she glanced over at Chloé as she looked at them and made an exaggerated thumbs-down at her. Yeah... this was not going to be pretty.

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(Time skip)

Class had been let out early so the students could complete the challenge with ample time, but that didn't help Marinette. She paced in the courtyard, looking at her sketchbook while Alya sat crossed legged on a bench, watching her friend having a hard time.

"Derby hat? Derby hat? Derby hat? Derby hat...! I don't have any derby hat designs," Marinette frustrateidly exclaimed as she paced in front of the observing Alya.

"I've got top hats, caps, even two-horned hats! Need a beret? I'm your girl. A sombrero? No problem-o. But a derby?!" Marinette exclaimed as mimed the corresponding hats, causing Alya to giggle at her antics.

Marinette looked back down at her sketchbook in panic.

"You know what? It won't even matter, 'cause I'll probably make a total fool of myself at the event, most likely trip over my stupid derby and collapse on Mr. Agreste, give him a full-blown concussion with my hard head, and Adrien will hate me! I'll never be a world-renowned fashion designer. MY LIFE WILL BE OVER!" The poor girl wailed, spiraling as she imagined the most ridiculous worst scenario she could come up with.