Miracle Box - an MLB rewrite

New York - Au Revoir Paris

It was Saturday night, two days before the senior class of Francois Dupont would be leaving for New York, and the Miracle Team was gathered at the Rue de l'Abreuvoir street. It was one of the oldest streets in Paris and also one of the most breathtaking. Well, in the daytime it was. In the day, the sun lit up the street and gave it a cute pastel cottage aura, a feeling of entering a fantasy. At night, it just looked like some old street. But it was there that the Miracle Team could configure for a very important meeting summoned by Ladybug herself.

"We have a problem," Ladybug said, finally cutting to the chase after ending her girly conversation with Tigre Rouge.

"Before you say anything there is also something I need to say," Chat Noir said. He hit Queen Bee in the shoulder.

"Oh- And I as well-" Queen Bee stammered.

"Me first," Ladybug called for order. The heroes were wandering on the rooftops which caught the attention of the passersby below, but it was private enough that their conversations wouldn't be heard. "I am leaving France soon. It'll only be for a week, but now that we know Hawkmoth is back in business, a week could be a nightmare."

"Oh, well crap. This is a bad timing thing then on my part," Chat Noir cringed.

"What?"

"I am also leaving France for a week. Maybe. I may or may not stay, it depends on the circumstance with-.... I can't share things, oops," Chat Noir smiled meekly.

"Shit..." Ladybug slumped her head. "Ok, ok, it'll be fine. I can leave my miraculous with Carapace so he can make repairs to any damage done to Paris while I'm gone. Having three superheroes here will be enough. I mean, there was a time when we only needed Chat Noir and I so-"

"There will only be two here because I am leaving France as well," Queen Bee said quickly, shrinking into her nervous smile. She was grimacing.

"And leaving your miraculous me is a flawed plan. Lila somehow uncovered Tigre's identity as Rena Rouge. What if she could do the same for me? We can't lose the ladybug. Plus, how would I even get it back to you without knowing your identity?"

"Fair point," Ladybug muttered. "Damn. We all decided to take vacation at the same time."

"Oopsies!" Chat Noir said foolishly, doing a cute little spin in his walk. He wasn't taking this seriously.

"God, what do we do?" Ladybug groaned. "Ok, maybe I can find a way to stay back. Queen Bee and Chat Noir can be absent, it'll be fine, but-"

"Well, depending on how far you're going away, maybe I can find a way to alert you three if we need any help back here?" Carapace said.

"I'm going to New York," the three said in unison, "what?! You-"

"Are you three secretly ditching us for a fun trip as heroes to New York?" Tigre asked slyly.

"I'm so confused right now, this is too insane of a coincidence," Ladybug said.

"Don't read too deeply into it. New York is a tourist magnet, it's totally not abnormal," Carapace said though it was clear he was suspecting something. "Look, I'm going to be the new guardian soon. I'll be calling the shots any day now. I can find a solution."

"It's one thing if we were all going to London. We could easily get back here as quickly as possible if the situation was dire," Ladybug said, "but all of us are not only going to a different continent, but we're going across the Atlantic ocean! Even if we could fly we're just too far away!" Ladybug ranted.

"If we need help, I can always unleash a new superhero. But I was thinking, that's a bit extreme, don't you think? So why don't I make a new hero now so that when something happens, we'll be ready."