The girl behind the mask : real versus fake

Goodbye Gloom Welcome back Sunshine part 2

Dick's pov
I never realized that lil D was missing and I'm supposed to be the big brother but I feel like I failed him because I didn't protect him from getting taken away by his mother . I'm night wing I'm a protector of the innocent and I let my baby brother get abducted yet none of us knew until Tony Stark himself needed our help because his newly discovered Daughter was also taken by the same person. I know I'm usually the one who's so positive yet can't help but to agonize over this .
I get ready as we prepare to head out to bring Tony's daughter Marinette and Damien home I think to myself I'm gonna atone for not being there for him as I should have been so he would not be in such a situation. I look to Bruce and say " Aside from what we know from Tony what do we actually know about Marinette that we should know ?" Bruce stops before he puts his cowel on and says " Based off the research Tony and I found she's been through a lot , while leading her own team to fight against her terrorist calls Akumas which are civilians who fall victim to their own emotions and therefore become monsters that only she and her team can defeat then reset as if it never happened once Marinette captures the Akuma which is the demonize butterfly that's in an object of the victim. Marinette is also being abused mentally and physically by not only her classmates but her step father as well , Her mother is already working on getting them out and Tony is working to get her out of that situation with her school which has failed her significantly  and recently Marinette wrote the essay for the Martha and Thomas Wayne Scholarship she wrote about her classmates but didn't write anything about herself and her own accomplishments. I know saw from my own deep dive that she and her friends are well established in their own careers. They volunteer at shelters and mediate with the victims of an akuma attack finding helpful outlets to better express themselves to not fall victim to the akumatizations again . "

Sabine's pov
While in my hotel room my mind is going down a rabbit hole of what ifs trying to make sense of how my baby girl is missing   , how her friends are feeling right now , how she was taken and what can I do to help because as of right now I feel so helpless because I couldn't protect my baby yet again first she's sexually assaulted by her soon to be ex step father then  bullied by her peers around the  same time and later she's abducted in broad daylight. I start crying because I feel I failed Marinette with my leaving for these conferences I am allowing Tom to take advantage of her constantly. I know I love my daughter and I never knew that was happening in my absence because if I found out earlier I would have taken Marinette with me instead of leaving her there with someone who's supposed to protect her yet is doing the opposite. I know I'm not gonna beat myself up over what happened that I couldn't control because I wasn't there so I'm gonna do everything in my power to protect myself and my child from that monster now more than ever . The next thing I remember that breaks my rabbit hole spiral is a phone call from Pepper Potts  so I picked up and said " Hi Ms Potts is there any update on finding Marinette ?" Pepper responded with " Yes Sabine that's actually why I'm calling Tony had indeed found her so with the help of his team and Bruce Wayne they will bring her back home safely. I understand that She needs to go back to Paris for ladybug duties but Tony and I have an idea to run by you why don't you both come live in New York in the tower we have plenty of space so think about it and we can all talk about it more later once Marinette is back safely ". At this point the tears were flowing down my cheeks heavily and then I say " Yeah I have to think about it and especially talk with Marinette about everything that's happened from then til now along with reassure her she's safe plus she's meeting Tony for the first time as she's being rescued so that's gonna be emotional rollercoaster for her and me but we can definitely talk about it later, I thank you for updating me on what's happening. "

Pepper's pov

Hearing that My step daughter was taken all I could think about was that poor girl she's been through so much already and to add being taken in broad daylight that's a scary thing to have happened to you and a scary feeling for your mother to find out while she's gone out of the country .Jarvis informs me that Tony has found Marinette and with the combined help of the Avengers as well Batman and his team they are gonna bring her home so I'm tasked with calling Sabine to let her know she's been found so that's what I do . I pick up my phone and call Sabine once she picks up she says"Hi Ms Potts is there any updates on finding Marinette "? I reply with " Yeah Actually that's exactly why I'm calling because Tony has found her and with the combined help of both the Avengers and Bruce Wayne they will bring her home safely , I know that Marinette has to go back to Paris for her ladybug duties but Tony and I had an idea that we wanted to run by you why don't you both move to New York in the tower we have plenty of space so think about it and we can definitely talk about it once we get Marinette back safely." For a while I can hear her choke back a sob as an indication she's been crying and then says " Yeah I have to think about it and especially talk to Marinette about everything that's happened then til now and reassure her she's safe plus She's meeting Tony for the first time as she's being rescued so that's gonna be an emotional roller coaster for her and me but we can all definitely talk about it later . I thank you for updating me on what's happening."
All I can think about is how much that mother and daughter have a lot to unpack but I hope we can all find some peace for them .