Marinette and Damian had been dating for a couple months now. They often visit each other whenever they can, and it helps that both teens have ways to teleport. Marinette has the horse miraculous and Damian has the zeta tubes. They did end up revealing their secret identities to each other about two months into the relationship.
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So, when Marinette first appeared stressed and busy, Damian and the Wayne family assumed that it was because of her responsibilities as Ladybug. Then they decided to pay Marinette a visit in Paris. They wanted to surprise her and to also offer their help as the Batfam. When they arrived at the bakery, they went straight to Marinette’s room
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When they entered the room, they expected to see Marinette sleeping off an akuma fight, or maybe working on figuring out who Hawkmoth is. Instead, they see Marinette pouring over sketches and designs, while also working on class work and class trip stuff as well. Her room looked like a tornado had come through.
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Damian picked his way through the mess, and touched Marinette’s shoulder. “Marinette? What is going on here?” Marinette explained everything in a frantic fashion as she continued to flit from project to project. “The class all wanted new dresses and suits for the upcoming dance. We also have to give a presentation as a class to the whole school and I am the only one working on it. And Mrs. Bustier said that she needs me to have all these forms for the class trip filled out by the end of the week and have some fundraiser ideas ready on Monday.”
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The Waynes stared in horror at the chaos surrounding them. They couldn’t believe Marinette had to deal with all this. “Marinette, this is insane! It’s too much for one person!” Marinette froze for a second, but she quickly got back to work, speaking over her shoulder. “It’s a lot, but its my job as class rep. I can get it done.”
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The Waynes were still furious as they left Marinette’s house. They had helped her with as much of the work as they could, but it was outside most of their areas of expertise. Instead, they decided to help Marinette another way. By causing some chaos at the school. They stormed into that school and right up to Mr. Damocles office. By the time they were through with him, he was begging for forgiveness and promising to discipline Mrs. Bustier for how this had all been handled.
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Their last stop before they left, was Mrs. Bustier’s classroom where the class sat talking about the class trip, excited to go. Lila was just about to come up with a story about how the trip had been all her idea but she gave it to Marinette to be nice, when the Waynes burst in. They made it clear in no uncertain terms that the demands they made of Marinette were ridiculous and they were going to stop or there would be a problem. They also made a point to single out Lila and reveal that she was, in fact, a liar and had the proof to back their word. By the time they left, the class was in stunned, and frankly, scared silence.
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From that day forward, things got much better for Marinette. The class didn’t make demands of her, such as new clothes for free. They also helped out with all class projects and fundraisers. Mrs. Bustier was reprimanded for her conduct and pushing her work onto her students. She was suspended pending her completion of additional trainings in class room management and a new teacher was sent to the class. Lila was no longer an issue for Marinette either, as she had lost her power over the class. She had tried to get it back, but now that the class knew that she was a liar she wasn’t able to control them anymore. Now she just sits in the back of the class, sulking. The Waynes had greatly improved Marinette’s life now, and her and Damian were still going strong as a couple. The Waynes would do it all again and protect Marinette at any costs. The Waynes protect their own.
