Marinette looked around in horror, quickly figuring out that this was a future where both she and Cat Noir had failed at defeating Hawk Moth. She realized that aside from being chained to a wall, she must've been wearing a full-face mask, no doubt that it was ladybug-themed, Marinette continued to look around, taking in the dystopian future, she was in a somewhat large room (though it felt small and claustrophobic) with a chandelier above that had blue flames atop their candles, there were also several others chained to the walls of the dungeon-looking room, they all were wearing specific animal-themed full-face masks and going off of the specific animals, she deduced that they must've been Miraculous wielders. Marinette figured that these people were her team. There was only one area of the room that didn't have someone chained there and she saw that not only was a maskless Adrien dead her feet, several spiked beings approximately 1,063 feet high, almost taller than the Eiffel tower which looked like it had been sliced in half and redesigned into a throne, and somebody wearing a butterfly-themed full-face mask, chained to the opposite wall from where she was chained to. Marinette continued to look around and saw that all of Paris was destroyed and on fire, with its citizens either dead or enslaved.
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"So, was your 'secret' wish worth it?" Marinette heard Alya's voice ask angrily. Nightmare Future Alya's full-face mask was fox-themed. "No, it was not. I should have heeded Marinette’s warning, but I did not. This is all my fault," Marinette heard who she assumed was Hawk Moth say sadly, his voice being very hoarse. "Damn right! We kept telling you that there would be a price to pay when you make a wish with those two Miraculouses, but you never listened!" Marinette heard Nino shout at Nightmare Future Hawk Moth angrily. Nightmare Future Nino's full-face mask was turtle-themed. "I-I am so sorry, Ladybug," Nightmare Future Hawk Moth apologized in a defeated tone. Marinette then found herself saying something that made her realize that she was a passenger in her own body, a witness as to what was to come. "I am not Ladybug anymore, because you made sure of that, asshole!" Marinette's nightmare future self angrily stated. Nightmare Future Marinette began crying as Nightmare Future Plagg entered the tiny room. Nightmare Future Hawk Moth noticed the little kwami and seemed to brighten up a bit. "Hey, hey Plagg, over here! You can get us out of here!" Nightmare Future Hawk Moth excitedly whispered. "Hmm, I do not know about you. But these here are still ripe for picking, so I think I will just –" Nightmare Future Plagg said sarcastically. Just then, a person with poison-green eyes and wearing a crown wearing a very dark robe with a hood entered the place, making Plagg hide behind Marinette. The person walked up to Marinette, looked down at the lifeless body of Adrien. "Tsk, tsk, such a waste. You could have been mine, but no, you chose this bitch instead!" the hooded figure said in a menacing tone. "Don’t touch him!" Nightmare Future Hawk Moth spat. "Excuse me?!" the crowned figure said shocked. "Uh-oh," Marinette muttered. "You have a lot of nerve speaking to me like that, after what you did!" the figure sternly told Hawk Moth as she held up a broken full face mask that was black cat themed. Marinette soon realized that she was crying. "I noticed that you have not said much, Marinette. Why is that, I wonder, hmm?" the figure asked. "Ah, that would be a reason," she added when she noticed Marinette's tears, one of which the figure wiped one away with her claw and drank it which unnerved Marinette. "Where is my mother?" Marinette's Nightmare Future self asked. "Mother? Oh, you mean like Xia Bing or should I say Sabine? She is right here, among the rest of these damned bodies. Ah, here she is, or at least what is left of her. By the way, which do you think screamed the loudest? Your superhero boyfriend, or your twin sister? Oh, if you only had your Miraculous Marinette, you just might have been able to stop me, and my father, Sa Majesté Null. Ah, speaking of which…" the figure responded maliciously. There was suddenly a loud thud which was then followed by very heavy footsteps, though not as heavy as the ones that came from the giant spiked beings. And in came a being of gargantuan size, probably 36-feet-tall beast with not just a giant spiked tail but also three pitch-black eyes with white pupils that looked around the room. It, no, he was shrouded in shadow, never really looking there except for his eyes. When he moved the shadows obscuring him moved so unnaturally it was haunting. Null also carried a double-bladed sword which was stained with dried blood. Marinette shivered as he spoke. When he spoke, it was more of a whisper, a whisper that made the room rumble with each syllable. "Daughter," Null said. "Hello Supreme Null, my Father. I just came in to check on the prisoners," 'Daughter' told him. "The new ones, that is," she added. "Hey, tall bright and fugly, over here!" Nightmare Future Plagg shouted to Null just as he was summoning a "Black Storm!" Null looked in the direction of Nightmare Future Plagg just as the Black Storm was thrown his way, however Null effortlessly caught it and absorbed it and just as he aimed to catch Nightmare Future Plagg, who shouted, "Cataclysm!" Unfortunately, it did nothing against Null as he quickly snatched Nightmare Future Plagg without being harmed. Marinette was in shock, watching in horror at this beast who had just brushed off a kwami Cataclysm as if he had been dousing a lantern's flame. "Brave of you, Plagg, however foolish. Do you know that my hands are still slick with the blood of your kwami brethren, especially 'Mother?'" Null taunted Nightmare Future Plagg. "You do not have the right to say anything about Tikki whatsoever!" Nightmare Future Plagg bravely spat at him. "Then perhaps you can tell her that I said hello for me," Null calmly told him with a sinister smile. Marinette gasped as Nightmare Future Plagg was destroyed right in front of her eyes which caused a massive shockwave, his screams echoing throughout the room. Marinette watched in absolute horror as Null picked up his sword and chopped off everyone’s heads, where Nightmare Future Hawk Moth’s rolled to a stop at Nightmare Future Marinette’s feet. Null then said "Eclipse!" which allowed him to consume what Marinette correctly assumed were everyone's souls. "They always were a nuisance, now what to do about you, 'Ladybug of the Present?'" Null wondered. "Let me take care of her, and then we can feast!" Daughter offered. "Very well, Daughter," Null said as he left the room. Marinette couldn't see "Daughter's" face for some reason, just her eyes plus she was sure that she didn't want to as she approached her. Daughter unveiled her left hand which was clawed, and poised it over Nightmare Future Marinette’s chest as Marinette struggled to get free of not just her Nightmare Future self's chains but also the position she was in, filled with determination. "Eat your heart out Marinette, literally!" 'Daughter' cackled. Daughter then plunged her clawed hand into Nightmare Future Marinette’s chest, making Marinette scream, and come back to the present. Ladybug looked around quickly taking in her surroundings, and remembering what was currently going on, she got up and plowed straight through the Mime releasing the akuma and capturing, purifying, and setting it free. She then attempted to follow the white butterfly back to Hawk Moth, but it disintegrated before she could do so. So, she just stood in silence pondering what she had just seen. "Wow, you went completely berserk there, Bugaboo. I think the term I’m looking for is 'beast mode,'" Cat Noir commented in amazement. "Please don’t call me Bugaboo and, how long was I out, Kitty?" Ladybug asked. "Not very long, I’d say, only about half a minute, why?" Cat Noir replied. "Oh, I-I think that I... I had a dream. Like a-- I don't know, almost like a premonition. It was the end of the world. O-of what will happen if we lose to Hawk Moth. We must prevent him from winning or else we won't be able to stop Armageddon! I-I think even so, there’s still an attack coming, out in the dark and from among the stars, god help us when it arrives!" Ladybug explained clearly terrified. Both heroes noticed Alya zooming her camera at them as the audience that had gathered was in shock and horror, Ladybug turned to Alya. "Hey! Aren't you Alya, the girl who writes the blog about me and the rest of the 'French Miraculous Team?' The... Ladyblog!" Ladybug asked trying to lighten up the mood. "Uh... yes!" Alya responded shyly. "I like your work. It's awesome. Keep it up! I also heard that you were the one who convinced the mayor to start the AkumAlert app, right?" Ladybug continued. "Uh-huh!" Alya said as she nodded. Ladybug gave her a thumbs up and turned to Cat Noir who then left. Ladybug briefly blushed, then looked back at the crowd, flashed a smile and swung away, not noticing Alya following her all the way to Marinette’s home, just behind Bridgette. "So, are you excited for when Clara Nightingale comes to Paris, Milady?" Cat Noir asked Ladybug when they landed on the "Love Balcony" as he called it. "Gotta be better than the 'trial' that's coming up! But yeah, Ms. Nightingale," "You bet I am, Kitty!" she said excitedly as she leapt away to her balcony. Then Cat Noir jumped away into the night leaving only Marinette who was now detransformed and had the door to hers and her twin's bedroom open. "Well, I know I am!" Marinette heard Alya say. The superheroine turned around to see Alya standing beneath her holding her phone, obviously recording. "Alya, you can’t tell anyone about my-" she altered course after seeing her twin semi-glare at her. "-our secret identity, because the mask isn’t just for hiding our true selves, but also to protect our friends and families, do you understand?" Marinette explained to her friend. Alya frowned and nodded as she pressed a button on her cellphone. She pressed another which made a recycle sound effect. "Okay, first off, this room looks like someone threw up Imodium all over here! But back to this, you know Mari, I had my suspicions the day you saved me from being trapped by that car, and I intended to follow you to see if I was correct, but my older sister Nora stopped me from doing so. I always imagined how the conversation would go when this happened, heh," Alya told her. "How about something like; 'So, what's your power, girl? Flight? Superstrengh? You shoot laserbeams with the eyes?' 'Err... Luck?' And then you would laugh uncontrollably," Bridgette narrated the possibility. Alya just looked at Marinette with a confused face. "She for real?" Alya said as she pointed at Bridgette with her thumb. "You get used to it after a while, plus she’s gonna be helping me in secret," Marinette explained. "Oh, I’m so proud of you girl!" Alya said happily as she hugged her friend. "As am I!" Tikki said revealing herself to Alya. "And I," said a voice. Everyone turned to where the voice came from. "You’re, you’re…" Marinette stuttered. "Hey, I know you. You’re Mr. Chan who runs the massage shop and who gave me various Chinese treatments," Alya pointed out. "Smart girl, however that is just an alias. I am really Master Wang Fu of the Order of the Guardians of the Miraculous, and was the one who gave you your Miraculous. You must defeat Hawk Moth and prevent him from continuing to transform hate and anger into these horrible creatures! Or else we are all doomed! We have a lot to talk about," Master Fu told them.
Author's notes: #1. Sorry for this video being blocked in some territories, all because I decided to use the final scene of Frightingale for the video, oh joy! 😒 #2. FYI, I used Imodium instead of Pepto-Bismol because the latter isn't sold in France due to a health scare back in the 1970s.
