Strangers Like Me (Keeper of the Lost Cities + Miraculous Ladybug Crossover)

Chapter 3

A/N: The Elves meet the Miraculous Superheroes, and some crazy stuff definitely ensues. Also, sorry in advance for... well you'll see. But, I'll leave you to read now. Hope you like it! :) -Apurva

The man clamped his hand closed, extinguishing the flame, and turned to face the person who had called out. When he saw who it was, he sneered.

"The Black Swan is sending more children to stop me?" he taunted. "I'd like to see you try."

Children?  Ladybug craned her head to see who had mysteriously appeared and saved their lives. It looked like Chat Noir was doing the same.

It wasn't a who, but whos. A group of five teenagers stood there, clad in jeans and t-shirts. They had no weapons whatsoever, but their expressions made Ladybug wonder if they had something else up their sleeves. And that wasn't even the weirdest part.

Their eyes. They had the same striking blue eyes as the villain, except for the blond-haired girl in the middle. The other dark-haired girl had piercing teal eyes just like the tall dark-haired boy. The blond boy had ice blue eyes that looked like they could freeze anyone who walked near them while the strawberry blond-haired boy had purplish-blue eyes. Kind of like periwinkle.

Who were these people? Did they even have powers that could combat the villain or were they just incredibly stupid?

It seemed like the former because, moments later, the villain was on the asphalt road writhing in pain. The brown-eyed girl glared daggers at him until he extinguished the fire on his other hand.

"Stop hurting innocent people, Fintan." she commanded. More words came out of her mouth but they were in a language Ladybug had never heard. Kind of British, but crisper somehow.

"Who are they?" Chat whispered to his partner, staring in awe. Ladybug didn't blame him, but something boiled up inside her. It was obvious the teenagers were beautiful- more beautiful than the average person. It was like...

Stop it, Marinette. She chided. We have more important things to worry about.

The fire-wielding man soon lay unconscious on the floor, leaving the seven teens to awkwardly stare at each other. The blond girl walked up to Ladybug and thrust a hand out, a kind smile on her face.

"You must be Ladybug," she assumed in flawless French. "Nice to meet you. I'm Sophie Foster."

So at least her name wasn't weird. Ladybug raised an eyebrow. "I beg your pardon? How do you know my name?" She clenched her jaw. For all she knew, these people could be worse villains.

Chat Noir shot her a look that clearly said, Don't blow this. We might need their help. He shook Sophie's outstretched hand. "I think what Ladybug is trying to say is that we don't normally see strangers come up to us out of the blue, knowing our names and helping us fight," he explained. "I'm Chat Noir."

The dark-haired girl giggled. When Chat looked over at her, she clamped a hand over her mouth.

"There's a lot we have to explain," Sophie tried. "Let's start with introductions." She pointed to the dark-haired girl. "This is Biana Vacker."

Moments later Ladybug had learned the boy with blond hair was Keefe Sencen, the boy with black hair was Fitz Vacker, and the boy with strawberry blond hair was Dex Dizznee. She bit her lip. So they had strange names after all.

Chat Noir shook the hands of all five before turning back to Sophie. "Do they have powers too?"

Sophie nodded. "Dex, a Technopath, can manipulate and even understand technology. Keefe is what we elves call an Empath- he can feel and interpret people's emotions. Fitz is a Telepath and can tell what other people are thinking, along with performing a bunch of other cool feats with his mind. Biana is a Vanisher, so she can become invisible like that." She snapped her fingers. "I've got a few powers, but so far the most helpful ones have been infliction, which I used on Fintan-" She gestured to the unconscious man beside them, "-and being a Polyglot, which is quickly picking up languages. French is not our native language, which is why we might sound like we have accents when we speak. I'm also a Telepath, like Fitz."

She told Ladybug and Chat Noir about their history, the Black Swan and the Neverseen, and the Elvin world they came from.

"I know it's a lot to take in," Biana began. "But we just want to help."

Ladybug took a deep breath. "I suppose we can trust you," she relented, actually believing it. "Do you have a place to stay? Did the Black Swan tell you who we are?"

Fitz nodded. "Yes- you're the famous heroes of Paris: Ladybug and Chat Noir."

Ladybug felt herself go pale. "Does that mean you know who we are?"

Fitz shook his head. "As civilians, no." Ladybug relaxed. Her identity was safe. "The Black Swan didn't go much into detail about this... place."

Ladybug thought for a moment. "I'll send someone over to give you a quick tour. In the meantime, could you help us? We have no idea how to fight people like Fintan."

Chat Noir nodded. "Usually the villains we fight are controlled by akumas- cursed butterflies -which gives them powers, but about a week ago things changed. Their powers come from within. They're undefeatable."

Sophie shook her head. "It may have seemed that way before, but we've got powers to fight theirs. If we work together, anything is possible."

*~*~*~*

The Parisian heroes' Miraculouses were running out, so they vowed to see the elves again soon before departing to detransform.

Moments later, a teenage girl with bluish black hair in pigtails, a flower print white shirt, and pink pants appeared at the end of the street and headed towards them. Her bluebell eyes and dark hair seemed awfully familiar. As a matter of fact...

"She looks exactly like Ladybug!" Dex hissed.

Keefe frowned. "You don't think that could be her civilian form, do you?"

Sophie studied the girl. Despite looking more innocent, she walked with the same confidence as Ladybug. And when she opened her mouth to introduce herself, her voice was identical to the one the elves had heard only moments before.

"Hi! I'm Marinette," she said. "I was told you needed someone to show you around?"

Sophie didn't shake Marinette's outstretched hand. "How can tell yourself  to do something?"

Marinette frowned. "I beg your pardon?" Her voice held the same confusion as Ladybug's had moments before.

Now Sophie was positive it was her. "How can Ladybug tell you to help us," she said. "If you are Ladybug?"