DJWiFi

Family

They turned around to see a little boy who looked to be around seven or eight with pale skin, brown hair and green eyes running up to them. They were frozen in shock for some seconds before getting out of it.

"Step off kid, we're busy." The child refused to move. He just started sobbing. He ran up to The Bubbler and wrapped his arms around his leg.

"You promised Mama, you promised!" The Bubbler bubbled him. But he didn't let him float up. He wanted to understand.

"I don't know you kid. What's your name?" The child just repeated the same thing he had been saying

"You promised Mama, you promised!" He repeated it as he hit against the bubble.

"Ha! He called you... Mama..." She shut up when she realised he was serious.

Flashback

"I'll never leave you alone with that old butt head." Chris laughed a toothy laugh.

"You promise?" He realised that the kid was actually scared of Maurice. He sighed. So was he. Or at least he used to be.

"I promise."

The Bubbler was confused beyond reasonable doubt. But Nino understood. He touched the bubble, staring at the weeping face of his brother.

"What did he do to you?" Chris stopped crying.

"M-M-Mama?" The Bubbler made to send the child up. Nino stopped him.

"No!" Lady Wifi frowned, realising that her partner was in trouble. Alya tried to help but she was stuck. They were so caught up they didn't realise that Chat Noir and Ladybug were escaping. As Nino faced the challenge against The Bubbler, Ella and Etta ran out from the crowd and hugged their sister's legs.

"Alya, c-come back..."

"W-we miss you." Lena ran up as well.

"Alya! I want you to tell me a story. Where did you go? Ooh. What is this?" She struggled with Alya's mask. "Did you glue it? Gimme! I wan it!" She tugged and tugged but couldn't get it off. Otis and his wife smiled at their kids, holding onto each other.

"Alya, come back to us." She couldn't help the smile that graced her lips. Ladybug and Chat Noir grabbed their miraculouses and snapped them. Seconds later Nino and Alya were back to their normal selves.

Alya's family surrounded her and hugged her big time.

"Can't... breathe..."

"We don't care! We missed you!" She smiled.

Nino hugged Chris like his life depended on it.

"Mama!"

"Yeah... missed you too buddy." Alya left her family for a bit and walked over to Nino. They hugged each other tight.

"Glad you're back to normal Wifi." He winked. She rolled her eyes, hiding her slight blush.

"I'm glad I'm back too bubble boy."

"Still got that sass huh?"

"You know it." They reluctantly let go noticing that everyone was staring at them and it was getting creepy. Alya bent down to Chris' level, noticing the slight blush on his cheeks. She smiled.

"And who might you be?"

"I-uh-I-"

"His name's Chris." She nodded and turned back to him.

"Well, Chris, you might just be the bravest little boy I've ever met in my entire life." His eyes shone.

"Really?"

"Yesire! Without you Ladybug and Chat Noir would've lost, right guys?" She turned to them.

"Well..."

"Yeah. Good job Chris. We couldn't have done it without you, right Chat?" He swallowed his ego and nodded.

"Right." Chris blushed. Nino beamed with pride.

"Come on everyone, lunch at my place!" Everyone cheered, following Marlena cause they knew they were in for a treat. Nino and Chris made to leave. Alya grabbed his hand.

"And where do you think you're going mister?" He rolled his eyes, grinning.

"Thanks for the offer but we're okay." She rolled hers and knelt down.

"Chris, you wanna go to a party with free food?" He looked from her to his brother and back. She held his head between her fingers. "Chris, don't look at Mama, I'm asking you." Nino blushed. Chris hesitated but nodded slowly. She smiled. "Great! Let go." She put him on her shoulders and held on tightly to Nino.

"I wasn't asking Bubbles." He chuckled and followed her, wondering where Adrien and Marinette were.

Once they got there, there was a flash.
They were about to investigate when Marinette ran up to Alya and nearly knocked her over. She put Chris down to give her best friend a proper hug.

"I missed you Alya!"

"I missed you too Mari."

"What happened?"

"I-"

"Nino!"

"I'll tell you later."

"Adrien!" They bro hugged while the girls rolled their eyes at their antics. "Dude, what was it like to be a villain again?"

"It was something else bro-" Alya's mom hugged him. He was extremely surprised and weirded out but he hugged her back. She laughed.

"Aww, I know the circumstances were bad but I'm so glad my little baby found a boyfriend."

"Excuse me for a second." Alya grabbed a drink and chugged it down before doing a spit take. "WHAT-"

"Alya, behave yourself. You two are too cute!" They went red. She showed them the picture of them holding hands with Chris on Alya's shoulders. Adrien and Marinette burst out laughing.

"Wow... thanks... mom..."

"Oh my - this is too good!"

"Can you send it to me please?"

"Me too, I need this picture in my life!"

"Nalya is so bae!" Their classmates crowded around laughing and hugging them. Marlena was so proud to have gotten such an amazing popular picture. Every single one of them asked for it to be sent to them. Nadja Chamack was there with her news crew for an interview after which they all just had fun. Otis smiled excitedly.

"I feel so raz right now!"

"So... what?"

"Raz!"

"Wow... okay... dad..." Chris was playing with Manon, Etta and Ella. They looked like they were having a blast. Gradually, the crowd thinned out leaving Alya, her family, Chris, Nino, Adrien and Marinette.

"I think we should go." He put his arm around Marinette.

"Uh... yeah. We should. Video games at my place?"

"Is there anything better? Race ya!" He ran off leaving Alya raising her eyebrow at her.

"HOW?!"

"Shh. I'll tell you later." She winked slyly, making Alya groan.

"Seriously?"

"Karma sucks love! Night! Kitty! Wait up!" Alya finished telling the twins and Chris a bedtime story about a bubble monster and lightning and grabbed Nino's hand leaving them asleep.

"We need to talk."