I wrote this instead of sleeping, so I hope you all are happy!
Nah, I love you guys too much to stay mad.
I.O.N.
Enjoy!
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Marinette was relaxing on the deck, enjoying one of the rare moments of peace that came with telling the passengers that they wouldn't be sailing out for a few days because of everything that needed to be resupplied. So the tourists were out having a fun few days in a new town and her crew were relaxing for the night, preparing for tomorrow when the hard work would begin.
When all of a sudden, Nino and Adrien came running up the plank, looking like they'd just seen a ghost. "She's here!" Adrien gasped as the two boys tried to regain their breathing. And Marinette most definitely did not get distracted by how cute Adrien could look when he was out of breath.
"Who's here?"
"LILA!"
It took a moment, but then the captain remembered the spurned bride-to-be. "Okay, so why are you two freaking out?"
"Because she's looking for the Red Lady!"
"Well, that's not good."
"What do we do!?"
Normally, Marinette would have teased Nino for being so freaked out and panicked, but someone with a score to settle could be dangerous, no matter how sweet they looked. So she took charge of the situation. "Well, the two of you can't be seen obviously, so go hide in my cabin until she's gone, and let me worry about the rest."
It was times like this that Nino was glad Marinette rarely appeared to panic, as he and Adrien sat against the door of her personal cabin.
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Lila was walking through the harbor looking for the ship that had been described by the guard, and a smaller ship at the end of the wharf looked promising. Unfortunately for her, Dylan had seen her walking about and intercepted her.
"What are you doing here? I thought I told you to stay at the inn."
Biting back a retort Lila smiled up at him, "But it was getting stuffy in there so I decided to go for a little stroll." Batting her eyelashes she continued, "I must have gotten lost."
The lie was paper thin and see-through, she was there to be a tracker for Peace's sake! But Dylan seemed to buy it. "I will escort you back, but please, for your own protection, just stay in your room."
"Of course, and thank you for offering to escort me." Turning back the way she'd come, Lila thought quickly, hoping to enthrall him with Tikki, "Lord Dylan you would never believe the horrifying story I overheard while on my walk."
"Oh? What happened?"
"Well, I was walking down a lovely little lane when I passed a stall and the merchant was telling his customer about a strange occurrence that had happened earlier today. So apparently some little cruise ship came in towing a much larger pirate ship, and when questioned, the captain of the ferry said that they hadn't been the ones to subdue the pirates but that the pirate Ladybug and her crew had! It was quite a scare to me as you can imagine."
Dylan, who hadn't really been paying attention to her prattling was suddenly much more alert, "Did you say Ladybug?"
"Yes, and it was terrifying! Imagine! I go for a leisurely walk and am struck with that sort of news!"
"Did you happen to overhear what the name of the cruise ship was called? It could be a lead."
"Hm, I don't know, it was Red something, but like I said, I had only heard it in passing." As she spoke, Lila saw Dylan's eyes scan the dock and apparently find something that excited him.
"I apologize miss Lila, but it seems that your room will have to wait a few minutes. I think I just spotted the very ship you were talking about. I must talk to their captain."
"Of course! That is why we're here, isn't it? To find leads on Tikki? So by all means my Lord! Lead the way!" And to her delight, Dylan began heading straight towards the boat she herself had singled out.
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Marinette looked quietly over the harbor, on the lookout for the angry bride. But what she saw made her blood run cold. Lila was indeed walking right towards the Red Lady, hand in hand with Dylan.
Ducking down as quickly as possible, Marinette hid.
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