Happy Thanksgiving!
Or to the people who are reading this in another country,... Happy Random Thursday!
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With a fond roll of her eyes, Marinette stared at her peacefully sleeping crew. Deciding it would be too much trouble to wake everyone up, she decided to leave them where they lay slumped over each other.
All of them except for the young ten-year-olds, of course. One by one, the captain picked up the younger girls and carried them to their shared room.
After Marinette closed the door to their room a thought entered her mind, so with a small smile, she headed off to bed herself.
Adrien awoke to the sound of everyone else groaning as they stretched their stiff muscles. They were all still half asleep when the terrible trio (as Adrien had come to affectionally call Manon, Ella, and Etta) bounded into the room and shouted at everyone to hurry and get up because the Captain had something to tell them.
At once it seemed as if their sore muscles melted away and they were all as energetic as the youngest pirates. Catching up with Nino, Adrien managed to ask, "Why is everyone in such a hurry?"
"We've all gotta get into pirating mode, dude." Nino grabbed his wrist and pulled him along faster, "Marinette's giving an announcement as Ladybug, and that means official business." Grabbing his Chat Noir outfit, Adrien started changing.
Within fifteen minutes, one of the most terrifying groups of pirates was assembled on deck, ready to receive the orders of their captain. Adrien was going to stand towards the back of the group, but a shove from Nino brought him up front with the first mates.
Ladybug cast a glance over them, and those close enough could see the faint blush that painted her cheeks when her eyes passed over Adrien. (A topic that Alya, Alix, and Chloe would be sure to bring up the next time they got a moment alone with her.) Clearing her throat she began, "I know that all of you have been wondering what we will be doing next. For the next six months, the first mates and I will be searching for the other members of the Miraculous Fleet." Excited whispers broke out. It had been a while since any searching had been done in earnest. The captain waited for everyone to quiet down before she continued.
"But before we do that, there is still one thing that must be done. Along with my first mates, I would like to take one other person, but as of yet, they are not officially a wanted pirate. So," Her piercing gaze landed on Adrien like a dart, and he could feel himself take a small step back, "Chat Noir. That is the pirate name you have chosen for yourself. And it will be under that name that you commit a crime worthy of a crew member of Tikki. When we reach the next port, you will have two weeks to complete this challenge. Will you accept this challenge as I have described it?"
Adrien nervously looked around at everyone else, their eyes were completely on him. So with a deep breath, his eyes slid closed and a smirk formed on his lips. Taking a step forward, his eyes opened to meet her's head on, "It would be my pleasure, m'lady."
Her cheeks went from a dark pink to a light red as she broke the staring contest and turned away with only a single word in reply, "Excellent."
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