Look What You Made Me Do

I Am No Longer Your Fool

(AN: Damian finally shows up! Dick is done with Marinette being left behind and is doing something about it. The Paris group goes to Gotham Gardens!)

Tim sat at the kitchen table eating breakfast and drinking coffee. Usually he would just have coffee for breakfast but Alfred had installed a new house rule. He was now not allowed to have coffee down in the cave and in the morning he had to have his first cups of the day with breakfast. He was on his computer which normally wasn't allowed. But to be fair he wasn't working on a case.

"Morning Timmy!" Dick chirped as he sat down with a bowl of cereal. "Does Alfred know you have your laptop at the table?"

Tim took a sip of his coffee. "Well I'm not working on a case so it's technically okay."

"Oh? What are you doing then?" Dick asked curiously.

"I'm still researching what's going on in Paris." he sighed, rubbing his eyes. He had stayed up late researching. "There aren't too many websites reporting. I found one that started out promising.""

"Started out?" Dick asked.

Tim nodded. "Yeah, the website is called the Ladyblog. It's actually run by one of the students in the paris group. It started out really informative. Details about Ladybug and her partner Chat Noir. But about a year or so ago it turned into some kind of shitty gossip column. It's almost painful to read. It went from information and theories about Ladybug and miraculous symbolism to whether or not Ladybug fired Chat Noir because he was in love with a civilian and basically trashing her and her new team."

Dick moved to read over his shoulder but soon made a face after sitting back down. "I can see what you mean. It reads like some trashy tabloid story. Is this really the only site about them?"

Tim shook his head. "No, but this one is the most dedicated with uploads. This Alya girl actually will go to the area of the akuma attack and get video. She is like Lois Lane but without the reassurance of Superman coming to save her. I'm starting to wonder if she is just a thrill seeker or if she's like this because of that Miraculous Cure that fixes everything."
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Dick sighed and shook his head. He couldn't believe that this had been going on for years. "When the Paris class goes home I think we should send someone to Paris to check things out. Maybe get a hold of Ladybug and see if we can help her and her team."

"Are you going to go pick up Marinette soon?" Tim asked as Damian came into the kitchen.

"Yeah I'm going to head out after I finish up. Dami you and Cass ready?" Dick asked.

Damian gave him a grumpy frown that Dick still thought was so cute. "Why are we leaving early to go pick up this Marinette girl?" he complained.

"Too many suspicious things happen with her,we think she is being bullied. Not only was she left at the airport to get to the hotel on her own. But her class also arrived for their tour without her." Dick explained. "What was weird is she totally expected that and showed up early."

"We had drinks at a coffee shop and she explained that there's a girl named Lila who picks on her." Tim added.

"Yeah that was the girl who tried to convince me to start the tour before Marinette made her grand entrance." Dick grinned. "Her teacher tried to save face but Marinette shut that down. She's nice. Dami you should keep an eye out for her today."

"Tt! Isn't it enough that I am wasting my time babysitting these children?" Damian demanded.

Dick sighed. "Dami we all agreed to help. Today is your day unless you want to trade with Step or Barbara to take the museum. We all know how you feel about the aquarium. Jason specifically needs to go on the Gotham Market trip and you two are still not allowed to work together after the dock incident. Today is the perfect trip for you to help with. It's the botanical garden. You love nature! Plus you get to go with Cass"