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Into Another World - Ladybugs

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Gateways in the sitting room between worlds lit up. Portals spun and people emerged from them all in various ladybug-themed outfits. They all exchanged glances as Lord Bug’s eyes widened.

“No way! More of you guys!” Lord Bug cheered.

“More? Absolution Ladybug asked.

“Yeah! More of us, ladybugs. I met some others, not ladybugs, by other versions of me and my friends. We teamed up to take down something called the Supreme. It was honestly a joke, but what can you do?”

“Interesting. So, we’re all just other ladybug holders from other worlds?” Carmine asked.

“That’s what it looks like. Well, for most of us. I can’t really tell with you guys,” Lord Bug said as he pointed to a pair of Marinettes, one tall and toned while the other short and chubby, a Juleka with red violet dyed tips in an adventurer’s outfit, and an Adrien in a black prince outfit with red and green details.”

“I was blessed by Tikki a long time ago. Well, my ancestors. That blessing lived on in my blood that grants me powers,” Court of Miracles Marinette boasted.

“I was blessed too, but more recently by the kwami god of creation,” Scions Juleka announced.

“I’m a lot like that Marinette, except I was also blessed, or cursed, with Plagg as well,” Rapture Adrien admitted.

“I was gifted the power of Creation to combat the power of Destruction and free my city of their family’s tyranny,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette remarked.

“Then why aren’t you transformed like the rest of us?” Siren’s Song Lady Beetle asked.

“Transformed?” Juleka, Adrien, and Court of Miracles Marinette asked.

“They mean with the jewels you get from the kwamis to put on tacky, well, tackier suits like they all have,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette commented.

“Tacky? Excuse you! I designed this biker outfit myself!” Separate Worlds Lady Beetle protested.

“Yeah! My girlfriend made my suit and she’s a remarkable designer!” Lord Bug added.

Hope puffed out her cheeks and stomped her foot.

“Hey! Roller derby clothes aren’t tacky, bitch!” Bloody Bug yelled.

“That’s for debate, but do you really have any room to speak? The suit and everything sells gangster a little too much, don’t you think? You honestly look more like a walking cliché,” Carmine spat.

“And what do you expect of me? To just run around in dresses, skirts, high heels, and blouses to take on another mafia boss? Let alone one that is the black cat? No, I think not. I would rather not be transformed unless absolutely necessary,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette snapped back.

“Well, good for you that you don’t need your powers to take on your villain, princess. Some of us need ours otherwise we’d be dead,” Absolution Ladybug yelled.

Of Virtue and Sin Marinette’s nostrils flared. “Call me ‘princess’ one more time. I dare you.”

Absolution Ladybug opened her mouth when Bloody Bug jumped in the way.

“Princess!” Bloody Bug hissed.

Of Virtue and Sin Marinette growled and raised her hand when Scarlet Lord jumped in the middle of them.

“Ok! I think that’s enough of that. I don’t think we were brought here to fight. I’m not sure why we’re all here, but let’s try to get along, right? Why don’t we all just sit down and talk?” Scarlet Lord suggested.

“I agree! I want to get to know you guys. The ones I met before were interesting, so I want to learn more about each other,” Lord Bug added.

The others exchanged uncertain glances before they shrugged and took a seat.

“So… where do we start with all this? And why should we care?” Bloody Bug asked.

“Oh, come now, it could be fun, and that’s all it needs to be, but we do need a place to start. Let’s see… oh! What about who our villains are? I can go first. We’re dealing with my dad, who is Papillon. He’s destroyed quite a bit and killed just as much, but also losing his mind. We’ve also sorta got Ripper, who is a blood hungry serial killer. And a little assassin child named Widow,” Lord Bug shared.

“We’ve got a crazy serial killer butterfly holder named Papillon who has been terrorizing the city and entire world for two whole years. Chat Noir was supposed to be our hero, but he failed one too many times. Now I’ll step in to be the hero he wasn’t,” Absolution Ladybug stated.

Lord Bug paled. “I… I, uh, sure he tried his best?”

“Oh, he sure tried his best to be a little attention whore and milk being a hero while everyone else suffered. Fucker is paraded around as a glorified sex symbol more than as a hero,” Absolution Ladybug shot back.

Lord Bug curled his lip in disgust. “That’s… that’s unpleasant. Uh, what about you?”

Separate Worlds Lady Beetle raised her brow. “Me? Well, we don’t exactly have a villain or villains like you two. Me, Snow Owl, and Gold Mouse just help keep the streets clean and free of crime.”

“That’s a noble cause,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette said.

“Oh? Well, thank you. We’ve been doing it for a few years, since we were teens in high school. It was Snow Owl’s idea. Gold Mouse and I joined because we were always a fan of comics and heroes, so the chance to be one was… enticing. It’s not easy, we’ve made mistakes, but we’ve done so much good. Seeing the smiles on peoples’ faces makes it all worth it.”

“I agree with the mafia bitch. That’s very noble. Reminds me of why I took on the ladybug,” Carmine added.

“Why did you?” Separate Worlds Lady Beetle asked.

Carmine stared at the coffee table. “My sister and I watched a villain rise that was set on destroying the world. We watched him as nothing was able to stop the monsters he created by twisting normal people into abominations. He was killing so many with the monsters and no one could stop him. When my sister and I were given the chance to stop him, we leapt at it. For the longest time, all we could do was contain his rampage to Paris. It wasn’t until a golden dragon warrior rose from the ashes that we were finally able to do more than just contain him.”

“That sounds a lot like my father,” Lord Bug said.

“And our Papillon,” Absolution Ladybug added.

“Something like ours too,” Metal Bug added.

“What’s yours like?” Lord Bug asked.

“Well, he’s not alone, but definitely the leader. Manipulative and cunning, but also terribly cruel. He works alongside the peacock, rooster, ant, and black cat. He’s currently also have Bumblebee under his thumb along with the ox and white cat because of Bumblebee,” Metal Bug explained.

“Wait! Bumblebee? Your Marinette?” Lord Bug asked.

“Y-yeah? You know her?”

“Yeah! I met her. She talked about you and her Adrien. That must mean you’re Luka!” Lord Bug cheered.

“You’re a Luka?” Bloody Bug asked.

“Uh, let’s get to topic. Uh, what about you? What’s your villain?” Metal Bug asked as he pointed to Hope.

Hope tilted her head and pointed to herself. She considered, stood up, and waved her arms around in a flapping motion.”

“What is this? Is this a game of charades?” Carmine asked.

“Use your voice,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette scolded.

Hope huffed and pouted. She reconsidered before she grabbed her yo-yo and slammed it onto the table. She swiped up on it as it opened. Creation energies poured from it, and she worked with them. She sculpted them into a life-size model of Echidna.

“What the hell? Why are you fighting a fairy?” Juleka asked.

Hope flicked her hand as echoes of Echidna’s voice repeated “Paradise.”

“Paradise? What’s Paradise?” Absolution Ladybug asked.

“A very dangerous power. Those that possess the powers of Life, Nature, Transformation, Protection, and Beauty are able to create a literal heaven, untouchable and unkillable, but sacrifices the rest of the land to make it, creating a barren wasteland outside of Paradise,” Adrien explained.

Hope bounced as she pointed at Adrien.

“Your butterfly seeks to make Paradise?” Adrien asked.

Hope nodded.

“Does she have all the components?”

Hope shook her head. She flicked her hand again to reveal the peacock Erinona, the turtle knight Alexiares, and the dragon Delphyne.

�� “There’s no snake here. They don’t have the snake?”

Hope gave a thumbs up.

“That’s a relief. Make sur they don’t get the snake. With the snake, Paradise will be made.”

Hope nodded and gave a thumbs up, then pointed to Adrien.

“Huh? Me? Oh, I don’t exactly have a villain, unless you count politics?” Adrien remarked.

“Same here,” Court of Miracles Marinette commented.

“Politics and a little of everything else that comes with being an adventurer,” Juleka added.

“Oh, gosh, how do you all manage to deal with that nonsense?” Bloody Bug asked.

The three shrugged.

“What about you, short stacks?” Carmine teased.

Bloody Bug shot Carmine a glare. “We were dealing with a fool butterfly user until a peacock came into the picture, Mayura. She’s a dangerous, manipulative bitch and she just loves to toy with us and that very fact that she’s leagues ahead of us.”

“Mayura? You mean she’s evil?” Lord Bug asked.

“I… I don’t fucking know. She does bad things. Fuck she nearly got my brother killed if I hadn’t saved him. But we learned she’s doing this because she wants to, I guess, do right by the kwamis, whatever that may mean,” Bloody Bug said.

“Oh, that sounds almost like what happened with us. We were fighting Hawkmoth, also a crazy butterfly holder. He managed to get all the miraculous to fuse together, but when he did, he reforged Velze, so was quick to set things right for his, uh, kids,” Scarlet Lord explained.

“Wait. For real?”

“Yeah. He even distributed the miraculous out according to the new concepts.”

“New concepts?”

“Yeah. Obviously creation is creation still, but take the peacock for example. It was emotions, but now its beauty.”

“It hasn’t always been beauty for you guys?” Lord Bug asked.

“No,” Scarlet Lord and Bloody Bug said.

“That’s… odd,” Lord Bug commented.

“Very. Why would the peacock ever be something like emotions? Especially when all it knows is how to be a pretty little bird,” Court of Miracles Marinette mocked.

“Pretty is a stretch. Granted the person I know that was gifted the peacock jewel is a pimp,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette remarked.

“A what?” everyone yelled.

“Huh? Oh, yeah. My family heads and myself have seen the peacock pimp often, usually in the presence of the other mafia boss, the Black Cat. We’ve tried to get information, but the lanky bitch won’t snitch,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette prattled.

“And why is your black cat so… against you?” Coccinella asked.

“Reverse it. I’m against him. He thinks he can just scare everything and demand respect through fear, he’s got another thing coming. I was gifted the ladybug, his opposite, to bring him down and restore balance. I will rule with respect to drive away his fear,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette answered.

“Sounds a lot like the cat I have to deal with, in all his sexy glory,” Siren’s Song Lady Beetle cooed.

“I’m sorry, what did you just say?” Absolution Ladybug asked.

“I agree, what the fuck?” Bloody Bug snapped.

“What? Can you really blame a girl for finding her enemy attractive in all his raw, brutish, animal magnetism? I’d never tell my mother, but I could never bring that guy down, even though he fights against us to make a better future. I do wonder if I could convince him to fight with me, but then I just get lost in everything,” Siren’s Song Lady Beetle remarked.

“Why are you smitten with your enemy? You should be bringing them down. Not attempting to convert them to your ways,” Coccinella scolded.

“Oh, come on. Are you telling me you wouldn’t get weak in the knees having this big, brutish, muscular, unhinged man towering over you threatening to crush you like the little bug you are?” Siren’s Song Lady Beetle challenged.

Court of Miracles Marinette bit her lip. “Ok, I can’t blame the girl. That’s basically my Kitten.”

“Seriously? How can either of you justice having time for romance with your responsibilities, be it politics or a villain,” Coccinella challenged.

“Why not? I mean, don’t you?” Lord Bug asked.

“No! I have a whole team to keep in check as we battle a pair of bitches for who knows what they want. I don’t have time for any of that nonsense,” Coccinella shot back.

“I don’t see why not. I mean, I’m with a few of my fellow heroes,” Lord Bug admitted.

“Same,” Metal Bug added.

“Well, love is sort of a thing with politics. I mean, I have to compete with other royalty for the hand of the Crown Empress. So, you know, right?” Adrien commented.

“I agree with the Adrien. My Elders put me and Felix together to produce more Highborn heirs. That and I was going to be stuck with Felix regardless, so it’s just easier this way. I’m just lucky he knows how to make a girl feel special.”

“Felix?” Lord Bug, Metal Bug, Bloody Bug, Of Virtue and Sin Marinette, and Juleka asked while Hope curled her lips in disgust.

Court of Miracles Marinette nodded. She looked to the imitation Delphyne and reworked it to look like her Felix.

Lord Bug’s jaw dropped. “That’s Felix?”

“He looks so different,” Separate Worlds Lady Beetle whispered.

“What’s with the scars?” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette asked.

“Oh, that? That’s because of his father, Colt. Funny story. See, growing up, Colt was very rough on Felix as was necessary since the Black Cat is the enforcer for the Court. Whenever Felix dared to show any signs of weakness, Colt would inflict terrible sounds that would always scar. He started with Felix’s face before moving to the rest of his body,” Court of Miracles Marinette explained.

“That’s… that’s fucked up. You’re saying he has scars all along his body?” Bloody Bug asked.

“Oh, yes. Sometimes when the slimy snake, Sass, feels Felix steps out of line, he reopens all of Felix’s scars as punishment. It’s usually a messy thing with all the blood, and Felix always passing out from blood loss, but no biggy as they always heal again.”

“Oh my. My Felix is nothing like that. He’s just a musical theater actor. That’s horrifying thinking this could have been him,” Separate Worlds Lady Beetle whispered.

“I’m not with my Felix, but that’s awful. I know the Felix in my world is under his father’s thumb, but I don’t know to what degree,” Metal Bug added.

“Then who are you with?” Court of Miracles Marinette asked.

“Huh? Oh, uh, my Marinette, Kagami, and Adrien,” Metal Bug answered.

Lord Bug gasped. “Me too. Well, replace Adrien with Luka because I’m Adrien.”

“My, you dogs. Well, I suppose not. The Adrien and Luka I know are just as much whores,” Court of Miracles Marinette mocked.

“Hey, what’s wrong with multiple partners, fatass? I may not have more than Pom Pom, but I’m open for more. And she’s got Juleka,” Bloody Bug snapped.

Court of Miracles Marinette held up her hands. “Never said there was anything wrong with it. It just doesn’t surprise me of everyone, it would be versions of them. Nor does it surprise me that those two are fucking. Besides, I have my own eyes on someone else in my Court.”

Juleka pursed her lips as Court of Miracles Marinette winked at her.

“What about you, sweetie? You got any lovers? I imagine all the men and women throw themselves at a beauty like you,” Court of Miracles Marinette teased.

“Uh, well, no. Not that it matters since Luka always gets in my way of getting close to anyone. Like I’m not safe already with her.”

Of Virtue and Sin Marinette tensed up. “Her who?”

“She’s… she’s no one. I mean, she is. She’s a warrior clad in crimson armor. A defender of the weak and sword for the defenseless. Blessed by the kwami god Longg, bearing the curse of destructive flames, she roams the land. We’ve given her the title, Crimson Death, for when she jumps in, no villain is left alive from her burning, crimson glory,” Juleka explained.

“Sounds like a case of hero worship,” Absolution Ladybug commented.

“Or a hero crush. Quite romantic,” Separate Worlds Lady Beetle cooed.

“Sounds like a bad bitch. You should totally hit that,” Siren’s Song Lady Beetle added.

Juleka blushed.

Of Virtue and Sin Marinette tsked. “Enough! Leaved her alone. If we insist on this topic, why not someone else share? You, the pink bug with pig tails.”

Hope bounced and nodded. She reshaped the creative energies back to Delphyne. She silently fangirled as she mimicked a dragon.

“You like your dragon?” Carmine asked.

Hope nodded and grinned.

“That’s adorable. There’s something about dragons that are lovable, isn’t there?”

Hope jumped and clapped.

“Is yours a dragon?” Court of Miracles Marinette asked.

“Please. That dragon would never speak with me. Besides, my heart was stolen by a sly little trickster,” Carmine admitted.

“My, how scandalous. What about you, little man bug? Any special ladies in your life?” Court of Miracles asked.

“Who? Me? Oh, no! I mean, not that I don’t know any ladies. Rather there’s, uh, well there’s a guy I might sorta kinda like. But that’s a whole different story. Uh, anyway, what about you, uh, you?” Scarlet Lord rambled.

“Me? Simple. I’m engaged to my Luka. We dated in high school, kept up a long distance relationship, until recently when he asked me to marry him. Obviously I said yes because he’s the music of my soul,” Absolution Ladybug answered.

“Aww! How romantic is that?” Lord Bug gushed.

“Nauseatingly so. Can we talk about something else already?” Bloody Bug demanded.

“Like what?” Court of Miracles Marinette asked.

“Oh! How about how we became the ladybugs? Or just about ourselves in general?” Lord Bug suggested.

“Excellent idea. I’ve been curious about the pigtailed pink bug,” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette commented.

Hope gave a nervous smile. She morphed the imitation Delphyne into a sequence of memories. Everyone watched Hope, as Marinette, sat in the back seat of a car that was rammed by a speeding car. Everything was a blur as the fire started. The memory faded into Hope at the hospital, hooked up to every machine possible. That scene faded to the years Hope spent recovering until she got Trixx, and then Tikki.

“Unbelievable. You must have survived by a miracle,” Bloody Bug breathed.

Hope nodded.

“And the accident took your ability to speak?” Of Virtue and Sin Marinette asked.

Hope nodded.

“What about Tom and Sabine? Are they… gone?”

Hope nodded.

Absolution Ladybug touched her hand to her heart before she stood and hugged Hope. Hope’s eyes widened as she returned the hug.

“I know what it’s like to lose your parents before you were ready to. I didn’t lose mine like this, but they were still taken from me. But you still look like a teen. Who takes care of you? You’re not alone, are you?”

Hope shook her head. She turned to the projection and shared a memory of Bridgette.

“Who is that?” Absolution Ladybug asked.

“Ugh, Bridgette,” Court of Miracles Marinette commented.

“Who’s Bridgette?” Absolution Ladybug asked.

“Marinette’s cousin. At least, she’s my Marinette’s cousin,” Lord Bug answered.

Absolution Ladybug shot Court of Miracles Marinette a look, then squeezed Hope. “I’m glad you have someone to look after and love you. Always cherish them.”

Hope gave a smile, then frowned and pointed to Absolution Ladybug sighed.

Absolution Ladybug sighed. “My parents were murdered by my Papillon. She created a monster that butchered Tom and prepared to cook him into pastries and nearly killed Sabine. Sabine saved herself thanks to the ladybug, but still succumbed to her injuries.”

Hope’s eyes widened while Separate Worlds Lady Beetle, Lord Bug, Metal Bug, Adrien, and Of Virtue and Sin Marinette all gasped.

“It hurts, and I’ll make that bitch pay, but always make sure to cherish who you have. And cherish every moment for it could be your last.”

Hope nodded and hugged Absolution Ladybug.

“Well, this is aggressively uncomfortable. Why don’t we lighten the mood. You, next to Metal Bug, what’s your story?” Court of Miracles Marinette barked.

“Me? Oh, uh, funny story. I found out my father was Papillon and had my feelings of betrayal and hatred amplified to the point that he akumatized me and turned me into a rampaging monster that nearly killed everyone, so-,” Lord Bug started.

Bloody Bug bristled. “Chat Blanc.”

“Huh? Oh, yeah. H-how did you know?” Lord Bug asked.

“Because it was a Chat Blanc that caused the initial destruction of my world. Because of him, another version of me made a reality-altering wish that made me the ladybug holder and fucked up everything,” Bloody Bug hissed.

“Well, everyone is alive, right?”

“Well, yeah, but that’s not the point. Everything has gone to hell with me as the ladybug. I’m fucked up, my brother was sexually assaulted, his life in shambles, and we’re dealing with a crazy ass peacock woman.”

“Well, I mean, I’d rather all that if it means I don’t have to live with the knowledge that I nearly killed everyone, would have left them with life-altering injuries if not for a miracle serum, leveled the city, and would have… would have… anyway! Let’s move on! What about you?” Lord Bug desperately asked.

Metal Bug raised a brow. “Uh, I made a deal with Tikki to be a songwriter, but it came with me being part of a game she was playing.”

“Well, that sounds fun! Games are always fun,” Lord Bug commented.

“Well, I wouldn’t-,” Metal Bug started.

“What about you, other me?” Lord Bug asked.

“Me? Oh, I was born blessed by Tikki and Plagg and am a Prince of my kingdom,” Adrien answered.

“That sounds like me too. Though I’m no royalty, but a village girl. I was blessed by Tikki, kwami god of Creation, and Sass, kwami god of Life, with an inclination towards life over death. Luka got the death inclination,” Juleka remarked.

“Huh, interesting. What about the tiny tight ass?” Court of Miracles Marinette mocked.

Coccinella bristled. “Oh, fuck you. If you must know, I was approached by Tikki to handle the menace at hand. Nothing more, nothing less. Very much like the other blonde chick here.”

“My, how boring,” Court of Miracles Marinette teased.

“You know what, fuck this. I want out of here. I’m done.”

A portal opened on the far side of the room. Coccinella flipped off Court of Miracles Marinette, then left.

Lord Bug stood. “My, is it that time already? Well, I should… yeah.”

Lord Bug ran through the portal after Coccinella. Juleka slipped around everyone and entered the portal. Of Virtue and Sin Marinette watched her leave before taking her own leave. Metal Bug sighed and left with Scarlet Lord right behind him.

Absolution Ladybug gave Hope a hug. “Stay strong, little bug. We got this.”

Hope smiled through her tears as she hugged Absolution Ladybug. Absolution Ladybug took Hope’s hand as they left through the portal together.

Carmine snorted and strutted out with Bloody Bug behind her. Separate World Lady Beetle and Siren’s Song Lady Beetle considered before they stood and left after Carmine and Bloody Bug. Marinette and Adrien shared a look before they stood.

“Well, this was fun. Don’t you think so?” Marinette asked.

“I must admit, I didn’t hate it. It has left me a touch curious.”

“Indeed. I hope to meet here again. Who knows what else we could meet in this room.”

Adrien nodded before he followed Marinette out of the sitting room.

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