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Marinette stumbled into class as one hand held herself tight.
“Marinette, honestly. You should keep your schedule in check.”
“Please… just shut up.”
“Excuse me? Marinette I don’t like the tone you’re carrying.”
Marinette gasped for a breath. “I don’t want it. I don’t want anything.”
Adrien tilts his head. “Marinette?” He held a hand out touching her arm. “You there?”
Marinette stared at him suddenly realizing where she is. “A-adrien?”
“Who are you talking too?”
Marinette gently set a clock in his hand. “Bunnyx. You need to give that to her.” Marinette looked away. “Someone called Bunnyx… H-her name… her name…”
“He’s in your head right now right? You can push him out.”
“I… I can’t.” Marinette had tears in her eyes. “He’s so loud.”
“Where’s the akuma?”
“I don’t know. I… don’t want it! He’s not leaving.” Marinette crouched as she clutched her head. “Please. Shut up!”
Adrien held his hand out without breaking his gaze. “Alix. Hey everything will be ok Marinette.”
The class was mostly silent.
“Alix! Take the miraculous before she turns.”
Alix shakes her head as she sprints forward. “Get me and bring me to her place before the akuma gets to her do you understand?”
“Weren’t you at a photoshoot?”
Adrien hugged Marinette. “Just get me. You’d need the black cat afterall.” He winked.
“I’m so sorry.”
Adrien sighs as he holds her tight. “Go! Now!” Adrien closes his eyes as he continues to hold her. “It’s ok Princess. Bunnyx will fix it.”
Marinette sobbed as she buried her head into his chest. “Don’t leave me.”
“I won’t.”
Alix held the clock in her hands. “Fluff?”
Fluff flew out with a smile. “Let’s go back to tomorrow. Or was it last year?”
Alix smiled. “Clockwise. Burrow!” Bunnyx could only watch as Adrien transformed holding off Marinette.
~~~
Bunnyx looked at the burrows. She pressed her hand onto a dinosaur one, seeing it roar. She looked around and sighs. Bunnyx shook her head. She had a job to do.
Her pocket watch blinked. She ran to a burrow as she jumped through. “Counter-clockwise.” Fluff flew out with a frown. “Alix? Do you have carrots? Or potatoes? How about-”
“Uh uh. Fluff. I need to get to Adrien. I’ll get you something on the way.” Alix darts into a bus as she sighs. “Hide Fluff.”
“Well, Marinette’s crazy schedule thing is actually going to help me today. Who knew?” Alix snorts as she scrolls through. “The Eiffel tower. You got it.”
Alix sighs as she messes with her shoes, slipping on her blades. “I hope she’s ok…” Alix muttered to herself as she hopped off the bus.
Alix scates on her blades, picking up speed as she approaches the Eiffel tower. She made a sharp halt as a guard blocked her path. She groaned. “Hey! I need to see Adrien.”
Gorilla frowned and shook his head.
“It’s important. All of Paris will be doomed without his help!”
Gorilla shook his head putting up his hands.
“Alix?”
Alix looked past him to see Adrien.
“What are you doing here.”
Alix smiled. “Your Lady is in trouble.” She held out the pocket watch.
His eyes went wide and nodded his head. “I don’t know what you’re talking about Alix. Don’t you have class?”
Adrien turned his back as he walked away before ducking into a corner.
Alix sighs as she skates off. “Food, food. Ah! Marinette’s bound to have food.” She skates off before she felt herself being lifted up.
“How about I give you a lift huh? Where too?”
“Marinette’s. It’s very important we get there.”
“Is she?”
Alix snorts. “No time for questions, lover boy. Hurry. Before the butterfly gets there.”
Chat picked up speed as he sped past multiple buildings until he landed on Marinette’s balcony. He plops Alix down before he swipes the door open. “Princess! Where are you?”
Alix plops her head through the door, seeing her room in utter chaos. Clothes shredded, papers tossed about. “What happened here?”
“Alix, I think Marinette needed you to find her before she got akumatized. She must have already been in danger.” Chat dropped into her room. “Any kwamis around?”
“Chat noir?”
Chat turned to the noise to see Sass flying out. “Sass? Where is she?”
“Ssssshadowmoth found out her identity and crasssshed into her room. She barely got the miracle box and ran. I have no clue where she is.”
Chat sighs. He places hands on Alix’s shoulders. “Alix. Did you just jump through the first burrow you saw?”
Alix gave a sheepish smile. “Yea?”
Chat shook his head. “I need you to find out what happened to her. I’ll keep a look out. I doubt you’ll be coming back to me unfortunately. But you need to find out where she went? You got that?”
Alix nodded her head.
“Good.”
~~~
Alix sighs as she looks across the burrows. Fluff happily munching on a piece of bread. She held a hand up to a burrow when Marinette was in her room. She was talking to a bunch of kwamis before Shadowmoth opened her trap door. She watched her struggle before she grabbed the miracle box, transformed, and ran.
She grumbled. “Alright, so we just need to hop in, warn her and the day is saved. Right?”
Fluff shrugged.
Alix transformed as she hoped through the portal. “Marinette! Shadowmoth is coming. You need to run.”
Marinette turned to look at Bunnyx confused. “What do you mean?”
Bunnyx sighs. “Just get going. He’s coming.”
Marinette grabbed her sewing kit as she transformed. “He’s coming to my room?”
Bunnyx nodded her head.
“....Alix, did I give you any other advice?”
Bunnyx shook her head.
“Because if Shadowmoth knows who I am… That means even if I run he’s still going to come find me… Which means… You need to find out when he found out my identity… got it?”
Bunnyx grumbled as she left.
~~~
Alix sat on the floor as she looked at the burrows. “Maybe this one?”
She jumped through before she dodged an incoming attack.
“Bunnyx?” Chat gaped at her. “What are you doing here! Why did you jump to Princess Justice?”
Bunnyx looked at Princess Justice and screamed in frustration. “I’m sorry Chat… I’m trying.”
“Aw are you failing Bunnyx? Such a shame. Marinette believed in you a little too much.”
Chat grimaced as he held her hands back. “You’ll have to find the problem Alix! The both of us believe in you.”
~~~
Alix laid on the ground. “Fluff… how did older me do it? This is exhausting.”
Fluff chuckled as she flew down. “By taking time and energy to figure out the problem. She didn’t just jump in and do it all at once. She went back in time to see the damage and then she would proceed to find the solution. The guardian choose you for a reason. Don’t worry about it.”
Alix looked at her. “.... You actually made sense there Fluff.” She shot up as she looked at the burrow again. “Come on, let’s see what the problem is this time.”
~~~
Bunnyx looked at the rubbish place Marinette had thought to transform in. “You’ve got to be kidding me Marinette…”
She hoped through the portal as she pushed something. It hit the camera. She jumped back through and sighs. “Let’s hope that worked out.”
~~~
Alix huffs as she pushed her way through the doors. “Marinette!”
Marinette turned around and smiled. “Oh hey there Alix. How was your-“
Alix grabbed her hand, shoving the watch. “Awful. I am going home. I’m going to bed. It took me days but I did what you asked. Goodnight!”
Alya snorts. “Alix it's like noon.”
Alix shushed her as she turned her back. “Don’t ever call me unless it’s important! I’m going to bed. Bye!”
Marinette looked at the watch and gave her a sincere smile. “ I hope it wasn’t too much trouble?”
“It was a lot. But I promise not to tell you Chat’s identity. Also your akumatized form is scary...” Alix shivered. “Remind me never to make you mad.”
“Thank you Alix.”
Alix waved her hand in dismissal. “Yea yea. Goodnight Marinette. Oh! One more thing.” Alix walked up to Marinette before smacking her shoulder hard. “Don’t transform behind a tree again!”