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The next day at school, in Miss Buster's classroom
Team Miraculous was surrounding a table as they talked about tactics to deakumatize Ladybug
"So what's the plan for getting the Akuma out of Ladybug?" Adrien asked
"We can't use Lila since that was a failure." Alya said
"Why doesn't Zoe use venom on her when she isn't looking?" Max asked
"That could work." Adrien said
"That also means we must distract her so she doesn't see it coming." Nino said
"Okay, we need a plan on how to distract her so Zoe can use her power on her." Max said
"We need to outsmart, outthink, and outmaneuver her to get a chance against her." Adrien said not knowing the person they were talking about was in class with them but she was invisible and she was smiling since she now knew what they were planning
"(You all think you can do all that and still defeat me then think again, Miraculous heroes. I'll let you do this little plan of yours but when it fails then it will be me who'll get your Miraculous." Miracle Queen thought then she looked at Max
"(I need those glasses, deprive the heroes of teleportation.)" Miracle Queen thought then she smiled
"(I know a perfect plan to get Max away from the heroes.)" Miracle Queen thought as walked backwards through the wall
After school at Kante's household
Max walked through his front door put his school bag on a hook by the door then took out his homework he walked into the living room where he saw his mother having a cup of tea with Miracle Queen who was talking to Markov then she looked up and saw Max standing there
"Welcome home, Max, why don't you sit and have tea with us." Miracle Queen said with a hand out to the seat next to his mother which he did
"What did you do to my mother?" Max asked as he saw the state his mother was in
"Oh, I put her in a dream of what her heart desires and it seems like she wants to be an astronaut." Miracle Queen said
"Then I supposed we can talk without my mother hearing anything." Max said
"That's what I was hoping for." Miracle Queen said then she leaned back
"Let's make a deal Max." Miracle Queen said.
"Whatever the deal is, I don't want it." Max said
"Really, you don't want to hear what the deal is." Miracle Queen said
"No, I know if I take this deal, then that also means I'll have to give you my Miraculous in return." Max said making Miracle Queen smile
"That was part of my deal." Miracle Queen said then the door was kicked open as the Miraculous heroes ran in
"How did you guys know I was here?" Miracle Queen asked then she saw Max smiling and that's when she saw him holding his phone
"That was quite sneaky of you Max." Miracle Queen said
"I know it was." Max said
"Kallki. Full Gallop." Max said as he transformed into Pegasus
"You are surrounded, Miracle Queen, give up so we can turn you back to normal and be Ladybug again." Chat said not knowing that Miracle Queen secretly put an illusion over Markov who was turned off that was in her hand
"Yeah, I give up." Miracle Queen said as she handed the illusion of her akumatized object to Chat who put it in his hand
"Cataclysm." Chat said as he activated his power which made the illusion dissolve which revealed Markov disintegrating into dust which Pegasus saw
"Markov! No!" Pegasus shouted while the heroes looked on in shock
"That's what happens if you reject my deal, Max, you lose something you love." Miracle Queen said then Pegasus turned his head at her in anger
"I'm going to kill you for that." Pegasus said
"That's not very hero of you if you do kill me Max." Miracle Queen but Pegasus just ignored her
"Voyage." Pegasus said as he sent Miracle Queen into the sun
"Good, lose yourself in your anger when I return." Miracle Queen said as the portal closed then Max's Mom woke up
"What happened?" Ms Kante said as she looked around the room and saw the heroes in her living room
"Why are you guys in my house?" Ms Kante asked
"Miracle Queen was sitting right in your own home and made me kill Markov." Chat said
"But Markov's fine, he's still in Max's room recharging as we speak." Ms. Kante said
"Are you sure Ms?" Rena asked
"I'm sure, I'll show you guys that he's in there at this very moment." Ms. Kante said as she and the heroes walked to Maxes room then Ms. Kante opened the door into Max's bedroom
"See Markov is right on the desk recharging." Ms. Kante said as she moved out of the way for the heroes to walk in
"How is this possible, we saw Markov being destroyed by Chat's cataclysm." Carapace said
"Unless this isn't the real Markov but a fake Miracle Queen planted." Pegasus said then the fake Markov turned on
"Well done old friends, I knew you would figure it out." Fake Markov said as it floated up and went towards the window
"What does Miracle Queen gain from this by planting a fake version of Markov?" King Monkey asked
"That's a secret you'll never find out." Miracle Queen said by the window as Fake Markov floated over to her
"How did you survive the sun's temperature?" Pegasus asked
"You forgot one thing Pegasus, I have power-ups and you guys don't." Miracle Queen said
"What about me Milady, I still have power-ups." Chat Noir said with a smile
"Not much I'm guessing." Miracle Queen said which made Chat look away since that was true
"Anyway, it's getting late and I need my beauty sleep so. Bug Out." Miracle Queen said as she left with Fake Markov while Pegasus ran towards the opened window and saw them disappearing in the distance
"We need to go after them and get them to confess what that fake Markov was doing." Pegasus said
"It wouldn't make any difference, she wouldn't tell us anything." Chat said
"Not if I threaten her with death from my portals to dangerous places on Earth or the Sol system." Pegasus said then the third dot disappeared leaving 2 minutes for Pegasus while Chat only had one minute to go
"We better leave before we transform back." Chat said making Pegasus nod his head as Team Miraculous leaped out through the window then they went their separate ways home while Pegasus went into the alleyway that was close to home
"Kallki, Dismount." Pegasus said as he detransformed back into Max then he walked home where he saw his mother so he ran over and hugged her tightly
At Miracle Queen's castle
Miracle Queen and the fake Markov are standing in front of a big screen where F Markov uploaded everything
"Why did I have to download everything that Markov had?" F Markov asked
"I heard from Max that Markov had connected to every satellite in the world and also connected to everything on Earth, so I thought since I'm not Marinette or Ladybug anymore so why not have the satellites and their data." Miracle Queen said then multiple red dots appeared on the screen
"What do they represent?" F Markov asked
"United Heroes and Lady Dragon will be arriving in Paris so they can stop me and turn me back to Ladybug again." Miracle Queen said
"Are you going to let them stop us?" F Markov asked
"I will be." Miracle Queen said as she started to connect to the United Heroes jet
Once the connection connected, the live feed came onto her screen which revealed the civilians of United Heroes and Lady Dragon
"Turn around, you are interfering in important business." Miracle Queen said
"No, we are coming to Paris so we can stop you Miracle Queen, and bring Ladybug back from Shadow Moth's corruption." Barbra said
"You are restricted from entering France's water, you don't have any jurisdiction here in France I thought Ladybug told you that tidbit when she was in New York." Miracle Queen said
"No, she didn't. Olympia said
"Oh, that's a shame. Guess I'll have to punish her for not telling you guys that during her trip to New York." Miracle Queen said
"How will you punish Ladybug when you are her Miracle Queen or should I call you Marinette?" Aeon asked which angered Miracle Queen
"Do not call me by my civilian name." Miracle Queen said
"Why not Marinette?" Fei asked
"Marinette and Ladybug are two separate people." Miracle Queen said
"How are Ladybug and Marinette two separate people when they are the same person under the mask?" Jessica asked
"Marinette is a clumsy, shy, and anxiety-ridden girl while Ladybug is stubborn, brave, fearless, powerful hero who is the complete opposite of Marinette." Miracle Queen said
"Then where do you come in?" Barbara asked
"I'm a side of Ladybug that she buries within herself so she doesn't hurt the citizens she protects." Miracle Queen said
"Can you detransform so we can talk to Marinette." Fei said
"Spots off." Miracle Queen said as she detransformed into Marinette who looked up at the screen
"How are you still normal as Marinette?" Jessica asked
"Like Miracle Queen said, Marinette and Ladybug are two separate people." Marinette said
"Marinette why don't you cleanse the akuma?" Fei asked
"I will once I have every Miraculous back in the Miracle Box then I'll leave Paris and go to the temple where I'll train as a Guardian." Marinette said
"We still coming to Paris so we can stop Miracle Queen." Rebecca said
"I know you guys will stop her but she won't make it easy for any of you guys." Marinette said
"We know." Aeon said
"Spots on." Marinette said as she transformed into Miracle Queen
"I hope you had a nice talk with Marinette." Miracle Queen said
"We did and we still coming to Paris to stop you." Olympia said making Miracle Queen sigh out
"I knew Marinette was weak to talk to you to not come to Paris. When you arrive to Paris, you'll know this won't be an easy fight between us right." Miracle Queen said
"We know." Bararba said
"And I'll get my hands on the Eagle Miraculous and the Prodigous." Miracle Queen said as she turned the screen off then she walked to her window and looked out her window where she saw her army training
"(So the bigger hitters are coming to Paris to fight me this time, I thought I had enough time to get every Miraculous before the other heroes knew what was happening here in Paris.)" Miracle Queen thought
"What's the plan, Miracle Queen?" Elite Guard asked
"Keep training our army and when it's time send them out into Paris where they'll fight the heroes while also getting their Miraculous as well." Miracle Queen said making her Elite guard salute then she walked out of the room while Miracle Queen teleported back home where she detransformed back into Marinette who did her evening routine then she headed to bed