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It isn't really what I think you were asking for but it was what happened.
I did try to get someone else to write something closer to what might be wanted so hopefully that will come too
It had been years but Steph had found the girl fairly easily.
Batman kept the records hidden but Jason has helped her find them. They had been untouched since they were sealed there. She probably never would have figured it out Marinette was a hero if she weren’t already watching her house.
She and Jason munched on a selection of treats from the patisserie. She hadn’t even been able to go in herself. She was too nervous at what she might find. But Jason understood. He was there for her every step of the way.
They watched as the red spotted hero landed on the roof and entered the room as a flash of light revealed Marinette. She couldn’t face her past but she couldn’t let it continue like this. They pored over the interviews for the past few years and realized that the heroes were not just children. They had the responsibility forced on them by another. They hadn't been given a choice but to fight or give in.
Steph knew that she had made the choice to fight when she was young because she wanted better for herself and her mom. She wanted to hurt her father because he had hurt them.
It was also her choice that put the girl here.
She was the one to sneak into the room. It wouldn’t be a good look for Jason to be caught in the room of a fourteen year old girl no matter what the reason. She paused when she got to the bed. She knew she needed to take the earrings but she hesitated before she looked.
The child was sleeping peacefully. Her face was soft and worry free. That is the life Steph had wanted for her. The life she hadn’t been able to provide at fifteen. She hadn’t looked then because she knew she wouldn’t be able to let her go but she deserved better. She still deserved better.
Steph moved quickly to get the earrings off. The child only stirred slightly. The only movement was the sudden appearance of a red sprite that followed after her when she went for the trapdoor. There would likely be a panic when she realized her earrings were missing but this was for the best.
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It had taken three weeks to end it.
They also had to remove Chat Noir from play too. He would not or could not get over their forced removal of Ladybug.
If his reaction was over the top then the reaction of the villain Hawkmoth was explosive. He was furious about them swooping in and taking his prize. The city of Paris was in constant chaos from the moment they announced they had taken into as the Ladybug and the Chat. Many of the citizens had to shelter in place by the end. The emotional effect of the constant siege provided far too many unwilling participants for the emotional manipulation.
Steph probably shouldn’t be so happy that Marinette was never one of them.
It spoke to her fortitude which she had no place in shaping. She knew that, but it still made her feel proud that she had been robbed of her chance to fight and still didn’t turn.
She had gone to a small massage parlor and spoke with the healer inside for a while. Steph waited for her to leave before she dropped in on the man who had turned the children into heroes forced to fight against a villain without any training. His lies about the secret magical society were expected but when they took the jewels from him, she hadn’t expected him to run from the city that very night. He didn’t even try to fight back.
—
The battle was tough. She almost wished she had told more of the people she knew about what they were doing here. But the people of the city loved their heroes even if they weren’t the same ones they had always known. They rallied behind them and based on the comments online, a lot of them were happy to see older heroes and hoped that the children were doing well after their sudden disappearance.
But when the Ladybug fell during the fight with Hawkmoth and couldn’t immediately fight back and the Chat was too far away to help, the citizens turned to protect her. That was what they needed to turn the tide of the battle. The additional people fighting was just enough to catch Hawkmoth unprepared and it ended up being Marinette that ripped the broach off him. His cane whipped out and knocked her feet out from under her but she already had the jewelry in her hand. He was revealed as she hit the ground.
The Ladybug took the girl and swung away. Her Chat took care of the downed villain. The police were quick to show up and arrest him and the press was buzzing about the reveal.
None of this mattered to Steph.
She cast the cure as she had been taught by Tikki after capturing the miraculous and Marinette was no longer injured by her fall.
“What are you doing?” she asked. “You stole my miraculous.”
“You never should have been burdened with it.”
“I failed. I failed all of Paris and Tikki.”
Steph reached out for her hand.
“Marinette, you didn’t fail and you will have the earrings again. I promised Tikki I would return them once Hawkmoth was defeated.”
Marinette covered her mouth. Her tears were hovering on the edge of falling.
“I won’t be allowed to keep her. You said my name. Youknow who I am so I have to give her up.”
“I only found out you were Ladybug because I was following you, and there is no one to take it back now. Your mentor left when we took the rest of his jewels.”
She spit out the last part in disgust and didn’t realize that Marinette was stuck on the first part.
“You were following me?”
She jumped up, preparing to run away but Tikki’s voice stopped her.
“Wait, please hear her out,” Tikki said.
Steph held the earrings in her hand out towards the girl.
“I’m pregnant,” she said. “The only person who knows so far is the new Chat. We were both heroes as teens and we didn’t want our child to need to fight like we did. That is what made me decide to find out what happened to my first child.”
Marinette turned back towards her, no longer trying to run away. Tikki floated over to nuzzle up to her as she listened. Steph sat down before she continued and Marinette sat nearby but out of reach.
“I don’t even know if you know and if you don’t I’m so sorry for revealing the secret. I was just fifteen when I gave birth. I wanted better for my child. It nearly broke me when I told them to take you away without even looking at your face. I knew I would never have gone through with it if I had seen or held you. But someone I trust helped find a loving couple who wanted a baby more than anything.”
“I knew I was adopted,” Marinette said quietly. “I tried to not think of why I had no one when I was born because I knew my parents wanted me.”
“I'm happy about that. I never meant to spring this on you. I wanted to wait until you were older and decided you wanted to know more. I will stick to that until you and your parents try to find me.”
She held out the earrings and Marinette didn’t reach out for them but Tikki floated out and took them from her.
“I am not ready,” she said finally.
“You don’t have to be. I’m leaving. I have told Tikki what she needs to know to find me if you ever decide you are,” she turned away so her daughter couldn’t see her tears forming. “Be well until then.”
There's something about Marinette turning into a thief stealing lost miraculous that's just so captivating, you know? Because you have a character that's kind, dedicated her teenager ages to save people and suffered due to that, who then had to turned into a thief to avoid people going through the same she did before then...
You just have a flashy hero who everyone knew about turning into a fugitive who tries to never be seen, who hides into the shadows. Her motivations are the same, she's still the same kind girl who everyone loved, and that would do anything to protect people, but instead of a beloved superheroine, she's a wanted thief who everyone hates...
| Below the read more, this masterlist holds the tumblr links to all of the polymer clay pieces I made for the event, which ended up at a whopping 21 pieces! There are separate masterlists for the fics/outlines/snippets, and playlists that I also created for the event, which shall be linked at the end, along with the link to the main masterlist. |
The last but not least of the polymer clay art pieces I made for the MGI Civil War 3 event!
This one was also for the prompt: Dragon; and is the design of the dragon from my event fic: Whence the Dragons Arise from the Darkness Inside. ([Tumblr Link] and [Ao3 Link])
Another fitting real ladybird inspired charm; this one is for the MGI Civil War 3 event prompt: Vampire, and is based off of the Twice Stabbed Ladybird!
This polymer clay charm for the MGI Civil War 3 event prompt: Butterflies, was inspired by the Steelblue Ladybird, which prey on various butterfly and moth eggs; most aptly one of which is the Monarch butterfly. Which is why the ladybird charm is posed as if attacking an Akuma!