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Miraculous: Rise of Anatis 70

Ok firstly, I can't stand how Chat Blanc is! Urg, the whole episode made me mad with the way everything is bad on Marinette! and Rose! She disappointed me! I don't like how the Girl Squad is. Anyway, I finally finished up my version. I hope you guys enjoy it and sorry if there is any mistakes. I've gone through it for now but it's 6am here and I'm tired so I've probably missed some. I'll go through it again at a later date to find them. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how this came out and while at the ending, Luka seems happy. I can say that he is not, he is going to be dealing with this for a long time. Right now, he is simply putting on a brave face so to speak. Anyway, enjoy. Oh also this is going to be rough from the start. You've been warned.

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Chapter Seventy- Lady Blanche

~Sometime in the Near Future~

"Lady Blanche, I'm giving you to the infinite power of destruction!" Hawkmoth declared as Lady Noir gripped her hair, trying to resist his deal. Anatis pushed himself up as he gripped his ribs. He was already weakened from his battle with Hawkmoth and Simme's influence wasn't helping. However, he wasn't about to give up. He went to rush over but Su Han roughly grabbed him, allowing shadows to wrap around him as he struggled. The other heroes were also trapped, unable to get away from Su Han's forces. "You and I will seize Anatis' miraculous and finally I can have my wish!"

"Lady Noir! Fight h- hmm!" Anatis shouted as Su Han covered his mouth.

"Silence, child," He growled, tightening his grip. "You will watch your lover fall to our dark influence and then once she has pried the earrings from you, I will take your power and grant my true destiny!"

Finally, Finni and his pet human will fall... Simme's voice echoed as Lady Noir screamed, trying to resist Hawkmoth. He narrowed his eyes as he glared at her before moving his hand to assert more control over her.

"Obey!" He growled as she trembled before her arms fell to her side and she looked down, causing Anatis' eyes to widen.

"I'm so-sorry, Annie," She whispered as the purple smog consumed her, causing the heroes to gasp in shock and fear. Hawkmoth and Su Han smirked as the smog lifted, revealing their latest akuma. She looked the same as Lady Noir, apart from the colours she wore. In place of the black was white. Even her hair was as white as snow. In place of the green was an icy blue and her once healthy skin was a sickly white, almost as pale as a corpse. Her eyes were now a cold icy blue, matching the details on her suit and her belt buckle had changed to white with a blue circle around it. Inside it had changed too. Instead of been a black paw print, it was a purple butterfly. The hairband that tied her braid had the same symbol on it. Before Anatis could react, Su Han shoved him in front of her, causing him to land on the ground as Hawkmoth smirked. He shakily looked up at her as the two villains looked on the scene before them. The rest of their team were either frozen with fear or trying to break from the minions holding them back.

"Seize his miraculous!" Hawkmoth declared, smirking. Both him and Su Han would get what they wanted. Lady Blanche created a ball of white energy and pointed it towards Anatis as he pushed himself up and looked at her with a sorrowful expression. Her lip trembled and tears rolled down her face as she stared back with a matching one.

"Kitten, it's ok," He stated in a calm voice as he held out his hand. Su Han smirked as he watched, thinking that even he couldn't bring her back from the edge. "You can resist this,"

"I... I..." She gasped, conflicted. "I don't want to do this!"

"I know," Anatis gasped, still focusing on her. "You don't have to,"

She trembled again before moving her hair towards Hawkmoth and Su Han, making the two gasp.

"Get better control of her!" Su Han declared as Anatis saw the chance to try and get over to her. However, a shadow stopped him and knocked him back down, draining him of his energy. While Anatis was on the floor, Hawkmoth moved his hand and used his power to try and gain control over Lady Blanche, making her cry out in pain. The other heroes continued to try and break free, wanting to help their leaders but the minions of Su Han were stronger then them and once again overpowered them, forcing them to watch the scene helplessly. Anatis, however, wasn't about to give up. Despite been drastically weakened from Simme, the battle and his injuries, he pushed himself up and glared at Hawkmoth and Su Han.

"L-Leave her alone!" He gasped, making Su Han walk over and backhand him, causing him to fall onto the ground again as blood dripped from his mouth. Seeing the younger on the ground, Su Han slammed his foot into his ribs, causing him to cry out.

"Stop it!" Culpeo cried out, trying to get free from the minion who had held off her as the others did the same. She managed to get out of their grip and ran over, trying to stop Su Han as he continued to kick Anatis. She grabbed his arm but he turned around and hit her, knocking her back and allowing her captor to hold her back again.

"Insolate brats!" He snarled before he turned back to Anatis and roughly grab his hair, force him on his knees so he could see her as she struggled and tried to resist. Anatis tried to pull free but Su Han had a tight grip on his hair. He reached for the earrings but hissed and yanked back his free hand as his skin burnt. He narrowed his eyes in annoyance. "That little trick might stop me and Hawkmoth from taking them but we have other ways. I will admit that I will enjoy watching your lover become your executioner, Mage. Now,"

He looked over at Lady Blanche, who was still pointing her ball of energy at Hawkmoth.

"Take his miraculous!" He growled, yanking Anatis' hair so she could easily grab his earrings. Hawkmoth clenched his hand and ordered her to grab them, making her look more fearful and panicked. Anatis' eyes widened as the energy ball in her hand began to get more shaky as she shook. More tears rolled down her face as she pointed it towards him under Hawkmoth's control. Su Han smirked and shoved him forward, causing him to land on the ground in front of her as she shook but she didn't attack. "What are you waiting for?!"

"Take his miraculous!" Hawkmoth growled as her hand shook. Anatis' eyes widened as the energy ball began to get bigger.

"I... I don't want to hurt him!" She cried, making Anatis want to reach out and hug her. She didn't deserve to suffer like this. "I won't hurt him!"

"What?!" Hawkmoth gasped, glaring. "I order you-"

"I WON'T HURT HIM!" She screamed, lifting her hand and allowing the ball to consume her. Only it didn't destroy her. It began to grow bigger, causing Anatis to crawl back as Hawkmoth and Su Han stepped back in fear. The minions let go of the heroes, causing them to rush over and help Anatis to his feet as Lady Blanche screamed. Anatis and the heroes stepped back as Su Han turned on his tail and ran out. Hawkmoth stared in fear as the ball began to get closer to them.

"Hawkmoth! Undo it!" Anatis called out, making Hawkmoth blink and snap his fingers, recalling the akuma. Only it didn't work. Fear entered his eyes as he realized this would be his last moments. He stepped back and dropped his cane as he turned, running off. Left with not many choices, Anatis closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them as they turned silver. "Alpheus! Lead me your strength!"

Holding out his hands, Anatis summoned a gust of air, trapping Lady Blanche inside it but he could feel the power behind it and he knew he wouldn't be able to hold it back for long.

"Valkyrie! Get everyone out of here now!" He ordered, using his strength to hold it back but they could see he was struggling to contain it. Valkyrie nodded and opened a portal, causing the other heroes to rush in it. Anatis looked over at Bunnyx, who was staring at the ball of energy with fear. "Bunnyx! Listen to me! Get in your burrow and find me in the past! You're our last chance! Help me save her!"

She nodded as he faltered before he pushed back the energy again but he was fighting a losing battle and they both knew it. She closed her eyes and summoned a burrow before jumping it in as Culpeo and Abeille rushed through Valkyrie's portal, leaving just Anatis left. Valkyrie held it open for him to come through but he didn't move.

"Anatis! Let's go!" She called but he looked back and shook his head. "Anatis! You have to come now! I can't keep it open for much longer!"

"If I let go now, it will explode!" He called out, looking back over as he felt the air bubble weakening more. He wouldn't be able to hold on much longer. "Close the portal now!"

"But you'll be trapped here!" She gasped.

"I know," He replied, giving her a soft smile before his expression turned serious. "Get as far as you can. I don't know what the blast radius will be,"

"Anatis, you-" She started but then a bit of the energy escaped, hitting a nearby building to explode. Valkyrie screamed but before she could do anything else, Anatis redirected a bit of the wind he had summoned and used it to push her back, causing the portal to close. With the portal closed and the last of his energy gone, Anatis lost the wind, causing it to disappear and for the ball of energy to begin to expand again.

"Just me and you now," He whispered with tears in his eyes. "I love you, Princess,"

"I-I love you too, my prince," She whispered back before she couldn't hold it back anymore. She let out a painful scream, causing the ball to explode. Anatis finally let his tears fall as it consumed him.

Luka! Finni's voice echoed as it began to turn him into stone. He could feel Finni trying to resist it and stop him from being consumed by it but he knew it was impossible. He felt himself lose consciousness as the transformation into stone completely. As he turned to stone, the explosion itself rippled through Paris, striking anyone who stood in it's way including Su Han, Hawkmoth and the remaining heroes. Abeille and Culpeo held each other as it hit them. Leatherback threw up his shield and summoned his power, trying to protect them. Valkyrie huddled inside the shelter with Apollo and Sabertooth as Ryuko and Aspik held hands. Regardless of their attempts, they were all turned into stone, along with anyone else that the destructive energy touched. The explosion continued to rip through Paris, destroying all in it's path before it exploded again, sending a beam of destruction through the atmosphere and straight into the moon, causing it to break and split in half before disappearing. As the destructive energy disappeared, Lady Blanche slowly opened her eyes and found herself met with a horrifying sight. All of Paris had been destroyed and there were a number of statues scattered around. One of them appeared to a statue of Hawkmoth that seemed to be fleeing and right in front of her was a statue of Luka, reaching out for her with tears on his cheek but the statue looked different to what he normally looked like as Anatis, which was strange to her. She was sure he was wearing the miraculous. His costume looked very similar to his Anatis outfit but the belt was different and strangely enough, he seemed to have a tail coat on. His hair appeared the same and his mask was slightly different in patterns. There were several cracks on the statue that seemed to be filled with gold, making it look beautiful but what really made it stunning was the huge wings, stretched out from his back and the crown that resembled a halo. Despite his sorrowful expression, he looked angelic. However, the statue also freaked her out. It was so detailed that it unnerved her. Feeling afraid, she looked around for the real Luka, hoping to see him but all she saw was destruction and statues everywhere. Gradually, she looked up at the sky and gasped as she saw the moon. Not only had it been cracked in half but it had also been knocked out of its usual place, bringing it close to the planet. Realization washed over her as she realized she had done it but then she looked back at the statue in front of her. Pure horror filled her as she realized Luka hadn't left her side, regardless of being in the blast radius. She covered her mouth as a sob escaped her mouth and tears rolled down from her cheeks. In front of her wasn't a statue of Luka but Luka himself. Her akuma powers had turned him and everyone else into the statues around her.

"No... kwami no!" She screamed as she cupped his face. Tears continuously rolled down her face as she stared at his stone eyes. The once ocean blue eyes that were filled with kindness, mystery and wisdom were gone and replaced with stone gray ones that were void of any life and emotions."Luka, please... Come back to me! Please, don't leave me!!"

She let out a scream of anguish as she fell to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably. Part of her wanted to wake up from this nightmare and have Luka hold her, telling her that it was nothing more than a bad dream but part of her knew that wasn't going to happen. A loud cracking noise echoed in the distance but she was too caught up in her grief to notice. She covered her face with her hands as she sobbed in front of him, wishing that somehow she could go back in time but she didn't have the Rabbit Miraculous. Alix had that and she did remember hearing Anatis shout at her to go to her burrow so maybe she would fix it but right now, she had lost her best friend, her partner and her boyfriend. However, a loud whooshing sound got her attention but before she could react, a tidal wave of water rushed over her and Luka, almost washing her away from him. She fought against the current and waters, using her strength to swim over to him as the city continued to flood. She managed to get close enough to him to place her hand on his cheek but grief rippled through her once more as he felt cold to touch. She cupped both of his cheeks and leaned in, gently pressing her lips to his. In her mind, she was hoping that maybe it would revive him, like in a fairytale. It doesn't work. She pulls away with more tears in her eyes before a cracking sound and an echo wave got her attention, causing her to look behind him. The water instantly changes, feeling colder and darker then before as a wave of fear flooded over her, taking over her mind and emotions as a dark laugh echoed through the waves. She looked back at Luka before letting go of him and swimming away, knowing that something was in the water with her. She felt the water ripple as she swam through it before a tentacle wrapped itself around her leg and yanked her downwards.

"Going somewhere, Pretty Kitty?" Simme stated as he appeared in full form. Lady Blanche looked at him terrified, making the demon smirk. "Come with me and I'll let you be with your precious boyfriend,"

An angry hiss escaped her lips as bubbles appeared before she summoned a ball of energy and threw it at him, causing him to let go of her leg to dodge it. He turned around and went to hit her but she used her powers to block it, injuring him before she swam off.

"Fine but you'll never get him back!" He screamed before laughing. "He'll be my prisoner forever!"

Lady Blanche ignored him as she reached the surface before breaking through it and swimming over to the TVi studio building as it was one of the only ones left standing. She climbed up it and onto the roof, falling back on her knees as she hugged herself. She hated herself. She had killed Luka, destroyed all of Paris and unleashed Simme in his full form. Now she had no choice but to leave Luka's corpse with him. She sobbed to herself as she continued to hug herself.

"I-I'm so s-sorry, Luka..." She whispered. "I r-really hope Bunnyx can fix this..."

~Current Time, Hawkmoth's Lair~

"Emile, I miss every moment," Gabriel sighed as he looked at his wife in her eternal sleep. She looked so peaceful, just like how she did when they shared a bed together. He would watch her for a few minutes after he had woken up, amazed with the fact that he had married such an amazing and beautiful woman before she would wake up and smile up at him. He longed for those days again but sometimes his mind drifted to Nathalie. She was his rock right now. Always so brave and determined to help him. He knew she loved him and he saw it as an opportunity to have support in his mission. However, the more they worked together, the more he found himself getting closer to her. She was a beautiful and intelligent woman and maybe if the situation was different, he would pursue her. He shook his head off such thoughts. Things weren't different and he was too loyal to Emile to even consider another woman, let alone Nathalie. In the end, she was just another piece on the chessboard and as such she could be sacrificed if necessary. It was best not to get attached. He sighed and placed his hand on the coffin. "But one day, I will get the miraculous of Anatis and Lady Noir, repair the mistakes of the past and make sure you're returned to us,"

He removed his hand and walked over to the lift, heading up back to the manor to continue with his normal life. After all, he had to keep up appearances.

~Current Time, The Liberty~

"Ok, I'm gonna tell her," Luka stated, turning to face Tikki. For the last half an hour, he had been pacing up and down his room. He had been meditating to connect with Feng for the time before his pacing began but hadn't gotten any real answers from the older mage. Instead, he had received an overly complicated answer that went simplified basically meant that Feng couldn't actually tell him the outcome of him telling Marinette. He had been disappointed and asked why but Feng simply replied that he is bound by cosmic rules that meant he couldn't always reveal the outcome of a situation. In other words, Luka had to find out on his own. "I mean he didn't say anything bad would happen right?"

"He didn't say anything," Tikki pointed out, making him frown. "Meaning it could be good or it could be bad,"

"I know!" Luka sighed, groaning. "I wish he could just tell me! Are the comic rules an actual thing?"

"Yep," Tikki nodded. "All who can see the future, past and present are bound by the rules of the universe to not reveal any information that can drastically change fate. They can however give hints and arrange help if it's needed,"

"Hence why he got me to go to Shanghai," Luka nodded. "He couldn't tell me about Meishi so he left hints,"

"Exactly!"

"But there's no hints about this choice so it's not bad right?" Luka asked, glancing over to his journals. All of them were filled with the same words. 'It's coming'. Written over all of the pages. Luka frowned before shaking his head. Surely, that wasn't a hint to do with him telling Marinette. It was something to do with his nightmare, not his choice to tell his girlfriend that he was a superhero. A cold shiver traveled down his back as he thought about it but he shook it off. He was clearly overthinking things. "Right! No more hesitation! I'm gonna tell her!"

"Are you sure?" Tikki asked, making Luka look at her. "I know it was Master Han who came up with the rule but in this case, it might be a good thing,"

"Telling her will be a good thing too," He smiled, gently cupping her in his hands. "I'm sure if it's not meant to be then something will happen. Anyway, I'm supposed to meet Marinette for lunch with the rest of our friends. If I text and ask her to meet a little earlier, I can tell her in private. I hope she won't be disappointed though,"

"While I don't think telling her will be a good idea, I don't think she'll be disappointed," Tikki replied, making Luka nod. "But if you think it's the right thing to do then you should tell her,"

"Thank you, Tikki," He smiled, gently kissing her forehead. "Oh, I should let Lady Noir know that I'm going to tell someone. That way she can choose someone too,"

"Well, at least you're considerate towards her," Tikki mused. She had seen a number of Ladybugs who weren't. She had also seen a number of Black cats who were too destructive but both sides needed to be balanced. She figured that's why Luka worked as Anatis. He had plenty of creativity, making him compatible with her but he had enough chaos in his blood to be able to work with Plagg both as a holder and an ally. Marinette was similar too. She felt it when she was Ladybug. She frowned to herself as she thought about it. If only she could tell Luka that Marinette was Lady Noir but sadly, she couldn't. Despite the fact that it would be a lot easier, she had been bound by the spell placed on the kwamis to ensure their obedience. She did count herself lucky that she had gotten Luka as a holder though. Despite knowing of the spell, he never took advantage of it. He had asked her the details of it but sadly she could only say so much. That didn't stop Luka from trying to find a way to undo it and he never treated her badly. He always made sure she had a good supply of cookies and tried to include her in his plans by asking what she thought and if she approved of it. She had a lot of holders who hadn't, especially before Luka. She didn't question it at the time but now she had discovered that Master Toutai had been murdered and that Master Su Han had stole his title via the wish, she wondered if that had directly affected who was choose as the Ladybug. One that stuck out in her mind was Tentomushi. She was her holder during the feudal period of Japan. She wasn't a bad person per say but she was trained to kill from an early age and quickly became one of the shogun's secret weapon. Even after she was freed from his service, she still killed for a living. It was all she knew so when she was given the miraculous, she became one of the most violent Ladybugs Tikki had been with. She was never considerate towards her black cat and didn't care who got hurt while she was working. She would sacrifice anyone as long as her goal was completed, even when she wasn't sure if she would be able to bring them back and often ignored Tikki's advice. She actually clashed and ended up being taken down by that time period's monkey holder Sarutobi Sasuke when she went too far with her plans. It had been a long and grueling battle but with trickery and clever use of Uproar, Sasuke defeated her and took back the Ladybug miraculous. She was then dishonorably discharged from the order of the guardians by Su Han, despite the fact that he had been the one to choose her in the first place. It made Tikki sad when she thought about it. Feng or one of the other celestial guardians would have tried to help her, even after she had lost the miraculous but as soon as she became useless to him, Su Han dropped her faster then you can say 'goodbye'. She let out a little sigh, causing Luka to look over at her.

"You ok?" He asked, making her look at him. "You look sad,"

"I was just thinking about the past," She replied, making him give her a look. "Just remembering how lucky I am to have you as my holder,"

"I'm the lucky one, Tikki," He smiled, gently placing a kiss on her head. "Ready to get going? I'm gonna send a text to Lady Noire to let her know that I'm going through with it then we'll go find Marinette,"

"If you're sure about this then I'm with you," She replied, making him smile.

"Thank you, Tikki," He replied before swiping his earrings. "Tikki, spots on!"

He transformed before taking out his yoyo and climbing out of the boat, swinging off into the heart of the city. Once he landed on the rooftops, he opened his yoyo and looked for Lady Noir's contact info. Seeing she was online, he decided to call her instead off texting. After the first ring, she answered.

"Hey, Annie," She grinned, making him smile. She appeared to be laying on a rooftop in the sun like a typical cat. "I can't chat for long since I have plans to do soon but I've got a few minutes. Everything ok?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to do what we discussed," He stated, making her look at him. "Is that ok?"

"What? Yes, of course," She replied, making him let out a sigh. "I'm glad you let me know though,"

"Of course I would," He stated, making her smile. "You're my partner and this is a big thing that could affect both of us so naturally I'm going to tell you,"

"Thank you," She smiled shyly, looking away before returning her gaze to the camera. "I want to tell my boyfriend,"

"I encourage it," He smiled, making her smile back. "Feng said nothing bad... but then again he didn't say anything. He kind of gave me 'I can't say because rules say I can't' kind of speech,"

"Really?" She asked, frowning before shaking her head. "Well, if it's not meant to be then maybe Bunnyx or someone will reset the timeline?"

"Yeah, that's a good point," He nodded, making her nod. "Ok, I say we go tell the people we want to tell then meet at our usual spot at sundown. Sounds good?"

"Yup!" She grinned, making him nod. "Wish me luck, Annie,"

"Good luck, Kitten," He replied before they both hung up. He took a deep breath before going to throw his yoyo to swing off but before he could, his yoyo vibrated. Figuring it was Lady Noir, he opened it but it wasn't from her.

Lepus: Anatis, I hope this finds you. If it does, come to the place beneath history. It is of great urgency that we speak. Godspeed. Lepus.

"Lepus?" He asked, frowning before using the yoyo to detect this user's location. Anatis rose an eyebrow as he saw that this Lepus was located in the Louvre. He really hoped they weren't actually inside it but then again, they said underneath history. Maybe they were in the catacombs underneath it. He frowned and closed his yoyo, throwing it and swinging to the location before finding one of the entrances to the catacombs and climbing down into them. He took out his yoyo and followed the map to Lepus' location. He made it close by before the signal disappeared. He frowned but upon hearing chatter, he held out his yoyo in defense and stepped out. Leaning against the wall and chatting to none other then Fluff was Sir Rene. He wasn't wearing his usual armor but a blue tunic, brown breeches and leather shoes. "Sir Rene?"

"Anatis, my message found you!" He declared, facing him. Anatis lowered his weapon and walked over. "I really must apologize for the sudden visit and the location but I couldn't risk been seen. A medieval knight walking around might have made people panic,"

"Agreed but why are you here?" He asked, frowning as Fluff fluttered over, eating a carrot. "You used the rabbit miraculous? Why didn't you just contact me in the spirit realm?"

"Yes," He replied, rubbing the back of his neck. "If I could I would have but I can only access certain areas of the spirit realm and Feng's hut requires a much more powerful magic then I have access too,"

"I thought you had magic?" Anatis asked, frowning.

"I mean I do but I had to repress a lot of it during my life due to Uther's rule and I'm afraid I'm not very academic when it comes to the study of magic. Merlin is helping me learn but there is still a lot I can't do so needs must,"

"I see," Anatis replied, nodding. "But what's so important that you would travel to the future to talk to me? I mean you could have asked Feng to send a message right?"

"Oh not for this," He replied, straightening up. "We have rules and one of them is when it comes to our test, we deal with it ourselves. I did the same for Toutai as well. I would have talked to you in the spirit realm but you haven't been there in a while plus Feng is fairly strict about who gets to go into his hut. He only let Toutai in that time because he knew Toutai could help you better when dealing with Miracle Queen then the rest of us could,"

"I see," Anatis nodded, holding his chin when he thought about it. He did wonder why Feng was a little strict about his hut but maybe because it had been his home in his lifetime. If Luka moved the Liberty into the spirit world, he would be strict about who could be on it as he would consider it his space away from the others. Sure, he wouldn't mind them coming on it every now and then but only on his terms. Maybe Feng thought similarly about his hut. "So this test... is it like Feast?"

"Similar but I don't know the details about it per say," He explained, making Anatis frown. "Like you, I can channel Feng's magic but as you know as well as I do that it isn't as potent to us as it is with him,"

"Yes, I noticed that," Anatis admitted, frowning a little. It was something he hadn't told Tikki but when he channeled Feng's magic to find out the outcome of him leaving Paris, it felt like he was watching an old film where certain parts in the film were damaged. However, it was still clear what would happen if he did leave. "So what do you know about the test?"

"Well, it's the test of courage as that's my trait as a spirit," He explained, making Anatis nod. "I'm not sure what exactly it will intel for you but if it was anything like Toutai's, you will be facing your fears and nightmares,"

"N-Nightmares?" Anatis asked, his voice breaking slightly. "I.. is there a different way to pass it? Like rescuing someone from a burning building?"

"No," He stated, making Anatis frown even more. "I'm sorry but that's not how it works. Rescuing someone from a burning building is fairly normal for you. Yes, it can count as an act of courage but true courage comes from facing what scares us the most and working through it. To past my test, you must face your biggest fear and prevail regardless of how scared you felt or how scary it is,"

"I... see..." Anatis frowned, looking down before taking a deep breath. "Then I guess I have to face it. Any idea when this will happen?"

"It could be from the next minute to three days' time," Rene stated, making Luka frown. "I don't know the exact time but it is soon. Very soon,"

"Great," Anatis sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "Well, at least you warned me,"

"Of course," Rene nodded before turning to Fluff. "We should get back to our time. You'll know when you've passed it,"

"Will I see you afterwards?" He asked, making Rene pull a thinking face. "Rene?"

"Possibly," He answered, making Anatis nod. "I can't make a promise but I will try to return here or at least get Feng to let me talk to you in the hut,"

"Ok," Anatis replied, nodding as Rene transformed into Lapus. It was very similar to his Wyvern outfit but more blue, white and silver with rabbit ears instead of horns. "Goodbye,"

"Farewell and good luck, Luka," He replied, taking out the umbrella. "Burrow!"

One appeared and he stepped through it, causing it to close after he did.

"Tikki, spots off," Anatis declared, catching Tikki as he frowned. She glanced around as he took out a cookie and gave it to her. "We have a problem,"

"What is it?" She asked, frowning. Luka bit his lip. "Luka?"

"Rene just met with me," He stated, making her look at him. "He told me his test is coming up and that I'll have to face my fears and nightmares to pass it,"

"But you already faced Mob Boss and Miracle Queen already so maybe you've passed it?" Tikki asked, making Luka frown and glance down. "You think... that nightmare is the test?"

"It has to be," He replied, frowning. "Rene would have told me if I passed the test already and it's the only one out of my usual nightmares that has happened yet,"

"Didn't Dr Lang say that it was just been overwhelmed?" She asked, not wanting it to be real. She had seen how Luka reacted to those dreams. How he woke up screaming and crying. He sighed and sat down as she bit into her cookie.

"Yes but only because I told her about the flood part," He replied, frowning before he looked up at her. "But that wasn't the full dream. I didn't mention about that sea monster or Lady Noir been different or the moon or the fact that I'm trapped beneath the waves and unable to move,"

He hugged his knees as he frowned, looking afraid.

"I don't think it's just a dream, Tikki," He replied, frowning. "And I think that I might be what caused it,"

"What do you mean?" Tikki asked, frowning as Luka sighed, running his fingers through his hair again. "Luka?"

"What if me telling Marinette causes it or not telling her?" He asked, looking at her. "I.. I don't know what to do. If I tell her and it causes that dream to come true then I'll never forgive myself but if I don't tell her, not only will I be lying to her but if it comes true because I don't tell her..."

"Maybe we should head to Marinette and you can make your mind up as you go?" Tikki suggested, making Luka nod before he checked his phone. Marinette sent him a text to say that she was going to be running a little late but she'd message him when she was on her way. He got up and opened his jacket for Tikki before she flew inside and he walked over to the ladder that lead back to the streets. He began to head to where he was suppose to meet Marinette but before he could, a cold shiver made him stop before he glanced over at the rooftops. His eyes widened as he saw Bunnyx looking around but he knew he hadn't given Alix the miraculous permanently so the fact that she was there concerned him. He quickly ducked into an alleyway and opened his jacket, causing Tikki to fly out. "Bunnyx is on the roof,"

"Really?" She asked, frowning. "Then we should see what she needs or why she's here,"

"Agreed. Luckily, Marinette is running a little late so we should be ok," He replied, making Tikki nod before he transformed and threw his yoyo up, pulling himself onto the building. As soon as he landed on the roof, a wave of fear and sorrow washed over him, causing him to be even more concerned then before. The worst part is it was coming from Bunnyx. However, it wasn't an older version of her. By the looks of it, she was only a little older then what she was now. Her hair was slightly longer and she was a tiny bit taller but other then that, there was no difference between this Bunnyx and present day Alix. "Bunnyx?"

"Anatis!" She gasped, jumping and turning around but before he could ask her what was wrong, she glomped him in a hug. He frowned but moved his arms around her as she shook. The aura of fear was stronger now that she was close. She pulled back and wiped her eyes free from the tears that had been in them, worrying Anatis even more. "Sorry but it's just..."

She sniffed as tears filled her eyes again.

"Hey, it's ok. Take a breath and take your time," He stated, making her nod before she did as told. "There we go. Now what are you doing here? Not that I'm unhappy to see you but I'm guessing you're from the future?"

"Y-Yeah... we... I need your help," She stated, making him blink. "Something happened today that will cause a major disaster in the future. I managed to escape it and have pinpointed the event to today but I'm not sure what it was or when it happened exactly. Is there anything you can think of that caused it?"

Anatis bit his lip before looking at her with an almost guilty expression.

"Anatis?" She asked, concerned.

"Let's go into your burrow," He stated, making her blink. "You never know who's listening,"

She nodded and stepped into her burrow. Anatis raised an eyebrow before she waved her hand, closing it behind them. As soon as she did, she detransformed and took out a carrot for Fluff, who began eating it.

"How come you were able to keep your burrow open?" Anatis asked as she turned to him. "I thought it closed automatically,"

"I've been practicing," She replied, making him blink. "I'm not quite as cool as older me but I'm getting there. Now, what was with the guilty expression? Do you know what might have caused this disaster?"

"I have a rough idea but I'm not sure which route creates this outcome," He replied, making her frown. "I... I intended to tell my girlfriend that I'm Anatis today but I'm not sure if telling her is what leads to the disaster you're talking about or keeping it from her... I don't know..."

"Well, it's a start at least," She muttered before looking at him. "But why were you planning to tell someone? Isn't it a rule not to?"

"Well... um..." He mumbled, looking to the side before he glanced back at her. "I take it at this point you know who I am under the mask,"

"Of course, I do. Admittedly I'm not the first person you tell but you know I can keep a secret," She grinned, making him nod. "So what's that gotta do with it?"

"Last week was the scarlet moth attack," He stated, making her eyes widen. "You know what happened to me during that time..."

"I see," She muttered, frowning. "That explains why you want to tell her. Code Black is what you called it aka the plan to get the earrings in case you ever got akumatized,"

"Yeah..." He nodded, making her frown. "So in your future do I tell her... or...?"

"I don't know," She replied, frowning before the room shook. Anatis frowned as well as Alix ran over to one of their portals and looked in it. To both of their horrors, it went fuzzy. "That is not good. Fluff, Clockwise!"

She retransformed before checking on the rest of the portals, making Anatis frown. He walked over to the one that fuzzed out before going to touch it. However, Bunnyx suddenly pulled him back and glared at him.

"You don't want to do that," She stated, placing a bowl over his head before dragging him over to another portal. "Normally we have to avoid interfering but this is worse then I realized. Our future is in danger so I'm gonna need your help,"

"Ok," Anatis replied, frowning as she pressed the portal, fast forwarding it to a point. Thanks to the bowl covering his eyes, he couldn't see anything that happened but he had a sinking feeling in his stomach. She gently nudged him through it and followed him, making him step through the portal. Instantly, he shivered at the air. It was extremely cold, making him frown even more. She took off the bowl, revealing the Paris of his nightmares in front of him. "Oh god... what happened?"

"The less you know the better," She stated, making him frown. "Just do your thing. Capture the akuma and restore order. Then hopefully this nightmare will be over,"

"Ok," He nodded, glancing around as the sinking feeling of fear formed at the pit of his stomach. It was exactly the same as in his nightmare and he really didn't want to be here. What freaked him out more was that he couldn't feel the song of the city. No matter what he had gone through in the past, he could feel and hear the song of the city even during Heroes day but in this version of Paris, there wasn't a song. It was just empty and that scared him. Just what exactly happened here? He went to ask but Bunnyx had turned back to her burrow, making him frown. "You're not staying?"

"I can't," She stated, looking at him with an expression he couldn't quite read. "I have to work out what caused this. I have a rough idea where to start from what you've told but you're right. We don't know which one caused it so I need to find out then find a way to avoid plus I have to be on standby to find another way if you fail,"

"I see," He muttered, frowning. He didn't want to do this alone but it looked like he had no choice.

"Good luck, Anatis," She stated, frowning before she looked up at him with a seemingly hopeful look. "I really hope you can fix this,"

"Yeah... me too," He muttered as she disappeared back into the burrow, making him frown as a shiver passed over him. He glanced around as he heard a melody on the wind, making him glance in the direction it was coming from. Taking out his yoyo, he walked over to the edge of the building and swung to one of the others that had survived whatever had happened here. He landed on it as the voice got louder, making him glance around before he saw it's source. Sat on one of the shelters was a girl that resembled Lady Noir. Like his partner, she was dressed in a cat based outfit but instead of it been black, it appeared to be white. In fact, even her hair was white. His eyes widened as he looked at her. "Lady... Noir?"

"Little Kitten sat on a roof all alone without her," She sang in a sorrowful voice that made Anatis' heart ache. " Annie. Little Kitten sat on a roof singing someone save me,"

"Lady Noir..." He stated as he walked forward, getting her attention as she stopped singing.

"Annie?!" She gasped, jumping and turning around. As soon as she saw him, she broke into a smile and jumped down from the roof, walking towards him. Anatis instinctively took a step back as she stalked over. The way she walked wasn't how his Lady Noir walked. "I thought I lost you! Oh, I was so sad that you were gone!"

"What happened to you?" He asked, concerned before he remembered what Bunnyx had said. He shook his head. "No, don't tell me. We'll fix everything... I promise,"

"Of course, we will. We're gonna fix everything!" She smiled, stalking over before she moved around him, actually crawling like a cat. He froze up as she stood back up. "Especially now that you're back and going to give me your miraculous!"

She grabbed at his ears, trying to rip off the earrings but he grabbed her arms and used his feet to push her off him, causing her to fall to the floor as he jumped away and took out his yoyo.

"My miraculous?!" He asked, spinning it. "What is wrong with you, Lady Noir?"

"I'm sorry," She stated, getting up and looking over at him. "I didn't mean to be rude, Annie. Could you please hand me your miraculous? Lady Blanche has gotten into some mischief,"

"Lady Blanche?" He asked, frowning as it all clicked into place. The difference in her look, the want for a miraculous and of course the Paris they were standing in. Somehow, this had all been caused because she had been akumatized. She looked to the side as she held her arm with a sorrowful expression on her face, making his heart ache again before he lowered his yoyo and put it away. Slowly, he walked over to her as she kept looking down. "You've been akumatized, Lady Noir. You don't want or need my miraculous. You need my help. I need to deevilze you so please... let me help you..."

"Annie..." She whispered, looking at him with tears in her icy blue eyes. He stepped closer and wiped away a tear as it trailed down her cheek. "S-Save me... please,"

"My poor kitten," He whispered. "Tell me... do you remember where the akuma went?"

He gently picked up her hand and looked at her ring before she glanced up at him and smirked at him as she placed his hand on her heart.

"It landed in my heart but it's already broken!" She replied, making him jump back as she went to grab at his miraculous. This wasn't going to be an easy task. He knew that the real Lady Noir wasn't in control but the akuma was. Given that she hadn't talked to Hawkmoth yet, he could assume that he wasn't around meaning she was a rogue akuma. That made her more dangerous then the normal kind. She growled as he jumped back and charged at him, trying to grab his earrings. He dodged and ducked down, using his legs to bring her down before jumping up and running to the edge of the building. He needed to evaluate what he was going to do. She jumped up and gave chase as he jumped on the edge before diving off the building. "No! Don't jump down there, Luka!"

"What?!" He gasped, losing his concentration as she dived after him. He landed on a bus and stumbled as she landed near him. He quickly scrambled up. "W-what did you say?!"

"Your name, Luka," She answered, making him shake his head.

"No, you've got it wrong," He gasped, shocked. "I'm not Luka,"

"Don't lie to me!" She screamed, charging at him. He dodged and ran off, jumping across to other places as she chased after him. "I know you're Luka!"

"But how?!" He shouted back as he tried to escape her. "I didn't tell you who I am! You know my rule about identities and what Mulan advised!!"

"No but you told someone!" She replied, making him stop as he looked at her. She stopped as well as she glared at him. "And so did I. That is where it all began,"

~Bunnyx's Burrow~

"But how?!" Anatis shouted as he tried to escape Lady Blanche. Bunnyx frowned as she watched the scene, crossing her arms as she did. She had detransformed and charged up Fluff as soon as she had entered her burrow. Now she was trying to work out what had happened. She had also re transformed in case this Anatis failed. She had to be ready to grab someone else. Hopefully, he wouldn't and this interaction would reveal what happened. "I didn't tell you who I am! You know my rule about identities and what Mulan advised!!"

"No but you told someone!" Lady Blanche shouted back, making Bunnyx look at the scene in surprise. Anatis came to a stop as he faced her, causing her to stop as well. "And so did I. That is where it all began,"

"Hmm," Bunnyx muttered to herself before she changed the screen to the day she picked up Anatis and let it play out, watching it as she did.

~Alternative Timeline~

"Good luck, Kitten," Anatis stated, finishing the conversation he had with Lady Noir about telling a person before they both hung up. He took a deep breathe before throwing his yoyo and swinging off into the city. He landed in an alleyway, near where he was going to meet Marinette detransformed before walking over to their meeting point. At exactly the same time in the other direction, Lady Noir landed in another alleyway and also detransformed, leaving it to meet with Luka. A smile appeared on her face as she saw him waiting. He had sent her a text saying that he had something important to tell her and she had replied that she also had something important to tell him. As if sensing she was there, he looked up and gave her a beautiful smile before walking over to her. "Hey,"

"Hey back," She giggled, making him smile. "So this thing I want to tell you... um... can we go somewhere more private for it?"

"I was about to suggest the same thing," He replied, making her smile before he took her hand in his. The two of them walked off towards the Seine and farther from prying ears, heading towards the Canal Saint-Martin. Once there, they came to a stop and Luka smiled as he leaned on the bridge. "I like it here. It's peaceful and quiet, meaning I can hear the music of the city,"

He turned to face Marinette as she looked around.

"The best part is hardly anyone comes here," He explained, making her smile as she walked over to him. "So we shouldn't have to worry about anyone overhearing us,"

"That's good," She smiled, making him smile back. "So.. Do you want to go first or should I?"

"I'm kind of nervous," He admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. She giggled a little. "But if it's ok with you, I would like to go first,"

"That's fine with me," She smiled, making him smile back before he bit his lip. "Hey, whatever it is... I'm still gonna love you,"

"Y-Yeah... it's just..." He took a deep breath before looking at her. "It's big, Marinette and I'm not sure how to say it so I'm just gonna go for it,"

"Alright," She nodded, gently taking his hand in hers.

"Ok," He replied, closing his eyes and taking another deep breath. "I'm... I'm Anatis,"

Marinette blinked as she looked at him in shock, causing him to open his eyes. Fearing the worst, he gently placed his hand on her shoulder, making her look at him.

"M-Marinette? Please say something?" He asked, concerned. What if she now hated him? Or was disappointed? She must be so disappointed. Oh, kwami, maybe this was a bad idea. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't... I can use the Rabbit and-"

"I'm Lady Noir," She stated, making him look at her in just as much shock. "A-And I don't want to forget this. My boyfriend is my best friend too,"

"Y-You're not disappointed?" He asked, making her give him a look that screamed Lady Noir. He wondered how he didn't see it before.

"Far from it... Annie," She giggled, making him smile too before she cupped his cheek, making a blush come across his cheeks. "I'm happy that the two boys I've admired for a long time are the same person and that I'm lucky enough to be with you,"

"Kitten," He whispered, closing his eyes. "I'm so happy to know you're my girlfriend and my partner but we should be careful,"

"I know," She replied. "We'll keep this between us,"

"Hmm sounds like a good idea," He replied, opening his eyes to reveal a soft expression. "I love you,"

"I love you too," She replied, leaning up and gently pressing her lips to his. He kissed back, snaking his arm around her waist as she moved her arms around his neck...

~Bunnyx's Burrow~

"It's worse than I thought," Bunnyx gasped, pausing the screen before rushing over to another one to see what was happening with Anatis and Lady Blanche. "Come on, Anatis. Quick!"

She pressed the screen in front of her, causing it to come to life as Anatis landed on another bus. She frowned as he glanced up to Lady Blanche who was walking over to him.

"Give me your miraculous so I can make everything go back to the way it was!" She shouted, making Anatis glance up at her. "I just want to fix this,"

"I know but you know I can't do that," He replied, making her narrow her eyes. "I'm sorry, Kitten... I am but-"

She suddenly tackled him, making him grunt before she jumped up and charged up a ball of white energy in her hands. He watched as a huge tentacle came out of the water, making him stare in fear before she hissed as she narrowed her eyes, directing the ball of energy into the tentacle.

"Mega cataclysm!" She declared, throwing it out. It hit the tentacle, causing a wave of energy to blast from it and for the tentacle to hit into a building, knocking it down and into the water as Anatis stared in horror. Lady Blanche breathed out heavily as she glared at the tentacle retreating back into the water. "I won't let you take him. I won't lose him again,"

"... What was that?" He asked, slowly getting up and causing her to turn around. "Lady Noir?"

"It's Lady Blanche and that was Simme," She answered, confirming his worst fears. "He escaped after the calamity,"

"T-The Calamity?" He asked, making her glance up. He followed her gaze and saw the moon split in half, confirming that it really was the Paris he had dreamt about. "Lady Noir-"

"Lady Blanche," She corrected, making him frown.

"What happened?" He asked, glancing at her. "Kitten, what happened to you?"

"Wouldn't you like to know," She replied, switching back to her akuma personality before she tried to hit him again. Anatis jumped back and swung off, making her growl. "You can't run from me, Luka!"

"Oh no!" Bunnyx gasped as her burrow shook from Lady Blanche's attack on Simme. She paused her screen and rushed over to another one, fast-forwarding it to one of Luka's and Marinette's dates. She frowned to herself as she watched them sharing ice cream together. She moved it forward again. This time they danced together. She kept searching but they seemed happy with each other. Both sides of them just got stronger so where did it go wrong? She frowned as she came to a battle between an akuma and Anatis. She pursed her lips as she watched them battle it out. The akuma almost won but before he could harm Anatis, Lady Noir inferred and distracted him, giving Anatis enough time to summon a lucky charm before the two of them defeated them. She frowned as she watched Anatis throw the cure before the two of them went off. However in the shadows, Su Han lingered, giving her a shiver. She paused it and turned to the current scene on the screen. "You have to succeed, Anatis! Forget about everything and capture his akuma now!"

~Apocalyptic Paris~

"Things were perfect until Hawkmoth found out about us," Lady Blanche stated as she landed on the Eiffel tower. "Somehow he found out and... well, you can see for yourself what happened. All because of us. Our love did this to the world,"

"No," Anatis stated in a firm voice, making her turn around as he stood above. "Love did not do this... I don't know how we got involved with each other but our love didn't destroy the world. We've always used it to save it. Hawkmoth is what caused it. He was the one who akumatized you. He was the one who caused the 'Calamity' as you put it and freed Simme. All of this can be directly linked to Hawkmoth's actions. Not ours. I know we would have done our best to stop this from happening. I know I would have tried to reach out to you and save you. So don't blame us, Kitten. We didn't destroy the world. Hawkmoth did!"

He glanced to the side a little.

"I know you don't really think that, Kitten," He muttered, meaning her words. "It's just the akuma speaking but it doesn't matter because I'm going to fix it!"

"That optimism and determination," She growled, summoning a small ball of white light and firing it at him. He jumped away from it. "It's so annoying! How do you even remain like that even when faced with this?!"

She gestured to everything as Anatis landed in front of her.

"I have to," He stated, making her grit her teeth. "I can't afford to give up. Not only would it give Hawkmoth an advantage but it's just not in my personality to do so. I can't give up not after what we've gone through and I'm not giving up on you. You're one of the most important people to me, Kitten,"

"A-Anatis," She gasped, a light blush danced across her face as her eyes flickered green for a brief moment. She lowered her hand as he stepped over to her. "E-Even like this?"

"I never judged you for been akumatized before... and I'm not going to judge you for it now," He stated, taking his hand in hers. Her eyes flickered green for a little longer this time "Give me your akuma, Kitten. I can fre-"

"No!" A deep voice roared out as a number of tentacles burst free from the water and slammed towards them. Lady Blanche suddenly pulled Anatis out of the way and fired her mega-cataclysm at it as Anatis landed on the ground. "I have worked too hard for this! I am not about to let you undo it!"

"You will not touch him!" She screamed, firing another large ball at it as the tentacles attempted to hit her and try to get to him. However, neither of them noticed a seperate one moving behind Anatis as he got up, staring at the scene in front of him. It suddenly wrapped around his ankle and pulled, causing him to fall before it began to drag him to the edge, making him cry out. Lady Blanche turned around and grabbed his hand, her eyes full of fear as more of them wrapped around his torso as it tried to drag him to the watery deep. Her eyes widened as she could feel his hand been pulled out of hers before he was suddenly yanked back, causing their hands to break free from each other. He tried to reach out for her as he was dragged into the water, his eyes wide and full of fear as he disappeared into the depths. "Luka!"

~Bunnyx's Burrow~

"Luka!" Lady Blanche screamed as he was dragged into the water by Simme, causing Bunnyx to stare in horror. The fear in Lady Blanche's voice was clear as she called for him and she was clearly frightened of going into the water but he had been so close to freeing her. Her eyes were starting to turn back into her normal color. Simme must have sensed it and that's why he interfered. He didn't want her to be saved and given what he was, it made sense. Lady Blanche was a perfect power source for him. All of her despair and guilt acted like a battery for him and he had finally defeated the 'mage' and Finni. If Anatis succeed then this would all be undone, meaning Simme wouldn't escape, Finni wouldn't be killed and Lady Noir wouldn't be in this state. It would all be undone. Bunnyx paused the screen and turned to another. If she could work out exactly how it came to this then she could work the exact moment and change the course of history. She pressed the scene in front of her and watched the scene play out.

~Alternative Paris~

"I want you to break him," Hawkmoth stated to Lila who was sitting in her usual spot in the park, reading her book as he talked to her. "I was so cool to succeeding last time and this time I want to succeed and you will help me,"

"But he really did have a seizure," Lila replied back, frowning as she closed her book. "And it was too close last time. The timing of the scarlet akumas, the fact that everyone was willing to defend him. I'm lucky that my father dotes on me but if I do something again, I might not be so lucky and I know when to cut my losses. You're playing a losing game when it comes to Luka-"

"Are you planning to give up my work?" He growled, making Lila smirk a little.

"Of course not... I just think going after Luka is a losing game," She replied, placing her book on her lap. "Now going after Marinette. Now that would be worth it,"

"Excuse me?" Hawkmoth asked, frowning.

"Think about it," Lila stated. "She was Princess Justice, your most powerful akuma to date and she is close to both Luka and Anatis. Target her and you can take out more then one bird. If you're so determined to break Luka then that's the way to do it and plus Luka is careful and has a restraining order on me. Marinette on the other hand doesn't. She would be a much better target,"

"That isn't a bad idea," Hawkmoth stated, smirking. "Do your usual thing at school and torment her,"

"Not hard to do," Lila stated, smirking. "Am I ok to leave now?"

"Yes," He replied, making her get up. "Do this well and I'll reward you immensely,"

"I promise you won't be disappointed," She stated, walking off as Hawkmoth's smirk disappeared.

"Sir?" Nathalie asked from the driver's seat. "Are we going after Marinette?"

"No," He replied, making her blink. "Miss Rossi can but I will be focus my energy on Mr Couffaine,"

"I see,"

"But Miss Rossi did have a point," Hawkmoth replied, smirking. "Miss Dupain-Cheng is the secret to akumatizing Luka,"

~At the Liberty~

"I intend to invite her to join Gabriel as my apprentice but your relationship with Miss Dupain-Cheng would be detrimental to my brand and her future," Gabriel stated as Luka stared at the tablet in Nathalie's hand. He couldn't believe what he was hearing and neither could his mother by the way she gritted her teeth. "I demand that you stop seeing her at once,"

"What?!" The Captain growled as Luka closed his eyes.

"But I haven't done anything wrong," He stated, opening them. "I love her,"

"If you refuse, I will blacklist her from every single fashion house in the world," He growled, making Luka look at him in shock. "And ruin her future. By the time I'm done, even Jagged won't want to have her design from him. Do the right thing, Mr Couffaine and don't ruin Miss Dupain-Cheng's future... especially since you claim to love her,"

"I..." He looked down with tears in his eyes as the Captain growled.

"Get off ma ship!" She growled, pointing to the gangplank. "Don't ya ever come near my lad again!"

"Think about what I said, Mr Couffaine," Gabriel stated as Nathalie walked off. Tears rolled down Luka's face as the captain angrily paced up and down the deck. Nathalie entered the car and it began to drive off but parked in an area where she could still see the boat. "Everything set?"

"Yes sir," She replied, glancing out the window. "There's no way Mr Couffaine will break up with Marinette but his emotional turmoil and sense of justice is battling out right now and his mother is raging,"

"Perfect," He smirked before transforming into Hawkmoth and sending an akuma out to the boat. "Keep an eye on the situation,"

"Yes sir," Nathalie replied, watching. She saw the akuma fluttering by and head towards the captain as she tried to keep her rage in check and comfort her son. If they were lucky, they might be able to akumatize both of them. The Captain paced up and down the boat as Luka tried to keep his emotions in check but it wasn't easily done. He was upset that Marinette's future had been threatened, angry at that Gabriel had the nerve to do that and heartbroken that he had to make a choice that might break her heart. Thanks to this inner turmoil, the akuma changed direction and headed towards him, causing the captain to gasp and Nathalie to smirk. Luka looked up as it fluttered over to him and landed in his bracelet, causing him to grip his head in pain. "We're so close, sir,"

"Yes, I know," He replied as Luka struggled. "Truth, I give you-"

"I will not do your bidding!" Luka shouted, causing a wave of energy to rip from him as he forced the akuma out, sucking in breathe as he did. The akuma wasn't purified this time but it fluttered towards the captain, who was staring in awe and fear. Luka looked up as he saw it go to land in her ring. "Tikki! Spots on!"

He transformed into Anatis and threw his yoyo, snapping up the akuma before it could get to his mother, shocking both Nathalie and the Captain.

"Nathalie! He resisted-" Hawkmoth growled but then he noticed that Nathalie wasn't answering. "Nathalie?!"

"Luka... he's Anatis," She stated, causing Hawkmoth to fall silent. It made so much sense to him now that he thought about it. He must have let his guard down before he thought no one was watching and obviously he trusted his mother so of course he would save her. It also made sense as to why he wouldn't get akumatized. He couldn't afford to. "Sir?"

"This is brilliant!" He declared, making her gulp. "We finally know the real identity of Anatis... Oh! That means that Luka is the mage! Soon, the miraculous will be mine!"

Meanwhile, the Captain was staring at the hero as he stood where Luka had been. He pressed on the yoyo and let the butterfly fly away before facing her as she stared in shock.

"Ma..." He stated, making her blink as reality set into her mind. Luka was Anatis. Anatis was Luka. Her son was risking his life fighting supervillains and monsters every day and she had no idea. Of course, now that she knew she realized it made perfect sense and she felt pride for her son's actions but also fear. He had been fighting Hawkmoth for almost two years now. She was knocked out of her thoughts by Anatis... no, Luka... placing his hands on her shoulders. "Ma, are you ok?"

"I... you're... Anatis..." She gasped, still in shock. He glanced down at himself before sighing.

"I'm sorry but I couldn't let him akumatize you right after he tried to akumatized me," He admitted, glancing to the side. That's when she noticed that something else was different. His eyes weren't blue but in fact silver. Also the threat was gone. Why was he still transformed? "Ma?"

"Why... Why are your eyes silver?" She asked, making him frown. "Why are you still transformed?"

"It's... complicated but if I detransform right now, I'll have a seizure," He admitted, making her gasp. "I worked out a way to prevent it. Transforming helps purify the residue left by the akumas,"

"Residue?" She asked confused but Luka was glancing around, frowning. "Luka?"

"I need to go," He stated before throwing up his yoyo and swinging off. Bunnyx frowned as she watched before she fast-forward to him collecting his temp heroes including herself. He explained to them that it was their final fight and revealed that Hawkmoth was in fact Gabriel Agreste. This was literally the evening of the attempted akumatization. Luka must have realized that transforming in front of someone was dangerous and he must have put two and two together since the timing of the akuma was too good. She forwarded it to the final battle. How they had been so closed but it had all gone wrong. She frowned to herself as she watched her and the team corner Hawkmoth in his lair. She watched as they almost captured them only for Su Han and his assassins to turn the tide. She flinched as Hawkmoth attacked Anatis, hitting across Paris and causing him to land against the Eiffel Tower. Lady Noir had followed as the others battled the minions. Hawkmoth, meanwhile, was trying to convince Anatis to join his side and saying how he only wanted to save his love and how Anatis would feel if it was his love in that situation. How he knew he would do anything to save her but Anatis argued that he wouldn't. He wouldn't sacrifice other people just to bring back his love. Hawkmoth then pulled out his trump card. He had captured the captain and if Anatis didn't surrender his miraculous he would kill her. And of course, that enraged Anatis, allowing Hawkmoth to throw an akuma at him. It almost worked too but Lady Noir pushed him out of the way and it landed in her hair band. Bunnyx paused the screen, not wanting to rewatch her friend been akumatized or how Anatis died. She saw it first hand after all. However, before she could do anything else, the screen began to go fuzzy. She gasped and stepped back as the others did the same but her leg disappeared, causing her to fall. She looked over and gasped as it flickered in and out of existence.

"Oh no!" She gasped, managing to get up and hopping over to one of the screens that was working. She pressed it and frowned as she saw Lady Noir looking at the water with a heartbroken expression. "Anatis... where are you?"

~Apocalyptic Paris~

"Luka?!" Lady Blanche screamed as Simme pulled him into the water before falling on her knees as tears rolled down her face. She lost him again, after she swore she wouldn't. She hugged herself as the minutes ticked away and slowly turned to hours. She had failed him again. She looked over at the water and thought about diving into it but a wave of fear paralyzed her before she could even more. She couldn't do it. She was too afraid to. She glanced around as Simme burst through the water again. "You! What have you done with him?!"

"Like the one before him, he is now my prisoner," He stated, glaring at her before turning into a wisp of smoke and appearing in front of her in a humanoid form that resembled a dark version of Anatis, reminding her of Heroes Day. "All who come here to save you will become my prisoners, Pretty Kitty. No one is going to save you or the world. This is how it will always be!"

"No!" She shouted as he laughed before she summoned an energy ball and pointed at him, making him smirk. "I'll kill you!"

"You wish you could," He laughed, smirking. "I'm much too powerful for that,"

"Then... then..." She looked at him with determination. "I'll destroy everything including you!"

"Do it then," He smirked as she held up the ball of energy and made it become bigger before the two of them were distracted by a sudden golden light appearing from the dark ocean. "What?!"

~Bunnyx's Burrow~

"No! No!" She gasped as all of the screens began to go fuzzy, making her panic. She glanced around and saw one of them was still active. She rushed over to it in order to create a new burrow to find a new Anatis but stopped in shock at the scene in front of her. It was impossible as she was sure Simme had killed him but somehow Anatis was still alive...

~Underwater in the Apocalyptic Paris~

Anatis tried to grab on to something as Simme continued to drag him down deeper into the water. He had managed to hold his breathe as he got dragged down but it wasn't going to last long. He needed to get out of Simme's grip but he could feel himself panic. However as he got deeper, he could hear a song very faintly. It surprised him because there was nothing alive here but he recognized it. It made him feel less afraid because it was familiar and was beginning to help him calm down. The song itself was soft and it reminded him of the time he briefly met his future self. He used it to settle his mind and remind himself what he was doing. He was facing his fears and Simme would only get more powerful if he was afraid. He had already been feeding off Lady Noir's fear, guilt and sorrow but this was Anatis. He was still alive and he was close to save her. He was not able to give up. He glanced around and noticed Simme's tentacles around his waist. Without a second thought, he placed his hands on them causing Simme to scream out in pain as he focused on the song. It was like when Mob Boss tried to touch him. The more he channeled the song and positive feelings such as hope, the more his hands burnt Simme until he had no choice but to let go off him and hissed. He tried to grab him again but seeing his chance, Anatis reached into his yoyo and took out his aqua magiciron. He quickly ate it and transformed into his Aqua form, swimming off. Simme hissed but didn't bother capturing up with him. It didn't matter because he would fail. Anatis, however, made his way through the water, heading towards where the Eiffel tower was. He swam down and saw a statue that resembled Su Han. His back was bent unnaturally and he appeared to be screaming while a gaping hole appeared where his chest was supposed to be. Anatis grimace before swimming on. He stopped as he came to a building where a group of people were. He swam closer and gasped as he saw his temporary heroes. Juleka and Rose were holding each other and naturally Ivan was trying to protect everyone while Adrien and Kagami held each other's hands. Chloe was hugging Max and Nino. He swam over to Juleka and gently placed his hand on her cheek, causing her to turn to dust. He flinched and turned away, swimming farther down as he saw two other figures. One of them was running away while the other reached out to some scorched area. He swam to the statue that was running away and saw it was Hawkmoth. He generally looked terrified, making him frown before he swam over to the other statue. Unlike the others, this statue was different. He was reaching out towards the scorch marks with a heartbroken expression. He had wings and a crown that made it look like a halo. Anatis could tell it was him but his outfit seemed different too. What made it even odder was the fact that he had cracks all over him that seemed to be filled with gold unlike any of the others. Anatis swam closer and frowned to himself. In his dreams, he remembered seeing the flood come and been trapped underwater but it was impossible, especially looking at himself. He couldn't have seen any of that because he was dead... but he did. How was that possible? And where did the song come from? He closed his eyes and focused on his empathy, trying to trace it but he gasped as he found it's source, opening his eyes.

"Impossible," He gasped, looking at the statue. It didn't look back or blink but there was no mistaking it. The song was coming from the statue. "Y-You're still alive... and Lady Noir doesn't know... oh my kwami... that's why Simme has been keeping her from the water... he knew that if she came to get you... she would realize you're still alive!"

The Statue didn't reply but Anatis could feel that he was right. It was why he was able to see in the dream. Somehow, he was experiencing the memories of this timeline's Anatis. It must be linked in to Feng's power but now he needed to get him out of this petrified state. He glanced around and frowned as he saw nothing before swimming off. As he got farther away, he saw a nearby statue holding a tire iron in their hand. By the look of it, they were simply changing the tire of their car when the calamity hit. He swam over and took it out of their hand, turning them to dust before he swam back over. He took a deep breathe and used his strength to slam the tire iron into the statue, causing it to crack before a golden light came off it, knocking Anatis back. He managed to get his bearings back and swam back over as he looked back at the statue. His eyes widened as he saw the person in front of him. It was definitely himself but he had a different transformation. The wings on his back were red and orange with multicolored feathers. His suit was red, orange and yellow with golden detail. His mask resembled a bird and he had brown hair with light multicolored highlights. All in all, he reminded Anatis of a phoenix, causing his eyes to widen even more as he realized how he survived. Finni must have tried to save him by forcing a transformation and apparently it worked. The now awakened Anatis blinked and looked over at the current one, who offered him his yoyo. He carefully took it and Anatis swam over, moving his arm around him and helping him swim to the water's surface. They both broke it and swam over to one of the fallen buildings, causing Anatis to help his other self onto it.

"Are you ok?" He asked, concerned, causing the other to look at him.

"Bunnyx got you, didn't she?" He asked, making him nod. "Thank goodness... Lady Noir... she was-"

"Akumatized," Anatis replied, frowning. "I know and she knows who we are. You told her,"

"Yes... I can't tell you how," He replied, frowning. "She wasn't the target though. I was. Somehow, Hawkmoth found out,"

"We'll deal with that later," Anatis stated, standing up and calling off his aqua transformation as they both saw the ball of light. "Right now, we need to save Lady Noir and stop Simme. Lucky Charm!"

The magic ladybugs summoned a rubber causing him to frown as he caught it.

"Work out what to do with that. I'll distract the two of them," He replied, causing him to nod before the two of them rushed over. Anatis glanced around as the other Anatis or Phoenix as the current Anatis referred to him in his mind, ran at Simme and slammed his weapon into him, causing Lady Blanche to look over in shock before he held it up in the air. Simme hissed and went to attack him but Anatis jumped in front of him and used his yoyo as a shield to stop him. Lady Blanche also joined in, firing her cataclysm at him. "Clean Slate!"

"No!" Simme screamed as a bright light came from the staff, causing it to wash over everywhere. Simme screamed as he felt himself weaken before he retreated into the water, leaving the three of them. Lady Blanche hissed as she turned on them but before she could, Anatis threw his yoyo and wrapped it around her before Phoenix grabbed her braid and pulled off the band holding it, tearing it in half. She sank to the ground, now docile as the akuma fluttered out. Anatis pulled back his yoyo and threw it out, capturing the akuma as Phoenix moved over to Lady Blanche. The purple smog engulfed her and disappeared, revealing Lady Noir underneath. She blinked and looked up at them.

"Luka?" She gasped, reminding Anatis that she knew his identity as Phoenix moved over to her. "Y-You're alive?"

"I'm here, Kitten," He gasped, cupping her face and pressing his forehead to hers as she cried. "I promised you'd always be by your side,"

"I'm so sorry," She gasped, crying before he brought her into his arms, holding her as she sobbed. "I'm so sorry, Annie. I swear,"

"I know, Kitten. It's going to be ok," He whispered as a burrow opened.

"You did it!" Bunnyx gasped, poking her head out but Anatis frowned.

"She still knows who I am," He stated, making them look over at her. "If I cast the cure, it won't fix anything,"

"Anatis," Phoenix stated, making him look over at him. "You need to erase this path entirely,"

"What? But you and Lady Noir-"

"Simme must not escape and this must not happen," He stated, gently moving from the crying Lady Noir and walking over to Anatis. "We had the best intention when we told Marinette the truth but it all began with that. While it isn't your fault or hers, Hawkmoth and Su Han still find who we are and they play us. He is still going to target but this is not the way to go. Now is not the right time for someone to know. That time will come and you'll know when it is but it's not now and it's not Marinette,"

"But... I love her," He stated, frowning. Phoenix took his hands in his.

"And she loves you too," He stated, making him blink. "Trust me when I say that I get why you want to tell her. I lived through the Scarlet Attack too but for the sake of the world, please learn from my mistake. Marinette won't hate you for not telling her where you are when you have to go. She has her own secrets too. Her concern is that you're safe and as long as she knows that, she'll be happy,"

"A-Alright," Anatis nodded, looking down at the rubber before glancing back at Phoenix. "Thank you... I needed to hear that,"

"I know," He smiled, causing him to nod before he turned back to the burrow. "Luka,"

"Yes?" He asked, turning back round.

"Remember not to blame yourself," He stated, making him blink before he gestured to him and Lady Noir. "It wasn't our love that caused this. It was Hawkmoth taking advantage of it. He will stop at nothing to complete his goal so please be careful,"

"Thank you," He replied, nodding before he pointed to him. "Love the new look by the way. I hope I get to use it at some point,"

"Oh?" Phoenix smiled, looking down. "I didn't really notice but I'm sure you will. Hopefully in better circumstances though,"

"Right!" He replied, waving before he walked into the burrow. He turned to Bunnyx. "I need you to bring me to the time just before I phoned Lady Noir to tell her that I was going to tell someone. If I cast the cure then and tell her I've changed my mind then hopefully this will all be undone,"

"Ok but do you know how Lady Noir found out your identity?" She asked, making him think.

"No and I don't want to know," He replied, making her nod. "One day, I'll be able to tell her but today is not that day and neither is the foreseeable future. If I am going to tell anyone, it probably be a member of my family... or you of course,"

"Well, I can keep a secret," She replied, finding the right burrow. "Here we go. A minute before you call Lady Noir. Good luck,"

"Thank you," He replied before turning to her. "I'm sorry for putting you through that,"

"It's water under the bridge," She grinned before frowning. "Besides... it will have never happened to me once you cast the cure and change the timeline,"

"Really?" He asked, making her nod. "Still..."

"I know you feel guilty," She stated, rolling her eyes. He nodded. "Well, don't. Like you said it was Hawkmoth taking advantage, not you,"

"Right," He mumbled, nodding before climbing out of the burrow, surprising his past self. "We're not telling Marinette,"

"What?" He asked but before he could get an answer, the current Anatis threw the eraser in the air.

"Miraculous Ladybugs!" He declared, causing the cure to burst and swept across the room, merging himself and his past self together before it burst through the burrow and into the other timeline. Phoenix and Lady Noir held each other as it swept around, erasing their Paris before they leaned in and kissed as it swept around them, erasing them before it went back into the burrow and moved around Bunnyx, fixing her leg and erasing her memory of that timeline. She blinked and popped her head out of the burrow as Anatis frowned, looking at his yoyo.

"Anatis?" She asked, making him look up. "Everything ok?"

"Yes, it's all good, Bunny," He smiled, making her blink. "Go back to your time,"

"Right," She replied, closing the burrow and leaving him alone. He sighed and dialed Lady Noir's phone, causing her to pick up right away.

"Hey, Annie," She grinned, making him smile a little. She wasn't akumatized and didn't seem hurt or upset. In fact, she appeared to be laying on a rooftop in the sun like a typical cat. Just like how he phoned her before. Not that she remembered. "I can't chat for long since I have plans to do soon but I've got a few minutes. Everything ok?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that I'm not going to tell anyone," He replied, making her sit up in surprise. "I... I had a visit from Bunnyx and it's not a good idea for me to do so,"

"Then I won't either," She replied, surprising him. "But... if you need to chat... I'm here..."

"M-Maybe later," He stated, making her nod. "I just want to do some normal things as a civilian right now,"

"Ah, I get it," She nodded, smiling. "But you know I'm always here for you,"

"I know, Kitten," He smiled. "You're my best friend you know,"

"Aww, Annie!" She blushed, grinning. "You're my best friend too!"

"Yeah?" He smiled before the text from Sir Rene came through. "Sorry, Kitten. I gotta go. See you later,"

"Bye, Annie!" She waved before he hung up and headed to where Sir Rene was. He climbed down into the sewers and walked over to him as he gave Fluff a carrot.

"Sir Rene," He stated, causing him to look over.

"Anatis, my message found you!" He declared, facing him. "I really must apologize for the sudden visit and the location but I couldn't risk been seen. A medieval knight walking around might have made people panic,"

"I know," He replied, nodding. "And I know why you're here. It's my test of bravery,"

"Yes," He replied, a little surprised before blinking as he looked at him. "I see. You've passed it,"

"I have?" He asked, frowning. "I didn't think I was very brave,"

"But in the end you faced your fears and nightmares yet continued to fight and stand up for justice," He stated, making him look at him. "You feel different too. More powerful but also more experienced,"

"I know," He replied, nodding. "But I never want to see that Paris again. Simme was... he was so powerful and-"

He shuddered at the thought, causing Rene to gently place his hand on his shoulder.

"It's over, Luka," He stated, making him look at him. "It's ok now,"

"I know but I couldn't protect Lady Noir... She got akumatized because of me," He sighed, frowning before he looked at him. "Rene, is there a way to protect others from akumas?"

"Well..."

~Later that Evening~

"Are you sure you're ready for this?" Tikki asked as Luka sat in front of her. After having a chat with Sir Rene about preventing akumas, he revealed that while he didn't know that if there was a way to protect others from akumas, there was a way to give Luka additional powers for the Ladybug miraculous. He called it attunement and that while he couldn't promise that it would give Luka the ability to create something to protect others from akumas, it might help. He explained that in order to attune with the Ladybug Miraculous, Luka had to get permission from Tikki to be able to use more of the miraculous' power so in order to do so they had gone to the sewers so they didn't draw attention to themselves. "It could be dangerous and once it's done, there's no going back. You'll be even more bound to me then you already are,"

"I'm ready for it, Tikki," He stated, making her nod.

"Very well," She replied, taking a deep breathe before she closed her eyes. As soon as she did, her spot began to glow before a red light engulfed her, causing Luka to cover his eyes a little but once his eyes adjusted, he moved his hands. Standing in front of him was no longer Tikki but a beautiful woman. She had long red hair with black highlights and dressed in a red toga. Her eyes were sky blue and her skin was light pink. She had insect wings coming from her back. He blinked as he realized it was Tikki. This must be what her true form was. "Luka Couffaine, I am Tikki, goddess of creation and guardian of the Ladybug miraculous. As the goddess, I hereby grant you permission to use the Ladybug miraculous to a better level. What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine so I'll share my power with you through time,"

She closed her eyes and began to chant in a different language before she leaned down and kissed him on the cheek, causing the red light to engulf him before it disappeared, causing her to appear in her normal form.

"O-Ok, it's done," She replied as he caught her before he reached out and took a cookie for her. "All that you need to do is channel the power and shape it. I can't promise that you'll get what you want but if you have a rough idea of what you need, we should be able to create something like that. Your lucky charms will also be more powerful and your timer is now six minutes long instead of five,"

"Really?" He asked, making her nod. "Thank you, Tikki!... Can Lady Noir get a power up too?"

"Well, yes but she would need Plagg's blessing instead," She replied, finishing the cookie. "If you want, we can try to channel the power,"

"Yes, if you're not too tired,"

"I'm recharged," She replied, causing him to nod. "Just remember to focus on the kind of power you want,"

"Right," He replied, taking a deep breathe before swiping his earrings. "Tikki, spots on!"

She disappeared into the earrings and he transformed into Anatis but almost instantly, he felt the difference. It was like there was electricity all over him, waiting to burst. He took a deep breathe and closed his eyes, focusing on the idea of protecting people from the akumas. As he did, he felt it build up as he focused. He wanted to protect people, his friends and his family. Sometimes, his yoyo wasn't enough. Sometimes just breaking the akumatized item wasn't enough. He didn't just want to fight them and save them. He wanted to prevent them from been akumatized in the first place. He needed something like a charm or something that would protect them. Since he had the miraculous of creation, he should be able to create something like that. He could create an anti-akuma charm with the new power Tikki had blessed him with. He felt the electricity flow up his body, causing him to open his eyes and see that the spots on his suit were glowing while he stood in a glowing circle. Feeling the power, he moved his hands up and reshaped his outfit, throwing back his hands as he gave himself a better one. His boots turned completely black with red soles, his gloves turned to full gloves but were red on the fingers and the rest were black. A red spot appeared on the back of his hands and another appeared at the top of his gloves. His main suit changed slightly, causing the black to go straight down instead of curving. His spots remained the same but his chest area turned black with a red trim and red spots inside. His collar changed as well, turning black with a red trim as well and a ladybug themed zipper. He gained armor on his shoulders and the suit itself was more protective then his previous one. His hair grew a little bit longer but his mask stayed the same. The light faded away, causing him to look at his new outfit before he held out his yoyo and focused on the idea behind the change. He focused on the idea of protecting others from akumas and in particular, creating a way to protect Lady Noir from it. Feeling the power flow from him into his yoyo, he took a deep breath.

"Prosperity!" He declared, causing the yoyo to glow before he tapped it, causing it to open up. He reached inside and pulled out a small charm that was shaped like a ladybug. However, it was black with four green spots on it. In the middle was a green paw print, causing him to look at it as he gasped. "I... I did it!"

He grinned before placing it back in the yoyo and rushing out of the sewers. He swung across Paris to his usual place where he met Lady Noir and landed on the building. She was sat, watching the sun set as she hummed.

"Lady Noir," He called, making her look over.

"Annie?" She asked, blinking as he walked over. "What's with the new suit? I mean I like it but-"

"Here," He stated, taking the charm out and placing it in her hand. "It's an anti-akuma charm. As long as you carry it on you, you'll never be akumatized,"

"You... you made this?" She asked, making him nod. "For me?"

"Yes," He replied, making her look at him as he sat down. "I have a lot to fill you in on but this is to prevent a code white from ever happening. I'll create one for myself too,"

"Code white?" She asked, making him look at her. "What's code white?"

"Something I never want to face again,"

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