Kindred Spirits

by CartoonNerd12


Catching Up

"Miraculous Ladybug!" she shouted while throwing the lighter into the air and it dissolved into magical ladybugs that helped put the village back to normal.

"Pound it!" both Chat Noir and Ladybug said during their signature fist bump. Then they motioned Word Girl to do the same.

She smiled and did just that.

Then they went down to join the others while the villagers cheered on.

Judy bounced while exclaiming, "That… was amazing!"

Fluttershy agreed, "It most certainly was!"

Nick motioned, "So that's what the Chat Noir and Ladybug team is like. Gotta say, they could give us a run for our money, Carrots."

"Carrots?!" WG and LB declared.

Judy slightly blushed, "Yeah, I guess I forgot to mention the constant nicknames I get from Slick here." and nudged him.

He nudged back and chuckled, "Touché, Hopps."

Ladybug gestured, "Hey it's better than Bugaboo." shooting a coy look at her partner.

He put his hand to his chest and dramatically replied, "Oh, you wound me milady!"

She giggled, "You silly kitty…"

Attention was soon turned to Tobey and Word Girl as they faced each other with awkward poses.

"You… you actually came after me?" he questioned.

"How could I not? You were in trouble and your mother is worried to no end. It was my duty to bring you back home."

Tobey slightly turned away, "Uh, right, of course… After all, you are a hero and it's important to save the day…"

"Well yes it is. But…" she went pink and turned away herself, "You're more important right now…"

The boy's eyes widen and looked at her in disbelief.

She quickly added, "Of course you realize this doesn't change anything once we're back home."

He slightly frowned and crossed his arms, "I wouldn't expect it to."

The guys saw that and Nick and Chat exchanged pitiful looks while Discord shook his head and tsked, "Such a sad reunion compared to ours."

Suddenly Ladybug's earrings beeped making her go, "Whaaa! Oh no!" she said to Chat, "I better get out of here or-" she started to run but he grabbed her shoulders, "No, I'll go."

"But-"

"It's alright, besides," he looked at the girls, "your friends already know and we are in a different world so our secret is safe no matter what. But it is still my promise to never see your identity so…" he kissed her hand, "Until then, milady." he used his baton and went off.

Ladybug looked on in awe when he had gone and the beeping increased before she started to detransform and she was back to average girl, Marinette Dupin-Cheng.

Tobey, having admired Adrien's decision to leave for his lady's sake made him turn to Word Girl saying, "I think I'll do the same and let you transform back." he went after Chat before she can get a word in edgewise.

Word Girl was stunned by Tobey's action that she was at a loss of why he did it.

But Nick and Discord knew as they exchanged smirks which didn't escape Fluttershy and Judy's attention.

The bunny inquired suspiciously, "Why do you have those smiles on your faces?"

They both said innocently, "Who? Us?"

But the pegasus and rabbit were not buying it, going, "Uh-ah…"

Word Girl was still shocked but ultimately decided to give in and went back to being Becky Botsford.

Then both human girls introduced themselves to Discord and Nick.

Their eyes widen and glanced at each other, thinking it couldn't be who they thought they were.

Nick cleared his throat, "Um, could you excuse us for one moment?" and together the fox and draconequus went off to the other side of the tavern building so they couldn't be overheard leaving the girls confused.

Nick was the first to exclaim, "Oh… my…!"

"You said it, pal." Discord rubbed his hands mischievously, "I mean can you believe it?! What were the odds that both those super girls are exactly the same girls that they consider friends! The irony is too delicious!"

Nick then frowned, "Of course, it is kinda of sad that we know this but they can't…"

Discord patted his head, annoying the fox, "Alas, it's just the way it is."

"You're enjoying this way too much."

He shrugged, "It is my nature. The hilarity and chaos of this situation is too priceless!"

"Nick!"

"Discord!"

Judy and Fluttershy went to them with cross expressions on their faces with the bunny taking the lead, "What is going on with you two?!"

"Please explain yourselves." Fluttershy passive-aggressively stated.

While amused at the fact both the girls were being direct in a similar manner at the same time they weren't sure how to bring up Chat and Tobey's crushes being the one and the same since they know they had to keep Adrien's identity a secret but then again they were in another world and they had now just seen the human girls' real identities, so…

Discord motioned, "I think it would be best if we show you, wouldn't you agreed Mr. Wilde?"

"Oh certainly, Mr. Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony!"

The girls exchanged a look that said, 'Yup, we were right.'


Tobey sat next to Adrien on a log in the meadow with a sigh.

Adrien slightly smiled at the boy after he told him what he did and offered encouragement, "You did the right thing."

"I know… but I still want to know…"

"Don't worry, I do too, but I refuse to break my lady's trust. That's why we're a great team for Paris because of our boundless trust in each other."

A smooth voice said, "Gee, that sounds familiar, don't it Carrots?"

The human boys turned back to see their companions and their girls coming to them.

Judy addressed the fox, "Well when one is trying to protect and serve within a city, of course it takes trust between partners to succeed."

Adrien was about to jump out of sight until he realized that Ladybug and Word Girl weren't with them.

Discord gestured, "Ladies, may we present the true identity of Chat Noir, Mr. Adrien Agreste."

"Adrien Agreste?!" they gasped.

The boys were stunned by the reaction.

The teen inquired, "You heard of me? Wow, I knew I was famous back home but I didn't think my name would be known throughout worlds!"

Fluttershy started, "It-it isn't that, it's just that…" she looked to Judy for help.

The rabbit nodded and faced them, "Ladybug mentioned you."

"Ah, that makes sense, yeah I guess it shouldn't be surprise she would say my name in passing since I am model in our world."

"Exactly!" Judy exclaimed with a force smile. Then whispered to Fluttershy, "That and the fact Marinette is heads over heel for him."

"But wait… that would mean…" the pegasus's eyes widen.

Judy caught on and gawked, "Oh my gosh, you're right!"

Nick asked in confusion, "What's right?"

Judy faltered, "Um… um…" and looked to Adrien requesting, "Could you please give us a few moments?"

"Oh! Sure!" he pointed to his left, "I'll just be over by those trees." and went.

Tobey was about to follow but Judy said, "You can stay Mr. McCallister."

The boy was perplexed but stayed with intrigue.

Nick asked, "So what's up, Carrots?"

Judy said, "Well, we feel that Fluttershy and I should share this since we're all stuck together as it is and we all need to be in the loop as much as possible in order to work together."

Discord pointed, "Right, so your point is…?"

"Well it's strange and bizarre but Marinette-"

Tobey stopped her, "Wait, Marinette? As in the Marinette from Adrien's world?"

Discord and Nick smirked at him, stating, "The same."

"What! That's Ladybug?!" he sat there in shock, hardly believing it was true.

Fluttershy inquired, "Adrien mentioned Marinette?"

Discord said, "I should say he did! In fact he just said she was just a friend!"

Judy jumped, "So that's why you two were acting strange when the girls' introduced themselves!"

"Elementary my dear Hopps." her partner smiled.

Discord mentioned, "Of course it doesn't explain why you two were shocked when I introduced Adrien."

"That's because Marinette has a crush on Adrien!" Tikki flew in.

"Tikki? Where did you…?" Judy voiced but couldn't finish when another voice declared.

"And Adrien has a crush on Ladybug!" Plagg flew to them.

Confusion ran through the group until Tikki and Plagg quickly introduced themselves and admitted they knew the identities of the other's miraculous holder since the events of an akuma called Dark Owl.

Once they put the pieces together on what Tikki and Plagg were saying making Discord guffaw like crazy to the point he pounded his fists to the ground as he wheezed out, "You mean all this time… They… And…" he kept on laughing like a manic.

"Discord! Control yourself!" Fluttershy shouted.

"I'm sorry, Flutters, but it's…" he snickered then burst out cackling, while rolling on his side.

Nick ended up catching the laughter and chortled too.

Judy sighed, "You too?"

"Well, he's got a point, it's very hilarious when you think about it!"

"Ugh! You have no idea what a relief it is to finally tell someone!" Plagg proclaimed.

Tikki said, "And to answer your previous question, Judy, Mariette wanted me to follow you to make sure everything's okay."

Her ears drooped, "Well I hope it is considering I feel we just betrayed Marinette's trust."

"Oh no! Not at all! After all you made sure Adrien didn't hear this and it's like you say, all of you here need to be in the loop in order to return to our homes."

That made Judy feel a little better as she sadly smiled, "Well, okay, if you're sure."

While Discord and Nick were still laughing, the girls approached Tobey who looked like he was lost in his own world.

The mare commented, "You been awfully quiet."

Tobey told them, "Well it's just… Adrien had no clue it was Marinette this whole time, I mean who can be that oblivious to someone whose been there with them every time?"

They exchanged a knowing look before Judy asked, "You are going to keep this to yourself right?"

He humphed, "I know I don't have the best record with Word Girl but I can keep a secret, after all I never said anything about Adrien's identity that was all Discord and Nick's doing."

Fluttershy uttered, "That's… a very good point."

He continued, "Had I discovered Word Girl's identity, I would have kept it to myself because then it would have been our secret together and no one else would ever know." he made dreamy eyes surprising the girls.

"Huh, I guess there's more to you than Word Girl said." Judy stated.

"Of course there is! Why else would I try to get her attention and get her to know me more!"

Again they were surprised by his words before making a sympathetic glance at the boy.

When the laughter died from the draconequus and fox, they looked at how the girls were talking to Tobey and with smiles on their faces they approached them.

Discord started, "So then, now that we know the truth behind Ladybug and Chat Noir, how should we go about this?"

They exchanged looks not sure how to answer.

Tikki then spoke, "Well it would be wise to stay quiet about their identities and to not let them on of what you know. While our master will understand the situation, Ladybug and Chat Noir can never know."

Fluttershy sniffled, "That's so sad, they love each other and yet they… can never know?"

Discord patted her back, "Yes, it is tragic but we must remember that they must follow the rules of their world, much like how we must with ours."

Judy sighed, "He's right, as much as I wish we can tell Marinette that the boy she loves is the partner that flirts with her every time, we need to respect Tikki's wishes. So let's finally bring back Adrien and regroup with the girls. Tikki, can you go ahead and tell them to change back?"

The Kwami nodded, "Of course." and flew away.