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— Oh wow, great — Was Juleka's carefree comment when she saw her future version.
Which was to be expected, her future version was leaning against the table with a confidence that didn't seem normal for Juleka, her fashion choices seemed to move to include a long jacket which completely matched her aesthetic and above all, the variety of jewelry she had, above her visible eye, two piercings were shown, in her ears, through her hair you could see the purple glow of more well-hidden piercings.
On her hips, several chains came out of his pockets and adjusted to her pants, and on the hands stood out the miraculous of the tiger and some rings, especially one that left the silver and black color away and instead shone completely in golden. On her middle finger. There were no more rings on that finger.
The fixed amount of attention Juleka gave to that ring seemed to completely cut off the attention from other heroes and the recent revelations. Towards which even those who were focused on Marinette's revelation will notice.
Purple Tigress just smiled at little Juleka and pointed at the hero in pink still passed out at the table where she was. No one even knew who she was and of all things, she was the biggest mystery at the time.
— I can't believe Juleka is stealing the attention — Rena gave an overview of what was basically happening — In fact, I can believe it after the little act at my wedding but it's still shocking.
— Baby, we had already talked about not talking about that again — Caparace seemed to be trying to leave the topic.
— she gave her a gay panic, just by making her think about a wedding!! To her of all people! The person besides Marinette who has her wedding planned down to the last inch! — Rena started ranting about an event she thought was impossible.
—What can I say, I'm that good—Purple Tigress winked at the students.
— You had your own gay panic after you processed what you said — Bunnix didn't seem to have a problem throwing the girl under the bus. Except with Bee next to her she looked about to do the same but she just smirked when Bunnix said it.
— You called me the morning after that thinking that you proposed to her and that I should help you organize — Ladybug snorted remembering that.
— HEY THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE KNOWN — as if it were all an illusion, now Purple Tigress looked more like Juleka, nervous and with a blush, giving a shy look at the still fainted girl. Somehow the students felt deja vu because of that behavior.
—Wait, wait, are you serious? — Bee seemed to have taken a moment of pause before starting to laugh, infecting the heroes next to her a little.
The heroes' laughter escalated a bit, Bee being the loudest laugh while seeming to want to stop and Ladybug being the quietest but looking like she was about to burst into laughter.
All this before the indignant Tigress who didn't seem to know whether she felt betrayed or just thought of everyone as fools for laughing at it.
But at the end of that, nothing more could happen when a light illuminated the hero in pink, her transformation and something else. Leaving the girl sitting on the table as her mask fell.
Tigress didn't hesitate even for a moment to stand next to her and hold her so she wouldn't fall, her hands intertwining and making her matching rings stand out even more.
When her detransformation ended, she left only a confused blonde-haired girl with big blue eyes that made her face look small and tender. Her clothes only consisted of a pair of shorts, a pink shirt, and an oversized purple jacket that looked more like something Tigress would wear.
There then was no doubt who she was.
Juleka and Rose who witnessed this just stood still, Rose's face turning redder and redder by the second, while Juleka actually seemed to have fainted standing still.
All while the adult versions of her seemed to start talking in whispers, mostly Tigress seeming to explain the situation to her partner.
— Wait — Alya took a moment and raised her voice — You said, your wedding — She pointed accusingly at the older version of her.
Case as if the universe finished timing and she decided to finally give everyone a fit. The last heroes transformation fell.
That Ryuko was Kagami was not a secret, that Rena and Caparace were Alya and Nino it was a secret. Adding to the previous comments given by the older duo left the rest of the class frozen. Except for Alya and Nino who already knew and Marinette who had moved to continue her identity crisis alongside her tired older self while also processing that Adrien was Chat Noir.
While on the other hand Adrien seemed eager and excited to meet these heroes and to go talk to Marinette but noticing a little that she was overwhelmed.
The detransformation of Caparace and Rena seems like a final nail in their madness.
—How are you okay with all this happening? — Was Marinette's silent plea to Ladybug.
— It was more chaotic when it happened in our time, this is a blessing in fact, because in a few months everything will be shit — Ladybug told her. To which Marinette nodded, accepting her word as a devout believer.
—Did you just say 'shit'? — Rena Rouge detached herself a little from the silent conversation with Caparace, a frown showing.
— ...No — Ladybug said suspiciously, becoming alert as if she had said something wrong.
— You can't lie to me, I heard it Mari, honey, how much sleep did you have? You don't curse unless you go hours without sleep — Rena quickly approached the table to better confront the woman.
— For your information, I can curse having slept, in fact I have been sleeping well the last few days, thank you very much — Ladybug faced the accusation.
The latter only made the other heroes pay attention to him. Just like silence ran through the students since they also knew what Marinette was like when she didn't sleep, being defensive and the 'actually I slept' was common.
— Leave the silence, I'm not lying this time — Ladybug seemed exhausted seeing the disbelief.
They could almost hear the sound of a cricket ringing.
— Mari- — Rena was going to face it, perhaps the only one who can do it.
— In fact, if she is telling the truth — Ryuko's voice rang out loud and clear.
All her eyes turned to the hero still lying on the table but she kept her eyes open. Her head moved to look at Ladybug's face, to which she got a little nervous.
— What I believe is that she was also reached by Alix's ghosts — Ryuko's intense gaze never left Ladybug, piercing her soul with honesty and concern.
Now that was something different than expected.