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She raised her arms, and the sky answered. Clouds boiled from nowhere, turning noon into twilight. Rain lashed the windows. Hail the size of marbles bounced off cars. Inside the school, panic erupted.

“Daddy says the station you’re interning at is losing funding. They might not even need a junior meteorologist by next month. All that hard work for nothing.” Chloé flicked her hair and walked away, laughing.

“Exactly,” Chloé sneered. “Regional. Not national. Not international. Regional. And she had the audacity to smile at me this morning. As if we’re equals.” Miraculous- As Aventuras de Ladybug- 1-1 1-- Tem...

Outside, the sky was a perfect blue. But Marinette knew—as Ladybug—that perfection in Paris never lasted. Somewhere, hidden in the shadows, Hawk Moth was waiting. And when an angry heart cried out, he would answer. At Collège Françoise Dupont, the halls buzzed with the usual chaos. Chloé Bourgeois, the mayor’s daughter, stood by the lockers like a queen inspecting her court. Her blonde hair was perfectly curled, and her designer handbag cost more than most people’s rent.

“Tikki, it’s happening again. Someone’s been akumatized.” She raised her arms, and the sky answered

“Because every morning is a gift,” Plagg said, biting into the cheese with unapologetic delight. “Now hurry up. Your father’s assistant will be here any second to schedule your next seventeen hours of Chinese lessons, fencing, piano, and, oh—don’t forget—public appearances where you must smile but not speak.”

“Oh, Aurore,” Chloé said sweetly. “Congratulations on your little contest. Too bad the weather today is going to be… disappointing. Just like your future.” Hail the size of marbles bounced off cars

Adrien laughed, and for a moment, the loneliness in his chest lifted. Back at the bakery, Marinette flopped onto her bed, exhausted but happy. Tikki curled up on the pillow beside her.

“Thanks, Tikki. But you know what? I still don’t know who Cat Noir is. He’s brave and funny and… kind of cute. In a cat-like way.”

“Now!” Ladybug shouted. She threw the umbrella high into the air. Stormy Weather laughed and shot a blast of wind to blow it away—but that was exactly what Ladybug wanted. The wind from the blast combined with the rising mist created a rainbow.