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Ladybug looked at her team, smiling.
After preventing the victory of the new Hawk Moth, she would now allow all heroes to use their Miraculous full-time.
Her partner, however, nudges her shoulder so he can speak.
Cat Noir: Not for nothing, Ladybug, but I saw the news, and... I heard about what Argos did. — He says, looking at the peacock hero.
Minotaurox: Actually, I was about to mention that. Why are we leaving a Miraculous in the hands of someone who erased us from existence?! — He asks.
Argos: Can you guys stop picking on me?!
Ryuko: Guys, that's in the past. He is doing the right thing now, and that is what matters.
Ladybug nods as Ryuko holds Argos' hand, defending him from the accusations. In fact, what Félix went through was horrible. She felt sorry for him.
However, something still bothered her…
Ladybug: Felix, between you and me, why didn't you just ask for help?
Argos: Huh?
Ladybug: Why didn't you ask us to help you with your “problem”?
Argos: How could I trust you back then?
Cat Noir: So you chose to trust an international terrorist supervillain, handing over all the Miraculous to him, expecting him to keep his end of the bargain?
Argos: …
Rena Rouge: If there's one thing Monarch was, the word is “cheater”. He already tried to threaten my family so I would betray Ladybug!
Ryuko: And he tricked my mother into shooting me while she was akumatized.
Caprikid: Let's not forget that he let Chloé cheat at will as Penalteam.
Pegasus: Exactly. I can say that the chances of him cheating on you were 99%.
Argos looked stunned.
Argos: ………. I hadn't thought about that.
Ladybug blinks in shock.
Ladybug: Wait a minute...!
With a frown, she walks slowly towards Argos. Feeling a shiver run down their spines, the other heroes retreat with slow steps.
Ladybug: Are you telling me, that you didn't even CONSIDER the likelihood of asking for help, before deciding to steal the Miraculous, hand them over to a supervillain, run away like a coward without even trying to plead your case, and commit worldwide genocide??! — She asks with a furious face and a voice that tried to contain her fury, face to face with Argos.
Argos: …
Ladybug: …
Cat Noir: …
Ryuko: …
Rena Rouge: …
Carapace: …
Vesperia: …
Viperion: …
Purple Tigress: …
Polymouse:
Minotaurox: …
Caprikid: …
Pegasus: …
King Monkey: …
Pigella: …
Miss Hound: …
Rooster Bold: …
Bunnyx: …
Argos: I did it for my and Adrien's freed-
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Amelie had heard someone knocking on the door. When she answers, she is horrified to see Félix unconscious, with a black eye and without his Miraculous, being carried by the heroes, who swore with all their might that he was like that because he had an accident.