On the final day of the trial and two days after her first patrol as Rena Rouge, Alya held the foxtail section of the necklace that still hung on her neck in her hand as she looked in the mirror, reflecting on the events of the past week.

The excitement at finding out she had the chance to be Rena Rouge again. The fear that she may mess up completely and that her identity may be discovered. The pride from helping Ladybug and Chat Noir to defeat the DreamCatcher. The feeling of freedom as she ran along the rooftops during their group patrol two days ago.

A whole range of different emotions and experiences all crammed in to the space of a single week.

And now, she felt a mix of happiness, excitement and misery all at the same time.

Happiness because this has been the best week of her life, excitement because she's happy to have to opportunity to work with Ladybug and Chat Noir again, and misery because this means that she has to say goodbye to Trixx who has been her faithful companion throughout the past week and helped through it all.

Seeing Alya's distress, Trixx nuzzles into Alya's face again as he found that it seemed to soothe the teenage girl and bring a smile to her face. Trixx didn't want her to be sad because of him.

"Well, I guess it's time to go." Alya says, tears beginning to form in the corners of her eyes as she looks at her kwami. "I'm going to miss you so much Trixx." She laments, wiping away a stray tear that had just fallen.

"I'll miss you too, Alya, it's been such a long time since I've had a holder and modern time is so different to the places I've been to in the past." Trixx replies, his tiny fangs visible because of his smile. "Until next time, Alya."

The two of them share one last nuzzle to the cheek before saying their goodbyes. Alya then called out her transformation and jumped out from her balcony and onto the rooftops of Paris, heading towards the Trocadero where she would be meeting up with Ladybug and Chat Noir to return her Miraculous.

The air felt still that night, almost as if it were reflecting the tension Alya held within herself as she arrived at her destination to see that Ladybug and Chat Noir were already there waiting for her.

They finally spot her as she lands on the roof with a soft thud and starts to walk over towards the two of them.

"Thank you," Rena Rouge says, tearing pooling up in her eyes. "Thank you so much for letting me temporarily work with you again. I'll never forget this." She continues and Ladybug and Chat Noir wrap their arms around her, pulling her into a group hug.

"I guess I have to give you my Miraculous now." She says and begins to take off her necklace when Ladybug places a hand on top of her own.

"Actually." She grins, sharing a knowing look with Chat Noir. "You don't."

Earlier that same day, Marinette made her way to Master Fu's house with Tikki sat in her purse. She was hoping that Master Fu would be happy with the help that Alya provided when she transformed into Rena Rouge and may let her keep it for a short while longer.

When she arrives she knocks on the door to the room containing the Miraculous box where Master Fu and his kwami Wayzz can normally be found.

"Come in."

Marinette walks in and sits opposite Master Fu as Wayzz and Tikki float away towards the phonograph, most likely to drink some tea together as per usual.

Marinette really needed to invest in some of those tiny tea cups for Tikki and Plagg for whenever Adrien decides to visit her.

"So, how do you think she did this week?" Marinette asks hopefully as Master Fu pours a cup of tea for himself.

"Very well. She seems to have a good understanding of her powers and how to use them effectively. She also has a curious mind which is fitting for the fox miraculous." Master Fu replies as he takes a sip of his tea.

"Chat Noir and I are meeting her at the Trocadero tonight to collect her Miraculous so you should have it back by tomorrow morning." Marinette informs and Master Fu shakes his head causing a look of confusion to show on Marinette's face.

"No, there is no need. She has proven herself worthy to hold the Miraculous, let her keep it like you and Chat Noir do with yours." Master Fu says and Marinette grins, ecstatic for her best friend.

"Thank you Master! She going to be so happy." Marinette exclaims and throws her arms in the air as Master Fu chuckles at her silly behaviour.

"I get to keep it?!" Rena Rouge exclaims in happiness, even jumping up and down on the spot, and Ladybug nods in response. "Thank you so much!"

"You proved yourself worthy to be a part of the team in the eyes of the great guardian so you've earned it, Rena." Chat Noir says.

"Soooo...does this mean I get to know who you are?" Rena Rouge slyly asks and the three of them share a laugh. "Just kidding, I know how important identities are."

"Well, maybe one day." Ladybug decides as she smiles at Rena Rouge who still has tears of happiness still rolling down her cheeks.

"We'll think about it." Chat Noir agrees. "Welcome to the team."

Any lucky civilian that night would have seen the three superheroes jumping along the rooftops together once again, a large grin on all of their faces as the leap through the air.

At one point, Rena Rouge spots Nino walking home and decides to wave to him and wink after noticing his Rena Rouge themed jacket which Marinette had made him as she promised. Nino grinned and waved back before Rena jumped away again.

A few weeks later, a new statue appeared in the park commemorating Rena Rouge's help in saving the city. There was even a grand unveiling like there was with the Ladybug and Chat Noir statue which it was placed next to.

She spotted Nino amongst the crowd, filming the event. She also noticed that he was wearing the Rena Rouge themed jacket that Marinette had gladly made him which caused her to blush slightly. Thank goodness the mask his that slightly.

Alya had to make an illusion of herself holding her phone in order to not raise suspicion and thankfully she managed to make the illusion hold for the whole ceremony. That practice ended up being useful.

It also turned out that Ladybug and Chat Noir turned out to be none other than her friends Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste. No wonder the two of them seemed so much closer all of a sudden.

Meanwhile, in the penthouse suite of Le Grande Paris, Chloé Bourgeois headed inside her luxury bedroom after a day long shopping spree.

She placed her bags down on her table and pulled out a few items of clothing to go and hang up in her massive wardrobe.

When she walked past her bed, she dropped to clothes on the floor, noticing an all too familiar looking black box with red masking on it placed on her bed with a note attached to it. The envelope had the symbol of the bee miraculous displayed on it so she knew that it was addressed directly to her.

It was an all too familiar box containing the bee hair comb. The miraculous that allowed Chloé to become her superhero persona, Queen Bee.

And a note informing her that she was to be out on trial to keep the miraculous for a week so that they could see how she coped holding the secret.

And, with a flash of yellow light and magic, the teenage girl and her bee kwami were reunited once more.