Okay, the finale for the story is up (finally)! I was seriously thinking of quitting on this story again. Besides, I wanna focus more on "Wedding Ladybug," and Lukanette because that's my current favorite pairing! Speaking of Wedding Ladybug, leave a review if you don't mind?

Anyway, let's summarize the final chapter (short as it is): Marinette and Adrien are preparing for Marinette's escape plan, meanwhile Chloé's got a scheme to snag Adrien. Luckily for us, it's flawed and stupid. What she gets right is how she's able to get Marinette out of the way, at least for a little while. There's gonna be some adult implications here, but work with me okay? Wanna make sure I show how ridiculous, utterly ridiculous, Chloé's plan is going to be.

Song(s) included (with or without modifications):

Let Me Be Your Wings Finale - Thumbelina Soundtrack

The next morning, which was a weekend, had Marinette holing up in her room as per usual. But this time she was doing something more important than designing clothes.

"It's finally happening, Marinette." Tikki said as she was flying around the room.

Marinette was packing suitcases and bags.

"I know. Isn't it great, Tikki?" Marinette asked. "It's like something out of a fairy tale. Only instead of a wicked stepmother, I have a cruel adoptive sister."

"But that won't be a problem for much longer." Tikki giggled.

There was a sound outside the balcony, and Marinette got curious. Her gut was telling her to check it out. She went to the window, and saw the car that belonged to the police lieutenant, Roger Raincomprix, and out of the passenger seat came his daughter, Sabrina, Chloé's "best friend" and servant.

Marinette pulled a sour look. She'd tried to get Sabrina to ditch Chloé before, but it didn't stick. She was still on good terms with Sabrina, though. And usually, Sabrina would often come over to do Chloé's dirty work, such as homework, amongst other things. Other times they would do some Ladybug and Cat Noir LARP-ing and needless to say, Chloé always had to be Ladybug.

Marinette caught Sabrina's eye, and the redhead gave Marinette a wave. Even though she was Chloé's lackey, Marinette's repeated kindness always rewarded her whenever Sabrina was concerned.

"There you are, Sabrina!" Chloé barked as she stomped outside the hotel and made her way to Sabrina. She then snagged the redhead by the wrist and dragged her inside.

Marinette went back indoors to continue packing.

"Is everything okay, Marinette?" Tikki asked her owner.

"Everything's fine, but for some reason I feel like Sabrina isn't here for their usual LARP-ing," Marinette admitted. "Think I might be overthinking it?"

"You tend to do that," Tikki confirmed. "But if your instincts are telling you to be cautious, listen to them."

Marinette smiled at her kwami before taking out her sewing kit to pack it.

Sabrina and Chloé were walking through the hotel halls.

"I'm ready to play, Chloé! So, you've got the costumes, right? I'll be Cat Noir as always!" Sabrina began.

"Not today, Sabrina," Chloé said, a cruel smile on her face. "We're going to do something a little different today."

"Of course, anything!" Sabrina started, delighted.

"We're going to do some research!" Chloé stated, crossing her arms.

"Research? That's not like you, Chloé," Sabrina asked. "What's the matter? What kind of research?"

"We're going to research fairies," Chloé elaborated. "How to capture them."

"Fairies? Really?" Sabrina asked. "What's going on?"

Chloé brought Sabrina up to speed about what happened the previous night.

"...I really can't say I'm fully convinced, Chloé," Sabrina admitted. "Magical superheroes I can understand, but fairies? That's a bit of a stretch, isn't it?"

"No, it's not! And you're going to come up with a plan to capture that fairy prince!" Chloé ordered as she brought Sabrina to her room.

Meanwhile, Adrien was magically preparing one of the many guest rooms in the house as Marinette's room. He decorated the interior walls in pale pink with white polka dots. Adrien had a designated area for her sewing, including adding a few mannequins and the like for her projects. The room was only about half the size of Adrien's room, but it was still pretty substantial. The bed was a queen-size and the bedspread matched the interior.

"It's looking good, kid," Plagg commented. "She'll be happy when she sees this."

"Yeah," Adrien agreed. "She'll love it. And then we'll have our happily-ever-after."

"I'm surprised your father's letting you do this," Plagg stated. "It's almost as if won't hesitate to ruin anything and everything makes you happy."

"At least he's granting me this much of a desire," Adrien said sadly. "And he's willing to work with me to get it done, too."

Footsteps were heard and Plagg hid.

"Adrien," Gabriel said as he came in to check on his son. "How is this coming along?"

"It's going very well, father," Adrien stated. "All it needs is Marinette's furniture back at the hotel and her sewing machine, and we'll be good."

"Excellent," Gabriel said, his tone unchanging. "The fairy court is fully on board with your intentions to make her your queen. So long as our fairy secret stays under wraps."

Adrien gave a nod as his father left the room.

In Chloé's room, Sabrina was working on something with her hands while Chloé was rummaging around in her closet.

"No, not attractive enough... No, doesn't match my hair. UGH! There has to be something in here that'll seduce that prince!" Chloé griped.

"How's this?" Sabrina asked as she held up her project.

Chloé looked it over before saying, "Too small! Keep going!"

"Okay, Chloé!" Sabrina said as she started weaving again.

Chloé kept throwing clothes out of her closet to try and find something.

"Aha! Perfect..." She said as she reached into her closet.

The sun was starting to go down that afternoon, and Marinette was checking all of her bases. She started hiding her suitcases and bags wherever she could in her room.

"Oh, come on... Where'd I put it?" Marinette asked.

"Where'd you put what?" Tikki questioned.

"My diary and the magic box," Marinette began. "Where is it?!"

"Over on your bed, Marinette." Tikki said, pointing it out.

"Thanks, Tikki," Marinette said as she dashed over to her bed, took the diary, and then tossed it into her backpack before hiding it in the closet. "How'd I survive my life without you?"

"You were a different person before we met, Marinette. But now you've grown so much." Tikki complimented.

Marinette hugged Tikki close to her cheek and they snuggled a little.

"Now let's go and check to see if Mr. and Mrs. Bourgeois are busy. If they are, we're in the clear. If not, we'll proceed as planned." Marinette said Tikki flew into the bag.

She made to open the door when she heard frantic knocking.

"Marinette! Open up! Please!" Someone shouted. Sabrina.

Marinette threw the door open and said, "Sabrina? What's going on?"

"Didn't Alya tell you?!" Sabrina started.

"Didn't Alya tell me what?" Marinette asked.

Sabrina dragged Marinette out of the bedroom and said, "It's Anansi! She sustained a major injury during her match today! Oh dear... I mean, Alya just told me that they got back from the hospital!"

"Wait, why tell you?" Marinette asked, already smelling a rat. "Unless the injury was so bad that they had to call 112..."

"Oh, it was that bad! The only reason I know was because I was with my dad at the time!" Sabrina lied.

"Really?!" Marinette asked. "Why didn't Alya call me?!"

"She must've been so busy with everything that she forgot." Sabrina suggested.

"No! I... I gotta go check on her!" Marinette shouted before running down the hallways. "Thanks, Sabrina!"

Once she was out of sight, Chloé snuck into Marinette's bedroom and closed the door. She shut the lights out and started to set up her trap.

"Marinette, this is Chloé's right hand we're talking about," Tikki said from her hiding spot. "How do you know this isn't another one of Chloé's plots?"

"I'm thinking it might be, but Sabrina's nice enough when she's on her own," Marinette said as she kept running. "And yes, there are some things about that story that don't make any sense, but I should at least check!"

Her gut was screaming at her not to believe what she was hearing, but Marinette burst out of the hotel in a rush to run for Alya's, just as the sun fully set, missing the light trail heading to her balcony.

Adrien had shrunk and he was flying to Marinette's room like usual. As he approached the hotel, he noticed something was wrong: the lights were out.

'Something's up.' He thought, his guard up.

He got to the balcony, grew back to human size, and cautiously looked around. He stepped into the room. Nothing. He took another step, but again, nothing happened.

Third step, though, that's when things switched up. He heard something snap, wheels turning, and then he felt something fold up underneath him and tangle him up. He screamed as he soon found himself inside a net, hanging from the ceiling.

"What's going on?!" He shouted.

The lights came on, and Adrien's eyes went wide as his face turned as green as his face.

There was Chloé, wearing a golden bathrobe and was barefoot. She was smirking and her arms were crossed.

"Looks like my trap worked," She boasted as she started approaching. "Looks like catching fairies is easier than it sounds."

"Chloé," Adrien growled as she got close to him. "Where's Marinette?! What did you do to her?!"

She scowled and said, "So you're still worried about that loser even though I'm in front of you?"

"Don't make me repeat myself," Adrien stated with an annoyed sigh. "What did you do to Marinette?"

"Forget that tramp," Chloé said, waving his questions off. "You have me now. If you're looking for a fairy princess, I'm clearly better-suited than she is."

"So you found out about us, huh?" Adrien asked.

"Yeah, I overheard you two flirting last night," Chloé said. "And Marinette's not here. Now, let's have a little fun..."

She untied her bathrobe and let it fall to the floor, revealing she was wearing a golden-yellow negligee. It was clearly silken.

Adrien held back a gag as she put her hand against his cheek, started leaning in for a kiss, and held her phone out for a selfie.

Marinette was now furiously ringing the doorbell at the Césaire apartment. Alya opened the door, before saying, "Marinette?!"

"I'm here!" Marinette shouted. "Here to help with Anansi! What can I do?! Is she okay?!"

Alya, confused, gave Marinette a worried look.

"Whoa, what, slow down, Marinette. What's that about Nora?" Alya asked. "She's totally fine. This is Nora we're talking about. Whatever gave you the idea something was wrong with her? Or that she was hurt from her match?"

"Sabrina told... No! Don't tell me..." Marinette said, realizing she'd been tricked.

Just then, a text message from Chloé appeared on her phone. It contained a photo of Chloé kissing Adrien on the cheek, but he clearly wasn't having it. Problem was, he was tied up.

Marinette read the text aloud, saying, "'So much for your wedding, Dupain-Cheng! Now that blonde cutie is MINE and I'LL be a princess, not YOU! Good luck surviving!'"

"Princess? What does she mean?" Alya asked.

Marinette started crying instead of answering. But Alya got the idea and said, "So, Chloé found out about you and Adrien, huh?"

Marinette just started sobbing into Alya's chest. It was all the reporter needed to hear to confirm her theory.

"That bitch has crossed the line now!" Alya spat. "Come in, girl. Once you calm down, we'll go back to the hotel, get your things, and you're coming home with me for good."

Alya brought Marinette inside to let her cry.

Meanwhile, Chloé had put her phone down. She was now forcing herself onto Adrien, but he wasn't really moving or trying to break free.

"Now that that little turd is out of the way... Shall we get to the canoodling, princey-pie?" Chloé purred as she tried to get her hands on Adrien.

Adrien heaved a sigh before snapping his fingers. Instantly, the net was empty and Adrien was standing in the center of the room.

"How'd you-?!" Chloé barked.

"You've been watching way too much "Fairly Odd Parents" lately," Adrien said tersely. "Fairies can't be trapped by butterfly nets. That was a pretty stupid plan of yours, Chloé."

"Oh please, if anyone's stupid, it-" Chloé began, but Adrien snapped his fingers again, forcing Chloé's mouth shut. She tried to speak, but her mouth was sealed closed.

"Don't you dare speak disrespectfully of Marinette again," Adrien sternly said before approaching. "Do you have any idea what you've done? You've basically committed a major crime."

Chloé tried talking again, only for muffled shouts to come out.

Then, more fairies appeared out of the air and they all grew to human size.

"Your Highness, we heard your summons," One guard said. "How may we be of service?"

"Take this girl to the fairy prisons and make sure the strongest trapping spells are in place in her cell. Also, make sure we erase the memories of anyone she's told about us. Only the memories relating to fairies, though. She's under arrest." Adrien said.

Magic handcuffs appeared on Chloé's hands, binding them behind her. Chloé shouted in protest, but with her mouth magically sealed shut it was impossible.

There was banging on the door and Audrey Bourgeois shouted, "Marinette! What's going on in there?!"

Adrien snapped his fingers to put on disguises for everyone. All of the fairy guards were now disguised as human bodyguards, and they all hid their wings. Adrien then waved his hand to open the door, and the Bourgeois parents came in. They saw Chloé in cuffs and gasped in shock.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Audrey screamed.

"My apologies for this situation, Mme. Bourgeois," Adrien said with a bow. "My name is Adrien Agreste."

"Why... Oh, you're Gabriel's son!" Audrey began. "What is going on?!"

"I've been secretly seeing your daughter, Marinette, and I intended on bringing her to live with me at my mansion with my father and I this evening." Adrien explained.

"I did get a phone call from Gabriel, asking about Marinette. That explains it," Audrey began. "But don't change the subject! What are you doing with Chloé?!"

"I'm afraid your daughter has been doing some... questionable things, and my bodyguards are taking her into legal custody. She's facing charges of attempted rape and kidnapping." Adrien explained.

"What?! No!" André shouted. "I won't allow it! As the mayor, I-"

Adrien put a hand up and said, "With all due respect, Mayor Bourgeois, as far as my father and I are concerned, your status as the mayor is inconsequential. And considering the abuse she's been subjecting Marinette to, that's another charge we can add."

Once again, Chloé tried to scream in protest, only for muffled shouts to come out of her mouth.

"Chloé, you could be facing so much worse," Adrien whispered with a resigned sigh. "I could've magically made it so that way it's like you never existed."

The guards started taking Chloé away, and Adrien once again told the Bourgeois parents, "Again, I'm sorry for this, but as of tonight, Marinette will be living with me and my father. She'll be taken under his wing."

"...Well, if Marinette can blossom as a designer, I have no objections," Audrey began. "As for Chloé... What she's done is inexcusable!"

"I agree." Adrien said with a sad nod as the the Bourgeois parents left.

He clapped his hands and all of Marinette's items disappeared in sparkles. Transported to her room at the Agreste mansion.

"But now to find Marinette and make sure she's okay..." Adrien said.

Once he was sure that he was alone, he shrunk down to size and flew out the window to find Marinette.

Out on Alya's balcony, Marinette was on the verge of tears. The cruel text from Chloé was ringing in her ears and she wanted it out.

"Marinette, there's no way Adrien fell for that. He's a fairy - he wouldn't be trapped by something so simple." Tikki reassured.

Instead of replying, Marinette sang, "You will be my wings... You will be my only love. You will take me far beyond the stars..."

Marinette looked up to the sky, tears streaming down her face.

Tikki looked at Marinette sadly, unsure how to reassure her in this state.

"You will be my wings. You will lift me high above. Everything we're dreaming of we'll soon be ours. Anything that we desire, anything at all... Every day you'll take me higher..." Marinette sang, but then she stopped.

She didn't notice a light trail coming after her.

"Oh, who am I fooling, Tikki? Chloé's found out about Adrien and the fairies, it's all my fault, and Adrien's never going to come back for me!" Marinette cried.

"And I'll never let you fall!" Adrien crooned loudly as he appeared in full size in front of her.

"...You, it's you... Adrien, you're okay!" Marinette squealed, crying tears of joy.

He flew onto the balcony, grabbed Marinette up into his arms, and flew up into the air. They were laughing at the reunion.

"How'd you-" Marinette asked, only to be silenced with a kiss.

"I could hear you singing." Adrien chuckled.

"But how'd you get away from Chloé?" Marinette asked.

"It was a piece of cake," Adrien replied. "Basically, I magically labeled her a criminal to the fairy realm and she'll be tried as one on charges of attempted rape, and kidnapping and holding me hostage."

"Isn't that a bit harsh?" Marinette questioned.

"Not really. You should've seen what she was wearing." Adrien said before shuddering.

The two of them started laughing before Adrien kissed Marinette again.

"Now let's get back to the mansion." Adrien said as he shifted Marinette in his arms and started to carry her like a princess.

"But what about Alya?" Marinette asked.

"Yeah, what about me?" Alya said, and then the twosome saw Alya staring at them with her hands on her hips and smiling.

"Um, Alya?!" Marinette shouted. "What just... I-I can explain!"

"No need. I saw enough. Your boyfriend is a fairy prince who proposed to you and now Chloé's in prison for forcing herself on him. And I can assume that you'll turn Marinette into a fairy somehow?" Alya said with a laugh.

"Y-Yeah." Adrien said, a blush on his cheeks, while thinking, 'At least it wasn't the OTHER cat that got out of the bag.'

"Alya..." Marinette began.

"No worries, girl," Alya said with a wave of her hand. "I can keep a secret. Just let me be your maid of honor in exchange, got it?"

"Deal." Marinette laughed.

Adrien shrunk the two of them down, then flew off with Marinette in his arms all the way back to his home.

Epilogue

All was right with the world after that. Chloé had been tried and found guilty for her crimes, and was sentenced to 30 years in the fairy prisons without parole.

Three years later, Marinette and Adrien had their wedding. They had it in the fairy castle on the outskirts of the city, in a more rural area in France.

"Anything that you desire, anything at all..."

They were standing in front of the officiant in front of the same tree that his parents had their wedding at. They were surrounded by a huge meadow of flowers. The audience consisted of Marinette's friends and classmates (barring Lila Rossi and Chloé), Adrien's father and maternal family (his cousin Félix and his aunt Amélie).

Marinette made her own wedding dress, combining her mother's heritage with European styles. A cheongsam top and neckline with a princess skirt and hemline. Adrien was in his official prince uniform for the wedding. Marinette also fulfilled her promise to Alya to make her the maid of honor. Meanwhile, Adrien became best friends with Nino and asked him to be the best man (Félix was too grouchy and too much of a jerk for the role). They were also using the wedding rings that Gabriel and Emilie used, too.

"Every day I'll take you higher, and I'll never let you fall..."

"Do you, Adrien Agreste, take Marinette Dupain-Cheng to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, or for better or for worse, until death do you part?" The officiant asked.

"I do." Adrien said.

"Do you, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, take Adrien Agreste to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, or for better or for worse, until death do you part?" The officiant repeated to Marinette.

"I do." Marinette said.

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you fa- er, man and wife!" The officiant announced.

Adrien yanked Marinette towards him and dipped her over his knee, pressing a kiss to her lips.

Everyone cheered for Marinette and Adrien. While still stoic, Gabriel cracked a smile and started clapping a bit.

The rest of the reception and the day went off without a hitch.

That evening, when Marinette and Adrien were alone at the estate...

Nathalie was asking one of the royal spellcasters to create the spell to permanently turn a person into a fairy.

"Are you ready for this, Marinette?" Adrien asked.

"I'm ready." Marinette said.

The spell caster threw the glowing, sparkling green ball that the spellcaster towards Marinette. It hovered over her, dusting her in its sparkles. She started glowing faintly, and slowly but surely, transparent pink wings started to grow on her back. Once they were grown in, she started fluttering them and started flying off the ground a little bit.

"I... I have wings! My own wings!" Marinette squealed before beginning to fly around the room. She was cheering with delight.

She then flew into her husband's embrace, landing a kiss on his lips.

"And always follow your heart!"

And with the work a relationship takes, the love they had for each other... The two of them lived happily ever after.

Whew! Done, finally! Now I can cross this off my list. Glad it's done, too. I wanna get back to my Lukanette stories and "Wedding Ladybug," too.