"Okay, are you sure that there is a la vie pit here?" Asked Marinette as she walked through a forest. Right now, Mari is currently looking for a pit that Tikki accidentally made when she was sick back when the world was still filled with dinosaurs. And both Tikki and Plagg thought they destroyed every single one. But turns out they missed a few. And now they are currently searching for one of them right now.

"Yes, I am sure," replied Plagg as he flew ahead of Mari to cover more ground.

"Soo Tikki, tell me again. How did you make the pits?" asked Marinette as she swatted a mosquito from her line of view only to be met with more mosquitoes.

"Sure!" replied an enthusiastic Kwami. "Well you see, back then Plagg and I were still pretty young. And you know that back then there weren't a lot of safe foods to eat," started Tikki. Mari nodded along while still trying to swat the mosquitoes from her view. "Well, you see... I accidentally ate a fruit that wasn't safe to eat. And it was poisonous to others. While us Kwami's have some immunity to it. So when I was about to fall asleep, I sneezed which in turn created the pits," continued Tikki. "And later on we learned that the pits had some... drawbacks," said Tikki.

"What kind of drawbacks?" asked Marinette. Since she barely knows anything. The only thing she does know is that these pits are somehow contributing to the world's imbalance.

"Well... once a person uses these pits, they kind of... go a little insane. When drenched in the pits fluids," finished Tikki.

"Well, I can see why you would want to destroy the remainder of these pits," stated Marinette as she still moved forward, but this time a sort of monastery appeared in her line of sight. Once she spotted the building. Mari could feel the strong corruption coming from the place. Her subconscious screamed at her to go towards it.

While making her way to the monastery, she saw Plagg practically flying towards her like his life depended on it. She wondered why he was flying so fast. Then a star wedged right next to her face. Cutting off strands of her hair. Not enough to be noticeable though.

Then, she looked behind him. Multiple assassins were chasing Plagg and they weren't slowing down. So the only thing that Mari could do was run for the hills with Plagg and Tikki quickly getting into Marinette's backpack.

"Why are they chasing us?" Questioned Marinette. Sprinting as fast as she could in a fricken forest. Tripping on a tree stump. She wanted to curse her luck. Then ninja stars flew past her head. Making themselves known on the floor

"It's not my fault that they just left perfectly good cheese out in the open," replied Plagg. Marinette quickly picked herself up.

"So-," Mari jumped across a hole that most definitely did not have spikes at the bottom. "-they are chasing us because you ate their CHEESE!" Yelled Mari. Trying her best to dodge incoming weapons.

"Yup, basically~," replied Plagg in a casual tone. Marinette inwardly groaned. She then hopped onto a tree. Hoping the black silhouettes did not notice her. Thankfully they did not.

"Okay, new plan. I am going to use Kaalki to get as close as I can to the temple. And then I will use voyage to hide from others. Assuming there are people at said temple. We will then look for the pits. Destroy it. And get out of there as fast as possible," explained Marinette as she puts on the fox Miraculous. The Kwamis agree with her plan.

"Okay, ready Trixx?" asked Marinette. "Yup, ready guardian!" Replied Trixx. Mari nodded back at her.

"Trixx, let's pounce!" yelled Marinette. Her outfit then changed to that of a butler's outfit with a long tailcoat. With orange and white accents on the outfit. Her hair also changed into a long braid that stopped at her mid-back.

"Trixx, Kaalki, Unify!" The white parts of her outfit then changed to a light brown.

Creating a portal as close as she could to the monastery. Going through with her bag still on her. On the other side. Marinette landed in a garden. She then divided Trixx and Kaalki. With Kaalki dividing from Trixx. With a knowing look. She blew a small tune into the flute. Making an illusion to cover both her and the kwamis.

Marinette followed her gut and wandered around the place. Looking for the la vie pit. Along the way, she passed by some assassins. One of them is mostly dressed in red. And like the other assassins. He had a katana sheathed on his back. Marinette has a strong feeling their paths will cross again.

Marinette quickly but stealthily passed by some more assassins. Until she came across two assassins escorting a child that looked no more than seven.

She watched as the three walked down the courtyard towards a room. The three entering it. Marinette couldn't get a good glance at it, but she was pretty sure that she saw blood on one of the walls.

"Kaalki, could you go and watch over him?" asked Mari. Kaalki agreed. "Good, we can meet back here once I destroy the pits and we can leave," said Mari as she ran towards the area where the corruption is strongest. And Kaalki went towards the room where the child is held.

────── 〔✿〕──────

When Marinette finally found the pit. It was leaking so much corrupt energy. She almost fainted. She held it together. It was not the time to be passing out.

"So, how do I destroy it?" asked Mari.

"You don't have to do anything. Just leave it to me~," said Plagg. He flew into the pits. And then the pits just suddenly poofed out of thin air. Which left a floating green ball of corruption.

"Is that?" Questioned Marinette as she pointed at the float ball of corruption.

"Yup," replied Plagg. Plopping the corruption into his mouth. Marinette stared at Plagg. He in turn burped.

"Okayyy, that was easier than expected," stated Marinette.

────── 〔✿〕──────

When Kaalki entered the room to observe the child. She saw a brown-haired woman hitting the child with various weapons. She was horrified at the scene happening in front of her. Kaalki had to hide behind something to avoid getting caught.

While watching the scene in front of her, she heard the women say many things to the child. But the number one thing that she kept on repeating was not to show any emotion for it is a weakness.

Kaalki was angry at the women for many things, but the thing that held her back was the fact she didn't want to get caught by the women. Kaalki really was on the verge of sending her into a volcano. But most of all she wanted to strangle her to her death.

Before she could act. A messenger came into the room saying that the Lazarus Pit was destroyed. Is that what humans call those pits nowadays? Thought Kaalki. This surprised the woman and it ultimately stopped her from torturing the child. She almost ran out the door. But then she told the child that he had to stay awake or he will get further punishment. The brunette left the room. Leaving Kaalki alone with the child.

Kaalki felt the guardian nearby, she wanted to go back to the guardian. But she couldn't just leave the child in this environment. So she compromised and put a portal right in front of the guardian making Mari stumbling into the room. Face planting onto the floor with her bag still on.

When Marinette looked up, she saw the child chained to the wall by his limbs. She too was horrified at the scene before her. And when she looked to her right, she saw weapons. With some looking like it had fresh blood.

Then it clicked, it was fresh blood and it was the child right in front of her.

"Plagg, can you destroy the chains?" asked Marinette as she looked at the destruction god. He too was in a bit of a shock. He then snapped out of his trance and looked at Marinette and nodded at her. He flew towards the chains, destroying them. The boy fell. Marinette caught him before he slammed onto the floor.

The boy was in a daze. It took a moment for the child to focus his eyesight on the person holding him. He didn't know why but it somehow felt comforting being held by the women. He never had this kind of affection in his years that he was alive.

Then shouts could be heard outside the doorway. He could barely focus. But he thought he heard the women say something about a portal to her temporary home. He passed out still in the women's arms.

When Mari told Kaalki to create a portal to their temporary home. The boy passed out in her arms. Probably from exhaustion, thought Marinette. Then she went through the portal to then appear in her apartment she rented for the week. Detransforming once she crossed over.

Once the portal closed behind her, she quickly placed the boy on his stomach. Laying on her bed unconscious. Marinette took the first aid kit handed to her by Kaalki and Plagg. And the bowl of water Tikki and Trixx had somehow brought into the room. She tried her best to disinfect his wounds with the items on hand. And she wasn't the brightest medical expert. But she knew enough to get by. When Marinette thinks she has cleaned his wound as best as she can. She started to wrap the gauze bandage around his figure. Although it was a bit tricky. Trying to maneuver an unconscious boy and wrap the bandages around him. Even with the kwamis help. It was a hard task to do.

A half an hour passes. And Marinette finally finished wrapping the bandages around the boy's figure. It wasn't the first time she had to do this. And she most definitely knows it will not be the last.

Marinette turned him around to lay on his back. Tucking him in. And without a second thought kissed him on the forehead. She went on to clean up the medical supplies to put them away.

The kwamis promised to watch him. While she reluctantly went to receive a well-deserved shower. Halfway through though. She had finally processed what she had done. She had kissed the kid on the forehead without thinking!? Why did she do that! Now she is going to feel secondhand embarrassment when he wakes up. Oh kwami, she had already fallen in a deep hole. And now she can't climb out. While fighting herself. Marinette didn't notice she had accidentally changed the water temperature to cold. It was then followed by a loud yelp.

────── 〔✿〕──────

Marinette laid on the couch. Thinking of the events that transpired. The plan was originally supposed to be about destroying the pit. Not destroy the pit and then kidnap a child. It's not considered kidnapping if she rescued him from an abusive home... right? Nevermind that, she wanted some shut-eye. The day's events finally caught up to her. After an adrenaline-filled day. She closed her eyes. Not aware of the attachment their souls had.

A/N:

La vie (La Vee) - French for life (I think. I stopped trusting google translate.)

Edited 12/11/20