Fics like Machiavelli: The case of the caged bug

“The whole world will only know what Ladybug tells them. Her words will be the truth.” To the Parisian public, Ladybug wasn't a savior; she was a tyrant who abused absolute power, covered up for Hawk Moth, and allied herself with Chrysalis before being duly punished by a mysterious mystical Order. Thirty-two years later, a smuggling ring in the Gotham docks ends with a vandalized and smashed statue, from which a confused Parisian teenager emerges. Bruce knows that the young woman in his infirmary is classified as a highly dangerous threat, but when Tim discovers classified files and a school photograph reveals the face of a young Talia al Ghul, things start to get complicated. With Marinette Dupain-Cheng seemingly without memory and unsure of who to trust, Bruce will have to discover whether he's protecting a victim or harboring the monster described in the official files. Is Marinette the mastermind who orchestrated the fall of France, or simply the bug caught in something much bigger?

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