Furious at the Bee Miraculous getting passed on to another holder, Chloé takes up Hawkmoth's offer to work for him on the offer of a new Miraculous. But immediately she realized she made a mistake in accepting. Fortunately Chloé's new Miraculous can help her.
Arctique
is a Miraculous Ladybug fanfic by SailorChibi. At 19,714 words and 9 chapters, it was completed on September 6, 2019.
Arctique contains examples of:
- Adaptational Heroism: Chloé is more reluctant to side with Hawkmoth and Mayura than she is in canon.
- Adaptational Superpower Change:
- The fic opens with Kagami receiving the Bee Miraculous, going by Hachi. The Bee Miraculous later gets passed on to Alya, going by Abeille.
- After siding with Hawkmoth, Chloé is given the Fox Miraculous. Not knowing what name to use, Trixx suggests Arctique.
- Affectionate Nickname: Trixx calls Chloé "Kit".
- Continuity Nod: Chloé remembers Gabriel's previous fashion show where her mother was akumatized.
- Cunning Like a Fox: Fittingly, Trixx. He suggests to Chloé that she become a Double Agent and even the possibility of stealing Mayura’s Miraculous.
- Double Agent: Sensing Chloé's regret at siding with Hawkmoth, Trixx suggests being "the in-between".Chloé: The in-between?
Trixx: Neutral. You can be neutral. You can make Hawkmoth think you're on his side while simultaneously helping Ladybug whenever you can. - Expository Hairstyle Change: Chloé switches from a ponytail to a braid.
- Internal Reveal:
- In Chapter 3, Chloé discovers Nathalie is Mayura, Gabriel is Hawkmoth, and the reason behind Hawkmoth's reign of terror.
- At the end of Chapter 4, Chloé sees Adrien transform into Chat Noir.
- In Chapter 7, Chloé pieces together that Marinette is Ladybug. She then figures out that Alya is Rena Rouge/Abrille and Nino is Carapace. Marinette in turn realizes Chloé is Arctique courtesy of the latter Saying Too Much.
- Offscreen Karma: Hawkmoth and Mayura are dealt with in the interval between Chapters 6 and 7.
- Significant Wardrobe Shift: Chloé ditched most of her wardrobe after first transforming into Arctique, reminding her too much of her brief stint as Queen Bee. She has since adopted a palette of "shades of black, white, grey, violet and pale blue".Several people had done double-takes the first time Chloé walked into Madame Bustier’s classroom wearing a blue shirt and a white skirt, but no one was brave enough to ask her about the change, not even Sabrina.
- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Master Fu gives Chloé this speech when they decide to let her keep the Fox Miraculous.
