A dragon soared over the skies, colored in a rich purple hue and bearing the symbol of Hawkmoth, terrifying the small village below.

"Everyone stay calm, please find your family and evacuate," Yù Guī appeared in the center of the market square, using his shield to help children smaller than the old man find their parents.

"Master, is the village clear?" Le Paon jumped onto the roof of a nearby building, her bow and arrow ready to fire at a moment's notice.

"No, I need you to draw the dragon away from the village."

Le Paon nodded and retracted her arrow back to her quiver. She nimbly leapt over buildings, following the dragon.

"Oh no!" Le Paon halted as she saw the dragon turn around from its track, coming back to the village. With a renewed set of determination, she charged towards the dragon as it approached the city. Utilizing her tail as a springboard, she launched herself into the air, landing on the back of the dragon.

Annoyed, the dragon abandoned its course to throw off the unwanted rider.

"How do you steer one of these things," Le Paon inched closer to the dragon's wings, grabbing the outer folds. She pulled to her right, the dragon following her command and veering to the right.

Le Paon smiled as she looked for a clear place to land the beast, finding a vacant hill. She guided the dragon to a crash landing, dirt and a puff of purple smoke exploding from the impact. Le Paon shook her head from the jolt landing to find the dragon in its normal green hue.

"No more evil doing for you little akuma," She dismounted the dragon, patting the beast on the head.

Queen Emilia sat in a small garden, admiring the courtyard she could call a second home. It had been many long years since Master Fu took her on as his apprentice, Le Paon, and in more recent years, battled against the villainous Hawkmoth, whose powers grew with every battle.

"You should be more careful Emilia, that dragon was no easy task," her druid teacher sat beside her, applying his healing magic to where she bruised her arm.

"I know, we aren't getting any younger and Hawkmoth is not getting any easier to manage."

"I have been talking to Wayzz, we believe it's time to add more members to the team, including retiring Yù Guī for a new hero."

"But without Yù Guī, who would lead them?"

"Don't think I only trained you for battle. You are a well qualified leader my queen."

"There should still be a leader amongst them. I will retire my miraculous when they are strong enough."

"Then I suggest we choose wisely."

The sequel/prequel no one asked for but here it is. This has been stirring in my head since finishing Miraculous Knights last year. The following chapters are all relatively short and from different perspectives.

Note: Volpina and Jade Turtle's names are changed to the canon heroes names revealed last year.

Why the Zero? Fate: Zero and it's better than exclamation points. (Anime joke)