Hi guys, I'm not dead! I will be moving to a new type of posting where I will write the complete story and then post it. This was intended to be a simple two-shot but the second chapter turned out a bit too long, so I decided to chop it up into smaller chapters. Please tell me if you would like to see more of this story. It is finished but i do have some ideas in mind on how to continue this plot line and if I do I might add some side characters from other franchises, so be warned and enjoy.
Fifteen year old Zak was packing his bags. He was in his room which was mostly empty. He and his father were moving to Paris. Why you ask? That's a very interesting, although somewhat sad, story. He managed to return home from Bermuda Triangle about three month ago. He and his team didn't only leave the triangle, they destroyed it. No one died if that's what you are thinking about. Every single person in the triangle returned home, at least that's what Sassafras told them would happen. He really wondered what happened to Zephyra. Zak hoped that she was alright. Obviously, such an event led to another sad thing. He had to part ways with his friends and chances are that he will never see them again. Only now he understood how diverse their team was. They were from different dimensions, times and epochs! Gathering together once again would be a miracle.
However Zak's problems didn't end there. Once he returned home and told everything to his parents, his mother didn't take it well. She did believe it alright. However she refused to continue living near the Bermuda Triangle in fear that if the damn thing didn't disappear, it would snatch her husband and son again. Zak and his father tried to convince her against such idea, however a week ago she announced that they were moving to Paris, to her sister Caline Bustier. Aunt Caline was a very kind woman and allowed them to stay with her until they would find jobs and manage to rent their own place. She even made sure to enroll Zak into the school in which she was a teacher. That was very kind of her, however Zak would've preferred to stay here, near the sea to which he created such a solid connection.
It wasn't only because of his surfing, this sea made him stronger, better, it led him to so many amazing adventures and it was the reason he met all of his friends. Another interesting thing he understood after coming back home. He had no friends here. He always had his father by his side and usually that was enough, but not after his adventure in the Bermuda Triangle.
Zak put his last belongings into a bag and took one last look at his room. It felt so empty, especially compared to Chaos. He let out a sigh, grabbed his bad and left the room. His parents were already standing near a ship which would take them to the shore, since they were living on an island, from which they would get to the airport. Their things were already there. Zak placed his bag at the ship's deck and went to his parents. His mother gave him a sympathetic smile. She did understand that her son would miss the sea, not enough to let them stay here, but still. He smiled back, albeit, weakly. The ship started moving. Zak was standing at the back of it, staring at the retreating island that was his home for such a long time.
Zak was staring at the window as they were driving through Paris on a taxi. They spent the last 24 hours traveling. He couldn't fall asleep on the plane and now he was tired. They were driving behind a car that had their belongings and furniture. Usually he would be excited to see new places, even if it meant that he would see the sea only once in a while. Damn, back to the sad thoughts.
"Hey, honey, we just need get past the last obstacle, getting out things out of the car and then you will get some much needed sleep" said Zak's mother with a smile and ruffled her son's hair. He chuckled. "I know mom".
Finally they got to Caline's apartment. She was already waiting for them. Zak and his parents got out of the taxi and went to the car with their belongings. Caline walked over to Zak and pulled him into a hug. "I missed you Zak, you really should visit your aunt more".
"You will grow tired of me quite quickly" said the boy with a tired smile. "I doubt that."
After they finished moving their stuff into Caline's apartment, Zak collapsed onto the couch and fell asleep. His aunt smiled at him and put a blanket over him. Then she went to her sister and gave her a tight hug, which was returned. "So, will you explain why you decided to move to Paris so suddenly?"
"Oh, it's a very long, complicated and unbelievable story. Let's talk about it tomorrow evening with tea and lots of cookies."
"Sure sis."
Zak felt someone shaking his shoulder. He pulled the blanket over his head and rolled onto another side. However whoever decided to interrupt Zak's sleep wasn't about to give up. The person shook him again. The boy let out a groan and opened his eyes. He wanted to shut them immediately as light hit his eyes, hurting them. The next thing he saw was the smiling face of his aunt. "Wake up Zak or we will be late for school."
Zak let out a sigh and got out of bed. He found a schoolbag near his feet. "I prepared everything you need for today. Grab a toast and let's go." Zak nodded, drowsy and went to the kitchen. He grabbed two toasts, gulped them down and followed his aunt to the door. Together they left the flat.
On their way to school Caline decided to start a conversation. "So, Zak, why did you decide to move to Paris?"
"Mom didn't tell you?"
"No she wanted to talk about it during the evening, but I am curious."
"Well that's a story that you probably won't believe me."
"Try me. There are a lot of weird things happening here in Paris."
"I am pretty sure that they aren't on my level of weird."
"As I said, try me."
"Well, okay, ready?"
"Yep."
"I got sucked into the Bermuda Triangle which turned out to be a dimension that consisted out of seven seas. There I became a captain of a pirate crew that consisted out of a Viking warrior, atlantean princess, alien, living sword, ghost and a living pirate ship. We managed to lift the curse of the Bermuda Triangle and all went back home, destroying the dimension. Our mother didn't want to live near such place and decided that we should move. There, that's the shortened version."
After Zak finished his story he looked at his aunt, expecting a skeptical look. However she was holding her chin, seemingly in thought. "Was that atlantean princess pretty?"
Zak gave her a confused look. "After hearing that story, is that the first thing you want to ask me about."
"Well, yes, that would be so romantic. So, was she?"
"Yes, she was awesome… However I won't see her again."
"Oh, isn't there a way to…"
"I don't know… Say, auntie Caline, do you actually believe me?"
"Well, I have to admit that it is quite weirder than anything I witnessed, but, I've seen some weird things. I'm sure your classmates will fill you in on the weirdness of Paris." said the woman with a wink. Zak gave her a questioning look, but decided not to ask her about it. He was pretty sure that there wasn't anything in Paris that could surprise him.
Soon enough they arrived at the school. It was your usual school. Everything seemed so mundane for Zak after his adventure, but he had to get back to being used to this. He and his aunt entered the school and Caline led him to the class. Once they entered the room, the students stopped talking. They greeted Caline and looked at Zak with questioning looks. The former pirate felt uneasy from all their stares. His aunt led him to the middle of the classroom.
"Class, meet your new classmate, Conrad Zachary Storm, but you can call him Zak."
The boy waved at the class. The class waved back with smiles. "Now, where you should seat…" said the teacher as she observed the classroom. She saw an empty place, however she had to surpass a shudder. Sabrina was absent due to sickness, so the only free place was beside Chloe. Well, she hoped that Zak had enough patience to seat with the blonde. "Zak, seat with Chloe, the blonde girl in yellow."
Marrinete looked at Zak with horror. It was true that Chloe had an empty space beside her, but there was plenty of space here, with her and Alya. Now the poor guy had to put up with Chloe Bourgeois for the whole lesson. Poor guy.
"Maybe we can save him after this lesson" said Alya with a wink. "Yeah, we will definitely try" said the girl with determination. Alya giggled at her. Now Marinete gave the new boy a better look. He looked fine, not godly handsome like Adrien, but nice enough. He had this peculiar thing on his head that almost looked like an eye patch. She had to ask him about it during the break. However there was something about this boy that left Marinette feeling uneasy. She couldn't understand what it was. There was just something that made her clutch the purse with Tikki tighter. She didn't understand it. She was always friendly to newcomers. Why was she so… suspicious about this boy?
Maybe it had something to do with her being Ladybug? A weird idea, but she would ask Tikki about it later.
Adrien followed the new boy with his eyes as his fist clenched. Once he understood what he was doing, he unclenched it as if he got burned by something. What was it just now? There was some strange… aggression in him towards this boy and he didn't understand where it came from. He looked at his ring and then at this new boy. He clenched his fist again for a reason unknown to him. What the heck? Maybe he was jealous of the fact that he was seating with Chloe… nah, impossible. However this was definitely weird, in an unsettling way.
Zak took a seat near the blonde in yellow. "Hi, I'm Zak"
"I'm Chloe Bourgeois, don't get used to my company. I am a daughter of our mayor, I don't seat with low lives like you."
"Aha, I see" said Zak. Great, he got the mean girl. "What is that thing on your head anyway. Are you trying to look like a pirate?" said the girl in a mocking voice. "Oh, you mean my camera?"
"That's a camera? Why in the world you would have it on your head? That is so lame."
"Well, when I surf I need both of my hands, so a camera on the head helps in that regard."
"You are a surfer?" asked Chloe with wide eyes. "Yes, I am. I used to surf every day back when I was living on the Bermudas."
"You lived in Bermuda Triangle?!" exclaimed the girl. "Chloe, please keep quiet. I understand that you want to learn more about your classmate, but leave that until the break or keep it quiet."
The blonde nodded. "Soo, have you seen the kraken? Traveled in time? Seen an underwater crystal pyramid?"
"Uh, yes, kind of, no" said Zak. Chloe gave him a look that he couldn't read. "You are lying to me."
"No I am not."
"You are just trying to get my attention. If you want my opinion, you did badly."
"Nah, I wasn't asking for your opinion, but suit yourself." Yeah, he probably shouldn't talk about Bermuda Triangle unless he wanted to be deemed a madman or a liar. The first half of the lesson was uneventful. Zak listened to aunt Caline. It was poetry and Zak couldn't say that he was too interested in the subject. His neighbor seemed to share his enthusiasm or more like the lack of it. Chloe took out her phone and was scrolling through something.
Zak checked weather aunt Caline was looking. She was writing something on the blackboard. He scooted over to the blonde and looked at what she was reading. There was a writing 'Ladyblog' in the top right corner. The site design was reminiscent of ladybug with a bunch of black dots on red background. There were pictures with two people. They were dressed in something that resembled superhero suits. There was a girl with dark hair and pigtails dressed in ladybug-colored suit and there was a blonde boy who seemed to be wearing a black cat suit made out of leather. He looked at the two for a few seconds and his eyes widened for a moment. There was a girl in the class that definitely resembled this superhero. He turned his head to find the girl. He spotted her near a brown haired girl. She definitely looked like that superhero. Or did she?
Somehow Zak couldn't remember how that super heroine looked. He looked back at Chloe's phone. Once he turned away the image of the ladybug-suit girl became foggy. He couldn't even remember her hair color. It was so clear moments ago. He took one more look, but once again, as soon as he turned away, he couldn't remember how the girl looked. It was weird. Maybe… it was magic or something. "Who are these people?" Zak whispered to Chloe. She gave him a bewildered. "You don't know about Ladybug and Cat Noir. Were you living under a rock of something?" whispered the girl back.
"No, only in the Bermuda Triangle. So, who are they?"
"They are superheroes of Paris and I am number one fan of Ladybug. We are best friends" said the girl with awfully smug expression. It really highlighted the abundance of makeup on her face. She would probably look prettier if she had a little bit less of it on her. Zak looked at the superheroes, primarily the one in ladybug suit that the boy guessed was calling herself, well, Ladybug. Then he looked at Chloe. "Yeah, seems tough to believe"
"What?!"
"Chloe, please keep quiet"
The girl dropped her voice to a whisper. "I am her fan and best friend."
"I believe the first part, but not the second"
"Are you saying I'm a liar?"
"Ah, weeell…"
"How dare you" whispered the blonde, her voice dripping with anger. Zak gave her an apologetic smile that usually worked on Cece. "Calm down Chlo, I am just kidding."
The girl let out a huff and returned to scrolling through her phone. "What they usually do?" asked the boy. He was curious about these superheroes. "They save Paris, idiot. People get turned into villains and they defeat them. Isn't that obvious?"
"Uhm, no not really" said the boy with a smile. Chloe gave him a confused look. However it was different compared to the previous one.
Chloe looked at the new boy with a confused look. How was he taking her comments so well? Maybe she could make… another 'slave' out of him, like Sabrina. Then almost sinister smile spread across Chloe's lips.
"Saaay, Zak, could you put notes for me?" asked the girl as she offered him her most innocent smile, or at least she thought that it was innocent. "Good try Chlo, but no. I'm a lazy student as well" said the boy with a smile. Chloe's brow twitched. Damn, he was smarter than she thought.
Soon enough the bell rang. Caline gave them their home tasks and left. They would see her again at the end of the school day.
Chloe gave Zak another look. Maybe she could try something else to get him to do her work. "Hey, want to find out something awesome?"
"Well, yeah, I guess"
"Follow me" said Chloe as she left the classroom with Zak behind her.
Marinette and Alya were staring at the two with wide eyes. "Did the new guy just left with Chloe?" asked the brown haired girl with bewildered tone. "Maybe she bribed him or something" suggested Nino. "Guys, don't be so hard on Chloe. Maybe he can put up with her and that's all" said Adrien. Marinette, Alya and Nino looked at him as if he grew a third head. "What, Chloe is not that bad." His three friends looked at each other and then at the blonde boy. "Yes, she is" came their response in unison. Adrien sighed in defeat.
Meanwhile Chloe and Zak were standing outside the class as the blonde was scrolling through the Ladyblog. She was looking for something in particular. "Where is it? Where is it? Ah, here it is."
She showed Zak her phone in which was a picture of a bee-themed superhero. It was girl with blonde hair tied into a ponytail with a black streak in it. She looked like Chloe, but once the boy looked at her, the thought disappeared strangely.
"This is me as a superhero. I am Queen Bee and I helped Ladybug deal with super villains and I was so helpful, much more helpful than this black stray cat."
Chloe looked at the boy, expecting awe and amazement. Instead he was looking at her and at the phone with a confused expression. "What?! You don't believe me?! Fine, here"
Chloe scrolled up and played a video. It showed her transforming into this superhero. That sure was a proof that it was Chloe, but as soon as transformation was finished, he couldn't recognize Chloe in it. Suddenly his head started to hurt, to the point that his vision got blurry and he had to lean onto a wall for support.
"What, so amazed that you were seating together with a superhero?" said the blonde with a smug smile. Zak shook his head and the pain seemed to go away. "No, it's not that. Listen, Chloe, do you have a mirror or something?"
"Yes, I do" said the girl with a confused voice as she put a hand into her purse and took out a hand mirror. "Why do you need it?"
"Can you please look at yourself and well, yourself in the suit and tell me. Do you see yourself in that suit?"
"How dare you?! I just showed you the video, the picture! How can you not believe…"
"No, no, no Chloe. You got me wrong. Look at yourself and at the super heroine. Do you recognize yourself there?"
"You don't make any sense. Of course I recog…"
Chloe had to double check herself in the mirror. She looked at herself as Queen Bee and then at her reflection. She couldn't recognize herself in the suit. She knew that it was her, but as soon as she looked away from the photo, her memory got foggy.
"This doesn't make any sense. I know it's me, but, but…"
"Once you look away from the photo the memory gets foggy?"
"Yes" said Chloe with unsure voice. "How did you become a superhero?"
"Well, I received this comb from Ladybug, that by the way looked very good on me and inside of it was this small yellow creature, Pollen. It transformed me into the superhero."
"Was it magic?"
"I don't know, maybe."
Zak put a finger to his chin as he leaned onto a wall. "Maybe it is some sort of magic that is meant to keep your identity a secret? I mean, it doesn't change your appearance too much. I think. Agh, it really messes with my head."
Chloe looked at the picture of Queen Bee once again. She was about to say something, but the bell rang and the teens had to get back to the class.
Meanwhile a man was standing at the office of his boss. He was having a very unpleasant conversation. "You can't fire me! I've been working as a firefighter for ten years."
"I know, John, but you are reckless and you disobey orders."
"I am doing my job!"
"You are putting your colleagues and civilians in danger!"
"They were getting in my way."
"You punched Jack when he was setting up the hydrant."
"He was wasting time. I could've set it up two times as fast."
"You broke his jaw."
"He should've done his job better."
"What about that time when you threw a kid out of a window? You didn't even check whether a trampoline was set up!"
"Everything ended fine."
"But it could've ended badly. John, I appreciate your work and effort, but you cause trouble more than you do good. Now, get out!"
John gritted his teeth and walked out of the office. He left the station, but not without kicking a wall a few times.
Of course his anger didn't go unnoticed by a certain miraculous holder. Hawk Moth smiled a sinister smile. "What can be more infuriating then a well done job that wasn't acknowledged? You fought fire for a decade, saving the ungrateful citizens of Paris."
The man extended his arm and a butterfly flew onto his palm. He covered it with his other hand and the insect absorbed dark power. "Fly away my little akuma and evilize him."
The black butterfly flew through the streets of Paris, quickly locating the man it needed. The butterfly flew into man's jacket and it turned black. "Firecracker, I am Hawk Moth. I grant you the power of the thing that you have been fighting for so long. Show Paris the true power of fire."
"Yes, Hawk Moth." The man stood up as his appearance changed. His hair turned red and started burning. His body got covered in bright orange suit that resembled firefighter's uniform. However his right arm was made out of metal with a hole in the palm. A thick wire was attached to it and was going all the way to a pair of containers on his back.
"In exchange for this power, bring me the miraculouses of Ladybug and Cat Noir."
"Will do, Hawk Moth."
The newly akumatised man let out a mad laugh and pointed his metallic arm at a nearby building. Flames erupted from the hole and the target building got caught on fire. "Yes. Fire, fire, burn everything. Reduce everything to ashes!"
Firecracker leaped through the city, setting everything on fire.
Caline decided to visit her nephew after his second lesson. She was really interested in the fact, whether he managed to make any friends. However even more interesting was the fact, whether he, somehow, managed to befriend Chloe. It seemed like he was quite friendly with her after the first lesson. Maybe he could become her friend, a true friend.
Once she entered the classroom she saw Zak seating with Chloe, showing her something on her phone. Strangely enough, Chloe was interested in whatever Zak was showing her. The remaining class seemed to be just as surprised about this as she was. The woman walked over to them and took a peak. They were watching a recording of Zak's surfing. She got noticed.
"Oh, aunt Caline, did you want anything?"
"Aunt Caline?!" exclaimed the class. "Oh, I forgot to tell you. Zak is my nephew" said the woman with a smile. The class let out sounds of shock. "Guys, it's not a big deal" said Zak with an awkward smile. "So, how's your day so far?"
"Fine for the most part. Chloe let me log into my account and show her some of my surfing videos."
"Oh, that's awfully nice of Chloe"
"What? No it's not!" yelled Chloe. The woman chuckled at her reaction. "Have you talked to anyone else in the class?"
"No, not yet, but we have all the school day to communicate, so I doubt that things would stay like that for long" said Zak with a smile. However it disappeared almost immediately. He put a hand under the table and flung it at the window. There was an explosion and lots of fire. "Everyone, get out of the classroom!" yelled Zak.
Marinette looked at the destroyed table that was now on fire. There was another explosion and the wall got destroyed. Now she could see the one that was behind this. The person looked like a firefighter in orange and his hair was on fire. He was akumatised. She had to transform somewhere, but first she had to make sure that everyone got out of here. However she didn't need to put much effort into that. Her classmates were already running out of the class. Ms. Caline was making sure that students didn't crush each other. Adrien was helping with that. He was so brave. But, no time for fangirling, she had to deal with the akumatised person. This one was definitely a dangerous individual.
The villain was throwing fireballs at the school. The students really got lucky that none of them hit their classroom so far.
Almost everyone got out of the classroom except for Zak and Ms. Caline. Marinette was already out of the classroom. She was sure that Ms. Caline and the newcomer would follow immediately after. She turned around to confirm her guess and her eyes got wide with horror.
Caline made sure that everyone got out. Zak was the only one left. Together they dashed out of the classroom. However she tripped and fell. She looked at the hole in the wall and saw a fire wave coming her way. She closed her eyes, expecting the end.
However heat never came. No. It became hot, but she wasn't getting burned. The woman opened her eyes and was shocked. Zak was standing in front of her, holding down the flames, literally. He held his hands in front of him, somehow blocking the fire. The flames lashed out, trying to get past the boy, but to no avail. Then Zak tore through the fireball, the flames split and flew to the sides.
Everyone had their mouth's a gap. Now they had clear vision of Zak. He had a pair of dark red clawed gauntlets on his arms that seemed to appear out of nowhere.
"No one hurts my friends or family" said Zak as he pointed his clawed finger at the man that attacked them. He was standing on a fire pillar. He threw another fireball at the boy. Zak slapped it away.
Marinette was watching the scene with awe and horror. There was something in this scene that was making her terrified. It wasn't the fact that her teacher could've died. No, she seemed quite safe behind her nephew. These gauntlets, this power that was leaking out of him, it was making her clutch the purse with Tikki tighter. No, this wasn't the time to worry about this. She had to find a place to transform. She ran behind nearest corner and made sure that no one was here. "Tikki, spots on"
Marinette transformed and ran towards the commotion.
Zak walked towards the man that attacked the school. "Aunt Caline, please get to safety. Leave this one to me."
There was another side effect to destroying the triangle. The one who lifted its curse becomes the embodiment of the triangle. Everything that was within the triangle became a part of him, including the powers of Calabrass. He had access to the attributes of the seven seas. However since Calabrass was gone, Zak had complete control over what he created.
Zak extended his arm and a flaming cutlass appeared in his hand. With that he charged forward. The enemy launched another attack at the boy. Zak sliced the flames in half. He jumped out of the school and delivered a cut to the man's head with the blunt side of the sword. The man got hit on the head and stumbled backwards.
Firecracker regained his composure and launched a flaming wave at the boy. This time Zak didn't even bother with blocking the attack. The flames engulfed him and Firecracker smirked victoriously. However the smile soon left him as the flames settled. The boy was unscratched.
"Sorry, but while I have Eye of Blazz, I am invincible to fire and heat."
"You little. How will you handle this?!"
The man slammed his hands at the ground. The ground became lava and engulfed Zak. The boy walked out of it just fine. He dusted his shirt, wiping droplets of lava from it.
Suddenly something red and round hit the man on the head. Then he got hit with a stick. Suddenly Zak found himself in between two superheroes.
Adrien delivered a strike on villains head and jumped away, standing near the new guy. For some reason he had this burning desire to attack him and not the akumatised villain.
"We appreciate your help, citizen, but you should leave now. This is a job for superheroes" said Ladybug without turning away from the Firecracker. He was too dangerous to leave unwatched. "Nah, I'm good" said the brown haired boy as he walked forward, towards the opponent.
"Please, we don't want you to get hurt."
"Don't worry, if he can only use fire, then he's got nothing on me."
Zak charged forward, changing his cutlass into an axe. Firecracker managed to block the strike with his metal arm and tried to punch the boy. However Zak easily dodged the strike. The Ladybug swooped in and tried to restrain the villain with her yoyo. The villain started emitting flames, loosening the grip of the string and jumped out of it. He immediately attacked the girl. Zak jumped in front of her and shielded the girl with his arms. Then he threw an axe at the villain. The man managed to dodge it although barely. Zak created another sword, ready to attack again.
"Wait, stop!" yelled Ladybug. The brown haired boy raised an eyebrow at her. "It's no use simply attacking him. We need to find the object with the akuma."
Zak raised an eyebrow even more. "These villains get their powers from an object that contains a magical butterfly. We need to find it and break it."
Zak put two fingers to his chin. "Maybe I have something that can help us with this."
Zak pulled the camera onto his right eye. He didn't only receive the powers of Calabrass. He somewhat inherited the talents and abilities of all of his crew mates. He didn't possess Caramba's intellect, but his camera turned into something akin to supercomputer. "Okay, analyze" muttered the boy. Several circles appeared on the camera screen. They quickly went over Firecracker's body. Then, his jacket became highlighted.
"His jacket. It gives off different reading."
"What? How do you know?" asked the heroine. Zak tapped his head cam. "Cat, let's try going for his jacket."
"On it my lady."
Cat Noir threw his pole like a spear. Firecracker jumped away, only to get caught by Cat Noir, who was already behind him. However that was hero's mistake. As soon as he took a hold of the jacket, his hands got burned. Cat Noir jumped away. "It's no use my lady. We need to cool him down."
"Well, I guess enough fooling around" said the brown haired boy. His axe and gauntlets disappeared. Zak's arms got covered by blue, liquid-like substance. Then a pair of blue revolvers appeared in his hands. Zak started shooting at the man. The projectiles he used were blue and really looked like lasers. However once they made contact with Firecracker, they disappeared in a puff of steam. The villain let out a groan. Zak continued shooting, each shot cooling Firecracker off. Villain's body became darker and the fire on his head died down.
"Now kitty"
"Cataclysm!"
Cat Noir swiped the jacket with his claws. The clothing turned black and rotted away, freeing the akuma inside.
"Couldn't you have done that without cooling him off" asked Zak. "I… well… yeah, I probably could've."
Ladybug devilized the akuma and the butterfly flew away. She wanted to throw her lucky charm to return everything to normal, but she understood that this time, she didn't even need to use it. Instead she threw her yoyo. It worked. The unusual weapon turned into a swarm of butterflies and repaired all the damage caused by the Firecracker. "Wow, handy skill" said the brown haired boy. Ladybug walked over to him.
"Thank you for the help citizen, but I would ask you to leave job like this to the professionals. Things could've ended badly for you."
"I think I did pretty good job there" said the boy with a smirk. "Yes, that you did, but that was ehm…"
"Beginners luck" said Cat Noir.
"I am not a beginner when it comes to fighting."
"Yeah, want to be proven wrong about that?" said the blonde boy. His tone was aggressive. Zak Glared at him. However Ladybug stood in between them. "What's gotten into you, Cat Noir?" Then she looked at Zak. "Listen, we understand that you can take care of yourself, but we would like you to stay out of trouble. This is our job, not yours."
"Yeah, sure" said the brown haired boy as his gauntlets and revolvers disappeared. He went back into school. The heroes didn't even do they signature 'Pound it'. It felt wrong. They didn't do much in this fight. "I don't like him" said Cat noir as he eyed Zak's retreating figure. "You are acting weird kitty."
"Yeah, I know, well, see ya my lady"
"See ya"
With that Ladybug jumped onto one of the roofs and then jumped over onto the school roof. She did this loop in order to make sure that people did see the fact that she was attending this school. Just in case. She detransformed and looked at Tikki with worried expression. "What was that Tikki? What is Zak?"
Kwami was looking at the girl with worry. It was almost scary to look at Marinette. Her face was a mix of worry and fear. "I… let's talk at home" said the little red creature, her voice uncharacteristically serious. This made Marinette even more worried. She went over to and edge of the roof and looked down. There Zak was surrounded by her classmates. They were talking to him with excitement. Then his gaze seemingly turned to her and the girl bounced away from the roof edge as if it was on fire. He couldn't see her from down there, right? Right?! No, there is no need to panic. He didn't seem to be a bad person, so there was no point in these emotions, but they were still there. Now she couldn't wait to get back home and have a very long conversation with her kwami.
Meanwhile Cat Noir got into the gym. There was no one there and he changed back into his civilian form. "Who is that guy?!" asked the boy as he hit nearest wall. "Chill out kid. Better let's go get some camembert. I'm starving."
The blonde eyed the black creature carefully. "You know something." Plagg looked at the boy as expression got serious. Andrien has never seen him like this. "We will talk about this later." The kwami was dead serious and it really worried the blonde. However now he needed to get to his class.
Meanwhile Zak was getting the attention of his new class. He was bombarded with questions about his powers, where did he get them and how long has he been a superhero. Zak laughed and replied that he preferred to keep that information to himself. They were surprisingly understanding about it. The rest of the lessons got canceled despite the fact that the school got repaired, much to everyone's joy.
Zak retrieved his bag and met Chloe on the way out of the school. "So you are a superhero as well, huh?" asked the girl dismissively. "Well, I'm more of a pirate than anything else."
"Pirate? That's so lame."
"Well, I also think that the costumes that your superfriends wear. "Hey, our costumes are stylish and beautiful and…"
Zak chuckled at her response. Chloe blushed. "Anyway, you… did a pretty good job there. Maybe you do worth something."
With that the girl left. Zak watched her leave as he scratched the back of his head. She was a weird girl, maybe even in a bad way. "Wow, Chloe said something to you on the first day? You must be really something."
Zak turned around and saw a girl with hair that was almost blue in color. "Maybe… and sorry, I forgot your name."
"Marinette."
"Yeah, I'll try to remember."
"Yeah, please do that. Listen… Zak, can I call you Zak?"
"Yes, of course."
"Zak, I was thinking, maybe you shouldn't act so boldly. I mean as a superhero."
The boy gave her a confused look. "I mean. Ladybug and Cat Noir have secret identities and stuff… I mean, if missis Caline is your aunt, then villains might go after her and your family members."
Zak was about to say something, but stopped. "Yeah, that probably wasn't very smart. Listen, I promise I will protect her. I am strong."
"Yeah, I've noticed."
Zak smirked. "You haven't seen much."
That statement left the girl shocked, although she tried not to show it. "Okay."
"Zak, are you ready to go home" came the voice of Caline. "Yeah, sure auntie. Goodbye, Marinette."
The girl only managed to wave back. She watched at the retreating forms of her teacher and the brunette boy. Things have just gotten more complicated.
Gabriel Agreste was flipping through the book of Miraculouses. He was searching for something, but couldn't find it. He slammed the book onto the table. "What miraculous did that boy possess? Nooroo what miraculous was that?"
The kwami averted his gaze. "Answer me!"
"He, he is not a miraculous user."
"What?! Explain, now."
"That boy. He is someone that is cursed by the Bermuda Triangle."
It was evening already. Marinette was seating in her room, looking at her kwami. They were about to have that important conversation. "So, Zak's powers?"
"Well, as you know we, kwamis, were created to fight evil beings of this world."
"Like Hawk Moth?"
"No. Hawk Moth uses powers of a kwami as well. He probably altered them somehow, but that power was created for good too. Zak's power, however, doesn't come from good. I can't tell you everything, but I can tell you that there was a battle between seven powerful beings. Somehow they managed to kill each other all at the same time. However they couldn't just die. They were far too strong. Their deaths created a rift in space and time, placing a curse onto the place where they fought."
"Where was that?"
"Tikki averted her gaze. "The Bermuda Triangle."
"What?! So all those stories about mysterious disappearances were real?"
"Well, maybe not all of them, but yes, they have a right to exist."
"Wait, so how is Zak related to that?"
"I presume that he broke the curse, thus becoming the triangle."
"So, Zak Storm is the Bermuda Triangle. Well that's certainly something new. So, I felt uneasy around him due to the nature of his powers and because I am Ladybug?"
The kwami nodded. Marinette looked at the ceiling with a blank expression. "Say, Tikki, will we have to fight him?"
"Zak? No, not unless he would do something that would force us. I really don't want to put you through a fight with someone as dangerous as the bearer of the Bermuda Triangle curse."
"He didn't seem to be a bad person. I hope that we manage to get along."
"Yeah, that would be nice" said Tikki as she took a seat on Marinette's shoulder. "Time will tell."
"So basically you are saying that Bermuda Triangle, The Bermuda Triangle, is now a single person?" asked Adrien. "Yes, why do you sound so surprise, kid?" asked the black kwami. "Well, because it sound ridiculous."
"More ridiculous than a magical ring with a kwami inside that transforms you into a superhero?"
"Yes!"
"Well, as long as he doesn't do anything bad, we don't have to worry about him" said Plagg as he threw a piece of camembert into his mouth. "Even if he does, I'm sure that me and my Lady would be able to deal with him."
"NO."
Adrien looked at his kwami with shocked expression. He sounded dead serious and was now looking at him sternly. "You are far from being ready to fight something like that."
"But, me and Ladybug make pretty good team."
"You are not ready" stated Plagg, his voice firm. The blonde was taken aback by this sudden outburst. He decided to drop the subject there.
Zak was seating in the living room, doing his homework. His aunt and mother were at the kitchen, talking. "So, Paris has gotten weirder since the time that I left."
"Yes, sis, it certainly did" said Caline as she took a sip of her coffee. "Did Zak protect you?"
"Yes, he did. He is so strong."
"I wanted to shield him from such life."
"Are you going to move away?"
"No. I won't leave you in a city where super villains appear on daily basis alone and unprotected."
"I was fine until now, so if you want to…"
"Fine until today you almost got fried today. If my son wasn't there, you could've been dead now."
"Let's not talk about such grim things."
"Caline, this is serious."
"I know, but what can I do? The only thing left for the citizens of Paris is to believe in Ladybug and Cat Noir."
"Well, that's a very passive way of living."
"But what can an ordinary human do against a person possessing superpowers?"
"What an ordinary human can do? Zak, honey, come here for a moment!"
The boy walked into the kitchen. "What is it mom?"
"Honey, tell me, did you ever lose your sword before you broke the curse of the triangle?"
"Yes, of course."
"Did it ever stop you from helping your friends?"
"No, almost never."
"Okay, okay, I get what you are saying, but, what can I, or the two of us, do?"
"We used to do fencing when we were younger."
"That was so long ago. I believe we are too old to start that again, well I maybe not, but you definitely are."
"I'm sorry, what?! To the living room. Zak, make us two blunt swords, preferably not out of fire."
"Uhm, sure."
Zak's mother and Caline went to the living room and started moving the furniture around. They made a clearing at the center of the room. Zak created two swords made out of ice with blunt edges. He handed them over to the women. Zak's mom smirked as she swung the weapon a couple of times in order to adjust to it a couple of times. "Ready, sis?"
"As if it matters" replied the other woman and the two begun sparring.
