AN: This is where I'm going to idea-dump, so please ignore the fact that these chapters do not work together whatsoever. They will transform into their own stories at some point, but for now, they will remain here.
(World: Miraculous Ladybug)
Delilah took a step back and nodded to herself when she saw the design.
The costume. She'd worked on it for months, ever since she'd decided to use her skills and slight kleptomania for good, and it was finally done. Dark orange in colour, the suit was skin tight and had a motif she liked in particular; Fox. The suit was lightly furred around the back and the mask was a simple thing that went over the eyes, with holes for sight, and the cape was like a kaleidoscope of the sunset. It had an aura to it that she liked, and so she approved it and took it off the hook proudly.
"Perfect," she murmured, grinning from ear to ear. Looking outside the window, she smiled to herself and pulled it on. A few minutes later, she was outside, running along the rooftops of Paris.
It had taken ages of practice to refine the art of roof-hopping, but a slightly weaker her had practiced almost obsessively, if only to get the thrill it provided. Now, though, she wasn't afraid of herself - and she was no longer afraid of anything. She wanted the world to know that.
Hopping down into an alley, she kicked off of the wall and started bouncing her way back up, before landing on the roof again. Stretching her lithe body, she grabbed the weapon she'd stowed under her costume's cape and grinned manically.
Her crossbow gun wasn't very interesting in appearance, but it functioned as well as it should. She aimed at the side of a tall building nearby and let it fly, hearing a grating chink sound before being sent flying through the air. She held back a shriek of glee as she gripped the wall and looked out on nighttime Paris.
Just then, she focused on a speedy set of figures below, far faster than even the cars. Blinking, she started sliding down the building to get a closer look. With a start, she realized that they were none other than the resident superheroes, Chat Noir and Ladybug. The red blur was undeniably familiar, and the black blur next to it only solidified her suspicions.
She grinned.
What better time for thrill and excitement?
With a prodigious leap, she caught herself with her crossbow and followed behind the two, slinking into the shadows and making sure to stay out of the way just enough that she could still watch the action.
It was awe-inspiring, even from a distance. She wondered if Chat Noir and Ladybug knew how awesome they looked. Was it deliberate, or was it natural? She hoped the former - maybe she could even rope them into teaching her a few tricks with her crossbow.
This Akuma, as they were frequently called, was a seemingly older one, but it was giving Ladybug and Chat Noir difficulty. It was blazingly fast, and unusually strong, and seemed to be wearing a boxer's outfit. She smirked at each move he made, mentally imagining how easy it would be to kick his butt, even though she knew he probably had some sort of secret.
Indeed he did. Trapping Ladybug was a surprise - and as he held her in a hold that she couldn't escape due to his sheer size, Delilah blinked in surprise as she found herself watching Chat Noir pleading for her to be let go.
"Give me the Miraculous, and you will be free," He hissed, a smirk on his face. Reluctantly, and ignoring the loud protests from Ladybug, Chat Noir began to walk forward.
I've heard of this, doesn't he have a blinding crush on Ladybug? Oh, damn, this just got serious. And what the heck is a Miraculous?
Ooooh. Must be a superpower thingy. Which is probably why Ladybug is panicking like crazy.
She swallowed her pride. If anyone needed a hero, it was them, and she was right there. In disguise.
"Now or never," she muttered, gulping deeply. With a deep push from her legs she pounced forward and blinded him with her cape, swiping it over his eyes and smirking at his yelp of surprise. She snapped to the side and used the remaining force to grip his wrists like she meant it, and he had no choice but to release Ladybug, who was instantly at Chat Noir's side.
"Who-?" Chat Noir began, but Ladybug shushed him, twirling her weapon - a yoyo - with a menacing glare.
Delilah hopped over to stand to one side, and as he turned, she let her Crossbow fly, striking him in the face, and he yowled angrily.
There was a faint call of 'Lucky Charm!' before something whizzed through the air, hit multiple walls, and konked the akumatized person on the head, ripping their headband.
A small black butterfly flew out, and Ladybug swung her weapon at it, before pushing something on her yoyo and letting the butterfly - now white as fallen snow - go free.
"Who are you?" Ladybug asked bluntly.
"Which me?" Delilah replied cockily. "Real life civilian me, or the me with the awesome life?"
"You as you are now," Ladybug told her calmly.
"Then, I have no freaking idea, but whoever I am is pretty awesome!" Delilah replied, grinning from ear to ear. "Gee, today was fun!"
Ladybug paused, about to say something, but it seemed to catch on her tongue. "Uh, thanks?" She tried.
"No problem, awesome Pawsome." She winked, and saw Chat Noir's face light up. "Anyways, catch you later, Bugsy! You too, Kit-cat!" With a wicked grin she walked away, imagining the looks on their faces with a cackle.
"Wait!" Ladybug called, making her stop her heroic sunrise walk. "Who's your Kwami?"
Delilah smirked. So they call the Miraculous Kwami...
"Not telling!" She teased, just to be annoying. She ran off before Ladybug could protest, and ran back home hurriedly.
Delilah considered her options as she walked from school that day. A Kwami, the whatever-it-is that gave Ladybug and Chat Noir their powers... she wanted one, even if only to say that if she wanted to, she could take one. It would be thrilling, hunting down and taking something barely anyone knew about.
Also, she kind of wanted to know a bit about how she could be that cool. She wanted superpowers as well, even if she was already over the superheroes thing.
With a careful glance around, she took her phone out and began to surf the web. She finally found an interesting blog - called the 'Ladyblog' - and was ever so gleeful when she found info on everything there was to know. She decided, on the spur of the moment, to go superhero-hunting. It would be fun, even if she wouldn't-
She stopped, looking up at the bakery and the two familiar faces. She quickly checked the images of the superhero pair, then back to the black-haired girl with obvious Chinese heritage and the blonde, supermodel-grade boy who was currently accepting sweets from her.
"Well, that was easy," she muttered, putting away her phone. Just as easily, she glanced about and decided to tail the boy - he seemed less sharp.
"Time for a little fun," she murmured, grinning.
As she swung into the window of the Agreste manor, she took a moment to take in the sheer extravagance of every room. Before her was an incredible paining of a woman wearing a gold dress, and she held back giggles as she considered how obvious it was that a safe was there.
Quickly snapping forth, she let her hands fly over the keys of the safe, which she had gotten to rather easily, before smirking at the quiet click and opening it.
"Books," she shrugged, flipping to the first page, upon which was the name, 'Master Fu'.
Huh, guess since this book says 'Miraculouses of the ages' on the cover he must know something. Right, better go before dawn, at least now I have a lead on to where the Miraculous may be hiding.
With a smile at her good work, she left, leaving no indication of having ever been there.
"It must be this guy," she reasoned, looking in on him. It had to be in that old music-box-esque thing, since everything else was suitably modern. The night had brought him to sleep, and she crept in without much trouble, deciding the window was faster. With quiet steps she removed the curious matchbox from the age-old music player and felt around the box for answers.
As her hands messed with the dragon's eyes, they lit up, and she took a cautionary step back. She watched as it opened up to a sophisticated keypad, and her inner kleptomaniac screamed with glee, forcing her to run her fingers over the numbers in seconds, the lock undoing itself in such a hurry she thought her inner steal-everything would go crazy.
It opened up to a collection of jewelry, each set in its own compartment. Her heart fluttered when she saw where Ladybug's and Chat Noir's must have rested until not long ago, and looked at the remaining ones eagerly.
Bee? Nah, the brooch would be too obvious.
After checking a few times, she decided that the only one that made sense to take was the Fox necklace. Carefully stowing it away, she returned everything to as it was and leaped back out the window, bidding her victim adieu, until she managed to force herself to return the beautiful pendant.
Well, that was her plan, anyway, but she wasn't planning on it talking to her.
As she stopped on a rooftop, she barely kept her balance as a glow erupted forth from her bag, and she hurriedly placed it down on the ground before backing away.
A small, fox-like... floating... thing, blinked and stared at her for a good few moments.
"You know, every time I awaken again, I swear the craziness gets worse," she grumbled, floating in a casual position. "How'd you get hold of me, then?"
"I helped out Ladybug and Chat Noir and got curious about how their Miraculouses worked." Delilah told the strange creature honestly. "So, I stole that pretty fox necklace hoping I could figure out how it gave them powers, and replicate it."
"Well, you're also one of the smoothest I've met," she said approvingly. "Usually, I have to tell them that maddening kleptomania isn't such a bad thing. They all get it at some point."
"I think you'll quickly learn that I'm mad and loving it," Delilah replied with a smirk. "Want to go back? I didn't realize you were, like, alive and stuff, unfortunately."
"Hey, don't blame you," the creature reasoned. "I'm a Kwami, by the way, since Oldie probably didn't give the introduction speech. Again." She rolled her eyes. "Quick version is? Welcome to superhero-dom. Get ready to beat the living heck out of anything that gets in your way, sister."
"Sounds fun," Delilah told her. "So, what do I have to do for awesome beat-stuff-up powers?"
"Oh, simple," the Kwami told her. "Use the powers for good, feed me my favourite food - that's oranges, by the way - and make sure that your heart always exemplifies the needed qualities, which you are positively radiating right now."
"Way cool!" Delilah celebrated. "Oh, this is gonna be good! Right, does that mean we have an agreement?" She asked.
"Heck yeah! I never get to do my job, this is the first time in centuries I get to let loose, so you betcha!" the Kwami grinned. "Name's Sylla."
"And I'm Delilah, resident phantom thief and to-be superhero, by the sounds of it!" She smiled. "And I think I have some oranges back home too!"
As she let Sylla explore, Delilah was internally celebrating. Now she had a demigod ish creature watching over her moves, she knew she would be able to do the right thing and help people! It almost sent as much of a thrill through her chest as being the most awesome kleptomaniac to aide in an akuma purification did.
"So many records!" Sylla cried exuberantly from another room, causing Delilah to giggle.
"Feel free to play some rad tunes, Sylla!" Delilah called. "I always like some good music!"
Unfortunately, that sent them into a downward spiral until Delilah had spent until one rocking out with a sprite. Not something she thought she'd be able to put on her resume.
One way or another, her life was looking up for once, and she wasn't going to let it get her down.
A/N: Wowza! I write stuff!
This was an idea that hit me when I decided to design a character that fully embraces any strangeness she has without a moment's thought. I particularly like Delilah, so please review and tell me what you think of her.
Also, as said above, there's no actual story here; I'm just idea-dumping for later. If you want to help me out and throw a review my way, be my guest! I enjoy reading each and every one. :D
Catcha later folks!