Prologue
Hawkmoth gasps as he watches another of his akumas defeated by that retched duo, Ladybug and Chat Noir.
He kicks the ground, not noticing when his purple and white moth brooch sails across the room.
It lays forgotten as the angry man rushes out of the room. After time, dust gathers on it, it's light dimming until it disappears completely.
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Chapter 1
Marinette rushes to school, tripping over her feet a few times. She was late again, much to her exasperation.
She finally slides into her seat, breathing hard from the exertion. Alya casts her a sideways glance, one full of amusement.
"Late again?" Marinette nods. Alya leans next to her friend, showing her her phone. She squeals, "Look at this, new news about Ladybug and Chat Noir!"
Marinette's eyes widen as they roam over the picture. In it, Ladybug has her arm around hooked around a grinning Chat Noir's shoulders.
Adrien walks into the room, talking animatedly with Nino.
"What's up?" He asks the girls when he reaches them, looking at the picture. He smiles mysteriously and murmurs, "They certainly are sweet, aren't they?"
"Sure butt-kickers." Nino grins.
Marinette blushes when her eyes meet the emerald green ones of Adrien's. She never can get over how much they look like a certain cat hero's...
Mme Bustier stalks in. "What is the Scientific Notation?" She snaps.
Marinette tentatively raises her hand, and the teacher nods at her to speak.
"Well, the Scientific Notation is used to express decimal numbers in a form such that there is a number with one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point multiplied by an appropriate power of 10."
"Very good, Marinette." The teacher smiles warmly at her.
Marinette breathes a sigh of relief. Maybe, even though the teacher was mad at something, the day wouldn't be too bad...
...
Marinette watches a white butterfly land on her hand. She had been visited by the little creatures for a while, and they always seemed to want to show her something.
The bluenette watches the butterfly tap her palm, eyes flickering to the west. Marinette raises an eyebrow, and watches it fly a little, then turn back to her.
It's eyes almost look like it's saying, "Well, what are you waiting for? Follow me!"
Marinette sighs and relent, she had gotten quite tired of butterflies trailing after her wherever she went.
The glowing white butterfly seems to glow brighter as they go. After about a half hour of walking, they reach a small vent.
The butterfly lands on the vent, looking back at Marinette with its beady eyes. Marinette raises her eyebrows as she looks at the vent.
Maybe it wouldn't be too bad... Besides, it can't be that bad if a beautiful butterfly lead her to it.
She shrugs and bends down, working on un latching the vents. She finally pops them off and slips into the stifling darkness.
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Marinette follows the glowing white light the butterfly emits. It flies in front of her, looking back at her to make sure she's still there every so often.
They finally reach a small room. There is dust everywhere, causing Marientte to cough and cover her mouth with her hands.
The butterfly is joined by a few more that look like it. They land on her hair, hands, and clothes. The original one keeps leading her.
It finally lands on a small brooch in the corner of the room. The bluenette picks it up, inspecting it.
The edges of the brooch and the back of the front part are gray metal, some of it branching out on the outer area of the front of the brooch.
It glows at the touch of her hand, and she almost drops it when the feeling spreads through her.
She doesn't know how to explain it, just that it was a fluttery feeling, reminding her of all the good times she had ever had.
One of the butterfly taps its small legs, looking at the brooch then flying and landing on her collarbone, looking back at the brooch.
"You want me to wear it?" Marinette asks, confused.
It looks excited as it taps her hand some more. She shrugs and picks it up, fastening it to her collar.
A purple light flashes, causing Marinette temporary blindness. As her vision blinks back into view, she gasps at the sight in front of her.
Ooh! Cliffhanger. *cackles evilly*
I know that I'm still in the middle of The Miraculous Team, but I read a fanfic where Marinette had the butterfly miraculous instead of the ladybug one, and was just hit with inspiration.
So here is the first chapter in the story I'm calling The Rise of Papillon.
I hope you are enjoying this story so far. If you are then, please like it. If you find any grammatical mistakes, or just want to review, please do!
*flares tail feathers, looking over at the guest star, Nooroo*
As I say, flare your feathers, and as Nooroo says, stay positive!
- TheMiraculousPeacock (and Nooroo!)