The Lost Miraculous - Tales of Ladybug, Cat Noir & Silver Lightning
Prologue: A new hero
Part 1: Welcome to Paris
DISCLAIMER: All music used in this story belongs to their respective owners. Miraculous - Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir belongs to Thomas Astruc.
Enjoy!
[Genres: action, adventure, friendship, family, humor, a hint of drama, romance]
We all know the story of the creation of the most powerful jewels in the universe, known as the Miraculous. They were used throughout history for the good of mankind, and two of these Miraculous were more powerful than the rest, the Miraculous of the Ladybug and the Black Cat. Other Miraculous include the jewels of the Fox, the Bee, the Peacock, the Butterfly, and the Turtle.
However, what no one knew was that there were five other Miraculous that were very rarely used...
These five jewels were based off of weather. They were Sun, Sky, Rain, Cloud, and the most powerful of the five: Lightning.
These five Miraculous were so powerful, that wielders have always had a hard time controlling their power, and they were very rarely used compared to the main ones.
But these Miraculous became completely unused and unspoken of after the first wielder of the Necklace of the Lightning Miraculous was so overwhelmed with its power, that he could not contain it and was ultimately met with his demise.
Since then, they've been stored away, never to be used again.
Until today.
"Adam, get up! It's moving day!"
"We've been waiting for you outside for thirty minutes!"
A groan was heard in the blue sheets of a cerulean bed in a room with white walls. Later leaving said room with a cup of coffee was a sixteen-year-old boy with light skin and hazel brown eyes, along with Persian blue dyed messy hair with a bang going over his left eye, where a streak of platinum blonde could be seen. He was wearing a black V-neck T-shirt with black jeans and light gray running shoes. For accessories, he wore a black smart watch on his left wrist and a brown leather wristband on his right wrist.
This boy's name was Adam Starshine. He had been living in a big cottage near Lake Balaton in Siófok, Hungary with his family, which consists of nine siblings, five male, four female and his parents, one is which is a famous detective, and the other being a famous movie actress.
After Adam's father had received a promotion from his job which required him to go to Paris, France, he decided it would be best for everyone to move from Siófok to Paris, much to the siblings' dismay.
After he stepped out of his house, Adam was met with his parents standing in front of the family RV.
His father had sapphire blue eyes and the same hair as Adam, but with brown instead of blue. He wore a white shirt above a dark gray long jacket, dark blue denim jeans and dark gray shoes. His name was Michael Vincent Starshine, though he is known as, "the real life Sherlock Holmes," thanks to his skills as a detective and an officer.
And his mother had emerald green eyes which had a mix of brown, along with waist long black hair tied into a ponytail. She wore a purple T-shirt along with black jeans and red shoes. Her name was Eleanor Starshine, who was famous for not only her movies being deemed Most Funniest, but for her comedy on camera and in real life. People tend to call her one of the funniest actresses of all time.
"Morning mom, dad." Adam looked around. "Where's everybody else?"
Michael pointed towards the lake. "They're at the lake. You know, spending time there before we depart."
Adam looked down in sadness and sighed. "I suppose I should go too…" he said, before walking off to join his siblings.
As Adam reached the lake, he was hit in the head with a volleyball.
"Hey, Adam! Want to join us?" he heard a male voice call. Darting his head towards the small volleyball court near the lake, there he saw his brothers and sisters, seven playing, two watching.
Their names were, from eldest to youngest, Álmos, Gabe, Iris, Evelyn, Emese, Aiden, Levi, Nicky, and Donnie.
Álmos was eighteen years old. He had jet black short cut hair, emerald green eyes, and was wearing a beige long-sleeved shirt, long khaki pants, and black leather shoes. He often slept more than everyone else (hence his name, which translate to sleepy), and was known to get angry pretty easily, but he calms down just as quick as he gets mad. He's the chef of the family along with Eleanor, and that's what he wants to be.
Gabe was sixteen years old and Adam's twin brother. He had short blonde hair, sapphire blue eyes, and was wearing an amber long-sleeved shirt, iris blue jeans and true blue sneakers. He was often calm and collected and never angry, and doesn't like seeing his siblings arguing. He was the smartest of the family, and he aspires to be a chemist, in hopes of discovering a new element.
Iris was fifteen years old. She had long jet black hair that fell down to her waist, emerald green eyes, was wearing a forest green T-shirt, a shamrock green skirt, and cool gray sneakers. She was often shy, but always warmed up to the people around her. She was the aspiring photographer and outdoor-lover of the family, often going for long walks anywhere she is.
Evelyn and Emese were both fourteen years old and were identical twins, unlike Adam and Gabe. They both had ginger hair, Evelyn's fell to her shoulders, and Emese's fell to her waist, Evelyn had emerald green eyes, Emese's eyes were green with a mix of brown. Evelyn was wearing an electric crimson T-shirt, amethyst shorts, and blue running shoes, Emese was wearing an unzipped vanilla white hoodie above a black T-shirt, a cobalt blue skirt, and orange shoes. Evelyn was known as a tomboy, while Emese was seen as more of a girly girl. They're both the music fanatics of the family, both able to play several musical instruments, owning sound mixers and aspiring to be a DJ duo.
Aiden was eleven years old. He had platinum blonde short hair, chocolate brown eyes, was wearing a black baseball cap backwards, a white T-shirt under a black leather jacket, light blue jeans, and white Jordan shoes. He refers to himself as, "thug magician," as he often does magic tricks, and speaks as if he grew up in the hood, using slangs and acting cool, but not using swear words.
Levi (full name Levente) was nine years old. He had the same hairstyle as Adam and the same hair color as Álmos, emerald green eyes, was wearing a blue-gray long-sleeved shirt, midnight green shorts, and Paris green sneakers. He was cocky and confident like Aiden, always solving problems, but sometimes got too ahead of himself and messed up instead of doing good.
Nicky (full name Mikolt) was five years old. She had brown hair that fell to her shoulders, hazel brown eyes, and was wearing a cerise long-sleeved shirt, onyx black pants, and mikado yellow shoes. She was cheerful even at the darkest of times, and always tried to cheer everyone up when they were down, even if she didn't always succeed.
And Donnie was only eighteen months old. He had small blonde hair, sapphire blue eyes, was wearing a cornflower blue T-shirt, dark blue pants, and small American rose red shoes. As a baby, he often cheered everyone up with his cuteness, just like Nicky. He rarely cried, slept a lot, and could speak a few words.
Adam was an actor, singer, dancer, model, and comedian. He had starred in a couple of movies, and gained fame quickly as a child actor, in action movies, comedies and even a few horror movies. He has also released a couple of singles, an extended play, and was working on his first studio album. Furthermore, he has done a lot of choreographic videos, comedy and educations videos, and gaming videos, alone or with his family, and finally, he has also modeled for fashion lines, film and song posters, etc.
His behavior was different than everyone else's because he had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; he often had trouble concentrating on certain tasks, had behavioral problems, and was forgetful at times. He was diagnosed when he was four, but doctors estimated he'll be fine by the time he becomes an adult.
Adam smirked. "Sure, I'll join you guys!" he said, walking over to his siblings.
Álmos smiled. "Alright, you're with Iris, Levi and Emese!"
Adam nodded and walked over to his position.
"The score is 3 - 5, it's Aiden's turn to serve!" Nicky said.
Aiden nodded, before hitting the ball over to the other side.
After two hits, Adam took the third and spiked the ball, earning his team a point.
"In your face, Aiden!" Adam said.
"Aw, come on bro, you're way too tall!" Aiden exclaimed, making everyone chuckle.
"A'ight, my turn!" Adam said, serving the ball.
The Starshine siblings did everything they could around Lake Balaton, spending around a half hour playing volleyball, then spending an hour in the water (it was late summer/early fall, but still warm enough to bathe thanks to an anticyclone), and another hour fishing.
Now, the siblings were staring off into the distance, admiring the view of the Badacsony Mountain from across the lake, with everyone's bare feet in the water.
"Remember all the fun times we had here?" Álmos asked.
"Like the time when the lake froze and we went ice-skating." Iris said.
"Or all of our summer break celebration jumps into the lake." Levi added.
"Or the pranks we pulled on tourists." Aiden cheekily spoke up, smirking, causing everyone to chuckle.
"Or all the times we had beach volleyball tournaments with our classes." Evelyn said.
Adam smiled, "Or all the sunsets and sunrises…"
They all sighed in unison. Yes, sunsets were quite gorgeous from Hungary's largest lake.
"Kids! We're leaving!" everyone heard Eleanor call.
One by one, the Starshine siblings got up and went over to the family van.
"We'll grab some breakfast on the way to Paris. Ready, guys?" Michael asked.
Everyone nodded, and got into the RV. Before the RV left, Adam looked at the lake one last time with a sad look.
"Ég veled, Balaton… nagyon fogsz hiányozni." he said, before getting into the van.
[Ambient music: The Chainsmokers - Paris]
Throughout the trip to France, Adam was feeling down leaving his favorite lake behind, but was quickly able to cheer up thanks to his siblings connecting their respective phones to the RV's radio and jamming to their favorite songs, songs by Marshmello, Kygo, Cheat Codes, Alan Walker and more.
They stopped halfway at Regensburg, Germany to sleep in a motel, and kept going.
The siblings ended up falling asleep five hours before reaching Paris.
Michael and Eleanor, however, were still going strong, paying attention to the road.
Now, after a long, 15 hour drive, they were finally in Paris.
One by one, Adam and his siblings awoke and gawked at the nighttime lights of Paris, France.
"Wow! This city's gorgeous!"
"Look at the Eiffel Tower!"
"It's beautiful at night!"
"Notre Dame Cathedral! Awesome!"
Adam only stared. Siófok was beautiful at night, and so was the lake, but Paris was gorgeous. The city of lights truly gave off that welcoming vibe to their newcomers.
After driving for a few minutes, the siblings staring at the beauty of nighttime Paris, they arrived at a place they, sans the parents were not expecting.
A mansion. A beautiful, quartz white mansion, complete with a black gate, driveway, garden, etc.
The siblings were amazed at the sight as they drove in and parked near the entrance.
"A mansion?! A freaking mansion?!" Adam yelled, astonished.
Michael smiled. "Welcome to your new home, kids."
After everyone got out of the RV, Eleanor cleared her throat to get everyone's attention.
"Alright kids, listen up. You guys start school on Monday, so you won't have school yet tomorrow so as to adjust. You can take your time tomorrow to look around Paris, but I have a few rules. One, stay in groups. Two, don't go too far. And three, take your phones so you have GPS. Got it, guys?"
The siblings nodded.
"Now get to bed everyone." Eleanor said, smiling warmly.
The siblings then headed inside the mansion. As they stepped inside, they were amazed at the interior of their new home.
The entrance of the mansion already led into the house, there was a couch big enough to fit fifteen people, a glass coffee table under a white wool rug in front of it, a flat screen curved television on the wall in front of the couch along with a game console and some DVDs in the shelf below the TV. Leading up a step behind it was the kitchen, an island behind the couch, and behind the island was, going from left to right, a sink, a dishwasher below it, and two microwaves over it; one for regular dishes, and one for advanced dishes, a stove, an oven under it, and a dehumidifier over it, and a fridge on the right.
There was also a circular stairway left to the TV which lead up to a second floor, where six doors could be seen, probably leading into rooms.
The mansion itself wasn't too big on the inside (few rooms), but it was perfect just the way as it was.
After debating last night who gets which room, the siblings decided that the rooms would be decided on age: left side is youngest, right side is oldest.
Going from left to right, Donnie and Nicky, Levi and Aiden, Evelyn and Emese, Iris, Adam and Gabe, and Álmos. Iris and Álmos got their own rooms.
Right now, it was a little before half past ten and Adam and Gabe were exploring Paris, wearing shades so as to not be recognised.
"Oh my god, this city is huge." Adam commented in awe.
"Even bigger than Siófok. We've been walking for like, what, thirty minutes? And only now are we close to the school we'll be attending." Gabe said.
Adam looked at him. "Really? Which one is it?"
"It's… that one." Gabe pointed to a modern looking school.
The school was a three story tall tan colored building with a slate blue cobbled roof.
"A modern look. Already, I like it." Adam smirked.
Gabe simply rolled his eyes. Suddenly, both boys' stomachs growled.
"We should probably get something to eat. We didn't even have breakfast." Gabe said.
"Yeah. I didn't even have a coffee." Adam said, before rubbing his left eye.
"Look, there's a bakery right there."
Gabe pointed to a bakery which read, Boulangerie Patisserie.
The bakery had white walls, with white rectangles slightly outset from the walls, outlined in gold. The windows were tinted black, with the letters in gold. Six of the windows had a golden design, each depicting a peel, grains of wheat, and a croissant. In the center of two of these pairs was an arch window, outlined in white. Above each arch was a small rectangular clear window. The door was similarly styled to the outside walls, with the same black window, gold lettering, and white outline. Above the windows and door was a white overlap with ridges, gold lettering, and a black background.
"Yeeess… Pastries and a coffee are perfect for breakfast!"
"Couldn't agree more, bro!"
Stepping into the bakery, to the left was a collection of glass display cabinets, showcasing lots of treats. On top of the cabinets were small displays of baked bread, ready to sell. The floors were ornately styled, with repeating designs of lilies and fleur-de-lis. The walls were wooden near the entrance, and brick farther back. To the right wes more displays, and further along was the register, where two people could be seen dealing with the customers, with peels hanging from the ceiling above, and a cast-iron oven in the background. Also in the back were various sacks of flour, and a door which probably lead to their home.
The bakery seemed to be pretty busy today, but the twins could wait.
"So, now we can hope no one will recognise us…"
"Damn straight. Last thing we need is a bunch of people yelling our names." Adam said, before smirking. "Heh, you'd think they'd let us forward 'cause we're celebrities and all, but it just don't work like that."
"Plus, I know you bro. You're not a spoiled brat, and neither are any of us."
Adam nodded.
"Who's going to pay?" Gabe asked.
Adam got out a coin. "I get heads, you get tails." He flipped the coin, and it landed on…
"Heads." Adam deadpanned.
"Ha." Gabe laughed softly. Adam glared at him jokingly.
"Good morning, how can we help you?"
The woman talking to Adam was short, had black hair with blue highlights and gray eyes. She wore a white Cheongsam with a red, black, and gold plant design. She also wore periwinkle pants and black and white dress shoes. Also, she had a silver band on her ring finger.
"Good morning, I'd like to order two butter croissants, and two macaroons." Adam said.
"I'll have the same." Gabe said. "Oh, and, do you sell coffee?"
"Yes, we've started selling coffee recently."
Adam smiled. "Oh, good. Then I'd also like a Cappuccino with two sugars."
"I'll have an Americano with two sugars." Gabe said. The woman nodded and told the man near her, most likely her husband, what the twins ordered.
He was a tall man with a large build. He had green eyes, brown hair, sideburns and a mustache. He wore a light blue shirt with two buttons at the front of the neckline, light brown pants, and dark brown dress shoes. Like his wife, he also had a silver band on his ring finger.
"Are you two new around here? I haven't seen you two here before." The woman suddenly asked.
"Why, yes we are," Adam said. "We just moved here yesterday, actually. We're from Hungary."
"Hungary? Wow. We've always wanted to go there."
"Well, you're welcome any time. We grew up in Siófok, right near Lake Balaton."
Just then, a girl around Adam's age came out of the door.
She had bluebell eyes and medium-length black hair with blue reflections, with her hair back in two pigtails. She wore a dark gray blazer with rolled up sleeves, the inside of the blazer being lined in white with pink polka dots, with black trimming. Underneath, she wore a white T-shirt with black stitching and a flower design below the collar. The design itself had pink flowers and black leaves. She also had rolled up pink pants with the inside lined in white with pink polka dots as well, and light pink ballet shoes with dark red soles. For accessories, she wore black earrings.
She greeted her parents, before looking at Adam and Gabe. She then gasped. The twins' eyes widened behind their shades.
Oh boy, recognition…
"Oh my gosh! Are you Adam Starshine?! And Gabriel Starshine?!"
Just then, the man and woman also looked at the twins in surprise.
The twins, looking panicked, frantically looked around the bakery, then sighed in relief. It was empty, and the door was closed.
Adam took off his shades, Gabe following suit. "Yeah, yeah we are, but please, not so loud! We're not ready to be recognised!"
"S-sorry, it's just…" the girl then squealed a bit more quietly this time.
"Oh my goodness! You were unrecognizable with blue hair!" the woman said to Adam.
Adam smirked. "I knew it was a good idea. Yet, my parents were against it at first…"
They all chuckled in amusement. Boy, Adam sure did know how to lighten the mood…
"Though… please, don't treat us as celebrities. Treat us as normal people. Let's just start this off with a normal introduction." Adam cleared his throat. "Hi, I'm Adam, and this is my brother, Gabe." Adam gestured to his brother, who waved.
"It's nice to meet you. My name's Marinette," the girl introduced herself. "And these are my parents, Tom and Sabine."
"Nice to meet you..." Adam's stomach suddenly growled loudly, causing him to blush in embarrassment. "...guys."
Tom chuckled. "Your pastries and coffee, boys."
Adam took the bag. "Can we use Samsung Pay?" he asked, holding up a deepsea blue Galaxy Note 8.
Sabine nodded and Adam used his phone to pay for the pastries.
"This ought to be good for breakfast, eh guys?" Adam asked with a smile. Tom and Sabine looked at the boys surprised.
"You didn't even have breakfast?" Tom asked, surprised, to which the twins shook their heads.
"We got up and left home to explore Paris. We didn't have time to eat. Plus, we haven't fully furnished yet," Gabe explained.
Suddenly, Marinette had an idea.
"Why don't you guys have breakfast with us?" she asked.
"That's a great idea Marinette." Sabine said, Tom agreeing as well.
Adam and Gabe looked at each other in uncertainty.
"Are you guys sure? We don't want to interrupt anything." Adam said modestly.
"Nonsense, we were just about to have breakfast as well." Tom said.
The boys looked at each other for a moment, before nodding.
"Sure."
"I'm up for it."
And with that, Tom and Sabine closed the bakery for a little bit to have breakfast with the teen celebrities.
"Well, aren't you lucky, Marinette?" Adam said, smirking. "You get to have breakfast with the one and only Adam Thomas Starshine! Who wouldn't want to enjoy a breakfast with this guy?"
Marinette smirked back. "Didn't you tell me not to treat you guys as celebrities?"
Adam's eyes widened in surprise, before he smirked again. "Nice. I like you already."
The Starshine twins found themselves in such a pleasant situation.
The boys left Siófok behind just the other day and moved to Paris, the next day they got up to go sightseeing, and now, they had full stomachs and were having a conversation with a nice family who treated them as normal people, not as celebrities!
It was such a small detail, yes, but Adam wouldn't have it any other way. This is how he liked it.
As of now, the topic was about the production of some movies Adam has starred in.
The most famous series he's starred in so far is the Jared Ryder series, it's about a teenage assassin suffering from extreme memory loss and attempting to discover his true identity, whilst being pursued by the CIA.
He played the main role, his first appearance being when he was thirteen, three years ago. Jared Ryder 2 was released one year ago, taking place one year after the first movie. Adam played the role of the spy yet again.
Currently the word was about Jared Ryder 2.
"...when it was shot on production, it didn't look as epic as it did in the movie itself. It seemed like I just jumped and landed on something, and in the movie, I landed on the fin of a jet."
"Yeah, I saw that. You looked totally awesome on the shot." Marinette said.
"Thanks, Marinette. Pat Greene is a guy I love working with. He often has child stars take the roles mainly adults do, such as an assassin. He told me that kids and teenagers can be like them as well. We just don't see it at first." Adam said, causing everyone to laugh.
"You think we'll ever get to see a Jared Ryder 3 anytime soon?" Tom asked.
"Definitely! Greene told me that once we have enough actors, and a good script, we'll be seeing a third movie pretty soon. Tickets will be on us."
Gabe smirked. "Just you, bro. I never said I was paying as well."
Obviously, he was joking, the Dupain-Chengs could tell.
Adam playfully jabbed Gabe on the shoulder. "Keep lying."
Adam's phone then suddenly rang. He picked up his phone, and it read Mom. Before answering, he took a peek at the time…
11:51 AM?! Oh no, this isn't good…
Adam went out the door and picked up the phone. "Hi mom, what's up?"
"Guys, where are you?" Eleanor's voice hinted a bit of anxiety. "It's been two and a half hours since you two left! Everyone's already home!"
Adam rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "Sorry… we had breakfast with a really nice family and we ended up starting a long conversation."
Eleanor sighed. "It's okay, son. Do come home, though, we'll be furnishing the bedrooms soon."
Adam nodded. "A'ight, I'ma tell Gabe and then we'll be on our way. See you soon."
And with that, Adam hung up and went inside.
"Gabe," he turned to Adam. "Mom called. She said that we gotta go."
"You're leaving already?" Marinette asked.
"Mari, it's been two hours. We've been chatting for two hours!" Adam said, surprising everyone.
"Wow! Time flies." Sabine said.
"Well, it was nice meeting you guys. Thanks so much for the breakfast, it was delicious." Adam said.
"You're very welcome. Do come back anytime." Sabine said.
"Oh, er, by the way, Marinette…" she turned to Adam. "What school do you attend, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Françoise Dupont High School, why?" Marinette asked with a raised eyebrow.
"That's the school we'll be attending as well." Gabe said, surprising Marinette.
"Really?"
"Yeah!" Adam said. "And it's not just me and Gabe, my little sister Iris will be attending too, one class below us."
"The photographer Iris Starshine?" Marinette asked.
"Yep! Get used to it, Mari; you're surrounded by celebs now." Adam joked, causing everyone to laugh again.
"Adam, we gotta go, dude." Gabe said.
"Right, it's been a pleasure, you guys." Adam said. "Marinette, do you think you could meet us outside the school before we start?"
"Well, school starts at eight, so I could meet you guys outside say… ten minutes before eight?"
"Sounds good to me. See you guys!" Adam waved goodbye, Gabe following.