Chapter 2: Doctor Death

Lucette studied the crow barrette at home. She had never seen anything like it and grew curious. "Hmm, I think I'll wear it tomorrow at school," she said before having another thought. "How should I wear it?"

She pulled back some of her hair and put the barrette in to hold the front part of her hair back while the rest hung down her back. "Good choice," said a new voice.

She jumped in alarm and looked around. "Dad? Was that you?" She asked, unable to pinpoint where the voice came from.

"No," the voice answered her. "I'm over here, Lucette. By your bed."

She looked and her eyes spotted the strangest thing she had ever seen. It was a small figure that looked like a crow, but it was no bigger than a flip phone. She watched him fly up to the headboard and land lightly. "I was wondering when you were going to put the barrette in your hair," he admitted.

Lucette was stunned. "Who...or what...when?" She stammered.

He chuckled. "How about you sit down?" He suggested kindly.

The young girl sat down and he hovered in front of her, giving her a gentle smile. "My name is Reaper," he said. "And I'm a Kwamii."

Lucette cocked her head to the side. "A Kwamii?" She repeated.

"A being that can grant the wearer of the miraculous they inhabit powers beyond their wildest dreams," Reaper explained. "Your miraculous is the crow barrette that Master Wu gave you. He saw what you did for that man who had a seizure and chose you to wield my powers because of your kindness and open-mindedness."

"But...I didn't help that man to get a reward," she protested. "I helped him because it was right."

"Which is how Master Wu decided you were the right one to be Corbeau, the crow," Reaper said. "There are two others that you may have heard of: Ladybug and Cat Noir."

Lucette nodded wordlessly. "They too bear miraculouses and use their powers to stop Hawk Moth, a dangerous villain who has the power to akumatize anyone into a monster of his choice."

"Hawk Moth?" She asked.

Reaper nodded. "He is unfortunately the bearer of the butterfly miraculous and uses its power to try and take over the world and steal all the miraculouses. So far, thankfully, he's failed to capture Ladybug and Cat Noir's miraculouses and myself, but if he does, it would spell tragedy for the world."

"So...I can become a superhero to help people out? To stop this Hawk Moth guy?" She asked to clarify.

"Yes," the Kwamii said, pleased she was catching on fast. "But the powers must only be used in an emergency and very rarely for any other circumstances."

Lucette nodded. "So...I really know next to nothing about Kwamiis and such," she admitted.

"Don't worry," he said. "When the times comes, you'll know. But for now, you might want to think about sleep. You have school tomorrow."

"True," she said and was about to take the barrette out of her hair when Reaper stopped her.

"The barrette is our connection. If you take it off, then I can't help you," he said. "You should leave it in, no matter what."

She nodded and got ready for bed while Reaper looked out the window, watching people rush home as dark fell and Lucette said goodnight to her parents before looking at Reaper. "Wait, where will you sleep?" She asked.

"Oh, probably here," he said, gesturing to the window.

Shaking her head, Lucette looked around and spied a small plastic cube that opened up to hide things in. Sliding away the top, she found some soft small beanbags that she had and placed them inside the cube to form a sort of bed. She then found a doll pillow that she had kept in a box that held treasures from her younger years and placed that in the box before finding a bandana and folding it carefully to fit in the box and smiled at her handiwork before bringing the newly-formed bed to her nightstand. Seeing this, Reaper floated over to the new bed and settled down in it, finding it very comfortable and he smiled. "You do have a heart of gold, Lucette," he said before yawning. "Good night, my dear friend."

She smiled. "Good night, Reaper," she said as she climbed into bed and laid her head down, finding that the barrette actually didn't hurt her head as she thought it might. "See you in the morning."

With that, she fell asleep, her alarm clock set for the next morning.


School had been going alright until the class had been watching a movie and Lucette had laid her head down on the desk and on Chloe's purse, not realizing it until Chloe suddenly screamed, making Lucette jerk up in surprise.

"How dare you!" Chloe shrieked, hugging her purse to her chest. "Using my purse as a pillow!"

The blonde-haired girl realized what had happened. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to," she said.

But the snobby girl was in a rage and called her father up, demanding that Lucette's father be sued for having such a careless daughter who nearly caused 'damage' to Chloe's very expensive purse. Needless to say, Lucette's father was upset and said he'd fight the mayor in court, not caring if he was the mayor of the city. Lucette was equally upset and Marionette and Adrien tried to comfort her, but the damage had already been done and the teacher, who disliked Chloe's theatrics and also felt that suing the new girl's father was extreme, excused Lucette from class for the rest of the day, allowing the girl to go home.

Reaper was disgusted by Chloe's actions and waited until Lucette was in her room before hovering in front of her. "Lucette, it's okay," he said. "I've got a feeling your dad will win this case."

"I didn't mean to cause him this," she said in a small voice.

"Hey, you didn't," he said soothingly, brushing a small hand over her face. "Don't worry. It'll work out."

She looked at him sadly, but nodded, trusting him while downstairs, her father was angrily looking through legal books and looking to find a good lawyer, his emotions very upset at the mayor and the mayor's daughter, who he considered to be a brat. "Just because she's the mayor's daughter doesn't mean she can treat my little girl like that!" He exclaimed to himself.

In another part of Paris, a window smoothly opened. "Hmm, interesting," Hawk Moth said. "A doctor who lives to help people and is protective of his daughter and hates that she and him have been wronged." He grinned. "Perfect."

He immediately infused a butterfly with his dark powers. "Go, my little akuma," he said. "Seek out the doctor. It's time we had a more powerful ally on our side."

Lucette's father didn't even notice the black butterfly come in and infuse with the stethoscope around his neck, but he froze and his eyes opened as he heard a voice speak to him.

"Doctor Death, I am Hawk Moth," the villain said with a smile. "I too share your pain of being so wrongly sued over something silly. I now give you the power to make people deathly ill, but in return for this power, you must get me what I want. The miraculouses of Ladybug and Cat Noir, when it's time."

"I will gladly do so, Hawk Moth," the doctor said as he transformed, becoming similar to the Grim Reaper, grinning as he sought out victims to draw out Ladybug and Cat Noir.


Lucette was still sitting on her bed when Reaper gasped, looking out the window. "Oh, no," he said, seeing what had happened.

She looked up. "What is it, Reaper?" She asked.

He flew over to her. "Lucette, Hawk Moth has akumatized your father," he said. "You have to stop him."

"What?" The girl asked, rushing to the window to see her father in his akumatized form and he was making people deathly ill by just touch. "What...What happened to him?" She asked in shock.

"This is what Hawk Moth does," Reaper said. "He turns people into monsters, but can only do so if there's negative emotions."

"Which Dad has because of the lawsuit," Lucette said in realization. "Reaper, how can we help him?"

He hovered in front of her. "Okay, when we fuse, you will have the power to heal as I do," he said. "But we have to act fast. To summon your healing power when you're in miraculous form, say 'healing hands!' and reach for the sky. It will activate your healing powers and you can heal those people that are being hurt by Doctor Death."

"But how can I fight my dad?" She asked.

"You have to, to free him," Reaper said gently. "He's going to need you and I've got a feeling Ladybug and Cat Noir are on their way too, so you won't be alone."

He continued. "Your weapon will be the Khakkhara, which will be your main weapon," he said. "You'll also be very agile and quick."

She nodded. "Okay, so...how do I...become this Corbeau you mentioned yesterday?"

He smiled. "Touch your barrette and say 'Reaper, soar on!' and spread out your arms like wings. This will activate your hero form," he explained before nodding. "Go on, Lucette. I have faith in you."

She nodded again. "Okay," she said and took a deep breath before touching her barrette and then spreading her arms out like wings. "Reaper, soar on!"

Smiling again, he quickly fused with the barrette, which now looked like a crow opening his wings. A light ran down her body, transforming into a new outfit over her slender form. She moved her arms a few times before gracefully posing as the transformation finished and she looked into her mirror, gasping softly at what she saw.

Her long hair was in a braid and a black feather mask was around her eyes, shielding her identity. A dress made out of black feathers, black ballet shoes, and black full-grown wings completed the outfit and she smiled before looking out the window and knowing she had to act fast.

"I'm coming, Daddy," she said softly as she gracefully leapt from her window and used her new wings to help her land lightly before she ran to where she saw Doctor Death had gathered his patients in his arms and headed out, finding a building that he was using to put the patients in. Lucette was worried about getting in there when two figures landed beside her.

"Whoa! Who's this?" A boy dressed as a cat said before sneezing harshly. "Feathers!" He cried out in horror.

Ladybug looked at the new girl. "Sorry, he's allergic to feathers," she said gently. "Who are you?"

Lucette stood up. "I'm Corbeau," she said. "The crow miraculous."

Ladybug was stunned. "I didn't know there was a crow miraculous," she said. "But I'm glad you're here. We need to stop this Doctor Death."

"Who is he?" Cat Noir asked, getting his sneezing under control with a special medicine he took for his allergies.

"He's Lucette's father," Lucette said, careful not to give away who she really was under the mask.

"Her father was sued because Chloe got needlessly upset over Lucette accidentally using her purse as a pillow," Ladybug said.

"Well, we better get that akuma out and help those people," Cat Noir said.

"I have a healing power, but the people have to be all together for me to use it," Corbeau said.

"No problem," Ladybug said. "Cat Noir, let's help Corbeau get those people healed and then we'll go after the doctor."

"Meowtastic to lend a paw to a new friend," the boy said with a grin, making both girls give him a look, but then all three jumped into action with Lucette hoping they could save Doctor Death's victims and her father too.


Oh, boy! Starting to get more intense, huh? :)

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