Miraculous Tiger
Chapter 3: A New Hero
Charlotte shuts her eyes as Yin is sucked into the spherical paw print of her jewelry, causing a shimmering light to appear around her body. When the light disappears, her entire outfit has changed. She is now wearing a pink suit, similarly looking to Ladybug's on how skin tight it is, with black stripes all over, like a tiger's. From her hands to her elbows, it is like a long black glove and from her toes to her knees it is like she is wearing long black stalkings.
Her ears seem to have disappeared and two round ears, like her kwami's, appear on the top of her head. Her green eyes appear like Cat Noir's do when he is transformed and her blonde hair is pulled into a pony-tail. Lastly, a long tail appears as well as a mask over her eyes, except her's is pointed on the ends.
Chuckling, she opens the window to the bathroom and leaps out onto the ground, surprising those around her. Alya and Nino, who are holding hands rushing to the scene of the Akuma fight, take notice of her. Alya laughs as she pulls out her phone and begins to record, rushing towards her face. Nino sighs as he runs a hand down his face, following after his girlfriend who nearly falls to the ground from pushing through the crowd of people.
Charlotte's eyes widen at the phone in her face, "Can I help you?"
"Are you another one of the heroes?!"
Smirking, she nods as she points to her chest with her thumb, "Yes I am! My name is Tiger-Lily and I am here to help keep Paris safe!"
Everyone cheers as she leaps off of the ground to the top of the building in the direction of the fight. As she jumps building to building, she smiles as she imagines what her brother would think if he knew about her double life.
In another part of town, a green kwami is meditating with an older gentleman. Suddenly, his eyes open as he senses the presence of another miraculous holder. Gasping, he floats in front of his friend's face.
"Master! Master! Emergency!"
Opening his eyes, the master looks at his friend with worry, "What is it, Wayzz?"
"I sensed the tiger miraculous activating! But how? You haven't given anyone else one of the miraculous, have you?"
The master strokes his beard as he thinks to himself, "The last miraculous I allowed to activated was the fox, but Marinette returned it and at that time the tiger miraculous was here."
Groaning, Wayzz shakes his head, "Then she did it again, hasn't she, Master Fu?"
Laughing lightly, he nods, "That you are correct, my friend. Yin isn't the type that enjoys laying around not activated, she loves the thrill of protecting people."
"But how did she activate herself without a human?"
Master Fu stands as he walks to the desk which has the box which holds the miraculous disguised as a phonograph. Pressing the eyes of the dragons, then typing in the code, it opens to reveal a box inside. As he opens the lid, twelve side drawers open showing different types of jewelry. Narrowing his eyes as he stares at an empty spot which use to hold the tiger miraculous, he sighs.
He shuts the box and looks to his kwami, "I am not sure, but we will figure out soon enough, we need to get in touch with Marinette and have her investigate."
Wayzz nods as he wonders what type of human Yin managed to seek out.
The scene changes to the Love Lock Bridge as Ladybug screams as she is thrown from a giant monster's hand towards a building. Cat Noir reaches her in time and catches her, placing her safely on the ground. Ladybug growls as she spins her yo-yo behind her, glaring at the rock-like monsters which resembles Stone Heart.
"How in the world are we going to defeat him this time? He seems stronger."
Cat Noir shifts into a fighting stance, "I guess we'll just have to erase him down a few pegs."
She rolls her eyes at his pun as the two of them rush towards the Evillustrator. He laughs as he quickly draws up a sheet of ice which appears beneathe the two of them. They scream as they lose their balance and fall onto their backs; the Evillustrator grins as he draws a ramp out of ice over the railing of the bridge. The two heroes gasp as they are launched off of it, fearing the worst. Cat Noir quickly grabs his staff and slams it into the side of the bridge, grabbing for Ladybug's hand, saving the two of them from falling into the water.
Hearing the beep from his ring and Ladybug's earrings, he looks to her, "What are we going to do, M'Lady? He knows all of our moves from the last time we fought."
Ladybug throws her yo-yo up and ties it around a lamp, bringing the two of them back onto solid ground, landing perfectly in their fighting stances.
"All we can do is wait for my chance to use my Lucky Charm and hope it works."
Suddenly, the rock monster the Evillustrator brought to life rushes towards them causing them to split. He draws another monster, now having each one go after one of the heroes. Due to this, it doesn't give Ladybug enough of a chance to use her Lucky Charm. He draws ten more rock monsters, having them corner the bug and cat. They manage to capture the two of them, holding them in their large hands.
Cat Noir and Ladybug struggle to be released from the tight grip the rock monster's have on them.
The Evillustrator laughs, "Looks like I am the winner! Time to take your miraculous and give them to Hawkmoth."
They gasp as the monsters reach for their miraculous, which will reveal their identities if taken off.
"Protect!"
Their eyes widen as multiple pink bubbles are hurtling towards them. As the bubbles hit the monsters, they scream and disolve back to what they once were, also releasing the cat and bug in the process. Cat Noir and Ladybug dodge the bubbles, fearing that if one touches them they will end up like the rock monsters. Suddenly, Cat Noir slips on the ice the Evillustrator had drawn up earlier, causing him to lose his balance and become captured by one of the bubbles.
Ladybug eyes widen, "Cat Noir! Are you okay?"
He growls as he tries to scratch his way out but before he can do so, he suddenly feels a warmth overcome his body, like being outside on a bright, sunny day as the sun bathes one's body. He smiles as the inside of the bubble begins to shimmer.
"Yeah I feel great, I actually feel a lot more energized now. Almost like someone gave me a new battery."
Ladybug blinks as she looks at the bubbles, deciding to allow one to capture her. She gasps at the comforting feeling, smiling at the warmth encompassing her.
The Evillustrator screams as he is captured in one, banging on the sides of it, "Let me out! Now!"
Yet, it doesn't have the same effect on him as it does with the heroes. It is more like a prision with no escape than a new charged battery.
Tiger-Lily lands in front of the heroes of Paris, smiling with hands on her hips. She laughs when she notices they are completely relaxing, deciding to pop their bubbles so they can come to. She approaches them and extends her claws out, which pops the bubbles, making them scream and land on their butts. Blinking their eyes, they look at the tiger-like hero.
Ladybug slowly stands and approaches her, "Who ... are you?"
She laughs as she motions towards the Evillustrator, "We'll talk after you take care of him."
She nods and approaches the bubble he is captured in and reaches into the bubble, snatching his tablet. Throwing it on the ground, the akuma flutters out which she quickly captures, turning him back into his shy, red-headed self. Cat Noir approaches Tiger-Lily with a smile and bows.
"Thank you for assisting us," he stands, "what's your name?"
"The name is Tiger-Lily, I am guessing you are Cat Noir," she says pointing to the cat, "And you are Ladybug." she says pointing to the bug.
They nod.
Ladybug tilts her head to the side, "And I am guessing you are a miraculous holder?"
Winking and giving her a thumbs up, she says, "Correct! I hold the tiger miraculous, which is the power of protection."
Cat Noir laughs and pats Ladybug's shoulder, "Kind of like you, Bugaboo."
She nods, ignoring the nickname, and looks at TigerLily suspisciously, since the last time someone claimed to be a miraculous holder they were just akumatized by Hawkmoth. Reaching for her earrings when they beep, she turns and looks at the two.
"I have to go before I reveal my secret identity, see you two later. Bug out!"
They watch as she swings away with her yo-yo before turning their attention to each other when their miraculous begin to beep.
Cat Noir bows again with a cat-like grin, "Thanks again for you help, cub. See you again real soon."
She nods and laughs at the nickname he gives to her as he runs off, jumping from building to building. Staring at her miraculous, she smiles, before gasping when she realizes Adrien will be back soon. Racing towards the Agreste house, she jumps onto the side of the house, slipping into the bathroom before transforming back.
She reaches her hands out and catches Yin when she falls. She frowns when noticing how exhausted she looks, promising to give her all of the strawberries she wants, which is her favorite snack of all time. Looking up when she hears sound in Adrien's room, she quickly hides Yin in her sweatshirt as the door opens. Smiling, she rushes to her brother and gives him a hug which he eagerly returns.
"You okay?" He asks.
She nods her head against his stomach, "Yeah, how was it helping Ladybug and Cat Noir?"
Grabbing her under her arms, he lifts her up and throws her onto his shoulders making her laugh as he runs around.
"It was okay but I would rather be here with you!"
Hugging his head, she smiles widely, since this is first time in a long time she has ever been this happy. Later on, as the sun goes down, he lays his sister on his bed who has fallen asleep, deciding to sleep on the couch in his room so she has a comfortable night's rest. As he covers her with the blanket, he glances at his ring and sighs, realizing that now he has someone else he has to protect, even more reason to never reveal his identity to anyone.