Last chapter and I hope you enjoy it.
PT Marinette stepped out of Ladybug's window and looked around the central soul room. Everything looked the same except all the windows, but hers, was finished and glowing. Her window was still missing two rows.
She looked around and saw her stain glass fragments sitting on the sill, but they were in some sort of scaly cage. She moved one step closer, but looked backwards towards the banner with the video screen.
CN Adrien had returned from Gui Chel's life. She saw him looking at his banner and that it was almost finished. It only needed to two more rows stiched. He was blinking a lot as he stared at the corner with the eighth banner. She saw that a full scale photo had formed next to it.
Before she could make it out there was a brilliant flash of indigo light. Covering her eyes she peered at the alcove where the eighth window was. The alcove had widen just enough to have a banner next to it, depicting Adrien's eighth soul. Something roared and there was the sound of someone laughing in delight.
At the same time Adrien was covering his eyes as a bright white light caused him to stumble back. He heard something snarl and growl, conveying a mix of emotions.
Back with PT Marinette the light had died down and someone had exited the window. The figure had blurry edged, but she could now see what part of her had been hidden.
Standing before her was teenager who looked similar, but also slightly different than her. Her face was softer, her hair was more black then blue and it was held up in high ponytail. The shape of her nose was smaller and while her eyes were the same color they looked a bit bigger.
She wore an indigo body suit that had diamond shape cut outs on her legs and square cut outs on her sides and sleeves. Underneath was an ebony black shirt and leggings filling in the cutouts. She wore knee high black scaly boots with indigo diamond scaled up the center. A pair of black finger-less gloves covered her hand as her thin indigo mask let some skin show around the eyes. She carried a dagger in her hand, the pommel indigo and the blade was black as obsidian. Around her neck was indigo colored choker shaped like a dragon
In CN Adrien's mind he saw what was hidden from him burst out of the banner. It was him and it wasn't at the same time. His hair was a lighter blond, his eyes were jade green, not emerald. His posture was stiff and he seemed to be slightly taller than CN Adrien.
The stranger wore a white cat suit with a medium length tail. There were tannish brown markings forming stripes and spots all over the suit. His boots had claws on them as well as his gloves. There was fur around his collar. Hanging from the collar was a small white oval shaped pendent with a tan paw print inside. He carried a jian clipped to his waist
Both PT Marinette and CN Adrien backed up as the strangers took a step closer. At the same time they asked, "Who are you and what do you represent?"
The other two spoken in unison. "My name is Indigo Dragon/ Ocelot Blanc! I represent power and desire/rebirth and balance. We will not fade away or be forgotten!"
PT Marinette looked at Indigo Dragon, wondering what she meant by being forgotten or faded away. "I don't understand. Why would you fade away or be forgotten. You're obviously a part of me."
Indigo Dragon flipped her dagger in the air and sliced the air causing more of the room to ripple a bit. She slashed the dagger at PT Marinette who was forced to move back and roll to the side as Indigo Dragon came tried to pierce her.
PT Marinette concentrated and her costume appeared on the body. Unlike the other souls, she had never been in costume because of her being the caster of the spell. "What are you doing? Don't you know if you harm me, you'll hurt yourself?"
Indigo Dragon through back her head and laughed. "You're even more oblivious than I thought. You don't know who or what I am. You can't even tell that is the same Disastrous Chloe used to wear. Only mine was refined and infused with the power of a kwami instead of demon. Mine is called Drakko."
Back with CN Adrien, he had transformed and was on the main floor as he attempted to block Ocelot Blanc from cutting him to pieces. The boy dropped back and kicked out, his clawed feet missing by half an inch.
Chat Noir needed to buy some time to understand this. "If you're going to kill me, don't I at least get an explanation OB Adrien?"
The other blond snarled at that and tapped his pendent. "I'm not like you! I have a Disastrous! Occo is more than just a kwami, he's the reason I'm still hanging on after what your and the others did. For the record I'm not Adrien Agreste!"
Chat Noir couldn't believe this. This wasn't a version of him?! So why was this person here? He was even more shocked when the guy in white told him his name was Felix Agreste and that Indigo Dragon was his partner/annoying girlfriend Bridgette Cheng! With Indigo Dragon confirming his claim, both teenagers were not sure what their next step should be or why these two were so angry with them. What did they mean by hanging on?
Indigo Dragon paused before sheathing her dagger. She had tears in her eyes, but quickly wiped them away. "Felix and I are proto souls. When a child is born the soul is not fully formed. Each child has the potential to create as many different souls as possible and they're interconnect with every version of life."
In the other central soul room, Ocelot Blanc clutched his fists tightly with his tail lashing out. "As a child grows, they develop a personality, characteristic traits, and an identity. By the time a child is four years of age, they have finished forming all their souls, connecting the parts that most represent them and can be called on to help in a crises."
The ocelot styled hero pointed his sword directly at Chat Noir's heart. "Most proto souls are absorbed into parts of others souls or fade away because they're not vital to a person's whole soul." Chat Noir tried to move a bit only to be slashed at. The blade narrowly missing his heart.
"I was connected to you in a way. I was an idea and original creation of who you might have been if things were different, despite the name change we're linked as if we're brothers. However; you decide you didn't need me, that you didn't need the belief in rebirth, which is reinventing yourself or balance, whether it be emotional, spiritual, or self-worth."
Indigo Dragon was talking to Peridot Turtle. How she never wanted to embrace power unless it was for others and not herself. That she pushed her less than ideal desires away. "You're afraid to embrace the darkest part of your soul just as Chat Noir is afraid to reach for his unlimited potential!"
Peridot Turtle gasped realizing it was true and she figured out something else. "You two were fading away and that included your world. You're version of life wasn't sustainable."
Indigo Dragon smirked. "Got it in one. So many souls had been rejected or absorbed. Our world was where most proto souls existed at the beginning before they started to fade away. Felix and I, survived because of our Disastrous along with a few others."
"Which means that if we're going to continue to survive we need to carve a place for ourselves in your souls, even it means getting rid of all of them!" Ocelot Blanc announced out loud.
While this was all going on, in the real world PT Marinette had invited over Adrien to study with her and stay for dinner. In reality, the two of them had locked themselves in her bedroom and both were lying down on either the bed or the chaise as their Kwamiis watched over them. They had only one hour left to finish the reconstitution of their souls before the splintering was permanent.
PT Marinette was squeezing her head as her body jerked around. Her guts were curling up inside her creating more pain. Her heart was beating faster. Her right leg jerked hitting the wall. "The pain! It's almost unbearable. My head feels as if it's going to explode. What is going on?"
Wayzz reached out and connected with her spiritual energy. He could feel the battle going on in her. His wielder's own energy fighting to stay alive, while a foreign yet related energy fought harder, trying to eradicate PT Marinette's spiritual energy.
Down below on the chaise, CN Adrien bit down on a towel to stop himself from biting his tongue. His fists kept hitting the chaise as his body arched before falling back down. He felt as if claws were trying to tear him apart.
Plagg was trembling. He had seen this before and it was as terrifying as he remembered. He wished Tikki was here to make it all better. Her positivity would help the situation, but she was still with Mireille counting on him and Wayzz to save their wielders so hers would be safe.
He felt a fluttering in his stomach and looked up at his brother, who nodded. They had both felt the fluttering, which meant Nooroo was also trying to save Hawkmoth from being splintered forever. All four miraculous users needed to be restored to normal or each of them would remain splintered forever. It was apparent to all four Kwamiis they didn't want to have any wielder go insane.
"Do you have anything that could help these two? Any potions or medicines?" Plagg asked anxiously.
Wayzz paused then nodded. He flew over to the vanity and opened the drawer where Marinette kept things related to her Guardian duties. He pulled out a small vial which contained something tea like. He hurried over to Plagg. "She made the mind strengthening tea before this happened and kept some. If we pour a bit of this in their mouths, their minds will grow stronger, helping them in their fight with their hidden selves."
Carefully, they poured a tiny amount of the tea into the teens' mouths and held their heads up enough so they would chock on the liquid. A few seconds later they were happy to see PT Marinette stop clutching her head and CN Adrien relaxing.
"Stay strong kitten, you can do this. Don't worry about the time."
"I believe in you my little hatchling. I hope Tikki is doing okay."
In the Caquet home Celeste-Xun was in Mireille's room again. She had locked the door and strung several Feng Shu beads and amulets, including the Mystical Knot, Dzi beads, and the Chi Lin tassels strategically around the room.
The Mystical Knot, was the symbol of Feng Shu. It was a symbol of love and protection which helped harmonize the flow of energies so nothing bad would stay. The Dzi beads offered protection and the eyes painted on them kept a look out for trouble. The Chin Lin, a fabled creature of Chinese mythology, was highest guardian when it came to good health and protect the user's household from evil.
She had lit a juniper aromatherapy candle and had waved the smoke over Mireille's face, letting her inhale the scent. Juniper was a scent that helped purify the air and offered protection to anyone in a room.
Celeste-Xun was dressed like a French speaking Creole traiteur, a healer of faith with mixes of different prayers and medicines, while laying their hands on a patient. With the items of Feng Shu protecting the room and helping enhance her sister's mind, body, and soul; she would combine it with the French style healing to ritually heal her sister splintered soul and restore the bond with Tikki.
"Are you sure about this? You only read about this yesterday and recalled some of it today. We should wait for Peridot Turtle and Chat Noir to heal themselves first," a nervous Tikki informed the little girl. She was rubbing her paws together as her antenna twitched.
Celeste-Xun looked at the kwami with her strange eyes that flickered intensely. "We're nearly out of time. I have confidence in Mireille's partners. They are strong and I believe they can succeed. However, time is running out and you said we have to try something, should they fail. This is what I have to offer, a spiritual healing through intense love and willpower."
Tikki looked at the little girl and could see how her past self was merging with her present soul, both of them ready to help. With only fifty minutes left, this was their best hope to keep at least one Miraculous wielder alive. With a sad nod, she told the girl to proceed.
The little girl nodded and started praying, calling for the protection, the power, and guidance to help her sister's soul find peace. The energy in the room seemed to get stronger and positive as she laid her hands on her sister's chest to start the healing.
Nooroo was looking at his master. The double powered splintering, a combination of his latest akuma and the damaged Miraculous magic, was getting worse. Half the lair was a broken reflection of what the secrete place normally looked like.
Half the crystal chandelier was gone, the carpet was dirty and the wall was broken into pieces with only a few slivers of glass hanging in the frame. The other side of the room looked as if it belonged to a different Hawkmoth, one who liked function better than luxury.
Hawkmoth himself, had sunk into a throne shaped chair. He had an oxygen mask on his face and he looked like he was on death's door. Behind him, the sound of a generator was being heard as it kept the power running through the lair. It sounded the loudest from the wall behind the throne chair. He pulled the mask down and called for his kwami.
Nooroo flew closer, "Nooroo, if I don't survive this splintering, I want you do something for me. I give my word as a Miraculous User my last request will not brink harm or death to anyone."
Nooroo nodded knowing that what his master believed and what was reality were very different. Still, he would do his best to keep the promise. "What is your request?"
"Protect the others like me. Give them a chance to live. I don't know if your Great Guardian can do anything, but please don't let them perish." The man slumped down. Nooroo put the mask back on and gave his word he would do his best.
Peridot Turtle blocked Indigo Dragon's dagger with her meteor hammer. The angry teen pushed the blade harder. The meteor hammer started to give and suddenly the blade scratched her plasteron.
She let out a noise of surprise and dropped down to deliver a vicious kick. Indigo Dragon fell down as Peridot Turtle jumped over the girl, kicked off the bench and landed on her windowsill, she stomped down on cage, trying to free the last pieces of her window, but the cage wouldn't break.
"Dragon Roar!" a high pitched roar echoed off the walls. Peridot Turtle covered her ears and fell off the sill. On her shell she saw her window starting to crack again.
"Stop it! I know you're angry and upset, but there has to be another way for you to exist without killing me!" Peridot Turtle shouted out loud as she spun around on her back, bouncing off the walls until she gained enough momentum to right herself.
Indigo Dragon's ponytail swished angrily as the girl drew back her fist and slammed into the ground. The walls started to shake and the lights flickered. The stain glass windows had tiny scratches on them. "You think you can solve this through words? You rejected me and I nearly ceased to exist! I will never forgive you."
Chat Noir was having his own trouble against Ocelot Blanc. He was no pushover as he expertly wield his blade anticipating every strike from him. He used everything in the central soul room to his advantage, even destroying furniture so the resulting dust would blind his opponent.
Chat Noir did a few backflips and landed on the top of the rock wall. "This is crazy, we don't have time for this. Every minute we continue this fight, the clock runs out a little more. How are you going to take control of my body if it's splintered?"
"Easy, get rid of you and tie all the banners to mine binding them to me. Your body will heal, and one by one, I eliminate the other's souls until I'm the only one left."
"How is that keeping balance? You said it yourself you represent balance."
Ocelot Blanc laughed and sheathed his weapon. "Ocelots are mysterious yet powerful small cats. Rebirth and balance are only two things the color and creature represent. They are symbols of defense and courage. We defend what is ours at any cost even it means only trusting a few and being cold hearted. Ocelots are amazing creatures who trust their instincts above all else. For my dragon lady I am the best companion she knows."
Chat Noir raised his head a little hearing that. Whoever this Felix guy was, he certainly matched his animal perfectly. A chill ran down Chat Noir spine as he jumped off the rock wall moments before the guy used his powers.
"Instinctual Balance!" He slashed the air forming an X. From the air a yin yang symbol appeared, then split apart and struck the rock wall. The black yin struck the rock wall obliterating it, while the white yin struck Chat Noir.
He screamed in pain as he crashed onto the second floor, his costume torn in pieces, his weapon rolled away from him. In his soulmate's room, she had been pinned against the door, trying to avoid being impaled with her weakened plasteron.
In reality the Kwamiis watched in terror as bruises and cuts started to form on their wielders. Both Marinette and Adrien, were struggling to stay in a meditative state. To focus inward on their soul instead of the pain they were feeling. There were only thirty minutes left on the clock.
Wayzz started to pray asking if there was a higher god than him to please help his wielder. Plagg figured it couldn't hurt and did the same. They really needed a miracle.
The two seven pointed star points appeared on the teens' body. They were each glowing as small indigo/white dot appeared on the back so brightly they could be seen through the clothes.
The points came together as the small dot traveled to the front resting on the collar bone. Indigo/white lines appeared from the dot traveling the stars whose own colors formed a blockade from the foreign dot. It was a sign that the battle had just begun.
Indigo Dragon shoved Peridot Turtle against the door again, her shell taking a lot of damage. She slashed the girl's face cutting it deeply. Dragging her out, she jumped into the air as an indigo light burst out of her window holding Peridot Turtle in midair.
Through her bond with Ocelot Blanc she felt him do the same thing to Chat Noir. Both Disastrous users had twisted grins on their faces. Both of them watched as their colors started to drain the two souls causing them to turn gray and start to vanish. At last their wish to exist forever would come true.
At that moment a beam of red light shot out of Ladybug's window and grabbed hold of Peridot Turtle. Indigo Dragon turned around and couldn't believe it as an orange, yellow, blue, followed by a purple and black light covered the Great Guardian.
The scale prison fissured apart, as the last of the green stain glass, flew into place. A green light shot out and pulled Peridot Turtle out of the sphere and too the bench. The colored lights formed a protective barrier around her.
"No this can't be happening! I won't let it happen!" The dragon lady shouted as she hurled her dagger only to have it bounce off the light barrier and come back to her. She shielded her eyes as she saw the outlines of the other six souls step out of their window and merge with Peridot Turtle.
There was a burst of rainbow light and standing on the bench was a whole new version of Marinette. She was dressed and looked like an angel. She was so beautiful. More importantly she wore all the colors with pride.
Her long skirt started ruby red, moved in orange sunset, and ended golden yellow scroll designs on the edge of the skirt. Her bodice and elbow length flowing sleeves were light green, but her collar and belt were sky blue. Her golden head piece had purple feathers attached to it. She wore black boots that left her toes visible. Attached to her back were large indigo colored wings spread wide. Lastly she held a silver bow and arrow with a gold head.
The same thing had happened to Adrien, but instead of an angel he looked like a warrior from times past. He wore a black tunic with a red over shirt and dark orange leggings. Mustard yellow colored shoes covered his feet. A blue chest plate with green straps fit snugly to his chest. His helmet was white with purple plumage on it. He gripped his halberd tightly. These forms represented the whole soul when the others came together. They were projections of who they really saw themselves as a whole person.
"NO! You can't be here! He returned you and none of you can come back until he's healed!" Ocelot Blanc ranted. He looked up and saw Chat Noir's banner had been sewn in place and it was glowing in a supernatural light. He knew what that meant. "NO! I will break you all apart again until you are nothing!"
In Marinette's central soul room Indigo Dragon had made a similar threat. She darted towards Ladybug's window only for Angel Marinette to fly over and block her attack. "Stop, don't you see? You may have caused the splintering, but the spell has worked. Seven different souls are now so interlinked that together we have become one being. This is what make a person whole! Separate, but together at the same time. You can join us."
"Join you? All of you had a chance to embrace me! To accept my existence, but each part of your master soul rejected my role, my life, because none of you wanted to be powerful and do whatever it took to obtain your desires," the angry girl shouted. The scales on her costume stood up in agitation and defense. Her hair changed, one second it was normal, the next second it was sharp as a blade as she whipped her ponytail around cutting a few pieces of the wall off. "I am not Marinette Dupain-Cheng! I am Bridgette Cheng! I was the original, none of you would have existed without me! I don't need any of you!"
In Adrien's central soul room his united soul had trapped the jian blade in his hands as Ocelot Blanc aka Felix finished his partner's speech. "We'll destroy as many souls as it takes, until all the proto souls from our world have taken their place here, before we destroy all the timelines and leave ours alive! Nothing you say will distract us from our goal."
"I'm sorry. I wanted us to work together, but a part of each other. To find what I was lacking, but I can't allow you to carry out your plan," Warrior Adrien and Angel Marinette informed the two proto souls in unison. With a sad expression on their faces, they raised their new weapons and took aim.
The two proto souls braced themselves. Held on to their weapons and prepared to use their attacks. Their stain glass window/banner was projecting its light on them, giving them a boost of power. With twenty minutes left, either the good guys contained their dark sides or the bad guys would cause a second splinter destroying Chat Noir and Peridot Turtle forever.
At that moment Celeste-Xun had increased her prayers and drew on more power as focused on seeing her sister's soul. Mireille's soul was a lot bigger than before, but it still was lost and being drawn to a void. On the opposite side, she saw outlines of people dressed in green, black, and red.
"Mireille, you are stronger than you know! Don't let yourself be consumed by the splintering. Your friends, your inner heroine, your Kwami needs you. I need you! Hold on to everything that make you Mireille Caquet and come home!" Celeste-Xun stated as she projected her thoughts to the lost soul.
She could see her sister pause and start heading back to the people, but the void continued to suck at her. "Tikki, I need your help now! Channel your power through me! Give me all the luck you can give. My prayers are working, but they need to be stronger!"
The little kwami didn't need to be told twice. Given that she her bond with her wielder was broken, she could temporarily bond with someone else. She also knew that the person would give her back to her real wielder. "You need to say Spots On!"
"Spots On!" Celeste-Xun shouted. The Miraculous she had been keeping safe activated and she felt Tikki's magic wash over her as she transformed into Little Lady. Her outfit was a long red leotard ending in jewel pointed skirt. Black beads covered her abdomen wrists and her sailor collar along with two strands of black beads on her forehead. Black tights covered her legs and she wore small red boots with black lacing. Her mask was cat eye style and plain red.
She pushed her hands a little harder on sister's body pouring Tikki's power into Mireille as she continued to pray and use the rituals to heal her sister. She could feel her sister soul trying so hard to get back to where it belonged. "You can do this Mireille. Take my hand and come back."
With Hawkmoth, Nooroo was struggling with making a choice. There was one way he could help slow down the splintering process, but it would be risky. His counterpart in Mariposa and Teal Peacock's world had paid a price for this. If he did nothing than his wielder would die and he would be free. The threat to Paris would be gone.
"Forgive me Great Guardian, but I can't let my wielder die. Not until you know the whole story." Summoning his whole flitter they covered Hawkmoth and transformed the dying man turning him into his Champion form, buying a little more time.
Inside Marinette and Adrian, their central soul rooms were merging together as their red string of fate broke the barrier between the two rooms and sewn them together. With a lot more space the four souls had more room to move.
Indigo Dragon flipped out of the way, avoiding another arrow shot at her by Marinette. Ocelot Blanc kicked the one part of the couch at Adrien, whose halberd sliced it into two. He then jumped up in to the air and his claws dug in the ceiling.
"Dragon Lady, I could use some help!"
"I told you a hundred times, my names is Indigo Dragon you cold hearted wild cat," she snapped before making a mad dash for her partner, she jumped off the railing and used her power again, this time against Adrien before pulling her partner to the ground.
He landed on top of her and she shoved him off her body. He swiped at her and she blocked with her scaly arms. "Don't swipe at me Felix!"
"Then don't shove me around Bridgette." They looked at each other in anger.
Angel Marinette hesitated, lowering her bow as Warrior Adrien rested his halberd. Despite fifteen minutes on the clock they didn't attack as they stared at the couple. "I don't understand, you two are partners, girlfriend and boyfriend, so why are you yelling at each other?"
Indigo Dragon turned back towards Angel Marinette. "Do you really believe everyone who is tied to their soulmate by red thread ends up happy?" she demanded. "Felix and I are soulmates by design, but that doesn't make us the perfect couple. You think I enjoy being called annoying and never getting a smile from Felix?"
"Yeah, well you're no better. Why do you have to be so clingy Bridgette? Not to mention you are bossy at times. You may have started to splintering, but I'm the one who's going save us!"
Warrior Adrien shook his head in disbelief. "You two are not going to succeed. You say you want to live, to avoid being erased, but seeing you two fight is a real indicator of why you two are proto souls. If people can't love and work with one another, then why would we want you part of us?"
"You're blaming us for wanting to live? You think you can just ignore us now that you know of us?" Indigo Dragon snapped. She gave the boy a murderous look wanting to bring him down to his knees before gutting him.
"Well never go away, we'll haunt you forever and we'll start by obliterating you!" Ocelot Blanc shouted. He looked at the angel girl and spat at her. Holding hands with his partner they raised their weapons ready to finally get rid of these two.
It was not meant to be. Angel Marinette raised her bow and fired the arrow at the same time Warrior Adrien thrust his halberd forward and swung it. The two weapons connected bringing the proto souls down.
They screamed in anger as they dissolved into balls of light that formed the shape of a dragon and ocelot. Both floated towards their window/banner as their image appeared on them. Bars formed around them keeping them at bay. They were contained once again, but now they were known about.
Both angel and warrior split back into seven parts. They smiled at one another. Peridot Turtle and Chat Noir seven star marks appeared as the other souls now carried a star point on the part of the body where the colors had been. Smiling at each other, everyone turned and stepped through their windows/banners back to their lives.
Marinette paused for a moment, in her own private soul room. It was like her bedroom in the real world, but when she climbed out to her balcony, she was surrounded by pictures of everyone she loved, including a section of the roof all about her as a Great Guardian next to pictures of her adventures with her other souls. "This the perfect room for me. Now I'm ready to return to the real world."
Marinette blinked several times and sat up in her bed. She touched her Miraculous bracelet letting its presence calm her. Her mind was clear for the first time in a week. She felt whole, truly whole and ready for the world. "I'm back to normal. I'm not splintered anymore," she whispered to herself.
"MARINETTE!" Wayzz embraced his wielder's check tightly. He wiped a little tear from his face. "You did it, you fixed all your souls, contained a hidden part of yourself, and now are completely healed with five minutes to spare! I'm so proud of you."
She cuddled with her Kwami as Adrien tried to get Plagg out of his hair. The cat Kwami was making it messy as he rolled around in joy. Completely out of character the Kwami started to rub the boy's check purring happily. "Plagg, that enough. I'm okay. Everything is okay."
His phone rang. Snatching it up he looked at the text message. "Mireille woke up and her bond with Tikki has been restored! Celeste-Xun did some kind of faith healing and with Tikki's help undid the splintering."
Marinette nodded and then stilled. She felt a familiar energy, Nooroo's to be specific. She felt it pull away from another person's energy, yet they were still bonded tightly. "It appears Hawkmoth is fixed also. Probably backlash from Ladybeetle defeating Jilted Lover. Everything is back to normal."
This entire week had been an eye opening experience. No longer did she feel stressed or anxious. She could handle her new responsibilities. Even the ones that were only hers, she saw possibilities about how other people could help with them and make time for her own life. The spell had done its work.
Three days later Marinette was back to being her positive, happy, and confident self. Her staff respected her and with her new assistant Scarlet, her business was doing much better. With her parents help she was learning to delegate better.
Wayzz eased up on his lessons and helped her out with her homework. Her friends also started to adjust their schedules so they could still do things together and have fun, but also be there for Marinette if she needed them. Mireille promised to bring her adoptive sister over to Marinette once every two weeks so the Great Guardian could assess the reincarnated girl. Even Adrien was doing his best to be a better boyfriend.
The Kwamiis were also getting along better. Wayzz was more open to listening to his siblings ideas. In turn, Plagg became a tiny bit more serious and Tikki agreed to not be so pushy at times. Most importantly all Miraculous wielders and their Kwamiis promised to help keep the proto souls contained until they could become integrated within the complete soul.
Lila Rossi, frowned angrily. It seemed that whatever had been going on with Marinette had been resolved. She had lost her chance to figure out what secret she had been hiding. She would just have to be patient for another opportunity.
The girl started to get up from her table to throw away her lunch, when she felt something punch her in the gut. She leaned over like she was going to throw up. She then stumbled a few steps and grasped the stair railing. Shivers started going down her back. A moment later she straightened up. Brushing off invisible dust she went to get a note from the nurse so she could leave early for feeling sick. As soon as she got that she caught a bus, heading for a different location.
She was dropped off in a neighborhood that had seen better days. Some of the buildings had seen better days or were in need of repairs. The Italian girl headed for a building that looked like a cross between a townhouse and church. She opened the mailbox and pulled something out from it. It was a beautiful Spanish orange armlet shaped like a doe. Putting it on her right arm she opened the door and went inside.
Inside the place looked like a fancy mansion with magnificent carpets, crystal chandeliers, and pictures all over the walls displaying different cities, people, and landscapes. If you looked closely at them, you would see small differences and a few of them looked translucent.
Lila climbed the stairs passing by dozens of bedrooms until she reached the penthouse. She knocked on the door and it opened revealing Hawkmoth's lair. The main himself was sitting in his chair still resting. He looked at her and smiled. "You were able to succeed in the takeover?"
Lila responded, but her voice didn't carry the usual arrogance. Instead it was light and kind. "I've contained her for now. Hopefully, my former cell will be strong enough to keep her locked up. Thank you for giving me this chance. I hope I won't let you down."
"You could never let me down. I'm thrilled to see the first successful proto soul takeover. It means we're one step closer to our goal," Hawkmoth said before he whispered the words to turn back to normal.
The lights turned on revealing someone who strongly resembled Gabriel Agreste, but wasn't him. His hair had more color in it leaning more to a brown than a blond. The man's eyes were also gray and his attire had an inverse color scheme to fashion designer's clothing.
Nooroo hovered in the air next to his master. "Are you feeling alright Master?" He asked anxiously.
"Yes Nooroo. I have fully recovered thanks to you. I think you should start calling me Tristan instead of master. After all, we're now friends," the main said in a happy voice.
"Mr. Tristan Agreste, the great savior of the proto soul world. Without your vast resources and knowledge of magic and science, our home world would have completely faded away like your twin brother wanted."
"Yes, Gabriel. He was so happy to be absorbed into this world's version that he took steps to prevent the rest of us from surviving. He always underestimate my intelligence and skill."
Tristan Agreste walked to the back of the room and pushed a hidden button. The wall rose up revealing a large room with tons of equipment including two cryogenic pods. He walked over and wiped away the frost on the pods, revealing his son Felix and the boy's soulmate and partner Bridgette, resting comfortably in their pods. Their Disastrouses glowed as the Kwamiis emerged from them before phasing through the pods.
One was a miniature indigo dragon with black eyes who snarled. The other was a small white with tan markings ocelot who crouched on all fours. They were Drakko and Occo. They looked at Tristan with curious eyes.
"How is my son and his girlfriend doing mentally?"
Occo pounced on the man's shoulder swishing his tail. "Felix is exhausted from the attack and needs to regain his strength for now. His mind is burning with vengeance, crying out for a rebirth. I think he's going to be just fine."
Drakko wrapped his body around Tristan's neck. "Bridgette is also doing fine, but needs her rest. She is very determined to use her power to fulfill her ultimate desire."
Lila, who had followed Tristan in the room, threw off her jacket and touched her armlet. The Disastrous glowed and a second later a doe with a Spanish orange colored pelt with gold hooves and eyes appeared. "With your help my lovely Lila, we can bring hope to all our proto soul friends. They will know a kindness never before seen," Hinnda told her new wielder.
"Yes, indeed this will be our finest hour. We'll need everyone's help to get the two Miraculous we need. Once we have them, we can use their powers to save everyone in this building. Our world will never be in danger of fading away!" Tristan/Hawkmoth declared.
On the security system every bedroom in the place had two or four cryogenic pods containing many different people. Some of them strangers, others were familiar. It appeared that the Miraculous trio would have a lot on their hands and soon.
Thank you for reading my story. As you can see their will be another story about this world, but not for a while. I have real world issues to deal with and I want to work on my original novel for a time. You'll see me again soon enough when I write the second season of Miraculous Ladybug trilogy. Until then do your best to have a great life.