"I'm gonna need to recharge if this keeps up." Cat Noir held his arm, the dark leather material discolored by blood.

"This can't be the real Hawkmoth." Black Cat agreed. The ruthless way they were fighting reminded him too much of a former foe. "It has to be one of Dr. Patchwork's creations, the Jade Chameleon."

"Good for you, you figured me out." The butterfly man morphed into an odd being with reptilian features. "The Jade Chameleon, at your service. Hawkmoth thought the good doctor could help him get the miraculous in exchange for the return of his pet projects. Although, Dr. Patchwork didn't specify if he wanted you back alive or dead."

But, before the lizard man could get another blow in, a blue hand grabbed him from an emerging portal. In front of the miraculous pair and the Quantic Kids was a woman with a jeweled pin resembling peacock feathers, a matching feathered cloak and a skintight blue and green costume. Masking her face was a lacquered mask, blue save for the center covering her nose, a dark jade green.

"It can't be." Cat Noir looked at the woman in front of him. "Mom?"

All of a sudden, she was right in front of him, the only evidence of her previous location being a foggy blue afterimage that quickly disappeared. "Do I look old enough to be your mother?"

"No."

"Excuse me?" Chameleon stared at the newcomer suspiciously. "I'm afraid you weren't invited to this party, Madam."

"You can call me Peacock. That is, if you can say anything after I give you a good ass-whooping." She cracked her knuckles. But then she looked over to the younger heroes. "Marinette, I suggest you guys get out of here. My apartment is right across the way."

"How does she.." Then Ladybug took a closer look as the new Peacock quickly dispatched of the Jade Chameleon. "Mme. Temby!"

"Our teacher?!" Cat Noir stared at his girlfriend in shock.

"Hold up. Aren't peacocks the males of the species?" The Quantic Ladybug looked to her own team.

"Yeah, if they're female, they're called peahens."

"You are correct. If you were my student, I would give you an A+." Peacock smiled. "Now, how about we get some tea." Her heel kicked the busted robot. "I'd hate to be here when this scrapheap's creator get here."

As they sat in the small apartment's dining room, Marinette could immediately tell the island influence. In the edges of the table's wood were intricate carvings of exotic flowers and leaves, while the art decorating it consisted of orchids and colorful birds. It was the perfect home for the owner of the peacock miraculous, who now sat in a large rattan chair opposite Marinette, a small black puppy in her lap. The ladybug miraculous user had seen the other dog, a large white beast, sauntering around the apartment. She had seen wanting in its eyes. "Mme Temby.."

"Please, you're not in a classroom, call me Eliza." Then her substitute teacher glanced around the room before switching to English. "Although Maître Cailean's friends might prefer us to use English."

The use of Maître startled her students, especially Marinette. "Ayla told me Felix was a new student."

This made the ballerino laugh before he told her in French."Oh, sorry. When I said I was coming to your school, Ayla must have thought I meant as a student. I was teaching ballet as a special class, but I am a little young to teach."

"So, are these those students you keep talking about?" An american voice came from the entrance of the dining room. There stood who Marinette now knew to be her teacher's boyfriend, his snowy hair perfectly coifed saved for a couple strands that fell into his face.

"Sorry sweetie, you missed all the fun."

"It's okay, I was more worried about you." He kissed the top of her head before the blue kwami, Marinette still didn't know his name, flew up from his place on Mme Temby's shoulder.

"Hello, Master Gemini."

"That was so cool that you teleported." Devin fanboyed, catching everyone off guard. "Quantic stones are cool but if your miraculous can do that I don't see why you're not the leader!"

This got him a look from both ladybugs, but the man who shooed his sentiment away. "She actually once was a leader of a team. We called ourselves the Protectors, if you can believe it."

His girlfriend continued for him. "But the peacock miraculous wasn't what gives me the power to teleport."

"Then how was she able to?" Adrien asked the peacock kwami.

"That's-

"That's because she used a miraculous injunction with her natural powers." An elderly voice cut off the creature.

"Master Fu, would you like a spot of tea?" Eliza grabbed the teapot.

"Certainly, my dear."

"Where in the world have you been?"

AN: Sorry this chapter took so long. After Volphina came out and I could see the peacock miraculous in Mr. Agreste's safe, I had to put it in my story. Now for answering questions I got recently from some of the readers.

Andromeda Lazuli: Sorry, but there isn't a animated series with Felix Cailean, Marisol Dreyer and the rest of the Quantic Kids. This interpretation of them is of my own creation, inspired by Hawkdaddy's original Quantic Kids concept but the closest you can get are the original 2d PV's that are available. Like Hawkdaddy has said in interviews, Felix's original concept wasn't a very good fit for a long story, so I tried to make him a little more likable of a character.

Anon (Sophia): I'm sorry the story is a bit confusing, but that's not really because of you. I tried to keep somethings for later chapters, but just like the show, some little hints are scattered throughout the beginning. See if you can spot them.

Thanks for all the support I get on this story. Post some more reviews if you have questions and I'll answer them in the next Author's Note.