Hello, and I'm back with another chapter of Miraculous Quirks.
I am REALLY sorry for not updating. I've been working on this chapter for AGES, I swear...but stuff's been happening recently, and I kinda lost motivation and time.
You can skip this if you want, but I just need to get some stuff off my chest. One of the activities I'm in kicked into full gear, so I've been so tired recently because of it. I've also had to restart something for the other one, and a third club kinda recruited me, and college searches...and on top of all this, my grandma passed away recently, so when I've actually had time since, it's been spent wondering what I could've done to spend more time with her, and regret that I couldn't be there as much because I'm allergic to dogs, and she had an adorable one named Sophie-ok, cutting myself off there before I start crying. Both my activities are almost done and are cutting some slack, so I'll try to find more motivation.
Well, anyway. I'm super sorry about that rant. Enjoy!
Todoroki and his partner ran across the rooftops, and to Todoroki's surprise, the boy was actually running faster than he was-damnit, and yet he was so much shorter! Maybe it has to do with his quirk...oh wait, can I really use my quirk? Sure, my hair went from red and white to pink...but my quirk is pretty recognizable on its own...maybe I should just use my ice…
Suddenly, Todoroki's partner stopped, and Todoroki almost ran into him.
"Woah, what's up?" Todoroki asked, looking at his partner.
"U-Um…" the boy said, then just pointed forward.
Todoroki looked to realize that the monster-Strong Tail-was in a large stadium-they could barely see him over the edge of it, but the monster was clearly grabbing at something.
"Well, time for a fight!" Todoroki said, ice forming on his right hand.
The boy gave him a wide-eyed look. "Wait, quirk use is illegal!"
Todoroki shrugged. "We have these quirks, why not use them?"
The boy looked nervous, then sighed. "Alright, so factor ice into the plan...but how do we get rid of it?"
"I can get rid of my own ice, thanks," Todoroki said. "And your quirk?"
"Um...no comment," the boy said.
Todoroki gave him an odd look, then shrugged. "Well, let's get going!" With that, Todoroki took a few steps back, then began to run…
...and freaking jumped. (Yeet).
The boy yelped, then began to move his yo-yo as if to catch Todoroki-what, does he not trust me or something?-but Todoroki used his staff to propel himself off a light post, then got up to the stadium before looking back at the other.
"Come on!" Todoroki called, then turned back to the stadium and jumped down, heading to fight Strong Tail.
Deku POV
Deku shifted slightly, already wondering just how reckless his partner was going to be, then sighed and did the same thing, taking a running jump...
...but he didn't have a chance to swing his yo-yo because he jumped all the way to the stadium and missed the roof and went past a very confused Chat Noir omg AND FELL RIGHT INTO STRONG TAIL!
Mineta looked surprised but continued to scramble backwards as Strong Tail turned to his new opponent.
Internally, however, Deku was screaming.
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE HECK HOW DID I JUMP THAT FA T?!
However, there was no time to dwell on whatever had happened, because Strong Tail looked pissed and swung his tail at him.
"Eep!" Deku said, then jumped out of the way and grabbed onto Strong Tail's namesake, squeezing as tight as he could…
...and felt the tail get really contracted and maybe broken as Strong Tail screamed in agony. Chat Noir stopped where he was, his eyes wide.
"Ah! I'm so sorry!" Deku exclaimed, jumping back as Strong Tail looked at his tail, then turned and glared at Chat Noir and Deku, who had stumbled back to stand by his partner.
Chat Noir smiled at Deku. "Well, someone seems to have a super-strength quirk-good! We can use that!"
"N-No," Deku muttered, but Chat Noir didn't hear him.
Strong Tail glared at the two, then seemed to look at something else. Deku glanced over…
...to see none other than Uraraka standing nearby, her mouth hanging open as she recorded the scene in front of her.
Strong Tail roared, then charged at Deku and Chat. In surprise, Deku turned back, but Strong Tail was already right by them and knocked them backwards, sending the two into one of the soccer nets set up.
"Well, time to use my superpower-but I'm not gonna use ice," Chat said happily, then shouted "Cataclysm!" A weird sequence later, there was black stuff on Chat's claws. Chat grinned at Deku. "Pretty cool, huh? I can destroy anything with this special power." In demonstration-to Deku's horror-Chat touched the soccer net, causing it to crumble and become a rusty-like color. "I'll get this one-can't have you stealing the show!" With that, he ran at Strong Tail.
Is my partner a complete idiot?! Deku nearly screamed. "Wait-?!"
Chat reached Strong Tail and touched his tail when it inevitably swung at him…
...but nothing happened, and Chat was swung back over to Deku, who caught him-holy crap, he caught him and didn't even really move!
"Are you insane?!" Deku said. "The Kwami said that we can only use our powers once, then we'll switch back in five minutes!"
"Oh, right, knew I was forgetting something," Chat said, standing up again.
Deku sighed, then looked at his yo-yo. "Well, you have five-ish minutes left...so we need to end this fast." He threw his yo-yo into the air. "Lucky charm!" And...a patch covered in ladybug spots?
"A patch?" Chat asked, clearly unimpressed. "How's that…?"
Deku looked around, his vision going strangely...gray...then he spotted the colored patch on Strong Tail's shoulder. He looked around, then his partner became colored, then his yo-yo, then he finally looked at the patch he was holding, then his vision went back to normal.
Well, then…
"The patch on his shoulder," Deku said, forming a plan in his head. After a few seconds, he grabbed Chat's hands. "I need you to trust me, ok?"
"Okay…" Chat said, clearly confused.
Deku smiled, then grabbed his yo-yo, wrapped it around Chat's legs, and swung him at Strong Tail.
Chat screamed, and, as Deku expected, Strong Tail began to focus on Chat. Deku smiled, then ran at Strong Tail…
...only for something to activate, sending him flying towards Strong Tail, sending both down as Chat landed on Strong Tail's head. Chat looked confused for a few seconds, then grabbed the patch. After a few more seconds, he walked back over to Deku, handing it to him…
...and that's when Strong Tail got up and lunged at both.
Deku held up the fake patch and threw it into the stands. Strong Tail ran after it…
...and Deku tore the real one, setting the akuma free.
Deku gave his yo-yo a confused look as Chat watched Strong Tail turn back into a confused Ojiro. Deku blinked, then swung the yo-yo towards the akuma. The yo-yo opened, caught the akuma, then came back to Deku. He gave it a confused look, then tapped it, causing it to open again, and a white butterfly flew out, flying away quickly.
Deku smiled, then used his yo-yo to grab the fake patch. He threw it up into the air-that felt right, strangely. The patch became a white light and spread out over the city.
Deku turned to Ojiro and Chat, who were both giving him bewildered looks
"Um...so...that happened?" Deku said.
"What...just happened?" Ojiro asked, looking at them. "Who are you?"
"Superheroes!" they heard someone squeal, and they turned to see Uraraka holding her phone up-wait, had she recorded that?!
Chat's ring beeped, so he gave them a salute. "Well, I've gotta go-catch you on the flip side, bug-a-boo." With that, he used his staff to vault away.
"Who was that?" Uraraka asked, turning the phone to Deku. He looked like a deer caught in headlights. "And who are you, for that matter?"
"Um...that was Chat Noir, my partner in fighting crime-we aren't gonna hurt anyone, but please stop recording-" Deku started.
"Awesome-it looks like Paris has some official superheroes!" Uraraka said.
"We're more like...vigilantes, I think?" Deku said.
"And you are?" Uraraka asked.
Crap, I forgot to think of a name-what did Tikki say earlier?!
"I'm-um-Ladybug!" Deku said quickly. "I'm Ladybug!" Silently, he cursed himself-it made him sound like a girl!"
"Nice to meet you, Ladybug-that was amazing!" Uraraka said. "Mind telling us your quirk, origin story-"
Deku's earrings began to beep.
"Ah-crap-sorry-I've gotta run!" Deku squeaked, then used his yo-yo to leave, leaving the two confused as to what just happened.
As Deku got away, though, the strangeness happened again as he went too far oh god he was gonna hit the wall-
Deku slammed into a wall on a rooftop not far from his room and slid to sit on the ground before going back over to his room and detransformed, causing Tikki to appear again, and Deku turned to the kwami.
"What was that?" Deku asked, eyes wide and sounding scared.
"Um...surprise?" Tikki said. "I wanted you to experience it first before explaining it so you would have some idea of what was going on-"
"T-That was a quirk," Deku said, eyes wide as he sat in his beach chair-he had one on the balcony area. "W-Why did I…?"
"The ladybug earrings are very special," Tikki said. "They make sure the holder has every advantage possible when fighting the akumatized victims. So...when quirks started appearing...they developed a quirk of their own to give to the users."
"I-I have a quirk when wearing these?" Deku asked quietly, still trying to process everything.
"Yep," Tikki said. "Of course, it can transfer over to you when you aren't transformed-"
"W-Will it disappear if I take the earrings off?" Deku asked.
Tikki hesitated. "Well…"
"Will it?" Deku asked.
"I honestly have no idea," Tikki admitted. "Don't worry, though. We can train your new quirk-"
"I don't think I want it," Deku said.
Tikki gave him a surprised look. "Huh?"
Deku looked at his hands. "I-I've been made fun of before...because I don't have a quirk. If...if I suddenly have one, w-what happens?"
"We can work that out together," Tikki said. "It'll be alright, I promise."
Deku bit his lip, then nodded. "O-Ok." He stood up, then held out a hand towards Tikki. "Um...I don't know if Mom would see you, and I don't think you want her to…"
"Correct-nobody can know that you're Ladybug," Tikki said. "Nice choice of name, by the way."
Deku blushed. "I-I panicked, ok?"
Tikki laughed, then flew over and sat on Deku's shoulder. "I'll hide and make sure nobody but you sees me, ok?"
"Ok," Deku said. "Well, time to go back inside."
Tikki nodded, and Deku climbed back inside, then went down to the kitchen to find his Mom on the phone.
"No, I have no idea-are you sure you haven't seen him, Mitsuki?" Inko asked.
Oh dear, she was talking about him, most likely.
"Hey, Mom," Deku said,
Inko whipped around and looked at him.
"Nevermind, Izuku's right here, sorry, have a good day," In no said, hung up, set the phone down, then gave Deku a bear hug. "Where were you?! You weren't in your room or balcony-"
"I, uh, was walking along the rooftops, trying to see if I could spot the villain," Deku quickly said. "Streets were pretty damaged, though. They aren't anymore, though…"
"I see," Inko said. "Well, I have to make supper-"
"Ah, mom, you're on break from cooking all day-let me," Deku said. "You sit down and watch t.v. or something, ok?"
Inko smiled, ruffling her son's hair slightly. "Why did the heavens give me with such a wonderful, considerate, smart boy?"
"Because you're an amazing, hardworking, loving mom," Deku said.
Inko smiled, then went and sat on the couch as Deku started to cook his mom's favorite food: spaghetti.
As he cooked, though, his mind wondered to Chat Noir. He had to admit, the guy was pretty hot...if a little strange. Of course, he couldn't know the man behind the mask-he knew literally nothing about who the other was, and he couldn't fall in love with someone he had just met (this boy a few miles ahead of Anna here) but...he hoped they could be great friends someday...and maybe that relationship would become something more.
For now, though, cooking and trying to figure out how to tell his mom that he was actually gay.
Meanwhile
Todoroki had a goofy grin on his face as he plopped onto his bed. Plagg rolled his eyes.
"I wish I knew his name," Todoroki sighed contently. "Did you see that boy, Plagg? He was so cute…"
"Yeah, yeah, you already said that, you gay disaster," Plagg said. "But you still don't know his name…"
As if on cue, the t.v. suddenly made a loud noise, signifying a breaking news story. They both looked to see a new news reporter that went by Mt. Lady on the t.v., showing off way too much skin.
"Breaking news, my lovelies," Mt. Lady said flirtatiously. "The villain 'Strong Tail' has been taken down by two debuting crime fighters-Ladybug and Chat Noir. Footage of the two was taken by High School Freshman, Ochako Uraraka, who has already started a webpage to these two heroes." The news broadcast went to show a video of their fight, starting when Chat had charged at Strong Tail, believing to still have Cataclysm. At the end of the video, the boy gave the name Ladybug, then had to leave.
"Well," Plagg said. "Plot reasons stated that Shoto here had to know the boy's name right after stating that."
Todoroki, of course, didn't hear him. Instead, he went to his computer and looked up "Ladybug website," instantly finding the ladyblog.
"Ladybug," Todoroki said. "His name was Ladybug!"
"Yeah, yeah, now can I have something to eat?" Plagg asked. "I need to eat for you to continue fighting crime."
Todoroki looked at him and nodded. "Of course. Anything you prefer…?"
"Cheese," Plagg said. "My favorite being Camembert."
Todoroki sighed. "Of course you just want stinky cheese. I'll go see if we have some in the kitchen...we probably do, since you can find just about anything there. You staying here, or coming with?"
"Coming with, of course!" Plagg said, flying over and hiding in Todoroki's vest.
Todoroki nodded, then left the room, heading towards the kitchen.
And there's the chapter! What did you think?
I'm gonna try to find something interesting for Todoroki's first day of school-probably won't be with Strong Tail, but we'll see...when I next update. Sorry for the long updates, really.
Until next time!
Lunetheart out.
