2 weeks had passed since Chijinda had that one dreadful encounter. For 2 whole weeks Narue watched over him, hardly any sign of brain activity was present.
"Is he… going to be like this forever?"
Narue breathed, then felt her heart skip a beat.
No, there was no point. Whatever had attacked him had to have been strong enough not only to damage him in his Miraculous superhero form and put him to the near brink of death but beyond that as well. Chijinda You was for better or worse, definitely worse, in a state of a perpetual coma.
"it's time to change his catheter again." Narue said. The kwamis loosened the drainage port and replaced the waste collection bag. Next up they rearranged a couple of nodes on Chijinda You's body. Wayzz glanced over at the monitor screen. The patient's heartrate functioned as normal and his blood pressure had maintain a steady output. Pollen flew over to a switch a flipped it. Instantaneously an electric charge coursed through. This was to prevent muscle atrophy and muscle spasms via stimulating the muscles through the nerves.
"Chijinda. Please. Please come back. Come back to us." Narue's voice waivered. A feeling of dread had fallen over the teenager giantess. He may have been still alive, but he was hardly living. Chijinda You. The Great Psychic Detective. The one who had saved the world many times over first against the plot of the Advance Sciences Society, second against the President as well as Narue's evil clone and furthermore against the militarization of titans by Maria's employers. Oh what a state to behold! The once powerful Chijinda was now reduced to a vegetable. Chijinda's cellphone buzzed. Trixx flew over, saw that the message was from the chief, then started pressing buttons. Narue swallowed. A bitter tear had dried itself onto her face. She felt sick. No. There was no more point in hoping.
"Look Narue! His fingers, did you see them just twitch a moment ago?" Trixx exclaimed.
"It's an autonomous response. No need to get our hopes high." Narue stated dully.
"His head is trying to shake." Pollen noted.
"That's no a meaningful response." Narue clarified.
"I'm certain he'll back in no time." Wayzz tried to console.
"Yeah… that would be…nice- geh!" At this Narue tasted a salty drip. Her eyes were now streaming with streaks of tears. Her nose runny. For 2 whole weeks she had kept a strong composure for him but now? What was even the point?
"What's going on?" Pollen asked. "The knobs on the machine. They're moving on their own."
"It's just some hardware malfunctions." Narue said. Then everyone present saw it. The oxygen machine that had been attached was now starting rise up from the floor. Narue's eyes widened while the kwamis breathed a sigh of relief. Chijinda's eyes opened, his lips departed.
"Narue… I… love… you…"
Wiping her tears Narue shakedly put on a smile.
"Welcome back, Chijinda."
2 Weeks earlier…
"My fellow members of the Advance Sciences Society. For years one man has troubled us, getting our way of reducing humanity. He has from time and time again stood in our way, our sworn enemy. Today I stand here to address your thoughts and concerns. Fear not! For I, Le Péon have defeated his most powerful ally, the one even more powerful than that oversized brat of an assistant of his, Narue Oriku."
Le Péon smiled as she saw a couple of puzzled looks in the crowd. Fanning herself with her feathered fan she then closed her Miraculous weapon.
"With my new found superpowers I have defeated that insolent little cosplayer fox!"
The crowd burst.
"Now we'll see if he wants to mess with us! Ahahahaha!"
The crowd went into a frenzy. One hand stood up.
"Yes. You there. You got a question?"
"Yes, Miss Le Péon, is that how you say it?"
'Yes, go on."
"You said you defeated the Fox Miraculous superhero, correct?"
"Yes, I'm pretty sure I just stated that."
"What about.. you know.. that giantess with a turtle's shell? What about her?"
"Oh that. No. She's still active, though I doubt she'll want to try anything soon."
"I see."
After a while the crowd finally settled down. On the podium, the 4 Heavenly Queens stood. Reina's chest lifted with her arms folded across. Kanon started digging at the floor with her left foot. Mizuho wiped her nose with a handkerchief and Tetsuko smiled as she polished her sword.
"Duusu, fall my feathers."
Now transformed back into her regular self, Mia tilted the microphone.
"In lieu of this glorious event I, your Director, will be hosting a celebration here tomorrow. Everyone is welcomed to attend. Be sure to come along! You won't want to miss it. And for everyone who attends, I've got a special event for you all starting from 6:30 to 7:30 local time, post meridian. Dismissed!"
The next day the party went without a hitch. As a reward for helping her, Duusu was allowed to participate and mingle with the other members of the society. Of course when it came time for his master's special event he was recalled to join her. Together they put on a remarkable show. The crowd erupted with applause. Afterwards the next day business went on as usual except this time things were starting to accelerate. Now all they had to do was find the Miraculous.
Even for a psychic, when you're bedridden for an extended period of time it will take time to fully recover. And so while Chijinda had regain enough conscious consciousness to speak intellibly and respond to visual stimuli, he still wasn't able to move that is until 3 days later. At this point the chief had called up on him again, checking to make sure one of his top agents was still doing well.
"You look worse Chijinda. What's happened to you?"
"Heh, this is nothing. You really should keep your hemorrhoids in check, Chief."
"Ouch, I'm going to let that one slide. Is everything going alright between you and Narue?"
"Yes, I'm recovering along just nicely."
"That's great and all. I hope you have a speedy recovery."
"Me too, chief."
"Yes, now if you'll excuse me, can you have your kwami deliver to me his expertise? My other agents have been having difficulty with some of the wildlife. It's as though the Advance Sciences Society has managed to find a way to brainwash animals."
"And you think their ability to do so may be based on a Miraculous?"
"Possibly. They've already have one Miraculous, that of the Black Cat. Who's to say they don't have another? Now you should get some rest. I don't want you to overexert yourself Chijinda."
"Fine chief."
Trixx flew near and started pressing some buttons.
"I see. I'll send you all a clip of one of my officers being attacked by the Society's aforementioned new pets."
Trixx pulled up the Chief's video. In the clip 24 agents were wiped after within the span of 12 seconds, each of them was at least 75 meters away.
"Now we weren't able to get a good picture of whatever had killed my agents but there's been reports of a gigantic cross between a macaw and eagle that sounds like a crow for some reason and is blue- Are you alright, Chijinda?"
"That- that's the creature that had attacked me!"
"Duusu? The Peacock's been activated? Oh what a tragesty is this." Wayzz wailed.
"Who's Duusu?" Narue asked.
"Another one of us kwamis" Pollen stated.
"And what does this Duusu have to do with our current predicament?" the chief asked. By the way, since kwamis can't be filmed or photographed, the only way the chief would've known what was going on is if someone informed him. The effects of the kwamis can still be recorded, in case you've forgotten.
"That giant blue cross between a macaw and an eagle that sounds like a crow? That's one of Duusu's creations." Pollen's voice paused before she continued. "Just knowing Duusu has fallen into the hands of a villain saddens me immensely."
"I agree, Pollen. It was already terrible when he had been made to work for the evil Hawkmoth-"
"Wait Wayzz. Why didn't you say anything about Hawkmoth having 2 Miraculous?" Chijinda asked.
"He did, however most of the time he didn't use that one, the one of the Peacock." Wayzz explained.
"It may be best if we go over a little brief history behind the Peacock Miraculous." Pollen offered.
"Yes. Let's."
Flashback:
It's Heroes Day but no one is celebrating. Before the Parisians eyes Ladybug has just killed Cat Noir. An immense feeling of fear overcomes them. Terrorized, they do not see Ladybug fizzle out, an illusion. Over in an observatory a mased man is admiring his latest minion's handiwork.
"Are you ready, Nathalie?"
From behind Hawkmoth a business woman in a black suit steps forwards.
"They've been keeping you from achieving your dream from way too long. I'll do whatever it takes to end the reign of Ladybug and Catnoir."
Pleased, Hawkmoth closed his eyes.
"Good." Hawkmoth then placed an akuma on Nathalie Sancoeur's tablet.
"Catalyst. You have always been my most loyal supporter. I gave you the ability to boost powers."
A dark purple ether quickly enveloped the supervillain's assistant. Now transformed, Catalyst reached and grabbed Hawkmoth's cane.
"Hawkmoth. I give you the power to send as many akumas as you desire. From now on you are the almighty Scarlet Moth."
Back to Present Time:
"Wait. You're telling me the rogue Miraculous holder didn't work alone? He had someone- oh! That's right. He's Gabriel Agreste. Of course he would need to explain his disappearance." Chijinda began.
"That's right. Because he ran a multi-billionaire business he had to keep up his appearances."
Flashback:
By some rather poor planning Scarlet Moth has lost his power and is now surrounded by 5 Miraculous superheroes. As the Miraculous superheroes close in, they fail to notice a blue feather entered the Miraculous supervillain's broken cane.
"Hawkmoth. I am Mayura. You're up against the world plagued by your deepest darkest despair. Let me help you."
"No, don't do that." Hawkmoth pleaded but Mayura relented.
"Let your despair be embodied in a powerful protection!"
Hawkmoth collapsed as a giant purple moth manifested and with its wings flew the 5 Miraculous superheroes away. During the commotion Hawkmoth had escaped. He returned his mansion having already detransformed at the Eiffel Tower without anyone noticing him. There he found his assistant Nathalie Sancoeur coughing. Alarmed he rushed to carry her over to a chair and attend to her.
"I told you to never use the Peacock Miraculous. It's way too dangerous."
In between her coughs Nathalie replied.
"I had no choice sir. I had to save you."
With genuine concern, Gabriel rebuked his assistant.
"It's damaged. It's way too dangerous."
"I- want to help you- all the way to the end."
Gabriel Agreste took a moment to breath then smiled and said with bona fide gratitude.
"Thank you Nathalie, for everything."
Back to the Present Time:
"What is called and how do we defeat it?" Narue asked.
"Hold on Narue. How about we ask how they are created so we can develop an appropriate counter-measure to preventing them from coming into existence in the first place." The Chief suggested.
"Right, that's a solid plan Chief. Okay Pollen. What exactly was that creature that attacked Chijinda, how do we defeat it and most importantly, how can we stop them from being created?"
Pollen brushed herself.
"That creature right there? That's a sentimonster. Sentimonsters are magical beings created from a person's feelings. To defeat it you must destroy the object containing its amok which allows whoever holds it to control the sentimonster."
Chijinda scoffed. Closing his eyes with disapproval, the Chief chided him.
"Honestly, how do you do it, Chijinda? We've already seen the potential danger those pink butterflies could do, whether they are related to the Moth Miraculous or not and you yourself have nearly died to a sentimonster."
Chijinda smiled.
"I'm a man. Of course I have to be strong. I'm not some girl. I don't fight with my feelings, it isn't manly."
Trixx eyes deadpanned.
"Uh, you do realize Gabriel Agreste was a guy? You know, the rogue Miraculous holder was a man?"
Chijinda scratched his head.
"Yeah yeah. Big deal. He was able to akumatize people because they are weak. Well I'm not."
Narue shook her head.
"Chijinda, I know you're just trying to put on a show but-"
"No. This is how I genuinely feel."
Pollen pouted.
"Well, even if you could resist akumatization, that won't protect you from a sentimonster. Unlike akumatization, amokization doesn't require your consent."
"Wouldn't I just gain a sentimonster of my own to control instead?"
Pollen paused.
"Yes-"
"So I don't get it. What's the big deal?"
Narue looked up at the corner of her eye. Yep. He was back alright, hardly changed. During the past 2 weeks one of the things she had feared would happen when, er, if Chijinda ever recovered was that he would change so drastically that he would be like a complete alien to her. Heh, Narue thought to herself. It looks like I won't have to worry about that. Speaking of which-
"Excuse me, but isn't the Peacock Miraculous damaged?" Narue inquired.
"It was but Hawkmoth had managed to find a way to fix it." Wayzz answered.
"And now the Society has their hands on the Peacock Miraculous. This can't be good." The Chief pondered for a moment before continuing.
"If we are to counter this Miraculous holder, we're going to need to know the nature of its powers. The way the Peacock Miraculous appears to operate as you say sounds awfully like the Butterfly Miraculous. So is Duusu…"
Back at the Society:
"My name is Duusu. I'm the Peacock kwami, the kwami of Emotions. Nice to meet you. And you are?"
This was how my kwami had introduced himself. At first I didn't think much of it but now? Together with his help we'll be an unstoppable team. I will bring back the Director and put the world under my heels again. Because he's been so helpful I cherish him very much. As for that insolent minion? She's been dealt with. I thought I had to arrange an accident for her but it turns out her battle mech was smashed to a paste. No doubt it was done by you know who.
Sentimonsters. It's going to take some time for the rest of the Society to get used to them but once they master how to manifest and direct them, they should make completing our tasks way easier. In fact-
"Duusu. Can sentimonsters detect Miraculouses?"
"If you can envision it, yes but the sentimonster would have to be specifically geared towards their discovery."
"I see. Thank you."
"No problem Miss Director."
Ah. Why didn't I think of this earlier? Of course. I should've tested this out.
"Well it's to get back to work Duusu."
I walked through the sliding door at our hidden base.
"Duusu, spread my feathers."
