The bell on the door to Master Fu's massage shop rang as Marinette walked into the building.
"Hello, Marinette," the old man greeted her. Tikki emerged from Marinette's bag and flew up close to the master.
"Master, Marinette and I have something important to tell you," the red being explained. Marinette hesitated, but at Tikki's urging, she blurted out the truth:
"Last year - I mean, last school year… I got akumatized. There was a girl in my class named Lila - you know, the one who got akumatized into Volpina - and she keeps lying to everyone and when I try to tell everyone the truth she makes then turn against me and -"
"Marinette," said Tikki, causing Marinette to stop. The bluenette paused, took a deep breath, and started over, explaining everything that had happened from Volpina's first appearance to the day she was expelled.
"I thought it would be over soon, but it turns out she's going to be in my class again this year! What do I do?!"
"Hmm…" he appeared to be in deep thought.
"If Ladybug gets akumatized, there could be serious repercussions!"
"Not to mention, since Ladybug already knows the identities of all the heroes except Chat Noir, it would be much harder for the rest of the team to fight her! And she knows where to find the guardian and the Miracle Box!" warned Wayzz. Seemingly having found a solution, Master Fu spoke up.
"Perhaps I could find permanent holders for some of the Miraculous, whose identities will remain unknown to Ladybug or to anyone else but me. Hawkmoth was getting stronger anyway, so we may need some reinforcements."
"Which Miraculouses would these new holders get?" asked Marinette, intrigued.
"The frog Miraculous, which gives its holder the power to transform into a giant, muscular version of themselves; the squirrel Miraculous, which enables the user to run at super speed and climb vertical surfaces; the duck Miraculous, which renders the user indestructible; and the orange cat Miraculous, which enables the user to do anything a cat can do, including some things the black cat Miraculous cannot do."
Inwardly, Marinette was confused as to why Master Fu would tell her the powers of the Miraculouses since she had already learned all of them, but decided not to question it.
"How will you find holders for these Miraculouses?"
"The same way I found you, Chat Noir, and King Monkey."
"But how will you know you've made the right choice?" Marinette pressed. Realizing what she had just said, Marinette immediately tried to change it.
"N-not that you'd ever be wrong, it's just that, you know, you -"
"Don't worry, Marinette. I've only ever made one mistake and I'm sure I won't do it again."
"Alright, master," Marinette nodded with a renewed sense of confidence.