Welcome to the second half of the Season 3 trilogy. I wanted to inform you because it took so long for the CZMC to show up, I made up my own purposes for the Kwamiis. While a majority of the wielders will correspond to the show, I have changed some up because I didn't think they fit with my abstract ideas. So I hope you enjoy what I've come up with.
It was a beautiful day in Paris. The sun was shining as a few lazy clouds floated in the sky. A gentle breeze wafted through the city as the citizens went about their lives, happy there had been no Akuma attacks so far today.
In Master Fu's residence, was typing an email to send to his daughter containing information about the Chinese Zodiac Miraculous Circle, the only one she didn't fully know about.
"I can't believe how long it took me to do this, but I'm glad I finished it," Master Fu said to himself. He doubled check to make sure he hadn't made any mistakes.
Chinese Zodiac Miraculous Circle.
Name: Fluff. Animal: Rabbit. Abstract: Time. Miraculous: Pocket Watch. Food: Chicory. Gender: Female. Personality. Scattered brain and loopy. Phrase: Clockwise/Counterclockwise. Weapon: Metamorphic Gel. Powers: Time Port/Time Freeze. Special Ability: Dancing.
Name: Mullo. Animal: Rat. Abstract: Innovation. Miraculous: Pendent. Food: Stew. Gender: Male. Personality: Farsighted and free-thinking. Phrase: Scurry Now/ Scurry Stop. Weapon: Jump Rope. Powers: Improvise/Sound Board. Special Ability: Resistance to drugs.
Name: Stompp. Animal: Ox Abstract: Wealth. Miraculous: Nose Ring. Food: Marshmallows. Gender: Male. Personality: Amiable and strong-willed. Phrase: Workday/Payday. Weapon: Helmet. Powers: Possession/Distribution. Special Ability. Tracking.
Name: Barkk. Animal: Dog. Abstract: Ethics. Miraculous: Collar. Food: Sauce. Gender: Female. Personality: Scrupulous and principled. Phrase: Bark Once/Bark Twice. Weapon: Baseball bat. Powers: Fateful Choices/Disciplining. Special Ability: Spirit detection.
Name: Sass. Animal: Snake. Abstract: Rhythm. Miraculous: Bangle. Food: Turkey. Gender: Male. Personality: Secure and perceptive. Phrase: Slither Forward/Slither Sideways. Weapon: Harp. Powers: Tuning/Forte. Special Ability: Sand Manipulation.
Name: Orikko. Animal: Rooster. Abstract: Leadership. Miraculous. Shoulder pad. Food: Mayonnaise. Gender: Male. Personality: Clever and dynamic. Phrase: Spurs Sharp/Spurs Dull. Weapon: Gauntlet Swords. Powers: Allegiance/Charisma. Special Ability: Spatial Awareness.
Name: Daizzi. Animal: Pig. Abstract: Etiquette. Miraculous: Pearl Bracelet. Food: Cotton Candy. Gender: Female. Personality: Tidy and well-bred. Phrase: Please Change/Thank You Change. Weapon: Bag of Tricks. Powers: Mannerism/Punishment. Special Ability: Fearless.
Name: Roarr. Animal: Tiger. Abstract: Passion. Miraculous: Panjas Bracelet. Food: Freshwater fish. Gender: Male. Personality: Passionate and lovable. Phrase: Let's Thrive/Let's Recede. Weapon: Metal Claws. Powers: Desires/Denying. Special Ability: Berserker Mode.
Name: Longg. Animal: Dragon. Abstract: Focus. Miraculous: Necklace. Food: Mints. Gender: Male Personality: Orderly and incorruptible. Phrase: Fire Up/Sizzle Down. Weapon: Foil. Powers: Blaze/Focal Point. Special Ability: Weather Manipulation.
Name: Ziggy. Animal: Goat. Abstract. Sacrificial. Miraculous: Hair Decorations. Food: Butter. Gender: Female. Personality: Patriotic and reverential. Phrase: Horns Give/ Horns Receive. Weapon: Bident. Powers: Offering/Martyr. Special Ability: Truth Seer.
Name: Kaalki. Animal: Horse. Abstract: Conservation. Miraculous: Cuff. Food: Sugar Water. Gender: Female: Personality: Conservative and high spirited. Phrase: Enclosure/Open Wild. Weapon: Horseshoes. Powers: Reuse/Reduce. Special Ability: Food Finder.
Name: Xuppo. Animal: Monkey. Abstract: Athleticism. Miraculous: Circlet. Food: Passion Fruit. Gender: Male. Personality: Sporty and sensual. Phrase: Right Swing/Left Hook. Weapon Gouda. Powers: Fighting Spirit/Blocking. Special Ability: Monkey sense.
The concept that connected all the Miraculous in this circle was the symbolism of what each animal represented in many different cultures around the world. The Kwamiis of this circle also had very diverse abstracts so they could help many different people.
Master Fu clicked send and then closed down the computer. He stood up and felt his back cracking. The old pain was starting to return. He needed to see that specialist again. He had a strong feeling he would need to return to the battlefield someday.
He walked into his workspace where Honorra and Wayzz were playing a game of hide and seek. The old man smiled remembering how his kwami finally gave in to keep Honorra from pestering him.
Honorra was hiding and Wayzz was searching for her. "You better have stayed in this room. No going into the rest of the residence." He peeked under the mat and she wasn't there.
He floated over and checked the shelves, searching among the items looking for her, but she wasn't there. He tapped his chin, trying to think of where a magpie would hide.
He heard a tiny giggle and looked towards the screen. He saw a bird shape on it and it had moved! He hurried over and phased through the screen and shouted, "Found you!"
Honorra giggled again. "You did! This time it only took you a minute and a half. You're getting better and better at this. Do you want to play again?"
Master Fu cleared his throat to alert the Kwamiis he was there. "I'm afraid your game has to come to an end. I'll be opening soon and I have a special job for the two of you."
Both Kwamiis blinked in surprise. The Great Guardian wanted them to do something important for him! They both hurried over, eager to help. "What do you want us to do Master?"
Master Fu looked at them with a serious expression. "I am concerned about the discord created by the girl who used underhand means to corrupt Trixx's wielder. Though some time has passed, consequences from her actions can cause a lasting ripple effect.
I need the two of you to go to Marinette and Adrien's school and check on their class. See if they are still affected by the liar's actions. I want you to also investigate the girl and see if she is planning something else."
Wayzz was surprised. What his wielder was proposing was very proactive for a Turtle.
Honorra was also stunned but understood why the Guardian was concerned. They had nearly lost a wielder due to the liar and it had greatly upset the dynamic between Ladybug and Chat Noir.
It was important to act before something else happened to divide the team. "You can count on us, Master. Come on Wayzz, if we hurry we can still catch the two before they head for school."
With a playful tug from Honorra, the two Kwamiis left the building. Master Fu sighed unhappily. He hadn't wanted to send them on a mission yet it couldn't be avoided.
Evil can take many forms. A terrorist set on obtaining the ultimate power of the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses. A thief who steals for fun. Never would I have imagined a teenage girl who is starting to remind me of another deviant female by the name of Countess Elizabeth Báthory.
"I hope we won't have to use such drastic measures with Ms. Rossi as the past Miraculous wielders did," he said to himself.
Marinette was almost ready to leave for school when Honorra popped into her room. "Hi, Marinette!"
"Honorra, what are you doing here? Is Master Fu okay?"
"He is just fine. He sent Wayzz and me out a mission. He's concerned about the trouble Ms. Rossi caused and wanted us to check on your classmates to see if there are any problems still."
"Sounds like a reasonable suggestion to me," Tikki pipped up. She waved her tiny arm and Honorra zipped into the purse. Making sure to zip it almost closed Marinette left for school.
Adrien was already in the locker room as he looked around nervously. He didn't want anyone to see him near Lila's locker. When Wayzz had shown up and explained his mission, the blond was shocked Master Fu wanted to do something so drastic.
Plagg, however, had been overjoyed to find out they could cause a little chaos to that awful girl. No one messed with his wielder's friends and got away with it.
While Wayzz searched the locker for any hints of future attempts to sabotage the heroes, Plagg was having fun by using his powers to age the locker door and walls.
Wayzz rolled his eyes. "You know if you keep doing that she's going to suspect someone went through her locker right?"
Plagg stuck his tongue out at his "brother". "She has it coming. Besides, it's not unusual for lockers to get stuck or rust over time."
Wayzz muttered under his breath as he finished going through the girl's school books. There wasn't anything in here to indicate future trouble, but she might not keep that information in her locker. They would have to be heedful in investigating her.
"Guys, you need to leave now!" Adrien hissed quietly. More students were going to arrive any second to get their first period books from their lockers. The Kwamiis dove out of the locker and into the model's bag, who was already heading to class.
As the classes got underway, Honorra routinely peeked out of the purse to observe the classmates. She muffled an excited squeal when she saw Juleka. She loved her wielder so much!
Peering closer she saw something seemed to be off about Juleka. She knew her wielder was pretty quiet and shy when in class. Right now, it seemed those tendencies seemed amplified.
Looking down at her "cousin", she motioned for Tikki to join her. "Do you think something's off about my wielder? She looks very tense right now and not comfortable at all."
Tikki looked closer at the girl. Juleka was super tense today. Her eyes kept sliding from Ms. Bustier then to Rose. The perky blond didn't seem to notice at all.
"Juleka seems tense around Rose for some reason. They're best friends so she shouldn't be apprehensive at all."
Honorra's tail twitched unhappily. She thought about what she knew about the class and remembering their friendships. I need to observe other best friends she thought to herself.
Max and Kim appeared to be okay with each other's presence. Sabrina and Chloe looked okay. She smiled seeing Chloe taking her own notes for a change.
Her eyes drifted over until she saw Alix. Something seemed to be off about her as well. She knew she was good friends with Mylene. It was strange how she had placed herself as far away as she could on the bench.
Mylene was also sitting on the very edge of the desk. Mylene was a good student and her gaze locked on Ms. Bustier which was normal. What was abnormal is she didn't even glance at Ivan when the teacher's back was turned.
Even the giant seemed to be off slightly. He didn't even spare a glance at Mylene. He just kept his head down the whole time. Didn't humans sneak glances at their loved ones when they could?
"Something seems off with some of the students today. I'm not getting a good vibe from them."
Tikki agreed. "It's been getting rather tense as the days go by. Two weeks ago the class was forgiving each other for past transgressions. I thought everything would go back to normal after that, but it hasn't happened."
I wonder what caused this. Maybe Wayzz knows what's wrong.
Wayzz wasn't in Ms. Bustier's class at the moment. Honorra could keep a watch on that classroom. Right now he found a tiny nook in the science lab where Ms. Mendievel's was teaching her class about the different hormones the human body made.
He scanned the room and checked on the few humans he knew were friends with Adrien and Marinette. While he didn't know these humans very well, he could feel the spiritual energy they gave off.
The boy who liked magic, Jean Dupark appeared to be very depressed. Marinette had once spoken of the boy's unbridled energy and love of pranks. Today, there was none of that and if Wayzz was reading his energies right, Jean seemed to be lacking any positive emotions.
Marc appeared to be very jittery and was having trouble sitting still. Wayzz couldn't be certain if the boy's spiritual energy seemed to be much higher than normal.
A quick check on the rest of Marinette's friends revealed their energies were also either higher or lower than normal. Expanding his sensing abilities, he noticed that the whole class seemed to be an intense mix of negative energy with only a few bits of positive energy.
He then located Lila Rossi. She was sitting up front next to Kagami. It was clear the two girls hated each other. Kagami sat with perfect posture as she listened to her teacher.
Lila, on the other hand, was glaring at her teacher. Under the desk, she clenched her right fist. She wasn't taking any notes. Ms. Mendievel gave the girl a pointed look and Lila finally pulled out her notebook and started taking notes.
"Even if I could not read spiritual energy, there is no doubt Ms. Rossi is feeling incredibly hostile towards others. I'm not sure if she's planning something or bidding her time before she acts. One thing for sure, the students are in danger."
After school, Wayzz and Honorra returned to the shop and informed Fu about their observations. He listened patiently as Honorra explained how off the students behavior was in the heroes class. A small frown appeared on his face when he heard Wayzz describe the negative energy.
"It is as I feared. Lila's actions may have been exposed against one person. Unfortunately, her actions have sewed discord and mistrust throughout the two classrooms."
Lila was an efficient thief and a master manipulator. Previous actions have shown she will retaliate at some point. It seems there is no choice. "Come, we have some friends to wake up."
In his bedroom, Fu opened his safe and took out the chest containing the Friendship Miraculous Circle. The drawers popped open revealing a button, armlet, anklet, and a patch. There was also a key chain, gloves, decorative scarf, and a pair of cuff links.
Fu started chanting the spell as the Miraculouses started to faintly glow. There was a hum in the air. Eight balls of colored light came out of the enchanted accessories and then solidified into Kwamiis, who had their eyes closed.
Slowly, they opened their eyes and blinked. "Great Guardian, have you summoned us to help with restoring the pages on the Friendship Miraculous Circle?" Redda, the red tail hawk kwami asked.
The Guardian didn't respond. He just took a look at each of them, assessing who they were.
Redda had brown feathers on her arms and her tail was made up of two red feathers. Her body was auburn in color. Her eyes were a pale gold and she had a sharp beak for her mouth.
Spinney was mostly dark brown. Going from the back of his head and all the way down his back were small black and white spines. A small tuff of white fur hung on the front of his head. His eyes were light brown and had two tiny white whiskers.
Otto's body was covered in tawny colored fur and his feet ended in webbed paws. He had the cutest little ears on his head and his hand/paws were very tiny.
Yipper was a tad smaller than the average kwami. The top half of his body was orange and the lower half was brown. He had paws on both his hands and feet. His tall pointed ears were both orange and brown.
Belle looked like a typical cow except without the udder. Instead, she had three small pink bumps on her stomach. The rest of her was black and white.
Hopper's legs were bent as if he was ready to jump. They were also longer than any kwami's Fu had seen before. His paw/hands ended with three tiny digits. He was olive green except around his throat which was silver.
Leena looked like a ringtail lemur only her colors were inverted and she had a stub of a tail.
Twiggy had one stubby antler on the left side of her body and a big nose. She was dirty brown and her feet ended in hoofs.
Master Fu cleared his throat. "I do need to update your information, but I have also awakened you for an important mission. I will explain tomorrow. For now, I assume you are all hungry. Let's eat."
The next day Kagami resumed her self-appointed mission. Keep Lila away from Adrien and Marinette. The girl's reputation had taken a serious hit when Alya revealed what the girl had done to her off campus.
Not many students interacted with her after hearing this. Regrettably, she still had a small following, who believed that Alya had lied because she wasn't Ladybug's "best friend."
How anyone can still be under her spell was one of the mysteries of the universe Kagami thought to herself. Taking her seat in the class, she saw Lila strut into class. For some reason the girl wasn't wearing her usual jewelry instead she wore a simple silver bracelet.
Later in the day, they had a quiz in math. Kagami was making her way through the quiz quickly. She was halfway done when a beam of light blinded her eyes.
She blinked to clear her eyes only to be blinded again by light. This continued for several minutes. Finally, it stopped and Kagami was able to finish her quiz. As she handed it in, noticed Lila was smiling at her. Something was up.
After school, Kagami confronted Lila. The Italian girl was sitting on a bench checking something on her phone. "What are you up to Lila?"
Lila blinked a few times and plastered a fake smile on her face. "What do you mean Kagami? I'm just checking my messages to see what my family wants."
Kagami crossed her arms and spoke firmly. "You can stop pretending you're nice. We both know this isn't the real you."
Lila pressed her right hand to her chest. "I'm shocked you would say something like that to me Kagami. I learned my lesson. I've turned over a new leaf. I'm trying to be a better person honest."
The Japanese girl let out a noise of disgust. "You don't even know what that word means."
Lila got up and shrugged her shoulders. "Believe what you want Kagami. I pray that you eventually see the light and apologize to me." She walked passed the girl and headed home. The sunlight bounced off her bracelet creating a beam of light.
Kagami felt like slapping herself. Why hadn't she thought of it before? Lila had purposely worn a silver bracelet so she could reflect the sunlight into her eyes. Lila had been suitably attacking her in hopes of running her grades.
Kagami angrily stormed into the locker room and wrestled her fencing bag out of her locker. She pulled out her foil and thrust it forward. "That girl needs to be taught a lesson!"
"You're right Oni-chan. The liar tried to ruin your grades and has been harassing your friends. She needs to be stopped. Get me the heroes Miraculous and you can put an end to this girl's wicked ways."
"Consider it done Hawkmoth." The purple smoke covered her for a few seconds and when it vanished Kagami's new Akuma form Oni-Chan stood there. She wore a white outfit with an image of a rose that has a thorn sticking out from the top of the flower, red spikes on the shoulders, a red unicorn's horn, and spider like mandibles.
Holding up her new bokken Oni-Chan laughed wickedly. "Time to destroy Lila once and for all!"
Lila was walking towards the youth center to carry out her community surface. Helping take care of little brats until their parents picked them up was not something she enjoyed.
She then smirked as she remembered her little trick against Kagami. Since her family was keeping a close eye on her she had to be careful about what she did as she thought of a way to get back at those who wronged her.
At that moment Oni-Chan landed in front of Lila. Before the girl could even run away the Akuma tapped her bokken on Lila's forehead and huge red horn grew there.
"Lila Rossi, you will pay for all the lies and tricks you have played at school. You crossed a line when you decided to mess with my grades."
"Kagami! I never messed with you or your grades." The horn lit up and grew in size.
"You're lying! I'm tired of it. The world would be a much better place without out you!" Oni-Chan raised her weapon as she got ready to sever Lila's head from her neck.
A yo-yo wrapped around the weapon bending it backwards. "You can't go around beheading people, it's not nice!" Ladybug called out to Oni-Chan, who was trying to free her weapon.
Chat Noir landed behind Lila and scooped up. "Let's get you out of here." He then jumped up and started racing across rooftops.
"NO!" Oni-Chan screamed. With a primal scream, she whipped Ladybug towards her and kicked her hard in the diaphragm. The string loosened releasing her bokken. "Why did you to that?!"
"I can't let you behead anyone, no matter how awful a person is," Ladybug shot back as she regained her balance. She started twirling her yo-yo as she got ready to charge.
Oni-Chan made a dismiss sound. She didn't have time for this. Her horn started to glow as Ladybug charged her. There was a flash of light and the superheroine crashed into her partner.
"Chat Noir? What are you doing here and where is Oni-Chan?"
"I don't know! One minute I'm giving Lila to Officer Roger. Next, I'm here."
"Come on, we have to find Oni-Chan now!"
Lila was running from Oni-Chan. She had just managed to get away from her after she appeared in the cop car and tried to drive away with her. She needed to find someplace to hide.
Seeing Marinette's family bakery she dove in. There was no way the goody goody's parents would throw her out with an Akuma attacking.
"Excuse me, but what are you doing here?" a sharp voice asked. Looking behind her she saw Sabine, who had a very crossed expression on her face.
"Please, I need to hide. The Akuma is after me and I don't know why." Her horn glowed red and got bigger.
"Do you know who the Akuma is and why they're after you?" Sabine demanded.
"No, I don't know who the Akuma is or why they're after me!" Lila shouted angrily not even noticing how her horn grew bigger. Why was this woman questioning her anyways?
Sabine's phone rang and she saw a strange text appear on her phone. In a flash of red light, the young woman was gone and Oni-Chan appeared in her place.
Seeing where she was Oni-Chan's anger grew two folds. "How dare you take refuge in MARINETTE'S HOME? I'm going to make your death painful!" she screeched.
Lila took off running again and made it to a salon nearby. A customer was coming out when she got a text. She vanished and Oni-Chan reappeared. "Stop running! As long as you have that horn I can always find you and by the size of it, your lies are growing bigger by the minute."
"I'm sorry I lied! I'll tell the truth if you dispose of Ladybug right now." The horn grew at the fake apology but didn't with the second half of the sentence. Lila was serious.
Oni-Chan stood there waiting for Hawkmoth to tell her what to do.
"Pretend to agree. I want the Miraculouses, not their lives," Hawkmoth instructed her.
"I'll do as you say. I expect you to keep your word," Oni-Chan susurrated.
Lila nodded. In the back of her mind, she said told herself promises to Akumas didn't have to be kept.
There was a loud and angry hiss coming from behind Lila. She turned around and yelled in horror. A huge shadow of an enormous cat was spitting at her.
Lila screamed in terror and ran in the opposite direction. She collided with Oni-Cha, who dropped her bokken as she was tugged to the ground.
A split second later both girls were tied back to back with a heavy and durable firehouse. "I'm sorry I had to tie you to each other," Ladybug told the two girls as she broke the bokken over her knee.
The akuma flew free and was soon purified. As soon as Oni-Chan reverted to Kagami, the hose slack lessoned and both girls could escape. The ladybugs rushed across the city repairing the damage.
"Nice work My Lady. It was a good idea to use Feline Bluff to get the girls tangled up for capture."
"You scared me half to death on purpose! What's wrong with you?"
Ladybug gave Lila a flat stare. "Considering we just saved you from being beheaded, I think you should be grateful all you got was a little scare. Are you alright?"
Kagami assured she was and that she was heading home. She gave Lila a look and marched home. The heroes left a second later as their Miraculous started to beep.
Back at the shop, the newly awaken Kwamiis were enjoying a well-deserved meal. Each was sitting in a different spot in the kitchen trying their best to not get crumbs everywhere.
Master Fu, along with Honorra and Wayzz, had gone out to get more groceries. He gave the Kwamiis strict instructions to stay in the kitchen and not leave the residence.
Redda was eating near the computer. She tore another piece of chicken off the small leg she had been served. She stuffed it into her beak enjoying the flavor on her tongue. "This is really good chicken," she remarked to her "siblings".
"Indeed, these noodles are delicious," Twiggy replied as she sucked one into her mouth. She wiggled in delight. "I can't believe how much food flavors have progressed."
"I can't wait to explore this modern world. This is going to be so much fun!" Otto remarked playfully. He looked out the window fervently. He was ready to learn new ways to have fun.
Redda was about to remind him they needed to wait for the Guardian when she felt a tugging sensation. Tilting her head, she felt the tugging sensation coming from outside.
Floating over to the window, she brushed past Otto to look outside. Her eyes were as good as a real hawk. She could see a mile away. Past all the buildings she saw Kagami walking home.
The tugging sensation is coming from her! Something is troubling her and she needs my help. I wonder why she needs my help.
"Redda, get away from the window. You might be seen," Belle scolded her slightly.
Turning away from the window Redda wondered how she was going to get out and find Kagami. She knew it would be risky and the Guardian would probably forbid it, but she needed to do this. It was her purpose.
When the Guardian returned, Redda told him what had happened. She admitted she wanted to go see the girl and figure out what she needed help in. She waited for the Guardian's response to see what he would do.
"I allowed the Humanities Circle to help wielders face their fatal flaws so they could improve. As you know, I also awoke the eight of you to help with the situation at the school.
I can't let you go to the girl's home. It is too risky and she doesn't know about Kwamiis. There is another way you can help. If either Ladybug or Chat Noir took you to the school, you could help the girl subtly without revealing yourself."
The next day at school, Kagami was trying her best to ignore the whispers she heard from the other students in the class.
Word had gotten out that Oni-Chan had been attempting to behead someone and that made people extremely wary of her. If she had gotten akumatized to the point she had murder on her mind, did she have that on her mind as herself?
Ignore the words and let their comments fall off you like raindrops. What they think about you doesn't matter. You are stronger than this. Kagami repeated this mantra in her mind over and over again.
Ms. Mendievel was reviewing what they had been learning in math for the past week. She was watching everyone making sure they were paying attention. Her eyes flickered on the Japanese girl and she bowed her head.
"Ms. Rossi, can you answer the question on the board please?" Lila got up and daintily took the marker from Ms. Mendievel and solved the problem.
Walking back to her seat, Lila mouthed a very hurtful word at Kagami. She was daring the girl to challenge her and lose her cool, proving she was a violent person.
Why is she doing this to me? She knows I'll tell the teacher about this and she'll be punished. What is she trying to gain from this?
When it was time to go to lunch, Kagami asked to talk to Ms. Mendievel about something.
"It will have to wait until after school. I have to meet with someone over the lunch break and I can't be late."
Accepting this, Kagami headed for her locker with Lila trailing behind her. Once they reached the locker room the fencer turned around and confronted the liar. "What do you want Lila?"
"Nothing, I want nothing from you. Go ahead and tell the teacher what I mouthed," the girl said as she tossed her hair over her shoulders.
"Just remember, you're the one who got angry enough to want to behead me. If you tattle on me, well I guess then everyone will figure you're extremely vindictive."
"You'll still get in trouble for your bullying."
"Perhaps, but you'll ruin your chances of having any real friends for life if you snitch. Think about it." Lila sashayed away feeling very confident.
Only when she was gone, did Kagami let a single tear fall down her face. She had a few friends here at school, but that was it. The rest of the time it was just her and her mother.
Knowing she had been backed into a corner the girl opened her locker to get her jacket only to see a note hanging on the back via a magnet. Puzzled she removed the note and read it.
"I saw you struggling because of someone else's dishonesty. Their cruel words and actions shouldn't have you doubting your own honesty.
Honesty with yourself means you know your happy with who you are and know what your goals are. Don't hide your emotions behind a mask. Be honest about them and tell others when you need their help when you can't hold them in any longer.
People can't read your mind and figure out what you're trying to say or what you need. Unless you communicate your honest intentions, others will be hurt and you'll be alone.
If you're honest with yourselves others will see this and know the truth. Don't let others define how you should be honest. Stay strong and everything will be fine.
I believe in you Kagami. I hope this note helps. Your new friend, R."
Attached to the note were a few small brown feathers. She was puzzled by their appearance and the note.
Still, it appeared someone was looking out for her. Smiling, she slid the note into her pocket and headed for home unaware of the kwami looking at her proudly.
In the city of Cauca, which was in the country of Columbia, Peace Keeper found herself standing next to Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative and head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia.
Members of the Security Council from Peru and the United Kingdom were on site to assist with the mission.
The overarching purpose of the visit was to demonstrate the Council's support for the implementation of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army (FARC-EP) and the government of Colombia, which put an end to over five decades of violent and bloody civil war.
It was the Council's second visiting mission to Colombia, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the peace process. The UN Security Council members were eager to deepen their understanding of the current stage of the agreement's implementation and get a better grasp of the political dynamics in Colombia, which continue to be marked by polarization.
Peace Keeper was posing as Paz Alfaro, a new aide for Mr. Massieu to assist him during the back to back meetings happening today. She would be staying behind for about two weeks to see how the country implemented any actions decided at the meetings.
Currently, the team was meeting with President Iván Duque Márquez and top officials of his government, including Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo and Emilio Archila, Presidential Counsellor for Stabilization and Consolidation.
The delegation sought to deepen its understanding of the government's approach to consolidating the peace process and were discussing working together to take stock both of progress and remaining challenges in implementing the agreement.
"Cooperation is key if we are to successfully implement the agreement. We'll need to look at the data from the different departments, (the word is used here to describe the different states in the country), and see which have had the most success so far," Mr. Massieu explained to President Duque.
"Indeed. We have made several strides in creating a lasting peace with FARC-EP. Our main difficulty is the continuous violations of human rights. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace is continuing investigating, clarify, and prosecute and punish serious human rights violations and grave breaches according to international humanitarian law.
More progress must be made before we can make restitution for the victims that suffered due to the conflict."
Ms. Alfaro paid close attention to body langue and the tone of voice of the meeting's participants. President Duque and his ministers were being very unpretentious. The leader of Columbia was devoted to creating lasting peace.
Her own party was delighted by the assurance by the government to the ongoing process. It was also significant because President Durque's party had been against the peace accords during the previous president's tenure.
She glanced down at the schedule for the rest of the day. The whole day was back to back meetings. After this one, there was a meeting scheduled with a technical meeting with the heads of government entities involved in the enactment of the peace accords.
After that, there would be a meeting with the leadership of the FARC-EP party. Later they would meet with twenty members of the House of Representatives to discuss the different perspectives considering the history of the country to get to the root of the conflict that raged through the country.
Other meetings that day comprised of conferencing with civil society organizations, representatives of human rights, peace, women's rights, child protection, religious and ethnic groups highlighting disquiets related to the implementation of the peace accord in the context of their respective organizations' focus.
That was all before lunch! The rest of the day would be even more meetings with various groups to come to agreements on how the peace mission here should proceed.
Tomorrow is going to be just as busy, Paz thought to herself. Meetings with civil leaders in the different departments. Interviewing soldiers from the conflict to see how they were adjusting to normal life. Lastly, talking to normal citizens to survey their thoughts on the peace process.
While happy these meetings were taking place and that they would lead to improvements in the people of Columbia, it was still dreary work for a woman who was accustomed to exercising a lot.
I hope things are okay in Paris. Hopefully, I won't die of boredom before I can return there.
Back in Paris, Lila was cleaning the machines in the basement gym in her home. Because of her punishment for hypnotizing Alya, she was stuck doing all the chores in the house.
"This is not fair! I didn't do anything serious to Alya! Todd should be the one cleaning the equipment, not me," she hissed to herself.
There was a burning hatred in her heart towards her family. How dare they punish her! Not to mention force her to go to therapy and watching her every move. It was unfair!
This is all Marinette's fault! She should have bowed down to me and given up Adrien! If she had played nicely, then I wouldn't have had to trick Alya to learn what was going on in Ms. Bustier's class.
There has to be a way to regain my dominance at school and get my family to back off. Also, I need to get my revenge on Ladybug and Chat Noir. No one makes a fool of me and gets away with it!
There has to be a way to create a situation where all three of them are discredited and abandoned by their friends and the public. I just need to figure out how.
An evil smile appeared on the girl's face. There was one thing that would be useful to her and she knew just how to attract it. Hawkmoth and his akumas would be key to her success.