Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug, Cat Noir and Steel Butterfly.
Prologue.
(Author's notes: This is it. Just as I promised to make after my Miraculous Ladybug and Ghost Rider crossover was finished. The ultimate Miraculous Ladybug champion chosen by Master Fu to be trained to fight Hawk Moth and Mayura has arrived into this dimension from the real world.
Just so you know, things will be in the same chronological order as my other Miraculous Ladybug story – Ghost Rider and Angel Cuervo not included – but they will also feature new elements of the story because of the choices made.
FYI, the real Butterfly Miraculous in this story will have the same powers and abilities as the Moth and Peacock Miraculouses, complete with the ability to fly, the ability to manipulate time, the ability to physically predict movements, an enhanced photographic memory, etc. The details will be explained by Master Wang Fu himself.
Additionally, for Marinette/Ladybug and Adrien/Cat Noir, the changes from my previous stories about them will also be reused and slightly altered for some of them and the remaining majority of them will be used, because even a storywriter has to try new things.
Moreover, in future chapters, a new holder of the Rabbit Miraculous will be replacing Bunnyx as a Guardian of time and space... PERMANENTLY!
Next-to-last, in those same future chapters, Steel Butterfly's inner demons will be revealed. Especially in terms of his views on how Hawk Moth, Mayura, Lila Rossi, Felix Graham de Vanily and Bunnyx should be punished for their actions. Particularly Bunnyx's refusal to tell Ladybug about the truth of how the Cat Blanc timeline came to be, her refusal to use the Rabbit Miraculous to find out if Lila Rossi is Gabriel Agreste's successor as Hawk Moth, and her refusal to use the Rabbit Miraculous to prevent Lila Rossi from fulfilling her destiny. Whether Lila Rossi's destiny features her actually becoming the second Butterfly Miraculous wielding supervillain to take up the mantle of Hawk Moth or not makes no difference to neither me nor my original characters nor my portrayals of the characters.
Lastly, I own nothing about Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir except the original characters, my portrayals of some of the OC Miraculouses, and my portrayals of the majority of the characters.
Enjoy this prologue of one of my new stories.)
(Real life Earth 1, June 21st, 2023, first person POV...)
I'll bet you're wondering who I am. Am I right? Well, I guess I'll just outright inform you so that there won't be any confusion between either carbon copies of myself, clones, or anyone sharing either parts of my name or my overall appearance.
I'm Miguel Guevara.
I was born and raised in New York City on January thirty-first, 1988, and I eventually became famous for being a writer with a passion for writing my own fanfiction stories, in addition to designing superhero costumes with metallic-looking body armor made of craft foam for either myself or for people who go to superhero conventions, and working as a part-time Transformers toy designer for Hasbro.
Anyway, just so there's no confusion on what I look like when it comes to carbon copies and/or clones, I'm standing at six feet and four inches tall. I have shoulder length dirty blonde hair that is slowly fading to black no matter how much time I spend in and out of the rays of the sun. I have brown eyes. I generally wear contacts because I was born with impaired vision, and I wear reading glasses if need be. I'm slim and muscular for someone of my caliber, mostly because my childhood and my teenage years revolved around rigorous amounts of daily exercise for a year at the maximum annually. In addition to that, I'm slim and muscular because of the fact that I'm on a strict nutritional diet and I generally always try my hardest avoid any unhealthy food, no matter if it's store-bought or prepared at a fast food restaurant or even made at home. As for the rest of my appearance, I have no facial hair, I wear absolutely no jewelry whatsoever, and I generally avoid wearing gangster clothing because I don't want to be mistaken for a gang member. At the same time, I always try to avoid wearing black clothing because, in simple terms, my family's religious belief says that any human being wearing black from head to toe is considered a devil spawn.
And yes, for future reference, I come from a religious household.
As for my colorful fashion sense, I generally avoid wearing red or dark colored clothing in the warmer seasons because of bees. You see, bees believe human beings wearing red or dark colored clothing to be a threat. And also because of the fact that I'm scared of bees. But other than that, I generally wear casual colorful clothing in colors that don't clash, formal suits when I work at one of the Hasbro facilities in New York, and nice clothing when I go to family gatherings.
As for the time of day my adventure in another dimension began to take place, it's currently June 21st, 2023.
We here in the United States – me and my younger siblings – had just finished watching the series finale of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, one of our favorite superhero cartoons in existence.
There were seven seasons in total, with over six Miraculous World Special episodes that have partial chronological timelines in different parts of the main series timeline, and the overall plot storylines for the main series were spanning over seven to eight years in real life. Along that kind of journey, we found all kinds of things about the show that we didn't like.
For my siblings, there were very few things they didn't like.
On the other hand, I found so many things I didn't like right from the beginning all the way to the very end of the road. In fact, there were so many things about the show I didn't like that I couldn't even keep count of how many there was.
Chief among the things I hated about Miraculous Ladybug includes Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth not joining his son Adrien around their mansion's dinner schedule to make himself more presentable. Chloe Bourgeois and Sabrina Raincomprix being spoiled brats and never changing their ways because of the not-so humorous mindsets and fan-tormenting ideas of the only director of the very show. Adrien becoming Cat Noir for the first time before Plagg can finish explaining everything just because Adrien was too excited to escape his sheltered house life. Cat Noir being constantly reckless and always sacrificing himself just because Ladybug has the power to purify Akumas energized by the Butterfly Miraculous. Ladybug having the power to purify Akumas with no explanation despite the fact that the Ladybug Miraculous embodies creation. Ladybug absolutely having to rely on her yoyo for transportation before the New York Special and the Shanghai Special chronologically and non-canonically introduced the space power-up potion that lets the heroes be able to fly by usage of magic-infused jetpacks with retractable wings. Marinette being rushed into the superhero business when she should've had plenty of time to train herself for no more than ten hours to twelve years in frozen time. Cat Noir forgetting in the Origins episode that he can use his Cataclysm only once before having to feed Plagg due to not having reached adulthood yet. Ladybug accidentally forgetting to purify Stoneheart's Akuma because she was rushed and because she transformed before she could ask Tikki such an important question. Marinette keeping her identity a secret from her parents and not trusting them to help with even Lila Rossi's antics. Ladybug catching herself before she could reveal her name to Cat Noir upon their first meeting. Alya Cesaire growing out to be extremely reckless and stubborn enough not to do what she should've done in the chronological cartoon, such as checking her sources and investigating claims like an actual reporter. Plagg being gluttonous, irresponsible and letting his desire and love for camembert cheese to nearly get everyone in trouble on multiple occasions. Ladybug and Cat Noir being tricked by Gabriel Agreste's Collector stunt. Ladybug neglecting to clear things with Alya and the Ladyblog about Lila Rossi's true colors. Master Wang Fu's neglection of Cat Noir's place and desires. Master Fu's f****** stupid rule about Marinette and Adrien handing over their Miraculouses if anyone were to discover their identities, no matter if its the logical choice or not. The rule specifically going for if Cat Noir finds out Ladybug's identity and vice versa before Hawk Moth, Mayura and their allies are put in prison. Alya constantly refusing to check her sources with Lila Rossi's interviews. Marinette forgetting that she did have proof of Lila's lies that could've exposed her after the Chameleon incident if the writers allowed her to follow the route of the Keep Calm and Expose Liars Miraculous Ladybug fanfiction story. Gabriel Agreste hiring Lila at the end of the Oni-Chan episode instead of having a restraining order placed against her to prevent her from clinging on to Adrien. Nathalie/Mayura interfering with Hawk Moth's screwed up defeat in the Heroes' Day battle to prevent him from being arrested. Everyone refusing to do a thing about Marinette's brief expulsion from Francoise Dupont and averted Scarlet Akumatization in the Ladybug episode. Absolutely nobody pointed out to Mr. Damocles that the law of a school dictates that the principal is supposed to have the supposed rebellious student undergo an expulsion trial at the request of the school board and that Mr. Damocles TECHNICALLY doesn't have the power to expel a student, with or without proof that the student in question did something that warrants expulsion. Bunnyx's refusal to tell Ladybug all about the events of the Cat Blanc timeline, simply because Bunnyx stupidly believed that "the less Minibug knows about this future was for the better." Bunnyx's second secret refusal to see through her Burrow to see if Lila actually does become the second Hawk Moth or not. All the heroes never thinking about adding magical medieval body armor to their normal outfits. Ladybug never truly realizing the aforementioned reasons why Alix Kubdel is unworthy of the Rabbit Miraculous. Chloe's betrayal in the Battle of the Miraculouses special causing the temporary heroes' identities to be exposed to Hawk Moth. Most of the bad things some people might've spotted during the New York Special. Marinette Dupain-Cheng keeping her secret identity of Ladybug a secret from her parents at Tikki's request and at Master Fu's insistence much later (off-screen.) Marinette and Adrien keeping their identities a secret from each other thanks to Marinette's near blunder in the Origins episode and then at Master Fu's behest much later on. Cat Noir being far too pushy and demanding for the reveal to happen much sooner in the primary timeline of the show because of Master Fu and Marinette. The love square causing many hardships and nearly causing the dynamics between the heroes to irreversibly fall apart on several occasions. Adrien telling Marinette to take the high road with Lila Rossi's lies after the Chameleon incident just because he f****** believed that Lila's lies weren't hurting anyone, sheltered house life or not. Marinette never bothering to tell Adrien about Lila's threat in response to the high road persuasion speech under the belief that he wouldn't believe her and that he still wouldn't do a thing even if he did know. Marinette's averted Akumatization into Princess Justice during the Sentimonster Ladybug incident. Master Fu never teaching Adrien the difference between taking the high road with tabloids and taking the high road with compulsive liar bullies who willingly collaborate with magic-abusing terrorists just to settle a petty grudge. Tikki constantly telling Marinette to stay positive during Lila's reign. Caline Bustier's teaching style and naive view of how the world works. Mr. Damocles' attitude with the students, especially with students who have rich and powerful parents, and especially during Marinette's unjust and unfair expulsion. The school board was never informed about any of the school incidents. Mr. Damocles and Caline Bustier kept their jobs despite never doing them properly. Throughout the majority of season 1 and season 2 before Chloe Bourgeois got the Bee Miraculous, nobody pointed out to Mr. Damocles that technically, the mayor of Paris doesn't have power or control over anything about the school, including school funds. During the Rogercop incident, nobody pointed out to Mayor Bourgeois that he technically doesn't have the power or the authority to fire a police officer regardless of whether or not the police officer is doing their job. Master Fu inevitably sacrificed his memories because of Marinette's obliviousness towards Adrien's dual identity and heartbreak over Adrien and Kagami Tsurugi being together partially being what led to Master Fu to literally be discovered by Hawk Moth and Mayura, in addition to Chloe Bourgeois' betrayal. Su-Han saying that the Miraculouses were only meant for adults despite the possibility of an adult Miraculous user willingly turning evil after being tempted because the possibility of doing whatever they wanted was all too real. Su-Han saying that he would find worthy adults for the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses despite being one hundred and seventy-two years in the dark of how it's nearly impossible to find a nearly incorruptible adult for any Miraculous jewel without a suffocating work and sleep schedule. Su-Han trying to take the Mother Miracle Box from Marinette's possession in his debut appearance. Su-Han saying that he would take back the Miracle Box if Marinette failed in her duties despite warming up to her. Su-Han treating kwamis like cosmic tools of ultimate power to be controlled instead of creatures to be treated with respect and compassion. Su-Han foolishly believing that only Ladybug and Cat Noir were needed to deakumatize Moolak during the Ephemeral episode. Su-Han demanding Ladybug and Cat Noir to reveal their identities to each other so that they might keep their Miraculouses without being aware of the consequences that could happen afterward. Plagg being one second too late to use Cataclysm on Shadow Moth. Nobody informed Cat Noir about what happened in the Ephemeral timeline. Ladybug kept Cat Noir in the dark about what she was supposed to do at the start of the Ephemeral episode. Thomas Astruc saying that the Ephemeral episode is a must-watch episode for fans. (What a f***** idiota.) Felix Graham de Vanily was the only one who discovered Gabriel's true identity as Shadow Moth in the Gabriel Agreste Sentimonster episode. Ladybug and Cat Noir fell for the Collector stunt AGAIN. Cat Noir was never given his share of the spotlight just because Thomas Astruc wants Ladybug at the top despite what the actual title of the show says. People believing Lila's lies and falling for them hook, line, and sinker despite the evidences to the contrary being in their faces. Alix Kubdel/Bunnyx refusing to do anything with Lila's lies just because her ability to travel through time and observe points of time thanks to the Rabbit Miraculous would've shown her Lila's true colors and that she can't interfere with the timeline just because she's too wimpy about the consequences and just because users of the Rabbit Miraculous are heavily affected by any and all changes to the timeline. Bunnyx neglecting to tell Ladybug and Cat Noir about a second Hawk Moth replacing the original one at some point in the future. Bunnyx's actions as the user of the Rabbit Miraculous were said to be OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTIONS OF THE ORDER OF THE GUARDIANS. Many of my favorite Miraculous Ladybug fanfictions and my family's favorite Miraculous Ladybug fanfictions never being used in the chronological cartoon whatsoever. Cat Noir being pushed to the side in season four all because of the show's pathetic excuse for a director getting everyone's hopes up on an irregular basis and for purposely leaving him on the sidelines despite the title of the show saying Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, not Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug. Ladybug, Queen Bee, Vesperia, Ryuko, Coq Courage, and Eagle never got the ability to fly outside of adulthood or their space transformations or outside of being Akumatized or outside of earning it because of their spirits and everything else about them that screams, "PURE OF HEART." Chloe Bourgeois never suffered the consequences for her actions throughout the whole show before and after the Battle of the Miraculouses two-parter season 3 finale. Mayor Andre Bourgeois never suffered the consequences for his actions as the pathetic excuse for a Parisian mayor. Audrey Bourgeois was never put in her place permanently. Adrien never fully realized firsthand that forgiving and forgetting in real life and in fiction are ultimately different. Adrien never suffered the consequences for his own actions concerning his enabling attitude with Chloe Bourgeois, Lila Rossi and others like them. Hawk Moth was never defeated in the New York Special and therefore was never put on trial for nearly crippling the United States and for nearly starting a nuclear World War Three. Shadow Moth and Mayura killed their Sentimonsters when they were no longer useful despite the Sentimonsters being living life forms. Lila Rossi was never exposed before the season 4 finale, originally titled as "The Last Attack Shadow Moth" and now titled as "Shadow Moth's Final Attack." Marinette exposed her true identity to Alya in Gang of Secrets despite somewhat having been on bad terms because of her Guardianship of the Miracle Box and because of Lila Rossi's lies. Thomas Astruc ruining our expectations with the Ephemeral episode ON PURPOSE, JUST LIKE WITH THE CAT BLANC EPISODE AND THE NEW YORK SPECIAL. Juleka Couffaine never got two clawed gloves as Purple Tigress with the Tiger Miraculous since it was only one Panjas bracelet instead of two. Ryuko never got clawed gloves despite the fact that dragons have claws. Eagle never got clawed gloves despite the fact that eagles have talons. Lady Lion never had clawed gloves regardless of whether or not she uses the somewhat non-existent Lion Miraculous. The show never specifically stated how the jetpacks for Ladybug and Cat Noir's space transformations could be refueled or repaired if the jetpacks were to run out of fuel or get heavily or lightly damaged. The show never revealed how Ladybug, Ryuko, Queen Bee, Vesperia, Eagle, and Coq Courage would be able to unlock their respective flight capabilities outside of using the space power-up potion, outside of getting Akumatized, and outside of waiting for adulthood to come. Su-Han picking favorites with Marinette as his personal apprentice just like with Master Fu, along with Marinette being more strict with the identity rule between her and Cat Noir because of the Cat Blanc episode and because of Bunnyx refusing to tell the truth – WHAT A TOTAL B**** AND COWARD. And, of course, the devil spawn b**** Lila Rossi literally became Gabriel Agreste's successor as Hawk Moth in the future of the series without her crimes being exposed BY ANYONE WHATSOEVER. Lila literally became Hawk Moth Number Two in the show's future, and as a result, nobody is ever gonna be able to fully trust any heroic user of the Butterfly/Moth Miraculous. And because of Lila's antics, Paris will have to continue holding in their negative emotions since Lila is twice to ten times more evil and sinister than Gabriel, Nathalie, Felix Graham de Vanily, and Chloe after the Battle of the Miraculouses.
So, in order to vent to myself without destroying anything in my residence, I write my own fanfiction stories detailing what I believe should've happened in the cartoon. Just like almost every other fanfiction writer on this Earth and in this very dimension. I occasionally get very bad reviews, and because I'm vindictive enough to not listen to what people have to say about my stories if they don't like them, I delete those reviews.
So, that night, my siblings were sleeping while I was rewatching the ending of the finale of Miraculous Ladybug. As I was about to finish rewatching the final episode of the show featuring the children of the previous present day Miraculous heroes taking up some of their parents' previous and current mantles and the heroes making a vow to protect the future generations of humankind from many villains to replace Hawk Moth, Mayura, Volpina/Chameleon/Hawk Moth II, Techno-Pirate and Ignoblia among others, I made a wish. I wished for the opportunity to help Ladybug and Cat Noir in any way I can, spanning nearly past fifteen years of practice in hand-to-combat in the event of being cornered by either version of Hawk Moth with my pants down, along with my foreknowledge being one hundred percent untraceable, irrefutable, irreversible, tamperproof and unable to be abused by anyone.
After making my wish, I finished rewatching the Miraculous Ladybug series finale with a quiet victory dance while playing the JW Superman theme. After I changed the channel to the News 12 weather and news channel and turned off the TV to save power and be ready for the morning news, I brushed my teeth, took my nighty-night medicine to help me sleep, and went to bed.
But little did I know, as I was drifting off to sleep, I was being transported to the world of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, all thanks to the current and soon-to-be former Great Guardian of the Chinese Zodiac Miracle Box waiting to grant me my wish.
So, basically, what I was about to find out was that this was the beginning of a special legend in the Quantic Universe... the legend of Steel Butterfly.
(Unknown Miraculous Ladybug Earth, January fifteenth, 2000, Miguel's POV...)
I awoke to the smell of tea being made and the UV rays of the sun beaming into my closed eyes.
I blocked the sun from my eyes with my hands as I tried to completely wake myself up.
However, when I awoke fully, I was in for a shock.
I found myself in Master Fu's massage parlor!
And that can only mean one thing: I was somehow transported into the fictional world of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir!
And if that sign wasn't obvious enough, I was shocked to see that my entire person was completely computer animated to the standards of Adobe Animate CC!
Don't get me wrong, I always firmly believed that the multiverse would've had specific universes where some fictional stories in the forms of comic books, cartoons, movies, video games and non-sentient toys took place in real life. But I didn't think that it was all too true until now. And I got the whole world of fanfiction in my universe to thank and blame for that.
Just then, I saw Master Fu and Wayzz approach me. Master Fu asks me, "Are you alright, Mr. Guevara?"
I wordlessly nodded, as words failed me.
Master Fu continues, "Why don't I explain everything with some tea and a light, healthy breakfast? It'll help to clear your mind."
Soon enough, Master Fu and I had a light, healthy breakfast consisting of oatmeal with blueberries, apple slices, orange slices, and Honey Oat Cereal with bananas. Granted, I hated cereal before I came to this dimension, but apparently my palettes adjusted well to the smell and taste of cereal all too easily without me having to get my palettes used to the taste of cereal myself. After we had some water to hydrate ourselves, we drank the tea that Master Fu served us. And surprisingly, it tasted good.
Once we finished, I finally started to form words as I asked, "Master Fu, that was a nice breakfast and all, but if you don't mind me asking, what exactly am I doing here in your dimension?"
Master Fu answered, "There are two reasons as to why you are in my dimensional space. One, I overheard your wish and wanted to grant you your wish. And two, because the Rabbit Kwami, Fluff, informed me of what will happen in the foreseeable future, starting in September of 2014. This Hawk Moth character is trying to steal the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses. For whatever wish he intends to make when he combines them, I know not. Now, tell me, who is Hawk Moth?"
I replied matter-of-factly, "You know how I have foreknowledge of events in the future? Well, I'm afraid that I'll be telling you specific events of the future only when they come around. If I were to so much as tell you anything about the future before those events' first stages come around, things might spiral out of control. On top of that, any alterations to this point of the past without careful planning and precise precautions will result in a disastrous disruption of the space-time continuum, prompting interference from a guardian of time and space. And we wouldn't want any of that to happen, now, do we?"
Master Fu remarks, "Good point. Alas, I'm granting you an opportunity to become the hero you always wanted to be."
Once I realized what Master Fu meant, I protested, "No offense, Master Fu, but when I said that I always wanted to be a hero, I didn't mean by using magic jewelry. Besides, whenever someone uses magic jewelry even once, they run the risk of getting demonically possessed. And any human being using magic in any way, shape or form will most certainly be condemned and tossed into the Lake of Fire after Judgment Day."
Master Fu states in response, "I understand how you feel about magic jewelry because of your religious upbringing, but trust me; the Miraculous I will give to you will protect you from even demons, in addition to protecting you from the power of the Moth and Peacock Miraculouses. And if God Himself disapproves of you using a magic jewel no matter the dimensional realm, I'll take the fall for you and every Miraculous champion of the past, present and future on Judgment Day with dignity and humble feelings, as I was brought into the job of protecting the Miraculouses by the Order Of The Guardians against my free will."
Master Fu opened the phonograph and took out a peculiar-looking Miraculous jewel that was not part of the initial lineup of the Miraculouses in the Chinese Zodiac Miracle Box.
It looked like a combination of the Moth Miraculous and at least two depictions of the Butterfly Miraculous from two different Miraculous Ladybug fanfictions I used to read in my dimension.
To put it in semi-short details, this Butterfly Miraculous is a large red and purple stone with purple diamonds and white-gold spots on the wings. The wings looked like a combination of the Moth Miraculous' flower petal stylized wings and the wings of an actual butterfly. It also had the body of a butterfly. And it had the colors of the aforementioned Lepidoptera Miraculouses to boot.
I asked in awe, "Is that... the real Butterfly Miraculous?"
Master Fu answered, "Yes, it is. It grants you the same powers and abilities of the Moth Miraculous and the Peacock Miraculous, including whether they're used conjointly or if they're given additional power. In other words, this Butterfly Miraculous grants you the powers of the Moth Miraculous, even when it's powers are upgraded, as well as those of the Peacock Miraculous. And it can give you the powers of both Miraculouses as if you were using them at the same time. Additionally, this real Butterfly Miraculous will also grant you the powers of transformation and resurrection. In other words, you can grant yourself any transformation of your choosing, whether for battle, stealth missions, or anything in between. At the same time, you can also grant others their own transformations, but the appearances for any transformations will be all yours to control. Especially in terms of whatever appearance you may have in mind. In addition to that, you will also be granted the ability to resurrect the dead the way God and Jesus are able to, with and without magic, in addition to the ability to resurrect yourself and heal all of your injuries in the process. On top of that, you'll also be given plenty of powers and abilities related to mentality. In other words, you'll be given all sorts of mental abilities to go along with telepathy. Next-to-last, the Butterfly Miraculous will also give you the power of elegance. In the sense of granting you a special set of weaponized arrows to nullify an enemy's superpowers and make their limbs go numb, in addition to a purifying superpower similar to the Miraculous Ladybug cure, only you'll be using butterflies. Lastly, since you're the first of my Miraculous champions, I'm placing you in charge of a special team of Miraculous heroes from other dimensions similar to yours. I'm also placing you in charge of the heroes soon to come after Ladybug and Cat Noir come into the picture. I'm hoping that you will all succeed in your special mission. Will you help me?"
I thought this over, and though my family will most surely disapprove, I have no other choice since I'm otherwise stuck in this very fictional dimension. And I did say I wanted to help my two favorite heroes in any way that I can.
So I accepted the offer.
Once I clipped the brooch to my shirt, a purple and red globe of light emerged and faded to reveal a butterfly kwami.
This butterfly kwami looked a lot like a combination of Tikki and Nooroo.
The butterfly kwami said to me, "Oh, hello there, young man. I'm Leppey, the butterfly kwami of transformation, transmission, emotion, thought, and resurrection."
I then stated in response, "Nice to meet you, Leppey. I'm Miguel Guevara, your new owner. And for the record, I'm already familiar with everything about this universe, including the powers and time limits of the Miraculouses if the holders have yet to become adults."
Master Fu smiled and Wayzz stated, "How remarkable. A new champion who already knows what he's dealing with."
Leppey beamed as he said, "In that case, I'll cut to the chase. To transform, all you need to do is say, 'Leppey, Elegant Wings Live.' To detransform, just say, 'Leppey, Elegant Wings Die.' "
Standing in a "spread your wings" pose, I called out, "Leppey, Elegant Wings Live!"
Leppey was sucked into the brooch as I transformed while standing still.
However, what was most unexpected was the fact that my transformation wasn't just magic. It was also divine cosmic energy the equivalent of God's power itself.
My guess is that this real Butterfly Miraculous was forged by both a Miraculous mage and a small army of God's angelic craftsmen.
When I looked at myself in the mirror, I was amazed at what I was wearing.
I was wearing a form-fitting suit of metallic armor faintly resembling many different forms of Hawk Moth, including his Scarlet Moth and Shadow Moth forms, but without his Collector form. That is, if he ever thought of using body armor for his transformations. The rest of my armor resembled many different forms of The Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ranging from comic book iterations to concept arts to animated cartoons to even live action blockbuster movies. Such cartoon iterations of my Shredder-inspired armor happens to include elements of the armors worn by the Utrom Shredder, the Karai Shredder in the male version, the Demon Shredder, the Tengu Shredder and the Cyber Shredder. Meanwhile, my armor was also using design elements of The Shredder's mechanized armor from the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. As for my armored helmet and mask combination, it looked like a combination of Hawk Moth's chronological mask, the "later concept Hawk Moth mask" with the butterfly visor and the closed mouth, Scarlet Moth's mask, Shadow Moth's mask, and many depictions of The Shredder's helmet. Except for depictions of the Super Shredder's helmet. On top of that, my armored back also had retractable metallic butterfly wings attached to a jetpack that would help me fly in the air in case my wings aren't powerful enough, or in case they're too weakened to help me fly in the air on my own. At the same time, my wings will also help me fly in case my jetpack is damaged, running low on fuel or completely out of fuel. To top it off, I was given a cane swordstick which was as tall as I was, and a combat hand fan covered in metal plates. As for the cane swordstick, it looks like every version of Hawk Moth's cane swordstick, even from his Scarlet Moth and Shadow Moth forms. As for the combat hand fan, it looked like a combination of Mayura's hand fan, Shadow Moth's hand fan and April O'Neil's tessan from the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. As for the colors of my armor, they were dark purple, lavender, black, burgundy red, indigo blue, pink, sea green, silver, and regular blue. Lastly, my wings and my jetpack were purple and red. In fact, I could've sworn that the jetpack and wings were designed in a similar style to many versions of The Vulture and The Falcon from Marvel Comics. But then again, all of that was what I wanted deep down. Because, as it just so happens, I'm literally obsessed with seeing my favorite superheroes wearing metal suits of armor, along with jetpacks that have either retractable wings or non-retractable wings.
As I was admiring my appearance, Master Fu asked me, "Well, what do you think?"
I replied, "I look stunning! I can't believe that this was what I always wanted deep down! So, from now on, all sorts of magical terrorists and mass murderers will learn to cower in fear by the very mention of my name... Steel Butterfly."
Stroking his beard, Master Fu remarked, "Steel Butterfly... a wonderful superhero name. A wonderful name for a superhero, indeed."
After twelve days in frozen time, in a place and time similar to Heaven where we're outside of linear space and time itself, I was taught about everything I needed to know about how to use my powers. In particular, I was taught how to use my Tenshi butterflies to change the negative emotions of an Akumatized supervillain into positive emotions, effectively "reprogramming" them into superheroes. In the process, my Tenshi merges with the Akumatized object, only to drive out Hawk Moth's Akuma and reprogram it into another Tenshi, waiting for my direct order to Tenshize someone else to help my primary champion.
At the same time, I also used my foreknowledge to self-teach myself in Mirakung Fu, a martial arts style introduced in season 4 of Miraculous Ladybug, said to be created by and devised by the Order Of The Guardians to take down rogue Miraculous users, even the ones as skilled in martial arts equivalent to Hawk Moth and Mayura. I even used my powers to observe different points of time in the past to teach myself every combat move, technique and maneuver that would be needed to take down Hawk Moth, Mayura and any other Miraculous wielder villains of the future that arise to take their places. At the same time, I also taught myself how to counter Mirakung Fu, just in case Su-Han tries to take the Butterfly Miraculous in the event he arrives in Paris during the time period taking place after Marinette has become the new Guardian of the Chinese Zodiac Miracle Box. As I was teaching myself how to fight, how to combine martial arts with street fighting, boxing, wrestling and many other forms of combat, as well as how to copy my opponent's moves and warp their combat experiences against them even without being seen, something truly unexpected happened. I accidentally used one of my Tenshies to de-age Master Fu's appearance and physical body by one hundred and fifty years, making his body and overall appearance look and feel like he's thirty-six years old again. Figuratively and literally.
Master Fu knew I didn't mean to, but it brought to us the benefit of me teaching Master Fu Mirakung Fu, as well as how to translate more Guardian symbols from the grimoires, thanks to the Butterfly Miraculous also representing wisdom and knowledge in terms of translating any of the world's languages, as well as languages invented by the Order Of The Guardians.
All the while, we managed to have three consecutive headquarters built in three locations: one underneath the library of Francoise Dupont High School, one underneath the massage parlor, and one in the basements of the Dupain-Cheng bakery and the adjoining buildings after giving the two residents of the bakery our consent and after telling them everything. I said two residents because our main protagonist isn't gonna be born for another year and because her older brother was not old enough to understand everything just yet.
And that shocked me as Marinette Dupain-Cheng didn't have any siblings in the original cartoon, and fanfictions don't count.
Of course, another benefit of the power of the Butterfly Miraculous is that it provides the ability to transfer memories of my foreknowledge to chosen subjects without anything happening to my own memory whatsoever.
And with the ability to communicate with my kwami while I'm transformed, I was able to successfully learn how to fly, even and preferably without being seen.
After a few months of trial and error, I was able to reach the levels of combat experience of various iterations of Optimus Prime. The Dark of the Moon Sentinel Prime. V from V For Vendetta. Vampirella. Bloodshot. Ms. Marvel. Magneto. The Thing. Ebony Maw. The Punisher. Cull Obsidian. Corvus Glaive. Proxima Midnight. The Daredevil. Rogue from the X-Men. Vision. Silver Surfer. Storm from the X-Men. Sentry. Doctor Doom. Power Man. Luke Cage. Shang-Chi. Mystique. Quicksilver. The two iterations of Wolverine James Howlett and Laura Kinney. Cable from the X-Men. Cyclops. Pyslocke. Taskmaster. Deadpool. The Hulk. Hawkeye. Iron Man. The various Marvel Comics mutants. Spawn. The various DC Comics metahumans. The various iterations of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The various Miraculous wielders. Darkman. Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise. Jason Voorhees. Michael Myers. John Wick. Freddy Krueger. RoboCop. Jetstream from Sky High. The Doom Slayer. Agent 47. Quan Chi from Mortal Kombat. Alex Mercer. James Heller. John Marston from Red Dead Redemption. Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2. The various protagonists of Resident Evil. Hellboy. Kratos. Shao Kahn. Hela from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Batwoman. Bane. Constantine Drakon. The various identities of Green Arrow. The Karate Kid. Various G.I. Joe characters. Elektra Natchios. Misty Knight. The Winter Soldier. The various iterations of the Power Rangers. The various antagonists of the Power Rangers franchise. The Primeverse Arcee. The Primeverse Airachnid. The Animated Lockdown. The Age of Extinction Lockdown. The various iterations of Megatron. The Animated Prowl. The various iterations of Batman. The various incarnations of Black Panther. The different versions of Catwoman. The different incarnations of Wonder Woman. The various iterations of Phil Coulson. The Utrom Shredder. The Tengu Shredder. The Cyber Shredder. The different iterations of Splinter. The different iterations of Eric Draven. Ashe Corven. Alex Corvis. James Cuervo. Various counterparts of Ra's Al Ghul. The various incarnations of the Mortal Kombat Scorpion. The various incarnations of the Mortal Kombat Sonya Blade. The different counterparts of the Mortal Kombat Subzero. The similar and different versions of the Mortal Kombat Raiden. The various counterparts of the Mortal Kombat Johnny Cage. The various counterparts of Captain America. The different versions of the DC Comics Robin. The various identities of Robin from DC Comics. The various counterparts of Spider-Man. The different incarnations of the Green Goblin. The numerous iterations of Iron Fist. The various counterparts of Black Widow. Su-Han. The similar and different counterparts of Batgirl and many other extremely skilled superhero and supervillain combatants in the fictional world combined. Most especially thanks to my various DVDs of movies and cartoons featuring extensive fight scenes between heroes and villains alike. Along with the various video games to boot.
At the same time, I also managed to gain the battle experiences of the various soldiers and famous combat instructors of the past and the future to boot. Whether they're fictional or not makes no difference to me, as I already got what I wanted.
Of course, I'm absolutely sure that Su-Han might try to take me down when we first meet in about seventeen years from now, but with my new ability to predict my opponent's next moves and my new ability to copy my opponent's moves by watching them fight, let's just say Su-Han is gonna have a field day trying to subdue me. That is, if he can, because with or without Master Fu's assistance and guidance, I'm not going down without a fight. But even still, I'm not exactly one hundred percent invincible to the likes of God's angels should I turn rogue. But thankfully enough, God knows what He's doing and I know what I'm doing.
Oh, and speaking of my DVDs and video games, did I mention that I can also make things appear from my dimension by just thinking aloud? And did I mention that every time I talk, I sound like a combination of the Johnny Blaze iteration of the Ghost Rider from the first Ghost Rider movie and the Danny Ketch iteration of the Ghost Rider from the Fantastic Four and Incredible Hulk animated cartoons? Honestly, that combined with my newly-discovered voice modulator programmed to make my voice sound like the first and second versions of the Ghost Rider was a big surprise, but at least I have another scare tactic.
Anyway, all that was left was to wait for the Origins episode to roll around, as the modern saying goes.
Obviously, that shouldn't be too hard, as I'm now angelically immortal, I have an enhanced photographic memory, I have an enhanced form of superhuman intelligence, and I have fourteen to fifteen years before I can introduce myself to two of my favorite heroes of all time.
I happen to be as smart as Batman, Spider-Man, Daredevil, the Ghost Riders, the Punisher, Velma Dinkley from Scooby-Doo, Brainiac, Lex Luthor, Darkseid, Superman, Composite Superman, Cyborg Superman, Cyborg, Gorilla Grodd, Doctor Doom, the High Evolutionary, M.O.D.O.K, Reed Richards, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Bruce Banner, Amadeus Cho/Iron Spider, the various identities of The Flash, the various identities of Kid Flash, the various identities of the Reverse-Flash, Thanos, Thor, Megatron/Galvatron, Optimus Prime, Shockwave, Ratchet, Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, April O'Neil from TMNT 2012, Jeremy Belpois from Code: Lyoko, Mad Thinker, Doctor Emmett Brown from Back To The Future, The Doctor from Doctor Who, The Thinker, Megamind, Cornelius Robinson from Meet The Robinsons, Ladybug, Cat Noir, Hawk Moth, Mayura, Su-Han, Master Fu, Bunnyx, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Manhattan, Dr. Robotnik from Sonic The Hedgehog, Simon Seville from Alvin & The Chipmunks, Black Adam, Deathstroke, Martian Manhunter, Lobo, The Question, The Riddler, The Scarecrow, Vandal Savage, The Beast of the X-Men, Captain America, Iron Man, Kid Omega, The Leader, Sabretooth, Charles Xaiver, Magneto, Wolverine, the Green Goblin, Ultron, Sari Sumdac, Doctor Octopus, Perceptor, the WFC/FOC Jetfire, the Generation 1 Combaticons, the Fall of Cybertron Combaticons, the Generation 1 Computron, Jeanette Miller from Alvin and The Chipmunks, Iron Lantern from Amalgam Comics, Egghead, Mary Marvel, Mr. Terrific, Maximus The Mad, Valerie Richards/Brainstorm, Mr. Majestic, Miss Martian, Felonious Gru from Despicable Me, Vector Perkins, Pinhead from Hellraiser, Pennywise from It, Chloe Sullivan from Smallville, Cobra Commander, Nick Fury, The Kingpin, Cyclops from the X-Men, Agent 47, Lara Croft, Brainiac 417, Odin from Marvel Comics, The Kree Supreme Intelligence, Lunella Lafayette, Michael Myers from Halloween, Syndrome from The Incredibles, Medula from Sky High, Mr. Glass, Brainiac 5, Ozymandias from Watchmen, Spellbinder from Batman Beyond, Mephistopheles from the Ghost Rider franchise. Thomas Elliot/Hush from DC Comics, Doctor Hugo Strange, The Joker, Doctor Stephen Strange, The Mad Hatter, Rorschach from Watchmen, and every kwami in existence put together. But that doesn't necessarily make me as smart as God Himself. The highest form of super intelligence I have at my disposal comes from various smart heroes and villains – including the ones from kid shows like Scooby Doo – but those forms of super intelligence are used only separately so as to not give me a headache from having so much knowledge, to ensure that I don't end up contracting ALS like the Arrowverse iteration of The Thinker, and so as to ensure that I'm smart enough to not be apathetic. And the power of the Butterfly Miraculous at my disposal doesn't necessarily make me a god. I may be powerful, but only God is the most powerful out of every force of good in both fiction and in real life.
In the process of preparing for my inevitable war against Hawk Moth, I prepared security systems for our three bases.
To put it in short details, I combined Hawk Moth's security system with those of Batman. The Utrom Shredder. The X-Men. The Avengers. Norman Osborn in the 2002 Spider-Man video game. The Justice League. Lex Luthor. Iron Heights. The Raft. The Cube. The Big House. Arkham Asylum. Azkaban Prison. Belle Reeve. Ravencroft Institution. Slabside Maximum Security Prison. Fisk Towers. Alcatraz Prison. The Cage from Marvel Comics. Crossmore Prison. The Ice Box Prison. Riker's Island Penitentiary. Seagate Prison. The Vault. Andru Correctional Facility. Blackthorne Prison. Arkham City. Blackgate Penitentiary. Fort Rozz. Gotham State Penitentiary. Stryker's Island Penitentiary. Long Bay Correctional Facility. Goulburn Correctional Centre. Barwon Prison. Stammheim Prison. Wallens Ridge State Prison. Le Santé Prison. Many other maximum security systems from different superhero headquarters and different supervillain lairs. And many other supermax security prisons in both real life and fiction.
Granted, I might've gone way overboard, but my paranoia is especially high because of the levels of power each Akumatized villain possesses. Especially the likes of Stoneheart, since he gets bigger and stronger with each enemy attack that manages to hurt him somewhat. Along with the likes of Cat Blanc, since his Mega Cataclysm can easily destroy a slightly weaker version of my security system in no time outside of his unakumatized Cataclysm uses. That is mainly because when Cat Noir is Akumatized into Cat Blanc, he has the infinite power of destruction. And on top of that, while Darkblade is a bit of a lesser Akumatized villain compared to the likes of either Volpina, Lady Misfortune, Princess Justice or even Cat Blanc, Darkblade still has the ability to create his army of knights by brainwashing people with a beam from the hilt of his sword to kneel so he can knight them, thereby turning them into armored knights. And Darkblade could easily plant his ancestor's flag on the roof of City Hall, thereby turning everyone into knights, including me and Hawk Moth if we're not careful. Ergo, if Scarlet Moth were to be held prisoner by my security systems on Heroes' Day, he would try to order his Akumatized supervillain army to break him out. And not even a strong enough dose of anti-magic would be able to counter thousands of Akumatized villains, let alone millions of clones of certain villains that they make from normal people to become their armies, such as Darkblade.
Anyways, I also had all sorts of booby traps put in place. Such as the El Macho dance floor tile trap, laser grid traps, the booby traps of the Home Alone film series, the booby traps of the Saw horror movie franchise, the booby traps of Tomb Raider, the booby trapped Miracle Box from a Miraculous Ladybug fanfiction I liked, booby-trapped taser doors, and so forth.
Like I said, I might be going overboard, but it will be worth it in the long run.
At the same time, I also helped to mass produce the various power up potions, including my favorite, the space potion.
As far as I remember about the space potion, the space potion grants a ground-bound Miraculous user the ability to fly at great speed and high altitudes, in addition to the ability to breathe in the void of space for long durations of time. And the space potion works even if a Miraculous user has already unlocked the ability to fly.
And as far as I remember about the Miraculous suit that comes with the space potion, the suit itself is upgraded with spacesuit-like armor plating, a jetpack with retractable wings to enable the ability to fly, not that the wings actually move, and a special retractable helmet, retractable mouth guard and a face mask in front of the user's domino mask which all provide unlimited breathable air.
But what I brought up to Master Fu is that I really don't understand why the space potion is the only potion that grants all Miraculous users the ability to fly, including those who take on aspects of flying insects and flying animals.
When Master Fu asked me why I don't understand, this is what I said: "I just don't understand why Miraculouses that resemble flying insects and flying animals don't grant their owners the ability to fly in their normal transformations, adult power or not. Seriously, that makes no sense to me. And yet, I was the only Miraculous user – in this timeline of this universe – that has the ability to fly, with and without a fully functioning jetpack outside of my space transformations. And I feel like I'm going crazy with confusion."
Master Fu strokes his beard as he asks me, "You really love flying superheroes, don't you?"
I replied meekly, "Yes, ever since the introduction of Superman to the fictional world of live action movies in the year 1978. The actor who played Superman in the 1978-1987 film quadrilogy literally inspired many fictional cartoons, movies and video games to introduce many fictional superheroes that can fly. Whether those superheroes can fly by gravity manipulation, usage of a jetpack, usage of mechanical and/or organic wings, or even those who have jet thrusters built into their battlesuits like Iron Man makes no difference to me."
Master Fu then inquires me something I always wanted to answer, "Which Miraculouses do you see and know about that may or may not grant their owners the ability to fly in terms of the ones that resemble flying insects and flying animals? Including Miraculouses that appear in alternate timeline versions of my dimension in the form of fanfiction stories from your world."
I replied, "Well, as far as I remember off the top of my head, there are about 20 Miraculouses, minus my own, that don't grant their owners the ability to fly in their normal forms. I happen to remember them correctly and distinctly. The first is the Ladybug Miraculous. Ladybugs are known for being able to fly. And Marinette Dupain-Cheng using the Ladybug yoyo as Ladybug to swing around the city will definitely leave her arms at maximum muscle stress. The second Miraculous is the Moth Miraculous, also known as the Butterfly Miraculous, and not to be confused with the Butterfly Miraculous I possess. Butterflies and moths are also known for being able to fly, especially since they come from the same family species Lepidoptera. At the same time, even though Hawk Moth is not able to fly, some iterations of Marinette with the Moth Miraculous are able to fly due to fanfictions stories portraying her ability to fly as a reflection of her pure heart. Anyway, back on topic. The third Miraculous is the Bee Miraculous. Bees of all kinds are also known for being able to fly despite what scientists tried to disprove many years ago. Oh, and Chloe Bourgeois and her half-sister Zoe Lee are unable to fly as Queen Bee and Vesperia respectively. The fourth Miraculous is the Peacock Miraculous. Even though peacocks can only fly short distances, they're still able to fly. And thankfully enough, Mayura is also unable to fly. The fifth Miraculous is the Dragon Miraculous. Ever since their introduction in mythology, literature and films based on mythology in my world, and before they became extinct in your world, dragons became known as the ultimate apex predators that can fly. And Kagami Tsurugi is unable to fly as Ryuko outside of her wind, water and lightning transformations. The sixth Miraculous is the Thunderbird Miraculous in the Native American Miracle Box. Again, it may be mythological in my universe, but the thunderbird is also capable of flight. The seventh Miraculous is the Eagle Miraculous in the same Native American Miracle Box. Eagles are native to North America, and they're also able to fly. Jessica Keynes is unable to fly when she's Eagle, but an Akumatized Techno-Pirate with the Eagle Miraculous was perfectly able to fly during Hawk Moth's reign of terror in New York City during French-American Friendship Week in the near-future. The eighth Miraculous is the Falcon Miraculous in the Native American Miracle Box. Also native to North America, falcons are also capable of flight. The ninth Miraculous is the Raven Miraculous in the same Miracle Box. Like their twins, the crows, ravens are also able to fly. The tenth Miraculous is the Owl Miraculous. Despite being silent birds of prey of the nighttime and some species being dangerous, owls are known for being able to fly and take their prey by surprise. And when Conrad Damocles is Akumatized into Dark Owl, he has the ability to glide. Although, his enhanced jumping ability combined with his glider owl wings could be mistaken for actual flight. Anyway, the next Miraculous I remember that literally doesn't give the owner the ability to fly is the Goose Miraculous, the very last Miraculous jewel in the Native American Miracle Box. Geese are known for being dangerous if approached, and they're also known for being able to fly varying distances. The twelfth Miraculous is the Parrot Miraculous from a fanfiction I once read. The thirteenth Miraculous is the Dragonfly Miraculous, although I'm pretty sure it would not count somewhat if it did grant its owner the ability to fly outside of the owner being an adult. The fourteenth Miraculous that would grant its owner the ability to fly is the Beetle Miraculous. The fifteenth Miraculous I remember is the Firefly Miraculous. The sixteenth Miraculous I remember is the Gryphon Miraculous. The seventeenth Miraculous I remember is the Condor Miraculous. The eighteenth Miraculous I remember from the top of my head is the Harrier Miraculous. The nineteenth Miraculous I remember is the Vulture Miraculous. And the twentieth Miraculous I remember that may or may not grant their owners the ability to fly is the Sandhill Crane Miraculous."
Master Fu strokes his beard while making a humming sound, like he was thinking about what I said.
Then, Master Fu answered my curiosity, "Well, Miguel, the reason why those Miraculouses don't usually grant their users the ability to fly in their normal transformations is because of a combination of five things: one, it is indeed an adult superpower in some cases like with the Eagle Miraculous. Two, it has to be something the Miraculous owner wants subconsciously as an adult and before reaching adulthood. This can be done by visualizing it mentally or in a sketch drawing. Three, it has to be a reflection of the Miraculous user's heroic nature, courage, strength, honor, compassionate nature, heightened sense of love, their moral honesty and purity of heart. Four, if those don't work, the Miraculous owner can fly thanks to the Akumatization and Tenshization powers of both the Moth and Butterfly Miraculouses in the wrong hands and the same Miraculouses in the right hands. And five, the ability to fly outside of one's space transformations is a superpower that must be realized and unlocked after the Miraculous user realizes that their powers are able to be increased by the Miraculous user in question, more specifically in terms of realizing their full potential. For example, if the owner of the Ladybug Miraculous were to concentrate hard enough to unlock any new powers that they wish, specifically in terms of specific situations requiring additional power, they would not only gain a new suit, but they would also gain a set of armored ladybug wings to enable flight."
To say the least, I couldn't even believe it.
And yet, I had my winged jetpack with me whenever I became Steel Butterfly.
That's when I realized and said in my head, 'Oh, duh! My courage, strength, honor, and purity of heart combined with my subconscious desires and my adulthood enabled the Butterfly Miraculous to grant me the ability to fly! Hmph! Imagine that!'
Master Fu chuckled at my dumbfounded expression of realization.
I then asked, "Okay, so it has to be either of those five things or a combination of all those five things to enable the users of the Ladybug, Moth, Peacock, Bee, Dragon, Thunderbird, Eagle, Falcon, Raven, Owl, Goose, Parrot, Dragonfly, Beetle, Firefly, Gryphon, Condor, Harrier, Vulture, and Sandhill Crane Miraculouses to fly in their normal transformations?"
Master Fu added, "Along with other Miraculouses like the Bluebird Miraculous, the Crow Miraculous, the Phoenix Miraculous, the Fire Miraculous, the Ice Miraculous, the Hawk Miraculous, the Dove Miraculous, the Luna Moth Miraculous, and so forth. But that is only for heroic users who choose to bury the past and move on to the present day and the future. If Hawk Moth chooses not to let go of his negative emotions and if he chooses not to let go of his past, along with overall being a supervillain, he will never unlock any additional superpowers at will. The same applies to every Miraculous jewel in the hands of a supervillain. Should they choose to become villains, should they choose not to let go of the past and their negativities, they won't unlock any additional powers. Period."
I pondered this for almost half a minute before asking, "Master Fu, if you were to choose a worthy candidate for the Rabbit Miraculous to become a guardian of time and space like Vector Prime from Transformers Cybertron and the entire Transformers franchise, who would you have in mind?"
Master Fu replies, "I will be honest with you, Steel Butterfly. I don't think anyone should use the Rabbit Miraculous whatsoever in the event of being Akumatized by Hawk Moth. Time travel is extremely dangerous to be abused by anyone, especially the likes of Hawk Moth, Mephistopheles, and any powerful villain who happens to be the ultimate incarnation of evil."
I retorted, "Well, that didn't stop your successor from choosing a schoolmate to be the user of the Rabbit Miraculous in the future. But I'll tell you all the details when the time is right."
Master Fu replies, "Very well. Now, it is time for you to take in the sight of Paris so you can become familiar with your new surroundings when the time is right."
I nodded as I headed to the roof to see it was now nighttime.
As I transformed, I took a flying leap before my wings started flapping and my jetpack helped me sustain my flight pattern as I stretched my arms in front of me, Superman-style.
I then realized that should the New York and Shanghai specials come around, and Ladybug and Cat Noir use their own space powers alongside me, I'm gonna stand out as the only one who uses my jetpack, my thoughts, my wings, and my arms to steer myself and adjust my altitude.
Pushing the thought aside for the time being, I eventually landed on the top of the Eiffel Tower.
It was indeed a sight from below the tower.
I soon deployed several robotic butterflies to act as surveillance drones to alert me if anyone comes up here and discovers me before I can make my debut much later on.
Thankfully, the search results came up negative, but I can only be so careful for so long.
As I stared off at the city below the Eiffel Tower, I started to wonder and hope if I'm making the right choice in accepting Master Fu's call of destiny and his offer.
I prayed to God to guide me all the days of my new life before and after Master Fu's sacrifice. I prayed that I would be absolved despite breaking his law about using magic jewelry without any protections from demons previously set up.
After another hour without being interrupted, I patrolled the entire city so I can become more familiar with my new surroundings, interdimensional or otherwise.
Once I got to the skies of Paris, I looked at a camera filming me.
Apparently, the people responsible for the cartoon started filming me due to the undetected ripple effect caused by my arrival.
I said to the camera, "Prepare yourselves for the greatest adventures soon to come, ladies and gentlemen of the real world. For when Ladybug and Cat Noir arise to challenge Hawk Moth in the next fourteen years to come, the greatest legend that will come second to that of Christ will soon wipe the Earth clean of filth like Hawk Moth, Mayura, Lila Rossi, Chloe Bourgeois, Felix Graham de Vanily and so forth. This legend is so legendary that many villains will tremble in fear at the very slightest mention of my superhero name. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the legend of Steel Butterfly."
I took flight into the skies as the 1970s Superman March theme song starts playing on my drone's radio.
As I continued flying while making sure no one was watching me, I began to hum along to the Superman theme.
And of course, because of my years of practice, I was able to hum the Superman theme without messing up whatsoever.
As I entered space, my space transformation activated itself, apparently because of a force of will without requiring either Leppey or myself to ingest the space potion.
As I continued flying, I eventually smiled for the camera as I flew above it.
The End.
(Author's notes: Any mention of anything from other cartoons and movies such as armor design and jetpack design aren't mine. I don't own anything about any of them, and I don't own anything about Miraculous Ladybug, except for my OC, Miguel Guevara/Steel Butterfly.
Also, Steel Butterfly's armor and winged jetpack are both inspired by, well, I think you already know by reading the whole story and Miguel's description of his appearance.
In case you're wondering, yes, Tom and Sabine Dupain-Cheng know about their "only" daughter accepting the call of destiny to become Ladybug. As evidenced by my previous Miraculous Ladybug works, I really hated how Tom and Sabine were kept in the dark about Marinette's heroic deeds. Not only because of Tikki insisting she keep her identity a secret despite the consequences of her heroics resulting in tardiness and slipping grades that prompt wholly unfair punishments, but also because of Marinette choosing not to trust her parents with a secret of this magnitude out of fear of being ratted out to Hawk Moth should either of them get Akumatized. While I would normally agree with such ground rules, after seeing all the things I hated about the show in action all the way to season four, let's just say I've started to draw the lines and boundaries for my stories.
As for the things about Miraculous Ladybug that Miguel hates, those are also the things about the chronological cartoon series that I hate in real life, too.
Also, I forgot to mention, Tom and Sabine knowing about their daughter's dual identity is inspired by a few Miraculous Ladybug fanfiction stories that feature either her parents being informed, or having already known, only to keep it a secret for their daughter's sake. And this was before I wrote my first Miraculous Ladybug stories.
Lastly, any mention of superhero movie theme songs and the protagonists humming it are just my ideas to signify how nostalgic I make my OCs.
See you all in chapter 1.)