Felicity entered the house with her younger brother following behind her and went to her room, Felicity opened a drawer and pulled out the journal that she was given in Paris. She opened it and took out a plastic wallet with other old looking scrolls.
"What's that?" Teddy asked as he looked at the drawings.
"There drawings of previous superheroes" Felicity replied.
"Wow," Teddy said, amazed by the drawings.
"I think we should take them to the guardian, Felicity," Rikki told Felicity.
"Ok but not right now. I can't take Teddy with me" Felicity said.
"Take me where?" Teddy asked as he looked at Felicity.
"Nowhere" Felicity answered, hoping that her brother would drop the subject. "Do you want to play with your cars?"
"Yes, please," Teddy said as he hurried out of Felicity's room and downstairs to the lounge.
In the lounge, Teddy had his car mat and toy cars out. He also had some lego people from his lego set. Felicity watched Teddy playing with his cars.
The following afternoon, Felicity found herself standing in front of Mr Lu's Tea Shop. After going shopping with her Mum and Teddy to buy Teddy's school uniform for his first day of school.
Flashback
Felicity, Teddy and her Mum walked into the house. Her Mum put the shopping bags on the floor and went to the cupboard.
"Felicity, could you do me a favour please?" Her Mum asked.
"Sure" Felicity replied.
"Could you go back to that nice tea shop and pick up a box of Earl Grey and a box of Mint Tea, please?"
"Of course," Felicity said. "I'll just go and get my purse from my room"
End of Flashback
Felicity walked into the shop and went over to the front desk. Josh smiled at her.
"Hello," Josh said. "How can I help you?"
"Could I have a box of earl grey tea and some mint tea please?" Felicity replied.
"Of course," Josh said as he got the items from the shelves behind him. While Josh got the items Mr Lu appeared from the back of the job. He wasn't alone, another customer followed him.
"Thank you for coming," Mr Lu said. He then looked at Felicity who was paying Josh. Josh smiled at Felicity as she walked out of the shop.
Felicity waited for a few minutes before she turned down a small side alley leading to the flat entrance. She knocked on the door. A few seconds later the door opened and Felicity walked in.
"Felicity, come in, I'll make some more tea," Mr Lu said.
"Actually would it be possible to have some water please?" Felicity asked. "I don't really drink tea"
"Of course," Mr Lu said as he went to the kitchen.
Mr Lu came back and placed a glass of water in front of Felicity.
"Thank you," Felicity said as she took a sip.
"Where's Rikki today?" Mr Lu asked.
"Oh, he stayed at home, I only came to give this to you," Felicity said as she pulled a plastic wallet out of her bag. "It's the scrolls and a new one that my friend's dad found a few years ago"
Mr Lu took the scrolls from Felicity and looked at them.
"That's all of them. They are back where they belong. I wish I could say the same for the miraculous."
"I've always wondered what the purpose of the scrolls is The language they are written it's almost like code, nobody can read them," Felicity said.
"The code isn't strange. The knowledge of the code has been passed down through the generations of my family, my grandfather passed it on to me and as far as I'm aware, I'm the last person in the family line" Mr Lu said. "I've been taught enough, I should be able to translate some of the code"
"Why are the scrolls so important?" Felicity asked.
"They contain some secrets about the miraculous and their powers. Maybe even some new ones that we haven't discovered yet" Mr Lu replied. "Your friend was right to give this to you"
"Her names Mia. Her dad was interested in history and was taking part in a project at one of the London Universities in the 1980s. Apparently, it was supposed to go to a museum but it never got there. Mia gave it to me this morning" Felicity said as her phone dinged. She took it from her pocket.
1 New message from Mum:
Felicity didn't look at the message, she only noticed the time on her phone.
"I have to go now. Mum's wondering where I am," Felicity said as she got up and made her way to the door.
"That's ok, I understand. It's not easy keeping secrets from the ones you care about," Mr Lu replied.
(Time Skip)
It was now the last week in August and three heroes found themselves sitting on top of the Whitechapel Gallery, one of their favourite spots in the city.
"I'm moving away next week," Leopard said. He should have mentioned it earlier but he didn't know how to them without revealing too much. Anglia Ruskin University had confirmed his place and given him a move-in date.
"Ok. I guess this was going to happen eventually. You did tell us that you might be leaving. It's a shame. Having you on the team has made a big difference" Felicity said.
"It's not forever. I will come back" Leopard said. "It's for education"
"I'm going to stop you from saying anything else about this. We have a rule that we don't talk about anything to do with our civilian lives that could reveal our identities to each other. It's not safe yet," Felicity said.
"I won't say anything else," Leopard replied, "I guess I will see you around then."
After Leopard left, Felicity turned to Tawny Owl.
"Wasn't that a bit harsh," Tawny Owl said, "I slipped up the first time but you never spoke to me the way you did to him."
"Are you on Leopards side now?" Felicity asked. "I don't like keeping our identities secret but it has to be this way for a reason. Firefly is getting dangerous. You've seen the powers he can give his minions. It's not just for our safety but our families and our friends."
"I'm not on anyone's side," Tawny Owl replied. "I don't want to argue with you. We are both on the same team and have the same goals. To protect the city from Firefly and find his Miraculous."
"Ok. I understand" Felicity said.
Jayden released his transformation and looked into the darkness. His brother was fast asleep but Jayden knew he wouldn't be able to fall asleep.
"I should have stayed away from them," Jayden said "I never should have got involved with Truthseeker. I guess moving to Oxford will do me good. This whole city is crazy"
"Jayden, everyone makes mistakes. It was your first time. Wolfette's being doing this for two years and Tawny Owl almost a whole year now. I didn't think the two of them would be that strict about their identities. It never used to be that way" Mikko said.
"I guess my grandad and your other holders didn't have a crazy supervillain after them" Jayden replied.
"No, but there were other dangers. I won't go into detail but please think carefully about this. You don't have to quit." Mikko said.
"You're saying that I should stay and cancel my uni place?" Jayden asked.
"That's your choice. Nobody's stopping you from going. I can only advice you and my advice would be to do what you think is best" Mikko replied.
Jayden thought about his choices as he got ready for bed. Maybe now was a good time to leave. He needed change in his life after the past few weeks.
Note:
I just wanted to mention a few things:
Teddy will be starting his first year at school. Children in the UK start school the school year they turn five.
Felicity and her friends are now 16 years old.
The leopard miraculous has been passed down in Jayden's family for a long time. The reason why Jayden never got it is because his grandad died before he could give it to him.
