Ok, so this is bit of blah-ish chapter sorry, and a few of you saw this one coming. anyway, enjoy!
"Ok, sent." Alya said quietly as their teacher closed the session. Marinette glanced over at her phone.
"What is that?" Adrien and Nino glanced up at them, over hearing them talking.
"I've just posted on the Ladyblog an announcement, asking this butterfly for a interview. Hopefully he'll see it soon, or one of the heroes see it and ask him." She said, slipping the phone into her bag.
Nino grabbed his bag and slipped out of his seats, causing his three friends to pause slipping things into their bags.
"Where are you going bro?" Adrien asked as Nino quickly straightened his hat.
"I uh, have to go home. I promised my mum I would, um… fix her garden. Bye!" Nino rushed off, missing Alya frowning after him.
Alya leaned forward and caught Adrien before he got up, the class starting to pass them as they leave school. "Is it just me or has Nino been acting weird?" Adrien paused, frowning.
"He has been pretty occupied lately, ever since our study group earlier this week. Do you think he's upset we didn't study then?"
"I don't remember his ma having a garden when I was there last." Marinette said thoughtfully. "I think he's hiding something." Marinette glanced towards them, Alya tensing.
"Don't we all have something we hide?" She laughed tensely, Marinette catching on immediately and scratched the back of her neck nervously.
"Ah, no… I don't." Alya snorted at her, nodding towards Adrien.
"Crush..." Alya teased, Marinette squealing and threw her hands at her face, hushing her.
"I'm sure Nino will come to us when he's ready. Maybe it's a surprise." Adrien shrugged, ignoring Marinette fighting Alya with a soft smile. Pulling themselves together Marinette and Alya nodded, smiling along with him.
"Hey, do you guys want to want to catch up on Saturday at the park? Maybe we can hang out all day?" Adrien offered as they slipped out of the classroom and walked down the stairs to the schoolyard.
"Oh yeah, that'll be… nice." Alya started, her voice fading as she stared above them.
"Alya… you ok?" Marinette asked watching her friend turn around and stare behind them. Alya face beamed and rushed back the way the came, Adrien and Marinette shouted in surprise and rushed after her.
"Alya! What are you doing?" Marinette shouted as Alya ducked inside another classroom.'
"What is Alya doing in the art class?" Adrien asked her, who shrugged and pushed the door open, peeking inside.
"Alya?"
"Over here!" Alya called, the two walking towards her cautiously as she twirled around the room watching something above them.
"Alya, you ok?" Adrien asked as she crashed into a table.
"Look!" Alya pointed above them.
The two glanced above and gasped, seeing a white butterfly fluttering above them.
"Is that… the akuma Ladybug cleansed yesterday?" Adrien asked. "It's still here?"
"I saw it flying away." Alya said excitedly. "It must've gone back to him, to the butterfly! And if it's here, then-"
"Hello, Alya." A voice sounded behind them, causing the three to twirl around and found Vrai Papillon standing next to an open window, white butterflies fluttering around him. "I heard you wanted to see me." Papillon smiled as he waltz behind the teacher's table, twirling his cane.
Alya grinned, pulling out her phone. "I see you got my message." Papillon paused, crooking his head.
"Yeah I did. I was actually thinking about seeing you before I saw your message. You know, to get the city to know me."
"So, you're not Hawkmoth." Adrien asked, stepping towards him. He smiled and sat comfortably on the teacher's chair.
"Nope."
"Hang on, let me get this on recording." Alya quickly said, starting to live stream from her camera.
"Oh, here, let me." Marinette offered, grabbing Alya's phone and held it up. Alya slid into the camera's view and got comfortable in the chair in front of the desk. Adrien got out of the way of the camera and turned the classroom's lights on.
"So, you got my message." Alya started, smiling. Papillon smiled and nodded at the camera's.
"Yes I did. I just want to say, I love the Ladyblog."
"Thank you." Alya chuckled before she leaned forward. "And talking about the Ladyblog, everyone who saw my last video of the fight against that Peacock and saw you saving me wants to know. Who are you? And why do you have the same powers as Hawkmoth."
"Heh, well my name is um, Vrai Papillon."
"The true butterfly?"
"Yeah. Well, you've heard of Ladybug's and Chat Miraculous, haven't you?"
"Yes…?" Alya asked caustously, Adrien and Marinette tensing.
"Well, I don't think you know about this but, Hawkmoth had his own Miraculous which allowed him to give people powers. He had butterfly powers."
"Had?"
Papillon smirked. "Yeah, he lost it. I found the Butterfly Miraculous a few days ago, and since then, became a hero of Paris."
"There are a few people on the Ladyblog who doubt your intentions, declaring this as Hawkmoth trying to trick Paris and her heroes." Alya said, leaning forward. "What do you say to them."
"I was told that Miraculous were meant to be used for good, its was just unfortunate that Hawkmoth found the Butterfly Miraculous and used it for his own desires. I don't want to hurt anyone, I just want to help Paris against Hawkmoth."
Alya faked a frown and tilted her head. "You said Hawkmoth doesn't have a Miraculous anymore."
"He doesn't, but… the Butterfly Miraculous wasn't the only Miraculous he found. He also found the Peacock, who we saw in action the other day."
"There's more then three Miraculous? How many are there?" Alya pushed, her eyes gleaming. Papillon licked his lips, Marinette fidgeting slightly.
"I'm sorry, but I think I should leave that to Ladybug to talk about." Alya nodded, noticing Marinette's sigh.
"You said that he found the Peacock Miraculous, can you tell us anything about her? Is she working for Hawkmoth?"
"Yes, we believe she's working with Hawkmoth to get what he couldn't with the Butterfly. She dangerous and we believe she's doing this out of her free will, or maybe Hawkmoth has something against her. We don't know."
"We? So you've talked to Ladybug and Chat Noir? When?"
"Last night. We've… talked things out." Papillon said slowly and Alya smirked.
"Just you three?"
"Uh, maybe. Can we talk about something else?" Papillon asked nervously and Alya chuckled.
"Sure. So the Peacock is working with Hawkmoth. Could she focus on you during your future battles with her so Hawkmoth could get back in the game?"
"She could, and Ladybug has talked to me about it." He nodded.
"So what can you do? You said that you stole Hawkmoth's Miraculous, his powers, which is impressive. What can you do?"
"Like Hawkmoth I can make Akumas though I prefer to call them Champions."
"That's a cool name. Plus they are champions. Champions of Paris?" Alya said and Papillon nodded.
"Yes. Though unlike Hawkmoth, I don't force my butterflies onto them. I ask them to help and if they don't want to… I'll back off. I know Hawkmoth hurt a lot of people by Akumatizing them. For which I'm sorry for." He said towards the camera. "As the new butterfly I want help-"
The window exploded, and the Peacock burst through, her fans swinging at Papillon. He jumped over the table within the second and grabbed Alya, launching off the table with her in his arms as the table was imbedded in metal feathers. Alya glanced up at him, her cheeks reddening and her heart stopped as she stared up at Papillon as he glared towards the Peacock.
"Hello thief." She said from the feather-imbedded table as she held her fans up.
"Yo, birdy." Papillon said simply, butterflies flying around him and created his cane in his waiting hand.
"It's Paon Bleu."
Alya felt Marinette grab her arm and pulled her out of the classroom. "Come, lets hid!" She said quickly, passing her her phone back. Alya glanced around them, seeking a place to transform.
"Where's Adrien?"
"He ran off as soon as Paon Bleu appeared." Marinette shouted as the fight exploded out of the classroom and they glanced behind them to see Chat Noir scratching Paon Bleu fans as Pappillon reatreated.
Alya ducked into a class room when she saw Marinette racing ahead, feeling sick to her stomach.
"Sorry girl, but Papillon needs a fox to back him up."
"You ready?" Trixx asked as he floated up in her face, smirking.
"What?"
"I've help lots of foxes, Alya and I know that look anywhere. You're in love." He teased, and Alya sighed, grinning to the side slightly.
"Yeah… he's sure is something."
"Wow… didn't even deny it." Trixx chuckled as Alya transformed.
"It's Paon Bleu." She said and Nino ducked as she jumped for him, noticing his three friends had exited the room. He quickly dodged to the side as she swung back around to him. The butterflies around him charged and got into her face, causing her to stumble back, growling.
"Is something tickling your nose, Bleu? And are you feline-ing ok? You look a bit blue?" Chat banter came behind him and Papillon used his butterflies vision to see Chat landing through the window, smirking. Chat jumped forward at the blinded bird.
"You get out of here Papillon! She wants your miraculous." He said as he landed on top of her, the woman glaring at him.
"Acutely, I have my eye on yours, Chat Noir." She launched forward, the two smashing through the classroom door.
"Was that a Peacock pun? I'm fighting a punner! Yes!"
Papillon slipped outside and jumped onto the floor above him, his butterflies floating around him. He ducked inside a classroom and quickly smashed his way through the window, flinching Madam Bustier's scolding. Climbing to the roof of the school Papillon reached for one of his butterflies as he broadened his search for a champion.
"Ok, champion, where are you."
Again, he felt the butterflies guiding his search and he saw a child in the park. He smiled as he felt power being soaked into butterfly. Lifting it up, Papillon view changed again and he rode the butterfly across the city and down into the boy's Nintendo as he cheered his victory against his AI opponent.
His surrounding changed into a white void and he stood in front of the surprised boy. He smiled kindly and knelt, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Hello, Poker Hunter."
Alya's falling for him! HEHEHE!
Please Review and tell me what you think of this new Chapter and the upcoming Champion! What do you think he is and what theme he is?
