It had been a while since Adam had arrived, he got along well with most of his classmates. With the obvious exception of Chloe, she was such a full of herself girl that he hated her. Being the mayor's daughter, she had everything she wanted, she had a friend who followed her around: Sabrina, and he felt sorry for her.
Adam was walking around town watching a video of his classmate Alya's joke. He had taken an interest in her blog the day after she arrived at school after she posted the video of the fight between the monster and Agito.
The video showed Alya filming Ladybug hanging from a helicopter, then they see something fall to the ground, it was a book.
"Ladybug in action. Hang on 'cause we're going for a ride." Dit Alya en allant chercher le livre. « What you got here is no ordinary book, it's a tenth grade history book. And I should know, 'cause I've got this very same book. Could our very own Ladybug be a high school student, in real life? Whoa!"
"At least if it's someone from my college, I'm sure it's not Chloe." Thought Adam with an amused smile before seeing a poster on a building for an exhibit at the Louvre Museum on Egypt.
Something in Adam urged him to go to the Louvre, which he did, wondering if this power that allows him to change into this Agito had any connection with Egypt.
At the museum, Alya and Marinette were talking as they descended a staircase.
"Do you really think you can figure out who Ladybug is from a textbook that every middle schooler has?" Asked Marinette.
"Yeah, because our school is the only one that uses that book, so all I have to do is figure out which ninth grade girl lost her book last week." Said Alya as she walked down the stairs to stop. "Huh?"
Marinette walks over to friend to see Adam heading to the exhibit.
"Hey, it's Adam." Said Marinette. "He must have come to see the exhibit, too."
"Yeah." Said Alya before walking over to him with her friend.
Adam was looking at a sarcophagus with his poster and then he heard someone behind him, he turned around to see Alya and Marinette.
"Hi girls." He said.
"Hi Adam." Said Alya.
"Hi Adam, what brings you here?" Asked Marinette.
"Oh, I got curious and decided to come see." Lied Adam, wanting to hide that he is this famous Agito. "I also saw your video Alya."
"You did, isn't that great, Ladybug could in our school." Alya said excitedly.
"Yeah, that would be fun." Said Adam.
Then a man walked in and hit Alya, knocking her down as the man who hit her dropped some things on the floor, which he hurried to check.
"Phew, it's not broken." Said he without paying attention to the teenager.
"Hey, watch where you're going." Said Adam.
"Yeah." Said Alya as she stood up.
"No problem." Said Adam with a smile.
The man stood up and looked at the teenagers.
"Oh, I'm sorry, you're in the same class as Alix, I'm her older brother, Jalil Kubdel. Do you like Tutankhamun too?" Asked Jalil before looking behind the group of friends before heading in that direction. "Dad."
"That was weird." Said Alya.
"Yeah." Said Adam.
"By the way Marinette, what does this exhibit have to do with Ladybug." Said Alya, as Marinette directed them to a scroll on the wall.
While they were looking at it, Jalil came to their side with his father.
"I'm telling you dad it's right there in the hieroglyphics." Said he while pushing Marinette. "Sorry. There as you know the one with the scepter is Tutankhamun the first and there in front is Nefertiti his princess there are exactly one hundred mummies next to them, she died several years before him and the sun god Ra took her as his goddess."
"Yes I know all that, I am the director of this exhibition." Reminded him his father.
"Then you also know that Tutankhamun wanted to give again life to his princess by offering to the sun god a new wife this scene illustrates a ritual which he imagined. Nobody has completely deciphered the hieroglyphs. But for me it is a magic song that must be recited in order to accomplish the ritual, I am sure." Says Jalil.
"It reminds me a little of someone else with crazy ideas." Said Marinette pointing to Alya, making Adam laugh.
"You may think my theory about Ladybug is crazy, but I'll prove you wrong." Retorted Alya.
"Jalil these types of murals are almost always an illustration of a legend, they call it a legend for a reason." Said Jalil's father before walking away.
"That's what everyone thinks." Declared Jalil as he stopped his father. "But I know it's real and I can prove it."
"Really and exactly how are you going to prove it?" Asked Jalil's father.
"I just need to get my hands on Tutankhamun's scepter and recite the spell." Said Jalil as he tried to get the scepter, but was stopped by his father who grabbed his arm.
"Are you serious, don't even think about touching that scepter, I'll lose my job, right now." Said his father as he left. "This is a priceless historical object, not a toy."
"Come on dad, we have to try the spell, what if Tutankhamun knew how to bring people back to life" Said Jalil.
"Listen Jalil that's enough, get your head out of those papyrus scrolls and focus on the real world this one." Said his father sternly before really leaving the room.
Jalil became sad and dropped his papers.
"Poor guy. I understand his father, but he's been a bit of an overachiever." Said Adam.
"Wait, do you believe him?" Asked Alya.
"I believe that there are things in this world that cannot be explained." Answered Adam. "Kind of like that new hero that came along a while back."
"Agito? Yeah, you're right. Speaking of him, I hope I can interview him. We have so little information about him..." Said Alya thinking about the buzz her article on Agito made.
Jalil went out while the group spent some time looking at the exhibition.
Elsewhere in Paris, more precisely a dark dome lit by just one round window, there is a man.
This man is very tall, his skin tone is light with a pink tint. He has light blue eyes and his hair is hidden. He is wearing a dark purple dress shirt with a black butterfly lapel, a dark purple brooch, with four strands of pale pink fabric sticking out of it, making it look like a butterfly in the center of the collar and black suit pants. Over most of his face and neck, he wears a silver mask concealing his entire face except for his eyes and his mouth and chin. He also has a dark indigo cane.
"There's nothing wrong with living out a fantasy. Especially when I can make it a reality." He said as he took a butterfly in his hand, wrapping it in a black way, before letting it fly away and out the window. "Fly away, my evil akuma, and transform that young man!"
Outside the Louvre. Jalil was upset, and the Akuma flew into his amulet. At that moment a purple butterfly symbol appeared on his face, showing that a link is established between the man and Jalil.
"Pharaoh, I am Hawk Moth. I have endowed you with the magical power of the ancient gods. You must do me a favor in return for this gift." Said the Hawk Moth.
"My precious Nefertiti will come back to life!" Said Jalil as a black matter similar to that which covered the amulet since the Akuma entered it, began to spread over him.
They heard a noise behind them and looked to see a pharaoh wearing a golden mask, a security guard arrived.
"Hey you!" He said.
"Thoth, give me time!" Said Pharaoh and his mask changed, he then shot bubbles that trapped the guards and others inside them, Adam caught his friends avoiding one of the bubbles.
"Stay here, I'm going to get help." Said he before running to another room.
When Adam arrived in a room of the museum where there is nobody, the belt that he has his waist when he is in Agito appeared. He instinctively took a position similar to the one he had before he kicked the creature.
"Henshin." He said before pressing the two circles on his hip, turning him into Agito.
At the same time, Pharaoh had taken the sceptre and the parchment, Alya was filming the whole thing barely hidden, then Ladybug appeared behind him.
"You know that's considered stealing." She said, making him turn around to face her.
"I'm taking back what's rightfully mine." He says.
"Maybe if you were a real Pharaoh, which you are not." Said Ladybug with her yo-yo ready.
"Look Ladybug has just arrived! If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up!" Said Alya before Ladybug waved to her. "Ladybug waved at me! No way!"
Ladybrug threw her yo-yo at Pharaoh but he caught it, then pulled it and spun it around, then let it go making it crash into a wall.
Without warning, Agito went to Pharaoh to hit him with a punch, but he turned around to see it.
"Sekhmet, give me your strength!" Said Pharaoh before his mask looked more like that of a cat.
Agito punched him but it didn't affect Pharaoh, who hit Agito, making him land on the ground.
Agito pressed the button on his belt located on his left hip, the center of his belt glowed blue as his torso and left shoulder pad turned blue and the shoulder pad became more rounded with the silver part turning golden.
This was the Storm Form.
After that, a blue and black fighting stick with gold on each end emerged from the belt that Agito grabbed and pulled out of the belt, making it extend and the gold unfold to reveal a blade on each end.
"Let's try this." Said Agito while not to be recognized, he imitated to perfection the voice of Adrien Antoine (the French voice of Batman in most cartoons, and Thor in the MCU)
"Unbelievable, Agito has just arrived to help Ladybug. And he changed his appearance right before our eyes." Said silently Alya to her viewers.
Pharaoh approached Agito who tried to hit him with his new weapon, but he was caught by the neck.
"Your weapon is not enough against me." Said Pharaoh before throwing him against the wall.
Pharaoh then went to the security bars that had been activated and folded two bars.
"How nice of you to open the door for me." Said Cat Noir from the other side.
He then jumped on Pharaoh with his stick ready to attack him, but Pharaoh grabbed his face and threw it into the coffin, making it close and fall.
"Enjoy your coffin." Pharaoh says before walking away.
Alya goes behind another pillar, filming Agito and Ladybug trying to open the coffin that was securely closed.
"This is crazy, keep your eyes open." She said before noticing Pharaoh staring at her, "Uh... hi."
He then grabs her face.
"Your face, fate has placed you in my path come with me." He then says putting her on his shoulders like a sack of potatoes.
"Hey, release me, I can walk myself." Said Alya.
"Seriously." Said Ladybug then Agito opened the coffin using his stick as a crowbar before they ran to Pharaoh. "Let her go."
"Using an innocent girl as a human shield, you are a coward Pharaoh." Said Cat Noir.
"I am far more powerful than you." Said Pharaoh as he brought the bars back to normal, making them run towards him.
"And don't forget that all the latest behind the scenes stuff is on my blog." Said Alya and then she winked at them.
"That Alya is one brave chick." Said Cat Noir.
"If by brave you mean, bold, reckless, and unaware, she is." Declared Ladybug. "Come on, get us out of here."
Cat Noir then charges his right hand with black particle.
"Cataclysm." He said before slashing the bars, turning them to dust, allowing them to continue on their way. "How will we find them?"
"Alya is streaming everything live on her blog, we can use it to track them." Answered Ladybug showing him Alya's live her Yo-yo by opening it as a communicator.
Cat Noir's ring began to ring and flash.
"Go ahead, I'll be back when my ring is charged." He said before stepping out of the way.
"What's wrong with him?" Asked Agito.
"Don't you know? When we use the power of our Miraculous, the transformation fades faster." Explained Ladybug.
"I see. I don't have one of those "Miraculous" so I don't have that problem." Commented Agito.
"So how do you get transformed?" Asked Ladybug.
"It's a long story." Answered Agito.
"Okay, you can tell us later. Now we have to win." Said Ladybug.
"Maybe, but I'll come back, I know someone who is suitable for this job." Said Agito.
The heroes met at the top of the museum from where they could have an overview. There they could see Pharaoh holding Alya by the arm while a group of mummies walked around them.
"Wait who is that goddess with the black spots on your papyrus." Asked Alya making him look at her as she continued her live.
"Ladybug, my sworn enemy! My nemesis may have kept me from carrying out my ritual 5000 years ago, but she will not stop Nefertiti from coming back to me this time!" Said Pharaoh as he crushed the scroll.
"Did you say... Ladybug, 5000 years ago?!" Said Alya surprised.
"Everyone does have a past they can learn from." Ladybug said.
"Well, you don't look a day over 3000." Said Cat Noir.
"Now you know why I'm so much wiser than you." Retorted Ladybug.
"Well, that's fine and all, but how about we focus on the fact that this ritual we probably need to prevent?" Said Agito and they saw the staff shoot a beam at the pyramid, which pulled another to the sky, creating a black hole.
Then the mummies grabbed Alya and began to move towards the beam.
"Ladybug." She shouted, finally starting to get scared.
"We have to stop the ritual or Alya will be gone." Said Ladybug.
"What should we do?" Cat Noir asked.
"I'll take care of the mummies. Said Agito.
"Are you sure?" Asked Ladybug.
"We have no time to lose. Said Agito as he jumped off the building before throwing his stick towards the mummies, which made them fall and let go of Alya.
When he landed, everyone looked at him.
"Who are you to dare interrupt my ritual?" Asked Pharaoh angrily.
Without answering the question, Agito charged towards the mummies and in one circular motion, all the mummies received mini explosions similar to the one that killed the creature when it first appeared, bringing everyone back to normal.
"Wow." Said Alya who had taken advantage of the fact that the mummies had dropped him to continue filming the scene.
"WHAT?!" Said Pharaoh shocked by what he saw.
"I must admit that I am also very surprised." Said Cat Noir surprised.
"Well, let's take advantage of this chance." Says Ladybug and she uses her Yo-yo like a grappling hook, swinging to catch Alya, pulling her away from the spot.
"No!" Said Pharaoh.
He was about to go for her but Agito stood in his way.
"I am your opponent... And this time, I won't hold back." Said Agito.
"You won't stop me." Said Pharaoh, trying to hit him but Agito dodged his attacks
Cat Noir then entered and hit Pharaoh in the back with his stick
"Do you mind if I join the party." He asked.
"Knock yourself out." Said Agito as he hit Pharaoh with enough force that even though he blocked the attack, his feet sank into the ground.
Pharaoh was about to retaliate, but his right arm was caught by Ladybug's Yo-yo while she was behind him at the time, which made him angry.
"Horus give me your wings." He said as his mask took the form of a bird, making wings appear on his back. He then flies in the air taking Ladybug with him, she lets go and falls but Cat Noir catches her.
"Glad you could make it." Said Cat Noir but then she went down.
"We have to stop her." Said Ladybug then she threw her Yo-yo in the air.
"Lucky charm." She said as he pulled out a ladybug shoe which she grabbed. "A shoe."
"Oh great, I wanted a snack." Said Cat Noir.
She then used her vision to see what the shoe would be used for, but finally understood that Lucky Charme was only a clue to know the way to defeat Pharaoh.
"That's it, Agito, can you do the same kick you did in your first appearance?" Asked Ladybug.
"Yes, why?" Asked Agito.
"I have a plan." Said Ladybug.
A few seconds later, Pharaoh landed on the ground to see Agito in his normal form do a diving kick towards him.
"Sekhmet, give me your strength." Said Pharaoh and his face changed again, he tried to grab Agito, however the attack was more powerful than expected, forcing Pharaoh to let go, making him continue his kick, touching the amulet which cracked as Pharaoh was propelled to some put back.
Pharaoh screamed in pain before exploding, as the Akuma flew away leaving Jalil, intact, in Pharaoh's place.
"No more evil doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" Said Ladybug as she opened her Yo-yo and threw it at Akuma. She then catches it and grabs the yo-yo "I got you" She opened it to reveal that Akuma had become a normal butterfly again. "Bye bye, little butterfly."
She then tossed the Lucky Charm into the air.
"Miraculous Ladybug!" She said as the Lucky Charm then exploded into several ladybugs repairing the damage and closing the black hole.
Alya then came out of her hiding place.
"Ladybug, how old are you?" She asked.
"Oh, much older than a high schooler." Said Ladybug then she walked away.
"Well, I have to go." Said Agito.
"Wait Agito, can you tell us what the monster was that you fought in your first appearance?" Asked Alya.
"If only I knew myself." Said Agito before leaving.
Later Adam had returned to the museum and was able to find the girls in the room they were in before the attack.
"Glad to see you two are okay." Said Adam.
"Where have you been?" Asked Alya.
"Would you believe me if I said I had another migraine like my first day of college?" Said Adam.
"I was turned into a mummy." Said Marinette.
"Well I hope you weren't about to sacrifice me, today I learned a lot about Ladybug as if she was five thousand years old. And even though I was able to talk to Agito a little bit, I learned almost nothing about him." Said Alya as they walked out of the museum. "But why did Ladybug have a history book?"
"Who knows, maybe she wanted to catch up," said Adam.
"Yeah, you're probably right." Said Alya as she looked in her bag and noticed something was missing. "Hey Ladybug's manual, it's gone."
"Maybe she took it back during the attack." Proposed Adam.
"Possibly." Said Alya in a bored tone.
"So a new hero has appeared to help Ladybug and Cat Noir. I will have to prepare myself to fight him in the future. Beware Ladybug and Cat Noir, your Miraculous will be mine." Said Hawk Moth in his den as his window closed, plunging the room into darkness.
Adam went to his room and lay down on his bed, he thought about what happened today.
"Why do I have this power. And why has it grown so much since I came here?" He asked himself.
In her room, Marinette was watching the live of Alya and observed Agito during his fight, she was accompanied in her observation by a small creature resembling a ladybug.
"Agito." Gasped the creature in shock.
As she murmured, Marinette turned to her with a slightly surprised look.
"Do you know him, Tikki?" Marinette asked.
Tikki remained silent for a moment. She seemed to gather herself for a moment. Then she looked at Marinette. She seemed fearful for her partner.
"Please, Marinette, listen carefully to what I am about to say. It's very important." Tikki warned in a serious tone.
" Uh, you are starting to scare me, Tikki. " Marinette swallowed. This was starting to sound pretty serious.
"You should because you and Cat Noir are involved in something." Tikki retorted.
"What do you mean?" Marinette asked curiously.
"To answer that, I have to start from the beginning." Explained Tikki, "According to some legend, there were two beings called Overlords. One was the Overlord of Light and the other was the Overlord of Darkness. For a long time, they lived in peace together and some believed that they were the ones who created our world."
"Really?" Marinette asked, mouth agape.
"Well, the Miraculous didn't exist back then. So I don't know if it's true." Sighed Tikki. "Anyway, the two Overlords didn't know who would be the one to rule over their creation. To answer their question, they fought against each other."
"Who won?" Marinette asked impatiently. This story was starting to get interesting.
"The Overlord of Darkness." Answered Tikki, shocking Marinette. She had expected to hear that the Overlord of Light had won. "However, before the Overlord of Light disappeared, he spread the so-called seeds of Agito throughout humanity. We do not know why. Perhaps it was so that humanity could evolve beyond the reach of the Overlord of Darkness. We do not know. However, these seeds, when inside a human, are supposed to give that person paranormal abilities as they grow. When he reaches full maturity, it is believed that this person becomes an Agito. And to prevent his creation from getting out of control, the Overlord of Darkness created monsters to find the seeds, and destroy them."
"So that's the creature that Agito fought in the video where he appears for the first time." Deduced Marinette.
"Maybe. But it's strange, according to the guardian of the Miracle Box, Overlord of Darkness has been dead for about fifteen years. So why do these creatures still exist?" Asked Tikki even Marinette could not answer the question.
"I don't know, but you're right. That's not a good sign." Said Marinette while looking at a picture of Agito.
