A day earlier than planned, here is part 2. Thanks to The Evo King, Gravespawn and San Wolves for their reviews.
Neo Origin Part 2
This day is unreal. It's crazy. It's ridiculous, completely ridiculous.
A supervillain attack, while new to Europe, is common knowledge. I shouldn't be surprised about an ancient magic item capable of transforming ordinary people into superheroes. There are many secrets about how most of the world's heroes and villains got their powers. Magical jewelry, futuristic technology and the Aztec curse are some possible answers. All within the zone of the probable. The giant stone terrorist can be explained with common sense. Well, the common sense of people who live in a world with superhumans. Options range from a robot to telekinesis. All within the zone of the probable. The comfort zone.
Ugh, how I wish I could go back there.
The day was already completely ridiculous.
And somehow it became more ridiculous.
Because in the palm of my hand I hold a ring. A ring that has inside it, like a genie in his lamp, the cat god of destruction. I watched enough anime with Adrien to notice the similarity of the word kwami and kami. The number of powers displayed was not enough of an indication. Levitation, pass through objects, speed, super strength and a DAMN black hole in its mouth. I would follow the mental list but my mind went off minutes ago when I saw the situation in front of me.
Right now I'm sitting on the couch wearing an Adrien T-shirt watching the weirdest exchange in human history.
"First question, will you turn Chloe into a magical girl?"
"Not a magical girl, whatever that is. She will be a hero, no, better, a superhero."
"Superhero. Annotated. Take. Next question, will she be able to fly herself or will she have a staff to fly with wings?"
"Nom nom. It's too early for that. First she need learns to climb cliffs with her eyes closed and one paw tied behind her back."
"Cliff. Annotated. Take another. Next question. Aside from giving her powers, will you be by her side in the battle against evil as her immortal magical talking flying animal companion?"
"Nom nom. No. I will have to stay in the ring the entire time for her to use my power. And before asking. It is a resounding no. I can't use my power directly in the physical world unless you want to eliminate some natural concepts, and for my part, I don't want to be a fratricide."
"Do not use kwami powers at any cost. Thanks for your answer. How was that another question on the list, this time you'll get two." Adrien hands it two slices of cheese.
"Yeah, double Camembert." Plagg happily tosses the slices and they fall neatly into the black hole that work as its mouth. It must be. They simply disappear before entering its mouth. The slices are bigger than its head and its torso looks like a stick in comparison. But its body does not undergo any change. No matter how much it eat.
Maybe the god of destruction must destroy to recover energy and passes it off as eating? Does it "eat" cheese because it is a cat? And Adrien, my sweet and tender Adrien...
Is he really an idiot or is his fanaticism stronger than his fear of dying?!
I swear. After helping me to seat and bringing it the cheese demanded by an angry Plagg, he grabs a pad and pencil and begins to interrogate the kwami using the god's offering as currency. According to him, he does it out of brotherly concern "He will be your partner in the fight against evil. I want to know who I'm leaving my sister with." Oh, Adrien, saying that with your serious model face almost convinced me. If it wasn't for how excited you are with the questions and answers. Your true intentions are so obvious.
"Adrikins" I say as sweet as possible. It turned out, I see him shiver slightly "Sorry to stop your fun, but would you answer a question I've been asking myself for the last 10 minutes?" I tilt my head, smile subtly and blink repeatedly. It's my face YOU SHOULD ANSWER IF YOU KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU "Why do you have a list of questions written for magical beings of the Mahou Shojou genre? "
He smiles guilty and puts a hand to the back of his head "Well, how do I say this and not seem weird. Say, do you remember when we were 6 years old and we went to the Halloween party held at your house? The truth is, I don't remember, but I don't say anything "You were dressed as a fairy. You had skirt, ruffles and wings. You even flew with some cables on the ceiling" He shrugs his shoulders and because of his dreamy look, he is lost in memories "You seemed magical to me, from another world and to the mind of an impressionable child, these questions came one after the other. Write them down over time." He picks up the notebook full of notes and smacks it with his other hand "Hey, it served a purpose in the end."
Not caring about the pain in my back, I lean forward and hide my face with my hands. I feel my cheeks blush and I don't know if it's because of shyness at the sincerity of the words or cringe. Did he just confess that I was his first love?
"Where are we staying?... So, next questi- Hey" He gets up abruptly from the sofa and exclaims "You ate all the cheese. Now how am I going to keep asking you?" He just broke the romantic atmosphere without any guilt.
Yes, it's cringe. He is a hopeless otaku.
"Kitty who falls asleep loses the wheel of cheese. No more questions from you. As for you." I look up and am sitting as straight as possible. It use the business tone that I heard so much from my father "You have rested and I have already eaten. It's time to go out and be a hero." It points out the window. A column of smoke is seen in the distance "Your partner must already be fighting the akuma"
I can't help but doubt all of this. I'm too young to fight supervillains, I don't have battle training, I don't know anything about magic, I read enough comics to know the harm in social life having two lives.. lives.. having so many lives depending on me is a burden huge on my shoulders and the thought overwhelms me and chokes me "Adrien" I call him without looking away from the window. I'm looking for a foothold since I can't trust myself "You know me better than anyone. We both know how my attitude towards others is and what I think of people. I'll be the first to admit that I don't have the attitude of a hero. But if you say I can be, I'll believe you."
There is an awkward silence. I don't want to look at Adrien or Plagg but I don't want to look at the new smoke columns in Paris either. I look at the television and my blood runs cold. Reporters are broadcasting from the destroyed streets and Sabrina's father is giving an interview. He looks like he crossed through a war zone. Bruises, scratches and dirt are seen all over his body. The most striking thing is the cast of him on his right arm.
Poor Sabrina. She must be dying of worry. She is fine? And dad? He is the mayor. Security must have taken him to a nuclear bomb bunker or something.
Suddenly I feel warm around me. It took me a moment to realize why. At some point Adrien moved to sit next to me and is hugging me.
"Chloe, it doesn't matter what I think." He says it so softly it tickles my ear. "You're the one who's going to fight. You must trust yourself, above all else" Tightens the hug more tightly "It doesn't matter if you like people or not"
I nod slowly. It was selfish to entrust the decision to him. This is about Plagg and me. I make a face. It's not a good first introduction I had with it and now I'm hesitating to accept its power. Afraid to see disappointment on the kwami's face, I turned to look at it. And... I don't know how it feels. Its face is unique and I have no experience in reading the faces of mini gods. It just watches me silently.
A silence that didn't last long "Kid, I'm going to tell you the truth. This " It points its paw at me and then itself "It wasn't what I thought it would be. I am used to the chosen one I accepted my power at the first minute after a quick explanation, few questions and some doubts" It does a little somersault in the air and lands upside down in front of my face "I have never seen a chosen one hesitate so much and that makes me wonder how were you chosen" I don't know what to say to that.
A large explosion in the distance vibrates the windows, interrupting what Plagg would say next.
"There isn't much time anymore. Listen well girl "It go down to my hand and points to the ring" Super quick explanation. You are the holder of the cat miraculous, the one who will obtain power from the kwami of Destruction and Bad Luck. You will put the ring on and you should never take it off. Without the ring, there are no powers. Understood?" I nod in confirmation "Saying Plagg Claws Out will transform you into a hero and saying Plagg Claws In will detransform you. Your human physical abilities will be increased and your suit will protect you from any non-magical damage. Your special power is activated by saying Cataclysm. For now you will only be able to destroy a single object and it must be in the physical world. After using it, you will have 5 minutes before detransforming." I nod again. A lot of important information in a short time. I notice that it doesn't even seem agitated from speaking in a rush. I must imagine that the kwami do not need to breathe "And lastly, you must not reveal your identity to anyone. You're already risking us with him" It points to Adrien who is intimidated by its gaze.
What can I say to that?
It is a great position, a great power and a great responsibility. Is... Isn't that my father on TV?
I grab the remote and turn up the volume.
"...keep trying to stop this terrorist attack. I'm asking all Parisians to stay home until this situation is under control" That door is the entrance to the Hôtel de Ville de Paris. What is he doing outside? Why is he not hidden? "For now, the terrorist has given no indication of wanting to dialogue with the Parisian government, but as mayor-elect of Paris I cannot sit idly by and wait for foreign heroes to come and save us. Right now our police forces are being wounded in their heroic defense of the Parisian people and so I will head towards the invading force to begin negotiations."
"NO!" I scream in terror
"Shit!" He is as shocked as I am. Adrien just swore in.
"It's a waste of time. The akuma only obeys the holder of the butterfly miraculous. He will die as soon as he gets close."
"That man is my father. I don't want him to die. He can't die. He can't." I clench my fists tightly against my temples. The pain in my back is nothing compared to the headache I am having and the pain in my hand. Hand? The ring!
I quickly put the ring on my left ring finger and yell at the top of my lungs "Plagg Claws Out"
"About so timeeeee..." Plagg is sucked into the ring and a green light covers my vision, but I don't care. I can only think of one thing.
Hold on dad!
