Hi everyone. I'm back with the final part of the third season trilogy. Before we begin I have something to say. A few months I ago I got trolled by someone who left a shouting review describing my stories in not nice terms and degrading me. That is not constructive criticism and anyone who believes that is wrong.
I know I make mistakes. Some are because I copy and paste names from websites, other times my brain will put in a word in my head that I haven't actually written. Some reviewers have pointed out that I don't follow an established time line, or I shouldn't bring real world events into fanfiction, and a few other things.
I want to point out this is a fanfiction based on a cartoon. That means I don't always have to use cannon events, especially if I have established my own ideas after waiting forever to get cannon information. So once again I will reiterate that I'm using my original ideas for the CZMC and that I will follow the episode order to an extent due to most of third season being aired out of order. I also only bring in real world events to help make this story exciting no matter when it happened in the real world.
I hope that all my readers continue to send encouraging reviews and appreciate my hard work.
Paris was a busy city, full of anger and fear. Love could either lead you to happiness or sadness. Many of its citizens were disgusted by Hawkmoth's actions and kept hoping that the heroes of Paris would eventually defeat him so their lives could go back to normal.
Humans were not meant to keep their feelings inside for months on end. They needed to be expressed and acknowledged otherwise they would turn inward and destroy the person who was feeling these emotions. It was especially difficult to keep your emotions in check when you were a child.
From babies to teenagers emotions were overwhelming. They lead to impulsive actions all the time. Other times the create defenses against others at a person's expense.
These days, businesses encouraged their employees to learn meditation, join therapy groups, and a personal favorite for many, smashing plates against the wall in a controlled environment. Anything that would help release emotions in a safe way.
Schools were also implementing new measures against bullying, having peer support groups, and making it mandatory that all students eventually talk to the guidance counselor. Teachers were required to take courses on handling class discipline, protecting victims from bullying, and also have their teaching style evaluated.
These new measures took time to implement and it was slow going in some schools. Especially in Collège Françoise DuPont. When it came to academics the school did provide quality education. The real problem lay with mostly the administration and teachers, who routinely forgot to follow proper procedure when it came disciplining students or making sure they were telling the truth when it came to providing proof to verify the paperwork in their file.
Mr. Damocles was an okay headmaster and had been improving in standing his ground when it came to the students and their parents. The problem was he still folded when he was confronted by wealthy students and failed to follow the proper procedure at times.
If he had done his research he would have known that Chloe's dad didn't have the power to shut down the school or prevent him from giving her detention and suspension for her actions. He would also have learned that he needed to take students' complaints when it came to bullying or if one of the teachers was abusing their power against the students seriously.
Ms. Bustier was a person who did just that. While her intentions were not malicious, her failure to act when someone broke the rules or committed serious acts, like cheating or vandalism, made it possible for many students to continue to get victimized. Her credence that the victims should forgive their bullies and "show" them how to be good was the correct way to control her class.
These actions had resulted in akumanzation, victims being penalized, and also interrupted class time putting the students behind in their education. If a student tried to get her to see she was acting in bad faith she would immediately give them detention for challenging her beliefs, as she had done with Marinette.
While she was getting better at actually doing her job, there were still times she defaulted back to her old ways. Hopefully, by the end of her new training courses, Ms. Bustier might become a better teacher.
Until all the changes had been fulfilled, Collège Françoise DuPont remained a hotbed of emotion for akumas to thrive on. Hawkmoth practically owned the school and could handpick whoever he wanted to cause trouble.
This is why all the Miraculous Wielders needed to work extra hard not to let their emotions rule them. It was a constant struggle to avoid being akumatized. Marinette and Adrien might be exempt now but that didn't mean their teammates were.
Luckily they had each other. Rose and Juleka stood by each other through the hard times. Alya and Nino were getting better at communicating with each other.
Alix and Kim were so busy challenging one another they didn't have time to be akumatized. Kagami reserved nature and her friends in class kept her from ending up akumatized again.
However, each of them had a trigger that would cause their emotions to spike. If they were alone when that spike happened then they were prey for Hawkmoth and Mayura to use in their twisted games.
At the moment, Ms. Bustier's class was having a mandatory counseling class. The new guidance counselor, Ms. Carvel, was teaching the class a technique for dealing with their emotional frenzy at a more appropriate time.
"It is important to remember there are a time and place to handle your emotions. If you start to feel overwhelmed by your emotions I want you to take a few deep breaths. Everyone breathe with me. In and out. In and out."
The class all took deep breaths. Letting the air fill their bodies before exhaling. They kept taking deep breaths until everyone was calm.
"Is everyone calm?"
"Yes, Ms. Carvel."
"Good. Once you're calm I want you to image your emotions are little people in your brain. They can look like anything you want. Once you have a clear picture in your mind then scoop them up and put them in a box. Can you do that?"
Most of the students closed their eyes and pictured tiny people or objects that represented their emotions. It was harder to picture a box to contain them all when there were so many different emotions.
"Once you filled the box close it in your mind and put it away somewhere until a later time when you are in a safe place to express those feelings. The only thing you should be feeling is calm and relaxed."
Marinette took a few deep breathes before closing her eyes. Once again she pictured herself in her soul room. She recalled it in startling detail considering her recent encounter last weekend with her counterpart Peridot Turtle.
She saw herself in her room holding another magic box, this one was rainbow-colored. Gripping it tightly she laid the box next to the jar containing the dead akuma. Cautiously, she left the soul room.
Opening her eyes, she saw Ms. Carvel working her way through the class helping her classmates visualize a place to put their emotions temporarily. Once everyone had finished the visualization exercise, Ms. Carvel started explaining when it would be a good time to open those boxes.
"While it might sound absurd one of the easiest ways to express and understand your emotions is to schedule a time for it. Myself, I schedule twenty minutes of my time where I think about my emotions and try to label them.
By labeling your emotions at a later time, you're able to make better decisions based on logic than you would if you acted impulsively with your emotions. "
The students started taking notes on the subject. There were many different ways to label emotions. You could assign numbers, colors, or even sounds to identify what emotion they were feeling and how strongly they were feeling it.
"Emotions are not truly positive or negative. All emotions can be helpful sometimes and harmful to others. It is how you react to those emotions that decides if you are feeling positive or negative.
If you're sad about losing someone you love that is a positive emotion. It only becomes a negative if you let it become all consuming. The same could be said about anger.
Anger is helpful when it gives you the energy to take a stand for a cause you believe in. It can be harmful if it encourages you to do or say things that hurt people.
Try to remember what is causing you to feel these emotions. Will they help you or hinder you as you try to make the best choice for you? Once you know that answer then you are ready to continue one with your day."
Rose raised her hand and Ms. Carvel pointed to her. "Are there ways to shift your feelings from negative to positive?"
"Yes, there are. Give yourself mini mood boosters. If you're sad, think of something that makes you happy and smile. If you're angry listen to music that will calm you down.
It is also important to let yourself feel a little discomfort. By that I mean, you shouldn't try to avoid having certain emotions. If you get embarrassed don't keep running from it. Acknowledge the feeling and accept it happened. If it happens again, remember you survived feeling it before and can do again."
The bell rang and it was time for Ms. Carvel to go talk with another class. Ms. Bustier came back in and asked for everyone to get their books out so they could get started on their history class.
In Master Fu's shop, he was beginning to feel the effects of his old age. His back was still giving him trouble and his bones were starting to ache a little more each day. Thankfully, his mind hadn't failed him yet.
"Master are you okay?" Wayzz asked his wielder. The man looked particularly exhausted and he had only seen one client today.
"I'm just a little under the weather. I think I might be getting a cold, but it is nothing to worry about. I have survived several colds before."
"Maybe you should start taking Vitamin C gummies. I read on the Internet that they help boost the immune system of the elderly. Did you know it's recommended that people of all ages take certain vitamins to remain in good health?"
"I did know that and perhaps I need to start taking some multivitamins once more. With the fight against Hawkmoth and Mayura still ongoing, I must remain as strong and as healthy as possible."
"It might also be a good idea for all active Kwamiis to take our version of vitamins to keep our strength. We need to remain as strong as possible."
Wayzz made a face. He knew the vitamins were essential to keep him healthy but he hated the taste almost as much as Plagg hated transforming. They simply tasted awful.
Seeing his face Master Fu chuckled. "I'm sure Marinette can find a recipe that will make your vitamins taste better. Look on the bright side old friend. You only need to take yours once a month. I have to take them every day."
Master Fu wasn't the only one feeling a bit under the weather. At the Agreste Mansion, Nathalie was trying to alleviate her symptoms. She coughed a few times then made her way to the bathroom to wash her hands.
She continued to cough along the way. Once in the bathroom, Duusu popped out of her wielder's pocket. "You need to stop using my Miraculous Nathalie. Unless it is repaired, using it is only going to make you sick."
"I can handle being a little sick. Besides, I could just use one of your healing feathers on myself."
The peafowl shook her head vigorously. "I'm sick as well Nathalie. Any feather we create would be contaminated. You would only make yourself sicker."
"Then it's a good thing modern medicine has advanced so far. I'll be fine," the assistant insisted. Nathalie ignored Duusu's exasperated expression knowing she was doing this to help an old friend.
As Duusu was forced to hide again she was deeply troubled by Nathalie's obsessive devotion towards Gabriel/Hawkmoth's unhealthy desires. Both of them were ignoring the consequences of their actions towards the city and themselves.
Nooroo and she had had several conversations on the topic. Her "brother" firmly believed that he could persuade his wielder to stop this madness if he kept trying to change him.
She wasn't certain it would be possible. As the Kwami of Healing, she could tell that neither Gabriel nor Nathalie were ready to let go of their fixation or accept the fact that Emile might never wake up again.
"It will take something drastic for my wielder to realize that her boss's yearnings are not worth her health," Duusu muttered to herself. The situation appeared to be getting even more weariness all the time.
Elsewhere in the mansion, the only person who didn't have a Miraculous was watching a superhero video on his phone. Ladybug and Chat Noir were heroic like their movie counterparts.
The distinction was in real life the two heroes had to win every time no matter what was happening, and unlike a movie, there was no guarantee that they would win or come home alive.
The public often failed to realize what was happening in their city was a reality and not make-believe. People could get hurt or worse die. Ladybug's inability to bring people shot to death by terrorists, with her Miraculous Ladybug power, was proof of that.
But no, they still acted as if her power would never fail. That everything would be right again at the end of the day. They didn't care that Chat Noir was extra careful not to touch anything living with his Cataclysm. Most of the public believed nothing would happen to them if they accidentally got touched by his power.
Gerald/Gorilla had observed enough attacks to know that Chat Noir was able to kill an akuma. If he could do that to a butterfly, then it was possible to hurt someone with his power.
Speaking softly to himself he said, "I can't keep Adrien safe all the time if I'm not allowed in the school except to drop him off and pick him up. The tracer I put in his bag didn't work. Tracking his phone is easy until he turns it off. What can I do to keep the boy safe even when I'm not there?"
He doubted a Kevlar vest would stop an Akuma. Not to mention he doubted the school would allow him to wear that under his clothes so he didn't accidentally start a panic. He also didn't trust the boy with a pocket knife. Carrying an actual blade and using it was very different from using a blunted foil against another person.
"Back to the drawing board. I will find a way to keep Adrien safe at all times."
In New York, Ning was in her bunker home preparing for her next peace mission. Yesterday, her superiors had explained to her that the ATS, (Antarctic Treaty System) office had run into some difficulties with coming up and implementing new measures to keep Antarctica from suffering from both environmental and politic problems.
Even with her photographic memory, she found it useful to review information to ensure that any changes were added to her memory. She took a book on different treaties over the years, from her library and settled into her living room to read.
The ATS regulated international relations concerning Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. For the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all of the land and ice shelves south of 60-degree latitude.
The treaty entered into force in 1961 and currently has 54 parties. The treaty sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom of scientific investigation, and bans military activity on the continent. The treaty was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War. In September 2004, the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat headquarters was built in Buenos Aries, Argentina.
The main treaty was signed on December 1, 1959, and officially entered into force on June 23, 1961. The original signatories were the 12 countries active in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year of 1957–58.
The twelve countries that had significant interests in Antarctica at the time were: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, along with Chile, France, Japan, plus New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and lastly the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
These countries had established over 55 Antarctic stations for the IGY. The treaty was a diplomatic expression of the operational and scientific co-operation that had been achieved "on the ice".
The treaty stated that Antarctica was to be a place of peaceful research and that any discoveries were to be shared with the other members of the scientific community on the continent.
Nuclear activity, mining, and any activity that would disrupt the environment was prohibited. The treaty also covered legal issues, disputes between countries with claims, and similar matters.
It was up to the ATS Secretariat to support the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and the meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP).
Facilitating the exchange of information between the Parties required in the Treaty and the Environment Protocol. Collecting, storing, arranging and publishing the documents of the ATCM. Lastly, Provide and disseminating public information about the Antarctic Treaty system and Antarctic activities.
The difficulty for the ATS was keeping up with the ever-changing political world. They also had to combat the growing and diverging human activities, such as tourism, bioprospecting, and illegal fishing in the waters around the continent.
It was important to create, implement, and strictly monitor the activity on the continent. To do this, it was important to figure out how to change the treaty in a way that was both fair and manageable.
Possible solutions included that the ATCPs should negotiate about the grounds on which jurisdiction can be based. Article Five of the treaty covered part of this, but it needed to be expanded.
However, this had the potential to tensions because of the situation concerning sovereignty, but with the growing human activity, the need to determine the grounds for jurisdiction also grows.
It was also important that the ATCPs should work together to create both civil and criminal law. They needed to do this for maritime law as well to tackle the illegal fishing problems.
"This is going to be a challenge. The ATCM is every May 25 to June 7th. Changes can only be made if there is a concessive agreement. I can see why the Security Council wants me to go down there.
If the treaty falls apart not only will Antarctica become free for all, but the first international peace agreement will dissolve showing the world that international peace is a pipe dream."
With my international heritage and understanding of cultural aspects, I can hopefully help with creating proposals that everyone will be able to agree on she thought to herself.
For this mission, she would take on the role of a junior member of the UN OLA from the treaty division. As a member of this office, it would be her responsibility to ensure that proper procedure was followed and double-check the paperwork for creating amendments to the ATS.
Her identity and background information had already been typed up and tomorrow she would assume the identity after her makeover. Right now she needed to pack.
The first item to pack was several woman style business suits. Next, she packed two simple, yet stylish dresses to wear when she went out in the evening. She also packed a light jacket and some casual shirts and pants for when she wanted to hit the streets of the city without drawing attention to herself.
Knowing how her missions sometimes took surprising twists, she also packed her winter gear hoping she wouldn't have to use it. She also decided to bring one of the new prototypes she was testing.
It was a newly designed signal booster that was being tested in Germany. Signal boosters were nothing new when it came to cell phones. This new booster was designed to boost the signal of military and private sector communications while preventing other signals, from intercepting classified information.
Germany wanted to see the full range of the booster's abilities, which was why the sent a prototype for her to test. With her job sending her all over the world, she could test the device in the field so they could make modifications to the device before presenting it to their superiors.
"Once I'm in Argentina, I'll test it when I communicate back to my superiors. Then I'll test it all around the city and also head into the mountains to see if a signal can still be reached. All the data I collect will be extremely helpful for the German tech company."
The next day after school, the teachers were in one of the bigger classrooms as they were reviewing how to handle bullies in the classroom. Ms. Mendeleiev was sitting next to Ms. Bustier with a pleased grin on her face.
"You might want to take extra notes for this one Caline. I know you still struggle with class discipline."
"I'll have you know I'm doing much better. I'm working hard not to fall back on my old methods."
Ms. Mendeleiev gave her a skeptical glance. She had known Caline for years and if it took Akumas showing up to get her to stop playing favorites, she honestly wondered what it would take for her to keep disciplining the right students causing trouble.
Ms. Bustier ignored her colleague's skepticism and returned to taking notes as the member of the school board, Madame Boutin, continued her lecture on the importance of recognizing and acting immediately to put an end to the bullying.
"It is important for all teachers to take claims of bullying seriously. Do not make excuses, such as saying this is part of growing up or a person is overreacting. Children's brains are growing and if they see no one taking them seriously it has damaging effects on their psyche and self-esteem.
If you see a student being bullied in the hallways, you need to get between them to block eye contact. I understand most of you would want to send bystanders away. However, it is highly recommended you don't do this.
Bystanders need to see you in an authoritative mode. If they see you are taking the situation very seriously it will send the message that you can be trusted to stand up for children being bullied. It is also recommended that the students should be separated and calm before getting both sides of the story in separate rooms."
Madame Boutin turned on her PowerPoint presentation and used her laser pointer to review things they needed to do when it came to bullies. "As you can see on this slide, you need to follow all these steps to prevent further bullying.
Enforce the school guidelines and the student must be punished immediately. It is also vital that you encourage the bystanders to intervene when they can to stop the situation from escalating."
There was a click and a new slide showed up. "Remember to follow up on any bullying by contacting the parents and telling your colleagues to keep an eye on the students to prevent repeat incidents."
Ms. Bustier finished writing the what-to-do list. Next up was the what- not- to-do list. She needed to pay attention to this. She needed to learn why her methods hadn't been effective in the past.
The first item on the list to recognize that bullying was not the same as conflict. Bullying behaviors hurt everyone and by calling it simply a conflict she had been dismissing the real harm it caused.
It was a shock to Ms. Bustier to learn that peer mediation was not a good idea. Giving both parties an equal voice empowers the bully and make the bullied student feel worse. There was also no evidence that peer mediation stopped bullying.
There was evidence that showed that group treatment, such as anger-management and empathy-building with other bullies because it reinforced each other's bullying and antisocial behavior.
Madame Boutin cleared her throat and brought up another slide show. This one was titled, "How to Tell Parents Their Child is a Bully". "I'm sure each one of you has encountered this problem. Parents don't want to believe their child is bullying and instead blames the victims.
It can be difficult to get parents to stop being defensive and look at the situation unbiased. While it can be discouraging and at times make your job harder you can't give up. Especially if the situation continues to escalate.
Informing the parents helps them realize they might be showcasing bad behavior in front of their child. It will also help the parents figure out a plan for talking to their child and explaining to them why their behavior is wrong."
She gave each of the teachers' hard looks. "Remember, talking with the parents is the last resort. It should only be done if the situation doesn't change between your students after they've been given the tools to solve the problem themselves."
Ms. Bustier raised her hand. "How should we prepare for a conversation with a student's parents?"
Madame Boutin explained the steps to take. First, write down what you are going to say to the parents and practice your speech until you feel comfortable giving it.
Two, make sure to have the conversation in person and a calm environment. Always start the conversation by saying you want their help with the situation involving the kids.
Three, you don't want to use the word bully or bullying when talking to parents. It was a trigger word that would not help to communicate effectively with each other. Instead, you should focus on specific behaviors the teacher had witnessed. Explain why the child's behavior is considered wrong when they're at school.
Four, you need to listen carefully to each other. If the parents don't believe you because you're the child's teacher, then give them the number of another teacher who has also observed the same behavior to confirm that you are telling the truth.
The presentation was turned off and Madame Boutin dismissed the group, after giving a reminder to the teachers, to come back next week for another lesson on how to deal with bullying.
The next day Juleka was doing some primping. Marinette had said she wanted a model for her online store and Juleka was interested in getting the job.
"You look beautiful as always Juleka. How about you use this clip for your bangs," Luka suggested handing her a pink hair clip. He smiled at his sister when her whole face could be seen.
"You will be the perfect model for Marinette. Remember, if you get nervous just ask for a five minute break to calm yourself down."
She squeezed his hand and headed to school. On her way there she felt something land on her head. She reached up to brush whatever it was off when she heard a tiny and very familiar voice say hello.
"Honorra?" The goth girl was puzzled to see the kwami who floated down and settled in the crook of her neck. "Where did you come from?"
"That's a secret. I felt your emotions spiking and I picked up on something related to honor, a job you hoped to get. I decided I would visit you to make sure you got the job."
Juleka smiled and rubbed a finger over the magpie earning a musical tweet. She opened her bag and the little kwami flew inside to hide. She was taking a gamble by being so far away from her Miraculous.
Not to mention, if the Great Guardian ever discovered she went off on her own again to visit her temporary wielder, she didn't want to imagine what her punishment was. It was why she had asked Wayzz to cover her for a few hours by pretending she was asleep.
I'm only going to be gone for part of the day. I'll make sure she gets the job and prevent her nerves from getting the better of her. Then, I'll go home. Nothing is going to go wrong Honorra told herself.
When Juleka arrived at the school she saw the girls surrounding Marinette, who was showing some pictures of her latest designs that she wanted to have modeled.
"I decided to play on the classic French look with a striped shirt and beret. At the same time, I wanted to make the outfits fresh and new with different accessories to highlight the look," Marinette explained to the girls.
"They're cute Marinette. I would buy that outfit. Maybe even two to give one to a friend!" Rose chirped. The other girls also complimented their friend's designs.
Juleka hesitated walking over unsure if she could do this. She looked down at her backpack and saw Honorra giving her an encouraging smile. Taking a deep breath she went over to her friends. "Hi everyone."
"Juleka, you look amazing. It's nice to see your whole face," Mylene told her.
"How long have you been hiding such a photographic face? I can't believe you ever had a photo curse," Alya remarked in awe.
Juleka smiled at locked eyes with Marinette. "I heard you were looking for a model for your online store. I wanted to ask if I could have the job. I've been interested in modeling for a while now."
"I think it would be incredible if you were my female model. Adrien's going to be the male one." Marinette bit her lip and looked past Juleka towards Chloe and Sabrina. The two friends were whispering quietly to one another. They occasionally looked over towards the group before ducking their heads back down. "Are you comfortable with Chloe and Sabrina doing your hair and makeup?"
Alix snorted, thinking Marinette was joking. When no one else laughed she gazed up at Marinette. "You're joking, right? Why are you letting them get involved with your store?"
"Chloe and Sabrina have been helping out more lately, remember? Chloe was there planting trees beside us. She is interested in becoming a makeup artist and wants to practice on someone.
Sabrina is thinking about becoming a stylist and also wants to practice. They both asked me, politely I might add, and I'm giving them a chance." Twisting her head away from Alix, Marinette once again focused on Juleka. "Are you still okay with modeling with them involved in the process?"
She was very wary of the two girls knowing how mean they had been in the past. Chloe and Sabrina had been doing a lot better lately and did seem genuine about helping out. Since she already accepted Chloe's apology she might as well give her a chance to practice putting makeup on someone else. "I'm okay with it."
Later that day, the girls were all crammed into Marinette's room as they prepared for the photo shoot. Juleka was sitting in Marinette's desk chair, her bag by her feet.
Honorra peeked out of the bag as she saw Chloe gently applied a light brown eyeshadow to highlight Juleka's copper eyes. Putting the eyeshadow down, the blond picked up a dark eyeliner and started lining the eyes and adding small swirls at the edges of the eye.
"This style will help you look more attractive to buyers and make them look closer at your accessories near your face like the beret and earrings you're going to wear," Chloe explained in one of her kinder tones. There still was a bit of arrogance to her tone, but it was getting less notable.
Sabrina was doing her best to braid part of Juleka's hair while the rest was held in a messy ponytail. It was a new style that was trending and she thought it would be fun to see Juleka in a different hairstyle.
"I'm not hurting you am I?" Sabrina asked with slight concern.
"No, it's just a really big change," Juleka said trying to keep her cool. The closer they got to the actual photo shoot, the more her nerves were getting to her. She was starting to second guess herself.
Finally, hair and makeup were done and they were on their way to the photo shoot. Honorra wished she could come out of hiding and help calm Juleka down, but it was not possible with the others around.
When the group arrived at the place for the photo shoot everyone left their bags in the car. Worried, Honorra phased through the car door and hurried over to where the girls and Adrien were setting up. She hid close by, keeping a watchful eye on her wielder.
Finally, the photo shoot was ready and Alya took a few pictures of Adrien and Marinette for the webpage. She then focused the camera on Juleka. The girl was shaking badly.
Rose noticed and went over to her friend. They whispered to each other and Juleka left the area for a few minutes to calm down. The little magpie flew closer to her to talk to her.
Something out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. She saw an akuma making its way towards her wielder, but what really frightened her was the feather accompanying it.
The feather was from the Peacock wielder and if it touched an object belonging to a person it would summon a protector based on the mental state of said person. It was a high level of power and only meant to be used to keep someone safe until the Peacock could get there to heal the person.
If Mayura was trying to use that ability while her Miraculous was broken then everyone would be in serious danger, include Mayura herself. She had to stop the feather from connecting with anything and hope that Juleka calmed herself down before the akuma could touch her.
Swiftly levitating through the air, she got in front of the feather and focused her energy. Her wings glowed brightly as she whispered, "Honor Guard." Out of nowhere tiny swords appeared all around the feather forming a cage preventing the feather from reaching anything.
The tiny swords slashed the feather into tiny bits. The remains floated on the wind, no longer a danger to anyone.
From down below she heard screaming and looked below to see Juleka, now Reflekta, zapping everyone and turning them into exact copies of her. It appeared that Hawkmoth had upgraded her power. Objects she hit transformed to match her color scheme.
She aimed her mirror at the cars and changed them all into gaudy Model T's. Reflekta zapped the street expecting it to change. She seemed as surprised as everyone else when the street exploded sending the cars flying in multiple directions.
Honorra was horrified when she felt a strong pull towards one of the cars followed by extreme pain. Had her "cousins" been in Adrien's car?! She darted in the direction and hoped Tikki and Plagg weren't hurt.
Tikki and Plagg had the wind knocked out of them and were counting their blessings they hadn't been hurt. They were now searching the spilled contents of the trunk looking for their Miraculous.
"I knew it was a bad idea for our wielders to remove their Miraculouses. I should have been more insisted"
"Sugar Cube, no one could have foreseen this. The kids thought it would just be twenty minutes so they could get all the pictures they needed for the website."
"Are you two okay?!" Tikki and Plagg looked up in surprise to see Honorra.
"What are you doing here…?" Tikki started to say when Plagg shouted he had found his Miraculous.
"Did you see Adrien on your way over?" he asked frantically. The magpie shook her head and pointed back towards where the car had been parked. "He's probably someone near there looking for you."
"Join me when you can Sugar Cube!"
Honorra joined Tikki as they looked through the spilled contents trying to find the little bug's Miraculous. Finally, the found them under all the bags of stuff. A high pitched squeal caught their attention. Honorra's jaw dropped at what she was seeing.
Reflekta was blasting the ground away as she fought the wielder of the Black Cat Miraculous. The only thing different was that the wielder was female.
Her hair was short, loose, and wavy. Her cat ears were black and gray. The tunic she wore was black and split into a neon green skirt with black tights underneath. Her sleeves were black and ended in gray colored paw gloves and the same with her feet. Her tail was black with a tiny red ribbon and it matched the collar around her neck.
"Chat Noire, of course, that's what she was thinking when she got the ring," Tikki muttered. She didn't seem nearly as surprised as she should have been with her wielder using the wrong Miraculous.
"What are you talking about?" the magpie demanded when a Reflekta clone scurried over, nearly tripping on his platform shoes. "Ugh, I hate these shoes!"
"We don't have time for complaints Adrien. You need to stop Reflekta now!" Tikki asked as she quickly put the earrings on the transformed boy. The boy called out the transformation phrase and in a blink of an eye, he changed.
He was wearing a red bodysuit with tiny black spots covering his extremities. Attached at the shoulders was red and black spotted cape which was shaped like a ladybug wing.
"Hope I can pull off being Conchillian," the hero muttered. He twirled the yo-yo and let it fly. It wrapped around a column and he was dragged off his feet as the string rewound itself.
Not understanding what was going on, Honorra hurried after the boy to see if she could help in some way.
Chat Noire ran faster than she had ever before. She was used to swinging through the skies and it shocked how much faster she was on the ground. Her enhanced hearing gave her only a split second warning before the sidewalk she had been on exploded behind her.
She fell forward and her cat-like agility had her plant a hand then twist her body sideways slightly before getting her feet under her to stand up once more. "That is the cat's meow," she whispered to herself.
"Try on my special look!" Reflekta shouted. She shot out another blast. Chat Noire managed to dodge, but the column behind her transformed into a statue of Reflekta.
At that exact moment, Conchillian smacked into the statue and dropped on top of Chat Noire. They both ended up in a tangle of limbs and Conchillian managed to push them apart before they got zapped.
Both heroes got back on their feet. They slowly circled Reflekta looking for an opening. Chat Noire extended her baton intending to strike the Akuma in the small of her back.
Reflekta jumped up and spun around to fire at Chat Noire when she was yanked downward. Conchillian had used the baton as a springboard to get enough height to wrap the yo-yo around the Akuma's chest to stop her from aiming at Chat Noire.
Reflekta zapped the ground below her. The flash of light blinded the two heroes. Feeling the slack in the string, the Akuma wiggled free. Looking around she saw both heroes were gone. "Come out wherever you're hiding. It will be fun to model your Miraculouses for Hawkmoth!"
Hiding behind the Reflekta statue the two heroes finally were able to catch their breath. "Should we switch our Miraculouses back now?"
"No time Conchillian. The longer Reflekta is allowed to roam, the more people could get hurt. We have to remember some part of us knows how to use these abilities to their fullest. Try using Lucky Charm and see what you get."
"Lucky Charm!" A round mirror landed in his hands. "Maybe I could use it to reflect her power to her? No, that wouldn't be helpful at all. What do I do?"
"Look around and see what pops in your vision."
Conchillian did and his vision highlighted the mirror and his partner. Taking a quick peek and saw Reflekta highlighted. His attention was then drawn upward when he saw something small heading over to them.
It was Honorra and she was highlighted as well. He put it all together and knew what they had to do. "Honorra, get down here quick. I know how we can stop Reflekta."
Reflekta growled as she circled the staircase once more. She knew in her gut the two heroes were hiding somewhere nearby. "Where are you two hiding?"
She winced as she heard Hawkmoth's voice in her head. "Stop standing around and get me those Miraculouses," he hissed in her ear.
"I will Hawkmoth hold on," the Akuma muttered. Looking around she saw something shiny at the top of the staircase. Grinning she walked up the steps getting ready to zap someone.
Getting to the top of the stairs she was surprised to see a mirror lying against a sign. She picked it up and said, "What in the world?"
That's when she spotted the swords coming at her from behind her on course to impale her. Startled she spun around to zap them when Chat Noire tackled the Akuma to the ground and destroyed the mirror bracelet with Cataclysm.
Conchilian caught the akuma and purified it before restoring things to normal. The two heroes pounded their fists before hurrying off so they could get back their original Miraculouses.
After the photo shoot, Marinette took Honorra back to Master Fu's. Both knew he was going to be upset with the little kwami for running off again. This was a bad habit that needed to be broken.
Upon entering the residence, Honorra kept her head down and started apologizing. "I'm very sorry, Great Guardian. I'm trying to control the urge not to wander off and I failed you."
"Honorra, look at me please," Master Fu instructed her gently. She did and was surprised to see the seven Kwamiis of the Emotion Miraculous Circle were hovering slightly over the old man.
Zippy had a long, thin, and red body with transparent green dragonfly wings on his back. Stella had pointy purple bat ears and the wings membrane stretched across her arms while the rest of her was brown. Jill had the grabby hands and tail of an opossum while the rest of her body was white and gray.
Arron wrinkly grey skin with two white horns on top of his head and a tiny tail on his back. Sunny greatly resembled a spotted skunk with three wisps of hair on her head. Prickker had several tiny golden colored spines on his backside and the rest of his body was light brown.
Lastly, Flapper legs and tiny arms were silver in color with light pink feathers over the rest of his body. The entire Emotion Miraculous Circle seemed in awe of the modern world found in Master Fu's apartment.
Marinette raised her eyebrows at the old man. "So we're dealing with helping the Emotion Miraculous Circle understand the modern world now?"
Master Fu nodded and added with their help it might assist in creating fewer targets for Hawkmoth and Mayura. Maybe even find them as well. This adventure had just taken a sudden peripeteia.