Chapter 3

Bloom

We walked into a small neighbourhood, with many quaint little cottages, side by side. I let the magic I felt inside guide me, but I was worried, too. Who would I find? And how would I explain everything?

"We're here," I announced. We stood in front of a small house, and on the door, there was a Chinese engraving. I looked at Sky, silently asking if I should knock. He nodded.

Just as I put my hand up to knock, the door opened. Stood behind was a short man, with greying hair and a wise face.

"Welcome," he said, "I have been waiting to meet you, Princess Bloom, beholder of the Dragon Flame."

Adrien

"Plagg, finish eating, we have to go to school," I complained yet again, to my kwami.

"Adrien, donut stop me from savouring this heavenly Camembert," he said, as I shook my head in disbelief, "but did you see what I did there? Donut? Do not?" he cackled. I had to admit, it was a pretty good pun, if I say so myself, but I wasn't going to let him know that.

"Come on, Plagg," I whined again, as he dashed into my jacket. I grabbed my bag and rushed down to have breakfast. I sat down at the long, lonely table once more. The food was already there, delicious and steaming, yet it didn't feel homely or good at all to me. I sighed, and started to eat.

"Hey kid, did you feel the energy wave yesterday too?" Plagg asked. I frowned as I thought about the odd sensation I felt yesterday at sunset, after defeating the Gamer with Ladybug. It was pleasant and felt good, but extremely powerful at the same time.

"Yeah, I did," I said, "but what could cause that to happen? Ladybug and I don't create shockwaves of that sort ever; I've felt the power of her lucky charm, but that sensation is totally different to what I felt yesterday."

"No, Miraculous holders can't do that sort of magic," Plagg said, in a slight, riddle-like manner.

"What do you mean, then? Who created that?" I asked, intrigued.

He shrugged, his little whiskers bobbing up and down. "Guess we'll find out soon."

I raised an eyebrow but decided to not ask him about it. Plagg may be old and wise, even though I don't like to admit it often, but if there was anything to worry about, he would have told me. I finished the last of my French breakfast and made my way into the limo, where the Gorilla was waiting.

"I guess we'll have to see," I agreed softly to myself.

Bloom

Sipping our Chinese tea while sitting on the bamboo mat, I finally decided to ask the man, who called himself Master Fu, my long awaited question.

"So Master Fu," I asked, "how is it that you know me?"

He took a deep gulp of his tea, and put the teacup down on the saucer. "I have been acquainted with your headmistress, Faragonda for a while now as well as Eldora, the one you seek."

"How is it you know so much about me and my aims?" I asked, shocked from what he knew.

He smiled complacently. "Your energy wave yesterday is how you found me, is it not? After all, what goes round comes round. While you assessed my location from the magic I reflected, I assessed the magic that you gave."

It made sense. I nodded to acknowledge his words until I realised what he had said fully.

"So you knew Eldora? Could you tell us where she is now? My friends are searching for her, we really need her guidance." I asked.

"I did know Eldora. However, she did not tell me where she would go next. She just told me that there was a lot that needed to be taken care of." Master Fu sipped his tea once more.

I nodded, but inside I felt disappointed. Maybe, once I had finished investigating the magic at hand here, we would find the next clue in China. I would have to talk to the Winx on this one.

"So Bloom, tell me why you are here," Master Fu asked me, still sipping his tea between speaking.

"Master Fu," I began, "My sister Daphne told me about the Miraculous stones and the power it gives the beholders. However, neither Faragonda nor Daphne understand their power fully. They realised that they had been stimulated once more, after a very long time, and sent me to see if we could help with the threat, as well as learning more about this magic. You see," I paused, "we've never encountered its power before. I'm sure, that apart from you, the other Miraculous holders have never encountered other magic apart from their own."

He nodded, willing me to go on. I looked at Sky and he nodded back, strong determination in his eyes.

"Daphne told me, before leaving on our quest to search for Eldora, that our paths were destined to meet. She asked me to come, along with Sky here, and investigate the situation at Paris."

I looked at Master Fu, waiting for his answer. He contemplated for a long while, before calling out a name. It sounded like 'Wayzz'. A small creature, green and looking like a turtle, came out from somewhere and hovered beside Master Fu.

"This is my kwami, Wayzz. He is the one that gives me powers of the Turtle Miraculous."

Instead of being scared, I looked wonderingly at Wayzz. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Wayzz," I greeted, "you know, you remind me of our pixies, back in Magix."

"Hello, Bloom," he said, "it's lovely to meet you too. What are pixies?" he asked.

I laughed. "Pixies are small fairy creatures, a little like me. They're small, around your size, and they have unique powers too. Maybe one day you could meet them," I proposed, and Sky nodded too, smiling.

"That would be very interesting," Master Fu commented, "but as of now, you are here to see Ladybug and Chat Noir, no?" he asked, eyebrows raised.

"Ladybug and Chat Noir?" Sky asked, asking my question, "Who are they?"

"Ah, well let me show you." He walked over and pulled off a cover, revealing a small, TV behind. He grabbed a remote and turned on the news channel.

"Ladybug and Chat Noir save the day once more," the news reporter said, a woman with short, purple hair, "This time, a zoo keeper was akumatized and Ladybug saved Paris from the supervillain, Animan, with the help of Chat Noir. Here is some exclusive footage of the scene."

The TV cut to a shot of Ladybug, a petite girl with a mask, polka dotted red suit and cute pigtails, shouting 'Lucky Charm!' Out of nowhere fell a car jack, magically summoned.

"Did you see that Sky?" I asked, bewildered, as I kept watching. Chat Noir, a guy with blond hair, cat suit and cat ears distracted the dinosaur, which I guessed was Animan. Ladybug used a little device, was it a yoyo? Soon, the creature was tied up.

However, I saw Ladybug make a quick decision as her blue eyes set with firm resolve. She had fire inside of her, I could just tell, as she did not hesitate to run towards the dinosaur and into its mouth. I wasn't afraid for her; I knew her plan immediately. She reminded me of myself in a way, when I decided to swim into a large shark's mouth in our quest for Sirenix, to capture the gem of Courage. I was amazed at her quick thinking and bravery.

Chat Noir, her partner, did not see her plan, as his eyes grew wide with horror. From the transition from his horrified to angry expression, I understood how much he loved her. Did she know, I wondered?

He had nothing to fear. Ladybug opened the dinosaur's mouth with the car jack, walked over and picked up a large purple jem and broke it. Outside flew out a butterfly, unlike one I'd ever seen before. Daphne's butterflies glowed with positivity but this butterfly was tainted with dark magic. I saw Ladybug take her yoyo, capture the butterfly and release it, but this time it was white and I understood it was cleansed of evil. She shouted "Miraculous Ladybug!" and a strange glow enveloped the area, restoring all the damage that the villain had caused.

I looked over to Sky and his expression was just as amazed as mine. I had never seen this type of magic before that could purify evil so quickly. The Winx and I, we fought dark creatures but never had we been able to cleanse them in such a way. Yes, we had used our fairy dust but still, this magic was incredible. Immediately, I wanted to know more.

"Master Fu, I have a feeling there is more to the story than the eye can see," I noticed, as he smiled, appreciating Paris' superheroes.

"Indeed," he said simply, "sit down, and I will tell it to you."

So the story is progressing more to Bloom finding out about Ladybug and Chat Noir.

And did you like the appearance of Master Fu? I just think he is such a complex character, and it was really satisfying having him in this story.

Hope you like the story, I will post more chapters soon.

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