Isekai'd as the new French Miraculous Superhero Team.
Chapter 6: Miraculous training completed.
((Quantic Universe Earth 19274729568301958374, January 12th, 2014, Marinette Dupain-Cheng's POV...)
I was lifting weights with Chloe and my dad at one of the local gyms.
Now, this was mainly Chloe's idea, but Dad and I wanted to get away from the bakery today. Especially since it was one of those occasional Saturdays where our bakery has to close in order to stock up on groceries and baked good ingredients.
But anyway, because I've been building muscle over the past 11 years, and especially because of the Dupain genes in my DNA, I've been getting slightly taller and slightly muscular every three years of exercise and other kinds of healthy habits. And it's currently unknown when precisely I'll reach my maximum height and my maximum amount of muscle mass, but my mom agreed that it'll be some point during my early adult years.
Now, I'm just as muscular as the 1989 movie version of Batman if we take his Batsuit and his business suit out of the equation.
But I think I'm just about 4 feet less taller than Gabriel Agreste now.
Speaking of Mr. Agreste, I was shocked to see him and Adrien here at this gym, where Gabe was apparently teaching Adrien how to predict physical movement and to analyze someone's body language to determine what the person in front of him might do, aside from starting an unprovoked fight.
That's funny; I thought Gabriel was a little more neglectful, and I thought Gabriel was a lot more reclusive.
Anyway, we said a few token words and Gabriel actually offered me an apprenticeship with his company once I reach the age requirement for job preparation.
And as Marinette, who was I to refuse?
After we finished lifting weights, one of the self-defense instructors comes up to us and asks, "Ms. Dupain-Cheng, how skilled are you at self-defense?"
Dad nudges me and I answered, "Well, I'd say I'm as skilled as Helen Barrymore from Catwoman, if we take out of the equation that she learned those stunts of cat reflexes for the movie specifically."
The instructor then offered to teach me some moves, and again, who was I to refuse?
We went at it using different French, Russian, American, Brazilian, and so forth of martial arts styles that utilize punches, kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and submission holds.
Of course, I won those 3 rounds, and the instructor was very shocked, most especially because – not that I would blurt it out when Hawk Moth was eavesdropping – I had developed my Taskmaster/Rat King/Party Crasher abilities of physical movement prediction, physical reflexes mimicry, and so forth that allow me to copy my opponents' moves in a fight and learn their fighting styles in seconds.
The instructor remarks, "Well, well, well, for a girl on the cusp of turning 13 years old in July of this year, you sure know how to fight when it really counts."
I nodded before I bowed like a martial arts student does with their sensei.
After that, Chloe and I rendezvoused with Master Fu and the others, thankful that Chloe used her wishing power to give Master Fu clones of the kwamis capable of turning into humans and Miraculous users of their own in order to not only help him and give us last resort reinforcements, but also to keep him company.
Master Fu then says, "Marinette, Chloe, Angus, Caleb, Violet, Zachary, Willow, Seth, Stella, Ryder, Ivy, Reuben, Claire, Oscar, Leilani, Nathan, Josephine, Lucas, Genesis, Logan, Nevaeh, Leo, Emery, Lachlan, Raelynn, Kenneth, Magnolia, Johnathon, Sloane, Jesse, Emersyn, Jacob, Kehlani, Isaac, Juliette, Aluxio, Amalure, Amalio, Amelinda, Amelio, Anacelia, Amoldo, Analilia, Anbessa, Anavictoria, Andreo, Aneeta, Angelos, Anitia, Antino, Annida, Apollonios, Annitra, Apolonio, Arama, Arcadio, Arcenia, Arcadios, Arianys, Arcenio, Aricella, Arcinio, Aricelly, Aricello, Arsania, Aricelius, Arsemia, Aristeo, Arsenia, Aristio, Artemesia, Arkadi, Ascension, Arkadios, Aurkena, Arkadius, Aurkene, Arkady, Azmina, Arlando, Azor, Arlow, Azora, Armante, Azul, Arrio, Azuree, Arrlo, Azurine, Arsanio, Baila, Arseni, Bandana, Arsenios, Belcalis, Arsinto, Belen, Aryo, Belisma, Atahualpa, Belita, Baptist, Bendite, Barto, Benecia, Beinvenido, Benedetta, Belisarios, Benedikta, Beltrano, Benoite, Bemabe, Beyla, Berillo, Bibiana, Bertran, Bibiane, Bidel, Bienvenida, Bolevar, Braulia, Bonifaco, Brazil, Bravilio, Brianda, Bronko, Brienda, Buinton, Brigidia, Candelareo, Byla, Candelaro, Cabalina, Candelerio, Cadelaria, Candelero, Calida, Canyon, Calli, Carlito, Callida, Carlo, Candelara, Carlomagno, Candelarea, Carlosdaniel, Candeloria, Carlosmanuel, Cantharida, Trum, Taln, Aeliyah, Jordynia, Sanyah, and Jennife, I am pleased to report that, with your powers and your foreknowledge of superheroes and fighting styles combined, along with your new foreknowledge of Guardian training that even I didn't know about, your Miraculous training is now officially complete!"
We cheered slightly while keeping our voices down; we didn't want to attract attention from Master Fu's neighbors.
Master Fu then says, "Now, all we need to do is wait for September 3rd, 2014, in order for Hawk Moth to rise. I'll be waiting with the Black Cat Miraculous to give to Adrien. I've been training him as well."
Even I was shocked.
But Master Fu continued, "I anticipated everything you all said about him would be confirmed true, so I decided to train him and allow him to know our secrets. But don't worry, he will know your identities soon enough. And besides, if what you say about my selective favoritism is true, we're going to need Marinette and Adrien being equals and partners on all angles. And if Marinette ever desires to be my successor as Guardian of the Miracle Box with and/or without the Order of the Guardians revived and integrated into the modern world while still staying a secret, we'd need Adrien there to split the workload."
Chloe replies, "You're right about that on all counts, Master Fu. But the thing is, even with Marinette and Adrien sharing the workload of being Guardians, the life of a Guardian is not for everyone. And besides, even if we take into account anyone dead or alive and anything we created or rendered useless, including the likes of Colt Fathom, Amelie Graham de Vanily, Gabriel Agreste, Marinette's aunt Shu Yin Cheng, Marinette's paternal grandparents Rolland and Gina Dupain, Marinette's maternal grandparents Mei Cheng and Yan Cheng, Marinette's great-uncle Wang Cheng, my own parents, and all of the things we've worked so hard to create for the greater good of our nation's capitol starting with the schools of the city, there's always going to be at least one or more people who'll discover our identities, our connections, the existence of the Miraculouses we still have so far, and so forth, and then it'd be the end of everything we worked for. In particular, even if Marinette and Adrien wanted to be your successors as Great Guardian of the Miracle Box, there's always gonna be someone better somewhere. It's merely a matter of choosing the correct person after doing not just a test of character, but also doing a background check on the person to prevent the mistakes of the past and the mistakes across your multiverse from happening ever again for the most part."
I added, "Yes, and as much as the original Marinette would actually want to admit it deep down to both you and to Cat Noir, Chloe's got a point, Master Fu."
Master Fu nods in understanding, and after a few minutes, we were all sent home.
At around this time, Master Fu secretly informed the kwamis of the situations we're in, and when Tikki looked at me like she was going to cry, I instantly knew what had happened.
And while I can't say I'm mad that Master Fu decided to do this behind our backs, this actually provided even me the opportunity to bond with Tikki and take the liberty to inform her of the mistakes she made when it came to Marinette's crises in the original mainstream timelines, including the crises with Cat Noir's laziness and Lila Rossi's lies affecting the class – not that I actually care about the Akuma Class/Miraculous Class anymore, now that their thoughts I read showed me that they only think of me as some kind of errand girl who they wouldn't hesitate to push aside once Lila shows up. Especially since I saw it all in the future thanks to me using my wishing power to give myself controlled precognition that's voice-activated.
Of course, that last part was only in a dream I was having in my sleep.
You see, Master Fu decided to wait until September 3rd for Adrien and I to be given our Miraculouses. And besides, who was I to complain?
That night, as I was dreaming of the future, Tikki then says as she asks in my dream, "Oh, and Marinette? Master Fu also told me you want to be able to fly as Ladybug. Is that true?"
I answered, "Yes. As a matter of fact, it is. Basically, all versions of Marinette as Ladybug using the Ladybug Yoyo as a swinging grappling hook literally leaves her arms at maximum muscle stress if not for the Miraculous physical enhancements and leaves the French Miraculous Superhero Team at a slight disadvantage if Ladybug can't fly, as a teenager or as an adult."
Tikki then says assuringly before revealing, "To me, you will always be Marinette Dupain-Cheng no matter what your name and original appearance were. Anyway, you having the ability to fly happens to be something you should want deep down as a design for your supersuit."
I nodded in understanding in my dream.
Then I woke up from my dream and vision of the future, and noticed that the time was 4:29 a.m.
Taking note that my parents were waking up, I was very quiet as I continued working on my sketch for my Ladybug armored outfit with a selective removable helmet that resembles a combination of Ant-Man's helmet in the Ladybug version and Doctor Fate's helmet, complete with magical technological ladybug antennae to allow me to increase my natural sense of smell to pick up on anyone's scents in the city and anyone attempting to escape me, Akumatized villains or otherwise.
I then said in my head as I finished up with the sketch drawing to show Tikki on the day of the first Origins episode so that she can memorize it for future references by the time Hawk Moth launches his reign of terror starting with Ivan as Stoneheart, "Let the World War Miraculous begin."
And since my parents know my identity of Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug, who am I to complain about my parents supporting me from the sidelines?
The End.
(Author's notes: Need I say anything? See you all in chapter 7: French Miraculous Superhero Team: Origins Part 1.)
