It had been three hours after Zoe's arrival. Nino was back in his room with his kwami. He still couldn't believe that he had been chosen to become the next Turtle Miraculous wielder.
"So let me get this straight," Nino said. "Jade Sensei, aka Ling Xi Fu, was the great guardian for roughly a century and a half before his death at the age of 186. Because of his death, Ladybug took over his responsibility, which is why she kept the Turtle Miraculous for several weeks, and now you want me to take Jade Sensei's place as Turtle Miraculous wielder?
Wayzz nodded yes. "I know you've had a lot suddenly thrown at you, master, but I don't plan on trying to make this burden any harder than it already is."
"Oh, well, that's reassuring."
"Master, you needn't be afraid. You have already proven yourself that you're worthy of wielding a Miraculous."
He looked at the Miraculous, kept tight around his left wrist. "So, what am I to do?"
"Just say 'Wayzz, scales on.'"
"Well, okay." He extended his left arm. "Wayzz, scales on!"
Wayzz entered the bracelet, but even his reassurance couldn't prepare him for his first transformation. Green energy swarmed him and found a mask forming over his eyes. He spun as a disk like shield formed on his back. He fell onto his bed.
Woah. Are you okay?
"Wayzz? Are you... in my head?"
Relax Master. This is natural. I won't be speaking to you every second, but I can guide you and help you figure out how to use your powers and your new shield.
He got up and saw his green jumpsuit and mask in a mirror along with a shield strapped to his back. New shield?
Turtle Miraculous wielders have always had some sort of circular weapon that they have been able to use as a shield. For example, the previous owner, Ling Xi Fu, who hailed from China, used a green Chinese umbrella both for offense and defense.
"So, what do I do?" he asked aloud.
First, you need to sneak out of the house. Use that window over there and then climb until you reach the roof.
Nino thought it was wrong to sneak out, but he did so anyway. Using his arms, he climbed up to the fire escape then ran up to the roof.
"Okay, now what?"
Before we get too much into your powers and weapon, you must be aware of your enhanced abilities while you're transformed. As a Miraculous wielder, you acquire enhanced speed, strength, agility, less susceptibility to pain and in your case, perfect vision. Now bear in mind that although you are more powerful, you're not invincible."
"Okay. And I was wondering where my glasses went."
Now first things first. I want you to jump from this rooftop to the one on your left.
"Jump, are you crazy?!"
It'll be alright. You can do it. Even if you fall the first time you'll get it eventually and you won't break any bones.
I can't believe I'm doing this.
He ran forth.
Jump!
He jumped from his rooftop to another one.
Nicely done! Now see if you can't do it again.
The turtle superhero smiled to himself. Using his own judgement, he jumped at the right moment from one rooftop to another.
There you go! That's it!
Well, this all seems crazy, but I guess that's ok.
Alright then, master. Now for the shield. Yours is significantly different from what Jade Sensei used. Your shield can expand as much as you will it to. It'll be no smaller than a dinner plate and no larger than the face of a bus. Try it out.
He got out his shield and held it with the straps on the back of it. He thought of it expanding. Soon it covered his entire body as if the shield him from a large proton cannon blast. He nearly got hit by the edge of the shield as it expanded.
Yeah, I would recommend not holding that extremely close if you're going to expand your shield size greatly. Try setting it back to its default size.
Nino thought about his shield returning to normal and it returned to its default size.
Now throw your shield on the ground.
Confused, he did so. He found his shield floating a few inches off the ground.
Now get on and coast down.
He got on and found himself levitating on it.
"Woah, this is totally crazy!"
Keep your balance!
He kept his footing but he found it hard to keep his body weight balanced on his shield. He couldn't believe it was strong enough to hold him.
Now think of the direction in which you want to go in. Think of it like surfing!
You do realize I've never been surfing before, right?
What about skateboarding then?
If skateboards could fly that is...
He continued moving. He felt nervous yet confident. So restrained yet so free. Soon the nervousness and restraint disappeared, and all he felt was confidence and freedom. He followed Wayzz's directions as he said them in his head.
Left, right. Pro tip; You could also use it to glade across water as if you were walking on it.
He soared around the city. He glided across the Seine and felt so happy. Eventually his hoverboarding sessions ended and he had his shield strapped to his back.
Now for powers. Your Miraculous has the ability to use Time Crawl, a power that slows down time around an object or person. You can use this ability up to five times before you run of power. Once you run out of power, a five minute timer will begin. When that timer runs out, you'll automatically detransform back to your civilian self.
"Okay, that seems simple enough."
If there were any moving objects around you, I'd suggest we'd test it out, but so far I'm not seeing any...
Then out of the corner of his eye, he saw Alya on the ground below him. She was riding a bike and she came to a stop. She got out her phone and took a picture.
If you want, you can use your powers on her.
Isn't that kinda cruel?
I don't think so. It won't kill or hurt her. Do you like her?
Nino didn't respond. "Time Crawl!" He fired a green beam of energy at Alya after she dropped her phone. She bent down to pick it up and the beam missed her, making it end up in the Seine River, which started to flow more slowly. "Apparently, it affects forces of nature too."
Alya, unaware of what just happened, got back on her bike and pedaled off.
"Hey Wayzz?"
Yes?
I have two questions. One, do I have to have the same name as my predecessor?
No, you don't. You can give your hero self whatever name you want. And two?
Are you really sure I'm up for this?
I know you can do this. Just give it time. You'll know what to do when the time comes.
If you say so, little dude.
So what will you call yourself?
Well my predecessor called himself Jade Sensei, so I must be Jade Ninja.
With this in mind, he returned to his home. Three days later, he was in his room, looking at the Ladyblog. It was about three in the afternoon. Looking at his computer screen, he saw numerous videos including a livestream called The Return of the Dark Knight. He clicked on it and it started showing Darkblade fighting against Ladybug and Cat Noir. Then the screen turned back to the reporter.
"It has been about 15 minutes into the duel." Alya reported. "One would think that by now, they would have defeated the notorious Darkblade, who made his debut several months ago. No one is quite sure what caused him to be akumatized again, but this is the second time Hawkmoth has resorted to recycling villains and the first akuma attack since the Day of the Rising Moon."
The screen turned back to the fight. Cat Noir was knocked down by two of Darkblade's knights, but he quickly got back up.
Nino extended his left arm. "Wayzz, scales on!"
He closed his eyes as Wayzz entered the bracelet. As his mask formed, he brought two fingers from each of his hands to his face before extending his arms as his clothes were replaced by a green jumpsuit. His shield appeared, strapped over his back and he held his arms at a perfect 90 degrees with his fists enclosed. Once he finished transforming, he left his room and quickly made his way over to the scene of the fight. He hoped that he was not too late.
He quickly jumped from rooftop to rooftop, as he wasn't very good at hoverboarding yet. When Jade Ninja arrived at the battlefield, he saw Darkblade's light mask appear and he had no idea what to do.
"Thy efforts of escape are futile, Venomous Insect!" Darkblade declared.
While Hawkmoth spoke to him, Jade tried to think of an idea.