Summary: Just because Hawk Moth and Le Paon are gone it doesn't mean the akumas are done. From the "Tired" promt.


A Brooch's Redemption

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They didn't even know how this was possible.

Hawk Moth had been defeated, so why were there still akumas roaming free?

Ladybug had gone for the Great Guardian for answers, and when she came back, she could only look at her team mates with a grim expression.

"Turns out" she started to say, "That Hawk Moth's akumas weren't true akumas"

"Say what?" Chat Noir asked.

"Apparently, akumas have always existed, but they appear like this every century. And get this, it starts when one Miraculous that has been misused is retrieved" Ladybug explained. "So, after we defeated Hawk Moth, the natural akumas took this as their cue to come back. They will come at the sign of a strong negative emotion, and they may even akumatize more than just one person at the same time"

"Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous" Queen Bee exclaimed, "So now we have to fight actual evil by nature butterflies?"

"Looks like it" Carapace said.

"Ladybug, please tell me they can still be purified" Chat Noir asked.

"Thankfully, yes" she said. They rest sighed in relief.

"Well… this is going to be fun…" Rena Rouge muttered.


It was not fun.

These akumas were harder to fight.

The heroes were getting tired.

Fu could see it.

They needed a new member, someone that could help them, if possible, from the shadows, an ace on their sleeve.

His gaze wandered to the Miraculous Box, where two brooches rested in peace. He carefully picked one up, a pensive look on his face.

"Well, I guess it's time for you to make a reappearance, my friend" the old man said.


Sabrina Raincomprix sighed as she entered her room.

Today had been a weird day.

…well, weirder if you take into consideration the fact that Paris had its own superheroes and occasional villains.

First, on her way to school, she had prevented a fight with two men over an old man. She didn't really know what caused the fight, but attempted to play peace keeper anyway. It worked, to her surprise, and both men left on good terms, with the older man congratulating her before leaving.

Then, at school, she had noticed Marinette and Adrien giving her some odd looks before whispering to themselves. She only caught hold of snippets like, "It would be good for her" and "Aren't butterflies supposed to mean change? She could be the one", and the one that confused her more, "At the end is Fu's decision".

At least, she was finally home.

Walking over to her desk, Sabrina started to take out her notebooks when she took notice of a strange little box on top of her laptop.

There was no note.

Curiosity got the best of her and before she knew it, there was a flash of purple and suddenly there was a tiny little lilac creature that looked a lot like a butterfly.

For a moment, Sabrina started at the creature. The creature stared back.

And then she started to scream.


Several minutes later, Sabrina learned that:

· The little creature's name was Nooroo.

· He was a kwami, thousands of years old.

· The little jewel inside the box, a brooch with a purple button and with four light pink strands of fabric coming out from it that resembled a butterfly, was called a Miraculous.

· She, Sabrina Raincombrix, had been chosen to be the new hero of Paris.

She also learned the tragic little past Nooroo had, and was for a moment, fearful that she would become a villain like Hawk Moth.

"No" Nooroo said, "Hawk Moth was not worthy. He found me and misused me, the brooch's powers are meant to create temporary heroes, not villains" he explained.

"But… how do you know I'm worthy?" Sabrina asked, "I used to be horrible to some people"

"Are you now?" Nooroo asked.

"No" Sabrina said, "Well, at least I don't think so. I try to be nicer to my classmates, because I was mean to them with my friend Chloe, but that changed a while ago"

BOOM!

An explosion shook the city, which only meant that an Akuma had appeared.

"If you want to fully change, this is your chance" Nooroo said with a smile.

And that's how Sabrina found herself standing in her room with a magenta, lilac and purple outfit, with a mask on her face and a cane in her hand.

She had her eyes closed, trying to find a champion to help the other heroes. According to the news, the new Akuma was a visiting professional skater that had been caught in a compromising position and had been disqualified from the competition.

"As much as I don't like to admit it, there's one thing you need to do the same way Hawk Moth did: you need to find strong emotions. The difference being that the more positive, the better. Negative emotions can also be used, but you will have to convince the person harder to help" Nooroo explained.

Strong emotions…. Hmm.

She could only sense terror….

Sabrina suddenly stopped. Someone was terrified, yet determined.

There is was.

She made a white butterfly come to her and following Nooroo's instructions, made the insect glow in power. The now lilac butterfly flew away through her window to search for its new host. Soon a connection was formed, and Sabrina felt another transparent mask appear on her face.

"Hello…"


The heroes were quite startled when the new akuma, Sharp Blade, was hit with an ice shard in the face that came out of nowhere.

"What the…?" Ladybug said as she turned to look at the direction the ice shard came from. She and the rest of the team gasped. Another skater, dressed like he was going to give a Yuri! On Ice performance, had appeared and was holding more shards. But what caught their attention was the glowing butterfly mask on the face.

"Hello, my name is Swift and I will be your temporary team mate in this battle, courtesy of your new Miraculous partner, Papillon" he said bowing as the mask disappeared.

While Queen Bee, Rena Rouge and Carapace kept gaping, Ladybug and Chat Noir shared a look of happiness.

"Looks like Nooroo has found a new home" Chat Noir said.

From a safe distance, Fu smiled.

"Good luck, Papillon"


As some of you might know, Hawk Moth's actual name in the original version is Papillon. However, I've always thought that it doesn't really sound like a villain name, hence Sabrina becoming Papillon.