Marinette checked to see if the boy was following her run, only to see she had left him behind.
"Tikki, he isn't following us."
"He'll catch up, we don't want to be late for our first day."
"Do you think our teammates will like me?"
"What's not to like? You'll be an excellent Ladybug and an excellent leader with some training from the Great Guardian and Le Paon."
"Not that, I mean the other heroes? I'm not exactly outgoing."
"Which is what makes you, you. There will be others who will be outgoing. The beauty of a team is there some many people to cover weaknesses and build up strengths. You all wouldn't have been chosen if the Great Guardian and Le Paon didn't think you would be a good team," encouraged the Kwami.
Marinette nodded, out of breath to ask more questions as they approached a small cottage.
Tikki phased through the door, opening it from the inside to allow Marinette in. The room looked like space for a bar or restaurant, three kids her age sitting at two tables. One had two girls, the other was a boy. Marinette didn't recognize any of them.
She sat next to a girl with brown hair, who sat bouncing in her seat.
"Are you nervous," Marinette started.
"Nervous? I'm excited! We finally get to meet Le Paon!"
"Le Paon," the blond girl exclaimed, turning to a bee looking Kwami next to her.
"Of course. Along with the guardian, you'll be trained by Le Paon."
"The Le Paon," the blond asked.
"THE Le Paon," affirmed the brunette. Both girls squealed in delight. As they chatted about Le Paon, Marinette looked over to the boy to see him talking with a turtle looking Kwami. Probably discussing powers.
A cat Kwami phased through the door, Marinette turning towards the other two girls to look like she was in the conversation as the boy from before entered the room.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him look around, lingering a little longer on her before joining the other boy and his turtle.
"Welcome, welcome," an old man appeared seemingly out of nowhere, all eyes turning towards him. "Future heroes." He took a seat in the front of the room.
"Are you the Great Guardian," asked the boy with the turtle.
"Indeed I am, but you may call me Master Fu. When the work of heroes is over, I will be the one who hold onto them for the next generation of heroes."
"Where's Le Paon?" The blond girl interrupted.
"In good time. You were all chosen because you all have what it takes to be a hero. It will take time and training, but you will rise to meet the challenge.
"First order of business will be your names. Not your real names, but your hero names."
The blond boy stood up, "Plagg transform me!" quickly the boy was replaced by a young assassin with a mask, a cowl and scarf covering most of his head, a mask covering what was left of his face. On his backside Marinette could see poking out a metal baton and a belt for a tail.
"Chat Noir at your service," her responded with a grand bow before taking a seat.
"Do we have to transform," asked the other boy.
"It might be a good idea," responded the Guardian.
The boy stood up, "Wayzz, transform me!" In a flash of deep green, the boy was replaced by a fully armored warrior with a large shield almost too big for him.
"Umm… Carapace?" Then he quickly sat down.
The blond girl looked eager as she stood, "Pollen, transform me!" In a brilliant flash of yellow, the girl was replaced by female warrior in a dress, still armored but moveable.
"Oh Pollen, you know me so well," the blond crooned as she admired her dress before turning to the others in the room.
"Honey Bee," she announced with a high class curtsy before sitting down.
The brunette stood next, "Trixx, transform me!" In a flash of orange, a witch stood in her place with a black pointed hat with fox ears, short orange dress, kneesocks, and a cape. The girl was definitely pleased with her appearance.
"Rena Rouge," she introduced.
Marinette stood up, every eye on her, "Tikki, transform me!" A wave of pink and red washed over her, her normal outfit turning into a warrior wear, more mobile than Honey Bee's. She had vambraces to cover her forearms, spaulders to cover her shoulders, a breast place to cover her red and black spotted under armor, the cape around her midsection barely covering her exposed hips and leg. Her boots went halfway up her thigh, with poleyns covering her knees, and more armor around her foot and ankle area. Tikki warned her her position as Ladybug would require mobility, but not this much exposure.
"Ladybug," Marinette quickly sat down.
"Well done, and well chosen. Our next order of business with be testing your weapons, which your kwami's may have informed you about."
Everyone's head nodded.
"Follow me then," the students stood up as they followed Master Fu outside behind the cottage. A wall surrounded the area, a battered up Le Paon inside.
"Le Paon," Rena and Honey rushed forward to their hero, helping her to a bench.
"What happened," demanded Master Fu.
"An akuma, attacked me on my way over."
"We can finish it," assured Honey Bee.
"But, your training,?"
"I've got little sisters at home, I can handle an akuma," assured Rena.
"Think of it as on the field training," explain Chat.
Le Paon looked to Master Fu.
"Alright, look out for each other."
Everyone nodded, leaving through a side gate. As soon as they were gone, Le Paon dropped her transformation, Master Fu taking a seat beside her to begin the healing process.
"I wish they had more time."
For their outfits go to art/Miraculous-Knights-Team-679205135 or art/Miraculous-Knights-Team-Individual-Shots-692954329 for individual shots (Spoilers for Miraculous Knights if you haven't read that yet. Those chapters are longer than these)