I've been in Paris for a few months now, and life couldn't be cooler. School is a bit boring since it is all review, but being a superhero completely outweighs that. Angelica is so adorable and my new classmates are really nice, except Chloe and Sabrina, but I don't like people like that anyways. I've gotten closer to Max, Juleka, and Rose over this past month. Max is cool to hang out with and play complicated games with, he even taught me to play Dungeons and Dragons. A lot of people think we are dating, but we are just good friends. I don't tend to differentiate based on gender, so that's probably part of it. Oh well, that's my life. Rose and Juleka have been helping me learn about the culture of Paris and be able to hang out with the other girls in the class. "Hey Kateri!" I hear Rose call from the inside of the school as I walk in. "Hey Rose, Juleka." I reply. "So, uh, did you hear?" Juleka asked. "Hear what?" I reply. Please don't be another akuma, I don't like making excuses. "We have another new student! And she's in our class!" Rose cries. Another classmate? "Cool." I reply. "Do you know her name?" "Not yet, but we all will soon." Rose replies. "Then let's get to class so we can meet them." I answer, walking toward our classroom.
*Time skip to beginning of class.*
? POV
First day of school, in Paris of all places. Don't be nervous, you got this. Just be your bubbly, sweet self. You will be the only porcupine in the school, you have to represent. Wow, now I know how Kateri must have felt when she moved. No, focus. You got this. "Honey, you can come in. Introduce yourself." I hear a voice call from inside. That must be the teacher. I slowly open the door and walk inside.
Kateri POV
No way, she looks just like… "Hi, my name is Savannah Cardinal. I am from Ohio, in the United States. I'm pretty outgoing and hope to find some great friends here!" She says. No way. "Savannah? Is that really you?" I ask. Please be her, please be her. "Kateri?! You're here?" She says. "Savannah!" I yell, as I run up to hug her. "Kateri!" She says, hugging me back. "So, Tozzi isn't getting daily hugs anymore?" I ask with a smirk. "I actually trained a younger friend to do that for me, since I'm in Paris now." She replies, smirking back. "Well, this is a surprise girls. Why don't you sit next to Kateri, Savannah?" Miss Bustier says, trying to get control of the situation back. I took Savannah's hand and led her back to our seats. "Now then, let's start the lesson." The teacher says. Savannah and I definitely need to catch up, it's been years.
"So, why are you in Paris, Savannah?" I ask. "Oh, my parents are in working in other countries for volunteer work, so I'm living with my aunt and uncle here for awhile." Savannah replied. "That's cool, my dad was moved here for his job." I tell her. "Cool. So, do you think you can give me a tour, since I'm new here?" She asked. "Sure, but I do need to warn you about something…" I reply. "What's up?" Savannah asks. "Well… Paris is kinda, sorta, constantlybeingattackedbypeoplewhogetturnedintosupervillains." I say quickly. "Supervillains?" she questions. "Yeah… magic exists in Paris, so if you hear screaming or a big boom, just run and hide as soon as you possibly can." I tell her. I may not follow those rules, but I don't want to see my good friend get hurt. "Okay….sure?" she said. "I just want you to be safe Savannah, now come on. It's time for your official Paris tour with the class!" I say, pulling her over to our class. Everyone except Chloe, Sabrina, and Lila are here to show Savannah around. We start near the zoo, exploring the various exhibits. "Clearly you didn't lock the cage if the animals got out!" someone yelled, walking out of an office. "B-but sir, I swear I did, someone must have unlocked them or something!" another person said, red in the face with anger. "I don't care, YOU'RE FIRED!" the first person, presumably a supervisor, yelled. The other man ran away quickly. He appeared incredibly angry. We all shrugged it off, though I started looking around for possible hiding places.
*Ten minutes later*
"I AM THE LOCKSMITH AND YOU WILL ALL STAY PUT WHERE YOU BELONG!" an akuma yelled nearby. Some other zoo visitors were getting zapped, and ended up with cages around them. "Run guys!" Marinette yelled. I looked around and ran toward the nearby bushes so I could transform. The rest of my classmates started running for the entrance. "Angelica, halo glow!" I called as my transformation began. I quickly flew out of the bushes and made sure my classmates were safe. They were all running for the entrance, but Savannah appeared to be looking around… for me probably. Whoops. "Everyone out, it isn't safe here!" I yell to them. Of course, this drew the attention of the akuma towards them, but I broke each of his beams with one of my own. "Hurry!" I order them. They all dash for the door, all 11 of them. Wait, shouldn't there be 13? No time, focus on not getting hit. Hopefully Ladybug and Chat Noir show up soon…
*Savannah POV*
Great, Kateri is missing, there's an angel hero protecting us from a power maniac, could this day get any weirder? I think the villain isn't chasing us anymore, but I'm still terrified. "Based on statistics, the akuma is less likely to attack us if we are in groups of three or less, without anyone or anything which triggered it." Max said. "In other words, split up." Alix clarified. Alya and Nino paired up, along with Max, Alix, and Kim, Rose and Juleka joined with Nathaniel, Mylene and Ivan joined together, leaving just me, alone. We all split up, getting as far from the zoo as possible. I am so getting lost on this trip, aren't I? I get a good distance away, and see an old man struggling to put his key in his door. "Do you need some help sir?" I ask him. "Well, it would certainly be appreciated young lady." he replies. I open his door for him, and he gives me a strange octagonal, brown box with black symbols around the edges. Odd. Well, Paris is different. For some reason, I go to an alley to open the box. There's a bright brown and white light, and a small… quilled creature appeared. It looks like a porcupine or a hedgehog. "Hello Savannah! My name is Jen, and I'm the kwami of the porcupine miraculous." the flying quilly thing said. "W-wh-what?" I stutter out. "I'm here to turn you into a superhero to protect Paris." it, Jen, said. "Why me? I can't even navigate Paris, and you want me to protect it? Are you nuts?" I ask her. "Of course I'm serious. You can do this. You are my chosen, and I have faith that you can pull this off." Jen told Savannah. "Besides, you were always meant to be the porcupine hero, you are a porcupine at heart." "But, I don't know how to be a hero." I said in a quiet voice. "Don't worry, you will as soon as you transform. Paris needs another hero, the powers of the others aren't enough for this fight, we need the porcupine. Please?" Jen asked me. "Okay, what do I do?" I ask Jen. "Ok, to transform, you say 'quills out,' your weapons are quills on your back, you can also use them for transportation, and your special ability is 'quill manipulate' which changes a quill's size into what you need, like a lock pick or a sword. Got it?" Jen asked. "Hopefully, Quills out!" I say as magic rushes over me. My outfit is transformed into a brown bodysuit with a lighter pack on my stomach, with a lot quills on my back, and the miraculous turns a striped brown, black, white, and grey color, like porcupine quills. I have a brown mask rimmed in black over my eyes, and I feel stronger than before. I reach behind me, and some of my quills have a string on the back, so I can climb. I start running toward the zoo, where that angel hero and the akuma were.
*Kateri POV*
Ladybug and Chat Noir just showed up. That's the good news. The bad news is that we are all trapped in a cage now, and the akuma is stalking toward us. This cannot be the end. Chat already used his cataclysm, my halo is the only reason we haven't lost our miraculouses yet, and there isn't space for Ladybug to summon her lucky charm. Chat has two minutes left, I have three. We have thirteen minutes to get out of this cage before the akuma is free, two to protect everyone's identity. The best option is Chat detransforming to recharge, but my identity would be blown too. But we don't have another choice, do we? "Guys, I think we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. We can't do anything in here." I say. "Maybe I can help?" a new voice says. "Who's there?" Ladybug asks. "I'm Sa- I mean... Madame Quill." the brown outfitted person said. "Unless you can get us out of this cage, I'm not so sure on that." Chat said, a bit icily, but we are stuck in a cage to be fair. "I think I can actually, Quill Manipulate!" she calls as she tosses a quill into the air. It shrunk down, how is that going to help, until it reached the size of a bobby pin, or a lockpick! She starts picking the lock on the cage, but I'm down to two minutes, Chat has one. "Everyone out!" Ladybug says as Chat and I seperate to recharge. "Hurry Angelica, Ladybug and the newbie can't defeat him alone." I say as Angelica eats a couple blueberries. "I'm ready Kateri!" Angelica says. "Good, Halo Glow!" I say as my superhero costume returns, minus my halo, which is probably still holding Locksmith in place. It will probably be back in about five minutes. I rush back to fight to see Ladybug has already summoned her Lucky Charm, I can't see what it is yet. "Hurry LB, my halo doesn't have much time left." I yell. "Got it!" She replies. "She quickly throws a small rock at the akuma's hand, knocking the key he has been zapping people with out of it. I send out a bolt of magic, shattering the key and releasing the akumatized butterfly. Ladybug purifies it, and repairs everything with her rock. "Well, looks like I'm a bit late Milady" Chat says as he returns to the fight. "No worries Chat, we had it covered." Ladybug said. "Um, I'm going to head out now you three.." Madame Quill said, backing away as her earrings flashed. "Hey, can you meet up with tonight Quill?" I ask her. "We tend to meet up at the Eiffel Tower." "Uh, sure." Madame Quill said. "Bye." She said, zipping off.