Ben stood at the front of the school, the chilly winter air and snow nipped at him and his breath was visible, his winter coat restricted his movement slightly but it didn't bother him too much. Ben was about to take a step when his arm was suddenly tugged by someone behind him and then forward, it was Sophia and she tugged him to the courtyard and brought him in for a kiss, Ben accepted the warm greeting and embraced her, Ben obviously had to be on the tips of his toes to reach her but he didn't mind. A number of students witnessed this and began to gossip, Ben could make out their words "is that Sophia with Ben?" One student questioned with another answering "didn't you hear? They're a couple?" A shrill voice came from the crowd "Oh no they're not!" Ben looked in that direction to see a short blonde girl standing there "hey Sally, long time no see" Sally snapped at Ben "can it dweeb!" Ben and Sophia made their way to the lockers with Sally pleading with Sophia "Sophie, you can't do this, you're causing mayhem in the school system!" Ben and Sophia continued to ignore Sally while holding hands which made Sally more irritated.

Sally continued "do you have to hold his hand?" Sophia finally spoke up "Sally stop, can't you see I'm finally happy? I have a boyfriend, my sister is coming into town, everything is looking up for me so can you please be happy for me?" Sally lowered her head "you never call me Sally, you always call me Sal" Sophia sighed and hugged Sally "okay Sophie, I'll try to be happy for you, even if you're locking lips with a geek" Ben gave the middle finger to Sally while Sophia's back was turned and Sally stuck her tongue out at Ben. Ben was suddenly put into a headlock by Mason "hey man, looks like things are looking up for you huh?" Ben acted coy "I have no idea what you mean" Mason scoffed "you know what I mean, you're dating the most popular girl in school, there's no way you aren't proud of that" Ben chuckled "okay...I'm a little proud" Mason got hyped and gave Ben a crispy high five. Arnold joined the two "it seems we are all doing very well are we not?" Ben nodded "hey...what happened to Timothy?" Arnold shrugged as did Mason "no one's seen him since the collapse of Tremaine Tower" Ben remembered that night when he took down Tremaine, and subsequently Timothy's takeover, he couldn't do anything so he had no choice but to wait for his next move.

Ben sat down in class and Mrs. Moirah made an announcement "after the disappearance of his father, Timothy Grayson has taken a leave of absence from school, we do not, however, plan to leave him out of the loop so I am assigning someone to tutor him while he has taken this leave of school" Ben rolled his eyes at the statement but didn't say anything. Ben was suddenly struck with an idea and raised his idea "Mr. Williams, do you volunteer?" Ben nodded "yes I do" Mrs. Moirah thought about it "I'm not sure that's a good idea, you and Mr. Grayson have been at odds" Ben responded "this is a perfect opportunity for us to bond, find some common ground" Mrs. Moirah nodded "I see...very well then, his personal chauffeur will come pick you up everyday afterschool and you'll earn extra credit for every visit" Ben nodded "thank you, Mrs. Moirah".

The bell rang through the halls and Ben and Sophia arrived at the gymnasium "are you sure this is a good idea Benji?" Sophia asked "don't worry about me, I'm sure it'll be fine" Sophia responded "I just don't want you to get in any trouble" Ben put his hands on her cheeks "I'll be fine, now get to practice" Ben did a slight hop and kissed hrr forehead before waving goodbye and walking to the entrance of the school where a black limousine was waiting. The window rolled down and Ben recognized Jeffords "Benjamin, I presume" Ben looked around "that would be me" Jeffords motioned to the back of the limousine and Ben opened the door and got in. The tension during the drive was palpable, being in the car of an enemy to tutor said enemy was fairly strange for Ben, Jeffords called from the front of the limousine "do you require anything Benjamin?" Ben shook his head "no thank you, I'm fine, and it's okay to call me Ben" Jeffords responded "very well Benjamin". The car finally stopped and someone opened the door, Ben stepped out to see a massive mansion made of red and white stone, Ben was led inside where he was blindsided by a giant chandelier and marble pillars "woah, this place is huge" Jeffords kept typing on his device "Master Grayson is in his study, I will escort you there".

Ben and Jeffords walked through the main hall and up the large staircase until they made it to a large door and Jeffords "Master Grayson" Timothy's voice came from the otherside "come in" Jeffords opened the door and Ben walked in to see Timothy playing foosball alone. Timothy looked at Ben and stopped "they sent you?! I'm totally getting Mrs. Moirah fired" Jeffords cleared his throat "Benjamin is here to assist you in your studies" Timothy scoffed and kept playing "Master Timothy, I suggest you cooperate, with your father gone there is no guarentee that you will remain enrolled in Greenville Academy" Timothy stopped playing and rolled his eyes "fine, leave us Jeffords" Jeffords bowed and exited the room leaving the two boys standing parallel to eachother. Timothy walked over to a computer desk with a stack of dusty textbooks on it, he then knocked the stack onto the floor and sat down turning on the computer and began playing music. Ben walked over and picked up one of the textbooks "so...which subject would you prefer first?" Timothy answered "I would PREFER not to study at all" Ben sighed "look, I don't wanna be here, you don't want me to be here...but I know you don't wanna get kicked out and I want that extra credit sooooo can you atleast try?" Timothy sighed "fine, since my dad is missing in action I don't have any leverage to stay in".

Ben and Timothy sat in beanbags with their texrbooks open, Timotht scratched his head "okay, so, there are two main types of energy, Kinetic and Potential" Ben nodded his head "correct" Timothy then said "Kinetic is motion, and potential is one that's stored, right?" Ben nodded again and waved his arm "this right here is Kinetic energy, meanwhile" Ben grabbed an apple from the table and bit it "that was chemical energy, the energy stored in food, and this..." Ben dropped the apple but caught it before it hit the ground "gravitiational, another form of potential" Timothy nodded and pulled out a lighter and lit it "and this is thermal..." Ben nodded "yup, and now that we've covered the basics on energy, time for some practical use...you've got a kitchen right?".

Ben and Timothy stood in the kitchen, Ben was shocked at how spacious it was "what are we doing in here?" Ben was reminded and pulled out a stick with some material at the end of it "put on your goggles" Timothy did so as did Ben, Ben turned on a burner and put the stick in and it caught fire, the fire was white "woah" Timothy exclaimed "yup, magnesium burns this color due to its chemical makeup". Ben put out the fire and cleaned up "okay...what's next?" Timothy asked with Ben shrugging "we're done for the day" Timothy scratched his head "really? That went by fast" Ben packed his things "you're smart Grayson, you just never needed to apply yourself". Timothy responded "I guess" Jeffords came in and began escorting Ben through the mansion and to the front door "Benjamin, on behalf of the Grayson family I thank you for your assistance with Master Timothy and I look forward to seeing you again" Ben nodded "thanks Jeffords, I can't wait either...do you hear that?" Jeffords listened closely and said "yes, it sounds like, electricity" Ben pushed Jeffords out of the way and dove the opposite way just as the doors blew open to reveal Shellshock standing there.

Shellshock sauntered in "where are you ya little pissant?" Ben maneuvered to behind a piece of furniture and peered over to see Timothy looking around the corner, Ben waved and got his attention and signaled him to retreat to the study "I know you're here! Your dad wants me to look after you or more specifically, what's left of you when I FRY YOU!" Ben grabbed a piece of debris and threw it into an open door catching Shellshock's attention "you can't hide from me!" Ben looked at his Miraculous but was stopped by Prowwl "don't, this place has cameras all over, we'll have to find another way" Ben nodded and made his way to the study where he found Timothy rooting around in an old wooden box "that was Shellshock, why is he here?" Timothy answered "to evaporate me, you already know who my dad is right?" Ben nodded "they say he's the Pangolin" Timothy nodded "yup, I kinda overthrew him and now he's sent one of his cronies to take me out, but I'm not going down without a fight" Timothy pulled out a silver ring and put it on "I don't have much experience with this Miraculous so I'm gonna need your help...this Miraculous was my mom's" Timothy pulled out a Panjas Bracelet and tossed it to Ben "I better get that back" Ben nodded his head and put it on.

A Kwami suddenly bursted out of the Miraculous "incredible" Ben whispered with the Kwami turning its attention to Ben "oh hello, my name is Roaar and I'll be your Kwami, I grant the power of Tiger's Eye, it lets you see through and solid object...also you can turn invisible" Ben nodded "cool beans, now what's the activation?" Roaar responded "just say Roaar, Stripes On" Timothy transformed first "Plagg, Claws Out!" Ben followed shortly after "Roaar, Stripes On!" Ben's costume was shades of magenta and dark pink with black tiger stripes on his arms and back, his hair was dark pink at the tips and became progressively darker until it was dark magenta his eyemask was hot pink and his eyes were yellow, he also noticed his canines had been sharpened. Ben looked at himself "nice, I guess I'll call myself Beltiger" Timothy nodded "I was thinking of changing my name, don't like Cat Noir that much" Beltiger began to think "how 'bout...Panther" Panther looked at Beltiger "I like that".