The Unexpected Call

Author's Note: This short story is a request from Joseph who is one of my followers. Also this breaks some miraculous cannon rules. But it's a fun little story nonetheless. I hope you guys enjoy.

~Leafbranch

Nino sits in his room, headphones on, mixing beats for his latest track. The rhythmic pulse of the music fills the air as he loses himself in the creative process, as he thinks. It's crazy how he's become more than just a temporary miraculous holder, after having been given the turtle miraculous to safe keep from anyone who may want to use it for evil, or to make sure the turtle miraculous never gets stolen again.

His phone buzzes on the desk, momentarily interrupting his flow and his thoughts.

Glancing at the screen, he sees it is an incoming call from Max. Max and Nino had been friends for as long as he can remember, sharing a love for music together. Though they haven't talked much this school year, as he's been busy hanging out with his girlfriend, and his other friends, while the tech genius works on his new inventions alone.

Curiosity sparks, and Nino taps the answer button.

"Hey, Max! What's up, dude?" Nino greets, adjusting the volume of his headphones.

"Hey, Nino. You won't believe what happened," Max replies, his voice filled with a mix of excitement and urgency.

Nino raises an eyebrow, his curiosity piqued. "Spill it, man. What's going on?"

"Okay, so I at my house, right? Just doing my thing when I saw this weird box on my table," Max begins, his words tumbling out in a rush.

Nino chuckles. "A weird box? Dude, you sure you didn't just find an old family heirloom or something?"

Max sighs. "No! It wasn't like anything I've seen before. And when I opened it, there were these pair of weird glasses, and then it glowed and out sprung a kwami."

Nino's eyes widen. "A kwami? Like, from the Miraculous stuff Ladybug and Chat Noir deal with?"

"Yeah, exactly! And get this, the kwami told me I'm the chosen one or something. I've got this Miraculous now," Max explains, his excitement evident in every word. "I mean I was chosen before, but its an honor to be chosen again."

Nino sits up, his interest fully captured, as he two had received his own miraculous. "Whoa, dude! That's insane. Which Miraculous did you get?"

"The Horse Miraculous. I can turn into horse themed hero called Pegasus. It's fantastic!" Max exclaims.

Nino's mind races, trying to process the information. "Man, this is huge. What are you gonna do?"

"I don't know, Nino. I mean, I want to do good with it, you know? But I've only been a superhero a few times for a few akumas. So I haven't got much experience. I thought... I was hoping... maybe you could help me figure it out," Max admits.

A grin spreads across Nino's face, he's honored, and he also has the knowledge to give to Max on how to be a superhero as he was Carapace for a lot of akumas. "Dude, you got it! We'll figure this superhero gig together. But first, you got to show me that your super suit!"

Max laughs. "You got it, Nino. Meet me at the my house in an hour?"

"Absolutely, man. I'm on my way," Nino replies, excitement bubbling within him.

As he hangs up, he can't help but feel that their lives were about to take a turn into the extraordinary.