Miraculous: LyraPaws

Ch. 22- A Spot Uncovered

   “Marinette, try to hit it a bit harder!” Tikki was saying. “Tikki, I don’t have any more strength Tikki, besides, I promise I will continue tomorrow.” “I understand, Marie, but if we don’t train hard enough, LyraPaws will beat us!” “Well, why are we training as if we’re going to a war?” “Because we ARE. Therefore, we MUST train. And hard. I’ll let you on a break, but tomorrow, I won’t be too light, okay?” “Yeah, I got it, Tikki.” The next day, Marinette and Tikki were there again. “Alright, Marie. You will have to show me how well you do as Marinette Dupain-Cheng!” “Tikki, Marinette doesn’t fight. Ladybug fights. And besides....” She sat down and buried her face in her arms. “Marinette. Ladybug is Marinette and Marinette is Ladybug.” “No, I’m not Tikki. Thank you, but Ladybug can fight in a war. Marinette can’t. If I mess up again, the lives of all Parisians will be in my hands and will be at risk.” Marie,” Tikki spoke up. “Marinette is you. Ladybug is just a girl with a mask. If you aren’t strong as Marinette, you cannot be strong as Ladybug.” Marinette looked at her. “Remember when Ladybug first started? You let the akuma run loose. Yes, you thought you couldn’t handle being Marinette and Ladybug, but you still pushed through and look where you are now. You are one of Paris’s best-known heroes. Paris doesn’t just rely on you. Paris relies on you, Cat Noir, Rena Rouge, Carapace, Ryuko.... On ALL of you. No matter what. We WILL win! You need to believe in yourself. We are all here for you.” “Thanks, Tikki, that really helped a lot.”
         “You're welcome, Marinette. Now, let’s get back to training.” “Yeah.” She practiced on many boards. Cutting, hitting, and punching. “Tikki, I don’t think just this training will help.” “We won’t only train together. You will also go to plagg, Trixx, Kalki...... You will go to all of them. Including Cat Noir will go. The others, on the other hand, the other miraculous holders cannot go to us, but they can go to each other. Only we are allowed to go to all the miraculous holders.” “ Okay, so only we can go to them and since we are the miraculous holders of the king and queen of good luck, we are allowed but they aren’t?” “Yeah, that is correct.” “What will I learn with them?” “They each will teach you a different subject. I only teach you the basic Ladybug material. Cat Noir will learn his material as well. You will learn things like illusions with Trixx and mediating and staying calm with Wayzz. Each of us will prepare you. Don’t worry.” “What about school? And my parents?” “Don’t worry. Knowing Lyra, she wouldn’t want any distractions.” “But won’t they worry about where I am or why I’d even be fighting in a war when I’m only 15?” “Yes, but I will handle them. Don’t worry. We will go in a week.” “But Tikki, by a week....” “Just trust me, Marinette. Please.” “Of course, I trust you Tikki.”