You're The Music That's Been Playing In My Head: Book 2

Syren: Part 2

Thankfully, by the time I get close enough, de-transform, and enter Marinette was still here, Master Fu had just put the fox miraculous away.  

"Ah (y/n), welcome. What seems to be bothering you two?" 

"How did you..." Mari trails off as we're led into another room, and he chuckles before putting his hand up at our kwamis. 

"You three stay here." 

The three beg him to be let in. 

"You know kwamis must never know the recipes that modify their powers. Ever!" 

Marinette and I exchanged blinks of confusion before I asked, "Their powers can be modified?" 

"Yes, and imagine if you were captured by a villain with that kind of knowledge. Just like Hawkmoth's kwami, Nooroo. If Nooroo knew that info, we would be in worse trouble."

This seems to scare Wayzz, Tikki, and Flaake as they fly away from the door, and we walk more into the room to see shelves filled with jars containing all sorts of things, along with a boiling cauldron, a multi-colored mixture bubbling inside.

"So, ladies, what's on your mind?" Master Fu asks as he starts grabbing jars. 

"Master Fu, Chat Noir is asking questions and is tired of being left in the dark. I told him a few things like you exist, the story my grandma told me, why Ladybug and I had to meet you, and what you told me, but he's gonna want more answers soon," I explain the situation while Master Fu grinds up some beetles. 

"Tell me (y/n), do you put the noodles in the water before it boils?"

"N-No?" I answer, caught off guard by the question.

"Exactly. That's why there's a right time for everything." 

"What does cooking noodles have to do with Chat asking questions?" Marinette asks before drinking the tea that had been given to her. "What are you cooking?" She then asks as we watch him pour things into the cauldron. 

"When fed with a specific amount of ingredients, the kwamis can be granted a special power. Each mixture is specified here and encoded in the Grimoire. I've deciphered most of the ingredients. For example, to trigger aquatic powers, you need a branch from the dragon king's garden, which is seaweed. The secret kept in a shell, an oyster pearl. But the last one still puzzles me: a tear of joy. I can't seem to figure it out, which is a problem because it's required for almost every blend," He explains his problem.

Mari and I look at the electronic page depicting an aquatic-looking Ladybug with the recipe in a foreign language in the corner. 

"Oh, maybe it's a drop of dancing ant honeydew!" 

He adds a drop in and the concoction seems to explode.

"Hopefully that's the right mix." 

Master Fu pours some into a vial, and we head back into the main room, and Wayzz tastes it. 

"It has a slight flavor to it. Yes, I remember it tasting like this." 

The three of us smile, and Master Fu tells Wayzz to power up, but he only gives a sheepish shrug. 

"Maybe some more salt?" 

"Failed again..." Master Fu sighs. 

"Maybe we can help. We can't read the Grimoire, but we'll help you figure it out," I offer, and Master Fu thanks us for the help when Mari's phone rings. 

"Hey, Alya, what's up? Yeah (y/n)'s with me, why? The movie?! Of course, we didn't forget, we're almost there," She says, gesturing at me that we had to go, and we quickly leave, promising we'll come back to help later.