Miraculous: Tales of Tikki & Plagg

Reawakened

Tikki's POV

I could feel the akuma on a rampage and knew it was going to be a powerful one. I could practically feel the anger and sadness oozing off the victim.

I wondered when Marinette would reawaken me. I mentally rehearsed my lines. Hello Marinette, my name is Tikki, and I am the Ladybug Kwami. You have been sent out to stop the akumatized victim and save Paris. Of course, I would only say that after the screaming.

Throughout all my holders, every single one of them had screamed dramatically. Even Micazoyolin, who was an Aztec warrior.

A sudden voice boomed forward, not directed toward me, but as in asking a question. "What's this doing here?" I felt hands open my box and I sprung forth in a small, blinding red orb.

Once the the brilliant glow faded, I saw Marinette looking at me in amazement, her brain slowly processing what happened. I stared back. The girl blinked once. Then twice. She suddenly screamed and scrambled back from me, pressing against the wall.

"Mom, Dad, help, there's a giant bug! Or a mouse! A bug-mouse!" Marinette stood in front of a table and and grabbed a stuffed animal of a cat head and wielded it in front of her, in case she needed to defend herself.

I quickly ditched my lines, knowing that if rehearsed them, my new holder would pass out of shock.

"Shhhhh, everything's okay, Marinette. Don't be scared." I squeaked. That did nothing to reassure her. Marinette shrieked and tossed the cat she was holding and threw the pillow that was next to her, screaming, "Ahh! Bug-mouse talks!"

I yelped and narrowly dodged all the pillows that Marinette was throwing all while moving steadily closer the the girl.

"Listen Marinette, I know that everything will be a bit strange to you..." I began while she was throwing stuff off her desk.

Marinette threw one last pillow at me and I phased through it. I looked around and Marinette slammed a glass cup over my head that she had grabbed off her sink. I blinked.

"Okay, if that makes you feel safer," I said, my voice slightly muffled.

"What are you? And how do you know my name?" Marinette asked fiercely.

"I'm a Kwami, and my name is Tikki. Now just let me explain," Tikki said. Marinette hesitatingly pulled the cup off me.

"What's a Kwami?" she asked uncertainty. I gave Marinette a soft smile. The girl looked exactly like the picture Master Fu had shown me.

"A Kwami is an immortal being that grants powers to their holders. You're my holder of the Ladybug earrings, therefore you're my master. You have been chosen to stop the supervillain and save Paris as a superhero!"

Marinette blinked and tilted her head. She had a habit of doing that when she was thinking, I noticed.

"Wait, so you're a Kwami right?" She questioned. I nodded.

"And I have to stop Stoneheart and save Paris?" I nodded again.

"Kwamis are like genies, having to obey their holders' desires. They are not, however, genies. Genies exist in universe, while Kwami's, however, don't exist. You might be able to see me,but we are technically not from your reality. You must keep me a secret, as well as your superhero identity." I explained.

Marinette was silent, trying to wrap her head around it all. I flew up to the quiet girl. "Marinette? Are you ok?" I asked softly.

"There has to be some mistake. The only superpower I could possibly have is a super-awkwardness," she suddenly burst out. An idea suddenly sparked her. "I know! There's this girl named Ayla, and she loves superheroes. She's my friend. She'd totally be up for the task. You should go see her." Marinette said, half pleading, half desperate.

"Marinette, you're the chosen one!" I flew up to her face. "Think about you family and Alya. The innocent people that are being terrorized by Stoneheart! You and your partner have to save them! Don't you want that?" I pleaded.

Marinette sighed and walked toward the desk, where the Ladybug earrings were tantalizingly staring back up at the new holder.

"So what do I have to do?" She murmured.