Miraculous Ladybug - Deep Blue

Chapter One

Hello and welcome to my first fanfiction! As you can tell from the summary, this fanfic will be based in the sea with my own twists and turns, but it will still follow the storyline of Miraculous Ladybug! I hope you enjoy~

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A rumble of thunder rolled off in the distance. The sea tumbled in rogue waves, powerful enough to destroy anything in contact. Beneath the waves lived a powerful and wise old merman. He sensed the sudden disharmony and unbalance of the ocean. "No, no, no...this is not good, IT has been stolen from the gods, they are raging." he muttered to himself as he quickly swam over to the sacred crater kept in his cave.

Drawing out an elaborate golden key, the merman inserted it in a small opening on the side of the crater. A crack opened at the top. He carefully handled the items inside. The shiny silver ring and dark red earrings glinted ever so slightly in his hands.

Swimming over to an oldened goblin wood crafted table, he placed the jewels on the flat surface of a clear crystal ball, sat aloof on a red velvet pillow. Raising his hands, he began waving them while chanting an incantation in ancient Chinese. There was a bright golden flash and a surge of energy pulsed throughout the ocean, softly shifting items from their usual places. The jewels disappeared. The old merman sighed in relief and let out a tiny smile.

"The jewels are now bonded with the future saviors of the sea. Let fate give them courage and strength for the task at hand..."

Paris, France, Present Time:

    It was a little past midnight. Marinette Dupain-Cheng tossed and turned in her bed while mumbling random words. Her insomnia had been keeping her awake for more than three nights and she was starting to get really annoyed of it. Her eyes finally shot open. "I can't take this anymore...I'm going for a walk."

Marinette clambered out of her bed slowly, not bothering to fix her blankets and bedsheets. Wide awake yet bleary eyed, she walked down the steps to the bottom of her room. She quickly snatched her favorite pink hoodie off the coat hanger in the corner of her room. Then, as quietly as she could, she tiptoed down to the front door of her apartment.

    Marinette's father was the most famous baker in all of Paris, and the lingering smell of bakery goods disappeared into the cold night air as Marinette opened the door out of the bakery. It was pitch black. Marinette instantly regretted not bringing a flashlight, as she stumbled on a few stray rocks. Grumbling to herself, she picked herself up and hastily brushed the dirt off her light pink jeans. She was already quite far away from the bakery, and decided against the flashlight, as she thought to herself that she would probably go back soon anyways.

    She continued on the darkened pathway, the cold wind swirling her hair. She was glad she brought her hoodie, for if not she'd be freezing right now. Then the music started. It was quiet, serene, and beautiful...and came out of nowhere. Marinette's mind was telling her to go back home, but her body was refusing her to move. Slowly, as if in a trance, Marinette walked further and further on the path. With each step she took, the more the music called out to her. She didn't understand why, but she wasn't frightened. It was as if the music knew her and was a part of her.

    The clouds parted revealing an eerie full moon. Moonlight showered down on the path leading Marinette towards a small cliff. The music was getting louder now, and a little more violent, but she kept on walking up the path. She was so close to the edge now that she could smell the ocean breeze from down below. The dent came out of nowhere and before she processed what was going on, she tripped, falling into the deep blue ocean beneath her. She never even had the chance to scream.

    The impact of the water hit her body like a sledgehammer, and she was unconscious as she sank lower in the ocean. Water filled her lungs. She felt them screaming for air. Her body was rigid and paralyzed and couldn't move. But for a brief moment, her eyes fluttered open as she saw a graceful shiny black scaled tail with green fins emerging from a small kelp field. Her eyes couldn't stay open for more longer than a mere moment however, and she was unconscious once more. "This is it...this is where it all ends", she thought, before blacking out completely.

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    The merboy was swimming at night where the moon was high in the sky and the light shone through the ocean with rippling opalescence. He absolutely loved swimming at night through the lightened water, where he could truly be free. The sand was a light tan and corals of different colors sprouted in every corner. Beautiful shells adorned the bare spots of the sand.

    He laughed lightly and swam around one particularly bright purple coral. A grumpy black as the night catfish swam after him, gasping exaggeratingly. "What the heck are you doing this time Adrien? I can't believe you woke me up past midnight for another one of your crazy antics!" Adrien just ignored him and hid behind the coral, the tips of his green fins obviously visible. He stuck his head behind a hole of the coral and stuck out his tongue. "Oh calm down won't you Plagg? It's just another midnight swim, I've been doing this every night on a full moon and you know that." Plagg just rolled his eyes. Although sometimes Adrien can tear him down to the last straw, he still cared for the boy.

    Adrien, after all, was only a baby when a family of catfish felt sorry for him and took him in as one of their own. No one knew who his parents were or where they were. The only thing that came with Adrien was a silver ring and a small note mentioning what his name was. Plagg and Adrien grew up side by side like brothers, and Plagg didn't want anything to happen to his "brother". So, for now, he was stuck with midnight swims and whatever other crazy thing that Adrien had in his mind.

The merboy laid his head on his arms on top of the coral letting his tail wave gently with the currents. Adrien was deep in thought. He was almost sixteen years old after all, why shouldn't he have more control over his life? The twinkling of his ring caused him to look at his hand. The ring had always been there, ever since he was a baby. He didn't know why, but he felt comfort when he wore it.

    A distant but loud splash snapped Adrien out of his thoughts. Plagg seemed to have heard it too, because he was already at Adrien's side. The little catfish's fins were flaring nervously. "A-Adrien I think it would be a good time to get the hell out of here..." The stubborn merboy just swam out of the coral into a small kelp bed and stuck his head out. Plagg just sighed as he watched the lame attempts of Adrien's hiding skills. His blonde hair was totally visible through the dull green of the kelp, as were his bright green eyes. "To think", Plagg thought to himself. "To think of all these years he's been living with catfish, the most stealthiest fish in the ocean, he couldn't even hide without letting someone see him!"

    Adrien watched with curiosity behind the kelp. He was startled by the splash, yes, but something in his heart told him to check out what it was. Far out in the distance, he could make out a shape sinking slowly and deeper in the ocean. Finally, curiosity got the better of him, and he carefully swam to the shape. What he found was a tremendous shock. This "shape" just so happens to be a human girl. She was wearing a pink hoodie jacket with light pink jeans. Her dark blue hair was tied in pigtails, her skin pale in the moonlight. She was drowning.

    Adrien was just about to leave her but decided not to, for that same nagging feeling in his heart called out to him again. He looked carefully at the girl, swimming around her in slow circles. He needed to save her somehow. Adrien awkwardly held the girl's waist. Thankfully, weight is much lighter in the water and it was fairly easy for him to swim up. He used his strong tail to propel himself up, breaking the surface of the water. A wash of dizziness rained on him and he felt his grip on the girl loosen. This was the first time he came up to the surface.

To be continued...