Miraculous Kat

Part Nineteen: Wishes, Fixes, and Kats

Note: Hey guys, I hope you like this!

"Hey, Wish," Chat shouted, "I wish you would stop!"

"Never!" Wish wailed. "I wish Chat Noir would be stuck where he is!"

A blue flash hit Chat in the chest. He moved to run, but his feet stuck to the road. He frowned.

"I hope no cars come along," he muttered.

Ladybug was trying to reason with Wish when Panther showed up. She looked from Chat to Ladybug to Wish, trying to form a plan. A well placed punch, she thought, could almost...no, I won't punch a kid this young. He's like what, six? Panther pursed her lips. She noticed the necklace around his neck, floating gently in front of him. If she had to guess, that was where the akuma was. Of course, as you know already, she was right. Panther snuck around and hid behind a car near Ladybug.

"Psst." Panther tried to get Ladybug's attention. She whisper-shouted, "Hey! Ladybug!"

Ladybug glanced over. She waited for a blue flash and flipped behind the car.

"Kat! I mean Panther. What are you doing here? Your arm..."

"It's fine. I'm not going to be punching anything today, especially not this kid."

"You had no problem punching the last one."

"Yeah, but she was our age. I don't like hitting people that much younger than me."

Ladybug sighed. There was no keeping Panther out of hero work.

"So, do you have a plan then, Panther? I do, but it needs Chat Noir, and he can't move right now."

"Distract Wish, and I'll sneak around and grab the necklace."

"Got it."

Ladybug darted out, used her lucky charm, and distracted Wish by shining the little make-up mirror in his eyes. Panther snuck around, as planned, and reached for the necklace. But Wish sensed her. He whipped around and batted her out of the way. She landed with an oof! Chat gasped and reached out for her.

"Ka...uh, Panther!"

"Stay away!" Wish screamed.

"Wish!" Panther yelled, then groaned. She was going to have a nasty bruise on her back. Wish glared at her.

"What do you want?"

"I want to know what you want."

Wish blinked. No one ever asked what he wanted.

"I want Mommy and Daddy to come back, both of them," he cried. He looked around with teary eyes.

Hawkmoth made an 'oh, crap' face and struggled to get back in control.

"You can have anything you want," he said, "just get me their miraculous!"

"Hey, Wish? What's your real name?" Panther asked.

"Elijah," he sniffed.

"Well, Elijah, I think I can help you out. Just give Ladybug your necklace, please. I promise you'll get it back."

"No!" Hawkmoth clenched his fists. "Bring me the miraculous!"

Elijah lifted his necklace off and held it out. Ladybug took it, and de-evilized it. Hawkmoth growled in frustration. Panther picked up the necklace and crouched down next to Elijah, who still had tears in his eyes.

"Here," she said, handing over the necklace.

"I didn't get my wish," Elijah whimpered. Panther placed an arm around him.

"Well, sometimes we don't get what we wish for, no matter how much we want it. But you can't let that upset you."

"But it's my fault! It's my fault Mommy's going away."

Panther's mouth made an o.

"Oh, you're parents are getting divorced."

"Yeah." Elijah's little bottom lip stuck out.

"I can tell you right now, it won't be too bad. My parents, well, they didn't get divorced, but my mom mostly lives with her sister now. I used to think it was my fault, just like you, but it wasn't. And it's not your fault either."

Chat Noir crouched next to Panther and took a turn speaking.

"It's okay if you miss your mom, but she'll still be there," he said. He smiled sadly at Kat. She sadly smiled back.

Just then, a herd of reporters rushed up to the four.

"Hi, I'm Nadja Chamak, at the scene of the latest akuma attack." Nadja pointed the microphone towards Elijah. "What turned you? Why were you so upset? And Ladybug, what's it like fighting such a young child? And who is this new hero?"

Elijah's head bobbed all over the place, and his breath came in gasps. Panther helped him up and kept him behind her back.

"That's enough," she ordered. "You're making him nervous. And as for all of your questions, negative emotions are what Hawkmoth used to target him. Why he felt so bad is none of yours or anyone else's business. Ladybug can tell you what it's like to fight a child, and I am Panther."

"What superpowers do you have?" One reporter asked.

"None," Panther replied with a smirk. "Though I do have extensive martial arts training, and specialized...equipment, such as my boots. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a kid to take home."

Panther pushed her way through the throng, keeping Elijah close. Chat followed close behind.

"May I escort you, my super kitty companion?"

"Haha, of course, hon."

Chat used his staff to help Panther get Elijah get home. This left Ladybug to fend off the press.

"Ladybug, Ladybug! How do you feel about the new hero?"

"Has Chat Noir moved on?"

"Why has Panther appeared?"

"One at a time, please," Ladybug chuckled. "Um, lets see. I like Panther. She's very good at helping people."

"Does Chat Noir have feelings for her?"

"I don't know, you'll have to ask him. Listen, I'm really sorry, but I need to go."

She yo-yo-ed off, de-transformed, and made her way back to class.

Meanwhile, Panther and Chat Noir dropped Elijah off at his aunt's house. Panther had Chat Noir go and play with Elijah while she talked to Elijah's aunt.

"Thank you so much for bringing Elijah back to me. I'm Mary, by the way."

"Nice to meet you, Mary," Panther replied. "Listen, do you think you could maybe talk to his parents? He thinks it's his fault they're divorcing."

"What? How did you know that?"

"Elijah told me. Don't worry, I'm not going to say anything. I'd just like to help him out a little. Maybe have his parents explain why they're getting a divorce, and make sure he knows how much his parents love him. I've got a pretty good idea of how much it hurts. Maybe take him out for ice cream or something, too."

"All right," Mary said, nodding. Panther motioned to Chat, they said goodbye, and made their way back to the school.

Adrien covered for Kat while she took off the makeup, put her clothes right, and came back to class. In class, Nathaniel grinned when she sat down.
"What?"

"Oh, nothing," Nathaniel replied. He slid a piece of paper to her. "Just this."

Kat opened it to find a drawing of Panther. She gasped. It was masterful, and he had made her look absolutely amazing. She giggled shyly, a half grin on her face.

"I love it," Kat said. Nathaniel blushed and smiled back at her.

Btw, I'm going to be updating the timeline through season 2 episode 17 (Reverser) because I just watched it and it was absolutely adorable and I love it. Plus, I get a new character for Kat to interact with. Hope you look forward to reading it as much as I look forward to writing it!