A Miraculous Story Book 3: Rivals Part 1: Queen Wasp 2

• Plans •

"Kagami Tsurugi, here is the Miraculous of the Parrot, which grants the power of Imitation. You will use it for the greater good. Once the job is done, you will return the Miraculous to me. Can I trust you?"

For Adrien...
"Yes, Ladybug. You can trust me." Kagami took the small black box and opened it, freeing a red, yellow, and blue feathered kwami. Because of his beak, he looked like he always had a small smile on his face.

"Heya! I'm Ommak, and I'm your kwami!" Ommak bounced in the air around his new to-be owner. He was clearly very energetic and very quirky. "I'm so glad to be out again, how can I help? I can do all sorts of imitations, as long as you know what they look like."

"He's very... energetic, isn't he?" Kagami remarked, a small, amused smile on her lips as she slipped the Miraculous onto her wrist.

"I guess," Ladybug chuckled. "Alright, little guy, what's your transformation phrase?"

"You just have to say, 'Ommak, Repeat After Me!'"

Kagami stared down at the Miraculous wrapped around her wrist, reminding herself again that she was doing this for Adrien. "Ommak, Repeat After Me!"
Instantly, Ommak flew into the flower-like pattern on the bracelet, powering it up into red, blue, and yellow sections. In a bright display of feathers and flutters, Kagami was transformed into a Parrot superhero. Her costume was mostly red with feathered layers that were blue and gold over different parts of her body. A fancy hand mirror also appeared as her tool.
Kagami tilted her wrist to get a good look at her mirror from all angles. "How am I supposed to fight with this?" she muttered.

"You won't," Ladybug replied. "Here is my plan. And you'd better listen this time! Your ability is called Mirror Image, and when you use it, you can transform to look and sound like a person of your choice. You are going to transform into Adrien, since I've noticed you two spend a lot of time together so you should know him well, like how he acts and talks. You have to reach Queen Wasp at an emotional level."

"What? Emotions?" Kagami cried. "I don't do those, trust me."

"Kaga- I mean, uh, parrot? What's your hero name?"

"Umm... I'll go with Omuku."

"Omuku, earlier I met Queen Wasp. She didn't want to hurt me and was completely disobeying Hawk Moth's orders. She tried to destroy the necklace where her akuma was held, but before she could, the holder of the Panda Miraculous used her power to control her."

"Panda Miraculous? What does that do?"

"It's like an akuma, but it's a red leaf called a folium instead of a butterfly. It allows her to control the actions of whoever she foliumizes."

Kagami's eyes widened. "That's dangerous, isn't it?"

"Mhmm," hummed Ladybug in agreement. "But with a powerful emotion, she will be able to break free from her folium, I know it! If she can free herself from her akuma with willpower, surely she can free herself from her folium with emotions."

"But why not just fight her, like any akuma? You've beaten Queen Wasp before, haven't you?"

"She has backup with the Panda and Snowy Owl Miraculous holders. Physical fighting will be difficult."

"I see..." Kagami looked down at the ground. Was she really up to the job? Did she know enough about Adrien? I mean, he did pretty much tell her everything about himself, including his relationship with Chloé. "So what do I need to do, exactly?"

"You are going to be an underground hero. Nobody, not even the villains, will know you exist. That is the only way this plan will work. If the villains knew we had a shapeshifter on our side, then our tricks will be useless. So stay out of sight! That is very important."