Sandboy 2.0

Chapter 9: The New Guardian

"It's Master Fu...".  shock found its way on Marinette's face instantly after the green little Kwami said it with tears in his eyes. Marinette closed the door behind her and rushed towards the little room where Master Fu once had healed her Kwami. There he was, looking pale and wrapped up in a blanket on his mattress on the ground. Wayzz flew up to Marinette's shoulder.

"It happened this morning, he was setting tea when he suddenly collapsed and was gasping for air. He was worried about this, he didn't know when it would happen, he just knew it was coming. He never wanted to talk about it either. He..." Wayzz paused and let out a deep breath. "He doesn't have long anymore Marinette." The green Kwami looked with sad eyes into Marinette's bluebell eyes.

Their conversation was interrupted when they heard Master Fu trying to speak up, taking deep difficult breaths.

"Marinette..." he paused as Marinette turned her worried view to Master Fu and came closer so he didn't need to speak up.

"My time has come I'm afraid..., and your time has come to become the greatest guardian ever. I have never seen a holder nor Ladybug as strong as you Marinette. You'll be a perfect and amazing guardian, don't ever doubt that." The guardian coughed. It was hard to breath and his chest was hurting.

"But Master, I'm not ready! I still have so much to learn!" Marinette wanted to ask him for advice, but she didn't want to stress the old guardian anymore than she needed to, and so left her worried thoughts inside of her mind.

"Marinette, you're an amazing miraculous wielder, I have never met someone as strong or confident like you, you're very special. You'll figure it out. You'll be the most magnificent of guardians." He smiled, his breath hitched, his body was starting to fail.

Wayzz flew over to his Master with his tears in his eyes. He knew this was goodbye. "It was an honour being your Kwami Master. I will miss you." He gave his Master a teary smile. Master Fu nodded and smiled while giving his Kwami a last hug, then turned to Marinette again, who was holding his hands. Fu sat up to sign them that he was ready. He took a few deep breaths as spoke up.

"I, Wang Fu, hereby relinquish the miracle box and name Ladybug the new guardian." Master Fu's body began to glow, just like Marinette's and the miracle box. Suddenly the box lifted up into the air, all kinds of colours sparkling off of it, and the once old Chinese looking box became an egg shaped like object, coloured red like Ladybug with black dots holding the slots to all the Miraculous'. The box dropped in Marinette's, aka Ladybug's hands. Marinette looked at it in awe, the way it had changed was beautiful and the box itself was simple, yet beautiful and handy, just like Ladybug's outfit. Marinette would've inspected it and be in awe longer if she hadn't heard Master Fu collaps back down onto his mattress. She quickly placed the miracle box next her and turned to Master Fu.

"Master!! Master wake up!" She carefully shook him with no succes. Then she looked for his pulse and brought her two fingers to his wrist. She didn't feel it. She panicked and pressed her fingers to his carotid artery. There she could recognise a very slow and dull pulse. She sighed in relief but immediately called an ambulance.

While they were waiting for the ambulance to arrive, she took the miraculous of Master Fu's wrist and placed it around her own. She knew Wayzz really needed someone to comfort him right now, and she wouldn't be heartless to just put him in the box after he had lost his holder that he had known for ages.

"If he still wakes up, he won't remember." The green Kwami sniffled.

"What do you mean Wayzz?" Marinette asked, cocking her head a little sideways in curiosity.