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Millions of years ago jewels holding unimaginable power were created to help mankind, the jewels' name were miraculous. The miraculouses holds spirits, those spirits are called kwamis, a kwami is the physical form of an abstract concept given physical form as well as sentience. Some of the miraculouses are stronger than the others, like the ladybug earrings and the ring of the black cat. Some of them were never used like the koi (fish) rings of union. Many of the miraculous were collected by an order of guardians, but 3 of them never obtained permanently, those were the ring of the black cat of destruction and bad luck, the koi rings of balance, and the spider gloves of fate.

Through out the existence of the miraculous in history, many people of different species tried to replicate their power. Few succeeded, but they were never able to rival the power of a true miraculous.

The ring of the black cat was almost always in the wrong hands, but fortunately every 300 or so years it falls in the hands of good. One day ,a few years before this story takes place the latest holder of the black cat miraculous died and the ring fell into a river, from there it spent a few days just moving with the water from place to place when a fish tried to eat it, that same fish was caught by a bird who than, for a lack of a better term, popped the ring when it flew above a school.

French, Paris, Primaire Françoise Dupont. A few minutes earlier.

It was the end of the school day, the students were starting to go home. It was then that a girl with hair so dark it shines blue and blue eyes noticed something fall from the sky. Being the very curious child she is, she went closer to the mysterious object and picked it up, upon closer inspection she saw it was a ring that looks to have been made from a black coloured metal but she couldn't really tell, seeing as it was dirty and emitting a horrid smell (making her want to move it away from her face, especially her nose), she decided to clean it up and see if it belongs to someone in the area.

After notching no one was close by, the girl with blue eyes went home with the ring and cleaned it up, to see that it's colour is a beautiful black and that it had a green cat paw design that looked to be glowing. 'I wonder how it would look on my hand?' was what she thought before trying it on her left ring finger, which caused two things to happen synchronizedly, the first thing to happen was that the ring changed form and colour to a ring that is a perfect circle that it's colour is bright goldish pink, the second thing to happen is that a cat like spirit in the size of a fist emerged.

When the small cat like spirit emerged from the ring it expected to see fear, hatred or even to hear a command from the child Infront of him, but instead he didn't see or hear that from the dark haired girl. What he did see and hear were excitement, curiosity and happiness as well as surprise on the girl's face and a stream of questions (barely slow enough for him to understand, but not enough to answer) like What is your name? What are you? Why do you look like a cat? Do you have any kind of magic? And will you be my friend? It was then that he cut her off and started speaking "Slow down and let me answer your questions, will you?" "Ok" "The name is Plagg, I'm the kwami-" the now named kwami was cut off by the confused child "What's a kwami?" "A kwami is the embodiment of an abstract concept like protection, creation, destruction etc, given sentience. I'm the kwami of destruction and bad luck." Plagg finished talking so he could see/hear her response

There was an awkward silence between the two for a minute before one of them spoke.

"Am I supposed to say or do something right now?" that wasn't the response Plagg expected, what he did expect was for her to command him, to scream in fear, to show any indecition of fear. So, not really knowing what to do, he said "Sorry, just spaced out, I look like a cat because cats like all other animals were modaled after the kwamis, I have magical abbilities that I won't tell you about just yet and I can try but first you didn't even tell me your name, Pigtails" it was than that the girl dubbed 'Pigtails' realized she forgot to introduce herself 'I guess I did forget to tell Plagg what is my name' "My name is Marinette Dupin-Chang, but my friends call me Mari. I'm nine years old. I like to design stuff and hope to be a fashion designer in the future" Marinette said excitedly

Two knocks on the trapdoor leading up to Marinette's room cut the rest of the conversation off, then a feminine voice spoke "Marinette, dinners ready!" "Comeing mom!" Marinette answered then turned her gase to Plagg and said something he didn't expect "Do you went me to bring you something?" Plagg decided to give it a shot and asked for cheese, and added that he prefers camambert, and saying they'll continue their talk tomorrow. Marinette then went to join her parents at the dining table to eat dinner and after finished eating she brought Plagg a bit of cheese.

Agreste manor, five minutes earlier

A peacock like kwami was seen talking to a blond lady, before heading out the kwami had to tell the lady about a new development. "Miss Emilie I have something important to tell you" "Well, what is it Duusu?" "I felt Plagg's aura" having previously being told who Plagg is, and the danger his holders had trough history, a sense of dread and fear want through her entire body and she had to ask if her little friend was sure "Are you absolutely sure Duusu?" "Yes, miss Emilie I'm sure I felt Plagg's aura, but rest assured it was a positive one." That seemed to ease her worry a little and she decided to clear her mind by running on the rooftops of Paris while transformed "Duusu, spread my feathers!"

At the same time, in a massage shop

A turtle kwami was seen asleep in a matches box, before suddenly waking up and flying to an old man and the man's client, while rapidly shouting master a couple of times until the client and the old man noticed the noise. The old man then proceeds to gently kick out the client and looks the door before turning to look at the kwami. "What was so urgent for you to almost blew up my cover, Wayzz?" The kwami looked quilty for a moment before answering the question with the same urgenty as before "Master, the black cat miraculous has been awakened, but I feel like it will be used for good this time" the kwami said the last part with a calming tune after seeing his master's expression of worry and horror.

Taking a few moments to calm themselves, the old man ordered his kwami to go inside the miracle box to tell the other kmamis about the new development, and to tell them that some of them will get a holder soon. Wayzz did as instructed and returned around 15 minutes later after telling them what he felt, answering their questions and clearing up any misunderstanding that a few kwamis had.

10 minutes ago, in an unknown location

A gray, swan-like kwami could be seen talking to two people, a tall man with brown hair and green eyes, next to him stood a woman half his size. The woman had hair that seemed blue with grayish blue eyes, she also looked like she had a Chinese decent.

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Marinette's bedroom, 11 AM

Marinette was laying on the floor while drawing things in one of her sketchbooks and having a talk with Plagg. "Plagg you said we'll continue our talk today, you said you were a kwami, does that mean there are more kwamis? Can I meet them? Can I?"

"Relax kid and let me speak"

"ok"

"so, to answer your questions, yes there are at least a thousand more kwamis, as kwamis are created when new ideas are. As for your other question, you can meet them if you find their miraculous."

"what's a miraculous?"

'oh right, I forgot to tell her what's a miraculous yesterday. Well, I'll have to fix that' Plagg took a few moments to think about how to explain everything, and after done thinking he started to talk.

"Well, a miraculous is most of the time a kind of magical/enchanted jewel like earrings or the ring your currently wearing. It can give it's wilder access to the powers of the kwami it's bonded to, as well as other stuff we can discuss later. Once a person wears a miraculous, that miraculous will immediately change form and color to better fit it's holder's personality when it's not active. For example the ring your currently wearing, corrently it looks like a perfect goldish pink circle but when it is active, it will look black as the night's sky with a small raised circular platform on the top that has a glowing green paw in the middle of the platform. As a result there's not much of a need to worry about someone seeing the ring, because it's magic will make sure no one will really pay attention to it. Well unless someone who has kwami related magic." 'like a guardian' Plagg thought bitterly.

That made her realize that she needs to tell them something, but before thinking of how to craft a believable lie, if she's going to meet such a person. She also wanted to know if she could tell someone "Plagg can I tell someone about this?" Plagg took a moment to consider this before answering "Normally you wouldn't be aloud to tell anyone about me, but because of your age I think it would be okay to tell your parents." Marinette felt relief that she didn't have to lie to her parents and decided to tell them about Plagg this evening.

Now she just needs to come up with a good lie to tell people if they do ask about her ring, she couldn't tell them the truth because of how absurd/unbelievable it was (as well as it was needed to remain a secret), but because she doesn't know how to tell very believable lies, Marinette decided to ask Plagg for help on what to tell them. "Plagg, what do you think I should tell others if they ask about the ring?"

"Well, as I told you earlier the ring's magic will naturally be making other people's memory more fussy so they wouldn't remember when, where and how exactly you got the ring. But if you really want or need a cover if someone does ask, you could tell them it was a gift from your parents, or that the ring is a family heirloom. Just make sure you don't speak too quietly, sound afraid and were a neutral face expression akin to a poker face." Marinette found that to be a much better option than lying, so she decided to ask Plagg a bit more on her miraculous.

"Plagg, how exactly do I use the ring?" before Plagg answered her after a few moments of debating if he should tell her about the transformation phrase or not, he came to a decision.

"I will tell you how to activate one power after you talk with your parents, if you don't get hurt or aren't careful I won't tell you how to activate the rest of your powers. I suggest you design a cat themed costume and come up with a few names" Plagg's suggestion confused Marinette a little so she asked him to clarify on what he meant and so he did "oh, it's related to the power I'll tell you about it after your talk with your parents" That made the girl excited and she started to design costumes while also asking Plagg of what she needed to include and what was ok for her to add, as well as coming up with a few names.

3 hours later

After designing a few suit ideas and coming up with some names. Marinette decided to ask Plagg something that was on her mind for around 10 minutes. "Plagg, what we're your previous holders like?"

That took Plagg by surprise, after he recovered from his Surprised Pikachu Face™, he started to talk. "Well, I didn't have many good holders, but there was one that sadly was mostly forgotten by humanity, his name was Hiccup, he lived during the time dragons were still living around humans."

"Wait, dragons are real?"

"Yes, they are real. Most people don't believe they existed, others think they went extinct, the truth is that dragons live in a cave that is as big as Canada. And before you ask, the entrance to that gave is sealed by magic and it's location was forgotten by almost every being that is living in this age. And no, I don't know where the cave is"

Marinette and Plagg continued their talk for a few more minutes before Marinette was called to come eat lunch.

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I'm thinking about adding one or two more fandoms to this fic and I wanted to know which ones you want. When you write the ones you want in the comments, please include a brief summary of that fandom. I thought about adding the lantern corps power rings from dc, but I'm not sure which character will get what color, so it would also be nice if you'll give suggestions for that.

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I wanted to inform you that I added more stuff to chapters 1 & 2. The reason I haven't posted a new chapter lately is because I was working on another fanfic, I am not sure when I will update again.

One of the reasons it takes me so long to update is because I'm not sure how to write some dialogue parts. If you have any suggestions for Marinette's hero name, your more than welcomed to write them in the comments.

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Marinette's house, 8 hours later 

It was now approaching 7:35 P.M. and dinner was almost ready to be served, the smell of the food, like usual, conveyed the love her parents have for her. Despite the smell, Marinette continued to try designing a costume, now on her 6th try. It was then that Plagg decided to look over her shoulder and saw another design (the cat ears and the warrior-like look reminded him of one of his holders that he was more fond of) that he likes, he told her to pick either that one or another one he really liked.

It wasn’t because both those designs reminded him of some of his previews, good holders. At least, that’s what he’d like others to believe, when asked about it, he would say that those designs would provide a bit more protection during battle.

5 minutes later at the dining table

None of them really touched their food yet, after some time, just as Marinette decided it was the right time to tell her parents. Before she could even open her mouth to speak, her Maman started speaking, after exchanging a look of uncertainty with Marinette's Papa. Unfortunately, for Marinette, she didn't notice the look, too focused on what was on her plate, but not grabbing a fork to start eating. "Marinette, after dinner we want to tell you something"

The girl's attention was immediately grabbed. She responded in a cheerful voice, "Ok Maman, I also have something to tell you and Papa"

After that little exchange, their dinner continued as it normally would, with some small talk about Marinette's day, as well as her parents’.

30 minutes later, in the living room

After dinner was finished, the family of 3 went to their living room. Marinette chose to sit on the smaller armchair that was seated in front of the couch, where her parents sat.

"Marinette," her Papa began, his voice uneasy.

Her Maman continued, "What we're about to tell you must not leave this room, do you understand?" Her voice started as unsteady as her husband's, though it grew more steady and strong willed as she spoke. Sabine, Marinette's Maman, received a nod from her daughter.

"Me and your mother wanted to tell you that you'll be living with your Nana" Tom, Marinette's Papa, continued from earlier, his voice gentle, but firm.

Marinette felt confused and angry at what seemed to her as her parents abandoning her. The only reason she didn't start crying was because of Plagg’s comforting presence.

“What? Why?” She asked, desperate for her parents to tell her it was just a joke. She found out it wasn’t a joke rather quickly, when her Maman said her Nana would be here in a few days. Tears started to fill her eyes, as her vision started to get a bit blurry and her parents’ response barely registered within her mind.

“Mari, we wan-” “-rt has rose an-” “-a miraculous-” “-with an immense po-” “-Nana would come an-” “-black cat miraculous.”

Marinette didn’t know what to do, but she didn’t want to be there anymore, so she got up and went to her room without saying a word to her parents. When she got up there, she closed the trapdoor that served as the entrance to her room.

Plagg got out of his hiding spot before he started speaking, “I know that this is difficult for you, but… Um…” Plagg was unsure of what he should say, then his eyes went over to look at Marinette’s ring for a few seconds, and an idea formed in his mind. “Pigtails, do you want to know how to use that ring?”

This took Marinette out of her spiralling mind for a moment in favor of momentary confusion. “Wha.. What do you mean Plagg?”

“What I mean is, do you want to know how to transform?” Plagg asked, acting like he didn’t care.

“Yeah, I do. So is there some kind of phrase I need to say or something?”

“Yup, all you need to say is ‘Plagg, claws out'," and before Marinette could say anything, Plagg continued to explain, “Once you say that phrase, you won’t be able to talk to me, I’ll still be with you, but you won’t be able to see or hear me. Do you understand?”

“Yes, I understand.”

Good, if you wish to detransform, you’ll need to say ‘Plagg, claws in.’ If you are in danger and don’t have any alternative solution, just say ‘cataclysm’ and whatever you touch will turn to dust, however, you’ll automatically detransform after about a minute.” 

Marinette nodded and after Plagg gave her his agreement to say the phrase, Marinette spoke in a weak voice, “Plagg, claws out” and her room was enveloped in a green light.