#marinette needs a break
Selina walked back in with a few bags, gaining confused looks from Harley and Ivy. Ladybug seemed to have fallen asleep. She’d be happy the girl was comfortable enough to do that around them if she weren’t almost certain she’d just passed out from lack of sleep.
“I thought you were just getting cheese.” Before she could set anything down, Plagg came out to answer Harley.
“I asked her to get food for everyone. That way we’ll all be ready if we’re needed.” They both just blinked at the Kwami and Selina had to hold back a laugh. As she opened her mouth to explain at least a dozen more Kwami appeared and rushed her. They didn’t go for the food immediately but seemed intent on thanking her. At least she thought so. With the way they were talking over one another it was hard to tell. They all waited patiently as she pulled everything out.
“They’re so cute!” Ivy just looked at Harley as if she’d lost what was left of her mind. Personally, Selina could see both sides even if she still had no clue what Ivy was feeling from the creatures. When they settled down to eat she noticed a package of cookies was still unclaimed. Plagg noticed her look and turned to one of the others.
“Trixx, why don’t you create some cover for the kid so Tikki can come out and yell at me since I’m sure they’re dying to.” Trixx just giggled and gestured towards Ladybug. From what she could see nothing changed, but there was a flash of light and a red Kwami appeared looking extremely concerned. “Well Sugarcube, let me have it!”
“Hush Plagg. Don’t wake her before the food gets here. She’s exhausted and she’s running a fever again.” That caused all of them to look worried. A green one spoke.
“You couldn’t heal her?” The red one, Tikki she assumed, sighed.
“I did what I could without consequences but between so little sleep and food, not to mention the energy she expends fighting… she’s getting too weak for my help to be effective.” They looked close to tears. Selina shared a look with the others and could tell they were in agreement. Even if Ivy still seemed uneasy about the Kwami.
“We’ll fix that. I’m not about to stand by and watch a kid run themself to death for no reason.” Tikki was studying her and Selina felt like they could see everything she’d ever done or even thought. It was intensely uncomfortable. Finally they gave an approving hum.
“As much as I would have liked to discuss it first, Plagg was right. You’ll all be good for her and hopefully will be able to make her understand the things we cannot.” Well that wasn’t cryptic at all. Ivy cleared her throat.
“Why don’t you tell us what you can about the situation here. None of us were even aware there was a problem.” Tikki stared at her until Ivy shifted uncomfortably.
“You could feel the taint, even if you didn’t know the source. We’ll explain what we can but we can’t give you the full picture.”
“We’d be happy to listen to anything you can tell us.” Selina opened the cookies and handed them one, getting a grateful smile in return. While they ate, Plagg decided to speak.
“Well the short version is that we Kwami power the Miraculous and two of them ended up in the hands of some shithead who’s decided to use them for purely selfish reasons.”
“Language!” Tikki was frowning at them but Plagg just stuck their tongue out at them.
“That was by far the tamest word I have for that piece of garbage. Given how badly he’s hurt your Chosen, I would have thought you’d approve.”
“Chosen?” Ivy was obviously trying to keep them from sniping at each other, but it did distract them.
“Ladybug is my Chosen. Basically she is a true creation soul who embodies my aspect perfectly.” Selina just shared a confused look with Harley. That really didn’t clear anything up. Tikki hummed in thought. “She is so in tune with me that we never struggle against each other when she’s transformed. This allows her to be more powerful and access more of my powers than anyone else.” That was a little better. Ivy was frowning in thought.
“Does that mean you’re having so much trouble with this villain because he’s a Chosen as well?” The Kwami basically erupted. It was obvious they were pissed, but Selina couldn’t understand what they were saying. It also didn’t help that Ivy was trying to apologize at the same time. Tikki finally let out a shrill whistle to quiet the others.
“Hawkmoth is an opportunistic coward. The reason Ladybug hasn’t been able to apprehend him is because he doesn’t join in battles directly. We have no idea who he is or where he’s hiding.” The other Kwami were all nodding their agreement.
“Okay, so how does he fight then?”
“He uses the Butterfly Miraculous to sense peoples’ emotions. He targets those with strong negative emotions and sends an Akuma to possess them. These are the ones that fight, but it’s not their fault. Once he gains access he plays into their need for revenge or justice, or whatever it was that allowed him to target them in the first place. Once they’re returned to normal, most don’t even remember it.” Selina blinked at the Kwami for a moment, gathering her thoughts, before turning to the other two.
“That means we’re not allowed to get worked up, over anything, while we’re here. How the hell is that supposed to work?” They just shrugged at her. Yeah, this was going to be a problem.
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