#protective kwami
Ivy was only half listening to Harley and a green Kwami detail various calming techniques, such as meditation and breathing exercises. Being around so many creatures radiating power was extremely uncomfortable, especially since she was fairly certain Ladybug’s Kwami was annoyed with her. That comment about her being able to feel that something was off in Paris seemed rather pointed. In her defense she had no idea a kid was involved. She just wanted to stay away from problems that weren’t hers, and it’s not like she wanted to be able to feel the disturbance.
She looked back to the girl and thought about her reaction. It likely meant she couldn’t feel the Miraculous either, which meant she couldn’t sense the ones that were missing. That explained why she was still fighting in the first place.
“You seem awfully interested in something.” Tikki appeared in front of her and Ivy flinched at the glare. She’d zoned out but it probably looked like she was studying Ladybug. Given how protective the Kwami were of the girl she was glad it was only a nasty look.
“She said that she’d never come across anyone who could sense the Miraculous. All of you put off different amounts or types of power and I assume the person you’re fighting would give off their own variation. Perhaps I can help find them.” Tikki just blinked at her for a moment before a grin broke over their face.
“It’s possible. We’ll have to test if you can feel the Miraculous in different states and how close you have to be to feel them. But since you can sense Ladybug transformed, worst case scenario you can try and move throughout Paris during Akuma attacks and see if you can feel Nooroo.” Well at least she wasn’t being glared at anymore.
“Different states?”
“Well you can obviously sense us when our holders are transformed and when you can see us, but we don’t know if you can sense an inactive miraculous or a Kwami on their own if you don’t already know they’re there.” Ivy nodded. Yes, she’d felt the power Ladybug radiated but she hadn’t felt different sources. She wasn’t sure if it was because Tikki was so strong or the other’s had been dormant. None of the Kwami were on her now though and that raised a different question.
“Does your power rub off on her? Because she’s emitting a similar energy but it’s not the same as any of you.” Tikki narrowed their eyes at her. Great, she was on the shit list again. Didn’t seem to take much.
“It’s possible you feel the Miraculous themselves but more likely you’re simply sensing her natural gifts.” Ivy sucked in a sharp breath.
“She’s meta?” That meant she wasn’t registered. France was pretty particular about keeping track of them, especially in large cities. If they had one as a hero the European Justice League would be all over it.
“No, at least not the way you mean it. Any true Miraculous holder is innately gifted depending on which Kwami they’re attuned to. Once paired with that Kwami those gifts become more and more pronounced. Also anyone who holds a Miraculous for an extended period of time will develop abilities. The most common being longevity and intuition.” Yeah, that still sounded like a meta. Wait… they said gifts.
“You mean like a savant?” Tikki gave a thoughtful hum before nodding slowly.
“I suppose that’s a good comparison. It’s not usually quite to the extreme most people think of with prodigies but it is enough to be noticed in the general population.” The creature looked at the girl sadly. “She had an amazingly bright future… before the imbalance destroyed it.”
“Imbalance?” The question came from Selina. Ivy hadn’t even noticed that the other’s were paying attention to their conversation. Plagg was scowling but Tikki just let out a weary sigh.
“It isn’t pertinent to the current problem. If she wants you to know, she’ll tell you.” Selina looked like she wanted to argue but a knock sounded at the door. All the Kwami just disappeared. At least they wouldn’t have to explain a bunch of tiny gods to the delivery person. Selina went to grab the food and the second she closed the door the Kwami all swarmed her except Tikki. Ivy couldn’t understand anything they were saying.
“Tikki!?” The startled shout caused all of them to look back at Ladybug who seemed about to have a panic attack. Tikki was trying to reassure her but the girl seemed not to hear as her eyes bounced between Ivy, Harley, and Selina. Finally Plagg flew into the girl’s face, pulling her focus.
“Calm down kit. Trixx has an illusion covering you. They still only see Ladybug, I promise.” Her eyes darted to the other Kwami who were all nodding and smiling at her, then she focused on the table where the creatures had eaten and her face went red again. Ivy wasn’t certain if it was more embarrassment or anger.
“Plagg, what did you do?” Ivy cringed at the girl’s tone. It was an odd blend of rage, exasperation, and shame. Plagg’s ears actually drooped.
“We all need to be ready if you need to use us kit. Using more than one Miraculous at a time is hard enough without us being drained at the beginning. I understand why you don’t want to give us out to others but I won’t stand by and watch you kill yourself because you’re too stubborn to ask for help. You shouldn’t have to deal with this alone. You were never meant to.” The anger in the last few words was obviously not directed at the girl but she flinched anyway.
“I had to take you back. The power difference… and him revealing himself to the others forced my hand.” She sounded close to tears and all the Kwami swarmed her, offering comfort.
“You did the right thing and none of us think otherwise. My point is that you shouldn’t have had to. You shouldn’t have to be the only responsible one and you certainly shouldn’t have had your entire life destroyed for doing the right thing. Those brats left you to defend yourself even before they renounced their Miraculous. I still can’t believe they tried to blame it all on you.” The Kwami was getting more and more agitated and Ivy could feel their power pulsing.
“We all do what we can with the information we have.” More than one of the Kwami let out a frustrated breath at Ladybug’s defense. Selina looked ready to do murder at this point. So much for keeping their emotions in check.
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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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