Wish Me Away: Wayne Manor
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Summary: Tikki, Plagg, and Marinette arrive at their new home.
Tikki blinked as the light around them washed away, she didn’t care to look and see where they ended up, her eyes immediately sought out her bug. She saw red with black polka-dots and knew it was her bug so she flew closer and immediately had to stop herself from screaming. Now Tikki knew They said they weren’t sure how many years they had taken from Marinette but the kwami had expected maybe a little over half of her current-no past current-past?-age...not all, but one! Her bug was one human years old...well that’s what it looked like anyways and Tikki was trying very hard not to have a panic attack. First she had to check and see if Marinette was hurt anywhere so she zipped over and had to hold back a squeal at the chubby cheeks and big blue eyes, the freckles on the cutest button nose and the way Marinette’s chubby baby hand reached out to grab her.
“Oh Marinette, you’re...well, you’re adorable, but I’m so sorry.” Tikki did her best to hold her tears back as she finally spoke to the tiny Guardian. “This shouldn’t have happened to you, my little bug. You don’t deserve this but, this...this is a new opportunity for love and happiness and Plagg, the other Kwami and I will make sure you’re taken care of.”
“Sugarcube! There you are! When I came to I freaked, you and the bug weren’t nearby but I could sense you. The place is snazzy but I don’t know where everyone is. Speaking of where is little buginette?” Plagg asked as he flew into the room which now that Tikki looked around seemed to be some type of living room, but like fancy. She’s had rich owners before sure but it had been awhile.
“She’s...right here Plagg. In the polka-dot onesie.”
“HOLY SHARP CHEDDAR! Tikki. She is a baby. A human baby. What in the universes did They do to her!?” Plagg shrieked as he flew over to Marinette and Tikki had to chuckle because it seemed like he too was checking over her for injuries. She watched as he circled Mari who in response just giggled before Plagg settled in the girl’s hair and began purring up a storm, his way of seeking and giving comfort.
“They did say they didn’t know how many years they would take from her...but still. This does seem much. Maybe it’s because the wish was already taking its price?” Tikki tried to rationalize.
“Tikki!” Marinette giggled out as she made grabby hands at the kwami who just smiled softly at the girl before placing herself on the frankly out of place sewing machine next to Marinette and oh...Oh! It was the Miracle Box. Or well the holding place for the Miracle Box, much like the Gramophone that held the Miracle Box for Fu when he was Guardian.
“You’re probably right but this will make things more difficult. She can’t explain things. Which means we will have to. Which might not turn out the best. How can we be sure her new guardians can be trusted?” Plagg hissed the last part out as he cuddled closer into Marinette’s hair, his ears and whisker antennae pinning themselves back in response.
“You’re right. We’ll just have to trust Them. They have never done us wrong in the past when giving mercy. And if it turns out these humans or this human can’t be trusted we destroy them. Simple.” Tikki responded as she smiled at her bug who was doing her best to shove her onesie covered foot in her mouth.
“Agreed. So. Weird question but um, where is everyone else?” Plagg asked after a moment.
“I assume they are in the box, which is in the sewing machine next to Marinette. I think the box is in the base of the machine, Marinette has taught me a lot about sewing machines! This one is practically an antique.” Tikki explained as she flew over to said sewing machine and looked around the base for any obvious, well obvious to them, buttons that would release and show the new Miracle Box.
“Hmm, I like it. It suits our little kitten. Are you sure we should open it right now Bug? We haven’t even found a human yet.”
“I want to make sure everyone, and I do mean everyone, is here. Then we can go find a human. Or if a human finds us we’ll deal with that when it happens, now help me find the buttons to open this thing!” Tikki huffed as she glared at the holding place for the Miracle Box in frustration.
“...And what if a...not human finds us first Sugar Cube?” She finally heard Plagg ask instead of help her like she ask-wait what?
“Wait what?” Tikki turned to look at Plagg who was busy floating a little above Marinette’s hair and looking to their left towards where she assumed was a doorway or an entryway. Then she heard the breathing and slowly turned to see what he was staring at and had to hold herself back from making any loud noises when she saw the absolute beast of a dog staring back at them. Now Tikki didn’t know much about dogs, her knowledge of them was fairly limited despite Barkk telling Tikki all there was to know about the animal that took shape after her. Every time they were in the Miracle Box Barkk liked to ask how the creatures were and if any new breeds were found.
The only thing Tikki was certain about this breed was that it was very big and very intimidating. It looked at her and Plagg like they were snacks, and really, they were bite-size snacks at best, but then it looked at Marinette and Tikki’s body froze. She didn’t care if summoning her lucky charm without a holder could mean she filled the whole damn place with lucky charms, she would do it in a heartbeat if it meant protecting her little bug. She glanced at Plagg and she knew he was thinking the same thing. Though she admired and loved that he was willing to protect Marinette with his unfiltered cataclysm, the world didn’t need another Atlantis, or Grand Canyon. There were only so many things that could be explained away as nature and evolution, and only so many unsolved mysteries that definitely didn’t need so much human interest but hey, to be human is to be curious.
Apparently it was also human to not know danger when you saw it. Tikki nearly dropped from the plane of existence then and there she saw Marinette waddling over to the dog at full speed. Did the child know nothing of self preservation!? Before she could even think of stopping Marinette the dog started to meet Marinette halfway with loud snuffs but his tail was wagging, and one of the things that Tikki did remember from Barkk’s ramblings was that a wagging tail was a good sign. And this dog’s tail was wagging, if her and Plagg had been floating behind him they probably would have been blown back a bit by how much his tail was wagging. Then again, maybe it was lulling her bug into a false sense of security! “Plagg what do we do!?”
Tikki squeaked when the dog gave out a short yip and licked Marinette’s face which prompted the little one to laugh and pat the dog’s face. “Don’t look at me! I’m the cat god here! Not the dog god! I can’t understand bow wow!”
“Well it’s not like I can get Barkk out here! I can’t even figure out how to get the Miracle Box to show itself!”
They both heard a shout and immediately turned to look at Marinette to see the dog had picked. Her. up. By the back of her onesie and was dangling her above the floor. “HE’S EATING HER!”
“I don’t think he’s eating her Tikk’s. He’s holding her.”
“IN HIS MOUTH.”
“He’s not trying to chew on her! Besidesssss hey look there’s a cat! Finally my kind of people. Look I’ll go ask them what the deal is and if tall dark and drooly is a threat. In the meantime can you calm down a little? Please?” Plagg asked as he pointed to a black cat with a white tail, paws, and mouth. At least this place had a cat Plagg could communicate with, that did make Tikki feel better.
“Okay...Okay...I’ll try.” Tikki took in a deep breath and kept an eye on Marinette who was kicking her chubby little legs that were still dangling off the ground since the dog was still holding her up by the back of her onesie which was no doubt drool soaked now and did her absolute best not to feel worried. She then turned to observe Plagg speaking with the cat who the dog was even looking at. It was moments like this that she wished she could understand all creatures and not just humans, superhumans, demigods, gods, and ladybugs. She was itching to know exactly what they were talking about but as soon as the cat and the dog along with Marinette started walking away she squealed in alarm.
“Where are they going!? Where is that dog taking Marinette?” She questioned rapidly as she flew to follow, Plagg right beside her.
“Okay, short answer, apparently all the humans, because apparently there are a lot of humans who live here, are down in what they call the Batcave? Yeah I don’t know what that’s all about. Dog dude, name’s Titus, is taking Marinette there because she “smells like family,” again, I don’t know. Alfred, that’s the cat, is going with him because we need a translator for the other pets.” Plagg explained quickly as they followed the two animals over to a large Grandfather clock that looked slightly askew.
Titus nosed at a crack between the clock and the wall and huffed which made Marinette laugh before he gently placed her down and began to claw at the crack till the clock moved more and lo-and behold it was a door, a door to a secret passageway which led presumably to what the cat had called the Batcave. Tikki and Plagg looked at one another and back at the dark passageway before watching as Titus picked Marinette back up and made his way into the passage. Alfred followed after and looked back at Plagg and tilted his head in what was most likely a “this way/follow me,” gesture. Of course, they did as told. The further down they went, the more Tikki’s anxiety heightened, she never remembered being this anxious before and wondered if she got the trait from Marinette. If this was how Marinette felt everyday Tikki wanted to cry. How did she get anything done?
Tikki could hear voices, and yeah she acknowledged that the cat said there were a lot of people here but she didn’t know what quantified as a lot but the amount of voices she heard made her believe that yes, there were a lot of people here. Once they were closer she peeked in and saw the amount and immediately held Plagg back from following the animals any further but made sure they could watch them. “Sugar Cube?”
“Maybe we shouldn’t fly out in the open just yet? We don’t know how these mortals would react to us, Plagg.”
“Good point… So what? We just watch?” Plagg asked.
“For now, but if we need to, we intervene… The plus side is I think they aren’t normal humans.” Tikki answered as she took in the whole “Batcave.”
“What clued you in to that one? The giant money or the dinosaur? Or the computers? Or the… Are those hero suits? I know reporter chick spoke of heroes once upon a timeline but I didn’t think they were a common thing.”
“Me either… I knew the Amazons...and you knew the Atlanteans, but I didn’t think they were active.”
“Maybe they aren’t? It could just be mortals deciding to be heroes without the help of Miraculi.”
“Maybe... “
The two stopped talking in favor of watching their Guardian being carried around by the giant dog in the directions of the humans. Both held their breath as they waited for any or all of the humans to take notice of the canine with the small being he was carrying in his mouth.
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Damian had been looking over some files of one case they had been looking over, it was strange. Though that seemed to be every case in Gotham, so nothing new. He was racking his brain on what they could have missed, or what could tie the victims together when he heard the distinct sound of pawprints. Two sets. One set heavier than the other, one nearly silent, the other doing nothing to hide their presence. A small smile found its way to his face as he turned to greet Titus and Alfred but he paused when he saw what was in Titus’s jaw.
It was a tiny infant. A tiny female infant with black hair and blue eyes who was chewing on her hand and staring right back at Damian. He just sat there staring as Titus approached him and dropped the child in front of him, the child who continued to stare at him with wide eyes. What the hell!? He didn’t know how to react… other than turning and punching his father straight on the arm as hard as he could. “Father! Another? I thought I was the last one!”
He watched as he father went from scowling at him to turn and see what he was looking at and it looked like the man’s brain had momentarily fried. The child was staring at all of them because by now all his brothers were looking as well. It seemed like all the eyes on her started to make her feel scared because she started to whine and try and hide behind Titus. “... I’m fairly certain she is not mine. More importantly where did Titus get her from?”
“You paused before answering!” Damian screeched.
“I’m confused, sue me!” Bruce yelled back.
Dick was the one who swung into action, wasn’t he always though? He approached the small girl and made sure to sit down to reduce his height, probably hoping it would make him seem less intimidating. “Hey there, I’m Dick, who are you? It’s okay, we’re nice.”
The little girl peeked out from behind Titus and stared at Dick before waving at him and giving him a small smile, “Hi, hi, bonjour!”
Well it sounded like bonjour, just a little baby-fied, but Dick gave her a smile and waved back in response. “Bonjour.”
Damian snorted, not subtle in the least as he spied Todd Staring at the child in shock and trying to be as discreet as possible as he reupholstered his guns. Damian’s outburst must have surprised him. Not that Damian blamed him, the boy still felt like he was in shock too. Then Jason sat down beside Dick and placed his stupid red helmet on the ground and waved to the girl. Surprisingly she wasn’t scared of the hideous helmet and instead got out from behind Titus and made her way over to the object and started patting it. When it made a sound she looked up at them all and made a small sound before squealing in delight and patting the helmet with both hands.
Tim was out of his seat as well and took a seat on the ground as well to look at her. “Black hair, different colored eyes, and a note attached to her onesie that translates to ‘They wished me away, Here I am safe.’ I don’t know Bruce, seems right up your alley.” He mumbled with a raised brow and a smirk.
Now it was Damian’s turn to come and sit, he took the note off the girl fast but tried to be as gentle as he could so he wouldn’t spook her. He read it over and over before he just looked at his father like he was actually absolutely done with him. He felt like he was. “Did you seduce some French woman we didn’t know about? Father what about Ms. Kyle? This child can’t be more than a year old and Kyle was obviously not pregnant the last time we saw her.”
“I told you Damian, she’s not mine!”
“Yes but you paused before responding and you said “fairly” which does not mean one hundred percent certain.”
“I was confused! Forgive me for being in mild shock.”
At this point it seemed like Todd had been holding it in and just couldn’t do it anymore because he busted into raucous laughter that seemed never ending. It sounded like he had been sprayed by Joker’s Laughing Gas. The little girl then started laughing, Damian had no idea why, but it seemed to make Todd laugh harder. “I don’t know what all the laughter is for but would someone mind telling me why the clock entrance was open?” Pennyworth was making his way over to the group with a platter of sandwiches before he stopped and stared at the small laughing girl and Todd. Then he just sighed and looked over at Bruce and shook his head.
“Oh Master Bruce, not again.”
That of course made Todd lose it again along with Drake and Grayson. Which made the girl laugh even more now that more people were laughing. It even made Damian chuckle seeing his father squawk in indignation. “I don’t know how many times I have to say this, she’s not mine!”
“He paused before saying it!”
“Damian I swear to God…”
“Hey she’s walking!” Todd exclaimed.
“Well yeah, most one year old’s can Jason.” Drake answered.
They all just watched as she walked over to Pennyworth who was also watching her with an amused smile, all the while still holding the platter of sandwiches. Once she reached him he looked down and gave her a smile nod. “Hello young miss.”
She giggled before she smiled at the butler and placed a hand over her heart and then pointed at Pennyworth’s, everyone watched with bated breath, “Paon.” That was all she said but it seemed to mean something to Alfred seeing as he almost dropped the platter of sandwiches and only barely caught it.
“Alfred. Why did she just call you peacock?” Bruce asked.
“We can explain!” All heads turned to see floating tiny creatures. What the absolute fuck!?
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