Note: This chapter takes place at the same time as the previous one.

The school year had been a memorable one for Jayden Westbrook, he had finished Maple Park School for good and had been given conditional offers for his top two universities to study Forensic Science. One was London South Bank and the other was Anglia Ruskin University.

Staying in London had been suggested by his parents because he wouldn't have to move out, but there was a part of him that wanted to explore. Moving to Cambridge would give him that chance. He just needed to get good exam results.

"Jayden, we are going to your nan's house now, she needs help cleaning the basement," Jayden's Mum said.

"Ok, coming," Jayden replied. He looked at himself in the mirror, brushing his short blond hair behind his ears, his blue eyes sparkled. He wore a pair of black jeans and a red Ralph Lauren polo top. On his feet, he wore a pair of white trainers with a green stripe on the back.

Jayden walked past his Mum and climbed into the passenger seat of the car.

"Isn't it wonderful to get out and do something?" His Mum said.

"Yeah, wonderful," Jayden sighed as he looked out the window. "I wish that you would let me go to the club with my friends tonight"

"Jayden, your not old enough to get into the club yet. Your 18th birthday isn't for another week" His Mum replied. "I thought we could go and see a movie tonight. It will just be three of us, your fathers working late."

"I know. It's not nice being one of the youngest in my year group but I'm up for seeing a movie with Conner" Jayden said as his Mum drove through the outskirts of London.

His nan lived in a small village in Kent. The house she lived in had been in the family for many years, it's where his Mum grew up. When Jayden was younger, they would spend a week there every summer as a family until Jayden's father put his foot down and refused to go, this happened a few years before Jayden's grandad passed away.

Jayden's Nan's in her late 80's now and it was getting harder for her to live alone so they decided it would be best if she moved and lived near the other family members.

Jayden's Mum pulled up outside and they got out the car. They walked up the driveway and his mum knocked on the door. A few seconds later, the door opened and behind it, a lady with short light blonde hair and blue eyes stood.

"Jayden, it's been ages, how have you been?" His Nan asked.

"I'm good. How have you been?" Jayden asked as the closed behind them.

"Everything's good. Why don't you sit down and I will go and get some drinks" His Nan said.

"It's fine, you take a seat and I will get them," Jayden said as he went to the kitchen.

His Nan didn't have time to respond. She went to sit with her daughter who was looking at some of her projects. Mostly sketches but some paintings including one of a younger version of Jayden.

"He still has the spark in his eyes. Just like your dad did at his age. Seeing Jayden makes me miss him so much."

"We all miss him. He'd be proud of his grandson"

Jayden watched as the two adults hugged each other. He didn't want to break the moment so he left the cups of tea on the table next to them and sat in the armchair opposite.

After catching up, Jayden found himself standing in the entrance to what his Nan called the basement. It hadn't been touched or used for a long time. Dust and spiders webs covered most of the corners. Different boxes and shelves could be seen, a few of them had china plates in them and others contained photos from the past. His eyes landed on a box that sat on the middle shelf. The box resembled a treasure chest.

"Nan, what's this?" Jayden asked.

"That belonged to your Grandad. I haven't seen it in ages. He never told me what he kept in the box. Why don't you take it upstairs and have a look?" His Nan said.

"Are you sure? I could stay and help" Jayden asked. He didn't want to leave them to do all the work.

"It's ok. If you find anything that you like, you can keep it. Your Grandad would want you to have it" His Nan told him.

Jayden picked the box up and went upstairs to the lounge.

In the lounge, he opened the box and looked inside. Inside the box was newspaper clippings from the 1950s, a picture of their wedding day, a baby picture of Jayden and various other bits. It seemed like a memory box, deciding that he didn't want to look anymore, Jayden was about to put the box to one side when he noticed gold and black wrist cuff. He pulled it out of the box and looked at it.

"I'm sure that Nan won't mind if I try it on," Jayden thought to himself.

Jayden pulled the wrist cuff onto his right wrist. He didn't get a chance to looked it on his wrist, a blinding light came from the wrist cuff.

"Finally, I'm free" Jayden heard someone say.

"Mum, Nan, is that you?" Jayden asked as he looked around the room.

His eyes landed on a strange creature that was a yellow almost brown colour with a large head and small body, black rosettes could be seen covering most of the body.

He also had tiny ears on his head and two long whiskers on his checks.

"Did you just speak?" Jayden asked as he backed away from the being. "What were you doing in Grandads box?"

"Wait, your not Charlie?"

"No, I'm Jayden, Charlie was my Grandad," Jayden said.

"Is Charlie still around?"

"Not anymore. He died five years ago" Jayden said. "I'm one of his grandsons. There's my younger brother as well."

"Could you tell me what year it is?"

"It's 5th July 2017," Jayden said.

"Wow, it's been a while" The being said. "It's almost like time doesn't exist when I'm in the wrist cuff"

"I'm a little confused," Jayden said.

"I'm sorry, I'm not used to humans acting this way. Usually, the screen and shout when they see me for the first time. My names Mikko, I'm the leopard Kwami."

"What's a Kwami, is it like the Genie from Aladdin," Jayden asked.

"I don't know what Aladdin is but I know about Genies. I'm afraid I don't grant wishes but I can give you superpowers via my miraculous which is the wrist cuff you're wearing" Mikko said.

"What kind of powers?" Jayden asked.

"Well to start you will get enhanced speed, strength and agility. You will also be able to jump high and climb easier. The leopard miraculous doesn't have a superpower like the others. Your weapon is a boomerang. It will come in handy, trust me"

"Sounds cool. How does it work?" Jayden asked.

"Well to start with, you have to be wearing the wrist cuff and then you have to say the magic words "Mikko, spots appear"

"Jayden, get ready to leave, we are going in five minutes," His Mum said as she walked into the living room. Jayden panicked but as he looked around for the Kwami, he noticed that the magical being wasn't there.

"Mum, did you know that Grandad had this picture of me as a baby," Jayden said.

"I gave it to them. It was taken a few minutes after you were born."

"This appears to be a memory box. There are concert tickets as well."

Jayden's Nan came into the room.

"Did you find anything interesting?" His Nan asked.

"Yeah. There are photos, newspaper cutouts, badges, an old school report and concert tickets." Jayden replied.

"Did you find the wrist cuff you're wearing in the box as well?" His nan asked.

"Yeah. I know I shouldn't have tried it on without asking, I'm sorry," Jayden said.

"Jayden, it's ok. Your grandad always wore that wrist cuff in our early years together. He never told me where he got it or who gave it to him. That's what made me fall in love with your Grandad Charlie, he was mysterious but also kind" His Nan told him. "You can keep the wrist cuff. It suits you"

"Thank you," Jayden said as he hugged his Nan. "I'll take good care of it."

Jayden and his Mum said goodbye and then got in the car to make their way back to the city of London. While his Mum drove the car, Jayden looked up the times for the action movie.

"There's an 8:30 pm showing or there's one at 8:00 pm," Jayden told his Mum.

"Shall we book the 8:30 one. That gives us enough time to pick up your brother and get popcorn before the film starts" His Mum said.

"Sounds good" Jayden replied.

Jayden found himself wide awake after watching the film. His brother had gone to bed but Jayden couldn't sleep. He felt like he had forgotten something important. The young adult went through a mental checklist but couldn't figure out what he missed out. Making sure that his younger brother didn't wake up, Jayden made his way to one of the spare rooms in the house.

He looked down at the wrist cuff.

"Mikko?" Jayden said as he looked around for the Kwami after he turned on the side lamp. He knew he wouldn't be able to sleep until he got answers. "There's no one here. It's just me."

Jayden knew that he had to face this problem by himself. He couldn't tell anyone about what he had witnessed earlier. No one would believe him anyway, his friends would think he's crazy.

"Maybe I am crazy," Jayden said to himself.

"Why would you say that?" Mikko asked.

"So, I wasn't making things up earlier. You really do exist. I knew it. It all makes sense now" Jayden said.

"Trust me, I'm real" Mikko replied as he landed on the table next to Jayden.

"Ok, what happens now?" Jayden asked. "I take it I can't tell anyone about you."

"You're a fast learner. No one but the Miraculous holders should know that Kwamis exist" Mikko said. "Also, if you do decide to transform, I suggest you choose a code name for yourself. Think of it as a secret identity. "

"Wait, that means that Wolfette and Tawny Owl have miraculous," Jayden said.

"Who?" Mikko asked.

"Wolfette and Tawny Owl. They showed up almost a year ago. There's this bad person called Firefly who turns people into villains. A few of my friends have been turned into villains. Wolfette and Tawny Owl save them and turn them back to normal. He wants their Miraculous, no one knows why he wants them but I'm sure it's for nothing good."

"Ah, Rikki and Oona must be active. It's been ages since I've seen them," Mikko said. "The wolf went missing years ago and the owl isn't used as much a some of the other miraculous."

Jayden took a few minutes to take in the information that Mikko had just told him. He needed time to think about things.

"It's getting late now, can we talk about this in the morning. I need time to think about things."

"Of course," Mikko said.

Felicity looked at her phone, noticing all the missed calls and messages she had from Mia. Over the past few weeks, it had been hard to find time to spend with Mia. They had finished their exams but Felicity still had secret missions as Wolfette which made it hard, Firefly's minions seemed to be getting smarter and the battles would last serval hours, often leaving Felicity with sleepless nights. As she looked at the last message, she knew she needed to come up with a reply.

Felicity, I understand that things may be different now but I don't understand why you are ignoring me. It's almost like you don't want to be friends with me and that hurts. I'd rather you came and told me yourself rather than ignore me.

Felicity started typing.

Mia, I haven't been ignoring you.

Felicity didn't know what to put. She left the phone on the charger. Felicity tried to fall asleep but she found herself tossing and turning. She needed to talk to Mia in person, that was the only way to solve the problem.

Mia stared at her phone. Eventually, tears started to fall down her face and on to the screen.

The darkness in the unknown room disappeared Firefly stood in the light.

"Ah, the troubles of a broken friendship and the desire to know the truth. What a perfect idea for my little fireflies" Firefly said as she tapped one of them with his wand and sent it out.

The firefly landed on Mia's phone.

"Tired of being lied to by the people you trust. Truthseeker, I'm giving you the ability to make people tell the truth. All their lies and secrets will be revealed. In return, I need Wolfette and Tawny Owl's Miraculous. Do we have a deal?"

"Of course, Firefly," Mia said.

Note:

Jayden is a character that appeared in an earlier chapter, he was head of the debate club at Maple Park School. I had fun creating his character.