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Prologue: And the fairies gifts
As fairy godparents go. Plagg was the least liked across the kingdom.
Not because of his terrifying persona.
Nor for his indifference of almost everyone human and fairy alike.
Not even for the fact that any cheese in his vicinity will vanish.
Plagg just gave the worst gifts.
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Now in when a baby is born, a fairy is assigned to be their fairy godparent. There are smaller weaker fairy godparents, or there are strong and terrifying fairy godparents. While these days fairy godparents don't really have much to do with involving themselves in their child's life, it is customary for the Guardian of the child to invite the godparent to the celebration of the baby’s birth. Too which in reply, the godparent would give the child a gift, ranging from small things like good teeth to larger things like coming into a good fortune.
So when the royal family had given birth to a beautiful young baby boy, Everyone was horrified when it was announced Plagg; A fairy who had literally turned a girl's hair gold, was to be the child's fairy godfather instead of Nooroo, a fairy who had been fairy godfather to the king's family for generations.
To protect their child, they delayed the celebration of his birth for a month. They hoped that if they delayed it long enough Plagg would forget. Eventually, the pressure from the court and the people became too strong; everyone wanted to see the new heir to the throne and the masses began to worry that he was sick.
The king and Queen announced a small ball, only for lords and ladies that are local and for members of the court. Though this didn't stop his majesty the king from being as extravagant as his wife would allow. He hired the best chef in all the kingdoms and sent for the greatest entertainers. They decorated the smaller ballroom in a blend of purple and blue, and sent out invitations the night before the party so as to keep it still as hush-hush as possible.
They didn't invite Plagg.
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Across the kingdom, nestled behind the royal family's summer palace in the mountains, was a small village that was also holding a similar celebration that day. Tom and Sabine had been gifted with a beautiful baby girl and had immediately announced they would be hosting the largest party they could. They had started by parading her through the streets before settling down at a large picnic area in a field clearing little ways down the road from the palace. They filled the tables with as much food and baked goods as possible, and invited the entire town and visiting travelers to stop by.
It was a jovial and energized event. The adults would eat and drink and talk, the children would participate in games for prized all planned by Tom. Everyone was laughing and cooing over the child now resting on a blanket on the grass underneath a large oak tree. She was gifted with many small gifts from people. Wooden carved toys, rattles, blankets, one of the servants who worked for Lord Bourgeois brought a pile of hand me down clothes grown out of by his own baby daughter.
And As the sun began setting; the sky turning a beautiful tint of pink, Tikki arrived. In a grand fashion that all fairies do, she appeared at the party with a spectacular light and color show. The villagers bowed slightly, but couldn't stop staring, Because Tikki was known as one of the most powerful fairies and many people never saw one so high classed. She stood at a good seven feet and towered over everyone. Her dark red skin seemed to sparkle and glitter. Her black hair cascaded down her back and tangled through her large red wings and the red fabric she had draped around her. She adorned her wrists, neck, and ankles with a mass amount of obsidian stones and her hair had what looked like small rubies littered through it. Though her face holding a sweet smile and kind blue eyes; she still left a terrifying and intimidating aura around her.
Tom and Sabine bowed nervously as she walked up to them, they had been shocked when they received a message that Tikki was to be their daughter's Godmother, but had sent out the invitation to her with great enthusiasm. Tikki returned their bow with an equally deep dip.
"Thank you so much for your invitation. " she stood back up. "May I see the baby?1"
The parents stepped out of the way, showing where their child had finally fallen asleep on the blanket. At spotting the child Tikki's face lit up and she rushed over to the baby letting out a soft awe.
"She is beautiful! " Tikki exclaimed. From behind her Tom and Sabine started to glow with pride. Tikki’s hand reached out to softly poke the baby's hand. Watching the small fingers curl over her own large one. "What is her name?"
"Marinette," Sabine said as went to a table to grab a tray of cheese puffs to take and offer to the fairy.
"What a wonderful name. And I have the perfect gift for your dau-" Tikki turned towards the parents. But stopped instantly as she viewed the scene around her.
Everyone had stopped, frozen in whatever action they had been doing. From the young boy Ivan in the back being chased down by his mother for swiping an extra cake piece, to a husband mid-trip, to sabine now holding an empty tray. Everything was still in the immediate area I the sleeping babe beside her.
Tikki lifted the child from the grass pulled herself off the ground and to her full height. She knew exactly who had come to visit.
"Plagg! You show yourself this instant!"
At her words and in a flash of green sparks and black smoke. A man of her height appeared. Like Tikki he towered over the others, His dark skin blended shared the same sparkle as hers, giving the image that his skin was a reflection of a clear night sky. His long black hair had been pulled back a twisted down his back; small emerald inlaid to the twists. His robes we long, lightweight and dark, moving almost like smoke around him. The two things about him that popped out strongly were his white fangs and his green eyes. Cradled in his arm was a pile of Sabine’s cheese pastries that he continued to eat.
"Mmmmmm…. I must say these have to be some of the best pastries I've ever had." He purred low.
Tikki rolled her eyes and stepped forward towards the fellow fae. "Shouldn't you be at the palace right now? You spent the whole month bragging to everyone that you were fairy godfather to the royal prince and the day you get to give him a gift you're miles away. "
"I came to see you," Plagg popped another pastry in his mouth. " And tell you what horrid experience I have had today."
"Oh?" Tikki stopped and looked down at the baby now squirming in her arms and looked around till she spotted an old tree stump. With a wave of her arm, the stump removed itself from the ground. Growing and twisting till it became a bassinet. The bottom lined with flowers and leaves and the outside formed with intricate patterns of different insects. She slowly placed Marinette on the leaves and hushed her back to a calm sleep before turning back to Plagg; who had finished his pastries and was now inspecting the rest of the good for more cheese.
"So what happened?" She asked.
"Only the WORST thing to happen to me ever!" Plagg dramatically swooped his arm up; his robe smacking a statue-ed person in the face. "I wasn't invited. To my own godchild’s party! Did you know Nooroo was invited but not me!?"
"Oh dear."
Plagg began to pace as he told his story, waving his arms "that purple joke isn't even the child's fairy godfather! That's my job. Well, I'll tell you what I did, I went anyway. Showed up fashionably late and let everyone know I was there. It was a beautiful show"
"Oh please, Plagg please tell me you didn't do anything foolish."
"Oh, you know who did something FOOLISH. That king did. I took one step towards his son and he stood to tell me that I was not welcome here. ME! The great fairy Plagg not allowed anywhere. Well, I looked him square in the face and told him I was just here to do my job and give the prince a gift."
Tikki knew exactly where this was going. "Plagg please please please don't tell me you-"
"I gave his royal majesty the gift of bad luck! HA! You should have seen the look on his majesty's face!" Plagg dramatically gave another twirl.
"WHAT!" Tikki shrieked, causing a ruckus as any birds nearby took off in all directions.
"That will show those hoity-toity royals not to invite me to parties! A lesson on manners! "
"Plagg you cursed a child with bad luck because of their parents that's bad godparenting. " Tikki started to smack Plagg on the arm. "And the royal family too!!!!"
" ow, come on Tikki the boy will learn humility. "
Tikki continued to hit him till Plagg ducked out of the way. Taking long strides to distance himself. Tikki stayed put, still fuming at him and yelling across the picnic. "You are going to be in so much trouble once the fairy council finds out and what's more if anything bad happens to his majesty in the future. "
Tikki stopped, an imaginary future of what might happen to a kingdom ruled by a king with bad luck passes through her head; War, famine, monsters. Tikki needed to fix this, but one can't remove a gift once placed, and Tikki can't give a gift to a child that isn't hers. But maybe….
An idea struck her as she spotted and stared at the glistening roof peaks of the summer palace just popping over the trees. This was a place that the prince will frequent. She could leave him something that could even out his bad luck. Or someone.
She turned to Plagg, who was now lazily poking his finger into the mayor's face. "Plagg…"
"I don't regret what I did, I'm going to enjoy watching king tight pants squirm. But, I am probably going to disappear for a few decades to avoid the wrath of the others. I'm just here to say goodbye. "
Tikki sighed and closed the gap between them to give him a long hug. Squeezing him as hard as she can, trying to give him a hug equal to those she can't give him later. As she pulls away he awkwardly pats her arm and disappeared in a flash of green.
He was gone, but as Tikki inspected she saw the humans were still statues. This gave her a chance to give little Marinette her gift. She glided over to the bassinet, kneeling down to look at the child. Marinette had now woken from her nap and now looked up at Tikki with large blue eyes and a wide toothless smile. Tikki smiled at Marinette and leaned in closer.
"I'm going to give you an important gift, and you will be blessed with it. But eventually, there will be responsibilities no one can even imagine that will come with this. And I'm sorry for that. Marinette, I am gifting you with the gift of Luck. No matter who or what you are up against, luck will always be on your side. And I pray that your luck is enough."
She leaned down into the cradle and kissed Marinette's forehead. And in a flash of light disappeared, leaving behind the child still laying in the bassinet, and the humans moving from their petrified state, confused at what just happened and where Tikki had gone. Tom and Sabine rushed to tend to their daughter, not knowing and wondering what gift Tikki had given her.