Alex sighed as she walked down the streets. It was busy, as always, and she was practically being suffocated by the crowd that surrounded her. She would never go as far as saying that she hated the place, but a change of scenery would be more than welcome. She really appreciated those out of the country trips. It took her away from Louisville - away from everything that was familiar. 

[b]"Can you help my kitty?"[/b] A young voice carried over the noise of everyone talking and shuffling towards their destination. Alex turned to see a young girl in a park pleading with adults if she could get any help. She was trembling and it was obvious that she was trying her best not to cry. Most ignored her or told her to go call the firemen or something. [b]"B-But!"[/b] Before she could say anything else, the adult left.

Their eyes locked on to each other and Alex knew that it was her time. The black haired girl walked over to the child. [b][color=f26522]"What's this about helping your kitty?"[/color][/b] She questioned, crouching down to the child's height so that they could speak without having the girl strain her neck just to look at Alex.

The girl's face brightened up when someone decided to finally help her. She then pointed at the top of a tree. On a branch was a black kitten, hugging the branch as if its life depended on it. [b]"My kitty went up and won't come back down."[/b] She replied before looking back at Alex. [b]"Can you help her?"[/b]

Alex gave her a reassuring smile. [b][color=f26522]"Yeah, I got it. But can you hold this for me?"[/color][/b] She gave her school bag to the girl and she accepted it with a grateful nod. Alex then looked back at the tree. It wasn't too tall, thankfully, and she was wearing jeans today so that wasn't much of a problem. She stretched her arms and took the first hold. She used to climb trees when she was a kid, mostly because she was bored. It really paid off right now since she could scale the tree without much problem. Once she got up, she grabbed hold of the trunk and then reached out for the kitten. She hoped this one already had her shots.

Grabbing the kitten swiftly, it started to react violently and began to flail its arms with its claws out. [b][color=f26522]"You're gonna be alright. Don't worry..."[/color][/b] She muttered to the kitten as she held it close to her when it calmed down. She then scaled down the tree and then handed it to the girl. [b][color=f26522]"There you go."[/color][/b]

[b]"Thank you!"[/b] The girl replied and then went off to go home, presumably.

With her work done, Alex grabbed her bag once more and headed home. She still had tons of assignments to do but helping someone in need put her in a better mood than she was in earlier. 
[hr]Alex wasn't really sure how she came to possess this beautifully ornate box, but here it was. She was taking out her stuff to start her assignments when she saw this box. It didn't belong to her, that was for sure. Maybe she should bring it to the police. Someone might have planted this on her to get rid of evidence. But something about it felt... odd. Taken over by curiosity, she opened the box.

Suddenly, this small ferret-like creature burst out and began flying around yelling - [b][color=8dc73f]"Whoohoo! Finally free!"[/color][/b] - and just generally being an odd thing. Alex blinked, shocked at what was happening right now. What was that thing? Why was it speaking? Why does it look like a ferret? And what was it doing inside that box? There were so many questions running across her mind that she couldn't even talk. The ferret creature finally stopped in front of her and seemed to grin. [b][color=8dc73f]"You must be my new master! Cool! I'm Poyzz and I'm a Miraculous. Nice to meet you!"[/color][/b]

There was a moment of pause and Alex still couldn't get her mind wrapped around this. So, she decided to take another route to this. If this creature could talk, then that probably meant it could answer her questions. [b][color=f26522]"Alex. Pleasure."[/color][/b] She replied first to get the creature at ease before adding, [b][color=f26522]"What's a Miraculous?"[/color][/b]

[b][color=8dc73f]"I'm glad you asked. You see, a Miraculous is--"[/color][/b]

The lesson continued for more time than Alex could remember. She was glued to her seat as she listened to this hyperactive ferret-thing speak. She was given a necklace which she should wear to activate her powers. Poyzz told her about a time long past - about heroes rising up to challenges wielding the same Miraculous she has now. He told her about what her power could do and that she can finally fight for what's right. Poyzz told her that he could see it in her - that she was a good natured woman.

[b][color=f26522]"This... is a bit much to take in, Poyzz. But I think I got the gist of it."[/color][/b] Alex said with a nod. She then looked at the necklace, bringing it up to her face. [b][color=f26522]"So I can fight people with this? Like Rouge-Bat?"[/color][/b] Her eyes shone with amazement at the prospect of becoming like her hero. 

Poyzz gave her a small smirk. [b][color=8dc73f]"Yeah. You can fight crime with that. So, what do you say?"[/color][/b]

[b][color=f26522]"You got yourself a deal Poyzz."[/color][/b] The two shook on it. 

Her phone suddenly rang and she picked it up. A frantic voice kept calling out her name. [b]"Alex! Alex! Gods, you finally picked up!"[/b] It was one of her friends from school. [b]"There's this crazy person whipping poor students here at the mall! Are you alright? Are you back home?"[/b]

[b][color=f26522]"Yeah, I'm fine Jess. Go back home and lock yourself in, alright?"[/color][/b] She said before cutting it off and then looked at Poyzz. [b][color=f26522]"Looks like I got an early call. Let's go Poyzz."[/color][/b]

The Kwami nodded and he was sucked into the necklace, allowing Alex to transform into Furitta. She then leaped out of her window and began to swing towards the area of chaos. It was pretty simple to find. This mall was famous for its students being there. Furitta looked on and watched for a second, contemplating what to do. She had self-defense classes before, but never thought of actually fighting. She waited, curious if the police were any match for this person.