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When Marinette woke up this morning, the last thing she expected to see was her gaming channel taking off. Overnight she had accumulated half a million more subscribers, finally pushing her over the 1.1 million mark. She quickly turned to her stats, seeing that over three hundred thousand people had started to download her Minecraft skins, and that number was growing exponentially.
She squealed, jumping up and down excitedly. Her dream of becoming a professional Minecraft skin designer was finally taking off, and the subscribers on her gaming channel would only help that number to continue to grow!
She sat down in her office chair and spun side to side, a smile on her face. The overnight popularity was unbelievable. She couldn't believe that this was her life. After a second of celebration, Marinette found herself wondering, what exactly brought this spike in popularity on?
She checked her phone. Thirty texts from Alya. The first was a link to Chat Noir's new video. She clicked on it and began to watch.
DUN DUNNNNN DUN DAH DAHHHHHHH
His channel's theme song rang out, and Marinette quickly turned the volume down. It was so annoying.
Chat's little Minecraft guy appeared on the screen. "So I've been hearing a lot about this up and coming gamer named Ladybug. You guys have been mentioning her a lot in the comments section so I decided to do my homework on her and see what she's got going on."
Marinette rolled her eyes. She had seen enough Chat Noir videos to know what was coming. He was about to roast the crap out of her channel and her skins, and then he was gonna challenge her to a Minecraft survive-off and she was gonna have to prove her worth to his viewers. The videos did well enough on his channel, but for everyone else who had to do them they were a complete waste of time and effort. Chat was too good and couldn't be beat. The newfound popularity would serve her well for now, and hopefully Marinette could make the situation a little better.
Chat continued. "Truth be told, Ladybugs videos are amazing-way better than most Minecraft YouTubers. She has also already released a line of skins that I think are pretty cool, so I'll link her channel in the description below."
Marinette breathed a sigh of relief. With nine million subscribers, Chat's disdain could easily end her gaming career.
"But, as per usual, I need Ladybug to prove to me that she's more than just making skins and playing on creative mode. She's gonna have to accept my challenge to fight fight FIGHT!" His little icon jumped into the air and swung his sword with every jump.
Mari got out a notepad. She was gonna have to make a response video by the end of the day, accepting whatever terms he made and countering with her own. This kind of exposure could make it break her career. She began a to do list while Chat Noir continued to talk.
"Now, the terms of this challenge are a little bit different than all of my other challenges. After binge watching all of Ladybug's videos, I have decided that I am in love with her and the sound of her voice is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard and her accepting this challenge would be a dream come true."
Mari looked up from her list, her eyes wide. "WHAT?"
"I also happen to know on very good authority that Ladybug lives in Paris too, so if I win this challenge and get the chance to take her out on a date, she won't have any reason to say no!"
Shit. She had been exposed.
"So this brings me to the terms of the challenge. First, I want this to be a survival mode game. We each will have a week of game time to prepare in the same server. No sabotage allowed, and at the end of seven Minecraft days and nights, we will meet between our two camps and face off in a fight to the death. If I win, I want to meet the rising Ladybug, and take her out on a proper date. If I lose, Ladybug owes me nothing and will receive the coveted seal of approval on her channel."
Mari looked back up at the video.
"Ladybug, you have twenty-fours hours to respond. I can't wait to meet you Buggaboo!"
Mari shuddered and looked down at the list she wrote.
1. Make response video
2. Rewatch Chat's challenge videos
3. find Chat's weakness
4. DESTROY HIM
5. Finish new skins line ?
Chat Noir isn't gonna know what hit him, she decided, turning on the software required to film a proper response video. She turned on her microphone and started recording.
"Hi everyone! Welcome back to my channel, or should I say welcome to it! Thanks to Chat Noir and his extremely predictable challenge video, I have about a half a million new faces watching! Nice to have you guys here!" Her little icon jumped up and down wildly.
"Today my icon is wearing a Ladybug original skin, available later this fall with the release of my new download pack. Keep an eye out, because ten lucky players will receive three extra super exclusive skins!" Her icon did a little twirl to model the skin.
"Now, to address the elephant in the room." She paused. "Chat Noir, I accept your terms and raise you one more term. If I win, I want your sign off to be 'LADYBUG I LOVE YOU!' every video for the next six months. It's only fair kitty. You want a date with me? If you lose you're gonna have to pay the price for your arrogance."
Mari smiled to herself. "Set the date and the time, Chat Noir vs. Ladybug is on! Bug out!"
Marinette stopped recording and began to edit. If she could finish quickly, she could move down the stuff on her list and get this whole thing behind her faster. She grabbed her laptop and headed downstairs before plopping onto the couch. It was gonna be a long day of editing, research, and waiting for a response from Chat Noir.